LAUREL: From Pat Archambault, superintendent of the Dryden
Central School District. To Dryden school board member Brian June,
athletic booster president Russ Kowalski and other Dryden community
member volunteers who worked on the high school gym "School Spirit"
project. These folks spent countless hours on this project which has
given an entirely new look to our gym.
LAUREL: From Judy Saul of the Community Dispute Resolution
Center. To Cornell's Organizational Development Services office for
nominating CDRC for the Business & Technology Park's Community
Service Award. The award is especially meaningful to CDRC as we
celebrate 20 years of service to Tompkins County. Thanks to Cornell
Real Estate and John Majeroni for providing these generous awards.
LAUREL: From Irene Eastman. To Asbury Church, for passing out ice
cold bottled water at Lansing's ball park, free, Saturday, July 26.
We all thank you!
LAUREL: From Dave Heck of Lansing. To Ithaca Time Warner for
finally making arguably the most appropriate and worthwhile channel
added in recent years: OLN (Outdoor Life Network) available.
Cyclists were treated to first class, twice daily coverage of the
recently concluded Tour De France in its entirety.
LAUREL: From Harriet Becker, president of the Ithaca Children's
Garden board. To those who helped make the 2003 "Paint Out" activity
a success. Thanks go to Suzanne Kolodziej, Mary Alyce Kobler, Aireka
and Kody, Dan and Rachel from Cornell Circle K, Leigh MacDonald,
Youth Horticulture Apprentices, Adria Carter and Rico Swails, and
Katrina Morse for making it all happen. Many thanks to the Ithaca
Farmers' Market for providing the perfect venue. Special thanks to
Target Stores for sponsoring the event and donating all the paint
and drawing supplies for kids to take home with them.
LAUREL: From Betsy Root of Ithaca. To The Journal for its
improved coverage of the GrassRoots Festival this year. In past
years, the focus always seemed to be on aspects of the festival that
were negative and relatively irrelevant, such as mischief makers and
complaints from local residents. I hope this means in the future
this great event will get the positive attention it deserves. Have
readers been informed that it is a benefit festival, with proceeds
going to community arts and education projects and AIDS work? It is
attended by people of all ages and walks of life. An atmosphere of
friendship prevails, where people are really courteous to one
another. Maybe it's a trickle down effect from the organizers, the
host band, Donna the Buffalo, and some of the repeat performers, who
are like a big extended family enjoying an annual reunion of folks
who really care for each other. And it is superbly well run, given
the immense turnout. I hope next year there will be even more
coverage of the attractions and fun events that abound at
GrassRoots.
LAUREL: To all of the people in Dryden who make our town a
special place. To Jennifer Glaab and the Dryden Recreation Committee
for bringing an enjoyable summer to the people of Dryden with
concerts in the park, games, sports competitions and activities all
spring and summer long; to Brian June for his inspiration to spruce
up the Dryden High School gym and the community for supporting the
fund-raisers that are paying for this; to The Ithaca Journal for
finally having articles about Dryden published; to the Southworth
Library for all the wonderful programs they bring to the children in
the community; to the volunteers who created the lovely new Time
Square Project which is such an addition to our village center.
Cheers to all of the folks in Dryden who so enthusiastically
support all of these innovative activities coming to our town and
the many committed volunteers who make it happen.
LAUREL: From the Tioga County Council on the Arts. To all of
those who helped make the Hickory Smoked Blues III concert such a
resounding success. Over 150 volunteers gave their time and talent
to bring this wonderful event to Tioga County.
Special thanks to the main presenter, Visual Credit Union, as
well as the "B" stage presenter, Best Buy. Also, thanks to sponsors:
Audio Classics, Chemung Canal Trust Company, Matthew Chevrolet and
Tioga State Bank.
