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Local communities will benefit from state-funded broadband access

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By Pete DeMola EDITOR

PLATTSBURGH | The state has pledged to bring universal broadband to localities across the state, and details on the final round of grants for local communities are continuing to trickle out.

The state doled out a total of $104.6 million for six providers across the North Country, including $66 million in state funds.

Clinton County was the top recipient in the tri-county area with 11,666 locations slated to be addressed in the final funding package, which was announced in January.

Seventeen localities will benefit from $44.1 million in total funding, with $32.2 million being allocated by the state. » Broadband Cont. on pg. 10

Lake Placid wins bid to host World University Games

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Successful bid starts five-year countdown to 2023 global athletic event

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

LAKE PLACID | The Olympic Village has been tapped to host the 2023 World University Games.

Lake Placid clinched the event just days after a local delegation traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland to make a formal presentation to International University Sports Federation (FISU) last week.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo broke the news on Monday.

“Lake Placid is the perfect location to host this event, which will showcase the very best of New York and the North Country to an international audience,” Cuomo said in a statement. “We are proud and fortunate to have both the natural and manmade resources required for the Winter World University Games in our own backyard and we look forward to welcoming athletes from across the globe to experience all the Adirondacks has to offer.”

Cuomo previously pledged state support last December, a measure that paved the way for the application process.

Delegates from the Adirondack North Country Global Sports Committee and FISU signed a memorandum of understanding last

week. The parties have until June 15 to finalize a formal agreement.

Once the contract is signed, work will begin on creating an official organizing committee and a master plan that will include an action plan and final concept to execute the event.

“The MOU clearly demonstrates the willingness of all parties to move towards a suitable hosting agreement,” said FISU president Oleg Matytsin in a statement. “From its outset, the bid has been one of the strongest we have seen. FISU has no doubt that Lake Placid would be a great host for the 2023 Winter Universiade, making a lifelong impact on the thousands of student-athletes would come from all around the world.”

State and local officials also hailed the measure.

“These games will be a catalyst for renewed spirit and international sport legacy,” said Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall in a statement. “With our history of hosting largescale sporting events, from the Olympics and World Cup events, to Ironman and large lacrosse tournaments, I am confident we will deliver a world-class product.”

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Local officials have branded the effort as a way to boost the region’s infrastructure needs while also rekindling the Olympic spirit.

The 11-day event, also known as the Winter Universiade, is held every two years, drawing thousands of student athletes and spectators.

Costs for hosting the event could reach as high as $35 million, but organizers estimate a series of revenue items, including franchising and participation fees, will consume much of the amount.

“We’re probably looking at a gap of $15 million or so,” said Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism CEO James McKenna at a public meeting in January, adding the numbers still needed to be refined. “We’ll probably be looking to the state for that. It certainly wouldn’t be the local tax base.”

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SARANAC LAKE | Four Several local agencies will organizations are coming to- meet March 8 at North Country gether to see if a YMCA is Community College to discuss feasible in the community. the potential of opening a The Plattsburgh YMCA, the YMCA center in Saranac Lake.

File photo Village of Saranac Lake, the Saranac Lake Central School District and North Country Community College are jointly exploring the possibility of establishing a YMCA in Saranac Lake.

A key part of this process, which is in the early stages, involves collecting feedback from the community on the need for services here.

“We want to identify where there might be gaps in the community that the YMCA could help fi ll,” said Chris Knight, director of communications at NCCC. “I think it is important we have the community take advantage of the resources we can provide and we need to be responsive and hear what the community thinks is needed.”

A public forum will be held Thursday, March 8, from 6 until 8 p.m. in room S-19 of Mullholland Hall at North Country Community College.

The goal of the forum, to be moderated by Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau, is to identify potential gaps in youth and adult services in the community and how they could be met by the YMCA. Knight said various topics would be looked at, from youth development and recreation to programs for adults and senior citizens.

“We have a pool here that we feel is very underutilized,” Knight said. “We would like to see where our facilities can fit into helping develop more community programs for everyone.”

In addition to the forum, a Plattsburgh YMCA-Saranac Lake Community Needs Assessment is also being conducted. The brief online survey asks respondents to identify the most pressing community needs for young people and adults in Saranac Lake. Paper copies of the survey will also be circulated around the village.

The survey is posted online at surveymonkey.com/r/saranac-lake-community-needs.

A link to the survey is also available on the village’s website, saranaclakeny.gov.

Hard copies of the survey will also be available at the following locations, where they can be returned when completed: the village offices in the Harrietstown Town Hall, the Saranac Lake Central School District Office at Saranac Lake High School, the front desk of Hodson Hall at North Country Community College, the Saranac Lake Adult Center and the Saranac Lake Free Library.

In an effort to encourage more parents to attend the March 8 public forum, North Country Community College’s Athletic Department will provide an evening of free, fun supervised activities for children ages 5-12 at the Sparks Athletic Complex gymnasium.

Parents who wish to take advantage of this service need to register in advance by contacting Knight at cknight@ nccc.edu or 518-891-2915 ext. 1267. ■

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Stefanik clinches GOP endorsements Despite sweep, primary opponent aims to force primary

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

WASHINGTON, D.C. | Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has secured endorsements from all 12 Republican county committees in New York’s 21st Congressional District.

Stefanik clinched the final endorsement Sunday in Herkimer County.

“North Country Republicans are united behind Congresswoman Elise Stefanik,” said Regional Vice Chair of the New York State Republican Party for the North Country Shaun Gillilland. “Elise earned the unanimous endorsement of every Republican county committee through her tireless work ethic, and her proven record of fighting for jobs, a strong national defense, and government accountability and transparency.”

Seven Democratic candidates are competing for the nomination to challenge Stefanik in November.

They include Don Boyajian, Tedra Cobb, Emily Martz, David Mastrianni, Patrick Nelson, Dylan Ratigan and Katie Wilson.

Gillilland hammered the field, calling them “divided and in dismal disarray.”

“Every day, liberal Democratic candidates run farther and faster to the extreme left, and away from the common-sense values voters deserve and expect,” Gillilland said in a statement. “That may be the right way for Democrats to win a primary, but it’s the wrong way to represent the hardworking taxpayers of the 21st District.”

FINLEY STAYING PUT

Stefanik’s sweep will not be enough to stave off an attempt at intra-party warfare: Russ Finley, a St. Lawrence County cattle farmer and former U.S. Olympic bobsledder, is seeking to force a primary against Stefanik, who is seeking a third term.

Finley said he still plans on circulating petitions to get on the ballot ahead of the April 12 filing deadline.

He expressed displeasure at what he called a “false and rigged” endorsement process, accusing committee chairs in a lengthy statement of refusing to give him a fair shake.

Finley said he reached out to all 12 chairs numerous times, but only four responded.

“These endorsements mean less than nothing,” Finley told The Sun in an email.

“This is what the people are sick of — the

party picking the candidate for the voters.”

The committees endorsing Stefanik include those in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington counties.

Finley criticized Stefanik as a career politician.

“The only thing these pathetic endorsements get her is minions to do her petitioning,” he said. “So yes I am in this race. Yes, I have my petitioners in place and ready to roll.”

Finley challenged Stefanik to a debate.

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“I want a debate in front of the voters — not a canned TV studio debate. Are you up for it Congresswoman? Or will you continue to hide in Washington, D.C. behind your fake rigged endorsements?” he said.

COMMITTEES RESPOND

Stefanik’s campaign team declined to respond, referring Finley’s comment to committee chairs.

“Mr. Finley’s comments are untrue and disrespectful of Essex County Republican Committeepersons,” Gillilland said. “If Mr. Finley wishes to be a real candidate, he would start working some shoe leather and actually reach out, meet, and connect with Republicans in Essex County. Instead, he makes minimal effort and expects entitlement to the time and energy of our dedicated Republican committeepersons.”

Gillilland also said Finley has yet to explain his “dubious Republican credentials nor his alleged record with law enforcement.”

Franklin County GOP Chair Ray Scollin also criticized the candidate.

“Russ Finley has failed to fool, or impress, North Country Republicans,” Scollin told

The Sun. “Over the last few years, he has lost every single time he ran for office.

And every time, he blames a conspiracy from the Republicans and Conservatives.”

Finley said the Fulton County GOP told him they would get back to him, but ultimately held their endorsement meeting without telling him.

Chair Susan McNeil said she wasn’t impressed by the candidate.

“When I contacted the other chairmen and Gillilland, I was informed Mr. Finley is a Republican not in good standing with the county committees,” she said. “I also checked his record, past registrations, et cetera. I take that seriously. Fulton County proudly endorsed Congresswoman Stefanik.”

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Murphy continued: “Apparently he knows very little about Hamilton County and how hard the Republican Committee here works to provide support for the candidates that demonstrate a proven ability to influence legislation that best serves our residents.”

Finley can start circulating petitions on March 6. He needs 1,250 signatures for ballot access.

Stefanik said she was honored to receive the endorsements.

“I want to thank each of these committees for their dedication on behalf of our campaign,” Stefanik said in a statement.

“These endorsements reflect the strong outpouring of grassroots support for our campaign across the 21st District. I will continue working hard to deliver results for our families and small businesses, and to earn every vote in November.”

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ALBANY | Two state police helicopter pilots earned New York’s newly minted Lifesaving Award for the harrowing helicopter rescue of two young hikers who got lost in whiteout on Algonquin Peak in December 2016.

The honors were presented last Wednesday to Technical Sgt. Brian D. Rumrill and Technical Lt. Peter R. McLain.

Both are based in Albany with 20 and over 30 years state police experience, respectively.

Their rescue helicopter, since renamed “Algonquin Angel,” was parked behind them for the ceremony at Albany airport’s State Police Aviation Unit hangar.

‘SELFLESS EFFORTS’

Division of Criminal Justice Services Executive Deputy Commissioner Michael C. Green and State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II conferred the honors.

“This award recognizes those feats of heroism where an officer went above and beyond the call of duty to help save a life or lives,” Green said.

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“Technical Lt. McLain and Technical Sgt. Rumrill are exemplary selections for this new award,” Beach said.

“The skill and perseverance these pilots exhibited during the rescue effort on Algonquin (Peak) undoubtedly saved two hikers from almost certain death and prevented other teams of rangers from suffering further exposure to the harsh winter elements. Their actions stand testament to the selfless courage we see day after day within the New York State Police.”

Gov. Cuomo said McLain and Rumrill exemplify the courage and bravery shown

by New York first responders.

“I am proud to honor these individuals for their selfless rescue efforts and thank them on behalf of all New Yorkers for their service,” Cuomo said.

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Their efforts brought an arduous mountain search in dangerous winter weather to a successful end.

Two young climbers had already spent two nights in sub-zero wind chill conditions when the pilots hoisted them out.

Arms linked, Blake Alois, then 20, and Madison Popolizio, then 19, of Niskayuna, had tumbled off a ledge after losing the

Pictured sitting together, left to right. are State Police Aviation Unit helicopter pilots Technical Lt. Peter R. McLain and Technical Sgt. Brian D. Rumrill with the young hikers they rescued from Algonquin Peak, Blake Alois and Madison Popolizio. McLain and Rumrill were presented with the inaugural Lifesaving Award at the State Police Aviation Unit hangar in Albany.

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On February 28, New York State Police Aviation Unit members Technical Sgt. Brian D. Rumrill, far left, and Technical Lt. Peter R. McLain, far right were honored with the Division of Criminal Justice Services Lifesaving Award. The members were recognized for the 2016 rescue of Blake Alois, second from right, and Madison Popolizio, second from left, on Algonquin Peak.

Photo/New York State Police Algonquin Peak trail. They slid about 100 vertical feet in deep snow, according to subsequent reports, and landed about 250-feet below the 5,115-foot summit.

Local ice and climbing guide Don Mellor, a volunteer from Rock and River in Keene, and state Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger Scott van Laer were first on foot to reach their location.

Teams of forest rangers had been searching for two bitter cold days inside a grid marked by pings from the hikers’ cellphone.

Stranded and hypothermic, the climbers heard the helicopter and started shouting.

Cloud cover and stormy weather had grounded McLain and Rumrill until that point in the search, state police said.

“Though conditions made it too difficult to locate the trapped hikers at first, the sound of the helicopter (alerted) them to the rescue effort and they shouted.”

With GPS points certain, Rumrill and McLain flew over the location numerous times, according to state police. They waited

at DEC’s Lake Colden outpost for a tiny break in wind and cloud cover, which lasted long enough for them to hover 40 feet above the rescue party and pull the hikers aboard.

“A roughly 45 second break allowed them to steady the helicopter long enough (for) DEC Forest Ranger Ian Kerr to hoist the hikers aboard and be flown to safety,” the governor’s office said.

The remarkable maneuver was captured on video by rescue personnel below.

After delivering the hikers to Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, Rumrill and McLain went back to retrieve two forest rangers who had been out overnight. Searching another section on Algonquin, the rangers faced a second night on difficult trails in deep backcountry snow and bitter cold.

Alois and Popolizio recovered from frostbite sustained in their winter hiking ordeal, and attended the pilots’ award ceremony together last week.

The Lifesaving Award was established in 2017 by the governor’s Police Officer of the Year Award selection committee. ■

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St. Philip Neri Catholic Church - 6603 Main St., Father Francis Flynn, Pastor. Residence, 873-6760. Mass schedule: Sun., 8:30 a.m.

Weekdays: consult bulletin. Email: rccowe@gmail.com Westport Bible Church - 24 Youngs Road. 962-8247. Pastor David Colwell. Sunday School for every age 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening Service 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Night Prayer 7 p.m.; Email: westportbiblechurch@westelcom.com www.westportbiblechurch.org WILLSBORO Congregational United Church of Christ - 3799 Main Street, P.O. Box 714. Pastor Jonathan Lange. Worship and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Church phone number 518-963-4048.

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Candidates appeal for equal time following Ratigan appearance Stefanik challengers probe rule after Ratigan pitches campaign on MSNBC

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

PLATTSBURGH | Following Dylan Ratigan’s appearance on national television last week, Democratic candidates are appealing to MSNBC for equal time.

Emily Martz said she reached out to the network for an invitation and was dismissed following Ratigan’s entry on “The Beat with Ari Melber” last Monday.

“Invite me on the air, or don’t — it doesn’t matter,” Martz said in a statement on Saturday. “What matters is the lives of my friends, neighbors, and fellow North Country Americans, and that’s who I’ll keep working for.”

Martz said when she sees New York’s 21st District in the national spotlight, she’s skeptical and wonders if networks will get the story right.

The Federal Communication Commission’s equal-time rule requires that radio and television broadcast stations must provide an “equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it.”

Stations aren’t required to give away free time, but must make time available to all candidates on equal terms if requested.

“Bona fide” news interviews are exempt from the rule — and so are cable networks.

Several other candidates have reached out to the network to probe their options, including Don Boyajian, Katie Wilson and Patrick Nelson.

Dylan Ratigan appeared on “The Beat with Ari Melber” on Feb. 26. Following the former MSNBC anchor’s prime time appearance, his opponents in the Democratic primary for New York’s 21st Congressional District are seeking equal time.

Screenshot via MSNBC But many acknowledged that even if the rule doesn’t apply to cable, they still want to capitalize on the media interest generated by Ratigan’s entry to the race.

“We are looking into the particulars of equal time,” Nelson told The Sun. “However, even if it is not illegal, it is still an unfair advantage over the other candidates.”

Wilson, too, has generated national media attention, but it’s been through online outlets like Teen Vogue and Refinery29.

“The idea is for a chance to win up here, we have to have a national profile,” Wilson told The Sun. High-profile media spots aid in fundraising efforts, said the candidate.

“And I think it legitimizes my candidacy in a way,” Wilson said.

Boyajian’s campaign said they also plan on making an appeal.

“This race should be determined not by who has access to the media,” said Rich Thuma, a campaign spokesman. “We look forward to discussing the issues that most impact the North Country, including, but not limited to, jobs, health care and the opioid crisis.”

Congressional candidates aren’t alone in exploring the rule.

Chele Farley, the Republican challenger to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, filed a request last week, citing the junior senator’s appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Feb. 20.

The request is being filed with CBS and affiliates in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey and Vermont, according to her campaign.

“All we are asking for is CBS and all the mainstream media to follow the law, respect the voters and treat the race fairly,” said Farley in a statement.

And President Donald Trump floated the idea last October after being skewered by late-night comedians.

Melber, who disclosed he was both Ratigan’s former colleague and counted him as a friend, didn’t respond to an email asking him if he invited Ratigan’s primary opponents onto the show.

But he noted on the program that he invited Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) to participate in the program.

Ratigan sailed through his stump speech on the five-minute segment titled “Ratigan runs against the system.”

Melcher asked about his temperament, citing his now famous 2011 rant in which he railed against Wall Street, lambasting U.S. economic policy as “reckless, irresponsible and stupid” following a market crash.

Ratigan chalked his anger up to watching people suffer under what he said was a “broken and reckless” political system.

“Everybody learns to harness the anger,” Ratigan told Melcher, citing his entrepreneurial work helping veterans develop postmilitary careers by setting them up with hydroponic farming systems.

He admitted that his anger would be the main cudgel his opponents will use to hammer him, and acknowledged thousands of hours of tape will be serve as fodder for opposition research.

But he called the attacks “a cheap shot” at his campaign rollout last month.

He’s the one stepping forward to run for office, and it’s not easy to do.

“It’s too easy to take shots,” he said.

Joining Martz, Ratigan, Boyajian, Nelson and Wilson in seeking the Democratic nomination are Tedra Cobb and David Mastrianni.

Ronald Kim dropped out of the race on Sunday. ■

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PERU - K of C or Knights of Columbus Bingo, Tuesdays @ 7:10 p.m. St. Augustines Parish Center, 3030 Main St. All welcome!

LAKE LUZERNE – Saturday March 17TH Introduction to Traditional Cooking with Roberta DeversScott. #1288-0317. 1 day. 9am4pm. Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

ESSEX - The Essex Yoga Club meets every Monday at 5:30 pm at St. Johns Church. Free, open to all.

SARANAC LAKE – Grief Support Group First Tuesday of Each Month Saranac Lake, St. Luke's Church in the Baldwin House 12:30-1:30pm. For more information. Marie Marvull 518-743-1672 MMarvullo@hphpc.org

AU SABLE FORKS - Please take note that the regular monthly meetings of the Au Sable Forks Fire District for the year 2017, will be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Au Sable Forks Fire Station located at 29 School Lane, Au Sable Forks, N. Y. 12912. The meetings are open to the public.

PLATTSBURGH - The next meeting of Champlain Valley Toastmasters Club will be on Tuesday, March 20th, from 6 to 7 pm at the United Way, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh,NY. For all inquiries, please contact Joseph Sohmer, at joseph_sohmer@hotmail.com, or Chris Ransom, at ransom@northnet.org or 518-578-7374

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group meeting every Friday 7:30pm8:30pm, Sacred Heart Church 8 Hall Street, Chazy. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838 ELIZABETHTOWN - March 13.

Pleasant Valley Quilters meeting at 6:30PM in the University of Vermont Health Network Elizabethtown Community Hospital conference room, 75 Park Street, Elizabethtown.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at United Methodist 7pm-8pm, Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ELIZABETHTOWN - Elizabethtown Library Will Host a Computer/Device Workshop on Monday, March 12th from 5:30-7pm in the Library at 8256 River Street. Bring your Device or Laptops. Free Assistance from Class A IT Services. Call 518873-2670 for information. Library is open M/W/F 10-5 and Sat 10-2 GLENS FALLS – Introduction to Cold Process Soap Making with Roberta Devers-Scott. #12710316. 1/2 day. 6pm-9pm at 18 Curran St. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

GLENS FALLS – Saturday March 10th Traditional Table Runner with Janet Flinchbaugh. #1215-0310. 1 Day. 9am-4pm. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

LAKE LUZERNE – Saturday March 10th Build a Rustic Birdhouse with Don Polunci. #1148-0310. 1/2 Day. 9am-12pm. Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

LAKE LUZERNE – Saturday March 10th Mountain Gathering Basket with Barbara Boughton. #12740310 at Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St. .Must be 12 years or older. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

LAKE LUZERNE – Sunday March 11th Beginning Bluegrass Banjo with Mac Petrequin. #1149-0311.

1/2 Day. 1pm-4pm. Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

LAKE LUZERNE – Sunday March 18 Live Edge Bowl with John Kingsley. #1150-0318. 1 Day. 9am-4pm. For your safety: no loose-fitting clothes, hair tied back, comfortable shoes and no jewelry.

If sensitive to wood dust registration for turning classes is not recommended.

Adirondack Folk School 51 Main St. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

LAKE LUZERNE – Sunday March 18th Basic Cold Process Soap Making with Chrissey Eberhardt. #1164-0318. 1/2 Day. 1pm4:30pm. For pricing & more info call 518-696-2400 or www.adirondackfolkschool.org.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH DANNEMORA - Dannemora Free Library, at 40 Emmons St. in Dannemora, will be holding a "Coffee, Chocolate and Chat " on Thursday, March 15th at 6:00 PM. Larry Seney will be giving an interesting presentation on the history of Chazy Lake. The public is invited and refreshments will be served.

For further information, call the library at 518-492-7005.

ELIZABETHTOWN - The diabetes support group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Elizabethtown Community Hospital, in the boardroom,4:30 PM - 6:00 PM. The meeting is open to anyone those with diabetes, their caregivers, family members and friends.

MORIAH – Free Adult Swim Program January 31st – March 21st.

Wednesdays at the Moriah High School 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Exercise-based. 5:00 pm-6:00pm Open Swim.

PERU - St. Augustines Soup Kitchen, Free Delicious Meal Every Wednesday, 3030 Main St., 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH - Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Serenity. 12-Step Meeting of Adult Children of Alcoholics. For more information about the organization, visit www.adultchildren.org. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer St. PLATTSBURGH - Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Search for Meaning. A study and discussion group that is now exploring Eckhart Tolles A New Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes Purpose. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4 Palmer St., for info 518-561-6920.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Search for Meaning. A study and discussion group that is now exploring Eckhart Tolles A New Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes PurposeAll are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Serenity. 12-Step Meeting of Adult Children of Alcoholics.. For more information about the organization, visit www.adultchildren.org. All are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

PORT HENRY - Grief Support Group First Thursday of Each Month Port Henry, St Patrick's Parrish Center 11:00-12:00pm For more information. Marie Marvull 518-743-1672 MMarvullo@hphpc.org PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus St. Patrick's Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner Wednesday March 14th at 4:00 pm until ?? Take-Outs Available.

DINNERS & SUCH ESSEX – Fire Department Appreciation dinner for Ron Jackson Celebrating 50 years of fire service, March 20th at 6pm at Essex Fire Station, 2659 NYS Rt. 22. If You plan on attending, bringing a quest, any dietary restrictions RSVP By March 9th. Call Craig 518-569-0532.

PERU - Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner 4 - 7 p.m. Only $10 and "Just Jammin" 6 - 9 p.m. No cover charge Thursday, March 15, 2018 Peru Memorial VFW 710 Pleasant St, Rt 22B Join us for dinner and stay to listen, dance and/or add your voice to their instruments LECTURES & SEMINARS ESSEX - A History of the World in Six Weeks. 7:30 p.m. Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 1610 Route 22, Essex. Class presented by Andy Buchanan, University of Vermont lecturer in global history. For more info & prices call 518-963-7777 or admin@thegrangehall.info. Tuesdays until March 27. Part of the Lyceum Series.

PUBLIC MEETINGS CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH - Celebrate Recovery Meeting every Monday, 6:00 pm, Turnpike Wesleyan Church, 2224 Military Tpke., Plattsburgh.

Open to the public. N0o charge or commitment required. For more information call 518-566-8764.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group meetins every Sunday 4:00pm-5pm, Board Room in Elizabethtown Community Hospital 75 Park St., Elizabethtown. For more info call 1-888-425-2666 or 518561-0838 LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group meeting every Monday 8pm-9pm, St. Agnes Church Basement 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid. For more info call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838 PLATTSBURGH - Adult Children of Alcoholics meeting Wednesdays at 8:00 pm at Auditorium B at CVPH. More information can be found at www.adultchildren.or or by emailing adkacoa@mail.com

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SARANAC LAKE - Al-Anon Family Group meeting every Wednesday 7pm-8pm, Baldwin House 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake. For more information call 1-888-4252666 or 518-561-0838 SCHROON LAKE - The Southern Adirondack Softball Umpires and Westport Chapter Baseball Umpires will be holding their 2018 meetings on February 27, March 6, 13, 20, and 27th at 6pm in the Library at Schroon Lake Central School. All members past, present and new are encouraged to attend WESPORT - Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Essex County will hold a regular board meeting on Monday, March 19 at 6:30pm at the CCE building at 3 Sisco Street in Westport. This meeting is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Laurie Davis, 518962-4810 x404 or email lsd22@cornell.edu.

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Positioning for the future

Another interesting article was released recently by the Gateway Journalism Review detailing the current state of the once proud Columbia,

By Dan Alexander (Missouri) Daily Tribune.

• PUBLISHER • “The Tribune’s ‘Tragedy’” by Terry Ganey can be found at gatewayjr.org/2018/02/21/the-tribunes-tragedy/.

Eighteen months after the purchase of family-owned newspaper by private equity firm Gatehouse Media, Ganey reports how the staff has been slashed, readers are frustrated, and circulation has plunged.

In a city of more than 100,000, the paper is now left with only one full-time reporter.

Home of the nation’s oldest journalism school, the new owner has stripped as much as they can out of the expense side of the paper in order maximize profits for shareholders.

It’s just one more example of how private equity companies have been acquiring newspapers across the country and systematically squeezing the life out of them to produce windfall profits, so long as the paper remains, reports the American Prospect.

The cost to democracy is incalculable.

Robust civic life and a strong local economy depend on a good local newspaper with a vested interest in the community.

Far too many believe this is a story about the decline of the newspaper industry. In reality, it’s a story about greed’s triumph over the stewardship of providing a valuable service where local ownership has deep roots.

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In the next few weeks, we will be adding four more print units to our offset press line to enhance the process color capacity of the paper, improve quality and at the same time, reduce newsprint waste with greater efficiencies for the staff.

Despite our small family operation, our focus has always been to invest in the future while improving the product and workload for our dedicated staff of local employees.

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Community broadband forum should be emulated statewide The state is nearing the end zone on their project to provide statewide universal broadband access.

After years of waiting for service, the Town of Johnsburg Community Development Corporation took the initiative to host a forum last week to glean details about the program.

The community-sponsored event at Tannery Pond featured a broad coalition of stakeholders, including elected state and local officials, local residents, internet service providers and the state architects of the program.

It was successful, and it appeared residents walked away with a better understanding of what has shaped up to be a critical initiative here in the Adirondack Park to make our communities sustainable.

The Town of Johnsburg Community Development Corporation should be commended for being assertive in pushing for concrete answers.

And the stakeholders should also be credited, including Adk Action, the event’s moderator, and Frontier Communications, who put their best foot forward after taking some lumps by our Editorial Board.

Frontier, a chief beneficiary of grant funds during the multi-year project, didn’t have to put themselves out there, but they did — even if they weren’t exactly enthused about facing down an agitated public.

But warts and all, these are the types of community events that propel issues forward and generates good, solid results for state taxpayers.

And let’s face it: The real world is a messy, turbulent place, and despite the state’s effort to always put a positive spin on everything, conflict cannot always be avoided.

This effort produced real results.

The Town of Johnsburg became the first locality in the entire state to learn of specific details regarding the broadband program, including which providers will

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Apprenticeship programs in decline?

To the Editor: I watched on television the other night as a representative from Germany touted their apprenticeship program. I wondered then, because I have read so, have the United States’ industrial companies abandoned the value of these programs?

In 1969, I started a five year on-the-job apprenticeship program backed by New York state under the employ of Capitol Refrigeration, and the training has served me well since.

I was employed by Grand Union until they went out of business and have been self-employed since. There are many satisfied customers, never having taken advantage of any.

There are many training programs today, but they only seem to teach the basics and maybe one specialty, but do not allow the tech to troubleshoot with any commonsense outside the given parameters.

It may not be countrywide, but from what I’ve seen in our little neck of the woods, it’s going to be a problem in the future.

From what I’ve read and heard, it’s any mechanical, manual, get-your-hands-dirty job that’s in the same boat. (Thanks, computers.) (Not all.)

The way the government throws money at this and that, how about throwing a little to the industries to start a few apprenticeships? It may be happening, but it appears awfully slow.

I probably can’t tell you the binary app of the 16th faction, but I can more than likely tell you what’s wrong with your ACR. Jim Bass, Ausable Forks ■

Don’t take Democratic talking points on guns for gospel

To the Editor: I commend Raynard Corrow for standing up for common sense and what is leading to the spike in violence that we see today. He used the Spokane County Sheriff ’s words to make

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serve their community (Slic, Frontier, Spectrum, Hughes) and when they will receive the service (by the end of next year).

These are, after all, the main details residents want to know, not necessarily the dollar amount of grant funding.

Government officials and community organizations elsewhere across the state should consider hosting similar community forums — including the legislatures in Essex, Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton and Warren counties.

We support the state’s broadband program, if not for which, many of our rural communities would be stuck in the Stone Age. But after having been in the trenches for three years, and hearing the constant questions from local officials and residents, it appears there has been some breakdown in the communication process when it comes to obtaining useful information.

Perhaps these community forums will help smooth out those wrinkles. ■

his case that guns are not the problem.

He could have also used the words that President Donald Trump used when he asked why we have a rating system for movies but not for video games. This is what some of the school shooters have been said to have used to get in the mindset of shooting up schools.

As far as the letter from Nancy Lindquist of Lewis, claiming to be a mental health professional, she in my estimation should be able to see that these shooters get their ideas and training to carry out these attacks from somewhere and not out of a cloud.

Also she apparently does not know anything about the guns used, i.e. the AR-15.

The domestic version is not the same as the military version, also the parts to make it the same are not available for domestic use.

I would caution anybody to take the Democratic talking point for gospel and to self-check all information you see and hear from the media.

I found one video about a house of delegates rep talking to the house about gun legislation.

It’s Delegate Nicholas J. Freitas addressing the several days of talks held by the Democrats. It is on Facebook and I found it by mistake so I can’t give you a link.

Pat Farrell, Brant Lake ■

Olympian won medal with partner — not solo

To the Editor: I was pleased to see that Kim Dedam mentioned Jessica Diggins and the first cross-country gold medal ever won by an American in the now 94 years since the first Winter Olympics in 1924.

However, I want to note that Diggins won that medal with her partner, Kikkan Randall, in the two-person Team Sprint event.

Thus Randall also took gold, not silver, as stated in Dedam’s article.

Tony Goodwin, Keene ■

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Stefanik, Gillibrand offer solutions to gun violence Weeks after Florida shooting, lawmakers continue to seek solutions

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

WASHINGTON, D.C. | Three weeks after a gunman killed 17 at a Florida high school in Parkland, state and federal lawmakers are still responding with possible solutions.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has signed onto two bills designed to cull violence in schools.

The STOP School Violence Act of 2018 would invest in early intervention and prevention programs to prevent school violence by authorizing the Department of Justice to offer grants to states to train students, school personnel, and law enforcement “to identify signs of violence and intervene to prevent people from harming themselves or others.”

A second bill co-sponsored by the lawmaker would allow the attorney general to make grants to local education agencies to “acquire and install devices” that allow for immediate notification of emergency response personnel, law enforcement, or officials in an emergency.

“These two pieces of legislation that I am supporting today are common sense reforms to prevent gun violence in schools and better protect our children,” Stefanik said in a statement.

Stefanik, a card-carrying member of the NRA, is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, voting last December in support of a measure that would allow people with concealed carry permits to cross state lines with their firearms.

Th e lawmaker has also co-sponsored legislation that would improve the federal background check system and supports

banning “bump stocks.”

Stefanik last month urged House Speaker Paul Ryan to bring up her standalone legislation to improve the federal background check system, allowing stakeholders to better share mental health and criminal record histories between local agencies and a federal background check database.

The measure has broadband bipartisan support, said the lawmaker, who pushed for its passage before the end of the week.

But lawmakers broke for the weekend on Friday without direction from the president or a clear legislative outline.

President Donald Trump has been inconsistent in his stance on gun control, cycling through numerous ideas since the shooting, including raising the minimum age to purchase “assault-style” weapons and arming teachers.

GILLIBRAND AND SCHUMER

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York last week outlined a three-point plan to combat gun violence, including expanded background checks, closing the “gun show loophole” and bringing a proposed federal ban on assault weapons up for debate.

Schumer slammed Trump on Sunday for promising robust measures in a televised meeting with lawmakers last week, but then retreating after meeting with the NRA. “Backing off to a special interest group like the NRA is not leadership. It’s not what a president should do,” Schumer said at a news conference.

Schumer called for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Ryan to put the Democratic-supported bills on the floor for a vote.

Gillibrand also took a more forceful approach, endorsing Schumer’s proposals and calling on her colleagues to pass her legislation to make federal gun trafficking a crime, allow the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence by overturning the Dickey Amendment and pass other “meaningful” measures like banning high-capacity magazines.

“We keep living through a nightmare of

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If broadband unavailable, consider using an aircard To the Editor: There is an alternative solution for individuals seeking broadband internet access: it’s the aircard, also called a “wireless broadband modem.”

The aircard is small, about the size of a thumb drive, which plugs into a USB port. It’s a cell phone that only transmits data. You must have access to a cell tower.

This is a separate device from your cellphone. Check with your carrier to determine if it will give you special rates.

Otherwise, look for the best deal with other carriers.

There are two main carrier frequencies: AT&T and Verizon.

Aircards will work on one or the other of these frequency sets unless you purchase an “unlocked” aircard which will work on both. The other carriers use one or the other of these frequency sets: T-Mobile to AT&T; Sprint to Verizon.

Aircards start at around $20. An advantage is that it can travel with you on vacation or business. It is safer than wi-fi.

Some aircards have the software resident on the device.

This allows you to pass the aircard to someone else to use on a temporary basis, like a guest. Some models can be used as a “hotspot,” further allowing internet access sharing. Aircards operate at 3G and 4G LTE speeds. Speed is dependent on signal strength. Maximum speeds in 4G LTE are about 9 mbps.

If you have marginal cellphone signals (one or two bars), you might wish to purchase a signal booster. Th is is an AC/DC powered relay amplifier system, consisting of two transceivers and the amplifier.

One transceiver is mounted as high as possible outside of the building or RV. The other is placed in the structure pointing toward the computer use area. Boosters come in AT&T or Verizon frequencies, or both. Signal boosters will boost the signal of your cellphone, too. Mobile boosters are available for your vehicle.

You own an aircard, but must pay a usage fee, and may have data limits. You own the booster system. There is no usage fee. However, there is a required registration as a radio broadcasting device.

Registration is free, completed on-line, and almost instantaneous.

Gordon E. Howard, Keeseville ■

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand delivers comments on the Senate floor last week. Lawmakers continue to be deeply divided over gun control measures following a shooting at a Florida high school last month.

Screenshot via CSPAN gun violence that repeats itself in schools, movie theaters, churches, nightclubs, concerts — and every single day on the streets of cities across our country,” Gillibrand said comments on the Senate floor last week.

The junior senator said she once boasted a A- rating from the NRA. But that changed when she met with the parent of a Brooklyn student killed by stray gunfire.

“And now, I have an F- rating from the NRA — and I don’t understand how, after meeting grieving families whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence — any public servant, any elected official, wouldn’t vow to take every sensible step you can to ensure that someone else’s child isn’t next,” Gillibrand said.

CUOMO TOUTS SAFE ACT

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has also leapt into the fray, praising companies like Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of several retailers that raised the age to purchase firearms from 18 to 21 following the shooting. He also encouraged Delta Airlines to move their corporate headquarters to New York following their deci-

Bust myths on gun violence To the Editor: Deadly viruses can kill. If delivered to others, it can kill others. If spread to large populations, it can kill massively.

Likewise, a deadly firearm can kill. If targeted at others, it can kill others; if modified to target many others, it can kill massively.

Of course, this fact would hold true for any nation.

But the United States has more killings and more homicides — one being 51 times more likely to get killed here, than United Kingdom citizens are there.

Our “gun virus” has spread far and wide. Many guns with myriad contacts equals many deaths — we have more guns than people.

Many guns ending up in incompetent hands accounts for more than half of our 30,000 deaths per year — documented as “undetermined intention.”

Solution: Tough one! Fewer guns?

Vengeance killings define the rest, and are decidedly not random, but are directed at known targets by specific persons.

Be advised, research says only 4 percent are due to “mental illness” — sickness alone is seldom badness.

My own observation is that these killers are angry persons with grievances, and egos that can’t handle insult. Persons of failing self-control and with a lost-reverence for the value of life, with easy access to killing machines!

Like it or not, ours is a society that glorifies war and shockand-awe force. Our culture readily feeds pridefulness and often discourages humility. Fixing that will take time. But in the interim, we should keep killing machines out of angry hands!

Also note: Armed civilians have rarely deterred gun massacres — zero in 111 events. And FBI analysis shows that unarmed citizens are 20 times more likely to end an active shooting, excluding armed guards.

Bust the myths!

Ron LaDue, Brant Lake ■

Declining to vote is irresponsible

To the Editor: To vote or not to vote… is that really a question?

Voting is a privilege in this country that far too many of us take for granted. We are blessed with so many opportunities to effect change at so many levels of our government: school, village, town, state, national.

Sometimes we forget, sometimes it’s inconvenient, some-

sion to sever ties with the NRA. The governor also announced the formation of a multi-state coalition to combat gun violence.

Participating states and territories — including Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware, Puerto Rico and Massachusetts — have agreed to create a database that will share info on firearms, supplement the federal NICS database and coordinate law enforcement efforts.

“You will then have to have a federal reporting system where people could actually report people to police, people who they believe has a mental health problem,” Cuomo said. “Teachers would have to be able to call police, family members would have to be able to call the police and say, ‘Investigate this person because I think they are mentally ill and they shouldn’t have a gun.’”

Cuomo also touted the SAFE Act, the controversial gun control legislation passed by the state legislature after the Sandy Hook incident in Connecticut in 2013. » Gun violence Cont. on pg. 8

times it may seem pointless. Sometimes some of us are simply too lazy to bother. But not voting is also a vote.

Those who recognize this may call it a “protest vote,” as if someone somewhere cares. When challenged, some will use the cliche excuse that no candidate meets their high standards, as if someone somewhere cares. When challenged, some will invoke another time-worn excuse that the system is rigged, as if someone somewhere cares.

But in reality, all a non-vote does is leave the responsibility for outcomes to those who do make the effort to vote.

To not vote in this country is irresponsible. Too many people around the world would — and do — die for the opportunity to vote.

Too many people in this country suffer needlessly because too many of us don’t bother to vote.

Too much of our tax money in this country is wasted because too many of us don’t bother to vote.

I don’t have patience to listen to complaints from people who haven’t bothered to vote. And I certainly don’t lend any credibility to complaints from political candidates who have never bothered to vote themselves, who have never bothered to do the one concrete thing that actually helps determine the priorities and actions at any level of government.

Shouting is bluster. Voting is action. To vote is the most basic responsibility — and hard-won privilege — that we have to actually create change.

John O’Neill, Saranac Lake

Looking forward to broadband alternatives

To the Editor: Spectrum here is slow and trippy. It comes and goes during routine browsing.

I get the basic internet service but it is $59.95 each month and not really capable of streaming. There is no alternative except an ugly dish on the front of the house. Verizon has some sort of peace treaty with Spectrum where they don’t take each other’s territories.

I have twice gotten Verizon service, in theory, but they bailed before installation and referred me to Spectrum.

We have the added disadvantage, in Saranac Lake, of having terrible PBS antenna service. Essentially, we get nothing over the antenna but PBS and a channel which apparently shows Tarzan movies back to back.

Philip Williams, Saranac Lake ■

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North Country SPCA The North Country SPCA would like you to save the date on Sunday, July 15 for our annual Paws

By Kathy Wilcox Cause event!

• COLUMNIST • We will be having a vintage carnival this year at Marcy Field in Keene from 5–8 p.m.

There will be the usual yummy food, silent auction, and music, as well as side shows and other entertainment.

All ages are welcome to attend.

More information will be shared as the date grows closer. You can email Tara Powers at tpowers@ncspca. org for details. You definitely do not want to miss this event!

Our featured pet this week is

BARON, a Domestic Shorthair-

mix who was found as a stray and has already worked his way into the hearts of our shelter staff !

This handsome boy is really quite the hunk, with chubby cheeks and engaging golden eyes. He has the most amazing personality— he is a sweet, charming gentleman who loves people of all ages.

Our former Tomcat has hung up his boots for the good life inside, with as much affection as he can get.

Our big-headed Cat-sonova even enjoys the company of other cats.

Why not stop by and meet him today? ■

The mental health database created as part of the legislation, which is among the strictest in the nation, now contains 77,000 people who are mentally ill who could have bought a gun in this state before the SAFE Act, the governor said.

The law remains deeply unpopular upstate, but Cuomo called on the federal government to view it as a model.

“No guns were confiscated, no hunter’s rights were imposed upon, but I paid a very heavy political price and I’m proud of the scars,” Cuomo said on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show last week. “If you get into this business just to avoid controversy, you’re in the wrong business. You’re in this business to make changes and sometimes the changes aren’t popular and if you are afraid of the political ramifications, then get out of the business.”

SHERIFF SOUNDS OFF

Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting supports banning bump stocks and fully-automatic weapons and conducting full background checks.

“There’s absolutely no reason for anyone in the world outside of active duty military to have a fully-automatic weapon or mechanisms that allow you to fire as fast as fullyautomatic,” Cutting told The Sun. But he takes umbrage with the catch-all term “assault weapons” being bandied about by politicians and the media that lumps an entire

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group of disparate firearms into one category.

The Florida shooter used a semi-automatic AR-15 he purchased legally.

“It’s not an assault rifle,” Cutting said.“It’s a semi-automatic rifle, period. They’re looking at this rifle, but not looking at the Mac 10 or Uzi that does the same thing because they’re not being used in these school shootings.”

Advocates of banning semi-automatic weapons fail to understand how extensive these firearms are, Cutting said, and making them illegal would likely result in driving them into the black market where they will pose a more intractable problem.

Cutting has also been an outspoken critic of the SAFE Act. While he admits the background check component has been useful, he said the legislation has changed little when it comes to ballistics and capacity, and instead has been detrimental to law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen.

“They’re demonizing weapons based on cosmetics,” Cutting said.

The American public broadly supports tougher measures, and support has surged following the Florida shooting.

Roughly two-thirds of Americans say gun control laws should be made more strict, according to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released Feb. 28 that shows support for stricter gun laws among registered voters at 68 percent, compared with just 25 percent

who oppose stricter legislation.

Cutting acknowledges public sentiment.

But efforts to cull gun violence must be paired with better communication pathways between school districts, law enforcement agencies and mental health agencies.

“When it comes to these types of issues, we need to communicate,” Cutting said. “There needs to be an avenue where everyone with a concern can have an input.”

Law enforcement in Florida have been criticized for failing to connect the dots on prior reports that had raised concerns about the shooter.

Cutting said those blind spots need to be eliminated.

Agencies receiving reports of questionable behavior should be able to go to a judge, who can then issue a commitment order to have the suspect mentally evaluated, said the sheriff.

The Essex County Sheriff ’s Office can currently conduct mental health arrests and transport people to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, he said. But a temporary examination is not enough to delve into issues that may been brewing for years.

Cutting said he also liked proposals floated

by Trump and Cuomo that would remove firearms from those accused of domestic violence, but struggled to reconcile those with the Second Amendment.

“There are no easy answers,” he said. ■

Essex Fire honors 50 year vet ESSEX | Ron Jackson, a public safety official with 50 years of fire service, will be honored at a fire department appreciation dinner on March 20 at the Essex Fire House. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Learn more by contacting the Essex Fire Station. ■ » University games Cont. from pg. 1 Hosting an international competition of this magnitude would require regional involvement, officials have said.

Plattsburgh International Airport, the recipient of a series of state and federal grants, has been flagged as a key point of entry for dignitaries, athletes and spectators, while SUNY and the area’s private colleges and universities will be tapped as venues and as a source of volunteers.

Rep. Elise Stefanik has joined Cuomo in pledging her support

for the event.

“Today I met with our local supervisors from Essex County in my Washington office where we discussed the path forward with these games,” Stefanik said in a statement. “I applaud the International University Sports Federation for this decision, and look forward to helping in any way our office can.”

The event joins several additional high-profile events scheduled to be held in Lake Placid, including the 2019 International Children’s Games and the 2021 Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships. ■

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MAR. 8 - MAR. 10

Peru » Peru Drama Club Presents

Rock of Ages held at Peru Central School; 7:30 p.m. Drew works at the famous Bourbon Room and just wants to rock. But when they want to tear down the entire block, will he be able to save Rock and Roll forever, and win the heart of small-town Sherrie? Come see this hilarious show and relive the greatest music of the 80s!

Presented in the Peru Jr/Sr High Auditorium, with an additional show at 2:00 PM on March 10th. The show runs 2 hours with a 20-minute intermission. Admission is $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

Details & tickets: please email perudramaclub@gmail.com or call 518-551-0811. Tickets are also available at Kinney’s Pharmacy in

Peru and online at perucsd. seatyourself.biz.

MAR. 9 - MAR. 10

Chazy » Daze of Olde held at Chazy Central School; 7:00 p.m.

Class of 2018 will present Daze of Olde ... or You Can’t Count Backwards from Ten by Shane Mitchell, a fun-for-the-whole-family, audience participation medieval melodrama,Tickets are $5 each or $15 per family (available at the door) which includes a make-your-own sundae. Details: 518-846-7135 ext.

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MAR. 10

West Chazy » The Duo-Plus One to perform held at Vesco Ridge Vineyards; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

You can hear all your favorite classic tunes from rock, country, and a little bit jazz. Piano, sax, guitar, banjo &

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Peru Drama Club Presents Rock of Ages held at Peru Central School

pedal steel. Details: 518-846-8544, www.vescoridge.com.

Willsboro » Towne Meeting Performing held at Congregational Church; 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for students. Come join the fun and sing along. See us at: www. townemeeting.com

MAR. 11

Essex » MADE ON A SHOESTRING

held at Whallonsburg Grange; 4:00 p.m. Sidewalk Stories Bittersweet and heartwarming, this film is an homage to Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 comic-drama, The Kid, about a tramp who finds and adopts an orphaned child. Shot in 15 days in February 1989 in New York City without permits, this deeply human story of city life for the down-and-out of Reagan’s America, is a world Chaplin’s Little Tramp would have recognized.

A love story, a masterpiece of empathy, a timeless portrait of the other side of the American Dream. Newly relevant today.

Renaissance In this mysterious, surprising, stop-animation short, wrecked, handmade objects gradually reconstruct themselves.

Tickets are $5. Details: https:// www.thegrangehall.info/eventspage?category=Films.

Elizabethtown » St. Patrick’s Dinner held at St. Elizabeth Parish Hall; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 pm. Corned Beef/Ham dinner, Adults $12, Children $5.

Plattsburgh » 16MM film Series held at The Newman Center; 7:00 p.m. will present two ecclesiastical 1950s science-fiction classics, “Red Planet Mars” and “War of the Worlds,” as a public continuation of

“Religion at the Movies,” a recentlyconcluded course taught by series projectionist Andy MacDougall.

Followed by discussion with refreshments served. Free and open to all, donations welcome.

Altona » All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast held at Holy Angels Church Hall; 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pancakes, French Toast, Sausage, Bacon, Home Fries, Scramble Eggs, Fruit, Homemade Danishes, Juice, Milk & Coffee. Cost - $8.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 6-12, Under 5 free.

Takeouts Available.

MAR. 16

Westport » DupreyStrong

Spaghetti Dinner held at Westport Hotel & Tavern; 4:00 p.m. spaghetti dinner to benefit Korrina Duprey and her Family; Jason (husband), Aiden (son), and Addison (daughter).

Dinner includes: spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and water.

Basket raffle (silent auction style), a $50/$50 raffle, shirts for sale, and a DJ on the night of the event. Cost: Adults and children 10 years and older: $10, Children under 10 years: $7, Pre-school aged children: Free.

Families will not pay more than $40 *Tickets are available ahead of time or at the door. *Take-out/delivery will also be available!

Plattsburgh » Chamber of Commerce Presents 60th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast held at SUNY Angell Center Ballroom.; 7:30 p.m. Find out who will be named Irishman of the year. Sponsored by WoodmenLife, this event is always entertaining. Master of Ceremonies, Matt Boire, and a cast of crazy characters will help you start your morning with a smile. Individual tickets, as well as tables of 8 and 10 are available. Reservations must

be made in advance. Tickets to the event are $26 if paid before March 9th, and $36 if paid after March 9th. This event will sell out, so make your reservations today.

Call the Chamber at 563-1000 for more information or visit www. northcountrychamber.com.

MAR. 17

Saranac Lake » Carousel for a

Cure held at Adirondack Carousel; 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Support two great causes. Shop at the craft/ vendor show to support Tri-Lakes Relay for Life while the kids ride the carousel. Shop for Easter, Mother’s Day or Graduation.

MAR. 17 - MAR. 18

Across the State » Maple Weekend held at Clinton, Essex & Franklin Counties; During Maple Weekend, producers from across the state welcome families to their farms to experience firsthand how real, mouthwatering maple syrup and other related products are made. Enjoy the fun, familyfriendly activities, taste New York’s freshest maple syrup and purchase your favorite maple products.

For more info & location go to MapleWeekend.com

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17 MAR.

BENEFIT BREAKFAST FOR KORINNA CONLEY DUPREY held at

Westport Federate Church, 6486 Main St, Westport.

Saturday: 8:00 am - 11:00 am Requested donation $7 adults, $3 children 3-12, children under 3 free.

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Everybody get Footloose at AuSable Valley Drama club to produce iconic musical

By Keith Lobdell STA FF W RITER

CLINTONVILLE | Is it true you can no longer dance at AuSable Valley Middle/High School?

It’s doubtful, as a group of young men and women will challenge that rule and many others in the 2018 AVCS Drama Club production of “Footloose,” taking place March 15-18 with 7 p.m. curtains March 15-17 and a 2 p.m. curtain March 18. Admission is $10.

Director Matt Stanly said the kids have been working hard as they head toward opening night.

“I feel like the kids are doing amazing,” Stanley said.

“Every year we ask more and more of them. Each year they respond and do better and better every year. It’s going to be a great production like we have every year at AuSable Valley.”

One challenge has been bringing female thespians into male roles for the show.

“This play is a very male-heavy class and we have a lot of female actors playing these parts, so there is a lot of acting and the kids can’t be themselves on stage this year and they are responding very well this year,” Stanley said.

Members of the show said they were looking forward to presenting the production.

“It’s going pretty well,” said Kilian Croghan. “We haven’t had any roadblocks. I play the Reverend. He is a jerk, so it’s hard to play that. Camryn does amazing job on her song, and it makes me want to cry, but I don’t cry.”

“I feel like we are a lot further ahead than what we usually are acting wise,” said Camryn Lincoln. “I feel like we are actually acting now and not just going through our lines. I don’t think I could make it through a whole year without being in a play because I can be with people I don’t usually get to see on a regular basis.”

“There are a lot of talented people,” said Aidan Tallman.

“The choral and dancing is going very well. I love drama because I love to sing and I love to dance.”

The cast of Footloose, which will be performed in the middle/high school auditorium March 15-18.

I feel like we are one big family. We are so supportive,” said Ashleigh Baer. “It’s my favorite thing to do, the dancing especially.”

“It is so great and everyone is doing a fantastic job,” said Megan Leclair. “I want to do this for the rest of my life. It is great to do this with a great cast and beautiful people.”

“I love drama,” said Olivia Colozza. “I love being in it and the environment is something that you can’t get anywhere else.”

“I feel like this year we are beyond excited,” said Avery

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Tromblee. “I feel like we are so much ahead this year than we have been in past productions. We just want to get out on stage and perform it for everybody.”

“This year has ben really hard because I’ve been doing plays since I was little with Ashleigh and Killian and this is our last year,” said Victoria Payette. “It’s hard to let it go because there is no next year.”

For more information on Footloose, visit the AuSable Valley website at avcs.org. ■

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Elizabethtown Social Center The Elizabethtown Social Center is pleased to host the annual Dr. Mel Amsel Memorial Chess Tournament on Sunday, March 11.

A $100 prize will go to the player

By Arin Burdo who takes first place, and $50 to • COLUMNIST • the runner up. Other prizes will be given depending on participation. All players will receive a Stewart’s Shops ice cream certificate.

The chess tournament is sponsored by the Amsel-Prime family in memory of Dr. Melvyn B. Amsel, who loved chess! Students ages 12 and up from Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School and neighboring districts may participate. Register at noon sharp.

Don’t miss Discover North Country Folk with the Pitch Benders String Band on Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m.

The Pitch Benders String Band features local talent David Wyant and Heather Lamb along with Vermont neighbors Andrew Gorton, David Hughes, Charles “Skip” Smithson and Barry Shoenwetter.

The program will feature acoustic music of many genres including blues, bluegrass, country, soft rock, folk and soul. They are known for their tight, smooth vocal harmonies.

Families are welcome — kids love live music!

There is no charge for admission; donations are appreciated to help us build this new program.

Desserts and hot beverages will be available.

Karin DeMuro offers yoga on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. Open adult pickleball is offered on Monday evenings in the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School auditorium at 6 p.m.

On Thursday, March 15, writers group meets at 1 p.m. and the American Legion meets at 7 p.m.

Langlois Racine Dance School offers dance and guitar lessons for all ages on Saturday afternoons.

Details can be found at elizabethtownsocialcenter.org and on Facebook. Contact us at info@ elizabethtownsocialcenter.org or 518-873-6408. ■

Top recipients, according to the state Broadband Program Office (BPO), include the towns of Peru and Plattsburgh, which will see 2,363 and 2,341 locations addressed, respectively.

Schuyler Falls contains 1,668 locations that will be addressed, with Dannemora and Saranac also pegged as high-needs areas.

Grants were awarded through a reverse auction of U.S. Census blocks. Limited details for each locality can be found at nysbroadband.ny.gov/phase-3-municipality, and details on the exact breakdown by locality are forthcoming.

But a review of U.S. Census data reveals Hughes Network Systems, Mohawk Networks, Slic Network Solutions and Verizon are the four providers that received awards to provide service within Clinton County.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said 99.9 percent of the state will have access to speeds of 100 mbps or greater at the program’s completion, with 25 mbps for the remaining areas.

About half of the unserved homes across the state will be served by Hughes, which offers satellite service. The Maryland-based provider received $15.4 million in state grants to provide service to 75,638 locations statewide, joining some $13.6 million in private and federal commitments.

While the exact town-level data remains in raw data format, the provider received $3.2 million for the North Country projects. Paired with a $2.6 million private and federal commitment, total local investment is $5.7 million.

Hughes did not return an email or phone call seeking comment by the time this story went to print on Tuesday morning.

MOPPING UP THE MAP

The 43 awarded projects announced by the governor in Plattsburgh in January will cover 122,285 locations statewide.

In total, the state BPO allocated $210 million for the third phase, and has pledged up to $500 million from bank settlements, which will be leveraged with private investment.

Select projects will also leverage up to $170 million in additional support from the federal Connect America Fund.

Essex County will see $10.7 million in total investment — about 69 percent of which will come from the state — with 3,949 locations flagged to be served by Hughes, Frontier and Slic.

Top beneficiaries include Lewis and Crown Point, which will see 545 and 509 locations addressed.

Locations in Elizabethtown (473), Minerva (412), Jay (332), Chesterfield (309), Moriah (227), Essex (228), Ticonderoga (200) and Willsboro (150) will also be served.

Franklin County will see $11.4 million in total investment to serve 4,408 locations, with about 49 percent of the funding coming from state subsidies. Bombay is the top beneficiary with 1,533 units, with Tupper Lake and Harrietstown containing 178 and 148 locations respectively.

Hughes, Mohawk and Slic received the contracts.

Hamilton County will see $2.4 million in total investment to serve 2,803 addresses, the majority of them located in Wells, Speculator and Long Lake. Hughes received the majority of U.S. Census blocks, with Frontier garnering a small portion.

VERIZON AND CHARTER INVOLVEMENT UNCLEAR

Several of the providers, including Frontier and Slic, already have footprints in the North Country.

And Verizon is now participating in the program after $18.5 million from the federal Connect American Fund provided to be an additional enticement, monies joined by $85.3 million in state funding and nearly $45 million in private financing.

Those efforts are expected to provide coverage to 18,314 locations statewide, according to the BPO. Verizon didn’t return an email seeking clarification on their coverage areas by press time.

An unknown number of homes are also poised to benefit from an expansion of Charter (doing business as Spectrum) coverage areas as a result of their merger with Time Warner Cable.

The BPO offered all U.S. Census blocks in the state as eligible for bidding in the New NY Broadband Program except for those that either already have high-speed access or already have a contractual commitment to provide service in the near future.

“The vast majority” of these are areas committed to by Charter, a BPO spokesman told The Sun last month. “If not awarded in our program, and unserved, these are likely Charter commitment areas.”

Precise information on those areas remains unclear. While the provider has confirmed they have built out to homes and businesses in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties, they have declined to provide exact details.

Their most recent update in December saw 42,000 homes wired statewide.

“Our report summary doesn’t include detail from every county, and we’ll extend our network to additional homes and businesses in these counties as we work toward the 145,000 commitment,” said Laura Pritchard, a spokesperson.

SEARCH TOOL PLANNED

Empire State Development Executive Vice President of Innovation and Broadband Jeff rey Nordhaus offered an update on recent efforts last Monday at an event sponsored

by The Town of Johnsburg Community Development Corporation in North Creek.

The state agency, which oversees the BPO, is in the process of building an online search function.

“We’re going to be working on a tool where you can just enter your address and it’s going to pop up any providers in your area, and if there any grants underway,” Nordhaus said.

“We’ve been working on that for a few months.”

Slic is planning on introducing a similar function, and noted their exact footprint in the community remains unclear.

“I just don’t have those exact locations from the state yet, so I can’t show you that info in any detail tonight,” Slic Vice President of Technical Operations Kevin Lynch said last Monday. » Broadband Cont. on pg. 11

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Wolff told attendees he will make the precise

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Upon the program’s launch three years ago, 80 percent of North Country residents, or about 177,000 locations, lacked access to broadband, according to the governor’s office.

Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) defended the program, but also questioned if governor may have prematurely spiked the football at his announcement in Plattsburgh in late-January.

While has confidence the program will be executed, he’s continuing to monitor the effort with state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury), and will hold the BPO accountable as the process reaches its final stages.

“I’m waiting for who got awarded what, and who got awards for Phase 3 buildout,” Stec said in North Creek. “There’s a lot of uncertainty and lack of clarity, especially what’s in that third phase.”

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PROPOSAL CRITICIZED

The initiative has been largely praised throughout the state, and is reportedly being eyed by other states as a blueprint.

But the Reclaim New Initiative has called the project an “expensive mess,” citing a proposed a new tax on fiber optic providers as part of the installation process.

The governor’s executive budget proposal states the fee has been designed to keep costs down for users. The proposal is projected to generate $15 million in revenue in 2019, and grow to $30 million in 2020 before reaching $50 million the following year.

“On one hand, the governor’s budget would drive up costs and slow expansion with an abusive new fee,” said Reclaim New York in a statement. “On the other, taxpayers are forced to pay up to thousands of dollars per-house for the state’s super expensive expansion plans.

“The state is working against itself and making New Yorkers pay for it all. Only Albany could find a way to make us all pay more for worse results.” ■

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Financial data reviewed at merger study session

Consultants: We’ve never seen two districts so similar in a merger study

By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER

The Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School and Westport Central School’s Merger Committee met last week to discuss research findings and data comparing finances between the districts.

ELIZABETHTOWN | The sixth merger committee meeting between two local school districts reviewed financial conditions and tax rates of Westport Central and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central schools.

Since last summer, the committee has met five times, looking at all aspects of the neighboring districts as part of a feasibility study being conducted by Castallo & Silky Education Consultants of Syracuse.

As with comparisons found in the previous sessions, WCS and ELCS are similar with regard to fund balance, reserve funds, tax levy cost per student, full property wealth per student and capital debt.

“They are not disparate at all,” consultant Deb Ayers said of the debt load in each district.

The estimated local share of ELCS’ $2.2 million capital debt is $239,800 and the estimated local share of WCS $1.1 million capital debt is $278,825 with ELCS receiving larger amounts of state aid.

In any merger, Ayer said, state aid calculation is figured using the “district with the higher aid ratio (ELCS),” which is applied to debt of both schools.

“That becomes new revenue for a merged district.”

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merged WCS/ELCS district. The funding stream begins an annual decline for another 10 years before aid revenue ends.

The monies are meant to equalize tax rates through early stages of the merger process.

But they are in addition to any capital building funds (for new buildings, repairs, updates or renovations), which the state covers at a rate around 90 percent.

The total IOA for an ELCS/WCS merger would be $6,249,465.

“It’s the carrot, if you will,” said Alan Pole, a consultant.

Ayers crunched the numbers to see what would happen if just one percent of the IOA were applied to the tax levy of a merged district.

One percent would maintain the $13.22 tax rate on true value at ELCS, which is the lower of the two districts. Westport’s tax rate on true value is more than a dollar higher at $14.63.

The other 99 percent of IOA, Ayer said, could be applied to equalize teacher salary rates in a merger, add student programs and courses, facilitate long-range planning for the new district or to improve facilities.

“You would have a lot of money to work with,” Ayer said.

Schools could apply 15 percent of the IOA, she said, so that taxpayers in both districts see school tax rates decrease.

Jay Fiegl, a merger committee member who is also a teacher at WCS, asked what

INCENTIVE OPERATING AID

A major source of new revenue for a merged district comes as incentive operating aid, or IOA. Determined with a formula prescribed by the state Education Department, it would equal $657,838 per year for five years for a

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would happen if the schools did nothing.

“You paint a rosy picture here,” he said, “but every year, we hear, ‘Oh there’s a shortfall.’

If we don’t merge, what does each school’s scenario look like?”

That is not part of the merger study, Ayers said.

The best answer, consultants said, would come from school administrators and by looking at the numbers in upcoming school budgets.

Ayers, Pole and consultant Bill Silky agreed that they have never seen two schools so similar in any prior merger study.

“The one thing I am never going to forget,” Pole said, “is the slide we used in the second meeting that showed the number of cuts made in these two districts (since 2008). What is the evidence that this trend is going to change?

Are the districts going on and on into the

MAJOR TAKEAWAYS

Some of the major conclusions found that: Thirty-three percent of the secondary classes at ELCS have fewer than 10 students while 73 percent of WCS’ secondary classes have fewer than 10 students.

A merged district would be able to offer all of the courses that are currently offered in both districts and have efficiencies to offer more courses or reduce staff.

Graduation results in the two districts are quite similar.

ELCS has a building aid ratio of .693 and Westport has a building ratio of .653. A merged district would have a building ratio aid of .901.

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future providing everything you want for your children? There is no evidence for that.”

The schools both need over $1 million of capital work and new transportation facilities.

“Is a merger right for you? That’s up to you,” Pole said.

Other financial research shows approved operating expenses per student compare at $24,562 for ELCS, which incorporates two towns, and $19,172 for WCS. Combined approved operating expenses per student this year would calculate to $21,908 in a merger, State aid pays $17,022 per student at ELCS and $9,483 per student at WCS. In any merger, state aid ratios remains set at the higher of the two districts, Ayers said.

In this case, a merged district would retain the ELCS state aid ratio.

The 20-member committee also reviewed data presented to date. Each of the study reports are available on school websites, and all of the data reviewed in the past six months will be pulled together into a final report.

The April 25 meeting at 6 p.m. at WCS will review the final report and hear the consultants’ tentative recommendations.

At that point, the merger committee will prepare to present their findings to a joint session of the WCS and ELCS school boards, possibly in June. ■

The cost of building a new school between the two current buildings, which are approximately 8 miles apart, would be about $50 million and 90 percent of it would be paid for by the state.

In a merged district, administrative costs could be reduced by approximately $220,400.

The net staffing savings would accrue to save approximately $255,832 for a merged district.

Enrollment projections show that both districts’ enrollment will stabilize.

Meeting presentation documents and notes from the merger committee discussion are available online and elcsd.org/domain/180 and westportcs.org/domain/146. ■

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Local dairy farmers ask lawmakers for relief Clinton County Farm Bureau eyes legislative changes to help aid local dairy farmers

By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER

PLATTSBURGH | With the price of milk declining across the country, it’s getting difficult to make a living.

The Clinton County Farm Bureau (CCFB) has its eye on fixing that, and the local cooperative plans to lobby state and federal lawmakers to help.

They’re headed to Albany this month to make their voices heard, bureau president Todd Giroux told reporters last Wednesday.

The CCFB is calling for changes to the national Dairy Margin Protection Program — a service that provides coverage for farmers when the national dairy production margin dips below a certain dollar amount — so it reflects more accurately the cost of local milk production.

Farmers also want to see changes to the Dairy Revenue Protection Program — similar to an insurance policy — that allows them more control over what they pay for.

The CCFB also wants to offer recommendations on the formula that computes milk prices.

“Commodity prices are low across the board. In particular, milk prices have plummeted again,” said Giroux.

And the CCFB wants the state’s minimum wage tax credit for agriculture employees to double, an effort to curtail the effect the rising wage has on local farms.

All of the above, Giroux said, will have a positive effect on the North Country’s economy as a whole.

“Dairy farming not only supports the farm economy, but it’s a driving force of our entire economy,” he said.

Farms in New York state have an overall economic impact of around $40 billion, according to the CCFB. Clinton County has a total of 603 farms and almost 150,000 acres of farmland.

The county boasts more than 35,000 cattle and calves and accounts for over $70 million of the state’s over $300 million dairy sales each year.

STRUGGLING TO BREAK EVEN

Farmers are paid a certain dollar amount per 100 pounds of product.

The price is currently hovering around $15-16, Giroux said at a press conference last Wednesday, but that price wildly fluctuates. Several years ago, local farmers received $24 per 100 pounds.

“For many of us, $17-19 is a break-even price.

We’re taking a hit right off the bat,” he said.

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) said the industry needs relief from the tailspin.

“Our families and our economy are too important,” Jones said in a statement. “We’re working hard here in New York state, but we need the federal administration to match our commitment to local dairy farms by stabilizing the markets to ensure these farms are sustainable for years to come.

STEFANIK: BUDGET HELPS FARMERS

Farmers called for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) to advocate for an on-time Farm Bill, legislation renewed every five years that sets national agriculture policy, and to ensure it includes additional support for dairy farmers specifically.

“Ultimately this is a food security bill, making sure there is sound farm policy in this country for farmers to be able to grow food as well as providing access to food for those who can least afford to buy it,” New York Farm Bureau President David Fisher said in a statement.

Giroux said that he’d been in touch with Stefanik and looked forward to working with her on the issue.

Stefanik last month voted for the federal budget bill, which contains several messages to help dairy farmers.

The second-term lawmaker supported raising the catastrophic coverage level from

$4 to $5 for the first tier of covered production for all dairy farmers.

The spending package also adjusts the first tier of covered production to include every dairy farmer’s first five million pounds of annual milk production instead of four million.

Premium rates have been reduced effective immediately for every producer’s first five million pounds of production, a measure designed to better enable dairy farmers to afford higher levels of coverage that will provide more useful protection against low margins.

The package also modified the margin calculation to a monthly (from bi-monthly) basis in order to make the program more accurate and responsive to producers in down months.

“When I travel the district speaking with North Country farmers, one of the most frequent concerns I hear about is with the flawed Margin Protection Program and how it gives our dairy producers very little return on their investment,” Stefanik said in a statement.

“These reforms will strengthen this program for our North Country dairy producers.”

Stefanik told The Sun the Farm Bill was one of her top legislative priorities this year, and was working closely with the state Farm Bureau. The lawmaker cited recent visits to farms in Jefferson and Washington counties.

“Agriculture will be really important this year,” Stefanik said. ■ — Pete DeMola contributed reporting

Ski Mountaineering Classic returns March 18 Proceeds to benefit ski education, Keene Youth Cross Country Ski Club

WILMINGTON | The annual Ski Mountaineering Classic returns for its second year to Whiteface Mountain on March 18.

Hosted by the Mountaineer, of Keene Valley, the Ski

Mountaineering Classic includes the use of alpine touring equipment to “tour or climb” uphill.

Registration is available at the Mountaineer in Keene Valley and preregistration is required for this event.

The cost to participants is $60, which includes the 2019 “up-hill Pass” which is required to tour up-hill at Whiteface Mountain.

The green flag will drop at 7 a.m. and participants are encouraged to arrive by 6:30 a.m.

There will be casual tour offered that morning at 7:15 a.m.

The casual tour will include a climb up to mid-station. This is a great introduction and opportunity to try out “skinning” and learn about the benefits and fun that alpine touring has to offer.

The Skimo Classic is a benefit event with proceeds supporting the New York State Ski Education Foundation’s and Keene Youth Cross Country Ski Club. For more information, contact Drew Haas at drew@mountaineer.com or Vinny McClelland at vinny@mountaineer.com. To register, call 518-576-2281. ■

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Essex eyes town hall restoration Town seeking grant opportunities to rehab structure

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ESSEX |With the new year moving toward spring, town officials and residents here are considering possible uses of the second floor in their historic town hall.

Supervisor Ron Jackson said much work was accomplished in the upstairs rooms when the building was renovated in the late 1990s.

“They had already done a lot up there when they rehabbed the first floor,” Jackson said. “It’s a big upstairs. With what we’ve got in terms of grant funds, we could get maybe half of it done.”

The goal is to look longer term for potential use.

Town Councilman Ken Hughes opened the second floor for a tour last month, inviting Essex residents to weigh in.

“We’ve counted upwards of 16 rooms up there. It’s amazing,” Hughes told The Sun. The structure originally served as an inn called Wright’s Inn, Hughes said. And the long Federal-style structure is actually made of two buildings.

Only the first floor is used for government purposes.

“The second floor has no use except for random storage of computer monitors and some historical records,” Hughes said.

But there is a lot of potential for the future, he said, and the town is ready to revisit the architect’s plans from the 1980s.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

The southern side of the Essex Town Hall was built in 1790, according to the Essex Community Heritage Organization (ECHO).

“Daniel Ross was the original owner ...(he) had built the southern portion of the inn circa 1790...Ross already owned a ferry that operated across Lake Champlain,” ECHO says in their historic tour.

“Daniel Wright purchased the tavern from Ross in 1799, and he was responsible for having the northern portion of the building created possibly as late as the 1820s, which was when Essex began to experience a maritime boom.”

The second floor room arrangement is still very much like an inn with multiple small rooms.

Christian Heurich Jr. donated the building to the town in 1969.

At the time, ECHO explains in their tour guide for Historic Essex, the building was in “very rough” condition. RenovatOne room has original stencils from the 1700s, Hughes said.

“We’re also looking at how can we preserve what’s there, historically.”

Ideas for re-purposing the second floor include developing incubator space for small businesses in Essex, with central Wi-Fi and cable connections, and possibly shared business equipment.

“We are just brainstorming,” Hughes said. “Some of the space could become satellite offices for companies in Vermont or in other regions of the Adirondacks that might want to do business in Essex or locate right near the ferry.

“The building really is the heart of the hamlet. It’s walking

ing the building for use as the Essex Town Hall “occurred gradually over the next three decades under the direction of Robert Hammerslag,” then ECHO’s executive director.

The New York State Council on the Arts funded an historic and structural report in 1986, and four years later, ECHO received a $200,000 matching grant to move the renovation project forward.

ECHO produced a 128-page book about the old inn titled “Wright’s Inn: A Historic Structure Report” in 1989.

“Although it took several years to raise $200,000 from community members and reallocation of unused funds from other projects, by 1997, the bidding process began.

A second round of bidding followed, curtailing of the scope of work, and Rabideau Bros. Construction Co. ultimately won the contract and undertook the ambitious but wellexecuted renovation,” according to Historic Essex. ■ distance to restaurants and businesses, walking distance to the ferry. It’s right there.”

Local officials are considering new grant opportunities to support renovation.

“There is still a potential for up to $250,000 available to us related to rehab of the first floor,” Hughes said. “We’re trying to get the word out about input.”

Jackson said the start might be renovating a few rooms upstairs to expand area for the town historian and code officer.

“We could at least work at getting part of it done,” Jackson said. ■

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NORTH CREEK | For the third straight year, the Lake Placid Blue Bombers are the kings of the Nordic skiing world that is the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

The Blue Bombers repeated as Nordic champions by taking the top spot in the three-man classic relay, while Scotty Schulz repeated as the individual state champion. Schulz also was the top combined skier in the state.

“It was a super good race,” Schulz said. “The snow was really soft, but I was able to take what the course was giving.

It was a lot of fun to go out on this not in my senior year.”

Schulz also ran the anchor leg of the three-man relay, pulling the team from third to first and helping capture the state title.

“As soon as I saw the good leg Mikey (Skutt) had and I saw he was close enough and I knew I had to go,” Schulz said.

Skutt said he only said one thing to the anchor leg when they touched for the final leg of the race.

“I just said go Scott,” said the first year racer Skutt. “I knew he had it. We were a little bit behind so I pushed it as hard as I could to make up some time.”

Kai Frantz, who ran the opening leg, said he felt confident that as long as he and Skutt kept the team close, Schulz would close the race out.

“It’s like you know you are going to win and he gives us that extra wind behind our backs,” he said.

Frantz also scored a sixth place finish in the individual race, saying he was pleased about his time in his second year at states.

“Last year I did not have a good result but this year I got sixth

Kai Frantz, Scott Schulz and Mike Skutt stand atop the podium after winning the NYSPHSAA Nordic skiing title at Gore Mountain Feb. 27.

Photo by Keith Lobdell which was a good result, especially for a sophomore,” he said.

For Section II, Seamus Tomb of Johnsburg was the anchor leg of the Section II-A team which finished second overall, with Tomb running an impressive leg despite being under the weather.

“I felt really bad yesterday but today was a shorter race so it didn’t affect my lungs as much,” said Tomb. “My two

teammates put me in a great position and I was able to finish the job. I knew we were not catching Schulz, though. He’s one of the best in the world.”

Tomb said he enjoyed the chance to race with other skiers from around the section.

“It’s good to have these combined section teams because it’s one of the great things about Nordic to be able to ski with your friends from throughout the section,” he said.

In the girls events, Saranac Lake’s Sylvie Linck placed 11th, the highest placing member of the Section VII contingent.

“The skis were super-fast and it was a lot of fun,” Linck said. “I was hoping to be the top of the Section VII runner. I wanted to be just as good or better then my predicted time and standings.”

The following are how local athletes finished at the NYSPHSAA Nordic Championships: Girls 7.5K individual: Sylvie Linck (SLCS) 11th; Sarah RoseMcCandish (LPCS) 24th; Ava Anderson (Johnsburg) 31st; Anne Rose-McCandish (LPCS) 32nd; Lily Flanigan (LPCS) 35th; Evelyn Eller (SLCS) 41st; Helena Dramm (SLCS) 45th.

Boys 7.5K individual: Scott Schulz (LPCS) 1st; Kai Frantz (LPCS) 6th); Mike Skutt (LPCS) 9th; Paul Lindsay (LGHS) 12th; Jacob Alberga (SLCS) 13th; Lachlain Cheney-Setmour (SLCS) 18th; Adrian Hayden (SLCS) 26th; Nick Ketlling (SLCS) 32nd; Colter Cheney-Syemour 37th; Taylor Samburger (SLCS) 40th.

Girls skate relay: LPCS (Sarah Rose-McCandish, Annie Rose-McCandish, Lily Flanigan) 10th; Section VII (Sylvie Linck, Evelyn Ellter, Helena Limlaw) 16th Boys skate relay: Lake Placid (Kai Frantz, Mike Skutt, Scotty Schulz) 1st; Section VII-A (Lauachlain CheneySeymour, Jacob Alberga, Nick Kelting) 4th. ■

Olympic Center to host college hockey, fantasy camp March is hockey madness in Lake Placid

top seed, followed by Union, Clarkson and Harvard (the defending Whiteface Cup winner), with Dartmouth and Colgate tied for fifth.

Since the championships moved to Lake Placid, the ECAC has advanced the team which won the national title once, with Union winning the title in 2014.

The two semifinal games are slated for Friday, March 16, at 4 and 7:30 p.m., while the Saturday, March 17, championship matchup is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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LAKE PLACID | March is championship month in college sports, and two of the biggest tournaments of the postseason will take place on the ice of the Herb Brooks arena at the Olympic Center.

There will also be the chance for those who want to relive the glory days of hockey and step out on the ice themselves to do so, as this years’ Miracle Fantasy Camp will also take place.

DIVISION III FINAL FOUR

While local favorite Plattsburgh State will not be in attendance, top teams from Division III of the NCAA will take to the Herb Brooks Arena ice the following weekend to determine the Division III champion.

Currently, Adrian is the top team in the nation and faced No. 2 St. Norbert in the opening round of the 16-team tournament.

Those teams are followed in the rankings

by Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of New England, SUNY Geneseo, Hobart and Norwich University.

The semifinal games, on March 23, begin at 4 and 7:30 p.m., while the championship contest,

ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

For the fifth year, the top Division I college hockey teams on the east coast will make their way to Lake Placid for the annual East Coast Athletic Conference tournament, being held March 16-17.

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‘Nott’ your typical footballer Chloe Nott excels on pitch, as a picker

By Keith Lobdell STA FF W RITER

SARANAC LAKE | From her earliest days, Chloe Nott remembers kicking the soccer ball around her backyard in Tamworth, Australia.

“I would always play with my dog or my dad,” Nott said, inspiring a love and skill for the game that would bring her to Saranac Lake and the North Country Community College women’s soccer program, where she earned one of 11 prestigious Scholar AllAmerican honors.

But there is another passion that brought Nott to the United States, one she developed later in life, but not that much later.

Nott plays the banjo, and her dream is to

get into the bluegrass scene, having already played with various bands and artists.

“This definitely gave me the chance to meet musicians I would have not met otherwise,” said Nott. “I have been able to meet the Gibson Brothers and I know Eric very well.

It has been a good decision to come here.”

Nott would attend the annual country music festival near her town every year, learning from those musicians and also getting more chances to perform. However, she knew if she wanted to take her music to the next level, she had to come to the U.S. “There’s not much of a bluegrass scene in Australia,” Nott said. “So I was looking for an opportunity in the United States and this one came up. Just being able to play here at the Shamrock and with the musicians I have had the chance to play with, there’s no where else I could have had this experience.”

Over the two years at NCCC, Nott has been playing the local scene, learning more about her music through new connections and

excelling in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA. After this semester, Nott plans on using her abilities to make the next move in her life.

“I have had offers from everyone, Division I to NAIA,” Nott said. “I want to make sure I go someplace where I can be involved in the music scene and further my study of the banjo as well as play soccer.”

Ideally, she’d like to find a school that has a strong music program or is in an area of the south with a big bluegrass scene.

“I’d like to do something in that industry in terms of music management and event management,” she said.

PICTURED LEFT: Chloe Nott has made a name for herself in two ways while attending NCCC, as the second-year soccer player from Australia achieved Scholar AllAmercan status and has made inroads into the bluegrass music industry as a proficient banjo player.

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Running for a cause Moriah native to test herself in Ironman, raise funds for MMRF

By Keith Lobdell STA FF W RITER

GLOVERSVILLE | A woman with ties to the North Country area will return this summer to compete in one of the most demanding athletic events the Adirondacks witnesses annually.

And, she comes with a goal.

Jessica Corwin, who graduated from Moriah Central School, will be coming back to the region July 22 to compete in the Ironman triathlon event which winds its way throughout the mountains and foothills of Lake Placid and Essex County.

All the time, she will have one goal in mind: raise $5,000 for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) as part of the Team For Cures.

“I knew I wanted a higher presence then just myself when it came to a motivation for running,” Corwin said. “I looked at the charities that were

supported by Ironman and MMRF sticked out to me. I had a cousin who had battled blood cancer, but not multiple myeloma. I looked through the statistics and decided that is what I wanted to run for.”

Corwin said on her fundraiser page that the work ahead of her is compete in the 140.6 mile combination of swimming, cycling and running and raise at least $5,000 for the organization.

“Training for this event is a big challenge, but nothing compared to the challenges faced by patients with multiple myeloma,” she said, adding that she was able to take a mid-February run in a tan top and shorts thanks to the warmer weather that came in the past week, adding, “once spring comes, that will be helpful training.”

“I got into triathlons a couple of years ago running in some sprints and Olympic length races,” Corwin said. “Last year, I ran in the half-Ironman and volunteered for the full race. Watching those late night runners come in and going through the experience, my thought was if I was ever going to do this, the time would be now.”

For more information and to help donate towards Corwin’s Ironman fundraising efforts, visit the website endurance.themmrf.org/2018IMLP/JessicaCorwin. ■

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Edgar Card

WESTPORT | Edgar Card, 96, passed away Feb. 13, 2018.

He was born Sept. 22, 1921.

He is survived by his loving wife Joan, of 68 years; daughter Kimberly (Peter) Minford, and grandsons Brooks Minford, Matthew Minford, Christopher Card and Michael Card.

He was predeceased by his son, Kevin.

Eddie grew up in Westport. A 1939 graduate of Westport Central High School, he attended Green Mountain Junior College (1942), Middlebury College Naval Program Graduate (1944), B.S. University of New Hampshire (1945).

He played varsity football, basketball and baseball. He earned an M.S. in Education Administration from Syracuse University (1950) where he served as faculty advisor for the freshman football team. He was an athletic specialist in the United States Navy (1942 – 1946). He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers Southeastern League in 1945.

His professional career started in education, where he was assistant principal, director of guidance, and director of athletics at Westport Central School (1946-1962) in Westport, and supervising principal at Elizabethtown/Lewis Central School, Elizabethtown (1962-1968).

In 1968 he moved to Tampa and began a 19 year career with Pepin Distributing Company. From March of 1969 through February 1987 he served as director of public relations, general manager, vice president, culminating with his last seven years as executive vice president.

Eddie had a passion for sports and people and was Pepin Distributing’s face in the community. He was a color analyst for WFLA radio broadcasting for the Tampa Bay Rowdies, University of Tampa Football, and USF Basketball. He was president of the Tampa Sports Club (1985-1986), NFL Tampa Chapter (1988), University of Tampa Quarterback Club (1974). He was also a charter member and board member of the Gold Shield Foundation.

He served on the board of the University Bank, MacDonald Training Center, and USF Green Jacket Club and many other boards too numerous to mention.

He was a proud Mason, and member of the Scottish Rite and Egypt Temple Shrine.

Eddie’s great loves were his wife Joan, his faith, family, friends, music, sports, and his beloved Camp Dudley in Westport, where he spent many formative years. He embraced the Camp Dudley Motto “the other fellow first.” He lived every day of his 96 years with humility, passion, and the desire to make each and every life he touched a better one.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23 at Temple Terrace United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Camp Dudley, Westport, NY 12993 or at campdudley.org. ■

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Harold Deso WILLSBORO | Harold Deso, 64, of Willsboro made his final journey home on March 1, 2018 at Elizabethtown Community Hospital, following a long illness.

In memory and in celebration of Harold’s life we ask you to tell a friend how much they mean to you, do a kindness for others, have a good laugh or hug someone who needs it.

Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what. Harold was family to many and he will live on in our hearts and memories.

“When I come to the end of my journey And I travel my last weary mile, Just forget if you can, that I ever frowned And remember only the smile.

Forget unkind words I have spoken; Remember some good I have done, Forget that I ever had a heartache And remember I’ve had lots of fun.

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Alice May Jauch (1920-2018) SARANAC LAKE | Vermont, 1936: Jersey boy meets farmer’s daughter... love at first sight.

Alice Strong and Robert Jauch tied the knot on Aug. 3, 1940 in Shelburne, Vermont.

They relocated to New Jersey, where they raised their two children, Raymond and Eileen, far from the green mountains where they first met.

Alice became manager of Howard Johnson’s Restaurant located on the New Jersey Turnpike. She was later employed

by Revlon Cosmetics until her retirement. She enjoyed knitting, reading, and tending to her flower garden. After the passing of Bob in 2005, Alice relocated to Saranac Lake in 2007, to the home of her daughter, Eileen.

On Monday, Feb, 26, 2018, Alice May (Strong) Jauch passed away at the age of 97, following a brief illness.

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Alice was born in Shelburne, Vermont, on Sept. 4, 1920.

She was the daughter of Eleanor (Richardson) Strong and Elwin Strong.

She is survived by one daughter, Eileen Jauch of Saranac Lake; one son, Raymond Jauch (and his wife Sallyann Jauch) of Matawan, New Jersey; one sister, Dale Boutin of South Burlington, Vermont; two grandsons, Daniel (and his wife Stephanie) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania and Steven (and his fiancée Rebecca Reed) of Queens; as well as two greatgranddaughters, Kaitlyn and Ashley Jauch.

She is also survived by nieces Brenda Burnett, Eleanor Boutin, and Lynn Shephard; and nephews Marvin Strong and Roger Strong. She was predeceased by her brother, Vernon Strong.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. Alice and Bob will be laid to rest in their family plot in Shelburne Cemetery, Shelburne, Vermont, 82 years after their first meeting at the farmhouse where she was born and raised. A graveside service will take place this August.

Friends wishing to remember Alice May Jauch may make memorial contributions, in care of the funeral home, to High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care or Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad. Family and friends may also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com. ■

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ELIZABETHTOWN | Shelly W. Mero, 62, went home to our Lord on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 with her family by her side.

She was born to Raymond K. and Valerie (Pooler) Wrisley on Jan. 8, 1956.

Her love of nursing took her to many places. Shelly served in the Army Reserves Nursing Corps as second lieutenant.

She retired from St. Peter’s Hospice of Glens Falls.

Shelly is survived by her brother Kyle O. Wrisley and his wife Lori (Decker) and their children, Kenneth Wrisley, Jason (December) Demar and their son Allen; Amanda Demar and her children, Allison and Rease Benway, David and Misty Murcray whom she considered as her family and several nieces and nephews.

She is predeceased by her husband James R. Mero, Jr., a sister Milli Beth Wrisley, and the love of her life, Waite J. Palmer.

Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Donations in her memory may be made to High Peaks Hospice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Heald Funeral Home, 7521 Court St., Elizabethtown.

To light a memorial candle or leave an online condolence please visit healdfuneralhomeinc.com. ■

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KEENE VALLEY | Wynant D. Vanderpoel of New York City, Palm Beach, FL, and Keene Valley, NY, died on February 19, 2018 at his home in Palm Beach after a long battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife, Barrie Osborn Vanderpoel, and his sister Madeleine Findlay.

Son of Wynant D. Vanderpool, Jr. and Madeleine McAlpin, he was born April 8, 1939 in Orange, New Jersey and graduated from St. Paul’s School and Princeton University. In 1968 he formed the design and communications firm Vanderpool & Siegel, Inc. in New York, which subsequently became The Vanderpoel Group, expanding into the area of management consulting to small companies including Prototype Packaging.

From 1976 to 1983 he served as vice president for the Center for Inter-American Relations in New York, a nonprofit institution chaired by David Rockefeller. In 1990, he became president of Lakeville Specialty Produce Company in Washingtonville, PA, the foremost hydroponic grower of mâche in the country.

In 1996, he founded and became president of Melissa Peirce Enterprises, Inc. to further the professional career of Melissa Peirce, the Nashville country music songwriter, lyricist and singer. He served as advisor or trustee to numerous organizations, including The Frick Collection, The Purnell School, The Columbia County Historical Society, The Depot Theatre, The High Peaks Education Foundation, and in 1980 the Fine Arts Committee for the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games.

He was an artist, avid skier, tennis player and golfer. For some years he held the St. Paul’s School half-mile record in track, and in 1991 laid claim to two Adirondack golfing firsts: having played all 22 of the Adirondack 18-hole golf courses, and breaking 90 on all of them. By 2012 he had broken 85 on all but four of them.

In 2010, he published a novel entitled Enigma: A Literary Fable.

His wife requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to The James Vanderpoel House, c/o The Columbia County Historical Society, 5 Albany Avenue, Kinderhook, NY 12106.

The Vanderpoels and the E.B. Osborn Charitable Trust have been major supporters of the restoration of this early 19th century residence. A memorial service is planned this summer in Keene Valley, New York. ■

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Diocese of Ogdensburg to compensate abuse victims Diocese has established settlement program for victims of sexual abuse by clergy members

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PLATTSBURGH | The Diocese of Ogdensburg has announced it has established a voluntary program to assist victims of clergy sex abuse.

Bishop Terry R. LaValley said the effort is a way to express contrition to victims who have reported abuse to the diocese.

“The (Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program) further expresses our contrition to the victims who have reported clergy sexual abuse to the diocese and is intended to assist in their desire to find healing

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and peace,” LaValley said in a statement.

LaValley said he has spent time with abuse victims.

“They often tell me they are asking the Church to assist them in finding peace and healing for the deep wounds of abuse,” he said.

Hopefully victims will be able to heal through the process, he said.

“We can never make them whole or give them back what has been taken from them, but we hope that this will help bring healing to the deep wounds suffered by these innocent victims.”

The Diocese of Ogdensburg said it has long standing programs that offer professional counseling and other assistance to victims.

But this program goes beyond outreach and offers financial compensation.

Deacon James Crowley declined to discuss the time frame of the abuses, citing privacy concerns, but said the cases date back to the 1940s.

“The initial contact went out to 38 victims that have identified themselves to us,” Crowley told The Sun.

The diocese will not use money contributed by parishioners, schools or charitable works. Monies from the annual Bishop’s Fund Appeal, any capital campaign donations or gifts to a specific ministry or apostolate are also off limits.

The program is limited to those who submitted a report of sexual abuse of a minor to the diocese prior to March 1.

While previously unreported claims are ineligible for participation, that decision will be reevaluated at the conclusion of the program.

All claims must be submitted by May 31.

A landmark case of sexual mistreatment was exposed in 2002 following a Boston Globe report detailing the abuse of more than 100 people. The case triggered multiple domestic and international investigations.

For more info, visit ogdensburgdioceseircp.com. Inquiries about eligibility for the IRCP should be directed via email at claimantservices@ogdensburgdioceseircp.com or by calling 833-718-2719. ■

The Diocese of Ogdensburg covers virtually all of northern New York, including the entirety of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties and the northern portions of Hamilton and Herkimer counties.

The program will be independently administered by two lawyers who oversaw compensation programs for survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks, as well as similar clergy abuse programs.

Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros will evaluate the claims of those who have previously reported incidents of abuse to the diocese and determine what compensation will be awarded.

The pair, LaValley said, will have “full discretion determining compensation for victim-survivors, and the diocese will abide by their decisions.”

The Diocese of Ogdensburg will take a long-term loan to cover all costs of compensating victims.

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JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE Ensure maintenance and production activities are completed in safe, timely and efficient manner for Mill.

Additives division is seeking to fill a Maintenance worker position based at Willsboro, NY. The ideal candidate will support the locations health, safety, environmental and quality programs (HSEQ) by participating in their implementation, maintenance, and enforcement as well as compliance with corporate programs and policies. This role requires an adherence to all Safety Policies and practices such as LOTO, HOTWORK Permits, and PPE. Primary duties are maintenance and repair of equipment and facilities at NYCO’s Mine and at the Mill. Accurately complete work orders and timesheets, and correctly sign out parts from Supply. Troubleshoot complex mechanical systems.

Takes a lead role in leading production and maintenance crews in completing jobs/tasks.

Directs the work of maintenance and production crews.

Conducts root cause analysis; Works with a team of engineers, maintenance and operating personnel to improve throughput, reduce cost, increase efficiency and quality, reduce waste or non-productive time.

Provides a systematic approach to business improvement.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Fully supports location health, safety, environmental and quality programs (HSEQ) by participating in their implementation, maintenance and enforcement as well as compliance with corporate programs and policies.

The work environment is affected by ambient temperatures (cold in winter; hot in summer) and exposure to airborne particles; workspaces are oftentimes confined.

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Coach and/or hold employees accountable immediately when you see those not meeting requirements.

Fully integrate and hold accountable employees commitment and compliance with company and site H&S expectations.

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equivalent; 1 to 3 years’ experience in construction or industrial/manufacturing environment.

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• Welding, plasma cutting, torch cutting • Fabricating, use of metal break, sheet metal roller, pipe threader, etc.

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Ability to write routine reports.

• Mathematical Skills – Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

• Reasoning Ability – Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Preferred Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, chemical, process or other related engineering discipline from four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

High School graduate or GED required 3+ years’ experience in Manufacturing setting required Knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics

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Minimum Qualifications:

Reasoning Ability – Ability apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

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IMERYS NYCO business unit of our Performance Additives North America division is seeking a Shiftbreaker position based at Willsboro, NY. The ideal candidate will support the locations health, safety, environmental and quality programs (HSEQ) by participating in their implementation, maintenance, and enforcement as well as compliance with corporate programs and policies. The primary duties of the job include, but are not limited to “Break Shift” for others during vacations and other temporary vacancies and are subject to schedule changes on short notice. When trained the role is providing break shifting for a number of job classifications. The job classifications include crusher/benefication operator; miller; packer; packaging; shipping clerk; and mixer. Other duties as assigned by supervisors.

Language Skills – Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports.

Organizational skills will be necessary for organizing and prioritizing work. Work requires ability to multi task and sometimes react quickly to ad hoc needs or requests for data and analysis.

IMERYS is an Equal Opportunity Employer F/M/Vet/Disabled.

Shiftbreaker Willsboro, NY, USA Full Time Compensation: $25.32 Hourly

Education and Experience: High School degree or equivalent; 1 to 3 years experience in industrial/manufacturing environment.

Experience in operating forklift and/or milling equipment preferred.

3+ years of supervising employees in an industrial plant, preferred.

Reports to: Site Manager

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NOTICE OF SALE amount of the current York (SSNY) on Purpose: Any lawful pur- SUPREME COURT - Judgment Work Order Contract for PREMISES in the Town lien is NYS Dept. of Trans- be considered a serious 01/24/2018 Office Loca- pose. of Wilmington, Essex General and Emergency $161,561.82 plus inter- portation for the sum matter and may result in COUNTY OF ESSEX tion: Essex County. The VN-02/17-03/24/2018County, State of New specified in the proposal disqualification. Contact Bridge Repairs, Region est and costs.

The U.S. BANK NATIONAL SSNY is designated as 6TC-175948 York. or a bid bond, FORM Approximate Robert Kitchen (518) 1, Bid Deposit ASSOCIATION, NOT IN premises will be sold agent of the LLC upon $150,000.00., 457-2124.

NO Amount of Judgment is ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPAC- subject to provisions of CONR 391, representing whom process against it $770,614.64 plus interPLANS. ITY BUT SOLELY AS the aforesaid Judgment 25% of the bid total, Contracts with 0% Goals may be served. SSNY NOTICE OF FORMATION are generally single op- Goals: MBE/WBE 12 / est and costs. Premises of Foreclosure and Sale; must accompany each TRUSTEE FOR THE shall mail a copy of any OF JCH Rentals, LLC a RMAC TRUST, SERIES Index # 191/2015. bid. NYSDOT reserves eration contracts, where will be sold subject to 18% process to the LLC at: domestic limited liabilty the right to reject any or sub-contracting is not VN-0310-03/17/2018provisions of filed JudgIf the sale is set aside 2016-CTT, CORPORATION SER- company. Art. of Org. Plaintiff, ment Index No 563-08. expected, and 2TC-178296 for any reason, the Pur- all bids. may VICE COMPANY, 80 filed with Sec'y of State present direct bidding chaser at the sale shall Electronic William E. Russell, Esq., documents Against State Street, Albany, NY of NY (SSNY) on be entitled only to a re- and Amendments are opportunities for Small NOTICE OF SALE Referee SPSNC414 IAN O'BRIEN, 12207. Purpose: To en- 2/8/2018. Office loca- Defendant(s). posted to www.dot.ny.- Business Firms, includ- SUPREME COURT ES- VN-03/10/2018-1TCturn of the deposit paid. gage in any lawful act or tion: Essex County. Index No.: 191/2015 ing, but not limited to, SEX COUNTY The Purchaser shall gov/doing-business/op178293 SSNY is designated as activity.

D/W/MBEs. The Con- U.S. Bank N.A., Succeshave no further recourse portunities/const-noticePursuant to a Judgment agent of the LLC upon VN-02/10-03/17/2018tractor must comply sor Trustee to Bank of of Foreclosure and Sale, against the Mortgagor, sElectronic documents whom process against 6TC-176091 the Mortgagee or the and Amendments are with the Regulation rela- America, N.A., Succesthe LLC may be served. duly entered in the Es- Mortgagees attorney. posted to www.dot.ny.- tive to non-discrimina- sor to Lasalle Bank, NOTICE OF FORMATION sex County Clerk's Office GREAT NORTH PROP- SSNY shall mail a copy JUDITH A PAREIRA, gov/doing-business/option in federally-assisted N.A., as trustee on be- OF LIMITED LIABILITY ERTIES, LLC, a domes- of such process served on 1/26/2018, I, the un- Esq., Referee. programs of the USDOT half of the holders of the portunities/const-nodersigned Referee, will COMPANY NAME: tic LLC, filed with the upon it to JCH Rentals, Washington Mutual Wilderness Friends LLC, sell at public auction at Leopold & Associates, tices Contractor is re- 49 CFR 21.

SSNY on 12/20/17. Of- LLC P.O. Box 1921 Lake sponsible PLLC, Please call (518) 45780 Business Park for ensuring Mortgage Pass-Through Articles of Organization fice location: Essex Placid NY 12946. Pur- the Essex County Court- Drive, Suite 110, Ar- that all Amendments are 2124 if a reasonable ac- Certificates, WMalt Se- were filed with the Sechouse, 7559 Court County. SSNY is desig- pose: To engage in any incorporated commodation monk, NY 10504 into its bid. is needed ries 2006-09, Plaintiff retary of the State of Street, Elizabethtown, nated as agent upon lawful activity.

To receive notification to participate in the let- against Anne M. Minter New York (SSNY) on Dated: 2/12/2018 NY 12932, on 4/6/2018 whom process against VN-02/17-03/24/2018of ting.

GNS Amendments via ea/k/a Anne Minter, et al 01/29/2018. Office locaat 11:00 am, premises the LLC may be served. 6TC-176523 mail you must submit a BIDDERS SHOULD BE Defendants Attorney for tion: Essex County.

VN-03/03-03/24/2018known as 122 Shepard SSNY shall mail process request to be placed on ADVISED THAT AWARD 4TC-177850 Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & SSNY has designated as Avenue, Saranac Lake, to LLC, PO Box 38, Port the Planholders List at OF THESE CONTRACTS Crane, LLP 28 East Main NY 12983, and deagent of the LLC upon Kent, NY 12997. Pur- LITTLE FARM HOUSE www.dot.ny.gov/doingBE CONTINGENT MAY Street, SEALED BIDS will be reSuite 1800, scribed as follows: whom process against it pose: Any lawful pur- FLOWERS, LLC Articles UPON business/opportunities/c THE PASSAGE OF ceived as set forth in inRochester, NY 14614 At- may be served. SSNY of Org. filed NY Sec. of ALL that certain plot, pose. onst-planholder.

A AmendBUDGET APPROPRIAtorney (s) for Plaintiff piece or parcel of land, structions to bidders unState (SSNY) 1/31/2018. shall mail a copy of proVN-02/24-03/31/2018ment may have been is- TION BILL BY THE LEG- (s). til 10:30 a.m. on March Office in Essex Co. with the buildings and cess to the LLC, 1936 6TC-177071 sued ISLATURE prior to your placeAND GOVER29, 2018 at the NYSPursuant to a Judgment SSNY desig. agent of improvements thereon Saranac Avenue #3-196, NOR OF THE STATE OF GREG WEBER CON- LLC whom process may erected, situate, lying DOT, Contract Manage- ment on the Planholders of Foreclosure and Sale Lake Placid, 12946. Purlist.

NEW YORK Reg. 01, ment Bureau, 50 WOLF Entered January 8, 2018 and being in the Village SULTING, LLC. Arts. of be served. SSNY shall pose: For any lawful purNYS Finance Law re- Sam Zhou, Regional Di- I will sell at Public Auc- pose.

Org. filed with the SSNY mail process to 593 RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE of Saranac Lake, Town rector, 50 Wolf Rd, Al- tion to the highest bid- VN-02/03-03/10/2018on 01/31/18. Office: Es- Stickney Bridge Rd., Jay, of North Elba, County of 1CM, ALBANY, NY stricts communication NY 12232 der at the Essex County sex County. SSNY desig- NY 12941, which is also Essex, State of New 12232 and will be pub- with NYSDOT on pro- bany, 6TC-175491 D263691, PIN 1809.55, licly opened and read. curements and contact Courthouse on April 10, the principal business nated as agent of the York, and designated on Albany, Essex, Greene, 2018 at 10:30 AM. LLC upon whom pro- location. Purpose: Any the tax maps of the Es- Bids may also be sub- can only be made with Saratoga, Premises known as 16 designated persons. Rensselaer, lawful purpose. cess against it may be sex County Treasurer as mitted via the internet Contact with non-desig- Schenectady, Warren & Ausable Bid Express Run Lane, served. SSNY shall mail VN-03/10-04/14/2018Section 32.182 Block 1 using

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