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Minerva CS re-vote OK’d by state
This Week LONG LAKE
By Mauranda Stahl-Sorensen mauranda@denpubs.com MINERVA Ñ A revote of the Minerva Central School 201415 budget was given the stamp of approval by New York State Education Commissioner John P. King, Jr., late July 7. The district, which has been operating under a contingency budget since July 1, notified the News Enterprise of the commissionerÕ s decision by legal notice on July 8. Ò We were granted the chance to put the same budget back up,Ó said Tim Farrell district Superintendent. Ò We donÕ t have the ability to change the budget amount, but we do have the ability to change the tax levy amount.Ó That change could come as the district received word recently of $50,000 in state aid issued by the office of Sen. Betty Little. Ò We are going to build that $50,000 into our revenue amount and adjust the levy, which for us will be about 1.5 percent of the total,Ó Farrell said. The approval of a third vote comes from an alleged ballot machine malfunction during the districtÕ s second budget vote held June 17, resulting in a 59 percent approval Ñ slightly less than the 60 percent supermajority needed to implement the proposed budget. In an unusual turn of events following that vote, the district had a discrepancy with the number of voters signed in to vote and the number of votes that were registered by the voting machine. Subsequently, the district filed an appeal with the Department of Education to hold a third attempt at the vote with a correctly functioning machine.
Fourth of July Bed Race winners announced PAGE 2 NEWCOMB
Students share trip to Belize with community PAGE 6 MINERVA
Minerva ready to go to the dogs Cadence Lavergne, 8, aims for the clouds on the rock wall at the Gore Mountain Ski Bowl’s Independence Day celebrations.
More than a boat on Raquette Lake
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RAQUETTE LAKE Ñ Donna Pohl, boxes and aprons in hand, rushed to the port side of the W.W. Durant to welcome guests for a June afternoon lunch cruise. Spending the last 24 years as the vessel’s first mate, Donna is no stranger to the last minute preparations. Located on 254 Antlers Road in Raquette Lake, the Raquette Lake Navigation Company is celebrating
its 24th season with a unique line-up of cruises and activities. Included in this celebratory season will be a murder mystery cruise, a Jimmy Buffet themed affair, a comedy cruise and kids pizza cruise. Donna, with husband Dean, daughter Rachel and son Jim are the epitome of the entrepreneurial spirit. Along with operating the W.W. Durant, they have had their hands in a little bit of everything from construction, dock manufacturing, propane delivery, housekeeping to garbage pick-up and retail food sales.
Donna and Dean were forced to get creative for work when, in the early 1990s, DonnaÕ s teaching position at Long Lake Central School was cut amidst downsizing and DeanÕ s supervisory position with the Raquette Lake Camps ended. Out of the struggle, hammers pounded, welding torches blazed, hands were calloused and the W.W. Durant and Raquette Lake Navigation Company was born. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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