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 ...
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 ...
To the editor: Not so fast. Prove me wrong: Prove our children are not behind. Since the coronavirus pandemic, there is clear and growing evidence — both nationally and across New York State —that many elementary-aged students are still struggling to recover. Academic setbacks are ...