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LAKE PLACID — The New York State Department of Transportation recently advised motorists that construction on a project to make slope repairs this month along Route 73 in the vicinity of Cascade Lakes between Lake Placid and Keene, Essex County, has been postponed. Work was to occur between Lower Cascade Lake to near Bobsled Run Road, and was to include one full weekend closure of Route 73. The work has been postponed after the discovery of a fiber-optic cable line in an unexpected location. The work has not yet been rescheduled. Since the work requires lane closures for 21 consecutive days, work is not expected to begin before Memorial Day to avoid impacting that holiday weekend. For up-to-date travel information, call 511 or visit 511NY.org.

Craft beer night to benefi t Lit Vols LAKE PLACID — Tap into a night of craft beer on May 18, at the beautiful Heaven Hill Farm in Lake Placid. The fun begins at 3 p.m. with live music from Colleen Blanchard and a lot of great raffle items. We will also highlight some of our students’ masterpieces. Tickets are $30 per person, $15 for designated drivers and must be 21 to enter. Proceeds will support Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin Counties’ Adult Literacy Programs. For more information and tickets, call 5463008.

Father-son author team Gary and Justin VanRipers with illustrator Carrol VanRiper will launch the 13th book in their Adirondack Kids bookseries at a celebration at the Adirondack Carousel on May 25. Photo by Katherine Clark

‘Adk. Kids’ to release book on carousel By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com

SARANAC LAKE — The black fly on the Adirondack Carousel has gone missing in the newest book in the “Adirondack Kids” series. The who-done-it book, “The Carousel Case, the Bicycle Race & The Blackfly Bad Guy,” will be released at a joint one-year anniversary party of the Carousel’s opening on May 25. The father-son authors of the series, Justin and Gary VanRiper, will be signing copies of their 13th book at the Carousel, 2 Depot St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In honor of the Carousel’s one-year anniversary, the Carousel will be open for free to riders from 10 a.m. to noon. The VanRipers — of Camden, just west of Boonville — said they knew about 10 years ago they wanted to write about the

Carousel. “We kept up with the progress of the project, and when we heard it would finally be opening we were ready to start writing,” Gary said. “Our mission and the Carousel’s mission are similar. We aim to fuse art, entertainment and education with our stories like they encourage education of the animals in the Adirondacks.” Gary said one of the first Carousel creatures that was shown to the public was Bug-Eye the black fly that was carved by Walt Reuss and Rich Kraft and painted by Meg Bernstein. “After 13 books about the Adirondacks, how could you not write a book about a black fly?” Gary said. “There is a sort of romance to a carousel in general with fun flashes of color, kids and family and especially a carousel with animals indigenous to the Adirondacks. It just sort of screamed ‘write a book about this to us.’”

In their previous books, the VanRipers have based many of their stories in the Fulton Chain of Lakes area (Old Forge, Inlet, etc.). The black fly also gave them a connection to Saranac Lake and to the Black Fly Challenge, an annual 40-mile mountain bike race between Indian Lake and Inlet.

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Gary said the book series began more than 13 years ago as a way to engage Justin in reading and writing. “We started off not even considering it would be a book let alone a series. We just started writing about our adventures our camp on the Fulton Lakes,” Gary said. Later Gary was asked to read at a Parents as Reading Partners event at Justin’s school, and they both decided to read CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Center for the Arts invites you to experience a superb mix of events for both adults and children. While the stage is sizzling with outstanding music, theatre and dance performances as well as an array of new Live in HD programs, patrons will stay cool in the air-conditioned center. Enjoy two performances of the comedy “Defending the Caveman,” on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13 at 8 p.m. The show holds the record as the longest running solo play in Broadway history. Caveman is also now a worldwide rocksolid tour de force that has won the hearts of millions and it’s sure to win yours. A hilariously insightful play about the ways men and women relate, Caveman has both sexes roaring with laughter and recognition. Grab your blankets and settle under the stars for an evening of Shakespeare in the Adirondack Park! Adirondack Lakes Summer Theater Festival returns with Macbeth. This one-night-only free performance is on Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Rainsite is LPCA theatre. Six performers play all the roles, blending inventive physicality, evocative design and original text to create this mesmerizing and chilling tale of greed and ambition. Set in a 20th-century militaristic society, this accessible adaptation will appeal to audiences new to Macbeth as well as those already acquainted with this renowned tragedy. Missoula Children’s Theatre and over 50 area youngsters will present Robinson Crusoe on Saturday, July 20 at noon and 3 p.m. Loosely based on the classic story. The entire population of a desert island,

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