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RegionÊ comesÊ outÊ toÊ supportÊ MooseÊ Festival Seventh installment of annual event boasts biggest attendance yet, organizers report By Bill Quinlivan
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INDIAN LAKE — Organizers of the 7th Annual Great Adirondack Moose Festival, held last month, report that this year’s number of vendors and visitors were the largest yet. Case in point: Nearly 150 flocked to Indian Lake Community Theater to participate in the event’s crowning event: the Moose Calling Contest. Naturalist Ed Kantz returned to serve as Master of Cere-
monies for this light-hearted, fun-filled competition to decide this year’s Moose Calling Champion in both the adult and children’s categories. This year, the awards went to a father and daughter team from Rochester: Nicholas and Cecilia Samper. When festival participants were not calling for moose, they were looking for them. Real moose sightings were recorded on Route 28 near Fagan Flats south of the hamlet, according to postings on social media, and another in the remote recesses of Moose River Plains along the self-guided drive promoted by the festival through the Wild Forest area. Those not lucky enough to see New York’s largest mammal in the flesh were able to see an artistic representation of one
being released from a block of wood by the chainsaw carving skills of Jason Scott. Scott demonstrated his talents at the center of the vendor area on the front lawn of the Indian Lake Central School, offering visitors from across the state and beyond ample opportunities to eat maple candy and funnel cake, ride a dog sled, purchase handcrafted items and artwork, admire beautiful silver and gemstone jewelry and more — all while enjoying the first taste of Adirondack color and the unusually mild weather. For the more hearty visitors, there were guided hikes into OK Slip Falls; Rock Dam near Inlet and Castle Rock in the Hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake. >> See MOOSE | pg. 12
Assembly candidates to square off in debate By Pete DeMola
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GLENS FALLS — The two candidates for state Assembly District 114 have agreed to at least one debate ahead of next month’s election. Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) will face Robin Barkenhagen, his Green Party opponent, in a debate on Thursday, Oct. 20. The debate is sponsored by LOOK TV, a independent Saratoga Springs-based television station. Moderating the session will be Michael Lenz, host of “Beyond the Headlines.” Lenz will pose his own questions to the candidates, according to the Barkenhagen campaign, who announced the event. News producer Drew Wardle said to expect a “back and forth” session lasting between 30 minutes and an hour. LOOK TV broadcasts in Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties. Residents of Saratoga Springs and Ballston Spa can tune in on Time Warner Cable, channel 68. Warren and Washington county residents can look for it on Time Warner Cable channel 8. Viewers, including those in Essex County, can also watch the debate online, where the session will be uploaded 30 minutes after the event’s conclusion, Wardle said. Stec was first elected to the seat in 2013. Barkenhagen is a Glens Falls business owner. While details are still being finalized, LOOK TV may also host a debate between state Sen. Betty Little (R-45th-Queensbury) and her Green Party challenger Steve Ruzbacki. For more info on the debate, visit looktvonline.com/. New Yorkers must register to vote by Oct. 14.
The Johnsburg and West Glens Falls Fire Departments recently brought a mobile safety house unit to the Johnsburg Youth Program for use in their fire prevention training. Here, Local kids gather around a firefighter and listen as he provides instruction. National Fire Safety Week runs through Oct. 10. Photo provided