Daily Archives: September 17, 2015

Stillwater Fire Tower: Volunteers join DEC in restoration effort

The Stillwater Fire Tower, which has been shut down since 1988, is about to undergo a restoration through a partnership with New York State DEC and the newly-revived volunteer organization, Friends of Stillwater Fire Tower.

A similar effort to restore the fire tower that was begun solely by the Friends group in 2009 lost momentum, but due to the new partnership most of the materials to complete the restoration will be provided by DEC.

DEC will purchase such materials as pressure treated lumber, galvanized hardware, safety fencing and paint. Continue reading →

Grand prize winner…

Craig Estep of Meschanic Station, NJ, at right, and his wife, stopped by the Town of Webb Visitor Information Center in Old Forge on Tuesday, September 15 to take possession of the 2015 Ford Mustang, the grand prize in the Central Adirondack Association’s annual Labor Day drawing held September 6th. The Esteps are pictured with CAA President Nick Bankert and events coordinator, Laurie Barkauskas. Courtesy photo

Winter seems far off for contractors, then suddenly…The Mad Rush!

by Andrew Getty

With summer behind us, fall will start to kick in. The warm and mild weather of August sometimes makes us lazy about getting ready for winter.

Putting up firewood, taking boats out of the water, winterizing buildings, are all things that don’t seem too urgent when the lakes are still warm and the air is mild.

But as we all know all too well, the weather will change, the lakes will get cold, the rain always sets in and the nice warm days come to a screeching halt. Continue reading →

SHARP: Much beauty can be found and enjoyed in change of season

by Linda Heistman

In our northern home, it often feels like an endless wait for warm weather to come around. At the first signs of spring, people start getting excited to get out and enjoy the sunshine and witness the birth of the new, bright season.

Here in Old Forge, summer is our heavy, most demanding, most productive and extremely busy time. Continue reading →

Town of Webb science students participate in Egg Drop assignment

An Eggs-act Science… Top right – Principal John Swick, N. Olsen, K. Dimond, R. Johnston, V. Franco, A. Mekkri, D. Bigelow, A. Kelsey. 2nd row – A. Ludwig, L. Delano, J. Rivet, K. Thornton, C. Rose, B. Sexton, A. Ludwig, K. Carnell and Club President R. Sessions. Ground level – Club Vice President S. Delano. Courtesy photo

Town of Webb UFSD science teacher Danielle Harmer and her Science Club members in grades 9 through 12 conducted an Egg Drop on Tuesday, September 15th.

The students’ assignment was to build a contraption that would allow an egg to drop from the second story of the school—an approximate 32 feet—without breaking or cracking.

Miss Harmer said most students worked in pairs or groups, and out of seven groups all but two eggs survived the plunge without a crack.

Principal John Swick stopped by to witness the second annual event.

Lake Easka: Neighbors work toward restoring water body’s health

by John Munyan

The Okara Lakes are comprised of two similar but separate bodies of water—Lake Tekini and Lake Easka—each possessing different aquatic attributes. Tekini, a spring-fed lake has an outlet that eventually heads toward the Moose River.

Easka, the larger of the two lakes, is fed from Beaver and Rock Ponds (east toward Thendara) with an outlet also heading towards the Moose River.

The floor of Lake Easka tends to have a “softer” and more organic makeup with Lake Tekini having a primarily sandy bottom. Continue reading →

22nd Calypso’s Cove Charity Go-Kart Race another record breaker

by Marianne Christy

The 22nd Annual Calypso’s Cove Charity Go-Kart Race took place on Tues-day, September 15, 2015. More money was raised for this local charity event than ever before, breaking records for the fourth year in a row.

This year’s total raised was $18,000, $4,600 more than 2014’s record-breaking total. This year’s race benefactors, the Mission Boutique Building Project of Niccolls Church and the Old Forge Fire Department Lifeline will each receive $9,000 for their organizations. Continue reading →

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