POND EDDY, NY — A tree fell across the road on State Route 97 on August 1, temporarily stopping the heavy weekend visitor traffic on the very hot afternoon. Locals Mark Arundel and Ron Schneider also stopped, and Arundel attached a metal chain from his truck to the tree, and pulled it off with the truck. Passersby helped push the tree to the side so traffic could pass on one side before police or fire department arrived.  

According to one witness, it was true team spirit at work; many people were laughing and joking as the volunteers quickly cleared the road. The incident happened in Pond Eddy, near Indian Head base. No one was hurt, but power went out temporarily to a stretch of homes, although no lines were down. It was speculated the tree briefly bounced on the lines while falling and caused the outage.