ASE thanks all who helped make Forgefest happen

ForgeFest 2012 has come and gone. Held last Saturday, Aug. 11 the event was a success.

Four major bands with national followings, vendors, sponsors, fireworks and a lot of coordination, cooperation and commitment from a multitude of service providers is required to successfully stage such a large event.  

Adirondack Special Events (ASE) would like to acknowledge the following groups and organizations without whose support we couldn’t have put on the event.

Our thanks and appreciation are extended to the Town of Webb Board and Supervisor, the Highway Department as well as the DPW and the Parks Department, Information Center Staff, the Barnstormers Snowmobile Club members who worked the event, the Adirondack Express and the Hamilton County Express, the marketing firm Blue Line By Design and the radio station 92.7 The Drive, and, of course, all those who attended the concert. We couldn’t have done it without you.

ASE is an events planning business whose primary goal is to bring people to the Central Adirondack region by staging and promoting events year-round.  We look forward to organizing more event in the future and working with our partners.

Cordially,

Jim Connerty,

Jane Slack, Dennis Michael and Donna Pohl

Judy Hitchcock’s family thankful

On behalf of my family I would like to thank all of the wonderful people of this community for their support and contributions to us during our mother’s short illness and at her celebration of life.

Judy Hitchcock was such an amazing woman and we are all grateful that so many of you were able to attend the celebration and share with us stories and memories of her. There was nothing easy about the whole situation, but with all of the support we had from our mother’s friends, and closest friends that we now call family, it would have been that much harder to bear.

A special thanks to Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services and their amazing members for being there on a moment’s notice when we needed them. All of you will forever be in our hearts.

With sincere gratitude,

Dianna Ste-Marie

Thank you from the Friends of Old Forge Library

The Friends organization wishes to express its thanks to all those who supported this year’s Library BASH fundraiser. We had a great time sipping wine and punch and enjoying all of the great hors d’oeuvres donated to the event. Special thanks go out to those who donated items to the raffles, door prizes, and the beautiful floral centerpiece and gift certificate provided by Mountain Greenery. The list of winners is as follows:

The basket of children’s books donated by The Friends was won by John Briant.

A basket of Adirondack books from Old Forge Hardware was won by a  Courtney from Hamburg, N.Y. We don’t have a last name.

Sap bucket wastepaper basket, by Sharon Petrides was won by Linda Keener.

A gift certificate to Big Moose Inn was won by Heather Stafford.

A birch bark mirror by Maureen Van Slyke was won by Dick Olsen.

A handmade purse, by Sharon Petrides was won by Pat Benedetto.

The Adirondack Detective series of novels, by John Briant was won by Jan Brynilsen.

Painting “Adirondack Renewal,” by Karry Fuller-Comfort was won by Lourdes Smith.

Gift certificate to the Strand Theatre, with pop corn and drinks was won by the Lerners, of Fletcher Road.

A hand-woven scarf by MaryAnne Ransom was won by Darlene Endy.

Passes to the Enchanted Forest/Water Safari were won by Bill Palmer, of Whitesboro.

Greens fees and a golf cart rental, from the Thendara Golf Course were won by Theresa Standing of Inlet.

Two craft kits, from Patti’s Paper Crafts were won bySara Alves.

Victorian tree skirt by the Pointed Pine Quilters was won by Barbara Pulsifer.

A hand carved chickadee by Bob Zimmerman was won by Doug Criss.

An Irish hand-woven scarf from Cathy Trevett  was won by Aileen Townsend.

A handmade sweater by Maureen Van Slyke was won by Linda Weal.

A sculpture “Caroline ñ My cat loves dog stories”, by Joni Dyer was won by Carol Miske.

Door prize winners were:

The Floral Centerpiece from Mountain Greenery was won by Sallie Zimmerman. and gift certificate to Mountain Greenery was won by Carol Eichelberger.

Other winners were Nancy Dowd, Lourdes Smith, Joe Mc Veigh, Terry Dowd, Hazel Dellavia, Carol Hansen, Bill Ransom, Peggy Pearson, Barbara Pulsifer and Elizabeth Droz.

Bob Mudge won the bottle of wine for getting the closest guess to the number of corks in the Cork Jar contest. Dick Olsen was the winner of the most expensive wine contest, when his name was drawn from those who selected bottle number two. And last but certainly not least, the big winner of the day, Lourdes Smith, also won the basket of wine raffle.

If you were a winner and were not in attendance you may pick up your prize at the Old Forge Library from Tuesday, Aug. 21, during regular library hours.