2nd Opportunity

Tom & Carolyn and 6 guests will be working on their driveway to their site during the weekend of September 25 and will be staying at the Main Camp.

Tom asked me to pass along the following:

"Carolyn agreed to also cook for anyone that couldn't make the regular Workweekend and needs to get their camp projects work done. Any members/guests/workers taking advantage of this should let us know so that we can have additional food available. Let us know which meals they plan to eat at the main camp by 23 September. Call 607-533-7297."

Unofficial Work Weekend

There are very few weekends when you can go to Kildare and have the entire park to yourself. Don Coon, Matt Cooper, Corey Reid, Jeff Bazinet and myself had our unofficial work weekend. We stayed at the under stocked and under supplied Little Camp and had a wonderful weekend. My parents were the only other people on the park.

When you drive through the gate, our hard work is evident from the moment you enter.

When the work was done, we found a few minutes to have a cocktail, enjoy the fire, go fishing on Stark, ride four wheelers, have a cocktail, clear shooting lanes, shoot our pistols, make a rolling tire target, have a cocktail, cook great meals, go to bed late, sleep in late, lessen the porcupine population and lastly, have a cocktail.

Setting the Stage

Dear Work: I have bigger fish to fry. Respectfully yours, Ike

Work Weekend Tasks

Rally the troops!!! John will be distributing a task list at the meeting on April 30th. Don't be shy to try something new, take on a challenge and bring able bodies to share in the Kildare Experience.

Winter Weekend

Jeff Bazinet, Matt Cooper, Jim Lettiere, Don Coon, James Lettiere, myself and the entire Renzi Family went to Kildare the last weekend of January. It was a picture perfect day. Good times, good laughs.

2009 Calander

• April 30 - Shareholder's Meeting - 7:00 PM - Bernier, Carr & Assoc. Office
• May 15 - Work Weekend
• Jun 6 - Annual Kildare Dinner
• Jun 19 - open
• June 26 - Lettiere
• Jul 3 - J. Cook
• Jul 10 - T. Cook
• Jul 17 - Heap
• Jul 24 - F. Cook
• Jul 31 - Renzi
• Aug 7 - Boice
• Aug 14 - Smith
• Aug 21 - Benton
• Aug 28 - open
• Sep 4 - McMillan
• Sep 18 - Work Weekend
• Oct 3 - Fall Picnic
• Oct 17 - Hunting (gun) Season Opens

Little Kildare Shareholders Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of Shareholders of Little Kildare, Inc. will be held on

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2009

at the

BLACK RIVER VALLEY CLUB

131 WASHINGTON STREET

WATERTOWN, NY 13601

Dutch treat lunch at 12:30 pm

Meeting to begin at 2:00 pm

Agenda will be sent out by Secretary John Cook

The Angel of Carry Falls

Very few of us can skip through life without picking up a nickname somewhere along the line. Lucky for me, I got mine when I was only a couple of days old... thank God. Then again, some receive theirs later in life.

Angel, is a common nickname for Angelo... I don't think its common for James... but what the hell, this is my BLOG and I guess I can make up the rules.

If any of you are fortunate to get a tap on the shoulder and a soft whisper of prayer from the Angel of Carry Falls, you may soon find good fortune at Kildare.

This is what happened to Dave Waterbury this summer before he went fishing with Nick Lee on Carry Falls. This 19 lb, 36" Northern Pike was caught over Old Hollywood, 40 feet deep on crank bait.

If you happen to see the Angel of Carry Falls, be sure to rub his belly for good luck.

It's an old Italian message. Mr. 8pt sleeps with the fishes.

Well, well, well. I guess it is true that diligence pays off. Eugene Renzi spent a full year scouting one of his favorite spots on Kildare. Learning the ways of the whitetail... sleeping when they sleep, eating when they eat, drinking when they drink. The first 4 weeks of the season, he monitored the trails, looked for sign and dragged a stand deep into the woods, 3/4 of a mile from the nearest road. Saturday, November 18th, he knew the time was right. He packed a bag with extra clothes to make the trek back into the woods to his spot. Climbed into the stand and was determined to stay there despite the downpour of rain. Around 3 o'clock, he was soaked from head to toe and the thought of getting down and heading to camp just wasn't in the cards. He knew the time was now. The rain was so loud, the only sense was his sight. At 3:47 pm, he noticed slight movement in the evergreens. He saw the white of antler shine from the soaking rain. From his explaination, Eugene was frustrated as no clear shot was available, and the thought of loosing this beautiful 8 point into the woods was crushing. The buck stopped, and turned quartering toward Eugene. One deep breath, the cross hairs pinned on his front shoulder, a careful squeeze of the trigger and it was all over. A clean shot through the heart. After a speedy field dressing, and quick drag over the wet ground to the truck, Eugene was able to get the Main Camp in time for dinner and a celebration was had by all. 176 lbs and by our guess, this buck was 3 1/2 years old. Congratulations Eugene.

The Kitchen Has Changed

Photos and captions by Kathy Sullivan

It was like Christmas at Kildare this weekend. Pictured with our amazing cook, Sue, are some of the new items for the kitchen. There's a new roaster, crock pot, mini-crockpot for fondue/chocolate, a few high quality knives, Cuisinart cookware, and some new stainless steel bakeware. Sue is a talented cook and will undoubtedly find lots of good uses for what we've gotten so far. I'm off to buy more from a list that she and I made this weekend and will be taking more up in a couple weeks.

Ladies weekend was rainy but relaxing. Janette Lettiere and I spent some time reading our books with a crackling fire in the wood stove and a steady rain falling on the roof. Saturday night Frank and Barb joined us and we had a lovely gourmet meal with lots of good conversation and laughter. I encourage anyone who hasn't gone up yet to make a point of clearing his or her schedule to do so. Sue and Ray are an amazing team and the camp is very warm, welcoming, and filled with delicious food!