View will present the 6th Annual Chili Bowl Luncheon on Tuesday, February 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The luncheon will include meat or vegetarian chili with garlic bread, dessert, non alcoholic beverages and live background music.
Beer and wine will be served a la carte.
Chili will be served in handmade bowls created by regional and View potters. Continue reading
Scott Thompson of Beaver River addressed the Town of Webb Board at its Tuesday, February 14 meeting regarding the possibility of building a new road in Beaver River, and to request that the town overturn Resolution 56, a five-year-old resolution which closed the discussion on overland access to Beaver River.
“We would like to request that the town board consider making a resolution saying Beaver River is untenable and needs some type of overland access,” Thompson said.
Currently, you can only gain access to Beaver River by boat and barge, snowmobile, on foot, or by using the old rail corridor, which Thompson described as “too difficult, too dangerous, and too expensive to maintain.”
Over the past few months, a survey was sent out to the 124 property owners in Beaver River asking their opinions on the matter. Continue reading
The Town of Webb Board discussed the current use fees of the McCauley Mountain Chalet and the George T. Hiltebrant Recreation Center at its regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, February 14.
Following the discussion, Supervisor Ted Riehle made a motion to the board to standardize and streamline the usage fees for the two buildings.
The motion was seconded by J.B. Herron and passed unanimously by the board.
The final decision was that the rental fees of both venues would be the same, and that non-profits and family events should not cost as much as a for-profit event. Continue reading
The Kandahar Ski Race and Festival at McCauley Mountain is expected to bring over 200 skiers and their entourage of coaches, family and friends to the area over the weekend of February 24th to 26th.
A discussion on the event took place at the Town of Webb Board meeting on Tuesday, February 14, as McCauley prepares to host the iconic race for the first time.
“It’s going to be a huge event. And some, like the Polar Bear Ski Club, have things pretty well in hand,” said Councilwoman Mary Brophy-Moore. Continue reading
The father of a 16-year-old snowmobiler who was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident on Sunday, January 22, said he drove six hours from Long Island to address the Town of Webb Board at its monthly meeting on Tuesday the 14th.
Phil Fortuna said that when his son ran his sled into a tree near Rondaxe, he was frustrated at not being able to use his cell phone to contact help.
He was faced with the tough decision of staying to comfort his son, who was unresponsive, or leaving him to find help.
Fortuna said he mounted his sled and drove about a mile and a half before encountering a trail grooming vehicle. Continue reading
Tim Durkin, Town of Inlet Assessor, has announced that the preliminary equalization rate for the town is currently at 99.08 percent, and that there is no need for Inlet to conduct a revaluation.
Durkin said that the last time Inlet had a revaluation done was in 2008.
“The equalization rate is something the state does. It is basically the ratio of the assessed value, divided by the full market value of all of the properties in town, which would be commercial, residential, vacant land, and state owned land,” Durkin said. Continue reading
Pendragon actors perform scene from 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' Photo by Burdette Parks
Pendragon Theatre production of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will be presented at View in Old Forge on Thursday, March 1st.
Based on the classic novel by Harper Lee and the1962 movie adaption starring Gregory Peck, the plot revolves around racial injustice in an Alabama town during the Depression.
The story is told through the perspective of eight-year old “Scout” whose father, Atticus, a lawyer, defends a young Negro wrongfully accused of a crime.
Cast as Atticus is Robert Pettee, who played the role of the lunatic Renfield in Pendragon’s production of Dracula in the first theatre production at View’s Gould Hall last March. Continue reading