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June 6, 2015

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Ridin’ Hy Ranch pays it forward

This Week WARRENSBURG

Ranch owners reinstate senior class trip free of charge after students donate $8,000 to cancerstricken principal

Health center to celebrate opening PAGE 2 CHESTERTOWN

By Ryan Edwards ryan@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG Ñ Reservation changes and cancellations are a common occurrence staff at WarrensburgÕ s RidinÕ Hy Ranch see all the time, co-owner Carrie Beadnell said. Things come up, schedules change Ñ itÕ s the nature of the business. Late last month, however, Ranch staff were given a cancellation excuse they had never heard before when the Profile Senior High School in Bethlehem, N.H. cancelled their two-night reservation for a senior class trip just nine days before their scheduled arrival date. When Ranch staff returned a call to the school to inquire as to the nature of the May 22 CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

New cafe owners making changes PAGE 4 THURMAN

Members of various area veterans groups stand at attention during the 2014 POW/MIA ceremony held atop Prospect Mountain. This year’s ceremony, the 45th annual, is to be held at 1 p.m. Sunday June 7, and all are invited to participate. More on the ceremony on page 5. Photo by Thom Randall

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Lake George woman rallies to save Dog Beach By Ryan Edwards

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LAKE GEORGE — In 2012, certified dog trainer and owner of Ò The Dog CabinÓ Lisa Giknis successfully petitioned the State of New York to convert a state-owned patch of sand on the shore of Lake George into Dog Beach Ñ a place for residents and

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tourists alike to bring their furry friends to play and socialize in the warmer months. Ò I said Ô people adopt highways; why canÕ t I adopt a beach?Õ Ó recalled Giknis in an interview. Located between the Steamboat Company and Million Dollar Beach on Beach Road, Dog Beach had been used as an unofficial haven for dogs and their owners for years, Giknis said, but when her petition was approved in 2012, she became responsible for

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maintaining it. Giknis installed signs and Ò poop stations,Ó and regularly removed garbage left behind by beach-goers, and the state was charged with Ò taking care of the big stuff,Ó such as raking and removing large debris washed ashore after storms. Over the last year or so, however, Giknis said the CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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