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HomeMy WebLinkAboutnewsletter 1989 Summer Enfield News• ENFIELD NEWS Summer 89 SPONSORED BY THE ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC FUNDED BY THE TOMPKINS COUNTY UNITED WAY Pi • ENFIELD COMMUNITY COUNCIL NEWS YES, THERE WILL BE A SUMMER CAMP: UNITED WAY of Tompkins County This year's summer camp will run from July 5 through August 11. The camp will operate Monday through Friday mornings, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, at the Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut Street, Ithaca. Children 3 years of age and up are eligible to attend. Arts and Crafts, sports, Drama Activities, Science and Nature Projects are some of the programs that are being planned. A lunch program will also be available. This year's camp promises to be a good time for all. A voluntary donation is requested. Mary Ann Burgess-Puhalka will be our Director this summer. If you notice a resemblance, she is Marnie Kirchgessner's sister but well qualified for the position and willing to work for what we pay! Lori Churchill who plan- ned to return took a better paying job as did Judy Switzer. We look forward to the return of Sonja Sereiber, Rhonda Connors and Denise Wells. We will be welcoming a variety of new staff and a varied program is planned. Bus transportation is planned. tenative ---- tenative ---- tenative --- schedule as follows: 1st Stop 8:20 - the Old Fire House, Enfield Main Road 2nd Stop 8:30 - Upper Treman Park Entrance 3rd Stop 8:35 - Enfield Main Road - corners of Bostwick and Harvey Hill Rd. West on Harvey Hill to Townline. 4th Stop - corner of Enfield Center and Townline - proceed to Mecklenburg Road East to 5th Stop - Sandy Creek to site. Transportation route was determined by responses received to canvass and requirement by the Health Department for an individual with 1st aid to be on the bus. Bus transportation is limited to 1 bus and it will be supervised by staff. Volunteer, guests and most staff will not be transported. You must be pre- registered to be transported. Please state preferred stop. On first day come to tenative bus stop with children early and be prepared to wait. Thank you! Last year the camp had a full enrollment. Be sure that your child can get in by sending in the application form as soon as possible. -2- • TEENS Summer employment is limited but many hiring decisions have not yet been made because of our change in location. We do not know how many children to plan for, so if interested in employment, contact M. Kirchgessner or D. Lovelace. Only volunteers who attend all mandatory training for junior counselors will be permitted to "work" at camp. Hopefully, this will prevent problems we experienced last year with more volunteers than participants in some age groups. SWIM PROGRAM We want to thank Denny Hubbell and all the Enfield Firemen for their generous donation of the use of the pond for swim lessons. We are working with the Health Department to obtain certification of that site. We need people handy with hammers to help erect a life guard chair, etc. to make the site comply with regulations. We have located 2 individuals certified and willing to teach lessons: as now required by the Health Department regulations. Swimming will start July 5, if the pond is certified. Erica Dolgoff will life guard the pond for "free swim" - 1 pm to 3 pm daily. We will encourage • family swim (children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult, parent or guardian) Tuesday through Friday. Monday's will be a special TEEN SWIM DAY. Lessons will begin at 4 with Michelle Garand instructing Red Cross cert- ified lessons. She will test on July 5 & 6. (Rain Day July 7). Families who's last name begin A thru L, July 5, 4-7 and M thru 2, July 6, 4-7 and assign to classes. Bring Red Cross cards with you. A $15 - fee will be charged for this program with a $45 - fee maximum/family. Fee's will be waived if a family member assists with pond certification related work. Contact M. Kirchgessner or D. Lovelace for details. If interested, ADULT SWIM PROGRAM will be offered. Name Address Swim Experience SWIM REGISTRATION FORM - Please Print DOB Home Phone Emergency Number I, hereby, give permission for my child to participate in the ECC swim program. I understand that the ECC is not responsible for any accidents or injuries unless their is negligence on their part. Signature of Parent of Guardian Date • Amount of fee paid Waived -3- • PROGRAM UPDATES After School Program Dianne Lovelace, our current Program Administrator, is conducting an evaluation of our after school Day Care Program. Dianne is tenatively scheduled to present her evaluation at the July 12 meeting to be held at M. Kirchgessner's, 191 Enfield Main Road. If you have comments or input "I want the program" - "It stinks" anything -- Please contact Dianne. Written comments would be most helpful. Send to D. Lovelace - 23 Fish Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Enrichment Program Our Enrichment Program can use additional ideas and planning for our "New" format (2 days per week). We have several individuals interested in participating in our Program Committee. Would anyone like to Chair? Rob Groff has expressed interest in returning in the fall and was extremely well received by participants. We hope to hire a creative dance movement teacher in the fall. DeCentralization Grant Joe Salzano came to our enrichment program and performed with several other • musicians; giving the children and some participants a wonderful oppor- tunity to experience music by listening, playing and learning. This was a wonderful program, made available to us by a decentralization grant from New York State and now administred by the Chemung Council for the Arts. We plan to duplicate this program in the fall because it was received so well. Even as we go to press ............. Participants of our After School Day Care Program .... under the brillant and volunteer direction of Ms. Jessica Connors.... performed Thursday, June 15 at 7:00 PM in the Enfield School Gym: The Cast was: • You're a Good Man Charlie Brown Charlie Brown ----- Lucy -------------- Linus-------------- Schroeder---------- Patty ------------- Sally------------- Snoopy------------ Michelle Boyer — ?` Bethany venooker Nochole Poyer Missy Knapp Danielle Boyer Barbara Connors Stephanie Griffen ******more 'stars' are born in Enfieldt***** MC which leads us to acknowledge and congratulate former program participants Shannon May and Ann Jackson who received scholarships from Wegman's towards their college education. On a sadder note....... The entire community is aware of the tragic accident that occurred to the Cudlin family. The entire community is being asked to participate in an old-fashioned help your neighbor, chicken barbecue and fundraising event for the family: July 1 at Newharts Lodge. We hope to see you there! If you cannot attend, but would like to make a donation, they can be sent to D. Lovelace, 23 Fish Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. The United Way of Tompkins County each year contributes significantly to Enfield Community Council Programs including this newsletter. This year because of our need to move the Day Camp "out of Enfield" we have made a request for emergency funds to assist with the cost of busing. The United Way has always tried to assist us and be responsive to our needs. Each year we try to respond in kind by participating in their fundraising campaign to reach out to people who are not solicited at work. We are looking for a campaign Chair. Krys Cail did this most recently and was very effective. Please volunteer by calling Marnie Kirchgessner or the United Way office. A list of persons to be solicited and training is provided by the United Way. Plans are already under way to make this year's Harvest Festival, bigger, better and more traditionally oriented then in the past. We would like to encourage special participation of the Grange Member Senior Citizens and 4-H Clubs to sell produce and bring animals and pets for a petting ZOO. Could this be a project you or your group would like to commit to? Call Brenda Smith, newly elected Vice President, at 272-5826 with ideas. The Community Council is planning a plant sale and handmade crafts made made by participants in teen and afterschool programs. If you are willing to make pickles or jelly for us to sell, call Brenda. 0 -5- 38 ANNUAL FIELD DAYS Sponsored by Volunteer Fire Dept. ENFIELD Millers Corners -- Rt 79 & 327 JUNE 22 - 23 - 24 Thursday - Kiddie Parade 7:00 PM Friday - Chicken Bar-B-Que 5:00 PM Saturday - Special Ride Matinee 2-5 PM -Chicken Bar-B-Que 5:00 PM **Firemen's Parade 7 PM*** Buy Advance Ride Tickets at Local Businesses WHEELOCK RIDES is *********COME SUPPORT THE FIRE COMPANY********* Enfield Ladies Auxiliary once again it is Carnival time. The Auxiliary will be running a cake wheel under the food tent on Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24th. If anyone wishes to donate cakes, pies or cupcakes, please give one of the members a call and we would be happy to pick them up. Joan Eisenherdt-------272-0827 Pam Whittaker ---------- 273-0467 Marge Slater ----------- 273-4641 There will also be a Kiddie Parade on Thursday, June 22 at 7:00. Line up will be in front of the school at 6:30. Prizes will be awarded in several categories. Everyone participating will receive a thank you gift. Anyone wishing to donate an hour or two of their time to help with serving at the Bar-B-Que or at the food tent would be appreciated. Enfield Community Council meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month. Everyone is invited to attend. If you would like to be added to our mailing list for meeting notices, call Helen Smith at 273-1689. • cm Our thanks to everyone who returned duplicate copies of our newsletter (especially John Smith!) sent to their nonexistant addresses. By fall we intend to be computerized so errors may occur this time too. Repre- sentatives of the community council will be "riding the roads" to develop a list in conjunction with voter registration records. Many thanks to Jack Hubbell who is Enfield's housing enumerator for all his wonderful lists to date. +++++++++++++ The Community Council would like to resume publication of it's baby sitters list. If interested, send your name and address, phone and age with your interest in writing to Enfield News B M. Kirchgessner, 191 Enfield Main Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Teens wanted to form craft group to work under adult supervision on craft projects. Projects will be sold at the Harvest Festival to benefit Community Council programing. Contact Marnie if interested. Recently Community Council Members have been contacted about a preschool this fall and/or playgroups for prekindergarten children. We are committed to programing for this age group and have some funding from the United Way for this purpose and we have people willing to make it happen. Etta Gray, Town Supervisor, gave us some good news when she shared that the town board moved to pay for repairs to the old fire house to bring it up to code. It's our intention to restart this fall even if it means rotating from house to house until repairs are completed. Please call or write if you have and are willing to add new members to playgroups or would like to start one. More details in our fall newsletter. To all our other Community organizations, we are sorry about the"short" publication date, but we wanted to have information about summer programing out before the end of school. And it was so late coming together. Most of the town residents are aware a citizen committee has been formed to consider issues involved in planning for the town of Enfield. Because of our tight deadline, we did not receive any comments. We would welcome any articles on this topic for our next newsletter to be issued in late • August or early September. Please send to Enfield News. Thanks. E Darr "field Barden, Did you know that Enfield has a building code? It dells aid this letter will try to answer some questuNa about the Wilding code. Mat is tails building code? This ,s actually the New York State Oniforin Fire Prevention and Building Code. This code is a met of standards and regulation governing the constriot.on sort maintenance of cri,'are and public buildings. The code coven such things as: structural elements. apace requirements, fire safety r Ir.ments, plushing, electrical, floating. and ventilation. Tie Curacao Of Chief code is to insure that all frostructio, work done in Nov york State IS done unifomly and to minumm safety staedards. My do.. Enfield participate in the WS Building Cads? The enforcement of the code is a state law. But rho state gave each locality the option of doing Chair own enforcement. Enfield elected to take rmmpansibil.ity for adsuhiatering the Code through the building code enforcement officer that is hired by the town board. My should I conform to this code? the nost obviga reason is the $250.00 fire that may be levied for non- owpliance. But Cho note important resat is the tie Wireemiits that slow the spread of fire: ototects life ,Y allowing for eaceoes in came of fire. safe wiring and olurhinq and sturdy from mi nrk: and reduces energy through minimise insulation rlgll!Selln[s. Another vimrtant incentive for comply" with the code is rhe certificate of occuoeney that you ceI iw after completing your onlact. Mine and more hare buyers are looking for this document. If It does one exist, it outs you the stellar at a disadvantage. Bee each does this program cost the taspayer7 Theareetically, then is no cast to the taxpayer. The Cannit fees see designed to cover the Cost associated with the code esforce.nt. If you haw, further aeatuarl. contact your tan board or Don Berber. the Enfield Code Enfoxcammnt Officer. Place comply with the tan ordinance requiring a building parent for all nor Construction and maintenance rmnierts. silly cot West the Collective knowledge food in the NYS llnkform Fire Prevention and Building Code Man attempting your maxi Construction pmlert. If will :text your plan before ad isn't that LW pi e.Cllghh? DB/m. Dear Enfield Residents, Another su®er Is upon us and that means chat the budget formation and review process is started at the Tompkins Councy Board of Representatives. Again this vest, we are faced with a potential double digit tax increase. As you may have heard, we have passed a 5f maxims increase for doparc- eencal budgets. So how and why are we facing a double digit tax increase? From the mandated items passed on by the state and by the loss of con fonds from the state and federal governments. Again we are faced With tough der tstons on how to fund programs clot are necessary with only a reasonable tax increase. The gravch of now assessment which no really helps cake care of these increases does not appear to be enough again this year. These are cough decision time. but somehow we always make is through the process. In the solid waste area, our salvation will be co Recycle, Recycle. Recycle: Our landfill is filling up fast. It appears chat it will ....h maximum ..Palley In lace 1990. The only way to astand that life 1st ca gee more out of the are acre.. by recycling. Ouc pilot pro- grams have been doing very well and in east cases the public has done an c ellane job in cooperating. we moat continue chat recycling habic to not only extend the landfill life but to save our fragile nvironmanc. Clean air and water is sow thing chat we met pass an to future generations. Have a safe and enjoyable summer. 3... R.garde, • Daniel M. winch r N N O T I C E ENFIELD BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER is now: ROGER RUICS" 182 SHEFFIELD ROAD 273-8457 PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION WORR Plea. call co be sure you are complying Wien the code- 9'w` rO° FOB -/i TOmpetRm COUNTY Human Rights Commissio Rome ill . tom Mena a Dr_ ores .dig N.y. Isles . (6071 27,-sims On Wednesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m., the Tompkins County euman Rights Commission will hold an open meeting at the Newfield Central School, 247 Main Street. The meeting is free, and will be followed by discussion and a question and answer session. For more informatics, please call 274-5305 40 THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ENFIELD CENTER We urge anyone without a home church at present to join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 A.M., with Sunday School activities for the children during the pastor's sermon. Our pastor, the Reverend Wilson Small, and his wife Pauline, who has an outstanding solo singing voice, have brought joy and inspiration to our congregation. We hope you will stop in to hear them. The Church's Food Distribution continues it's eighth year in Enfield on alternate Thursday afternoons from 4-5 P.M., with members of the congregation filling grocery bags with food which David Owens contributes his truck to bring from the Elmira Food Bank. We thank the many people who contrib- ute about two dollars per family every two weeks to make this effort possible. Your contributions would be welcomed. In addition, those who have a one-time food shortage from sudden loss of job, fire, illness, delay in receiving food stamps, etc., may telephone 273-5682 or 272-6518 for help with the emergency. Please call either of the above numbers also if you are interested in working in the Community Garden across the road from the church building. We have seeds and plants. Yee E-0-C. -v 'Y C i .nc T_nG 3e C ni�eld bra.nyt E�f�ald Me,, Rd1 (R+ 3A7) D or aTdnt Ui�CO,H� 116��hi.+' s� • AGAPE BIBLE CHURCH We welcome you to visit with us. Our services are as follows: Sunday School at 10:00 AM, Morning Worship Service at 11:00 AM, Midweek Bible Study at 7:00 PM every Wednesday. Our aim is to teach people how to trust the LORD JESUS CHRIST, live by the WORD OF GOD, and have their needs met and problems answered. We are blessed with a group of warm and caring people. We have recently begun a TEEN Meeting on the last Friday of each month at 7:00 PM. They enjoy indoor and outdoor games, refreshments, goodies and a "Fire by Night" video. July 17th - 21st, from 6-9 PM, we'll hold "VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL" for ages 4-13. The last Sunday evening of each month is our Homemade Goodie Night Fellow- ship. Our specials include Country Gospel Groups, Contemporary Christian Groups, "Old -Time Gospel", gifted speakers and joint -services with other churches .....and more. We have seen many lives helped and changed. We'd like to have you among US. For more information call Pastor Mike Corriers, evenings between 6-7 PM at 277-6574. • We rejoice that a generous friend built and installed a steeple on our church. The Tompkins County Youth Bureau will be sponsoring a joint community youth development forum with the town of Newfield tenatively for mid July. If you are interested in participating in answering the following questions: What are the needs of the youth in your community? What services are provided? Who experiences these needs? What direction should we move in? **What can be done locally to address these needs?????? **What should be done at the county level to address these needs????? Call Beth Mullin at the Youth Bureau -- 277-1217 The Enfield Community Council is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to organize, operate and maintain recreational, social, cultural and instruc- tional activities for the youth of Enfield, and to involve parents and other residents of the community in the programs and meeting the objectives of the organization. To fund our programs the ECC receives money from the Tompkins County United 'Way, the New York State Division for Youth, The Town of Enfield, the New York State Council for the Arts through the Tompkins County Decentralization Program, Fundraising, Fees and Your Donations. L� • 11 n New Yore Sts:e. krr.—w ca-cs -us: ra.e a state. city or awmty hearm department perm t to operate lega:ty_ These perms are issued only If the camp Is in compliance with the state's heats regulations The permit to operate rust be displayed in a conspicuous pace on the premises. The cane must be inspected tmce yearly, by a Health Department representative. At (east ore Inspection must be made during the time the camp Is h operation. Each camp is checked to make sure that the physics facilities are safe and that super- vision is adequate. When choosing a sumrher ramp for thei children, parents and guardians`rea:e .ty ask tre following questcns: Staff Credentials What are the qualifications of the carnp director? The New York State Heath Code requires that the director of an overrugnt camp be at least 25 years old or ho:d a bache!or's degree: a day camp director must be at leas: 21. All directors mast have experience in camping administration or supervision. Camp directors backgrounds are screened by the State Cen--a Reg:s:ry for Chad Abuse and M&'reatmena'.or reposed incidents of child abuse and maltreatmtent. Their backgrounds are aiso screened, by the Health Department, for criminal convictions Only individuis who are con- stdered to Dose no risi to campers are accepted by line Hea'n Departne as ca7.r directors. Vitw are Ye qua {1ca5ors of :-e a=p ccunseorsI At day Camps. ccunseicrs sus• to 16 years or older. have ore year's exre':ence as a junior counselor or ,,O•u-,selor-ir-t•anmg anc;or nave at- tended a pre-oam: ofientaDor program The sta"- to-camper rano must be 1,12. In adoiton, species ratios and counselor quaff iczbons are mandated for supervision of swimming. archery, riflery and out-ofcamp'.;ip ac+Nres. Health Is a doctor or nurse in residence or on call for campers at ail bmes? Physicians or nursing services m—et be available. All summer cz-.ps !n Nev, York State are require: to have written -medical plans approved by the Hea"h Depar"wit. The wrnten plan ,mts; include. among other thugs. pros sidnts for .—ec[ca. nurs- ing and firs' aic services. Injuries anc :i ;^:esses are required tc be •e-Wrtec to me Hear- Deca-me,: and are thor:ugny review ec Does the c_ ; require .-eaca' .__ores ,cr a•-r^ers1 Ir hew Yb x a._.:. ca-:s -cis: •ae- care^; &,re tc sett t-h tl &s :sa:..• a:e-;r saes''= Camp Safety Are pre soap fr3ties and activities sale? The cwV operator m = develop a written carp aafety pion to rclyde provisions for ttaininQ staff members end oneitt rbon of campers, carrpste trgards and seety procedures for program eaivilxis. Fire Safety Are there periods fine dais for both careers and staff? Does each floor of every bu*kV have fire ildts in two ddferant locations? Are flemrtmebie retards Wasofne, pool chemicals. etc.) stored away from activity centers and kept under loch and key? AN of the above are mandatory in New York State. Rights of Parents and Guardians if To be informed by the camp director. or his or her des:gne=_. of any Incident involving your child. issuing serious injury, Illness or abuse. • To review irspe= an and investigation reports for a camp, whicn are maintained by the loa heath unit issuing the camp a permit to operate (present and past reports are available). • To review the required camp safety, medics and fire safety pions. These are on file at bolt the camp aid the health unit issuing the Penn:: to ocerate. Responsibilities of the Camp Operator • To r.'o^ yru ana tre'oeai heath a^.it I ro%.r culls !s invoh e: s art serious mjury. illness :r acuse vtc.dem:. • To screen the background and qualificators of ail staff. • To provide bt.oe-i%: n for all campers - 2e incurs a day a: -_ ertight camps, and duriq hour of coeraricr, for day camps. • To rairrtar al ca-.p physical facilities in a safe arc sat; 1y C c^icn. • Tc ; ovice sate aid wholesome -eais. • Tc `a•,e arz `z,i w required plans for ca. sate:I . •A arc `re safety. • Tc -c:`v re :area: nr , ardwn. wrth fine e^ru;- mer: a_:c carcr or e,:rcliment contract. that: ne m-c 'uat -a.e a permit to operate `!con 7,'* hew vcrt :3:e Department of Health be -e zest; -sec :r-:it-isswrr c'fc2;: :-e ca-c s re -..:red to be rs�eced .'sloe ;vary r'c. -e rscec kc -sc a and reci:ad Tars are floc accrasa :• s:a:e, county or c'y heamn tope' -rant i-c a.siabie for to ;. •e'.!M I] • Enfield Community Council Summer Day Camp Program Registration Crane Crane •y ..ace tr Parents :ame Address ^ge 31 rchd ace iome Phone Emergency Phone Person to Contact if Camp is Cloud Early Interests Cont:dential ].mica? 3iscory (As required by Public tisalch Law Part 225) lhictor• and Phone 1 mmunlracion daces for: Jiptneria lassies `lumps Pallovrelltis Rubella Tentanus ?hone :Has your child ever had or currently suffer from: (If ves, please give dace and any percasneac information needed to provide adequately for your child) Yes/::o amebiasi. anchraa botulism brucellosis cencral nervous syste. infections (bacterial or non-bacterial) cnancroid chicken gene cholera d1pntherts g... trnea (t en ito-.rime ry, opchalala, ocher) granuloma inguinale hepatitis (fnfectlous (A) serum (3) nistoplasmoais (new Co.*) hospital -associated Snleccions (including diarrhea, conjunctivitis of ntuborn) lntectlous mononucleosis leprosy leptospiroaas lympnogranulcca venereum malarta yet/:ie .@sales camps plat.. poliomyelitis psittacosis rabies relapsing fever raves snydrome .locky `iouncain spotted fever rubella (congenital rubella svnd.... ) salmonelloals shigellosis smalipom stroptocoecal sore throat including $Carlos fever syphilis tetanus trichinosis tuberculosis tularemia typhoid whooping co.gh yell. fever Is your cnild currently under treatment for any medical condition or require any medication: If yes, please provide details. List anv allergies, etc. I give my child parmissfon to participate in she Enfield Coeunicv Council Program. I understand that the Enfield Community Council is not responsible for any accidents car injuries, unless chore is negligence on chair part. ,Donation S :;nature of Parent or Cuardian The Enfield Catnem unity Council Suer Program is partially funded by [he ::ew )cr4 State Division for Youth, marched by money from one Tour, of `:niield and the :nited '-ay. The aslant. of the cost of this program must be raised but no cnild . ,.I be turned acav for inability to pay. Bus Transportation Stop # PLEASE RETURN TO MARNIE KIRCHGESSNER 272-2241 191 Enfield Main Rd.