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February 27, 2010
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The Glengarry Bhoys return to LPCA, March 6.
Hurlburt asks, are girls becoming more violent?
The Globetrotters entertained with Hoops For Hope.
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Weibr echt claims br onze in Super -G Locals laud homegrown Olympic skier By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com WHISTLER, British Columbia — Andrew Weibrecht added himself to the ever-growing list of local athletes who have stood on an Olympic podium Feb. 19, earning bronze in the men’s Super-G competition. The Lake Placid native skied to a single run time of 1:30.65 to finish third in the event, one of several he’s competing in as part of the U.S. men’s alpine ski team. Weibrecht, whose parents, Ed and Lisa, op-
erate the Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid, has been skiing since the age of five at Whiteface and began racing with the New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) program by the time he was 10. Now 24, he has been on the World Cup circuit since 2006, but never finished higher than 10th. This was his is his first Olympic Winter Games. “This is a tremendous accomplishment for Andrew,” said Weibrecht’s NYSEF coach Horst Weber. “From day one, Andrew showed great promise as a ski racer and today everyone in our program should feel proud to be a part of what he was able to achieve.” Fellow American Bode Miller, a Franconia, N.H., native in his fourth Olympics, won the race’s silver medal in a time of 1:30.62, while Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal won the race with a time of 1:30.34. Miller ’s silver was the second of three medals he’s won at the 2010 games thus far, making five total olympic medals for his career.
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Lake Placid native Andrew Weibrecht, seen here racing at a World Cup event in Kitzbuhel, Austria, earned a bronze medal in the men’s Super-G alpine skiing event at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Feb. 19. Photo by Mitch Gunn / www.sportsphotographer.eu
Classic Film Festival UNYTEA dissatisfied with Congressman Owens features old comedies SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival will return for its ninth year with "Shorts in March!" a month-long celebration of old serials and short comedies, starting Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. and continuing each Wednesday night throughout the month at the Saranac Laboratory on Church Street. Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Arts Committee and the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks, the Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival features classic American comedies and dramas made between 1930 and 1975 (in all their 16mm glory) accompanied by cartoons or comedy shorts from the same era. Each night will present installments of the 1932 serial "Heroes of the West," a 12-part saga that follows the exploits of brave pioneers battling Indians, bad guys and Mother Nature to build the Transcontinental Railroad across the lawless prairies of Wyoming. Surrounding each episode will be a stampede of comedy shorts and cartoons featuring the hilarious antics of Laurel & Hardy, the Little Rascals, the Three Stooges, W.C. Fields, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Ben Turpin, Popeye, Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker and Bugs Bunny. Tickets for each night's films are $6 for general admission, $5 for seniors and students, and will be available only at the door, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Saranac Laboratory, also known as the Trudeau Laboratory, is located at 89 Church Street. The 2010 Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival is being sponsored by Cape Air, provider of passenger air service to and from the Adirondack Airport. Special thanks are also extended to Compass Printing Plus of Saranac Lake for their help with printing posters and programs. For more information on the Cabin Fever Classic Film Festival, call Tim Fortune at 891-1139.
PLATTSBURGH — The Upstate New York Tea Party is steaming mad about the spending habits of newly elected Rep. Bill Owens, D–Plattsburgh. During a press conference in Plattsburgh Feb. 12, UNYTEA chairman Mark L. Barie said Owens has voted for a series of bills, which, if enacted, would add more than $1 trillion to the nation’s deficit. “Since he first took office, Mr. Owens has yet to meet a big spending bill he didn’t like,” said Barie. Barie opened his comments with a quotation from President Abraham Lincoln who said, “You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.” Barie went on to say Owens is either unwilling or unable to follow President Lincoln’s advice. UNYTEA selected only a handful of his roll call votes and discovered after only 98 days in office, Owens had voted to spend more than $1 trillion. “That translates to almost $8 million for every minute of every hour of every day, since Mr. Owens took the oath of office on Nov. 6th,” said Barie, whose remarks were made during the event which unveiled UNYTEA’s new Web site. The Web site, www.unytea.com, now includes a large black button called “Bill’s bill.” After clicking on it, an online viewer will see an up-to-date tally of the cost to taxpayers for the legislation, which Owens supported.
UNYTEA chairman Mark Barie addresses the audience at a conference held Feb. 12. Barie and others criticized Congressman Bill Owens for what they say are bad spending policies. UNYTEA also distributed written materials which cited Congressional Budget Office estimates for just six pieces of legislation, all of which Owens supported. The bills included, among other things, the Affordable Health Care Act, at a cost of $894 billion.
Barie, a long-time friend and business ally of Owens, made no effort to disguise his disappointment. He pointed out Owens first supported a series of budget-busting bills and then used a parliamentary procedure to vote against a motion to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Stating as an example of Owens’ disturbing voting record, Barie used House Resolution 4173, supported by Owens and written by Barney Frank, that would make the bailout policies used for AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, General Motors and Chrysler permanent. “The cost of that new law will probably never be fully known,” Barie said. Barie also claims the legislation will benefit the American Bar Association, as it restricts the use of arbitration to settle disputes arising from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, thus forcing investors to seek more expensive legal counsel. “Despite his record,” noted Barie, “Mr. Owens wants you to think that he is a fiscal conservative ... but his voting record is crystal clear. He has joined the ranks of the tax and spend liberals from both parties who in the last decade or so have brought our nation to the brink of financial disaster.” “Some people have accused members of Congress of spending money like drunken sailors,” he added, “but
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