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NORTH CREEK Ñ The Town of Johnsburg Library offers preschool story hour and craft time every Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. They will be celebrating Earth Day featuring ItÕ s Earth Day! by Mercer Mayer, Friday, April 24. The craft will be sponge painting the Earth. They will be celebrating flowers and feature the book Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert, Friday, May 1. The children will plant a seed to bring home. The theme will be MotherÕ s Day Friday, May 8. One of the books read will be Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman. The children will decorate a picture frame. The artwork displayed are being switched out at the Town of Johnsburg Library. For the months of April and May art teacher Maria Glode will be displaying the art of her students from the Johnsburg Central School. The library hours are Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

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NORTH CREEK Ñ Bernice Ende has been sleeping in a tent since 2008, and sheÕ s got another year and 4,000 miles to go before she sees her home state of Montana again. Ende is about to become the first “long rider”—an equestrian explorer with over 1,000 miles under her or his beltÑ to ever complete a round-trip ride from coast to coast and back again. The 8,000 mile journey will put Ende up to 24,000 miles in the saddle. She started long riding in 2005, when, divorced and childless in her fifties, the retired classical ballet instructor embarked on a 2,000 mile expeditionÑ a trot in the park compared to her current endeavor. Ò I had been profoundly changed,” she said. “I knew I’d never go back.” She has been in the saddle ever since, roaming the continent with her team of horses and her dog Claire, pitching her tent anywhere she can, from parks to campsites to backyards. Ò I used to stay inside, but I stopped in 2008, for the horses,Ó she said. Ò They have to trust me. In the night, if they need something, they nicker and I’m there.Ó Ende currently rides with a team of twoÑ 12-year-old Fjord mare Essie Pearl and 5-year-old Fjord/Percheron mare Montana Spirit. Claire, whom Ende rescued as a puppy, abandoned and nearly frozen to death in a ditch, has retired from long riding due to old age.

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Bernice Ende and her team: 12-year-old Fjord mare Essie Pearl and 5-year-old Fjord/Percheron mare Montana Spirit. Photo by Ryan Edwards

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WARRENSBURG Ñ In honor of National Poetry Month, The Lotus Group of CompaniesÑ a global entrepreneurial enterprise based in WarrensburgÑ will host a poetry slam to benefit Richards Library Wednesday, April 29, 6 p.m. at the Lodge on Echo Lake.

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The Lotus Group is working toward adding a daycare center to their thriving collection of Warrensburg-based businesses. This latest venture, Ò Small Tales Early Learning Center and Day-care,Ó will be more than just a place to drop off the kids before starting your workday; it will serve as a learning facility with a strong emphasis on literacy and story-telling where kids can develop a love and appreciation for the written word.

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Maggie Morgan, Lotus Communications Director, hopes this approach will allow children to forge realworld connections through timeless tales and fables. “We want to build a center that enriches kids while letting them learn through play,Ó she said. Ò Our goal is to start paving the path to academic success as early as possible, while providing a fun, imaginative environment to grow and play.Ó -See more at denpubs.com

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NORTH CREEK Ñ The fifth annual Mad Hatter’s Ball will be held Thursday, April 23, at Heaven Hill Farm, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be live music, food, open bar, best hat prizes and silent auction. This is a benefit and support for North Country Women living with cancer or chronic illness, women veterans and caregivers. The cost is $35 per person. RSVP by Thursday, April 16 by calling 5286723 or email info@creativehealingconnections.org.

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