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copake
connection
September
2013
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Enjoy Copake!
Copake
Connection is an online newsletter brought to you by members of the Copake
Hamlet Revitalization Taskforce with the generous assistance of Copake resident
Karen DiPeri. This Newsletter will publicize community events throughout the
Town of Copake and will be published once a month, on the 15th of the month.
The newsletter will be distributed to anyone who wishes to subscribe. Simply
click the mailing list icon below.
If
you wish to submit an article or notice regarding a community event taking place
in the Town of Copake to the Copake Connection, please e-mail:
thecopakeconnection@gmail.com. All submissions should be received by us by
noon on the 11th of the month.
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First Annual Roe Jan Ramble
Bike Ride
By: Jon Strom
On
Sunday, September 22nd, the first annual Roe Jan Ramble Bike Ride will kick off,
sponsored by the Town of Copake. The ride, open to cyclists of all ages and
abilities, will start at the municipal parking lot between First Niagara Bank
and Peck & Peck Insurance, in the heart of the hamlet of Copake.
Registration will begin at noon and the first group of riders will depart at 1
PM. There will be rides of 2 miles, 10 miles and 25 miles.
To
register online, or to print out a registration form, go to
www.townofcopake.org. Riders less than 18 years of age will need to print out
the form, have it signed by a parent, and mailed to or dropped off at Copake
Town Hall. All riders who register before September 8th will receive a free
t-shirt, while those that register after that time will get shirts on a first
come, first served basis while supplies last.
The
idea behind the ride, conceived by the Copake Hamlet Revitalization Task Force,
is to further promote bicycle use and tourism in Copake. There will be
refreshments after the race.
For
further information contact Jeanne Mettler at jeannemettler@gmail.com or Jon
Strom at jstrom@taconic.net
All
registered riders will receive an email with confirmation details a few days
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The Bike Routes
Click on the
ride below to view the route:
All routes will be
clearly marked on pavement.
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Wrist Band Bonus!
When you ride the in the Roe Jan
Ramble Bike Tour, show your wrist band in local businesses to get bonuses!
Free stuff! Discounts!
Details at the
Ride!
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The
(Continuing) Saga of the Copake Website
At a special meeting of the Town Board on June 19, 2013, the Town selected
Laurie Quinn, of Technology 4 All, Inc., to redesign the Town's website. The
Board appointed an ad hoc committee to assist Ms. Quinn, consisting of Board
members Susan Winchell-Sweeney and Jeanne Mettler, and Copake residents Noah
Elkin and Karen DiPeri. At the time it was hoped that the new website would be
up by early fall.
Subsequently, the Town ran into some snags, as a Malware virus made
the town's website inaccessible. But the good news is that the Town has moved
forward by obtaining an entirely new domain name: TownofCopake.org. A temporary
site at that address will give the public access to public notices, minutes and
announcements while the Committee continues to make progress on the permanent
website. As Ms. Quinn explained, "This will allow us to build a new, clean
database while having necessary information to the public."
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The
Veteran's Monument Project
At the September Town Board meeting,
Supervisor Jeff Nayer announced that $3500 has been raised for the Veteran's
Monuments Project. The goal is to raise $5000 to pay for adding names of
veterans to Copake's Korean War monument and Vietnam monument.
Efforts
continue to find any veteran whose name has been inadvertently omitted from
either the Vietnam or Korean monument. Any veteran who feels his or her name
should be on the monument should contact the Town Clerk at 329-1234 Ext. 2.
There
will be a pancake breakfast on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to raise more funds.
Anyone wishing to contribute to this project or who wants further details should
contact Supervisor Nayer at 329-1234 Ext.
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Roe
Jan Library Invites the Community to a 100th Birthday Party
The Roeliff Jansen Community Library,
founded in 1913, will be celebrating its 100th birthday on Saturday September
21st with a big, free birthday party celebration for the community starting at
12:30 at the Library.
Under the tent at 2 pm will be the return of
the very popular Birds of Prey. Bill Robinson, who teaches field biology,
ornithology, and animal life at SUNY New Paltz, returns to the Library with his
wildlife presentation that includes a hawk, owl, vulture, falcon and snakes.
Outside will be the 1st Responder Truck Expo
with an Ancram Fire Truck, a Columbia County Sherriff's car and a Copake Highway
Truck for kids (little and big) to check out. The Sheriff's Department will be
making kid's ID cards with fingerprints and promoting the Yellow Dot program, a
way to ensure that first responders have your medical
information
Whoopsy Daisy the Clown will entertain the kids
with goofy antics, face painting and balloon toys. Kids can also try their hand
at Spin Art and, thanks to the Hillsdale Supermarket, cookie decorating.
Everyone can enjoy free hot dogs, popcorn and cold drinks thanks to Herrington
Fuels and First Niagara Bank. With a nod to autumn there will be fresh pressed
cider for all. At 3:15 a round of "Happy Birthday" and free cupcakes will
commemorate 100 years of service to the community.
The Whitehouse Staff Band will provide the
music for the party from 12:30 to 2:00, on the stage playing Rock 'n Roll dance
music.
Local community groups will be on hand with
information about their organizations, including the Harlem Valley Rail Trail,
the Copake Hamlet Revitalization Task Force and the Leaf Peepers.
Inside the Library, party-goers will find how
to download eBooks to a Nook or Kindle, get tours of the library and learn about
all the resources available. There will be Green Tours at 1:00 and 3:00 to learn
about the green features of the library, including a tour of the geothermal
heating and cooling equipment. 100th Birthday Commemorative Mugs made by
Berkshire Pottery will be for sale.
Essential Moments, B. Docktor's photo exhibit
which includes some of her photos of the Library community will be on view as
well as the newly restored painting "View of Hillsdale", a Hudson River School
painting from the 1860's that is part of the library's
collection.
The Friends of the Roe Jan Library Bookstore
will be open in the lower level of the library. Everyone who visits the store
during the party can get one $2 book for free.
From 3 to 5pm the Salisbury Band Senior
Quickstep Hotshots will be on the stage to play old time jazz tunes, American
songbook popular songs, and brass band favorites. They are part of a band that
has been performing for eight decades.
At 4pm there will be a champagne reception for
everyone who has ever volunteered for the library. The reception will honor
those who have helped patrons check out items, shelved books, been a member of
the Friends, served on the program committee, helped with a fundraising event,
raised money for the Capital Campaign, organized a book sale, baked cookies,
produced an art show, pulled weeds, built a bookcase, washed a window or
volunteered for any other library project. The Board of Trustees are recognizing
the volunteers as a key reason the library is a strong and vibrant community
resource as it starts its second century.
The Roeliff Jansen Community Library,is
chartered to serve Ancram, Copake and
Hillsdale.
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Leaf
Peeper 2013 Concert Series
September 21, 2013
Hillsdale Grange
Presenting Half the Catalyst String
Quartet
Sanford Allen, Music Director of CCCC will talk on (and not on)
the language of music
(my own peculiar relationship therewith). Music will
include Beethoven's Eyeglass Duo for Viola and Cello and Serenade, Op.8, for
String Trio; Ron Carter's 2+1=4 , a Leaf Peeper commissioned piece; and closing
with Robert Fuch's String Trio. Sanford Allen, violin; Dov Scheindlin, viola;
and Karlos Rodriguez, cello will perform these
pieces.
October 5, 2012 Copake Methodist
Church
FIRST ANNUAL NEWELL JENKINS BAROQUE
CONCERT
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach will include Partita No. 6 for
violin; Three Arias from the Cantatas 58, 80 and 36 adapted for Instruments;
Sonata for Oboe and Harpsichord;
Partita No. 1 for Harpsichord; and Trio
Sonata No. 5 for Oboe, Violin and Continuo.
Sanford Allen, violin; Virginia
Brewer, oboe; and Edward Brewer, harpsichord will initiate this remembrance of
Leaf Peeper's founder, Newell Jenkins.
October 19, 2013 St. James
Church, Chatham
String Music from Three Centuries
All
concerts are at 7:30 pm. Tickets for Leaf Peeper Concerts are $20 per
performance or $70 for a series pass. Students and children get in free when
accompanied by an adult. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at
www.leafpeeperconcerts.org. They may also be reserved by emailing
LeafPeepers@fairpoint.net or calling 518-329-5613.
The performances are
made possible (in part) with public funds from the Decentralization Program of
the NYS Council of the Arts, administered through the Community Grants Program
by the Greene County Council on the Arts, and in part with funds from the
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Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Summer Exhibit
"Recreation in the Roe Jan Area"
The summer exhibit will
celebrate the Roe Jan area's historic contribution as a recreational wonderland,
past and present, and in all four seasons. From Hudson River School
painter John Frederick's Kennset's pre-Civil War
discovery of Bash Bish Falls through the rise of popular village inns and camps
that catered to guests escaping the summer heat in the city through the
establishment of the Taconic State Park in the 1920s through the present day,
the exhibit will showcase photographs and artifacts of camping, fishing, skiing,
hiking, baseball and golf. The exhibit opens July 6th and runs through Columbus
Day weekend. The museum will be open Saturdays and Sundays, from 2:00-4:00pm. www.roeliffjansenhs.org
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Now entering its third year,
Farming Our Future has established itself as an important
conference for the Northeast Region, attracting farmers, businesses, community
leaders and engaged citizens in the topic of farming.
The 2014 conference will
focus on strategies and ideas for ensuring farms will continue to be in
our region for many years to come. Speakers and workshops will cover
topics related to accessing locally produced food, attracting and getting youth
interested in farming as an occupation, thoughts on farm transfer and tools to
train beginning farmers.
Sponsored by The Berkshire Taconic Community
Foundation, Valley Energy, and Farm Credit East (as of 9/15). Proceeds from the conference, expected to draw over 300
attendees, will go toward Taconic Hills' award-winning H.A.R.V.E.S.T. Club
(Healthy Agricultural Resources by Volunteers & Educators in Science &
Technology), a program that engages youth in the process of growing healthy
fruits, flowers and vegetables in a school-based garden, and to the school's
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
We hope you
will join us Saturday, February 22nd 2014 at Taconic Hills
Central School District for a thoughtful discussion of where our food will come
from in the future.
Exhibitors can register now online!
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