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Carl Borst rides the otter on the Adirondack Carousel next to Pam Chapell on the porcupine during the inaugural run Saturday, May 26. Borst carved the beaver, raccoon, bald eagle and a lot of the bear. Chapell, with her sister and mother (master carver Eileen Fanning), known as the Fanning Garage Grinders, carved the porcupine and the large mouth bass. The otter was carved by carousel founder Karen Loffler, who sat on the hermit thrush behind Chapell. Photo by Andy Flynn
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run Saturday afternoon, May 26, with the help of a banjo and a frog. Under the din of oohs, ahhs, laughter and picturetaking, Kermit the Frog’s
original rendition of “The Rainbow Connection” from “The Muppet Movie” in 1979 could be heard as the carousel’s carvers took the inaugural run, ahead of the
general public and invited dignitaries. “Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection. The lovers, the dreamers and me.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
ELIZABETHTOWN — Members of the Horace Nye Task Force have made their recommendation to sell the Essex County owned nursing home to Centers for Specialty Care. Members of the Horace Nye Task Force sub-committee overwhelmingly showed their support for the New York City-based care provider who also operate 15 facilities in the state, according to Elizabethtown Supervisor Margaret Bartley, who sits on the committee. The task force committee then voted to follow the subcommittees recommendation May 29. “As the supervisor of Elizabethtown, I am looking for a nursing home operator that would be a good community member,” Bartley said. “I believe that this nursing home group would be a good member of the Elizabethtown community.” Department of Public Health Director Linda Beers, who served as an alternate and advisor to the sub-committee, echoed Bartley's recommendation. “Centers for specialty care seem to be doing a far better job than any of the other places that I had called on,” Beers said. “Not all places received great reports, but all of the places that we CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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