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Editorial» Make sure Whitehall melee does not happen

Clinton County, New York

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

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This Week

FLYING HIGH

Stefanik meets with North Country businesses

IN CHAZY

By Shawn Ryan & Morgan Ruger

Chazy man gifts rebuilt bikes to area kids

shaun@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — This past week, Elise Stefanik (R, C, I), congressional candidate for New YorkÕ s 21st district, spoke at the North Country Chamber of Commerce Business Forum. In his introduction of Stefanik, chamber president Garry Douglas stressed the role of the federal government in the North Country. Being a border district, he said, we rely on the federal government for many issues, not least of which is cross-border trade. “We’re in the Canada business,Ó he said. Stefanik spoke to a packed CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Lindsey Gilmore of the Chazy Eagles sends a pass in the team’s win over Lake Placid earlier this season. The girls’ varsity team is ranked fifth in Class D in the state and is a one-seed in sectionals. The boys’ varsity soccer team, meanwhile, is the number one ranked Class D team in New York. Photo by Andrew Johnstone

Elmore SPCA helping with AHS animals

Family Fun Day coming to local church PAGE 3 IN INDIAN LAKE

By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com

Elmore SPCA board secretary Carol Solari-Ruscoe, left, and Shelter Manager Rebecca Burdo receive thankyous from Otis, a Cairn Terrier taken in from the Adirondack Humane Society when they closed their doors earlier this month.

PERU Ñ Mixed emotions are running through the staff and volunteers at the Elmore SPCA in the wake of the closure of the Adirondack Humane Society (AHS) in Plattsburgh. Near the end of a hectic month which saw first an upheaval in AdirondackÕ s board, followed by an announcement that they were closing their doors to the public temporarily due to a quarantine, the public is still looking for answers. The temporary closure announcement was followed just a few days later by the announcement that the financially strapped organization were closing their doors. In the immediate wake of the closure announcement, it was unclear what would become of the 11 dogs and 69 cats in the SocietyÕ s care at that time. Remaining board members from Adirondack reached out to the Elmore SPCA in Peru for help. Ò We havenÕ t taken over. AHS still exists. WeÕ re taking over the care of the animals,Ó said ElmoreÕ s Shelter Manager Rebecca Burdo. “They (the animals) are ours; they’ve been surrendered to CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

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Index

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