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All Things Child abuse up Diva moves in Clinton County

Resident takes all-natural approach to beekeeping

RP shop now in larger building

Over 160 cases reported across the region

Rouses Point to increase water and sewer rates Villagers to see $2 increase in both starting this June

By Teah Dowling

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ROUSES POINT — Village officials approved the new water and sewer rates April 18 and May 2.

Both increased by $2.

Effective June 1 of this year, sewer rates for residents will be $34. Water will be $46.

Trustee Thomas Dart said he would’ve liked to see the rates raised more by $6 instead of $2 to make up the losses the village has been facing over the years.

Newly appointed Mayor Daniel Letourneau disagreed.

“A $6 increase is hard for some of these people,” he said during the meeting. “I don’t think we can make up those losses in one shot.”

Over the years, both rates have been steadily increasing.

For the 2014-15 spending plan, the residents faced a spike in price when the sewer rate increased by 7 percent and the water by 29 percent.

The increases, Village Treasurer Arsene Letourneau said, are due to the impending closure of the village’s largest water and sewer customer, Pfizer Inc., which is slated to close.

Arsene stated Pfizer — a company that manufactures human and veterinary medicines and consumer healthcare products — announced closing in 2005. Since the announcement, however, they’ve only downsized.

NCCS adopts budget with a 1.7% tax hike

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Spending plan contains restoration of several teaching positions

CCRS alumni raise funds for former classmate in need

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CHAZY — Jessica Bertrand was the maternal figure of the Chazy Rural Central School class of 2013.

She used to do hair and makeup for plays and dances and had a zany sense of humor Teah Now her classmates are coming toDowling Writer gether to aid her in her fight against a rare disease.

Bertrand was diagnosed with Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis — a very rare blistering eruption of the skin in adults — in late August 2013, shortly after graduation.

Her friends said she took care of them since kindergarten.

Now, they’re taking care of her.

“In the beginning, we didn’t realize how serious it was,” said classmate Stephanie Gonyo. “It’s scary.”

Bertrand takes prednisone to help treat the blisters. A certain cream is applied to help cope with the pain of her skin blistering and “shedding off,” said Michaela Cahoon.

The village of rouses Point approved the new water and sewer rates April 18 and May 2. Both increased by $2.

Pictured above: (L-R) Classmates of Jessica Bertrand Sarah McNally, Caitlin Kozak Stephanie Gonyo, Michaela Cahoon and Justin Brothers all are helping with the Pancake Party on May 22 to help raise funds for medical and travel expenses.

Pictured below: Jessica Bertrand

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By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Northeastern Clinton Central’s proposed $28,576,383 spending plan comes with an increase of $1 million over last year’s budget.

Taxpayers will see a 1.7 percent tax increase. The estimated tax rate is $20.39 per $1,000 in assessed value. The rate will be finalized, Business Manager Jennifer Brown said, once the district receives this year’s assessment.

NCCS Superintendent Robb Garrand said he’s pleased with the budget after facing about a $1 million in cuts since 2012 and the budget failing twice last year.

Garrand said he is also pleased that the state legislature voted to eliminate the Gap Elimination Adjustment.

“This is not a gift to us,” he said.

Over $500,000 has been restored this year.

The budget will allow restoration to some positions that were eliminated over the last two years, including two math AIS instructors, two AIS reading specialists, .6 special edu>> See Dannemora Budget | pg. 9

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Come in and meet this now six pound, six month old kitten who is ready to meet his new family. This boy is best buddies with Pink...another cat who likes to pounce and to play a bit rough! Pink sure does keep him in line and lets him know when he is getting too rough with the other cats.

Here is Pink, an adoptable cat from Elmore SPCA...

He is a short hair black kitty who arrived Jan. 1 at almost 3 pounds.

She is a domestic short hair buff tiger and white kitty, who arrived April 18 at 9 pounds. She’s 1 years old. She prefers a home without dogs or small children.

Crowley and his litter mate Castiel are two loving kittens who are looking for their forever home. Both of these kittens were taken in by a concerned citizen because they were so very sick. The poor little things suffered from dehydration, severe fleas, anemia and extreme diarrhea. After several fecal tests, lots of medication and tons of TLC these two are doing much better. We are using an enzymatic powder on their food (very inexpensive) which is helping them immensely.

Crowley is extremely playful, loving, inquisitive and happy go lucky. Crowley started out started out life discarded and ill, but now he is happy and just needs to get out of the shelter environment and into his new home. This energetic boy is now happy and healthy and he needs no special diet! Crowley has been completely wormed, has tested negative for FeLV/ FIV and is current on vaccinations. Crowley did go to a home with cats and dogs, but he just didn’t get along with the other animals. It is unclear if he was the aggressor or not. Crowley seems very comfortable sharing his space with other animals here at the shelter. He is a very loving cat and will need to go to a home where he will get plenty of attention and love.

Pink is a gorgeous girl who is looking for her forever home.

Pink, like her namesake is vocal and spunky! She is an independent cat who likes to be the most important pet in her people’s lives. She is a dominant cat who does not like dogs and who is selective about which cats she hangs out with. She loves to play with any kinds of toys she can find and enjoys climbing, hunting and pouncing. Pink is doing well in the cat colony. She likes to play with the visitors and with some of the other cats. She really likes to play with Crowley and Merlin, but she cuddles with her best buddy Jester! Pink is current on vaccinations, has tested negative for FeLV/FIV and is spayed.

Pink will need to go to a home where she will get plenty of mental and physical stimulation. Pink likes to give love nips and is a bit tactile. She would do best in a home with no dogs and in a home with another cat who will enjoy her rough and tumble hunter/prey drive play. Come in and meet this athletic and vivacious cat who has a lot of love to give to the right person! Pink love to play with Crowley and she loves to be the “Queen” in the room!

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Child abuse up in Clinton County “We can’t teach kids to keep themselves safe,” says Clinton County District Attorney’s Child Advocacy Center

“I think people are overwhelmed about the subject and it makes them feel unsafe,” Gregory said. “But we need to educate the adults.

“We can’t teach kids to keep themselves safe...they’re no match.”

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PLATTSBURGH — Over 160 child abuse cases have been reported this year across the region, according to the Clinton County District Attorney’s Child Advocacy Center.

That’s up from 140 total cases in 2010.

Executive Director Richelle Gregory announced the escalating stats at last week’s Clinton County Board of Legislators finance committee meeting.

So far this year, Clinton County had 83 cases, while Franklin County had 48 and Essex County had 14.

The center opened in 2009 to serve Clinton County and started serving Essex and Franklin counties, along with the St. Regis-Mohawk Tribe, in 2015.

Gregory said since opening and expanding services, the number of cases have increased steadily not due to substancerelated circumstances, as Essex County officials have reported, but “a better job of collaborating and coordinating.”

The results of the first quarter showed child abuse occurred mostly within the age group of 7 to 12, second highest being 13 to 18.

Gregory said a majority of the perpetrators are in a parent role.

Most of the cases are sexual.

THE FINDINGS Gregory said a number of the findings gathered throughout the first quarter were a little skewed due to a number of factors.

First, Clinton County is more highly populated than Franklin and Essex counties.

Since the CAC just incorporated the other two counties last year, education is another factor, specifically in terms of mandatory reporting.

Mandatory reporting is targeted at professionals who work with children, such as teachers.

Emergency EMTs are also mandatory reporters. However, firefighters, for reasons unknown to Gregory, are not.

Mandatory reporters are trained to see signs of child abuse, whether it be sexual, physical, neglect or others.

Lastly, she said, not all reports go to the CAC and some incidents aren’t reported at all.

“Adults need to recognize it,” she said. “We need to do a better job.”

services by bringing in children who need assistance.

From there, CAC conducts a joint investigation.

The main site in Plattsburgh contains two interviewing rooms and a medical examination room where evidence is collected, photos are taken and interviews are conducted.

CAC also has satellite sites in Beekmantown, Ticonderoga, Lewis and Hogansburg.

So far, 66 forensic medical exams have taken place regionally — 27 alone in Clinton County, which look for signs of abuse or indication of abnormality that can cause trauma, such as scarring.

Gregory said CAC is looking to incorporate one in Tupper Lake, hopefully within the next month.

Gregory said her hope in the future is to have one more satellite site in Essex County and two in Franklin County.

But more funding is necessary to make that happen.

NEED FUNDING CAC receives a yearly grant from the state for over $100,000, which is supplemented by one-time grant funding.

Most of their funding goes toward training, such as for mandatory reporting and forensic interviewing. The rest goes toward a few full-time positions and utility bills, she said.

Gregory said $500,000 would make CAC comfortable in offering and expanding their services.

EXAMINATION SITES The CAC works with law enforcement and child protective

IN BRIEF

TLYP to celebrate networking opportunities LAKE PLACID — The Tri-Lakes Young Professionals will celebrate one year of education, networking opportunities and community involvement in a special event Thursday, May 12, at Heaven Hill Farm, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The group is partnering with Adirondack Foundation to host an event to talk about how an individual can best give back to his or her community. This discussion will be led by Lansie Sylvia, director of engagement for a national nonprofit that benefits public health. TLYP representatives will also give a quick overview of the group and its activities, and Adirondack Foundation representatives will discuss the foundation’s many opportunities to give back to the local community.

There’s no charge for this event. Light food and drink will be available. Organizers ask that attendees RSVP by emailing trilakes.yp@gmail.com or via the event’s Facebook page at facebook.com/TriLakesYoungProfessionals.

Sheriff’s to hold Safety Seat inspection PLATTSBURGH — This month, in observance of National Law Enforcement Week, the Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office in conjunction with Safe Kids Adirondack will be conducting a Child Car Safety Seat Inspection Saturday, May 14, at the Champlain Center North Mall in front of the “Gander Mountain” store, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is open to the public.

Inspections will be conducted by certified car seat technicians to check for the correct and safe

installation along with the appropriateness of the seat for the child’s height and weight. In the event a seat isn’t suitable for the child it can be replaced with a seat that allows the child to leave the event as safe, if not safer, than when he arrived.

Any seats that are replaced for being unsafe or inadequate will be taken in at the event for recycling. Anyone with a child car safety seat that is no longer of use is welcome to turn it in for recycling at this event.

Any questions regarding this event or the recycling of used child car seats can be directed to William Bush in the Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office Traffic Safety Unit by calling 565-4397 between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays.

NYCON workshop slated PLATTSBURGH — “A New World for Nonprofit Boards” workshop will be held Friday, May 20, at the Plattsburgh Public Library, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The New York Council on Nonprofits will addresses strategies for organizing and engaging the board to secure resources and ensure regulatory compliance. Topics include the legal, accountability, and governance responsibilities of nonprofits and the impact of the Non-Profit Revitalization Act (NPRA). The workshop is free and open to all. Lunch will be provided for $10. Registration is required. Contact Margaret Gibbs at mgibbs@lakestolocks.org for more information or to register.

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HavingÊ aÊ croakingÊ goodÊ timeÊ Champlain Frog Farm history presented to locals

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Back in the day, Champlain was known for frog raising.

History buff Robert St. John gave a presentation of the Champlain Frog Farm last week.

Emil Neuenfeldt and his wife, Marguarite, started the Champlain Frog Farm in 1937 after his frog raising days in Chicago where an average of half a ton of frog legs was eaten everyday.

The Wisconsin native ventured to the North Emil Neuenfeldt Country for reasons unknown to St. John.

It’s rumored, he said, Neuenfeldt ventured to Champlain because of cheaper labor rates.

Another assumption was that the North Country had just the right weather conditions for a frog farm.

Frogs were brought primarily from Canada to the farm in burlap bags, each containing 20 to 50 pounds. They were sold at 25 cents a pound.

“Sometimes, they would sneak them across the border,” laughed St. John.

The croaking specimens were kept in a cement lined basin in which moisture conditions regulated to simulate those of shallow ponds helped keep them alive.

At the first sign of spring, the adults, whose legs looked like pencils, would awaken from their winter hibernation and mate.

During spawning season, tapioca-like eggs would appear and they would be transferred to the hatchery to be born.

During the summer months, the adults would grow.

Once large enough, employees would cut off their legs, skin them and send them off to become a meal on someone’s plate.

The legs were sold by the dozen and by the pound to outlets not only in New York City, but other larger cities throughout the country.

The remaining carcasses were used as fertilizer on nearby farms.

Neuenfeldt operated the farm until his passing in 1954, when his son Richard took over the frog empire.

The property jumped from owner to owner until March 2003 when St. John purchased it.

Now, he plans on preserving what he can and telling the tale of the old Champlain Frog Farm.

“You can only preserve history for so long until you don’t have the means to do it anymore,” he said. “But I hope to keep the history alive for as long as I can.”

To learn more about the Champlain Frog Farm, visit the Samuel De Champlain History Center.

Pictured right: Once the frogs were large enough, employees would cut off their legs, skin them and send them off to become a meal on someone’s plate. The frog legs were sold by the dozen and by the pound to outlets not only in New York City, but other larger cities throughout the country.

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America the angry

n the world in which we live today, opinions are no longer left at the water cooler, corner bar or on the front porch. The advent of the internet, social media and 24/7 talking heads have perpetuated a growing outlet for an opinionated public. Sadly, it would appear that giving voice to the masses has generated more anger versus providing a relief valve for us to just “get it off our chests.”

In this enlightened age we all should have an opinion and the right to voice that opinion, there is no argument there. But then what?

As a freedom loving people, how can we resolve these disagreements that are growing in our society? Disagreements that range from the simple to the extremely complex and from the most bizarre to the most deadly, a place where bodily harm is committed in the name of being right.

I was always taught the truth was the easiest information to provide as it required nothing but the plain simple facts. It seems to me that we have mastered the ability to shape the truth to fit our purpose so well it then becomes the truth in the minds and hearts of those who crafted it.

There in lies the biggest risk to the freedom we must share. We all want the truth, because in truth is fairness and reality. But when the truth is shaped for public consumption and is built around half truths and personal opinion that is where things go askew.

Once people start accepting and arguing for the shaped version of the truth from an agenda driven perspective, we find ourselves completely lost without any sense of a compass that once always pointed true north.

It is difficult for people who seek the truth to not be deceived when it is provided by a perceived trusted source. But exactly who can be trusted?

Each of us needs to be less accepting of what we hear. Be more willing to respectfully question the source, while relying on the core values we’ve been given and good old basic common sense.

When we only listen to those views that mirror our own we become less likely to be open minded and if we continue down this path as the trend seems to be forecasting, it’s difficult to see how the anger will lessen.

Our search for the truth is what will keep our country strong. Openness, respect for our fellow citizen, fairness, equality to all and acceptance of differing views with a willingness to compromise must continue to be the basis for what we as a nation are all about.

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Hail to the chef: Cuisine trail promises to be tasty treat for tourism biz

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he North Country has always been a fertile breeding ground for ideas.

Not a week goes by where we don’t hear of another new committee, task force or grassroots organization formed to harness the undercurrent of energy crackling through the region.

State and federal officials are quick to note the collaboration, hailing us for working together, for our grit and ambition that matches the mountains that characterize the landscape.

Some ideas fizzle, others never achieve liftoff.

Even fewer translate into organizations with sustained momentum.

That’s why we’re so pumped about the effort underway by a group of Essex County stakeholders to form a regional cuisine trail.

The idea is simple: Leverage our agricultural assets to attract tourism.

The seeds were planted last year by a local civic booster. Following an initial meeting in January to ascertain public interest, the idea rapidly gained momentum. An organizational nucleus was formed. Benchmarks came quick.

And word spread like wildfire.

Progress was so swift, in fact, neighboring counties seized on the concept.

Sign us up, they said.

Talk about a grassroots idea.

Now, four months after that initial meeting, proposed culinary trail routes are in the process of being mapped out in Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties.

Once Albany approves, we have liftoff.

There’s a lot to love about our local food culture: Dairy in Franklin County is second-to-none. Clinton County’s rich apple and maple industry is renowned for quality, while Essex County is home to a new generation of young farmers who are producing enough items to ply your breakfast, lunch and dinner tables with an ever-expanding array of homegrown items.

This isn’t empty calories. Not only is the local food movement here to stay — the idea is no longer relegated to the realm of off-the-grid types — but gastro-tourism, too, is on the rise.

Once an exotic idea limited to foreign shores, the concept is taking root right here in our backyard.

Believe it or not, people will pay to experience what we have to offer.

No other entity is quick to seize on the deep interest in local food production than the state, who has pumped resources into virtually every sector of the agricultural industry, from relaxing restrictions on domestic alcohol production to providing marketing opportunities for even the smallest food producer.

Foodies traveling to the region isn’t just beneficial for farmers, brewers and vineyard owners, but also for the places where they will tucker in and loosen their belts at night.

It’s beneficial for the businesses that may hold events to seize visitor interest — like cooking classes at local farm granges, for instance — and an asset for the retailers and service providers who will benefit from an entirely new cohort of visitors who wouldn’t otherwise visit the region.

And it’s also a boost for our self esteem.

A sense of collective pride is important.

In this business, cynicism comes easy. We’ve seen so many promising ideas limp along, left to languish and make wobbly orbits around the rubber chicken dinner circuit.

But this seems different.

It’s a testament to having an idea and following through.

We’re reminded of a mantra that stemmed from another people-powered project, the Big Tupper Ski Area.

“Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it.”

Kudos to the engines behind this movement.

The only thing missing from the equation is a unifying regional food — something synonymous to New York’s North Country as the cheesesteak is to Philly. Or the deep dish pizza is to Chicago.

Any suggestions?

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UseÊ yourÊ voteÊ wisely

To the Editor: I understand the publisher can use his column as he sees fit. I also believe that the editors may write their opinion piece on any subject. I also feel that the paper has the right by ownership to charge a person, any person of any political party, a fee to speak about the good of their candidate.

However, in all fairness, shouldn’t those who want to speak ill of someone’s candidate have to pay the same fees?

I have for the past couple weeks read letters to the editor that have been written about the bad points of federal candidates of the two major parties.

How about a policy that calls for no political letters on candidates or free it up for all.

Win “Chief ” Belanger Willsboro

To the Editor: The political campaigns are zeroing in on conventions, nominations, and subsequent elections. Here is something to ponder as we get closer to the ultimate goal. Let’s travel back in time to 1929. The Great Depression spread havoc throughout the world. This economic disaster brought a giant like America to its knees and plagued many nations in varying degrees.

Each affected nation sought ways to crawl from beneath the weight of this economic collapse.

Fast forward to three years later, 1932. A political outsider known for his fiery speeches promised a renewal to greatness. He promised an economic and social Renaissance as he led this fringe political party (NSDAP). His rhetoric touched a large segment of society and he was voted into power in 1932. By 1933 many of his promises materialized into reality. By 1938 he was named Time Magazine’s “Man of the Year.” Enter Adolf Hitler elected by the people.

Now in 2016 does America possess the same social, political, and economic issues that fanned the flames of extremism back in the 30’s. Maybe not all the issues exist in the same degree, but do some echo the fanatical speeches of another time and place?

In conclusion, do I think America is headed down the identical path to the abyss? Absolutely not, but I sincerely hope that all American voters use the next six months to seriously think about their vote. It’s a powerful tool, use it wisely! Don’t squander it! We have an obligation to vote to enhance the beauty of freedom.

Kenneth Sausa Lake Placid

CountyÊ needsÊ restructuring To the Editor: Recently, there have been discussions in Warren County on the possibility of changing how voters are represented at the county level of government.

As to be expected, there has been significant resistance to the idea from many of the folks who currently represent us at the county. At first glance, the changes proposed would seem to result in a reduction of income for the dual role town supervisors and that voters from the smaller towns would lose influence and be overwhelmed by Queensbury and Glens Falls.

I find the arguments concerning a loss of influence to be meritless.

The proposals being put forward would divide the county into districts of equal population. In one very good proposal put forward to the board, the towns inside the Blue Line would get three of nine total legislators. In this proposal, all residents of Warren County would be equally represented and there would be none of the artificial false equality and political alchemy involved with the “weighted” voting system we have now.

Town supervisors would still be able to make their views known to the legislators and speak at meetings. Also, town supervisor endorsements would be important in county elections.

I think those opposed to these measures are overlooking the benefits we would all receive by having fulltime town supervisors not distracted by and out of office on county business. In keeping with a move to truly fulltime town supervisors, I would support changes in compensation to these officials that would bring their pay and benefits in line with and proportional to other full time elected officials in the towns. That would be money well spent. Please contact your town supervisors and voice your support for the initiatives modifying our county government to conform to the well-established American principles of good government.

Bill Mahar Warrensburg

WeÕ reÊ killingÊ LakeÊ Champlain To the Editor: What fascination, wonder and joy overtook me when I first met the bays of Lake Champlain in Essex as a young boy. Bluegills and chain pickerel would sun themselves quietly at the mouth of the Library Brook, at least until spooked by a curious boy! Bowfin, gar, pike, bullhead, and perhaps the oddest of all, the sea lamprey (I kept one as a pet for a day or two) were seen on rare occasions. Schools of baby perch stretched out as far as the eye could see. Huge schools of young smelt plied the open waters of the lake, drawing ample schools of perch to the surface to feed. A decent catch of either was common off Begg’s Point in both summer and winter.

Than the state began its massive pesticide dumping program. Yes the sea lamprey died; the American eel did as well and is now gone. The chemical attack has squarely leveled the very base of the natural food web. Fish, such as the sturgeon will not return to dead river deltas. Sewage effluent now trickles into the Library Brook where I once waded in blissful hours of fascination. There’s gunk and oily slime there now. Blue green algae runs rampant during the warmer weeks of summer.

Lake Champlain is a big system. It will take a lot of killing to kill it completely, but we’re doing pretty well. Go try and catch a perch off of Essex now, or anything else that wasn’t stocked; you will see what I mean.

Michael Peden Willsboro

ClintonÊ CountyÊ onÊ theÊ rightÊ trackÊ withÊ connectorÊ path To the Editor: Regarding the article “Village officials discuss proposed extension of recreation path” that appeared in the April 27, 2016 edition: I applaud the efforts of Clinton County to integrate a connector path behind the Rouses Point Civic Center.

Doing so will give all local residents more opportunities to walk, connect with neighbors and climb and play outdoors.

Clinton County is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream, but it is often only tourists who get to enjoy it. Today, one-quarter of county residents report being physically inactive. Developing the path and installing a trail counter to measure residents’ use of it are creative ways to encourage a more active, healthy community.

The work Clinton County is doing—listening to community members’ ideas and concerns, identifying existing resources to modify or build upon and measuring outcomes—should be a model for communities throughout the region and across New York State.

David Sandman President and CEO New York State Health Foundation New York

OilÊ trainÊ criticsÊ shouldÊ doÊ moreÊ research To the Editor: Michael Calitri wrote a letter chastising those who oppose “crude oil transport by trains,” urging them to do research “before they shoot the North Country in the foot.” Presumably he had in mind the letter sent by environmental groups and others calling for a ban on Bakken oil trains.

(Although Mr. Calitri referred to “advocates” of crude oil transport, I assume he meant opponents.)

I wish to point out that it is Mr. Calitri who should do more research because his letter contains major factual errors. I also wish to explain why environmentalists in New York and Vermont and citizens all along Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley are deeply frightened by and opposed to trains carrying Bakken crude oil from North Dakota.

1. The Bakken oil “bomb trains,” as many have labelled them, run from Montreal to Albany (some with over 100 tankers) as well as from Buffalo to Albany. And from Albany the oil is transported on barges down the Hudson River. It seems Mr. Calitri does not realize that this is no ordinary crude.

It is highly flammable. Yes, the disaster in Lac Mégantic, Quebec was the result of a runaway Bakken oil train, as Mr. Calitri writes, but it was the volatility of the Bakken crude that resulted in a massive explosion, kiling 47 people and decimating a large part of the town. Mr. Caletri says “crude oil in itself is not explosive.” But Bakken crude is highly explosive.

2. Most of the Bakken oil is transported in tank cars known as DOT111s. No one has claimed these are civil war era tank cars, as Mr. Calitri alleges.

Rather, as environmental groups point out, many bridges are of postCivil War era infrastructure. The tank cars, however, designed to carry liquids like corn syrup, not oil, are dangerously prone to puncture. As far back as 1991 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), warned that “the DOT 111 tanker . . . is too thin to resist puncture during an accident, is vulnerable to tearing, and has exposed fittings and valves that can easily snap off during a rollover..” Informed environmentalists believe an accident in which these tankers would derail and spill the oil into Lake Champlain would be an environmental catastrophe—so great that no insurance company would cover this risk.

3. Mr. Calitri says that transport of crude by train is as safe as air travel.

What evidence does he have for this assertion? There have been at least 13 derailments of Bakken oil trains in the last few years. And environmental groups have documented “more than 250 other oil carrying trains have derailed in the U.S. since 2013.” Many more are predicted.

What New Yorkers get (as well as residents of others states through which the Bakken oil trains pass) is a dreadful risk to lives, towns, fishing, sailing, drinking water, wildlife and tourism. There is no gain for New York. Bakken oil does not stay in New York. It is shipped abroad where it will contribute further to climate change.

4. Mr. Calitri charges that opponents of oil trains have been uninformed, “quick to jump on the bandwagon” and have failed “to look to elected officials.” Not true. Very well informed are the 35 environmental groups in New York and Vermont, 30 elected and appointed officials & community leaders in both states, the Cities of Plattsburgh and Burlington, and a number of businesses who signed onto the letter to 4 Congresspersons and 4 Senators in New York and Vermont calling for a federal legislative ban on the transport of crude oil by train along Lake Champlain and the Hudson River. And they have looked to elected officials—national ones.

Because the bomb trains run in interstate commerce the letter was addressed to our elected representatives to Congress. Local elected officials have no authority over them. Why would the cities of Plattsburgh and Burlington sign on to the letter if they could address the problem themselves?

5. Mr. Calitri mentions a list of other environmental dangers to Lake Champlain. Yes, and Vermont has launched a new Clean Water initiative to address many of them. With a derailment of Bakken oil trains, cleanup initiatives would be in vain.

Monique Weston Keene

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hey say, if you can learn one new word every day, your life will be enhanced. I don’t think I’ve ever kept track, but I love words—old ones and new ones.

Here’s one of my favorites: quockerwodger. I’ll give you a little time to chew it, swallow it and digest it. I dare you to try and use it in a proper sentence.

Give up? I hadn’t seen it in print for years until my friend Julie Dowd dropped it on me. I hope she blushes appropriately when she sees it here.

I’ll give you a hint: Pinocchio would know. One definition is, “A politician, one of whose strings of action are pulled by somebody else.” That would fit a number of politicians I have known through the years. Another definition is, “A wooden puppet controlled by a string.”

From what I can determine, quockerwodger originally referred to a marionette operated by a single string attached to the head. It’s loosely-connected arms and legs trembled and wobbled and shook when manipulated.

During the 1800’s, political writers adopted the term to define what they called “pseudo-politicians.” I’ve also seen it as quockwodger. The jury is out on the specific origin, but you can work on that yourself. The earliest published reference I could find was the middle 19th century.

Some have called it a slang word, but I would lobby to insert it into my personal lexicon. Don’t be shocked to see me using it here every chance I can in the future. Say it aloud. Someone in the room with you is bound to think you have dribbled the last of your marbles away. Not me. I like the sound of it. If I were to walk up to some of today’s politicians and call them quockerwodgers to their faces, they might try to file slander lawsuits against me.

Goodness knows there are lots of wooden marionettes in this year’s crop and lots of shady folks trying to hide behind the curtain and pull the strings.

Please don’t misunderstand.

I know many upstanding politicians, but I also eschew mentioning others who consistently sully the field. That makes me think of some more fun words that aren’t used much these days: blackguard, rapscallion and coxcomb come to mind at the moment.

My late mother called me a rapscallion more than once. I earned it.

I also like the word jollux, as it kind of describes the corpus I see in my mirror every day.

Kaye and I often exchange a buss, which is a quick kiss. Our marriage vows and the Holy Bible said, “What God has joined together, let no man put asunder.” I like the word asunder as well.

I will leave you scratching your head over another interesting and archaic word: quagswagging. Look it up in your Funk and Wagnall.

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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s the days grow longer — the sun shining a little more — it seems there are a lot of folks not yet ready to believe that summer is on the way.

And who can blame them?

Though the winter was mild, it seemed to stretch on for weeks longer than expected, popping up again just when we thought it was over. However, I am not among the skeptics. I remain optimistic that the days ahead will be sunny and serene. I shed the May daze when I leave my winter coat at home.

This week we have a variety of events taking place around the region. Each promises fun for skeptics and optimists alike. Take a look.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will host Rhythmic Circus’ “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!” on May 14. Infusing their unpredictable blend of hard-hitting tap, high-spirited humor, and finger-snapping tunes, Rhythmic Circus satisfies their “rhythmic appetite” on everything from sand to folding chairs. Tapping their way from one musical genre to the next, this unforgettable show is guaranteed to leave audiences of all ages amazed. “We created �Feet Don’t Fail Me Now!’ out of the desire to get people back in touch with the spirit of celebration,” said cocreator Nick Bowman. “The name of our show comes from an old New Orleans chant dating back to the early 1900’s — a time when the city was rich with culture and spirit, they literally had parades every Sunday just to celebrate their lives and community.” The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are available from the LPCA Box Office. For more information, call 518-523-2512 or visit lakeplacidarts.org.

The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake will host the Sultans of String as part of their Second Saturday Concert Series on May 14. Canadian band Sultans of String has performed their unique blend of Spanish flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban rhythm and gypsy jazz to audiences all over the world. Tickets are available online at adirondackarts. org, and cost $20 for non-members. The show begins at 7 p.m. Call 518-352-7715 for more information on the show and other upcoming events at the ALCA. The “Spring for the Arts” Golf Tournament to benefit the Lake George Arts Project will take place on May 14 at Cronin’s Golf Resort in Warrensburg. Entry costs $90 and includes lunch, golf and cart, a chicken BBQ dinner and prizes. For more information, or to register, call 518-668-2616.

The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls will open a new exhibit on May 15. “Christo & JeanneClaude: The Tom Golden Collection” features over 125 original drawings, sculptures, collages and photographs that trace the career of renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude; capturing the versatility, longevity and international scope of the duo’s extensive career. Tom Golden’s personal and professional relationship with the artists began in 1974 during public hearings for Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s project “Running Fence.” This collection, one of the largest collections of art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the United States, represents not only the special relationship between an artist and a collector, but also the collaborative effort between the artists and the many people involved in producing the works. A special lecture about the exhibit is scheduled to precede the opening on May 14 at 3 p.m. In this lecture, Professor Jonathan Fineberg will examine why the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude continues

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cation teacher and an assistant principal for the middle/high school.

Garrand said the reincorporation of AIS reading specialists, whose positions were terminated in 2014-15 and last year, is important to the district.

“A lot of our students are low level in reading. Tenth graders are reading at a fifth grade level,” he said. “It’s very concerning.”

Garrand said he’s hopeful that if the spending plan continues to grow next year, they’ll be able to replenish lost electives in subjects such as technology and health education.

Also, the district is need of funding for improvements such as a new roof and boiler.

The district intends on maintaining its pre-K programming, which is funded half by the state and half by the district.

Pfizer was unavailable for comment.

To balance the budget, Letourneau said, $394,484 in water and $398,430 in sewer networks had to be put in.

That money, he said, came out of the fund balance. Now, it needs to be replenished.

“It has to come from somewhere,” he said. “We have to make up for that lost revenue.”

The treasurer said the village lost over $300,000 from sewer and $600,000 from water.

So far, he said, electric has not been affected.

The village board shared their uncertainty to the public on whether or not the rates will continue to increase.

Only the future will tell, they said.

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to have such an enormous impact. Tickets for the pre-show lecture are $10. To RSVP, contact Colette at 518-792-1761 (ext. 310) or adminassist@hydecollection.org. The exhibit itself will be available for viewing during normal gallery hours until June 26.

The ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh will host another punk showcase on May 14. Bands to be featured in this show include Michigan natives The Vulnerable, Vermont’s Better Things, and local pop-punk group Nothing Good.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are set on a $3-10 sliding scale – attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford. The show is all ages and substance-free. For more info, contact ROTA through their Facebook page.

The Elizabethtown Social Center, in conjunction with North Wind Tours, will offer local theater enthusiasts a day trip to Proctors Theater. Attendees will travel from Elizabethtown to Schenectady to see the Broadway tour of “Once: the Musical.” Tickets are $143 per person and include transportation via deluxe motorcoach and dinner after the show. Preregistration is required, space is very limited. For more info, contact Arin at 518-873-6408.

Poets Vince Quatroche and Dan Berggren will perform at Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios on May 14. Quatroche and Berggren first crossed paths in 1978. After some coffee and a few stories, they continued on their separate ways — but chose to stay in touch. Many miles later, they’re still meeting for coffee and stories — sometimes in front of an audience. Together their musical stories and spoken word soundscapes explore shadows, echoes and promises, broken and kept. Quatroche and Berggen’s performance, titled “Real Poems from a Real Poet,” will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.

For more info, call 518-891-3799 or contact admin@bluseedstudios.org.

Elizabeth Izzo is the arts and entertainment columnist for Sun Community News. Reach her at Elizabeth@suncommunitynews.com.

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The “Spring for the Arts” Golf Tournament to benefit the Lake George Arts Project will be held this Saturday, May 14 at Cronin’s Golf Resort in Warrensburg.

Square dance club to serve potluck, dance CHAMPLAIN — The Northern Lights Square Dance Club is having a Pot Luck dance Saturday, May 14, at the Northeastern Clinton Central School. The pot luck begins at 6 p.m., and dancing with Mr. Bob Labounty calling Mainstream and Plus, Mr. Carl Trudo cuing Rounds, and from 7:30 until 10 p.m.

Enter at back of school. For more information, call Fran at 236-6919.

Church to hold Spring Rummage Sale

SARANAC — The Saranac United Methodist Church’s 54th annual Spring Rummage Sale takes place at the Saranac United Methodist Church, Thursday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. half price with 25-cent bags starting at 4 p.m., and Saturday, May 14, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. with all items free. For more information, call 293-8142.

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ELCS student wins Congressional Art Competition Rishabh Bisht will see his winning entry displayed in the U.S. Capitol

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Rishabh Bisht hit his groove this spring.

Bisht, a junior at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central, had been struggling throughout the fall with his art, mostly mixed media pieces that incorporated traditional materials like acrylic paint and watercolors with found materials.

Inspiration struck in the stack of old newspapers in art instructor Terry Crowningshield’s classroom, particularly a recurring phase in the legal notices section: Failure to appear.

The legal term to note the failure of a respondent to appear before a court proceeding could just as well be applied to regular people who are letting life pass them by, whether it be everyday tasks or political engagement, Bisht said.

“If you don’t appear in life, life is going to pass you by,” he said.

The piece, which Bisht defined as an experimental political statement, quickly came together: Acrylics, spray paint and printing ink joined the newspaper on the canvas. Watercolor was utilized to create the illusion of movement. Shapes were formed.

In March, Crowningshield entered the piece into the 2016

Rishabh Bisht, a junior at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central, won the 2016 Congressional Art Competition.

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Congressional Art Competition.

Sponsored by the House of Representatives, the contest is designed to foster artistic talent across the country by giving students in each of the 435 congressional districts the opportunity to display their art in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.

“Failure to Appear” was one of three finalists that were selected from over 60 pieces submitted to Rep. Elise Stefanik’s Watertown, Plattsburgh and Glens Falls offices.

Bisht took top honors after voters on Rep. Stefanik’s Facebook page gave the piece the final thumbs up.

Now, he’s on his way to Washington, D.C.

“It feels really exciting because it happened all of a sudden,” Bisht said.

Bisht said he initially created the piece just for him.

Crowningshield said art instruction provides students an opportunity to develop critical thinking, creative and collaborative skills, all of which are important for young people to successfully position themselves in the workforce.

“Businesses want to hire people who can creatively think, and that’s the importance of the arts,” Crowningshield said.

“We need people who are creative thinkers.”

Bisht agreed.

“With creativity, that gives people leadership,” he said.

The recognition marks the latest in a line of accolades for the student.

The junior recently notched a first place award for a sculpture at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, and he’s presently exhibiting two pieces at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts High School Juried Art Exhibit.

While he’s undecided in his career goals, the student would like to take art courses in college.

Crowningshield said Bisht’s talent blossomed this year.

“It’s like it exploded all of a sudden,” she said. “He’s just got it.”

ELCS contest runners up are Jake Rider and Kaitlyn Lindsay.

“The North Country is home to many gifted artists and I thank all who participated in this year’s Congressional Art Competition,” Stefanik said.

Tahawus Legacy Education Fund now accepting applications

Scholarship open to those who can trace a family connection back to the former Essex County mining village

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NEWCOMB — Applications are now open for the Tahawus Legacy Education Fund.

Any student who can identify a family connection to a relative who lived in the former village of Tahawus, the nowdefunct mining village in southwest Essex County, is eligible for the scholarship designed to aid full-time college students.

Last year, $11,000 was awarded to seven applicants.

The committee is aiming to award $20,000 to 15 applicants this year.

People with connections to Tahawus, which was shuttered in 1963 when the National Lead Company moved the village

to nearby Newcomb, ended up in mines all over the country, from Arizona to Georgia, said Leonard Gereau, a former resident who founded the fund in 2014.

“It was my way of giving back to the community that was so good to me,” Gereau said.

The scholarship is also intended to memorialize those who “worked hard at their jobs and also engendered a town spirit dedicated to universal respect, community service, mountain sportsmanship, and educational opportunity.”

A successful applicant will have completed at least one year of full-time college or university work at an accredited institution and have earned at least a 2.75 overall GPA. Funds are based on the specific need of each applicant and are decided by committee, the members of whom all have deep roots to the area.

Several past awardees, including those in Glens Falls, Lake Placid and Albany, are the first in their family to go to college, Gereau said.

Gereau, who now resides in Virginia, used profits from his

book, “Tahawus Memories 1941-1963,” to start the fund.

Additional donors have also contributed to the fund, which is now held by the Essex County Historical Society.

The book, which has sold 2,700 copies and run through several print runs since it was first published in 2014, has allowed friends and family members to reconnect, the author said. It has also proved as a way to recapture lost history with its repository of photos and other documents, many of which were lost over time due to fires and floods.

“Tahawus Memories” has also allowed kids to get an understanding of local history, said Dave Olbert, a Newcomb resident who sits on the scholarship committee.

“The book has generated a lot of interest,” said Olbert.

ECHS Tahawus Legacy Education Fund: Requirements, guidelines and application materials can be found at tahawuslegacyscholarship.com. Completed application packets will be accepted if postmarked between June 1 and July 15. For more info, contact Dr. Joan Burke at drburke@tahawuslegacyscholarship. com.

H&H Music starting on a high note

PLATTSBURGH — H&H Music opened for business on March 1 at a new location offering voice and piano lessons. Since then the local business has expanded into so much more.

On April 25, owners Wanda Haby and Dr. Helwanji hosted an open house at their 762 State Route 3 location in the Airport Plaza in Plattsburgh.

Haby has been giving voice and piano lessons to students for five years with the hopes of expanding the business. After a year-long search, Haby and her new business partner, Helwanji, found the perfect location to add a retail shop and to accommodate additional lesson rooms for a wider variety of instruments. The shop has four rooms dedicated to sheet music by more than 50 different music publishers, as well as music books and a wide variety of unique gifts for the music lover. The sheet music includes compositions from Germany, Brazil, the Middle East and South America, to name a few.

“If it’s in print, we can get it,” Haby said.

With three music relations specialists on board, H&H Music now offers private and group lessons not only in voice and piano, but violin, cello and double bass among others. They are also compiling information on local and regional performing groups and artists to add to their free referral lists for anyone looking for a band, duo, singer, or instrumentalist for all kinds of events from weddings and graduations to company gatherings.

H&H Music is currently accepting new students and has begun working on their summer schedule of classes which include: group guitar (Tuesdays and Thursdays from June to August); bluegrass fiddling; sound engineering; voice; piano and foreign language instruction for beginners and advanced students in both French and Arabic with Helwanji.

For more information about the summer classes or to sign-up for music instruction call 518-324-9000.

North Adirondack Regional Envirothon ready to roll PAUL SMITHS — The North Adirondack Regional Envirothon (NARE) will be held Thursday, May 12, at Paul Smith’s College.

The annual event brings together teams from local schools across the North Country to compete for a chance to represent their County at the New York State Envirothon, held at Hobart William Smith College in Geneva.

The competition involves teams of five students from each school in understanding environmental stewardship and pro-

tection. Environmental knowledge is gained through a competition based on the subjects of forestry, soils, aquatics, wildlife and current issues.

The current issue for 2016 is invasive species. Students are required to answer questions and demonstrate hands on application of these topics.

The program is put together by the local Soil and Water Conservation Districts from Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties. The regional program is sponsored by

the Paul Smith’s College along with Financial support local organizations such as ALCOA, ESF Ranger School, Ellsworth Homestead, Catamount Lodge & Forest LLC, Malone Federation of Teachers, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence county Water Quality Coordinating Committees. Support also came from the International Paper Foundation.

For more information, contact Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District Manager Dave Reckahn at 962-8225.

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Due to the medications, her bones have weakened, along with her immune system.

Now, she can have very few visitors due to the threat of easily contracting an illness.

There is no known cure for the disease.

“I was shocked and saddened when I learned this,” Cahoon said.

Bertrand has traveled to a number of doctors in Chicago, Albany and Boston, primarily Fletcher Allen in Vermont, to find different treatments to combat this illness.

However, her condition is getting worse.

Bertrand’s classmates started fundraising and taking in donations to help with the family’s medical expenses not covered by insurance and travel expenses.

The class will be hosting a Pancake Party on May 22 as one of those fundraising efforts.

They said they’re hoping to raise $1,000 at the event.

So far, the class has raised over $1,000 in donations from the students, their families and members of the community.

“We’re a really small community,” Caitlin Kozak said. “But we help each other as much as we can.”

The Pancake Party will take place May 22 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Chazy American Legion Post 769. Eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk will be served. It costs $5 per person and children 5 and under are free. Donations can be made online on Crowdrise or mailed to Chazy Central Rural School c/o Kathryn Brown, 609 Miner Farm Road, Chazy, NY 12921.

Checks can be made payable to CCRS Drama Club. For more information, call 518-846-7135 ext. 107.

“She was very creative and really artistic.”

- Justin Brothers

Jessica Bertrand, before graduating in 2013, spent six years of her time at Chazy Central Rural School as a member of the Drama Club. Her classmates shared how she used to do hair and makeup for the plays.

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WADHAMS — From a distance, the scene looked chaotic.

The man would remove a wooden frame from a box, subject it to a puff of smoke and inspect it before gingerly placing it into another box. He did so again and again.

Bees were everywhere. Thousands of them.

Tim McGarry has been beekeeping since 1981, right before a one-two punch shook the industry.

First came the tracheal mite in the mid-1980s, then the varroa destructor in the 1990s — parasites, both, that wiped out entire colonies and presented what McGarry said was the most existential threat honeybees had ever faced, especially in the cold weather climates where bees winter.

“I’ve experienced severe losses myself,” he said.

For the past six years, McGarry has been cultivating colonies naturally, without the use of treatment — namely the use of pesticides to zap the parasites (which eventually developed a resistance).

“You’re breeding smart mites but not selecting the best bees,” McGarry said.

Honeybees have a strong capacity to regenerate after being knocked out, he said. He’s now working with the strains with depleted numbers, repopulating them, one bee at a time.

McGarry spent Saturday morning at his apiary in Wadhams, right before the road forks and opens out into scenic vistas dotted with farms.

It’s a good place, he said, protected on one side from the elements by an old dairy barn, with a neighboring field providing plenty of sources for pollen.

Beekeeping seems disorderly, but it’s not, McGarry said — The key is simply producing lots of bees.

And try not to get stung.

McGarry cultivates colony divisions. Ideally, a queen will lay eggs in each comb, which will then be papered over by the worker bees.

Hopefully, honeybees will eventually emerge and form a new “nuc,” or nucleus colony — a honeybee starter pack, so to speak, all chemical-free.

Each frame has 1,200 sides. A healthy frame will see bees in just about every comb, very densely packed.

Several frames can fit into each crate depending on the size. Room must be allotted for the colony to store incoming nectar.

McGarry can use these to start new colonies for himself or other local beekeepers. He often sells queens when available — Russians, specifically bred. Honey is also produced under the Boquet Valley Farm banner.

A good queen at the peak of a season can produce 1,000 eggs per day — that’s 1,000 honeybees, he added.

“You can have an amazing amount of bees in a short amount of time.”

McGarry moved frames from box to box as he constructed colonies. The opening of each crate was accompanied by a gentle tuft from

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the smoker. He pointed at a queen, larger than the others as she looked for an empty cell to deposit her eggs.

The workers droned. Honeybees don’t want to sting, he said. And beekeepers can select gentle bees. But as he opened and inspected each box, he issued the smoke to reduce the alarm pheromones.

Bees survive the winter by eating honey and clustering together to generate warmth.

McGarry prepared 50 colonies for the winter, of which 39 made it through, wrapped loosely in roofing tarp.

Eleven died, the frames were mostly empty upon inspection.

Swarming, when the queen leaves the colony with a large group of worker bees, is a natural part of the life cycle. While keepers try to prevent it, their departure is not always possible.

The main honey flow in this region is the monthlong stretch from early-June to early-July, with clover and basswood serving as the two top nectar sources. Dandelions provide an “incredible” source of nectar and pollen, McGarry said, and is the main source bees use in spring to build up their numbers.

The end result is a light-colored honey.

Not many folks do what McGarry does. There might be a guy in Crown Point, he reckoned, and others in Vermont and New Hampshire.

There’s nothing necessarily wrong with honey made from treated bees, he said. But all-natural products simply have one less inorganic substance in them.

Spring is the busiest time of year.

The beekeeper feels confident his bees this year will have all the characteristics he’s been trying to cultivate for the past six years.

McGarry’s progress will be bolstered by a grant from the Adirondack Council and the Klipper Fund that will allow him to purchase and modify equipment.

Doing so will allow him to grow capacity by 20 percent, allowing him to bump his nucs from 50 to 60 per year.

Even this particular day looked promising.

“I’m going to wind up with some big colonies by the end of the day here,” McGarry said.

Once you acquire bees, they’re your charges, he said.

He always learns something new — “They always fascinate me in that way.”

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All Things Diva to reopen in new location All Things Diva adds new inventory at new Lake Street location ROUSES POINT — All Things Diva is opening in an all-new expanded location down the street.

The shop has moved from 69 Lake Street to 103 Lake Street.

“We are excited since we have outgrown our old space after a year and a half and have just moved and re-opened in a new space,” Owner Tracy Graves said. “The new space is double the size which will enable us to add more inventory and new products.”

While Graves held a soft opening at the new location a few weeks ago, she plans on holding a more formal grand opening near June 1 to coincide with the shop’s anniversary and Memorial Day weekend.

The fashion accessories store started off selling handbags, scarves, jewelry and bath and body items. However, just recently, Graves has begun to add more gift items along with home décor and primitive pieces.

“We feel our product line is unique because we offer a line of quality products but at a price point that most of our customers can afford,” said Graves. “It is a beautiful line and our clients love it.

“They come in all the time to see what is new,” she said.

Since opening almost two years ago, All Things Diva has broadened its handbag line. The store carries a line of quilted bags that are very similar to Vera Bradley, called Bella Taylor.

Graves said she hears great feedback every day from her customers on the store and said she is proud that her customers love the décor and unique items in the store.

“I love vintage and antique items and the theme of the store has always been a rustic general store kind of feel, with unique vintage items woven onto the shelves with new items,” said Graves. “This has been a big hit and we get compliments about it all the time.

“We are excited that we have been able to add so much more and we will be continuing to add more products this summer.”

Hours at All Things Diva will be Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, call 578-5233 ext 6 during the day and 297-2247 during the evening. Customers can also email divagraves@hotmail.com or visit facebook.com/allthingsdivatracy.

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

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SARANAC LAKE - As part of the Saranac Village at Will Rogers Road to Retirement Series, on Wednesday, June 1st at 2:00 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, author and naturalist Ed Kanze will conduct a journaling workshop.

This program is free and open to the public. Please bring a notebook and writing utensil. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Debbie Kanze at 518-891-7117 or visit www.saranacvillage.com.

KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

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

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 CHAMPLAIN - Knitting Group, Mondays at 10 am, Champlain Meeting House.

Children's Story Hour, 1st Friday of each month, Champlain Meeting House.

ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 DINNERS & SUCH WESTPORT - Baked Goods Sale, Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 10am to 2pm, at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Benefit the Westport Federated Women. Please let me know what the cost is going to be so I can let the ladies know at their meeting on Thursday.

WESTPORT - Roast Beef Dinner, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30PM with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free.

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

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

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ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown Thrift Shop will have it's Monthly Meeting Second Monday of Every Month at 7pm @ The Episcopal Parish Hall.

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

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

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WESTPORT - The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold a Public Budget Hearing on the Smart Schools Bond Act preliminary investment plan on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 5:30 PM in the Library. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

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Softball The Lady Cougars were held to five runs in an 11-5 loss to Peru May 6. Dakota Morrison had a double in the loss, which was credited to Briana Forkey.

There was plenty of offense May 4, as the Lady Cougars scored seven times in the first and nine times in the fifth for a 24-18 win against Lake Placid. Hannah Gordon, Madalyn Tucker, Casey Frederick and Dakota Morrison each hit doubles in the win, while Morrison took the win in the circle in relief of Arleigh Lafountain.

Baseball The Cougars ended things early against Peru May 6, scoring eight runs in the second inning as they scored a 10-2 win. Colby Boire and Rylee Hollister had matching nights for the Cougs, each recording a pair of singles while driving in two runs each. Alex Houghton also had a pair of singles in the win, which he earned with a complete game performance on the mound.

On May 5, The Cougars were limited to two hits as Lake Placid scored a 2-0 win. Rylee Hollister kept the Cougars in the game, striking out six and limiting the Lake Placid bats to four hits.

The Cougars attempted a seventh inning rally against Beekmantown May 4, but were only able to get one of the three needed runs in a 5-3 defeat. Cameron Hurlburt went the distance in a losing effort, while Alex Houghton had a double at the plate.

Boys track and field The Cougars suffered a 70-53 loss at the hands of AuSable Valley May 5. Robert Parent scored wins in the 100 (13.2), 200 (27.6) and 400 (59.8) in the loss.

Anthony Jensen and Tim Bedard scored wins in the throwing events May 3, but the Cougars dropped a 110-18 score against Saranac. Jensen had a mark of 34’ in the shot put, while Bedard threw for 123’1” in the discus.

Dakota Morrison throws a pitch against Lake Placid/Keene last week.

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Girls track and field The Lady Cougars scored an 81-47 victory over AuSable Valley May 5, with Aislyn McDonough starring for the team with wins in the distance events (1,500 and 3,000), high jump and triple jump. Valerie Simmons swept the throwing events with a 31’ shot put and 90’10” throw in the discus.

Girls tennis The Lady Cougars swept through the doubles events, only dropping one match in a 4-1 win over AuSable Valley May 5. Melany Adams and Elizabeth Roberts both won in straight sets without giving up a game in 6-0, 6-0 wins. Katie Matott and Emily Sample scored a 6-1, 6-4 win in doubles, while the team of Rylee Pinsonneault and Skylynn Thomspson scored a 6-3, 6-3 win.

Golf The Cougars were able to play even with Beekmantown in matches May 5, but were unable to keep pace on the scorecards, falling in a tiebreaker. Ryley Duffy shot a 52 in the sixth spot to score an eight-stroke win, while Elijah Cameron (60) and Nick Rowe (55) also scored wins.

Matt Snide shot a 43 for the Cougars, but it was not enough as the Cougars fell to Peru, 6-0, May 3.

Rylee Hollister had a pair of hits and RBI for the Cougars against Peru last week. He also was on the short end of a tough luck, 2-0 loss on the mound.

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Softball The Lady Bobcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead after their first at-bats, but were unable to muster much more offense in a 15-4 defeat at Ticonderoga. Avery Lambert hit a double in the loss.

The Lady Bobcats were unable to rally in the seventh against Peru May 4, suffering a 5-3 loss. Violet Chaney had a triple for the Bobcats, while Alexis Boulrice and Taylor Durnin hit doubles.

Baseball The Bobcats were unable to get the bats going enough to get runs across the plate, falling to Ticonderoga, 6-1, May

6. Bailey Cross was strong on both sides of the ball, striking out eight while allowing only five hits to Ticonderoga on the mound while collecting a single and double ay the plate. Josh Juntunen had a pair of singles in the loss.

The Bobcats scored four runs in the second inning May 5 as they scored an 8-0 win against Peru. Josh Juntunen struck out five batters in earning the win while connecting on a double an two singles at the plate. Stephen Peryea had a home run, while Bailey Cross had a double and two singles in the win.

May 4 did not bring the force to the Bobcats, as AuSable Valley rallied in the sixth for a 6-5 win. Bailey Cross had a pair of doubles in the loss, credited to John Juntunen.

Boys tennis

The Bobcats swept their way through five matches for a 5-0 win against Seton Catholic May 4. Jared Brunelle scored a 6-3, 6-3 win, while the brothers Warick, Steven and Ethan, did not drop a game in matching 6-0, 6-0 wins, as did the doubles team of Steven Mitchell and Josh Forcier. Darien Velasquez and Brandon LaBombard scored a 6-3, 6-1 win.

Girls tennis The Lady Bobcats were unable to score a key win in doubles, dropping a 3-2 result to Seton Catholic May 4. Makenna Magee did not win a game in her opening set but responded to score a 0-6, 6-2, 6-2 win while the duo of Jazlyn Pratt and Alexis LaFave scored a 6-4, 6-4 win in doubles.

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Softball The Lady Eagles held a 5-4 lead after batting in the fourth inning, but were unable to hold on May 6 in a 19-6 loss against Lake Placid.

Taylor Laurin had a home run for the Eagles, while Connor LaPierre took the loss in the circle.

Baseball The Eagles opened the game with a five-run inning, but were unable to keep the momentum as they were defeated by Keene, 13-10, on May 6. Ed Bocker had a trio of hits for the Eagles, including a double, while Josh McCauley and Kyle Cahoon each had a single and double in the loss, which was credited to Kade Collins.

The Eagles were unable to overcome seven early runs in a 9-5 loss against Johnsburg May 4. Ben Norcross took the loss on the mound, while McClain Dudyak had a double in the loss.

On May 3, Ed Bocker struck out 11 batters as the Eagles defeated Keene, 8-2. Ben Norcross and McClain Dudyak each hit a pair of singles in the win, contributing almost half of the teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nine hits.

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DATE 4/28/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 5/2/16 5/3/16 5/3/16

GRANTOR Chad Baker Clarence Gonyea Yolanda Meo Alan Mayo Edward and Joan Sheard Iva and Helene Guay Richard Lee Michael Trudo Carolyn Cown Orville and Gretchen Ladue Thomas and Melissa Brown Herbert and Pam Moore Daniel Harpp and Jeanne Clark

DATE 4/28/16 4/28/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 4/29/16 5/2/16 5/2/16 5/2/16 5/2/16 5/3/16 5/3/16 5/3/16 5/4/16 5/4/16 5/4/16 5/4/16 5/4/16

GRANTOR GRANTEE LOCATION PRICE NOTICE OF FORMATION Scott and Sarah Taylor and Paula Taylor Minerva $45,000 of a domestic Peter Limited Dennis Natale Thomas and Vickie Liquori Ticonderoga $307,836 Liability CompanyCharles (LLC):Yellott Marian Gilleo North Hudson $25,000 OF FORMATION: GH Essex PropertiesDATE LLC Douglas Decker Willsboro $92,000 Donn Luthanen Linda Deluke Crown Point $1 The Articles of OrganizaNOTICE OF FORMATION Paul and Mary Montanye Donnathe Draper DJD Newcomb $99,900LIMITtion were filed with REAL ESTATE OF A DOMESTIC Valerie Brace et al Lori Crandall Moriah $90,000 New York State Jessica SecreCOMPANY PARTNERS LLC Articles Anthony and Kimberly Harvish Henderson Moriah ED LIABILITY $127,500 tary of State on April 13, of Org. filed NY Sec. North [LLC] of Elba Moongate Limited Partnership Corp Rabideau $1 Corp Rabideau Ernest and Anne Ellithorpe North Elba $342,000 2016.

Name: GARAGE DETAILState (SSNY) 3/22/2016.

Gina Leclair Arthur Jubin Office in Clinton Co. Keene ERS, LLC. The $26,000 NEW YORK OFFICE LOArticles Matthew Ziminski Stephen and Cynthia Myers North Elba $210,000 CATION: Clinton County of of Organization Linda Ferguson Sarah Borden SSNY desig. agent Lewis $132,000 were AGENT FOR PROCESS: filed with the Secretary Joanna Dascoli and Ronald Mussen Justin Forrette LLC upon whom proChesterfield $75,012 Patricia Coventry and Ronald Moses of James North Elba The Secretary StateCoventry is of State of $1New York cess may be served.

Adele McGowan designated Beckwith St. as Randy Agent [SSNY] on $105,000 March 8, SSNY shall mail copy Minerva ofArmand Michaela OÕ Connor Shannen Meehan $37,800 upon whom process 2016. Office process to 8 Lakeview Ralph Sawyer Sawyer Brothers LLC Ticonderoga $1 location: against the LLC John mayReynolds be Dr., Plattsburgh, NY Clinton County.

SSNY is Edwina Ho Crown Point $112,500

5 TRADE, LLC

LEGALS 125 LLC ARTICLES OF ORG. FILED NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/14/2016.

Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 1544, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 133 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

NC-04/16-05/21/20166TC-114382 5 TRADE, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on April 13, 2016.

NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Clinton County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to #P.O. Box 1902, Plattsburgh, NY

GRANTEE Kenneth Darrah and Alisha Ladue Linda Hynes and Albert Pellerin Kelly and Deborah Neverett Andrew and Tara Hemingway Andrew Buskey William and Michelle Tallman Kenneth and Lorraine Stoddard Charles Trudo Scott Trombley Scottrick Inc Joel and Elizabeth Revette Robert and Jacqueline Menard Stephen and Lucinda Allen

LOCATION Schuyler Falls Beekmantown Altona Chazy Altona Champlain Plattsburgh Schuyler Falls Dannemora Chazy Saranac Altona Beekmantown

PRICE $50,000 $27,500 $26,000 $7,500 $8,000 $30,000 $82,500 $1,600 $25,000 $130,000 $13,000 $25,000 $410,000

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served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to #P.O. Box 1902, Plattsburgh, NY 12901#.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Cabrini Services, LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/11/16. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Colleen Mccormick, 913 River Rd, Peru, NY 12972. Purpose: General.

NC-04/30-06/04/20166TC-116497 DJD REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/22/2016.

Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8 Lakeview Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-04/09-05/14/20166TC-114139

ELEMENT COMPOSITES AND MACHINE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/4/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5 Heritage Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-04/09-05/14/20166TC-114138 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY [LLC] Name: GARAGE DETAILERS, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York [SSNY] on March 8, 2016. Office location: Clinton County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process

designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 30 Boulder Ledge Way, Keeseville, New York 12944. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-05/14-06/18/20166TC-118009

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Global Sanitation, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/30/16 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: 5094 State Route 11, Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-05/07-06/11/20166TC-117259

Hidden Bridge Farm, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/25/16. Office: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 683 State Route 22B Peru NY 12972. Purpose: any lawful NC-04/23-05/28/20166TC-115606 JOSHUA THEWS LOGGING LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/02/2016. Office loc: Clinton County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3455 State Route 9, Peru, NY 12972.

Reg Agent: Joshua A Thew, 3455 State Route 9, Peru, NY 12972. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NC-04/23-05/28/20166TC-115200 MB DETAILING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/18/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 675 Ratta Rd., Chazy, NY

MB DETAILING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/18/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 675 Ratta Rd., Chazy, NY 12921, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-05/14-06/18/20166TC-118003 Plattsburgh Self Storage LLC. Filed with SSNY on 3/18/16. Office: Clinton County.

SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 788 Route 3 Plattsburgh NY 12901.

Purpose: any lawful NC-04/23-05/28/20166TC-115607 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Racers Choice LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 22, 2016 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: 675 Rt 3 Suite 105 Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: To engage in

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Racers Choice LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on April 22, 2016 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: 675 Rt 3 Suite 105 Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-04/30-06/04/20166TC-116494 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Studio 136 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on March, 21st 2016 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: 136 Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-04/30-06/04/20166TC-116386 TWIN ELLS CAMPSITES & MOBILE HOME PARKS, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on May 5,

TWIN ELLS CAMPSITES & MOBILE HOME PARKS, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on May 5, 2016.

NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Clinton County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 255 Laplante Road, West Chazy, New York 12992.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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