News & Opinion About Huletts Landing, N.Y.
Hi, I just happened across your page and enjoyed reading it. I visited Hulett’s Landing 10-15 years ago on vacation and will never forget the place. Not sure if I am related in any way to the Hulett’s that founded the area, but it’s possible. My Dad was born in South Dakota but his grandfather was one of 12-15 children, so who knows?
Dave Hulett
Below is a link to the proposed agenda for the Dresden Town Board meeting this Monday, May 12th. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
This past week, school district “report cards” were released for the 2012-2013 school year. (Last year’s school year.) This is the last publicly available information on enrollment. For the first time in a number of years, student enrollment actually edged up.
| Students | 04-05 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 08-09 | 09-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12-13 | Percent Change |
| 885 | 860 | 858 | 845 | 815 | 779 | 753 | 742 | 755 | -14.69% |
Even with this small 1.75% increase in enrollment from 2011-12 to 2012-13, the table illustrates that there has been an overall drop in total enrollment of 14.69 percent during the last nine years.
The Board of Education in April adopted a $14.77 million budget for next year that proposes to increase spending by over $1 million or 7.56 percent.
However, the tax levy would only go up to $5.2 million, a 1.88 percent increase which is more in line with the enrollment increase and which is under the district’s 2.5 percent cap.
At no time over the last nine years has the Board of Education ever voted to decrease the local tax levy from one year to another. State aid has decreased at times, but decreases in enrollment and staff employment have not played out in lower property tax bills to owners of property in the school district.
The budget will go before voters on May 20th, as will three seats on the school board.
The Post Star reports on the Whitehall School District here.
Plaque commemorating former Dresden Town Supervisor, Francis “Zeke” Foster, at the entrance to the Washington County Park.
Mr. Foster, almost single-handedly, had the vision and drive to make the Washington County Beach a reality.
The producers and film crew making an independent short movie finished shooting in Huletts Landing this past week.
Over the past two weeks producers, films crews and actors have shot an independent short movie in Huletts and Whitehall.
Filming concluded in Huletts this past week. Producer Jeremy Leach of Lost City Creative hopes to have the movie released next year at movie festivals throughout the world.
The family oriented movie, focuses on a man who returns to his boyhood home. Scenes were shot at many areas that people will recognize. Thanks go out to the many individuals who worked tirelessly throughout the week to make the movie a reality.
Look for a screening in the Casino in 2015!
Work was recently completed by the town on the shoulder of Bluff Head road.
The silt fence is to protect against any runoff.
(Click pictures to see larger pictures.)
Here are the minutes of the March 2014 Dresden Town Board meeting.
The minutes for any given month are not approved until the next month’s meeting. So these are the minutes from March which were approved in April. The April minutes will not be approved until May and so on.
I’m happy to share that the best selling author in the family, Lynn Kapusinski, has been named by the The Association of Catholic Publishers (ACP) as a finalist for the new Excellence in Publishing Awards, which will be given out at the 2014 Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit (RBTE) in St. Charles, Illinois. The goal of these awards is to recognize the best in Catholic publishing.
While Lynn has always supported my books on local history, it has always been her books that people stop us all over the country to talk about. Her love of children dealing with the aftermath of separation or divorce has taken us all over the world and she is much deserving of this recognition.
When Parents Divorce or Separate: I Can Get Through This (A Catholic Guide for Kids) is a guidebook for children ages 8-12 and one of six finalists nominated for the Resources for Ministry category. This category encompasses books used as tools in parish faith formation.
Finalists are judged by a three-person panel. Final judging will narrow the entries down to first, second and third place winners for the awards ceremony at the RBTE.
“This year’s finalists reflect a range of topics that are timely like Pope Francis, evangelization, and social media,” noted Therese Brown, ACP’s executive director. “At the same time, a number of them also address a depth of human-sacred experience that explores the fragility and tenuousness of our lives. The call to live the Gospel, to evangelize, to bring the brokenness of our lives to our loving and all-embracing God is striking.”
For a comprehensive list of finalists, see the press release on the ACP website at:
To see a sample chapter or obtain the book, please visit www.pauline.org/whenparentsdivorce.
Below is a link to the proposed agenda for the Dresden Town Board meeting this Monday, April 14th. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
Easter Sunrise Service, 7:30 A.M on Easter Sunday, April 20th at the McMasters on Bluff Head Road.
Wear your Easter Bonnet, bring your cup of coffee and some finger food to share. For more information speak to Helenmarie or Trudie. 499-1238
The Lake George Park Commission released this press release announcing a new website for boat inspections: http://lgboatinspections.com/
LGPC Executive Director Dave Wick joined LGA staff to seal the Floating Classroom boat to its trailer as part of the Commission’s Frozen Boats Program. Boats sealed now will not need to be inspected this spring prior to launching.
The Lake George Park Commission (LGPC) has established a “Frozen Boats” Program that allows local residents to have their boats certified as invasive-free with a Vessel Inspection Control Seal (VICS) in advance of the 2014 boating season.
Each VICS is numbered, and when a boat is sealed the seal number and the boat registration number are both recorded. The LGA’s Floating Classroom was sealed with Vessel Inspection Control Seal #1885 in honor of the Association being founded in 1885 and for recognition of the critical role the Association has played in the development of a mandatory boat inspection program.
“We are glad to be able to lead by example and help get the word out about the frozen boats program at the same time, said Walt Lender, the LGA’s Executive Director. “The LGPC’s efforts to create a comprehensive mandatory inspection program to protect the Lake is no small task – and seemingly minor details, such as tagging frozen boats, can help decrease congestion at the inspection stations early on in the season, which will be important to the success of the program this first year,’ said Lender. “When folks arrive at the Lake this summer we want them to understand that lake protection and recreation can go hand in hand. It’s like a first impression – you want to get it right.”
LGA Educator Jill Trunko shows off the Floating Classroom’s Vessel Inspection Control Seal
Having a boat with an intact inspection seal acquired through the Frozen Boats Program removes the need for that boat to visit one of the six regional inspection stations for a ‘clean, drained, and dry’ inspection prior to its first launch of the year into Lake George. This local program will provide inspection seals for trailered boats that have been demonstrated to be exposed to the winter elements sufficiently long to kill aquatic invasive species.
“In general, three days of continuous freezing is long enough to kill any AIS present on a boat or trailer,” said Emily DeBolt, the LGA’s Outreach Coordinator. “And we have certainly had more than three days in a row of below freezing temperatures this winter.” The earliest ice out on the area’s local water bodies will signify the end of the 2014 Frozen Boats Program, and Vessel Inspection Control Seals will not be applied through this program after that date. “Ice out is typically early to mid-April, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t a bit late this year, said DeBolt. “Although, you just never know what the weather is going to do, so if you have a boat that you want sealed as part of this program, I would be sure to get it taken care of sooner rather than later.” The new mandatory inspection program will go into effect May 15, 2014. “If you plan to launch your boat before May 15th you won’t be required to be inspected and sealed. But if you aren’t sure – you can go ahead and get your boat sealed now to be safe,” added DeBolt.
“If your boat is stored at a local storage facility, the LGPC has drafted agreements with local marinas and haulers which include provisions for the Frozen Boats Program,” said Dave Wick, Executive Director of the Lake George Park Commission. “If your boat is presently in the care, custody, and control of a local winter storage facility, please contact your facility for details. It is likely that there is nothing further you have to do.” The LGPC is also coordinating its program with local haulers as well as storage facilities. “If your boat is stored on blocks and seasonally transported with a hydraulic trailer by a local hauler, please contact your hauler for details. Many regional haulers will also have agreements in place for the program.”
The LGPC has teamed up with its local partners to administer the Frozen Boats Program. If you have a trailered boat that qualifies for the program and you would like to receive this service, you can contact the Commission office or your local Frozen Boats representative listed below.
Town Representative Contact Info
Town of Dresden: Tom Conrad 518-499-0801, hulettslandingmarina@gmail.com
Town of Lake George: Dennis Dickinson 518-796-0400
Village of Lake George: LGPC 518-668-9347
Town of Bolton: Joe Stanek 518-668-9272
Town of Hague: Steve Ramant H: 518-543-6542, 2hottubs@msn.com
Town of Ticonderoga: Walt Lender 518-668-3558
Town of Putnam: Robert Rudt W: 518-547-8717 H: 518-547-8740
Glenburnie : Tim Dorian 508-254-9404, tim@dorianfamily.com
Town of Fort Ann: Marc Migliore 518-260-0779
Town of Queensbury: Bill Mason 518-726-0693
Post Star: Whitehall School District Plans to Increase Spending in Budget Proposal
Your eyes are not deceiving you. With student enrollment plummeting and test scores lagging, the district is proposing to spend more money next year hiring more employees. The Post Star reports.
Buffalo News: Bills at Risk of Being Moved to Larger Market
The NFL’s Buffalo Bills’ tenure in Western New York may be coming to an end. Team founder and owner Ralph Wilson, passed away last week at age 95. The team will presumably be up for sale soon and the new owner will want to move the team to greener pastures. Likely sites may include L.A., Toronto and yes, even London. Read the column here.
Times Union: Fort Edward GE Plant Gets Temporary Reprieve
The Times Union reports that the Fort Edward GE Plant will stay open a few more months.
Imaging Resource.com: 100-year-old negatives discovered in Antarctic
An interesting story about 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, found frozen in a solid block of ice for nearly one hundred years.
The picture says Elephant Mountain but it looks like Huletts. (Click to see larger image.)
Thanks to my brother Al.