50 years ago in Glens Falls area — Carnival Queen

The 1974 Lake George Winter Carnival opened on Ground Hog Day, and, regardless of whether the rodent saw his shadow, area residents and tourists were guaranteed a month of frosty fun.

The carnival opened the evening of Feb, 2 with the Saturday evening coronation ball at Fort William Henry.

There was a standing-room only crowd as The Preludes of Glens Falls and the U.S. Army Country and Western Band of Fort Carson, Colorado performed music for dancing.

Adirondack Community College freshman Jane Muncil, a psychology major, was crowned carnival queen.

“Wearing a velvet red cape with hood and muff, the tall brunette entered the ballroom in an antique sleigh owned by Richard Hall of Warrensburg,” The Post-Star reported on Feb. 4.

The snow sculpture contest and snowmobile rally, scheduled for the carnival’s first weekend, were postponed due to limited snow.

Among second weekend Winter Carnival activities, Paul Hillman was a member of a team that would be demonstrating wing kite flying on Lake George Feb. 9, The Post-Star reported on Feb. 7.

In other 1974 Glens Falls area news collected from The Post-Star archives:

• It was free movie night at Glens Falls parks.

The Glens Falls Recreation Department presented the double feature “The Hound Who Thought He Was a Racoon” and “They Call It Pro Football” at the Murray Street Playground field house on Jan. 31 and the East Field fieldhouse on Feb. 1.

“Record and candy Bingo will follow Friday’s showings.”

• Local rock band “Rainbow Jack,” comprised of Jack Howard, David Mayette, Hal Mayforth, Tin Horrigan, and Bill Hammond, was performing Friday and Saturday evenings at The Back Yard restaurant on Route 9 in Queensbury.”
• Diane Gordon won the Glens Falls Marine Corps League Americanism poster contest.
• The Rev. Michael Farano, a Glens Falls native and St. Mary’s Academy graduate, was appointed secretary to Bishop Edwin Broderick of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Albany.
• Brian Thompson of Boy Scott Troop 16 of Queensbury received his Eagle Scout badge on Jan. 28.
• Mrs. Frederick Hay and Mrs. Daniel Robertson won first place in the North-South category at the Glens Falls Duplicate Bridge tournament at the Glens Falls Country Club, The Post-Star reported on Feb. 2. Mrs. Abbott Pozetsky and Mrs. John Comeskey won first place in the East-West category.
• John Askew, Doug Taylor and Jim Suprenaut scored pins as Glens Falls defeated Gloversville 50–12 in high school wrestling on Feb. 6.
• John E. Prairie of Glens Falls won a prize package valued at $5,000 on the NBC television quiz show “Three on a Match,” The Post-Star reported on Feb. 9.
• James McGuire won the Cub Scout Pack 17 Pinewood Derby at West Glens Falls Chapel, The Post-Star reported on Feb. 9.
• Chris Whiting scored 20 points and Tom Collins 15 points as St. Mary’s Academy defeated Queensbury 75–49 in high school basketball, The Post-Star reported on Feb. 9.

The outcome placed St. Mary’s and Queensbury in a tie for second place in the Northern Conference.

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