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Home My WebLink About2023-06-23 newsletterCarissa Parlato, Town Clerk <ulysses.clerk@gmail.com> Ulysses Updates for 6/23/23 Carissa Parlato, Town Clerk <ulysses.clerk@gmail.com>Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 4:03 PM To: Google Groups <town-of-ulysses@googlegroups.com> Hello Ulysses, See updates for this week below and enjoy your weekend! IN THIS WEEK’S ULYSSES NEWSLETTER: Update from Supervisor Olson Bee House Building NYS Health Insuarnce Info Library Summer Programs Dog Census NYS DEC Updates UPDATE FROM TOWN SUPERVISOR KATELIN OLSON: Gree�ngs! The Town of Ulysses recognizes that child care is expensive and summer coverage can be a very difficult cost for our families. We applied for support to subsidize these childcare costs for 2023 through our popular summer camp program to help reduce the burden. Thanks to the generous support of the Tompkins County Legislature, par�cularly our representa�ve, Legislator Anne Koreman, the Ulysses Recrea�on Department is happy to announce that there are scholarships for eligible campers. This one-�me funding is available through the Tompkins County COVID relief funds. Scholarships are for income-eligible Tompkins County resident campers and will be provided via reimbursement of par�al or all summer camp fees, including field trips. Tompkins County residents who are at or below the 300% poverty rate are eligible for this support. Please see the income to family size chart on the applica�on for eligibility details. Informa�on has already been submi�ed to families enrolled in summer camp, but we do s�ll have spaces available for the first week of camp, star�ng July 3. Regardless of what week your campers are a�ending, we are asking that all applica�ons are returned by June 30th. This is a reimbursement scholarship, and registra�on in summer camp is required in advance of reimbursement. How to apply for the scholarship: Complete the applica�on, which includes uploading proof of residency. The applica�on can be found on the memberships tab on the homepage of the RecDesk site: https://ulysses.recdesk.com/Community /Membership. Please select NO FEE prior to filling out the applica�on, there is no applica�on fee for the Gmail - Ulysses Updates for 6/23/23 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=a448223915&view=pt&search=a... 1 of 3 10/4/2023, 3:43 PM scholarship. I s�ll have ques�ons, who should I contact?: Further ques�ons should be sent to: ulyssesrecreation@gmail.com BEE HOUSE BUILDING: Happy Na�onal Pollinator Week! The Town's Bee Friendly Community Commi�ee will hold a bee house build and seed ball construc�on event at the Trumansburg Library from 10am- 12 noon on Saturday, June 24. All are welcome to this free event. Help our na�ve bee popula�ons by se�ng out safe places to live and reproduce, and by providing na�ve plants for them to forage on. NYS HEALTH INS INFO: Folks who have health insurance through New York State of Health (NYSOH), such as Essen�al Plan, Medicaid, and Child Health Plus, may need to update and renew their health insurance applica�ons so that they do not lose health insurance coverage and/or or experience a lag in coverage. Call 2-1-1 or (1-877-211-8667) to make an appointment If you have Medicaid, Essen�al Plan or Child Health Plus, beginning in May 2023, you might need to renew. During the pandemic, people who had health insurance through (NYSOH) had their applica�ons automa�cally renewed, but this has come to an end. Tompkins County Human Services Coali�on navigators Liz Hoyt (ehoyt@hsctc.org), and JD Drader (jdrader@hsctc.org), can walk people through the process of upda�ng and renewing their health insurance applica�ons, as well as ge�ng those who do not have health insurance, connected to health insurance. They can also help people with health insurance challenges they face even if they have private health insurance. Health Insurance Navigators can help you: �Understand your insurance op�ons �Complete an applica�on �Renew Health Insurance �Find out eligibility for free or low cost plans �Make changes to your plan if your situa�on changes LIBRARY SUMMER PROGRAMS: Summer Reading Program Star�ng July 5th, youth age birth to 18 can register for the program and earn a free book to keep. Throughout the summer, youth can report to us what they are reading by drawing or wri�ng about a book they read. Each �me they submit a reading report they will earn another book! (While supplies last; please limit to one report per child per week). All of the reading reports will be counted toward our Community Reading Goal of 1,000 books! Grown-ups, we’ll have a reading challenge for you, too – with some fun prizes! And that’s not all! Check out our program calendar for informa�on on all of the free programs we will be hos�ng this summer, both inside and outside of the library. DOG CENSUS- STILL TIME TO LICENSE YOUR DOG: The town is conduc�ng a town-wide dog census and needs your help... �If you DO NOT have a dog, please respond at https://forms.gle/PmQ49SPsvESGZind9 so that we can eliminate you from our mailing list. �If you DO have a dog that does not yet have a license, complete the form at Gmail - Ulysses Updates for 6/23/23 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=a448223915&view=pt&search=a... 2 of 3 10/4/2023, 3:43 PM https://townofulyssesny.gov/__cms/docs/Dog-license-form-2022.pdf and return along with rabies/spay informa�on. Any dogs found to be unlicensed a�er the census period will be assessed a $25 fee in addi�on to the usual licensing fees. For informa�on, contact the clerk’s office at ulysses.clerk@gmail.com or call (607)387-5767 ext. 221. Thanks for your help! NYS DEC UPDATES: If you have taken a Hunter Educa�on, Bowhunter Educa�on, or Trapper Educa�on cer�fica�on course but s�ll want some hands-on training… DEC's Hunter Educa�on Program now offers Next Step Courses Firearms (rifle or shotgun) – learn about different types of rifles or shotguns, hands-on instruc�on in safe firearm handling and safe zones of fire, loading and unloading rifles or shotguns, shoo�ng posi�ons and stances, and target prac�ce on the range; Crossbow and Archery – learn about the parts of a crossbow or bow, how to hunt safely with a crossbow or bow, how to shoot a crossbow or bow, and target prac�ce on the range; and Trapping (water trapping or land trapping) and fur handling courses – learn safe, efficient, and humane trapping techniques for various furbearers trapped in the water (e.g., beaver, muskrat) or on land (e.g., coyote, raccoon), how to process furs and the equipment needed to do so, and how to use the furs including preparing them for market. All Next Step courses are free, but registra�on is required. Supplies and equipment are provided by course instructors so students do not have to bring their own. Those interested will need their hunter or trapper educa�on cer�ficate number to register. The minimum age to take a Next Step course is 12. There is no cer�fica�on offered with these courses. To learn what Next Step courses are being offered, and to register, visit DEC’s website. Since these are new courses, availability may be limited. Hunters and trappers are encouraged to check back o�en as courses will con�nuously be added. ### If you are receiving this as a forwarded message and would like to sign up to receive it directly, visit https://groups.google.com/g/town-of-ulysses -- Best, Carissa Parlato, CMC (Certified Municipal Clerk), RMC (Registered Municipal Clerk) Ulysses Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Records Manager, Notary Public 10 Elm St. Trumansburg NY 14886 (607)387-5767, ext. 221 Hours: M-F, 10am-3pm (or by appointment) https://townofulyssesny.gov/ Get the latest updates on the town- sign up for the e-newsletter! Click here. Gmail - Ulysses Updates for 6/23/23 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=a448223915&view=pt&search=a... 3 of 3 10/4/2023, 3:43 PM