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Get out the vote
Lk. George event benefits hospital
Time for your voice to be heard in election
Campaigns coming to an end Elections set for Nov. 3 By Thom Randall
thom@suncommunitynews.com
QUEENSBURY — For months, area citizens have been subjected to phone calls, mailings and personal pleas to secure their vote. They’ve heard politicians making bold pronouncements or perhaps exchanging heated statements at public meetings. Also, coffee shops have been abuzz with discussion of politics. Yes, it’s an odd-numbered year — when terms for local political posts expire, and election season is here. As of Tuesday Nov. 3, the ruckus will be over, as local citizens cast their votes. This year, there’s a substantial interest in a variety of races in the area which have sparked controversy — plus there
are several judgeships which are to be filled. Here’s the General Election ballot lineup, town-by-town: Four candidates are seeking two judgeships in the NYS Fourth Judicial District, which stretches from Schenectady to the Canadian border and includes Warren, Washington and Essex counties. The positions are open due to the retirements of justices David R. Demarest of Potsdam and David B. Krogmann of Warren County. The top two vote-getters win the seats. Krogmann’s retirement means the seat may leave Warren County. Here’s a rundown of the four: Martin Auffredou of Queensbury, now serving as Warren County Attorney, has been endorsed by both the Conservative and Republican parties. Mary Farley, of St. Lawrence County, served as Demarest’s
law clerk for 22 years. She is endorsed by the Republican and Reform parties. Julie Garcia, a Warren County resident and former Essex County District Attorney, is endorsed by the Democratic Party. Mark Blanchfield of Schenectady County, is presently the Schenectady City Court Judge. Across Warren County, voters will be selecting between two candidates for county Family Court Judge. Seeking the nomination for the new position are county Family Court Associate Attorney Paulette M. Kershko and Rob Smith, an area lawyer. Kershko has the Republican, Conservative, and Reform Party endorsements and Smith is endorsed by the Democratic, Working Family and Independence parties. Also up for election is the office of Warren County Sheriff. >> Story Continued | pg. 3
Warrensburg candidates to debate, meet public Oct. 30
WARRENSBURG — Candidates for town government positions will be debating local issues at a Meet the Candidates Night planned for 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 30 in Richards Library. The event is being held to introduce the three candidates for two Warrensburg town board positions to the public. This non-partisan event is to be moderated by Thom Randall, founder of the Adirondack Journal and free-lance writer for Sun Community News. The event is sponsored by Citizens Concerned for the Future of Warrensburgh and Sun Community News. The format is as follows: Beginning at 6:45 p.m., citizens can obtain sanctioned 3”x 5” cards from the event moderator, on which they can write questions, one per card, to be directed to the Town Board candidates, who will each have 90 seconds to answer. The questions will be gathered from the audience at 7:10 p.m. and then will be reviewed, edited if necessary and collated.
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The use of sanctioned cards only is to provide a more diverse set of questions from a greater number of citizens, rather than a few dominating the course of the discussions. According to the guidelines of the League of Women Voters which moderates debates nationwide, submitted questions that read as political statements or allegations will be rephrased by the moderator toward issue-based questions, to allow for appropriate discussion of the underlying topic. Each of the Town Board candidates will have the opportunity to make a two-minute opening statement on their qualifications, experience and goals in office. If a candidate is mentioned by another candidate in their response to a question or their initial presentation, the candidate mentioned is allowed a one-minute response. Candidates will also have an opportunity to present a 90-second closing statement. Candidates may also be offering campaign materials to the public at the event.
In ARTS | pg. 9
Spooky fun
Halloween events throughout the region
Fourth annual Nashville in North Creek Nov. 7
NORTH CREEK — The fall season is always a time of anticipation for many country music fans throughout the Adirondack region. They begin to think about the coming year’s “Nashville In North Creek” concert hosted by Jennifer Raymond Gadway at The Copperfield Inn. This being the fourth year of the event, fans familiar with the show have formed a fondness for annually returning artists and do have certain expectations as to the caliber of musicianship they will see there. Gadway promises that this year will be no disappointment. Top-notch Nashville singer/songwriters will start the night off with a Bluebird style songwriter round. Those artists will be Dave Gibson, Mark Mulch (both return guests) and Sam Tate. Gibson is a hard hitting Nashville songwriter, having written for great artists such as Alabama, Montgomery Gentry, Tanya Tucker, Confederate Railroad and Joe Diffie to name a few. He has also landed two tracks on Alabama’s new album released in September of this year. Mulch is a much traveled performer and has worn out some black top in his years as a Nashville artist. He is best known for his song “Steal
Local artist Daryl Wayne Dasher will be one of the performers at the fourth annual Nashville in North Creek concert, held Nov. 7 at the Copperfield Inn.
You Away,” from the movie “Country Strong” with Gweneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw. Tate is a newcomer to the show this year. He has hits with Chely Wright, Reba McEntire, Emerson Drive and Rodney Atkins. Tate also has two ACM nominations, >> Story Continued | pg. 17