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Trump administration sparks concerns by green groups Incoming EPA chief could mark rollbacks in acid rain recovery

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ELIZABETHTOWN — With just weeks until presidentelect Donald Trump takes office, environmental groups in the Adirondack Park are expressing concerns over an administration they fear may be hostile to the environment.

Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has said he wants to eliminate federal environmental regulations and reduce the size and scope of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Federal regulations administered by the agency have re-

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sulted in significant reductions in the air pollution that causes acid rain in the Adirondack Park, more than 80 percent of which is generated from out-of-state.

The roots of recovery stretch back to 1990, when amendments to the Clean Air Act started a cap and trade program for emissions. Since then, depleted fish populations and damaged forests have been resurrected across the region.

The president-elect, who takes office Jan. 20, tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA, an organization he has spent years fighting.

His oversight, said the Adirondack Council, could reverse decades of recovery.

“If acid rain makes a comeback during the Trump Administration, we will lose this newfound protection and every >> See Donald Trump | pg. 8

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Peru CSD teaching compassion, other character traits, through new system PERU — Peru Elementary School student Brooke Smith beamed as she recalled how a new initiative at the school revealed her inner compassion.

The first-grader saw one of her classmates sitting on a bench alone during Teah recess.

Dowling And then she asked the student to Writer swing.

Smith not only made a new friend, but also received a compassion badge and a shout-out on the loudspeaker during the morning announcements.

Meet the Buddy Bench.

When students don’t have someone to play with, they’ll sit on one of the benches in the hopes another child will ask them to play.

“I helped people,” Smith said. “It was exciting.”

Every kindergarten, first-grade and second grade student receives the same rewards for showing compassion to a fellow classmate.

This system is part of the elementary school’s initiative to

Stakeholders in the Adirondack Park are concerned environmental safeguards will be rolled back under the presidential administration of Donald J. Trump, who will take office Jan. 20. Trump is pictured here in Plattsburgh on April 15, 2016.

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Pictured above is Peru Central School student Reese Duprey, who was featured in the district’s first Buddy Bench video. The video portrayed an act of compassion between students. Pictured below is first-grader Brooke Smith and K-2 Principal Michelle Rawson. Smith showed an act of compassion earlier last week and was awarded with a badge and loudspeaker announcement.

PLATTSBURGH — Mayor Colin Read was sworn into office last Thursday, becoming the city’s 28th mayor.

Freshman councilor Peter Ensel also took office, joining incumbents Rachelle Armstrong (Ward 1), Mike Kelly (Ward 2), Dale Dowdle (Ward 3), Becky Kasper (Ward 5) and Joshua Kretser (Ward 6) in taking their oath of office.

Read said that as mayor, he looks forward to more collaboration, and wants to “raise expectations” on what a council and mayor can do.

BUDGET TALKS CONTINUE Following the inauguration ceremony, lawmakers managed to shave off approximately $210,500 from the $1.1 million budget deficit, leaving a deficit of over $900,000 to bridge before the state-mandated deadline next week.

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Stakeholders hungry for details on Cuomo’s free tuition proposal Free tuition plan part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ambitious legislative agenda

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PLATTSBURGH — Local educators are cautiously optimistic about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for free tuition at all state schools, but are awaiting more details.

“It sounds innovative,” said ElizabethtownLewis and Westport Central Superintendent Scott Osborne. “That proposal is certainly out of the box thinking.”

SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling said the proposal looks to be a “strong addition” to affordability and accessibility efforts, and said he looked forward to learning more as the state budget session gets underway.

And Clinton Community College President Ray Di Pasquale said it could be “extraordinarily helpful” for local residents.

“We don’t have lots of other details other than the basic concept, which is good,” Di Pasquale said.

Cuomo rolled out the concept last week, but offered no details on how the ambitious proposal, which comes with a projected $163 million price tag, would be financed.

Under the proposal, officially titled the Excelsior Scholarship, individuals or families with a combined annual income of $125,000 or less would be eligible for free tuition to two-year and four-year SUNY and CUNY colleges.

“If you come from any family earning $125,000 or less, the state will provide free tuition,” Cuomo said.

Nearly 1 million families would qualify.

Like the minimum wage hike, the program would be phased in within three years.

Tuition at a two-year program is currently $4,350 for state residents and $6,470 for a four-year program.

Existing state subsidized programs, primarily the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), provide $1 billion in aid, and eligibility is based on gross income limits.

The Excelsior Scholarship would likely bridge the gap between students who are already receiving aid but still require another boost.

Details will be hashed out by the state legislature this spring. If a bill is crafted, approved and included in the state budget, the governor aims to roll out the program this fall.

DROWNING UNDER DEBT Cuomo, a Democrat, made the announcement flanked by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who made free education a centerpiece of his unsuccessful presidential campaign.

The concept remains one of the Democratic Party’s most popular ideas.

Sanders said the policy would have nationwide ramifications if signed into law.

“What Governor Cuomo is proposing is a revolutionary idea that is going to reverberate throughout this country,” Sanders said.

He added: “If New York State does it this year, mark my words, state after state will follow.”

Young people, said the governor, are drowning under increasing college debt.

While the national average debt load is $29,700, the number increases to $32,200 for state residents, according to a report released by the state comptroller’s office last fall.

Student loan debt in the Empire State more than doubled during the last decade, growing to $82 billion from $39 billion, an increase of 112 percent.

The number of students taking out loans also rose sharply in New York over the past 10 years by more than 41 percent.

Rising college costs are one factor in the growth.

In New York, average costs for tuition, fees, room and board at both private and public four-year institutions rose by more than 50 percent over the past decade.

State schools, including SUNY Plattsburgh, have seen tuition increase $300 each year, a total increase of 30 percent over the past half-decade (But one silver lining for the North Country: Students here have the lowest average debt load than anywhere in the state.)

At $26,200, the average debt balance in Glens Falls was sharply lower than in Manhattan, which clocked in at $44,500 (SUNY Plattsburgh was not included in the data).

“Student loan debt is a huge deterrent for young people to attend and ultimately graduate from college,” said Rick Dalton, CEO of the Essex-based College for Every Student.

This debt load has direct implications for the local economy: Those saddled with high debt have less disposable income and often have to push off buying a home or saving for the future.

“It certainly hampers their ability to buy homes, and start their families post-graduation with crushing amounts of loan debt,”

said Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman, who commended the proposal.

“This relief will help students obtain degrees while helping grow our state’s economy,” he said.

Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read said the program offers a “double bonus” for the city because it will allow the retention of young people.

“We understand why our young people go off to college when colleges elsewhere have the same tuition as colleges here,” said Read in a statement. “But often our children never return to Plattsburgh. If we can educate them here, we can’t help but tip their financial equation and that will help with the viability of our city.”

While other Democratic North Country officials appeared broadly supportive of the proposal — Assemblyman Billy Jones (DChateaugay) also offered an early endorsement, calling it a “step in the right direction” — Senate Republicans expressed a more cautious tone, and said they were eager for more details on financing.

State Senator Betty Little (R-Queensbury) said while she’d like to see more affordable higher education, it’s important to ensure proper safeguards for state taxpayers.

“I want to see more details of the governor’s proposal to understand how this would work, where the funding would come from, when students would qualify for and receive the free tuition and what would happen if a student doesn’t complete their college studies,” Little told the Sun in an email.

Little also said lawmakers needed to examine how the proposal may impact other programs, including TAP, the $1 billion student aid program.

“And we need to see how this fits within the context of the state budget,” Little said. “There are so many competing interests, such as increasing school aid and supporting health care services and upgrading infrastructure.”

Little said lawmakers will have a better sense of what’s possible when the governor proposes the executive budget this week and local groups, governments and constituents chime in with their priorities.

Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) dismissed the governor’s proposal as politically motivated.

“My initial reaction is of concern and significant hesitation,” Stec said. “It’s just another very expensive proposition — there’s no such thing as a free lunch.”

Stec said he looked forward to seeing the numbers as they rolled in.

“I don’t think it’s very feasible.”

The impact is also unclear at the local level, where Essex and Franklin counties chip in $1.2 million each in annual funding for North Country Community College — not including chargebacks, or the fee the county pays for their residents to attend community college elsewhere, which clocked in at about $600,000 this fiscal year for Essex County.

“I doubt that he’s even thought that far into it,” said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer.

OPPOSING VIEW The Empire Center, a conservative government watchdog, said the proposal “raises a boatload of questions” about cost, eligibility and justification.

While middle-class families earning adjusted gross incomes more than $65,000 who now qualify for little in state tuition assistance would benefit, the state’s private colleges and universities may be at a disadvantage, said Research Director E.J. McMahon.

Other skeptics have noted lower-income students, families falling under the $30,000 threshold, would not benefit because their tuition is already covered by state and federal aid, including Pell Grants.

Also negatively impacted, McMahon wrote, are the parents now shouldering significant private college tuition bills, or high out-of-state rates at public institutions outside New York.

If the proposal moves forward, those parents will now be providing an even larger subsidy for New Yorkers with similar incomes who, in many cases, “arguably don’t even need the help,” McMahon said.

Osborne, the ELCS superintendent, said he was wary that the program would come at the expense of funding for public schools, which have long been entrenched in combat with the governor over funding.

“I’m certainly concerned on how public education funding is going to fair in the state budget,” Osborne said. “An announcement a day with dollar signs attached does get your attention.”

The tuition plan joins additional policy proposals rolled out by Cuomo this month, including a tax credit program to make childcare more affordable, investment in JFK Airport and charging infrastructure for electric cars and stronger safeguards against wage theft, cyber threats and the financial exploitation of senior citizens.

In a departure from tradition, Cuomo will give localized state of the state addresses around the state this month, beginning Monday in Manhattan and Buffalo.

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Gillibrand: Repeal of ACA could be ‘devastating’ to upstate women WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the U.S. Senate prepares to start rolling back the Affordable Care Act this week, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said she is deeply concerned about the implications for women’s health care.

“I can’t even imagine how many families will suffer if the Affordable Care Act is taken away,” Gillibrand said.

Gillibrand, speaking to reporters on a conference call between floor votes on Tuesday, said she plans on filing a budget amendment that would protect women’s issues if provisions of President Obama’s signature healthcare law are scaled back.

Those include health insurance companies using pregnancy as a pre-existing condition to deny coverage, receiving preventive care without co-pays and obtaining services like contraceptive counseling and birth control, mammograms, cervical cancer screenings and breastfeeding support and supplies.

Gillibrand called the Republican effort to overturn the law “disturbing” and said women in upstate New York may go without critical services if prices are increased — including co-pays on preventive cancer screenings.

“That’s a horrible place to be in, and that’s where a lot of women were before,” Gillibrand said.

The total number of women impacted by rollbacks would be 8.6 million, said the senator.

“We must never allow these protections to be taken away from women in this state,” Gillibrand said.

The senator also said she would engage in “hand-to-hand combat” if incoming Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price sought to redefine which services were defined as preventive by the agency.

100 DAYS President-elect Donald Trump has made repealing the ACA a centerpiece of his presidency, and has said he would repeal the legislation within 100 days of taking office on Jan. 20.

Trump, a Republican, is expected to announce a series of executive actions in coming days that will hobble the law, which provides insurance to over 20 million Americans.

The president-elect told the New York Times on Tuesday he wanted lawmakers to take immediate action.

“We have to get to business. Obamacare has been a catastrophic event,” Trump said.

The 2010 law extended insurance coverage to millions of Americans through a number of mechanisms, including expansion of state Medicaid programs and the creation of online insurance exchanges. The law also provides subsidies and tax credits.

The first step to repeal the legislation, according to the New York Times, could come as early as Thursday morning if the Senate approves language in a budget resolution that would fasttrack a filibuster-proof repeal bill.

House and Senate committees would then have until Jan. 27 to craft legislation that would repeal major provisions.

Republicans have long said the legislation is marred by skyrocketing premiums and reduced choices for patients.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that there shouldn’t be a “great gap” between repealing the act and replacing it with something else.

While Republicans have spoken in broad terms about offering an alternative to the law, lawmakers have not yet done so, nor have they

reached a consensus among their ranks.

Despite the law’s unpopularity, several Senate Republicans have expressed reservations about forging ahead without a firm backup plan and signed an amendment that would delay repeal until March.

The House Freedom Caucus, reported Politico, also wants to delay the vote, citing the need for more time to allow an alternative plan to come into focus.

Concepts popular among Republicans include the creation of high-risk pools among those with pre-existing conditions, tax credits and the ability to purchase insurance across state lines.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), who represents the North Country, made repealing the ACA a centerpiece of her re-election campaign last year, often citing high premiums at her family’s plywood business as a chief concern.

The lawmaker also cited discussions with constituents on the campaign trail who shared stories of spiraling costs and reduced coverage.

A spokesman told the Sun on Tuesday that Stefanik supports “repealing and replacing this law with commonsense solutions that will increase access to quality, affordable healthcare for North Country families, while maintaining some of the most important protections for those with preexisting conditions and those on their parents health plans.”

Stefanik, said the spokesman, is currently soliciting feedback from constituents and stakeholders across the district on “how to best fix the severe problems” caused by the legislation.

First elected in 2014, Stefanik was the author of the repeal of the “auto-enrollment mandate,” often described as the largest fix to the ACA last Congress.

Stefanik, 32, is pro-life with exceptions for rape, incest or to protect the life of the mother.

Discussions are ongoing regarding the removal of funding for Planned Parenthood in this “repeal and replace” process, said the spokesman.

“Congresswoman Stefanik would favor redirecting that funding to other eligible entities

that provide women’s health care services, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (Community Health Centers).”

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the law’s future, people are continuing to sign up for the exchanges ahead of the end of the current open enrollment deadline of Jan. 31.

IN NEW YORK Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week offered a grim preview of how New York residents would be affected by a repeal.

An estimated 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose coverage, including 16,557 in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.

The state would also experience a direct state budget impact of $3.7 billion and a loss of nearly $600 million of federal funding that goes directly to counties, according to the governor’s office.

“The cost of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, to state and local budgets and to the New Yorkers who depend on its health care coverage, is simply too high to justify,” Cuomo said.

The state’s health insurance exchange has reduced the number of uninsured New Yorkers from 10 percent to 5 percent since 2013.

One possible way New Yorkers would be impacted would be if the federal government decreases the income levels for Medicaid eligibility, which would boot people from the policies.

A decrease in subsidies would also jeopardize those on private plans purchased through the state’s exchange.

If state or federal replacement solutions are not forthcoming, Clinton County Department of Social Services Commissioner John Redden said there’s nothing the county can do for those individuals affected — but he doesn’t believe that will be the case.

“It’s pretty much a wait-and-see on what the feds are going to do,” Redden said. “But ultimately, it’s going to take them a while to do a complete overhaul.”

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, supporters of the health care law have scheduled protests around the country on Jan. 15, including in Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake.

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O

n Jan. 16, 1938, jazz musician Benny Goodman played at New York City’s Carnegie Hall for the first time.

Goodman was the first jazz musician to play in the famed venue — a booking that seems relatively normal now.

In the ‘30s, the concert caused quite a stir.

At the time, Carnegie Hall was reserved primarily for classical music. Highbrow stuff. Jazz was considered wild — the rock and roll of its day.

As the story goes, when Goodman’s agent suggested he play at the venue, he laughed it off.

Yet when tickets went on sale — $2.75 for the prime seats, equivalent to roughly $50 now — the show sold out fast, weeks before the historic night.

This week, to all the local musicians out there, I say: just because it has not been done before, does not mean you can’t do it. Be innovative. Be ever-evolving. Never stop fighting.

To everyone else: support your local venue. Benny Goodman started off in local clubs before he made it to Carnegie Hall. It’s important to make sure that our hometown musicians have a place to start.

There are a few concerts this week. Check them out: The Nick Schnebelen Band will perform at the Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh on Jan. 15. Nick Schnebelen is an award winning blues guitarist from Kansas City. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. For more information, visit plattsburghbluesandjazz.com.

Driftwood will perform at the Waterhole in Saranac Lake on Jan. 20. On Jan. 28, Old Salt Union will perform. Tickets to both shows are $10. Doors open at 8 p.m. These events are ages 21 and up. For more information, visit saranaclakewaterhole.com.

Lake Placid’s Delta Blue will host Bobby Kyle and the Administrators on Jan. 20. The show will kick off the first night of Lake Placid’s Winter Sports Festival weekend. For more information, visit facebook.com/deltabluelp.

On Jan. 28, Max Headroom will play three sets of ‘80s hits at King Neptune’s Pub in Lake George. The event is slated for 9 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/kingneptunespub.

Acoustic duo Tyler & Ryan will perform at Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh on Jan. 13. The group plays songs from many genres and decades. Their performance is slated for 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/tylerandryanmusic.

Wild West Ranch & Western Town in Lake George will see a performance by the Nobody Special Band on Jan. 21. The Queensbury band’s set is slated to begin at 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/thenobodyspecialband.

Valley of the Gun will perform at Madden’s Pub in Ticonderoga on Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. No cover charge. For more information, visit facebook.com/maddenspub.

Miles and the Plattsburgh Home Team will perform at Plattsburgh’s historic Monopole Bar on Jan. 28. Miles is a hip hop artist from Albany. There is no cover charge for this event — the first set begins at 10 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/doityourselfplattsburgh.

Completely Stranded will perform a comedy show on Jan. 13 at the Miner Institute in Chazy.

All proceeds from the show will benefit United Way of the Adirondack Region. For more information, call 846-7121, ext. 115.

Whey Jennings and the Unwanted will perform at the Moose Club in Tupper Lake on Jan. 23. The Jonesboys will also play a set. This event is open to the public, with a cover charge of $7 at the door. Doors open at 3 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/thejonesboyband.

OTHER EVENTS The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will screen the newest Mumford & Sons concert film, “Live from South Africa: Dust and Thunder,” on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. For

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The Adirondack Wind Ensemble will perform a staged version of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 4 p.m. at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus.“The Soldier’s Tale” is based on an old Russian folk tale, where a soldier trades his violin to the devil in exchange for a magical book that will bring him untold riches. Tickets are $10. For more information, contact Gordon at 564-2470.

Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh will host a PBS Nerd Trivia Night on Jan. 31. Participants can compete with friends to win prizes, with questions covering a range of topics. The event is slated for 7 p.m. For more information, visit facebook. com/mlpbs.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will host a pinch pot animal class on Jan. 29 for kids ages 9-12.

Attendees will learn how to build an animal container and apply underglaze for color. The class is slated to begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are $35 for non-members. For more information, visit strandcenter. org.

The Champlain Valley Film Series will return with a screening of “A Man Called Ove” on Jan. 28. The film, based on the bestselling novel by Fredrik Backman, follows an elderly man who spends his days as an enforcer of neighborhood rules. The showing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange. For more information, visit thegrangehall.info.

Pictured: Acoustic duo Tyler & Ryan will perform in Plattsburgh on Jan. 13.

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e’ve heard it before but it continues to be relevant today, “A house divided against itself can not stand”.

That quote used by President Lincoln in the heat of our nation’s civil war has roots as far back as biblical times. The simple truth is when we’ve had enough fighting, death, destruction and tearing ourselves apart what we are left with is the same place we have today only far worse off.

The solution to our differences will never be accomplished by a fight to the death, nor complete polarization, nor protests in the streets to bringing the country to a stand still.

It starts and ends right back at our very beginning with the United States Constitution, our Bill of Rights and our elected form of democracy.

Those are the only tools that will raise our country up to a better version of itself and unite her people behind the truth and morale conduct we all agree to accept as the norm.

We’ve all heard about the horrific crime committed last week in Chicago by four young Americans who kidnapped an eighteen year old with diminished mental capacity. He was beaten, tortured and humiliated on live video with racial and political overtones.

What was gained by anyone, anywhere for anything as a result of this crime?

Other than destroying five lives, nothing was accomplished. Thankfully no one was killed but none of those individuals may ever be able to undo what occurred.

I fear it’s only the tip of the iceberg if we keep going down this divisive road and it won’t stop until we’ve driven the nation to the point of destruction.

Even during the Cold War with the Soviet Union we understood the policy of Detente, a French word meaning release from tension, where both counties understood the basic reality that for the world to survive they had to find solutions to improve their relations and coexist. Doubts and fear kept us pitted against each other, but in the end both sides understood there was a line not to be crossed.

Sooner or later we will put political antics aside and discover a better find ways to govern with fairness and equity for all or this nation as we know it will not survive.

So why wait? Inauguration day is on Friday next week and instead of protest rallies and civil disobedience events, let’s try solving our differences now before more lives and greater damage is inflicted in an already tumultuous environment.

Let’s give unity and the new administration a chance. If not now when? Four years or eight years from now? The anger, gridlock, economy and world stability will only get far worse if we don’t take corrective steps…. NOW! Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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ov. Andrew Cuomo is zipping around the state this week giving six localized state of the state speeches.

The governor previewed his marquee proposal last week, free tuition at state colleges.

Details are still scant, but the Excelsior Scholarship would appear to target middle-class families making between $30,000 and $125,000 per year, or about 1 million families.

The proposal, which has not been introduced in legislative form, is slated to cost state taxpayers $163 million.

While the figure is a relative drop in the bucket when discussing a $155 billion spending plan, we’re not entirely convinced this is the best use of taxpayer dollars.

First of all, giving kids a free ride to college will strip away a sense of competitiveness, which is an important life lesson.

Unlocking availability will also cheapen the value of a degree. With universal tuition, we envision college campuses sprouting into tuition-free oases clogged with students just looking to coast for four years.

Then, when they graduate, they’ll be gobsmacked that the job market is saturated.

Secondly, the proposal contains no relief for the middle-class college grads and their families who are already groaning under massive debt.

Instead of opening the floodgates, a better solution for getting debt under control is reforming lending practices and addressing why tuition continues to rise at state schools each year.

When it comes to career readiness, a better idea to prepare students for the job market would be enhancing technical and trade vocational programs.

We hear all the time that the biggest problem facing workforce development in the North Country is the lack of qualified people for the positions available.

Folks either don’t want the jobs, or those who are qualified opt for more attractive career packages elsewhere.

A two-year program that shapes readiness for manufacturing, for instance, will allow kids to walk into $60,000 per year industries, which to us, is far more valuable than a four-year diploma with no sure career prospects.

There’s a lot we like in Cuomo’s proposals, including the tax credit relief for middle class families struggling to provide daycare and up to $2 billion in clean water infrastructure investments.

But the state legislature would be wise to put the brakes on this plan — or at least sweeten the deal with incentives for those who don’t think college is the answer.

We admire the governor for always thinking big. But while noble in its intentions, free tuition is not the right solution to curb soaring student debt at this time.

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EnoughÊ of Ê theÊ soreÊ loserÊ negativism To the Editor: Is anyone getting tired of the same old song and dance from the same miserable people? Especially Mr. Gary Phillip Guido.

Mr. Guido likes to think that his opinion covers all of us veterans.

It does not.

Mr. Guido points out that Mr. Trump was never in the military. In case he hasn’t noticed, the last president that legitimately was, was President George Bush.

Oh, and by the way, Mrs. Clinton wasn’t either.

He is also obsessed with Mr. Putin.

While I agree that Mr. Putin bears serious watching, the Cold War is over.

As far as global powers go, China firmly occupies the second spot under us.

Again, in case Mr. Guido didn’t notice, the first time Mr. Obama stood up to Mr. Putin was one week ago — with three weeks left in his term!

Mr. Putin has been walking all over us for seven years, 11 months!

Mr. Guido also appears to have some kind of “anti Israel” situation.

I know that I have had enough of these people and their “sore loser” negativism.

Jon Halliday Paradox

Clarification In our editorial titled ‘A common sense compromise to the Boreas Ponds classification’ that appeared in the Dec. 24 edition of The Sun newspapers, we stated that ATVs aren’t currently allowed on any state Forest Preserve land — for disabled use or otherwise. In fact, the disabled are allowed to use ATVs on some designated roads and trails under a special permitting system known as CP3. For a full list of these designated trails go to www. dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/mappwdroutes.pdf.

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JunkÊ carsÊ ordinanceÊ neededÊ inÊ Westport To the Editor: Thank you to The Sun for informing people that Westport is considering a plan to have junk vehicles removed from public view.

As noted, the plan offers people the opportunity to have junk vehicles hauled away for free. It is designed to work in a friendly and effective manner so that people driving through Westport enjoy its beauty without having to see junk cars.

The plan was presented to the Town Board by the Beautiful Westport Committee, which is working to address the presence of junk vehicles, deal with abandoned properties, remove roadside trash and maintain flower displays along town roads.

The plan notes that the tourism part of Westport’s economy depends on visitors’ enjoyment of the beautiful views as they drive on local roads. Going beyond tourism, people who consider moving or opening a business here would be more likely to do so if they don’t see junk cars around the town. And for those of us who live here, having a junk-free landscape is better than the alternative.

Westport, like most towns, has ordinances that align with state laws about junk vehicles.

It states that a junk vehicle is an unregistered vehicle not in condition for legal use. In the hamlet of Westport, no vehicle can be kept outside without a current inspection certificate.

Outside the hamlet, junk vehicles cannot be visible from public roads or neighboring properties. Two junk vehicles on a property is considered a junkyard and junkyards are not allowed in Westport. Compliance with these rules conveys the message that people care for their community by following regulations that protect property values, aesthetics, and economic vitality.

The plan features a cooperative and flexible approach that should avoid the need for legal action. By providing for the free removal of the junk vehicles, there will be no financial burden on the owner. Following the initial mailing with other mailings and personal contacts allows for consideration of extenuating circumstances like intentions to restore the vehicle or use it for parts.

The plan would allow for some flexibility, like with demolition derby cars, that could be displayed for a set amount of time before needing to be moved out of sight.

The committee appreciates the Town Board’s consideration of the plan. It is an excellent way to help out residents, respect the town’s ordinances, improve Westport’s image and support our economy.

Chris Maron Beautiful Westport Committee Chair Westport

AmÊ IÊ wrong?Ê ProveÊ it!Ê To the Editor: In this week’s paper, I was surprised to find my name mentioned in the ‘opinions’ section. I did not think I had stated my thoughts with hate, nor do I believe I have said any hateful things about anyone in my letters, as Mr. Guido seems to believe.

Also some of what I stated may very well be wrong. In my 59 years, I have been wrong on numerous occasions. I may not have had all the facts.

As Will Rogers said, “I only know what I read in the papers.”

In my case, TV, newspapers, online.

But if Mr. Guido would be willing to point out where he thinks I am wrong, I would be more than willing to debate him on any and all issues.

As to the prayers, I, like Mr. Guido, need all I can get and wish to thank him for his prayers.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

Bill of Rights over 235 years ago, but because the people still believe in them.

“We the people” determine our future, not any one man or woman. People like a wonderful farm family I have known for many years. They will continue to help feed our country, working 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 and degrees their children received. Their strong moral values were obvious to anyone who got to know them. Their work ethic, moral values, love of the land and farming make them the kind of citizens that have made our country great since its foundation.

President-elect Trump is fortunate that he will represents the strongest people on earth. We pray that he does our country proud. God Bless America!

Joseph D. Dumoulin Jay

WhoÊ willÊ pickÊ upÊ theÊ tabÊ forÊ freeÊ tuition?

To the Editor: So Gov. Andy Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders propose free college in New York State for low and middle-class students via the Excelsior Scholarship Program and everyone goes hurrah, this is fantastic.

But, if it’s free for the students and their households, that would mean other households will be picking up the $163 million per year tab.

Which households, pray-tell?

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

AlarmedÊ byÊ phoneÊ troubles To the Editor: Most people today have a telephone or cell phone. They can be hard wired to the company’s equipment or via a radio link, as is a cell phone. Telephones can have a technical failure which their people do not realize. A public service member called the problem “false ring in.”

To the person making the call, they think nobody is home as the call is not getting answered. The bell on the other end does not ring.

If people tell you they called, but you were not home, but actually you were home, then that is what has happened. Or you pick up the phone to make a call but somebody making a call to you is there and talks to you.

Perhaps 15 years ago, my wife was going to call somebody, but a friend of hers was on the phone. When told to repair service, the person said “there is something in the exchange and I am not about to look for it.”

This went over great to a person in public service.

I have had this false ring in perhaps a dozen times (no exaggeration) since the mid-sixties, even though the company has put in a new switching equipment.

At one time, the repair personnel said I was the only Warrensburg person complaining of this trouble. Shortly thereafter, I met three people who I casually knew that had this trouble, but did not know they were having this false ring in condition.

You can tell other people of this potential trouble, then if it occurs, report it to repair service and also to public service.

As of now, this problem has not caused me any other problems but I do not know what may happen in the future.

Maybe then the phone company will figure how to permanently fix this condition, as now it may happen anywhere at any sporadic times in between normally received telephone calls.

Robert Greene Warrensburg

U.S.Ê willÊ remainÊ strongÊ despiteÊ CongressÊ isÊ anythingÊ butÊ changeÊ inÊ leadership Christian To the Editor: On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States. Celebrations and protests will mark the occasion. Democracy is messy.

I did not vote for him, and I do not think much of him, but he will be the president and deserves praise for the good decisions he will make, and criticism for the bad ones. This has been the way we have usually treated our past presidents.

The country will remain strong. As a former USAF officer working in intelligence organizations like the National Security Agency and the Foreign Technology Division, I have seen many threats to our national security. We have defeated them all. Further, our freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and the press will remain vibrant.

Not because they were enshrined in our Constitution and

To the Editor: After reading a news article about those in Congress being more Christian than the general public, I became sick!

The article stated that when asked, members of Congress professed 9 out of 10 to be Christian. The fact is anyone can profess to be anything but actually being what he or she professes is another thing. One can find several meanings for the word “Christian” but one only has to read the local newspaper to know those in our Congress are anything but! I found the following definition: 1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus’ teachings.

3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus, especially in showing concern for others.

4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.

Being a follower of Jesus Christ takes more than professing.

It means caring for others not shutting down the country for political reasons! It means not attacking a president because of his skin color!

It means protecting those you were elected serve by not taking away labor laws that protected them! It means not taking money from lobbyists to sway their decisions!

It means having the strength to say no to your peers when they do wrong!

It means going out of your way to lend a hand to those who are less fortunate!

Jesus’ teachings are certainly not followed when those in Congress ignore the will of the people and cut medical care while making sure they are covered using the money of the people! Jesus’ teachings are not followed when Congress gives themselves a raise while cutting Social Security and benefits!

It is a sorry fact that once elected members of our Congress have one goal, and it is to be re-elected! The pay and benefits will insure them a good life while they play legislators. Being a Christian is no different than being a Muslim or of the Jewish faith one must follow the tenants of their religion to actually be considered a believer. A good place for Congress to let us know they really care is for them to vote term limits!

Maybe then we can see if they really follow whatever faith they profess!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

ProposedÊ nutritionÊ buildingÊ anotherÊ exampleÊ of Ê wastefulÊ spending To the Editor: So once again, I see local officials in pursuit of more wasteful spending.

Having banished the use of the barns at the fairgrounds over a paltry sum of money, Essex County is proposing to spending over $1 million on a building there, when at the same time, the Town of Westport is wanting to spend almost another million on the worn-out Town Hall.

It seems to me that as the kitchen building will start its working day early in the morning, and be done by midday and the town business runs often into the evening, that a join use might be developed and allow the old Wada Building to be sold off.

Just to prove this point, I enclose the resolution of the Town Board blackballing the Valley News for running my ad looking for alternative uses of the old town hall. Pretty typical.

William Kuntz Elizabethtown

ThurmanÊ supervisorÊ refusesÊ toÊ playÊ nice To the Editor: This letter is to address the behavior at the Thurman town board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

The supervisor and her supporters came expecting trouble from those who oppose them.

It was nice to see the supervisor allow her supporters to interrupt the newly elected board members. It is so obvious the supervisor does not hold everyone to the same level.

One resolution, Cynthia Hyde asked some questions, the supervisor snapped, banging her gavel and yelling. Later Hyde stated, “This resolution has many issues in it, I want to clarify just one. Let’s rewrite it so the rest will be done and then we can work on the one issue.” Ms. Wood refused to discuss it.

The supervisor said, “You cannot strip me of my power.”

And “the state tells me what I have to do, not you!” (Then Ms. Wood, I ask, if the state tells you what to do, then why do you need to ask the rest of the board for their approval?)

The supervisor later closed the meeting and went home. A nearby town had this happen and continued to operate, I am hopeful that our board members will look into these issues so as not to do the wrong thing.

I am confident that these board members will find out what to do when the supervisor refuses to play nice and then goes home.

I would also like to commend these board members for not only staying, but also having the backbone to stand up and voice their concerns.

It was also nice to see the attempt to have open discussion at a public meeting and bring it out from behind closed doors like we saw so many times from our appointed board of 2016.

Keith L. Parent Sr. Thurman / Athol

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thing will start getting worse again,” said Executive Director Willie Janeway.

“That would be tragic.”

Pruitt, who is involved in numerous lawsuits seeking to reverse environmental regulations in the oil-rich state of Oklahoma, indicated he would overturn one of President Obama’s leading environmental legacies — the Clean Power Plan, which establishes goals for reducing carbon emissions through a national trading system.

While that legislation is aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, it has the side effect of further reducing the emissions that cause acid rain, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.

But the program, said Peter Bauer, executive director of Protect the Adirondacks, has been vilified by the incoming Trump Administration despite being “incredibly successful by using the power of the free market for positive environmental change.”

“To abandon the Clean Power Plan not only fails to confront climate change, but imperils Adirondack waters and forests by endangering the ecological recovery that has been hard won over the past 30 years,” Bauer said.

A STORY OF A LAKE For the past 25 years, most Adirondack lakes have seen recovery from pollutants carried over by coal-burning power plants in the Midwest.

Some that were once considered dead are again producing healthy brook trout.

By 1969, Silver Lake in Hamilton County was determined to be fishless by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Brook trout cannot thrive in acidic waters, and decreases in pH levels lead to subsequent damages to the ecosystem.

Below 5.0, most life struggles to survive. But due to the combined effects of the new federal acid rain program and better enforcement of the Clean Air Act, the lake’s pH levels had risen to almost 6.0 by 2002.

That was good enough for the DEC to launch an experimental stocking program for native Adirondack Windfall strain brook trout, said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the Adirondack Council.

Pollution continued to decline under the new National Ambient Air Quality Standards — also known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule — and the lake continued to recover.

In May 2013, Richard Beauchamp caught a six-pound, 22 inch brook trout there — a new state record.

Another shining example of recovery is Honnedaga Lake in Herkimer County. Until just recently, the lake’s strain of brook trout was thought to be extinct, Sheehan said. But signs of reversal are underway, and local residents are again reporting large catches.

Others lakes and ponds, said the Adirondack Council, need further reductions in upwind emissions, and time, to regain their vitality.

A recent study published in the journal Global Change Biology revealed

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these protections are, in turn, helping to protect fish from climate change.

It all has to do with how much sunlight reaches the lake bottom.

“A lake that is severely damaged by acid rain looks clear as gin,” said Janeway. “Almost everything in it is dead. This research team found that lakes with clear water heat up faster than healthy lakes.”

Suspended organic material in these lakes blocks sunlight from reaching the bottom of deeper waters. Doing so keeps intact a layer of cooler water that fish need to survive.

This added layer of protection, Janeway said, will be critical as warming summer temperatures threaten the survival of cold-water species such as brook trout.

“This is a perfect example of why we can’t go backwards on acid rain and air pollution,” Janeway said.

ADDITIONAL IMPACTS Zooming outward, green groups are also concerned about the broader implications of an administration unfriendly to environmental safeguards.

The Adirondack Park is already seeing impacts from climate change far beyond this winter’s on-off snow-rain cycle, Bauer said.

“We’re already living in a new Adirondack climate where it’s as likely to snow as rain in the winter months.”

If the Trump Administration abandons plans to confront climate change, Bauer said, it will do nothing to help confront the other major impacts of climate change — like more intense storms, for instance.

Total rainfall and the number of intense storms have increased considerably in the Adirondacks in the past 25 years.

“With the Trump Administration, we’ll have to sort through the wreckage of each storm knowing that there’s both no end in sight and no hope for change,” Bauer said.

The U.S. has a role as a world leader on climate change, he said, and pulling out of the Paris Accord will curb international progress.

“We’re also very concerned that a new supreme court appointment, or two or three, will also be hostile to environmental protections, locking in a pollution-friendly Supreme Court for the next 20-30 years,” Bauer said.

COUNTDOWN While the details on Trump’s environmental policy are still emerging, the businessman does not appear to be a fan of the EPA. “For too long, the Environmental Protection Agency has spent taxpayer dollars on an out-of-control anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs, while also undermining our incredible farmers and many other businesses and industries at every turn,” said Trump in a statement following Pruitt’s nomination last month.

Pruitt, according to the Washington Post, said: “The American people are tired of seeing billions of dollars drained from our economy due to unnecessary EPA regulations, and I intend to run this agency in a way that fosters both responsible protection of the environment and freedom for American businesses.”

Senate confirmation hearings for Pruitt are scheduled to begin this month.

With a Republican-led body, it may be tough to derail Pruitt’s nomination. But, as the Washington Post reported last week, the Oklahoma attorney general is among the eight cabinet nominees Democratic senators plan to aggressively target.

The Democratic caucus plans on pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March, which would be an unprecedented break with Senate tradition, the newspaper reported.

Both of New York’s senators have indicated they will challenge Pruitt’s nomination.

“It’s irresponsible to support an #EPA nominee who puts polluters over clear water & air for the American people,” wrote Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), now Senate Minority Leader, on Twitter last month. “I oppose #PollutingPruitt.”

Later, he added in a statement: “President-elect Trump is attempting to fill his rigged cabinet with nominees that would break key campaign promises and have made billions off the industries they’d be tasked with regulating.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), too, isn’t giving the nominee a blank check.

A spokesman told Bloomberg, “Senator Gillibrand has very serious concerns about Scott Pruitt’s record, particularly on climate change, and she will be asking him to address those concerns during the upcoming confirmation hearings.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has come under fire by green groups for her 2015 vote against carbon limits for power plants.

“I have concerns with the lack of enforcement with other developing countries around the world,” Stefanik said at a debate in Plattsburgh, citing China and India. “We need to ensure that they’re also pursuing environmentally-friendly policies.”

Asked how Pruitt’s record, including his attempt to overturn environmental regulations in Oklahoma, would bode for environmental safeguards in the Adirondack Park, a spokesman for the lawmaker said the Senate will have the opportunity to advise and consent on Trump’s nominations.

“Congresswoman Stefanik has a strong, bipartisan record of working on environmental issues that are critical to New York’s 21st District, including climate change, combating invasive species and protecting our parks,” said Tom Flanagin.

“She was pleased to receive the ‘Supporter of Nature’ Award from the Nature Conservancy last Congress. Congresswoman Stefanik believes it’s important for President-elect Trump’s nominees to go through the confirmation process so that we can hear their views and ideas on critical issues. Congresswoman Stefanik will continue to be an independent voice in Congress.”

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Champlain Meeting House planning big for 2017

Owners seeking public input to add more events for all ages

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Get ready because the Champlain Meeting House is planning a lot of new events this year.

An online poll spearheaded Janet McFetridge, co-owner of the facility, generated over 200 responses.

Incorporating more events involving arts and crafts came out on top. Activities focusing on self-improvement came in at a close second.

McFetridge immediately jumped on that self-improvement bandwagon and hosted a New Year’s walk, which was attended by 30 people.

There, McFetridge obtained other ideas from the participants, such as starting gardening and canning workshops.

Besides adults, McFetridge’s goal is to increase offerings for children, pre-teens and teens.

According to the poll, several parents showed interest in more arts and craft programs for their children, on top of story hours, fun runs and arts and crafts programs already offered.

Not much is currently offered for pre-teens and teens, said McFetridge, except for the summer boat rowing program and one-time babysitting clinic.

RAVE REVIEWS Local couple Clarke Herdic and McFetridge opened the Champlain Meeting House in late 2015 as a community center to offer residents and visitors of all ages something to do.

So far, the privately-funded facility has been quite a hit with community members, like Champlain resident Heather Dean, who said she’s been a big fan of the Champlain Meeting House since it opened.

McFetridge, who also serves as a village trustee, said she’s particularly a fan of the activities offered for children that her two young ones can participate in.

“Before Janet and Clarke started this endeavor, there wasn’t much to do in Champlain,” she said. “Now, there are weekly events allowing us a place to go hear local music and learn something new from the many presenters on all different topics.”

In November, Kelly Murphy of Au Sable Forks ventured over 40 miles for a seminar on legal issues. She said it well worth the travel and gave the Champlain Meeting House a five-star review on Facebook.

“Their purchasing the house for the purpose of it being a community center was a fantastic idea and certainly an asset to Champlain and the North Country Region,” she said via Facebook. “I look forward to reviewing future events.”

PLANNING AHEAD McFetridge said she plans on creating events as long as five months ahead of time in hopes to get bigger crowds.

All the events, except ones that include an outside vendor, will remain free to all residents and visitors.

The second upcoming Champlain Meeting House event is the community walk taking place this Sunday.

More events are in the works, said McFetridge.

“We want to do more and expand,” she said. “Hopefully, we can reach out to more people and get them involved in some way.”

The Village of Champlain Community Walk will take place Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. starting at the Champlain Meeting House. Nutritional snacks will be served afterwards. For more information or to view future events, visit the “Champlain Meeting House” Facebook page. Suggestions are welcome.

The Champlain Meeting House is located on 1175 Main St. It was purchased in 2014 and opened a year later to serve as a community center.

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Beekmantown Central students get hands dirty with new programs

Newly-minted Assemblyman Billy Jones gets inside look at students exploring agriculture, gaining life skills

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — More than just the core curriculum is being taught inside the Beekmantown Central School District walls.

Superintendent Dan Mannix gave newly elected Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) a tour of the district’s efforts to provide students with skill building and life experience.

“Nowadays, you need to have a pretty wide skill set in order to be successful,” Mannix said. “That’s what we’re providing for our students.”

The first stop on the tour was Brandon Trinkle’s classroom, where his high school students were getting ready to start growing a variety of greens, including lettuce and herbs.

Those greens will stay in the classroom until around spring

Assemblyman Billy Jones helped bring in one of the school’s home growing systems. These additions are used by students in the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program to grow different greens, such as lettuce and herbs.

when those plants will be transferred to the school’s new greenhouse.

This class is part of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Program, an offering that just started this year to teach subjects like gardening and landscaping, as well as welding and small engine repair.

High School Principal Justin Gardner said the overall goal of Trinkle’s class is for the students to eventually sell the goodies they grow.

The district already accomplished the goal of teaching kids how to produce, market and sell something with the Eagle Treats.

“My dog goes nuts over these,” said Mannix.

Eagle Treats are handmade peanut butter dog biscuits made and sold by the student body.

Students make the snacks using an in-house recipe and specialty waffle-like irons. The students then sell them for fundraisers and organizations like the Elmore SPCA. During this holiday season, the students sold almost 6,000 in one month, said high school teacher Keith LaPier.

Jones found them so tempting that he tried one for himself.

“They weren’t bad at all,” he said.

The tour continued outside the classroom into the hallways where students were running the Eagle Mart and Red & Gray Café, a convenience stand that sells bottled drinks and prepackaged snacks. The Red and Gray Café is a small coffee shop that also sells hot chocolate.

“There’s normally a line of students every morning in front of these places,” Gardner said. “We sometimes have to shoo them away to make sure they get to their classes on time.”

There, the student employees grades 9 to 12 run the show by taking orders and giving back change – exposing them to real-life experience that can be put on resumes.

Wood shopping, crystal chandelier making and more were also featured.

Jones expressed how impressed he was at the end of the tour.

“We need vocational education and we need skill building in classrooms,” he said. “And Beekmantown is doing a lot of innovative things to do just that.”

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Assemblyman Billy Jones got an inside look of the Eagle Mart — a student-run convenience store that sells bottled drinks and pre-packaged snacks.

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‘State of the County’ breakfast planned

PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special “State of the County, City and Town” breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Plattsburgh.

The program will feature remarks on the State of the County by Clinton County Legislature Chair Harry McManus, the State of the City by Plattsburgh City Mayor Colin Read and the State of the Town by Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Michael Cashman.

The breakfast event is a government affairs service of the North Country Chamber, with corporate sponsorship provided by the Clinton County Board of Realtors and by Barton & Loguidice.

Registration is $22 per person for members of the North Country Chamber and its partner chambers, or $30 for not-yet-members. A full breakfast buffet is included. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

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teach children a variety of character traits.

Since October, the focus has been compassion.

“Exclusion is an early form of bullying,” said K-2 Principal Michelle Rawson. “If we teach them to accept others now, they’ll be more likely to engage one another in the future.”

Rawson said she came up with the idea of a Buddy Bench through social media and installed five benches throughout the K-2 campus in the beginning of the school year.

Recess monitor Charles Mowers said the blue-colored seating areas have been very successful.

Rawson said she’s also seen success outside of the classrooms.

During winter break, for example, one student shared how he helped his father shovel and gave him lemonade when he looked tired.

That student drew a photo and wrote a sentence of this scenario, which was posted on the elementary school’s board of compassion.

With the help of Captain Compassion, who is kindergarten teacher Meg Tolosky, students are reminded to think of others on a day-to-day basis.

INTRODUCING OTHER TRAITS Earlier this week, the elementary school held the second character education assembly of the year, introducing the next trait: self-control.

In March, the student body will learn about citizenship.

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students how to portray that trait.

During the last assembly in June, Rawson said the faculty, staff and three superheroes will tie all the character trait lessons together into one main message: “Everyone is a hero,” she said. “And your superpower is your character strengths.”

THE BADGE SYSTEM Student involvement in this effort has been heightened primarily because of the recognition through loudspeaker announcements and badges, said Rawson.

Once obtained, students take these character trait badges and tag them onto their blue lanyards.

Several classrooms have incorporated their own badges, including ones for completing homework and helping teachers and students.

Rawson said these little prizes act as an incentive for kids to do better in school, both academically and behaviorally.

Rawson said eventually she hopes to incorporate these lessons outside of school. Installing Buddy Benches in the town’s parks is one example of a future goal.

“We want to make it cool to be compassionate both in and out of school,” she said.

“And we’re starting to do that.”

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WalentukÊ takesÊ theÊ helmÊ of Ê SectionÊ VIIÊ sports

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PLATTSBURGH — Former Seton Catholic and Lake Placid Athletic Director Matthew Walentuk has been named as the new Interscholastic Athletics Administrator for Section VII. The new position, which he started Sept. 26, assumes the responsibilities of the Section VII Executive Director and Treasurer which is the regional liaison among our regional schools of the CVAC and the MVAC and the NYSPHSAA. As executive director, Walentuk will represent at the state level 27 local school districts’ athletic programs.

“I took on this role because I want to take a position where my focus is to support Section VII student-athletes and member schools,” Walentuk said. “This was an exciting new opportunity for our section and I wanted to continue on with the great work that Karen Lopez (Executive Director) and Joe Staves (Treasurer) were doing.”

“Section VII has had the privilege to have Karen Lopez and Joe Staves lead our region and represent us at state level scholastic athletics for many years. Their service is greatly appreciated, they have lead the way to ensure Matt Walentuk’s success,” Section VII President Chris Mazzella.

Walentuk was also recognized as the New York State Athletic Administrators Association (NYSAAA) Chapter 7 Award recipient in 2015. Currently, Walentuk is the NYSAAA Chapter 7 representative.

Walentuk spent two years as A.D. at Seton before moving to Lake Placid.

“I was also a high school math teacher at Seton and at Lake Placid, I taught middle school math and alternative education,” he said.

Walentuk has been involved in numerous sports as a coach, including football, baseball, softball and basketball.

Working in both the classroom and on the field or court has given Walentuk the insight to relate with the student-athletes

of Section VII both athletically and academically.

“I encourage all those student-athletes to work hard on the practice field, but work even harder in the classroom,” he said.

I was looking at a tweet today from John Rathbun, Section 3 Executive Director, that said, ‘Fewer than seven percent of high school athletes move on to college sports and only three percent earn an athletic scholarship.’ That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t play sports, but if you work hard in the classroom, those dividends will produce a much higher yield.”

Walentuk said he looks forward to working with the athletic coordinators and leaders within the 27 member schools.

“We have a great group of athletic administrators and members of our athletic council,” he said. These people have student-athletes’ best interests in heart. This crop of people is always looking for ways to improve each student-athlete’s interscholastic athletic experience. We all know these are of-

tentimes the most cherished memories of one’s life.”

Walentuk added he feels one of his responsibilities will be to ease the burden of the school athletic administrator.

“I want to make sure that I can do whatever it takes to make each athletic program run as smooth and efficiently as possible,” he said. “If they have a question, they know they can call me and I’ll find out the answer.”

Coming from Lake Placid, Walentuk was in the middle of the most successful sports year ever for Section VII, as Lake Placid brought home NYSPHSAA championships in boy’s cross country and boy’s Nordic skiing, along with a final four appearance by the LPCS boy’s hockey.

“The success of our teams at the state level is a testament to our leagues, coaches, youth programs, club teams, and everyone else that has put time and energy into our youth,” he said.

“With that said, us and Section X are by far the two smallest sections in the state in terms of membership (certainly not area), so it speaks volumes when our schools can compete at a level in which we are constantly seeing success at the state level.”

Perhaps the biggest issue of concern for Walentuk comes from declining enrollment within the member schools, which has already led to merged teams from different schools and in different sports.

“Declining enrollment among our member schools puts a burden on the student-athlete,” he said. “Not only are they playing two or three sports a year, they are in band, chorus, musicals, service organizations, and more. Many of our student-athletes, just like many of our athletic directors, are wearing many hats and that can be stressful at times.”

Walentuk said he hopes to be able to work together with the local administrators to resolve these issues.

Matthew Walentuk has been named the first full-time Interscholastic Athletics Administrator of Section VII, replacing former director Karen Lopez.

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AÊ GrandÊ Knight:Ê MurrayÊ scoresÊ 1,000thÊ asÊ SetonÊ takesÊ MVACÊ control

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WILLSBORO — Halftime came at a good point for the Seton Catholic Knights.

With Kevin Murray sitting two points away from 1,000 for his career, even the senior swing man admitted he has started to push things a little too hard.

“I was a little winded toward the end of the half from pushing the ball so halftime was a great time to get my wind back, regain some composure and get ready for the second half,” Murray said.

“I think it was one of those things where we could go in and talk about the team and what we could do in the second half,” coach Larry Converse said.

After the adjustments, the Knights ran their offense for a couple possessions before Murray was able to cut through the defenders and put up a floating jumper from eight feet out, which kissed off the backboard and through the rim for the milestone moment as part of a Seton Catholic 56-50 win over the Willsboro Warriors Jan. 6.

“I have looked up to some of those players on the 1,000-point list,” Murray said. “To add my name to that list is something special.”

Murray, who came into the game at 988 career points, hit his first two shots of the game.

“I thought it was going to come easy at that point, but I missed a few shots after that,” he said. “I knew I had to keep going to the basket and get my shots. I gained more confidence and I knew my teammates trusted me to score the ball.”

“He has made us so much better this year doing the little things,” Converse said. “He is

the rudder of the ship and how he goes, we go.”

KNIGHTS TAKE THE LEAD Murray finished with 24 points in the game, and the Knights would end up needing all of them, as they saw a 22-point lead evaporate over the late third and fourth quarters to where the Warriors had the ball and a chance to tie the game at 51-48 with under two minutes remaining.

“It was a huge win and we knew it was going to be a battle coming in,” Murray said.

“They came back and we were able to keep

fighting. They beat us in two tough games last season and we wanted to get back on track against this team.”

“When they started shooting from all directions they started to go in,” Converse said.

“Basketball is a fickle sport. We played them tight and it was back and forth last season.

I thought we played good defense the first three quarters but in the fourth quarter we got into some foul trouble and went to zone.

Then we had to go back to man when they started shooting threes all over.”

Neil Yang added 12 points for the Knights, including key three pointers early and clutch

shooting late.

“It was an important game and we needed to come out strong in the first quarter,” Yang said. “I just focused on what I needed to do which was take the open shots when needed and make them so I could help my team.”

Tristin Turner scored 9 points for the Knights, with Dawson Pellerin adding 6 and Philip Yang 5.

For the Warriors, Trevor Bigelow scored 16 points while Jesse Hearn added 12, Mat Longware 10, Joseph King 8, Max Longware 2 and Warren Jackson 2.

With the win, the Knights take a one game lead over the Warriors for the top spot in the Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference Northern Division standings. The Knights finished the first half undefeated in league play.

“It gives us confidence but we know there is still a lot of work to do and its a long way to a sectional title,” Yang said.

“We need to keep improving everyday and really focus on the details,” said Murray.

“We need to focus on the little things. Our goal is to win a sectional championship this year and we just have to keep working hard.”

Photos from this game, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell and including shots of each of Kevin Murray’s baskets on his way to 1,000 in this game, can be found at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

ABOVE: Seton Catholic swing man Kevin Murray rises for a shot in the third quarter of the Knight’s Jan. 6 game against Willsboro which he would hit to score his 1,000th career point.

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with five seconds remaining in the opening period.

“It’s awesome to bring our school and our program some recognition,” Lapier said. “The Peru Classic was a benchmark for me this season. If I could hang with all the great wrestlers here, I knew I was going to be in good shape for the rest of the season.”

The Patriots had four other wrestlers make the podium.

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PERU — With 16 wrestlers making their way to the podium Jan. 7, the Peru varsity program easily regained the title at its own tournament, the 48th Peru Invitational, by scoring 237 points.

Adirondack was second with 155 points, while fellow Section VII school AuSable Valley was eighth with 73 points.

In all, the Indians had nine wrestlers make the championship finals in the seeded, bracketed individual tournament that included 22 teams from 14 schools.

Out of the eight, three finished the day with championships for Peru, including Cole McKee, who scored a 4-0 decision over Adirondack’s Travis Hastwell at 220.

“I was second as a freshman and fourth last year, so this is a big win for me at our home tournament,” said McKee. “I think this will be a real big confidence boost for the team as we get ready for the matches we have the rest of the season.”

While Cole was winning his match, Alijah Seymour was in one of the top matches of the evening, scoring a 5-3 win over Tioga’s Brady Worthing at 106.

Seymour attacked early for two points on a takedown 15 seconds into the match, getting Worthing on his back for two additional points five seconds later. The Tioga wrestler responded with an escape midway through the opening two minutes and took Seymour down with 30 seconds left.

In the second, Seymour was able to maintain top position over Worthing for the entire two minutes, scoring an insurance point in the third and final period on an escape with just over one minute remaining.

Indivdual results Peru: Logan Dubuque (99): 3-1, second place Brayden BUshey (99): 3-2, fourth place Alijah Seymour (106): 4-0, CHAMPION Conner Witkiewicz (113): 2-1, second place Carson Dobozy (120): 4-1, third place Caleb Desotell (120): 0-2 Devin Blake (126): 2-1, second place Jonathan Goddeau (126): 2-3, sixth place Zack Swyer (132): 4-1, third place Trent Prince (132): 3-3, sixth place Hunter Quero (132): 1-2

Collin Hogan looks to take down his opponent at Peru Invitational Jan. 7. Hogan was the champion wrestler at 138-lbs.

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“I’ve been watching this tournament since I was 5 years old and waiting for the day I would be able to compete in it,” said the Freshman Seymour. “It’s really cool to win it, now I just need to keep my focus for the rest of the season.”

The Indians third win came at 138, as Collin Hogan scored a 12-3 win over Jacob Null of Dolgeville, earning a 10-1 lead at the end of

Girl’s basketball

Ticonderoga 43, PHS 28 PLATTSBURGH — The Lady Hornets were unable to hold onto a 14-13 halftime lead as the Lady Sentinels went on a 16-6 third quarter run to scored the win Jan. 5.

Delaney Hughes paced the Sentinel offense with 18 points, while Emily Pike scored 9 in the win. Aubrey Smith added 6 points, with Sadie St. Andrews scoring 5, Sarah Bresett 3 and Emily Hood 2.

Shea Frady had 11 points for the Hornets.

Photos from this game, covered by photographer Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

Boy’s bowling

Beekmantown 7, Moriah 1 MINEVILLE — The Beekmantown varsity boy’s bowling team picked up all but one point against Moriah Jan. 4.

Mitchell Trost was the top bowler of the night, rolling a 548 series with a 229 high game on the Mineville VFW lanes. Jacob Deyo had a 492 series, while Jordan Deyo followed with a 490.

For the Vikings, Jacob Gineau paced the team with a 515 series, while Zack Harter had the high game of 193.

Photos from this game, covered by photographer Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

Girl’s bowling

Beekmantown 4, Moriah 0 MINEVILLE — Cheyenne Reeves and Kylie Hilborne were the top bowlers on the VFW Lanes as the Lady Eagles swept past the Lady Vikings Jan. 4.

Reeves scored a pair of 189 games en route to a 558 series, while Hilborne had a 193 and 197 game as part of a 551 series.

Morgan Brunet had the high game for the Eagles with a 198.

For the Vikings, Hailey Morgan had a high game of 208, part of a 555 series.

Photos from this game, covered by photographer Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

Boys hockey

Beekmantown 2, Saranac Lake 0 SARANAC LAKE — Josh McCauley opened scoring for the Eagles and assisted on a Matthew Maggy goal as the Eagles scored a win over the Red Storm Jan. 7. Cole Harvey had 30 saves in the game for the win, while Bruno Freeman and 18 saves for the Red Storm.

PHS 5, Queensbury 1 GLENS FALLS — Alex Kneifel scored all but one of the goals for the Hornets as they defeated Queensbury Jan. 7.

the first two-minute period.

“It was my third time in the finals and fifth time wrestling in the tournament, so it was huge to finally get a win,” Hogan said. “This was one of my main goals coming into the season, to win this tournament at home.”

For the Patriots, Chance Lapier became the first Patriot wrestler to claim an Invitational title as he pinned Dolgeville’s Justin Kopet

Cameron Colburn scored the pther goal for PHS, while Dean Dashnaw made 14 saves in the win.

Girls hockey

Potsdam 3, Beekmantown 2 PORSDAM — For the second time in as many days, the Lady Eagles suffered a one-goal loss, this time against the Lady ‘Stoners Jan. 7. Conner LaPierre scored both goals for the Eagles, while Taylor Laurin made 25 saves.

Boys basketball

Saranac Lake 62, Beekmantown 55 SARANAC LAKE — In a back-and-forth game, the Red Storm scored a 20-14 edge in the fourth quarter to earn a seven point win over Beekmantown Jan. 6.

Nick Wilson scored 27 points for the Eagles, with Kenney Mabry scoring 16, Evan Burnell 10 and Keegan Munson 2.

PHS 52, AuSable Valley 42 PLATTSBURGH — The Hornets applied pressure to the Patriots in the fourth quarter, going on a 22-10 run to turn a 2-point deficit into a 10-point win Jan. 4.

Andrew Cutaiar scored 25 points in the win, with 12 of his points coming in the decisive final eight minutes. Bailey Pombrio scored 10 points, while Mitch Senecal added 6, Andrew Follmer 4, Zachary Bieber 4 and Dan Piper 4.

Saranac Lake 70, Peru 63 PERU — While the Indians dropped an impressive 30 points on the Red Storm in the fourth quarter, it was not enough to complete a comeback as the Red Storm picked up a seven-point win Jan. 4.

Justin LaPorte scored 17 points for the Indians, while Jacob Casey scored 11, Bryce Trombley 11, Hunter Caron 10, Patrick Crowley 8 and Pery Marvin 5.

NAC 71, Saranac 59 SARANAC — A 43-31 stretch over the middle two quarters of play gave the Bobcats the edge they needed to defeat the Chiefs Jan. 4.

The Duo of Stephen and Cody Peryea each scored 19 points in the win, with Stephen scoring 13 of his points from the free throw line and adding 12 rebounds.

Logan Matthews scored 16 points for the Chiefs, with Nick Mather scoring 14, Tyler Blair 12, Isaac Garman 5, Luke Maye 4 and Dylan Stoughton 2.

Boy’s swimming

Mid-season Invitational CLINTOVILLE — The AuSable Valley boy’s swimming team defended their home pool Jan. 6 in the mid-season In-

Collin Hogan (138): 4-0, CHAMPION Kellen Blake (145): 3-2, fifth place Gage Johnson (152): 4-1, third place Quinton Jackson (152): 1-2 Nick Bushey (160): 2-1, second place Mike Hayes (170): 2-1, second place Dan Bast (182): 1-3, sixth place Mason Maulding (195): 1-1, third place Cole McKee (220): 3-0, CHAMPION Dalton Criss (285): 2-2, fifth place Austin Prince (285): 1-2

vitational.

Dalton Harney scored wins for Plattsburgh High in the 200 free and 100 fly, while Luke Moore won the 100 free for Seton Catholic.

Boy’s bowling

AuSable Valley 8, Saranac 0 PLATTSBURGH — AuSable’s Tyler Atkins and Saranac’s Matt Fall matched each other with a high game of 245, but it was the three 600-plus series for the Patriots which gave them a sweep over the Chiefs Jan. 6.

Atkins rolled a high series of 690, while Tyler Light had a 642 series and Ryan Thomas a 600 series. Fall ended with the top series of 691 for the Chiefs.

Girl’s bowling

AuSable Valley 3, Saranac 1 PLATTSBURGH — Janelle Simpson set personal records as she helped to lead the Lady Patriots over the Lady Chiefs Jan. 6. Simpson rolled a 223 game as part of a 515 series, while Emily Verrillo had a 455 series for the Chiefs.

Peru 4, Moriah 0 MINEVILLE — Marissa Bushey had a high game of 224 as part of a 561 series, and Madison Cragle had a high series of 564 as the Lady Indians swept the Lady Vikings Jan. 6.

Girls basketball

AuSable Valley 50, Saranac 45 MALONE — The Lady Patriots outscored the Chiefs 18-10 in the final eight minutes for a five point win Jan. 5.

Janyll Barber scored 13 points for the Chiefs.

Beekmantown 81, Saranac Lake 23 BEEKMANTOWN — A 27-0 first quarter turned into a 52-5 halftime lead as the Lady Eagles cruised past the Lady Red Storm Jan. 5.

Kenna Guynup led all scorers, including the Red Storm as a team, with 24 points, while Brooke Bjelko scored 22, Alyssa Waters 11, Bailee Mull 8, Sierra Gowette 4, Gabby Rowell 3, Tayannah Dyer 3, Jordanne Manney 2, Hannah Lafountain 2 and Kaitlyn Bjelko 2.

Seton Catholic 51, Willsboro 39 WILLSBORO — A 13-5 second quarter gave the Lady Knights the space needed to score a 12-point win over the Lady Warriors Jan. 5.

Gretchen Zalis led the way with 23 points for the Knights, while Nicole Bullock scored 16, Cailene Allen 4, Rachel Racette 2 and Kathryn Larsen 2.

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CLARIFICATIONS In last week’s story “Peru officials approve water, sewer rates increases,” residents will not have to pay a fee every time a meter is read as initially reported, but rather for mid-quarter readings only. Water and sewer fees increased for residents outside of the district — not the hamlet.

A story on the city’s budget deficit that appeared in the same edition initially reported councilors “declined to add a new traffic control position.” Councilor Rachelle Armstrong later clarified that the council had voted to decline former Mayor James Calnon’s proposed cut of the City Police Department’s requested civilian traffic enforcer position, thus effectively approving the position and removing parking infractions from the responsibility of city police officers.

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PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce will host their 105th Annual Dinner, “An Evening in the Adirondacks,” on Jan. 27 at the West Side Ballroom. Cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $580 per table of 10, $58 for individual tickets.

After Jan. 13, individual tickets will be $68.

Attendees should feel free to embrace the theme with whatever style makes you happy — “‘Flannel Formal,’ ‘Adirondack Casual’ or ‘Starlight Sparkle’ are all great options.

For more information, call 563-1000.

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fered before speculating on what Pruitt’s nomination might look like for the region.

“I don’t want to imagine hypotheticals,” said Stec, the Ranking Member on the Environmental Conservation Committee, adding that EPA leadership is a federal issue.

But, he added: “I think we need to strike balance between the environment and the economy everywhere in the world.”

ON THE GROUND At least one local grassroots group is mobilizing as a local counterweight against potential changes at the federal level.

Formed in the aftermath of November’s election, Saranac Lake-based political action group Now What? said they have seen an uptick in concern from local residents on environmental issues.

The group plans on being a steady local voice in the debate and participated in the Day of Denial on Monday, a nationwide effort to protest Trump’s nominees, including Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil CEO tapped to lead the State Department; former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for Secretary of Energy and Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) for Department of Interior.

They also are engaged in a letter-writing campaign to Schumer and Gillibrand.

Chief among their concerns is the new administration’s promotion of energy policy that encourages further oil and natural gas exploration in the U.S. The coalition doesn’t see a commitment to green energy on the table, which is cause for alarm.

“Clean energy is a job creator and that’s been demonstrated in the North Country,” said Emily Martz, a co-founder, citing the solarization efforts that have taken root in the region, including the launch of a new sales office in Keene.

Pete Benson, a co-founder, said the green energy industry is growing because of investments and prioritizing at the federal and state level, including programs like Solarize Tri-Lakes.

“I’m not sure how oil exploration in Utah will bring jobs and a sustainable environment to the Adirondack Park,” Benson said. “Clean energy is the future of North Country.”

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denying the department’s proposed second ambulance — and a $45,755 reduction to the recreation department budget.

Lawmakers also voted to reduce the Plattsburgh City Police Department’s motor vehicle budget by $40,000. The department originally requested $87,331 to purchase three new cruisers.

A $9,654 reduction to public works payroll was also approved, a cost which resulted from a budgeted position being filled below expected pay.

Even with the $210,500 worth of cuts, taxpayers may still see a tax increase of over 9 percent.

Residents again appeared at City Hall last Thursday to protest the potential tax increase.

“A 10 percent increase is way too much,” said Jeff Moore. “You need to fix the problem: overspending.”

Moore urged the council to probe the proposed spending plan for further cuts, saying that city residents could not afford to pay any more.

Sue Moore, a city resident, said that the council has an “important moral responsibility” to bridge the gap before the deadline.

“I don’t see how you can look at anyone in the eye with the increase you’re proposing,” said Moore.

City councillors have said taxes could increase by as much as 23 percent.

Seth Parker, a resident of Lake Country Village area, urged lawmakers to balance the budget, but to not forget about the residents.

The concern over crumbling water infrastructure on the new base was brought to light by Read on the campaign trail, with the lawmaker vowing to kickstart the process of replacing the aging pipes.

“Clean drinking water trumps needing a tighter budget,” said Parker.

Read said residents are welcome to add their ideas on how to bridge the budget gap.

The city is attentive, he said, despite a perception that lawmakers aren’t tuned into public sentiment.

“We really need your help,” Read said.

Kretser was unanimously named Mayor Pro Tem at the ceremony.

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay), who won the open seat to replace Janet Duprey, was also sworn at the ceremony.

The City of Plattsburgh saw the inauguration of their new lawmakers last Thursday, welcoming (left to right) Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay), Mayor Colin Read and Councilors Rachelle Armstrong (Ward 1), Mike Kelly (Ward 2), Dale Dowdle (Ward 3), Peter Ensel (Ward 4), Becky Kasper (Ward 5) and Josh Kretser (Ward 6).

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DANNEMORA — It looks like LaFountaine Park won’t be receiving that facelift after all.

Trustee Zachary Babbie delivered the bad news last week during the board of trustees meeting that the village won’t be receiving $150,000 from the New York State Office of Parks and Historic Preservation to spruce up the park on Smith Street.

If awarded, those monies would’ve went toward upgrading the old playground equipment, replacing the netting and fencing on the tennis court and adding a handicap access point on Smith Street.

Babbie applied for the grant last summer but didn’t hear back from the state until last month with a rejection letter.

The letter didn’t state why the village’s request was denied, but Babbie said he does plan on applying for the next round and evaluating the amount of money to ask for again.

“We’ve been trying for years to get funding,” he said. “We’re not ready to give up just yet.”

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The last grant the village received was several years ago for groundwork and drainage. Leftover funds went toward smaller pieces of playground equipment, like the castle and pirate ship.

Funds have been allocated out of the village’s budget to pay for smaller improvements, such as installing a gate and light at one of the entrances.

However, the current tax cap — just .68 percent last year — restricts the village from taking on different projects not needing immediate attention, said Mayor Michael Bennett.

“The cap makes you tighten what you spend,” Bennett said.

“It make things difficult, but we’re still accomplishing what we can.”

LaFountaine Park currently contains a baseball field, soccer field, basketball court, tennis court and a playground, which is split into two areas on separate sides of the baseball diamond.

Babbie said he intends on putting together another grant application to continue improvements to the park this winter.

For more information or updates on this project, call 518492-7000 or visit www.villageofdannemora.com.

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