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By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK Ñ Organizers of the 10th Annual Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival have finalized their lineup for this yearÕ s event, which will be held Aug. 16-18 at the Ski Bowl Park. The orginal schedule included one favorite, Vern Young, but he had to cancel due to health issues. The Seth Sawyer Band, of Vermont, will take his place. The other bands will be: Audie Blaylock & Redline, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, the Spinney Brothers, the Katahdin Valley Boys, HoneyGrass, Washington County Line, Beartracks, Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters, and 83-year-old Smokey Greene, a country music and bluegrass legend in New York state. Performances will be held from noon to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. The festival include a selection of vendors for souvenirs and food. Sound will be provided by Green Mountain Music, Pete and Cora Bolster. Don Sprague will be returning as the emcee. The media sponsor is NCPR. Day tickets are available: $25pp Friday, $30 Saturday and $15 Sunday. Also, itÕ s only $15pp each evening after 5 p.m. Kids 15 and under are free with a parent. Three-day tickets, purchased in advance, are $50pp before Aug. 9 or $60pp at the gate. Three-day tickets include CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Wayne Bukovinksy shakes the hand of Johnsonville representitive Bob Szumloz while Scott Allard and Ann Woodard look on during Wayne Stock VI on Aug. 3. The Wayne Stock Music Festival won the Johnsonville Best of US Contest grand prize of $10,000 on June 24 for the category of Community Celebrations, dedicated to special events, parades and festivals. Photo by Phil Sherotov
Wayne Stock benefits Hardship Fund NORTH CREEK Ñ Around 1,100 people attended Wayne Stock VI on Aug. 3, breaking last yearÕ s record. The music festival is a free event held each year at Ski Bowl Park, all the money raised comes from donations, live and silent auctions, a raffle, merchandise, and food. All profits benefit the North Country Hardship Fund (NCHF) which provides aid to people who have suffered tragic events, such as accidents and serious illnesses, in the form of grants as high as $1,000. It was after suffering a catastrophic motorcycle accident in 2008 and after being the recipient of the first Wayne Stock
benefit, that Wayne Bukovinksy decided along with his wife, and with the encouragement of family and friends, to found the NCHF as a way to both pay back and pay forward the help he received. At the time of his accident Bukovinksy was not expected to live, then not expected to make a significant recovery. Ò When I loaded Wayne into that helicopter I thought that was the last time I would see him alive,Ó said NCHF board member Scott Allard. Ò But here is with us today and here we are at Wayne Stock VI.Ó The theme of this yearÕ s festival was Ò Believe.Ó Wayne explained that he always sets his goals very high and that
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New lease will lead to more Ski Bowl skiing By Andy Flynn
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each year he set a goal for the amount he wanted to raise and that they have always managed to meet and exceed that goal. Ò After having met and passed our goals each year, I believe we will again this year,Ó Bukovinksy said. According to James Martin, vice president of NCHF, who worked with Wayne for 12 years at Creative Stage Lighting before his accident, the theme of Ò BelieveÓ is also about the importance of believing in yourself, your family, your friends, your community and your country, especially when tragedy strikes.
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NORTH CREEK Ñ Gore Mountain ski center will be able to expand its trail system at the Ski Bowl thanks to a new lease agreement between FrontStreet Mountain Development and the town of Johnsburg. FrontStreet officials announced last week that they have leased the remaining Historic Ski Trails on their Ski Bowl property to the town for winter skiing. The Olympic Regional Development Authority operates the Ski Bowl Park facilities on town land, including a
tubing park, historic Village Slopes and an interconnect between the Ski Bowl and the ORDA-run Gore Mountain ski center. Ò This action will greatly expand the Ski Bowl portion of Gore Mountain and will help bring skiers into the village of North Creek,Ó Ski Bowl Village Project Manager Mac Crikelair said in a press release. Ò We are proud to be part of the public/private effort to expand Gore Mountain and the economy of North Creek.Ó This lease adds to the Sept. 15, 2011 agreement in which FrontStreet signed over usage of more than 40 acres of its property to the town so Gore Mountain
could construct the Hudson Triple chair lift up to Little Gore and build accompanying trails, including two black diamond glades, the Ski Bowl and Hudson. This new expansion would mean at least one more trail, according to Gore Mountain General Manager Mike Pratt, and itÕ s consistent with the ski centerÕ s unit management plan and environmental permits. Ò Eventually they could be regular trails, but certainly weÕ ll start with a glade and grow from there,Ó Pratt said. Ò The days are getting shorter, and weÕ ve got a lot on our plate, but hopefully weÕ ll be skiing CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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