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Opinion

A chip and a putt

Guest Commentary

Standing on the fifth tee at the Saranac Lake Golf Club in 2005, course Superintendent Tony Barnes looked over at a cluster of varied pine trees on the right side of the fairway. A few trees had been there for 30 years or more, but most were more recent additions. The small plantation helped ...

Closing of Trudeau Sanatorium — Part I

Columns

The 72-point headline above the Enterprise logo on Page One read: “TRUDEAU SANATORIUM TO CLOSE DEC.1” The closing 70 years ago, stunned the community; although many connected with this historic tuberculosis hospital, the first built in the United States, had read the writing on the ...

A one-of-its-kind hunting club in the North Country

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Every four years, right after the presidential election I post the following “I just got elected president of the HA-HA. The Hebrew American Hunter’s Association is the largest and oldest Jewish hunting club in America. And I just got elected their president!” People ...

Hunting and gun safety

Columns

With hunting season in full swing, parents have been taking aim to ask me if there are any safety guidelines that I might suggest for older children who want to join their parents in this activity. Thanks to hunter safety programs, the number of injuries that occur from hunting are far less ...

Holdin’ out on holdin’ up

Columns

I’m in Nori’s, about to meet up with my pal, Gary “The Griper” Piper. The Griper got his nickname because in the course of any conversation, regardless or time, place or subject, he will inevitably complain about something. Say you mention the Olympics, in any context, and he’ll go ...

Holiday blues?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Dear neighbors, Not everyone feels joyful in the holiday season. Often at this time of year, we are surrounded by the sounds and sights of joy — family gatherings, parties and laughter. Yet many of us are reminded of those who are absent from our circle of family and ...