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By Jon Hochschartner jonh@denpubs.com MINERVA — About onethird of households in Minerva rely on a free food program that may no longer service the town. That’s according to Minerva Supervisor Sue Montgomery Corey. “It’s important because a lot of our families depend on the pr ogram and have for many years,” Montgomery Corey said. There’s a possibility Comlinks’ Gleaning program might be able to continue providing food to Minerva, but the town would have to pick it up in Malone. Montgomery Corey was unsure if the town would take advantage of this, because of the traveling time involved. The Minerva food pantry purchases items in Glens Falls that havebeen dropped off by the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, according to Frances Paradis, head of the Minerva food pantry . This r equired a h alf d ay o f t ravel for a park employee. In contrast, a pick-up in Malone fr om Comlinks would r equire a full day of travel for a park employee, CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Jimmer and Brenda Sherman pose for a photograph at Sporty’s Restaurant in Minerva during the annual Ghost Ride, held July 23 by members of local Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA). Participants enjoyed sunny skies and helped raise about $4,000 to assist the Clinton, Franklin and Essex Disabled American Vets (DAV) and the Veteran’s Assistance Fund. In all, 188 motorcycles took part in the event. Photo by Nancy Frasier

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BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE —The Dog Days of Summer event at theAdirondack Museum r eturns for its fifth year Saturday, Aug. 6. Leashed dogs will be welcome on the gr ounds, and

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there will be shows and activities celebrating visitors’ canine companions. New to the event this year is a demonstration by the Champlain Valley K-9 Unit, based in Keeseville. Shannon Br esett, cofounder of the unit, said they’ve attended Dog Days

for thr ee years, but until now have only run a booth. The museum wass looking for a change-up in the center ring wher e they usually do agility demonstrations, said Br esett, and the search and rescue dog squad was quickly pr omoted to a CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Chris Bersett from the Champlain Valley K-9 Unit, who will host a demonstration at the Adirondack Musuem’s Dog Days, trains with Inca, one of the group’s search-and-rescue dogs.

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