Teenager draft - The first 18- and 19-year-old youths from this area who registered for military service last June will probably be called shortly after the holidays, as orders were received from Washington to immediately mail questionnaires to teenagers already registered. All ...

Village dissolution - A draft report on the effects of dissolving Lake Placid’s village government has received criticism from Mayor Robert Peacock and North Elba Supervisor Matthew Clark. The report, using 1981 figures, notes that village taxes would have decreased about 45% while town ...

Ragweed fires - In concurrence with the recommendations this summer of Professor Hodgson on hay fever conditions in Lake Placid, Supervisor Willis Wells has taken steps to eliminate the small amount of ragweed and golden rod growing here. Town highway forces have burned over the roadside ...

Local Yankee star? - William “Tubby” Colby, 19-year-old son of Mrs. James Colby of Lake Placid, has received word from the New York Yankee headquarters to report for their early season tryouts at St. Petersburg, Fla., on Jan. 1. Young Colby, who has been a high school sensation in this ...

U.S. training center - Plans for a new $8 million Olympic Training Center were detailed Oct. 7 at a public hearing called by the Adirondack Park Agency. Steven Finkle, architect for the Olympic Regional Development Authority on the project, described the extensive training ...

FCI Ray Brook escapee captured outside Lake Placid - Escaped murderer Barrington Stephens was captured Friday at the Lake Placid Rod and Gun Club on River Road, ending a two-and-a-half day search that involved 50 state troopers, 10 Federal Correctional Institution personnel and the most ...