The Villager
Bristol Harbour Village Association
March 2022
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How many of you have ever created a Vision Board? I expect some of you have and found it an interesting undertaking. I have participated in several workshops with friends, but this can be done alone at home. Magazines are scattered on the floor. Pages are ripped out at random. These pages are cut, pasted and arranged on a board anyway one wishes,
A copy of the vision board I made in 2021 is above. It is not special, but the words were meaningful to me in 2021 and remain so in 2022: New Beginnings, Balance, Peace, Serenity, Divine Intervention, Breathe.
For the moment, let's focus on New Beginnings at Bristol Harbour Village. We have:
1) Kenrick as our new management company
2) A new amenity: kayak and paddle board loaner program
3) A new maintenance facility
4) New employees
5) A newly overhauled elevator which will be operational in April
6) A new sign in the recycling center - please pay attention to it
This Villager edition contains:
- The Rec Committee activities to date
- A reminder: Cheshire Fireman's Fund Raiser Chicken BBQ on April 9
- The Naples library book sale
- The Town of South Bristol meeting dates
- Important area phone numbers
- New resident information
- Recycling information
- A poem by Ron Bailey
- Information on the Canandaigua Lake Watershed
Please support our community by attending as many local events as possible. I will do my best to keep everyone updated via Constant Contact emails. Also, please send photos to: patricia.pking904@gmail.com for use in upcoming Villager editions.
In the meantime, stay safe, calm, serene and balanced.
I look forward to seeing you in June.
Kind regards,
Patricia King (editor)
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BHVA Board of Directors
Gloria Harrington - President
Don Rimai - VP of Legal (non-Board)
Ed Wildman - Treasurer
Patricia King - Secretary
Kim Pugliese - Facilities Chair
Ginny Lalka - Environmental Committee Chair
Will Kim - Contributing Member
John Constance - Contributing Member
Gina Sarkis Cushing - Contributing Member
Dave Richardson - Contributing Member
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The Recreation Committee continues to plan lively, fun events for Bristol Harbour residents. Reconnect with "old friends" and meet new ones. Additional events and excursions will be added in the near future. Saturday is Pizza night at Heron Hill this summer.
May 1 - Clean up the Beach Day 11am -2pm (weed pulling and raking)
May 7 - Kentucky Derby Party at the Community Center 5pm - 8pm
May 14 - Community Garage Sale at the Community Center parking lot 9am - 2pm
May 21 - Welcome New Neighbors at the Community Center 9am -11am
May 29 - Bonfire at the Beach / Summer Kick-Off 7pm
June 5 - BCYC Welcome Back Brunch at 9am - registration required
June 24 - Heron Hill Wine Tasting at the Community Center 6pm -8pm
July 2 - Summer Beach Party 7 pm
August 6 - Marty's Meats Food Truck at the Community Center 5pm -7pm
August 27 - Welcome New Neighbors at the Community Center 9am -11am
August 27- Ice Cream Social at the Community Center 7pm
September 4 - BBQ at the Community Center 5pm
September 24 - Alzheimer's Walk 10am - meet outside at Community Center
October 29 - Halloween Party Neighbors' Night at the Community Center 7pm
December 2 - Holiday Tree Lighting at the Community Center 7pm
December 3 - BCYC Holiday Party at the Community Center 6pm - registration required
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Nearby Bristol Library to Host its Annual Library Book Sale
April 16 - April 23
Only 15 minutes away from Bristol Harbor Village lies a little known gem in our community, the Bristol Library (6750 County Road 32). Established in 1900, the Bristol Library resides in the former Bristol Post Office, a charming historic building located next to the Bristol Town Hall. In the library, you’ll find comfortable wingback chairs for reading and tables for book clubs, memoir writing groups, a euchre group, and Trivia Nights. In addition to books, DVDs, and audiobooks, the library offers copying, printing, and faxing services, as well as access to computers.
You can sign up for a library card with a quick visit to the library or online at https://owwl.org/help/register. When you sign up, be sure to indicate Bristol Library as your home library.
Can’t get out? Check out Books by Mail! The Bristol Library – as part of the Pioneer Library System for Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming, and Livingston (OWWL) libraries – launched Books by Mail in January 2022. Through Books by Mail, you can check out print books, audiobooks, and DVDs. You can request up to six books and they’re delivered free through the mail. Materials can be checked out for five weeks and returned in the provided postage paid bags.
Books are a lifeline for any community and residents of Bristol Harbor Village indicate that reading is a favored activity. What you may not know is that small and rural libraries make up more than three quarters of the total libraries in the United States. Small and rural libraries were the first to offer services during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and, in many cases, continue to outpace their large, urban counterparts in providing access to their communities. Today, libraries are books and so much more. During the COVID lockdown, the Bristol Library provided broadband for school children and others and currently has a robust slate of programs planned for readers, artists, gamers, Lego builders, knitters, rocket launchers, gardeners, and more! For more information on any of these programs, call or email the Library Director, Jessica Winum (585-229-5862; bristollibrarydirector@owwl.org).
Come out and support your local library, the Heart of the Community. The library book sale is April 16 – 23 during normal hours at the Bristol Library—it’s just a sneeze off NY-64, next to the Town Hall.
Library Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 3pm - 7 pm
Tuesday & Saturday 10 am - 2 pm
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Please extend a warm welcome to Bristol Harbour's newest residents;
Jeremy & Kristin Havens, 3 Cliffside Drive
Ryan & Beth McCabe, 55 Cliffside Drive
Howard G. VanBortel Jr., 167 Cliffside Drive
James Fitzgerald & Pamela Viers, 16 Terrace Drive
Michael & Lucy Marie Maloney, 5566 Vardon Drive
Gerrett & Melinda Geartz, 6054 Medalist Lane
Chung Keung Hoi & Kitty Lok, 11 Terrace Drive
Karen Carlton, 8 Andrews Way
Important Phone numbers
Kenrick - 585-424-1540
FF Thompson Hospital - 585-396-6000
Bristol Water - 585-204-6754
Bristol Sewer - 585-204-0519
RG&E - 800-743-2112
Spectrum - 888-0406-7063 - (Canandaigua)
Town of South Bristol - 585-374-6341
Frontier Communication - 800-921-8101
Marine Docks - 585-789-0015
South Bristol Town Board Meetings
Town of South Bristol General Meetings:
Monday, April 11 at 7 pm
Monday May 9 at 7 pm
Monday June 13 at 7 pm
Monday July 11 at 7 pm
Town of South Bristol Planning Board Meetings:
Wednesday, April 20 at 6:30 pm
Wednesday, May 18 at 6;30 pm
Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 pm
Wednesday July 20 at 6:30 pm
Town of South Bristol Zoning Board of Appeals Meetings:
Wednesday, April 27 at 7 pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 7 pm
Wednesday, June 22 at 7 pm
Wednesday, July 27 at 7 pm
If you can register to vote in the Town of South Bristol, please do so as your vote is very important.
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1700 redemptions to purchase the banner above.
FYI: Cigar butts are being thrown into the bottle return barrels. Whoever is doing that, please stop. Remember wine, liquor, ice tea and gatorade bottles are not redeemable.
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New Recycling Sign
Kevin and Bella Stahl have been in charge of recycling duties this winter. When you see them, please thank them for their efforts. They have stressed the need for resident help to keep the recycle room in order. Please pay attention to the new sign and do your part.
Spaghetti jars and yogurt containers don't belong in the barrels along the left wall. Those barrels are for redeemable cans and bottles only.
Please follow the recycling rules. Remember this is our community. Please place cans and bottles that are not redeemable in the large recycle bins.
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dandelion
through skim of early sunlight
dandelion
raises its chin
lifts its dwarf hat
toward our southbound star
and sings a golden aria
one
blade
at a time --
a wagnerian triumph
for no one’s applause . . .
except mine
ron bailey
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The Watershed Education Program operates in the Naples, Marcus Whitman, and Canandaigua School Districts and aims to increase student awareness of water quality issues and empower them to become stewards of their watersheds through their daily actions.
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association
As residents of the Bristol Harbour Village community, we all enjoy the many opportunities the lake offers. Whether you use the lake for power boating, sailing, kayaking, fishing, swimming, or just looking out at its beauty, Canandaigua Lake is a vital resource to protect and preserve. This article will introduce you to the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association (CLWA) and show how you can do your part in ensuring the quality of the lake continues for generations to come.
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association is a non-profit, membership-based organization whose mission is to inspire the entire watershed community to become stewards of Canandaigua Lake through education, scientific research, and advocating sound public policy. CLWA includes seven working committees to carry out its goals and mission statement: Citizen Science, Community Outreach, Communication, Education, Government Relations, Membership, and Special Projects.
CLWA has a strong base of supporters and a long history of protecting Canandaigua Lake and its watershed. Because of many complex and escalating challenges to the health of the watershed, CLWA needs your support. Please consider becoming a member today. As a member of the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association, you’ll receive the following benefits:
- access to general lake information, water quality alerts, and updates via e-mail,
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a subscription to the CLWA newsletter, The Lake Reporter,
- association voting privileges and an invitation to the CLWA Annual Meeting in August,
- invitations to CLWA educational and lake-centered environmental events, and
- a CLWA decal for each member to show your support and help create awareness.
Through the Association’s lake monitoring program, members also receive continuing updates and background information on the floating lake foam and harmful algae blooms (HABs) so prevalent during the spring, summer, and fall months.
Members may also choose to purchase the 2022 CLWA calendar which shows photographs of lake life submitted during its annual photo contest.
Many of you are familiar with the recent push to replace toxic flares with eco-friendly LED flares during the “Ring of Fire” on Labor Day weekend. CLWA is an active promoter of this initiative geared to rid the lake of chemical polluting flares.
You can choose your level of support starting at $50 a year for most Bristol Harbour Village residents.
For more information on CLWA’s way to get involved with its education and outreach programs, see www.canandaigualakeassoc.org. There you can read more about the association’s goals and ongoing projects as well as resources to better understand the need for keeping our vital aquatic resource clean and healthy.
Membership forms are available on the CLWA website or by calling the office at 394-5030. Remember, Canandaigua Lake’s future depends on all of us to become responsible stewards of the watershed.
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Photos below: Neighbors enjoying a post St. Paddy's Day party in the pub room. The first pickleball players of the season - courts are open! |
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