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Mitchell sentenced to up to seven years for role in prison break

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — The prison employee who helped two convicted murderers in their daring escape from a maximum security prison in June was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison on Monday.

Joyce Mitchell, 51, wiped away tears as she read from a prepared statement before her sentencing.

“I can’t begin to explain how sorry I am for all of this,” said Mitchell, dressed in a prison jumpsuit and shackled at the arms and waist.

“I’m 51-years-old and this is by far the worst mistake I have ever made in my life.”

“You did terrible things,” said Judge Kevin

Ryan. “A large percentage of the local population were terrorized — some had to flee their homes.”

“I would wear an ankle bracelet at county jail for rest of my life if I could just go home to my family,” said Mitchell.

Mitchell was immediately remanded into the custody of the state department of corrections.

As requested by the state inspector general’s office, Mitchell may be required to pay nearly $120,000 in restitution costs stemming from repairs to the cell blocks from which the two convicted killers escaped.

While total state overtime costs clocked in at $23 million, said Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie, Mitchell will not be

liable for those costs due to state law.

A restitution hearing has been set for Nov. 6.

Mitchell, who worked as a supervisor at the prison’s tailor shop, pled guilty in July to smuggling hacksaw blades and a screwdriver bit to facilitate the escape of Richard Matt and David Sweat on June 6.

The seamstress was originally supposed to drive a getaway car for the killers, but got cold feet at the last minute.

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PLATTSBURGH — Adults and children approached the Mountain Lake Mandala, touching the tiles they created during the many workshops conducted by artist Sue Young.

Young — a local artist from Jay who Teah was lead for this community art project Dowling part of the Tibetan Festival of the Arts — Writer conducted many workshops and worked many days toward the finished project, made by approximately 300 people and exactly 3,480 tiles.

The mural was officially unveiled Friday, Sept. 25 not as a mural, but as a mandala.

“A mandala is never created for an individual but for everyone and that is exactly what we’ve done here,” said Tenzin Dorjee, co-owner of the Himalayan Restaurant along with his wife, Yangchen. “This mandala will be on this wall for years to come and everyone who passes by will benefit from its beauty.”

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Created out of 3,480 tiles by about 300 people

THE BEGINNING PROCESS Mountain Lake PBS applied for a grant for the Tibetan Fes-

Joyce Mitchell was sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison on Sept. 28.

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PLATTSBURGH — With the Town of Plattsburgh elections approaching, the candidates are cracking down on the issues they hope to solve if elected.

For this election, Democrats and Republicans will be running opposed and unopposed for a number of positions, including town supervisor, town councilman, superintendent of highways, town justice and town clerk.

Two community members use the Mountain Lake Mandala reference key to distinguished the different tiles signifying Tibetan culture.

TOWN SUPERVISORS Republican Vasso LaForest will be running against Democrat Michael Cashman for the position of town supervisor currently held by Bernie Bassett, who is signing off after his term expires in January.

LaForest, born and raised in the Town of Plattsburgh, currently works as a CPA (certified public accountant) and real estate broker with the offices in the Town of Plattsburgh, owns the tax practice First Financial Service and serves as a member of the Town of Plattsburgh Zoning Board of Appeals.

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CADYVILLE — The Town of Plattsburgh, along with the Clinton County Health Department, is working on a project to improve the Cadyville Rec Park trails.

Currently, there’s three 20-year-old trails in the Cadyville Rec Park separated by length, but they loop all over the park, making them difficult to follow.

So, the Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Department decided to fix the issue by adding more signage and trail markers — a project that costs between $1,500 to $2,000.

“One of our biggest goals was to figure out how to map it and help people understand where they’re going,” said Melanie Defayette, youth service and recreation director for the Town of Plattsburgh.

The town purchased a new sign a few weeks ago called the message center. The large sign, which has yet to be installed, will hold a map of all three trails that can be easily change if the trails were to ever expand — a map that will also be available on handouts and on the Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation Department’s website.

Currently, Defayette is working toward finding the exact distance of each of the trails so that they can be properly displayed on the map. So far, she’s measured the distance of the Orange Trail, which is 1.1 miles. The Yellow and Blue trails have yet to be completed.

Also, Defayette has installed some of the trail markers up distinguished by both color and pictures. However, they still need to put up the rest.

The town hopes to have this project completed by the end of October, followed by a grand reopening in spring 2016 to introduce the newly improved marked all-season trails for walking or biking in the warmer months or snowshoeing and cross country skiing in the colder months.

“It’s truly a year-round trail,” Defayette said. “The trails re-

IMPROVEMENT PLAN This project is part of the Clinton County Health Department’s community health improvement plan.

One of the strategies within this plan is to promote the trails in Clinton County, specifically the Saranac River Trail, Terry Gordon Trail and the Cadyville Rec Park trails.

After conducting a survey from both trail and non-trail users on what would encourage them to use the trails more often, the department received multiple answers - one of them being more information about the trails by trail maps and trail markings.

“We’re promoting trail use in general,” said Karen Derusha, supervising public health educator for the Clinton County Health Department. “We want to encourage people to use the trails more.”

For more information on this project or updates, visit http://www.townofplattsburghrecreation.com/.

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Town of P’Burgh to host event on waterfront project

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PLATTSBURGH — The Town of Plattsburgh will be hosting a two-day public event in regards to the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.

This two-day public event on Oct. 14 and 15 will include a series of hands-on design sessions, technical and stakeholder meetings and conceptual design renderings from a design team to create a vision of the region, the town and each hamlet based on votes of approval and disagreement.

This waterfront plan looks at the Saranac River hamlets of Morrisonville, Cadyville and Treadwells Mills and lakefront communities Cliff Haven and Cumberland Head — identifying and building upon prior planning efforts in the town and region to explore redevelopment opportunities and improve access and linkages to the Saranac River and Lake Champlain waterfronts.

“We have all these great waterfront resources and tend to not use them,” said Trevor Cole, planning technician for the Town of Plattsburgh. “Not every hamlet has good waterfront access, so that’s why we’re working toward better access and better recreation.”

SOME PROPOSED PROJECTS At the public event, the town will be proposing some projects already accumulated by the Public Advisory Committee.

For Cadyville, they will be focusing on the Cadyville Beach, specifically the rugged boat launch there now. This boat launch is the only one within the town’s 26 miles of waterfront. They’ll also be looking at improving access and find-

ing ways to promote commercial use there, such as adding a kayak rental, vendor booth or food truck.

The town hopes to formalize the seven-acre parcel of public land at the end of Lapierre Lane in Morrisonville. They plan on improving fishing access, parking, adding a handicap accessible path and more.

In Treadwells Mills, the town is looking at formalizing the activities near the dam on the town lines of the Town of Plattsburgh and Schuyler Falls. If this turns into a joint project, the town would like to look at adding possibly a larger dock.

Going toward the ferry, Cumberland Bay has one stretch that’s open, but there’s no place for parking. People generally park on the side of the road to use the waterfront for windsurfing. They hope to formalize this more by adding a parking lot.

Though most of Cliff Haven’s waterfront is privately owned, there’s a public parcel that are maintained but barely used by residents outside of Cliff Haven. The town hopes to improve the surrounding communities ability to get to the water.

Lastly, the town is looking at finding better ways to get people more integrated with the town waterfront in Cumberland Corners right off of Exit 39 near the Crete Civic Center.

This idea, however, isn’t just about the waterfront, but the surrounding commercial corridors that can benefit from better access.

“We’re planning on targeting the residents of each of these hamlets,” Cole said. “Hopefully at this public event, we’re going to hear their ideas.”

FOLLOWING THE FORUM The town received a grant from the NYS Department of

State Environmental Protection Fund Waterfront Revitalization Program for the preparation of the waterfront.

The grant was for $25,000 with an additional $25,000 from the town toward the development of the plan.

After the two-day forum, the town, along with the Laberge Group and the town board appointed Public Advisory Committee, will prepare the waterfront revitalization plan.

This plan includes identifying specific projects as priorities, funding streams for future development, long-term and short-term projects and more.

The town won’t be expecting a final plan until early spring.

As the plan develops, there will be several other public hearings where the town will present drafts of the documents as they’re developed.

“The majority of the design and what happens is in the public input,” Cole said. “We certainly don’t want to do something the public doesn’t want to see.

“Hopefully, people will come out.”

The first waterfront plan public event will take place Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the May Currier Recreational Building, followed the next day in the Cumberland Head Fire Department from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Following this event, there will be a waterfront “work-in-progress” presentation of the ideas generated and shared from the public over two days by key stakeholders and the community.

For more information, contact Phil Von Bargen, planning department head of the Town of Plattsburgh, at 518-562-4850 or philv@townofplattsburgh.org or contact Nicole Allen, Planning Services Manager at the Laberge Group at nallen@labergegroup.com or 518-458-7112.

Adirondack educators meet in Essex, plan for excellence ESSEX — Educators from 10 Adirondack schools convened at the CFES Center in Essex last week with the common goal of planning how to immerse their students in the three College For Every Student core practices — Mentoring, Leadership Through Service and Pathways — that have proven successful in getting students college and career ready.

Shelly Webster, an English teacher at Saranac High School, said the workshop helps educators motivated for the year ahead.

“It’s about creating college and career readiness,” said Webster. “It’s about excellence.”

Also participating were Ausable Valley Central, Beekmantown Central, Crown Point Central, Elizabethtown-Lewis, Keene Central, Lake Placid Central, Peru Central, Plattsburgh High School, Ticonderoga Central and Willsboro Central.

Educators shared best practices with schools from Indiana and Connecticut, who are all partners of College For Every Student.

“Our focus today is to really ramp up our program and extend it into our high school,” said Eric Refsnider, teacher at Windsor Locks Middle School in Connecticut.

“We have seen the impact we are making in the middle school,” said Refsnider’s teammate, sixth grade reading teacher Lauren Balboni. “We want our students to build on that college and career knowledge and the enthusiasm to attend college that is strong in middle school. We need to make sure there is consistency with the CFES program at the high school level, as well.”

According to Balboni, a student survey indicated that only 42 percent of incoming sixth grade students were planning to

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go to college. After three years of participating in the CFES program, that same group of students was surveyed upon entering ninth grade, and 94 percent of students indicated that college was in their futures.

“It’s not just about going through the process or just visiting a college,” CFES Program Director Steve Boyce told the roomful of educators. “It’s about exposing them to opportunity and making an impact.”

To go along with the schools’ mid-year assessment of school plans, CFES has instituted an evaluation rubric that helps schools to rate themselves on student engagement in the three core practices.

“We want our Scholars to see themselves as leaders,” CFES Vice-President of Programs Tara Smith said. “Teaching leadership skills empowers students to take advantage of opportunities and take charge of their futures. We teach these leadership skills through service in schools and communities.”

During the wrap up session, Ginene Mason, Principal at Ausable Forks Elementary School, talked about expanding college visits to fifth graders, as well as sixth graders, getting community members involved in mentoring and career information talks.

Beekmantown and Keeseville plan to partner and bring their students together to work on college projects, learn college terminology, and compete in a college-knowledge quiz bowl.

“It’s so important to give our students all the opportunities we can and help them understand that college means many things: vocational and technical training as well as two and four-year options,” said CFES College Ambassador Andrea

McDonald. “Many of our students in the Adirondacks will be first generation college students and getting them on campuses can be even more challenging because of our geography.

The excellent plans created today will create opportunity and awareness for our Scholars and their families.”

Ausable Valley Central School educators plan for the 2015-16 year.

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World class blues comes to Plattsburgh Oct. 3 PLATTSBURGH — Grammy-nominated musicians Bill Sims and Matthew Skoller are coming to the Champlain Wine Company at 30 City Hall Place on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9 p.m.

The duo will be performing traditional delta blues with their mix of acoustic harmonica and guitar duos, harmonica, piano and electric guitar. Their style follows Chicago’s Maxwell St. Urban blues tradition. As they perform original compositions and the great blues classics, Bill and Matthew will demonstrate a powerful, subtle and dynamic style that is true to the Blues.

Sims was raised by a sharecropping family in rural Georgia and learned to play the piano by the age of four. By 14, he was playing professionally. He is now an internationally respected vocalist and multi-instrumental blues master. In 2013, Sims received a Grammy nomination for his critically acclaimed album "And Still I Rise" with his group Heritage Blues Orches-

tra. A Warner Brothers recording artist and an Obie Award winner, Sims is also an accomplished musical director. He has been involved in numerous theater and film productions in New York and elsewhere. His film credits include Lackawanna Blues, Miss Ruby’s House, American Gangster, and the recent Cadillac Records. He was also the subject of the critically acclaimed PBS documentary "An American Love Story" in 1999. Sims mentors a new cadre of blues musicians from his home in New York City.

Skoller is well-known among Chicago’s top harp blowers and blues band leaders. He has played all of Chicago’s heaviest showcase venues and toured much of the world over the last 27 years. Now, as one of Chicago's blues elders himself, Skoller has cultivated an unusual style that combines both traditional blues and leading edge styles. He includes in his repertoire a number of original compositions that combine timeless themes with current commentaries and realities.

Skoller's passionate harp playing and vocals, combined with his song writing and production skills, has resulted in four critically acclaimed self-produced CDs. He has also produced two award winning CDs with Lurrie Bell: "Let’s Talk About Love" and "The Devil Ain’t Got No Music." One of his compositions was recently nominated for song of the year by the Blues Awards in the US and was awarded the Prix Blues by L’Academie du Jazz in Paris, France in 2012. Matthew has also played harmonica on two Grammy nominated CDs: "Chicago Blues: A Living History" and "Still I Rise", by Heritage Blues Orchestra Bill Sims and Matthew Skoller come to Plattsburgh on Saturday, Oct 3rd at Champlain Wine Company at 30 City Hall Place. Doors open at 8 p.m. with light food provided. Music starts at 9 p.m. Admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door, while tickets last, or $5 for ticket holders of the Ira Glass show at the Strand Theater earlier that evening.

Alice T. Miner announces the Adirondack 102 Club CHAZY — Join author and historian Marty Podskoch for a talk about his latest project, the Adirondack 102 Club, that encourages people to visit all 102 towns and villages in the Adirondacks Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.

The idea for the 102 Club began after Podskoch read about Dr. Arthur Peach of Vermont who, in 1954, suggested the idea of an informal group, the Vermont 251 Club, to veer off the beaten path and “discover the secret and lovely places that main roads do not reveal.” Podskoch believed the Adirondacks would benefit from a similar club.

Podskoch worked with residents to describe their towns’ and villages’ location, history and important points of interest, feeling that the perspective of locals would provide unique insights into the locations featured in the book.

He has also traveled extensively in the Adirondacks, visiting all 102 towns and villages and gathering material for his five books on Adirondack fire towers, the Civilian Conservation Corps camps and Adirondack lore and will share the joys of fully experiencing the Adirondacks and getting to know its people and places.

Podskoch has authored six other books: “Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore,” two volumes of the Adirondack Fire Towers and Adirondack stories ( “Historical Sketches” and “Adirondack Stories II: 101 More Historical Sketches”). He was awarded the Arthur E. Newkirk ADK Mountain Club Education Award in 2013 for achievement in chronicling the social history and lore of the Catskills and Adirondack fire towers and of the Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps camps.

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Sue needed us,” Gerald said. “To build something beautiful and permanent in our community is an opportunity of a lifetime.”

“Every time I go by, I’m just in awe of how beautiful it is,” Carol added. “I still get chills when I see it.”

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tival of the Arts through the North Country Regional Economic Development Council for $100,000.

They received $76,000 from the New York State Council of the Arts - part of which went toward the community art project put under the careful artistic hands of Young.

“When they asked me to take over the project, I didn’t know much about the Tibetan culture,” Young said. “I had to really hit the books and learn what I could.”

Throughout the month of January, Young spent a good portion of her time studying the Tibetan-style motifs that can be seen within the tiles in the mandala, including sky (clouds), fire, earth and water.

After a month of studying, she spent February and March gathering supplies for the first tile making workshop on April 4, followed by several scheduled and unscheduled workshops until the tiles — exactly 3,480 tiles — were completed.

THE BASEMENT FLOOR Once the tiles were completed, Young and countless volunteers laid out the mandala in the Jackie Sabourin Clay Studio in the Strand Center for the Arts.

“To be able to go into the center everyday, walk down the stairs and see this mandala come together was inspirational,” said Joshua Kretser, executive director of SCA. “The fact that so many community hands have touched this mandala shows that if we all work together, we can really make things happen.”

Every day as Kretser walked down to the basement, he discovered new shape and new color tiles being placed within the mandala, including peacock features that are a symbol of positive transformation and precious gems that are one of the five precious substances in Tibetan Culture.

He and others also saw colored diamond shapes that represent the mountains of the North Country throughout the seasons and eight petal shapes filled with round tiles in shades and tints of blue to represent Lake Champlain.

THE WALL TROUBLES As the mandala made its way from the basement to the wall of the old Sawatdee Thai Restaurant, Young and volunteers, specifically eight people, took five days to remove 90 square feet of paint.

Once removing the paint, they started putting the tile on the wall at the end of August and finished the project completely by Sept. 10 with the help of many contributors, including SUNY Plattsburgh students Robert “Guitsy” Wolf, Dylan Anhalt, Alex Sutton and Martha Grey; Young’s daughter CJ and husband Terry; and Gerald and Carol Hofmaister, a retired couple who helped this project grow from the very beginning.

“It was an absolutely huge project and we made it our own quest to just be there whenever

THE TIBETAN FESTIVAL While part of the grant went toward this community arts project, the rest went toward the rest of the month-long festival.

As the month goes on, people will be able to immerse themselves in Tibetan culture by participating in demonstrations, musical performances, lectures and ceremonies.

“We wanted the kids of the region to have an experience that involved another culture,” said Janine Scherline, director of development at Mountain Lake PBS who wrote the grant. “It may seem like we have a small Tibetan community, and we do, but their influence is all around us.”

Tibetan Festival of the Arts list of events Oct. 14-18: There will calligraphy demonstrations and impromptu concerts by Tamdin along with a talk about his life and work from noon to 4 p.m. in the SUNY Plattsburgh Burke Gallery.

Oct. 15: Friends of the Art Luncheon and Lecture “Escape from Tibet” by Tamdin will take place at 12:15 p.m. at the SUNY Burke Gallery & Winkel Sculpture Gallery. The lecture if free, but the lunch costs $20. RSVP at 518-564-2474.

Oct. 16: Tamdin will be performing a free concert of contemporary Tibetan music from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 30 City.

Oct. 17: During Alumni Weekend Kid’s Day, Tamdin will be making temporary tattoo for the children, while Yeshi Dorjee, mandala artist, will meet with children to make a play-doh “butter” sculpture from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second floor of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Myers Fine Arts building.

Oct. 18-24: The construction of the Mandala of the Buddha of Boundless Life in honor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 80th year will take place at the SUNY Plattsburgh Burke Gallery from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by Yeshi Dorjee, Lobsang Dorjee, monks of the Dyume Monastery and the Hon. Daily morning preparation and conservation rituals, along with meditation and yoga sessions, will take place.

Oct. 21-24: Dr. Tashi Rapten, trained in traditional Tibetan medicine in Lhasa, Tibet, will take about his work at the SUNY Plattsburgh Burke Gallery from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rapten will be available by appointment for private health consultations at the Strand Center for the Arts.

Oct. 22: Dr. Tashi Rapten will be hosting a public lecture “Introduction to Tibetan Medicine” at the SUNY Plattsburgh Angell College Center Alumni Conference Room at 4 p.m.

Oct. 24-27: The completed mandala will be open for viewing from noon to 4 p.m. at the SUNY Plattsburgh Burke Gallery. The gallery will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 27 before the dismantling ceremony.

Sue Young stands with her two biggest volunteers, Carol and Gerald Hofmaister, who’s working in the back, in front of the Mountain Lake Mandala.

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Oct. 27: The dismantling ceremony of the Mandala of the Buddha of Boundless Life will take place at noon at the SUNY Plattsburgh Burke Gallery. The ceremony will culminate at the Saranac River.

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PERU — The first annual Elmore SPCA Paws on Parade and The Wild Waggle and Waddle 5k will take place Sunday, Oct. 11 at the U.S. Oval.

“We’re really excited to host this event,” said Rebecca Burdo, shelter manager. “We’re hoping people and their pets will come out for this event.”

The day will start with day-of-race registration, pet and human photo-op and costume judges for dogs and their humans from 9 to 10 a.m.

At 10 a.m. there will be an opening ceremony with a cat vs. dog dance performance by Center Stage Plattsburgh, who will also announce the costume and fundraising award winners.

Grand Marshall Vanessa Misciagna from Channel 5 News will then lead the Paws on Parade around the U.S. Oval — leading up to the start of The Wild Waggle and Waddle 5k.

Following the 5k, there will be an obstacle course competition with a Best on Leash challenge and a Best in Fetch competition.

At the closing ceremony, the competition winners will be announced and there will be a pet blessing.

Throughout the course of the day, there will also be dog and human friendly activities, vendors and animal groups.

Proceeds will go toward the Elmore SPCA. “The day is dedicated to the pets and how much we love them,” Burdo said. “We’re excited for the animal loving community to come together for this day.”

People and their pets can register either the day of the race between 9 and 9:45 a.m. or on Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Government Center meeting room in Plattsburgh from 6 to 8 p.m.

Pledge donations also must be submitted by this date to be considered for top fundraising awards.

It costs $20 to register to help Elmore SPCA reach their goal of $20,000.

For more information, visit http://www.elmorespcapawsonparade.org/forms.html or contact Laurie Parsons at 518-572-6485 or laurie@elmorespca.org.

Community flea market to benefit Elmore SPCA CHAZY — The Champlain Valley Morgan Horse Association is again organizing a Community Flea Market at the Plattsburgh Farmer’s Market in the Durkee Street parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Proceeds from vendor table rentals will benefit the Elmore SPCA. In 2014, more than $1500 was raised.

The event organizers are looking for vendors for the flea market. Vendors of all kinds are

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Here is Madam Meow, an adoptable cat from Elmore SPCA...

She’s a female domestic short hair, tortoiseshell/tiger, who arrived Sept. 17. Upon arrival, she weighed seven and a half pounds and is around 2 years old.

Madam Meow is a gorgeous cat that wandered onto a concerned citizen’s property in the Town of Plattsburgh with her two kittens Carmen and Figaro. They all had a bit of upper respiratory infection and eye infections but are doing much

welcome, from dealers of antiques and collectibles to the average homeowner looking to clean out the closets and garage before winter and earn some extra money for holiday shopping.

Blondie’s Food Truck will be there for refreshments at the event. Pre-register for tables ($25 for the first table, $15 for a second table, $10 for each additional table) by Oct. 11 by contacting Phyllis Recor at 518-493-5052 or download a form at www.elmorespca.org.

better after being treated with antibiotics. Madam Meow is a good mom that nursed her kittens well. She has weaned her kittens and is now current on vaccinations, has tested negative for FeLV/FIV and is spayed. She has acclimated very well to the shelter environment and loves to climb, stretch and swagger her way around the cat room. She always enjoys interacting with the other cats, staff and the volunteers who come to visit daily. She has a great temperament and will do well in any home. Madam Meow is a very tidy cat and you can often find her grooming herself or doing cat yoga on the windowsill. Come in and meet this gorgeous and engaging cat that would love to meet her forever family soon.

Here is Scarface, an adoptable cat from Elmore SPCA...

He’s a male domestic short hair, black with white, who arrived Sept. 28. Upon arrival, he weighed eight pounds and is around 6 years old.

Scarface is a sweet adult cat who is looking for his forever home. He was found as a stray cat in the town of Plattsburgh several years ago with a flap of skin hanging off his face. He was brought to the vet and taken care of and now has an intriguing scar on his face...hence his name. He re-homed after he was well and now his owners can no longer care for him due to extreme poor health and financial hardship. Scarface has lived successfully with other cats, kids and dogs. He is a very friendly gentleman and will do well in most homes. Scarface loves to be pet and seems to be acclimating to life in the cat colony well. He is now current on vaccinations, has tested negative for FeLV/FIV and has been cleared by our vet for placement. Come in and meet this well mannered and good tempered cat who is ready to meet his new family.

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ast week America was blessed to host Pope Francis, one of the world’s true holy men and leader of the Roman Catholic Faith.

Three major cities played host to the Pope as he shared his vision for the country that has been so blessed.

The Pope made it clear his visit was not about politics, as he artfully shared his message of love, joy, hope and forgiveness while inviting all to share the wonders of God’s love and creation.

This Pope expresses faith and love, not with fire and brimstone but with understanding and wisdom. He has proven time and time again that he is just as comfortable with dignitaries as he is when he is interacting with everyday people. He made a significant statement by the common means of transportation he chose by his use of a simple Fiat hatchback versus the traditional limousines dignitaries typically use in motorcades.

A former Jesuit Priest who many years ago took a vow of poverty, Francis is the embodiment of a simple man who, despite his appointment as Pope, sees the condition of humanity from a common man’s perspective.

Francis also defines the word, ‘holy’. His invitation to faith was not just about the Catholic Church nor was it just a call for Catholics. Faith and the acceptance of a supreme being is not just about a building or a title. Faith is freedom to believe, to love and to share the abundant gifts we’ve all been given with those less fortunate.

The Pope has encouraged people of all faiths, and no faith, to find common ground. He made it clear that his role is not that of a judge but rather a mere common man called by his Lord to be Shepherd to the people of this world.

“In a world where various forms of modern tyranny seek to suppress religious freedom, or try to reduce it to a subculture without right to a voice in the public square, or to use religion as a pretext for hatred and brutality,” Francis said, “it is imperative that the followers of the various religions join their voices in calling for peace, tolerance and respect for the dignity and rights of others.”

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Perilous North Hudson checkpoint should be permanently closed

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he perilous roadblock manned by agents of the U.S. Border Patrol between exits 29-30 of the Adirondack Northway was once again in full operation this past weekend, subjecting motorists to what we believe is a highly dangerous practice of coming to an unexpected stop from 65 miles per hour.

We’ve gone on record before on this subject and we’ll do so again: How many lives must be lost before federal agents permanently close this accident waiting to happen?

Is it really worth meddling in the lives of the more than 12,000 motorists per day stopped at this location for the relatively few, mostly minor drug related arrests that are made there?

We understand the laudable goal of this intermittent checkpoint that crops up from time to time in North Hudson at the southbound High Peaks rest area.

Border Patrol agents have a job to do — and that is to keep our citizenry safe from terrorists and their weapons while searching for illegal immigrants and narcotics.

Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks federal border patrol agents stepped up these checkpoints throughout the country, operating approximately 60 at any given time on interstates within 100 miles of our U.S. borders.

The one in North Hudson is about 75 miles south of the border with Canada.

But none of these stops have been as accident-ridden or deadly as the one in our own backyard. Interstate 87 is unique in that its mountains, trees and curves produce blind spots unlike most interstates where visibility is far greater, making it the perfect storm to halt traffic out of the blue.

The proof can be found in the life-threatening history here.

It was in September of 2004 when 5-year-old Jonelle Adams and her mother, Natalie, 40, and family friend Sherylann John, 41, all of Uniondale, Long Island were killed after their car was pushed from behind by a tractor-trailer skidding out of control as they waited in line at the security checkpoint in North Hudson. Helpless, the family slammed into a pickup and their vehicle burst into flames.

The tractor-trailer then hit a second tractor-trailer and a pickup towing a camper, which also burst into flames killing the driver, 53-year-old Walter Giveans of Otisville, N.Y. An earlier crash in February that year injured more than 50 people when a tour bus carrying 47 passengers careened into the back of a tractor-trailer at the border patrol roadblock, pushing it into an SUV and car which were also waiting in line to be quizzed by an agent. In both crashes, driver inattentiveness as well as poor line of sight were noted as contributors to the accidents.

Afterward, the Essex County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to oppose the Border Patrol stop calling it unnecessary and dangerous. State and federal lawmakers followed suit, and upon the urging of U.S. Sen. Chuck

Schumer a report by the National Transportation Safety Board ensued, citing numerous safety deficiencies. In response, Border Patrol made changes that included rumble-strips and warning signs farther north.

But we believe these band-aids are too little, too late.

On a recent trip through the checkpoint, one reader reported a whiteknuckled wait of nearly 5 minutes, all the while scanning his rearview in fear of an inattentive motorist careening into the line of cars that stretched back nearly as far as the first warning sign.

His reward for the wait? A leisurely wave-through by the uniformed agent without so much as a word.

“I support our customs agents and appreciate the hard work they do,” the reader wrote in an email. “I’m just not sure if this roadblock is the best way to accomplish what they are tasked to do. I drive a full size SUV I could have had loaded with half a dozen illegals, yet was waved through without so much as a glance in the back.”

“Meanwhile, that stop is dangerous as hell.”

We here at Sun Community News have to agree. Leave the job of patrolling our interstates to our very competent state police force and use the time and resources of our federal border patrol agents to secure our borders.

In the past decade this checkpoint in North Hudson has done little besides imperil and intrude on the lives of the law abiding motoring public.

It needs to be permanently shut down.

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Festival largest to date To the Editor: The 2015 Farm 2 Fork Festival was the biggest to date. Thanks to our amazing local farmers and the many visitors to Riverside Park, we were able to serve more food than ever before. The weather was perfect, and our new partnership with HoboFest helped promote tourism and business in downtown Saranac Lake.

At the core of Farm 2 Fork Festival is our hard-working, dedicated Organizing Committee, but there are so many people, businesses and organizations that help make this event possible.

Thank you to our partnering sponsor, Taste NY, and their vendors: Elf ’s Farm Winery & Cider, Nine Pin Ciderworks, Gristmill Distillers, Forever Wild Beverage Co., Hid-In-Pines Vineyard, and Adk Bloody Mary Tonic. Our media sponsor, North Country Public Radio. Our sponsors: Casella Waste Management, Paul Smith’s College, and Prime Lending. Our home cooks and their helpers: Fred Bomyea and Glenn “JJ” Pareira, Jess Ackerson and Phil Newton, Kate Glenn, Natasha Bristol, Sarah Curtis and Kelly Hofschneider, Chris Morris and Sarah Reynolds, Adrien Vlach, Judy Nisson and Jill McKenty, Erin Vennie-Vollrath, and Brandon Devito.

Thanks also to Catherine Bemis and St. Agnes School, Joseph Orefice and North Branch Farm, Fledging Crow Vegetables, Juniper Hill Farm, Rulfs Orchard, Rhonda Butler and David Brunner of Asgaard Farm, Jecinda Hughes and Josh Wilson of Origin Coffee Co., Nori’s Village Market, Ken Fontana and Blue Moon Café, Adam Harris and Grizzle T’s, Craig Bailey and Shamim Allen of the Fiddlehead Bistro, Thomas Murphy and the Downhill Grill, The Pinecone, Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Village of Saranac Lake, Mayor Clyde Rabideau, Saranac Lake Central School District, Jacob Stanbro and Nonna Fina, Johnny Muldowney and the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Nancy Moriarty and Lake Flour Bakery, Peter Seward and the HoboFest team, Nick Bristol and Jesse Purcell, Linnae Hamilton, Leslie Karasin, Angela Petito, Katherine Levin-Lau, Judi McIntosh, Bob Burns, Lynne Burns, Marcy Gotzmer, Brad Izdak, Courtney Grimes-Sutton, Mikey Portal, Kathy Ford, Michelle Charleson, Katie Culpepper, Lindy Ellis and Rich Shapiro, and Kristen Levielle. And our musicians: Matt Heckler and ADK Hot Club—Alex Marklund, Bobby Davis, and Stephanie Sears.

A special thank you to Taylor Rental for supplying us with a tent, tables, chairs, coolers, and more—this business does so much for our community.

And thank you to the community of Saranac Lake—we are so blessed to live, work and play here.

The Organizing Committee hopes to grow in 2016 and is looking for a few new members. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Gail Brill at gailbrilldesign@gmail.com or Chris Morris at chrjmorris@gmail.com.

Farm 2 Fork Festival Organizing Committee Gail Brill, Chris Morris Natasha Bristol, Jess Ackerson Corey Iaria, Kate Glenn Jacob Vennie-Vollrath Saranac Lake

Village bully, stop it now!

To the Editor: Village bullies: Yes you. And you know exactly who you are.

On a Saturday morning, while you were driving the Village of Port Henry’s “mobile Jack Hammer” on the sidewalk in front of our house on the way to your work site, you engaged the Jack Hammer. Yes, it was loud, boisterous, and very intrusive to us and our home. You were told to stop it because it was damaging to our historic brick building. You just continued on while laughing and your Foreman yelling, “get the **** back into your house before I call Stahl and have you arrested.”

And that was that.

As morning turned to afternoon, one could hear them doing their job just up the hill, on Spring Street. And then the peace was shattered by the wretched noise of the mobile jackhammer. You drove up our short driveway with the hammer pointing forward and you, shooting within inches, directly at our home. Mortar, pieces of brick, and mortar dust tumbled to the ground. You even left tire marks on our driveway. And then you just drove away. Back to the village garage as if nothing had happened.

Then on Monday, you show up at our home with someone, introducing himself as the mayor and then the vice mayor as we denied his fraudulent introduction. To us, he was just someone off the street trying to illegally record everything that was said.

Sad and nerves shaken, we try to grasp the reasoning for your destructive behavior and actions inviting you several times to come and see the damage you had done to our home. The Historic Fire House where three companies at the same time. Our home, the firemen invited all the children for Christmas parties and to visit Santa. Our home is where the same children want to see the fire house as great grandparents. Our home, the firemen had their own meetings. Our home, the bright red fire trucks stood proud, ready to be put into action. Our home, we honor the list of firemen on the wall and all before and after them. This is our home which we are humbled and honored to be listed on the National Historic Registry and New York State Historic Registry.

Please, please, please reconsider changing your abrupt destructive thoughts and actions towards us and our home. You have continually stated and referenced us as “those people”. Do you really think that much of yourselves? You work for us, the people of Port Henry.

Janet and Erik Hansen (and Ye Old Firehouse) Village of Port Henry

COMMENTARY

100 year celebration a great success!

Little Bits

To the Editor:

The Whallonsburg Civic Association would like to thank the community for making the Centennial Celebration and Block Party at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall such a great success. Nearly two hundred people came out to enjoy music, eat great local food, view the exhibit of photos, mementos and documents that showed 100 years of Grange history, and celebrate this momentous occasion together.

We appreciate all the groups who contributed their time and energy to the success of this event, including Adirondack Harvest, the Wadhams Free Library, the Greenhorns, and the Lakeside School parents, along with the many local businesses who helped to underwrite the celebration.

We thank Assemblyman Dan Stec and Supervisors Ed Gardener (Essex) and Shaun Gillilland (Willsboro) for speaking about their support for the Grange; and State Senator Betty Little for introducing a resolution into the State Legislature honoring the Centennial and the restoration of the Grange. The Wannabes, Dan Berggren, and Russ Bailey deserve special thanks for contributing their musical talents. Thanks also to Boquet Valley Blooms for providing the beautiful floral arrangements, and to Peggy Staats for the delicious birthday cake.

A big thank you to all the farmers and food producers who provide the excellent food that we serve and who work with us to make this event and others a success throughout the year: Essex Farm, Mace Chasm Farm, Domaine Champlain Orchard, North Country Creamery, DaCy Meadow Farm, Reber Rock Farm, Harvest Hill Farm, Full & By Farm, Dak & Dill, KZ Farm, Ben Wever Farm, and Juniper Hill Farm. Many local food producers and crafters brought their delicious and beautiful handmade products for everyone to see and purchase.

Special thanks go, as always, to Chef Jeremy and his team for working hard at the grill, and to the Whallonsburg, Essex, and Wadhams Fire Departments, who shared their fire trucks with the children, helped with parking, and ensured everyone’s safety.

Last but certainly not least, we want to thank all the many Grange volunteers who worked for many days and especially over the weekend to put on this great event.

The Centennial Celebration took place in our beautifully restored Grange Hall, and we would like to thank Mark Hall of Hall Design Group for his invaluable contribution to this project.

As Stephen Coye of the New York State Grange Museum wrote in our letter of congratulations, the fact that the Hall still stands for its centennial “is a great testimony to the folks that had the vision to create the facility in the first place, and also to those who realized it needed to remain as a significant part of Whallonsburg.” Senator Betty Little also shared her perspective: “More than just a structure, the Whallonsburg Grange Hall has served as the heart of this rural community for 100 years … [it has] helped to foster and support interest in agricultural affairs, community progress and strong family values.”

Together, we organized a party that was truly worthy of our first one hundred years! Here’s to the next hundred.

Andy Buchanan, President Whallonsburg Civic Association

Get what you pay for!

To the Editor: At first, we must admire our town supervisor for trying to save the local taxpayer’s money with his proposal for the relocation of the police department to the town-owned armory property. BUT! I think the one thing our supervisor doesn’t take into consideration is YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! What we will get with the armory location is a converted building in an out of the way, remote, unhandy and unwanted location. This will also bring unwanted traffic noise and disfigure some nice property in an otherwise quiet peaceful neighborhood.

If the monies we have set aside for this would be used in a proper way, these monies could be put toward a new location in a convenient part of town. I’ll again mention the need for a new highway department and this would be, although not an ideal location, a better location for our police department.

I can show you a good example of Ticonderoga GETTING WHAT THEY PAID FOR if anyone would care to contact me.

Again, I say let’s formulate a plan that won’t disfigure the Historic Armory Property and locate the police department where it can do the most good for all the people.

Remember, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! Richard A. Nadeau Ticonderoga

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not to turn their back on our ‘neighbors’ and everything around us.”

The Pope’s ambitious schedule which included many significant firsts, was highlighted by a closing Mass in Philadelphia attended by over one million people and seen by millions more digitally around the globe, as part of the World Meeting of Families. The Pope made in clear that the family is the future of the church and the cure for the turmoil in the world today.

“All the love God has in himself, all the beauty and truth he has in himself, he gives it to the family. Family is really family when it’s able to open its arms and receive all that love. Of course, it’s not quite earthly paradise.

There are still problems. Men and women through the astuteness of the devil have learned, unfortunately, how to divide themselves. And all that love God gave, almost was lost. In a little period of time the first crime: the first instance of fratricide. A brother kills another brother – and war. Love and beauty and truth, or war. Between them, we walk ahead. It’s up to us to choose. It’s up to us to decide which path we want to take forward.”

A simple challenge from a simple, and humble man.

Dan Alexander is president and CEO of Sun Community News.

Total lunar eclipse Gordie Little

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M

oon children, gather ‘round.

We certainly had our fun last Sunday night, didn’t we? Full moon, total lunar eclipse, super moon, blood red moon— call it what you will. You did see it, didn’t you?

I was embarrassed to take my simple point-and-shoot camera onto the front porch and click a series from beginning though fullness. For Kaye and me, they were great because we shared the experience—one of many in our long lifetimes. I didn’t put my photos on the Internet because they were pathetic compared to the others, but I will save them.

We stayed up longer than usual to drink it in and had a short sleep, arising at our usual early hour. I was amazed when I checked my “page” to see hundreds upon hundreds of pictures and comments from many states and countries where the eclipse could be seen. I want to publicly thank all who responded. I commented that perhaps the Holy Father’s recent visit and the super moon eclipse would work toward bringing all peoples closer together.

My friends and family know that I take the admonition “love one another” very seriously. Every time I write this column, I try to infuse that sentiment in the words and hope you can feel it as you read.

Kaye hollered from another room, urging me to look outside as I wrote this at 6:40 a.m. on Monday, September 28. I rushed to a window and the spectacular sunrise took my breath away.

We are blessed.

I waxed nostalgic about sun and moon eclipses I have seen in my 78-plus years. My mom and dad understood the important of such moments and took time to explain them and help us assimilate them. I was about four when a solar eclipse occurred while we were at a church camp in Beacon, NY. My mother took an old negative from a drawer and allowed me to look at the darkened sun through it.

At some later time, we made a viewer with a shoe box and pinhole, to protect our young eyes from dangerous exposure.

It’s been a long time since a super moon and total lunar eclipse were on our celestial agenda and the next one will be 18 years down the road. For that reason we’re delighted to have seen that bright orange/red orb last Sunday night. We hope it somehow served, along with the pope’s visit, to mitigate the otherwise cynical cloud that seems to pervade our lives from time to time.

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

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HAMLET @ WHALLONSBURG GRANGE HALL

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10 Sat.

Saturday: 7:00 pm

Adirondack Shakespeare Company presents Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the most popular and performed play.

General Admission: $12 Under 18: $6 For more information call 518-963-4170 or visit www.thegrangehall.info View our complete listing and other events online.

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OCT. DAWN TYLER WATSON JAZZ 24 Sat. TRIO @ BLUSEED STUDIOS, SARANAC LAKE

Doors Open: 7:00 pm • Show: 7:30 pm

HARVEST WEEKEND @ BABBIE RURAL & FARM LEARNING MUSEUM, PERU Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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THRU

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11 Sat.

Demonstrate the harvesting of hay and grains with antique equipment. Threshing with horse powered thresher.

Details: www.babbiemuseum.org $1 Off admission if you bring a nonperishable item for the Interfaith Food Shelf.

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ANNUAL COUNTRY FAIR @ CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, ELIZABETHTOWN

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THRU

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Friday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Watson’s eclectic style, influenced by jazz, soul, folk and rock, pushes boundaries of traditional jazz.

General: $18 BluMembers: $15 Details: 518-891-3799 admin@bluseedstudios.org

• Beautiful lap quilts (a variety of fabrics) • Aprons • Towels • Snapkits • Scarves • Hats • Knit wear • New items for personal wear and for your home Kim will be present with his slate paintings Saturday - face painting for the kids Special Feature: A beautiful selection of Doll Clothes (fit American Girl) Our annual Raffle tickets listing 7 gift items including a handmade quilt Josie’s Jewelry table will have a full selection Lunch will be served Friday and Saturday Beautiful farm table featuring fruit, vegetables, honey, gourds and homemade pies Bring your Christmas gift list for one stop shopping!

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OCT. HOLIDAY BAZAAR 10 @ DANNEMORA Sat. METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL

Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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42ND ANNUAL OCT. HARVEST 11 Sun. DINNER @ ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH HALL, WEST CHAZY Sunday: Noon - 5:00 pm

Buffet Style Ham Dinner with all the trimmings. All You Can Eat! Adults: $10 • Children 5-12: $5 Under 5 FREE • Takeouts: $10 Country Store & Benefit Drawing 518-493-4521 83794

Benefit Church Mission activity Flea Market items, baked goods & more.

Lunch available.

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ESSEX COUNTY OCT. CHEESE 11 Sat. TOUR @ THRU ASGAARD FARM, OCT. AUSABLE FORKS; 12 Sun. SUGAR HOUSE CREAMERY, UPPER JAY; NORTH COUNTRY CREAMERY, KEESEVILLE Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Open to the public for day farm tours, demonstrations, cheese samples, prepared food & farm products for sale & more.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

LINDA DOLLY

> Arts Editor

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Six Objects

The Whallonsburgh Grange has a lineup of speakers every bit as impressive as the title given to their lecture series— “A History of Everything in 6 Objects.”

Every Tuesday in October, a speaker will pluck six objects from the field in which they specialize. Referencing their six selections, they will discuss and demonstrate the history, evolution and significance of things we might otherwise consider common.

This Tuesday, Oct. 6, Gretel Schueller, a local journalist and food-writer, will be peeling away the histories of six related foods. It is no surprise she has selected food items for her talk. What will be interesting is which foods she has chosen and how she will link them to each other and our history.

These show-and-tell-like presentations will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the grange located at 1610 on NYS Route 22, at Whallons Bay Road in Whallonsburg. Additional information can be found at www.thegrangehall.info. The price is $5 per lecture, and students are admitted free.

Grammy nominated musicians A Grammy-nominated duo who have played and recorded their Delta roots blues music in Chicago, Mali and Africa will soon add Saranac Lake to their list of distinguished venues.

The musicians, Bill Sims and Matthew Skoller, have worked together for more than 14 years and have a stack of awards acknowledging their work. The tap on the shoulder from colleagues is nice, but wait until you hear the sound they have perfected: It’s a hint of old time blues layered with contemporary lyrics.

It’s going to be a great show and you’ll be singing your own blues if you miss it.

Make your reservations early by calling 891-3799 or make them online at admin@ bluseedstudios.org. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m.

Admission is $18 for the general public and $15 for BluMembers. The BluSeed Studios is located at 24 Cedar Street in Saranac Lake.

OCTO-BEAR-FEST

The Great Brant Lake Duck Race, held on Oct. 10, is another event using puns for the greater good. At the quack of noon the duck you bought for a buck will be dumped, with hundreds like it, at the upper dam of Mill Pond, in the Town of Brant Lake. The float, waddle and win part of the day will be held from noon until 3 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at local businesses. In addition to the duck race there will be a variety of children’s activities and a free pancake breakfast at the Horicon Fire Department. Sounds like it will be a hoot, call 494-2722 for additional details.

Special Olympics

Mark your calendar for Oct 16-18, when the Special Olympics State Fall Games come to the Glens Falls Civic Center. Nearly 1,000 athletes and coaches from across the state will participate in the 2015 State Fall Games. Athletes will compete in bocce, cross country running, cycling, equestrian, golf team & skills, soccer team and softball team An event of this magnitude needs volunteers to make it run smoothly. If you would like to assist in these games, please call 1-800-836-6976.

There is no cost to assist, and the experience will be priceless.

Posting your events

Remember posting your events to our online calendar is free, and is an excellent resource for our community.

Contact me with events you think 50,000 people should know about, and I will do my best to keep you and them informed — you have my word on it.

Have an event you’d like featured in my column� Email me at linda@suncommunitynews.com Count your pennies, wear some comfortable shoes and join 100,000 shoppers who descend upon Warrensburgh every fall for the World’s Largest Garage Sale. On Oct. 3 & 4, from 9 a.m. until dusk, locals and vendors from across the country will set out their wares, hoping to entice a buyer. This is a huge event, and details such as parking and restrooms are worth checking out in advance. For these details and more, call 623-2161 or go online to info@ warrensburghchamber. com. Good luck, and don’t forget to barter.

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I love a good pun. I am even fonder of an organization that isn’t afraid to use a touch of humor to spread a serious message. Cancer has become so prevalent in our society, everyone knows somebody who is or has struggled with the big C. It’s an ugly, messy and expensive disease. Of course, there are the big expenses, but there are also the day to day financial hits. Gas needed to get to an appointment, telephone minutes to say good night, and a place to stay during treatments, all these things require money.

On Oct, 3, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Hoss’s Campground in Long Lake will be the site of a silly-sounding festival, OCTO-BEAR-FEST. The people behind this event are hoping you will attend their festival, and help them raise money for Randy’s Patient Assistance Fund. This organization helps cancer patients at the Glens Falls Hospital. Send an email to jules@hossscountrycorner@ gmail.com or call 800-952-4677 to RSVP or get more information.

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Presentation on Champlain’s Jehudi Ashmun to take place

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — “The Extraordinary Life of Jehudi Ashmun” presentation will take place Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Samuel de Champlain History Center.

The last presentation for the Village of Champlain History Series of the year will be presented by President of the Clinton County Historical Association Helen Nerska about the life of Champlain native Ashmun.

“We try to offer presentations that have a connection to our area,” said Janet McFetridge, organizer of the Village of Champlain History Series. “I think people will find it very fascinating that a person who was born in the community rose to such an important role.”

Nerska’s presentation will take community members and visitors on Ashmun’s journey from Champlain to Liberia.

HIS LEGACY Ashmun was born in Champlain on April 21, 1794.

He began his studies at Middlebury College at 16 to prepare for his life as a Christian minister. However, because of illness, Ashmun returned back to Champlain during the War of 1812 but preached on his better days in a local church and organized a military company to protect the village from British attackers threatening from Canada.

He eventually returned to school at Middlebury and then entered the University of Vermont, graduating in August 1816 when he soon found employment as school principal and professor of classical literature at Maine Charity School.

After marrying Catherine Gray in October 1818, he resigned from school and moved to Washington D.C. where he studied religion, published pieces of writing and became aware of slaves in Virginia.

Since Ashmun deplored slavery, he became an active participant in the American Colonization Society. He founded the newspaper The African Intelligencer and wrote about the ACS and their mission — to free blacks in a colony in Liberia.

At the age of 26 in 1822, Ashmun was the leader of a group of settlers and missionaries to Liberia, where he went as a United States representative and came out governor of the colony from 1822 to 1828.

He took a leadership role in what he found to be a demoralized colony and helped build defenses, trade and agricultural production. He also helped create a constitution for Liberia that enabled blacks to hold positions in the government.

“He’s known as an American religious leader and a social reformer,” McFetridge said. “It’s just amazing that he became such an important figure in the development of Liberia.”

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NAC receives state funding grant for new pre-K program

By Teah Dowling

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ELLENBURG DEPOT — In mid September, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $30 million in state funding to support pre-K in high-need districts.

Out of the 75 schools that applied and the 34 schools chosen, Northern Adirondack Central School was one of them.

“We’re very happy that we’re one of the 34,” said Laura Marlow, NAC superintendent. “It’s an exciting opportunity for our pre-school children.”

Initially, the school received $323,662. However, because of the Nov. 2 start date, Northern Adirondack Business Executive Brian Tousignant said, they’re going to be receiving approximately $280,000.

“It’s pro-rated based on the amount of days we were able to operate in the

school year,” he said.

The grant will cover all the costs related to running the program, including the salaries of the teachers, classroom supplies, auxiliary benefits and more exclusively for 4-year-old residents of the district.

The pre-K classroom will hold a maximum of 20 students from 8 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. and instruction will be based on the state’s pre-K learning standards.

“Studies show the sooner you can provide early instruction for children, it really has a positive effect throughout their entire school year both socially and academically,” Marlow said.

“The earlier you can get them started, it makes the transition into kindergarten a lot easier.”

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tation on district buses and more.

Lastly, the program will work in collaboration with the Head Start program that has been housed on the NAC campus for a number of years.

As a result of this collaboration, Tousignant said, Head Start will see auxiliary benefits such as access to physical education, art and library activities.

Children currently participating in Head Start need not enroll in NAC’s pre-K class, as they are receiving benefits of the grant.

The district’s pre-kindergarten class, because it’s a work in progress, will be evaluated throughout the year.

To enroll a 4-year-old child into the new pre-K program at NAC or learn more information, contact the elementary principal Lisa Silver at 518-5943986.

Perrywinkles, Dickey’s BBQ to benefit SPCA PLATTSBURGH — Perrywinkles Pawlooza will take place Saturday, Oct. 3, at Perrywinkles Fine Jewelry, at 11 a.m. Perrywinkles will be partnering with Elmore SPCA, Petsmart and Love on a Leash pet therapy program to put on a lunch catered by Dickeys BBQ. About 15 percent of the proceeds will go toward Elmore SPCA. Dogs are welcomed so long as they are vaccinated and leashed.

‘Paws for Peace’ walk slated PLATTSBURGH — The Paws for Peace pet walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 4, at the U.S. Oval, at 11 a.m. Join STOP Domestic Violence to help raise awareness to the fact that pets are often the forgotten victims of Domestic Violence. For more information, visit the Facebook page “Paws for Peace Pet Walk.”

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State Police seek help in Ellenburg shooting ELLENBURG — State police are asking the public for help as they investigate a late-night shooting that occurred last Friday in Ellenburg.

A resident of 6053 State Route 190 was awakened by a loud noise on Friday, Sept. 25 at 1:15 a.m.

They called it into Clinton County 911, who notified state police.

Residents discovered broken glass on the living room floor and damage to the exterior of the residence that appeared to have been caused by gunshots.

As two of the residents went outside to inspect vehicles in the driveway, Dominic Spooner, 21, was struck by a gunshot being fired at the same time a motor vehicle was traveling east-

bound on State Route 190, according to state police.

Spooner was struck by several shotgun pellets and transported to University of Vermont Medical Center at CVPH by Ellenburg Depot EMS, where he was treated for minor injuries and released.

State police said they believe the incident is isolated and the general public should not be alarmed.

The investigation is continuing. State police are requesting that anyone with information contact the them at 518-563-3761.

Police arrest seven Clinton County residents for drug sales PLATTSBURGH — State Police made seven drug sale arrests in Clinton County between Sept. 22 and Sept. 26.

These arrests stemmed from long-term investigations into the sale and use of narcotics in the Clinton County area.

The New York State Police Troop B Narcotics Enforcement Unit was assisted by the Adirondack Drug Task Force and the Clinton County District Attorney’s Office.

PLATTSBURGH ARRESTS In Plattsburgh, three people — Nathan LaRock, Malik Hodge and Kyle Pulsifer — were arrested.

LaRock, 24, was charged with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance (oxycodone) third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance third degree and one count of conspiracy fourth degree. He was arranged in the Clinton County Court on Sept. 23 and remained to Clinton County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

Hodge, 36, was charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance (heroin) third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance third degree. He was arraigned in the Clinton County Court on Sept 24 and remanded to the Clinton County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.

Pulsifer, 24, was charged with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance (hydrocodone) fourth degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance fifth degree.

He was remanded to Clinton County Jail and he is still awaiting arraignment.

DANNEMORA ARRESTS In Dannemora, two people — Michael Anderson and Sandra Grant — were arrested.

Anderson, 29, was charged with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance (hydrocodone) fourth degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance fifth degree.

He was arraigned in Clinton County Court on Sept. 23 and remanded to Clinton County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond.

Grant, 28, was charge with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance (oxycodone) third degree and criminal possession of a controlled substance third degree. She was arraigned in the Clinton County Court on Sept. 23 and remanded to Clinton County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

OTHER AREAS In Cadyville, Jacob Spear, 22, was charged with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance (oxycodone, hydrocodone and heroin) third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance third degree and one count of criminal sale of a controlled substance in or on school grounds/daycare. Spear was arraigned in Clinton County Court on Sept. 24 and remanded to Clinton County Jail in lieu of $250 cash bail or $500 bond.

In Lyon Mountain, Tear Dezan, 20, was charged with two counts each of criminal sale of a controlled substance (oxycodone) third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance third degree and one count of conspiracy fourth degree. She was remanded to Clinton County Jail and still awaiting arraignment.

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City Police arrest three people in heroin ring PLAT TSBURGH/ SCHUYLER FALLS — On Sept. 24, the Plattsburgh City Police arrested Russell McGee, 33, of Schuyler Falls, Denise Giddings, 23, of Schuyler Falls and Travis McLean, 36, of Plattsburgh.

The arrests stem of the execution of two separate search warrants that were executed by the Adirondack Drug Task Force.

During the execution of the first search warrant that was issued by of the Town of Plattsburgh Court, McGee was found to be in possession of approximately 32 grams of heroin.

Police estimate the street value of the heroin to be in excess of $25,000. Other items recovered were various

Russell McGee items used in the distribution of heroin and approximately $3,300 in U.S. currency.

McGee was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance third degree a class “B” felony and

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band, Lyle, at all times.

Lyle sat expressionless in the front row of the courtroom.

After his wife was sentenced, a tear trickled down his cheek and he clenched his fists.

He did not respond to questions from a reporter while leaving the courtroom.

After a three-week manhunt throughout some of the most challenging terrain in the country, Matt, 49, was fatally shot by a federal agent on June 26 about 27 miles away from the prison.

Sweat, 35, was captured two days later about 2 miles from the Canadian border.

While Sweat was originally scheduled to appear in Plattsburgh City Court on Tuesday to face felony escape charges, that case has been pulled from the docket.

Wylie confirmed on Monday that his office is negotiating an agreement with Sweat attorney Joseph Mucia.

“There are possibilities of a plea with David Sweat,” said Wylie.

Like Mitchell, Sweat is also liable for paying a portion of the $119,762 in restitution costs.

According to Wylie, the restitution issue is sticking on how it will affect Sweat’s commissary as he serves a life sentence.

Sweat, who was serving a life sentence without parole at Clinton Correctional, faces a $5,000 fine and up to seven years prison added to his sentence on each of the three felony charges.

Giddings was charged with tampering with physical evidence a class “E” felony after she attempted to destroy drug evidence. McGee was arraigned in Plattsburgh City Court and committed to the Clinton County Jail without bail. Giddings was released on an appearance ticket.

Also on Sept. 24, a second search warrant was executed in the Town of Plattsburgh by the Adirondack Drug Task Force where the Plattsburgh City Police Department arrested McLean after he was found to be in possession of 61 bags of heroin.

Plattsburgh Police estimate the street value of the heroin to be approximately $2,400.

McLean was charged with criminal possession of a

Denise Giddings controlled substance third degree a class “B” felony and arraigned in Plattsburgh City Court . Bail was set at $25,000 cash and $50,000 bond.

On Sept. 29, as a result of

One other prison employee has been charged in the escape.

Correction officer Gene Palmer is accused of helping give contraband to the inmates and destroying evidence.

Negotiations with his counsel are ongoing, said Wylie.

Palmer remains free on bail.

The district attorney said while he was glad the Mitchell saga is near closure, he doesn’t take much stock in her tearful apology to the court, calling it an “insult” to Matt and Sweat’s victims and law enforcement officials and their families.

Mitchell wasn’t forthcoming with the truth until presented with the details during the investigation, said Wylie.

Earlier, Ryan had said that he doubted Mitchell’s narrative that her husband would be harmed if she exposed the escape plot.

“I just don’t find that explanation credible,” said Ryan.

Wylie also dismissed claims voiced by Mitchell attorney Steven Johnston prior to her sentencing that power tools were used during the escape, leaving the door open to a possible larger conspiracy.

“We’ve investigated this issue in great detail,” said Wylie, who said the hacksaw blades that Mitchell provided directly led to the escape by cutting through walls and a steam pipe.

Wylie also expressed disappointment that Mitchell’s crimes only garnered a maximum sentence of up to seven years.

Asked what he felt would be a more appropriate sentence, Wylie paused: “Certainly a lot more than seven years.”

Mitchell will be subject to a parole hearing before 2 1/3 years, said Wylie, and will be eligible for time served since her

the continuing investigation, a third warrant was issued by the Schuyler Falls Town Court. As a result of the execution of the search, warrant members of the Adirondack Drug Task Force recovered a loaded 25 caliber semiautomatic handgun from a vehicle believed to be owned by McGee. The execution of all three search warrants were a result of a several month investigation conducted by the Adirondack Drug Task Force, which is comprised of members of the Plattsburgh City Police Department, Clinton County Sheriff ’s Department, New York State Police, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Border Patrol, Homeland Secu-

Travis McLean rity Investigations, Clinton County District Attorney’s Office and the Essex County Sheriff ’s Department.

arrest on June 12.

Despite the felony conviction, Mitchell will continue to receive her state pension. Any future profits derived from selling her story will be targeted by the state’s attorney general and inspector’s office to go towards restitution, said Wylie.

It is not immediately known where Mitchell will serve her time.

Upon admission to the state prison system, inmates remain at a reception facility for several weeks until a thorough series of tests and evaluations are completed and a decision is made as to which facility the inmate will be assigned to.

The series of tests and evaluations consist of a physical and mental health review, educational screening, risk assessment and other standard examinations.

At her sentencing, Mitchell admitted that she was undergoing mental health counseling.

New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott said she will continue to assist Wylie and provide clear evidence of the damages for which Mitchell is responsible.

In a statement, Scott hailed the verdict and said her office’s upcoming investigation will detail how Mitchell spent months assisting the escape.

Despite attempts to minimize her own culpability, Mitchell, said Scott, spent months assisting the prisoners plan and execute their escape not only by providing the tools, but “devising elaborate getaway plans and purposefully misleading law enforcement as two murderers evaded capture.”

“With criminal intent, she used her position to abuse and manipulate systemic security lapses at the Clinton Correctional Facility,” said Scott.

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Moriah dominates Peru, now alone atop CVAC football

By Keith Lobdell

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MINEVILLE — It was a case where the final score was no indicative of just how one sided the game was.

In Moriah’s 35-21 victory over the Peru Indians Sept. 25, the stats show a tale of complete dominance by the now regular season Class D champion, who improved to 4-0, the only undefeated team left in Section VII. A lot of the credit after the game went to the offensive and defensive lines of the Vikings. On offense, the line held the Indians at bay as the team ran 88 plays totalling 406 yards of offense in an astounding 35:43 time of possession, limiting the Peru offense to just over 12 minutes with the ball.

On defense, the line contained an elite running back for the second week in a row, limiting Brandon Sawyer to 34 rushing yards on 11 carries. Overall, Peru was able to gain only nine total yards on the ground as the Vikings recorded eight tackles for loss and one sack of 16 yards by Cody Stockwell.

The Vikings defense, while allowing 213 yards passing, picked off Indian quarterback Jordan Guay four times, including a five-yard swat, catch and run by Adam Jaquish.

“I thought the pick got the momentum back for our team,” Jaquish said. “We had given up 14 points to start the second quarter and that kind of put the game out of reach for them.”

Ryan Flack had the first and last big plays for the defense, sacking Guay to end the Indians first drive, then intercepting Guay on the final play of the game.

“Noah (Gilbo) and the other linebackers told me where the play was coming and I just waited to make a play,” Flack said.

“We have been working hard as a team and everyone has been doing their job. We have put a lot of effort in as a team and it is great to see it pay off.”

“We have played a lot better on the lines then people thought,” lineman Jacob Gibeau (1 TFL) said. “The blocking tonight was good and we knew we had to execute because it was going to be a struggle against a good team.”

“We have put a lot of hard work into this line with two starting sophomores,” Caleb Yelle said. “We know when the games start we have to play to our fullest extent.”

“We go all out and we love each other on the team,” Jordan Cheney (1 TFL) said.

“We have a lot of hard work and a lot of heart on these

Troy Lawyer

lines,” added Billy Larrow (1 TFL).

Todd Clarke agreed.

“It is amazing the heart this team has,” he said.

“Our offensive line has come out for each game fired up and ready to make holes for our backs,” Noah Gilbo (2 TFL) said.

“Our defensive line has been getting onto the snap and playing their roles well. We knuckled down on defense this week and focused on stopping Sawyer.”

“The lines have played unbelievably well,” head coach Don Tesar said. “We could not have played a more perfect game

GameÊ time!

Where & when your team is playing

Friday, Oct. 2 Football — Beekmantown at Ticonderoga, 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Beekmantown at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Northern Adirondack at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Saranac at Plattsburgh High School, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — AuSable Valley at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Lake Placid at Chazy, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Northeastern Clinton at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 7

Girls Soccer — Saranac Lake at Saranac, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — AuSable Valley at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Northern Adirondack at Seton Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Northeastern Clinton at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Swimming — Peru at Plattsburgh High School, 5 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Saranac at Plattsburgh High School, 6:30 p.m.

Gymnastics — Beekmantown vs Peru, 5:30 p.m.

Gymnastics — Peru at Beekmantown, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3 Football — Plattsburgh High School at Peru, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8 Girls Soccer — Chazy at Ticonderoga, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Plattsburgh High School at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Saranac at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Saranac Lake at Northeastern Clinton, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 5.

Volleyball — Northeastern Clinton at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Peru at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Beekmantown at Northeastern Clinton, 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Plattsburgh High School at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Peru at AuSable Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Saranac Lake at Saranac, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Saranac at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Plattsburgh High School at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Saranac at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Saranac Lake at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 6 Girls Soccer — Beekmantown at AuSable Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Chazy at Moriah, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9 Football — Saranac at Plattsburgh High School, 7:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Beekmantown at Saranac, 6:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Peru at Plattsburgh High School, 6:30 p.m.

Girls swimming — All Schools Mid-Season Pentathlon at Plattsburgh High School, 5 p.m.

Gymnastics — Beekmantown at Plattsburgh High School, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Peru at Northeastern Clinton, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Plattsburgh High School at Saranac, 6:30 p.m.

Girls Soccer — Seton Catholic at Willsboro, 4:30 p.m.

Cross Country — AuSable Valley at Peru (AuSable Valley, Lake Placid) Cross Country — Elizabethtown-Lewis at Beekmantown (Northeastern Clinton, Saranac Ticonderoga, Moriah, Westport) Cross Country — Plattsburgh High School at Seton Catholic (Saranac Lake)

Saturday, Oct. 10 Football — Moriah vs at Beekmantown, 1:30 p.m.

Football — Peru at Saranac Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Gymnastics — Beekmantown at Plattsburgh High School, 4:30 p.m.

in the first half. We got to Sawyer in the backfield before he got started downhill. Noah made some great plays and read a middle screen early and tackled Sawyer for a loss.”

Out of the 37 plays run by the Indians, over half (20) were for zero or negative yardage.

On the offensive side of the ball, the load was carried by Colin Harris, who ran the ball 46 times for 155 yards and one touchdown.

“The line could not have blocked better for Colin, and we were able to put together some long scoring drives early,” said Tesar. The Vikings opened with an 11 play, 69 yard scoring drive (4:02) and followed with an impressive 16 play, 94 yard touchdown drive that took 6:46 off the clock.

With the 14-0 lead and a Peru personal foul allowing the Vikings to kick off from the Indians 50, Malik Tromblee recovered an onsides kick which lead to a seven play, 43 yard drive which took 2:48 off the clock.

“Scoring off the onsides kick was a big moment in the game to give us a 21-0 lead,” Tesar said.

At quarterback, Jaquish was 16-for-27 passing for 219 yards and two touchdowns, both going to Jarrod MacDougal, who finished with five receptions for 82 yards along with four carries for 13 yards and a rushing touchdown.

Jaquish also found Taylor Slattery five times for 59 yards, but his favorite target on the night was Stockwell, who caught six balls for 78 yards.

“We knew they would play back on me and we tried to take advantage of that,” Stockwell said.

“We knew they would play off him so when they started to key on Jarrod and Taylor, I was able to find him open and he did a great job after the catch,” Jaquish said.”

Tromblee added 22 yards to the rushing game.

For the Indians, Guay finished 8-for-20 passing with 213 yards, one scoring pass of 37 yards to Luke Carpenter, and four interceptions. Carpenter finished with 47 receiving yards, while Troy Lawyer had 61 yards, Evan Palmer 56 and Sawyer 49, all on two catches each.

Sawyer’s biggest play was an 86-yard kickoff return for a score, totalling 111 yards in the return game.

Dakota Arquette and Sawyer led the defense with two tackles for loss each, with Arquette adding a sack and Sawyer a fumble recovery on the lone Viking turnover.

The Vikings will next host Saranac Lake Oct. 2, who dropped their first game of the season in a 26-0 loss against Ticonderoga, to complete the Vikings trilogy of games against last season’s Section VII champions.

“Saranac Lake really runs the ball out of the spread well,” Tesar said. “We need to limit their quick passes and keep the run game limited. I think it is good to see Peru and Saranac Lake on back-to-back weeks because they run similar offenses.”

Peru, meanwhile, will return home to host Plattsburgh High School Oct. 3.

Girls cross country Saranac defeats Seton Catholic CADYVILLE — The Lady Chiefs scored a 26-29 win over the Lady Knights while scoring a 15-50 win over the Lady Patriots Sept. 22.

Margaret Champagne crossed the line first for the Knights in 19:04, while Elysha O’Connell and Rachael Woodruff were behind in second (19:28) and third (19:28), respectively. Sofia DeJordy was fourth in 19:32.

The Knights scored a 15-50 win over the Patriots.

PHS sweeps PLATTSBURGH — The Lady Hornets scored three wins Sept. 22 against the Lady Blue Bombers (15-50), Lady Eagles (21-38) and Lady Cougars (15-50).

Beekmantown and NCCS both scored 15-50 wins over Lake Placid.

Makenzie Baker (20:36) scored the individual win, followed by teammates Kristen Karkoski (21:26) and Claire Deshaies (21:42).

Enya Sullivan (22:04) was fourth for the Eagles, while Sara Rose-McCandlish (22:14) was fifth for the Blue Bombers.

Saranac Lake takes three victories PERU — The Lady Red Storm swept the podium in scoring three wins Sept. 22.

The team defeated the Lady Indians (19-39), Lady Wildcats (15-50) and Lady Sentinels (18-37). Peru scored wins against the Wildcats (15-50) and Sentinels (15-49).

The Red Storm were led by the trio of Madison Grimore (19:49), Johanna Mohrs (19:49) and Jackie Garso (20:02). Lily Adams finished fourth (20:06) for Peru.

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Boys soccer Massena 1, Chazy 0 CHAZY — Chad Mattison’s goal in the penultimate minute of play sealed a non-league loss for the Eagles Sept. 26.

Mattison scored in the 39th minute of play, with just 1:06 left before what appeared to be overtime.

Austin Gravelle made four saves in the loss.

PHS 7, Glens Falls 0 GLENS FALLS — Jacob Brandmeier had a hat trick as the Hornets scored a one-sided victory against the Section II Indians Sept. 26.

Brandmeier scored the first two goals of the game, followed by tallies from Alex Follmer, Trevor Wills, Luka Tsiklauri and Jeff Latinville. J.D. Side made a pair of saves in the win.

Peru 2, Saranac 1, 2 OT PERU — Jacob Desso tallied the golden goal in the 99th minute of play as the Indians scored an overtime win against the Chiefs Sept. 25.

Jessy Dick scored the first goal for the Indians on a penalty kick in the 36th minute, which was equalized when Brian Menia scored on an Austin Myers assist in the 40th minute, 49 seconds from the end of the first half.

Tom Matthews assisted on the Desso golden goal.

Tyler Robinson made 15 saves for the Indians, while Cameron Duffield had 14.

Chazy 1, Potsdam 0 POTSDAM — Tyler Hicks scored on a pass from Justin Collins in the 48th minute of play to defeat the ‘Stoners Sept.

25.

Austin Gravelle made six saves in a shutout performance for he and the Eagles defensive unit.

PHS 2, Beekmantown 1, 2 OT PLATTSBURGH — Collin Wells scored the golden goal on a long ball in the 100th minute as the Hornets defeated the Eagles Sept. 24.

The Hornets opened the scoring in the 67th minute as Wells connected with Abdousabour Tidjani. The Eagles responded in the 73rd minute as Nick Ratliff scored the equalizer to send the game into overtime.

J.D. Side had two saves for the Hornets, while Brantley Marion made six.

PHS 1, NCCS 0 PLATTSBURGH — Alex Follmer scored the lone goal of the game on a Trevor Wills assist as the Hornets defeated the Cougars Sept. 22.

J.D. Side made 10 saves to earn the shutout, while Jacob LaFountain had 12 saves for the Cougars.

Peru 1, Saranac Lake 0 SARANAC LAKE — Jessy Dick scored in the second minute of play and the Indians defense made that goal stand up in a shutout victory against the Red Storm Sept. 22.

Tyler Robinson made 11 saves in the shutout win, while Easton Moore had 15 saves for the Red Storm.

Saranac 5, AVCS 3 CLINTONVILLE — The Chiefs took an early lead and stayed ahead of the Patriots to score a win Sept. 22.

Shayne O’Neill and Austin Myers each scored two goals for the Chiefs, while Schuyler Gratto scored the fifth.

Caleb Hamilton, Nate Devins and Tyler Light scored goals for the Patriots.

Ryan Thomas made 15 saves in the loss.

Girls soccer Saranac 1, Peru 0 PERU — Makenna Provost scored the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute of play as the Lady Chiefs scored a win against the Lady Indians Sept. 25.

Christina Bedard made 14 saves to earn the shutout victory for the Chiefs, while Lauren Lawliss had eight.

Moriah 1, Seton Catholic 1, OT PORT HENRY — McKenna Harris scored the equalizer for the Lady Vikings to settle into a draw with the Lady Knights Sept. 25.

Kelsey Hulbert scored the opening goal of the game for the Knights before Harris knotted things up.

Sophie Bryant made 15 saves for the Vikings, while Liz Thomas made 13.

Beekmantown 1, PHS 0 BEEKMANTOWN — Alyssa Waters scored in the 53rd

minute as the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Hornets Sept. 25.

Maggie Chauvin made four saves for the Eagles, while Alyssa Salis made three for the Hornets.

Chazy 8, Willsboro 0 WILLSBORO — The Lady Eagles scored four times in each half as they cruised past the Lady Warriors Sept. 25.

Natalie Pombrio led the Eagles with a hat trick, while Lindsey Gilmore and Shayla Cole each scored twice with Kyra Becker also scoring.

Cassidy Roberts made one save as the defense held strong for a shutout. For Willsboro, Payton Gough made five saves while Katelynn Doyle made 11.

NCCS 2, PHS 0 PLATTSBURGH — Katie Matott scored a goal in each half as the Lady Cougars defeated the Lady Hornets Sept. 23.

Matott scored on a Karen Duffy assist in the seventh minute of play to get the Cougars on the board, then added her second marker on an unassisted goal in the 46th minute.

Jessica Cartier and Kayla Carder each made one save for the Cougars, while Alyssa Salis made 10 for the Hornets.

AVCS 2, Saranac 1, OT SARANAC — Syndey Snow made 17 saves and Dru Gravelle scored the game winning goal in the first 10-minute overtime period to give the Lady Patriots a win over the Lady Chiefs Sept. 23.

After a scoreless first half, Taylor Byerly scored on a direct kick in the 60th minute to give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead, which was equalized when Vanessa Garrow found the net in the 27th minute.

Tina Bedard made 12 saves for the Chiefs.

Keene 2, Chazy 0 CHAZY — Madison Gifford played a strong game for the Keene varsity girls soccer team, turning aside 17 shots from the Lady Eagles and finding themselves in the pole position when it comes to the Class D girls playoff picture Sept. 23.

CorriAnne Stoner assisted on a pair of goals by Hanna Whitney in the 39th and 75th minutes to give the Beavers the cushion they would need.

Melhorn collecting 18 assists and 15 digs.

Beekmantown 3, Saranac 0 SARANAC — The Lady Eagles scored a sweep against the Lady Chiefs Sept. 24 with wins of 25-5, 25-11 and 25-8.

Michaela LaFountain sparked the offensive effort with 24 assists, while Borrke Bjelko had nine kills. Abby Bone and Skye Gates each had six aces in the win.

Elizabeth Trudeau had five assists for the Chiefs, while Samantha Parrotte had eight digs.

Football Beekmantown 28, Coxsackie-Athens 21, OT COXSACKIE — Alex Archer picked off a pass in overtime to seal a victory for the Eagles against non-conference opponent Coxsackie-Athens Sept. 26.

On offense, Archer was 13-of-24 passing for 145 yards and one scoring pass to Matt Villa while running for an additional 28 yards.

Nate Handy and Aaron Moura scored rushing touchdowns for the Eagles, while Handy led with 60 yards rushing.

AVCS 13, PHS 7 CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots jumped out to a twoscore lead and held on to defeat the Hornets Sept. 25.

Brad Pray led off the scoring for the Patriots with a two yard touchdown run in the first quarter, while Kobe Parrow was on the receiving end of a 15 yard scoring pass from Will Coats in the third.

Coats finished 7-for 14 with 116 yards and one scoring toss.

Jimmy Kelley rushed for 99 yards on the night, while Parrow added 47 yards on the ground.

The Hornets scored their lone touchdown on an 18 yard scoring pass from Mitch Senecal to Tristin Turner. Senecal finished 11-for-27 through the air for 149 yards.

Swimming PHS 117, AVCS 53

PERU — Sam Spear scored a pair of goals and Anna Mitchell opened scoring as the Lady Indians defeated the Lady Red Storm Sept. 23.

Ashley Roddy scored the lone goal for the Red Storm.

Lauren Lawliss made seven saves for the Indians, while being relieved by Shauna Bombard who made a pair of saves.

Maddison Grimone had 15 saves for Saranac Lake.

CLINTONVILLE — Brooke Kelley had a record-breaking night as the Lady Hornets defeated the Lady Patriots Sept. 22.

Kelley broke the AuSable Valley pool, PHS and Section VII record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.04. She also scored a win in the 100 breaststroke.

Kelly Davey added a win in the 100 fly, while Niki Rogers won the 50 free, Andie Abdallah the 500 free and Kelly Davey the 100 back. The Hornets swept the three relay events.

Emily McCormick scored a win for the Patriots in the 200 free.

Seton Catholic 4, Ticonderoga 2, OT

Peru 103, Moriah 36, Seton 28

Peru 3, Saranac Lake 1

PLATTSBURGH — Olivia Nachbauer scored the equalizer in the second half as well as the game-winner in overtime as the Lady Knights scored a two-goal win against the Lady Sentinels Sept. 23.

Samantha Bashaw and Cailene Allen also scored from the Knights, while Liz Thomas made nine saves for the win.

Delany Hughes and Sara Vradenburg scored for the Sentinels. Vradenburg and Haleigh Wright added assists, while Kaylee Coon made 10 saves in the loss.

PORT HENRY — The Lady Indians scored eight wins in defeating the Lady Indians and Lady Knights Sept. 22.

Sara Szczypien scored wins in the 200 medley and 500 free, while Cydney Bond scored a win in the 100 fly.

Emily McClean scored a win in the 200 free, while Maddison McBride won in the 100 free. The Indians swept the three relay events.

Ashley Maye won the 100 back for the Vikings, while Madeline Lemza won the 50 free for the Knights.

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PLATTSBURGH — A close contest came down to 1.10 points as the Lady Indians edged the Lady Hornets Sept. 24.

Delany Brown was again atop the podium in the all-around, winning three of the four events with top scores in the vault (8.6), beam (9.0) and floor (8.7). She finished second on the bars, which was one by the Hornets’ Madison Baker.

Baker also finished second in the beam and floor to take second in the all-around, followed by teammates Morgan Hughes and Julia Karkoski.

Allison Timmons placed fifth for Peru.

Volleyball Peru 3, PHS 2 PERU — After winning the first two games, the Lady Hornets were unable to find the 25 points needed to put away the Lady Indians Sept. 24.

After the Hornets scored wins of 25-20 and 25-19, the Indians scored solid victories in the final three games of the match with scores of 25-11, 25-17 and 25-19.

Taylor Higgins was strong as a two-way player for the Indians, scoring on 16 kill attempts while turning away points with four blocks and 17 digs.

Alyson Rascoe tallied seven kills to go along with 16 assists, while Gwen Earner had 23 digs and Madison Tyler 11.

Brianna Coon had 15 kills for the Hornets, with Kyleigh

CADYVILLE — The Chiefs scored wins against the Knights (14-37), Emus (27-31) and Patriots (18-45) in a Sept. 22 meet.

The Emus scored a 23-32 win over the Knights, who defeated the Patriots, 23-32.

Jon Gay crossed the line as the top individual finisher with a time of 16:27. Caleb Moore followed in second (16:51) with Zach LePage (17:17) in third and Jarron Boyle (18:01) in fourth.

LPCS wins three, PHS two PLATTSBURGH — The Blue Bombers scored wins over the Hornets (19-39), Eagles (21-34) and Cougars (22-33) Sept. 22.

Meanwhile, the Hornets scored wins against the Cougars (22-33) and Eagles (21-34).

Connor Cota was third for the Hornets in 17:02, followed

by Scott Schulz (17:11) and Forest Ledger (17:12).

Saranac Lake, Peru earn wins PERU — The Red Storm scored three wins Sept. 22 against the Indians (26-29), Sentinels (19-27) and Wildcats (15-40).

The Indians scored a pair of wins against the Wildcats (1942) and Sentinels (21-36).

Isaiagh Maddix crossed the line first for the Indians with a time of 15:26, while Anderson Gray and Lauchlan CheneySeymour were second (15:48) and third (15:53) for SLCS.

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City prioritizing ADA standards, pushing for changes

By Willie Santana

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PLATTSBURGH — In addition to the City of Plattsburgh pledging $350,000 for improvements in order to comply with the Americans with Disability Act, the city government has issued an agreement with a private contractor who will lay out, plan and design the improvements and repairs.

Mayor James Calnon said the city wanted to bring in an independent voice to better define the scope of what improvements are necessary in the city.

“We really want a professional to come in and do the design,” Calnon said. “We’ve issued the contract for it. We think it will take a couple weeks to get done. In the longer run, we’ll be doing that for all of our buildings.”

The goal is for the city to comply with the ADA, which was passed in 1990. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications and governmental activities.

The North Country Center for Independence, an advocate for disability issues, has asked city officials to perform a citywide assessment of all buildings, programs and services to comply with the act.

Executive Director of the NCCI Robert Poulin said the act has been neglected in Plattsburgh for too long, and that is why the NCCI has been pushing for a city-wide assessment.

“There hasn’t been adequate prioritizing of the issue,” Poulin said. “That’s what we’re really pushing for because we understand it does take time to create access, and you have to

The City of Plattsburgh has issued an agreement with a private contractor who will layout, plan and design the improvements and repairs in order to become ADA compliant.

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plan. You have to budget, and you have to do significant work and that takes time.

Poulin said about six weeks ago he asked city government officials to provide him with a copy of a self-evaluation report, an initial requirement by the ADA when it was passed, which he said he said he doubts was completed.

Calnon said he knows the city government has neglected the act and he understands the frustration of advocates because of how much time has passed. He said he is going to continue to act aggressively for city compliance.

“Our moral commitment is clearly there,” Calnon said.

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He has also served three and a half years as a Saranac Central School Board Member, worked as a finance controller for a printing company and worked several years as a public accountant in KPMG in Boston, Fort Lauderdale and Burlington.

“I would like to see the town continue to grow and be the best that it can be,” LaForest said in a previous interview. “I certainly believe I can be of help and I have the credentials to do it.”

Cashman, originally from Massachusetts, came to Plattsburgh 15 years ago as a student at SUNY Plattsburgh, where he obtained his B.S. in Speech Communications, M.S. in College and Agency Counseling and a job as assistant director for the Center of Student Involvement.

Cashman also served as the president/chair for the founding board of directors to the Adirondack Young Professionals group, the vice president of the Town of Plattsburgh Local Development Corp and a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. He serves now as a town councilman.

“I will have an open door policy and I will try to bring about opportunities that will provide individuals to share their thoughts and opinions so that we can come as close as possible to a shared vision not only for our municipality, but for our region,” Cashman said in a previous interview. “You will see me as an active collaborator within the region and an ambassador for the Adirondack Coast.”

Both of the candidates’ main priority is to bring new businesses and jobs to community bringing more employment to both current and future residents.

Another similarity with the two candidates is that they both they want fix issues such as the community’s aging infrastructure, something the candidates running for town councilman want to focus on, as well.

TOWN COUNCILMEN Democrat Tom Wood has been serving on the Town of Plattsburgh board for 12 years. He

“Our financial commitment is there to some extent. As I said, we’re not going to fix all buildings instantly, but we are going to make sure that every building we work on will be to ADA standards.”

Calnon said improvements have already been made, such as the painting of the City Hall parking lot to comply with ADA standards. He said he thought it would be smart to start with City Hall and then go onto other city buildings that need attention.

Painting and fixing the roof, including roof leaks, is a part of the first set of repairs scheduled. Also included in the plan will be repairs to doors on the ground level and the council chambers to allow for streaming capabilities and one or two handicap accessible bathrooms.

Poulin said he is conscious of the efforts the mayor and the city government have made recently but wants to make sure a plan is in place for improvements to continue.

“This current mayor has done further than any other,” Poulin said. “That doesn’t mean it won’t come to a quick stop at some point. We definitely need to see a process that involves the citizens and is a process that is written down on paper.”

Calnon said he prefers quality over quantity, and that is why he wants to prioritize making sure things get done well the first time and not only comply with the act but add comfort for disabled community members. He also stated plans to revamp the city web site to ensure it is compliant, as technology has become so pertinent in city affairs.

“It’s all aspects of government that we need to improve — not just the physical buildings but the electronical as well,” Calnon said. “That’s so much more important today than it was 100 years ago.”

plans on continuing.

“I feel that now I’ve had quite a bit of experience working in the town and I have a good handle on what we need to do in the future,” Wood said. “I want to make sure that people have a good place to live Republican John St. Germaine, a veteran who owned St. Germaine’s Home Improvement for 31 years and spent seven years on the Saranac school board, spent eight on the Town of Plattsburgh board between 2000 to 2008. Now, he’s throwing his hat back in the ring.

“I didn’t like the direction the town was going in,” St. Germaine said. “The spending has just gotten out of hand, so I decided I would try to run.”

Democrat Martin Mannix, an almost-lifelong resident of Plattsburgh, has been involved with the town’s government on and off for 25 years. He too plans on continuing.

“I enjoy the challenges that are involved with tackling the kinds of problems that face us,” Mannix said. “I take satisfaction in seeing our community able to pull together the responses of the problems that they face and find solutions that work for us.”

While all the candidates want to focus on the issue of infrastructure, each candidate shared a different issue they would like to fix in the town.

Similar to Cashman, Wood would like to see the town develop a sound capital budget, while St. Germaine would like the town to focus more on water and sewer issues and Mannix would like the town to improve its development of internet and web services for community members in the Town of Plattsburgh.

OTHER CANDIDATES For the Town of Plattsburgh, there will be three people running unopposed for three different positions.

Democrat James Woods will be running for superintendent of highways.

Democrat James Royce will be running for town justice.

Lastly, Democrat Rickey Collins will be running for town clerk.

Organizers hope Farm & Family Safety Day becomes a tradition

By Pete DeMola

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WESTPORT —While farming can be a rewarding gig, it can also be a dangerous one.

Any cursory scroll through national news headlines illustrates as much, especially during harvest season, which is peak season for farm-related mishaps.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tractor overturns are the leading cause of death for farming fatalities.

The region contains a multitude of working farms. Those farms often contain children, many with friends from non-farming families who come to visit.

It’s important they be educated, explained Tiffany Pinheiro, a technician with Essex County Soil & Water Department.

In fact, said Pinheiro, everyone could use a refresher course on things like open manure pits, firearms, guardian dogs and power takeoffs, or PTOs, the extended shafts that spin implements on tractors.

It can be easy for long sleeves and PTOs to become wrapped in the devices.

The results are often ghastly.

To educate the public on these and other issues, several local organizations will hold a farm safety day on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Essex County Fairgrounds.

It’s the first installment in what Pinheiro

hopes will be an annual series.

Saturday’s event will feature at least a dozen speakers and demonstrations designed to make sure your harvest season is a happy one.

They include Department of Conservation staffers offering lectures on ATV, boating and firearm safety; chainsaw experts from Stihl and representatives from the county health department giving the skinny on tick-borne diseases.

Lyme disease is a growing concern in Essex County, where rates have skyrocketed in the past two decades, reaching a peak in 2013 before gradually subsiding to more manageable levels.

The Environmental Protection Agency attributes this, in part, to a changing climate that fosters a more agreeable habitat for deer ticks.

And about those deadly PTOs: Jim Carrabba, a safety expert with the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, will give a variety of presentations on tractor safety, including a mock entanglement.

“We’re just trying to get people to think with this demonstration,” said Carrabba.

Farm & Safety Day: Saturday, Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For a full list of participating speakers and agencies, contact SWCD’s Tiffany Pinheiro at 962-8225 (or tpinheiro@ westelcom.com) or CCE’s Linda Gillilland at 962-4810, or llg46@cornell.edu. Free.

Tractor overturns are the leading cause of death for farm fatalities.

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PDA discusses events for next summer, this winter Questions arise on park usage, farmers’ market expansion

town this past summer as a way to get businesses rolling and residents and visitors in the downtown area on a Sunday.

The first Destination Downtown they held in May was a success, but the second one they held in Sept. 13, in collaboration with the Battle of Plattsburgh events, wasn’t.

Geddes, during the meeting, apologized for the downfall of the second Destination Downtown.

“I think my idea to have it going on with a whole bunch of other things going on was in good intentions but was a bad idea,” she said. “I was pulled in so many different directions and people didn’t want to leave City Hall since everything was happening right there, but I tried.”

Read said for next year, they plan on picking their dates a little bit more carefully. One suggestion, made by Peters, was to have Destination Downtown going on alongside the Biggest Loser Run/Walk.

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Downtown Association had their annual monthly meeting last week to discuss events for next summer and ideas for this winter.

Most of the meeting focused on next summer — discussing how downtown Plattsburgh businesses can be more involved in downtown events planned or approved by the city, including Downtown Rising.

DOWNTOWN RISING Downtown Rising is a fairly new event focused on bringing local, music and art into the community.

Next summer, Downtown Rising, which is sponsored by Conroy Farms, will take place at Trinity Park for 12 weeks on Friday evenings June through August except for the Battle of Plattsburgh weekend.

The sticky situation, said Sandra Geddes, promotions and special events coordinator for the City of Plattsburgh, is that they are the only group of people who can use that park for the summer.

Jeremy Drown, co-owner of Kinetic Running, suggested moving over from Trinity Park to the waterfront area across the road, but that wouldn’t be possible.

“This went around and around and around,” said Bruce Lawson, former community development director for the City of Plattsburgh. “He [Simon Conroy] was not interested in doing another location.”

The Plattsburgh Downtown Association recently held their annual monthly meeting to discuss events for next summer and this winter.

BIGGEST LOSER This summer, the Biggest Loser Run/Walk took place May 31 — a day that was challenging due to the bad weather.

Next summer, Peters said, they’ll be hosting the Biggest Loser on Sunday, June 12, separate from the Plattsburgh Half Marathon, which will still take place sometime in May. During this meeting, after countless complaints about the event, Peters wanted to get feedback on what should be done for this year’s event in terms of promoting the downtown area.

A suggestion was made to list every restaurant and store open on Sundays in the race packet - highlighting the businesses who actively want to be involved, similar to another suggestion made earlier in the discussion by creating and putting up signs throughout the city pointing to places open on Sundays.

Photo by Teah Dowling

Plattsburgh, chimed in and mentioned that although there is room to extend the farmers’ market out toward the Highway Oil building along the river, there are still limitations in the types and number of vendors.

The farmers’ market, Peters said, doesn’t want 12 people selling tomatoes. At most, they want one to two people selling the same thing and that’s where they draw the line.

ART WALK In comparison to the Durkee Street farmers’ market, First Weekends, said Joe Kovacs, member of First Weekends and owner of Smooth Moves, is looking at expanding the Art Walk throughout the entire weekend.

“We haven’t gotten the exact details yet,” he said.

Since it’s beginning about three years ago, the Art Walk took place the first Friday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring the eight stops Chameleon Gallery (now closed), The Strand Center for the Arts, Olive Ridley’s, Corner-Stone Bookshop, Koffee Kat, The Pepper, Cache’ Elegante and The Champlain Wine Company.

Now, they hope to expand the walk throughout the entire weekend to draw in more people, but there’s a major hurdle: Sundays.

FARMERS’ MARKET Lawson pointed out that a big element to the Downtown Rising event was to bring in farmers that have been on the waiting list for the farmers’ market behind the Durkee Street parking lot.

Drowne mentioned that one of the biggest complaints toward the farmers’ market was that it was too small, but there are limitations to expanding it.

“Right now, the space we have for the farmers’ market is full,” Lawson said. “Opening up more space means eliminating more parking.”

Steve Peters, recreation superintendent for the city of

WINTER DISCUSSIONS During the meeting, Geddes revealed a holiday parade she’s currently planning for either Dec. 4 or 5.

She hopes that with this parade, stores will join in the parade by decorating their storefronts to encompass a sense of holiday cheer.

At the next PDA meeting in October, they’ll be discussing more opportunities for downtown activities in the winter months.

“We should really be thinking about winter time,” Lawson said. “The city is open to suggestions.”

DESTINATION DOWNTOWN President of PDA Colin Read started Destination Down-

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SCHROON -There will be a regular meeting of the Clinton-EssexFranklin Library System Board of Trustees Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Schroon Lake Public Library, at 3 p.m. It will be held in the Community Meeting Room. Every year three away Board meetings are held at various member libraries.

This will be the final away meeting of 2015. The meeting is open to the public.

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BOOKS LAKE PLACID -The Lake Placid Institute Book Club will begin its new season Monday, Sept. 28 at the Lake Placid Public Library at 7 p.m. Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Czanne, Monet, and Rodin by Ruth Butler will be discussed. The LPI Book Club generally meets at 7 p.m. on the last Monday of each month at the library to discuss books about the arts. All are welcome.

MOOERS - Zumba & Toning resumes at Mooers Elementary School in the Cafetorium beginning Monday, 9/14/15. Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 5:30-6:30 with Licensed Zumba Instructor, Cheryl Mesick.

Follows NCCS District calendar (no school = no Zumba).

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FARMER'S MARKETS ELIZABETHTOWN – Farmers Market Behind Adk Museum Fridays 9am-1pm May 29-October 9 KEENE – Farmers Market Rt 73 Marcy Field Sundays 9:30am-2pm June 14-October 11 LAKE PLACID – Farmers Market LP Center for the Arts Wednesdays 9am-1pm June 3-October 14 SARANAC LAKE – Farmers Market Riverside Park, Main & River Sts. Saturday 9am-2pm June 6-October 17 PUBLIC MEETINGS PLATTSBURGH - The Plattsburgh Rod & Gun Club will hold its general meeting at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.

Annual Elections take place on the second Wednesday of October, for information call 298-7776 or email, PeterViscontiEsq@yahoo.com.

PLATTSBURGH - The Rough Riders JR Rifle Team, will meet every Thursday at the Plattsburgh Rod & Gun Club at 6:30 p.m. Equipment and instruction is provided at no cost. To register or for information call Coach Visconti at 298-7776 or send an e-mail to PeterViscontiEsq@Yahoo.com.

SCHROON -There will be a regular meeting of the Clinton-EssexFranklin Library System Board of Trustees Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Schroon Lake Public Library, at 3 p.m. It will be held in the Community Meeting Room. Every year three away Board meetings are held at various member libraries.

This will be the final away meeting of 2015. The meeting is open to the public.

WESTPORT-The Boy Scouts will be meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at the WADA Building For more info: troop8063@gmail.com, Jill Lobdell 962-4664 or Larry Carroll 569-5431.

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TAHAWUS CLUB MANAGERS NEEDED The Tahawus Club in Newcomb, New York is searching for both a Club Superintendent and a Clubhouse Manager to oversee all of its operations, steward its natural resources, and provide quality service to its members. A husband and wife team has traditionally shared these two positions, but strong individual candidates will also be considered. Please see accompanying Clubhouse Manager position description. The Tahawus Club, located in the scenic high peaks region of the Adirondacks, is a 135 year-old outdoor recreation Club with access to some of the most pristine wilderness in the Northeast. The Superintendent position is a hands-on position responsible for maintaining and managing property, budgets, seasonal personnel, and the natural resources of the club. The Clubhouse Manager position is responsible for managing day-to-day Club living for members, with a particular focus on Clubhouse living, meals, special events and cottage readiness. These full-time positions provide competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience and can include residence in the Clubhouse. Employment will begin during the first quarter of 2016. Please email jeffputnam@comcast.net for more information.

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