Monthly Archives: November 2012

Nourished Living by Dietician Kelly Hamlin MA, RD, CDN

Weight Loss Surgery comes in a few different varieties

I am willing to guess that we all know someone who has had bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery promotes weight loss by changing the digestive system’s anatomy, limiting the amount of food that can be eaten and digested.

Those with a BMI of 40 or more, or a BMI of 35 to 39.9 and a serious obesity-related health problem, qualify for bariatric surgery.

When people hear the term “bariatric surgery,” I believe most would assume that it’s the “gastric bypass” surgery.

But what they may not realize is there are several different types of bariatric surgeries.

So you have a point of reference, let me give you a quick and dirty explanation of how normal digestion occurs.

Food passes through the stomach and enters the small intestine where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed.

It then passes into the large intestine (colon), and the remaining waste is eventually excreted.

There are two basic types of weight loss surgery: restrictive surgeries and malabsorptive (poor intestinal absorption of nutrients)/restrictive surgeries.

They assist with weight loss in different ways. Continue reading →

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U.S. Ski Team: Bill Brooker to lend wax expertise to Nordic racers

Bill Brooker Photo by Wende Carr

Old Forge businessman Bill Brooker has been invited to direct the waxing crew for the U.S. Ski Team’s Nordic Combined Competition in Midway, Utah from December 13 through 15.

The 10K freestyle race will be held at Soldier Hollow Ski Resort, home of the 2002 Winter Olympics Nordic competitions.

Brooker received the invitation from Dave Jarett, head of the U.S. Nordic Combined Team, and Olympic gold medalist Bill Demong.

Demong, whom Brooker coached as a youth, is now a veteran leader of the young US Ski Team.

Participants at this World Cup B event will race in World Cup competitions this winter.

Brooker, a service technician for Swix ski wax company, has supported Swix-sponsored athletes for a number of years. Continue reading →

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Annette Eyre stitches for good cause with fellow embroiderers

Annette Eyre of Old Forge, a member of the Mohawk Valley Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, is currently selling tickets for a chance to win a framed embroidery piece created by the group.

Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Hall House, a home for battered women and children in Utica. Two years ago, the embroidery group conducted a similar raffle to benefit Hope House, a soup kitchen in Utica.

The embroiderers used a variety of stitches in creating the unique piece of handiwork including the hardanger satin stitch—which creates a lacy look—back stitches, cross stitches, pull thread and others.

Eyre said she got into needleworking in her late 40’s as an alternative to another interest: learning to ride a motorcycle ride. After driving the motorcycle of her daughter’s boyfriend, she announced to her husband Art that she was going to get her motorcycle license.

But Art suggested she find something “more lady-like” to occupy her time. Continue reading →

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Lung Cancer victims’ memories honored at Inlet ‘Shine a Light’ event

Over forty people attended the National Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil at the Inlet Town Hall on Tuesday, November 13.

Nationally, over 250 vigils were held to take a stand and help make lung cancer a national public health priority.

Margie O’Hara welcomed the crowd and an opening prayer was delivered by Lorrie Skinner.

A presentation on lung cancer and the advancements being made in the medical field followed by Beverly Chambers Ischia, CNP.

Following the presentation, 24 people were remembered. Continue reading →

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Talkin’ Code with Andrew Getty

Our local regulatory boards serve vital community function

Serving On A Board

Over the last two months, or longer, there has been an ad running in the local papers soliciting applications for membership on both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Maybe five letters of interest were received. But Hey!!!! It’s not too late!!

When this paper is printed, there will still be at least one more day left to get your letter of interest and resume in to the Town Clerk!

Membership on these two boards is vital. Each board has a specific function, different from the other.

The Planning Board is made up of seven members and one alternate.

The Zoning Board of Appeals is made up of five members and one alternate.

The alternate’s job, in either board, is to act in place of an absent, regular member. They may participate in the review, ask questions just like a regular member, but can only vote when another member can’t.

On rare occasions, a regular member may have to recuse themselves from a particular application due to a potential conflict of interest, whether real or perceived.

Or, they could have simply not been able to attend the meeting because of health or other personal reasons. This is when the alternate member can vote.

It is always preferred to have a full board to hear and vote on an application.

The full board is always an odd number. Therefore, there could never be a tie vote. Continue reading →

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Ad’k Current by Colin Criss

Christmas on Main Street: Community effort makes for signature event

Christmas on Main Street, the clever moniker attached to the couple weekends after Thanksgiving, is a growing event in Old Forge’s cultural calendar. The definition of the event is annually evolving; each year it means more things to more people.

For countless tourists, Christmas on Main Street is a chance to get lost in a picturesque mountain village. For residents, it is a welcome distraction to kick off winter, and the holiday season. Business owners welcome the weekends as an additional economic bump. A few more visitors, a few more dollars.

This economic bump doesn’t only help the business owners, however. It helps everyone involved. Events like this cause more businesses to open, providing an even more amusing get away for visitors. These extra businesses also add a few residents to the town population, thus boosting all around economic health for the town we all love.

Therefore, there is one more meaning to the event that often goes unmentioned. Teamwork. Continue reading →

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Growing up Adirondack by Mitch Lee

A present snooper destined to suffer a guilty conscience

It was an early December day in 1974 and my mother was busy putting out the Christmas decorations in our Limekiln Lake home.

She had laid out a bed of angel hair to rest the little illuminated cardboard village.

Garland and wreaths were hung and candles were set just right.

And best of all was the placement of our individual Advent calendars.

The anticipation of Christmas was especially grueling for me that year and the calendar reminded me daily of how long the wait would actually be.

As an eight-year-old, I could not restrain myself from peeking under beds and in the back of closets for items I hoped to find  under the tree in just 20 days.

But my searches were in vain as I found nothing—and I mean nothing.

No presents or wrapping paper—not so much as a gift tag!

Feeling a bit defeated, I opted to go outside and practice my saucer skills on the hill in back of the house.

My dog Mutt followed me up the open hillside and into the trees for about a quarter mile.

The fresh nine inches of snow that had fallen overnight was light and fluffy and made for an easy trek.

Mutt forged ahead, stopping every so often to dip her head deeply into the snow. Every time she popped her head out she let out a big, wet sneeze.

When I figured we had ventured high enough I set the saucer down and surveyed the hillside.

With trees placed in the wrong spots, it appeared that I was in for a pretty tricky and technical saucer run.

But I was on a mission. I crossed my legs Indian-style and plopped onto the saucer. Continue reading →

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