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STONY CREEK Ñ The Dot and Johnstock annual fundraiser to benefit CindyÕ s Cancer Retreats and the Southern Adirondack Musicians Fund (SAM) will be held Saturday, June 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Stony Creek Inn. There will be food to sample and music, including performances by Leaning South, George Fletchers Folding Money, Doug Irving, Soul Sky, The Trophy Husbands, and the Stony Creek Band. There will also be a silent auction and raffle. A suggested donation is $20. Checks may be made out to CindyÕ s Retreat or The Southern Adirondack Musicians Fund and mailed to The Stony Creek Inn, P.O. Box 184, Stony Creek, N.Y., 12878. Receipts will be provided for your tax deductible donations. Total proceeds will be shared equally. Contact Dot Bartell 6962394 or Kathy Garrow at 696-4563 or email garrow1@frontiernet.net for information or questions.

By Mike Corey

denpubs@denpubs.com MINERVA Ñ The Minerva Central School District voters go to the polls once again as the district seeks the needed 60 percent super majority vote to pass a 2014-15 spending plan. On June 17, voters will once again have a chance to cast their vote for or against the budget. On May 20, the budget was defeated despite the fact that it received more than a simple majority (56 approval). The tally included 181 yes votes versus 142 no votes. Because the Board of Education had adopted a budget that was above the schoolÕ s state-mandated tax cap, New York State required a supermajority of 60 percent must in order for the budget to pass. The results of the May 20 vote showed that the budget was 13 votes shy of the 194 needed to pass based on the number of people who voted. At a special MCS Board of Education meeting on May 22, the Board decided to put forth the same budget with the same numbers. The same need for a supermajority exists for the upcoming June 17 vote. If the budget is defeated again, the school will be forced to adopt a contingency budget, meaning that the MCS budget would carry a zero percent tax levy increase compared to last year Õ s approved budget tax levy increase. If the June 17 budget falls again, the school would have to cut $446,000. The June 17 budget vote will take place in the Minerva Central School lobby from 1 to 8 p.m.

Arndt’s to perform

Young visitors take a look at one of the murals at Railroads on Parade in Pottersville during its local residents weekend June 6-8. Railroads on Parade, with over 50 model trains and trolleys running through animated scenery on over 2,500 feet of track, is open Sunday through Wednesday from noon until 5 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting June 27 (current hours: noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday). For more information, visit railroadsonparade.com or call 623-0100. Photo by Keith Lobdell

Adirondack Interpretive center to feature new exhibit By Mauranda Stahl-Sorensen mauranda@denpubs.com

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NORTH CREEK Ñ The Tannery Pond Community Center Association presents Jocelyn Arndt Of The Dependents Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. at 228 Main Street. The event is for teens only of all ages. Jocelyn and Chris Arndt will bring their full band to the Tannery Pond Community Center for a special night of music. The admission is free. For reservations and information call TPCC at 251-2505 or go to bspeach@ tpcca.org or tpcca.org.

NEWCOMB Ñ The State University Of New York College Of Enviormental Science And Forestry and the Northern Forest Institute are currently renovating an exsisting exhibit room at the interpreative center. Ò Prior to rennovations the exhibit was a winding and windowless room,Ó said Frank Morehouse program manager. Ò It was outdated and dark. We now have windows in the room overlooking the forest and wooded area.Ó The project was a multi-step process: first rennovating the space and subsequently fabricating and putting

in the exhibits. Ò We are fortunate to be working with Bob McNamara on this project,Ó said Morehouse. Ò He has worked with us in the past and he is designing the exhibits, artwork and 3D displays for the new room.Ó McNamara, a Tug Hill resident and artist who has exhibited nationally and internationally, has had his work appear in many exhibits including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art MuseumÕ s Birds in Art, the Wildlife Artists View and the Society of Animal Artists. The 350 square foot exhibit space will showcase oversized plate glass widows offering oppertunities for year round wildlife viewing. Ò The Northern New York Audobon Society has also

provided us with a grant to place bird feeders outside of the windows in our new exhibit room,Ó said Morehouse. The Northern Forest wall will also exhibit a threedimensional interactive display bringing to view the forest as the driving force for the park. In addition the complexities arising from various stakeholders and users of the Northern Forest. Ò Included in our exhibit will be a tree species display,Ó said Morehouse. Ò We will also have Adirondack history information, both natural and cultural.Ó For more information on the Adirondack Interperative Center visit esf.edu. For a catalogue of work by Bob McNamara, visit artofwilderness.com.

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