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RACE FOR 114TH ASSEMBLY LG Winter SEAT EXPANDS, REALIGNS Carnival
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Announcing her candidac y Jan. 16, Glens Fall s T hird War d Sup er v is or C l audia Braymer, an environmental attorney, was endorsed this week as the Warren Count y Democratic Party’s candidate for the 114th District state Assembly seat.
Horizon town super visor Matt Simpson outlined his political positions and priorities and positions to his supporters at a press conference held Dec. 19 at the Lake George Holiday Inn to announce his candidacy for the state Assembly 114th District.
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Queensbury at-large supervisor Doug Beaty, known for for his advocacy of fiscal responsibility, is running as a Republican candidate for the 114th District state Assembly seat — prompting a primary election showdown with Horicon Supervisor Matt Simpson, the endorsed Republican candidate.
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For mer town of T hur man Super visor Evely n Wood, announcing her candidacy for the 114th District state Assembly seat on Jan. 22, tells her supporters at a campaign kickoff event that she would be running as a representative of the new Save America Movement party. Photo by Thom Randall
LAKE GEORGE | The region’s premier event for combating “cabin fever” — Lake George Winter Carnival — kicks off this weekend, offering a wide variety activities for family fun. The opening weekend of the 59th annual carnival is expected to be a blockbuster, because it hosts the ever-popular outhouse races. This zany event features people-powered privies fashioned in bizarre and humorous themes, skidding across the lake-top ice, or on packed snow. Whether the races feature a giant Star Wars creature, a sleek Batmobile replica with a toilet seat, or there’s a bride in her wedding gown careening in an outhouse on skis, the race has never failed to amuse spectators.
Braymer, who has served on the Warren County Board of Supervisors for four years representing Glens Falls’ third ward.
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WARREN COUNTY | The race to take on the post of representing the 114th District Assembly District realigned this week as Evelyn Wood of Thurman launched her candidacy and two declared candidates — Matt Simpson of Horicon and Claudia Braymer of Glens Falls — received key endorsements. Doug Beaty of Queensbury is also running for the Assembly seat. Wood, who served as town supervisor of Thurman between late 2010 and early 2017, announced her candidacy Jan. 22 in a meeting with supporters at Lizzie Keays Restaurant in Warrensburg. A former Republican, she registered last week as a member of the new Serve America Movement party. Also on Jan. 22, Simpson — who has served as Horicon town supervisor for six years — was endorsed unanimously by both Saratoga and Essex counties’ Republican committees. Several days beforehand, the Warren County Democratic Committee endorsed
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WOOD LAUNCHES THIRD-PARTY CAMPAIGN
Wood said she was running because politics was becoming too polarized and state legislators were not listening to or addressing citizens’ concerns. “We need to restore common sense and solid, practical solutions to our government,” she said. “Politicians are too caught up in grandiose legislation they want to pass — The central focus of my campaign is listening to the people and getting things accomplished for them.” She said she joined the S.A.M. party because its adherents believe in “results over rhetoric.” Wood told her supporters that strengthening infrastructure was one of her top priorities: not only rebuilding highways and bridges, but also increasing cellular coverage, providing reliable and adequate electric service, and boosting broadband access. See CANDIDATES » pg. 2
Despite their heavy turnout gear and slippery boot soles, Lake George firefighters stay close to their competitors — skiing enthusiasts from Albany — in an outhouse race held years ago during Lake George Winter Carnival. The Sun file photo
Public invited to help finish North Creek’s ‘Mosaic Wall’ Kate Hartley, who has been coordinating the project for nine years, said she hopes to have the mosaic fi nished before its 10th anniversary. The workshop sessions are being held to create the fourth and final panel of the massive mosaic. Volunteers have begun working on elements of this final panel, which is 55 feet in length. When complete, the artwork will contain about 150,000 ceramic tiles as well as melted pieces of glass and other durable materials. The mosaic’s overall theme is recreation, nature and life in the southern Adirondacks. Spanning several of its panels is a cascading river depicting fishing, hiking, rafting and kayaking as well as featuring a wide variety of native wildlife, including animals flowers, trees, fish and birds.
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Members of Our Town Theater Group (left to right): Diane Gable, John Gable, Mike Corey and Dennis Wilson pose with the mosaic paddle they created Jan. 23 for North Creek’s famed ‘Mosaic Wall’ during the first of a series of 10 free ‘Open Studio” workshops. In these sessions, area volunteers are working together to create new elements for the wall’s last panel. The streetside mosaic wall is considered the North Country’s largest installation of public art. Kate Hartley, instigator of the project, is guiding people through the creative process. The workshops, intended for teens and adults, are held from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings through April 2 in Tannery Poind Community Center in North Creek. To register, call Hartley at (518) 251-9083.
NORTH CREEK | People of all ages are welcome to help finish North Creek’s famed mosaic wall by joining weekly workshop sessions to be held over the next two months in Tannery Pond Community Center. Considered to be the largest piece of community art in the North Country, it will span 180 feet long when finished. The mosaic reaches up to 11 feet high on a concrete wall along Main Street in North Creek.