Lewis County Night Out Gives Recognition to Local Prevention Agencies

Lewis County Night Out Gives Recognition to Local Prevention Agencies
09/09/16 07:30pm

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Law Enforcement and Drug Prevention agencies from the

county received recognition last evening at the Lewis County Night Out event

at the Lewis County Fairgrounds, sponsored by the Lewis County Sheriff's

Office, Lewis County Opportunities, Lewis County Youth Bureau and Northern

Regional Center for Independent Living. The annual event is held to raise

awareness to drug and crime prevention agencies in Lewis County by

strengthening the bonds between the agencies and the community

Mountain View Prevention Services was recognized for its work in the

prevention field, with executive director Arlene Hall accepting a plaque and

flowers on behalf of the organization.

"Mountain View Prevention is an integral part of our community," Scott Mathys,

CEO at Lewis County Opportunities, said during the ceremony. "They are a

private non-profit organization, with 12 board members and about 12 members

on staff. As a team they provide various youth advocacy and prevention

programs and they take great pride in their substance abuse prevention efforts."

A plaque was presented to each law enforcement agency in Lewis County,

embossed with the message "Presented to you on behalf of the grateful

residents of Lewis County in appreciation of your Service." The plaques were

given to the Lowville Police Department, Lewis County Sheriff's Office, New

York State Police- Lowville, NYS Forest Rangers- Lowville and NYS DEC-

Lowville.

"In Lewis County we recognize and appreciate what our local law enforcement

agencies do for our community," Youth Bureau Director Penny Demo said

before the plaques were given to each of the agencies.

The evening started with an opening prayer from Father Christopher Carrara,

from St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lowville. The Pledge of Allegiance was led

by Boy Scout Troop 162, from Lowville. A moment of silence was observed in

remembrance of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Robert

Rosolanko, a counselor at Syracuse Behavioral Health, later spoke to the

crowd about his personal story of heroin addiction.

Many prevention and law enforcement agencies were on hand to provide

information with some providing demonstrations. Lamont's Food Fair was on

site with free hot dogs, soda, water and chips for the attendees of the event.

Crowd Look on at Opening Ceremony of Lewis County Night Out 2016