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Wind Damages Local Properties
By Lauren Ficarro and Mary Beth Ahearn

Pat and Walt Lesser, Main Street, Lanesboro reported seeing a funnel cloud, accompanied by the sound of a passing train last Thursday evening, May 26, around 9:00 p.m.

Unfortunately, the train hauling thousands of pounds of local timber, made an unscheduled stop in their living room, dining room and several upstairs bedrooms.

According to the Lesser’s, they never lost power as the house violently shook, giving them the impression it actually moved off its foundation.

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Meeting, Progressing, Hoping At Blue Ridge
By Ted Brewster

With Summer fast approaching, graduation just around the corner … and a new teacher contract due … Margaret Glezen, President of the Blue Ridge Education Association - the teachers’ union - was only able to say that the teachers and the school board are “meeting, making progress, and hoping for the best.” Board President Alan Hall used the same words to describe the negotiations, which he said might go beyond the June 30 deadline. He said the sticking points remain, as expected, benefits and what the teachers might be expected to contribute. Both sides seem optimistic of coming to an amicable agreement, however.

The Blue Ridge School Board meeting on May 23 was shorter than it might have been. In order to get a full report on the energy project, the first meeting for the month was delayed a week, so this one came only a week later. A workshop was also scheduled for the evening, but that was dispensed with, too.

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