The FIL Luge World Cup, scheduled for Dec. 18 to 20, was much more than an Olympic trial for the athletes; it was its own kind of trial for the track crew at Mount Van Hoevenberg, which faced daunting odds caused by a brutal weather system that arrived on day two of the race. Few people ...
It all seems so sudden, but, as I write this, it’s almost Christmas. Some people I know are so organized! My friends Charla and Annie, for example, would never understand the cartoon I’m about to draw. In my mind’s eye I see a woman smiling proudly as she gazes at a little handmade ...
(Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper ...
To the editor: On behalf of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST), I would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Holiday Village Stroll Committee and to the many businesses and organizations that participated in coordinating the 2025 Lake Placid Holiday Village ...
To the editor: On behalf of the board and staff of the Arts Center Lake Placid, we would like to thank our entire community for this year’s Joy to the Children celebration. We are immensely grateful to the Weibrecht family for hosting this event and for their unwavering partnership over ...
To the editor: Gratitude best describes the feelings of the Board and volunteers at Lake Placid Thrive & Thrift. It is hard to believe that the building we operate from has been open for just a little over a year. We first opened to the public for the Thanksgiving 2024 basket giveaway. ...