LAKE PLACID — In May 2018, Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Ruth Hart during the first Lake Placid Community Day at the North Elba Show Grounds. She was honored as the 2018 Lake Placid-North Elba Adult Distinguished Volunteer of the Year and was 99 years old at the time. On May ...
LAKE PLACID — In May 2018, Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Lake Placid Public Library Director Bambi Pedu during the first Lake Placid Community Day & Picnic at the North Elba Show Grounds. During the coronavirus pandemic, the library has been closed to the public, and ...
LAKE PLACID — In 2018, Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Ryan ‘Smiley” Grady, of Lake Placid, about his participation in one of the month-long Carry the Load events. Grady shared stories about walking and biking for the 2,100-mile Carry the Load East Coast Relay, which began ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team goalie Steve Janaszak on March 27, 2018 during the 4th annual Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp. The state Olympic Regional Development Authority hosted 64 “campers” who skated with and were trained by ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Desperados restaurant owner Andrew Quinn Friday, May 8 about his daily Facebook Live updates and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting his business. Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We are Lake Placid" podcast from ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Lake Placid Beautification Executive Director Cherise Bixler on Monday, May 4 at the organization’s greenhouse about the public planting program around the community. Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We are Lake ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Eric Wilson, owner of Good Guy Productions, at his Bloomingdale home on Monday, March 30 to see how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting his business. This was part of the North Country at Work project from North Country ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Adam Wild, director of Cornell University's Uihlein Maple Research Forest in Lake Placid. New York State Maple Weekends had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, so Wild gave a tour of the facility for the newspaper readers ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Daniel Cash, senior designer at the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism. He and his wife were working from home, and their three children were studying from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Listen to a portion of this ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Lake Placid Elementary School third-grade teacher Jenny Winch at her home in Wilmington, where she was self-quarantining and distance teaching during the coronavirus pandemic while the schools were closed. Listen to a portion of ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed the Rev. John Yonkovig, parsor of St. Agnes Catholic Church, after the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Tuesday, March 17. Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We are Lake Placid" podcast from the Lake Placid News by visiting Apple ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News/Adirondack Daily Enterprise Staff Writer Griffin Kelly interviewed Lake Placid Pub and Brewery owner Chris Ericson about his views on the state Assembly’s proposed tax hike for beer manufacturers in New York state. Listen to a portion of this interview on the ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Staff Writer Elizabeth Izzo interviewed Steve Simon, the state of Wyoming’s torch runner for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, when he was in town to help the village celebrate the 40th anniversary of the games. Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed former New York Daily News Sports Writer Wayne Coffey about his 2005 book, “The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team.” It is about the “Miracle on Ice” game, and the ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Staff Writer Elizabeth Izzo interviewed North Elba Park District Manager Butch Martin about his role at the Olympic Center rinks during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We are Lake Placid" podcast from the Lake ...
LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Tom Broderick’s sophomore Modern World History class about a podcast the students are developing for National Public Radio’s podcast contest. It is about how community members from Lake Placid organized and hosted the last ...
LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Lori Fitzgerald, 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee, about the special events being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games, which will be held from Feb. 13 to Feb. 24.Listen to a portion of this ...
LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid News Staff Writer Elizabeth Izzo interviewed Ausable River Association Executive Director Kelley Tucker and Science and Stewardship Director Brendan Wiltse about the Wilmington-based organization and its programs, including reducing road salt in local waterways.Listen ...
LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid News Staff Writer Elizabeth Izzo interviewed Ausable River Association Science and Stewardship Director Brendan Wiltse about his work on monitoring and improving water quality in the Adirondack Park.Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We are Lake Placid" ...
LAKE PLACID - Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn interviewed Seth Lang, certified personal trainer at the Fitness Revolution gym in Lake Placid, on Nov. 1 for North Country Public Radio's North Country at Work series.Listen to a portion of this interview on the "We are Lake Placid" podcast from ...