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Microenterprise grant program off to strong start
Jay told it can no longer give out sand-salt mix
By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com
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The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival concluded on Sunday, Feb. 15. Pictured here, a chipmunk and dog mug for a photographer at the Harrietstown Town Hall. Photo by Pete DeMola
Blue Pepper Farm lands top animal welfare certification Blue Bombers, Eagles skate to stalemate PAGE 10
JAY Ñ A mob of sheep gathered in the snow-capped mountains and stood silently as the wind whipped overhead. They stood quietly before losing interest in their foreign interlocutor and wandered back into their bucolic-looking barn. While this flock will eventually end up on your supper plate, rest assured, they
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will be treated humanely before they do so. Earlier this month, Blue Pepper Farm was certified as Animal Welfare Approved. The comprehensive standards require the humane treatment, living conditions and slaughter of farm animals. Co-owner Shannon Eaton explained that the designation carries significant weight Ñ
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Consumer Reports, for instance, ranked the status as Ò highly meaningful.Ó Ò We were managing animals in such a way that we were already doing that stuff,Ó said Eaton. Landing the designation required Eaton and her husband, Tyler, to undergo a rigorous process: Inspectors peppered them with questions from everything to what they feed CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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By Pete DeMola
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Essex and Hamilton County officials say the process to divvy out $100,000 as part of a new grant program to boost small businesses has been going swimmingly. Last month, Essex County was awarded an Adirondack Park Upper Hudson Recreation Hub Grant designed to bolster job creation. HereÕ s how it works: For-profit businesses with nine or fewer full-time employees in Minerva, Newcomb, North Hudson, Indian Lake and Long Lake can apply for grants between $5,000 and $25,000 to boost their business. To be eligible for assistance, an existing microenterprise business must retain and or create jobs. The grant funds can be used to purchase equipment, furniture and fixtures, inventory and be used for operating expenses, marketing, and working capital and start-up costs. Owners are required to put up a 10 percent match and participate in a microenterprise training program. Essex County IDA Co-Director Carol Calabrese said last monthÕ s session with 26 hopeful businesses in Long Lake was a smash hit. Ò The hope was to take skills away and have two new resources to work with,Ó she said. ROOST also participated, offering seminars in marketing tips and website development.
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