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This Week INDIAN LAKE
By Bill Quinlivan
denpubs@denpubs.com INDIAN LAKE Ñ Those looking for some good old North Country fun in the great outdoors while demonstrating support for a great cause should sign up for the fifth annual Ò Be A DonorÓ (B.A.D.) Snow Shoe Softball Tournament. The B.A.D. Tournament is a fundraiser to benefit the National Kidney Foundation and the Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation and will be held, Saturday, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. at the Benton Ball Field in Indian Lake. The Tournament registration fee is $10 per player or $100 per team with a maximum of 10 players and will include a delicious barbecue lunch. Participants can either join an existing team or can organize their own winning team. There are several registration options available: team information can be emailed to: nakoma144@ hotmail.com; registration can be accomplished on the event Facebook page at Ò badbeadonor,Ó those desiring to participate can contact Elizabeth Ò LizÓ Cannan by telephone at: 518-648-5863 or individuals and/or teams can register on the day of the event between 10 - 11 a.m. Arrangements can be made to borrow snowshoes. There will be a Tournament Trophy Award Ceremony and Chinese auction at the Indian Lake Tavern Restaurant at 5 p.m. Finally, to round out the B.A.D. Tournament fundraiser, at 9 p.m. the Willie Playmore Band will be performing at the restaurant. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Girl Scouts careen down Dynamite Hill in Chestertown in a prior year’s Krazy Downhill Derby. This year’s edition, set for Saturday Feb. 22, will be featuring accounts of escapades from the early days of Dynamite Hill, which is about 50 years old. Stories, photos and recollections of experiences on the ski slope are now being sought from people who grew up in the region. Courtesy photo
Dynamite Hill: a prime destination for 50 years By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
CHESTERTOWN Ñ As the upcoming celebration observing the 50th anniversary of Dynamite Hill Recreation Area approaches, people in North Warren communities recalled this week how the facility has played an important role in the lives of generations of North Country residents and visitors. The North Warren Chamber of Commerce is planning a belated anniversary celebration for the skiing, sledding and skat-
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a wonderful facility for kids Ñ generations of our youth have learned to ski there.Ó He noted that in the early years, the ski slope, outfitted with a tow rope, hosted a warming hut with a fireplace. In the mid-1990s, a skating rink was constructed at the top of the hill. Then in the late 1990s, he added, the town ski lodge was built atop the hill, with volunteer labor and materials donated by Lincoln Logs Ltd. A room in the buildingÕ s lower level houses the town youth program. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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ing facility which was developed in winter 1962 by the Chestertown Rotary Club. The event is to take place on Saturday Feb. 22 in conjunction with the townÕ s annual Krazy Downhill Derby on the slope. Chester Fred Monroe grew up in Chestertown, and as soon as the Dynamite Hill Recreational Area was developed by the Rotarians in 1962, he was employed there as a ski instructor. Ò Since the early years, Dynamite Hill has been extremely popular Ñ itÕ s been practically swamped with children whoÕ ve had a great time there,Ó he recalled this week. Ò ItÕ s
ALBANY Ñ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally approved the state land classifications for 42,000 acres recently added to the State Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park on Friday, Feb. 7, a formality that allows the properties, formerly owned by Finch Pruyn & Company, to be opened up to the public for the first time since the nineteenth century. Ò I am thrilled to approve this land classification
plan that will allow the state to both preserve the AdirondacksÕ magnificent natural resources and provide public recreational and tourism opportunities that will help grow the regionÕ s economy,Ó Cuomo said in a statement issued on Friday morning. Ò The addition of thousands of acres of land to the State Forest Preserve is a major step in both protecting and preserving the Adirondack Park for future generations,Ó he said. Cuomo said the plan will enhance the stateÕ s efforts to attract more visitors to the Adirondacks by
growing the regionÕ s tourism industry and communities while also taking a Ò major stepÓ in protecting and preserving the Adirondack Park for future generations. Ò This is truly an extraordinary moment in the history of the Adirondack Park and Forest Preserve,Ó said APA Chairwoman Leilani Ulrich in a prepared statement. Ò Together we succeeded in finding common ground amongst diverse stakeholders and the Adirondack Park will benefit from these actions.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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