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 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 ...

Hamilton County Outdoors
By Ron Kolodziej

Greg O'Hara joins NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame

Last Saturday evening, April 27, I attended the 30th Anniversary and Induction Banquet of the New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame in Canastota.
I was inducted into the Hall of Fame (located at the Wildlife and Sports Educational Museum in Vails Mills) and look forward to these annual gatherings to greet and welcome the new inductees. As a matter of fact, I currently serve on the group's Board of Directors.
This year we welcomed seven new member ...

The Way Things Were
By Anne Weaver

ABOUT THE WEEK OF MAY 7, 1964, the Louis A. Wehle Fishing Contest would be conducted for the 19th consecutive year, starting April 1, coincidental with the opening of trout season. As in previous years the former conservation commissioner of New York state and chairman of the Genesee Brewing Co. Inc. of Rochester would offer $5,135 in cash prizes for the largest freshwater fish entered in each of 12 classifications.
Prizes would be awarded monthly for the seven months ending Oct. 31, at which ti ...

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 ...