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June 22, 2013

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Fighting Spirits moving to N.H.

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By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE Ñ After a successful first season in New YorkÕ s Adirondack Mountains, the Lake George Fighting Spirits Junior ÒA Ó hockey team will begin its second season representing a new town in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Fighting Spirits Team Manager Rod Simmons said he and his wife, Lisa, are excited for the new opportunities the Waterville Valley, N.H. location will afford the athletes. ÒI tÕ s an unbelievable opportunity for our athletes,Ó Rod said. ÒI tÕ s conducive to everything we try to promote for them. There is a large hockey culture there, and we will be in a central location for area colleges to send recruits.Ó The Simmonses found the venue while scouting for a new home for the Spirits over the past few weeks. They were considering several new locations, including Massena and Saranac Lake. ÒW e picked a place that has the most to offer our athletes in housing and educational opportunities,Ó R od said. Rod was looking in areas CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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French & Indian War re-enactors, Legionnaires and a bagpiper lead Warren County officials into the Old County Courthouse in Lake George for the signature celebration of the county’s Bicentennial held June 12 in Lake George Village, where local government matters were conducted for about 150 years. Photo by Thom Randall

thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — With flourishes of pageantry and pride, nearly 200 people formally celebrated Warren CountyÕ s bicentennial in a ceremony June 12. The event, featuring a staged meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors, was held in the municipalityÕ s historic headquarters, the Old County Court-

house in Lake George. To begin the session, Warren County supervisors were ceremoniously marched into the courthouse, led by French & Indian War re-enactors, a county American Legion color guard, and a bagpiper. Conducting the meeting was Warren County Board of Supervisors Chairman Kevin Geraghty, who welcomed the audience that filled the well-preserved brick courthouse. Outside, dozens watched the proceedings on closed-circuit television.

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CHESTERTOWN Ñ The popular local farmersÕ market, hailed for reviving local commerce, opened for the 2013 season on Wednesday, June 19. Held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays

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County American Legion Post Commander Gene Pierce led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Legionnaires presented an 1813 American flag to county officials. Lake George Deputy Town Supervisor Vincent Crocitto noted Lake GeorgeÕ s role in history, recalling Thomas JeffersonÕ s famous letter to his daughter which read in part, Ò Lake George is without comparison Ñ the most beautiful water I ever saw.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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Chestertown Farmers’ Market opens

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Citizens celebrate bicentennial By Thom Randall

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through summer, the market features meats, cheeses and baked goods as well as local fruits and vegetables Ñ most all of it naturally grown. The open-air market also includes gourmet foods and sauces, handcrafted home furnishings, gifts, and boutique wines. The market also features live music weekly by not-

ed area musicians. From its first day in existence in June 21012, the Chestertown FarmersÕ Market has been popular, attracting hundreds of people to downtown Chestertown. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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