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In POLITICS | pg. 3
Stefanik goes back to D.C. Incumbent wins re-election
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In opinion | pg. 6
What a race it was Now, it’s time to move forward
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In COUNTY | pg. 2
Budget work underway
Warren County works on bottom line
IndianÊ LakeÊ nativeÊ awardedÊ SilverÊ Star Hutchins receives high military honors following 2009 Afghanistan incident that saw him come under fire while trying to save paratroopers By Bill Quinlivan news@suncommunitynews.com
INDIAN LAKE — An Indian Lake native has been awarded the county’s third-highest honor for gallantry in action. Benjamin Hutchins, a 2003 Graduate of the Indian Lake Central School, was awarded his Silver Star during ceremonies at Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Nov. 4. At the ceremony, General Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, detailed the events that led to the prestigious award.
Hutchins was deployed to Afghanistan with soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and was part of a group sent to retrieve and aerial resupply. The supply came in during the early hours of a cold November morning in 2009. It caught the attention of enemy forces, who began to move in on the position. Carlisle explained that one of the resupply bundles landed in the Bala Murghab River and two paratroopers who originally went to retrieve it did not anticipate the swiftness of the current and were swept away. Hutchins dropped his personal protective gear and dove into the swift, frigid water to try and save the paratroopers, Sgt. Brandon Islip and Spc. Benjamin Sherman. At the same time, enemy forces arrived on the opposite bank of the river opening fire. >> See MEDAL | pg. 12
Tri-County gets new bus... with a little help from friends By Bill Quinlivan
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NORTH CREEK — Adirondack Tri-County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents now have a brand new bus The 2016 Ford Transit, which replaces an vehicle with 200,000 miles, is fully equipped to handle the transport of individuals and groups of individuals with special needs, ATCNRC officials reported. ATCNRC reached out to the community to help fund the $60,000 purchase. The Cloudsplitter Foundation approved a $28,500 challenge grant with a one-to-one match. With the challenge established, ATCNRC began to put the wheels in motion in an effort to get further help from the community. “During the meeting, (ATCNRC Administrator Hal Payne) expressed genuine concern and the need for a new bus for the residents,” said Chenelle Palswiat, Executive Assistant of the Cloudsplitter Foundation. >> See BUS | pg. 12
Three Johnsburg Central School students, Kersten Mason, Amara Mitchell and Emma Hagadorn, recently attended a symposium at SUNY Adirondack entitled “Eleven Percent: Women in Leadership Around the World.” The college-level program was hosted by the World Awareness Children’s Museum and offered girls an opportunity to learn about and discuss the challenges women around the world face while attaining leadership positions. Photo provided