Ashley Booton, a senior at Paul Smith’s College, Paul Smiths, NY, was named Adirondack Scholar and to the Dean’s list for the Fall 2012 semester with a 4.0 GPA.
She is earning her Bachelor of Science degree in the Hotel, Resort, Tourism Management major. She is also employed at The Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid.
Ashley is the daughter of Ed and Sandy Booton of Eagle Bay and granddaughter of Peg Morgan of Old Forge.
Pictured in back row from left are: Grady Boulier, Aaron Mekkri, Bradley Kusel, Ashley Eisenhart, Montana Burrell, Draven Parry. Middle row: Nancy Horton, Kayden Arthur, Macie Eisenhart, Austin Krantz, Lorelai Reith, Elizabeth Mitchell, Caitlyn Armendola, Savanah Krantz, Christy Parry. Front row: Oliver Murray, Jaylyn Mitchell, Autumn Armendola
The members of the Otter Lake Volunteer Fire Department hosted a Christmas Party for area children at the fire house on Saturday, December 22nd.
During the party the kids played games, decorated cookies, and took turns trying to break a pinata full of candy. Santa Claus paid a special pre-Christmas visit and presented the kids with gifts.
Dorcas C. Shaw, 97, of Broadalbin died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Amsterdam.
She was born in Saratoga Springs on February 14, 1915, a daughter of Beroth and Anna Daniels Crapo and was a 1933 graduate of Broadalbin High School.
Dorcas received a BA from the State University College at Plattsburgh in 1973.
Dorcas was a member of the Broadalbin United Methodist Church and shared a special bond with this church as her father pastored there for 16 years.
She was active in church administration and with its choir.
When her husband was principal in Long Lake and then Ellenburg schools, Dorcas was employed at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake and subsequently attended college in Plattsburgh.
When her husband later taught in Old Forge, Dorcas enjoyed attending art classes at the arts center there. Continue reading
Happy New Year
What a great Christmas and New Year break! After what seemed to be a very long fall, the weather finally turned very much like winter.
Trees are covered and quite burdened with the weight of all the snow. It’s amazing that more trees haven’t come down.
It’s equally amazing that the power hasn’t been interrupted more than it has.
But it’s good to see the snow, kind-of forgotten what it liked like!
Since this article is about ‘talking codes’ and not about ‘talking weather’ let’s get back on track.
The obvious topic to mention with all the new snow on the ground, is all the snow on the roof.
Even though the building code requires anywhere from 94 pounds to 110 pounds per square foot design capability for roof systems, is that enough?
Based on the NYS Codes, here is Section 1608.2 Ground snow loads, straight from the code books:
The ground snow loads to be used in determining the design snow loads for roofs shall be determined in accordance with ASCE 7 or Figure 1608.2.
When using Figure 1608.2 for sites at elevations above 1,000 feet (304 m), the ground snow load shall be increased from the mapped value by 2 psf (0.095 kN/m2) for every 100 feet (30 480 mm) above 1,000 feet (304 m).
Site-specific case studies may be made in lieu of snow loads in Figure 1608.2 or ASCE 7.
Ground snow load determination for site-specific case studies shall be approved and shall be based on an extreme value statistical analysis of data available in the vicinity of the site using a value with a 2-percent annual probability of being exceeded (50-year mean recurrence interval. Continue reading
Words seem inadequate to express my appreciation for my recent retirement party at View. I was deeply moved by the many patients, friends and family who were able to come out on a snowy night during the holiday season.
I sincerely thank the Town of Webb Health Center Fund for sponsoring the party and View for hosting it.
Above all, I thank my patients and this town for the privilege of serving you by taking care of your medical needs throughout what has been a genuinely rewarding career.
While I will be seeing patients for a few more weeks, Friday, February 22, 2013 will be my last day in the office. At that time, St. Elizabeth Medical Center will be assuming direction of the Health Center and will already be providing medical services to the area.
It is my understanding that St. Elizabeth’s will coordinate continuing care for all of my patients and a letter is being sent out to my active patients detailing the changes involved with the transition.
While I look forward to my retirement, I am grateful to you all for the memories my family and I have made and continue to make in this very special community that we all call home.
Thank you.
Dr. Mark Webster
To the Editor:
Every town has its characters, and Old Forge is no exception.
Interestingly enough, they primarily tend to be the male of our species. Oh, I’m sure an occasional female rises to the level of a true character, but if you sat down with a few locals to name some, men would dominate the field.
A stop at the TOW Bar to scan the walls of photographs and drawings will confirm that we have (had) many. The stories of their antics have become legendary, rendering gasps and gut wrenching laughter.
This past week we lost one that I personally considered a local character. Bob Hollandt succumbed to complications from pneumonia after a few rounds with life threatening illness. He gave up a lung to cancer years ago. More recently, he disappeared from town for a period of time and came back weak and skinny recovering from heart surgery.
He was a tough bugger and seemed to be doing well. I say this because he was as grumbly as ever over the election process this past summer and fall. His opinion on gun control was as stalwart as ever: There shouldn’t be any.
Bob was a self-proclaimed bigot, chauvinist, racist, woman-hater, redneck—the list goes on. But amidst all those character-inducing qualities, he was also a Teddy Bear of a guy. Continue reading
To Dr. Mark Webster with Gratitude…
For investing your entire career in the Town of Webb, thank you.
For investing your innate abilities, your years of education, and the sacrifices necessary to achieve that education, thank you.
Your investment in our town has been compounding interest for thirty-five years. Providing modern, dependable medical care at a tipping point in the town’s history, has helped to elevate a sleepy village into a thriving destination.
You have helped retirees feel secure in their decision to settle here. You have treated thousands of visitors for thiry-five years. By helping them complete their vacations, you have helped local business people pay for theirs.
Thank you for treating children whose parents you treated as children, and for treating your patients like the friends and neighbors they are. Above all, your medical help was always provided with compassion and sincerity.
Thank you for caring, for your long hours, your interrupted meals, and your interrupted sleep. In essence, thank you for treating us at our convenience.
We hope that the next stage of your life will be as rewarding to you as your last stage was to us.
Sincerely,
Joseph Rintrona