The Inlet Youth Commission’s annual party on Friday, October 30 started down Main Street behind Inlet Volunteer Hose Company’s R25 to the beat of “Monster Mash” from Medic 2.
After parading through town everyone went to the IVES building where emcee Mitch Lee (The Roman) gathered the participants in groups to parade for Judges Margie O’Hara (Ms Grim), MaryAnn Ryan (Mrs. Meany) and Nancy Jennings (Miss Cackle.) Continue reading
At this special time of year the St. Bartholomew’s Food Pantry staff and clients would like to thank the volunteers who tirelessly donate their time and the students who choose the Pantry to serve their community service commitment. Continue reading
The Kinderwood Board would like to thank everyone that either played in our tournament, attended the dinner/auction or donated auction items or sponsored a tee or cart sign. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Our mission statement reads “The Kinderwood Program is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the cognitive, affective and practical developmental needs of preschool children in the Central Adirondacks.” With your help we are able to maintain our 3- and 4-year-old programs. Continue reading
by Mitch Lee
November has always been the month that I find myself reading more books than any other month of the year. I suppose it’s because it’s an in-between season sort of month when it is too chilly outside to enjoy without snow and most often too wet to hike the woods.
As an eight-year-old boy, it seemed to take nearly the whole month for my body to adjust to the frigid air and blustery winds.
Starting in my grade school years I would eagerly await the arrival of the Bookmobile.
That great traveling library bus brought new and exciting works of literature right to our school. Continue reading
by Jay Lawson
Whispers have been swirling around the Town of Webb about impending changes to the service provided to the area by the National Grid power company.
Specifically the talk was that National Grid would be planning to close its local substation, which serves the area from Thendara.
This would mean that local service needs would require a response crew being dispatched from the Mohawk Valley. Continue reading
by Marianne Christy
Jan from Woodgate, aka Mrs. Lucky, completed her 56-year earthly journey on Tuesday, November 10th.
Plans for the trek began January 5 of this year following a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Her response to a doctor’s recommendation for treatment was, “No thank you.”
She scoffed at his suggestion that she had one to two months left without it… there were still a few things she had to do. Continue reading