Daily Archives: August 2, 2012

Town of Webb departments coordinate on number of local project initiatives

Over the past few weeks, the Town of Webb Snowmobile Trail Maintenance crew has been busy working on, and re-working trails throughout town.

But according to Tim Pylman, Snowmobile Trail Maintenance Crew foreman, their efforts have been successful largely because of the cooperative efforts of the Town Board, Highway and Water Departments, the Noonan family, and a generous Eagle Bay resident.

“The Town Board was very helpful in approving payment for the excavating equipment that we lease every year to maintain the trails,” Pylman said.

Additionally, he said, the work could not be completed without the help of Casey Crofut and the Highway Department who have helped to tow the excavating machinery to the trails for the Snowmobile Department, and the Noonan family who have allowed Trail #1 to be moved onto their land to allow for better trail conditions.

In the past, Pylman said, Trail #1 cut across a section of hill that was extremely hard to maintain. It hardly ever had a solid base, no matter what the snow conditions, he said. Continue reading →

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All Are Invited…

Bill Brooker, Sr. gears softball play for the young, old, male and female

After brushing Neil Newman off the plate with some 17-mile-per-hour ‘chin music’, Bill Brooker, Sr. tossed a mistake across the middle of the plate. Newman promptly ripped for a double down the third base line. The next time around Brooker greeted Newman with an intentional walk. Photo by Carol Hansen

The Slow Pitch Softball Team in Old Forge is still looking for players to join their Sunday afternoon games at the ball field on Park Avenue. Ball players of all ages are welcome to play.

The Old Forge games will take place on Sundays, August 5 and 12, according to Bill Brooker, Sr. organizer of the games, but he added the games may continue to the end of August if there is enough interest.

Anyone interested in joining can call Brooker at (315) 369- 3233, or just show up at the ball field by 4 p.m. and bring a glove.

“Everyone-young and old- is welcome to play or watch the fun,” Brooker said.

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Water Safari introduces Safari Sam

Safari Sam meeting with water park guests at the Sunday, July 29th event

Safari Sam, the new moose mascot at Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, made his public debut at a special event at the water and theme park on Sunday, July 29.

The concept of Safari Sam was the collaborative effort of Hannah, Lauryn, and Ely Thayer, and their mom, Shannon of Boonville who joined the new life-size critter at his unveiling.

The Thayer family’s rendering of Safari Sam was selected by fan feedback on the park’s Facebook page following a 2011 on-line contest to create a new mascot.

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North Street Airfield Crowd enjoys annual R/C plane event

Courtesy Photo by Herb Ziegler

Over sixty flyers from all over the east coast, and one from Texas, participated in the 11th Annual Fly-In and Fun-Fly at the North Street airfield on Saturday, July 28 in front of a crowd 500 spectators.

The highlight of the annual radio-controlled model plane event is the air show which this year included everything from racers, to acrobatic airplanes, to helicopters and Gary Vaillancourt’s flying lawnmower, a fan-favorite.

“We were worried about the rain, but it held off. That was a big deal. The weather was actually perfect for the show, and a lot of people-from locals to vacationers-showed up to enjoy it,” said event organizer Walt Throne.

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LETTER: Thank you for the sound of astounding Inlet music under the tent

The the Editor:

About 30 members of the 10th Mountain Division Army Band marched through Inlet on Sunday, July 29, to Arrowhead Park where they performed for a crowd of about 600 under the tent. Selections included Rolling in the Deep by Adele, the theme from Pink Panther, and a collection from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, and the Olympian March. After the performance they were served lunch at The Woods Inn, compliments of The Woods & FCLPAC, and then walked over for ice cream and gelato, compliments of Northern Lights. Photo by Adele Burnett

The Sound of Music” Under the Tent… No! It was not Julie Andrews skipping across a mountain meadow in the Austrian Alps, rather, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of our own conductor, Grant Cooper.

What a night it was with the first half, music from the eternal classics of composers Mikhail Glinka and Jean Sibeluis whose music lives on over the centuries.

The second half was music from our own American composers whom we have grown to love. You know who they are, George M. Cohen and his “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, Richard Rodgers and his “Oklahoma”, and the one we all remember, the immortal Glen Miller and his “In the Mood”.

But the night belonged to our own conductor, Grant Cooper and his composition “Appalachian Autumn”. The RPO did an excellent job of playing it and the lead violinist had all of us on the edge of our seats.

When it had ended, the crowd rose to their feet and gave a long, loud, resounding round of approval to the RPO and Grant Cooper. Continue reading →

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Growing up Adirondack by Mitch Lee

Creating rubbings of plants and found objects along Limekiln Lake

In the summer of 1974 I had started a collection of rubbings of the flora I found growing in the woods around Limekiln Lake.

As a boy of 10, I would stick a leaf or flower between the pages of my sketch book and rub them over with a pencil to make a perfect copy of their edges and ridges.

At the time I didn’t realize that the practice was called frottage.

I simply enjoyed bringing the images to life when I put graphite to paper.

I would wander around the shores of Limekiln Lake collecting anything I could and filled hundreds of pages with the rubbings and noted their names and where I found them.

The discovery of an unusually textured plant made me feel as if I found a bit of gold. I could barely wait to add it to the pages of my book.

One morning, I equipped myself with three colored pencils and a beat up spiral notebook, and with my dog Mutt, we set off on an adventure to find some new plants to rub.

Our first find was a small white flower that was growing in the ditch along the road.

I decided that it would be enhanced if I rubbed it with blue pencil.

I picked up a small piece of discarded metal screen and rubbed that as well. It had a million little squares which made for a very cool rubbing. Continue reading →

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Moss Lake Walking Tour scheduled for August 8th

The Town of Webb Historical Association will offer a walking tour of Moss Lake on Wednesday, August 8th.

Guiding the tour will be Geof Longstaff, son of George Longstaff, former owner of the Moss Lake Camp for Girls.

Interested hikers can meet at the Moss Lake Trailhead on the Big Moose Road for the 9:30 a.m. trek around the lake which will take place rain or shine. Car pooling is suggested.

During the tour, the locations of former Moss Lake Camp buildings will be pointed out and the camp’s history will be discussed.

The 2 1/2 tour is limited to 30 individuals.

To reserve a spot or for directions, call (315) 369- 3838.

There is no fee, however donations are welcome.

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