Jan. 31, 1974
Dr. JJ McCarthy, a chiropractor in Sweet Home, put his ice skating blades to the iced pond at Lester Shingle mill for a spin. He said the last time there was enough ice in the city was in 1949 when Wiley Creek froze over and he could skate a quarter mile up the creek. McCarthy is a former professional speed skater who won the Diamond Trophy at Lake Saranac in New York…