Monthly Archives: June 2013

Kiwanis to sponsor 4th Annual Paddle Classic on June 29th

The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks will sponsor the 4th Annual Kiwanis Old Forge Paddle Classic 2013 on Saturday, June 29th.

During the event there will be two races, which will depart from the Town of Webb Navigation Dock in Old Forge Pond.

The races will include a six-mile race from the Old Forge Lakefront to Treasure Island on First Lake and back. The second race is a twelve-mile race from the Old Forge Lakefront to Alger Island on Fourth Lake, and back.

There will be awards for various categories of canoes, kayaks and guideboats.

Registration will take place from 7:30 to 8:50 a.m. at The Hemmer Cottage on South Shore Road. Boats will be launched at the Town of Webb Navigation Dock and racers will depart at 9 a.m.

There is a registration fee of $25 per adult racer and $10 per child 10 and under.

The race will be followed by an awards ceremony and barbeque on the lawn at Hemmer Cottage.

Central Adirondack Search & Rescue Team (CASART) will provide a Command Post and assist with communications.

Central Adirondack Kiwanis Past President Sheila Brady and Secretary Bill Baumann are chairpersons for this event. They will be assisted by Kiwanis Members Doc Foley and Bob Teesdale and volunteer Deke Morrison.

For additional information, contact Sheila Brady at (315) 369-3872 or email thorshannon@frontiernet.net.

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LETTER: Support the Strand

To the Editor:

We are overwhelmed and impressed by the recent community support for the Strand Theatre’s digital conversion project. Organizations such as the CAA, Old Forge Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, Polar Bear Ski Club, CAP-21, View, TOW Historical Association, and Cousins that Care, to name just a few that come to mind, have stepped forward to physically and financially support this project. Such efforts illustrate how important the Strand is to the communities that make up the Central Adirondacks.  Continue reading →

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Card of thanks

Bravo to Alan Saban and View for bringing the international jazz trio to Old Forge!

The performance by the International Jazz Trio last Friday was one of the best jazz shows we’ve been to. We have been going to jazz gigs since Pat was 17 and even when you reverse those numbers, we’re older than that! We hope they return.

Everyone waited in line after the show to purchase their CD. The pianist will be performing at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City for the next two weeks.

We encourage everyone who enjoys music and theater performances at View to contribute to the fund for the purchase of quality sound equipment so View doesn’t have to rent it for first class performances.

John and Pat Tappan,

Okara Lake

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Old Forge hosts 40th Father’s Day Frog Jumping and Ugly Tie Contest

Photos by Jay Lawson

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 →

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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.

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

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.

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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!

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 →

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Goodsell Museum to host ‘Lectures on the Lawn’ summer seriesThe 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. The inaugural talk, “Dead Body at Bisby,” will explore the mysterious death of a Civil War veteran, the inquest that followed and burial at the Old Seymour Camp on Bisby Lake. Town of Webb Historian Peg Masters will give the talk. Other topics presented throughout the summer include a talk and demonstration on the “The Magic of Surveying”, by Peter Nelson on July 17, and “Lost Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks” by Jeremy K. Davis on July 24th. On July 31, Ted Comstock, former curator for the Adirondack Museum, will discuss “What’s Special about Adirondack Guideboats.” The museum’s own guideboat collection will be on display including one once belonging to President Harrison. A photographic history of the Moss Lake Camp for Girls will be presented by Geoffrey Longstaff on August 7, and Tom Gates, postcard collector and purveyor, will give tips on assembling an album on August 14th. “Who Built Dr. Webb’s Railroad” will be the subject of the talk on August 21st. Peg Masters will explore the construction of the Mohawk & Malone railroad, the men who built it, conditions in the worker’s camp, and the legendary contractors. The series will finish up on August 28th with “Adirondack Adventures,” a talk by Roy Reehil on the newly discovered photo-journals of Harvey Dunham, French Louie’s biographer. Goodsell Museum Director Kate Lewis calls the talks informal and informative and invites everyone to bring a chair or blanket, some water and to come and enjoy an afternoon on the lawn.

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 →

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