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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

Tom Jacobs and Cole’s Woods were celebrated Saturday on a perfect Glens Falls winter morning — gleaming blue sky, crisp temperature, fresh snow, cross-country ski trails groomed, ready and in use.

Mr. Jacobs, the Queensbury entrepreneur and Olympic skier who passed away in April at the age of 87, was lauded as the driving force who made Cole’s Woods and the ski trails happen.

Scores …

Big 52 page Chronicle Christmas Issue! Photographer’s passion: Snowflakes. Join in the Christmas Bird Count through Jan. 5. Baker twins excel at brass. Celtic Yuletide concert canceled. City sued over JUST Beverages and Salvation Army. Author with local links talks about self-publishing. Planned Parenthood letter keep coming. Finch gets $1-million from NYS for modernization. Lots of last minute gift ideas in this issue. Entertainment galore. Time to make your plans …

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

A group of Glens Falls High School alumni calling itself Team Stan hosted Stan Rummel and his wife Susan at a Dec. 3 dinner at the Long Horn Restaurant and Pub in Lake Luzerne.

Mr. Rummel, now 72, was assistant principal at Glens Falls High School from 1968 to 1998. He is the rare school disciplinarian who was popular then and is popular now.…

By Gordon Woodworth, Chronicle News Editor

Citing his ongoing battle with stage four colon cancer, Tom Collins has sold his restaurant, the Heidelberg Inn at 352 Quaker Road in Queensbury.

“I’m still in treatment, going on three years now, and there is no end in sight,” he told The Chronicle. “It’s time Liz and I simplify things.

“We sold the business and the property to John Weber and his son, …

Dan Miner’s major impact. Last week’s article about Dan’s struggle with depression hit home for many. Dave Kenny and family keep buying Lake George real estate. Former Glens Falls assistant principal Stan Rummel honored at dinner. Steve Mackey hikes the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Matt Funiciello rebuts critics. Tom Collins sells the Heidelberg Inn restaurant. Himoff family buys 100 acres near Point O’Pines in Brant Lake. Tom Jacobs monument to …