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Last piece of mosaic going up this week
NORTH CREEK Ñ ItÕ s time to place the last piece! The first panel of the North Creek Mosaic Project is almost complete, thanks to the efforts of nearly 500 volunteers over the past three summers. The large community mural, on retaining walls along North CreekÕ s Main Street, depicts a scene celebrating the nature and recreation of our area on an ideal spring day Ñ the river, mountains, sky and trees, with accents of skiers, boaters, fishermen, plants and creatures. The scene was created using broken bits of tile, glass, seashells and stained glass, much of which was donated by local residents and businesses. As the mosaicÕ s top half was being completed this summer, lead artist Kate Hartley and a few steady volunteers began talking about Ò the last pieceÓ of the first huge panel. They decided it should be placed with an audience of the local folks who have been so enthusiastic about the artwork. And why not make it a fundraiser, too? They’ll be raffling off the right to place the final piece of the mosaic Ñ a piece of an antique bottle from the Riverside Bottling Company. If youÕ d like to be the one to place the last piece, raffle tickets will be sold at $5 each. You can purchase them in advance at barVino or CafŽ Sarah, both on Main Street, North Creek. Raffle tickets will also be sold at the event. The Ò Last Piece PartyÓ will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. at the mural, across from CafŽ Sarah and Braley and Noxon Hardware. Raffle drawing, and last piece installation will be at 4:30 p.m.
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Wendy Sargent works on the last corner of sky on the North Creek mosaic wall. The final piece to the panel will be placed during a ceremony starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at this Main Street location. Photo provided
Nordic Tune Up slated for Sunday NORTH RIVER Ñ The second annual Capital Region Nordic Alliance (CRNA) Nordic Tune Up is back, partnering with the North Creek business community for a one-day, family-oriented day of nordic activities on Sunday, Sept. 29. Event organizers, CRNA President Russ Myer and Gore Chamber of Commerce Director Lisa Salamon, have responded to last yearÕ s requests to have the activities closer to the village by having the roller ski event through the North Creek at 9 a.m. and a family scoot and shoot paintball biathlon event (walking/running and target shooting) at the Ski Bowl at 11 a.m.
At 1 p.m. in the Ski Bowl indoor center, U.S. Paralympic Nordic athlete Augusto Perez and team physical therapist James Wallace will give a presentation on the U.S. Paralympic Nordic TeamÕ s preparation for the upcoming Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. The presentation is free and open to the public. The biathlon is $5 for children/youth, $10 for adults. The roller ski event costs $15 (pre-registration), $20 (at the door). Registration can occur through CRNAÕ s website at http://capitalregionnordicalliance.org/event. Both Myer and Salamon are working
with various eateries in the village as well as other businesses to support the participants and their families to have their visit in the historic village one that will bring them back for many years to come. The event is intended to get the community thinking about upcoming fun winter activities ... none better than crosscountry skiing at Garnet Hill, CunninghamÕ s Ski Barn or at the Ski Bowl. CRNA provides year-round nordic activities to the entire community, with particular attention to those with special needs/disabilities.
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Johnsburg Planning Board to be downsized By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com
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NORTH CREEK Ñ Although members of the Johnsburg Town Board approved cutting two positions from the Johnsburg Planning Board at their Sept. 3 meeting, the downsizing wonÕ t take effect until early 2014. Local Law No. 1 of 2013 Ñ changing the number of Planning Board members from seven to five — was unanimously approved on Sept. 3 by the Town Board: Supervisor Ron Vanselow and councilors Gene Ar-
senault, Arnold Stevens, Pete Olesheski and Kate Nightingale. Yet the decision was not made without a healthy discussion during the Sept. 3 public hearing, held prior to the regular meeting. Ò That wasnÕ t uncontroversial,Ó Vanselow said in a Sept. 19 phone interview. Ò There are some that thought Ô the more, the better,Õ that youÕ re limiting input with only five members and maybe we should pay a stipend to the members.Ó One of those dissenters, according to the public hearing minutes, was resident Bob Nessle, who suggested that Town Board members not pass the local law and asserted that a stipend for Planning Board
members would motivate them to attend more meetings. Nessle is challenging Nightingale and Stevens for a seat on the Town Board during this fallÕ s election. Jill Broderick also said at the public hearing that she preferred a larger Planning Board. Current board member Curt Richards, in favor of the downsizing, said the Planning Board Ò needs to be able to act to allow applicants to proceed with their projectsÓ Ñ his words being paraphrased in the minutes Ñ and there have been occasions recently when CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
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