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March 5, 2011
Hors D’oeuvres
Night Vision
Sports Wrap
Long Lake residents were treated to a plethora of appetizer treats. See Page 2
The Adirondack Museum will display night wildlife photography by Hobart V. Roberts. See Page 4
The Lady Orange continue to roll in the playoffs, easily beating Wells. See Page 5
Johnsburg Youth Committee seeks volunteer member JOHNSBURG — The Johnsburg Youth Committee has begun a search for some new and energetic volunteer members to add to their roster. Responsibilities of members include organizing and advertising for special events, generating interest within the community and its youth, assisting with fundraisers and attending meetings with initiative and fresh ideas. Technology skills and past experience with managing a website and collecting date would be a plus. If interested or for more information, contact Trena Reidinger at 251-3263.
ILCS hosts Health and Wellness Night
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First-graders at the Newcomb Central School play bongos in music class. Photo by Tom Ripley
Garnet Hill Lodge to go to auction No reserve set By Lindsay Yandon lindsay@denpubs.com
Garnet Hill Lodge, a 268-acre business property on Garnet Hill Road in North River Photo by Lindsay Yandon
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County to divvy up bed tax surplus By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com QUEENSBURY — About half of Warren County’s surplus bed tax money of a little more than $1 million will be set aside as a reserve fund for unanticipated county tourism needs — and $43,000 of the excess will be spent to promotes events planned this year, Warren County leaders
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NORTH RIVER — North River ’s resort gem, The Garnet Hill Lodge, will go to auction this month without reserve. The 268-acre business property, including 25 guest rooms within the main lodge and two cabins, was originally listed at $2.5 million, but the March 15 auction will allow bidders to name their price and it will sell to the highest bidder.
The property is owned by Joe and Mary Fahy of North River Holdings LLC and includes roughly 16,000 square feet of functional space. The sale is being handled by Vermont’s Sotheby’s real-estate company. The couple bought the property in 2007 and, according to a press release issued by Sotheby’s last week, the Garnet Hill Lodge has been on the market for some time but failed to find a buyer. Hence, the property will be sold, “regardless of price.” George Graham, head of the firm Concierge Auctions, which is
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decided Monday Feb. 28. Supervisors on the county’s Occupancy Tax Coordination Committee will be reconvening in a special meeting March 10 to decide which events in the county will get more money, and how much. Forty-two events planned for 2011 received a total of $306,500 in grants during an allocation process by the supervisors in January, and in most cases, the amounts granted were substantially
less than requested, and a variety of events were not funded at all. Supervisors decided Monday that they will be considering requests made only in advance of the March 10 meeting for new allocations. Promoters of such events as Americade, the Adirondack Nationals Car Show, the Lake George Triathlon, the Adirondack Balloon Festival and See BED TAX, page 3
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INDIAN LAKE — A community Health and Wellness Night sponsored and hosted by Indian Lake Central School has been scheduled for Thursday, March 24. The evening was designed to bring the community together with informational sessions that address individual as well as family health and safety. This year ’s event will begin with a free community ziti dinner from at 5 p.m. with multi-topic sessions ranging from cyber safety, an introduction to Zumba, first aid, gardening and area hikes to follow. Child care for elementary as well as middle school aged children will be provided. A Red Cross Blood Drive will also be hosted 1:30-6 p.m. on the same day in the gymnasium. For additional information or to sign up for any of the activities, call Dianna Wilder at 648-5024.