Lady Orange finish with a 17-3 record

By PATRICIA RYAN-CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Moriah, the 2012 Section VII Class C Champion, rallied in the fourth quarter of this year’s Section VII Class D semi-final game to beat the Indian Lake / Long Lake Lady Orange and advance to the championship game.
Classification is based on enrollment, and due to fewer students this year than last Moriah moved down to Class D for the 2012-2013 season.
Moriah got off to a strong start, leading 12-8 after the opening eight minutes of play. The Lady ...

Sportsline by Patricia Ryan-Curry

The Wells and Indian Lake / Long Lake boys opened up the Section VII basketball tournament Wednesday, Feb. 20, with preliminary games. Both teams picked up easy wins and advanced to the quarter-final round, where the boys’ teams fell short but the IL/LL Lady Orange prevailed to advance to the semi-final round.

WELLS 56, M/N 29
In Wells, the seventh seeded Indians hosted 10th seed Minerva / Newcomb. Wells jumped out to a 15-3 first quarter lead and was never challenged. Jake Earley led Wel ...

Snowshoe softball tournament set

INDIAN LAKE - Looking for some good old-fashioned North Country fun in the great outdoors? Sign up for the 4th Annual “Be A Donor” Snow Shoe Softball Tournament to benefit the National Kidney Foundation.
It will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, starting at 1 p.m. at the Benton Little League Ball Field here.
Chairwoman Elizabeth “Liz” Cannan has worked diligently over the years to raise awareness and money for the National Kidney Foundation within the Town of Indian Lake.
The r ...

Sectionals start this week

The Section VII basketball tournament will get under way this week with 12 teams in the boys’ bracket and seven in the girls’. Defending Section VII Girls Class D Champion Indian Lake / Long Lake received a number two seed in the girls’ tournament. On the boys’ side, IL/LL and Wells are seeded sixth and seventh respectively.
Both the Wells and the IL/LL boys will play in a preliminary game today, Feb. 20. Wells will host 10th seeded Minerva / Newcomb at 6 p.m. The winner ...

The Way Things Were
By Anne Weaver

ABOUT THE WEEK OF MAY 22, 1964, babies in the woods should be left there. Hikers and sightseers were cautioned by the state Conservation Department against picking up and taking home baby wild animals they may find in the woods and open fields.
Animalnapping runs high in May and June, the department said, and it was a misdemeanor to capture or harbor wild animals. In addition, it could be dangerous. Supervising Wildlife Biologist C. William Severinghaus pointed out that with deer, a wide-eyed fa ...

Hamilton County Outdoors
By Ron Kolodziej

Digital trail cameras were just the beginning

The spring gobbler season opened May 1, and the statewide walleye, northern pike, tiger muskie and pickerel seasons opened Saturday, May 4.
As I was prepping for the remaining days of the gobbler seasons (no, I haven't taken both birds yet) I got to thinking about some of my camera equipment. It's often a problem deciding just which camera - or how many - to bring along on any hunting or fishing trip and that really got me thinking about how things ...

The Way Things Were
By Anne Weaver

ABOUT THE WEEK OF MAY 15, 1964, a local branch of the United States Postal Service wrote: "It is a pleasure to report to you on the progress your post office is making in our daily efforts to cope with the mounting volume of mail. We may not be the biggest link in the chain of post offices that stretches across the country, and we lack some of the more modern mechanization in the post offices of cities like Detroit and Chicago.
"However, we are the main avenue and still the most economical avenu ...

Hamilton County Outdoors
By Ron Kolodziej

Muddy conditions necessitate caution

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation is warning climbers, hikers and other backcountry trekkers to be careful and cautious on trails above 3,000 feet, until at least early June when trail conditions are expected to be much better. Of course, much of the following information might be moot already, considering the warm spell we've experienced the past week or so.
In any event, trails and vegetation in the higher reaches are most vulnerable to late ...

The least we can do

Hello Cris:
Every Memorial Day only a handful of people attend the short memorial services held by the Indian Lake American Legion. It consists of a prayer, firing a salute and the placement of a wreath, followed by sounding Taps at each of four memorials.
The ceremony takes less than 15 minutes at each location, but is so significant in honoring and paying our respects to all those veterans who have paid the ultimate price.
We would like to urge everyone to try and attend at least one convenien ...

Change is good

Dear Editor,
As many of you know, the Indian Lake Theater, along with all small theaters across the country, is facing the challenge of going digital.
The movie industry, later this year, will no longer supply movies in a 35 mm format, but rather in a digital format. That mandates that all theaters make the expensive switch to digital equipment.
The Indian Lake Theater is actually much more than a place to just show movies, but is a community center that also offers live performances, a venue fo ...

Wants sand and salt gone

Dear Editor,
I have owned my home in Lake Pleasant since 1968. I maintain my property (cutting lawn, trees etc.)
For the last couple of years the town has not removed the sand and salt from the front of the house. Therefore the sand and salt is killing my grass and trees. I made three phone calls to [Superintendent of Highways] Mr. Desrochers last year but he never returned my calls.
I went to his office and he stated after the men are done working on Page Street he would send them up; needless to say this never happened. ...

Thanks for the help

Dear Cris,
The Wells Emergency Services held a Tricky Tray event April 27. Both organizations would like to take this opportunity to say a big "Thank You" to all who participated.
We received many donations from individuals and businesses in our area. Everyone was very supportive and generous. Unfortunately we can't list everyone individually who donated, but we are very grateful for everything that was donated to us for this event.
The Wells Volunteer Fire Company and the Wells Ambulance Corps ...

Police Report 04/29/2013

Tuesday, April 16, 5pm: Hugh J. Broadbent, 28, Watertown, was charged with third-degree burglary - illegal entry with intent, a Class D felony. State Police made the arrest in the Town of Inlet. The incident was reported March 7.

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Police Report

Wednesday, April 3, 11am: Carl H. Smith, 53, Fort Plain, was charged with possession / transportation of over 10,000 unstamped cigarettes, a Class E felony; and fifth-degree criminal tax fraud, a Class A misdemeanor. State Police ...

Long Lake man killed in a one-car accident

Saturday, March 31: A Long Lake man, Thom B. Ross, 22, was killed in a one-car accident early Saturday morning.
At approximately 2:30 am, New York State Police Sgt. Reinaldo Alvarez responded to a one vehicle accident on Deerland ...

Police Report - 03/18/13

Thursday, March 14, 11:59pm: Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a mutual aid call in Tupper Lake, where an additional pumper and manpower were needed.


Friday, March 15, 6:30pm: Blue Mountain Lake Fire Police w ...