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Benefit ‘a labor of love’: Fundraiser benefits Whiteface ski patrol unit

On Friday, Jan. 24, a successful and well-attended fundraiser was held at the Twisted Raven in Wilmington to benefit the Whiteface Volunteer Ski Patrol, the highly trained people, who with the regular ski patrol, are out on the fabled ski center working long hours to keep the skiing public ...

World Focus: Delivering fake IDs during the Holocaust

In a July 2023 Gazette column, I have reported that William Walker, the retired Vice President for Public Relations at William & Mary College who became a noted historian, is now in the process of writing my biography, focused on survival during the Holocaust. Walker is the author of the ...

Martha Sez: Don’t get rattled by ‘Year of the Snake’

The Chinese New Year, the “Year of the Snake,” began Wednesday, Jan. 29. Because the Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar, it doesn’t fall on the same date every year. This complicates matters for people born in January or February, who can’t assume they were born in the ...

Placid ’a special place’ for athletes in training

Many of the U.S. FIS Freestyle Aerials World Cup team members received early training in Lake Placid; thus, participating in the Jan. 17 1o 19 event was very much like a homecoming. That feeling was especially true of New Yorker and Buffalo Bills fan Chris Ellis who hails from Rochester. ...

In new year, community connections continue

Welcome to 2025! At the end of 2024, the village was buzzing with excitement as visitors from various destinations arrived to celebrate the holidays and partake in the festivities. The LPPL was visited by many who sought a moment of calm, while others used the time to work in the computer ...

Ski program gets boost from Rotary Foundation

The Lake Placid Rotary Club has always been active in supporting the community. In 2020, they took things a step further by creating the Lake Placid, NY, Rotary Foundation. This foundation helps groups that don’t want to become official charities by serving as their fiscal sponsor. One ...