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stephen@denpubs.com SCHUYLER FALLS — Victoria St. John could use a donated vehicle.

A gas card someone else paid for would be nice.

She’d just like to see a slight rise in donations, which have dropped considerably over the past few years.

St. John runs the St. John Feral Cat Fund, a nonprofit that advocates non-lethal feline population control and raises awareness by providing the public with information on feral and stray cat issues, including controlling populations within colonies through Trap-Neuter-Return. Under that management plan, stray and feral CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Victoria St. John sets a trap to catch a feral cat that appeared to have been abandoned by its owner. St. John runs the St. John’s Feral Cat Fund.

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Archaeologist studies human skeletons PLATTSBURGH — A calm overtakes Dr. Haagen Klaus when he measures teeth.

“It is very systematic,” Klaus said.

Through the study of skeletons, he can learn the totality of the lives he is investigating.

The globetrotting archaeologist has had much success since graduating from Plattsburgh State. He said some of the foundation of who he is today was laid at Plattsburgh State.

“The education I received here is something I carry with me every day of my life,” he said, speaking to students, faculty and the community at Plattsburgh State.

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“Tombs, Mummies and Treasures: A Retrospective on 15 years of Archeological Adventures from SUNY Plattsburgh to South America.”

Klaus didn’t always want to be an archeologist.

At 10, he was sitting in the back of the car as his father drove through Long Island when an F14 Tomcat tore open the sky.

“I was hooked and knew I was going to be a pilot,” Klaus said.

But his eyes weren’t good enough, and later in life, on a whim, he applied to Plattsburgh State.

Klaus tried half a dozen majors, but nothing clicked. He was close to dropping out of college and joining the military when he tried an archeological field Dr. Haagen Klaus graduated from Plattsburgh State and now spends much of school. his time studying human remains around the world.

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North Country Chamber ranked among the elite years ago, but our board and staff were determined to merit the five-star award in this, the Chamber ’s centennial year, and they have done it.”

To achieve accreditation, chambers must meet national standards in their operations and programs, including an extensive review process that takes nearly nine months and must be repeated every five years. FiveStar status reflects excellence in all areas of a chamber ’s operation and work, including high-level activities and effectiveness in economic development, government affairs and member services. It also recognizes professional standards in staffing, finances and administration.

“I am so proud of our chamber and the outstanding efforts of our staff and volunteers,” said Chamber Chairman Ron Gra-

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Chamber of Commerce is among the elite.

It is now ranked among the top 1 percent of America’s chambers.

Recently, the United States Chamber of Commerce awarded the North Country Chamber of Commerce 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organization and positive impact on the region.

“This is very gratifying for everyone at the Chamber,” said Chamber President Garry Douglas. “Of the nearly 7,000 chambers across the U.S., only 77 are accredited at the top five-star level, placing us among the top 1 percent of America’s chambers.

“We were accredited at the four-star level

ham. “We knew we were doing well across the board, but to have it affirmed by the U.S. Chamber and our national peers in such a major way is another matter.

Of nine areas of review, the Chamber earned perfect scores in five.

The North Country Chamber is the largest business and economic development organization in northern New York, linking more than 4,200 members across Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton and northern Warren counties.

The Chamber was lauded for government affairs activities in Washington and Albany, broadening and deepening international commerce between Quebec and the U.S., successfully marketing Plattsburgh International Airport, innovative programs for all sectors of the regional business community and more.

“The five-star designation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a terrific honor, but it is just affirmation of what we have known

for years,” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. “The North Country Chamber of Commerce is quite possibly the best chamber in the state. They have proven themselves time and time again to be a powerful and effective voice for the region and a true agent for positive change.”

Congressman Bill Owens believes the Chamber is critical to economic development and job creation.

“I have worked with them throughout my career, both in Washington and before being elected to Congress, to help bring new business to the region and encourage those already here to grow,” Owens said.

Assemblywoman Janet Duprey said this recent recognition is yet another example of the Chamber making the area proud.

“It is no surprise to those of us who work closely with them that the U.S. Chamber has given our regional Chamber the highest possible rating in the accreditation process,” Duprey said.

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stephen@denpubs.com CHAMPLAIN — David Patrick likes to spend his time examining old documents and newspaper articles and connecting the dots.

“A lot of historical information has been lost or forgotten about as people have died,” Patrick said. “Many people today do not know much about the Town of Champlain’s history, yet there are hints all around us of what people did 100 or 200 years ago.”

To help preserve that history, Patrick has produced his 11th calendar focusing on Champlain.

“This calendar was one of the hardest to produce,” Patrick said. “There was so much information to collect and some of it was confusing as this information made mention of places that do not exist today.”

The 2013 calendar looks at the establishment of roads and bridges in the Town of Champlain, including the Village of Champlain, Rouses Point, Perry Mills and Coopersville.

“The earliest roads started out as footpaths between a few distant log cabins and over the years became streets and highways,” Patrick said.

He describes the establishment of Prospect and Chapman streets in 1797, as well as Lake Street, Lake Shore Road, Route 11, Route 9 and the roads to Canada.

Champlain had a sole bridge in town on Elm Street that Pliny Moore built around 1794.

In 1816, Benjamin Mooers petitioned to have one built in Coopersville.

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elections were held in 1789, a town highway commission directed that roads and bridges be built and maintained.

The roads grew out of footpaths, but by the early 1800s, as the town grew, many roads were built.

“This essay will also look at the first wooden bridges built in town starting in 1794,” Patrick said. “I started this calendar on July 3 and ended in late October.”

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“I discuss the building of these bridges as well as many later ones,” Patrick said. “I also describe how numerous floods and ice jams continuously destroyed the bridges over the Great Chazy River up to the early 1900s.”

Patrick created his first calendar in 2003, focusing on the Village of Champlain.

In 2007 and 2008 he examined the founding of the Town of Champlain.

Patrick spends hours determining which photos will fill the 13 spaces in the calendar.

“The 13 main photos have to be high quality and interesting,” Patrick said.

The essay for the calendar has evolved from 3 to 15 pages.

“This has allowed me to write about many different subjects that a calendar in itself would not normally have.

For the 2013 calendar, Patrick’s essay delves into the establishment of roads and bridges in town.

“We all see them, but no one has any idea what the history is related to them,” Patrick said. “I was able to compile this information from many different sources to come up with a timeline and story.”

After the Town of Champlain was founded in 1788 and

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Time to battle invasives is now “Lake George is, without comparison, the most beautiful water I ever saw ... its water is as limpid as crystal.”

So wrote Thomas Jefferson to his daughter in 1791.

But in the modern age — with its isolation compromised by modern transportation, flourishing tourism and development along it shores — Lake George’s purity has come under assault.

In the 1980s, lake scientists at the Darrin Freshwater Institute in Bolton Landing issued warnings that human activities in and around the lake were threatening the quality of the water — which not only provides recreation for residents and visitors, sustenance for wildlife, but drinking water for thousands of local citizens.

The lakewater was being polluted by stormwater runoff and seepage from septic systems in the basin, and it was threatened by nonnative plants and creatures that were beginning to take hold.

In response, regulations over septic systems were toughened, and recently, a law banning the use of phosphorus fertilizers was enacted. Action was taken to control the spread of Eurasian Milfoil, a fast-spreading foreign lakeweed that threatened recreation in shallow bays of the lake.

Then in 2010, a researcher for the Fresh Water Institute discovered Asian clams in the lake, prompting new concern over the spread of invasive species, which experts say threaten the health of the local tourism-based economy, the purity of local drinking water, and the future of the lake itself.

Asian clams, proliferating in western U.S. waterways including Lake Tahoe, multiply at an exponential rate and cause huge algae blooms, threaten traditional recreational activities like swimming and fishing, as well as usurping the food supplies that existing aquatic wildlife depend on.

In response to the threat, environmentalists formed an Asian clam task force, and about 900 benthic-barrier mats were set out in several shallow areas of Lake George to smother the invasives, with the belief the species could be eradicated. The Lake George Association and the Fund for Lake George were leaders in tackling this new threat.

Subsequently, new Asian clam beds were located, and the eradication effort was expanded.

In late September, the Warren County Board of Supervisors pledged $270,000 toward the effort to control Asian clams in Lake George, boosting their accrued contribution to a sum of

$500,000.

In the meantime, the Park Commission had been researching a mandatory inspection and boat-washing program that is expected to curb new introduction of clams and other invasive species into Lake George. They sought to have all boats to be pressure washed if they weren’t certified as clean, drained and dry.

Their initiative was prompted in part by actions taken to control invasive species in Lake Tahoe, as well as a voluntary local Lake Stewards inspection program conducted since 2008 on Lake George by the Lake George Association.

These Lake Stewards, in inspecting more than 24,000 boats, discovered the presence of invasive species present in or on nearly 400 watercraft.

In May, leaders of lakeside municipalities joined with environmental groups pledging to impose a mandatory boat inspection and decontamination program if the state didn’t take action on its own through the Park Commission. Their pledge was based on a report which concluded that comprehensive action was needed as soon as possible to curb Asian clams and a half-dozen other invasive species.

Although the science shows that early action is vital to success, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has avoided endorsing a mandatory boat inspection program.

But Friday, Nov. 30, Warren County supervisors serving on two of the panel’s committees voted unanimously in conceptual support of a mandatory boat inspection and decontamination program.

If passed on Dec. 21 by the full board, county Attorney would draft a law requiring all boats launched in all the county’s lakes and public ponds to undergo inspection and certification — and when traces of invasives are discovered, the vessels would have to undergo decontamination at a washing station.

We applaud their bold action. At the very least, the resolution may prompt the state to start taking the issue of invasive species seriously.

We also urge the political leaders of all Adirondack counties to enact parallel resolutions so Warren County’s message carries more weight with the state’s legislators and top executives.

This editorial is the collaborative opinion of a board comprised of Thom Randall, Fred Herbst, Shaun Kittle, Keith Lobdell, Stephen Bartlett, Andy Flynn, Katherine Clark and John Gereau. Comments should be directed to denpubs@denpubs.com.

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ur nation is severely polarized.

That’s certainly nothing new. I think we all hoped that after the election Washington would begin taking serious steps toward solving the problems facing the nation or at the very least one side or the other would have enough momentum to assume a leadership role. Unfortunately our national tug of war persists and gridlock continues to be the strategy of choice used by both parties.

Even more than the nation choosing to reelect President Obama, it seems by the choices America made, we collectively see value in maintaining this gridlock method of governing. How else can one explain the total election outcomes where neither side has gained any advantage?

Based on the current discussions, if that’s what we can call them, the parties continue to stake out their positions, and instead of working toward the middle they appear to be going farther away in the opposite direction.

Yes, Republicans have signaled a lukewarm willingness to accept tax increases.

As I understand it the total of those increases will pay for eight days of federal government spending. The president has countered with the proposal of even higher tax increases than he ran on and new spending that will offset any of the reductions he is proposing. He has also suggested that in place of coming back to Congress for approval to raise the national debt each time the ceiling is reached he should just be given the authority to raise the ceiling as needed.

The game of chicken continues. The so called fiscal cliff rapidly approaches and we’ve had this nightmare before. Just before the clock ticks midnight a short term bandage deal will be approved, the big problems passed along to the next Congress, that by the way, looks and will likely act much the same as this Congress and nothing, but nothing is really solved. All they will accomplish is a brief extension and then more of the same in a few months when the ceiling is once again reached.

We must cut our spending sooner… like right now….. not later. As painful as that sounds we’ll never dig out of this hole,

and our children and grandchildren will be severely hindered for generations if we do not right the error Dan Alexander Thoughts from of our ways.

Behind the Pressline Forty two cents of every dollar now goes for the interest on our debt. Failure to reverse this level will, sooner than we think, place our nation in a dire situation.

Shaking our heads in disgust as we watch press conference after press conference of the two sides throwing volleys back and forth, pointing fingers and making accusations isn’t going to solve this problem. They need to get it FIXED and FIXED NOW!!! We passed up the opportunity when the bi-partisan Bowles-Simpson Commission provided the financial plan to correct this issue in 2010. In 2011 both sides, in order to provide cover for their candidates in an election year, agreed to the sequestration which would force tax increases, reductions in jobless benefits and massive cuts upon the nation neither of which would be palatable to either side.

At least that was their contention at the time the deal was made.

We were told by our elected officials, going over the cliff would be so devastating it would force them to address these issues, while buying them all cover for the election cycle. Now with the cliff in sight the chorus appears to be growing for, well the cliff doesn’t really look so bad.

As sad as it sounds, as polarized as we are as a nation, doesn’t it sound totally absurd that the only way we can manage our affairs is for each side to put a gun to their opposition’s head and jointly jump off a cliff? Maybe I’m just getting too old, but I was taught to be responsible for my actions, to make good on my promises and to exceed expectations. It seems we can’t lower the bar enough for our government and sadly enough the nightmare dream we pass along to the future generations will become their real life reality.

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

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Fred Wachtmeister retired from Plattsburgh City School after decades as a teacher and Economic pressures, the burden of taxpayunion head. ers struggling to pay the bills let alone spend Ken Cringle is retiring from Saranac Central more money elsewhere and the increasing School, where he worked for decades as a standards, just to name a few obstacles, make teacher, coach, principal and currently, the suit more and more difficult for schools to adeperintendent. quately do the job.

I suppose among the people reading this, Yet it’s one of the more important jobs out one or two, or possibly even a few, may grumthere. ble because at one point in time in their lives The quality of public education impacts the Stephen Bartlett these men rubbed them the wrong way workforce, the economy, politics and much From the Editor’s Desk through a decision they made, a stance they more, pushing out into the world tomorrow’s took or a matter they disagreed with the indiworkers and leaders, and most importantly, vidual on, but no one has passed through life and career withcitizens. out upsetting someone; at least not the individuals who are so That is the most precious aspect of the education system passionate about their jobs their fire is noticeable from a disand the one where the impact, at least personally - which to tance and burns up close. me is most important – is felt the greatest.

As an education reporter for 12 years and in my role as ediThe education system, and more importantly, the individutor of the North Countryman and The Burgh, I have been als, the educators within it, play a major role in so many peoprivileged to engage in lengthy discussions with both these ple’s lives. I’m not just talking about the youth passing educators, and I consistently recognized I was in the presence through life without adequate parental guidance and in the of knowledgeable professionals passionate about education, midst of unsavory influences, though these individuals clearespecially students, and who have been successful in their caly benefit greatly from a quality education system and pasreers. sionate educational heroes.

They were consistently open and forthcoming over the But even typical youth are touched and inspired in brilliant years and their actions showed they put students first. and beautiful ways by educational heroes. ublic education is increasingly squeezed each year.

Fred consistently shared with me his thoughts and feelings and always made himself available for stories the public needed to know about, and offered his expertise on educational issue I might have been confused by.

It was always clear he loved the public education system and its students and wanted both to succeed.

I first met Ken when he was a principal, and from day one he made it clear he would be open and it was about the students. He always has been available, consistently calling to share successes and educational issues readers should know about, and he always answered when I called, eager to provide wisdom on educational issues.

But most importantly, both men care about students and understand the important part education plays in so many lives and in a functioning society. They also played a role in the statewide and nationwide recognition their districts have received over the years for academic success.

With ever increasing demands, including the demand to do much, much more with less, the education system is struggling, though thanks to the professionals in the field who care, it continues to thrive.

Sadly, that field is losing two of its professionals, though I know I wish them both happiness and joy in their pursuits, especially after students, educators and the community have enjoyed their public service for so many years.

Stephen Bartlett may be reached at stephen@denpubs.com

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Carrie Trombley between front and back kicks and a series of right jabs, her body keeping time with the rhythm.

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Trombley lost more than 100 pounds through Turbo Kick, which mixes punches and kicks and some dance moves. It is a sort of high-energy kickboxing without gloves or bags. “You burn so many calories,� Trombley said. “And you feel so empowered after.�

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shaun@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — They rolled up their sleeves, rolled out the clay, shaped it and colored it with all of the reds, greens and whites of Christmas.

Ten young artists, 5 to 8 years of age, crowded around a rectangular table in the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, busily putting the final touches on their ceramic cookie plates.

There were stars, angels, Christmas trees and Santa Claus—flanked by a trio of “ho-ho-hos”— all adorning the handmade crumb catchers.

“The plates have to dry for three to four days before they can be fired,” said Shannon Piche-Smith, the instructor of the sold-out workshop.

Clay will spatter if it is not completely dry, making a mess in the kiln and ruining the piece. When they are ready, the plates will be placed under a bisque fire, after which a clear glaze is applied, giving the finished product a bright, shiny coating.

After one more firing the plates will be ready to go home, where a glass of milk will undoubtedly complement their Christmas Eve presentations.

But, more importantly, the finished products will be colorful, glimmering representations of each artist’s creativity.

Piche-Smith is an instructor in the center ’s clay studio and teaches workshops at the NCCCA. She will be teaching some of the upcoming holiday workshops, too, which take place every weekend until Christmas and will include how to make clay ornaments, personalized calendars, unique jewelry and self portraits.

“In an art class, kids are encouraged to be creative, they’re encouraged to use their imaginations and explore mediums,” Piche-Smith said. “There is freedom there because there are really no wrong answers.”

Piche-Smith used to teach art for the Beekmantown Central School District, but was laid off due to budget cuts last spring.

She has a passion for art and is enthusiastic about teaching it again.

“This is a good supplement for classes being cut,” PicheSmith said. “Today we had an entire time slot for ten students. A place like this can encourage kids. It’s another way to expose children to the creative process.”

The holiday workshops at the NCCCA aren’t the standard holiday craft fare—there are no macaroni and glitter encrusted paper plates, there is not a single construction-paper snowflake—they instead provide an introduction into a va-

riety of artistic techniques and mediums.

“The people that work in this room are highly qualified people,” Piche-Smith said. “It’s a great resource, and all the materials and firing are included.”

One of those highly qualified people is Jackie Sabourin, who said that art is important in society and in people’s lives because it can offer reflection and be a source of joy when things become difficult.

Sabourin added that no one should be afraid to try making art, and that anyone can have a meaningful relationship with art, regardless of skill level.

“It’s like walking down the street and seeing a beautiful tree,” Sabourin said. “You don’t have to be a great artisan to appreciate that.”

Sabourin is a volunteer arts and education coordinator for the center, a position that includes lending her artistic knowhow to workshops like the recent one on making ceramic cookie plates.

Sabourin has been with the NCCCA since its inception— she and a small group of local artists helped open it in 2000.

“I decided that when I retired I wanted to promote arts and education in the area,” Sabourin said. “Nobody had art classes here, so I decided to write some grants to get an art center.”

The center is constantly evolving, and a recent consolidation of its staff, a reduction of nine permanent staff members to four, was made to help increase efficiency and better serve the community.

Shawna Armstrong is one of the center ’s newest additions, having assumed the role of Gallery and Graphics Coordinator in September.

She said big things are happening at the NCCCA, starting with a members exhibition opening Friday, Dec. 7 from 5:307:30 p.m.

Anyone who is a member of the NCCCA can submit work, which will be on display through Jan. 12.

The exhibition will also mark the first time the public can set foot on the gallery’s new floor, which will be a dark woodgrain replacing the previous carpet.

The small gift store is also being transformed into a library and will be used as an artist’s market four times a year.

Armstrong added that the center has been making a concerted effort to get the word out about upcoming events sooner, which will give people more time to work those things into their schedules.

She is optimistic that the changes will result in an increased interest in the NCCCA, and that more exhibits and workshops will be offered in the months to come.

The center is important for the community, and especial-

Abby Reeder gets ready to decorate her ceramic cookie plate at a holiday workshop at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh.

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ly important for the children, she said.

“This is a place for them to meet other kids; it’s a social place,” Armstrong said. “And anything they can do to build something with their hands is beneficial.”

The hands-on approach is something Armstrong said can carry over into their future endeavors.

And as she stood by, watching the children’s little hands as they eagerly created snow-globe worthy scenes out of the clay cut-outs, the smile that stretched across her lips said it all.

“This gets their imaginations going,” Armstrong said.

“You need to be creative in any field you go into, and this is where that starts.”

The next two holiday workshops will be held Saturday, Dec. 8. Create a Personalized Calendar will run from 10:30am – 12:30pm and is for ages 7-12. Children under 7 can participate with an adult.

Kids’ Clay Ornaments will run from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. for ages 5 – 7 and 4 – 5 p.m. for ages 8 – 13.

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St. John fields 75 to 100 complaint calls weekly.

Recently, a woman who walks her dog along the wood line in Schuyler Falls contacted St. John. The woman said she spotted two cats that appeared to be abandoned and living outside, with only a small piece of carpet to keep them warm as winter approached.

St. John drove out to the area to assess the situation and discovered the cats were living in a small hole in the ground, surrounded by rocks at the edge of a cliff.

She communicated with friends online and quickly found a home for the cats.

The following day, St. John packed up a couple traps and headed back out to the site where the cats were living. She carefully set the traps up, baiting them with tuna, and waited. One of the cats appeared and circled the trap, sniffed inside and then left.

St. John trapped them the next day.

“Now I just need to get them directly to the vet,” St. John said.

St. John spent roughly $3,500 in expenses related to the St. John Feral Cat Fund. Donations usually cover much of her costs, but they are down significantly.

“We usually raise $2,000 to $3,000 around Christmas, and last year we raised $700 to $800,” St. John said.

Gas costs are a problem.

“I just have to keep begging and doing fundraising,” St. John said. “We could really use a donated vehicle.”

There is always a need, said St. John, who often finds her-

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self working seven days a week.

But still, St. John, who has rescued animals since she was a little girl, finds her work rewarding.

The St. John Feral Cat Fund started when she found two feral cat colonies that she fed, covering the costs out of her own pocket.

In 2002, publicity helped her raise nearly $1,800, which she used to open a business account, naming the St. John Feral Cat Fund after her father.

In 2004 the business incorporated and became a nonprofit.

St. John operates out of her house and stresses that the St. John Feral Cat Fund is not a shelter.

I treat it as a business,” St. John said. “It is so hard to find foster homes.”

She is an adoption partner with PetSmart.

“We are not a shelter, so people don’t physically see what we are doing,” St. John said. “It is neverending.”

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from page 1 “Within the first five minutes of bots on the ground and being on site, it clicked that this is what I wanted to do,” he said.

Eventually, he ended up studying human bones in Peru.

“The amount of information you can read in human bones is so compelling,” Klaus said.

Klaus graduated from Plattsburgh State in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and a double minor in archeology and studio art.

He went on to earn his master’s degree at Southern Illinois University.

He would again find himself in Peru.

“There are 12,000 years of complex culture before the Inca,” Klaus said.

Klaus earned his doctorate from Ohio State University and in 2008 was offered a position at Utah Valley University. He is currently an assistant professor of anthropology there, and his primary research interests include bioarcheology, dental anthropology, mortuary analysis, forensic anthropology and taphonomy, a branch of archeology dealing with fossilization.

“My focus is on human remains,” he said. “You learn who these people were and how they interacted with each other by studying their biological characteristics. I study skeletons to reconstruct the totality of their lives.”

Through several research projects in South America, Klaus has studied prehistoric and historic Andean South America and the organization of complex societies, health, violence, identity and ethnogenesis.

Klaus has won a number of awards for his works, including the Utah Valley University Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Scholarship; an honorary diploma and degree at the University de Senor de Sipan, Chiclayo, Peru; and the Utah Valley Univer-

sity Presidential Award for Student engagement, which is that university’s highest award, given for excellence in teaching.

Plattsburgh State’s Distinguished Visiting Alumni Program invites Plattsburgh State graduates who showcase excellence of their alma mater to return to campus and share their knowledge with the campus and community.

“In some of these cultures, there is very little evidence of warfare or violence outside of ritual killing,” Klaus said. “You just don’t see lots of violence outside areas of human sacrifice.

“But the offering of bodies was quite prolific, and there is a lot of evidence of the slitting of throats, and the extraordinary and disquieting mutilation of victims.”

For example, Klaus studied a child, between the ages of 9 and 12, whose chest had been torn open and his heart removed.

“When we think of human sacrificing, it is a terrifying subject, but we need to think of their understanding of the cosmos.”

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OBITUARIES ANGELICA DUNHAM BENTLEY AUG 06, 1918 - NOV 24, 2012 Angelica Dunham Bentley of was also a supporter of the Branford, CT died peacefully Branford Land Trust, the on November 24, 2012 at the Connecticut Nature ConserMiddlesex Hospice and Palvancy, and wildlife organizaliative Care Unit in Middletions. town, CT. She was surrounded by her loving family Angie was predeceased by for the duration of her hospiher first husband, Lawrence talization following a stroke.

B. Dunham Jr. (1916-1982) of Affectionately known to Riverdale, NY, who graduatmany as Angie, she will be ed from Yale in 1938. They deeply missed and rememwere married in 1940. Mr. bered for her kind, thoughtDunham enlisted in the Navy ful and friendly nature. for four years serving as a Naval Officer with combat Born August 6, 1918 to duty in the Pacific during Dorothy G. Thompson and WWII. She is survived by Marshall M. Bartholomew, her second husband, Chester Yale Class of 1907, and later A. Bentley, whom she marDirector of the Yale Glee ried in 1988. Angie is also Club from 1921-1953. Angie survived by her four chilgraduated from the Shipley dren: Lawrence B. Dunham School in Bryn Mawr, PA, III of St. Paul, MN, Angelica class of 1936. She was emV.R. Dunham of Clinton, CT, ployed for a time at the 1939 Gail Dunham O'Connor of New York's World Fair.

Keene Valley, NY, and Valerie Dunham Wolson of Jay, For 70 years Angie sumNY. Also surviving are six mered in Keene Valley and grandchildren: Wheatleigh St. Huberts, NY to be near Dunham, Johannah Dunham family and friends. She was Townsend, Justin O'Connor, a life-time member of the Meghan O'Connor, Silas Adirondack Mountain ReWolson, Beldon Wolson, and serve (AMR) and the Adironfive great-grandchildren, as dack Trail Improvement Sowell as her three children-inciety (A.T.I.S.). She lived in law: Margaret Dunham, Branford, CT for 38 years and William O'Connor, and John was a resident of the Hearth Wolson, plus a step-daughat Tuxis Pond in Madison, ter, Sarah Bentley Dwyer.

CT since 2010. For more than Also surviving are numerous 40 years, Angie was a dedinieces, nephews and cousins. cated volunteer for the Wassaic Developmental Center in A celebration of her life will Poughkeepsie, NY and 30 be held at the Trinity Episcoyears for SARAH of Guilpal Church on the Green in ford, CT. Both of these agenBranford, CT on Saturday, cies provide services to peoJanuary 12, 2013 at 1:00 PM, ple who have intellectual/ with a reception to follow at developmental disabilities. the church. A memorial doAs one of the founders of the nation may be directed in her SARAH Endowment Fund, name to the SARAH Foundashe was honored to receive tion - 246 Goose Lane, Suite SARAH's Life Long Achieve104, Guilford, CT 06437 ment Award in 2011. She www.sarahfoundation.org

MOOERS – There are cookies and milk.

Pony rides are also available, and balsam trees are waiting to be decorated.

But most importantly, Santa and Mrs. Claus are going to spend time with the children.

“This is just something we do because of our love of Christmas,” said Norma Begor, one of the owners of Begor ’s Supply located at 2698 State Route 11 in Mooers. “We also like to give back to the community and show our customers how much we appreciate them.”

On Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the Mooers business.

“We have done this for several years,” Begor said. “Last year we added the pony cart ride, and that was a big hit.”

Begor ’s began the tradition many

years ago for the children of the area.

“It is just our way of thanking the community and enjoying watching the children come to see Santa Claus,” Begor said.

She said families should arrive early if children want to see Santa Claus, and they should remember to bring their cameras.

“We had a super crowd last year,” Begor said.

Begor added that her favorite part of the entire event is watching children react to Santa Claus.

“It is priceless,” she said. “We have done it for so many years, and it has been an awesome time for us.”

Begor ’s Supply began as Tools Plus when Jamy Begor opened the business while still in high school, noticing a need in the Mooers region for tools and equipment required by area homeowners, farmers and commercial construction contractors.

The business grew rapidly, and Jamy’s parents, Norma and Larry, became part owners.

In 1998, the Begor family expanded and constructed a new building to house additional products and materials, including more hardware items, tools, plumbing, drainage and heating equipment.

In 1999, the family incorporated and changed the name to Begor ’s Supply, Inc. Begor ’s Supply grew again in 2004 with an expansion of its main retail and commercial building to house more products, including hardware, tools, septic systems, drainage pipe and fencing.

Begor has enjoyed the business, but right now she’s concentrating on the party.

“While people are here they can pick from a beautiful selection of balsam trees,” she said.

Students raise money for Sandy relief PLATTSBURGH — SUNY Plattsburgh students are joining forces to raise funds for the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy relief effort.

Organizations, individual students, sororities and fraternities have staged coin drives in the residence halls, are hosting tabling events at the Angell College Center and Champlain Centre Mall and will be engaging in other efforts in the coming weeks.

“A couple of days after the hurricane hit, administrators of student affairs got together to discuss the fundraising efforts we knew the student groups were involved in,” said Allison Swick-Duttine, director of fraternity/sorority life and organization development at SUNY Plattsburgh.

About 20 percent of the college’s student population hails from the regions most heavily impacted by the storm.

“We knew many students were going to try to do things for the victims,” Swick-Duttine said. “We thought we’d try to harness their efforts to make a bigger impact.”

An initial meeting was held Nov. 1 where some 35 students, representing residence hall councils, organizations, clubs, fraternities and sororities across campus came to assist in the campaign. They discussed various fundraising options and efforts to increase involvement.

Kathryn Castillo, a senior anthropology major from the Bronx, said that while she has been involved in community service and fundraising events throughout her years at SUNY Plattsburgh, Hurricane Sandy hit close to home.

“We didn’t have much damage at our home, but we were really fortunate compared to so many others.”

Castillo headed an effort on Nov. 17 at the Champlain Centre Mall where she and other volunteers accepted donations for the Red Cross disaster relief.

“We’ll be selling ribbons for a donation. The Red Cross will

be there as well,” she said. “It is my goal to reach the entire community. I know they want to put efforts into helping, and this is an important way. We know the Red Cross doesn’t need canned goods or clothing, and sometimes people don’t know what else to do.”

Senior nursing major Caitlin Leahey is familiar with volunteer activity as well. Like Castillo, she’s in a sorority and heavily involved in community service.

“Allison reached out to our sorority and asked if we wanted to get involved. I volunteered,” Leahey said. “It’s a really good cause. I know what the Red Cross does to help during disasters, and this one affects so many of our students directly.”

Of the ideas thrown out for discussion at the meeting, Leahey said one that had potential was for a local restaurant to bring in volunteer student servers, who would collect a percentage from each meal ordered. Leahey contacted the manager at Texas Roadhouse and is waiting to hear back as to what day — most likely after Thanksgiving — the charity servers will be brought in.

For its part, the college is making sure students whose families were affected by the hurricane know there are resources available to them on campus and in the community. These include counseling services, assistance from faculty for academic challenges and possible adjustments to financial aid packages for qualified students. (Students who think they might qualify would need to discuss their circumstances with the Office of Financial Aid.) In addition, the Student Association sponsored a round-trip bus for students from the region who felt the need to go home last weekend.

For more information on the student fundraising efforts or to contribute or volunteer, contact Swick-Duttine at 564-4825 or email her at swickan@plattsburgh.edu.

• WORSHIP IN THE NORTHERN TIER •

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/Anglican Church - 18 Butternut Street, Champlain.

(518) 298-8543. Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Patricia A. Beauharnois, Deacon Vicar 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: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9 a.m.

Communion Service: Wednesday 9 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New

York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529.

Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

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 West Chazy Community Church Pastor Marty Martin. 17 East Church St. Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 4934585. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m.

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Another rabid skunk discovered in Clinton County

By Katherine Clark

katherine@denpubs.com PERU — Another skunk, shot in Peru on Nov. 6, tested positive for rabies according to local public health officials.

“The rabid skunk was shot by a resident on the Jabez Allen Road. The latest rabid animal was found about 6 miles north of the Village of Keeseville where several rabid animals were recently confirmed,” Principal Sanitarian at the Clinton County Health Department Rita Mitchell said.

This recent positive brings the total confirmed rabid animals in Clinton County to six for the year. Rabid animals found this year have included: one bat, one raccoon and four other skunks.

Mitchell said it is unclear if there is an increase rate of rabies in the area or if it is because more animals are being tested by the USDA Wildlife Services through their bait and enhanced surveillance. Through this program they are testing more such as road kill.

“Normally these animals wouldn’t be tested unless they had come in contact with a domestic animal or human,” Mitchell said. “Now there is an extra amount of testing and we are looking harder for rabid animals.”

Mark Corara, Supervisory Wildlife Biologist with the USDA Wildlife Services, that Corara said the amount of vaccine drops throughout the area hasn’t changed. But since the organization started dropping a new form of the vaccine in August, more data collection has been taking place.

Many factors could contribute to the increased amount of rabies-infected animals in the area, including; weather, populations density, and amount of contact infected animals have with other animals.

Rabies is a deadly viral disease that affects the nervous system and is 100 percent fatal once symptoms develop. All mammals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies. Rabies is transmitted from the saliva of an infected animal, usually by a bite.

Signs of rabies in an animal include aggressive behavior, paralysis, lethargy or a wild animal acting unafraid of people.

The skunk found in Peru had been in someone’s yard and wasn’t leaving the yard when shooed away like another animal might Mitchell said.

In another recent rabies incident on Oct. 3 a rabid skunk charged under a fence and attacked three dogs. As a result of the attack one of the dogs, who hadn’t had updated rabies vaccination, was put down.

“Not all animals infected with rabies will be aggressive or foaming at the mouth,” Mitchell said. “It can takes days after an animal becomes infected to show any signs of rabies, that’s why it’s very important to report any wild animal bites or suspicious animal activity.”

In a press release by the Clinton County Health Department, wild animals testing positive for rabies most frequently in NY State are: raccoons, skunks and bats. In the Clinton County area, the cat is the domestic animal most likely to be infected with rabies. Last year in NY State, thirty-nine cats were confirmed rabid, along with one dog, seven cattle and

Rabies precautions The health department warns if a person is exposed to rabies, they must receive a series of shots to prevent the disease. Residents should take the following steps to protect themselves and their pets against rabies: 1. Have pets vaccinated against rabies immediately. New York State law requires that all dogs, cats and ferrets be vaccinated against rabies by 4 months of age. Vaccination is also recommended for livestock with frequent human contact.

2. Report all animal bites to your local health department. It is very important that follow up is done on the biting animal to protect the health of the person bitten. If the biting animal is not available, the person bitten may need rabies vaccinations to prevent the disease.

3. Report contact with bats, including finding the bat in the same room with a sleeping person, to your local health department.

4. Spaying and neutering your pets decreases undesirable behavior, like aggression and roaming and reduces the number of unwanted animals that may not be properly cared for or regularly vac-

cinated.

5. Secure all garbage in containers that will prevent access by wild animals.

6. Do not feed wildlife or stray animals and discourage them from seeking food near your home. Feed pets indoors, leaving food outside will attract strays or wildlife.

7. Use caution around wild animals especially skunks and raccoons. Talk to children now about not approaching wildlife, and to immediately tell a parent or adult if they see a wild animal.

8. Puppies, kittens and other small pets should not be left outside alone (even in a fenced area) 9. If your pet fights with a wild animal, put gloves on before you handle the pet. Call your veterinarian or the local health department for advice.

10. If an unvaccinated pet comes in contact with a rabid or suspected rabid animal, the pet must be quarantined for six months or euthanized.

11. Vaccinated pets that come in contact with a rabid or suspected rabid animal must be given a booster rabies vaccination within five days of the contact.

For more information on rabies, contact the Clinton County Health Department of 565-4870.

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CADYVILLE — Cadyville Community Tree Lighting, the Cadyville Fire Station, 2122 New York 3. 5-7p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Met Live showing: Un Ballo In Machera, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 1 p.m. $16. 523-2512.

WHALLONSBURG — Off-Beat Christmas Show, Whallonsburg Grange Hall, corner of Rte. 22 and Whallons Bay Road, 7 p.m. $6 suggested donation or $15 family.

LAKE PLACID — ECAC Hockey: St. Lawrence University vs. Clarkson University, Herb Brooks Arena Olympic center, 2634 Main Street.

LAKE PLACID — Andy Taylor to perform, High Peaks Resort, 2384 Saranac Ave, 4-7 p.m.

Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 U.S. 9, 9 a.m. elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

LEWIS — Santa to visit, Public Safety Building, 702 Stowersville Road, noon-3p.m.

LAKE PLACID — LPCA Green Market , Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex Building, 17 Algonquin Way. 10 a.m.-1p.m. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidFarmersMarket.com.

SARANAC LAKE — A spaghetti dinner for Lucille Richardson, First United Church, 63 Church St., 5-7 p.m. $8, kids $4. 891-3473.

PLATTSBURGH — Turbo for Toys event to benefit the Christmas Bureau, City of Plattsburgh Rec Gym, 52 US Oval, $10. 5-7p.m. 4209679.

KEENE VALLEY — Holiday Craft Bazaar and Book Fair with Santa Claus, Keene Central School, Market Street, 10 a.m.-3p.m. 946-8317 LAKE PLACID — Author Signing with Donna Mucks and Cathy Unruh; Good Days Are For Walking, Taming Me: Memoir of a Clever Island Cat: The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 2-4 p.m. 523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com.

LAKE PLACID — Author Signing with Kate Messner, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 11a.m.-noon. 523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com.

LAKE PLACID — Second Saturday Storytime, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 10 a.m. 523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com.

SARANAC LAKE — 25th Annual Sparkle Village Holiday Craft Show, Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

MORRISONVILLE — North Country Christmas Craft Show, St. Alexander’s Church, 1 Church Street, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Clinton Community College to show the prize-winning FrenchCanadian film, Monsieur Lazhar, 136 Clinton Point Drive, 2 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Champlain Valley Voices presents Handel's Messiah. Plattsburgh United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, 7:30p.m. $12, $10 (seniors), and $5 kids & students.

WEST CHAZY — West Chazy Fire Dept. to hold Toy Drive to benefit the Clinton County Christmas Bureau, 7656 New York 22, 9a.m.3p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll, holiday shopping, live music, arts and crafts, a tree lighting with Santa and more, Olympic Oval, 8:30 a.m- 7:30 p.m., Main Street, 523-2445.

WEST CHAZY — 1 st Annual Holly Jolly Christmas Party with Santa and the West Chazy Fire Department Auxiliary, JCEO Building West Chazy Town Hall, 6944 Rte 22. 6-8 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Advent Musical Meditations, United Church of Christ, 7580 Court Street, 12:15 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — SNOW Caberet, Pendragon Theater, 15 Brandy Brook Ave, 8 p.m. $12, $5 for kids. 891-1854.

SARANAC LAKE — 25th Annual Sparkle Village Holiday Craft Show, Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street, 4-8 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Westport Garden Club to host annual Green's Tea, United Church of Christ on Court Street, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack History Center Museum gift shop will be open during “Green’s Tea” Event for holiday shopping, 7590 Court Street,10 a.m.-2 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — A Marshmallow Roast and Holiday Sing-a-Long at Berkley Square, Main Street, 4-6 p.m.

ESSEX — The Pleasant Valley Chorale “Shout for Joy!” concert, Essex Community Church, 2306 Main Street, 7:30p.m. 873-7319.

Saturday, Dec. 8 LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll, holiday shopping, live music, arts and crafts, a tree lighting with Santa and more, Olympic Oval, 8:30 a.m.- 7:30 p.m., Main Street, 523-2445.

WILMINGTON — Local arts & Crafts Holiday Sale, Whiteface Range Hall, 5794 NYS Rte. 86, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 946-7642.

WILMINGTON — Friends of the Library Annual Cookies by the Pound Sale, E.M. Cooper Memorial Public Library 5751 State Route 86 ,10 a.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen/Adult Zumba,

Sunday, Dec. 9 AUSABLE FORKS — Public Swim, AuSable Valley Central School Swimming Pool, 28 Church Street, 2-4 p.m. $2, $1 for students.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Holiday Village Stroll, holiday shopping, live music, arts and crafts, a tree lighting with Santa and more, Olympic Oval, 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m., Main Street, 523-2445.

LAKE PLACID — Author Signing with Timothy Brearton; The Millionaire Rig Veda: A History, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 1-2 p.m. 523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com.

LAKE PLACID — Author Signing with Christie Sausa; Lake Placid Figure Skating: A History, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 2-4 p.m.

523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com.

WADHAMS — The Essex County Veteran's Cemetery to place Holiday Wreaths on the graves of veterans, County Veteran's Cemetery, 2 p.m. County Route 8, 873-2138.

MOOERS FORKS — The Mooers Good Fellowship Club Annual Christmas Party, St. Ann’s Church Hall, 3062 Route 11, noon. 420-5513.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Pleasant Valley Chorale “Shout for Joy!” concert, United Church of Christ, 7580 Court Street, 3p.m. 8737319.

CHAZY — Chazy Rural School Holiday Concert and reception to follow, 609 Miner Farm Road, 2 p.m.

MOOERS FORKS — Annual Christmas Party, The Mooers Good Fellowship Club at St. Ann’s Church, 3062 NYS Route 11, noon.

PLATTSBURGH — Kent-Delord House Museum Secret Holiday House Tours, 17 Cumberland Ave, 1-4 p.m. 561-1035.

WILMINGTON — Village of Lights At Santa's Workshop, 324 Whiteface Memorial Highway, 4:30 7:30 p.m. $9.95, www.NorthPoleNY.com.

WESTPORT —ZUMBA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 10 WESTPORT —YOGA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6 p.m. $10.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen/Adult Zumba, Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 U.S. 9, 5:30 p.m. elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

KEENE —Free osteoporosis classes, Keene’s Community Center, Church Street, 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13 ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen/Adult Zumba, Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 U.S. 9, 5:30 p.m. elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Free osteoporosis classes, Hand House, Route 8, 10 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Holiday stories and cookies for kids, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, 10:30 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Holiday Magic Show – Bring lunch, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, noon.

WESTPORT — Baked Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner, Westport Federated Church, Main Street, 4:30p.m. takeouts available. $9, kids $4.

LAKE PLACID — Ukulele, Beginning & Beyond, Class, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 6-7:30 p.m. $65.

PLATTSBURGH — Rough Riders Junior Rifle Team, Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club, Rte. 9, 6:30 p.m. $5.

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Friday, Dec. 14

PLATTSBURGH — Rough Riders Adult Rifle Team to meet, Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club, Rte. 9, 5:30 p.m. 298-5161.

KEESEVILLE — Keeseville Free Library Story Time "Waiting For The Holiday", 10 a.m. 8349054 LAKE PLACID — Benefit dinner to support Nick Kulina and his family, Lake Placid Middle/High School Cafeteria, 50 Cummings Road, 4-7 p.m. $8.

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Christmas Concert, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 7 p.m. $12. 523-2512.

SARANAC LAKE — Santa arrives at Harrietstown Town Hall, Broadway and Main Street, 6 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Advent Musical Meditations, United Church of Christ, 7580 Court Street, 12:15 p.m.

LYON MOUNTAIN — A Visit from Santa, Lyon Mountain American Legion Post #1623, 3958 State Route 374, 5:3 - 7:30 p.m.

PERU — Beartracks in concert, Peru Community Church, 13 Elm Street, 7:30 p.m. 6432735, www.beartracksband.com, $10..

Wednesday, Dec. 12 WESTPORT — ZUMBA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6:30 p.m. $5.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba Fitness Class, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, 7530 Court Street, 3 p.m., $8, or $20 for the Nov 28, Dec 5, 12, and 19 classes. 873-6408.

WESTPORT — Wadhams Free Library Wednesday night Lectures with Colin Wells to talk about his book "How the Alphabet Changed Everything Forever." 763 New York 22, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 15 ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen/Adult Zumba, Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 U.S. 9, 9 a.m. elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

LAKE PLACID — LPCA Green Market , Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex Building, 17 Algonquin Way. 10 a.m.-1p.m. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidFarmersMarket.com.

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Contact Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727

LAWN & GARDEN BRUSH HOG Model EFM600. Used 1 year, like new. Finish mower. 518-570-8837 $1,000

MUSIC

CASH FOR CARS, Any Make or Model! Free Towing. Sell it TODAY. Instant offer: 1-800-8645784

**OLD GUITARS WANTED! ** Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker. Prairie State, D'Angelico, Stromberg, and Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1920's thru 1980's.

TOP CASH PAID! 1-800-401-0440

CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800-864-5960

PIANO LESSONS *New Students Welcome.

Please Call for Information 518-643-0152. *Experienced Teacher.

CASH FOR UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! FREE Shipping, BEST PRICES, 24 hr payment. Call 1-877-588-8500 (English) or 1-888-440-4001 (Espanol) www.TestStripSearch.com.

DISHNETWORK/DIRECTV /CABLE/HIGH Speed Internet Starting @14.95/mo. Call now 1866-418-4935. New Customers Only, 1st 100 Customers Receive $25.00 Visa Card! 1-866-4184935 MEDICAL CAREERS begin here - Online training for Allied Health and Medical Management. Job placement assistance.

Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 800 -510-0784 www.CenturaOnline.com MEET SINGLES NOW! No paid operators, just people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages, connect live. FREE trial.

Call 1-877-737-9447 MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now 1-888909-9905 MISCELLANEOUS ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality, Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV Authorized.

Call 888-201-8657 www.CenturaOnline.com

YAMAHA KEYBOARD With Axman Stand, Excellent Condition $75.00 518-578-5500

WANTED TO BUY BUYING/SELLING: GOLD, gold coins, sterling silver, silver coins, diamonds, fine watches (Rolex, Cartier, Patek, Phillippe), paintings, furs, estates. Call for appointment 917-696-2024 JAY BUYING EVERYTHING! FURS, Coins, Gold, Antiques, Watches, Silver, Art, Diamonds."The Jewelers Jeweler Jack" 1-917-696-2024

By Appointment. Lic-Bonded.

BUYING NY & VT GINSENG Paying $600/lb-$900/lb, depending on age and condition. Call or email John if interested. 603-306 -4675 johncarljacobs@yahoo.com BUYING/SELLING: GOLD, gold coins, sterling silver, silver coins, diamonds, fine watches (Rolex, Cartier, Patek, Phillippe), paintings, furs, estates. Call for appointment 917-696-2024 JAY CA$H PAID- up to $26/Box for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Hablamos Espanol. 1-800 -371-1136 RECORD COLLECTOR would like to buy record collections and sheet music. Cash Paid! Please Call 518-846-6784.

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YEARBOOKS UP to $15 paid for high school yearbooks 1900-2012. www. yearbookusa.com or 214514-1040

5 ACRES BORDERS FOREST, use Deer Creek, $16,900.

7 acres, 2brooks, $19,900. Financing. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888683-2626

WESTPORT: OFFICE SUITES. Fully furnished w/ cubicles, desks, computer & phone hook-ups. 720 sq. ft. Lake views. Contact Jim Forcier @ 518962-4420.

FARM

DOGS

HORSE BOARDING Saranac Lake 19 min from LP. Large Indoor & Outdoor Riding Ring, Private Trail system.

Full or pasture board.

Competitive Rates.

Call or Text 518-302-6227

FOR SALE

MOBILE HOME

NEW ORECK VACUUM BAGS 5 packs of 8 bags PLUS 6 free bonus bags! Total of 46 bags. Fits old style XL vacuums both home and commercial. Located in Chazy but can deliver to Plattsburgh. $25 Cleaner4U@gmail.com BARGAIN!!!!

FURNISHED PARK Model with attached room, Voyager Resort, Tucson, Arizona #6-256. Prime corner lot with 3 fruit trees, and a 1995 Buick Roadmaster. Go to www.forsalebyowner for pictures and details.

Ad Listing #23927596. $23,950. Call Karen Armstrong 518-563-5008 or 518 -569-9694.

BIKES FOR TYKES look for them in Items under $100 Super savers ads

SINGLE-FAMILY HOME

STONE HOUSE IN LEWIS at 8619 Route 9, recently remodeled, full dry basement, 2 car garage with walk up loft, laundry room with new front load washer and dryer, all appliances stay, large stone fireplace, will help with closing cost. Call 518-873-2120 to see.

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Next Day Towing. Receive Vacation Voucher. 7 Days 1-800-4698593

AUTO WANTED CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/ Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-4162330 CASH FOR CARS AND TRUCKS. Get A Top Dollar INSTANT Offer!

Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208 (888) 416-2208 TOP CASH FOR CARS, Any Car/ Truck, Running or Not. Call for INSTANT offer: 1-800-454-6951

BOATS 1977 156 GLASTRON Boat with 70 HP Johnson motor, with trailer, excellent condition. $3000. 518-359-8605

YOUR COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY REACH 18,000 HOMES WEEKLY! CALL 561-9680 TO LIST YOUR BUSINESS TODAY!

1952 DESOTO White/Blue, no rust, small Hemi,, great project car. Serious inquires only. $3500. 518-962-4688

TRUCKS

1980 OLDSMOBILE 4 door Cutlass, good transmission, body, 4.3L/260, 8 cyl., 97K, rear brake fluid line leak, must tow away.

Asking $750. 518-563-2509 Leave Message. Call: (518) 563-2509 HYUNDAI ACCENT 2010, never been driven in snow, very good shape, well maintained, 68,000 miles, DK Blue Black Interior, am/fm CD, air, auto, front wheel drive, great tires, new battery, new wiper blades, 38 mpg., $7600. 518-873-1067 no call after 8pm.

MOTORCYCLES 1989 YAMAH Virago runs good $1250; 2003 Hyosung runs good, $2000.

Please call 518-962-4394 2002 HARLEY DAVIDSON FATBOY 2002 Harley Davidson Fatboy Beautiful! 20K miles, Pro Charger Supercharger, air ride suspension, 95 ci, many, many options.

Trailer available. $15,000 2002 HONDA VTX 1800, mint condition, many extras, $4500. 518-492-2348

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

By EMAIL To: legals@denpubs.com

JON SOLO LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/9/12. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY design.

Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 28 Sutton St. Ste. 2R Brooklyn, NY 11222. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NCM-11/3-12/8/126TC-20702 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: NORTH COUNTRY AUTO GLASS & TRIM SHOP LLC, Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/11/2012.

Office Location:Clinton County, 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: North Country Auto Glass & Trim Shop LLC, 64B Hammond Lane, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose, Latest date upon which

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name: Beach Medical PLLC (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with Dept. of State of NY on 10/24/12.

Office location: Clinton County. Principal business location: 79 Hammond Lane, Suite 11, Plattsburgh, New York 12901. Secretary of State of NY is designated as agent of LLC for service of process. SOS shall mail copy of process to 79 Hammond Lane, Suite 11, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: Practice profession of medicine.

NCM-11/3-12/8/126TC-20698 ----------------------------NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HAWK TRUCKING CHAMPLAIN, LLC Name of the limited liability company: Hawk Trucking Champlain, llc.

Date of formation of the company and the date of filing of the articles of organization with the Department of State: October 17, 2012.

County within New York State in which the office of the company is located: Clinton.

Street address of the company: 58 State Street, Rouses Point, NY 12979.

Mailing address of the

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: LINHED, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 17, 2012. Office location: Clinton County. 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: The LLC, 351 Cemetery Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose of LLC: The business purpose of the company is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of New York.

NCM-11/3-12/8/126TC-20691 -----------------------------

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF GREENLEAF ELECTRICAL SERVICES, LLC. Name: Greenleaf Electrical Services, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on July 17, 2012Office location, Clinton County, New York.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 6 Timberline Drive, Morrisonville, NY 12962.

NCM-11/10-12/15/126TC-20718 ----------------------------NOTIFICATION OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) A & E LOGISTICS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 09/20/2012.

Office in Clinton County. SSNY desig. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be Served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to P.O. Box Box 15, Champlain, NY 12919.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NCM-11/10-12/15/126TC-20729 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name : GOODFELLAS PAINTING AND REAL ESTATE LLC, Articles

of the Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/18/2012.

Office location: Clinton County. 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 GOODFELLAS PAINTING AND REAL ESTATE LLC, P.O. Box 1064, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: Any lawful business purpose NCM-11/10-12/15/126TC-20732 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FISKE I N S U R A N C E AGENCY, LLC. Certificate of Authority granted and filed with the NYS Dept of State on 10/30/2012. Business location-Clinton County, NY. Process address-Fiske Insurance Agency, LLC, PO Box 1688, St Albans, VT 05478.

Jurisdiction of organization of this limited liability company is Vermont.

Purposeinsurance sales and service.

NCM-11/17-12/22/126TC-20741 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MARS REAL ESTATE HOLDING CO., LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Arti-

Denton Publications in collaboration with participating newspapers, the New York Press Association, and the New York Newspaper Publishers Association provides online access to public notice advertisements from throughout New York and other parts of the country. You can access the legal notices on the publication landing pages under the home button at denpubs.com.

WHAT ARE PUBLIC NOTICES? Public Notices are advertisements placed in newspapers by the government, businesses, and individuals. They include: government contracts, foreclosures, unclaimed property, community information and more!

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“WE WOOD LIKE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU”

Rob Duprey Day: 846-7338 Fax: 846-8180

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DUPREY’S FEEDS & SUPPLIES

Since 1974 www.adirondackfurniture.com

Quality Finished & Unfinished Furniture

(518) 293-6268 28844

9748 Rt. 9, Chazy, NY 12921 company: PO Box 683, Rouses Point, NY 12979-0683.

The Secretary of State of New York State: designated as agent of the company upon whom process against it may be served.

Post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the company: PO Box 683, Rouses Point NY 12979-0683.

Dissolution of the company: no specific date.

Character or purpose of the company: any lawful purpose.

NCM-11/3-12/8/126TC-20687 -----------------------------

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FURNITURE

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LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

NCM-11/3-12/8/126TC-20701 -----------------------------

•MY PUBLIC NOTICES•

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LEGALS

2000 RANGER 2000 Ranger XLT 4x4 Super Cab, camper top, liner, tonneau cover, 6 cyl., auto, AC, stereo, 130K, Asking $3595. 518-576-9042

NOTICES•

HORSES

NORTHERN LAND, Wanted for home building, 3 to 50 acres within 25 miles of Plattsburgh. bonitarose12@gmail.com or call 518 563 2849

CARS

AUTO DONATION

WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 1967-1980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650, H1-500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3-400 Suzuki GS400, GT380, CB750 CASH PAID. FREE NATIONAL PICKUP. 1-800-7721142, 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

PUBLIC

AMERICAN BULLDOG Puppies NKC Reg. M/F, Johnson Type, Family Raised, Shots & Wormings UTD, Genetic Health Guaranteed, Parents on Premises, 4th.

Generational Pups, with 18 yrs.

Experience, Pet Only $1000.00 (OR) with Full Reg. $1200.00 For more information please call: 518-597-3090 www.coldspringskennel.com

REAL ESTATE WANTED

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.

2010 HONDA STATELINE 1200 Miles, Black, 1312cc $8,500 518-569-8170

•MY

NEW YORK STATE Farm, HUNTING LAND/CABIN BARGAIN - 3 Acres w/ "Cozy Cabin" - $19,995 or $157/month;5 Acres w/ Adirondack Style Cabin $29,995 or $236/month. State land close by, greathunting, fishing & snowmobiling. Call 1-800229-7843 or visit WWW.LANDANDCAMPS. COM. 20% down, 8.49% rate, 15 years.

LAND WANTED LAND and FARMS WANTED. Serious Cash Buyer seeks investment property, 200 acres and up, with or without mineral rights. Brokers welcome. for imediate confidential response, call 607-563-8875 ext. 13 or email alain@newyorklandandlakes.com.

MORRISONVILLE, NY , 3 BR/1 BA Single Family Home, 1,056 square feet, built in 1979, New roof, kitchen, bath & water heater. Full basement. $99,500 OBO. MAKE ME MOVE! 518-4209602

2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $6400 OBO. 845-868-7711

2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883 Mint condition. 11,000 miles.

Many extras incl. new battery, removable luggage rack, back rest & windshield. 518-946-8341. $4,500

NOTICES•

WANTS TO purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

LAND

2001 SUPRA SANTERA low hrs., mint cond., great ski wake board boat, beautiful trailer included, $19,500. 518-354-8089

PUBLIC

WANTED: WILL Pay up to $15.00 for High School Yearbooks 19002012. Any School/Any State. www.yearbookusa.com or 214514-1040

96 COLONY 14X80, Mobile Home, 3br/2ba, master bathroom has jet tub, deck, gardens,appraised at $23,000 but selling at $20,000 obo 518-5725468.

•MY

WANTED TO BUY Wanted: Will Pay up to $15.00 for High School Yearbooks 1900-2012.

Any School/Any State. www.yearbookusa.com or 214514-1040

HORSEBACK LESSON PROGRAM Saddleback Ranch.

Saranac Lake. All season.

Complete Horsemanship.

No Pressure setting.

English & Western.

Indoor Ring & Trails. Call or Text 518-302-6227

•MY PUBLIC NOTICES•

WANTED TO BUY

1976 Route 3, P.O. Box 57 Cadyville, NY 12918 Delivery Available

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Northern New York’s Largest Outlet for “Indoor” Unfinished Furniture

cles of Organization of Mars Real Estate Holding Co., LLC (the Company ) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on November 5, 2012.

The Company is being formed for any lawful business purpose and shall have all the powers set forth in Section 202(a) - 202(q) of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. The office of the Company is to be located in the County of Clinton, State of New York, with offices located at 164 Staley Rd., Morrisonville, New York 12962. The Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of the Company upon who process against the Company may be served.

The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon such Secretary of State is: P.O. Box 815, Morrisonville, New York 12962.

NCM-11/17-12/22/126TC-20746 -----------------------------

----------------------------DLW MERIT HEATING AND P L U M B I N G COMPANY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/3/12. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5 Lafayette St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NCM-11/24-12-29-126TC-42171 -----------------------------

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ROUSES POINT BEER EMPORIUM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. on 10/31/12.

Office location: Clinton County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Ashwood Drive, Rouses Point, NY 12979.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NCM-12/8-1/12/136TC-42222 -----------------------------

AIRBORNE PARK SPEEDWAY LLC, ARTS. OF ORG. FILED WITH SSNY ON 11/15/12. Office Location: Clinton County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 70 Broderick Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

NCM-12/1-1/5/136TC-42197 -----------------------------

ELOISA LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/22/11. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY design.

Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 262 Berry St. Ste. 1, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NCM-11/17-12/22/126TC-42166

GRADIENTS, LLC Cert. of Formation filed Sec. of State DE (SSDE) 06/04/07.

Reg. agent is The Incorporating Company, LLC 42 Read s Way New Castle, DE 19720. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NCM-12/1-1/5/136TC-42211 -----------------------------

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: L A K E S H O R E MARINE SERVICES, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/26/2012.

Office location: Clinton County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process again it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: .

L A K E S H O R E MARINE SERVICES, LLC, 737 Lakeshore Rd , West Chazy, NY 12992.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest dateupon which LLC is to dissolve: No specificdate.

NCM-12/8-1/12/136TC-42220 -----------------------------

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