The 41st Hall of Fame induction ceremony, held at Miracle Plaza on November 13, celebrated two people who have made significant contributions to our community: Dmitry Feld and Betty Little. ORDA and the Hall of Fame committee followed the format established last year at Mt Van Hoevenberg ...

On Nov. 15, 2024, the day of a full moon and my friend Darla’s birthday, my granddaughter Emma, at 12 years old, experienced her first ice puddle. Emma has, up to now, spent all of her winters in Southern California. Any ice she has seen has been cube-shaped and served in beverages. Imagine ...

The Lake Placid Film Festival is built around education, networking, and watching movies. All three are united by a love of movies and experiencing stories through film. From the beginning, the film festival did away with red ropes, the barriers that are a standard method at many festivals of ...

This is a precarious time of year. The holidays are approaching. Thanksgiving is only two weeks away! Some people, those not involved in grocery shopping or cooking food for the annual American feast or in hosting family and friends at their own tables, may have only a hazy idea of the holiday ...

At the USA Bobsled/Skeleton National Push Championships held at Mount Van Hoevenberg Sept. 26 to 30, not only were the men and women drivers and push athletes there to give their best, but also a group of women whose efforts and skills helped establish women bobsledding as an Olympic sport. ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote this in 1849: “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” It is very early on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Because of the recent change from daylight saving time to standard time, I am up even earlier ...