On the ground

Those Democrats … they sure do know how to throw a party!

The 2010 Annual Dinner took place a week ago at the amazingly gorgeous Hanah Mountain Resort and Country Club in Margaretville. The venue was lovely, the vistas were breathtaking, the speakers were interesting, the food was tasty and a good time was had by all.

Many thanks to all who made the evening such a success, especially Dinner Chair Mary McKeon, DCDC Treasurer Andrea Paternoster, DCDC Secretary Lisa Tait, and of course, our lovely and talented Chairwoman, Cynthia Lockrow-Schimmerlig.

 

Just in case you hadn’t noticed that note over there (in the sidebar) —->>
the Delaware County Democratic Committee will be celebrating our 2010 Annual Dinner on June 19th at the Hanah Mountain Resort & County Club on West Hubbell Hill Road in Margaretville. Gorgeous spot with reasonable parking located at a convenient distance from the facility.

This year, we will be honoring C. Peter Cordes as our Democrat of the Year. Pete hails from Sidney, where he has served on the Town Board for three full terms and was elected to his fourth term last year, making him one of the county’s longest-serving Democrats currently in public office.

As for our dinner speakers, we are expecting both our House Representatives — Scott Murphy (confirmed) and Maurice Hinchey — as well as Max Finberg, a local lad who wound up serving in the Obama Administration for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Max’s dad is Mike Finberg, a member of the DCDC from the town of Middletown.

Tickets for this year’s dinner are $45; you can purchase tickets from your local Town Chair or you can click here to buy them online right now.

This year’s celebration looks like it’ll be a great one, so be sure to get your tickets and come join us!

DCDC Chairwoman Cindy Lockrow-Schimmerling chats with Governor David Paterson during his 2009 holiday party in Albany.

Governor Paterson greets DCDC Chair Cindy Lockrow-Schimmerling at holiday party.

When she told us that she “luvs the guv,” we asked her why and this is what she wrote:

“I have been honored to work with our Governor over the past several months. I have found him to be responsive to the needs of Upstate and keenly interested in building relationships with the Upstate party leadership. He has had to make very tough decisions and I have found him to be a voice of reason and responsibility in these hard economic times for our state.”

We’ll be sure to hear more about all of the above over the next 11 months, during the Governor’s campaign for election!

The Sidney Democratic Committee is pleased to announce that it will sponsor a Meet the Candidates event in the Village of Sidney.

The Committee will hold the event to provide members of the community with an opportunity to meet all three Democrats running for local office in this year’s general election, coming up on November 3rd. The candidates — Dawn Rivers Baker for Supervisor, C. Pete Cordes and Veronica Crandall for Town Council — are all expected to attend the event.

The ‘meet and greet’ will be held at the Sidney Memorial Public Library on October 24, 2009 from 1 pm to 3 pm in the Smart Community Room. Refreshments will be served.

WHO: Sidney Democratic Committee

WHAT: Meet The Candidates: Dawn Rivers Baker, C. Pete Cordes, Veronica Crandall

WHERE: Sidney Memorial Public Library, Main and River Streets, Smart Community Room

WHEN: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm