Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
The Sugar Free Gang Kids Kamp marked its 10th year with a special visit on Thursday from Kris Freeman a two-time Olympic cross-country skier and the reigning U.S. national champion. He will participate the 2010 Olympic Games. He signs an autograph for camper Drew Bogdan,7, of Gulderland at the camp being held at theClifton Park Elks Club.
Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 19, Freeman learned how to manage his disease and continued to pursue his dream – competing in the 2002 and 2006 Olympics and winning 7 national cross country titles.
