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‘Ogtoberfest’ draws nearly crowd of 600 in Ogdensburg

Posted 11/15/17

To the Editor: The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who came to our 6th annual Ogtoberfest held on Saturday, September 30th at the Lockwood Civic Center in …

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‘Ogtoberfest’ draws nearly crowd of 600 in Ogdensburg

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To the Editor:

The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who came to our 6th annual Ogtoberfest held on Saturday, September 30th at the Lockwood Civic Center in Ogdensburg. We had a crowd over (580) attending our event!

We had great music by Double Axel and The Shoes that was sponsored by NYSCOPBA. Majestic Fireworks display sponsored by Mort Backus and Sons. Beer garden sponsored by Hosmer’s Marina. Plus vendors – raffles – food.

Thank you to our generous sponsors: A.J. Missert, Inc.; Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort; America1 Realty; Cape Air; Carlisle Law Firm; Community Health Center of the North Country; Frederic Remington Art Museum; Hosmer’s Marina; Kimro’s Medicine Place; Kiwanis Club of Ogdensburg; Mort Backus and Sons; NYSCOPBA; North Country This Week; Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg Bottlers; Pinto, Mucenski, Hooper and VanHouse & Co.; Save-A-Lot Foods; SeaComm Federal Credit Union; St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union and The Cutting Edge Salon.

A special thank you to Jim McCarthy and the OFA staff who delivered and picked up the stage – Doug Brayton, Maintenance Worker, Mark House and Wayne Bishop, Motor Vehicle Operators.

A heartfelt thank you to Matt Curatolo, City Rec Director and his staff who helped before, during and after the Ogtoberfest – Tia Beaulieu, Dale Donaldson, Paul Mallette and Jack Adner.

A huge thank you to the Chamber Board Members and their family who always work hard to make our events successful: Alex Augsbury; Ray Babowicz; Kathy Bogart; Michele Catlin; Nancy Forsythe; Craig Chevalier; Becky Delles; Kim Demers; Sue Duffy; Steve Hawes; Wayne Izzo; Lee Jones; Penny Kerfien; Melissa Lalonde; Frankie Miller; Marcia LeMay; Kevin McDonough; Sean McNamara; Christopher Pitcher; Betsy Porter; Sara Purdy; Rhonda Roethel; Judy Ryan; Michael Thayer; Derek VanHouse and John Wade.

And last, but not least a grateful thank you to Kim Snyder, Chamber Admin. Assistant and her husband, George who worked hard to help set-up and tear down our event.

Laura J. Pearson

Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce executive director