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By Fred Herbst fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — The affiliation between Ticonderoga’s Inter-Lakes Health and Fletcher Allen Health Care of Burlington is probably a technicality to most local residents. Not to P.J. Joubert and his family. The link between the two health care facilities is a key component of Joubert’s battle with a life-threatening brain tumor. The Ticonderoga man was diagnosed with a Grade IV Glioblastoma in his right frontal lobe on May 25 at Fletcher Allen Health Care, where he underwent brain surgery and a short-term rehabilitation stay at Fanny Allen Rehabilitation Center in Vermont. After his surgery, Joubert required more
Governor visits Boreas Ponds tract in North Hudson. PAGE 16 SPORTS
Becky Miner and Melissa Coyne enjoy frothy beverages during the annual Hague Oktoberfest. The event attracted hundreds of people to the town park on Lake George. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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fred@denpubs.com IRONVILLE — AppleFolkFest will conclude the 2012 season at the Penfield Museum Sunday, Oct. 7. “AppleFolkFest is becoming our most popular event,” said Joan Hunsdon, president of the Penfield
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first industrial application of electricity in the United States in 1831. The electricity was provided by a simple battery known as a “wet battery,” which in turn was used to power one of Joseph Henry’s electromagnets. The electromagnet was used in Ironville to recharge the magnetic prongs on the magnetic ore separator, a machine used to remove the iron from the crushed ore. CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
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Foundation. “On a nice fall day with all the colors, it’s a wonderful scene.” AppleFolkFest features a craft fair and flea market 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as well as chili and apple desserts starting at 11 a.m. It will also include live music and family activities. Admission is free. More informa-
tion is available by calling 597-3804. Located in the Crown Point hamlet of Ironville, the Penfield Museum is the former home of Allen Penfield and reflects the 19th Century when mining dominated the regional economy. It is also the birthplace of the electrical age. The hamlet of Ironville, on the National Register of Historic Places, is listed as the “Birthplace of the Electric Age” since it is the site of the
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