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Health fair in Ti offers free assessments By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
TICONDEROGA | Health officials say that among the best ways of fighting illness is early detection, and on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the University of Vermont Health Network-Elizabethtown Community Hospital will hold its 10th annual health fair and screening at its Ticonderoga medical campus. The event, which is geared toward adults, is free to the public, and co-sponsored by Elderwood at Ticonderoga. It will be held in the Crowne Terrace Dining Hall of the nursing home from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. “Everyone is invited to our annual community health fair in Ticonderoga,” said Julie Tromblee, vice president and chief nursing officer at the UVM-Elizabethtown. “Residents can stop in to check their blood pressure or to check in with area health care organizations.” See HEALTH FAIR » pg. 3
A kayaker passes in front of Gothics, one of the High Peaks visible from Boreas Ponds.
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to refer this to our attorney.” Plumstead said he owns an unlicensed truck, but others belong to customers who want their cars restored. “My issue is that I’m busy, as you can see,” he said. “I can’t tell people to license their vehicles before they come in for repair.” He also told the board he feels singled out. “There are 14 homes in this town that violate the junkyard law,” he said. “This is a joke.” But some residents at the meeting said Plumstead’s property, which is prominent off Exit 29 of the Northway, is a bad introduction to North Hudson newest tourist attractions, including the Frontier Town campground. “We’re trying to do something really good with this town,” said Debbie DeZalia. “This reflects badly on all of our citizens, and I’m concerned about that.” If it is determined that Plumstead is indeed operating a junkyard, regulations would require him to construct an eight-foot fence with a locking gate, Moore said. If regulations are not complied with, the town has authority to issue an injunction or a stopwork order. It could also refer the matter to criminal court, all measures that the town has not taken as related to junkyards. “We’re learning about this as we go,” Moore said. “Will doesn’t think he has a junkyard, but a junkyard isn’t just cars. If this takes an attorney to decide, so be it.” ■
North Hudson shop resembles a junkyard, town board says By Tim Rowland STAFF WRITER
NORTH HUDSON | The North Hudson Town Board voted last week to refer a local auto repair business to the town attorney to determine if the property meets the definition of a junkyard. If it does, board members indicated they may move to see that the property is cleaned up or fenced. The owner of the garage, Will Plumstead, attended the meeting, which became heated at times, and said that if the town is going to crack down on his property, it needs to go after multiple other properties that meet the town’s definition of a junkyard. Board member Ron Moore said the town’s junkyard law was passed in 2008, and governs properties with more than two unlicensed cars, along with other scrap items. He added that negotiations with Plumstead have been unsuccessful. “Nobody likes to see this happen, but in spite of all our efforts to accommodate this business they are not going to comply,” Moore said. “I think we’re at a point where we need
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A big crowd of kids both big and small was on hand last weekend for the Fall Fest in Port Henry. Along with enjoying fall treats, those who attended were able to decorate pumpkins and play games, such as taking a bite out of a donut on a string. The event was sponsored by the Moriah Chamber of Commerce with the help of the Moriah Central School National Honor Society. Photos by Janet Denney
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JAY | In the wee small hours of Oct. 10, Tom O’Neill and his wife Kay were still awake, watching a pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Joe Kelly jump off the bat of the Washington Nationals’ Howie Kendrick and disappear into the California night. “I didn’t cry, I can take it,” said O’Neill, a former Jay supervisor and 2017 inductee into the Ausable Valley Central School Athletic Hall of Fame. Kendrick had effectively ended the Dodgers’ season with a grand slam in the 10th inning, propelling the Nats to the series. O’Neill’s professed stoicism over the outcome belied a basement full of Dodger autographs and memorabilia from the likes of Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Tommy Lasorda, Roy Campanella and, of course, the Adirondack’s own, Johnny Podres, the
pitcher from Witherbee who was MVP of the 1955 World Series — the Brooklyn Dodgers’ only championship. The Dodgers, whose name dates back to 1895 when they were called the Trolly Dodgers (the new form of transport was faster and quieter than horse-drawn wagons, and correspondingly more dangerous) was known for great teams through the ’40s and ’50s that could never seem to get over the top — becoming known as ’dem bums. This year, the Los Angeles Dodgers were arguably the best team in baseball throughout the season, but like the Dodgers of old, it’s wait ’til next year. “I don’t know if I’ll be around next year,” said O’Neill, who is battling Stage 5 kidney disease. “But I sure do love them.” O’Neill was born and raised in the American Hotel that his parents owned in Au Sable Forks, where the Stewart’s Shop is now. It was popular with snowbirds coming back in the spring who were primarily looking for a place to sleep and drink in between rounds of golf. In 1951, O’Neill was a pitcher on a memorable Au Sable Forks Raiders baseball team that went 17-1 and made it to the Section VII title game. “In college I wasn’t good enough to play, but I was manager of St. Michael’s College in Burlington,” he said. “I was on the ski team too, but one year of that was enough.” See O’NEILL » pg. 9
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