The Town of Webb Republican Party will be hosting a summer picnic in honor of Senator James L. Seward at Van Auken’s Inne on Sunday, August 28 from 1 to 3 p.m.
A raffle for an Adirondack chair will take place during the event.
Those wishing to purchase the $15 tickets in advance can RSVP to Nanci Russell at (315) 369-3878 or Nancy Venetz at 369-3575.
Van Auken’s Inne is located at 108 Forge Street in Thendara across from the Thendara Train Station.
The Old Forge Library Bash annual fundraiser, held Sunday, August 14, drew close to 90 people who enjoyed a variety of hors d’oeuvres and wines that were available for tasting.
Joni Dyer was one of the prize winners at the Friends of the Old Forge Library's annual Library Bash held last weekend in the library
The event was organized and hosted by the Friends of the Library.
“A lot of folks showed up and we were very pleased,” said Hazel Dellavia, President of the Friends of the Library.
Stephanie Ryan, Bea Foley, and Gary Lee
Nancy Schoeberlein, Old Forge – Eagle on My Pond Photo by Gary Lee;
Courtney of Hamburg, NY – Adirondack Detective Series by John Briant;
The Posts of New Jersey – Decoupage Maple Sap Bucket by Linda Marcy;
Olga Adams, Auburn – Birch Bark Mirror made by Maureen Van Slyke; Connie Scalso, Clifton, VA – Movie Passes to the Strand for two with popcorn and beverage.
Marcy Rose, right, picks up her door prize from Hazel Deliavia of the Friends of the Old Forge Library, which presents the Library Bash annually
Jan O’Connor, Old Forge – Basket of Adirondack Books donated by Old Forge Hardware; Jim Kraus, E. Syracuse – Greens Fees and Golf Cart for two to the Thendara Golf Club and five pairs of Hand Crafted Earrings by Suzanne Firsching.
Linda Jackson, N. Syracuse -the Child’s Quilt by Claire Oehler;
Bill and Joan Palmer, Whitesboro – the Quilted Table Runner by Pointed Pine Quilters;
Ted Riehle, Old Forge -the $25 gift certificate to Gallery 3040 and Curly Maple Box; Fran Potts, Liverpool – Bob Zimmerman’s carved Chickadee; Linda Keener, Big Moose – Handmade Purse by Sharon Petrides.
Carol Warner, Utica – Adirondack watercolor poster donated by VIEW; Carol Eichel-berger, Webster – Art Quilt wall hanging by Sue Monaghan; Aileen Townsend, Old Forge – the Girl Reading with Kitten Sculpture by Joni Dyer.
Carol Eichelberger won a handmade quilt.
Gary Lee poses with a centerpiece
Bonnie Petty, Thendara – handwoven table runner by Margo Boylan; Linda Marcy, Boonville and Jeremy Dreja, Old Forge – 2 sets of Passes to the Enchanted Forest/Water Safari; Barb Hart, Old Forge – The Photo of Lake Durant; Karen Russell, Old Forge – the Children’s Books and Things donated by the Friends of Old Forge Library; Francine Mudge, Thendara – the handwoven Scarf by Mary Anne Ransom; Gabrielle Oudemool, Zaugy, SC – Three Hour Canoe Tour for two. Linda Martin, Big Moose – Freshwater Pearl Necklace and Earrings handcrafted by Pete Ferris; Michala Marlow, Old Forge – Children’s Wooden Toy donated by Danielle Hoepfl.
The big winner of the day was Joni Dyer of Eagle Bay who took home the hand-crocheted Throw by Louisette Lecours, the Hand Painted Wooden Bowls by fellow artist Linda Marcy, and the gift certificate to Sister’s Bistro.
There were additional winners of door prizes.
William Mudge won “Pick the Most Expensive Wine Contest.”
Steven Wick of Old Forge won “Guess the Number of Corks in the Jar Contest”. His guess of 427 was the closest to the 441 corks in the jar.
Gary Lee of Inlet took home the Floral Centerpiece with the Dragonfly Scarf from Mountain Greenery as the last door prize of the day.
Raffle winners who were not present may pick up their prizes at the Old Forge Library during regular library hours or call the library at (315) 369-6008 to arrange for pick-up.
The genealogy program presented by Richard Williams at the Goodsell Mus-eum on July 13 was so well received that it inspired the formation of a local Genealogy Club.
The group will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, August 24 at 7 p.m. at the Museum located at 2993 State Route 28, across from the Old Forge post office.
The meeting is open to anyone interested in genealogy-from beginners to advanced researchers.
More information is available by calling (315) 369-3838.
Festival Director Pat Rickard (right) leads her young artists at McCauley Mountain in Old Forge
The Fifth Annual Youth Artist Festival took place at McCauley Mountain in Old Forge on Thursday, August 18.
The event, which was presented by Khoros Performing Arts Company for Kids, Inc., celebrated the artistic talents of young people through storytelling, music, and dance.
The young performers then treated the audience to a presentation of singing and signed performance pieces including “Green Eggs and Ham” that they had arranged using songs from the Seussical the Musical.
Capping off the day’s festivities, guests had a chance to participate in a balloon releasing ceremony assisted by Kinder-wood Preschool Staff.
The Youth Artist Festival was co-sponsored by the Old Forge Library, View and Kinderwood.
Director Pat Rickard
The mere mention of her name can prompt nostalgic musings from generations of seasonal Fourth Lake visitors and residents.
CHARLOTTE LENKOWSKY played all the Fulton Chain's big entertainment venues for decades. On Monday, August 29, she will be returning to Daiker's Inn for a special nostalgia night at the piano, complete with audience sing-alongs.
Her introduction to the area came in 1944. Fresh from graduating from the Eastman School of Music, the piano student from South New Jersey took a summer job as a hostess and piano player at the former Bald Mountain House owned by the Barrett family.
Charlotte said it was common for Adirondack resorts to hire music students who could juggle a few tasks and entertain guests as well.
Leading Bald Mountain hikes and coordinating boat tours on the Fulton Chain with Don Burnap were among her duties, but during dinner hour she was poised at the piano. Continue reading
Dear Weekly Adirondack Editors:
Most recently the F&J Bigfoot Research Team in New York state and Vermont have been making some great scientific discoveries in research.
This past few weeks two huge Bigfoot tracks were found on the New York state and Vermont border along a small creek in heavy forest by world renowned Bigfoot researcher Frank Siecienski.
A few weeks ago a strange track was found by myself, Adirondack Jack Leach, along the remote Black River in the North Lake area, in the Town of Ohio.
The track of an animal that had fallen down along the river’s edge leaving a track in the sand and mud which I casted there.
It is a handprint of a Bigfoot which shows four long fingers and a thumb.
This is twice the size of a human’s hand! (I have enclosed a photo.)
A couple weeks ago a Bigfoot sighting was reported in Gray, NY which was shown on television.
Gray is twenty miles north of Utica on the edge of the Great Adirondack Park.
Thank you.
Adirondack
Jack Leach
Utica
Crowd at Auction
The event, which is the organization’s biggest annual fundraising effort, raised over $13,000.
A large crowd of auction-goers gathered under and around a tent covering at Raquette Lake's Village Green
Edelstein said this year’s event started an hour earlier than past years, but despite the effort to wrap things up a littler earlier than usual, Auctioneer George Tucker’s gavel went down on the last item at 1 a.m. on Sunday.