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Local Rotary sponsoring travel abroad. See Page 3
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By Emily Davis denpubs@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — “Awesome,” is one word the students of Johnsburg Central School use to describe English teacher Stephen Tomb. His unique ability to create close relationships with his students is what makes Tomb stand out. He also coaches eleStephen mentary soccer in Tomb the fall and spring and elementary Nordic skiing in the winter. But soon Tomb will have a new experience to add to his resume: teaching in India. He has been selected to participate in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program for six months during the upcoming school year. This is a prestigious and highly selective international program, only about eight schools and 60 teachers in the United States are chosen to participate. Tomb will teach at the Ahmedabad International School in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; meanwhile, Ajaykumar Nair, a teacher there, will work here teaching grades eight, nine, and seniors at JCS this fall. Johnsburg Central administrators are embracing the opportunity to welcome Nair into the district for half a year, according to Tomb. “The board and administration have been so supportive,” said Tomb about school leaders working with him and Nair on this unique opportunity. The entire Tomb family will be traveling to India Aug. 11. Having lived in a small town all their lives, Tomb looks forward to exposing his three sons to
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Local cat lovers seek forever homes for abandoned animals By Lindsay Yandon lindsay@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Melissa Brewer has added the care of 30 or more cats to her list of daily responsibilities, which includes driving from Chestertown to Troy for her job. Brewer, along with her parents Lorna and Bob and family friends Florence and Sarah Converse have been caring for the clan of cats after they were abandoned in a Chestertown home in April. A 97-year-old Chestertown man was owner of the cats until health complications moved him to a nursing home. “He loved his cats and would like to see them taken care of properly,” said Brewer. After years of not spaying and neutering the cats, the population grew out of control and the women caring for them find more families in the vacant house each day. “It was not intentional, but the cat population just got out of hand,” said Brewer.
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Once the women began pulling the cats out of the house they began making trips to Albany and Ballston Spa to spay and neuter the cats at vet clinics. Due to the lack of vacancies in shelters in the area, however, the cats have been returning to their house in Chestertown or to the Brewer and Converse homes. In the beginning, the women were bottle feeding the kittens every two hours and despite Florence’s allergies, giving them all the love attention they could afford. “We didn’t think all of them were going to survive,” said Converse. “But, we haven’t lost one yet.” Lorna and Bob Brewer ’s garage is now full of cages that overflow to their front porch. Cat food is provided in every corner of their home and the cats are now temporary parts of the Brewer family until they find their forever homes. Many of the cats were not tame when rescued and are beginning to acclimate to human contact.
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B L U E M O U N TA I N LAKE — The musical ministry group Faithful Folk will return to offer music as part of worship at the Church of the Transfiguration this Sunday, July 11. A concert performance is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., and the service will begin at 10 a.m. Faithful Folk has gotten toes tapping and hands clapping since the group formed in 2002. Based in Woodstock, NY, the music ministry of Faithful Folk shares a unique blend of mostly original Christian folk and gospel music with their growing circle of listeners. They also bring a passion for social outreach. Every Sunday paper products, laundry supplies, toilet articles, and school supplies, items not covered by food stamps, are donated by the congregation and distributed to the working poor in the area. For more information visit www.faithfulfolk.org, and for the concert, call Suzanne Farnham at 648-5471 or Deborah Jones at 624-2419.
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