RUDY HERE.........02/27/04.........the stillwater news page is taking a back seat to the new and improved and overly popular and now famous "message board".............both my attorney's (2) and my wife have told me to keep my mouth shut.....boy is that tough to do! i've got so much to tell about the BS that being shoveled around here........we'er up to our eyeballs in it! after the snow melts this late spring it will start heating up around here as it usually does....property rights....pro-equal access rights.....trespassing issues.......hi/lo water marks....ripparrean rights......selective enforcement...........malfeasance issues.......conflict of interests issues....you name it....we got it..... somewhere here in stillwater/beaver river........................RUDY OUT............. - Friday, February 27, 2004 at 13:39:56 (PST) WEDNESDAY.....12/31/03........THE "STILLWATERRESERVOIR WEBSITE" NOW HAS A NEW LATE MODEL MESSAGE BOARD IN PLACE. A FEW BUGS TO BE SHAKEN OUT....BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE ARE FROUGHT WITH RAVE REVIEWS.............ONCE THE DETAILS OF USE ARE BEHIND YOU, YOU WILL FIND IT A VERY HANDY AND INFORMATIVE WAY OF EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS AND VIEW POINTS. NOW, IF I COULD JUST GET A SPELL CHECK OPTION HOOKED UP? RUDY OUT............. - Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at 12:38:39 (PST) SATURDAY....12/27/03........CHRISTMAS was very nice for our families........sadly, we buried our father just before the holidays......but all is well now as DAD is in a much better place now and for eternity......so far this year we have had over 5 feet of snow but with rain mixed in we only have about a foot in the woods to show for it! roads are scratchy and trails are ok.....reservoir is frozen but you might find some slush pools around which are no fun..................some folks are heading over to the landing at 6 mile but you must still be very careful......ice and cold water will kill you within 5 minutes if you don't drownd first...........be very careful.................. the stillwater shop now has a complete line of fast foods and beverages and a warm fire on the porch......come by and enjoy................... RUDY OUT............. - Saturday, December 27, 2003 at 09:19:19 (PST) WEDNESDAY....12/10/2003.............TOWN OF WATSON...PUBLIC TOWN BOARD MEETING TONIGHT AT 7PM.....let's talk ATV's....please show up for a show of support for the riding public...............thanks.... - Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 12:28:23 (PST) RUDY HERE..........we the riding public....we the pro-equal access public need to turn out on December 10th and support the folks that live in the town of watson who want equal access to roads and trails.....let's give them a hand...please read on....thx To: Subject: NYSORVA List: Help needed to open roads in the Town of Watson As it stands, the Town of Watson, Lewis County, NY, is known as the “blackout zone” in that county as it is one of, if not the only town therein that has not legally opened public rights-of-way under their jurisdiction to ATV access by their citizens. Advocates from this and adjacent towns wishing to extend the ATV-legal route system have long struggled with this effort including being dragged into superior court in the matter. Now it is time for us to help tip the scales in the favor of the pro-access advocates. If you are in the region, please consider attending the 12/10/03 meeting noted below. Otherwise, no matter what corner of the state in which you reside, please consider writing a letter to the Board as advised in the notice below. Thank you, Alex Ernst www.nysorva.org -----Original Message----- From: Floyd J. Rivers [mailto:fjrivers@usadatanet.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 3:08 AM Hi All, I think the next step needed to be taken is a letter writing campaign to the Watson Town Board members requesting that the roads I have listed in my letter to them be opened. Also, I feel that we need to fill the room with our presence on the night of their next meeting, which is December 10, 2003 @ 7:00 p.m.. If all the ATV clubs in Lewis County could be represented at this meeting, it would be a great help. If anyone would like to speak at this meeting, I suggest that in their letter, they request to have "privilege of the floor". Or you can call the Town Clerk @ 376-3627 and make your request. If we could get a few hundred people to send them letters telling them which roads we would like to see opened, or show up at the meeting, I think it would help them in their decision making process. Anyone wishing to write should address their letter to: Town of Watson, Attn: Watson Town Board, 6965 Number Four Road, Lowville, New York 13367. I haven't asked for much help on this in the past, but I sure could use it now. If anyone has any questions or suggestions, let me know. Please pass this e-mail on to as many people as you can for assistance in this effort. Thanks in advance for all your help. I've attached a copy of my letter to this e-mail. All the roads are listed in the first paragraph that we would like to see open. Floyd J. Rivers (315) 376-4605 To: Town Board, Town of Watson Subject: All Terrain Vehicles November 5, 2003 Dear Board Members, I am here tonight to request that you reconsider your decision pertaining to the operation of All Terrain Vehicles on certain roads within the Town of Watson for the purpose of legally accessing existing trails and areas already open to ATV travel. Specifically, I am asking that the following roads be opened by the authority granted to you in accordance with Article 48-C, Section 2405 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law. They are, Moshier Falls Road, Buck Point Road, Stony Lake Road, Bailey Road, Cleveland Lake Road, Beech Mill Pond Road, Sperryville Road, McPhilmy Road, Stillwater Road intersection as shown on the ATV map of the Town of Watson, Sand Pond Road and the Erie Canal Road commencing at the Town line with the Town of Greig and continuing to the intersection of the Number Four Road. The reason that I am bringing this issue to the Board again is because on several occasions while trying to gain approval of this issue, it’s possible that certain procedures were not legally adhered to by this Board. I feel that because of this, fair consideration may not have been given to my previous requests. On May 14, 2003, a public hearing was held at 7:30 p.m. at the Watson Town Barn for consideration of enacting Local Law #1-2003 entitled "Town of Watson Local Law Permitting All Terrain Vehicle operation on certain Town highways." There were twenty three residents in attendance and all persons were heard. A motion was made and seconded to hold a special meeting on May 28, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. to vote on the proposed local law. According to an Affidavit of Publication from the Lowville Journal & Republican dated May 21, 2003, a notice was published stating that, "A special meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Watson will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Conference Room." The minutes of the May 28, 2003 meeting state, "A special meeting was held by the Town Board of the Town of Watson on the above date to vote on Local Law #1-2003, entitled "TOWN OF WATSON LOCAL LAW PERMITTING ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE OPERATION ON CERTAIN TOWN HIGHWAYS." Thirty six residents were present along with the full board. After the minutes were read and approved from the May 14, 2003 meeting, no vote was immediately taken on the issue that the meeting had specifically been called for. Instead, according to the minutes, "The Board continued to let the public be heard." "A petition was submitted along with a comment paper from those residents on the Erie Canal Road." This special meeting was called specifically to vote on the issue at hand. No notice was given to the public that there would be any further discussion on the issue. The public hearing had already been held on May 14, 2003, at which time the people were given the opportunity to voice their opinions. I feel it was unfair of the board to allow further discussion of the issue to be voted on that night and to accept a petition and comment paper after the fact. Following approximately an hour of discussion, the Town Board then voted "No" to Local Law #1-2003. In accordance with Public Officers Law, Article 7, Open Meetings Law, Section 100, Legislative declaration states that, "It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that the public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens of this state be fully aware of and able to observe the performance of public officials and attend and listen to the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of public policy." According to an Affidavit of Publication by the Lowville Journal & Republican dated August 13, 2003, a notice was published stating that, "On Wednesday August 27, 2003 the Town Board of the Town of Watson will hold a special meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Town’s Conference Room. Two referendums will be discussed: 1. ATV travel on certain town roads. 2. Certain Town officer’s being appointed instead of elected." After calling the special meeting of August 27, 2003 to order, the minutes from the August 6, 2003 meeting were read and approved with one correction. As advertised, the Board discussed and accepted a legal petition to open all town roads to ATV’s, discussed the issue of the highway superintendent and voted to have both issues put on the November 4, 2003 ballot. The Board then continued with issues that were not advertised or pertained to the purpose of the special meeting and adjourned at 8:00 p.m. According to Robert’s Rules of Order, Article VIII: Section 44 reads, "Notice of a special meeting must include the items of business to be considered at the meeting, and no other items may be considered." At a term of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Lewis, at Lowville New York on October 30, 2003. The Honorable Joseph D. McGuire, in the matter of the application of Lawrence Manion, George R. Davis and Janette M. Peek vs. Town of Watson and Virgil E. Taylor, as Supervisor of the Town of Watson, ordered that proposition number two regarding ATV’s be removed from the ballot. As a general rule, a municipality may not submit a local law to the vote of the electors in the municipality without some specific legal authorization. The Judge also stated that the Court does not resolve whether ATV travel may be permitted on town roads in the Town of Watson and that no opinion is rendered with respect to the local law. It is for the above reasons that I once again respectfully request that this Board consider opening the town roads that I have listed to legally access trails and areas already open to ATV travel. I feel my request specifically conforms with the requirements of Article 48-C, Section 2405, which states, whereas a governmental agency with respect to highways under its jurisdiction may designate and post any such public highway or portion thereof as open for travel by ATV’s when in the determination of the governmental agency concerned, it is otherwise impossible for ATV’s to gain access to areas or trails adjacent to the highway. If this Board will explain to me where my request does not meet the requirements of Article 48-C, Section 2405, I will gladly drop this issue. Thank you once again for you time and consideration of this matter. Respectfully submitted, Floyd J. Rivers you can cut and paste this letter to your word processor or call me at 315-376-2110 and will mail you a copy of the letter that you can sign and mail in............thx RUDY OUT................ - Thursday, November 13, 2003 at 16:19:53 (PST) HAPPY VETERANS DAY to all the fine men and women who have served and are serving their country so well..........GOD SPEED to all those still with us and may all those folks who have moved on to meet their maker...........may YOU rest in peace. this past election day in ny state did not boude very well for the politicians that were/are pro atv. seems like a lot of the voting public are not atv riders up here in the north country. so...riders you get what you reap.....if you don't vote for the people that represent your way of thinking then less and less trails is what's in store for all of us.............as usual, the tree huggers are well organized, well healed and vote...............maybe next time!....that's four years from now!.................still... you can keep up the pressure on the state level of senators and representatives in albany to get the state to live up to what it has already promised and been paid for.....a state sponsored trail system..................canada every state around new york has a state/federal atv trail system in place. they work, they are profitable and it seems that most folks both pro and con to atv's like what's going on. GOOD NEWS.........the political grapevine says that RUDY GUILANI will run for the governors seat next state election.....gov. pataki will take the senate seat away from clinton and our good friend rick lazio from long island will become lt. governor................oh yeah............. RUDY OUT.......................... - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 14:38:35 (PST) NOVEMBER 4th....ELECTION DAY....THE AMERICAN WAY.......due your duty, get yourself, your family, friend and neighbors out and "V O T E"...............no progress on local ATV issues, town of watson elected officials stuck at 50/50 on the ATV question...........new DOT approved ATV's that will be street legal "4 wheel motorcycle" will solve some of the problems but real trails will have to come from albany legislation...........keep the pressure up on our elected officials for pro-equal access to roads and public lands for all new yorkers............ the stillwater reservoir is filling up like it was spring. only 4.5 feet from completely full! right now we should be down at least 12+ feet. we have less than 2 months before it freezes tight. this time last year we had 1.5 feet of snow on the ground, this morning it's 38f so we're getting close...that's it for the local news, now, the national news.......the economy is on the up-swing, the dow will hit 10k and the nasdac will crest 2k before the end of this year.......... the democrates are on the run and the republicans got their feet firmly on the ground. more jobs and less chaous in iraq and the big picture will look pretty good! new housing starts are thru the roof....interest rates are at a all time low. President Bush's tax cuts are kicking in nicely and with a robust economy the deficit will evaporate over the next 5 years and with iraq towing the line we will have plenty of oil to keep the world economies machinery running smoothly. this is the way i see it!......how about you?.....your comments are welcome via the message board.....if you dare! RUDY OUT.................. - Tuesday, November 04, 2003 at 05:34:20 (PST) ATTENTION STILLWATER RESERVOIR AND BEAVER RIVER STATION RESIDENTS............a select number of residents and property owners in stillwater have recieved a letter from the dec to cease and deassist using certain lands and waters that belong to the state of new york. this would be land between your propety line and the high water level normally seen in late spring(1679.6). this might also include dock(s) that float on the water in front of your summer cottage or camp. the drop dead date is 10/16/03. the dec is now saying that they are receiving their marching orders from the governors office. the time to act is now for those folks who have already recieved this letter. for those folks who have not recieved this letter, you will, it's just a matter of time. you may contact the stillwater shop at 315-376-2110 or ms. judy drabicki,esq at 315-639-4949 for additional info. we/you are in district 50 and senator james seward at 518-455-3131 may be contacted and we are also in district 113 and assembleman marc butler may be reached at 518-455-5393. should you lose your ability to float your dock and have access to the reservoir via your propety, then the real estate value of your propert will most certainly go down. certain properties that have fisher deeds/titles still in place and some properties with riparian rights may not be effected by this state action. it most certainly pays to check. the dec has deployed serving just a few properties at a time....it's called divide and conquer. the residents of the great sacandaga reservoir had a similar situation about 10 years back and they found a resolution but had to sue the state first. also, HRBRRD will tell you that they pay the taxes on the property from high water mark and down and do not have rules or regulations on floating docks under 100 feet in lenght. there's more to this than meets the eye.......more later RUDY OUT................. - Friday, September 12, 2003 at 20:29:24 (PDT) RUDY HERE........AS PROMISED.........addresses and phone numbers of people that have the riding publics best interest at heart............and a mission statement below.... 1.region 6 conservation fund advisory board(cfab)...ms.linda sicley..61130 county rte. 95..lorraine, ny 13659..315-232-4603..sicleyfarm@juno.com 2. region 5..cfab..mr. bob monacchio.. 134 military rd.. edinburg,ny..12134..518-863-2326..fax..518-863-2985 3. supervisor ralph bentley..town of horicon.. po box 90..brant lake, ny..12815..518-494-3647 4. mr. gene terry..president, adirondack conservation council..9440 state rte. 4..whitehall, ny..12887..vc/fx..518-499-0623..dixiethree@loralnet.com.... HERE'S THE PROBLEM IN A NUT SHELL...THE DOWN STATE PEOPLE THAT SPONSOR THE GREEN HEADS ARE WELL EDUCATED, WELL ORGANIZED AND WELL HEALED..AND THEY SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT THE WOODS WILL STILL BE HERE "IF" AND "WHEN" THEY SHOW UP..I CALL IT "THE TEDDY ROOSEVELT SYNDROME"........ ON THE OTHER HAND....THE EQUAL ACCESS PUBLIC TEND TO BE BLUE COLLAR FOLKS, OJT EDUCATED, GENERALLY NOT WELL ORGANIZED COLLECTIVELY, AND ON AVERAGE EARN LESS THAN THE DOWNSTATE BRAIN SURGEONS. THAT'S THE DISADVANTAGE.........HOWEVER, HERE'S THE ADVANTAGE....POPULATION WISE...THERE'S A WHOLE LOT MORE OF US THEN THERE ARE OF THEM....BIG TIME...AND COLLECTIVELY A LOT MORE MONEY...WE MUST ORGANIZE.....MR. ALEX ERNST OF NYSORVA AND MR. GENE TERRY OF ADIRONDACK CONSERVATION COUNCIL SAID IT BEST..."WE MUST COLLECTIVELY ORGANIZE ALL THE SMALLER FACTIONS AND CLUBS THAT ARE ADVOCATES OF THE EQUAL ACCESS PUBLIC".....INTO ONE POWERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT CAN HIRE LOBBYISTS AND LITAGATING ATTORNY'S TO FORCE THE STATE INTO EQUAL ACCESS AND USE OF ALL STATE LANDS. ALL TYPES OF RECREATION SHOULD BE ALLOWED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HORSEBACK RIDING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, SNOWMOBILING, ATV RIDING, FISHING, HUNTING, TRAPPING, MOTOR BOAT USE, SEAPLANE USE, SNOWSHOEING, CROSSCOUNTRY SKIING AND MOTORIZED USE BY THE ELDERLY, DISABLED AND HANDICAPPED. ENABLING YOU MORE ACCESS TO AND USE OF STATE ROADS THROUGHOUT ALL STATE LANDS WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ECONOMICS OF EVERY TOWN FOR EACH OF THE FOUR SEASONS OF THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH.............TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT. RUDY OUT................ - Saturday, September 06, 2003 at 06:28:36 (PDT) OK EVERYBODY WHO CONSIDERS THEMSELVES "THE RIDING PUBLIC" listen up.........the town of HORICON, NY near BRANT LAKE, FRANKLIN CO. north of schroon lake territory(ok, the lake geo. side of the state).....has the batan in hand and needs our help$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$....this little town is taking on the state of new york, namely the DEC and have created a real atv trail system in their neck of the woods. trouble is, the DEC says that their using beloved abandoned wilderness trails that belong to the GREEN HEADS......or as the newsrelease calls them "the treehuggers"....well anyway here's where to send them a couple of bucks TOWN OF HORICON DEFENSE FUND..........PO BOX 90............BRANDT LAKE, NY 12815......ATTN: SUPERVISOR RALPH BENTLEY Mr. Gene Terry president of the ADIRONDACK CONSERVATION COUNCIL and i had a wonderful conversation today. we came to the conclusion that IF we could be successful in bringing all the convaluted pro-equal use factions together in the state of new york, meaning snowmobilers, hunters/trappers, atv'ers,anglers outdoor sportsmen in general the disabled that enjoy motorized access without confrontation by any state employee or green head would be impressive. albany would have no choice and discrimination would be eliminated. stay tuned....more news coming....addresses and e-mails for all our elected officials and important organzations that will lead the riding public to victory.............. RUDY OUT.............. - Thursday, September 04, 2003 at 18:48:22 (PDT) LABOR DAY everybody....september 01, 2003 cool, cloudy but no rain....how fast the summer has gone...trees are starting to turn and fall is fast approaching. before you know it halloween will be here and snow will be on the ground today we got 2 new kittens from the PERSEY household. they will become good hunters like DAVE was regarding mice and chipmonks. as you might know DAVE the cat dissappeared last sumer and these two guys are his replacement. good luck guys - Monday, September 01, 2003 at 15:31:07 (PDT) an old saying..."while the cat is away the mice(s)will play. i got to fix the rocky rough ramp down to our dock and replace it with a nice smooth pebble strewn path. next the paver bricks will be going in to allow people in wheel chairs to safely make their way down to the waters edge....nice. on the other side of town, "the chetster" got his granite steps in for his elderly father. they go from the top of his property all the way down to almost the waters edge.....nice....real nice............ the folks from BROOKSIDE II are burning down the phone lines trying to russel up more support for their "ATV HATE" project.....funny side story....while the ranger was away on vacation, at least 2 dozen ATV's came and went without a hitch and almost all the locals never had a clue. it's also ironic that the only serious ATV accident ever to occur in the stillwater area was on the current rangers watch.........when terry p. was running the show here in stillwater....never a problem and the locals back then just didn't give a damn........oh'well........ - Thursday, August 07, 2003 at 17:39:27 (PDT) GOOD NEWS.............thanks to SUPERVISOR MOORE AND PAT PATTERSON OF PATS USED AUTO'S....stillwater is rid of all the BRS junks...............that got way-laid in stillwater waiting for the flat-beds to show up...........all is well now..........thanks to one and all.................... rumors are flying high about the concrete cause-way from stillwater to 6 mile point.....is it possible that NYS would spend $12 million to go about 1.5 mile...........that's a whole lot more than the $1 million dollars a mile for the railroad R&R (no pund intended). i guess we will have to wait and see! - Monday, July 28, 2003 at 17:25:00 (PDT) WHAT A MESS.............finally the town of BEAVER RIVER STATION is cleaning up and removing their old junk cars that people have been taking up for years. see, if they had been taking up ATV's the TOWN of WEBB wouldn't have to bear the cost to remove these old junks.....since ATV's last forever, don't ya know! THE HAMLET OF STILLWATER RESERVOIR looks a bit shabby at the moment with all this rolling litter all over the place....fall would have been a little better time to do this dirty deed. hopefully the junk yard folks will be showing up soon to pull these old detroit monsters out of here...............see...if they where ATV's they would not take up so much space and probably the local kids would have already grabbed them to rebuild.................. RUDY OUT - Monday, July 21, 2003 at 07:48:11 (PDT) GOOD NEWS FOR FOLKS IN WHEEL CHAIRS.......... the stillwater shop in conjunction with the stillwater sportsmens society and other corporate sponsors will be engineering and building a ADA (american disability act) compliant dock and ramp facility. these facilities will allow people to move from their vechicle in the parking lot down the ramp to the dock and onto specialty boats that provide safe passage for people in wheel chairs. these facilities will be ready for next years season. NOTICE........NEXT SEASON'S BOAT RENTAL CUSTOMERS WILL NEED A AUX. COAST GUARD SAFETY COURSE LICENSE CERTIFICATE WITH THEM IN ORDER TO RENT THE EQUIPMENT..................... RUDY OUT - Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 08:29:09 (PDT) SAD NEWS TO REPORT........OUR BIG BLACK DOG THAT LOOKED LIKE A BEAR...."JEB"......HAS PASSED AWAY TO DOGGY HEAVEN... he went in his sleep a couple of nights ago and he will be missed..........JEB was almost 14 and his buddy DOG misses him terrible..................HE WAS A GOOD DOG............... - Friday, July 18, 2003 at 17:30:13 (PDT) SUNDAY....07/06/03..............A VERY NICE NIEGHBORHOOD GET TOGETHER FOR DAN BUCKLEY WHO PASSED AWAY LAST APRIL A YEAR... FRIENDS AND FAMILY SHOWED UP AT THE BUCKLEY CAMP FOR CONVERSATION, FOOD AND BEVERAGE. SOME VERY NICE STORIES WHERE TOLD ABOUT DAN AND HIS TIME AT STILLWATER. HE WILL BE MISSED...............RUDY........OUT - Sunday, July 06, 2003 at 19:00:13 (PDT) HAPPY JULY 4th EVERYBODY!..........the weather outside is so delightful............bright sunny and warm....plenty of water to play in.....so let's have some fun................the fishing has been trophy and the camping could not be better.....................the store is open 7 days 8am to 6pm and the gas is 24/7 CC after store closes..............ATM inside for your convenience..........PERRY's ice cream on tap anyway you want it.......................dirt bikes rule...atv's not far off.............................rudy....out - Saturday, July 05, 2003 at 12:24:06 (PDT) SUNDAY....06/22/03.................i'd like to know the date and in which country trying to change a law, following the democratic process, can be turned upside down, misconstrude into thinking for one moment that some one, any one, asked ranger scanlon to turn the other way and not probate the law as he sees fit..............i don't like what he's doing and i told him so but to the best of my knowledge NO ONE has ever asked him to look the other way............and what my wife jackie and several other regular folks that excersize the message board have said,if you can't handle the tongue and cheek format maybe this puppy isn't the one YOU hunt with.........rudy....out - Sunday, June 22, 2003 at 12:41:23 (PDT) TUESDAY....06/17/03..................sad news in old forge..................supervisor robert moore's mother passed away last thursday. a donation can be made to HASCA of old forge...........i'll have a address tomorrow...........let us all pray for the family at this time of sorrow............. - Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 15:27:31 (PDT) S U N D A Y............06/15/03.....HAPPY FATHERS DAY................AND FINALLY WITH SOME MUCH NEEDED SUNSHINE........WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY...............RUDY - Sunday, June 15, 2003 at 05:57:26 (PDT) WEDNESDAY..............06/11/03...........NICE TOWN MEETING.....I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND AGREE TO DISAGREE..............THE TOWN COUNCIL LISTENED WITH MR DAN RIVET ACTING AS VICE-SUPERVISOR (SUPERVISOR MOORE WAS AT A TRAINING SEMINAR). VARIOUS QUESTIONS WERE ASKED BY THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE TOWN FOLKS WHO SHOWED UP, JACKIE AND I RESPONDED AS WELL AS JOE AND MARIAN ROMANO. SEVERAL ISSUES CAME UP THAT NEED MORE RESEARCH, THEY ARE 1. ACTUAL ACCIDENT DATA IN THE NORTH COUNTRY REGARDING ATV'S AND THERE ASSOCIATED INSURANCE PREMIUMS TO THE TOWN AND 2. COST PER MILE TO MAINTAIN A DIRT ROAD IN SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL. ATV'S WILL NOT BE USING THE ROAD IN THE WINTER. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE COUNCIL LISTENED AND DID NOT SAY NO RIGHT OFF THE GET-GO...........THEY AGREED TO STUDY THE DATA THAT JACKIE AND I PROVIDED AND IF ALL GOES WELL, HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING MAYBE IN LATE JULY.........JOHN SCANLON AND OTHERS RANT AND RAVED ABOUT THE TOMB OF GLOOM SHOULD ATV'S BE ALLOWED IN STILLWATER.....SCARE TACTICS??? AND SOME MIS-INFORMATION REGARDING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND THE ASSOCIATED INSURANCE COSTS TO THE TOWN SEEMED TO BE THEIR HIGHLIGHT............. "GOOD, SOLID INFORMATION AND THE ABILITY TO SPREAD IT AROUND IS POWER" AND "WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING" THIS ISSUE ISN'T OVER BY A LONG SHOT.............STAY TUNED........MUCH MORE LATER...............THX...................RUDY - Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 03:54:56 (PDT) 06/05/03.............black flies anybody?.....there swarming big time so bring gear or stop in the store for a complete line up of anti-bug stuff.....from 100% DEET juice to head and full body bug armor..................we got it all and in sizes from small for kids to XXL for the really big guy..............this weekend is the 4th annual pig roast and boat race.....don't miss it.........or it will cost you!..........the video feed and weather station is working superior and we will be rolling out the active pan/tilt option shortly.........the water level is holding nicely at 1679.0+/-.......that is all.....................rudy - Wednesday, June 04, 2003 at 14:51:27 (PDT) 05/24/03............my little girl had her 1st birthday yesterday. we just got back from my wife's brothers wedding so we spent her birthday on the road back to stillwater................ok, so it's wet out, so what, what are you a cry baby?....buck up and enjoy the wet buggy holiday anyway. the parking lot is full, don't believe me, check out the webcam...............windy too and i like it..............reminds me of the jersey shore? say what? the water level has stabilized at 1679.0 and the reservoir is losing about an inch per day but this new steady rain will probably cause the flow to rise for a while......................the B+B is doing well and we plan on some landscaping this spring and some pavers are going down as well....................... the store is open 7 days...8am to 6pm most days....gas is 24/7 CC after hours........jackie has filled the gift shop with all kinds of interesting goodies and the diary bar will open mid june....let's all have a nice summer...................thx....rudy - Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 17:24:24 (PDT) FLIES ANYONE?..........at least they held off till after this great weekend past.......monday these little sob's should up for work....BIG TIME.............although i gotta tella i've seen them a whole lot worse...............a little bug juice seems to work just fine...............but the fact of the matter is .......THERE BACK!............... - Monday, May 19, 2003 at 15:00:57 (PDT) SUNDAY..........05/18/03..............WOW what a weekend...........sunny and bright with hi's in the low 70's....cool nights and the bugs are very tolerable. they have made their appearnace but not in big squadrons...............water level is holding nicely at 1679.+ with a very slight downward curve. we hope and pray that this is a-typical all season long............big camp maintenance work going on all over the stillwater area which means alot of folks will be opening their camps up for the summer season...this is a good thing..........more later....stay tuned............thx.....rudy - Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 17:21:20 (PDT) WEDNESDAY......05/13/03...............plenty of rain to go around that's for sure............1679.23 elevation for the reservoir and climbing.......thanks to mike james, the new fusion dome arrived today and will be installed tomorrow if the rain lets up a bit............the fusion dome, for those folks who are not in the know, is what keeps the camera and it's nuclear power module safe and sound..............i broke the original one because i am a putzzzzzz(sometimes) although, you try standing on your head, 28 feet in air, on a ladder that's supported by a tractor(the 40' ladder was too short)with a hand full of tools and two dogs shitting and pissing all over the place..............go to hell............that is all ................out...........rudy - Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at 16:48:24 (PDT) HAPPY MOTHERS DAY....this sunday, don't forget............chet kincaid and my self are picking up a couple of peddle boats this week out in elkhart, in. chet's getting one for his lovely wife carol, i on the other hand will be expanding the rental fleet at D.O.G. equipment rental.............ours will have a small 2hp canoe motor installed for when you get tired of peddling....$10.00 an hour....check it out..............thx...........rudy - Tuesday, May 06, 2003 at 20:06:19 (PDT) THURSDAY......05/01/03.............MAYDAY.....MAYDAY............a beautiful sunrise this morning before it got cloudy..some rain today and a front coming thru with some hail maybe.....................the camera is on the roof top and the view is SO fine....all the presets are a go, there is no P0...sorry.............soon, after this rev. sinks in, we will be offering "THE STILLWATER SPORTSMEN SOCIETY" option, which will allow the user to move the camera at will. you must have high speed internet connection, broadband, cable modem something faster than dial-up for this option to work properly. for those folks who qualify, join the "SOCIETY" for $20.00 bucks a year and a PIN will be issued to you as a password. each user will get 5 minutes to play with the pan/tilt /wide angle/telephoto.................call 315-376-2110 to join................that is all...............out.................rudy - Thursday, May 01, 2003 at 13:54:19 (PDT) WEDNESDAY.......04/30/03......my daughter, HEATHER, this is her birthday.......HAPPY BIRTHDAY......also today we will be relocating the camera service to it's new home, on the roof.........service will resume late today or early tomorrow................thx.........rudy - Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at 07:12:10 (PDT) WEEKEND.....04/25-26-27/03..........nice rainey on and off spring time weekend........sunday afternoon should be sunny............the flow is at 1676.57 which means we will hit our target of 1678 in about 6 or 7 days. a full month ahead of time according to my original prediction a month ago............now if we can hold that level for 3 months say till the end of july we will be on our game...........let's pray for rainey nights and sunny days................early campers and fishermen are already here so don't be left behind, discover the wonderful things nature has to offer up here in stillwater.................thx............rudy - Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 05:03:09 (PDT) THURSDAY.......04/24/03............. sad news, john james son of bill james of stillwater passed away during the easter holiday. our prayers and sympathy for the family and friends................ the reservoir is at 1675.90+....a little more than 2' to go for normal high water. the ice is mostly gone on the flow but a new snow cover happened last night, about 2" but short lived for sure................beautiful weekend in store for those folks who make it up here for a spring time peek of stillwater reservoir..............the store is open 7 days and gas is 24/7 CC after hours. restaurant opens may 2nd, weekends only.............the B+B is open, so make your reservations early. thx rudy - Thursday, April 24, 2003 at 10:11:28 (PDT) TUESDAY........04/22/03...........still some random pockets of snow around but we have some more winter coming in later this week.....oh-well.........anything that has moisture in it is most welcome in any form at this point. the reservoir is at 1675.15 which means a little less than 3' needed to get a full head on the reservoir. hopefully we can maintain a reasonabely full reservoir most of the season...................very quite here in the hamlet, the road in is in pretty good shape from the #4 road. the big moose road is getting better but still a little dicey, no problem if all or 4 wheel drive. stay in the center and out of the shoulders...............the store is open, the gas is 24/7 CC after hours..............and the B+B is standing by for your reservations...............how about those troops of ours, what a outstanding job, a tough one well done.........that is all...............out.....rudy - Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at 06:27:30 (PDT) HAPPY EASTER ONE AND ALL AND A GOOD PASSOVER FOR OUR JEWISH FRIENDS AS WELL......I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT THE WORLD IS A LITTLE SAFER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON THANKS TO OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN ARMS...............HOW EVER YOU PRAY, DO IT KNOWING THAT THE "LORD" WATCHES OVER ALL OF US........AGAIN, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.........................THX....RUDY - Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 15:34:07 (PDT) MONDAY.....04/14/03.......the reservoir is on the rise at 1772.05.....we should be full by the second week of june....there's some talk it might snow again this wednesday and there is still 14 inches of snow in the woods and about 15 inches of ice on the flow the shoals are mostly gone and the back bays are filling up..nobody but nobodies around, everybody has bailed out for the southern comfort.......oh well.........more later.............thx.................rudy - Sunday, April 13, 2003 at 12:16:31 (PDT) MONDAY..............04/07/03..................mission accomplished.............the big boat made it back safe and sound......a little rough around the edges, some things missing but we will make it whole again....thx for asking......the reservoir is on the rise at 1672.20+ with about 5.8 feet to go.....what's left is the tough part but we have 4 0r 5 weeks to go before folks start showing up again for soft water activities......................still alot of snow on the ground and in the woods and how about 16 inches of ice on the flow, still!...unless it gets real warm real soon we will have ice till may....last year the ice let go april 17th.....let us pray for our troops and may the iraqi war come to a victorious conclusion................that is all......................more later......out.........................rudy - Monday, April 07, 2003 at 12:57:20 (PDT) WELL NOW, GUESS WHAT TOMORROW IS?..........GIVE UP! APRIL 01,2003.................TUESDAY...........APRIL FOOLS DAY ME AND MY NIEGHBOR JOEL ARE GOING DOWN TO NEWBURGH NY TO REPOSSESS MY BIG BOAT "RUDY SCOOT ZUDY"......WISH US LUCK..... WE ARE GOING TO NEED IT......AFTER I GET THE BOAT BACK I WILL EXPLAIN IN PAINFUL DETAIL WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BOAT AND THE POOR FELLOW WHO BOUGHT FROM ME LAST MAY........WHAT A SAD STORY.......................OTHERWISE THE RESERVOIR IS COMING BACK SLOW AND HOPEFULLY SURE..............1669+ AND COUNTING.....FULL IS 1678 AT THE OVERFLOW BOARDS...............IT'S REAL NICE IF THE HRBRRD CAN KEEP IT AT 1673+/- SAY UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER(WISHFUL THINKING)....hey no harm in asking.........more later.........thx...............rudy - Monday, March 31, 2003 at 17:54:00 (PST) SUNDAY.......03/30/03................still experiencing some kind of software difficulties serving up the live video feed to some folks............could be some kind of browser issue...........we're working on it..............thx.........rudy - Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 14:36:24 (PST) SATURDAY........03/29/03................gary and penny and terry and diane and dan owens and the stillwater shop crew, chewed the fat in the warming hut (wood heated front porch)this morning and solved all the world's problems, in about an hour....................spring has diffenantly sprung, lots of people showing up in their cars checking out to see if the ice is off the flow..........i guess they haven't heard about our "new live video feed"...it's nice to see people come anyway................pray for our men and women in uniform all over the world.......stay tuned.....more later............thx........rudy - Saturday, March 29, 2003 at 11:15:18 (PST) WEDNESDAY........03/26/O3............LIVE VIDEO FEED BACK ON THE AIR.........more firewall and a new page layout should keep things humming right along...........more presets to be added when the camera makes it way to the roof ridge....soon........internet "dial-up" folks need to allow a little more time to load the video feed data................keep an eye out for the grand opening of the "stillwater sportsmen society" page. when you join for $20.00 donation you will be assigned a PIN that will give you a much broader set of camera motion controls, beyond presets.........we will offer it at no cost for several weeks, then you will need to pony up.................thx...........rudy - Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at 16:47:41 (PST) TUESDAY...03/25/03...........PROBLEMS WITH VIDEO SIGNAL..........sorry for the lack of "live video feed"...........microsoft's "webmedia" program which serves up the video to the internet has taken some kind of hit or virus and needs to be reset often.........trouble shooting in progress............sorry folks..................thx.................rudy - Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 09:20:57 (PST) MONDAY.....03/24/03.............it snowed saturday night and we woke up to a fresh blanket of snow on sunday morn............my youngest daughter, EMILY ESTHER was baptized and we shared the moment with family and friends. alot of my family is from down south so the new snow was nice......................the water level is on the rise, let's hope it stays that way all the way to the tippy top and stays there for the rest of the summer season...................pray for the men and women in the military that they all come home safe and for our fallen soldiers may they sit at the lords table forever in peace and harmony..................and POW's and MIA's, may there fate be in the hands of jesus..........................thx.........rudy - Monday, March 24, 2003 at 08:10:28 (PST) THURSDAY.....03/20/03...............now we're taking the gloves off...........check out the limited beta test edition of motion control for the stillwater shops live video feed from the kitchen window of the store...................carefully read the rules of engagement and then have some fun........not all the bugs, options, settings, techniques,boogiemen, web-server leachs and other various sundry not to mention getting superior camera on the roof top mounted in the fusion dome(have i left anything out?)have been worked out as of yet. looks like old man winter went south and since spring is tomorrow let's not hold our breath for any snow in the near future..........use the message board to give me your head's up...................AND.............how about some prayers for our military men and women keeping the bells of freedom ringing loud and clear............................thx..........more later..............rudy-cam.....aka....rudy - Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 18:22:31 (PST) THURSDAY.....03/20/03...............now we're taking the gloves off...........check out the limited beta test edition of motion control for the stillwater shops live video feed from the kitchen window of the store...................carefully read the rules of engagement and then have some fun........not all the bugs, options, settings, techniques,boogiemen, web-server leachs and other various sundry not to mention getting superior camera on the roof top mounted in the fusion dome(have i left anything out?)have been worked out as of yet. looks like old man winter went south and since spring is tomorrow let's not hold our breath for any snow in the near future..........use the message board to give me your head's up...................AND.............how about some prayers for our military men and women keeping the bells of freedom ringing loud and clear............................thx..........more later..............rudy-cam.....aka....rudy - Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 18:20:46 (PST) THURSDAY.....03/20/03...............now we're taking the gloves off...........check out the limited beta test edition of motion control for the stillwater shops live video feed from the kitchen window of the store...................carefully read the rules of engagement and then have some fun........not all the bugs, options, settings, techniques,boogiemen, web-server leachs and other various sundry not to mention getting superior camera on the roof top mounted in the fusion dome(have i left anything out?)have been worked out as of yet. looks like old man winter went south and since spring is tomorrow let's not hold our breath for any snow in the near future..........use the message board to give me your head's up...................AND.............how about some prayers for our military men and women keeping the bells of freedom ringing loud and clear............................thx..........more later..............rudy-cam.....aka....rudy - Thursday, March 20, 2003 at 18:20:21 (PST) FRIDAY.....03/14/03..............YOAH.....HEY....YA YOU, CHECK OUT THE NEW AND IMPROVED VIDEO....I MOVED THE CAMERA SO YOU COULD LOOK DOWN THE FLOW A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES, WELL NOT REALLY MAYBE JUST TWO MILES BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FRECKLE ON A NATS ASS WITH THIS CAMERA......THE MORE I PLAY WITH THE THING THE MADDER JACKIE GETS CAUSE NOTHIN'S GETTIN DONE ELSEWERE. OTHER THAN THAT THINGS ARE SWEET...................MORE LATER...................THX...................RUDY - Friday, March 14, 2003 at 06:26:14 (PST) MONDAY...............03/10/03................CHECK IT OUT..............the new weather page now offers REGIONAL SNOW DEPTH INFO and STILLWATER RESERVOIR WATER LEVEL INFO and other relevant data concerning the reservoir area. located just above the doppler radar presentation. just left click the line and go for it...............snowy weather all this week right up to saturday when we warm up a bit, for us, the high 30's, lowville could see some rain, we will be on the edge........water level now DOWN 22 FEET, lowest in 30 years, very dangerour for the environment not to mention us humans who make a living here and recreate here.........where will it end is anybodies guess..................thx for looking us up.....more later...................rudy - Monday, March 10, 2003 at 19:30:40 (PST) SUNDAY.......03/09/03.............receiving some positive responces regarding the live video feed and some helpful tips as well..............as soon as we get a spring break in the weather i will start the roof top install of the camera pod or as the industry techs like to call it "the fusion dome"....on board heaters, fans and power supplies are being tested as i write, the cabling is almost in place. cut a hole in the roof ridge, install the #80 1.75 standard and i should be good for go........................ IN OTHER NEWS................a 59 year old sledder waffled a shoal 1/2 mile east of the boat ramp and got choppered out to a syracuse hospital last night about 18:30 hours. lost his helmut in the mayhiam and clunked his noggin on the hard stuff.............good luck to him and his family...................keep an eye out for some nifty links from the weather page with regards to additional geo/stat info..................coming soon..............thats all for now....................thx....................rudy - Sunday, March 09, 2003 at 11:12:51 (PST) FRIDAY................03/07/03..........snowcross weekend in old forge at mccaully mtn. sort of the last big weekend of the season although some of the best sledding is late march and april...........warm days............kool nights....the roads go south but the snow on the trails and the reservoir generally have some staying power for a while.................the new video feed is now 8 frames a second and 500ms delay between real and virtual........the direcway DSL is working superior and with any luck i will get the camera located outside in it's fusion dome ASAP...................that will improve the quality 10 fold and be 25 feet in the air instead of 8, much better view....................that's all for now.....................thx.........rudy - Friday, March 07, 2003 at 15:08:22 (PST) THURSDAY.............03/06/03..............WATER LEVEL ALERT.........LEVEL RED.........big disappointment waiting for all of us regarding low water levels this season................we have plenty of snow and with normal rainfall we still will not go to high water mark with any staying power..............it's one thing to get it up, and altogether another thing to keep it there...................call...315-376-2110 or E-mail...stilwatr@northnet.org and let us know how you feel or what you might do to help..................thx....................rudy - Thursday, March 06, 2003 at 04:34:55 (PST) TUESDAY...........03/04/03.........DELIGHTFUL SLEDDDING OUT THERE IN THE WILDS OF STILLWATER.....WE ARE ALL VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER LEVEL, THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, THE DRIED UP WELLS THAT SUCH A LOW LEVEL HAS PROVIDED. PLEASE CALL 315.376.2110 OR E-MAILS US AT STILWATR@NORTHNET.ORG...........IF WE SHOW THE AUTHORITIES THAT WE CARE WHAT THEY DO TO US AND OUR ENVIRONMENT THEY MIGHT NOT WANT TO GAMBLE OUR WATER AWAY...............THX................RUDY - Tuesday, March 04, 2003 at 06:08:40 (PST) hello from stillwater.........looks like a nor'easter and a storm from the west could do us in big-time........"c'mon old man winter bring it on".........we at stillwater can handle anything...well almost anything.......any body ever hear of the APA...........well anyway.......on with the show..........stay tuned..........more later.......thx........rudy.......... - Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 11:02:59 (PST) hello from stillwater...........the B+B had a great weekend of guests and jackie and i are really diggin this business.........looks like we are going to shoot for lodge status sooner than later...........also stay on the look out on our home page for a button marked "STILLWATER SPORTSMANS SOCIETY".......i think your going to like what we have in store for our loyal customers and guests....winter and summer........and spring and fall to..silly................stay tuned......more later..........thx......rudy...... - Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 16:38:31 (PST) hello from stillwater..........hey......stay off the ice........mike james said he almost went thru the ice near hotel island on his way back from six mile.........be careful........next week around wednesday we should see a arctic blast coming out of canada.........below zero temps for at least 3/4 days with big time snow ta'bout...........stay tuned.......more later........thx.............rudy........ - Saturday, January 26, 2002 at 16:43:34 (PST) hello from stillwater...........unto each life some rain will fall and stillwater is no exception.........for we need the rain to grow the reservoir for this coming summers fun in the sun................snow for the next 7 days....let's sled............more later........thx.........rudy....... - Friday, January 25, 2002 at 17:55:37 (PST) hello from stillwater............sledding has been very good with several serious mishaps with one fatality on the hill...........as we all know......sledding is a serious and problematic sport..........we pray for the injured and their families.........one head-on collision on the McCarthey road to brantingham and one mishap right in front of the store at stillwater.........please slow down....speed and cold water kills..........stay tuned.....more later.........thx.....rudy..... - Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 07:26:09 (PST) hello from stillwater...........the trails and corridors are great and the sledding could not be better........lots of fresh snow and the weather is as perfect as winter weather gets.......not real cold and plenty of snow.............our first real storm of late gave us almost a foot and lake effect has been non stop..............the reservoir is late on ice because of same above but not to worry........mother nature will provide............store is open 7 days from 8am/7pm, sun thru thurs and 8pm fri-sat........gas is 24/7 CC after store hours only.............thx.........rudy...... - Friday, January 18, 2002 at 18:17:40 (PST) hello from stillwater..............lows in the upper 20'2 lower 30's have kept ice production down and therefore the reservoir is still not safe......this week we have single digits at night which will certainly help.........our B+B lodge is coming down the home road and our guests have rave reviews.........a little more work and we will be done.........the store is open 7 days 8am to 7pm sunday thru thurs and 8pm on friday and saturday..........gas is 24/7 with CC only after hours..........thanks for your support...........stay tuned.....more later...........thx..........rudy....... - Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 17:41:04 (PST) hello from stillwater.............the roads and trails are a little slushy but temps will drop tonight and snow on and off for the next 7 days..........we could use a nice blizzard about now or boo-coo lake effect, whatever.............keep those snow prayers and dances on the front burner if you don't mind...thx..........our B+B is complete with the delivery of the STICKLEY furniture for the cherry room and two beautiful HARDEN over-stuffed chairs..........if your into nicely furnished suites, this is THE PLACE..........stop by and take a peek...................plenty of gas on hand and the G-store is stuffed with nice gifts for the wife and kids when you get home to the dog house.............stay tuned........more later....thx.....rudy........ - Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 18:24:36 (PST) hello from stillwater shop and northern lights B+B..................every night we get 2/3 inches of snow that keeps the place nice and fresh.........very cold last night....-11.0 below.......we need more nights like that to help the reservoir make more ice.....hopefully by next weekend we will be able to sled safely across to 6 mile and up the flow also to the set-back.....there are lots of folks who need to get to their remote camps via snowsled and can't...............hopefully one more week should do it............................our B+B is coming along very nicely and all the bedrooms are now complete with vermont casting stoves...private baths with spa tubs...nicely furnished in the adirondack style of the grand camps of yesteryear...........give us a call and you will not be dissappointed.................thx......rudy........ - Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at 17:25:28 (PST) happy holidays to all.........winter is certainly here to stay.....already we have to shovle the roofs........plenty of snowmobilers and it seems every one is having a great time...........all trails are open and groomed and the corridors to all destinations are in good shape.......the roads have been plowed but not too much sand around............keep up the good work regarding our snow dances and prayers.........so far sp good.........stay tuned...more later.....thx..........rudy......... - Tuesday, January 01, 2002 at 16:03:10 (PST) hello from snow central.....that is stillwater...................tonight buffalo is going to be so jealous........the radio in lowville is talking 48 inches tonight and all day saturday.........see......miracles do happen, sparky.........so they are now saying that zipper head...bin laden.....is buried deep down....and that's not a bad thing according to martha stewart............the reservoir has about 2+ inches on it now and we make ice everynight........big snow will slow that process down unless we take in a arctic blast from the big C.......canada that is...........our B+B is coming along just fine and is operational although we are still doing some trim work...............the store is open 7 days 8am/6pm sun. thru thrus.and 10pm fri./sat. nights.......gas is 24/7 CC after hours.........atm inside for your convenienve............stay tuned.........more later........thx.........rudy........ - Friday, December 28, 2001 at 19:08:43 (PST) merry christmas and happy new year to all........have a good holiday and play it safe for you and yours....................... - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 07:24:49 (PST) hello from stillwater.........hey you sledheads.....get your assses up here.........you got mail!!!!!!!no, stupid we got snow and plenty of it............snow for the next four days with accum. could reach 8/10 inches of the white stuff.............we have plenty of expensive gas so bring money.......we sure could use some.............the store is open 7 days 8am 6pm with gas 24/7 cc only after store hours.........atm inside and lot's of advice..........stay tuned....more later.......thx........rudy....... - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 08:35:16 (PST) hello from stillwater.................winter is almost here.....according to the calender, anyway........snow showers are predicted for mon.-wed and will start with maybe around 6 inches..........the store is ready and we now have plenty of gas and 89 is $1.99 and 94 is $2.25 , a little high, but you need to consider that we are 22 miles inside a adirondack forever wild forest............and tractor/trailer tank wagons will not come back here because of the dirt roads................our B+B is now open and friends and family have helped us prefect our service offering.................the store is open from 8am to 6 pm sun. thru thurs. and open til 8pm fri. and sat............atm inside for your convenience and the gas is 24/7 cc after hours...............hit our web site message board if you have any questions or comments.................stay tuned.......... more later.......thx....rudy......... - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 09:42:18 (PST) hello from stillwater.............late fall is a very very very quite time for the hamlet of stillwater........hunting season is all but over.......it's gray cloudy dark wet and with no snow, what a bummer.............hopefully, winter will show up and stay this time and we can get on with snow fun and everything............the northern lights B+B is now open for business and although we are still under construction in the new addition, our home is finished enough to be in operation.........call or visit the photo gallery or the B+B button on the home page of this web-site...............terry and diane perkins new home beat the winter odds and construction is moving along nicely............we are open 7 days from 8am to 6 pm and gas is 24/7 cc only after hours.......the atm is available during store hours......when sled season gets into full swing we will stay open till 8pm..........as a side note......the APA has not figured out what they want to do with us other than dissappear and pretend that stillwater doesn't exist..........it looks like we could end up in front of the enforcement commitee or maybe go as far as the NYSAG........only time will tell since the APA has plenty of it!!!!!!!!!!!..........stay tuned........more later...........thx.......rudy......... - Friday, November 30, 2001 at 08:13:31 (PST) hello from stillwater and northern lights B+B.......the store is open 7 days from 8am/6pm and is ramping up for winter operation.........gas will be 24/7......cc only after hours.........atm on line during store hours......which will be 8am to 8pm....7 days.........expanded hours during snowdeo if we have useable snow on the ground...................the northern lights B+B is open for operation and had it's first guests this past weekend.............two rooms are in operation and the vermont casting stoves just showed up.......the third room will be ready in about two weeks which will be our finest offering with stickley black cherry furniture and a two up hydro-spa bathroom.............the viking theater kitchen is almost finished and the rest of the project is shaping up nicely..........with a little snow and some hard work we will have a great winter...........stay tuned..........more later...................thx.......rudy......... - Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 15:22:23 (PST) hello from stillwater...............for the latest go to the weather up-date section of this web-site........thx.......rudy........ - Tuesday, November 06, 2001 at 05:21:16 (PST) hello from stillwater.............the dam project is complete........the new concrete bridge is finished on the n-dam road at "overflow" and the water level is coming up pretty dam fast and we moved our dock back into "boat ramp bay".................the weather has been good to us during the fall season and we are all looking forward to a nice long-cold-snowy winter.............you probably think i'm nuts but i moved up here for the cold weather......i love the cold..........i love to snowmobile......snowshoe and anything else you can do in the snow............so......for those folks who don't like the cold-snow and blustery wind........go to florida and have a nice day...........but for us snowheads......sledheads....and other nutcases who like the cold stuff let's pray for the white stuff and plenty of it.......com'on "old man winter" bring it on..............our B+B lodge is almost ready with our first guests showing up nov. 18th........the official opening will be right after the thanksgiving holiday.........so check out the photo gallery for some shots of the place...........also the northern lights B+B button will be updated shortly so stand by or give us a call.....315.376.2110............terry and diane perkins new home has risen from the ground and good steady progress is being made by lee construction...........hopefully they will be buttoned up before winter really slams in....................well that's all for now.........don't be afraid to use the message board for all of your questions or concerns..........stay tuned..........more later............thx...........rudy......... - Monday, October 29, 2001 at 16:37:04 (PST) hey everybody............stillwater got it's first snow.............1.5 inches............hello from stillwater...............the water is coming up nicely now that the dam project is almost complete.........thanks to the contractor who came in early instead of late................terry and diane perkins's foundation has been poured for their new home...........and the lee's will be framing the new place probably starting next week........good luck to all.............our project,the B+B is back on tract and it looks like we will make the thanksgiving holiday weekend and we will be open to the winter season............columbus day weekend was ok and it's our last whorah until winter season hits which officialy begins for us ...dec.15th thru april 15..............well that's all for now...........more later............thx...........rudy......... - Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 07:19:16 (PDT) hello from stillwater............well as you might suspect i am the still the bad guy in my ex-wife's mind, and by the by the divorce occured 25 years ago............can you imagine carrying this kind of baggage in your head for so long......................well anyway.........the dam project is better than on time and the water level is slowly coming up thanks to mankind and mother nature..............the fall colors are outrageous and the weather lately has been cooperating...............the store is open 7 days from 8am to 6pm sun/thur and till 7pm fri/sat...........the B+B project is starting to come together and with any luck will be ready for thanksgiving..........let's pray for lots of snow and a fun winter............the rapshaw club is officially closed for the season so winter can't be far off!!!!!!!!!!!!!........as soon as the ponds are full we will have our first snow........usually around halloween................stay tuned..........more later.............thx..........rudy........ - Monday, October 01, 2001 at 06:58:15 (PDT) hello from stillwater.........thanks for being patient..........lots of things are going on at stillwater that keep me very busy with construction duties at our new B+B lodge.........the APA is making us install a commercial style septic system that will cost us at least $20,000.00 and by the way the old/new residental septic system was working just fine............not as big but working just fine.................then you take the DEC police trying to get our dock out of the water which cost$15,000.00 to keep it right where it's been for 40 years and i gotta tell ya it's damn expensive to live up here in GODS country................NEW YORK STATE has a great way to prevent urban sprawl inside the blue line.....only the very rich can afford this place if you want to live here..........so..........you snowmobiler's better bring plenty of money this winter so we can pay for some of this crap..................the dam project is moving along smoothly and on time and the water is steadly rising...slow but steady.............when the reservoir freezes the water will still be down so be careful...you speedhead snowmobilers.................the fall season is now with us and the beautiful array of brillant colors will be with us for at least a couple of weeks........stop by our photo gallery and check out my wife's handy work with her digital camera................warm days and very cool nights is what is waiting for you should you be lucky enough to make it up here...................and........as americans.............we will stand tall in the face of our enemies and teach them a lesson just like the japs learned when they hit pearl harbor.......my father fought that war, my uncle fought korea, i had two turns with vietnam, my wife's brother did desert storm's on going conflict and who knows what waits for my son.......hopefully this time we will enjoy complete success with the total destruction of terrorism world wide as we know it today...............let us pray to GOD and HIS SON that as we travel through the valley of the shadow of death we will fear no evil and HE and HIS SON will be with us.......................thx...............rudy - Saturday, September 15, 2001 at 09:05:56 (PDT) hello from stillwater...........more sad news.......JONANA YOUNG passed away wednesday early morning........our hearts and simpathy is with her family and friends and she will be missed............JONANA was a beaver river station resident and arrived many times in her amphibian aircraft..............or that great big old suburban...........she was ONE GRAND LADY.............i know that GOD and his SON has welcomed her into the HOLY KINGDOM where she will live forever in the grace of THEIR MAJESTY...............thx............rudy........ the dam project is moving along smoothly and more concrete is being poured today............water level has risen slightly to about 27.5 feet down...from about 30 feet down.............don't forget to check out the photo gallery shots of key attractions in the stillwater reservoir area...............this labor day weekend will start a little moist but will turn sunny and bright sat/sun/mon and beyond................of course summer is almost over but fall is just as nice and preferred be me anyway....because it means winter is not far off and then the snow starts and then we can sled....sled......sled............stya tuned....more later............thx...........rudy...... - Friday, August 31, 2001 at 06:07:24 (PDT) hey everybody what's happening????????we have been away and are back in the saddle in stillwater.......sad news was received saturday morning from derrick of rapshaw that jerry's mom passed away the day before. all of our thoughts and prayers are with jerry and his family during this time of loss.....................................................the first concrete pour on the dam project occurred friday morning........according to lee crossman and duff kiddo the project in on schdule and moving along without incident.........the water level is up about 18 inches due to the rain we had this past week......jerry's bridge to rapshaw is almost under water...go figure........we actually had to put another boat in the water to handle the extra business...happy days are here again.........the B+B project is moving along with kitchen almost finished, making the second floor near completion.....we will be concentrating on the steel roof and then the cedar siding next........billy bach will be up soon to finish the final grading /landscaping, fire pond and garage pad..........some work in the great room and game room and we will be ready..........stay tuned to the photo gallery for some nice shots of the project...........stay tuned..........more later..........thx..........rudy....... - Sunday, August 26, 2001 at 07:15:19 (PDT) hello from stillwater...............great weather.......excellant fishing...........no crowds.........some camping on the reservoir still available.........about 60% 0f the campsites around the res. are temp. not available by boat.....maybe canoe would/could be better...............the water level has stabilized now at 29 feet down..........the gates at the dam have been mostly closed with only 50 cfs of water heading down stream............because of a reasonably dry summer the water level will rise only very slowly until we get some rain.................the dam project is proceeding as schduled with concrete footers being poured soon and when the first 10 feet wall is poured the water level can start to rise......if we get some rain..............beaver river residents now have a new meathod/way in to the hamlet............the nys/dot has provided a truck/train vechicle to be used by residents and their guests requiring passage to the hamlet...........a group of men have been professionally train by the nys/dot on proper operation of this machine...............moving on to other news regarding stillwater..........we now have a foot bridge over to rapshaw island.........."the necessary bridge on the stillwater road".........jerry and friends with materials provided by pete from #4 got the job done in record time..............many treasure hunters are finding all kinds of goodies and we even got a old canoe paddle back...............terry and diane perkins have moved into the mosher camp until their new home is finished some time next year...........the perkins say thanks to all their friends who provided assistance in their time of need............well the summer is pretty much over.......college kids are heading back and the younger ones are not far off from goin back to school.........hopefully the fall season will be a little more kind to us all and winter won't be far off........we're hoping for snow, say around halloween............so......get your dry summer licks in now because next year there will be plenty of water for all of us to play in..................stay tuned.........more later...............thx..........rudy....... - Monday, August 13, 2001 at 05:44:44 (PDT) hello from stillwater...........finaly some rain to cut down the dusty roads.........the woods where getting pretty dry also but the moisture helped............the dam construction has begun and no surprises as of yet......water level has stabilized at about 28 feet down +/-............the boat ramp no longer exists in any fashion and will stay that way for some time...we think...........canoeing and kayaking are excellant and about half the campsites are accessable.........both taxis are running and can take you most places....sort of....the store is open 7 days from 8am to 7pm with lots of tasty ice cream for your pleasure..............stay tuned....more later...........thx..........rudy........ - Saturday, August 04, 2001 at 05:14:11 (PDT) July 30th: As you may be aware, we had a tragedy here on Friday, July 27, 2001. Terry and Diane Perkins home on the island burned to the ground. Despite the best efforts of everyone here, they lost almost everything. A fund has been established to help them with their immediate needs. Please send donations to: Adirondack Bank PO Box 1153 Old Forge, NY 13420 Checks should be made payable to: Terry and Diane Perkins, Relief Fund Please spread the word to all who know Terry and Diane, they have helped us all in many ways over the years and now they need us. Thank you. Jackie Rudolph - Monday, July 30, 2001 at 09:19:54 (PDT) hello from stillwater.........bad news from the hamlet..........terry and diane perkins......dec ranger for more than 30 years lost their home on perkins island to fire..................possible cause was a malfunction in the wood boiler that set the shed a blaze which in turn ignited the house...........nieghbors and fireman where able to save the out-buildings and keep the woods from catching fire............a few items were rescued but most was lost.......please keep these wonderful people in your prayers and should you want to help in any way contact the stillwater shop at 315.376.2110 for more info..........................on a more local mundane note.........the dirt part of the boat ramp at waters edge is very dangerous..........4-wheel drive trucks and tractors are getting stuck because of the very loose goooooey sand-muckamuck stuff down there.........local authorities are promising to bring in some crusher-run rip rap rock to save the day.........the APA says no can do but we say....damn the torpedoes...full speed ahead!!!!!!!!...........dennis lee and his lovely wife andy made it up to big burnt lake in a pump-boat which needs very little water to get by....prop-driven boat just could not do it............the weathers been great and finally some folks have shown up to take in the areas beauty.............waters down 22 feet with about 6 more feet to go.......construction on the dam will begin soon and we locals are looking forward to getting started.............that's all for now.....more later...........stay tuned.....and for all the folks who showed up saturday night at the hotel for many reasons............thank-you all very much........it did not go un-noticed.............rudy........... - Monday, July 30, 2001 at 06:23:30 (PDT) hello stillwater fans.............terry perkins has reported in and tells me that he and his party by boat made it all the way up to little rapids and the culvert just the other day.........of course he paid close and strict attention to the river channel and manuvered his way around many rocks and stumps and other booogie-men........he said that picnic point was the trickiest...........the boat ramp is now at least 40 feet from the concrete to waters edge........the sand and gravel is hard/compact and people have been moving the big rocks out of the way.................the neccessary dam road has been officially closed to tourist traffic which means that camping below the dam is no longer available.......backup camping for the area will now be the basket factory road area located about 4.5 miles back off the stillwater road haeding towards lowville.....check the map on our websiet for more details....or call us at 315.376.2110....................our store is open 7 days from 8am/7pm with everything you might need....just bring money and we'll do the rest...........thx......rudy............. - Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 23:03:10 (PDT) hello from the stillwater shop................as of this moment the water level is exactly 15.2 feet down from high water mark, that is where the trees stop and the reservoir begins............the boat ramp is at least 20 away from waters edge with hard sand and gravel making boat launching not hard at all, thank goodnesss.............what's left of our front bay is about 4 feet of water left at the boat launch area...........this will be gone in about 7 days from now at the current drop rate.............when this occurs the boat ramp will be 100 feet or more from waters edge and we're hopeful the dec/tow highway people will extend the ramp with some kind of road repair material....................at this time getting past picnic point is a challenge with rocks and stumps making the river channel pretty slim and the water is no more than two feet deep......with this in mind about one half the campsites will be tough to get to........check out the map/direction button for details and use the enlarge option............the weather will be sunny and warm till next monday at least.........that's all for now......stay tuned......more later........thx..........rudy............ps...my family moves into the new house maybe this weekend after almost two years of construction....we're still not finished but gain'n............. - Wednesday, July 18, 2001 at 00:09:38 (PDT) hello from stillwater..............the water is dropping like a lead ballon and the boat ramp is now about 10 feet ago...........launching is still possible with 4 wheel drive, but be careful in the wet sand.............the reservoir is down about 16 feet and their is still plenty of water around.....four more feet and our little front bay will be gone and the boat launch will be 300 feet away from normal...........brs people are using the six mile road often now and the thompsons just moved their big dock over there today................summer been kind of slow and will pick up when the real summer weather kicks in............jerry from rapshaw says he has had only one cancellation all season and is pretty busy............stay tuned ....more later...........thx...........rudy....... - Friday, July 13, 2001 at 01:54:32 (PDT) happy july 4th to all our friends and enemies and all those who call themselves patriots........the water level is dropping pretty fast now because of the natural taper of the sides of the reservoir.....smaller foot-print= less water to loose each day when measured in inches down per day........sound pretty complicated,huh!!!!!!!! still in all the job of repairing the dam will go on and let's all pray it stays on schdule unlike my b+b/home project which keeps slipping for various no-good reasons.......well anyway it looks like summer activities has begun here in stillwater......kids chewing gum...riding bicycles...looking for more gum to chew and asking stupid kid questions......like,"why is the water down so low"..............the boating is still good and we are keeping our rentals in for longer than we thought.......this is a whole new experience for all of us.................the store is open 7 days 8am/7pm sun/thur and til 8pm fri/sat.....diary bar always open with atm inside for your convenience.......stop in...have a cone....and sit in the porch and enjoy..........that's all for now.......stay tuned...more later.......thx........rudy......... - Wednesday, July 04, 2001 at 02:08:54 (PDT) your stillwater reporter has been busy trying very hard to get his family into their new home.....hopefully two more weeks should do it......we'll see.........the northern lights B+B aka the rudolph's new home will open this summer for test runs with friends and family and should be ready this fall for reservations........we'll see....................lee construction has found a large supply of rocks on the buckley camp porch rebuild project...stop by i'm sure they have a few to spare......more and more camps are opening up as the summer progresses.......but i think it will still be a slow summer because of the water level being down....on the other hand it should be a great time for non-residents to see the area as it's not been seen in 40 years.........the canoeing and kayacking will be great........camping will be good to with really big beaches to play on..........the store is open 7 days from 8am/7pm mon/thurs and till 8pm fri/sat............that's all for now....stay tuned more later............thx..........rudy......... - Thursday, June 28, 2001 at 21:52:48 (PDT) hello from your favorite local yocal, yes, that's right, rudy from the stillwater shop..............terry perkins will soon be a contributor to "the news" and i'm sure will have lots of stories to tell you boys and girls................... water levels are dropping much faster now because the reservoir is physically smaller, about 3" per night. two docks are high and dry with four to go.........lots and lots of new islands out there and the fishing is superb...........the beachs are big and pure white, what a sight.......canoeing and kayacking is excellant and the bugs are losing the battle, much better this year than last...it's raining right now but the weatherman tells us that saturday and sunday will be bright & sunny and a little cooler.........by the by jerry from rapshaw club fame has become a big tree expert.....just ask him and he'll tell ya......he also told me that rapshaw was going to get a bigger tracktor.....say around a cat D9.....................the northern lights B+B is coming to stillwater this summer........check out the photo gallery button, on our web-site, for some close up shots of the place......the dec has been replaced by the apa with regards to shooting holes in our sign, fortunately we know a good sign maker, her name is ms. judy drabicki,esq....attorney extraordinaire..............my wife and i moved up here to get away from the down state cow crap only to find 50,000 cows manuring every day and night and day and night and day and so on and so on...............oh well....life will go on, won't it.............thx........stay tuned......more later.............rudy........ - Saturday, June 23, 2001 at 00:15:15 (PDT) hello to all from stillwater...............thanks gary...........hey, there's a rumor going-round that because the water is going down down down down that the stillwater area will be closed........sounds like something the dec would like........well, anyway, the rumor is not true and there's plenty to do........power boating is still good ,just watch out for the usual boogie-men and what-not and because the water is down the fishing has been excellant..................the flying flesh eaters are doing well and have and will chase the unprepared pikers right out of the woods......fly dope everybody fly dope..........we have plenty in the store....bring money..........talk about hazey hot and humid....saturday i thaught i was at the jersey shore....ahhhhhhhh...oh no not the jersey shore.........the front came through about 3pm and the temp dropped 10 degrees in 10 minutes.......lightening struck a big pine on rapshaw is. about the sane time and split it right down the middle top to bottom...i'm talking 48" dia. and at least 80 ft....blew the roots up to......what a mess!!!!!!!!!!! today, sunday, happy fathers day to all the fathers, it's sunny with a few clouds puffing by and generally very nice and sunny for the rest of the week.................the store is now open 7 days from 8am/8pm with the atm inside for your convenience.............the yummy dairy bar is good and cold with lots of treats for boys and girls..................stay tuned..... more later.....thx.........rudy........... - Sunday, June 17, 2001 at 05:19:51 (PDT) welcome to the first ever stillwater news for sue, power boating this season on the reservoir will be different because the water will be very low due to a dam maint. project underway this year. select dam maint. button for more detail on this subject. there may come a time this season where getting to certain campsites will require a little hiking. canoeing and kayacking will be the best way to get around here while the water is low. the flying bug fest along with the adirondack macaraina dance is well underway here and hopefully will end with us humans as victors.............as usual...we will have to wait and see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the weather was great until yesterdays heavy rain storm........the rest of the week will be lousy but the weekend looks a lot brighter......... the store is open 7 days from 8am/7pm monday thru thursday and open til 8pm fri/sat nights...... atm inside for your convenience and the dairy bar has lots of very good ice cream on hand to satisfy every wish stay tuned......more later...........thx.........rudy... - Tuesday, June 12, 2001 at 00:41:05 (PDT)