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December 11, 2010
Winners!
Holiday Time
Sports Wrap
Local sisters share raffle winnings in annual Holy Cross drawing. See Page 2
Dozens of children turned out for the annual Christmas in Warrensburgh. See Page 5
The lady Burghers are off to a solid start with a 37-31 win over Bolton last week. See Pages 16-18
Planners hope to revive County Fair Hold county fair at Great Escape? By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
TIMELESS TRADITION: Warrensburg notable Art Brown, 93, shows a holiday wreath for sale at the Art Brown Tree Farm to customer Gail Belvedere of Queensbury. For decades, Brown has been matching up people with Christmas trees at his farm off Schroon River Road in Warrensburg — while sharing some of his down-home philosophy with them as well. Photo by John Lustyik
Time for change By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
Dan Stec, Supervisor of Queensbury, was recently chosen to succeed Fred Monroe of Chester as chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. The changeover is to occur in January.
WARRENSBURG — The leadership of Warren County government will be changing as of January. County Board of Supervisors chairman Frederick Monroe of Chester will be stepping down, and Queensbury Supervisor Dan Stec will be taking his place. Monroe said Friday he was turning over the reins of the county because he wanted to devote more time to both his personal life and his work as chairman of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board. Stec was chosen by a caucus of Republican Supervisors Nov. 19 to replace Monroe. He was selected after Queensbury at-large supervisor William VanNess decided not to seek the post this year. Stec received the unanimous support of the 14 Republicans serving on the 20-member board, plus he received expressions of support from Democrats as well.
ALBANY — State Sen. Elizabeth O’C. Little, R-Queensbury, says she wants to chair the Senate Tourism Committee. With the GOP having officially seized control of the state’s upper house, Republican senators are jockeying for leadership positions. Little is no exception.
See CHANGE, page 19
See LITTLE, page 19
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WARRENSBURG — A revitalized Warren County Fair could recapture its former success by offering a midway, amusement rides and a variety of Adirondack-themed contests and demonstrations, potential fair organizers said Monday at a meeting to revive a traditional annual event that has been dormant for nearly a decade. A total of 17 people interested in bringing the Warren County Fair back to life discussed ideas that included moving the fair to a new site and coupling it with other entities or existing area events to boost its fortunes. Two representatives of The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom amusement park — Mike Wood and Rebecca Close — suggested hosting the fair at their facility as a way to combine topquality amusement rides with traditional fair activities. The planning group members, on the verge of forming a fair association, were receptive to the idea, despite the difficulty of planning event around The Great Escape’s busy season of July and August. The Warren County Fair in recent decades had been sponsored and managed by Warren County Cornell Cooperative Extension, which is seeking to turn over its role to an independent fair association, due to the greater flexibility and lower event liability insurance costs of an independent organizing entity. Such concerns, plus hefty financial losses, led to the conversion in 2002 of the Warren County Fair from a popular multi-day event with entertainment and rides and well-known regional entertainers, to a one-day youth fair that was focusing on 4-H activities. That downsized event is to be held again in 2011 on Aug. 6, and is to include a sustainable living expo. Beyond this next year, however, Cooperative Extension officials, who have led several planning sessions, envision a fair association taking over the helm of the county fair. The planning group meeting Monday exhibited enthusiasm for such a plan. The planning group decided to meet again on Jan. 10 and nominate officers of a fair association, to be formally elected at the following meeting.