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If you want to treat mom – and save yourself all of the hard work in the kitchen, there are various options in the greater Schroon Lake area. Find out where in our Food and Drink section.
Ok -- all you Throwback Thursday Buffs: Some questions here need answering: What was the "Slow Keep Right" structure known as? What is the full name on the sign that ends in "AND".? And what's there today? What was in the building where the Coca-Cola sign was? What's there today? And while we are on the topic -- what other name did Route 9 go by in the 1920s? Tell us in comments!
UPDATE AS OF 6:15 PM THURSDAY: THE INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY -- WHILE CORRECT -- IS NOT THE ANSWER WE ARE LOOKING FOR. KEEP THOSE ANSWERS COMING!!!
UPDATE AS OF 12 PM ON FRIDAY: ANN BREEN MELTCALF HAS WEIGHED IN IN OUR COMMENT SECTION WITH ANOTHER NAME FOR ROUTE 9 -- BUT IT''S STILL NOT THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR. KEEP GUESSING!
From the thrill and excitement of a woman’s first solo flight, to the upheaval in moving from the city to the Adirondacks, to one memorable hike, these are just a few of the chapters that emerged from the participants of a memoir writing class, sponsored by the Schroon Lake Library.
And today you can hear the 15 authors who took the class, read three-minute excerpts of the chapters they wrote under the guidance of our own author extraordinaire, Carol Gregson.
“I knew I was going to get some good stories, but didn’t know they were going to be that good,” Carol told Schroon Laker.
“The variety is what surprised me. There are so many different things that happened to these people and they were very good at developing the telling of these stories.”
The class consisted of 2 men and 13 women, ranging in age from just over 55 to 92.
“We were worked on small chapters from what will probably be well developed memoirs in the future, but we got them started.”
So what approach did Carol use to get the class to open up about their lives?
“All of these people had just great stories to tell and they didn’t need much incentive from me”.
Carol, the author of two terrific reads, “Leaky Boots” and “Wet Socks” said the experience was a lot of fun and looks forward to doing it again.
And can fans of Carol’s expect another book from her?
“Right now I’m thinking of relaxing and writing nasty letters to the editor,” she said with a chuckle.
Where and When: Schroon Lake Public Library 4pm -6pm. Discussion to follow. Light refreshments served.
Photo: Schroon Lions Club Members setting out the Star Wars like "Ice-Out Machine".
Several folks wanted to know who the lucky winner of the Schroon Lions Club Annual Ice Out contest was! ICE OUT IS OFFICIAL AT APRIL 22, 2014 AT 1:23 P.M.Turns out there were four winners who guessed the exact time and date that the ice officially went out, where the "Ice Out Machine" was located -- on the lake directly across from Witherbee's Carriage House.
From the Lions:
Mark Pink
Jean Newell
Dennis Furushima
Craig Dezalia
The winners will split approximately $1,000 four ways! Congrats all!
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