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Long Lake Central School announces valedictorian and salutatorian awards LONG LAKE — Long Lake Central School has announced that the recipients of this year ’s valedictorian and salutatorian awards are Colleen Nerney and Jordan Wallace. In a class of eight seniors, Nerney is the valedictorian with a current average of 94.12. Colleen plans on attending St. Lawrence University as a recipient of the Augsbury Scholarship. She intends to major in education. Colleen’s extracurricular activities have included soccer, basketball, band, jazz band, student council, National Honor Society and various plays and musicals both at school and at the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts (ALCA). She has participated in CASMA All County and Northeast Music Festivals throughout high school. She has served as student council secretary, class secretary and class president. Colleen was awarded the Long Lake Central School Musician of the
Colleen Nerney
Jordan Wallace
Year in 2007 and 2009. She was awarded the 2008 Peacemaker Award, the Most Improved Player for 2008 in soccer and Honorable Mention for artwork at the Lake Placid Juried Art Exhibit. She has been an active volunteer working for such organizations as ALCA and Adirondack Abilities and at events like Adopt-A-Highway, Parents as Reading Partners, Community CleanUp Day as well as several other student-organized events to raise funds for groups like the local fire de-
partment, breast cancer awareness and earthquake victims in Haiti. Colleen is the daughter of Michael and Camille Nerney of Long Lake. Wallace is the salutatorian with a current average of 93.71. Jordan plans on attending the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and majoring in construction management. Jordan’s extracurricular activities have included baseball, basketball, soccer, National Honor Society and student council. He has
served as both student council president and class president. He was awarded 1st Team All-League in baseball, 2nd Team All-League in soccer, Most Valuable Player for soccer in 2009, Long Lake Central School Athlete of the Year in 2009 and has received Scholar/Athlete individual awards from 20072009. Jordan will graduate with six college credits taken online from Tompkins Cortland Community College. Jordan has also been an active volunteer with organizations such as the Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department and the Long Lake Fish and Game Club and at events like Adopt-A-Highway, Community Clean-Up Day and several other student-organized events. Jordan is the son of Gregg and Nancy Wallace of Long Lake, New York. Congratulations to both students. The school and community are very proud of their accomplishments.
Registration opens for Writers Workshop
Cloud-Splitter Outfitters to host demo day
THURMAN — The Fiction Among Friends Writers' Workshop Day hosted by Persis Granger at the Thurman town hall will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 19. A 9:30 a.m. workshop, “Breathing Life into Your Characters,” will allow writers to try their hands at developing characters for both fiction and nonfiction using action, dialogue and description. A 1 p.m. workshop, “From Desktop to Bookshop: Getting Your Book Published,” will delve into the variety of avenues open to those wishing to publish works, including traditional publishing, print on demand publishing and self publishing. Participation is limited to 20 people. Beginner and intermediate writers of fiction and nonfiction are welcome. Preregistration with deposit is requested by June 15. E-mail persisgranger@aol.com, call 623-9305 or visit FictionAmongFriends.com for more information.
NEWCOMB — Cloud-Splitter Outfitters will host a demo day on Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. - 2p.m. The day is free and open to all. Paddlers under 18 must have a patent or guardian sign a release form.
Thurman Station farmers market opens THURMAN — A farmers market will open for the season on Wednesday, June 2, in Thurman 12:30 – 5 p.m. with “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” providing live music from 3 – 5 p.m. on opening day.
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Honors Night scheduled at Johnsburg NORTH CREEK — Johnsburg Central School and the Johnsburg Central School Teachers Association will hold Honors Night 2010, an evening of student recognition, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, in the school gymnasium. Letters will be sent home to parents of students in grades 7-12 who will be acknowledged at the ceremony. All community members are welcome to attend.
LONG LAKE — During Memorial Day weekend, Long Lake and Raquette Lake will join Old Forge, Inlet, Blue Mountain Lake and Indian Lake in the Great Adirondack Garage Sale, stretching over 70 miles. Call 624-3077 for more information.
Health Quest 2010 planned QUEENSBURY — Hudson Mohawk Area Health Education Center (HM AHEC) recently announced Health Quest 2010, local paid summer internships. HM AHEC, located in Queensbury, serves Essex, Hamilton and Warren counties among seven others by building partnerships to strengthen the healthcare workforce. Students work in a health care setting for six weeks and applicants must be high school students that have an interest in health care and demonstrate a reliable work history. For rules and applications visit www.gohealthcareer.org. Mail applications to HM AHEC, 9 Carey Road, Queensbury 12804 by June 9.
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WARRENSBURG — On June come writers and readers to their first anniversary celebration. Readers include Margaret Bartley, of New Russia, author of GRISHA: The Story of Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky; Kathleen O’Day of Warrensburg who writes short works of memoir; Jessica Kane of Brant Lake who recently released Struggling to Parallel Park in an Empty Field and is working on a novel; and Perky Granger, historical novelist currently working in contemporary fiction. Writers interested in reading at future programs should leave their names at the bistro or contact Granger at 623-9305 or persisgranger@aol.com.
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Sage Graduate School announces graduation of Jessica Plumley ALBANY — On May 15, Jessica Lauren Plumley was conferred the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Sage Graduate School. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training in May 2007 from Russell Sage College and has been working for multiple school districts and agencies in this capacity for the last three years while attending Sage Graduate School. Jessica is a 2003 Long Jessica Plumley Lake Central School Graduate. She is the daughter of Vickie Plumley of Long Lake and Jeffrey Plumley of Saranac Lake. She will commence employment at Columbia Memorial Hospital located in Hudson, NY this June. 33472 NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION BY THE TOWN OF JOHNSBURG REGARDING HARRINGTON ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR ALTERNATIVES A PUBLIC INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION SESSION ON THE REPLACEMENT OF OR OTHER POSSIBLE OPTIONS REGARDING THE HARRINGTON ROAD BRIDGE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Johnsburg Town Board will hold a Public Information and Discussion Session on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. to 8:00pm at the beginning of the regular Town Board meeting at the Wevertown Community Center, 2370 State Route 28, Wevertown, County of Warren, State of New York, concerning the issue described below: Any resident of the Town of Johnsburg is entitled to be heard upon the issue of dealing with the replacement, elimination of or re-routing around the damaged bridge over Johnson Brook on Harrington Road in Wevertown. The purpose of the Information and Discussion Session is to allow the Town Board to receive input and inform the public on this issue. By order of the Johnsburg Town Board, William E. Rawson, Town Clerk
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