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Indian Lake, Blue Mtn. Lake Community Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 23: 9am, Osteobusters meet, Byron Park Bldg.; 7pm, Ice Hockey Program, Skating Rink—ages 7-14.
Friday, Feb. 24: 7pm, “A Dangerous Method,” IL Theater.
Saturday, Feb. 25: 9am, Snowshoe Softball Tournament ...
Junior troop is very busy
INDIAN LAKE—The Junior Girl Scout Troop here has just completed a successful pet food drive and plans are underway to deliver the items to an animal shelter in the area.
Valentines have been sent to Stratton Veterans Administration Medical ...
Loved by all cookie monsters
Girl Scouts in Indian Lake are budding entrepreneurs when it comes to selling Girl Scout cookies. Expect delivery sometime late this month or early March. All the girls in the various troops did a great job, but the top sellers in Indian Lake are (fr ...
Budding gardeners
Joan Braunius at NBT in Speculator helped Daisy Scout Troop 2224 do a community project last winter. The girls planted marigold seeds they were growing for the community garden. Here (from left) Robin Kruggel, Bentley Lane, Shannon Vogel, Jennalee Sm ...
Feeding the homeless
Junior Girl Scout Troop 3295 (RIGHT), Indian Lake, led by Liz Forsell, gather around a table holding just a portion of the dog and cat food they have gathered for an ASPCA animal shelter. Shown are (from left) Lauren Johnson, Sierra Sipperly, Shauna ...
Group meetings
Tops 911, Amsterdam
The Feb. 8 meeting of the TOPS 911 was called to order by the Leader Marion Wilder. The TOPS and KOPS pledges were lead by Marion and Linda. Secretary Linda Luciano read the minutes and Treasurer Linda Marshall did roll call.
The weight recorder, Sheila Pieniazek reported that 52 people had their weigh in -- 16 KOPS and 3 ...
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In brief
Arkell donates to Elwood museum
Ann Peconie, the executive director of the Walter Elwood Museum in Amsterdam, has announced the receipt of a grant of $500 awarded by the trustees of the Arkell Hall Foundation and Joseph A. Santangelo, president and CEO. This level of support will allow the Walter Elwood Museum to continue to clean, repair, restor ...
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Entertainment news in brief
Bieber's 2nd book set for Sept. release
NEW YORK (AP) -- He's only 17, but pop sensation Justin Bieber is back with his second book.
HarperCollins announced Tuesday that it will publish "Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started." The book is described as "the second official photographic book" from the multiplatinum-selling s ...
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Comcast to start new minority-owned cable channels
NEW YORK (AP) -- Comcast will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and NBA great Magic Johnson.
Two of the networks are majority black-owned while two are majority American-Hispanic-owned, with all of them programming in Engli ...
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Honor rolls
Fonda-Fultonville High School
FONDA -- The second quarter honor rolls have been released by Fonda-Fultonville High School.
Principal's High Honor List --
94.50 and up
Grade 12 -- Ashley Blanchard, Diana Bradley, Cassandra Culick, Dionna DeRosa, Albert Fiorenza, Elbert Heacock, Alexa Mancini, Jesse Mars, Ashley McDuffee, Chance Moore ...
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