A fawn tries to hide among leaves and underbrush.
(Enterprise file photo â Mike Lynch) ALBANY New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on Friday reminded New Yorkers to resist the urge to touch or pick up newborn fawns and other young wildlife. Human contact with wildlife can carry unintended consequences detrimental to the animals people intend to help, according to the DEC. “At this time of year, New Yorkers may encounter young or newborn wild animals in their yards and mistakenly think they need help to survive,” Commissioner Seggos said. “While a baby rabbit or a recently fledged bird might appear abandoned, a parent is likely nearby, trying to remain out of view. Please do not touch a wild baby animal; instead, enjoy encounters with wildlife from a distance. Remember if you care, leave it there.”
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Exhibits from the Lake Placid Arts Alliance went up in the windows of the former home of Pure Placid on Main Street in August 2020, celebrating the arts, culture and history of the village, which is mostly known for its sports heritage.
(News photo Andy Flynn)
LAKE PLACID A representative of the Lake Placid Arts Alliance outlined the group’s proposal for a local public art master plan on Monday, May 3, which calls for the creation of an inventory of existing public art pieces, suggests the creation of a maintenance plan for those pieces moving forward and the creation of an art fund.
the Enterprise staff Forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to two search-and-rescue missions in the Adirondacks in the past week, both at the southern ends of the park.
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– On April 30 at 10:57 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook dispatch received a call from Herkimer County 911 requesting forest ranger assistance in locating a 66-year-old man from Erieville, in Central New York. The man’s vehicle was located by family and New York State Police earlier in the day at his camp, but the man was nowhere to be found. Forest rangers along New York State Police using a drone, State Police K-9, the Town of Webb Police Department and Herkimer County agencies searched the area during the night with negative results.
eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID A representative of the Lake Placid Arts Alliance outlined the group’s proposal for a local public art master plan on Monday, which calls for the creation of an inventory of existing public art pieces, suggests the creation of a maintenance plan for those pieces moving forward and the creation of an art fund. The plan, presented by LPAA Chairperson Lori Fitzgerald to the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees, comes as officials consider relocating two sculptures created for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games. The Olympic Center on Main Street, which is operated by the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, is currently being renovated and two sculptures on the property, James Buchman’s “Vans for Ruth” and Carl Nesjar’s “Sonja Henie Ice Fountain,” are expected to be relocated elsewhere. It’s unclear who owns the sculptures now, or who would own and maintain them once they’re moved, Fitzgerald told the board
May 4, 2021
On Sunday, May 2, 2021, Gay Lefebvre, 82, loving wife and mother passed away in Southport, NC. She was born November 15, 1938, in Middletown, CT to Ruth and Carl Byloff. Gay graduated from East Hampton High School, East Hampton CT, where she met her beloved husband of 60 years, Richard H. Lefebvre and they raised two daughters in Johnstown, NY.
Gay was a gifted artist and teacher. With two young children at home, she returned to school and graduated with high honors from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY in 1976. With over 30 years as an educator, Gay spent most of her career as a secondary level art teacher and chair of the art department for the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District. She loved teaching and impacting the lives of young people. She was known for her listening ear, her fiery spirit and her straight talk with her students. She was a tenacious champion for those who needed her most. After retirement, Gay continued her career as a professional wild