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By Andy Flynn andy@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — When Jennifer Gadway’s not tending bar at Trappers Tavern at the Copperfield Inn, she’s working on her music career with fellow Decadence bandmate Katy Cole. Yet Gadway won’t be pouring shots of Jack Daniels this weekend for customers; she’ll be serving up hot country and rockin’ blues on stage at the firstever Nashville in North Creek musical event. “Country music is a genre that has all but been ignored in this area, which is odd given the number of country music fans,” Gadway said. “I plan to change that, at least once a year.” Since announcing the event in September, Gadway said the response has been so great that she sees no problem with Nashville in North Creek becoming an annual event expanding each year. “My dream is to have an artist in every venue in town at different times throughout the weekend so that we all can share in the Nashville experience,” she said. “The sky is the limit. For now, we will take one year at a time and see where it takes us.” For now, Nashville in North Creek is limited to the Copperfield Inn, where performances will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. The CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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Minerva uses new command center for Sandy By Phil Sherotov newsenterprise@denpubs.com MINERVA — On Sunday Oct. 28, Minerva Town Supervisor Sue Montgomery Corey met with the emergency preparedness community — the fire department, highway department and rescue squad — to discuss and review their emergency plans in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy. Corey coordinated her plans with Essex County and was in communication with the National Weather Service. She
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time that the Minerva Town Hall will serve as the command center during an emergency.
Town Board meeting During the Oct. 18 Town Board meeting, Corey reported that she had gone on a tour of the Finch Pruyn lands that the state is purchasing. She went with members of the Nature Conservancy, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and John Paridis, who works for the Parks and Recreation Department and who had worked for CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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was also expecting to speak with National Grid. The town prepared “green sheets,” which provide information about the storm, safety advice, and contact numbers for additional resources and support. The sheets were distributed at four locations within the town and were posted on the town’s website: www.townofminerva.us. Regular updates were provided on the town’s Facebook page: MinervaNY. Thanks to help and support of the MSO (Minerva Service Organization) in purchasing a generator, this was the first
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andy@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — Within several years, operators of a tourist excursion train here hope to see high-end visitors from New York City traveling to the Olympic village the oldfashioned way: on a restored Pullman sleeping car.
The pricey trips could help resurrect the 118-mile Adirondack Railroad corridor between Remsen and Lake Placid, a goal of the Adirondack Railway Preservation Society (ARPS), which currently operates the Adirondack Scenic Railroad excursions around Lake Placid and Old Forge. And the Pullman trips are only possible with the help of Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, a global railroad company.
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“It’s great news for the region,” ARPS President Bill Branson said shortly after the partnership announcement was made in a press release Oct. 25. “It’s great news for all these little towns and villages that need a little boost.” Iowa Pacific already has experience in the Adirondack Park; it operates the Saratoga & North Creek Railway, which offers daily service from Saratoga Springs to North
Creek in the warm months, a Polar Express train during the holiday season, and a Snow Train for skiers in the winter. It also connects to Amtrak service in Saratoga, making it possible for tourists to travel from New York City to North Creek in one day for several days of the week during the summer. “We are grateful to ARPS for the CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
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