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Students from Maria Glode’s Johnsburg Central School seventh-grade art class place a tile canoe paddle on the wall of the North Creek Mosaic Project Thursday, June 7 with the help of Kate Hartley (not seen in photo). Thanks to a grant from Stewart’s Shops, art students in grades 2 and 7 are making elements for the mosaic this year. Second-graders are making maple leaves and seventh-graders are making canoe paddles and skis. Photo by Andy Flynn

Head Start drops program in Johnsburg By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com JOHNSBURG — Low enrollment is causing the Johnsburg-based Head Start program to close after 40 years of service. Mary Hafner, executive director of Warren County’s Head Start program, explained Tuesday, June 12 that the Johnsburg program requires a minimum enrollment of 16 students to re-

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shaun@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Don’t believe everything that shows up in the mail. When Dan Alexander, CEO of Denton Publications in Elizabethtown, received correspondence from an alleged telecommunications company called UST, he knew something

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“As I understand, it is actually a contract to approve a service they claim to provide,” Alexander said. After doing some research, Alexander quickly learned that Denton Publications is not the first company to recieve a letter from UST, who also goes by the names US Telecom and UST Development, Inc. Regardless of the name on the letterhead, the company’s activities are well-documented by the Better Business Bureau, who gave them the

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was wrong. The letter looked like an invoice, complete with a $425 charge, and a request to “remit payment to the above address,” a location in LaVerne, Calif. “We get invoices in here constantly, so we have a pretty good system of checking everything,” Alexander said. “Whenever we order something, it has to be approved.” But the letter wasn’t a bill at all — it was an agreement.

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or people can apply for our Home Base program.” The weekly Home Base program focuses on assisting parents with their child’s development at their homes. To qualify for Head Start, the family must meet criteria based upon certain needs. Young mothers, parents with disabilities, and families referred by doctors or social services are all potentially eligible, Hafner said. JCS Superintendent Mike Markwica could not be reached for comment by press time.

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ceive federal-grant funding from Health and Human Services. Projected enrollment next year was less than 10. “We feel bad about this, but we have no choice,” Hafner said. To help absorb the loss of the program, the Johnsburg Central School is offering double sessions of pre-K. Johnsburg parents interested in Head Start can still seek help, though. “We won’t have a center in Johnsburg, but our presence is still there,” Hafner said. “We can take people in our Warrensburg or Chestertown services,

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NORTH CREEK — School officials in the region are making final plans for their upcoming graduation ceremonies. •Long Lake Central School: Graduation starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 22. The guest speaker will be high school social studies teacher Robert Reynolds. The salutatorian is Zachary Ruland. There is no valedictorian this year, as nobody qualified (GPA in the 90s). •Newcomb Central School: The highest profile guest speaker in the region will be Rep. Bill Owens (DPlattsburgh), who will talk to the Newcomb Central School Class of 2012 on Saturday, June 23. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. and includes an award ceremony and video presentation. The valedictorian is Marlena Peter and salutatorian is Rebecca Bolan. School Superintendent Clark “Skip” Hults said Owens is interested in the district’s international program. Thirteen students from abroad attended the school during 2011-12. “We kind of hit a home run with that one,” Hults said of signing up Owens as the guest speaker. “He’s been a real supporter of our programs.” •Minerva Central School: Graduation starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23. The guest speaker will be former school superintendent Ann Jaeger.


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