Shore Lines The Saratoga Lake Association

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Editors: Julie Annotto Sharon Urban sinnidi@aol.com urbans@nycap.rr.com

Ted Pamper and his dog, An’ya, enjoy a game of fetch on the frozen

lake or as Ted refers to it, “my backyard.” Photo by Tina Pamper.

Weathering Winter

2017 Events SAVE THE DATE!

(please note that these events are subject to change and are tenta-tive. Once confirmed, we will let you know. You can also check facebook or the website) April 29 Breakfast May 6 Paddlefest & Outdoor Expo June 13 Cocktail Party September 10 End of Summer Picnic October 5 Harvest Mixer December 1 Holiday Party Do you like planning events or have a topic of interest you'd like to share.... The Events Committee is looking for you! Please see our website, SaratogaLake.org, for contact information.

Update on Browns Beach Motorcycle Event

The motorcycle event originally planned for January 29th at Browns Beach has been postponed due to lack of ice. The reschedule date is February 12, but that is also sub-ject to the ice being in good condition. (submitted by Peter Bardunias, Chamber of Southern Saratoga County)

Announcing the First Mixer of 2017 Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with SLA friends!

Thursday February 9th from 6-8 pm Campagna Restaurant

2452 State Route 9, Malta, NY https://campagna.restaurant

We are pleased to welcome Campagna Restaurant as our newest commercial member to join SLA! Their specialty? Artisanal Italian country cuisine. To really roll out the RED CARPET, Campagna will provide some light appetiz-ers for us to enjoy, offer a Happy Hour Special BOGO (Buy One Get One) on all wine, beer, and cocktails, as well as a $6 bar menu https://campagna.restaurant/menu/happy-hour-bar-menu until 7pm (what a deal!). As a special treat, they are also extending their $20 early dinner special Cena Presto https://campagna.restaurant/menu/cena-presto until 8pm to encourage friends and neighbors to stay for a nice sit down dinner. No reservations (or date!) needed.

We will continue our efforts to keep you informed during the coming year and always look forward to your submis-sions. Remember, Shore Lines is your newsletter, so keep the photos, information, stories, events, news, travel tales, plans, concerns and observations, coming. We appreciate your efforts. Send your submissions to Julie at sinnidi@aol.com.

If you have not yet renewed your membership, this may well be your last edition of Shore Lines. Membership forms can be found on our website at saratogalake.org.

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Lake residents gathered in Sarasota, Florida for a visit. Pictured are: Jim and Ruth Mehrtens, Neal and Nadine Kramer, and Pete and Eileen Farley. Standing under a Saratoga directional sign made them feel closer to home!

Tonya’s second shot shows a pattern created from ice thaw-ing/ breaking apart and then water on top froze (this is below the top layer of ice)

Thanks to Tonya Trombley for photographing this unique shot of a frozen water bubble in the lake.

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In honor of adopting a stray kitten, Takoda Porrazzo had guests for her 10th birthday give donations for the Saratoga Animal Shelter instead of presents. She and her guests spent part of their day indoor rock climbing. Happy Birthday, Takoda!

Round-About Malta

How residents can help during a snow storm Reduce your speed and drive cautiously. Remain off the roadways during snow storms unless

absolutely necessary. Park vehicles in driveways and off the roadway. Vehi-

cles left parked on roadways create a hazard to other drivers and delay highway crew’s efforts to plow the roads. You also run the risk of your vehicle being towed during a storm along with a fine of $100. There is no street parking from November 1st to April 1st.

Move basketball hoops, garbage cans, landscaping,

rocks, sprinkler heads, etc. off the road right-of-way. The Town WILL NOT be responsible for replacing or repairing any objects left within the right-of-way and there are no exceptions.

Do not plow, blow or throw snow back into the road

or on other peoples’ property (NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law)

Storm events are normally forecast 2 to 3 days in ad-vance so please make every effort to gather whatever sup-plies you and your family will need. For example: gas, food, water and medicine to last 2 or 3 days. BE PATIENT…The Highway Department will get to your area and make every effort to plow all roadways as quickly as possible.

Malta Veterans Appreciation Program (MVAP) We find that our veterans typically will not ask for help. If you know of a veteran/family who needs anything such as shelter, renovations to their home, food, help with benefits, etc., you can anonymously share their name and contact information so we may reach out to them. The MVAP is a group of volunteers dedicated to help-ing our Malta veterans live a full and productive life. Their services can range from building a handicap ramp, renovat-ing living quarters or driving a veteran to their doctor’s appointments.

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The MVAP is looking for volunteers and dona-tions. If you would like to be part of this community reach-out program, please call Renee Farley at 577-8863 or Dave Wallingford at 584-9137 or email them at MVAP@gmail.com

Malta’s Web Site

Want to know what’s going on in the Town of Malta, or find out Town Board, Planning Board & Zoning Board meeting dates and agendas, check out the Town’s website www. malta-town.org and sign up for ‘NOTIFY ME”. “NOTIFY ME” will allow you to receive notifica-tions and information and emergencies relating to the

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. —- Confucius

mailto:MVAP@gmail.comhttp://malta-town.org

The 1953 'Vett's were available in one color, Polo White.

A: Carroll Shelby's Mustang GT350.

Q: What was Ford's answer to the Chevy Corvette, and other legal street racers of the 1960's?

Q: True or False? The 1953 Corvette came in white, red and black.

Q: What was the first car fitted with

A: The 1924 Chrysler.

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We were sent some photos of cars from the past we thought might

be of interest to our car buffs. Look to future issues for more of

this “blast from the past” trivia.

Stillwater Public Library

MORNING STORY TIME: Every Monday at 11:00am. An educationally focused story time for young readers aged 3 and up. EVENING STORY TIME: Every Thursday at 6:30pm. Join us weekly for an interactive story time and craft, which is designed for children from 5 years old and up to encour-age a healthy relationship with the library. COOKBOOK BOOK CLUB: Wednesday, 2/1 at 7:00pm Check-out and try Mario Batali’s Molto Italiano, bring in a sample of your favorite recipe – or your own variation and tell us why it’s better. Fun, food, monthly! FIRST FRIDAYS: Friday, 2/3 from 6pm-9pm .Game Night in the Library – you must register for this after hours special program. 6th Grade and up BOOK TALK: Monday, 2/6 at 1:00pm Join in the fun discussing the latest title you enjoyed and hear about some of the other books people have enjoyed recently. NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB: Monday, 2/13 at 7:00pm. Discussion of Charles Duhigg’s Power of Hab-it. Why do we do what we do? How can we change? What science is involved? CHAT & CRAFT NIGHT: Friday, 2/17 at 6:00pm at the American Legion 490. Library/Legion Craft night will making a Pot 'O Gold door hanger and painted wine bottle craft! Adult craft night held once a month at the American Legion Post 490. $25 per seat, all supplies provided, and your payment secures your spot. Payments should be made in the library by February 10th, payable to the American Legion 490 Auxiliary. EVENING BOOK CLUB: Tuesday, 2/21 at 7:00pm. Dis-cussion of Chelsea Cain’s Heartsick. “Damaged Portland detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretch-en Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him.” FAMILY TOOTHPICK TOWER CHALLENGE: Wednesday, 2/22 at 11:00am Register in pairs to build the tallest freestanding structure using only TOOTHPICKS AND MINI-MARSHMALLOWS! If you need a partner, library staff will help find you a partner! Deadline is 2/20 at 8:00pm. MUSEUM PASS PROGRAM: If you are an adult with a Stillwater Library card in good standing, you can check out our MiSci and Schenectady Planetarium museum passes to beat those winter blues! Stop in for more information!

Beware Channel 10 news had segment on a website designed to start a family tree. It has per-sonal info listed such as ad-dresses and satellite views of your home. You can "opt out" of this site at: www.familtytreenow.com/optout.

Saratoga Plan Looking for Conservation Director

Saratoga PLAN is a not-for-profit land trust dedicated to preserving the rural character, natural habitats and sce-nic beauty of Saratoga County so that these irreplaceable assets are accessible to all and survive for future genera-tions. We help landowners conserve their farmland, woodlands, trails, and natural habitats to sustain the coun-ty’s “quality of place” and the environment, economy, and public health. Saratoga PLAN helps communities create plans that balance growth with conservation to sustain the Saratoga Region as a great place to live, work, visit and farm. Major Functions PLAN’s Conservation Director oversees and provides day to day management and strategic direction for PLAN’s land conservation and stewardship program. This in-cludes, as major functions: Develops and implements Saratoga PLAN’s Conservation Plan; Promotes the vision and objectives of Saratoga PLAN’s Strategic Plan and Con-servation Plan to stakeholders and the community at large; Supervises stewardship staff and land transaction service providers; Develops and implements annual conservation program work plan; Helps raise funds for planning, stew-ardship, acquisition, and educational programming; and Reports on conservation and stewardship initiatives and projects to the Executive Director, Board of Directors and funders. Send cover letter and resume by February 10, 2017 to: Maria Trabka, Executive Director, 112 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. E-mail submissions preferred: info@saratogaplan.org.

For a full description of the position go to saratogaplan.org.

Graduate Student Opportunity A graduate student research grant on the biology, ecolo-gy, and management of starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) is being offered by the Aquatic Plant Management Society’s research and education initiative, in cooperation with the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation, Midwest APMS and the Northeast APMS. The RFP is also sponsored by Ap-plied Biochemists, SePRO, and UPI. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2017. The grant awardee will be announced at the 2017 Aquatic Plant Management Society Annual Meeting in Daytona Beach. Please see the link on the APMS home page (apms.org) in the Graduate Student Research Grant box for full details.

Ask a Certified Lake Manager A new feature we would like to promote in coming NALMS Notes is the Ask a Certified Lake Manager sec-tion. Of course, to do this we need questions. We invite anyone living on or around lakes to consider submitting questions of interest to tmcnabb@ aquatechnex.com. We will then review our list of Certified Lake Managers (CLMs) to get an idea who might be best suited to answer the question and publish both. Please give this some thought and consider joining in on this, it is a good oppor-tunity to communicate common questions that lake associ-ation members might have and get some good information out there.

NALMS Notes A publication of the North American Lake

Management Society

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Great Opportunity from the DEC

The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a new grant which includes funding for Invasive Species Rapid Response and Control. To read about this grant, go to: 2017 Invasive Species Rapid Response and Control Grant

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While reading a recent edition of The Express Newspaper, we noted an article by regular contributor Ed Skorupski, part of which we would like to share with you. It read: “one of the top Saratoga topics this season is trash. There have been several instances of unthinking people leaving trash on the ice, along Fitch Road and in the parking lot at Brown’s Beach. In my opinion, there is absolutely no excuse for this and that these individuals are nothing more than selfish, unthinking slobs! There are limited access points on Sara-toga Lake, almost all of which are across private property. The owners of these properties are well within their rights to post their property and nothing will make them do this faster than people trashing it. Yes, I know it’s a “few bad apples,” but if us “good apples” don’t start policing them, they will ruin for all. If you don’t want to confront one of these miscreants, take a picture of the person or license plate and send it to DEC. You can also call DEC at 1-800-8332. They are very responsive to this. So go out, get some fresh air, exer-cise and catch dinner — but please don’t litter.”

Town of Saratoga News January 24, 2017

by Thomas N. Wood, III Supervisor A Belated Happy New Year and Warm Greetings ! The month of January is a time to reorganize and set goals for the coming year. At the January Town of Sara-toga Organizational meeting appointments to town posi-tions and a review of procedures and policies were conduct-ed. Town Supervisor Thomas Wood encouraged all resi-dents of the Town to be informed, to participate, and to work cooperatively with spirit and enthusiasm. We all want to see our town be the best possible Town that it can be. We have great things happening and we are going to build on these successes. It is with enthusiasm and excitement that we will move forward and meet the challenges in 2017. The following goals were established by the Town Board for 2017:

1. Keep Town taxes as low as possible, closely mon-itor all town expenditures, and strive to have no additional tax increases in the upcoming years. 2. Complete construction of the new salt storage shed. 3. Complete work on new towpath trail from Ger-main's to Garnsey's and construct the paved boat launch with adjacent dock on US Rt. 4 South of Schuylerville. 4. Complete Farmland Protection Comprehensive Plan Grant Project and amend Zoning Ordinance to reflect recommendations of the plan. 5. Continue to assist with phase I construction of the new regional gateway visitors center located at 30 Ferry Street in Schuylerville. 6. Increase the rental occupancy rate to 100% gen-erating the greatest amount of revenue for the town as possible. 7. Develop a highway department safety plan, keep-ing an accident log, and initiating an accident pre-vention and reduction training plan. 8. Investigate solar energy opportunities and imple-ment where applicable and appropriate. 9. Revise and update town emergency action plan and procedures.

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New Local Laws Adopted At the January Town Board meeting two new local

laws were adopted. The first local law amended the town solar law to allow large roof top solar collection systems in Lake residential and Lake Commercial districts in addition to the Rural and Rural residential districts for which they were currently permitted. The second law enacted author-ized the Town Zoning officer to issues court appearance tickets in local justice court for violations of the zoning ordinance pertaining to building permits and certificates of occupancy.

Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership to Host Small Business Workshops

The Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership will host five small business workshops to help people who are thinking about starting their own business or are ready to move their start up business to the next level. Attendees will hear from experts on the top things that they should know, including how to build a business plan, financing options and workforce development resources. the work-shops will end with one - on - one sessions between at-tendees and experts. One of the five workshops will be held at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall on March 30th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Those who would like to attend must reserve with the partnership by calling 871-1887.

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Julie Annotto and Nadine Kramer enjoy a day of racing

at Gulfstream Park in Hallendale Beach, Florida. Caden Morahan, son of Jim and Lisa Morahan, celebrates 3rd grade picture day!

#17-02 Saratoga Hospital YMCA The Applicant is proposing a 29,000 SF footprint two-story medical office building connected to a Saratoga YMCA facility. Applicant/Owner: Saratoga Hospital; Location: 560 State Route 67; Zoning: PDD #52; Parcel ID: 229.00-2-75.111

Malta Planning Board Agenda Items

2017 Photo Contest

The SLA is running a photo contest now in early 2017 in memory of Robert (Bob) Eastman, who sudden-ly passed away in 2016. Bob was an ardent photographer and served tirelessly on the

SLA Board of Directors, most recently as Vice Presi-dent. He was a genuine “can do” type of guy. Bob was a great individual with a gentle soul and incredible integrity. His counsel, wisdom and leadership skills were exceptional and he was very well liked by every-one. Bob made many contributions to the Saratoga Lake Association and will be sorely missed. Many of his photos have appeared both on the SLA Facebook page and in our newsletter, "Shore Lines." He headed SLA efforts to tackle many challenging situations.

For complete details on this contest, go to our website at www.saratogalake.org, or look in the last edition of Shore Lines.

Makes you want to invite the whole family inside, doesn’t it?

Malta eliminates recreation mitigation fee http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20170110/malta-eliminates-recreation-mitigation-fee

NYRA targets younger fan base for Saratoga Race Course http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20170114/nyra-targets-younger-fan-base-for-saratoga-race-course

New owners of waterfront restaurant on Saratoga Lake aim to create a destination http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/09/23/new-owners-of-waterfront-restaurant-on-saratoga.html

Red Cross says winter weather causing blood shortage http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20170118/red-cross-says-winter-weather-causing-blood-shortage

Look at the picture close-

ly. It seems all we hear

is bad news about bad

people….”what is wrong

with everyone in this

country?” This picture

shows the ingenuity, patience, and artistry of

people working together

to make something

beautiful.

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In the News Smart growth is an approach to development that en-courages a mix of building types and uses, diverse housing and transportation options, development within existing neighborhoods, and community engagement. The 10 prin-ciples considered the foundation of a smart growth ap-proach can be seen at:

https://smartgrowthamerica.org/our-vision/what-is-smart-growth/

Local resident earns horse racing honor: Chad Brown’s most successful year earned him his first Eclipse award for top trainer for 2016 as announced at a ceremony Saturday at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino in Hallan-dale Beach, Fla. The Mechanicville native earned 208 first-place votes, to easily clinch the award ahead of 2015 winner Bob Baffert (21 first-place votes) and Mark Casse (11) http://www.saratogian.com/sports/20170122/eclipse-awards-mechanicvilles-chad-brown-honored-california-

Downtown Saratoga Springs gets neighborhood watch program; http://www.saratogian.com/general-news/20170124/downtown-saratoga-springs-gets-neighborhood-watch-Saratoga community calendar for Jan. 25

http://www.saratogian.com/lifestyle/20170125/saratoga-community-calendar-for-jan-25

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Stillwater Emergency Management Planning Committee

(in reading the minutes of the Emergency Management Planning Committee, we thought the portion below might be of interest to any readers as a FYI or for anyone who has time to volunteer.) One of our biggest goals for this year is to get a Volun-teer Management plan in the works. We had a good discus-sion that brought up a lot of good questions. After making sure all liability risks are taken care of, we will develop a plan for the screening and accountability of volunteers. We discussed obtaining badges for any civilian volun-teers we may get during a crisis. This will help keep track of any volunteers we have during events. Once an individual has been screened by S.P.D. they will be signed in and tasked out as needed. The thought about using Stillwater Central School District employees as additional staff dur-ing emergencies was brought up. This would provide us with a group of individuals already vetted which would help with the security risks we are trying to mitigate. We briefly talked about getting the rangers from Sarato-ga National Historic Park onboard as our “eyes are ears” out in the field during incidents. Contact will be made to the new management by Bill Valosin and hopefully we can set up a meeting in the near future. Valid concerns were also brought up over our plan to set up an animal shelter at the bus garage adjacent to the com-munity center. These include having a separate location for animals without rabies vaccination proof, protection dur-ing inclement weather, having a secondary location pre-planned in the event we are unable to use our primary loca-tion, having adequate shelter for more vulnerable pets such as reptiles and birds. We will contact the bus garage to see if we will be able to have indoor space if needed. We will also be reaching out to the new management at Homestead Animal Shelter and other local facilities about aiding us in a time of need. I will also be making contact with the Saratoga County C.A.R.T. team to see if I can get an updated list of resources they can provide. Tim Collins and William Valosin Co-Chairs Stillwater EMPC

A Warning for All of Us We recently heard from one of our residents that her neighbor had been taken advantage of by persons sub-contracted by a paving firm. During the time work was being performed at her home, several cars in the neighbor-hood were broken into. The men returned to the woman looking for work and she obliged them. A neighbor no-ticed that the job they were doing was substandard and with the help of other neighbors, had them thrown off the property. It was also discovered that they were charging the woman for their tools and overcharging for the work performed. Unfortunately, she was out the monies already paid, but hopefully learned a valuable lesson.

Residents need to be wary of who they hire for any type of work and if you have an elderly neighbor, it is help-ful to keep an eye on what is going on. These people are preyed on often and if we can help, we should.

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The Events Committee would like to congratulate fellow SLA Events Committee member June Morier on her very recent move to Northway Estates. June has served the events Committee for approximately 10 years and absolutely loves Saratoga Lake! I met ‘Aunt June’ (as Caden affectionately calls her) actually at an SLA event. She was the first one to arrive and rolled up her sleeves asking “What can I do?” She hasn’t stopped asking. It was an amazing feeling the night before her closing to surprise her with fellow Events Committee members, Tonya Trombley and Judith Banks, to help her move her final carloads of belongings. This truly showed us all SLA is made up of much more than houses surrounding a common body of water. It is a community of support and friends who enjoy the good times together and show up to help one other in times of need. Best wishes to you June in your beautiful new home! –Lisa Morahan, Events Committee

Thanks to Martin Wawlra for the humor!

Questions that Haunt Me!!! Why do you have to 'put your two cents in'... but it's only a 'penny for your thoughts'? Where's that extra penny go-ing? Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV? If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat? If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from? Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window? Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him? Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance? The statistics on sanity is that one out of every four persons are suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED

No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats...

When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair...

If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always Catch the second person...

Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato...

You can't trust dogs to watch your food...

Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair...

Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time...

You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk...

Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts...

The best place to be when you're sad is Grandma's lap...

FACEBOOK FOR SENIORS... For those of the generation who do not and cannot compre-hend why Face book exists; I am trying to make friends out-side of Face book while applying the same principles. There-fore, every day I walk down the street and tell passers by what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I have done the night before, what I will do later, and with whom. I give them pictures of my family, my dog, and of me gardening, taking things apart in the garage, watering the lawn, standing in front of landmarks, driving around town, having lunch, and doing what anybody and everybody does every day. I also listen to their conversations, give them the "thumbs up" and tell them I like them. And it works just like Face book. I already have four people following me: Two police officers, a private investigator, and a psychiatrist.

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Just for Fun

From the Arvin Hart Fire Company Company Update Report January 2017 The volunteer members of the Arvin Hart Fire Company responded to 161 calls for assistance in 2016. Among the calls, there were 21 fires in structures, 11 wildland fires, 24 motor vehicle accidents, 9 carbon monox-ide alarm activations, 12 EMS assist calls, 15 boat rescue calls, 3 hazardous condition calls, 28 service calls, 5 good intent calls where no action was necessary, 2 malicious false alarms and 31 accidental false alarms. The members invested 1687 man hours on duty responding to calls and 5336 man hours training. 2017 was a busy year for the volunteers compared to past years, the number of responses has increased but this was the first year in many where we had no vehicle fires reported. The mem-bers responded to 41 mutual aid calls to other departments and received mutual aid from other departments 13 times. Mutual aid calls are normally required during the week day hours due to staffing shortages. The members of the fire company train frequently and participated in 115 training sessions investing 5336 man-hours. Most Saturdays our Captain of the Fire Police cooks breakfast for the trainees and at 8am the training for the day begins. Each Wednesday training begins at 6:30pm with members checking much of the firefighting equipment. We are fortunate to have 51 participating members; we have 9 line officers, 2 fire police officers, 2 safety officers and 2 engineers. Some of our volunteers are trained to be interior firefighters some are trained to provide exterior sup-port functions including fire police. Recently we gain two fully trained new members from another local department. We also have three of our probationary members in training. The state sponsored training first consists of a basic operations course, if the can-didates successfully complete the basic course they go on to the interior fire training course. If they successfully com-

plete the Firefighter 1 training the candidates move on to field training at their home department. Unlike other organizations, firefighting is dangerous and re-quires a structured training curricu-lum to provide confidence and safety on the fire ground. Our goal is al-ways that everyone returns home safe.

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The fire district has recently ordered a new engine to replace their oldest unit placed in service in 1995, 22 years ago, which is average for our district. The engine is being built by KME fire apparatus a subsidiary of the REV investment group. An engine takes approximately one year to build and should be delivered in April of this year.

The new engine designated ETA-11-1 (Engine Tanker) will carry 1250 gallons of water, be capable of pumping 1500 gallons per minute and will seat 5 firefighters. Lighting technologies today in-cludes all LED lighting

on this apparatus and will carry a compliment of 1000’ of 5” supply hose, and 700’ of various sizes of attack lines. This unit will also have 1500 gallon drop tank enabling the unit to establish a reserve water supply at the scene of an incident. The fire district designs its apparatus to be both a pumper and a tanker, a pumper is capable of attacking the fire, a tanker is capable of transporting water to the scene of the incident. We do this because the town includes both hydrant and non-hydrant areas and we have to be prepared for both. The District maintains four stations, covers 42 square miles, four engine/tankers, three com-mand vehicles, two support units, one 4x4 brush truck, an air boat and water rescue support unit. While it may seem that 51 members is a lot, con-sider that they are all volunteers and work other places during the day, so not everyone is available at all times. Very often we are short staffed during the days as are most volunteer fire departments and therefore rely on mutual aid from surrounding departments such as, Quaker Springs, Malta Ridge, Mechanicville, Hillcrest, Round Lake and Stillwater Village. We are always in need of more members, especial-ly to supplement day time response. As always we hope that 2017 will be a quiet and safe year for all of our residents.

Tom Rinaldi, Commissioner Stillwater Fire District Arvin Hart Fire Company

Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity. Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them. Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were: So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.. Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abol-ished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. *This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. *Do that on your own time. Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one..

We found this interesting and for those of you with children, it may be something you want to “frame” for their bedroom.

On line it was attributed to Bill Gates, but is actually the work of Charles Sykes, author of the book “Dumbing Down our

Kids: Why American children feel good about themselves but can’t read or write or add.” There are many versions of

Sykes’s original list used by such people as Ann Landers, Paul Harvey, Kurt Vonnegut and lately, on line to Bill Gates!

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