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NAC graduate dies in crash katherine@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Newly graduated Nicole “Nikki” Baker, 17, died on June 23, only a day after receiving her diploma from Northern Adirondack Central School.

Baker, who lived in Standish, was described by Superintendent Laura Marlow as a beautiful, active girl with a lot of dreams and aspirations.

“This is such a tragedy, it was such a happy moment on Friday and then to learn about this on Saturday was just devastating,” Marlow said.

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Marlow said this was the third tragedy the 2012 graduating class has sustained as a result of a car crash. During the commencement ceremony two chairs were covered with a graduation cap and gown for Travis LeClair and Stephen Foster who died in a car crash in 2009.

“This would have been their graduating class,” Marlow said. “I’m just speechless, this is all so senseless and it’s just hard to make sense of it all.”

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Baker had participated in the school chorus through all four years of high school, was a member of the tennis team and French club and planned to attend Potsdam University in the fall.

Marlow said Baker was a very warm, outgoing girl who will be missed by her friends and the community.

“Under her yearbook picture she chose to use the quote ‘To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world,’” Marlow said.

A funeral service will be held for Baker at the St. Bernards’s Catholic Church in Lyon Mountain on Friday,

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PERU – Raelyn Passino gazed over the silent wave of blue and white and asked, “Do you remember that first step onto the school bus, kissing mom and dad goodbye?”

“Do you remember middle school, when you carried extremely oversized backpacks?”

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You only live once, said Peru High School’s Class of 2012 valedictorian, and time moves continuously. This is a time of enthusiasm for what comes next and a time of sorrow for what is left behind.

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Last-minute arrivals scrambled for a seat and loved ones rushed to take pictures as the graduates entered from the corner of Plattsburgh State’s Field House. Some smiled as they walked, others looked around for familiar faces, at least one had Captain America shields in each ear, and a few appeared blank-faced, as if in shock the moment had arrived, something that had once seemed so distant suddenly in their faces and all too real.

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The learning does not end here, she said. It is just beginning.

That journey has not been without its tragedy.

Early last year, Frederick Schaefer died after a battle with cancer. The Peru teacher and school administrator left behind a wife and three children and was remembered for his sense of humor, strong spirit and uncompromising integrity.

Then, in November of last year, Brandon Sorrell and three other students lost their lives in a car/pedestrian accident. The Peru teen was remembered as generous, giving and possessing a large heart.

Both were remembered at Peru High School’s 75th commencement.

Interim Superintendent A. Paul Scott, who retired but came back to assist until the new, permanent superintendent takes over, commented that he had observed the class of 2012 for more than a decade. He’s watched as they’ve learned about fractions, geography, evacuation drills, regents exams and how to make good choices.

He urged the graduates to keep their eye on the road

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ahead, and while it is all right to look back in the mirror, do not dwell on it. The future, Scott said, is theirs to create.

“You are not kids anymore,” said School Board President Roderick Driscoll.

“You need to get started with the rest of your life.”

Today is not the finish line, he told them, but the starting line, and they should put their heart into whatever they decide to do.

Guest speaker, Peter McCormick, asked them who helped them pack their parachutes? He wanted to know who stood by their sides, helped them and carried them through a crisis. He said they should identify

those people, take care of them and thank them.

As High School Principal Christopher Mazzella stood in front of the packed room, he relayed that the year ’s ongoing theme was change.

The students watched the clip of a homeless man with a cup that read, “change.”

When people dropped money into the cup, he bought coffee for another homeless person, donated it to a sick child and helped a runaway girl get home.

“The change is a metaphor to create positive change in our school and world,” Mazzella said as he looked directly at the class of 2012.

“I hope you are going to make great change.”

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katherine@denpubs.com CHAZY — A Chazy man died after a motorist performed a U-turn in front of his motorcycle on Route 9 near Reynolds Road on June 20.

At about 8:11 p.m. a 911 call was received reporting that James D. Wilson, 26, of Chazy was headed north bound on his Honda motorcycle just a few yards behind Carol Guindon in her Subaru Legacy when Guindon executed a U-turn in front of the motorcycle. Wilson’s vehicle struck the Subaru near the back tires on the driver ’s side.

Wilson was instantly ejected from the bike and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Guindon, and a rear passenger in the vehicle, Nancy Bourdeau of Brainville, Quebec were transported to CVPH Medical Center before being transported to Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington due to her injuries, where she is listed in critical condition.

Two other passengers in the vehicle were uninjured.

The accident is being investigated by Chazy- and Plattsburgh-based State Police, who are being assisted by the Troop B Collision Reconstruction Unit.

The Clinton County District Attorney's Office has also been advised and are assisting in the investigation.

By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH – Clinton County is part of a North Country consortium that received $1 million to create a comprehensive smart growth plan for regional sustainability.

The funds from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority are part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Cleaner, Greener Communities program.

“This initiative is an important part of the implementation of our region’s economic development plan,” said Garry Douglas, president of the North Country Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, in a press release.

Representatives from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis counties led the consortium. It will develop a smart growth plan that encompasses the North Country Regional Economic Development Council area.

“This initiative gives each region the ability to identify projects that help communities become stronger and more resilient, as well as promote and enhance local business,” said Clarkson University President Tony Collins, co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council.

Developing a comprehensive regional sustainability plan begins the Cleaner, Greener Communities program with an aim to provide resources each region can use to develop its own vision, goals and objectives for a sustainable future.

The funding is expected to help the North Country ultimately reduce air, water and land pollution and improve quality of life through smart growth and sustainable development.

The plan provides the opportunity to use emerging technologies and encourage entrepreneurs to create jobs that sustain the environment.

“The development of renewable energy such as biomass, hydro and wind is a key strategy, and the funding secured from NYSERDA will be the fist step toward defining and pursuing a roadmap for converting opportunity into economic progress,” Douglas said.

Additional funding will eventually be available from the Cleaner, Greener Communities program on a competitive basis to implement projects that support goals of the plans. Projects must work toward carbon reductions, energy efficiency savings and renewable energy deployment while enhancing job creation, economic investment and development that is consistent with the plans.

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The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra delivers

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stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH – The music slipped softly into the room, grabbed you by the shirt and shifted your focus to the 19-member orchestra playing their instruments in front of you.

It hits you before you realize it and your body gyrates, a steady thumpthump-thump in your belly.

The horn snakes you side to side as the sound intensifies, until there is only the music, and it owns you, and that is all right, no worries, no past, no present, just the sound, a welcome master on a sticky Wednesday night.

“The idea for an Adirondack Jazz Orchestra came about in late 2003, when I was finishing my last year at the Crane School of Music,” said Matthew Pray.

He needed to continue playing and was looking for a local big band to play trumpet in. He searched for months when someone suggested he start one.

He enlisted help from his former school, and once he had some music sent an email to local music teachers.

“I was overwhelmed with the response,” Pray said. “In about an hour I had a band.”

Pray now has a core group of 19 musicians.

He plays for the pure enjoyment of creating and performing. The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra started with an idea that continues to grow to this day.

Pray loves bringing something different to the area as well as enjoyment to others.

Each month, Adirondack Jazz Orchestra plays the first Wednesday at Olive Ridley’s on Court Street in Plattsburgh.

“We consider Olive Ridley’s our home,” Pray said. “The management and staff are great, and we love playing there.”

The audience is able to pick tunes they want to hear and listens to new material too. The group often bases its set list on the type of show it is playing.

“We have a great audience,” Pray said. “We love to play any type of big band music. A lot of our audience loves to hear the old classics, such as tunes from the Glenn Miller Orchestra. However, we also have an audience that loves the more contemporary big band compositions such as music from Gordon Goodwin’s ‘Big Phat Band.’”

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Adirondack Jazz Orchestra recently caught its audience, as the music ended, in one of those moments where each second was an eternal moment as the sweat dripped down their backs, and glistened on their foreheads and lips.

And when it started once again, the soloist on the trombone made love to his instrument, each stroke a different note the audience swore they’d dreamed about the night before.

Pray’s fingers danced effortlessly with the trumpet. Nearby, the keyboard, an extension of body, arms and hands, filled the room with a mania that called on the bass, sneaking up on an audience that wanted more.

It was their stage and their night as those that gathered tasted a small sample of the rapture beating their hearts.

Besides the free shows at Olive Ridley’s, Adirondack Jazz Orchestra will perform in “Sweet Charity” as

part of a benefit for the Strand Theatre restoration. The next performance at Olive Ridley’s will be Tuesday, July 3 at 8 p.m., as the first Wednesday is July 4.

“We are constantly adding new material, trying new things, writing new arrangements and original compositions,” Pray said. “We are constantly tweaking and improving every aspect of our show, to bring the level of this group even higher.”

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There will be fried dough and country songs and the crunch of colliding metal under the hot, July sun.

The fun starts July 17 and runs through July 22 at the 65th Clinton County Fair.

“This fair is going to bring a lot of people in,” said Fair Manager Glenn Gillespie.

For starters, on July 19, the Clinton County Fair features the 20-year-old, rising country-music star Hunter Hayes, who is currently touring with American Idol winner and country star Carrie Underwood.

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Contestants pay $10 to enter qualifying rounds at 7:30 p.m., July 18 and 19. If they make it through, they are invited to compete July 20, with the finale scheduled for July 21.

“We have so many free, good acts coming in,” Gillespie said. “We have six daily free acts.”

Free entertainment includes The Magic of Lance Gif- This year’s Clinton County Fair will be bigger and better, with new acts, more free ford and Company, shows and North Country’s Got Talent.

Masters of the Photo by Stephen Bartlett Chainsaw, Pipsqueak’s Party new sidewalk to prevent Admission to the Clinton Time clowns, and the Buffa- people from walking in the County Fair is $3 for 4 and lo Barfield Show. road and a digital sign that up on Tuesday July 17 and $8 “Our biggest day is Dem- will be up before the fair. every day after, with 12 and olition Derby day,” Gillespie “I can generate that from under free. said. my office,” Gillespie said.

People can go online for The Demolition Derby A mega pass is on sale un- more information and tickwill be held at 1 p.m. and 7 til July 16 that costs $20 and ets: clintoncountyfair.com. p.m. on Sunday, July 22. is good for admission and They can also call 561-7998.

The parking lots and free rides any one day of the Attendance at the Clinton grounds were tiled at the fair week. They are available County Fair usually stays at fairgrounds, which should at Price Chopper in Platts- around 30,000. prevent a repeat of the mud- burgh and Rouses Point.

“I am just hoping everydy mess in the past due to “They need to buy that be- one comes and has a good heavy rains. fore the fair opens,” Gille- time,” Gillespie said.

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Depending on the individual, one may support all, none or some of the above actions. Maybe you are fine with where the money is going, maybe you are not.

What is clear is that it’s not being deposited into the education bank.

In terms of federal spending, defense, social security, Medicare and Medicaid, safety-net programs and interest debt come before education.

When considering spending as a percentage of the GDP, Cuba ranks first when it comes to education and the United States, while tied for first place with Switzerland in annual spending per student, is merely 38th in terms of spending as a percentage of the GDP. The latter ranking is the one that counts, as spending-per-student averages and subsequent comparisons are tricky unless all variables are considered. An array of factors can increase or decrease the cost of educating any particular student, and many of them are difficult to pinpoint.

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hen schools axe programs that, when available and running efficiently, positively impact gifted and struggling students; when they eliminate activities that benefit all students, especially those from poor families who, in general, would not be exposed to them otherwise; when athletics, music, art, foreign languages and field trips become luxuries; public education is underfunded.

When community members cannot afford their mortgages and rents, when the choice is food or life-saving medications, when businesses locate somewhere more affordable, somewhere else, taxpayers are overburdened.

One is not the fuel stoking the other ’s painful fire, nor is one the infection feeding the other ’s sickness.

Still, you would think that was the case when some school officials grumble that taxpayers are unwilling to support public education, when in fact, taxpayers are simply unable to withdraw from a depleted account.

And what about taxpayers, who are fed up with rising taxes and take their frustration out on public schools, which have been ravaged over the past few years due to soaring costs and inadequate aid and are reduced to running off survival instinct, a quality system suddenly becomes an endangered species.

It’s not like there is no money out there, or at the very least, government officials willing to borrow funds for causes they deem worthy.

U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan possibly total more than $5 trillion, yet the reasons behind the military actions have been widely questioned as have the outcomes thus far.

There is the $700 billion TARP bank bailout in October 2008 under Bush and the $787 billion Recovery Act in February 2009 under Obama.

Bush enacted controversial tax cuts, which Obama and the Republicans extended for two years in an $858 billion tax compromise.

There were also hefty bonuses on the taxpayer ’s dime during a time when the average American struggled to remain afloat and punishment seemed more realistic than rewards.

June 30, 2012

Say what you mean; Mean what you say!

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ith the primary season now behind us and a pre-commencement of political head bashing just getting warmed up, we now prepare for the next big thing in the election cycle, the conventions.

With the state of grid lock growing even more locked in place with every passing day it’s hard to imagine how the fall election will change the negative attitudes coming out of Washington.

As the partisan lines begin to stockpile their ammo and the talking heads try out their spin maneuvers to twist every detail to conform to their party position, I would like to draw your comparisons between two leaders to help us reach some conclusions. I think it only fair to compare the job performance in New York State of Governor Andrew Cuomo and that of President Barack Obama. Granted Governor Cuomo has only been in office half the amount of time as President Obama, but the outcomes seem a stark contrast.

Let’s start at the beginning. President Obama said at his inauguration, “That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood.

Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many -- and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real.

They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.”

Governor Cuomo made three promises in his initial address to the public. “1. We need to clean up Albany and restore integrity. 2. We need to get the economy running and create jobs. 3. We need to stop government overspending and overtaxing.” He went on to say, “The real power of the Governor lies with the people of the state. Democracy only works when the voice of the people rings strong and rings true. I need you to help me. The State is at a crossroads. I believe the decisions we make, the decisions my colleagues make, this year will define the trajectory of this state for years to come. The decisions we make today will shape the state we leave our children tomorrow. ” Both Democratic leaders faced very similar

problems, during very difficult times. Each of us must come to our own conclusions on their results from their performance and the Dan Alexander promises they Thoughts from made good on.

Behind the Pressline As citizens we should expect those candidates we place into office to do what they promise to do. Both men have spoken very clearly about their intentions and both have a record from which to be judged.

Both made it clear that the job was immense, but both told us they were up to the task.

President Obama went on the NBC Today Show shortly after he took office and said "If I don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition."

Over the past 18 months, in my opinion Governor Cuomo has lived up to his promise to revitalize the state’s economy to create jobs and restore New York’s reputation as a worldclass place to do business. He did so by thoroughly redesigning the state’s economic development strategies, presenting and passing a budget on time and adopting an entrepreneurial model of government. He made it clear that the state and the private sector must work collaboratively toward a shared goal and most importantly he led the way without placing blame or making excuses. Everything hasn’t gone his way but he’s removed the ranker in Albany and they are working together and making things happen. It’s called leadership.

Mr. Obama, I think you need to realize, you have not met your own vision of accomplishment and you would be wise to follow your own instincts by making this a one term proposition exactly as you stated, by allowing someone like Governor Cuomo or Secretary Clinton to step forward and carry your party’s torch in this election. Who is best served by another Obama term, Mr. Obama or the country? Three and half years has been enough time for me to see we can not afford four more years.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com

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An unfair life and joy of human connections A

s I watched young graduates swimming in their dreams this past weekend, I recalled someone telling me if I need or want something, ask the universe and manifest it. I was given examples of when this worked. In fact, films and books, such as “The Secret,” recommend the same technique and provide testimonials.

Maybe at times it works, but I can think of as many instances when individuals spoke to the universe and put in hard work and nothing happened, at least nothing positive.

Does the universe not like them? I’ve asked people who subscribe to these mantras, and their response is usually, “They lack faith,” or, “They didn’t believe.”

Yeah, that’s what it was.

I’m not saying don’t manifest.

If I want Spiderman boxers, I say, “When I own Spiderman boxers,” in conversation instead of “If I own Spiderman boxers,” because believing in yourself goes a long way. Still, the universe isn’t a magic box that dumps desires, and people who say otherwise,

even if they don’t mean it, imply that people not celestially blessed with a 57-inch plasma are not working hard, asking the universe in the appropriate tone or believing enough.

Well, you can walk down the street enjoying the breeze and the blue sky and kick a stray cat, flip off the universe and spit on a homeless man before reaching home and snoring through sweet dreams and wake up to your sixfigure job and live a long, healthy life. Or, you can do the same, minus the kicking and spitting, serenade the universe before a breathtaking sunset, feed and shelter the homeless and during your sweet dreams a hole opens up in the ground and swallows you dead.

Life is unfair and does not choose sides and young people should know that before the ones whose lives end up being a struggle are caught off guard and they think they must have failed.

They should know that two people can work hard, blow kisses to the universe and attend college, and one can end up a millionaire and the other homeless,

Stephen Bartlett

From the Editor’s Desk depending upon which way the wind was blowing on any given day.

Still, work hard and do the best you can with the tools you have and seek out the ones you don’t have. If you succeed beyond your wildest dreams, don’t think you’re special or better than others, because the true measure of people is how they treat others who do not benefit them in any way when no one who matters is looking, and titles and toys are

nothing more than things you’ve been told since you were little you NEED to make you happy.

If life is a struggle despite hard work, don’t feel less than, because hard work does not guarantee success. But it says something about you that others listen to and appreciate.

Howard Zinn said, “I’ve always resented the smug statements of politicians, media commentators, corporate executives who talked about how, in America, if you worked hard, you would become rich. The meaning of that was: if you were poor, it was because you hadn’t worked hard enough. I knew this was a lie.”

I grew up in a big house and never wanted for anything material. Today, I drive an old car, live in an apartment, can’t afford to purchase a couple used kayaks this summer and wait until my running shoes are falling apart to replace them. Yet I am happier and healthier today.

The media convinces us we NEED to get the things we NEED, and then we send off young people telling them they can do

whatever they want as long as they believe and later we don’t understand why there are so many medicated, depressed individuals drowning in waves of nervous breakdowns, self-appointed aging failures who lack what they NEED. I have a fiancé, son and daughter. I love and cherish them.

A house on the side of a mountain in Vermont would be nice, and traveling the world sounds dreamy. But I do not need these things and I will not be a failure if they never happen.

I learned that my dreams were realized when Darby and Samuel were born and Erica smiled under a sharp nose and happy eyes the first time she drove across the ferry. Every time I encounter a human being and our hearts smile, another dream comes true.

I would tell graduates nothing is more vital than human connections, because that’s where true magic happens and the world is healed.

Reach Editor Stephen Bartlett at stephen@denpubs.com.

Our life coaches, Style and Substance: advice on dating Dear Style & Substance: My brothers think I am not good at dating. I have had boyfriends and many guys ask me out on dates, but these relationships work for a while and then they don't work anymore. I am very committed to my career but I would like to have a happy, healthy relationship even though I am not ready for marriage. Where do I start?

Dear Dating Dilemma, All healthy relationships are the same at the core: they make you content and satisfied the majority of the time.

Being clear with yourself helps you to be clear with others, and in this case ‘dates’. To begin; you can start with defining happiness for yourself and then put it into action on the dating scene. Try to be more discerning up front, sooner, rather than later. You may not be ready for marriage, but it sounds like you are ready for LOVE! Clarify your "happiness" quotient - what basic qualities are most essential to your well-being? Is it honesty, movement and activity, compassion, intelligence, clever dialogue, humor? Make a list of those qualities that make you happiest in spending time with someone. While you’re at it, distinguish what things you spend time doing; work, leisure, recreation, volunteer work, community activities and time with family and friends. These answers will help you in finding a compatible partner. Compatibility is essential to a harmonious relationship. It can be as simple as energy levels or as complex as a personal worldview.

Different areas of compatibility can include (interpret

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and clarify, then add your own “areas”): Level of success; which can mean level of education, drive to succeed at work, hours and sacrifices you make for work over pleasure.

Lifestyle comes into play; are you active, a homebody, always looking for something to do? Are you an inside or outside person? Do you make healthy or non-healthy choices? What do you like to eat; adventurous or picky?

And so on…

Family life; what practices would you like to continue from the way you were raised? What would you like to change? Do you want children?

Spirituality and religion; do you need a partner with the same beliefs and practices?

The future; who will you become and who will this person most likely become? This is a big question, as very often we are struck by charisma and chemistry, paying no regard to who you both might be in ten years.

Pay attention to warning signs, when your mind is telling you, “Oh, oh!” Trust your gut and instincts to gently say, “No, thank you”. Here are some great warning signs that we have heard from clients (go ahead and add to this list!); • When you end up “training” someone in many areas to be a better boyfriend or girlfriend • When they are not “into” your friends and family, whom you really enjoy spending time with • When they only have YOU in their lives • When there seems to be some addictive tendencies

Michele Armani and Sally Meisenheimer • When your friends and family raise concerns about your girlfriend or boyfriend Don’t settle for less or talk yourself into someone because you think you “should” have a partner. That is not to say that you should only accept perfection, as people (yourself included!) are interesting because of their idiosyncrasies and quirky qualities, which make them endearing and unique. It is up to you to decide what you can and cannot tolerate in a relationship! Above all, be gentle and honest with yourself and your dates….Good luck!

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his weekend, Westport airfield will be abuzz from June 29-July 1 with the second annual Valley of the Giants display of remote controlled aircraft. Hobbiests from all over the Northeast will be present to show off their creations.

While watching the show, please be sure to purchase a raffle ticket to support the NCSPCA! Information about this entertaining display can be found on our website, ncspca.org.

We are also anticipating the return of Paws for a Cause auction, at the Keene Valley Lodge in Keene Valley, NY, to be held on Sunday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. Check out our Facebook site, facebook.com/NorthCountrySPCA for additional information as it is posted. And, speaking of Facebook, we would like to thank all of you who have been posting about your adoption experiences and other interesting animal-related news... our page is really starting to come to life!

Our featured pet this week is Breaker, a beautiful, declawed tabby Domestic Shorthair-mix, who was a owner surrender due to not fitting in well with the other cats in his home. When he arrived at the shelter, Breaker was very upset and confused. As we have found with many declawed cats, he was very defensive at first in his new environment. However, he has slowly accli-

Breaker mated to shelter life and has begun to show his softer side. Underneath his anxious exterior, Breaker is really just a big love bug! This handsome fellow really needs someone who can treat him with some kindness and respect... purrhaps that someone is you?

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Graduating students learning how to learn

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com SARANAC — To Sara LoTemplio, she only walked through Saranac High School’s doors as a freshman yesterday, tripping up the stairs and spilling her books on the floor. She thought she’d never escape the place.

As the years progressed, she figured she already knew English and history had already happened. As she wondered what she was learning, that question was answered during one of her life-altering trips with the North Country Mission of Hope in Nicaragua.

A group returning from an orphanage told of the children’s dormitories, where they discovered a roof decaying due to sulfuric acid in the air from a nearby volcano. LoTemplio suggested galvanizing the roof, or rather, covering it with a type of paint to protect the tin.

“As they continued, I quietly realized that I had just used what I learned in chemistry in real life,” said the Saranac High School Class of 2012 Salutatorian, speaking to a large crowd at Plattsburgh State’s Field House.

LoTemplio was one of more than 130 graduates celebrated by family, friends, faculty, staff and Saranac School District community members.

The crowd stood, cheering as the graduates entered, men in red and women in black, cameras flashing all around them as they walked up the middle of the room and took their seats.

After 13 years of homework, rehearsals, practices, tests and classroom rules, graduates of the Class of 2012 have finally earned their rites of passage, said Superintendent Kenneth Cringle. In doing so, he continued, the graduates inherited the responsibility of making the world a better place.

Cringle stressed that they have been given the opportunity to become the greatest generation. He further reminded them that no exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down and helping another person.

When valedictorian Alexis Racette took the stage, she highlighted the importance of being yourself, and followed that by announcing, “I happen to be a nerd.”

She went on to quote Star Trek and Harry Potter.

Our individuality keeps us open minded and helps us grow over time, she said.

Racette stressed the importance of maintaining that individuality.

“We all have the potential to amount to so much as long as we are not afraid to face the future,” she said, before turning again to a popular culture reference. “May the odds be ever in your favor.”

LoTemplio, while in Nicaragua, learned something about the odds being in her favor when she discovered real-world uses for what she learned in school.

“Suddenly all the doors started flying open for me.”

History became a tool to learn from past mistakes and build a better tomorrow, and English provided the ability to adequately convey ideas, feelings and passions to the world. Even math morphed into solving the problem before her with maximum efficiency and logic.

“The greatest thing I learned in high school was how to learn,” LoTemplio said. “Looking around at my fellow classmates, I see a lot of people to learn from.”

LoTemplio said her school brims with exceptional people, such as athletic all-stars, entertaining actors, creative and passionate artists and talented musicians.

“We have so much to learn from each other if we only keep our eyes open for the lesson,” she said. “Take in as much as you can, because not only have I realized that I won’t be in high school forever, as I once idly thought, but we won’t live forever, either.”

LoTemplio ended by urging her fellow graduates to ask themselves every day what they want to learn and what they want others to learn from them

Joe LoTemplio and his daughter, Sara, Saranac Hgh School Class of 2012 salutatorian, Photo by Stephen Bartlett

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Event a success

To the North Countryman: On May 6, the first annual Walk MS event was hosted at the US Oval in Plattsburgh. Approximately 241 North Country residents participated in a fundraiser supporting a cause important to them. The Walk not only raised awareness, but exceeded the financial goal of $29,000 by raising $48,443.00.

I wish to extend my sincere gratitude to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Upstate New York Chapter for accepting my invitation to host a Walk in Plattsburgh.

In addition, I would like to thank Kate Quinn, the NMSS’ Upstate New York Campaign Manager, for her tireless efforts in organizing the Walk. It was a pleasure to assist Kate in planning the Walk and for the opportunity to work on a fundraiser at a national level.

Thank you to following organizations for their assistance: Mountain Riders Club, SUNY Plattsburgh’s Project H.E.L.P., Stewart’s Shops, Foster Tent Rentals, Hometown Deli & Bakery, and Mad River Pizza.

Thank you to Rick Perry for providing food to attendees and to Susan SantaMaria for her photography services. A special thank you to zumba instructor Ellyn Blaise of Keeseville Zumba Chicks, as well as area instructors and individuals who accepted Ellyn’s invitation to participate in the fundraiser.

Thank you to WPTZ for promoting and providing coverage of the Walk.

In conclusion, my sincerest thanks to all of the teams, individuals and volunteers who ventured out to support the event.

Great appreciation is extended to Steve Peters, Superintendent of Recreation, for welcoming the first annual Walk MS event to the US Oval.

The Walk was a huge success and we look forward to another event in 2013.

Kelly C. Murphy Au Sable Forks

Animals left in vehicles

June 30, 2012

To the North Countryman: It’s time again to remind people to NOT leave your pet in your vehicle, whether you’re parking in the shade, just running into the store, or leaving the windows cracked, it’s still NOT OK to leave your pet in a parked car!

The fact is that on an 85-degree day, the temperature inside a car with the windows cracked can reach 102 degrees within only 10 minutes. After 30 minutes, the temperature will reach 120 degrees.

Once the interior of the vehicle reaches 110 degrees, your pet is in danger of heatstroke, and your pet can suffer brain and organ damage after just 15 minutes. On hot and humid days, the temperature in a car parked in direct sunlight can rise more 30 degrees per minute, and quickly become lethal to the animal!

Though the temperatures have been moderately warm, in the last 2 months I’ve already seen pets left in vehicles with 2 of 4 windows cracked a maximum of 4 inches with the sun beating down. Would you subject your child to this type of condition?

NYS Law 353-d states that: “A person shall not confine a companion animal in a motor vehicle during extreme hot or cold temperatures without proper ventilation or other protection from the temperate. If the owner cannot be promptly located, the law authorizes police officers to take necessary steps to remove the animal(s) from the vehicle.”

Why would any responsible pet owner leave their animal in a car while they go shopping? You never know how long you’ll be, and your pet is the one left to suffer the extreme heat in your vehicle, with the sun beating through the windows. Please be a responsible pet owner, and please leave your pet(s) at home.

If you see an animal in distress in a vehicle, please call 911.

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District voters approve Plattsburgh School budget

Suzannah Chatlos voted in support of the Plattsburgh City School budget.

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ics, maintenance and custodial, Odyssey and dropout prevention. The budget eliminated 15 instructional and five support-staff positions in areas such as English, math, social studies, engineering, monitor, groundskeeper, custodial, nursing and teaching assistants.

If this budget had failed,

the board would have been forced to adopt a contingency budget, which would have meant no increase in the tax levy and more than half a million dollars more in cuts.

A total of 56.7 percent of voters approved the budget.

“I voted yes,” said Suzannah Chatlos, who was out of town during the first budget

appear the financial issues that public schools face will change anytime soon.

School officials must remain sensitive to the needs of taxpayers as they move forward, Short said.

The next few years will be equally, or possibly even more, difficult. In terms of the budget voters approved and the coming school year, Plattsburgh City School must live within its means, Short stressed.

The district often faces changes, such as a new student moving into the district, sometimes on a monthly basis. If those changes result in increased costs, Plattsburgh School officials will have to make further reductions.

“Business will not be the same as it has been in the past,” Short said. “Any increase will have to be met with a reduction.”

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More than 56 percent of voters approved the plan that included roughly $1.5 million in cuts, on top of the millions in reductions school officials have already made over the past few years.

The district can move forward now, though the next step this summer includes changing the master scheduled and handing out layoff notices.

“The budget has passed and we are able to move forward and avoid deeper cuts,” said Superintendent James “Jake” Short. “But it didn’t come without sacrifice.”

Over the past few years,

vote.

She believes people should exercise their right to vote and is a strong supporter of public education. She attended Plattsburgh City School and directly benefited from some of the programs that were reduced or eliminated.

“I understand we are in a tight place financially, but I didn’t want anything else cut.”

Short felt people defeated the first budget, not necessarily because they do not support the school system, but because they are frustrated with the tax burden.

He believes people responded positively to the budget that just passed.

“In the face of natural cost increases and decreased state aid, we had to lower our year-to-year expenditures.”

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Plattsburgh City School officials have cut roughly $6 million in response to rising costs and inadequate state aid. Those reductions have impacted course offerings, at-risk and gifted students, athletics, summer work and more, and have resulted in layoffs in faculty, staff and administration.

The district’s first 2012-13 budget totaled $38.3 million and carried a tax-levy increase of 5.8 percent, which was above the cap of 3.01 percent. Voters defeated that plan 1,365 to 729.

The second budget totaled $37,812,744, which was 1.53 percent lower than the current spending plan. It carried a tax-levy increase of 2.84 percent and called for roughly $1.5 million in reductions, including reduced sub pay rates, education technology, summer curriculum and guidance work, high-school after-school programs, field trips, athlet-

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Peru High School graduates entering Plattsburgh State’s Field House.

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Beekmantown Central School Superintendent Scott Amo applauds the Class of 2012.

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he tournament season is in full swing on Lake Champlain and the Big Boys of Bass fishing are coming to town. The FLW Tour ’s final Major event of the season will be hosted on Lake Champlain by the city of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau

By Howard Hammonds with a lot on the line as some of bass fishing’s top names vie to overtake Lynchburg, Virginia’s David Dudley for Angler of the Year title. Anglers are also competing to qualify for the Forest Wood Cup, the FLW’s championship, and the grand prize of $125,000.

With the unseasonably warm weather in the North Country the competitors face a different lake than in past tournaments. Normally, coming to Plattsburgh in mid-June the bass would still be on spawning beds. Many local fisherman report the spawn has come and gone, however. And most bass have entered their summer patterns. What this means to the competitors is the weight of fish caught will be down with the result being mere ounces determining positioning on the FLW leaderboard. The loss of one big fish could mean the difference between winning and losing, or a big check and no check at all.

For those not familiar with tournament bass fishing, competitors can weigh in five fish per day with the leader determined by the heaviest weight for their five fish. After four days of fishing the winner is determined by the most weight for up to 20 fish.

Tournament fishing in the North Country has become a controversial topic. Fish kills, high speed boating and whether fishing for cash is sportsmanlike at all are subjects being debated. The reality is that there is very low mortality among fish caught during tournaments. Because of the dead fish penalty imposed by the tournament rules great care is taken by tournament anglers to keep their fish alive. Tournament anglers use live wells on their boats along with chemical additives to keep fish alive. A dead fish can not only cost the competitor points but a great deal of cash.

High speed boating? The first question I am asked by the casual observer is why do I need a 21-foot boat with a 250 horse power motor that runs 70 plus mph.

The answer is real simple: the time I save between fishing spots the more time I have to fish. Moreover, I have been involved in tournament fishing for 26 years and know of only two deaths, and neither of those had to do with speed. Just like a race car driver, when you’re running the wide open spaces of the lake you’re paying close attention to what’s going around you. I really think it’s a lot safer on Lake Champlain at 70 mph than interstate 87 at 65 mph with big trucks passing me at 75 mph.

Why fish for cash at all? Just the nature of sports, keep score and sooner or later people are going to want to keep score for money. But, the sport of bass fishing is a big business and has a large impact on local economies. Three hundred competitors coming to the North Country, buying gas, staying in motels, eating meals becomes an important financial plus for local small businesses.

Get a firsthand feel for the sport this weekend. The FLW Tour weigh-ins will be conducted at the Plattsburgh State University field house with a Fun Zone for kids from noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. You will have an opportunity to meet the pro fisherman, a chance at samples and giveaways, and can play interactive games hosted by the fisherman all sponsored by the various companies involved with the sport, especially Walmart. I’ll be there, hope to see you.

H2O Adventures

Pictured here, a young buck sporting a velvet rack happily munches on some summer greenery, while below, a group of young bucks happily take to cool waters on a hot day along the Ausable River.

Photos by Joe Hackett

Ahhh ... summertime

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his is the time of the when it appears that everyone, and everything is on the move. Cars and bikes are on the highway, while paddlers and boaters are on the water. Hikers have returned to the woods, as drivers and bikers precariously share the roadways.

It is an especially tough time of year to be on the road, as many of the region’s highways are finally getting much needed facelifts following last year ’s flood.

It is always a curious balancing act that plays out about the same time every year. Families are celebrating High School graduation as the tourist season hits the ground running with festivals, races, reunions and more.

With the arrival of July 4th, friends and relatives always try to visit, and the summer season is finally hitting on all cylinders.

Although I don’t really need any reminders of the season, I experienced a most pleasant nudge last week that served to rumble up some pleasant memories.

It occurred along a small stream, as I was paddling back home, after a long day spent fishing up-river. I had paddled as far upstream as possible, and in my enthusiasm to continue casting to the readily rising trout; I lost track of time.

I had been absorbed in the moment, and in a moment it was dark. It wasn’t a long trip back, paddling with the flow, but with the evening growing increasingly closer, I put down the rod and took up the paddle.

The stream’s banks are lined with a nearly impenetrable tangle of tag alders, and surrounded by a mix of swale grass hummocks and a very muddy and murky bog. It’s not the kind of place to walk out of, easily.

Once I got beyond the tunnel of alders that shrouded the upper sections, the stream opened up a bit. The stars were in the sky, and I could make out the course of the stream ahead, but it was still very dark, and nearly black on the water.

With the paddle, I gingerly reached ahead trying to stay in the middle of the stream. Without being able to focus on a point of reference, I was off kilter, and off balance.

But then, almost as if someone had flicked a switch, the lights came on. Slowly at first, but with increasing frequency, as I made my way further downstream, and out of the alders and into the grassy banks.

The stream banks were illuminated with the steady blinking of lightning bugs, on both sides.

In the muggy dusk, after a long day on the water, the lights appeared as if someone had strung a string of lights through the grass.

The scene stirred childhood memories of family trips to visit my Grandparent’s in Poughkeepsie, where lightning bugs always seemed to be out in force on the hot, muggy evenings along the Hudson River valley. Whenever we would visit, one of our Uncles would send us out to collect them in a big, glass jar.

And he always paid us a handsome price too, ranging he claimed, on the going rate. He would take as many bugs as we could supply, he once explained, because he later resold them to General Electric.

Even though he was our favorite Uncle, as kids, we were convinced he was getting rich on our

hard work. “I’ll bet he gets paid a dollar for each one”, my older brother once complained. “Let’s just go back inside.”

Fortunately, I never paid much attention to him; I just kept on chasing fireflies. I have come to realize that in a way…

I’m still chasing them, even if the focus of my quest is no longer fireflies.

I continue my search with the enthusiasm of a child, for that is after all, the purpose of outdoor recreation.

It provides us with a renewal of spirit, and the pleasures of redoing and renewing the enjoyable moments of our past.

We may see it in the starry night sky, or hear it in a cricket’s chirp, feel it in the wind on a breezy Adirondack mountaintop, or taste it as a fresh picked raspberry.

If you can no longer find it, taste it or smell it, it may be time to quit searching. If you stop the chase and just sit still for a while; it will find you. Happiness is a feeling, and like a dog chasing its tail, good feelings are difficult to catch. But, like a tail, if you stop chasing it it will still follow you wherever you go, Its summer, a season that was once considered the most fleeting of them all. Take the time to ride a bike, climb a tree, jump in the lake or take a hike on a forest trail. Summer is more about a sense of place, than a sense of season.

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

My prediction for the top five: 1. Cody Meyer , CA 2. Jacob Powroznik, VA 3. Scott Martin, FL 4. Shinicki Fukae, Japan 5. Anthony Gagliardi, SC Howard Hammonds is a guide and experienced bass fisherman living in Westport. He can be reached at hehammonds@gmail.com.

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keith@denpubs.com WESTPORT — Black smoke billowed from Lake Champlain around 9 a.m. Sunday, June 24, after a boat drifting near Westport caught fire.

Members of the Westport Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call, being assisted by the Westport Marina as they hooked onto the burning vessel and brought it closer to shore, where firemen doused the flames from land.

According to a witness at the Bistro restaurant, he noticed the boat smoking as he was having coffee on the deck.

“I was trying to figure out why there was steam coming out of the boat,” the witness said. “Then I realized that it was on fire.”

WVFD Chief Jim Westover said that a cause had not been determined at the time of the incident, pending interviews with the owners of the boat, who both escaped the blaze.

Witnesses said that the boaters were able to leave their flaming vessel and escape to a neighboring boat which took them ashore.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire quickly once the boat was towed in range of their fire hoses, using the marnia boat to get a closer look at the damage.

A boat from the Vermont State Police was also on scene to offer assistance.

A boat on Lake Champlain near Westport that caught fire.

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Baker from page 1 Baker died as a result of injuries sustained during a one-car accident on June 23 on Lincoln Pond Road in Elizabethtown.

Lewis-based State Police arrived on the scene at 9:49 p.m.

A preliminary investigation determined that excessive speed was a contributing factor in the crash.

Baker and two other occupants, Keith P. Denton Jr., 19, of

Hudson Headwaters from page 1 there was a federal opportunity for grants for new sites we applied in December 2010.”

Hudson Headwaters, awarded $481,667 from the Department of Health and Human Services, will purchase Racine’s North Country Medical Group on Route 11 between Champlain and Rouses Point.

Hudson Headwaters already serves more than 60,000 patients in northeastern New York and plans

Elizabethtown, and Jennifer Chappell, 18, of Moriah, were transported to Elizabethtown Community Hospital.

Baker was pronounced dead at the hospital at 10:37 p.m.

Chappell and Denton were later transported to Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington and released Sunday, June 24.

An autopsy performed on June 25, determined the cause of death to be multiple blunt force trauma consistent with a motor vehicle collision. Essex County Coroner Walter Marvin ruled the manner of death to be accidental.

Police said Denton was driving north on Lincoln Pond

to expand the local facility to provide more than 5,000 residents from Altona, Champlain, Chazy, Mooers, Rouses Point and West Chazy with primary and dental care and behavioral-health services.

“I believe Dr. Racine is the only physician north of Plattsburgh, and everybody is looking to grow primary-care services in the Northern Tier,” Shannon said.

Racine and his staff will become employees of Hudson Headwaters, which plans to hire a second physician, though that process could take more than a year.

The nonprofit organization with 14 health centers will convert the private practice into a community clinic and make some minor renovations to the building.

A larger, replacement clinic could be constructed in the future.

Those plans could begin with a year.

“We will transition the practice by fall of this year and we will build some new services up there,” Shannon said.

Hudson Headwaters will offer a sliding fee for patients, with visits as low as $12, depending on income. A sliding fee will also be

Road in a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier when he lost control of his vehicle.

The car exited the roadway, overturned and struck a tree before coming to rest on its roof. The rear passenger, Baker, was partially ejected and pinned under the vehicle.

The New York State Police in Lewis, the Troop B Collision Reconstruction Unit and Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague are continuing their investigation into this incident.

available at certain pharmacies Hudson Headwaters contracts with.

“Federal grants help us support that,” Shannon said.

Shannon stressed that the clinic will accept all patients, regardless of the type of insurance and ability to pay.

He further stressed that Hudson Headwaters appreciates Racine for reaching out to ensure the stability of health care in the Northern Tier.

“This is a huge win for North Country residents who will now have a new federally qualified health center,” U.S. Sen. Charles

Schumer said in a statement. “Residents of Clinton County have long needed more permanent health clinics, and I applaud the Department of Health and Human Services for stepping up to the plate and providing funding to create them.”

Hudson Headwaters has partnered with CVPH Medical Center and Adirondack Medical Center to improve health-care delivery throughout the region and address the changes and challenges within the health-care industry.

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ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CHAMPLAIN Living Water Baptist Church 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m.

Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children.

Phone: 298-4358 Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain.

298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. steeples3@primelink1.net St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday services 8 a.m.

St. Joseph’s Church - Mason Road, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 7:30 p.m.

Christ & St. John’s Episcopal Church Butternut Street, Champlain. Family Worship Service celebrated with music at 10 a.m., Sunday School also at 10 a.m.

CHAZY Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Masses (Ant) 4 p.m., 8 a.m. & 10 a.m.

Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m.

Email: chazypres@westelcom.com ELLENBURG St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church - Route 11, Ellenburg. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The Ellenburg United Methodist Church - will meet at 9 a.m. at the church in Ellenburg Center. However, on Election Day, Sunday, we move to the Ellenburg Methodist Community Center on Rt. 11.

ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902. Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m. Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m. Children’s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule.

MOOERS St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Maple Street, Mooers. 236-7142. Anticipated Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

Mooers United Methodist Church 14 East St., Located adjacent to old Post Office. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m.

Contemporary & traditional music, activities for children, youth and families, 236-7129, pastoral@twcny.rr.com, www.gbgm-umc.org/mooersumc Mooers Wesleyan Church - Maple Street, Mooers. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Night 7 p.m. (518) 236-5330.

MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

PLATTSBURGH Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 a.m. Communion Service: Wednesday 8 a.m.

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SCIOTA St. Louis of France Catholic Church Route 22, Sciota. Mass 4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sciota United Methodist Church Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 19, Sciota.

WEST CHAZY The West Chazy Wesleyan Church Pastor: Jonathan Hunter 17 East Church St., Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday; Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship 5 p.m. Tuesday; Clubhouse Ministries 6:30 p.m. (Sept. thru May) Wednesday; Prayer Meeting 6 p.m.

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Friday, June 15 WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m.

SCHUYLER FALLS — Community Health Garage Sale, Corner of 22B and Salmon River Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

WILMINGTON — "The History of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere and its Effects on Climate Change" 7 p.m. Wilmington Community Center, Springfield Road. 524-1023.

TUPPER LAKE — Comedy Show for Colin Gillis Search, Knights of Columbus, 36 High Street, 6 p.m. 524-2920.

PLATTSBURGH — Relay For Life, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fair Grounds Road. 7 p.m. 578-6010.

UPPER JAY — BIG SLYDE, Recovery Lounge, Upper Jay Art Center, Route 9N, 8 p.m. $10 KEENE VALLEY — The Trillium Ensemble to perform, Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 Nys Route 73, 7 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

SARANAC LAKE — Of Heaven and Earth: Sacred and Secular Choral Gems performance, St. Bernard’s Church, 27 Saint Bernard Street ,

7:30 p.m. 293-7613.Northern Adirondack Vocal Ensemble

Saturday, June 16

PLATTSBURGH — Relay For Life, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fair Grounds Road. 7 a.m. 578-6010.

WHALLONSBURG — Father's Day trail projects, Whallonsburg Grange, Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road. meet at to plan 9 a.m.

SCHUYLER FALLS — Community Health Garage Sale, Corner of 22B and Salmon River Road, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

RAY BROOK — The fifth annual LARRY STRINGER Golf Tournament, Saranac Lake Golf Club, 125 County Rte. 46,10 a.m. $50.

SARANAC LAKE — The Larry Stringer Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament to benefit scholarship fund. Saranac Lake Golf Club, New York 86, First tee is 10:08 a.m. 891-9533.

TUPPER LAKE — 9 Mile canoe, kayak and guide boat races, Tupper Lake Rod & Gun Club, 116 Lake Simond Road. $25 per paddler.

PLATTSBURGH —Youth Intro to Kayaking, Kayak Shack, U.S. 9, $45, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 5660505.

MORRISONVILLE — "Concert On The Pond ", The American Legion Post 1619 - 219 Rand Hill Rd, noon, 561-8706.

PLATTSBURGH —Youth Intro to Paddleboarding, Kayak Shack, U.S. 9, $45, 2-4 p.m. 5660505.

ESSEX — Retirement Party for Postmaster Gayle Drinkwine and David Lansing Fire Chief and former town Code Enforcement Officer, Essex Fire Hall, Station Rd. LAKE PLACID — African American freedom Day 2nd annual Juneteenth Family Celebration, John Brown Farm and Education, 115 John Brown Road, 11 a.m.-4p.m.

UPPER JAY — Story and Art Program with Natalie Woods, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N, 3-4 p.m. 946-2644.

SARANAC LAKE — Pig roast and award ceremony for Larry Stringer Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament, Waterhole, 43 Main Street, 6 p.m. 891-9533.

PLATTSBURGH — Of Heaven and Earth: Sacred and Secular Choral Gems performance, St. Peter’s Church, 114 Cornelia Street, 7:30 p.m. 293-7613.

June 30, 2012

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: History, Memories and Legacy of the CCC” Lecture, High Peaks Information Center, 8 p.m. 523-3441 .

SARANAC LAKE— Larry Stringer Scholarship Pig Roast, $10. 891-3330 or 891-0533. gymunique@aol.com.

Sunday, June 17

WESTPORT — Fathers day pancake breakfast. 8-10:30 a.m. The Galley restaurant at Westport marina, 20 Washington St. Fathers eat for free.

WHALLONSBURG — Father's Day trail projects, Whallonsburg Grange, Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road. meet at to plan 9 a.m.

PLATTSBURGH —Soulfull Sunday Yoga Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 11 a.m.

PLATTSBURGH —Plattsburgh General Assembly to meet, ROTA Art Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 4 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Father's Day Family Paddle, Kayak Shack, U.S. 9, $65, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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AUSABLE CHASM — Margaret Washington to talk on "Women's Activism in the Antebel-

lum and Emancipation Eras", North Star Underground Railroad Museum on Mace Chasm Road, 2 p.m. 834-5180.

WADHAMS — 2nd Annual Boquet River Duck Derby, Ducks are $5 per entry, 3 p.m., at the bridge in Wadhams.

WADHAMS — Wadhams Strawberry Festival, 1- 4 p.m. UCC Church Hall, 2569 County Route 10.

AUSABLE CHASM — Chasm Riders "Super Sunday", Ausable Chasm, 2144 Route 9, 10 a.m. www.mtn-riders.com or www.ausablechasm.com.

Monday, June 18

WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m.

UPPER JAY — Quilters' Gathering, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N, 4:30 p.m.

946-2644 KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. 5463565, RSVP@Logical.net.

PLATTSBURGH — Computer Class, Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 1:30 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

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BOATS 1974 STARCRAFT ALUMINUM 15 Foot BOAT. 1984 Evinrude 28 H.P. Motor Boat, Motor and Trailer, $750.00. Call 315-492-4655 and Leave Message. (315) 4924655 1977 156 GLASTRON Boat with 70 HP Johnson motor, with trailer, excellent condition. $3000. 518-359-8605 1980 18 1/2 FT. Century Cuddy Cabin, 120 HP I/O, trailer, GPS depth finder, down rigger, plus. $2900. 518-963-8220 or 518-569-0118 1985 17 1/2’ open bow, full canvas, in/out board motor, new seats, interior, Shoreline trailer included, great condition, $3400 OBO. 518-5630983 or 518-593-5408 BIKES FOR TYKES look for them in Items under $100 Super savers ads

2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $9000 OBO. 845-868-7711 BLUE NOSE SAILBOAT 1979, 23.5, McVay w/4 HP motor.

1 owner. Lovingly maintained.

Ready to sail. Mooring available on Skaneateles Lake. $6,800.00 bearcreek6448@verizon.net HEWITT PONTOON BOAT Lift, model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer.

518-891-2767 Leave Message on Mail Box 1.

KAYAK NEW. Pungo 140 Wilderness. Color is sand. $700. 518-576-0012.

CARS 1952 DESOTO White/Blue, no rust, small Hemi,, great project car. Serious inquires only. $3500. 518-962-4688 1989 TOYOTA SUPRA fully loaded, all electric, all power, 5 spd., hatch back, sunroof, runs good, $4500. 113 Flat Rock, Morrisonville, NY. 518-563-9967

2005 DODGE NEON auto, 40,000 miles, Red, new brakes, radiator, good on gas mileage, $3,000. Call: (518) 5231681

2007 FORD Mustang Coupe, never seen Winter, 6000 + miles, show room condition, premium stereo, CD, $15,000 FIRM. 802-236-0539 Call: (802) 236-0539 2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER Burgundy/Beige Excellent condition. 5,6000 Miles, 6 cylinder, 5 speed automatic w/ Tiptronic Transmission, loaded w/many options, in show room condition.

315-447-0888 $35,500 OBO. MUSTANG 2010 convertible, V-6, auto, leather interior, runs great, 45,000 miles, loaded. Asking $17,000 OBO or trade for a classic car. Call 518962-8539

FARM EQUIPMENT

1999 VOLVO V-70 Station Wagon, 207,000 miles, Green. Asking $2300 OBO. 518310-0622 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Wheelchair accessible by VMI, driver transfers to drivers seat, tie downs for two wheelchairs in back, tie downs for one wheelchair in front passenger position available when passenger seat is removed, automatic everything, air, air bags all around including sides, enhanced stereo, Ultimate Red Crystal in color, no scratches/dents or other damage, has always been kept in an attached garage, seats have always been covered, never been smoked in, 5,040 miles, VIN 2D8GP44LX7R256881, original price $52,000, asking $30,000 or make an offer, call Jerry in Tupper Lake at 518-359-8538

WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 19671980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650, H1500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3400 Suzuki GS400, GT380, CB750 CASH PAID. FREE NATIONAL PICKUP. 1-800-772-1142, 1-310721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

1981 INTERNATIONAL single axle dump truck, runs great, inspected and on the road. $4000 OBO. 518-834-9088.

1964 FORD 4000 4 cyl., gas, Industrial loader & industrial Front End, 12 spd., German Transmission, Pie Weights, $4650.00.

518-962-2376 Evenings.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2008 bws tagolong equipment trailer ez2 load xhd 25 tons with tilt never used new was 26000 asking $18,000.00 518-5241956 HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2003 olympian standby 20kw towable perkin diesel generator with 3143hrs excellent condition asking $5,000.00 518-524-1956

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2002 HONDA VTX 1800, mint condition, many extras, $5300. 518-492-2348 2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARD S50 VS 800CC, New battery & tires, 13,000 miles, very clean, garaged.

(518) 946-8341. $2,800

LEGALS North Countryman Legal Deadline Monday @ 3:00pm Please Send Legals

By EMAIL To: legals@denpubs.com

C&D CUSTOM CARPENTRY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/9/12. Office in Cliton Co. SSNY desig.

agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 3429 Silver Lake Rd., Saranac, NY 12981 which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NCM-6/9-7/14/126TC-26602 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK BRAND MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy.

Of State of N.Y.

(SSNY) on 5/29/12.

Office location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1625 Rt. 9 Front St, Keeseville, NY 12944.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NCM-6/9-7/14/126TC-26614 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC )

Name: Rig Insurance Services, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on 5/21/12.

Office Location: Clinton 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: Bryan Ravlin, 406 Bean Road, Colchester, VT 05446.

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2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Black 2 door. New tires, rotors, brakes catalytic converter. $4,500 Call: (518) 946-7550

URAL SIDECAR Motorcycle Durable, versatile, fun vehicle, with classic retro styling. Reliable 650 cc horizontal two-cylinder engine and shaft drive. 1999 model with just 3100 miles; excellent condition. Priced for quick sale. $2,500 518-494-5871

TRUCKS

1997 DODGE INTREPID 6 cyclinder, 127,000 miles, Good condition. $1,300 Call: (518) 594-5015 1997 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK AWD Blue/Gray 184,000 miles, Interior and exterior good condition. 5 speed manual. New tires. Needs head gasket. $600 Call: (518) 946-7042

SCOOTER 2008 50CC, no motorcycle license required, 90 miles to the gal, only 900 miles, runs great, Asking $750.00 OBO. Call 518-962-8539

----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC ) Name: Adirondack Adventure Games LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on 2/28/2012 Office Location: Clinton 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: Jessica N. Cannarella, 19 Daniels Way, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 NCM-6/23-7/28/126TC-26681 ----------------------------M A T R I X M A R K E T I N G GROUP LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/10/2012.

Office location: Clinton

Country. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O MATRIX MARKETING GROUP LLC, PO Box 277, Cadyville, NY 12918.

NCM-6/30-8/4/126TC-26641 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WA L K T H R O U G H

STUDIOS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with Sectretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/29/12. Office location: Clinton County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom to process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, PO Box 971, Peru NY 12972. Purpose: For any lawful purpose NCM-6/30-8/4/126TC-26703 -----------------------------

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