Are you a fan of the TV series “Game of Thrones?” It is one of many spin-offs of the card game “Clue,” based on a parlor Game, Murder, patented by the British musician Anthony Pratt in 1944. The game’s premise is that a blackmailer invites six people, each with a dark secret, to his ...
I’ve been told my Grandpa Allen’s father, John, was a dirt farmer in the Detroit area, and that he worked as a teamster. A teamster lower case, not a member of the Teamsters Union. John Allen carted things around for people, and I suspect that the vehicle he used was a mule-drawn wagon, ...
The Adirondack Food System Network (AFSN) hosted the biggest installment of the Food Justice Summit to date in February, a gathering that brought together over 180 individuals representing more than 100 organizations at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake. This event drew people from throughout ...
Please read this with an open mind. Regardless of political beliefs, this issue affects us all. Especially our children and grandchildren. The U.S. national debt has surpassed $37 trillion and continues to rise. As Americans, we must decide: do we continue this unsustainable path or take ...
“‘Sblood, you starveling, you elf-skin, you dried neat’s tongue, you bull’s pizzle, you stock-fish!” This is Sir John Falstaff, in Shakepeare’s “Henry IV, part I,” mincing no words as he berates young Prince Hal for, basically, calling him fat. Falstaff gives it right back, ...
As winter gives way to spring, the days are lengthening, and temperatures are rising. The library is actively preparing an array of programs for adults, teens and children for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. For details of upcoming events, please visit the library’s website at ...