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Wet behind the ears — and everywhere else

I first visited Lower Saranac Lake in August 1956 at the tender age of 7. Given the circumstances, it’s a miracle I ever wanted to come back. It started with our watercraft, my Great Aunt Marnie’s guideboat. It was built in the late 1800s by renowned guideboat builder Theodore Hanmer. ...

On Halloween, high risk for pedestrian injuries, fatalities

As Halloween approaches, timely information suggested by AARP Driver Safety Instructor David Stewart is important for all drivers and parents of children to know. As children take to the streets on Halloween to trick-or-treating, their risk of being injured by motorists increases greatly. The ...

Apple country: A trip to the orchard

We live in apple country. Have you visited your local orchard lately? Whether to pick apples or just buy some, eat cider donuts and other goodies, or just hang out, an orchard can be a fun place! From the eastern tip of Long Island west to the Niagara frontier, New York state is second in ...

Page one — bad news — 1939

This 84-year-old Adirondack Daily Enterprise was loaded with bad news, including a story with the following headline: “Train Wreck Kills 20, 114 Injured.” “Reno, Nev., Aug. 14 (AP) — The fiendishly plotted wrecking of a $2,000,000 streamliner train left at least 20 people dead and ...

Backtalk

Parents have been quite verbal recently with lots of concerns about their children’s backtalk. This week I will talk back to those parents with some helpful information. Backtalk is really a power-seeking and attention-getting behavior in school age kids. This behavior is not to be ...

Ice ice, baby!

Last Sunday found me at Cavu Cafe, the finest breakfast joint north of Saratoga’s Triangle Diner (which I consider the finest b’fast joint south of Cavu). I was with three of my favorite people — Chuck Jessie and Clark Cummings. We have some interesting semi-connections. I say ...