Digging In: The Town Hall Renovation Begins
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The engine of the big rig roared, as the bulldozer’s claw took a bite out of the grassy hill next to the library. It was mid-morning Tuesday when the parking lot of the Schroon Town Building resembled a life sized Tonka Truck convention.
The event was preparing the site for the new Town Building expansion, which will feature a new courthouse, expanded library and modern offices for town employees.
"We are underway. It was just the prep work, some excavation and taking out a tree," Town Supervisor Mike Marnell told Schroon Laker.com today.
Four vendors have been chosen for the job, a general contractor, a masonry company, a plumber and heating and ventilation specialists. Finding vendors was not an easy process.
‘There is a lot of work going on in Albany. People are busy.”
Mike says he expects to meet with the builders as early as next Monday, to discuss the foundation work.
Mike said he sees no barriers to interfere with the project, and forecasts that the main structure will be completed in December with the new digs ready for an opening day around Memorial Day Weekend.
As for any downtime to the library or town business, Mike says it will be minimal. “A few days at most. We will break through the wall to the library hopeful on a weekend.”
Mike says tax payers will see a slight increase in their taxes in the 2017 tax year.”
He says the waiting is finally over. “Five years, 9 months and 26 days… it got to the point where I thought this will never be real. I’d almost given up.”
What do you think of the new expansion? Tell us in comments.
Gore Harvest Fest This Weekend!
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The annual two day Gore Mountain Harvest Fest starts Saturday, and with more than 50 craft vendors, amazing eats and live music, it's the place to be,
Among the craft tents are jazzy, handcrafted items: reclaimed wood furniture, up-cycled book origami, original paintings and photography, all natural bath and beauty essentials, primitives & and Adirondack decor, hand-painted fabrics, knit scarves & accessories! It's your place to start shopping for the holidays!
And there's a ton of awesome events for the family, many of them free! Check put the schedule here, or visit our Fall Fun in the 'Dacks 2016 section, by clicking here.
The Miracle of The Adirondack Shakespeare Company
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SEAN LOUNSBURY
Tara Bradway of Adirondack Shakespeare Company, writes about an important anniversary for Adirondack Shakespeare Company.
"Sean Lounsbury will appears as Hamlet, in the Company’s 50th Production, one year after near-fatal car crash.
One year ago the members of the Adirondack Shakespeare Company were scattered in the emergency room at Glens Falls Hospital, at Albany Medical Center, on a remote hillside in North River frantically calling family members and friends of five people who were in a terrible car crash. It was the day the cast was arriving; and instead of having pizza and an introductory Welcome-to-the-Adirondacks meeting, they were reeling with shock and fear, and wondering if everyone was going to be alright.
In the hours that followed, four of the actors were released from the hospital to come home where the rest of the company quickly wrapped them in love and care. In the days that followed, the group travelled back and forth to Albany Medical Center to visit with and track the care of Sean Lounsbury, who was most severely injured in the crash, suffering a skull fracture. In the next week, they gathered together and screwed their courage to the sticking place to open both The Winter’s Tale and Hamlet with only a single day’s delay.
One year later, it feels like a miracle to have Sean Lounsbury back to perform in Hamlet. The full cast arrived safely in the Adirondacks, enjoyed a pizza party and company meeting, and began rehearsals — not taking a single of these things for granted. And on October 1, a year and one week after a near-fatal car crash, Sean will take the stage as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark at the Upper Jay Art Center in Hamlet and the following day as the same character in Tom Stoppard’s inside-out take on the Bard, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead at The Bullhouse Restaurant in Chestertown. The Adirondack Shakespeare Company’s directors are exceptionally delighted that Sean’s performance as Hamlet coincides with the Company’s 50th Production since its inception in December of 2009.
ADK Shakes will perform Songs of the Iroquois: Turtle Island, Hamlet, and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead for students and for the public from September 27 through October 16. In addition to these performances, the Company is also hosting a conference on Hamlet and Mental Health at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake October 14-16. Additional venues include the Saratoga City Music Hall, Saratoga Arts Center, Tannery Pond Community Center, Charles R. Wood Theater, Seagle Music Colony, and Whallonsburg Grange Hall".
More details can be found on the Company’s website: www.adkshakes.org. Email the company for more information at info@adkshakes.org. Tickets are available through presenting venues, or online at adkshakes.ticketleap.com.
