Three hundred women and over 150 intrepid kayakers took to the water, raising over $258,000 for Hospicare. Event organizers decided that due to rough waters, the swim would be conducted along the shore, with swimmers completing a 1.2 mile swim going from South to North.
Jill and I were in the lucky first wave, 4th [...]
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7th Hospicare Swim a Financial and Community-Building Success
With Gratitude
Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for providing me with your vote, and another opportunity to serve you on the County Legislature. All residents are part of this community, and it is an honor to represent you.
I appreciate your willingness to share your views and opinions on the list serve, on advisory boards, in the community, and directly with [...]
My Recent Surgery
To constituents, colleagues and community members:
Thanks to those who have inquired and offered support regarding my temporary absence from work and meetings for medical reasons.
Due to working in highly physical jobs as an electrician at Cornell for over 20 years and for seven years at Southwestern Bell as a telephone installer, I developed severe osteoarthritis [...]
Mike Koplinka-Loehr for District 11 Legislator
The following is the text of a letter to the Editor that I sent to the Ithaca Journal on Sept 4, 2009 for publication:
There’s a big difference between a public servant and a public figure: and in the Democratic primary race for District 11, I’m supporting the public servant, Mike Koplinka-Loehr. He’s a hard-working public [...]
Help Locate Relatives of Veterans Listed on the DeWitt Park Monuments
The DeWitt Park Restoration / Rededication Committee wants to find relatives of veterans listed on the Tompkins County monuments in DeWitt Park, Ithaca. Family members will be honored guests at an October 3rd rededication ceremony. If you are a family member or know of a friend who has a loved one listed on the monument, [...]
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