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January 25, 2014

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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY Ñ State Fire Instructor Issachar Ò IzzyÓ Modert looked at a lineup of volunteer firefighters in formal dress standing in front of a crowd that had just hailed them with a standing ovation. Minutes earlier, they had been presented with certificates hailing their graduation from a basic firefighting course. Modert offered some advice to the many area fire officers present to witness the ceremony. Ò Continue to teach them, encourage them, keep them eager and dedicated so their children too may serve,Ó he said. A total of 20 volunteers from Warren, Saratoga and Washington counties completed the course Ñ 18 young men and women were certified in basic firefighting, and two others in Ò scene support operations.Ó These new firefighters were sponsored by their hometown fire companies in Warrensburg, Stony Creek, Chestertown, Bay Ridge/Queensbury, Pilot Knob, Fort Ann, West Glens Falls, South Glens Falls and Kingsbury. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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Bolton highway chief retires PAGE 2 IN SCHROON

Long-time Lake George firefighter Bob McKinney pins a fire course graduation medal on his grandson Kory Russell as Russell’s mother Barbara McGuirk (center), president of the Lake George Fire Department, observes the gesture. Warrensburg Fire Chief Justin Hull (left rear) looks on. Photo by Thom Randal

Questions remain with LG hotel project BySeth Lang seth@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE Ñ Village Planning Board members have requested more information before they vote on the proposed Canada Street Courtyard Marriott project in downtown Lake George. Board members provided a list of requests for developer Dave Kenny Wednesday night, Jan. 15, including a Ò ballon testÓ to simulate the size of the proposed

six-story hotel and conference center. Other concerns voiced at the meeting were the location of the patio which overlooks a nearby schoolÕ s playground; some type of buffer between a patio off the hotelÕ s pool on the north end of the building, which borders the schoolÕ s property line; the view of the roof from the back of the building and how that roof might be used. Lake George Waterkeeper Chris Navitsky recommended a Ò green roofÓ which would encompass roof-top plants

or grass to absorb water and reduce runoff. Another concern raised by Navitsky was the increase in sewage to the Lake George Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant has been discovered to contain higher nitrate levels than the state allowed in the past. A change in the local code that previously allowed only three story buildings in the village paved the way for KennyÕ s CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

Local nurse aids typhoon victims PAGE 3 BACKYARD VACATION

Sled ride to raise funds for cancer PAGE 15

Skeletal remains to be returned to Fort William Henry By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE Ñ Research is nearly complete on the skeletal remains of more than a dozen British soldiers who perished during the French and Indian War, and the remains are expected to be returned to Fort William Henry for reburial. For decades, visitors at Fort William Henry could

view the skeletons on display: those of British Soldiers from the 18th century. In 1993, officials of the fort decided, as most museums had out of respect, to take down the exhibit, and rebury the remains. The Fort held a publicized reburial ceremony on Memorial Day weekend of that year attracting reenactors, historians, veterans and various media. What wasnÕ t known to most was that only a few of the remains were actually buried that day. The others Ñ some 15 nearly complete skeletons Ñ were to

be back in a few months after research was done by two anthropologists, Maria Liston and Brenda Baker. The fort publicly acknowledged in 2012 that the remains were out of the area and never buried that day. Many of the people who attended the ceremony back in 1993 were outraged and demanded answers. The fort had never meant for the skeletal remains to be gone this long; the plan had always been to re CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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