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PLPA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
I hope everyone enjoyed this summer. I know I did. One of the unexpected highlights was breakfast at Rock Island. It was quite a sight -- more than ten boats side by side, including kayaks and runabouts. The variety of food boggled the appetite. Participation in events like this makes the Peck's Lake community unique.
It's now November. The edges of the lake are showing ice. We have had a few flurries and the promise of a great skiing season is in the air. For those of you who don't stick around for the winter and the new owners who will be wintering over -- we had almost 12 feet of snow last winter. We skied through April!
Please note the three winter events that the PLPA has planned: Christmas Caroling & Potluck Supper and Winterfest are great times to meet and greet neighbors and friends.
SPECIAL NOTE: Nancy and Bob Allen initiated and are coordinating an effort to share our piece of paradise with those working in the horror of the WTC. They are asking us to open our homes and hearts to these workers and their families. I pray that everyone will respond positively.
As we give thanks for what we have, Liz and I wish everyone a happy and safe Holiday season.
Dave Pratt, President
WTC WORKER RELIEF
Dear Fellow Peck's Lake Property Owners,
In the aftermath of the September 11th attack on our country, many people struggled with the most effective way to express their sense of loss and wish to support those in need. With the realization that we here at Peck's Lake are so fortunate to live in a particularly beautiful part of the country, it was our desire to share some of the peace and tranquility by opening by opening our homes and cottages to the firemen, police, EMTs and other individuals engaged in rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center. If we are able to provide some small measure of healing peace and quiet to these tireless workers and their families faced with the horror of a terrorist attack on their city for weeks on end, it would be our privilege.
It is our hope that we here at Peck's Lake will be able to offer multiple properties to enable groups of families who know each other to be placed near one another. Thus far, more than 50 properties have been registered, representing 15 lakes as well as properties in Florida, North Carolina, Vermont and many rural communities in New York State.
Please join us in providing a respite to the workers by joining your neighbors in registering your property. It is anticipated that families will continue to take advantage of short 3-4 day getaways from now through the summer of 2002. If you desire to show your support in another way, perhaps offer to host a group dinner or sponsor meal tickets. To sign up online. go to www.rescueworkerhosts.com or call us at (518) 725-5805. Bless you for your generosity of spirit.
Sincerely,
Nancy & Bob Allen
CHRISTMAS CAROLING / POTLUCK DINNER
Join us Saturday, December 15, 2001 at 6pm at the Peck's Lake Marina to start out for homes on the North an South Shore to entertain our neighbors with Christmas Carols. For more information, or if you would like the carolers to visit your house, please contact Dave Pratt at 725-6460.
Immediately following, Larry and Joanne Wheelock will host a Potluck Dinner at their home located at 241 South Shore Road. Please notify them at 773-3271 if you plan to attend and what dish you will bring to pass.
The Winter Festival is Saturday, February 9, 2002; noon to 4pm Bring your family and friends and join us at the Peck's Marina Boathouse for this fun-filled annual event. We'll cross-country ski; sled, tube and toboggan; and conditions permitting, ice skate and play broom hockey. Also enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride and excellent refreshments! Contact Bill Nitsche at 725-1849 or Alby Peck at 725-3673 for more information.
Maps, Guidebooks and Directories for sale for $3 each. Contact Larry Doubleday at 725-6680.
SPECIAL THANKS to Bill Nitsche who after serving twelve years, recently retired from the the fish stocking committee. Along with a multitude of other accomplishments for the committee, Bill oversaw last year's fish study for Peck's Lake. The study resulted in placing our fish stocking on a more balanced and environmentally specific approach.
We all thank Bill for his long and dedicated service to our Lake community... he's not going any place, so he'll still be available for advice, and to assist in other activities.
MANY THANKSalso go to our members:
In Sympathy...
Our community lost two active, long time members this year; Jessie Leytham, formerly of Chipmunk Hill, who passed away in Vermont in May and Theodore "Ted" Hoye, of North Shore Road who passed away in July. Ted was "unofficial" council to the PLPA. We share our condolences with their families and friends.
Welcome New Property Owners!!
COUNTRY LIVING by Esther P. Neal
Would it surprise you to know that 672 million birds are exposed to pesticides on farms alone, and that 10 percent of them die? Even more frightening, the most toxic poisons are used commonly in home gardens. DIAZINON and CHLORPYRIFOS are pesticides that kill directly, reduce the number of eggs laid and the survival of nestlings, and increase the number of deformities in growing chicks. A single granule of diazinon can kill five small birds. The EPA has outlawed the use of diazinon on golf courses and sod farms a few years ago but it still used in the United States.
Some years ago our government banned the use of DDT when it was found that it caused the eggshells of Eagles and other large birds' eggs to be so thin they cracked and broke before hatching time. Sadly, it is still used in other countries. This adversely affects Neo-tropical migratory birds, (applies to a region of the Earth with its characteristic fauna). Besides the above faults, these poisons reduce hormone levels necessary for egg laying. This alone, plus the stress of a long flight north in the spring saps the bird's energy. I have mentioned before this, the stripping of the rain forest in South America has had a great affect on our songbirds. We see less of them each year.
There are a few things we can do to help our birds:
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