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VIEW: Acoustic duo Mike + Ruthy to perform on Saturday, July 13th

Acoustic musical duo, Mike + Ruthy, will be performing a mix of folk, Americana, blues, and indie rock at View on Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m.

The husband and wife team of Michael Merenda and Ruth Ungar, first began playing music together in New York City in 1999 and are currently residents of Woodstock, NY.

While they have never been to Old Forge, they said they are looking forward to presenting a concert at View.

“Something I like about our life and career is that we play a lot of really beautiful tucked away towns and venues where you don’t expect to actually grow a following, or your career. But actually, you do because there is a more laid back energy and sense of community in those places and people come out and really cut loose and have a good time,” Ungar said.

She said the music she and Merenda perform can be classified as “listening music”—full of interesting lyrics, high and low tempos with a fiddle or a banjo thrown in.

Over the years they have produced four albums, The Honeymoon Agenda, which was written on their honeymoon, Waltz of the Chickadee, Million to One, and The NYC EP which includes a never before recorded song written by Woody Guthrie called, “My New York City.”

Tickets to the Mike + Ruthy show are $25 for non-members and $20 for members and may be purchased from View by calling (315) 369-6411 or by going online to viewarts.org.

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From left, Britney Levi, Alex Sutherland, Jamie Gaffney, Cullen Rose, Melissa Hoffman, Joesph Townsend, and Sean Manzi

From left, Britney Levi, Alex Sutherland, Jamie Gaffney, Cullen Rose, Melissa Hoffman, Joesph Townsend, and Sean Manzi

The Inlet Common School held their commencement ceremonies for the kindergarten and sixth grade students on Wednesday, June 19 at the St. Anthony’s Community Church Hall in Inlet. Continue reading

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Jamie Loson, President of the Old Forge Fire Department, and Captain of the Old Forge Ambulance Core, Terry Lehnan present Bob Card of the Strand Theatre with two checks totaling $2,000. Photo by Dana Armington

Jamie Loson, President of the Old Forge Fire Department, and Captain of the Old Forge Ambulance Core, Terry Lehnan present Bob Card of the Strand Theatre with two checks totaling $2,000. Photo by Dana Armington

Personnel representing The Old Forge Fire Department and the Old Forge Ambulance Corps surprised Bob Card, co-owner of the Strand Theatre, on Wednesday, June 12 with two donations of $1,000 each to help fund the upgrades necessary to convert the theater to a digital process. Continue reading

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The Black Fly Challenge set to start at Indian Lake. Photos by Pat Hendricks

The Black Fly Challenge set to start at Indian Lake. Photos by Pat Hendricks

The 18th Annual Black Fly Challenge bike race took 508 competitors from Indian Lake, through the Moose River Plains, to the finish line at Inlet’s Fern Park on Saturday, June 8th.

With 578 registered, it was the largest field of entrants the event organizers have ever seen. Continue reading

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CAP-21 Potting Party Participants

CAP-21 Potting Party Participants

 

Olivia and Izzy Buell. Photos by Dana Armington

Olivia and Izzy Buell. Photos by Dana Armington

 

Barb Proper and Nancy Reed

Barb Proper and Nancy Reed

Over 30 community volunteers gathered at the George T. Hiltebrant Recreation Center on North Street on Wednesday, June 12 to plant the hundreds of hanging baskets that now line the Route 28 corridor from Forestport to Raquette Lake, as well as the hamlets of Big Moose and Stillwater.

The flower basket beautification project, now in its 15th year, is sponsored by CAP-21. Continue reading

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Cory Burns, 2012 men's champion

Cory Burns, 2012 men’s champion

Hundreds of cyclists are gearing up to compete in the 18th Annual Black Fly Challenge bike race that will begin with a shotgun start in Indian Lake on Saturday, June 8th.

The intense 40-mile race takes riders through the Moose River Recreation Area to the finish line in Inlet. Every year, the Black Fly Challenge brings visitors to the area from across the country, including over 500 racers, their families and friends.

Thanks to Mohawk Valley GIS, this year’s participants can now download a free smart phone application at NYRECWebMap.com that will work without cell phone reception and provide riders with maps and information about their trek.

Last year’s event saw a number of records being broken including the best men’s and women’s finishing times. Continue reading

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Northern Forest Canoe Trail reps dedicate new Raquette Lake kiosk

Lined up in front of the Raquette Lake kiosk are, from left, Jim Kammer, Walter Oposzynski, Alan Bennett, Jeffery Sellon, John Sammon, and Kevin & Sue Norris

Lined up in front of the Raquette Lake kiosk are, from left, Jim Kammer, Walter Oposzynski, Alan Bennett, Jeffery Sellon, John Sammon, and Kevin & Sue Norris

A large group of dedicated paddlers gathered near the town dock in Raquette Lake on Saturday, May 25 for a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s newest kiosk.

Raquette Lake is one of the many canoe launches along the NFCT, which at 740 miles is the largest canoe trail in the U.S. Continue reading

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