The Huletts Current

A really cool short clip (about 3.5 minutes) on how the prehistoric short faced bear differed from today’s grizzly bear and black bear. I saw a black bear once on top of the mountain about 15 years ago. If you’re interested in bears, here’s an interesting clip for you. [hulu=ra06vuFlOWTX4zsJfKSN5w,LEFT,340,16:10,Prehistoric Bear,AUTOPLAY]

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From Saturday’s Post Star: “The 2009 Washington County budget isn’t pleasing everyone. More than 100 concerned citizens filled the Board of Supervisors chambers on Friday to voice their opinions on the proposed $117.3 million spending plan. The tentative budget contains an 8-percent hike in the tax levy, a $106,000 cut to the county Sheriff’s Office’s [...]

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“We’ve uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was even in the newspaper business.” Jimmy Carter

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The Post Star has this video which shows a bad crash on Route 4. Please drive carefully. Route 4 has had a number of serious accidents lately.

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This is a great piece from Adirondack Magazine about rural legends of the Adirondacks. Was there really a Lake George Monster? What was the biggest buck ever shot here? Did Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother live in the Adirondacks? Does Presidential brother, Jeb Bush really own land in the Champlain Valley? From Gerald Ford’s son to the [...]

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Some interesting posts regarding Washington County’s budget: No Salary Increase for Department Chiefs County Avoids the Nuclear Option Budget Concerns: Taxes and Tourism One raises a good point: Why isn’t the County’s Budget Online?

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From the Post Star: Bad News Hits Area Schools This is pretty unprecedented. The issue becomes what will school districts around NY do; use their reserve accounts in the interim and hit property owners with increased taxes next year or actually get control of their spending. Remember the Whitehall school district spent $2.25 million two [...]

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Many people are surprised to learn that there are actually two towns named Dresden in the state of New York. The other Dresden is located on the western shore of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region. Check out the other town of Dresden here. Our former Town Clerk, Mrs. LeClaire, would say that both [...]

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This is a cool video clip on the Post Star’s website of the Mohican being cleaned for the winter in Ticonderoga. After seeing the Mohican cruise by every day in the summer, it’s kind of fun to see it out of the water and being cleaned for the winter. Summer 2009 can’t get here soon [...]

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While this video is about 3 months old, I thought it was appropriate to share on Veterans Day. It illustrates what is happening to the surrounding economy when taxes go up and tourism starts to dry up. Fort Ticonderoga is a non-profit corporation but they sustain the museum in large part through visitor patronage. The next time [...]

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On this special day, we honor all those who defend our country, the true patriots who put their lives on the line to safeguard our freedoms.  

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It looks like for the first time in history the U.S. Postal Service will eliminate jobs. Small Post Offices are rated not only by the amount of mail that they disburse, but also by the amount of postage that they sell. While the Postal Service has not indicated that they will close any Post Offices at [...]

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