Folk singer and master storyteller Joe Crookston will be joined by guitarist/vocalist Peter Glanville for a musical performance at VIEW on Thursday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Crookston, a native of Ithaca, tours regularly in the U.S., Canada and Ireland. He plays guitar, violin, and claw hammer banjo and integrates storytelling along with his folk songs. Continue reading
The Dye Testing Program is back at it again on the Chain of Lakes and Big Moose Lake. This has been a cooperative program between the Lake Associations and the town for many years.
The costs to administer the program are shared, as the benefit is felt by not just the lake-front owners, but the entire town.
The test is simple. Flush a few ounces of bright yellow or red dye down the toilet. Run water in sinks and flush many times. Continue reading
Town of Webb senior, Shelby Egnaczyk, 17, moved to Old Forge seven years ago from Boonville, where she attended Adirondack Central school. 
In the fall, she plans to attend North Country Community College (NCCC) to study Wildlife Recreation Leadership; then she says she’ll transfer to a four-year school to major in Wildlife and Fisheries Management. Continue reading
High School Senior, Dane Daiker, 19, has lived in Old Forge all his life, having grown up on Fourth Lake. In the fall, he plans to attend an Air Freight Mechanics program at the former Griffiss Air Base in Rome.
“I chose that route, because I’m good with wrenches,” he said.
It’s a short program, as well, and Dane hopes that will get him into the job market quickly. Continue reading
High school senior, Corey Down, 17, has lived in Old Forge all his life and has been a student at Town of Webb since kindergarten. 
In the fall, he plans to attend SUNY Delhi for Construction Management.
Corey said he chose that major because he loves outdoor activity, the building trade in particular. “There’s a lot of hands on learning with the career, too,” he said. Continue reading
Town of Webb senior, Samantha Notley, 17, has lived in Old Forge her whole life.
Samantha Notley
In the fall, she is planning to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, to study Civil Engineering.
Samantha developed a special attraction for RPI, she said, when she went to visit her older brother, Mike, who had been attending school there. She fell in love with the area and the campus, she said.
“Everyone was really friendly; not just at the school, the community, too,” she said. Continue reading
Webb senior, Griffin Kleps, 18, moved to Old Forge from White Lake when he was ten years old.
In the fall, he plans to attend Morrisville State College for Residential Construction. “My dad works construction, and I want to follow in his footsteps,” he said. 
Griffin says he chose Morrisville because he knows other students that attend, and it will be good to see a few familiar faces. “It’s close to Old Forge, but not too close,” he said. Continue reading