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April 23, 2011
County inks rail contract Copperfield to host dance April 30 NORTH CREEK — The Copperfield Inn will host a dinner and dance Saturday, April 30 from 6 - 10 p.m. Music will be provided by Paul Lo Guercio and will include social ballroom dance music from the 40s to contemporary times. He will also provide instruction. All ages are invited. Dinner is $16 per person. Drinks are not included. A $5 cover charge will apply to those who only with to dance. Dinner reservations should be made with the Copperfield Inn at 2512200.
Dollars for Scholars plans phone-a-thon JOHNSBURG — The Johnsburg Chapter of Dollars for Scholars will host its annual phone-a-thon Tuesday and Wednesday, April 26 and 27. Students from Johnsburg Central School will be calling community residents between 4 and 8 p.m. regarding donations to support this year ’s scholarships.
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lindsay@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — The future of the Warren County rail line was solidified last Friday when the Warren County Board of Supervisors voted to approve Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC as the new rail operator. After months of deliberation and with the blessing of Warren County supervisors, Iowa Pacific anticipates that tourist and recreational trains will again be running on the tracks by July. Newly named Saratoga and North Creek Railway, the tracks will soon reopen to freight. Iowa Pacific president, Ed Ellis was unsure, as of last week, when exactly the freight would resume. The approval was not without concern from serveral supervisors at Friday’s meeting. Some voiced worry about the possibility of derailments, resulting in freight being spilled into the Hudson River. As a result, no hazardous substances will be hauled on the line. A public authority was also formed to manage and oversee the operations of both the new operator and the rail itself.
Phillip Weber of Rexford comes out of the water at Gore Mountain’s annual pond skimming competition last weekend. Photo by Dave Braley
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Long Lake awaits annual fiddler’s jamboree Frank Orsini and the Whippersnappers to headline May 1 event By Lindsay Yandon
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Quilted Art to visit Johnsburg Library JOHNSBURG — Kris Gregson-Moss will be at the Johnsburg Library with "Add Dimension to Your Quilted Art" April 23 from 1-4 p.m. For more information, call the library at 2514343.
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Frank Orsini and the Whippersnappers (Peter Davis and George Wilson) will headline this year’s long-awaited annual Fiddler’s jamboree in Long Lake May 1. Photo submitted
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LONG LAKE — Frank Orsini and The Whippersnappers will join Donnie Perkins and The Family Band to lead Long Lake’s 20th annual Spring Blossom Fiddle Jamboree, May 1 at the Long Lake Town Hall. The Whippersnappers, which includes Peter Davis, George Wilson and Orsini have played the Albany Region folk-music scene for decades. They display folk-style guitar, piano and clarinet. Wilson is a traditional fiddler and banjoist who regularly performs at regional folk festival. Fiddler-mandolinist-guitarist, Orsini has played with bluegrass greats like Bill Keith and Frank Wakefield. Donnie Perkins and the Family Band are welcomed back to the jamboree with some new bluegrass and country-western offerings. “He will bring some new styles of music this year,” said Alexandra Verner Roalsvig, director of parks, recreation and tourism. “All the while, though, he has continued to carry the torch for the old-time fiddle music he grew up with.” Now based in Plattsburgh, Perkins has won numerous fiddle contests, recorded several albums and published a book on fiddling.
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