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Letter to the Editor: Town of Webb School ski team success directly tied to the Polar Bear Ski Club

To the Editor:

It’s no coincidence that the Town of Webb Varsity Ski Team is so strong.

We have an amazing community which helps support the Polar Bear Ski Club. Most of the kids on the team have been ski racing since they were seven or eight years old.

The Polar Bear Ski Club provides an outlet for the children of our community to get outside and away from television and video games.

They learn from a young age to spend their after-school time and entire weekend outdoors in the mountains that we so proudly call home. Continue reading →

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Tickner & Olsen: Local hiking duo prepares for Himalayan trek

Good friends Natalie Tickner and Tina Olson of Old Forge have embarked on many adventures, on land and water, over the years.

And next up for the thrill-seekers is an October 31 journey to Nepal in the Himalayas.

This will be a first-time trip for Tina, a former Marine Corps marathon runner.

Natalie, also a former long distance runner, traveled to Nepal in 1996 with her husband Dan and their friend Deke Morrison.

Natalie said during her initial visit they trekked and climbed on Kala Pattar which provided views of the Mount Everest Base Camp.

“It was wonderful, but then I got altitude sickness,” she said.

Consequently, she never made it to the summit of Kala Pattar, which is more than 18,000 feet-and she never thought she would want to return.

That was until Tina decided she wanted to go to Nepal. After all, her husband, Dick had joined Dan and his and Natalie’s son Dan, Jr., on a trek there in 1999.

“So now Tina and I are going together,” said Natalie, “but this time I’m not going to be doing a lot of climbing. The highest I’m going is 13,000 feet.”

Once they reach their destination they will be guided by Uttam Rai, who guided for the guys back in 1999.

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Kiwanis Club & Tickners offer student paddle outing

Members of the Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks treated Town of Webb students in grades 3rd through 6th to an afternoon of kayaking at Tickner’s Canoes on Wednesday, September 21, as part of their annual Kiwanis Youth Experience with Kayaking.

Webb Students at Tickner's Canoes

The kayaks and staff members who helped the children in and out the kayaks were provided through the generosity of Tickner’s, said Sheila Brady, Committee Chairman of the event for Kiwanis.

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Tickner and Venetz: Guest Bartending for HASCA, on Sept. 18th

HASCA board members Natalie Tickner, left, and Nancy Venetz will serve as guest bartenders at Van Auken’s Inne on Sunday, September 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. All tips collected will benefit HASCA, the Home Aide Service of the Central Adirondacks.

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Letter to the Editor: Impressed with job performance of Town of Webb Justice Pat Venetz

Dear Editor:

Working with Judge Patrick Venetz in the Town of Webb Judge’s office for a number of years gave me an opportunity to see our judicial system at its best.

Judge Venetz initiated a proposal to get the office’s first computer. I wrote the proposal, and when it received funding from New York state, installed that computer and software and several more computers for the judge’s office.

While working there I witnessed Pat and the late Judge Al Smith spending many, many hours with teenagers trying to help them through their problems and also working with confused or frightened defendants helping them understand the judicial system.

What I saw was a compassionate and business-like judicial environment.

We are very fortunate in Old Forge to have so many skilled and able citizens running for office. I think Judge Venetz has done an outstanding job and should be re-elected.

Sincerely,

Dan Tickner, Sr.

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