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thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — A young woman raised in Queensbury who served her community in various volunteer roles is to be memorialized in several months — with a local pedestrian bridge to bear her name. The bridge carrying the Warren County Bikeway over state Rte. 149 just east of state Rte. 9 is to be dedicated in several weeks as the Kristie Roberts Memorial Bridge, according to a unanimous decision reached July 28 by the county Public Works Committee. The vote, taken after county supervisors heard a presentation by Kristie’s parents, is subject to an endorsement of the full county Board of Supervisors at its upcoming August meeting. Kristie Ann Roberts Proctor, born in Glens Falls and a 2002 graduate of Queensbury High School, served in various emergency squads and served the nation as a sergeant in the New York Air National Guard and Army National Guard, her parents Bob and Cindy

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Lake George Music Festival musicians captivate the crowd at the Shepard Park amphitheater in 2014.

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Lake George Music Festival returns for fifth year LAKE GEORGE — The Village of Lake George will welcome the fifth installment of the annual Lake George Music Festival this Summer, with classical concerts and events throughout the Village and surrounding area from August 17-27.

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tival. Presided over by Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra David Kim, the concert series offers different combinations each night at venues including Shepard Park amphitheater, a number of area churches, the Lake George High School and Tannery Pond Center in North Creek. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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According to the festival’s founder, president and CEO Alexander Lombard of Queensbury, “This will be a big year — a lot of exciting stuff is happening.” But Lombard is not alone in running the organization and the festival. Joining him in his endeavor to bring a “cultural renaissance” to Lake George is a small staff, a number of interns and 80 musicians from all over the country who volunteer their time, lodging with host families for the duration of the fes-

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