October 4, 2014
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The end of the line? Railroads on
This Week LAKE GEORGE
Parade to close; displays to be auctioned off
Ragnar relay comes through
By Thom randall
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POTTERSVILLE Ñ Railroads on Parade, the attraction that features internationally-famous model train layouts, will be closing permanently as of Oct. 13, according to its creator, renowned set designer Clarke Dunham. The extensive, million-dollar train layouts Ñ featuring cityscapes complete with thousands of intricately-fashioned buildings, people, bridges, vehicles and trees Ñar e to be sold in an online auction scheduled for Nov. 11. Dunham said this week that AdamÕ s Auction & Real Estate Services would be conducting the sale of the layouts through its website, www.adamsauctions.com. ÒT he displays of Railroads on Parade represent half a lifeÕ s work,Ó h e said. The auction is to raise money towards paying off the museumÕ s main investor, which the New York Times has identified CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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Warren Co. now on YouTube PAGE 4 CHESTERTOWN
Local race fans came out to support their favorite runners during the Adirondack Marathon, part of the Adirondack Distance Festival which took place in Schroon and Chestertown over the weekend. Photo by Keith Lobdell
Adirondack Marathon results PAGE 13
Benefit Barn Party, a Thurman tradition, set for next Saturday By Thom randall
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TURNING BACK
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GARAGE SALE
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CANCER AWARENESS
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BRIEFS
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CALENDAR
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THURMAN Ñ Following a long-standing local custom of reaching out to others in need, a local couple has been holding a barn party each fall for eight years Ñ to raise money for a family facing a hardship or serious illness. Jamiee and Roy Ross’s annual Benefit Barn Party,
a popular event, is to be held from noon to about 11 p.m. Saturday Oct. 11 — and this year it’s to benefit the family of nine-year-old Skyler Castro, who is now undergoing treatment for bone cancer. People from all over the region are invited Ñ just bring a dish to pass and be ready to enjoy some lively mountain music, bid on donated goods and services to be auctioned, and enjoy some hometown hospitality Ñ while providing vital help to a family in need. The live-
ly party has annually attracted from 150 to 300 people. Interviewed Tuesday night while at work driving a truck through the Capital Region, Roy Ross said that the barn party tradition started in 2006. Held in honor of JamieeÕ s mother Betty Thayer Ñ who died of cancer in the mid-2000s Ñ the party was to dedicate the barn. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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