By Dr. Jim Fuchs, Special to The Chronicle
What does George Painter, the Glens Falls native and retired director of Camp Chingachgook, have in common with Ohiyesa, a Native American born 166 years ago?
Ohiyesa, born in 1858 on the Santee Dakota reservation, was initially named “Pitiful Last,” after his mother died giving birth to him, her 5th child.
In the Dakota tradition of naming to mark life passages, he …
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Happy Independence Day! Let’s talk baseball. Fireworks schedule. APA OK’s ProcellaCOR application; LGA sues; Muller grants stay; arguments this Friday. Champlain Beef: GoFundMe bogus. Storm damage: Downed trees briefly closed Prospect Mtn. Highway; Glen & Narrow Islands impacted too. Plea from LG events: ‘We need help!’. Winney’s Blueberry Farm has new owner. Thunder & Devils extend agreement. Dome’s buyer plans $1.1 million in upgrades; counties OK aid of $288,759. Solar …
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Valedictorian Kendall Gross, daughter of Elizabeth and Anton Gross, plans to attend Northeastern University to study Computer and Electrical Engineering. Kendall has been a three sport varsity athlete for four years, captain of Field Hockey, president of Key Club and co-editor of the newspaper club.
South Glens Falls expects 237 students to graduate in commencement exercises, Thursday, June 27, at 7 p.m. at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls. Tickets are not required.
The School District selected two students to speak.
• Elena Kennedy, child of Karen and Edward Kennedy, is President of the Class of 2024. Elena will attend Grove City College for mechanical engineering.
• Raven …
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Queensbury does not name a Valedictorian or Salutatorian. Here are the Top 10 students, in order of class rank, with their post-graduation plans and edited selections from their answers to questions posed by the school, ‘What will you miss most about Queensbury High School?” and ‘What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned at Queensbury?”
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