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Big crowd enjoys Inlet Fall Festival

Despite a bleak weather forecast, the Inlet Fall Festival at Fern Park on September 21 and 22 was a successful event, according to Inlet Tourism Director Adele Burnett, with hordes of people showing up to enjoy booths filled with handcrafted items, music, entertainment, food and fun for the whole family.

Preston Trumbauer gets a face painting

Preston Trumbauer gets a face painting

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“The rain held off until after 5 p.m. on Saturday, and everyone had a lot of fun,” Burnett said.

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the festival which is hosted by the Town of Inlet.

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View’s Stems & Steins Fest draws crowd of a thousand+

View’s fourth annual Stems and Steins wine, beer, and food festival took place at two separate venues over the weekend of Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21st.

Linda Valettem left, and Cathy Dibble are served by Kevin Alamond and John munyan(hat). Photo by marianne christy

Linda Valettem left, and Cathy Dibble are served by Kevin Alamond and John munyan(hat). Photo by marianne christy

Over 100 people attended the beer and hard cider tastings that were available at the Old Forge Fire Hall on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.

Representatives from Ithaca Brewery, Cortland Beer Company, Founders and Adirondack Brewery were on-hand to offer samples of their brews. Also, Utica’s Matt’s Brewing Co. featured beers under their Saranac, Lake Placid, and Utica Club labels. Continue reading →

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Falling Leaves Craft Fair set October 5th at Park Ave. Building

A Falling Leaves Craft Fair is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 5 at the Park Avenue Building in Old Forge. The fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature quilts, pottery, floral arrangements, jewelry, jams and jellies, and many more homemade items.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase on-site.

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Community rises to ANCA challenge, raises $150K in Strand Theatre effort

The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced that the $150,000 community fundraising goal in support of the Strand Theatre’s Go Digital or Go Dark Campaign has been met.

Bob Card, Helen Zyma and Noah. Photo by Gina Greco

Bob Card, Helen Zyma and Noah. Photo by Gina Greco

According to ANCA representative Jennifer Jubin, the organization determined on Tuesday, September 17 that the goal had been exceded with the addition of $12,600 in funds raised through the recent Calypso’s Cove Charity Go Kart Races.

“A tremendous amount of work has gone into achieving this goal. From the committee who put on the Strand Gala, to Nick Rose at CAP-21, to the Go Kart Races and all the other efforts—a true spirit of community has been displayed by the Old Forge community,” Jubin said.

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Old Forge: Record numbers march in 2013 Firefighter Parade

Fire fighters representing fire stations from across the state took part in the Old Forge Fire Department’s Drill School on Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14th.

The Town of Colonie Fire Department

The Town of Colonie Fire Department

Old Forge Fire Chief Charlie Bogardus directs the hose in last Friday's Pushball competition, with support from department members Billy Tormey and Ronnie Parent

Old Forge Fire Chief Charlie Bogardus directs the hose in last Friday’s Pushball competition, with support from department members Billy Tormey and Ronnie Parent

Parade Announcer Jack Graham

Parade Announcer Jack Graham

 

 

 

 

 

One of the highlights of the annual event is the Saturday parade up Main Street.

According to parade judge Jack Graham there were twice as many marchers then he had seen in previous years.

During the parade, the departments were judged in a number of categories. The winners were as follows:

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Ginny Russell Quilt in winning hands of lifelong friend, Sweetie Delmarsh

Shirley “Sweetie” Delmarsh of Inlet was the winner of the Ginny Russell Scholarship Quilt Raffle. Her winning ticket was drawn at the regular monthly meeting of the members of Beta Sigma Phi, sponsors of the raffle, on Monday, September 16th.

The win of the hand-stitched quilt was especially meaningful to Delmarsh, an Inlet native, who was a lifelong best friend of the late Ginny Russell.

“I am so thrilled. Ginny and I had such great times together,” Delmarsh said.

Members of the sorority were equally as touched that the recipient of their final quilt would value it so highly due to the personal connection.

For over 25 years, sorority members have stitched a quilt for raffle to benefit the Ginny Russell Scholarship which is awarded to a graduating female senior at the Town of Webb School.

Students vying for the scholarship are asked to write an essay on a woman, other than their mother, who has inspired them in a positive way. The essays are judged by the local Beta Sigma Phi membership.

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Thendara tops Inlet to take possession of Roland Christy Cup

The 16th Annual Roland Christy Cup, a friendly match-play event held between the Inlet Golf Club and Thendara Golf Club was held at the Thendara club on Sunday, September 15th.

The match was very close all around and wasn’t decided until the last putt on the 18th hole when Thendara edged out Inlet to win the cup.

The prize will be on display at Thendara’s club house until next year’s event.

Following play, competitors and their spouses enjoyed  dinner provided by the Grill Room.

In the 16 years of the tournament, Thendara has taken the cup nine times and Inlet seven times.

The annual golf competition was established in 1998 as a friendly annual tournament between the Thendara and Inlet Golf Clubs in recognition of the decades of dedication to both clubs by Roland Christy.

Roland, an Old Forge native, was a ten-time Thendara Club champion. At the end of the 2012 season, he had served as Inlet’s head pro for 40 years. He passed away on April 24 of this year at the age of 89.

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