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Business owners to gather for annual Expo
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A FINAL MISSION
This Week MEMORIAL DAY
By Katherine Clark
Memorial Day to be observed this weekend.
katherine@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH „ The North Country Chamber of commerce will hold its 25th Business Expo on June 6 at the SUNY Field House, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The expo will feature more than 186 booths operated by local businesses. ñ In our 25 years, this has grown to be the largest networking event in the area,î said Executive Vice President of the Chamber of the North Country Commerce, Jody Parks. Parks said the expo will be an opportunity for the business community to meet perspective clients and customers CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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Hundreds of friends, family members and admirers of North Country World War II veterans attended a ceremony to honor the 18 WWII veterans who took the inaugural North Country Honor Flight trip to visit the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. See a related article inside on pages 3-4. Photo by Shaun Kittle
Gibson Brothers begin new tour By Andy Flynn
Wine, cheese & chocolate fundraiser scheduled. PAGE 10-11 SPECTERS
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Members of the Gibson Brothers bluegrass band perform May 17 at the Strand Theatre in Old Forge, N.Y. From left are Clayton Campbell, Eric Gibson, Leigh Gibson, Mike Barber and guest mandolin player Jesse Cobb.
OLD FORGE „ The Gibson Brothers are maintaining worldclass caliber performances this spring while promoting their newest album thanks to a succession of professional guests on the mandolin. In mid-April, mandolin player Joe Walsh announced he was parting ways with Ellenburg Depot natives Eric and Leigh Gibson after being with the band for more than four years. It came at a challenging time, as the Gibson Brothers began the busy festival season on the road without Walsh. They also began touring with a new CD, ñ They Called It Music,î recently released by Compass Records. Then thereÍ s the added pressure of being the 2012 IBMA Entertainers of the Year, an honor the brothers recognize but take in stride. As their song ñ They Called It Musicî topped Bluegrass TodayÍ s weekly chart for airplay on May 17, the Gibson Brothers were taking the stage at the Strand Theatre in Old Forge with guest mandolin player Jesse Cobb, formerly of the Infamous Stringdusters, who gave a ñ blisteringî performance, as Leigh
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