A graveside service for Eleanor L. Hansen of Eagle Bay, who passed away on December 3, 2013, will be held on Monday, June 9 at 11 a.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Old Forge.
Following the service the family wishes to extend an invitation to join them for a reception at the Ole Barn in Inlet.
Arrangements are with the Dimbleby, Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral Home of Old Forge.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo alerts New Yorkers to take precautions to prevent diseases that are transmitted by ticks, such as lyme disease, as springtime weather arrives throughout the state.
Lyme disease is caused by the bite of an infected deer tick.
Ticks are active when the weather stays above freezing, usually from April through November.
The time of greatest concern is in late spring and early summer when nymphal ticks are active. Continue reading
The Friends of the Old Forge Library will hold a Used Book Sale on Saturday, May 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the library lawn.
Among the large selection of used children’s books and adult paperbacks for sale at reasonable prices will be a selection of books from the personal collection of the late Adirondack author Anne LaBastille.
The St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church Confirmation class, under the direction of teachers Barb Winslow and Patty Foley, will host a breakfast at the church following the 10 a.m. mass on Sunday, June 8th.
Confirmation class… Kneeling: Robin Smith, Shelby Townsend and Alex DiOrio. Back row: Teacher Barb Winslow, Brendan Kelly, Chloe Barkauskas, Aaron Nerschook. Missing from photo are Carter Kelly, Erik Lenci, Ashley Eisenhart and Sydney Payne. Photo by Gina Greco
The breakfast, a community service project of the class, will be held downstairs in the fellowship hall of the church.
The students will set up, decorate, serve, visit with diners and clean up following the event.
The breakfast is open to the public and free of charge. Donations will be accepted and directed to a charity of the students’ choice.
Patrick Venetz
Patrick J. Venetz will be seeking the Republican nomination in the race for Town of Webb Justice. Venetz, a longtime resident of Old Forge, formerly served Webb as Town Justice.
With 12 years of judicial experience, he has handled over 9,000 cases.
He has over 22 years of law enforcement experience in both the public and private sectors and has an AAS degree in Criminal Justice-Police Science. Continue reading
In 1924, the Seventh Lake House’s builder Duane Norton returned at age 80 to view the changes at the hotel built when he was a “young feller” of 52!
He remarked that “the same boards were in the counter at the desk that he had put there and also the clock was one which had been put on the wall when the hotel opened” in 1898. 
The writing room still contained a table built by Norton with logs from the trunks of small trees of the same shape and size which took him considerable time to find.
He was accompanied by his grand- and great-grandchildren.41 Continue reading
The School of the Old Forge Ballet Co., Inc. will be offering Classical Ballet classes this summer at the AMC Kenpo Karate Studio at 133 Main St. in Boonville.
Registration is currently underway, however a registration day has been set for Saturday, June 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Boonville studio.
English Standards Pre-Ballet, Cecchetti Graded Syllabus, Pre-Professional-Advanced and Adult Ballet are offered for male and female beginners and students with previous training in classical ballet. Continue reading