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Commerce czar says future is bright for region
This Week LAKE GEORGE
By Thom Randall
LGA holds annual gala event
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WARRENSBURG Ñ The areaÕ s top leading guru on economic development told Warrensburg officials this week that job creation and prosperity depends on thinking regionally, having up-to-date infrastructure in place and cooperating with other municipalities and government agencies. Ed Bartholomew, Warren County EDC President met with town of Warrensburg government and community leaders recently to discuss prospects for economic development in town Ñ and to update them on ongoing efforts to spur the local economy. Bartholomew said that out-of-state enterprises were interested in building a woodpellet manufacturing plant in Warrensburg or Chester, and he had met with officials of one of the firms, along with representatives of state agencies involved in permitting such a new operation. He said that the company in question was seeking to build a plant that would employ 20 to 25 people and have a $20 million annual impact on the area. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Labor Day events in Bolton
Children used hand-held magnifiers to look at plankton harvested from the lake and search for spiny water fleas as part of the second annual ESSLA Floating Classroom that was held on Aug. 7 through a collaboration of the East Shore Schroon Lake Association (ESSLA), Word of Life Fellowship of Schroon Lake, and the Adirondack Watershed Institute of Paul Smith’s College. The Floating Classroom was filled with members of ESSLA along with their children and grandchildren as well as members of the Schroon Lake Association. They spent two hours experiencing a hands-on scientific and educational program conducted on Schroon Lake by members of the Adirondack Watershed Institute. They were informed of the effects of runoff from storms, fertilizers and septic systems to the ecosystem of the lake as well as threats from invasive plants and animals such as milfoil, curly leaf pondweed and water chestnuts.
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BOLTON Ñ The Bolton Landing Emergency Squad will host their annual arts and crafts festival Aug. 30 and 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at RogerÕ s Memorial Park. Admission will be free with an expected 30 to 40 vendors will be present. On Aug. 31, music will be held in the park and a fireworks display will take place at 8 p.m. Admission is free.
War Eagle! LG, H-L join together for football By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com
LAKE GEORGE Ñ The athletic programs of Lake George and Hadley-Luzerne high schools have collaborated on a new joint venture Ñ a football team representing both schools. This week, officials of both schools and team members
expressed enthusiasm about the new joint program. Lake George has a long-standing tradition of hardhitting football with an aggressive approach and strategic play-making. Over the last 35 years, the Lake George team has won plenty of league and Sectional trophies Ñ and in 1997 they battled their way to the state championship finals.
But in recent years, with enrollment declining drastically, they’ve had trouble even fielding a team with the minimum number of players required. In 2010, for instance Lake George started the season with only 22 players, and they had to end their football season early because they could only field 15 players due to injuries. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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