Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:21:03 PM
INLET - Letty Kirch Haynes of Inlet has published a new book, "Memories of Inlet Common School," from DJCR Publishing that includes an extensive collection of her vintage personal photos and class photos, too.
She was a teacher at the school for some 20 years, where she taught kindergarten and first and second grade students. She recognized, as did all the teachers and students, that the tiny school is unique.
"People were curious and would always ask me about it so I decided to write the book," ...
Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:16:44 PM
OLD FORGE - The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks recently recognized Students of the Month for February, March and April.
Student of the Month Chairman Ray Schoeberlein introduced February Student Hanson Schmid, March Student Molly Rodriguez and April Student Lauren Holt and presented each of them with a Student of the Month certificate and a check for $50 in recognition of their achievement. Each of the students presented a brief outline of their activities and future plans.
Schmid is th ...
Last Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:11:59 PM
OLD FORGE - Winter Sports Challenge awards were distributed when The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks held its annual Recognition Event at The North Woods Inn here April 29.
Awards went to the No. 1 and No. 2 Fundraising Teams, the No. 1 Fundraising Individual and the No. 1 Fundraising Individual under age 18.
The No. 1 Fundraising Team was The Town of Webb School Key Club, represented by Advisor Diane Amos, who accepted the traveling plaque and a certificate. The No. 2 Fundraising Team w ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:23:06 PM
By M. LISA MONROE
Special to the Express
OLD FORGE - St. Elizabeth's Medical Center will take over the health center here Thursday, May 16.
It received its operating certificate for the health center May 9, according to Chief Operating Officer Bob Scholefield, after an almost two-hour inspection May 6.
Although St. E's will be operating the health center and lab offices, the dental office and the Home Aide Service of the Central Adirondacks (HASCA) will continue to operate under the same roof bu ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:29:57 AM
Wednesday, May 15: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Town Hall; 7:30pm, Ambulance Squad meets, IVES Bldg.
Thursday, May 16: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, May 20: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Tuesday, May 21: 2-8pm, Inlet School Vote, ITH.
Wednesday, May 22: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH.
Thursday, May 23: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Sen ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:14:48 PM
Folks young and old pitched in to spiff up their communities during the Central Adirondack Association's Community Pride Day Wednesday, May 1. Well over 800 people picked up litter along roadsides in the towns of Webb, Inlet, Long Lake and Indian Lake. Participants were given a bright yellow t-shirt and a free lunch for their efforts. Thanks to everyone's hard work, these towns are ready to welcome summer residents and visitors. (Photo submitted)
Last Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:29:58 AM
INLET--Mitch Lee of the Inlet Information Office will lead a three- to four-hour National Trails Day Hike Saturday, June 1, on the new Seventh Lake community connector trail in Inlet. This trail connects the Moose River Plains primitive camping area to Sagamore Road in Raquette Lake for hiking, mountain biking and snowmobiling.
Meet at Inlet Town Hall at 160 Route 28 here at 9 a.m. The hike, about six miles round-trip, will start at the Seventh Lake boat launch and explore a portion of the trail ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:10:46 AM
Wednesday, May 8: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 6:15pm, Inlet School Board meets, school.
Thursday, May 9: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, May 13: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 6:30pm, Inlet Hose Company drill, IVES Bldg.; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Tuesday, May 14: 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Wednesday, May 15: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Town Hall; 7:30 ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:09:13 AM
Wednesday, May 1: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501.
Thursday, May 2: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center; 7pm, Inlet Historical Society meets, Town Hall.
Monday, May 6: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, Inlet Hose Company meets, IVES Bldg.; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Wednesday, May 8: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH; 6:15pm, Inlet School Board meets, school.
Thursday, May 9: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:22:29 AM
INLET - A privately owned seaplane being operated by Thomas Payne crashed while landing on 7th Lake here Tuesday, April 23.
Payne owns Payne’s Seaplanes & Air Service on 7th Lake. An employee said Sunday that he broke a hip and ribs in the accident, but is recovering at University Hospital in Syracuse.
The same person said the engine cut out just as Payne was landing on the water and the plane hit at the water’s edge.
The accident near Jones Road happened at 10 a.m., according to ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013 7:59:56 PM
Wednesday, April 24: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 7pm, Planning Board meets, ITH.
Thursday, April 25: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12pm, Potluck Luncheon, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, April 29: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Wednesday, May 1: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH; 7pm, Inlet Historical Society meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, May 2: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior C ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:56:09 AM
Wednesday, April 17: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Town Hall; 7pm, Planning Board meets, ITH; 7:30pm, Ambulance Squad meets, IVES Bldg.
Thursday, April 18: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, April 22: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Wednesday, April 24: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH.
Thursday, April 25: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Cen ...
Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013 5:33:35 PM
By MARY MARLEAU, president
Inlet Youth Commission
INLET - As usual, the advent of spring turns Inlet Youth Commission's thoughts to good weather and, of course, baseball.
The Old Forge team in the Boonville spring baseball league has asked to designate the Youth Commission's baseball field in Arrowhead Park as its home field. Plans are in the works to convert the 40- by 60-foot field to 50 by 70 feet (the first number refers to the pitcher's mound, the second to the baseline.)
The conversion had ...
Last Updated: Saturday, May 04, 2013 8:05:46 PM
INLET - Take a walk June 15 from Arrowhead Park to Drake's Inn and back along the new Elaine Townsend Trail installed last year and raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association. Register at http:// act.alz.org/inlet.
The walk is less than three miles. Golf carts are provided for those who are not able to walk but are there to support the event, or maybe benefit from it.
This is the fourth year for this walk. In previous years it went from Arrowhead Park to Eagle Bay and back. This y ...
Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013 3:46:53 PM
INLET - Inlet Historical Society has set a busy summer schedule of events that includes the following.
Saturday, May 25, 11 a.m. - Unveiling of the new sign in front of the Inlet Historical Society building, followed by an Open House.
Wednesday, June 26, 7 p.m. - "Inlet Then and Now Part I" presentation by Charlie Herr.
Friday, July 12, 10 a.m. - Historical Walking Tour of Downtown Inlet, followed by an open house at the Inlet Historical Society building.
Wednesday, July 24, 7 p.m. - "Inlet Then ...
Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013 11:00:08 PM
INLET - Inlet Historical Society is moving forward with Building Fund Campaign projects.
Work on Inlet Historical Society's new building will begin soon, and the group has swung into gear with two capital campaigns to make sure the grand opening is successful.
The first campaign, called the 400 Club, is seeking 400 individuals or businesses to donate $25 each toward the purchase of windows and doors for the building located across the street from The Woods Inn on Route 28 in downtown Inlet.
The ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:15:58 PM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
INLET - Supervisor John Frey suggested and the Inlet Town Board has agreed to hold a public hearing on a lease agreement for a cell tower site at Fern Mountain, even though Independent Towers Holdings LLC has yet to confirm AT&T's choice for a site.
Independent Towers Regional Manager Dan Schweigard told the town in December 2011 that AT&T had expressed interest in establishing cell phone service in Inlet and Raquette Lake, which would boost cell phone re ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 08, 2013 9:21:02 PM
Wednesday, April 10: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 7:30pm, Inlet School Board meets, school.
Thursday, April 11: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, April 15: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Wednesday, April 17: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Town Hall; 7pm, Planning Board meets, ITH; 7:30pm, Ambulance Squad meets, IVES Bldg.
Thursday, April 18: ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 08, 2013 9:01:42 PM
OLD FORGE - The Kiwanis Club of the Central Adirondacks is pleased to announce the Student of the Month for April is Lauren Holt.
Lauren is the daughter of Jim and Chris Holt of Inlet. She is a senior at Town of Webb Union Free School here.
The Kiwanis, with the cooperation of Town of Webb School, initiated a recognition program for senior students at the school in 2007.
Each month from September to April school administrators select a Student of the Month. Each such student receives $50 and, wi ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 04, 2013 3:43:43 PM
By CRISTINE MEIXNER
Editor
EAGLE BAY - The New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended the addition of 27 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, including Big Moose Community Chapel in Eagle Bay, Herkimer County, just west of the Town of Inlet, Hamilton County.
Other recommendations include the home of abolitionist James C. Beecher, the world's oldest pet cemetery, and a modern housing community planned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:23:43 AM
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Wednesday, April 3: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH) — 357-5501;
Thursday, April 4: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center; 7pm, Inlet Historical Society meets, Town Hall.
Monday, April 8: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Cent; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Tuesday, April 9: 7:30pm, Town Board meets.
Wednesday, April 10 ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 5:27:15 PM
Wednesday, March 27: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 7pm, Planning Board meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, March 28: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12pm, Potluck Luncheon, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, April 1: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church; 7:30pm, Inlet Hose Company meets, IVES Bldg.
Wednesday, April 3: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH.
Thursday, April 4: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Se ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:52:33 PM
Wednesday, March 20: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, Inlet Town Hall (ITH)-357-5501; 11am-12pm, Ask The Nurse, Town Hall; 7:30pm, Ambulance Squad meets, IVES Bldg.
Thursday, March 21: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Senior Center; 12:30-4pm, Bridge, Senior Center.
Monday, March 25: 10am-2pm, Pinochle, Senior Center; 7:30pm, AA meets, Inlet Community Church.
Wednesday, March 27: 10am-3pm, Respite Care, ITH; 7pm, Planning Board meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, March 28: 10-11:30am, Basic Bridge Class, Seni ...
Last Updated: Saturday, March 09, 2013 7:16:43 AM
INLET - In an ever-increasing field of entries, Inlet's cardboard sled race, held as a part of the Frozen Fire and Lights celebration Saturday, Feb. 23, saw 24 imaginative competitors take to the sledding hill at Fern Park. The event drew hundreds of spectators.
The competition was organized into three categories: Class I (ages 6 and under); Class II (ages 7-12); and Class III (13 and up). The fastest sled in each of these classes won a certificate and prize. Winners in each class were as follow ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:53:40 PM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
INLET - Inlet could have its very own frankenpine because progress is being made to provide improved cell phone service here.
When the Inlet Town Board met Tuesday, March 5, Inlet Supervisor John Frey told the board the Adirondack Park Agency and Independent Towers did balloon tests at Fern Mountain, on land owned by Dave Corasanti.
Which location will be chosen and a time frame on when a tower will be erected is yet to be determined, but Frey believes progress i ...
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