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Xmas spirit

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North Warren students make cards for UNICEF fundraiser.

Church group rallys to give gifts to families in need.

Warrensburg student Frye does not fold under the pressure.

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Champlain bridge demolished Snow, fog limit visibility

By Fred Herbst and Jon Alexander fred@denpubs.com CROWN POINT — After more than 80 years of service to millions of motorists, the Lake Champlain Bridge was blasted into history Monday morning.

The nation’s first long-span con-

tinuous truss bridge met its demise Monday as 2.2 million tons of steel and asphalt fell into the lake, surrounded by a billowing cloud of dark smoke.

Closed to traffic Oct. 16 after structural problems were discovered, the Champlain Bridge was demolished Monday — with about 500 simultaneous explosive charges — to make way for a new span.

But although two viewing areas

were set up by state officials for the public to view the historic demolition event, hundreds of would-be spectators were frustrated Monday because the bridge implosion was obscured by falling snow and dense fog.

Downstate resident Steve Demming was one of the hundreds who traveled from afar to see the implosion, but missed seeing the blast — although he was standing less than a mile from the bridge —

because of the weather. Moments after the blast, he was unaware the bridge had been blown up and fallen into the lake until media representatives announced it had just happened.

“I didn’t see it, I didn’t hear it,” Demming said. “It should have been a big red flash in the air, but I didn’t see anything.”

Denton Publications employee Nancy Frasier, however, did witness and record the blast. She was

standing in a nearer spot — at the Crown Point Historic Site — reserved for media photographers.

“After all these years to see it come down like that was sad,” Frasier said.

Construction of a new bridge is planned to start in the spring with completion targeted for summer 2011.

A new ferry service is being readied near the former bridge in

See DEMOLITION, page 8

Counties to appeal court’s decision favoring APA on waterfront construction

By Jon Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — Apparently Warren and Hamilton counties will be appealing a recent state Supreme Court decision upholding the Adirondack Park Agency’s right to restrict the expansion of previously grandfathered waterfront structures.

Last week, supervisors from the two counties overwhelmingly endorsed the measure to file an appeal arguing that the APA had overstepped its jurisdictional bounds.

As of Dec. 31, the regulations will require the owners of waterfront structures built prior to 1973 to file for an agency variance before undertaking lateral or rearward expansion.

Historically, pre-APA Act structures were exempt from agency oversight.

In his November decision, Supreme Court Justice Robert Muller found that the agency had a fundamental right to reinterpret its own regulations.

The six Adirondack counties and two towns that filed the original suit argued that the measure was a clear violation of home rule authority and would further erode the regional tax base.

According to Warren County Chairman Fred Monroe, the plaintiffs also intend to challenge an associated APA jurisdictional expansion of subdivision oversight on lands that feature wetlands.

Monroe and his peers argue that the agency’s policy shift requires the passage of legislation by elected representatives. But the court did not agree. And for Monroe, the

In preparation for the holidays, Warrensburg High School students literally decked the halls with seasonal decorations. Included in the recent project were Taylor Galusha, Kirsten Bentham and Ashley Demarsh. Also involved in trying to out-decorate the WCS Junior High Students — who festooned their wing with flourish —were Julia Benson and Chris Turner.

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Murphy seeks to boost education, credits for veterans WARRENSBURG — Following through on a pledge he made in Warrensburg several weeks ago, U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy (R-Glens Falls) introduced The Post-9/11 G.I. Education Fairness Act, which would provide U.S. veterans with expanded educational opportunities.

Murphy unveiled the bill recently at the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs.

Joining him at the announcement were veterans and community leaders.

“Our young veterans have put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms, and for that we owe them a deep debt of gratitude,” said Rep. Murphy. “These men and women are returning home with incredible skill sets, and we should help them further develop these skills and contribute to our local economy.

In a meeting with upstate New York veterans Nov. 9 in Warrensburg. Murphy had said he sought to expand both educational opportunities for veterans and the credit

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Store owner seeking help for homeless kittens WARRENSBURG — With a concern for vulnerable creatures, Jenny Massaro of Adirondack Rustic Interiors is seeking help from local citizens in saving homeless kittens and cats from starvation and death.

A tribe of kittens and cats have been seeking shelter recently underneath the porches and outbuildings behind Main St. in Warrensburg, where her store is located.

Massaro has been seeking to give them a chance at life, and protection from the brutal winter weather.

She’s already supplied the felines with insulated cardboard boxes and old blankets so they can huddle together, retain their body heat and survive the cold.

She’s not only collecting money for food and medical attention, but she’s looking for donations to get them spayed or neutered so they can readily be adopted into caring families.

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He had said that soldiers, who received extensive technical or medical training should be awarded college credits and certification for their expertise, not always the case now.

Monday, he said his bill accomplished vital strides in this realm.

“An educated workforce is key to rebuilding our economy,” he said.. “This bill will give our veterans an opportunity to lead our economy on the road to recovery, as they have led our nation in the armed services.”

The bill would amend current law to expand the types of education programs approved for veterans, extending beyond licensing and certification tests and courses offered by institutions of higher learning.

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WARRENSBURG — The 2010 officers of Warrensburg Chapter 325, Royal Arch Masons were elected and installed at a Dec. 8 meeting of the group.

John S. Jones, Past Grand High Priest, was the installing officer, assisted by Michael L. Lawler and David W. Townsend, Grand Captain of the Host, and Allan M. Bryant Sr., Chaplain.

Officers installed were Gary L. Bolster Sr. of Lake George, High Priest; George E. Green of Lake George, King; Warren G. Kuhle of Bolton Landing, Scribe; John J. Kessler of Queensbury, Treasurer; Peter A. Dansen of Diamond Point, Secretary; Gerald J. McNeill of Warrensburg, Chaplain; Michael G. George of Glens Falls, Captain of the Host; Thomas P. O’Dea of Lake George, Principal Sojourner; William F. Maltbie of Queensbury, Royal Arch Captain; Fred E. Doscher of Queensbury, Master of the 3rd Veil; Allan S. Thom of Lake George, Master of the 2nd Veil; Michael Okon of South Glens Falls, Master of the 1st Veil; Robert P. Lewis of Diamond Point, Sentinel and Philip F. Johnson of Olmstedville, Trustee.

The next convocation of the chapter will be held Tuesday, Jan. 20, with dinner at 6:30 p.m.

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Those interested in helping out may contact Massaro at the store by calling 6239855.

APA From page 1 appeal boils down to the ability of local governments to challenge the state.

“An appeal would also likely challenge Supreme Court Justice Muller's decision that the counties lack capacity to sue a state administrative agency based upon precedent that counties lack standing to sue the state to challenge legislative acts,” Monroe said.

Local officials have long argued that not allowing municipalities to sue the state over legislative actions creates an imbalance, since advocacy groups regularly take such action and are allowed to do so.

APA officials said that the shoreline regulations are a crucial part of protecting the park’s many lakes, streams and ponds.

But an APA campaign to reinterpret the definition of hunting and fishing cabins was not so lucky and failed to sway the court in its favor.

The agency had wanted to further restrict the use of the term “hunting and fishing cabin” to off-thegrid buildings with no foundation.

But the court found this move to be outside of APA authority without a mandate from the state legislative bodies.

Because of the court’s decision, roads on waterfront property will now be considered natural subdivision boundaries and allow landowners to sell land as such without an agency permit.

According to APA spokesman Keith McKeever, the agency has not yet decided if it will appeal any part of the decision that ruled against it.

“We are still in the review process,” McKeever said.

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SATURDAY January 2, 2010

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NWCS students create cards as fundraiser Youth meet up with NWCS graduate who’s now a UNICEF representative

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com CHESTERTOWN — Through a recent project, sixth graders at North Warren Elementary School are helping children overseas in dire need of medicare care and food — while expressing their artistic talents and depicting aspects of the holidays.

Weeks ago, the sixth graders created drawings of various holiday scenes and North Warren teacher Poul Carstensen computerized the images and produced notecards bearing the students’ artistry.

The holiday notecards, in full color and printed on quality paper stock, were sold by the students at $10 per package to their peers, teachers, and North Warren staff members.

The money raised was donated to the United Nations International Children’s Relief Fund, a charity the students chose after evaluating the poverty, hunger and lack

of medical care plaguing the third world countries.

While talking to his daughter Tina about the planned donation, Poul Carstensen found out that one of Tina’s classmates from North Warren, Lauren Monahan, now works for UNICEF as a public relations representative.

Carstensen contacted Monahan and she decided to visit the school, give the students a PowerPoint presentation on the work UNICEF accomplishes, and accept the check in person. Monahan is the daughter of George and Mariann Monahan of Chestertown.

The 50 or so sixth graders presented their donation of $500 to Monahan on Dec. 23 after her lesson detailing how UNICEF is fighting disease and malnutrition, particularly in Africa.

Monahan, a 2002 North Warren graduate who now works in Floral Park NY, said she was impressed with how the children took action to help their counterparts in need across the world — and

UNICEF representative Lauren Monahan (center background) accepts a check Dec. 23 from North Warren sixth grade students representing the proceeds from holiday cards they designed and sold. Monahan, a 2002 graduate of North Warren High School, volunteered to visit the classroom and give a presentation on UNICEF's work after she heard of her school’s charitable effort.

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“It’s definitely amazing that the children are following through like this on their concerns for others,” she said. “And the holiday cards are so creative.”

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early a dozen townsfolk came out in the cold Dec. 19 and sang old fashioned Christmas carols to spread good cheer among their Thurman neighbors.

What a delight to see the little ones singing right along with the adults! The group traveled by car and spread delightful Christmas wishes from one Thurman neighborhood to another, through songs, smiles, and handshakes.

This old-fashioned Christmas tradition has been carried out for many years by the Thurman Baptist Church and its members.

A thank you is out to the Warren County 4-H Adirondack Ventures for supplying Christmas cookies to the Thurman Meals on Wheels program for their Dec. 21 delivery.

The annual children's Christmas party in Thurman held on Dec. 12 at the town hall was a huge success with 74 children stopping by. Many parents also stayed and helped out, which was appreciated.

Prizes were won by Dakota Fox, who went home with the beautiful gingerbread house; Hayley Morse won the

toddler basket of goodies, Paige Morse won the special girl basket, Zachary Carpenter won the boys goody basket and Brent Ackley won the full candy jar.

The committee would like to thank everyone who baked, and helped out in any way, with special thanks to local firemen, Cub and Chip for bringing Santa; thanks to Marilyn for the tree and pine cones, and thanks to Jamiee for leading the songs around the Christmas tree.

A big thank you is out to all who helped fill not just one, but two big boxes for the Toys for Tots program. This was a project under taken by the S.A.F.E. ( Southern Adirondack Four-Wheeler Enthusiast) Club to help the U.S. Marines. Thanks everyone.

Enjoying a big Christmas dinner Dec. 13 were 25 members of the Sugar Loaf Mountain Seniors Club. Their event was held at the Ramada Inn restaurant in Glens Falls.

Everyone was delighted and enjoyed the day. The seniors will be meeting on the third Saturday of the months of January, February, and March for the winter. The group is now looking for new members age 50 and up who would like to join this fun loving club. Call Norma for details at 623-9425.

Events and activities in Thurman Bring the family to the YMCA on Friday Jan. 8 for the free family fun night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The first hour is planned for special activities and crafts and the last hour there will be an open gym for all, plus open swimming.

Call ahead 518-793-3878 and give the age of the children.

Appropriate games and crafts can then be planned before your arrival.

The Southern Adirondack Four-Wheeler Enthusiast Club

SATURDAY January 2, 2010 will meet at the town hall Friday Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. all are welcome. For information call 623-2007.

The John Thurman Historical Society will not meet in January or February because of low turnout in the cold winter months. For details, call 623-9539.

The Take Off Pounds Sensibly group meets in Thurman each Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the town hall. Join our group to shed a few pounds before warm weather. Call Jane for information 696-2766.

There are A.A. meetings at the town hall on Thursday evenings 7:30 p.m. which are open to the public.

The Thurman Youth Commission is looking for some children who would like to help with projects, crafts, or with some ideas or suggestions for kids. Call Maria at 6239961.

The Thurman historical calendars for 2010 are available for $8 at the town hall, at the Athol General Store, Nemec’s Sporting Goods in Warrensburg, and Warrensburg Car Care and are $8 each. For details, call 623-9539.

The Thurman Volunteer Fire Company will meet at the Athol fire house Monday Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. Meetings are open to the public and new members are welcome.

The Gleaning food distribution will be held at the Thurman Town Hall, 10 a.m. on Tuesday Jan. 5, Those participating are asked to bring clean used grocery bags.

The Senior Bus will pick Seniors 60 and over at their home and provide transportation to Glens Falls for a day of shopping or appointments. This month’s trip is on Friday Jan. 8. Those who seek to go, call Laura at 623-9281 by Wednesday.

Thurman organizational meeting is Jan. 4

Special days in the North Country Birthday greetings are out this week to Bonnie Cameron, Clarence Roberts, and Mark Kuklinski Jr. on Jan. 1, to Sam Millington and Bridgid Kelly on Jan. 2, to Holly Haskell and Margery Rocker on Jan. 4, to Bonnie Monroe and Stuart Baker on Jan. 6 and to Jenny Hill, Mark Rogers and Jimny McGowan all on Jan. 7.

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In Appreciation The family of the late Clifford Belden, who passed away Dec. 7 at the Glens Falls Hospital, would like to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown to them during this difficult time. The outpouring shown from the whole community, including church members, firemen, many organizations, Warren County highway, Warrensburg and Thurman residents and many others was so much appreciated.

Get well wishes are out to Larry Germain, Don Vopleus, Joe Mosher, Ed Brown, Hial Hall, and all others who are not feeling well at this time.

Remember to save the fronts of your Christmas cards if they aren’t written on, the Christmas basket committee uses these for the next year ’s baskets. They can be left at the town hall for the committee to collect.

The group also needs someone to take over the organization of the annual Christmas baskets for 2010.

Can you or you and a friend help us? Now would be the time to purchase marked-down Christmas items for the baskets. With any questions call 623-2909 or 623-2580.

Did you remember to send a donation to the Thurman Emergency Medical Services squad — even small donations help with needed equipment. Call 6239810 for information.

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THURMAN — Despite the financial stresses that many rural Adirondack families are experiencing, holiday generosity apparently has been thriving in Thurman.

Town Supervisor Red Pitkin reported this week that about 10 citizens gathered Dec. 11 at the town hall to put together 60 to 70 holiday baskets for Thurman residents facing the heaviest financial challenges.

The local citizens filled the wicker baskets with homemade food selections, including baked goods, premium fruit, various groceries, plus handmade gifts including pot-holders, handdipped candles, knitted goods and Christmas ornaments. Some baskets were decorated with flowers, including poinsettias.

Many of baskets were custom-assembled, tailored to the recipient families’ particular needs, Pitkin said, remarking that Helen Baker coordinated the effort.

“This is the part of small-town living that doesn’t get publicized,” he said, noting the strong community bond that is enduring despite the substantial challenges of modern life.

“Some of these volunteers are unemployed like many others in town, yet they are reaching out to other people,” Pitkin added. “There are some good hearts out here.”

The holiday gift baskets were then delivered to residents at Countryside Adult Home in Warrensburg, Tri-County Nursing Home in North Creek, and local folks scattered throughout Thurman, Pitkin said.

“It was a great day,” he said. “Everyone went home tired at night but you felt really good about the world.”

In addition, an anonymous Thurman citizen paid for 40 Christmas turkeys to be given out to local residents, and Pitkin drove to Wal-Mart in Queensbury to pick them up.

Then on Dec. 12, a town Christmas party drew about 75 children and their relatives, with about a dozen volunteers dedicating their time before and during the event to make it happen, Pitkin said.

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•100 Years Ago – January, 1910•

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On Jan. 4, 1910 the thermometer registered 20 degrees below zero. The weather this second week of January, 1910, should dispel all fears of an ice famine anywhere in this zone. The county roads are badly drifted. Ice is being cut from Moston’s pond in Wevertown. Mr. Cowan is taking photographs of snow scenes round about the village in Chestertown. A few children in Bolton Landing have Chicken Pox. World news Leon Delagrange, one of the foremost aviators of France, was killed at Bordeaux when, in a high wind, he fell from a Wright flying machine from a height of about 65 feet and was crushed to death under the wreckage.

He narrowly escaped death in 1908 in a crash at the Malchamps Aerodrome before a vast crowd that included Princess Clementine of Belgium . The French are in mourning for their popular hero. Delagrange was a hero also to many Warrensburgh boys whose dream was to emulate him.

(Note…In 1908 Thomas Selfridge, 26, was the first man to die in a Wright flying machine after it developed engine failure and crashed. Orville Wright was piloting the craft.)

Sudden death for Lake George millionaire Spencer Trask, head of Spencer Trask & Co., bankers and brokers, 16-18 Broad St., New York City, was killed instantly just before the new year when a freight train crashed into the rear of the New York Central-Montreal express at Croton, N.Y. on the way to the city. Two other passengers were seriously injured.

Trask’s body was cremated at the crematorium in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy and his ashes were taken to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.

(Note…Spencer and Katrina Trask lived at their summer home on connecting Three Brothers Islands in Lake George and at Yaddo, their mansion in Saratoga which was a copy of Haddon Hall, a historic castle in England. Today the beautiful estate is an artist’s colony.

Since Senator Joe Bruno has recently been found guilty on two federal corruption charges in Albany, there is a concerted effort going on in Saratoga to have Bruno’s name, which is memorialized on the placard hovering above the mineral spring at the Saratoga State Park, removed and replaced with the name of Spencer Trask, the elite Saratogian who is remembered for his honesty, generosity and integrity.

At the First National Bank of Lake George, George W. Bates was elected in 1910 to fill Trask’s vacant director ’s seat.

Katrina Trask, 68, later married George Foster Peabody, 69, at Yaddo in February, 1921 and, suffering from arteriosclerosis, she died in January of the next year.)

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Train engineer George Schrick and conductor Edward Carey, in charge of the freight train on the Adirondack Railway, were horrified upon their arrival in the Saratoga yards to find the partial remains of a horse and parts of a sleigh and harness on the cowcatcher of their engine. Fearing a fatality, they set out to investigate and when they got to Earl’s Crossing near Corinth, they found the remaining parts of the horse’s body and parts of the sleigh strewed along the tracks.

Upon inquiry, they found that Almon Scoville, 50, slightly injured had been taken to the house of the nearest resident.

The trainmen took farmer Scoville on the train to the Saratoga Hospital but beyond being badly bruised with scratches about his legs and a general shaking up, he was not injured.

He admitted he had fallen asleep and the horse had apparently wandered on to the tracks. Scoville said he never woke up until he was carried into a neighbor ’s house.

Lake George bricks laid The main street in the village of Lake George, one of the links in the chain of state roads in the Adirondacks, will be paved with brick. The improvement will cost $18,000 and work will commence in the spring. There have been many complaints from automobilists as to the condition of the street for quite some time.

Fisticuffs at Warren County jail Francesco Casselino and Paesto Tolera, the two Italian witnesses in the Imperatore murder case, confined in the Warren County jail in Lake George, have become so disagreeable to the other prisoners and have caused so much trouble that they have been transferred to another part of the jail.

With a knife, Casselino attacked Delbert Jarvis of Glens Falls, who is serving a term for intoxication, but Jarvis grappled with him and gave him a sound beating. Dominic Monterane, the accused murderer, is a model prisoner who has caused no trouble since he has been locked up, according to jailer Smith.

(Note…I wrote about this unusual murder case in this column in the Nov. 21, 2009 issue. Dominic Monterane quarreled with Patsy Imperatore over a game of cards in Glens Falls and cut the latter ’s throat from ear to ear. Charged with first degree murder, Monterane was put in the Lake George jail in November 1909 to await his appearance before the Grand Jury in April 1910. Winters were long and slow in those days and justice was even slower.)

Noted Bolton resident dies Joseph H. Gates, 65, died at his Bolton home Jan. 12, 1910.

He leaves a widow and one daughter, Mrs. Ralph Stone of Warrensburgh. He is survived by three brothers, Jonathan Streeter Gates, Dodge S. Gates and George S. Gates. Their wealth formation and job creation; and it creates yet another vast Federal bureaucracy. Factor in, too, the profound dishonesty of the legislative process that produced the bill, including buying the votes of Senators Landrieu and Nelson. Also, assess its true costs — including 10 years of revenue versus some six years of benefits; and sticking New York and other states with exorbitant expenses — This is enough to make Mr. Madoff blush.

The effect of all this along with other massive spending bills will be prompting long term damage to our economy that will eventually cripple national security because, like Europe, we will not be able to afford both. Needless to say, once we find ourselves wrapped up with the social benefits of this health care "tar-baby", and the dependence and sense of the entitlement they engender in the citizenry, we will find it politically impossible to disengage from it, regardless of the dangers we face.

I urge you therefore to stand to your duty, show real political leadership and vote against this deeply harmful bill. You can show even greater leadership and take charge of your political destiny if at the same time, with the eyes of your state and nation riveted upon you, you submit a one-page "Healthcare Bill Term Sheet" for a constructive alternative bill that surely threequarters of the country would enthusiastically support. It should concentrate on the high impact issues, including: • With regard to the alleged saving of $500 billion in Medicare/Medicaid waste and fraud, provide up to 5 years during which the government would be called upon to prove what level of actual savings could in fact be obtained.

• Provide for a tough-minded, common-sense tort reform.

Defensive medicine costs vast amounts of money, foolishly and wastefully. A failure of tort reform is, and is seen to be, a payoff to the tort lawyer lobby. This gives you points for guts and integrity, and sets you above your colleagues as well as your eventual political opponents, who seem ready to sell their souls and their nation's vital interest for political contributions.

• With respect to insurance, forbid state-by-state insurance company monopolies and replace that system with real nationwide insurance competition. You do not need a government insurance option, or foolish Medicare "buy-in.". What we need is real private market competition, and it’s time to stop government from preventing it.

Also, forbid insurance companies from denying or discontinuing coverage for pre-existing conditions. Such provision needs careful structuring to avoid motivating healthy individuals from shunning coverage until they get ill.

Insist on proper accounting and realistic estimates of current and future costs. Refuse to have anything to do with dishonest timing mismatches between benefit payouts and proper benefit accruals, and costs.

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brother, former Bolton supervisor John David Gates, died in 1901. Joseph Gates was a long-time resident of Bolton and one of the most highly respected citizens of the town.

(Note…Joseph Gates was the great-uncle of well known present day author William Preston Gates of Bolton and Queensbury, who has written so many fine histories of Lake George. Bill’s great-grandfather was Jonathan Streeter Gates who, with his wife Zilpha Ferriss Gates, served as postmaster and ran a general store in Bolton Landing. He died in 1921 and his newspaper clippings are featured in Bill’s book, “Turn of the Century Scrapbook.”)

Barn linked to Teddy Roosevelt burns The hotel barn at Aiden Lair Lodge, Minerva, owned by M.F. Cronin, was destroyed by fire Jan. 1, 1910. The building was the one from which Mr. Cronin selected a team of horses at the time he furnished the relay on Colonel Theodore Roosevelt’s trip from Mt. Marcy when President McKinley was assassinated in 1901 and drove from Aiden Lair to North Creek the quickest on record. A special train was waiting for the new president to be at the North Creek station.

Mike Cronin had applications enough for horse shoes worn by his team as souvenirs to fill a bible. The origin of the fire is not known. Loss on buildings and contents was $1,000 and sadly there was no insurance.

(Note: Mike Cronin, 50, died June 10, 1914 in a mental hospital in Ogdensburgh. He left behind a widow, a son and eight daughters. He was a legend in his own time.)

News roundabout In Chestertown, the tax collector will be at the Rising House hotel Jan. 6 and 20, 1910 to receive taxes. Clark Leggett is drawing logs. Lawyer Charles P. Coyle and family have moved to Glens Falls. William Huntington of Bartonville is filling up Albert Thieriot’s ice house.

In Johnsburgh Corners, Lizzie Armstrong has tonsillitis.

Mrs. George Putnam has a fine new Estey organ. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bills are on their wedding trip. W.C. Johnson has gone to Stony Creek to draw logs for L.W. Brooks. George Bates is failing in body and mind.

Charles Millington of Bakers Mills was brought home from West Long Lake where he broke his leg. Charley Smith of South Horicon killed a hog weighing 535 pounds. A sixmonth-old twin daughter of Charles Monroe died Jan. 9, 1910.

Harvey Robbins of Bakers Mills, who has been very ill with heart disease and dropsy, is very low. Birtle Kenyon of North Thurman is employed in the lumber woods at West Stony Creek. Merton Corlew of Wevertown is at home disabled by injuries received while at work in the north woods.

Readers are welcome to contact Adirondack Journal correspondent Jean Hadden at jhadden1@nycap.rr.com or 623-2210.

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Which means that the present time is one of those rare moments in political life when doing the brave and right thing for the nation and all Americans is far less risky than simply going along with the party, the administration, and the moneyed special interests — whether its unions, industry lobbyists or other groups that provide politicians financial support in return for their allegiance.

The kind of thoughtful, gutsy initiatives outlined above would separate you from the mass of Washington politicians and protect you from the mounting winds that blow bad tidings for today's incumbents.

Anthony W. Moro North Creek

Increasing taxes will be unbearable To the editor: It is incomprehensible that Warren County supervisors voted to have the homeowners of the county shoulder the heavy burden of increased taxes in order to manage the 2010 budget deficit..

One percent increase in sales tax would spread the correction of the deficit over the larger population and therefore be less painful to shoulder!

I live in the Town of Johnsburg and find it already very difficult to manage to stay here because of the tax burden. How is it possible to consider even moving from this place when the high taxes are discouraging prospective home buyers? Is that what the county leaders were banking on?

How can they really claim to be aware of the economic difficulties this town is working hard to overcome?

Warren County leaders are creating an unbearable situation that erodes the trust in the supervisors’ effective governing of our county.

Erika Bornn Johnsburg

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BOLTON LANDING — Youth of Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church recently spearheaded a holiday drive that reached out to needy rural residents of northern Warren County.

About 30 children of the church’s religious education program, ages 6 through 16, coordinated a drive for gifts and clothing distributed to dozens of families served by North County Ministry in Johnsburg.

The youth were joined by about 30 adults in the effort, parishioner Gena Lindyberg said Tuesday.

The children, active in the church’s Faith Formation program, assembled a Christmas tree and decorated it with faux “ornaments” — or tags that bore the age and gender of the child recipient, and detailed the child’s needs for clothing and special requests for gifts.

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Youthful parishioners of Blessed Sacrament Church in Bolton Landing pose by their ‘Giving Tree’ and hold presents they gathered to be sent to dozens of needy families in rural northern Warren County Photo by Anne Marie Bell

gifts, which were then put under the tree, Lindyberg said of the annual effort.

“We’ve never had as many tags, because North Country Ministry’s families have more needs this year than ever before,” she said.

“But the gifts just kept on piling up under the tree — it was just beautiful.”

A total of about 160 gifts or so were then gathered and packed up by the Blessed Sacrament youth for delivery Dec. 14 to North Country

Ministry, Lindyberg said.

The gifts stuffed both a station wagon and a van, she said.

“The whole parish opened up to this effort and the children really supported it,” she said.

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The group’s business meeting is held the first Wednesday of each month. Any resident 55 years or older is invited to attend. Meetings are held at the Senior Center on Cross St. at 10:30 a.m.

Following the meeting, attendees are invited to go to the Bolton meal site for lunch. Those participating in the luncheon are asked to call the meal site at 644- 2368 two to three days ahead to make a reservation.

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Demolition From page 1 Crown Point to serve motorists while a new structure is engineered and constructed. The Ticonderoga ferry is also running with the help of anti-ice measures.

The Lake Champlain Bridge opened Aug. 26, 1929, with two governors — New York’s Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vermont’s John L. Weeks — leading the festivities.

Monday’s demolition was nearly as festive. Hundreds of people turned out in New York and Vermont to watch the bridge’s implosion. Public viewing areas were set up at Port Henry Beach and Bulwagga Bay in New York as well as along Route 125 in Vermont.

The spectacle was televised live and broadcast on the Internet. The event was covered by more than 100 media representatives.

Sirens sounded at various intervals before the demolition to warn people of the blast, but many of those watching missed the actual explosion because it happened so quickly — in about two seconds.

Slow-motion replays of the event showed a series of 500 charges detonating along the 2,184-foot bridge and its collapse momentarily after Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas pressed the button that set off the explosives.

Some of those planning to watch the event decided not to to attend because of the conditions.

Incoming Crown Point Supervisor Bethany Kosmider stayed at home and watched it on television because of the limited visibility.

“It is sad to see the old bridge go down, but staying focused to the future, I am hopeful that the new bridge will move along as smoothly as the demolition,” Kosmider said.

State officials have said that construction of a new bridge

Singing a serenade to the old Champlain Bridge just prior to its public demolition, were (left to right): Steve Collier, Alice Knight on mandolin and George “Speedy” Arnold on guitar. Performing at the public viewing area at Bulwagga Bay Park, the group sang a selection focusing on the state’s lack of maintenance of the bridge that observers say led to its demise.

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is expected to begin this spring, and it could be completed in 2011.

New York Gov. David Paterson said the demolition is a key step in restoring normal traffic to the region.

“We continue to move as quickly as possible to restore the vital connection between our states, and resume normal transportation across Lake Champlain on behalf of those who live near and depend on it in their daily lives,” Paterson said.

“The bridge coming down weighs heavy on our hearts, but it is a critical task that is now completed,” he said, noting that the former bridge had outlived its lifespan. “Once the new bridge is built, we will have an even more majestic connection between our states, and the communities in the surrounding areas will benefit from a span that will be more

The storied Lake Champlain Bridge met its fate Monday, Feb 28 as a total of 500 charges of explosives were ignited, causing 2.2 million pounds of steel and asphalt to plunge into the lake.

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modern, but will preserve the environmental and historical integrity of the area,” he said.

Roads leading to the bridge were closed to the public. A safety zone of 1,000 feet was established for land access and a 2,000 foot no-fly zone was declared by the Federal Aviation Association.

The demolition was handled by Advanced Explosives Demolition, Inc. of Idaho.

DOT officials said that work will begin immediately in removing the steel and other wreckage from the lake. In order to protect the public during the debris removal, the United States Coast Guard has established a water safety zone of a minimum of 1,000 feet on either side of the bridge.

No vessels, vehicles or people are permitted within the area without Coast Guard approval through April 15 to allow the channel to be cleared.

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Five seats open on Bolton Library board BOLTON LANDING —The annual election of trustees of the Bolton Free Library is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the library. The hours to cast ballots in the public vote will be from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees follows at 7 p.m.

Due to several resignations from the board this year, there are five positions to be filled.

The seats available are a five-year term, a four-year term, one three-year term, and two twoyear terms. Patti Haux and Emma Calautti have already indicated that they intend to seek re-election.

Any resident of Bolton Landing, 18 years of age or older, is eligible to serve on the Board of Trustees.

Those interested in seeking to serve on the board are asked to notify the Bolton Library Director in writing at least five days prior to the election. All residents of Bolton, those eligible to vote in town and school elections, can vote in the annual election. For details, contact the library at 644-2233.

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NORTH CREEK — Open for less than a month, state-owned Gore Mountain Ski Center has apparently irked more than 380 people with its newly imposed $10 premium parking fee.

The “Skiers Against Paid Parking at Gore” group on the popular social networking site Facebook has become the place for angry skiers and snow-boarders to protest ever-rising costs at the ski center, operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority.

This Facebook site has hosted hundreds of posts and comments by those who see the new parking fees as just another money grab.

“How are there plenty of smaller mountains, with way cheaper lift tickets, surviving without paid parking? Gore just knows that they could charge $30 for the entire front lot if they wanted, and it would still be full of Jersey plates every weekend,” one commenter said. “These are the things that keep people away from the mountain and make customers feel unappreciated.”

Prior to this year, parking at Gore had been on a first-come, first-serve basis.

But faced with a $7 million shortfall in its $26 million budget, ORDA venues are looking for ways to boost the cash flow.

A weekend day-pass at the mountain is

$75.

Last week, Gore Mountain Manager Mike Pratt said that the premium parking concept was his idea and that only 25 percent of the parking lot closest to the base lodge is now considered premium.

And premium parking fees aren’t limited to Gore Mountain.

Gore’s sister mountain, Whiteface, charges a $15 fee for the best spots and the Vermont skiing Mecca at Killington has a $10 premium fee.

But for the nearly 400 members of the antiparking fee group, there is no excuse for the mountain’s new fee, especially in a recession.

“I was utterly shocked when I heard they were going to be doing this,” another commenter said on the site. “As if it isn’t hard enough to scrounge up the money to pay for a lift ticket in this economic climate.”

The Facebook group’s administrator, Jeffrey Moeckel has been posting the contact information for ORDA brass and state elected officials, as well as keeping a running tally of the cars in the premium lot.

He claims he was posting polite – but critical – comments on the official Gore Facebook page and was promptly “un-friended.”

According to Moeckel, between five and eight cars have been in the premium spots on weekdays, while only 20 parked in the best spots last weekend.

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SATURDAY January 2, 2010

With thanks! We’re happy to be here!

Why do we choose to live in the Adirondacks? It's all about the wild lands, the lakes, rivers mountains and the wonderful characters that share such treasures!

W

hen my oldest daughter left for college in New York City several years ago, I knew she was in for culture shock. She had been born and raised in the small town life of the Adirondacks. Fresh out of high school, she was beginning a whole new life in the ultra-zone of the world’s greatest metropolis. I knew the congestion, pace and population would be overwhelming, yet exciting at the same time.

She was moving from a region with a population density of only 5-9 people per square mile to an island with 66,173 people per square mile. The Adirondack land mass could easily encompass over 3,142 Manhattan Islands and the student population of New York University alone, comprised nearly half the population year round Park residents.

Within a week of constant exposure to the routines of city life, her complaints were not with the people, rather, she had issues with her surroundings. The major shock was environmental not cultural.

“There are few trees, Dad. And almost no grass,” she explained. “And my legs really hurt! Everywhere I walk, it’s hard pavement, tile or cement. I never realized how soft walking on grass is.”

“And,” she continued, “There is absolutely no silence.

It’s always busy with people, sirens or something. Even in my dorm room, there’s always some sort of background noise. You just can never tune it out!”

“There’s no fresh air either,” she continued, "No gentle breeze. It’s always stale or smells like something, even down by the river. And when the wind blows, it’s usually full of grit.”

The Adirondack Park offers a wealth of natural resources spread across an abundance of public lands. If you enjoy the outdoors, entertainment is cheap due to the ease of access to wild lands. Unfortunately, many residents take such nearby treasures for granted. Most of us never realize how good we’ve got it.

There are few places left in the eastern states with such limitless opportunities for enjoying such seamless travel.

Whether setting off on established land or water trail systems, there are numerous opportunities to journey in almost any direction for over 100 miles distance.

Certainly, this is a major attraction for those who cherish the ability to step out the door to ski, snowshoe, hike, fish, hunt or paddle unfettered for miles in almost any direction.

From my backyard in Ray Brook, I have the opportunity to travel an unbroken stretch of wild lands for over 30 miles south to Newcomb, or 60 miles beyond to Northville. I can hop the railroad bed and ski, snowshoe, sled, hike or bike over 90 miles, all the way to Old Forge.

North of state Route 86 from home, I can trek through the Mackenzie Wilderness to Bloomingdale and Franklin Falls or travel west for 20 or so miles along the Jackrabbit Trail all the way to Paul Smiths or the same distance to the east to Keene.

Unfortunately, I don’t take advantage of such adventure opportunities as often as I’d like. It’s a common malady, an unlikely affliction that haunts many local residents.

Like most others of my species, I tend to migrate toward the familiar, the quick, and the accessible even if it isn’t always the easiest.

While I have always enjoyed visiting new lands, I don't take the opportunity to pursue many of the far flung adventures anymore. I’ll skate on the Cascades Lakes rather than Lake Champlain or I'll ski over Mackenzie Mountain instead of attempting Lyon Mountain. I’ll hunt in the woodlands behind my home rather than the big woods of Hamilton County and I now prefer to cast a fly along tiny Ray Brook rather than tackling of the mighty Hudson.

I’ve grown almost too accustomed to the woods and waters that compose my big, backyard and yet, I'll never take them for granted. In fact, I appreciate them now more

than ever, not only due to the ease of accessibility but also for the solitude they provide. It’s Wild Forest land, but it's much wilder than the adjacent High Peaks Wilderness but far less traveled.

While the lands surrounding Adirondac Loj and Heart Lake in the High Peaks Wilderness Area have historically been labeled the “Adirondack’s finest square mile,” most locals will claim the same for tracts in their own backyard. In many cases, the lands that make up our respective backyards may be open to the public, but they are really 'ours' when it comes to regular use.

Despite the fact the familiar haunts beyond our respective back doors often don't possess the grandeur, the soaring peaks or the lofty attractions of Adirondac Loj, they surely serve host to fewer visitors while still providing a comparable expanse of untrammeled land.

I know that most local residents lay similar claims to their own special tracts. Everyone has a need for such territory, whether it’s a hidden valley, a secret pond, a lonely meadow, a spiny ridge, a lost boulder or a secluded lookout. These are the undiscovered, out-of-the-way spots without alot of people to clutter things up.

These are places where we can walk off alone, where we can think better thoughts. It’s where we don’t see signs of other humans or if we can, they are very small and far away and they don’t much matter.

These are our own special places of rejuvenation, where we can alternately be mutually in the right frame of mind and equally out of sight. These places aren’t known solely to local residents nor do locals have a unique claim to them. We earn them, then guard them to later share with a precious lucky few.

Although my children are natives, I don’t subscribe to the notion, occasionally flaunted by some, that native Adirondackers are imbibed with some sort of inalienable rights to the land. Some will shutter at the notion, but I just don’t buy into the theory that a birthright instills a person with a special appreciation or a unique consideration for using the land as they see fit. In fact, there is not a single, native Adirondacker who made a conscious choice to be born here. Their parents made that choice for them.

Their good fortune was simply a combination of good luck, great parents and a fortuitous decision. None of us actually own this land, we simply rent it for the short while we're on earth.

The notion of locals versus outsiders is a falsehood that has been perpetuated for far, too long. In reality, descendants of the only people with rights to the term ‘native Adirondackers’ are now living in Akwasasne along the St. Lawrence River. And even their forebears almost certainly migrated to the region from elsewhere at some point in time.

Call them what you like, flatlanders, transplants or imports, but there is no denying the fact that they are the ones that made an actual decision to locate here. And they made a wise choice. They are the fortunate few who recognized a better place and decided to settle in it. Rather than scorn, those that consider themselves to be 'natives' should applaud such a wise choice.

So, when we hear someone who occasionally espouses such an outrageous notion as ‘protecting the park’ or preserving the ‘local community,’ it’s likely because they’ve been elsewhere and have witnessed the difference.

They’ve seen what it is like. And it is typically this knowledge that fuels their fervor for living here. And most are damn proud of it!

Having enjoyed the pleasures of growing up in the region, I certainly can’t fault anyone else from wanting to raise their kids in similar style. It’s the only place I would ever want for my own children. I'm satisfied with my choices.

Despite the fact that there are an estimated 12 million visitors pouring into the park each year, there are fewer than 130,000 of us that are lucky enough, smart enough or just plain stubborn enough to live and play here, all the year round. Although we occasionally pay for the privilege by suffering through mud season and blackflies, subzero nights and even colder days, we are a persistent lot.

We’re happy to earn just enough to get by and we’ve learned how to find our own special place. We take care of our neighbors and still take the time to look after our visitors. Most of all, we’ve earned the right to call ourselves Adirondackers, whether by birth or simply a state of mind.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net

Cedar, for those who are newcomers to this column, is the young dachshund I acquired a little more than a year ago to help me track and locate mortally wounded deer.

While she’s continually making progress in that regard, she seems just as intent in wrecking my house and her digestive system through random acts of mischief.

Oh, that mischievous little dog

T

o call my pup Cedar a hellion on four paws would be the understatement of the century.

In her first year on this planet, she’s managed to chew her way through every part of my wardrobe, including no less than 20 pairs of sneakers, boots, sandals and slippers as well as dozens of electrical cords.

No molding or piece of furniture in the house is sacred and she’s had an emergency operation to have only lordknows-what removed from blocking her intestine.

She ate my Oakley sunglasses. Destroyed an iPod, a Nintendo DS, two cell phones, every X-Box controller in the place and 10 remote controls.

She’s eaten the antennas off both cordless phones and has reduced a rather large collection of CDs and DVDs to useless orbs covered in tiny tooth marks.

Most recently, she chewed her way into my ice fishing pack apparently because I’d left a miniscule piece of jerky buried in a Zip-Lock deep in the pack’s underbelly.

On her way in, she managed to ingest a plastic cup containing a dozen or so flies complete with number six hooks.

I wasn’t all that worried, though, because she washed them down with five dozen Christmas cookies we received last week during a festive office cookie swap.

I am not exaggerating — the dog ate 60 cookies. And, she weighs only 24 pounds.

At least she used to weigh 24 pounds.

I found her sprawled out afterward on the downstairs futon like an otter that had just ingested a pint-sized sumo wrestler.

She looked at me drunkenly with one paw on her protruding belly and the other across her furry forehead as if to say, “Stupid, stupid, stupid.”

The dog, however, is far from stupid.

Take, for example, her uncanny knack for opening the bifold doors behind which my kitchen garbage can sets.

For the purpose of a mental picture, it goes down something like this: 1) Lower the head; 2) Charge the center of the door; 3) Hurtle your tiny muscle-bound body into said door; 4) Repeat until said door opens far enough to get said muzzle wedged between said door and said door casing, and ...

5) Gorge on chicken bones, fish heads, peach pits, popsicle sticks, can tops and other life-threatening scraps until the futon calls.

John Gereau is managing editor of Denton Publications and an avid outdoorsman. His column appears regularly. He can be reached at johng@denpubs.com.

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SATURDAY January 2, 2010

Boys Varsity Basketball

Hladik shines for Warriors in league victory

Varsity wrestling

Corinth 50, Warrensburg 22 CORINTH — The Corinth Boys Basketball team managed to contain Warrensburg’s three top scorers as the Tomohawks cruised to a 50-22 victory Dec. 23 on their home court.

The Burghers were in contention but were buried in the second half as Corinth combined hot shooting, aggressive rebounding and an efficient defense to dominate 34-13. Tomahawk’s Eric Hernandez scored 18 points -- including three three-pointers -- and 14 rebounds. A standout in Corinth’s defensive effort was Ron Bovee with eight rebounds and five steals.

While Corinth players concentrated on shutting down Brendan Frye and Mike Perrone, both held to a mere five points, the Burgher effort was led by Mike Curtis with 7 points -- including one three-pointer -- aided by John Joseph and Dante Siletti with two each and Hunter Werner with one.

As of this game, Corinth was 4-0 in the Adirondack League, and Warrensburg was 2-2.

Bolton 48, North Warren 34 CHESTERTOWN — Dominic Pfau presented a stellar shooting show Dec. 23, with five three-pointers and a tally of 24 points to beat North Warren 48-34. Bolton put the game away in the third quarter, when they outscored the Cougars 17-3.

Aiding in Bolton’s offense were Jordan with seven points, Matt Smith with 6, Tyler Calzada with 5, and Bill Smith, Caleb Kneeshaw and Matt Peterson with 2 apiece.

North Warren’s balanced effort was led by Bryan Beckler with 10 points, followed by Joe Aiken with nine, Jeff Bennett with seven, Monroe with five, Benn Frasier with two and Kristian Seeley with one. Aiken and Beckler shot one threepointer apiece in the game.

Lake George Senior Chris Kosz takes a shot in a Dec. 23 game against Hadley-Luzerne while teammate Alex Hladik (rear) positions himself for a rebound. Hladik had a stellar game against the Eagles, tallying a game-high 29 points.

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Lake George 69, Hadley-Luzerne 43 LAKE GEORGE — Routinely in the shadow of his teammate Matt McGowan, lanky 6’4” guard Alex Hladik led all scorers for 29 points as Lake George defeated HadleyLuzerne 69-43 in an Adirondack League boys basketball game Dec. 23.

Hladik lent his prowess last year to league competitor North Warren after moving northward, but he’s back this year, and judging from his pre-Christmas performance on court, he’s back in a big way.

Hladik put on an offensive show, whether it was floating towards the basket for layups, taking well-timed jump shots or hitting four three-point buckets under pressure from the Eagle defense.

McGowan was benched after committing a few fouls and a technical on a questionable one, which led to him being benched. McGowan, nonetheless, scored six points in the effort. Matt Stover contributed nine points and six rebounds.

Hadley-Luzerne, traditionally a top contender in the Adirondack League, put up a formidable effort -- particularly in the third quarter when they held the Warriors to 8 points, but they couldn’t overcome Lake George’s substantial height and well-executed plays.

Also contributing to the Warrior effort were Jeff Maldenado with seven points, Kyle Burden and Aaron Chambers with five apiece, J.D. Jenkins with four and Cameron Dorman and Chris Kosz with two each. Devin Waite led the Eagles with 11 points, including 3 three-point buckets, and 10 rebounds.

Dec. 23, he Warriors remained unbeaten in Adirondack League play. Lake George‘s Junior Varsity also won their game.

Girls Varsity Basketball

Warriors stay unbeaten Lake George 53, Hadley-Luzerne 33 LAKE LUZERNE — The Lake George Warriors Girls Basketball team continued their campaign towards a repeat Adirondack League Championship Dec. 22 with a 53-33 victory over Hadley Luzerne. Junior Brittany Baker ’s 22 points and seven rebounds were key in the Warriors’ victory over the energetic Eagles. Baker ’s buckets included two threepoint shots.

Senior Sara Anderson added 12 points and seven rebounds for Lake George. Also contributing were Sophomore Chelsea Sipowicz with 7 points, Junior Kelly Flaherty with 6.

Leah Laurent led the Eagles with 13 points.

Lake George is now 4-0 in the league.

Corinth 37, Warrensburg 17 WARRENSBURG — The Burghers couldn’t get their game going early in a matchup against Corinth Dec. 22, and the result was a decisive loss.

From the game’s beginning, Warrensburg was foiled by Corinth’s sharp playmaking and stingy defense.

The 16-3 first-quarter deficit morphed into a 37-17 loss.

Corinth’s Jordan Madison managed 17 points in the Tomahawk’s victory.

Warrensburg Sophomore Center Ashlie Morehouse scored five points, and Senior Forward Kaitlyn May and Sophomore Guard Jaci O’Brien each tallied four, including a three-pointer. Junior Guard Kayce Duell and Senior Forward Holly Gheen scored two apiece.

Warrensburg Varsity Wrestler Lucas Nelson, a Sophomore, drives Corinth’s Stephen Abare to the mat during a 160-pound matchup Dec. 23. Nelson won the match by a 5-2 decision.

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Corinth overcomes deficit to defeat Burghers Corinth 38, Warrensburg 30 WARRENSBURG — Warrensburg wrestlers had mixed results Dec. 23 in an disappointing 38-30 loss to Corinth.

Trailing late in the match, Corinth’s lightweights took charge and fought for two pins and a decision in the final three matches versus three talented Warrensburg wrestlers — Jon Vaisey, Beecher Baker and Abby Roth — for the Adirondack League win.

125 lbs. - Donovan Santisteban (W) dec. Seamus Cutler, 87.

130 - Kyle Mulcahy (C) pinned Logan Winter, 5:54.

135 - Lakota McKinney (C) dec. Masyn Morey, 8-3.

140 - Tyler Nicholson (C) tech. fall over Charlie Giknis, 6:00.

145 - Davin LeClair (C) dec. Zach Baer, 10-6.

152 - Cole Tennant (W) pinned Jeremy Ives, :49.

160 - Lucas Nelson (W) dec. Stephen Abare, 5-2.

171 - Nick Ecuyer (C) dec. Jeremy Barber, 4-2.

189 - Kendall Converse (W) pinned Clint Dumoulin, 5:30.

215 - Justin Benjamin (C) dec. Chris Turner, 1-0.

285 - Tony Aurrichio (W) pinned Mike Germain, :29.

96 - Aidan Szabo (W) by forfeit.

103 - Zach Marcel (C) pinned Jon Vaisey, :54.

112 - Tyler Mulcahy (C) pinned Beecher Baker, 5:43.

119 - Tim Ross (C) dec. Abby Roth, 5-0.

Lake George/Luzerne wrestlers prevail War-Eagles 42, Granville 41 LAKE LUZERNE — With 14 matches decided and one to go in a meet against Granville Dec. 23, it came down to a 96pound seventh grader to make the difference between a hard-earned victory for the War-Eagles Varsity wrestling team, or a disappointing loss.

Hadley-Luzerne’s Ryan Matuszak got the job done, and done right, defeating his opponent with the night’s fastest pin.

Bearing the weight of his teammate’s expectations — and two school communities, besides — Matuszak dug deep and took Granville’s Steven Cohan down and had his shoulders pressed to the mat in 48 seconds for the meet-winning pin.

His feat prompted cheers from War-Eagles spectators who witnessed the come-from-behind victory in the home gymnasium.

With the win, the War-Eagles have their best season start ever with a 6-2 record overall.

Also pinning for the War Eagles (6-2) were Casey Bills (112), Joe Plante (119), Hunter Hamilton (135), Kyle Bachem (171) and Jason Yard (189).

The War-Eagles aren’t strangers to winning in 2009. Saturday, the team took home the first-place title at the Canajoharie/Fort Plain Duals meet.

103 - Nate Palmer (G) dec. Dan Jardine, 7-3.

112 - Casey Bills (HL/LG) pinned Jesse Owens, 4:17.

119 - Joe Plante (HL/LG) pinned Justin Duel, :51.

125 - B. Miller (G) pinned Zach Olson, 1:59.

130 - Brendan Miller (G) pinned Justin Cook, 3:49.

135 - Hunter Hamilton (HL/LG) pinned Paul Hanna, 5:20.

140 - Karl Palmer (G) dec. Cecil Hayes, 9-1.

145 - Kurt Ehntholt (G) pinned Cody Phillips, 2:15.

152 - Keith Gould (G) pinned Art Barber, 3:04.

160 - Tim Goutos (HL/LG) by forfeit.

171 - Kyle Bachem (HL/LG) pinned David McCullen, 3:33.

189 - Jason Yard (HL/LG) pinned Charles Krueger, 2:55.

215 - Eric Hastings (G) pinned Josh Borgh, 1:35.

285 - Walter Foster (G) dec. Jack Clark, 10-1.

96 - Ryan Matuszak (HL/LG) pinned Steven Cohan, 0:48.

Warrensburg Freshman Jericho Converse uses a head-and-arm lockup to power his Junior Varsity opponent from Corinth into a pin in a meet between the Burghers and the Tomahawks Dec. 23.

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SATURDAY January 2, 2010

Burghers depend on Frye’s talent, will to win

By Thom Randall thom@denpubs.com WARRENSBURG — With just seconds left in overtime during a game Dec. 18 against Hartford, Warrensburg senior and basketball player Brendan Frye charged up the court and sank a fadeaway jumpshot to seal a Warrensburg victory.

For years, Warrensburg High School sports fans have enjoyed the gutsy determined play of Frye, who has led various come-from-behind campaigns — often eluding opponents, whether its dodging their defense for the entire football field in a kick return, stealing several bases in baseball, or weaving through players on the hardwood.

Frye not only has the determination to win, but he’s willing to work in practice to make it happen, Burgher Basketball Coach Rich Schloss said.

“Brendan’s the hardest worker at every practice,” Schloss said. “He’s our team leader, he’s very coachable, and he really, really understands the game of basketball.”

Frye’s worked hard at sports since he was a child, so his moves — so elusive on the floor, field or diamond — are now almost a matter of instinct. It’s like he’s on autopilot, driven by his subliminal synapses.

“No one can stop him from dribbling past them — he’s

Brendan Frye probably the quickest guy in the league,” Schloss said.

Also, he’s just as focused on defense, recording a formidable number of steals and blocks.

Although Frye’s been a standout for years and played Varsity since his Sophomore year, he has reached a new level this season, Schloss said.

“Brendan’s the ‘go-to’ guy, he’s hungry for the ball — he likes to have the ball in his hands when the pressure is on,” Schloss said.

When a sports game will be determined by one throw, a final run downfield, or a lastchance pass, Frye doesn’t cave under the stress.

Asked what was going through his mind as the Burghers were trailing in overtime against Hartford and the clock was running down, Frye offered a few words last week.

“I just knew we had to play our hearts out and go for a win,” he said. “When it got down to the last shot, I wanted to be the one to take it — I really don’t feel the pressure much at all.”

Perhaps this is true because of the depth of his experience.

With his father Bobby Frye serving for many years as an athletic trainer at Warrensburg High School, Brendan used to attend most all Varsity sports practice sessions.

After the Varsity players were done with their work, Brendan would step out on the hardwoods or football field and imitate what he’d seen.

By fifth grade, he was a productive member of a travel basketball team. Two years later, he was a standout on the Modified basketball team which lost only two games during his tenure. The group had chemistry as well as tal-

Warrensburg Varsity Basketball Player Brendan Frye defends the Burgher goal during a basketball game against Fort Ann about a year ago. Now a Senior at WCS, Frye has been an athletic standout for Warrensburg throughout his high school years.

Photos by Kim Ladd/Lifescapes Photography

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As an eighth grader, Brendan was moved up into Junior Varsity basketball. Then in

9th grade, he was drafted for Varsity, but he decided to step back to Junior Varsity for more playing time — and to

CHURCH SERVICES

CHURCH LISTINGS - The Adirondack Journal provides this church directory as a courtesy to our readers and visitors to our area. Any changes or additions can be made by calling 873-6368.

BOLTON

Emmanuel United Methodist ChurchSunday Winter Service at 10 a.m. 644-9962.

Rev. Myron Ducharme, Pastor First Baptist Church(A.B.C. Affiliated) Sunday School at 9 a.m.

Morning Worship at 10 a.m.; Wednesday 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study & Prayer. For information, call 6449103. Rev. Edward Blanchard.

Solid Rock Christian Worship Center Assembly of GodAdult Sunday Services 11 a.m. Children’s church also at 11 a.m. downstairs. Adult Sunday School at 10 a.m. and Children’s Sunday School at 10 a.m. downstairs. Bible study Wednesday at 6 p.m. with Sister Dale. Pastor Skip Hults and Sister Dale. 6442412.

Episcopal Church of Saint Sacrament, Bolton LandingSat. Evening Mass 5 p.m.; Sun. Eucherist 10 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.; Bible Study 11:45 a.m.; Wed. Mass 10 a.m. Father Jim Loughren. 644-9613 Blessed Sacrament Catholic ChurchGoodman Avenue. Sunday Mass 10:45 a.m.; Rosary and Novena 9 a.m. Tuesday; Communion Service 9 a.m. Thursday and Saturday. Parish Life Director Kathleen Sousa 644-3861.

BRANT LAKE

Adirondack Missions of the Episcopal Church494-3314 - Fr. Robert Limpert, Fr. Michael Webber, Fr. Dennis Pressley.

St. Paul’s Episcopal ChurchSunday Eucharist 9 a.m. (see Adirondack Mission, above).

Brant Lake WesleyanMorning worship 9 a.m., Fellowship 10-10:30 a.m., Sunday school 10:30-11:15 a.m. 494-2816.

Horicon Baptist ChurchSunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening 6 a.m., Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 7 p.m. 494-2584.

CHESTER

Community United Methodist Church Sunday morning worship 11 a.m.; Rev. Sharon Sauer 494-2517.

Faith Bible Church Sunday school (all ages) - 9 a.m., Sunday worship 10:15 a.m., Sunday Evening 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Call for information - 4947183 - Website: www.faithbiblechurchny.com Good Shepherd Episcopal ChurchSunday Eucharist 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Eucharist 10 a.m. (See Adirondack Missions, Brant Lake).

St. Isaac Jogues/St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic ChurchRiverside Drive & Church Street. Saturday Vigil at 4 p.m. till March 27, 2010; Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. till May 23, 2010. Pastor Rev. John O’Kane.

518-494-5229 Town of Chester Northway Community Fellowship A Wesleyan Church, Route 8, Chestertown: Sunday Service 11 a.m., Youth and Children’s Programs available. Pastor James Swanson, 518-695-3766

GLENS FALLS

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Glens Falls21 Weeks Rd., off Rt. 9 in Queensbury. Sunday service 10 a.m. Coffee hr. follows service. Rev. Dr. Deane Perkins, minister. (handicapped accessible, welcoming congregation) 793-1468. Web site: HYPERLINK http://www.glensfallsuu.com.

JOHNSBURG

RW Johnsburg United Methodist ChurchPastor Jackie Mueller - 515-251-2482.

South Johnsburgh Rd., Johnsburg. Worship Service Sunday 9 a.m.; Bible Study - Mondays @ 6 p.m. info: 518-251-3371

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NORTH CREEK

Bay Road Presbyterian Church 1167 Bay Road (near intersection of Bay & Rt. 149).

Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m.; Sung Lee, Pastor.

Church school during worship. Nursery care available. Coffee Hour following worship, all are welcome. 793-8541. www.bayroadchurch.com Caldwell Presbyterian Church71 Montcalm St., Lake George 12845. Rev. Shirley Mosholder. 518-668-2613. Sunday Service at 10 a.m. Food Pantry Distribution 2nd Friday of month. Website: www.caldwellpres.org.

St. James Episcopal Church Sunday services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Rev. Julie McPartlin. 668-2001.

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchMohican St., Lake George, NY 668-2046. Sat. Vigil Mass at 4 p.m., Sun. Mass at 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. through Oct. 11, 2009. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Weekday Mass: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8 a.m. (There is no Mass on Tuesday or Thursday) Father Thomas Berardi, pastor; Chapel of the Assumption (Roman Catholic)Ridge Road Route 9L, Cleverdale, NY 668-2046/ 656-9034. Mass on Sunday at 8 a.m. through October 25th. Closed in winter. Fr. Thomas Berardi, pastor.

Lakeside ChapelCleverdale: Sunday services through August at 10 a.m.

First United Methodist Church78 Montcalm Street, Lake George, N.Y. 12845, Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Rev. Meridith Vanderminden. 743-8756.

Diamond Point Community ChurchSunday Service 10 a.m. June 21-September 6, 2009.

Community Church welcoming all denominations.

Visiting ministers.

Grace Communion InternationalWorship Services held Saturdays 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Parish Hall. 56 Mohican St., Lake George, NY. Dennis R. Hoyt, Worship Service Facilitator. Home: 518-587-1221. Cell: 832-0660.

Please call ahead to confirm attendance.

United Methodist ChurchMain Street, North Creek across from Community Bank. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Separate story time for children. Pastor Kristi Van Patten. Call or leave a message 251-2906.

St. James Catholic ChurchMain St., North Creek. Sunday mass at 8 a.m. Sat. Vigil at 5:30 p.m. Parish Life Director: Sister Francesca Husselbeck. Sacramental Minister: Rev. John O’Kane. 518-251-2518

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United Methodist ChurchService and church school at 10 a.m. For information call 251-4071.

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Christ Church EpiscopalSunday Eucharist 11 a.m. (See Adirondack Missions Brank Lake).

Pottersville United Methodist Church Worship 9 a.m. Rev. Sharon Sauer, 494-2517.

Holy Trinity Lutheran ChurchSunday Worship and fellowship 10:30 a.m. in Faith Hall at SonRise Lutheran Ministries Conference Center, 8260 Rt. 9, Pottersville, NY. For information please call 494-7077. www.holytrinityadirondacks.com Lighthouse Baptist Church Meets at Rt. 9 (next to The Wells House Hotel).

Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 10:50 a.m., Evening Service 6:00 p.m., Mid-Week Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

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Knowlhurst Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; evening worship 6 p.m. Wednesday prayer 7 p.m.

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Thurman Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship hour 11 a.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Rev. Bob Herrmann, pastor.

Kenyontown United Methodist ChurchSunday services 11 a.m., Bible Study Wed. night at 7 p.m.

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2 Stewart Farrar Ave., Sunday School & Choir 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. with coffee hour following.

Free Methodist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship service 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday midweek prayer and Bible study 7 p.m. Rev. Richard Leonard.

Warrensburg Assembly of GodSunday school 9:45 a.m.; morning worship 11 a.m.; Thursday youth meeting 7 p.m.; evening service 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer 6 p.m.; Bible study 7 p.m.

Dr. Ronald Parisi. 623-2282.

The Holy Cross of WarrensburgSaturday evening mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday Eucharist & Sermon 8 & 10 a.m.; Sunday school 9 a.m.; coffee hour follows each service; Tuesday Eucharist & Healing 10 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Mass 5:30 p.m.; Thursday Eucharist 10 a.m.; Holy days as announced. Father John Cornelius, SSC. 623-3066.

Faith Baptist ChurchSunday school 9:45 a.m.; preaching services 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m.

Rev. Lee B. Call 623-4071.

First United Methodist ChurchSunday school 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship 11 a.m.

518-623-9334 St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic ChurchEucharist at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m. on Sunday. Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 p.m.

Saturday. Bible Study, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. & Sunday at 10:15 a.m. Parish Life Director Sister Linda Hogan CSJ & Sacramental Minister Father Paul Cox. 623-3021.

First Baptist Church3850 Main St., Worship Service 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school 9:45; Thursday mid-week. 7 p.m.

Ron Burdett, Interim Pastor.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s WitnessesSunday Public Talk and Watchtower starting at 9:30 a.m. and Bible Study, Theocratic Ministry School and Kingdon Ministry starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday. 623-4601.

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be able to play ball with his friends.

By his Sophomore year, Brendan was a starting guard on Varsity, and he teamed up with 1,000-point scorer Alex Quigan for a formidable inside-outside game.

Last year ’s high point, Frye said, was beating Berlin in the Sectional playoffs, and advancing to the Glens Falls Civic Center for tournament quarterfinals.

Football this year also had its high points for Brendan, whether it was a 103-yard fumble return for a touchdown, or two 90-plus-yard kickoff returns.

Frye was not only quarterback, leading his team in yardage both on the ground and in the air, but he was a defensive stalwart and the special teams star — for which he won the school’s Iron Man award.

Some say he knew every position on the field, and was called upon to help others learn their role — like he has in basketball.

In baseball, Frye’s both first baseman and pitcher, known for his accurate throws, diving catches and play execution that shows how focused he is on playing his best.

And that game-saving shot last week at Hartford? It was a repeat of a shot he practiced routinely many years ago against another water boy after practices and games.

This season produced yet another career highlight, Frye said. It was his 33-point game against Bolton High, when he just kept pouring in the points to overcome the red-hot outside shooting of the Eagles.

“It’s a mentality of mine,” Frye said. “I don’t want to lose, so I do what ever I can to accomplish what needs to be done.”

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Thursday Dec. 31

Saturday Jan. 9

GLENS FALLS — New Year’s Eve Party, 6-8 p.m. at Glens Falls YMCA, 600 Glen St., free.Bounce houses, crafts, games, swimming, refreshments. www.glensfallsymca.org.

WARREN COUNTY — Celebrate New Year’s Eve safely by leaving the driving to Brant Lake/ North Creek Taxi service.They’ll be providing free rides from 7 a.m. to 4 a.m.to residents of Brant Lake, Chestertown, Horicon, Pottersville, Schroon Lake, North Creek, Minerva, Warrensburg and surrounding areas. Reservations are recommended. For details, call 494-2507.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — First Night Saratoga, 5:30-midnight throughout the city.Annual eclectic family-oriented celebration includes live music, dance, magic, exhibitions, juggling magic shows, demonstrations, even belly dancing. Art exhibits at various venues, window perforers along Broadway. Fireworks at midnight. Admission buttons, for all events, $15.

GLENS FALLS — Open house, 1-3 p.m. at Glens Falls Family YMCA, Visit demonstration classes, try water exercise, sports. Bring sneakers, swimsuit and towel to participate or just take a tour.

Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 9-10 QUEENSBURY — “Engagement Party” bridal show at Dunham’s Bay Resort. Starts at 5 p.m. Saturday with vendors, prizes, displays, musical showcases, complimentary food, cash bar. Engaged couples, friends and family members welcome. Dance party starts at 9 p.m. Sunday: bridal show from noon-3 p.m. features gowns, tuxes, wares, services. Pre-register

by Jan. 3 for grand prize eligibility. See www.adkwc.com for details.

Sunday Jan. 10

GLENS FALLS — “White Christmas,” Play by St. Mary's-St. Alphonsus Players, Mickey Luce Production, 7 p.m. both days at Charles R. Wood Theater, Glen St. $. 798-9663 or www.woodtheater.org.

QUEENSBURY — Health Reform Symposium & Potluck Supper,Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Glens Falls, 21 Weeks Rd. Qby. Panel discussion at 4 p.m., potluck at 5:30 p.m., all invited. Free. Panelists include doctors William Tedesco and George “Sandy” Lamb. Bring a dish to share. Details: 61-6125.

Friday Jan. 1

Monday Jan. 11

LAKE GEORGE — First Day Celebration includes Polar Plunge at 2 p.m. with hundreds of brave swimmers. Other family activities, based in Shepard Park.

Registration for Plunge starts at 10:30 a.m. at Duffy’s Tavern. Commemorative long-sleeve T-shirt with $10 donation. Polar Plunge Party at Duffy’s, 2:30 p.m. with Jonathan Newell Band Details: 668-5323, 240-0809, or: www.lakegeorgewintercarnival.com LAKE GEORGE — Frostbite Jaunt on Lake George, Shoreline Cruise, 2 Kurosaka Lane. 6684644 or www.lakegeorgeshoreline.com NORTH CREEK — New Year's Day Tubing Party, Gore Mountain Ski Resort. Skiing, boarding, tubing, food and fun. 251-2411 or www.goremountain.com

LAKE GEORGE — Book Club Discussion Group, 7 p.m. at Caldwell-Lake George Library. 336 Canada St. Call for title.

668-2528 or www.lakegeorgelibrary.sals.edu

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Tuesday Jan. 12 BOLTON LANDING — “The Terminal,” film in Sembrich Winter Series, 7 p.m. at Bolton Free Library, Lake Shore Dr. Free. 644-2431

Wednesday Jan. 13

NORTH CREEK — “Snow Won't Stop Us” mountain bike slalom, Gore Mtn. Ski Resort. Mountain bikers take to the snow in this exciting, goofy downhill race. Fun for participants and spectators. 251-2411 or www.goremountain.com GLENS FALLS — Exhibition opening, North Country Arts Center annual Juried Arts Show, at Crandall Public Library. Runs through Jan. 30.

BOLTON LANDING — Annual election of library trustees, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Bolton Free Library, Lake Shore Drive. All people eligible to vote in either the school district elections or general municipal elections are eligible to vote in the library election. Several trustee positions are open. Call the library up through Jan. 8 at 644- 2233 to be a candidate for the post.

GLENS FALLS — Adirondack Phantoms Hockey vs, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 7 p.m.at Glens Falls Civic Center. Fan-pleasing action. 798-0202 or www.glensfallscc.com

Monday Jan. 4

Thursday Jan. 14

Saturday Jan. 2

WARRENSBURG — Organizational meeting for the Town of Warrensburg, 7 p.m, in Emerson Town Hall, Main St. Witness new board member Bryan Rounds get sworn in.

ATHOL — Organizational meeting for the Town of Thurman, 7 p.m, in the Thurman Town Hall. See board members get sworn in for another year and various designations being made.

Wednesday Jan. 6 GLENS FALLS — “Art a la Carte for Adults,” Session on History of Art, 11:50 a.m.- 1 p.m. at The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St. Bring a bag lunch. Registration required. $.

Saturday Jan. 9 GLENS FALLS — Adirondack Phantoms Hockey vs. Portland Pirates, 7 p.m. at Glens Falls Civic Center. Professional hockey action right here in Glens Falls. 798-0202 or www.glensfallscc.com GLENS FALLS — Moby Dick Rehearsed, drama by Pendragon Theatre, 7:30 p.m. at Charles R. Wood Theater, Glen St. 798-9663 or www.woodtheater.org

CHESTERTOWN — Eastern Coyote in New York State, lecture by DEC wildlife guru Gordon Batcheller, 7 p.m. in Town of Chester Library, Municipal Center, Main St. Learn about the creature’s habits, prevalence, and history in Adirondacks . Free.

Green group: Taller, fewer cell towers preferred

By Jon Alexander denpubs@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The regional environmental group Adirondack Council is lobbying the Adirondack Park Agency to require more widespread shared location of cell carrier transmitters on towers inside the Blue Line.

In a letter APA Environmental Program Specialist George “Skip” Outcalt, Council employee Scott Lorey requested the agency to require cell carriers to share a tower instead of building separate towers at proximate locations.

“Companies should be encouraged or mandated to seek co-location when a nearby tower is available,” Lorey wrote, suggesting the APA fix some “obvious flaws” in the agency’s tower policy in force for more than seven years.

Since 2008, the APA has approved construction of about 15 new cell towers in the wake of the deaths of several snowbound motorists on I-87.

In contrast, 25 co-locations have been permitted by the agency in the same time period.

The agency is currently considering a TMobile project in the town of Inlet that would allow a tower to be constructed a stone’s throw away from an existing Verizon tower.

The APA recently approved a cell project in North Hudson that will allow two towers on the same parcel near the Northway.

One suggestion that the Council has made before, is to require that the applicant show

it has attempted to co-locate on existing structures within a reasonable distance of its site and explain in detail why no option other than a new tower is feasible, Lorey said.

“It appears that telecommunications companies, for the most part, are not sharing space on each others’ towers, as was expected,” he said.

Last Fall, regional executives from the four major wireless carriers told agency commissioners that sharing space doesn’t make good business sense, as they are competing entities. They also argued that the use of varying cellular technologies requires differing tower siting.

The APA typically strives to keep the elevation of cell towers as low as possible to limit the impact on the park’s aesthetic character.

But for the Council, taller towers are more desirable than several at the same location.

“Even a slightly taller tower will have less environmental impact than having to construct a second tower,” Lorey said. “Depending on locations, a second tower may require additional tree cutting, road building and utilities to be installed.”

APA staff and cell carrier executives have said that in order for co-location to be effective, towers would have to be significantly taller to accommodate multiple cellular arrays.

According to cell carrier officials, the average cost of construction of towers statewide is $57,000, while in the Adirondack Park, the cost doubles to about $104,000.

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GENERAL 88 Layton 5th wheel camper, everything works, no refrigerator $1500 518-623-4152 LONG BLACK Leather Coat, Size 16-18, $50. Like New, Call Ticonderoga 518-5854425 PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR BUSINESS TO 6.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. Reach As Many As 12 Million Potential Buyers Quickly and Inexpensively.

ONLY $490 FOR A 15 WORD AD. Place Your Ad in The CPAN Classified Ad Network by Calling This Paper or call CPAN directly at 1877-275-2726. Also check out the CPAN website at www.fcpny.com where you can download the complete media kit right from the home page.

STEEL BUILDINGS: 4 only. 2)25x36, 2)30x48,40x52, 45x82. Selling for Balance Free delivery. 1-800-462-7930x271 TRAINS “NSCALE” many extra track, MRC power, sound system, turnouts ( Atlas) $300 518-585-7242

Wood Stove New Condition. 26”H 28”W 17”D $350.00 518-696-5259

HORSES/ACCESS. BAGGED SAWDUST. You pick up. Call 5621075.

WESTERN SADDLE 15” seat 5” gullet brown tooled leather white buckstitching new stirrups $325. (518) 494-4978

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BEAUTIFUL BALDWIN Parlor Organ with Bench.\’ca Primer included.\’ca Great\’cafor Christmas.\’ca Bargain. $250.\’ca 518-6367125.\’ca Essex

SHARK-ARTIFICIAL (of course) golden dusky, was used as a wall decoration, asking $125, 518-585-6863

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SPORTING GOODS AMERICAN GUN, 12ga. Double barrel 19 inch shotgun, parts or repair, $100 OBO 518546-3088 ROSSIGNOL R60 snowboard. Burton Mission step-in bindings, Mission step-In boots size 9. $250. 802-775-0732.

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1. The name of the limited liability company is Captain Dick’s LLC Radial Arm Saw Commercial 10” Asking 2. The date of filing of the $150, 518-546-8278 Articles of Organization with the Department of HEALTH State was November 25, INVACARE WHEELCHAIR Model 2009. #WC9000XT. Brand new, never used. 3. The county of New Excellent condition. $475. Negotiable.\’ca York in which the offices 802-438-2525 of the LLC are located is VIAGRA-CIALIS $2.47 per pill, 40 Pills Warren. $99.00!

Hablamos Espanol! 4. The Secretary of State Newhealthyman.com 1-888-735-4419 credit has been designated as card required agent of the LLC upon WEIGHTLOSS MEDICATIONS whom process it may be Phentermine, Phendimetrazine etc. Office served, and the Secretary visit, one month supply for $80. 1-631-462- of State shall mail a copy 6161; 1-516-754-6001; www.MDthin.com of any such process served against the LLC to LEGALS P.O. Box 141 Lake George, NY 12845 NOTICE OF 5. The business purpose FORMATION OF A NEW of the LLC is to engage in YORK LIMITED any and all business LIABILITY COMPANY

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ALL CASH Vending! Do you earn $800/day?

Local Vending routes. 25 machines + candy. $9,995. 1-800-807-6485. (Void/SD,CT,MD) ALL CASH VENDING. Do you earn $800 in a day? Your own local candy route. Includes 25 Machines and Candy. All for $9,995.888771-3496

CHILD CARE Lady Bug Day Care, Warrensburg, state certified, references available, Fun, Safe place for children 518-623-4152

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** AWESOME CAREER** Government Postal Jobs! $17.80 to $59.00 hour Entry Level. No Experience Required / NOW HIRING! Green Card O.K. Call 1-800-983-4384 ext. 54

AWESOME TRAVEL JOB! Publication Sales hiring 18 sharp, enthusiastic individuals to travel the USA. Travel, training, lodging, transportation provided. 1-800-781-1344

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GOVERNMENT JOBS - $12-$48/hr Paid Training, full benefits. Call for information on current hiring positions in Homeland Security, Wildlife, Clerical and professional. 1-800320-9353 x 2100

BODYGUARDS WANTED: FREE Training & Job Placement Assistance for members. No experience OK. 1-615-228-1701, www.psubodyguards.com EARN UP TO $150/DAY! Undercover Shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments. Call: 1-800-901-8710 EARN UP to $30 per hour. Experience not Required. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments. Call 800-742-6941 EARN UP to $500 weekly assembling our angel pins in the comfort of your home. No experience required. Call 813-699-4038 or 813-425-4361 or visit www.angelpin.net MYSTERY SHOPPERS! Earn up to $150 daily. Get paid to shop pt/ft. Call now 800690-1272.

NORTH COUNTRY Community College Ticonderoga campus. \’caP/T Custodian. \’caAll evening shifts. \’caResidency Waived. \’caPosition details at www.nccc.edu OCEAN CORP. Houston, Texas. Train for New Career.

Underwater Welder, Commercial Diver, NDT/Weld Inspector. Job placement and financial aid for those who qualify, 1-800-321-0298.

Planning Board Member Vacancy The Town of Johnsburg will accept letters of interest for a position on the Planning Board vacated by resignation. Please address letters of interest to the Town Hall, Post Office Box 7, North Creek, NY 12853 or call 251-2421.

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APARTMENT FOR RENT 2 Bedroom Apt. Heat, Refrigerator & Stove included. $100 Security, $550 per month 518-546-8278 ADIRONDACK NICE 1 Bedroom Apartment, Lease, Security, No Pets, $625 Includes Heat (518) 664-2675 Brigdeport/Shoreham 1 1/2 bedroom, 1 bath log cabin, references required, rent $550-$750+utilties, call for details, security deposit negotiable w/good references 802247-3144 Chestertown Large 2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, heat and snowplowing included, laundry hookup, Available now 518-494-4551 EFFICIENCY UNITS in North Creek, NY for the working adult. Heat, hot water, cable & totally furnished. $110@week. Call 2519910.

FOR RENT-2 bedroom apartment, stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hook-up, heat included, rural setting, Streetroad, Ticonderoga, NY, no pets/no smoking- $600 monthly, security & references required. Call 518-585-7794 Large 4 Room 2nd Floor Apt. Includes Heat, Lights, Garbage P/U. References & Security Required. (518) 585-2582 LG VILLAGE 1&2 br cottages, cable included, w/ or w/out util. Year round and short term, reasonable rates. 518-668-4807

ENJOY A Happy New Year in a\’calovely, spacious,\’catwo-bedroom second floor apartment.\’ca Clean,\’cabright and safe, with\’cagood neighbors.\’ca Off-street parking and laundry on premises.\’ca $540/month plus utilities.\’ca One year lease, one month security deposit and references required.\’ca Take a virtual tour at http://www.SunshineCornerApts.com/ \’ca or call 518-585-6188 Sunshine Laundry for appointment.\’ca Downtown Ti.

TICONDEROGA: PAD FACTORY BY THE RIVER. spacious 2 bedroom, up.

Heat, hot water, & covered parking included. 1 year lease & security References required. available February 1st, $625/month 518-793-9422.

WILLSBORO Main St. 1 bedroom, heat & hot water included, $450 WESTPORT 89 Bessboro 1 bedroom, $450 WADHAMS 1 bedroom, Westport schools, $395 845-742-7201

LG-1bdrm, heat, hot water, elec., parking & trash removal incl. no Pets $625 +sec. 518798-9695 NORTH CREEK, 2 bedroom apartment, $650/month, includes heat & electric 518251-4155 PUTNAM STATION: 1 bedroom, quiet ground floor apt., includes satellite t.v., kitchen, appliances, W/D, private deck & yard, $490+ utilities, references & security required, no smoking, no pets 518-547-8476 TICONDEROGA NEW Luxury 2 bedroom apartment, quiet, all appliances, no pets/no smoking, references required, $700/mo., 732-433-8594.

TICONDEROGA: 1 bedroom apartment on Warner Hill Rd, no pets/smoking. Heat, hot water, garbage pickup included, laundry onsight. 518-585-6832 TICONDEROGA: 2 bedroom, all appliances, lg. deck, heat included, no pets, no smoking, $740/mo, 1 1/2 month sec., credit check 845-561-5983

WITHERBEE, NY. Large 1 bedroom $495/month, 2 bedroom $550/month, Heat/stove/refrigerator included. Laundry room. 518-942-7034

COMMERCIAL RENTAL 1500 SQ. FT. 4 unit BEAUTY SHOP or OFFICE space on Main St., Lake Placid, off street parking. 523-3520 leave message.

HOME FOR RENT *HUD HOME* 4bd 2ba only $397/mo! 3bd 2ba only $200/mo!(5%dn, 15yrs @ 8%APR!) For Listings 1-800-366-0142 ext.T108

SMALL 2/3 Bedroom House For Rent, $650, 4 Myers Street 802-758-3276

MOBILE HOME FOR RENT FOR RENT Crown Point, New York 3 bedroom trailer, $600/mo., references & deposit required. 518-597-3935

REAL ESTATE

I BUY LAND FOR CASH! 518-2228971 LAND AND FARMS WANTED Serious cash buyer seeks investment property 200 acres and up with or without mineral rights. Brokers welcome. For immediate confidential response, call 607-563-8875 ext 13. or email alan@newyorklandandlakes.com

***FREE FORECLOSURE LISTINGS*** Over 400,000 properties nationwide. Low down payment. Call now 1-800-749-3041

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***FREE FORECLOSURE Listings*** OVER 400,000 properties nationwide. Low down payment. Call now 800-250-2043.

11 ACRES, USE 4 LAKES $19,900. 34 Acres, Borders State Land $39,900. 5 Acres, New Cabin $24,900.

Terms. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888-683-2626

ADIRONDACK “ BY OWNER” www.adkbyowner.com 1000+ photo listing of local real estate for sale, vacation rentals & timeshares.

Owners: List with us for only $275 per year. Visit on-line or call 518-891-9919

PUTNAM-HOUSE for sale, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Cathedral ceiling in livingroom, 8+ acres, priced to sell, Call 518-281-4277

FORESTED RIVERFRONT PROPERTY ACREAGE ON THE RIVER - $39,995.

Beautiful woodland along a scenic, calm stretch of river. Most popular in CNY for canoeing, swimming & fishing. One owner for over 80 years! Call Christmas & Associates 1-800-229-7843 or visit www.LandandCamps.com

UPSTATE NEW YORK OLD FARMHOUSE AND BARNS ON 5 ACRES $39,995.

Excellent recreated area. Near snowmobile tracts, stateland & farms. Excellent hunting & fishing right there! Call Christmas & Associates 1-800-229-7843 or visit www.LandandCamps.com

TIMESHARES SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE FOR CASH!!! Our Guaranteed Services Will Sell/Rent Your Unused Timeshare for CASH! Over $78 Million Dollars Offered in 2009. www.SellATimeshare.com 1-877-494-8246 SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE NOW!!

Maintenance fees too high? Need Cash? Sell your unused timeshare today. No commissions or broker fees. Free consultation. www.sellatimeshare.com, 1-888-310-0115

HOME FOR SALE 5BD 3BA FORECLOSURE ONLY $24,900!

Payments from $199/mo!(5%dn, 15yrs @ 8%APR!) For Listings 1-800-366-0142 ext T105

REAL ESTATE WANTED

NORTH CAROLINA Mountains. Warm Winters/Cool Summers. E-Z finish Log Cabin Shell w/Acreage $99,900. Pre-Approved Bank Financing. Also Mountain/Waterfront Land for sale. 828-247-9966 Ext 60

FORECLOSED ONLINE HOME AUCTION 800+ Homes/ BIDS OPEN 1/11. Open House: 1/3, 9 & 10 View Full Listings & Details www.Auction.com REDC/ Brkr 32SC1170229

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UPSTATE NY ABANDONED FARMS, GOV’T AUCTIONS, BANK REPO’S !Ex: 11 acres - State Land - $29,900. www.upstateNYland.com 1-877-452-0753

To place your classified ad, call 1-800-989-4237 Monday-Friday 8AM-5 PM

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AUTO ACCESSORIES 15” Goodyear Tires Snow & Ice $150 Call 518-494-2097 4 NOKIAN Hakkapeliitta Studded Tires, 185/70 R14. \’caFit 2000 Honda Civic wheels. \’ca90% tread. \’ca$50 each. Pick up in Westport. \’ca518-962-475 7 Foot Fisher Snow Plow with frame and hydraulics, good shape, $150, please call 518-623-9582 FOUR P215/65R17 Blizzaks snow tires mounted on 17”x7” 5-spoke alloy wheels.

Used 1 season. Ford Freestyle. \’caNew $900; $450/OBO. (802) 259-2786 SET OF 4 Mounted Bridgestone Blizzak snow tires, 205/55R16. $190 OBO. 8912871.

SET OF 4 Blizzak P195/55R 15 BK snow tires mounted on wheels (4 lug) for Honda Fit.\’ca Excellent condition.\’ca $450.\’ca Call 518-793-1862 SNOW TIRES (4) Hercules P185/70R14, fit 2006 and earlier Honda Civic, others, 90% new $165.00. 518-962-8642 TIRES FOUR on rims P-175, 70R 13 new never used $150 518-852-0709 X-Trac

AUTO WANTED DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING. “Cars for Kids”. Any condition. Tax deductible Outreach Center. 1-800-597-9411 FREE VACATION FOR DONATING vehicles, boats, property, collectibles, merchandise to Dvar Institute. Maximize IRS deductions while helping teens in crisis. Quick Prompt Service. 1-800-338-6724

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPON. NOAH’S ARC SUPPORT NO KILL SHELTERS, RESEARCH TO ADVANCE VETERINARY TREATMENTS FREE TOWING, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NONRUNNERS ACCEPTED 1-866-912-GIVE

DONATE YOUR CAR, TREE OF LIFE, “Food on Wheels” Program, Family Relief Services, Tax Deduction Receipt Given OnThe-Spot, Any Condition, FREE TOW within 3hrs 24/7, 1-800-364-5849, 1-877-44MEALS.

DONATE YOUR CAR Boat or Real Estate.

Fully Tax Deductible. IRS Recognized Charity.Free Pick-Up & Tow. Any Model or Condition. Help Needy Children. outreachcenter.com 1-800-596-4011

DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING “Cars for Kids” Any Condition. Tax Deductible Outreach Center 1-800-521-7566

CARS FOR SALE

MOTORCYCLE/ ATV WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250,S2-250, S2-350, S3-400. CASH PAID. 1-800-7721142. 1-310-721-0726.

AUTO DONATIONS

DONATE YOUR CAR, Boat or Real Estate.

Fully Tax Deductible. IRS Recognized Charity. Free Pick-Up & Tow. Any Model or Condition. Help Needy Children. outreachcenter.com 1-800-930-4543

$500! POLICE IMPOUNDS FOR SALE! Honda Civic 1995 only $775!

Hondas,Toyotasand more! For listings 1-800366-0124 ext L127

AAAA ** DONATION Donate your Car Boat or Real Estate. IRS Tax Deductible. Free Pick-up/Tow. Any Model/Condition. Help Under Privileged Children. Outreach Center.

1-800-928-7566

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 1-866-854-6867

2002 HONDA Accord EX, auto, 89,000 miles, sun roof, leather seats, car starter, 2 sets tires, maint. records, excellent $7,800, Saranac Lake 518-891-0023

AAAA+ DONATE YOUR CAR. TAX DEDUCTION. Bluebook value some repairable vehicles. CHILDREN’S LITERACY\’ca 1-800339-7790

DONATE YOUR CAR - HELP CHILDREN WITH CAMP AND EDUCATION. Quickest Towing. Non-Runners/Title Problems OK. Free Vacation/Cruise Voucher. Special Kids Fund 1-866-448-3865 DONATE YOUR CAR! Breast Cancer Research foundation! Most highly rated breast cancer charity in America! Tax Deductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 800-771-9551 www.cardonationsforbreastcancer.org DONATE YOUR CAR-To The Cancer Fund of America. Help Those Suffering With Cancer Today. Free Towing and Tax deductible. 1-800-835-9372 www.cfoa.org DONATE YOUR VEHICLE UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION. Free Mammogram www.ubcf.info RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPON 1-888-4685964 \

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