Schroon Tops Totes Of Hope!!!

In July we reported on the efforts of the American Red Cross and their "Totes of Hope" campaign, providing much need toiletries for veterans. From organizer Michel Michelsen Lee.

"In the Town of Schroon Lake, 351 pieces were collected.  Each tote has an average of 20 pieces.  The wonderful people in Schroon Lake filled more than 17 totes.  The Services to Armed Forces (SAF) component of the American Red Cross is most thankful for this generosity.  Through the Regional office at the Northeastern New York Chapter in Albany, totes are being distributed at various gatherings of veterans. Deanna Rios, the Regional SAF Coordinator, was flabbergasted when I delivered donation from Schroon Lake."

Shining Brightly at Open Mic Tonight!

Mark Piper will be playing tonight and at Saturday's Big Night at Witherbee's Carriage House For Wounded Warriors.. Schroon Laker Collection. Copyright 2014. All Rights  Reserved.

If the performers at tonight’s Open Mic Night sound in super-fine form tonight, they are most likely getting ready for their big on camera debuts this coming Saturday.

Starting at 6 pm, Witherbee's Carriage House will host the 1st Annual Witherbee’s Open Mic CD and DVD Recording Party.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Wounded Warriors project, an organization that Bill and Patty Christian have long supported. Funds will also go to support the Harry Chapin Foundation.

Everyone is welcome and we hear there maybe two special guest: proud members of our military wounded in the line of duty. There will also be raffles and prizes.

Donations will be gladly accepted and there will be commemorative T-shirts for sale. The CD/DVD will be sold throughout the year.

Wounded Warriors are asked to RSVP to Don Tallman tallmand@union.edu 518-466-3331 or Patty Christian at witherbeesrest@aol.com , 518-532-9595.   

Prime Leaf Peeping In Schroon

Copyright: Schroon laker Collection. 2014

This could be the weekend  -- or maybe next?  -- for Prime Leaf Peeping in Schroon and our surrounding towns

The above photo was taken late last Sunday afternoon, after two glorious summer like days and nights.

The Press Republican has a guide, here to the rest of the Adirondacks. Based on our assessment last week, we are guessing we are at about 60 per cent of the leaves have changed. Temperatures return to fall like conditions this weekend, with the National Weather Service predicting temps in the high 50s to low 60s.