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Tourist trains to run by July Marketing plans revealed
By John Grybos
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NORTH CREEK — Since the springtime transfer of the Kellogg/Waddell Riverfront pr operty in North Creek from Warren County to the town of Johnsburg, a committee of dedicated volunteers has been meeting to determine the goals and objectives of the buildings and grounds. This group is scheduled to meet again Wednesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the pavilion by the pr operty. Public input is essential to the success of these buildings and gr ounds. Meetings will occur monthly , alternating between evening and day times to accommodate as many volunteers as possible. The committee is in need of folks who have interest in landscaping, events planning, constr uction and b uilding r enovation, and people who can volunteer their labor . Contact the town hall for additional information.
THIS WEEK North Creek...................2,3 Minerva/Newcomb ........4 Indian Lake ..................5 Opinion ........................6,7 Long Lake ....................9 Classifieds....................12,13 Auto Zone ....................15
Sarah Munley, director of marketing for Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC, speaks with Lake Luzerne Supervisor Gene Merlino during a June 1 forum held at the Copperfield Inn in North Creek. Munley addressed the crowd of local officials and residents, outlining Pacific Holdings’ plan to operate passenger and sightseeing rail service on the Warren County railway.
See RAILWAY, page 8
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North Creek Woodworking goes under Six jobs lost to flood
By Jon Hochschartner jonh@denpubs.com
NORTH CREEK — Recent flooding has claimed six area jobs. North C reek Woodworking, f ounded i n 1 988,
will not be reopening its doors, the businesses coowner Dale Aldrich said. When Aldrich left the plant on a late April evening, there were four to five inches of water on the floor , he said. When he r eturned the next morning, ther e wer e 25 inches of water on the floor, eventually rising to 30-35 inches.
The flood caused $50,000-$100,000 in damage to the business, Aldrich estimated. “There was no way we could start it back,” Aldrich said. Dry-kiln lumber , ripsaws, planers, moulders, sanders, chopsaws, and conveyers were all See WOODWORKING, page 7
In Long Lake
Residents remove rubbish By John Grybos
jgrybos@denpubs.com LONG LAKE — A list of items like aluminum foil, cigarettes, steel nails and tires might be satisfied at a department stor e, but the town of Long Lake was litter ed with such items befor e Community Pride Day May 11. “We found everything fr om bottles to cans to just trash people just thr ow out of their car ,” said Douglas Blodgett, who helped with the cleanup ef fort and filled three trash bags in the process. Participants met at the skate center and were assigned a road to clean with a partner. Shirts were passed out and put on for some photos, then participants got their hands dirty cleaning up their community. More than 50 people turned out for the event, which Alexandra Roalsvig, director of events for Long Lake, said was a big improvement over the two who turned out for the first year.
All we’re doing is trying to make things look a little better around town for when people come for summer, and for our own benefit.
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The event was pushed back a week, Roalsvig said, because of flooding prior to the event followed by a rainy day . To get maximum turnout, the cleanup was scheduled for better weather. Students and faculty of Long Lake Central Elementary pitched in, too, with staf f members cleaning up Route 28N, which the school had adopted. Students helped out at Jennings Pond and the Nature Trail. See LONG LAKE, page 9
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NORTH CREEK — Passenger train service, including sightseeing excursions with dome cars, are expected to be operational by July 1 on the Warren County railway — with thr ee trains r unning daily between North Cr eek and Saratoga Springs. Sarah Munley, director of marketing for Iowa Pacific Holdings LLC, the new operator of the county railroad, delivered this news at a gather ing June 1 of area business and tourism representatives. Munley said this open forum, held at the Copperfield Inn, was to seek marketing advice fr om local business owners and r esidents for Iowa Pacific Holdings’ inaugural year r unning the railway, which is expectedto include freight runs and ski trips. “This all came together a little hastily,” Munley said, adding that Iowa Pacific is still trying to catch up on advertising for the summer season. The contract between Warren County and Iowa
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