Daily Archives: March 14, 2013

Spring service planned for Harold L. Moon, 93

Harold L. Moon, 93, a longtime resident of Woodhull Road in Forestport, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Harold was born at home on April 17, 1919, the son of Orin L. and Hazel R. Griffith Moon. He spent his childhood and attended school in Woodgate.

On September 14, 1940, Harold was united in marriage with Gudrun Buck at Trinity Episcopal Church, Boonville. This was a blessed union of 61 years, until Mrs. Moon’s passing on March 21, 2002.

Harold was employed with the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. of Utica and retired in 1979 after 30 years of service. Beginning in 1980, Harold and Gudrun enjoyed their stays in Arcadia, FL during the winter months.

Harold was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying both the sports of hunting and fishing. He was a member of the White Otter Fish and Game Club, an honorary life member of the Forestport Fire Fighters, a member of the Trackside Blazers Snowmobile Club, and a member of the Boonville-Uriel Lodge of Masons.

Harold is survived by his daughter,  Hazel Sears, Woodgate; six grandchildren: Robert Failing III of St. Johnsville, Mary Beth (Richard) Hudyncia of Fort Plain, Lynn (David) Briggs of Fort Plain, Amanda Failing of Syracuse, Kristan Sears of Ohio, and Stacie Sears of Burlington, VT; five great-grandchildren: Toria Briggs, Anderson Briggs, Liza Hudyncia, Kiernan Briggs and Mackenzie Failing; nieces, nephews, and cousins. Continue reading →

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Spring registration opens at School of the Old Forge Ballet Co.

The School of the Old Forge Ballet Company has announced Spring registration for new classes on Wednesdays and Fridays for beginners and students with previous training in Musical Theatre-Tap & Jazz, Ballroom, Introduction to Ballet, Children’s Tap and Yoga.

Children’s Tap classes will be held from 4 to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

The tentative Friday schedule is: Beginner Ballet from 4 to 5 p.m., Yoga from 5 to 6 p.m.; Tap & Jazz from 6 to 7 p.m.; Ballroom from 7 to 8 p.m.

Classes will run for 10 weeks from April 12 to June 14. Tuition is $6 per hour for children and $8 per hour for adults.

The class fee for couples taking Ballroom classes together is $12 per hour. Classes are for male and female students.

Tap & Jazz and Ballroom classes are for students ages eight and older and Children’s Tap is open to ages three to eight.

Staff instructors include Sue Ann Lorenz-Wallace, Director of the School and Artistic Director and President of the Company; Linda Lorenz LaDue, former Artistic Director and Vice-President of the Company; and Company Dancer Laurie Waranis.

Teachers have extensive training in Classical Ballet, Tap and Jazz and Ballroom. Yoga will be taught by a guest teacher.

Preparation for the 2013 Nutcracker Ballet presented at the Strand Theatre is underway. The new classes are a great way to begin training for anyone interested in participating in the performance.

Space is also available for new students in regular on-going classes. The classes are held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Pre-ballet to adult male and female students are welcome.

The School of the Old Forge Ballet Company resides on the second floor of the North Woods Community Center at 110 Crosby Blvd. in Old Forge.

For more information or to register, call Sue Ann Lorenz-Wallace, Director for (315) 369-8721 or Linda Lorenz LaDue at 369-6273 or email:oldforgeballet@roadrunner.com or linda_ladue@hotmail.com. Free trial classes are available.

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Webb board clarifies railroad corridor stance

 Councilwoman Kate Russell said that neither she nor the Town of Webb board should be perceived as having supported any side in the debate as to the Adirondack Rail Corridor’s future.

The board passed a resolution recently which urged the State of New York to review its Unit Management Plan (UMP) for the rail corridor.

This position is shared by the Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates (ARTA) group, but Webb Supervisor Ted Riehle stated that the town’s motivation in pursing the review diverts from that of ARTA, which seeks to change the existing UMP in a way that would discontinue rail possibilities.

Riehle said the town by its resolution has sought only a review for the purpose of making the UMP line up with current priorities in the Adirondacks.

The town desires no particular outcome for that review.

Riehle added that there have been a lot of conflicting claims made by parties on either side of the debate, which he said does not serve the public’s desire to know the facts before rendering an opinion as to the rail corridor’s future.

A review of the UMP will help that situation, he said.

Further, Riehle voiced support for the Adirondack Scenic Railroad, which serves Webb at the Thendara Station.

The discussion was had at the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, March 12.

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Gary Lee’s Daybreak to Twilight

Warmer temperatures could be detrimental to animal, fish species

Coyote

Coyote

Eagle and a crow

Eagle and a crow

Some spring weather has finally come to the Adirondacks, but it sounds like it will be an up and down week with a little rain, a little snow and some warmer temperatures.

The claim is that we have seen the warmest temperatures in four thousand years—now that’s a big change.

I know last summer was the warmest that I can remember up this way. Many small ponds got so warm that there was no cold zone for the fish to live in. These ponds were warm from the top to the bottom.

That’s not a good thing for brooktrout that might have been there.

This is also a limiting factor for animals such as Moose which need cooler temperatures to even survive. We are right on the edge of their range and warmer temperatures may push them over the edge. A five degree difference in their body temperature can kill them.

I’ve got a snowshoe hare that’s been checking out the shrubs around the house for the past couple weeks.

Luckily I have most of them enclosed in wire to protect them from the deer so they had no place to nibble.

There are a few tops out back that were brought down by the wet snow and this hare has completely stripped them of bark. I haven’t caught the hare on camera yet but I may this week.

This morning I could just see his nail marks in the crust but no foot prints. Those big feet hold them up even on the lightest crust.

Doug Riedman came over with his little hound Brook and chased hares out back for a few hours last Tuesday. It took a while to get them going but once Brook got them started the woods were full of noise. Continue reading →

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