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Home My WebLink About2001-09 t , ( i.-.1T-.1,1t7 Fi NQwsIQttQr for EmployQQS and Retirees of Tompkins County owl C) Itk D v VSeatember 2001 Volume 14 Number 9 Our thoughts and prayers go out to all in light of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We are still Americans and we will survive!!! WWWWWM "What did you do this weekend?" by Cheryl Nelson,Public Works Department Tompkins County Highway Division had an entry in both the Groton Old Home Days parade, on August 18th and Trumansburg Fair parade, on August 25th. The truck entered into these parades was the newest addition to the Highway's fleet -a 2001 Sterling 10-wheel dump truck. The truck was put into service in June and will be used for hauling gravel, stone, blacktop and other materials during the construction season. It will then be harnessed with a snow plow and wing for snow removal operations on the west side of Tompkins County. Barry Rollins, Motor Equipment Operator, and Cheryl Nelson, Public Works Administrator, rode in the truck in the Groton parade. Richard Chase, Highway Crew Supervisor, and Michael Rogers, Motor Equipment Operator, rode in the Trumansburg parade. It was great to see so many people at these parades and to hear the compliments about this newest addition to the Highway Division's equipment. Be watching for other Highway Division entries in local parades next year! .°' "`s .• a .4 44..is a r,�� r.. ° .,�p.� . ' . '` sir ` ` ry ✓„ r., ,! • - ..., 4�.< �x u � -s .s.� .xs ii a::'-'T''kitTl:'"'',.rr- '-e , - i, �H'a s'' JY1 ��: �v .' "—- '» ' L G ,,,p. �„ ".. 5 4. .: ,rye.:_ _., s .,,, Vii, ., s.: x,„ r' ,- .., . Barry Rollins and Cheryl Nelson parade the County Highway's latest addition at the Groton Old Home Days Good News for BCBS Subscribers Submitted by Jackie Yoder,Benefits Manager REPORT Blue Cross Blue Shield of Central New York has "paid FROM back" to Tompkins County and its BCBS subscribers _ $484,343. This payment represents the amount of THE COUNTY premium payments made in excess of medical claims paid during calendar year 2000. ADMINISTRATOR _) The portion of this payment due County employees is a ` $41,111.26 and will be returned in the form of premium By Stephen Whicher - reductions during the month of November 2001 (for December insurance coverage). Retirees with BCBS coverage will receive separate The following is a brief update for those of you not notification of their health insurance rebate. in the inner loop of the budget process. As of this writing, we are approximately halfway through program committee reviews of department and United Way Campaign Ready to Kick agency budgets and over target requests. To date Off the program committees are making very few Submitted by Roxanne lacovelli,Personnel Assistant changes to my recommended budget and are granting very few over target requests. The sparcity of changes and over-target approvals is recognition Y by the committees of both the challenges presented by this year's budget and the sincere effort made by nearly all departments and agencies to meet the By the time you read this newsletter, the 2001-2002 Board's guidelines. The extra work put in by United Way Campaign will have begun. departments to develop three-year plans have served Tompkins County employees have traditionally well to increase the committees' ability to see the responded favoraby and we have an opportunity this potential effect on programs if departments are year to really make ourselves proud by required to absorb future payroll increases. Thanks increasing our giving. to all who have gone the extra mile to make this difficult year go as smoothly as possible. First, we are encouraging those employees who Additional thanks should be made for two haven't contributed in the past to do so this year. If we outstanding efforts in the past weeks. Police, Fire, could increase contributions by just 5 EMC and Dispatch personnel should be percent, it would be an excellent effort. Translated commended for their outstanding efforts in dealing into real people, this means 50 more individuals need with both the TCAT and the Airport accidents. The to participate in this year's campaign. interagency and intergovernmental response to both Second, if you are a regular giver please think of these tragedies was impressive, professional and seriously about increasing your contribution by $5.00. assuring. That's right, just by $5.00 for the whole Finally, I can't close without mentioning the County year!! If everyone who already contributes did this, Employees' Golf Tournament. I had a great time we would increase the County's contribution even though I couldn't get there until noon and our significantly and become a real leader in government team ended vying for last place because of a sector giving a major accomplishment. misunderstanding of the rules (we certainly were Thanks in advance for the terrific ob you do in this not short of talent!). Thanks to Jackie Kippola for important campaign. , y another great tournament! 2 5ADay Challenge egistration ondaY dune: * for better health The ct. 1, 3:00 pm Challenge starts and ends Na, Oct 8 Form a team, and be the Top Bananal Its easy to form a team. Just fill out an application (below)and mail it to the Head of Lettuce. Or,send the required info in an email.Snail mail and email addresses are listed at the bottom of the registration form. On the form, fill in the name. department, phone number and email (if available) for the Top Banana(that'syou, the team captain)and for each team member. Plus, be sure to think up a dynamic team name. V J [S Registration forms are also on the 5 A Day web site(www.tompkins-co.org/wellness/5aday/) or call 274-6710. `r, �.-. k4r.,'�sir '..'The Top Banana r�=�' Being the Top Banana is a little work and a lot of cool. Here's what you have to do: 11/' fr g P y J�► I. Form a team of 4 or 5 members. t/`� 2. Be in charge of coming up with a team name. 3. Send in the team registration to registeryour members and your team name. 4. Collectyour team members'scores every Monday. 5. Add allyour members'scores to getyour team total. 6. Send the team total into the Head of Lettuce to be tallied in the weekly team standings (you'll get info on how to do this onceyou register). That's it.Then just have fun and go for the first place prize! TEAM REGISTRATION FORM 5 A Day Challenge for better health REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday Oct. 1, 3:00 pm Team Name Top Banana(team captain): Name Department: Phone: — -- — - Email:- --- — Team Members(must be employed at least halftime with Tompkins County) NAME DEPT. EMAIL OR PHONE I. --- — 4. — -- — -- 5. _— SEND your completed registration form to:the Head of Lettuce,do Health Promotion Program,TC Health Department or EMAIL all necessary information to teroca@tompklne-co.org.You must include all requested info for your registration to be valid. The Tompkins County Employee Wellness Committee's ic"-::-----'-Th � S A Day Challenge .,:: . for better health 1 � *Sift ' OM\41111141411111 41 1. •_♦ . `. .e...:.a,Walk i'.41 `-IOW, www.tompkins-co.org/wellness/5aday/ The 5A Day Challenge is... • a way to have fun with your co-workers • a way to make the most of the bounty of Central New York's gardens. farms and orchards • a way to win some cool stuff • and last, but not least, a way to getyou thinking about and eating a variety of fruits and vegetables. How it works at-a-glance: Your goal is to eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day. 7 You get points for eating fruits and vegetables. Specifically, one (I) point for every servingyou eat �' (up to 5 points a day). ` To play.you must be a member of a registered team of 4 or 5 people.Anyone can form a team. Team leaders are the Top Banana. Scores are tallied by team. Team members total up their individual score weekly. The team's Top Banana adds members' individual scores together for the team's weekly total. The team's weekly total is submitted to the Head of Lettuce.* Scores are recorded by the Head of Lettuce as team averages(total team score divided by number of people on the team). That way, a team of 4 has the same chance as a team of 5. The winning team will be the team with the most points at the end of the Challenge, which goes from October 8 to November 16,2001 (6 weeks). There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for the teams, and one grand prize for participating individuals. Plus, there will be a lot of other prizes given away. That's it! You can win stuff for eating. All you have to do is think fruits and veggies. And there will be lots of help all along the way... from the Wellness Committee and from your co-workers. Slay tuned for recipes, shopping tips, storage tips, and snack ideas for you andyouur family. Get all the details and fine print on the Web!** Visit www.tompkins-co.org/wellness/5aday/ , aid, Registration deadline: Mon. Oct. 1 at 3:00 pm ' g � P The Challenge begins Oct. 8 and ends Nov 16. fit" it` . „ The Health Promotion Program at the Health Department "if you do not have Web access,call 274-6710 for a printed copy of the contest details and fine print. . 7TH ANNUAL COUNTY EMPLOYEE GOLF TOURNAMENT RESULTS Submitted by Jackie Kippola,Administration :- 20 DEPARTMENTS COME TOGETHER FOR A DAY OF PRECISION AND ANTICS ` If you've never played in a County Golf Tournament, you missed a platinum opportunity to lit ,,, ,<„ socialize with lots of fun people. It was a great way to put a face with a voice that you've often . . heard on the telephone when you call another department. a On Friday, September 7, 2001, 84 golfers turned out at the Trumansburg Golf Course for another :i':41;f?. stellar day of basking in the 85-degree sun. After knocking around 18 holes worth of golf balls, •,-“I'''''. % ?3 ” - `, and sometimes one or two into someone else's fairway, all golfers enjoyed a delectable steak dinners and took home very fashionable prizes. Congratulations to our first time winners -- Chantalise DeMarco, William Barrett, Pam Fairbanks, and Paul Fairbanks Not only did they take home 1" place trophies, they earned possession of the most prestigious plaque, which roves from year to year to the first place winners' offices. The plaque displays the names of the 1St place teams for the past 7 years. Another fancy of the 1"place team is the honor of visiting the prize table first. Sorry, Denny, you can't have 1"place every year, but you gave it a good shot to stay in the hunt. And one phrase comes to mind for Jay Franklin, Don Franklin, Debbie Giordano, and Kip Giordano: "Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride." I guess your winning spirit will keep you coming back next year for a trip to the altar! Thanks very much to the Vending Committee for donating the money so that each golfer could walk away with a prize. Mark your calendar for next year: as always,the Friday after Labor Day. i . MN .. VIA You'ar&in:piredterattend TOMPKINS COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING PUBLIC HEARING To give comment on our proposed Annual Plan followed by Perspectives on the Nursing Home Crisis: A Panel Discussion with special guests Marty Luster, New York State Assemblyman Marshall Blake, President, Service Employees International Union, Local 1199 Penny Abulencla, R.N., M.S.N., Vice-President for Pace Operations and Executive Director of Independent Living Services Ma day, Octotrer 22 at 10:00a+nv Lcyncyvi,eu At,td ,tor% mi 1 BeltaVC.'taDrtive/, Ithaca, NY Please contact the Office for the Aging at 274-5490 for more information CLASSIFIEDS ,0 �- Remember whe n all the little mice in second For Sale: grade left their sweaters in school? I looked around my For sale: 1990 Nissan pickup,bedliner,AM/FM cassette, work area today, and there are 3 sweaters here! Nice reliable driven everyday, very rusty. $800 obo. Call afternoons and cold mornings necessitate changes in my 533-7647. wardrobe management, but I thought I had made SOME progress since grade school! I think a little nip of cheddar For sale: 1999 Exercise bike; $125, like new. Contact just may enhance my memory. Now if I can just remember Gale at 607-273-1208. where I left it... Annie N. Mouse For sale: 1993 Pontiac LcMans, 72,000 miles, AM/FM CLASSIFIEDS cassette, automatic, many new parts, good condition, S2,400. Call 532-4092. Classified ads up to 25 words in length are free to County employees, retirees and their immediate families. Ads may For sale: Garage Door in good condition. Asking $150 be for any purpose, however personal ads will not be or best offer. Call Ron at 272-1037 after 5:30 p.m. accepted. No County addresses or telephone numbers may be listed in your ad, however we do need your full For sale: Piano with bench. Spinet, in very good condition. name and County telephone number submitted with the Very pretty wood work. $1,500 firm. Please call 564-0565. ad in case there are questions. Submit your ad to County Corridors c/o Michelle Pottorff, Board of Representatives, Services: Courthouse, Ithaca, NY 14850 via US or interdepartmental mail or e-mail to: mpottorffCtompkins-co.org Tioga Technical - Don't kill your computer! Let me NOTE: help with troubleshooting, training, upgrades - If you would like to modify your classified or want to run whatever it takes to get you and your computer working it a ain, ou must re-submit it! together again. Call James Keegan at 273-7957 evenings or weekends. DEADLINE: 15T TUESDAY OF THE MONTH Articles to be considered for the October 18th issue, Tynyk Originals is proud to announce that selected must be received by noon on Tuesday, October 2"d. items are now available at Contented Country Gifts Submit articles via e-mail as an attachment or on disk in located at 297 Jersey Hill Road, Danby; one of the most any file format that is readable by Word for Windows unique shops in the area! Custom gifts and home decor items are still available by calling 564-9244 evenings or 95. Send disk and hard copy to County Corridors c/o weekends. If I can't make it,you don't need it!! Michelle Pottorff, Board of Representatives, Courthouse, Ithaca, NY 14850. Please include a contact Tense? Stressed? Achy? Therapeutic Massage can number in case questions arise. put relaxation and comfort back into your life. For an appointment or information call Richard Reed at 753- COUNTY CORRIDORS 6383. 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