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Ackley pleads guilty to two sex charges Former Wbg. official to remain in jail until January By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
Adirondack Stampede descends on city Friday and Saturday nights
WARRENSBURG | Dean G. Ackley, a former Warrensburg Town Council member and local business owner who was indicted several months ago on 21 counts related to sexual abuse of several boys, consented to a plea bargain last week which could result in a jail term of up to two years.
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GLENS FALLS | Thrashing livestock, cowboys vying for a national title, and for a national championship, charging livestock and renowned entertainers are featured this weekend at the 29th annual Adirondack Stampede Rodeo. Set for 7:30 p.m. Friday Nov. 1 and Saturday Nov. 2, this eminent rodeo is to be held in the Cool Insuring Arena in downtown Glens Falls. Cowhands from the region will be competing alongside national rodeo stars in bareback and saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down and team roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Among the notable cowboys competing will be World Champion Bareback rider Tyler Waltz of Jersey Shore Pa., as well as local standout Olin Ellsworth, the 2016 First Frontier Circuit Champion steer wrestler who grew up in Warrensburg and remains a local resident.
Digging in his heels to halt a charging 550-pound steer and flip it on its side, Olin Ellsworth of Warrensburg competes in a steer wrestling event at a rodeo held a few years ago in New Jersey. Having subsequently won a First Frontier Championship in steer wrestling, Ellsworth is competing both Friday and Saturday nights Nov. 1 and 2 at Adirondack Stampede Rodeo to earn points toward a title this coming year. Courtesy photo Ellsworth will be competing in the Adirondack Stampede on both Friday and Saturday nights, seeking to increase his lead in the standings toward another championship, he said. “Each year, I enjoy the competition, camaraderie and atmosphere of Adirondack Stampede,” he said. “And it’s for a good cause — I enjoy every aspect of it.”
Waltz, who has competed at Adirondack Stampede over the last three years, said he was looking forward to returning and earning points toward another championship title. Waltz’s fiancee, Bri Dunbar of Hudson Falls, has attended the Stampede rodeo for years. See ADK STAMPEDE » pg. 7
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‘Field of flags’ display, ceremony soon at Fort William Henry By Thom Randall CORRESPONDENT
WARRENSBURG | Next week, the west lawn of Fort William Henry will be ablaze with red, white and blue, as more than 6,000 U.S. flags will be covering more than an acre, in a gesture to honor U.S. veterans and active duty military personnel. Members of the public are invited to provide personnel of the Fort William Henry Museum as soon as possible with names of soldiers to be
added to this annual patriotic display, which lasts from Monday Nov. 4 through Tuesday Nov. 12. This annual “Field of Flags” tribute features each flag bearing a name of the soldier, branch and time of service. A ceremony honoring the military personnel — with a salute of musket fire — is to be held on at 11 a.m. on Monday Nov. 1, Veterans’ Day. Refreshments are to follow in the Fort William Henry Museum, and the regular admission fee is waived for the ceremony. The historic fort is open from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Veterans Day. ■
Fort William Henry Museum’s annual ‘Field of Flags’ annually reminds Lake George visitors and residents of the sacrifices that U.S. veterans have made in service to our nation. This year’s display of more than 6,000 flags on the Fort’s west lawn is to be in place from Monday Nov. 4 through Tuesday Nov. 12, with a ceremony at the Fort at 11 a.m. Nov. 11, Veterans Day. Photo provided
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The town board endorsed the 2020 budget at a special meeting held Oct. 16. Appropriations for 2020 are $1,909,131 for the general fund and $1,180,150 for the highway-related expenses, together a 5.7 percent increase over the current year. Revenues, however are boosted by $100,103 or a 6.8 percent increase over 2018, reducing the 2020 levy. This favorable increase in revenue is due to a new approach to calculating how shared services with neighboring towns offset Warrensburg’s expenditures.
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