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First-ever pride parade on tap Inagural event to take place Oct. 1

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In NEWS | pg. 11

Combating opioid abuse

Locals sound off on plans to seize epidemic

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Vermont Green Line update

Beekmantown signs road license agreement

Residents sound off on downtown revitalization

City dwellers, visitors list future changes, improvements they would like to see as part of $10 million package

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Visitors Margaret Suprenant and Nancy Yelle just finished eating at Hobie’s Sports Den when they decided to explore the downtown.

After walking the streets filled with shops and restaurants for the first time in a long time, the two wound back at the Durkee Street parking lot, contemplating their overall experience.

“It’s nice,” said Suprenant, who’s from Champlain. “But I

think downtown can have a lot more.”

City and state officials are currently working on a spending plan for the $10 million award through the state to improve the downtown area.

A number of city dwellers and visitors put in their two cents on how the money should be spent.

‘NOTHING TO DO’ Laurie Saunders, who said she lives “outside the city,” said she visits the downtown area often with her granddaughter often and mentioned how she can easily spend $100 in just a day just through eating lunch and shopping for new clothes.

Town of Plattsburgh resident Jessica Fuller said shopping

Rutland mayor briefs New Yorkers on refugee resettlement

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As he navigates the storm over a controversial program on his home turf, Chris Louras offers local leaders some tips from the trenches

$15 million project to add 80 beds, expand rehab gymnasium in Plattsburgh nursing home

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Meadowbrook

PLATTSBURGH — Meadowbrook Healthcare is now putting finishing touches on the new addition.

Walking through the private nursing home entrance and looking down the long, narrow hallway, a door with a green Teah velvet rope in front blocks the way to the Dowling new living area.

Writer The layout, Community Relations Coordinator Laurie Marvin said, strays away from the stereotypical arrangement of nursing homes with “long, institutional-like hallways like a hospital.”

Instead, this addition was designed with a circular layout divided up into four 20-bed neighborhoods.

The center of every neighborhood contains a dining area, lounge, library and parlor with a fireplace.

Each living quarter is surrounded by walls covered with earth-tone paint and black-framed nature paintings giving off a “hotel-like feel,” said Marvin. “We wanted to make sure everyone was comfortable.”

The private, one-bedroom rooms circle around the amenities, which all come equipped with piped-in oxygen, walk or

Last month, the town board resolved to stop accepting bids for the Mooers Free Library. Instead, town officials are discussing converting the space into an office for Town Historian Jennifer Bulriss.

By Pete DeMola

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The center of every 20-bed neighborhood contains a dining area, lounge, library and parlor with a fireplace. The private, one-bedroom rooms circle around the amenities, which all come equipped with pipedin oxygen, walk or wheel-in showers, a flat screen TV, overhead lighting, sliding bathroom doors and a dresser short enough for someone wheelchair bound.

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KEESEVILLE — The outcry over Syrian refugees has shaped much of Rutland’s discourse this summer.

The dispute over whether to accept 100 asylum seekers has cleaved the city, pitting Mayor Chris Louras against constituents, city aldermen and other elected officials.

As the five-term mayor waits for the Department of State to sign off on the expansion of the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program into his city — a roadblock thrown up by peeved aldermen — Louras ventured to New York last week, where he briefed local leaders on his push to make the state’s third-largest city a host for escapees of the war-torn nation.

A decision may come as soon as 10 days, he said, with the first family arriving as early as December.

Bringing refugees into the city, he said, goes hand-in-hand with urban revitalization efforts.

Their entry, Louras believes, would breathe new life into an ailing city. >> See Refugee Resettlement | pg. 23

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Loud and proud: ADK Gender Alliance lands in P’Burgh City to hold inaugural pride parade Oct. 1

By Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — To promote love, acceptance, respect and unity: that is the goal of the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance.

The newly formed group is run by Kelly Metzgar, a transgender and LGBTQ rights advocate.

LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning.

Metzgar has worked on the local, regional and state levels and presented at national conventions in an effort to bring awareness to transgender issues.

Now, she is working to establish a cohesive LGBTQ resource in the North Country.

PRIDE CENTER “Creating the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance is my attempt at starting a pride center,” Metzgar said. “There are no resources for the LGBTQ community in the Adirondacks.

We need that.”

Metzgar said that because “we live in a rural area,” many people are not aware of the LGBTQ people around them.

“We didn’t even have a doctor that could offer hormone treatment until 2014,” she said.

According to the South Wind Women’s Center, cross-gender hormone therapy aids transgender or gender variant individuals with their physical transformation.

For example, hormone therapy for trans women usually includes three different medicines: estrogen, testosterone blockers and progesterones. These medicines will cause feminine characteristics to appear in a male-born body. Emotional and sexual changes will also occur with hormone therapy.

Young people also need to know where they can get help and have questions answered, according to Metzgar. A national poll by GLSEN shows that 75 percent of transgender youth feel unsafe at school.

“Young people need to feel safe. There have been bullying issues. They need to know where they can get help,” Metzgar said.

Metzgar says it’s vital for community members who are straight and gender-conforming to attend and show their support as well.

“Allies are vital to our community,” said Metzgar. “We value who they are in our lives. They’re our family members, our friends, our teachers.” Acceptance is essential, she said.

“It’s very scary to talk about gender variances, and showing up to these events shows people in the LGBTQ community that we’re valued.”

The event will feature a parade, which will begin in Trinity Park and follow a circuit to SUNY Plattsburgh and back, guest speakers and live music.

Metzgar said that among the speakers will be Plattsburgh Mayor James Calnon.

FUTURE EVENTS On Nov. 20, the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance will have an event honoring the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day the LGTBQ community mourns lives lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

According to a report by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence, 20 transgender people were murdered in 2014. This number does not include those who took their own lives due to bullying or depression.

“In the end, all we want is to be treated like we’re normal,” said Metzgar. “Just like everyone else.”

The Plattsburgh Pride Parade is slated for Oct. 1 from 1-4 p.m. For more information, find the Plattsburgh Pride Parade on Facebook or call 637-7253.

LOUD AND PROUD The Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance will host Plattsburgh’s first pride parade on Oct. 1.

October is LGBTQ History Month, said Metzgar.

That’s not to be confused with Gay Pride Month in June, created to commemorate the Stonewall riots.transgender rights and the continuing struggle for equal rights.

The alliance also planned the event to coincide with the start of the semester, to accommodate students returning for the school year, and National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.

“The goal is for this to be fun,” she said.

The Plattsburgh Pride Parade will channel the spirit of the Burlington Pride Parade and Festival, pictured.

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Plattsburgh City Rec seeks to help residents stay fit PLATTSBURGH — The City of Plattsburgh Recreation Department will be opening another twice-a-week class in its “Stay Fit Over 50” program.

The program is geared towards adults over 50 who are active and want to stay active.

Participants will be put through an hour-long session two times a week consisting of functional strength training, light agility and mobility work and balance exercises.

The newly added class will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and will start Oct. 4. This session will run until Dec. 8 and be held in the Community Room of the City Recreation Center.

The program will cost $3.30 per class.

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Participants can register for the program at the City Recreation Center on 52 US Oval.

Last child safety seat event of 2016 slated for Oct. 1 PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office and Safe Kids Adirondack have been invited by Lowe’s Home Improvement to hold a child safety seat event on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Parents are encouraged to stop by the inspection station to have their child’s seat checked to insure that it is adequate for the child, safely installed and not on recall or expired. This will be the last seat check event scheduled for the 2016 calendar year.

For more information, call 565-4397.

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Fourth annual ‘Sweet Expectations’ registrations now open PLATTSBURGH — The Champlain Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines is sponsoring its fourth annual Young Women in Harmony workshop on Oct. 29. This year’s workshop will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Plattsburgh and is open to young women ages 12-25.

Under the direction of guest director Katie Taylor, girls will work throughout the day on vocal skills, choreography and a cappella singing.

They will then be a part of the Champlain Valley Chorus concert at 4 p.m.

Pre-registration is mandatory with a due date of Oct. 12.

To learn more, visit champlainvalleychorus.org or call Diane at 569-6188.

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Resolution to request state aid with city beach issues shot down

Lawmakers overturn resolution with 4-2 vote

By Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — Looks like the city beach won’t be given an extra life preserver, after all.

The Plattsburgh City Council last week nixed a motion for additional state assistance to remedy problems at the cityowned beach, including the discovery of E Coli and Enterococci that has repeatedly led to its closure this summer.

Last month, councilors Rachelle Armstrong and Mike Kelly proposed a resolution to request increased state resources to remedy the problem. It was ultimately tabled until last Thursday, when it was formally brought to a vote.

Armstrong wanted Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Bernie Sanders (D-VT), the US Coast Guard and the state Department of Environmental Conservation to “assist the city in its efforts to find long-term solutions” for city beach pollution.

But the city is already collaborating with an engineering firm to diagnose the problems, said those who voted against the measure.

The city inked the deal with the firm, CDM Smith, earlier this year to study data which the council hopes will reveal solutions to the issue.

That report is expected by Nov. 1.

“Before we go looking for advice, we should look at the reports and data we spent a lot of money for,” said Councilwoman Becky Kasper (Ward 5) at last week’s meeting.

Kelly, who supported the measure, said as part of that contract, CDM Smith is authorized to reach out to the state on their behalf for additional resources if necessary.

In greenlighting that agreement, he argued, the council has essentially already signed off any additional help that may be required.

“It just seems kind of disingenuous that we would vote for this [contract] in April, and be willing to spend a large sum of money when we all know that’s a challenge this year, and now we’re not,” Kelly said. “It doesn’t make a bit of sense.”

Mayor James Calnon said the resolution would be jumping the gun.

Asking for help without the results of that report is premature, he said, and insinuates the city is not making progress on resolving the issue.

“It assumes that we have unhealthy levels of E Coli. Unhealthy. We’ve never had a bad health result,” Calnon said.

“There is also an assumption of pollution. There’s really some high powered and prejudicial words used in this resolution.”

Rachelle Armstrong, who offered the resolution, said her colleagues deprived her of input as she drafted the document.

“I didn’t get any feedback or any suggestion,” Armstrong said. “There was no collegiality regarding the wording, where there has been in the past. And to suggest that there’s been no investigation into the testing that’s been done is simply incorrect.”

“It seems like nothing but a symbolic action,” said Calnon.

“My thought is that our resolutions should be more about action, and less about image.”

Miner Museum to spotlight remarkable women of the Adirondacks CHAZY — The Alice T. Miner Museum will host a free program featuring author Sandra Weber on Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.

Weber will highlight the voices and wild spirit of Adirondack women. Dressed in period costume, Weber will deliver dramatic narratives of women such as pancake-flipper Mother Johnson, adventurer-activist Kate Field, poet Jeanne Robert Foster, and suffrage martyr Inez Milholland.

For more information, visit minermuseum.org.

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State approves Beekmantown’s $500k contract for salt facility Town officials searching for ways to decrease $1.3 million project

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — The state recently approved the town’s $500,000 contract to construct a new salt and sand storage facility.

Supervisor Dennis Relation said the town was awarded a state grant to eliminate the 50-foot exposed salt and sand pile located behind the town highway garage.

Last month, the town signed an engineering agreement with AES Northeast to get moving on the $1.3 million project.

Relation said town and AES Northeast officials are exploring different ways to deplete the remaining $800,000 bill by looking at areas where money can be saved through the building’s design and construction.

Wayne Ryan of AES said they can reduce the bill by using their own people and equipment.

The facility will be large enough to accommodate 12,000 yards of mixed sand and salt. Building a smaller structure, Relation said, could be another way to cut costs.

The supervisor said if other solutions aren’t found, that would leave the town to bond the cost and pay for it in time or, in this case, the taxpayers.

“We plan on trying our best to prevent that from happening,” he said.

Relation said the construction timeline has not been set yet.

The facility, he said, needs to be completed in five years or else the town will have to pay back the grant funding.

Both parties are aiming for a 2017 start date.

“There’s no sense to rush it,” Relation said. “But we do want to move forward with the project and get it done as soon as possible.”

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES During last week’s town board meeting, resident Sally Yanulavich, who lives south of the sediment pile, made a complaint about sand and salt blowing into her well, causing her drinking water to become both grainy and salty.

“I live with this problem every day,” she said during the meeting. “I’m not going to forget about it until a solution is found.”

Town officials are currently investigating the situation, said Relation.

Not only will the new building prevent wind from blowing sand and salt onto other properties, Relation said, but it will eliminate salt runoff to groundwater and surface waters surrounding the highway garage facility.

“It’s an issue that needs to be addressed,” he said. “And we plan on doing all we can to solve it.”

For more information or updates, visit townofbeekmantown.com.

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everal weeks ago I wrote about freedom being a choice.

After attending the SPARCC Community Forum on Substance Abuse last week in Plattsburgh I need to qualify that thought.

SPARCC is short for the Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery of Clinton County, a coalition of agencies who have joined together in this battle.

For an alarming number among us freedom is not a choice. One poor choice by a child or an adult can leave a person trapped by the seductive power these drugs are designed to create.

Addictions that effect ones behavior was once thought of as mind over matter. Willpower, strong motivation, and a supporting cast around you was all one really needed to overcome an addicted behavior.

Today, through medical research of the brain, we know and understand how substance abuse alters the brain’s ability to freely decide, making it a need and no longer a choice.

Micheal Nerney, of Long Lake, is a consultant in substance abuse prevention and education with 37 years of experience in the field. Last week at the Strand Theater he, along with others who deal with addressing this growing crisis, provided a presentation in the debilitating affects of this disease.

Nerney’s area of expertise includes psychopharmacology, adolescent chemical dependency, relapse prevention heroin, prescription opiate addiction, as well as gender differences in communication and managing violent incidents.

This was an eye opening session into a world I had little to no experience encountering. I walked away wondering how I and those close to me were ever lucky enough to avoid this deadly trap; that once in its clutches will continue to alter the way your brain functions.

Through modern day research of the brain experts now understand so much more about how the receptors in the brain function and how they differ from male to female. Drug traffickers, through trial and error, concoct chemicals that render the body’s defenses helpless.

The lure of these cheap drugs combined with the stress for even the very young in today’s ever evolving society places us all at risk to feel the affects of this ever growing problem.

We all must become educated about what’s happening and join in this battle before future generations are lost to this deadly disease. For more information visit: www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/heroin or a local substance abuse organization near you.

Trust me, even if this substance abuse issue hasn’t affected you or your family, it’s only a matter of time until it does. Education and a complete understanding of what is taking place is our best defense.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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New group offers chance at balanced land use debate — now don’t blow it

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s we head into autumn, the first Adirondack Park Agency public hearings to determine the classification for the Boreas Ponds and Macintyre Tracts are right around the corner.

The first is scheduled for Nov. 9.

These hearings will determine the use of the parcels purchased by the state from the Nature Conservancy this past spring.

By now, the contours are well known: A kaleidoscope of groups have offered their proposals for how the central Adirondack parcels, the last in a planned state acquisition of some 69,000 acres once owned by a timber company, should be used.

Green groups are calling for more restricted public access to protect what is frequently referred to as an “ecological jewel” from human impact.

Local governments are calling for more access, a measure they say will buoy local economies which continue to be touch-and-go.

Sportsmen, too, are advocating for access, citing statistics that show an aging population.

The debate will surely sharpen once the hearings get underway. So will the campaigns designed to steer and shape public opinion.

Several are already underway, including a pro-Wilderness campaign featuring a famous actress who is a seasonal resident here.

We’ve said for a long time that these glossy, celebri- Gov. Andrew Cuomo shakes hands with Adirondack Mountain Club Executive Director Neil Woodworth on May 10, 2016 North Hudson as state Department of Conservation Director Basil Seggos (left) and Essex County Board of Supervity-fueled campaigns could use a counterpoint — es- in sors Chairman Bill Ferebee (right) look on. pecially when debate orbits around social media, and public opinion seems more malleable than ever.

We’re glad that a new group has risen to represent the other side of the That’s why we think Access Adirondacks, a pro-access group that formed last month, has the potential to serve as a useful coun- spectrum, including those whose livelihoods will be directly impacted by the eventual decision — perhaps more so than their counterparts across the aisle. terpoint to the discussion.

And it’s not due to ideological reasons, but simply because rigorous debate Access Adirondacks is a coalition of government officials, sportsmens is healthy in any civilized society, and we historically haven’t seen much of that groups, landowners and just regular working stiffs.

In other words, it’s a group constituted by those whose insights haven’t al- going on here.

Moving the needle, of course, takes more than just noble intentions. ways been heard in the land use debate.

As we’ve seen from past grassroots attempts from a galaxy of groups — and All too often their voices have been virtually droned out by the roar of those not just those in the land use fray — motivated cheerleaders are necessary to with a more powerful megaphone (and deeper pockets).

They are the people who can’t afford to lobby, or don’t have the schedule to propel ideas forward.

Starting the group is a great step forward. Now as it prepares to enter what’s do so, because they’re working two jobs to make ends meet. Or the folks who wish they had more information, but don’t have the wherewithal and time to sure to be a hot-burning fray, they need to ensure they don’t wilt under the heat. research how these seismic discussions may impact them.

This is a chance to remedy that imbalance.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, At the same time, as a spokesman has noted, some of these stakeholders have often been their own worst enemy, often dropping the ball when it comes John Gereau, Pete DeMola and Keith Lobdell. We want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter, to share your thoughts. to representing their own interests in past debates.

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COMMENTARY

Trump and Skittles Killed by a refugee?

John L. Micek Columnist

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Childhood cancer nonprofit aims to expand service area Rileys Wishes was established to honor memory of Riley Knight, who succumbed to a brain tumor in 2011 at age 12

By Pete DeMola

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TICONDEROGA — Riley James Louis Knight was a rambunctious young prankster. He liked sports, shamrocks, animals — especially his dog, Kia — and spending time outdoors.

But most of all, he had a penchant for volunteerism.

“He was always helping somebody else,” said Ann Knight, his mother.

Riley was given nine months to live in August 2010 after doctors discovered a brain tumor.

Six months to the day after being diagnosed with the brain stem glioma, he passed away.

He was two months shy of his 12th birthday.

As he fought for his life, the Ticonderoga Central student never stopped putting others first, including sharing gifts with his fellow patients during the holiday season.

“Riley knew he was going to pass, and his wish was to help other sick children at Christmas,” said Ann. “He wanted to do that for other people, that’s what he wanted to do.”

Ann now hopes to pay it forward with Rileys

Wishes, a nonprofit established to keep her son’s legacy alive by helping the families of children between ages 3 and 18 who are fighting lifethreatening illnesses — particularly during the holiday season, which Riley adored.

Since their formation, the group has raised $4,000 through events like raffles, food drives, bake sales, and soda can tab collection drives.

The next event is Oct. 1 at the American Legion.

Rileys Wishes also organizes a dinner each year at the Ronald McDonald House in Burlington, VT, whose services the family used while Riley was receiving treatment.

Among their biggest successes is $1,200 raised to aid in home renovations for a local girl afflicted with cancer.

The group has also worked with Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids and Friends Comforting Friends, another nonprofit designed to aid young cancer patients.

Now Rileys Wishes wants to expand their outreach past their current footprint of southern Essex County, Hague and Putnam.

“We can give kids more wishes at Christmas time,” Ann said. “This is giving me a focus and I’m keeping his memory alive.”

Donations generated during events will be put toward food costs, gift and gas cards, which the group often contributes to other fundraisers.

Families in need, regardless of location, are encouraged to reach out to determine their eli-

gibility.

“We appreciate the community and our fundraising committee,” Ann said. “Without them, I wouldn’t be able to do anything.”

The next fundraising event, a Paint & Sip, is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1 at the American Legion in Ticonderoga.

Would Riley be proud?

“Oh yes,” Ann said. “If this was another organization, and he was here, he’d so want to be a part of it.”

For more information, and to get involved, visit rileyswishes.com or find them on Facebook.

ou know what the great thing about Skittles is?

You can never eat just one. They’re just that tasty.

So on behalf of fruit-flavored candy addicts everywhere - not to mention the huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, I plan to enjoy a bag of that childhood favorite just as soon as I finish thanking Donald Trump Jr. for the spectacularly dense thing he said on Twitter.

In case you missed it (and it’s hard to imagine how that happened), here it is: “If I had a bowl of Skittles and I told you just three would kill you, would you take a handful,” the scion of the Trump empire mused. “That’s our Syrian refugee problem.”

Then he added, just for good measure, “This image says it all. Let’s end the politically correct agenda that doesn’t put America first.”

There are a number of things wrong with Trump’s assertion mainly that you possibly face a greater risk of choking to death on a Skittle (which is already astronomical) than you do of dying at the hands of a refugee.

According to a report by the Libertarian Cato Institute released last week, your risk of being killed by a refugee is a truly insane 1 in 3.64 billion.

That’s billion. With a “buh.”

By comparison, your risk of being killed by a foreigner on a tourist visa is 1 in 3.9 million. You know who came into the country on tourist visas and killed a bunch of Americans?

That would be the 9/11 hijackers, who largely entered the country on tourist and business visas, laid in wait, and then perpetrated catastrophic attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 American lives.

It is, in fact, much harder for a refugee to gain entrance to the United States than it is someone seeking entrance on a tourist or business visa.

As The Week, and other sources have reported, it actually takes up to two years for a refugee to gain entrance to the United States. And no matter what Trump tells you, the vetting process is a complicated one.

It’s also important to note one really other important thing about refugees: They’re fleeing, amid great hardship and at tremendous personal risk, to avoid being killed in a horrible war back home or to escape some other tremendously dangerous situation.

Vigilance is important, and yes, if you see something, you should say something.

But, again, your odds of being killed in a terrorist attack or by a refugee remain astonishingly low.

The Washington Post crunched the numbers a while back, and concluded Americans are, among other things, 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease; nine times more likely to choke to death on their own vomit; 404 times more likely to die in a fall and 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident.

Put another way, your chances of dying like Jimi Hendrix (choking on your own vomit), while suffering from heart disease while falling off a ladder strategically positioned over a railroad track are better than your chances of dying in a terrorist attack — let alone one perpetrated by a refugee.

So have another Skittle.

Micek can be reached at jmicek@ pennlive.com.

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Beekmantown signs Vermont Green Line license agreement Consulting firm waiting on New England RFP, New York and Vermont approval before construction

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — The Vermont Green Line project is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Last week, town officials voted 4-0 (with one absent) to sign the license agreement allowing pipes to be placed underneath town roads.

The 6.7 miles of underground cable in Beekmantown will act as a mode of transportation for clean, carbon-free renewable energy under Lake Champlain through Vermont to New England states.

Mike Relyea of Amanus, a consulting group working with partners National Grid and Anbaric on the project, said two more hurdles need to be crossed before construction can start: New England Clean Energy RFP greenlighting the $650 million project and the New York and Vermont public service commission permitting the application.

Right now, over 20 bids, including Vermont Green Line, are being evaluated to see which contracts come out on top.

Results, Reylea said, are to be announced sometime this month.

“We’re pretty optimistic,” he said, referring to landing the contract.

Reylea said if everything goes as planned, the construction process should start sometime in between 18 and 24 months.

According to the traffic management plan, about 500 feet of road will be worked on per day to put in a 4-foot deep, 2-feet wide trench for the cable.

This will cause one-lane closures on several streets, including Jersey Swamp, West Hill, Pardy, Monty, Deyo, Durand, Burke, Route 22 and Route 9.

Joe Rossignoli, of National Grid, said rebuilding the roads won’t be any cost to the town and there will be no visible trace of the line.

Initially, Supervisor Dennis Relation said the town had a concern with the project in regards to how it would affect the residents, but the long-term benefits, he said, were just too good to pass up, like the tax payment to the town and creation of jobs.

TAXABLE ASSET Rossignoli said the project will create approximately 300 jobs throughout the construction process and will guarantee a tax payment to the town of $69,913,240 over the first two decades.

Over that time, the payment will split upon the town, its special districts and the Beekmantown Central School District.

The school district will receive about $62 million, while the town will get around $5 million.

The remainder will be allocated to the town’s fire and water districts.

Clinton County will also receive $22 million on top of the $70 million tax payment to Beekmantown — totaling a $90 million taxable asset.

“It’s a big revenue source for the community,” Relation said.

“It’s also a big plus for our taxpayers.”

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ETSÊ announcesÊ talentÊ awards All-stars in professional, industrial and administrative divisions receive recognition

PLATTSBURGH — ETS announced the First Annual 2016 Talent of the Year Award winners on Sept. 27.

Winners include George Normann, Jennifer Sylvester, Debra Troutman and Melinda Babbie.

This announcement marks the beginning of National Staffing Employee Week, Sept. 19-23.

The week, established by the American Staffing Association, honors the contributions of the millions of employees working for U.S. staffing firms in support of businesses and the nation’s economy every workday.

ETS’ Talent of the Year Awards honor individuals who are outstanding performers and exemplify the promise of staffing excellency. To be considered for recognition, candidates must have been staffed through ETS sometime since September 2015.

Talent of the Year Professional Award Winner: George Normann Equipped with a degree in Materials Science from MIT, George Normann worked in the aerospace field in engineering, manufacturing and quality positions for over 20 years before deciding to call his go-to vacation spot, the Adirondacks, home.

Having never looked for a job in the area before, Normann enlisted the help of the agency.

“I needed a staffing firm with knowledge of the area and employers. I choose to partner with ETS for their excellent connections, history and knowledge of the area,” Normann said.

Normann is now honing his expertise as a Continuous Improvement Engineer at Mold-Rite Plastics. Since being placed by ETS in December 2015, his skills and passion have advanced his role to include working on all areas of the lining process.

“ETS was able to match me with a position which best fit my interests and experience,” he said. “It is always good to have an experienced team on your side.”

His quick success has improved customer delivery, maximized productivity and fostered a dynamic team.

Talent of the Year Industrial Award Winners: Debra Troutman & Jennifer Sylvester Debra Troutman, a Logistics Support Specialist at A.N. Deringer, came to work for the company as a warehouse worker in September 2013.

As Troutman began to prove her dedication and manufacturing knowledge, her duties and responsibilities grew and she quickly transitioned to her current role in October 2013.

She chose ETS to get her name and skills in front of a variety of employers.

“There are so many local businesses that you do not think of when searching for a job and when you do find one,” she said. “Sometimes it’s a challenge to get a chance to showcase your talents before they turn you away. ETS was a good fit for me personality-wise and easy to work with: they allowed employers to see what I could offer.”

Taking into consideration Troutman’s extensive background working the warehouse floor and in manufacturing, ETS was able to place her at a business that fit her personality and met her needs.

“ETS was quick to search for a business that would be a

good fit for me, as well as what I had needed in regards to locality and hours. They gave me the opportunity to work for a business that I could see a future with.”

Troutman’s outstanding organizational skills and multitasking abilities make her a vital and standout member of the team.

When Jennifer Sylvester’s friend recommended that she should apply at ETS for a warehouse position she was skeptical at first.

“I guess you could say I was old school and believed companies should hire on the spot,” Sylvester said. “However, it was a great move and I’m happy that ETS was able to help me. Working with a staffing firm gives the employer time to figure out if you are right for the job and the employee time to figure out if this is where they want to be.”

After starting through ETS as a Pick Pack Associate at A.N. Deringer in June 2014, Sylvester has not only gained more responsibilities, but has transitioned onto their payroll as a Freight Handler.

When asked what she liked best about working in the industrial field, Sylvester said: “Not sitting still and always being busy, I also like being able to float between different areas when needed.”

Sylvester’s dedication, going above and beyond the call of duty, is an integral part of maintaining the efficient and effective operations of the facility.

Talent of the Year Administrative/ Office Award Winner: Melinda Babbie After moving back to the North Country in November 2015, Melinda Babbie partnered with ETS to gain exposure to a wide variety of companies and job opportunities.

“I hoped that ETS’ great reputation within the community would help to achieve my goals after moving back to the area with my husband,” Babbie said. “I felt like ETS took on the role of being my personal agent. If I ever needed anything, they were always there for me.”

Babbie now works as an Administrative Assistant at Mountain Lake PBS, where she was placed through ETS in May 2016. By Jily, she was permanently rolled to their payroll.

Babbie’s dynamic back-

ground as an accounting clerk, computer operator and in real estate, along with her punctuality, dependability and work ethic, has made her an early standout in this position.

“I find the administrative field to be very rewarding while performing a wide range of duties to ensure the efficient dayto-day operations of the office, along with support work to management and other staff members,” Babbie said.

Her keen attention to detail and contagious energy have taken her career and office into high gear.

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wheel-in showers, a flat screen TV, overhead lighting, sliding bathroom doors and a dresser short enough for someone wheelchair bound.

“We’re excited about how the expansion turned out,” said Marvin.

This expansion is just one part to the $15 million project. Renovations to the lounge and dining areas in the existing building were made and the rehabilitation gym was expanded in square footage by 50 percent.

New state-of-the-art equipment was added, Administrator/CEO Paul Richards said, including automated parallel bars and an electric stand assist lift for the paraplegic.

Construction started in June 2015 and was made possible through funding primarily from Housing and Urban Development.

Richards said the expansion idea came about after Cedar Hedge Nursing Home in Rouses Point closed in 2006, eliminating 60 extra beds for elders in need.

Surrounding nursing homes added temporary beds, like Meadowbrook, which brought in seven.

That wasn’t enough, said Richards.

“Clinton County is the one of the most under-bedded counties in the state,” he said. “There’s a definite need for more in the community.”

Besides Meadowbrook Healthcare, there are only three other nursing homes in Clinton County: Clinton County Nursing Home, Evergreen Valley Nursing Home and the CVPH Skilled Nursing Facility, which are all in Plattsburgh.

All of them are private facilities and combined hold over 230 beds.

Sometime in mid-October, Richards said, 80 more beds will be ready, giving the nursing and rehabilitation facility a total of 287 beds for long-term, short-term and recovering elders.

Besides the building addition, approximately 70 positions will be added to its 300-member staff.

“When Meadowbrook opened in 1974, there was a small staff and 120 beds,” said Richards.

“We’ve come a long way.”

Meadowbrook Healthcare will host an open house Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, visit www.meadowbrookhealth.com.

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Local lawmakers, agencies sound off on plans to combat opioid abuse

Community forum sheds light on substance abuse, local effects

By Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — Last Tuesday, Marilyn Morey stood on stage at the Strand Center Theater and asked the audience three questions.

Morey cautioned the gathered crowd to refrain from raising their hands until she had finished, and brought the house lights up, leaving the audience blinking and looking around at one another.

“Who has someone in their lives that struggles with opioid addiction?” Morey said, pausing for a moment before continuing.

“Who here is involved with abuse prevention, and who here is law enforcement that has to deal with opioids on a daily basis?”

Morey works with U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of New York as a community coordinator, a job that puts her on the front lines of the state’s ongoing heroin crisis.

Morey asked for those whose lives applied to the questions to finally raise their hands.

Hands shot up across the packed aisles.

COMING TOGETHER Hundreds gathered at the Strand Center on Sept. 20 as part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery of Clinton County’s (SPARCC) Community Forum on understanding heroin and prescription opioid abuse.

The lineup of speakers included representatives of local health organizations, lawmakers and a guest speaker with expertise in psychopharmacology and substance abuse and prevention.

This forum comes three months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a comprehensive legislative package aimed at putting a dent in the epidemic.

The state will invest nearly $200 million through the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services toward curbing substance abuse, an 82 percent increase in state spending since 2011.

The comprehensive package stemmed from a series of executive panels convened around the state designed to offer those in the trenches — including treatment providers and law enforcement personnel — state brass their ideal wishlist for vanquishing the problem.

The result? Sixty-six million has been allocated for residential treatment beds; $38 million to fund medication-assisted treatment programs, $25 million for state-operated addiction treatment centers, $24 million for outpatient services and $8 million for crisis/detox programs, according to the governor’s office.

The package also opens up the door for local health organizations to apply for a number of state grants, according to Mary Ellen Baughman of Clinton County Mental Health and Addiction Services.

“This legislative package affects all of us,” said Baughman, “There are a variety of grants we can now apply for. And we will be applying.” Baughman declined to say which grant they would be applying for, saying the process was still in its early stages.

LAW ENFORCEMENT “We’ve come together to work toward a solution,” Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie told the Strand crowd last Tuesday.

Wylie said that, since 2012, the number of people prosecuted for heroin abuse alone in Clinton County has increased sixfold from ten to 60 convicted cases in 2015.

“The number one goal of law enforcement is to work with treatment facilities to help, rather than incarcerate people,” Wylie said.

TREATMENT “About 50-90 percent of people relapse,” said guest speaker Michael Nerney. “Sad, but true.”

According to Nerney, an expert in psychopharmacology and substance abuse and prevention, people who are poor and without a college degree or formal education are more likely to need multiple bouts of rehabilitation.

“It’s not the treatment program,” said Nerney. “It’s what people bring with them.”

Organizers said that there are a good number of agencies available for addicts seeking help.

Conifer Park, Behavioral Health Services North, Clinton County Mental Health & Addiction Services, Champlain Valley Family Center and Alliance for Positive Health each have resources for addicts and family members.

Despite the legislative package, which added 2,335 program slots for Substance Use Disorder in New York, Trout says he is not aware of any new slots in the community, though he heard that Champlain Valley Family Services is planning on expanding slots soon.

Champlain Valley Family Services and Clinton County Mental Health & Addiction Services were not immediately available for comment following the initial meeting.

ACTION There have been opioid abuse forums similar to SPARCC’s across the region in the past few years.

Assembly Republicans held a regional forum in September of last year and presented their own set of proposals, while the Essex County Heroin and Opioid Prevention Coalition were awarded $130,000 in grant funding last spring to move their efforts forward, including increased prevention and educational programs in their service area.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) also announced last spring funding would be allocated to local agencies through a federal funding stream.

With all this money flowing to local agencies, it remains unclear exactly what the long term effects will be on local substance abuse organizations and the opioid crisis in general.

SPARCC said a plan is underway.

Clinton County is working on adopting an action plan to deal with heroin and opioid abuse, Peter Trout told the Strand crowd last Tuesday.

“I don’t have a clear idea of where our action plan is going to be,” said Trout.

Guest speaker Michael Nerney speaking at the SPARCC Community Forum at the Strand Center Theater, Sept.

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No easy answers to community revitalization, say ANCA attendees Building dynamic local economies requires a complex formula, say speakers at Adirondack North Country Association

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KEESEVILLE — Some of the region’s leading thinkers gathered in a drafty stone mill along the Ausable River last week to ponder a fundamental question: How to unpack the secrets of successful communities?

Why are some downtowns bustling, while others are lined with empty storefronts? What makes some communities a nexus of the local food movement? And how, exactly, did a remote town along the Canadian border transform a decrepit industrial waterfront into a boutique hotel?

Answer: It varies.

Some of the officials underpinning these changes attempted to offer a crash course to their counterparts at the event, the annual meeting of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), a nonprofit tasked with jumpstarting rural economies across a 14-county swath.

The group has a track record of success since its formation in 1955.

There’s the $300,000 in grant funding that Assemblywoman Addie Russell (D-116th) locked in for a pilot farm-to-school program in her district, and numerous clean energy efforts, including pushes to provide solar energy to cash-strapped municipalities.

Advocacy efforts include the Go Digital or Go Dark campaign that dragged theaters out of the Stone Age and workforce development projects.

“We don’t make it happen,” said ANCA Board President James Sonneborn. “We help it to happen.”

ADVICE Prior to breaking into small groups designed to troubleshoot, experts offered sage advice: For Tim Fortune, an art gallery owner and chair of Saranac Lake’s Downtown Advisory Board, words need to be followed by direct action — “When you create small successes in big communities, it results in big changes,” Fortune said. “Do something to improve your community — just don’t talk about it.”

Wilmington has undergone a resurgence in the past decade said Randy Preston, the town’s supervisor since 2008.

Preston ticked off the accomplishments: A beach, a refurbished bridge, a new gas station.

A new brewpub may be on the way. And of course, there is the new network of mountain bike trails running through the state-owned Wilmington Wild Forest.

“I’m run down and gray and falling apart,” Preston said, “but the town is coming back to life.”

Ninety-eight percent of these projects were made possible through grant funding.

Be aggressive in locking those in, said Preston, who linked a $12 million package to refurbish the Whiteface Veterans

Memorial Highway directly to a reception in Albany at which he hobnobbed with the governor.

And collaborate whenever possible.

“Partnerships truly work,” Preston said, citing projects undertaken with the state Department of Conservation, the town highway department, Whiteface Mountain and the Barkeaters Trail Alliance. “The DEC has been truly fantastic to work with.”

FORCED COOPERATION With the disappearance of earmarks from the state budget — commonly known as “pork” — partnerships and shared services are more than a buzzword, but are critical for success because communities and agencies are now forced to cooperate, said a Glens Falls leader.

While local officials have made great strides in regional development projects, said Ed Bartholomew, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Warren County, progress has been hampered in some areas due to entrenched tribal thinking.

The development of a website for a consortium of 35 arts groups, for instance, was stalled because some parties could not set aside their bad blood stemming from past turf wars, Bartholomew said.

And progress on a regional loan was similarly stymied.

Kristi Dippel, Director of the Clayton Local Development Corporation, said she couldn’t possibly distill how her agency transformed an eight-acre industrial zone into a boutique hotel, a grueling 15-year process, into a three-minute stump.

“I’m more of a survivor,” she quipped.

For Aaron Benner, who aims on opening a web design studio in a former train station in downtown Plattsburgh, the solution to revitalization is simple.

“In Plattsburgh, or Clayton, wherever you may be — you just have to make two blocks cool,” he said, citing a bar in Queens neighborhood that became the go-to spot for local residents.

And Rutland Mayor Chris Louras directly staked his city’s fortunes on welcoming refugees, a proposal that has proved to be controversial on his home turf.

‘INCREDIBLY INSPIRING’ Attendees gathered in at the Stone Mill, a former horse nail factory owned by Adirondack Architectural Heritage, which occupies a nearby building on Main Street.

The complex has no plumbing or power, and the event was a decidedly analog affair: Organizers had to string extension cords to power the naked light bulbs,

and the presenters were (thankfully) unshackled from PowerPoint presentations.

Steven Engelhart, AARCH’s executive director, said preservation efforts can be part of broader revitalization movements.

The agency, in fact, has grand plans for the site, including a waterfront park and transforming the building into a business incubator, much like those that have popped up in other Champlain Valley communities, including Essex and Westport.

Engelhart traced the history of the site, which was built in 1849 and relied on the river for power.

“In some ways, the revitalization process had that same kind of idea, to use natural resources in a way that hasn’t been done before,” Engelhart said.

He added: “Working with ANCA has been a great pleasure.

To see it filled with life like it is today is incredibly inspiring.”

The results of the workshops, said Caitlin Wargo, ANCA communications and development director, will be assembled into a toolkit of best practices and distributed throughout the organization’s network.

GETTING STARTED As attendees streamed out of the conference, a man and two high school-age kids exited a building on Ausable Street and peered at the group.

The man, who declined to give his name, pointed at the low-slung building next to the Stone Mill.

“I’d like to see that torn down,” he said.

A reporter asked the man what he thought were the biggest issues facing the community: “Troublemakers” and the speed limit along Ausable Street, he said. (And of course, the building.)

Kody Gonya, a student at AuSable Valley High, cradled his dog.

“Along the river, a nice community park would be awesome,” he said.

Members of the Adirondack North Country Association gathered at the Stone Mill in Keeseville on Friday, Sept.

23 to discuss community revitalization efforts. Solutions are myriad, said attendees.

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Small business workshop on tap Oct. 4 PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Adirondack Bank, NBT Bank and FranNet will co-sponsor two workshops, called “Build, Buy or Franchise,” on Oct. 4.

Frank Dunne, franchise fit/placement specialist with FranNet, will lead the presentations.

The first workshop will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Lake Placid Conference Center.

The second workshop will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. at the North Country SBDC in Plattsburgh.

Registration is required for these workshops. Refreshments will be provided.

To register, contact the North Country SBDC by calling 564-2042, or register by email at sbdc@plattsburgh.edu. For more information, visit the North Country SBDC online a northcountrysbdc.org.

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BINGO PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

SPECIAL EVENTS PLATTSBURGH – The VFW 1466 Spellman RD. holds Special Events in their hall, they can do Weddings, Holiday Parties, Meetings as little as $225. Up to 160+ people.

Call 518-563-1466 to reserve the hall.

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ELIZABETHTOWN - The Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown will host a Cemetery Conservation Workshop on Friday, Oct. 15. The workshop has a limited number of spots available, and RSVPs are required. Contact the Museum at (518) 873-6849 or echs@adkhistorymuseum.org to preregister.

KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 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.

FARMER'S MARKETS KEENE – Adirondack Farmers Market Marcy Airfield Sundays 9:30am-2pm until October 9th.

PUBLIC MEETINGS CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

WILLSBORO - Essex Theater Company's Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 6 pm at the Willsborough Visitors Center, Willsboro, NY on Sunday, October 2, 2016. All are welcome.

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PLATTSBURGH — The City of Plattsburgh Recreation Department will be starting a free trial workout program called “Plattsburgh Rise & Grind” on Oct. 3. The hour-long program is designed for anyone that needs an early workout before they head off to other commitments for the day.

Workouts will be varied and utilize all components of the City Recreation Center. The free trial program will run from Oct. 3-28 and be held Monday thru Friday at 6:15 a.m. in the Community Room of the City Recreation Center. Participants need to register for the trial but there will be no charge. Those interested can register for the trial program at plattsburghrecreation.com/RiseGrind.

Strand to host juried exhibition PLATTSBURGH — The Strand Center for the Arts annually hosts a juried show. This year’s theme is “The Beauty of Motion,” addressing the idea of movement and motion. This free exhibit will be on view from Oct. 7-28. For more information, call 563-1604 or visit strandcenter.org.

Thousands gathered this past weekend at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid from across the Diocese of Ogdensburg and beyond for the 2016 Vocations Summit titled, INSPIRE: Called to Love. Bishop Robert Barron was present along with other internationally renowned Catholic speakers in order to remind God’s People of their universal call to holiness and to strengthen them living out and discerning God’s call to serve his people. Pictured are, Archbishop Brendan O’Brien, Archdiocese of Kingston, Ontario; Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, Archdiocese of Ottawa, Ont.; Bishop Terry R. LaValley, Jennifer Fulwiler, George Weigel, Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles; Bishop Christopher Coyne, Bishop of Burlington, Vermont.

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around the small businesses is her favorite thing to do

downtown.

For those who don’t have the extra money to spend, like city resident Robert Baker, downtown is viewed differently.

“It’s boring,” he said. “There is nothing to do in this town other than drink... everything else costs an arm and a leg.”

Town resident Justin Furnia agreed, stating the only reason why he ventured into downtown was because of the bars, like Olive Ridley’s.

TRANSFORMING THE LOT City and state officials said their top priority is transforming the Durkee Street parking lot into a new city center, incorporating an event area, art walk, additional waterfront access for canoes and kayaks and more.

Baker and Furnia both said eliminating the parking lot would be a bad idea.

Furnia, 28, said the lack of parking spaces along the downtown streets, especially during the summer when outdoor seating happens, is a concern.

City officials previously brought up the possibility of adding a three-story parking garage to add more spaces.

If one is built, Baker said he hopes it will be free, like how the current parking lot is now.

“Our people are already struggling,” he said. “Our people cannot pay for rent, utilities, gas, car insurance and child care and expect us to pay for parking, too.”

‘BE LIKE BURLINGTON’ Right now, several free events take place along the waterfront in Trinity Park, including weekly summer concerts put on by First Weekends, an organization that provides familyfriendly and free activities for community members and visitors of Plattsburgh.

While the city plans on utilizing the waterfront near the Durkee Street parking lot, Baker said transforming it into something similar to Burlington’s would be beneficial.

Along Lake Champlain, there’s a boardwalk filled with street performances, porch swings and more, said Baker, where anyone can go to relax and watch the water.

The 26-year-old Mold Rite Plastics worker said a similar waterfront could bring in a place not only for unwinding, but an area filled with free small variety performances year-round, like musicians and hula hoopers.

“There would always be something to watch and do,” he said.

Suprenant said closing off roads, like City Hall Place, and turning it into something similar

City receives additional $45k for Saratoga replica playground Structure, other City Beach improvements to be completed next summer or spring, says city officials

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PLATTSBURGH — Next year, kids will be able to hop aboard the USS Saratoga replica playground.

The state has awarded the city $45,000 to construct a structure modeled after the ship used during the Battle of Plattsburgh about 200 years ago.

“This ship playground is a good way to show and tell our history,” Superintendent of Recreation Steve Peters said. “We want to make the structure as close to reality as we can.”

The playground will feature multiple climbing stations, a spinning ship wheel and slide.

Community Development Director Paul DeDominicas said the handicap accessible replica will be placed in City Beach.

Informational signs, DeDominicas said, will surround the perimeter, showcasing the history of the USS Saratoga and its role in history.

“It will be smaller than the original and the cannons won’t work,” Mayor James Calnon said. “But it will be a great addition to the beach once it’s completed.”

Peters said the city is in the process of finalizing the paperwork the state. Once resolved, a contract will be signed and construction can begin.

Completion, Peters said, will depend on how long the process with the state takes and where the remainder of funds will come from.

The project costs $120,000 — over $75,000 for the replica alone. The remaining

funds, Peters said, will go toward improving the beach’s park by replacing the grass in the picnicking area swept away during a flood in 2011 and making repairs to the front of the vendor building.

Clinton County gave $15,000 from tobacco settlement monies. Calnon chipped in $6,000 of his own money and started a challenge stating that he’ll match every incoming donation.

“If need be, I’ll come up with the money over time,” he said. “I don’t want to cost the city any money.”

Since then Councilor Rachelle Armstrong donated $100 toward the structure and Councilor Mike Kelly put in $500.

The city, just in case, passed a resolution to pay off the remaining balance, if necessary, said Peters.

City officials said they hope to find additional funding through more grants and community support.

“We want to make the area open all year round,” Peters said. “We want to make it better and something our region can be proud of.”

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to Church Street in Burlington.

Yelle, who’s from Rouses Point, agreed, stating that more shops and eateries would probably flock to the city by converting the area into a “summertime bistro.”

YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT Fuller, who works at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, said she’s aware of the $10 million award and how the city plans on spending those funds.

“I’m hoping the money will be used in a very productive way that will enhance the life of the residents in this area,” she said, referring primarily to young people.

The 22-year-old mother of a 9-month-old said creating an entertaining, but safe, space for kids to learn and develop would be a good way to spend the money.

Incorporating something for not only babies, but toddlers, pre-teens and teens, she said, would help keep them occupied, off the streets and out of trouble.

“We want to prevent our kids from negative influences and empower them with positivity,” she said.

Dan Mills, a new SUNY Plattsburgh professor, said regardless of how the money is spent, he would like to see some type of a focus on the college students.

“I hope the city will think more broadly and think of the students,” he said. “They’re really hungry to get involved.”

SUPPORTING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Fuller said she thinks some of those funds could also be put toward community organizations like NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) and STOP Domestic Violence.

Baker agreed, stating that the money could be allocated to entities such as First Weekends to help bring in different events and offerings in the future.

“This initiative should help the people and the organizations in Plattsburgh,” she said.

“There more time and effort we put toward the people in this community, the better we will all be as a whole.”

State officials and participating consulting firms are currently planning additional meetings, interviews and surveys for the public. Dates, locations and times are yet to be determined. For more information about the downtown revitalization initiative, visit www.cityofplattsburgh. com.

City and state officials no. 1 priority is transforming the Durkee Street parking lot into a new city center, incorporating an event area, art walk, additional waterfront access for canoes and kayaks and more.

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Rutland is on track to lose five percent of its population with each new census. Vacant housing poses an ongoing threat, and jobs are going unfilled due to their undesirability, the mayor said.

“We’ve got a population problem, and we need to turn that around,” Louras said. “We are driving forward because it is the key to our future.”

But the road to get here wasn’t easy. The mayor has come under fire for a perceived lack of transparency. Earlier this summer, city aldermen asked the department of state to examine the issue. A former political opponent also circulated a petition, which was nixed, asking the issue be brought to a vote.

Louras admitted he could have been more open.

“I keep trying to go back to the human element,” he said.

‘THOROUGHLY SCREENED’ The crowd at the Adirondack North Country Association’s annual meeting, the daylong workshop that acts as somewhat of an experimental laboratory for regional leaders to tinker with economic solutions to rural problems, was perhaps more receptive.

Louras joined other officials in Keeseville last week to share his experiences — and to offer advice for other communities exploring similar efforts.

When resettlement agencies zero in on a possible relocation site, they look at three main areas, Louras said: Safe and sanitary housing, the availability of entry-level jobs and the English-language learning opportunities necessary to build skills.

Rutland, a city of about 16,500, has all three, the mayor said.

“We’ve got a workplace problem,” Louras said, “not a jobs problem. Our employers are looking for employees.”

Anas Saleh, a Syracuse-based lawyer who

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works directly with asylum seekers, said much of the fear surrounding refugees is a result of misinformation.

“Refugees are the most thoroughly screened people who come into this country,” Saleh said. “It’s a 1,000-day process.”

Potential entrants are “handpicked” by the federal government, he said. Applicants must have work authorization prior to their arrival, and nuclear families are preferred, constituting 98 percent of entrants.

“What people don’t know is Syrians are very educated people,” he said.

The stringent path to obtaining a green card over a five-year period, Saleh said, acts as a further incentive to keep refugees on the straight and narrow.

LOCAL EFFORTS Discussions on accepting refugees have percolated this year in the North Country, and a number of organizations have been formed to explore the feasibility of the concept, including several in Essex County.

Earlier this year, Marijke Ormel watched in horror as the immigrant crisis unfolded in Europe.

A chance encounter with a Palestinian immigrant, who came to the U.S. with only a backpack, cinched Ormel’s desire to get involved with organizations in Burlington and Keene Valley.

“I was so impressed with what he told me,” said Ormel. “They just want to have a better life for their children.”

The Saranac Lake resident hopes to connect with other like-minded individuals.

“My goal is to get some families to the Adirondacks,” she said. “There’s enthusiasm in our community, for sure.”

Other attendees were more skeptical.

In a roundtable discussion, Willem Monster engaged in a lengthy back and forth with Saleh.

“What is the mayor thinking in terms of gainful employment and contributing to local economies,” asked Monster, who works as a planner in Northville, Fulton County.

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Monster said he had reservations about the ages and skills of refugee populations. Furthermore, he said, cities shouldn’t view their import as a panacea to solve housing and blight issues in cities that are already struggling economically.

Saleh said refugees don’t pluck jobs from Americans.

Contrary to public belief, immigrants actually pay into social welfare programs they receive, he said.

“When people naturalize, they provide tremendous economic benefit to us,” Saleh said.

Saleh and Louras said they used a pair of upstate cities as a model: Syracuse and Utica, where immigrants have breathed new life into the struggling rust belt locales, reshaping entire neighborhoods devoured by crime and decay into vibrant and thriving urban centers.

But the lawyer admitted that accepting refugees isn’t a magic bullet.

“It all starts in stages and foundations,” Saleh said. “If we don’t try it, we shut off the potential. Each community is different, and each people are different.”

IGNORANT ‘BY DESIGN’ While Louras said he wanted to avoid politics during the roundtable discussions, he admitted to taking hits and incurring damage from a “small-but-vocal” group of opponents on his home turf.

Expect the national negative discourse to be replicated at the local level, he said.

Could he have facilitated the discussions more transparently?

Sure, he admitted.

But some people are ignorant “by design,” he said, and would have sabotaged the process — including the city’s treasurer, who the mayor said circulated misleading information about the impact of asylum seekers on property values.

“She’s helping create that fake narrative,” Louras said.

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he referred to as a “dearth of empirical analysis” among refugee populations.

“Those numbers are validated through academia, but there’s not a lot of studies,” he said.

While his decision to make Rutland a beacon for Syrians stemmed from a discussion with Gov. Peter Shumlin following last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris — Louras said he was further miffed by a letter sent by 30 governors barring refugees from their states — he warned attendees that their efforts shouldn’t lean on the government, but rather a constellation of nonprofit agencies.

Grassroots efforts like Rutland Welcomes, the mayor said, were critical in laying down early infrastructure, creating “action-driven” plans that explored everything from transportation to language learning.

STARTING A CONVERSATION ANCA Executive Director Kate Fish said the organization is nonpartisan and doesn’t take stances on political issues.

The annual meeting is assembled on the premise that data revealing demographic trends — like the region’s brain drain and aging population — are troubling, Fish said.

But the nonprofit does attempt to challenge that by looking at success stories.

The idea to make refugee resettlement a topic of discussion, Fish said, sprouted from the a forum organized by the Adirondack Diversity Advisory Council last June.

ANCA staffers returned from that session with a question: “Is there a conversation useful to start around immigrants and refugees?” Fish said.

There was.

“We do want to start a conversation that isn’t necessarily comfortable with everyone.”

ANCA Board President James Sonneborn echoed those sentiments.

“I see the topic as the intersection between fear and opportunity,” he said during his opening remarks. “The economic engine is potentially transformative in the 14-county region.”

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Game of the Week

Leaderboards Boys Soccer

Team

NSL - Div. I Overall League

Pts

Peru

7-1-0

6-0-0

21

NCCS

6-2-0

4-2-0

18

PHS

6-4-0

4-2-0

18

Saranac Lake

4-5-0

3-3-0

12

Beekmantown

3-5-1

2-4-0

10

AuSable Valley

1-7-0

1-5-0

3

Saranac

9

Team

3-5-0 1-5-0 NSL - Div. II Overall League

Chazy

7-0-1

4-0-1

22

NAC

6-1-2

4-1-0

20

Lake Placid

4-3-0

3-2-0

12

EL/W Griffins

3-5-1

1-3-1

10

Willsboro

4-5-0

1-4-0

12

Seton Catholic Team

1-4-0 1-4-0 NSL - Div. III Overall League

Pts

Keene

7-0-0

5-0-0

21

Crown Point

4-1-0

4-1-0

12

Minerva/Newcomb 3-3-1

3-2-1

10

Johnsburg

3-4-0

3-2-0

9

Schroon Lake

1-2-2

1-2-2

5

Wells

0-4-1

0-4-1

1

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-5-0

0-5-0

0

EaglesÊ takeÊ controlÊ of Ê ClassÊ BÊ football

Pts

3

Girls Soccer Team

NSL - Div. I Overall League

Pts

Beekmantown

7-1-0

5-1-0

21

NCCS

5-2-1

4-1-1

16

Peru

6-2-0

4-2-0

18

Saranac

5-3-0

3-3-0

15

PHS

3-4-1

2-3-1

10

AuSable Valley

2-4-0

2-4-0

6

Saranac Lake Team

0-7-0 0-6-0 NSL - Div. II Overall League

Pts

NAC

6-1-2

5-0-1

20

Chazy

4-4-1

4-2-0

13

Seton Catholic

3-2-2

3-1-2

11

Lake Placid

4-2-1

3-2-1

13

EL/W Griffins

1-4-1

1-4-1

4

Moriah

2-4-1

1-4-1

7

Ticonderoga

6

Team

2-4-0 1-4-0 NSL - Div. III Overall League

Keene

7-0-1

7-0-0

22

Crown Point

5-2-0

5-2-0

15

Johnsburg

4-1-1

4-1-1

13

Willsboro

3-5-0

3-4-0

9

Schroon Lake

2-3-1

2-2-1

7

Minerva/Newcomb 1-5-0

1-5-0

3

Wells

0-4-0

0-4-0

0

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-4-0

0-4-0

0

0

Pts

Alex Archer scored three times as the Beekmantown Eagles defeated Plattsburgh High Sept. 23. The win secures the top seed for the Eagles in the Section VII/Class B playoffs.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Beekmantown Eagles varsity football program secured teh top seed in the Section VII/Class B playoffs, rallying from a 14-13 halftime deficit to outscore the Plattsburgh High Hornets 26-14 in the second half for a 39-28 victory Sept. 23.

Alex Archer ran the ball 15 times for 95 yards and two touchdowns, while Chris Arzola (9-72) and Ryan Criss (7-51) also added ground scores as the Eagles racked up 255 yards on the ground compared to 76 ruching yards for Plattsburgh High.

Archer was also active in the passing game, catching three balls for 66 receiving yards and a touchdown, with 58 yards coming on a screen pass from Dominick Bordeau which ended in a touchdown. Bordeau finished with 100 yards passing on 7-of-9 passing.

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Nate Boule • Seton Catholic What makes you happy playing sports?

I love it. I practice all the time. I love the guys. It’s a great experience to be with your team.

Best win of your career?

As a team we just played it (Griffins 9/21). We played our hearts out the whole game. We didn’t give up. We showed the coaches how we can play.

The one play you wish you could do over?

I couldn’t pick anything. I love every second of it. We learn from our mistakes and we just work hard to win.

Go-to pregame track?

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I really don’t listen to music before. I just keep my thoughts to myself.

What would my teammates say about me?

I wouldn’t even know. We are leaders.

The Eagles scored the first 13 points in each of the final two quarters, slowly building a lead they would not give up to the Hornets. Christian Wawrzynski had an interception as part of the Eagles’ effort.

For the Hornets, Mitch Senecal had 210 yards passing and threw for three touchdowns with 14 completions in 31 attempts. Ben Champagne was the primary target of Senecal, catching five balls for 92 yards and a score. Jason Moore had three receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown, while Talon Bushey had the third touchdown catch as part of a 41 yard receiving performance on three catches.

Senecal also led the ground attack, running the ball 12 times for 62 yards and a score. He was the only rusher over 10 yards.

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Leaderboards Football CVAC Team

Overall

League

Ticonderoga

4-0

4-0

Saranac Lake

3-1

3-1

Beekmantown

3-1

3-1

Moriah

2-2

2-2

AuSable Valley

2-2

2-2

Peru

1-3

1-3

PHS

1-3

1-3

Saranac

0-4

0-4

Team

League

Games

Beekmantown

6-0

27-4

Peru

5-1

24-8

Saranac Lake

4-1

19-10

Saranac

3-3

18-15

NCCS

3-2

17-10

PHS

2-3

10-18

AVCS

1-4

8-20

Lake Placid

0-5

5-22

NAC

0-5

0-25

Volleyball

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196 rushing yards, 2 TD v. Saranac Lake

34 kills, 23 digs as Peru goes 2-0 last week

THE SCOREBOARD BoyÕ sÊ soccer Plattsburgh High Northeastern Clinton

2 1 OT

PHS: Luke-Jay Phillips unassisted (13th); GOLDEN GOAL Abdousabour Tidjani unassisted (83rd). NIck LaDue 7 saves.

NCCS: Dylan Grenon from Michael McLeod (14th). Brady Lafountain 6 saves.

Peru Saranac Lake

4 1

PCS: Gabe Nuzzo penalty kick (25th); James Blaise unassisted (30th); LJ Nuzzo penalty kick (44th); LJ Nuzzo from Justin LaPorte (47th). Tyler Robinson 7 saves.

SLCS: Taylor Murphy from Cecunjanin (9th). Stevens 5 saves.

Saranac AuSable Valley

5 1

SCS: HAt TRICK Shayne O’Neill from Eick (13th), Shayne O’Neill from Cameron Duffield (30th), Shayne O’Neill unassisted (60th); Blair from Eick (19th); Williams from Cameron Duffield (79th). Eick 5 saves.

AVCS: Hackett unassisted (72nd). Ryan Thomas 15 saves.

Seton Catholic Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport

1 0

SETON: Nate Boule from Alex Sharon (61st). Dawson Pellerin 9 saves SHUTOUT. GRIFFINS: Carter Smith 6 saves.

Beekmantown Plattsburgh High

1 0

BCS: Kenney Mabry from Nick Wilson (32nd). Nick Wilson 11 saves SHUTOUT PHS: Nick LaDue 17 saves.

Peru Saranac

4 0

PCS: Gabe Nuzzo from LJ Nuzzo (18th); James Blaise from Jacob Desso (35th); Gabe Nuzzo from Noah Lederman (57th); James Blaise from Jacob Desso (71st). Tyler Robinson 3 saves SHUTOUT. SCS: Keegan Eick 13 saves.

Plattsburgh High AuSable Valley

3 0

PHS: Luke-Jay Phillips unassisted (4th); Luke-Jay Phillips unassisted (39th); Nick Provost unassisted (48th). Nicholas LaDue 2 saves SHUTOUT.

GirlÕ sÊ soccer Peru Saranac

1 0

PCS: Sam Spear from Ally Post (49th). Lauren Lawliss 3 saves SHUTOUT. SCS: Shayna White 16 saves.

Beekmantown Plattsburgh High

2 0

BCS: Rylee Fesette from Kirsetn Villemaire (34th); Kirsten Villemaire from Ladieu (54th). Kelsey Baker 3 saves SHUTOUT. PHS: Alyssa Salls 17 saves.

Seton Catholic Lake Placid

Boy’s Cross Country 4 1

SETON: HAT TRICK Sydney Falb from Abby Hay (42nd), Sydney Falb from Abby Hay (48tj), Sydney Falb unassisted (79th); Abby Hay from (Sydney Falb (72nd). Liz Thomas 10 saves, Caillene Allen 2 saves.

GirlÕ sÊ Swimming Plattsburgh High AuSable Valley

113 57

200 medley relay: Madeline Dame, Brooke Kelley, Avery Kuhn, Jenna Burdo (PHS) 2:07.88; 200 free: Emily McCormick (AVCS) 2:08.72; 200 IM: Brooke Kelley (PHS) 2:17.60; 50 free: Barrett Miller (PHS) 29.39; 100 fly: Avery Kuhn (PHS) 1:08.40; 100 free: Julia Mitsoglou (PHS) 1:06.13; 500 free: Emily McCormick (AVCS) 5:41.29; 200 free relay: Brooke Kelley, Jenna Burdo, Julia Mitsgolou, Meghan Davey (PHS) 1:58.71; 100 back: Madeline Dame (PHS) 1:14.39; 100 breaststroke: Brooke Kelley (PHS) 1:09.71; 400 free relay: Mia Biondilillo, Madeline Dame, Meghan Davey, Avery Kuhn (PHS) 4:23.00

Peru Moriah

128 21

Team

League

Lake Placid

9-0

Saranac Lake

8-0

AVCS

7-2

Seton Catholic

5-2

Saranac

4-3

Peru

4-3

Beekmantown

4-5

NCCS

2-5

EKMW

2-6

PHS

2-7

Ticonderoga

1-5

Schroon Lake

0-7

Girl’s Cross Country Team

League

Seton Catholic

7-0

Saranac

7-0

Lake Placid

7-2

Saranac Lake

5-3

BoyÕ sÊ crossÊ country

Peru

5-3

PHS

5-4

SCORES: Seton 22 - Northeastern Clinton 35; Seton 20 - Beekmantown 35; Beekmantown 25-Northeasrern Clinton 30

AVCS

4-2

Beekmantown

4-5

Ticonderoga

3-7

Schroon Lake

0-6

NCCS

0-7

EKMW

0-7

200 medley relay: Nycklemoe, McLane, Fountain, Pena (PCS) 2:26.28; 200 free: Nycklemoe (PCS) 2:46.78; 200 IM: Harblin-Bowlby (PCS) 2:55.66; 50 free: McBride (PCS) 31.06; 100 fly: Lemza (PCS) 1:15.01; 100 free: Trombley (PCS) 1:13.09; 500 free: Raymond (PCS) 7:02.25; 200 free relay: Mulligan, Hutchins, Ruff, McBride (PCS) 2:13.50; 100 back: Lemza (PCS) 1:09.16; 100 breaststroke: Pena (PCS) 1:31.44; 400 free relay: Lemza, Durgan, Mulligan, Szczypien (PCS) 4:47.28

Seton Catholic wins pair

TOP 10: Caleb Moore (Seton) 18:02; Jake Glicksman (Seton) 18:36; Luke Moore (Seton) 18:48; Henry Derrick (Seton) 19:08; Gavin Martin (NCCS) 19:09; Grant Moravec (BCS) 19:48; Cody Gadway (BCS) 19:51; Mason Supernaw (NCCS) 20:11; Kameron Couture (BCS) 20:30; Declan Giltz (BCS) 20:35

GirlÕ sÊ crossÊ country Lady Knights win two

SCORES: Seton 15 - Northeastern Clinton 45; Seton 19 - Beekmantown 38; Beekmantown 15 - Northeastern Clinton 49 TOP 10: Lea DeJordy (Seton) 20:45; Sofia DeJordy (Seton) 20:51; Savannah DeJordy (Seton) 21:24; Enya Sullivan (Beekmantown) 21:40; Gabby Cote (Seton) 22:38; Emily Fountain (Beekmantown) 23:22; Kiersten Harvey (Beekmantown) 25:02; Sophie Macner (Seton) 25:45; Jade Zhang (Seton) 26:03; Sierra Wood (Beekmantown) 26:39

Gymnastics

Beekmantown Plattsburgh High

148.35 145.15

ALL AROUND: Madison Baker (PHS) 31.75; Kailey Quackenbush (Beekmantown) 31.4; Lauren Gonyo (Beekmantown) 31.0; Morgan Hughes (PHS) 30.8; Alison Turdo (Beekmantown) 29.75.

EVENT WINNERS: Paige Gricoski (BCS) vault; Kailey Quackenbush (BCS) bars; Madison Baker (PHS) beam; Morgan Hughes (PHS) floor SECOND PLACE: Lauren Gonyo (BCS) vault; Madison Baker (PHS) bars); Kailey Quackenbush (BCS) beam; Lauren Gonyo (BCS) floor THIRD PLACE: Anthony Russo (PHS) vault; Morgan Hughes (PHS) bars; Francesca Beaird (BCS) beam; Alison Turdo (BCS) floor —See more results at suncommunitynews.com/Sports

Gymnastics Team

Overall

Pts

Peru

3-0

464.40

Beekmantown

1-1

288.00

PHS

0-3

435.75

Swimming Team

Overall

Pts

Plattsburgh High

2-0

206

Peru

1-1

205

AuSable Valley

0-1

57

Moriah

0-1

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FOR SALE 1998 Merhow Two Horse Trailer with dressing room, very good condition, $3999 OBO. 518-2938176.

CONAIR PROFESSIONAL Fabric Steamer, Model GS11SB, like-new, $50. 518-293-6620 For Sale: Used Gentran Generator Transfer Switch $50; electric heater $5; Soft rifle cases $3 each, three available. Call 518.547.8730.

Can pick up in Ticonderoga or Putnam Station, NY. Hand Gun Ruger Vaquero 44 Magnum Stainless Steel, Single Action, Wood Grips, Fires 44 Mag. And 44 Special, Like new, fired only once $595. Must have a NYS pistol license. 518-354-8654 KOI BY SANITA CLOGS, Floral Print, 38 EU/7.5-8 US, Retail: $130, now $40. 518-293-662 ½ PRICE INSULATION, Blue Dow or High R. Several Thickness Available. Call 518-5973876.

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TREADMILL- NORDIC TRACK ELITE $650! Call or text 518-524-5827 Excellent condition! Must sell. 1/3 the original purchase price. It's touch screen and iFit compatible.

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Run anywhere with personalized fitness technology to help you reach your goals whether lose weight, use a manual track, or the training setting. You can post your workouts and share. Has incline from -3 to 15 and speed goes to 12 mph. Folds for easy storage.

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This treadmill is a steal for the price. Must sell! No reasonable offer refused!

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PRECISION TREE SERVICE 518-942-6545 WANTED TO BUY $WANTED$ CASH PAID for Pre1980 comic books & star wars action figures. Original comic art, sports cards & autographed memorabilia, 1990's magicthegathering. Call Will 800-242-6130, buying@getcashforcomics.com CASH PAID- up to $25/Box for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. 1-DAYPAYMENT.1-800371-1136 Wants to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201 DOGS

POM-SHI (POMERANIAN/SHIBA-INU) puppies. 2 white fem. born 7/3. Shots, vet-checked, health guarantee $500. Pics at facebook.com/PuppyLover12985 or 518-310-9767.

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PUPPIES! 2 LITTERS: POM-AWEENIE-AN (Pomeranian X long-haired mini Dachshund) puppies born Aug 7, ready Oct 1st. 3 males. Also White PomA-Poo (Pomeranian X mini Poodle) puppies born Aug 14, ready Oct 8th. 3 male 2 fem.

Parents are purebred and family pets. Puppies should be about 15 Lbs. grown and have gorgeous, coats. Vet checked, come with current shots/wormings, health guarantee and a bag of food. Home-raised with lots of TLC! $500. Pictures on facebook at Puppylover12985 or email puppylover12985@gmail.com or 518-310-9767.

REAL ESTATE SALES LAND BARGAINS, Schoharie County, 95.7 acres, fields/woods, $129,000. Otsego Co., 30.7 acres, views, $85,000. Rensselaer County, Route 7; 27.6 acre fields/woods, $75,000. Owner financing, www.helderbergrealty.com, 861-6541.

LAND CATSKILL MOUNTAIN LAKE LOT! 14 acres - $79,900, NOW $69,900!

Beautiful lake, 2hrs NY City!

Private gated community! Terms avail! 1-888-701-1864

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CATSKILL MOUNTAIN Lake lot, 14 acres, was $79,900, now $69,900! Beautiful lake, 2 hours NY City! Private, gated community.

Terms available, 888-479-3394.

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FARM ESTATE LIQUIDATION! 7 hilltop traacts from 6 to 30 acres from $19,900! Gorgeous views, streams, ponds, woods, fields!

Quiet country setting! Financing avail! Call 1-888-775-8114 or NewYorkLandandLakes.com

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LENDER ORDERED FARM SALE! 39 acres was $119,999, now $89,900! Catskill mtn, stunning hilltop setting less than 3 hours NY City! Woods, awesome views, great deer hunting! EZ financing.

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MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. EXTRAORDINARY performance. Central Boiler certified Classic Edge OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Adirondack Hardware Call Dennis today 518-834-4600. Ext. 6

LENDER ORDERED SALE! 39 acres - $119,999, NOW $89,900! Catskill Mtn's, stunning hilltop setting less than 3 hrs NY City! Woods, awesome views, great deer hunting! EZ financing.

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Young Lyon Hardware and Flooring 1923 Saranac Ave. Lake Placid, NY 518-523-9855

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Booth Insurance Agency 20 Brinkeroff St. Plattsburgh, NY 518-561-3290

CRUISE & TRAVEL ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT packages at Sandals, Dreams, Secrets, Riu, Barcelo, Occidental and many more. Punta Cana, Mexico, Jamaica and many of the Caribbean islands. Search available options for 2017 and SAVE at www.NCPtravel.com

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DATE 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/20/16 9/20/16 9/20/16 9/20/16 9/20/16 9/20/16

GRANTOR Sharon Hackett Phuong Williams Tracy Fasking Elizabeth Kenton Vaughn Button Susan Ayres Steven Reyell Donald Woodley Kelly Penfield Daniel Relation Tina Midgett Jeannie Poissant Eric Boe Mark Wyand Joseph Monteleone Gerald McHenry Cheryl McCall Valerie Shippee Susane Berg GL Dew Properties LLC William Glaude Carol Knapp Katherine Welsh TTK Properties Denis Millea Luke Fiebka James O’Connell Grace Bessette Scott McLaughlin Cassius Baker Hammond Durning Christopher Weeks Jessica Weeks William Paxton Gerald Carpenter

GRANTEE Kenneth Bougor Lois and Bruce Flax Matthew Gadreau Russell McCarthy Philip Miller Roger and Susan Kennedy Kaitlyn Facteau Thomas Gates Joseph Dumar Jason Spinner Terry Feazelle Jennifer Jewett Darwin Moon 125 LLC Jared Duquette Robert Delong Todd Bone Kevin Kearney Christopher White Corey Johnson Joshua Bechard Christine Prell Christian Hartmann Ryan and Hillary Relation Michael Grey Adam Plumb Signal Asset Management LLC Mark Whitney Raymond Nelson Anthony Baker Johanson Resources, Inc. Gene Hults Gene Hults Peter Servidas Jeffrey Santor

LOCATION Ausable Beekmantown Plattsburgh Mooers Mooers Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Chazy Champlain Altona Plattsburgh Champlain Schuyler Falls Plattsburgh N/A Plattsburgh Beekmantown Peru Beekmantown Dannemora Beekmantown Champlain Beekmantown Altona Peru Chazy Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Schuyler Falls Chazy N/A Champlain Champlain Mooers Plattsburgh

PRICE $10,000 $19,300 $149,000 $37,000 $22,800 $265,000 $119,900 $138,500 $100,000 $60,000 $70,000 $109,040 $159,000 $65,000 $76,000 $40,000 $22,000 $27,000 $28,000 $122,000 $257,900 $142,000 $49,000 $9,000 $235,000 $170,000 $64,500 $30,000 $200,000 $248,000 $210,000 $50,000 $50,000 $32,000 $69,000

DATE 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/15/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/16/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16 9/19/16

GRANTOR Matthew Mathurin Wells Fargo Bank NA Norman Harlow Rudolf Grosse Wanda Harper James Plumley Plattsburgh Animal Hospital LLC Kathy Shiell Douglas Wolinsky Rhonda Baker Dorothy Jacques Francois Labonte Tom James Kimberly Rath Rpger Annptt Milton Sigel James Margeson

GRANTEE Louise Allard Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Atsuo Kuki Dennis Shelter Robert Lacey George Reeves Dana Allen Anthony Ruiz Consolidated Mortgages LLC Eric Baker Darrell Delong Stephen Yarad Alice Dowty Delor Cornell Mountain Song Productions LLC Michael Putziger Allan Feit

LOCATION Lewis Crown Point North Elba Willsboro Crown Point Schroon Westport Schroon Westport Moriah Willsboro Jay Westport North Elba Keene Elizabethtown Wilmington

PRICE $169,200 $1 $715,000 $165,000 $74,200 $60,000 $45,000 $25,000 $45,000 $50,000 $109,000 $10,000 $170,000 $145,000 $780,000 $80,000 $105,000

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