Monthly Archives: March 2016

Lakeside Terrace residents say thank you

The residents of Lakeside Terrace Apartments would like to express their thanks to the following organizations/groups for their kindness and thoughtfulness to them over the past months:

Xi Gamma Iota for the beautiful flowers and Valentine’s Day party; The Garden Club for the Christmas party and Bob Liddle for our entertainment; The Adirondack League Club for the wonderful buffet they put on again this year; and The Town of Webb Kinder-garten class for their handmade Christmas cards.

It is so nice that the community appreciates and thinks of their senior citizens! Thank you all so much!

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Niccolls Church accepting Food Sense orders

Niccolls Memorial Presbyterian Church is taking orders for the Food Sense package for April 2016. 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.

The April unit consists of meatballs, Italian sausage, breaded fish, pizza supreme, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, chocolate chip cookie mix, canned fruit salad, green beans and fresh produce. Continue reading →

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Adirondack Kids’ authors visit Mrs. Hopsicker’s third graders

Pictured with the VanRipers is Mrs. Hopsicker’s third grade class in the Forestport building: Carol VanRiper, Savanna Krantz, Kaitlyn Makey, Ashlyn Olney, Clayton Christiansen, Dalton Miranda, Davin Miranda, and Gary Van Riper.

Pictured with the VanRipers is Mrs. Hopsicker’s third grade class in the Forestport building: Carol VanRiper, Savanna Krantz, Kaitlyn Makey, Ashlyn Olney, Clayton Christiansen, Dalton Miranda, Davin Miranda, and Gary Van Riper.

Gary and Carol Van Riper, co-author and illustrator, respectively, of the Adirondack Kids series of books, visited the third grade classes at Adirondack Central School on Tuesday, March 15th.

Following a presentation each student received an autographed book and bookmark.

The author visit helped prepare the students for an upcoming field trip through the Adirondack Mountains to The Wild Center in Tupper Lake.

The author visit, books, and field trip were made possible by donations from an anonymous donor.

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State Parks: Gov. Cuomo announces five percent attendance increase

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York state parks, historic sites and campgrounds welcomed 65.3 million estimated visitors in 2015, up three million from the previous year.

This five percent increase continues a trend, with state park attendance being up a nearly 14 percent since Cuomo took office in 2011. Continue reading →

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SHARP: Seniors’ April roster blooming with springy activities

by Linda Heistman

The Senior Health, Activity and Rec-reation Program (SHARP) participants are looking forward to our program calendar for April. All area seniors are welcome to join us for any or all of our Wednesday activities.

On April 6th, we will be letting our artistic juices flow with a painting class at VIEW, the arts center in Old Forge. This will be our first spring outing. Continue reading →

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DEC recruiting summer water samplers; training set at Raquette Lake

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is recruiting participants for the 2016 summer sampling season to conduct water quality assessments in streams and rivers.

The effort is part of the Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) project.

WAVE data are used to augment the work of the DEC Stream Biomonitoring Unit, which samples streams and rivers across the state to create an inventory of stream water quality.  Continue reading →

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ANCA summit to help Ad’ks benefit from renewable energy programs

The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is hosting a one-day summit to explore how Northern New York businesses and residents can reap the financial benefits of shared renewable energy projects even when an installation is not on their own property.

The event will be held at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake on March 31.  Continue reading →

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