truck-a-thon, specifically the Miles That Matter Truck-a-Thon, aimed at raising money for the group in a way that directly involves not only a donor base but also the contributing truckers who underlay the organization s mission.
As regular Channel 19 readers may recall, the group was founded in 2018 in the wake of Hurricane Michael with the hopes of marshaling unused trailer capacity to deliver relief to stricken areas in the region around landfall. I wrote about TWRS in the wake of widespread Midwest flooding the following year, during which owner-operators Lee and Lisa Schmitt delivered a load of hay to the region as part of TWRS s efforts.
Al Schmitt, Maestro of Recorded Sound, Is Dead at 91
The winner of multiple Grammys, he engineered or produced records by Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane and many others.
The recording engineer and producer Al Schmitt in an undated photo. He was renowned for his ability to make subtle but critical changes during a recording session.Credit.Chris Schmitt
Published April 30, 2021Updated May 2, 2021
Al Schmitt, who as a boy watched Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters record music in his uncle’s studio, and who went on to become a Grammy Award-winning engineer for a long roster of artists including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Diana Krall, died on April 26 at his home in Bell Canyon, Calif. He was 91.
From News Reports
Earlier this month, the Village of Belmont and Town of Amity began working on creating a joint comprehensive plan.
While the Town last did an update in 2015, the Village has never had a plan in place, making this a great opportunity for both communities to work together on a vision for the future. The Comprehensive Plan Committee is comprised of Dana Hand, Jeff Butler, Lisa Schmitt, Don Skinner, Caroline Mapes, Barb Zlomek, Gretchen Hanchett, and Wendy Skinner.
Comprehensive planning is used to determine a community’s goals and aspirations when it comes to community development. Michelle Denhoff and Nick Arquette from the Allegany County Planning Office are working with the committee to identify long term projects and concepts.