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Meeting with state brass yields little to solve EMS crisis State will not relax training requirements that officials say hamper recruiting efforts

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The state will not budge on the mandatory emergency medical technician training many local officials believe is the cause of a steep drop-off in volunteering rates for emergency squads.

In December, Essex County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Randy Preston cobbled together a meeting with state

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officials and squads across the county.

“Do you think there’s a possibility of any movement on training requirements?” Preston asked Lee Burns, the director of the state’s emergency services bureau.

Burns, citing “hybrid options” and webinars as a means to gauge effectiveness, eventually circled back: “The long answer to your short question is no,” Burns said.

Basic EMT training, a blend of on-site exercises and written coursework, can clock up to 190 hours, up from 110 several years ago.

The state attributes the increase to advances in medical technology and standards that are only now coming into line

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New supers take office

Lawmakers say they’re eager to get started on county, town business

Local entrepreneur hopes to put Essex County cuisine on the map — literally ESSEX — By now, the story of Essex County’s agricultural resurgence is welltold: Once-fallow fields are humming with activity, hosting everyone from small-scale cheesemakers in the High Peaks to think Pete tanks on the shores of Lake Champlain.

DeMola Farm stands are becoming as popular as Editor yard sales, while newcomers surface daily to set their dreams a flight.

It seems like there’s never been a more fertile time to be a farmer in Essex County.

Now, one local entrepreneur hopes another idea will take root: A cuisine trail.

Trails for foodies are all the rage, explained Cornell Cooperative Extension Board President Jay White.

Clinton County boasts a wine trail. Northern Essex County has a loosely-organized cheese trail, and the Adirondack Craft Beverage Trail has strung together nearly two dozen breweries, distilleries and wineries in Essex, Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties over the past half-decade.

with their federal counterparts.

But Preston and other emergency responders say the continual creep is eating into volunteering. The more stringent requirements, alongside other factors, like a brain drain of young people, have emergency squads gasping for breath.

Budgets are now exploding as municipalities struggle to maintain the services for an aging population in an era of permanent austerity.

Last fall, three of 18 towns in Essex County — Willsboro, Schroon and Essex — blew out their tax caps to create new municipal ambulance districts, a measure that will allow them

By Pete DeMola

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Essex County is ripe for a cuisine trail, says one local entrepreneur. Establishing a DIY route would link the county’s myriad food and beverage producers together, from vegetable farms to distilleries. An organizational meeting is set for Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Westport to discuss the prospects.

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But compared to Clinton County, a dairy and apple heavyweight, Essex County has a diverse agricultural profile, said White.

While combining like-minded businesses together helps make those industries strong, few options exist for all food producers, said White.

Just doing a wine trail won’t help cheese producers, for instance. A farm trail isn’t going to help distilleries, while a wine and beverage trial will leave out farmers.

A cuisine trail is needed to tie them all together.

“How do we combine supporting farms, economic development in general, and using tourism to make all that happen?” >> Story Continued | pg. 5

ELIZABETHTOWN — In with the new, out with the old.

The four newest members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors took office on Monday.

Once sworn in, the freshly-minted lawmakers — Joseph Giordano (I-Ticonderoga), Wes Miga (R-Newcomb) James Monty (R-Lewis) and Michael “Ike” Tyler (R-Westport) — were promenaded around the chamber and introduced to their colleagues.

Then they got to work, running through a series of procedural votes before their first big test: Should they give themselves a three percent pay raise?

Monty, Giordano and Tyler joined Noel Merrihew (R-Elizabethtown), Archie Depo (D-Jay), Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah) and Ronald Moore (R-North Hudson) in voting against the resolution.

But it was the wrong one: They were instead voting on whether supervisors should be compensated at all.

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The alternative would have been to do nothing. In doing so, it’d only be a matter of time before these factors resulted in an evitable fatality, said officials.

The switch also presents an entirely new set of problems.

For one, say critics, it has led to the creation of new bureaucracies, a contradiction of the state’s push towards shared services and consolidation.

The subsequent insurance, workers’ compensation and administrative costs will likely have to be born by taxpayers.

Even switching to paid staff isn’t the end all, be all solution, said Preston, owing to a lack of qualified personnel who are interested in the positions. The pending statewide minimum wage hike, said the lawmaker, will only make it more different to attract staffers. (After all, said Preston, why go through the effort when McDonald’s will pay $15 per hour?).

Other squads are hanging on with a blend of paid and unpaid staff, while another, Crown Point, lost theirs entirely after being dropped by their medical director.

“We were rebuilding,” said Steve Milton, a fire commissioner. “We unfortunately ran out of time.”

Throughout it all, the call volume is rising — calls for lift assists are clearly on the rise, said Essex County EMS Coordinator Patty Bashaw — and the population is on track to be the grayest region in the country.

By 2020, only the west coast of Florida will exceed the Adirondacks as the oldest region in America.

What’s the solution?

Preston, a 38-year veteran of Wilmington’s all-volunteer combined fire and rescue squad, says the vast majority of calls are non-emergent: 80 percent of them, he said, don’t need advanced life support technology, or ALS, according to department of health standards.

A “happy medium,” Preston told the state delegation, would be to reduce training and determine how to be more efficient when deploying resources.

Bashaw cautiously agreed. While ALS is lifesaving, she said, federal standards need to be more flexible.

The reimbursement process can also be a bit of a challenge.

Still further complications arise when EMT training sessions are held at conflicting times with firefighter training, which is equally rigorous.

For many recruits, it’s enough to give up.

“In these small world communities, we wear so many hats — people are pulled in so many different directions,” said Rusty Hall, of Keene Valley.

Burns’ definitive kibosh on relaxing the training requirements came after officials and squad members offered volley after volley of anecdotes of life on the ground: “You might just as well bypass [911] and call a hearse,” Preston concluded.

Burns said none of the horror stories came as a surprise.

While Essex County’s volunteer numbers have stayed constant over the years, she called the age issue “very concerning.”

“Things are changing and EMS is in a precarious position now, not just in Essex County, but all over the state,” said Amy Nickson, assistant commissioner of the state’s office of governmental and external affairs.

Despite the refusal to budge, local officials remained optimistic that the state would come through with funding to study the feasibility of a county wide ambulance district.

A number of counties in the state have county wide districts, including Columbia and Livingston, while others are exploring their options (At present, Essex County’s role in emergency services is limited, providing limited support and training services).

It took Columbia County 15 years to hash out a system that works for them, said Burns.

That system sees the county working with existing services to contract for ambulance services. Costs are shared.

“It ultimately turned out very well, as painful as it was to get there,” said Burns.

The process of forming a county wide district, said the director, is “freakishly easy.” A board of supervisors resolution and letter to the state are enough to start the process, which typically takes two years.

Burns and other officials noted that long-term solutions should come from the bottom up.

Historically, local emergency squads haven’t always been good at assuring deliverables — like getting out the door within a designated amount of time, for instance, which is something that doomed the squad in Crown Point last February Perhaps Essex County should develop a sector system as an experiment and have a few squads work together in trials, said Burns. If a county wide system were to succeed, all squads would need to be on board.

“It’s a give and take,” Burns said.

Preston said he disagreed that it all starts with the local squads.

If it were up to him, he would reduce the training to 120 hours and would make the state pay for it. (After all, he said, the state is the one driving the train on mandates.)

A meeting between state officials, emergency squad leaders and county lawmakers last month yielded few solutions for what both sides agree is a looming crisis. With volunteer rates plummeting, squads are struggling with different models for sustainability.

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With no relief in training requirements in sight, Essex County Deputy County Manager Mike Mascarenas said funding to facilitate a county wide system, at least, would be helpful.

“Having some funding to help develop that sort of plan, getting everyone to the table to make those types of decisions, would be helpful,” he said.

Essex County is the state’s second-largest by geographic area, Mascarenas noted.

Others said the state needs to bring the training closer to academia.

More and more young people are looking at the emergency services field as a means to start a career, said Bashaw.

Once members catch the bug, the training is easier to swallow, she said. But it may be onerous for new members who are unsure if they’d like to commit to the part-time gig.

“It has to be looked at as a career path, really,” Bashaw said.

Some remained skeptical: “The pool of people we have to catch the bug is getting smaller and smaller,” said Minerva supervisor Stephen McNally.

Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland floated the idea of tying training to a college debt forgiveness program, while Essex Emergency Squad President Ron Jackson called for a two-year program at Clinton Community College.

Community college is the best hope to augment the number of EMTs, Jackson said.

During off-hours, those technicians can be used to perform some of the duties now performed by home health care aides, such as checking blood pressure and checking in on at-risk residents.

“The state should be willing to pay for that,” Jackson said.

“If you don’t, you’re going to be paying for that in the ER.” Burns said these were all promising options: “There are some incredibly successful programs in New York state that are doing exactly what you said,” she said, citing a bunk-in program in Frankfort, Herkimer County that sees students hunker down with department members.

In the end, the group opted to assemble an hoc group to study the issue.

The state said they would assist wherever possible, but stopped short of offering instant relief.

Nickson, the state rep, said the session was helpful for the state contingent.

“This is the beginning of a dialogue,” she said, noting similar issues around the state. “I’m trying to grasp your ideas and see where they fit in that construct.”

Burns last met with county officials in February 2014, when they voiced identical concerns.

Nothing changed after that meeting, said Preston.

It took the lawmaker nearly a year to organize another session.

Preston said he hoped this year’s powwow would be the beginning of a closer relationship with the state.

“I am very persistent and I will pursue this,” he said.

Earlier, he grasped a stack of newspaper articles.

“We kind of feel like Albany is not listening to us,” he said.

“I don’t want this to be the end of the discussion, I want this to be the beginning — it truly is a crisis.”

Winter Carnival schedule soon to be finalized

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee is in the process of finalizing the carnival’s schedule of events.

Businesses and organizations holding an event during the carnival should submit their info no later than Friday, Jan. 15.

Event details can be submitted to the committee by visiting the carnival’s website at saranaclakewintercarnival.com/contact.

There is no fee to advertise an event on the schedule. The most updated schedule of events can be found on the carnival’s website at saranaclakewintercarnival.com. The 2016 Winter Carnival will take place Friday, Feb. 5 thru Feb. 14.

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Tri-county area lands $500,000 in emergency dispatch funding

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Gov. Andrew Cuomo rang in the new year by awarding nearly a half-million dollars in emergency service dispatch funding for the tri-county area.

The funding will aid in improving 911 response and emergency dispatching, said the governor’s office in a news release.

Emergency services directors in Clinton and Essex counties said the funds, while expected, are much-needed for day-to-day operations.

Essex County landed $166,248 for their radio system.

Director Don Jaquish appeared relieved when told of the announcement: “That’s good because we need it,” said Jaquish.

Essex County is in the midst of putting the final touches on an expansive new digital radio system.

The project, over a decade in the making, has resulted in 98 percent coverage across the county.

Its predecessor, a 1950s-style analog system, only allowed for 60 percent.

The three-phase, $17 million project includes pagers for first responders, new land-mobile radios in emergencyresponse vehicles and a new tower and microwave system.

As a result, interoperability has greatly improved, said Jaquish, with fire, police and emergency services person-

nel now being able to communicate with one another.

Despite minor problems — some of the 400 mobile radios have programming issues, Jaquish said — the system is nearly complete.

“Overall, we’re almost there and it works very well,” Jaquish said.

The network, which includes 11 towers, entered the planning stages in 2006 and went live last summer.

Clinton County received $141,883. It’s the second consecutive year the emergency services department has received state funding.

Emergency Services Director Eric Day said the funds will be used to support ongoing operations of their public safety answering point, or PSAP, system.

In the past, this funding wasn’t always available.

“The county had to absorb that,” Day said.

The grant program, initiated in 2014, sees $10 million distributed amongst 57 counties and New York City.

According to the governor’s office, monies are distributed among participating counties based on “statistics reflective of a county’s operational scope, demographic factors and emergency services call metrics.”

“In an emergency, every second counts,” said Gov. Cuomo in a news release. “With these investments, we’re helping to ensure our first responders have resources they need and access to the most-up-to-date technology available in order to better respond to New Yorkers in their moment of need.”

Nominations for Winter Carnival King and Queen now open SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee is currently seeking nominations from the public for the 2016 Winter Carnival king and queen.

The king and queen selection is based upon volunteerism within the community. Candidates should demonstrate a long-term and broad-based commitment to making life more livable, pleasant, and enjoyable – both for the people who live here and for those who visit.

The volunteer activities can be organized or completely self-motivated. They can be as diverse as organizing a major community event or as seemingly minor as shoveling a neighbor’s sidewalk. The committee is seeking people who help others independently, not people who are in professions that help or care for others.

Each nomination should be submitted separately and must include the candidate’s volunteer services history. It is very important that the nominations are signed by the person submitting them.

Nominations must be received no later than Jan. 21.

Submissions should be mailed to the Winter Carnival

Committee, Attention: King/Queen Nomination, P.O. Box 829, Saranac Lake, NY 12983.

They can also be dropped off at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, 54 Broadway, or the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Office, 193 River St. No electronic nominations (email) will be accepted. If you have questions about the nomination, please contact Barb Martin at (518) 891-2382.

Once the nominations have been collected, all past kings and queens are invited to an assembly which will select the new king and queen from the nominations. This meeting is on Jan. 22 at a secret location.

The nominating materials are presented to the assembly exactly as they are received from the community. There is no pre-screening or editing that could influence the outcome.

The assembled kings and queens are given a period of time to review the materials and then are called upon to vote. Final selection is by secret ballot and the king and queen are announced on the first day of Winter Carnival at the royalty coronation ceremony.

For more information, visit saranaclakewintercarnival. com. The 2016 Winter Carnival will take place Feb. 5 – 14.

2015 Winter Carnival King Steve Racette and Queen Linda Jackson.

Child car seat check slated

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PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office Traffic Safety Unit and Adirondack Safe Kids will be holding a child car seat check event Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Bill Mcbride Chevrolet dealership, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The child’s seat will be checked for proper installation and appropriateness for the child’s age, height and weight. Seat inspections will be conducted in a heated area of the dealership’s facility.

The public is encouraged to bring seats no longer of use for the purpose of recycling them.

Any questions concerning this event, or the recycling program, can contact William Bush in the Traffic Safety Unit of the Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office at 565-4397.

NCCC invites businesses to participate

Employees of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) decided that as part of their annual holiday party, they wanted to help give back to the community. A group of about a dozen staffers joined the North Elba Community Christmas Fund Friday to help stuff boxes full of food to be delivered to residents of the community who need help putting food on the table. The North Elba Community Christmas Fund has been helping families in the town of North Elba for almost three decades. In addition to providing boxes full of turkey, bread, cranberry sauce, potatoes and other goodies the week before Christmas, the fund also provides winter outerwear, boots and toys for children in need every year.

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PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce is inviting businesses and service providers throughout the North Country to participate in its popular “Commerce Card” program.

Members have the opportunity to market products and services amongst one another and more than 50,000 employees.

For more information on the Commerce Card Program contact Becky Manor at the NCCC at 563-1000 or beckym@northcountrychamber.com.

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Full steam ahead

s we move into the new year and have settled into the new brand, it’s time for the next phase of growth for your weekly newspaper.

This weekend we will be installing two new pieces of production equipment. Our 8 into 1 inserting machine is getting a new partner when we bring online our new 12 into 1 automated inserter.

With greater capacity and a new central vacuum system these important production tools will help our dedicated crews in the back shop to process your paper and make certain all the various inserts are prepped for delivery throughout the region.

Another idea that will be implemented shortly will be our $100,000 Promotional Grant Program.

Throughout the year we’ve always made space available to charitable organizations to help them get their message to you. Many of these organization work on limited funds but their services are a key components to life in our region.

The new grants will allow for better planning of an entire communication message rather than asking, hat in hand, each time the need arises.

The grants to these organizations will not affect emergency requests from individuals or families in need due to illness, accidents or tragedies. The paper has always played an important role helping out as needed. The grant program will improve that capacity to serve our friends and neighbors.

Now, who doesn’t love a good contest? Winning a prize is just pure fun and we’ve just contracted with one of the nations best companies to bring a back end platform to aid the contest process for both the paper and for advertisers that wish to run their own contests. Watch for our Valentines Day roll out soon to be followed up by a March Madness Bracket Program.

Free newspapers like The Sun in New York and The Eagle in Vermont depend strictly on the support from community businesses and institutions that use the newspaper to market their goods and services.

Despite what you may hear or have been told about newspapers dying, the facts are, print newspaper advertising is still the single best source for reaching local buyers and those seeking services.

We’ve got more projects in the pipeline but these are top of list as we move optimistically into 2016 with a full head of steam. Thank you for supporting your locally owned community papers.

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s we head into the darkest days of winter, one school district has turned on the light: Kudos to Schroon Lake Central School District for opening their doors to the public as part of their continuing education program.

Beginning this week, Schroon residents will have access to a series of evening classes, including an introduction to basic household electricity, woodworking, weight training, indoor walking and even a self defense course.

What do these have in common?

They’re all accessible, common-sense offerings designed to benefit as many people in the community as possible.

After all, we all have electricity; most of us could stand to shed a few pounds, and in this era of gloomy uncertainty, it’s not a bad idea to brush up on our self-protection techniques.

Hosting continuing education programs at public schools is a great idea and is a program that should be emulated by all school districts in the North Country.

Not only do these programs act in the best interest of the taxpayers, but help create a sense of community, especially during budget season, when programs are never far from the chopping block.

What a better way to instill the importance of programs to the general public by making them universally available?

But more importantly, these after hours programs feed into the work that other governmental agencies are conducting for the greater good, including the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program.

Launched in November, the state-funded, county-implemented project aims to improve public health in high-need schools and communities in Essex and Clinton counties over the next five years.

The program hinges on two main goals: Improving access to healthy foods and promoting physical activity.

Public schools are critical to both.

While Americans are being urged to eat healthier and lead more active lives, it’s often difficult to follow this advice in our Adirondack neighborhoods, which are rural, remote, vast and dark.

Walking isn’t the most attractive option on rural highways, nor is a gym feasible for those of us living paycheck-to-paycheck.

For too many communities, these factors make the healthy choice the road less traveled.

Noting these disparities isn’t making excuses — it’s facing the facts.

For years, experts have said altering physical environments to become more conducive to physical activity plays a vastly important role in improving public health.

Policies are already taking shape, from smart growth programs designed to enhance walkability in town centers to the creation of bike and other recre-

As part of opening its doors to the community, a community archery league will take place under physical education teacher and archery team coach Mike Sharp starting Jan. 12 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 17 from 3 until 5 p.m. More classes will be offered, and cost for the class is a donation to support the SLCS archery team.

ational paths.

Now, the next logical step — perhaps the only one in these cash-strapped communities — is bringing public schools into the fold.

After all, each community has a school, even the most remote and impoverished. And experts have long-since determined that improving their accessibility is the middle ground between constructing new governmental facilities and simply doing nothing.

But more often than not, the doors are locked after the final bell rings and the last sneaker leaves the gymnasium floor.

We understood the arguments against keeping public facilities open: districts lack the funds and manpower to run programs and are concerned about liability and maintenance costs.

Viable concerns, sure.

But we’d like to think that enough precedent exists for schools to create joint use agreements with their partners in the community.

Is keeping schools open a magic bullet to keeping the public fit and engaged?

No. But it’s a start.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau, Pete DeMola and Keith Lobdell. We value your opinion and want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our new Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or email us at johng@suncommunitynews.com.

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To the Editor: United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 15-13 is made up of a diverse group of men and women who are interested in assisting the United States Coast Guard as Auxiliary members. Our Flotilla is always looking for new members who are willing to contribute their time and talent. Your professional and leadership skills, as well as your experiences, are useful to the Coast Guard and Auxiliary. In order to join, you must be a U. S. Citizen at least 17 years of age and be able to pass a basic background check.

The Auxiliary is a volunteer servIce organization, composed of men and

women who actively support maritime safety and security missions, as well as providing administrative and support services. The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by Congress in 1939, and is currently expanding its role within Coast Guard Forces. The Auxiliary is authorized to perform all missions that Congress has authorized the Coast Guard to perform, with the exception of direct law enforcement and military action.

If you would like to become a part of our organization, or would like more information call Eugene Frost 585-9034, 810-2283, ehfrost@cptelco.net or David Hirtle 597-3398.

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TheÊ USAÊ doesnÕ tÊ needÊ TrumpÊ orÊ Cruz HolidaysÊ areÊ forÊ sharingÊ aÊ success To the Editor: Is anyone surprised that Trump has appeared on FOX News more than any other candidate? Trump and FOX News are joined at the hip as both tell fictional stories on a regular basis.

To me Trump is the perfect Republican and has all the attributes associated with the doctrine of the party. Hate has always been part of the Republican mantra and stretching the truth is something they do with straight faces.

Trump’s nearest adversary Ted Cruz is a good example of a stone thrower who lives in a glass house. Born in Canada to a Cuban Father and an American Mother I fail to see how he can even run for President. Wasn’t it Cruz who along with Trump who complained that President Obama wasn’t born in the USA? Even when it was proved that our President was born in the USA, Cruz and Trump still pounded on their drums.

So here we are getting ready to elect another President and best Republican candidate has left he race. Lindsey Graham was someone who called things as they were and his honesty couldn’t be questioned. He also served our Country before becoming and elected official and he knows the perils of war. Trump did as many privileged did and used deferments rather than serve our Nation. Now he wants to show what a tough guy he is and has no problem with sending others once again to war. Cruz who also never served had the audacity to slander two-war hero’s John Kerry and Chuck Hagel and is also ready to send your children and grandchildren to war.

America doesn’t need another war and we surely don’t need Trump or Cruz. To Republicans an immigrant is anyone that doesn’t fit their mold.

My grandparents and the grandparents of millions of Americans were immigrants and they came from every corner of the earth. Our Country is one made from immigrants and for this we should be thankful. Our forefathers would be appalled by the fear mongering being tossed about by draft dodgers like Trump and others who would thrive on the blood of those they would put in harms way. I am not ready to have my grandchildren sacrificed, are you? May God Bless America!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

WalletÊ lost

To the Editor: On New Year’s Day between 2:30 and 3 p.m., my wallet disappeared from Rite Aid or parking lot, or Peebles and parking lot. Both stores and lots were checked thoroughly. If anyone has knowledge of this occurrence, please call the Ti Police Dept., or send the wallet back to the address on the license.

How distressing to begin the new year by losing all your personal information and the cash inside, which was a Christmas gift for me and my husband.

Mary Jo Von Tury and Dwinal Smith Ticonderoga

DonÕ tÊ blameÊ theÊ NRA

To the Editor: This letter is in response to Dick Barney’s Letter to the Editor titled “Stand up to the NRA” in the Dec. 19 issue of the The Sun. Gullible liberals have been led to believe that the NRA is largely to blame for the terroristic acts committed by deranged individuals. Really? Whether they use a gun, knife, sword, bomb, or even a motor vehicle, it all boils down to the same thing. Mentally disturbed people or those bent on destroying our way of life. We have systematically shut down thousands of mental institutions over the last 35-40 years, where most of these individuals should be housed. We do not properly vet the thousands of people entering our country, especially those from middle eastern countries. The simplistic answer to terrorism by liberal democrats is more gun control.

According to Dick, gun violence exists nowhere else in the world where gun ownership is limited. Tell that to the people of France and several other European countries who have very restrictive gun laws.

I have to wonder if Dick even knows what a semi-automatic weapon is, but he would love to see them banned. He mentions an AK-47 as if it is any different in performance than dozens of other weapon styles.

In closing, Dick should know the NRA has no desire to put weapons into the hands of criminals, the mentally ill, or terrorists. They strongly support the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens who wish to own a gun, whether it be for hunting, self defense, target shooting or any other legal purpose.

Roger J. Nolfe Ticonderoga

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To the Editor: Thank you to all my family and to all the people in the community of Ticonderoga and surrounding areas who have been there with such support since the passing of my mother Geri White. This was a rough time for all our family and especially at the holiday time, but we also chose to celebrate the wonderful life my mom had and all the great memories so many have of times with her. She had a great will to live and loved her family and friends so much. She was a great cook and before getting ill loved to have family dinners and even after still wanted to contribute a dish to the dinner my daughter Kim was usually making. She belonged to many organizations and enjoyed going to all their events right up to when she couldn’t possibly go any longer. When my two brothers and I were kids, my mom helped with all kinds of programs we were involved in, had wonderful parties for us with our friends for birthdays and events like Halloween. My mom is going to be missed by so many and our sorrow is great at this time, but we have wonderful family and friends and will get through this. A big part of that will be all the great memories we have and smile and humor we remember a great lady having. She was loved by so many and a great member of our community as was shown at her service with the attendance and all the cards and flowers that have been received in her honor. We love you mom.

Kathy Liddell and All Of The Family!

Ticonderoga

To the Editor: Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc. (ACAP) would like to thank all who helped make our Holidays Are For Sharing program a success again this year. We are always amazed by the generous support we receive from so many. From the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots (the train), to local business and organizations such as Elizabethtown/Lewis Ambulance Squad, Champlain Nation Bank, Cobble Hill Inn, Kinney’s Drugs, Family Dollar and all the other businesses and individuals who stopped in to donate toys or money to help out, it is only through your generous support that we were able to provide toys to almost 600 children this year.

We wish you could all see the hundreds of packages that go out to families in our communities. You truly do make the holidays brighter for so many.

We would like to send grateful wishes to all who helped with the program for a happy and healthy new year.

Cindy Cobb and Marge Garcia Program Coordinators

ElksÊ dinnerÊ successful

To the Editor: Each Christmas the Ticonderoga Elks Lodge #1494 provides the makings of a complete traditional Christmas dinner to more than 100 local families who otherwise wouldn’t enjoy a holiday dinner.

The Elks couldn’t have served as many Families in need without the help of the Local Community Members. We thank the third grade students from the Ticonderoga Elementary School who so diligently collected bags of non perishable groceries to be donated. We thank the college student’s home for winter break and their families who pitched in by packing boxes.

We thank all drivers who volunteer every year to make these deliveries.

Last but not least we thank our Lodge members who worked all year to raise money for this Christmas program. This joint effort instills the spirit of giving to others. We also want to thank the community for supporting our fundraising programs.

Thank you all!

Officers and Members Ticonderoga Elks Lodge #1494 Ticonderoga

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asked White, who owns a vineyard in the town of Essex.

The demand is there, said White, citing studies that show a strong correlation between agriculture and economic development.

So is government support.

Money is pouring into the biz through state and federal grants — including $95,000 in federal funds for a new food hub in Essex and $60,000 to support a brewery expansion in Keeseville — while regulations are being relaxed, allowing for a blossoming of farm breweries and distilleries.

The state has also prioritized promoting finished products in state-run retail outlets. TasteNY, the initiative designed to showcase state products, tripled their sales in 2015 from the year before, while locations are expanding, including a new cafe that opened last month at Whiteface Mountain, joining 11 others, including a location in Puerto Rico.

Local groups have also flagged agritourism as a key piece in economic development, including the Regional Office for Sustainable Tourism.

Over 500,000 visitors come to Essex County each year, said White. In 2014, guests spent $408 million.

While hiking and outdoor activities remains the top draw, White hopes a trail will pique their interests, and expand their horizons.

The benefits are myriad: Not only would a trail result in more activities to attract visitors, it would support farmers, act as an educational tool, promote the sale of local products, create jobs and overall create a strong economy.

In 2012, the most recent year for which statistics are available, Essex County farmers generated $11.7 million in sales.

One possible route, said White, could take visitors up Route 22 from Gunnison Orchards in Crown Point to Mace Chasm Farm in Keeseville.

Route 9 would then zip them over to Upper Jay’s cheese country.

The plan is in its nascent stages. White hopes a meeting on Jan. 20 at the CCE Building in Westport will help the pieces come into focus and gauge interest. All producers and interested parties are welcome.

Since CCE cannot create a trail by itself — it’s not within their mandate to be a trade organization — White aims to create a nonprofit to house the organizational structure, and then apply for the actual cuisine trail designation, the provisions for which are encased in state law.

According to the New York Department for Agriculture and Markets, a maximum of 10 cuisine trails can be designated across the state. Once designated, organizations have greater access to state resources.

White said he believed that quota hadn’t yet been reached.

Following the meeting, the next step is to determine who would like to be on a potential system and establish which trails will make the most sense. White aims to use other communities as an example, like Suffolk and Nassau counties, for instance, who are working together to brand their communities as an agritourism destination through a new museum and year-long farmers markets that fall under a unifying brand.

“The sky’s the limit for what we could do with it,” said White.

Interested in a possible Essex County cuisine trail? All producers and interested parties are encouraged to attend the organizational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the CCE office in Westport. For more info, contact Jay White at cuisinetrail@gmail.com.

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COMMENTARY

Little Bits Selling door to door Gordie Little

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ho remembers Cloverine Salve? In the 1940s, I picked up a comic book and an ad leaped off the page. It begged me to sell the salve door-to-door with the promise of “prizes” galore.

I was thrilled when that long cardboard tube arrived with round tins of salve. I hit up family members first. Then, I covered the neighborhood, knocking on doors and giving it my best pitch.

I can’t remember if I sold all of them or if my mother had to take up the slack.

I wanted what was pictured in the prize paper as a “Beautiful Indian Blanket.” I doubt if I peddled enough to “win” it, but I sent in the money and got a small prize by return mail. It was a scheme that worked for the company, but was eventually outlawed.

I admit to being a terrible salesman. I once signed up as an encyclopedia salesman and was hit in the back side by many slammed doors. I later “worked” as a weekend salesman for a building company on Long Island and could never get anyone to sign on the dotted line.

Kaye sold Avon Products and did very well. Last week, while cleaning out a sagging book case in the kitchen, laden with her cook book collection, she handed me a green hard-covered book.

This first edition of “Watkins Household Hints” dates to 1941 and elicited a plethora of memories. The J. R. Watkins Company, dating back to the 19th century, involved millions of families by selling its products door-to-door.

My older brother Jim remembers the Watkins salesman coming to our house in Westchester County.

I do not. Kaye has vivid recollections of Watkins products in the Vaughan home up in Saranac Lake.

Our copy of the book was signed by my late father, Russell E. Little, and is treasured for that reason. Also inside were several paper-backed publications. One is “Home and Garden Bulletin No. 62” titled “Removing Stains from Fabrics” from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Another is “Bulletin No. 67, “Insects and Related Pests of House Plants; how to control them.” A third is “Cheese in Your Meals,” issued by the Agriculture Department in July 1943. One paragraph reads, “In wartime, food supplies for civilian use change rapidly. It’s part of patriotism to be ready to shift our cooking and eating habits on short notice.”

And, finally, there is a tiny “United Nations Cook Book” published by Crowley’s Milk Company.

And you wonder why I save such things. In a small drawer near my chair is a Fuller Brush used for many years on our clothes. Hey, it’s guaranteed for life. We also have Stanley Home Products in our cabinets that go back decades.

Kaye has to clean her shelves without consulting me. I would never let her discard anything.

That’s the difference between us.

She is my conscience. Love that lady.

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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KEESEVILLE - VFW #1505 North Country AmVets 1309 Rt. 9 South Sunday, 7pm.

PERU - Knights of Columbus 3452 Main St. Rt. 22 Tuesdays, 7:30 pm.

PLATTSBURGH - Knights of Columbus #255 St. Peter's School 518-561-4501 Mondays, 7pm.

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LEWIS - AARP Smart Driver Course - Tuesday January 26, 2016, 9 am 4 pm, Designed for drivers 50+ but may be taken by any driver. Course fee $25 ($20 for AARP members). Please call 518873-9922 or 518-963-7854 to register.

WILMINGTON - Yoga for the Community Every Sun., 5:30-6:30pm @ Riverstone Wellness, Wilmington, NY. For more info send email to: riverstonewellness@yahoo.com

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

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS LAKE PLACID – Monthly Saturday Play for Pre-K thru Grade 5 kids & families at the Lake Placid Public Library 10am to 11am. Indoor games, activities and children's classic books. For more info 518523-3200.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

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

LECTURES & SEMINARS CHAMPLAIN - Champlain Author Series: David Monette- An Authors Journey January 6 at 7 pm at The Champlain Meeting House, 1175 Main St. Champlain, free of charge, refreshments served CHAMPLAIN - Champlain Lectures: Aaron Merrill World Religion: A Historical Perspective January 12 at 6:30 pm at The Champlain Meeting House 1175 Main St. Champlain, free of charge, refreshments served SARANAC LAKE - Benefits of Cultured Food at Saranac Village at Will Rogers On Thursday, January 14th at 7:00 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Adirondack Chef Cathy Hohmeyer, from the Lodge at Lake Clear, will present a talk on the health benefits of adding fermented foods to your diet. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call Debbie Kanze at (518) 8917117.

WILLSBORO – The Pain Memorial Free Library will present “Westerns and Christmas Memories “ by Jigs Gardner. The program will be on Saturday, January 16, at 2:00 p.m.

At the library, 2 Gilliland Land, Willsboro, NY. Admission is free.

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WESTPORT - WESTPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 5:45 PM in the Teacher Resource Room. The meeting will open with a budget workshop immediately followed by the regular monthly meeting.

Agenda items will include financials, policy review and any other business that may come before the Board. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

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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Manager Dan Palmer as the votes were tallied.

It narrowly passed by weighted vote, 15121409.

Last session, lawmakers in favor of the raises said the pay bumps were necessary to keep pace with the private sector and to attract younger people to serve in public office. Furthermore, advocates, including the board’s leadership, said not every lawmaker earned a pension from past careers.

Those against the increase said it set a bad example in the midst of ongoing austerity measures, including this year’s 6 percent tax hike.

The raises, now official, bring salaries for the rank and file supervisors to $18,394.28; $20,394.28 for the budget liaison officer and $23,394.28 for the chairman.

Supervisors also receive a salary from their towns.

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serve when it comes to party affiliation.

The supervisor said he was looking forward to tackling his committee assignments — he’s been assigned to human services, personnel and finance — and addressing town issues, including bringing the town’s water infrastructure back into compliance.

“This is a long, ongoing discussion that needs to be resolved,” Giordano said.

His new colleagues expressed similar sentiments.

“It’s time to get to work,” said Tyler.

Miga agreed: “It’s public service,” he said.

The new lawmakers will return to Elizabethtown on Friday to receive briefings by the heads of each department.

Numerous other lawmakers and county officials were also sworn in for new terms on Monday, including Palmer, the county manager; County Attorney Dan Manning, Clerk to the Supervisor Judy Garrison, Deputy Clerk Dina Garvey, Purchasing Agent Linda Wolf, Auditor Brenda Sullivan, County Clerk Joseph Provoncha and County Judge Richard Meyer, who won re-election for a second tenyear term last fall.

Chairman Bill Ferebee (R-Keene) was reelected to lead the body, his first full one-year term since taking office last June following the resignation of Randall Douglas, the long-running Jay supervisor who signed off to take a state job.

Vice Chair Randy Preston (I-Wilmington) said Ferebee’s “slow and steady” approach to leadership, as well as his political connections, has paid dividends for the county, particularly when it comes to locking in grant funding.

With Tropical Storm Irene recovery efforts mostly in the rearview, said Ferebee, top priorities for the county in 2016 include addressing the four bridges flagged by the state as needing repair, renovating the senior nutrition kitchen and facilitating the merger of the county’s office for the aging into the public health department.

Ferebee said he was pleased with the trajectory of the county.

“This is a renewal of renaissance happening in Essex County,” Ferebee said.

Preston, too, was sworn in for his first full term as the board’s second-in-command.

Moore, who sponsored Preston’s bid for a second term, hailed his colleague for his work on numerous regional issues, including what many are now calling a fullblown crisis when it comes to the sustainability of local emergency response squads.

TURNING PURPLE While most lawmakers pride themselves on being non-partisan, the new session will see a noted shift in the board when it comes to party affiliation.

With the departure of former supervisor Dan Connell (D-Westport), the number of Democrats has dropped to three — Republicans have held steady at 12 — while independents have risen to three, including two of the so-called Big Three towns, North Elba and Ticonderoga.

Giordano, a registered Republican, ran as an independent write-in candidate, defeating incumbent supervisor Bill Grinnell, also a Republican. On Monday, the lawmaker said he remains undecided as to how he will

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Events are open to the public. All Boy Scouts & Troops are encouraged to attend.

Details: trcscouting.org/adirondack, Larry Carroll 518-569-5431.

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NCSPCA SNOWMOBILE RALLY@ ESSEX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

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Benefit for NCSPCA - Animals available for adoption, Merriloons the Clown, 4H Club providing food for cost, raffle for 1971 Motoski Cadet Snowmobile.

Tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10.

Details: Jessica 518-873-5000.

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HIGH SCHOOL COURT SPAGHETTI DINNER@ BELLEVEDERE RESTAURANT, SARANAC LAKE.

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Details: 518-891-9873.

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JAN. PHOENIX@ WHALLONSBURG 16 GRANGE HALL, Sat. 1610 NYS RTE. 22.

Saturday: 7:30 pm

Visit with an assortment of wedding professionals. Then, sit back, relax and view the latest wedding fashions during the Runway show. Throughout the show, hundreds of dollars of prizes will be given away, including a grand prize of $1,000 CASH!!!! Tickets and seating are limited.

Must be present to win all prizes!!

Tickets are $10.

Details: 518-563-8897.

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Breathtaking thriller follows a survivor as she sifts through ashes of post-war Germany. $6 adults; $3 under 18 Details: 518-963-4170 thegrangehall.info.

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After Riley is uprooted from her midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust, and Sadness conflict on how to help

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Wedding package give-aways and free door prizes.

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Saturday: Noon

Registration: Noon, Tourney begins at 1pm. Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, ENJ Entertainment, Kimberly Chase, TaylorRenae LaValley will be performing. Food provided by Dickies BBQ Pit. Benefits veterans. $10 Reg. fee. Details: Kimberly Chase 518-563-1466.

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AIRLINE CAREERS START HERE Get trained as FAA Certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students.

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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/Week.

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Paid vacation, 401k, vision, dental, disability & health insurance. Class A CDL, 2 years OTR experience, good MVR, references required.

Online application @ ttitrucking.com or Call Ruth/Mike 1-800-222-5732 Many RN positions available in your area. Hospitals, correctional facilities, and home health assessments. Great Pay & Benefits. Call: 1-718-387-8181 #202 or email: recruit@whiteglovecare.net MORIAH CENTER, NY In Home Health Care needed, CNA preferred on site training provided. $13.65/hr. Evening & Over Night shifts, Weekends a most.

Contact Dave or Gina 518-5463218 Leave Message, references required. Must be Reliable & a Caring Person. Possible drug test.

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BOATS 94 Bassboat 18' 150HP Yamah motor, Tandem trailer, new trolling motor, new batteries, $7000 OBO. 518-561-2586.

Responsibilities: general bookkeeping and accounts payable; assisting with office duties, activities, and programs.

Requirements: responsible accounting or bookkeeping experience with computerized accounting, preferably QuickBooks; solid computer skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing; prior experience in notfor-profit and/or office environment preferred.

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York (SSNY) on collection of taxes for 12/30/15 Diane Manning Roger Lincoln Chesterfield $25,990 12/30/15 RobertLocaPeterson Scott and Bernice Wilmington $58,000 posted to www.dot.ny.Business Firms, includDBE 8% 12/28/2015 Office the Forster year 2016.

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TheBarbara Katz I will sit at the followingMinerva THE TOWN $130,000 BOARD of for sale in Lewis, NY not limited to, D263083, PIN 1810.25, 12/30/15 Dorothy Hagey Todd and Dawn Bessetteplace during the Lewis the Town of $450,000 portunities/const-noF.A. Proj. M0E1-1810- SSNY is designated as named Lewis will CONSTRUCTION Master bedroomD/W/MBEs. on 1st floor 12/30/15 Pamela Seaver Shannon Hoffman Chesterfield $1 tices Contractor re- inThe Contractor must 253, Albany, Essex, agent of the LLC upon month of Jan., for the be holding their 2016 largeisfenced back yard 12/30/15 Linda Ainsworth et al Gary and Kate Semo North Elba $169,000 sponsible for ensuring comply with the Regula- Coldspring Greene, Granite Rensselaer, whom processSamuel against it purpose of collectingKeene organizational$675,000 meeting Priced to sell at only $79,000 12/30/15 Fisk and Linda Coe Lawrence Master that all Amendments are 873-2362 tion relative to non-dis- 13791 Saratoga, Warren & may be served.

SSNY on January $46,875 12th at NYS Route 9N 12/30/15 Elizabeth Fredrickson Peter Gibbs taxes from 9:00 AM to Westport (518) incorporated into its bid. crimination in federally- AuSable Washington shall mail a copy of Fennell any 6:30PM at $46,875 the Town 12/30/15 Virginia Peter Gibbs 12:00 Noon on Tues., Westport Forks,Cos., NY Bridge To receive notification assisted programs of the cleaning at various loca- process to the LLC at: Wed., and Thurs. at the Hall, to be followed by 518-647-8192 of Amendments via e- USDOT 49 CFR 21. tions., Bid Deposit PO Box 214, Essex, NY Town Hall, 10892 NYS the January regular NO 12936. Purpose: To en- PUBLIC NOTICE mail you must submit a Please call (518) 457- $150,000.00., Route 9N, Keene, New board meeting .

LEGALS request to be placed on 3583 if a reasonable ac- PLANS. Goals: DBE gage in any lawful act or Pursuant to Town Law York.

Dave Blades Section 181[3][a] the 0% SEALED BIDS will be re- the Plan holders List at commodation is needed activity.

Taxpayers have the op- Town of Lewis Westport Fire Commis- tion of paying taxes with VN-01/09/2016-1TCceived as set forth in in- www.dot.ny.gov/doingVN-01/09-01/13/2016to participate in the let- VN-01/09-01/16/216sioners will hold their an installment plan with 2TC-105745 structions to bidders un- business/opportunities/c ting.

6TC-105831 105733 2016 Organizational 4 payments. Contact the til 10:30 a.m. on Febru- onst-planholder.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE NOTICE OF FORMATION Meeting on Tuesday ary 04, 2016 at the NYS- Amendment may have undersigned tax collecADVISED THAT AWARD MDL PROPERTIES January 19, 2015 at tor for the details and OF A DOMESTIC LIMITDOT, Contract Manage- been issued prior to OF THESE CONTRACTS GNC, LLC A DOMESTIC GROUP WFL, LLC, Arts 7:00 PM with Regular amounts of each install- ED LIABILITY COMPANY your placement on the ment Bureau, 50 WOLF MAY BE CONTINGENT LLC, filed with the SSNY [LLC] Name: Whiteface Plan holders list.

RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE UPON THE PASSAGE OF ment. on 11/17/2015. Office of Org filed with SSNY Meeting to Follow at the Holidays LLC. The Arti1CM, ALBANY, NY NYS Finance Law re- A BUDGET APPROPRIA- location: Essex County. on 11/13/15. Off. Loc.: Westport Town Hall, 22 Beginning Feb. 2, 2016 Avenue, 1% will be added, begin- cles of Organization 12232 and will be pub- stricts communication TION BILL BY THE LEG- SSNY is designated as Essex County, SSNY Champlain were filed with the Seclicly opened and read. with NYSDOT on pro- ISLATURE AND GOVER- agent upon whom pro- designated as agent of Westport, New York. ning March 1, 2016 2% retary of State of New NOR OF THE STATE OF Bids may also be sub- curements and contact will be added and April York [SSNY] on Decemcess against the LLC LLC upon whom pro- By Order of the Board of Fire Commis- 1st and additional 3% NEW YORK Reg. 01, may be served. SSNY cess against it may be can only be made with mitted via the Internet ber 16, 2015. Office lodesignated persons. Sam Zhou, Regional Di- shall mail process to served. SSNY shall mail sioners using Bid Express will be added until the cation: Essex County.

County Treasurer orders Contact with non-desig- rector, 50 Wolf Rd, Al- The LLC, 9 Gal Way, a copy of process to: Westport Fire District/s/ (www.bidx.com).

SSNY is designated as 2276 Saranac Ave., Lake Robin E. Crandall, Sec- the Tax Books closed. nated persons or other bany, NY 12232 A certified or cashier's Willsboro, NY 12996. agent of the LLC upon Second notices will be PIN Purpose: Any lawful pur- Placid, NY 12946. Pur- retary involved Agencies will D263107, check payable to the whom process against it pose: to engage in any December 30, 2015 mailed for delinquent 1BOW.0B, Clinton & Es- pose.

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VN-01/09/2016-1TCtaxes on or after March matter and may result in sex Cos., Bridge Re- VN-12/05-01/09/2016portation for the sum shall mail a copy of proVN-12/12-01/16/2016105735 specified in the proposal disqualification. Contact placements: Route 9N 6TC-102941 3rd but not later than cess to Flink Smith Law 6TC-103567 or a bid bond, FORM March 16th.

Maria Tamarkin (518) and Route 73 over the LLC, 449 New Karner CONR 391, representing West Branch Ausable Donna Reed Austin 457-8403.

Road, Albany, New York 25% of the bid total, Contracts with 0% Goals River, Towns of Jay, NOTICE OF FORMATION Tax Collector NORTH COUNTRY TAX COLLECTOR'S NO12205. Purpose: Any must accompany each Town of Keene are generally single op- Black Brook and North OF LIMITED LIABILITY CREAMERY, LLC. Art. of TICE I, the undersigned lawful purpose. bid. NYSDOT reserves Elba., Bid Deposit Dated: Dec. 29, 2015. eration contracts, where COMPANY (LLC) Name: Org. filed with the SSNY Collector of Taxes in and VN-01/02-02/06/2016the right to reject any or sub-contracting is not $1,500,000.00. Goals: JULIA REBECCA PHO- on 11/20/15. Office: Es- for the Town of Keene, VN-01/09-01/16/20166TC-105226 allbids.

DBE 8% 2TC-105736 expected, and may TOGRAPHY LLC. Articles sex County. SSNY desig- Essex Co., New York present direct bidding Electronic documents D263083, PIN 1810.25, of Organization filed with have received the Tax nated as agent of the BUY IT! and Amendments are opportunities for Small F.A. Proj. M0E1-1810- the Secretary of State of LLC upon whom pro- Roll and Warrant for the SELL IT! posted to www.dot.ny.- Business Firms, includ- 253, Albany, Essex, New York (SSNY) on cess against it may be collection of taxes for ing, but not limited to, Greene, gov/doing-business/opRensselaer, 12/28/2015 Office Loca- served. SSNY shall mail the year 2016.

FIND IT! D/W/MBEs. portunities/const-noSaratoga, Warren & tion: Essex County. The I will sit at the following THE TOWN BOARD of The Sun Classifieds copy of process to the tices Contractor is re- The Contractor must Washington Cos., Bridge Call 518-873-6368 SSNY is designated as LLC, c/Ashlee K. Klein- named place during the the Town of Lewis will comply with the Regula- cleaning at various loca- agent of the LLC upon sponsible for ensuring month of Jan., for the be holding their 2016 hammer, 931 Mace tion relative to non-dis- tions., that all Amendments are Bid Deposit organizational meeting whom process against it Chasm Road, Keeseville, purpose of collecting NO may be served. SSNY NY 12944. Purpose: Any taxes from 9:00 AM to on January 12th at incorporated into its bid. crimination in federally- $150,000.00., assisted programs of the PLANS. Goals: DBE shall mail a copy of any lawful purpose.

To receive notification 12:00 Noon on Tues., 6:30PM at the Town 0% of Amendments via e- USDOT 49 CFR 21.

Wed., and Thurs. at the Hall, to be followed by process to the LLC at: VN-12/12-01/16/2016THE SUN mail you must submit a Please call (518) 457- VN-01/09-01/16/216Town Hall, 10892 NYS the January regular PO Box 214, Essex, NY 6TC-102943 request to be placed on 3583 if a reasonable ac- 2TC-105745 12936. Purpose: To enRoute 9N, Keene, New board meeting . the Plan holders List at commodation is needed gage in any lawful act or Dave Blades York. to participate in the letwww.dot.ny.gov/doingactivity.

Taxpayers have the op- Town of Lewis ting. business/opportunities/c VN-01/09-01/13/2016tion of paying taxes with VN-01/09/2016-1TConst-planholder.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE 6TC-105831 105733 an installment plan with Amendment may have ADVISED THAT AWARD 4 payments. Contact the been issued prior to OF THESE CONTRACTS undersigned tax collecyour placement on the MAY BE CONTINGENT tor for the details and Plan holders list.

UPON THE PASSAGE OF amounts of each installNYS Finance Law re- A BUDGET APPROPRIAment. stricts communication TION BILL BY THE LEGBeginning Feb. 2, 2016 with NYSDOT on pro- ISLATURE AND GOVER1% will be added, beginNOR OF THE STATE OF curements and contact ning March 1, 2016 2% NEW YORK Reg. 01, can only be made with will be added and April designated persons. Sam Zhou, Regional Di1st and additional 3% rector, 50 Wolf Rd, AlContact with non-desigwill be added until the nated persons or other bany, NY 12232 County Treasurer orders PIN involved Agencies will D263107, the Tax Books closed.

1BOW.0B, Clinton & Esbe considered a serious Second notices will be sex Cos., Bridge Rematter and may result in mailed for delinquent disqualification. Contact placements: Route 9N taxes on or after March Maria Tamarkin (518) and Route 73 over the 3rd but not later than West Branch Ausable 457-8403.

March 16th.

River, Towns of Jay, Contracts with 0% Goals Donna Reed Austin are generally single op- Black Brook and North Tax Collector Elba., Bid Deposit eration contracts, where Town of Keene sub-contracting is not $1,500,000.00. Goals: Dated: Dec. 29, 2015.

DBE 8% expected, and may VN-01/09-01/16/2016present direct bidding D263083, PIN 1810.25, 2TC-105736 opportunities for Small F.A. Proj. M0E1-1810Business Firms, includ- 253, Albany, Essex, ing, but not limited to, Greene, Rensselaer, D/W/MBEs. Saratoga, Warren & The Contractor must Washington Cos., Bridge comply with the Regula- cleaning at various location relative to non-dis- tions., Bid Deposit 85803 NO crimination in federally- $150,000.00., assisted programs of the PLANS. Goals: DBE 0% USDOT 49 CFR 21.

Please call (518) 457- VN-01/09-01/16/2163583 if a reasonable ac- 2TC-105745 C O M M U N I T Y

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