(Credit: Courtesy AdkAction, 2022)
AdkAction and the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) announced that the Compost for Good (CfG) initiative has been awarded $170,000 in grants to provide technical assistance for organizations, municipalities and other institutions interested in designing and implementing composting programs in their communities. (See more, below.)
Dippikill Road over Glen Creek, Town of Johnsburg
JOHNSBURG, NY – The Warren County Department of Public Works is advising motorists of a closure of a portion of Dippikill Road, at the intersection with Glen Creek Road, in the Town of Johnsburg, effective immediately. All traffic is advised to use the signed detour route that includes New York State Route 28, Glen-Athol Road (Warren County Route 13) and Parker Cross Road.
The bridge carrying Dippikill Road over Glen Creek is owned by Warren County, was built in 1977 and is scheduled for replacement starting in the spring of 2023. Deterioration of steel structural elements has led to reductions in allowable loads over the bridge in recent years. Recent inspections by the New York State Department of Transportation indicate the continued deterioration of those steel elements may compromise the bridge’s ability to safely carry the minimum vehicle loads.
The bridge will remain closed to all traffic until after the replacement project is successfully completed. The project is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2023 and be complete during the summer of 2023.
Those with questions can contact Warren County DPW at 518-761-6556.
South High Dance committee looking for recipient nominations
From a press release: The 46th annual South High Marathon Dance will be held in late winter/spring 2023, the actual date will be selected soon. The committee is looking for recipient nominations. All requests must be submitted by January 1, 2023. Any application received after that date will be retained for the 2024 dance.
To nominate an individual or organization to be considered as a recipient, please visit the application website.
Last year, the dance raised $515,440.74 for 28 beneficiaries, bringing the 45-year total to more than $9.9 million raised for 619 beneficiaries.
All donations are tax deductible.
In January the student committee will begin the extremely difficult process of identifying recipients of the 2023 Marathon Dance. We appreciate your continued support of the South High Marathon Dance.
Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Update: Over $1.3M Going to Local Children's Charities So Far. Holiday Match Helps Children All Year Long.
From a Press Release: The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is a true community effort with Stewart’s Shops doubling every customer gift. Customer donations have reached $650,945 through Thursday, December 15th. That’s over $1.3M with the Stewart’s match so far, and there’s ten more collection days!
The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program has no administrative fees and donates 100% of donations received to charities in their market areas. Stewart’s Shops matches each donation penny for penny and dollar for dollar and has been doing so for the past 36 years, raising over $34 million for local charities.
These donations stay local and support local nonprofits.
Holiday Match funds are collected from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day in each of the 357 shops. Local children’s organizations are encouraged to apply for funding here.
The deadline for submission is January 31, 2023.
Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau (LGRCVB) revises, relaunches meetlakegeorge.com.
From a press release: The Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau acts as an extension of Warren County Tourism to attract and support group business every year. As a means to provide an online landing space for this type of traveler and event organizer, the LGRCVB recently launched a refreshed, group-focused website: meetlakegeorge.com.
The new site provides a regional/seasonal focus on meeting spaces and ballrooms, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, wedding venues and services. The site also has information on group-friendly lodging, activities and dining options. It features venues that can accommodate festivals, smaller reunions and retreats, and unique gatherings with guests who wish to meet and lodge separately.
AdkAction's Compost for Good awarded $170,000
From a press release: Turning food waste into compost will be easier for North Country communities, thanks to expanded funding for a regional community-scale composting program. AdkAction and the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) announced that the Compost for Good (CfG) initiative has been awarded $170,000 in grants to provide technical assistance for organizations, municipalities and other institutions interested in designing and implementing composting programs in their communities.
The three grant awards — $120,000 from the USDA Rural Business Development Program, $30,000 from the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program and $20,000 from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) — will help AdkAction and ANCA bring the composting initiative to more North Country communities.
CfG was established by co-founders John Culpepper, Katie Culpepper and ANCA Energy Circuit Rider Jennifer Perry in 2020, when NYSP21 provided a $20,000 grant to launch the program. Regional demand for CfG’s services — including site visits, presentations, case studies, educational videos, grant assistance, regulatory navigation, and peer-to-peer connections — has grown significantly over the last two years. AdkAction and ANCA’s partnership, bolstered by each organization’s established networks and local food programming, will increase CfG’s capacity and support more community-scale composting efforts across the region, particularly among North Country farms