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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK
RAINING ON THE PARADE
Democrats name candidates for town seats
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North Country native nominated for honor. PAGE 2 CHAZY
Returns add up for Redemption Center in Chazy. PAGE 5 AROUND THE REGION
Hundreds turned out to watch the annual Labor Day Parade in the town of Mooers Monday morning despite overcast skies and occasional showers. The parade included floats and trucks from various local businesses and organizations including Boy Scout Troop 58, seen here. Check out page 13 for more photos from Monday’s parade. Photo by Jeremiah S. Papineau
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Re-enactment kicks off Battle of Plattsburgh By John Grybos jgrybos@denpubs.com
Commemorating the Sept. 6 1814 skirmish at Halsey’s Corners in Plattsburgh, re-enactors dealt with rainy conditions. Photo by John Grybos
PLATTSBURGH — Watching the sky drizzle, soldiers grumbled that their black powder charges couldn’t be trusted in such watery weather. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder a few minutes later, watching the enemy approach. The order was shouted to ready rifles for the opening salvo. As the rain fell, another order was shouted, “Fire!” Click. Click. Click. The rifles weren’t firing. Just as the soldiers had feared, the black powder rounds were failing.
BOOM! The last rifle in line roared fire at the enemy line. “The cannon!” shouted one of the enemies. “Wait for the cannon to fire, that’s the signal to start.” The cannon was actually a 1/3 size carronade set up by re-enactor Craig Russell. Russell represented the Americans in a mock battle that placed the British at a disadvantage of two to one. Tom Pray, a redcoat, offered an explanation, “It's hard to round up that many guys, especially when it's raining.” This preview of the annual Battle
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MOOERS — The Town of Mooers Democratic Party has named its slate of candidates for town positions that will be on the ballot this November. During the party’s Aug. 24 caucus, four candidates were chosen to run for offices that will be up for grabs. Chosen were Cory Ross for town supervisor, Michael Willette and Alfred “Alfie” Ladue for two councilman positions, and Joshua Willette for town justice. Cory Ross, owner of Ross Funeral Home, threw his hat into the ring for supervisor after learning current supervisor Rudolph H. Miller Jr. wasn’t nominated for another term by his fellow Republicans and that a political newcomer, Justin Sample, was given the nod. Ross said he understands running a town is much like running a business, and that having run his own business for the past 18 years, he can