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August 22, 2009
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Gardening
Storyteller
Sports
Nothing says Adirondacks like a beautiful garden.
An old Adirondack guide will spin some tales at the Adk Museum.
It was a great day for golf during the Dubay Memorial Tourney.
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Boy falls from moving train By Lindsay Yandon lindsay@denpubs.com JOHNSBURG – A 4-year-old boy fell from the open window of a moving tourist train Friday, Aug. 14 but escaped with only minor injuries, authorities said. According to Cliff Welz, railroad manager at the upper Hudson River Railroad, the boy’s fall was simply an accident. While kneeling on a bench near an open window of the train, the child lost his balance and fell headfirst to the gravel bed below, Welz said. Welz noted the windows on the train remain open as a courtesy to passengers because there is no air conditioning on the train. The train was traveling approximately 10 miles per hour along a straight track toward the depot in North Creek when the child fell. The conductor witnessed feet exit the window and radioed the engineer while initiating the emergency brakes on the train. The train quickly stopped and the child re-boarded on his own. At the start of each train ride, Welz said, the conductor gives a safety warning. This ride was no different. The only injury reported was a minor laceration to the head, which was treated by train employees and two nurses aboard the trip. Officers from the Warren County Sheriff ’s Department and the Johnsburg Ambulance Squad responded to the scene and met the train at the depot. The child was transported to Glens Falls Hospital for further treatment. Police said a full report on the incident will be forthcoming later in the week. “The conductor did everything according to the rules and regulations of the railroad,” said Welz. “I can’t imagine the crew handling it any better than they did.” In its 11 years of operation, the Upper Hudson Railroad has never experienced an accident of this nature. The train has not cancelled any trips and continues to run normally.
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Bluegrass Fest is here By Lindsay Yandon lindsay@denpubs.com
NORTH CREEK — A popular local grassroots band, “Don’t Quit Your Day Job,” which was birthed from casual jam sessions at the deli in North Creek, will take the stage during the Upper Hudson Bluegrass Fest this weekend. Sure to be a highlight of their musical career, the group will be the first band to perform at the festival, taking the stage at noon Friday Aug. 21 and again at 6 p.m. for two, forty-five minute sets. According to the band member Larry Blackhurst, who picks the upright bass, the group gained members with a simple
A popular local Bluegrass band “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” will be among several bands to perform during the Upper Hudson Bluegrass Festival this weekend.
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Minerva Yacht Club alive and well By Mike Corey denpubs@denpubs.com MINERVA — The winds were light, but variable and primarily from the north, the day was warm, and the sun was out. It was a perfect day for sailing and the three sailboats out on Minerva Lake the afternoon of Aug. 11 were competing in the annual Minerva Yacht Club Regatta. Six sailors from the Minerva Youth Program were out on the lake with three sailing instructors in Little Bear boats, with each three-sailor crew navigating a
buoy-marked course. The competition was intense, but friendly as the three sailboats traveled the course followed by a small “chase boat”. It took only around 30 minutes or so for the three vessels to make two laps around the triangular course. The crowd applauded and cheered wildly as the sailors piloted their craft back to shore not too far from the Minerva Lake beach swim area. The start was timed and the way the boats finished was in the same order that they started the race.
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Pictured at right: Regatta participants gather at the end of a tough race for a group snapshot. In front: Bethany Viele, Emma Feiden, Amber Vanderwarker. In rear: Ron Bruce, Eric Paradis, Jonathan Ordway, J.T. Stark, Gus Stewart, Peter Lanon. Photo by Mike Corey