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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — While schools around the nation re-examined their security measures this week in the wake of the horrific shooting of young children and teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary, area residents took another look at the security monitors in place in the Warrensburg School District’s two schools. Both Warrensburg Elementary and Warrensburg High School had security monitors installed this year, and school staffers have been carefully monitoring all who arrive at the schools’ main doors. Since September, the front entrance doors of the high school have been locked for the entire school day, and visitors — even parents and delivery workers — are scrutinized by one or more school staffers before granted entry. Visitors arriving at the front door push a buzzer on a monitoring system which alerts a staff member. Visitors then explain their intent, while an office staffer or administrator examines
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CHRISTMAS WONDER — Santa pauses in his duties at the Thurman Christmas Party Saturday, Dec. 15 to observe a child entranced by handmade dolls on display at the event. See inside for details about the party, which shattered previous attendance records.
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Volunteers help expand food pantry By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — With donations and volunteer labor, a local food pantry will now be able to help more area families in need.
For years, the small garage next to Warrensburg’s First Presbyterian Church has served as a food pantry, serving families in Warrensburg, Thurman and Lake George. With more and more families now facing hard times and seeking food, the pantry recently outgrew its modest
space. A team of volunteer workers, having responded in the past to reconstructing homes ravaged by hurricanes in southern U.S. states, stepped forward recently to apply their skills to a fulfill a need in their own county. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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North Warren ambulances to roll again in area By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Local volunteers will soon be manning ambulances again in the towns of Chester and Horicon. The North Warren Emergency
Squad is set to resume operations at 6 a.m Friday Dec. 21, just 18 days after it suspended operations to reorganize, agency spokesman Doug Wildermuth said. This realignment in staff and management was prompted by North Warren squad officers quitting over disagreements between volunteers
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