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Saturday,ÊM ayÊ28,Ê2016

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www.SunCommunityNews.com

In SPORTS | pg. 12-13

2015-16 season comes to an end Local teams ousted in playoff runs

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In OPINION | pg. 6

The immigration plank Hot topic in presidential race

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In LAKE GEORGE | pg. 2

The king has returned

Elvis Festival coming back to Forum

Ô WeÊ wereÊ thereÕ

World War II Stories from the Adirondacks’ Greatest Generation

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Jack Higgins, of Brant Lake, served as a machine gunner in the 397th Artillery Battery Battalion in the US First Army. He’s pictured here in May 2009. Photo by Daniel Way

ometimes fascinating stories lurk in the most unlikely places. A young doctor, armed with a degree from Penn State College of Medicine, returned to his hometown of Glens Falls in 1980 and began practicing medicine. Daniel Way’s work took him deep into the heart of the Adirondack Park, where he discovered patients with ordinary ailments had extraordinary experiences. There was the English war nurse in Thurman who came of age in the Battle of Britain, when skies grew dark as Spitfires Pete DeMola battled the German Luftwaffe and bombs rained down overWriter head. Way learned the man living the life of a “country gentleman” in a remote area between Chestertown and Riparius had participated in some of fiercest fight>> See BOOK | pg. 22

Patriotism, pageantry to predominate this weekend By Thom Randall

thom@suncommunitynews.com

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Throughout northern Warren County this weekend, local citizens and visitors will be participating in Memorial Day ceremonies, honoring U.S. soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for our nation. They’ll also be gathering along sidewalks to witness the pageantry and patriotism of parades that signal the beginning of the summer season. Most all these parades and services are to be held Monday, except for the ceremonies to be held on Saturday in Lake George. In Warrensburg, the annual Memorial Day parade forms at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the

Warrensburg firehouse on Elm St. The procession begins at 9 a.m. Local veterans organizations, including V.F.W. Post 4821 and American Legion 446, will be participating with color guards. The parade will also feature contingents of emergency agencies from nearby communities. The parade will proceed up Elm and Hudson streets to the Warrensburg Cemetery where services are to be held honoring those who sacrificed their lives in various wars and conflicts. This annual ceremony has been held in Warrensburg for a century, but this year’s edition has a new aspect: vintage military >> See MEMORIAL | pg. 21


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