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aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com North Country School ninth-graders Cocona, left, and Arden use a towel to dry off a white ewe — one of two twin lambs, a male and a female, born around 6:30 p.m. Thursday Feb. 18. The birth marked the beginning of the school’s lambing season. (Provided photo) North Country School ninth-grader Edie keeps warm in her sleeping bag during an overnight Lamb Watch in the barn. (Provided photo) North Country School Barn Manager Erica Burns, left, talks with pe...

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acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Nicole Hilton-Patterson, director of Adirondack Diversity Institute, accepts an award from the environmental advocacy group Adirondack Wild in Saranac Lake. (News photo — Aaron Cerbone) SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Wild awarded Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director Nicole Hylton-Patterson the 2020 Wild Stewardship Award on Nov. 27. “We’re just getting started,” she said, saying she has a lot planned for 2021. David Gibson, managing partner ...

Bascue wins USA Bobsled national team selection races December 15, 2020 GMT LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic veteran Codie Bascue will be the pilot of USA-1 when USA Bobsled rejoins the World Cup circuit for the second half of the season next month. Bascue earned that designation Monday night when the team announced the men’s national roster for the season after the end of a series of selection races. Geoff Gadbois was picked as the driver of USA-2. Bascue won three of the four races in the...

Codie Bascue wins 3 of 4 USA Bobsled national team selection races, will pilot USA-1 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Olympic veteran Codie Bascue will be the pilot of USA-1 when USA Bobsled rejoins the World Cup circuit for the second half of the season next month. Bascue earned that designation Monday night when the team announced the mens national roster for the season after the end of a series of selection races. Geoff Gadbois was picked as the driver of USA-2. Bascue won three of the four races in the...

Arndt, Farquharson grab spots on USA Luge World Cup roster December 11, 2020 GMT LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Brittney Arndt and Ashley Farquharson grabbed the last two available spots on USA Luge’s World Cup roster on Friday, rounding out the 10-person team that is going to Europe with plans of competing in the final six races of the season starting in January. Arndt and Farquharson clinched their spots after a two-day series of trial races at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The rest of the roster: Emi...

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com U.S. para bobsledder James Klingensmith pushes his monobob during a run at the Mount Van Hoevenberg combined track in Lake Placid last winter. (Photo provided) U.S. para bobsledder Guillermo “Will” Castillo heads down the combined track at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid last winter during an international competition. (Photo provided) Para bobsled athletes take a track walk in February 2020 during a World Cup para bobsled event in Lake Placid.(Prov...

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com An athlete waits for his monobob to get released at the start of the Mount Van Hoevenberg track in Lake Placid during the 2019 Para Bobsled World Championships. (News photo — Lou Reuter) An athlete waits for his monobob to get released at the start of the Mount Van Hoevenberg track in Lake Placid during the 2019 Para Bobsled World Championships. (News photo — Lou Reuter) LAKE PLACID — Officials from USA Bobsled and Skeleton’s Para National Team are keeping...