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Tom Apple (right foreground) serves up a slab of turkey for grandchild Kylee, 5, during the Apple family’s annual gathering for Thanksgiving in their Warrensburg home. Thursday, more than a dozen of the family members attended, including six of Tom and Linda Apple’s eight children. For holiday celebrations, the Apples routinely prepare and serve up two turkeys and gather around several tables for the crew. Ready to dig in are (seated, left to right): Marc Apple, Linda Apple, Zachary Apple, 6, and (standing): Jeremy Apple, Andra Leigh Apple, Jeffrey Apple Christopher Apple, and Maria and Michael Apple. Photo by John Lustyik
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During the 2007 Christmas in Warrensburgh, the Serendipity Spinners demonstrated their craft at Riverside Gallery. Photo by John Franchini
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• The holiday celebrations are held throughout town, but the Warrensburg Town Hall, turned into “Toyland” for Saturday, is a main focus for children’s activities. Here, children will be making gingerbread houses, ornaments and other crafts including wooden toys, and Santa will be visiting with live reindeer, giving rides for children in a cart. There will be bake sales and food concessions. and some holiday-inspired face-painting, as well as holiday postal cancellations. Photos with Santa will be available from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1-3 p.m. Carriage Rides with “Teddy” the Miniature Horse are available 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Holiday music will be offered a the town hall by the Warrensburg High School Band at 11 a.m. and by the Warrensburg Elementary Chorus at 2 p.m. • At most all the churches downtown, there will be bazaars and food sales. This includes the First United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, and Holy Cross Episcopal Church. Plus a craft sale is also being held at the Countryside Adult Home, Schroon River Rd. • Craft demonstrations and sales will also be held, at Riverside Gallery and Miller Art & Frame, with traditional rug hooking by Joan Mohrmann, spinning and
weaving by Serendipity Spinners, porcupine quill work by Thomas Mowatt (at Riverside) and watercolor painting by Mary Chaffee Frank (at Miller Art ). • A puppet workshop, with stories and music by Chip Beers, will be held from 10 a.m. - noon at Richards Library. • Acoustic recorder music from a bygone era will be performed at the Coffee Room cafe on lower Main St. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., featuring Elaine and Richie Hensler and friends. • Open Houses at various local businesses including Adirondack Rustic Interiors, Aloha Florist, Miller Art & Frame and Riverside Gallery.
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• Children’s play table featuring historical landmarks, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Warrensburgh Museum of Local History. Also at the museum, signing of “Around Warrensburg” books by local historian John Hastings. The museum is just north of Potter ’s Diner on Main St., entrance is in the rear. • Children’s Holiday Shop, 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. at Riverside Gallery, next to the bridge downtown. Children, accompanied by an adult, can shop from selection of affordable gifts. Gallery features Winter Wonderland. Hot chocolate and cookies offered. Bag of goodies granted to each child shopper. Call 623-2026 to RSVP. • Book Signings & Readings by local authors, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Willows Bistro. 10 a.m.- Jessica Kane of Brant Lake, spoken word from "Straining to Parallel Park in an Open Field." 11 a.m. - Su-
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Countryside controversy has quieted for now thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — The discontent and controversy earlier this year surrounding job and budget cutbacks at Countryside Adult Home have subsided, facility director Brenda Hayes told Warren County leaders Nov. 25. Countryside is also now running nearly 3 percent under budget since three positions were eliminated and three others had duties shuffled, she said. "The uproar has quieted down and everything is very comfortable right now," she told county Supervisors during a county Health Services meeting. In June, Countryside employees and residents staged a public demonstration at the county Municipal Center protesting against job cuts, facility downsizing and reduction of activities. At that protest, employees facing termination alleged favoritism, nepotism, retaliation and mismanagement at the home. Hayes disputed the charges, showing documentation that she was even-handed with personnel. She contended the allegations were prompted by the changes she was making
to dramatically cut taxpayer expenses at the home, which has a declining population. Countryside Adult Home is a county-sponsored facility that provides room, board and activities for elderly or special needs adults that don't have the means to live on their own. This summer, Hayes had the home re-certified by the state as a 48-bed facility rather than one accommodating 60 residents, which meant less stringent regulations, including staffing. In doing so, she eliminated three positions, including Activities Director, Assistant Activities Director and Case Manager, to save taxpayer money. The home now has a population of 40 residents. Wednesday, Hayes showed the county Supervisors figures that she had cut expenses at the facility in 2009, despite dramatic hikes in employee retirement and hospitalization costs. Net savings to taxpayers amounted $47,000 of the facility's annual budget of $1.74 million. Of that sum, about $660,000 is shouldered by county taxpayers, according to county Supervisor Matt Sokol. Several activities that required considerable work by
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Countryside staff were downsized or eliminated in the cutbacks, Hayes said. Hayes set a limit on the number of guests per Countryside resident attending an annual picnic, which formerly offered free food for unlimited numbers of guests and family members. In response, Countryside staff chose to eliminate the event, she said. The annual Christmas Bazaar was also eliminated, as it involved substantial staff labor.
Substitute activities, including a World Series party, were introduced, however. Warren County Budget Officer Kevin Geraghty said Hayes was doing a remarkable job in cutting costs. "Brenda got the hell beat out of her by some people for doing the right thing on behalf of county taxpayers," he said. "we're telling her to cut expenses, and let me tell you, she gets it."
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•100 Years Ago – December, 1909• Fort William Henry to be rebuilt The Fort William Henry Hotel, overlooking Lake George, burned June 24, 1909 and it has been decided by the owners, the Delaware and Hudson Company, that it will be rebuilt. Work will be commenced in April, 1910 and the new hotel is expected to be opened in 1911. The scheme will be Italian and the cost will be approximately $250,000. The present plans call for a four-story building which will have a capacity of about 300 people. Extensive improvements will be made along the water front, a bathhouse and probably a new way station and pier. The prominent men of the village have been assured that taxes on the property will not be increased for the next five years.
Recalling Fort William Henry’s past In our present century we live in a world where fairy-tale castles and opulence are rare. Once upon a time, such a place did exist in Lake George but the hotel vanished in a great burst of flame and retreated into local legend. Like a phoenix, however, it rose from the ashes but the second building, constructed in 1910, was the shadow of its predecessor ’s elegance. The golden days of the first Fort William Henry Hotel at Lake George may seem a fantasy, a place where servants catered to the every whim of wealthy guests, but records show that it was all very real. Located on the hill at the head of the lake that Father Jogues first saw in 1646, it was next door to Fort William Henry, which burned in 1757.
Beginning of a legend The old Fort William Henry Hotel was built by a stock company in 1854, managed by a Mr. Thomas and opened in 1855 with Daniel Gale as manager. From that time until 1868 were very profitable years. The furnishings included massive carvings in the Victorian style, in the heavy dark wood of the period. Several years later, Dan Gale, sole owner, sold the hotel to T. Roessle & Sons of Albany for a reported $125,000. In 1868, the hotel was described as towering from four to six stories high on the hill, commanding a grand view of the length of the lake. It was said that on a clear day a guest sitting on the front veranda could see as far as Ticonderoga, which of course was not true, but it made a nice story. The posh hotel was elegantly furnished and eventually, by 1886 had “all modern improvements” which included electric lights and an elevator. The mansard roof, outlined against the blue sky, was 334 feet long and 16 massive Corinthian columns, 30 feet high, lined the front façade. Porches, were wrapped around the Victorian style “gingerbread” building which had a center dome flanked by two towers.
The ‘good life’ at the grand hotel For $30 a week, guests were treated to top-of-the line luxury. There was no need to leave the hotel for food, which was provided of the very best, telegraph service, cigars, and books. There was a billiard room and a “bijou” room on the first floor equipped with a stage manager, actors and live drama to entertain vacationers. In 1908 and 1909, F.C. Thatcher operated a photograph studio on the grounds. On Thursday evenings the hotel management arranged a grand ballroom dance which was of great importance to the mothers of marriageable young ladies. Flirtations were always in progress. It took 200 people to run this establishment that could accommodate about 900 guests at a time.
‘Wilderness’ vacation at the posh hotel? The elite rich thought of coming to the Adirondacks in the summer as “roughing it.” The main duty of a lady guest at the hotel was to change her attire three times a day and especially to dress elegantly for dinner wearing her best diamonds, which kept her personal maid constantly on the move between styling coiffures, lacing whale-bone corsets and emptying chamber pots. Days were spent sitting on the verandas and viewing the sailboats and motor launches of other rich vacationers, with occasional walks in the gardens or a walk by the lake shore. A wide porch ran the length of the building on the lake side, which was a promenade and a social activities center for the guests. Sometimes, as the ladies regaled their friends about how rich their husbands were, they passed the time playing cards. Overworked nannies chased their spoiled charges to keep them from doing harm to themselves or to each other.
Traveling the Plank Road One of the most famous early photographs ever taken was Seneca Ray Stoddard’s panoramic view of the main veranda of the first Fort William Henry Hotel as the guests reclined in rocking chairs and watched the tally-ho coaches come in with more guests who had traveled over the Plank Road to Glens Falls. The coaches ran three times a day. In 1869, with trains coming as far as Glens Falls, the uncomfortable ride cost $1.25 and took an hour and a half to reach Caldwell (Lake George). The Red Bird line, which ran four-horse coaches from Albany to Montreal was the most popular. Later, eight-horse coaches were common. This all ended on May 29, 1882 when the first train rolled into Lake George. The end of the line was in front of the Fort William Henry Hotel.
Indians entertained hotel guests There was an Indian encampment in the town in those days, a remnant of the once mighty race of Mohicans who lingered on the land where their race once held so much power. Their wigwams were found in the borders of the forest, according to photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard, just
west of the entrance to the Fort William Henry grounds. Descendants of the Abenakis, they were of the St. Francis Indians in Lower Canada and they came in the spring and returned with the frosts. They were a popular attraction with the rich tourists.
Famous guests at hotel When I was a child, my maternal uncle, Col. John Sherman Miltimore, used to tell me endless stories about General William Tecumseh Sherman, the famous Civil War general. Uncle John, an enthusiast of genealogy, was proud to have General Sherman in his family tree. The general was a frequent visitor at Lake George in the late 1800s, and it is said he enjoyed sitting on the massive porch at the Fort William Henry Hotel and tell war stories to any child that would sit still and listen. General Philip H. Sheridan, an Albany native and General Ulysses S. Grant, who died in 1885 at Wilton, were also frequent visitors to the hotel, attending many political functions there.
The last days of the grand building Hiram J. Rockwell, who died in 1906, was once proprietor of the Fort William Henry hotel and W.W. Brown was in charge in 1903. When the hotel burned in 1909, J.F. Wilson was manager. On June 23, 1909 the hotel was not open for business but nearly 150 employees had been working diligently getting the hotel ready to open for the season the next day. At 3 a.m. the next morning a fire started near the servant’s quarters in the basement and Mr. Wilson sounded the alarm. The fire spread so quickly that the servants barely had time to grab some clothing in order to escape the advancing flames. Fumes and belches of black smoke forced people out of the building. The Caldwell fire department responded but could do nothing but stand by helplessly as fire tore through the building, but they did keep a stream of water playing on the cottages and the power house. The day after the fire, townspeople and tourists stood silently by and gazed at the blackened landscape and all that was left of the fabulous hotel. It was the end of an era, a golden time that was never to come again. The old Fort William Henry Hotel had passed on into the annals of history.
Scale model of bygone building planned My daughter, Kayce Dimond and husband, Jim Dimond are antique paper dealers in Vermont. Kayce recently received a call from a customer who told her that he intends to spend the winter building a detailed scale model of the first Fort William Henry Hotel. The hotel may have passed from this earth a hundred years ago but it is still remembered and loved by many. Readers are welcome to contact Adirondack Journal correspondent Jean Hadden at jhadden1@nycap.rr.com or 623-2210.
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(Editor’s Note: Since this letter was written, Warren County Supervisors set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Supreme Court Chambers in the county Municipal Center. Also, they cut the anticipated tax increase down to 9.3 percent, as well as passing a Motor Vehicle registration fee of $10 per year, and approved in concept legislation for a 1 percent sales tax increase for two years. At the Dec. 10 public hearing, comment will be entertained on all these topics.)
To the editor: Recently, The Post-Star wrote an editorial regarding the lack of response of the Lake George supervisor and supervisor-elect about the state Comptroller's investigation. Many citizens thought that this was a good editorial. We know that our elected officials should be responsible. The sentence in the editorial "The fact that they didn't should make all Lake George citizens wonder why not" was disturbing. The Post-Star editorial board should be well aware of the problems we have had with this town government yet they went on to endorse Frank McCoy for supervisor. For the past year, several people wrote letters to the editor about Gaslight and additionally a group of people met with the Post-Star ’s editorial department. The issue was not just about Gaslight, but rather how our town government operates. The Post-Star understood our concerns and wrote an editorial entitled "Park is too costly to renovate." In a recent editorial, the Post-Star made reference to the article in the Lake George Mirror about the state Comptroller ’s investigation. Given the fact that the Mirror came out before the Post-Star ’s endorsement, it is possible their editorial staff was aware of that as well. Now The PostStar has done a complete turnaround and slams our current officials. Saturday, the Post-Star ran another editorial critical of McCoy, which further supports our viewpoints about local government. The point is this: Many residents of towns know much more about their potential elected officials than an editorial staff could gather in a half-hour interview with a candidate. The Post-Star should not have endorsed anyone with the prior knowledge that they had. I don't dislike Frank McCoy personally, but it is clearly a time for change in leadership. Looking at the number of people who voted for Dennis Dickinson, it is clear many people wanted to end this regime. Unfortunately, the Post-Star's endorsement may be the very reason that we, the voters of Lake George, were not successful in making that happen. Karen Azer Lake George
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Warrensburg Town Court report Nov. 18 — Justice Mindy Fisk presiding • Megan Scherer, 32 of Warrensburg was arraigned on charges related to having marijuana and traces of cocaine, according to police, at her Schroon River Rd. residence on Nov. 16. She was charged with 7th degree possession of marijuana, a violation, and possession of a controlled substance, a Misdemeanor. Police found a smoking device and a cellophane packet containing marijuana and a small bag containing cocaine residue, police said. Her case was adjourned so she could obtain the services of an attorney. • William Diamond, 42, of Warrensburg received an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal on violation charges of second-degree Harassment and Disorderly Conduct. Police accuse Diamond of swearing “The s#@t’s going to hit the fan when I get home” Sept. 29 in a public place — accounting for the first charge — and the second was lodged against him when he continued to swear in front of law officers after they responded. • John Tennant, 62, of Warrensburg pled Guilty to a Misdemeanor charge of Driving While Intoxicated. The prior violation charges Tennant faced of Consumption of Alcohol in a Motor Vehicle and Failure to Keep Right were dismissed in the plea bargain. Tennant faces a total of $900 in fines and surcharges and his license was suspended for six months.
• Christopher Bentley, 22 of Glens Falls was in court facing a Misdemeanor charge of third-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and a violation of loud muffler. His case was adjourned so he could obtain the services of a lawyer. • John Richardson, 50, of Warrensburg appeared on a charge of third-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and inoperative stop lights, and he pled Guilty to a lesser charge of Facilitating Unlicensed Operation. He was assessed a fine and surcharge of $285. • Raymond Blanchard, 16, of Warrensburg who was charged Oct. 11 with Petit Larceny and pled Guilty on Oct. 18 was sentenced to time he already served in jail in the interim, according to court records • Melissa Scott, 21, of Bakers Mills who was arrested Oct. 5 and charged with Driving with Suspended Registration and third-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, a Misdemeanor, had her case adjourned to Dec. 16 so she could obtain the services of an attorney. • Vincent Rathbun, 40, of Lake George, charged with Misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated DWI, both Misdemeanors, had his case adjourned to Dec. 2 so he could seek counsel. • Jonathan Johnson, 29, of Warrensburg, charged Oct. 3 with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, pled Guilty to Unlicensed Driver and paid a total of $125 in fines and surcharges.
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Christmas Bazaar, holiday activities set Thurman’s traditional old-fashioned Christmas sale with lots of homemade gifts and varied, distinctive items and baked goods will open at 9 a.m. Saturday Nov. 28 at the Thurman Town hall. All are welcome to stop by and say hello to neighbors and friends while shopping. Snacks and beverages will be available also. The annual children's Christmas Party is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 12 at the Thurman Town Hall in Athol. The event includes a community tree-trimming, a visit from Santa, gifts, caroling, refreshments, All ages are welcome at the festive, free event, which is sponsored by the Thurman Youth Commission. The annual calendar of the John Thurman Historical Society calendar is now ready. Dates of important events for 2010 are printed in each month, so that folks can plan ahead. The calendars, which make perfect gifts, are available at the town hall at $8 per copy.
Memory Tree lighting planned All requests for a Christmas tree ornament in memory of a departed loved one must be submitted to the Thurman Emergency Squad by Friday Dec. 11, as the Thurman Emergency Squad will once again be lighting up a Christmas memory tree this year. The bulbs are $1 each and the tree will be turned on Dec. 12 and kept on until after New Years Day. Print the name of the person you are remembering and include your name and phone number and mail it before Dec. 11 to Thurman Emergency Medical Services, P.O. Box 114, Athol, NY 12810. Checks can be made out to the Thurman EMS. For details, call Suzie at 623-9810.
Family fun night scheduled Bring the family to the Glens Falls YMCA for a free family fun night Friday Dec. 11 starting at 7 p.m. The first hour is traditionally planned for special activities, crafts, etc., and then participants go to an open gym for some physical activities or to the YMCA pool for swimming. Those planning on attending are asked to call ahead at 793-3878 with ages of children so YMCA staff can plan activities for appropriate age groups. The Southern Adirondack Four-Wheeler Club has en-
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joyed a long riding season this year with the snow holding off as long as it did. Now club members are meeting to make plans for the coming year. Join fellow four-wheelers at the town hall Friday Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. For details, call 623-2007. The free bus for seniors will be traveling to Glens Falls for a day of shopping or appointments on Friday Dec. 11. Those who wish to go are asked to call Laura by Wednesday evening at 623-9281. The Thurman volunteer fire company is holding an open meeting at 7 p.m. Monday Dec. 7 at the Athol fire house. Newcomers to the area who would like to help us out in emergencies, plus local residents are urged to join and help out neighbors in their times of need.
Samaritan’s Purse donations down The local project to fill shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child yielded only 35 boxes to be sent to children who are otherwise forgotten — a substantial decrease from the 71 sent out last year. The chairman would like to thank the local youth group who filled two for their first year, and one other lady who filled 20 on her own. Everyone is thanked for filling the boxes for the kids which get shipped to countries all over the world including here in the U.S. every box that was filled will bring a smile to a child’s face! Those readers would like to help, may still do so for future shipping. Watch for the store sales right after Christmas, then pick up small items and put them aside. Then when school supplies go on sale get some of those for your boxes. It won’t take long to fill a box or two. Fore details, call Gail at 623-2335.
Burch on Dec. 7, Leila Wood and Bill Altman on Dec. 8, Andrew Warrington on Dec. 9, Russell Leigh, Charles McCraw on Dec. 10, and Ruth Keller on Dec. 11. Does anyone have a use for sets of older encyclopedias? Are there any organizations sending items over seas to forgotten countries? Call 623-2580 with responses. We apologize for the birthdays which were omitted in the Nov. 21 issue of the Adirondack Journal We hope that if you celebrated that week, the day was happy one.
Over the fence The Thurman town clerk wants to apologize to all who have been unable to reach her on the phone, and to let readers know that the phone company has been trying to get the 623-4588 number repaired. As of Friday, calls still couldn’t get through. She urges people not to give up trying. Is anyone willing to step in and take over organization of the Christmas sale held annually, and the annual Christmas baskets project? If so, call Helen at 623-2909 or Evie at 623-2580. High winds greeted us all on Friday morning Nov. 20 and up on Sky High Rd. a tree branch was seen sparking on electric wires and was called in to National Grid, but evidently their crews were busy. Another local residents saw sparks and a small fire at this same location, reporting it in late afternoon, and this time apparently got a response. This goes to show that as you travel along keep your eyes open for these kind of problems. We don’t need forest fires.
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Cormack and Bromley welcome newborn Laura Cormack and Heath Bromley of North Creek are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, born Tuesday Nov. 10 at Glens Falls Hospital. The little man weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and was 21 inches long. He has been named Asa Benjamin. Proud grandparents are Dave and Cindy Hyde of Valley Rd. and Jeff Cormack of Plattsburgh, and Frank and Sheila Dingman of Glens Falls.
Personal news and special days Get Well wishes are out to Cliff Belden, Wanda Vopleus, Joe Mosher, Iva Hall, Bert Wilde, Irene Lamphier, and Jackie Dingman. A happy anniversary wish is out to Jon and Theresa Moyer on Dec. 6. Celebrating birthdays this week are Brittany Lawrence, Doris Fish and Ed Brown on Dec. 5, Carla Pelekai and Samantha Rogers on Dec. 6, Howard Tucker and Heidi
The Kenyontown Methodist Church will have a covered dish dinner Wednesday Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. and church members invite everyone to stop by. The church is on Valley Rd. and Sunday services are at 11 a.m. each week. Last month there were 18 folks at the Wednesday night dinners. Members are hoping that more will bring a dish and join them in December.
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Taxes to climb in Lake George LAKE GEORGE — Tax rates are scheduled to increase in Lake George in 2010 despite a decrease in total spending, according to a town budget adopted recently by the town board. Officials approved a 2010 budget of just more than $4 million at a special Town Board meeting Nov. 18. The spending plan calls for spending $2.2 million on general government appropriations townwide, a reduction of about $105,000 from 2009 — offset by $681,000 in revenue, leaving $1,535,000 to be raised by taxes townwide. This sum is an increase of $196,139 over 2009, representing a 14.6 percent increase in property taxes to be levied. The tax rates for townwide expenditures is expected to be $2.03 per thousand of assessed valuation, a 12.8 increase over last year. Town Supervisor Lou Tessier said the increase in tax levy, despite the $105,000 decrease in spending, was due to falling revenues from sales tax and state reimbursements. The budget also calls for $571,000 to be spent
on general government appropriations outside Lake George village, offset by the same amount in revenue. Highway appropriations are a different matter. The budget calls for spending $1,285,600 on highway appropriations outside the village, a tenfold increase over 2009, which is offset by $1,099,500 in revenues, leaving $186,100 to be raised by taxes, compared to a zero sum in 2009. The tax rate for highway expenses outside the village is expected to be 31 cents per thousand of assessed valuation in 2010 for this segment of the budget. Town Comptroller Kathy Gleason said this was the first time in more than a decade there’s been a tax levied on properties that only lie outside the village. She cited increase in retirement costs, and hospitalization squeezing the budget this year, and depletion of town cash surpluses as prompting the increases.
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tax would indeed help relieve the local tax burden. Queensbury At-Large Supervisor Matthew Sokol, Gene Merlino and Goodspeed noted that while homeowners can’t avoid property taxes, purchasing goods is optional, and those who consume the most would be paying the most. Goodspeed said shifting $14 million per year from property taxes to sales taxes made sense, because more people than ever were losing their homes due to the ever-escalating property tax burden. “This tax is not misguided,” he said, answering a charge by Kenny. “More people than ever are coming here begging us for help in saving their homes.” He said that more and more children of residents were choosing to move away because of the property tax burden. The audience attending Monday’s meeting applauded comments in opposition to the sales tax hike. But Skip Stranahan of Lake George, an advocate of limited government, said that he believed a partial shift to sales tax that reduces property taxes was reasonable, since as an 11year-old, he watched his parent lose their family home due to foreclosure. Sales tax was less of a burden to residents and businesses than property taxes, he said, citing that property taxes were about to make industries like timber harvesting unprofitable. “You can’t grow trees anymore with the tax rates as they are,” he said, adding that the supervisors would have to use restraint in spending. “But I’m concerned that people in this government become accountable.” Jeanine Caruso of Financial Advisors had warned the supervisors that the county’s fund balance was dangerously low. While other counties nationally have a median average fund balance of 30 percent of annual revenues, Warren County has only 4.9 percent. "Your fund balance desperately needs to be put back in place," she said, noting that the county’s pending $23 million bond borrowing may cost an extra $350,000 if the county’s bond rating is downgraded from A1 to BAA1, close to non-investment grade, she said. Voting against the sales tax increase were Glens Falls Supervisors Bud Taylor and Bill Kenny, Queensbury Supervisors Dan Stec, David Srainer and Fred Champagne, and Thurman Supervisor Red Pitkin. All others voted "Yes."
From page 1 sales tax hike is not a sure thing. The request must first go to the state Legislature for enabling legislation, then return for a second vote by county supervisors, as soon as late spring 2010. With four new supervisors joining the county board, the measure could be ultimately rejected. The sales tax hike could first be effective June 1, 2010 if the state Legislature acts on the request quickly, or it could be as late as Sept. 1, 2010, County Attorney Paul Dusek said. The request for the increase will include a provision that it will expire exactly two years after it takes effect unless it is renewed at that time by a vote of county board, he said. Prior to the vote, Glens Falls Supervisor Bill Kenny argued that the sales tax hike was not a mere one percent increase, that it was really a 14.8 percent boost to the existing tax. He warned that such an increase would unfairly crimp the budgets of low and moderate income people. “People are tightening their belts and Warren County needs to tighten their belt too and not add taxes to struggling middle-class residents,” he said. “This tax increase will stall any economic recovery we are now in the middle of.” Board of Supervisors Chairman Fred Monroe responded that the county leaders had already cut about $7 million out of the budget, and regardless of how many more cuts were made, budget decreases would not replenish cash reserves that were spent in bygone years. While Kenny argued that the sales tax hurt the poor the worst and that sales tax revenues from tourism were understated, other supervisors disagreed. They said Kenny wasn’t taking the expenditures of wealthy second homeowners into account. They said that tourists and owners of resort homes would be footing much of the sales tax increase, reducing the property-tax burden of full-time residents. Luzerne Supervisor Gene Merlino, Horicon Supervisor Ralph Bentley and Johnsburg Supervisor Sterling Goodspeed noted that these second-homeowners, who have plenty of disposable income, own 40 to 60 percent of the households in northern Warren County, and shifting a revenue source of $14 to $16 million per year from property taxes to sales
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SATURDAY December 5, 2009
Robo-deer used to snare deer jackers By Jon Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com On an unseasonably warm November afternoon outside Malone on Sunday, what appeared to be a small six-point buck and a doe stood broadside to a rural dirt road in a privately owned and posted clearing. All was silent, except for the sounds of chipmunks and squirrels chirping intermittently. But not for long. A red Chevy pickup sped past the clearing, then quickly stopped and reversed direction. The driver looked around, watching the buck’s head move from side-to-side — then fired a single .22-caliber hornet round from his truck window, which sat idling on the public road. Seconds later, two state Environmental Conservation officers drove up to block the roadway, pinning the red Chevy in between them to prevent escape. DEC officer Mike Phelps, who was operating the robotic decoy deer, sprang from the woods where he was sitting camouflaged in the underbrush, to help in the arrest. The officers seized the suspect’s gun, and place him under arrest. Phelps stepped back and offered his observations. “He pulled up and saw the buck and decided it was worth shooting it after he saw it move,” Phelps said. “I don’t know if he loaded the gun or it was already loaded, but he took a shot from the road at the deer and then he
realized he shot something that probably wasn’t living.” In New York State, as in most states across the nation, firing a weapon from a public road is a misdemeanor, as is possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Phelps said the officers charged the suspect with two misdemeanors — discharge of a firearm from a public highway and bearing a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle; plus two violations — one for taking of wildlife from a motor vehicle and one for taking of wildlife from a public highway. His weapon will be used as evidence at his upcoming court appearance, officers said. Like so many others before him, this road hunter has been duped by the DEC’s primary weapon against illegal road hunting – the robo deer decoy. According to Region Five DEC officer Jeff Hovey, most robotic decoys are gifts to DEC from local fish and game clubs while others are purchased with fees raised by a local town court through the prosecution of game jackers. And each hunting season, these robo-deer compel thousands of average citizens throughout the state to partake in the illegal and reportedly dangerous act of shooting from or across a public highway or within 500 feet of a dwelling. DEC has employed the robo-deer for over a decade with resounding success, DEC officers said. According to DEC spokeswoman Maureen Wren, in
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ing a remote control to move the head and tail of the decoy — adding animation to the otherwise lifeless foambodied creature. Phelps noted that robotic decoys, particularly the ones resembling small- to medium-sized bucks, are highly effective in catching day-
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landowner — who asked to remain anonymous — requested the DEC decoy detail after finding several remnants of deer jacking on his property, including the entrails of at least two deer. “I won’t even let my kids walk back there anymore,” the man commented. “People have no idea what is behind what they are shooting at.” Once a site of operation has been chosen, it’s often just a matter of time before someone takes the bait. When the robotic decoy first rose to popularity in the 1990s, detractors claimed that it was nothing short of entrapment. But DEC officials counter that it is simply bait for those willing to break the law and endanger the lives of rural homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts alike. The average fine for a single misdemeanor discharging a weapon from a public road charge is typically around $200 plus court fees. Officers said that the average poacher gets several charges following a single incident. Only a single road hunter was caught in Sunday’s sting, but for officers, that often accomplishes their objective. “Once the decoy is in a certain area, the word gets out,” Hovey said. “People certainly think twice before taking a shot once they hear it’s around.” Robo-deer are put to work in almost every county in the state — so if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
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APA enforcement director reassigned after feud erupts Van Cott called citizen ‘sociopath’ By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency has removed its enforcement program director from his position after he sent e-mails to Essec County resident Sandy Lewis calling him a “sociopath.” Paul Van Cott, who since 2004 has headed the APA’s enforcement division, has been reassigned as part of the agency’s general counsel office. According to APA spokesman Keith McKeever, Van Cott’s reassignment is part of an “ongoing, aggressive transition in the agency’s legal division.” Four of the APA’s six senior attorneys are currently eligible for retirement, he said. “Paul is the most senior attorney on staff not eligible for retirement,” McKeever explained. The change in position will give Van Cott a broader range of duties, McKeever said, focusing on Agency rules and regulations and other legal issues besides enforcement. He would not comment on whether Van Cott’s salary would change. However, the move raises speculation as it comes just two weeks after Van Cott e-mailed Lewis, an Essex farmer who won a lengthy court battle with the agency in July and is now suing the agency for more than $200,000 in legal fees. Lewis has regularly sent mass e-mails for several months to area reporters, lawyers, and officials from state and local agencies sharing his disdain for officials at the APA, including Van Cott, who he referred to as “simply not competent” in a Nov. 10 e-mail. Using his APA e-mail account, Van Cott responded. “Mr. Lewis, you are a sociopath,” wrote Van Cott. “Please shut up. Go out and get a shovel and work like a real person on your farm. Enjoy life and be a real farmer. You are very fortunate. Realize that and get a life.” In his reply, Lewis sent copies to State and County officials, including a State Police Sergeant and three members of the State Assembly.
“The sociopath is the APA,” wrote Lewis in response. “You and your close-linked 501(c)3 coterie have perfected the art of raping the indigenous to the point of distraction and tears, serious illness and community-wide depression over 6.5 million acres for 37 years.” Van Cott then wrote a second e-mail that went to the same recipients. “Go farm. Dig a hole, milk a cow. Enjoy the 1,000 acres of farmland on Lake Champlain that you have,” he wrote, going on to defend the APA’s Nov. 9 settlement with LeRoy Douglas, the Silver Lake resort owner who recently had his APA enforcement case dropped. “You won your case,” Van Cott told Lewis. “We respect the law. Go farm.” When asked about whether the e-mails had a role in the decision to reassign Van Cott, McKeever offered no affirmation, but did note that the agency took action. “The agency did not condone Paul’s responses,” said McKeever, “and we’ve recused him from his responsibilities in the Lewis and Douglas matters.” Van Cott has been employed by the APA since 2000. Prior to that, he was a lawyer for the state Attorney General’s Office. “He did a heck of a job,” said McKeever, noting that the enforcement division has dealt with over 2000 cases during Van Cott’s tenure, including a high-profile federal case where the judge praised the agency’s handling of the issue. “I think that’s indicative of Paul’s work and the efforts of agency enforcement.” Another senior attorney at the agency, Sarah Reynolds, who has worked in the enforcement division since 2004, will take Van Cott’s place as acting enforcement program director. “We anticipate hiring another attorney in the short-term,” McKeever said.
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Four-Wheelers collecting donations of toys ATHOL — The Southern Adirondack Four-Wheeling Enthusiasts Club will be meeting for their Christmas Party at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at in the Thurman Town Hall. Instead of exchanging gifts club members are collecting new unwrapped toys for the "Toys for Tots" program. Those unable to attend the party or wish to leave a toy off earlier, there is a designated box inside the town hall for any donations. The public as well as club membership is asked to help fill this box. For details, call 623-2007.
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fter nearly three centuries of damage by of flood, wind storm, wildfire, invasive species, climate change and the omnipresent threat of development, the Adirondack forests of 2009 are considered “the most continuous they have been in over 150 years” according to the Adirondack Atlas published by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Although stressed by disease, damaged soils and an assortment of airborne pollutants, the state’s forested lands have proven surprisingly resilient. Forests regenerate after damage, it’s a component of nature restoring itself. The Adirondack Park currently contains some of the largest stands of virgin forest east of the Mississippi. Beginning in the early 1870’s, the state began acquiring nearly 2,000 parcels of forested lands with a combined total of nearly 1.3 million acres that held either virgin forest or lands that were once lightly cut for spruce according to research by the late, Barbara McMartin. As a result of the state’s aggressive land acquisition programs, which have been accomplished through both outright fee purchase and conservation easements, the amount of protected acreage in the Adirondack Park is currently at an all-time high. However, despite the collective force of dozens of advocacy groups pressing for preservation, the park remains a disjointed conglomeration of independent private and public parcels of land. Although it has often been considered a model as one of the country’s oldest and most successful parks, the Adirondack region does not offer an extensive and seamless wilderness. Rather, the park features a varied assortment of lands dispersed around a variety of small communities. It has been said that a park with permanent residents can never become more than a trial wilderness due to the infrastructure of roads and power grids. The dispersed communities divide the landscape and disrupt the connectivity which is vital to a true wilderness. Light and sound pollution do not respect the boundaries established by zoning. Neither do migrating or invasive species of flora, fauna and an annual influx of millions of visitors. Wilderness by definition is a sizable, roadless region where the natural ecological processes continue to evolve with as little human interference as possible according to a federal statute established by the Wilderness Act of 1964. In the Adirondacks, of all the land classifications, man has impacted wilderness areas the least. To further protect them, wilderness areas have restrictions placed upon their use with only conforming "structures and improvements" such as leantos, outhouses and pre-existing dams allowed. In order to foster access, foot trails, log bridges and signboards are permitted but the use of motors or mechanized vehicles such as bicycles is prohibited. When the Adirondack Park Agency was established in 1972, the state identified fifteen parcels consisting of a minimum of 10,000 acres each to be established as wilderness areas. Today approximately 1,030,000 acres of protected lands are designated as wilderness which constitutes approximately 18.2 percent of the public lands within the park. The park encompasses nearly 85 percent of all wilderness lands east of the Mississippi, which is besieged by nearly 9 million visitors annually. The park’s wilderness lands still present a conundrum of disjointed public parcels which are dissected by highways, hamlets, private parks and villages. While there remain numerous opportunities for extensive travel, even the most remote sections of the park lack the contiguous nature of true wilderness. Despite the ‘rewilding’ efforts of travelers are still likely to encounter signs of man at some point in their travels. According to a Draft Map of Primitive Class Areas in the Adirondack Park developed by the Adirondack Park Agency, “The preliminary estimate of potential Primitive Areas indicates the truly remote areas of the Adirondack Park are a relatively small and therefore precious resource.” According to the methodology implemented by the US Forest Service’s Recreational Opportunity Spectrum, less than 3 percent of the park’s total of 6 million acres are considered to be truly primitive enough to be wilderness. Do these lands indeed furnish the vast, contiguous expanse of wild forests, solitary ponds and savage waters that are to be expected of an authentic wilderness or are they a ‘reclaimed wilderness,’ fashioned by regulations, restrictions and zoning? Does the intrusion of an airplane overhead, a fire tower above or the evidence of a long forgotten foundation along
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a trail diminish the wilderness character of the land? And what about people? When a community of campers crops up in an otherwise desolate location, are they any less invasive than the sound or sight of manmade appliances or structures? Is wilderness simply a state of mind? Despite the inherent drawbacks of design, the Adirondack Park remains an outstanding example of what can be accomplished when wild lands are afforded protection from the “hands of man.” Although the park may be considered an imperfect wilderness on a number of levels, it is still a place where it is possible to find oneself immersed in the middle of nowhere. And I must agree with Steve McQueen who once said, “I'd rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth.” Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net
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After reading my last column about a local man who was attacked by a 10-point-buck, Brian Warrington called to tell me about his own close encounter. As the pictured above shows, however, the outcome was a little different in his case.
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A couple of firsts: North Creek resident Rick Bennett wrote recently to report that two of his sons, Jesse and Kyle each scored this season. Pictured above is Kyle Bennett with his first Adirondack buck, an 8-pointer that weighed 120 pounds. Pictured below is Rick’s youngest son, Jesse, with his first buck, a 100-pound, 4-pointer he nailed across a field in Onieda County at 200 yards with his 7mm08.
ew hunters I’ve spoken with can believe the sequence of events that played out a few weeks ago when a North Country man was attacked by a 10-point buck near his remote home outside Malone. Minerva resident Brian Warrington, however, no longer falls into that category. That’s because it nearly happened to him, too. The outcome, however, was a shade different. “I read your column last week and couldn’t believe a deer would act like that,” Warrington told me, referring to my last column in which I described how Gerald Dabiew wrestled with a mature buck for nearly 20 minutes as it pounded him into the ground. “Well, I believe it now.” Warrington said his own harrowing encounter began as he and his wife, Patty, started up into the woods to begin a drive. Barely off the blacktop, the duo jumped two deer, one of which was a slammer buck. “So, I pulled out an estrus bleat, and bleated three times,” Warrington said. Before he could put the call away, the deer appeared, stomped at the ground, lowered its antlers and charged. “My wife and I have been hunting together for 30 years,” Brian said. “I’ve seen a lot of unusual things in the woods, but nothing like this.” Brian said Patty lunged for safety behind a tree as the 180-pound buck closed to within 30 feet and fired at the deer, missing it. The shot brought the animal to a stop, however, and Brian dropped it in its tracks. “Obviously, the deer came to the bleat call, but this deer was so aggressive, it was grunting and growling and coming straight for us,” Brain said. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” he said. Patty agreed. “It’s pretty scary when it happens to you,” she said, adding she will never doubt the effectiveness of a call again, or how a rutting buck might respond. “I’m a believer now,” she said, echoing her husband’s earlier sentiment. John Gereau is managing editor of Denton Publications and an avid outdoorsman. His column appears regularly. For more articles by Gereau, checkout his blog at www.denpubs.com.
My cousin, Bill Gereau, shot this big 8-pointer with his crew in Minerva Nov. 6. The buck weighed 152 pounds and was his largest to date.
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Ongoing QUEENSBURY — “Holiday in the Park,” weekends at The Great Escape. Family fun, rides, holiday-themed shows, carolers & lights, sledding hill, ice skating. $. Details: www.sixflags.com/greatescape or 7923500. BOLTON LANDING - Henriette's Attic, thrift shop at Church of St. Sacrement, open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations welcome. CHESTERTOWN — Town Youth Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month, public invited. Call Nicole at 494-7725 for details. CHESTERTOWN—North Country Caregivers Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesdays of the month at the Chester-Horicon Health Center at 6:15 p.m. For details, call 251-2581. CHESTERTOWN — Chess Club meets every Saturday at the Chester Library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All levels, all ages welcome. Free chess lessons. CHESTERTOWN — Chester Library Board of Trustees meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in the library at the Municipal Center, Main St. Public welcome. Call 494-5384 for details. CHESTERTOWN—Story Time and Sing-A-Long with Wendy at the Chester Library every Friday at 11 a.m. CHESTERTOWN — Not only great books and resources, but exhibits at Chester Public Library, Chester Municipal Center, Main St. Hours: Tues. & Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.& Thurs., 1 p.m.-6 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Details: www.chesterlibrary.org or 494-5384. LAKE GEORGE — Book Discussion Group meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Caldwell Lake George Library. STONY CREEK — Monthly meeting, Stony Creek Library Board of Trustees, 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, at the library. STONY CREEK — Yoga classes at 213 Hadley Road, Tuesday, 67:30 p.m., Friday 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday 9-10:30 a.m. 696-2261 THURMAN — Alcohol and substance abuse help available: AA meetings are held 8 p.m. Thursday nights at the town hall, public welcome, all ages invited. THURMAN —Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 at the Thurman Town Hall. All welcome. Call Jane at 6962766 for more information. GLENS FALLS — Progressive Film Forum, 7 p.m. Friday nights at Rock Hill Café, 19 Exchange St. Free. Stimulate your cerebral cells with a thought-provoking film. Details: 361-6278. GLENS FALLS — Grief Support Group, 5 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month at the Church of the Messiah Parish, 296 Glen St. No fee nor registration needed. Contact Erika at High Peaks Hospice, 743-1672, for details.
Thursday Dec. 3 NORTH CREEK — Silver Christmas Tea, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. at United Methodist Church, Main St. Celebrate the season. 251-3427. CHESTERTOWN — Opening of exhibit by Upper Hudson Watercolor Society at Chester Public Library, Municipal Center, Main St. Free. Runs through Dec. 30.Tues. & Sat., 9 a.m.-1p.m.; Wed. & Thurs., 1p.m.-6p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Details: 494-5384 or www.chesterlibrary.org
Friday Dec. 4 NORTH CREEK — Christmas Tree-Lighting Festival & Holiday Reception, Owens House, Main St. Details: 251-5842 or www.northcreekdepotmuseum.com. GLENS FALLS — Hometown Holiday & Tree Lighting, 5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m., City Park & downtown. Welcome in the holiday season with ceremony in City Park. Music and special downtown festivities include, horse & wagon rides, Santa & Father Christmas, shop windows decorated by LARAC artists. Free. MINERVA — 44th annual Minerva Christmas Bazaar, 4:307:30 p.m., Minerva Central School. Featured are crafts, home-prepared food items, Christmas tree lighting, singalong, raffles, door prizes, Chinese auction, gift baskets, fresh wreaths. Visit by Santa at 5:45 p.m. QUEENSBURY — Voice recital by the students of opera singer Theresa Treadway-Lloyd, 7:30 p.m. at Adirondack Community College; free. Theater. An instructor at Adirondack Community College, Treadway-Lloyd is a long-time Warrensburg resident.
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 4-5 BOLTON LANDING — Bag Sale, only $5, Henriette's Attic thrift shop, Church of St .Sacrement. Clothing only at this price. No more donations accepted. Opening again in Spring 2010.
Saturday Dec. 5 CHESTERTOWN— Visit from Santa Claus, 9:45 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Chester Municipal Center, A beloved tradition sponsored by Chestertown Rotary Club. Santa arrives on fire truck at 10 a.m. with gifts for all children. Photos with Santa, gifts for children, refreshments for all. Hayrides from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CHESTERTOWN — Gingerbread House Workshop, families, children create their own, Town of Chester Library, town Municipal
Ctr., 9:30 a.m. on. Register, materials fee, 494-5384. Chester-horicon Youth Commission offering a cookie-decorating workshop at the library simultaneously. WARRENSBURG — Christmas Bazaar, Church of the Holy Cross, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafts, holiday foods, cookie sale, Grandmother’s Attic, wreaths, mistletoe. Quiche luncheon, $7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendor spaces available on a first-come basis. For information, call 623-3275. WARRENSBURG — Annual Angel Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Includes Cookie Walk, Book-Nook, table of Christmas goods, gifts & decor, Adirondack photography, “Gram’s Attic” table, Friendship tea, coffee and refreshments, more. Details: 623-2199. BOLTON LANDING — Christmas Cantata “Great & Mighty Wonder” presented by an area ecumenical choir, 7 p.m. in Saint Sacrament Episcopal Church. Directed by Lenore Simpson with Robert Flachbarth on keyboard. LAKE GEORGE — Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, Montcalm St. Fun & games, face painting; photo with Santa. Christmas shop & bake sale. $ Details: 668-2613 or 668-4245. www.caldwellpres.org BOLTON LANDING — “Christmas in Bolton” holiday shopping throughout town, complimentary refreshments, specials in shops, Holiday art show in Bolton Town Hall. BOLTON LANDING — Operation Santa Claus Charity Ball, Fundraiser at The Sagamore includes dinner, dancing and auction. Black tie optional. 6 p.m., reservations, $. 747-2628. WEVERTOWN — Friends of Santa Holiday Sale & Craft Fair, 9 a.m.3 p.m., Wevertown Community Center. Craft items, homemade food items, lunch available, including variety of soups and breads. Popular raffle with items donated both by the sale vendors & businesses. Free. Vendors, call Laura at 251-5020. Sponsored by North Country Ministry as a fundraiser as well as promoting community fellowship. QUEENSBURY — “Reindeer Run” footrace, 8 a.m. at Adirondack Community College. 5k race, register. www.adirondackrunners.com GLENS FALLS — “Yuletide Gathering,” dance performance by youth of Adirondack Repertory Dance Theatre, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. at Charles R. Wood Theater, Glen St. $. Details: 761-0873 or www.glensfallsardt.com GLENS FALLS — Christmas Boutique 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Glens Falls Senior Center, 380 Glen St. Displayed in the historic Sherman House: holiday decorations, gift ware, figurines, jewelry, baked goods. Free. 793-2189.
Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 5-6 WARRENSBURG — Christmas in Warrensburgh. Townwide celebration: craft fair, church bazaars, luncheons, caroling, musical performances, tree lighting ceremony, visit by Santa & reindeer, activities for children, more. Details: 466-5497 or www.warrensburgchamber.com WARRENSBURG - Christmas in Warrensburgh at the Museum of Local History. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. "Dressed for the Holidays" exhibits, including vintage ornaments and period clothing. "Around Warrensburg" book signing Sat. 12-3. Refreshments swerved all day. 3757 Main Street (the building with the mural). Free admission. Parking and entrance at rear. Fully handicap accessible.
WARRENSBURG — Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at The Lodge at Echo Lake, off Hudson St. Handcrafted & unique gifts, jewelry, artwork, wood crafts, quilts, baked goods, food. Free. 623-2161 or www.warrensburgchamber.com BRANT LAKE — Christmas in Brant Lake Celebration, 1 p.m. in Horicon Town Hall. Children make Christmas decorations and gifts, frost cookies, meet Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. All children and families are invited. Refreshments served. To donate refreshments or craft supplies, call Barbara Blum at 494-3357. BOLTON LANDING — “Christmas in Bolton” fest, 2-4 p.m., Hay rides, children’s activities, tree lighting at 4 p.m. visit from Santa, caroling at 3:45 p.m., holiday shopping throughout town, complimentary refreshments, specials in shops, holiday art show in Bolton Town Hall. CHESTERTOWN — Christmas Cantata “Great & Mighty Wonder” presented by an area ecumenical choir, 3 p.m. in United Methodist Church. Directed by Lenore Simpson with Robert Flachbarth on keyboard. GLENS FALLS — “A Celtic Christmas,” Irish Tenor Emmanuel Lawler with Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra and Glens Falls Symphony Children's Chorus. 4 p.m. at Glens Falls High School, Quade St. Details: 793-1348 or www.gfso.org. GLENS FALLS — Holiday Performance of Glens Falls Figure Skating Club & Family Skating Party, City Civic Center. $. Details: www.glensfallsfigureskating.com or 747-6571. GLENS FALLS — TNA Live Wrestling, 4 p.m., City Civic Center. Stars of “TNA Impact” tussle in testosterone drama. Warning: TNA stands for “Total Nonstop Action.”Tickets: 798-0202.Details: www.glensfallscc.com
Monday Dec. 7 LAKE GEORGE— College Financial Aid Information Night, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m. in Lake George High School library. Facts about where and how to find money to attend 2- and 4-year schools. For details, call 6685452. CHESTERTOWN — Patriots’ Pen/Voice of Democracy Award Ceremony, 6:30 p.m. at North North Warren Central School Auditorium. Held in conjunction with V.F.W. #5513, includes democracy essay awards. Contest and ceremony involves students in grades 6 through 12.A North Country tradition. GLENS FALLS — “A.M. Duo,” de Blasiis Chamber Music Concert,The Hyde Collection, Warren St. Guitar, violin. Works by Paganini, Albeniz, etc. 792-2383.
Tuesday Dec. 8 GLENS FALLS — Holiday concert, Adirondack Voices, with Lake George Community Band, 70 member chorus, 7:30 p.m., at Christ Church Methodist, 54 Bay St., $, 222-1302. www.lakegeorgecommunityband.com GLENS FALLS — Film: “Still Walking,” 6:30 p.m. at Crandall Library, Glen St. Free. 792-6508 ext. 221 or ext. 247. www.crandalllibrary.org BOLTON LANDING — Film: Joyeux Noel, Sembrich Winter Film Series, 7 p.m. in Bolton Library, Lake Shore Dr. Free. 644-2431.
Wednesday Dec. 9 WARRENSBURG - Museum of Local History. Warrensburg's history from prehistoric to present. Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 3757 Main Street (the building with the mural). Free admission. Parking and entrance at rear. Fully handicap accessible.
CHURCH SERVICES
CHURCH LISTINGS - The Adirondack Journal provides this church directory as a courtesy to our readers and visitors to our area. Any changes or additions can be made by calling 873-6368.
BOLTON
Emmanuel United Methodist ChurchSunday Winter Service at 10 a.m. 644-9962. Rev. Myron Ducharme, Pastor First Baptist Church(A.B.C. Affiliated) Sunday School at 9 a.m. Morning Worship at 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study & Prayer. For information, call 6449103. Rev. Edward Blanchard. Solid Rock Christian Worship Center Assembly of GodAdult Sunday Services 11 a.m. Children’s church also at 11 a.m. downstairs. Adult Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. downstairs. Bible study Wednesday at 6 p.m. with Sister Dale. Pastor Skip Hults and Sister Dale. 6442412. Episcopal Church of Saint Sacrament, Bolton LandingSat. Evening Mass 5 p.m.; Sun. Eucherist 10 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.; Bible Study 11:45 a.m.; Wed. Mass 10 a.m. Father Jim Loughren. 644-9613 Blessed Sacrament Catholic ChurchGoodman Avenue. Sunday Mass 10:45 a.m.; Rosary and Novena 9 a.m. Tuesday; Communion Service 9 a.m. Thursday and Saturday. Parish Life Director Kathleen Sousa 644-3861.
BRANT LAKE
Adirondack Missions of the Episcopal Church494-3314 - Fr. Robert Limpert, Fr. Michael Webber, Fr. Dennis Pressley. St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchSunday Eucharist 9 a.m. (see Adirondack Mission, above). Brant Lake WesleyanMorning worship 9 a.m., Fellowship 10-10:30 a.m., Sunday school 10:30-11:15 a.m. 494-2816. Horicon Baptist ChurchSunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening 6 a.m., Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m. 494-2584.
CHESTER
Community United Methodist Church Sunday morning worship 11 a.m.; Rev. Sharon Sauer 494-2517. Faith Bible Church Sunday school (all ages) - 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10:15 a.m., Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Call for information - 4947183 - Website: www.faithbiblechurchny.com Good Shepherd Episcopal ChurchSunday Eucharist 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Eucharist 10 a.m. (See Adirondack Missions, Brant Lake). St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic ChurchRiverside Drive & Church Street. Saturday Vigil at 5:30 p.m. (til Thanksgiving Day Weekend), Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Rev. John O’Kane. 518-494-5229 Town of Chester Northway Community Fellowship A Wesleyan Church, Route 8, Chestertown: Sunday Service 11 a.m., Youth and Children’s Programs available. Pastor James Swanson, 518-695-3766
GLENS FALLS
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Glens Falls21 Weeks Rd., off Rt. 9 in Queensbury. Sunday service 10 a.m. Coffee hr. follows service. Rev. Dr. Deane Perkins, minister. (handicapped accessible, welcoming congregation) 793-1468. Web site: HYPERLINK http://www.glensfallsuu.com.
JOHNSBURG
RW Johnsburg United Methodist ChurchPastor Jackie Mueller - 515-251-2482. South Johnsburgh Rd., Johnsburg. Worship Service Sunday 9 a.m.; Bible Study - Mondays @ 6 p.m. info: 518-251-3371
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NORTH CREEK
Bay Road Presbyterian Church 1167 Bay Road (near intersection of Bay & Rt. 149). Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m.; Sung Lee, Pastor. Church school during worship. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour following worship, all are welcome. 793-8541. www.bayroadchurch.com Caldwell Presbyterian Church71 Montcalm St., Lake George 12845. Rev. Shirley Mosholder. 518-668-2613. Sunday Service at 10 a.m. Food Pantry Distribution 2nd Friday of month. Website: www.caldwellpres.org. St. James Episcopal Church Sunday services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Rev. Julie McPartlin. 668-2001. Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchMohican St., Lake George, NY 668-2046. Sat. Vigil Mass at 4 p.m., Sun. Mass at 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. through Oct. 11, 2009. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Weekday Mass: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m. (There is no Mass on Tuesday or Thursday) Father Thomas Berardi, pastor; Chapel of the Assumption (Roman Catholic)Ridge Road Route 9L, Cleverdale, NY 668-2046/ 656-9034. Mass on Sunday at 8 a.m. through October 25th. Closed in winter. Fr. Thomas Berardi, pastor. Lakeside ChapelCleverdale: Sunday services through August at 10 a.m. First United Methodist Church78 Montcalm Street, Lake George, N.Y. 12845, Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Rev. Meridith Vanderminden. 743-8756. Diamond Point Community ChurchSunday Service 10 a.m. June 21-September 6, 2009. Community Church welcoming all denominations. Visiting ministers. Grace Communion InternationalWorship Services held Saturdays 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. 56 Mohican St., Lake George, NY. Dennis R. Hoyt, Worship Service Facilitator. Home: 518-587-1221. Cell: 832-0660. Please call ahead to confirm attendance.
United Methodist ChurchMain Street, North Creek across from Community Bank. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Separate story time for children. Pastor Kristi Van Patten. Call or leave a message 251-2906. St. James Catholic ChurchMain St., North Creek. Sunday mass at 8 a.m. Sat. Vigil at 5:30 p.m. Parish Life Director: Sister Francesca Husselbeck. Sacramental Minister: Rev. John O’Kane. 518-251-2518
NORTH RIVER
United Methodist ChurchService and church school at 10 a.m. For information call 251-4071.
POTTERSVILLE
Christ Church EpiscopalSunday Eucharist 11 a.m. (See Adirondack Missions Brank Lake). Pottersville United Methodist Church Worship 9 a.m. Rev. Sharon Sauer, 494-2517. Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchSunday Worship and fellowship 10:30 a.m. in Faith Hall at SonRise Lutheran Ministries Conference Center, 8260 Rt. 9, Pottersville, NY. For information please call 494-7077. www.holytrinityadirondacks.com Lighthouse Baptist Church Meets at Rt. 9 (next to The Wells House Hotel). Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 10:50 a.m., Evening Service 6:00 p.m., Mid-Week Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
STONY CREEK
Knowlhurst Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer 7 p.m.
THURMAN
Christ Community ChurchAthol: Sunday services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer meeting 7 p.m. Rev. William G. Lucia, pastor. Thurman Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship hour 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Rev. Bob Herrmann, pastor. Kenyontown United Methodist ChurchSunday services 11 a.m., Bible Study Wed. night at 7 p.m.
WARRENSBURG
2 Stewart Farrar Ave., Sunday School & Choir 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. with coffee hour following. Free Methodist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship service 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday midweek prayer and Bible study 7 p.m. Rev. Richard Leonard. Warrensburg Assembly of GodSunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; Thursday youth meeting 7 p.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 6 p.m.; Bible study 7 p.m. Dr. Ronald Parisi. 623-2282. The Holy Cross of WarrensburgSaturday evening mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday Eucharist & Sermon 8 & 10 a.m.; Sunday school 9 a.m.; coffee hour follows each service; Tuesday Eucharist & Healing 10 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Mass 5:30 p.m.; Thursday Eucharist 10 a.m.; Holy days as announced. Father John Cornelius, SSC. 623-3066. Faith Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; preaching services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Rev. Lee B. Call 623-4071. First United Methodist ChurchSunday worship 10 a.m. for the summer. St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic ChurchEucharist at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday. Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 p.m. Saturday. Bible Study, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. & Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Parish Life Director Sister Linda Hogan CSJ & Sacramental Minister Father Paul Cox. 623-3021. First Baptist Church3850 Main St., Worship Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school 9:45; Thursday mid-week. 7 p.m. Ron Burdett, Interim Pastor. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s WitnessesSunday Public Talk and Watchtower starting at 9:30 a.m. and Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School and Kingdon Ministry starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 623-4601. Christian Worship Center, Inc.Corner of Elm St. & Pine Tree Lane, Warrensburg. Service at 10 a.m on Sunday. For further information 518-696-5468. Rev. Gerald (Jerry) Ellis. Thurman - Kenyontown United Methodist ChurchWorship services every week 11 a.m. 11-28-09 • 27954
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WEVERTOWN — The annual Friends of Santa Holiday Sale will be held Dec. 5 at the Wevertown Community Center. A variety of homemade crafts and food will be available for sale at the event, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are invited to attend and enjoy the fellowship and festive atmosphere, event organizers said this week. The annual sale, now sponsored by North Country Ministry, includes a raffle and items fashioned by Adirondack artisans. Home-prepared lunch items will be available to purchase. The event is a fundraiser for North Country Ministry, which offers local residents of modest income services such as with food, fuel, housing and clothing assistance, as well as family and job counseling.
On Saturday Dec. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the annual Breakfast with Santa event will be hosted by Caldwell Presbyterian Church located at 71 Montcalm Street in Lake George. A breakfast of pancakes and sausage, juice and coffee will be served. Following breakfast, children will be invited to visit with Santa and then for a small fee participate in several activities including games, face painting and a photo with Santa. A Christmas Shop and Pre-School Bake Sale will also be available at the Breakfast. Ticket prices are $2 for children, $5 for adults, $12 for families, and will be sold at the door on Dec. 12 the morning of the breakfast. For details about this event, call 668-2613.
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The Little Match Seller Christmas Story by Hans Christian Anderson It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast. In the cold and the darkness, a poor little girl, with bare head and naked feet, roamed through the streets. It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate. One of the slippers she could not find, and a boy seized upon the other and ran away with it, saying that he could use it as a cradle, when he had children of his own. So the little girl went on with her little naked feet, which were quite red and blue with the cold. In an old apron she carried a number of matches, and had a bundle of them in her hands. No one had bought anything of her the whole day, nor had anyone given her even a penny. Shivering with cold and hunger, she crept along; poor little child, she looked the picture of misery. The snowflakes fell on her long, fair hair, which hung in curls on her shoulders, but she regarded them not. Lights were shining from every window, and there was a savoury smell of roast goose, for it was New-year’s eve—yes, she remembered that. In a corner, between two houses, one of which projected beyond the other, she sank down and huddled herself together. She had drawn her little feet under her, but she could not keep off the cold; and she dared not go home, for she had sold no matches, and could not take home even a penny of money. Her father would certainly beat her; besides, it was almost as cold at home as here, for they had only the roof to cover them, through which the wind howled, although the largest holes had been stopped up with straw and rags. Her little hands were almost frozen with the cold. Ah! perhaps a burning match might be some good, if she could draw it from the bundle and strike it against the wall, just to warm her fingers. She drew one out—“scratch!” how it sputtered as it burnt! It gave a warm, bright light, like a little candle, as she held her hand over it. It was really a wonderful light. It seemed to the little girl that she was sitting by a large iron stove, with polished brass feet and a brass ornament. How the fire burned! and seemed so beautifully warm that the child stretched out her feet as if to warm them, when, lo! the flame of the match went out, the stove vanished, and she had only the remains of the half-burnt match in her hand. She rubbed another match on the wall. It burst into a flame, and where its light fell upon the wall it became as transparent as a veil, and she could see into the
room. The table was covered with a snowy white table-cloth, on which stood a splendid dinner service, and a steaming roast goose, stuffed with apples and dried plums. And what was still more wonderful, the goose jumped down from the dish and waddled across the floor, with a knife and fork in its breast, to the little girl. Then the match went out, and there remained nothing but the thick, damp, cold wall before her. She lighted another match, and then she found herself sitting under a beautiful Christmas-tree. It was larger and more beautifully decorated than the one which she had seen through the glass door at the rich merchant’s. Thousands of tapers were burning upon the green branches, and coloured pictures, like those she had seen in the showwindows, looked down upon it all. The little one stretched out her hand towards them, and the match went out. The Christmas lights rose higher and higher, till they looked to her like the stars in the sky. Then she saw a star fall, leaving behind it a bright streak of fire. “Someone is dying,” thought the little girl, for her old grandmother, the only one who had ever loved her, and who was now dead, had told her that when a star falls, a soul was going up to God. She again rubbed a match on the wall, and the light shone round her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet mild and loving in her appearance. “Grandmother,” cried the little one, “O take me with you; I know you will go away when the match burns out; you will vanish like the warm stove, the roast goose, and the large, glorious Christmas-tree.” And she made haste to light the whole bundle of matches, for she wished to keep her grandmother there. And the matches glowed with a light that was brighter than the noon-day, and her grandmother had never appeared so large or so beautiful. She took the little girl in her arms, and they both flew upwards in brightness and joy far above the earth, where there was neither cold nor hunger nor pain, for they were with God. In the dawn of morning there lay the poor little one, with pale cheeks and smiling mouth, leaning against the wall; she had been frozen to death on the last evening of the year; and the New-year’s sun rose and shone upon a little corpse! The child still sat, in the stiffness of death, holding the matches in her hand, one bundle of which was burnt. “She tried to warm herself,” said some. No one imagined what beautiful things she had seen, nor into what glory she had entered with her grandmother, on New-year’s day.
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WARRENSBURG Balance, height offset inexperience on Burgher girls basketball team By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — With all five starters graduating last June, the 2009-10 Warrensburg Girls Varsity Basketball team is a “clean slate” proposition for the season ahead. Although only two players on the 2009-10 team were on the talented squad last year, the new squad has a lot of promise, coach Scott Smith said. The 2009-10 team has a balance of strength, speed and height, which should keep it quite competitive, he said. The players, however, need to work on developing skills learning the plays, and developing chemistry, he said. “Our goal is to strive to be a better team every day that we take to the court,” he said. “And I am encouraged with the progress we have made already.” Anchoring the team inside will be Seniors Holly Gheen, Kaitlyn May, and Kate Taddeo. May and Taddeo are the lone returnees from last season and are providing savvy leadership for the younger players, Smith said. He added that Gheen’s strength and determination should make her a formidable scorer and rebounder despite being a newcomer. The team’s guard play will be crucial to its success this season, he said. Sophomore Jaci O’Brien, who had some Varsity court time last year, will be leading the team as point guard in 2009-10, Smith said. “Jaci has a great jump shot, sees the court well, and handles the ball very well,” he said. Kayce Duell, who took a year off from basketball last year, will be called upon to be the team’s defensive stopper. Isabella Szabo, a Sophomore playing guard this year, has a lot of promise, having won a Most Improved award last year for her work on the Junior Varsity squad, Smith said. “Izzy has incredible speed that we will try to utilize in every game,” he said. Sophomore Savannah Mosher, who Smith said is working hard in practice, is also available to play at guard. Six-foot Sophomore Ashlie Morehouse will give the Burghers height inside, something the Burghers have been lacking the last few seasons. Morehouse’s development as a post player will be critical to the success of the 2009-10 season, Smith said. Another leading newcomer is Sophomore Tessa Acuna,
The 2009-10 Warrensburg High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team includes (front, left to right): Jaci O’Brien, Kate Taddeo, Kaitlyn May, Kayce Duell, Holly Gheen, (row 2): Kaitlyn Cousineau, Tessa Acuna, Savannah Mosher, Isabella Szabo, and Ashlie Morehouse. (Not pictured): Gracie Guilder. Photo by Thom Randall
who is expected to contribute speed and defensive intensity as a wing player. Rounding out the team are Sophomore Kaitlyn Cousineau, and Senior Gracie Guilder. Cousineau, who is slated at forward, is improving fast, Smith said. “Kaitlyn’s positive attitude and work ethic are phenomenal,” Smith said. Gracie Guilder, new to our program, is sidelined by a an-
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WARRENSBURG Burghers have height, hustle and experience By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — This could be the year that fans have been anticipating for years. The Burgher basketball team has some highly skilled players returning who live and breathe basketball, have worked together for many years, including Seniors Brendan Frye, Mike Perrone, Dante Siletti. Jason Power, and Ben Nicols. They’ve got an attuned court sense, honed athletic intuition and reflexes, and a rhythm of play that powers them past their competition. They’ve got decent height, an aggressive approach and a good work attitude in addition to their renowned ball-handling skills and unselfish no-superstar approach. Sic-foot-four Center Ryan Belden, a Junior, not only gives the team height — a rarity for Warrensburg — but he’s gotten more aggressive. Classmate Mike Curtis is more powerful than ever, and he’ll be vital on both sides of the ball, as he’s been in football. All’s rosy in Burgher town, right? Not necessarily. This “dream team” has experienced a rash of injuries, so at least the beginning of the 2009-10 season may be rough. Curtis is mending a collarbone that was broken during football season. Nicols’ leg was broken in football also, and it’s still healing. Topping it off, Perrone rolled ankle badly in practice last week, and perhaps has incurred a torn ligament. Perrone and Curtis are powerhouse players, Nicols is a big inside force, and Power has talent to spare. If all mend quickly and if the injuries serve to solidify their resolve, the team should be creating memories this year for the Burgher fans. This year, the stars are back, and they’re aligned. With Brendan Frye weaving through the downcourt traffic like magic, Perrone’s staunch defense and lightning no-look passes, Curtis’ well-executed jumpshots and three pointers, it should be a year full of exciting play. Fans will see the Varsity debut of John Joseph and Nick Monroe, who apparently have promise, and Hunter Werner, who proved himself as an exceptional receiver this year in football, and coaches are anticipating that his ball-handling skills will prove themselves on the hardwoods as well. Last year’s 8-13 record included several games that were lost by only a few points due to some unanticipated breaks, and errors forced by more seasoned squads, Coach Rich Schloss said. “Last year, we had inexperience which caused a lot of turnovers and unforced errors,” Schloss said. “If we keep those errors down and make our foul shots, we’ll win a lot of games this year.” The squad is not only loaded with talent, but the players are all friends who have spent countless hours playing sports together, and they have positive attitudes and a strong work ethic, Schloss said. “Well be focusing on one game at a time and keeping on improving,” he said. “We’re looking forward to a winning season, and we should be very competitive.”
The 2009-10 Warrensburg High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team includes (front, left to right): Aaron Seeley, Ryan Belden, Hunter Werner, John Joseph, Nick Monroe, (back row): Coach Rich Schloss, Jason Power, Mike Perrone, Brendan Frye, Mike Curtis, and Asst. Coach Steve Schloss, (not pictured): Dante Siletti and Ben Nicols. Photo by Thom Randall
Warrensburg Varsity Boys 2009-10 Basketball Roster Brendan Frye Mike Perrone Dante Siletti Jason Power Ben Nicols Ryan Beldon Aaron Seeley Mike Curtis John Joseph Nick Monroe Hunter Werner
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LAKE GEORGE Warrior girls working hard to continue team’s winning tradition By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — The cluster of trophies on display and the banners in the gym tell the story. Year after year, the Lake George High School Girls Basketball players begin the season shouldering the burden of living up to their predecessors. Players joining the Varsity team wonder whether they can achieve the success of those who’ve gone before. But by mid-season, after long practices, plenty of coaching and grueling conditioning, it just happens. Most all doubts are erased. The players make their own history, and tally their own accomplishments. This year, the team is in its traditional quandary, considering the 2008-09 team was undefeated in the Adirondack League, and won the league championship for its sixth year straight. In that campaign, the team racked up an 18-3 record overall, including several matchups against far larger schools. The stellar squad included Katie Flatley, Brittany Jones and Meagan Stover, who is now playing at Oswego State. Sunday, Coach Rob Tefft was characteristically cautious about his team’s prospects, while he praised their attributes. “We lost some experienced players, but we’re hoping to reload with some talented Juniors,” he said. Core to this year ’s campaign will be returning standout Sara Anderson, who contributed in last year ’s offense momentum. She’s backed up by no less than nine Juniors, some of them who worked side-by-side last year with the championship players. Among the returners that Tefft has high expectations for are Brittany Baker, Caroline Murphy and Kelly Flaherty, who had experience last year as they saw some action off the bench. “They all had quality minutes, and I'm looking for them top work their way into our starting rotation,” he said. Tefft said he’s counting on Anderson, a six-foot center, to have a big year, aggressively rebounding and sinking the baskets. Brittany Baker needs to work the outside on offense, and Caroline Murphy needs to grab the rebounds, play tough defense and make her share of baskets, too, he said as he had the players run the length of the court until a few of the players were doubled over in distress. “Let’s go....Don’t stop.....keep on going,” he said. Joining the team this year are Sophomores Chelsea Sipowicz, a promising guard, and Amanda Chambers, who will likely be seeing some playing time, he said. He also has high expectations for leadership from returning Juniors Lauren Pennock, Erin Blunt and Jenna Bechard. “We’re trying to get a ‘mix’ together that’s going to work well,” he said. “But first we have to put the pieces together. Tefft added that he’s encouraged by the team’s day-by-bay improvement.. “If we play good defense, get those rebounds and take care of the basketball, we should be fine.”
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The 2009-10 Lake George Varsity Girls Basketball team includes (front row, left to right): Erin Blunt, Courtney Mastrodomenico, Sara Anderson, Brittany Baker, Nicole Bureau, Lauren Pennock, (row 2): Chelsea Sipowicz, Amanda Chambers, Caroline Murphy, Kelly Flaherty, Jenna Bechard, and Jessie Pagnotta. Photo by Thom Randall
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LAKE GEORGE Warriors ‘reloading’ to repeat past glory By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — The website of Lake George High School offers a clue to the legacy of the 2008-09 boys basketball squad — a level of performance the new team is seeking to live up to. “Not rebuilding, Just Reloading,” the web page says. Seven seniors were on that deep, multi-talented 200809squad that thrilled the fans with aggressive, fast-paced action — featuring Warriors Jake Nelson, Nathaniel Miller, Toby Noble, Peter Gaibrois, Lucas Freihofer, Robert Mastrantoni, and Logan Place. Whether it was the kryptonite in Mastrantoni’s shoes, the clutch three-pointers from Freihofer, the offensive versatility of Miller, or the record-breaking animalistic rebounding and vicious defense of Jake Nelson, this was a talented and entertaining team. Coach Dave Jones and several players said Monday they were ready to take over where the 2008-09 squad left off, and contend for the Adirondack League championship in 2010. The 2008-09 team won the Western Division of the league, but lost the overall title in the last few seconds to the talented, determined Fort Ann team. “We had a 20-4 winning season and won the league’s western division, and this year we don’t want anything less,” said team co-captain Matt McGowan, who played center off the bench last year. “Definitely,” agreed guard Kyle Burden, the team’s other captain. “We’ve got height and speed, and we’ve got power down low.” Much of that power will be provided by McGowan, who's 6’6” and learned a lot of his moves last year by being matched up with Nelson in practice, McGowan said. “Jake roughed me up in practice, which was good for me,” McGowan said. Coach Dave Jones said McGowan was tough regardless of last year ’s matchup with Nelson. “Matt has worked hard on his game,” he said. “ He offers promising options down under the basket,” he said. Another team weapon is one stolen back from the North Warren basketball team — Alex Hladik, 6’4”, who left Lake George for a year, was a standout for the Cougars in 200809, then returned this year to the Warrior tribe, Burden said. “Alex is definitely a great attribute to our team — he brings height to our outside.” Jones said the new squad had considerable potential, considering their height and a lot of varied talents on court, in-
The 2009-10 Lake George Central Varsity Boys Basketball team includes (front row, left to right): Corey Yorks, Matt Stover, Matt McGowan, Alex Hladik, Chris Kosz, , (row 2): Erik Jones, J.D. Jenkins, Kyle Burden, Jeffrey Maldonado, Cameron Dorman, and Aaron Chambers. Photo by Thom Randall
cluding speed and ball handling. Included in the lineup are Senior Chris Kosz at 6’1”, Junior Matt Stover at 6’4”, Corey Yorks at 6’3”, joined by Senior Cameron Dorman and Juniors J.D. Jenkins, Erik Jones, and Jeff Maldonado, he said. “This team is well-rounded,” he said. “We’re just trying to build team chemistry and find out which guys work well together on the court.”
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CHESTERTOWN-- At the end of last year ’s season, a group of North Warren Varsity Girls Basketball players pulled off a memorable feat. In the last few seconds of overtime in a Sectional game against New Lebanon, Junior Laura Fahey grabbed a rebound and passed the ball downcourt to Senior Ashley Schloss, who sank a three-pointer to give North Warren a slim lead — with only three seconds left on the clock. Lindsey Meade, a sophomore, sealed the game with a foul shot. That true grit, performance under pressure, bodes well for the 2009-10 squad. Fahey and Meade are back on a Cougar team that features four experienced Seniors, and fans are hoping that this is a year that North Warren will take girls basketball to a new level. “Our expectations are high,” Coach P.J. Hogan said. Besides Fahey, Seniors on the Cougar team are Katherine “Kat” Andonucci, Sarah Erickson and Kelsey Hamblin. Fahey possesses outstanding ball handling skills and a strong shot, including from three-point range. Andonucci at center is the second leading scorer from last year ’s squad besides being an aggressive rebounder. Hogan added he is expecting strong contributions both offensively and defensively from Erickson and Hamblin. All four Seniors have considerable athleticism. Andonucci has a background in volleyball, which has given her great court-sense and timing, and both Erickson and Hamblin have proven their speed and athletic instincts as hockey AllStars. Junior Lindsey Meade, returning from last year, is a tough inside player, and Junior Morgan Tennyson is also a good ball-handler, he said. Hogan also has high expectations for Junior Jessica May, who’s been in the basketball program for many years, and May’s classmate Alana Kilcullen. The team’s two Sophomores, Kiera Warner and Cassie Maday, show promise as they played AAU summer ball this year with three other 10th graders, under the oversight of Junior Varsity Coach Larry Warner.
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NORTH WARREN Cougars’ prospects bright after early-season debut By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Early last week, North Warren Central Athletic Director Jason Humiston was guarded about the prospects of his boys basketball team for 2009-10. Citing falling enrollment, small class sizes and the tough competition in the Adirondack League, he said the boys team had their work cut out for them. But Monday, the outlook for the coming season had a new lustre. Over the weekend, the boys team won its own Thanksgiving tournament by beating Minerva-Newcomb by a commanding 50-23, then defeating Johnsburg 39-28 for the championship. “I was fairly happy — two wins are two wins,” he said, still cautious. “The early-season tournament let us see what we need to work on.” The Cougars have a strong lineup this year, with reasonable height and possessing a good variety of skills, Humiston said. The key is for each player to dedicate fully to improvement, he said. The improvement must include holding onto the ball more, as the team turned over possession 22 times in the game against Johnsburg. Such generosity with an opponent spells defeat in the Adirondack League, he said. “We’ve got to work more on some defensive stuff,” Humiston said, adding that the team’s low-post game, anchored by Benn Frazier, needs work. “Frazier has played well for us,” the coach said, noting that Frazier was on Junior Varsity last year. “He’s improved a lot, and he’s stronger than an ox — he rebounds well and can command his place under the basket.” Bryan Beckler, Humiston said, also is showing a lot of promise, working hard whether it’s rebounding, stingy defense or creating turnovers. Humiston said the team is in the midst of developing chemistry, aided by players attending basketball camp and competing during the offseason against squads from farlarger schools. “We have a young team, but we’re going to work hard, move forward and see what happens,” he said. But the team may just accomplish more than expected, like its predecessors. The 2007-08 season was particularly outstanding, with the team extending a winning streak deep into the Section II tournament, ending up a Sectional semifinalist. This campaign into the off-season captured the attention and prompted the pride of Northern Warren County residents.
The 2009-10 North Warren Varsity Boys Basketball Team includes (left to right): Coach Jason Humiston, Dennis Kruithof, Jeff Bennett, Joe Aiken, Benn Frasier, Travis Monroe, Bryan Beckler, Kristian Seeley, Jamie Swan, Tim Hanaburgh, (Not pictured): Cody Higgins.
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BOLTON LANDING Bolton’s players have camaraderie on the court By Thom Randall
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Bolton Basketball player Katie Bliley drives to the basket in a game during the 2008-09 season. Coach Luke Schweickert is expecting the 2009-10 team to show the dedication and intensity Bliley and other graduating seniors did on last year’s team. Photo by Nancy Frasier
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BOLTON LANDING — The fans and coaching staff of Bolton Central have high expectations of their Varsity Girls Basketball team this year, veteran coach Luke Schweickert said Monday. “We’ve got a strong group of seniors and juniors we’ll be relying on,” he said. The team will be looking toward returning Seniors Grace Cady and Danielle St. Amour, joined by classmates Montana Reilly and Meredith Chamberlain, for their collective leadership. This duo is joined by a strong group of Juniors, including Charlotte Caldwell, Alana Peterson, Emma Cady, Dominique Jean Servelli, and Marisa Parotta, he said. “This core group will be providing us with good defense and clutch shooting,” he said. Last year ’s team, which finished second in MVAC League Division II, enjoyed a 3-1 Division record, 6-5 in the league and 11-9 overall. The 2008-09 team lost two solid players in the backcourt to graduation — Katie Bliley and Mandy Moffitt — and one starting Freshman, Justine Tiger, who moved out of the school district. “I’m looking for a collective effort from all of our guards this year to pick up the slack,” Schweickert said. “We’ve got really good players — their attitudes are excellent and they enjoy the camaraderie of being together.” Schweickert said he was enthusiastic about seeing the season unfold. “I’m excited to work with the players — they've got a great work ethic and love 66040 playing together.”
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BOLTON LANDING Bolton boys, scouting for new coach, predict winning season By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com BOLTON LANDING — The Bolton Central Boys Basketball team has a long tradition of success to live up to, and despite some challenges that lie ahead, the players are going to achieve their goals, new coach Dave Montero said with confidence this week. The team has historically enjoyed formidable seasons, and is now looking towards achieving a similar record or better, said Montero, who comes from a successful career coaching basketball for a total of 20 years at Argyle Central and lately Glens Falls High School. But there are two factors the players have to deal with: getting used to his system of practice and play, and filling the shoes of the talented seniors who graduated in June. The team is up to the challenge, he assured. Montero said the players are his scouts at this point, and they’ve been giving him positive summaries on their prospects against the competition. “I get my scouting reports from the kids, and they tell me we should be in every During the 2008-09 Bolton Boys Basketball season, Ben Gaddy takes a shot during a matchup with game,” he said. “The players Schroon Lake. New coach Dave Montero said Monday his 2009-10 players have the attitude, height tell me we can take them all and skills to take the team to its historic levels of success. on, and it’s our goal to finish Photo by Nancy Frasier in the top.” A scrimmage against also, considering he’s been coaching primarily girls basketSchroon Lake, he said, was a very close contest, and the ball which has a different pace and rhythm. Bolton team showed a lot of drive and skill, he said. “This is way new for me — the kids move pretty fast, The entire team, Gordon said, is working hard on practice they’re athletic and tall, considering I’ve got six kids over routines, and is getting used to a new program he’s put in six feet,” he said. place. Montero is hoping he can take the team to a new level of The team’s core group includes Seniors Dom Pfau and accomplishment. Matt Peterson, Junior Matthew Smith and Sophomore He’s got the credentials, considering he took the Argyle Mitchell jordan, who are leaders and are the group from Girls Basketball Team to the state Final Four not just once which he’s going to name captains. but twice between 1998 and 2001, and six of ten years in that Jordan, he said is a “tough kid who works hard,” and the era took his Argyle Girls team to the Section II finals. others are dedicated, he said, showing leadership on the Montero said his players are showing enthusiasm and floor. dedication to achieve new heights. They’re joined by a talented group that includes Senior Senior Dom Pfau said Monday he and the other players Dan Brown, and Juniors Tyler Calzada, Caleb Kneeshaw, had the spirit and skills to do so. Andy Smith, Kyle Vilmar and Mark Dawson. Sophomores in“We’re working hard to go as far as we can go,” he said. clude Charles Hall, Tim Flynn, Todd Markham, Nathan “We’ll be ready to compete against anybody.” Breault, Evan Malone, C.J. Lofland and Dom Figueroa. The over-riding characteristic of the players at this point, “We’re trying to develop chemistry for the season,” Mon- Montero said, is their sense of teamwork and their unselfish tero said. “At this point, the team is struggling with man-to- attitudes. man defense — It’s tough to get a new coach with a differ“In order for us to be competitive we have to play as a ent style of play and a new system.” team,” he said. “They all can score, but no one cares who’s It’s not only different for the players, but for the coach gonna score —and this is a good thing.”
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2009-10 Bolton Eagles Boys Varsity-Jr. Varsity Basketball Roster Dom Pfau Matt Peterson Dan Brown Tyler Calzada Matthew Smith Caleb Kneeshaw Andy Smith Kyle Vilmar Mark Dawson Charles Hall Tim Flynn Todd Markham Nathan Breault Evan Malone C.J. Lofland Dom Figueroa Mitchell Jordan Kevin Pratt Bill Smith Carl Ciccarelli Dustin French
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WARRENSBURG Warrensburg Varsity Girls 2009-10 Basketball Schedule Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 12 Jan. 15 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 9 Feb. 12 Feb. 16
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2009-10 Warrensburg Varsity Girls Basketball Roster Kate Taddeo Kaitlin May Holly Gheen Gracie Guilder Kayce Duell Tessa Acuna Jaci O’Brien Isabella Szabo Ashlie Morehouse Kaitlyn Cousineau Savannah Mosher Coach: Scott Smith
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North Warren Cougars 2009-10 Varsity Girls Basketball Roster Laura Fahey Katherine Andonucci Sarah Erickson Kelsey Hamblin Jessica May Lindsey Meade Morgan Tennyson Alana Kilcullen Kiera Warner Cassie Maday Coach: P.J. Hogan
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WARRENSBURG LAKE GEORGE Burgher wrestlers have balanced, veteran squad
The 2009-10 Warrensburg High School Wrestling Team includes (front, left to right):Donovan Santisteban, Cole Tennant, Charlie Giknis, Beecher Baker, Jeremy Barber, (row 2): Chris Cupp, Abby Roth, Aidan Szabo, Jon Vaisey, Jericho Converse, (back row): Kendall Converse, Zach Baer, Tony Aurrichio, Chris Turner, Lucas Nelson, and Jack Eaton. (not pictured): Logan Winter, Chris Robinson, Masyn Morey, Jesse Hayes, Andrew Fish, and Brendon Rounds. Photo by Thom Randall
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Taking a break from a wrestling practice this last week, Coach Mark Trapasso stepped out of the windowless cave-like room where Warrensburg High School wrestlers practice their moves and conduct conditioning drills. Steam from the sweating wrestlers condensed on the walls as he talked. “We’re working really hard, and though we have no super-stars, our chemistry is sharp right now,” he said. In 2008-09, the team’s lineup featured a wide variety of styles of wrestling that brought the team considerable success. Beyond individual achievement, the team finished fourth out of 12 D schools in the region. In addition, four team members who are returning this year were finalists in the Section II Class D tournament: Abby Roth, Donovan Santisteban, Logan Winter and Cole Tennant. Roth, who not only outthinks, but out-muscles many of her opponents, will be wrestling in the 112pound class. The fast and savvy Santisteban, who’s had some remarkable offseason success, is wrestling at 119. Cole Tennant, who emerged last year as a contender, will be at 152. Kendall Converse, who showed his power and skill last year, will be grappling at 189. They’re joined by the promising 7th grader Aiden Szabo at 96, the ever-improving Jon Vaisey, a strong standout at 103, ninth-grader Beecher Baker, son of the former Mr. Plattsburgh contender also at 103, and a trio of skilled wrestlers, Masyn Morey, Jessie Hayes and Chris Cupp at 125. Ninth graders Jericho
Converse and Brendan Rounds, both showing promise, will be wrestling at 135, and Veterans Charlie Giknis and Zack Baer will be competing at 140. Tenth Grader Andrew Fish and Freshman Chris Robinson will be contending for 145, Lucas Nelson will be contributing at 160, and Jeremy Barber is representing the team at 171. Fans and coaches alike
have high expectations for Chris Turner, a Senior who took a year off from wrestling last year, has returned to wrestle at 215. Holding down the heavyweight slot is Tony Aurrichio, an 11th grader. Trapasso looked at his roster and smiled as tired wrestlers emerged and headed for the showers. “We’ll have a good year,” he said.
Warrensburg Varsity 2009-10 Wrestling Schedule Dec. 5 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 15 Dec. 19 Dec. 23 Dec. 31 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 27
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Warrensburg Varsity 2009-10 Wrestling Roster Kendall Converse Sr. Abby Roth Sr. Donovan Santisteban Sr. Cole Tennant Sr. Chris Turner Sr. Logan Winter Sr. Tony Aurrichio Jr. Masyn Morey Jr. Zach Baer Jr. Jeremy Barber So. Chris Cupp So. Andrew Fish So. Charlie Giknis So. Lucas Nelson So. Jon Vaisey So. Jack Eaton So. Beecher Baker Fr. Jericho Converse Fr. Chris Robinson Fr. Jesse Hayes Fr. Aiden Szabo Fr. Brendon Rounds Fr. Coach: Mark Trapasso Asst. Coaches: Scott McKenna and Leonard Baker
‘War Eagles’ likely to extend success of last year’s debut season
The 2009-10 Lake George/Hadley-Luzerne ‘War Eagles’ wrestling team includes Lake George High School athletes (front row, left to right): Jason Yard, Josh Borgh, Kyle Bachem, Lee McCabe, (row 2): Coach Jack LaBombard, Kyle McCabe, Danny Canale, Hunter Hamilton, Art Barber, Jack Clark, Chaz Saroff, Casey Bills, and Daniel Jardine, (not pictured): Tim Goutos, Doug Frost, and Brandon Rivers. Photo by Thom Randall
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE LUZERNE — For several weeks, 25 wrestlers from Hadley-Luzerne and Lake George high schools have been exercising to build speed, strength and skills, as well as lunging at each other and muscling each other to the mat. The two schools have launched their second year as the War-Eagles, a joint wrestling team sanctioned by Section II and competing in the Class CC division. Last year, the group had considerable success for a rookie squad. Wrestlers hailing from Lake George did quite well, although they were fielding a squad of wrestlers for the first time in recent history. The joint team is coached by Larry Rounds of HadleyLuzerne and Jack LaBombard, the famed coach from Queensbury, who’s coaching on behalf of Lake George High. Rounds said he expects the team to tally more victories this year than the four or so the team enjoyed during their debut year. “Last year, the majority of the kids had never wrestled before and we were concentrating on assembling a team,” he said. “Now we’ve got veterans returning with some experience, and we’re stepping up our schedule.” The team is titled the “War Eagles,” reflecting the combined nicknames of their two host schools. Like last year, the team will be wrestling all its home matches in the HadleyLuzerne High School gymnasium, except for a meet at Lake George against rival Warrensburg. LaBombard said the War-Eagles have a bright future, considering their athleticism, intelligence and perseverance. “The work ethic of this group is phenomenal,” he said. “It’s something all coaches should experience.” Their dedication to the sport, their willingness to learn and their outstanding conditioning paid off last year, considering their remarkable achievements. Senior Cecil Hayes placed third in all of Section II last
year. Jack Clark, Hunter Hamilton and Jason Yard amassed enough wins to qualify for the Section II tournament. Clayton Young, a transfer from Saratoga, brings with him some considerable wrestling experience, LaBombard said. The other end of the roster is also well-anchored, with Freshman Dan Jardine, who wrestled with the team in 200809, back in the lineup at 103 pounds and ready for action, LaBombard said. “Dan’s in great shape, and he’s progressed a lot,” LaBombard said. “He’s going to be a force to reckon with.” Skipping through the lineup as he talked about the year’s prospects, LaBombard said Joe Plante was “excellent” and Junior Zach Olson has acquired substantial wrestling experi-
ence over the years. Compliments not to be taken lightly, as they are from a legendary wrestling coach. LaBombard said that he has high hopes also for Kyle Bachem, and the others who have returned, as well as those joining the squad this year. Coach Rounds praised the group’s work ethic and dedication to the sport. Six of the wrestlers — Cecil Hayes, Hunter Hamilton, Zach Olson, Joe Plante, Justin Cook and Kyle Bachem — all were sharpening their skills in off-season wrestling, and four of them attended a wrestling camp at SUNY Cobleskill. Both coaches said this week they’re looking forward to the War-Eagles extending the success they enjoyed in their debut year into this coming season.
2009-10 Lake George - Hadley-Luzerne ‘War Eagles’ Wrestling Schedule Dec. 1 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 19 Dec. 23 Jan. 2 Jan 7 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 Jan. 21 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 26
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Away 6:00 p.m. Away 10:00 a.m. Away 6:00 p.m. Away 10:00 a.m. Luzerne 12:00 p.m. Away 10:00 a.m. Away 6:00 p.m. Luzerne 10:00 a.m. Lk. Geo. 6:00 p.m. Luzerne 6:00 p.m. Ellenburg 10:00 a.m. Luzerne 6:00 p.m. Away 6:00 p.m. Tamarac 10:00 a.m. Schalmt. 10:00 a.m. HudsFlls TBA GFCivCtr. TBA T.U.Ctr. TBA
2009-10 Lake George - Hadley-Luzerne ‘War Eagles’ Wrestling Roster Brandon Rivers Tim Goutos Sr. LG Cecil Hayes Kyle Bachem Jr. LG Clayton Young Joshua Borgh Jr. LG Zach Olson Jack Clark Jr. LG Justin Cook Hunter Hamilton Jr. LG Kyle Dingman Kyle McCabe Jr. LG Jordan Pidgeon Chaz Saroff Jr. LG Cody Phillips Jason Yard Jr. LG Joe Plante Casey Bills So. LG Luke Shattuck Doug Frost So. LG Wolfgang Schmitt Lee McCabe So. LG Jonathan Wells Art Barber Fr. LG Ryan Matuszak Dan Canale Fr. LG Dan Jardine Fr. LG Coaches: Larry Rounds, Jack LaBombard.
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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Despite having three players sidelined due to injuries or sickness, the North Warren Girls Basketball team defeated a scrappy, aggressive Wells team Nov. 24 by a score of 44-39. Wells dominated the first half with fast passing and sharp playmaking, but North Warren fought back in this season-opening game. Two sophomore Cougars, Cassie Mayday and Kiera Warner, each scored 12 points in this nonleague matchup, coach P. J. Hogan said. The game was Mayday’s Varsity debut. “I was pleasantly surprised,” Hogan said. “‘Get it and go’ is their style — they pushed the ball well up the court.” Playing on both sides of the ball, Kat Andonucci contributed six points and four blocks for North Warren, Hogan said, offering compliments also for senior Kelsey Hamblin. “We started crashing the boards, and got some fast break layups going,” he said Junior Lindsey Meade scored 8 points in the game. Wells players fought throughout the matchup. Down by 7 points in the fourth quarter, they rallied to take a one-point lead with only several minutes left in the game. Andonucci grabbed a critical rebound, and put up a basket to seal the victory. Hogan said although he was pleased about the win, the team has a lot of challenges ahead. “We’ve got some learning curves to get through,” he said. “But I like how the girls played hard all the way through, and overcame the lack of three sidelined players.” The Cougars’ next game is scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 8 at home against Corinth.
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — While some were anticipating an uncertain season for the Cougars, the North Warren Varsity Boys Basketball team made a statement this weekend as they beat both Minerva-Newcomb and Johnsburg Central to capture the title in their own Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament. Friday, the Cougars beat Minerva Newcomb 50-23, then defeated Johnsburg 39-28 Saturday in the championship game. Johnsburg had beaten Elizabethtown 41-37 on Friday. Bryan Beckler was a standout in these season openers, as he was high scorer with 11 points on Friday, then in the Championship game, stole the ball as many as five times, grabbed 6 offensive rebounds, and sunk four baskets, coach Jason Humiston said. “Bryan Beckler stepped up — he was active all over the court,” Humiston said, noting he would be encouraging the Junior Forward to shoot more. “Bryan had a real decent game.” Senior Guard Jeff Bennett had hot hands Saturday, putting the game out of reach for Johnsburg by hitting four threepoint baskets and earning the status of top scorer. The Cougars were victorious despite allowing 22 turnovers, Humiston said. “If we commit this many turnovers in our league games, we’d be in real trouble,” he said. Both Beckler and Benn Frasier were credited with 10 rebounds and 8 points each in the Johnsburg game. Kristian Seeley scored 7 points, and Joe Aiken followed with 4. Against Minerva-Newcomb, following Beckler in scoring was Seeley with 10 points, Joe Aiken with 9. Benn Frasier with 8 and Jeff Bennett with 6. Both Seeley and Aiken hit one threepoint shot each.
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North Warren senior Sarah Erickson takes a shot during her team’s season-opening game Nov. 24 against Wells.
BASKETBALL STARS TO COMPETE LOCALLY North Warren varsity basketball player sophomore Ashley Maresca (Center left) practices spinning a ball on her fingertip after taking some tips from some expert players. Alongside Ashley are her teammates (left to right) Kiera Warner and Cassie Maday. The trio met with "Swoop" and the Harlem Wizards to discuss the upcoming fundraiser game featuring the famed cage players. North Warren Central School coaches and teachers will be facing the Harlem Wizards at the North Warren Central on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. The showdown, full of the Wizards’ trick shots and slick ball-handling, is intended to benefit the North Warren Girls Basketball program. Tickets are now on sale for $8 for students and seniors and $10 general admission — the price at the door is $2 more.
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GLENS FALLS — The Glens Falls Family YMCA will hold registration for Winter classes beginning Monday, Dec. 7, at 6 a.m. for members. Non-Members begin registration Monday, Dec. 14 at 6 a.m. The Winter session runs for seven weeks from Jan. 4th through Feb. 28. Highlights of winter programming include: Win By Losing III, a 16-week weight loss program which begins Jan. 4. Indoor Rowing, which was recently added to the YMCA line-up, will be offered at a variety of days and times. For more information visit the YMCA’s web site a www.glensfallsymca.org. Financial assistance is available.
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Real Estate
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APARTMENT FOR RENT ***FREE FORECLOSURE LISTINGS*** Over 400,000 properties nationwide. Low down payment. Call now 1-800-749-3041 Be in your new home for the holidays and live rent free until 1/1/10 ( for qualified applicant only). One and two bedroom apartments available now, $480-$540 plus utilities. Take a tour at http://www.SunshineCornerApts.com/ or call for appointment 518-585-6188 Downtown Ti Chestertown, For rent, newly renovated 1 bedroom, ground floor, livingroom, large kitchen, heat, appliances, plowing and garbage included 518-494-4551 EFFICIENCY UNITS in North Creek, NY for the working adult. Heat, hot water, cable & totally furnished. $110@week. Call 2519910. For rent- 1 bedroom upstairs apartment $600/month plus utilities call 518-494-7637 or 518-623-2881 ( ask for Ginger/Dana) Indian Lake Spacious 3 bedroom, upstairs, apartment, centrally located, W/D included $650/month, Heat/Hotwater included, No Pets, call 518-648-5765 LARGE 1 & 2 bedroom apartments second floor. For appointment 518-585-6188 or inquire at Sunshine Laundry. $480-$540 + utilities. www.SunshineCornerApts.com
Studio apartment, clean, quiet, downtown Ticonderoga, $350/month, washer, Deposit & References 802-825-8700 TICONDEROGA 3BR and 1BR Apts. $610 and $450 plus utilities. Call for specifics. Dec. 1. George 585-3222 or Rich (518) 585-3273 TICONDEROGA COTTAGE, 1 bedroom, and large combination livingroom/kitchen. Full bathroom. Large backyard and infront parking. Heat supplied. You must supply refrigerator. 56A Racetrack Rd $550/month plus one month security deposit. 518-5702802 Donald, 716-741-2031 Kurt TICONDEROGA COTTAGE, 1 bedroom, large combination livingroom/kitchen, heat and electric supplied. $580/month plus security deposit required. You must supply refrigerator, 56B Racetrack Rd, Large backyard and infront parking, 518-570-2802 Donald, 716-741-2031 Kurt TICONDEROGA NEW Luxury 2 bedroom apartment, quiet, all appliances, no pets/no smoking, references required, $700/mo., 732-433-8594. Ticonderoga: 1 bedroom apartment located on Warner Hill Rd, quiet country setting, with a beautiful view, no pets, heat, hot water, garbage pickup included laundry room on premises, nonsmoking. Call 518-585-6832
UNFURNISHED APT, MINEVILLE, 3 BDRM DUPLEX, W/D HOOKUPS, APPLIANCES, 1 YR LEASE, NO PETS, NO UTILITIES, $575 + DEPOSIT (802) 948-2652
Large 2 bedroom, heat included, located above Treadway’s Pub, $550/month 518547-8708 CHECK us out at www.denpubs.com
WITHERBEE, NY. Nice apt. for rent. Heat/stove/refrigerator included. Laundry room. Studio $375/mo. 2 & 3 bedroom available. 518-942-7034
5BD 3BA FORECLOSURE ONLY $20,750! Payments from $199/mo!(5%dn, 15yrs @ 8%APR!) For Listings 1-800-366-0142 ext T105
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ABANDONED UPSTATE NY FARM! 10 acres- $26,900 Adjoins State Land, views, mowed fields, woods, apple trees, lots of deer! Terms! Call now! 877-856-0882
OLMSTEADVILLE, 1 Bedroom Small House w/garage,$500/month + Utilities, 518-2513909 TICONDEROGA 1 bedroom House, no pets/no smoking, located in Village, Washer/Dryer included, $425/mo. + utilities. 518-585-7818.
HOME IMPROVEMENT REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $179 INSTALLED 30% Tax Credit avail. w/stimulus.Energy Star Pkg. Call Now! 1-866-2727533
ADIRONDACK “ BY OWNER” www.adkbyowner.com 1000+ photo listing of local real estate for sale, vacation rentals & timeshares. Owners: List with us for only $275 per year. Visit on-line or call 518-891-9919
BANK FORECLOSURE!\’ca4bd 2ba only $22,100! Payments from $200/mo! 5%dn, 15yrs @8%!\’caFor Listings 1-800-366-0142 ext T104 Crown Point, 2 Bedroom Ranch on 10.88 acres, Call for details, 518-546-7507
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MOBILE HOME FOR RENT CROWN POINT Nice 2 bedroom 2 bath mobile home $550/month plus security No utilities included 518-597-4007
Smithville, NJ -55+ FOUR SEASONS-Large MULBURY Model, handicap acceddible, 2 sunrooms, premium lot. Near AC and shore. Owner financing 3%. 609-748-2988 609-3355124
REAL PROPERTY FOR SALE “ARIZONA LAND” Kingman, 10 acres: Spectacular hilltop views, well & power. $5,000 down, $926 monthly. ARMAGEDDON SPECIAL: One acre, $149/MO. Other properties available. www.DoneRightLand.com 928-718-1364 34 ACRES, BORDERS STATE LAND $39,900. 5 Acres, New Cabin $29,900. 5 Acres,use 2 Lakes $15,900. Terms. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888-683-2626 ABANDONED UPSTATE NY FARM 10 acres - $26,900. Adjoins State Land, views,mowed fields, woods, apple trees, lots of deer! Terms! Call now! 1-877-240-7851 BEAUTIFUL FARMLAND & FOREST! Bargain Sale! 19AC Woods & Creek $25,995.96AC Cranberry Lake Forest $99,995. 5AC Tug Hill Forest w/town rdfrontage - $19,995. 6AC ADK River WAS: $120,000 NOW: $69,995! 10AC MontagueStateland - $22,995. Visit www.LandandCamps.com Or call 1-800-2297843
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RENTALS *HUD HOME* 5bd 2ba only $420/mo! 3bd 2ba only $200/mo!(5%dn, 15yrs @ 8%APR!) For Listings 1-800-366-0142 ext.T108 3BD 2BA ONLY $317/MO! 2bd 2ba only $200/mo! Won’t Last! 5%dn, 15yrs, @8%! For Listings 1-800-366-0142 ext, T107 TWO BEDROOM, 2 bath house. Newly renovated. Water St., Elizabethtown. $750/mo. plus security. 516-652-9903
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CARS $1,000-$2,999 GREEN HORIZON gasification wood boilers. BLOW OUT SALE! 85% efficient, burns round wood, no splitting. As low as $7,500 extras included. GREENWAY ENERGY SOLUTIONS. 518-834-6021
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CARS $15,000-$19,999 1979 CHEVY CORVETTE. Black, red interior, T-tops, automatic. Runs great, fast. Needs some TLC. New exhaust sounds mean. $15,000 OBO. 518-524-6793.
AUTO ACCESSORIES
4 BLIZZAK WS50 175/65R14 Snows $150 Great Tires Sold Car (518) 891-7295 4 SNOW tires set used 2 seasons Dunlop 215/50R17 91q. Excellent (518) 293-8077 COOPER STUDDED snows 215/65/15 Like new 60pr firm. Mike 668-9813. (518) 6689813 MAGNAGRIP RADIAL HT winter tires, P185-70R14. Used 2 seasons. Four tires, $80. 518-251-4068. Tires(6), 8.75x16.5LT on Dodge wheels under 500mi, $600/OBO 4-225x15LT Michelin X-Radial $175, 4-235/75R15 Liberator M+S on Ford 4x4 Alloys 518-4947150 TRUCK TIRES & wheels. Nitto tires 38/18/15.5, 8 ply, 8 lug. Fit Dodge or ford. $4700 invested. Asking $2000 OBO. 518726-0687. WHEELS/RIMS for Ford Escape 225/75R15; original rims not used in winter; $300 OBO (518) 648-5337
AUTO WANTED AAAA ** DONATION Donate your Car Boat or Real Estate. IRS Tax Deductible. Free Pick-up/Tow. Any Model/Condition. Help Under Privileged Children. Outreach Center. 1-800-928-7566
$500! POLICE IMPOUNDS FOR SALE! Honda Civic 1995 only $775! Hondas,Toyotasand more! For listings 1-800366-0124 ext L127
MOTORCYCLE/ ATV 2005 360 Kawasaki\’ca4-wheeler,\’ca4wd, Red, $2500. 518-962-2376
DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPON. NOAH’S ARC SUPPORT NO KILL SHELTERS, RESEARCH TO ADVANCE VETERINARY TREATMENTS FREE TOWING, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NONRUNNERS ACCEPTED 1-866-912-GIVE
WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250, S2-250, S2-350, S3-400. CASH PAID. 1-800-7721142. 1-310-721-0726.
DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING. “Cars for Kids”. Any condition. Tax deductible Outreach Center. 1-800-597-9411
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2003 Arctic Cat F7, SnoPro, 1150 miles Excellent condition, $3200 O.B.O. 518-5467507
CARS FOR SALE
2008 SKI-Doo MXZ 550 fan, only 229 miles, very good condition, includes cover & extra belt, $3900. 518-359-8234.
AUTO DONATIONS AAAA+ DONATE YOUR CAR. TAX DEDUCTION. Bluebook value some repairablevehicles. CHILDREN’S LITERACY 1-800-3397790 DONATE Your CAR Boat or Real Estate. Fully Tax Deductible. IRS Recognized Charity.Free Pick-Up & Tow. Any Model or Condition. Help Needy Children.outreachcenter.com 1-800-596-4011 DONATE YOUR CAR, Boat or Real Estate. Fully Tax Deductible. IRS RecognizedCharity. Free Pick-Up & Tow. Any Model or Condition. Help Needy Children.outreachcenter.com 1-800-9304543 DONATE YOUR CAR, TREE OF LIFE, “Food on Wheels” Program, Family ReliefServices, Tax Deduction Receipt Given On-The-Spot, Any Condition, FREE TOW within 3hrs 24/7, 1-800-364-5849, 1-877-44MEALS.
DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 DayVacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-866-8546867 DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING “Cars for Kids” Any Condition. Tax Deductible Outreach Center 1-800-521-7566 DONATE YOUR CAR...To The Cancer Fund of America. Help Those Suffering With Cancer Today. Free Towing and Tax deductible. 1-800-835-9372 www.cfoa.org
TRUCK OR VAN FOR SALE 1988 FORD Ranger ext. cab. V6, 2WD, standard. For parts or fix. $450 OBO. 518-8349296. 1995 Ford F-250 4x4 4.6Triton Auto/OD solid Great for winter $4500/OBO, 1993 F150 4x4 parts $500, Fisher plow $400/OBO 518-4947150
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ALL CASH VENDING! Do you earn $800/ day? Local Vending Route.25 Machines + Candy, $9,995. 1-888-776-3061 All Cash Vending! Do you earn $800/day? Local Vending routes. 25 machines + candy. $9,995. 1-800-807-6485. (Void/SD,CT,MD) ALL CASH VENDING. Do you earn $800 in a day? Your own local candy route. Includes 25 Machines and Candy. All for $9,995.888771-3496 ATTENTION READERS: Earn money from home processing mortgage assistance postcards. No advertising. Direct deposit available. References available. No gimmicks. 800-650-2090. Travel - This may or may not be the right opportunity for you, but if you’re looking for a good solution to your monthly financial shortage, then come to the informational meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the Park Squeeze Restaurant in Vergennes. Find out how you can start you own travel business and have fun in the process. (802) 782-1187
HELP WANTED EARN UP TO $150/DAY! Undercover Shoppers needed to judge retail & diningestablishments. Call: 1-800-901-8710 $$$ START NOW $$$ Earn Extra Income. Assembling CD Cases from home! No Experience Necessary. Call our Live Operators for more information! 1-800-4057619 Ext 2181 www.easywork-greatpay.com $$$ START TODAY $$$ Earn $1,400 $4,600 Weekly Working From Home Assembling Information Packets. No Experience Necessary! Start Immediately! FREE Information. Call 24hrs. 1-888-255-2802
$$$HOME WORKERS NEEDED$$$ Earn Up To $3,800 Weekly Working from Home assembling Information packets. No Experience Necessary! Start Immediately! FREE Information. CALL 24hrs. 1-877-2240207 **AWESOME CAREER** Government Postal Jobs! $17.80 to $59.00 hour Entry Level. No Experience Required / NOW HIRING! Green Card O.K. Call 1-800-983-4384 ext. 54 AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifiedHousing Available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888)349-5387 MYSTERY SHOPPERS! Earn up to $150 daily. Get paid to shop pt/ft. Call now 800690-1272. AIRLINES ARE HIRING: Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAAapproved program. Financial Aid if qualified. Housing available. Call Aviation Institute ofMaintenance 1-888-349-5387 ASSEMBLE MAGNETS & CRAFTS FROM HOME! Year-round Work! Excellent Pay! No Experience! Top US Company! Glue Gun, Painting, Jewelry & More! TOLL FREE 1866-844-5091, code 5 **Not available MD** AWESOME TRAVEL JOB! Publication Sales hiring 18 sharp, enthusiastic individuals to travel the USA. Travel, training, lodging, transportation provided. 1-800-781-1344 GOVERNMENT JOBS - $12-$48/hr Paid Training, full benefits. Call for information on current hiring positions in Homeland Security, Wildlife, Clerical and professional. 1-800320-9353 x 2100 EARN UP to $30 per hour. Experience not Required. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments. Call 800-742-6941
GET PAID To Shop! Mystery Shoppers Needed to Pose as Customers! Training Provided. FT/PT Call 800-720-3708 EARN UP to $500 weekly assembling our angel pins in the comfort of your home. No experience required. Call 813-699-4038 or 813-425-4361 or visit www.angelpin.net LOCAL TYPISTS needed immediately. $400+PT - $800+FT weekly. Flexible schedules, work from home training provided. 1800-757-2304 OCEAN CORP. Houston, Texas. Train for New Career. Underwater Welder, Commercial Diver, NDT/Weld Inspector. Job placement and financial aid for those who qualify, 1-800-321-0298.
PART-TIME OFFICE MANAGER/ BOOKKEEPER, Small growing company seeks reliable, computer literate (QuickBooks, Word and Excel a must) person to work closely with company owners providing administrative support. Must have excellent QuickBooks skills and be self-motivated, well-organized, fast learner, and detail-oriented. Tasks include bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable and receivable, data entry, filing, typing, copying, communications (phone/mail/email), and ensuring smooth operation of the office. Writing and editing skills are a plus. Benefits: Vacation, 401k, eligible to participate in group health insurance. Call Cathy at 518-597-4503.
SOLD DOOR - TO - DOOR? $500 sign on bonus. Expanding business nationwide. Avg. pay $1200/wkly. 2 wks paid training & relocation to Arizona. Call 800-638-6089. WORK AT HOME. Government Jobs, data entry, clerical benefits. $12-$48 hr. FT/PT. Call 1-888-293-7370.
TRAVEL, TRAVEL, Travel! $500 sign-on bonus. Seeking sharp guys and gals, Rockn-Roll Atmosphere, Blue Jean Environment! Call Kevin 888-890-1050 today! WANTED: Full-Time Bus Driver Deadline for Application: December 4, 2009 Qualifications: CDL license with Passenger & School Bus Endorsement Preferred Please send letter of interest and resume to: Mark T. Brand Superintendent Indian Lake Central School 28 W Main Street, Indian Lake, NY 12842
HELP WANTED/LOCAL PART TIME retail assistant. Must computA NEW CAREER IN JUST 71beDAYS… erADIRONDACK competent, organized, professional, physDENTAL ASSISTING ically strong and friendly, must be SCHOOL, INC.customer ROWLAND STREET, available Fridays thru BENEFITS, Mondays, including BALLSTON SPA. JOB holiday periods.GREAT Hudson PAY! River READERS Trading Co. SECURITY, North Creek, 518-251-4154 DIGEST CALLED DENTAL ASSISTING ONE OFTHERAPY THE “RECESSION PROOF” REHAB Opportunities PORT, CAREERS IN THE MARCH 2009&ISSUE! LLC, seeks licensed OTs, OTAs, PTs for CHECK OUT THE TESTIMONIALS ON part-time & PRN opportunities at Adirondack OUR in North Creek, NY. Join WEBSITE Ti-County a supportwww.adirondackschool.com NEXT ive team of administrators & therapists Call CLASS STARTS 12/05/09 10or WEEK Jarica\’ca at 1-866-646-5509 e-mail COURSE – SATURDAYS ONLY * 8AM resume to: TO 5 PM PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE! mailto:JRSommer@rehabcare.com . EOE. CALL KAREN TODAY AT 518-363-0008 http://www.rehabcare.com/ AND SECURE YOUR PLACE IN OUR NEXT CLASS BEFORE IT FILLS UP! VESID APPROVED! NYS LICENSED!
FREELANCE SPORTS WRITER WANTED For the Adirondack Journal. Are you someone who loves sports and are looking for an excellent extra income? Then you’re just the person we are seeking. We are specifically looking for applicants in the Chestertown, Bolton, Lake George, Warrensburg region with strong communication and writing skills. Digital photography experience and own equipment is also a plus. You’ll work from the comfort of your own home, transmitting articles and photographs digitally for publication. Competitive wage paid for published articles and photos.
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Our Warmest Holiday Greetings From Lake George, New York Shop and Dine in our Fine Shops & Restaurants Sports & More Included New York Yankees World Series Hats, Shirts & Memorabilia
~ Always Buying ~
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OPEN THIS WINTER 11AM - 8PM
Pizza • Calzones Hot & Cold Subs Beer on Tap
Quality New & Gently Worn Clothing
Offering a variety of… Veal • Seafood • Pasta and Chicken Entrées range from $11.95 to $25.95 Cocktails Available Children’s Menu • Ample Free Parking Open Friday thru Monday at 4:00 p.m.
PIZZERIA
37 Montcalm St., Lake George Village Call 685-5312 To Make An Appointment
(518) 668-2550
CEC • CIA Chef Owned & Operated
175 Canada Street • Mayard Center #5 Lake George, NY 12845 • (518) 668-5100
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New & Gently Worn Consignment Shop
Route 9 • Lake George Rd., Lake George, NY 12845
Holiday Hours: Fri., Sat. & Sun. • 10am - 5pm
iuseppe’s
Frieda Bee
Mama Riso’s Italian Restaurant
Licensed Sports MLB • NFL • NHL • NASCAR • NBA
Full Selection Of Accessories Including: • Handbags • Shoes • Belts • Jewelry Plus Home Decor & Art Great Prices For The Conscientious Shopper 50/50 Split On Consignment Open for special events weekends in the village 1 to 4PM or by appointment 66798
YULE LOGS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY CENTERPIECES Pastry Trays Butter Cookie Trays Queen of Pies •Cheesecakes A m e rkiecsa n Butter Rolls Ca Breads
PIZZERIA MANGIA
DECEMBER SPECIAL: Large 1 Topping Pizza, Order of Wings, 1 Dozen Knots & 2 Liter Soda
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OPEN YEAR ROUND
Delivery Available
Open Mon., Tues., Wed. & Thurs. Closed Christmas & Sat., Dec. 26th
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Lake George Baking Co.
365 Canada Street • Lake George, NY
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*Excludes Any Other Discount Offers Expires 12/31/09
WE VER! DELI
43 Amherst Street, Lake George, NY • 668-2002 66796
Open Daily Year Round 175 Canada Street, Lake George In The Mayard Center
(518) 668-4636
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IT’S NOT TOO LATE!
Your Family Hardware Store
Holiday Christmas Lights In Stock!
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Lake George Hardware FITNESS CENTER
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERSHIP, PERSONAL TRAINING & TANNING
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Our cabin sparkles with holiday decorations...the old pot-belly stove and fireplaces are all aglow...and even our fresh seafood gets “hooked” on the Christmas spirit.
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