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Events take on a holiday flair at library

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With summer behind us and fall weather settling in, the LPPL is preparing programs and activities for the upcoming months. October 31st was a lively day in Lake Placid. The summer-like weather, the Halloween parade on Main Street, and the trick-or-treaters all contributed to the excitement ...

Adirondack Foundation launches Kindling Awards

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LAKE PLACID — A new award opportunity aims to bring people together within local communities across the Adirondack region this winter. Adirondack Foundation’s Kindling Awards will provide awards of $1,000 each for up to 30 nominees hosting community-driven gatherings, with an emphasis on ...

Area artist’s paintings to be on display Dec. 13, 14

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Ingrid van Slyke is a Lake Placid resident and artist who has received a grant from the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts/New York State Council on the Arts. “My project proposal is to create a painting a week for a year,” she said. “The body of the work is paintings of Lake Placid ...

CLAIM FOR FAME: Ceremony celebrates inductees

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The 41st Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held at Miracle Plaza on November 13, celebrated two people who have made significant contributions to our community: Dmitry Feld and Betty Little. ORDA and the Hall of Fame committee followed the format established last year at Mt Van Hoevenberg ...

HOOP DREAMS BECOME REALITY

Visiting Lake Placid

On a blustery late October afternoon a group of young people walked down the hill from Shipman Youth Center. They had one basketball between them and a lot of afterschool energy. This new basketball court was recently moved to Dow Street Park, also known as Rotary Park. The move was a ...

Placid Lions Club Radio Auction hits the air Saturday

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This year’s Lake Placid Lions Club Annual Radio Auction is scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the charitable donation of airtime by Radio Station Lake FM 100.7/102.1 FM. The studio will be located at the Shipman Youth Center where items can also be picked up by the highest ...