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UP IN FLAMES

Fire consumes Giroux chicken barn

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teah@denpubs.com CHAZY Ñ Smoke was still rising March 20 from what was once GirouxÕ s PoultryÕ s cage-free barn, where approximately 50,000 chickens perished in a fire a day prior. Ò WeÕ re very thankful no one was hurt. There was no other damage near the other houses or the birds,Ó said Craig Giroux, who owns GirouxÕ s Poultry with his brother, Willie. “Everybody’s healthy, and everybody’s good; that’s our biggest concern.”

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Smoke still rises from the place where the fire initially started in what once was a cage-free chicken barn on Giroux’s Poultry Farm in Chazy.

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CV-TEC Iron Chefs ‘A Cut Above the Rest’ Students win North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition

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PLATTSBURGH Ñ CV-TEC culinary arts management students sliced and diced their way to first place at the 2015 North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition. Ò The kids were absolutely ecstatic, and they were so thrilled,Ó said Sherry Snow, business instructor in the culinary arts management program at CV-TEC. “They were so professional, and they did a fabulous job and produced a quality product; we couldn’t of been prouder of them.”

Five CV-TEC students Ñ senior Dominic DeMuro from Elizabethtown Central School; seniors Erin Downey, Bailey LaDieu and Maria LeClair from Beekmantown Central School; and junior Jordan Pelkey from Peru Central School Ñ out-cooked eight area teams, with the help of Snow and Chef Vevan, culinary instructor in the program, and took top honors at the 3rd Annual 2015 North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition held on Saturday, March 14 in Potsdam.

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Time to make music: P’burgh Kiwanis offering scholarship Kiwanis Club of Plattsburgh announces music scholarship

By Teah Dowling

teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Kiwanis Club of Plattsburgh is inviting high school seniors to apply for a $500 Grace Belden Music Scholarship.

“College is not inexpensive, so why not get a scholarship instead of taking out loans or work fewer hours at a job?Ó asked Dr. Nancy Church, committee chair. “It’s also for the recognition of someone being worthy of a scholarship, [and] that’s always a

nice thing to have on your resume.”

The Grace Belden Music Scholarship, its namesake a contributor of musical piano talents to the Kiwanis Club of Plattsburgh for many years, will be awarded to a high school senior accepted into a music program at a four-year college or to a current college student majoring in music who graduated from one of six local high schools Ñ to a student who loves music just as much as Belden did. Ò They wanted to honor this lady who would come every week to play piano for the club,” Church said. “She wasn’t a member, she didn’t get paid or anything; she was just a good-hearted person who enjoyed playing music.”

Applicants must hold a GPA of 85 or higher, have a record of community service, be a current resident of Clinton County, have

participated in a variety of musical activities and be a graduate of Plattsburgh High School, Seton Catholic High School, Peru Sr. High School, Saranac High School, Beekmantown High School or Chazy High School. Most of the scholarship winners, Church said, go on to study music at SUNY Plattsburgh or the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam.

All applications must be received or postmarked by April 15.

The scholarship winner will be announced May 15. Ò We usually ask the students to come and showcase their talents at one of our meetings when we present our scholarship check to them,” Church explained. “The students who were given a scholarship have been really talented.”

The applications will be reviewed by the Kiwanis Club of Plattsburgh, also known as the Plattsburgh Noon Kiwanis Club, a hands-on service club, helping to make a difference in the community by performing service projects.

“We do fundraising, we try to do as many projects as we can,” Church said. “The main emphasis of our service projects is children, [but] we want to provide a quality of life here in our community for everybody.”

The club is part of the NY District of Kiwanis International.

On a regional level, it is one club of eight in the Adirondack Division and one of two clubs in Plattsburgh. They support different organizations and groups, including a youth baseball team, a high school girlÕ s hockey team, girl scouts, local museums and more, all to make the community happier — a reason why they started this scholarship.

To obtain a copy of the scholarship application materials, go online to https://sites.google.com/site/musicscholarship/.

Mail applications to: Kiwanis Club of Plattsburgh, Grace Belden Music Scholarship Committee, PO Box 2064, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. For more information about the scholarship or the club, contact Church at 518-564-4169.

CVPH Annual Easter Egg Hunt Is April 4

PLATTSBURGH — The University of Vermont Health Network – CVPH Annual Easter Egg Hunt takes place Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m. on the CVPH front lawn. It is sponsored by The Foundation of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

The free event is open to children in second grade and younger. A separate hunting ground will be available for hunters three years of age and younger.

Since January, volunteers have stuffed 12,000 plastic eggs with chocolate. Early Saturday morning, another set of volunteers will spread the eggs on the front lawn.

Parking is conveniently located in the Medical Office Building Lot near the Cornelia Street entrance. Please be sure that hunters are dressed in weather- and lawn-appropriate gear and have their own basket. The Easter Bunny will be available for photos and hugs before and after the event. For more information, call the foundation at 518-562-7169 or contact Christine Blake at 518314-3456 or cblake@cvph.org.

Northern Lights dance scheduled

CHAMPLAIN — The Northern Lights Square Dance Club will be having a dance Saturday, March 28, with caller Dave Davis Mainstream and Plus Tips at the Northeastern Clinton County School (NCCS), 103 Rte 276 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Enter at back of school. For more information call 236-6919 or 450-247-2521.

Fire Dept. announces Easter Raffle

MOOERS — The Mooers Volunteer Fire Department’s fourth annual Easter Raffle takes place Saturday, March 28, at the Mooers Fire Station at 7 p.m. The raffle will include 35 rounds of items including cash prizes, dinner baskets, breakfast baskets, hams, turkeys, spirits (age appropriate), Easter baskets for youths and door prizes throughout the evening. There will be a light supper buffet at the end of the evening. All proceeds to be used for the purchase of fire equipment.

Art, craft show to benefit ACS

PERU Ñ Team Friends and Family are making an effort to raise donations for the American Cancer Society RFL Team Friends and Family. They will be hosting an Arts and Crafts Show Saturday, April 11, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a $2 donation to enter and kids 12 and under are free. For vendor inquiries, contact Gordon Trombley at 570-5114.

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Former federal prosecutor recalls struggle and redemption

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ALBANY — It all started with a Rolex.

Andrew McKenna was riding high in Houston after a bust took down dozens of defendants on drugs, weapons and conspiracy charges.

In the afterglow, the federal prosecutor nicked a watch from evidence, an impulsive act that pulled the string on a madcap dash into the bowels of addiction.

Fueled by a tidal wave of narcotics and booze, the wunderkind eventually resorted to robbing a half-dozen upstate banks in a scuzzed-out green truck given to him by a former Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor. Ò Something told me this would be the end of the line,Ó he wrote, recalling the final robbery. “I was powerless. I was dead.”

Shortly afterwards, McKenna found himself with his cheek pressed against the asphalt, sucking in the fumes of motor oil.

He served five years in the clank.

ItÕ s all chronicled in his new memoir, Ò Sheer Madness,Ó a taut tale of addiction laced with equal parts self-deprecation and acerbic wit.

About a decade after the events of the book, things are going well for McKenna, who is 46. Ò Five years certainly gives you a long time to reset,Ó he told the North Countryman.

The memoir grew from the advice of his prison shrink, who said writing might act as a much-needed escape valve for errant thoughts.

Journaling turned to short stories centered around his military training and family court difficulties, the nucleus of what became the first part of this gripping memoir.

McKenna showed the drafts to pals, who encouraged him to write a book.

“It was eye-opening to people who haven’t been in those situations,” he said.

And not many have. Ò Sheer MadnessÓ chronicles the rise of a smart-ass kid from suburbia to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. Following the watch incident, McKenna resigned from the justice department and moved with his young family back to upstate New York, where he took a job in the private sector.

“I would sit in my private practice office and pretend that what I was doing was as good as my old job in Washington,Ó he wrote. “My self-loathing at this point was palpable.”

That gig often descended into moments of farce, like when McKenna resorted to pilfering pills from a client who tripped over a pallet of dog food at a pet store.

McKenna sized up the woman’s freezer bag of prescription pills — “I am troubled by this” — before taking them and making a beeline to the bathroom under the auspices of “making

Andrew McKenna is the author of “Sheer Madness: From Federal Prosecutor to Federal Prisoner,” a new memoir that recounts the Albany-area resident’s journey through addiction and recovery.

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photocopies.”

“It sounds like I’m a sales rep for Tic-Tacs, not a lawyer,” he wrote. “I try to glide as I walk instead of step, hoping this would make less sound. I looked ridiculous.”

But it wasnÕ t this ennui, or the drug abuse, that led McKenna to his eventual transformation from a high-powered lawyer into a greasy schnook passing grubby notes to terrified bank tellers.

“I didn’t rob banks to get money for heroin,” he said. “It happened because of the repeated losses in family court.”

In the book, McKenna traced the birth and death of the relationship with the mother of his children.

Although he’d gotten himself cleaned up, the judge wouldn’t give McKenna time with his two sons, referring to him as a “junkie.”

“That sunk me into the deepest depression that I’d ever been in,” he recalled. “It was more about the anger, frustration and sadness of not getting to see my boys Ñ it was almost Kafkaesque. I was doing everything he wanted me to do, but I wasn’t getting any relief.”

Now, with a decade of sobriety under his belt, part of his recovery includes speaking to students on the insidiousness of heroin abuse.

Kids with depression and anxiety, in particular, are at risk for opiate abuse, he said, and that’s one of the factors school officials are examining as they move forward with combatting what has become a national plague — including the North Country.

Three factors can prevent full-blown addiction, he said.

Age of onset, frequency of use and potency.

The message, he said, is to get to kids as early as possible.

Heroin and prescription drugs are everywhere.

Doctors are under little pressure to counsel rather than prescribe quick pharmaceutical fixes, he said, a measure that needs to be reversed.

“Nurses, doctors, teachers, professionals — anybody can fall prey to it,” said McKenna. “It’s no longer viewed as a scumbag drug anymore. It’s now just viewed as destroying peoples’ lives.”

In addition to the advocacy work, McKenna now works as a consultant providing advice to attorneys on what their clients can expect when entering the criminal justice system, including what programs are available to them, what their families go through during their incarceration and a checklist for survival and post-release.

After all, he’s been there, from federal prosecutor to federal prisoner.

He plans on regaining his law license within the next two years.

But for now, life is good: McKenna has contact with his two sons Ñ Ò TheyÕ re great kids, totally well-adjustedÓ Ñ and does work for Albany attorney James E. Long, “who is probably the premier defense attorney that I’ve ever worked with.”

Early sales of the book have been brisk, he said, and heÕ s working on a less-salty student edition for possible inclusion on high school curriculums.

“It’s been a huge learning experience,” he said. Ò Sheer MadnessÓ by Andrew McKenna is available on Amazon; Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid and various booksellers in the Capital District, including the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Market Block Books in Troy and the Open Door Book Store in Schenectady.

Planting Preparation class planned

DANNEMORA — A class on “Preparation for Planting” a garden will be facilitated by Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardeners Ken Burger and Lucy St. Pierre with assistance from master gardener Edna Aiken and Ann Fraser Saturday, April 4, at the fellowship hall behind the Dannemora Methodist Church, 86 Clark Street, at 10 a.m. During this casual learning session, the master gardeners will answer questions on various subtopics of planting, including a materials check-list. People can receive tips on how to increase productivity within limited garden space by using a grid system.

Master gardeners will lead attendees in certain hands-on planting techniques that maximize chances for successful germination and time-saving convenience, especially for tiny seeds like carrots. A handicap access ramp is available for any convenience. All ages are welcome and there is no charge for this class. The Dannemora Community Garden project still has a few plots available for sign-up during this growing season. Reserve a plot as soon as possible. For more information call Ted at 536-6735.

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schism within the hospitality industry has spilled out into the public with the decision by a group of traditional hoteliers to urge Essex County lawmakers to regulate vacation rental units.

At the center of the dispute is the bed tax.

Hotels collect the 3 percent charge from their guests, vacation rental operators do not.

That money, some $2 million annually, gets reinvested back into marketing efforts that promote the county’s tourism assets.

Vacation rental units are furnished houses, flats or condos rented to short-term guests, typically stays for 30 days or fewer.

They’ve grown in popularity this decade, reflecting shifts in the travel landscape.

A conservative estimate puts the number of rooms in Essex County at 1,500, compared to 1,900 traditional units.

Vacationers are traveling in larger groups.

TheyÕ re tacking towards customization and tailored travel experiences, while last-minute trips have also been growing in popularity.

The vacation rental biz says they’re simply accommodating these shifting needs and are providing what traditional operaters cannot.

Spending a week in a private townhouse overlooking the Adirondack landscape, they point out, lends itself better to an extended family reunion than renting out a floor of hotel rooms, an experience that doesn’t always provide a unified experience.

Here’s the rub: Under existing state law, units are not taxable as long as no housekeeping, food or other traditional hotel services are provided.

ThereÕ s also several weird linen-related statutes, none of which make understanding the issue any easier.

But what’s clear is that the traditional operators find the current legislation unfair and want the county to close the loophole, a measure that appears to be permitted under state law.

They say theyÕ re bankrolling the marketing efforts that are steering visitors into the vacation units.

They say the growth of the vacation rental biz drives up local housing prices because many homeowners have decided that it’s more profitable to rent their residences for a long weekend than it is to house traditional tenants.

And they say that since the bed tax is simply collected by the proprietor, businesses don’t incur a financial burden.

These are all valid points.

But we also agree with the other camp who argues that traditional hoteliers have dropped

the ball on adapting to shifting demand and they are simply giving the public what they want.

Why should they be dinged? Seems like they’re being punished for their success and targeted by jealous competitors.

You could also make the argument that the traditionalists are crying sour grapes because the discussion was not initiated by government officials looking to amend an outdated law, but rather by members of the private sector with skin in the game.

Furthermore, marching into the board of supervisors with a petition seems somewhat reactionary to us and that any policy immediately crafted from public outrage will likely be bad policy.

The rhetoric on both sides has grown heated.

Lawmakers even staged a walkout during a discussion last week.

What was that all about?

Time to cool down.

Our country is built on a sense of egalitarianism and it’s in our DNA to automatically recoil against anything that we perceive as unjust or unfair.

And while it’s tempting to demand a quick fix, change in policy should only come after stakeholders arrive at a wide consensus.

Thorough examination is also needed to address the numerous question marks swirling around the issue: Where would the money go? How would a shift in policy be enforced? Should folks who let friends stay at their hunting camps, for instance, be required to collect a fee?

These are all important questions that need time and further study to be hashed out.

This is the approach county officials have taken when Board Chairman Randall Douglas announced the formation of a sub-committee that would bring together citizens representing the full spectrum of viewpoints.

And it is the right one.

Slow and cautious is the way to go, particularly considering surrounding counties will closely be following the discussion and how Essex County chooses to address this issue.

A prolonged mud fight between our elected officials, traditional hoteliers and these new upstarts wouldn’t be beneficial for anyone, but rather an unnecessary airing of dirty laundry.

And that would be bad for business. Ñ D enton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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opposed court rulings that resident Obama recleared the way for super cently floated the PACs and unlimited campaign idea of making it a spending. Although he chose mandatory requirement for to embrace the Super PACs in United States citizens to vote his 2012 re-election campaign. in elections, while speaking Obama said he thought it to a civic group in Clevewould be “fun” for the U.S. to land. consider amending the ConstiWhen asked about the tution to change the role that influence of money in U.S. money plays in the electoral elections, the President took Dan Alexander system. Improved education the opportunity and diThoughts from about our electoral system and gressed into the topic of votBehind the Pressline the creation of a strong sense ing rights and said the U.S. of desire to cast a ballot should should be making it easier be the highest priority for every citizen. Infor people to vote. come should play no role in the love of this He went on to say, Ò Just ask Australia, country and the sense of pride one should where citizens have no choice but to vote.” Ò If everybody voted, then it would com- take from the privilege of voting.

There is little doubt that political manipupletely change the political map in this counlation plays a major role in any effort to intry,” President Obama said, calling it “potentially transformative.” Not only that, but crease or decrease voter turn out. But instead universal voting would Ò counteract money of penalizing those who stay home why not take the opposite approach and provide an more than anything.”

Really, Mr. President? In this land of hard incentive for those who participate in the earned freedoms, you think it would be best process?

If you vote why not provide a tax credit of to create a system that would require U.S. citizens to be marched to the polls or face the $250. Incentives are always seen as more favorable than penalties. In order to provide a consequences? I don’t know about you but credit some form of standardized ID or voter this conjures up images of the Middle East registration would be required for proof of or the Soviet Block in the back of my mind.

No doubt many Americans skip the hon- voting. Since it would be tied to taxes then a ored privilege of going to the polls on Elec- social security number could be the tracking tion Day. Statistics point to those who choose device for voter registration.

Either way, penalizing or incentivizing, to ignore this duty as being younger, lowerincome, less educated and more likely to be itÕ s a sad day when our countrymen donÕ t recognize the responsibility and honor it is, more racially diverse.

In a veiled reference to voter identification as a free person, to be able to cast a vote in laws in a number of states, President Obama this country. The power of the ballot box has noted, Ò ThereÕ s a reason why some in this become greatly overshadowed by the sway of money and the political stalemate that has country try to keep this group away from had such a negative affect on many who feel the polls.”

Less than 37 percent of eligible voters took voting is a waste of time.

While I do not agree with Mr. Obama’s, the time to cast their ballots in the 2014 midsense of Ò fun,Ó I do think the discussion of terms, according to the United States Elecencouraging more to participate in the election Project.

At least two dozen countries have some tion process needs to be promoted throughform of compulsory voting, including Bel- out the land and not from a bias point of view, but from an open, non political posigium, Brazil and Argentina. In many systems, for one to get a pass, they must pro- tion.

If you value the continued potential our vide a valid excuse or face a fine, although a few countries have laws on the books that country holds for all who make it their home, there is no excuse for not participatwould allow for imprisonment.

At issue according to the President is the ing in this honored right. sway that those with money influence U.S. elections, where low overall turnout often Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Dengives an advantage to the party best able ton Publications. He may be reached at dan@ to turn out its base. Obama has in the past denpubs.com.

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Salvation Army says ‘Thanks’

“Thank you” caring people heroes

To the Editor: Thank you for publishing all the press releases regarding the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, in Ticonderoga and the Times of Ti this past Christmas Season! I really do appreciate it!

The Salvation Army raised $7,368.85 in Ticonderoga this year. That’s wonderful! We couldn’t have raised that without support from and volunteers we had from all your efforts at the Times of Ti! Please extend a Thank You to everyone working at Denton Publications also!

The Salvation Army provided over $2,000 worth of assistance, in the local area last year, with the money raised through the Kettle Campaign that runs from Thanksgiving to Christmas! Thank you for taking part in something that benefits those in need all year long!

May you and all your families have a very Happy New Year!

To the Editor: This is an open letter to the Care Givers at the Elizabethtown Community Hospital. My good friend Ronald C. Robert died Sunday, March 1 and I would like to say “thank you” for the kindness you showed, especially at the Saratoga National Cemetery.

I’m sorry I didn’t write your names down especially the young lady who was a pall bearer next to me. I am very proud of all of you. Hopefully some time in the not so distant future, I will have loving caring people heroes like you by my side. May Jehovah look over you and keep you safe.

With my deepest thanks George W . Phillips Chestertown

Glen A. Buell Ticonderoga

The Ides of March “Beware the Ides of March.” You’ve no doubt heard or said that phrase, but can you pinpoint its source? I loved the Shakespeare course I took while a student at Stony Brook back in the late ‘50s. The professor, however, was not enamored with me. Most of the classes there took the form of round table discussions and, even though he was a world-renowned expert on the Bard of Avon, we had daily disagreements.

He desperately wanted to fail me, but apparently saw something redeeming in my work and I managed to squeak by with a passby Gordie Little ing grade.

ThatÕ s certainly more than you wanted to know about me and Shakespeare. I’ve always enjoyed his work including all 154 sonnets. I had the pleasure and good fortune of attending one of his plays at the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut back in the day. I was astounded when a 6-foot, 5-inch actor by the name of Fred Gwynne walked onto the stage in costume. That was long before “Car 54, Where Are You?” and the “Munsters.”

You might not be aware that he was a fine vocalist, artist, childrenÕ s book author and more, above and beyond his enormous acting skills. Even though he was a fine Munster monster, that image will forever jump into many heads when his name comes up in conversation.

In any case, I conjured up his image on March 15 this year, which you might know was the Ides of March. “Beware the Ides of March” was penned by Shakespeare to be spoken by the soothsayer in “Julius Caesar.”

March 15, on the old Roman calendar, is the date Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Calendars were far different in those days and the 15th of the month wasn’t a frightening time at all before Caesar failed to heed the seer’s warning. It was close to the beginning of the year and involved celebrations rather than scary predictions. Every month had Ides, but March 15 begat the dark mood after Caesar met the knife. Shakespeare sealed it for us with that now famous line. The Ides only fall on the 15th of March, May, July and October. The ides of all the other months fall on the 13th.

Oh, you never gave it a thought on the 15th? Nothing bad happened at our house on the date except for moaning and groaning about the long, cold winter here in the North Country. We watched and waited for snowbanks to diminish and prayed for a slow, stress-free melt of the thick ice on our beloved Saranac River.

I think there was supposed to be a full moon on the Ides of March back in Roman times. Not this year. It sneaked by us on the 5th of the month. In Caesar’s day, the calendar was based on phases of the moon. That nearby celestial body still holds a strong place in our songs and our conversation.

There was a total solar eclipse March 20 on the equinox and a lunar eclipse will be visible here soon, on April 4.

So, if the temperature outside didn’t rise to 70 for the equinox on March 20 and you had bad luck back on Sunday, March 15, you can blame it on the soothsayer, or Shakespeare or anybody but me. It was the fourth Sunday of Lent and with the grace of God and help from Kaye, I’ve been able to avoid my favorite cookies, cake and doughnuts. Wish me luck and maybe I can hold out till Easter.

By the way, on March 15, 1939, Germany occupied Czechoslovakia. And the Ed Sullivan show was cancelled on that date in 1971. Too bad. It was a “really big show.” I loved the way Sullivan pronounced the word “show.”

You might recall a great band called the Ides of March that formed over 50 years ago in Illinois and is still going strong. A pretty good 2011 movie was also entitled the “Ides of March.”

March Madness? That’s another topic entirely and it was underway the day I wrote this. Sorry. I didn’t have a bracket. I’m still getting ready for baseball season.

26th Annual Missing Children’s Tournament Little

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AU SABLE FORKS — The Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray team defeated the Peru Lady Indians to win the girls division of the 26th Annual Missing ChildrenÕ s Tournament while Beekmantown defeated the Moriah Viking boys to win their division. The Keeseville/Adirondack Molding girls and the Jay/Black Brook One boys took third place.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS — BOYS First team: Eli Douglas, Jay/Black Brook One, Kaydin Sargent, Moriah Vikings, Rowan Swan, Moriah Vikings, Wyatt Premore, Beekmantown, Andrew Sorrell, Beekmantown Second team: Brady Olcott, Moriah Vikings, Bryce Sprague, Moriah Vikings, Tanner Furnia, Jay/Black Brook One, Colin Golden, Beekmantown, Will Rohrer, Moriah Vikings ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS — GIRLS First team: Koree Stillwell, Keeseville Adirondack Molding, Marlie Sample, Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray, Bryn Sample, Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray, Emily Beattie, Peru Lady Indians, Kayleigh Jackson, Peru Lady Indians Second team: Sophie Rennie, Keeseville Adirondack Molding, Reanna Prentiss, Keeseville Adirondack Molding, Regina Seymour, Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray, Chelsea Guerin, Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray, Erin Darst, Peru Lady Indians TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Beekmantown Boys and Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray Girls JOHN NIXON MEMORIAL BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD Ian McCasland, Beekmantown and Kortney Mc Carthy, Peru Lady Indians KARI NIXON MEMORIAL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Addison Hanchett, Moriah Vikings and Jordyn Pelkey, Keeseville Adirondack Molding

Peru’s Kourtney McCarthy tries to protect the ball from a swarming defense.

Photo by William Minogue

HARRY ANO DEFENSIVE PLAYER AWARD Addison Hanchett, Moriah Vikings and Shea Durgan, Keeseville Adirondack Molding THOMAS A. DOUGLAS MEMORIAL MVP AWARD Ian McCasland, Beekmantown and Abbie Racine, Mooers Hollister Seed and Spray

Spring will be seasonally delayed

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lthough the arrival of the spring season has come and gone, it appears the winter season will continue to maintain command over the local landscape, with a deep snowpack in the woods, and chilly temperatures in the air.While I have yet to find any sign of snowfleas in my ski tracks, I did manage to jump a few ducks while skiing along a small mountain stream in recent days.

The snowpack has really held up well so far, and it appears ice will continue to lock out any potential pond anglers for at least another week, or two. So far, there have been no loons in sight, although they’ll likely show up at the Champlain ferry crossings soon.

The annual trout season begins April 1st, in just about a week, and the likelihood of finding fishable, open water is about the same as locating a pack of little green men in a shiny saucer. An old anglers finest advice, “Don’t be wasting your time; there are far better chores that you can avoid by fishing later on when the season finally rolls around.”

However, if you must wet a line, the most likely waters to be productive will be around the inlets an outlets of lakes and ponds, or at the base of waterfalls or rapids, where water temperatures are likely to be warmer than elsewhere.

Watch for birds such as gulls, cormorants, osprey and eagles gathering on shore near the mouth of rivers and streams for evidence of the impending sucker spawn and smelt run.

These inlets and outlets often produce some of the fastest action of the early spring, and bird lifer, or otters a sure sign that something is likely stirring underwater.

NYSDEC: New York’s Lost and Found Department

With recent news of yet another winter rescue necessary on the summit of Mount Marcy, it appears the inherent dangers of wandering in a winter wilderness are regularly going unheeded.

The most recent incident began on Saturday, March 21, the day spring was supposed to have sprung across the land. While spring-like weather conditions are still a month away in most parts of

the Park, the summit of Mt. Marcy and itÕ s s u r ro u n d i n g mountain environs remain solidly encapsulated in artic conditions.

Reportedly, on the day of the most recent rescue, summit conditions included winds ranging between 30 and 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, and wind chills down in the range of minus 30 to 40F degrees below.

Such was the case as a team of over two dozen Forest Rangers set off from the Adirondac Loj on Hart Lake with an assortment of skis, snowshoes, snowmobiles and a State Police helicopter on a search and rescue operation to locate a 39 year old woman, and her two boys, ages 7 and 11. The party was eventually located the following morning on the side of the mountain, below the summit of Marcy. The young boys were immediately airlifted to Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, and the helicopter promptly returned for the mother who had remained behind in the care of Forest Rangers. Due to the professionalism, and rapid response of both Rangers, and State Police personnel, another potential mountain tragedy was averted. However, the incident reinforces the need for stricter standards for winter mountaineers.

While the costs involved in the rescue effort are of little consideration as compared to the human lives that were saved, the recent incident again illustrates the need for increased awareness, training and education for all winter wanderers, especially those traveling in extreme elevations.

Although the availability and reliability of NYSDEC’s Search and Rescue operations is as certain as the sunrise, there has long been a lingering question concerning the costs associated with such operations; especially when they are a direct result

of a blatant disregard for the education, experience, equipment and skill necessary to deal with current weather and trail conditions.

There are a number of states and federal lands, where fees are now accessed for S&R. In most places, wilderness or not, if you call 911 and are taken to the hospital in an ambulance; you’ll receive a bill from the ambulance company. So why should hikers and climbers, hunters or anglers expect anything less than the costs associated with search-and-rescue (SAR) operations cost? There are also a number of ski areas that offer rescue insurance policies, which is now mandatory in many European resorts. I’ve often heard the argument that someone, after experiencing an unforeseen accident, may delay calling for help if such fees are charged.

However, if the likelihood of being accessed a substantial rescue fee actually deters them from wandering where they shouldn’t go in the first place; especially to a place like the summit of Mt. Marcy on a cold and windy, winter’s day. Hey, it’s worth the consideration!

It has been well established that many outdoor travelers are now willing to take unreasonable chances due to the prevalence of handheld electronic navigation devices and the (expected) availability of instant cellular communications. If they do happen to get lost or hurt, they can now rely on a satellite location beacon device ( SPOT) to show rescuers where to find them. The SPOT device actually charges users a subscription fee, which could be considered a form of insurance.

As long as travelers are seeking adventures, there will be a need for S&R. As the fabled, Saranac Lake Game Protector Dick Emperor once claimed, Ò A man who claims heÕ s never been lost, never went too deep into the woods.”I’ve also been told Ò Any hunter who claims heÕ s never been turned around a few times is either a damn liar, or he spent his days in the rockin’ chair on the front porch at camp. “For many travelers, the concept of undertaking an adventure without a measure of risk is not really an adventure at all.

However, there remains a fine line between risk and responsibility, and it is incumbent upon all travelers to assume a reasonable degree of responsibility regardless of the risk. Again, kudos go out to the many men and women in green who are always ready to get to the scene when they are needed. Not to be overlooked are the service of State Police helicopter pilots whose skill in handling high winds and whiteout conditions atop a mountain summit should never be taken for granted.

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

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Crowdfunding campaign raises thousands for family of beloved community resident

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com JAY — Father. Husband. Coworker.

Volunteer. Friend.

Mark Peduzzi was all of the above, and when he passed away unexpectedly last month, it ripped a hole in the fabric of this community.

Peduzzi was a familiar face at Ward Lumber, where he worked for 29 years in a variety of positions.

Over the years, he greeted thousands of customers at the sales counter, his experience making him an indispensable source of knowledge, recalled owner Jay Ward.

The ties run deep between the two men: Both met their wives at the High Peaks Base Camp in Upper Jay in the late-1980s.

They married and raised their families together.

They worked together for three decades.

“Mark and I would spend most of our days at work,” recalled Ward. “He was the one that customers recognized because he was there for so long.”

Peduzzi adored his family, recalled Ward Ñ his wife, Paulette, and their children, Naomi and Luke.

After his passing last month, Ward struggled with ideas for how to preserve the family manÕ s memory and help assist the kids with their college plans.

Naomi is a senior at Keene Central; Luke, a senior in college.

Beloved Ward Lumber employee Mark Peduzzi passed away unexpectedly last month. A campaign to raise funds for his children’s education has raised nearly $7,500, with Ward contributing an additional $2,500. Peduzzi is pictured here (center right) with his family: Luke, Paulette and Naomi, a senior at Keene Central. To donate, visit gofundme.com/ MP3campaign.

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Ward and his colleague Mary Rankin eventually came up with something called MP3, a philosophy inspired by Peduzzi’s drive to help others.

GIVE, VOLUNTEER, LOVE It’s simple, explained Ward.

To honor Peduzzi, who was 63, he considered the public to do one, or all, of the following three acts.

Give to a GoFundMe campaign to

fund his kids’ education.

Ward would often speak with Peduzzi about college plans and visits for their daughters.

“He’s not going to be there to help that process along,” said Ward, his voice breaking. “I know how important it is for me, so I wanted to do something to help that process that along.”

The goal is $7,500.

To date, the community has raised $7,385.

Ward will chip in an additional $2,500.

The contributions have come from many different places: Ward’s employee team, customers, community members, even folks from far away who know the Peduzzi family and felt strongly about supporting them, said Ward.

“It’s been great to see the support across a wide swath of the community that Mark touched.”

The second plank is volunteering for a community organization of your choice.

Peduzzi was active in a wide variety of local groups, including the Jay Entertainment and Music Society, of which he was a founding member, and IronMan, where he was one of the first captains of the aid station in Jay and continued to volunteer each subsequent year.

Ward said PeduzziÕ s contributions to the community were beyond calculation.

“He would do things for people very quietly, like splitting wood,” said Ward.

It seemed like every time he spoke with Peduzzi on the phone, recalled Ward, he signed off by saying he ran to run and help someone.

The last is love. Ò Love your family and friends and tell them so,” said Ward. “Mark was very attentive of his family and loved his kids.”

Those wishing to donate can still do so by visiting gofundme.com/MP3campaign.

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ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CADYVILLE St. James Church - 26 Church Rd., Cadyville. 293-7026. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m., Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Daily Mass Mon.-Fri. 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. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. Weekday Masses: Thursday and Friday 9 a.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 Mass (Ant) 6 p.m., Sun. 8 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 DANNEMORA Dannemore United Methodist Church - 86 Clark Street, PO Box 488,

Dannemora, NY. Pastors Wendy and Gary Rhodehamel. Phone: 518-891-9287.

Worship and Sunday School -- Sunday 11:00 a.m. tedtrevail@gmail.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.

ELLENBURG CENTER United Methodist Church of Ellenburg - 5 Church St., PO 142, Ellenburg Center, NY 12934 Pastor: Gary Rhodenhamel Phone: 518-891-9287 Hours: 9am Service, Sunday Worship & Sunday School 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, 4 p.m.

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: Sunday, 10 a.m.

Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

PLATTSBURGH Plattsburgh United Methodist Church - 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. 563-2992. Pastor Phil Richards. Service Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Nursery available at 10 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday & Tuesday 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 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3-3:30 p.m.

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CATNIP EVERDEEN DOMESTIC LONG HAIR SMOKE (BLACK W/GREY) ARRIVED 02/26/15 FEMALE @ ONE-YEAR-OLD @ 7 LBS Catnip Everdeen is a sweet tempered cat that loves to be picked up and snuggled. She wandered onto a concerned citizenÕ s property in the town of Peru and they took her in and socialized her.

Catnip is just about a year old and although she is fine sharing her space she prefers to be one of only a few pets in the house hold. Catnip loves kids, cats and even tolerates dogs! Come in and meet this gorgeous and fluffy cat that would love to have a loving home. She has the prettiest eyes and a great personality. Catnip is now current on vaccinations, has tested negative for FeLV/FIV and is spayed. We are sure that if you chose to adopt Catnip Everdeen then the odds will be in your favor!

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CHINO ROTTWEILER/AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER MIX ARRIVED 11/15/14 @ 87LBS @ THREE TO FIVE-YEARS-OLD MALE ***GRAIN FREE DIET*** Chino is a super sweet dog that was brought in to AHS by law enforcement because his owners couldn’t care for him. When Elmore SPCA arrived at AHS he was covered in fleas and was suffering from flea dermititis and a skin infection. He also had a raw area on his neck (from his previous home) where his collar had almost become embedded. We neutered him, made him current on vaccinations, got rid of the fleas, treated him with antibiotics and put him on a grain free diet. He is now doing much better, is much more comfortable and is very engaging.

He is a very well behaved dog that lives to please his people.

He is very gentle with children and loves to be played with toys and go for walks. Chino has lived successfully with other dogs both in his previous home and at AHS, however he doesn’t get along with all dogs.

He seems to be okay with cats. This big lug has been hit...he cowers and sometimes submissive urinates if he thinks he is in trouble. He startles at fast hand movements. Chino has had a

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He deserves a wonderful home where he will receive all the love and attention he longs for! ***UPDATE***Chino has been a joy to have at the shelter! He shows a lot of fear around toddlers but loves any child that is 10 years old or older. He is our

North Countryman • March 28, 2015 | 7 go to dog when someone with special needs comes in and wants to interact with a dog. Chino is a very smart dog that has learned to open his latched gate! He wants to please his people and catches on very quickly. Come in and meet this great dog who is a pup at heart.

Chino has been adopted and brought back to the shelter because he has shown fear of small children. Both times the families were heart broken and said he is a perfect dog, but he is afraid of the toddlers! In both homes he was very gentle and engaging with kids who were over seven. We would like to place him in a home with no small kids.

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Strand Center features works by middle, high school artists SCA opens high/middle school exhibition

By Teah Dowling

teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Students, parents, teachers and community members gathered at the Strand Center for the ArtsÕ March 20 to see local art student’s creative works.

“The Strand Center for the Arts has hosted a local high school/ middle school show really since our inception as an art center in 2000,” said Christina Elliott, museum coordinator. “We thought it would be a great community event to open up a high school and middle school exhibition to invite all those areas that weÕ re already trying to serve into the gallery, into the exhibit, publicly.”

The Strand Center for the Arts (SCA) opened its Annual High School and Middle School Exhibition in the main gallery March 20, handing out first, second, third and honorable mention awards to local students in the media categories of drawing, painting, sculpture (3D), ceramics, mixed media (2D), photography, graphic design and printmaking.

“It’s really fascinating just to see the creativity and the inspiration that these students take,” Elliot said. “It’s really wonderful to see that kind of creativity and it reminds us all to tap into our inner child and get that sense of wonder again.”

For painting, winners include first place Julianna Kevager from Willsboro for “25th,” second place Amelia Busha from Peru Central for “Sick and Tired,” third place Maria LeClair from Beekmantown Central for “Death of the Bourgeoisie.”

Honorable mention winners were Olivia Nachbauer from Seton Catholic for “Suspended” and Clara Meyer from AuSable Valley for “What a Catch.”

For mixed media, winners include first place Ellen Reid from NCCS for “L’Arbe Dans La Lune,” second place John Oliver from Willsboro for “Patient #5,” third place Mya Harblin-Bowlby from Peru Central for Ò BallerinaÓ and honorable mentions for Sara Bish from Peru Central for “Omnipatont Ponies” and Tess Andrade from Elizabethtown-Lewis for “From a Pyram Perspective.”

Printmaking winners, all from Elizabethtown-Lewis, include first place Dennis McLean for “Force of Nature,” second place Bree Hunsdon for “The Cheese Grater,” third place Ashley Ahrent for Ò Calm in the StormÓ and a honorable mention for Sheena Chandler for Ò Oh the Joy of it!Ó For drawing, winners include first place Erin Flett from NCCS for “Colors of the Looking Glass,” second place Zoe Taber from Beekmantown Central for “Petite Theiere,” third place Ashley Wilbenks from Beekmantown Central for Ò OwlÓ and honorable mentions for NCCS students Dylan Guay for “Still Life and Aurora Slater for “Rhythms of the Elephant.”

For photography/photography design, winners include first

“L’Arbe Dans La Lune,” the first-place work in the mixed media category

by Ellen Reid of NCCS. Photo by Teah Dowling

place Austin Bombard from Saranac Lake for “After the Storm,” second place Kathrine Burgess from Saranac Lake for “Bubbles,” third place Trevor Cross for “Sedentary Avenue” and honorable mentions for Josalin Trombley from Peru Central for Ò Lions Mane” and Travis Buck from Saranac Lake for “Hope Street.”

For sculpture, winners include first place Danny Burt from Willsboro for “Witiko,” second place Abigail Buck from Eliza-

bethtown-Lewis for “Eternal Cycle of Life,” third place Mason LaValley from Brushton-Moria for “Impending Doom” and honorable mentions for AuSable Valley students Olivia Gilbert for “White Tiger Blood” and Spirit-Angel Conley for “Midnight Dragon.”

For ceramics, winners include first place Emily Maicus from AuSable Valley for “Valanthriel,” second place Deryn Makowski from AuSable Valley for “Life of Tree,” third place Brian Menia from Saranac Central for Ò BearÓ and honorable mentions for Emily Fountain from Beekmantown for Ò HedgehogÓ and Mahensie Donoghue from Peru Central for “Falling Leaves.”

Participating schools, which entered approximately a total of 120 works in the exhibit, include AuSable Valley Central High School and Middle School, Beekmantown Central High School and Middle School, Brushton-Moira Central High School, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, Peru Central School, Northeastern Clinton Central School, Seton Catholic High School, Saranac Central High School, Saranac Lake High School, Willsboro Central School and a number of home school students from Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties. Ò I went to Peru Central High School, and I actually exhibited here in one of our shows back in 2001,” Elliott remembered. “As someone who’s now a professional in arts administration and someone who was obviously one of those art kids in high school, it’s really uplifting.”

The winners were chosen by jurors Judy Guglielmo, local artist and business professional; Louise Pattinelli, retired art therapist and local artist; David Monette, Clinton Community College professor, illustrator and writer; and Karen Blough, art historian and professor at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Artwork that placed first and second in each of the media categories will be featured in a satellite exhibition at the Champlain Centre Mall in Plattsburgh, which will be on view April 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. and April 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mall visitors are encouraged to vote for their favorite art work, and whoever gets the most votes will receive the Ò Best in ShowÓ award and a scholarship of $100 to $200 sponsored by Champlain Centre Mall. “It’s going to be a combination of our jurors votes as well as what the public thinks far as who wins the scholarship,” Elliott explained. “So, we’re really trying to drive awareness and have people go visit the exhibition and really support their local students.”

The exhibit will stay open to the public until April 24. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on this or other events, visit SCA’s website www.plattsburgharts.org or email gallery@plattsburgharts.org.

“If they’re interested in the arts, it really puts their foot in the door for that excitement when it comes to exhibiting and when it comes to getting some public attention,” Elliott said. “Any artist has to take the leap and expose themselves, and I think this gives them a chance to do that.”

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Devil’s Bowl season begins at Diamond Run Mall Event

From page 1 Gregware Farm. Giroux said the barn was built just last year.

One of the employees who attended to the building that morning smelt something unusual. The employee looked around, went to the back and noticed that the building caught fire. The fire department and the owners were alerted.

“We got down there and it was in flames,” Giroux remembered. “It was gone.”

Clinton County Dispatch summoned the Chazy Volunteer Fire Department, along with mutual aid from West Chazy, at 11:28

A Cut Above From page 1

The team checked-in and set up at 8:30 a.m until 10:15 a.m. when they were welcomed. At 10:30, the competition began and ended an hour and a half later. The teams presented their dishes to the judges as A Cut Above the Rest.

By naming their team A Cut Above the Rest, “they wanted to produce a quality product with quality ingredients,” Snow explained. “They had to prepare it, work together as a team, create the marketing for their presentation and had to present their menu to a panel of judges.”

The judges awarded CV-TEC because of the quality, chopping the Shamrocks from Salmon River; Tora’s Minions from Gouverneur; The

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by Jason Durgan, Cody Sargen, and rookie Bob Kilburn, and the dirt Modifieds of Johnny Scarborough and Chris Murray. Also a.m. At least 18 departments responded, including crews from Vermont and Canada, and about 70 firefighters fought the blaze.

The massive wall of flames moved from the south end of the 350-by-75 foot barn to the north, leaving only a small portion of the generator room. Sections collapsed as the fire did its damage, and the remaining wall of the barn was knocked down before the day’s end.

Most of the flames had been quenched by about 12:30 p.m. by the firefighters and most crews left the barn area around 4 p.m. Ò It was such a great turnout and they did a great job,Ó Giroux said. “They’re a big reason why these other buildings are safe, so we’re very thankful.”

Food-Tastic Ninjas from Massena; BMC Healthy Panthers from Brushton-Moira; Eat, Sleep, Run from South Jefferson; Canton Golden Chefs from Canton; and The Red Storm Unchoppables and A.E.C. B.O.C.E.S. from Saranac Lake.

The CV-TEC team beat the other cooks in the kitchen with crispy black bean tacos with vegetable slaw and cilantro sour cream. Ò This is one of the comments the judges made: ‘You don’t even realize there’s meat in it,’” Snow shared. “There’s so much flavor, and it’s a wonderful taco.”

Initially, the team wanted to go with a hash dish, but it didnÕ t follow all the necessary guidelines. Instead they did a spin on a popular favorite among students today. Ò They wanted to do something like a taco

Fire investigators searched through the remains of the barn for most of the day Friday, where smoke still lingered where the fire started initially. Ò The gentleman down at the site said that they concluded and that they turned the site back over to us,” Giroux said. “We’ll find out next week.”

Though they’re unsure of what caused the fire, Giroux said their supply is fine and they’ll be continuing business as usual, like his family did for four generations when his grandparents came from Quebec in the 1920s.

“We were properly insured, so we’ll get it figured out, cleaned up, and we’ll rebuild,” Giroux said. “We’ll get back on track.”

because students are enticed to tacos Ñ just the name ‘tacos,’” Snow laughed. “Instead of putting meat, cheese and other ingredients you would normally see in a taco, they included fresh local vegetables and created their own slaw; it was fantastic.”

The enticing and original taco dish will be featured in the CV-TEC CafŽ , on their Facebook page and the North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition’s website.

The North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition, a project of the Health Initiative, provides teams of regional middle and high school students an opportunity to develop healthy recipes, using a combination of local and USDA (Commodity) foods that could be prepared in a school cafeteria.

Ò We heard about it,Ó Snow said, Ò and we thought it would be a great opportunity for our students.”

This competition offers a positive, handson experience with healthy food for youth and provides an opportunity to learn about and build lifelong skills related to healthy food purchasing and preparation — similar to what the culinary arts management program at CV-TEC does for its students. Learn more about this team and the people who teach them at https://www.facebook.com/pages/CVTEC/351562261523104.

“We try to give them as many opportunities we can to develop their skills in the field,” Snow stated. “This was just another one of those opportunities.”

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Several stock cars from Devil’s Bowl Speedway, including the #55 Mini Stock driven by West Rutland’s Andrew Fitzgerald, will be at the Diamond Run Mall’s 14th annual Rutland Regional Racecar Show on March 28-29.

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RUTLAND, Vt. — The stock car racing season opens – at least unofficially – on March 28-29 at the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, VT. Devil’s Bowl Speedway and some of its competitors will take part in the 14th annual Rutland Regional Racecar Show to bring the curtain up on the new year.

The Rutland Regional Racecar Show gives race fans an opportunity to see a variety of freshly prepared racecars and equipment up close, and to meet and speak with drivers from around the region. In addition to being one of the area’s leading shopping centers offering an array of national stores and brands, the Diamond Run MallÕ s racing show is an annual fundraiser for the March of Dimes and March for Babies charities.

Several of the machines expected for the Rutland Regional Racecar Show are regular competitors at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, either in the weekly NASCAR Whelen All-American Series on the 1/2-mile asphalt oval, or in the Optical Expressions of Berlin Dirt Track Series on the new 3/10-mile clay oval. Cars expected at the show include open-wheel asphalt Modified racers driven

expected are Kevin Loomis, the father-son team of Scott and Andrew FitzGerald, and others. Ò This show is always a great way to kick off the year,Ó Devil’s Bowl Speedway Media Director Justin St. Louis said. “This winter has been a tough one for sure, and seeing the racecars all shined up and ready to go means that summer is coming fast and we’ll be racing in no time.”

The Rutland Regional Racecar Show will be open during mall business hours on Saturday, March 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and on Sunday, March 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free, though visitors are encouraged to make a donation to March for Babies. The Diamond Run Mall is conveniently located at the intersection of U.S. Route 4 and U.S. Route 7 in Rutland, VT. Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s 49th season of stock car racing opens with the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series on Saturday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, VT, four miles north of Exit 2 on U.S. Route 4.

For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway and on Twitter and Instagram at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.

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CONTINENTAL 1-888-650-8166 BULB or RECYCLERS,NewYorkLandandLakes.com LLC. Art. HOLLISTERS HILLTOP of Org. filed with the Fishing For A Good Deal?

UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 11 STABLES, LLC SSNY on 02/27/15.

Catch The GreatestOffice: acres$69,900 Beautiful woods on OF FORMATION Clinton County. NOTICE bass lake 5 miles a domestic Limited Bargains In The SSNY designated as toofCooperstown! setting or (LLC): Liabilitycabin Company agent of Private the LLC uponfor camp, Classifieds year round TermsOF avail!

FORMATION: whom process againsthome! it DATE 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201 may be 888-479-3394 served. SSNY The Articles of Organizashall mailNewYorkLandandLakes.com copy of pro- tion were filed with the New York State Secrecess to the LLC, c/o LEGALS Christine D. Huebner, tary of State on March 5, NOTICE OF FORMATION 2015.

339 Fox Farm Road, OF LIMITED LIABILITY Plattsburgh, NY 12901. NEW YORK OFFICE LOCOMPANY (LLC) Purpose: Any lawful pur- CATION: Clinton County Name: Adirondack Fox pose.

AGENT FOR PROCESS: Brewery LLC Articles of NC-03/14-04/18/2015The Secretary of State is Organization filed with designated as Agent 6TC-75195 the Secretary of State of upon whom process New York (SSNY) on NOTICE OF FORMATION against the LLC may be OF ECO COFFEE LLC. served. The Secretary of March 16, 2015 Office Location: Clinton Coun- Arts. of Org. filed with State shall mail a copy ty. The SSNY is desig- Secy. of State of NY of any process against (SSNY) on 1/29/15.

Ofnated as agent of the the LLC to 69 Boas LLC upon whom pro- fice location: Clinton Road, Mooers Forks, NY County.

SSNY designatcess against it may be 12959 ed as agent of LLC upon served. SSNY shall mail PURPOSE: To engage in whom process against it a copy of any process to any lawful act or activity. may be served.

SSNY the LLC at: 3 Wildflower NC-03/14-04/18/2015Lane, Morrisonville, NY shall mail process to: 6TC-75819 Paul Frank + Collins 12962. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or P.C., Attn: Christopher Leff, 1 Church St., P.O. activity.

Box 1307, Burlington, HONEY PEDDLER, LLC NC-03/21-04/25/2015Articles of Org. filed NY VT 05402. Purpose: any 1TC-76483 Sec. of State (SSNY) lawful activity.

3/9/2015. Office in ClinNC-02/21-03/28/2015CONTINENTAL BULB 6TC-73587 ton Co. SSNY desig.

RECYCLERS, LLC. Art. agent of LLC upon HOLLISTERS HILLTOP whom process may be of Org. filed with the STABLES, LLC SSNY on 02/27/15. served. SSNY shall mail Office: Clinton County. NOTICE OF FORMATION copy of process to 17 of a domestic Limited SSNY designated as Dumont Rd., Champlain, Liability Company (LLC): agent of the LLC upon NY 12979.

Purpose: whom process against it DATE OF FORMATION: Any lawful purpose. may be served. SSNY The Articles of Organiza- NC-03/21-04/25/2015shall mail copy of pro- tion were filed with the 6TC-75978 New York State Secrecess to the LLC, c/o Christine D. Huebner, tary of State on March 5, 2015.

339 Fox Farm Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. NEW YORK OFFICE LO-

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Maquam Holdings, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/30/15 Office Location: Clinton County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 218 Maquam Shore Rd, Swanton, VT 05488.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-02/28-04/04/20156TC-74222

ONCE UPON A BOOK, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 02/06/15.

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, 35 Homestead Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

NC-03/14-04/18/2015-

ONCE UPON A BOOK, LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 02/06/15.

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, 35 Homestead Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

NC-03/14-04/18/20156TC-75357 NOTICE OF FORMATION NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Padula Pharmaceutical Consulting LLC was formed on February 18, 2015 for an unlimited duration to provide regulatory compliance advice to the pharmaceutical industry. The companys office location, and address to which the Secretary of State may mail process served on it, is 42 William Street, Plattsburgh, New York 12901.

NC-03/28-05/02/20156TC-77059 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Promotion Proctor LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 3/10/15 Office Location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: PO Box

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Promotion Proctor LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 3/10/15 Office Location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: PO Box 2096, Champlain, NY 12919.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

NC-03/21-04/25/20156TC-75984

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ROEDEL PARTNERS OF SARANAC LAKE, LLC. Application for Authority was filed with the Secretary of State on February 13, 2015.

Clinton County, SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Roedel Partners of Saranac Lake, LLC, c/o Mark D. Fernald, 14 Grove St., PO Box 270, Peterborough, NH 03458.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NC-03/07-04/11/20156TC-74662

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ROEDEL PARTNERS OF SARANAC LAKE II, LLC. Application for Authority was filed with the Secretary of State on February 13, 2015.

Clinton County, SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Roedel Partners of Saranac Lake II, LLC, c/o Mark D. Fernald, 14 Grove St., PO Box 270, Peterborough, NH 03458.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

NC-03/07-04/11/20156TC-74663

THE SOCIAL BAR AND GRILLE LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/15/15. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 135 Gamlaw Rd, Champlain, NY 12919. Purpose: General.

NC-03/07-04/11/2015-

THE SOCIAL BAR AND GRILLE LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/15/15. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 135 Gamlaw Rd, Champlain, NY 12919. Purpose: General.

NC-03/07-04/11/20156TC-74704 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY of VERMONT GREEN LINE DEVCO, LLC. Certificate of Authority.

Filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/24/2015. Off. Loc: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Vermont Green Line Devco, LLC., 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 640, Wakefield, MA 01880. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NC-03/28-05/02/20156TC-76941

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