Photos & story by Peggy Rotton
Ted Riehle, Tim Harwood, Doug Criss, and Wayne Beckingham
The opening scramble for Thendara Golf Club was held on Sunday, June 2. Eighty participants played 18 holes of golf through showers, sunshine and wind to compete for a variety of prizes.
Despite the conditions, there was only one rain delay—and a few bugs to make it interesting. Continue reading
Phyllis Ann Benz, 86, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013, from Alzheimer’s.
She spent most of her life dedicated to her husband and family and she will always be in our hearts. As her children grew up, she expanded her horizons and embarked on her education and work experience.
She earned an Associates degree from Utica College and worked for several years at Oneida National Bank and became a real estate agent after moving to Old Forge.
After her husband, owner of Norm Hannah Chevrolet, died in 1986, she married Joseph Benz and lived in Syracuse and Lakeland, FL. Continue reading
View staff members Linda Weal and Jody Pritchard were honored by colleagues, board members and friends at a farewell breakfast at View on Wednesday, June 5.
Pritchard, View’s graphic designer/media manager has taken a job in Philadelphia, while Weal, who has been curator of the arts center for the last six years, will soon be relocating to Cleveland.
This past winter, Cullen Rose of Inlet was looking out at the snow and commented how blessed we were to live in an area that had such an abundance of clean water.
When informed that many parts of the world did not have access to such water, or, if they had water, it was not fit to drink, Cullen asked what could he do?
At the same time, the Niccolls Memorial Church was exploring avenues for their mission work as well as new directions for their summer educational programs.
Enter Living Waters for the World, a non-profit organizationthat has currently constructed over 529 water filtration systems in 24 countries providing 128,000 people with clean water each day. Continue reading
Eileen Downey Jost, 87, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 26, 2013 while vacationing with her family on Cape Cod. She resided in Newmarket, NH.
Eileen was born on May 10, 1926 in Bridgeport, CT, daughter of the late James and Kathryn Downey, sister to the late Robert Downey, and loving ife o the late Frank E. Jost.
Eileen was a proud graduate of Laurelton Hall, Bridgeport, CT. After graduation she worked at General Electric and spent many years volunteering at the American Red Cross.
Eileen devoted her life to raising her family; leaving behind four sons: James K. of Newmarket, NH, Kevin R. (Candice) of Naples, FL, Brian C. (Smitty) of Lakewood, CO and Thomas R. (Kim) of Dover, NH; six grandchildren, Jason (Robin), Richard (Kristi), Jonathan, Kendra, Ian and Riley; and four great grandchildren, Thomas, Matthew, Emma and Piper. Eileen is also survived by her brother Richard J. (Betsy) Downey of Lee, NH, along with many nieces and nephews. Continue reading
Garage Safety
Ever since there has been a state building code the requirement of providing a fire-rated separation between the garage and the house has always been part of the code. This goes back into at least the early 1960’s.
Why is this? Think about the things you keep in the garage. Lawn mowers, gas, cars, more gas, propane tanks, paint, firewood and all kinds of flammable or combustible stuff.
And usually, lots of it.
Through the years, as the state has updated or revised the codes, changes to the criteria of providing the fire separation have been adopted.
Here is a brief history of those changes taken straight from the old codes:
Before 1984: Garages should not be attached to, or built into, one or two family dwellings, unless fire separations with a fire resistance of at least 1/2 hour are provided.
Attached of built-in garages should be fire protected as follows:
(A) Non-combustible finish providing protection against ignition to combustible parts of the structure.
(B) Self-closing door not opening directly into a room used for sleeping purposes. No other opening shall be allowed between an attached or built-in garage and a dwelling.
(C) Floor of noncombustible material that will not absorb flammable liquids.
(D) Firestopping at garage end of breezeway. Where the breezeway is less than five feet or is closed on the sides, the garage shall be fire protected as though directly attached or built into a dwelling. Continue reading
Main Street, Old Forge hosted biker visitors last weekend for annual Thunder in Old Forge. Photos by Jay Lawson
The rain held off long enough on Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1 for bikers to enjoy live music, barbecues and specials hosted by local establishments who took part in the annual Thunder in Old Forge motorcycle event, sponsored by the Central Adirondack Association.
This year’s event put a focus on the experience of riding in the Adirondacks, as many bikers made a pitstop in Old Forge on their way to Americade in Lake George.
