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Entries from November 2009

Sometimes on a Slow Day ….

November 17th, 2009 · Comments Off

it’s fun to see an astronaut on a golf course.

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Tags: Casino Fun

Bits of Everything

November 16th, 2009 · Comments Off

Lake George Land Conservancy Gets Big Gift The Lake George Land Conservancy was the recipient of a large grant from the Helen V. Froehlich Foundation recently. Washington County Budget Cuts Protested A number of people turned out to protest cuts to the Washington County Budget, the Post Star reports. Presently, no cuts have been proposed [...]

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Tags: Lake George · The Landing · Washington County

Now for Some History: 1949

November 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

Some hotel guests pose for the camera while standing next to the original Casino in 1949.

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Tags: History

Saturday Quote

November 14th, 2009 · Comments Off

The Stranger: [voiceover] “Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that was the handle his loving parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. See, this Lebowski, he called himself “The Dude”. Now, “Dude” – there’s a [...]

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Tags: Our Neighbors

Bits of Everything

November 12th, 2009 · Comments Off

Post Star Notices Adirondack Park Agency Craziness There was an editorial in the Post Star about new proposed Adirondack Park Agency regulations regarding boat houses. Everyone is noticing how fast the APA is killing communities. Read the whole thing. “The APA apparently has a lot of free time on its hands, now that half the [...]

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Tags: Adirondacks · Casino Fun · Lake George · NY State · Our Neighbors · Ticonderoga · Washington County

Absentee Ballots Counted: Town Board Race

November 12th, 2009 · Comments Off

Absentee Ballots Included in Vote Totals (Unofficial) The absentee ballots in the Dresden Town Board election were counted today. Here are the updated totals with absentee ballots included. Town Board Vote – 2 Seats Open     Votes Wayne Barrett (I)     122 Arthur Borin (R)     110           [...]

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Tags: The Landing

The Year in Video (You Didn’t See)

November 11th, 2009 · Comments Off

I make no bones about it, my videography skills are not the greatest. However, as you may have noticed, they’re getting better. So here is a recap of a few scenes that I shot from the last year, that haven’t been seen so far.

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Tags: Casino Fun · History

Veteran’s Day 2009

November 11th, 2009 · Comments Off

As always on Veteran’s Day, we take a few moments to thank all the veterans of our armed forces for their contributions and sacrifices.

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Tags: Our Neighbors

Election Update: No Ballots Counted Tuesday

November 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

The Washington County Board of Elections did not count the Dresden absentee ballots Tuesday. Because of Veterans Day, their office is closed on Wednesday. The Dresden absentee ballots should be counted on Thursday. As of 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, 52 absentee ballots had been returned. To be counted, an absentee ballot has to have been postmarked, [...]

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Tags: The Landing

Our Top 10!

November 10th, 2009 · Comments Off

Even though our name was misspelled on the Giants media pass when I visited their training camp in Albany in August, the fact that we were given media credentials demonstrates how bloggers have gained status in reporting on the news in the last year alone. Yesterday we celebrated one year of posts at the Huletts [...]

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Tags: Casino Fun · History · The Landing

A Drop of Water in Really Slow Mo

November 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

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Tags: Casino Fun

We’re One Today!

November 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Today is November 9, 2009 which is exactly one year since my first post on the Huletts Current. So, we have officially turned one together. During the past year, I’ve published 583 posts and other new sites and blogs regularly link to the Huletts Current. We’ve even broken some stories here. We’ve done a lot [...]

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Tags: History · Our Neighbors · The Landing

Bits of Everything

November 9th, 2009 · Comments Off

Maryland Eastern Shore Newspaper Spotlights Huletts Chapel The Dialog, the Catholic newspaper for Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore, spotlighted our own Chapel of the Assumption as one of their “Holy Places”. Now who might have submitted that? (You’ll need to scroll to page 9.) Governor Paterson Calls Special Session The Times Union reports that the [...]

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Tags: NY State · The Landing

Is He or Isn’t He? There’s No “Communication”

November 7th, 2009 · Comments Off

In a surprise move early Saturday morning, the House Rules Committee, approved rules for debate on the health care bill. Included was an amendment to allow a vote to remove abortion funding. The committee okayed a Rule that allows the House to vote on the Stupak amendment, offered by pro-life Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan [...]

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Tags: National News · The Landing