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Comedy tour descending on Lake Placid

Municipal salt use down with mild winter Savings results in expenditures in other areas

By Pete DeMola

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CHESTERFIELD — As the tourism industry cautiously rejoices over the sustained snowpack, municipalities are finding the unpredictable winter is presenting its own set of unique challenges.

Salt usage is generally down, a blessing for cash-strapped local governments.

In Black Brook, Highway Superintendent Bobby Haywood

estimates the town is down 150 tons over last year. Usage in Moriah has been reduced by about 50 percent, while Chesterfield has used just over a third of what they did last year.

Municipalities use a sand-salt mixture to clear roads. The application packs a one-two punch: Salt dissolves ice; the sand improves traction.

This season, Chesterfield has used 650 cubic yards of the sand-salt mixture since December. Last year, the figure clocked in at 3,500.

“Taxpayers are saving money,” said Chesterfield Highway Superintendent Phil Pray.

Pray estimates about $34,000 can be rolled over into other

Saranac Lake Winter Carnival ...

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The 2016 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival will take place Feb. 5 – 14

SARANAC LAKE — Posters adorn storefront windows, the palace has taken shape, buttons have become an essential part of the winter wardrobe and the village bustles with a sense of purposeful determination: Pete It’s here, carnival season.

DeMola Editor The 2016 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is set for lift-off this weekend.

New to the packed 10-day schedule are a pair of events.

For the first time, the famed ladies fry pan toss has been opened up to pint-sized participants.

The setup and concept are the same, explained DJ Fowler, the event’s organizer.

Two groups of little ladies — ages 8 to 12 and 13-17 — will compete to see who can launch a cast-iron pan the furthest.

Fowler is hoping for a good turnout on Saturday for the debut installment.

Sign-up is from 11 to 12 p.m. at Riverside Park.

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expenditures if the town doesn’t need to re-up on salt this season, money that can be used to repair the same equipment that takes a beating during more aggressive winters.

However, officials also say discerning savings isn’t an exact science.

Mild winters bring rainfall, which then freezes overnight.

The cycle results in crews heading out more frequently, often using more salt to keep the roads ice-free.

“It’s the little storms that kill you,” said Moriah Highway Superintendent Jamie Wilson.

The cycle of rainfall and freezing also puts a higher strain >> Story Continued | pg. 10

NY coffee biz lands Super Bowl commercial Saratoga County’s Death Wish Coffee beat out 15,000 challengers to win the 30-second commercial

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The 2016 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival opens Friday, Feb. 5. The popular festival includes two new events this year: the Little Ladies’ Fry Pan Toss and Arctic Golf Build-an-Obstacle Contest. Both are scheduled for Saturday. For more info, visit saranaclakewintercarnival.com. Pictured above: A participant tosses a pan in Saranac Lake in 2014.

Photo by Teah Dowling

ROUND LAKE — A local small business is set to gain some major national exposure during this year’s Super Bowl.

Saratoga County-based Death Wish Coffee won a competition sponsored by software company Intuit, who offered small businesses around the country free advertising space during the big game.

Death Wish beat out more than 15,000 small businesses.

The 30-second spot is slated to run in the third quarter.

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Pictured here are the members of the 2015 Grand Marshal Reception and Royalty Dinner. This year the dinner will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Red Fox Restaurant located at 5034 Route 3 in Saranac Lake.

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the pans.”

Fowler is a seasoned champion, having won the adult contest for her age group.

In past years, the cold would cause the cast iron to freeze and shatter upon impact.

New pans have been designed for this year’s event.

“Hopefully we don’t break them all,” Fowler said.

Fowler said the carnival is exciting, in part, because of the evolution of events.

“I think they’ve always wanted to do it,” she said of the toss. “It’s good to do new things.”

Colleen O’Neill, a spokesperson for the

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from the general public.

Anticipation grew as the brand learned they made the Top 10, then the top 3, and eventually, after a flurry of voting by their fans — as well as celebrities like heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde — the top slot.

“We were ecstatic and borderline in tears,” said Marketing Director Teah Teriele.

While the team found out in August, they kept it under wraps until the announcement was made on Thursday.

Intuit linked up with CA-based marketing agency RPA, a common Super Bowl ad creator, who came up with three concepts.

RPA ran them by founder Mike Brown, who selected the Vikingthemed spot — designed to illustrate the brand’s strong, highlycaffeinated brew — as his favorite.

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carnival, said she expects the new twist to be a crowdpleaser.

The regular fry pan toss will commence immediately afterward at 1 p.m.

munity.

“Winter Carnival overall is just a huge shot in the arm for every local business in Saranac Lake,” he said.

ARCTIC GOLF BUILD-AN-OBSTACLE Another new event is the Arctic Golf Build-an-Obstacle Contest, which is also scheduled for Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Prescott Park.

The rules are simple: Use snow to design a mini-golf obstacle that will be used for the following day’s golf event.

So far, six groups have registered.

Prizes will be awarded for the three most creative obstacles, with top honors landing $100 and an official medal.

Sponsor Mark Gillis, of Blue Line Brewery, got involved three years ago because he wanted to contribute in some fashion.

The course has gone on to be one of the festival’s most successful events, he said.

Hundreds of golfers participated the first year.

Gillis said the event is great for the com-

FEELING OPTIMISTIC O’Neill said while the weather has definitely presented challenges earlier this year, the village is feeling optimistic that Mother Nature will cooperate.

The Ice Palace is nearly completed — construction was in full-swing on Saturday — while the extended forecast is calling for snow before Friday’s kick-off.

But if not, O’Neill says contingency plans are in place.

“We’re good at adapting. If we have to, we always have Plan B in place.”

Fowler said the best way to enjoy the festival is to get involved.

“Just go and have a good time,” she said.

“Go and do some of the activities, it’s really fun.”

The 2016 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival opens Friday, Feb. 5. For the full event schedule, visit saranaclakewintercarnival.com.

Team Death Wish predicts the slot, which is set to air on Feb. 7, will put them 10 years ahead of their projected growth trajectory.

“Are we ready?” said Teriele. “We did everything we could to prepare.”

A toy company called GoldieBlox won the debut installment of the contest. Following the ad, growth mushroomed by five times that year.

Death Wish Coffee, packaged in sleek black bags with skull and crossbones imagery, is available nationwide and ships globally. The brand was founded by Brown, a Saratoga Springs-based coffee house owner, in 2012 after customers began asking for a stronger product.

The brand now boasts three warehouses and are the top-selling coffee on Amazon.

The team will watch the big game from Intuit’s San Francisco headquarters.

“The opportunity is amazing, insane and we’re all very thank-

ful,” Teriele said.

Super Bowl 49 was watched by 114.5 million viewers, according to CBS Sports, making it the most watched television show in U.S. history.

The 30-second slots, according to Adweek, are predicted to clock in at north of $5 million.

Pictured above: Death Wish Coffee beat out 15,000 small businesses across the country to win a free 30-second Super Bowl commercial, which is slated to be aired on Feb. 7.

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Winter Carnival Variety Show lineup announced Comedy troupe, African drumming on deck for this year’s installment SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Rotary Club will presents its Winter Carnival Rotary Variety Show Friday, Feb. 12, at the Harrietstown Town Hall, at 7:30 p.m. They will be celebrating this year’s theme of “Superheroes and Villains.”

The main acts will be Matt Sorenson’s comedy troupe, The Unrelated News Network; Adirondack Raptors with Mark Manske, SUNY Potsdam improv group 18 & Up Improv, and African drumming and dance with the SomaBeats & Wulaba.

“We’re really excited about the show this year,” said Julie LaMere, co-chairperson of the Rotary Variety Show. “Matt’s group is always fun, and what the Potsdam improv group is

going to do sounds like a hoot.”

The infamous Rotary Dancers, which typically features men in drag and colorful costumes, will end the show with their unique take on the theme.

“The Rotary Dancers upstage everybody,” LaMere said, “and they’ve been in top-secret rehearsals for a long time now. We don’t even get to see what they’re doing, so it’s a surprise to us as well.”

The Winter Carnival royal party will also participate in the festivities.

They are the king and queen, who will be announced Feb. 5 at the Coronation Ceremony; grand marshal Jimmy Law; archbishop Brad Varner; chamberlain Cecily Dramm; prince Morgan Hancock of Paul Smith’s College; princess Jordyn Santana of North Country Community College; elementary school pages Dillon Wilson, Sarah Dixon, Marissa Martin,

Colin Francis, Nadia Pollock and Nate McKay; attendants to the king and queen Macy Fischer and Michael Cross; court spokespeople Nathalie Munn and Connor Celeste; and the other high school court couples, Alexa Clark and Justin Farmer, Carley Sawyer and Evan Hill, Caitrin Bodmer and Michael Rice, Stevie Phelabaum and Donald Duffy, and Chloe Peer and Michael Monroe.

New this year, food concession available at the Town Hall.

Tickets are on sale now. They are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and may be purchased at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Ampersound, Blue Line Sports, Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Coakley Ace Hardware, Maurice’s Salon, NBT Bank and Post Office Pharmacy.

Rotary grant awards typically range from $200 to $1,000.

The 2016 deadline is Tuesday, March 15, and applications can be found online at portal.clubrunner.ca/514.

ROOST seeks positive influences to make visitors feel at home LAKE PLACID — Wouldn’t it be great to have a captive audience of 600 new potential visitors to the region?

Lake Placid features a busy conference schedule, and many of the attendees of those conferences will be visiting and learning about Lake Placid and the Adirondacks for the first time.

The Conference Center at Lake Placid crew is looking forward to residents, shop workers and other local businesses joining them in welcoming conference attendees and helping to make sure they have a great experience.

If their experience is positive, not only are the conference attendees more likely to return to the area with their families on a leisure visit, but they’re also more likely to talk about it with friends and acquaintances, as well as to post on social media about it.

The conference season at the Conference Center got started last weekend with a 220-person conference, the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. It gets busy March through May, then after a few meetings scattered through the summer, it picks back up in the slower season of fall.

About 30 conferences are scheduled in Lake Placid through 2016, and the number of attendees at each range from 25 to 3,000. That represents about 12,500 estimated room nights, which rounds out to about an $1.9 million economic impact in just rooms.

Many of the conferences will also allow for, and encourage, attendees to get out into the community, shopping in local shops and dining in local restaurants. The Conference Center at Lake Placid distributes schedules for upcoming conferences to local businesses so they know when to expect attendees to have downtime, as well as welcome signs to let them know their presence is appreciated.

To view the full schedule of conferences planned in Lake Placid for 2016, go to roostadk. com/lake-placid-high-peaks/conferencecalendar.

Lake Placid welcomes visitors to the area at a local conference.

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Remembering our role

ast week while struggling to find a topic for this column my wife shared a passage she found recently in a book authored by Paul Ryan, titled “How We Got Here.”

The 1992 passage is from former Secretary of Education William Bennett, titled “Culture Matters:” Individuals and families need support, their values need nourishment, in common culture, in the public arena. Our common culture is not something manufactured by the upper stratum of society in the elegant salons of Washington, New York or Cambridge. Rather, it embodies truths that most Americans can recognize and examine for themselves.

These truths are passed down from generation to generation, transmitted in the family, in the classroom and in our churches and synagogues.

We must always remember that our country, while flawed, was born by brave souls of common folks who sought to create a country where everyday citizens governed themselves and anyone with a dream, willing to work hard and risk all, could make that dream a reality.

Today we hear how ISIS is building a nation of death, destruction and terror if you fail to accept their culture. As horrific as that sounds, we’ve also learned that they are successfully recruiting around the world and even here in America, through social media, with nothing more than an idea.

It’s obvious, many seem willing to die and commit unspeakable atrocities in the name of ISIS. Are we prepared to defend and risk all for the American ideals our forefathers handed down to us?

What Bennett describes in the passage above is what I believe is at the root of our failed efforts to win this current battle. America is hope and freedom where anything is possible. Sadly we no longer project that pride in our country. America and the opportunity she once stood for are fading.

As the strong family structure in our nation has eroded, as the divide between middle class and the elite has widened and the poverty level has grown so dramatically, we’ve lost touch with the hard working, can-do culture we once so passionately embraced.

We must rekindle the culture that gave birth to this nation. A culture that can overcome the evil that exists within our world and it starts with us, and is transmitted in our relationships and through our institutions. America, home of the free, land of the brave where opportunity, equality and justice are available for all who embrace the values we share.

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New York: Welcome to the state of authoritarianism

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ust weeks into the new year, 2016 is already looking more like 1984.

New government regulations to monitor discussions between reporters and publicists are now in place.

Last week, the state’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) voted 10-3 to expand the definition of lobbying to include discussions between editorial boards and public relations firms.

PR teams now have to register as lobbyists. Each month, they will be required to submit reports to Albany bureaucrats.

Yes, you heard that correctly: Here in New York, an entire industry now requires government permission to speak with the press.

So much for the Fourth Estate.

According to the policy, “a public relations consultant who contacts a reporter or editorial board in an attempt to get the media outlet to advance the client’s message would also be delivering a [lobbying] message.”

The panel’s decision is a reprehensible and ignorant edict that smacks of Big Brother.

It does absolutely nothing to move the needle on ethics reform in Albany, its intended purpose.

Advocates say the rules will keep readers informed if newspapers have underlying motives for their opinion pieces.

JCOPE says consultants use the media to influence lawmakers through editorials.

That reasoning is beyond stupid.

The integrity of the press withstanding, it’s not as if PR professionals need us to gain access to lawmakers. And as Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver have taught us, politicians do not need the press to help facilitate their malfeasance.

Just like the rest of Albany’s so-called ethics reforms, the decision is smoke and mirrors.

Talking to editorial boards is not an ethics violation that needs to be regulated.

As reporters and editors, it’s our job to meet with all elements of the populace — including, yes, groups who want to push their agenda.

We do it all the time.

In the past year, for instance, we’ve engaged in substantive discussions with a number of environmental, nonprofit and healthcare groups.

Politicians, too, meet with us on a regular basis.

All sources try to steer the narrative in one direction or another. Sometimes they have valid points, sometimes they don’t. But to insinuate we carry anyone’s water is insulting.

Op-eds serve as public education.

Our job is to be watchdogs for the people.

We reserve the right to discuss anything with anyone whenever we damn well please without government interference.

New York Press Association chief Michelle Rea called the policy “a dangerous proposition.”

We agree.

We’re also alarmed at the commission’s makeup.

The JCOPE panel has been stacked by the very same people whom they are supposed to be monitoring.

Six of the 14 are appointed by the governor, who told the state legislature last month he supported the measure.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a penchant for the private.

Since he took office, it’s never been more difficult to get answers from state officials. Even the most pedestrian questions have be to sent through a complex maze, where each response is analyzed and sanitized before being authorized for release.

State police, too, have been muzzled, while other officials have been reduced to automatons in public for fear of saying the wrong thing.

Need proof? Just ask the former department of transportation official who Cuomo forced into retirement after he discussed Tropical Storm Irene recovery efforts with a local newspaper without prior authorization.

The governor himself hasn’t held a press conference in Albany since June, instead choosing to skirt the reporters who cover him on a daily basis by appearing on radio programs and cable news shows.

As such, we see no reason to believe any daylight exists between the governor and his six appointees.

A further six JCOPE members are appointed by the speaker and senate majority leader.

You might recall the two now-former occupants of those offices are convicted felons awaiting sentencing on federal corruption changes.

The remaining two are appointed by each minority leader.

It gets better: JCOPE Chairman Daniel Horwitz has even indicated that he doesn’t believe in free speech.

In an interview with Ragan’s PR Daily last week, Horowitz called the new policies a “reasonable regulation of speech.”

Say what?

It’s simply Orwellian doublespeak.

Numerous questions remain: Who will have access to the conversations? What role did Cuomo have in this report? Were any members of the press consulted? What happens to PR professionals who don’t comply? What’s the difference between a PR team and a nonprofit? Wouldn’t the reporters who cover these politicians on a day-to-day basis be just as influenced by lobbyists as editorial boards?

Why wasn’t this done through our elected legislature instead of a handpicked Politburo?

Albany is out of control. Regulations that create layers of bureaucracy to document every social media post, text message and phone call from reporters to publicists is un-American.

All of this — the monitoring, red tape and deep streaks of authoritarianism — are reminiscent of Moscow, Pyongyang and Beijing.

Trust us, we’ve been there.

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CongratulationsÊ Nick!

To the Editor: I would like to publicly congratulate Mr. Nicolas (Nick) Gilbo, from Moriah, for recently receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Buffalo.

Furthermore, to acknowledge him for being named both the Best Defensive Player and Most Valuable Player on the football team for the 2015 season. Most importantly, to recognize Nick for being a modest, positive, and mature young man that present and future scholar-athletes at Moriah Central School would be wise to emulate.

Best of luck, Nick!

Mark Slattery Moriah

WhyÊ doÊ weÊ hate?

To the Editor: Hate?

Politics sometimes brings out the worst in us, and we are seeing that this year. As a kid growing up in Ti, I mostly had no idea what political party the men and women in my world were. I liked them or not based on how they acted.

In those days, it was generally Republican capitalists with dreams that created businesses and managed the area. The local stores and public buildings were mostly built by them. The area towns were filled with (legal) immigrant families from all over the world who came to work in their mills and mines and factories and stores. Businesses brought them here. What changed? I’m not really sure, but it was not the Republicans. What we cherished in 1950 is pretty much what we hold dear today.

Who do we hate? We hated Hitler, we were not real fond of Stalin and Mussolini, and we really did not like the Empire of Japan: went to war with them, sometimes you do have to go to war.

We also hate slavery, then and now. That’s why the Republican party was founded. What do we love? We love our families, our neighbors and our country - you know, that Republic, under God, indivisible that doesn’t get talked about that much anymore.

Since I’ve been back home in Ti, I’ve done everything I could to share my love for the Town, and the surrounding towns and area and people. I’ve worked with and for a lot of folks, and will continue to do so. That’s what Republicans, and other good folks everywhere do. We don’t just talk it, we walk it...

Fred Provoncha, Ticonderoga

DonÕ tÊ judgeÊ aÊ personÊ byÊ looks,Ê butÊ byÊ workÊ ethic

To the Editor: As a concerned citizen of Essex County, finding jobs for anyone 16-25 years of is difficult because some of these people in this age range have no high school diploma or GED. You would figure most jobs around the area don’t require either of those, but they still won’t hire these people because they style themselves to define themselves.

For example, they may have tattoos or piercings that the job may discriminate them for or even their sexuality.

If businesses give everyone an equal opportunity at working the way they are, majority says businesses would have better working employees.

So to any business: The next time you get an application from someone, test their working skills with the work you would require them to do. If they pass, give them the job. If they fail, then politely tell them sorry you didn’t get job. That’s a more respectful idea than getting application after application looking over them and not calling half of those people only because you didn’t like what you read.

Ryan J Peryer Crown Point

WeÊ wantÊ ourÊ moneyÊ back!

To the Editor: The Putnam Central School District budget examination 2015M243 reported by the Office of the New York State Comptroller states on page 6, “As a result of the excessive estimates for expenditures, the District has been realizing annual operating surpluses that have caused the unrestricted fund balance to be excessive at year end and for taxes to be higher than necessary.”

Underline excessive...taxes...higher than necessary.

WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK! The PCSD unrestricted fund balance at year end (2015) is $1,443,571.

That’s one million, four hundred and forty three thousand bucks.

WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK! Apply it against the next school tax in September, based on realistic and not an artificially inflated school budget.

PCSD board members should not that Section 1613 of the real property tax law says that you are only authorized to include in your tax warrant that year’s budget, less all available funds, plus four percent. Any more and you are breaking the law. You are the responsible party, not anyone else. It will be your proposed budget this coming May. To those of you who don’t agree with a thoughtfully considered, not inflated budget, reduced by the ballooning unrestricted fund balance, plus the legal four percent, write a really big check to the District, in any amount of your choice, earmarked for the unrestricted fund balance.

As for the rest of us folks, WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK! For the full PCSD Report of Examination, visit ocs.state.ny.us/localgov/ audits/schools/2016/putnam.pdf.

Robert E. Geh Putnam

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COMMENTARY

RegardingÊ Trumpism

To the Editor: At a recent Trump rally, a young woman stood up in silent protest of Trump’s remarks.

She was forcefully removed from said rally by Trump’s enforcers.

I found this action appalling and also found fault with their dress code.

They were not wearing their swastika armbands.

Apparently criticism of the great man is not permitted.

Nick O’Connor Ticonderoga

Little Bits Getting away from it all Gordie Little

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After much soul searching, I informed the Snowmobile club that permission to use the trails of my property was rescinded. I did not take this decision lightly because my interaction with the snowmobile club over the past 10 years was also cordial and respectful.

Several years ago, I informed the Club that I would like help with keeping off-road vehicles off the trails.

A few years passed and the Club’s response was we do not know who trespasses on the property.

I let it go, but not really believing that in a community this small, the snowmobilers did not know the riders of the off-road vehicles.

A month ago, I walked the property and saw the damage caused by the off-road vehicles with one major access through the Shepard property on Essex Road and another coming off of the Woodlawn Drive area.

I informed the snowmobile club permission for the snowmobilers was now longer allowed.

A couple members, who I have high regard for, called me asking me to reconsider and bemoaned the fact the snowmobile club is punished for the acts of others.

Their disappointment should be towards their friends and neighbors who have no respect for the property of others or their friends who like to snowmobile.

Do not expect me to believe the members of the club are not aware of the individuals who ride the vehicles and cause great damage to the trails on the property.

The club chose not to monitor or protect the trails they wished to use and if there are any recriminations it must fall back on the club. When the members complain to others about property owners withdrawing permission, they might want to tell the whole story why the permission was withdrawn.

This is an official announcement that any motorized vehicles on the above referenced property is strictly prohibited. Criminal and civil actions will be instigated against the violators.

Reginald H. Bedell, Willsboro

emember when you took a vacation “to get away from it all?” It’s not easy to do nowadays. Wherever we go, we tend to remain connected in ways we could only have dreamed about fifty years ago.

We’re in Kissimmee, Florida, but our cell phones are always with us. When people call our number in Morrisonville, it is automatically forwarded to our condo in the south. Imagine the shock when we’re asked if friends can come calling and we urge them to buy plane tickets.

We can watch North Country TV news and listen to back-home radio stations on our phones and lap tops. We can turn on the television in our condo and overload our vacationing brains with politics Ad nauseam, and any other information. Our smart phone can do all that and more, including instant texting and audio/visual communication. We can read our hometown newspapers on the Internet.

The same stores and restaurants we frequent back home, are within walking distance here as well. We can go to a theater and watch the same movies you’re watching in Plattsburgh or Au Sable Forks. So, my question is, “did we really get away from it all?”

We spent a few days with relatives and friends in our spacious condo. Our granddaughter and her husband reminded us that there are still places where you can disconnect. They traveled to visit friends in the Swiss Alps last year and stayed in what was called a “hut.” They had to hike there with their three small children and to us, their description seemed like Nirvana.

No cell phones, no television, no indoor plumbing, no modern conveniences, no nothing—except glorious vistas and personal experiences not to be matched anywhere.

Could Kaye and I “endure” such aloneness? Absolutely. I asked and she nodded in the affirmative. We love remaining connected with our myriad friends and relatives while vacationing in Florida, but we could temporarily sever that umbilical cord in a heartbeat, if the occasion presented itself.

I remember, as a small child living in Westchester County near New York City, we would take a yearly sojourn to the Mooers Camp Meeting. It took serious planning to pack our gear into the ancient car and head northward on some less than ideal roadways in the early ‘40s.

There were many flat tires, empty gas tanks, children whining, “Are we there yet? I gotta pee” and all the rest. My father had the most even temper of any man I ever knew, but it must have been tested to the max in those days. If we broke down along the way, there was no cell phone to call for help.

We stopped and cobbled together some kind of repair and headed up the highway.

Believe me, it’s far different today and our vacation now gives us a whole new meaning to “getting away.” I admit, though, that we got away from winter as we know it in Morrisonville.

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FalwellÊ notÊ aÊ trueÊ ChristianÊ leader

To the Editor: One has to wonder if Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. is really a Christian after he endorsed Trump for President.

Since when did Christians start spreading hate about men, women and children of a different religion? My dictionary defines an Evangelical as someone who believes in the Bible!

As a Christian, I believe in the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ who never preached hate and who loved everyone no matter his or her religion or social status.

I must say it doesn’t surprise me that Falwell would champion Trump.

In point of fact, it makes perfect sense: Evangelicals have always sided with those who act as Trump does. Falwell Sr. was always a supporter of those who would do his bidding and preach hate whether it be our laws he didn’t believe in or rights given to others who were not his followers.

Trump has thrown stones at everyone and closed his eyes to his own sins.

Making statements such as, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue, shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, it is incredible.”

Is this the statement of a Christian, or the ravings of a madman? Those supporting Trump evidently share his values and they are not those of Christians. Christianity tells us to love our neighbor not shoot them! It tells us to take care of widows and orphans not leave them to die at the hands of oppressors.

America has come a long way since our forefathers gave their lives for liberty. Trump the bully and Falwell Jr. are doing their best to put us back to the days of oppression. God save us!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

SchoolÊ prideÊ isÊ appreciated

To the Editor: As an employee of Westport Central School, I would like to achnowledge the pride the students, staff and community have in our building. We appreciate the compliments and offers to help that are received from students and visitors at school events.

It is a pleasure to work in such an environment.

Shirley Donaldson Westport

UsageÊ of Ê trailsÊ rescindedÊ byÊ landowner To the Editor: Regarding: Snowmobile Trails on Bedall Property 290 acres: Abutting Sheehan property, Meat Market, etc.

Tax Parcel Id Number: 31.18-1-10.110

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Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mooers Elementary PTP Craft Show - just in time for Valentine’s Day! Support the school in raising money for a new playground for the children.

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Plattsburgh-based new music consortium with a core area trio of Marilyn Reynolds violin, Dan Gordon - Saxophone, and Rose Chancler - piano. Tickets: $15 adult, $5 students 15 & under.

Details: 518-962-2949, pianobynature.org.

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Dinner from 5-7 pm. Menu: Goulash, tossed salad and rolls. Movin’ On performing 8:00 pm - Midnight. Adults $7, Children 6-12 $4, under 5 Free. First 36 ladies receive a rose.

All proceeds go to Fitzpatrick Cancer Center.

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Students grades 6-9 will be performing in Chorus & Band. Students grades 7-12 will be performing in the Symphony Orchestra from: Plattsburgh High School (PHS), Peru Central School (PCS), Saranac Central School (SCS), AuSable Valley (AV), Northeastern Clinton Central School (NCCS), Northern Adirondack Central School ( NAC), Beekmantown Central School (BCS), Chazy (CCRS) and Seton Catholic (SC). Donations accepted at the door. Sponsored by the Clinton County Music Educators Association.

Details: Daryl Redmond, Stafford Middle School, 518-563-6800 x4234.

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Suggested Donation of $5 per person, $20 per family. Snacks available for purchase.

Proceeds to benefit WPTSO. Details: wptso.com.

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Details: 518-523-2512.

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KIDS’ CARNIVALE Family “Fun in your Socks” event at the City Gym. Free! Visit Community agency tables for great parenting ideas while kidds make their own masks, face paint, enjoy the bouncy house, play little “hoops”, and pick out a balloon animal. Water and popcorn available.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Weekend Menagerie

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t’s time again to look toward the weekend! There is a true menagerie of events scheduled for the next few days – one of everything, and something for everyone. Music, movies, art, and comedy: the North Country has it all coming up. Now the hard part begins: deciding which one to attend!

From Feb. 6 – 27, The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will host an exhibit of works by local acrylic painter Ian Burcroff.

“My recent paintings involve a process of pictorial dissection. Each composition contains multiple visual fields that contain pictorial impressions of places and objects; metaphorically relating these to broader symbolic themes,” said Burcroff of his work. The opening reception for the Burcroff exhibit will take place on Feb. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free! Regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, call 518-563-1604 or visit strandcenter.org.

On Feb. 6, the Lake Placid Center for the Arts will host an evening of professional stand-up comedy with The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour. The program stars comedian Aaron David Ward and a handful of other comedians who work throughout the northeast and midwest. The tour is truly “not too far from home” for the performers: all the comedians either live in or have ties to the Northeast. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased by calling the LPCA Box Office at 518-523-2512 or by going to lakeplacidarts.org.

Boston-based reggae-rock group Spiritual Rez will begin their twonight run at Lake Placid’s Smoke Signals on Feb. 5. With more than nine years under their belt, the outfit effortlessly “shakes the stage like a psychedelic dance earthquake” at every performance. With years of touring, the band’s sound has been fully fleshed out, creating something unique – rock music that

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takes a sharp left turn towards reggae. Spiritual Rez will take the stage on Feb. 5-6 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 per night, or $25 for both nights. Tickets can be bought in person at the bar or by calling 518-523-2271.

Piano by Nature will present two shows by Metamusic at the Historic Hand House in Elizabethtown on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. Metamusic is a Plattsburgh-based music consortium with a core area trio featuring violinist Marilyn Reynolds, saxophonist Dan Gordon and pianist Rose Chancler. Metamusic plays an eclectic variety of classical music that moves between an experimental, traditional and danceable style. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for all students 15 and under. For more information, call 518-962-2949 or visit pianobynature.org.

The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake will be presenting a lecture series, “Farming in the Adirondacks,” with speaker Steve Kramer of the Miner Institute and Hallie Bond. The series will discuss the rich tradition and contemporary applications of farming in the Adirondack region.

Homesteading and farming were traditional to life in the Adirondacks in the nineteenth century, and the Adirondack Museum’s collections reflect the impact which farming had on the environment, and vice versa. The event is free to members and students, $5 for non-members. The program starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Adirondack Museum’s auditorium. For more info, call 518-352-7311.

The Giant Mountain Studio in Schroon Lake will celebrate the opening of a new group exhibition called “Abstraction and Dimension” on Feb. 6. The invitational group exhibition will feature art with elements of abstraction and three dimensional art, including sculpture, pottery, assemblage, rustic furniture and more. In total, more than 25 local Adirondack and regional artists will have their work on display. The opening will be held from 6-8 p.m. The exhibit is scheduled to run until Memorial Day, but opening day will be the only time attendees will be able to see every piece in the collection. Free. For more info, call 518-351-5043.

As part of their ongoing free movie series, The Schroon Lake Public Library will be showing “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” on Feb. 6. at 12:30 p.m. Based on the Jeff Kinney book of the same name, “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid” follows the adventures of a teenager trying to survive the never-ending ordeal that is middle school. Call 532-7737, ext. 13, for more info.

The Thurman Youth Commission will present a Kid’s “Valentine Party “ on Feb. 6 at the Thurman Town Hall. From 1-3 p.m., children will be encouraged to make Valentine’s Day cards for veterans and local nursing home residents. The event will also have games, prizes and a raffle. Admission is free. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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Elizabeth Izzo is the arts and entertainment columnist for Sun Community News. Reach her at Elizabeth@denpubs.com.

Pictured at left: Aaron David Ward will perform at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Feb. 6 as part of the Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour. Tickets can be purchased by calling the LPCA Box Office at 523-2512.

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Lady Blue Bombers advance to hockey semifinals Eagles crowned champs

The Hornets stormed back in the third period, just missing on some early chances. With about eight minutes left in the game, Syndey Adolfo was unable to control a pass from Abbie Lebrun at center ice, and the puck made it way toward the net. Eagles goalie Taylor Laurin was unable to cover the puck, and Adolfo took advantage to cut the lead to 2-1.

The Hornets were unable to maintain the pressure late, as the Eagles kept the puck in their offensive half, only allowing PHS to pull their goalie briefly before committing a penalty.

Corrine Smith stood out in net, as the sophomore made 30 saves to keep her team in the game.

Laurin, a junior, finished with 16 saves to record the victory for the Eagles.

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PLATTSBURGH — In perhaps the greatest hockey game of the year for either gender, the Beekmantown Eagles hoisted the Section VII title and earned a spot in the Final Four last Saturday.

So, how did the season arrive at the finish line? Here’s a look at each of the playoff games in this years Section VII girls hockey championships:

Finals

Beekmantown 4, Albany Academy 3, 4 OT PLATTSBURGH – Kirsten Villemaire could not make good on her first attempt at attacking the goal from behind the net in the fourth overtime of the Section VII girls hockey championship Jan. 30.

However, she would get a second chance.

After a pair of players fell to the ice trying to control the puck, Villemaire was able to get to it, skating behind the net and briefly falling before wrapping the championship-winning goal off the left skate of the AAG keeper and into the net.

“Our coach had told us to put everything on net,” Villemaire said. “I don’t even remember the first chance, I just remember getting the puck and thinking I had to put it on net. I think the goalie was looking for a pass and I was able to get it past.”

The assist went to Conner LaPierre, who scored the opening goal of the game almost one hour of game time earlier on an assist from Katie Matott.

Albany Academy then scored the next two goals in the second and third periods to take a 2-1 lead before Bailey Carter scored on a Matott assist to tie the game with 3:53 left in regulation on a power play goal.

Albany Academy responded quickly, taking a 3-2 lead with just 2:07 remaining on the clock. After two passes missed their mark, the puck landed on the stick of Matott, who shot one into the crease, where three players were merged together. The puck hit off of a shoulder pad, flying over the goalie’s reach and into the top of the net to tie the game with 21 seconds left. The assist was credited to LaPierre.

The two teams then battles through 22:30 of overtime play with no goals, although the Eagles started to show signs of being the better conditioned team.

“I think we skate a lot in practice and that helps,” Matott said. “We don’t do suicides that much, we just focus on a lot of skating and being well conditioned.”

“They are a small team so it is important to be in strong condition,” head coach Randy Guay said. “We work hard in practice and I think we were in better shape in the overtime.”

Taylor Laurin made 44 saves in the victory, keeping Albany Academy out of the nest for the final 28:14 of playing time.

Albany Academy 5, Lake Placid 0 ALBANY – Hannah Tulchinsky scored four times as Albany Academy advanced to the Section VII finals over Lake Placid’s Jayde Duckette looks for open ice against a pair of Saranac Lake skaters in the regular season the Lady Blue Bombers Jan. 28. finale for both teams. The Blue Bombers and Red Storm met again in the opening round of the Section VII Rachel Paterson made 26 saves playoffs, with the Bombers scoring a 1-0 win in double overtime. to preserve the shutout victory.

Photo by Jill Lobdell Tanner Stanton made 27 Rachel Peterson made 53 saves in the loss for Albany acadsaves for the Bombers. emy, many coming in the overtime periods, where there was no room for error.

The Eagles advanced to the Final Four in Albany this weekend.

Quarterfinals

Lake Placid 1, Saranac Lake 0, 2 OT

Semifinals

Beekmantown 2, PHS 1 The second seed in the playoffs Lady Eagles scored a goal in each of the first two periods then held off a strong attack from the third seed Lady Hornets to advance Jan. 27.

Kirsten Villemaire opened scoring for the Eagles just over nine minutes into the game, scoring on an assist from Meghan Flynn. Hannah Gordon then struck two minutes into the second, collecting a rebound off an Abby Gonyo shot for a 2-0 lead.

The playoffs opened with the fourth seeded Lady Blue Bombers and fifth seeded Lady Red Storm, where neither team was able to score through 52 minutes of regulation and the first overtime Jan. 26.

While it was senior keeper Tanner Stanton keeping the Red Storm off the board with 24 saves for the Bombers, it was little sister Tess Stanton, a sophomore, who ended the night by connecting off a Jayde Dukette pass 10 seconds into the second overtime to give the Bombers the game-winning goal.

Lyndsay Reeve kept the Red Storm in the game with 32 saves.

Lumberjacks defeat Blue Bombers in boys basketball BoysÊ hockey

Beekmantown 3, Lake Placid 1 LAKE PLACID — After opening the game with a goal, the Blue Bombers were unable to find the back of the net again as the Eagles scored three unanswered markers for the win Jan. 27.

Brendan Davison and Keenan Regan scored goals in the first period to counter the tally by Lake Placid’s Chris Williams, with Davisons goal coming 17 seconds after Williams found the back of the net. Matthew Maggy scored the insurance goal for the Eagles.

Keller Kowaloski made 21 saves in the win, while Kamm Cassidy also made 21 saves for the Bombers.

BoysÊ basketball

NAC 70, Saranac Lake 45 ELLENBURG — Josh Juntenen scored 23 points while Stephen Peryea added 19 as the Bobcats defeated the Red Storm Jan. 29.

Mike Rice led the Red Storm with 13 points as DJ Morgan added 12, Ben Salis 8, Tanner Manning 3, Tyler Callaghan 3, Austin Larabie 2 and Jake Spadaro 2.

Willsboro 36, Saranac Lake 28

WILLSBORO — The Warriors continue to show their defensive prowess Jan. 27, holding the Red Storm to no more than 11 points in a quarter while holding leading scorer Mike Rice to just 4 points.

The Warriors ended the game by doubling up the Storm, 12-6, over the final eight minutes of play.

Sean Lincoln scored 10 points to power the Warriors offense from the post, while Zach Pierson scored 9, Lucas Cross 7, Trevor Bigelow 4, Warren Jackson 2 and Max Longware 2.

Jarret Ashton picked up the offensive load for the Storm with 10 points, while Joe Viscardo added 6, D.J. Morgan 4, Ben Salis 2 and Austin Larabie 2.

Jan. 28.

Taylor Durnin scored 28 points to lead the Bobcats, while Emily Peryea scored 9 and Avery Lambert 6.

Almelina Cecujanin scored 10 to lead the Red Storm, while Andrea Boon scored 7, Eliza Cowan 2, Kayleigh Merrill 2, Katie Hunt 2 and Annie Collins 1.

Tupper Lake 52, Lake Placid 47, OT LAKE PLACID — A second half comeback came up short as the Blue Bombers fell to the Lumberjacks Jan. 26.

Devine Bullock was heavenly for the ‘Jacks, scoring 28 points in the win.

Max Menkel finished with game with 14 points for the Bombers, while Blake Roy added 13, Stuart Baird 7, Cody Valenze 6, Logan Brown 3, Jarrel Paul 2 and Parker O’Brien 2.

GirlsÊ basketball

NAC 51, Saranac Lake 24 SARANAC LAKE — The Lady Bobcats allowed no more than nine points to the Lady Red Storm in earning a victory

Saranac Lake’s Almelina Cecunjanin battles for a rebound against Willsboro earlier this season. Cecunjanin had 10 points last week against Northern Adirondack.

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Healthy Woods and Happy Hikers

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n recent years, the health benefits of spending time in the outdoors have been well documented. Doctors continue to prescribe time in nature, especially for children that have been diagnosed with ADHD, or similar stress and mood disorders. However, there has been very little information regarding the type and duration of outdoor play that’s considered necessary to be effective.

Numerous studies have indicated that even ‘low doses’ of outdoor time can be effective., and levels of participation and types of natural experiences can range from simply viewing natural scenes out the window; taking a walk in the park or participating in active outdoor adventures that provide participants with an opportunity for complete physical, mental and emotional immersion.

Despite the studies and the research, we still don’t know how much time in the woods and natural surrounding is enough to improve our health and well being.

Fortunately, a recent research study conducted by Associate Professor MaryCarol Hunter at the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources, may provide an answer.

Professor Hunter’s study reveals the effective dose of a natural ‘outdoor pill’ for stressed out participants, would require only about ten minutes of exposure to nature, two or three times per week. I expect it would be very difficult for anyone to suffer an overdose at that pace.

Study participants reported that even with such a limited

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can be found in most towns and villages in the region. In fact, the village of Saranac Lake is gearing up to celebrate their fabled Winter Carnival, which was initially developed to get TB patients up and out in the fresh, cold and balsam scented Adirondack air.

Over the weekend, I skied along some of the old trails that lead into the Saranac Lake Wild Forest in Ray Brook. Although the old State Hospital, which once housed TB’ers is now a correctional facility, there is still evidence of a network of trails and walking paths that once surrounded the facility.

One of the main trails wanders through a nearby pine forest, and it’s in surprisingly good shape. Unlike many of the other old paths, the particular trail is wide and relatively level for a wooded path. The reason it remains in such great shape is because it’s actually an old concrete sidewalk that’s been carpeted under a deep duff of pine needles.

TB’ers who traveled to the Adirondacks for the cure, eventually realized that the time spent outdoors offered not only physical benefits, but also the frame of mind that made them stronger, happier and more determined to live a long and fulfilling life.

Fortunately, the current generation continues to utilize and enjoy the same wild lands, deep forests, rivers, lakes and streams that were once so crucial to ‘The Cure”. It really hasn’t changed too much, and it’s still accessible to all.

dosage of outdoor time, they experienced significantly less stress, an improved ability to focus, and increased satisfaction with their mood and energy levels. The study which was conducted throughout the seasons, seems to indicate it’s possible to chill out, regardless of the weather.

Researchers didn’t actually uncover any earth shattering news as we intuitively know that outdoor time is good for both physical and mental health. Although recent research seems to back that up;, it is interesting to note that the required dosage necessary to achieve positive effects is just 10 minutes of exposure for a couple days each week. There’s not much chance of suffering an overdose at that rate. In fact, it barely provides enough time to catch a single trout!

While researchers recommend that such short term, timeouts can be found in small, urban green spaces or even one’s backyard; I would prefer to spend a longer spell of time, in wilder, more remote lands. In fact, I would would be far more Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. stressed out, if my outdoor time was purposely limited to Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net. only 2½ times a week for a minimum 10 minutes, as it was for the study subjects.

Researchers measured the effects of nature on mental well-being by measuring cortisol levels in the participant’s saliva. Cortisol is an indicator of stress, and Professor Hunter found that just 10 minutes in natural surroundings is enough to significantly reduce the perceived stress, as well as improve their ability to focus, stay on task and provide an increased sense of satisfaction in mood and energy levels.

It’s often been said “There’s nothing new under the sun”, and I suppose the current generations’ rediscovery of the benefits of outdoor life is evidence of the fact. a long walk in the forest has always been considered the answer to “what ails ya!”

The Ghost Woods provide all creatures with safe, silent sanctuary far removes from the din of I expect an example of this notion civilization.

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on culverts.

Sustained snow cover insulates water as it runs below the roads. Without that cover, the water will freeze and slowly block the culverts. Water subsequently moves out onto the roads, an issue that Essex County Highway Superintendent Chris Garrow said his department has been dealing with.

The mellow winter is also hitting employees in their pocketbooks.

Pray estimates his crew members are taking home about $1,000 less in overtime than they did last year.

“That’s quite a pinch in income,” he said.

Wilson, the Moriah superintendent, said

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it’s a Catch-22. On one hand, his team is spending more time with their families. But the loss of income hurts.

“They depend on that overtime to get them through,” he said.

All said predictions are futile in this era of wacky weather.

For much of the weekend, temperatures hovered in the mid-40s.

“So far, this year has been great,” said Haywood. “Right now, we’re ahead — but we could be behind.”

At right: As the tourism industry rejoices over the sustained snowpack, municipalities are finding the unpredictable winter is presenting its own set of unique challenges. Pictured above: Plows line up for salt at the state department of transportation facility in Elizabethtown on Dec. 29, 2015.

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KEESEVILLE - Keeseville Fire Dept.

North Country AmVets 1309 Rt. 9 South Saturday, 7:30 pm.

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

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

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

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

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

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS CHAMPLAIN - February, 5 at 6:30 pm Children's Story Hour for all ages- story, craft and a snack, Champlain Meeting House, 1175 Main Street, free.

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.

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 - February 4 10:30am to 3 pm Corn Congress at the Joseph C. Burke Education and Research Center at Miner Institute, 586 Ridge Road, Chazy. This event is free, hot lunch will be available for $5. Pre-registration is encouraged: contact Wanda Emerich at Miner Institute, 518.846.7121 x117, emerich@whminer.com.

MOOERS - Zumba & Toning resumes at Mooers Elementary School in the Cafetorium beginning Monday, 9/14/15. Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 5:306:30 with Licensed Zumba Instructor, Cheryl Mesick.

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

Free to NCCS students (must come accompanied by a parent or guardian).

Family discount available.

E-mail:CoachCherylZIN@gmai.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ ZumbaMooers/ Webpage: http://cherylmesick.zumba.com/ ROUSES POINT – Weight Loss Challenge: Rouses Point Civic Center, Lake St., Wednesdays for 12 weeks. First Class Started 1/20/16, still openings for the 6:30pm – 7:30p Class. Call to Pre-Register Roberta 518-570-2298 or Email: Rboyea1201@gmail.com SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

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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.

CHAZY – Northern New York Agricultural Development Program will be holding a meeting on Friday February 5th at Miner Institute in Chazy 9:30am to 2pm, highlight Food Hub, Tile Drainage, Dairy and Crops Research Updates.

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

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

WESTPORT - Westport to Offer Web Broadcast of NY Certified Organic Feb. 9 Meeting: Four Soil Health Presentations. Cornell Cooperative Extension offices will broadcast the program via web connection in Westport. Meetings begin at 10 AM, Those interested in attending the February 9 NYCO program via website at an Extension office should contact that office directly as follows: Westport: CCE of Essex County, 3 Sisco Street, Anita Deming, 518.982.4180 x409.

For more information on New York Certified Organic, contact Fay Benson at 607.745.3807, afb3@cornell.edu.

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 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 PLATTSBURGH – Family Cafe informal gathering of family members who have a child with a disability to chat over coffee with others who have similar family challenges. Friday, February 12th 9:30am-11:30am, Monday, February 22nd 5:30pm-7:30pm, Friday, February 26th 9:30am-11:30am, Monday, February 29th 9:30am11:30am at the Child Coordinating Council, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12903. Call Laurie Booth-Trudo 518-561-4900 or Erica Leonard 518-561-1767.

CHAMPLAIN - February 10, 2016 at 7 pm On and Off Broadway with Marilyn Reynolds and Roger Andrews at the Champlain Meeting House, 1175 Main Street, Champlain, free, refreshments served

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.

CHAMPLAIN -Feb. 24 at 6:30 pm Champlain Book Club will discuss 800 Grapes. Newcomers welcome, even if you haven't read the book at the Champlain Meeting House, 1175 Main Street, Champlain.

WILLSBORO - The Willsboro Central School is accepting volunteers to serve on the 2016-17 budget advisory committee. If you are interested, please contact Brandy Pierce at 963-4456 ext.204 by February 10, 2016.

CLINTONVILLE – Chesterfield Fish & Game Club, Green St., Clintonville, NY has indoor Archery, Pistol & Small Caliber Rifle Shooting.

January–April.

Tuesdays Archery 7pm–9pm. Thursday is Pistol & Small Rifle Shooting 7pm9pm. Please note that Pistol Permits are required before shooting is allowed. Cost is $5 Non-Member & $3 for members. For further details please call John Stranahan 518-534-9716.

LECTURES & SEMINARS BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – The Adirondack Museum's Cabin Fever Winter Lecture series Sunday February 7th Farming in the Adirondacks, 1:30 pm in the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Route 30. For more info 518-352-7311. www.adkmuseum.org/exhibits_and_events /ongoing_events

WHALLONSBURG - The Whallonsburg Grange has announced its winter Lyceum series, More History of Everything in Six Objects.

The presenters will choose and discuss six objects that demonstrate the history, evolution, and significance of the common things around us. The lectures will occur on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. throughout the months of February and March. Admission for each lecture is $5, and free for students.

The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is located at 1610 NYS Route 22 at the intersection with Whallons Bay Road, five miles from the EssexCharlotte Ferry.

For more information about this event or the Hall, please contact Kate Ritter, Manager, at 518-9634170 or by email at admin@thegrangehall.info.

WILLSBORO – The Pain Memorial Free Library will present a talk about a trip through a little known part of the Grand Canyon on a 16day raft trip down the Colorado River, on Tuesday February 9, at 7:00 pm at the library, 2 Gilliland Land, Willsboro, NY. Admission is free, and open to the public. For more information call 518-9634478 SPORTS & RECREATION MINEVILLE – Open Bowling Fridays at the VFW. For more info call 518-942-6514 PUBLIC MEETINGS CHAZY – Chazy Public Library Meetings: January 20, 2016, February 24,2016, March 30, 2016, April 27, 2016. Organizational Meeting May 18, 2016.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown Thrift Shop will have it's Monthly Meeting Second Monday of Every Month at 7pm @ The Episcopal Parish Hall.

PERU – Peru CSD has organized a Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) for revenues and expenditures, components of a balanced budget.

Thursday, February 11th 6pm; Thursday, February 25th 6pm & Tuesday March 15th 6pm, They will share their recommendations with the School Board on Tuesday, March 22nd during a public budget development workshop. To participate in any of the meetings of the BAC, please register by calling 518-643-6004.

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.

WESTPORT- WESTPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING. The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 11, 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 a presentation by the Senior Class, appointment of a CPSE/CSE Chairperson, approval of facility use request and any other business that may come before the Board. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

SENIORS 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.

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 SARNAC - Holistic Ways to Improve Your Sleep at Saranac Village at Will Rogers On Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Dr. Karen Kan, acupuncturist and author of the bestseller Guide to Healing Chronic Pain, will discuss the importance of good quality sleep in order for the body to heal.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information call Debbie Kanze at (518) 8917117 or visit www.saranacvillage.com.

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ESSEX Kurt and Laurie Brunn Debra Drake MH Saranac LLC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp MVC Enterprises LLC 109 Hand LLC Angela and Henry Heroux David Walton Julia OÕ Connor John Campbell Peter Tsachalis Laurie Garvey Peter Tsachalis Bruce and Paula Anson Garry Muzio Daniel and Kimberly Vanolpen Jessica Bennett Anthony Barnao

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SOLID INVESTMENTS ALBANY HOME IMPROVEMENTS CO., 60 acres, $87,000. Rt. 20 Schoharie Co., 95.7 acres, Young Lyon Hardware and $140,000. Rt. 30 Fulton County, Flooring HOMES 33.4 acres, $85,000. Owner fi1923 Saranac Ave. nancing. www.helderbergrealty.Lake Placid, NY com. (518)861-6541 518-523-9855 NOTICE OF FORMATION INSURANCE OF LIMITED LIABILITY MOBILE HOME COMPANY (LLC) Name: Booth Insurance Agency JULIA REBECCA PHO20 Brinkeroff St. TOGRAPHY LLC. Articles 3 BEDROOM, of Organization filed with 2 BATH NOTICEMANUOF FORMATION Plattsburgh, NY 518-561-3290 FACTURED the Secretary of State of Home OF A (Double DOMESTIC LIMITon 1onacreED lotLIABILITY in Beek- COMPANY Chauvin Agency New York Wide) (SSNY) NY, Fully Renovated 12/28/2015mantown, Office Loca[LLC] Name: WhitefaceChamplain 518-298-2000 4 BEDROOM HOME tion: EssexThroughout, Appliances, County. The NewHolidays LLC. The ArtiRouses Point- 518-297-6602 Brook in theasBack.cles Was Asking for sale in Lewis, NY SSNY is designated of Organization Plattsburgh- 518-562-9336 $89,900 Has been Reduced to Master bedroom on 1st floor agent of the LLC upon were filed with the SecNorthern Adjustment Bureau large fenced in back yardwhom process $79,900.

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12/28/2015 Office Loca- ED LIABILITY COMPANY VN-01/02-02/06/2016[LLC] Name: Whiteface tion: Essex County. The 6TC-105226 SSNY is designated as Holidays LLC. The Articles of Organization agent of the LLC upon whom process against it were filed with the Secmay be served. SSNY retary of State of New shall mail a copy of any York [SSNY] on Decemprocess to the LLC at: ber 16, 2015. Office loPO Box 214, Essex, NY cation: Essex County.

12936. Purpose: To en- SSNY is designated as gage in any lawful act or agent of the LLC upon whom process against it activity. may be served. SSNY VN-01/09-01/13/2016shall mail a copy of pro6TC-105831 cess to Flink Smith Law LLC, 449 New Karner Road, Albany, New York 12205. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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