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County considers expanding bed tax Officials drawn into battle over growing rifts in hospitality biz

Teachers gather to lament governor’s budget

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Hundreds turned out to the St. Elizabeth’s annual corned beef and ham dinner on Sunday, March 15 in Elizabethtown. Pictured here are Father Francis Flynn and Father Peter Riani.

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Sportsman’s Dinner again a hit in Schroon Lake.

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Westport couple celebrates platinum anniversary

By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Elizabeth and Ray Ò SkipÓ Decker looked at each other and smiled.

March 12, for most county residents, was like any other Ñ the winter was torn between coming and going, their spirits growing buoyant that, with the melting of the ice, came hopes of renewal.

But for this Westport couple, it meant reflecting on seven decades of marriage.

Seventy years ago, Skip saw a girl walking up from the post office in Westport. Ò It looked like she needed a ride, so I stopped,Ó he said.

She was 16, he was 18.

They got hitched in Moriah.

Skip was on furlough from the army.

He served in France, Belgium and Germany and drove an ammo truck.

GIs got a donut and cup of coffee before being shipped across the Atlantic.

He made the initial trip with 30,000

Elizabeth and Ray “Skip” Decker celebrated their wedding anniversary on March 12. The Westport couple has been married for 70 years.

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ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The question of whether to tax vacation rental units was at the center of a raucous debate Monday at an Essex County Board of Supervisors session that, at one point, saw several lawmakers get up and exit the chambers.

Essex County currently tacks a three percent occupancy tax onto hotel rentals, a measure that generated $2 million in revenue last year.

The policy has been in place since 1999.

But recent shifts in tourism trends, including the advent of services like AirBnB and FlipKey, have brought an increase in short-term vacation units, or furnished homes that owners rent out to visitors, typically for seven days (but sometimes as long as 30).

Under the state’s so-called Ò bungalow exemption,Ó these units are not taxable as long as no housekeeping, food or other traditional hotel services are provided.

If common services are provided, excluding a variety of statues governing linen service, the rental is taxable as hotel occupancy.

Now, traditional hoteliers are pressuring their elected officials to close what they view as a loophole by asking that this same tax be collected.

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Pat Ward Memorial Tourney gears up for 24th year

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Next weekend, ELCS alumni from area towns will shoot some hoops in a basketball tourney designed to raise funds for an Elizabethtown-Lewis scholarship fund created in honor of a former student.

This yearÕ s installment of the Pat Ward Memorial Basketball Tournament, the 24th, is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, with games featuring five men’s and one women’s match at the ELCS gymnasium.

The day opens with Willsboro-Moriah #2 at

11:45 a.m. followed by Moriah #1 and Schroon at 12:30 p.m. and Elizabethtown-Lewis #2 and Westport at 1:45 p.m.

The game one winner will go against Elizabethtown #1 at 3 p.m. with another match at 4:15 p.m.

MenÕ s championship is set for 6:15 p.m; the womenÕ s, a match between Elizabethtown and Westport, is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.

Last year’s winner was Elizabethtown #1.

Since its inception, the event has raised over $20,000 for ELCS seniors who play soccer.

While Ward excelled at many sports, he had a particular skill for the game, once scoring 10

goals at a match while enrolled at North Country Community College, a feat that was covered

by Sports Illustrated.

Scholarship monies go to those who exemplify WardÕ s zest for life, explained organizer Ike Tyler.

Awardees can use for the funds for whatever theyÕ d like.

As the event has evolved over the years, participants have gotten younger.

Towns come and go depending on if they can field enough players. Tyler said he’s always on the lookout for new teams to participate.

There will be no old-timers game this year.

The Pat Ward Memorial Fund was created after Ward passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident on Dec. 31, 1991.

Registration is $25 for men, $15 for women,

and includes a T-shirt and food and drinks at the Cobble Hill Restaurant following the tournament. Tickets for admission into the tournament are $3 for adults and $2 for students.

For more info, contact Tyler at 962-8739 or find the Pat Ward Memorial Basketball Tournament on Facebook.

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WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, April 1, at the Wilmington Community Center, at 1 p.m. They topic/presentation will be “Fish Stories.” Refreshments provided by the Country Bear Bakery. The public is invited to attend. For further information, contact Karen Peters 420-8370.

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NYSUT, school districts blast Cuomo on proposed education reforms

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The controversy roiling school districts across the state reached Elizabethtown last week when members of the New York State United Teachers union joined their counterparts in two local districts to express their outrage with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed education reforms.

Among the most pressing issues for Elizabethtown-Lewis and Westport Central are state aid and teacher evaluations.

To push through his reforms, Cuomo, a Democrat, is using the state budget as leverage.

Unless lawmakers agree to his proposals, the governor will nix a proposed $1.1 billion increase in school funding.

With two weeks until the budget deadline of March 31, lawmakers are now in the final stretch.

‘HELD HOSTAGE’ School districts were required to submit their 2016 proposed levy to Albany by March 1 in order to obtain tax cap figures, or how much they could bump taxes for residents within the district.

But the state hasnÕ t yet released the school aid runs that are necessary for budget planning, a measure that districts and NYSUT, a powerful union with 600,000 members, say is akin to holding districts Ò hostage.Ó Ò WeÕ re not hearing a lot out of Albany yet,Ó said Westport Central Superintendent Cynthia Ford-Johnston. “Planning is abnormal this year — we’ve been playing a lot of what-if.”

Westport has faced years of funding reductions paired with rising costs and declining revenues.

“It’s a cumulative tapping of our funds,” she said.

State aid makes up about half of ELCSÕ budget, said the districtÕ s superintendent, Scott Osborne.

That number drops to 26 percent for Westport.

“When the governor is basically withholding half of what we need to operate, thatÕ s kind of problematic,Ó he said.

While GEA losses for ELCS peaked during the 2011-12 school year at $690,000, the numbers are gradually declining, a measure Osborne said was encouraging Ñ but not fast enough.

Since its inception, the GEA has reduced state aid to ELCS by $2.2 million, or $8,868 per student.

The burden is simply shifted back to the taxpayer, said Osborne, about 2.5 percent since 2005-06.

The state has an obligation to fund education, said the super.

He also took issue with CuomoÕ s claim that teachers unions were Ò one of the only remaining public monopolies.Ó Ò Unfortunately, itÕ s a monstrous distraction,Ó he said. Ò But we will not be distracted.Ó EVALUATIONS CuomoÕ s plan would also make it easier for the state to take over failing schools and fire underperforming teachers.

At the centerpiece of the teacher evals are proposed state-appointed “independent observers” who would evaluate classroom performance.

Educators say this would mean a loss of local control and an over-reliance on standardized testing.

Under CuomoÕ s proposal, 50 percent of a teacher’s evalu-

ation would come from studentsÕ state test scores, up from the current 20 percent.

Thirty-five percent would come from independent observations, and the remaining 15 percent from supervisor observations.

Currently, 60 percent comes from local administration, with the remaining 40 from local exams and state test scores.

Ford-Johnston said the cost of independent evaluators is very difficult to estimate: Ò ItÕ s another unfunded mandate,Ó she said.

Ô INVALID METRICÕ NYSUT Labor Relations Specialist Mary OÕ Brien said the state already has one of the most rigorous evaluation processes in the country.

Potential assessment tests designed by outof-stage agencies would be problematic because they would not be aligned with the curriculum being taught, she said.

Almost every state that has gone in that direction Ñ like Tennessee, for instance Ñ has reversed course.

In those states, she said, competent teachers were failing the exams because their evaluations were based on tests that lacked Ò rigor and validity.”

Teachers aren’t opposed to being evaluated, she noted.

“What educators object to is an invalid metric used to evaluate their performance.”

The governor is also proposing tweaks to tenure, a measure that would extend the probationary period from three to five years.

Osborne said he isnÕ t necessarily opposed to a five-year plan, and supports more authority to remove an underperforming non-tenured teacher, but requiring educators to earn five consecutive APPR ratings of “effective” or better to receive tenure is excessive. Ò WhatÕ s more troublesome to me is that the proposal would place too much weight on a measure that is widely seen as unreliable,Ó he said. Ò Assuring the authority of districts to terminate probationary employees who are not working out is what is most important.Ó OÕ Brien said CuomoÕ s proposals are not to improve public education, but rather a device to attack public school educators and strip away local control. Ò ItÕ s a red herring.Ó CuomoÕ s proposal also aims to increasing funding for charter schools.

Retired teacher and NYSUT board member Jeanette Stapley said this “siphoning” of public funds to charter schools is Ò criminalÓ and a threat to democracy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed education reforms, including changes in tenure and how teachers are evaluated, have incensed educators across the state. Pictured here: Elizabethtown-Lewis Scott Osborne discusses policy at a public meeting in Elizabethtown on Wednesday, March 11.

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Ò Education is in a crisis because certain leaders would like to see the corporations take over,” she said.

She exhorted the crowd to write to lawmakers to voice their concerns.

“We need everyone on board for this,” she said. Ò ItÕ s not hard to write a little note to your legislators.Ó 250,000 STUDENTS In a speech at the Rochester Rotary and Rochester Business Alliance Luncheon last week just hours before the event in Elizabethtown, Cuomo showed no sign of walking back his proposals.

The governor noted while New York spends more per pupil than any other state, the results are Ò decidedly mediocre.Ó The education system is underperforming because it has been too much of a bureaucracy, he said.

“We have schools that have been failing in this state for 10 years. You know the school is failing, it has been failing for the past 10 years and we continue to keep operating that school the same way, year after year after year,Ó he said.

A quarter-million students have been sent to schools that are known to be failing, said Cuomo, which doesnÕ t mesh with the current teacher evaluation system that has deemed 99 percent of educators are reported to be doing well.

Cuomo said that discrepancy, in part, illustrated the need for reform.

He circled back to accountability: Officials, he said, like “amorphous” institutions that design education policy in the state because no one is held accountable for system failure. Ò That has to change, and that has to change this year.Ó NEXT STEP The state assembly and the senate approved their own budget plans on Thursday, though the vote was symbolic.

Both rejected tying teacher performance to state aid, while the Republican-controlled senate opted to throw the GEA out altogether.

The state has set a deadline of April 21 for school districts to pass their budgets.

Osborne expects to deliver a preliminary draft to the ELCS board by March 24, with a tentative adoption date of April 14.

Westport aims to pass theirs on April 9.

Osborne and other officials said educators are focused and committed to navigating the uncertain terrain.

“Every oar is in the water paddling in one direction,Ó said Osborne.

Ford-Johnston said while it’s easy to spin out of control, board members have the ability to stay focused: Ò Money supports us, but we cannot let it define us,” she said.

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The NCAA itself is the real problem

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ou don’t have to be a New Yorker—or necessarily a sports fan—to have heard of the NCAA’s levying of penalties on Syracuse University men’s football and basketball programs two weeks ago.

While Syracuse is the latest of schools at the receiving end of public scorn for athletic infractions, we forget the biggest problem in college athletics todayÑ the NCAA itself.

Here’s a quick refresher of what happened at Syracuse: First, the university did follow through on its own rules when athletes tested positive for drugs. No, not steroids or HGH. Marijuana. Legal, no, but we’re not talking A-Rod here. The NCAA doesn’t require that schools test at all, and there are those that donÕ t, but any college that does has to follow through on whatever penalties it has on paper.

Next, academic integrity matters. In a statement released by University Chancellor Kent Syverud, a menÕ s basketball player submitted a paper that two now-former employees helped him with in order to boost a grade and retain eligibility on a 2012 team poised for a deep tournament run.

Finally, the local YMCA. In 2004-2005, two basketball players and three football players received a combined $8,335 from a booster and part-time YMCA employee—an average of $1,667 per student—along with academic credit for internships the athletes failed to complete.

Not only did Syracuse accept that these violations occurred, it was the university reported them in the first place. It would be naive to think this doesn’t go on around the country in the money-driven world of college athletics. This was just an incident reported, investigated and publicized.

Then came the penalties.

Surely the university and athletics program saw them coming. In 2009, internal policies regarding student athletes were strengthened, and the school recently self-imposed a number of penalties that included tournament bans, vacated wins and probation.

But when the hammer came down, it came down hard.

Basketball head coach Jim Boeheim had 108 wins vacated, dropping him from 966 to 858 and second to sixth on the all time list, as well as receiving a ninegame suspension from ACC play next season. Players lost those wins, too.

The school lost 12 lost basketball scholarships, a returning of all funds earned in Big East and NCAA tournaments in 2011-2013 (there’s no figure yet, but expect it to be well into the millions), five years of probation, a per player, per game fine and a reduction of off-campus recruiters.

Ouch.

Don’t get us wrong. The university screwed up.

Maybe the activity at the YMCA was well hidden, or someone turned a blind eye. Maybe smoking mari-

juana didn’t seem like that big a deal to whoever was at the top of the disciplinary ladder. Maybe shady actions took place in an attempt to get a non-native English speaker eligible to play basketball. Maybe you can throw Boeheim or Athletic Director Daryl Gross under the bus.

We could make the argument that the penalties were overly severe, but that’s a whole different discussion.

This series of events brings forth another topic— what’s wrong with college sports and, more specifically, the governing body behind them.

The NCAAÕ s biggest cash cow is its contract with CBS sports for the right to broadcast the NCAA tournament, worth $10.8 billionÑ thatÕ s right, billionÑ over 14 years. Annual revenue closes in on one billion annually as plenty more dough comes in from sources like championships and investments.

Meanwhile, a college kid playing basketball took a thousand or so dollars, capitalizing on his own talent and image, and in the process earned a school penalties that may be crippling.

Lets face it. The idea of amateurism of the past is far gone in the age of big-bucks athletics. Colleges and major leagues have evolved while the NCAA has become dated and stagnant in its policies.

“Extra benefits,” whether a check or a meal or a pair of shoes, can leave an athlete ineligible to compete at the collegiate level while their governing body grows fatter on money generated by its thousands of unpaid laborers.

Yes, these kids are reimbursed in the form of a scholarship. And yes, that carries with it a value, but to say athletes are getting plenty is off the mark. Just look at the dollar signs.

In 2013, the University of Texas’ athletics department generated $165 million in revenue, and the NCAA is okay with that, just as long as no Longhorn tries to sell a $20 autograph.

Meanwhile, coaches like Alabama footballÕ s Nick Saban and Duke basketball’s Mike Krzyzewski have negotiated a cool $7 million annually. At schools like that, where professional play is realistic for many, what athletes are getting in return for their play is the no-cost obligation to go to class in between games and practices.

ItÕ s not all dollars, eitherÑ itÕ s the principle.

ThereÕ s no disputing that the whole Ò they should be paidÓ debate becomes muddied when one factors in the tens of thousands of student athletes that arenÕ t in the big-revenue sports, but it doesn’t change the fact that system plays out financially more like prostitution than it does a fair business model.

So when Fab Melo struggles with a class or Billy Edilin takes a check from the local YMCA, are they tarnishing the so-called “sanctity of college sports”?

No, the NCAA has already taken care of that. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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arlier this week the these and more are deterioratcountry celebrated ing the faith of the citizens in Freedom of Informathe information they receive. tion Day. This week is also celReplacing faith and trust in ebrated as Sunshine Week. our government institutions Freedom of Information is a culture of cynicism and Day is dedicated to the condoubt. cept that our government, of This locally owned, free the people and for the people, community newspaper is Dan Alexander would withhold no secrets unique in itÕ s make up and Thoughts from from the people it serves. goal to serve the many rural Behind the Pressline Enacted on July 4, 1966 the communities in the regions.

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ACA editoral misleading To the Editor: I believe that your editorial statement that “The act will add over 1 trillion to the federal deficit” (“Still not-so-affordable health care,” Feb. 28 edition) is extremely misleading.

In brief, from bo.gov/publication/45231: [These] estimates address only the insurance coverage provisions of the ACA; they do not constitute all of the actÕ s budgetary effects. Many other provisions, on net, are projected to reduce budget deficits.

Considering all of the provisions—including the coverage provisions— CBO and JCT estimated in July 2012 (their most recent comprehensive estimates) that the ACA’s overall effect would be to reduce federal deficits.

From US News and World Report: Spending by private health insurers on health care and administration rose by less in 2013 – the most recent year data are available – than in previous years and by much less than expected, according to the report.

Though private health insurance spending per person continues to grow, it is doing so at a slower rate than it has in the past.

From 2006 to 2013, spending grew by an average of 1.8 percent per year, while from 1998 to 2005 it grew by 5 percent per year.

Don Austin, Elizabethtown

Thanks for the holiday support!

sion of support I receive throughout the North Country Region when I begin soliciting donations for the Holiday Meal Tote Drive as financial hardship can be a 24/7 issue for local families and even our senior citizens.

I witness firsthand just how difficult the holiday season can be. I can solicit for food donations through various fund raising strategies, it’s the continued generosity of North Country residents, businesses and organizations that truly make the event a success.

For all of the support received, I am extremely thankful and appreciative to everyone, including Supervisor Randall Douglas, Susan Richards, Carol Greenley, Connie’s Rusty Zipperz, Cipriano’s at the Riverside, Au Sable Forks Knights of Columbus, Well’s Memorial Library, Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department & Women’s Auxiliary, Au Sable Forks Elementary School’s P.T.O., Adk Sidesteps, Simply Said Consultant, Kristina Dukett, Dr. Alfred Loka, Melissa Walton (JCEO), Price Chopper, Rivers Edge Emporium TopÕ s Market and StewartÕ s Shops.

For the 2014 holiday season, I mailed a donation request letter to the New York State Police, Troop B/Ray Brook and received an unforgettable telephone call from Officer Jennifer Fleishman.

Officer Fleishman informed me that she received my letter and was very excited to assist with the collection of food and monetary contributions.

When I arrived at Troop B to collect the donations, I was in complete awe at the abundance of food and monetary donations received.

Not only do our NYS Police Officers serve and protect us 24/7 but along with the civilians who work at the Barracks, the Officers spend a great deal of their free time to participate in community events.

Kelly C. Murphy, Annual Holiday Meal Tote Drive Au Sable Forks

To the Editor: Each holiday season, I become more and more humbled by the exten-

Bed Tax

From page 1 COLLECT IT Bert Yost has owned a bed and breakfast in Wilmington since 1988 and serves as the president of the Whiteface Mountain Regional VisitorÕ s Bureau.

Earlier this month, he presented county lawmakers with a petition of some 60 local hoteliers urging them to take action by amending the local law.

“We would like this explosion of vacation rentals to start paying the occupancy tax,Ó he said.

Reading from prepared comments, including letters culled from online message boards, Yost called for the county to include these rentals into the local law.

Yost also asked the board to redefine the definition of “short-term” rental to 30 days from seven.

Ninety-five percent of the monies derived from the countyÕ s occupancy tax are distributed to ROOST, the agency that promotes the countyÕ s tourism assets.

Yost said since ROOST organizes large-scale events that generates inbound tourism to Essex County, the money will naturally trickle back to the community through increased visitation. ÒI n general, if we look at what has happened since inception of the occupancy law since 1999, everyone sees it as a benefit to every town in Essex County,Ó h e said.

Campground facilities could also fall under an amended law, but only applicable to structures with water and sewer, not empty plots designed to house tents and mobile homes.

NOT IN FAVOR Todd and Kimmy Ottenstein own Adirondack-Vacation, a company that rents out five rental units in Wilmington.

They plan on constructing three more units, but are now reconsidering as the county has

started to debate closing the loophole.

Todd calculates that a potential three percent bump would lead to weeks of lost rentals due to the increased costs.

While he understands that he would be the collector of a possible occupancy tax, not the charger, he maintains that government officials don’t understand the private sector.

HeÕ s not mad at them, he said, but rather upset that hoteliers believe that his operation is unfairly siphoning away customers.

In reality, he said, the market is yielding a increased demand for his product because of dissatisfaction with the current hospitality market.

“I love Wilmington. However, the place looks like [expletive],” he said. “They have to fix up their own backyard before they start charging taxes.Ó Motels and hotels are going to be dead very shortly, he said in an interview, because of their inability to meet shifting demands.

“They need to figure out a better use, whatever they have do,” he said. “They’re extinct and their livelihood is past due.”

BREAKDOWN County officials said while they were confident that they had the power to amend the local law without state approval, they advised lawmakers to tread carefully and not rush into making a presumptuous decision.

“I would not have a problem amending the local law to whatever you want,” County Attorney Dan Manning told the supervisors. “I think it’s legal and we won’t have any problems.”

But Manning urged the supers that if they were to consider the measure, they should give at least six months to a year as a transition period, among the consideration of other variables, including enforcement policies.

Treasurer Mike Diskin noted surrounding counties would be watching very closely to see how a possible change in policy would play out.

“We need to give people time to get used to it,Ó he said. ÒW e make sure weÕ re doing it right if we jump into it.Ó Ticonderoga Supervisor Bill Grinnell ex-

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other men.

Following the wedding, he headed back over.

The war ended later that year.

In December, Skip saw General George Patton two days before he was killed in a car wreck in Heidelberg, Germany.

The cobblestones in the streets were irregular, he said, and stuck up every which way.

“When it rained, the roads were very slick,” he said.

Skip called Patton a down-to-earth guy.

One mysterious act during his service always stuck with him.

At sea, Skip volunteered for guard duty because he enjoyed being on deck. While making his nightly rounds, around 1 a.m, he passed by a lone soldier.

Then, the man vanished.

“I think he didn’t want to live,” recalled Skip.

Following his discharge, he returned back to Westport’s Ledge Hill Road to start a family. Ò I went back to work hauling logs,Ó he said.

Skip looked at Liz: “Remember that?”

She smiled.

The pair liked to travel all over the country, including a trip to Prince Edward Island in Nova Scotia and Branson, Missouri.

Why Branson? Ò Music,Ó said Skip. Ò The real stuff.Ó Hank Williams. And in Nashville, Porter Wagoner. Ò He was a nice person.Ó “Johnny Cash,” said Martha Cross, Liz’s sister, who stood for the cou-

Spring

pressed concerns about making the revisions applicable to some merchants and not others: ÒI f youÕ re going to eliminate something, you need to be careful about the way you word the law,Ó he said. ÒY ouÕ re opening the county up for liability.Ó Following an extended volley of discussion, with Yost still at the lectern, the meeting went crossways when Board Chairman Randall Douglas, who was not chairing the finance committee, attempted to restore a sense of balance to the meeting.

Douglas said while Ottenstein reached out five times last week to discuss the proposed legislation, they couldn’t connect due to telecommunication issues.

As such, he advocated delaying moving forward until Ottenstein and other stakeholders could chime in.

Any action before then would be premature, he said.

Douglas said his OttensteinÕ s concerns were legitimate because he was once paying the occupancy tax, some $18,000 altogether, but opted out once he realized other vacation rental proprietors weren’t being held to the same standard. ÒI tÕ s a legitimate concern,Ó s aid Douglas. ÒT he whole purpose of this discussion is to make the law crystal clear,” said Finance Chairman Tom Scozzafava.

Douglas said his constituents wanted all voices to be heard and raised several questions that remained open: What do with the funds once collected?

Would they be given back to ROOST or go towards individual towns? How to enforce a possible change in policy? ÒT hose are my concerns and IÕ m afraid we are trying to rush something through in a hurry without getting all opinions,Ó h e said.

ThatÕ s when the lawmakers exited en masse.

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ple at their wedding.

What kind of music did Liz like? Ò I went along with him,Ó she said.

Skip put his arm around her.

An expert sawyer, he worked a variety of jobs that took all over, including a stint as a grade foreman during the construction of the Northway.

“It had to be finely graded,” he recalled, noting a good curve would be nearly imperceptible with the natural drift of an automobile.

The master carpenter also created the original wooden bookends now sold by Adirondack Life magazine, a task he enjoyed until a few years ago.

Skip used to cut wood for friends, family and neighbors to keep them warm during the winter.

“Good old woodstove, I can smell it now,” said Martha.

Liz was a master embroiderer, while both enjoyed puzzles and reading the Bible.

The Deckers also started a tradition that carries over to present-day, that of hunting as a group, skills that have been passed down through the generations.

Ray harvested his first deer at 16 and couldn’t even begin to estimate how many he bagged over the years. Ò A lot of deer,Ó he laughed.

The party would divvy up the meat amongst themselves.

“He could always outwalk the boys, until he was 70,” recalled his daughter, Juanita Johnson.

Not much has changed over the years, he recalled.

Westport has always been a nice quiet community.

The pair now reside at the Essex Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Elizabethtown.

On their anniversary, they sat surrounded by their family and cards and flowers from well-wishers.

Ray leaned over and kissed Liz on the head: “She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

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t. Patrick’s Day is past and we’ve had our Irishman of the Year breakfast.

We’ve donned our green clothes, consumed our green beer along with our corned beef and cabbage. Time to turn the page.

The season has officially changed and, after a rough winter, we deserve to be a little silly. I remember a childhood ditty: Ò ItÕ s springtime and the churds are burping.” I haven’t heard any burping except my own, but I am delighted to have turned that corner. We canÕ t wait for the humming birds to arrive.

It started for me with the change

by Gordie Little of the clocks.

I’ve always worshipped Daylight Savings Time and would love to keep it all year long. I haven’t seen any crocuses popping up, but that will no doubt happen soon. We should all take time to celebrate this season of renewal before Easter is upon us.

Planning our “Little” garden, affectionately known as a Ò crop stripÓ along the fence separating us from the adjacent Morrisonville Fire Department, is always fun. Kaye and I find few things more pleasurable than digging in the dirt. Planting some seeds, growing some veggies and sprucing up the flower beds are all near the top of our spring list of things to do.

I suppose some of you are unhappy with the change of seasons. Skiers and snowmobilers are praying for one more dumping of the white stuff, while the rest of us are getting our shorts and T-shirts out of mothballs and lining up the sandals by the kitchen door.

What do you remember from your childhood about spring? For Kaye and me, it’s mud pies and puddles, marbles and hopscotch, roller skates and Hula Hoops. I doubt if many children even engage in such activities these days. ThatÕ s sad. Do your children and grandchildren even know how to dig a “pot” with their muddy hands and play marbles outside? Probably not. I still have mine from more than 70 years ago, preserved in an ancient tin First Aid box. Do they start begging right about now for you to bring their bicycles out of the cellar or garage?

We love to be able to shut down the furnace and open windows, especially in the bedroom at night, to breath in that fresh spring air. We pine for the first day when we can head out through our River Room onto the screened-in back deck and sit a spell, listening to sounds and smelling the smells of the outdoors.

If you don’t have such a Shangri-La, you’re welcome to visit ours. For us, it defines enjoyment. Filling the cups with hot, black coffee and making our way out there in our jammies is pretty darn close to Nirvana. Walking outside is also great when the snow has gone and the winter salt and sand are swept away. Mud season is here and we don’t care, because we love the change of seasons and know intuitively that summer will be here after a while. There are so many smiles to be seen, compared with the recent winter blahs.

Baseball season is also exciting for this Yankees fan and for Kaye who also enjoys the game.

This was the first winter I had dedicated winter snow tires on my little hybrid car. I have to tell you it was one of the best moves I ever made: great tread, especially designed for our kind of weather, on rims that can be removed when the snow is gone. Then, the summer tires are installed and weÕ re good to go till next winter. Why didnÕ t I do this years ago? Live and learn.

I’m writing this a week ahead of the publishing date, so I can’t predict when the Saranac River ice will break up and float either downstream or onto the banks and into our homes. We pray for a gradual thawing and a smooth transition from solid to liquid as winter snows melt and flow from the mountains.

We’ve had our share of flooding problems in the past and donÕ t relish the memories.

I leave you with another dated ditty: “Spring has sprung. The grass has riz. I wonder where the flowers is.”

Little Bits

Columnist Gordie Little is a weekly contributor to Denton Publications. He may be reached at gordie@denpubs.com.

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Late Flames rally dashes Blue Bombers’ championship hopes Flames come from behind for 3-2 state semifinals win

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andrew@denpubs.com UTICA Ñ It was all cheers for the Lake Placid Blue Bombers after Saturday’s state semifinal match against Williamsville East Flames, bittersweet as the moment was.

A concourse filled with filled with blue and gold loudly welcomed players and coaches coming up the stairs from the locker room following the team’s 3-2 playoff loss to the Buffalo-area Section VI champs.

The toughest part, perhaps, was just how close the No. 2 Blue Bombers were to playing again in the state championship the following day.

“Our kinds have nothing to be ashamed of,” said Lake Placid head coach Keith Clark. “I feel completely satisfied with our effort today.

ThatÕ s how it goes when you play a good team.

Sometimes you get it and sometimes you donÕ t.

We did everything we could to win that hockey game and I couldnÕ t be prouder of our group.Ó No. 1 Williamsville East, a school about five times the size of Lake Placid, scored two unanswered goals in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit and quell the Blue Bombers hopes for their first state championship since 1980.

Both late scores were by Dylan Cicero, his game-winner with 1:17 to play coming just 13 seconds after he exited the penalty box for a tripping call.

After a scoreless first period, the Blue Bombers took the lead 33 seconds into the second when Chris Williams took the puck down the right side, cutting sharply in front of goalie Max Battistoni and burying the unassisted opening goal.

The Flames tied it up 29 seconds later when a Tucker Angelopoulos save on an Alex Finley shot bounced right to a waiting Chris Winiecki.

Lake Placid’s Connor Preston cuts hard inside for the team’s second goal, assisted by Chris Williams.

Photo by Andrew Johnstone

He collected the puck and sent it high and just under the crossbar for the score.

At 8:21 Connor Preston took a Williams assist and beat Battistoni just like his teammate did early, threading from right to left between the goalie and a defender and firing for the gloveside netter. Ò Our goals were nice goals,Ó said Clark.

“Hard goals, cut in front, when you have to cut in front of the net it takes some guts.Ó The lead would hold until 5:30 into the third period when Jack Kelly came down the ice on a two-on-two break, went left of the goal and dropped the puck back to a streaking Cicero.

The tie came just moments after a minute and a half of 4-on-4 play for roughing. Ò ItÕ s been a different guy each game that steps up for us,” said Flames head coach Mike Torrillo. “I’ve been riding Cicero a little bit because hw works so hard, heÕ s just been kind of skating through and scoring goals.Ó

Knotted up at 2-2, Lake Placid had some strong chances at retaking the lead. Nick Vermilye got called for a trip to set up a Blue Bombers power play, but even when a man down the Flames’ defense was at its best with time to set up.

Three and a half minutes later Cicero made his second trip to the penalty box, giving Lake Placid another power play opportunity with three minutes to play. A handful of long shots hit Battistoni center mass and the keeper was quick to fall on any and all loose pucks.

It was a physical and penalty filled game.

The Blue Bombers were called for six penalties and the Flames eight, four in the third period, though all five goals in the game were scored at even strength.

After going down, Lake Placid immediately pulled Angelopoulos and mounted one final, furious push. A handful of shots hit Battistoni, but a tightly-packed Williamsville East defense

wouldnÕ t yield any second chances.

“They did a good job eliminating what (Lake Placid) wanted to do,Ó said Torrillo. Ò They did a real good job staying in the shooting lanes and making it tough to shoot.Ó When the final horn sounded, the Flames’ Jack Kelly took a shot at a Lake Placid player, sending him to the penalty box on a cross checking call that added four seconds to the game, though it was too little, too late.

Williamsville East outshot Lake Placid 35-30, with most of the margin built in the second period when the team was actually outscored.

Angelopoulos played a stellar game between the pipes, making 32 saves and only allowing goals on an opportune put back and two transition netters.

“Tucker was lights out, he did everything to give us an opportunity,” said Clark, explaining that the goaltender’s play during an early mandown stretch was key in helping the team settle into a groove. “They had the early momentum and Tucker stood real tall.Ó Battistoni, meanwhile, put together a strong game as well with 28 stops. His best play came late in the third when the Blue Bombers intensified their attack, but between his saves and a clogging Flames defense the outcome was decided.

The following day, Williamsville East built a 2-0 lead over Skaneateles before surrendering five unanswered to a different blue and gold team, ultimately losing the state championship game to the Lakers 5-2.

Lake Placid closed out a memorable season with only two losses, though just missing out on a chance take it all. Though after hearing the fan and family support when it was all over, one might have thought they had.

“I think our team, 21-2-1, is a place that we haven’t been in a long time,” said Clark. “We have a great group of seniors that brought us here. It’s tough it’s over. This group has been a privilege to coach and be around. I think that’s the sad part — that it’s over.”

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The sporting life: Old as the hills, fresh as the rain

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s has been my custom for more than a decade or so, I recently spent another fine, March day traveling down Schroon Lake way in order to attend the annual Adirondack Sportsman’s Dinner. The popular annual event has become a rite of spring, and it always provides me with an opportunity to visit with old friends, and to catch up on their goings-on.

The event, organized by nearly three dozen Ministries located throughout the Bible Belt of the Adirondacks, always draws a crowd and this year was no different. It is sort of a woodman’s rendezvous, although there were plenty of woodswomen in attendance as well.

Speakers for this year’s, 20th anniversary gathering included former DEC Forest Ranger Gary Hodgson, as well as retired DEC Biologist Mark Brown and current DEC Region 5 representatives Ben and Sharon Tabor, who offered seminars on furbearer management and tick management.

Also on hand was wilderness survivalist Marty Simon, trapping expert Bo Moses, waterfowler Mark Pepin as well as Melanie and Roger Houck who provided a seminar on “Getting jiggy with Perch.”

Additional seminars included Basic Emergency Food Storage with Brendan Riordan, Beginning Bowhunting with Terry Bice and his wife Vickie’s wonderful presentation on getting children involved with Nature through song. Paul Jensen, another DEC wildlife technician completed the stateÕ s slate of speakers with a popular presentation on Big Cats of the Adirondacks. As usual, I also offered a seminar on Backcountry Brook Trout As always the Salarno Boys provided a wonderful display of their big racked, Adirondack bucks, as well as presenting two seminars on Ò How to Track Big Bucks in the Adirondacks.Ó Dr. Paige Patterson, a Ò preacher who packs a pistolÓ and a worldwide sportsman with over 30 world class game trophies provided a wonderful and humorous keynote address to cap off the event.

Although I’ve joked that the event is likely the largest, redneck reunion north of the Mason Dixon line; it is also one of the most enjoyable and informative gatherings of sportsmen and women I’ve had the pleasure of attending. The food was great, the company friendly and the overall administration and presentation of the event was simply incredible. However, I wasn’t surprise, as I’ve discovered that anytime you can get a large group of Adirondackers together, you know itÕ s going to be a good time.

I couldnÕ t help but notice there were also a large number of children and teens attending the event. It’s a very encouraging sign, for if the future generation of Adirondack residents are getting out to enjoy the local woods and waters, they will learn to appreciate the outdoors, and theyenjoy it, they will want to protect it. And when local

youth are out enjoying the nearby wilds, Physicians and educators now agree, “They behave better, have longer attention spans, and often exhibit increased self-confidence and express a more positive self-image.”

Further evidence suggests “a meaningful engagement with nature as a child has a direct correlation with involvement in environmental issues in the future, which should be of great interest as communities look for the next generation of environmental leaders.Ó Additional research from studies conducted for the Child&Nature Networks indicate Ò spending time in the open air and learning outside has also proven to increase students’ ability to think creatively and improve problem-solving skills.” The study also revealed “students who play and learn in outdoor settings perform better on tests, have higher grade point averages (GPAs), and cause fewer classroom disruptions.Ó There is also considerable evidence indicating “outdoor adventure programs can impact positively on young people’s attitudes, beliefs and self-perceptions.” Benefits include “an increase in self-concept domains such as independence, confidence, self-efficacy, and selfunderstanding.Ó Time spent outdoors also results in Ò an increase in personality dimensions such as assertiveness, emotional stability, achievement motivation, internal focus of control, and reductions in aggression and neurosis. It has also been shown to improve mental strength and interpersonal dimensions such as social competence, cooperation and interpersonal communication skills.Ó With such tangible results, it would seem reasonable that local school districts may consider developing formalized outdoor education/recreation programs, which would surely be a win-win situation for both the students and educators.

Back to Camp-It’s nothing new

The tangible benefits of the outdoor life have long been recognized by those that regularly share in such wild pleasures.

In fact, the same benefits have likely been shared by campers and outdoor travelers since man first took to the woods.

Valley News - Tri Lakes Edition • March 21, 2015 | 7 Recently, while leafing though a collection of turn of the century adventure manuals, I’ve discovered a treasure cove of quotes regarding the topic of outdoor adventure, circa 1890-1910. Here’s one is from F. H. Revell in his book, Camp-Fire Musings, copyright, 1912.

“There is an impalpable, invisible, softly-stepping delight in the camp-fire which escapes analysis.

Enumerate all its charms, and still there is something not in your catalogue. There are paths of light which it cuts through the darkness; there are elfish forms winking and twisting their faces in the glowing, ash-veiled embers; there are black dragons’ heads with red eyes, and jaws grinning to show their fiery teeth; the pines whisper to the silence; the sentinel trees seem to advance and retire ; you may hear the distant scream of the wolf, or the trumpet of the moose, or the note of a solitary night bird, or the more familiar note of the loon surround and conceal some other delight, as the body veils while it reveals the soul.

The Way of the Woods: A Manual For Sportsman by Edward Breck was published by The Log Cabin Press in 1908. The bookÕ s forward explains: Ò The pursuit of health and happiness, of the countless delights to be secured in other way than by living the free life of the woods -this is our object. It is to forget the ticker and the ledger; to to get out of our ears the jingle of the telephone and the clang of the electric.

The querulous voice of the nerved racked struggle-for-lifer, and the noises of the filth-encrusted pavement; to banish from our eyes the tense, distracting scenes and from our nostrils the noisome smells of city life-in a word to escape from the soul -racking artificiality to the soothing ministrations of the Great Mother.

For the average man, it is not good to be alone in the woods. Unless one is a hermit by nature the pleasure of the trip will be greatly enhanced by having the companion with whom to share the beauties, the successes and even the hardships of the trail.

The joy of shared anticipation and preparations is double and also that of fighting the battle over again after the return. The choice of a companion is most important, for a mistake cannot commonly be rectified. Next to choosing a wife, it is life’s most delicate problem, for in no other situation does a man so inevitably depend upon the company of another.Ó A Handy Volume for Devotees of Tent and Trail by L. E. Eubanks published in 1899 details the benefits of outdoor recreation.

The custom of taking outing and pleasure-excursions is becoming more general each year. As the summer approaches we long to desert the dusty pavements and the confines of store or office, and wander in delightful abandon, through the shady woods, to escape for a fortnight from the worry and care of exacting routine and be a child again Ñ a child of Nature.

I have said that the vacation custom is spreading, but I must qualify this statement; there yet remain many who plead lack of time, and continue the monotonous grind despite all remonstrance of body and brain.

There are men so constituted that they seem to endure any amount of indoor work and retain health; but, in time, this too strenuous application tells on all according to the strength of their respective constitutions. Determine to forget everything but health and pleasure, and enjoy the trip to the fullest extent.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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SSNY desig. agent of school board member, the District, Cynthia- cation: $740.00 capital and program The Statedesignated of NY Mortgage SSNY as Agency LLC upon whom pro- will be held on Tuesday, Summo, must be signed budgets will be available Disability Insurance offers up to $15,000 down payagent of LLC upon who cess may be served. May 19,2015 between for inspection by the $0.00 by at least twenty-five ment assistance. www.sonySUMMARY OF TENTASSNY shall mail copy of the hours of 12 noon between the (25) qualified voters of process against it may public 1-800-382-HOME(4663) TIVE CAPITAL BUDGET be served.

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LEGALS OF SAH REAL PROPERprincipal business loca- proposed budget includ- BY ORDER OF THE Road, Lake Placid, NY Superintendent of Rental of Facilities TY, LLC, Art. of Org. NOTICE OF FORMATION BOARD OF EDUCATION- 12946. Purpose: To en- Champlain Valley Educa- $234,682.00 tion. Purpose: Any law- ing an estimate of the OF ADK ARTS & CRAFT- ful purpose. amount of money which tional Services, 518 Ru- TOTAL CAPITAL BUD- filed with Secy of State Cynthia Summo, Clerk of gage in any lawful act.

(SSNY) on 1/15/15. OfING STUDIO LLC Arts. of VN-02/21-03/28/2015will be required for the District gar Street, Plattsburgh, GET $374,682.00 VN-02/14-03/21/2015Org. filed with the Sect'y SUMMARY OF TENTA- fice location: Essex school purposes, exclu- Dated: March 11, 2015 commencing on March 6TC-73637 6TC-73023 of State of NY (SSNY) TIVE PROGRAM BUD- County. SSNY designatsive of public monies, VN27, 2015. ed as agent of LLC upon on 2/12/2015. Office lo- LEGAL NOTICE SUMMARY OF TENTA- GET may be obtained during 3/21,4/4,4/18,5/2/2015NOTICE OF BOCES AN(Melissa Bresette 296 whom process against it cation, County of Essex.

TIVE ADMINISTRATIVE the seven(7) days imme- 4TC-75981 Occupational Instruction NUAL MEETING may be served. SSNY BUDGET $8,150,102.00 SSNY has been desig- Clinton St. Keeseville, ny diately preceding the AnMAGDI SL PLAZA LLC Please take notice that 12944), in accordance shall mail copy of proInstruction of Students nated as agent of the Total Personnel Services nual Meeting/Vote exArticles of Org. filed NY the BOARD OF COOPER- (Salaries of all Central with cess to 1763 Haselton Disabilities LLC upon whom pro- with the provision pro- cept Saturdays, SunSec. of State (SSNY) ATIVE EDUCATIONAL vided in the lease agree- days, or Holidays, at the Rd., Wilmington, DE cess against it may be Administrative and Su- $11,363,930.00 02/17/2015.

Office in SERVICES OF THE SOLE pervisory 12997. Purpose: any Personnel) Itinerant Services served. SSNY shall mail ment, and failure to re- Keene Central School Essex Co. SSNY desig.

SUPERVISORY DIS- $546,363.00 lawful activities. $2,797,387.00 process to: Heidy Peter- spond to notices, Man- from 9AM to 3PM. Agent of LLC upon TRICT OF CLINTON-ES- Total Employee & Re- General VN-03/07-04/11/2015Instruction son, 2591 Main St., POB agement at A.B. Storage NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVwhom process may be SEX-WARREN-WASH6TC-74682 tiree Benefits (Benefits $880,800.00 2042, Lake Placid, NY as of 03/31/15. I'll now EN, that applications for served.

SSNY shall mail INGTON COUNTIES of Central Administra- Instructional Support 12946. Purpose: any take possession of all absentee ballots can be items left in storage NOTICE OF FORMATION lawful act. obtained and must be copy of process to 23 (Champlain Valley Edu- tive,Supervisory Person- $2,506,622.00 units#10. Items may be submitted to the Clerk of Main St., Saranac Lake, cational Services) will nel and all Retirees) Other OF TEMPEST TRADING Services VN-03/07-04/11/2015Principal hold the annual meeting sold pursuant to the as- the District, Cynthia- NY 12983.

LLC. Arts. of Org. filed $2,818,780.00 $5,780,509.00 6TC-74323 business location 622 of the members of the sertion of a lien for Summo, no later than TOTAL PROGRAM BUD- with Secy. of State of NY Equipment $700.00 Lake Flower Ave., Boards of Education of Supplies and Materials NOTICE OF FORMATION rental at A.B. Storage, (SSNY) on 01/30/15.

GET $31,479,350.00 May 4, 2015 if ballot is Saranac Lake, NY its component school OF LIMITED LIABILITY Keeseville, NY. Office location: Essex $13,075.00 TOTAL CVES BUDGET to be mailed OR no later districts on Wednesday, Revenue Note Interest $35,553,646.00 COMPANY (LLC) VN-03/21/2015-1TCCounty. SSNY designatthan May 11, 2015 if 12983. Purpose: Any lawful purpose April 8, 2015, at 7:30 Name: Cafe Warango, 76496 ed as agent of LLC upon $0.00 VN-03/21,04/04/2015ballot is to be acquired VN-02/28-04/04/2015p.m., at the Yandon-DilLLC Articles of Organizawhom process against it Total Contract Expense 2TC-76016 in person. The Clerk may 6TC-73903 lon Center in Mineville. tion filed with the Secre- LEGAL NOTICE may be served. SSNY $227,583.00 accept absentee ballots The Board of Cooperatary of State of New ANNUAL SCHOOL DIS- until 5 PM only, May shall mail process to: Net Transfers (other MARVINSEED, LLC. Art. tive Educational Services York (SSNY) on TRICT Kevin Fountain, 480 Mirthan capital) $93,113.00 19,2015. of Org. filed with NY will present its tentative 01/16/2015 Office Loca- PUBLIC HEARING TOTAL ADMINISTRA- REQUEST FOR PRO- ror Lake Dr., Lake NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, Sec. of State (SSNY) on administrative, capital NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVtion: Essex County. The POSALS Placid, NY 12946. PurTIVE BUDGET that the petitions nomi- 02/10/15. Office: Essex SSNY is designated as EN, that the Public Hear- nating the candidates for County. SSNY designat- and program budgets Westport Central School pose: any lawful activi$3,699,614.00 for 2015-16 to the meming (takes the place of agent of the LLC upon (Compensation of Dis- is seeking requests for ties. the office of the Board of ed as agent of the LLC bers of the Boards of the Annual Meeting) of whom process against it VN-03/21-04/25/2015trict Superintendent of proposals for School Education must be filed upon whom process Keene Central with the Clerk of the Dis- against it may be served.

Education of component Schools) may be served. SSNY the Physician and School 6TC-75987 School District, Essex school districts in attenshall mail a copy of any Tax Collector the 2015State Salary $43,499.00 trict not later than April SSNY shall mail copy of County, New York will dance at such Annual process to the LLC at: CVES Salary 2016 school year: All 20, 2015. Petition forms process to the LLC, PO Meeting, for their re- $123,263.00 122A Robare Rd, Kee- be held for the inhabi- are available at the office proposals must be subBox 77 Essex NY 12936. seville NY 12944. Pur- tants qualified to vote at of the Superintendent. Purpose: Any lawful pur- view. The following are Social Security mitted in a sealed envesuch meeting in said summaries of the tenta- $9,765.00 pose: To engage in any lope to the Westport TO MAKE The following vacancies pose. district at the school in are to be filled on the tive administrative, capi- Teacher lawful act or activity.

Retirement Central School District VN-03/14-04/18/2015Keene Valley on Mon- Board of Education: tal and program bud- $16,345.00 VN-03/07-04/11/2015Clerk by 3:00 PM on 6TC-75542 day, May 11, 2015 at 7 gets. The amounts stat6TC-74479 Health & Life Insurance Monday, March 30, EXPIRED TERM - incumPM for the purpose of bent, Kathy Regan - NOTICE OF FORMATION ed are based on current 2015.

The Westport $16,418.00 EAT SIMPLY, LLC Arti- presenting a budget for term expires on 6/30/18.

OF NORFOLK VEN- estimates and may be Unemployment Insur- Central School Board of cles of Org. filed NY Sec. the school year 2015 - The petitions must be TURES, LLC, Arts. of subject to change. ance $616.00 Place a Education reserves the of State (SSNY) 1/20/15. 2016. Voting for said Copies of the complete classified right to reject any and all Workers' Compensation directed to the Clerk of Org. filed with SSNY on ad!

Office in Essex Co. budget, and one(1) the District, Cynthia- 10/20/2004. Office Lo- tentative administrative, $740.00 proposals.

You may It’s easy and SSNY desig. agent of school board member, Summo, must be signed cation: Essex County, capital and program Disability Insurance contact Jana Atwell, Diswill make budgets will be available LLC upon whom pro- will be held on Tuesday, by at least twenty-five SSNY designated as trict Clerk at 962-8775 $0.00 you money! for inspection by the SUMMARY OF TENTA- for additional informacess may be served. May 19,2015 between (25) qualified voters of agent of LLC upon who SSNY shall mail copy of the hours of 12 noon between the tion.

TIVE CAPITAL BUDGET the district, and must process against it may public process to 1983 Saranac and 8:00 PM. VN-03/21/2015-1TCTransfer To Capital Fund state the name and resi- be served. SSNY shall hours of 9 a.m. and 3 mail a copy of process Ave., Lake Placid, NY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- dence of the candidate. p.m. in the Administra- $140,000.00 76224 12946, which is also the EN, that copies of the tive Office of the District Rental of Facilities

BY ORDER OF THE to: The LLC, 16 Stone principal business loca- proposed budget includ- BOARD OF EDUCATION- Road, Lake Placid, NY Superintendent of $234,682.00 tion. Purpose: Any law- ing an estimate of the Cynthia Summo, Clerk of 12946. Purpose: To en- Champlain Valley Educa- TOTAL CAPITAL BUDgage in any lawful act. ful purpose. amount of money which tional Services, 518 Ru- GET $374,682.00 the District

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PROPERTY FOR SALE: Rand Hill Road, Beekmantown, NY. 11.67 Wooded Acres, Borders State Land. Private Sale. 518-492-7178.

UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 11 acres-$69,900 Beautiful woods on bass lake 5 mi to Cooperstown!

Private setting for camp, cabin or yr round home! Terms avail!

1-888-650-8166 or NewYorkLandandLakes.com UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 11 acres- $69,900 Beautiful woods on bass lake 5 miles to Cooperstown!

Private setting for camp, cabin or year round home! Terms avail!

888-479-3394 NewYorkLandandLakes.com

CONSTRUCTION GODDEAU'S CARPENTRY New Construction, Remodeling, Siding, Decks, Windows & Doors.

Fully Insured, 15+ Years Experience. 518-420-9418 or 518-4922379.

INSURANCE Need Car Insurance Now? Lowest Down Payment - Canceled?

State Letter? Accidents? Tickets?

DUI? Instant Coverage!

INSUREDIRECT.COM 1-800-2313603

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FOR SALE 14x80 3 bedroom, 2 bath completely redone mobile home in the City of Plattsburgh, low utilities, very affordable, Pricing 518-293-8801.

$29,000 REMODELED 2 BDRM, .3 acre, Rte. 9, Front Street, Keeseville, NY. Live in or a P/E Ratio of 5 to 1 investment. 518-3356904 GRANTEE Kelly, Jeffrey Trybendis, Michael Reynolds, Anna Morrill, Crystal Cortalono, Christine et. al.

Firlik, James Leavens, James & Linda Parkview at Ticonderoga Cadence Lodge LLC Stevens, Brian Suber, Westley Gough Olon Weber, Greg & Jeanette Terbeek, Zachary Eisinger, Dominic & Melissa Stout, Mathew et. al.

Ross, Wallace, et. al.

GRANTEE Grevatt, Brian Asselin, Kate Zeh, Beverly et. al.

Dudley, Laurie Store Master Funding Insglish, Marion Parmenter, Jerry Meady, Christine

LOCATION Moriah Ticonderoga Moriah Elizabethtown Jay North Elba Ticonderoga Schroon Wilmington North Elba Chesterfield Chesterfield Lewis Ticonderoga Keene Lewis Crown Point LOCATION North Elba Keene Essex North Elba Elizabethtown Chesterfield Newcomb Schroon

PRICE $50,000 $42,000 $50,000 $75,000 $1,500 $160,000 $89,400 $600,000 $181,000 $74,338.29 $89,900 $1 $55,000 $102,000 $67,500 $1 $65,000 PRICE $1,750 $180,000 $96,350 $1 $2,668,477.09 $83,500 $30,000 $500

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COOPERSTOWN LAND SALE! 5 acres- $24,900 5 mins to Village.

Gorgeous wooded setting, priced at 60% BELOW MARKET! Town rd, utils, ez terms! 888-905-8847 or newyorklandandlakes.com

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COOPERSTOWN LAND SALE! 5 acres-$24,900, 5 mins to Village.

Gorgeous wooded setting, priced at 60% BELOW MARKET! Town rd, utils, ez terms!

1-888-701-1864 or NewYorkLandandLakes.com

YOU CAN’T ESCAPE THE BUYS IN THE CLASSIFIEDS! 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201

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BUSINESS PROPERTIES FOR SALE Lake Champlain Marina's, Convenience Stores and Restaurants located in Upstate New York. Call CDC 800-545-545-8125

BUILDING AND LOT in Moriah 1.3+ acres, paved driveway, town water and sewer. Can be used for residential and/or commercial, Asking $45,000.

518-546-3568

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BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE in the town of Moriah. Lake view, great hunting, and privacy what more could you ask for. Call Ashley at 578-2501 for more information.

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House for Sale Essex, NY 3 bdrm, 1 bath Farm House, 1.4 acre lot includes detached one car garage, barn. For more info please call 518-962-8624 or www.venturenorth.com MLS#147141 $89,950

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4 BEDROOM HOME for sale in Lewis, NY Master bedroom on 1st floor large fenced in back yard Priced to sell at only $79,000 (518) 873-2362

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