🌱 How rangers and local crews rescued a hiker near Buck Mountain

Hi Fort Ann! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How rangers and local crews rescued a hiker near Buck Mountain

Also on today's calendar: Summer Craft Fair! - Walker's Farm, Home, & Tack and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 56.
• Sunday: Very warm with a thunderstorm, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rangers conduct multiple rescues in High Peaks area (adirondackexplorer.org) — Forest Rangers recently assisted an injured hiker near Buck Mountain in the Village of Fort Ann, coordinating with local fire and EMS crews to get the patient safely to a hospital. The report also highlights several other wilderness rescues across the Adirondacks, underscoring how quickly local responders can reach hikers in trouble on popular regional trails.
   

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📸 Around Fort Ann

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fort Ann

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 18

• Next Gen Summer Solstice Garden Party →
  YMCA Camp Chingachgook, 1872 Pilot Knob Rd, Kattskill Bay
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday June 16

• Jr/Sr High School Awards Ceremony - 6-12
  Fort Ann Csd Fort Ann, NY 12827
• Last Day of Classes - 7-12
  Fort Ann Csd Fort Ann, NY 12827

Wednesday June 17

• NYS Regents Testing
  Fort Ann Csd Fort Ann, NY 12827
• Public Hearing Code of Conduct
  Fort Ann Csd Fort Ann, NY 12827
  6:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Juneteenth - NO SCHOOL
  Fort Ann Csd Fort Ann, NY 12827

Saturday June 20

• Summer Craft Fair! - Walker's Farm, Home, & Tack →
  Walker's Farm, Home & Tack, Fort Ann
  10:00 am
• Summer Craft Fair! →
  Walker's Farm, Home & Tack, 5565 US-4, Fort Ann
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• QES Shared Decision Mtg., 8-8:45 a.m.
  Queensbury UFSD QES Media Center, Queensbury Elementary School-1-QES Library Medi
  8:00 am
• Flag Day Parade
  Fort Ann Csd Fort Ann, NY 12827
  9:00 am
• FFA Banquet
  Granville CSD Granville, NY 12832
  5:00 pm
• Gr. 8 Dress-Up Dance, 6-8 p.m. @ QMS
  Queensbury Middle School Queensbury, NY 12804
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandising Service Associate in Hartford. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Queensbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fort Ann here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Whitehall

• Pride flag advocacy continues in rural New York communities (cbs6albany.com)
• U.S. Bishops Affirm Advancement of a Cause for Sainthood of Servant of God John Rick Miller, Lay Person (catholicnewsworld.com)
• Wooden Ships (weqx.com)

Granville

• Granville Veterinary Care set to open at site of beloved Granville Small Animal Hospital (nyvtmedia.com)
• Barn Quilt/Mural Workshop Offered at the Corner School (ourherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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