"PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT ENDORSES ROB SMITH FOR FAMILY COURT JUDGE".

"PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT ENDORSES ROB SMITH FOR FAMILY COURT JUDGE".

Wanda and I had a great time Saturday meeting with voters in Queensbury at the AppleFest event at the Harrisena Community Church; in Johnsburg with a "former President" celebrating History Weekend; and Chestertown with Supervisor Craig Leggett at the Outdoors Alive event. We finished our night off with friends at the Annual Weeks Family Hot Air Balloon Festival party before watching Owen and his team play Clifton Park in some hockey.

At the Harrisena Church I had the distinct pleasure of being a Judge in the baking contest. It was hard to choose a winner from all of the wonderful dishes, but I ultimately chose Phyllis Straut's dish. Absolutely delicious!

We then headed up to Johnsburg/North Creek to meet with President Theodore Roosevelt to see if I could procure an endorsement. I did! This town may be small but it is huge when it comes to putting on an event. We met two local authors, Carol Gregson and Glenn Pearsall; watched some wonderful ladies turn wool into yarn and even ate some homemade ice cream. Perhaps the neatest thing was watching a local artist work on the magnificent mural in downtown. It is remarkable! We then headed back home for a yearly family balloon festival event at the Weeks Family Farm. The balloons didn't go up, but the hay rides were a lot of fun. It was then off to watch Owen and his hockey team play Clifton Park at the Civic Center.

Sunday we headed up to Lake Luzerne to watch the annual Pug Party. Our friend won 1st place! So many creative costumes and a ton of laughs. It was also great to see a recent treatment court graduate doing so well. "Treatment Court saved my life" he said. So proud to be a part of creating our County's first Treatment Court. It was then back to the rink for some more hockey before heading up north.

The highlight of our weekend was being able to show our support in Chestertown for Estelle Smits in her courageous battle with lung cancer. These events hit really close to home for Wanda and I. What an incredible turn out for this "Wonder Woman". There is nothing better than seeing a community come together in support of one of their own. Wanda and I were so honored to attend. You rock Estelle!

Thank you to all of the wonderful people that we continue to meet in this journey and for all of the encouraging words of support.
#EveryFamilyMatters

Balloon Festival 2016

How lucky are we to have such a wonderful community event in our backyard! Balloons everywhere. It never gets old watching how excited the kids get when the balloons take off. This year we even brought our own balloons for the kids to enjoy. Is there a better feeling than making a child smile? We had a great time meeting with more Warren County voters. Also threw in a TBT photo of Captain Todd and Sunkiss Ballons from last years event.

Wanda and I then hustled up to the Fort William Henry to join NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in honoring UA Local 773 and the Hudson Headwaters Health Network. Two fantastic organizations that do so much for our community and its members.

#EveryFamilyMatters.

Birthday celebrations, meeting voters and old friends, Sunnside Par 3 golf championship, lemonade stands, Chalkfest 2016 and even meeting a pet pig!

Wanda and I hope that everyone had a safe and fun holiday weekend. The highlight of our weekend was celebrating our son, Colin's, 18th birthday with him. I'm not sure where the years went, but we are incredibly proud of the young man that he is evolving into. We were also able to celebrate a special 50th birthday with another dear friend.

My fellow Fullmoon teammates and I were fortunate to win the Sunnyside Par 3 Tin Cup league this year. What a great group of guys.

It was amazing to watch all of the local talent at Chalkfest 2016. Our friend, and featured artist, Renée Leigh Stephenson's showcase piece was incredible. What amazing talent!

It was great seeing Besty at Upriver Cafe. It's been a long time since her family owned West Mountain Ski Center. She and her husband have been doing an incredible job at Upriver. Delicious food. The lemonade stand we found was a thirst quencher.

Yes, I even met my first pot bellied pig on the campaign trail. Any guesses where? Very friendly and cute!

Big Brothers and Big Sisters and The Lustre Kings in Thurman

My "little" and I had a blast spending time with other community members, including Queensbury Supervisor John Strough, III, at the "Halfway Brook Stream Cleanup" yesterday. 

Then it was off to the race track for some go-carts.   Austen was good, but he never had a chance. 

Then it was off to Thurman with Wanda where we had another fantastic time meeting with the voters of Thurman. The Lustre Kings were incredible last night. Wanda and I love watching how this small town comes together to support their local events. We started meeting with the voters of Thurman last year, and have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of their many wonderful events:   Jax wax, Maple Days, and music and dancing at Veterans Field.  How awesome!  Thank you Thurman for always making Wanda and I feel so welcome.  We greatly appreciate the  hospitality.