PCC school building in 1918, from an old postcard.
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Welcome to our new PCC board members, Alice Buchanan and Jill Wecht.
We extend heartfelt thankyous to Linda Jouas (who served as our treasurer for 20 years), Henry Ottley (who provided much construction labor and our beautiful PCC sign), and Tony Gerard (who provided legal advice and support). They have recently stepped down from the Board.

The Disappearance of the Blinking Light Explained

At the Annual Town Meeting held at the PCC on January 30th, community members shared their concerns with Town Supervisor Thom Kleiner and new Council members Nancy Low-Hogan and Michael Maturo. Topics included zoning and setback laws, the Palisades school, and 9W development. However, the main focus of conversation turned to traffic.

Children build their own scarecrows at the Palisades Community Center
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Autumn brought twenty scarecrows to Palisades, all dressed up and ready to bring that special Halloween spirit to our hamlet. A huge thank you goes out to Larry Bucciarelli who provided the lumber, labor and homemade honey! Another heartfelt thanks to Carol Baxter who got this great idea going as well as Carol Knudson, Sheila Chin and Michèle Balm for working on covering the production aspects from clothing and stuffing for the crows to warm apple cider and donuts, to pumpkin carving tools. The event was a big crowd pleaser and sure to be repeated in years to come!

The last event before the summer hiatus was the Community Center’s Family BBQ Fund-raiser which was a great Palisades family affair. Those attending participated in many activities such as learning how to square dance, a whip cream pie eating contest, a real pie contest for both adults and kids, as well as tug-of-war and water balloon activities, to name just a few. The rain was a bit cumbersome but did not dampen the spirit of those witnessing the unveiling of the Palisades Community Center sign so generously donated by fellow Palisadian, Henry Ottley.

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Spring Clean-up and Mini-Earth Day
Saturday, May 19, 2007
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the Palisades Community Center

All families are invited to come and help clean our Community Center as well as our Palisades neighborhood. Fun activities for the kids will include, planting bulbs, setting up spring garden, arts and crafts from recycled materials and more. Adult help is needed in cleaning up bocce ball court, raking, fixing driveway, cleaning inside of Center as well as picking-up garbage up and down Oak Tree Road. (Students who need community service hours may attend.)

For information, contact Michele Balm at miepbalm@aol.com or Carol Baxter at carolbax@optonline.net

In Search of Extraordinary Palisadians

Fundraising Event Planned for Fall, 2007

As we regroup after a brief summer respite, the PCC Board is diligently working on several fronts to continue the trend toward making the Community Center an active hub of our community. The fresh paint job, wallpaper and gorgeous new curtains have given the center that added touch to make it much more inviting and flexible for a broader spectrum of venues. We urge you to consider renting the space for your upcoming special event as it is becoming our own little backyard special events facility! Let’s keep it thriving!