Roxbury

By Pauline Liu
With merely three weeks left before Election Day, many local political races are heating up, including those in Roxbury.

Three Democratic incumbents holding key offices, face challenges from Republicans, who are also running on the independent line. While the incumbents are running on their experience and track records, the challengers are demanding change. Incumbent Town Supervisor Tom Hynes will face challenger Bill Walcutt in November. Walcutt is currently Roxbury’s building inspector.

By Pauline Liu
The Roxbury Town Board got its first look at next year’s $3,250,000 budget at a specially scheduled workshop at town hall on Monday night. The 2012 Preliminary Budget was prepared by Town Clerk Diane Pickett.

Other than some minor adjustments, most of the budget, which represents the amount of money that will be raised by taxes, remained the same after the workshop concluded. The 2012 budget is little changed from 2011.

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Barkman marked their 30th wedding anniversary on October 10 with a trip to Niagara Falls over the Columbus Day weekend. They also stopped at Livonia and visited her brother Daniel Finch and wife. Daniel is the pastor of the Methodist Church in Livonia.

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Kohler also celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on October 10th. They went out for dinner in an area restaurant.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Higgins marked their 59th wedding anniversary on the same day, October 10th, they celebrated it quietly at their home on Main Street.

Roxbury — The Roxbury Arts Group depends on the hard work of its volunteer force and the support of our sponsors. Whether it’s the army of volunteers who helped us recover from Hurricane Irene’s damage to our buildings in Roxbury, or the ‘regulars’ who invariably step up to the plate to help with all our events and performances, our volunteers and sponsors make the Roxbury Arts Group possible.

By John Bernhardt
Syn-er-gy. (n) Also called synergism. The working together of two or more things, people, or organizations, especially when the result is greater than the sum of their individual effects or capabilities.

Something special is going on with the Lady Rockets in Roxbury. It’s not complicated. It’s not unreachable. It’s not dependent on raw athletic ability or extraordinary playing skills. Yet, finding it and putting it to work is rare.

By Pauline Liu
Roxbury residents will have a chance to voice their opinions about the state’s new two percent property tax cap and the town’s 2012 budget at a public hearing to be held at town hall on Thursday, Nov. 10 beginning at 6:45 p.m. 

The event was announced at the regularly scheduled town board meeting on Monday night. Town Clerk Diane Pickett has already prepared the tentative budget and she will present it to the town board at a budget workshop scheduled for next Monday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.

There is a correction to the Roxbury news in last week’s column. The name of Lucas Ellsworth should have read Lucas Flachs.

Sunday guests of George and Julia Brower were their daughter, Karen and Terry Well, grandson, Jamie and Amanda and great-grandson, Brayden Wells of Ballston Spa.

Roxbury — The Roxbury Arts Group (RAG) will present “An Evening of Dance” at The Roxbury Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. The program will be directed by internationally known dancer and choreographer, Yung Yung Tsuai and will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China.

Week of Sept. 28
The Roxbury Rotary Club meets at Cassie’s Café on Mondays at 12:30 p.m.

The Roxbury UMC held a spaghetti supper on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 5-7 p.m. at the church on Main Street. A percentage of the proceeds will go to the local flood relief.

The Roxbury Senior Citizen Club will have their fall card party on Thursday, Oct. 6 at the firehall on Main Street. The luncheon starts at 12 noon followed by cards and games of your choice.

Roxbury — Plattekill Mountain will host the second annual count-down-to-winter celebration festival, ‘Plattepalooza’ at the mountain on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9.