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July 6, 2019
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Celebrating 74 years: Lewis American Legion Post No. 1319
Scanlon wins FLW Tour at Lake Champain Missouri pro commits to largemouth bite, wins $100,000 at regular season finale
Working with town committee to complete and dedicate Veterans Park this year By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
LEWIS | The national American Legion was founded in 1919, 100 years ago this year. » American Legion Cont. on pg. 7
Casey Scanlon of Lake Ozark, Missouri, celebrates his victory on Lake Champlain at Sunday’s weigh-in in Plattsburgh. Photo by Kyle Wood
PLATTSBURGH | After starting the day in second place, pro Casey Scanlon of Lake Ozark, Missouri, caught a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces, Sunday to vault to the top of the leaderboard and win the FLW Tour at Lake Champlain presented by T-H Marine with a fourday total of 20 bass weighing 76 pounds, 2 ounces. Scanlon’s weight was enough to edge second place angler Jackson Kayak pro Eric Jackson by 1 pound, 11 ounces, in the event that featured 163 of the world’s most decorated bass anglers competing over four days on Lake Champlain. » FLW champ Cont. on pg. 3
Local officials support new measles legislation By Laura Achouatte STA FF W RITER
ELIZABETHTOWN | For many, June marked the beginning of the summer camp season. Venturing to the Adirondacks for a desired summer youth camp is a pastime for many locals as well as in other regional areas of New York, namely the metropolitan areas downstate. But concerns arise around the camp season this year with anti-vax movements and the still looming threat of measles outbreaks.
Amazing Adirondack Race teams last year included friends and families.
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Amazing Adirondack Race ready with books, cabbages, picnic finish line Zonta Club of the Adirondacks benefits Scholarship Fund
young women and adult women who are pursing college education. We also use the fund to sponsor women veterans who wish to attend Creative Healing Connection retreats. We have also provided funding for girls to participate in the Shine On program, a weekend retreat for girls ages 11 to 13 that helps build resilience and confidence.” Last year, the Amazing Adirondack Race raised $5,500 for scholarships. “It’s a super fun event for all ages, for families, for everyone,” Whitson said. “We have families that send teams and teams of older adults. It’s really all about solving riddles, doing silly, fun challenges. People had a great time last year, we had a riddle that lead them to Kate Smith’s photo in the Olympic Museum, and one team member had to sing ‘God Bless America,’ while another video-recorded it for the referees.”
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LAKE PLACID | Clues in books? A head of cabbage? A picnic for a finish line? These curious hints are somehow central to The Amazing Adirondack Race, a Sunday fun-day, non-strenuous challenge that is part hilarity, part puzzle, all for charity scholarship funds. Zonta Club of the Adirondacks has planned the annual race to be especially amazing this year. Teams of four can test their wits against some 20 other teams. Debra Whitson, an attorney, is a member of the club’s board of directors. “We are raising money with this Amazing Adirondack Race and 100 percent is going into our Zonta Club Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for
The Amazing Adirondack Race is set for Sunday, July 14, rain or shine. The official sign-in and race briefing is at 8 a.m. for a 9 a.m. start. A $100 entry fee per team of four nets an official Amazing Adirondack Race shirt and a picnic lunch for everyone. Cash prizes of $500, $250 and $100 are awarded to the three winning teams. More information and a few curious clues are posted on The Zonta Club of the Adirondacks Facebook page. Questions can be directed via Facebook messaging there. Registration through Eventbrite is online here: https://bit.ly/2YgUtbm The Zonta Club of the Adirondacks is part of a global organization established in 1919 to empower women through service and advocacy. Zonta International “envisions a world where women have access to all resources and are represented in decisionmaking positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.” ■
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But a cabbage? Whitson remained mum on the clue. This year’s event pursues clue spots around the High Peaks region. » Zonta Cont. on pg. 5
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As of June 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children. In a press release from the Department of Health, it states, “The United States is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of measles in more than 25 years, with outbreaks in pockets of New York primarily driving the crisis. As a result of non-medical vaccination exemptions, many communities across New York have unacceptably low rates of vaccination, and those unvaccinated children can often attend school where they may spread the disease to other unvaccinated students, some of whom cannot receive vaccines due to medical conditions. The new law is to help protect the public amid this ongoing outbreak.” A health advisory memo from the office of the Department of Health Commissioner Howard A. Zucker to health-care providers gives an update on the current numbers and counties where outbreaks are reported.
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