The Lake Placid Middle-High School Nordic ski team started a fresh season about a month ago, and as one of the new skiers on the team, I feel it’s going well. There are many people on the team this year, about 15 skiers in all. Out of those skiers, there are five middle schoolers, ...

This is the 2,000th column I have written for the Lake Placid News and the Virginia Gazette, over the past decades. Choosing what to write about, I had to take into consideration the make-up of my readership. Namely, that Williamsburg, and its environment, is a retirement magnet for former ...

Each fall, the Educational Opportunity Fund provides teachers at the Lake Placid Central School District a unique opportunity. They can apply for teacher innovation grants to fund unique and creative ideas not covered by the school budget. Each teacher’s grant application must show how ...

May 10: 490 lbs. May 31 (surgery): 460 lbs. Dec. 27: 393 lbs. Total lost: 97 lbs. - This is what holiday eating feels like seven months after bariatric surgery. I’m in a movie, a fighter pilot struggling to regain control of my aircraft as it spins, lifeless, plummeting toward the ...

Santa Claus visit - Inclement weather forced Santa Claus to make his appearance on Mirror Lake Sunday afternoon via horse and cutter, but over 500 children, and nearly a like number of adults, were on hand to greet him with the children all receiving a stocking filled with toys and ...

Lake Placid Rotarians love to volunteer and bring good energy wherever we go. This holiday season, we have rung the Salvation Army bell to collect funds, served hot cocoa at the Holiday Village Stroll, and sung carols and delivered 110 personalized holiday gifts to residents of ...