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ve are ay to aid be I, \We got to than >unced J last trough ;e the violate its ac- <educe there ations >ecific > build Village moves to protect interest in hydro site ByEDSTRANSENBACK Staff Writer Lake Placid Bureau LAKE PLACID - The Lake Placid Village Board, in|^ attempt to halt a hydroelectric permit award to an outside company, resolved Monday evening to file its own hydroelectric license exemp- tion. Last month, the village was notified that Fred T. Samuel, on behalf of Trenton Falls Hydro Elec- tric Co., had filed a preliminary per- mit application to develop the village's lower dam on the Chubb River. The application, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Com- mission (FERC) on July 29, was ac- cepted by the federal agency on Nov. 15. The village has until Jan. 13 to comment on the application. Village Mayor Robert Peacock said last month that the village would seek to keep control of the area known as the \power pond\ hydroelectric site. The board noted that its interest in the site continues. To protect that interest for future development, either by the village or through the assistance of private investors or developers, the village will prepare a notice of intent to file. That notice will be filed with FERC, thereby allowing the village to compete with Trenton Falls' preliminary permit application. The board instructed Village At- torney Ronald Briggs, who is preparing the filing, to report back „to Peacock if \after additional review and analysis,\ he \deter- mines the village of Lake Placid may not qualify for a small hydroelectric license exemption from the FERC.\ In addition, the village approved the retaining of Peter C. Kissel of the law firm 0'Conner and Hannan in Washington, D.C. Kissel would advise, consult and assist the village in protect its \interests in the hydroelectric site.\ In other action, the village board: • Scheduled a public hearing for the release of the rights of Lake Placid Boulevard, now known as Victor Herbert Road. • Changed its scheduled Jan. 2 meeting to Jan. 9. • Approved the appointment of Jerry Egan as village fire code in- spector. Egan, who has yet to ex- cept the job, would be hired to en- force the village's fire codes. Egan, not fully qualifiad for the position, will receive additional training. • Approved the hiring of Dennis Cappiello as Mirror Lake winter patrol constable. • Rescheduled a legislative hear- ing for 7 p.m. Jan. 12 to discuss the village-village worker union con- tract. Ponds to fc>e treated with lime By CECILY BAILEY ex^ain^thaXtfi!^^^ I^TherfcJ^Jtepfirii^c^ Staff Writer Saranac Lake Bureau SARANAC LAKE - Two Franklin County ponds will be treated with lime this winter in an attempt to reduce the acidity of the water. The liming project, which will use about 26 tons of lime, is being paid for by the Franklin County Federa- tion (representing sports clubs and organizations). Students from Paul Smith's College will help distribute about 650 bags of lime by snowmobile. The ponds to be limed are the 19- acre Echo Pond near Fish Creek Campsites and 10-acre Sunrise Pond, which is north of Echo Pond near Follensby Pond. The federation volunteered to carry out the nearly $1,000 project under the supervision of the Depart- raent of Environmental Conserv- tion. DEC Aquatic Biologist David Smith will manage the liming. He will be issued for snowmobiles to travel over state Wild Forest land in order to spread the lime atop the frozen ponds. \We have found this is an effec- tive way to handle liming. It will just dissolve when the ice melts,\ he said, adding that regular agricultural limestone is used. Smith said DEC began proposing the volunteer method of liming to county sports federations because the state does not have enough money. \Our money for liming was not forthcoming in recent years. We wouldn't know when we would have the money. These two ponds are on our list of ponds for liming,\ he said. \This improves the fishing and certainly is something that is need- ed,\ he said. «* But the federations that volunteer for the projects are askecf to make a commitment to continue maintenance of the water. the water to see if the pH is dropping again. If so, the federation will be called upon to reiime. Once this is started, we like to continue maintenace. They know they will be called upon,\ he said. According to Smith, the ponds will be changed from mid 4s on the pH scale to mid 6s — from very acid to less acid. He said that determining how long the treatment will last is difficult because every pond is unique. Some ponds maintain for three years, some for only one year and some may hold for six years. Smith said the two ponds are the first to be limed in Franklin County. He said the severe problems with acid rain effecting ponds and lakes is occurring in Herkimer and Hamilton counties, - with only sporadic trouble spots in the Franklin County area. \But it Is\a\ problem we have to recognize,\ he said. Holiday contest winners listed LAKE PLACID - The homes of the Gene Wood family, the Oren F. Preston family and the home of Mae Campbell were selected top award : winners in the residential division of : the fourth-annual Lake Placid holi- I day decorating contest. I The Woods were named first- : place winners in contest, sponsored by the Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce and Garden Club .of I Lake Placid. I The Preston home placed second, - followed by the Mae Campbell home. - In commercial division competi- : tion, The Village Emporium garnered first-place honors from a -- six-member panel judging Main ~ Street windows. A five-member : elementary school panel selected : Meyer's Drug window display as its Z' top pick. Adirondack Awards earned top honors in the business exteriors division while The Charcoal Pit won first place in the restaurant divi- sion. Z Mirror Lake Inn was selected as I- winner of the hotel class while the 3 Edge of the Lake Motel won first place in the motel class. The Woods, utilizing a mountain ~ forest background, outlined their 1 home with multi-colored lights. The ?' effect, aided by a dusting of snow, - suggests a gingerbread-style house. : The home, not visible from the road, is accessible from Old Military Road (the first driveway after the railroad tracks, traveling south from River Street Extension). A circular drive provides easy exit. Second residential class honors went to the Preston home at 41 Greenwood. The use of a triangular illuminated tree, and individual let- tering of NOEL, provides a Merry Christmas greeting. Seven stockings, hung beneath a window, give the feeling that the en- tire family was involved with this holiday project. Mae Campbell of 24 Hillcrest used a different lighting effect to produce her holiday award winner. Using tiny white lights for highlighting, the entry way of the house is decorated with fresh boughs and natural greenery. The decorations can be viewed either by day or night. The Village Emporium features two animated displays. On one side of the window display a rotund San- ta, next to an equally fat Christmas tree, is seen pulling gifts from his bag. The other window has Mr. and Mrs. Santa gleefully moving up and down on a seesaw amid a display of red and green children's outfits, toys and gifts. Meyer's Drug catches one's eye with its profusion of cross-hatched silver tinsel. Over a dozen scenic Christmas balls, hung with gold tinsel in graduating lengths, fill the other window, which features Hum- mel figures and dolls. Joan's Collectibles, in the Alpine Mall earned second place in win- dow displays while the Lake Placid Gallery of 5 Main Street placed third in judging. Adirondack Awards' award- winning business exterior used jewel-like illumination from three trees and a wreath, along with white swags and bells in their windows, to gain a Christmas appeal. The Corner Grocery Store place second while the Bank of Lake Placid on Main Street finished third in exterior judging. The Charcoal Pit, whose exterior decorations welcome all visitors entering Lake Placid from the West, presents a day and night award- winning display. The restaurant's sign is surround- ed by balsam, pine and red bows while white lighting outlines the roof area and its front hedge. The middle of the hedges are decorated with multi-colored lights that match a small tree on the left of the building's entry way. Mirror Lake Inn, winner in the hotel division, unified its vast main building and guest cottages with greenery and lights. White lights, outside the dining area, are repeated in the interior to create a reflective effect. A large wreath, with red bulbs, hangs above the main entrance. The Edge of the Lake Motel used strings Of miniature white lights to line its entire top balcony, its first floor and outdoor staircase. Yellow lanterns hang between guest rooms and bright, red window boxes, filled with greens, complete the holiday effect. Engraved plaques will be presented to the contest winners during the Dec. 28 coronation of the King and Queen of Winter Ice Show at the Olympic Center. A Christmas time setting Lukas Plank, left, and Peggy Plank are clowned in robes depicting Bethlehem era when Jesus was born. The two were among the United Methodist Church Sara-Placid Edition members who presented the Bethlehem Christmas story at Erdmann Hall this weekend. (PR staff photo by Ed Stransenback) Press-Republican ^rannnrlni.B,,rm,, «Mnin\Sl •• SorQnOC loke Phone 89>-200t Soronoc lake Buceou 75AAa'n\5'. ^ m Soronoc loke Phone 89>-2001 -Wire-Wood Bureau Mom St loke Wood Phone S23-1SS9 Wednesday, December 21,1983 15 Scatter shots This is a greeting card column to my readers. Like other holiday cards, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in whatever ways will bring you the most satisfaction andhajJpiHfess. My Christmas gift and New Year's resolution to you my readers is that I will do my darnest during the coming year to write the best columns I have yet produced. May they be what is needed at the right time. May they be entertain- ing as well as informative. And may they pass on significant insights pertaining to the outdoors and en- vironment that will help to instill a sense of sincere appreciation and care for the land on which we live. May they in some way inspire others to take advantage of the uni- que opportunities available in this awesomely beautiful state for out- door recreation and adventures, big and small. Unlike most holiday card writers, time is not meant as a mere annual communication. You'll be hearing from me each week. You'll be cur- rent on how I am thinking on certain topics. But let's not have it so lopsided. Let me hear from some of the receivers of this greeting card. Why do so many remain silent throughout the year, even among ByEDREID Correspondent the closest friends? Are greeting cards too impersonal? Are they meant to be? Well then, here's a personal touch. Let me remind you that this is your column as well as it is mine. Maybe it is more correct to* say it is more yours than mine. Without you there would be no col- umn. It is not there just to fill space. It is written for you to reach and res- pond to in whatever way you are in- clined in a fair and honest manner. So, let me hear from you during the coming year. This is not to imply that I am looking for compliments or feathers to stick in my hat. Jeers are welcomed as well as cheers. Both have a way of telling a writer where he is with his readers, or at least some of them, and current issues. He wants to know if he is get- ting his ideas over properly and if his readers understand what he is saying. Such affirmations help crystallize our thoughts. So let's keep in touch. If you have information you think I ought to write about, send it along for me to evaluate for a column. Let me hear some of your own ideas. Whether a column comes of it or not in a direct way, it serves to supply me with information about what my readers think are important, and this is important to me. We in- fluence each others thinking in many ways. We are, in a sense, think parasites. We build upon the thoughts of others as well as our own. Maybe there is no such thing as a truly original thought, 100 per- cent. One thing a columnist does not want is isolation from his readers. Let's be in touch. If you think I am out of touch with the real issue of certain topics, let me know, as a willing listener. This includes matters of disagree- ment as well as agreement. Though both are manifestations of concern, disagreement often requires more effort and explanation. For exam- ple, one cannot blankly disagree. Your case for disagreement must be presented in order to receive they open respect of those with whom you are in disagreement. Alter- natives must be given. A stand is not a stand until you state your reasons. On the other hand, avoid agreement simply because it requires lss effort tafollow the main stream.' I sincerely thank those readers who have written to me throughout the year and look forward to hear- ing from many more of you in 1984. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you lovers of God's great outdoors in whaterver way you show your love. Here's my address: Edwin A. Reid. 155 Broadway, Saranac Lake. N.Y., 129U or South Shore Road, Wanakena.N.Y., 13695. It's rush, rush as people prepare for holiday By CECILY BAILEY Staff Writer Saranac Lake Bureau SARANAC LAKE - Every year it's the same thing: people rushing to finish all the holiday chores. How do we do it? Most of us show the signs a little at a time as we become increasingly ragged from Thanksgiving to Dec. 24 (sometimes even the 25th). The lists of things to do seem, and often are. endless. There are meals to make, gifts to buy and wrap, stockings to stuff, people to see and merry* making parties to join. Not to mention the long- distance telephone calls, cross-country mailings. kids wound tighter than tangled tinsel and, of course, that stomach-knotting- moment when each of us becomes convinced that at least one paycheck was lost somewhere somewhere Except for the rare, organued, weLMwdgeted. meticulous person who treats Christmas like an assignment from the board of directors and prac- tices deep breathing every II minutes, most people are ID a son of iiptafcearted fremie You can spot the orgaaixed. deep-fcreathers: they are the peopie who can actually find their lists. It is aH so terrible, but we lore it. So it is not surprising to fad several community peopie with at least erne common reaction when ask- ed about holiday preparations Each was asked how ready they were and how they deal with the \Christmas Crazies.\ The first sound from each was hearty, if not slightly maniacal laughter Take the case of Georgia Jones (director of development at Trudeau Institute- Jones. <>f course, laughed, for a long time. Then she said. \Oh we're canceling Christmas this year and scheduling it for April.\ On a more serious note she said that she's really \behind the eightbaii.\ but will do all she can to sort of flow into the holiday. following generations of family tradition' her tree will wait until Christmas Eve for trimrr.mg and presents will not even get a poke until after breakfast on The Big Day. *Tm semHCaugbt-ttp But the out-of Owners w,.- jvst have to wait until after Christmas. Jones said As for Chamber of Commerce Executive Director SoeDyer, the story is hysteria a;; ce way bu: she 5 enjoying every m inute When asked. \Are you ready\ Dyer respor.ce: (after the routine laugh, which lasted aiout minutes m her case) ' No Oh yes >: r.e Oh rr. y no. not reaiiy Oh I'm going to ha-.e :c *:a*« -- v4-v late.\ For Dyer, the ntzx few days *... .-•-.*.* tre persevering pressure of coo*:e arc sreac :>at.-.£ - after a fall day of chamber directing \I am abaotaely never ready i\; be up sntc the wee boors of the morning and I have *±.s :-sar.e overwhelming desire to rob a baai Oh f^cylr.a: money.\ Dyer said m desperation as sr-.e wondered how much she might get on the holiday market for an antique table that she had sworn never to part with. Ah...but the holiday spirit prevails. Nothing is go- ing to get Dyer down. \I love it. I love buying presents I love my tree and my son is coming home from college. I may be making the cookies on Christmas Day, but they're better when they are warm anyway.\ Sometimes, worting full-time can have its ad- vantages as the holiday pressure is pushing its limits. Such is the case for Paul Smith's College in- structor Kirt Petersea. \I let my wife do the shopp- ing. She loves it I think she starts in February ' When the going gets tough, Peterson thinks about his two children. \The little ones make it all wor- thwhile.\ « For Peterson, the major obstacle is finding that \just-right\ gift for his wife Diane \I'm st:.l struggling with that. I...I., guess that is .ast minute.\\ I m right m with that group, the last-minute peo p.e Saranac Lake Village C>erk Marilyn Clement sa?d I have to be the worid s worst Every year I swear :t wii! be different, and every year it's the same Right now* 3 1 m trying to finish up the aboard meeting! minutes so I can take i cou^ie days of! and forget she concluded. The viuage's~p&MlC\ *orts department has one more case of tiny, vhtot tflfct* to string FaT>tic~ works super, Steve Natoii. has spent weeks overseeing the installation of \sparkle\ in the village. \A lot of people would be surprixed if they knew how much time it took. But, we're ready now. M he said. % Putting extra hands to work is the answer for Patty Gilmett at Harrietstown Town Hall. Follow- ing the opening laughs when she was ashed about preparations. Gilmett said, \Oh my word. . I don't know if i can pot it into words...ready? Wen, I have to plan or else I'd never get anything done. Of course. I get help from my three teemage daughters.\ Even Father John Yookovig (St Bernard's Church) laughed at the thought or the coming days. He's thinking about community service projects. church decorations masses and individuals who need help or a friendly ear. Also, there are staff and school celebrations and family visits But for Father John (as he is known to fnends and parishioners*, this is a happy time and he wants the joy shared by everyone I don't think erne is ever ready for Christmas. It is a moving use It's overwhelming. But maybe this ail says something, maybe it's a message that we are never really ready for all the surprises xa life Christmas sums that up Thanks Father John, We needed that Mercy caratmasT~~
