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Wrestling teams see success Strong starts for Warrensburg, LG/HL

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In OUTDOORS | pg. 17

Fatherly respect Tales from the outdoors

Planned ‘Craft Beverage Campus’ in Lake George awarded $325,000

By Thom Randall

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LAKE GEORGE — Plans for a major new year-round educational facility and tourist attraction in Lake George Village got a major

boost this week as Gov. Cuomo announced a $325,000 state grant to help establish the proposed Adirondack Craft Beverage Campus.

The grant is intended to not only expand the Adirondack Brewery at 1 Canada Street, but also to develop an adjacent parcel to host

a proposed craft beverage campus, featuring a regional food and beverage education center.

The project calls for the proposed campus to host craft beverage academic programs through partnerships with SUNY Adiron-

CharityÊ basketballÊ gameÊ netsÊ fundsÊ forÊ localÊ woman Event raises $1,226 for local woman recovering from freak accident

By Thom Randall

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CHESTERTOWN — Faculty and staff of North Warren and Warrensburg school districts competed in a basketball game that raised money for the family of Alon Abare, a young mother from Brant Lake who is recovering from severe injuries resulting from a freak accident.

The game was well attended by students and their family members from both schools, cheering on their respective teams.

The crowd enjoyed stellar outside shots and savvy drives to the basket as well as occasional airballs, collisions, fouls and mishaps from the schools’ staffers, many of whom were relying on their long-dormant athletic prowess.

North Warren won 65-62 in overtime, capping off a suspenseful comefrom-behind effort.

Warrensburg athletic director Scott Smith offered a summary of the evening’s competitive play. >> See CHARITY GAME | pg. 19

dack, Schenectady County Community College and Paul Smiths College.

The so-called “beverage incubator” may incorporate a winery as well as furthering existing efforts to develop a distillery and events >> See LAKE GEORGE | pg. 19

Sun Editorial Board sits with Access, BeWild

Our editorial board met with the two main stakeholder groups involved in the Boreas Ponds debate: Access the Adirondacks and BeWildNY

Competing in the Dec. 10 basketball showdown between North Warren and Warrensburg schools, North Warren Math teacher Eric Bott looks for a path toward the basket as Warrensburg High School Principal Doug Duell defends the goal. The event raised funds for the family of Alon Abare, who is facing a long recovery from injuries from a nightmarish accident.

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The state purchased the Boreas Ponds and MacIntyre Tracts from the Nature Conservancy in May. Widely considered to be the final in a series of large-scale land acquisitions, the former timberlands in Newcomb and North Hudson are awaiting classification Bill Farber by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), which is accepting public comment until Dec. 30.

The APA has offered four official proposals on how the Boreas Ponds Tract, which has generated the most discussion, can be classified.

That classification will determine how Willie Janeway >> See BOREAS | pg. 10

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Garth Brooks to perform in Albany Elizabeth Izzo

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ALBANY — In 2017, the Garth Brooks World Tour will land in Albany for the first time in 20 years.

Tickets to the March 11 concert, hosted by the Times Union Center, will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. After service and facility fees, tickets will cost around $75 a pop.

The singer’s stop at the Times Union Center will be his last in New York on this tour, organizers say.

Trisha Yearwood, Brooks’ wife of 11 years, will perform on the same bill.

Brooks is a multi-award winning record-

ing artist, with over 138 million albums sold throughout the course of his 30-year career.

“Gunslinger,” his most recent album, was released in November.

Yearwood was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2000, named top female vocalist by the CMAs in 1997 and 1998, and has won three Grammy awards.

The Garth Brooks World Tour will land in Albany on March 11, 2017 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Friday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. To purchase tickets, or to find out more about the event, visit timesunioncenter-albany.com or call 487-2000.

Zachary Belden, a 2016 graduate of Warrensburg High School, has graduated from Basic Training at Fort Benning, Ga. and reported to his duty station at Fort Stewart, Ga. Belden is the son of Thomas Belden and Shellie Thompson both of Warrensburg, grandson of Dave and Marcia Thompson and Tom and Sue Belden, great grandson of Myrna Belden and Marilyn Hayes.

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New public sculpture envisioned for Lake George village

By Thom Randall

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LAKE GEORGE — A sculpture that reflects Lake George’s rich history may be carved and situated on its shores if a proposal endorsed by the village board is realized.

Rod and Kim Cornelius of Lake George have proposed that noted artisan Paul Stark of Oregon be commissioned to carve a large sculpture of a half-dozen Native Americans paddling a canoe, to be installed beside Lake George.

The proposal calls for about $50,000 be raised from businesses, individuals and organizations to pay for the sculpture, envisioned to be between 12 and 20 feet long.

Plans call for no taxpayer money to be involved.

Citing that such a public sculpture would enhance local tourism and help people relate to local history, the village board approved the concept Dec. 1 at a special meeting.

Kim Cornelius estimated that it would take eight months to a year for Stark to produce the sculpture.

Village Mayor Robert Blais said he was enthusiastic about the village hosting a new public sculpture that depicted the area’s history — and he volunteered to contact various organizations to seek out grant funds for the project.

Blais predicted that the piece, with the lake behind it, would serve as a picturesque background for tourists’ photographs.

Village board member John Root said that miniature replicas of the canoe could be mass produced for tourists to purchase and take home as mementos of their visit to Lake George.

Blais responded that the sculpture could conceivably become a symbol associated with Lake George, providing a boost to local tourism.

At the Dec. 1 meeting, Rod Cornelius volunteered to raise about $10,000 to aid with costs.

Kim Cornelius said Dec. 13 that she and her husband had met with Blais and Stark about a week earlier, and they discussed the sculpture and where it might be placed.

She said the group had identified several places on grassy berms adjacent to the village’s lakefront walkway as potential sites.

Cornelius said Stark has produced sculptures for municipalities, institutions and individuals in 49 U.S. states

— and they have one adjacent to their home on Lakeshore Drive on the west side of Lake George.

“He is one of the finest carving artists in the industry,” she said, offering to conduct several fundraisers for the canoe sculpture. “Rod and I thought it would be a beautiful way to enhance tourism.”

She added that another meeting will be held this spring to select the likely location for the artwork — meanwhile, she and Rod are looking for a local pine tree with a trunk about five feet in diameter to be carved for the sculpture.

In other business conducted by the board Dec. 1, the village board delayed a decision on extending a contract with the lobbying firm Park Strategies, which has been unsuccessfully attempting since March to convince state officials to approve up to $8.5 million in grant funding for the planned $17 million in sewer treatment plant upgrades.

The village is seeking to make a variety of improvements to the sewer treatment plant, including installing a “batch reactor” which would reduce nitrate-rich nutrients from the wastewater.

For several years, the village has been operating the plant under a state Department of Environmental Conservation consent order, which demands that the village upgrade the facility because of continuing violations of the agency’s standards for maximum nitrate levels in its sewer plant effluent.

The board delayed a decision on renewing the lobbying contract, which costs the village $5,000 per month, pending grant announcements expected before the end of the year. No state grants for the sewer plant upgrades have been awarded in several rounds of grant cycles that have occurred this year, Blais said.

“We’re trying to keep pressure on everyone in Albany,” Blais said.

The mayor noted that it was vital to continue lobbying efforts, in order for a sewer plant grant to be included in the state’s 2017-18 budget.

Blais added that it might be wise to conduct a survey of village residents to demonstrate how many citizens have income below federal poverty levels, which would boost chances for obtaining grants. Blais predicted that such a survey would cost $7,000 to $10,000.

The issue of determining strategies of obtaining grants for the sewer plant upgrades is to be raised again at the board’s December meeting.

Sculptor Paul Stark takes a break from carving a wooden sculpture situated on the premises of Rod and Kim Cornelius on the west side of Lake George. Plans are underway for Stark to craft a 20-foot-long public sculpture — of Native Americans paddling a canoe — to be situated beside the lake as a tourist attraction.

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New Essex County tethering law sparks concerns While broadly supportive of animal rights, some pet owners concerned they may get caught in crosshairs of new legislation

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Lawmakers approved a countywide dog tethering law last week.

The regulation, one of the most stringent in the state, will bring sweeping changes to the relationship people have with their pets in Essex County.

Statutes will govern the length of leashes, shelter sizes, the amount of time that animals can be kept outside and will offer safeguards against exposure to extreme weather.

The issue has generated much discussion in the community, and has warranted concerns from lawmakers and the public that it is an overreach and will be difficult to enforce.

Under the new policy, owners will be prohibited from tethering dogs to fixed points while not on the premises.

No dogs can be tethered or restrained to a fixed point for more than four continuous hours, or eight cumulative, in a 24-hour period.

Choke chains and pinch collars are now

entirely prohibited. Pulley systems must be at least 15 feet in length, and enclosures must be at least 100 square feet per dog.

COLD-LOVING ANIMALS Advocates say the legislation, which will take effect later this month, is designed primarily as an educational initiative — not a punitive one.

Nearly two dozen county residents spoke in favor of the legislation at a public hearing last week.

Despite the positive reception, several expressed concerns that innocent people would get caught in the mix.

“I don’t think I want to criticize someone who ties up dogs for 10 minutes while they go to Stewart’s and get a quart of milk,” said a speaker.

Another expressed concerns via a letter that owners of cold-loving animals, including huskies, would be swept up in the crosshairs, and that the law is a “one-size-fits-all approach.”

Jim Huneycutt, of Ray Brook, has two huskies that spend the night in a 10-by-20 foot kennel that has a 4-by-4 insulated doghouse and porch.

“They prefer sleeping in that arrangement [versus] sleeping inside, even when it’s below zero outside,” Huneycutt wrote. “They are huskies, after all.”

Working dogs are exempt, he noted. But if they are not negatively impacted by the elements, then why does the same rule not apply to his dogs, one of which is a former sled team member.

Huneycutt also said he wasn’t assuaged by the fact that he’d be okay unless someone reported him — “I don’t find this acceptable” — and urged the task force that spearheaded the law to modify the final draft.

That selective enforcement leads to disrespect for that law, and all laws, he said.

“It says it only matters if you get caught,” Huneycutt said.

NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES Tam Mrose, a veterinary technician and kennel owner from Keeseville, said she finds it difficult to believe that restricting tethering will lead to a significant reduction in animal cruelty cases or improve the lives of canines.

Often people have no other choice but to tether while they are at work because they cannot keep the animals inside, or do not have access to a kennel, she said.

And there are safe ways to tether dogs, Mrose said, citing peer-reviewed research, including an article written by a Cornell University professor.

“It seems reasonable to me that most people love their dogs and whether they have no other alternative, or it is in their family history to keep dogs outdoors, criminalizing tethering, to protect the very few real cases of abuse or neglect, is akin to throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” Mrose wrote in a letter to the task force.

TOUGH TO ENFORCE Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston was the sole lawmaker to vote against the law last week, which passed 17-1 after lawmakers spoke effusively of the new legislation, which was first debated last spring.

While Preston said he is in favor of cracking down on animal abuse, the lawmaker said he continued to have concerns about enforcement.

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The Johnsburg Youth Committee’s annual ski swap at Johnsburg Central School, led by Patrick Riedinger, was a great success, organizers report.

The group raised $380 for the youth committee, while Ryan Riedinger and Shae Riedinger raised money for local nursing homes, through the ATLAS Program. The group was able to equip over 25 people for the coming ski season this year.

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rom New York to California, Iowa to Louisiana, and Georgia earlier this week highprofile shootings this year have robbed Americans of men and women that have sworn to protect their communities.

What seems like daily news reports of officers being shot and ambushed must never become just another daily occurrence and something that we hear so often we become immune to the shock of it.

Those who choose to commit acts have no respect for themselves, our laws and certainly no respect for life itself.

We must get to the root of the issues that cause these frequent events and seek solutions for the good of all.

Fear, as we all know, is a powerful motivator, and for those who feel oppressed perhaps this seems like a way of getting attention or even a noble act, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

Fear works on both sides of these issues to create doubt, anxiety and only serves to make matters far worse.

The world is dangerous enough but these senseless attacks here in this country seem to be more than random or isolated displays of brutality now affecting not only law enforcement officers, but EMTs, firefighters and other public servants, who fearlessly answer the call to duty each day.

Nations understand strategic, conventional warfare when a nation is in fact at war.

This is not a war and can not be waged with physical weapons but with ideological ones.

Think about the simple fact that law enforcement personnel and for that matter anyone associated with public service answering a routine call, going about their normal daily activity or just sitting in a parked car could become a target anywhere in the nation, for no other reason than what the perpetrator believes they represent.

More deaths will certainly not bring this to an end, so until we come together out of respect and understanding, these events will continue to occur and the more that do occur will only serve to encourage others to do the same while placing even our best trained public servants in a position of over reacting. The cycle needs to be broken.

The taking of life is never the answer to anything. Violence only brings about more violence and those who encourage, condone or support it in any way must be made to realize the error of their ways.

As we enter the holiday season and bring this year to an end, we can only hope and pray that understanding, respect and a new appreciation for common decency and moral acceptance begins to infect the hearts and minds of us all as we seek peace and brotherly love for all God’s people.

Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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he government of the United States heard the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, seeking help to protect their source of clean water and sacred burial sites. The Army Corps of Engineers delayed a permit to construct the oil pipeline under the Missouri River, granting a reprieve.

Environmental justice Standing Rock is what environmental justice looks like.

First, this action begins to help to ameliorate Katharine M. centuries of injustice to Indian peoples.

Preston Over the past 500 years, indigenous people Columnist who lived close to the lands we call America, had many of their deep connections to the earth severed by colonization and broken promises. Again and again they lost land and control, but they did not forget. Deep in their spiritual bones, the connections remained.

We may never know why this particular witness evoked a rallying cry, just as we did not know exactly why it did when Rosa Parks took a seat at the front of the bus. But Standing Rock was an event that was waiting to happen. Blessedly, it was Indian youth who provided much of the catalyst and organization, always listening to the deep wisdom of their elders. This will give new pride to their discouraged and embattled lives.

Secondly, support for the actions of the Standing Rock Sioux remains stunningly widespread.

We see fleeting glimpses on TV, Facebook, or online news websites: encampments of tepees, trailers and tents, now covered with snow. People are bundled and swathed against the cold, yet hands sometimes stay exposed as they beat the drums. There are thousands of local water protectors, joined by representatives of over 200 other tribes in the United States, indigenous people from other places across the globe and many non-native peoples. The tipping point may have been the recent arrival of the hundreds of veterans who vowed to protect the protectors – an unarmed cavalry of non-violent resisters, arriving

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ElectoralÊ collegeÊ Ô notÊ aÊ formalityÕ

To the Editor: Many writers have noted that the electoral college has recently functioned as a formality. But the founding fathers did not intend it as a formality, and treating it as such now puts our country at grave risk.

As Alexander Hamilton wrote, the electoral college is meant to preserve “the sense of the people” while also ensuring that a president is chosen by the individuals “most capable of analyzing the qualities adapted to the station and acting under circumstances favorable to deliberation, and to a judicious combination of all reasons and inducements which were proper to govern their choice.” Electors from each state were charged with protecting us by ensuring “that the office of president will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications.”

The original electoral process worked — and then the political parties intervened. In the present electoral college, electors either cannot or will not make independent judgments of the candidates’ qualifications.

Instead, they will “rubber stamp” their party’s candidate. As a result, in the current election we have a person who stands ready to receive the electoral majority, despite having none of the “requisite qualifications” for the presidency. Indeed, based on his rhetoric and behavior, he appears unqualified for any leadership position. The other candidate has decades of relevant experience and an enormous advantage in the popular vote — yet she is declared the loser. This is a violation of basic democratic precepts, to say nothing of common sense.

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on the scene on the side of the Indians. Food, wood, housing supplies, fuel, prayers, and money from all over the world flow into the camps in support. Everyone is housed. There is free health care and food, schools for the kids.

Thirdly, the protectors rely on prayer and non-violence.

No guns are allowed in the camps. Around the sacred fire in the middle of the largest camp, drums beat and songs call up spiritual strength from deep in the genetic make-up of the Sioux and other tribes. This time, the prayers are for strength to NOT take up arms and fight, but to simply stand firm and protect. People from many faiths stand alongside.

Transfer Energy Partners, a big, powerful corporation, backed by many banks worldwide, were “defended” at first by a private security firm that produced scenes reminiscent of Birmingham in 1963 for us, and then by a team of heavily militarized law enforcement, using rubber bullets, tear gas and water hoses in freezing temperatures. They were met with determined songs, drums, and chants. There were some skirmishes. Some of the protectors were arrested. But the non-violent direct resistance held.

No one knows for sure what legal strategies the pipeline proponents may take to reverse the decision by the Army Corps of Engineers, nor what the new administration in Washington will do. Lawyers for the tribe are already working hard to make the case for continued protection of the water source.

The water protectors at Standing Rock reflect millions of people across the globe who are beginning to say “no!” – the earth is more important than profit. We will not let corporations and politicians in their pay have the last say over something we need and cherish.

Fossil fuels have given us much, but at great expense to the land, waters and air. Reconsideration is due – there are now alternatives.

Indigenous peoples have provided an inspirational moment, leading us back to a more sane and compassionate relationship with the earth, and have done so exhibiting a loving and respectful manner of protest. Standing Rock can become a crucial turning point, the beginning of collective action where we say “yes” to citizens of flesh and blood, fresh water, clean air, healthy land, renewable energy, and communities that take care of one another. There is more to do, but for now, environmental justice has been served.

I hope that the drums beat in celebration for a deeply shared spiritual awakening for all of us.

Lost the popular election by more than 2.5 million votes; Condemned many US citizens as rapists, murderers, and thieves; Consistently lied to the American public during the election; Called his political opponents liars and other derogatory names; Claimed that millions of voters voted illegally without any verifiable documentation; Claiming, during the election, that the process was “fixed,” despite denials from bipartisan electoral officials; Hinted that there would be a “revolution” if he lost the election; Bragged about sexually violating the personal rights of women; Stated that he witnessed thousands of Muslims cheering in NJ when the World Trade Center Towers collapsed – even though police have insisted that it did not happen; Demonstrated a lack of knowledge of foreign and domestic US policy; Denigrated individual military heroes and their families; Claimed, with no evidence, that our military — the very best in the world — is a “mess;” Established a phony university to make money while purposely defrauding its students; Repeatedly refused to pay the owners of small businesses what he owns them; Bragged about making money while going bankrupt, even as many shareholders lost money as a result; Threatened his political opponent with prosecution if he were elected; Refused to provide his income tax information, after saying he would do so after the election;

18. Stated that the Russian dictator who has supported the killing of thousands of innocents in Syria is a leader superior to our president; 19. Stated that he favors physical torture of our suspected enemies.

Like many others, I was dismayed to see President Obama accept the Republican nominee as president, stating that “the people have spoken.” In fact, when the final popular voting results were reported, it became obvious that the people had spoken — but no one was listening.

If all of the states had taken the route of Maine and Nebraska, which allocate electoral votes by the actual voting data, we would have a truly democratic process; the people’s voice would be fairly represented. In contrast, the states that allocate electoral votes under the “winner take all” principle expressly ignore the votes of significant parts of their electorate. The equal power of the vote is meant to be ingrained in all of us. This principle is borne out in elections for local representatives, state officials, school budgets, boards of education, organizational officers — in almost every part of our social fabric, it seems, except for the election of the president of the United States.

During the drafting of the 12th amendment, Madison warned against giving power to “a group of citizens who have a common interest in some proposal that would either violate the rights of other citizens or would harm the nation as a whole.” If the electoral college accepts a person with demonstrably inadequate qualifications, those fears will have materialized. On Dec. 19, the electors will cast their votes to determine who leads our nation. If they do not accept their constitutional responsibility, to ensure “that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications,” then they have made a mockery of the founders’ intent.

Edward Welch Johnsburg

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ConsiderÊ increasedÊ donationsÊ toÊ UnitedÊ Way To the Editor: The 2017 United Way of the Adirondack Region campaign has launched with an ambitious goal of $725,000.

Are you noticing that more people in our area are in need of the assistance offered by the 43 partner agencies; assistance such as the mental health services offered by BHSN or end of life services supplied by Hospice?

I, too, have noticed these changes in our society and I have come to know that I am able to help so many through my contribution.

Today, I am writing to ask current or past givers to consider an increase in the amount donated to our local United Way of the Adirondack Region. I know this can be difficult but any amount that you are able to increase will be used to help the lives of the nearly 80,000 neighbors, friends, and family who have been helped by a United Way agency this past year.

For this reason, I have increased my donation this year.

Won’t you please join me? A dollar or more added to your current gift each week will make a huge impact. It will also bring you closer to becoming a leadership giver. The leadership program starts at $500, just $10 per week.

The video this year is just great!

If you have not had a chance to view it, here’s a link: unitedwayadk.org/campaign2012vid.html.

Words cannot adequately express the gratitude. Thank you for considering this increase.

Gayle Alexander Elizabethtown

ProudÊ of Ê Sentinels To the Editor: No other team, high school or otherwise, has won eight of their 10 games on the road. This team had one home game win.

Think about it: Has anyone else even won eight of 10 games on the road?

Cambridge. Wow, what a team. Well coached and highly disciplined. “No huddle offense,” “hard to stop,” no one did!

But with six minutes to play, it was 35-28. One break was all we needed.

They got it, and took advantage as good teams will. But it started 21-0. After that, we came roaring back and out-scored them 28-14.

I might add that no one scored more points on them than we did. Not even the state’s number one team. They got 21, but it took two overtimes.

There was no shame in losing to this team. I must say that I lost a little respect for their coaching staff when they scored two meaningless touchdowns at the end instead of taking a knee.

I guess that is what state ranking is all about.

I learned something by watching our boys and their opponents, and that is multiple offenses and defenses are the name of the game today. I was very proud of this team and am looking forward to next. Remember, failure to prepare is preparing to fail. Good job coaches and staff, you make it all possible.

Marty Andersen Ticonderoga

TrumpÊ SecretaryÊ of Ê LaborÊ pickÊ Ô anti-laborÕ To the Editor: It makes sense that Trump would pick Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor!

He is anti-labor, a wife abuser and supports cutting wages.

Puzder believes in cutting overtime pay for workers in the food industry and used sexist ads for Carl’s Jr. Restaurants, where he is CEO. This fits right in with Trump, who is a sexist and shows how proud he is being a womanizer.

Those “Bernie” people who didn’t vote for Hillary are getting exactly what they deserve. Bernie’s followers wanted a better minimum wage but now they can look at the next eight years of stagnant growth as far as wages are concerned.

“Feel the Bern” was the cry and when Bernie lost they vowed to vote for Trump or not vote as all. One can’t feel sorry for these people as they made their own bed and must live with their choice. Trump fooled a lot of people but they won’t admit it as pride has gotten in the way. They let hate lead them into a dark place and now there is no return.

The sad fact is that those belonging to unions voted for Trump and they were already in trouble. Now with his new Labor Secretary, unions can look forward to going backwards in wages and benefits!

As usual, police and firemen throughout the land voted Republican and will look to taxpayers for more pay and benefits.

Wake up folks as the bad times have just begun! Trump and his billionaire friends are going to become richer as those in the middle class get fleeced once again.

Trump used the old “there’s a fool born every minute” tactic as he spewed out hate to get Americans to vote for him and as he knew it worked. Time Magazine got it right when they stated Trump was “President of the Divided States of America!”

One can only hope the next eight years go quickly and our country’s not drawn into another war.

So far, Trump has changed his tone on several of the issues he used to get elected and this is only the beginning. The wall for the Mexican border is never going to happen and his tariff on American companies moving jobs overseas is a lost cause.

Paul Ryan and Congress have put Trump on notice that this won’t happen. Trump now admits he may have made a few rash decisions on what he would do when elected.

Well folks, let’s see how the billionaires do running our country as a business. God help us!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

Ô StupidityÊ aboundsÕ Ê inÊ presidentialÊ electionÊ discussion To the Editor: This is my first letter to a news publication since I retired from teaching, over 35 years ago.

Mr. Guido’s letter so delighted this elderly lady (96 in March), that I had to let him, and your paper, know it.

I have made copies to send to all my family thoughout the country, so they can also appreciate it.

Stupidity abounds, but more intelligence, hopefully, will now come forth.

Ed: This is in response to “Trump supporters ‘getting exactly what they wanted’” by Gary Philip Guido in the Dec. 3 edition of the Sun.) Stevie Capozio Wilmington

WillsboroÊ criticÊ shouldÊ Ô getÊ theÊ factsÊ rightÕ Ê aboutÊ WCS To the Editor: Just a response to a letter written about Willsboro Central School.

No school is perfect, but before you slam someone or something get the facts right.

Willsboro did look into merging with Elizabethtown and Westport, but since our taxes would increase, Willsboro decided to stay as we are. Had you made a board meeting or attended the public forum you would know this.

My three children graduated from Willsboro, attended college and received degrees. One is the Clinton County director of the YAP program, one works for Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor, and the third got a full scholarship to law school. So for you to indirectly say Willsboro does not produce knowledgeable people, think again!

As for teachers pushing medication, really — last I knew, only doctors were allowed to prescribe medication and only the school nurse is allowed to administer the medication. Not sure what world you live in.

Kitchen help: think again. I not only worked in the kitchen at Willsboro Central for many years, I also have worked at the Old Dock. I do know for a fact that two full time employees and one part time could not run the Old Docks kitchen, but they feed all the children at Willsboro breakfast and lunch.

So if you are so unhappy with the school, then take your children elsewhere, and good luck finding perfection.

Kristina Coonrod Willsboro

SchroonÊ LakeÊ LionsÊ ClubÊ offersÊ freeÊ eyeÊ screenings To the Editor: The Schroon Lake Lions Club has been offering free eye screenings for pre-K and kindergarten children in local elementary schools for the past several years.

The program is called “LION S.E.E. (Screening Eyes Early)” and is in partnership with KIDSIGHT USA. So far this year, the club has screened 112 students, with approximately 10 percent needing additional follow-up.

Our goal is to reach out to parents, schools and caregivers emphasizing the importance of early identification of potential vision problems and refer those that need further evaluation to an eye care professional.

Our state of the art equipment can screen for six different

risk factors that may lead to amblyopia and hopefully be corrected through early detection.

The procedure is simple and non-intrusive. No equipment touches the child. According to educational experts, 80 percent of learning is visual. So if a child can’t see well, they can’t learn well. Yet most young children don’t get their vision screened until they have problems learning or paying attention in school.

By then, it may already be too late.

Unless vision problems are detected early, they risk becoming permanent by age seven. With this in mind, we will continue to reach out to schools and other organizations in order to screen as many young children as possible.

Dennis DAmico Schroon Lake

If Ê CivilÊ WarÊ didÊ notÊ leadÊ toÊ U.S.Ê disintegration,Ê neitherÊ willÊ Trump To the Editor: Surprise and confusion have been expressed about the number of white voters for Donald Trump.

The lack of good paying jobs is one explanation. Not being able to forgive Hilary Clinton her poor judgement with her email server, the false stories spread about her, and those who hesitated to vote for a woman another.

Unease about illegal immigration, and the threat posed by ISIS another.

A minority group who believe racism, bigotry, and white supremacy are legitimate is another. A fear that we are losing our dominate place in the world another.

But I believe a fuller explanation is: respect! Especially among rural whites, a feeling that white culture and individuals are not respected.

Over the years, the rural white culture has been laughed at and ridiculed by those who don’t understand customs such as gun ownership and hunting. Just like the Black Lives Matter movement is a cry for respect by African Americans, part of the white vote in this election was a cry for respect.

Of course, white rural America is not monolithic. I know a wonderful farm family who work hours most of us would never consider. Their children worked on the farm through high school.

As parents, they emphasized education, and are proud of the college, community college, and technical training their children received.

They did not vote for Trump, because of his lack of morals.

They would never shout their views in public, because that is not who they are. But, I will say their work ethic, moral values, love of family, and love of the land and farming make them the kind of citizens that have made our country great since its foundation.

So, the instrument some white people have used, Trump, is flawed. But after so many years of being ignored, some felt he was the only instrument they had.

Of course he has lived a privileged life, respects few, divides us, criticizes our freedoms, and has no understanding of the rural culture, and what it is like to work your tail off to just get by.

The Hispanic immigrants he attacks and the Muslim citizens he denigrates also just want to be respected. I certainly would not want him as a neighbor because his enormous love of self and lying makes him completely untrustworthy.

What a shame that it took dividing our society to finally achieve an acknowledgement of the importance of respecting white, rural America.

I love this country and respect all who voted in this election, even those whose reasons I do not respect. Voting is one of our greatest patriotic duties. We must be careful not to throw respect of each other away, believing that only we know what is right. Respect and care for each other has always been what has held our democracy together.

The greatest and most magnificent surprise about our Civil War was that our democracy, our constitution, our nation survived. Over a million casualties, great destruction of property, economic disaster and brother fighting brother did not break our compact of freedom with each other.

We were willing to show compassion and respect, even after such misery and sadness. Our nation’s original sin, slavery, was abolished at a terrible cost, but not at a cost of our grand experiment of democracy.

Those who fear that Trump’s election will rip this nation apart should realize if the Civil War did not, then neither will he.

In four years we have an opportunity to remove the flawed instrument, but we should never go back to the disrespect that was one of the causes of this instrument to be used.

Until then, all of us, no matter who we voted for, must stand watch (yes, especially over Trump) for the freedoms of speech, religion, and the press guaranteed by the constitution of the greatest nation on earth.

God Bless America.

Joseph D. Dumoulin Jay

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Be Merry

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he holidays will soon be upon us.

This year has been one of the more divisive ones in the history of this country. After months of heated political debate, countless tragedies and an uncertain future as tensions climb, it’s difficult to feel merry.

With that being said: it’s important to be merry, if only for a little while.

It’s necessary to be an informed, engaged member of society — but it’s also necessary to keep the weight of the world from landing on your shoulders. A balance needs to be struck.

There’s no easy answer to how striking that perfect balance is achieved. There are a few things you can do to aid that battle, though; the first being community involvement.

What is another thing you can do, which incidentally can coincide with community involvement?

I’m glad you asked.

Here are a few suggestions: CHRISTMAS Lake George’s Sushi Yoshioshi will host an ugly sweater party on Dec. 17. DJ Primetime Crush will provide a festive atmosphere with a Christmas music lineup. The Adirondack Brewery will be on site serving drink specials.Attendees are encouraged to wear the ugliest holiday sweater they can find.

The event is slated for 6 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/sushiyoshilg or call 668-4135.

The Whallonsburg Grange will host their annual holiday farmers market on Dec. 17. Local farmers and artisans will fill the Grange to sell their wares -- including crafts, food and gifts -- from 1-4 p.m.

For more information, visit thegrangehall.info.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) will host the Lightwire Theater and their production of “A Very Electric Christmas” on Dec. 19 at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. The performance will showcase “dazzling visuals, poignant storytelling and music designed to evoke imagery,” according to organizers. Tickets are $2 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., $10 at 6 p.m. For more information, call 523-2512 or visit lakeplacidarts.org.

Plattsburgh’s Strand Center for the Arts will screen 1946 classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” on Dec. 21, with showtimes at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The film is not rated. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children. For more information, call 563-1604 or visit facebook.com/strandcenter.

The Ticonderoga YMCA Teen Center will host a pine cone Christmas tree workshop on Dec. 22, and a holiday sugar cookie workshop on Dec. 27. Times vary depending on students’ Grades. For more information, visit facebook.com/ymcacateencenterti.

The Champlain Community Holiday Gathering is slated for Dec. 17. Organizers are billing this event as “an opportunity to visit with friends and friends, listen to music performed by Ron Gregoire and Ron Duffy, and enjoy some delicious snacks.” Tickets are free. The gathering will last from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Champlain Meeting House.

The Charles Wood Theater in Glens Falls will host a special Christmas party on Dec. 23. At 12:30 p.m., the theater will open for a party complete with food, live entertainment and an appearance from the big guy himself. At 2 p.m., the “Muppet Christmas Carol” will be screened. Tickets are $5. For more information, visit woodtheater.org or call 480-4878.

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HANUKKAH During the week of Hanukkah, the Center for Jewish Life in Glens Falls will host a service/minyan on Dec. 25 at 8:30 a.m., a Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 30 featuring a shabbat service with dinner, and a service with student rabbi Stephen Slater on Dec. 31 at 9:30 a.m. Attendees are asked to RSVP to the Hanukkah celebration by Dec. 23 by calling 792-4945. For more information, visit shaaraytefila-gfny.org.

Plattsburgh Chabad will hold a grand menorah lighting in Trinity Park on Dec. 26. The event is slated to begin at 5 p.m. For more information, visit plattsburghchabad.com.

There will be a “Chanukah Latkes and Chinese Food Party” at the Lake Placid Synagogue on Dec. 25 at 6 p.m. One of the “Latke Kings,” Steve Bellew, will be frying up latkes at the synagogue. The Chinese food will also be homemade. Everyone is invited to join the synagogue in the party and community Hanukkah lighting, complete with dreidels and gelt for all. A donation is requested. Organizers ask that attendees RSVP in advance, so they know how much food to make. For more information, contact Sue at sue@lakeplacidsynagogue.org or call 523-5611.

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OTHER EVENTS On Dec. 16, Asa Morris and the Mess will perform at the 190 Grille + Cinema in Glens Falls. Hill Haints and Clock Dreams will open. The first band takes the stage at 8 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/asamorrisandthemess.

Buffalo-based troupe Major Arcana will perform at Plattsburgh’s Koffee Kat on Dec. 23. Opening are local punk rock groups Comrade Nixon and Executive Disorder. There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door. The first set begins at 6 p.m. For more information, call 566-8433.

Pictured: Asa Morris and the Mess will perform at the 190 Grille + Cinema in Glens Falls on Dec. 16.

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Boreas Ponds Classification

Access the Adirondacks sounds off A

ccess the Adirondacks is a coalition of local government officials, sportsmen and business owners who are lobbying for broader access.

The background: Access the Adirondacks is a newcomer. Formed this past summer, the group is calling for Alternative 1, which they believe could allow the widest possible use of the land, which the state purchased for $14.5 million.

Sportsmen, the elderly and the disabled are key constituency groups that the state must accommodate, says Access. The first, in particular, are aging: the average age of sportsmen across the state is between 46 and 48, according to Jason Kemper, chairman of the New York State Conservation Fund Advisory Board.

Kemper said sportsmen are playing a larger role in this debate than in the past because they feel as if they have been historically shut out of the process.

Access likened the new lands as a destination for working class people, a “poor man’s opportunity” where visitors do not have to be members of the exclusive clubs that border the parcel in order to enjoy the landscape.

The group sees their plan, a 50-50 split, as a compromise solution.

“It’s not a huge intrusion into the core of the Wilderness, and I think that dialogue has been lost,” said Roger Dziengeleski, a retired vice president and senior forester at Finch Pruyn, the prior owners of the parcel.

Economic development: The sporting community pumps money into the local economy through trips and the purchase of sporting license and permits, Kemper said.

In 2011, hunters and anglers spent $4.9 billion, according to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. Snowmobilers, in particular, are heavy spenders, providing nearly $868 million in economic activity annually, according to the New York State Snowmobile Association.

While enticing, Access says recreation is just one plank to bolstering the year-round economy, and every little bit helps.

Increased visitation will ideally lead to a growth in businesses and service providers in their communities, a growth that will attract newcomers and lead to a sustainable economy, which would also bolster the local school districts.

Earlier this year, the Adirondack Council, a member of BeWildNY, commissioned a study from a Clarkson University professor that revealed property values increase in proximity to Wilderness.

That study has become a chief economic argument in their pursuit of more protected lands. But Access disputes those findings.

“We’re not convinced of the correlation,” said Bill Farber, chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors.

All restrictive zoning makes homes more valuable regardless of a state or residential classification, he said.

Traditional indicators of economic health — including unemployment, incomes, sales tax revenues and hotel occupancy rates — also need to be taken into account while measuring the fiscal health of a community, he said.

Due to the robust market for second homes, housing affordability is perhaps a greater issue that imperils the local economy, Farber said.

“I reject the idea that home values are a good economic indicator,” Farber said. “Simply driving up home values is not the savior of the community.”

Advocates of an expanded Wilderness area have used that study to argue that a Wilderness classification will create an bustling economic zone in North Hudson and Newcomb not dissimilar to that in Keene Valley.

But Access says Keene benefits from tourists driving through it to access Lake Placid — not its proximity to Wilderness.

As such, Minerva, Newcomb and North Hudson will likely not be automatically transformed into a Lake Placid or Saranac Lake under a Wilderness designation.

“There just isn’t commonality,” Farber said.

Intact communities, said Dziengeleski, rely on a diverse spread of residents, including doctors, lawyers, teachers, and that any sustainable economy requires complexity and diversity.

Attracting as many user groups as possible to the parcel would stimulate local business more than narrowing it to a single group, he said.

“It just seems very simplistic to say we go to a single driver,” said Dziengeleski. “It has to be a more diverse picture than just Wilderness use to drive a recreational economy.”

Misconceptions: The APA has hosted eight public hearings across the state. The final was held in Albany on Dec. 7.

Each has drawn hundreds of participants, and dozens of public comments, including many from young people calling for a full Wilderness plan that is not espoused by BeWildNY (and is not among the four APA-profered alternatives).

Farber said he was “disheartened” on the misconceptions leveled by many of these speakers as to what Access wants.

Their wish list does not include float planes, ATVs, party barges and unfettered access to the parcels.

The group, however, is requesting snowmobile use to be permitted from the so-called Four Corners, around the perimeter of Boreas Ponds to White Lily Pond and along Gulf Brook Road, the main point of entry.

Roger Dziengeleski Access is also calling for electric motor use on Boreas Ponds.

The impact of those devices on other users and especially the environment, they say, is overexaggerated.

Farber said it is “hard to logically reconcile” how motors will affect hikers: If folks cannot hear log trucks and skidders through the dense forest canopy, then how would mountain biking in the summer or snowmobiling in the winter impact that experience? Or the electric motors that emit neither emissions nor noise.

Access said they categorically denied the use of the DEC’s CP-3 policy as a gateway to broader ATV usage.

“That is absolutely not the case,” Farber said. “Nobody is looking at this as a means to open this up further than CP-3. Nobody is using this as a way to get ATV use in there — that’s not going to serve anybody well.”

The goal of that policy is simply to try to put disabled guests close enough to the access points at possible.

“I understand what revs the base, and gets people energized, but it’s a distraction from the issues,” Farber said. “It’s a fool’s errand.”

Kemper added: “I personally find it really egregious we’re leading people, those wearing the green shirts, to those conclusions.”

The misinformation, he said, had to have come from somewhere. If it was the education system, then that system has failed.

The conversation has been twisted, says the group, to insinuate Access wants to degrade the parcel, and they are not also environmentalists. But these misconceptions are damaging, and unfair to the next generation of Adirondack stakeholders.

“Lines drawn in the sand are not good for any group trying to do work in the Adirondacks,” Kemper said.

“I think a lot of testimony is that idealism,” Farber said. “The question is: How do you apply that kind of idealism to communities in the Adirondack Park?”

Access also said they were bothered at what they referred to as the “villainization” of local governments.

As elected officials, and as members of broader regional municipal organizations like the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages, they are bringing to the public sessions the will of their constituencies, not misconstruing facts to appeal to donors, they said.

On the classification process: Access is displeased with several aspects of the broader classification process.

A Wilderness designation would take most of the consideration for recreational options out of hands of the DEC, who create the Unit Management Plan (UMP), or where the state really drills down to determine appropriate use, like mountain biking and snowmobiling.

Access would prefer a UMP process that will allow the agency to consider more uses than those currently allowed in Wilderness.

When it comes to metrics like water quality and wetlands, the difference between the two ecosystems (Wild Forest and Wilderness) is virtually no different, and thus the land is not endangered any differently, Access said.

The coalition also believes a Wilderness designation by itself doesn’t necessarily mean ample resource protection, land stewardship and proper management, citing overuse by hikers in the High Peaks, including herd paths, trampled ecosystems and other damaging practices.

The parcels, they added, will not retain the same habitat as before regardless of how they are classified.

In addition, Wilderness classification tends to eliminate further discussion of many of these management issues.

The weakness in the State Land Master Plan (SLMP), Farber concluded, it that it contains two categories in which to shoehorn everything. The constitutional language, he said, wasn’t developed with some of these ideas in mind, but rather watershed and clearcutting.

The SLMP is clear about land and capacity to sustain use. If it is trammeled, it has capacity, Farber said, which underpins another argument — the current state of the land.

Kemper said he was disappointed that APA-provided maps did not reveal the pre-existing infrastructure on the parcel, including a network of roads — nor did officials mention them in their introductory comments until the sixth public hearing.

As such, Kemper feels as if the process was inherently biased from the beginning.

Pro-access advocates, he said, had to spend their allotted three minutes at the public hearings just to present a base-level understanding of the facts, which included presentations of the maps Ac-

Bill Farber & Jason Kemper cess created themselves this past fall.

“Put the facts out there,” Kemper said, “and see where it ends up.”

Dziengeleski said the Boreas and MacIntyre tracts should have peeled away from discussion of the other parcels under discussion.

“With 99 parcels, it’s tough when Boreas is sucking the air out of the room,” he said.

On the divisiveness: It’s been said much of the sharp discussion that has characterized discourse in the Adirondack Park has mellowed in recent years. But Access says the misleading rhetoric acts as somewhat of a reversal to that, and is harming future discourse.

The group said one of the reasons elbows have been sharpened isn’t necessarily due to a broader existential debate on environmental politics, but rather that green advocacy groups have historically relied on large-scale land use acquisitions for their fundraising and membership recruitment drives.

But now that the final jewel has been acquired, said Dziengeleski, more issues need to be created to support their agenda.

“It makes good fundraising flyers,” Dziengeleski said.

While the rhetoric can be effective, you don’t need to put out an extreme perspective to be true to your base, he said.

“It’s turned political,” Kemper said. “We’re not talking about classification facts.”

As sportsmen and local government officials, they have no base beyond their members and constituents, which is largely baked in — nor do they have an advocacy organization to maintain.

But, Kemper said, Access has nowhere near the financial resources as environmental groups, who have said they will spend “whatever it takes,” and have enlisted celebrity spokespeople, to ensure the victory in their final quest for more Wilderness.

Access has spent $5,000, which they have scraped together from town boards.

That influx of outside funds pressures lobbying groups to produce results, Kemper said.

Imagine what can be done to combat trail overuse and the harmful effects on vegetation if those resources were redeployed, Kemper said.

The coalition largely hailed ADA and DEC staffs for their work.

But by their very nature, the ADA public hearing process is flawed, they said.

Asking people to comment often devolves into campaign-style arguments where you’re simply trying to win people to your side — not discussing the facts, Farber said.

As such, the rhetoric increases and attendees seldom reach common ground.

“But that’s not what sells,” Farber said. “So those conversations never happen.”

“People making a flawed argument doesn’t make a flawed argument right.”

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From page 1 visitors can use the land for recreational purposes.

Alternative 1 splits the 20,543-acre parcel in two, creating an even split between Wild Forest and Wilderness. The remaining proposals offer varying formulas, with each successively adding more Wilderness than the last.

Following classification, the state Department of Conservation will draft a Unit Management Plan to determine the exact recreational usage.

Since the details of the proposals have widely been reported on, we discussed several issues that have largely fallen by the wayside, including misconceptions, the classification process, the economic impact for local communities, the role of money in the debate and what the process means for future discussion in the Adirondack Park.

Comments from both Access the Adirondacks and BeWildNY are published inside this edition of The Sun.

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Boreas Ponds Classification

What BeWildNY had to say B

eWildNY is a coalition of environmental organizations led by the Adirondack Council and the Adirondack Mountain Club.

The background: The coalition supports none of the four Adirondack Park Agencyoffered alternatives, believing all to be flawed because they adequately fail to protect Boreas Ponds, leaving them vulnerable to motorized uses and invasive species.

Their plan, introduced this past spring, calls for Wilderness expanded south to include the ponds and the sensitive wetlands surrounding them. This will act as somewhat of a buffer zone to protect what ecologists say is an astonishing array of wildlife located on the parcel.

BeWildNY sees their plan as a compromise solution that has something for all stakeholders.

While the exact path hasn’t yet been determined, snowmobiling will be permitted at the southern end of the tract, an olive branch to an activity that sportsmen groups, businesses and local government officials believe will stimulate the local economy, which remains sluggish.

Their big tent approach is based on one main underlying premise: “How can we balance these things while being true to the State Land Master Plan (SLMP), and making sure the most sensitive areas are protected?” said Willie Janeway, executive director of the Adirondack Council. “Where can we accommodate other interests even if they don’t endorse our plan in the end?”

Aside from minor details, most of the debate is over the last mile of Gulf Brook Road, he said.

On motorized use: BeWildNY wants to prohibit electric motors on Boreas Ponds, not only because they believe they would be injurious to the waters, but also due to broader ramifications.

A Wilderness designation is critical for the area surrounding the ponds, says BeWildNY, because the classification is the only way to definitively prohibit motorized activities from ever taking place in the future.

Uses permitted by the state Department of Conservation on Wild Forest may drift over time, they argue.

“Another DEC commissioner can add motorboats to Boreas Ponds, and it would not be difficult,” said Neil Woodworth, executive director of the Adirondack Mountain Club.

Nothing in the SLMP would prevent the next commissioner from changing those uses, he said, and the APA doesn’t have the tools that would be necessary to remedy those mistakes.

Furthermore, he said, classifications do not have sub-categories.

If electric motors are allowed, perhaps a small outboard motor could be next, for instance, leading to a slippery slope.

As such, classification must be wielded as a “blunt tool.”

“What’s the point of a Boreas Ponds Wilderness if the center is not motor-free?” Janeway said.

For the APA to not classify those internal tracts as Wilderness, and to not look at the ecology first, would be an “abdication” of their responsibility, he said.

BeWildNY and Access the Adirondacks, a pro-access group, have sparred over the use of the DEC’s CP-3 permitting system.

Access says they simply want to accommodate disabled guests, but BeWildNY says that opens the door to future ATV use.

In fact, that’s already trying to be done elsewhere, Woodworth said.

The DEC’s draft of the Grass River Unit Management Plan, for instance, may open up sections of the St. Lawrence County tract to ATV usage, a development BeWildNY finds worrisome.

On access for the disabled: BeWildNY agrees with Access that the tract must be made available for use by the disabled, but disagrees on the best way to accommodate the user group.

The coalition is calling for a gently sloped path around LaBier Flow accessing the ponds using a stone dust component, which makes an easy stable surface — more so than gravel roads.

A number of potential sites for portage trails are also being explored, and will be hashed out in the UMP, they argue.

The group says one of the biggest misconceptions is that they’re anti-access, which they find offensive.

“We believe there are ways to get people physical access and not open it up to 19 million people at the same time,” said John Sheehan, a BeWildNY spokesman.

On practicality: BeWildNY says they are mindful of alleviating the overuse which has jeopardized some of the High Peaks’ most popular destinations.

That mindfulness, and sense of history, factors into their proposal for Boreas Ponds, leveraging what works based on past experience and what doesn’t.

BeWildNY is also mindful of what uses their members will find enjoyable.

For instance, the coalition does not support biking around the ponds because they believe there are places to do that — like in Wilmington, for instance, or Ragged Mountain.

Their proposed parking lot is just up from LaBier Flow, about 1.2 miles from the ponds, which would offer a balance between access and protective safeguards, they said.

Parking spaces would be limited to 15 to 20 cars, with perhaps more allocated by a permitting process.

“We call that the Lake Lila factor,” said Woodworth. “That 1-mile buffer is enough to protect the resources.”

The ponds themselves are never going to be a camping destination because the shores are too wet, said Woodworth. But the prop-

erty is great for canoeing, which would allow for new access points around the High Peaks.

A number of campsites on Casey Brook could make it a perfect backpacking trail, he said.

Keeping the road closed for seven miles is not a reasonable proposal, agrees the coalition. But a mile is pretty doable, which is also a distance that is accommodating for guides.

BeWildNY’s preferred snowmobiling route will lock into the Newcomb and North Hudson connector trail.

Their proposal for a connector trail is one that will not get caught up in the courts, Woodworth said.

Furthermore, the DEC-approved route is problematic, said Woodworth, because it does not have the full support of key landowners.

Economic development: BeWildNY says Wilderness acts as a draw for outdoor enthusiasts, citing Keene as a successful example of an economy that caterers to outdoor adventurers.

A similar scenario is possible in North Hudson and Newcomb, they said.

While the exact recipe for economic success has historically been tricky, local merchants need to create businesses that hikers wish to frequent by providing goods and services appealing to them, said Woodworth.

Those that find that magic sweet spot tend to build up a customer base, he added, citing a boat manufacturer in Olmstedville who is clearing $1 million annually and employs six people.

BeWildNY said it is a misconception that hiking does not generate economic activity for local communities.

“It’s a shibboleth that hikers don’t spend money,” Woodworth said.

The Adirondack Mountain Club’s facilities are located either in Wilderness, or adjacent to Wilderness, and hikers are a fairly affluent group, he said.

“We make quite a bit of money catering to that business,” Woodworth said.

Data, he said, doesn’t show a Wild Forest designation helps small businesses economically.

Furthermore, Woodworth said, it’s difficult for businesses to discern how much of their visitation comes from hikers who do not always identify themselves as such.

But data does support more and more visitors are coming to the Adirondacks to hike, and less are coming to snowmobile and visit Olympic venues, he said.

BeWildNY said there needs to be better regional management of tourism assets: Perhaps more signage could generate economic activity in the region, for instance.

The coalition floated additional ideas, like a parking facility and a town-state partnership that would provide a shuttle service from Exit 29 to the parcels.

Part of the problem facing the Five Towns, Woodworth said, is that they’re not receiving the same level of support from the state’s marketing platforms, including I LOVE NY, as Lake Placid does.

The Adirondack Park also needs a long-term financing system that will give start-up businesses more readily access to capital, Woodworth said, like a revolving loan fund.

Banks, for instance, might be loath to lend a startup bed and breakfast in Newcomb funds, Woodworth said.

“It’s really access to capital.”

Post-classification, the group will continue to challenge the stereotype of hikers as “granola-eating folks who gas up fuel-efficient cars and don’t leave anything behind.”

“We really are going to challenge supervisors to get beyond the fallacy that hikers and paddlers don’t spend money,” Woodworth said.

The group also argued that snowmobiling isn’t a panacea for the economy, citing climate change.

On the classification process: This is one area in which both Access and BeWildNY agree the process is flawed.

“This was probably the worst way to do the process,” Woodworth said. “This whole process was rushed for some reason.”

Woodworth noted the parting comments by former APA commissioner Richard Booth last spring, who called the SLMP process regarding major amendments “badly broken” and that the governor “rigidly controlled” what analysis the agency staff was allowed to prepare and present to the agency.

As such, full discussion was stymied.

Woodworth also noted the comments by Chad Dawson, the newest commissioner, who said there was a poverty of appropriate proposals. The agency also failed to chose a preferred alternative.

But the APA had already voted on the public hearing schedule, resulting in what Woodworth said were a number of procedural errors from which the agency could not recover.

“I don’t think they expected thousands of people to come out to this thing,” Woodworth said.

Like Access, BeWildNY says the lack of official data, including maps, poses a vexing predicament because there is not a universallysupported baseline of facts.

“When you saw the four alternatives come out, they didn’t have scientific substantiation; no roadmaps, they didn’t have the wetlands accurately — and they didn’t explain the differences,” Woodworth said.

Woodworth added: “This process did not have the document and cost-benefits of alternatives. That just wasn’t provided, and in a way, the various advocates and viewpoints had to come up with their own.”

All sides must be aware of what they’re refuting, said Janeway, who

called the process “botched.”

The APA, he said, did not “take a more fully inclusive science-based full range of alternatives to this.”

And that has led to a sense of distrust that has pervaded the process, and has awoken Neil Woodworth young enviros calling for a more restrictive classification, Janeway said, which then created a pushback from snowmobilers.

The state, said Janeway, has the opportunity to put this back in the bottle by providing another set of alternatives — at least seven.

“I think a lot of the acrimony would have been abrogated,” Woodworth said.

On existing infrastructure: BeWildNY disagrees with Access on the status of existing infrastructure.

Some roads are no longer there, or have deteriorated, making them unfeasible for the bicycle use on the tracts Access is proposing.

Others haven’t been used for 20 years, especially those further back on the parcel.

The group says at least half of these are “phantom roads” and is pushing to create better, more accurate data.

“I think there’s a growing agreement that there isn’t good data on the property,” Janeway said.

But even that discussion is a red herring, says the coalition.

Just 5 percent of the Adirondack Park is old growth forest, or 300,000 acres of a total of 6 million.

“If existing roads prevented Wilderness classification, we would not have had half of the Wilderness we have today,” Woodworth said.

Wanakena, for instance, used to be a railroad lumber town, and the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area in Long Lake was once heavily logged and contained a vast network of roads.

“It’s amazing how quickly nature has taken those roads,” Woodworth said.

On the divisiveness: Janeway said the eight public hearings, which concluded last week in Albany, demonstrated that many people love the Adirondacks.

“And I think those are things worth celebrating,” he said. “I don’t see that degenerating if we should have an Adirondack Park in 100 years.”

But, he admitted, signs have arisen that the new culture of cooperation has been slipping: The divisions are still there; they’re just sharpened, and over a smaller area, he said.

The discussion over motorized use, said Janeway, is appearing to wake up an element of the environmental community to BeWildNY’s left.

“I think we’re at risk, but we’re going to get through it,” Janeway said.

But there are also more tasks ahead.

After Jan. 1, the Adirondack Council will start to work with local leaders on the second passage of a state constitutional amendment that will allow local governments to coordinate public infrastructure projects on state land while also being protective of Article 14.

“We have different positions. We try to keep those viewpoints respectful,” Janeway said, citing additional work on the Common Ground Alliance and other regional issues.

“This has tended to polarize some, but if you look at the BeWildNY proposal, it really is a compromise between the two perspectives,” Woodworth said.

The groups also plan on working with the DEC to address the overuse issue, and new waves of users are also placing a strain on Forest Rangers, who continue to be underfunded. Many of these users have little outdoor experience and are vastly unprepared — like those in sandals and shorts.

On claims of drumming up donor base: Access criticized BeWildNY for using the issue to drum up their donor base, and suggested the coalition was misrepresenting their positions.

BeWildNY brushed off the criticisms.

The campaign, said the coalition, is funded by major donors who feel as if they have a chance to influence a discussion that will ultimately see the governor approve a decision that accurately reflects public sentiment.

“They tend to be folks who helped the Nature Conservancy buy the property, and they don’t want to see this lost,” Woodworth said.

It wasn’t until the APA introduced their alternatives in October did the groundswell came out, BeWildNY said.

What really captured the attention of his donors, Woodworth said, was the opportunity to combat invasive species.

“We are mounting a campaign to fight the Hemlock Woolly Delga before it gets to the Adirondacks,” he said, noting 1 in 7 trees in Adirondacks is a Hemlock, and thus susceptible.

Donating to that cause, he said, makes people feel as if they can combat a real, tangible threat.

“Finally, we can fight back.” Woodworth said.

Furthermore, compromise solutions like their Boreas Ponds proposal are traditionally not the best for drumming up their base, he noted.

If the Adirondack Council wanted to galvanize their base, they would highlight the aforementioned draft Grass River UMP, Janeway said.

“Nothing incites a donor base more than ATVs,” Woodworth said.

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Burghers 4-0 in season’s start, but face tough road ahead

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WARRENSBURG — With the graduation of All-State athlete Erin Langworthy who was the top scorer in Section II last year, Warrensburg’s girls basketball team faced a formidable challenge for 2015-16 in realigning their play.

But with the team’s 4-0 start to the season, some of the uncertainties have evaporated — the Burghers have turned out to be serious contenders.

The reason? Every player on the team is taking their new role seriously, and they are working hard to continue the legacy of the Langworthy era.

Coach Scott Smith said his athletes are not only sharing the ball so all the players are now making solid contributions in scoring, but they have concentrated on tightening up defense to provide plenty of offensive opportunities.

“A month ago, we didn’t know where our scoring would come from, but each night, a different kid has led the score,” he said. “Our players have been really tough on defense, and we’ve gotten off to a good start.”

Smith said his team’s chemistry is developing well, and his

athletes are well aware of the tough competition that is ahead this season “Madison Sheridan, a senior, is stepping up as one of leaders on both ends of the floor; Megan Hughes, a sophomore, has had several really strong games so far this year; and Brittany Frasier has been steady grabbing rebounds and making assists,” the coach said. “Against Corinth, Kayla Raymond came off bench and scored 10 points and Zoe Morgan played well making five points on open shots and executing a lot of assists, finding the open player.”

Hope Boland, a freshman point guard, is not only moving the ball and executing plays well this year, but she’s also scoring a substantial number of points. Hope honed her athleticism not only in junior varsity basketball — but in local youth football, in which she was a skilled competitor.

Dec. 10, Warrensburg outscored Corinth 17-6 in the first quarter, then added an 18-2 run in the second stanza, paving the way to a 60-23 Adirondack League victory. Madison Sheridan led the Burghers with 13 points; Hope Boland had a career-high 12 points; Kayla Raymond also had a career-high with 10 points; Britanny Frasier, 8 points; Heather Wood, 7; Zoe Morgan, 5; Megan Hughes, 3 and Starr Hughes, 2.

Also, Britanny Frasier had six rebounds and three assists; Hope Boland had three steals and three assists; Zoe Morgan contributed to the success with five assists and three steals; Megan Hughes grabbed six rebounds, and Kayla Raymond brought down five rebounds.

On Dec. 5, Warrensburg defeated Schroon Lake 43-37 in a competitive non-league game.

The Burghers’ strong 16-9 first quarter gave them their initial momentum, and although Schroon Lake answered back with a 9-7 advantage in the second quarter, Warrensburg held on to their lead through the rest of the game. Megan Hughes scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds; and Britanny Frasier contributed a career-high 10 points. Hope Boland added 7 points, and Starr Hughes had 5 points and 10 rebounds.

Corrine Pelkey led Schroon Lake with 13 points, followed

by Alora Bearor with 11, Grace Higgins with 7, Emily Maisonville with 3 and Malena Gereau with 3.

On Dec. 2 in a non-league game against Hartford, Warrensburg’s 19-7 run in the second quarter — combined with balanced scoring — led to a 49-36 victory.

Both Madison Sheridan scored 14 points apiece, careerhighs for both athletes. Starr Hughes had 9 points; Brittany Frasier, 8 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists; Hope Boland, 4 points. Aso, Madison Sheridan grabbed 7 rebounds and executed four steals; while Megan Hughes had 10 rebounds.

Hartford shot well from three-point range, hitting seven of them.

On Nov. 30 in a non-league season-opener against Johnsburg, the Burghers won 38-13.

Hope Boland made her varsity debut that day scoring 10 points; Madison Sheridan scored 8 points and tallied six rebounds and five steals; Danielle Baker scored 6 points; Megan Hughes tallied 5 points and six rebounds; and both Britanny Frasier and Madison Sheridan grabbed six rebounds apiece, while Starr Hughes scored 4 points.

Coach Smith said that despite the 4-0 start, his team has formidable challenges ahead.

“We know there is some really, really tough competition coming our way,” he said, noting that North Warren is considered one of the top two teams in the Adirondack League.

“We definitely have our hands full in the upcoming months.”

Downstate hikers found in High Peaks RAY BROOK — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers have located the hikers who spent two nights in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks.

DEC Forest Rangers in a New York State Police (NYSP) Helicopter located Blake Alois, 20, and Madison Popolizio, 19, both of Niskayuna, NY, southeast and 265 feet below the summit of Algonquin Peak, Dec. 13 at approximately 11 a.m.

“The entire DEC family is pleased to report that the hikers missing in the High Peaks have been found and are now receiving medical attention,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “We are proud of the actions taken

by DEC’s Forest Rangers and our partners from the New York State Police and Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) during this search and rescue effort. DEC encourages all visitors to the High Peaks of the Adirondacks during the winter months to safely prepare for the elements and exercise caution.”

At approximately 11:30 a.m, NYSP helicopter inserted DEC Forest Rangers at the scene, who found the pair alive.

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TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

TICONDEROGA - Take Control Exercise classes. Ticonderoga Armory Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.

Free.

Details: 518-585-6050, rsvp@logocail.net. Every Wednesday.

TICONDEROGA Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group monthly support group for caregivers InterLakes Health, Ethan Allen Library.

4 p.m. Details: 518-564-3370.

Second Tuesdays

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

WESTPORT - Baked Ham & Scalloped Potato dinner, Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

TICONDEROGA - The Champlain Valley Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association holds their Monthly Meeting on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Ticonderoga American Legion, Montcalm Street at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Please bring a dish to share.

BOOKS SCHROON LAKE – Schroon Lake Public Library's, Writers GroupMeets the 2nd and 4th Monday At 1:00 p.m., In the downstairs meeting room. New Members welcome!

For more info call 518-532-7737 ext. 13.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS TICONDEROGA - Free Opioid overdose responder training. Ticonderoga Community Building, 152 Montcalm Street, Basement Meeting Room. 2nd Tuesday of every month, 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Must call 518.563.2437, ext. 3403 to register. Must be at least 16 years of age to participate.

LAKE GEORGE - Grief & Loss Support Group Have you experienced the loss of a loved one? Do you feel lost because of changes in employment, retirement, divorce? Will you be away from your loved ones over the holiday season? Are you experiencing challenges in your life? All these issues can cause many people to isolate, and sometimes turn to substances and substance abuse. Randi Klemish, MS, RDT, CTT, a retired mental health therapist, will lead a group in a sacred manner where whatever is shared in the group, stays in the group. Join us Wednesday afternoons from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at St. James Episcopal Church in Lake George, December 14, 21 and 28. ( January 2017 dates to be announced.)

TICONDEROGA - Nar-Anon Family Group A support group for family and friends of addicts. Location: Office of the Prevention Team 173 Lord Howe St., Ticonderoga, N.Y.Mondays at 6PM (excluding Holidays) beginning June 6, 2016 For more info go to nar-anon.org DINNERS & SUCH TICONDEROGA - Elks cook to order breakfast will start Oct. 23, from 8-11 every 2 and 4th Sunday each month any question please contact me at 518-585-1052

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CROWN POINT - Crown Point Central School Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting Tuesday, December 20, 2016 7:00 p.m. District Library TICONDEROGA - American Legion Post #224 Monthly Meeting. Second Thursday

TICONDEROGA - Free arthritis exercises. Ticonderoga Senior Center, 10 to 11 a.m. Details: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County 518-962-4810, mba32@cornell.edu. Second and Fourth Wednesday

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Memorial gathering set for Adk naturalist Richard Wormwood

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WARRENSBURG — Noted Adirondack naturalist, author and columnist Richard Wormwood passed away Nov. 27 at the age of 80 — and a memorial gathering is planned for 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Dec. 17 at the American Legion Post at 215 River St. in Warrensburg.

Wormwood was an avid outdoorsman with a love of nature — pursuing camping, canoeing, skiing and hiking whenever he could.

In the late 1980s, he wrote the “Adirondack Naturalist” column for the Adirondack Journal and Adirondack Trader, describing his ventures in the area’s wilderness, providing observations on the natural world.

In 1992 and 1993, he was employed as an interpretive naturalist for the Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing, leading guests on nature walks in the area.

In the late 1970s, he was a conservation officer stationed in the Bald Mountain fire tower, informally known as “the singing ranger” because he would serenade people climbing the tower with his folk songs he’d sing as he strummed his guitar.

His accomplishments included helping build Nick’s Lake Campground on Raquette Lake near Old Forge.

Wormwood was also known for conducting nature walks at the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center when it first opened.

Wormwood attended Russell Sage College, SUNY New Paltz, Herkimer College, the North American School of Conservation and the New York State Police Academy in the 1950s through the 1970s, before he was hired as a state conservation officer.

In his early years, Wormwood was a civil rights activist in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Wormwood served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Alaska as a member of the mountain troops. His military tenure included instructing high altitude climbing, winter mountaineering and leading a ski patrol.

His resume includes employment as a ski instructor at Big Sur Mountain in California as well as Wood Valley, where he was director of their ski school.

Over the last several decades, he conducted several enter-

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Wormwood was author of several self-published books, including “Wilderness Option” and “Adirondack Frontier.”

For more than 30 years, he was co-proprietor — along with his wife Donna — of Adirondack Rustic Miniatures, which was first based in Brant Lake, then Warrensburg. In this venture, he would handcraft small replicas of Adirondack guideboats and canoes out of birchbark and other natural materials.

Richard and Donna, who is renowned as an artisan of miniature Adirondack furniture, were married for 35 years.

Donna offered her thoughts this week about Richard, whom she cared for over the last 16 years as he was fighting various illnesses.

“Richard was a free spirit full of energy,” she said. “He had a deep respect for nature and all living things.”

Noted Adirondack naturalist Richard Wormwood, who passed away Nov. 27, had a colorful career which included work as a fire tower ranger, a ski instructor as well as an author and artisan. A memorial gathering is planned for 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Dec. 17 at the American Legion Post in Warrensburg, and the public is invited.

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Turning Back the Pages Jean Hadden > Columnist

Memories of forgotten days Time is an insidious force that changes the world around us, slowly and steadily, day by day, until one day we suddenly look around us and wonder where everything that was once so familiar to us has gone. I often wonder just what my husband, Mervin R. Hadden, would think if he could see the changes today in Warrensburg that had occurred since he died 21 years ago.

Merv was born in 1917, at the height of World War I, in the little house perched on the river bank across River Street from the Pasco hardware store, which is today Curtis Lumber. My mother-in-law told me they moved away from there when he was but a small boy because they worried he might drown in the river while out playing.

Merv’s father, Edward Hadden, was a tough, hard working man of his time who was well known for working with his hands, making much coveted fishing lures and snowshoes. Ed wanted his boy to be tough and upon occasion, when Merv was a small lad, he would take him for a walk. They would start at home, go east to the end of River Street and climb Harrington Hill to the very top and cross over at the crossroad to Alden Avenue and back down the mountain again to their home on River Street. Anyone familiar with the area knows what a long arduous trip this is, especially for a little boy.

View from the past Next door west, between the Hadden residence and the bridge, was a big ramshackle old apartment building known as the “Bee Hive.” The bridge, mostly referred to today as the “Milton Avenue Bridge,” was known in those days as the “Woolen Mill Bridge.”

I remember reading in an old Warrensburgh News that some time after the turn of the century, the flood waters got so high in the Schroon River in the spring that row boats had to be used to rescue people from second story bed room windows in that building when flood waters reached that high. If I remember rightly, this building was possibly torn down back in the days when Supervisor Charlie Hastings pushed “Riverfront Revitalization” to create future riverfront parks in the mid-1990s in order to “clean up” River Street, but I am not sure of that.

Woolen Mill secrets The Warrensburgh Woolen Mill was built

by R.G. Herrick in 1873 at a cost of $3,650.

The Warrensburgh Woolen Company and Pants Factory was at one time one of the largest factories in this general area. It was formed in 1899 by Louis and James Emerson and T.J. Eldridge, whose son, Milton Eldridge, was put in charge of the business. In later years the street was named in Milton’s honor. In 1900 another addition was added and production increased from 250 to 1,300 pairs of pants per week during the 1900 year.

My mother-in-law was recruited, as a young girl, in Massena around 1901 and worked there, sewing pockets in woolen pants for many years. It was a thriving business and provided employment for many area families.

Warrensburgh woolen pants, as well as woolen blankets and coats were known throughout the northeast and these products were very popular with men who toiled in the frigid Adirondack forests in the lumber industry in the winter time.

The years take their toil Endless history and many countless interesting stories could be written about these businesses, the bridge and the Woolen Mill dam, but eventually the Woolen Mill ran its course and closed forever around 1950. Let us jump foreword to time just before 1970.

History is not clear about exactly who owned the Milton Avenue property around that time but the buildings were in shambles and the glory days were gone forever. An old legend stated that Albert Emerson owned the property and he liked to play cards with Mark Bruce, the legendary real estate man. Mark is said to have won the game and the property. He sold it to Contractor Richard “Dick”

Potter for a pittance. Dick’s family owned the popular Potter’s Diner, which his parents, John L. and Marion Potter had purchased in 1950. The New Way Lunch has now been there since 2011.

Dick Potter, who was well known for buying and selling property, sold the land to Merv Hadden, whose mother, Ida Mae Hadden had labored there for many years.

Working to mend nature The property was a mass of ruined buildings, gapping cellar holes and devastation.

Merv Hadden owned a bulldozer and he spent countless days and transported endless loads of dirt in improving the property to bring it back to the pristine days as nature had it before a factory was built there by the Schroon River.

At the time of the sale I had “casually” mentioned to my husband that my birthday was coming up and I ended up receiving the deed to the property as a gift. For the next thirty-one years I struggled to highly appreciate and preserve the property. In the year 2003 I moved there after my house burned.

This is a summation of a very long story.

Digging for treasure Many years ago a gentleman lived in Warrensburg by the name of Lester Love. He and his wife Fannie lived in the big, historic brick house on 6 Mountain Avenue which history tells us that Fred King built for his mother, Minerva King.” The area of land in Warrensburg named “King’s Addition” was named for him. Lester and Fannie were agents in Warrensburg from 1909 until 1953 for the Railway Express Agency.

On the corner of their lawn was a small building where Fannie, the town tax collector, collected taxes and Lester sold fishing equipment. I believe that at one time, because the building had a wood stove and telephone connection it was used for an office of the Railway Express which history tells us was moved to that location around 1930. Around 1960 Lester gave this small building, which he no longer used, to his friend, Merv Hadden.

Mervin brought it home on a flatbed trailer and deposited it in the back yard at 281 (later 4060) Main Street. It sat there for around 44 years, growing more weather beaten and dilapidated as time went by. After my house burned, I had that little building moved to Milton Avenue and I have since used it for a garden house. I hired a well known talented and respected carpenter to work on the building full time for a week and when he finished his work it was truly a thing of beauty, with new windows to replace the broken ones, a dazzling white paint job, with forest green trim to match my house and a new roof. The old fashioned windows and the door were meticulously salvaged, renovated and repaired. I carefully kept the numerous photographs of fish that Lester had adhered to the bulletin board on the wall.

Secret room revealed On that memorable day in 2004, I saw that little building traveling down my long drive way on a flat bed trailer. With excitement, I realized that I had that gang of workmen at my disposal and did not intend to lose the opportunity to take full advantage of it.

For a long time I had viewed a large square of concrete in the middle of my lawn with a manhole cover in the middle of it. It was a great mystery to me and I had often wondered just what that small platform concealed. I had often read astronomer’s descriptions of “worm holes,” which were short cuts on earth for time travel to other planets. Could it be?

The men opened the manhole cover and we watched with baited breath as a small room appeared before our eyes containing electrical equipment from another era built to equip two large factory buildings with electrical power for people long dead and factories long gone. It was a sobering sight.

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

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Out of respect, our tribal tribute to him was a surprise party for the man, including a cake, on opening day; deer season evening. We had a toast to the man, shared gifts and laughs.

Dick had his bottle of wine cooler; his one bottle limit.

He is a friend. My brother and I and the others, all have the deepest respect for the man. Just this past week, while Dick and my brother Shorty were working their way out of the woods after a day’s hunt, peaking down into one of those ravines, my brother spotted a big boy feeding. One shot later, they discovered a beautiful 10 pointer down. He and Dick shared that moment. It will live in infamy for those guys.

Camp members come and go. Young guys, friends and sons of members, replace those who leave due to various reasons.

Youth eventually replaces the aged. In time, we will all lose the battle of life. It happens to us all; no exceptions. Dying is a part of living! We return to earth!

Cherish those moments you spend with the guys at camp, your family and in life. It is precious.

Happy Birthday Dick!

May you hunt deer for many more seasons!

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hether we are hunting whitetail deer, turkey, or ruffed grouse, camp is camp. You can even multi-task and work deer and steelhead into the blend of the forest, field, and stream pleasures. Camp is our woodland home away from home with our tribal brothers of the sport. Just as many of you have your clan, we have a dedicated group of guys who get together yearly for opening day of whitetail, bird or fishing. Southern Zone hunting and fishing season for us is in the western portion of the southern tier of NY, near the Pennsylvania border.

It started out years ago, as a way for me to regroup with friends, and spend time with family. I grew up out that way so it was a chance to get home. We rented a cabin for a week and hunted state lands. Out there the NYS DEC can manage the state land for diverse woodlands, wetlands and wildlife habitats.

We had a large faction, but as time goes by, the crowd thinned out due to various reasons. It happens! Marriages, girlfriends, divorces, kids, jobs, and everyday living all have a way of weeding out camp members.

My brother bought his acreage and camp, so he had his piece of whitetail heaven. Another friend grouped up with three others and got their hunting land. The three of us left, hunted together for a few more years, and then even that bond seemed to loosen and eventually crumble.

I regrouped with my brother, some of the originals and some new guys, at his place and now that is where opening day begins. For me getting older and spending time with family is important. We are close to Ma, and the other kin, so cruising back and forth for daily and evening visits works for me. The other plus is a chance to get some real food; roast beef on kummelweck, and Buffalo wings.

Pictured are Dick Bridges, Randy, John, Stevie, Shorty, Ted, Brett, and Jim.

Bro’s place is driving distance from Cattaraugus Creek, where steelhead run in the fall once the water cools and a freshet supply’s the incentive to swim upstream. The camp is surrounded by farm fields, managed woods and deep ravines filled with hemlocks; the best of both worlds.

This year at camp we had a special moment, Dick Bridges, the original deer hunter of these parts and camp elder turned 80. He has been hunting these hills all his life and still gets out for his buck every year. At 80, he is still kicking butt, but just does it a little slower now. He has his own mini deer shack up on the hill, with heat, chow and a bed, where he can power nap while on watch. He is usually up in his shack before light, so he can settle in for the day. He shoots a .243, a .270, or a 30.06 depending on his mood for the day. Dick is always bartering, swapping or trading rifles and equipment.

This man is a worker, always doing something. Whether it’s fixing machinery, grading the road, or digging out a ditch, he stays busy. He has become a second father to many of us over the years I have known him. I call him pop.

Many people would discard a guy because of age, and write him off. Respect for people is dwindling in these days of me and self. Age will catch up to them one day! Their self-powered egos disregard the others experience. They are takers!

Their actions seem to be: “use him and get what you can”.

I’ve actually heard that said one time. That wouldn’t happen within our group.

Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@nycap.rr.com.

Shorty with his 10-pointer.

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WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg-Bolton wrestlers continued to defy their coach’s prediction for the season this week as they captured the championship of the highly competitive Duanesburg Duals wrestling tournament.

The Warrensburg-Bolton squad won the day-long event by defeating all five other schools individually.

In pre-season, coach Mark Trapasso had expressed qualms about the 2016-17 season, as the turnout for the sport was far lower than last year. He had predicted his team’s success would be hampered by the thin roster.

But so far this season, the Burghers have amassed an admirable record. Last year’s team, which won the Adirondack League title, placed second in the 2015 edition of the Duanesburg Duals.

However short-handed it might be, this year’s squad is surpassing expectations, particularly in sweeping the Duanesburg Duals on Dec. 10. It won all of its five meets, defeating Duanesburg 43-31, downing Amsterdam 60-27, beating Schoharie 72-18, defeating Adirondack 45-36, and edging out Hudson Falls 37-36.

“It was a very gritty performance by all our wrestlers working in a total team effort,” Trapasso said.

Leading the Duals victory were three wrestlers who won all five of their matches: Dylan Winchell at 99 pounds, Hunter McKenna at 113 pounds and Greg Shambo at 138 pounds.

In the Burghers’ meet against Adirondack, which took second place in the tourney, the outcome came down to the final bout. Chris Wilson at 182 pounds pinned Zach Krazazowski in 48 seconds to win his match and the meet, as well as secure the Duals title.

A similar scenario occurred in the meet against Hudson Falls. Benny “The Bull” Ewald was up against Tom Hill at 195 pounds. A very tough opponent, Hill needed to pin Ewald to win the match and the tournament for Hudson Falls. Ewald went the distance, wrestling tough for six minutes. Although Ewald lost an 8-2 decision, he resisted being pinned, which would have provided Hudson Falls with a win for the meet — and likely the tournament championship. In his other match-

es, Ewald pinned Noah Donovan of Adirondack in 1:59, and pinned Kyle Taylor of Amsterdam in 1:05.

Such performance under pressure is how the Burghers won the Adirondack League championship last year, Trapasso said.

“Like last year, we have a bunch of guys who can wrestle, and we’ll be a tough competitor this season in all our matches,” he said.

Hunter McKenna won the most points for his team during the day, pinning four wrestlers, and winning the fifth bout by forfeit. McKenna pinned Peyton Daley of Hudson Falls in 4:35, pinned Donald Latourvette in 2:52, pinned Tyler Krackow of Amsterdam in 1:42 and pinned Kyle Wilson of Duanesburg in 2:59.

Greg Shambo also contributed a lot of points, defeating Mike Sherman of Hudson Falls by a 12-4 decision, Remington O’Hara of Adirondack, by a narrow 16-14 decision; defeating John Campanion of Amsterdam by a pin in 2:55 and pinning Shay Barnes of Duanesburg in merely 32 seconds, plus a forfeit.

Dylan Winchell won a 14-3 decision over Chris Pettys of Hudson Falls and defeated Bryar Croniser of Adirondack in a 11-1 bout, plus won three forfeits.

Other top performers include Burgher Nolan McNeill at 152 pounds. He pinned Jason Blackman of Hudson Falls in 5:46, pinned Shawn Kendle Schoharie in 54 seconds, pinned Jose Fernandex of Amsterdam in 1:16, and won a technical fall over Jacob Larrivey of Adirondack in 5:51.

Jack Binder at 220 pounds was also a big contributor to the success. He pinned Chris Colio of Hudson Falls in 54 seconds, pinned Mike Rieken of Amsterdam in 3:36 and pinned CJ Gathen of Schoharie in 42 seconds.

At 182 pounds, steely Burgher Chris Wilson pinned Zachary Krazazowski of Adirondack in 48 seconds, pinned Randy Favia of Amsterdam in 1:05, and won a 3-2 bout over Brendan More of Duanesburg.

Zack Shambo also was a key wrestler. He beat David Nicollela of Duanesburg in a 6-3 decision, pinned Isaiah Matteson of Hudson Falls in 25 seconds, and defeated David Nicollela of Duanesburg in a 6-3 bout.

Trevor Winchell at 126 pounds also contributed. He beat Shane Chiofallo of Duanesburg in a 9-1 decision, pinned An-

drew Hahn of Schoharie in 5:33.

At 145 pounds, key contender Dan Monthony pinned Nick Moore of Hudson Falls in 3:32, won a decision over Brendan Martin of Adirondack 10-3, and pinned Scott More of Amsterdam in 3:41.

Other Burgher wins include Zack Carpenter at 106 pounds, decisioning Jacob Goodin of Duanesburg 14-8; Ryan Vaughn at 132 pounds, pinning Spencer Whitney of Duanesburg in 3:14; Donald Carpenter at 285 pounds pinning Domonick Snyder of Schoharie in 44 seconds; and Ryan McNeill at 160 pounds pinning Matthew Johnson of Amsterdam in 42 seconds.

Binder wins Saranac tourney The Burghers put up a formidable fight Dec. 3 in the annual Saranac Early Bird tournament, with a solid number of its wrestlers among the top contenders from eight high schools.

Jack Binder, a junior, won the championship in his weight class of 220 pounds, winning all four of his matches, veteran Burgher coach Mark Trapasso said.

“Jack is starting to employ a lot of technique along with his strength,” Trapasso said, noting Binder won his finals match 4-0. “He’s been working harder than he has in past years.”

No less than five wrestlers from the Burgher team won second place: seventh-grader Dylan Winchell at 99 pounds, eighth grader Hunter McKenna at 113 pounds, sophomore Chris Simpson at 132, sophomore Chris Wilson at 182, and junior Gary Hill at 285.

“All of them wrestled quite well for the first tournament of the year,” Trapasso said, noting that several of his wrestlers were sidelined due to illness. Taking third place in the tournament were junior Trevor Winchell at 126 pounds and senior Jarod West at 170 pounds.

Placing fourth were sophomore Nolan McNeill at 152 pounds and junior Ben Ewald at 195 pounds.

Saranac was the first-place winner overall among the eight teams. Copenhagen-Beaver River was second and third was Holland Patent-Saquoit Valley.

“We’ve been up some tough competition this year,” Trapasso said. “We are happy with the season’s start.”

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LAKE GEORGE — The Hadley-Luzerne/ Lake George Wrestling team enjoyed a strong early-season surge with a half-dozen of its wrestlers placing high in the annual Andersen Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Cicero-North Syracuse High School. The WarEagle wrestlers competed in as many as six matches during the day-long tourney.

WarEagles Cody York and Richie Conte won third place in the tournament that featured top wrestlers from 17 teams from central upstate New York. York wrestled in the 145-pound weight-class and Conte competed at 160 pounds.

After winning his first two matches, York, a sophomore, lost by a 4-1 decision to Marshall Bruggeman of Canastota in the semifinals after a very close call by a referee, but he fought back and won two subsequent matches later in the day to take third place honors. One of his wins was a pin in one minute, 18 seconds.

In a duals match versus Hudson Falls on Nov. 30, York pinned Nick Moore in 1:03. York is 5-1 this year as of Dec. 5.

Conte had a similar experience in the tournament. Although he lost his second match of the day, he rebounded and won his next two matches, earning a 5-0 decision over Marek Costner of Spencerport, then pinning Tyler Trump of South Jefferson in 39 seconds.

Conte is 4-1 this year as of Dec. 5.

Wrestling at 132 pounds, Gideon Jardine, a senior at Lake George High, won three of his five matches during the tournament to take fourth place. WarEagles coach Larry Rounds said Jardine’s competition was exceptionally tough, and he expects the four top wrestlers in the weight class to all be competing in the 2017 state tournament.

Also placing fourth was sophomore WarEagle William Mitcham, wrestling in his first varsity tournament ever at 220 pounds. He

lost to Mike Leibl of Canastota by a pin in quarterfinals, then had faced Leibl again in a rematch for third place, losing a close 4-2 decision.

“The fact that William wrestled so much better in the second time against Leibl is a testament to how fast William is improving,” Rounds said. Mitcham’s win-loss record is 4-2 so far this season.

In the Syracuse tourney, Nick Lashway of the WarEagles accomplished a stunning come-from-behind victory in his route towards placing sixth at 138 pounds.

Wrestling Scott Moore from Amsterdam, Lashway was losing 10-1, but in starting the second period, Lashway chose the neutral position rather than being on top, and he took Moore down and pinned him at 4:59. in a dramatic fashion. Lashway is a junior.

Wrestling at 145 pounds, WarEagle senior Conner Spellburg may have had the roughest route to placing high. He lost his first match of the day to Anthony Rasmussen of South Jefferson — his only loss so far this year — and the defeat riled him up so much that he won the next four matches by pins, Rounds said.

“Conner got fired up and pinned all four of his remaining competitors,” the coach said, noting that Conner is 5-1 so far this season.

“He was angry.”

Also surprising the WarEagles coaching staff was eighth grader Justin Hoffman at 152 pounds. In his first-ever varsity tournament, Justin tallied 2-2 for the day, wrestling opponents far older and more experienced, Rounds said.

“His performance shows he’s on the doorstep of being a strong varsity competitor,” Rounds said.

The coach said the North Syracuse tournament provided some stiff competition early in the season, giving the WarEagle athletes some valuable experience.

Wrestling in Syracuse was really rugged

— our guys were really tested,” Rounds said.

“With the tough competition in the beginning of the season, any weaknesses they may have are exploited, and it allows us to work on them early.”

As of Monday, the WarEagles were sched-

uled to host a meet with rival Warrensburg at 6 p.m. Thursday Dec. 14 in the HadleyLuzerne high school gymnasium . The event is likely to be competitive, as the Burghers are coming off a big win — capturing the championship title at the Duanesburg Duals meet.

Johnsburg’s Nathan Kinblom looks for a shot against Elizabethtown-Lewis’ SAm Hutting in a Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference game earlier this season. Local teams have started the MVAC regular season last week, including Bolton, who returned to the league and Section VII after several years in the Adirondack League and Section II. Photo by Keith Lobdell

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venue — with the intent to boost career opportunities and expand year-round tourism in the Village of Lake George.

The grant is one of a half-dozen allocated for Warren County in regional economic development awards that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Oct. 8.

Lake George Town Supervisor Dennis Dickinson hailed the project Oct. 12 at a town board meeting, as he revealed additional details and suggested the village partner with the project by creating a public parking area behind the campus to accommodate visitors to the Lake George Festival Commons.

The craft beverage campus is to be located across Canada St. from the Festival Commons.

Dickinson said that John Carr — owner of the Adirondack Brewery and fledgling High Peaks Distilling Co. at 1 Canada Street as well as the brew pub a block north — has plans for a fly fishing school to be hosted on the craft beverage campus, which would include residence halls for students.

“John Carr has great out-of-the box ideas, and this would be a nice presence in community,” he said. “We’re excited.”

Among the other grants awarded for projects in Warren County include a $250,000 allocation towards a planned $1 million renovation of Women’s Health Center, a Hudson Headwaters Health Network facility at 90 South St. across Hudson Avenue from Glens Falls Hospital.

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A sum of $520,300 was awarded for a variety of initiatives related to the First Wilderness Corridor in Warren and Saratoga Counties, including streetscape improvements around the North Creek Train Station, construction of hiking trails and parking areas, a passenger shelter at the Corinth train station, plus funding for feasibility study for North Creek Ski Bowl trail connections, and development of tourism materials. The grant also provides improvements to the Pottersville water supply system to abate flooding. These initiatives were drafted by — and will be coordinated through — the Warren County Planning Department.

The town of Bolton was awarded $18,750 to update its master plan for Veterans Memorial Park, with the objectives of renovating buildings used for summer youth programs, enhancing open space — as well as updating playgrounds, ball courts and parking, Preliminary plans also call for improving walkways to and from the docks and providing a link to downtown, as well as improving stormwater management.

Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded $57,000 to help pay for projects to reduce roadside erosion and clean up sediment buildup in local waterways throughout the county.

The city of Glens Falls was granted $225,000 for capital improvements to reduce stormwater runoff from roofs in the vicinity of the Exchange Street pedestrian mall and nearby municipal parking lot.

The town of Hague was granted $38,000 to expand and upgrade their public docks, in part to make them accessible to people with mobility restrictions.

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“It was a fun atmosphere with a great crowd and a close game,” he said. “There was a good balance of having fun with some pretty competitive basketball.”

While the first quarter featured a lot of missed baskets, off-target passes and lots of smiles, the intensity of the game ramped up in the final minutes.

Warrensburg led through the first half, at times by a wide margin. But as the North Warren players’ joints loosened up and their chemistry developed, they took over the lead.

Smith, a key Burgher player, said that he was surprised with North Warren’s resurgence.

“I have no comment except there may have been some unusual things going on with the scoreboard,” he quipped.

With only seconds left in the game, Burgher science teacher John Burns hit big shots to force play into overtime, but the Cougars quelled the Burghers’ resurgence.

North Warren athletic director Jeremy Whipple and NWCS girls varsity coach PJ Hogan, Warrensburg principal Doug Duell, Burgher varsity boys coach Mike Perrone, and WCS varsity coach Scott Smith all scored impressively, including plenty of three-pointers.

Most of the long shots were sunk midway in the game. Players increasingly drove inside to score points as time wore on.

Warrensburg Elementary principal Amy Langworthy demonstrated that her skills hadn’t diminished since when she was a Burgher basketball star in the late 1980s.

Jeremy Whipple, Chris Nelson, Dave Parisi, Rosco Remington and Chris May were particularly hot shooters for the host North Warren team. North Warren Physical Education teacher Shannon Phelps offered a clue as to potential element of North Warren’s success.

“Although North Warren secured the win, we had six players on the court for a few minutes,” she said. “But we all had a great time laughing and rasing money for a wonderful person, Alon.”

Alon Abare, renowned for her optimism and outgoing personality, joined the event midway through the game, thanking its organizers, joining the two teams for a mass photograph.

Jill Toney, Athletic Director of Johnsburg High School, and Courtney Swan served as referees.

North Warren students Mackenzie Shaw, Olivia Viele and Shyann Durham sang the National Anthem to open the game.

Between quarters, the event featured dribbling and shooting contests for students, who competed for 50 ice cream gift certificates donated by Stewarts Shops.

Scott Smith said the event was so enjoyable for all, that the staff members of both schools hope to make the faculty game an annual event.

“This was a lot of fun for all,” he said.

ABOVE: Members of the Warrensburg Central School faculty team competing in the Dec. 10 fundraiser were (front, left to right): Catherine Caldaroni, Amy Langworthy, Judi Durkin, Jamie Sesselman, Christene Baker, (row 2): Mike Perrone, Adam Langworthy, Scott Smith, Kyle Holtz, Rob Thomas, (rear): Doug Duell, Rich Cintora, John Burns, Chris Brown and Matt Stevens.

RIGHT: Members of the North Warren faculty team competing in the Dec. 10 fundraiser for Alon Abare’s family were (front, left to right): Renee Feldeisen, Shannon Phelps, John Remington, David Parisi, Chris May, (row 2): Lyn Lewis, Shelly Dupuis, Chris Nelson, PJ Hogan, Todd Lawson, (rear): Ray Ciummings, Eric Bott, John Mahon, Jeremy Whipple Photos by Thom Randall an Caleb Martin.

Also, the town of Lake George was awarded $25,000 to help the municipality develop and adopt a Climate Action Plan, which includes strategies to deal with problems associated with climate change, as well as taking an inventory of existing carbon dioxide emissions and setting goals for reductions.

Existing plans call for the town to become certified as a Climate Smart Community, which local officials predict will substantially boost its future opportunities to obtain grants.

Also among the awards was $600,000 to renovate and restore the historic Park Theater building in Glens Falls into a 250-seat venue for the performing arts as well as a restaurant. Developer Elizabeth Miller has proposed that the theater undergo extensive restoration and upgrades so it can host live theater, concerts, dance performances, film screenings and community events.

The building, at 14 Park St. opened in 1911 hosting vaudeville acts, variety shows — and soon afterwards, silent movies. Plans call for the renovated venue to be open to the public before the end of 2017.

A sum of $1 million was also allocated to Finch Paper of Glens Falls for their $5 million project to divert their paper production waste fiber into fertilizer and animal bedding materials as well as fuel for generating energy.

These local grants were a portion of the $83.1 million in total funding awarded to 116 projects endorsed by the Capital Region Economic Development Council, which represents an eight county area including Warren, Saratoga and Washington counties.

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Cookie bakers needed NORTH RIVER — The North River United Methodist Church is looking for donations of cookies to fill 150 plates for outreach Christmas food baskets.

Cookies can be left in the church on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17. For more information, contact Sandra Cashman at 251-2883.

Caldwell Christmas dinner on tap LAKE GEORGE — Christmas dinner will be served on Dec. 25 at 4 p.m. at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Lake George for people who live alone or with a small family. Volunteers will provide a full course dinner at no charge. Diners should gather at church no later than 3:45 p.m.

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Contact: Timothy Farrell, Superintendent, Minerva CSD, 518-2512000, farrellt@minervasd.org.

The Town of Ticonderoga is looking to fill the remaining term of Town Councilmember on the Ticonderoga Town Board. Interesting applicants should send letters of interest with intent or resumes to the Ticonderoga Town Board at the Town Clerk's office, 132 Montcalm Street, P O Box 471, Ticonderoga, NY 12883. The Town of Ticonderoga is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Town Board reserves the right to accept/reject any/all applications.

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45ft House Trailer, 1bedroom very large, Florida room, Located in Zephyrhills, FL, 28 miles north of Tampa, in a community park. $9,995, excellent condition, furnished, deck, fairly new storage shed, monthly or seasonal lot charge.

Call for information 520-604-7715 88” Couch by England in brand new cond., gold/maize w/4 Adk style pillows, $450. 1830 Dough Box on legs in excellent primitive cond. w/very old cutting board top, $275. Repro Mantel Fireplace surround, cranberry & natural, 40x43x10, $100. 1880 Oak 3 Drawer/1 Cuboard Commode, mint, $250. 518-597-4730.

Continental Maple Cabinets, top and bottom, 24” x 30”, new in box, never used. $60. 518-546-7978.

Gun Cabinet, locking glass doors, 9 long guns, small storage, $160.

New In Box Assembled Bathroom Vanity with sink & mirror, white shaker, $260. Cast Iron Sinks (3), $70 each. 518-597-3133.

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WANTS TO PURCHASE minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201 Wants to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201

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APARTMENT RENTALS Ticonderoga – 1 bdrm apartment, 1st Floor on Warner Hill Rd. Range & Refrig incl, cable avail. No pets.

No Smoking. 518-585-6832.

Ticonderoga – Studio Apartment, 5 Dudleyville Drive, $425/mo. References & Deposit Required. Tenant pays utilities. 518-683-6629.

Ticonderoga, Mt Vista Apts - 2 bdrm $615+, utilities average $96.

No smokers. Rental assistance may be available. Must meet eligibility requirements For application call 518-584-4543. NYS TDD Relay Service 1-800-421-1220. Handicap Accessible Equal Housing Opportunity.

MOBILE HOME RENTALS Small Mobile Home, $650/mo. Includes snow plowing, dumpster and lawm mowing. Handicapped ramp, retirees encouraged. Call 518-532-9538 or 518-796-1865.

VACATION PROPERTY RENTALS WARM WEATHER IS YEAR ROUND In Aruba. The water is safe, and the dining is fantastic.

Walk out to the beach. 3-Bedroom weeks available. Sleeps 8. $3500.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RENTALS

Scrap Metal & Scrap Cars. We will pick up all. Call Jerry 518586-6943

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GARAGE BAY RENTAL Good for Storing Cars or Boats, 2 Available.

Please call for Details. 518-5973270 Ticonderoga Chamber Building Store Front & Office Space. Former TiNY Wellness. Call 518-585-7323.

4 BEDROOM HOME for sale in Lewis, NY Master bedroom on 1st floor large fenced in back yard Priced to sell at only $79,000 (518) 873-2362 LAND ABANDONED FARM! 26 acres $49,900. Gorgeous acreage with views, nice pond, in a Perfect country setting!

Quiet town road with utilities!

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1-888-701-1864 LENDER ORDERE SALE! 39 acres, assessed value, $95,700. Available now $89,900! Catskill Mountain views, woods, fields, apple trees, great hunting. 3 hours NY City.

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LENDER ORDERED SALE! 39 acres - assessed value $95,700, Available now for $89,900! Catskill Mountain views, woods, fields, apple trees, great hunting! 3 hrs NY City!

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1-888-650-8166 STONEY CREEK 50 Acres secluded easy access 1800 ft. black top frontage, mountain views, Stoney Creek, NY $69,900, no interest financing. 518-696-2829 FARMFARM666@yahoo.com VACATION PROPERTY VACATION HOME, CAMP OR LAND FOR SALE OR RENT? Advertise with us! We connect you with nearly 3.3 million consumers (plus more online!) with a statewide classified ad.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: 451 GLEN STREET LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State of the State of New York on December 5, 2016. The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: WARREN. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any pro-

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) The name of the Limited Liability Company is: 451 GLEN STREET LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Department of State of the State of New York on December 5, 2016. The county, within this state, in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: WARREN. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: STEPHANIE KAYALAR, 451 GLEN STREET, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801 NE/AJ-12/1701/21/2017-6TC-138872 NOTICE OF FORMATION Baldwin-Packard Contractors LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/19/2016. Office Location: Warren County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom Process against it may be served. SSNY

NOTICE OF FORMATION Baldwin-Packard Contractors LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 10/19/2016. Office Location: Warren County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom Process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O BaldwinPackard Contractors LLC, 1090 East Schroon River Rd., Diamond Point, NY 12824. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NE/AJ-12/1001/14/2017-6TC-138178 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Halliday Capital, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/2016.

Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2599 Ridge

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Halliday Capital, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/18/2016.

Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 2599 Ridge Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE/AJ-12/0301/14/2017-6TC-138180 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Articles of Organization for a limited liability company named SGS 126 Real Estate LLC were filed with the Department of State on November 10, 2016.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Warren County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Articles of Organization for a limited liability company named SGS 126 Real Estate LLC were filed with the Department of State on November 10, 2016.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Warren County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her is 11 Pearl Street, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. The latest date upon which the LLC is to dissolve is December 31, 2115. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is property acquisition, renovation and management, all activities incidental or complementary thereto and such other activities as may be engaged in by a company formed under the Limited Liability Company Law. AJNE-11/26-12/31/16-

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Articles of Organization for a limited liability company named SGS 126 Real Estate LLC were filed with the Department of State on November 10, 2016.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Warren County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her is 11 Pearl Street, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. The latest date upon which the LLC is to dissolve is December 31, 2115. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is property acquisition, renovation and management, all activities incidental or complementary thereto and such other activities as may be engaged in by a company formed under the Limited Liability Company Law. AJNE-11/26-12/31/166TC-137136

STANCLIFT LAW, PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the Department of State of NY on 11/2/2016. Office Location: County of Warren.

The Secretary of State of NY ("SSNY") has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The PLLC, 7 Clearview Ln., Queensbury, NY 12804.

Purpose: Law. AJ-11/26-12/31/16-6TC-

HANDYMAN/CONTRACTOR SERVICES Cheney Enterprises VI- fully insured carpenter/contractor services provided. 8+ years experience in this field, honest up front and free quotes provided....within 25 miles of Moriah, N.Y. - Kitchens,bathrooms,remodeling, closets, flooring, painting, custom made built in storage, plumbing etc. Call 518637-3080 or email cheneyent6@yahoo.com.

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Great deals for all budgets and departure ports. To search for your next cruise vacation visit www.NCPtravel.com HOME IMPROVEMENTS STANCLIFT LAW, PLLC NOTICE OF FORMATION Central Boiler Classic filed Articles of OrganiOF THEcertified LYME TRIALS, Edge OUTDOOR WOOD zation with the DepartLLC Arts. of FURNACE. Org. filed Theon perfect combination ment of State of NY with the Sect'yofofperforState Today! Ver11/2/2016. Office mance Loca- and of value.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF THE LYME TRIALS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/12/2016. Office location, County of Warren.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Meyer & Fuller, PLLC, 161 Ottawa St., Lake George, NY 12845. Purpose: any lawful act.

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