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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-1994 FISHERS SSOCIATION York 06390 516-788-7029 ~~ '-- . ~ _-:: ~-~. -- :r-_---~ ,-;:- ~ -::..---- -- - -- -- ~ ~ '--- --- ANNUAL REPORTS OF ISLAND ORGANIZATIONS 1993 - 1994 PAGE 1 2a 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 19 21 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 35 36 37 FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORTS OF ISLAND ORGANIZATIONS 1993 - 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS ORGANIZATION Fishers Island Civic Association FICA Treasurer's Report Island People's Project IPP Treasurer's Report Island Bowling Center FICA'S Rodent Control Program Fishers Island School Island Health Project, Ine. Is. Health Project Treasurer's Report Schedule of Physicians Fishers Island Cemeteries Fishers Island Library Association Library Schedule of Events Fishers Island Fire Department Treasurer's Report Fishers Island Ferry District Fishers Island Conservancy, Ine. Fishers Island Development Corporation Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation Island Concerts FICA's Police Advisory Committee FICA's Senior Citizens Committee Fishers Island Harbor Committee The Henry L. Ferguson Museum Museum Events and ContIibution Form Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse District Town Justice Report COVER DESIGNS 7th grader Nick Malinowski drew our cover illustration. FISHERS I P. O. Box 464 ~SSOCIATION 06390 516-788-7029 July 1994 Dear Islander: The By-Laws for the Civic Association state that the objective of the organization is to "promote the economic. civic and social welfare of the people of Fishers Island" -- a vague, but certainly imposing charge. This year, we capitalized on the responsiveness of the new Administration in Southold. We were also engaged in a substantive update of the Fishers Island Growth Plan. These efforts forced us to better define Island needs and investigate the best ways of meeting them. The Civic Board and Civic Subcommittees have: . Conducted extensive outreach in updating the Growth Plan. You will see this reflected in the Growth Plan which will be mailed to you for review later this summer. The '94 Growth Plan will be incorporated into the Southold Stewardship Task Force report, thereby giving our document visibility and credibility with the Town Board. . Recommended to the Town Board that a Fishers Island Harbor Committee be established in place of a Harbor Master. This committee of delegates, representing all harbor interests, will develop a management plan for all Island harbors and Town waters adjacent to Fishers Island. The two Bay Constables will enforce rules and regulations of the committee. . Sought to eliminate overnight camping by non-local fishermen at Race and Wilderness points. As a quick and legal way to address this problem, we recommended to the Town Board (upon the Town lawyer's suggestion) establishing an enforceable resident/renter parking permit program for these areas. . At the request of Judge Evans, convened a Senior Citizens Committee. This Committee will monitor the various needs of Island seniors, investigate eligibility for Town, County and State senior benefit programs, and coordinate the remarkable volunteer base that currently attends to Island senior citizens. . Assisted Peter Burr and Jim Hancock in procurement and placement of twenty 1 trees donated to the Island as pan of the Southold Tree Program. . Worked through the Police Advisory Committee with Island Contractors this Winter to address concems regarding licensing compliance. . Monitored progress on clean up of the Metal Dump and recommended to the Town Board that full excavation occur. Plans for 94 -- 95 year include: . Pursue "Suggested Actions" outlined in '94 Growth Plan, . Invite the Southold Town Planning Board to attend our July 23rd Annual meeting at the Movie Theater . Encourage Town and County agencies to set up information booths for Island resident inquiries when they visit the Island for Town Fathers Day on Wednesday, August 3rd. . Co-sponsor a wetlands information and identification seminar, . Investigate means to repair existing sidewalks and establish additional pathways on or adjacent to West end roads. The second terms of former President Carol Ridgway and former Vice- President Art Walsh come to a close this summer. The Board and members of the Civic Association are indebted to their leadership, resourcefulness and commitment to the people of Fishers Island. Best wishes to all for a happy summer. Sincerely, Leslie 0, Goss'95, President; Carol Ridgway'94, Vice-President; Sally Cashel'96; Chris Edwards'95; Laura Edwards'95; Joseph Henderson'95; Steve Malinowski'96; Betty Peishoff'94; Arthur Walsh'94. z Fishers Island Civic Association Annual Treasurer's Report July 1. 1993 - June 30, 1994 July 1. 1993 Cash balance Income (Donations & Interest (5310.25)) Expenses: Printing: Secretary: Postage: Supplies: Rodent Control Growth Plan Telephone Bank Service charge Drawing Prize 2,284.45 1.900.00 805.90 785.55 773.36 601.09 542.77 54.45 50.00 June 30, 1994 Cash Balance (Checkbook $10672.27. Money Market $13237.53) 2a $22,125.12 9,582.25 7797.57 $23,909.80 1994 Islanders: the winter of '94 seemed like it would never end, spring is finally here. winter, members of Island People's Project (IPP) organized a summer that we are proud to offer (see enclosed brochure). IPP is a private 1'19ni>rClfit foundation that is dedicated to sponsoring programs and activities for the children of Fishers Island. ltladdition to the summer program, IPP sponsors the Easter Egg Hunt, a 4th of July BIl::ydeParade and Fireworks Cruise, the Arts and Crafts Fair on the green each July and Al.lgust as well as a Halloween Costume Parade and Pumpkin Carving Contest. Once again we are very lucky to offer nature walks with Mr. Ed Horning every TU~~9ay during the summer months. Mr. Horning brings an unlimited knowledge of flel'a~Md fauna of Fishers Island, teaching and inspiring in children and adults a love ~rr<il'espect for the island. An after school T-Ball program is being offered for the first <<mi'lt"!~ spring to children ages five through eight. ......-,-,',.-,'.,-,'.-,.,-.--',",-',-,-. .--.--.............-......".,,,. ."........ . ..... . --..........."....., ., ,... ......'--...........,-...,.,"",. ....................-.--.......'....-.. ..................-........-...-.-- ......... . ........-..-...,-.....-.,-".... .....-......,....,--_.........,--- ....... . ,.. i~~:..yould like to thank all of you who have contributed so generously in the past \:il'idHope that you will continue to support IPP and the children of Fishers Island. '. - P.esident .. Treasurer . Oir. Summer program Annie Burnham - v. P.esident Kristen Wall - Oi.. Fund Raising Cynthia Estab.ooks - OJ.. Special Event. Leslie Tombari - Secretary Cindy Gillan - OJ.. Swimming Fran Prescott - OJ.. Volunteers 3 ISLAND PEOPLE'S PROJECT post office box 523 fishers island, ny 06390 1993 Financial Summary INCOME Contributions Fund Raising Program $17,045.00 $10,167.42 $ 9,905.37 total $37,117.79 EXPENSES Accounting Advertising Bad Debt Bank Charges Donation to playground fund Insurance misc. Office Raising Funds Special Events Summer Program Swimming $ 885.00 $ 140.00 $ 382.00 $ 61.12 $ 2,000.00 $ 5,343.64 $ 528.50 $ 2,001.43 $ 2,455.06 $ 236.58 $18,027.64 $ 2,228.34 total $34,289.31 submitted 6f7/94 Cynthia S. Gillan treasurer 4 ISLAND PEOPLE'S PROJECT 8 8 8 8 8 8 BOWLING CENTER 8 8 8 8 8 8 · · · · · · FISHERS ISLA~~X ~~ YORK 06390 · · · · · · , Looking for something fun for you and your family to do on a Saturday evening? Why not try bowling? The Island Bowling Center, located right behind the school, is just the place for folks of all ages. There's a snack bar where you can get fries, milk shakes, ice cream, and other good things to eat. There's also ten-pin bowling on our four lanes. Two lanes even have "gutter guards" which enable younger bowlers to knock pins down like a pro! For most of the year, the Bowling Center is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 6:45 'til 9:30 PM; however, during "movie season" it is only open on Saturdays. (Wintertime operations include two additional evenings for league bowling.) You can call the Center at 788-7601 to confirm whether or not it's open. The staff of the Center is comprised completely of volunteers who work once a month or so. Their dedication helps keep costs down, which is crucial for the Center's survival. Volunteers include: Rick Barrett Deb Borgert Stu Borgert Annie Burnham Mike Conroy Dave Denison Carol Doherty Jeff Edwards Nancy Edwards Bob Evans Louisa Evans Patty Faulkner Cindy A. Gillan Cindy S. Gillan Kathleen Hess Mary Horn Sue Horn Greg Thibodeau Kristin Wall Steve Walter The Island Bowling Center is a not-for-profit organization which provides the only year-round family recreation on Fishers Island. By visiting the center, you can help keep it in business. Your support is needed! 5 Fishers Island Civic Association Rodent Control Program As you know, we live on an island. While island living certainly has its advantages, it also has a few problems. One of these is RATS. With the recent closing of the garbage dump, many rats have become homeless, or at least foodless. Since they cannot leave the island, they must look for other places to live where food is available. This means YOUR yard. The Civic Association Rodent Control Program purchases large quantities of poison rat food and makes it available for all residents. (In 1993 over 200 pounds of poison was distributed.) The bait is one of the safest, most selective, and most effective products on the market, but it must be used as directed and stored out of the reach of children. In conjunction with the rodent control program, the eighth grade class at Fishers Island School builds and sells feeder stations as a class fund-raising project. The boxes are made from wood, painted with a preservative, and designed specifically for use with the current type of rat poison. If you would like to obtain some rodent bait or to order a feeder station, please call me at 788-7514 and I will arrange a convenient pickup time. Respectfully submitted, Dave Denison, Rodent Control Program Coordinator 6 FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL The Fishers Island School Is governed by an elected, five member board. The terms are for three years and the board serves the community without compensation. Current board members are George Horning, President, Eileen Wall, Vice President, Mary Horn, William Faulkner and Russel Heath. The school operates on a budget that is approved by the resident voters in May of each year. The budget for 1994-95 Is $1,979,795. The fiscal year for the district is July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995. At the annual meeting the budget was passed by a vote of 55 to 13. EIleen Wall and Mary Horn were elected to the Board. Voters also approved a proposition that will fill future vacancies on an at-large basis rather than considering vacancies to be separate offIces. The FIshers Island School contInues to provIde a challenging, indIvidualIzed educational program for its sixty-nine students. The graduating class of 1994 consIsted of four Island students- Sandra Doherty, Jamie Rowe, Jessica Scroxton and MIchael Wall. Each of the students plans to continue hIs or her education. The Magnet Program al lows tuItIon students from ConnectIcut to attend in grades fIve to twelve. There are currently fIfteen students in attendance and a large number of applicants for limIted space in the 1994-95 school year. Two important changes took place during the past school year. Dr. Cornel ius Q'Connel I joined the staff as the new superintendent in January. The school also established the building committee for the plan for collaborative planning and shared decision making. The committee consists of parents, students, teachers, the superintendent and a community member. 7 ISLAND HEALTH PROJECT, INe. BOX 344 FISHERS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06390 Tel.: 516-788-n44 Fax: 516-788-7968 June, 1994 Dear Fellow Islander, EVERYONE LOVES BEING A MILLION MILES. FROM NOWHERE- EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY! When you first arrived on Fishers Island, you dis- covered one of the country's most remarkable and unspoiled places. Few areas match the beauty of our lovely beaches, our flora and fauna, and our tranquil harbors. But there is another important resource on Fishers Island - quality healthcare, provided by the Island Health Project. Like many other residents and visitors, you have found a dedicated medical staff from St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You are able to enjoy your stay here with the security of knowing that you will be well cared for, if anything should happen to you, your family or guests that requires a physician's help. Look at our special Island and revel in the wonders of it. Please contribute to our annual appeal so we can continue to enjoy the unique medical service that we have today. So even though you feel you are a million miles from nowhere, remember medical help is only a phone call away. We all join in thanking those of you participating for the first time and those who are continuing to support the Island Health Project. Sincerely, The Island Health Project Committee Mrs. H. L. Bogert, Co-chairman Mrs. Catherine Jenssen, Secretary Mrs. John Clavin Mrs. John Evans Klaus Mayer, M.D. Mrs. Robert Parsons Mrs. James Righter Mrs. Richard Baker, Co-chairman Mr. Michael Rothfeld Mr. James Rutherfurd Mrs. Lewis Rutherfurd Miss Mary Linda Strunk Mr. Robert B. Talbot Mr. Michael Wray 8 ISLAND HEALTH PROJECT, INC. BOX 344 FISHERS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06390 Tel.: 516-788-7244 Fax: 516-788-7968 RECEIPTS 1993 Appeal HOG Tournament Dividends Fees collected In Memory Endowment Donation Insurance Rebate Reimbursement DISBURSEMENTS Physician Stipend House Insurance Maintenance & Repairs to House Medical Equip., Maintenance & Clinic Supp. Secretarial & Office Expense Accountant Fuel Oil * Telephon8 Electricity Water HOG Special Witholding for Salaries Checking Account Balance 12/31/93 Checking Account Merrill Lynch Endowment Fund $ 47,515.26 24,675.00 79.50 36,774.98 75.00 1,100.00 655.00 126.00 2,250.00 $113,250.74 $ 54,200.00 2,222.79 18,308.39 9,409.30 17,791.72 1,274.00 Donated 3,365.34 1,831.36 418.70 7,682.92 3,327.42 7,425.62 $127,257.56 $ 32,446.62 2,535.63 $196,611.77 * Fuel Oil donated by Mr. & Mrs. A. John Gada Jr. 9 ISLAND HEALTH PROJECT, INC. BOX 344 FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 Tel.: 516-788-7244 Fax: 516-788-7968 Schedule of Physicians for summer of 1994 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 5 Sept. 11 OFFICE HOURS June 19 June 26 July 3 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 5 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Maurice wright, M. D. Mark Clark, M. D. Steven Bernstein, M. O. Michael Thiim, M. D. Maria Frank, M. D. Carol Barsky, M. O. Daniel Rahman, M. D. Stephan Lynn, M. D. Kevin Brown, M. D. Gregg Husk, M. D. Leon Scrimmager, M. D. Maurice Wright, M. D. 9 a.m. 6 p.m. 12 noon 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday Wednesday evening OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT ONLY PLEASE CALL 788-7244 FOR EMERGENCY ONLY DIAL 911 10 ~isqers ~ sIano aIemderies COM MimE OUR LADY OF GRACE CHURCH ST. JOHN'S CHURCH UNION CHAPEL Elizabeth Peishoff - Chairperson Mary G. Roberts - Treasurer Ann Banks - Secretary Ella N. Foshay Helen P McKown Nancy Murphy Thomas W. Russell. Jr. Edwina C Sanger Robert a Talbot The following rules have been adopted for the organization of the cemeteries on Fishers Island. Acquisition of a cemetery plot will be limited to the following: a. Year-round residents b. Owners of land on Fishers Island c. Immediate family of the above (husband,wife & children at home) d. Specific names must be given Regulations for the cemeteries were also adopted by our churches: Stones-No higher than eight inches, no wider than four feet. Stones must face direction of entrance. Stones must be placed on a one foot deep cement foundation. No plastic flowers or plastic encasements. No ornaments. Planting: a. No shrubs over ten inches b. Flowers must be maintained by family c. All funeral decorations must be removed after one week The cemetery agrees to: a. Clip around stones b. Maintain grass c. Trim bushes and trees, excluding individual shrubs The Committee 11 F"ISHERS ISLAND LIBRARY ASSOCIATION P. O. BOX 366 FISHERS ISLAND NEW YORK D6390 The library will be a very active place this summer. We will be hosting such favorite activities as Mrs. Kibbe's "Milkshakes and Moonbooms", the annual writing/drawing contest, the summer reading club and two book sales. We are happy to again be having Bonnie Corsaro enlighten us with lectures on flower arranging and we will be trying a new evening activity, Bedtime Story Hour with Cordelia Biddle. BEDTIME STORY HOUR Tues., July 12 6:00 Tues., August 9 6:00 VILLAGE GREEN BOOK SALE Sat.,July 16 9:00 Sat., August 20 9:00 BONNIE CORSARO'S FLOWER ARRANGING LECTURE Mon., July 18 8:00 Mon., August 15 8:00 MILKSHAKES & MOON BOOMS Tues., July 19 4:00 Tues., August 16 4:00 It is important that you realize that over 50% of our budget is obtained through your generous donations. We would like to increase our children's video and adult CD collections as well as acquire some books with accompanying tapes for beginner readers. We will also be keeping up with most current best-sellers. Try to drop by the library! See how the children are progressing with their stickers for books they've read, ask about the major rearranging planned for the near future and glance through our "wish boo~ Melie Spofford-President Mary Linda Strunk-Secretary-Treasurer Ann Anthony Cordelia Biddle Peter Derderian Roberta Elwell Louisa Evans Sally Ferguson Prue Gary Jackie Johnson Catherine Leslie Sarah Malinowski Peter Rogan Talcott Stanley Robert Talbot Catherine Tremaine Ann Banks, Librarian 12 Fishers Island Library 1994 Calendar Saturday, May 28 9:00 A.M. Board Meeting Friday, June 10 Saturday, July 9 Tuesday, July 12 Saturday, July 16 Monday, July 18 Suffolk Cooperative library Visit 9:00 A.M. Board Meeting 6:00 P.M. Bedtime Story Hour 9;00 A.M. 8:00 P.M. Village Green Book Sale Bonnie Corsaro's Flower Arranging Lecture Tuesday, July 19 4:00 P.M. "Milkshakes and Moonbooms" with Pat Kibbe Tuesday, August 9 6:00 P.M. Bedtime Story Hour Saturday, August 13 9:00 A.M. Board Meeting Monday, August 15 8:00 P. M. Bonnie Corsaro's Flower Arranging Lecture Tuesday, August 16 4:00 P.M. "Milkshakes and m Moonbooms" with Pat Kibbe Saturday, August 20 9:00 A.M. Village Green Book Sale Writing Contest Deadline Saturday, October 8 9:00A.M. Board Meeting 13 FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P.O. BOX 222 FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06380 Commissioners Kenneth L. Edwards Richard S. Baker, Sr. Serge J. Doyen, Jr. Arthur J. Walsh Richard F. Hale TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1993 Receipts: Tax Revenue & Interest Rental of Palling Place Insurance Reimbursement Sale of Truck $250,099.53 70.00 1,404.24 1,000.00 Total of Receipts Balance at the Begining of the year Transfer from General Fund Total Receipts and Balance Disbursements: Personal Services Hydrant Rentals Insurance M & R Apparatus & Equipment M & R Building & Property Telephone & Alarm System Electric Energy Fuel Social Security Tax Medical Expense Other Expenses LOS A P $ 13,595.00 29,382.64 23,441. 28 27,400.92 28,401.21 1, 661.42 5,156.47 3,605.90 868.33 2,145.00 16,545.28 73,845.00 Total Current Expenses Deducted From Checking acc't - Checks Purchase of Equipment Transfer to Reserve Funds Total Payments from General Fund Balance at End of Year Checking Acc't. Total Payments and Balances 14 Treasurer 6 Secretary Cath~rine Jenssen $252,573.77 9,385.14 12,000.00 $273.958.91 $226,048.45 -+ 101.62 11,430.10 35,000.00 $272,580.17 1,378.74 $273,958.91 Commissioners Kenneth L. Edwards Richard S. Baker, Sr. Serge J. Doyen, Jr. Arthur J. W.lsh Richard F. H.le FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P.O. BOX 222 FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK D63SD Treasurer & Secretary Catherine Jenssen SUPPLEMENT TO TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1993 Breakdown of Other Expenses: Office Expense Gasoline & Oil Inspection, Fire School and Convention Election Expense Dues Total Current Expense Listed as Other Expense $4483.99 $4071.83 $9277.86 $251.60 $460.00 $16,545.28 Secretary-Treasurer 15 FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT Commissioners Kenneth L. Edwards Richard S. Baker, Sr. Serge). Doyen, Jr. Arthur). Walsh Richard F. Hale P.O. BOX 222 RSHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1993 APPARATUS & EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND January 1, 1993 February 9, 1993 North Fork Bank & Trust Balance on Hand Transfer from Checking Interest Jan - Nov. Interest December Balance on Hand December 3 I, 1993 EQUIPMENT REP AIR RESERVE FUND January I, 1993 February 9,1993 North Fork Bank & Trust Balance on Hand Transfer from checking Peconic Ambulance Service - Amb. rep. Interest January - November Interest December Balance on Hand December 3 I, 1993 Treasurer & Secretary C2therine Jenssen $93,506.65 +25,000.00 2,516.42 22119 $121,244.26 $28,904.37 +10,000.00 - 5,947.54 + 718.45 + 61.55 $33,736.83 Secretary - Treasurer 16 FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P.O. BOX 222 ASHEAS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06380 Commisstonf!rs Kenneth L. Edwards Richard S. .Baker. Sr. Serge J. Doyen. Jr. Arthur J. Walsh Richard F. Hale Treasurer & Secretary Catherine Jenssen Exhibit "A" GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET As of December 31, 1993 ASSETS Total Assets $ 1,378.74 $39,068.64 $40,447.38 Cash on Deposit Checking Account General Fund Money Market Account SURPLUS Available for future expenditures $40,447.38 17 FISHERS ISLAND FIRE DISTRICT P.O. sox 222 FISHERS ISLAND, NEW YORK 06390 Commissioners Kenn<lh L. Edwards Richard S. Baker. Sr. Serge J. Doyen, Jr. Arthur J. Walsh Richard F. Hale Apparatus Reserve Fund Equipment Repair Reserve Fund Total Cash on Deposit Available for future expenditures Exhibit "B" RESERVE FUNDS BALANCE SHEET $121.24426 $33,736.83 $40,447.38 $195,428.47 18 Treasurer & Secretary Catherine Jenssen FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT REPORT TO THE FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION 1994 During 1993 the ferries carried some 151,500 passengers and 47,000 automobiles and trucks - up slightly over 1992. The winter of 1994 was rather remarkable for its severity. Surprisingly, the District was able to get through the winter with relatively few cancellations of trips. PLEASE NOTE: The only acceptable route to Race Point is over the well worn road and across the concrete. Town of Southold stickers are required of all vehicles which park at Race Point and Wilderness Point. Two significant projects have been completed in the spring of 1994. First, Elizabeth Airport runways were repaved by the firm of Bourgeois & Shaw of Simsbury, CT. Repaving was accomplished by means of barging in approximately 15,000 tons of material - many of you may have noted the rather large pile of material in the South Beach parking area over the winter. A portable asphalt plant owned by Pike Industries of Tilton, NH was brought over on the Cross Sound Vessel NORTH STAR. Additionally, a rock berm was constructed on the beach side of runway 7 in hopes of stabilizing the area against sand washing down on the runway in heavy storms. Secondly, the Community Theater has been refurbished by means of the following 1) painting of the exterior and interior, 2) installation of sound dampening material on the side walls, 3) rewiring of the electrical system, 4) installation of a new sound system, 5) retrofitting the projectors to bring them up to code, 6) repairs to floors and bathrooms, and 7) repairs to the stage to make it safe for use. Much of this work was made possible due to the generous donations of members of the summer and year round communities and of the Sanger Fund. Special thanks go to the members of the Theater Renovation Committee, and to Jeanie Calhoun and Tom Doherty for their parts in the project. The amount of space available for parking at the New London terminal remains drastically reduced. This has been done to allow freight and traffic operations to be accomplished with a greater degree of safety than in past years. Parking is at the far end of the lot between signs delineating the area to be used. Crew parking is on the west side of the lot where freight flats area stored. Vehicles found parked in other areas of the lot or in crew parking are subject to being towed. For safety reasons, persons whose vehicles are at the stern of a vessel are not be allowed to remain in the vehicles. 19 The dock area at Fishers Island is designated for thirty minute parking to enable persons meeting boats to have a place to park. There is ample long term parking available along the bank and road area across from the dock, on the north side of the Coast Guard Station, and on the north side of the long brick building. Please cooperate in not leaving your vehicle where it does not belong. When picking up freight, please do not leave your cartons, wrappings, bands, etc. Take them with you and dispose of them as you would your household trash and garbage. The Good Garbage Fairy does not reside at the Ferry Dock! We encounter many instances where persons order food or have medicine coming and then do not come to pick it up. Most food and medicine comes to the Island on the 3:30 p.m. boat from New London and arrives on Fishers Island about 4:10 p.m. If you have ordered food or are expecting medicine, please be here to get it!! We cannot be responsible for food spoiling when we are unable to contact you. Saturday deliveries of Federal Express and UPS are a continuing problem. It is anticipated that something important enough to require special handling should be expected by the addressee. During the summer season, please be down for the 1:00 p.m or 4:15 p.m. arrivals at Fishers if you are expecting important deliveries. We will endeavor to contact you during our regular business hours once we know of a delivery, but we cannot guarantee delivery if we do not reach you. DO WE KNOW YOU? If you are new to the Island or renting and not listed in the telephone book, please notify us as to who you are and where we can reach you. It will save us, and possibly you, a lot of time and trouble. United Parcel Service_and Federal Express shipments may be made through the Ferry District Office. When utilizing Federal Express, letters or packages should be delivered to the Ferry District office before 12:00 noon if you wish next day delivery. DATES TO REMEMBER: The Annual Election of a Commissioner of the Fishers Island Ferry District for a term of 5 years will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 1994 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at the Fishers Island Fire House. Electors of the District qualified to vote for Town Officers of the Town of Southold at the preceding Town Election AND owners of real property situate within the Fishers Island Ferry District upon the last preceding town assessment roll shall be eligible to vote. The Annual Meeting to present estimated revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year January 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 will be held in the Fishers Island School on Friday, August 19, 1994 at 6:00 p.m. 20 FISHERS ISLAND CONSERVANCY, INC. BOX 553 FISHERS ISLAND. NEW YORK 06390 Summer, 1994 To All Fishers Islanders: At this time last summer, the Conservancy was sounding an alarm about the Navy's plan to dump nearly 3,000,000 cubic yards of polluted dredge spoil only l~ miles off Fishers Islands north-west shore. This summer we repeat that alarm - but with added emphasis. In doing research this past winter and spring we found that for years now, towns and various agencies alon5 the Connecticut shore have used this nearby New London Disposal Site as an easy access garDage can. :10 one has apparently thou~ht of looking for an alternative site - or of searching for a new and less environmentally harmful way of disposing of toxic wastes from Connecticut rivers and harDors. This summer your Conservancy ,Jill make every effort to explore such alternatives leading to cleaner sound and ocean ,...aters surroundin8 us, and to this end we have retained top-fliGht legal and engineering talent - to measure current flows, review and use protective environmental legislation, and above all to use our imaginations and expertise in order to preserve our marine resources and water quality. In short, we will do our best to find another viable and less ecologically harmful place where the inevitable pollutants of our industrialized rivers can be stored - all hopefully out of sight and range of Fishers Island. Over the past year we are also proud to state that, in conjunctio~ with Suffolk County water and planni~g authorities, ,Je completed a major study of the 3 major reservoir watersheds on Fishers Island - a study that in its environmental component uncovered at least 40 rare and endan~ered s~ecies of plant and wildlife in the watershed areas alone. In the primary engineering, technical, and evaluative part, the study re-assured Fishers Islanders that there ,...as plenty of potable "later both in the reservoirs and in the Middle Farms water 'Jells to last for the foreseeable future. The report went on, however, to strongly recommend that all these surface reservoirs, along with the filtration plant, be kept in ready reserve [or speedy use i~ case of severe Jrought or possible salt-water intrusion in the Middle Farms wells. We agree completely with these common-sense conclusions, and also with the suggestion that the Fishers Island Hater Works set up a '\latershed protection plan" that ,...ould act effectively in saving our surface reservoirs from both pollution and over-development. In conclusion we reiterate that many of the programs we maintained last sumner will be onerational this summer as well. This includes the pollution testing' programs in both ~Jest and Hay Harbors, and the continued monitoring of the proposed "~letal Dump" clean-up effort scheduled to be started by the Town of Southold sometime this year. 21 - 2 - Inasmuch as N.Y. State Environmental grants to municipalities for purposes of landfill clean-up are scheduled to be re-funded within the next year, we are hoping that Southold will apply for one of these grants, with a view to cleaning out totally the t1etal Dump site, thus saving the large and long-lasting expense of constant testing for groundwater contamination should a mere soil cap be poured over the metallic mess as a "quick fix" measure. We thank all Fishers Islanders and our many supporters for helpinz our fund-raising efforts last fall. We have a most difficult job ahead of us in persuading both State and Federal authorities to close the polluted New London Disposal Site, now so close to Fishers Island. Rest assured, however, we shall certainly try, for the Island and its surrounding waters are certainly well worth protecting. Thank you and God bless you. The Fishers Island Conservancy Board ;'1rs. IV. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. Hrs. Thomas W. Cashel :frs. William Faulkner Hrs. IV. Boulton Kelly ;.Irs. Bernard Rafferty Hiss :farguerite Purnell Hr. John H. Thatcher Jr. Hr. Hichael B. Wray '1r. Barry R. Bryan Hr. Reynolds duPont, Jr. Hr. Edwin Horning Mr. John W. Hettler, III l1rs. Gordon S. Hurphy Miss Mary Linda Strunk Hrs. Robert E. Hall Hrs. Harold L. Williamson, Jr. 22 Fishers Island Development Corporation P.O. Drawer E Fishers Island, New York 06390 Robert B. Calhoun, I r. President Thomas F. Dohertv, Ir. \1unug:er TO: THE FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION The Fishers Island Development Corporation is now approximately 70 years old. counting its direct predecessors. During this period, its broad mission has been to insure the appropriate development of the East End and, more generally, to assist with various island projects in order to maintain or improve this unique community. FIDCO has always been owned by a wide group of island property owners. These activities continue to date although there is very little "development" going on and FIDCO has refrained from selling undeveloped land for the past ten years. During the past year, efforts were focused on our roads including keeping up with 15 snowstorms and related damage. Road safety continues to be a major concern as we struggle to limit traffic and speeding on our private road system. FIDCO welcomes suggestions and general inquiries at anytime from anyone with an interest in Fishers Island. 23 CW5JJ !B 'CJi./;'." fJ.tand, ",iV. ']j. 06'390 WALSH PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION REPORT. 1994 The past year witnessed the completion of the seventh home at Walsh Park. We are in the late stages of planning for the homes of the Michael Conroy and Luis Hom families. We enjoyed a highly successful Walsh Park Open Golf toumament last summer, under the superb leadership of Dan Colvin and Chris Edwards. We commend the Walsh Park residents for their commitment to maintaining the site. Special thanks to residents Frank Gillan and Greg Thibodeau for their leadership in representing the owners. Thank you as well to all Walsh Park residents who helped with the golf tournament. Finally our gratitude to Vice President and Board Member, Tom Doherty for his outstanding work on behalf of the Corporation. DIRECTORS O. J. Anderson Marl< Andrews Jeremiah Bogert Bradford Burnham Frank Burr Thomas Doherty Jr. Daniel Gordon F. Barton Harvey Rose Harvey Jonathan Kibbe Robert Wall Talcott Stanley 24 <Wa[~h <JJa~k !Bc,nc,lJo[c,nt <P.D. 230x 684 'Ch./;.n. fJ.Cand, ciV.w 'Yo<!; 06'390 ISLAND CONCERTS post office box 81 fishers island. ny 06390 June. 1994 Dear Friends: As most of you know, the aim of Island musical events to the Island community classical programs with popular fare. our Committee's exciting plans for the Concerts is to bring a variety of throughout the summer - balancing We'd like to bring you up to date summer season of '94. on Our colorful, homespun July 4th Parade (scheduled Sunday, July 3) never fails to stir the spirit and 'kick-off' the summer. Island Concerts - as in the past 15 years - is again proud to underwrite the Fife and Drum Marching Band. Many thanks also go to the Island People's Project for orchestrating this event. Do come! On July 25th at the Fishers Island Club. back by popular demand and acclaim. Island Concerts will present "A Little Walk Down Broadway" - chock full of local talent and familiar tunes. As to classical fare, Island Concerts is for the first time sponsoring a resident chamber music ensemble called Phaedrus (see enclosed brochure). This group composed of four young, talented musicians will live on the Island from mid-June to mid-August in housing generously provided by several very supportive families. They will perform three formal concerts. The first at the Hanley family house "White Caps" on July 17, followed by a second concert at the Fishers Island Club on August 1. The third and final concert will be held at the newly renovated theater on August 15. It is hoped that Phaedrus will becom~ a part of Island life in such endeavors as working with Island People's Project children in "Meet the Instrument" sessions and play- ing background music for the garden tours to be sponsored by IP? in late June and August. If you have suggestions for other spots that the group might offer their services on an informal basis, please let us know and watch the bulletin boards for updates of their schedule i.e. open rehearsals, etc. Our Committee tries hard to bring the joy of music and song to Islanders young, old and in-between and hope we can count on your support in two ways: Come along and enjoy these musical offerings and make a financial response to this appeal so that Island Concerts can continue the pleasure of enter- taining you. Naturally, as a non-profit group, we rely on everyone's con- tribution. Our very modest ticket sales just can't do the job. This is our annual appeal to all Islanders to ensure an upbeat summer. Many thanks!! Bagley Reid C~itte Chairman ~ \ ,,-,T') '"'- ,y\.) ':>S~/ Linda Musser Coordinator of Phaedrus Ensemble in conjunction with Island Concerts 25 PHAEDRUS Th~ Chamb~r Music Soci~ty of Fish~rs Island In r~sidenc~ from J July - 2 J August J 994 Booking for private functions is handled by the Island Concert Series 'YoMr. Bagley Reid at 788-7882 PHAEDRUS was created for the purpose of enriching the cultural life of Fishers Island. providing lessons for students wishing to pursue the study of an instrument, as well as giving the ensemble an opportunity to become intimately acquainted with masterworks of the great composers in the idyllic setting of Fishers Island. The ensemble is sponsored this summer by the Island Concert Series. The ensemble is committed to both performance and education, and each member of the ensemble is available as private instructor for students of all ages. 1994 ISLAND CONCERTS SCHEDULE: Sunday, July 3, 12:00N00N-4th of July Parade with Essex Fife and Drum Corps, Village Green Sunday, July 17, 6:00PM-0pening Concert Phaedrus OIamber Music Quartet at White Caps, home ofW. lee Hanley, Jr. family. See enclosed brochure for all OIamber Music programs. Monday, July 25, 8:45PM-"A Linle Walk Doum Broadway" program of popular show tunes sung by Chari.. Arnold, Kim Campbell, Srowe Phelps, Suzanne Pollard and Catherine Tremaine ar the Fishers Island Club. Monday, August I, 6:00PM-2nd Concert Phaedrus OIamber Music Quartet, Fishers Island Club Monday, August IS, 6:00pM-Final Concert Phaedrus C1lamber Music Quanct, newly renovated Fishers Island Movie Theater. Adulr lickers-$15, Children Free or any conrriburion with which Wy feel comfortable would of course be appreciated. Seacs held by phone..in reservation. Please leave message if no one is available. Unless someone returns your call. your reservation will be held at concert location. Qd1 788.7065 Mr. Charles Arnold Mrs. Katharine Bidwell Mrs. Kenyon Boocock Mrs. David Burnham Mr. Thomas Buckner Ms. Joanne Burr Ms. Peggy Elliott Mrs. Roberta Elwell Mrs. John Evans ISLAND CONCERTS COMMITTEE Mr.& Mrs. William Haase Mrs. William Hall III Mr. Horace Kelland Mrs. Francis K. Kernan Mrs. Sidney Legendre Mr. Sheldon Meyer Mrs. William L. Musser Mrs. James .O'Keefe Mr.& Mrs. Stowe Phelps 26 Mr. Bagley Reid Mrs. Winthrop Rutherfurd Mrs. Benno Schmidt Mrs. Clars Schweiger Mrs. Brisco R. Smith Mr. Charles Stepanek Miss Mary Linda Strunk Mr.& Mrs. Paul Vartanian Mrs. Steven Walters Police Advisory Committee June 1994 Co-Chairpersons: Linda Hale Scudder Sinclair Members: David Burnham Harris Parsons Eliot Porter Kathy Zanghetti 1993 Issues and Actions: Litter. Contacted Contractors, not much improvement. Bicycle, Rollerblading & Traffic Safety. Boxholder mailer, safety posters to be displayed for July & August. Dogs & Leash Law. Plea to owners to be responsible; notice in Gazette, direct complaints to Judge Evans. School Speed Zone Signs. Town sen t over & Town Crew installed. East end Law Enforcement. Continues at request of FIDCO. Drunk Driving. Violators will be prosecuted. Stolen Cars from Ferry & Airport. Post notice & warn owners at Civic meetings to remove keys. Juvenile Delinquency. First time offenders may be asked to perform community service projects rather than be reported to Family Services. Parking at Race & Wilderness Points. Purchase parking permits at the Ferry Reservation Office. All of the 1993 issues continue to be issues for 1994 (excluding the school zone signs). As a result of numerous requests at the May' 94 Civic Meeting, reduced speed limit signs have been ordered through the Highway Department to be posted from the ferry, through town, to Our Lady of Grace Church. Trooper Ron Mulderig has returned and will be here through November. Kevin Drew will be here from July 4th through Labor Day. New State (NY) Law: Children 13 years and under must wear helmets while bicycling. Z7 Senior Citizens Committee June 1994 Members: Patty Faulkner, Catherine Jenssen, Betty Peishoff. Kristin Wall Ex-Officio Members: Louisa Evans, Leslie O. Goss At the request of Louisa Evans, the Fishers Island Civic Association established a Senior Citizens Committee this Winter. The committee, chaired by Civic Director Betty Peishoff, has met several times to discuss the diverse needs of Island senior citizens and how to meet those needs. The committee met with Town and County personnel to determine eligibility for various state benefit programs. At an expanded meeting of the committee that included many Islanders who currently volunteer time to help out senior citizens. it was suggested that a "Senior Coordinator" position be established to monitor the needs of all Island senior citizens, organize a volunteer network and be the Island contact person for case work related to benefit programs. This position will be widely advertised when funding has been secured. It is hoped that the Town of Southold will eventually make this a Town paid position. The committee is also investigating a nutrition/social program and the possibility of certifying individuals to deliver services associated with the state's Expanded In-Home Services for the Elderly (EISEP) Program. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about caring and companionship for our Island's senior citizens, please contact any of the above members of the committee. 28 Fishers Island Harbor Committee June 1994 Members: Frank Bohlen, Elbert M, Burr, Jr., Tom Doyen, Reynolds duPont, Jr., Cynthia Estabrooks, Cynthia Gillan, Leslie O. Goss, Steve Malinowski, Harris Parsons, Sr., David Patterson, William C. Ridgway III, Scudder Sinclair, David R. Wilmerding, Jr. Ex-Officio Members: Tom Doherty, Louisa Evans, Bill Wall The Fishers Island Civic Association established a Harbor Committee in the Spring of 1991 to improve communications between the Town of Southold and people on Fishers Island who use the harbors. The committee included delegates from all harbor user groups and acted as a forum for discussing harbor issues. The committee made recommendations built on consensus to the Town for harbor management policy. Unfortunately, these recommendations were sometimes ignored. This Spring, in an effort led by Judge Louisa Evans, the Town officially recognized this committee in a Resolution and by amending the Southold Town Code. The new Fishers Island Harbor Committee has been charged by the Town Board to develop a harbor management plan for all Island harbors and Town waters adjacent to Fishers Island, including the assignment of mooring and anchorage areas. This harbor management plan will then be presented to the Town Board for approval and be included as an addendum to Southold's Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan. The Fishers Island Harbor Committee hopes to have a harbor management plan completed and approved by both the Civic Association and the Town Board by May 1995. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions regarding harbor issues, please contact any of the above committee members. 29 THE HENRY L. FERGUSON MUSEUM 1994 FISHERS ISLAND, NY 06390 MUSEUM: (516) 788-7239 CURATOR: (516) 788-7293 MUSEUM HOURS 9:30-12:30 Mon.-Sat. 11 :00-12:30 Sun. and by appointment SPECIAL SUMMER EXHIBITIONS OF '94 "SOME FISH AROUND FISHERS ISLAND" and "POSTCARDS AND SELECTIONS FROM THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION" (opens Thursday, July 7,5:00 to 6:30 p.m.) SOME FISH AROUND FISHERS ISLAND More than 200 species of fish can be found in ponds on the Island and in the Sounds around it. Some oddities such as fish from the tropics may also be discovered as reported by Robert Boyle, author of The Hudson River. While writing that book and a temporary resident of Fishers Island in ] 987, he also wrote an article for the New York Times in which he reported that a number of tropical fish species may on occasion be found in shallow bays in such norther waters as ours. They are carried north by the Gulf Stream and its eddies. Some of these exotics are pompano, mangrove snapper, orange filefish, four-eyed butterfly fish, barracuda and filefish. Several of these are in the summer of '94 exhibition. In our waters there lives a hideous-looking fish called a goosefish, all head, gaping six-inch-wide mouth with many half-inch teeth. Old time lobsterrnan Edmund M.F. Hedge reported seeing one of these predators bite the leg off a mallard duck in West Harbor! Don't wait until "Fish Friday" - come to the opening on Thursday. July 7, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. POSTCARDS AND SELECTIONS FROM THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION -~~"2' -.-....-.- . _ _ ~..a;:.~t ~ -.-. POSTCARD OF 12-INCH GUN FORT H.G. WRIGHT, FISHERS ISLAND, NY Collecting postcards has fairly recently become a popular hobby. Hundreds of dollars can be spent for a single rare card. Several avid postcard collectors are Friends of the museum and have made important donations. all of which relate to the Island. In the 1890s, when the huge summer resort hotels sprang up on the Island, the Monnonotto, Munnatawket and Mansion House, pamphlets advertised their charms and a flood of postcards soon followed. The museum's coliection, although by no means complete, is a fine cross section of Fishers Island history. Donations will be most welcome. 30 Come visit this exhibition of postcards, the first one to date. Other selections from the historical collection will explore the Island's interesting past from John Winthrop Jr. to the present. Board member Marie Gaillard curated this exhibition. ARCHAEOLOGY - MAY 19, 1994 In May and again in October of '93 a team of archaeologists under the direction of Drs. John Pfeiffer and Robert Funk investigated two sites, one on the property of John Guest on North Hill and the other a continuation of work on the Edson property on Hawk's Nest Point. Both were investigative testing projects for possible subdivision of those properties. Both areas date from the Late Woodland Period, 1000 to 1600 a.d. Sponsorship and financial support for this work came from the Henry L. Ferguson Museum and, for the first time, from the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, Connecticut. It is thoroughly understood that all recovered artifacts and data analysis become the property of the museum. HAWK'S NEST POINT - MAY 1994 HAWK'S NEST POINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE SHOWING THE STORAGE PIT (CENTER) AND VOLUNTEER HENRY GOLET The work begun the previous year was continued with a startling discovery (see photographs). Dr. Pfeiffer noted in his '93 report that maize (corn) kernels. fish bones and scales, sharks' teeth, turtle shells, bird claws, and large mammal bones were found. testaments to the rich and varied diet of the Fishers Island Indians. He further wrote that there was a very real possibility of a stockade-like structure being there by the discovery of post molds. In one area during the '94 dig, the archaeologists continued screening all of the dirt as they went deeper through several feet of a disturbed shell midden. However, 5' to 6' (160 centimeters) below the surface, they struck what they termed a "storage pit." (Note the dark soil that outlines the pit.) Visible in the photograph are the vertebra of a whale and large mammal bones, probably those of marine animals. Also recovered and to be analyzed in a lab were fish bones, possibly striped bass. tautog and pickerel. The big excitement was to find what are probably the bones of a swordfish. A whale might die and wash up on our shore, but not a swordfish. This brings up the exciting prospect that Fishers Island's Native Americans ventured in their boats with bone harpoons (there is one on display in the museum) across Long Island Sound and at least into waters south of Long Island! What a revelation and advancement of our knowledge if this can be further proven. According to William A. Ritchie, who wrote The Archaeologv of New York State (Harbor Hill Books, NY, 1980 Revised Edition), "Most 'Storage or Cache Pits' seem to have been located inside lodges. They tend to be U or Bell Shaped and 2' to 10' in diameter and 2' to 8' deep." As the name implies, the pits were used to store meat and vegetables in the cool hole. Sometimes when a pit became ronen. it was used as a refuse hole. Could this pit have been inside a lodge? Very possibly. THE NORTH HILL SITE - MAY 1994 This is a Late Woodland site, c. 1500 a.d. Two maize kernels were recovered and hundreds of white quartz flakes, indicating a habitation and manufacturing site of arrow and spear points. In addition, enough large ponery shards of the Sabonac type were unearthed to possibly reconstruct a 500-year-old vessel. This would be the first since the 1930s. (See the several on display in the museum.) It is our hope that the Institute for American Indian Studies and the Henry L. Ferguson Museum will continue to collaborate on the various projects now under way and on future sites. We are thankful for the Institute's financial support. The museum is pleased to announce that Drs. Robert Funk and John Pfeiffer have been named "Cultural Resource Advisors to the Henry L. Ferguson Museum." For nine years they have led the continuing archaeo- logical work on Fishers Island, for which we are all most grateful. 31 FISHERS ISLAND SCHOOL STUDENTS WATCHING PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGIST, MATT HOBBY, DOING "FLOTATION" AT WEST HARBOR. NATURE NOTES Museum curator Edwin Homing has kept daily nature notes for years. On March 27, 1994, a rainy night, he was on a salamander "watch. II On wann, moist evenings toward the end of March, female spotted salamanders cross the road in the Brickyard Woods to lay eggs in the ponds to the north of the road. Ed counted 50 and suggested a seasonal road sign - SALAMANDER CROSSING! On April 14 Ed and his wife Kay attended the New York Natural History Conference III at the New York State Museum in Albany. Ed was invited and gave a talk on "Breeding and Migrant Birds of Fishers Island, NY." Congratulations. Ed! SPOTTED SALAMANDER SPOTTED SALAMANDER (Ambytoma maculatum) They are amphibians; that is, they can live in water or on land. Like frogs and toads, they are four legged. Their eggs are laid in water, and there is a gilled larval stage that is wholly aquatic. Adults grow to 6-7" and have dark greenish-brown skin with yellow spots. The spotted salamanders' pores emit a milky substance that is poisonous to some animals. EXTRACTS FROM ED'S NATURE DIARY - 1993 Seotember I I peregrine falcon 19 Big hawk /light: 361 kestrel; 26 merlin; 168 sharp-shins; 15 Cooper's; 29 osprey; 31 harrier. (Note: record one-day osprey count; Cooper's increasing; sharp-shins decreasing) 29 Prothonotary warbler (the first and only he had seen); I peregrine. EXTRACTS FROM ED'S NATURE DIARY - 1993 Seotem ber I I peregrine falcon 19 Big hawk /light: 361 kestrel; 26 merlin; 168 sharp-shins; IS Cooper's; 29 osprey; 31 harrier. (Note: record one-day osprey count; Cooper's increasing; sharp-shins decreasing) 29 Prothonotary warbler (the first and only he had seen); I peregrine. October 6 6 cloudless sulfur butterflies, unusual because they are southerners. 10 2 peregrine falcons 23 10 brant; 3 Lapland longspurs; 6 snow buntings (were they predictors of the winter of '94?); 18 kestrels; 3 merlins; 8 sharp-shins; 3 Cooper's; 5 harrier; I immature eagle (bald?). 25 I immature golden eagle; 10 seals on clumps. November 25 I river otter (Lutra Canadensis) found dead; being mounted for the museum. RIVER OTTER (Lutra canadensis) Once fairly common on Fishers Island, as bone analysis from prehistoric Indian shell middens reveals, otters began making their reappearance within the past few years. In 1993 a sighting was made in the salt water off North Hill, and in 1994 two more in fresh ponds. Adults are 3 to 4' in length and weigh 10 to 25 pounds. Their diet is mainly fish, shellfish, frogs, salamanders, but sometimes muskrats, ducks and birds. They are very playful, build mud slides and do "belly flops" into the water. A "road kill" otter is now being prepared for exhibition. 32 ~-'- ~ - - - ~ ~~ .... "-..... "- y ~.4F.. PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Protontaria citrea) Sighted by Edwin Homing on September 29, 1993, it was the first he had every seen. The Field Guide to the Birds by Roger Tory Peterson calls it "the golden bird of wooded swamps." In spring plumage its entire had and breast are deep yellow, almost orange. When Ed saw this rare warbler last September, the 5.5" bird's color was duller. According to Peterson, it is a rare visitor to southern New England, its major range being from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Slates with winters in Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. Excellent sighting, Ed! MEMBERSHIP Thanks to all of you who became Friends of the H.L.F.M. in 1993. It was our highest count: 227. Members last year were: 13 individual; 128 family; 71 contributing; 3 sustaining; and 12 life. We are pleased to have reached a new level, but more than ever the museum needs increasing financial support since our revenues derive exclusively from membership (Friends), a modest endowment, individual donations, and an occasional foundation grant pledge. BECOME A FRIEND TODAY! SPECIAL THANKS Albert H. Gordon has been a long-time, enthusiastic supporter of the museum, and the Board thanks him for helping with the expenses of some of the scientific laboratory analyses incurred in the ongoing archaeological "digs." We also express our appreciation to Mr. Gordon and his daughter Mary Roberts for turning over their cottage to the archaeological team for their work during the last two weeks of May. It is an itIeal situation. The Spofford Fund provided substantial funding for the archaeological expenses incurred for laboratory analyses and dating of recovered material from the May 1994 "dig." We are grateful. Thanks also to Dick Grebe, who made a fine contribution to the museum of his time and service by filling the excavated holes at the Hawk's Nest site. NEW BOARD MEMBER Mrs. John Hesse (Catha) was voted onto the Board at the annual meeting last September. Catha has shown a keen interest in the museum and, in particular, its field work in archaeology. In Weston, Massachusetts, where she and John live off season, she has been chairman since 1990 of the Archaeological Committee of the Golden Ball Tavern, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. She is also a committee member for Poplar Forest in Virginia and a trustee of Weston's Forest and Trail Association. Welcome to the Board, Catha. You are now also a member of the H.F.F.M. IlArchaeological Committee." 33 I. HLF Museum on H.L. Ferguson, Jr. Sanctuary 4 acres, gift, 1965 2. Albert Stickney III and Susan K. Stickney Sanctuary, 2.38 acres, donation, 1990 3. L.F. Boker Doyle Brickyard Sanctuary, 15.48 acres, gift, 1982-83 4. Barlow Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 acre +-, gift, Bagley Reid, 1986 5. David F. Harris Sanctuary, .75 acre, easement, 1989 ./ LAND TRUST RACE POINT The Museum Land Trust has the responsibility for the management of 9 land parcels on the Island, totalling approximately 64 acres (see the map above). In 1994 a gift of 4.85 acres on Middle Farm Flats was made to the museum by Bob and Adrienne Miller. This new acreage is contiguous to land under museum management. which now totals 23.15 acres. The Board of the Ferguson Museum enthusiastically approved naming this extremely sensitive open space the Matty Matthiessen Wildlife Sanctuary. On Saturday, May 28, at an informal ceremony at the sanctuary, a dedication was held with 100 persons present, including many family members. Matty, an outstanding architect who designed a number of houses on and off the Island, has lived here for nearly 70 years. He is a knowledgeable naturalist with ornithology being his keen passion. He is a Board member of the Nature Conservancy and the National Audubon Society. For years it was Matty who cut the walking trails and drew the trail guide around Chocomount and into the Middle Farms area. LAND TRUST MANAGEMENT AREAS '7. (:/ Q CHOCOMOUNT 6. Betty Matthiessen Wildlife Sanctuary, 8 acres, The Nature Conservancy Project, 1978 7. Matty Matthiessen Wildlife Sanctuary, 23.15 acres 5.6 acres, easement, Robert J. Miller, 1983 11 acres, FIDCO, 1984 I. 7 acres, Rita and Allerton Cushman, 1984 4.85 acres, gift, Robert and Adrienne Miller, 1994 8. 2.38 acres, gift, Otis Pike, 1981 9. Key Post Sanctuary, 6.45 acres, gift, John Calley, Mrs. Duncan Ellsworth, Robert J. Geniesse, 1945 The Ferguson Museum is proud to add Matty's name to these 23+ acres, which are near the 8 acres of the Betty Matthiessen Wildlife Sanctuary in Island Pond (the Oyster Pond). Please park in the assigned area and enjoy a walk through these two Matthiessen wildlife sanctuaries. MAY 28 DEDICATION OF THE "MATTY MATTHIESSEN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY," 23 ACRES ON 34 MIDDLE FARM FLATS. BOB MILLER (LEFT) AND MR. MATTHIESSEN (CENTER) 1994 SUMMER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday. June 27 Museum opens for the summer. Daily 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. By appointment Call 788-7293 Thursday. July 7 Two special summer exhibitions. "Some Fish Around Fishers Island" and "Postcards and Selections from the Historical Collection," open with reception, 5:00-6:30 p.m. (refreshments) LECTURES Occasional slide lectures will be advertised by posters. PUBLICATIONS AT THE MUSEUM 1986-1994 newsletters Fishers Island Land Trust Pamphlet Betty Matthiessen Wildlife Sanctuary Trail Guide Ocean Pond Oysters. pamphlet by Carey Matthiessen Fishers Island Clam Farming, by Steve Malinowski The Indians of Fishers Island (Munnatawket), by Marion Ferguson Briggs Victoria and Albert's History of Fishers Island, by Charles B. Ferguson Natural history books available for study in the Museum. Gifts of books and pamphlets are welcome. PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS Ornithological: mounted specimens of nearly 200 species of the Island. Archaeological: artifacts. text, and educational displays of Indian occupation dating back to 8000 BC. Flora and fauna of the Island, geological formation. Historical: memorabilia, postcards, photographs, articles, doc~ments, and paintings that reveal the past and present life and look of Fishers Island. NATURE WALKS _July and August. Start at 2 p.m. from the Museum; conducted by Curator Edwin Homing. Tuesdays for children; Wednesdays for adults. (Sponsored by the Island People's Project.) BECOME A "FRIEND" OF THE HENRY L. FERGUSON MUSEUM The Museum has been and is financially supported by its interested friends and a modest endowment. The Museum has an obligation to become the center for Island ecology education, as well as to collect, preserve and display its collections. Help the Museum to acquire land on the Island for the preservation and protection of its natural resources and open spaces for future generations. (See the Henry L. Ferguson Museum Land Trust brochure, with preservation options for the landowner.) Life Friend $1,000 or more _ Sustaining $500 - $999 _ Contributing $100 - $499 _ Family $25 - $99 Individual $10 - $24 _ Junior (under 18) $1 - $9 Additional contribution $ Name Address City State, Zip Checks sbould be made payable to tbe "Friends of the H.L.F. Museum." Corporate matching gifts welcomed. BOARD OF GOVERNORS Richard S. Baker Sarah Tremaine Bulger Martha F. Buller Elizabeth H. Cook Charles B. Ferguson Harry L. Ferguson 1II Marie Gaillard Catha Hesse Edwin H. Horning Elizabeth F. Husband Jean Leuchtenburg Steven Malinowski G. Carey Matthiessen Robert 1. Miller Mary F. Russell Penni Sharp Robert K. White 35 Katherine H. Sturtevant Catherine Homing Secretary President Curator Vice President Treasurer Honorary Museum Attendant FISHERS ISLAND GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISTRICT , j Dear Members: The Fishers Island Garbage and Refuse District has had a productive year thus far. We have purchased our own chipper, which is located at the "burn dump," to compost our brush. We are in the process of cleaning up this site, which will take time due to the dumping of brush over the last few years. The brush is turned into processed mulch and is available free to the taxpayers. For information to obtain more than one yard of mulch, please feel free to contact one of the commissioners. Also, loc~teG ~~ the "bur~ dump" are additionai containers for the disposal of household materials, such as rugs, mattresses, metals, toys, etc. Contractors are responsible for their own construction and demolition debris. The Transfer Station provides facilities for the disposal of domestic garb'age, newspaper, corregated cardboard, recyclable bottles, cans and some # 2 plastic containers. We are working with Southeastern Conn. Regional Resources Recovery Authority CSCRRRAl to include juice boxes and milk boxes. This would be new and proves to be successful in recycl ing. There wi II be a list of recyclable materials that will be mailed to all households. We really need to keep contamination levels of recyclables down - or we will all be penalized. We are still waiting for a decision from the N.Y. D.E.C. on the closure and capping process for the Picket Landfil1. The tests which were taken to determine toxic substances in subsurface water were positive so we are hoping to get a decision for the D.E.C. before years end. The Garbage and Refuse district finally has an office! located in Building 98 owned by FIDCO, across from the tennis courts. We welcome any comments or suggestions, feel free to come by or contact a commis&ionBr. Th is is pub 11 c please Toxic waste collection day is scheduled We will be having Clean Harbors collect including pesticides, herbicides, used containers. for Sat. August, 27th. toxic household wast., oil and oil based paint Illegal dumping is still a vast problem on Fishers Island! The commissioners fee I that extreme measures wi II be taken as authorized by the town of Southold. We do not want the State Police or Constables to start ticketing people so we hope everyone will cooperate. Let's all help to keep our Island clean and beautiful~ The Commissioners 36 Comments from Justice/Councilwoman Louisa Evans: Progress has been made on several fronts. The Town Board has undertaken to resolve the Fishers Island Metal Dump closing. Engineers were hired to develop altemati ves. Their report outlined two approaches: partial excavation with capping and monitoring or a complete excavation. The estimated costs of these approaches were roughly comparable, and the Board has decided to proceed with the later alternative. Bidding specs are currently being written, and it is intended to put the project to bid. If the bidding is under a particular threshold, work will proceed in the fall. Progress has also been made to bring certain senior services to Island residents. Although these services have been available to Southold residents for some time, our isolation has kept them out of reach. A coordinated effort between Island volunteers and Town and County officials has begun to remedy this iniquity, and hopefulIy there will be some meaningful results in the near future. As for the Island youth, this spring, the Town of Southold Recreation Department sponsored an Island People's Project T-Ball program. It is hoped that this is the beginning of many such programs. The Fishers Island Harbor Committee has begun their management of our waterways, and is working hard on a harbor management plan for Fishers Island. I would urge anyone with a specific interest to get in contact with the committee tbrough myself or one of the Bay Constables. In response to complaints of transients mistreating our beaches, we have implemented a Parking Permit requirement for cars at Race and Wilderness Points. The $6 fee is intended to cover the cost of printing and administrating the permits, which are available at the Ferry Reservation office. More generally, the new Town Board has had mixed results in its administration. We have experienced some pernicious and somewhat contentious issues such as Town signage controversies, but generally we feel we are beginning to have a good impact Budget constraints continue to be a problem. The Town is confronted with several expensive, mandated projects at a time when revenues continue to shrink. The inherited budget makes no allowances for such expenses, and so bonding will be reluctantly resorted to. But, by and large, we see no dramatic changes or increases, On August 3rd, Town, County and State officials will be making their annual pilgrimage and will be available to answer any questions. If anyone would like to see a particular official who has not come in the past, please let me know. Finally, I would just like to reiterate that it is critical that people speak out with their ideas, reactions and complaints. The pace of change is quickening, and if you remain silent, there wilI certainly be unnecessary missteps. Thank you. 37 06390 516-788-7029 Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Paid Fishers Island. NY 06390 Permit #4 BOXHOLDER Dates To Remember Annual Civic Association Meeting: July 23, 4:00 at the Movie Theatre. Walsh Park Benefit Open: Saturday, July 30, at noon. Town Fathers' Meeting: Wednesday, August 3, 1pm at the School. Ferry District Commissioner Election: Tuesday, August 9, 2pm-6pm at the Fire House. Annual Ferry District Meeting: Friday, August 19, 6pm at the School. ANNUAL TOXIC WASTE DISPOSAL DAY: Saturday, August 20, 9am-12noon. Near the Transfer station. Paint solvents. oven cleaners. aerosol cans. dry cleaningfluid. wood strippers. batteries. etc. Judge Louisa Euans' Office. Hours Sunday Mornings Barn to 11 am At the Ferry District AnneK Building Check the Post Office Bulletin Board for Holiday Schedules.