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August 21, 2010
Cold case
Good times
Artistic
Human bones dug up at killer’s former home.
Annual Horicon day was a huge success for community. See Page 12
Chairs with an artistic flair will be auctioned off.
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Evelyn Wood seeks to take a different path
Evelyn Wood takes time off from her daily chores Friday to take her Arabian horse ‘Burner’ for a walk on her extended family’s 117-acre hillside farm off Elmer Wood Rd. in Thurman. Wood is running for Thurman Town Supervisor — the youngest candidate for the post in recent history. If elected, she’ll be the first woman to ever hold the office.
Young tourist Christopher Peterson, 6, gets buried Monday by his siblings (clockwise from left): Ann, 13, Tommy, 5, and John, 11 at Shepard Park Beach. The Peterson family, from Bethlehem Pa. are among the many thousands of visitors who have contributed to a robust tourist year in Lake George. Lake George officials have cited an 8 percent increase in sales tax for July in Warren County over last year. Lake George Town Supervisor Frank McCoy said Tuesday that local motels are not only full on the weekends, but on the weekdays too, a rarity in recent years.
Photo by Thom Randall
Photo by Thom Randall
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com THURMAN — Leading her Arabian horse “Burner” down a path on a hill where her family has lived for generations, Evelyn Wood offered her thoughts Friday about life in her beloved Thurman. “This is the best place to live and raise kids — I wouldn’t leave it,” she said. “My ancestors lived here, married here, worked and raised kids here — and they’re buried here.” Evelyn Wood, a 33-year-old mother of two youngsters, is the sole declared candidate to lead the Town of Thurman government — and she’s been visiting
See WOOD, page 8
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New homeless shelter envisioned to save taxpayer money, turn lives around By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com GLENS FALLS — Homeless people in Warren County have traditionally been temporarily housed in motels and hotels at taxpayer expense, but soon they‘ll like-
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