Photos: Big Ideas Aired
— Photo by Luke Thompson
A panel of the Voorheesville Community and School Foundation members along with community leaders — from left, Voorheesville Public Library Director Sarah Clark, VCSF Vice President Gail Brown, Voorheesville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Herzog, VCSF President Janna Shillinglaw, VCSF member Lisa Brown, and VCSF member Jackie Stampalia — listen on Nov. 17 to a presentation at the library by the Voorheesville Baseball Club, in conjunction with the town of New Scotland, for a new backstop and other field improvements for the Swift Road town park. Making the presentation are Andrew Guilmette (3), Timmy Martin (18), and Tate Decaire (11).
— Photo by Janna Shillinglaw
Seeking funds from the Voorheesville Community and School Foundation, Gabriella Curley presents her Little Big Idea for solar lighting on village signs throughout Voorheesville to the foundation board on Nov. 14. Her sister, Eva Curley, presented her Big Idea for a warming shed for Tork Hill sledders. Later, on Nov. 17, Voorheesville Mayor Robert Conway pitched the idea of an amphitheater and parking at Tork’s Hill. Another finalist was a Little Big Idea for a Blackbird Mentor Program at the Voorheesville Middle School. Competition winners will be decided at the foundation’s December meeting.