Margie O’Hara puts the finishing touches on a snow sculpture in front of the Town of Inlet offices that will greet festival-goers at Inlet’s Annual Frozen Fire & Lights event on Saturday, February 28. A complete list of activities can be found on page 2 of this paper. Courtesy photo
The snomobilers are happy
The Arctic temps they
do not fear.
The snow to them is like
the foam
That tops an ice cold beer.
—by Betty Harwood
P.S. If I have offended
anyone, I’ve lost my cool.
The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks held its 15th Annual Kiwanis Winter Sports Challenge at McCauley Mountain on Saturday, February 14.
Traditional fund-raising cross-country ski and snowshoe treks helped to raise funds for various Kiwanis children’s projects and the Kommunity Youth Activity Center (KYAC). Continue reading
The Scott Hall Fights Leukemia event on Sunday, February 22 at Van Auken’s Inne in Thendara was a great success, raising a tremendous amount of funds for Old Forge native Scott Hall who has been residing at the Roswell Cancer Center in Buffalo battling Leukemia.
Photos by Kelly Boulier Continue reading
Gregory Leszyk of Old Forge, a Physical Therapist Assistant student at Herkimer County Community College, was named to the President’s List for the Fall 2014 semester for earning a 3.92 grade point average. Continue reading
Just wanted to say thank you to all the folks who sent cards and wished me well during my recent hospital stay and stint at rehab to get me back on my feet.
It just proves one more time how very special our Old Forge people are when one of their own is in distress.
I’ll have a series of chemo, but I remain very positve thanks to all of you.
Lots of love & God bless, Bernie Green Old Forge
by Jay Lawson
The Herkimer County Sheriff’s Office did not properly safeguard seized property, including cash, drugs, firearms and vehicles, according to an audit released last week by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Herkimer County Sheriff Christopher Farber is responsible for overseeing the general management of the Office, according to DiNapoli.
This includes overseeing non-Office property room inventory, including items for safekeeping, he said. Continue reading