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JACK WAX JAMMIN’

Comeback win sends Warriors to Final Four

This Week QUEENSBURY

By Thom Randall

Boat show coming to Queensbury

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LETTERS

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LITTLE BITS

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NEWS BRIEFS

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ATHOL-THURMAN

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TURNING BACK

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SPORTS

Sports merger for Bolton, W’burg PAGE 5 IN INDIAN LAKE

Hoddy Ovitt of the Warren County Ramblers sings a traditional mountain tune at the Thurman Jack Wax Party held March 14. Backing him up are Jean Jenkins (center), Ken Meyer (right) and Alan McClintock (not pictured). Photo by Thom Randall

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com ATHOL Ñ As dozens of people streamed into the Thurman Town Hall to attend the Jack Wax Party 15 minutes before it was to begin, 20 or so more folks were beginning to move through the buffet line, facing a long counter filled with steaming, aromatic entrees. Kathy Templeton, who organizes the annual event with her husband Andy, said the early startup of the March 14 fundraiser was to better accommodate the crowd.

One of the 20-or-so volunteer servers scooped up mashed potatoes and put them beside a slab of turkey on a plate carried by Rex Reynolds II, 85, of Thurman. Ò ItÕ s looking good right now,Ó Reynolds said with a grin about the beloved traditional spring get-together. For 40 years or so, his late wife Jean had organized the event. Ò This brings back good memories,Ó he continued. Ò In the 1960s, I got the snow for this Ô sugar partyÕ in as many as 13 big cans — one year I had to go as far as Tupper Lake to find the snow we needed.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Students take to the stage in play-packed weekend By Ryan Edwards ryan@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG Ñ Spring is here, and what better way is there to come out of your winter hiberna-

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tion than a trip to the theater? The final weekend in March will see theater productions at Newcomb, Warrensburg, Lake George, North Warren and Bolton schools. Dates and curtain times vary by production.

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Ò GUYS AND DOLLSÓ AT WARRENSBURG The Warrensburg Jr./Sr. High School drama club will perform the classic musical at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 26, Saturday, March 27, and Sunday, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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POTSDAM Ñ With reigning state Class C MVP Joel Wincolski leading the charge, the Lake George Boys Basketball Team fought a dramatic come-from-behind battle against Potsdam March 14 to win the regional title game 7058 and earn a Final Four berth in the upcoming state tournament. Down 38-29 midway in the third quarter, the Lake George Warriors tightened up their defense, re-strategized their offense and reduced the scoring gap to 43-44 Ñ Pottsdam ahead by one Ñ at the end of the third quarter. Then Wincoski, fired up by a will to win, embarked on a scoring tirade with the help of his talented teammates, racking up seven of nine shots with hands in his face and nine of 10 foul shots Ñ 23 points in the final quarter. With 1:57 on the clock, the game was still very close, and Wincowski drew a foul on a three-point shot, according to

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