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Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK Ñ The Tannery Pond Community Center will begin a seven-part series on July 28 called Ò Sundays at Tannery Pond Community Center.Ó The series kicks off with Polyphony Marimba at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 28. Their music vibrantly conveys a deeply personal contemporary sensibility, while drawing from the ancient rhythms and melodies of southern Africa. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for kids under 12. Ò Our hope is that we are providing a wide and exceptional variety of musical and educational presentations that are of interest to our community on a day when both residents and visitors are able to attend,Ó said Tannery Pond Community Center Executive Director Bernadette Speach. On Aug. 4, North Creek author Glenn Pearsall will hold a book-release party starting at 2 p.m. for “When Men and Mountains Met: Stories of Hope and Despair in the Adirondack Wilderness after the American Revolution.Ó Admission is free. On Aug. 11, there will be a musical program called Ò Double Trios” with Jamcrackers (Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn, Dan Duggan) and Alex Smith & The River Brothers (Dylan Rice and Jake Brillhart). Smith is from Long Lake and Berggren grew up in Minerva. The program begins at 8 p.m. It is $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for kids under 12. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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The U.S. Waterski Show Team is coming to Long Lake on Saturday, July 20 at 3 p.m. Look for the showcase along the waterfront in front of the Helms Aeroplane Base and the Long Lake Town Beach. Spectators are invited to enjoy a dazzling array of synchronized jumps and quadrupledecker pyramids and glittery costumes. Demos kick off at 10 a.m. There will be no boat or seaplane traffic during the duration of the show from 3 to 4 p.m. This showcase is being highlighted in conjunction with the I Love NY Adirondack Challenge Festival Week which culminates on Sunday, July 21 in Indian Lake at Gov. Cuomo’s whitewater invitational event.
By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com INDIAN LAKE Ñ The governorÕ s coming to town, and heÕ s invited everyone to his party — the first-ever Adirondack Challenge Festival July 20-22. It began as a light-hearted challenge to fellow politicians during the State of the State address in January. It was accompanied by a promise to help boost tourism in the Adirondack region of upstate New
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York. Seven months later, it has blossomed into a bona fide communitywide event, one that has regionwide implications and, thanks to Empire State Development/I Love NY, has drawn plenty of media attention to our neck of the woods. In short, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has kept his promise. Ten months after taking an overnight rafting trip down the Indian and Hudson rivers with Wevertown’s Beaver Brook Outfitters, the governor will be in town this weekend to show more of his white-
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water guts and glory on the Indian River, racing politicians in colorful rubber rafts, for bragging rights mostly. While officials in the governor’s press office confirmed that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be racing the governor down the Hudson River in whitewater rafts on Monday, July 22, the final list of competitors was not available by press time. State Sen. Betty Little will be in a raft, according to her press man, CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Phil Brown, ADK release new paddling book
NORTH CREEK Ñ A humble couple trying to make the world a better place for North Country residents recently earned top honors in the Johnsonville Best of US contest, pitting unsung heroes against each other to find out who is the best in making America great. Johnsonville Ñ the sausage company from Sheboygan Falls, Wisc. Ñ awarded Wayne and Tammy Bukovinsky the grand prize of $10,000 on June 24 for
Wayne Stock, the marquee fundraising event for their not-for-profit organization, the North Country Hardship Fund. Johnsonville President Bill Morgan made the phone call himself. Ò It was very, very exciting,Ó Tammy said. Ò His last words were, Keep doing what weÕ re doing.Õ It was good to see some good news come out after all the bad news in the world.Ó The Best of US contest covered two categories: Community Celebrations and Educators. The Wayne Stock music review earned the most amount of votes for the Community Celebrations category, open to special events, parades and festivals Ò that showcases
the spirit of your community and reignites pride in our great nation.Ó Nominations were reviewed against the contest criteria and whittled down to 20 finalists and then 10 based on the consumer votes. Other finalists in the top 10 were: NC 4th of July Festival in Southpport, N.C.; the National Sweetcorn Festival in Hoopeston, Ill.; BARNDANCE 2013 in Woodstock, Ill.; the Dundalk Heritage Fair in Baltimore, Md.; the Day of Caring in Sheboygan, Wisc.; CELEBRATE commUNITY in Fon du Lac, Wisc.; the CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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