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April 12, 2014
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‘WOOF’STOCK
Frigid weather stalls H.S. sports
This Week IN INDIAN LAKE
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Gore receives recognition A local dog named Finnigan poses patiently for a photograph as if he is ready to attend Woofstock, a festival now in the planning stages that is expected to celebrate alternative culture as well as dogdom and classic rock ‘n roll. Finnigan’s owner is Angie Mead, daughter of Cindy Mead, who is organizing the festival.
New event being planned in Warren County
‘Peace, paws, and music’ fest By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
CHESTERTOWN — A festival focusing on dogs, celebrating 1960s culture and featuring classic rock and roll is now being planned for northern Warren County. Cindy Mead of the Tri-Lakes Business Alliance — which has
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launched a variety of events with remarkable success — is now planning “Woofstock 2015” to be held in Chestertown. In recent years, more than a half-dozen “Woofstock” events have been held across the U.S., drawing thousands of people from hundreds of miles away, generating substantial income for their host communities, while providing a lot of fun for visitors and residents alike, Mead said April 7. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Westmount sale terms spark controversy
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QUEENSBURY -- As Warren County leaders announced terms of an agreement to sell the countyowned Westmount nursing home for $2.3 million to a private firm, some of the details revealed sparked controversy.
The terms were made public April 3 during an informational hearing held by the county Board of Supervisors on the finances of the nursing home’s cogeneration plant. The 80-bed home in Queensbury, which provides care for elderly regardless of income or personal resources, would be sold to Specialty Care Group of
New York City, along with about eight acres of land surrounding the home. This firm has already bought nursing homes in neighboring Washington County and Essex County. A county-owned parcel of land totaling 23 acres would not be included in the sale. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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WARRENSBURG Ñ Lingering winter weather has caused ballfields in northern Warren County to remain covered in snow, curtailing outdoor practice for area high school ball teams — and downsizing the season’s schedule dramatically. Most baseball and softball teams in the Adirondack League will be playing 11 sanctioned games this season, rather than the 16 that had been scheduled — playing each team in the league once, rather than twice. In addition, the Adirondack League championship will be determined by the best season record rather than a playoff of the top teams. Meanwhile, team practices have been held in gymnasiums rather than outside, with the ballfields covered with up to several feet of snow, area coaches said early this week. Warrensburg High School’s baseball team has perhaps the most dramatic problem with snow. The high school baseball field, located behind the school, is surrounded with tall pine trees which block the sunlight from melting snow
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