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As Uncle Sam marks another year , towns ar ound the area will battle the atmosphere with neon explosions while chowing down on dogs and bur gers. Here’s a look at what’s happening this weekend: Carolyn Case enjoys a ride in her canoe in Long Lake as the days get longer and hotter. Photo by Nancy Fraiser
Sinfonietta set to perform at Tannery Pond July 9 NORTH CREEK — The Lake Placid Sinfonietta will perform at the T annery Pond Community Center in North Cr eek on Saturday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. with conductor Ron Spigelman. The program includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 ”Jupiter” and four works to featur e the artistry of Raul Jaurena, an internationally famous performer on the bandoneon. The pieces performed will be Albeniz’s Seranade Espagnol; Duo Concertante and New York Gotan, both for bandoneon, violin and or chestra composed by R. Jaurena; and Libertango for bandoneon, violin and orc hestra composed by A. Piazzolla and
The Lake Placid Sinfonietta will perform at the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creekon Saturday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $5 for students. For further information see www.upperhudsonmusicalarts.org or call 681-1715. arranged by R. Jaurena. The concert is presented by Upper Hudson Musical Arts, a notfor-profit corporation dedicated to bringing excellent music to northern New York. T ickets ar e $20 for adults, and $5 for students. For further information see
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Antique boaters sought for show LONG LAKE — Long Lake will be the site of the second Antique and Classic Boat Show Sunday , July 17 fro m noon until 4 p.m. at the Long Lake W aterfront, part of Long Lake’s Waterfront Weekend, July 15 to 17. Owners are invited to showcase their boats either on water or on land. If you’re interested, See BOATS, page 5
RAQUETTE LAKE — Once again, a tricky tray fundraiser will be held at Raquette Lake School on Rt. 28. The event will take place on July 9, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. “It’s a fun event for the entir e family,” organizer Elizabeth Forsell said. “There’s something for everybody.” Proceeds fr om the benefit will be split between a scholarship for the Indian Lake Central School Class of 2012 and St. Williams on Long Point. Forsell said schools such as T upper Lake Central School give out many more scholarships than ILCS, which are needed to pur chase expensive textbooks in college.
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www.upperhudsonmusicalarts.o rg or call 681-1715. The Lake Placid Sinfonietta is a summer chamber or chestra whose musicians come from larger or chestras and university faculties throughout the country. From its inception in 1917 at the Lake Placid Club to the present, it has provided excellence in classical performance to the Adirondack Community. This is Ron Spigelman’s second year as music director of the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. The Australian conductor Ron Spigelman is an honors graduate of The Royal Academy of Music, London. In 1996 he was awarded an
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INDIAN LAKE — To cover 60 hours of paid staffing, the Indian Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps will begin billing for call responses. Ambulance corps Captain Michael Lamphear said staffing the service is getting mor e difficult as time goes on, “volunteers ar e hard to come by.” Because Indian Lake is more of a retirement community, said Lamphear , younger citizens who might have volunteer ed in the past ar e moving away for better job opportunities. Hamilton County saw a population drop from 5,379 to 4,836, more than 500 people, between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. The corps has been researching the switch to a billing system for six or seven months, said Lamphear, and they expect to finalize the contract in July. Richard Leonar d, a member of the ambulance corps board or directors who’s worked on the billing policy, said, “Every patient will be billed, regardless of insurance status.” Leonard said the corps doesn’t have a date to begin billing, and some pr eparatory work still has to be done before the new system is rolled out. “We will not do the billing,” Leonar d said. The company they’ll be signing with will handle the billing. The billing will have flexibility in its compassionate exemption policy, which will allow some bill forgiveness for taxpayers. The exemption can be applied for by citizens with incomes below $100,000 a year, said Lamphear. Because residents pay taxes to the town, and town funding provides most of the capital the ambulance corps needs to run, citizens can apply for the compassionate exemption on the grounds that they help pay for the ambulance. The exemption will be er viewed case-by-case said Leonard, and the specifics of whether Blue Mountain Lake r esidents, who also pay town taxes, will be eligible for the exemption as they have a more local ambulance service. Billing should at least cover the paid staff being brought on the begin workfor the month of July, said Leonard. Hopefully, it will also help ease the tax bur den, he said. “The numbers work out, but sometimes you don’t know if it will work until you’ve tried it.” Lamphear said the billing system should at least help the ambulance corps’ town funding hold steady for the near futur e instead of increasing. The 60 hours of paid staffing will be covered by four different workers, with one on staf f at a time. The paid employees will be either critical care technicians or paramedics, said Lamphear.
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Minerva The annual Minerva day celebration will begin Saturday, July 2, with a fir ehouse br eakfast fr om 7 to 11 a.m. at the Minerva Firehouse. A Pant, Pedal, Paddle triathlon will begin at 9 a.m. with legs for running, biking and boating for nearly 20 total miles. A prize will be awar ded to the fastest team. Donnelly Beach will host a fishing derby fr om 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Artisans and crafts will
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