SARANAC LAKE — Around two dozen people lined up on the sidewalk of Riverside Park, on Wednesday afternoon, waving blue and yellow flags for Ukraine at a weekly protest locals have held for a year and a half. But this week, they were missing one of their key members — John Cogar, a longtime Saranac Lake veterinarian, activist and bobsledder who died unexpectedly last week at age 76. Amidst the talk of the war in Ukraine, international politics and local happenings, attendees mourned the loss of their friend and fellow supporter of Ukraine — a man who also cared for many of ...