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Saturday, December 6, 2014
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TURKEY TROT
Mayor accuses four of back room politics
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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ A vexed Plattsburgh Mayor James Calnon addressed reporters on Wed. Nov. 26, at a hastily organized press conference and leveled accusations that four city councilors had violated New York StateÕ s Open Meetings Law. The incident stemmed from a press release published in the Press Republican in which the four Ñ Joshua Kretser, Becky Kasper, Rachelle Armstrong and Mike Kelly Ñ called for a wide-scale search for a full time Director of Community Development. The position is currently being held on an interim basis by
NAVE choir to perform Dec. 27 in Plattsburgh PAGE 2
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Runners approach the first precarious turn of the Turkey Trot, a Thanksgiving tradition in Peru. Mitch Ryan (center, in red) won the icy 10 K in a time of 31:44, with Sara Dunham taking the women’s 10 K in 35:34. Matt Medeiros (white shirt) took the 5 K in a time of 17:10, with Carly Graham clocking in at 20:24.
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Pike’s Cantonment Day scheduled for museum By Shawn Ryan
Hunting season to give way to winter skiing PAGE 7
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Dr. Tim Abel, lead archeologist at the 2013 Pike’s Cantonment dig, shows the hearth of an officers’ quarters which was discovered by him and his team of students.
PLATTSBURGH Ñ PlattsburghÕ s War of 1812 museum will be celebrating PikeÕ s Cantonment Day, 202 years after American soldiers lay freezing on a piece of ground under simple blankets alongside the Saranac River. The exact location of the Cantonment, where American forces spent the winter of 1812 - 1813 while preparing for an anticipated summer offensive, was located during an archeological dig in the summer of 2013. A scheduled dig in 2014 never materialized, but museum Manager Dave Deno is hopeful that next summer will bring shovels and trowels back to the Cantonment. Ò No one has disturbed it. ItÕ s really a shame we didnÕ t have anything here this summer, being the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Plattsburgh,Ó he said. Ò We had volunteers, we just didnÕ t have enough students to do it.Ó To remember Cantonment Day, the 1812 museum will be opening its doors at 10 a.m., with a flag raising ceremony to unveil the museum’s newly installed flag pole. They will then be coordinating with the Wreaths Across America ceremony which CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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