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By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com LAKE GEORGE — After a decision r eached D ec. 5 b y county leaders, Michael Consuelo will likely be r etaining his dual r oles of boosting tourism in Lake George and bringing conferences and special events into Warren County. Consuelo serves both as the county’s Special E vents Coordinator and as the Interim Dir ector of the Lake George Regional Chamber of Commerce. Some county supervisors had questioned whether Consuelo, who earlier this year r eplaced Luisa CraigeSherman in leading the Chamber, had either accomplished enough for the county or had concentrated his efforts too much on boosting business in Lake Geor ge rather than other municipalities in the county. Glens Falls Ward 5 Supervisor Bill Kenny and several of his peers had sought to eliminate the special events coordinator position, which was established several years ago with a $50,000 annual awar d to the Lake George Chamber. But after impassioned presentations b y u pcounty s upervisors listing Consuelo’s accomplishments — detailing the gr oups he’s br ought in and their economic impact — the County T ourism Committee voted to r etain Consuelo’s position for at CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Adding some frosting to a confectionary construction, Sydney Barber and Shelby Hogan staffed the make-your-own gingerbread house table at the Minerva Holiday Craft Fair Dec. 2. The event was at Minerva Central School and included tables of crafts and white elephant items, plus a bythe-pound buffet dessert table where customers could fill boxes with homemade sweet treats. Photo by John Grybos
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New owners move into Garnet Hill Lodge
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NORTH RIVER — The sole of fer on Garnet Hill Lodge, a $1.2 million bid, was closed Dec. 9, with new owner Don Preuninger and his companion, 20-year Minerva resident Mindy Piper, taking over the historic
facility. Preuninger is documenting their move to ownership at http://www.garnethill.blogspot.com, a website titled “Garnet Hill Lodge (The Saga),” where he posted a to-do list and photos of cleaning and painting for the ski season. Piper said staying connected to the community is a big priority for
her. Her two decades in the Central Adirondacks just bar ely makes her eligible to be called a local, she said. She’s cr oss-country-skied at Garnet Hill since her first year up her e, and said keeping the Lodge publicly accessible is the right thing to do. The people of Johnsbur g have family ties to the pr operty. Piper ’s got a friend whose mother went to the schoolhouse on the pr operty
when the old-timer ’s father worked the mines. That kind of personal history makes the Lodge a local symbol. “It gets in your soul,” Piper said. The ventur e is Pr euninger ’s. He went to SUNY Fr edonia, wher e he studied classical piano and composition. That didn't turn into his life's pursuit, though. He spent 18 years owning part of a company that made software development tools. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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