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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>ORDA removes plaque honoring disgraced official Ortloff</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21504/20130225/orda-removes-plaque-honoring-disgraced-official-ortloff</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 25, 2013) Chris Ortloff&apos;s plaque has been removed from the Lake Placid Hall of Fame.Ortloff is a former state Assemblyman, reporter and state Parole Board member who was convicted of federal coercion and enticement charges in 2010 after he was arrested in a sting operation. Ortloff had arranged to meet who he thought were two underage girls at an Albany area hotel for a sexual tryst.Ortloff was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998 for his contribution to the 1980 Olympic Games, which were held in Lake Placid. Up until last week, a plaque and a tribute on ORDA&apos;s website could still be viewed by the public. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21504/20130225/orda-removes-plaque-honoring-disgraced-official-ortloff">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Chris Ortloff&apos;s plaque has been removed from the Lake Placid Hall of Fame.Ortloff is a former state Assemblyman, reporter and state Parole Board member who was convicted of federal coercion and enticement charges in 2010 after he was arrested in a sting operation. Ortloff had arranged to meet who he thought were two underage girls at an Albany area hotel for a sexual tryst.Ortloff was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998 for his contribution to the 1980 Olympic Games, which were held in Lake Placid. Up until last week, a plaque and a tribute on ORDA&apos;s website could still be viewed by the public. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21504/20130225/orda-removes-plaque-honoring-disgraced-official-ortloff">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, adirondacks, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], photolead, ORDA, olympics, crime, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Boy Scout leads Lake Placid Olympic tour</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20218/20120730/boy-scout-leads-lake-placid-olympic-tour</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 30, 2012) A 16-year-old from the Troy area helped bring a group of more than 60 people, including Armed Services veterans and their families, to Lake Placid last week to tour Olympic sites and dine at the local American Legion hall.Matt Murray, of Brunswick, is a junior at Tamarac High School and a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 537. The Lake Placid trip was part of his Eagle Scout project, which he hopes to complete soon. Chris Morris caught up with the group and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20218/20120730/boy-scout-leads-lake-placid-olympic-tour">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>At World Championships, US bobsled team races to prove it can recapture Olympic momentum</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19335/20120217/at-world-championships-us-bobsled-team-races-to-prove-it-can-recapture-olympic-momentum</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 17, 2012) The best bobsled and skeleton racers are competing in Lake Placid this week in the 2012 World Championships.  The competition will be a big test for the American bobsled team, which has struggled this year on the World Cup tour.  The US team is hoping to prove that its Olympic gold medal at the last Winter Olympis was no fluke and the program can sustain the funding and technical support needed to match the Europeans.Brian Mann was at the track this week and has this preview. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19335/20120217/at-world-championships-us-bobsled-team-races-to-prove-it-can-recapture-olympic-momentum">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The best bobsled and skeleton racers are competing in Lake Placid this week in the 2012 World Championships.  The competition will be a big test for the American bobsled team, which has struggled this year on the World Cup tour.  The US team is hoping to prove that its Olympic gold medal at the last Winter Olympis was no fluke and the program can sustain the funding and technical support needed to match the Europeans.Brian Mann was at the track this week and has this preview. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19335/20120217/at-world-championships-us-bobsled-team-races-to-prove-it-can-recapture-olympic-momentum">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:38</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, sports, adirondacks, outdoor recreation, bobsled, olympics, holcomb, napier, van hoevenberg, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>ORDA may take over Catskill ski center</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17776/20110606/orda-may-take-over-catskill-ski-center</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 6, 2011) The state Olympic Regional Development Authority may add a third downhill ski center to its venues before the winter season. ORDA officials are reportedly in talks to take over operation of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in the Catskills.Chris Knight reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17776/20110606/orda-may-take-over-catskill-ski-center">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The state Olympic Regional Development Authority may add a third downhill ski center to its venues before the winter season. ORDA officials are reportedly in talks to take over operation of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in the Catskills.Chris Knight reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17776/20110606/orda-may-take-over-catskill-ski-center">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, adirondacks, politics, outdoor recreation, environment, jobs, olympics, orda, catskills, skiing, photolead, topstory, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>In age of budget woes, Empire State Winter Games go grassroots</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17218/20110225/in-age-of-budget-woes-empire-state-winter-games-go-grassroots</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 25, 2011) The Olympic region of the Adirondacks will play host to the Empire State Winter Games this weekend. This year, the event has a very different feel, largely because it&apos;s not being sponsored, organized, or funded by the state of New York. In November of last year, state officials announced that the agency will no longer holding the summer and winter games due to New York&apos;s ongoing budget crisis. Less than 24 hours after that decision went public, local officials from across the North Country joined forces to save the games. Chris Morris has been chronicling the story since November. He reports that for a lot of people in the Adirondacks the decision to keep the games alive was deeply personal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17218/20110225/in-age-of-budget-woes-empire-state-winter-games-go-grassroots">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Olympic region of the Adirondacks will play host to the Empire State Winter Games this weekend. This year, the event has a very different feel, largely because it&apos;s not being sponsored, organized, or funded by the state of New York. In November of last year, state officials announced that the agency will no longer holding the summer and winter games due to New York&apos;s ongoing budget crisis. Less than 24 hours after that decision went public, local officials from across the North Country joined forces to save the games. Chris Morris has been chronicling the story since November. He reports that for a lot of people in the Adirondacks the decision to keep the games alive was deeply personal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17218/20110225/in-age-of-budget-woes-empire-state-winter-games-go-grassroots">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, economy, outdoor recreation, budget, tourism, sports, winter sport, olympics, empire state winter games, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Empire Games loss will hurt Lake Placid</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16690/20101118/empire-games-loss-will-hurt-lake-placid</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 18, 2010) The Paterson Administration has cut funding for  the  2011 Empire State Games, citing the state’s ongoing fiscal crisis. The popular annual competitions are run by the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.The news came in a letter from Lisa Del Signore, the administrator of the games, to athletes informing them that the winter, summer, and senior games, as well as the games for the physically challenged, have all been canceled.The Poughkeepsie Journal, which broke the story, reports Del Signore’s letter also said, “Perhaps in the future the economic climate will improve and the games will experience a rebirth.”The winter games were scheduled to take place in Lake Placid in late February.  As Chris Morris reports,  athletes and tourism officials will miss them: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16690/20101118/empire-games-loss-will-hurt-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Paterson Administration has cut funding for  the  2011 Empire State Games, citing the state’s ongoing fiscal crisis. The popular annual competitions are run by the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.The news came in a letter from Lisa Del Signore, the administrator of the games, to athletes informing them that the winter, summer, and senior games, as well as the games for the physically challenged, have all been canceled.The Poughkeepsie Journal, which broke the story, reports Del Signore’s letter also said, “Perhaps in the future the economic climate will improve and the games will experience a rebirth.”The winter games were scheduled to take place in Lake Placid in late February.  As Chris Morris reports,  athletes and tourism officials will miss them: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16690/20101118/empire-games-loss-will-hurt-lake-placid">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, adirondacks, environment, outdoor recreation, sports, lake placid, olympics, bill demong, [loc:44.2794911 -73.9798713], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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