HEALTHY HAPPY ATTITUDES

Harrietstown Housing Authority

www.harrietstownha.org

Sarah’s News

Volume 16 Issue 10 October 2016

At long last, the Lake Flower elevator project is underway. Originally scheduled to start July 5, problems with obtaining the correct parts and scheduling the work crew postponed the start to mid-September.

On Tuesday, September 20, a large (very large) crane arrived on-site to remove used equip-ment from the elevator machine room and bring new equipment into the elevator machine room. The room’s rooftop location in the midst of a sizeable solar pan-el array, on a building whose siting presents many physical challenges, made for an exercise requiring careful planning and exacting implementation. With all credit going to the crane crew from Luck Brothers and the gang from Bay State Elevator Compa-ny (BSEC), everything went per-fectly – not one snag.

BSEC estimates it will take six to eight weeks per elevator to complete the work. So, if all proceeds smoothly, everything will be done by year’s end. For the most part, the BSEC team of Tom and Corey will be here Mondays through Thursdays.

While this project is underway, everything possible is being done to minimize disturbance and inconvenience. Your understanding and patience are appreciated.

I also want to acknowledge the installation of the new intercom/entry system at the Lake Flower Apartments. David and his team will address any glitches that arise. Do not hesitate to contact David or Tammy if you have questions about its operation.

HHA OFFICE HOURS

9:00am– 11:30am

And 1:00pm—3:30pm

HHA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Chairperson: Emily Fogarty Dave Bauer Jim Connolly Allen Dunham Cecilia Meyer Eugene O’Dell Dan Ruchkin

Harrietstown Housing Authority

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sarah A. Clarkin

HOUSING ASSISTANT

Debbie Zerrahn

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER SPECIALIST

RESIDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR

Irene Snyder

FACILITIES MANAGER

David Siegrist

MAINTENANCE STAFF

John Burns

Robert Mathers

ACCOUNT CLERK

Tammy Burdt

After hours

Emergency call

number 923-1082

TID BITS FROM DAVID SIEGRIST

Fire Prevention Week is October 9th -15th. We encourage all parents

to sit down and discuss the importance of fire safety with their chil-

dren. Review fire safety materials sent home with kids and explore the

internet for interactive sites that teach them what they need to know to

stay safe. Please take the time to discuss what precautions should be

taken and plan escape routes.

There has been some confusion about what to do in the event of a fire

at the Lake Flower Apartments. Residents, please take time to review

the placard that is on the backside of your entry door. This indicates

the location of your apartment relative to the building layout. It also

shows the locations of exits, fire pull boxes and extinguishers.

High-rise buildings are constructed to be fire proof. It’s the contents of

the building which pose the major hazard. Should these materials

catch fire, they may produce a lot of heat and smoke. The sprinkler

system, that completely covers the Lake Flower complex, will be acti-

vated in specific areas if temperatures rise sufficiently, aiding in extin-

guishing the fire. Please be aware that smoke may still be present even

if the fire is out.

If the fire is in your apartment, you should get everyone out of your

unit and close the door. Pull the alarm if it is not already activated.

Then proceed down the stairway to a safe location. The elevators will

not be running normally as they are programmed to proceed to the first

floor to let any passengers off and allow use by fire personnel. If the

fire is not in your apartment, follow the instructions on the back of

your door. Do not proceed into smoke filled hallways. Close the door

and seal the bottom with wet towels. Stay near windows to be visible

to firefighters. If need be, you will be evacuated.

Both complexes are tied into a central alarm system that alerts the fire

department directly should an alarm be activated. All of our internal

systems are inspected annually and serviced accordingly with safety

being our number one concern.

Should any one have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Planning ahead can save your life! Have a nice month.

RESIDENT NEWS AND ISSUES...By Debbie Zerrahn

OCTOBER ALREADY…where has the year gone? Cooler weather has arrived. School is in full swing. Columbus Day will soon be upon us. Election Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving and then CHRISTMAS, OMG! Fire Prevention Week. Remember to talk to your children about the dangers of playing with fire. Have a clear plan in case of an emergency. The SLVFD will be going to your child’s school to talk about fire prevention and planning. Make sure you listen to the im-portant information they will be bringing home to you. Better safe than sorry.

Annual re-certifications will start soon. Get your paperwork together. It is a busy time of the year. Everyone get out and enjoy some high school sports…they’re free.

Enjoy the beautiful colors when the leaves start changing.

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GAME NIGHT AT

LAKE FLOWER APARTMENTS Game night is now on Wednesday and Thursday eve-

nings at Lake Flower Apartments. Everyone gets together around 6:00 in the 2nd Floor

Community Room. Be sure to join your neighbors for some fun.

EHRLICH PEST CONTROL INSPECTIONS

Notices of inspections will be distributed. PLEASE BE ADVISED, IT WILL ALSO BE NOTED IF YOU

ARE MAINTAINING YOUR APARTMENT IN A CLEAN,

SAFE AND SANITARY CONDITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR LEASE.

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Please pay your rent on time.

RED: ALGONQUIN COMMUNITY ROOM

PURPLE: L.F. COMMUNITY ROOM

GREEN: L.F. BOARD ROOM

HEALTHY HAPPY ATTITUDES

The Harrietstown Housing Authority has apartments for rent in the Lake Flower

High-rise and Algonquin Apartment Complex.

Additionally, we have a Housing Choice Voucher program that may assist you with your monthly rent in the

community. For additional information and to obtain an application

please contact us at 891-3050 or stop by the office at 14 Kiwassa Road, Saranac Lake.

You may also go online at www.harrietstownha.org.

Have you had your Cancer Screenings this year? Free Cancer Screenings Available:

Clinical Breast Exam Pap Test

Mammogram Colorectal (FIT) Test or Colonoscopy (depending on risk status)

Eligibility: Women who are 40—64 years old without health insurance.

Men who are 50-64 years old without health insurance. If positive results are found, coverage for cancer treatment is

available to individuals who qualify. It’s easy to enroll. Just give us a call.

891-4471 ext. 3016

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Halloween candy

America’s Favorites

3 Musketeers

100 Grands

Baby Ruths

Blow Pops

Butterfingers

Dots

Dum Dum Pops

Hershey Bars

Hershey’s Kisses

Jolly Ranchers

Junior Mints

Kit Kats

M & M’s (Peanut)

M & M’s (Plain)

Milk Duds

Milky Ways

Mounds

Mr. Goodbars

Nerds

Nestle’s Crunch Bars

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Reese’s Pieces

Ring Pops

Rolos

Runts

Skittles

Tootsie Pops

Tootsie Rolls

Twizzlers

Julie Andrews 10/01

Jimmy Carter 10/01

Zach Galifanakis 10/01

Kelly Ripa 10/02

Sting 10/02

Gwen Stefani 10/03

Kate Winslet 10/05

Simon Cowell 10/07

Matt Damon 10/08

Sharon Osbourne 10/09

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 10/10

Mario Lopez 10/10

Josh Hutcherson 10/12

Hugh Jackman 10/12

Jerry Rice 10/13

Ralph Lauren 10/14

Usher 10/14

John Mayer 10/16

Zac Efron 10/18

Tom Petty 10/20

Carrie Fisher 10/21

Kim Kardashian 10/21

Christopher Lloyd 10/22

Ryan Reynolds 10/23

Katy Perry 10/25

Hilary Clinton 10/26

Keith Urban 10/26

John Cleese 10/27

Kelly Osbourne 10/27

Julia Roberts 10/28

Winona Ryder 10/29

Henry Winkler 10/30

Vanessa Marano 10/31

WORK ORDERS

Please remember to call the office at

891-3050 option 3

For a work order.

This is the only way to schedule your

maintenance needs.

Volume 16 Issue 10 HAPPY HEALTHY ATTITUDES

The Activities Committee has a lot planned for October. There will be an ice cream social, monthly social and the monthly luncheon. Watch the calendar and bulletin boards for other news.

“Hate. It has caused a lot of problems in

this world but has not solved one yet.”

~Maya Angelou~

Where should you look?

Mattress (piping, sides, underside)

Box spring (remove ticking)

Bed frame

Linens

Furniture – seams, pleats, piping, joints

Corners and drawers of desks, dressers, etc.

Door, window, and baseboard trim

Items on the floor

What should you look for?

All life stages: eggs, nymphs, adults

Skin casts

Blood spots

How do you avoid them?

Carefully inspect all used furniture, linens, and clothing be-

fore bringing them into your home.

Wash and dry clothes on hottest setting items can

stand. Transport clothes in plastic bags. Do not

put clean clothes in bags used to transport dirty

clothes. Throw those away!

Vacuum frequently.

Remove clutter.

If possible, use a high powered flashlight when looking

around your unit. If you find a bed bug, notify staff immedi-

ately. Staff and you will work together to prepare for any

needed treatment. Don’t delay. It’s much easier to treat one or

two than it is twenty or thirty. Again, successful eradication

requires resident involvement and cooperation.

The sooner we know, the lower the cost to you.

Bed Bug Information Center

The summit of Whiteface offers a 360-degree view of the Adi-rondacks. Glimpses of Vermont and Canada can be seen when the sky is very clear.

New York State has over 561 waterfalls. The falls in Essex coun-ty account for 6.60% of all the falls in the state.

The Adirondack Park at about 6.1 million acres is larger than Yellowstone (2.2 million acres), Yosemite (0.76 million acres), Glacier (1 million acres), Grand Canyon (1.2 million acres), Great Smokies (.5 million acres) National parks combined.

The names of both the Village of Lake Placid, surrounding Mir-ror Lake, and the Village of Saranac Lake, surrounding Lake Flower, do not reflect the lakes located in them.

While being driven from Tahawus Club near Mt. Marcy to North Creek, in the early morning hours of September 14, 1901, then-Vice President Theodore Roosevelt learned that President Wil-liam McKinley had died at 2:30 AM. At North Creek station, Roo-sevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States.

Ampersand Mountain, a 3300-foot peak in the High Peaks re-gion, was made bald by Verplanck Colvin during his 19th Centu-ry survey. He used Ampersand as a survey station and ordered the removal of all the trees from the summit; now nothing but bare rock remains.

About 7-10 million tourists visit the Adirondack park every year, while only about five million people travel to view the Grand Canyon annually.

The Adirondack Mountains have an uplift growth rate of one foot every 100 years, which is about 0.12 inches per year.

The word Adirondack comes from the Mohawk Indian word ratirontaks, which means “tree eaters.” This name was given to the neighboring Algonquin-speaking tribes as an insult because when food was low, the Algonquins could be seen eating buds and bark of trees.

Whiteface Mountain’s highest lift unloads passengers at about 4,386 feet, which has a vertical drop of 3,166 feet all the way to the base. After reaching the summit of Whiteface, there is an unmaintained wilderness area known as The Slides that is rare-ly open, due to safety hazards. With the addition of The Slides, which are 264 feet higher and require hiking to get to, White-face Mountain has the greatest continual vertical drop in the Northeast United States at about 3,430 feet.

The Great Forest Fires of 1903 and 1908 devastated nearly one million acres of forest in the Adirondacks.

http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/hp200_adk/The_Adirondacks_and_You/list_of_facts.html

Phone: (518) 891-3050 Fax: (518) 891-3630

www.harrietstownha.org

14 Kiwassa Road Saranac Lake, NY 12983

HARRIETSTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITY

SARAH A. CLARKIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR