In Rensselaerville
New year starts with celebration of Eagles

RENSSELAERVILLE — Before its annual re-organizational meeting held on New Year’s Day, Supervisor Jost Nickelsberg presented a plaque to Daniel Nevins, a 16-year-old who recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve. Kyle McCormack, a town resident, also recently earned the rank, but was not at the meeting.
Before presenting the plaque, Nickelsberg, who was a Scout, said he "never got there" and earned the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout, the last of the six ranks.

Eagle Scouts are required to demonstrate their leadership skills by completing a Leadership Service Project — a project helpful to a religious institution, school, or the community.

Nickelsberg recalled the recent death of Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States.

Ford was the only president to be an Eagle Scout.
"We had a good man," Nickelsberg said.
Nickelsberg listed a number of "significant notables" who are Eagle Scouts — former basketball star, senator, and presidential candidate Bill Bradley; Secretary of Defense and former Central Intelligence Agency director Robert Gates; Senators; and members of the House of Representatives.
"We are blessed to have two Eagle Scouts," Nickelsberg said. Nickelsberg called Nevins and McCormack "special" and said that the two "stand out."
"You are an asset to our community and country"We wish you all the best," he said.

Appointments

Appointments made by the Rensselaerville Town Board on New Year’s Day include:

Attorney to the town: Tabner, Ryan, and Keniry of Albany;

Town Veterinarian: Diane Biederman;

Civil Defense Coordinator: Brian Wood and David Chase;

Civil Defense Officer: Gerald Wood;

Deputy Town Highway Superintendent: Earl David Potter;

Water Treatment Officer and Sewage Treatment Officer: Delwin Shaver Jr.;

Deputy Water Treatment Officer and Deputy Sewage Treatment Officer: Garrett Platel;

Rensselaerville Water/Sewer Committee: Tim Miller, Jack Long, William McChesney, Douglas Story, and Dale Dormer;

Constable: Richard Simons;

Clerk 1 to Supervisor (Bookkeeper): Nancy Class;

Accountant to the town: Andrea Cornwell;

Deputy Supervisor: Alden Pierce;

Clerk 2 to assessors: Rachel Chase;

Dog Control Officer: Cheryl Tefft-Baitsholts;

Refuse/Recycling Officer: Jon Whitbeck;

Historian: Irene Olson;

Election Machine Custodians: Anthony Donato and Martin Lloyd;

Planning Board: Alynn Wright (chair), Ray Welsh, Kenneth Storm, Timothy Lippert, Larry Bryan, Muriel Frasher, and Richard Amedure;

Planning Board/Zoning Board Secretary: Kathleen Barbrick;

Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer: Mark Overbaugh;

Zoning Board of Appeals: William Whitbeck (chair), James Watkins, James Bashwinger, Kenneth McCulloch, and Alfred Stettner;

Registrar of Vital Statistics: Kathy Hallenbeck;

Deputy town clerk/ collector/ registrar: Deidre Andrus;

Court Clerks: Gail La Plante and Lynette Terrell;

Records Inventory Clerk: Deidre Andrus;

Senior employees: Gerald Winans and Ronald Bates;

Official newspaper: The Greenville Press; and

Engineer to the town: Lamont Engineers.