Daily Archives: July 14, 2011

Local musician Adam Reynolds off to Pittsburgh before resuming local gigs

Local musician Adam Reynolds, left for Pittsburgh on Tuesday, July 12 to try out for American Idol.

Not knowing quite what to expect, he admitted he was a little nervous.

“I’ve been trying to keep pretty quiet about it,” he said. “I have friends who don’t even know that I’m going,” he said.

Registration was set for Wednesday and Thursday, and the auditions at Heinz Stadium will take place on Friday.

Adam started playing guitar when he was 14, motivated by his goal to sing and play guitar in public.

“I saved a pay check when I was working at DiOrio’s Market and bought a bass guitar from a buddy. It just spiraled from there,” he said.

Later he bought an acoustic guitar, “and fooled around with it for a while”, before he gained the confidence to play in front of people, he said.

Adam, who graduated from the Town of Webb School in 2005, completed an internship during his senior year with Al Worthen at Mountain Music through the school’s Educational Studies Career Opportunities (ESCO) program.

Reynolds said the experience really helped him Continue reading →

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View parking: Larger events calling for overflow arrangements

Shuttles and satellite lots being considered for new arts center’s major draws

The Town of Webb Board agreed to invite New York State Department of Transportation officials to assess the overflow parking onto Route 28 that occurs during some of View’s larger events.

The measure was approved at the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, July 12.

The intent is to ensure that proper signage is in place and rules are stipulated clearly to ensure motor vehicle and pedestrian safety.

The stretch of road in question extends north of the arts center building to about the Northeastern Logger building, according to Town of Webb Supervisor Robert Moore.

Overflow visitors to the center have traditionally parked their vehicles to the south of the center along Route 28, heading toward Grove Trail.

That situation will not be affected by this DOT measure, according to Moore. Continue reading →

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Special military band performance set for Inlet symphony weekend

10th Mountain Division to play Sunday, July 31 under the tent

The Fulton Chain of Lakes Performing Arts Council, Inc. (FCLPAC) will present its 13th anniversary concert featuring the Symphony Syracuse Orchestra on Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. under the tent at Inlet’s Arrowhead Park.

A free children’s concert will begin at 3 p.m., and a fundraising Cocktail Party will be held at the Woods Inn from 4 to 7 p.m.

Traditionally, the FCLPAC board has arranged for an additional concert the day or two following the event.

This year, event chairman Jerry Dupuis, after months of negotiations, was able to book the entire U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Band from Fort Drum for a Sunday, July 31 performance.

“In the past, just a portion of the band was available to perform. I am absolutely delighted that after 13 years of attempting to arrange for the entire band to play at our Inlet venue, we were finally successful,” said Dupuis.

The 10th Mountain Division Band includes 18 members—17 men and 1 woman—who will present a program that encompasses patriotic, jazz, rock, and Dixieland music.

The concert begins at 2 p.m. and is free of charge, however Dupuis said a free will donation will be collected to cover the band’s travel expenses.

General admission tickets for the Friday night Symphony Syracuse performance are $25, and Cocktail Party tickets are $110.

Tickets can be purchased at the Old Forge and Inlet Information Offices. Lawn tickets, available on concert night only, are $10. More information is available by calling (315) 357-5501 or 369-6983.

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Property owners propose re-routing of sled trail

On Tuesday, July 12, at the Town of Webb board meeting, town Attorney Richard Frye introduced a proposal brought to the board by Town of Webb property owners Donald Gooley, David Gribneau and John Johnson.

Represented by George Villiere, these property owners wish to cut driveways to their, as of yet, undeveloped properties which are located along the stretch of Route 28 that runs to the side of Fourth Lake.

In the past, The Town of Webb has denied permission for driveways in this area because, it argues, Snowmobile Trail 5 is located along this corridor and unregulated traffic across the trail would cause an unreasonable safety hazard.

Gooley, Gribneau, and Johnson have presented a new proposal to the Town of Webb board, where Snowmobile Trail 5 would be diverted, presumably at a cost to the property owners, so that it runs behind their properties.

Town Attorney Richard Frye, however, said he questions the feasibility of the proposal. At the least, there are a lot of details that would have to be worked out, he said.

The board intends to consider further the proposal of the property owners to see if an agreeable solution can be reached.

 

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Meeting slated for concerned Rt. 28 motorists

The Safe & Sane Drivers Committee has scheduled a meeting for Saturday, September 3, at 1 p.m., according to the group’s chairman, Don Olney of Woodgate.

The meeting will be held at the White Otter Fish & Game Club in Woodgate.

Elected officials are expected to be on hand.

The purpose is to discuss safety concerns of locals and anyone else that drives motor vehicles on Route 28 through Woodgate, Olney said.

He added that he is currently gathering public signatures in hopes of impressing state decision-makers and elected officials as to the need to improve Route 28’s safety.

Petitions are currently available at several area businesses. Olney said that anyone interested in helping to circulate petitions can call him at (315) 392-5621.

 

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Don’t leave yet: Route 28 won’t be safe through Woodgate until traffic speed and road contour problems are remedied

An Open Letter to the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT):

We have come together as a community to petition the NYSDOT to completely review the portion of new highway construction from Woodgate Corners South on Route 28.

There has been a problem for years with the egression of traffic from Bear Creek Road going either left to go South, right to go North, or straight to go West to Boonville.

As Bear Creek Road is a dead-end road, these are our only options on Route 28.

Visibility has been, and still is, our main concern. Continue reading →

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View Gala features Family Day for grand opening weekend

A variety of activities took place on Family Day, Sunday, July 10, that continued the weekend celebration for the Grand Opening of View, the new arts center in Old Forge.

The Utica ZooMobile brought wildlife creatures including a bald python, which was described by its handler, Justin Horender, to be “fairly tame”, and a giant turtle that children were eager to touch.

Buttons the Clown was on-hand to entertain and offer face painting for children.

Workshop demonstrations included an Iron Pour, and a weaving demonstration on a loom by Margo Boylan.

Visitors also enjoyed viewing the works of art included in the 60th Annual Central Adirondack Show on display in the Gallery.

Outdoors, music was performed by Bonnie and Jim Tracy.

 

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