August 6, 2011
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Students learn of the local history of Theodore Roosevelt By John Grybos jgrybos@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — A Clinton Community College professor brought a group of teachers to the Depot Museum to expand their knowledge on Pr esident Theodor e Roosevelt. Tom Mandeville, who’s taught at the college for 21 years, was conducting in-service training for a group of teachers and an educational experience for some tag-along senior citizens. Mandeville takes teachers on these educational tours every summer . He has done workshops on the Revolutionary war , French and Indian war, industry in the area and is planning on a lighthouse study. A highlight of the visit for the gr oup was Ray Flanagan, who directs the Depot Museum. “Everybody loved Ray,” said Mandeville. The group visited on a Wednesday, when
the museum is usually closed. Flanagan didn’t mind accommodating the visitors. “We’d do that for any group.” They’ll also try to match a docent with the group’s interest. They have a docent who’s very informed on skiing, another who’s very informed on Roosevelt, and another in North River whose family was in logging. Roosevelt was vacationing in the Adirondacks when Pr esident W illiam McKinley was shot. He made haste for the North Cr eek train station thr ough the night, arriving there in the early morning. Mandeville said riding thr ough the same wilderness that Roosevelt did that night gave him a better idea of how hair-raising it must have been in darkness pulled by horses. The gr oup also visited the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, where artifacts fr om the famous ride ar e kept, and Great Camp Santanoni in Newcomb. Now t hat h e’s b een t urned o n t o N orth
Creek’s offerings, said Mandeville, he might return to the ar ea as part of instr uction on railroading or mining in the Adirondacks. Mandeville said he hasn’t seen much of this part of the Adirondacks, and North Creek and its Depot Museum were great. When he’s on his way elsewher e, he just kind of buzzed by on Route 28 without realizing that the town was there. “It’s one of those hidden gems of the Adirondacks that a lot of people ar en’t aware of, but they certainly won’t be disappointed,” said Mandeville. The group was very interested in the Roosevelt ride for presidency, said Flanagan, but he was happy to share Roosevelt’s currency redesign with the group. The museum has an exhibit detailing Roosevelt’s changes to U.S. coins. Befor e Roosevelt’s r edesign initiative, U.S. coins had the same design with dif ferent denominations. We take for granted that coins will have dif ferent designs on each face with
every denomination, but that began with Roosevelt, said Flanagan. A big part of what the museum does is interpretive, but education is the most important function, and they do everything they can to promote that, said Flanagan. “People can just wander through and look at stuf f,” said Flanagan, “And that’s okay , but we really do enjoy hosting groups.” The museum hosts a fr ee lectur e series called, “If These Platforms Could T alk,” from 3 to 4 p.m. The series has two mor e events scheduled this season, and it’s suggested to bring a chair to sit in: Aug. 4 — Labor ’s Slaves in the Adirondacks: Contract Peonage on the Adirondack Railroad with John Warren. Aug. 1 1 — The White Plague: TB in the Adirondacks with Christine Compeau of the Adirondack Museum. The museum is also planning a kids’ logic activity for Saturday mornings, with puzzles and riddles for kids to solve.
Town, Front Street agree on sewer cost By John Grybos jgrybos@denpubs.com JOHNSBURG — The town board and Front Street agreed on a bonding amountAug. 2 that will allow the developer to move forward with its sewer system and construction plans. “This is the domino that starts everything falling into place,” said town attorney Tony Jordan. Front Street must still officially form their corporation with the Department of State, and obtain permits from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, but those items should go smoothly, Jordan said. Developer Mac Crikelair said, “This is one of many steps in this portion of the project that we’re pleased to complete.” The town’s engineers pr esented numbers for bonding the developer ’s work at the July 19 town meeting. The amounts presented wer e discussed, and after deliberation, the town and developer agreed to about $274,000 to cover purchase, installation, operation and maintenance of the sewer system’s components in case Front Street can no longer take care of the system. As components are purchased and installed, the developer can ask for the bonding to be reduced. If Front Street purchases an ultraviolet light system for sanitizing the water from the sewer system, then they can notify the town engineers, who will verify that the component is onsite and paid for. Then the approximately $10,000 the UV light system costs will be deducted fr om the bonding. If it’s installed, then about $3,000 more can be reduced. “It’s a bonus for the developer, and the town is protected,” Jordan said.
Passengers get ready to board the Saratoga-North Creek Railway July 20 at the North Creek train station during a preview run on the rail line. The service opened to the public on July 23. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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