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This Week Paddling event set
LONG LAKE Ñ The Long Lake paddling olympics are set to be held July 25 at the Long Lake Town Beach. Registration beings at 1030 a.m. and participation is free. The family friendly navigational competitions are designed for people of all ages and abilities. Racing will feature stand up paddle boarding, hand paddling, dress up relay and kayak races, back paddling and many more. First time paddlers and welcome to participate and a life guard will be on duty for the event. The lions club will be serving lunch. For more information call 624-3077 or visit mylonglake.com
12th annual Race The Train to benefit Dollars For Scholars By Mauranda Stahl-Sorensen mauranda@denpubs.com
RIPARIUS — The 12th annual Race The Train event, pairing muscle power against locomotive engines, will take place Aug. 2. The 8.4-mile run is set to begin at 9 a.m. on the Route 8 bridge in Riparius, spanning the Hudson River. The run will head west to River Road cutoff where runners will be able to mark their progress as the train runs between the river and the road. River Road cutoff ends in the village of North Creek where runners will have less than a mile to beat the train to the North Creek Train Depot. Johnsburg Dollars For Scholars (JDFS) will receive the proceeds from the event, explained Tracy Watson, event coordinator. JDFS provides scholarships to students that graduate from Johnsburg Central School that continue on to pursue higher education. Ò Last year we were able to raise $5,000 from the race,” Watson said. “A total of about $10,000 was awarded to seniors at graduation this year.” This year coordinators anticipate 275 to 300 participants in the race and historically the fi rst 75 to 100 runners to fi nish are able to beat the train. Alex Benway of Queensbury was the fi rst person across the fi nish line in 2013 with a time of 44 minutes and 37 seconds Ñ a course record that runners this year will be looking to beat.
Book sale and raffle
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in raft at the second annual Adirondack Challenge with Sandra Lee, his daughters and Larry Schwartz before the whitewater event. Photo by Bill Quinlivan
Gov. Cuomo returns for Adk. Challenge By Bill Quinlivan
denpubs@denpubs.com INDIAN LAKE Ñ For the second year in a row, the Governor ’s Adirondack Challenge saw Andrew Cuomo square off against another elected official in a whitewater rafting race down the Indian River. In 2013, it was Mayor Bloomberg that accepted the Governor Õ s challenge, but this year it was Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. The result of the race was a dead tie with each of the GovernorsÕ rafts coming across the finish line in 19 minutes and 20 seconds. Unlike last year ’s challenge, the white water race was just the beginning. The
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Craft fair planned
NORTH CREEK — Gore Mountain introduces an all-new Craft Fair on August 2-3. The event offers free admission, live entertainment, and an array of Adirondack artists from 1030 a.m. to-4:30 p.m. each day.
Indian Lake town board presents financials
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real winner was the celebration of and broader focus on the total offering of outdoor activities, food and beverage specialties and even aviary wildlife of the region. Participants in the Challenge got to choose from golf at the Cedar River Golf course, fly fishing on the Cedar River, paddling at Byron Park on Lake Adirondack in Indian Lake, hiking to OK Slip Falls through recently opened State lands and even a motorcycle loop tour around the Central Adirondack area starting in Indian Lake and visiting towns of Blue Mountain Lake, Long Lake, Minerva and North Creek.
JOHNSBURG — The Friends of Johnsburg Library will be holding a book sale and raffl e preview party Friday, July 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. and the book sale Saturday, July 26 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Tannery Pond Community Center on Main Street. There will be light horderves, wine and beer at $8 per person or $15 per couple. For information call the Town of Johnsburg Library at 251-4343.
INDIAN LAKE- During the July meeting of Indian LakesÕ Town Board, Councilman Jack Valentine presented the Board with two spreadsheets outlining the projected savings associated with two alternate fi nancing proposals for the project. He requested that the Board review the alternatives over the next month and also have the information posted on the town website for interested citizens to review. Copies are also available from the Town Clerk, Julie Clawson at
the Town Offi ces on Pelon Road. During his overview of the information on the two spreadsheets, Valentine summarized the projections of savings the town could expect per alternative. The power purchase agreement (PPA) alternative could net the town a savings in the area of $200,000.00 over 30 years. Under such an agreement the town outlays would be minimal upfront receiving a fi xed price per kWh for the term of the lease that contains funding for the system with in this price. Valentine explained that projections for an alternative where the town, with the help of NYSERDA and a bond fl oat at 3.5% could net approximately $277,000 in energy savings
over 30 years after operations, maintenance and insurance costs. The Board will review the information in preparation for next month’s meeting.
Sugaring lease
Town Supervisor Brian Wells said he defi nitely wants to move forward with the idea of leasing Sugaring rights on appropriate town property. To do this the town would need to put the lease out for bid. Bill Herrick was in attendance at the meeting since this concept was an idea he had brought to the board. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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