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The Our Town Theatre Group cast of “Rumors,” by Neil Simon, practices during a recent dress rehearsal. The cast members are: Andrew Frasier, of North Creek; Cherie Ferguson, of North Creek; Dan Studnicky, of North Creek; Dennis Wilson, of Chestertown; Eduardo Munoz, of Minerva; Georgia Burkhardt, of Wevertown; John Gable, of Lake George; Judy Stafford, of North Creek; Linda Walters, of Chestertown; and Mike Corey, of Minerva. The play, directed by Eric Potter, will be shown on March 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and on March 24 at 1 p.m. at the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students through grade 12. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 832-9047 or sending a ticket order via email to ottgtickets@gmail.com. For more information, visit online at www.ottg.org. Photo provided
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Warren Co. hailed on 200th anniversary By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — Warren County passed a historic milestone this week, and area government officials reached out to commemorate the occasion. March 12 was the 200th anniversary of Warren County’s founding, and local town leaders, as well as a top Essex
County official — plus aides to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Bill Owens — all presented proclamations of congratulations Friday March 15 to the Warren County Board of Supervisors at their monthly meeting. Also, state Assemblyman Dan Stec presented a proclamation on behalf of both the state Senate and state Assembly. Randy Douglas, chairman of the Es-
sex County Board of Supervisors, read a proclamation authored by his county. He noted that he personally had a deep bond with Warren County. “My favorite place in the whole nation is Lake George,” he said. “It holds fond memories for me.” Later, Douglas said Essex County as a whole also had a strong bond with its southern neighbor. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Essex County votes to repeal NY’s SAFE Act By Keith Lobdell
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andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Tannery Pond Community Center officials this past week released their performance schedule for 2013, which starts with a concert by the Parnas/Adragna Trio at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4. The Parnas sisters — Madalyn on violin and Cicely on cello — will be joined by Vincent Adragna on piano. They will perform the music of Bolcom, Cassado, Martinu and Ravel. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. They are on sale at the Town of Johnsburg Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For reservations, call the Tannery Pond Community Center at 251-2505. Violinist Madalyn Parnas has appeared more than 50 times as soloist with orchestra, performed numerous concerts as violinist for the Parnas/Serkin Trio, and earned top prizes in many solo competitions. With sister and cellist Cicely, duo parnas has claimed first prize in international competition, performed across the globe, and released two critically acclaimed CDs. This year Madalyn has toured as soloist with the
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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County residents packed the Old Essex County Courthouse March 18 as the Board of Supervisors voted to seek a repeal of the highly debated New York SAFE Act. Roughly 90 people packed into the meeting facility, filling the floor and balcony to address the board on its resolution to repeal the gun control law known as the SAFE Act before it made the de-
cision to move forward with the resolution put forth by the SAFE Act Task Force one week earlier. Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting first addressed the board and audience over concerns and issues he had with the law as enacted by the state Jan. 15. "Guns have two enemies, rust and politicians," Cutting said. "The makers of this law really don't understand weapons and did not look for people who did." Cutting referred to a pair of similar-caliber ri-
fles that were both not defined and defined as an assault weapon. "They carry the same ammunition. They have the same ballistics. They both do the same thing," Cutting said. "The only difference in these weapons are looks. We are scared by a black gun that looks menacing." Cutting also said that the law enforcement exemption was not carried over with the new law, which concerns him. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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