Look Inside:
ECRWSS PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID DENTON PUBLICATIONS/ NEW MARKET PRESS
Editorial
PO Box 338 Elizabethtown NY 12932 Postal Patron
It takes more than boats to float a marina Page 4
January 24, 2015
A Denton Publication
FREE | Take One
FULL OF MEMORIES
Funiciello testifies on health care reform
This Week EDITORIAL PAGE
By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
Index OPINION
4
LETTERS
5
BRIEFS
8
CALENDAR
9
ATHOL-THURMAN
11
CLASSIFIEDS
12
PAGE 4 GLENS FALLS
Kane to instruct memoir seminar PAGE 6 POLITICS
Delila Walter, influential in the development of her hometown of Thurman in the 1900s, shares her memories in an interview conducted as she approaches her 100th birthday. The public is invited to her birthday party, to be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Jan. 31 at the Thurman town hall in Athol.
Cuomo proposes property tax breaks PAGE 12
Thurman’s Delila Walter reminisces as she nears 100 By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com THURMAN — A woman influential in Thurman’s history is attaining her 100th birthday soon, and as her relatives planned a public gathering next week to celebrate the milestone, she shared memories of her eventful life.
All area residents are invited to attend the 100th birthday party for Delila Walter, to be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Jan. 31 at the Thurman town hall in Athol. Hannah Delila Reynolds Walter, founder of the Glen-Hudson Campground, bought and sold a large number of real estate parcels over half a century in her hometown. Her work in developing land, launching businesses and rehabilitating homes played a ma-
Online
SIGN UP TODAY!
www.adirondackjournal.com
www.adirondackjournal.com/alerts/manage/
Remember to keep clicking adirondackjournal.com all day every day for the latest local news, featured stories and extras
Each week, we’ll send you the printed edition straight to your email’s inbox for FREE. Cancel any time. To sign up, simply go to
jor role in the evolution of Thurman during the 1900s. She also taught local children in a one-room schoolhouse during the 1930s. In addition, she conducted various enterprises with her late husband, including operating a general store. Thurman resident Persis Granger noted this week that Delila accomplished many of her later achieveCONTINUED ON PAGE 2
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Economy, politics and opinions
ALBANY Ñ Matt Funiciello of Glens Falls, the most successful third-party candidate for Congress in Warren County in recent history, testified before the state Assembly Jan 13 on behalf of a single-payer health care system in New York. Funiciello, proprietor of Rock Hill Bakery and its associated cafe in Glens Falls, spoke on behalf of the proposed New York Health Act. The legislation would establish a state-run system that would replace the present patchwork system that relies on both private insurance companies, as well as the federal and state governments. New York Health Act has been championed by state Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, a Manhattan Democrat. Gottfried and Funiciello both say that if health care was provided merely through the state government, $20 billion would be saved by eliminating insurance companiesÕ overhead and the burdensome administrative costs that health care providers shoulder by dealing with these firms as well the
Facebook & Twitter
Become a “fan” on Facebook. Simply search keyword “Adirondack Journal” or follow our Tweets at