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TICONDEROGA | Lt. Commander Brent Southerland appreciates the respect and aid he gets as a U.S. Navy Reserve member employed at International Paper’s Ticonderoga mill. Southerland asked the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for three Patriotic Employer Awards for his supervisors at the mill, one each for Reliability Engineering Manager Jason Welch, Maintenance and Engineering Manager Chris Dostie and Mill Manager Jay Wilson. Along with Employer Support Area Chair Emil Baker, Southerland made the presentations at a recent mill safety meeting. None of the three knew they were getting the award, so it came as a pleasant surprise when the announcement was made. “After 16 years of military service, nine of which have been in the U.S. Navy Reserve, this is the first time I have worked for an organization where I felt compelled to nominate anybody for the ESGR Patriot Award,” Southerland said. » IP awards Cont. on pg. 10
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Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce loses Tammy Whitty-Brown By Lohr McKinstry STA FF W RITER
SCHROON LAKE | Schroon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tammy Whitty-Brown has resigned due to health concerns. Whitty-Brown said that she is heeding the advice of her physicians and has decided that it is best at this time to focus on regaining her health. Her last day at the chamber will be March 16. The Schroon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors said it will begin accepting applications immediately for executive director. She said she has been honored to serve the communities she’s grown up in and loved her whole life, and her resignation is “with great sadness.” Whitty-Brown’s future plans include undertaking the marketing and social media efforts of Blue Ridge Electrical
Contracting Inc., a corporation owned and operated by her husband, Robert Brown. She said she will also continue to build her own business as an independent Avon representative and Avon team leader for the North Country. She is co-author of the book, “Frontier Town: Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now,” about North Hudson’s beloved former Wild West attraction. Whitty-Brown has been serving as executive director for the last three years, starting on Feb. 2, 2015. At that time, the chamber had lacked a director for several months and was in need of a revamp, she said. “The fi rst year was a year of reorganizing, working on community and regional relations, adding new community events, and working on social media presence to draw tourist to Schroon Lake, and much more,”
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