As 2012 winds down, we want to wish you a healthy and prosperous New Year.   We hope you will all be safe in your travels as the holiday approaches.   Thanks to generous community support, North Country Life Flight is able to be there for our neighbors in need of advanced hospital care.  

Consider a tax-deductible gift to North Country Life Flight.   You can mail your check to:

North Country Life Flight
PO Box 994
Saranac Lake, NY  12983

or give on line via New York Charities at:
http://www.nycharities.org/donate/c_donate.asp?CharityCode=2865

The generous support of our region makes it possible for us to offer a highly skilled, advanced trained medical team that works with local hospitals and emergency squads to bring the North Country the care necessary to help save lives.   Thank you for that support and Happy New Year!

The Raquette Lake Parents Teachers and Friends will sponsor the 22nd annual Arts and Crafts Fair at the Raquette Lake School on Rt. 28 on Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This is a juried show with all items being displ

ayed for sale the work of the exhibitor on site, the majority of who reside in the Adirondack Park. 

Sid Ward of Jay will sell his beautiful handcrafted hardwood cutting boards with proceeds donated to North Country Life Flight, the region's air medical rescue team.    Other Adirondack artists exhibiting include Fawn Ridge Pottery of Chestertown and South Bay Jewelry of Raquette Lake.. Lis Barsuglia-Madsen is back with her hand woven clothing, rugs and accessories. Sharron Knapp of Saranac Lake is returning with her popular Polar Fleece products. Bob Montesano’s photography and David “R.C.” Oster’s pen and ink drawings of historic buildings and Adirondack scenes. Fine woodworking products, handwoven baskets, home made jams and jellies, homemade fudge, hand carved totems and gourds are a few of the other items for sale. 

There will be a raffle with items donated by the exhibitors and the drawings will take place at 3:30 that afternoon. You need not be present to win.  The show is held at the school and will go on rain or shine!!

        Please join us for a triple bill benefit concert for North Country Life Flight Friday, May 11,  7:00 pm at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The concert features great music by Sven Curth, Heidi Little and Big Slyde.  Our good friends at  WSLP-FM/93.3, sponsor of the concert, will host a 5th anniversary birthday bash as part of the festivities.

Tickets are $10 and concert proceeds will benefit the region’s air medical rescue team, North Country Life Flight, an organization that has been helping to save lives for more than two decades.

The evening’s music will be some of the finest with singer, guitarist and songwriter Sven Curth delivering a  great solo performance.   You can expect a fabulous mix of music influenced by vintage blues, outlaw country and popular music.    Canadian born, now Adirondack resident,  Heidi Little, is a professional songwriter, singer/performer.  Heidi’s music transcends all genres to inspire and unite a worldwide fan base.   Big Slyde, an Adirondack based acoustic band, will deliver an eclectic mix featuring virtuoso performances on banjo, dobro, cello, guitar and bouzouki and vocals. 

Concert guests will also enjoy complimentary refreshments from the High Peak Resort’s Dancing Bear Restaurant and cakeplacid.  There will also be a silent auction of fabulous items donated by area businesses from throughout the region.  Concert and auction proceeds will benefit North Country Life Flight.  You may be able to take care of your Mother’s Day gift!    Bring Mom for an evening of great fun and music!  All concert goers will have a chance to win our exciting door prize - an adult non-holiday season pass to Whiteface!

To charge tickets by phone call 523-2512 and listen to WSLP-FM/93.3 for more information.

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Below is the link to photographically follow Billy Martin, North County Life Flight Paramedic and all around great guy, on his Trek up Everest. Go Billy!! We're following you..

http://www.peakpromotionnepal.com/wms/ebctrek/.

Nice article in Seven Days this week about the work of North Country Life Flight's Chief Flight Nurse Chuck Pandolph.  

http://www.7dvt.com/2012rescuer-above

From Adirondack Medical Center's Facebook page today...   A great team effort with a happy outcome!  Great job everyone!

Adirondack Medical Center

The importance of learning CPR cannot be stressed enough. The teamwork of many saved this gentleman's life. Kudos to Wilmington Rescue Squad, Lake Placid Rescue Squad, AMC's Emergency Dept., North Country Life Flight, CVPH's Cardiac Center and especially to the two individuals (Kerry Roth, a nurse who recently joined Adk Health's staff, and nurse, Johanna Hayes) who happened to be close by and immediately started CPR. http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/529452/-Lucky-to-be-alive-today-.html?nav=5008