News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
This past week I received the Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company’s newsletter and fund drive letter which I share here. It contains a few dates that you might want to mark on your calendar.
Please remember to support the Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Department. They do much in in the interest of public safety. While you may be away, they guard Huletts Landing every day.
“I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one, that has frightened and inspired us, so that we live in a Pearl White serial of continuing thought and wonder. Humans are caught – in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too – in a net of good and evil. I think this is the only story we have and that it occurs on all levels of feeling and intelligence. Virtue and vice were warp and woof of our first consciousness, and they will be the fabric of our last, and this despite any changes we may impose on field and river and mountain, on economy and manners. there is no other story. A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of life, will have left only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well – or ill?”
– John Steinbeck, East of Eden
I’m pleased to announce that on August 16th, the Mountain Grove Memorial Church will host a concert by two world acclaimed artists; Findlay Cockrell and Lincoln Mayorga.
This event will be a fundraiser for a new piano for the church. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased from Bruce or Sue Young, Arnie Galbraith and/or Wayne Smith. Tickets will be limited and are sure to sell out fast so be sure to get yours soon.
We are fortunate to have a an event of this magnitude during the summer of 2014.
Lincoln Mayorga
For many years, Lincoln enjoyed one of the busiest studio careers in Hollywood. He was the staff pianist for Walt Disney Studios and contributed to the soundtracks of such motion pictures as Chinatown, Pete’s Dragon, The Competition, The Rose, and Ragtime. As pianist, arranger, and conductor, Lincoln made many recordings with such artists as Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand. Vikki Carr, Mel Torme, Phil Ochs, Andy Williams, Frank Zappa. and Quincy Jones.
Findlay Cockrell
Findlay Cockrell, is a retired professor of music at SUNY Albany, a teacher, pianist and mentor. Findlay attended Harvard and the Juilliard School (BS, MS), and has taught at Albany for almost 50 years. Those in the Capital District have enjoyed his recitals (especially the Noon Concert series), chamber music, and performances with the Albany Symphony and other local orchestras. Findlay was also the first performing artist to play at the EGG (The Empire State theater of performing arts in Albany). He was also guest soloist with the San Francisco Symphony under Arthur Fiedler, and a highlight of his career were guest solo performances in Tula, Russia and in Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow with the noted Ossipov Russian Instrumental Orchestra.
A native of California, and a part time resident of the Napa Valley, Findlay has his own amphitheater there for local concerts. This September and November he will be giving two concerts at the request of Earlham College in Indiana for the opening of their new arts center.
Many thanks to Carol Putnam for planning this event and notifying me.
Margot Kapusinski, pictured here in the the SNY studio, was selected as one of ten finalists in the New York Mets Kidcaster contest.
My niece, Margot Kapusinski, (daughter of Frank and Doreen) recently got a chance to audition at the SNY studio in New York City as one of ten finalists in the New York Mets Kidcaster contest. This contest, open to children ages 7 to 12, invites the winner to join the Mets broadcasting team of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling in announcing a half inning of a Mets game on-air from the SNY booth.
Ten finalists were selected to read their essays in front of a panel of judges in the SNY studio.
Margot’s essay was selected as one of the ten finalists and she not only read her essay but also “called” some plays in front of the judges. She told me she had a “delightful” day with her parents (as she missed a day of school) to travel into the city.
The winner will be announced on the Mets broadcast, Thursday May 29th.
“The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.”
-Thomas Campbell
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in our community, and on this day we pray for all mothers, living and deceased, those close by and those far away.
Gratitude for my Mother
Dear Lord, today I turn to you to give you thanks for my mother. With your own gift of life, she bore me in her womb and gave me life. She tenderly, patiently cared for me and taught me to walk and talk. She read to me and made me laugh. No one delighted in my successes more; no one could comfort me better in my failures. I am so grateful for how she mothered me and mentored me, and even disciplined me.
Please bless her, Lord, and comfort her. Help her loving heart to continue to love and give of herself to others. Strengthen her when she is down and give her hope when she is discouraged.
Most of all, Lord, on this Mother’s Day, give my mother the graces she most needs and desires today.
Amen
Hi, I just happened across your page and enjoyed reading it. I visited Hulett’s Landing 10-15 years ago on vacation and will never forget the place. Not sure if I am related in any way to the Hulett’s that founded the area, but it’s possible. My Dad was born in South Dakota but his grandfather was one of 12-15 children, so who knows?
Dave Hulett
More outlet stores are coming to the area off Exit 20 on the Northway.
I got this picture as I exited the Northway at Exit 20 heading north.
I pulled over for gas and pointed my camera across the road. As you can see, the outlets at Exit 20 will have some more stores this summer.
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“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”
Yogi Berra
Easter Morning
circa 1818
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
Museum Kunstpalast
Düsseldorf
I wish everyone peace and joy this Easter and throughout the year!
Lamentation of Christ (circa 1490-1495)
Sandro Botticelli,
Museo Poldi Pezzoli of Milan.
The sunset in Key Largo.
While another low temperature record was set today in Huletts for March 7th, I received the above picture and following message from Dave Richards who is in sunny Key Largo, Florida.
Hi George,
Saw your Huletts weather bulletin on the minus 7 new record for March 4 … all the pioneers at the Lake have our sincere sympathies. The temps here in Key Largo have been in the 80’s … sending you a recent sunset picture to warm your spirits…remember,…”Spring ” is just around the corner! So keep the faith and, even more importantly, keep warm!
Dave – thanks for the picture. It was a cool 0 degrees in Huletts this morning!
The Lake George Association’s Executive Director, Walt Lender, reads to second graders at St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga.
Today, March 3, 2014, is the NEA’s Read Across America Day, which celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday and the joys of reading, More than 45 million readers, both young and old, are expected to pick up a book and read today.
LGA’s Executive Director Walt Lender put aside his director’s hat for a bit this morning to don the ultimate reading hat, the red and white striped stovepipe made famous by the Cat in the Hat. To help celebrate the sixteenth annual celebration of reading and Dr. Seuss’s 110th birthday Lender began the day by reading to the second graders at St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga. The class was well prepared and excited for his arrival – with their ‘Cat in the Hat’ hats all on.
Lender read a book about watersheds titled ‘Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean’ that teaches children about how water shapes the earth and why it is important to keep our water clean. After he was done reading, they had a lively discussion about Lake George and how special it is. The timing was great too, as the class will be starting to learn about the water cycle in coming weeks. “I’m just glad to have had the chance to read to the kids this morning. Their energy and excitement and interest in learning are a big part of why we do what we do at the LGA. We want to protect the Lake for them – so they can enjoy it years from now,” said Lender.
Participants walk to Dome Island during the “Walk on Water,” sponsored by the Lake George Land Conservancy and the Dome Island Committee.
Thanks to an old-fashioned winter with plenty of snow and ice, the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) was able to hold its annual Walk on Water on February 15, 2014. Donning snowshoes and skis, eighty-eight people participated in the coveted trek out to Dome Island.
Scheduled each February as a collaborative effort between the Lake George Land Conservancy and the Dome Island Committee, the Walk on Water is a unique opportunity for the public to visit Dome Island.
The island, which is preserved and off-limits to the public, was donated by John S. Apperson Jr. (1878-1963) in 1956 to The Nature Conservancy with a $20,000 endowment for its continued preservation. Today Dome Island remains one of the few islands on which no structures have been erected, and because of its unique “un-touched” quality is used for research.
Apperson was an avid sportsman and a life-long and tireless conservation activist whose efforts throughout the Adirondacks, especially on Lake George, successfully preserved much of what we love today about the region.
Participants standing offshore near Dome Island.
Walk on Water participants were able to climb onto Dome Island to see a plaque dedicated to Apperson in recognition of his donation and work to preserve Lake George.
Three separate groups were taken out to the island, each led by a member of the Dome Island Committee, a group of local residents who oversee the Apperson endowment. The leaders provided an historical background and experienced guidance over the mile-long trek.
Afterward, Katie Bruening, a participant in the noon excursion, said, “Thank you for a wonderful experience! On Saturday my sister, her 15 year old son, my 11 year old son Carson and I enjoyed snowshoeing out to Dome Is and exploring the Is. Our leaders for the 12:00 excursion were knowledgeable and helpful. When we were on our way home Carson said, “Mom, that was a great day”. Having opportunities like this and the Hike-a-thon (which we did in July) help us all appreciate Lake George on a deeper level. Your hard work for these events and all that you do to help protect the Lake George region is greatly appreciated.”
Dependent on the lake’s ice conditions, the Walk on Water is not guaranteed; because of past warmer than usual winters, this was the first Walk on Water since 2011. Despite its uncertainty, however, each year the event attracts dozens of people hoping to take part.
To see more pictures from the day, go to the Picasa Photo Album
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