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Kindergarteners from Johnsburg Central School recently visited the Gore Mountain Farm on Route 28 in Wevertown. They were able to pet and feed the alpacas, as well as learn some interesting alpaca facts. The kindergarteners would like to thank the Gore Mountain Farm for allowing them to visit. Nathan Robinson (foreground) and Aidan Perez feed the alpacas. Photo by Heather Flanagan
Six Johnsburg Central faculty, staff retiring By Amber Cottone, Alexis West, Katy Odell newsenterprise@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Once the Johnsburg Central School year comes to a halt, six faculty and staff members will close out their full-time careers at JCS. This year ’s retirees and their length of service at JCS are: Teacher Assistant Kathy Allen (11 years); fifth-grade teacher Jeff Baroudi (33 years); high-
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NORTH CREEK — On Friday, June 15, local businesses will have a chance to show off apparel and accessories in North Creek’s first “Catwalk in the Creek” fashion show. The event, hosted by the North Creek Business Alliance, will start with a silent auction at 6 p.m., fol-
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lowed by the actual show at 6:30 at Riverfront Park in North Creek. Food and drinks will be provided. Tickets cost $15. They are available for pre-purchase at Trimmers Salon and barVino and will also be sold at the door before the show starts. “Catwalk in the Creek” is the brainchild of Michelle San Antonio. Though she first suggested it to Anna Bowers, owner of The Vault, as a way to advertise, it quickly spun
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years,” said Superintendent Mike Markwica, reflecting on the substantial wealth of knowledge and experience evident in the work of the JCS staff. While Dave Hyde is retiring from a full-time position, he will continue to work as a part-time bus driver this fall, so his familiar face will remain visible at JCS. “He makes every connection with a student special,” observed Markwica. Hyde is not only familiar to students
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school French teacher Mary Blackhurst (25 years); groundskeeper Dave Hyde (36 years); Coach Timothy Leach (27 years); and second-grade teacher Barbara Sherwood (31 years). Three of these employees agreed to be interviewed for a journalism project in Katy Odell’s English 10 class at JCS and are profiled here (see stories on page 4). “If you take everyone that is retiring and you add their years of experience together, you will come up with 163
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NORTH CREEK — The Tannery Pond Community Center Association this past week hired its first executive director since opening in 2002. Bernadette Speach, of Brant Lake, sat down with the News Enterprise in an exclusive interview Monday, June 4 to introduce herself and talk about the new job she’ll be starting on July 1, the day after the Tannery Pond Community Center celebrates its 10th anniversary with a gala event. And she’ll be taking the same message around town in the weeks to come. Speach may not have worked in North Creek before, but she likes what she sees. “I’ve really been amazed by the energy and the genuineness of people,” she said. “One amazing quality here is I see this invaluable volunteerism. At this point,