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LakeGeorge.com Brew Fest set for Sept. 5-6

By Ryan Edwards

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LAKE GEORGE — It is a summer of firsts for locally-made spirits festivals this year.

June saw substantial attendance at the village’s first Adirondack Wine and Food Festival, and now this Labor Day weekend the same venue will host its first ever craft brew festival.

The festival will be held in Charles R. Wood Park at the south end of the village on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6 from 5 to 9 p.m.

Organized by Bill Mason, John Cordes and Dennis Duher, the LakeGeorge.com Brew Fest will feature over 60 craft breweries from around the country, including a number of local breweries such as Davidson Brothers, Adirondack Pub and Brewery, Druthers Brewing and Mean Max Brew Works.

All proceeds from the event will benefit SAVE Lake George, the Feeder Canal Alliance, Adirondack Theatre Festival and World Awareness Children’s Museum.

Mason, who helped run the Glens Falls Brew Festival for six years, said that he expects the festival to draw a considerable crowd.

“It’s a brew fest—that in itself should be enough to get people excited,” Mason said. “We’re doing all the right things: we’re drinking beer and we’re giving to all the right people.”

The price of admission includes a souvenir sample glass from which to guzzle down your choice of 20 four-ounce beer samples from over 100 craft brews.

A variety of food vendors will be on-site for the event, including Raul’s and Kent’s Crazy Horse. Food is not included >> Story Continued | pg. 14

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Guidebook on the Adirondack 102 Club ushers travellers through each town and village in the Park ryan@suncommunitynews.com

HORICON — “It is one thing to say ‘I visited the Adirondacks,’ but quite another to say ‘I experienced the Adirondacks,’” reads Sen. Betty Little’s inscription on Martin Podskoch’s 2014 book “Adirondack 102 Club: Your Passport and Guide to the North Country.”

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New candidates emerge as more petitions are filed

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By Ryan Edwards

The inaugural LakeGeorge.com Brew Fest will be held at the Charles R. Wood Park on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6 from 5 to 9 p.m.

Inspired by these words and by Podskoch’s book, an unofficial group of locals and visitors to the area have set out to do just that: experience the Adirondacks.

Podskoch’s volume features a collection of 102 county-organized sections, each one detailing the histories and activities offered by one of the 102 towns and village within or partially within the blue line. >> Story Continued | pg. 18

QUEENSBURY — The November election ballot took shape last week in Warren County as candidates filed independent party petitions for public offices — and several new candidates surfaced.

New candidates emerging under independent party labels include Debra Runyon for Thurman Town Board, Rebecca M. Tucci for Town of Chester Clerk, Lauren Pereau for Chester Town Board and Dennis Brower for Glens Falls Ward 3 Supervisor.

Incumbent Warrensburg Town Board member Linda Baker Marcella and Stony Creek Highway Superintendent candidate Leon B. Bills both filed successfully on independent party lines after their petitions to run as Republicans were determined in July to be invalid.

Many other petitions were filed under independent party >> Story Continued | pg. 14

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Woman carrying flag for 400 days to honor Sergeant

By Ryan Edwards

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SOUTH GLENS FALLS — If you’re a North Country resident, you have likely caught the glint of Old Glory blowing in the breeze atop a distant mountain at some point in your travels.

Generally, these banners are affixed to a high limb or to a flag pole safely secured in the earth, but if you look closely this year, you may just see one move.

Here’s why: Since her boyfriend, U.S Army Sergeant Scott Cleavland, was deployed on a 400-day tour in Kuwait earlier this summer, South Glens Falls native Jordan Weinberger has resolved to carry the American flag on her person at all times until he returns — a poignant reminder both of the man and of his sacrifice.

It all started the day before Cleavland’s deployment, when the Weinberger family surprised the couple with a new flag to display on their front porch for the year he is away.

The dilemma of what to do with the flag this one replaced, Weinberger said, served as the inspiration for what she calls “a year’s worth of travels with the American flag.”

“It bothered me that it would just sit there, so I started bringing it on hikes to take pictures — to give Scott a sense of home,” she said.

From that day forward, the 24-year-old began her campaign to scale a number of North Country mountains with the couple’s dog Gunner — a cherished pastime she and Cleavland have shared throughout their three-year relationship — the stars and stripes in tow.

Each time she reached the summit, she posed for a photo

Jordan Weinberger waves the American flag atop Sleeping Beauty Mountain in Lake George. Since her boyfriend U.S. Army Sergeant Scott Cleavland was deployed to Kuwait this summer, Weinberger has resolved to carry the flag on her person at all times until he returns home.

with the flag, usually captured by her younger brother, Ethan, to send to Cleavland in Kuwait.

But that was just the beginning.

Soon Weinberger decided to carry the flag with her everywhere she went as long as Cleavland is away — from the placid waters of Lake George to the wave-beaten shores of the Atlantic Ocean, all the while taking photos to send to the other side of the world.

“He just sees desert all day long,” she said. “He doesn’t see grass, he doesn’t see the ocean, he doesn’t see trees — now, it’s kind of like he’s with me.”

Weinberger said that, in addition to comforting Cleavland, she hopes that her campaign can bring some relief to his friends and family, as well as serving as a daily reminder of his commitment to the nation and its citizens.

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“I hope that when people see me, and the flag, that they relate it to Scott,” she said. “It gives them comfort knowing he’s safe because I hold him and the flag so close to me. It’s hard to want to do things without him here—to make those memories without him, but I don’t want people to forget that he’s over there.”

In the meantime, the couple continue to communicate through letters, care packages and Facetime calls — the latter of which facilitating their current search for their first home together in the area.

Weinberger has a number of hikes and adventures planned for herself and the flag in the coming months, including her first high peak ascent in September. Cleavland is expected to return home next July.

No matter how arduous the separation gets, Weinberger said she is consoled by the notion that things could always be worse.

“Obviously, no one wants to be put in this situation, but someone always has it worse than I do,” she said. “At night, after I say my prayers and what I’m thankful for, that’s how I end it: ‘someone always has it worse than I do.’ My soldier is coming home.”

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‘Meet the Candidates Night’ scheduled for Chester

By Ryan Edwards

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CHESTER — A “Meet the Candidates Night” will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chester Municipal Center, sponsored by the North Warren Chamber of Commerce.

Moderated by Chamber President Karen Smith, each of the candidates will respond to questions both submitted by the audience and submitted in advance by com-

munity members.

Chester voters will elect a new supervisor, town clerk and highway superintendent, as well as two town board members in November.

The Republican Primary will be held the following day, Sept. 10 from noon to 9 p.m. There is no contest for the supervisor’s GOP nomination in the Primary.

The following is a list of all candidates for each position:

Town Supervisor (vote for one):

Town Board Member (vote for two):

Dem. Craig R Leggett

Rep. Michael G. Packer

Rep. Karen L Durose

Rep. Ava L. Ashendorff

Con. Craig R Leggett

Rep. Stephen Durkish

Ind. Karen L. Durose

Ind. Lauren Pereau

Town Clerk (vote for one): Rep. Cathy A. Bump Rep. Tanya May Rep. Mindy Conway Rep. Patricia L Higgins-Bollman

Superintendent of Highways (vote for one): Rep. Jason J. Monroe Rep. Howard E. Meade

Ongoing vandalism dismays Lake George officials

By Thom Randall

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LAKE GEORGE — Ongoing vandalism in rest rooms and elsewhere in Lake George Village is distressing Lake George officials, and they are considering ways to combat it.

Over the last month, vandals have been scrawling graffiti on the walls of the rest rooms at Shepard Park Beach and the Village Visitors Center. They’ve also defaced a sign at the construction site of the new Marriott Courtyard hotel on Canada St., and torn down banners in Shepard Park. Vandals have also been disrupting municipal flower beds, and defacing real estate signs around the village.

Discussing these new developments at the August Village Board meeting, municipal officials talked about remedies, including stepping up law enforcement.

Mayor Robert Blais suggested hiring a rest room attendant to deter the graffiti, that had until the last several weeks been limited to the men’s rooms, but recently had occurred in the women’s rest room also.

Graffiti has been scrawled on the stall walls and doors with some sort of permanent marker that is hard to remove, Village Public Works Superintendent Dave Harrington said.

The graffiti appears to be “tagging,” or scribbled, stylized signatures repeated in different places, that is often used by gangs to mark territory.

Harrington said he doesn’t believe the tagging is actually gang-related, however.

At a recent village board meeting, village officials discussed establishing a reward for information leading to the arrest of conviction of people engaged in vandalism. When questions arose about whether it was appropriate for the village to commit public money to such a reward, Blais responded that he’d bankroll the reward if necessary.

Harrington said that it has taken many hours of work and multiple coats of paint to cover up or remove the graffiti. He said that on some surfaces, the graffiti was very difficult, if not impossible, to remove.

He praised the work of village employee Peter Trotta, supervisor of the village parks attendants, for his long hours of work attempting to remove or cover up the graffiti.

“Pete works so hard to clean it up — he does his best to keep the rest rooms really clean,” Harrington said.

Harrington said he has recently obtained some specialized chemicals formulated to remove graffiti, and he will be testing them out.

“This vandalism has been a real nuisance,” Harrington continued. “It’s costing the village a lot in employee time and effort.”

Mayor Blais suggested that the area media run news articles on people arrested in the village for acts of vandalism and other offenses.

He said that such publicity would act as a deterrent, prompting parents to monitor their teenagers’ behavior

more closely.

About a decade ago, Lake George Village had issued press releases detailing misdemeanors and violations, and local newspapers published articles on the offenses. Blais had noted at the time that such publicity had deterred the illegal conduct of teenagers.

The topic of village vandalism is likely to be raised again at the September village board meeting.

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Long Lake to host ‘Cycle the Adirondacks’ participants

By Ryan Edwards

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LONG LAKE — The Town of Long Lake will host the participants of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s inaugural “Cycle the Adirondacks” event on Friday, Aug. 28, featuring a spate of activities for cyclists, residents and visitors alike.

The cyclists are scheduled to arrive on Main Street in Long Lake between 1 and 7 p.m., and from there they will set up camp on the Long Lake ball field with amenities, including three catered meals a day, a wellness center, medical support, bike mechanics, yoga, a free device charging station, water bars, a vendor village, a beer and wine garden and local evening entertainment by Alex Smith with Don Woodcock.

But that’s not all.

A number of activities are planned throughout the day.

Here is a list of everything town officials and community volunteers have planned to celebrate the arrival of their honored guests: A free concert will be held at the race day finish line from 1 to 4 p.m. on the CV Whitney Long Lake Public Library lawn, featuring guitar duo Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazangarb.

The Long Lake Library will also be hosting a Cycling Art Exhibit Reception open to the public starting at 2 p.m.

Naturalist Ed Kanze will be hosting walking tours along the Long Lake Nature Trail on the shores of Jennings Park Pond from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Guests can sign up at the help desk, located on the ball field near the Gazebo.

The town will award one of the cyclists with its grand prize — awarded each day to a cyclist on the tour — a three-night stay at the Long Lake Lodge, free passes to the Adirondack Museum, Wild Center and Great Camp Sagamore, and gifts certificates to the Long Lake Diner, Adk Trading Post and Hoss’s Country Corner and a brunch aboard the W.W. Durant.

A winner will be chosen from over 24 bears entered into the “Adopt-A-Bear” contest. Voting boxes are available at the Long Lake Town Offices, Adirondack Hotel, ADK Trading Post, The Cellar Restaurant and Pub and the Long Lake Diner.

The Long Lake Little Bus shuttle will be available all day providing rides to cyclists, volunteers, residents and visitors to help ease congestion and parking in the area and to get visitors to lodgings and local area attractions and businesses.

The Town of Long Lake will be working with local volunteer groups, including the Long Lake Fire Department, the Catholic Daughters of America, the Long Lake Lions Club, the Friends of the Long Lake Library, the Indian Lake Cham-

Cyclists competing in ‘Cycle the Adirondacks’ are scheduled to arrive in Long Lake on Friday, Aug. 28, where they will camp out on the ball field and celebrate with residents of the town.

ber of Commerce, the Raquette Lake Association as well as the Long Lake Highway and Water and Parks and Recreation Departments to host the event.

Participating businesses contributing to the Long Lake prize include: The Long Lake Lodge, Adirondack Museum, The Wild Center, Great Camp Sagamore, The Long Lake

Children book donations needed THURMAN — The Thurman Book Connection needs donations of books for children up to age seven. The library has given away several hundred books in this age range over the past six months, and are requesting donations to replenish their supply and to allow them to continue to encourage family reading time, imagination, vocabulary, curiosity, language development, visual motor skills and attention span among children. Parents and grandparents have expressed great appreciation for the opportunity to get free books. Books can be dropped off at the Thurman Town Hall lobby anytime. Anyone who lives in or near Thurman and

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Diner/Owls Head Pub, ADK Trading Post, Adirondack Hotel, Raquette Lake Navigation and Hoss’s Country Corner. The prize includes a three-night stay at the Long Lake Lodge, free passes to the Adirondack Museum, Wild Center and Great Camp Sagamore. are not able to deliver books are encouraged to call Marilyn 623-9710.

Grad student to present Cole artwork LONG LAKE —SUNY Albany graduate student Matt Delamater will recapture the art of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School, with slides of his drawings and paintings at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28 at the Long Lake library. Delamater, who has published a number of books on art, is currently trying to locate all the paintings Cole produced of Long Lake, many of which have been misidentified or lost entirely.

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DEC launches multi-use, ‘Hut-to-Hut’ trail initiative

NEWCOMB — New York is launching a new initiative to create a multiple use “Hut-to-Hut” recreation trail system that will directly link lodging and other local visitor amenities with public lands within the ‘Upper Hudson Recreation Hub’ of the Adirondacks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Marc Gerstman announced today. This area encompasses the five towns in the heart of the Adirondack Park, including Newcomb, Minerva, Indian Lake, Long Lake and North Hudson.

Multi-use Hut-to-Hut trail systems draw visitors seeking a destination-based experience where they can visit for more than a day at a time by providing access to lodging and amenities along the way. When complete, this new recreational opportunity in this region of the Park will give another economic boost to the Adirondack community by creating incentives for the expansion of local lodging and amenities for visitors.

“Governor Cuomo is committed to making the Adirondacks a destination for tourists in New York State.” Acting Commissioner Gerstman said, “The outcome of the Upper Hudson Recreation Hut-to-Hut initiative will be a workable blue print to accommodate improved public access to Forest Preserve and conservation easement lands coupled with lodging, for the benefit of tourists, sportsmen and women, outdoor enthusiasts of all types and the people and communities of the five towns region of the Adirondack Park.”

DEC has engaged Leading E.D.G.E., LLC to develop a proposed path for the Hut-to-Hut trail system, aligned with existing and potential lodging (huts.) Leading E.D.G.E. will work cooperatively with DEC, the Adirondack Park Agency and New York State Department of State and the local towns on their ongoing efforts to expand outdoor recreational opportunities in the Adirondack Park. The proposal they shape coupled with ideas for implementation will be shared with the public for

review and comment early next year.

In recent years New York State, with the full cooperation of local municipalities, is embarking on a number of plans to knit the state-managed lands with communities and private holdings that complement one another. Stakeholders such as the towns, the Common Ground Alliance, conservation organizations, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Adirondack Park Agency are working on a number of planning activities to accomplish the integration of state lands with private and municipal holdings for the economic benefit of the region and the environmental protection of the Adirondack Park.

Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chair Bill Farber said, “This Hut-to-Hut initiative will recognize existing visitor services and accommodation infrastructure needs within the communities and identify the gaps in connecting recreation opportunities on public and conservation easement lands to the amenities located in communities.”

“Establishment of a Hut-to-Hut Trail network within the Upper Hudson Recreation Hub will provide a unique experience for visitors to our 5 Towns and help to improve our local economies,” said George Canon, Supervisor of the town of Newcomb. “We appreciate the efforts of Governor Cuomo and the staff at DEC to enhance the Adirondacks for visitors and the local residents.”

“The town of North Hudson is very pleased with the DEC’s new initiative of creating a new multi-use recreational trail system linked with lodging and other visitor amenities connecting the 5 Towns Upper Hudson Recreation Hub,” said Ron Moore, Supervisor of the town of North Hudson. “This exciting new outdoor recreational opportunity linking the towns of North Hudson, Newcomb, Minerva, Indian Lake and Long Lake further demonstrates the commitment of Governor Cuomo and

$1,000 reward for info on cat death

By Ryan Edwards

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CHESTER — Following the fatal bludgeoning of a family cat in the town of Chester, the New York State Humane Association has issued a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the responsible party or parties.

The alleged attack occurred on or about July 2 in the vicinity of Foster Flats Road.

According to a veterinary autopsy, the cat suffered a skull fracture and a broken jaw, and as a result had to be eutha-

nized.

Officials at the Warren County SPCA maintain that these injuries are not consistent with wounds generally found on animals who have been struck by cars or involved in fights with other animals, but rather with those of an intentional bludgeoning with a blunt object.

Intentionally violent attacks on companion animals are felonies punishable by a term in state prison and a substantial fine.

Anyone with information is urged contact SPCA Director Jim Fitzgerald at 793-4048.

the DEC to generating additional tourism dollars, create new business opportunities and jobs for our communities.”

“The Hut-to-Hut trail is very exciting for all our towns,” said Steve McNally, Supervisor of the town of Minerva. “Having the ability for people to get from one town to another will be a great benefit for all of us. Each of our towns have limited accommodations and services. Being connected via the trail will make us a better destination for travelers. Governor Cuomo and DEC are helping to bring new opportunities to our communities.”

“The Hut-to-Hut initiative is a new and exciting concept to further connect visitors to the Adirondacks,” said Brian Wells, Supervisor of the town of Indian Lake. “The amazing resources within the ‘Upper Hudson Recreation Hub’ will now be more accessible to many more people. The benefits of a multiple use recreational trail system tied to each community will be a four season economic boost. The town of Indian Lake fully supports the initiative and look forwards to all of benefits that it will bring, not only to Indian Lake, but to all of the communities in the 5 Towns Upper Hudson Recreation Hub.” “We are eagerly looking forward to the creation of this new recreation trail system that will connect the 5 Towns of the Upper Hudson Recreation Hub,” said Clark Seaman, Supervisor of the town of Long Lake. “The new trail would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the Governor’s office and DEC staff who are committed to implementing the Governor’s vision of increased tourism in this region.”

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Workmanship & Pride

ast week I, along with my wife Gayle who handles our administrative finances, and a Sun Community News Reporter Teah Dowling were privileged to be invited to tour the Air and the Banker Road Industrial Parks in the Town of Plattsburgh. These two industrial centers, under the management of The Development Corporation (TDC), represents a significant economic boost to the region. Conducting the tour was Paul Grasso TDC CEO, Roger Livernois, Facilities Manager, and Joanne Dahlen, TDC Director of Marketing and Business Development.

We were also accompanied

by Mellisa Johnston a Business Service Representative for the NYS Department of Labor.

It’s no surprise that Plattsburgh recently earned the second place rank of Best Micropolitan City for Economic Potential in North and South America.

We were treated to an up close tour of SpencerARL conducted by John Vermette and Global Sugar Art, conducted by Alan Tetreault. These two fascinating operations have seen significant growth over the recent past primarily due to their ability be creative. It was here that we were able to get an inside look at how these two businesses have leveraged their skills and those of their labor force to create successful business models by meeting the unique needs of their customers.

We hear a lot about businesses who’ve outsourced American jobs overseas and we’ve seen major northeast cities in what’s commonly called the “Rust Belt” struggle to keep their workforce engaged and employed. When all is said and done, until something is built and sold there is no economic impact. But in today’s highly competitive, high tech environment these businesses have flourished in very unique ways and if not for the hard work by our local workforce, these businesses just might be somewhere else.

The true secret to economic prosperity has always been and will continue to be a team effort between community leaders, developers, manufactures and the local workforce, each respecting each others role and each dedicated to quality workmanship and pride in a job well done. As a community we can be proud of the efforts these hard working folks do to contribute to our regional economy.

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chool’s back.

Good times lie ahead: Football games under the lights. Crisp fall nights. Friends, both old and new.

But it seems like the golden days of autumn always give way too swiftly to the harsh realities of school budget season.

Each year, spring is marked by the same refrain: A collective, desperate appeal from school board members and officials for public attendance at their monthly meetings.

And each year, their overture usually falls upon deaf ears and empty chairs.

Perhaps a hot-button issue will occasionally muster an impassioned crowd.

But we’ve found that attendees overwhelmingly only turn out for their own rational self interests, leaving officials frustrated and exasperated at the disconnect between the community and schools, which singularly act as their beating hearts.

With the beginning of the academic year right around the corner, let’s address this now rather than wait it out for budget season when administrators are tearing out their hair with frustration.

Go to meetings. Please. Your voice is important.

While admittedly a humdrum affair, especially when they drag on late into the evenings, board meetings are an integral aspect of the successful operation of public schools.

Critical changes lie ahead here in the North Country. Districts are still navigating the divide left by the Gap Elimination Adjustment. Programs continue to be slashed, while districts are exploring ways to share services.

Without the inclusion of public discourse, administrators and board members are left to their own devices in navigating these obstacles.

The broader ramifications aren’t just shared services, but rather a gradual cultural shift in which the once rigid lines between districts and communities are becoming malleable and squishy.

Some even are beginning to question the identities of their communities.

But our population is both contracting and growing older.

Gone are the days when our hamlets had a working family in each house, and recent trends suggest that, nationwide, the value of voting is lost on the young, leaving the majority of these important issues to be decided by the elderly and retirees.

The changes are, and will continue to be, monumental.

Elizabethtown-Lewis and Westport already share a spate of athletics programs and are moving towards a shared superintendent and director of student services.

Talk of the “Big M” word — merger — is always at the tip of everyone’s tongue.

For instance, the Warrensburg and Bolton districts recently made the move to merge all fall sports starting this academic year, following the successful merger of their soccer teams last season. Through every step of this process, the administrations of both schools held a number of informational meetings

in addition to their regularly scheduled board meetings at which public input was encouraged and administrators answered the myriad questions that arose among students, parents, faculty and coaching staff before voting on the 201516 merger.

Mergers like this are becoming increasingly common in recent years, and a number of districts are hoping to cut costs by sharing services with neighboring districts.

Last August, Minerva Central was forced to adopt a contingency budget after three attempts to override the tax cap failed to receive a supermajority of 60 per cent — a misfortune administrators attribute to a growing demographic shift in their district. Families with school-aged children are fleeing the area in search of continually disappearing economic opportunities, officials said. A subsequent report from an outside organization implored the district to both keep the community informed and to explore opportunities for shared services with surrounding districts.

Administrators from each of these districts called for public input at every step of these proceedings.

Do you fear what a merger means for the individual identity of your district?

Tell them.

Do you fear that your district cannot afford to remain autonomous without damaging cuts?

Tell them.

Don’t know what to think?

Show up. Listen. Come to a conclusion.

Then tell them.

As a taxpayer, your voice is important.

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The truth about the Chrysalis Singers

Democratic petitions are flawed

To the Editor: Christopher Pratt’s otherwise excellent article (New Film Gives a Glimpse into the Hospice Experience,” August 22) casually mentions the Chrysalis Singers as a “local group of a cappella Singers who bring music into the residences of patients and families.” In truth, the group was formed specifically to provide emotional support and comfort as part of the High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care team, and was organized by Larry Vanderburgh in 2009 while he served as Volunteer Coordinator for the Essex County office. As are all hospice volunteers, Chrysalis Singers are carefully trained in hospice legal and regulatory compliance, HIPAA rules, and confidentiality, and must fulfill annual health requirements before visiting patients and families.

It is well established that music can help ease physical symptoms such as pain, restlessness, agitation, sleeplessness, and labored breathing. It conveys a sense of serenity and consolation that can be profoundly soothing. Chrysalis Singers sing specifically for our patients but also make the rounds of local hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. They also participate in our Remembrance Gathering, held twice yearly. The group travels widely to cover our patient area, and currently consists of 25 members, coming from Schroon Lake, Putnam, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Paradox, Port Henry, West Port, Essex, and Willsboro. They meet twice a month to rehearse. Their repertoire includes familiar hymns, folk songs, spirituals and they have been known to include the occasional show tune or popular song.

Cynthia Fairbanks Coordinator of Volunteers High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care Essex County Office, Mineville

To the Editor: Well, if you’ve read the inaugural August 8th edition of the Valley News, The Sun, you would have discovered a huge controversy surrounding the election process for the Essex County Clerk position.

I like the new Sun actually.

Pete DeMola does an excellent job explaining the recent election events in a front page article, easy to read.

Some nasty, yet typical, progressive liberal style letters to the editor are also there.

The issue being that the Democrat petitions of County Clerk candidate, Luke Hudak, are flawed. He and his supporters freely admit this.

Luke’s supporters are outraged and furious that the flawed petitions were challenged and claim it’s for the public good that Luke stay on the ballot.

They’re willing to ignore election law and bend the rules to make that happen.

Interestingly, Luke’s team publicizes that three years ago incumbent Essex County Clerk, Joe Provoncha, was chastised by a newly created, and untested, County Ethics Board who concluded that rules were bent in procuring a computer program for the county system. I say untested because a year later they came to a very different conclusion regarding a very similar procurement case.

I believe Joe thought he was acting for the public good. Others at the County level must have agreed since the computer program is still in use in the county system today.

The hypocrisy of the Democrat’s position is obvious.

They say Joe bent the procurement rules and must go, but in order to make that happen, Luke must be allowed to bend the election rules.

I’ll not judge whether Hudak should be on the Nov. ballot, but regarding bending of rules, as the French might say; me thinks the Dems have been hoist by their own petards.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

New station, new locations To the Editor: I wasn’t able to attend the latest informational hearing on the relocation of the Police Department to the Armory property.

First what part of “Solely for the purpose of Recreation” don’t people understand? There has been a lot said about relocating the Police Department to a residential neighborhood. There are other things to consider besides this.

Why would anyone want to locate a Police Department in a secluded out of the way Neighborhood? A Police Department should be located in a busy heavy traffic area of a community. The present location on Burgoyne Road is not at all desirable either.

Montcalm Street would be the ideal location, but it appears there is no property available for this. We did have good locations in the past. Directly across for the Post Office when the building was used for Police and Fire Departments. The community Building was also a very good location.

I understand there is discussion to build a new Highway Department Facility at the present location of the Highway Department. This would be an almost ideal location for the Police Department. This location on Racetrack Road is at the intersection of two main entrances to our town. Route 74 from the West and Route 9N and 22 from the North.

A Police Department does more for us than fight crime and control traffic.

They are there to help us with any emergency that might arise.

I have traveled extensively for many years and several times I’ve gone to the local Police, not for crime, but just simply for driving directions. Road or Route signs were either blocked by shrubs or vandalized. A simple stop to a Police station located in the business district of a town or village was all we needed. This has been true, here in the Untied States or in a Foreign Country.

Lets formulate a plan that won’t disfigure the Historic Armory Property and locate the Police Department where it can do the most good for all the people.

Richard A. Nadeau Ticonderoga

BRTF sends sincere thanks to community To the Editor: The Boquet River Theatre Festival’s 2015 summer season was a resounding success thanks in large part to the support of our community.

The Boquet River Theatre Festival (BRTF) was able to produce two shows this year, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. These shows would not have been possible without the support of the Rogers-Carroll Foundation, the businesses and individuals who took out advertisements in our playbill, numerous donors, our faithful patrons, and the selfless volunteers who gave time and resources to our program. This program continues because of your support. We thank you.

BRTF would also like to thank the young actors who worked tirelessly over 2 and a half weeks to provide two quality musical performances. Their dedication comes not just from the desire to put on a great show, but also because of the wonderful friendships which form during their time at BRTF. We hope to see those friendships continue to flourish. You are all creative, intelligent, kind people. Thank you for your laughter and your work.

Finally, we are grateful for the dedication of the staff and parents. Without our directors and activity managers we would not have our shows. Your devotion is evident to our eyes and to our audience. Thank you for your efforts and for creating fun and engaging learning environments for our participants.

Thank you also to the parents and caregivers. You found ways to bring your children to BRTF. You listened to the same songs over and over again and watched as they were made new on opening night. Your support and enthusiasm is deeply felt. Thank you.

We at The Boquet River Theatre Festival look forward to next summer. If you are also looking forward to the future of this program, please join us on Facebook at facebook.com/BoquetRiverTheatreFestival or view our website at BRTF.com. The Boquet River Theatre Festival is a non-profit organization founded in 1993, designed to provide young people with theatrical training and experience.”

Boquet River Theater Festival Board of Directors Westport

Mountain Riders to benefit MS fight To the Editor: On Saturday, Sept. 5, the Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club will be hosting their “Annual MS Ride for Life” fundraiser.

This fun-filled and much-needed event will consist of a 70 mile scenic ride throughout Adirondack Mountains and will conclude at the Mountain Riders’ Clubhouse located in Wilmington with a delicious barbecue style meal.

Registration hour is from 10 to 11 a.m. at Cipriano’s by the Riverside (Au Sable Forks) with Bikers departing at 11 a.m. Club members are requesting a $15 donation (Rider) and $10 (Passenger). The general public is welcome to attend. Proceeds generated from the fundraiser will be disbursed to area residents diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

Further inquiries may be directed to Dean (Duct) Williams at 354-0332.

Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club Wilmington

Governor Cuomo, action is needed To the Editor: Governor Cuomo, We write on behalf of Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve to urge your administration to take immediate action to assert jurisdiction over the ill-conceived proposal by the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad, LLP (“SNCR”) and Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC (“Iowa Pacific”) to store hundreds of hazardous discarded oil tank cars near Tahawus in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Park. The proposed storage of old, potentially leaking DOT111 oil tank cars in the High Peaks region would pose a significant threat to the natural resources of the Adirondack Park and be a glaring disfigurement of a scenic landscape. In addition, it would undermine the state’s recent investment of nearly $50 million of public funds to acquire the former Finch Pruyn lands. You lauded these lands for their “unparalleled beauty” in your April 23, 2015 press release announcing the state’s purchase of the McIntyre East tract – one of the tracts that border the proposed oil tank car storage area.

Iowa Pacific claims that it can unilaterally transform one of the most treasured and popular areas of the Adirondack Park into an oil train junkyard without any state review or approval. However, as discussed below, we believe that Iowa Pacific’s proposal is, in fact, subject to the permit jurisdiction of the Adirondack Park Agency (“APA”) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”), and that storage of discarded oil tank cars on stateowned Forest Preserve lands would violate the “forever wild” clause of the New York State Constitution.

Because Iowa Pacific recently claimed that its oil tank car project is not subject to state review or approval and that storage of the cars may begin within weeks, we ask that your administration take immediate action to inform SNCR and Iowa Pacific that (i) they must apply for and obtain required APA and DEC permits before storage of oil tank cars may occur on privately owned lands within the Adirondack Park, and (ii) under no circumstances will the state allow the storage of oil tank cars on Forest Preserve lands.

Christopher Amato, Acting Chair David Gibson, Staff Partner Dan Plumley, Staff Partner

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COMMENTARY

Little Bits Story-telling Gordie Little

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“Daddy, tell me a story.”

Have you heard that at your house? I was always ready to spin a tale. It’s a gift and one that I cherish.

I came about it honestly.

My dad was a wonderful story-teller. He would sit in the old rocker with a kid on each knee and begin in a soft, deep voice. “The Glass Mountain” was my favorite. He would lull us into lethargy with an evenpaced delivery. Just as our eyelids drooped, he would shake his knees, raising the pitch and tempo until we squealed with delight.

I learned later it was an ancient Polish fairy tale. I could never tell it better and wouldn’t deign to try. As time passed and I had our own children on my knee, the story-telling continued. I hope it is happening somewhere even as you are reading this.

I’m a huge fan of oral history and story-telling. Books have been written about it; college courses have been designed around it. It must have begun long before any written language. Pictures on cave walls can attest to that. Stories were no doubt accompanied by songs and dances and still are in many cultures. Every story-teller adds his or her flavor.

To prove how stories evolve, I recall a late night television host who started by whispering a short story to one guest who, in turn, passed it along to another down the line. The final version was always far different from the original. That’s way it works.

Kaye’s father, the late Alfred Vaughan, was a classic Adirondack story-teller. I was mesmerized by his accounts of working in logging camps as a young man.

He also recapitulated every deer hunt he ever took, adding marvelous details that might not have been part of the actual event.

Mark Twain was my favorite literary story-teller growing up. Who didn’t identify with the characters in his books? He spoke my language and I reveled in it. I was never cut out to be a preacher like my dad, in spite of his fervent wishes.

The moniker “black sheep” comes to mind. But, he supported my radio career and I guess I became a storyteller in the process.

Before my father died, we recorded his life story in his own voice. You should do the same. It’s still not too late to tell stories around a camp fire. These days, mine would be ghostly tales. How about yours?

Columnist Gordie Little is a weekly contributor to Denton Publications. He may be reached at gordie@ suncommunitynews.com.

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LAKE PLACID — A crew of international travel and lifestyle bloggers took a whirlwind tour of the North Country earlier this month.

Branded as #EatPlayLoveNY, the outing was designed by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism to drum up interest in local destinations by using these tastemakers to influence their readers, who collectively number in the hundreds of thousands, to follow their lead and book their own trips.

After touching down in Montreal, the group kicked off their six-day stint at Point Au Roche State Park in Plattsburgh, where they navigated a short stretch of the 14-mile trail network. Later that day, they found themselves waist-deep in the AuSable River with a Wilmington-based fly fishing guide, casting off with the hopes of reeling in a winner.

The rest of the week was a blur packed with the blend of outdoor recreation, from hiking in Tupper Lake to kayaking near Wellesley Island, and whimsical experiences that have come to define the Adirondack brand: Amazing. Magnificent. Stunning. Beautiful, said the bloggers.

Of course, they chronicled each canoe ride and pitstop on social media, hammering out a steady stream of commentary, selfies, pics and plugs to their followers across the world, who ate up the experience in real time across a wide spectrum of platforms, from Twitter to Instagram.

“I absolutely love it here,” said Sandy Allen, an Ottawa resident who blogs at Canadian Blog House. “I am loving the Adirondacks.”

The tour is just one prong of ROOST’s strategy to promote tourism destinations across the North Country.

While the agency develops and shares their own promotional content, they also prioritize the cultivation of relationships with online influencers and travel bloggers, explained Communications Director Kim Reilly.

“By hosting these online storytellers on familiarization tours, we facilitate the creation of first-person accounts of the Adirondack visitor experience,” said Reilly, “and leverage those influencers’ social media networks to amplify them.”

Shortly afterward the bloggers departed, the posts went up.

Vicky Philpott, a London-based writer who blogs at Vicky Flip Flop Travels, hammered out a series of entries diving into the region’s history, activities and the emerging microbrewery industry, including Paradox Brewery in Schroon Lake.

She ticked off the names of the beaver-themed brews.

“I’d love to come back here for the special events,” wrote Philpott. “Fun staff and a great spot for a beer in the sun.”

Allen said she was blown away by her first visit to the region and thinks her fellow Canadians will react similarly.

Earlier this month, the Regional Office for Sustainable Tourism facilitated a tour for several influential travel and lifestyle bloggers. Several are pictured here at the Hungry Trout Fly Shop in Wilmington on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

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pening there, the goal is to open up conversations during the “dream” stage of the visitor’s planning process.

Following tours, ROOST monitors media coverage and increased word of mouth to track elements of success.

Since this group used a common hashtag on all platforms — #EatPlayLoveNY (think of it like an online road map) — and was provided with destination website addresses to include in their blogs, Reilly and her team will be able to track trends and activity via analytics tools and measure the effectiveness of each blogger.

Nearly after two weeks after the crew fanned back out across the world, the #EatPlayLoveNY hashtag continued to crackle as posts continued to be shared, remixed and picked up by other outlets, including large online travel communities like Those Who Wander.

Erin Musich, who writes at the World Wanderer, said the trip was transformative.

“It’s changed my understanding of the area,” said Musich, who lives in the NYC metro area. “Hopefully it’ll make them visit the region and see something unexpected and how something so close to home could be so different.”

Fort Ticonderoga was magnificent, she said, while she found Plattsburgh to be a “beautiful little town.”

When she touched back down on her home turf, Allen gave her readers “11 Reasons Why You Need to Visit the Adirondacks and Northern New York State!”

“After returning from a whirlwind tour of the Adirondacks and upper New York State, I’ve been left to wonder — why did it take me 47 years to discover this stunning region that lies so close to home?” wrote Allen. “I have no answer. Just a little regret… and a whole lot of catching up to do.”

Readers and fellow bloggers immediately began sounding off.

“I’m embarrassed to say that I have never even heard of the Adirondacks,” wrote DeBalino, a blogger who writes a kidsstyle blog, BabyStylista. “Not even sure how to pronounce it.

But what an amazing place! The food looks divine and the scenery is breathtaking. I go to New York quite a bit and would love to take a detour and check out this wonderful place.”

This conversation is part of the strategy, explained Reilly.

The majority of traveling planning occurs online. Since conversations about Adirondack destinations are already hap-

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PORT HENRY – Annual Labor Day Book Sale, Sherman Free Library, Sept. 5, 10am-2pm. Details: 518546-7461.

CROWN POINT – Food Pantry, United Methodist Church, 1682 Creek Road, every Thursday, 9am11am.

TICONDEROGA – Operation Efficienty Committee, Fourth Thursday of the month, Town Hall, 1 p.m.

PORT HENRY – Book Sale, Sherman Free Library, 20 Church Street, Sept. 5, 10am-2pm. Details: 518-546-7461.

SCHROON LAKE - WIC Clinic Schedule at the Schroon Lake Health Center September 9, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518-569-3296

GANSEVOORT – St. Therese Chapel in Gansevoort will hold their annual Chicken BBQ on Sunday, Sept. 6, from 11:00 – 4 PM. Dinners include half a chicken for an adult and a quarter of a chicken for children, corn on the cob, baked potato, coleslaw, roll, beverage and a homemade dessert.

Adults $10.00 Children $5.00. The Chapel is located at the intersection of RT 32 and Gansevoort – Wilton Rd. Take outs available. Call 518-792-2276.

CHESTERTOWN – Camp Kilimanjaro Vacation Bible School, Faith Bible Church, Aug. 27-30, 6 p.m. 8:30 p.m. For pre-registration call 518-623-0733 after 6 p.m. Details: 518-623-0722.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS JOHNSBURG – Preschool Story Hour & Craft Time, Johnsburg Public Library, 219 Main Street, Every Fri., 10am-11am. Details: 518-251-4343.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Computer Instruction Class, Richard's Library, Warrensburg, every Tuesday of the monty, 3pm – 4pm. Details 518-623-3011 CLUBS & BOARDS Chess Club, Chester Library, Chestertown, every Saturday of the month, 9am-1pm. All levels & ages, free lessons.

Friends of the Richard's Library Book Club Meeting, 2nd Tuesday of the month, 3 p.m.

NORTH CREEK – American Legion Post 629 Meeting, North Creek Fire Department, every third Tuesday, 3:30pm.

NORTH CREEK – Fish & Game Club Meeting, Oven Mountain Fish & Game Club Building, every third Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm until October and then will relocate to the Community Center in Wevertown. Details: Roger Jones 518251-3717.

TICONDEROGA – Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group, 1st Thursday of the month, Inter-Lakes Health, Ethan Allen Library, 4 p.m.

Details 518-564-3370.

TICONDEROGA – Free Arthritis Exercises, Every Third Monday of the month, Inter-Lakes Health Cafeteria, 2 – 3 p.m. Details: Mary 518962-4810, mba32@cornell.edu.

TICONDEROGA – WIC schedule at the Cornerstone Alliance Church September 14, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM September 21, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM September 28, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 CRAFTS & FESTIVALS Pottersville – Adirondack Shakespeare Company Summer Arts Festival. July 31 – August 18, Scaroon Manor. Details: 518-8034275, info@adkshakes.org.

DINNERS & SUCH CHESTERTOWN – Smorgasbord, Community Methodist Church, Church Street, Sept. 5, 5pm-7pm.

Adults $10, Children Under 5 $5.

Details: 518-494-3374.

TICONDEROGA – Free Community Fellowship Dinner, First United Methodist Church, Sept. 6, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Details: 585-7995 or www.tifumc.com.

TICONDEROGA – Northern Lake George Rotary Annual International Dinner, Silver Bay Conference Center, Sept. 8, 6pm. Details & Reservations: Diane Dickson 518-5438051 or Jean Yager 518-543-6882.

FARMER'S MARKETS BOLTON LANDING – Farmers Market, 7 Goodman Ave., Fridays until Labor Day, 9am-2pm. Details: 518480-9118.

CHESTERTOWN – Farmers Market, Chestertown Municipal Center, Wednesdays until Sept. 23, 10a2pm. Details: 518-494-3336 or www.chestertownfarmersmarket.com.

TICONDEROGA – Farmers Market, 1114 Wicker Street, Every Sat. until Oct. 10, 10am-1pm. Details: 518-585-6619.

WARRENSBURGH – Warrensburgh Riverfront Farmers Market, River Street, Fridays through October, 3pm-6pm. Details: 518-4665497

SENIORS CROWN POINT - Knapp Senior Center, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m., dinner at 4 p.m., Methodist Church, Creek Road.

Details: Tatum 518-597-4491.

INDIAN LAKE – Senior Citizens Bingo, Senior Citizens' Mealsite, every Monday, 12:30pm-3pm. Details 518-648-5412.

MORIAH – Moriah Senior Citizens Club, First Monday of the month, Port Henry Train Station, 1 p.m.

SCHROON LAKE - On September 5th, the Schroon Lake Senior Citizens Club will hold its annual Garage Sale in the Park.There are still spots available, so call 5327755, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to reserve a 12x12 space for $20. The event will be held rain or shine. There are no dogs allowed in the park during this event.

THURMAN – The Book Connection End of Season Celebration, Aug. 31, 6:00 p.m., Youth Recreation Building. If you've read a book, bring your book review and there will be ice cream sundaes and prizes for every reader/reviewer.

Details: Marilyn 518-623-9710.

Ticonderoga - “Mount Defiance: Witness to History Tour”. Fort Ticonderogo, July 31 – October 18, 9:30 a.m. To 5 p.m. Details: 518-585-2821, fortticonderoga.org.

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New study of traffic snarls in Qby. to be conducted

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ren County Economic Development Corp. has already pledged to conduct a study of traffic conditions and potential solutions.

County officials revealed Friday that an additional $100,000 had been pledged toward the study by a corporate donor — not to be identified until the study is underway.

The approval of the county appropriation came despite several criticisms aired at the meeting — that the traffic problem didn’t need a new study conducted, as two others had been conducted over the past 25 years; and that merchants appreciated traffic backups because more people would be likely to visit their stores; and that a bypass road — a suggested solution — would steer motorists away from the outlet stores.

Proponents of funding the study said that the traffic backups were a safety hazard — not

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QUEENSBURY — Warren County officials have committed $25,000 toward devising a solution to a problem that has plagued area motorists for decades — traffic snarls on state Rte. 9 between Northway Exit 20 and state Rte. 149.

Since a half dozen outlet malls were built in the 1980s and 1990s, the so-called Million Dollar Half-Mile stretch of Rte. 9 just north of Northway Exit 20 has been jammed with cars during the summer months. Often slowing to a crawl, the traffic occasionally backs up onto the 1-87 Northway.

County supervisors voted Aug. 21 at their August meeting to match the sum that War-

only on the Northway, but in fender-benders on Rte. 9. They also noted that the recent construction of a new outlet mall which is to contain about a dozen stores, will likely compound the traffic problems. This new mall joins several others that have been built since the last traffic study was conducted, they said.

Others noted that emergency vehicles had trouble moving through traffic. Friday afternoon a collision occurred at Rte. 9 and 149 during a traffic snarl, and fire trucks, police cruisers and emergency vehicles all navigated the Route 9 outlet mall corridor by moving slowly through the bunper-to-bumper traffic up the roadway in the center left-turn lane.

Prior studies have recommended constructing a new Northway exit directly connecting to Rte. 149, bypassing the outlet malls. Another proposal has been to build a

new, second roadway to the east of the outlet malls. A third solution — which has found support — is to construct at least two traffic roundabouts, one at the intersection of Northway Exit 20 northbound and Rte. 9, and the other at the intersection of Rte. 9 and Rte. 149.

The county’s $25,000 contribution is to be drawn from county Occupancy Tax receipts, an action that citizen activist Travis Whitehead of Queensbury told county supervisors was likely against the law. He read passages of the local law, noting that Occupancy Tax funds were to be spent only on promoting tourism.

The study is to be performed by the Adirondack-Glens Falls Transportation council.

Representatives from Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company and Operation Santa Claus celebrate the carnival-themed Community Appreciation Day on Aug. 14 at the Bank’s Warrensburg Office. The event raised almost $1,500 in donations for Operation Santa Claus, which provides food and clothing to children in need during the holidays. Pictured are, from left: Diane Fana, Tesha Perry, Debbie Baker, Florence LaPoint, Branch Manager Candice Healy and Sally Maloney.

In early August 2015 Thomas and Helene Goodman of North Creek, hosted family from Arlington, Virginia; Omaha, Nebraska, Queensbury, and Johnsburg to celebrate the birthday of Pat Goodman who turned 101. They were fortunate to be able to have five generations assembled in one place at one time.

Pictured are, front from left: James “Pat” Goodman, 101 years old; Thomas Goodman holding 7 week old Thomas Edward; back from lef: Patrick “Casey” Goodman and Patrick Goodman.

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Born May 15, 1940 in Greensboro, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Charles P. and Ellen M. (Shanahan) Cody.

After high school, Jon entered the United States Army, serving two years before being honorably discharged in February of 1961.

Jon owned and operated various retail stores and enjoyed leatherworking. He also collected oil lamps, and loved spending time at his refuge, the cabin in the Stony Creek / Thurman area.

Survivors include his cousins, Douglas Shanahan Rautenkranz of Tucson, Ariz., Katherine Shanahan Kennedy of Pittsfield, Mass., David Shanahan of Great Barrington, Mass., Sam Ellithorp of Holland, Mass., Thomas E. Shanahan of Calhoun, Georgia, Sean Shanahan of Lindale, Georgia, and Kevin Shanahan of Cedartown, Georgia; and his faithful dog named Storm.

Interment of Jon’s ashes will take place in the Shanahan family plot Friday, September 11, at 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Amsterdam.

The family wishes to extend a sincere thank you to all of Jon’s close and dedicated friends.

Condolences may be mailed to Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury, NY 12804, or e-mailed through www. bakerfuneralhome.com.

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labels by candidates who will already be running as Republicans and Democrats, and these candidates will thus have their names appearing on multiple ballot lines.

In the town of Thurman, Runyon’s action expands the race for two town board seats. In that race, in which the two top vote-getters are seated, incumbent Gail Seaman (Rep., Indc.) is challenged by retired Thurman postmaster Joan B. Harris (Rep., Ind.); John E. Youngblood (Dem.), a psychologist and professor; and Debra Runyon, who served as treasurer of the Thurman Emergency Squad which is now dormant.

For the position of Town Highway Superintendent, incumbent Patrick S. Wood (Rep., Indc.) will apparently be the only candidate on the ballot. John M. Haskell II had filed petitions as an independent, but they were successfully challenged, Democratic Election Commissioner Beth McLaughlin said this week. The county elections commissioners ruled them

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invalid due to a technicality: they failed to bear a notation in the petitions’ witness statements as to the number of signatures on the petitions’ pages. In July, Haskell had submitted petitions to run as a Republican, but they too were deemed invalid.

In the town of Chester, the races for both town clerk and town board have also expanded. The race for town clerk is now a five-way race: competing for the post are Republicans Mindy Conway, Patricia L. Higgins-Bollman, Cathy A. Bump, Tanya May, and now Rebecca M. Tucci under an independent label.

Competing for two seats on the Chester town board are incumbents Michael G. Packer and Stephen Durkish, challenged by broadband technology consultant Ava L. Ashendorff, and now Lauren Pereau, who has spoken out against the closure of Theriot Avenue in town.

In the city of Glens Falls, three candidates will now be seeking the seat representing the 3rd Ward on the Warren County

Board of Supervisors. The seat is open because incumbent 3rd Ward Supervisor Harold “Bud” Taylor is not seeking reelection.

Dennis Brower, a real estate broker, who served as Queensbury Town Supervisor from 2000 to 2003, filed petitions for the post under an independent party label. Brower served as Queensbury at-large county supervisor for two years before he was Queensubry Supervisor. He just recently moved to Glens Falls.

The Republican candidate for the post is Gary Patton, a restaurant owner. The Democratic candidate is Claudia Braymer, an attorney.

In the town of Warrensburg, incumbents Joyce M. Reed and Linda Baker Marcella are joined by political newcomer Bill Mahar in a race for two seats.

In the town of Stony Creek, Leon B. Bills is challenging incumbent town Highway Superintendent Neil P. Bradley (Rep.).

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in the ticket price.

Both nights will feature a fireworks display and live music. Local club and party band The Sound Factory will take the stage Saturday. Sunday’s entertainment has yet to be announced, but Mason said an unspecified blues band will be performing.

Advance tickets can be purchased for $40 at http://lakegeorgebrewfest.com/tickets/.

Tickets at the door will cost $55. Designated driver tickets can be purchased for $10 either online or at the door.

Occupancy Tax Committee to meet

Lotus Group CEO Ash Anand was recently presented with an award from coach Garrett Combs of the Tri-County Middle League softball team, which the Lotus Group sponsored this season.

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THURMAN — The Thurman Occupancy Tax Committee will meet at Thurman Town Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss final allocations from the 2015 funds. Any organization or individuals with events or projects primarily to publicize the community for the purpose of promoting tourism should contact Perky Granger immediately at PersisGranger@aol.com or by phone at 623-9305. The public is welcome to come observe the meeting. All requests should be communicated prior to Tuesday, Sept. 1 and forms will be provided for submission to the committee. More information about the requirements for funding can be found at ThurmanStation.org.

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Mooers Volunteer Fire Department Labor Day Celebration:

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ith all the bang and fanfare of the Labor Days of our youth, the volunteer fire department in Mooers is pulling out all the stops.

Sunday, Sept. 6 will be their 57th Annual Event.

The crowd of spectators will begin lining Main Street at 11:30 a.m., each searching for the best spot.

The parade will start at noon, and as the parade winds to an end and the last piece of candy is thrown into the crowd, the events have only just begun.

The sound of revving engines almost drown out the boasts of contestants in the Garden Tractor Pulls.

Personally, I would be hanging out in that area, or maybe over by the live entertainment which begins at noon.

The event in Mooers will have the feel of Labor Day Celebrations in small towns across our country.

If you’ve never been to an event like this, you should go. And if you have been to many such events, there is no need for me to prompt you.

From one end of the earth to the other, every place has its traditions. Here in Northern New York, a group of neighbors getting together for a parade, good food — and if they are lucky, a tractor pull — is one of ours.

A day on the farm:

Brew Fest in Lake George:

Take a guided hike with naturalist Peter O’Shea from the Adirondack Interpretive Center. With O’Shea at your side, a walk in the woods takes on a totally new dimension. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the forest as he sees it. The trek is from 1-3 p.m. in Newcomb. (518.582.2000).

If you are one of the people who think Labor Day just isn’t the same without beer, raise your mugs, because Lake George has an event for you.

The LakeGeorge.com Brewfest will be taking place Sept. 5 though Sept. 6 from 5 - 9 pm at Charles R. Wood Park in Lake George. Over 60 breweries will be present at this inaugural event, and there will also be live music, food, and a fireworks display.

Tickets for each day will be $40 in advance and $55 at the door. Admission will include tickets for 20 4 oz. samples and a souvenir sample glass.

Proceeds from LakeGeorge.com Brewfest will benefit SAVE Lake George, the Feeder Canal Alliance, Adirondack Theatre Festival, and World Awareness Children’s Museum.

When the lights go on again: Commemorating the end of WWII, The Ticonderoga Historical Society’s Hancock House is opening its grounds Saturday, Aug. 29 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

The lawn will be home to the Green Mountain Military Vehicle Club, exhibits and a rare opportunity as veterans share their oral histories.

At 5 p.m., they kick it up a notch. A modest admission will open the curtains to 1940s USO show.

The festivities will be held at 6 Moses Circle, Ticonderoga, NY. More information is available at ticonderogahistoricalsociety.org or (518.585.7868).

If you like hay rides, would like to check out an orchard and think dairy cows are cool, then head over to The Maple Grand Farm on Jarvis Road, in Peru this weekend for an open house.

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I don’t know if we have more Farmers’ Markets today than in the past, but their advertising is more prominent. Families all over our area continue to participate in the pleasures associated with being entirely or partly self sufficient. Yet, there are some among us who wouldn’t know a salt lick if they were standing beside it.

It is for these folks, the Clinton County Farm Bureau is having it’s third annual “A Day in the Farm” event.

On Aug. 29, rain or shine, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Maple Grand Farm on Jarvis Road, in Peru will have an open house. Visitors will be treated to hay rides, tours of the dairy and orchard, and more. For more information, contact bhairybear@aol.com.

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and might be seen early every morning taking a canter on her handsome thoroughbred saddle horse.”

Turning Back the Pages Jean Hadden

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Griffing family members come alive I think that this summer we have all watched with awe the remarkable million dollar transformation of the Merrill-Magee House at 3 Hudson Street, Warrensburg. The property was first owned by John Thurman and eventually this now historic residence was sold to Stephen Griffing 2nd. in the days when across the street he conducted a hotel, later known as the Adirondack House (now Rite Aid location), which he bought from Bradford Tubbs in 1839, the year after Stephen married his wife, Maria Coman and he operated it until 1846 when he went into the lumber business.

The small house that was on the property is said to have been built in 1833 as a one and a half storey farmhouse. Griffing built this main body section into what was to become his two story Greek revival house in 1850 but the summer kitchen and wood shed attached were older, dating back to 1812, and were brought here from an earlier Griffing homestead in Thurman. Stephen, born in Thurman in 1812 was the third child and first son of John and Catherine McEwen Griffing. In 1843 Stephen was Warrensburgh postmaster. Twice, in 1957 and 1858 he held the office of Warrensburgh Town Supervisor. In 1875 he was a member of the state legislature. The village of Griffin, in a lumber area not far from Wells, was named in his honor. His wife died in 1882 and he died in 1893.

Glimpses of past days In the July 27, 1905 issue of the Warrensburgh News I found an interesting small story which said, “The old apple tree, which stood on the Griffing homestead property on the corner of Main and Hudson Streets and which was cut down recently when the fence was moved back to make room for the new cement sidewalk, was one of the oldest trees in town and the last of a large orchard set out by John Thurman, the first settler of Warrensburgh, who formerly owned the property. The exact age of the tree is not known, but Mrs. C.S. Merrill says that in 1863 her father, the late Stephen Griffing 2nd., was about to cut it down because it was so old that it was supposed to have out lived its usefulness, when she interceded for it and induced him to leave it standing. It bore a fair crop of fruit last year.”

Another generation moves on The Griffing family lived in the house and on the property over the years until the death of Stephen Griffing’s grand daughter Grace Coman Merrill Lown Magee, 91, who died April 16, 1979 in an apartment over the garage. Grace was very proud of her family home and in the 1920’s, she added to the back section an area known as the Griffing dining room.

In 1928 she had the swimming poor installed and it was reputed to be the oldest private pool in the state. She was also very proud of the six chimneys on the house and she used to comment on them often, thinking them to be very beautiful.

The late Adirondack author, David J. Pitkin wrote in his book that local residents have seen her ghost, “the lady in white,” in the moonlight, sadly looking down on the town from an upstairs house window.

Dr. Merrill, a special man Much has been written about the prestigious Griffing family and also the family members who have lived on the property over the years. Little has been said, however, about a remarkable man, related to them by marriage only, whose presence had a big impact on its history. This man was Grace’s

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Rather than by Podskoch himself, these sections are penned by representatives of their respective communities, from town historians to supervisors to chambers of commerce to ordinary residents.

The book, according to Podskoch’s introduction, was inspired by Dr. Arthur W. Peach’s informal group “the 251 Club,” in Vermont.

With his guide, Podskoch has created a similar group whose collective aim to visit each of the 102 towns and villages within the Adirondack Park, collecting stamps, photos, business cards, signatures and souvenirs from each one to commemorate the many stops along their journey.

Within each section of the book is a passport-style page in which travelers can record the date, weather and memories of their stay in that particular town or village, as well as a place for a stamp or signature from any local person they encounter.

Those who complete the pilgrimage earn the title of “Vagabond,” a term Podskoch chose in honor of a group of influential men — Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs — whom under the same moniker made regular trips to the Adirondacks and other remote parts of the world to escape the bustle of their busy lives and immerse themselves in nature.

Today, inspired by Podskoch’s book, a committee com-

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Warrensburg citizens gather at 2 Hudson Street in front of the Merrill Magee House, on May 27, 2002, in anticipation of the annual Memorial Day parade.

father, Dr, Cyrus Strong Merrill.

I have a copy of a letter dated Sept. 11, 1981, relating to Griffing and Merrill family history, written to the late Warrensburg Historian Mabel Tucker by Henry R. Merrill who lived at that time in Assembly Point, Lake George. He was one of Grace’s three living second cousins. The Colonel Strong Museum is located in Vergennes, Vermont.

He wrote that Cyrus Strong Merrill, son of Edward Henry and Sarah Wilson Strong Merrill, born in 1847, originally came off a farm in Bridport, Vermont. I was intrigued with this fact as my own grandfather, Delbert Spaulding, son of Zadoc Spaulding, was born there also on a farm in 1872 and I like to think that they could have well been acquainted.

Cyrus attended Newton Academy, Vermont and later Amherst College. He came to Warrensburgh to seek employment to raise money for further medical college education. He was hired by Stephen Griffing, chairman of the School Board, to fill an opening in the school system. Cyrus was principal of the old Warrensburgh Academy (now Cumberland Farms location) from 1867 to 1868.

He stayed for two years and boarded at Stephen’s house after which he left to attend educational courses designed for physicians and surgeons at Columbia University with graduate medical work in Vienna, Austria, specializing in eye surgery, then in a stage of new development.

Cyrus marries and settles down At some point, Cyrus set up practice in Albany and returned to Warrensburgh on Oct. 12, 1875 to marry Mary Ellen Griffing, the only child of Stephen and Maria Griffing.

The newly married couple resided at 248 State Street, Albany.

Cyrus soon became a prominent eye surgeon, the head of the department of ophthalmology.

Cyrus and Mary Merrill had two children, Stephen Griffing Merrill, born in 1882 and Grace Merrill, born in 1885.

The son was only 21 years old when he died in 1903, a college undergraduate, two short years before the 1905 death of his mother, Maria. Stephen Griffing 2nd. died in 1926 and the house in Warrensburgh became the Merrill family’s summer residence.

The next generation Through these years and during Grace’s lifetime the big house was closed down during the winter months. In the years after Mary Merrill died in 1905, Warrensburgh welcomed father and daughter with open arms when they made their annual trek every spring here to spend the summer, only to close up and return to Albany in the fall.

In the Nov. 9, 1916 issue of the Warrensburgh News, it is written, “Dr. C, S. Merrill and Miss Grace C. Merrill have closed their summer home, the Griffing homestead, and returned to their State Street residence in Albany for the winter. Miss Merrill greatly enjoyed horseback riding this season, prised of Horicon residents — including those who contributed the Horicon section of the book — aim to honor the first Vagabonds and spread the word about the 102 Club and its mission at a Sept. 3 dinner at Suzy Q’s Restaurant in Brant Lake, sponsored by the Horicon historical Society. The dinner begins at 6 p.m., and the cost is $17 per person.

The dinner will offer the first ever Vagabond patches to upwards of five 102 Club members who have already completed the journey, as well as a slide show and speeches from Club members, and Podskoch himself will be in attendance to sign copies of his book.

Joyce Houck is the first 102 Club member to complete her book — a feat she accomplished in around six months.

Along her trek, she collected personalized stamps and signatures from town halls, museums, local businesses and “the man on the street.”

“It’s a great way to promote the whole Adirondacks, rather than each individual territory,” Houck said in an interview.

Her goal, she said, was not only to fill her passport, but also to spread the word about the book and the 102 Club throughout the park.

She competed the task with such expedience as the result of a friendly competition with the second 102 Club member to finish the book, Barbara Blum — with whom she bagged a few towns and villages as a team. The two women often travelled together with their husbands, whose primary objectives were to drive and to navigate, Houck said.

At the time of his death, Dr. Merrill was president of the Ticonderoga Pulp and Paper Company and the Frisco Gold Mines of Albany, New York. After his death on March 16, 1926, Grace, who had married Assemblyman James Monroe Lown of Penn Yann and moved to New York, continued to spend summers in Warrensburgh.

Many years later, after Lown’s death, Grace married Edward M.P. Magee on June 30, 1955, in London, England. Magee, a Warrensburgh resident, was a popular organist at the Warrensburgh Church of the Holy Cross. Following Magee’s death, Grace moved from New York to spend year around in Warrensburgh, occupying the apartment over the garage during the winter months. Grace, 93, died April 16, 1979 on her beloved property.

Souvenirs from the past From Grace’s apartment over the garage, I have her painted bedroom furniture, decorated with hand painted colonial houses and people by a long dead artist, in my guest room.

The last I heard, local historian and artist Marie Fisher has a similar set from the bedroom of Edward M.P. Magee at Marie’s home in Stony Creek.

This furniture was purchased at the historic July 21, 1979 Merrill Magee estate sale auction at the same time as Grace’s famous 1934 seven-passenger Packard, in mint condition with her initials on the door, was sold to Massachusetts gentleman Peter Bogren for $76,505. A low millage automobile of that vintage, purchased new in 1934, that had never been re-done, was very rare. There were 1,200 registered bidders and many spectators on the property that memorable day and the auction, not including the car, grossed over $75,000. William Doyle Galleries conducted the sale.

Sold at the auction was a historical document which was the appointment of Stephen Griffing, a Revolutionary War soldier, born in 1754, who, on July 1, 1780, was stationed at Valley Forge as an ensign in the company of the 4th Regiment, Continental Army. He later arrived and settled in Thurman on March 1, 1800 and was the grandfather of the fore mentioned Stephen Griffing 2nd. This priceless document sold for $45 and I have often wondered what ever became of it.

The rest of the story Here we have just the larger first half of the story of the Merrill Magee House, a ten bedroom house that has survived the ravages of time. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As time marched on after the Griffing players had left life’s stage, several more names became attached to the property. Of great importance is the story of the Carrington family, the story of Stuart Smith and Connie Maxam, (“Brown Suds”) operators of Frederick’s Restaurant in Bolton Landing and their partners, brothers Chris and John Brown and the story of the present owners, Drs. Donna and Mike Flanagan who have purchased the house and will receive advice and assistance from Mike’s brother, Richard and his wife, Lisa Flanagan as well as returning former innkeeper, Dan DelGaudio.

Age and decay do not treat old buildings kindly but instead of fading away, abandoned and neglected, this key part of Warrensburg history has come back in a burst of glory.

It is for Dr. Donna Flanagan, who has worked so hard to rejuvenate the house and who has developed such a great love for its history, that I have written this story. We may now see the future epic tale of this grand house unfolding before our eyes, a story that forecasts nothing but a happy tomorrow.

Readers are welcome to contact Adirondack Journal Correspondent Jean Hadden at jhadden1@nycap.rr.com or 6232210.

Horicon Town Assessor and committee member Christine Hayes — also the co-author of the Horicon section of the book — works to complete her passport on Sundays with her mom.

“It’s a fun history book,” she said. “The idea is to promote tourism in the Adirondack Park.”

“Without changing anything!” Houck added.

Town Councilwoman and committee member Sylvia Smith — the other co-author of the Horicon section — is also a club member and passport holder.

She said that the club is not only a great way for retirees to travel the park, but for young students as well, as there is an educational element to the journey.

“It offers a good education for everybody,” Smith said, noting that the club has members from around the country, from California to North Carolina.

Anyone interested to learn more about the Adirondack 102 Club is encouraged to attend the Horicon Historical Society’s dinner, or to stop by the museum to pick up a copy of the book for $20.

Page 1 photo: Horicon Town Councilwoman Sylvia Smith, first Adirondack 102 Club Vagabond Joyce Houck and Horicon Town Assessor Christine Hayes display their copies of Martin Podskoch’s 2014 book “Adirondack 102 Club: Your Passport and Guide to the North Country.”

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The undersigned shall receive sealed bids for sale and delivery to the County of Warren as fol22 | August 29, 2015 • The lows: Adirondack Journal Sun WC 58-15 - DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE ITEMS You may obtain these Specifications either online or through the Purchasing Office. If you have any interest in these Specifications online, please follow the instructions to register on the Empire State Bid System website, either for free or paid subscription. Go to http://warrencountyny.gov and choose BIDS AND PROPOSALS to access the Empire State Bid System OR go directly to http://www.EmpireStateBidSystem.com. If you choose a free subscription, please note that you must visit the site up until the response deadline for any addenda. All further information pertaining to this bid will be available on this site. Bids which are not directly obtained from either source will be refused.

Bids may be delivered to the undersigned at the Warren County Human Services Building, Warren County Purchasing Department, 3rd Floor, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Bids will be received up until Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at which time they will be publicly opened and read. All bids must be submitted on proper bid proposal forms. Any changes to the original bid documents are grounds for immediate disqualification.

Late bids by mail, courier or in person will be LEGALS refused. Warren County Notice of formation of will not accept any bid KBM Strategies, LLC or proposal which is not Arts. of Org. filed with delivered to Purchasing the Sect'y of State of NY by the time indicated on (SSNY) on 7/30/2015. the time stamp in the Office location, County Purchasing Department of Warren. SSNY has Office. been designated as The right is reserved to agent of the LLC upon reject any or all bids. whom process against it Julie A. Butler, Purchasmay be served. SSNY ing Agent shall mail process to: Warren County Human Robert A. Knarr, 41 Services Building Cramer Pt. Lake George, Tel. (518) 761-6538 NY 12845. Purpose: any NE-08/29/2015-1TClawful act.

AJ-8/8- 92881 9/12/15 6-TC-906 NOTICE TO BIDDERS WC 50-15 NOTICE TO BIDDERS The undersigned shall WEST BROOK POROUS receive sealed bids for ASPHALT PARKING LOT PROJECT sale and delivery to the County of Warren as fol- Town & Village of Lake George lows: WC 58-15 - DISPOS- Warren County, New ABLE FOOD SERVICE York Sealed bids will be reITEMS ceived by the Warren You may obtain these Specifications either on- County Purchasing Deline or through the Pur- partment (3rd Floor, Huchasing Office. If you man Services Building), have any interest in 1340 State Route 9, these Specifications on- Lake George, New York, line, please follow the in- 12845 until 2:00 pm, Friday, September 18, structions to register on 2015 at which time they the Empire State Bid System website, either will be publicly opened for free or paid subscrip- and read aloud. tion. Go to http://war- The proposed project is rencountyny.gov and located in the Town & choose BIDS AND PRO- Village of Lake George, Warren County.

POSALS to access the The work includes proEmpire State Bid System OR go directly to viding all labor, materials, machinery, tools, http://www.EmpireStateequipment and other BidSystem.com. If you choose a free subscrip- means of construction tion, please note that necessary and incidental you must visit the site to the completion of the work shown on the up until the response deadline for any adden- plans and described in da. All further informa- these specifications including, but not necestion pertaining to this bid will be available on sarily limited to the following: this site. Bids which are *Erosion & Sedimentanot directly obtained from either source will tion Control Measures be refused. *Unclassified ExcavaBids may be delivered to tion the undersigned at the *Constructing Concrete Warren County Human Sidewalks & Driveways Services Building, War*Installing Granite Curbren County Purchasing Department, 3rd Floor, ing 1340 State Route 9, *Full Depth Porous Asphalt Construction Lake George, New York Pavebetween the hours of *Reflectorized 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. ment Striping & MarkBids will be received up ings until Tuesday, Septem- Complete sets of the ber 15, 2015 at 3:00 specifications and bid p.m. at which time they forms may be obtained will be publicly opened on or after Friday, Auand read. All bids must gust 28, 2015 from the be submitted on proper Warren County Purchasbid proposal forms. Any ing Department (3rd changes to the original Floor, Human Services bid documents are Building), 1340 State grounds for immediate Route 9, Lake George, disqualification.

New York, 12845.

Late bids by mail, couri- Contract documents will er or in person will be be provided electronicalrefused. Warren County ly on a Compact Disc will not accept any bid (CD). CDs may be obor proposal which is not tained at no cost. Hard

WEST BROOK POROUS ASPHALT PARKING LOT PROJECT Town & Village of Lake George Warren County, New York Sealed bids will be received by the Warren County Purchasing Department (3rd Floor, Human Services Building), 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York, 12845 until 2:00 pm, Friday, September 18, 2015 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed project is located in the Town & Village of Lake George, Warren County.

The work includes providing all labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and other means of construction necessary and incidental to the completion of the work shown on the plans and described in these specifications including, but not necessarily limited to the following: *Erosion & Sedimentation Control Measures *Unclassified Excavation *Constructing Concrete Sidewalks & Driveways *Installing Granite Curbing *Full Depth Porous Asphalt Construction *Reflectorized Pavement Striping & Markings Complete sets of the specifications and bid forms may be obtained on or after Friday, August 28, 2015 from the Warren County Purchasing Department (3rd Floor, Human Services Building), 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York, 12845.

Contract documents will be provided electronically on a Compact Disc (CD). CDs may be obtained at no cost. Hard copy full and partial plan sets will not be distributed. Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Warren County Purchasing Department, (3rd Floor, Human Services Building) 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York 12845.

Contractors that obtain contract documents from a source other than the issuing office must notify the issuing office in order to be placed on the official plan holders list, receive addenda and other bid correspondence.

Bids received from contractors other than those on the official plan holders list, will not be accepted.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Warren County Department of Public Works office, 4028 Main Street, Warrensburg, NY 12885.

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly suggested.

All questions on the bid documents shall be submitted in writing to Julie Butler of the Warren County Purchasing Department, butlerj@warrencountyny.gov.

The period for questions pertaining to the bid documents will close at 12:00 pm on Thursday, September 10, 2015.

All bids must be made on the official Bid Form and Bid Summary Form or an exact reproduction thereof and enclosed in a sealed envelope with the following clearly marked on the front of the envelope: *Bidders Name and Address *West Brook Porous Asphalt Parking Lot Project *September 18, 2015 Bid Opening *WC 50-15 Bid proposals may be hand delivered to the Warren County Purchasing Department until 2:00 pm local time on the day of the bid opening.

Bid proposals may be mailed to the following address: Warren County Purchasing Department 3rd Floor, Human Services Building 1340 State Route 9 Lake George, NY 12845 Bid proposals that are overnight or otherwise

in order to be placed on the official plan holders list, receive addenda and other bid correspondence.

Bids received www.suncommunitynews.com from contractors other than those on the official plan holders list, will not be accepted.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Warren County Department of Public Works office, 4028 Main Street, Warrensburg, NY 12885.

Attendance is not mandatory but strongly suggested.

All questions on the bid documents shall be submitted in writing to Julie Butler of the Warren County Purchasing Department, butlerj@warrencountyny.gov.

The period for questions pertaining to the bid documents will close at 12:00 pm on Thursday, September 10, 2015.

All bids must be made on the official Bid Form and Bid Summary Form or an exact reproduction thereof and enclosed in a sealed envelope with the following clearly marked on the front of the envelope: *Bidders Name and Address *West Brook Porous Asphalt Parking Lot Project *September 18, 2015 Bid Opening *WC 50-15 Bid proposals may be hand delivered to the Warren County Purchasing Department until 2:00 pm local time on the day of the bid opening.

Bid proposals may be STATE OF NEW YORKmailed to the following SUPREME COURT WARaddress: Warren County Purchas- REN COUNTY ing Department IN THE MATTER OF THE 3rd Floor, Human Ser- FORECLOSURE OF TAX vices Building LIENS BY PROCEEDING IN REM PURSUANT TO 1340 State Route 9 ARTICLE ELEVEN OF Lake George, NY 12845 Bid proposals that are THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW BY THE overnight or otherwise shipped must be re- COUNTY OF WARREN ceived by 2:00 pm local NOTICE OF FORECLOtime on the day of the SURE bid opening. Bids re- INDEX NO. 61790 ceived after this time will PLEASE TAKE NOTICE not be opened and will that on the 24th day of be returned to the bid- July, 2015, the Warren County Treasurer, hereder. Such bids shall not inafter the Enforcing Ofbe considered. ficer of the County of This is a Unit Price bid.

Warren, hereinafter the No bidder may withdraw Tax District, pursuant to his bid within forty five (45) calendar days after law, filed with the Clerk of Warren County, the the actual date of the opening thereof. Each original of this Petition bid must be accompa- and Notice of Foreclonied by a bid security in sure against a parcel of real property for unpaid the amount of 5 percent of the base bid in accor- taxes. Such Petition and dance with the Instruc- Notice of Foreclosure pertains to the following tion to Bidders.

The successful bidder parcel: will be required to fur- Town of Warrensburg nish construction per- ID# 211.13-3-35 formance and payment 4 Horicon Avenue Westbonds in the full amount erly Acquisition, LLC 10 Industrial Park 0.25 ac of the contract price.

Owner reserves the right Comm Vac w/Imp to reject any and all Effect of Filing: All persons having or claiming Bids, to waive any and to have an interest in the all informalities and the right to disregard all real property described nonconforming, non-re- in this Petition are hereby notified that the filing sponsive or Conditional of this Petition constiBids.

OWNERS CONTACT / tutes the commencement by the Tax District ENGINEER of a proceeding in the Edward J. Doughney Supreme Court of WarSenior Civil Engineer Warren County Depart- ren County to foreclose each of the tax liens ment of Public Works therein described by a 4028 Main Street Warrensburg, NY 12885 foreclosure proceeding Ph: (518) 761-6556 in rem.

OWNER Nature of Proceeding: Warren County This proceeding is brought against the real 1340 State Route 9 property only and is to Lake George, NY 12845 foreclose the tax liens to NE/AJ-08/29/2015-1TCthe extent the same exist 92887 on the parcels described NOTICE OF FORMATION in Schedule A of this PeOF LIMITED LIABILITY tition. No personal judgCOMPANY ( LLC ) ment will be entered Name: St. Teresa's Trea- herein for such taxes or sures, LLC Articles of other legal charges or Organization filed with any part thereof. the Secretary of State of Persons Affected: This New York ( SSNY ) on Notice is directed to all 05/01/2015 Office Loca- persons owning or havtion: Albany County. The ing or claiming to have SSNY is designated as an interest in the real agent of the LLC upon property described in whom process against it this Petition. Such intermay be served. SSNY est is evident from the shall mail a copy of any Schedules attached to process to the LLC at: this Petition and Notice 6600 State Route 8, of Foreclosure.

Such Brant Lake, NY 12815 persons are hereby notiPurpose: To engage in fied further that a dupliany lawful act or activity. cate of this Petition and AJ-08/08-09/12/2015Notice of Foreclosure 6TC-90352 has been filed in the Office of the Enforcing OfSTATE OF NEW YORK- ficer of the Tax District SUPREME COURT WAR- and will remain available REN COUNTY for public inspection up IN THE MATTER OF THE to and including the date FORECLOSURE OF TAX specified below as the LIENS BY PROCEEDING last day for redemption.

IN REM PURSUANT TO Right of Redemption: ARTICLE ELEVEN OF Any person having or THE REAL PROPERTY claiming to have an in-

and Notice of Foreclo- Such payments shall be sure against a parcel of made to Michael R. Swan, Warren County real property for unpaid taxes. Such Petition and Treasurer, Warren County MunicipalPublished Center,by Denton Publications, Inc. Notice of Foreclosure 1340 State Route 9, pertains to the following Lake George, New York parcel: Town of Warrensburg LAND12845. In the event that VACATION PROPERTY taxes are paid IS ID# 211.13-3-35

by YOUR a VACATION HOME FOR SO. ADIRONDACKsuch LAKEFRONT 4 Horicon Avenue Westperson other than SALE the OR RENT? Promote it in PROPERTIES! erly Acquisition, LLC 10 owner of such record print to nearly 4.3 50 acres- 3 CABINS- $199,900 Industrial Park 0.25 ac real property, the person million potential buyers (plus 51 ACRES-LODGE-$399,900 Comm Vac w/Imp so City paying more readers online!) with a Less than 3 hrs NY andshall be entiEffect of Filing: 40Allmins per-fromtled to have the tax liensstatewide classified ad.

Albany! sons having or claiming affected thereby satisAdvertise your property for just Call 888-479-3394 to have an interest in or thetour fied to for a 25-word ad, less for $489 at of record, but title real propertywoodworthlakepreserve.com the property will not besmaller coverage areas. described in this Petition are here- otherwise affected. Visit AdNetworkNY.com or call AcresDay secludfor Redempby notifiedSTONEY that theCREEK filing 50Last 315-437-6173 ed easy constiaccess 1800 ft. The blacklast topday for retion: of this Petition mountaindemption views, Stoney is hereby fixed tutes thefrontage, commenceCreek, $89,900,asnotheinterest fi- of Octo23rd day ment by the TaxNY District PROFESSIONAL SERVICES nancing. 518-696-2829 FARMFARber, 2015. of a proceeding in the Supreme M666@yahoo.com Court of War- Service of Answer: Every person having any ren County to foreclose rights, title or interest in each of the tax liens STONEY by CREEK Acres se- any parcel or lien upon DIVORCE $349 - Uncontested therein described a 50 easy access 1800 property ft. of real dedivorce papers prepared. Only proceeding foreclosurecluded black top frontage, mountain one signature required. Poor scribed in this Petition in rem. views, Stoney may Creek, NY person Application included if serve a duly verified Nature of $89,900, Proceeding: no interest financing. applicable. Separation agreeanswer upon the attorThis proceeding is 518-696-2829 FARMFARments. Custody and support brought against the real ney for the Tax District M666@yahoo.com 518-274-0380. the property only and is to setting forth in detail petitions.nature and amount of foreclose the tax liens to of exist Lake George his or ½ heracre interest and the extentTown the same building lot. Accessany to defense Village waor objection on the parcels described ter.

Ideal for build-out basement. in Schedule A of this Pe- to the foreclosure. Such EXCAVATION $43,900.

Will hold mortgage for tition. No personal judg- Answer must be filed in qualified buyer, 20% down.

518the Office of the Warren ment will be entered or 518-321-3347 herein for668-0179 such taxes or County Clerk and served other legal charges or upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before any part thereof.

PERKINS TRUCKING & UPSTATEThis NEW YORK NOTICE TO BIDDERS the LAND date &above-men- EXCAVATING Persons Affected: tioned as the last day for The undersigned shall Notice is directed toNEW all CABIN Residential & Commercial for $29,995.

5 Woodpersons owning or hav-Includes redemption. receive sealed bids for Excavation ing or claiming to have ed Failure to Redeem or Ansale and deliveryand to the Concrete Foundations Close By,InFi-the event of County of Warren as folan interest Acres, in theState realLandswer: Flatwork.

Demolition. nancing Available!

20% down: to redeem or an- lows: property described in failure Sand, Gravel $236/month. swer by any person hav- andWC - SPRAY APthis Petition. Such interTop 59-15 Soil Delivered.

Call: the 800-229-7843 ing the right to redeem PLIED WATERPROOF est is evident from Free Estimates & References FREE LAND LIST such person or answer, MEMBRANE Schedules attached to BARGAIN Raymond Perkins www.landandcamps.com may obtain these this Petition and Notice shall be forever barred You 518-834-5286 and foreclosed of all his Specifications either onof Foreclosure.

Such persons are hereby noti- or her right, title and in- line or through the PurVACATION PROPERTY fied further that a dupli- terest and equity of re- chasing Office. If you demption in and to the have any interest in cate of this Petition and 1986.

Park Model, Ledgeview parcel Notice of Foreclosure Camp, Highway 149, 5 Pinedescribed Breeze in this these Specifications onPetition and has been Trail, filed inreduced the Of-to $39,500.

ComeNotice of line, please follow the inand a Judg- structions to register on fice of thesee, Enforcing Of-neat!Foreclosure it's really New in 2012: ment indeck foreclosure may the Empire State Bid ficer of the Districtbedroom, roof,Taxsiding, & be taken by default.

System website, either available and will remain shed! 352-428-8767 MICHAEL R. SWAN for free or paid subscripfor public inspection up COUNTY tion. Go to http://warto and including the date WARREN TREASURER specified below as the rencountyny.gov and Martin D. Auffredou, last day for redemption. choose BIDS AND PROEsq. Right of Redemption: POSALS to access the Any person having or Warren County Munici- Empire State Bid System claiming to have an in- pal Center OR go directly to terest in any such real 1340 State Route 9 http://www.EmpireStateproperty and the legal Lake George, NY 12845 BidSystem.com. If you choose a free subscripright thereto may on or (518) 761-6463 tion, please note that before said date, redeem NE/AJyou must visit the site the same by paying the 08/15,08/22,09/12/2015 up until the response amount of all such un- -3TC-91390 deadline for any addenpaid tax liens thereon, da. All further informaincluding all interest and WARRENSBURG tion pertaining to this penalties and other legal SCHOOL DISTRICT charges which are in- Notice is hereby given bid will be available on that I have received the this site. Bids which are cluded in the lien against such real property, com- 2015-2016 school tax not directly obtained puted to and including warrant for the Warrens- from either source will burg School District, be refused. the date of redemption. of Bolton, Such payments shall be towns Bids may be delivered to made to Michael R. Chester, Horicon, Johns- the undersigned at the burg, Stony Creek, ThurSwan, Warren County Warren County Human Treasurer, Warren Coun- man and Warrensburg. Services Building, WarTaxes may be paid in ty Municipal Center, ren County Purchasing 1340 State Route 9, person at - Glens Falls Department, 3rd Floor, National Bank, 3853 Lake George, New York 1340 State Route 9, Main Street, Warrens12845. In the event that Lake George, New York such taxes are paid by a burg from 9am to 2pm, between the hours of person other than the Monday through Friday 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. record owner of such except holidays, or mail Bids will be received up real property, the person to address on the bill until Thursday, Septemso paying shall be enti- and include tax bill. ber 10, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at which time they tled to have the tax liens There are no penalties affected thereby satis- through September 30, will be publicly opened fied of record, but title to 2015. A 2% penalty is and read. All bids must the property will not be added from October 1, be submitted on proper 2015 to October 31, bid proposal forms. Any otherwise affected.

Last Day for Redemp- 2015. A 3% penalty is changes to the original documents are tion: The last day for re- added from November 1, bid 2015 to November 6, grounds for immediate demption is hereby fixed as the 23rd day of Octo- 2015. The last day of disqualification. collection is November Late bids by mail, couriber, 2015.

Service of Answer: Ev- 6, 2015. er or in person will be ery person having any Failure to receive a no- refused. Warren County tice does not relieve the will not accept any bid rights, title or interest in property owner of re- or proposal which is not or lien upon any parcel of real property de- sponsibility of paying delivered to Purchasing the tax bill before the scribed in this Petition by the time indicated on penalty due date.

If taxmay serve a duly verified the time stamp in the es are to be paid by an answer upon the attorPurchasing Department escrow account then ney for the Tax District Office. forward the bill to the setting forth in detail the The right is reserved to holder of the account nature and amount of reject any or all bids. immediately.

If the mailhis or her interest and Julie A. Butler, Purchasing address has any defense or objection ing Agent changed, notify the colWarren County Human to the foreclosure. Such Answer must be filed in lector and/or the asses- Services Building sor.

Tel. (518) 761-6538 the Office of the Warren Jamiee Ross NE/AJ-08/29/2015-1TCCounty Clerk and served 93013 upon the attorney for the Tax Collector Tax District on or before AJ-08/22-08/29/2015the date above-men- 2TC-92357 tioned as the last day for NOTICE TO BIDDERS redemption.

Failure to Redeem or An- The undersigned shall swer: In the event of receive sealed bids for TO MAKE failure to redeem or an- sale and delivery to the swer by any person hav- County of Warren as foling the right to redeem lows: WC 59-15 - SPRAY APor answer, such person WATERPROOF shall be forever barred PLIED and foreclosed of all his MEMBRANE or her right, title and in- You may obtain these Place a terest and equity of re- Specifications either onclassified line or through the Purdemption in and to the ad! parcel described in this chasing Office. If you It’s easy and have any interest in Petition and Notice of will make Foreclosure and a Judg- these Specifications online, please follow the inyou money! ment in foreclosure may structions to register on be taken by default. the Empire State Bid MICHAEL R. SWAN WARREN COUNTY System website, either for free or paid subscripTREASURER tion. Go to http://warMartin D. Auffredou, rencountyny.gov and Esq. Warren County Munici- choose BIDS AND PROPOSALS to access the pal Center

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