by Jay Lawson
The Town of Webb Board considered and adopted resolutions needed to conduct town business in 2016 at an Organizational Meeting held on Monday, January 4 in Old Forge.
Part one of this report appeared in last week’s Weekly Adirondack. Following is the conclusion of the report.
The Board reappointed Peg Masters as Town of Webb Historian for 2016. Continue reading
The first Loaves and Fishes Café Luncheon will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at noon at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church in Old Forge.
This free lunch will include an assortment of soups, sandwiches, desserts and beverages.
The elevator will be available.
Anyone needing transportation can call Beverly Meeker at (315) 369-2234.
The luncheon is co-sponsored by the organizations of St. Bartholomew’ s and St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Niccolls Memorial Church and various community members.
The Old Forge Library will hold three Poetry Instruction Workshops on Saturday, January 23.
Christine Holt will lead a workshop for Kindergarten through 6th grade students from 10:00 am till noon.
Christine is a veteran teacher and school administrator in the Inlet School District and utilizes a variety of teaching methods to captivate student’s attention. Continue reading
Gene M. Etchie, 79; of Fulton passed away at Oswego Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Syracuse, NY to the late Freeman and Eleanor (Michaud) Etchie.
Mr. Etchie was a longtime resident of Fulton until moving to Old Forge, NY where he resided for over 30 years. Continue reading
by Sen. James L. Seward
With the 2016 legislative session now underway, it is an ideal time to outline a few of my leading priorities.
These are issues that I hear about on a daily basis from those who live and work in my district and what I would call “The People’s Agenda.” Continue reading
Sweetheart Judges, from left, Barbara Getty, David Berkstresser, and Marianne Christy
The Old Forge library will be celebrating Valentine’s Day with their annual Sweetheart Dessert Contest on Tuesday, February 9.
There are four categories: Youth Student, Teen Student, Adult and Master.
To enter the contest, create your favorite dessert and bring it to the library from 11am to 5 p.m. that day.
This year’s judges are David Berkstresser, Marianne Christy and Barb Getty. A reception will be held at the library at 7pm and the contest winners will be announced at 7:40 p.m.
The public is invited to stop by and enjoy all the entries from 7 to 8 p.m.
View, a multi-arts center located in Old Forge, announces its schedule of workshops to begin in January.
There will be a basket workshop by Barbara Green on January 16th, two six-week ceramic workshops, and a six-week Fine Arts drawing workshop starting on January 27th by View’s own curator, Cory E. Card.
Those interested in participating in any of these workshops should register as soon as possible at viewarts.org. Continue reading