The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks annually provides twelve benches in Old Forge upon which visitors can take a rest and watch what’s going on along Main Street.
From left, back row: Dee Kraft; Co-Chair, Chris Kraft; Penny Stuart; Carmen Mastroianni; Ray Schoeberlein; President Mike Griffin; Front Row: Co-Chair Tom Smedley; Sheila Brady and Chris Gaige.
The benches are placed along Main Street in time for Memorial Day weekend in the spring and placed in storage shortly following Columbus Day.
In the spring, a group of Kiwanis and Key Club members sand, paint and reassemble the benches for placement.
A team of Kiwanis members recently removed the benches for winter storage.
Tom Smedley and Chris Kraft, co-chairs of the Kiwanis Main Street Bench Committee, expressed their thanks to the Town of Webb for allowing use of the Hiltebrant Recreation Center for winter storage of the benches.
