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GRAND OLD FLAG DAY
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JCS senior, grandfather to graduate together By McKenna Kelly newsenterprise@denpubs.com
Kindergarten and first grade students from Johnsburg Central School marched to the steps of the Tannery Pond Community Center on Thursday, June 14 to celebrate Flag Day. They were joined by Pre-K students, who led the Pledge of Allegiance, as well as the JCS Elementary Band, which played “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” JCS would like to thank members of the North Creek and Riverside volunteer fire departments for bringing their trucks and blocking traffic for the parade. Photo by Heather Flanagan
Saratoga Railway gets federal Tahawus Line exemption By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) June 14 decided to give the Saratoga & North Creek Railway an exemption for common carrier service along the 29.71-mile Tahawus Line between North Creek
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The Gore Mountain Region Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 award winners were, from left, Sarah Williams, Elise and Woody Widlund, and Lyle Dye.
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NORTH CREEK — The Gore Mountain Region Chamber of Commerce June 13 honored four citizens for their contributions to the North Creek community during the Chamber ’s annual dinner at the Copperfield Inn. The evening began with a presentation by Laurie Arnheiter, of the Hudson River Trading Company, who traced the success of the town
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to the hard work and vision, now nearly 20 years ago, of the Chamber of Commerce, the Johnsburg Town Board, the Warren County Planning Department and the Adirondack Park Agency’s (APA) grant of $20,000. When these groups work together toward a common goal, great things can be achieved, she said. “Don’t underestimate what a small Chamber in the Adirondacks can accomplish,” Arnheiter said. She noted that the return on investment by the APA was $1,250 for each original dollar. In the past year,
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dack Committee of the Sierra Club’s Atlantic Chapter to reject Saratoga’s notice of exemption. They filed the petition on June 4, three weeks after the STB upheld its previous denial of the exemption (Nov. 23). However, the May 14 decision also said the Board’s previous concerns had been answered in full. Therefore, the railway had a green light to file again for an exemption. “ASLF/Sierra has not shown that Saratoga’s
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and Newcomb. The exemption, which took effect Saturday, June 16, clears the way for the railway to begin hauling ore out of the old Tahawus mine, owned by NL Industries. The mine had most recently been used to extract ilmenite for the production of titanium dioxide, as well as magnetite, and the last run along the railway was in 1989. In the decision, the STB denied a petition by the Atlantic States Legal Foundation and the Adiron-
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JOHNSBURG — Vietnam War veteran Rusty Leigh will receive his high school diploma from the Johnsburg Central School alongside his grandson, Michael Allen, this weekend. Three generations of military personnel will be celebrating this Saturday. Not only is Leigh a veteran, but Allen plans on enlisting in the U.S. Army after graduation. Allen’s father, Matthew Allen of North River, is currently serving as an Army National Guard medic in Afghanistan and will be home on leave to watch the ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 23. Leigh joined the U.S. Navy in 1961, cutting his sophomore year of high school short. He spent three and a half years in the Navy working on nuclear-powered submarines, first in New London, Conn., and then aboard the USS Holland. Though he passed a high school equivalency exam shortly after enlisting,