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In brief Tour looking for artisans and crafters INDIAN LAKE Ñ Artisans and Crafters are needed for the 17th Country Christmas Tour. The Country Christmas Tour (CCT) Committee has been making plans for the annual event held on Thanksgiving Weekend throughout the Hamlets of Indian Lake, Blue Mt. Lake and Sabael Nov. 28 and 29. For further information about the Country Christmas Tour, call 352-1962.
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mauranda@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK Ñ Steve Ovitt, owner of Wildernesses Property Management, has spent the last few years planning a biking trail system in an effort to put North Creek on the map as a destination for bikers. Using his experience as a former DEC forest ranger, his degree in forestry and knowledge of biking and the local community, Ovitt, with support from the area businesses, has created a new three season niche for the community. Ò In 2013 we broke ground on the bike trails utilizing town property,Ó Ovitt said. Ò Through existing grants with New York State Parks and Recreation 3 kilometers of trail have been completed.Ó An expected 13 kilometers of single track mountain biking will be the grand total for the project. The plan, Ovitt said, was to start in the middle of the community at the parking lot intersection of Main Street and Route 28, with the majority of trails being picked up at the Ski Bowl on Little Gore. Ò If we start people in the center of the community they will have to come back,Ó said Ovitt. Ò The big picture was understanding biking recreation itself and laying out how to connect good riding with the community.Ó All paths on the new trail system will give bicyclists the ability to ride out and back. Ovitt said there will be easy rides, intermediate rides and expert technical terrains. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
On Saturday, Sept. 13, Teddy Roosevelt impersonator Joe Wiegard will visit again as the North Creek Railroad Preservation Association together with Garnet Hill Lodge brings Teddy Roosevelt back to town. See more page 7. Photo by Andy Flynn
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NORTH CREEK Ñ Play Group, sponsored by North Country Ministry, meets at the Adirondack Community Outreach Center on Rt. 28, between Wevertown and North Creek. The large, well equipped playroom will be waiting for little Ò explorersÓ on the first, second and third Tuesday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Volunteer leaders, with many years of experience in the early childhood and family development fields, make sure each session provides time for unstructured play, creative experiences, stories and music and movement. For more information, or if transportation is needed, please call North Country Ministry at 251-4460. Our startup date is Tuesday, Sept. 9.
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JOHNSBURG Ñ Jan Palmer, Adirondack artist, recently won the Beechmont First and Gold Medal at the 33rd annual Adirondack Exhibition of American Watercolors. The exhibition opened the evening of Aug. 8 at the The View in Old Forge and featured over 100 paintings from 24 states and three Canadian provinces. Most of the paintings are representational: still lifes, portraits and landscapes, with a few abstracts.
Jan PalmerÕ s painting, Ò Faraway,Ó was of a neighbor, June Clement, who was nine years old when she posed. Ò Although I worked from photographs,Ó Jan explained, Ò it was good to do several studies with different poses to familiarize myself with June. She turned out to be a wonderful model.Ó Palmer has done two large and one small watercolor, a pastel and two charcoal drawings of June. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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