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BE A 6’ER
This Week Carousel turns 1
SARANAC LAKE „ The Adirondack CarouselÍ s One Year Birthday Celebration will take place Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Adirondack Carousel, 2 Depot St. The day will include free rides from 10 a.m. until noon, birthday cake at noon, and Merriloons the clown. The ñ Adirondack Kidsî book series authors Gary, Justin, and Carol VanRiper will be present to debut their newest and 13th book, ñ The Carousel Case, the Bicycle Race, and the Blackfly Bad Guy.î This book is set at the Adirondack Carousel and the surrounding area. For more information, visit adirondackcarousel.org or call 891-9521.
Saranac Lake launches 6-er program By Shaun Kittle
Half marathon set
PAUL SMITHS „ The Jenkins Mountain Scramble half-marathon running race and 10K running race takes place at Paul SmithÍ s College VIC at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 25. The entry fee is $50 for the half-marathon and $40 for the 10K. Entrants will receive a T-shirt and a postrace barbecue. The entrance fee increases on the day of the event. The fees will be used to support the Paul SmithÍ s College VIC. Further information may be found online at www. paulsmiths.edu/jenkins or by contacting Kirsten Domas at 327-6389 or kdomas@paulsmiths.edu.
Tryouts scheduled
LAKE PLACID „ The Lake Placid Post 326 Junior American Legion Baseball team will be holding tryouts for area players born 1996 and younger. The tryouts are open to area players from Essex, Franklin and parts of Clinton counties. Tryouts will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, at the Lake Placid High School Field located at the Horse Show Grounds.
Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau at the Scarface Mountain trailhead. The 3,054-foot elevation mountain is one of the six mountains hikers must climb to become Saranac Lake 6ers. Photo by Shaun Kittle
Taste of Home coming to Ticonderoga By Shaun Kittle
shaun@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA „ All of the excitement of the Taste of Home Cooking School is coming to the E.M.A. (Employees Mutual Association) in Ticonderoga on Saturday, June 1. The all-day event, sponsored by Denton Publications, will feature about 20 booths, complete with displays and samples from businesses in the area. But the cornucopia of goods and services is only a warm-up to the main attraction „ a live cooking show hosted by Taste of Home Chef Michael Barna. The charismatic chef will prepare 10 recipes, ranging from appetizers to desserts, in front of the energized crowd. Barna is no stranger to cooking, either. He has given both private and online cooking classes, appeared in national television commercials as a hand model
Michael Barna (he even played Mel GibsonÍ s hand in the movie ñ Signsî ), has helped open three gourmet casino restaurants in Atlantic
City and has spent time as the Executive Sous Chef at a four-star hotel in Philadelphia, all before becoming the Executive Chef for a major national specialty gourmet food shop. In between cooking demonstrations, Barna will also give away dozens of prizes, including the grand prize„ a new range from E.J. Monroe. The doors open at 11 a.m., and the show starts at 2 p.m. Businesses interested in procuring a ERRW KDWW KHHYHQWFDQFDOO Tickets are still available at E.J. Monroe, the Ti Chamber, DeCesareÍ s Pizza, Best Western Plus, the Times of Ti office and the Addison Eagle office, online at W LP HVRIW LFRP RU E\ FDOOLQJ 9173. For a taste of Taste of Home, visit tasteofhome.com or cookingschoolblog. com.
shaun@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE „ If thereÍ s 46 things the Adirondack High Peaks are known for, itÍ s mountains. And those mountains are quite a draw for tourists. The quest to become an Adirondack 46er, an elite title bestowed upon those who manage to reach the summit of each of the regionÍ s 46 highest mountains, brings thousands of adventure seekers to the area every year. But Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau wants the world to know that his village, on the fringe of the High Peaks region, has mountains, too. So the village designated six mountains, all within 15 miles of Saranac Lake, as ñ 6ers.î ñ With this program, weÍ ve started to introduce our village to the hiking and climbing community within the Adirondacks,î Rabideau said. ñ This is a way to introduce Saranac Lake and our beautiful mountains to that community, from Montreal and further north to New York City and beyond.î The mountains„ McKenzie, Ampersand, Scarface, St. Regis, Haystack and Baker„ are all smaller than their High Peak counterparts, and a determined hiker can complete all six in one day. A map, created for the program as a donation by the Adirondack Park Agency, provides directions to each trailhead and information on each mountain. To drum up excitement, and to discover who will officially become the first Saranac Lake 6er, a kick-off event will be held Saturday, May 25 at CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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