Herkimer County Clerk Sylvia M. Rowan has announced that the Old Forge DMV Satellite Office will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 21.
The office, which is located at 183 Park Ave., will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and closes for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.
More information is available by calling (315) 369-3301.
The Town of Inlet Board will hold a Special Meeting on January 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. to audit the supervisor’s books for the 2012 fiscal year.
Any and all business brought before the Board at this meeting will be heard. The public is welcome to join the Board in the meeting room.
Fran Scanlon
Francis J. Scanlon, 78, of Kirkville, and formerly of Old Forge, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
He was born on February 9, 1934, to Thomas and Margaret (McGuire) Scanlon. Fran grew up in Herkimer, NY, and graduated from Herkimer High School.
Fran was a member of the Old Forge Fire Department for 25 years as an EMT and ambulance driver.
He owned The Riverside Restaurant and Fran’s Lawn Care in Old Forge before moving to Kirkville.
He and Mary Margaret Wagner were married in 2002, surrounded by their families.
Fran is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret; their children, Paula (David) Hayes, MaryAnn (Rodney) Levesque, Tom (Susan Marvin) Scanlon, Missy (Larry) Levesque, Lori (Marshall) Patton, Rich (Beth) Wagner, Shari Clubine and Matt (Kim) Wagner; 24 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. In addition, he is survived by his sister, Marie Scalise, and her family.
He was predeceased by his parents; his sister, Jeannette Barrett; and his brother- in-law, Orrie Scalise.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 14 at St. Mary’s Church, Minoa.
To sign the guest book, please visit www.SCHEPPFAMILY.com. Continue reading
Morgan Roderick
Morgan P. Roderick, of The Valley, Syracuse, passed away suddenly on January 11, 2013, while visiting his daughter in Richmond, VA. He was 86.
Morgan (Rod, as his friends and family called him) spent many hours of his youth playing ball at many of the area ball fields around Syracuse, and he loved to swim anywhere he could.
Besides his ball glove, his prized possession was his bicycle, which took him to the hills of LaFayette to pick apples all day, or to Drumlins to caddie as many rounds as he could to earn money.
In the summer of 1942, at age 16, Morgan’s love of the outdoors led him and three friends by single speed bikes to the Adirondack Mountains, where they intended to spend the summer camping at Eighth Lake and working at odd jobs before returning to Syracuse for school.
Morgan attended Onondaga Valley Academy, but at age 17, joined the Navy during WWII after Pearl Harbor, and volunteered for the Submarine Service.
His submarine, the USS Haddo, served on patrol in the Pacific, and was a tender to the Missouri during the signing of The Articles of Surrender in Tokyo Bay, which ended the war with Japan.
He returned home to Syracuse after the war, finished high school at Central Tech, and in 1951, graduated from New York State Ranger School in Wanakena, NY. Continue reading
The Towns of Long Lake, Indian Lake, Inlet and Webb have joined forces for the inaugural Central Adirondack Cardboard Sled Racing Circuit which will kick-off on Saturday, January 19 at the Long Lake Winter Carnival.
According to Inlet Information Officer Adele Burnett, the racing circuit was the brainchild of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Director Alex Roalsvig.
Roalsvig suggested the regional competition after noting that each of the participating towns features cardboard sled racing as one of its winter carnival activities.
Participation in the competition is free and open to the public. Racers must compete in three out of the four races to qualify for points.
Points will be given for race time, best design, and participation and will be tallied following the final race at Inlet’s Frozen Fire and Lights celebration.
Racers must use the same sleds throughout the competition, but are allowed to make minimal improvements as necessary. Continue reading
Congressman Bill Owens leads a X-Country ski group on the Thendara Golf Club trails. Photo by Wende Carr
Congressman Bill Owens paid a visit to Old Forge on Friday, January 11 to meet with area business owners and Town of Webb Publicity Director Mike Farmer to discuss their concerns regarding the local tourism industry.
Owens, who was accompanied by staff from his Watertown office, is familiarizing himself with the region following the recent redistricting which resulted in his jurisdiction over District 21.
Councilwoman Kate Russell talks to Congressman Bill Owens about issues in the Town of Webb. Photos by Wende Carr.
Among business operators visited by Owens were Kelly and Katie Noonan, representing Old Forge Camping Resort, Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, and Water’s Edge Inn.
The Noonans expressed their concern over the effects that a large proposed jump in the minimum wage would have on their payroll. They described how their 30-person year-round staff increases to 400 in the summer at Water Safari alone.
They also discussed increases in health insurance costs, as well as delays in implementing Obama’s health care reforms.
Farmer escorted Owens to the Visitor Information Center where he was joined by Herkimer County Legislator Patrick Russell and Webb Councilwoman Kate Russell.
From there, the group departed for McCauley Mountain Ski Area where Owens talked with McCauley staff and witnessed first-hand the activity on the slopes and inside the chalet.
Council-woman Russell, who serves on the McCauley Mountain Improvement Committee, asked for Owens’ support for funding to make needed improvements at the chalet, chairlift and trails. Continue reading
Jason Landl
Jason Landl, a senior at the Town of Webb School, has been selected to receive a congressional competitive nomination to the United States Air Force Academy. Landl was notified of his selection in a letter from Congressman Bill Owens.
“Your dedication to academics, extracurricular activities, involvement in the community and commitment to serve your country were deciding factors in our nomination process,” Owens stated in the letter.
Through the competitive nomination, Landl’s name has been submitted with a group of names from Owens’ Congressional District for nomination to a limited number of spots.
It is now up to the admissions office at the United States Air Force Academy to decide whether or not to offer him an appointment.
He is the son of Cherie and Robert Landl of Inlet.