Category Archives: Hudson Area Library

Sunday – 10/25/2015

Ghostly Gallop

Worked taking entering last minute runners into computer system. Sat with Marie Rasner and Jack Simpson. Then watched race. Almost 300 contestants. Lots of kids. Big Big success. Karen took pictures. These ended up on the library’s Facebook page.

 

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Resupply for Office in Barn Project

Since I always underestimate we had to go to Lowes for resupply. Several sheets of everything, Needed material for the new display racks for front hall for Editions products.

Tied everything on top of car. Last time we did this was when we moved to Hudson in 2009. new floor under new carpet in bedroom upstairs. First time was undoubtedly for a trip to Somerville lumber back in 1977. Or even earlier.

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Tuesday – 10/20/2015

Library Work

Spoke with Brendan Cranna about his family’s sponsorship of Ghostly Gallop. Lots of ruffled feathers.

Open House at Armory for Hudson River Bank and Trust Foundation. Holly Rappleyea, Marilyn Harrington, Sid Richter, Tony Jones. They stayed a long time and asked lots of detailed financial questions. Mostly about future operating support.10202015-Armory - 1 10202015-Armory - 2 10202015-Armory - 3 10202015-Armory - 4 10202015-Armory - 5 10202015-Armory - 6 10202015-Armory - 7

Saturday – 10/10/2015

More work on office in barn, then pick up food at Letterbox Farm.

HAL information table at Farmers’ Market 11 to 1pm. Talked with quite a few people. More are aware and even enthused about the new library.

View out from table at Farmers' Market

View out from table at Farmers’ Market

DOG Opening

Good turnout. Chinese food after the reception with David Drake, Liz Allen, Ellen Slotnick.

Friday – 10/9/2015

Breakfast at Bob’s – very bad shopping experience at Price Chopper. They have moved everything around and then we used self-checkout machines. Voices speaking before and after every transaction…….

Matt Almeida at 11:45am

HAL Program Committee mtg at library at 12:30. Extremely competent thoughtful group. Plans for outreach meetings to community individuals, then organizations. Gwen Gould, Ann Rosenthal, Miranda Barry, Emily Chaimeides.

 

Worked on taxes and then office in barn.

Thursday – 10/8/2015

Got up at 7am.

Worked on hanging new DOG show until 9. Spoke with Gwen Gould about business planning on phone.

HAL Fundraising Thermometer

Went to library for 10am ceremony.

Before

Before

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After - $1.2 million

After – $1.2 million

 

The line up. Sarah Sterling, rep from Barrett's office, Emily Chameides, MMO, Betsy Hamilton, Theresa Parsons

The line up. Sarah Sterling, rep from Barrett’s office, Emily Chameides, MMO, Betsy Hamilton, Gwen Gould, Theresa Parsons

Back home by 11am

Hung up rest of DOG show. Looked for tax materials – worked on taxes – spreadsheets of transactions. Office project from 3:30 to 7pm.

Picked up roast chicken and rib dinners at Shiloh Baptist Church. reminiscent of CCC.

Friday – 10/2/2015

No Heat

Vent pipe completely stuffed with debree

Vent pipe completely stuffed with debris

Turns out that the guys who rebuilt the chimney last week knocked debris down the flue completely occluding it. The four year old boiler has a sensor that prevents it from firing when there is no draft up the flue.

As soon as the plumber saw this he said, “Call the mason.” he wouldn’t take a swing at fixing it.

So I called Preston Schrader. He immediately offered to come Saturday morning to fix things.

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Met with Marie, Gwen, and Anna Rachminov to discuss next year’s budget.

Thursday – 10/1/2015

Work Decision

Woke up at 4:30 am. Decided that today was a good day to tell UTM, David and Seth, that my days with them are over at the end of the year. Got to bring this engagement to an end.

When I signed on formally with UTM in March 2014 you were aware of my involvement as a founder with my brother Ed in a start up medical devices company, Prescient Medical Devices, LLC (PrescientMedicalDevices.com). For a number of reasons we had put the development of the company on pause while we addressed some IP issues. This made it possible to make a commitment to UTM for a year which was the time frame we talked about at that time.

PMD is now restarting. My brother is making presentations to investors and we expect that these will be fruitful. This means that I need to position myself to focus most of my energies on PMD by the latest January 2016.

I suggest that we move the project of finding a sales/marketing person on to the front burner. You may have other priorities. Lets talk about how I can be most helpful.

Thanks,

Felt immediate relief from taking this step despite the deceptive statements about PMD. Nothing new is happening as far as I know on that front.

Problems in Basement

Controller on boiler

Controller on boiler

No heat. Waiting on plumber Ihlenburg.

Went to Belvedere Home Healthcare in Albany for UTM meeting. Good meeting gathering requirements. They will conduct a survey of potential users.

Back to Hudson for HAL Exec Comm lunch at Mexican Radio. Followed by mtg with David Murphy, Betsy Miller and T Parsons about upcoming hard hat tours of Armory for high rollers. Then, at 3pm meeting with Ann Rosenthal about her role as Chair of Program Committee. Smart, energetic, engaged…. big plus for library.

While Karen taught her online course I went to Bell’s Pint Nite at The Spotty Dog. After chatting up the regional sales rep for Bells I was given a Bell’s Pint glass. Also had good chat with Sherrie Jo Williams and Pauline DeCarmo and a couple of their friends.IMG_0916

Friday – 4/10/2015

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Agi Clark
Born: Budapest Hungary
Emigrated to the U.S. with parents on February 1957
Graduated from Christopher Columbus H.S. in the Bronx
BFA degree from Pratt Institute major Fine and Graphic Arts
 
Career in Advertising in NYC 1967-1991
Art Director at Pritchard Wood (British Airways, Jamaica, Indian Tourist Office, The Bahamas)
Creative Director Senior V.P.  at N. W Ayer (DeBeers Diamonds, AT&T, Kraft, J.C.Penney, Seven Up)
Chairman, Chief Creative Officer LGFE (New York Stock Exchange, Hennessy Cognac, Contel, Wall Street Journal)
 
Advertising Director for the Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance of Free Democrats)
in Hungary in the 1994 and 1998 elections.
Advertising for the Mayor of Budapest, Gabor Demszky 1994 and 1998
 
Moved to long time country house in 2000
Two photography exhibits one in Budapest, one at Hudson Opera House.
Established the magazine Hudson River Art (with Peter Barton) designed and produced it
Volunteered at John L. Edwards elementary school (mentored reading)
On the Board of the Hudson Library (can’t remember the year.)
 
One son, two grandchildren. Grandson second year at Berkeley California, granddaughter junior at Poughkeepsie Day School.
Very good meeting with Joe Keenan and Agi providing much new direction and content. Now will focus on creating overall messaging strategy. We will meet again next Friday.

 

UTM

– Raizlabs, Surge, Coherent Solutions, Gavant, all intro discussions. Seth called to tell me that he and David want me to take over the website project. Send letter to Alan Coon informing him of our disappointment and need for him to step in. Seth is altogether too emotional.

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