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Donald Trump’s Brave the cold Vermont visit this weekend Delivers howls of protests

During the Long Lake Winter Carnival

NC Honor Flight lands new director Summer 2016 will see the organization to expand scope to include more Korean War vets, more ambitious flight schedule

tor George King, who led NCHF since 2014 and stepped down at the end of what he said was a successful 2015 season.

Finnegan, who has been involved in the organization since 2013, and was most recently the Executive Director of Operations, is inheriting an organization now well ensconced in the North Country landscape, which is beginning the inevitable

By Shawn Ryan transition of their mission from flying World War II veterans shawn@suncommunitynews.com to their memorial in Washington, D.C., to including veterans from other conflicts as well.

PLATTSBURGH — This summer, North Country Honor Korean War veterans began regularly flying to Washington Flight will fly on with a new director. with NCHF in 2015 but, Finnegan says, World War II veterans Barrie Finnegan was recently elected to run the local chap>> Story Continued | pg. 9 ter of the national organization, stepping in for former Direc-

SeeingÊ artÊ throughÊ TibetanÊ eyes “Arts in Exile: Tibetan Treasures in Small Town America” premieres at the Strand Theatre Jan. 20

PLATTSBURGH — Craving independence and appreciating arts are two similarities between American and Tibetan culture.

Mountain Lake PBS’ newest documentary, “Arts in Exile: Tibetan Treasures in Teah Small Town America,” explores how a Dowling small city like Plattsburgh can be inspired Writer by, and connected to, the culture of Tibet from across the globe.

The documentary, making its big-screen debut Jan. 20 at the Strand Theatre, uses the story of Plattsburgh’s Tenzin and Yangchen Dorjee as a lens to explore the way Tibetans use the arts to keep their culture alive, despite the fact that many Tibetans now live in exile.

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Honor Flight Director Barrie Finnegan shows off the new Honor Flight flag, which was designed by Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting. The program has an ambitious schedule this year, and is exploring ways to transport more vets to the nation’s capital during the brief flight season.

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Keep OFA director, says elder care non-profit Aging nonprofit: Essex County needs to maintain “standard of excellence” during department restructuring

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

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The reorganization of a county department is giving a local elder care group gray hairs.

A nonprofit organization that offers elder care services to the tri-county area urged lawmakers on Monday to reconsider their decision to appoint a director of aging services as part of ongoing department restructuring.

Essex County’s aging population needs to be monitored, said Donna Beal, the executive director of Mercy Care for the Adirondacks.

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department.

“It should be a cabinet-level position like all of the departments have,” Beal said.

It’s not a slight, she said, but rather a reminder that the county needs to be in a position to combat the rapid demographic shifts that are currently underway.

In a brief presentation to the Essex County Board of Supervisors, Beal highlighted the county’s graying landscape — nearly onethird of county’s population is projected to be over 65 by 2035 — and the importance of sustainable programs to ensure seniors remain active and engaged in the community.

Beal drew a direct connection between home care for elders and an increase in Medicaid bills.

A New York State Health Foundationfunded study found that the percentage of acute care patients in the Adirondacks discharged to home with home care is 40 percent lower than the state average, Beal said, because home care services may not be available.

Finding solutions to the home health aide workforce shortage will ultimately save local taxpayers from higher Medicaid bills, said Beal.

“Without an adequate home health aide workforce, older adults needing home care support may become institutionalized because they can no longer manage at home.”

The gap already exists: Between January and August 2015, North Country Home Services, the major provider of home care assistance in Essex and Franklin counties, had 6,500 hours of “unfilled but authorized” hours of care, said Beal.

“People clearly need the care but are not getting it,” Beal said.

The Lake Placid-based organization, which links volunteers to elders, isn’t worried about specific cuts as much as they are about the county positioning themselves in a way to best tackle the issue, Beal said.

Essex County has a team of nurses as part of their certified home health agency program, a $2.6 million program that has also

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fallen under lawmaker scrutiny as budgets have tightened.

In November, Essex County announced plans to fold the Office for the Aging (OFA) into the Department of Public Health.

County Manager Dan Palmer said the idea had been batted around for years as part of a broader consolidation plan for the department. Doing so, it was calculated, would free up efficiencies, particularly on the clerical side.

OFA’s former director moved to a new county position at the beginning of the month. An acting director has been appointed. Once the merger plan is approved by the state, and a public hearing is held, that position will become the director of aging services.

The remaining 10 permanent employees will continue to perform their tasks.

Palmer said he expects the process to take place within the next 50 to 60 days.

A reversal is still possible, he said on Monday.

Lawmakers had no questions for Beal following her presentation.

Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah) said he didn’t anticipate any changes in service as a result of the consolidation.

“If we do see change, we will address that,” Scozzafava said after the meeting.

Beal is not the first to lobby the board on the merger, which was announced last November.

During budget sessions last year, Elizabeth Buysse, a local resident, questioned if the decision would affect the department’s ability to lock in grants and urged the board against the action.

Following Beals’ presentation, Acting Office for the Aging Director Kristy Leerkes briefed lawmakers on the department, but did not mention the consolidation plans.

The department, which has an annual operating budget of $2.6 million, runs 18 programs, including senior meal nutrition delivery, transportation, and caregiver services.

“We have great respect for the office of the aging in Essex County,” said Beal. “This board has established a standard of excellence that we would like them to maintain.”

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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival sets reception, dinner SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee invites the public to the Grand Marshal Reception and Royalty Dinner Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Red Fox Restaurant. The reception will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. This is a free event to welcome the 2016 Winter Carnival Grand Marshal and Royalty. Snacks will be served and a cash bar will be available.

The Royalty Dinner will follow the reception from 6 to 9 p.m. and is by reservation only before Sunday, Jan. 31 by contacting Milt Adams at 891-4367. There is a cost depending on the age of the attendee. Payment should be made by check payable to the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee and must be received prior to the dinner. Checks should be mailed to Milt Adams, 680 County Route 18, Lake Clear, NY 12945.

The dinner will be plated. As such, a meal choice must be made upon reservation.

Adult dinner choices are chicken parmesan, pasta primavera or stuffed sole and include soup, salad, coffee/tea and dessert for $32. Child (ages 6-12) dinner choices are chicken parmesan or spaghetti and meatballs and include soup or salad, a drink and dessert for $16. A spaghetti and meatball dinner is provided at no cost for children ages 6 and under.

All proceeds will benefit the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which is set to begin on Feb. 5.

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Retired ranger to showcase passion for wildlife

TRIP OF A LIFETIME: Harrietstown Councilman Ron Keough, Dewey Mountain Manager Jason Smith and the rest of the Dewey and Mount Pisgah crew send off the Saranac Lake-area student athletes headed to the Innsbruck International Children’s Winter Games last week. From left: Sylvie Linck, Adrian Hayden and Kaylen Reiley.

SARANAC LAKE — Ever wanted a backstage look at nature?

A retired ranger will present a lecture, “Wildlife in Glacier National Park,” Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Saranac Lake Free Library.

Ginny West has three decades of experience as a ranger for the National Park Service, including a stint at the Glacial National Park. West, now retired, resides with her husband, Ken, in Paul Smiths and enjoys everything from camping to paddling, skiing to nature studies, as well as playing the recorder and hammered dulcimer.

In her program, West will share some of her passion for the wildlife of Glacier National Park, from pikas to bighorn sheep. She will also touch on research in the park, wildlife management and natural history.

The free program begins at noon. For more information, call 891-4190.

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Always a first time

here has to be a first time for everything.

It’s not often an arm of the federal government actually listens to the public’s concerns and chooses to drop their previously announced plans.

Yet a public outcry has caused the IRS, of all agencies, to withdraw its controversial plan to have nonprofit charities report the Social Security numbers of their donors contributing as little as $250 or more in any given year.

The Internal Revenue Service or better known as just the IRS is one agency that typically strikes fear in the average citizen. Cross those IRS folks the wrong way and you could be in for more trouble than you ever thought possible.

Under the proposed rule the IRS would have created a “voluntary” system for nonprofits to collect and send the IRS personal donor information in their yearly report. The IRS erroneously believed this rule would simplify the process for nonprofits and donors alike.

The underlining concern for many nonprofits revolves around their relationship with their donors and the trust built between them. Greater IRS involvement could not only scare away donors but pose potential liabilities for the nonprofit organizations.

The IRS claimed the new rule, which was proposed in September, would prove useful in part because some taxpayers who were being audited claimed they lost their donation records– and if charities had a record, it would help them verify deductions.

The proposal would have imposed no mandatory changes to existing IRS rules but the fear was that the voluntary option could eventually become mandatory, given the way federal rules tend to creep.

While the proposal may have sounded innocent enough, to a well meaning IRS administrator, the fact is that the relationship between some nonprofits and the IRS is still rather touchy from trust issues in the wake of the controversy over officials subjecting conservative groups to additional scrutiny – and the subsequent data breaches that followed.

While the IRS originally described the uproar over the proposed new rule as misimpressions and inaccuracies the bottom line is someone at the IRS realized in a moment of common sense clarity that this was just plain and simple a bad idea that wasn’t going to fly.

The fact that they are willing to abandon their plans shows there is hope yet for a kinder and friendly IRS in our future. And that, is something to cheer about.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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Trump stump reveals both sides could use lesson in free speech

H

e came, saw and incited.

Last week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stumped in Burlington, Vermont.

Striking deep into Bernie Sanders territory seemed like a classically antagonistic move for the front runner, who has stayed on top of the polls, in part, by issuing a steady stream of invective and defying conventional political wisdom, like George Costanza in “Seinfeld.”

The famously tolerant city reacted just as you’d expect, with howls of protest.

While Trump’s visit — and the hysterical shrieks of the left — did little to move the needle on what is increasingly looking like Trump’s nomination to lose, it did expose how the concept of free speech itself has become cleaved along partisan lines.

Following the candidate’s New Year’s Eve announcement, protesters reportedly hatched a scheme to reserve tickets and not attend, which would, in theory, leave large swathes of the venue empty, thus embarrassing the egocentric candidate.

Trump’s campaign reacted by issuing nearly 20,000 tickets, far above the venue’s 1,400-seat capacity.

This led to an escalation of tension as the city prepared for discord.

As T-Day loomed closer, public reaction began to border on the satirical, like when local artists began lobbying the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts to cancel the event.

These artists, who make their living on free expression, engaged in every logical contortion imaginable to justify restricting those very same rights for someone whose views they found disagreeable.

In doing so, they exposed one of the major fault lines that represents the hypocrisy of the left: I’m tolerant of other views as long as I find them agreeable.

Their efforts, of course, backfired.

When the sideshow eventually arrived in town, attendees were made to take a loyalty oath by security staff before entering the venue.

The national press corps noted this was unique, even for the Trump campaign, which has defied all political convention since achieving lift-off last summer.

It wasn’t enough to be Republican — you had to pledge fealty to the Donald.

Those who admitted they weren’t Trump supporters were turned away, making the rally, in effect, a handpicked audience of the faithful, one who the campaign could reasonably believe would provide the required optics — That even Trump is wildly popular behind enemy lines.

Of course, the candidate’s 70-minute free-associative speech was still marred by interruptions.

Protesters shouted down the candidate at least a half-dozen times before they were evicted.

Trump, who is leading in national polls and in several early states, reacted just like you’d expect: He mocked the protesters as being feeble and drug addicted.

“Get �em out here!”

He urged security staff to send them outside without their coats. And when they didn’t move quickly enough, he ribbed them, too.

Then something remarkable happened.

The speech took on overtones of a fascist rally: Senior CNN Washington Correspondent Jeff Zelany wrote on Twitter that attendees appeared to be turning on would-be-protestors, something he hadn’t yet seen in this election cycle, as unusual as it has been so far.

As the real estate developer regaled the audience with his schoolboy taunts, the crowd grew increasingly frenzied. Trump said the near-constant stream of interruptions made his events — which are more rock concerts than stump speeches — that much more exciting.

While the campaign was within their right to remove those in violation of

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their lease agreement — especially those shouting him down — the display was equally unrepresentative of democratic ideals as the protestors’ desire to shelf it in the first place.

And that, in a sense, really characterizes this election cycle: A group of candidates turning the country against itself for craven political gain.

Sanders and Trump have a lot in common.

Both outsiders, the pair aim to appeal to that same gut instinct towards authenticity — they simply speak different dialects of the same language, that of the vanishing middle class and growing wealth inequality.

Trump revels in the dog whistle appeal to American exceptionalism; Sanders, in fiery broadsides against the corporate class.

The targets are the same for both.

And both eschew corporate cash and the reliance on wealthy donors that has marred American politics.

It’s uncanny how a billionaire, who has spent his career peering at the working class from afar, can connect better with the general public than a rumpled democratic socialist, who has spent his career in the policy trenches.

“I’m taking care of my people, not people who don’t want to vote for me or are undecided,” Trump said in a statement prior to the Burlington event. “They are loyal to me and I am loyal to them.”

Pundits say this political season has been weird.

But it really hasn’t.

It’s just that the electorate is tired of canned talking points and are gravitating towards perceived authenticity on either end of the spectrum.

Despite their differences, Sanders and Trump are essentially asking voters the same basic question: What has your party, the one to whom you’ve always been faithful, done for you?

Nothing.

We’re not in the prediction business. Anything could happen as voters start heading to the polls in February for the first nominating contests.

If nothing else, we hope both candidates, each remarkable in their own way, will lead voters to challenge their core parties’ beliefs.

In doing so, hopefully both sides will realize free speech is not a partisan issue.

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ZoningÊ law:Ê DevilÊ isÊ inÊ theÊ details

To the Editor: The Town Board of Elizabethtown has once again been asked to consider a change in local zoning law as having been proposed by the Planning Board and a few others.

This involves the hamlet only, but the hamlet could be made larger in the future. It’s a follow up to a town wide Comprehensive Plan approved a year ago. The town wide Comprehensive Plan was neutralized to the point of becoming acceptable, but now we start over with the hamlet plan which is called the Land Use Local Law and Development Regulations.

Once again Smart Growth and Agenda 21 concepts are included, which is about social, economic, and environmental change which progresses toward most development only being allowed in the hamlets and is strictly regulated. A regional partnership with the APA seems to be part of it, perhaps giving them greater control within our hamlets.

The specific objectives of this law, as stated in Article 1, are to meet the community goals of creating a regulatory process which will fulfill the community desires for natural resource conservation and to insure optimum overall conservation protection. I’m surprised that environmental regulation is the top priority of our community.

The existing hamlet zoning law contains 58 pages of large print. The new proposal contains 111 pages of small print. This will change your property rights. Everything will require a permit and approval, even your dog house, which will not be in your front or side yards. All future houses will be within 35’ of the street. Parking for all uses shall be at the sole discretion of the Planning Board, location and size, or not at all. The density of our population will be measured by a Planning Board that will gain authority with this law and whose members cannot be removed before the end of their five year appointment without a public hearing, which will become an informal trial.

For you business owners the Planning Board may require all exterior lights and signs to be extinguished 30 minutes after the close of business; think insurance. The Planning Board may require existing signs be made smaller, shorter, and duller; think expense.

A presentation will occur this winter. Copies of this new zoning law are available in the town hall and/or on the town web site. While there may be aspects of this proposal that will appeal to some, there are most certainly aspects that will not be acceptable to others. The details will be critical, if you can understand them. I do not understand all the details, nor how this ties us in with the APA, and this concerns me. It should concern you too.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

DecreasingÊ educationÊ notÊ theÊ solution

To the Editor: Lee Burns is absolutely right; we cannot and must not decrease education. We have improved health care over the years and EMS must maintain a similar level of increased education. To diminish the need for education and training simply translates to providers giving lip service to “giving back to the community” when in fact they are not willing to put forth the effort.

As it is now, most EMS providers just meet the absolute minimum for continuing education and are unwilling to put forth any extra effort to become more educated. A common phrase I have heard innumerable times is “ I know enough to do my job, I don’t need to know more”.

This is not the person I want working on my family member! There is no simple answer to the personnel shortage but I can assure you decreasing education will only lead to increased risk of litigation and poor patient care.

Ask the county to provide ambulance service, contract with a private service, share services with a bordering county, but it’s time to realize that volunteer services do not work and you have to let them die and make appropriate changes; and dumbing down EMS education is not an acceptable option!

Greg Sieverding Columbia SC

TheÊ USAÊ doesÊ needÊ Trump!

To the Editor: Trump might not be the perfect republican, but in my eyes he is an honest man, doesn’t lie, he doesn’t cover things up, and cares about the current shape our nation is in and where its heading.

Trump knows our government is broken, elected government workers aren’t doing their jobs, and they are all afraid to question and speak up to Obama about anything he does or says.

We are no longer respected by other nations, we are spending trillions of dollars and in the wrong areas, all because of Obama, the man who should have been impeached years ago.

Trump is for all the people that are fed up with Obama, his party and how he is running this nation.

Gary you are worried about your grand kids being sacrificed? How do you feel about all our troops in the last seven years that have been wounded and their lives destroyed, and for what? All from a promise when elected said troops will start coming home within six months and that our troops shouldn’t be where they are fighting this unneeded war, and that at one time stated ISIS is of no danger to our nation.

It will go down in history Gary, what a great job this president did and how much he did for the nation and your grand kids.

Bruce Pelkowski Peru

RememberingÊ LenoreÊ Smith

To the Editor: Thank you for your excellent article on Lenore Smith. I first met her in the mid 70’s when I was the secretary of the Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce and she was its president. Lenore was creative, a hard worker and always achieved her goals. She had an great eye for architecture and home design. In her 90’s she learned how to email and sell postcards and Burleigh prints on Ebay. We were friends for 40+ years, I will miss her very much.

Janet Marvel Norfolk VA

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GenerosityÊ goesÊ aÊ longÊ way

To the Editor: It is truly amazing how generous so many people and organizations are in the weeks leading up to Christmas. It is equally amazing how many struggling North Country children and families benefit from this spirit of giving. Under the magical direction of our own Cheri Reynolds, social services staff work hard to keep up with the massive influx of donations of toys and clothing and emergency fund money, spending extra time coordinating, receiving, wrapping, delivering bags of gifts for families and kids who would otherwise feel the sting of very “un-special” holidays.

On behalf of the magic of the season, we wish to thank the following individuals and organizations: Adirondack Health Institute staff, St. Elizabeth’s Church family, St. Phillip Neri’s Church family, NYS DEC staff, Cedar Run Bakery and customers, Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union, Elizabethown Thrift Store, Whiteface Lodge and customers, Marine Toy Train, Zone 3 (Lewis) New York State Police, Alan and Jackie Stokes, and many, many county employees from virtually all county departments.

John P. O’Neill Commissioner

Arts in Exile From page 1

Himalaya Restaurant.

The film highlights to Dorjee’s efforts to launch a large-scale Festival of Tibetan Arts and Culture for not only Plattsburgh, but all of the Adirondack region.

“Even though our Tibetan neighbors face an incredible strain as they live outside their homeland, they have turned to the arts as one method to help solve the problems they face with their currently occupied country,” said Paul Larson, documentary producer. “As Tibetans face a sad situation an unexpectedly uplifting story emerges in this film.”

Tibet has had various stages of autonomy throughout its history. In 1950, shortly after the Chinese Civil War, the People’s Republic China incorporated into their territory as an autonomous province, a status that continues today.

TIBETAN FESTIVAL The month-long Festival of Tibetan Arts and Culture gave community members an opportunity to immerse themselves in Tibetan culture by participating in demonstrations, musical performances, lectures and ceremonies.

Tashi Rapten, who trained in traditional Tibetan medicine, not only held a public lecture on that subject, but gave private health consultations to curious community members.

Tibetan Tamdin gave musical performances of contemporary Tibetan music and made temporary tattoos for children and permanent ones for adults.

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

MOUNTAIN LAKE MANDALA The mural came to be by the hands of local artist Sue Young and approximately 500 community members, who made exactly 3,480 mosaic tiles.

After months of planning, researching and creating, the mural was unveiled Sept. 25 not as a mural, but as a mandala -- specifically, the Mountain Lake Mandala.

“A mandala is never created for an individual but for everyone and that is exactly what we did here,” Tenzin said in a previous interview.

“This mandala will be on this wall for years to come and everyone who passes by will benefit from its beauty.”

FILM CREDITS Although Larson produced the film, he couldn’t of done it, he said, without the help of Mountain Lake PBS team and others outside of the station.

Director of Photography Daniel McCullum captured images of arts, performances and the everyday lives of local Tibetans.

Larson and Editor Michael Hanson collaborated on how to put those images into what, they believe, is a well structured story.

Larson also worked closely with people from the Strand Center for the Arts, SUNY Plattsburgh, Adirondack Center for Tibet Adirondack Youth Orchestra and Plattsburgh Renewal Project on various elements of this production.

“We created this film because we saw an unique opportunity to document an extremely rare arts festival that our Tibetan neighbors in Plattsburgh have helped organize four times,” Larson said. “We really wanted to show how the people of a small community are connected to the wider world.”

“Arts in Exile: Tibetan Treasures in Small Town America” will premiere Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Strand Theatre. The screening is free and open to the public. The producer, along with the Festival of Tibetan Arts of the Adirondack Coast partners, will be in attendance for a brief question and answer session after the film. The film’s broadcast premiere on Mountain Lake PBS will be Thursday, Jan. 21 at 9 p.m. Learn more about the program and view the trailer at mountainlake.org/programs/ arts-in-exile.

Little Bits Squeal like a pig Gordie Little

Columnist

M

y mother often scolded me by saying, “Your bedroom looks like a pigsty. Clean it up.” I pondered that last Sunday after a hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs.

My thoughts are often connected in strange sequences and this was no exception: Bacon— pigs—pigsty. Pigs have been part of my long life and perhaps of yours. My mother used a lot of those “pig” expressions. When I stop to think about it, so do I. For example, I have been accused of buying many “pigs in a poke” where the poke was a bag hiding the pig.

Many more “pig” sayings flooded my mind: “Happy as a pig in clover” (or in something else); “Squeal like a stuck pig;” or “Lipstick on a pig”. Some of us are old enough to remember the “Bay of Pigs.” President Harry S. Truman once said, “Why, this fellow don’t know any more about politics than a pig knows about Sunday.”

Robert Heinlein said: “Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.” A similar quote was attributed to humorist Will Rogers. Kaye and I can also intone the old nursery rhyme ditty, “Tom Tom, the piper’s son, stole a pig and away he run.” Isn’t amazing how those words stay with us through the years?

I have no idea who originated the following: “The only part of a pig you can’t use is his squeal.” I also like the French proverb that reads, “A pig’s tail will never make a good arrow.” One of my dad’s favorites when I told him I was going somewhere that didn’t meet with his approval: “In a pig’s eye you will.” My mother chimed in: “When pigs fly.”

Who among us didn’t have a piggy bank? I used my mother’s kitchen knife in the slot to get coins out. My parents and your parents played a game with our tiny toes when we were babies: “This little piggy went to market; this little piggy stayed home...”

There was a pig farm nearby when we moved to Morrisonville.

The odor assailed us as we walked by on a summer day. I have always been known to “pig out” or “eat like pig” at meals. That’s why I’m “as fat as a pig”.

I know what a pig’s insides look like from butchering on the farm as a teenager and college lab dissections. I can never forget the pungent smell of formaldehyde.

Jonathon Swift’s old adage about not being able to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear proved to be a challenge for industrialist Arthur D. Little (no relation) in the 1920s. He used technology to do just that. I often wonder where that comely purse is today.

Come on. Admit it. You thought of the movie “Deliverance” when I mentioned that phrase about “squealing like a stuck pig.” I thought so.

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

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An annual celebration of ice climbing and mountaineering featuring guest athletes, instructional clinics taught by visiting climbers and local guides, demo gear and the chance to gather with the climbing community for an exciting winter weekend.

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henever I travel southward, passing the state line and making my way to a warmer part of the country, an inevitable question follows: What do you do in the wintertime� In the South, they undoubtedly see photos of us with tiny mountains of snow on our cars and wonder, rightfully so, whether we are able to have any fun at this time of year: When the temperature drops and you see your breath in the air, what do you do up there� Well…

Pictured at right: On Saturday, Jan. 16 at noon, the Long Lake Winter Carnival will be held at Mt. Sabattis Recreation Center in Long Lake.

Events begin with a bonfire, snowmobile parade, coronation of the King and Queen and the first stop on the award-winning Adirondack Cardboard Sled Racing Circuit.

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This week, Alex Smith, Christina Nori and Joe Ferris will perform at the ROTA Studio and Gallery on Bridge Street in Plattsburgh. Alex Smith, the headliner of this singer-songwriter showcase, has been praised by NCPR as a “talented and impressive young songwriter, singer and musician.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale.

The Adirondack Film Society Screening Series Version 2.0 continues at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. On Jan. 15-16, The AFS will screen “Mistress America,” a witty new comedy about what it means today to be young, gifted and female — and to pursue your dreams in New York City. “Mistress America” was recently hailed by The New Yorker as “a work of brilliant writing, one of the most exquisite of recent screenplays.” The LPCA is located at 17 Algonquin Drive. Tickets for “Mistress America” are $7. For more information or to make a reservation, call 518-523-2512 or visit lakeplacidarts.org.

Also slated for Lake Placid: On Jan. 16, Sean Harley of Trench Town Oddities will take the stage at Smoke Signals. Harley has previously played with popular bands like Sum41, April Wine, L.A. Guns and Voivod, and his music is heavily influenced by a wide spectrum of artists, ranging from City and Colour to Green Day and Tool. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are free.

The 20th Adirondack Mountaineering Fest presents Nick Bullock’s “It Takes A Big Dog” on Jan. 17. The talk will feature stories of Bullock’s climbing adventures in various locales around the world, including the Canadian Rockies, Chamonix and Scotland. The event is being held at Keene Arts on Rte. 78 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call 518-576-2281 to pre-register, or visit mountaineer.com/mountainfest.

As part of their ongoing Family Movie Night series, The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will be showing Disney-Pixar’s “Ratatouille” on Jan. 17. The movie starts at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for children.

For more information, call The Strand at 518-563-1604.

... OR BRAVE THE COLD It’s time again for Long Lake’s Winter Carnival. This year, festivities include a Moonlighters Snowmobile Parade, the infamous Cardboard Box Sled Derby down Mt. Sabattis, a snowshoe relay, snowball golf and many other fun winter events throughout the day. The Long Lake Fire Department will be serving food. The Winter Carnival begins at 12 p.m. Admission is free. Call 518-624-3017 for more information.

The Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport will host the NCSPCA’s Snowmobile Rally on Jan. 16. There will be food, prizes and adoptable animals. Many fun family-friendly activities will be offered, including face painting with Merriloons the Clown and a performance by Malynda Lobdell. There will be a 1971 MOTO-SKI CADET to be raffled. Tickets are $5 each, or 3 for $10. The rally will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Gore Mountain in North Creek will light up the night on Jan. 17 with a “Torchlight Parade and Firework Spectacular.” Snacks and drinks will be available from the Open Pit Grille. Live entertainment at the Tannery Pub will follow the fireworks. Admission is free.

And really, that’s all there is to it: just like everywhere else, we either embrace our surroundings or wait until they improve. Which one we choose is entirely up to us.

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Blue Bombers score win in MVAC crossover contest BoysÊ basketball

Lake Placid 38, Crown Point 36 CROWN POINT — A 25-15 opening half for the Blue Bombers was too much for the Panthers to overcome Jan. 8, falling by two points in MVAC crossover action.

Max Menkel scored 20 points for the Bombers, while Stuart Baird added 12, Blake Roy 5 and Jarell Paul 1.

For the Panthers, Zach Spaulding scored 14 points with Jacob LaDeau scoring 8, Reese Celotti 6, Hunter Pertak 4 and Chad Stephens 2.

Willsboro 51, Wells 37 LAKE PLACID — Sean Lincoln scored 18 of his fame high 25 points in the second half as the Warriors cruised past the top team in Div. II of the MVAC Jan. 8.

Zach Pierson scored 9 points in the win, while Jesse Hearn scored 7, Lucas Cross 4, Warren Jackson 4 and Trevor Bigelow 2.

AVCS 58, NCCS 52 CLINTONVILLE — Kobe Parrow scored 22 points as the Patriots got past the Cougars Jan. 7.

Alex Knapp added 18 points in the win, while Joel Martineau added 8, Brandon Snow 5, Lucas Perez 4 and Landon Shay 1.

Rylee Hollister scored 22 points to lead the Cougars, with Melik McCleod scoring 15, Nicholas Duffy 10, Jacob Mossey 3 and Devin McManus 2.

Westport 51, Lake Placid 22 WESTPORT —With a 39-4 halftime lead, the Eagles made quick work of the Blue Bombers Jan. 6.

Anderson Gay led the Eagles with 17 points, while Sam Napper scored 9, Carter Storey 7, Thomas Mero 6, Briar Christian 4, Eddie Westercamp 3, Wyatt Gough 3 and Schylar Kurth 2.

Max Menkel was the leading scorer for the Bombers with 8 points, while Mike Morelli scored 5, Stuart Baird 4, Cody Velenze 3 and Jarell Paul 2.

Keene 56, Chazy 29 KEENE VALLEY — Damian Brown scored 18 points as the Beavers jumped ahead early and cruised past the Eagles Jan. 6.

Josh Baldwin added 13 points for Keene, while Justin Haverlick scored 7, Antonio Finsterer 6, Azriel Finsterer 5, Tom Palen 4, Lucas Isham 2 and Kyle Shambo 1.

Brice Panetta had 8 points for the Eagles.

GirlsÊ basketballÊ NCCS 68, AVCS 49

CHAMPLAIN — Kayla Carder recorded a double-double as the Lady Cougars defeated the Lady Patriots Jan. 11.

Carder had 26 points with 17 rebounds to pace the Cougars, while Emily Sample added 11 points, Peyton Sample 10, Abbie Sample 9, Shaylyn Rowe 7, Valerie Simmons 2, Karen Duffy 2, Katelyn Southwick 1 and Natalie Boulerice 1.

Madison McCabe paced the Patriots with 12 points as Kourtney Keenan scored 9, Vanessa Garrow 8, Tressa Loreman 6, Hannah Greenley 3, Leah Shay 3, Nia Blaise 2 and Emily McDonald 2.

Seton Catholic 46, Willsboro 28

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Cameron Shipman scored 14 points for the Blue Bombers, while Maria Paola added 7, Isabella Reid 6, Lauren Rossi 6, Graci Daby 4, Camille Craig 2 and Ainhea Irazabal 2.

Westport 56, ELCS 19 WESTPORT — A 25-4 third quarter gave the Lady Eagles all the breathing room they would need in a victory over the Lady Lions Jan. 11.

Hannah Schwoebel led the Eagles with 19 points, while Chloe Mitchell added 10, Ellie Storey 8, Taylor Gough 6, Lizzie Stephens 4, Kaleigh LaMotte 2 and Malynda Lobdell 2. The game also marked the first varsity points for Abby Mero (3) and exchange student Sarah Schmoelz (2).

Myra Adams paced the Lions with 9 points before leaving the game with an ankle injury, while Sierra Jacques added 6, Abigaile Cassavaugh 2 and Faith Bona 2.

Saranac 54, Saranac Lake 15

Max Menkel and Stuart Baird of Lake Placid box out Westport players Sam Napper and Schylar Kurth during their Jan. 6 game.

SARANAC — Tina Bedard scored 14 points as the Lady Chiefs defeated the Lady Red Storm Jan. 8.

Kayla Myers and Tori Bruno each scored 9 points for the Chiefs, while Janyll Braber and Emma Webster had 7 each.

Anrea Boon scored 8 points for the Red Storm, while Katie Hunt scored 3, Kayleigh Merrill 2 and Annie Collins 2.

Willsboro 41, Wells 14 WILLSBORO — A 19-3 third quarter run broke open a tight, then low-scoring game as the Lady Warriors scored a inter-division MVAC win over Wells Jan. 8.

Payton Gough scored 14 points to lead the Warriors, while Taylor Bigelow scored 8, Trina Bigelow 7, Sheila Wilkins 6, Darienn Sweatt 2, Savannah Bronson 2 and Kaitlin Shaw 2.

Hammond 61, AVCS 49

Lake Placid 1, Oswego 0

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LAKE PLACID — Jayde Dukette scored the lone goal of the game on assists from Taylor Hackett and Morgan Meyer in the third period for a win over Oswego Jan. 8.

Tanner Stanton turned away all 22 shots for the shutout win in net.

Potsdam 2, Lake Placid 0 LAKE PLACID — The Lady Sandstoners scored rwice in the opening period to defeat the Lady Blue Bombers Jan. 6.

Tanner Stanton made 30 saves in the loss.

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Lake Placid 5, Saranac Lake 2

CANTON — Leading at halftime, the Lady Patriots fell victim to a 36-17 second half run by Hammond Jan. 9.

Madison McCabe scored 24 points in the loss, while Sydney Snow added 8, Kourtney Keenan 6, Vanessa Garrow 6, Tressa Loreman 3 and Emily McDonald 2.

SARANAC LAKE — The Blue Bombers scored five of the first six goals in the first two periods to score a victory over the Red Storm Jan. 9.

GirlsÊ hockey

PLATTSBURGH — Casey Stugeon scored in the second period as the Red Storm defeated the Chiefs Jan. 8.

Justin Farmer made 14 saves in the win, while Konnor Shea made 37 saves for the Chiefs.

Middlebury 3, Lake Placid 0 LAKE PLACID — Tanner Stanton made 41 saves for the Lady Blue Bombers, who were unable to solve Lady Tigers netminder Rowan Hendry, who made 16 saves for the shutout victory Jan. 11.

Saranac Lake 2, Oswego 1

WILLSBORO — The Lady Knights outscored the Lady Warriors 30-12 in the second half to earn a victory Jan. 11.

Sam Bashaw led the Knights with 10 points, while Gretchen Zalis added 9, Caillene Allen 9, Nicole Bullock 8, Hailey Moore 5, Kelsea Hulbert 3 and Olivia Nauchbauer 2.

Trina Bigelow scored 10 points for the Warriors while Shania Lincoln and Taylor Bigelow scored 6, Payton Gough 4 and Kaitlyn Wilkins 2.

SARANAC LAKE — The Lady Red Storm scored the last two goals of the game, rallying to score a victory Jan. 9.

Ashley Roddy scored at the 12:20 mark in the opening period to level scoring with Oswego, and Hannah Latour scored the game-winner just over seven minutes into the second period.

Lindsay Reeve made 20 saves for the win between the pipes.

Keene 57, Lake Placid 41

Albany Academy 6, Lake Placid 0

KEENE VALLEY — The Keene varsity girls basketball team outscored the Lady Blue Bombers 35-15 in the second half, clamping down for a 19-2 fourth quarter to earn a win Jan. 11.

Elaina Smith led the Beavers with 22 points, while Hanna Whitney added 18, Caityn Lopz 6, Marta Padura 6 and Madi-

LAKE PLACID — The Lady Blue Bombers gave up three goals in the first and third periods in falling against Albany Academy Jan. 9.

Tanner Stanton made 30 saves in the loss.

Saranac Lake 1, Saranac 0

BoysÊ bowlingÊ

AVCS 7, Beekmantown 3 PLATTSBURGH — Tyler Atkins had games of 245 and 259 en route to a 681 series, leading the Patriots past the Eagles Jan. 11.

Brandon Ano added three games of 200-plus bowling (209227-229) for a 665 series for the Patriots, while Dylan Seymour had a 595 series for the Eagles which featured games of 210 and 214.

GirlsÊ bowlingÊ

Beekmantown 4, AVCS 0 PLATTSBURGH — Cheyenne Reeves rolled a match high 268 high game as part of a 623 triple as the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Patriots Jan. 11.

Katelynn Miller had the top series for the Patriots at 460 with a 161 high game.

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still have priority on available seats.

Currently NCHF has a list of about 60 Korean War veterans for the summer flying season, but they are still picking up World War II veterans.

“If anything has come out of this, it’s that I’ve learned a great deal about the Korean War and the veterans,” said Finnegan. “Those guys did what they were asked just like the guys in World War II.” The director called it “a shame” that the public perception is different.

“They both did what they were asked, and there should be no difference in how they’re honored,” said Finnegan.

With their May 14 flight already full, and their waiting list growing, NCHF is actively looking for ways to fit more flights into the short summer flying season.

According to National Honor Flight directives, veterans only visit Washington in early and late summer due to the fact that the midsummer heat in the capital is hard for veterans, some of whom are in their 90s.

One idea is to double-up on the number of planes flying out of Plattsburgh International Airport. Another option is to fly more weekends during the season.

Both options, Finnegan points out, will require more aggressive fundraising. Several events are already in the works in order to keep the planes in the air.

When Finnegan attended the send-off event for the very first Honor Flight in 2013, he was immediately hooked. His Mother LaVerne was a Canadian Army World War II veteran who served in London, and his Father Frank served in the Army Air Corps in China, Burma and India during World War II. At the time, his son Christopher was serving in Afghanistan.

“I went to that first send-off and I knew right then and there that I had to get involved. Bob Evans asked me to come down to the meeting with him. One thing led to another, and they were looking for people to do certain tasks, and here we are,” he said.

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For Finnegan, the reaction of the veterans, from the time they’re picked up on the morning of the flight to when they get off the bus back home, is what keeps him coming back.

One veteran in particular, 95-year-old Marine Betty Johns, left her mark on Finnegan after her 2014 flight.

“She gave me a big hug and told me that that was the best day of her life. How can you not want to do that for other people? Plus it goes back to my mother and father — it would have been nice to see them coming down that walk of honor.”

After flying a total of 198 veterans, Finnegan credits all the volunteers who make NCHF tick.

Everyone involved in NCHF are unpaid volunteers, and without the people helping with the day-to-day tasks, from fundraising to beating the bushes looking for more veterans, Honor Flights wouldn’t be possible, he said.

NCHF maintains a web presence on Facebook at New North Country Honor Flight, as well as at nchonorflight.org, where veteran applications are available. They are also working with SUNY Plattsburgh’s public relations class on fundraising ideas.

“We’re on a good path,” says Finnegan. “If it ain’t broke, you don’t have to fix it.”

Free cervical cancer screenings available

MALONE — January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. The Cancer Services Program of Franklin and Essex announce the New York State Cancer Services Program provides free cervical cancer screening to uninsured women, ages 40 and older, in every county and borough of the state.

The program also provides free breast and colorectal cancer screening to eligible New York State residents. To find a Cancer Services Program in any community, call 1-866-442-CANCER (2262) or visit health. ny.gov/diseases/cancer/services/community_resources/. For more information about cervical cancer, visit health.ny.gov/diseases/ cancer/cervical/.

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

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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ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Meal Site Luncheon, Every Friday at Church of the Good Shepherd, 11 William Street. Come enjoy lunch $3.50, play Bingo, socialize with friends & neighbors.

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MINEVILLE – Open Bowling Fridays at the VFW. For more info call 518-942-6514

PLATTSBURGH - Our Lady of Victory 4919 South Catherine St. Wednesday Nights, Doors open at 6:00 with games starting at 7:10 pm.

PLATTSBURGH - VFW Post 124 116 Boynton Ave. Tuesdays, 7pm doors open at 5pm.

PLATTSBURGH American Legion Post 20 162 Quarry Rd. 518-5631692 Sundays, 7pm.

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.

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

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WHALLONSBURG - Free Play Gym at the Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NYS Route 22, Saturdays at 9:30 am – Noon. January 24th & 31st., February 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th. All children ages, newborn to 5 with a caregiver are welcome. For more info call 518-963-4170, www.ghegranghall.info CLASSES & WORKSHOPS WILMINGTON - Yoga for the Community Every Sun., 5:30-6:30pm @ Riverstone Wellness, Wilmington, NY. For more info send email to: riverstonewellness@yahoo.com

CHAZY - North Country Regional Blood Donor Center Schedules Community Drive Friday, January 29, Chazy Central Rural School, 11 a.m. To 2 p.m. For More Information Contact: Chris Blake (518) 314-3456 cblake@cvph.org ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 PORT HENRY - North Country Regional Blood Donor Center Schedules Community Drive Monday, January 25, Mountain Lake Services, Noon to 4 p.m. For More Information Contact: Chris Blake (518) 314-3456 cblake@cvph.org

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

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

WILLSBORO - North Country Regional Blood Donor Center Schedules Community Drive Monday, January 18, Willsboro Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m. For More Information Contact: Chris Blake (518) 314-3456 cblake@cvph.org

CHAZY – Chazy Public Library Meetings: January 20, 2016, February 24,2016, March 30, 2016, April 27, 2016. Organizational Meeting May 18, 2016.

ELLENBURG-Adult Center St. Edmunds Church Hall 5538 Route 11 Ellenburg, NY Open Monday Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Tel: (518) 594-7311 MOOERS - Nutrition Site Watson Senior Housing 2448 Route 11Mooers, NY Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Monday Friday. Tel: (518) 236-5111 SPORTS & RECREATION

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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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ADVISED THAT AWARD lawful act. port Town Hall, 22 1st and additional 3% OF A DOMESTIC LIMITBids may also be sub- NYS Finance Law re- OF THESE CONTRACTS ED LIABILITY COMPANY VN-12/12-01/16/2016Champlain Ave., West- will be added until the stricts communication mitted via the Internet MAY BE CONTINGENT [LLC] Name: Whiteface 6TC-103567 port, NY. All meetings County Treasurer orders with NYSDOT on pro- UPON THE PASSAGE OF using Bid Express Holidays LLC. The Artiare open to the public. the Tax Books closed. curements and contact (www.bidx.com).

A BUDGET APPROPRIA- NOTICE OF FORMATION cles of Organization VN-01/16/2016-1TCSecond notices will be can only be made with A certified or cashier's TION BILL BY THE LEG- OF LIMITED LIABILITY were filed with the Sec106146 mailed for delinquent designated persons. ISLATURE AND GOVER- COMPANY (LLC) Name: check payable to the retary of State of New taxes on or after March NYS Dept. of Trans- Contact with non-desig- NOR OF THE STATE OF JULIA REBECCA PHOrd York [SSNY] on Decemnated persons or other NEW YORK Reg. 01, TOGRAPHY LLC. Articles later than portation for the sum TAX COLLECTOR'S NO- 3 but not th ber 16, 2015. Office lospecified in the proposal involved Agencies will Sam Zhou, Regional Di- of Organization filed with March 16 .

NORTH COUNTRY TICE I, the undersigned cation: Essex County. or a bid bond, FORM Donna Reed Austin be considered a serious rector, 50 Wolf Rd, Al- the Secretary of State of CREAMERY, LLC. Art. of Collector of Taxes in and SSNY is designated as CONR 391, representing Tax Collector bany, NY 12232 matter and may result in New York (SSNY) on Org. filed with the SSNY for the Town of Keene, agent of the LLC upon 25% of the bid total, disqualification. Contact D263107, PIN 12/28/2015 Office Loca- on 11/20/15. Office: Es- Essex Co., New York Town of Keene whom process against it must accompany each Maria Tamarkin (518) 1BOW.0B, Clinton & Es- tion: Essex County. The sex County. SSNY desig- have received the Tax Dated: Dec. 29, 2015. may be served. SSNY bid. NYSDOT reserves 457-8403. sex Cos., Bridge Re- SSNY is designated as nated as agent of the Roll and Warrant for the VN-01/09-01/16/2016shall mail a copy of prothe right to reject any or Contracts with 0% Goals placements: Route 9N agent of the LLC upon LLC upon whom pro- collection of taxes for 2TC-105736 cess to Flink Smith Law allbids. are generally single op- and Route 73 over the the year 2016. whom process against it cess against it may be LLC, 449 New Karner Electronic documents West Branch Ausable eration contracts, where may be served. SSNY served. SSNY shall mail I will sit at the following Road, Albany, New York and Amendments are sub-contracting is not River, Towns of Jay, shall mail a copy of any copy of process to the named place during the 12205. Purpose: Any posted to www.dot.ny.- expected, and Black Brook and North process to the LLC at: LLC, c/Ashlee K. Klein- month of Jan., for the may present direct bidding gov/doing-business/opElba., Bid Deposit THE TOWN OF ELIZA- lawful purpose. purpose of collecting PO Box 214, Essex, NY hammer, 931 Mace VN-01/02-02/06/2016opportunities for Small $1,500,000.00. Goals: 12936. Purpose: To en- Chasm Road, Keeseville, taxes from 9:00 AM to BETHTOWN will hold it's portunities/const-notices Contractor is re- Business Firms, includ- DBE 8% Organizational Meeting / 6TC-105226 gage in any lawful act or NY 12944. Purpose: Any 12:00 Noon on Tues., ing, but not limited to, D263083, PIN 1810.25, sponsible for ensuring Wed., and Thurs. at the January 2016 meeting lawful purpose. activity.

D/W/MBEs. that all Amendments are F.A. Proj. M0E1-1810- VN-01/09-01/13/2016Town Hall, 10892 NYS on January 20, 2016 in VN-12/12-01/16/2016incorporated into its bid. The Contractor must 253, Albany, Essex, 6TC-105831 Route 9N, Keene, New the Elizabethtown Town 6TC-102943 comply with the Regula- Greene, To receive notification Rensselaer, York.

Hall at 7:00 PM. of Amendments via e- tion relative to non-dis- Saratoga, Warren & Taxpayers have the op- Debra Brooks mail you must submit a crimination in federally- Washington Cos., Bridge tion of paying taxes with Town Clerk request to be placed on assisted programs of the cleaning at various locaTT-01/16/2016-1TCan installment plan with the Plan holders List at USDOT 49 CFR 21. tions., Bid Deposit 106237 4 payments. Contact the Please call (518) 457- $150,000.00., NO www.dot.ny.gov/doingundersigned tax collec3583 if a reasonable ac- PLANS. Goals: DBE business/opportunities/c tor for the details and onst-planholder. commodation is needed 0% amounts of each installAmendment may have to participate in the let- VN-01/09-01/16/216ment. been issued prior to ting.

2TC-105745 Beginning Feb. 2, 2016 your placement on the BIDDERS SHOULD BE 1% will be added, beginPlan holders list.

ADVISED THAT AWARD ning March 1, 2016 2% NYS Finance Law reOF THESE CONTRACTS will be added and April stricts communication MAY BE CONTINGENT 1st and additional 3% with NYSDOT on pro- UPON THE PASSAGE OF will be added until the curements and contact A BUDGET APPROPRIACounty Treasurer orders can only be made with TION BILL BY THE LEGthe Tax Books closed. designated persons. ISLATURE AND GOVERSecond notices will be Contact with non-desig- NOR OF THE STATE OF mailed for delinquent nated persons or other NEW YORK Reg. 01, taxes on or after March involved Agencies will Sam Zhou, Regional Di3rd but not later than rector, 50 Wolf Rd, Albe considered a serious March 16th. bany, NY 12232 matter and may result in Donna Reed Austin PIN disqualification. Contact D263107, Tax Collector Maria Tamarkin (518) 1BOW.0B, Clinton & EsTown of Keene sex Cos., Bridge Re457-8403.

Dated: Dec. 29, 2015. placements: Route 9N Contracts with 0% Goals VN-01/09-01/16/2016are generally single op- and Route 73 over the 2TC-105736 West Branch Ausable eration contracts, where sub-contracting is not River, Towns of Jay, Black Brook and North expected, and may present direct bidding Elba., Bid Deposit opportunities for Small $1,500,000.00. Goals: Business Firms, includ- DBE 8% ing, but not limited to, D263083, PIN 1810.25, D/W/MBEs. F.A. Proj. M0E1-1810The Contractor must 253, Albany, Essex, comply with the Regula- Greene, Rensselaer, tion relative to non-dis- Saratoga, Warren & crimination in federally- Washington Cos., Bridge

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