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Town of Chester candidates to face voters in upcoming event
Lamouree exits race for Warren County sheriff post
By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
CHESTERTOWN | Candidates for town of Chester government positions will soon be sharing their qualifications, vision of the municipality’s future, and objectives, with the public. A Meet the Candidates event has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday Aug. 24 in the town of Chester Municipal Center auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Loon Lake Park District Association, is being held for voters to hear presentations from the candidates competing in the November general election for town posts. The candidates slated to appear on the ballot have been invited to participate. Running for the post of town supervisor are incumbent Craig Leggett on the Democratic and Independence Party lines, and challenger John S. Maday, re pre s e nt i ng t he R e p ubl ic a n a nd Conservative parties. Three candidates are competing for two open positions on the town of Chester board: incumbent Mike Packer, Republican; Bernard T. “Bernie” McCann, Democrat; and Chris Aiken, Republican. All positions bear four-year terms. Mindy Conway, incumbent Town Clerk, is unchallenged for re-election. John Nick, president of the Loon Lake association, is scheduled to be the moderator of the event. ■
Warren County Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree details budgetary concerns with county supervisors in August. Last week, Lamouree announced he was halting his campaign for the county sheriff post, as he has accepted an executive position with a company that owns and operates nearly a dozen shooting sports stores. Photo by Thom Randall
By Thom Randall
undersheriff since 2012. Lamouree lost the Republican primary election in June to sheriff’s major Jim LaFarr — which prompted him to seek out other opportunities, as LaFarr had chosen former sheriff’s investigator Terry Comeau to serve as his undersheriff. Soon after the primary, Lamouree was invited to take on the post as vice president of Capital Gun Group of Albany which operates Adirondack Gun & Range in Queensbury and other shooting sports retail outlets in Albany, Troy, East Greenbush, Latham, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Bennington Vt. — and an army-navy store in Schodack. He said that in
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QUEENSBURY | Warren County Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree has decided to discontinue his campaign for county sheriff, and take an executive position in private enterprise. On Aug. 9, Lamouree announced his intention to retire from his post as second-in-command in the county Sheriff ’s Department and pursue a new career as an executive in a business related to firearms. Lamouree has worked in the Sheriff ’s office since 1988, and has served as
his executive post with Capital Gun Group, he would be seeking to grow the business that now operates in 11 or so locations. Lamouree talked about the primary vote outcome. “It’s tough to politic while working 55 hours per week and take care of family responsibilities at the same time,” he said. “In the end, this worked out well for me and my family — I consider myself very fortunate to be able to parlay the skills I acquired during my career with the sheriff ’s office into this new post in the private sector.” See SHERIFF » pg. 3
Kaena to perform her celebrated show at Charles Wood Theater By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
GLENS FALLS | Kaena Peterson, a native Hawaiian well-known for her hula dancing performances during the 1970s and 1980s at Lake George’s Tiki Motor Inn, is presenting her legendary show Saturday Aug. 24 at
Public invited to join traditional trek up Jimmy’s Peak
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Center in Warrensburg. A barbecue picnic for all participants is to be held following the two-and-a-half hour excursion. Rex Reynolds of Thurman is leading the hike, suitable for families. The picnic is at the home of Lillie Cameron. Those attending the meal are urged to bring a dish to share, dropping it off beforehand at Lillie Cameron’s house at 43 Cameron Road in Athol, about two miles from Hickory Hill Ski Center.
Barbara and George Keene pose for a portrait, likely in the mid-1990s. Barbara, who died Aug. 3 at the age of 90, was a correspondent for the Adirondack Journal and the Warrensburg-Lake George News — forerunners of The Sun Community News — from the mid-1970s through 1995 or so. Photo provided
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Hikers and history enthusiasts participating in a recent year’s hike up Jimmy’s Peak pose for a commemorative photo. This year’s edition of the annual trek is set for Saturday Aug. 24, and all are invited to participate. Photo provided
By Thom Randall
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