Community Garden Community: A Bumper Crop Ahead

Community Garden Community: A Bumper Crop Ahead

Despite two acts of vandalism, the green thumbs of the Schroon Lake Community are hopeful of a bumper summer.

While the community was shaken by the theft of tomato cages – and the slicing of a garden hose that flooded the basement of the Higher Grounds Coffee Shop and Upstate Insurance Agency – the group are determined that a few rotten apples won’t spoil the crop.

 

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A Schroon-Seagle-Stardom Connection

This is one feel good story: Sean Panikkar, a former Seagle Music Colony Tenor is a last minute addition to a new group, who make it big on NBC’s America’s Got Talent!

The group – Forte – wows the judges  -- including Howard Stern and Heidi Klum --  singing Andre Bocelli’s “The Prayer,” and move onto the next round.

Seagle’s Tony Kostecki always knew Sean Panikkar was destined for big things having tipped us last year as “one to watch”.

Says Tony:

We already knew that Sean, like all our SMC young artists, had talent, but now America knows too!  Make sure to watch to the end of the clip, when judge Howard Stern says "the new guy is the strongest singer".

You can read Sean’s bio here.

And make sure you tune into NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” next Tuesday night, July 30, as Sean continues his new journey.

Lake News: Late July 2013 Edition

Lake News: Late July 2013 Edition

Hey – you out there on the lake – in your boat/canoe/kayak/tube – on your jet-ski or pontoon boat, you  -- the one jumping off the swim platform at the town beach! – Now we have your attention, we certainly hope you are enjoying our pristine body of water.

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