David Khalil started the class period with a hodgepodge of tiles and ended it with a mosaic wall-hanging that spelled out "Love." Third-graders at Sheehy Elementary surrounded the artist as he trimmed tiles and took turns spreading adhesive on the backs and mounting them on a wooden backing. They had to be careful, 9-year-old Jaquez Cantave said, and not put too much or too little adhesive on the tile. "Then you got to find a place," Jaquez said. "If it can't fit, he cuts them." Khalil, a Carrollwood-based mosaic artist, visited Sheehy as a guest teacher today, part of a program to get disabled students involved in the arts. The Sheehy students had learning, behavioral or emotional disabilities; other schools involved students who had physical disabilities. ...more

April 1, 2009

President Barack Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of athletes with disabilities. ...more

March 20, 2009

The Lake Placid Town Council unanimously accepted a bid Monday night for the excavation work for the new rubberized playing surface for the Miracle League field. ...more

February 11, 2009

Rockin' Horse Farm on Plathe Road is the kind of place where Christmas stockings hang outside the horses' stalls and the holiday is just one more excuse for a trail ride. ...more

December 26, 2008

The 70 children and adults with cognitive and physical disabilities who play in the Miracle League baseball program at Lake June Park in Lake Placid will be getting a new rubberized playing surface. ...more

December 17, 2008

Students and staff at Seven Springs Middle School gave thanks this year for a specific act of generosity from a local service club. ...more

December 3, 2008

Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important. ...more

November 21, 2008

"Very deserving" was said more than once Thursday night during the Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce awards banquet at Placid Lakes Country Club. ...more

October 5, 2008

Someone who takes medication to control epilepsy or diabetes could end up in a situation where he or she is no longer eligible for protection under the Americans With Disabilities Act. ...more

September 18, 2008

Soon the cry "Play ball" will echo through Lake June ball field in Lake Placid, ushering in the second season of Miracle League play. I am writing this letter as an open invitation to all readers to join us for the upcoming season. ...more

September 18, 2008