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By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Public library supporters say they ar e pushing forward to save jobs and the library itself.

Their only chance to save positions appears to be a funding incr ease fr om the City of Plattsburgh. But the city’s budget, under the new tax cap, didn’t come without its own sacrifices.

The Plattsburgh Common Council had previously turned down a r equest fr om the libraries Boar d of Dir ectors for mor e money. But the budget isn’t scheduled to be finalized until mid January.

“There has been no decision,” said Common Council member James Calnon.

A lar ge cr owd of library supporters turned out for Thursday’s Common Council meeting, some of them speaking during the public comment portion of the meeting.

“This is a mess,” said Kate Gar dner, of Plattsburgh.

Indeed, ther e has been little explanation as to how the library ended up with a $167,340 deficit. Fund balance cuts that deficit to about $150,000, with the rest CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Chelsey Trombley is an eighth g rader at Nor thern Adirondack Central School. She enjoys working on her family ’s dairy farm Photo by Stephen Bartlett and fears proposed changes to labor laws would keep her away from the farm.

Labor Department wants to limit youth work on farms

By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com ELLENBURG — Chelsey T rombley has been around farms since she was five.

The 13-year -old loves working her family’s 40head dairy farm in Ellenburgh Center.

“I don’t know what I would do without the farm,”

said the eighth grader at Northern Adirondack Central School. “It’s my life.”

But Trombley’s ability to continue with the work she loves could be seriously curtailed if new federal child-labor regulations are put in place.

The U.S. Department of Labor has pr oposed regulations that would limit the ability of youth to work on farms and ranches, even if the operation is family-owned and operated. The pr oposed childlabor regulations would not allow youth under 16 to participate in agricultural work with animals, pesticide handling, timber operations, manure pits

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The sailor , historian, diver and businessman passed Tuesday, Dec. 6

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farmer and former agricultur e teacher . Carter works for Bushey today.

He wasn’t nervous about the statewide competition until he reached the final round.

“I felt I had to do everything right.”

Toward the end he noticed the judge watching him and knew he had nailed it.

“It was a big relief that all that hard work paid off.”

Nationals, on the other hand, frightened him, specifically the thought of participating against students fr om all over the country.

“I wanted to do good,” he said.

Carter placed in the top 10, earned a gold emblem and knew it had all been worth the time and effort.

“It felt really good.”

Jones continues to be proud of his student.

“Matt doesn’t even live on a farm,” the teacher beamed.

Matt Carter took a first-place win in states to a top-10 finish in nationals

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stephen@denpubs.com DATELINE — Matt Carter grew up surrounded by farms.

Then one day he ran into a teacher talking about cows and four years later he is the state champion in animal showmanship and ranked in the top 10 at the nationals in Indiana, walking away with a gold emblem.

“For this ar ea, that is a big deal,” said Northern Adirondack Central School agricultur e teacher and FF A advisor Donald Jones of Carter ’s accomplishments this school year.

“I just feel like you can do anything you put your mind to,” Carter said.

A high-school senior and member of the NorthernAdirondack FFA chapter, Carter participated in the National FF A Dairy Cattle Handlers’ Activity. The event was held in conjunction with the 84th National FF A convention in Indianapolis, Ind., sponsor ed by Dean Foods Company of Dallas, Tex., and the National FFA Foundation.

The National FFA Organization is a national youth group of 540,739 student members pre paring for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

Nationals, held in late October , dr ew 50,000-plus FF A members, advisors and guests from across the country. The FFA mission is to positively impact students by developing leadership skills, personal gr owth and car eer success through agricultural education.

“FFA pr ovides students with opportunities,” Jones said.

“A lot of times, it is their purpose for coming to school. It is a place that is a little bit different than all their academics.”

FFA and the agricultur e class enable students to learn about plant science, fish ecology, hydroponics, tractor driving, soil testing, small-animal care and more.

“You can learn about life and people working together ,” Jones said. “These kids get real-world experience.”

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It took Carter time to gain the skills needed to compete on the national level, Jones said.

“Matt has that internal drive and does well in whatever he does.”

Carter enjoys the trips, attending fairs and competing in nationals.

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He said not only will Meshefsky debate against some of the brightest students in the world, but right stephen@denpubs.com now she's learning that success takes CHAZY — Chazy Central Rural School has long ensur ed hard work. its students attend the Harvard Model United Nations.

“If people don't Every year , students fr om ar ound the world attend the vote for this every event, which is one of the oldest Model United Nations simday, it is not going ulations in the world. to happen,” Cr oss But times ar e tough, and Chazy Sophomor e Andrea said.

Meshefsky is trying to secure enough funding to send Chazy Recently, her students to the event for four mor e years. This would fr ee group jumped up the school to use the funds it currently earmarks for the from 248 to 45 in event elsewhere. the rankings.

“I volunteer ed to write a grant with Pepsi,” Meshefsky “This is my first Chazy Central Rural School tenth-grader Ansaid. year going to Har- drea Meshefsky is c ompeting for a P epsi ReShe is currently in the running for a $25,000 grant thro ugh vard Model UN,” fresh grant to help her school as the economy the Pepsi Refresh Project.

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Grant ideas for the Pepsi Refresh Project are submitted to “This is important for students to have access to.” the website, and users can vote daily online or thr ough a text She knows the economy is struggling. She also knows her message. school supports the program, but the thought of not having Organizations that win the grants use the funds accor ding access to it and the desire to free up funds pushed her to join to their applications to participate in the Pepsi Refre sh Projthe Pepsi challenge. ect.

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Again, she stressed that she could go to Harvard without “I fell in love with it,” she said. “I love to debate and solve winning the grant. world issues.”

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ast year, a young woman drove 30 minutes in the dark to the nearest gas station to fill her

tank.

She pulled into the parking lot with her gas light on and the engine sputtering. It was a pre-pay station, so she ran into the store to make her purchase when she realized at the counter she didn’t have her wallet.

The store clerk couldn’t take a check and said there was nothing she could do to help.

The young woman walked out to her car and stood there in the frigid cold, wondering what she was going to do with no money and no gas. At that point, her breath a white cloud of uncertainty, she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to find a short, jolly man holding out $25.

“Let me help you,” he said. “I have a daughter your age and I would want someone to help her.”

The young woman tried to write him a check, but he pushed it away, gave her a hug and said, “Have a wonderful day, sweetheart.”

With the season of giving upon us, it is time to pass it on and pay it forward.

Life keeps us busy, with jobs, families, chores and errands. Times are tough, and many people are barely getting by.

That is why it is ever more important to pay attention to your neighbor and to the people you pass by, because you never know when you might be able to make a positive difference in someone’s life.

Instead of wondering why the family down the street can’t seem to clear their sidewalk as you trudge through kneedeep snow, why not get out your own shovel and do it for them. For whatever reason, they may need the help. Or, when you’re done snowblowing your

driveway after a major storm, clear out a path to your elderly neighbors’ front doors so they can get out of their homes.

There are many ways to help your fellow community members and not one of them has to be monetary. Now, if you’re in the financial position to help in that regard, by all means pass along a more generous tip to the single mom waiting your table or help the family of five in line ahead of you at the grocery pay for their items. You could also donate all or part of your bonus from work to a worthwhile charity.

If you don’t get a bonus and money is tight, volunteering your time is the next best thing. It is just as helpful to offer to carry those groceries and pack them in their car. And knitting mittens and socks for a neighbor in need or chemotherapy hats for cancer patients makes a big difference.

If times are truly tough, as we consistently read, hear and see, then what better time to pass on your good fortune or pay it forward to someone in need.

Open a door; take a hot meal to a housebound senior; drop off a gift to a family in need; volunteer at the local soup kitchen or food pantry; invite a homeless family to Christmas dinner.

You just might make someone’s heart smile when they truly need it the most.

They, in turn, just might make someone else’s heart smile.

And what better present can you give during the season of giving, especially, when times are tough.

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ment Council didn’t have a true t was no easy task. Cerstarting point. There were no tainly not a slam dunk. But prior plans to dust off and put neither was it sheer luck into play. The group was forced that the North Country Regional in many ways to start with a Economic Development Council clean slate, assess its assets, be was awarded $103.2 million dolwilling to accept its short comlars, second highest amount ings and create a plan that not awarded, for the Best Plan only encompassed its past but among the 10 regions vying for created a vision of the future state support. The group headed rich in opportunity.

by Tony Collins of Clarkston Dan Alexander The lead paragraph in the exUniversity and Garry Douglas of Thoughts from ecutive summary frames the the North Country Chamber Behind the Pressline plan well…..”New York State’s reached wide and deep througheconomic renaissance depends as much on the out the region to bring together the area’s vibrancy of its small cities and rural communibrightest talent. ties as it does on its large cities. The North But how could this small rural region without Country Regional Economic Development much of a prior history of working together pull Council (NCREDC) is prepared to lead a rural off such a major victory? Only a day before the renaissance, leveraging its own natural and huawards were handed out in Albany, I heard Garman capital with State and private investment. ry Douglas tell a group of business representaThe region is geographically the largest in New tives that the region had achieved a great victoYork with a relatively low population density, ry just by coming together and creating its long making it the perfect location for investments term plan. Privately there must have been some that will result in transformational returns. With glimmer of hope that the plan would be comthe combination of a much-sought after quality petitive but publicly no one was seen celebratof life, a rich and abundant natural resource ing a pending or anticipated award. Not even a base and entrepreneurial and talented people, wink or hint that such an award was within the North Country is ripe for the kind of their grasp. They were content with putting thoughtful and targeted investment that will seforth their best effort and with the opportunity cure its local economies for generations and to compete. help re-establish the Empire State’s role as a Making up the North Country Region are the global leader.”

Counties of Clinton, Lewis, Essex, Franklin, St. So, for the first time in a very long time, the Lawrence, Hamilton, and Jefferson with the North Country has moved its agenda into the cities of Watertown and Plattsburgh as anchors spotlight. The leaders, board members, commitor micropolitan hubs as defined in the plan. Few tee members and staff who collaborated to bring would think of this portion of the state as an inabout this new vision for our region have done tegral cog in the state’s economic engine to help their job and done it better than anyone could New York re-gain its lofty position as a global have possibly imagined. We all owe them a leader. With the two major interstates serving great deal of thanks for creating a road map and the region running north and south, I-81 and Isecuring the funding. But much work is still to 87, there is no common link between the two be done. As a united community we all need to hubs. Each is better known as a gateway or cornot only get behind the plan for it to be successridor to other major cities within the state or ful but we must all embrace the plan to insure Canada. it’s a beginning and not a final destination. FuEven within the report mention is made of ture funding opportunities will be even more the area’s negative self perception and imprescompetitive and as a region we need to do more sion of depressed communities, lack of entreprethan talk-the-talk of economic development and neurial spirit, sense of isolation and regional turf job growth, we’ll need to demonstrate positive battles rather than cooperation on any level. outcomes and move the plan from paper to Competing against the other regions, all more practical application. well defined, with a formal metropolitan center It’s time for us all to roll up our sleeves and as its primary focal point, the North Country efget involved. Opportunity has done more than fort was uphill from day one. That may well knock on the door. The door has been opened have been its biggest advantage. and opportunity is staring us in the face. The fuAccepting Governor Cuomo’s challenge to reture now belongs to us, like it never has before. design the way the state administers its funding Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton for growing the economy and creating jobs the Publications. Reach him at dan@denpubs.com.

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y little brother was a horrible student. Yes, he’s taller than me and his belly is more robust, but he’s still my little brother, and he was a horrible student, until he stepped into a horticulture class.

He wasn’t lazy or incapable, but until Matt stepped into the school’s career and technical center, he was bored.

Then he takes horticulture and he’s earning an A in the class and traveling the state entering soil competitions. I remember he once grabbed a handful of dirt and started using terms from the periodic table of elements, and all I could think was, “Dude, you’re gonna have to wash your hands.”

Today, he’s a carpenter and earns more than my sister and I combined.

I knew he’d succeed, but to the school he was a lost cause until he enrolled in horticulture. And even then, many figured he was going nowhere.

There’s something unfortunate occurring in schools today; the false notion that in order to succeed you must be on a college track and, as is the case in New York, earning a Regents diploma.

I’m not condemning college. More power to you if you are college bound. You should be commended.

But what about those students who aren’t college bound.

For a variety of reasons, many students will never attend college, and that’s alright. Except, it seems they are at times overlooked or forgotten in the rush to herd every student into college.

Some, like my brother, excel elsewhere, and that does not mean they are second rate. Then why are they at times treated as such with so much emphasis and attention steered in the direction of those eyeing Harvard?

My brother earns more money than many people in professions that require a college degree and his skills are more practical. Come end-of-times, you’d be better off hanging with my brother than the professor of Latin American studies, not that the latter ’s career is any less laudable.

Donald Jones, a teacher at Northern Adirondack Central School, said agriculture and FFA offers students opportunities they wouldn’t normally have, and it keeps some coming back to school each day. These students should never be considered less worthy of time, attention, adoration and resources than the students preparing for medical or law school.

CV-TEC offers agriculture, construction, arts, video, design, health science, business, science, technology, engineering, architecture and more to area students. Yet, in

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some circles it is considered the place to usher troubled or failing students. I have met many of these students and am consistently overwhelmed by their knowlStephen Bartlett edge and work ethic. That From the Editor’s Desk isn’t to say I am not wowed by college-bound students, but it attests to the ridiculousness of stereotypes and generalizations.

Matt Carter of Northern Adirondack Central School took first place in state’s and went on to rank nationally in animal handling, an accomplishment just as valid as ranking in football or the Harvard Model United Nations.

Students learn in a variety of ways, and they will pursue different paths according to their strengths and possible limitations and shine, as long as we foster that.

There is nothing wrong with judging a handful of soil or choosing wood work over introduction to philosophy.

We shouldn’t make something wrong with it.

Stephen Bartlett is the editor of the North Countryman. He may be reached at stephen@denpubs.com

Editor: Don’t rob kids of the farm Y

ou have got to be kidding me. This week, we are reporting on new regulations that have been proposed by the Federal Department of Labor that would make it all but impossible for children under the age of 16 to work on a farm, unless it is owned by their parents.

Yes, I understand that there are rules about how old you have to be to be hired for a job, but these regulations would also make it illegal for say, the grandson of a farmer to, and I quote: “Participate in agricultural work with animals, pesticide handling, timber operations, manure pits and storage bins.

They would further be unable to operate almost all powerdriven equipment.”

So, what these rules are saying is that if you live on a farm and you are under the age of 16, don’t leave the house.

When I was a kid, I spent the vast majority of my summer and plenty of weekends at the South Farm in Essex when my grandparents oversaw the estate that is now owned by Gov. George Pataki.

What did I do when I was there?

Well, I milked cows (not a lot, but even once would be a nono under these new regulations), jumped at the chance to be the one to use the “bug bombs” in the barn, cut down trees, clean out the barns, work in the hay mow, silo and grain bin and drive tractor while operating rakes, mowers, bailers and a wide assortment of other power-driven equipment — all before the age of 16!

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So if I were to have my kids do that, you’re telling me that I am creating a felon? That by learning how to work, I am doing something wrong?

I learned how to drive on the farm. In all my years there (I probably started driving around with assistance before I turned 10 and drove on my own by 12), I only had one accident with a tractor or truck (it had to do with a tractor, a barn, and the wall that used to be on the back of said barn).

There is no way that you can tell me that working on a farm is damaging to kids. Obviously, they have to work at a pace that they are comfortable with. But to have new regulations that make it a labor violation to basically step into a barn — c’mon.

This type of legislation could also lead to the extinction of the family farm, something that is almost here already.

Many families farm together and pass their knowledge on from generation to generation. They work together to tend the animals and crops then harvest the spoils — none of which children under the age of 16 would be able to do anymore.

So, what are the kids to do. They can’t feed any animals, because that could be considered agricultural work. They can’t drive a small tractor to help out, because that would be a no-no. I don’t even know if they could play Farmville (I’ve never played it, but if it has anything to do with farming, no playing until you’re 16).

I’m sure that these regulations are being driven by people who have never even set foot on a real farm in their lives and who think something like, “having their kids work on the

Keith Lobdell is an editor with Denton Publications. He can be reached at keith@denpubs.com

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That’s just idiotic. No one ever forced me to work on the Keith Lobdell farm. The fact is, I thought The Lobster Tank that everything there was really cool and I wanted to use it, ride it or work on it. Kids always want to work with their parents or family, and parents get the chance to be with their children and teach a couple life lessons along the way.

To the argument that kids working on the farm takes jobs away from older people who need the work, you’d be wrong yet again.

The fact is, no one wants to do the work. I remember several people who assisted my grandfather on the farm. There were two families. After them, he had to rely on the help of his own family, friends and a high schooler. After he left, my grandfather never found another helper, forcing him to cease the dairy operations.

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To combat weight gain during stressful times it is really important to get a handle on your stress. When you feel less stressed and more in control of your life it is easier to stick to healthier eating and exercise habits. The Mayo Clinic recommends the following stress management tips to combat stress induced weight gain.

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• Keep a record of your behavior and eating habits so that you can look for patterns and connections — and then overcome them.

• Learn problem-solving skills so that you can anticipate challenges and cope with setbacks.

December 17, 2011 • Practice relaxation skills, such as yoga, massage or meditation.

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Clinton County budget hearing draws few

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County budget hearing drew little interest.

One incoming lawmaker argued against raises, while another individual supported pay incr eases for county managers.

Besides that, ther e was little said about the pr oposed budget that came in under New York state’s new tax-cap structure.

The property-tax cap is based on a 2-percent increase. Exceptions factor ed in include tax-base gr owth, payments in lieu of taxes and the state employee retirement fund.

The $157.9 million budget was mor e than $1 million less than the 2011 budget.

“It will not require an override,” said Dr. Robert Heins (RArea 10, City of Plattsbur gh), who chairs Clinton County’s finance committee.

Under the 2012 plan, the tax levy would increase 2.9 percent, for a total of $28,096,043, which is 1.5-per cent below the allowable limit under the property-tax cap. The tax rate

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Clinton County utilized r oughly $2 million in fund balance to offset tax increases and increased sales-tax revenue projections by nearly $600,000.

Revenues dropped around $2.2 million, resulting in 23 positions being unfilled, with 22 r emaining open thr ough attrition. The county cut one position in the Health Department after the state funding for the job dried up.

Medicaid costs are expected to rise by nearly $430,000 to more than $17.4 million.

The spending plan includes 2.5-perc ent raises for all county managers, the same union members will receive.

Incoming legislator Mark Dame took issue with that.

“We have gone through a brutal recession, and many people in the private sector have lost their jobs and houses,” said Dame, who won the November election and will take over

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He helped discover and r etrieve the anchor fr om the Juniper toured Lake Champlain until the early 2000s.

British warship Confiance. The U.S. Navy defeated Confi“I enjoyed the Juniper very much, like many people back ance in the Battle of Plattsburgh on Sept. 11, 1814, and the then did,” Kasprzak said. “We enjoyed his steaks and soanchor is displayed in City Hall. cializing on the Juniper.”

Pabst helped discover other artifacts around the region The Juniper was packed on the weekends as people and wr ote the book “Cannons and Anchors,” which was flocked to the infamous “Booze Cruise.” published in 2005.

Pabst was also known as a local historian, often sharing Kasprzak worked with Pabst when the mayor was a stories of Lake Champlain and the surrounding region for member of the Common Council and said he appr eciates the thousands of visitors that stepped foot on the Juniper. the man’s contributions.

He even shared tales of “Champ,” a possible re lic from the “He did a lot for this community ,” Kasprzak said. “He dinosaur ages swimming in the depths of Lake Champlain. will certainly be missed throughout the North Country.”

“I knew Mr . Pabst for mor e than 30 years,” Kasprzak A memorial service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Saturd ay, said. “We enjoyed many conversations.” in Trinity Episcopal Church in Plattsburgh. Arrangements Pabst also ran a restaurant in the 1980s on the corner of are being handled by the R.W . Walker Funeral Home, 69 Bridge Street and City Hall Place known as the Captain’s Court St., Plattsburgh.

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He asked lawmakers to reconsider raises for county managers.

Joseph Mousseau disagreed with Dame and urged legislators not to reconsider management raises.

“Yes times are hard and times are dire,” he said. “I know we are suffering, but I don’t think it is time to leave one segment out.”

The Clinton County Sherif f ’s Department budget is up about $408,000, or 4.4 percent, which Dame took issue with too.

“The pattern is disturbing, and it is not clear in the budget.”

Dame said overall it seemed a “pr etty smooth” budget process.”

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Strive Network: From cradle to career readiness Clinton County first in nation to embrace education partnership

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Less than 20 per cent of all ninth graders make it to the post-secondary finish line, says State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher.

“That is unacceptable.”

So with her help, Clinton County become the first r ural community in the nation to join the Strive Network.

Strive is an evidence-based education r eform initiative with a proven track record of improving student success in Cincinnati and Kentucky school districts since it was cr eated in 2006. The cradle-to-career network brings together regional civic organizations, school districts, business and industry, colleges, and elected officials to improve the education pipeline in Clinton County.

“We need to do something about student attrition in our community,” Zimpher said, speaking at Clinton Community College.

She said it must stretch beyond schools to families and the neighborhood.

“Establishing a cradle-to-car eer network and obtaining the deep but necessary commitment from all involved is no small task, but the challenges are ultimately overshadowed

by the r ewards that these networks bring to communities and students,” Zimpher said.

Strive, co-cr eated by Zimpher , has positively impacted college and high-school graduation rates, fourth-grade eadr ing and math scores, and the number of pr eschool children prepared for kindergarten.

Part of the challenge is determining where differences can be made, Zimpher said. It might mean ensuring childr en come to kindergarten ready to learn or smoothing that transition from middle to high school.

“We don't have millions of dollars to buy our way out of student attrition,” Zimpher said. “What we have ar e our own hands at work. W e need to r einvent the way we do our work.”

The four pillars of Strive are shared community vision, evidence-based decision making, collaborative action and investment and sustainability.

“Help them see their best investment is to invest in evidence-based strategies that will give them a better er turn on their investment,” Zimpher said.

Over the past five years, Strive has helped boost eighthgrade math scores in Cincinnati by 15 percent and increased college enrollment by 10 per cent. Its success spurr ed many regions acr oss the country to adapt the concept, including several areas in NewYork State, with the assistance of SUNY .

Garry Douglas said a key step is developing an appetite for education as a transformational power in life early on.

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Wanted in Rouses Point Lake Str eet,” said Rouses Point Mayor George Rivers. “Rouses Point is a jewel in the rough.”

Rivers has lived here his entire life and has stephen@denpubs.com served 14 years as Mayor and is curre ntly on ROUSES POINT — Maureen Roush apthe tail end of his last term. preciates living in a place wher e she can “14 years is enough.” leave the door unlocked and know her Rivers thinks the village could use a gr oneighbor is watching out for her cery store. He’s worked on landing one for “It’s trusting in Rouses Point.” some time, but nothing yet besides a few She’s moved away, but she always comes bites that led to nothing. back.

Times are tough, Rivers said, and people “My best friend since five works down the have much to do; pulled in so many dir ecstreet,” Roush said. “Plus, I miss the lake.” tions. Yet, in Rouses Point, they still seem to People the North Countryman say they care. like Rouses Point for its community feel and Vickie Douglas has experienced that sense beauty. They wish it had a hotel, r estaurant of community, neighbor watching neighbor, and more jobs. firsthand.

“We need mor e jobs in the community ,” She suffered a stroke a year and a half ago. said V irginia Guay , of Rouses Point. “It Left, initially, feeling scared and alone, Doumight need a really nice restaurant too.” glas quickly discover ed the depth of caring But the kind and caring people make up in Rouses Point. for that, she said, as does beautiful Lake People appr oached, told her they car ed Champlain. Many people walk in Rouses and asked what they could do to assist her , Point, and the lake view pr ovides pr ecious some going ahead with their own acts of motivation. kindness. Her name was put in the chur ch “We got a million-dollar walk ar ound bulletin and several individuals told her

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She smiled big as she sipped fr om a steaming cup of Lakeside Coffee.

“It’s nice to walk around the lake.”

She looked over her right shoulder , out the window and sighed.

“They need more jobs here.”

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“The people here are very proud,” said the owner of Lakeside Cof fee. “You can tell by the way they keep their places up.”

She basks in the small-town feel of Rouses Point and the lake-side seat.

“I love the community ,” Duus said fr om behind the counter, passing off the raspberry mocha she was making to one of her employees. “It needs a hotel.”

So many people pass through in the summer, she said, but do not stay.

“We send them to Plattsburgh.”

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“It would be nice to have someplace nice to stay,” grinned Roush.

Her wish list for Rouses Point - a co-op, restaurant and, “soft-serve ice cre am all year round.”

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Library fight from page 1 taken care of by four job cuts voted in by the Board of Directors at an emotional meeting earlier in the week.

Calnon said ther e needs to be mor e communication between the board and Common Council, and the city must be able to trust how funds are used. For example, he said three years ago the library asked for funds to pursue thr ee items.

The city gave the go ahead for items one and two and the library went with one and three instead.

“We are very concerned about the use of funds,” Calnon said.

The library r eceives state and federal funds, but the majority of its budget is cover ed by the City of Plattsbur gh, which mandates library services. Plattsbur gh gives the library $811,000 toward its operating budget.

Suzanne Barton, a clerk whose position was cut, questioned how the Board of Directors is chosen and if each individual’s background is considered.

The library is governed by an independent, 13-member board appointed by the mayor and Common Council.

Stuart Voss, also a Plattsburgh resident and former member of the Common Council understands wher e the city is coming from and also knows the library is used by many. It is especially important to families who cannot af ford their own library or recreation activities for their children, he said.

He disagreed with the Board of Directors’ decision to cut staff and implored the city to help.

“I know how this works,” Voss said. “It can be done.”

Chad Chase, a town of Plattsburgh resident, also asked the city to help.

“The Council is primarily in charge of funding and the financial resources.”

Calnon said the budget is not final until it is voted on.

“I think the council is interested in being fair.”

For William Turcotte and his family, fair is having a thriving library with adequate staf f. He has been bringing his daughter to the library since she was an infant.

“Plattsburgh doesn’t have a lot that is for childr en, especially things that are free.”

Clinton County

Region ranked No. 2 in state

•Bombardier Mass T ransit Corporation. Expand the Plattsburgh production facility by 57,000 square feet and exandy@denpubs.com tend the railcar test track by 2,100 feet to incre ase efficiency, ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Dec. 8 announced flexibility and capacity for new contracts. $2.5 million.

•North Country Cultural Center of the Arts.Strand Thethat $785 million has been awarded through the Regional atre Restoration. $397,000.

Economic Development Council initiative, including •RPC of Clinton County. Conduct emergency housing re$103.2 million for the North Country Regional Economic pairs for elderly homeowners in Clinton County. $50,000.

Development Council.

•Town of Peru. Town of Peru South Acres Wastewater ImOut of the state’s 10 councils, the North Country r eprovement Project. $600,000. ceived the second lar gest amount of money for economic •Town of Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh Micr oenterprise Asdevelopment.

Here is the list of councils, with the top four “Best Plan” sistance Program. $200,000.

•Village of Rouses Point. Rouses Point Micr oenterprise awardees earning the most amount of funds: Program. $200,000.

1. Central New York, $103.7 million •Village of Rouses Point.Implementing the Rouses Point 2. North Country, $103.2 million Downtown and Waterfront Plan. $125,000.

3. Long Island, $101.6 million •Town of Saranac. The North Country Chamber of Com4. Western New York, $100.3 million merce and the Regional Of fice of Sustainable T ourism will 5. Finger Lake, $68.8 million advance destination planning in Clinton and Essex counties.

6. Mid-Hudson, $67 million The Town of Saranac will develop local land management 7. New York City, $66.2 million tools and conduct a feasibility study for locally pr oduced 8. Capital Region, $62.7 million biomass fuels for ener gy. The village of Rouses Point will 9. Mohawk Valley, $60.2 million conduct a redevelopment study for the historic Fort Mont10. Southern Tier, $49.4 million gomery site. The city of Plattsbur gh, town of Plattsbur gh The North Country Regional Council Strategic Plan pr oand town of Saranac will advance planning and design for vided a long-term roadmap to attract private investment, promote and facilitate connectivity between communities, the Saranac River Trail Project, a multi-use trail linking the and create a climate that will allow entre preneurs to flour- communities. Communities will receive technical assistance for capacity building, and waterfront communities in Clinish. It put forth ways to achieve its vision by capitalizing on the region's natural assets, talented labor pool, and en- ton and Essex counties will r eceive assistance in the development of community vision, priority pr ojects and action trepreneurial population.

Proposed projects were designed to launch the region's plan for implementation. $250,000.

The North Country r egion includes Clinton, Essex, transformation by focusing on high-tech and traditional Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawre nce counmanufacturing, gr een ener gy pr oduction, agricultur e, ties. tourism, and arts and culture.

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CVAC season starts with Coaches v. Cancer fundraising challenge

By Keith Lobdell

in the second game of the night.

In game thr ee, Mary Mazella scor ed 16 keith@denpubs.com points and Brianna Hackett added 11 as the Peru Lady Indians scor ed a 47-37 win over PLATTSBURGH — Champlain Valley the Plattsbur gh High Lady Hornets, who Athletic Confer ence boys and girls basketwere led by 10 points from Marle Curle and ball pr ograms started their season at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Dec. 9-10, part Kianna Dragoon.

In the finale, Conor Casey score d 13 points of the annual Coaches v. Cancer CVAC Chaland Tim Remillard added 10 as the Indians lenge. boys team scored a 48-32 win over the HorThis was the first year that the event as a nets. Ethan Votraw scored 12 points for PHS. kick-off to the season, accor ding to Seton On Saturday, action started with a pair of Catholic boys head coach and challenge orgames featuring Saranac and Saranac Lake, ganizer Larry Converse.

“We wanted to go with games that were in with the Chiefs sweeping the games by division and make it an event to start the sea- scores of 68-24 (girls) and 46-30 (boys).

In the girls game, Stephanie Linder startson with,” Converse said. “In the past, we ed the season with a 26-point game, while have had the event later in the season as teams are getting ready to come here for sec- Victoria Phaneuf added 19 points for the tionals, but hopefully this is a good starting Chiefs and Nicole V iscardo led the Red Storm with 11 points. In the boys game, Jepoint to the season for these teams and we remy Bullis had 13 points to lead the Chiefs, will get moe people in to help raise funds.” while Kellen Munn added 15 for the Red Funds raise thr ough the event go to the Storm.

CVPH Fitzpatrick Cancer Center in PlattsThe T iconderoga Sentinels and Seton burgh. Money was raised through donations Catholic Knights wer e next on the court, as at the gate, T -shirt and collectible sales, a 50/50 raffle and a paper airplane toss at half- the Lady Knights scored a 43-37 win and the Sentinel boys scored a 31-24 win. time of the Saturday games.

Kelli R yan scor ed 18 points and Kate “In the five years pre vious, we have raised Schofield added 16 for the Lady Knights, over $9,000 for the center ,” Converse said. while Eddie Larr ow scor ed nine points for “It is a very good cause, and we have some the boys team. great sponsors. The fieldhouse has been In the final two games, freshman standout very good to us over the years. Hopefully , Shannon Ryan scored 38 points as the Beekthe money can go toward good things.”

In the Friday games, Alexis Facteau has 19 mantown Lady Eagles scor ed a 56-41 victopoints, Meghan Strong added 12 points to go ry over the Northeastern Clinton Lady with 11 steals and seven assists and Cammey Cougars. Skyler Hebert scored 10 points for the Cougars.

Keyser had 10 points as the AuSable Valley In the finale, Rob Armstrong scored the fiLady Patriots beat Lake Placid, 50-30. nal two of his 11 points with just 1.3 seconds Danielle Balestrini and Chloe Uebrick each on the clock as the Cougars scor ed a 48-47 scored eight points for the Blue Bombers. win over the Eagles. Mike Manor added 10 Colby Sayah had 15 points for the Northern Adirondack Bobcats, who were unable to points for the Cougars, while Keegan R yan hold off the Moriah Vikings in a 52-36 defeat scored 32 points for the Eagles.

Kasey Favreau of Saranac looks to score against the Saranac Lake defense during their Dec. 10 game as part of the Coaches v. Cancer CVAC Challenge at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

League play begins in full in MVAC, bowling season opens The W estport Lady Eagles scor ed their third straight win in the opening weeks of the 2011-12 season, using a 27-8 run over the middle two quarter to score a 39-27 win over their namesakes from Chazy Dec. 6.

Willa McKinley continued her solid offensive early season with 25 points for the Eagles (3-0, 1-0), while Brendee Russell scored four points. Delany Sears, Allison Sherman, Mallory Sudduth, Emily Fr ench and Karin Dorsey each scored two points.

For Chazy (0-1, 0-1), Olivia Seymour started the season with a 12-point performance, while Megan Reynolds added six points.

Katie Thibault and Andrea Mehefsky each scored two.

In hockey, the Lake Placid Blue Bombers won their third game of the season with a 41 win over Saranac.

Dustin Jacques became the first local player to reach double digit points, assisting on all four of the Blue Bombers goals scored by Eddie Kane (2) and R.J. Reid (2), giving him a total of nine assists to go with one lamplighter.

Shane McNierney and Dillon Savage also tallied assists, along with Reid, who tallied a three-point night. Jeffrey Smith stopped 18 shots in net.

For the Chiefs, Alex Sarazen scored in the third period on assists by Joey Bridgeman and Jeremy Barber, while Zach Lareau made 23 saves.

On Monday, Dec. 5, the Seton Catholic Knights also scor ed a season-opening win with a 70-30 score against the Chazy Eagles.

Carson Hynes scored 19 points to pace the Knights, while Eddie LaRow scor ed 13 points, Carlos Alvarez 12, and Adam Tedford eight.

Haden Guay had 11 points for the Eagles, while Matt Stalker scor ed eight, Jacob Kennedy five, Brandon Laurin four and Cody Toohill scored two.

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks picked up their first win of the season, beating Clifton Fine 82-33.

Morgan Stevens led the Lumberjacks (1-4, 1-0) with 18 points, while Colton Clark added 14, T im Larkin scor ed 12, Garr ett Planty 12, Br ock Tarbox 10, Jor dan Garr ow six, Mitch Keniston five, Damon Cole thr ee and Austin Dukette two.

In girls hoops, The Beekmantown Lady Eagles dropped their opener, 51-38, against Section X’s Massena.

Shannon R yan had 19 points for the Eagles, while Katrine Fogelstroem added 11.

In Chazy Dec. 7, Brandon Laurin score d 13 points and Craig Botten scor ed 1 1 as the

Chazy’s Katharine Tooke tries to get past Westport defenders Allison Sherman and Karin Dorsey.

Photo by Jim Carroll/OvertimePhotography.com

Chazy Eagles scor ed a 49-29 win over the Westport Eagles.

Nathan Guay added eight points, while Cody Toohill scored seven and Alec Lapierre scored six. Matt Stalker and Tanner Chauvin each scored two points.

Ryan Davis led Westport with 12 points, as Dominic Banish scor ed eight, Ethan Markwica four , Gabe Schrauf f thr ee and Alex Steele two.

The Lake Placid Blue Bombers dr opped their first MV AC contest of the season against the Schroon Lake Wildcats, 48-36.

Logan Stephenson led the Bombers with 14 points, with Jacob Daniels scoring 10 points, Lucas McLean five and Evan Bickford thr ee. J.P. Morrison and Cody Porter each scored two points.

In wrestling, the Peru Indians forced seven pins in beating the Beekmantown Eagles, 60-21.

Ethan Feazelle, Brandon Goddeau, Kyler Agoney, Max Marte, Nick For get, Noah Phillips and Troy Seymour each scored pins against the Eagles, while Jor dan Bushey scored a 5-3 decision and Josh Wright scored

a 7-5 decision.

For the Eagles, Brandon Defayette and Hayden Head each recorded pins, while Sylan Peryea scored a 2-0 decision win.

The CVAC bowling season started Dec. 7 in dramatic fashion as Saranac’s T aylor Chapple rolled games of 218 and 268 before putting up 12 consecutive X’s on the scor ecard in posting a perfect game as the Chiefs boys defeated the Plattsburgh High Hornets.

Josh Sheffer ’s 675 series was tops for the Hornets, who scored a win in the girls match as Allison Beebie r olled a 480 series. Jade Laker had a 422 series for the Chiefs.

The Northeastern Clinton boys and girls bowling teams scor ed wins of 7-3 and 4-0 over the W illsboro W arriors, with Joey Robert r olling a 576 series for the Cougar boys and Janelle Menard hit for a 429 series.

The Warriors wer e led by T yler Bridge’s 605 series and Alyson Arnold’s 481.

The Per u Indians dr opped a 7-3 boys match and 3-1 girls contest against the iconT deroga Sentinels, with Jonathan Bowman rolling a 644 series for the boys and Brittany Bushey rolling a 460 for the girls.

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks split their basketball games against Chateaugay Dec. 8, as the boys dropped a 41-14 contest and the girls scored a 41-39 win over the Class D Final Four representative.

The Lady Lumberjacks (3-1, 1-1) outscore d the Lady Bulldogs 13-8 in the second quarter and ended the game with a 16-12 advantage in the fourth.

Katie Stuart scor ed 21 points to pace the Lumberjacks offense, while Carley Aldridge scored eight points, Sam Sanford scored six, Kelsie St. Louis four, the duo of Lizzie Zure k and Paige Duckett three and Kristin Bickford two.

In the boys game, Mitch Keniston led the Lumberjacks (1-5, 1-1) with eight points, while Jor dan Garr ow scor ed thr ee points, Garrett Planty two points and Austin Duckette scored one point.

On Dec. 7, the Lumberjacks boys hockey team fell behind 3-0 to Ogdensbur g befor e losing 7-3.

After trailing 3-0, Br oyce Guerette scored twice, the first on assists fr om Elliot Fletcher and Pierson St. Pierre, to cut the lead to 32.

The teams then traded goals, as John Bujold cut the lead to 4-3 on a Chace oTohey assist. OF A finished the game with the final three goals.

Marcus Richer stopped 33 shots on goal in net for the Lumberjacks (0-2-0, 0-1-0).

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ELIZABETHTOWN —Horace Nye Home craft fair/bake sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 873-3575, lloveday@essex.co.us.ny. $10 for a six foot vender space.

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MORRISONVILLE— North Country Squares Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. Caller Bob LaBounty and cuer Mo Wall. 561-7167 or 492-2057.

LEWIS—Santa appearance, Lewis Fire House, 18 Fire House, 3-5 p.m.

KEESEVILLE — Keeseville Free Library's 20 Annual Holiday Party, 1721 Front Street, 1 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE —Louise Dionne piano concert at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH—Helping the kids for the Holidays, offering used gifts for newborn to 18 months, Wallace Hill Town Hall, Wallace Hill Rd, 10 a.m.- 6p.m.

WESTPORT—Breakfast with Santa, Father Mac Hall, 7-11 a.m. adults $7, kids $4.

LAKE PLACID —The eleventh annual An Adirondack Christmas concert The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr, 7p.m.

PLATTSBURGH—The Quintessential Sound of Christmas performs, St. Peter’s Church, 114 Cornelia St. 7:30 p.m.

Happy Feet 2 (2D) 12:50PM • 5:25PM

Hugo (2D)

3:50PM • 9:45PM

Hugo (RealD 3D)

12:45PM • 7:00PM

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

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LAKE PLACID—The Quintessential Sound of Christmas performs, St. Agnes Church PERU—Peru Memorial VFW Kids Christmas Party, 710 New York 22B, 1 p.m.

WHALLONSBURG—Charles’ Dickens A Christmas Carol, The Whallonsburg Grange Hall and the Depot Theater, 1610 NYS Rte.. 22, 5:30pm.

SARANAC LAKE—Almost Maine Auditions, Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave. Noon.

The Sitter

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Tower Heist

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Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) 1:00PM 3:50PM • 6:50PM 9:25PM

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PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Advent Noontime Meditations, United Church of Christ, 7580 Court Street, with Organist Mary Lu Kirsty.

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REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance.

Assumption of Mary School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2.

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CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

Thursday, Dec. 22

WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.

LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free. 5233200.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

DANNEMORA — Free gym-time for children, former Dannemora Elementary School, 40 Emmons St. 10 a.m.-noon. 561-4999.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:306:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org.

Wednesday, Dec. 28

REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance.

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ROUSES POINT —Movie Matinee; 10am; "Beethoven's Christmas", Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

Thursday, Dec. 29

WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.

LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free. 5233200.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

DANNEMORA — Free gym-time for children, former Dannemora Elementary School, 40 Emmons St. 10 a.m.-noon. 561-4999.

Friday, Dec. 23

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:306:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org.

Friday, Dec. 30

KEESEVILLE — Fish Fry Friday, Elks Lodge 2072, 1 Elks Lane, 5-7:30 p.m. Take-outs available.

Fish or shrimp. $6.95. 834-2072.

Saturday, Dec. 31

NEW YEAR’S EVE OBSERVED. MORRISONVILLE — North Country Squares Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. Caller Bob LaBounty and cuer Carl Trudo. 561-7167 or 492-2057.

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ROUSES POINT —Children's Holiday Craft Project, Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24

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Sunday, Dec. 25

CHRISTMAS DAY OBSERVED. ESSEX—Christmas Morning Worship Service, Essex Community Church Rte. 22. 10:15 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 26

PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

Tuesday, Dec. 27

PLATTSBURGH — RSVP performs, Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine St., 11 a.m.

ROUSES POINT —Preschool story time, Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.

SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers country music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

WILLSBORO — Open mike night, Toto’s at Willsboro Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Route 22, Every Tuesday, 7p.m.

SARANAC — Senior citizen dance, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 State Route 3, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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and storage bins. They would further be unable to operate almost all power-driven equipment.

Rule changes would exempt youths who work on farms owned or operated by their parents.

The new regulations would eliminate certain pro grams carried out by the FFA and 4-H and limit the activities that could be taught under various student programs nationwide.

It would also block certain FF A and 4-H members fro m caring for their own animals if they were kept at a farm not owned but thier parents.

“This will affect kids and their ability to learn and that work ethic,” said Donald Jones, agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor at Northern Adirondack Central School.

“I don’t know if we would be able to do tractor driving or welding with our kids.

“It will change things, and it is scary.”

The American Farm Bureau Federation recently voiced its opposition to the pr oposals on behalf of mor e than 70 agricultural or ganizations.

In a press release, the group noted that family partnerships and corporations own 98 percent of the roughly 2 million farms and ranches nationwide, and “their right to operate their farms with family members is specifically permitted by Congress. We don’t want to see those rights infringed.”

In 2006, about 1.12 million youth under 20esided r on farms, and more than half of them worked on the farms, accord ing to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Several United States senators have written to the Department of Labor, opposing the pr oposed changes. Each of them point to r esearch that shows childhood injury rates pertaining to agricultur e declined nearly 60 percent between 1998 and 2008.

“I have a little brother who is 11 and he works on the farm,” Trombley said.

She’d be bored if she didn’t have the farm.

“We are out in the barn together,” Trombley said. “It brings our family together.”

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SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers country music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.

CHAZY — 3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

WILLSBORO— Open mike night, Toto’s at Willsboro Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Route 22, Every Tuesday, 7p.m.

KEESEVILLE— Free Rabies Vaccine Clinic for ania17 Route 9, Keeseville

Wednesday, Dec. 21

• 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

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 Ellenburgh 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, http://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 - 4003Rt. 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.

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 191 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.

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 9a.m.

10-1-11 • 77168

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Conroy’s: Helping to keep the local economy strong

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com WEST CHAZY — Conroy’s Organics is about local sustainability.

It featur es an array of local pr oducts, including the work of the region’s artists.

“We do it to help keep the local economy strong,” said Jenny Scottodicarlo, marketing director of Conroy’s Organics, 8173 Route 9.

One of those artists, Lorrie Mandigo, is more than happy to have her work featured at the operation in West Chazy that, among other things, has on hand local wine, liquor, foods and a deli and wi-fi cafe.

“I think they have a gr eat set up, and the atmosphere ther e is terrific, and the customers are all nice,” Mandigo of Per u said.

“I love the idea of local sustainability, especially since I am self employed and a near starving artist.”

Since opening in 2003, Conroy’s Organics has featured a number of local artists.

“It’s about local sustainability,” Scottodicarlo said. “W e don’t have any artists that aren’t from here.”

The stor e also featur es local writers and their works.

“Personally, I think this type of thing is important,” Scottodicarlo said. “W e have a lot of talents in this community between the farming and artists. I don’t think people know what we have here.”

It brings local arts and food together , she said, pointing out that the meats and pr oduce ar e local. Conr oy’s is committed to buying local mer chandise whenever available.

The store serves natural and organic foods while customers lounge in the wi-fi cafe.

“It gives you a panoramic view of the farm, so you can practically r each out and touch the cows while you ar e eating,” Scottodicarlo said. “Plus, you come in and ar e visually overloaded.

“There is art work all over.”

And this season, ther e is an incr eased focus on local artists and gift ideas in an attempt to boost the local economy.

Mandigo’s been an artist as long as she can remember and went to school for advertising design.

Her main focus today is painting Santa using an array of recycled materials as her canvas. She hits flea markets and garage sales for anything from old skates to hockey pucks

to medicine bottles. hours a day.”

“Originally art was the only thing I was inAnd Scottodicarlo and Conroy’s Organics terested in as a teenager , and it just develappreciate Mandigo. oped into a total and unique passion,” “A lot mor e can come out of our commuMandigo said. “I pr obably paint 8 to 10 nity than people realize.”

Tree Lighting Contest to be held MOOERS—The Town of Mooers Beautification Committee is sponsoring their annual Christmas Lighting Contest.

Application can be picked up at Mooers Town Office during regular business hours.

Judging will be on Monday, Dec. 19.

Fore more information call 236-7759 or e-mail the beautification committee at scarlets@primelink1.net.

Ski Fair and Equipment Swap CHAMPLAIN—Ski Fair & Equipment Swap will be held at North Eastern Clinton High School, Rte. 276, Saturday, Dec. 10 from noon to 3:30 p.m.

There will be a snowboard raffle Burton is offering a chance to win a collector series Star Wars 130 with Youth binding’s size small.

Board is on display at Lakeside Coff ee, Lake St., Rouses Point where raffle tickets can be purchased in advance or can purchase tickets at the fair.

Participants don’t have to be present to win.

Tuning/Waxing Services Available will be available at the swap.

The event is free and open to the public, for more information call 297-3121.

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236. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Altona/Mooers 251. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Creek 293. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saranac 297. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rouses Point 298. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Champlain 327. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paul Smiths 352. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Mt. Lake 358. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ft. Covington 359. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupper Lake 483. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malone 492. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dannemora 493. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .West Chazy 494. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chestertown 497. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chateaugay 499. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Whitehall 523. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake Placid 529. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Moria 532. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schroon Lake 543. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hague 546. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Port Henry/Moriah 547. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Putnam 561-566. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plat sburgh 576. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keene/Keene Valley 581,583,584,587. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saratoga Springs 582. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newcomb 585. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticonderoga 594. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ellenburg Depot 597. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown Point 623. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Warrensburg 624. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Long Lake 638. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Argyle/Hartford 639. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Ann 642. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Granvil e 643. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peru 644. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bolton Landing 647. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ausable Forks 648. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indian Lake 654. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corinth 668. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake George 695. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schuylervil e 735. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyon Mountain 746,747. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fort Edward/Hudson Falls 743,744,745,748,761,792,793,796,798. . . . . Glens Falls 834. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keesevil e 846. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chazy 856. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dickerson Ctr. 873. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elizabethtown/Lewis 891. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saranac Lake 942. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minevil e 946. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington 962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westport 963. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wil sboro/Essex

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247. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon 372. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Isle 388. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middlebury 425. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Charlot e 434. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richmond 438. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Rutland 453. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bristol/New Haven 462. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornwall 475. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panton 482. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hinesburg 545. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Weybridge 655. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Winooski 658. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 758. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bridport 759. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Addison 654,655,656,657,658,660,860,862,863,864,865,951,985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington 877. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vergennes 769,871,872,878,879. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Essex Junction 893. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milton 897. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shoreham 899. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underhil 948. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orwell 888. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shelburne

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4 Dr., FWD, V6, Auto, Air, PW, PL, CD, White, One Owner, 150K

$

BAD CREDIT? POOR CREDIT? NO CREDIT? BANKRUPTCY?

NO PROBLEM!

Clean!

V6, Auto, PW, PL, PS, Black, 50K

$

12,990

We can help you get financed!

TRY US!

If We Don’t Have It We Can Find It For You! SALES & SERVICE

5,990

*PAYMENT BASED ON CREDIT. APR OF 7.99% UP TO 72 MOS.

Monday - Friday 8am-6pm • Saturday 9am-3pm

Route 9 • Keeseville, NY Fax: 834-7769 Dealer #7057637

518-834-7766 28380

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December 17, 2011

www.northcountryman.com

2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4

Stk#AM53, Flame Red, Outdoorsman Group, 5,7 Hemi, Spray-In Bedliner, Hitch, Skid Plates, Power Driver seat

38,715

$

2012 Dodge Ram 2500 Crew Cab 4x4 Stk#AM21, Bright Silver, Bighorn Package, $ Snow Plow Prep, Chrome Side Steps, Remote Start

$

44,960 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4

36,020

Stk#AM91, Black,5.7 Hemi, Express Pkg, Dual Exhaust, hitch, Spray-In Bedliner

(518) 873-6386 Court Street • Elizabethtown, NY

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873-6386

Court Street, Elizabethtown,NY

Dealer #3160005

2004 Chevy Blazer

2006 Buick Lacrosse CX 93K Miles

$

96K Miles

8,980

$

31K Miles

for72 mos.

449 or $ 26,800

36K Miles

7,980

$

2000 Chevy Silverado LT Ext. Cab

2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited $

2009 Pontiac Vibe AWD

4 Dr., Leather, Auto, 117K Miles

269 or $ 8,995

$

1Owner

V6, Auto, X-Cab, AC, 107K Miles

1998 Ford Ranger

for24 mos.

239 or $ 4,800

$

for36 mos.

16,980

www.adirondackauto.com

*Tax, title and registration not included.

Payment with approved credit.

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