By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 18 July 2019 at 9:10 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Chris Hammond, a retired Major League baseball player, poses for a photo with three brothers from Kendall: Louie, Sam and Jonny Conte.
They met with Hammond on Wednesday evening at North Point Chapel in Albion. The brothers are participating in a week-long baseball camp put on by North Point and NextLVL Sports Institute.
About 50 kids are practicing baseball and softball drills at the Barre Town Park with instructors from NextLVL Sports Institute in Georgia.
Chris Hammond signs a baseball for Aaron Sugar of Albion.
Hammond pitched 14 seasons in the big leagues with the Reds, Marlins, Red Sox, Braves, Yankees, A’s and Padres. He had his best season in 2002 with a 0.95 ERA with the Braves. He is only the third pitcher in the history of the Major Leagues to maintain an ERA under 1.00 for a full season.
Hammond shared his concerns about playing baseball year-round and the demands and costs of travel baseball. He only played baseball three months a year when he was a kid.
He thinks parents put too much pressure on some kids to be on a high-performance track, rather than playing for fun with friends.
Hammond also urged people to be “Christ followers” and not just “church-goers.” He said families and communities need more people who are following Jesus Christ.
Mike Outten, pastor of North Point Chapel, thanked Hammond and about 10 people from NextLVL Sports Institute for spending time in Albion. Outten said the church is committed to reaching youth in the community.
Hammond will lead drills at the sports camp at the Barre Town Park today and Friday. The players will do a demonstration on Friday evening at the park, showcasing what they learned this week.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 17 July 2019 at 7:37 am
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Stella Edward, 3, of Albion gives a generous coat of paint to a trinket box at Hoag Library during the summer reading program.
She was one of 70 kids who painted a box on Tuesday at the library.
Jim Babcock of Babcock Construction and his employees made the boxes out of wood. In previous years, Babcock made birdhouses and birdfeeders for kids in the summer reading program.
He cut and assembled the wooden pieces for the trinket boxes, and the kids then painted them.
Justin “Scoop” of Medina gives his trinket box a multi-colored look. He is part of the Little Leapers Childcare Center in Albion.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 15 July 2019 at 12:56 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Veterans this morning at about 10:30 raised an American flag for the first time on the new flag pole that was erected last week at Hoag Library.
The veterans at the flag pole include from left: Earl Schmidt, director of the Orleans County Veterans Service Agency; John Pera, commander of the American Legion in Orleans County and also in Holley; and Dave Kusmierczak, chaplain for the American Legion.
The addition of the flag pole follows the recent construction of a new digital sign to promote library events. With the sign and flag pole, the library has completed the projects that were part of the orginal blueprint for the a new library which opened in July 2012.
“It feels like the property is now complete with this flag,” said Betty Sue Miller, library director.
Veterans and library staff and supporters watch the trio get ready to raise the flag for the first time.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 15 July 2019 at 12:37 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – A big section of a towering maple tree broke off about 10:30 last night on East Park Street. The big branch landed on a Jeep Liberty but the vehicle doesn’t appear to be badly damaged. There aren’t any broken windows.
Meghan and Stephanie Cox, two sisters, live at the house where the tree came crashing down. Stephanie is grateful no one was on the sidewalk when the branch broke.
“Nobody was there and nobody was hurt,” she said. “If someone was walking by they could have been severely injured.”
They are waiting for an insurance adjuster who they hope will approve having the big tree limbs removed and cover any damages to the Jeep.
Albion police officers and firefighters are on the scene at about 10:45 Sunday night They made sure people stayed back away from the live wires. National Grid also responded. The police and firefighters were at the scene until about 1:15 a.m.
Photos by Tom Rivers: Gary Simboli is pictured at the Cabaret at Studio B in Albion last week when accompanied Albion native Kailey Winans during her performance. Simboli has developed his own show featuring music and anecdotes from his 35 years of directing high school musicals at Albion.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 12 July 2019 at 8:42 am
Gary Simboli on Tuesday was recognized with the Uplinger Award by Albion Lions Club President Ron Albertson in recognition of Simboli’s career leading school musicals and directing the high school chorus and choirs. Simboli and his students also perform at many community events. The Uplinger Award is given for distinguished community service.
ALBION – An Albion teacher who has directed nearly 70 musicals at the high school the past 35 years will be the headline performer in six shows this summer at the Cabaret at Studio B.
Gary Simboli will be performing a show featuring music from many of the musicals, as well as some funny anecdotes from leading the shows.
Six bus tours have already signed up for the matinee shows that are scheduled for July 24, Aug. 6, Aug. 7, Aug. 13, Aug. 27 and Aug. 29, with a 1:15 start time for the first five, and the time to be determined for the last show.
Simboli has accompanied many of his students and other musicians in the community. This time he will be the main attraction through his show, “Musicals and Mischief.”
“There will be stories and songs from specific shows,” Simboli said. “I hope they will find it funny.”
Amy Sidari, owner of the Cabaret at Studio B, said Simboli is a gifted performer in his own right. He has performed with Marcy Downey, who has a longstanding relationship with bus tour companies. She urged Simboli to develop his own show and vouched for him with the bus tour companies.
The first six groups will be coming from the Rochester area. There will be seats at the Cabaret for community members, too.
“Not only will these people love Gary, they will love Albion, too,” Sidari said. “I really see Albion on an upswing.”
She expects the people on the bus tours to visit the downtown, which has seen several new businesses open in the past two years.
Sidari opened the Cabaret at Studio B in her dance studio six years ago, with Marcy Downey the first performer on July 28, 2013. Sidari routinely sells out shows with a capacity of 80 seats.
She features local musicians, some top high school performers and increasingly out-of-town professionals such as jazz singer Erin Boheme (returning on Aug. 24-25) and Dakota Horvath, a jazz singer from Chicago (performing Oct. 19 in Albion).
Kailey Winans, 28, performed last week at the Cabaret at Studio B. Winans is an Albion native who now lives in New York City.
Albion native Kailey Winans kicked off the summer season at the Cabaret last Friday with her show, “Dare to Dare … Happily Ever After.”
Winans, 28, performs in New York City at the Don’t Tell Momma cabaret. Her full-time job is as a nursery school teacher at Rockefeller University.
She graduated from Albion in 2008 and credited Simboli for developing her passion for music.
“I’ve learned pretty much everything I have about being a performer from him,” she said. “He would do everything he could for his kids. He is very selfless.”
Simboli accompanied Winans during her show last week and sang a duet with her, “It’s Now or Never.”
Ace Caldwell, the father of Amy Sidari, works on improvements to new studio space at Gotta Dance by Miss Amy.
Sidari is working to upgrade a third studio room at 28 West Bank St., where she has had her dance studio for 22 years. That new room will be multipurpose for dance, a “green room” for the performers to get ready, and also can be space for pop-up shops.
Her grand plan is to renovate the top floor of her building for the cabaret, which would expand the seating from the current 80 to at least 125.
Simboli is planning to retire as a teacher in the three years. He would like to perform at the expanded cabaret and cook for people as part of the event space. The new cabaret would lend itself to bus tours, and would be a draw to downtown Albion.
The next show at the Cabaret is this evening and features Crandall, Wood and Main. The show calendar then includes Enoch Martin, a 2019 Albion graduate, on July 19. Kerri Lynn Slominski, a Kendall graduate, will do an operatic show on July 27.
Photos by Tom Rivers: Contractors have erected a new performing arts venue/amphitheater at Bullard Park.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 July 2019 at 11:22 am
ALBION – The Albion Village Board was asked on Wednesday to name the new amphitheater at Bullard Park in honor of Brennan Moody, an Albion High School senior who was killed in a car accident on June 18, 10 days before he was to graduate.
Moody, 17, was heavily involved in the school’s music program, performing with the band and chorus, and starring in the musicals.
Thom Jennings wrote a letter to the editor that was posted July 1 on the Orleans Hub. That letter has received lots of support in the community, with more than 3,000 people backing an online petition to name the amphitheater for Moody.
Jennings attended Wednesday’s Village Board with Jack Burris and Zack Burgess. They offered to help the board with making the amphitheater as a memorial for Moody. Jennings said they could help plan a dedication service that would be a celebration of Moody’s life.
Mayor Eileen Banker said she wants to first speak with Brennan’s parents, Erin and Rhiannon Moody, to see how they would feel about the amphitheater being named for their son.
“I want to make sure they are completely comfortable with whatever we decide to do,” she said.
Bullard Park will be under construction much of this summer with the new amphitheater, a splash park, a pavilion and utility building with bathrooms all being built.
The amphitheater is behind the playground and faces a softball field on the west side of the park.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 11 July 2019 at 6:04 am
Photo by Tom Rivers: Marcus Coville, left, accepts a citation from Village Trustee Peter Sidari on Wednesday in honor of Coville’s father, the late Steven Coville, who volunteered for 40 years at Sandstone Park, where Sidari played Little League baseball. Last month, the field was named in honor of Coville.
ALBION – The Albion Village Board presented a ctation on Wednesday in honor of the late Steven Coville Sr., who volunteered for 40 years at Sandstone Park as a coach and groundskeeper.
The park is not owned by the village. A non-profit corporation oversees the baseball field on East State Street. Coville coached the team for 22 years and then served as groundskeeper and ran the concession stand.
Coville passed away at age 76 on Jan. 17. He loved helping the Little League team on East State Street.
The park’s leaders on June 22 named the field in honor of Steven Coville. A new sign with his name and picture was unveiled at the backstop for the field.
Sandstone Park is one of the original teams from when the Albion Midget League started in 1956.
Coville led the team from 1979 to 2001. He would also mow the expansive lawn and work on the field at Sandstone. He ran the concessions to raise money for the team to buy baseballs and other equipment.
“He impacted hundreds of youths,” Sidari said on Wednesday in presenting the citation to Coville’s son.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 July 2019 at 4:29 pm
ALBION – Three members of the high school clay target shooting team in Albion will be competing in the national competition on Saturday in Michigan.
Patrick Brien, Alex Rustay and Shane Hastings will be among 1,800 participants in the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship in Mason, Michigan.
They will compete in the individuals competition on Saturday. To advance to the finals on Sunday, they need to shoot at least 94 out of 100 targets on Saturday, said Jeff Atwell, one of the Albion coaches.
At the state competition, Brien hit 94 out of 100 and Rustay shot 96 out of 100. Those two just graduated from Albion, which fielded a clay shooting team for the first time this spring. That team finished ninth in the state out of 65 teams in the state competition.
“I think it will grow in popularity,” Atwell said about the program. “It’s a good program overall. It teaches them safety and responsibility.”
Holley also has a team and had six qualify for nationals – Brad Kingdollar, Ethan Waldron, Noah St. John, Evan Press, Jake Silpoch and Kyle Surowy.
The team isn’t making the trip to Michigan this year but expects to be back in 2020, said Troy Kingdollar, one of the coaches.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 July 2019 at 1:06 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers: This plaque at Hoag Library in Albion shows Maurice “Mo” Hoag and his wife, Courtenay. The couple has given $800,000 to the public library in Albion.
ALBION – Maurice “Mo” Hoag and his wife Courtenay have donated another $100,000 to the Hoag Library, bringing their total contributions to $800,000.
A check for $100,000 arrived at the library on July 5, addressed to Kevin Doherty, the board president. Doherty then drove the check to Warsaw to the library’s bank, Steuben Trust Company.
“It’s stunning,” Doherty said today about the donations from the Hoags. “Their original gift was stunning. The fact that they continue to do it is unbelievably generous.”
The Hoags initially gave $25,000 in the capital campaign for the new library. They gave another $225,000, bringing it to $250,000 for the naming rights to the building that opened in July 2012.
In July 2015, they sent another $100,000 check and then another $100,000 arrived on April 14, 2017. Last year they sent a check for $250,000.
The Hoags have never requested a photo opportunity or press release.
Their latest donation was noted in the agenda for this evening’s board meeting for the library.
The library has used continued donations to reduce the mortgage for the building. The mortgage started at $2.1 million and is now down to about $390,000 with the latest donation from the Hoags. That has drastically sped up the timetable for paying off the mortgage.
The Hoag Library opened in July 2012 on South Main Street in Albion.
Maurice Hoag has strong personal ties to the Albion area where he graduated from Albion High School in 1961 as valedictorian, as well as class president. He continued his education at Cornell where he earned a degree in chemical engineering and met his wife, Courtenay.
The couple currently lives in the Baltimore area. Maurice has maintained a relationship with Albion and Cornell classmates from the Albion area. The Hoags return to Albion yearly in August for an annual class picnic.
The couple also pays for generous scholarships for Albion college students pursuing engineering. They are funding two $12,500 scholarships that were approved last month for Class of 2019 graduates Zachary Moore and Jessy Cruz.
Photo by Tom Rivers: Adam Krenning speaks to the Albion varsity football team on Sept. 1, 2017 before his first game as the head football coach. Albion came from behind to beat Springville, 40-34, in that game. The team shared the league title with Dunkirk that year and then won it outright in 2018.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 July 2019 at 11:07 am
ALBION – Adam Krenning is the new athletic director for Albion Central School, following the retirement of Randy Knaak.
Krenning was appointed to the position on Monday by the Board of Education. He has been the head varsity football coach the past two seasons, leading the team to league titles both seasons (2017 was a shared title with Dunkirk).
Krenning has been an agriculture teacher at Albion the past 19 years and the FFA advisor. That program has grown from a dozen students when he started to 118 this past school year.
“I just feel I can help the athletic program in the same way I grew the agriculture and FFA program,” he said this morning.
Krenning is meeting with school officials later today to discuss his role with the FFA and agriculture programs. He would like to continue to help with those programs.
He helped develop a 5-acre land lab for agriculture and FFA programs. FFA students also have strong connections with the agriculture community, collecting more than 30,000 pounds of produce each year in a food drive.
Krenning played tight end and defensive end for the Purple Eagles, with his last season in 1992. He has been a football coach the past 12 years, with the past two as the varsity head coach.
In his new role, he will work on scheduling games for all of the Albion sports, arranging transportation and for officials, and finding staff to run clocks and keep pitch counts.
He wants to see all of the teams excel on the field, court and in the pool, but Krenning said it’s not just about wins and losses in measuring the success of a program.
“It’s about the connections with kids,” he said. “How are we helping them to become better people in society.”
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 July 2019 at 8:35 am
Albion NY Rocks has participated in many community events
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Children in the Little Leapers daycare in Albion paint rocks on Tuesday at Hoag Library in a program run by the Albion NY Rocks group. There were 54 people, from young kids to senior citizens, for the library program.
Zack, one of the kids at Little Leapers, paints a rock.
Albion NY Rocks formed two years ago and has been going strong, with a core group getting together most weeks to paint rocks. They leave the rocks with painted messages throughout the community. People who find them are urged to post a photo of the rock on the Albion NY Rocks Facebook page, and then rehide the rock. The group has more than 3,000 Facebook friends.
Some of the Albion NY Rocks members are shown handing out painting supplies during the Hoag program on Tuesday. From left include Debi Donahue, Lori Laine and Maureen Bennett.
Laine has been an energetic leader for the group, which has participated in many community events, including the Albion Strawberry Festival Parade.
“It’s about kindness and community,” Laine said. “It really brings the community together.”
Lori Laine painted these rocks last week while camping at the Golden Hill State Park in Barker. She invited some of the other campers at the park to paint rocks. She said she has made many close friends through Albion NY Rocks.
Albion NY Rocks will be at the upcoming National Night Out on Aug. 6 at Bullard Park with lots of rocks and paint for children and families.
The group also will be featured in its first art show, “Rock On,” from July 26 to Aug. 19 at Salih Studio at 24 East Bank St., which is a satellite gallery for GO Art! There will be an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 26.
Shirley Nigro, a local artist, has painted intricate faces of animals on many of the rocks. She likes to paint on unusually shaped rocks that give a 3D feel to the paintings.
She is pleased to see so many community members have tried painting through the rock group, often surprising themselves with their creations.
Many of the children on Tuesday painted about a dozen rocks each. Some were joined by a parent or grandparent.
“Look at these kids,” Nigro said. “They are creating and having fun.”
Carol Miller and her granddaughter Kayli Miller paint rocks together on Tuesday.
Carol Miller paints sailboats on her rock. She lives at Lake Alice in Carlton.
Maureen Bennett is recently retired from Albion Central School. She has been active with the rock group, and said the rock painting remains very popular in the community.
“There is joy – everybody is smiling,” Bennett said. “We have a blast doing it.”
Laine said the local group is fortunate to have Lake Ontario close by, producing an endless supply of smooth, round rocks. She knows some rock groups away from the lake have to buy rocks at stores.
She goes to a few spots by the lake to get the rocks, which she happily shares with others. She also enjoys painting the rocks, including one with a “Happy Camper” theme featuring an RV.
“We know when we put these out there that people are smiling,” Laine said.
Here are some of rocks painted by children and adults during the program at Hoag Library on Tuesday.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 July 2019 at 5:19 pm
ALBION – The school district is buying 540 new Chromebook laptops for students. The Board of Education on Monday approved spending $119,700 for the Chromebooks, which also includes 18 charging carts.
The district is buying them from CDI Technologies of Ontario, Canada, which submitted the lowest bid.
The district currently has about 200 Chromebooks. The Chromebooks are used by classrooms, with the laptops staying at the school and not going home with students.
Teachers can sign out use of a cart of Chromebooks, with 30 of the computers in a cart.
The district also has a bank of desktop computers in most classrooms or about 1,000 of those computers total. Rather than replace some of those desktop computers, the district will upgrade the memory and processors on 250 of those computers.
The board accepted a bid for $25,002.50 for the components to upgrade those computers. CDW Government LLC of Vernon Hills, Ill., was the low bidder.
The new Chromebooks plus the desktop computers gives the district about 1,740 computers. The enrollment is about 1,800 students.
“We’re nearing the point where we have one device per kid,” said Michael Bonnewell, the district superintendent.
The Board of Education also approved a bid from Connection Public Sector Solutions of Merrimack, NH, for $6,724.60 for “peripherals,” including new printers.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 July 2019 at 1:39 pm
Photos by Tom Rivers
ALBION – Custom Flags and Poles of Cheektowaga installed a new 25-foot-high flag pole at Hoag Library this morning. Paul Heyink, right, is owner of the business and Dennis Gilbert is his employee.
They are shown putting in the foundation in front of the library.
Dennis Gilbert stands by the new flag pole and checks to see if it is perfectly level.
Dennis Gilbert checks to see if the pole is at the perfect 90-degree angle.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 July 2019 at 10:44 am
ALBION — The Albion Board of Education observed a moment of silence at the beginning of its meeting on Monday for a retired teacher and a student who both died on June 18.
Suzanne Wells was an art teacher in the district. She was 69 when she passed away from cancer.
She worked as a teacher at Albion from 1971 until 2005.
“Mrs. Wells will be remembered for her tremendous talent and creative ability,” said board member David Sidari. “In observations, it was noted that she approached everything with optimism and enthusiasm. It was also referenced that her caring, conscientious and kind disposition endeared her with students, faculty and the greater Albion community.”
The board also observed a moment of silence for Brennan Moody, 17. Brennan was killed in a car accident 10 days before graduation.
“Brennan will be remembered by many for the soft-spoken mild manner that was his — until the music started,” Sidari said. “Brennan was a song-master, performing in chorus, the men’s select group, and numerous solo pieces during concerts, senior citizens’ day, talent shows and others. Brennan was also involved in concert band, jazz band and marching band. He will be remembered by the large audiences who enjoyed his performances in our high school drama productions.”
Sidari then asked the crowd to give Brennan one last round of applause, which they did.
By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 July 2019 at 9:23 am
Kathy Harling is new president; 2 others – Gregg Boose and Joyce Riley – appointed to board
Photos by Tom Rivers: Kathy Harling, the new president of the Albion Board of Education, raises her hand to vote yes during Monday’s board meeting.
ALBION – The Albion Board of Education has new leadership, and also moved to fill two vacancies on the board during its meeting on Monday.
Kathy Harling is the new board president and David Sidari is the vice president.
Margy Brown served as president for eight years. She announced a year ago she would step down as president after the 2018-19 school year. She continues as a board member.
Steve LaLonde was serving as vice president with the plan to take over as president. LaLonde, however, resigned from the board on May 8, citing a busy schedule that made it difficult to put in the time as a board member.
The board meetings have been tense in recent months with the Albion Teachers Association and community pressing for answers and investigation about whether there is a high incidence of cancer among teachers and staff who work in the elementary school. Some of the board members, including Harling, faulted the district’s leadership for not communicating effectively with the public about the district’s efforts to have experts check the building.
The board seemed to be at a stalemate early in the organizational meeting in picking the new president. There are nine board seats and a president needs at least five votes.
There were only seven board members after the recent resignations from Steve LaLonde and Marie Snyder.
Kathy Harling had four votes – Wayne Wadhams, Elissa Nesbitt, Linda Weller and Harling – to be president and David Sidari had three – Margy Brown, Chantelle Sacco and Brown.
Wadhams said he supported Sidari instead as vice president.
David Sidari, a member of the board for 20 years, said he would be an effective president and would have a good working relationship with Michael Bonnewell, the district superintendent. Sidari was picked to serve as the board’s vice president.
Brown said the position is demanding and requires follow-through. She questioned Harling for not completing some course work expected of board members in their first year. Harling, an attorney, just finished her second year on the board.
“Mrs. Harling I believe you would make a good president and I think your heart is in the right place,” Brown said. “I do believe you have within you what it would take.”
However, Brown said she was backing Sidari, who is the longest serving member at 20 years.
Harling said she has completed the coursework for the board members, and acknowledged it took longer than expected. However, she said she is fully committed to leading the board.
Gregg Boose Sr. speaks during the open forum and said he would welcome the chance to be on the board. He lost an election in May for a board seat by 6 votes.
“If elected I would put in 150 percent and do what needs to be done,” she said.
Sidari also made a pitch to the other board members. He said the board president needs to work closely with the district superintendent, Michael Bonnewell.
“I feel I am better to work with the superintendent at this time,” Sidari.
Elissa Nesbitt said Sidari brings a wealth of experience to the board, but Nesbitt supports Harling because she would unify the board and bring “a fresh view.”
The board voted twice and both times Harling had 4 votes and Sidari had 3. That wasn’t enough to elect a president.
Brown asked Harling if she would work closely with Sidari for the betterment of the district. Harling said she would. With that, Brown said she would vote for Harling as president, and she was then approved in a unanimous 7-0 vote with Sidari elected as vice president.
Brown said the district has to move forward and stop the dissension on the board.
The meeting started with two vacancies on the board following recent resignations from Steve LaLonde and Marie Snyder.
Gregg Boose Sr. and Joyce Riley both narrowly lost elections to the board in May. During that election Linda Weller had the most votes with 323 followed by 290 for Sidari. They were elected to five-year terms. Boose received 284 and Riley, 221.
They both spoke during the public forum of the meeting and said they would be willing to fill the vacancies on the board.
Gary Kent, a former Orleans County legislator, said the board should appoint at least one or both of them so there is needed diversity on the board.
Joyce Riley, a former board member more than two decades ago, also lost a close election in May. She said she would be willing to fill a vacancy on the board.
Boose, a retired corrections officer, said the board needs to end the divisiveness and work together. He said he is a model citizen who would be kid focused.
The Albion Teachers Association backed Boose in the May election. Boose said he isn’t “owned” by the ATA and will be an independent thinker.
“I can’t be bought,” he said. “I’m going to do the right thing.”
Riley is a former member of the Albion Board of Education. She worked as a registered nurse and later supervised an ambulatory surgical unit in Washington, D.C., overseeing 200 employees. When she retired, she moved back to Albion in 2015.
She said she has been concerned about the friction among the board members. She is willing to listen and speak her mind when needed.
The board could have called a special election to fill the two vacancies or had an interview process with a chance for more applications from the community. There would have been an interview from the board.
Brown urged the board to fill the positions right away with Riley and Boose, who narrowly lost the election in May and who both have a willingness to serve.
“I strongly believe we have so much work to do and we need to move forward,” Brown said. “I feel like we have been treading water for months and it needs to stop.”
The other board members agreed to appoint Boose and Riley.
There is one year left on Snyder’s term and two years on LaLonde’s. Boose and Riley will each serve for about a year. The remaining year of LaLonde’s term will be up for election next May.
