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January 19, 2013
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By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday, Jan. 9 proposed launching the Adirondack Challenge, a national whitewater rafting competition in the North Country, during his annual State of the State address. But will it be held in the whitewater capital of the Adirondacks — the stretch of Indian River and the Hudson River between Indian Lake and North Creek? Nobody’s talking yet. It’s not clear where in the North Country the Adirondack Challenge would be held; however, there is a possibility that it could be held on the Hudson River around North Creek. Several calls to the governor ’s press office were not returned. Yet, Cuomo and friends did take a whitewater rafting trip down the Hudson River with the Wevertownbased Beaver Brook Outfitters in 2012. “As we were guiding Governor Cuomo down the Hudson this past fall, there was much discussion about the rafting challenge and other ways to bring more tourism to our area,” wrote Beaver Brook Outfitters’ Bone Basye in an email. “This is a great and positive thing for all of us.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Indian Lake Central School students use a video camera and computer in the technology lab. They were making a movie about how to make a movie, according to Media Specialist George DeChant. From left are sixth-graders Lauren Johnson, Shauna Arsenault and Sierra Sipperly. Photo courtesy of Indian Lake Central School/George DeChant
Video contest challenges ILCS students By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com INDIAN LAKE — The Indian Lake Planning Committee is challenging middle and high school students with a video contest that will be used to market the town to visitors and people who are looking to relocate to the Adirondack Park. Moreover, members of the committee and Indian Lake Community Development Corporation are hoping that some
of the students may think about settling down in their hometown after participating in this project. “One of the things we’ve agonized over is young people grow up and leave because they don’t see any opportunities in the North Country, so we saw this as a way in which to build interest and see what the potential was in the Adirondacks for our future,” said Sally Stanton, chairwoman of the Indian Lake Community Development Corporation, which was formed from the Indian Lake Planning Committee in December 2012.
Stanton has seen enough children raised in Indian Lake and move away; she taught middle school math and English for 34 years at Indian Lake Central. The Adirondack Park Regional Assessment Project (APRAP) report of 2009 showed that the population in the Adirondack Park is aging: “Park residents average just under 43 years of age, older than any state for median age. By 2020, only the west coast of Florida will exceed the Adirondacks as the oldest region in America.”
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Long Lake to host Winter Carnival this weekend LONG LAKE — The 2013 Moonlighter ’s Long Lake Winter Carnival gears up and gets off the ground on Saturday, Jan. 19. The event leads off with a Snowmobile Parade and coronation of the King and Queen of the Moonlighter ’s Snowmobile Club at Mount Sabattis. Events are slated throughout the day including the popular Cardboard Sled Race at 1 p.m. Other events for the Winter Carnival include Adult Golf Drive, 1-shot Basketball, Kids Games, Ladies Frying Pan Toss (a perennial crowd fa-
vorite that has people on the edge of their seat) and the Broom Ball Tournament. There are cash prizes for all events. The day rounds out with a bonfire and fireworks. The Long Lake Fire Department will be serving hot dogs and chili. There will be a raffle for an iPad mini or a gas card. Purchase raffle tickets to support the Long Lake Fire Department Building Fund and win a great prize. The Long Lake Little Bus is available to shuttle folks to and from the Mt. Sabattis Recreation area to ease up the congestion at the Parking Area. Call
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for a free ride starting at noon until last call — call 323-5000. This bus will shuttle folks around the area as long as it’s in Long Lake. Additional parking and bus stops will be available at the Long Lake Central School lot, the Town Hall and the Long Lake Town Beach. Mt. Sabattis Recreation Area offers warm building, ice skating, sledding, free Wi-Fi, and AT&T cell phone service. For more information about the event call the Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department at 624-3077.
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