The Changing Minute By Minute Landscape for Schroon Businesses

Courtesy of Covid 19 —nothing is for certain during these times. Things are changing minute by minute. The full impact of the virus on Schroon area businesses is yet to be realized. Take for instance the food service industry and this post from Sticks and Stones early Monday afternoon.

To our loyal guests:

First of all, thank you for supporting us over the last challenging week!
Secondly, we are forced to adjust our operations starting at 8 PM tonight.

We will open as usually today at 4 PM for regular dine in and take out. We will close at 8 PM tonight.

Tomorrow we will post our plan moving forward, as directives could be different in 24 hours.

Thank you all. Be safe. Cherish your time with family.

Steve & Gary

And this from DeCesare’s Pizza:

To our friends and family:

During this COVID-19 epidemic, DeCesare’s Pizza is currently open for our normal business hours. We are taking additional precautions to keep our customers safe. We are sanitizing all tables, chairs, menus, bathrooms, and all surfaces more frequently throughout the day. In addition to our inside dining, beginning Thursday, March 19th we will be offering curbside delivery. Place your order via phone, then give us a call when you arrive. We will deliver to your car. You won’t even have to leave your car! Be safe everyone and please support your local eateries. We all depend on you. 🙂. Thank you!

NOTE: There is currently no reported COVID-19 cases in Essex County and we will continue to monitor the situation and all information available.

Here’s the latest from Flanagan’s:

As you are all aware of by now, N.Y. State governor Cuomo, has put a moratorium on Restaurants/Bars as of tonight at 8:00 because of the COVID-19 Virus, Making take out our only option for service. We normally close to do our cleaning in a week anyway, so in trying to make a BAD situtation, a tad better. We are going to close and get even more extensive projects done. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING ST PATRICK'S DAY when we are able to reopen. GREEN BEER AND CORN BEEF WILL HAVE TO WAIT. 😭😭 Thanks to ALL of you, Good Luck and hugs.

And there’s some positive news from the Adirondack General Store:

We will be changing our hours so we can accommodate the community during this unprecedented time. Beginning Wednesday, March 18th we will be open every day 8am-2pm.

We will do our best to have as many essential items stocked as we can. We will have limits so everyone will have the same opportunity to purchase the many essential items that are out of stock at the larger grocery stores.

We have toilet paper, paper towels, milk, juice, half & half, bread, eggs & bottled water, We will also have chicken breast, hamburger, deli meats & cheeses by the pound.

As of now we will still be open until 8pm on Saturday, serving dinner. We will remain open through April as well, instead of closing for vacation, if the need is still there.

If there are any special food requests please reach out to us, we will do our best to accommodate any request. Also, If you know of anyone who can't get to the store we will also have some ability to deliver.

You can email us adirondackgeneralstore@gmail.com, message us here @ADKGeneralStore or call the store at 518-494-4408. Leave a message if we don't answer. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

Joe & Yvette.

We’ll post more as we know it. We hope everyone stays safe and businesses will rebound ASAP.

Covid-19 Virus Shutters Schroon Town Hall, Library, Court and Businesses

The Schroon Town Hall, Library and Court had their doors locked to the public Monday morning. This follows Sunday’s announcement the Schroon Lake Central School is suspending classes.

A notice posted on the Town Building’s front door listed phone numbers to call for key town personnel whom the public might need to contact.

And there’s a growing list of Schroon businesses that are closing: As of this writing the Schroon Lake Bait Shop, Rowes Cabins and the Schroon Lake Wellness and Massage Center.

Flanagan’s cancelled St. Paddy’s Day and is closing. Witherbee’s Carriage House  extended their Spring Break Cleaning until April.

We’ll report other closings once we hear about them or if you know of any, please leave a comment.

Breaking News Sunday: Schroon Lake Central School Shuts Down

From Stephen Gratto, Superintendent

School Dismissed for Students from March 16 - April 19

Dear Parents and Students,

Today I participated in a meeting with the other 15 Superintendents in our BOCES along with the Director of the Essex County Health Department, the Director of the Clinton County Health Department, and an infectious disease specialist from the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

After significant discussion, I can tell you that it is the unanimous decision of the 16 Superintendents and our two health departments that we have a school dismissal for all students in the 16 districts, including Schroon Lake Central School, until at least April 20th. Our district, in cooperation with the public health department, will make future decisions on instruction after April 20th and we will keep you updated as time goes on.

It is important that these extraordinary measures are taken in an effort to be proactive. There are currently no confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Warren, Essex, or Clinton Counties.

Tomorrow will serve as a staff development day for all district staff. They will use this time to fine tune their plans for delivering instruction remotely until at least April 20th. Teachers will be reaching out to parents and students soon with information about how instruction will be provided.

Attached to this e-mail you will find a letter written jointly by the 16 CVES Superintendents that will give you additional information, as well as an idea of how difficult this decision was. We realize the tremendous burden that this situation will place on parents, students, community members, and local businesses. We will do all we can to assist you during these difficult times.

Here are a few key points to keep in mind:

1. Students should not report to school tomorrow through at least April 19th.

2. All school events, including the school play and spring sports will be suspended at least until April 19th.

3. Remote instruction will begin on March 16 and will continue through at least April 19th. Students are responsible, with the help of their parents, to keep up with their school work to the best of their abilities. Students are not on vacation.

4. The school building is not closed. If students need to pick up something from their lockers or if they need to pick up medicine from the nurse's office, they should call the main office in advance (518-532-7164) to set up a time when they can come to school.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding Please look for additional updates in the near future.

Regards,

Stephen Gratto

Superintendent
Schroon Lake Central School
1125 U.S. Route 9 - PO Box 338
Schroon Lake, New York 12870

Phone - 518-532-7164
Fax - 518-532-0284

Social Distancing at Gore Mountain

Call it Social distancing or density control — that’s what’s happening at Gore Mountain this weekend. Every second table was off limits at the base and mid mountain lodge ,and the 8-passenger high speed gondola sat idle and is closed for the season to help prevent the spread of the Covid 19 virus. There was plenty of room to roam Saturday. Rain Friday washed a lot of snow away and many trials were closed.