Monthly Archives: July 2014

Golf tourney, auction to support Kinderwood preschool program

The 5th annual Kinderwood Classic Golf Tournament, the biggest fundraising event of the year for the local preschool program, will be held at Thendara Golf Club, on Monday, August 4th.

The children and staff of the Town of Webb Summer Youth Program—many of them graduates of the Kinderwood Preschool Program—pose around the 18’ Bennington pontoon boat that will be raffled in support of the program. Photo by Gina Greco

The children and staff of the Town of Webb Summer Youth Program—many of them graduates of the Kinderwood Preschool Program—pose around the 18’ Bennington pontoon boat that will be raffled in support of the program. Photo by Gina Greco

The event will include a post-play dinner, an auction and raffles with proceeds supporting the school’s operational costs and scholarships for pre-schoolers.

Among the items up for auction are original paintings by area artists Ingrid Van Slyke and Karra Clark Detrick, and a framed wildlife photograph by local photographer Sue Kiesel.  Continue reading

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Big Moose Community Chapel Bazaar set Aug. 2

The annual Big Moose Community Chapel Bazaar will take place—rain or shine—from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 2 at the Chapel, which is located five miles west of Eagle Bay on Big Moose Road.

Family entertainer Fritz Henry will perform two free shows at 10:45 a.m. and noon behind the Chapel lakeside. His two sets will include classic children’s songs as well as sing-along originals and folk and pop classics for the young at heart. Continue reading

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Town of Webb contracts with consulting firm on police dept. evaluation

Town of Webb Police Chief John Russell was suspended with pay on Tuesday, July 29 pending an internal investigation and assessment of the police department.

An outside police consultant group has been hired to conduct this review.

The investigation is currently underway with a timeframe that is yet undetermined.  Continue reading

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The Deis family invites all friends to join them at an interment service for Thomas J., Salvator J. and Lorene Deis Russo that will be held at Riverview Cemetery on Thursday, August 7 at 11:30 a.m. …

Lorene ‘Lolly’ Russo, 79
Lorene “Lolly” Russo tragically passed away on Thursday December 19, 2013 in a house fire at her home in North Wilmington, DE.

Lolly was born and raised in Old Forge, the eldest girl in a family of 10 children. She became the consummate caregiver very early on with so many younger siblings to look after.

Lolly married her first love, Salvatore Russo, in 1953.

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Gun Show returns to Hiltebrant Rec. Center on August 3rd & 4th

The New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates, Inc. (NEACA) will present a Gun Show and Adirondack Expo at the George T. Hiltebrant Recreation Center on North Street in Old Forge on Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3rd.

The show will include vendors of guns, ammunition, and artwork. Sales of all modern firearms must go through an FBE, NICS background check. Continue reading

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