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The cost of a college education is overwhelming for many. PAGE 4

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

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Annual Applefest on tap in Peru

This Week IDOL WINNER

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PERU Ñ The 36th annual St. AugustineÕ s Applefest will kick-off with returning family favorites, vendors, games, musical entertainment and plenty of food during the two-day event on Sept. 21 and 22 at the church at 3035 Main Street. Ò We have quite a crowd that comes back every year,Ó said Applefest committee chairman, Gary Liberty. Ò Boy itÕ s hard to gage when the grounds are full for two days but I had to guess we had 4 to 5,000 visitors last year.Ó The event will begin on Saturday with the parade at 11 a.m. which will step off on Main Street. Following the parade, food and gift vendors will open at the church. Entertainers include The Bootleg CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

Local teen Tally Duell tallying up the Idol wins. PAGE 3 EYE ON BUSINESS

Pictured is Sophia Labarge riding Big Bill in the Mooers Labor Day parade. Walking alongside Big Bill is Mindy Labarge from West Chazy’s T.E.S.S. Stables. Photo by Shawn Ryan

Local author to appear on Discovery Channel

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GooleyÕ s 2012 book Ò 25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders: The Twisted, Fiendish Deeds of Adirondack Killers,Ó for an upcoming segment on their Discovery ID channel. Ò We got a call...it actually said Ô National Broadcasting CompanyÕ on the caller ID,Ó said Jones about the July phone call they received at their office. “We figured it was just a telemarketer, so we didnÕ t want to answer the phone. I answered it, and it was someone from 30 Rock.Ó Not only did they want to use the story, they wanted Gooley to narrate part of the story. Gooley and Jones were flown to New York City, and traveled to the studio at the National Arts CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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PLATTSBURGH Ñ ThereÕ s an old journalism adage that goes Ò If it bleeds it leads.Ó That same philosophy has led Bloated Toe Publishing to the verge of prime time. Local author and publisher Larry Gooley has written and self-published numerous books, from histories of local North Country places like Lyon Mountain and Altona, to the Adirondack Literary Award winning OliverÕ s War. But itÕ s GooleyÕ s numerous stories featuring North Country murders that are currently garnering the most attention. Gooley, along with Jill Jones, his partner at Bloated Toe, were recently contacted by a representative from NBC, who wanted to use one of the stories from

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Bluegrass Fest coming to CC Fairgrounds. PAGE 11

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BOP MUSIC LINEUP

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