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Essex County supervisors exploring use of modular building for kitchen site Modular structure with a commercial kitchen may be the most cost effective solution to nutrition site, say lawmakers

remedy to the county’s senior meal nutrition kitchen problem they hope will be easy to swallow: A relocation of the facility to a modular building.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors on April 25 authorized the department of public works to go out for a request for proposal on a 3,000 square foot modular structure.

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The abandonment of a pair of mausoleums in Clinton County has families searching for answers PLATTSBURGH — It was a storybook romance.

Doris Mary Richards gazed across the dance floor at Wilfred Gonyea.

“I’m going to marry that boy,” Richards said.

Pete DeMola She did.

Writer The couple got hitched at St. Joseph’s Church in Mooers in July 1945.

The American dream followed.

Wilfred took on a number of blue collar jobs to support his growing family — mechanic, tractor-trailer driver, mine worker. The Redford native also joined a number of civic organizations, including the Knights of Columbus, the Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club and the Peru Rod and Gun Club.

Doris found joy in homemaking and raising their six children.

Both were devout Catholics and deeply respected in the community. And like other sensible Americans, the couple

A state health department inspection last spring revealed numerous code and ventilation issues at the 30-year-old building.

Improvements cannot be made while the kitchen is operational, Dougan said.

If a modular building is determined to be the most costeffective solution, operations would be moved permanently

Surviving family members of those interred at Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens facilities in Plattsburgh and Ellenburg Depot are shocked at the deterioration of the buildings.

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made funeral arrangements long before they eventually passed away.

Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens seemed like a good bet.

The nonprofit, which was incorporated in 1980, had been advertising crypt space in a pair of new mausoleums in Plattsburgh and Ellenburg.

Unlike traditional mausoleums designed for individual families, the Whispering Maples properties were grandiose affairs. The facilities featured manicured lawns, chandeliers and benches where people could sit indoors and pay homage to their loved ones, who were entombed in above-ground >> WHISPERING MAPLES | pg. 8

LAKE PLACID — The nation’s best fly anglers will be returning to Lake Placid, Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Redford and Malone Wednesday, June 1 through June 4, for the U.S. National Fly Fishing Championships.

Organizers are looking for volunteers to assist anglers over the three day catch-and-release competition.

“The event relies on volunteers to record the size and species of every fish caught, and is a great opportunity for avid fishermen to learn from these top anglers and share local ‘intel’ too,” said Ken Crane, an organizer and volunteer. “Anglers will be fishing on the Ausable, Saranac and Salmon Rivers while wading, and Mirror Lake and Lake Colby from boats.

No experience is required other than a love of the outdoors!”

There will be 12 anglers separated by 200 meters spread across roughly two miles of stream or in a boat with full access to the lake. That location is their “beat” and the angler may only fish in this section. This ensures no crowding between competitors and the recreational anglers.

Sessions will run Thursday June 2 and June 3, from 9 a.m. to noon and 3 to 6 p.m. One session will take place Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by the closing ceremony from 6 to 10 p.m. Lunches are provided each day. Volunteers may help for 1 to 5 sessions or just one as their schedule permits. >> See FLY FISHING | pg. 13

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Stefanik awards Silver Star posthumously to Tri Lakes native TUPPER LAKE — On April 25, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) hosted a ceremony in Washington, D.C. at the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing room to present the family of First Lieutenant Elmer Jebo — a constituent from Tupper Lake — with a Silver Star that he was awarded by the U.S. Army but never received. Earlier this week, Stefanik honored Lieutenant Jebo’s service on the House floor.

“One of the most important jobs of a Member of Congress is representing the veterans in their district – and I’m proud to represent the district with the most veterans of any in New York State,” Stefanik said. “Lieutenant Jebo bravely served his country in campaigns across Italy and I am humbled to present the Silver Star to the family of this American hero — it is a rare and unique honor.”

Elmer Hiram Jebo was born on January 14, 1914, in St. Regis Falls, New York to Fred Jebo and Carrie Rivers Jebo of Conifer, New York.

He attended Tupper Lake High School and graduated in 1932. He starred in football and basketball at Tupper Lake High School and attended Syracuse University on a football scholarship. After graduating in 1938, he taught at Adams Center High School where in addition to his teaching duties he was athletic director, football coach and baseball coach until 1940.

In 1940, Elmer was drafted into the U.S. Army and following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, was accepted into Officer Candidate School. On June 4, 1942, he married Phyl-

lis Edna Wright of Saratoga Springs, New York, before he was deployed overseas to Europe. Elmer participated in the military campaigns in Sicily, Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno as a First

Lieutenant and Unit Combat Commander. He was awarded the “Bronze Star” while with the 180th Infantry Regiment on October 27, 1943, for “exemplary conduct in action against the enemy.” His unit participated in the Anzio invasion in 1944 and he was awarded the “Silver Star” on February 24, 1944, while serving as Commander of L Company. He was severely wounded on May 26, 1944, and as a result of his wounds, lost his right leg. He was brought back to the United States and spent many months at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington in recovery and rehabilitation. He was awarded a Purple Heart medal as a result of those injuries.

On July 21, 1945, Elmer retired from the U.S. Army due to his disability. He was a First Lieutenant at the time of his retirement.

Elmer went to work in Washington with the

Department of Labor in 1945. He was a senior manager with the Manpower Administration in the Department of Labor and was involved in several major labor strikes during the 1960s including the famous dispute between United Farm Workers and the Teamster Union. He and Phyllis moved to Alexandria, Virginia, and raised three sons, Donald R. Jebo, Jerry K. Jebo and Steven W. Jebo. He was active with the Disabled American Veterans and served on several Presidential committees on veterans’ rights during the 1950s and 1960s. Both Phyllis and he were involved with the Trinity Methodist Church of Alexandria, Virginia. Following his retirement, Elmer and Phyllis moved to Radford, Virginia. Phyllis died on October 4, 2000, and Elmer died on August 22, 2001.

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Completing the Circle of Care for North Country children Adirondack BT3 Alliance to host annual meeting, conference LAKE PLACID — Educators, caregivers, community leaders, and other professionals involved in the lives of young children will convene Friday, May 13 and May 14, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, for the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance (BT3) annual meeting and conference. All are welcome to attend.

“Completing the Circle of Care for North Country Children” is dedicated to alliance building and professional development for individuals and organizations, focusing on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.

“The profound impact of high quality care, nutrition, and education during a child’s first 1,000 days has been demonstrated repeatedly by rigorous studies,” said BT3 Executive Director Susan Mack. “Focusing on children from birth to age three is a powerful investment in individuals and in our society’s economic and social wellbeing. This two-day event brings together a wealth of expertise in policy, planning, and child development. It is for everyone who touches the lives of young children.”

“This conference will offer advanced, very high quality professional development for anybody working with children and their families,” said Jamie Basiliere, executive director of the Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country and member of the BT3 Steering Committee. “This is not an every-day run of the mill conference: it is not to be missed.”

The BT3 Alliance membership meets on Friday, May 13.

This is an opportunity to learn more about the Alliance and work together to make a difference in our community. There is no cost to attend.

Saturday, May 14, offers professional development for early childhood educators and practical information for parents.

Learn from renowned speakers and hands-on workshops in a fun setting. Registration fee is $50.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Gerard Costa, director of Montclair State University’s Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health. On Friday, he will present “Building a Community that Honors Infant, Child, and Parent: What Science is Telling Us and How We Can Become Change Agents.”

On Saturday, he will present “The Emotional Life of the Caregiver: Why We Must Attend to the Needs of Adults Who Care for Infants, Children, and Families.”

Breakfast and lunch are included both days. To register, or for more information, visit adirondackbt3.org.

The annual meeting and conference are sponsored by Adirondack Foundation, Adirondack Health Institute, Workforce Development Institute, and Adirondack Foundation’s Adirondack for Kids Fund.

A project of Adirondack Foundation, BT3’s focus is to give children age 0-3 in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties, and the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation, the best possible start in life. The alliance was established in 2014 and consists of a wide range of professionals who work with infants, toddlers, and their families.

“BT3 is a unique opportunity to combine new and existing resources,” said Bob Frawley, BT3 Steering Committee member and Early Childhood Policy Consultant for the New York State Early Childhood Advisory Council. “Alliance members are working together to ensure that every child born in the North Country receives the supports and services they need to be prepared for success in school and life.”

For more information, contact BT3 Executive Director Susan Mack at 354-9266 or susan@adirondackbt3.org, or visit adirondackbt3.org.

Renzi Foodservice Food Show returns and gives to Lake Placid LAKE PLACID — The Renzi Foodservice Food Show returned to the Conference Center at Lake Placid for the second year in a row Tuesday, April 19, bringing with it 1,500 attendees and a spirit of community reinvestment.

Renzi Foodservice is one of the largest family owned and operated broadline foodservice distributors in Upstate and Central New York.

In addition to the economic impact of bringing one of the largest conference groups to Lake Placid this spring, the company has fostered a deeper connection with the community.

“We have a corporate responsibility to set an example of leadership giving, which is fundamental to our personal values, beliefs, integrity and operating philosophy,” said Renzi Foodservice’s chief executive officer Jude Renzi. “These efforts reinforce our commitment to giving back to the communities that have

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In 2014, the company established a charitable foundation partnering with the Northern New York Community Foundation in an effort to formalize their community reinvestment efforts in support of nonprofit organizations and schools. In Lake Placid, that has included food donations and sponsorships of local food-related events.

Following their first Food Show in Lake Placid in May 2015, Renzi donated at least eight trucks full of food to the North Elba Community Christmas Fund, the Lake Placid Ecumenical Food Pantry run by St. Agnes Church, the Lake Placid Central School District, and Adirondack Community Church.

This year, they repeated this act of generosity, donating again to the food pantry and to the Lake Placid After School Program.

Renzi is also a sponsor of the annual Lake

Placid Holiday Village Stroll, and it is a major sponsor of the first ever Eat ADK Restaurant Week that is being held in Lake Placid from Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 22.

“Many conference groups build strong relationships to the destination, and Renzi Foodservice is an outstanding example of how a company can develop deep ties to a community,” said Maryjane Lawrence, marketing and operations director for the Conference Center at Lake Placid. “We are grateful to have them as a part of the Lake Placid conference family.”

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The strategy includes attracting a combination of regional day business and multi-day, townwide conferences.

For more information about the Conference Center at Lake Placid, visit meetingslakeplacid.com.

Fish & Game seeks gun show vendors SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club will be holding a Gun Show and Flea Market Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, July 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be fire arms, ammunition, archery equipment, sporting articles and more.

For information on the gun show, call 891-0531 or email info@slfgc.com.

The Fish and Game are seeking vendors. There is space for a 10’x20’ for $10 available for the weekend. To reserve a spot, call 201-4018 and leave a phone number and answering machine for a return confirmation call.

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pril has been a good month for our family-owned publishing firm.

Following up on our Editor Pete DeMola being named Writer of the Year by the New York Press Association to begin the month, we closed out the month with two additional key staff members being selected as Industry Rising Stars.

Ashley Charron and Ciara Thompson have been selected by the Association of Free Community Papers to each receive three annual scholarships to attend the association’s Leadership Institute, the first of which took place last week in San Diego, Ca. Ashley and Ciara have demonstrated that they posses strong leadership and customer support skills earning them the right to advance those skills to earn an associate advertising degree.

In addition to the many training classes taking place in San Diego, AFCP also presented its annual industry performance awards allowing publications such as ours, to see how we measure up against the best community newspapers in the country.

We were honored to take home an armful of awards, including: First place awards : Best Web Site Best Online Presentation of News Best Original Writing News Article Best Special Project – Section VII Football Best Self Promotion-Web Site Second place awards: Best Online Digital Edition Best Original Writing Opinion Best B&W Ad Design more than 12” Best Special - Cancer Awareness Presentation Third place awards: Best Web Site Innovation Process Color Sports Photo Best Original Writing News Feature Best Ad Series Most Improved Publication Honorable mention: Rate Card These awards and the recognition of our staff serve one very important purpose and that is to ensure we are on the right track in meeting the needs of the community with our weekly publications.

We may come from a small rural area but it’s nice to know we measure up very well when compared to much larger publication companies with greater resources.

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pair of neighboring Essex County school districts made a bold move when they announced last year that they would share a superintendent.

The arrangement between Elizabethtown-Lewis Central and Westport Central takes effect on July 1.

It’s a wise decision that’s long overdue.

After all, the districts have much in common.

Both face declining enrollment and similar tax rates.

Both already share a number of programs and services, including a boys soccer team that made it to the state finals last year.

And both, like all public school districts across the state, are facing a financial landscape where austerity is the new normal.

While districts across the North Country breathed a sigh of relief last month when Albany announced it would end the Gap Elimination Adjustment within a year, administrators were quick to point out that problems remain in how state education aid is allocated.

We’ll never be flush with cash.

Districts across the state are adopting their budgets this month.

For the most part, the narratives are similar: Scrimp here, cut there. Account for mandated costs over there. And hope disaster doesn’t strike.

The best case scenario is that no one gets a pink slip.

Buckle up and hold on.

Considering this perilous landscape, the districts who preemptively opt to pool their resources are embarking down a very wise path.

Other districts should take a page from the ELCS-Westport Central playbook, like Newcomb and Long Lake, for instance. Or Minerva and Johnsburg — or even Crown Point and Ticonderoga.

Many permutations will do.

Why shouldn’t they?

Since 2000, public school enrollment in the Adirondack Park has declined by 25 percent. The numbers have now bottomed out at a steady annual decline of 2.5 percent.

Elizabethtown-Lewis Central alone has lost 35 percent of its student body since 2003.

The clock is ticking.

Barring the steady import of exchange students, a policy some schools have adopted as a stop-gap measure, enrollment trends likely won’t see a reversal.

As such, it’s very difficult to envision any type of scenario where situations will improve without drastic changes that come directly from districts themselves at the ground floor.

While money is always a factor — it’s tough to examine the whopping salary and benefits packages for some of the superintendents in these tiny districts — the benefits go far beyond cost-savings.

As Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central have already correctly pointed out, sharing wherever possible will allow them to position themselves better in the event of future unknowns.

There is no silver bullet to ward off the wolves at the door and turning a blind eye toward consolidation would be naïve.

Districts must do whatever it takes to ensure students receive a top-notch education, even if it means making tough decisions that challenge the very identity of their communities.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau, Pete DeMola and Keith Lobdell. We value your opinion and want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our new Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or email us at johng@suncommunitynews.com.

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DrillingÊ deeperÊ onÊ MedicaidÊ taxiÊ issue To the Editor: I appreciate the headline coverage you recently gave to the issue of rogue Medicaid taxis. I would like to drill a little deeper to provide some more information that your readers may find useful.

The recent meeting referred to in Pete DeMola’s article was initiated and coordinated by myself and other staff at the Essex County Department of Social Services after compiling disparate allegations from clients, staff, relatives and other departments.

As Mr. DeMola’s article correctly points out, coordination of Medicaid Transportation was taken away from all counties by the NYS Department of Health about four years ago. Fortunately, ECDSS still retains two drivers who provide safe, timely medical transportation for some of our more vulnerable residents.

But since the DOH took over the bulk of transportation coordination, the Medicaid taxi business has exploded across the state.

The real and alleged allegations we are seeing now is the result of good intentions gone awry: the state intended to save tax dollars by contracting with one transportation company (MAS) to coordinate Medicaid transportation statewide. Instead, in prioritizing the use of taxis for medical appointments, the program created a demand for more and more expensive taxis.

In the process, it has been alleged that some less-scrupulous companies, with questionable driver hiring practices, have undercut legitimate local taxi companies and created fear amongst the elderly and medically frail.

Ironically, Medicaid transportation costs around the state have also skyrocketed, while at the same time, the much more affordable public transportation has lost Medicaid ridership.

As mentioned, ECDSS — though no longer with any official responsibility or authority regarding coordination of Medicaid transportation — compiled a long list of allegations and observations, and shared them in a meeting with MAS and DOH. MAS rightfully reinforced the importance of people using their taxi complaint process, and DOH shared this list of allegations with the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG).

To our pleasant surprise, OMIG contacted DSS and asked if we would coordinate a meeting with Essex County law enforcement agencies to discuss what could be done.

The result was the meeting referred to in the article, held here at DSS, and attended by representatives of county administration, the Board of Supervisors, New York State Police, Essex County DA, Essex County Sheriff ’s Office, DSS, Probation, EC Public Transportation, the Ticonderoga Police Department, DOH and four investigators from OMIG. The conversation was clarifying, productive and action-oriented. And yes, OMIG and DOH will be meeting with all of us again in a few weeks to check on mutual progress.

We are confident that, collectively, we can improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of Medicaid taxi service here in Essex County.

John P. O�Neill, MPA, Commissioner Essex County Department of Social Services

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ResponseÊ toÊ Mr.Ê OsborneÕ sÊ guestÊ viewpoint To the Editor: Thank you to Mr. Osborne for taking precious time and thought to write the “Guest Viewpoint” regarding shared athletic programs between schools.

“In unity comes strength” and last fall the Griffin soccer team was able to bring Elizabethtown-Lewis and Westport to the NY state finals. Many parents and relatives drove all the way to Middletown in support to watch a game elegantly played, with great footwork and passing. It was a proud moment for all.

Simone Stephens Westport

AÊ poemÊ forÊ Passover:Ê JimÕ sÊ FreedomÊ SederÊ To the editor: My friend, Jim, thinking I wasn’t busy, asked me to write a poem about freedom.

Does he think I know something about freedom?

Oh, no, everybody will light a candle and speak of freedom or, I guess, those not free who should be.

And who will be there with Jim, celebrating his Seder dinner but many Palestinians, a few Israelis, a few other Jews, an Irish yank, me, Jean PanetR and a few others.

Oh, that’s great. I have to tell Palestinians and Jews, who have fought for it their whole life and lives, about freedom.

Well, there’s a job for you!

Well, first of all, freedom is free and can’t be bought. No sooner are these words out of my mouth than I disagree. For resources and their lack of availability, have kept many more than one from becoming more free.

Try again.

Freedom is first and foremost in and of the mind. But there are free minds locked up in prison. Are they still free?

I will continue past this evening to try to define, with more time, what I think about freedom and about being free.

But tonight I will leave you somewhere between Einstein, who said a life must be lived for others, and Shakespeare, who said to thine own self be true and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

With freedom, or at least an important ingredient therein, lying somewhere between the two.

And I will return to next year’s Seder, as I will forever, where Palestinians, Israelis and other Jews and others, are celebrating one another together.

James F. Olwell, Montreal, Quebec

WeÕ reÊ strikingÊ toÊ keepÊ whatÕ sÊ leftÊ of Ê theÊ middleÊ class!

To the Editor: We at CWA and IEBW are on strike against Verizon.

Not for big raises. We are fighting to keep our jobs and jobs for the next generation.

You see, Verizon is a mega-corporation that made $5.5 billion net in the fourth quarter of 2015, and $1.8 billion net in each of the first three months of 2016.

A company that pays the top four executives over $40 million a year and the CEO over $18 million and is wanting to cut, outsource and off-shore our jobs. In 2000, there were 85,000 unionized Verizon workers on strike and now there are 39,000.

Do the math. This is a company that is not hurting in any way shape or form. The landline side is 29 percent of their income.

We are the network that connects the cell towers and many other cell phone companies towers. Verizon also refuses to build FIOS inclusively. In America, our broadband speeds ranks 19th in the world.

We (CWA and IEBW) are not only fighting for our jobs, but we want to build a better internet, phone and cable TV product for all of us.

Verizon has and wants to continue to put us on the road. Many of us have spent six or more months a year in NYC building FIOS; away from our families and homes three weeks at a time. This is not for storm damage, like the 1998 Ice Storm. Now they want us to relocate for two months at a time without seeing our families. Much of this work is without over time.

They (Verizon) want to gut our job security and offshore every job they can! They want to outsource our jobs to contractors that have no connection or pride for our home towns.

Yes, we make good money. I agree.

Yes, we have good benefits. They were all fought for! The company did not give them freely.

We at CWA and IBEW were there in the 1998 Ice Storm and every storm before and after.

We are there in the middle of the night in all weather helping our brothers at the power company.

We climb poles. We set poles in 13,000 volts. We work jobs that destroy our backs, shoulders and knees. Seldom does one retire from this work without being half crippled in one way or another. It is not a job for everyone or the weak at heart.

This is my third strike. While on strike, we go without pay and after 15 days, we lose our health insurance. We can’t collect unemployment for sev-

en weeks. Some members in the past have lost homes and our marriages are put to the test.

My children have done without when our union has had to call a strike.

We are not only striking for our jobs, but for what is left of the middle class!

John Briaddy Chief Union Steward, Verizon Lineman Saranac Lake

GovernmentÊ agenciesÊ areÊ failingÊ toÊ protectÊ LakeÊ Champlain To the Editor: I thought I would share this editorial viewpoint that was published in the Plattsburgh Press Republican April 19, 2016.

I have now spent over one year attempting to find an agency or individual that would step up to the plate and address the issues I have been raising over marina operations just on two bays of Lake Champlain.

I have not been disappointed in the continual “agency shuffle” and “activity without achievement” so well displayed by each of the players. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives permission to place floating tire breakwaters in Lake Champlain and then never inspects or requires compliance with the requirements they place on marinas do such.

The U.S. Coast Guard does nothing to enforce marking and lighting tire breakwaters or to control the tires that break loose and clog international waterways as a floating hazard.

The issue of loose tire pollution that should be controlled by The U.S. Coast Guard and New York State DEC remains completely off their radar in spite of my repeated e-mails to both agencies.

Tires lie on the bottom of the bays four to six feet thick, the shores are littered with tires, and loose tires float into the international waterways and over to the shore of Vermont all the time.

The Town of Chazy cannot even enforce zoning laws concerning littering with tires on the shores of tax payers property within the town.

Obviously “agency shuffle” is a very effective tool for avoiding responsibility and action as required by any agency charged with that duty.

The environmental hazards allowed to go unchecked in the two bays in question are an inexcusable disgrace and a glaring example of the failure of government and government agencies to carry out their charged responsibility. If nothing is getting done to correct the issues at hand, why is taxpayer money being wasted to fund agencies and officials that do nothing?

Let’s try something new this year and get someone to actually carry out the duties they are paid to accomplish and then clean up this Wild West situation on just two bays on Lake Champlain. If your agencies cannot do this, how is the Lake Champlain ecosystem to be preserved?

I would like to thank The Plattsburgh Press Republican and Editor Lois Clermont for shedding light on this problem. That is a positive step in the right direction. How about one of the agencies or individuals addressed in this email actually trying to do something positive for Earth Day? That would be a great gift to the folks trying to enjoy the lake that your inaction is destroying.

Thomas Dragoon West Chazy

TrumpÊ viewpointÊ mereÊ propaganda To the Editor: Neither naïve nor gullible am I when it comes to the guest editorial “A true view of Donald Trump”. Its theme is the exoneration of Trump’s behavior. Of particular concern for me was the statement “Businesses go bankrupt all the time . . .” as an exoneration for Trump’s business failures. To me that is like saying: “people steal all the time, so it’s OK.” TWA (1992), United Airlines (2002), AIG (2008), Lehman Brothers (2008), GM (2009) and Sears (2016?), are exemplified as bankruptcies. Natural disasters like the Indian Ocean Phuket tsunami (2004), Katrina (2005) and Sandy (2012) are presented as possible causes for those bankruptcies.

None of the corporations cited failed because of those natural disasters.

It is well documented that each of them failed because of poor leadership by the President, CEO, COO, CFO (as appropriate) and their respective boards. They failed due to poor judgment, greed, and/or shady practices.

Bankruptcy by very large corporations (AIG was said to be “too big to be allowed to fail”) has repercussions that dwarf personal and small business bankruptcies. Contractors, employees/retirees, suppliers, taxers (schools, municipalities, etc.) will get pennies on the dollar, if they are lucky. Investors–stock holders–get nothing; bond holders may get a little.

But the corporate officers still have their fancy houses, cars, etc. They do not go bankrupt. Contractors and suppliers may be forced to lay off employees or file for bankruptcy. As always, you and I pay the debt one way or another.

Have a retirement plan like an IRA or 401(k)? Retirement plan fund managers like to invest in large corporations. When a large corporation goes bankrupt, the retirement plan suffers a loss which reduces payments to retirees and future retirees.

We are still recovering from the 2008 bust.

Currently, we are in debt up to my great grandchildren. Imagine a U.S. President that perceives bankruptcy as no big deal? Congress continues to raise the debt limit. Who holds our debt? At the end of 2014, China held over one trillion dollars of our debt, more than any other nation. Japan was a close second. Oil explorers were a distant third place with Caribbean Banks fourth. Some day those loans will be called.

What then?

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Little Bits All about May Gordie Little

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“Mother, May I?” Who remembers that game? I always lost when “mother” sent me backwards or sideways and I wasn’t clever enough to outsmart her.

But I did manage to hold my own in “Kick the Can,” “Red light, Green Light,” “Red Rover” and especially “Spin the Bottle.” Sadly, we don’t see neighborhood children playing many games outside these days.

It’s May. When I was a youngster growing up along the Grasse River, we never went inside at this time of year. Games were on the nearby school grounds in our tiny Massena Center community.

“One Old cat” was another favorite you might recall. I asked Kaye for her childhood game memories and she has many, including skipping rope and hop scotch on the sidewalk.

Marbles? Sure, but I never won. A neighbor, Jean Lacombe, always cleaned out all my mason jars. She was a sure shot and the bane of my mother who greeted me and my empty containers with, “You did it again. You let a girl beat you.” Yes, I did, and I’ve acknowledged their superiority ever since.

My late friend, Jack Glasgow, called it “mud season,” but this past winter was fairly snowless and spring rains were late in arriving, so there was less mud than usual.

May 1 has had great significance for civilizations far back into antiquity. If I mention “May Day,” most of you know what I mean. It’s always signified a spring festival of one kind or another.

I love horses and people who revere them. I once wrote a delightful ghost story about an artist named Bianca who lived in a haunted housed on Macomb Street in Plattsburgh. She draws and paints horses. On May 1, she wished me a “Happy Beltane.” If that word is strange to you, check it out as you celebrate this transition between winter and summer and hope for a bountiful growing season this year.

Beltane has always had a connection with fires; thus, “Fires of Bel.” He was a Celtic deity and huge bonfires were often lit to symbolically cleanse the area and make way for new growth. Before and on May 1 this year, I heard our Morrisonville fire siren ring numerous times for grass fires and intentional fires—some set maliciously by those who never heard of Beltane.

If you have Scottish heritage, you might already know of the modern version of the Gaelic Beltane festival in that country.

The fires are still lit, of course, but my favorite part is the home decorations involving beautiful May flowers. Of course, the feast is also an important feature of Beltane.

Celebrations all but disappeared in Ireland and Scotland for many years, but, since the late ‘80s, they have been revived in a big way. I love the mystical and sometimes paranormal beginnings of such celebrations and how they can still wield power for us today.

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

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Adirondack arts “I don’t think that art is much about appearance, ironically.”

It was the first nice day of the year. I remember the sun warming my skin, a gentle breeze rolling past. The sky was a clear blue. In retrospect, it was a typical setting for the sort of lengthy, lackadaisical-yet-specific discussion that column writers love to recount.

I sat outside of a coffee shop in Plattsburgh and listened as a friend told me about an exhibit opening they had attended weeks earlier. The conversation seemed to become vaguer — more sweeping and generalizing — as the coffee disappeared from our cups: “Great art — art in general, actually — is more about the effect,” they said. “It’s about how it makes you feel. When you look at it, do you feel interested? Engaged? Maybe you feel disgusted. I don’t know. I think anything that makes you feel something — whether it’s a negative or positive emotion — is important. You know?”

Personally, I think there may be something to that.

The ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh will exhibit a collection by local painter Jim Kobak beginning on May 7. Says Kobak, “My work is inspired by some of the darker parts of humanity, and probably equally influenced by decades of listening to thrash metal music.”

The exhibition, titled “Frayed Ends of Sanity,” aims to use painting, mixed media and digital photo-manipulation to explore the “fragile balance of consciousness.” An opening reception is scheduled for May 7 at 5 p.m. For more information on the exhibit, contact the ROTA Gallery through their Facebook page.

Lake George’s Courthouse Gallery will display an exhibit of new works by artist Laura Gurton during the month of May. Gurton’s paintings result from a refined process that balances chance and control. The images are composed of multiple layers of translucent glazes, imparting levels of depth and revealing patterns analogous to microscopic cellular forms. Gurton says that her work “reflects her admiration for all scientific investigations.” The opening reception will be held on May 7 from 4 – 6 p.m. To view the exhibit after May 7, visit the gallery during normal hours: Tuesday through Friday from 12 - 5 p.m., or Saturday from 12 - 4 p.m. For more information on the new works by Laura Gurton, call 518-668-2616.

The Saunders Gallery of Fine Art in Glens Falls will display a series of landscapes in acrylic by painter Frank Vurraro during the month of May. “I have completely abandoned any reference to manmade objects in my work.” Says Vurraro, “The objects in nature serve as metaphors of what I believe to be spiritual truths.” For more information on the exhibit, contact the Saunders Gallery at 518-793-9350.

The Ti Arts Gallery in downtown Ticonderoga will show an exhibit titled “April Showers Bring May Flowers” beginning on May 13. The show will feature artist Kasey Diana Rosselli and other Ti Arts Gallery artists from the community. An opening reception will be held on May 13th at 5 p.m. The exhibit will run until June 2. For more information on the collection, call 518-585-7301.

The NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery in Saranac Lake will display a collection of Ed Williams’ award-winning photography during the month of May. Williams’ exhibit, titled “Fragrance of Spring,” features digitally manipulated macro-photographs of flowers. Williams is recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for his artistic interpretation of his photographs.

Williams says he was “drawn to photography because of its ability to capture an instant in time,” allowing him and the viewer “infinite opportunities to revisit that moment, reliving the emotions and thoughts evoked by it.” His intent is not to simply print out a photograph, but to recreate and enhance the subject, articulating his artistic interpretation of it. Williams’

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

Sip & Canvas in Glens Falls will host a paint & sip fundraiser on May 9. To preregister call 518-791-4888 or visit sipandcanvas.com.

For 25 years, the Fisher House program has provided a “home away from home” for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes provide temporary free lodging so families can be close to their loved ones during a medical crisis, allowing them to focus on wh what’s important – the healing process.

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The Lewis County Arts Community will hold their annual Spring Art Show from May 6 until May 20. An opening reception celebrating local artists is scheduled for May 6 from 6 – 9 p.m. in the Blue Room at the Lewis County Historical Society in Lowville. For more information, visit lewiscountyarts.com.

Sip & Canvas in Glens Falls will host a paint & sip fundraiser on May 9. All proceeds from the benefit will go to the Go-For Fitness Tour de Cure team and their effort to help fight diabetes. The class will begin at 6:30 p.m. Registration for this event is $36 per person. Included with the registration fee is a two hour painting session, an apron, canvas, brushes, and all supplies. To pre-register for the Go-For Fitness fundraiser, call 518-791-4888 or visit sipandcanvas.com.

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crypts behind ornate marble facades.

Doris was afraid of water and didn’t want to be cremated. The mausoleum also seemed like a safe choice, Wilfred thought, because it could provide a place for their children to gather to pay their respects.

Furthermore, making arrangements beforehand would spare the kids from funeral costs.

Wilfred was sold.

He purchased a tandem plot where he and Doris would be interred for eternity, head-to-head right on the ground floor.

“When one died, one could talk to the other in a comfortable environment,” said Theresa Goodman, the couple’s daughter.

Doris passed away in November 2007. Wilfred visited her weekly. As his health began to falter, the trips became less regular.

But he still ventured out with the help of his daughter, who recalled bundling him up as protection against the elements.

“He did that every chance he got,” Goodman said. “He wanted to be with her.”

SHOCK Four months ago, Doris and Wilfred were reunited.

They join about 600 other North Country residents currently entombed in the Plattsburgh mausoleum, located on a stretch of wetlands along Tom Miller Road as it winds west away from the city.

Survivors and local officials are outraged and shocked at how the pair of facilities have been allowed to deteriorate since their construction in the early 1980s.

A shabby-looking facade in Plattsburgh gives way to a damp, musty interior.

Electric lights hum overhead, many of which are burned out. Wires hang from the ceiling.

A stained glass window in the columbarium — where funeral urns are stored — is shattered and streaked with cobwebs.

The departed keep watch from a bulletin board adorned with photos: A woman on a boat. Smiling couples sitting at kitchen tables. Glamor portraits. A man proudly beaming from a new lawnmower; all of them, snapshots of a particular time and place now fading into the landscape.

The back of the building remains incomplete. Crumbling concrete walls, spiked with exposed rebar, are laid bare to the elements, while a patchwork of plywood, once intended to be temporary placeholders, have now become permanent, warped and weather-beaten with age.

In Ellenburg, located 27 miles to the northwest, the carpet was soaked from a leaking roof as stale air lingered within.

While state engineers have determined the buildings are structurally sound, they have been allowed to deteriorate for years.

More than 100 people attended a standing-room only meeting last week designed to provide answers to long-simmering questions.

The room crackled with tension.

Funds from the sale of each plot, including niches for cremated remains, were supposed to be reserved for a permanent maintenance fund, which has long-since been drained and declared insolvent by the state.

What happened?

ABANDONED Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens was founded and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1980 by a local businessman named Peter Drown.

Drown eventually founded a constellation of funeral homes across the North Country that went through a series of owners, including national mega-chain

The state declared the Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens facilities abandoned in 2015.

Pictured here is the front and rear exterior of the Plattsburgh mausoleum.

Service Corporation International, who sold them in 2008.

But Whispering Maples remained controlled by the family.

Drown passed away in 2000 (he is interred at the Ellenburg site alongside several other family members). The most recent incarnation of the board of directors consisted of three people — Brenda Drown, Patricia Black and Sharon Vann — with Drown, who was married to Peter’s late son, Stephen, also serving as the president.

In February 2015, upon reports that the facilities, including a crematory in Ellenburg, were being neglected, the New York State Division of Cemeteries ordered Drown and Vann be removed from the board.

The facilities were declared abandoned and placed into a receivership.

Interment at Whispering Maples was not cheap.

Crypts ranged from $5,930 to $12,030 depending on their location.

By the time the state stepped in, 78 percent of the spaces in Plattsburgh had been sold; 66 percent in Ellenburg.

But the proceeds appear to have vanished.

In June 2015, the state determined Whispering Maples had failed to set aside adequate funds to cover the costs of pre-need sales of crypt markers and sales of rights of interment.

The numbers were damning: Total liabilities clocked in at $330,800.

The state determined Whispering Maples’ financial assets, including the permanent maintenance fund, pre-need trusts and general fund totaled $296,974.63.

“Much of these funds are restricted, but even if they were unrestricted, they are inadequate to cover the cost of the preneed liabilities,” read the report.

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But the report determined not only was it underfunded, but the nonprofit failed to repay loans they were permitted to withdraw from the fund in 1992.

The nonprofit also failed to make regular deposits even as proceeds from internment space and mausoleum usage continued to pour in.

As of June 2015, the outstanding balance for the permanent maintenance fund was $212,399.

UP IN SMOKE Authorities are baffled.

Since January, Connie Goedert, the state-appointed receiver, is trying to piece together the past 35 years, meeting with employees and examining what survives of the record books.

“The financial picture is not incredibly clear,” Goedert said at last week’s meeting.

A fire at the Whispering Maples records office in Ellenburg, which incinerated decades of files, has further obscured the issue, Goedert said.

The room groaned.

“How convenient,” a woman scoffed.

At present, no arrests have been made.

Financial investigations are ongoing, said David Fleming, a cemetery consultant brought in to aid the towns of Platts-

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“If the money is not there, it is up to the communities to decide how to pursue those funds,” Fleming said.

The future of the facilities, which are still fully operational and are continuing to accept interments, are cloaked in uncertainty as the two towns grapple with a process that will almost undoubtedly lead to their takeover of the facilities.

Fleming called the situation “extremely complicated.”

Mausoleum abandonment is nearly without precedent in the state. Officials could only recall one such similar scenario, a similar case in Ogdensburg last year.

Not only are standalone mausoleums rare — only one other such facility exists in the state — but in this case, the assets will have to be split between the two municipalities.

New York State Division of Cemeteries Investigator Leonard Breen said while his office typically conducts cemetery audits every 3 to 5 years, the agency seldom has the resources to conduct deep forensic audits.

“There’s so many cemeteries in the state, by the time you do the audit, it would take a few years to do the audit again,” Breen said.

State law requires cemeteries to hold annual lot owner association meetings where clients can review financial records.

That never happened at Whispering Maples, said attendees.

“We’ve never heard of a meeting, ever,” Goodman said.

The room agreed.

Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman said he will advocate for a full audit and will pursue action to see if the nonprofit, which is still listed as active by the department of state,

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misappropriated resources.

“We need to dig deeper and past those two years,” Cashman said, referring to the time period immediately preceding the abandonment.

‘A GOOD START’ The first priority, Cashman said, is to shore up the buildings, which were constructed using what Fleming referred to as “low-grade materials.”

The facility in Ellenburg needs a new roof; Plattsburgh, wall repairs (The crematorium in Ellenburg is said to be running efficiently).

A full report by a structural engineer is scheduled to be completed within the next two weeks.

While officials declined to cite exact repair costs, last year’s report pegged repairs at the Ellenburg facility at $99,619.26 and Plattsburgh, $46,849.58.

The repairs, said Fleming, will be designed as long-term solutions. After that, he said, little maintenance will be required for their upkeep.

State officials have already secured $300,000 from the state’s executive budget for the first round of repairs. Additional funds may be made available through the department of state, but the application process is expected to take at least a year.

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“I see the $300,000 as the first installment,” Duprey said.

“It’s certainly going to be a good start.”

Goedert’s receivership, which is designed to give the towns a window to “clearly” and “effectively” design a plan to take over the facilities, is slated to end on June 5.

According to state law, abandoned cemeteries fall under the jurisdiction of municipalities.

But officials from both towns indicated they felt uncomfortable with the pending responsibilities — including the operation of a crematory — that put them firmly in uncharted waters, especially under the state-mandated tax cap.

“I don’t necessarily want to sell the open crypts,” said Cashman. “And my rationale is the state of New York hasn’t been right by us. The rules have changed in the past five years.”

Fleming noted towns need to strike a balance between fiscal responsibility and the emotional needs of surviving family members.

But transferring the facilities to another private cemetery group isn’t immediately an option, he said, because the law contains safeguards to prevents the collapse of two nonprofits by taking one under disrepair and “placing it around the neck of another.”

Funeral homes are also prohibited from operating crematories under state law.

Under the receivership, business is operating as usual, said Goedert, and funeral directors are honoring pre-sale arrangements.

Goedert, who serves as the cemetery superintendent for the town of Queensbury, said those agreements would continue once ownership is transferred to the towns.

“The towns will fulfill all the contracts,” Goedert said.

Plattsburgh and Ellenburg will also have to determine if they will sell the remaining crypts and operate the crematory, which can act as a possible revenue source, said state senator Betty Little (R-Queensbury).

“The operation in Queensbury works well,” Little said.

Cashman said both towns were working on an inter-municipal agreement.

NO ACCOUNTABILITY For the living family members, open questions, including what they perceived as lax code enforcement structures that allowed the buildings to deteriorate, remain.

Many disagreed with the state’s contention that most of the

Concerned family members attended an informational session at the Plattsburgh Town Hall on April 27.

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damage at the mausoleums had been incurred between 2012 and 2015.

Complaints had been voiced to Whispering Maples for years about the poor conditions of the facilities, said meeting attendees.

“There’s no wall on the back of the building,” Goodman asked. “How was that allowed to happen? Where does the responsibility lie there?”

Lyn Corron said she called Brenda Drown, the board president, numerous times to complain about the burnt-out lights and musty conditions.

She even offered to clean: “It didn’t happen,” Corron said. “I begged her.”

Others had concerns about the removal of personal items, mementos and flowers from the facility without notice.

Following her mother’s internment eight years ago, Goodman said she regularly called the Ellenburg office and left voicemails to complain about the conditions, including a soggy carpet stemming from spring flooding.

A Whispering Maples representative told Goodman the foundation had cracked and promised they would make repairs.

The nonprofit even purchased new carpet, which remained rolled up on the floor unused long before the facility was abandoned, Goodman said.

Officials admitted oversight was lacking.

“The oversight no doubt was an issue,” said Cashman.

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“I’m not going to place blame on anyone, but the system broke,” Fleming said.

Little said she would explore possible legislation to prevent a repeat of the situation in the future.

“We are going to correct that,” said Little. “We don’t have all the answers, but we do have the means to make amends for what happened here.”

Moving forward, the towns said they would work to create a notification process to keep survivors updated on future progress — which is critical, say family members, because they do not own the plots — as well as creating a new “friends and family”-type support group.

Some remains have been already been exhumed and reinterred elsewhere at the request of surviving family members, said Trevor Rabideau, of R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

For some, this isn’t possible.

“What do we do if we need to take them out of there?” asked Goodman. “We’re not people of means.”

Corron’s husband pre-paid for his plot. Total costs came to $15,000.

Upon revelations of the misuse of funds, Corron asked a funeral director about exhumation and cremation costs.

Estimates clocked in at $1,900.

“If I knew yesterday what I know today, my husband never would have been put in there,” Corron recalled saying to the funeral director.

State law permits the sale of crypts on the open market, but only after they are first offered back to cemetery in writing.

Elected officials said the grief hits close to home.

Ellenburg Supervisor Jason Dezan said his parents and brothers are interred in his town’s facility, while Cashman is continuing to grieve the recent loss of his stepfather to brain cancer.

“My heart absolutely breaks for you folks,” said Cashman.

“It’s absolutely disrespectful what has occurred.”

Goodman said the state needs to assume all costs because of their lack of oversight.

“We have great respect for our family, living and dead,” Goodman said. “It’s heartbreaking because you’re defending people who are deceased.”

It’s been four months since Wilfred passed away and Goodman is finally done settling his estate, including closing out accounts and settling debts.

“I haven’t even grieved yet,” Goodman said.

Sharon Vann, Patricia Black and Brenda Drown did not return phone calls seeking comment for this story.

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DEC announces 2015 deer harvest estimates ELIZABETHTOWN — Hunters harvested an estimated 202,973 deer during the 2015-16 hunting seasons, approximately 15 percent less than the prior year, the state Department of Conversation announced last week.

The 2015 deer take included an estimated 103,401 antlerless deer and 99,572 antlered bucks. Statewide, this represents a 20.5 percent decline in antlerless deer harvest and an 8.3 percent decline in buck harvest from 2014.

Over half of the bucks harvested in 2015 were aged 2.5 years and older, continuing a shift towards older bucks in the harvest. In most of the state, hunters are making this happen by their own voluntary decisions to pass up young, small-antlered bucks in favor of older deer, said the DEC. With the severe winter of 2014-15 and a reduction in the number of permits available for antlerless deer in most Wildlife Management Units, a decline in deer harvest was antici-

pated.

However, overall deer harvest was lower than expected, as hunting success was apparently also reduced by the unseasonably warm conditions and lack of snow during much of November and December.

In fact, harvest reports were tracking on par with 2014 levels through early November, then started lagging behind 2014 once the regular firearms seasons began.

As usual, deer harvests and populations vary considerably across the state, and in approximately 25 percent of New York, the 2015 harvest suggests that deer populations were unchanged or increased from prior years.

Additionally, harvest data indicate that deer populations in portions of central New York, the Finger Lakes and the Lake Plains of western New York remain above desired levels and further population reduction is necessary.

Deer harvest data are gathered from two main sources: harvest reports required of all successful hunters, and DEC staff ’s examination of nearly 14,000 harvested deer at check stations and meat processors.

Statewide harvest estimates are made by cross-referencing these two data sources and calculating the total harvest from the reporting rate for each zone and tag type.

“Forest and Trees” exhibit explores art inspired by Northern forest Wild Center exhibit opens May 6

TUPPER LAKE — A forest is a place of endless activity where a never-ending cycle of birth, growth, maturity, death, decay and rebirth is in progress every day.

The trees that define a forest provide shelter, commodity, sustenance and shade. The nuances in their leaves, grains and bark tell stories of how they compete and survive.

“Forest and the Trees” will open at The Wild Center on Friday, May 6 and run through March 2017.

The Wild Center invited artists to submit works of art that captured their perspectives on the northern forest and the trees that make up their structure and essence. A panel of scientists, educators, curators and artists selected the art by asking each of the artists how they saw the forest.

The 40 multimedia works chosen from 25 artists reveal the many ways we can experience the forest and the trees. Artists come from the greater Adirondacks, Vermont and Canada.

“Forest and the Trees” is an interactive art exhibit with the always popular Artists Studio, where visitors can create their own art, in the center of the exhibit.

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Equipment costs for a commercial kitchen also need to be factored into the final price tag, some of which may be picked up by ACAP, which runs the program, through grant funds.

Lawmakers would then have to decide what to do with the existing building.

Essex County Manager Dan Palmer said prefabricated buildings often present more affordable solutions than building from scratch because construction is limited to building a foundation and crawlspace, thus minimizing the county having to pay prevailing wage rates.

“You can build it for a lot less, at least we believe that,” Palmer told lawmakers.

County officials have toyed with other possible solutions to the year-old problem, including relocation of the operation to the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport.

Last spring, county officials pegged repairing the problems at $500,000.

The kitchen prepares 1,400 meals daily, which are sent to the county’s 14 meal nutrition sites.

Lawmakers approved the measure on Monday, with Ike Tyler (R-Westport) abstaining.

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Volunteers will receive an event hat, t-shirt and pin along with a chance to win gear from event supporters like Sage, Umpqua and RIO. In addition, volunteers are invited to the awards ceremony and dinner Saturday evening to culminate the event.

For more information, visit usffc2016.com or contact Ken Crane at kcrane377@ gmail.com or 315-725-7392.

Coffeehouse to host benefit SARANAC LAKE — The third annual Pete Seeger Tribute Earth Care Coffehouse will take place Saturday, May 7, at the First Presbyterian Church, at 7 p.m.

There will be songs that Pete sang, original music and storytelling. This is free, but donations to Clearwater “Float the Boat” will be accepted.

For information visit clearwater.org/float-the-boat.

Wild Center to host homeschoolers TUPPER LAKE — Join the Wild Center Wednesday, May 11 for a day designed exclusively for homeschoolers. There will be live animal encounters, otter enrichments, an assortment of feature films and other educational programs. The cost is $6 for student, one teacher per family is free. Other adults are $8.

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Brant Lake teen named to U.S. Development Ski Team Abe Studler, 18, will join the team in Park City, Utah this fall

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BRANT LAKE — A local teenager has just passed a big milestone in his goal to join the big leagues.

Abe Studler, 18, has made the cut to join the U.S. Development Ski Team.

The placement came after Studler, a mogul skier, took the win in both the singles and duals events at Junior Nationals in March in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Studler, who trains at the Killington Mountain School in Vermont, had another successful competition in Colorado in March, where he finished eighth in singles and 14th in duels.

Placing second at the Nor-Am Cup, held in March at Killington, was also a critical stepping stone, Studler said.

The teen began skiing at 18 months.

“Right when I stood up, they put me on skis,” Studler said of his parents.

The passion for moguls didn’t come immediately.

At the age of 8, after years of hitting the slopes at Whiteface and skiing all across the Adirondack backcountry, Studler’s parents enrolled him in the New York Ski Educational Foundation weekend program in Lake Placid for alpine racing.

It wasn’t until a year later that he decided he’d rather hit jumps in the woods. Studler

was sent to mogul, where he competed under Mike Lynn for four years.

Landing a slot on the team marks a “pretty good end to the season,” he said.

Studler enjoys mogul skiing for its brevity and excitement.

“It’s just a massive adrenaline rush when you’re standing in the gate waiting for your run,” he said.

Studler will relocate to Park City, Utah this summer to train with the development team, a goal he has worked toward since he pivoted from competing for fun to doing so professionally.

Ideally, he’d like to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Having access to the sport’s premier coaches and facilities will help significantly, he said.

Studler thanked his parents, teammates and coaches, including Lynn, Glen Eddy and Kris Pepe, for their support.

Being a good coach goes beyond just technical knowledge, said Studler. Coaches must strike a balance between knowing when to support and when to push their athletes.

The path to Park City wasn’t always easy, Studler said, recalling several tough moments at Nor-Am that he had to power through.

Studler remains modest despite his accomplishments.

He recalled a time, years ago, when a group of admirers called him over after he spent the morning ripping down trails. They asked for his autograph because they saw his natural talent.

“That was a cool moment,” Studler said.

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ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

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WESTPORT - Roast Beef Dinner, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30PM with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free.

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

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2017 and to authorize Notice is further given the requisite portion that a copy of the statethereof to be raised by 18 | May 7, 2016 • The Valley News Sun (TL) www.suncommunitynews.com Published by Denton Inc. ment of an amount of taxationPublications, on the taxable money which will be reproperty of the District. the ensu2.LAWN To elect one member COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LAND LAND CRUISE & TRAVEL quired during HOME IMPROVEMENTS CARE of the Board for a five ing year for school pur(5) year term commencposes, of Lyon pub- Hardware and ADIRONDACK LAKEFRONT! 131 Save 30% on an Arctic Cruise this exclusive Young LAWN ing MAINTENANCE July 1, 2016 and exlic monies may be obacres - ½ MILE OF WATERFRONT summer Visit Inuit communities in Flooring Lawn Mowing Our Hunters will Pay Top $$$ piring At on Your JuneService!!

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For more School District, Essex fund the School Districts one (1) Board of EducaSchool District, Essex DATE GRANTOR GRANTEE LOCATION PRICE info. call 877-270-7260 or go to County, Westport, New budget for $20,000 2016-2017, DisCounty, New York will 4/21/16 Svitlana Stanton tion member of the Ronald and June Snide Ellenburg NCPtravel.com 4/21/16 Casey and Sarah Henley Plattsburgh York, will be held in the exclusive $135,000 of public trict. One seat, Jolie for Petrashune the be held for the inhabi4/21/16 Myron and Beatrice term Matzkinof three (3)Thomas Ausablemonies, and $185,000 all other reyearsKurz Westport Central School tants qualified to vote at EUROPEAN RIVER CRUISES - the 4/21/16 Pamela Robart and Donald and Laura Rivers in said District Schuylerquired Falls $50,000 Library documentation to fillChamberlain the seat ofGlenn Karin such meeting in said ultimate vacation! See Europe from 4/21/16 Fred and Hope Ballou Alisa will Conley on Tuesday, May 10, Black Brook $25,000by any may be obtained DeMuro whose term district at the school in the comfort of a Viking or Avalon 4/21/16 Casey and Jessica Bulriss Beekmantown 2016 at 6:00 p.m. preresident of $17,000 the District luxury cruise ship. For the experiexpire on 6/30/16.Shannon Bodette Keene Valley on Mon4/22/16 Francis Laurin Stephan and Kristean Daniels Champlain $20,000 ence of a lifetime, call 877-270vailing time, for the preduring business hours, Notice is given that you day, May 9, 2016 at 6 4/22/16 Linda Roberts Stephen and Janice Yell Beekmantown $154,255 7260 or go to NCPtravel.com for theINC budget. must be a registered PM for the purpose of 4/22/16 Keith and Norma Snow Clinton Countysentation Chapter NYSofARC Ausablebeginning Friday, $200,000 April more information the Westvoter Association to vote at the Elizapresenting a budget for 4/22/16 Federal National Mortgage James Bezio The budget will be availMooers 29, 2016 at$27,500 able for review beginSchool Disbethtown-Lewis Noel Central the school year 2016 4/25/16 Deborah and Larry Veins Viens Clinton port Central $10,000 trict Office. $112,000 School Budget 2017. Voting for said THE ELIZABETHTOWN4/25/16 Jodi Garrant Betty Bedard ning on Friday, April 29, Beekmantown HOMES 4/25/16 Luis and Mary Burgos Saranac AND FURTHER $37,500 2016 Ryan at the Westport NOTICE Vote/Election. AStephen voterand Matthew budget, and two(2) LEWIS CENTRAL 4/25/16 Aaron and Darlene Zaidan Duquette Plattsburgh registration date Tammy of May Central School District IS HEREBY $147,000 GIVEN, that school board members, LEGAL NOTICE FOR SCHOOL BUDGET 4/26/16 Mark Arel Joshuaset Grube Office during business Ellenburg $25,900 10th, 2016 is being petitions nominating will be held on Tuesday, SPECIAL ELECTION OF HEARING, BUDGET 4/26/16& BOARD Bonnie MEMNewell Saranac candidates for $25,000 ADIRONDACK “BY OWNER” in the Main OfficeTedofNewell the hours. the office May 17,2016 between THE ELIZABETHTOWN VOTE 4/27/16 Mark Paniccia Michael Miller Beekmantown $8,000 AdkByOwner.com 1000+ photo District between the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- of member of the Board the hours of 12 noon FIRE DISTRICT On June BER ELECTION 4/27/16 US Bank Jerry and Jamie Meseck Mooers $25,000 listings of local real estate and for 8:00 PM. EN, that the annual of Education shall be 7, 2016 Notice is hereby given hours of 8:00 a/m. and sale, vacation rentals & timefiled with the Clerk of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVthat a Budget Hearing of 4:00 p.m. A register meeting of the qualified ESSEX shares. Owners: List with usEN, for that copies of the voters of the Westport said School District at EN that a Special Electhe inhabitants of the shall be filed in the Main DATE GRANTOR GRANTEE LOCATION only $299 per year. proposed budget includ- tion of the Elizabethtown the WestElizabethtown-Lewis Office of the School Dis- Central School District her office inPRICE 4/21/16 Norman Vincelette Becky Gates Chesterfield $1 Visit on-line or call ing an estimate of the of the Town of Westport Central $13,500 School, not Fire District will take Central School District, trict Lubow and will be open forand Patricia 4/21/16 Hazel Petersen and Susan Richard Simpson Jay 518-891-9919 port, amount of money which place on Tuesday, June Essex New inspection by anyBrooke qualiEssex County, New 4/21/16 County, Thomas Masterson Euber and Susan Douglas Moriah later than Monday, $47,170 April 18, 2016, between 8:00 York,&will beDevelopment held in the will be required for 7, 2016 between the York, qualifiedBank to of vote at fied voter of the Secretary Schoolof Housing 4/22/16 America Urban Ticonderoga $10 a.m. and $78,000 4:00 p.m. school purposes, exclu- hours of 6:00 p.m. and school in the District from 9:00 a.m.

4/25/16 meetings Tisha White Robert and Joanlobby Moore outside the Bulles Newcomb LAND shall be disive of public monies, 9:00 p.m. at the ElizaDistrict be held Bank at until 3:00 p.m. Chad prevail4/25/16 will Community Pierson Auditorium at the WestMinervaEach petition$135,000 bethtown Fire House loportMeyers Central School Clerk of the may be obtained during 4/25/16 David and Jeanie Sprague and Lauren Schroonrected to the$122,168 the school on Tuesday ing time on eachTaolan of the 3 CABINS ON THE LAKE! 30 acres 4/25/16 Patrick Linda Diello National Mortgage in Association Jay building said District District and$122,020 shall be the seven(7) days imme- cated at 22 Woodruff May 10th ,2016 atand 7:30 five days prior Federal to the - $249,900 MUST SELL! Rustic 4/25/16 Mountainside Associates LLC Schroonsigned by at$160,000 Elizabethtown, on Tuesday, May 17, least twendiately preceding the An- Lane, p.m. for the Bellevue purposeMountain of Properties vote, except Saturday cabins on a beautiful unspoiled 4/25/16 the report M&T Bank and Rebecca Rodriguez Crown Point $79,900 of the 2016 between the hours ty-five (25) voters nual Meeting/Vote ex- New York, NY 12932 for hearing of the May 14th, 2016 Jose & Sunlake just 3 hrs NY City! Mature 4/25/16 Richard and Denise day Erenstone Aimee Goddeau North Elba of 12:00 noon and 9:00 District and $168,000 shall state meeting.

May 15th, 2016. woodlands, tumbling stream,cept in- Saturdays, Sun- the purpose of voting on 4/25/16 Essex County Henry and Susan Hart Jay $1,858 the residence of each days, or Holidays, at the the following proposiNotice is also hereby Notice is given that Ab- p.m. prevailing time, (or credible setting! 1-888-650-8166 4/26/16 Kirk and Alice Walter William and Justine Benoit Elizabethtown $200,000 tion: Shall the resoluuntil all who are in attensigner. given that the vote on sentee Ballots may be Keene Central School WoodworthLakePreserve.com 4/26/16 Paul and Silvia Macor Bron McGirl North Elba $410,000 tion of the Board of Fire dance NOTICE adoption of Jay theandbudget obtained at the office from 9AM to 3PM. 4/26/16 Debbie Close Stephenof and Lisa Miller at the time have SchroonAND FURTHER $250,000 5 ACRES IN TENNESSEE starting voted), at which time the IS HEREBY $30,000 GIVEN, that for4/27/16 2016/2017 school the District Clerk.David and Sandy Rock The NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- commissioners adopted Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc Chesterfield at $17,900. Wooded, views, polls will be open North to Elba the qualified$100,000 voters of year and a levying a tax re-Jeremiah that applications for on the 11th day of April, 4/27/16 Donald and VictoriaDistrict WhittemoreClerk must Jerry and Strack creeks! Unrestricted huntingEN,and the School District on4/27/16 taxable property of Casey ceive applications for Susanvote, absentee ballots can be 2016, to establish a Chad and Shawn Mark and Holzerby ballot, upon the Wilmington $6,000 shall timber tracts, 50+ acres starting at the District will take absentee ballots at least following items: 1. To be entitled to vote at obtained and must be Type Capital Reserve $89,900! Call 1-877-740-6717 place on Tuesday May seven days prior to the adopt the annual budget said annual vote and submitted to the Clerk of Fund for the purpose of 17th, 2016, between the vote if the ballot is to be of the School District for election. A qualified votthe District, Cynthia acquiring Fire ApparaNOTICE OF FORMATION hours of 12:00 noon and mailed to the voter, on the fiscal year 2016- er is one who is (1) a Summo, no later than tus, be approved?

LEGALS OF MAGRO MANAGE- 8:00 p.m. or prior to May 17th, 2017 and to authorize citizen of the United Only residents registered May 2, 2016 if ballot is MENT, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION Notice is further given 2016, or if the ballot is the requisite portion States of America, (2) to be mailed OR no later to vote with the Essex OF ESSEX EDITIONS that a copy of the state- to be delivered personal- thereof to be raised by eighteen years of age or than May 9, 2016 if bal- County Board of Elec- Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY ment of an amount of ly to the voter. The Dis- taxation on the taxable LLC tions on or before May older, and (3) a resident lot is to be acquired in (SSNY) on 04/15/16. Of- money which will be re- trict Clerk must receive property of the District. within the School DisArts. of Org. filed with 15, 2016 or registered person. The Clerk may fice location: Essex quired during the ensu- Absentee Ballots no later 2. To elect one member Secy. of State of NY accept absentee ballots with the Elizabethtown trict for a period of thirty County. Princ. office of ing year for school pur- than 5:00 p.m. on May of the Board for a five (SSNY) on 01/29/16. Of- until 5 PM only, May (30) days next preceding Fire District on or before fice location: Essex (5) year term commenc- the annual vote and May 8, 2016 shall be eli- LLC: 18 David Dr., poses, exclusive of pub- 17th, 2015.

17,2016.

Saranac Lake, NY lic monies may be ob- Allison County. SSNY designat- NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, gible to vote.

The School Sucharzewski ing July 1, 2016 and ex- election.

12983. SSNY designated ed as agent of LLC upon piring on June 30, 2021 District may require all tained by a resident or District Clerk that the petitions nomi- Dated: May 2, 2016 as agent of LLC upon whom process against it nating the candidates for Linda M. Wolf, Secretary taxpayer in the District VN-04/09, 05/07/2016- to succeed Tom Kohler persons offering to vote may be served. SSNY the office of the Board of Board of Fire Commis- whom process against it during the fourteen days 2TC-114147 whose term expires on at the budget vote and may be served. SSNY immediately preceding shall mail process to Education must be filed June 30, 2016. And, 3. election to provide one sioners Corporation Service Co., with the Clerk of the Dis- Elizabethtown Fire Dis- shall mail process to the To authorize the pur- form of proof of residenthe Budget Vote/Election WESTPORT CENTRAL LLC at the addr. of its except Saturday, Sunday 80 State St., Albany, NY trict not later than April trict cy pursuant to Educachase of one sixty-five SCHOOL DISTRICT princ. office. Purpose: and holidays, at the Dis- Town 12207, regd. agent upon 22 Woodruff Lane 18, 2016.

Petition of Westport, (65) passenger bus and tion Law 8018-c. Such whom and at which pro- forms are available at Elizabethtown, NY Any lawful activity. trict Office during the County of Essex, New the expenditure of a form may include a VN-04/30-06/04/2016cess may be served. the office of the Superin- 12932 drivers license, a nongross sum not to exceed hours for 8:00 a.m. to York 6TC-116474 Purpose: Any lawful ac- tendent. The following VN-05/07/2016-1TC4:00 p.m. (DST).

Notice of Annual Meet- one hundred nine thou- driver identification card, tivity.

117163 Notice is given that a ing, Election and Budget sand dollars ($109,000) a utility bill, or a voter vacancies are to be filled NOTICE OF FORMATION VN-04/30-06/04/2016and the use of the sum proposition to authorize registration card. Upon on the Board of EducaVote OF LIMITED LIABILITY 6TC-116473 of one hundred nine the purchase of a 22 offer of proof of residention: Public Budget Hearing COMPANY (LLC) thousand dollars cy, the School District passenger bus with such EXPIRED TERM - incumTuesday, May 10, 2016 Name: Solitude Catering NOTICE OF FORMATION ($109,000) from the Bus fund to be taken from may also require all perbent, John Haverlick LEGAL NOTICE OF MAGDI LAKE DRIVE, LLC Articles of Organiza- the Transportation and at 6:00 p.m. Annual Meeting, Election & Reserve Fund to pay for sons offering to vote to ANNUAL SCHOOL DIS- term expires on 6/30/19. tion filed with the SecreLLC Maintenance Equipment Budget Vote Tuesday, the bus in full.

EXPIRED TERM - incumprovide their signature, TRICT tary of State of New Reserve Fund will be AND FURTHER NOTICE printed name and adbent, Ann Whitney - Arts. of Org. filed with May 17, 2016 12:00 PUBLIC HEARING York (SSNY) on January Secy. of State of NY placed on the ballot.

IS HEREBY GIVEN, that dress. noon 9:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- term expires on 6/30/19.

26, 2016 Office Loca(SSNY) on 03/24/16.

OfNotice is given that an AND FURTHER NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- a copy of the statement EN, that the Public Hear- The petitions must be fice location: Essex tion: Essex County. The of the amount of money IS HEREBY GIVEN, that ing (takes the place of directed to the Clerk of County. Princ. office of SSNY is designated as election will be held for EN, that a public hearing qualified voters may apthe purpose of electing of the qualified voters of which will be required to the Annual Meeting) of the District, Cynthia agent of the LLC upon LLC: 821 Mirror Lake ply for absentee ballots one (1) Board of Educa- the Westport Central fund the School Districts the Keene Central Summo, must be signed whom process against it Dr., Lake Placid, NY at the District Clerks oftion member of the Dis- School District, Essex budget for 2016-2017, by at least twenty-five School District, Essex may be served.

SSNY 12946. SSNY designated of public fice and that a list of trict. One seat, for the County, Westport, New exclusive County, New York will (25) qualified voters of as agent of LLC upon shall mail a copy of any monies, and all other re- persons to whom absenYork, will be held in the be held for the inhabi- the district, and must whom process against it process to the LLC at: term of three (3) years quired documentation tee ballots have been isto fill the seat of Karin Westport Central School tants qualified to vote at state the name and resi- may be served. SSNY Forever Native, 3320 may be obtained by any sued will be available for DeMuro whose term will Library in said District dence of the candidate. such meeting in said Station Rd., expire on 6/30/16. shall mail process to Knight inspection in the District on Tuesday, May 10, resident of the District district at the school in BY ORDER OF THE Paolo Magro, 12 David Lakeland, FL 33810. during business hours, Clerks office during each Notice is given that you 2016 at 6:00 p.m. preKeene Valley on Mon- BOARD OF EDUCATION Dr., Saranac Lake, NY Purpose: To engage in must be a registered vailing time, for the pre- beginning Friday, April of the five days prior to day, May 9, 2016 at 6 Cynthia Summo, Clerk of 12983. Purpose: Any any lawful act or activity. voter to vote at the Eliza- sentation of the budget. 29, 2016 at the West- the day of the election, PM for the purpose of the District VN-04/02-05/07/2016lawful activity. bethtown-Lewis Central The budget will be avail- port Central School Dis- during regular business presenting a budget for Dated: March 16, 2016 6TC-113537 VN-04/09-05/14/2016hours, except Saturday School Budget able for review begin- trict Office. the school year 2016 - VN-04/02,04/09,04/23, 6TC-114152 and Sunday.

5/07/2016-4TC-113509 2017. Voting for said THE ELIZABETHTOWN- Vote/Election. A voter ning on Friday, April 29, AND FURTHER NOTICE registration date of May 2016 at the Westport IS HEREBY GIVEN, that School District: Westbudget, and two(2) LEWIS CENTRAL 10th, 2016 is being set Central School District petitions nominating port Central school board members, LEGAL NOTICE FOR SCHOOL BUDGET in the Main Office of the candidates for the office Town of Westport, Office during business will be held on Tuesday, SPECIAL ELECTION OF NOTICE OF FORMATION HEARING, BUDGET of member of the Board County of Essex, New hours.

May 17,2016 between THE ELIZABETHTOWN OF MAGRO FAMILY VOTE & BOARD MEM- District between the hours of 8:00 a/m. and York NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- of Education shall be the hours of 12 noon FIRE DISTRICT On June BER ELECTION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP filed with the Clerk of District Clerk: Jana and 8:00 PM. 7, 2016 Cert. of LP filed with Se- Notice is hereby given 4:00 p.m. A register EN, that the annual said School District at Atwell meeting of the qualified NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- cy. of State of NY that a Budget Hearing of shall be filed in the Main her office in the West- Dated: March 29, 2016 EN that a Special Elec- (SSNY) on 04/20/16. Of- the inhabitants of the Office of the School Dis- voters of the Westport EN, that copies of the trict and will be open for Central School District port Central School, not VN-04/09,04/23,04/30, proposed budget includ- tion of the Elizabethtown Elizabethtown-Lewis fice location: Essex Fire District will take ing an estimate of the County. Princ. office of Central School District, inspection by any quali- of the Town of West- later than Monday, April 05/07/2016-4TC-114148 port, Essex County, New 18, 2016, between 8:00 amount of money which place on Tuesday, June LP: 18 David Dr., Essex County, New fied voter of the School a.m. and 4:00 p.m. will be required for 7, 2016 between the Saranac Lake, NY York, qualified to vote at District from 9:00 a.m. York, will be held in the Each petition shall be diuntil 3:00 p.m. prevail- lobby outside the Bulles school meetings in the school purposes, exclu- hours of 6:00 p.m. and 12983. Latest date on Auditorium at the West- rected to the Clerk of the sive of public monies, 9:00 p.m. at the Eliza- which the LP may dis- District will be held at ing time on each of the District and shall be five days prior to the port Central School bethtown Fire House lo- solve is 4/11/2046. may be obtained during the school on Tuesday TO MAKE vote, except Saturday building in said District signed by at least twenthe seven(7) days imme- cated at 22 Woodruff SSNY designated as May 10th ,2016 at 7:30 ty-five (25) voters of the May 14th, 2016 & Sunon Tuesday, May 17, Elizabethtown, agent of LP upon whom diately preceding the An- Lane, p.m. for the purpose of District and shall state 2016 between the hours nual Meeting/Vote ex- New York, NY 12932 for process against it may hearing the report of the day May 15th, 2016. the residence of each Notice is given that Abof 12:00 noon and 9:00 cept Saturdays, Sun- the purpose of voting on be served. SSNY shall meeting. sentee Ballots may be p.m. prevailing time, (or signer. the following proposi- mail process to the LP at Notice is also hereby days, or Holidays, at the Place a tion: Shall the resolu- the addr. of its princ. of- given that the vote on obtained at the office of until all who are in atten- AND FURTHER NOTICE Keene Central School classified the District Clerk. The dance at the time have IS HEREBY GIVEN, that tion of the Board of Fire fice. Name and addr. of adoption of the budget from 9AM to 3PM. ad!

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- commissioners adopted each general partner are for 2016/2017 school District Clerk must re- voted), at which time the the qualified voters of It’s easy and ceive applications for polls will be open to the School District shall EN, that applications for on the 11th day of April, available from SSNY. year and a levying a tax will make you money! absentee ballots can be 2016, to establish a Purpose: Any lawful ac- on taxable property of absentee ballots at least vote, by ballot, upon the be entitled to vote at said annual vote and seven days prior to the following items: 1. To the District will take obtained and must be Type Capital Reserve tivity. election. A qualified votvote if the ballot is to be adopt the annual budget submitted to the Clerk of Fund for the purpose of place on Tuesday May VN-04/30-06/04/2016mailed to the voter, on of the School District for er is one who is (1) a 17th, 2016, between the acquiring Fire Appara- 6TC-116530 the District, Cynthia hours of 12:00 noon and or prior to May 17th, tus, be approved? the fiscal year 2016- citizen of the United Summo, no later than States of America, (2) 2016, or if the ballot is 2017 and to authorize 8:00 p.m.

Only residents registered May 2, 2016 if ballot is eighteen years of age or Notice is further given to be delivered personal- the requisite portion to be mailed OR no later to vote with the Essex older, and (3) a resident that a copy of the state- ly to the voter. The Dis- thereof to be raised by than May 9, 2016 if bal- County Board of Elec-

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