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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — For more than a quarter century, Lou Tessier has listened to countless monthly reports on the condition of the town dump, and 300 or so routine tallies of how many street lights are burned out in town.

Tessier ’s heard thousands of complaints concerning water, sewer, highway and development problems — which he’s sought

to fix — and he’s attempted to quell occasional squabbles between neighbors or town employees.

Over his 26 years as town supervisor, he’s listened to one rant after another, some with merit, others baseless.

But as of Dec. 31, Tessier will be free of the routine disputes and problems routinely fielded by town officials, as he is retiring and Frank McCoy is taking over the helm.

Tuesday, Tessier presided over his last

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They heard Tessier, for the last time, lead the board in the Pledge of Allegiance — in his trademark Queens-bred twang.

The town meeting agenda, devoid of “New Business” or “Old Business” entries, was devoted primarily to testimonials to Tessier.

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ALBANY — Local taxpayers in Warren, Hamilton and Essex counties will save many millions of dollars in the coming years after pending pension reforms take effect, according to figures state officials provided this week.

Future personnel costs of local municipalities and school districts will be substantially reduced due to pension reform Gov. David Paterson signed into law Thursday, according to calculations by state officials.

For Warren County government, taxpayers will save an estimated $26.4 million over the next 30 years, due to the reform. For small school districts in Warren County, savings are in the $5 to $9 million range.

For Warrensburg Central School District, this pension reform savings over the next 30 years is estimated to be $8.9 million, and for the town of Chester, the savings is projected at $3.4 million.

For the town of Warrensburg, taxpayers are expected to save $715,000. Similar savings are expected over that time period for other area school districts and municipalities. Savings to Lake George School District is expected to be $8.7 million over the three coming decades, according to the state Office of the Budget.

“In order to get our fiscal house in order, Albany must make fundamental reforms to the way it spends money,” Paterson said in announcing the reform measures. “This is the first substantive pension reform in a quarter century, and it is another critical step toward making our government more accountable to taxpayers.”

Under the new Tier V Reform plan, which was passed last week as part of the state Deficit Reduction Plan, newly hired public employees will be subject to a significantly less generous pension package and be required to chip in more toward their retirement. Yet-to-be-hired employees will be required to work longer before accessing their benefits and the minimum age of retirement will be raised from 55 to 62.

According to the state Office of the Budget, New York will save in excess of $1 billion annually over the next 30 years.

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SATURDAY December 19, 2009

Bridal Weekend event returns to Lake George Features giveaways, festive party QUEENSBURY — A free weekend of bridal events, excitement, fun and prizes is planned for Jan. 9 and 10 at Dunham’s Bay Resort on Lake George.

Sponsored by The Adirondack Wedding Association based in Glens Falls, the two-day event features about 35 vendors and more than $6,000 in prizes including a free wedding giveaway from Dunham's Bay Resort.

The free event, “Dunham's Bay Bridal Weekend 2010” is a production of Total Entertainment of Glens Falls and Dunham's Bay Resort in conjunction with Champion Services Group.

Champion president Mark Brenneisen said this week he had high expectations for the event.

“It's an amazing weekend of free entertainment, vendor sampling, wedding

planning ideas and the largest amount of prizes and giveaways of any Adirondack region bridal event,” he said.

Saturday's events begin at 5 p.m. with musical showcases, browsing among vendors, complimentary food, a cash bar, and offerings of more than $2,500 in prizes.

Engaged couples are welcome to bring their friends and family members and celebrate their engagement, Brenneisen said. Dancing starts at 9 p.m. and continues until midnight.

Sunday's bridal show runs from noon to 3 p.m., showcasing the gowns, tuxes, accessories, wares and services from 35 or so members of the Adirondack Wedding Association.

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Headlining the lineup was state Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, who read a proclamation in Tessier ’s honor.

“If something needs to get done, regardless of how complex the issue may be, Lou always finds a way to get the job accomplished,” she said.

Warren County Board of Supervisors Chairman Fred Monroe, who worked with him on the county board for 18 years and knew him for years before that, praised Tessier for his traits and work ethic.

“Lou’s a straight-shooter,” Monroe said, cracking a rare smile. “He’s honest and always concerned with county employees and the services we provide for citizens.”

Monroe praised Tessier for his knowledge of the trash plant operations and finances — and for his long hours of work advising Monroe and other county officials in renegotiating trash burn plant contracts that drained many millions of dollars out of taxpayers’ pockets since the early 1990s. Tessier, of course, was one of the supervisors who voted for the original contract that created the ongoing financial hardship that many have blamed on state policies of the 1980s.

“Lou has a wealth of knowledge about issues facing our county, and particularly, he helped immensely in figuring out how to get out of those trash plant contracts,” Monroe continued. “He’s a truly devoted professional.”

Caryl Clark read a proclamation from Gov. David Paterson which said the operations of the town government were improved substantially during his “long and productive” tenure.

“You have made many vital contributions to the quality of life in Lake George,” Paterson’s certificate read.

Supervisor-elect Frank McCoy also read tributes, one from Lake George Mayor Robert Blais, who praised the inter-municipal cooperation between the two entities, and another from U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy.

Scott Wood read a certificate from state Sen. Betty Little.

“You have helped strengthen and shape the character of Lake George,” her tribute said, citing his “faithful and conscientious” service.

Deputy Supervisor Vinnie Crocitto praised Tessier for his community work, noting his service through the local fire company, emergency squad, zoning board of appeals and the Republican party, as well as a town official.

“Lou approached everything he did with compassion, care, enthusiasm, thoroughness and generosity,” he said.

Tessier was devoted to keeping taxes and expenses low while upgrading the town’s services and facilities, he said.

“Lou went above and beyond what was required,” Crocitto added. “And he aided other citizens without expectation of reward or recognition.”

In that vein, Lake George Supervisor-Elect Frank McCoy recalled a memory from his teen years when Tessier had delivered heating oil to his parents’ household near midnight on Christmas Eve when his fuel tank ran dry and the home starting going cold. Years later, his parents vowed to vote him into public office, McCoy remembered.

“Lou has done so much like that for so many citizens,” McCoy said. “He’s changed their lives through grants he’s obtained or jobs he’s gotten for them — he’s a person who truly loves people.”

Lake George Emergency Squad President Bruce Kilburn recalled Tessier ’s community service first in volunteering on the squad and in the fire department, and later promoting, as a town official, the agencies’ requests for new headquarters.

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have been accomplished,” he said.

Janie Green, a 2009 candidate for town board, said that Tessier was always responsive to the concerns of citizens and business owners.

“Lou always put our community first,” she said.

Business owner John Carr offered his thoughts.

“He may not always agree with you, but he’s honest enough to tell you he doesn’t — and tell you why he disagrees,” Carr said.

Choking up with tears glistening in her eyes, Caryl Clark offered her praise for the man she served for decades with.

Clark was Lake George town clerk for 20 years, followed by 16 years as Warren County Clerk while Tessier served on the county Board of Supervisors.

“Lou has been completely dedicated to what he believed was right for the citizens of Lake George and Warren County,” she said, recognizing that Tessier ’s blunt and strongwilled approach sometimes ruffled feathers. “People are never going to be happy at all times, however — you do the best you can do until someone else decides yo walk in your shoes.”

Living up to the recent local tradition, a trio of citizens who’ve opposed Tessier ’s policies or politics aired their concerns Monday — although not mentioning Tessier by name except for farewells — despite the advance notice that the meeting was going to be handled as a landmark session.

In her tribute, Clark added that through the years, Tessier was always seeking to assist others.

“Lou has help many more families than his constituents will ever know,” she said.

Uncharacteristically low-key at Monday’s meeting, Tessier read each proclamation and smiled as they were handed to him.

“I think I did a pretty good job,” he said after the meeting as citizens gathered to cut cake in his honor.

Tessier was elected to the Lake George Town Board in 1981, and he was voted in as town supervisor in 1983. Since his entry into politics, he’s won 14 consecutive elections, most of them unchallenged.

The accolades aren’t likely to end with Monday night’s meeting. An event titled “Thank You Lou” is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Holiday Inn-Turf in Lake George.

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Village receives sizeable pledge of public funding

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — A new week-long event being launched this year in Lake George Village received a sizeable pledge of public funding Monday as Warren County’s Occupancy Tax Committee reviewed applications Monday from various organizations for tourism-related grants.

In all the committee earmarked 9,250 for 31 different events, primarily for promotional purposes. The groups’ requests had totaled $636,070. The committee’s decisions are subject to endorsement by the full board at its upcoming December meeting.

New on the Lake George calendar is the LakeGeorge.com Family Fun Festival, scheduled for July 5 through 9.

The event includes over a dozen activities and contests geared for children of all ages as well as adults, promoter Jason Sherry said.

Proposed events for the five weekdays include a sandsculpting contest, a youth triathlon, a teen dance contest, a sand sculpting competition, horseback riding, and train rides in North Creek. The event also includes a Lego building competition, an arts and crafts contest, beach volley ball and minigolf tournaments, an ice cream social, a family film festival, a video game contest, and an evening at the Great Escape theme park.

The county Occupancy Tax Committee earmarked $8,000 to Adirondack Promotions and Mannix Marketing for promo-

The popular Lake George Community Band Festival, which annually draws hundreds of musicians and thousands of spectators for its extended weekend run, lost county funding Monday because county supervisors claimed it resulted in few, if any room bookings. Area tourism officials dispute the assertion. tion of the event.

Sherry told county supervisors Monday that the days immediately following the Fourth of July in Lake George were ripe for promotion, because accommodations in the town were fully staffed, yet tourism was typically slow in this par-

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On top of that, hotels in 2009 had an occupancy decrease of 16 percent, and 2010 is expected to follow that trend, he said.

Various accommodations will be discounting their prices or participating in offering package deals for tourists, Sherry said.

The Family Fun Festival is expected to draw 3,500 children, generating 1,750 hotel and motel reservations, representing 5,250 room-nights, he said.

Promotion of the event will primarily be conducted by email “blasts” and Internet marketing, he said.

Another new attraction to be launched this year in Lake George Village is the Summer Concert Series at the Lake George Forum. Six concerts are planned to be offered from June to September 2010, with an expense budget of $285,000 with local businesses and other entities raising about $30,000 in support of the series. The county awarded it $9,000 for promotion.

Another event receiving county funding for the first time is the Queen’s Great Boat Race, which enjoyed its heydays in the 1990s. In this event, a variety of storied tour boats on Lake George stage a race from Bolton to Lake George Village while hosting revelers. This year ’s event, set for May 21-13, is expected to be expanded to include 75 to 100 privately owned boats, from kayaks and canoes to cruisers and speedboats. To be headquartered at Fort William Henry Resort, the Queen’s Great Race Weekend is expected to result in about 200 motel and hotel rooms being booked. The county awarded this event $6,000.

Other Lake George-based events awarded funding Monday were: • Last of the Mohicans Outdoor Drama for 6 fully staged performances in early August, $10,000 — last year, they were awarded $2,500 for two limited presentations; • Adirondack Wedding Association’s Bridal Weekend Jan. 9 and 10 at Dunham’s Bay Resort on the east shore of Lake George, $1,000 awarded; • Lake George Elvis Festival, set for June 36,award of $6,000, which is down from $8,000 in 2009 because it is now well-established; • Albany Rods & Kustoms’ 22nd annual Adirondack Nationals Car Show on Sept 1012, $15,000, a reduction of $5,000 from 2009; • Lake George Jazz Weekend on Sept. 18 and 19, awarded $5,000, an increase of $2,000 for 2008; • Great Escape’s “Holiday in the Park” events from Dec. 10 through 31, 2010, a grant of $25,000, up from $12,309in 2009; • Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association’s annual Convention and Parades June 16 through 20, an award of $20,000; • Americade Motorcycle Rally, the traditional annual stipend of $50,000; • Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Restaurant Week promotions, $8,000; plus $7,000 to the Chamber of ongoing Canadian tourism promotion; • Velo Quebec Bicycle Tour, with thousands expected for a two-wheeled adventure in August starting in Lake George, an award of $3,000; • Lake George Winter Carnival, $5,000 for their four February weekends; and • Lake George Community Band’s Summer and Holiday Concert Series, an award of $1,000. The Community Band was denied funding for its Summer Community Band Festival, which annually features 500 musicians in more than a dozen bands from all over the Northeast. It had been funded for the past three years, but Glens Falls Supervisor Bill Kenny recommended it not get funding because there wasn’t proof that it prompted any substantial overnight stays — although it runs three days. No sponsors of the event were present Monday to defend their application.

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Suspect in abduction apprehended in Florida with victim’s Jeep Area woman found bound in duct tape

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — FBI agents have captured a man on the run with local ties who they allege may have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman from Fort Ann, then bound her with duct tape and left her in a western New York motel room and fled in her car.

Saturday, FBI special agents apprehended Arnold C. Fox, 30 — who in 2008 worked in Stony Creek — in a gas station in Miami, Fla. off South Dixie Highway.

Fox had been driving the woman’s stolen green 2003 Jeep Liberty, bearing switched license plates, according to the FBI agents.

Authorities said they believe Fox, through the Internet website whinny.org, had offered employment to the victim as a barn manager on a horse farm in Saratoga that did not exist.

Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said this week that Fox, posing as “Mike Fox,” told the victim she had been hired to work on his farm purported to be “Fox Farms” in Saratoga Springs, and convinced the woman to meet him in the Poconos area Dec. 3 to help him buy some horses. The two did

meet and did visit several horse farms in Pennsylvania over that weekend, Gould said.

Fox apparently also persuaded the young woman to pay for their expenses, as he purported he had recently lost his checkbook and credit cards, an FBI agent Frederick Bragg said in a complaint filed in U.S. court.

These expenses included lodging, meals and gas, according to the complaint.

In addition, Fox asked for $372 in cash, claiming he needed to give it to an aunt that might be losing her house, and the woman gave it to him, Bragg stated.

The woman contacted her family at about 11 a.m. Saturday Dec. 5 stating she was two hours from home and was dropping Fox off in Warrensburg, authorities said.

However, the victim was not heard from again until she was found at the motel in Weedsport the morning of Dec. 7 bound in duct tape in a room at the Best Western Motel on Re. 31 in the Village of Weedsport and freed by a local police officer. Suffering from a head wound, she was transported to a local hospital, treated and released, authorities said.

Sheriff Gould said that in the meantime, she had been reported missing to the

Washington County Sheriff ’s Office.

Suspect Arnold Fox, thought to be a transient, has been known to live and work on farms in the Adirondack area as well as in South Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Fox was charged Saturday with felony counts of wire fraud and interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, according to records of U.S. District Court in Syracuse.

Apparently Fox, who had been on the run nearly a week, was apprehended after he accessed the Facebook website. Authorities subpoenaed Facebook to determine where Fox was located when he accessed the website, and they looked in the vicinity of First Avenue, Miami.

Fox was arrested in the gas station as he attempted to get into the victim’s stolen vehicle, according to the FBI. As of Monday, Fox was in a Florida jail awaiting extradition to New York.

According to the court documents, the victim identified Fox easily in a photographic lineup.

Warren County Undersheriff Robert Swan said this week that his agency had arrested Fox in May 2008 as a fugitive from justice, and they apprehended him where he worked at Thousand Acres Ranch in Stony Creek.

Teens offered Pack Forest camp scholarship WARRENSBURG — Students in grades 7 through 12 can win a week at an environmental education camp this summer through a scholarship offered by a local agency.

The scholarship covers the cost of a oneweek stay at the state Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s Pack Forest Camp in Warrensburg.

The scholarship requires an application, and the deadline is approaching soon, according to John Rieger, President of the Greater Adirondack Resource Conservation and Development Council which sponsors the stipend.

“Students ages 12 through 14 and 15 through 17 can enjoy the experience of a lifetime this summer,” Rieger said.

This year ’s award is the Council’s 14th annual competition for the Charles Lathrop Pack Scholarship.

Students in both age brackets 12-14 and 1517 years old have an opportunity to compete for a stay for one week at Pack Forest. Sessions for 15-17 year olds run from June 27 to July 24, and sessions for 12-14 year olds run Aug. 1 through Aug. 21.

The competition for the scholarship is open to permanent residents of Clinton, Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, who have an interest in environmental studies, natural resource issues, or related fields. Winners will receive a week’s stay at DEC’s Ecology Camp and Workshop. The value of this scholarship is $325.

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Arnold C. Fox. Swan said he recalled that Fox was living in Adirondack in a bed and breakfast at that time.

He was arraigned in Warrensburg Town Court on May 29 2008 and sent back to South Carolina to face felony larceny charges.

Authorities say Fox has communicated with at least two other females online using what appears to be the same ruse but had not met with them in person.

Five law enforcement agencies, including the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office, the Washington County Sheriff ’s Office, and state Police in Wilton.

Authorities want to interview any persons who conversed with Fox online or responded to any online add posted by him or “Fox Farms.” Those with information are asked to call the Warren County Sheriff ’s Department at 743-2500.

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Cutting a Christmas Tree Sunday at Art Brown’s Christmas Tree Farm on Schroon River Road in Warrensburg are Queensbury sisters Lauren Roberts, 12, and Corinne Roberts, 8. Brown, 92, manages the farm and shares tales of the bygone days with customers, as he did when he ran the shoe repair shop until the 1990s on Main Street near the memorial bandstand.

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•100 Years Ago – December, 1909• Frigid, snowy weather prevails

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e received 17 inches of snow on Dec. 13, 1909 before the rain came and packed it all down.

The sleighing is fairly good and lumbermen are busy drawing logs and pulp wood. Dec. 21, 1909 was the shortest day of the year and Dec. 22, 1909 was the first day of almanac winter. It was 20 degrees below zero on Dec. 30, 1909.

The Warrensburgh News will be 32 years old on Dec. 23, 1909.

Siblings watch little brother die Disregarding his mother ’s admonition, Arthur Rierden, nine-year-old son of William Rierden of River St., Warrensburgh, went skating Sunday morning, Dec. 12, 1909 on the Schroon River near his home. He broke through the ice and drowned below the Judd Bridge.

A few rods down the river, near the “sorting place,” the boys had been skating the day before and the ice was considered fairly safe. Enthused by the thrill of adventure, Arthur disregarded danger as he was watched by a small group on the river bank and he continued to skate further into the danger area going back and forth until he broke through the ice. With his siblings and playmates in a frenzy, his brother Earl, 15, wearing only one skate, went to his rescue and broke through the ice also and was barely able to climb out as Arthur sunk out of sight.

Harry Bolton and Walter Welch jumped into a boat and found his stiff body in 10 feet of water. The body was taken to the nearest home, that of D.L. March where it was rolled on a barrel for about an hour before Dr. Goodman arrived and Dr. Griffin came soon after. They worked over the rigid form for a couple of hours but no spark of life could be found. The boy was buried in the Warrensburgh Cemetery.

Leg broken on skidway Marcus Branch, 11, son of Edward Branch, King’s Addition, had his right leg broken above the ankle on Dec. 15, 1909. He was playing with Harvey Porter, a lad about his own age, on a skidway near his home when his leg was caught between two rolling logs. Dr. J.E. Goodman was called to reduce the fracture.

Sidewalk superintendents galore Town Highway Superintendent George Washington Farrar said that the sidewalks of Warrensburgh are in deplorable condition and most people have taken to walking in the middle of the road. Advice from the public as to

how to remedy the situation is plentiful but the supply far exceeds the demand. Farrar says that it should not be long before the town has modern sidewalk scrapers and spreading wood ashes will no longer be needed.

New train station at Lake George A new Lake George train depot along with a new Fort William Henry Hotel will be built by owners, the Delaware and Hudson Company and the architecture will be in keeping with that of the new hotel. The company will set aside $15,000 for the construction of the depot and the structure will be erected at once. It will be a frame building with an exterior of stucco and steel lath. The hotel, which will be started in the spring after it burned down this year, is expected to cost $250,000.

Deaths in the news Rev. David C. Hughes, 77, father of Governor Charles Evans Hughes, died at the executive mansion in Albany following a stroke of apoplexy. He was pastor of the Glens Falls Baptist Church in that city where the governor was born.

Patrick, infant son of Patrick Herlihy of Glens Falls, fell into a pail of boiling water and died of the burns he received. Only the child’s arms were scalded but convulsions followed.

James Glassbrook, 52, died Dec. 14, 1909 at his home in West Stony Creek. He leaves a widow and several stepchildren. Burial was in the VanAuken Cemetery, Anson Sylvester Palmer, 56, was born May 2, 1853 in Warrensburgh and died of pneumonia and other complications on Dec. 15, 1909 at the home of his nephew, James Palmer of Bolton. He was buried in the Bolton Cemetery.

Susan N. Pasco, 80, a native of Thurman who had lived in Warrensburgh for 27 years, died Dec. 18, 1909 at her home on First St. She had been an invalid for many years.

The cause of death was bronchial pneumonia. Her only surviving children are Dell and Edith Pasco and Anna Metcalf. She was buried in the Warrensburgh Cemetery.

Jessie L. Parker of Chestertown died at Friends Lake on Christmas night. He was buried in an Albany Cemetery.

Lawbreakers receive justice Arthur Fleming of Thurman, was arrested along with Claude Smith on a charge of petit larceny and he failed to appear at his hearing before Thurman Town Justice Hodgson. He was eventually captured by Officer E.D. Smith of that town. Fleming was found in hiding at the home of his wife’s grandfather, Anson Frazier and he was sentenced to six months in the Albany penitentiary. Had Fleming not

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To the editor: For many of us, the end of the year is the giving season.

Whether it’s for tax purposes or supporting the needs of others, our volunteer time and our charitable giving becomes front and center. We will see many articles in national publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times about well-known, immensely wealthy people and their philanthropy. Given our fascination with money and celebrity, this is no surprise.

Largely unheralded are local donors, who range from the very rich to the not so rich. What they share is a passion for their communities—their people and institutions. In the Adirondack region, we support North Country Public Radio and local food pantries, arts organizations, human service agencies, and our local health clinics and hospitals. We give to the terrific local libraries and North Country SPCA, and the hundreds of other nonprofits that enliven and humanize our region and help its neediest residents. Local donors are smart, dedicated and seasoned people who know how to help, and want to make a difference.

How does this happen in the Adirondacks? In many ways, such as when a small business owner gets his friends interested in an after-school program that tutors kids, or a program that works with teens to teach hunting, fishing or backcountry skills. It’s when parishioners gather to serve meals at their church’s soup kitchen, or when moms and dads join a group that builds a new playground. It’s when an environmental group helps residents protect the water quality of their lake that supplies the community’s drinking water.

The pluralism that is at the core of our region’s diversity is also at the heart of philanthropy. If we are to feed the hungry, develop new audiences for the arts, preserve our open space, bring up educated children, care for our elderly, find cures for diseases, and protect our civil rights — in short, to maintain a healthy democracy — we all need to contribute.

There is no shortage of nonprofits doing excellent work.

As the giving season gets underway, please think hard about the passions that excite you and the problems that move you, and give — give locally.

Cali Brooks Director Adirondack Community Trust Lake Placid, NY

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tried to avoid his hearing, his sentence would not have been over 30 days, probably in the county jail.

In other news, Ira Smith of Thurman was arrested for public intoxication and was sentenced by Justice Hodgson to four months in the county jail.

News roundabout Forty operators on men’s pants are wanted and they will be given steady work at the Warrensburgh Woolen Company (on present day 18 Milton Ave).

The frame is up for John G. Smith’s new barn on Woodward Ave. (Note…this carriage house, which now includes an apartment, stands on the Hudson St. corner property of Dr. Raluca Sandler and Gary Cooper in Warrensburg.)

In the western part of New York State, potatoes at selling for 30 cents a bushel. Owen Kelly of The Glen has a five-year-old cow that weighs 1,480 pounds. Henry Monroe has moved his family from Wevertown to The Glen where he is engaged in cutting and piling logs for E. Moston.

Samuel Balcom has a crew of men digging a well near his residence at Johnsburgh Corners. Mrs. Ellsworth Ross of Sodom is helpless in bed. She had a shock of paralysis.

Rex Stone of Warrensburgh has purchased the gasoline launch Alda and will refit her and run her on Hoag Pond next season. (Note…Rex Stone lived on the former Sitting Bull resort property.)

In Lewisville, Warrensburgh section, Albert Lillibridge of River St. has blood poisoning in one of his hands. Mrs. Jerry Goodrich presented her husband with a nine-pound daughter on Christmas day.

In Chestertown, Gorman May is confined to his home with a felon (inflammation of the joint) in his hand. C.M. Underwood broke his leg while entering his barn. Mrs. Royal Ordway is very ill at her home on Landon Hill.

Arthur Coon and Miss Ruey Sherman, both of Bolton, were married by the Rev. Mr. Prescott at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage there.

Fred Swan of Warrensburgh and Miss Myra Baker of Garnet were married in Albany on Dec. 29, 1909. The bride is the daughter of F.E. Baker of Garnet. The happy couple will live in Warrensburgh.

A progressive domino party was given the evening of Nov. 30, 1909 by members of the Warrensburgh Lodge, No. 488 at Odd Fellows Hall. Ladies were present and all told 125 persons joined in the social session. Eighteen tables were at play and ice cream and cake were served.

(Note…The old Odd Fellows Hall is now the VFW Post and the Warrensburgh Museum of Local History building.)

Readers are welcome to contact Adirondack Journal correspondent Jean Hadden at jhadden1@nycap.rr.com or 623-2210

Spending cuts should be prudent To the editor: As one of the Warren County Board of Supervisors to vote against the sales tax increase, I feel obligated to clarify that vote. I firmly believe that the 1 percent increase is necessary for prudent fiscal management at this time. I just as firmly believe that it should not be done without strict legal guidelines as to the use of this money. As an institution, we at the board historically have not always performed well when given a blank check.

Difficult decisions are better made when accompanied by intelligent, informed debate and the time necessary to make them well. The county Board of Supervisors has made over $7 million in cuts this year. Many have been difficult choices. The cuts that were voted on at the last meeting were, in many cases, conceived at the 11th hour (our budget must be adopted by Dec. 20) with little thought given to their consequences. Our taxpayers deserve better quality in our decision making than that.

I have no doubt that more cuts will be forthcoming this year. I am by no means alone on the Board of Supervisors in this thought. These cuts, however, should be made only after diligent investigation as to both their short- and longterm effects on the safety and quality of life for Warren County residents.

Red Pitkin Thurman Town Supervisor

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he was still a patient there. Don and his wife, Myra, live on High St. in Thurman.

Heartfelt thanks for your concern

Enjoy your Christmas holiday!

M

ay your holiday be a happy and healthy one. Remember all the folks in nursing homes by sending a card or stopping by for a visit.

Did you know that spending time is a greater gift than spending money? Especially for the older folks on your list.

We hope you will join us in spreading good cheer in an evening of Christmas caroling throughout the neighborhood on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. Everyone should meet at the Baptist church parking lot on South Johnsburg Road. Wouldn't it be nice if we had enough singers to form two teams and sing throughout the town?

By the way, children are doubtlessly hoping that Santa's elves were not among those who had their jobs cut in all the recent "downsizing” at the county and elsewhere.

Give me a call with your holiday news and also with events coming up in the new year — please call before 8 p.m.!

Remember folks that Thurman has a food pantry which is open to residents who may be in need of a helping hand. The pantry is located in the Thurman Town Hall and is open during business hours. Call 623-9649 for further information.

All who ride the senior bus,normally running on Fridays, note that because of Christmas the bus will run on Monday, Dec. 28. Call Laura by Saturday at 623-9281 and let her know if you'd like to go to Glens Falls on Monday.

Christmas services set at local churches The Thurman Baptist Church on South Johnsburg Road will have their annual children's Christmas program at 11 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20.

The Christmas Eve service on Thursday Dec. 24 will be held at 7 pm. Special guest is singer Jay Witham.

The Kenyontown Methodist Church will host a special Christmas service on Sunday Dec. 27 at 11 a.m. at their Valley Road location.

The Christ Community Church in Athol will hold their Christmas Eve service at 6:30 p.m. Thursday Dec. 24. Sunday services are at 11 a.m. each week.

A special thank you from Charlotte Brant Haskell to all the folks who showed that they cared, who attended and helped put on a benefit event for her.

“It’s been a long road but things are better now,” she said this week. “I'm sorry its taken so long to say thank you and tell you that it was so much appreciated.”

Personal news Birthday Wishes go out this week to Jonelle Bacon and Sue Baker on Dec. 21; to Ida Reynolds, Tom Belden & Irene Lamphier on Dec. 22; to Nicky Zuboff & Rex Reynolds, Jr. on Dec. 23; Preston Hennessey & Dick Lamphier on Dec. 24 and to Floyd Baker on Dec. 25.

Happy Anniversary wishes are out to Irene & Dick Lamphier,55 years, and to John & Doreen Cooper, 64 years on Dec. 20; to Bill & Lisa Arnold, 28 years on Dec. 22; and to Tammy & Nick Moon, 26 years on Dec. 24.

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Keep your friends safe! If you know of a "Hide Away" party going on and you think there will be illegal drugs and alcohol, call the anonymous tip line at 761-9800 and get it checked out - you do not have to give your name, so help those who may end up in serious trouble or in the hospital with injuries or health problems from substance abuse.

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Townfolks will be putting on a hot luncheon around 11 a.m. at the town hall for the boys.

Donations sought for Vopleus family A benefit fund has been set up for Don Vopleus at the T.D. Bank, any branch, where folks can donate any amount to help out his family. Don was injured Nov. 25 when a tree fell on him and he was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, and as of Dec. 4

Memories of old-time holidays in the hills

By Evie Russell denpubs@denpubs.com THURMAN — Often when I stoke my woodstove and look out on the snowdrifts, I remember the magical days in my youth, the days that annually preceded Christmas.

A particularly special day was when we went out in the woods to cut down a Christmas tree.

The whole family would put on heavy coats, snow pants, hats & mittens and winter boots — then strap on their snowshoes for a walk through the deep snow into the woods, which was less than a half-mile away. Dad carried the ax and was usually first to trudge a path for us to follow. Being energetic kids we sometimes went off the path because we thought we had found the perfect tree!

Often, looking at many beautiful evergreens and snowshoeing over hills and deep into the woods, we finally found one that everyone agreed was perfect. We all stood back as Dad chopped the tree down. Then we all took turns trying to carry the tree to our front porch where it was kept until the next day.

Dad had to shave or cut the base down to fit in the tree stand, but that was put on hold as we were hungry, cold and tired. Us kids had to carry in wood, while Dad got the fires going in the wood stoves and Mom was busy in the kitchen trying to get dinner started. One of us kids usually ran down cellar to get a homecanned quart of meat for Mom and then we had to hang our snowshoes up and get our other tasks done before dark. We usually had to carry in pails of water to fill the reservoir on the kitchen stove, and keep another pail for drinking water.

After all the chores were done, including dishes, we gathered round to make decorations for the tree, usually made out of colored construction paper and then out came crayons and scissors to make special cards for the close neighbors and friends. All of this was done with kerosene lamps to light up the room.

The next day we waited impatiently for Dad to finish his other work, so that he could bring in the tree and get it placed in the stand. We didn't have to worry about Christmas tree bulbs as there was no electricity in our home. Mom meanwhile went in her closet and pulled out a box of the colorful hanging round breakable balls and fake icicles that had been Grandma's and they were each placed very carefully on the tree. Then us kids could put on the pretty homemade decorations! And our tree was ready for Christmas which was usually about a week away.

So, for the next week we worked on any gifts we were making and then studied the Christmas catalogs that had come in the mail.

What a long wait it seemed!

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Public decries sales tax hike plan

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — About 100 people attended a special meeting of the Warren County Board of Supervisors convened Dec. 10 to consider a proposed sales tax hike, and every citizen stepping to the microphone but one voiced objection to the measure, which was endorsed in concept last week by the board.

More than a dozen speakers attacked the proposed raise in sales tax from 7 to 8 percent, calling for further cuts in county programs.

The show of indignation over a sales tax increase prompted the board to set an additional budget-cutting meeting for Tuesday, and at that six-hour meeting, a variety of reductions were made totaling about $700,000, county officials said late Tuesday.

Among the concepts discussed, they said, were privatizing either or both the county airport and the county’s Countryside Adult Home, and selling the county’s share of Gaslight Village.

They also talked about lowering their own pay, as well as the county’s non-union employees, by 5 percent. The latter idea failed because it would create a disparity between those workers and CSEA union employees which have so far refused to reopen contract negotiations and reduce a pending pay increase.

The supervisors voted to not include anticipated revenue for the proposed sales tax hike in their 2010 budget, which is still under development. A state deadline of Dec. 20 is looming for the spending plan, which as of late Tuesday, called for a 7.6 percent increase in taxes to be raised.

Dec. 10, the public took potshots, one after another, at the idea of a sales tax increase.

The outcry prompted retraction of a motion to pursue the 1 percent sales tax hike and dedicate it to reducing property taxes and restore the county's depleted financial reserves.

George Weinschenk of Lake George blasted the board for constructing various buildings and undertaking projects like the county railroad, county airport, fish hatchery, development of Gaslight Village. He suggested that the supervisors fight state mandates, and demand concessions from the unions, including mandatory furloughs for employees, and make cuts to health care and pension benefits of county employees.

“You never saw a project you didn't like, now you're at the bottom of the barrel,” he said.

Connie Harrington of Queensbury, suggested cutting money to the Southern Adirondack library system, mandating lower heat in Crandall Library, cutting Early Intervention programs (mandated by the state), not paying for underprivileged children to go to 4-H Camp, and ditching the senior nutrition program, which has a budget allocation of $804,000.

“People drive up in a Cadillac to get their roast beef dinners,” she said, noting the cost per meal was $9 including the volunteer expenses.

Gary Flescher of Queensbury offered a passionate speech about citizens lowering their expectations so county programs could be downsized.

“We need to find a different way to meet the true needs of our citizens,” he said, adding that he doubted the proposed 24-month sales tax increase would indeed be temporary.

Peter Brothers of Queensbury suggested that the county conduct an efficiency study, and compare its operations with other counties in the state. He also suggested that the supervisors eliminate their own mileage reimbursements and roll back their own benefits.

Tom Wade of Glens Falls suggested that the county declare bankruptcy.

Peter Accardi said that the supervisors should have been tougher in holding the line in granting raises to union workers. Granting annual raises of 3 to 4 percent to the unions was “ludicrous,” he said.

“It's not fair to the taxpayers who are paying those salaries,” Accardi said.

Many of the speakers suggested getting tougher in union negotiations.

Dave Klein praised the supervisors for the many cuts in spending to date, but warned about the growing tax burden.

“Upstate New York has the highest private-sector job loss and population loss in the last decade,” he said.

Klein added that public sector workers had extremely generous pensions as high as four times greater than the average in the private sector. He suggested charging a sales tax on all boats that are docked on Lake George for over 30 days, as is done in Florida.

Pat Cunningham of North Creek suggested imposing a tax on Internet sales, which he said could raise $20 million annually.

Hotelier Dave Kenny said he was concerned that the tax hike would prompt consumers to go to Saratoga to shop.

“We don't need to give them another competitive advantage,” he said.

Weinschenk warned that a sales tax hike would disproportionately hurt people on limited incomes. he said that some businesses in Lake George and Bolton had lost 50 to 75 percent of their sales in the last two years, and not to plan for the sales tax revenues to stay robust.

Jim Barrett said the expenditures around the county had been excessive, and the $400,000 fire trucks and multi-million-dollar fire houses were way out of line.

“Show some boldness and stop this spending,” he said.

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Area children, teens and adults all enjoyed the family-oriented activities offered at the ‘Christmas in Brant Lake’ celebration held Dec. 6 in the Horicon Town Hall. Children created holiday decorations and gifts, frosted cookies, and greeted Santa and Mrs. Claus.

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ADIRONDACK JOURNAL - 13

County officials decry late state payments State’s cash crunch pinching budgets ALBANY — Meeting with Gov. Paterson and other top state officials, county executives from across the state expressed their dismay this last week over unfunded mandates and lagging reimbursements by the state.

Also, they voiced concern about the additional financial burden to local taxpayers of ever more state program expenses being shifted to local municipalities.

The local officials met with Paterson and Lt. Governor Richard Ravitch as they convened in Albany for the annual meeting of the New York State County Executives Association.

Compounding their concern this week was Gov. David Paterson’s executive order that 10 percent of pending state aid payments to schools and local governments, a total of $750 million, would be delayed due to a state cash shortfall.

Estimating that the state would fall $1 billion short of the sum needed to pay bills due this past Tuesday, Paterson

blamed the need to delay payments on the Legislature's failure to cut spending to schools and health care.

At their recent meeting, the executives talked about the need to make dramatic structural differences in order to realign the state’s programs and services delivered at the county level — a system that has driven New York’s property taxes to be among the highest in the nation, according to Orange County Executive Ed Diana, president of the County Executives Association.

The local municipal officials voiced concern with the potential that the state’s payments for local programs and services are delayed by the Governor in order to keep the state from running out of cash. The areas that would be affected by delayed payment include public health, mental health, social programs, transportation projects and public safety.

“Most of our counties do not have the reserves to absorb delayed or denied state reimbursement. In some cases they would have to borrow for short term to keep their budgets balanced for the remainder of the fiscal year,” said Diana.

This past January, Warren County borrowed several million dollars because state reimbursements were over two months late.

Warren County Treasurer Frank O’Keefe has warned county supervisors that payments are likely to be just as tardy this coming January, if not worse, than in 2009.

This week, Gov. Paterson announced he was withholding 10 percent of reimbursements to municipalities and school districts for various programs, many of them mandated Monday, county officials discussed options they might have to undertake in response to the late reimbursements, whether it was planning for more borrowing, or reducing the services for which the payments were being withheld.

Tuesday some county Supervisors suggested cutting programs regardless of their mandated status — because the state was withholding and delaying payments.

County Attorney Paul Dusek warned that such action might be contrary to state law.

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REGION • ADIRONDACK JOURNAL - 15

Deputies’ union agrees to delay pay hike

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — Warren County has struck a deal with the county sheriff's patrol officers union that calls for a sixmonth delay in a pending pay raise.

Leaders of the Police Benefit Association have agreed to amend their existing work contract that calls for a 3.5 percent raise beginning Jan. 1, changing it to start the raise instead on July 1, county Attorney Paul Dusek announced Thursday shortly before noon.

The union represents about 50 patrol officers, sergeants and investigators.

The delay in the scheduled pay increase is in exchange for the county not laying off or firing any more union members, Dusek said.

The agreement does not prevent eliminating jobs due to attrition or retirements, he said.

County Board of Supervisors Chairman Fred Monroe said the deal will save Warren County taxpayers about $100,000.

The PBA contract, effective through Dec. 31, 2011, calls for an 3.5 percent increase beginning Jan. 1, 2010 and another on Jan. 1, 2011.

The PBA union does not include jail guards, dispatchers and support staff which are represented by the Sheriff's Employees Alliance. Negotiations are ongoing with that union as well as others, seeking concessions that reflect the reali-

ty of the sluggish economy, Monroe said.

The agreement is subject to the approval of the full county Board of Supervisors, and it may be endorsed by the full board as soon as Thursday evening, Monroe said.

Other unions in the county have so far refused to reopen their work contractrs for re-negotiating pending raises or benefits, county Budget Officer Kevin Geraghty said Tuesday.

Among those resisting any negotiations is the Civil Service Employees Association. Delaying or scrapping a pending two-stage 7 percent pay increase over two years could reduce the county’s $3 million budget gap substantially, county officials said this week.

County boosts motor vehicle registration costs

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — In several months, Warren County residents seeking to register their vehicles will most likely have to pay a new surcharge.

In an effort to close a looming budget gap, Warren County supervisors approved a new surcharge on all motor vehicle registrations for county residents.

This new Vehicle Use Fee will cost residents registering passenger vehicles an extra $5 per year, and for those registering

commercial vehicles — which includes trucks over minimal weight limits — an extra $10 per year.

And since registrations are routinely issued for a two-year period, getting new or renewed vehicle registrations will cost $10 to $20 more per registration transaction.

County Clerk Pam Vogel said this week she wasn’t in favor of the new fee, but she suggested it to county supervisors at their request to help raise revenues to close a pending 2010 budget gap of more than $3 million.

The new fee, she said, should bring

$300,000 to $400,000 annually into the county coffers.

“I don’t personally support a fee increase, but I had an obligation to inform the board of supervisors about it,” she said, adding that about two-thirds of all counties in the state impose the fee. Most counties, she said, dedicate the revenue to road improvements.

Neighboring municipalities of Essex and Washington counties now charge the Vehicle Use Fee, she said.

She said the new fee would be collected no matter where Warren County residents registered their vehicles, whether it was in an

office in another county, or by mail or on the Internet.

Voting against the fee were most of the supervisors from rural towns in the county.

Several of these supervisors said the new fee, as it applies one rate to all vehicles, regardless of age, value or purchase price, would penalize those on modest income.

Voting against the increase were Chester Supervisor Fred Monroe, Thurman Supervisor Red Pitkin, Warrensburg Supervisor Kevin Geraghty, Horicon Supervisor Ralph Bentley, and Lake Luzerne Supervisor Gene Merlino.

Gore management lobbies for hydropower funding

By Jon Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com NORTH CREEK — Management at the state-owned Gore Mountain Ski Center petitioned Congressman Scott Murphy for funding while he visited the facility Monday.

According to Murphy, officials want to study the potential of constructing a hydropower facility on the mountain.

Murphy told the News Enterprise that the $20,000 funding request will be taken by his staff to Washington and placed in the pipeline for federal monies.

“They are interested in exploring potentially generating generating some hydropower from the runoff on the mountain,” Murphy said. “In the spring and summer they have a lot of water up in the reservoir.”

According to Gore officials, during the winter, the mountain pumps water from the

near-by Hudson River to the summit where it is stored in a reservoir until it is needed for snow making operations.

In the warmer months, the reservoir often sits full from rain and snowmelt and mountain officials believe that it could be gravityfed down the hill, turning a turbine and creating electricity.

“It could be good for everybody. That’s good green energy that may be possibly accessible,” he said. “Obviously, we would have to think it through and be aware of any issues that might arise from the fact it would be in the park.”

The electricity could then go back into the grid, or power much of the mountain’s summer operations.

Murphy said that special consideration may have to be given to the project because of its location within the Adirondack Park.

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Burgher wrestlers fare well in Duanesburg

High school basketball wrapup 18 points and Junior Dominique Jean Servelli with 11. Senior Meredith Chamberliain and Junior Alana Peterson added 8 apiece, and Senior Montana Reilly contributed 6.

Bolton’s Junior Varsity squad won their game in overtime.

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Showing early season promise Saturday, the Burgher wrestling team pummeled South Glens Falls 65-24 and nearly defeated the far-larger suburban Albany school district Guilderland Central during the Duanesburg Invitational Tournament. Guilderland edged out Warrensburg 40-36.

In the five-way meet, several Burgher wrestlers were standouts.

Leading the charge was seventh-grade sensation Aiden Szabo at 96 pounds who won four of 5 matches including a first-round pin against his Guilderland opponent.

Freshman Beecher Baker tallied 5-0 at 103 pounds at the tournament, bouncing back from a 0-4 start for the season.

Experienced Senior Donovan Santisteban won four of five matches at 119.

Senior Cole Tennant, considered a rising Burgher star, battled for a 4-1 tournament tally at 152 pounds, and Kendall Converse had an equal success at 189 pounds, lifting his impressive season record to 7-2.

Next up for Warrensburg this week was Schuylerville on Tuesday, followed by a tournament in Granville featuring 13 teams area teams. Monday, Burgher Coach Mark Trapasso predicted that the Burghers would be one of the several top teams at the mass meet.

Warrensburg wrestlers show promise for 2009-10 season

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Despite the Warrensburg wrestling team being edged out by their Granville opponent in a 4442 loss Dec. 10, several of the squad members demonstrated their prowess and promise for the Burghers’ long 2008-09 season.

At 96 pounds, seventh grader Aiden Szabo showed his skills in securing a quick 52-second pin in his first varsity home match.

“This was a good way to start off,” Coach Mark Trapasso said, noting that Szabo placed third in his weight class in the Saranac tourney the prior weekend, At 112 pounds, experienced and strong wrestler Jon Vaisey powered his way to a pin in 1:28 over Granville’s Jesse Owens.

At 119 pounds, crowd favorite Abby Roth pinned her opponent in 1:04. Unfortunately, she was sidelined for several recent matches due to an injury sustained last week.

At 152 pounds, Cole Tennant wasted no time in pinning his Granville opponent. Tennant drove in and threw his Granville foe on his back in only 27 seconds. Tennant was the champion in his weight class at the Saranac tournament last weekend, which follows his 2008-09 tradition of racking up tournament victories.

Burghers Lucas Nelsen and Jeremy Barber won by forfeits at 160 and 171 pounds respectively, and Kendall Converse, enjoying a winning season record at 189, pinned Granville’s Charles Kruger in 5 minutes by outlasting him.

Tough conditioning, Trapasso said, is key to Converse’s success so far this year.

SATURDAY December 19, 2009

Fort Edward 50 Warrensburg 8 WARRENSBURG -- Burgher defense had a hard time containing the hot playmaking of Fort Edward in this Adirondack League loss Dec. 11. The undefeated Forts began their game with a 17-1 first-quarter margin and cruised through an 18-0 third stanza later on.

The Burgher Junior Varsity squad, however, won their game.

Lake George 57 Hartford 34 LAKE GEORGE -- Junior Brittany Baker showed her offensive prowess Dec. 11 in leading her disciplined, talented team with 15 points to a 57-34 victory over Hartford. Her scoring attack included three 3-pointers.

Sara Anderson not only aided 14 with points, but led the Warrior defense with four blocks and six steals as Lake George began its campaign to defend its 2008-09 Adirondack League title.

Junior Kelly Flaherty added 12 points for the Warriors, Followed

by Junior Caroline Murphy with 9.

Lake George exerted control over the lane, forcing Hartford to take shots from the outside. Tanager Olivia Parrott scored three 3-pointers from the exterior.

The Warriors Junior Varsity squad also was victorious.

Bolton Central senior Matt Smith eyes his teammates across the court for an opportunity to dump the ball after getting trapped by Crown Point Center John Budwick who scored a game-high 23 points in this matchup Dec. 11 between the two high schools. Bolton lost the game 38 to 49.

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Boys Basketball Lake George 47, Mechanicville 52 MECHANICVILLE — Lake George let a halftime lead of 2623 slip away in this Dec. 14 non-league loss. Junior Center Matt McGowan, 6’6”, scored 14 points in the game. Adding points were Warriors Alex Hladik with 8 points, J.D. Jenkins with six, followed by Jeff Maldonado, Cameron Dorman and Chambers with 5 apiece.

Bolton 44, Westport 70 BOLTON LANDING — Bolton shooting sensation Dom Pfau continued his incredible long-distance scoring streak with four three-pointers, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the powerful offense of Westport, which came roaring back from a 24-19 deficit Dec. 14 to win this league showdown 70-44. In the third quarter alone, Westport sank 26 points.

Top scorers for Bolton include Pfau with 18 points, Matthew Smith with 11 and Mitchell Jordan with nine.

Bolton’s Junior Varsity squad won their game.

Bolton 38 Crown Point 49 BOLTON LANDING -- The Bolton Eagles’ defense had trouble shutting down the shooting of Crown Point center John Budwick who scored a game-high 23 point in this league loss Dec. 11. Dominic Pfau led Bolton with 11 points, followed by Matt Smith and BIll Smith with 7 each and Tyler Calzada with 6.

Lake George 56, Hartford 29 HARTFORD -- The Lake George Warriors overpowered Hartford 34-6 in the first half on their way to this 56-29 Adirondack League victory Dec. 11. Versatile center Matt McGowan led the Lake George Warriors with 19 points.

Among those adding points were Senior Kyle Burden with 8, Junior Matt Stover and Sophomore Aaron Chambers with 7 each, and Senior Chris Kosz with 6.

Burden and Chambers hit one 3-point goal apiece.

Argyle 46 North Warren 34 CHESTERTOWN -- The North Warren Cougars’ defense slacked off in the second quarter, allowing Argyle to win 46-34 in this Dec. 11 League matchup. Sophomore sensation Kiera Warner led North Warren with 12 points followed by Senior Katherine Andonucci with 10, and Sophomore Cassie Maday with 5. Senior Kelsey Hamblin was tough on the boards with 10 rebounds. North Warren’s Junior Varsity won, demonstrating again to their coach Larry Warner that the future is very bright for girls Varsity basketball in the coming years.

Bolton 41 Crown Point 31 CROWN POINT -- Rebounding from a first-half deficit, Bolton’s strong defense got into gear and contained Crown Point’s shooting to earn this league victory Dec. 10.

Crown Point’s defense was unable to contain Senior Eagle Danielle St. Amour who set the pace with a game-high 16 points, followed by Junior Alana Peterson with 8 points — which included 2 three-pointers — and Dominique Jean Servelli with 7.

Charlotte Caldwell and Montana Reilly showed off their defensive skills with seven steals each.

Hadley-Luzerne 44 Warrensburg 24 LAKE LUZERNE -- Lack of Burgher rebounding power combined with Hadley-Luzerne’s snappy passing and effective transition game contributed to Warrensburg’s 44-24 loss Dec. 8. Warrensburg’s aggressive Sophomore Guard Jaci O’Brien led the Burger team with seven points. Senior Forward Kaitlin May added six. The Burgher Junior Varsity squad lost by a mere onepoint margin.

Corinth 42 North Warren 28 NORTH WARREN -- The Cougars had a tough time getting their offense in gear for this 42-28 loss Dec. 8 to a balanced Corinth team.

Senior Kelsey Hamblin led North Warren with seven points, followed by classmate Katherine Andonucci and Sophomore Kiera Warner with 6 apiece and Sophomore Cassie Mayday with 5 — including a three pointer — in this league opener.

Argyle 59 North Warren 30 ARGYLE -- North Warren had a difficult time defending against the powerful offense of Argyle, which included Brian Humiston, son of the North Warren’s coach Jason Humiston. Argyle’s effort was aided by an impressive 14-for-15 tally from the free-throw line.

Argyle established a 20-2 lead in the first quarter, setting the pace for the game. They contained the offense virtually to one player, Junior Forward Joe Aiken, who scored 16 points — including two 3-pointers — for North Warren, but Aiken’s teammates were limited to 4 or fewer.

Fort Edward 44 Warrensburg 35 FORT EDWARD -- Warrensburg enjoyed a 22-17 halftime lead, but was buried in a 20-point offensive attack in the fourth quarter to lose this Dec. 11 league opener.

Burgher Senior Brendan Frye led his team with 13 points, followed by Junior Ryan Belden and Senior Mike Perrone with 8 apiece.

Girls Basketball Under pressure from a Hadley-Luzerne defender, Warrensburg Central sophomore Tessa Acuna looks toward launching a pass during a game Dec. 8 that the Eagles won 44-24.

Photo by Thom Randall

Bolton 57, Johnsburg 26 JOHNSBURG — With an inspired offensive attack, the Eagles charged to an early 37-10 lead, then cruising to a decisive victory Dec. 14. Leading the way were Senior Danielle St. Amour with

Bolton Central senior Montana Reilly, guarded by Crown Point’s Marissa Titus, takes a look at the basket before taking a shot during a game Dec. 10 between the two teams. Bolton won the matchup 41 to 31.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

SATURDAY December 19, 2009

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Grannis vows to defy APA decision on Lows Lake A

fter the Adirondack Park Agency voted in October to correct a previously, bungled decision to classify both the lake water and lake bottom of Lows Lake as wilderness, DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis decided to turn the other cheek.

During their September meeting, the APA Board of Commissioners had voted to classify the lands, waters and lake bottom of Lows Lake-Bog River Flow with a wilderness designation by a close 6-4 vote.

The ruling was intended to incorporate most of the waters and the lakebed of Lows Lake/Bog River Flow into the adjacent Five Ponds Wilderness Area. The remainder of the lake was to be classified Primitive, a less restrictive designation that nonetheless prohibits motorized uses.

Following an uproar from local government leaders, combined with the fact that the tenure of one of the APA ‘s state designated commissioners term had expired, a revote was scheduled for the Agency’s October meeting.

In the October revote, three of the state agency designees, including Betsy Lowe, DEC Region 5 director, reversed the decision with a 7-4 vote.

The reversal infuriated several environmental advocacy groups who felt the decision betrayed the facts. Almost immediately, there were rumblings of a potential lawsuit to preserve the protection of the park’s “Finest Canoe Route.”

In the most recent action concerning the Lows Lake classification process, DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis sent a letter to Adirondack Mountain Club Executive Director Neil Woodworth stating that: “Effective immediately, the department will manage Lows Lake as a wilderness lake, subject only to existing riparian rights and the limited floatplane access recently provided for.”

Under the threat of potential lawsuit, Commissioner Grannis wrote in the letter to Woodworth: “I am writing to reconfirm the department’s commitment to establishing a wilderness canoe route through Lows Lake as called for in the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan.”

Despite the APA Board’s decision, it appears that the DEC commissioner is taking it upon himself to administer Lows Lake under a wilderness classification – even though, based on the APA’s most recent vote, the commissioner ’s promise is not a legally binding agreement.

Grannis told WNBZ Radio that it is the agency’s duty to classify all recently acquired lands and that the State Land Master Plan allows for waters to be included in classification packages.

However, the commissioners statement is in direct conflict with 7-4 decision handed down by the APA’s Board of Commissioners.

DEC Commissioner Grannis further promised in a letter to Woodworth that: “Effective immediately, the department will manage Lows Lake as a wilderness lake, subject only to existing riparian rights and the limited floatplane access recently provided for. I am writing to reconfirm the department’s commitment to establishing a wilderness canoe route through Lows.”

Lows Lake was created when Gus Low created two large dams on the Bog River in the late 1800’s. The dams were rebuilt by the state in the 1980’s. The region contains several private tracts on the lake for which grandfathered ri-

Thursday Dec. 17

Tuesday Dec. 29

BOLTON LANDING — Christmas concert with Mark Perry and Bonnie Donnelly, 7 p.m. at Bolton Free Library.

QUEENSBURY — Holiday Concert, Adirondack Community College Chorus, 7:30 p.m. in ACC Theater, Free.

GLENS FALLS — Holiday Concert, Lake George Community Band, 8 p.m. at Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St. Holiday & seasonal selections. $. 222-1302 or www.lakegeorgecommunityband.com

NORTH CREEK — Potsdam Brass Quintet, concert at Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main St. Quintet-in-residence at The Crane School of Music. 251-3751 or www.upperhudsonmusic.org

Thursday Dec. 31

Friday Dec. 18

Thursday-Friday Dec. 31- Jan. 1

NORTH CREEK — Teenagers Only Holiday Dance, 7-10 p.m. at Tannery Pond Community Center, Main St. Free. 251-2212

Friday-Sunday Dec. 18-20 GLENS FALLS — “Santa’s List,” family holiday play at the Charles R. Wood Theater. Performances, including local actors are: Friday, Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., 4 & 8 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m. $. 798-9663 or www.woodtheater.org.

Saturday Dec. 19 BOLTON — Christmas Bird Count - 2009. Observe birds in the Bolton Landing, southern Lake George areas. Audubon Society sponsors. Part of nation-wide bird count. Call 644-9673 for details and to register, $. www.noncommercial.org/audubon/CBC_Report.html NORTH CREEK — “Lumberjack Log Jam” freestyle ski competitions, Gore Mtn. Ski Center. Show off your moves! Freestyle ski & snowboard contests. Prizes. 251-2411 or |www.goremountain.com LAKE LUZERNE — Family Country Christmas Show featuring The Bluebillies, 2:30 p.m. at Hadley-Luzerne Library, Main St. Family musical entertainment, visit by Santa Claus. Free. Details: 696-3423

Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 19-23 QUEENSBURY — “Holiday in the Park” fest at Great Escape. Winter wonderland, family fun, rides, holiday-themed shows, carolers & lights, sledding hill, ice skating & holiday treats. $. www.sixflags.com/greatescape or 792-3500.

Sunday Dec. 20 GLENS FALLS — Family Discovery Day — Impressionist Landscapes, 1-3 p.m. at The Hyde Collection, Warren St. Short tour, create your own masterpiece. Free. 792-1761 ext. 17 or www.hydecollection.org GLENS FALLS — The Messiah Sing-Along, 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 400 Glen St. Join the chorus or just listen. K. Bryan Kirk, organist; Penny Schiek, conductor. Singers register at 793-2521. $. www.fpcgf.org

Thursday Dec. 24 BOLTON LANDING — Christmas Eve Service, 6 p.m., Solid Rock Assembly of God church, 12 Church Hill Rd. Refreshments served at reception after service, all welcome.

Friday Dec. 25 LAKE GEORGE — Share Christmas dinner with friends, 3:45 p.m. at Caldwell Presbyterian Church. Alone or with only a few for this consummate holiday? Join the festive dinner, free of charge, at the church located at 71 Montcalm St. Call 668-2613 for reservations. Transportation is available.

GLENS FALLS — New Year’s Eve Party, 6-8 p.m. at Glens Falls YMCA, 600 Glen St., free. Bounce houses, crafts, games, swimming, refreshments. www.glensfallsymca.org GLENS FALLS — “White Christmas,” Play by St. Mary's-St. Alphonsus Players, Mickey Luce Production, 7 p.m. both days at Charles R. Wood Theater, Glen St. $. 798-9663 or www.woodtheater.org.

Friday Jan. 1 LAKE GEORGE — First Day Celebration includes Polar Plunge at 2 p.m. with hundreds of brave swimmers. Other family activities, based in Shepard Park. Registration for Plunge starts at 10:30 a.m. at Duffy’s Tavern. Commemorative long-sleeve T-shirt with $10 donation. Polar Plunge Party at Duffy’s, 2:30 p.m. with Jonathan Newell Band Details: 668-5323, 240-0809, or: www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com LAKE GEORGE — Frostbite Jaunt on Lake George, Shoreline Cruise, 2 Kurosaka Lane. 668-4644 or www.lakegeorgeshoreline.com NORTH CREEK — New Year's Day Tubing Party, Gore Mountain Ski Resort. Skiing, boarding, tubing, food and fun. 251-2411 or www.goremountain.com

Saturday Jan. 2 NORTH CREEK — “Snow Won't Stop Us” mountain bike slalom, Gore Mtn. Ski Resort. Mountain bikers take to the snow in this exciting, goofy downhill race. Fun for participants and spectators. 251-2411 or www.goremountain.com

Wednesday Jan. 6 GLENS FALLS — “Art a la Carte for Adults,” Session on History of Art, 11:50 a.m.- 1 p.m. at The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St. Bring a bag lunch. Registration required. $.

Ongoing QUEENSBURY — “Holiday in the Park,” weekends at The Great Escape. Family fun, rides, holiday-themed shows, carolers & lights, sledding hill, ice skating. $. Details: www.sixflags.com/greatescape or 792-3500.

BOLTON LANDING - Henriette's Attic, thrift shop at Church of St. Sacrement, open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Donations welcome.

CHESTERTOWN — Town Youth Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month, public invited. Call Nicole at 494-7725 for details.

CHESTERTOWN—North Country Caregivers Support Group meets the 2nd Tuesdays of the month at the Chester-Horicon Health Center at 6:15 p.m. For details, call 251-2581.

CHESTERTOWN — Chess Club meets every Saturday at the Chester Library from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All levels, all ages welcome.

Free chess lessons.

CHESTERTOWN — Chester Library Board of Trustees meets at

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Submerged stumps in the flowed lands of Lows Lake offer evidence of the dams that were established on the Bog River for industrial purposes. Such signs of man's intrusion are incongruous with a wilderness designation, despite DEC Commissioner Grannis' stated intention to manage the region as such. parian rights continue to allow motorized use. By no means, does the region’s character remain consistent with wilderness standards.

Motor vehicles are still used to access a Boy Scout Reservation on the lake via a dirt road that circumscribes mile of shoreline. The in holdings, with their motorized traffic, combined with the numerous man-made structures are inconsistent with a wilderness designation.

The banning of floatplane use on Lows Lake was accomplished when the Adirondack Mountain Club sued the DEC for allowing their continued use on the popular paddling route.

The float plane ban was driven by paddler ’s complaints that the noise caused by the roar of the float plane’s takeoffs was ruining the peace and solitude of their “wilderness experience.”

Although floatplanes have serviced the region for decades, providing access for numerous visitors, the state never solicited comments from users of this service in the process of making the decision to reclassify the region.

Trips into Lows Lake have been described as vital to the survival of the two remaining floatplane operators in the park.

However, the current land use management plan will eliminate floatplane access on Jan. 1, 2012. With limited access into a comparable fishery, the ban will likely signal the death knell for the only two surviving floatplane services left in the park. It will be the end of an era, as paddlers replace sportsmen as the primary visitors to the region.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net

6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in the library at the Municipal Center, Main St. Public welcome. Call 494-5384 for details.

CHESTERTOWN—Story Time and Sing-A-Long with Wendy at the Chester Library every Friday at 11 a.m.

CHESTERTOWN — Not only great books and resources, but exhibits at Chester Public Library, Chester Municipal Center, Main St. Hours: Tues. & Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.& Thurs., 1 p.m.-6 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Details: www.chesterlibrary.org or 494-5384.

LAKE GEORGE — Book Discussion Group meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Caldwell Lake George Library.

LAKE GEORGE — Open mic with all-you-can-eat pizza, socializing,Thursdays at Pizza Jerks, 59 Iroquois St. STONY CREEK — Monthly meeting, Stony Creek Library Board of Trustees, 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, at the library.

STONY CREEK — Yoga classes at 213 Hadley Road, Tuesday, 67:30 p.m., Friday 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday 9-10:30 a.m. 696-2261 THURMAN — Alcohol and substance abuse help available: AA meetings are held 8 p.m. Thursday nights at the town hall, public welcome, all ages invited.

THURMAN —Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 at the Thurman Town Hall. All welcome. Call Jane at 696-2766 for more information.

GLENS FALLS — Progressive Film Forum, 7 p.m. Friday nights at Rock Hill Café, 19 Exchange St. Free. Stimulate your cerebral cells with a thought-provoking film. Details: 361-6278.

CHESTERTOWN — Upper Hudson Watercolor Society exhibit at Chester Public Library, town Municipal Center, Main St. Tues. & Sat.: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed. & Thurs.: 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Fri.: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., free.

Through Dec. 30. www.chesterlibrary.org or 494-5384.

GLENS FALLS — Grief Support Group, 5 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday and third Wednesday of each month at the Church of the Messiah Parish, 296 Glen St. No fee nor registration needed. Contact Erika at High Peaks Hospice, 743-1672, for details.

GLENS FALLS — LARAC Holiday Shop, Lapham Gallery, 7 Lapham Pl. Original art, fine crafts, regional artists. Discerning holiday shopping. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Dec. 24. 798-1144 or www.larac.org.

QUEENSBURY — “Holiday in the Park,” weekends at The Great Escape. Family fun, rides, holiday-themed shows, carolers & lights, sledding hill, ice skating. $. Details: www.sixflags.com/greatescape or 792-3500.

GLENS FALLS — “Great River of the Mountains,” exhibit at Crandall Library, Glen St. Croswell Bowen, Carl Carmer & Margaret Bourke-White 70 years ago on the Upper Hudson.www.crandalllibrary.org GLENS FALLS — Exhibit of functional pottery at Tom Myott Gallery, with Thaddeus Powers & guest sculptors. Shirt Factory Artists Studios, 71 Lawrence St. www.tmyottart.com or 798-8431. Variety of unique functional pottery. Thurs.-Sat. 12-7 p.m. or by appt.

LAKE GEORGE — Watercolor Miniatures exhibit at Adirondack Mountain Club headquarters, 824 Goggins Rd., off Northway Exit 21.

Work by Upper Hudson Valley Watercolor Society. Mon.-Sat., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., free. www.adk.org or 668-4447.

CHESTERTOWN — Upper Hudson Watercolor Society exhibit at Chester Public Library, town Municipal Center, Main St. Tues. & Sat.: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed. & Thurs.: 1 p.m.-6 p.m., Fri.: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., free.

Through Dec. 30. www.chesterlibrary.org or 494-5384.

GLENS FALLS — Nature's Impressions of Light & Form, exhibit at bjsartworks Gallery, Shirt Factory Artists Studios , 71 Lawrence St. Works by photographer Tom Chesnut. Functional art by Phil Charte.

Tues.-Sat., noon-6 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. 793-9350 or www.bjsartworks.com.

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WARRENSBURG — A Lake George man faces felony charges after he kicked at a rear window of a patrol car while he was being transported to police headquarters, then kicked the legs of a patrol officer who attempted to restrain him.

On Dec. 11 at about 9:22 p.m., 40 year old Vincent J. Rathbun of Truesdale Hill Rd. in Lake George was arrested for driving while intoxicated on River Street in Warrensburg, county Sheriff ’s officers said Tuesday.

Rathbun was taken into custody and was being transported to the Warren County Sheriff ’s Office to be processed by Sheriff ’s officer Scott Phillips. During the transport Rathbun began to kick the rear window of the patrol vehicle which caused damage to the vehicle, authorities said.

Phillips stopped the patrol car at the intersection of Diamond Point Mountain Rd. and state Route 9 and attempted to restrain Rathbun so that he would not hurt

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Paterson is calling the Tier V law the most significant attempt at reining in statewide property taxes in decades.

Vincent J. Rathbun himself or further damage the police car. When the door was opened, Rathbun charged at Phillips and kicked him in the legs.

Phillips sustained bruises to his legs, but he didn’t require any treatment. Rathbun was transported to Glens Falls Hospital for evaluation and was later released.

Rathbun was arrested on a felony charge of second-de-

gree Attempted Assault, and the Misdemeanors of Driving While Intoxicated, first-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Resisting Arrest, and a violation of fourth degree Criminal Mischief.

Rathbun was released on bail to appear in Court at a later date. Phillips and was assisted by other county Sheriff ’s officers and the state Police.

According to the Budget Office, Essex County stands to save $14.2 million over the next 30 years, and Hamilton County, $3.1 million.

North Warren Central School District taxpayers are expected to save $5.7

million, and the town of Horicon, $407,847. The town of Lake George is expected to save $1.1 million, and the village of Lake George, $568,000.

Taxpayers in the Johnsburg Central School District are projected to save $4 million, and town residents, $574,477.

Local state Sen. Betty Little, who has been calling for local municipal relief for years, supported the measure and Thursday she applauded Paterson's efforts.

“This is a sensible and necessary change,” Little said. “The impact is twofold, saving taxpayers an estimated $35 billion over the next 30 years while ensuring that the pension system remains solvent in the future.”

New York State Association of Towns Executive Director Jeff Haber said that the Tier V reform is a “huge step” in easing the burden on local governments, which are faced with skyrocketing retirement and medical insurance costs.

“The Association of Towns applauds Governor Paterson’s actions in proposing and enacting Tier V. For the first time in decades, legislation could actually reduce current local pension bills, and will definitely provide significant long-term savings and property tax relief,” Haber said.

The association is often critical of the state for overburdening local governments with costly mandates.

The legislation also tightens the reins on teacher ’s pensions, raising the retirement age two years to 57 and increasing the personal contribution from 3 to 3.5 percent.

The Tier V legislation excludes municipal employees in New York City.

The largest municipal savings will surface once the current generation of public employees has retired and they are replaced by employees who are subject the new system.

CHURCH SERVICES

CHURCH LISTINGS - The Adirondack Journal provides this church directory as a courtesy to our readers and visitors to our area. Any changes or additions can be made by calling 873-6368.

BOLTON

Emmanuel United Methodist ChurchSunday Winter Service at 10 a.m. 644-9962.

Rev. Myron Ducharme, Pastor First Baptist Church(A.B.C. Affiliated) Sunday School at 9 a.m.

Morning Worship at 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study & Prayer. For information, call 6449103. Rev. Edward Blanchard.

Solid Rock Christian Worship Center Assembly of GodAdult Sunday Services 11 a.m. Children’s church also at 11 a.m. downstairs. Adult Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. downstairs. Bible study Wednesday at 6 p.m. with Sister Dale. Pastor Skip Hults and Sister Dale. 6442412.

Episcopal Church of Saint Sacrament, Bolton LandingSat. Evening Mass 5 p.m.; Sun. Eucherist 10 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.; Bible Study 11:45 a.m.; Wed. Mass 10 a.m. Father Jim Loughren. 644-9613 Blessed Sacrament Catholic ChurchGoodman Avenue. Sunday Mass 10:45 a.m.; Rosary and Novena 9 a.m. Tuesday; Communion Service 9 a.m. Thursday and Saturday. Parish Life Director Kathleen Sousa 644-3861.

BRANT LAKE

Adirondack Missions of the Episcopal Church494-3314 - Fr. Robert Limpert, Fr. Michael Webber, Fr. Dennis Pressley.

St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchSunday Eucharist 9 a.m. (see Adirondack Mission, above).

Brant Lake WesleyanMorning worship 9 a.m., Fellowship 10-10:30 a.m., Sunday school 10:30-11:15 a.m. 494-2816.

Horicon Baptist ChurchSunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening 6 a.m., Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m. 494-2584.

CHESTER

Community United Methodist Church Sunday morning worship 11 a.m.; Rev. Sharon Sauer 494-2517.

Faith Bible Church Sunday school (all ages) - 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10:15 a.m., Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Call for information - 4947183 - Website: www.faithbiblechurchny.com Good Shepherd Episcopal ChurchSunday Eucharist 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Eucharist 10 a.m. (See Adirondack Missions, Brant Lake).

St. Isaac Jogues/St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic ChurchRiverside Drive & Church Street. Saturday Vigil at 4 p.m. till March 27, 2010; Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. till May 23, 2010. Pastor Rev. John O’Kane.

518-494-5229 Town of Chester Northway Community Fellowship A Wesleyan Church, Route 8, Chestertown: Sunday Service 11 a.m., Youth and Children’s Programs available. Pastor James Swanson, 518-695-3766

GLENS FALLS

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Glens Falls21 Weeks Rd., off Rt. 9 in Queensbury. Sunday service 10 a.m. Coffee hr. follows service. Rev. Dr. Deane Perkins, minister. (handicapped accessible, welcoming congregation) 793-1468. Web site: HYPERLINK http://www.glensfallsuu.com.

JOHNSBURG

RW Johnsburg United Methodist ChurchPastor Jackie Mueller - 515-251-2482.

South Johnsburgh Rd., Johnsburg. Worship Service Sunday 9 a.m.; Bible Study - Mondays @ 6 p.m. info: 518-251-3371

LAKE GEORGE

NORTH CREEK

Bay Road Presbyterian Church 1167 Bay Road (near intersection of Bay & Rt. 149).

Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m.; Sung Lee, Pastor.

Church school during worship. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour following worship, all are welcome. 793-8541. www.bayroadchurch.com Caldwell Presbyterian Church71 Montcalm St., Lake George 12845. Rev. Shirley Mosholder. 518-668-2613. Sunday Service at 10 a.m. Food Pantry Distribution 2nd Friday of month. Website: www.caldwellpres.org.

St. James Episcopal Church Sunday services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Rev. Julie McPartlin. 668-2001.

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchMohican St., Lake George, NY 668-2046. Sat. Vigil Mass at 4 p.m., Sun. Mass at 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. through Oct. 11, 2009. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Weekday Mass: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m. (There is no Mass on Tuesday or Thursday) Father Thomas Berardi, pastor; Chapel of the Assumption (Roman Catholic)Ridge Road Route 9L, Cleverdale, NY 668-2046/ 656-9034. Mass on Sunday at 8 a.m. through October 25th. Closed in winter. Fr. Thomas Berardi, pastor.

Lakeside ChapelCleverdale: Sunday services through August at 10 a.m.

First United Methodist Church78 Montcalm Street, Lake George, N.Y. 12845, Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Rev. Meridith Vanderminden. 743-8756.

Diamond Point Community ChurchSunday Service 10 a.m. June 21-September 6, 2009.

Community Church welcoming all denominations.

Visiting ministers.

Grace Communion InternationalWorship Services held Saturdays 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. 56 Mohican St., Lake George, NY. Dennis R. Hoyt, Worship Service Facilitator. Home: 518-587-1221. Cell: 832-0660.

Please call ahead to confirm attendance.

United Methodist ChurchMain Street, North Creek across from Community Bank. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Separate story time for children. Pastor Kristi Van Patten. Call or leave a message 251-2906.

St. James Catholic ChurchMain St., North Creek. Sunday mass at 8 a.m. Sat. Vigil at 5:30 p.m. Parish Life Director: Sister Francesca Husselbeck. Sacramental Minister: Rev. John O’Kane. 518-251-2518

NORTH RIVER

United Methodist ChurchService and church school at 10 a.m. For information call 251-4071.

POTTERSVILLE

Christ Church EpiscopalSunday Eucharist 11 a.m. (See Adirondack Missions Brank Lake).

Pottersville United Methodist Church Worship 9 a.m. Rev. Sharon Sauer, 494-2517.

Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchSunday Worship and fellowship 10:30 a.m. in Faith Hall at SonRise Lutheran Ministries Conference Center, 8260 Rt. 9, Pottersville, NY. For information please call 494-7077. www.holytrinityadirondacks.com Lighthouse Baptist Church Meets at Rt. 9 (next to The Wells House Hotel).

Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 10:50 a.m., Evening Service 6:00 p.m., Mid-Week Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

STONY CREEK

Knowlhurst Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer 7 p.m.

THURMAN

Christ Community ChurchAthol: Sunday services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer meeting 7 p.m. Rev. William G. Lucia, pastor.

Thurman Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship hour 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Rev. Bob Herrmann, pastor.

Kenyontown United Methodist ChurchSunday services 11 a.m., Bible Study Wed. night at 7 p.m.

WARRENSBURG

2 Stewart Farrar Ave., Sunday School & Choir 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. with coffee hour following.

Free Methodist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship service 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday midweek prayer and Bible study 7 p.m. Rev. Richard Leonard.

Warrensburg Assembly of GodSunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; Thursday youth meeting 7 p.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 6 p.m.; Bible study 7 p.m.

Dr. Ronald Parisi. 623-2282.

The Holy Cross of WarrensburgSaturday evening mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday Eucharist & Sermon 8 & 10 a.m.; Sunday school 9 a.m.; coffee hour follows each service; Tuesday Eucharist & Healing 10 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Mass 5:30 p.m.; Thursday Eucharist 10 a.m.; Holy days as announced. Father John Cornelius, SSC. 623-3066.

Faith Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; preaching services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m.

Rev. Lee B. Call 623-4071.

First United Methodist ChurchSunday worship 10 a.m. for the summer.

St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic ChurchEucharist at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday. Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 p.m.

Saturday. Bible Study, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. & Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Parish Life Director Sister Linda Hogan CSJ & Sacramental Minister Father Paul Cox. 623-3021.

First Baptist Church3850 Main St., Worship Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school 9:45; Thursday mid-week. 7 p.m.

Ron Burdett, Interim Pastor.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s WitnessesSunday Public Talk and Watchtower starting at 9:30 a.m. and Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School and Kingdon Ministry starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday. 623-4601.

Christian Worship Center, Inc.Corner of Elm St. & Pine Tree Lane, Warrensburg.

Service at 10 a.m on Sunday. For further information 518-696-5468. Rev. Gerald (Jerry) Ellis.

Thurman - Kenyontown United Methodist ChurchWorship services every week 11 a.m.

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Carmen’s

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SATURDAY December 19, 2009

ADIRONDACK JOURNAL - 19

Obituaries

Reader’s Poll

Patricia Ann Stiles

Should Warren County boost the sales tax?

March 2, 1944 - December 9, 2009 GREENWICH — Patricia Ann Stiles, 65, a resident of Greenwich, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at her home on Old Schuylerville Rd. Born March 2, 1944 in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of the late Thurlow and Alma (Sisler) Woodcock.

For many years she had been employed with her husband in the operation of Stiles Décor. She had also been employed at Union Village Ltd in Greenwich. She was a member of the H.M. 53rd Regiment of Foot, in America, a local revolutionary reenactment group. Her enjoyments included sewing, quilting, and cooking over an open hearth.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Edward J. Stiles; brothers, Thurlow Jr., Allyn, and Kenneth Woodcock; and 1 sister, Joan Parker.

Survivors include 2 sons, Christopher Stiles and his wife Whitney of Chestertown and Russell Stiles of Charlotte, NC; 1 sister, Barbara Moses of Saratoga Springs; grandchildren, Tucker, Trevor, and David Stiles; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Services will be held at the convenience of the family and interment will be in the Old Brick Church Cemetery in the Town of Wilton.

Memorials can be made in her name to Washington County Hospice, 1 Myrtle Ave., Cambridge, NY 12816.

Local arrangements are under the direction of Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave., Schuylerville.

Online remembrances can be made at www.flynnbrosinc.com

Warren County Supervisors voted last week to request enabling state legislation to raise the sales tax from 7 percent to 8 percent. Faced with depleted financial reserves and a budget shortfall of over $3 million after eliminating more than 50 jobs and cutting $7.1 million from the spending plan, a majority of supervisors now support the increase, which would expire in two years.

Without the sales tax boost, property taxes would go up in many towns: for example 26.7 percent up in Johnsburg, and 23.2 percent up in Queensbury, 14 percent up in Warrensburg, and 23 percent higher in Lake George outside the village.

The advocates of the tax note that sales tax is voluntary, while property tax is mandatory. Also, they note that 40 percent or so of the tax is shouldered by tourists, out-ofcounty visitors or vacation homeowners, lowering the tax total for year-round residents. Also, they note that Warren County, as one of the very few to have less than 8 percent sales tax, is subsidizing people from other counties. Those opposing the tax say that it would throttle business activity, disproportionately hurt the poor — which advocates question — and will likely be made permanent.

A confirming vote to boost the tax needs to follow in the next several months. How should the supervisors vote?

• Boost the sales tax for two years as a way to lower property taxes and build a reasonable financial reserve — we need to get the county back on solid financial footing.

• Vote No on any idea of additional taxes -- we’re taxed enough already!

Cast your vote and comment online today at... www.adirondack-journal.com

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ATTORNEY Name of Attorney: Rober H. Hafner, Esq. Address of Attorney: PO Box 765, Glens Falls 12801 Telephone: 793-6611 THIS CITATION IS SERVED UPON YOU AS REQUIRED BY LAW. YOU ARE NOT OBLIGED TO APPEAR IN PERSON. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY APPEAR FOR YOU. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, IT WILL BE ASSUMED THAT YOU DO NOT OBJECT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED. AJ-12/5-12/26/09-4TC-55936 ----------------------------------------FOR SALE 1984 930 Cat Loader with 2 ? yd bucket and 4 yd light bucket.

A portable Hobart Welder Wisconsin Model VG4D. Items as-is.

Town of Chester Highway Garage, Landon Hill Rd. 4942014 Bids will be received by the Town Clerk on or before January 12, 2010 at which time they will be opened and read. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all offers.

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BLACK LEATHER motorcycle saddlebags; like new; $45.00. (518) 561-2350.

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APARTMENT FOR RENT Apartment for rent, one in Ticonderoga, one in North Hudson, References required, 518-532-0292

Be in your new home for the holidays and live rent free until 1/1/10 ( for qualified applicant only). 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available now,$480-$540 + utilities.Take a tour at www.SunshineCornerApts.com or call for appointment 518-585-6188. Downtown Ti. Brigdeport/Shoreham 1 1/2 bedroom, 1 bath log cabin, references required, rent $550-$750+utilties, call for details, security deposit negotiable w/good references 802247-3144 Chestertown Large 2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, heat and snowplowing included, laundry hookup, Available now 518-494-4551 Crown Point, 2nd floor apartment $550 plus utilities/month, includes heat, security and references required. 518-597-9207 and leave message EFFICIENCY UNITS in North Creek, NY for the working adult. Heat, hot water, cable & totally furnished. $110@week. Call 2519910.

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OLMSTEADVILLE, 1 Bedroom Small House w/garage,$500/month + Utilities, 518-2513909 TICONDEROGA 1 bedroom House, no pets/no smoking, located in Village, Washer/Dryer included, $425/mo. + utilities.

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MOBILE HOME FOR RENT FOR RENT Crown Point, New York 3 bedroom trailer, private back lot, $600/mo., references, deposit & last month required. 518597-3935

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REAL PROPERTY FOR SALE “ARIZONA LAND” Kingman, 10 acres: Spectacular hilltop views, well & power. $5,000 down, $926 monthly. ARMAGEDDON SPECIAL: One acre, $149/MO. Other properties available. www.DoneRightLand.com 928-718-1364 BIG BEAUTIFUL AZ LOTS! Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson.

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