Daily Archives: January 17, 2013

Loaves & fishes luncheon set Jan. 24 in Old Forge

Neighbors from Raquette Lake, Inlet, Town of Webb and Woodgate are invited to attend a Loaves and Fishes Café Luncheon on Thursday, January 24 at noon at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church in Old Forge.

The free lunch will include an assortment of soups, sandwiches, desserts and beverages.

An elevator will be available for those uneasy with stairs. Anyone in need of transportation to the luncheon can call Beverly Meeker at (315) 369-2234.

The luncheon is co-sponsored by the organizations of St. Anthony’s and St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Niccolls Memorial Church and various community members.

Group rescues deer from Moose River

Rescue Photo by Clark Lubbs

Town of Webb Police Officer Tony Sege and Old Forge residents Ron Smith and Clark Lubbs aided in the rescue of a deer that had fallen through thin ice on the Moose River outside of Mountainman Outdoor Supply Co. on Wednesday, January 16.

Smith, laying prone on a kayak, paddled out to the deer to get ahold of it with a rope. Officer Sege pulled Smith and the deer to shore where the deer was wrapped in boat blankets.

Ad’k Current by Colin Criss

Citizens want their representatives to sit down, agree to face issues

With small town boards, relatively few resolutions, and tiny budgets, small town politics may seem unimportant in the field of government on a world scale.

Yet these politics, despite being at the bottom of the food chain in the government realm, are worthy of study and attention.

Government on this tiny a scale is often swayed by few factors with large influence compared to the state and federal levels of governance.

For example, the U.S. Government is run by many interests: the economy, foreign policy, social policy, etc., and the hundreds of subdivisions that each of these subjects break down into.

Old Forge, on the other hand, is driven by just one of these interests in particular: a localized economy. Social policy is mostly out of our hands, and we don’t worry about foreign policy unless you count snowmobilers from New Jersey as foreigners.

Does our economy break down into hundreds of subdivisions? Not really. Continue reading →

Long Lake Winter Carnival set for Saturday, January 19th

UPS Best in Show, from left Emily Waters, Prudence Dechene and Meg Smith. Photo by Alexandra Roalsvig

A variety of events are planned at the Mt. Sabattis Recreation Area on Saturday, January 19 for the 2013 Moonlighter’s Long Lake Winter Carnival.

Festivities will kick-off at noon with a Snowmobile Parade and Coronation of the King and Queen of the Moonlighter’s Snowmobile Club.

Other events include an Adult Golf Drive, one-shot basketball, kids games, the Ladies Frying Pan Toss, and a Broom Ball Tournament.

There are cash prizes for all events with a bonfire and fireworks rounding out the day.

The popular Cardboard Sled Race will begin at 1 p.m.

The Snowmobile Parade of 2012. Photo by David Verner

This year marks the beginning of a classification for racers interested in participating in the Adirondack Cardboard Sled Racing Circuit.

The communities of Old Forge, Inlet and Indian Lake have all agreed to sponsor a special class for this regional event at their upcoming winter carnivals.

Racers can opt to participate in the regular event or in the new special class.

Racers completing at least three of the four races on the circuits will earn points for box decoration and race time. Prizes will be awarded at the championship during Inlet’s Frozen Fire and Lights event on Saturday, February 23. Continue reading →

Elizabeth Russell receives advisor of year award at emergency managers conference

Elizabeth Russell

Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Nanci and John Russell of Old Forge, recently received the Student Chapter Advisor of the Year award from the International Association of Emergency Managers’ (IAEM) Student Region.

She received the award at the International Association of Emergency Managers Annual Conference held in Orlando, FL this past October.

The award recognizes an individual that has gone above and beyond the call of duty and made great strides in promoting the work of the Student Chapter and IAEM students as a whole.

Nominated for her work with the American Public University System, where she serves as a full-time professor as well as a student chapter advisor, Russell was nominated by a student.

In the nominating letter, the student stated: “Her (Elizabeth’s) experience as a full-time instructor and an IAEM member is a pivotal reason why the chapter has grown to over 277 members, twice what it was when she came aboard… she constantly instills in our membership the importance of growth in both professional and educational commitment. Continue reading →

Friends of Old Forge Library host luncheon at Hard Times

Hazel Dellavia (seated), The Friends Secretary, signs in luncheon attendees that include Acting President Paula Weal, Karen Beck, and Beverly Meeker. Photo by Izzie Worthen.

A group of 29 library staff and friends gathered at Hard Times Café in Eagle Bay on Monday, January 14 for the annual luncheon hosted by the Friends of the Old Forge Library.

The Friends Luncheon is held each year as an opportunity to thank the library staff for all they do.

During the event, Paula Weal, first vice-president of the Friends organization, thanked Library Director Izzie Worthen, and staff members Karen Lee, Beverly Meeker and Beth Pashley for their devotion and tireless work serving clientele at the Old Forge Library.

Old Forge Library staff, Izzie Worthen, Beth Pashley, Karen Lee. Photo by Wende Carr

The Friends of the Old Forge Library is a group of individuals whose mission is to assist with the financial operation of the library.

Among the fundraising events they host are the annual summer Library Bash, an Authors Fair, an ongoing used book sale, and the upcoming February Sweetheart Baking Contest. The organization also co-sponsors the library’s annual poetry and illustration contest.

Requests for assistance with specific needs come from the library director. Monies raised by the Friends has helped to offset the costs for computers, window blinds and air conditioning.

Most recently, they have supported the cost of the installation of a new sign, lighting and the American flag in front of the library. Continue reading →

Talkin’ Code with Andrew Getty

Feel free to bring code staff back to speed on projects

CRS Syndrome

It seems that too often remembering who’s who, and what project they are involved in is getting harder and harder. Or so it may seem.

The Code office, just like any other code office has thousands of files.

Permit applications, building plans, surveys, maps, preliminary drawings, complaints, litigation documents, subdivision documents, denied applications, tens of thousands of different documents.

Everything needs to be kept for current use, future reference or historical reasons.

Here in the Town of Webb, we have seventeen four-drawer file cabinets, all legal size right in the office area.

There is more in the storage room.

Then there is another sixty or so feet of shelving containing reference materials, code books, various rules and regulations from other agencies, board minutes and various open / active files.

During a typical year several thousand different files are accessed, added to or researched for many different reasons. Continue reading →

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