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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012

ELECTION DAY

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LAKE PLACID — Who has the best chicken wings in our region? Wing Wars 5, a friendly competition among area restaurants that will raise funds for North Country Life Flight, will take place Sunday, Nov. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. at Wiseguys in Lake Placid. Seven eateries so far plan to participate; each bringing 500 of their best wings. The event is sponsored by WSLP-FM 93.3, is presented by Yuengling, distributed by Saratoga Eagle Sales and Service. For $12 admission, those in attendance get to eat wings for as long as they last. All of the door proceeds will be donated to North Country Life Flight, the region’s air medical rescue

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Jeff Branch, of Saranac Lake, votes on one of the new machines at the Harrietstown Town Hall on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. He joined dozens of other early voters, arriving at 6 a.m. There are a number of important races this year in Saranac Lake, including U.S. president, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, state Assembly and Harrietstown town supervisor. Photo by Andy Flynn

Dain Venne remembered as a hero By Fred Herbst

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PORT HENRY — The sacrifices of American service men and women are painfully obvious in the town of Moriah this Veterans Day weekend. Staff Sgt. Dain Venne, age 29, of Port Henry was killed along with Specialist Brett E. Gornewicz from Alden and Specialist Ryan P. Jayne from Campbell in Paktiya Province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 3, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The men were assigned to

the 444th Engineer Company, which is headquartered in Oswego. The unit is an element of the 178th Engineer Battalion of the 412th Theater Engineer Command. Lt. Col. Doril Sanders of the 412th TEC said the men were combat engineers conducting “route-clearing” duties for a convoy when an improvised explosive device blasted their vehicle. Venne had completed an earlier tour of duty in Iraq and was serving one in Afghanistan. He is the son of Brian and Laura (Harris) Venne. Brian

Dain Venne Venne is Moriah town justice and a former town trustee. Laura Venne is a

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teacher at Moriah Central School. “It’s a sad day in the town of Moriah,” Supervisor Tom Scozzafava said. “Our hearts go out to the Venne and Harris families. Dain was a true hero; one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He was respected by the entire community. It’s a horrible, horrible tragedy. “It’s a sad day for the entire community,” he added. “When tragedy strikes Moriah comes together and we will now. Moriah is a family.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County Board of Supervisors re-appointed a member to its Ethics Board but not without procedural concerns being raised. The supervisors completed the re-appointment of Alexander Shmulsky to the Ethics Board for a five-year term during its Nov. 5 regular meeting. During the Oct. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

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P6 P7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR P7 OBITUARIES P13 VETERANS DAY P15 SPORTS P18-19 ADIRONDACK OUTDOORS P20 CROSSWORD PUZZLE P21 CALENDAR P21 CLASSIFIEDS P22-27

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