WNBZ Community Calendar

Tuesday, November 20, 2012,  is Emergency Preparedness Day for Lake Placid Central School’s students.  It is also the last day of school before Thanksgiving Break.

All students in the middle/high school will be dismissed at 9:50 a.m. and the elementary school will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m.  This will give parents an opportunity to practice making arrangements for the care of their children during the normal school day in the event that there would be an emergency and the school would have to dismiss early.

School districts are required by New York State to hold Emergency Preparedness drills so that parents, staff and students can develop a contingency plan.

Draft Saranac Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan Released

Public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 20th

 SARANAC LAKE – The Village of Saranac Lake Healthy Infrastructure Advisory Board announced today the release of the Draft Saranac Lake Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Master Plan. It is available online for viewing at the Village Offices and online at www.saranaclakeny.gov.

The plan catalogs existing bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and existing trails. It also makes recommendations for improvements to existing infrastructure, new infrastructure improvements, and programs that help promote safe and enjoyable walking and biking. Community Development Director Jeremy Evans said, “The Saranac Lake community has tremendous trail assets and is, by its historic compact nature, very walkable. The purpose of this plan is to highlight our existing assets and make recommendations for connections that will link all of these assets together. We need to have a vision for seamless bicycle, pedestrian, and trail networks and start working to make it a reality.”

The Village will introduce the plan at a public information meeting on Tuesday, November 20^th from 6-8PM in the John Black Room at the Saranac Lake Laboratory, 89 Church Street in Saranac Lake. Representatives from different organizations involved in developing or maintaining trail networks in the community will also be on hand to highlight their work and provide brief updates on their efforts. The public is invited to attend to learn about the plan, ask questions, and provide comments. Feedback received will be incorporated in the final draft of the plan.

Comments and questions regarding the plan will be accepted until Friday November 30^th and should be directed to Jeremy Evans, Community Development Director at 891-4150 ext. 235 or comdev@saranaclakeny.gov.

Funding for the project was provided by a $40,000 New York State Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant. The Village hired Alta Planning and Design to work with the Advisory Board to develop the plan.

The Saranac Lake Boys Varsity program will be holding a Thanksgiving Pie Sale on Wednesday, November 21^st from 9:00am – Noon at Nice-N-Easy on Lake Flower Ave. and Hyde Mobil on Broadway.  Pies will be homemade by parents of soccer athletes and all proceeds will benefit the future purchase of bench shelters on Schroeter’s Field.

Village to Salute Red Storm Football Team

Mayor Clyde Rabideau will issue a mayoral proclamation saluting the Saranac Lake Central School Red Storm Football Team at its regular Monday night meeting in the Village Hall, which starts at 5:30 PM, for winning its third straight Class C title in Section 7.

Rabideau said, “Our local high school football players have consistently performed well each game, heavily outscoring their opponents and, for the third straight year, won the Class C crown in the section, but more importantly, they’ve exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and represented our community in a very positive light. They are tremendous ambassadors of the Capital of the Adirondacks.”

The Red Storm Football team competed an undefeated regular season in league play this fall and went on to win a third-straight Section VII-X Class C title. The team recently placed 15 of its members on the First Team of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference All Stars, with Seniors Matt Phelan named Offensive Player of the Year and Michael Burpoe named Defensive Player of the Year.

The Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service is again hosting a Christmas tree sale. This year the sale has moved to the Ambulance quarters on Mill Pond Drive due to construction on the Old Military Rd. location. The trees are again coming from a local farm in Northern New York, which means they have a very small carbon footprint. They are beautiful fresh cut fir trees, and are completely recyclable. They are modestly priced, and their sale will help to support the volunteer ambulance service. The sale is staffed on Thursday and Friday afternoons and all day on Saturday and Sunday, however at other times, customers may be assisted by the ambulance staff on duty, assuming they are not on a medical response. Thank you.

Sale begins at 9am and runs until 2pm at St Agnes School in Lake Placid.. For more information call 523-3771

St Luke’s Ladies Guild will be holding their annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday December 1st from 10am until 3pm in St Luke’s Parish Hall on Main Street in Saranac Lake..

The annual sale features handknit gifts, handcrafted wooden toys, baked goods, handmade items jewelry, and Botiwue items.  Plus a raffle and homemade soup for lunch..

The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks, an old fashioned Town Yuletide Christmas will include the highlight of the day, the tree lighting ceremony at 6:00pm, Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at the Town of Black Brook Town Clock.
Many hands help to make Christmas in the Forks glorious each year. This year, we want to thank Matt and Shannon Stanley of Santa’s Workshop of Wilmington NY for helping to spread the Christmas Cheer. We are so thrilled that Santa’s friends from the North Pole will join our Holiday Party this year! The Au Sable Forks downtown merchants, the Au Sable Forks Fire Department, the Au Sable Forks Free Library, Plattsburgh’s Media Central, Placid Productions, the Clock Project Committee, the Towns of Jay and Black Brook employees, the Au Sable Forks Revitalization and Beautification Committees, the Hollywood Theatre, Clinton and Essex County Sherriff’s Departments and especially the Tree Lighting
Committee Chaired by Helen Wirt-Kennedy have all collaborated as sponsors to make December 1st a magical night for children of all ages.
The Au Sable Forks Clock Park Christmas Tree will be donated this year by Robbie & Renee Baer from Jay, NY. The Bair’s tree allows them to be an extra special part of this year’s celebration!

The 8th Annual Christmas in the Forks Timeline for December 1st is as follows:
2:30-3:00pm “Story Hour with Mrs. Claus (for the young at heart)” The Au Sable Forks Free Library
3:00pm “Christmas in Song/Open House” St. James Episcopal Church (Musicians from area
Churches are invited to come and share their musical talents in celebration of the Holy Season)
4:00pm Free Holiday Movie, Popcorn & Candy Canes for Children @ Hollywood
Theatre (sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Fire Department)
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Town of Black Brook Clock Park, Au Sable Forks, NY:
Featuring visitors from Santa’s Workshop in the North Pole New York, the Grinch, Cindy Lou
Who, Snoopy, our lady Frosty Forks, Santa and Mrs. Claus and two very “Special Guests” will
help light our tree this year. Performances by the Adirondack Mountain Singers will entertain the
crowd, while characters visit the crowd.
6:00pm Tree Lighting @ Town of Black Brook Clock Park, Au Sable Forks, NY:
7pm Free Holiday Movie, Popcorn & Candy Canes for Children (Sponsored by the Au Sable
Forks Fire Department)
7pm Visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus & Friends at the Town of Jay Community Center
(Sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Revitalization & Beautification Committees)
Sunday 8-11am Au Sable Forks Fire Department: Breakfast with Santa @ the Au Sable Fire House
The Annual Tree Lighting Event is led by Christmas Tree Committee Chair Helen Wirt-Kennedy and has drawn in crowds of approximately 400 people each year! Over the last eight years, the hours of this celebration has grown into an all day event for families and children of all ages. Special thanks this year to Jamie Atkins for providing transportation to Santa and Mrs. Claus to Au Sable Forks, NY.

Town of Jay Supervisor, Randall Douglas (who is M.C. of this event) said, “For me, this is one event I don’t want to miss. The annual tree lighting is more than just a celebration, it reminds us that we must all work together to do great things! To our parishes, to our businesses, and to residents young and old, may the spirit of Christmas be with you all year long.”

AAoTV meets for their regular Mambership Meeting at the Holiday Inn Resort in Lake George December 2nd and 3rd with a special Sunday Evening tribute to Assemblywoman Theresa Sayward for her tireless committment and dedication to the Adirondacks. Monda’y s agenda includes an interactive workshop with the DEC, a Northern Forest presentation, Asian Clam and Invasive Species workshop and more..

Registration forms are available at www.aatvny.org or for more information call 518-661-7622

Village Set to Welcome New Biotech Company

 Saranac Lake will officially welcome its newest corporate citizen and biotech company, Active Motif, at 6 pm, December 4^th, with a reception and ribbon-cutting event which will be held at its 21 Main Street location.

This new Active Motif site is in the former “water building” and is leased from the village after having undergone extensive renovations over the last 6 months.

Active Motif follows nearby biotech, Myriad/RBM, which opened last June, into Saranac Lake’s new “Biotech-Cluster,” which is also comprised of nearby Trudeau Institute and Bionique.

Mayor Clyde Rabideau commented, “This emerging industry offers good-paying, sustainable jobs to our Adirondack region as well as a large and positive presence in our downtown.”

The Village of Saranac Lake was recognized earlier this year by the New York Conference of Mayors for developing its biotech-cluster and garnered the first place Local government Achievement Award for Economic Development.

Rabideau said, “We’re now poised to go after other biotechs and bring them into our Saranac Lake community in the years to come.”

The public is invited and encouraged to attend the welcoming event—at no charge—by making reservations with the village Community Development office, at 891-4150.

The cost for the reception is entirely underwritten by Bernier and Carr, the renovation project engineering company, Integrated Rigging and Contracting, the project’s general contractor and Murray Electric, the project’s electrical contractor.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts invites everyone to usher in the holidays and celebrate the season of giving at the 26^th Annual Joy to the Children Benefit.  This gala event co-chaired by Erin Perkins and Sharon Wood will be held at the Mirror Lake Inn on Thursday, December 6 from 6-9pm.  Tickets are specially priced at $100 per person if reserved and paid for by December 3. After December 3, patron tickets can be reserved for $130 per person.  Call the LPCA at 523-2512 for reservations or more information. This year, tickets can also be purchased online at www.LakePlacidArts.org/Joy and previews of auction items can be viewed on the Lake Placid Center for the Arts facebook event page.

Lisa and Ed Weibrecht and the staff of The Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa will host this special event for the 26^th consecutive year.  As in past years, their gracious donation of the Inn makes this long-standing holiday tradition one of the outstanding events of the season. The Inn, decorated for the holidays and overflowing with goodies, will delight guests as they revel in the evening’s festivities while raising money for children’s arts programming.

** 2012 marks a special event – Joy to the Children began as a small party to raise much-needed funds for children’s arts programs. Started by Lisa Weibrecht & Nadine Duhaime, this now annual tradition has touched thousands of lives. Join the LPCA as they thank LPCA Executive Director, Nadine Duhaime, for her 26 years of commitment to the children of the Adirondacks and bid her a fond farewell and happy retirement.

Guests will enjoy festive finger foods, cocktails, and the chance to mingle with other holiday revelers.  Patrons will be able to purchase specialty goodie baskets and truly special gifts.  New this year, join Santa as he Goes Green with special re-purposed presents. The annual Gingerbread House Auction will delight interested bidders with a variety of specially crafted homes to select from. This year’s Benefit Raffle will be a 50/50 and tickets will continue to be sold throughout the evening. Included in the extensive list of silent auction items patrons will find fabulous trips, art work, fine jewelry, hand-painted furniture and clothing.   The children will be represented well with an assortment of books, stuffed animals, computer games and more.  The LPCA will be accepting donations for the silent auction through December 3.  Any individual or business interested in donating an item to the auction should contact the LPCA office.

This annual benefit raises funds to help support over 100 free children’s workshops and some 100 individual programs reaching over 35,000 individuals throughout our region.   Funds from the benefit help to support several programs including: The Weibrecht ~ For Schools Only Series, which allows schools to bring their students to top quality performances in theatre, music and dance for a minimal cost; The free Young and Fun Arts Series, offered throughout the summer season on Wednesday mornings featuring a wide variety of kids entertainment; The High Peaks Art Shows which highlight student artwork in a series of age specific exhibitions; Arts Career Day allowing perspective art students to visit with college representatives and have their portfolios reviewed; over 80 Free Afterschool Workshops offered in a variety of mediums at two different times throughout the year; Missoula Children’s Theatre and CAMP LPCA summer programs, and the popular LPCA Children’s Musical Theatre program offered every fall for our aspiring actors. Also included in this list is a host of school and community arts programs designed to expose, enrich and excite young people with the arts. Students and schools from a multi-county region are able to participate in an impressive number of activities. It is only through the annual Joy Gala, that the LPCA has been able to offer a unique arts-in-education outreach program for the region.

The LPCA invites everyone to join us for this holiday party.  If you are not on our benefit mailing list, and would like to receive an invitation, please contact the Arts Center at 518-523-2512 or email us at info@LakePlacidArts.org. You can also download information and an invitation directly from www.LakePlacidArts.org/Joy or the Lake Placid Center for the Arts Facebook Event page as well as preview the auction, find out how you can volunteer and more! Special auction updates will be available online for our email friends, join today for free by emailing or calling with your address! The 26^th Annual Joy to the Children Benefit at the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa, Thursday, December 8 from 6-9pm. Join the Lake Placid Center for the Arts as we celebrate the holidays, the children, and the exceptional arts programming we are able to offer, thanks to you.

A Holiday Tea and Ornament Sale will be held at St. Eustace Church on Saturday, Dec 8^th From 3:30-5:00 PM. This is part of the Holiday Stroll Celebration just before activities in the Bandshell at 5 PM.

Hot Drinks, Refreshments, Music, Warmth and Fellowship are offered.

A Christmas Sale of lovely old ornaments is planned.

A spaghetti dinner for Lucille Richardson is being held on December 8, 2012 from 5-7pm. Members of the First United Church located at 63 Church Street in Saranac Lake will be hosting the dinner to help Lucille who suffered a fall resulting in serious injuries earlier this year and continues to incur expenses not covered by insurance. A donation of $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under is requested. Speghetti with meat sauce or a veggie marinara sauce, salad, garlic bread, beverage and a choice of dessert will be offered. Call 891-3474 for more information.

The Adirondack Community Church will hold a FREE holiday dinner and silent auction to benefit youth traveling on a mission trip next summer, on December 9, 2012. For more information please visit the church’s website
(http://www.adkcomchurch.org/#/teens-young-adults/silent-auction) or contact Lee Kyler at (585) 281-2785.

All are invited to the second annual work-camp holiday dinner & silent auction. The 2011 Dinner and Silent Auction raised over $2500! Please come and support this awesome fundraiser!

Remember your bids are tax deductable!

When: Sunday, December 9, 2012 – 5PM-7PM
Where: Erdman Hall, Adirondack Community Church
Cost: FREE (Donations Accepted)

Silent Auction Items:
(TO BID, E-MAIL OR PHONE LEE KYLER)
lee.kyler4@gmail.com
(585) 281-2785

* ITEMS AND BIDS ARE ADDED DAILY *

Adirondack Outfitters, 1-Day Self Guided Paddle for Four with Equipment ($125 Value)
Starting Bid: $40 Current Bid: NONE

Applebee’s Restaurant Gift Certificate ($25 Value)
Starting Bid $15 Current Bid: NONE

Ashley’s Carpet Service, $100 Off Any Service ($100 Value)
Starting Bid: $25 Current Bid: NONE

The Bookstore Plus, Two Novels (“Horse Camp” & “Never Fall Down” ($34 Value)
Current Bid: $10

Breakfast Club Gift Certificate & 2-Person Goose Watch Winery Tasting ($46 Value)
Current Bid $15

Breakfast Club Gift Certificate & 2-Person Goose Watch Winery Tasting ($46 Value)
Current Bid: $20

Chair-6 Restaurant Gift Certificate & Two Swedish Hill Wine Tasting ($41 Value)
Current Bid: $20

Craig Wood Golf Course, 18-Hole With Cart for 2 (Two) ($100 Value)
Starting Bid: $50 Current Bid: NONE

Delta Blue Restaurant $25 Gift Certificate & Emma’s Creamery Cone Card ($35 Value)
Starting Bid: $15 Current Bid: NONE

Duncan’s Grill Lake Placid, Fish Fry Dinner for Two with Souvenir Glass & Two Palace Theatre Passes ($40Value)
Current Bid: $30

Duncan’s Grill Lake Placid German Dinner Platter for Two with Souvenir Glass ($36 Value)
Starting Bid: $18 Current Bid: NONE

The Fallen Arch, Gift Certificate ($25 Value)
Current Bid: $15

Fern Lake Vacation Rental, 3-Nights (Valid only Oct.-May) ($600 Value)
Current Bid: $150

Fitness Revolution 3-Month Membership ($200 Value)
Starting Bid: $50 Current Bid: NONE

High Peaks Cyclery, Ski or Bike Tune-Up ($45 Value)
Current Bid: $20

The Hungry Trout Gift Certificate ($100 Value)
Current Bid: $50

Lake Placid Center for the Arts $25 Gift Certificate, Postcard Book & $25 Price Chopper Gift Card ($65 Value)
Current Bid: $20

Lake Placid Center for the Arts $25 Gift Certificate, Postcard Book & 2-Person Goose Watch Winery Tasting ($56 Value)
Starting Bid: $20 Current Bid: NONE

Lake Placid Chocolatier Gift Package (Sea Salt, Almond Bark, Peppermint Bark, Truffles) ($55 Value)
Current Bid: $25

Lake Placid Christmas Company, Skiing Santa Figurine ($70 Value)
Starting Bid: $30 Current Bid: NONE

Lake Placid D.J. Services, 1-Hour Free ($150 Value)
Starting Bid: $50 Current Bid: NONE

Lake Placid Horseshow Package (Luggage Bag, Tickets, Fleece Vest) ($200 Value)
Starting Bid: $75 Current Bid: NONE

Lake Placid Olympic Museum Tour for Four ($40 Value)
Starting Bid: $10 Current Bid: NONE

Lake Placid Tobaggan Ride for 2 (Two) ($20 Value)
Starting Bid: $10 Current Bid: NONE

Lake Placid Winter Bobsled Experience Ride (2) Two ($160 Value)
Starting Bid: $65 Current Bid: NONE

ORDA Passports (2) Two ($70 Value)
Starting Bid: $30 Current Bid: NONE

Palace Theatre Passes (4) and Two Emma’s Creamery Cone Cards ($30 Value)
Current Bid: $30

Picnic Set (4-Person Setting) & 2-Person Swedish Hill Winery Tasting ($50 Value)
Starting Bid: $10 Current Bid: NONE

Placid Planet, Free Ski/Snowboard Tune-Up ($45 Value)
Current Bid: $20

Placid Solutions, Now (30-Min. Life Coaching & 30-Min. Massage) ($60 Value)
Starting Bid: $30 Current Bid: NONE

Placid Solutions, Now (30-Min. Life Coaching & 30-Min. Massage) ($60 Value)
Starting Bid: $30 Current Bid: NONE

Rite-Aid Lake Placid Gift Card ($25 Value)
Current Bid: $25

Whiteface Club & Resort, 18-Holes of Golf with Cart for Two ($200 Value)
Current Bid: $80

Whiteface Mountain Lift Tickets (2) Two ($118 Value)
Current Bid: $45

The Wild Center, 4-Adult Passes ($68 Value)
Current Bid: $25

Zumba with Kaysie, 1-Free Registration for 8-Week Kids Class ($40 Value)
Current Bid: $5

COMING SOON!
Blue Moon Cafe
Cuppa Joe
Lake Champlain Ferries
Jimmy’s 21 Restaurant
Bazzi’s Pizzeria
Starbucks
& MORE

CURRENT BIDDING TOTAL: $605 (19.07% OF DONATIONS)

* Special Thanks to Lake Placid Hannaford for donating Bread & Desserts for the Dinner *

The Lake Placid High School JV Girls Basketball Team, Kiwanis Builder’s Club and Key Club are sponsoring a benefit dinner to support Nick Kulina and his family on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. A 2009 graduate of LPM/HS, Nick is undergoing extensive treatment to combat an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Dinner will be served at the Lake Placid Middle/High School Cafeteria from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. The dinner will include baked ziti, salad, bread and desert for a suggested donation of $8. Take out will be available.
All proceeds will help to defray medical bills and related expenses.

You’re Invited Saranac Lake Area Chamber Holiday Mixer

Saranac Lake, New York- Dec 2012- Come one, come all, everyone is welcome to the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce annual Holiday Mixer. This year December 12, from 6-8p at the Adirondack Carousel, Saranac Lake.

$20 admission includes music, food, 2 drink coupons, carousel rides and more! 25% of admissions will be donated to a local children’s holiday fund. Additional drinks available with a cash bar.

This year we will host a wine pull and a silent auction. Join us also in welcoming our new Executive Director, Katy VanAnden.

A delicious sampling of foods prepared by Alegria Garden Cafe cannot be missed. Special Thank You to our event sponsors Cape Air, Gauthier’s Saranac Lake Inn, Community Bank and Adirondack Health/ AMC.

Please RSVP to info@saranaclake.com or call us 1-518-891-1990

The Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club will sponsor its Annual Christmas Pie Sale on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Blue Line Sports Shop on Main Street in Saranac Lake.

The sale stars at 9am and runs through 1pm. All pies and other baked goods are homemade by memeber of the club, which includes some of the finest bakers in town.

Event Chairperson, Bob Brown has been running the event for over 30 years and expects a great turnout. “We will have over 50 pies at the sale to include a variety of fruit and berry pies. I also expect some homemade breads, cakes and cookies.

Brown indicated that customers should come to the sale first hour or two in order to have the biggest selection. “Our baked goods make great gifts for holiday dinner parties and excellent deserts to grace your own table.”