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Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn spoke with Valerie Abraham-Rogers, chair of the Lake Placid Community Day Planning Committee, about this year's event, which will be held June 2 at the North Elba Showgrounds. She reflected on last year's event, the first one, and what people should expect this year. All people who live, work or volunteer in Lake Placid are invited to Lake Placid Community Day.

Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn spoke with Northwood School Assistant Headmaster Tom Broderick about the Northwood School on Main project. Before construction began in early April, Broderick gave a tour of the what the new "maker space" will look like when complete this fall. It will be an innovation hub.

Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn spoke with Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp participant Stanley Rumbough, of Greenwich, Connecticut, at the Olympic Center's Herb Brooks Arena. This was his fifth year at the camp.

Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn spoke with Miracle on Ice Fantasy Camp participants Jim and Michael Flanagan, a father and son from Long Island, about hockey and this unique fantasy camp experience at the Olympic Center's Herb Brooks Arena.

Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn spoke with USA Luge CEO Jim Leahy just before the team temporarily moved from its Church Street headquarters to the Mirror Lake beach house in early April. The HQ is being modernized as a state-of-the-art start ramp is being constructed. The U.S. luge team is expected to move back in early November.

Lake Placid News Staff Writer Griffin Kelly spoke with Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service EMT Missy Furnia just before a village board meeting, when she told the trustees and mayor that she may have to move because of the high cost of living. She spoke mainly about saving lives.

Lake Placid News Staff Writer Griffin Kelly stopped by Black Rooster Maple in Keene in March just before the maple syrup season began and interviewed co-owner Kirk Bassarab about his operation.

Lake Placid News Staff Writer Griffin Kelly stopped by the Lake Placid High School in early 2019 to report on the new open mic night for the newspaper's Eye on Education series. He spoke with art teacher Alan Robinson and students Anders Stanton and John Brownell.

Lake Placid News Staff Writer Griffin Kelly interviewed Adam Hainer, owner/operator of the Juniper Hill Farm in Wadhams about growing vegetables year-round.

Lake Placid News Editor Andy Flynn stopped by the Lake Placid Lions Club toboggan races on Feb. 16 and spoke with club President Jim Hadjis and some of the families participating in the event.