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June 13, 2009
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Food Shelf
Tech Time
In the water
Outreach center in Wevertown keeps up with the times.
Johnsburg Historical Society utilizes modern technology.
Stewards of Long Lake inspect and educate boaters before launch.
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Study: Monied ‘Boomers’ drive area tourism
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Clarkson University look to bring professionals to Adirondacks By Jon Alexander
Chief complaints? Closed stores, black flies
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By Jon Alexander jonathan@denpubs.com LONG LAKE — Financially endowed and aesthetically charged, baby boomers are the driving force behind the Adirondack tourist economy, according to a recent study conducted by the Adirondack North Country Association. “We are looking at tourism as a means of viable economic development,” ANCA Executive Director Terry Martino said June 4. “We are moving forward with such research in order to help local communities market themselves.” This Scenic Byways Market Assessment was based on a survey conducted in August and September 2008. It included a dozen open-ended questions seeking to determine why people come to the park and what they are looking for, Martino said. It was released this week in
Marketing agent Sherry Nemmers works from her front porch over looking Blue Mountain Lake June 2. The Clarkson Adirondack Initiative is looking to draw more white-collar professionals to the park who can use the Internet to telecommute.
See STUDY, page 8
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — In an era when technology is replacing ever more human workers, a group of local residents in concert with Clarkson University are attempting to rebuild an ever-dwindling Adirondack middle class. The Clarkson Adirondack Initiative seeks to promote the region as a place for white-collar professionals to conduct business, using the Internet to telecommute. “Technology is what killed the economy of the Adirondack Park and it is what can bring it back,” initiative co-chair and Blue Mountain Lake native Elmer Gates said June 2. “If a place has the technological infrastructure — like broadband — people can do their work from anywhere.” Gates said that as logging technology decreased the need for a human labor force, the quality of life and economic viability of Adirondack residents declined sharply. The initiative is focusing on bringing white-color, middle-class workers to the region, where they can do much of their work from home over the Internet. “Why not let your front porch be your office?” Gates asked. “The presence of America-based virtual call centers — for example — is expanding rapidly.” Gates — a lifelong entrepreneur who has founded several companies in the U.S. and abroad — said that
See LIVING, page 5
Orange uplift communities Veterans, bikers and citizens honor as seniors prepare for college soldiers whose fate is uncertain By Jon Alexander
By Thom Randall
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INDIAN LAKE — The towns of Indian Lake and Long Lake are abuzz after the Indian Lake/Long Lake Orange baseball team claimed its first-ever section championship. The Orange won the Section VII Class D title last week with a resounding 5-3 victory over top-ranked Schroon Lake. “What a huge boost for the community,” Indian Lake resident Darrell Dessinger said. The Orange were matched against Class D powerhouse Schenectady Christian on June 8. The team has experienced an outpouring of support from both communities as they continued to overwhelm opposing teams throughout the Section VII playoffs. “These boys have become the talk of the town,” Indian Lake Central School Principal David Snide said. “It seems like people come out of the woodwork when
LAKE GEORGE — The phrases of God Bless America, sung by Dave Studnicky of North Creek echoed off the cliffs atop Prospect Mountain during the 40th annual P.O.W. /M.I.A. Ceremony held Sunday. U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Bruce Sears, guest speaker for the event, gave a crisp salute to the American flag as it was lowered to halfstaff in honor of our nation’s soldiers missing in action or held as prisoners of war. A North Creek resident, Sears has recently returned from Iraq after his second tour of duty in the Mideast. Sears told the dozens of veterans and citizens attending of how Abraham Lincoln had called for a rebirth of liberty, relating it to the soldiers whose fate is still unknown. “We cherish freedom, and we cannot forget that these brave people were born out of sacrifice, bravery and devotion to a purpose larger than self,” he said. “By our
See SPORTS, page 7
Jordan Monthony paced the Orange to a 5-3 victory in the Section VII Class D baseball tournament championship game against Schroon Lake. Monthony had a pair of hits, driving in four runs. His two-run knock in the ninth was the game’s decisive blow. On the hill the lanky righthander fired a six hitter, striking out 16 in a gutsy 100-plus pitch outing.
See HONOR, page 9
Members of the Johnsburg High School Marching Band perform during Sunday’s ceremony atop Prospect Mountain, honoring soldiers whose fate is yet unknown. The band, led by Matt Snyder, marched from the mountain’s summit down to the parking lot to launch the proceedings. Playing taps during the ceremony were students Max Pepper and Emily Burns. Photo by Thom Randall