The disc golf tournament held by EDC Warren County on Sept. 17 at Crandall Park in Glens Falls raised nearly $10,000 for the newly established Edward M. Bartholomew Jr. Memorial Fund to be used for internships at Warren County nonprofits and small businesses.

The fund is known as The Ed.

“We had such a wonderful event,” said EDC spokesperson Amy Potter. “For the majority of the players, it was their first time trying the sport. We know Ed was proud of this park as it keeps growing, adding a diverse attraction to the city of Glens Falls.

“Thank you to the Crandall Park Beautification Committee, Elizabeth Little Hogan, and her family for tending to the course just hours before tournament time to make sure the players had the best experience. Course steward and co-host Greg Hill from Innova provided the necessary structure to run a successful event while also providing pro tips to the players. We thank all our volunteers, Ed’s family and close friends, and the event sponsors as we look forward to launching the internship program.”

By Jill Nagy

Good financial advice from an Edward Jones Financial advisor enabled John M. Gable to retire in his 50s after a 30-year career in the information technology business.

Gable is now one of those financial advisors and, three years into his new career, he looks forward to providing the same kind of common sense investment advice to his North Country neighbors from his new office at 3755 Main St., Suite 101, in Warrensburg.

The office is housed in a 200-year-old building that was, according to Gable, previously many things including a grocery store, a pharmacy, an interior decorator’s shop and a purveyor of rustic handmade furniture.

The Edward Jones Investments office is located on the first floor of the building.

Now, after a $100,000 facelift, the building houses Warrensburg’s first financial advisor.

Although he lives in Lake George, Gable said he considers Warrensburg “kind of my home town.”

The office was located in Queensbury while the renovation work went on. In Warrensburg, “there is a lot of really good positive energy flowing through here,” he said, as well as “pockets of wealth” ready to benefit from his guidance.

The Lake George Chamber of Commerce says the winter of 2021-22 promises to be unlike no other in the area as a new venture—Ice Castles—brings its display of sculptures, caverns, ice slides, lighting and more to Charles Wood Park’s Festival Space.

The new winter event that has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to numerous communities around the country, officials said,  with ice displays that feature LED lights that change color.

Lake George will be its sixth location in the United States, joining sites in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah and Colorado.

The event was formally introduced at a news conference on Oct. 5.

“We are excited to bring the magic of Ice Castles to Lake George this winter,” said Ice Castles CEO Kyle Standifird. “Our mission is to create a fun and safe outdoor experience where people can escape from the hustle of daily life for a moment and step into a frozen fairy-tale world.”

Ice Castles is scheduled to open in Festival Commons in Lake George in early January, with the opening date dependent on weather conditions, officials said. It will combine with Lake George Winter Carnival and Lake George Winterfest.

Local officials hope the new event has a major impact on extending the tourism season into thew winter, helping local businesses.

By Jennifer Farnsworth

Krystal Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat of Warrensburg broke ground last month on a new facility, located down the road from their current Route 9 space. 

Steven Lofgren, a principal of the company, said the new property more than doubles the current space at 4488 Route 9, Warrensburg, and will allow for a larger showroom to better accommodate consumer demand.

“The decision to build a new facility was fueled by our growing business. New vehicle sale volumes have risen over the past few years due to the increasing popularity of the Jeep and Ram brands. Pre-Owned vehicle sales have doubled for us over the past few years as well,” said Lofgren.

The 21,000-square-foot location will include a sales area, a showroom and administrative offices totalling approximately 9,000 square feet, with service and parts departments taking up about 12,000 square feet. Lofgren said the floor plan will align with the specifications of the vehicle manufacturers.

Driven by the arrival of two significant water quality threats on Lake George over the past year—harmful algal blooms and the hemlock wooly adelgid—more than 50 area businesses and business organizations have joined together to sign a historic compact declaring their “united commitment to protecting the lake that means so much to all of us.”

The Business Compact on the Economic Imperative of Protecting Lake George was spearheaded by the Lake George Association’s Council of Business Advisors and presents data on the lake’s regional economic impacts and the water quality challenges that threaten them.

It also spells out ways in which the business community will work together for lake protection.

The compact can be signed by any business or organization that values the fundamental role the lake plays in the economic health of the region and the regional quality of life, the association said. It can be viewed online and signed at LakeGeorgeAssociation.org/Business-Compact. 

The first 58 signatories endorsed the compact within a week of its development.