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By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Johnsburg Town Board members are looking for residents to volunteer for the town Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Board of Assessment Review, according to Johnsburg Town Supervisor Ron Vanselow. The town of Johnsburg is accepting letters of interest for three boards. In all, there are six positions available. •Planning Board: There are two vacancies on the Johnsburg Planning Board. One term will expire on Dec. 31, 2015, and the other will expire on Feb. 1, 2020. •Zoning Board of Appeals: There are two vacancies on the Johnsburg Zoning Board of Appeals. One term will expire on Dec. 31, 2014, and the other will expire on Dec. 31, 2015. •Board of Assessment Review: There are two vacancies on the Johnsburg Board of Assessment Review. One term will expire on Sept. 30, 2016, and the other will expire on Sept. 30, 2017. Letters can be dropped off at the Town Hall on Main Street or mailed to: the Town of Johnsburg, P.O. Box 7, North Creek, NY 12853. For more information, contact Town Clerk Bill Rawson at 251-2421. Learn more about the town of Johnsburg and its boards by visiting online at www.johnsburgny.com.
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Johnsburg Central School’s Megan Miller races toward the finish line Monday, Jan. 21 as the Alpine Ski Team hosted a meet at Gore Mountain ski center. She finished in 34th place in the first race with a time of 1:36.25 and 39th in the second race with a time of 1:41.31. Shannon Ovitt finished in 19th place in the first race (1:27.16) and 20th in the second (1:30.60). Jamie Bruce finished in 56th place in the first race (1:54.68) and 52nd place in the second (1:52.39). Courtney Allard also raced for the varsity girls and did not place. For the varsity boys, Ryan Olson placed 26th in the first race (1:23.06) and was disqualified in the second. And Brandon Tyrel was disqualified in the first race and placed 47th in the second (1:42.06). Photo by Nancy Frasier
Cunningham acquitted on two charges By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com SPECULATOR — A Hamilton County grand jury Thursday, Jan. 17 found the owner of the Hudson River Rafting Company not guilty on two criminal charges. The grand jury acquitted Patrick Cunningham, 73, of North Creek, on Jan. 17 on two misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges in which he had been accused of endangering the safety
of two passengers during a 2010 rafting trip down the Hudson River. Cunningham’s lawyer, Joseph Brennan, said throughout the case the prosecution had no evidence to support there had been a criminal violation of the charges. Cunningham did not testify during the trial, according to Brennan, and could not be reached for comment. Hamilton County District Attorney Marsha Purdue said she had anticipated the case being difficult because the crime of reckless endangerment is dif-
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ficult to prove. “The reckless endangerment charges are not matched with any physical injury,” she said. “They are two separate charges. What we have to prove is potential risk of physical injury. I knew it would be difficult to prove, but I felt we needed to go forward with the case anyway.” Cunningham will stand trial again in mid-February for two additional misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment from an incident on May 27, 2012, according to Purdue.
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newsenterprise@denpubs.com INDIAN LAKE — The Indian Lake School Board devoted a healthy share of its four-hour meeting Tuesday, Jan. 15 to understanding and evaluating what role, if any, online venues such as Facebook should play in primary education. It came to the board’s attention that a number of teachers were using Facebook as a tool in the process of affording more convenient communi-
cation and involvement among teachers, parents and students. Board members had voiced some concern over the fact that though the individual teachers were placing these pages online, the ultimate responsibility for any negative repercussions would be with the school district. In an effort to better understand how Facebook was being used and to help board members get their arms around whether this practice should continue, teacher Kelley Walker provided the board a demonstration of her Facebook page on a large interactive screen in her classroom.
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In her presentation, Walker said her page is tightly controlled in that she restricts “friends” access to the page to primarily parents of her students. She has found that the use of the page makes communication efficient and convenient for parents. She also said she has noticed an increased involvement of the parents in the education process as a result of their Facebook use. Board members were quick to recognize the benefits of Facebook, especially at the lower CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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