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LONG ISLAND MOUNTAINEER NEWSLETTER OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB LONG ISLAND CHAPTER SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1993 1994 Slate of Officers room 103. From Rt. 110 Wolf Hill Road (aka Schwab Road) is 1 mile north of Your nominating committee reports on the Northern Parkway or 1 mile south of Jericho. slate of officers and board members to be Go east on Schwab/Wolf Hill to the center presented at the September meeting. located on the north side once you pass three Additional nominations , as prescribed in the traffic lights. constitution and bylaws will be accepted at this meeting. The election will be held at the annual meeting in October at the Milleridge The Highpointers Challenge Inn. A History Making Event Please contact Bruce Marshall and his son Lance (13 President Jack Gebel Highpoints each) if you would be willing to be a State Vice President Larry Braun Coordinator for putting a team of 4 or more people on top of Secretary Delia Costello your state high point on the 29th of June 1994. This coordinated effort to summit all 50 highpoints will be Treasurer Lester Wahrenburg sponsored by a major American corporation in celebration of Governor Mike Brooks their 100th Anniversary (29 June 1894). Please make sure you have submitted your highpoint or will have done so this Board Member Ada Busso year. Finally, to get more media coverage and national Board Member Jeanne Gray involvement our vision is that the nuclear 4 person team(s) will consist of the following: Board Member Nancy Hodson (1) Highpointer Club member - coordinator? (2) An Eagle Scout - getting Boy Scout Support & Logistics The nominating committee, Herb Coles, across the country. Chairman, Larry Braun and Don Mantell (3) A Ham Radio Operator - getting support from the thank these people for taking on this American Radio Relay League to provide nationwide networked communications. msibility and wish them all the best (4) A member of "the Corporation" (to be disclosed later) to carry a flag or suitable plaque to the summit. Please respond by writing a note to: Bruce or Lance Marshall 5048 West Running Brook Road Columbia, MD 21044-1521 or send FAX to: (401)584-8061 or Come September We're Moving call (401)584-8067 (be sure to provide name, address, phone & Fax #s) We're moving a few thousand feet east along Wolf Hill Road to the The Center St. Members can call Lanny Wexlcr if they arc interested in joining his team in this historic adventure. Elizabeth's Church, 175 Wolf Hill Road, LANNY WEXLER Melville. From Northern Parkway, use the Wolf Hill Exit and head West. Use the 126KetchumsRd.Syosset,NYl 1791(516)9385721 driveway adjacent to the athletic field: park in the rear to enter the main doors and go to j Printed on recycled paper. ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB overcome the sore muscles all novices endure and LONG ISLAND CHAPTER even more. Two years ago I lost months due to a broken ankle; this past winter I was hindered by a 1992-1993 bum knee and low blood sugar that required more EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE food than I could consume. Rehab for the knee, a PRESIDENT Linda Edwards 581-2557 VICE-PRESIDENT Larry Braun 718-392-2030 brace for the knee, and a new insulin regimen has TREASURER Les Wahrcnburg 775-3802 eliminated these problems. Don't let glitches along SECRETARY Jill Werfel 75115805 the way deter you from the goal of getting out to GOVERNOR Jenny Kohn 667-4534 enjoy nature and relax as you challenge your GOVERNOR Larry Braun 718-392-2030 muscles! BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECYCLING - Donate your used but not abused Dave Edwards 581-2557 walking shoes to SPORTLACES SHOES FOR THE Nancy Hodson 692-5754 NEEDY program. Mail them to Perceptive Jack Gebel 288-2208 Products, 2438 30th Street, Boulder CO 80301. Jeanne Gray 691-0629 For more info call 800 688-2656. Paul Lanzillotta 345-3581 Don Mantell 598-1015 COMMITTEE CHAIRS MEMBERSHIP Paul Lanzillotta 345-3581 CONSERVATION June Fait 897-5306 OUTINGS Vacant! ???-???? PROGRAMS Yetta Sokol 433-6561 MOUNTAINEER (Editor) Ron Engasser 289-5375 TRAIL CONFERENCE Ed Slaughter 654-2197 HOSPITALITY Arlene Scholer 354-0231 TRAIL MAINTAINANCE Herb Coles 897-5306 PUBLICITY Arlene Scholer 354-0231 NOTE all phone numbers are 516 area code unless otherwise noted. Downstate Roundtable report People and Perspectives By Arlene Scholer On June 19th, our chapter hosted the meeting for the Downstate Roundtable. There were representatives from the following chapters: Knickerbocker, New York, New BE ALERT - Familiarize yourself with the directions Jersey and Mohican. Long Island was represented by to our new meeting site; from our last site you only Linda Edwards, June Fait, Herb Coles and Larry Braun. need to go a few thousand feet east along Wolf Hill The speaker for the meeting was Jack Gebharts from Road. An austerity budget forced us to relocate. the Sterling Forest Reserve Project. He provided much SAVE $ $ $ - Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS is on information on why Sterling Forest should be saved from Voice Rd. - west side of Glen Cove Road - between development. This area provides watershed for the NY - NJ area as well as providing a green area close to the Old Country Rd. and Jericho Turnpike) will offer a urban area. The 2,000 acres in New Jersey were saved by 20% sale night for all members on Thursday, eminent domain. That would not be feasible in NY. The October 28. Take advantage,,everything will be on Local, State and Federal agencies involved in this are so sale. confusing, it's hard to tell who's got jurisdiction over CATSKILL CLIMBER - If you'r hiking more what. Jack Freeman, assistant to ADK legal Counsel Neil frequently in the Catskills, send a SASE to me at 17 Woodworth, advised that dating back to 1988 ADK has Willow Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. I'll send supported the efforts of the downstate chapters (Including you a copy of the Catskill 3500 Club Tally and LI) to preserve and protect Sterling Forest. To help Information Sheet. It is necessary to record dates of coordinate the efforts of Main Club and the downstate mountains climbed if you're interested in Catskill chapters, our own Larry Braun was appointed 3500 membership. Come to a meeting and speak to "Facilitator". Anyone willing to help out give Larry a call. the ADK-LIers who are also 3500 members. Herb Coles spoke about the Adopt-A-Trail program. What is needed are people (Individuals or groups) willing APPRECIATION & APPLAUSE - are offered to the to inspect and work on the trails at least 3 times between outgoing officers and volunteers who have worked so spring and fall. Please contact Herb if your interested. hard in the last years. The vitality of our The next Downstate Roundtable will be held on organization is dependent upon new volunteers. New October 23 and will be hosted by the New York Chapter blood is an important shot in the arm for all clubs. at Camp Nawakwa at 9 AM. The emphasis will be on BUILDING ENDURANCE - If you are willing to membership. Chapter chairs, governors, membership challenge yourself, participate as often as you can. chairs and conservation chairs are invited but anyone with an interest can attend. Just let Linda Edwards know. You can build your endurance by walking at home as Many thanks to Linda Edwards and June for getting the well as joining progressively more demanding hikes. refreshments together and to Herb & Paul Lanzillotta for Once you can enjoy a sense of. well being after setting and cleaning up. Also thanks to Herb and June for exerting yourself, perhaps you'll be encouraged to go providing the social room of their condo complex in Long to the next level. Each level of hiking ability has its Beach for the meeting. It was nice and cool by the water own rewards. Those rewards can be enough to on a very hot Saturday morning and afternoon. helping refurnish his home! (Jack Gebel's) Annual Dinner 1993 Thank You, everyone. See you at ADK Loj over the Columbus Day weekend. Lets make this year's dinner an even PETER IBBETSON bigger success than we had last year. ONTARIO CANADA Again we will be at the MILLERIDGE INN which is on Rts. 106 & 107 in Jericho, Fall L.I. Sound Clean-up just north of the LIE and Northern Parkway. The date will be Thursday October 14. A Not long ago, at the annual meeting of the ADK cocktail hour with a cash bar will start at 7 that was hosted by our chapter in Riverhead, an upstate PM; dinner at about 7:45 PM. member asked me if there was any group that was attempting to clean up the sound. There will be a choice of entrees but this I was embarrassed because I couldn't give a can be decided that night. The choices will definitive answer, even though over the past few years be London Broil Bordleaise, Chicken I've heard and seen many horror stories of the Sound's Mascott, Fillet of Sole, Almondine or a water purity. Fishermen talk of the western end of the Vegetarian Selection. Dinner will also Sound as being biologically dead, and the amount of floating garbage and wastes have increased dramatically include fruit cup, salad, desert & coffee, and over the past 10 years. I Don't remember the turbidity the price is still $24. inclusive. or the large amounts of debris from my childhood in I have to let the Inn know by Oct. 4th if we St. James. have enough people for the Garden Room.