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Keeseville dissolution timeline discussed
100 LOOPS FOR 100 DAYS
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By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
CATS clears Wadhams trail
KEESEVILLE — The village of Keeseville has started down the road that could lead to the end of the incorporated municipality. Mayor Dale Holderman and New York Department of State representative Sean Maguire spoke to members of the Board of Trustees and residents Feb. 12 about the next steps in the dissolution process. "We are accepting the vote as legal tonight, and our time clock starts tonight for 180 days," Holderman said. "We have that time to present this dissolution plan to the public. We will probably have one or two public hearings on it and take into consideration the comments of the public. Then we will come back as a board and approve a plan."
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Rally held for environment PAGE 9 UPPER JAY
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Callanach at Recovery Lounge
Esiloni Malafu, right, strings 100 Fruit Loops onto a necklace on Valentine’s Day as his first grade class celebrates their 100th Day of school. Students learned about the best and easiest ways to count to high numbers and made many projects including 100 gummy bears, marshmallow snowmen, Legos, tally marks, stickers, circles, hearts and charms. Photo by Katherine Clark
ELCS students go to Harvard model UN
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SPORTS
By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
Two more earn state berths PAGE 17
ELIZABETHTOWN — Eight ElizabethtownLewis students made their way to Boston recently to participate in the Harvard Model UN. “It was a great year,” Model UN co-advisor Pete Castine said. “This was the 60th anniversary of the Harvard model UN and the 20th year that we have
sent a team from ELCS to it. The kids were prepared really well and had spent three months meeting and researching to know the country and the topics they would be representing.” The ELCS contingent represented Australia during the event, which saw students on several different committees and panels. “They did really well,”
co-advisor Kate McCormick said. “We brought a couple of newer students into the process, and everyone was able to participate and speak once they got over that initial shock.” “It was kind of unexpected, the vast amount of kids that you are there with,”said junior Geeg Dedam, who attended his first Harvard UN. “There were about 3,000 kids in
K-ville sees rabies case By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com
one room, and it was interesting to meet kids from all over the world and hear their thoughts and views on the topics that were brought up.” “There were so many different people from so many different countries,” said freshman and firstyear attendee Emma Disogra. “It was really cool to meet them and learn from each other.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
KEESEVILLE — The Essex County Public Health has confirmed another raccoon with rabies in the Village of Keeseville. There were 19 confirmed cases of rabies reported to the ECPH in 2012 and only nine confirmed cases reported in 2011. This year there have already been two confirmed cases of rabid animals, a skunk and a raccoon. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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