To the editor: In 1979, while eating dinner with her family, Mary Ellen Keith found herself thinking of those nearby who might not have a meal on the table, leading her to start a modest food shelf out of her own home. Over the years, the Vermontville Food Pantry formed and eventually ...
To the editor: The weather predictions for this Sunday read like something out of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s diary. So if you’re going to ride in Winter Carnival’s most refreshing event, The Blue Buns Wheel-a-Palooza, be sure to wear proper garb for the climate. For men: ...
Note: The Stevenson Society of America wishes everyone an enjoyable cartoon-themed Winter Carnival with the reprinting of this column by Mike Delahant and first printed in the Enterprise on Sept. 1, 2022. From the Saranac Lake News, Feb. 8, 1917: “Mr. Osbourne also spoke of the wood blocks ...
Even though Winter Carnival is in full swing, I wrote this before the coronation, when I had no idea who our king and queen would be. But guess what? If I were writing this as the coronation began, I’d STILL have no idea. And I’m a Winter Carnival Committee member no less! The kings and ...
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” — Hamlet (Act I, Scene IV), William Shakespeare I have a horse named Penny. I bought her for a dollar, whose value plummeted through no fault of her own. - Just between us girls - Penny began her life adored by two girls who ...
Tupper Lake stands at a crossroads. We have lakes and mountains, the Adirondack Rail Trail, the promise of Big Tupper and the OWD lands, The Wild Center, a growing Sky Center and Observatory, new train excursions and a downtown that is coming back to life. At the same time, we face a shrinking ...