2020 Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club Ice Fishing Derby Results

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Results from the 28th Annual Ice Fishing Derby Winners 2020, courtesy of Honeyann Hanchette.

Northern Pike:

1st - Nick Santiago 27.38 lbs

2nd - Stan Kaster 16.07 lbs

3rd - Darrel Clark 13.30 lbs

Lake Trout:

1st - Richard Graves 6.33 lbs

2nd - Darrel Clark 5.84 lbs

3rd - Dawson DeZalia 5.63 lbs

Salmon:

1st - Conner Cleveland 2.47 lbs

2nd - Paul Hansen 2.08 lbs

3rd - Colt Russell 1.99 lbs

Perch: Aaron Strom 1.75 lbs

Pickerel: Mike Graver 3.83 lbs

RAFFLE WINNERS:

  • Pack Basket: Ethan Trombley

  • Jet Sled: Stephan Sheffield

  • Portable Shanty: Emmer

  • Vexilar: Ethan Farris

  • 50/50: Stan Kosten

From HoneyAnn:

Thank you to everyone that came out and fished. Congratulations to our winners. Also a thank you to our volunteers for all their help over the weekend. Whether you fished or volunteered you all make the derby a huge success. We thank you again! See you all next year!

Green Party Forum In Schroon

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Photo:  Matt Funiciello

Photo:  Matt Funiciello

Green Party candidates running in this year’s election will conduct a meet and greet at Witherbee's Carriage House Sunday. Matt Funiciello, Steve Ruzbacki and Robin Barkenhagen will speak and take questions at the forum style event.

 From The Post-Star:

“Funiciello is a bread company owner from Hudson Falls, running in the 21st Congressional District against U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Willsboro, and Democratic candidate Mike Derrick, a retired Army colonel from Peru (Clinton County); Ruzbacki is a teacher from Minerva, running in the 45th state Senate District against Sen. Elizabeth Little, R-Queensbury; Barkenhagen is an art and glass gallery owner from Glens Falls, running in the 114th Assembly District against Assemblyman Dan Stec, R-Glens Falls".

The forum starts at 5 pm.

Schroon's Post Office To Get Busier?

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Schroon Lake’s Post Office might be getting a little busier, if a review of  the viability of the post office in North Hudson results in its closure.

On Tuesday, the US Postal Service issued a list of 3,653 post office they are reviewing for potential closure. On the list is the post office in North Hudson and three in the Johnsburg area. From The PostStar:

As in Johnsburg, the rural and isolated inhabitants of North Hudson would face a 10-mile drive to the nearest office in Schroon Lake if the local location is shuttered.

"I heard we might be on the short list," said Jean McKee, an administrative clerk for the town of North Hudson, who makes daily runs to the post office. "I think it's awful."

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