Photos by Jay Lawson
The Central Adirondack Association hosted its 40th Annual Father’s Day Frog Jumping Contest on Sunday, June 16 at the Town of Webb tennis courts.
Frank Brown of Frankfort won first place in the heaviest frog category with an 11.5-ounce frog. Caitlin Mazzotta of Utica came in second with her six-ounce frog, and Evelyn Buckley of Vernon took home third place with a four-and-a-half ouncer. Continue reading
Front Row. from left: M. Phelps, R. Laporte, K. Dunn. C. Williams, M. DiOrio, R. Kelly, D. Aliasso. Back Row: G. Masters, B. Lis, C. Tormey, T. Greene, M. Eisenhart. J. Rundell, name withheld by request, A. Barrett.
Second grader Dominic Aliasso with Jim Tilley and Bill Ransom
In observance of Flag Day, Commander Bill Ransom and Past Commander Jim Tille of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Old Forge Post 9314, paid a visit to Tracy Down’s second grade class at the Town of Webb School on Friday, June 14.
During the program, they recited patriotic poems, led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and spoke to the class about the history of the flag.
The children were given flags of their own as well as a Flag Day Certificate.
The program was also attended by kindergarten and first grade students as well as many parents.
by Kathy Rivet, Guest Contributor
From left, are Christine Morgan, Julie Vilord, Jaimee Darmody, Paul Rivet, Kathy Rivet, Monique Masters, Scott Slattery, Brita Down and Karra Detrick. Not pictured is Catherine Thompson who was fool enough to run the FULL Marathon!
A group of Old Forge men and women joined approximately 1,500 other runners in competing in the 2013 Lake Placid Half and Full Marathon on Sunday, June 9th.
The weather was perfect for the race; cool and overcast in the early morning, and beautifully sunny for post-race celebrating.
The race began at 8 a.m. on Lake Placid’s Main Street in front of the Olympic Speed skating oval. Continue reading
The Town of Webb Historical Society has announced a new series of talks, Lectures on the Lawn, to be held every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. starting July 10th.
The series is designed to draw visitors and expose them to the many offerings at the Goodsell Museum.
The 45-minute lectures, given on the museum’s side lawn or barn in case of bad weather, run through August 28 and are free to the public. Continue reading
In recognition of all that the Strand Theatre has done to support its campers, Camp Gorham has donated a two-week camp session for the 90th Anniversary Gala to be held on July 25th.
Executive Director Anne Thornton presented CAP-21 Director Nick Rose with the session certificate which is valued at $1,200.
“Both the YMCA and the Strand are focused on supporting and engaging the youth of our communities,” Thornton said.
Busy season for code violation complaints, many repeaters
Just another couple weeks
The number of violations being cited by the code office in the last few weeks seems to be more than normal.
Most of them are “repeaters,” meaning that the same, or very similar issue, had been dealt with not too long is the past with the same people.
Some of these are based on complaints; others were discovered through the regular daily activity of the staff.
Just as an example of some of the violations being handled, here is a partial list, without specific locations: Continue reading
Jim Tille, past commander of Old Forge VFW Post 9314, left, and present Commander Bill Ransom, right, dropped by the Strand Theatre this week to deliver a donation of $500 to theater co-owner Bob Card to assist with the costs related to the theater’s digital conversion. Courtesy photo