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WarrenÊ Co.Ê YouthÊ FairÊ setÊ forÊ Saturday New additions include shooting range, yard sale By Thom Randall
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WARRENSBURG — Offering games, contests and other activities for children, the Warren County Youth Fair is to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Aug. 13. Featuring two new events — a simulated rifle-shooting activity and a yard sale — the fair is to be held on the Warren County Fairgrounds on Schroon River Road. Admission and parking are free.
The fair’s annual pie eating contest is to be held at 10:44 a.m., followed by a youth talent show at 11 a.m. Simultaneously, children will be solving a simulated crime-scene mystery in a “Bag of Bones - CSI” program sponsored by the libraries of Warrensburg and Lake George. Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County, the event includes a hula-hoop contest and a bubble-gum blowing competition. Attractions to continue throughout the morning include the simulated rifle shooting range, a recycled-materials craft activity, a dime toss game and a reading room with >> See FAIR | pg. 13
Vets memorial endorsed for Town Local sales tax of Lake George’s ‘Welcome Corner’ revenue slows By Thom Randall
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LAKE GEORGE — A leading local citizen has proposed that a veterans memorial be constructed at one of the most prominent locations in town — the intersection of state routes 9 and 9N. Dennis “Denny” Galloway, a retired local real estate broker, has volunteered to lead a project to build a veterans memorial at the town of Lake George’s “Welcome Corner” to honor area residents who’ve served in the U.S. military during wartime or in various conflicts. Galloway made the proposal at the Lake George Town Board’s Aug. 8 meeting, and the board members endorsed the idea. Galloway urged the board to approve the memorial development soon, while Lake George’s Gateway project is being accomplished.
“Now that the renovation of Rte. 9 is underway, we should put icing on the cake and build a veterans memorial at the town Welcome Corner, which for visitors serves as the gateway to Adirondack beauty,” he said. Galloway, a former Lake George town board member, spearheaded the development of the Welcome Corner 13 years ago. The project was accomplished on behalf of the Lake George Rotary Club, of which Galloway has been an officer and active member for 63 years. The Lake George Welcome Corner hosts an array of lighted flagpoles, signs and stone-terraced gardens. Galloway noted that the Welcome Corner would be a fitting location for the veterans, as it serves as the southern entrance to Lake George from I-87 Northway. “Many thousands of cars daily go by the Welcome Corner,” he said, noting that Memorial Day and Veterans Day services >> See MEMORIAL | pg. 13
By Pete DeMola
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LAKE GEORGE — Local sales tax collections across the state have taken a beating during the first six months of 2016, according to the state comptroller’s office. Overall, growth slowed from 2.6 percent in the first quarter to 0.8 percent in the second. Regional growth is uneven across the state. While the North Country as a whole has broke even — collections declined by 0.1 percent over the same period last year — the situation varies wildly between counties. The steepest drop-off is in Hamilton County, where revenues are down 6.8 percent, or $99,000 over 2015. Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber attributed the freefall to two factors: >> See SALES TAX | pg. 12