Trailblazer award

Franklin County Legislature Chairwoman Barbara Rice of Saranac Lake was recognized by the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York in a ceremony Sept. 21 in Plattsburgh with the Distinguished Trailblazer award. Pictured, from left, are Barb Rice, former Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and Gail Rogers Rice (Barbara’s mother and the 2007 recipient of the Trailblazer award). (Photo provided)