Niccolls Memorial Presbyterian Church is taking orders for the Food Sense package for February. Each “unit” costs $15.50. This program is open to all. There are no eligibility requirements nor is there any obligation to purchase food every month. Continue reading
By Marianne Christy
Diane Howe
Diane Howe, a certified health care professional, invites area residents to stop by and learn about the many services available through her new venture, Adirondack Home Medical Supply, that will open in Old Forge on Friday, February 6 at the Old Forge Chiropractic office of Dr. Douglas Thayer.
Adirondack Home Medical Supply will provide professional services to clients in assessing their individual home medical needs—including personal home evaluations. Continue reading
By Gary Lee
Some nighttime hockey action during last weekend’s Adirondack Ice Bowl.
An epic winter storm is scheduled to hit the east coast sometime tomorrow…at least it got the news media talking about something other than deflated footballs.
If the big cities get as much snow as predicted in the computer models it could be crippling and even life threating for many folks.
We had more up and down weather this week with temperatures in the –20 range a couple nights and then up in the high 20s the next day—almost a 50 degree temperature change. Continue reading
Cory Card
Entries for the Old Forge Library’s annual Poetry and Illustration Exhibit, following the theme of Mountains and Roots, will be accepted from February 3 through March 3.
MARY KATHRYN JABLONSKI
Entries will be judged in four age categories: grades K to 4, grades 5 to 8, grades 9 to 12, and adult and is open to residents of Herkimer, Oneida and Madison counties and the Town of Inlet.
The Polar Bear Youth Nordic Ski Team traveled to Bristol Mountain to compete in races on Saturday and Sunday, January 24th and 25th.
The results of the race are as follows: Continue reading
Carter Lawrence, the sole Polar Bear Ski Club alpine athlete racing at the U18 level this year, has been a consistently strong competitor throughout the season and has qualified to compete at the Empire State Games in Lake Placid on Saturday and Sunday, February 7 and 8. Continue reading
Alexis Hollister
The U16 Alpine Polar Bear Girls Team competed in a giant slalom race at Windham Mountain on Saturday, January 24 and a slalom race at Belleayre Mountain on Sunday, January 25. Their placements in Saturday’s race were: 17th -Alexis Hollister; 32nd -Alex DiOrio; 33rd – Alex Sutherland.
At Sunday’s race, Alexis Hollister placed 16th, Alex Sutherland placed 23rd, and Alex DiOrio, 26th.