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Dozens thanked for help with ‘Car-B-Que’ event in Ogdensburg

Posted 6/23/16

To the Editor: The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce held our 13th annual Car-B-Que on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Dobisky Visitor’s Center – we had (26) …

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Dozens thanked for help with ‘Car-B-Que’ event in Ogdensburg

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To the Editor:

The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce held our 13th annual Car-B-Que on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Dobisky Visitor’s Center – we had (26) cars, one motorcycle and one rainy day!

We hosted Mike Wills and company who provided entertainment plus we had trophies for all the great cars, motorcycles and snowmobiles!

We had a Car-B-Que raffle with great prizes like a grill provided by WalMart; Cape Air tickets; Akwesasne Casino package and a fan donated by Kimro’s Medicine Place. Vendors were Lakeland Winery, Have a Heart Charity and the Solarize Ogdensburg installers and committee members.

Thanks to the Ogdensburg Police Department and Ogdensburg Volunteer Rescue Squad for displaying their vehicles! Thanks to Dave Merz from YES FM/PAC 98.7 and Ethan Shantie, QCountry radio stations for the live remote.

Trophy and prize sponsors were: Blevins Brothers; Blue Heron Realty; Bradley’s Service Station; Carlisle Law Firm; Maple City Auto; Community Savings Bank; DeFelsko Corp.; Dr. Patty Mahoney; Ed-Med Federal Credit Union; Fish’er Chips; Howland Pump; Jones Insurance Agency; Kimro’s Medicine Place; Mort Backus and Sons; North Country Savings Bank; P & T Car and Pet Wash, LLC; Phillips Diner; Pinto, Mucenski, Hooper and VanHouse; Atty. Ramona Breen; Regan’s Automotive; Rishe’s Auto; St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union; SeaComm Federal Credit Union; Wilder Forsythe, Inc. and Cape Air Airlines.

Thank you to OFA Key Club members Jordan Snyder and Annalese Dutch; OFA Art Club members Dani Dean and Zanaya Baker Johnson and OFA Builders Club member, Sloan Ryan who provided face painting and helped with the kid’s games. A warm thanks to Matt Curatolo and the City Recreation Department workers, Jack Kelley and Chelsea Brenno.

As always, I would like to thank the Chamber Board Members – Lee Jones and Wayne Izzo, Car-B-Que co-chairs; Alex Augsbury, Mike Brashaw, Michele Catlin, Kim Demers, Melanie Flack, Ken Gardner, Steve Hawes, Melissa Lalonde, Sean McNamara, Dawn Merz, R. O’Donnell, Betsy Porter, Sarah Purdy, John Rishe, Rhonda Roethel, Judy Ryan, Cheryl Seymour, Julia Stevenson, Michael Thayer, Derek VanHouse and John Wade.

Thanks to my eager and helpful assistant, Kim Snyder and a special thank you to our family and friends who helped out – Emily Huntley, Shannon VanHouse, Frankie Miller and George Snyder.

Laura Pearson

Executive Director of The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce