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Brant Lake teen named to U.S. Development Ski Team Abe Studler, 18, will join the team in Park City, Utah this fall By Pete DeMola

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BRANT LAKE — A local teenager has just passed a big milestone in his goal to join the big leagues. Abe Studler, 18, has made the cut to join the U.S. Development Ski Team. The placement came after Studler, a mogul skier, took the win in both the singles and du-

als events at Junior Nationals in March in Sun Valley, Idaho. Studler, who trains at the Killington Mountain School in Vermont, had another successful competition in Colorado in March, where he finished eighth in singles and 14th in duels. Placing second at the Nor-Am Cup, held in March at Killington, was also a critical stepping stone, Studler said. The teen began skiing at 18 months. “Right when I stood up, they put me on skis,” Studler said of his parents.

The passion for moguls didn’t come immediately. At the age of 8, after years of hitting the slopes at Whiteface and skiing all across the Adirondack backcountry, Studler’s parents enrolled him in the New York Ski Educational Foundation weekend program in Lake Placid for alpine racing. It wasn’t until a year later that he decided he’d rather hit jumps in the woods. Studler was sent to mogul, where he competed under Mike Lynn for four years. Landing a slot on the team marks a “pretty >> See STUDLER | pg. 13

RachaelÊ RayÊ recognizedÊ Region gets chunk of invasive species grants forÊ humanitarianÊ efforts Local officials recount rise of Horicon, Lake George Association television celebrity

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By Christina Scanlon

By Christina Scanlon

LAKE GEORGE — Lake George Rotary Club members gathered in the school library last Friday before the return of their hometown hero. The group had a gift basket and some surprises in store for Lake George graduate, now TV celebrity, Rachael Ray, who was set to arrive for her 14th annual cooking benefit at her alma mater. Sherman Parker, Rotary Club president, recalled his first year as school superintendent. “She was a senior,” he said of Ray. “I remember then, her guidance counselor

LONG LAKE — A total of $2 million to fight aquatic invasive species was awarded to 24 applicants by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week. In the region, the towns of Long Lake, Horicon and the Lake George Association were among the winners. In all three cases, the money has been earmarked for education and outreach. “I believe there will be an increase of the boat stewards,” said Long Lake Supervisor Clark Seaman, of the $69,750 award. The additional money will place the stewards at Lake Eaton and Little Tupper. Some stewards have been in place at Long

>> See RAY | pg. 12

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Lake and Raquette Lake for three or four years, he said, based on funding through Paul Smith’s College. “It’s been well received from the reports we’ve seen,” he said. While there are no boat washing stations, Seaman said the results of the stewards have been very positive. The steward offers to inspect their boat and educate them in the process,” he said. “If they find anything, they can offer to send them to hose it off at the town garage.” The grant money is to be used over the course of three years and requires a 25 percent match by the town. “Funding will not be a problem,” said Seaman of the town’s share, as they’ve been contributing money to the cause for some time. “Look at the cost of remediation once you’re infested,” he said. “We are a tourist economy. What would happen if a 13-mile

>> See GRANTS | pg. 13


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