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OFA merger plan criticized in public hearing Dozens pack Old County Courthouse to speak out against merger of aging department into public health

Essex County Department of Public Health.

Nearly a dozen speakers, including health care providers, civil servants and teachers, spoke out against the decision, calling for the county lawmakers to rescind their authorization for what has been branded as an efficiency-creating measure.

By Pete DeMola Combining the departments would lead to a loss of indepete@suncommunitynews.com pendence at a time when services need to be enhanced, say ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County’s plan to merge a pair critics.

Demographic trends show seniors will be make up an inof departments was met with stiff resistance on Monday. creasingly larger slice of the population.

Dozens crammed into the Old Courthouse for a public hearing on the plan to merge the Office for the Aging into the And the projected cost savings, initially tabbed at $100,000

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fight looms ELIZABETHTOWN — As the public comment period gears up for how the state will classify the newly acquired Boreas Pond Tracts, groups on either side of the debate are flexing their muscles when it comes to lobbying the public and deliverPete ing their message.

DeMola Editor The war over the 20,494-acre tract, purchased by the state for $14.5 million in May, will not only be fought at Adirondack Park Agency-sponsored public hearings across the state — the first is scheduled for Nov. 9, and comments will be accepted until Dec. 30 — but also on the digital frontier: Expect an influx of social media posts, blog entries and news articles. They will join mass emails, letter writing campaigns, television advertisements and targeted online advertising, making the battle, perhaps for some, as ubiquitous as a political campaign.

But it’s not all even, with green groups outspending proaccess groups at least 10 to one.

due to the elimination of a cabinet-level director, won’t materialize.

Office for the Aging Advisory Council Chairman Elizabeth Buysse said no other country in the state has embarked on a similar measure, an indication that the OFA needed to be kept as an umbrella agency.

“Elder issues need to be kept at the forefront of the county,” said Buysee, who hoped she could receive assistance with telemedicine and flying cars in 20 years. “We must meet these challenges with a singular focus and independent department.”

Free clinic to be offered this weekend at American Legion Post 1619 in Morrisonville

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Pictured here is the dam and bridge at the outlet of Boreas Ponds with the High Peaks in the background. Local officials would like this area opened to a variety of user groups like those riding bicycles and horses while environmental groups want this area closed to everything but foot traffic.

The parcels, purchased by the state earlier from the Nature Conservancy, is largely anticipated to be the final in a series of large-scale state acquisitions.

Formerly owned by the Finch Pruyn timber company, the land has been closed to the public for over a century.

Now the APA will collect comments to help determine the

MORRISONVILLE — The boot camp ritual was robotic in its precision.

Soldiers lined up for their vaccination shots. Needles were outdated, “jet guns” were in, and soldiers received high pressure blasts of an 18-drug cocktail before being shipped off to Vietnam.

The U.S. military saw the pneumatic devices as an exercise in modern efficiency.

“These guns were made for cattle originally,” said Danny Kaifetz, a U.S. Marine who served from 1970-72. “This thing hurt.”

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Savings accounts scant in era of cap For municipalities, healthy savings account a relic of bygone era

By Pete DeMola

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ALBANY — Municipal budgets are falling into place across the region.

By now, the property tax cap, first implemented in 2011, has become the new normal, and local officials are forced to keep tax increases to 2 percent or the rate of inflation — whichever is lower.

This year, the cap is set at .68 percent, and meeting that benchmark has been a source of pride for local leaders caught between the cap and navigating unfunded mandates, including escalating health insurance premiums and the minimum wage increase.

While the cap is law — overriding the threshold requires a supermajority vote — there are no regulations governing the usage of fund balance, or a locality’s savings account.

But as local officials walk the tightrope between the cap and keeping taxes flat, they are burning through their savings.

In doing so, they’re jeopardizing their ability to deal with revenue shortfalls.

A negative or low level of fund balance, says the state comptroller’s office, can affect their ability to provide services at current levels.

Or it could throw them into turmoil should unplanned costs arise.

While some usages are low — the town of Plattsburgh’s preliminary spending plan uses just 4 percent of their savings — Champlain has allocated 40 percent. Chazy has tapped 77 percent. And in Mooers, that number has reached 98 percent.

Once referred to as “rainy day funds,” every day now appears to be a stormy one.

What’s the proper amount?

Unlike school districts, there is no cap on how much fund balance municipalities are allowed to have on hand at any given time, according to the state comptroller’s office.

And there is no set amount that is universally considered to be sufficient for local governments to maintain.

Instead of a flat number, the state uses savings as one metric

Municipalities across the state are attempting to keep taxes low while not dipping too much into their savings.

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while crunching the overall financial health of a municipality as part of their “fiscal stress monitoring system.”

Under that system, the threshold for “low available fund balance” is less than 10 percent of expenditures, and “low total fund balance” is defined as less than 20 percent of expenditures.

According to the state, a fund balance deficit doesn’t necessarily mean that the local government has an operating deficit — but does mean that the entity is likely experiencing serious cash flow problems, and must act soon to improve its fiscal position.

Paired with other factors, including liquidity, short-term debt and operating deficits, the state can then spank localities as part of an overall audit report.

“Our fiscal stress monitoring system has cited local governments for having too little fund balance and we have issued audits that have criticized others for having too much fund balance that is not being put to productive use,” said Brian Butry, a spokesman for the state comptroller’s office.

There is not a one-size-fits all approach: Circumstance may dictate the maintenance of higher fund balances for governments with a particularly volatile revenue base, for instance, or that has “unusual exposure” to economic fluctuations.

Both could represent the North Country with its largelysclerotic tax base and sagging sales tax revenues.

Excessive fund balance, however, can also be a problem, indicating taxes are too high — or even that malfeasance is afoot.

By and large, municipalities are living paycheck to paycheck — just like most of us.

According to a state comptroller report, almost 93 percent of counties have fund balances that are less than the threshold in 2013.

So did 69 percent of cities, 54 percent of villages and over 48 percent of towns.

While the state comptroller’s office declined to comment on a link between the cap and burning through savings, local officials said they could see that being a plausible explanation.

“You offer your constituents a product and they pay taxes,” said Westport Supervisor Michael “Ike” Tyler. “Sooner or later, you give them less of a product, and less of what they deserve.”

Essex County was chastised by the state in 2012 for an over reliance on fund balance.

They went from using $7 million at their most indulgent — about 50 percent of the levy — to the current $1.8 million.

Essex County Manager Dan Palmer said low savings mean localities have to borrow, which is not ideal.

But equally important in maintaining savings for counties is filling tax warrants, or the unpaid taxes in school, town and villages within their jurisdiction.

“When a county doesn’t have a healthy fund balance, we have to borrow money to do that,” Palmer said.

And excessive borrowing could cause a cascading effect, lowering a bond rating, which would then influence which bonds investors might purchase.

Towns must adopt their budgets by Nov. 20.

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Candidates embark on last-ditch effort to snag voters Ad buys, phone banking, attack ads mark final stretch of race

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GLENS FALLS — With just a week until voters head to the polls, candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District are engaging in a madcap dash to the finish line.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has been crisscrossing the district, hitting the annual GOP dinner circuit and rallying campaign staff at her offices in Watertown, Plattsburgh and Glens Falls.

To drive voter turnout, the lawmaker has been spearheading “Super Saturday” efforts each weekend, keeping track of phone calls and door knocks, and hailing campaign volunteers who have chalked up the most voter contacts.

Stefanik posted a photo on Twitter Saturday of a whiteboard at her Glens Falls campaign office.

“Over 250k calls and 13k doors,” Stefanik wrote.

And in another post: “Teamwork!” she enthused.

“With just over a week until Election Day, Elise will be doing exactly what she has for her entire campaign — working as hard as she can and traveling across the North Country everyday to share her message of new ideas and her record of real results for the North Country,” said Lenny Alcivar, a campaign spokesman.

The campaign also rolled out a pair of television ad buys.

In a nod to the 2014 spot that saw her driving around the district in a Ford pickup, one peppy spot featured the lawmaker ticking off a list of promises she said she has kept since taking office, including the refusal of special subsidies, transparency and efforts to “preserve and protect Medicare and Social Security.”

Another tongue-in-cheek ad saw the lawmaker walking through a cow patch detailing plans to improve bovine lives.

“In parts of the North Country, there are more cows than people,” Stefanik said in the spot, entitled “Represents Everyone.”

Stefanik faces opposition from Democratic candidate Mike Derrick, a retired army colonel, and Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello, who owns and operates a bakery in Glens Falls.

Derrick, too, was on the road all week, with a full schedule in St. Lawrence County and in communities across the Champlain Valley.

Volunteers spent Saturday canvassing in Washington and Saratoga counties, according to a Twitter post.

With seven offices now open across the district, Derrick said it’s critical to reach out to voters directly.

“I’m very pleased with where we are,” Derrick told the Sun. While the Siena Research Institute didn’t poll the district this cycle, a National Republican Congressional Committee-

FINAL DAYS: Candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District are making their closing arguments to voters before Election Day on Nov. 8. From left: Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) and Democrat Mike Derrick.

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commissioned poll released Oct. 17 revealed Stefanik led Derrick by 25 percentage points.

That hasn’t dissuaded the candidate, who brushed the survey off as a “push poll,” which he said aren’t known for their accuracy.

“Our internal polling numbers show something different,” Derrick said.

“My campaign numbers continue to increase in terms of popularity — I feel as if the trends are in my favor.”

Derrick said campaign events, alongside direct mail efforts, have revealed “tremendously positive” responses.

“When I have the opportunity to engage to voters across this district, I really reach them,” Derrick said.

Over the weekend, Derrick also rolled out an endorsement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2032 and the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

Funiciello took the second-to-last weekend of the campaign off to nurse a cold and help his girlfriend move.

An event in Glens Falls on Tuesday doubled as a birthday party and fundraiser, with the proceeds going towards a lastditch social media spending effort.

The candidate’s final campaign event, an address to the Adirondack Climate Coalition, is scheduled for Nov. 5 in Saranac Lake.

Funiciello, too, isn’t concerned about the poll that shows Stefanik with a commanding lead.

The GOP-sponsored poll is likely inaccurate, he said, particularly when measuring undecided voters, because he was not included.

While he admits Stefanik has the advantage, “our internal poll shows us beating [Derrick] by 10 percent,” Funiciello said.

Chatter on the ground has been positive, he said, and he said he hopes to exceed the 10.9 percent of the vote he garnered in 2014.

“There are people who definitely want another choice,” Funiciello said. “I’m very confident we’re going to build on the results we had last time.”

NATIONAL RACE The race for the White House continues to cast shadows over the district.

Last week, FBI Director James Comey announced in a letter to Congress that the agency was reopening an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails.

Alcivar called the news “concerning and troubling.”

Funiciello, who has referred to the national election as a “horror show,” called the renewed investigation “too little, too late.”

“To do it 10 days before the election is a foregone conclusion,” Funiciello said. “I don’t think a renewed FBI investigation 10 days before the election occurs is even a relevant thing.”

Derrick said the widely-criticized announcement by Comey was made out of an “abundance of caution.”

“They didn’t make an effort to do that behind closed doors, they brought it right out into the open,” he said.

He added: “It’s premature to know what results will come out of this.”

Derrick also continued his attacks on Stefanik for her support of Trump, hoping the controversial candidate’s slip in the polls will rub off on the freshman lawmaker.

“She doesn’t have a good answer for that,” Derrick said on her support of the embattled candidate. “Her company is becoming lonelier and lonelier — it’s just inconsistent with who were are and the values we hold. The two are not compatible.”

Derrick’s latest web-only advertisement, released Saturday, featured a litany of national Republicans, including Sen. John McCain and former Sec. of State Colin Powell, denouncing Trump.

“Elise Stefanik, the only Republican woman from the Northeast to still support Trump,” the narrator intones.

The candidate also issued a steady stream of news releases over the weekend hammering the incumbent, citing well-worn arguments.

In a series of debates last month, Stefanik said she disagreed with Trump’s controversial comments on Muslims and women, but said she looked forward to working with a Republican commander in chief.

“Mike Derrick is a decent family man who unfortunately ran an embarrassing, woefully inadequate political campaign,” said Alcivar, the Stefanik campaign spokesman, in response to the candidate’s comments.

“On Election night, Mike Derrick will learn a hard lesson: North Country voters will have rejected his candidacy because he spent his entire campaign attacking his opponents, while offering zero solutions to address the challenges we face. That’s wrong for the 21st District, and its wrong for America.”

The latest report from Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicts Democrats will fall short of the wave they need to take the House.

“Our projection of a Democratic gain of around 10-15 seats is still our best judgment at the moment, with the higher end being likelier at this point,” according to the report, issued Oct. 27.

“However, Republicans remain solid favorites to hold their majority.”

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classification of the land, then the state Department of Conservation will draft a Unit Management Plan, with a formal decision expected to be made sometime next year.

Four proposed alternate classification plans have been approved by the APA. Both sides — in as much that sides are clearly delineated — have painted the final decision as an existential question with precedent-setting ramifications.

Access the Adirondacks, a loose coalition of local governments and sportsmen groups, are calling for more Wild Forest classification, which they believe would allow for the increased recreational uses that will bolster the economy and ensure access to all user groups, including the disabled.

Environmental groups are calling for an expansion of the High Peaks Wilderness, citing the need to protect the diverse ecological character of the tracts.

While both sides say environmental protection must be balanced with economic development, the two have a different idea of how to get there.

Green groups say the creation of a new southern gateway to the High Peaks will create a zone not dissimilar to Keene, while access groups have tied recreation directly to kickstarting economic growth.

The parcel, located primarily in North Hudson, includes miles of roads and man-made structures, and the groups differ on how much of the landscape can be attributed to human evolvement.

And the two camps largely differ even internally on the details.

ACCESS THE ADIRONDACKS Both sides are enlisting high-octane communications firms to convey their message.

Last month, the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages (AATV) hired Behan Communications, a Glens Fallsbased public relations firm, to help refine and push out their message.

Pillars for that strategy include direct outreach and discussion with constituents, social media and earned media through news coverage.

“Those are the three main avenues,” said Behan Communications Vice President John Brodt, who called the group’s proposals “common sense policies” for reasonable access while maintaining environmental protections.

“A key part of our message is to let the [Adirondack] Park Agency and Gov. Cuomo know that we think there is a role for reasonable access for this property,” Brodt said. “Now’s the time to speak up and be heard on this issue.”

He added: “The state invested $14 million in taxpayer dollars with the promise to bring new recreational opportunities and economic opportunities to local communities.”

AATV represents the 102 towns and villages located in the Adirondack Park (The group is also part of Access the Adirondacks.)

President Brian Towers said the group’s main goal is to educate and inform residents and local officials on how the classifications will directly impact their lives, including those in Newcomb and North Hudson, the remote mountain towns which arguably have the most riding on the negotiations.

Towers said the path to classification appeared to be shorter than in years past, including the Essex Chain of Lakes discussions, which also classified land purchased from Finch Pruyn.

“We’ve got a very short window to work with,” he said. “It’s not that we don’t have access to [social media] on our own, but the window got so short again — we’re going to be behind quick here, and just need some help getting the word out.”

When the state was classifying the Essex Chain of Lakes, AATV had offered comment during the public hearing process, but did not hire a public relations firm — nor have they historically had a particularly strong online presence.

While MacIntyre and Boreas are the “two big nuts,” Towers said it was also important for the public to wrap their arms around the 100-or-so other classification decisions being discussed by the APA that may have an impact on their communities.

The group also recently used drones to survey the property, and plans on releasing video footage of those sessions to show the public that the area has been substantially altered by man and is not a place where “man’s work is substantially unnoticeable” which is one of the defining factors of a wilderness designation.

Email pushes, a common tool used to galvanize recipients into taking action, are not yet part of the strategy, Bordt said.

But Behan will help the group craft a letter-writing campaign, and get people out to the eight public hearings.

Towers, who also serves as the supervisor for the town of Wells in Hamilton County, called for a “fact-based” approach to ensure “reasonable access.”

He said he is often peeved when pro-access groups are accused of wanting to open the parcels up to unfettered ATV usage.

“This is not a free for all,” he said. “Don’t go to a public hearing and say, we want ATVs — because no one is saying that.”

“This should not be about sides,” Towers said. “This should be about the truth.”

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Access the Adirondacks favors the first option, which classifies land 500 feet north of the Gulf Brook and Boreas Pond boundary, plus the roadways, as Wild Forest.

Adirondack Council Executive Director William Janeway told the Sun their preferred plan envisions a High Peaks Wilderness expanded south to include the Boreas Ponds and the watersheds above them.

The larger expanse of land beyond the Wild Forest core and adjoining the High Peaks Wilderness, as well as the private property around Elk Lake, would be classified as Wilderness.

The Boreas watershed adjoins the Marcy Swamp, a wetland area connected to Adirondack Mountain Reserve holdings at the Upper and Lower Au Sable lakes.

The classification would allow a number of recreational activities, including electric motor usage on the ponds, and would set aside some space for Wilderness, said Adirondack Associations of Towns and Villages President Brian Towers.

Janeway said their plan adds a buffer of at least a mile south of First Pond in Boreas.

“By the very definition, they are not Wilderness — they certainly are not lands untrampled by man,” Towers said, citing dams and roads. “It simply doesn’t meet the definition.”

Towers said the extensive network of existing road structures — some 57 miles of hardened logging roads — will facilitate snowmobiles, biking and equestrian transport while minimizing the environmental impact.

Routine maintenance would guarantee its upkeep, and no trees would need to be cut for new trails.

The group also stresses the importance of access for all user groups. And this option would alleviate pressure from other High Peaks access points, which are struggling under increased visitors.

“All abilities — not just experienced hikers — will make most sense for that property,” said John Brodt, the vice president of Behan Communications, which is aiding the AATV in a public relations effort.

“There’s some opportunity to take pressure off some of those other entry points,” said Towers. “Obviously at the end of the day, we hope Option 1 would be the one (APA) commissioners approve because that’s what the town of North Hudson said would be achievable to them. And we want to support our members.” #BeWildNY supports none of the proposed alternatives, believing all four to be flawed.

The coalition of environmental groups does not support any classification that would allow motorized use to the shore of the Boreas Pond, or the use of electric motors on the water.

A Wilderness classification is needed to protect the water of the ponds and the sensitive wetlands, classified by the DEC as Class 1, and forest around the ponds, said John Sheehan, a #BeWildNY campaign spokesman.

“We believe these proposals would harm the ponds if adopted,” said Sheehan. #BeWildNY is leaning on the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan as a critical component to their argument.

The state’s legal requirement, according to that document, is that the preservation of the natural resources of the state lands within the Park “must be paramount,” Sheehan said.

“You don’t need an official boat launch to float an outboard motor and a small boat,” he said. “They can be carried in easily by a car or truck if there is a road. Plus, a parking lot sited too close to the

from municipal budget allocations.

In the end, Towers said, the AATV are just elected officials who “volunteer to work on behalf of everyone else.”

“If people go to public hearings and speak from an informed point of view, that to me is a success,” Towers said.

There is no Primitive Area involved in their plan. But an area of Wild Forest would begin just north of Gulf Brook and extend to the tract boundaries at Blue Ridge Road.

Ensconced in Wilderness, both dams — at Boreas First Pond and at LaBier Flow — are conforming structures, Janeway said.

“The dam at First Pond does not come out,” he said of the infrastructure. “A dam does not preclude Wilderness.”

As to the existing roadways around the three Boreas Ponds, Janeway said a very important question remains about the physical condition of that logging infrastructure.

“Much of what were formerly logging roads are no longer passable,” Janeway said.

As to wheelchair and disabled access to trails at Boreas Ponds proper, Janeway said language in DEC regulation MAPPWD Policy: CP-3 allows motorized wheelchair access to Wilderness, and does not count the device as a motor vehicle.

“So there is no question that motorized conveyances made specifically for the disabled are allowed on trails,” Sheehan clarified via email. “Cars and ATVs are not.”

Sheehan cited Dillon Park in Long Lake, a network containing smooth and gently sloped trails, as a good example of an existing model of providing access for the disabled.

“A similar trail would work between LaBier Flow and Boreas.”

Janeway said the Adirondack Council does support a wheelchair accessible trail from LaBier Flow in the Boreas Tract north to the dam at First Pond.

He does not know what that might look like, whether it would be a dirt trail around the Flow or use the existing road.

“Alternatives,” Janeway said, “should be examined.”

The biggest factor in planning, Janeway and Sheehan said, is that the DEC could authorize motorized use if the land is not classified Wilderness.

Decisions about use and protection are sealed in the classification process. Even easements proposed for the Towns of North Hudson and Newcomb, allowing access to gravel piles at Boreas, are subject to state regulation and annual permits from DEC, Janeway said.

“Please keep in mind that no one is arguing that anyone should be excluded from Boreas Ponds,” Sheehan said. “This is about where cars and other vehicles can go, not people.”

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three separate scientific studies to answer specific questions about the property’s characteristics, he said.

“We asked for scientific studies on its suitability for a Wilderness classification, as well as the impact Wilderness classification would have on the local economy,” Sheehan said, citing efforts by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Adirondack Research LLC and a Clarkson University School of Business survey that examined property values.

Eight hearings are scheduled around the state, beginning Nov. 9 in Ray Brook and concluding Dec. 7 at the state Department of Conservation headquarters in Albany. The comment period is open until Dec. 30. Written comments can be sent to classificationcomments@apa.ny.gov.

#BEWILDNY Across the aisle, the #BeWildNY campaign has been plowing full-speed ahead since November 2015.

Led by the Adirondack Council and Adirondack Mountain Club, the coalition contains a half-dozen other state and national environmental groups, including the New York League of Conservation Voters, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Wilderness Society.

Their efforts include a website, social media outreach, digital advertising and video ads for television and YouTube.

There are print ads, canvassing efforts, letter writing campaigns, technical reports — and even a contest in which college students wrote letters to the governor.

The winners, a pair of out-of-state college students, received a free airplane ride over the High Peaks.

The target audience is over 1 million households, said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the coalition.

Advertising and public relations efforts are primarily funded and coordinated by the Adirondack Council with assistance from SKD Knickerbocker and others, Sheehan said.

Total price tag: At least six figures — all from private donations.

“The Adirondack Council is committed to spending in the six-figure range, or whatever it takes,” said Sheehan, who said the debate over wilderness or motors is “not your typical Adirondack debate” over land use and protection.

“This goes to the core of what wilderness advocates care about, and what is best for protecting the clean water, the wildlife habitat, the wild character and the economic future of the Adirondack Park,” Sheehan said.

“This decision for the future of the Boreas Ponds defines what makes Wilderness so special and worth fighting for, even at great Miles of gravel road — once used by skidders and log trucks — currently circle Boreas financial expense and political risk.”

Ponds. Local officials would like the state to designate the roads as Wild Forest, which Sheehan said #BeWildNY agreed with would allow recreation by user groups like bicyclists, snowmobilers and horesback ridEnvironmentalists want a wilderness classification which would close the roads to Towers on the importance of a fact-based ers. anything but foot traffic. campaign.

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few side effects. Once cleared, it is for life.

“I was cured in 5.5 weeks,” Kaifetz said. “I went through the whole 12-week regimen.”

The downside, however, is the price. While the drug costs $1 to manufacture in India, manufacturers charge the VA $115 per pill, making the total price tag $115,000 for a 12week regimen.

The cost prematurely bankrupted the VA pharmacy, which ran dry last October. While the VA received $1.5 billion for the fiscal year 2017, the drug is still being rationed.

At the current price per treatment, it would cost more than $4.4 billion in taxpayer dollars to treat the 107,000 veterans who are untreated or undiagnosed, Stars and Stripes reported.

But every vet can at least be diagnosed.

“It was a significant number,” he said. “We saved some lives and there’s no doubt about it.”

‘1619 MODEL’ Following those initial successes, Kaifetz presented a report to 100 regional commanders from across northern New York.

The story received attention from VA higher-ups and eventually went national.

The Albany Stratton VA Medical Center paid close attention to the pilot project and are sending top brass to Morrisonville this weekend to monitor the effort with the goal of replicating the so-called “1619 Model” across the state in a turnkey package.

“We can just make a boilerplate package,” Kaifetz said. “You build it and they will come.”

Future clinics may be held in Syracuse, Albany or New York City — areas with a higher concentration of veterans.

Kaifetz has already been recruited to go on the road.

And that success is exactly why he said it’s imperative for local veterans to get tested this weekend.

“If you don’t make this clinic, there’s no guarantee we’ll hold another one in the spring,” said Kaifetz, who likened the clinic to seeing a rock band in their garage before they became huge.

“It’s imperative they show up now before our own success draws this away from local testing into statewide and national testing.”

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TREATMENT Testing is just the first step.

Twenty percent of veterans are able to clear the virus on their own: A positive result, Kaifetz said, doesn’t mean they have an active viral load, but rather that the patient has been exposed to it.

Those found positive will not be left to dangle: Veterans will receive a list of VA and private options, including services provided by CVPH, which has an in-house hepatitis C clinic.

There is hope, Kaifetz said.

After all, he is a survivor. When he was diagnosed in 2010, Kaifetz said he had one of the highest viral loads ever recorded.

Doctors said he wasn’t a candidate for treatment. Furthermore, he recalled, he lived too far from a medical center. After a series of consultations at the VA, Kaifetz was sent home and told to get his life in order.

“I did,” Kaifetz said. “But it’s the onset of a very depressing forecast, and you’re starting to feel real sick besides the mental depression.

“It was quite a shock.”

At the time, treatment largely consisted of a grueling sixmonth regimen: a daily shot of interferon alongside a pill called riboveron.

But the side effects were debilitating, Kaifetz said. Muscle pains and fatigue joined more grim effects, like the possibility of blindness, stroke, heart attack… even death.

At 30 percent, success rates were low, with a high recurrence rate.

“They were draining every drop of blood out of these guys.”

Kaifetz counts himself lucky to be the beneficiary of recent medical advances that have largely regelated that regimen to history’s dustbin.

Sovaldi, a new drug, has a 90 percent cure rate and contains

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‘MORE DEADLY THAN AN AK-47’ The American Legion Post 1619 is working on a statewide awareness campaign and is urging all Vietnam-era veterans to get tested.

Two free clinics are scheduled for Nov. 4 and 5 in Morrisonville.

The session marks the second event this year.

In February, Post 1619 became the first in the U.S. to offer tests. The turnout quadrupled the goal of 100 veterans, with 401 guys participating.

Five percent of Clinton County vets were tested.

This weekend, the goal is 500.

Kaifetz likened the process to a NASA laboratory, with medical personnel from Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital working with machine-like efficiency with local post members, volunteers and religious personnel to issue the rapid protocol antibody tests and subsequent counseling.

“You couldn’t overstate any praise you want to give them,” Kaifetz said.

The tests have a 96 percent accuracy rating.

While the results of those tests have been sealed, Kaifetz said the diagnoses were in line with national statistics.

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‘GIVING BACK’ Despite the progress in diagnosing and combating the disease, roadblocks remain.

Vietnam veterans are generally mistrusting of government and tend not to use VA clinics, Kaifetz said.

Many also equate the disease to drug abuse, and are wary of getting tested lest they get tarred as an addict.

And still others say they receive physical examinations every year, which means surely doctors would have caught something.

But hepatitis C is not included in the usual raft of testing.

“This is a very specific laboratory test looking only for this,” Kaifetz said.

Kaifetz said he wants a veteran to wake up on Saturday morning and tell his family, ‘I’m going to get tested for hep C at the Legion.’”

And if he refuses, then perhaps his wife can push him.

Deer hunting, he said, can wait.

“I’m committed to giving as much back as I can.”

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THE ILLNESS Hepatitis C is asymptomatic, which means it can sit dormant for decades.

If left untreated, it can destroy the liver and lead to death.

Symptoms of the disease can be flu-like and include fever, fatigue, muscle ache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, abdominal pain, joint pain, dark urine and gray-colored stools.

For those over 65, some of those symptoms are everyday stuff, Kaifetz said, making the undiscovered illness even more insidious.

By the time serious symptoms are discovered, damage may be irreversible.

The pool of victims could be enormous.

The Veterans Administration has treated 65,000 veterans for the virus, according to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, but about 87,000 remain untreated and an additional 20,000 are undiagnosed.

Kaifetz said the number could be far higher.

The VA treats 22 percent of the 2.5 million U.S. veterans who served during the Vietnam era (1964-75), which leaves a large number of undocumented victims, or those receiving private care outside of the VA system.

But what is known is that the infection rate for those who served in the Vietnam era is 10 times greater than the general population infection rate.

“You’re looking at 2.5 million guys carrying this virus,” Kaifetz said. “Seventy-five percent of vets don’t know they have it.”

Danny Kaifetz has been spearheading American Legion 1619’s efforts to test veterans for hepatitis C. He’s pictured here with Mountain Lake PBS host Thom Hallock.

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Now 40 years later, growing evidence suggests the guns, banned since the 1990s, acted as a vessel to transport diseases, including hepatitis C. “The VA is backing off and is even allowing disability claims,” Kaifetz said. “Everybody knows it’s this gun.”

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‘PERFECT STORM’ Kaifetz, who serves as the medical officer for American Legion Post 1619, is spearheading an effort to get all Vietnamera veterans tested.

He called the factors that led to the mass spreading of the virus a “perfect storm.”

War, the draft, the lifestyle, culture — and the gun.

The 1960s and early 1970s was a period of high recreational drug use. The draft saw an eclectic cross section of the population being pulled in, including low-level criminals who signed up to U.S. Marines to wipe away their pending charges.

Hepatitis C was not discovered until 1989 — and testing wasn’t developed until 1992 — making it possible for those with the virus to donate blood for decades.

“God knows how many people were infected,” said Kaifetz.

“And this gun was the great equalizer.”

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Nightmare over or just beginning?

any feel that as this election nears the national nightmare will soon be over and life can get back to “normal”, if there is such a thing.

I like to be positive about things but I fear the nightmare may only get worse, regardless of who is elected.

We know both candidates are flawed. We know both have very high negatives with the public. And we know our population is split on just who is worse.

Therefore, I’m not sure either candidate will be the primary instigator of the new nightmare, but instead I think, like most nightmares, it will be self imposed.

We’ve allowed ourselves to paint the candidate of our choice as a saint and the candidate we opposed to be Satan himself/herself.

Unless we “let the election go” once it’s over, accept the new president as our Commander and Chief, we will make life even more of a nightmare by not accepting the wish of the majority.

We hear of some who have threatened to leave the country, some are threatening a civil war and others vow civil disobedience.

The reality is most candidates fail to deliver on their promises. So much of what you think either candidate will do may never come about or it won’t receive congressional approval, even if they try.

Our nation and her people are strong. We’ve survived poor administrations before, but if we allow ourselves to become further polarized, we will have allowed the politicians to change who we are, from a united nation to a country that no longer respects the rule of law.

It’s imperative that we the people never allow our politics or political leaders to pit us against each other, to the point of taking to the streets.

As citizens we must demand greater transparency in government and be more aware of fact from fiction.

We must demand a nonpartisan media or information center that helps keep us truly informed. It’s the only way we can keep an ever growing government completely in check.

If we as citizens fail in our civic role we risk great peril and uncertainty for future generations.

When you go to the polls next week choose wisely and may God Bless America.

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OFA merger deal the right decision, but could have been more transparent

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ssex County is coming under fire for their decision to merge two departments: The Office for the Aging will be folded into the Department of Public Health.

While the arrangement has been effective on a de facto basis since Jan. 1, the county is awaiting state approval to unlock next year’s funding stream.

Lawmakers voted during last year’s budget discussions to eliminate the OFA director position. An equivalent has been crafted, and will fall under the purview of the public health director.

Doing so will save $100,000 annually and create efficiencies between the departments, said county brass.

The state-mandated aging agency runs several programs for seniors, including meal delivery, transportation, nutrition programs and caregiver services.

Critics, including the crowd that packed Monday’s public hearing, have argued that the merger will result in a loss of services; that the county’s aging demographics require a cabinet-level position to ensure their interests, and projected cost savings will not materialize.

As county officials craft next year’s budget, opponents are trying to kill the deal, and are putting lawmakers on the hotseat to rescind their decision.

The county counters that efficiency is the new normal under the state’s fiscal climate, and that there is no evidence to prove a reduction in elder care, and that the streamlined operation will actually result in better services.

We agree the merger is the right decision, but the county went about it the wrong way.

The OFA Advisory Council has said they have been shut out of the year-long merger process. They said county officials did not respond to their inquiries or attend their meetings. And in order to receive info regarding the merger, they were forced to file Freedom of Information Law requests.

Bolstering their argument, the state OFA has chastised the county for not keeping them in the loop.

The county has not disputed that narrative, instead offering a parochial “father knows best approach.”

As such, the subsequent controversy is of their own making because they allowed an environment of distrust and suspicion to unnecessarily fester.

With better communication, this all could have been avoided.

We see no reason why county officials chose to allegedly freeze the advisory council out of the loop considering there is nothing untoward here.

Facts speak volumes.

We agree with the county that the onus is on critics to prove services will be slashed.

So far, they have not: No staffers have lost their jobs. There is no indication services will be reduced. No seniors have gone on record with complaints. In fact, services to the elderly population have actually increased by 5 percent over the past year, as demonstrated in the formal report submitted to the state.

This is clear evidence that the new arrangement is working.

We know the folks at the county public health department, and we have full confidence that they will remain committed to providing the care that seniors deserve.

Another overlooked aspect is the looming disaster facing the county’s emergency services squads.

To combat the declining volunteers that run local squads, the county has redeployed resources from the OFA to combat the problem, which they have frequently referred to a crisis, and have even wrangled state brass to address the issue.

Essex County is making headway on those fronts, conducting surveys of local squads, opening a dialogue with state officials and entertaining the idea of a countywide EMT service.

This is an issue that is equally vital to seniors, and the county’s aging population.

The private sector frequently streamlines services, and government should follow pursuit.

Seniors are now wielding the merger issue over lawmakers like a sword, and they are faced with a tough decision: Rescind the decision, or stay the course at the risk of political fallout.

The county is absolutely correct in their decision to merge the departments.

It is unfortunate that they could not be more transparent in doing so.

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For the greater good To the Editor: A brief history: There is a road in Thurman that has been a point of contention. A family who owns large back woods acreage abutting the road claims it is a private road. The town lawyers maintain that it is a public road and the board voted to reconfirm the town road status.

Currently, county and state agencies have been receiving multiple and daily complaints, ongoing for the past year or more, about the progress of Thurman’s capital projects. Interestingly, these call came from a few individuals including the patriarch of this same family who is also a sitting board member.

His repeated phone calls have significantly delayed the completion of these projects since county and state regulatory agencies by law must respond to complaints before with appropriate reviews before work can continue.

At a recent board meeting the Supervisor announced that these delays have

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cost the town thousands of dollars in legal fees, town employee time, repeated documentation, etc. and that it may necessitate a tax override for the next budget.

Immediately following the meeting the matriarch of this same family approached two board members (Gail Seaman and Jey Youngblood) asking if we were now sorry for the position had taken on the status of this road.

I find the implications of this question to be offensive! It suggests that conducting town business for the good of the whole town had been obstructed by this family because of a vote that did not go their way. So be it if the whole town pays higher taxes for their obstructionism!

The citizens of Thurman should be proud to have board members who will make hard decisions based on facts, law, the greater good, and not on favoritism, wealth and self-interest.

Jey Youngblood Thurman

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Public hearing last chance to be heard on zoning law To the Editor: Elizabethtown property owners, this is your last chance to be heard regarding your property rights.

On Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m., the Elizabethtown Town Board will be holding a public hearing on a proposed new hamlet zoning law.

The new law created by the planning board is triple the size of the existing hamlet law, and gives the planning board more authority.

The new law is focused on the hamlet, but within two years, it’s likely the same principles will be considered for application towards the townwide Comprehensive Plan when it is revisited by the planning board.

Originally the planning board denied the Comprehensive Plan was a townwide thing, but then had to admit that it was. The townwide Comprehensive Plan was toned down before passage by the Town Board.

The planning board now say this hamlet zoning law is a simple update, but it’s much more than that and needs to be toned down as well.

I have submitted numerous concerns to the planning board, as they requested, but with no apparent result. I’ve copied the same concerns to the town board who I trust are willing to consider all options.

Two months ago, a public hearing occurred, but no one knew about it, myself included.

The planning board opposes a second public hearing and encouraged the town board to not allow questions if a hearing is held for fear that property owners would vent and shred the plan.

I strongly urge the town board to reject this law as written. It puts total authority in the hands of three non-elected people, allows for their personal discretion, and creates an extremely onerous permitting process.

The chairman of the planning board regulating your property is local realtor Bruce Pushee. Conflict of interest?

While the town board has indicated a public hearing will be held it’s not the only way to voice an opinion. People can speak to a town board member or simply write a note to the town hall.

Copies of the proposed law are available in the town hall and on the town website.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

OFA merger should be rescinded To the Editor: Essex County legislators plan to merge the Office for the Aging (OFA) with the Public Health Department to save $100,000. Ticonderoga Area Seniors (TAS) are concerned and do not want this merger to take place.

TAS feel they will best be served by one director for the Office for the Aging to insure that the needs of Seniors are met now and in the future. They fear a loss of monies, services, and benefits at a time when more “Baby Boomers” are swelling their ranks and will require additional assistance.

The merger cuts a full time leadership from the Office for the Aging and replaces it with a director who already has four other major departments to manage.

One director to manage OFA is the best solution for the seniors. At stake are 18 programs OFA manages which include meal delivery, transportation, nutrition programs and care givers services etc., to ensure seniors remain independent, healthy and happy.

Do the Essex County Supervisors have to play this game to save $100,000 at the expense of the health and well being of our seniors? They should have consulted with the state Department of Health or state Office for the Aging first before initiating this move to merge departments.

Our democratic government is first and foremost for the people, then the town level, county level, and the state level. Why did Essex County go ahead and make the move to merge two departments without first checking with the people through community forums, a public hearing, and the state Departments of the Aging and Health?

We the people want to provide for our Senior Citizens in the best way we can. The Essex County Supervisors should rescind the resolution to merge the Office for the Aging and the Public Health Department.

The Seniors of Essex County should have their own independent cabinetlevel department. The Essex County Supervisors will vote on Monday, Nov. 7 on the proposed resolution to either merge the two departments or to rescind the merger.

Contact your supervisor — leave a message on the phone; or better yet, talk to your supervisor to express concerns about the merger. We the people want optimum services for the quality of life and well being of our senior citizens.

Lucy Bilow Ticonderoga

Putin’s response to Hillary Clinton To the Editor: Frank Pagano’s letter makes good sense, really, calling Clinton on illfounded statements.

Except for his second and last paragraphs.

Given Mr. Pagano’s appeal for proper use of reasoning in drawing conclusions, characterizations like “recklessly provoking a nuclear-armed adversary”; “a conflict with Russia” and “the ad hominem attack on Russia was irresponsible and dangerous” are a bit of the kettle calling the pot black, yes?

Putin is supposed to watch Clinton and be thinking, “Oh, I am so mad at her talking nasty about us: I’m going to get even with her by dropping a bomb somewhere?”

Don Austin Elizabethtown

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A note from the Ti Kiwanis To the Editor: Another program year has ended, a new one is to begin, and our club would like to take this time to say thank you to everyone who supports our fundraisers.

With your assistance, we are able to provide scholarship programs, the backpack program, Easter egg hunt, the senior luncheon, Christmas activities for children and much more.

Our club does not own a building; every dollar raised goes back into the community in one way or another. Over the years, some of our contributions include playground equipment and a gazebo in Bicentennial Park, playground equipment at the Ticonderoga Middle School, the bath house at the local beach and park benches in the town of Hague.

We also contribute to the Town of Crown Point, sponsor a little league team and support the Ticonderoga Middle School mentor program. Our club goal is to make a difference in our community however we can.

We meet every Thursday at noon for lunch. Starting Nov. 3 we will be getting together at the Best Western located at 260 Burgoyne Road, Ticonderoga.

We are a small club looking to increase our membership. You don’t have to own a business to be a member, all are welcome. We’re sure if you attend a luncheon, you will enjoy making new friends, listening to our speakers, saying the Pledge of Allegiance, singing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” and saying grace before our meal.

Our upcoming events include “Fuel Up With Kiwanis” and “Win 55,” the middle school and high school bridge building contest and many more.

Darlene Dorsett Ticonderoga

Essex County tethering law designed to protect wellbeing of animals To the Editor: Please except this letter as a response to the recent article favoring the “Tethering Law” titled “Essex County Needs a Tethering Law.” I would like to express my strong support in passing such a law to protect the animals in Essex County.

These are not laws to punish owners or to try to make things difficult. The animal’s health and wellbeing is the number one priority.

Passing such a law in this county can give law enforcement and animal advocates the opportunity to work together to help well deserving and well-meaning owners make a better life for their pets.

The Humane Society of the United States reports that tethering can be bad for an animal because dogs are social animals who need interaction with humans or animals, and this type of confinement can damage their physical and psychological health.

As a result, a continuously confined animal can become neurotic, unhappy, anxious and often aggressive. They end up with physical problems from collars, have more frequent problems related to insect bites and parasites.

Plus, they’re at high risk of dangers from being stuck on a chain like entanglement, strangulation, or being stocked and attached by dogs, wildlife, or people.

These dogs can suffer from dehydration by overturned water bowls and may not have adequate shelter during below zero weather and snow storms or humid days.

For these reasons and many more, I support the tethering law, which will be a wonderful process for all to work together and better the lives of the animals in our county, and help to educate people on how to be a good pet owner and what an animal really needs to live a happy life.

This law is welcome as a positive change to our community and not something negative that people must be afraid of — it will forge positive relationships working together to help animals and people together. I know that animal lovers working in this community want to help people improve the lives of the animals.

I look forward to this law passing.

Sabine Weber Owner, Man and Beast Lake Placid

Join in on projects that make Thurman a better place to live To the Editor: I have happily lived in the town of Thurman for 21 years. I have attended most town board meetings and find Supervisor Wood and board members Shepler and Seaman to be honest, intelligent, caring and dedicated to Thurman.

I was a deputy town clerk for over six years. The former clerk, Cynthia Hyde, treated me well and was helpful to all who came to our office. But over the years, she was constantly very critical of fellow employees. The last couple years, she spent many hours doing this by phone and to those coming to the town hall. This resulted in inaccurate minutes and discrepancies in records and money handled by our office. I was put on an on-call basis because I didn’t agree with her rants, and that ended my time as a deputy.

At a recent “Meet the Candidates” night, Keith Parent, who frequently writes letters, was very rude. He dragged his chair around, turning his back on the candidate speaking, which resulted in a loud noise. It seems that his letters and actions may be revenge for not getting hired for a job with the Highway Department. Board member Eddy was also rude and disrespectful at this event, as he has been at many board meetings.

For the past few years, there has been a group that seems intent on spreading false information and is rude at meetings. The board makes decisions that aren’t always popular, but are made with the best interest of the town in mind. I would hope that this group would stop blaming others for “splitting” the town and join in projects that make Thurman a better place to live. Volunteering to help always brings joy to one’s heart.

Paula Hubert Thurman

Living and Dying in America Glenn Mollette

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e are fortunate to live and die in America.

Billions of people have died from starvation in third world countries. Millions have died in war torn places and never knew a moment of real peace during their lives. So many live and die in harsh nations where daily life is mere survival. We are blessed to be born and to live out our lives in America.

Often in life we ask ourselves, “Why in the heck do I care about anything going on in the world?”

Stuff like Presidential elections, taxes, jobs, border security and wars in the Middle East. The list of world junk is almost endless.

Last week we buried my little 53-year-old niece. We watched her grow up, marry, battle a life of diabetes and eventually die from kidney failure and cancer. I didn’t write a column last week because who really cares about writing when you’re standing in the funeral home and at a graveside?

We buried my wife’s father about a year ago who died suddenly. The sudden death of such a good man and friend was painful. I’ve stood at the grave a lot of my life. My sons and I buried my first wife who was their mother. The pain and grief cut our hearts out. A few years before that my wife and I buried a little stillborn baby that ripped us apart in grief. Through the years I’ve stood at the grave of both of my parents and officiated about 400 funerals for friends and fellow church members.

In the middle of pain and grief we don’t really care about anything else.

Who can focus on the environment, fossil fuels and worry about Social Security when we are bleeding grief and sorrow? I can’t and I doubt that most people, if anyone can.

We stand at the grave and we analyze our lives knowing that soon or maybe in the next five, ten or at best 30 or so years our lives will be over and our bodies will be six feet under the dirt. Our hope is that we will be in a much better place, removed from our bodies and cared for by a loving God. Thus, knowing that our lives are so short what are we to do?

Keep living. Life is a gift. Don’t fret the small stuff. It’s all really small stuff. Try to love people and accept people where they are and not where you think they should be. Forgive people and move forward. Don’t carry grudges. Make the most of every day. Don’t be timid about living life and don’t live your life based on what you think everybody else wants you to do. You may not believe in an afterlife. What if there is an afterlife, meeting God, eternity and all that stuff? Do you really want to chance not trying to be ready for something that will be so much longer than this world?

Finally, we should try to leave this world a better place. This brings us back to Presidential elections, taking care of our planet, jobs, border security, terrorism, equality and life around us. Little people are following us. Who we vote for and how we leave this world is so important.

We only get a few years and there is some reason we are here. Make a contribution. Vote, keep our country safe, help us stay free and keep working to keep America - America. A place where people want to live and a country where we can die knowing that we were blessed to live briefly in such a great land.

Glenn Mollette is a syndicated columnist and author of eleven books. Contact him at GMollette@aol.com.

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n “Palm Sunday,” Kurt Vonnegut wrote that young people should use their lives to do “the most daring thing,” which he says is “to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”

In an era where technology can be a near-obsessive draw, I would argue that one of the most important facets of local sustainability is us young people not only contributing to that Doctor Who subreddit online, but the community around us.

You may wonder sometimes, after reading through a newspaper’s event listings, how attending the opening reception of an art exhibit could matter.

It matters because it not only has the ability to enrich your life, but your community at large.

It gives local lawmakers something to point to when they want to grant additional funding for a certain project — with regular attendance to gallery openings and concerts, they can say that there is a market in your area, and residents have a clear interest in arts and entertainment.

It gives you an opportunity to connect with people who you may never meet otherwise.

Even if you are not an artist, it gives you the opportunity to meet them and connect with perspectives beyond your social circle.

The list of benefits are seemingly endless.

There are a number of events happening around the region this week.

Here are just a few: On Nov. 4, the Upper Jay Art Center will host musician Adrian Legg at 8 p.m. Organizers say that Legg is a “virtuoso guitar legend.” Tickets are $15 per person. For more information, visit upperjayartcenter.org.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will open two new exhibits on Nov. 4. Artists Bobby Ziemba and Kimberly Provost will both open exhibits with a free reception at 5:30 p.m.

Ziemba is a photographer with a “half century” of experience, organizer say. Provost is a pastel painter.

The Strand will also host an adult dance workshop on Nov. 9. Ages 17 and up. Tickets are $20. For more information on these events, visit strandcenter.org.

Plattsburgh’s ROTA Studio and Gallery will host Totally Gnarly, Doomf**k and Finkle & Einhorn at 7 p.m. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale — attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford. For more information, visit facebook.com/rotagallery.

The 6th Annual “It’s in the Details” seminar will be held at Fort Ticonderoga on Nov. 5-6.

Organizers say that this weekend event is intended for “collectors and people with an interest in learning more about objects of the 18th century and what they can tell us about history.”

Registration is required. For more information, visit fortticonderoga.org.

The Whallonsburg Grange will screen “Eye in the Sky” on Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The film follows a lieutenant general — played by Alan Rickman— and a colonel, played by Helen Mirren, as they face the effects of a top-secret a drone operation. Tickets are $6. For more information, call 963-4170 or visit cvfilms.org.

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The Grange will also host an Election Day dinner on Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12. For more information, contact admin@thegrangehall.info.

The Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh will open a new exhibit featuring local portrait artists on Nov. 4. Artists included will be Nancy Fisher, Don Lafountain and more, known collectively as the Champlain Wine Portrait Artist Group. An opening reception and artist meet and greet is slated for Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. For more information, call 5640064 or contact champlainwinecompany@gmail.com.

Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios will hold their 14th Annual Harvest Gathering fundraiser on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. The event will feature live music, dancing, food and a silent auction. Tax-deductible donation levels are between $70-100.

For more information, visit bluseedstudios.org.

“Creepshow 8,” an 18+ drag event, will be held at the Plattsburgh VFW on Nov. 8. Performers will include Madame Blanche, Pattie Cake-Baker and more. Organizers will also host best costume and pumpkin carving contests at the event. Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 if bought at Studio Avant Garde in advance. For more information, visit facebook.com/HAUSofStarrNY. Charlie Parr will perform at the Waterhole in Saranac Lake on Nov. 8. Parr is a folksinger with 13 recordings and more than 250 shows per year under his belt. For more information, visit saranaclakewaterhole.com.

The Ricochet Duo will perform a jam-packed classical and contemporary music setlist at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Palmer street venue in Plattsburgh on Nov. 6. The duo will perform works by ten composers. Tickets are $10 per person. The show will begin at 4 p.m. For more information, call 578-2081 or contact ricochet.duo.info@gmail.com.

Rockband Tambourelli & Her SuperTrips will perform at the 190 Grille & Cinema in Glens Falls every Saturday in November. The shows are expected to last from 9 p.m. until midnight.

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Pictured: Rose Chancler and Jane Boxall of the Ricochet Duo. The pair will perform at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Palmer Street venue on Nov. 6.

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ECPH: Help available for pre-diabetes Local health fairs, community clinics work to raise awareness

ELIZABETHTOWN — More than 1 in 3 Americans, about 86 million, have pre-diabetes.

Nine out of 10 don’t know they have it.

Pre-diabetes is when your blood sugar is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

The condition is still dangerous because it increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and progression to Type 2 diabetes. In fact, without lifestyle changes, 15-20 percent of people with pre-diabetes will go on to develop diabetes in five years.

There are factors that increase the risk of pre-diabetes – age (especially after 45), being overweight or obese, having a family history of diabetes, having a history of diabetes while pregnant or having given birth to a baby weighing 9 pounds or more, and being physically inactive.

The good news? If you have pre-diabetes, research shows that doing just two things can help you prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes: lose 5-7 percent of your body weight and get at least 150 minutes each week of physical activity – even brisk walking counts. Making these two changes can cut your risk

of getting Type 2 diabetes in half!

The first step, though, is knowing your status.

That’s why the Essex County Health Department has partnered with Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) to raise awareness of pre-diabetes and increase the collective capacity of our organizations to offer preventative programs in the area of chronic disease.

Over the last several weeks, both organizations have held or attended events to offer pre-diabetes screening – a simple paper test to assess an individual’s risk for pre-diabetes. When people are aware of their risk, they are then armed with information to bring to their health care providers. Simply discussing their screening results with their doctor can prompt testing to determine if pre-diabetes is confirmed.

“Knowledge is power,” said Linda Beers, Director of Public Health. “We know changes in diet and physical activity levels are some of the hardest changes to make, but small lifestyle tweaks made and sustained over time can lead to big results in terms of health. We don’t want people to think they have to change everything in their life or give up all their favorite activities – that’s just not practical. But, by slowly introducing healthier foods and increasing physical activity levels, better habits tend to stick.”

Speaking of sticks – a brief poke of a needle can prevent

quite a bit of misery from the flu virus. Although it is true that the flu mist – a flu vaccine delivered nasally – is unavailable this year, the CDC still recommends that everyone six months of age and older receive a flu vaccination. It’s the best way to protect against commonly circulating strains of the virus.

“Even if the vaccine isn’t perfectly matched to the strains floating around in a particular flu season, it’s still important to get vaccinated because the vaccine can shorten the duration and severity of flu symptoms,” said Beers. “The flu vaccine will not give you the flu – and most people who get the shot have no problems with it.”

Minor side effects include soreness or redness where the shot was given, aches, headache, and/or fatigue, which occur shortly after the shot is given and generally only last a day or two.

Community flu immunization clinics have been held in Willsboro, Keene, Elizabethtown, Moriah and Lake Placid and Schroon Lake so far this fall.

Flu vaccines will continue to be offered throughout the fall and winter at the Elizabethtown office on Mondays and Thursdays. For an appointment, call 873-3500.

ECHD and ECH are also preparing to offer more chronic disease prevention and self-management courses soon.

them to submit photos and stories from their time in service to our office.

Organizers ask that veterans submit their stories and photos to ny21vets@mail.house.gov or send them to 136 Glen Street, Glens Falls, N.Y.

Those who are submitting material are asked to include a short description of the branch, title, and assignment for photos. They are also asked to be sure they have permission to share photos and stories before sending.

Stefanik invites vets to share stories Local veterans’ stories to be shared on lawmaker’s website in November GLENS FALLS — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) announced she will be sharing stories of North Country veterans on her Congressional website throughout the month of November in honor of Veterans Day. “The North Country is home to some of the bravest patriots this country has ever known,” said Stefanik in a news release. “Please help me honor these men and women who have served by allowing me to share their stories and photos with a grateful nation. Our military service members have sacrificed so much to keep our nation safe, and I am honored to serve these brave veterans in Congress.”

For residents of New York’s 21st district who have served in the military or know someone who has, Stefanik is inviting

LPCA to screen ‘Captain Fantastic’ film Nov. 4-5 LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Film Society (AFS) Screening Series continues at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Nov. 4-5 with screenings of “Captain Fantastic.” The comedy-drama stars Viggo Mortensen of “The Lord of the Rings” fame. Screenings start at 7 p.m., tickets are $7. For more information, visit lakeplacidarts.org.

‘In Praise of Quiet Waters’ launch slated KEENE VALLEY — The Keene Valley Library will host a launch party for Adirondack author Lorraine Duvall as she celebrates the release of her new book “In Praise of Quiet Waters.” The reception is scheduled for Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit keenevalleylibrary.org or lorraineduvall.com.

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With an annual operating budget of $2.6 million, the state-mandated OFA runs 18 programs, including meal delivery, transportation, nutrition programs and caregiver services designed to ensure seniors remain independent.

Under the new arrangement, OFA would cease to be an independent cabinet-level department, and would be folded into one of several units overseen by public health.

Jamie Whidden, executive director of Saranac Village at Will Rogers, said those programs are critical to preventing rehospitalization and keeping seniors independent.

“You may end up stepping over a dime to pay a dollar later,” Whidden said.

Twenty-one percent of Essex County is over 65, a number that is projected to increase to 30 percent by 2030.

That’s significantly higher than the state average of 14.7 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Kathleen Hague, a retired guidance counselor from Jay, said both she and her husband were against the merger.

“The needs of a continually growing older population will be diluted in a larger department,” she said.

Francis Filshie, the county’s former OFA and public health director, said combining the two departments has been discussed twice before.

“Both proposals were carefully considered and were abandoned for reasons not stated publicly,” Filshie said.

The guest speakers spoke for nearly an hour. At the end of the hearing, OFA Advisory Council Co-Chair William Dolback presented the board with over 500 signatures of opponents collected during this fall’s petition process, which saw advisory council members fan out across the county in an effort to kill the effort.

“When aroused, they can be a very valuable voting bloc,” Dolback said.

AWAITING APPROVAL The Essex County Board of Supervisors approved the decision to merge the departments last fall during their annual budget process.

An OFA coordinator, Krissy Leerkes, was tapped to fill the former director’s slot as acting director. Under the new arrangement, Leerkes will become Director of Aging Services operating under public health.

The arrangement that has informally been in place since Jan. 1.

While the state Department of Health has already approved the consolidation plan, the state Office for the Aging must sign off on an amendment that will unlock the $1.2 million in funding necessary to ensure the continued operation of the department.

The county submitted that report in September and is awaiting approval.

While county officials said they were receptive to the concerns, services will only be enhanced under the arrangement, they said. And there is no evidence to suggest services would be eliminated or reduced.

“I’m sort of holding my reservations at this point to see if there are demonstrable examples right now where we are not serving our senior citizens,” said Noel Merrihew (R-Elizabethtown). “We still have open ears for any demonstrable examples.”

Essex County Manager Dan Palmer said he was “taken aback” at the level of opposition, and surprised that critics have latched onto the cost-savings measure as a main rationale for opposing the shift.

“It’s a proposal to make the aging department a better department than what it was previously,” Palmer said.

Communication between lawmakers and the department will not suffer, he said, because the road through county supervisors runs through his office, and he would not allow that to happen.

“I consider everybody’s request the same, and I make those recommendations to the board based on what we think is appropriate for those departments,” Palmer said.

Palmer also said the county has a long track record of combining departments with no evidence of diminished services.

Lawmakers appeared to be divided on the issue. Of those who spoke at the hearing, Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah), Gerald Morrow (D-Chesterfield), James Monty (RLewis), Mike Marnell (R-Schroon) and Michael “Ike” Tyler (R-Westport) all said they were against the measure.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Randy Preston (I-Wilmington) said he was in favor of the combination.

“I think I speak for this board that there has been no reduction in services, and I don’t believe for a second there will be,” Preston said.

In order for the merger to be rescinded, a lawmaker will now have to offer a resolution to re-establish the now-eliminated OFA director position.

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Blue Bombers earn fifth straight Class C soccer title

By Keith Lobdell

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PLATTSBURGH — It took a moment for everyone to realize what had happened.

In the third minute of the Section VII/ Class C boy’s soccer championship game Oct. 26, Stuart Baird sent a corner kick toward the net off his left foot, hooking slightly toward the endline.

Once the ball has settled, Baird was off to the races to celebrate with his team, but the rest paused for a moment before they realized he had scored.

And, as the case would prove to be, opened the bomb bay doors on a 6-0 Lake Placid (10-4-0) victory over the Seton Catholic Knights (3-9-0) to earn their fifth consecutive Class C title.

“Stuart can drop a corner on a spot in the six yard box or on the post like I have never seen,” head coach Stuart Hemsley said.

“When you have the league MVP and top first team all star (Jaso Hannula), you have a lot of things going for you. There’s not a lot of players better than those two.”

The barrage of goals continued shortly after when Kevin Geesler scored on an assist from Ryan Kane. Blake Roy then followed with a pair of goals, the first assisted by Sean Moore and the second on a rebound.

Bjorn Kroes added the final two goals of the first half and game, as the first was assisted by Roy and the second unassisted.

“We got a chance to play everyone tonight

and it was a great opportunity for everyone to play in this level of a game,” Hemsley said. “You have to give Seton Catholic a lot of credit. They had a big win over AuSable Valley last week to get here. They are a young team who play their hearts out.”

Hemsley said the season has been a culmination of their quest for the sectional championship.

Kamm Cassidy made eight saves in 62 minutes of play for the Bombers, while came in to make a pair of saves in the final 18.

Dawson Pellerin, who was peppered in the first half but only faced one shot on goal in the second 40, ended up with nine saves.

The Blue Bombers advance to the regional semifinal round, where they faced Section II champion Maple Hill Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Plattsburgh High School. The winner will play Saturday, Nov. 5, in the regional finals Hemsley believes this is a team that can make some noise in the regional round and, perhaps, beyond.

“I have a very good bunch of players,” he said. “The starting 11 is just so strong. We have 10 seniors on this team who love to play the game. I have more scoring power on this team than I have had on any other.

They have a great belief in themselves and hopefully, we can keep that belief going.”

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DINNERS & SUCH

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

WESTPORT - Roast Beef Dinner, Tuesday, November 8, 2016 (election night) 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 nonperishable food for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

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

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

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

WESTPORT- Westport, NY Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Essex County will hold its Annual Meeting on Friday, November 18 and the public is invited to attend.

Social hour and meal prepared by Northern Feast Catering beginning at 6:00pm followed by the general meeting, reports and elections at 7:00pm.

Friends of Extension awards and a slide show of the years accomplishments conclude the evening. For more information or to RSVP please contact Laurie Davis, 518-962-4810 x404 or email lsd22@cornell.edu.

WESTPORT - The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the Library.

It is anticipated the meeting will open with an executive session from 6 PM 7 PM. Agenda items will include Board consideration for a 2017-18 Budget Development Calendar, the annual Regional Benchmarking Report on key public school data factors, the annual Student Enrollment Report and Multi-Year Projections, and any other business that may come before the Board. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 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 KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 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.

SARNAC LAKE - Adirondack Health Community Outreach Series: Mental Health, 6-7 pm on Nov. 10, 2016 Saranac Lake Free Library, Saranac Lake. Adirondack Healths November Community Outreach Series will address various mental health diagnosis and the signs and symptoms to look for. To learn more about the programs and services of Adirondack Health, log onto www.AdirondackHealth.org.

For More Information: Eileen Mowrey, Communications and Public Affairs Coordinator (518) 897-2321 emowrey@adirondackhealth.org TUPPER LAKE- Adirondack Health Community Outreach Series: Mental Health, 6-7 pm on Nov. 8, 2016 Goff-Nelson Memorial Library, Tupper Lake. Adirondack Healths November Community Outreach Series will address various mental health diagnosis and the signs and symptoms to look for. To learn more about the programs and services of Adirondack Health, log onto www.AdirondackHealth.org.

For More Information: Eileen Mowrey, Communications and Public Affairs Coordinator (518) 897-2321 emowrey@adirondackhealth.org

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

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

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

ELIZABETHTOWN - November 8.

Pleasant Valley Quilters meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital Conference Room, 75 Park Street, Elizabethtown. Please contact janiceorlowski@gmail.com for details.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

SPECIAL EVENTS PLATTSBURGH – The VFW 1466 Spellman RD. holds Special Events in their hall, they can do Weddings, Holiday Parties, Meetings as little as $225. Up to 160+ people.

Call 518-563-1466 to reserve the hall.

VENDORS ELIZABETHTOWN – The15.00 Elizabethtown-Westport Garden Club is renting space to crafters to sell their goods at our Annual Greens Tea at the U.C.C. Parish Hall in Elizabethtown on Dec. 2, 2016 11am-2pm. Each space is $20 and includes a 6' table. To reserve a space contact Garden Club President Kathy Linker 518-873-6493.

The Club will still be selling wreaths and serving lunch that day. Those proceeds as always benefit our local Emergency Services.

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Red Storm return to the top of Class C football

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CLINTONVILLE — The Saranac Lake varsity football program has returned to the top of Class C. The Red Storm (7-2) scored a 19-16 win over the Saranac Chiefs (1-8) Saturday, Oct. 29, to advance into regional play against Ogdensburg Free Academy Friday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. at AuSable Valley School.

“I feel like we survived,” Red Storm head coach Eric Bennett said following the game. “I feel we made some costly, critical penalties that really could have hurt us.”

The Red Storm opened scoring early in the first quarter on the first of two one-yard touchdown runs by Jarrett Ashton.

Ashton, who also scored the third touchdown of the game in the third quarter, ran for 66 yards on 16 carries along with the two scores.

The Storm took a 13-0 lead near the end of the first quarter as Will Coats scored on a five-yard quarterback keeper. Coats finished with 56 rushing yards to go with 99 passing yards, hitting on eight of his 14 pass attempts.

On the Red Storm’s third score, Bennett said Joe Viscardo made the key play of the game for his team, catching a hitch route from Coats and making a play which set them up for what would prove to be the gamewinning score.

“That would be my key play, Joe taking a hitch all the way down the sidelines so we could score our third touchdown.”

Viscardo finished with 66 receiving yards on five receptions.

The Chiefs, who had scored with 46 seconds left in the first half on a pass from Luke Maye to Issac Garman from 17 yards out, rallied in the fourth quarter when Johnny Devins recorded a safety by sacking Coats, which was followed by a six yard touchdown pass from Maye to Sean Ahern, cutting the lead to 19-16.

“They are very well coached, very disciplined and they are a team that is pointed in the right direction,” Bennett said of the opponent.

On the final drive, the Chiefs were unable to move the ball, and Ashton made the final play of the game from the linebacker position to solidify the win.

Bennett said there would be things the team will need to go over before playing OFA, especially from a discipline aspect.

“We will have some discipline measures to go through,” he said. “Other than that, we will do what we always do, scout our opponent thoroughly, come up with solid offense and defense gameplan and prepare to execute.”

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Joe Viscardo made the key play of the game according to coach Eric Bennett to help the Saranac Lake Red Storm back to the Section VII/Class C championship with a 19-16 win over Saranac.

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Blue Bombers win CVAC Invy

By Keith Lobdell

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17:47

D

Henry McGrew

Lake Placid

3

17:54

C

Anderson Gray

Saranac Lake

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17:55

C

Andrew LePage

Saranac

TICONDEROGA — The sixth-ranked Lake Placid Blue Bombers came off a 22-0 regular season meet record to take the CVAC Invitational trophy in Ticonderoga Oct. 29, while Brittany Shumway of Saranac Lake earned to top individual spot in the girl’s meet.

The Bombers were led by Henry McGrew, who ran the Ticonderoga Elementary/Middle School course in 17:47, 46 seconds off the pace of race winner Caleb Moore of Seton Catholic, who finished in 17:01.

The Bombers were then anchored by the middle of their squad, as Scott Schulz (18:13), Trent White (18:13) and James Finegan (18:24) finished in sixth through eighth, with Kai Frantz rounding out the five scoring runners in 18:37, finishing in 12th.

Saranac Lake’s Anderson Gray edged Saranac’s Andrew LePage out for third place by one second (17:54), while Lauchlan Cheney-Seymour finished fifth for the Red Storm.

The Red Storm finished second in the meet.

Dylan Trombley was ninth for AuSable Valley in a time of 18:25, while Ryan Flora (18:32) of Plattsburgh High rounded out the top 10.

In the girls race, Shumway posted a time of 20:20, edging Seton Catholic’s Lea DeJordy out at the line, who finished with a matching 20:20 time.

Lea’s sisters, Sofia and Savannah, finished in third and fourth, with Sofia holding a one second advantage.

The Lady Knights, who finished at 22-0 in the regular season, only ran four runners at the invitational, opening the door for Saranac to earn the team title, with Lake Placid finishing second.

Rachael Woodruff (20:55) and Heather Dutko (21:08) were the next two finishers for Saranac, while Lake Placid’s Marli Damp (21:08) and Gabby Armstrong (21:19) followed. The top 10 were rounded out by Saranac’s Elise LePage (21:32) and Beekmantown’s Enya Sullivan (21:45).

The Section VII cross country teams will now take to the Cobble Hill course in Elizabethtown for the Section VII championships and state qualifier Friday, Nov. 4, with the girls race at 2:15 p.m. and the boys race at 3 p.m.

Along with individual titles, teams will compete for sectiona titles and a spot in the NYSPHSAA state meet, set for Saturday, Nov. 12, at Chenango State Park near Binghamton.

Peru and Beekmantown will run for state spots in Class B, while Class C will include Saranac, Saranac Lake and AuSable Valley.

Lake Placid, Seton Catholic, Moriah/Westport, Ticonderoga and Schroon Lake will be the Class D field. The NYSPHSAA Section VII team will include 12 runners, up to seven from the sectional champion with the rest of the roster being rounded out by top finishers in each class.

5

17:58

C

Lauchlan Cheney-Seymour - SLCS

6

18:13

D

Scott Schulz

Lake Placid

7

18:13

D

Trent White

Lake Placid

8

18:24

D

James Flanigan

Lake Placid

9

18:25

C

Dylan Trombley

Ausable Valley

10

18:32

C

Ryan Flora

Plattsburgh

11

18:36

D

Jake Glicksman

Seton

12

18:37

D

Kai Frantz

Lake Placid

13

18:38

C

Adam Branch

Saranac Lake

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18:39

C

Zachary Lawrence

Ausable Valley

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18:40

B

Andrew Mazzella

Peru

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18:46

C

Tyler Martin

Saranac Lake

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18:48

D

Levi Williams

Schroon Lake

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19:00

C

Ian Campbell

Plattsburgh

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19:00

D

Henry Derrick

Seton

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19:01

D

Luke Moore

Seton

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19:01

C

Adam Hesseltine

Saranac Lake

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19:15

D

Ben Wisser

Schroon Lake

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19:16

B

Dylan Rickert

Peru

24

19:20

C

P.J. Buck

Saranac Lake

25

19:23

B

Ben Post

Peru

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Keely Rose and the Lake Placid Blue Bombers volleyball team will face Northern Adirondack for the Section VII/Class D title this Saturday at 4 p.m. in Saranac.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Volleyball sectional champs to beÊ determinedÊ Saturday

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Seton

3

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Sofia DeJordy

Seton

4

20:30

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Savannah DeJordy Seton

5

20:55

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Rachael Woodruff

Saranac

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21:08

C

Heather Dutko

Saranac

7

21:08

D

Marli Damp

Lake Placid

8

21:19

D

Gabby Armstrong

Lake Placid

9

21:32

C

Elise LePage

Saranac

10

21:45

B

Enya Sullivan

Beekmantown

11

21:50

C

Makenzie Baker

Plattsburgh

12

22:02

D

Sara Rose-McCandlish - LPCS

13

22:07

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Ella Messner

Peru

14

22:17

B

Kaylee Amoriell

Peru

15

22:17

C

McKenna Christiansen - AVCS

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22:28

C

Ellen Goralski

Saranac Lake

17

22:30

C

Faith Haley

Saranac

18

22:31

D

Anya Morgan

Lake Placid

19

22:31

D

Sierra Stacy

Ticonderoga

20

22:33

C

Caitlyn Cliché

Saranac

21

22:37

B

Alexis Rickert

Peru

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22:45

C

Sarique Moore

Saranac

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22:47

C

Janyll Barber

Saranac

24

22:50

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Ingrid Cappett

Peru

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22:51

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Madison Grimone

Saranac Lake

SARANAC — Three sectional titles will be on the line this Saturday, Nov. 5, as the Lake Placid Lady Blue Bombers will be one of six teams playing in the Section VII championships.

The Blue Bombers (3-13, 16-48) are the top seed in the Class D finals, where they will face the Northern Adirondack Lady Bobcats (0-16, 2-58) in the championship game, set to start at 4 p.m. in the Saranac High School gym.

The day will open with the Class B final, where the Beekmantown Lady Eagles (16-0, 57-6) received a bye to the finals with three teams in Class B. The championship game is set for noon Saturday.

The opening round, semifinal game in Peru Featured the second seed Lady Indians (14-2, 53-13) hosted third seed Plattsburgh High (9-7, 32-40) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2.

In Class C, the winners of the semifinal games Wednesday, Nov. 2, will play at 2 p.m. in Saranac for the title.

In the top half of the bracket, top-seeded Northeastern Clinton (12-4, 45-18) will host fourth seed AuSable Valley (511, 25-41) at 6 p.m. in Champlain, while second seed Saranac Lake (8-8, 34-32) will take on third seed Saranac (5-11, 2739) in the other semifinal, also at 6 p.m.

The Beekmantown Eagles again won the CVAC regular season title with an undefeated season and dropping only six games along the way. They will have a tough test in the finals should CVAC runner-up Peru advance, as Peru has been the closest to defeating the perennial Class B power, including a one-game win over the Eagles in the Saranac tournament earlier this year.

NCCS was third in league play, followed by PHS, Saranac Lake, Saranac, AVCS, Lake Placid and NAC.

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Westport clean up days scheduled WESTPORT — Westport will have two Town Clean-up Days this fall on Nov. 5 and 12. Residents are invited to spruce up their properties and pick up litter along the roads throughout the town. Organizers say that people should include the trash with their normal household trash pick-up or drop-off at the Westport Transfer Station, and to return recyclables appropriately. Plans are being developed for spring clean-up, which would include the pick-up and removal of large items.

Veteran’s Day observance slated Nov. 11 ELIZABETHTOWN — The Veterans Organizations of Essex County, through the Veterans Cemetery Committee, will be conducting an observance of Veteran’s Day at the Essex APARTMENT FOR RENT

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Drama club ‘Elf’ performances slated WILLSBORO — The Willsboro Drama Club will perform Berenbaum’s “Elf: The Musical Jr.” on Nov. 4-6 at the Willsboro Central School Auditorium. Showtimes are Nov. 4 and 5 at 7 p.m., and Nov. 5 and 6 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, free for children under five.

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LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Bezio's Auto & Marine, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 15, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in EssexCounty, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at 1633 Front Street, Keeseville, NY 12994.

VN-10/01-11/05/20166TC-131558 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: J Sawyer Custom Carpentry LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/2016Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: PO Box 24, Jay, NY 12941. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: J Sawyer Custom Carpentry LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/2016Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: PO Box 24, Jay, NY 12941. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

VN-10/29-12/03/20166TC-133910 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LPM Events, LLC a domestic limited liability company. Art. of Org. filed with Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/16. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of such process served upon it to LPM Events, LLC, 1936 Saranac Avenue Suite 2-257 Lake Placid NY 12946. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LPM Events, LLC a domestic limited liability company. Art. of Org. filed with Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/16. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of such process served upon it to LPM Events, LLC, 1936 Saranac Avenue Suite 2-257 Lake Placid NY 12946. Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity.

VN-10/29-12/03/20166TC-134330 NOTICE ALL PERSONS EXCEPT CURRENT NYCO EMPLOYEES ARE WARNED Against Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, or Trespassing for Any purpose on Lands Owned by NYCO Minerals Inc. Such Lands are Situate in the Towns of Lewis and Willsboro. Violators are subject to Prosecution under all Applicable New York Criminal and Civil Laws.

Date: 1st October 2016 by: NYCO MINERALS, INC. 124 Mountain View Drive Willsboro, NY 12996 VN 10/1-12/10/16-11TC131751

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Keene has scheduled a Special Town Board Meeting for Monday, November 21, 2016, at 6:00 PM, at the Keene Town Hall.

The purpose of this Special Meeting is a personnel issue.

Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk October 31, 2016 VN-11/05/2016-1TC135199 SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ESSEX JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against RUSSELL C. ALLOGGIO A/K/A RUSSELL ALLOGGIO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 3, 2016.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, N.Y. on the 7th day of December, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. premises All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Chesterfield, County of Essex and State of New York.

Said premises known as 30 Division Street, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944.

Tax account number: SBL#: 4.38-3-8.000.

Approximate amount of lien $ 119,263.78 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

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CONSTRUCTION

Northern Adjustment Bureau Coldspring Granite NY State Licensed & Bonded 13791 NYS Route 9N General Adjuster/ Public Adjuster AuSable SUPREME COURT Forks, NY 518-563-4701 COUNTY OF ESSEX 518-647-8192 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against RUSSELL C. ALLOGGIO A/K/A RUSSELL ALLOGGIO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 3, 2016.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, N.Y. on the 7th day of December, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. premises All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Chesterfield, County of Essex and State of New York.

Said premises known as 30 Division Street, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944.

SUPREME COURT Tax account number: SBL#: 4.38-3-8.000.

COUNTY OF ESSEX JP MORGAN CHASE Approximate amount of BANK, NATIONAL AS- lien $ 119,263.78 plus interest and costs.

SOCIATION, Premises will be sold Plaintiff against RUSSELL C. ALLOGGIO subject to provisions of judgment and A/K/A RUSSELL ALLOG- filed terms of sale.

GIO, et al Defendant(s).

Index No. CV-15-0090.

Pursuant to a Judgment John W. Caffry, Esq., of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 3, Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & 2016.

I, the undersigned Ref- Conway, P.C. THE TOWN OF ELIZAeree will sell at public Attorney(s) for Plaintiff auction at the Lobby of 145 Huguenot Street - BETHTOWN will hold a Public Hearing in rethe Essex County Court- Suite 210 gards to their Revised house, Elizabethtown, New Rochelle, New York Land Use Local Law and N.Y. on the 7th day of 10801 Regulations on NovemDecember, 2016 at (914) 636-8900 ber 15, 2016, Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. premises All VN-11/05-11/26/20166:00 PM. that tract or parcel of 4TC-134998 VN-11/05/2016-1TCland situate, lying and 135173 being in the Town of Chesterfield, County of THE TOWN OF ELIZAEssex and State of New BETHTOWN will hold a York.

NOTICE OF FORMATION Said premises known as OF DOMESTIC LIMITED Public Hearing for the 30 Division Street, Kee- LIABILITY COMPANY; 2017 Budget on Novemseville, N.Y. 12944.

Name of LLC: ber 15, 2016, Tuesday at Tax account number: Segerstrom Cellars LLC; 6:30 PM. SBL#: 4.38-3-8.000.

Date of Filing: VN-11/05/2016-1TC Approximate amount of 9/19/2016; Office of the -135174 lien $ 119,263.78 plus LLC: Essex Co.; The NY interest and costs.

THE TOWN OF WESTSecretary of State Premises will be sold (NYSS) has been desig- PORT is seeking bids on subject to provisions of nated as the agent upon a New 2017 ton Pickup filed judgment and whom process may be Truck 4WD. Complete terms of sale. specifications are availserved. The NYSS may Index No. CV-15-0090. mail a copy of any pro- able from the Town OfJohn W. Caffry, Esq., fice by calling 962-4419 cess to the LLC at 604 Referee.

Route 9, Keeseville, NY and the Towns website McCabe, Weisberg, & 12944; Purpose of LLC: at www.westportny.net.

Conway, P.C. Bids must be submitted Any lawful purpose.

Attorney(s) for Plaintiff to the Town Clerk in a VN-10/01-11/05/2016145 Huguenot Street - 6TC-131563 sealed envelope marked Suite 210 Truck Bid no later than New Rochelle, New York 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 10801 November 22. Bids will (914) 636-8900 be opened during the VN-11/05-11/26/2016Regular Town Board 4TC-134998 Meeting at 3:00 p.m. that same day. The Town of Westport reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

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THE TOWN OF WESTPORT is seeking bids on a New 2017 ton Pickup Truck 4WD. Complete specifications are available from the Town Office by calling 962-4419 and the Towns website at www.westportny.net.

Bids must be submitted to the Town Clerk in a sealed envelope marked Truck Bid no later than 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22. Bids will be opened during the Regular Town Board Meeting at 3:00 p.m. that same day. The Town of Westport reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

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