I’m calling this week’s column Tick Talk. Biff: Why? Because it sounds like TikTok? That’s ridiculous! I’m writing about ticks because the subject is so relevant. We’re all worried about ticks and the diseases they carry. My main problem with writing a humor column about ...
To the editor: The Lake Placid Community Day Planning Committee would like to say thank you to the Lake Placid/North Elba community. This year’s Community Day was a great success and the committee is overwhelmed with gratitude to the many individuals and organizations that helped make our ...
Forty years ago, on June 8, 1984, an F5 tornado struck the small village of Barneveld, Wisconsin, leaving only the water tower severely damaged but still standing. F5 tornadoes contain the highest winds and damage on the Fujita scale; this one hit this small farming village very hard with winds ...
As summer approaches, the library is gearing up for an exciting season ahead. We wish our Director, Bambi Reid Pedu, all the best in her future endeavors and warmly welcome Elizabeth (Bazz) Perry as the new LPPL Director, starting July 1. Additionally, we are pleased to welcome Joshua Allen as ...
“And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days ...” So wrote James Russell Lowell, in his long poem “The Vision of Sir Launfal,” which I’m guessing you haven’t read in its entirety. For some reason, “What is so rare as a day in June?” is the only ...
In the past month a local outing and a day trip to Vermont gave Garden Club of Lake Placid members insight to the beneficial aspects of growing native tree and small plant vegetation. At the Uhlein Farm greenhouse, the Ausable Conservation Nursery staff explained their progress and goals for ...