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February 1, 2020

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‘Myths and Legends’ at Saranac Lake Winter Carnival

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SARANAC LAKE | It’s entirely possible myths and legends, new and ancient, could arrive with Saranac Lake Winter Carnival this weekend. Maybe unicorns or winter faeries from the forests: a griffi n or minotaur, or Zeus or p Aphrodite? Merlin? Maybe Champ will make an appearance, too? The theme heralds the 2020 edition :dition nh r'l l 1n .n. of the oldest running Winter Carnival in ththe nation, established at Saranac Lake with roots dating to a fancy dress winter party in 1897 that expanded to the Pontiac Club Carnival in 1898. The rest, as it goes, is the stuff of legend. “Myths and Legends” was one of several theme ideas gathered from community last spring, the suggestion of Petrova Elementary School second-grader Julia Walkow. “I think that this year’s theme is going to inspire a lot of people to dress in costume of their favorite myth or legend, since I think most people have one or many,” Carnival spokeswoman Colleen O’Neill told the Sun.

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Design rendering shows how a restored IGA in Willsboro would redefine its place in the center of Willsboro.

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By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER

WILLSBORO | The guild working to build a Center for the Arts + Innovation here are putting their efforts on wheels. The organization, Makers Guild Inc, formally received non-profit status in 2019 and won two grants, one Essex County Decentralization Grant and another from the Glen and Carol Pearsall Adirondack foundation for $1,400. The monies will be used to host a Meet the Makers Series, according to Kathryn Reinhardt, member of the board of directors. Funding will also be used to create a mobile

makers’ space, a shop on wheels that can bring equipment, supplies, tables, chairs and other gear to events, open markets and schools, inspiring community to join the Makeboro team. “We hope it will pull other makers from the community, “ Reinhardt said. “We want to give everyone a platform to share their work.”

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The guild purchased the vacant IGA building, once a grocery store in Willsboro, in 2016 with the long-term goal of refurbishing and restoring the space as a public work space, like a community center with tools. See MAKEBORO » pg. 4

See SL WINTER CARNIVAL » pg. 2

Erin Pratt Schroeder to star in Nat. Geo. Wild program Six-part series ‘Heartland Docs, DVM,’ Saturdays By Keith Lobdell SPORTS EDITOR

W E S T P O R T/H A R T I N G T O N , NEB. | A veterinarian who has ties to Westport and her husba nd made t heir telev ision debut Jan. 25 on the National G e o g r ap h i c W i l d ( N a t G e o Wild) Channel. National Geographic/Glass Entertainment Group

See PRATT » pg. 3

Photo by Katie Kearney

Rangers rescue injured man from Macomb Slide

ROOST honors North Country senator From Staff Reports SUN COMMUNIT Y NEWS

Conditions at remote location were icy From Staff Reports SUN COMMUNIT Y NEWS

NORTH HUDSON | Forest rangers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently rescued an injured 67-yearold New Jersey man from the Dix Mountain Wilderness. According to DEC reports, the Towaco, New Jersey, hiker fell while climbing a slide at Macomb Mountain and broke his shoulder. The call came into dispatch at 3:21 a.m. on Jan. 14. “The caller stated that his hiking partner had broken his shoulder after a short distance fall on the Macomb Slide in the Dix range,” DEC said. The caller had to leave his fellow hiker alone to walk out for help.

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NYSDEC Forest Ranger Scott van Laer shared a photo via Twitter of a recent winter hiking rescue as teams of rangers helped a New Jersey man safely out of Dix Mountain Wilderness. Photo Twitter/Forest Ranger Scott van Laer

See RESCUE » pg. 4

SARANAC LAKE | There will be many tributes to Republican Sen. Betty Little in 2020 as she completes her 18th and final year in the state senate. That’s the price of having helped so many people. Last Thursday, a packed ballroom at the Hotel Saranac turned out to thank Little and wish her a happy retirement. “When I was a supervisor, when I was important, I had my own parking space,” said former North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi, as he surveyed the packed house. “Today I had to park at Ray Brook and take an Uber.” Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun quipped that Little was able to succeed where he has failed: “You’ve brought my whole village board out together,” he said. See LITTLE » pg. 2

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Dr. Erin Schroeder lies with the baby deer in the clinic.

Sen. Betty Little thanks a gathering of elected officials and residents for their support at a reception sponsored by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, as ROOST CEO Jim McKenna looks on.


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