Movies Under the Stars

Come watch a movie on a 12 foot screen with theater sound under the stars after 8:00 pm in the back yard of 32 Upland Road on July 7th!

Bring your blankets, chairs, snacks, drinks, and pj’s.  We provide the popcorn!

Posters with the movie for all ages can be seen around the village.

LCA Treasurer’s Report: June, 2012

Balance  5/ 8 /12 $3,040.94
INCOME EXPENSE
Household Membership 0  @ $10 Collective Copies $53.00
Household Membership 0  @ $5 American Cancer Soc. (1) $25.00
Business Membership  0  @ $25 Gazette $24.48
Donations Florence Village Flower (2) $50.00
Postage 0  @ $3
MONTHLY INCOME $0.00 MONTHLY EXPENSES $152.48
Balance   6/ 12 / 12 $2,888.46
Hotel Bridge Special Acct Balance $3,534.46 (1) In Memory Pat Wagner
(2) Memorial Wreath
Active Members to Date:
Households 103
Businesses 10

Leeds Photo of the Month – June 2012

Lora’s Handy Work –Bradford Park. Do you have a great photo that was taken in Leeds? Read more

LCA Minutes: June, 2012

In attendance: Deb Jacobs, Alice Badecker, Sue Carbin,  Stephy Cho, Joel Emrick,  Jason Johnson,  George  Kohout (notes),

1)    Treasurer’s Report (Sue C) spreadsheet handout

  • Current Balance                         $3040.94
  • Hotel Bridge account balance $3,534.46

2)    Newsletter

  • Discussed ideas and topics for the June/July issue including Thank You notes, Upcoming Events, Business Profile (Chartpak? – Sue), history article (Joel)

3)    Review of Bike for the Bridge Event

  • Sue distributed an income/expense report which highlighted a $1,400 profit for the Bridge
  • A total of 44 riders participated, 5 Bridge T-shirts sold
  • Stephy distributed a chart of items to be remembered for next year, a list of volunteers to thank, and also participating businesses.
  • Big round of applause for Stephy and Alice who managed the 1001 details and prep work.

4)    Tag Sale Details

  • Re-schedule from June 2 to Sat June 16 due to weather.
  • Sue has posted announcements and ads to the Gazette and other papers re: the new date
  • Not enough lead time to publish street numbers of sales ; maybe next year we’ll post these on web site and distribute a street map w/ starred locations

5)    Reviewed Upcoming Events

  • Sat Night Movies (David R) Sat July 7th – Upland Rd. / Sat July 28 – village green /  Sat Aug 11 – Upland Rd
  • Ice Cream Social – Deb O & Geo to confirm tentative dates in 1st week of Aug w/ Mt Tom’s owner. Sue to contact Champlain Cable or Chartpak re: sponsorship of $150 – $200
  • Saratoga Bus trip – Jim M rescheduled event to Fri Aug 3. King Ward bus to leave Leeds at 8 a.m. and return approx 9 p.m. Another trip later in August is possible

6)     Dinner on the Bridge Event

  • Discussed the logistics of providing a dinner to 50 people (two seatings) which is doable w/ good planning
  • Larger issue is getting approval from DPW re: this event or deciding to go w/ option #2
  • George K to draft letter to Mayor, At Large City Council and DPW re: the bridge situation and lack of activity re: the Engineering Study funded by the N’ton CPA. BoD and Officer to review and comment on letter nefore finalized.

7)    Other Updates / Old Business

  • Bradford Scholarships – Awards went to 3 N’ton H.S. students; Torsten Johnson ($300), Abby Lieberman ($200) and Deanna Peterson ($100). JFK and Leeds Grammar were also awarded $100 apiece
  •  Beaver Brook / Broad Brook Conservation Area – LCA approached by the Broad Brook Coalition to assist w/ the stewardship of this relatively new parcel on Rte 9 opposite St. Mary’s cemetery. Discussed the other Conservation areas the LCA also “stewards” George to invite BBC rep to Sept meeting to discuss this idea more.
  • Review of Memorial Day event – A crowd of approx 80 enjoyed the event. Everything went well including Gloria T’s keynote speech. Slight changes for next year include less speakers, only one or two Gettysburg Address readers and have the benediction end the event. The event is being replayed often on N’ton’s cable channel 15.

8)     New Business

  • Conservation  Commission Public Hearing  – On Thurs @ 5:00 the Cons Comm will hold a hearing on the City’s plan to clear large rubbish, re-grade and fill where necessary the old Tacy lot opposite the Hotel Bridge. The proposed plans also call for the use of herbicides to control invasives which the LCA opposes. Geo, Deb and Jason will attend the public hearing to voice the LCA’s concerns

Meeting adjourned at 8:40pm

Next Meeting                  

Tuesday August 14           7:00 p.m.         Stephy & Alice’s House, 91 Water St

 

Saratoga Bus Trip

Bus Trip to Saratoga, N.Y.
Jim Mias of Grove Ave will be coordinating a bus trip trip to beautiful Saratoga, N.Y. on FridayAugust 3
(postponed from the original date of July 24). The group will leave Leeds Grammar
school at 8:00 am, arriving at Saratoga about 10:30 am. The first stop will be at the Casino
for about an hour and then on to the spacious park in plenty of time for the first race at 1:00 pm.
Picnicking is encouraged as coolers, lawn chairs and food are allowed into park (no glass). The
bus will depart immediately after the last race and should arrive back to Leeds by 9:00 pm. The
full price of $35.00 includes the bus trip (a/c and bathroom – King Ward), tip to driver, raffles on
the bus and admission to the park. For more information on Saratoga and the famous Race Course
visit http://www.saratoga.com/
Call Jim Mias at 584-1623 for more details.  Saratoga trips have a tendency to sell out fast.

Leeds Tag Sale

The Leeds Civic Assoc. has rescheduled the  annual village-
wide Tag Sale for Saturday, June 16, from 8:00 – 12.
We are expecting large crowds so please put out your treasures
and welcome mast for our visitors.
We will post a large sign at the intersection near Clementine
and we encourage you to post signs at the entrances to your
streets where possible.

Have fun and good luck w/ your sales!

Photos from Bike Ride 2012

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3rd Annual Hotel Bridge Bike Ride

43 riders enjoyed the 3rd Annual Bike Ride for the Leeds Hotel Bridge that was held May 20th. Starting at Chart-Pak the 25 miles route went to Outlook farm and back and the 50 mile route went the 25 mile route came back to Chart-Pak and then went to Conway.
Even thou it got hot later on in the day-it was perfect weather early in the morning when the riders started out and no one going to complain after the rainout last year. Many of the riders commented on how easy it was to follow the paint that marked the route-and the smiley faces that meant a hill was coming up

James Montgomery representing the Mass Bike organization  asked riders to fill out forms and gave t-shirts and numerous bike accessories away if you registered with MassBike.
Joe’s Garage in Haydenville which I’m told is a very good place to go if your into bikes, had a group of riders. Also a few riders were there and told us about a another bike ride for cancer victims called Steph’s Wild Ride, coming up June 2nd-I’m told it’s long ride but doesn’t have the hills like our does

The two people that are responsible for putting on this great fund raiser are Alice Badecker and Stephy Cho. Beside organizing, advertising, promoting, getting donations for all the food and drink, they also went over all the routes(10, 25, 50 miles) and picked up and swept where they thought it need it- they did this the night before from 5 til 10:30 pm- 5 and ½ hours.

We are hoping that all the people that helped out this year will return next year and if you missed the fun this year…look for the ride next May. It is usually run during Bike Week.  Remember we are raising funds for the historic preservation of the Leeds Hotel Bridge that connect Water Street and Main street.

3rd Annual Hotel Bridge Bike Ride

Bikers- waring to go

 

43 riders enjoyed the 3rd Annual Bike Ride for the Leeds Hotel Bridge that was held May 20th. Starting at Chart-Pak the 25 miles route went to Outlook farm and back and the 50 mile route went the 25 mile route came back to Chart-Pak and then went to Conway.
Even thou it got hot later on in the day-it was perfect weather early in the morning when the riders started out and no one going to complain after the rainout last year. Many of the riders commented on how easy it was to follow the paint that marked the route-and the smiley faces that meant a hill was coming up

James Montgomery representing the Mass Bike organization  asked riders to fill out forms and gave t-shirts and numerous bike accessories away if you registered with MassBike.
Joe’s Garage in Haydenville which I’m told is a very good place to go if your into bikes, had a group of riders. Also a few riders were there and told us about a another bike ride for cancer victims called Steph’s Wild Ride, coming up June 2nd-I’m told it’s long ride but doesn’t have the hills like our does

The two people that are responsible for putting on this great fund raiser are Alice Badecker and Stephy Cho. Beside organizing, advertising, promoting, getting donations for all the food and drink, they also went over all the routes(10, 25, 50 miles) and picked up and swept where they thought it need it- they did this the night before from 5 til 10:30 pm- 5 and ½ hours.

We are hoping that all the people that helped out this year will return next year and if you missed the fun this year…look for the ride next May. It is usually run during Bike Week.  Remember we are raising funds for the historic preservation of the Leeds Hotel Bridge that connect Water Street and Main street.

You can view more photos of the Bike Ride Here

Spring Fling 2012 Photos

Photos by Pamela Cobb

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