Daily Archives: February 2, 2012

Kiwanians honor Students of Month, induct new members

The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks recognized Students of the Month for December 2011 and January 2012 at a special event held Monday, January 30 at North Woods Inn.

Ray Schoeberlein Kiwanis Student of the Month Chair, at left, with December Student Caitlin Bailey, January Student Gabrielle Pedraza and Kiwanis President Carolyn Trimbach.

Ray Schoeberlein, Student of the Month Chairman introduced December student Caitlin Bailey and January student Gabriella Pedraza and presented them with Student of the Month certificates and a check in the amount of $50 in recognition of their achievement.

Each of the students presented a brief outline of their activities and future plans.

Sponsor Bob Van Slyke, left, with New Member Linda Kurtz, Club President Carolyn Trimbach, New Member Bob Stanton and Sponsor Bob Teesdale

Carolyn Trimbach, Kiwanis Club President congratulated the students and thanked them for their dedication to school and community activities.

Also at the meeting, Linda Kurtz and Bob Stanton were inducted as new members to the organization.

“Today we have brought new members into our club, and Bob and Linda will contribute new energy and ideas that will improve the club in the future,” said Trimbach.

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Card of Thanks

We would like to thank everyone who remembered us on Mom’s passing. It was clear to see she touched many people’s lives.

Her strong work ethic and sense of community was evident to the end. We hope people continue to remember her legacy and strive to make this community the best it can be.

The cards, donations and kind words were appreciated by us all.

Mom was a strong advocate for what she believed, we will all miss that and hope we can continue to touch a fraction of the lives she did.

Thank you again,

Al & Cindy Greene; Mike & Kelly Greene; Jeff & Phoebe Greene; Lorie & Todd Brosemer; and all the Mary W. Greene Gang

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Letter to the Editor: Animals deserve responsible care

Dear Editor,

It saddens me when anyone has so little respect for life as was expressed in Mrs. Lucky’s article of January 12.

One of the main things I tried to impress on my students when I was teaching, was that ALL life is precious, no matter how trivial it may seem to us, and it should not be wasted needlessly.

More and more are scientists discovering how many human traits animals have. They communicate, experience joy and sadness, (as expressed when a co-pet dies), and pain.

How can anyone not empathize when a creature is brought into captivity and allowed, through neglect, to die a miserable death? Continue reading →

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Card of Thanks

Thanks to you, a very generous public, our 17th Hospice Memorial Tree was a huge success.

Within seven days, 140 ornaments adorned the tree representing $1,339 in donations to help support the Hospice goal of enabling a person the dignity, integrity, and personal choice of spending his or her last days at home.

A special thank you to Jacob Hoch and his wonderful crew at Kinney Drugs for allowing us a special corner of the store, and to all of you who made this possible.

Margaret Hopsicker Hospice Tree Coordinator

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Card of Thanks

I would like to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts, and get well wishes for my little stay in the hospital. I am on the road to recovery.

A special thanks to my sister, Diane, and niece, Staci, for taking such good care of me while in the hospital and recuperating in Rochester.

I would also like to thank Covey Pashley Post 893 Legion and the Auxiliary, Old Forge Fire Department and the Auxiliary, the Deacons at Niccolls Memorial Church, and the girls at Community Bank for their continued assistance in my time of need. Continue reading →

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Anglers converge from all around for Raquette Lake’s 12th Annual Mike Norris Memorial Ice Fishing Derby

A Chronicle of Pre-Derby Day Activities, as told by Theresa Taylor…

Noah Lamphear of Inlet

THREE A.M. – The alarm rings in tune with the snoring of my sneaky dog, lying next to my bed. Glad it finally sounded off as I hardly had any sleep.

I think I am more excited for the day than any of the contestants, who by the way are still sleeping—dreaming of the future fish they will mysteriously yarn out of a hole drilled somewhere on Raquette Lake.

(Their locations are a tightlipped secret until they set up, and their bait and lures are even more of a secret.)

John Greanes of Averill Park

5 A.M. – I’m at the fire hall. Registration table is set, coffee is brewed and I am in search of the four-slot toaster of which one half works and the other half doesn’t and cannot be sawed off.

But, as they say in Raquette— if it works, even a little bit—it’s a keeper!

Get a start on homemade sweets and other morsels, along with the soon-to-be breakfast sandwiches that are awaiting the blanched bacon I left behind in my fridge in Long Lake.

Start grilling English muffins and bagels as I never did find the half-working toaster.

I compliment myself with unprintable wording on forgetting the deli wrap paper that is still sitting on the porch at my house. Continue reading →

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Thendara business structure lost to fire; emergency response effort closes Route 28 for over three hours

The Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire that engulfed the RPM Snowmobile Rental business on Route 28 in Thendara on Saturday, January 28. 

The call came in at 8:30 a.m., and according to Old Forge Fire Chief Charlie Bogardus the department was assisted by fire personnel from the Eagle Bay and Inlet Fire Companies, with the Woodgate and Otter Lake Fire Departments on standby.

The fire occurred, Bogardus said, when gasoline spilled while Mike Kelly, operator of the business, was working on an ice auger in the attached garage.

Photos by Reed Proper

“When he tried to wipe up the gasoline the fumes came across the floor just as the furnace kicked on and it ignited everything,” Bogardus said.

Kelly suffered minor burns on his hand and was treated at the scene. His wife, Windy, who was also in the building at the time of the fire was uninjured.

It took three hours to bring the fire under control and the building was a total loss, according to Bogardus.

Bogardus said Mike Hunkins of Mike Hunkins Excavating brought his excavator to the scene to help knock down the metal roof so the fire could be extinguished.

The fire forced the closure of Route 28 for three and a half hours, causing traffic to be backed-up for miles. The Town of Webb Police Department assisted with traffic control.

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