WNBZ Community Calendar

New York State Police, Troop “B”, along with theAdirondackMedicalCenter, Tupper Lake Police Department and the Franklin County Traffic Safety Board will be hosting a child safety seat clinic at theMunicipalPark,TupperLakeon Saturday (August 11th, 2012) from 10:00AM to 2:00PM.  Adults who are responsible for providing transportation for children of all ages are encouraged to attend.   Technicians will be on hand to inspect seats, assist with installations, provide information and answer questions regarding child seat safety.  For more information contact T/Sergeant Brian Goetz at (518)897-2023 or email brian.goetz@troopers.ny.gov

“A.F. Tait: Artist of the Adirondacks” at the Adirondack Museum

Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. - Join Adirondack Museum Senior Art Historian/Director Emerita Caroline Welsh on Monday, August 13 for “A.F. Tait: Artist of the Adirondacks.” The program is part of the Monday Evening Lecture series.

Few painters are so closely associated with images of the Adirondacks as Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819-1905). Tait’s pictures of wildlife, sportsmen, landscape, and rural community life resonated with nineteenth-century Americans seeking respite from the fast pace of urban living. Tait’s iconic paintings were reproduced as prints and marketed to a mass audience, and helped to create and perpetuate an image of the Adirondack wilderness as a sportsman’s paradise, a place to find camaraderie among men and test one’s mettle against the forces of nature. His images defined what is “Adirondack” about the Adirondacks in the public imagination and introduced a new dimension to American landscape and wildlife painting by portraying the interactions between wildlife and sportsmen.

The presentation will be held in the Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The lecture will be offered at no charge to museum members; the fee for non-members is $5.00. For additional information, please visit www.adirondackmuseum.org or call (518) 352-7311.

The exhibition: “The Adirondack World of A.F. Tait” is currently on display at the Adirondack Museum. The museum is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 14, 2012.

Caroline Mastin Welsh is an art historian and Director Emerita of the Adirondack Museum. She is a graduate of the Kent School and Wellesley College and was awarded a fellowship in museum studies at the Smithsonian Institution and a fellowship in museum leadership at the Getty Leadership Institute. Her work in the museum profession includes positions at the Smithsonian Institution and the Albany Institute of History and Art in addition to the Adirondack Museum, where she served as both Curator and Director. She is a consultant on museum and exhibit development, and a national peer reviewer for the American Association of Museums. She serves or has served on regional committees and arts organizations in Pennsylvania and New York State as a trustee and advisor including the Friends of the William Penn Museum, the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum, the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, the Society for the Preservation of American Modernists, The Exhibition Alliance, the Hale Center for the Study of the Champlain Valley, and the Hamilton College Committee for the Visual Arts.

The Adirondack Museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums, offers 65,000 square feet of exciting exhibitions housed in twenty-two modern and historic buildings. Visitors can explore how people have lived, worked, traveled, and played in the Adirondacks from the 19^th century up to today. The museum is supported in part by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. For additional information, visit www.adirondackmuseum.org or call (518) 352-7311.

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Purple Loosestrife Management Workshops To Be Held

 KEENE VALLEY, NY  The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and Cornell Cooperative Extension are hosting a new workshop series focusing on managing purple loosestrife using biological control. Biological control involves raising and releasing beetles that feed on leaves, roots or flowers of purple loosestrife plants. Workshop participants will learn how to identify purple loosestrife, map infestations and determine whether biological control is an appropriate method of treatment for their infestation. Experts will also review the process and permitting for releasing beetles as well as the monitoring protocols used to assess the effectiveness of beetle predation on purple loosestrife plants. Landowners, gardeners, landscapers, community groups and resource managers are encouraged to attend.

 Sessions will be held on Tuesday, August 14^th at the Ticonderoga Town Hall from 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. and Monday, August 20^th at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake from 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Sessions are free. Please RSVP to Sarah Walsh at 518-576-2082 x 120 or sarah_walsh@tnc.org.

 Purple loosestrife is an aggressive wetland and shoreline invader that crowds out native plants and degrades habitat for wildlife and waterfowl. Managing large infestations of purple loosestrife can be difficult, but scientific monitoring and assessment of biological controls shows that it is an effective technique for reducing populations. Organizers of local control projects in Lake Placid and Schroon Lake also report great success in reducing loosestrife infestations using biological control.  “By attending this session, community members will learn the tools to assess their infestation, effectively release biological control on their lands and measure its success over time and protect wetlands for years to come,” said Sarah Walsh, APIPP’s summer educator.

 The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program is a partnership program whose mission is to protect the Adirondack region from the negative impacts of non-native invasive species. Find out more information about APIPP online at www.adkinvasives.com.

Historic Saranac Lake Films – On Tuesday, August 14, at 7 p.m., James J. Griebsch will present “Historic Motion Pictures of Saranac Lake’s Past” at the theater in the Paul Smith’s VIC. An award-winning, independent film and video director, Jim has digitized and edited 16 mm and 8mm spools of film from the 1920s through the 1960s which have been archived in the Adirondack Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library. The presentation is free and open to the public. A gift donation to support further restoration and preservation of the Kollecker film collection at the library would be appreciated. Call the library at 891-4190 or The VIC at 327-6241 for more information.

Children’s Acting Workshop – A Children’s Acting Workshop for second to fifth graders will be offered on Wednesday, August 15, and Wednesday, August 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Cantwell Community Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library,109 Main Street. Join the fun at the free workshop with games, costumes, props, skits and more! Call Autumn Buerkett at 327-3567 for more information.

Purple Loosestrife Management Workshops To Be Held

 KEENE VALLEY, NY  The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) and Cornell Cooperative Extension are hosting a new workshop series focusing on managing purple loosestrife using biological control. Biological control involves raising and releasing beetles that feed on leaves, roots or flowers of purple loosestrife plants. Workshop participants will learn how to identify purple loosestrife, map infestations and determine whether biological control is an appropriate method of treatment for their infestation. Experts will also review the process and permitting for releasing beetles as well as the monitoring protocols used to assess the effectiveness of beetle predation on purple loosestrife plants. Landowners, gardeners, landscapers, community groups and resource managers are encouraged to attend.

 Sessions will be held on Tuesday, August 14^th at the Ticonderoga Town Hall from 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. and Monday, August 20^th at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake from 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Sessions are free. Please RSVP to Sarah Walsh at 518-576-2082 x 120 or sarah_walsh@tnc.org.

 Purple loosestrife is an aggressive wetland and shoreline invader that crowds out native plants and degrades habitat for wildlife and waterfowl. Managing large infestations of purple loosestrife can be difficult, but scientific monitoring and assessment of biological controls shows that it is an effective technique for reducing populations. Organizers of local control projects in Lake Placid and Schroon Lake also report great success in reducing loosestrife infestations using biological control.  “By attending this session, community members will learn the tools to assess their infestation, effectively release biological control on their lands and measure its success over time and protect wetlands for years to come,” said Sarah Walsh, APIPP’s summer educator.

 The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program is a partnership program whose mission is to protect the Adirondack region from the negative impacts of non-native invasive species. Find out more information about APIPP online at www.adkinvasives.com.

Fidelis holds Health Insurance open house at CVPH

 Plattsburgh, NY (August 3, 2012) – On Monday, August 20 and Tuesday, August 21, from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M., Fidelis Care will provide a free Health Insurance Open House at CVPH Medical Center in the front lobby.

 To provide community members of the Champlain Valley with low-cost or free coverage, Fidelis Care has become partners with CVPH Medical Center.  Fidelis representatives will be available at the open house to provide information, answer questions and to discuss options for your health-care.   

 Fidelis Care offers New York State’s Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, and Medicaid Managed Care programs.  Children under the age of 19 will be eligible for Child Health Plus, which may be free or $9 a month per child.  Adults between the ages of 19 and 64 are eligible for the low-cost health coverage through Family Health Plus.  Eligibility is based on the size of the household and gross monthly income.  Regular checkups, preventive care, hospital and emergency care, eye exams and dental are all covered under Fidelis Care.  In order to apply for enrollment, please provide identification of age, income and address.  

 CVPH is a regional medical center dedicated to providing the Champlain Valley with quality healthcare and services.

Children’s Acting Workshop – A Children’s Acting Workshop for second to fifth graders will be offered on Wednesday, August 15, and Wednesday, August 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Cantwell Community Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library,109 Main Street. Join the fun at the free workshop with games, costumes, props, skits and more! Call Autumn Buerkett at 327-3567 for more information.

WILMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT “LINKS, CHAINS AND THE MALLORY GRANT” —August 24

The Wilmington Historical Society will present the program “Links, Chains and the Mallory Grant” with Essex County Clerk Joseph Provoncha as the speaker, to be held on Friday, August 24th at 7 pm at the Wilmington Community Center. The program on the history of surveying and property ownership in Essex County includes a display of actual “links and chains” used in land measurements and other historical objects related to surveying. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by the Country Bear Bakery in Wilmington. For further information, contact Karen Peters at (518) 524-1023 or Merri Peck at (518) 946- 7627

WILMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT “LINKS, CHAINS AND THE MALLORY GRANT” —August 24

WILMINGTON – The Wilmington Historical Society will present the program “Links, Chains and the Mallory Grant” with Essex County Clerk Joseph Provoncha as the speaker, to be held on Friday, August 24th at 7 pm at the Wilmington Community Center. The program on the history of surveying and property ownership in Essex County includes a display of actual “links and chains” used in land measurements and other historical objects related to surveying. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshmentswill be provided by the Country Bear Bakery in Wilmington. For further information, contact Karen Peters at (518) 524-1023 or Merri Peck at (518) 946- 7627. 

Annual Christmas Retreat – Guggenheim Lodge

Guggenheim Lodge will hold it’s annual Christmas Retreat August 24th through the 26th. A Mass of Healing will be at 3pm Saturday, with Fr. Anthony Gramlich officiating – All are welcome.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is presenting a special program, “PUMA: Coming to a Backyard Near You”.  Join Bill Betty, a mountain lion lecturer from Rhode Island, as he gives a ninety-minute PowerPoint presentation that covers all aspects of cougar behavior. Sport hunting, reproduction, pets, predation, and habituation will all be covered in detail.  He will also discuss the various theories that explain how cougars are reoccupying the Northeast.  Bill is a very knowledgeable and fascinating speaker who has witnessed more than a dozen sightings of cougars in New England.

 This special ADK presentation will be held on Saturday, August 25 at 8 p.m. at ADK’s  High Peaks Information Center, located at Heart Lake in Lake Placid. This presentation is free and open to the public.

 ADK’s Saturday Evening Lecture Series offers presentations on natural history, backcountry recreation, Adirondack history, art and music.

 The Adirondack Mountain Club, founded in 1922, is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting the New York State Forest Preserve and other wild lands and waters through conservation and advocacy, environmental education, responsible recreation and stewardship.

 For more information about our programs, directions or questions about membership, contact ADK North Country office in Lake Placid at (518) 523-3441 or visit our website at www.adk.org.

REGISTER FOR TUMBLING CLASSES AT THE ARTS CENTER Fall 2012

Registration begins August 27 at 9:30am

 The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will be hosting tumbling classes beginning September 20^th for 6 weeks in the Annex studio at the Arts Center. Registration begins on Monday, August 27 at 9:30am.

 During the weekly sessions, youngsters two years to twelve years of age will be introduced to tumbling and basic gymnastic skills. The goal of the program is to develop strength, flexibility and coordination while simultaneously building self-confidence. The classes will be instructed by Donna Walsh, Mary Heaverly and Debbie Neill. Classes will be held on Thursdays for six weeks: September 20, 27 & October 4, 11, 18, 25.

Classes will be offered in the following groups: Tots A ages 2 to 3 ½ (must be accompanied by an adult) will meet from 1-1:45pm with a course fee of $50. (please note: Tots B will be filled first, Tots A will only run if Tots B is full). Tots B for ages 2 to 3 ½ will meet from 1:45-2:30pm with a course fee of $50. Kinder Gym is for children 3 ½ to 5 years of age from 2:45-3:45pm with a course fee of $60. Wiggle and Roll is geared for children 5 to 8 years of age and will meet from 4-5pm with a course fee of $60. Flips is presented for ages 8 to 12 years from 5 -6pm with a course fee of $60.

For additional information contact instructors Donna Walsh at 891-5909 or Mary Heverly at 891-2973. To register contact the Lake Placid Center for the Arts at 523-2512.

Historic Saranac Lake and the Trudeau Institute
present “The continuing TB global epidemic” with Dr. Ian Orme

Saranac Lake, NY — Historic Saranac Lake and the Trudeau Institute invite the public to a lecture on “The continuing TB global epidemic,” presented by Dr. Ian Orme on August 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the John Black Room of the Saranac Laboratory Museum.

Dr Ian Orme

Dr. Orme is Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology at Colorado State University and one of just twelve CSU faculty members to currently hold the title of University Distinguished Professor. An internationally known tuberculosis researcher, with more than 300 publications on the topic, Dr. Orme became involved in the field while training as a postdoctoral fellow at the Trudeau Institute from 1981 to 1986.

Tuberculosis has long shaped Saranac Lake’s identity, beginning with the pioneering medical and scientific work of Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau and continuing today in the Trudeau Institute laboratory of Dr. Andrea Cooper.

Although the advent of effective antibiotic treatments in the 1950s spelled the end of the “TB era” in Saranac Lake, the disease is far from eradicated. Tuberculosis remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of several million people each year, mostly in developing countries.

According to the Stop TB Partnership, nine million people become ill with tuberculosis and more than 1.5 million people die from the disease every year. TB causes the equivalent in lives lost of 15 jetliner crashes in single day.

The Saranac Laboratory Museum is located at 89 Church Street in Saranac Lake. Dr. Orme’s talk is free of charge and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Built in 1894, the Saranac Laboratory was the first lab built in the U.S. for the research of tuberculosis. Historic Saranac Lake painstakingly restored the building and opened it as a museum in 2009 with exhibits on scientific research and patient care. Founded in 1980, Historic Saranac Lake is a not-for-profit architectural preservation organization that captures and presents local history from their center at the Saranac Laboratory Museum.

The Trudeau Institute is a nonprofit biomedical research center founded in 1884 by Dr. E.L. Trudeau. The Institute’s fundamental research on immunity fosters the development of vaccines, treatments and cures for many life-threatening diseases, including cancer, tuberculosis and influenza.

Disaster Recovery Continues One Year After Irene

The Long Term Disaster Recovery Group (LTRG) continues to help meet the unmet needs of disaster victims inClinton, Essex andFranklinCounties. Several Non-Profit Organizations and Governmental Agencies from throughout the region have been working together to build a coordinated network in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.

The purpose of the group is to coordinate long term disaster recovery through mobilization of resources and case management. Currently, the LTRG is focusing on recovery efforts associated with Tropical Storm Irene, but the group plans to address a broad range of recovery issues from past and future disasters.

The LTRG elected John Bernardi from theUnited Wayof the Adirondack Region as Chair, Jamie Grubb ofHesedHopeMinistriesas Vice Chair and Penny Daniels of the Housing Assistance Program as Secretary. Currently, the LTRG is comprised of over twenty organizations, both non-profit and governmental, from throughout the region.

On August 28, 2012, The LTRG will be holding an event called, One Year After: Resources and Recovery. Several agencies and resources will be available to help residents with unmet needs at theJayCommunity Centerin Ausable Forks from 10am to 2pm. A news conference will be conducted at 1pm.

The event is being held in conjunction with Randy Douglas, Town ofJay Supervisorand Bill Ferebee, Town ofKeene Supervisor, along with other public and private officials.

Organizations interested in getting involved and individuals needing assistance with unmet needs can contact theUnited Wayof the Adirondack Region or call 2-1-1 for information and referral.

 LAKE PLACIDMIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL LOCKER DAY

 On Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Lake Placid Middle/High School will host the eighth annual Locker Day.

Students are invited to come to the Middle/High School building between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to pick up their locker assignments, locker combinations and class schedules in the foyer.  Students entering Grade 6, those new to the district and students needing replacement ID’s will have an opportunity to have their photographs taken.  Students and their parents will also be able to make deposits to individual cafeteria accounts on Wednesday as well.

The Guidance Department will distribute 2012/13 student schedules and the Main Office will have locker information available.

The Locker Day Team of upper classmen will assist students with the locker basics and general concerns, and the custodial staff will be on hand to assist students with their individual locker issues.

Parents, we welcome you to attend Locker Day with your child.  There will be an opportunity to meet our new administrative team, Mr. Gregory Camelo, Interim High School Principal and Mr. Rick Retrosi, Interim Middle School Principal, as well as greet Ms. Constance Whalen, our summer Guidance Counselor at an informal reception from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Library Media Center.   We look forward to seeing as many students as possible at Locker Day. 

Lake PlacidMiddleHigh School’s FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

 The first day of school for students will be Thursday, September 6, 2012.

The Watertown Mobile Vet Center, as part of the Department of Veteran’s Affairs will be in Riverside Park on August 29th from 10am until 5pm to meet with Veterans and provide readjustment counseling services to local area combat veterans and their families.

    On Wednesday, August 29th from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Occupational Therapists from Adirondack Medical Center will present Managing Arthritis & Joint Protection at Saranac Village at Will Rogers.  This program is free and open to the public.  Refreshments will be served.  For more information, please call Jenn Grisi at (518) 891-7117.

The Saranac Lake Central School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Wednesday August 29th, at 5:30. No public business will be addressed – the board workshop will focus on goals for 2012-2013