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Lighthouse to receive facelift

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DEC-owned lighthouse has needed work for years

Run supports Alliance on Mental Illness.

By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The iconic Valcour lighthouse is slated for a long-awaited fall face lift.

The lighthouse is owned by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, but day-to-day operations are administered by the Clinton County Historical Association. The Historical Association has been trying for several years to get DEC to go ahead with much needed

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Morrisonville resident Michael Agoney displayed a colorful selection from Northern Orchard and Agoney’s Vegetables at the United Church of Christ’s lawn in Elizabethtown on Friday, Aug. 8.

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Pastor Bob joins staff at CVPH Medical Center

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PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Rev. Dr. Robert Basom has joined the staff of CVPH Medical Center as the hospitalÕ s full-time chaplain.

Known as Pastor Bob to patients, family members and hospital staff, Basom comes to the Medical Center with an impressive background and a relentless desire to help anyone in need. Ò I have always had a need to be helpful,Ó said Basom, who began his position at CVPH in early July and has already settled into the North Country community with his wife, Connie and son, B.J. “I feel there’s no field better suited to meet that need than the chaplaincy.Ó As the hospitalÕ s chaplain, Basom will split spiritual responsibilities with Father William Reimer, who has been the Catholic priest at CVPH for nearly two decades. Reimer will continue to provide support for Catholic patients and their families while Basom is there for Protestants and other denominations. Ò One of the things I always emphasize in my ministry is the family,Ó Basom said. Ò Sometimes the family can get lost in the shuffle. I’m here to help keep them informed. They are a part of

Rev. Dr. Robert Basom

Style & Substance talk about their summer series.

World War I camp held for area youth.

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Run supports National Alliance on Mental Illness

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teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Earlier this month, beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams took his own life after suffering from a deep depression, a situation that the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Champlain Valley (NAMI-CV) tries to prevent from happening one day at a time. Ò Most of the suicides from last year and the previous years were from people who were not connected to mental health services, and it seems that those people, for whatever reason, may have been afraid of accessing services,Ó said Amanda Bulris, executive director of NAMI-CV. Ò So, what NAMI tends to do is break down the stigma, and the barriers associated within all this, in hope that families wonÕ t feel alone and that loved ones will get help.Ó Ô NAMI RUNÕ In an effort to make this happen, NAMI-CV will be hosting Running for NAMI, which will take place at BankerÕ s Orchard in Plattsburgh Saturday, Aug. 30 for the second time. Ò It started back in 2012, and it was originally called Ô Minds in Bloom,Õ Ó said Carrie Levessaur, organizer of the run. Ò I presented this run as an idea to the board [because] I thought it was a great way to bring mental health and physical health together.

“What I like about this run is that when we did the first run, we had over 60 people, and you couldnÕ t tell who had a mental illness or not.Ó The childrenÕ s race will begin at 10 a.m, and the adult race will begin immediately after. There will also be free games for children.

To sponsor Running for NAMI, donations of $25 will be appreciated. Registration for the 5K run is $20. The childrenÕ s run is free, but a donation is suggested to be made of at least $1.

Registration will be available onsite at 9:30 a.m, and pre-registration is available online at nami-cv.org or by phone number 561-2685 ext. 10. The first 50 people to register will receive a free t-shirt. Ò I think people should run for NAMI because a lot of people deal with some kind of issue whether theyÕ re depressed, they have a mental illness or they know someone who has mental illness,Ó Levessaur said. Ò Supporting a loved one can make a really big difference in recovery. Ò Support could even mean saving someoneÕ s life.Ó Ô ABOUT NAMIÕ NAMI-CV is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nationÕ s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families.

Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and more than 1,100 local communities across the country, including the communities located in the Champlain Valley. Ò As far as NAMIÕ s go, we are one of the most successful NAMIÕ s in the country,Ó said Lowell Wurster, board member for NAMI-CV. Ò A lot of NAMIÕ s in other counties are run out of some peopleÕ s homes, and [because of] the fact that we have an office and a staff, we’ve become a really good example of what NAMIÕ s can be and how much they can do for the community.Ó NAMI-CV provides free education, advocacy and support to all those affected by serious mental illnesses, emotional behavioral disorders and other brain disorders in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.

The organization supports, advances and defends the rights, interests and welfare of persons of all ages with mental illnesses to ensure that they are protected from abuse, possible harm or

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exploitation, advocating for and supporting neurobiological research to improve research and treatments, discover the causes of, and promote recovery from mental illnesses.

Lastly, the organization educates the public and government officials about mental illness, focusing mostly on the urgency of meeting the personal, health, social, vocational and housing needs of people with mental illnesses. Ò Back in 2008, I had some issues I was dealing with some family members, and I got acquainted with NAMI,Ó Levessaur said. Ò Through NAMIÕ s education, their classes and their support, every one of our family members have gotten some kind of help to help us cope and deal with what we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Ò They practically saved my whole family.Ó

Ô ADVOCACY PROGRAMÕ The primary purposes of NAMI-CVÕ s peer advocacy program are to assist consumers in resolving complaints with human services and support services, protect the rights of consumers, promote empowerment and recovery and educate consumers about available services.

With this program comes a peer advocate. This educator will help the consumer determine exactly what kind of assistance is needed and the type and extent of involvement that he or she wants.

This requested assistance can take many different forms including helping the consumer define the problem and some possible solutions or strategies for addressing it, working with providers of mental health services or community agencies, helping the consumer access and review mental health or other records and more. Ò It provides a solution focused advocate whereby we assist people with some of their basic needs whether it be helping them access mental health services and helping them apply for benefits,” Bulris said. “It’s very individualized in terms of whatever the needs might be for that person.Ó Ô PEER NETWORKÕ NAMI-CVÕ s Impeerium Peer Network is a peer-based program that was created two years ago to provide mutual support for those who have used mental health services or are currently using them.

Impeerium is for those that need to receive services as well as for those who want to help others who need help, with the overall point of this program being to promote community integration. Ò Years ago, all the mentally ill used to go to groups who were all mentally ill or they used to have their own segregated groups,Ó Bulris said. Ò Now, itÕ s about integrating people into the community.Ó Ô EDUCATIONAL OPTIONSÕ NAMI-CV provides different educational options such as Family-to-Family, which is a 12-session educational program for family members with a loved one with a mental illness, along with Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), a 12-session program for mental health consumers and those who love and care about them. Ò This program (WRAP) focuses on a curriculum but also the

idea of creating what we call a Ô wellness toolbox;Õ things you can do when youÕ re not feeling so well that can prevent you from becoming extremely ill,Ó Bulris said.

Besides educational sessions, NAMI-CV has an extensive library of books and videos for check-out, as well as free brochures and materials.

Also, NAMI-CV hosts free community presentations on a variety of mental health topics such as suicide education and prevention, childrenÕ s mental health issues and more. Ò The classes help them to get to know themselves and to learn some new skills,Ó Bulris said. Ò There is no cure for mental illness, but to be able to learn the skills to help manage the symptoms and live with the symptoms, people can and do recover. Ò Despite the fact that a person is struggling, there is hope.Ó Ô SUPPORT NAMIÕ NAMI-CV is a membership organization. If anyone would like to join, print the file located on its website and return the form to them or fill it out online and pay the dues with PayPal. Membership rates are $3 for an open door membership or $35 for a regular membership.

NAMI-CV also offers many different events to help raise awareness of the organization including soup cook offs and anti-stigma concerts.

To see their upcoming events or learn more about their organization, visit their website nami-cv.org or call 518-561-2685. Ò This run not only serves as a fundraiser, but it serves as an awareness event,Ó Bulris said. Ò WeÕ re hoping that the community will show their support for mental health and mental illness.Ó

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The Jerry Lewis Telethon of the 21st Century

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here is one thing we absolutely cannot understand: why has anyone had anything bad to say about the Ice Bucket Challenge?

The Internet sensation has swept the nation, drawing millions of followers and million of dollars to help support the fight against ALS. LetÕ s start with why this message is so important.

ALS, short for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and also known as Lou GehrigÕ s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty speaking, swallowing and breathing.

It is the most common of the five motor neuron diseases. Despite this, many people learn about it for the first time when they are in the doctor’s office receiving the grim news. ALS has no cure, and a diagnosis is basically a death sentence.

Enter the Ice Bucket Challenge.

It started as a challenge for charity in general, but then started to grow in the ALS community headlined by the challenge from former Boston College baseball captain Pete Frates.

The challenge is simple: if you are nominated, you have 24 hours to either accept the challenge and pour a bucket of ice-cold water over your head or make a $100 donation to the ALS Association.

Many of the people who have accepted the challenge have opted to do both, giving a donation along with getting soaked for the cause.

The challenge has spread, going to the heights of power (Pres. Barrack Obama opted to donate $100 to the fight against ALS and not take the challenge), celebrity (Justin Beiber, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift and many others) to the small towns around the North Country.

Locally, members of the Essex County Courthouse took the challenge in honor of one of their own, Lawrence Bliss, who succumbed to the disease in 2011. It then extended to members of the Essex County SheriffÕ s Department and has also included town supervisors Tom Scozzafava and Bill Grinnell, among others.

Here at Denton Publications, editors John Gereau and Keith Lobdell have accepted the challenge, along with many members of their families.

ALS is a far too common word here. The ALS Raising Hope Foundation was started by Roger and Darlene Long in 2009 after Roger was diagnosed with the disease. They found there was an unusual Òb ubbleÓ of people diagnosed with the disease in the area and started the fight on the local level to help find treatments and a cure for the disease.

Roger himself has taken the challenge, although a modified version given his frail condition. Along with the posting of his acceptance of the challenge, his wife held a sign for him that simply stated, ÒI challenge you.Ó So what has this internet phenomenon done?

As of Tuesday morning, Aug. 19, donations to the ALS Association marked as resulting directly from the Ice Bucket Challenge had totaled $22.9 million.

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The ALS Association has also only been tracking donations coming from the challenge since July 28, so that means they have received an average of $996,000 per day since the challenge hit the mainstream.

LetÕ s compare that to Aug. 19 of last year, when donations to the association as a whole totalled $1.9 million over the same time period. Simple math thatÕ s an increase of $21 million. ÒO ur top priority right now is acknowledging all the gifts made by donors to the ALS Association,Ó said Barbara Newhouse, President and CEO of the ALS Association in a press release. ÒW e want to be the best stewards of this incredible influx of support... When people look back on this event in 10 and 20 years, the Ice Bucket Challenge will be seen as a real game-changer for ALS.Ó The association reported that along with regular contributors, the challenge has brought in 453,210 new donors. ThatÕ s almost 500,000 who know more about ALS and what it does to people, and took the time to give.

You know what the Ice Bucket Challenge is?

ItÕ s the Jerry Lewis Telethon of the 21st century.

Comedian and former Rat Pack member Lewis hosted an annual telethon over Labor Day Weekend with the goal of raising funds for The National Muscular Dystrophy Association. The show would take the airwaves for an entire weekend, with celebrities giving their time to perform and answer phone calls while top executives from companies around the nation would come on stage and present Lewis with checks for staggering amounts to go toward helping ÒJ erryÕ s Kids.Ó The show has since lost ground in the fast-paced world that revolves less around television and more around Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. So with a new generation of media, comes a new generation of media fundraising, with the Ice Bucket Challenge being the prime example of the right way to use the medium in order to gain attention to a cause.

Unfortunately, with the social media culture of today comes a horde of Debby Downers, raining on the parades of anything wholesome by trying to nitpick at the smallest details to turn something as pure as the Ice Bucket Challenge into nothing more than a clever rouse. These people are wrong.

The Ice Bucket Challenge proves that, as a whole, we are not a society of cynics. We can rally together for a cause. We can support each other by taking a couple minutes out of our days to show support for people suffering from terrible breaks in life. We can give hope to people fighting the biggest fight of their lives.

So, when you get tagged on someoneÕ s Facebook video or Twitter feed, we encourage you to accept the challenge and give to the ALS Association. Then, invite your friends to do the same. Be part of something amazing and help change the game forever in the battle against ALS. Ñ D enton Publications Editorial Board

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when we increase a workerÕ s n this congressional race, buying power. Workers spend three candidates (maybe their money here. Best of all, four) will be on the balpeople making a Living Wage lot. Only one of us accepts no with Single-Payer Health Care corporate or PAC money and do not need Medicaid or Food actually has to work for a livStamps or subsidized housing. ing. In November, some, as They are being paid enough to usual, will vote along party live. Wage-Led Growth. lines, disregarding the milEnd Corporate Welfare. The lions of dollars of outside recipients are simply outsourcmoney pouring into the race ing our jobs and stockpiling to effect an agenda that has litMatt Funiciello (G) their ill-gotten gains elsewhere. erally nothing to do with any Glens Falls While working class handouts of us who live and work here. I truly believe that a majority of 21st Congressional District going to help GE or McDonaldÕ s or Halliburton may have American voters are eager for made some sense in some ulterior universe an alternative to this very sad status quo. In at some point in the past É weÕ re not there this race, that alternative is unquestionably anymore. For-profit businesses simply (and only) me. shouldnÕ t be on welfare.

I was born in this district. I grew up in Legalize Hemp and Marijuana and supthis district. My father and mother were both born and raised here and my son grew port a national rebirth of regional sustainable farming and the wonderful microup here, as well. I have owned and run a economies that crop up around real family bakery here for 25 years. I work hard as a farms. Hemp can be food, fuel, clothing, bread baker. I work long hours, rarely ever building material, carbon-fiber. Why is it vacation and, like most members of the illegal at all? Marijuana prohibition was working class, have no health insurance, no purposely created to allow us to develop savings and my apartment is a rental. a factory-prison complex that, like the milMost voters choose between Òl esser itary-industrial complex, is simply not good evils.Ó They may agree with them on a few economic development. It is a racist system issues (ie: abortion, gay marriage, immigration etc.) or they may just cynically believe that now incarcerates more human beings their candidate is better able to Òb ring home per capita in the United States than any other country in the world, a huge majority the pork.Ó ItÕ s obvious to me that we need to stop electing candidates based on these of them for non-violent crimes. It is much cheaper and more logical to educate or reincredibly narrow self-interested paramtrain a non-violent inmate than to incarcereters and instead work to change the charate them. acter and makeup of congress once and for Protect our environment and end the all. LetÕ s elect some truly genuine people to start an entirely new conversation in Wash- death grip fossil fuels have on us all by supporting a Green Jobs program to rebuild our ington, one that doesnÕ t revolve around wedge issues and corporate politics. Elect- infrastructure and create sustainable and ing corporate candidates is just killing the ecologically-sane alternative energy and working class and causing the middle class public transportation nationwide.

There are so many reasons for us all to to disappear. stop voting for the corporate parties. These We need Single-Payer Health Care. We alare but a few. You can find out more about ready pay enough every year in public money to have a free universal health care sys- our campaign by going to mattfunicielloforcongress.org or visiting our Facebook page. tem like every other industrialized nation I promise to represent you, not lead you. in the world (all with much better results IÕ m interested in your voice and bringing than ours). We do not need higher taxes or its uniqueness to DC with me. We will not insurance company bailouts like ÒO bamagree about everything but we can certainly acare.Ó What we need is HR 676, Improved have the conversation. Be brave this election Expanded Medicare For All. Will you elect a season and for perhaps the first time in your congressional representative who supports life, vote for a genuine candidate who not it? ItÕ ll have to be someone who isnÕ t in Big PharmaÕ s pocket or in bed with the insur- only has your best interests at heart but one who is one of you. ance companies. In this election, thatÕ s me.

The federal minimum wage needs to be EditorÕ s Note: This is the second column subraised to $15 an hour. Studies show very mitted by a candidate for the 21st Congressional marginal inflation (2-3 percent) when wages District. The order in which these columns were are increased this dramatically but they also published was determined by random draw. show that local economies benefit tenfold

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Letters to the Editor

Editorial thought provoking To the Editor: Your recent editorial about the expense of quarantining two American victims of Ebola virus was thought provoking. I share your frustration about funding priorities. Ebola has caused hundreds of deaths and we hope a cure and treatment are in the nottoo-distant future.

But to put this in perspective, in the early 2000Õ s when multidrug resistant TB was discovered, it cost NYC up to half million to quarantine each patient. TB is treatable with a pretty inexpensive regimen of drugs IF people get tested, treated and take their full course of treatment. Let us not forget that millions of people die from TB, AIDS and Malaria. And that millions of children die in Africa of vaccine treatable diseases.

Den Pub readers might be interested to learn that thanks to the global vaccine alliance called GAVI, hundreds of millions of children were vaccinated and 6 million lives were saved since 2000. Because many more villages in Africa have access to health care and vaccines, many families no longer watch their children die of measles, diarrhea and pneumonia. An additional 3 million childrenÕ s lives will be saved if GAVIÕ s multi-national budget is funded for the next 5 years. New anti-rotoviral drugs (anti-pneu-

monia) are available but need refrigeration and staff and a way to get them into isolated towns and villages.

The 25% growth in African economy due to health improvements has yet to diminish the view expressed in your editorial of hopeless frustration. I invite you to educate your readers with what is working in global humanitarian foreign aid. To counteract that, please join me in asking your Member of Congress, (mine is Congressman Bill Owens) to co-sponsor House Res 688 which supports GAVI, the global alliance for vaccines. The Resolution was recently introduced by Congresswoman Betty McCollum. 9 Republican and 9 Democratic members have provided strong bi-partisan initial co-sponsorship. Tell your representative to co-sponsor. Save lives.

Sue Oehser Bakers Mills

Stop the fear mongering over Ebola To the Editor: This is response to your editorial, Ò Ebola makes its way to the U.S.Ó I was disturbed by the blatant inaccuracies in this editorial.

It takes just seconds to access the CDC (Center for Disease Con-

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n unseasonably rainy, dark evening brought the mood of our sixth chakra, indigo, into full realization at the Summer Series last Wednesday. This exploration focused on our third eye, intuition, also known as our sixth sense. Developing it, using it, and balancing our intuition with the facts we gather could very well be the key to good thoughts, decisions and actions.

A great way to Ò get in touchÓ with ourselves is by doing a quick inventory. As rare as quiet and meditative time is in our lives, it is what restores us, puts things into perspective, and allows us to explore feelings and relationships. A typical selfinventory reflects on our physical, emotional and spiritual state at that specific moment in time, the appropriate action being to continue to do what is working and to pay closer attention to the deficiencies, bringing them into balance.

A chakra or energy style of inventory can be a series of questions, responses, acknowledgements, and actions based on where our current energies, or lack of energies, are guiding us or holding us back. Explore and make subtle changes to meet the energy and qualities you desire.

Red Chakra reflects being; grounded, a survivor, courageous and having a strong will to live Orange Chakra reflects being; creative, sensual, full of vitality and passion Yellow Chakra reflects being; confident, optimistic, self controlled, disciplined, practical, and being your own personal hero Green Chakra reflects being; compassionate, generous, expansive, harmonious, loving, worthy and nonjudgmental Blue Chakra reflects being; loyal, trustworthy, tactful, decisive, inquisitive and open Indigo Chakra reflects being; intuitive, clear minded, a truth seeker and wise Violet Chakra reflects being; self-actualized, highly spiritual, connected with the divine Use this guide, become aware of finer, clearer qualities you would like to embody and visualizing color, incorporate them into your way of life.

The Indigo, Sixth, Third Eye ChakraÕ s sole focus is on intuition and deep understanding. Albert Einstein said, Ò Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.Ó Intuition is common sense from the heart. Indigo opens the door into spirituality and is the color we associate with night. It is at night, when our senses become finer and a different part of us awakens when intuition is born.

This energy vortex is in the center of the forehead. Heavily associated is the pineal gland, which rests between the right and left lobe of the brain and regulates serotonin and melatonin, our well-being and sleep hormones. ItÕ s element is light; illumination and enlightenment.

Intuition is the ability to see things from a Ô higherÕ viewpoint and comes from our unconscious self. Accurate interpretation

trol) website where you will find actual facts about the disease. (http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/about.html).

Ebola does NOT have Ò an almost a 100 percent transmission rate if there is even the slightest accidental skin-to-skin contact.Ó Transmission occurs only with direct contact with the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with Ebola or exposure to objects (such as needles) that have been contaminated with infected body fluids. The mortality rate is 60 percent (NOT 90 percent) and there is reason to believe with proper medical care (as one would receive in a U.S. hospital) it would be far lower.

Bringing two health workers back to the U.S. for treatment in a qualified hospital with proper protective equipment, such as masks, gowns, and gloves (most of which are absent in Africa) makes transmission very unlikely and allows us to discover first hand how well these patients respond to good healthcare. What we can learn from their treatment will be invaluable to the ongoing battle with this disease.

This editorial had the feel of fear mongering. Ebola is bad enough without embellishments. I donÕ t know who is on the Ò Denton Publications Editorial Board,Ó but shame on you! Check your facts.

of Ò the big pictureÓ in life is best found through Ò dual processingÓ where Ò right brainÓ premonitions meet Ò left brainÓ rationality, automatic/ unconscious interpretations meet deliberate/ conscious fact finding, subjective meets objective. In more visual terms; offstage meets onstage! Intuition is the brain on autopilot, performing and processing information outside of our awareness É non-conscious thinking.

Refining and monitoring our INTUITION is the perfect compliment to our ability to gather and evaluate concrete facts. It can take us years to accomplish this right combination of thinking, perception, evaluation and action.

Here are some steps to consider when PREPARING to tap into your personal intuition: • Internal intuition: “listen” to your body and be responsible daily for your own well being/life path as this relaxes the mind and strengthens perceptions, imagination, and dream activity.

• External intuition…our interpretation of what is happening around us is when we nonjudgmentally, intensely observe and process the activity in our environment. When coming from a place of wellness, our minds are clear and more perceptive.

• Pattern recognition: recognize patterns or similarities from past circumstances/situations, and let it be your guide for re-

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sponding and acting appropriately. We unconsciously Ò cross referenceÓ information into patterns of fairly predictable behavior.

• Assess your perspective; if you are in a negative frame of mind, understand that your intuition will be altered and may need to be revisited from a better-balanced state.

• Tune in to your body to see if it’s expanding or contracting; Our bodies hold the answers that we often spend way too much time mulling over in our minds. The breath can give you answers: • If you breathe and feel a lightness in your chest, with your ribs, your belly, your lungs EXPANDINGÉ this is good or a Ò YES!Ó • Feel like you’re CONTRACTING? Heartburn, back hunched, stomach in knots, a bit short of breath, or simply feel an overall tightness in your body? this is a Ò NO.Ó Or at least a Ò No for now.Ó • Allow “Thin Slices” to guide your impressions as they are highly accurate predictions of what is to come. We size someone up in an instant by taking in animation, gestures, and manners of speaking and unconsciously use those impressions to guide our ideas. Start checking your Ò thin sliceÓ capabilities, as you can build your own patterns of trusting your interpretations and therefore your intuition.

• RECOGNIZE and take fear out of the equation; when you take fear out of the equation, you miraculously land in a loving intuitive state.

DonÕ t act without adding the concrete facts! As you work on your intuition, you will be able to trust it more deeply and it will very often support your fact-finding capabilities.

Lastly, believe that the wisest people continue on this personal explorative journey daily. Being truth seekers takes time, reflection and refinement.

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World War I kids camp held in Plattsburgh First annual camp celebrated Plattsburgh’s military history

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Clinton County Historical Association recently hosted a World War I historical camp for youth ages 9 - 14, similar to their yearly Civil War camp.

A handful of young history buffs assembled to learn how to drill like soldiers would have in that era, learn the tools and tactics of that war, as well as the history of the conflict, and PlattsburghÕ s important place in that history.

Until a generation ago, Plattsburgh had an unbroken military history dating back to the War of 1812. The military presence of Plattsburgh, then an army encampment, flourished during the Great War, when the Plattsburgh Barracks began to grow from 1913 to 1917 as a training ground for young army officers.

“When World War I started, officers from Plattsburgh were seen as second only to West Pointers,Ó said camp instructor and WWI re-enactor Matt Hewson. Ò In 1917 the Marine Corps asked for all the officers that they could get from Plattsburgh. They didnÕ t go to West Point, they went to Plattsburgh, and thatÕ s an important thing.Ó Starting as a small encampment in 1913, the Plattsburgh training ground grew rapidly year after year. The Historical Association has numerous artifacts in their collection from that time, especially from the 1915 training camp. The Plattsburgh camp laid the foundations for what reserve officer training would become in the United States.

So famous was Plattsburgh that Teddy Roosevelt sent his two sons, Teddy Jr. and Archibald, to Plattsburgh for military training.

The week long camp included a visit from a local National

Matt Hewson (L) drilles with some of the volunteers of the World War I historical camp held recently at the Clinton County Historical Association.

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Guard recruiter, who brought examples of modern day army equipment and rations, to compare to the backpacks, bedrolls and hardtack the Dough Boys were given.

Thought slightly hampered by dreary weather, children drilled on the old parade grounds between raindrops, even making their own ponchos at one point. Ò I think the program has gone really well and I hope that in the future this will grow,Ó said Clinton County Historical association and Museum director Melissa Peck.

The first annual WWI camp was funded in large part by a donation from the Chapel Hill Foundation. Peck plans to make the camp an annual occurrence, and hopes it will grow to the size of their Civil War camp. Ò Most of all we had fun learning about the history of Plattsburgh,Ó said Hewson.

Pictured at right: Recruits at the Plattsburgh Barracks, circa 1915.

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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: Saturday, 4 p.m.; 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.

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

WEST CHAZY West Chazy Community Church - Pastor Marty Martin. 17 East Church St. Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. 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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SUNY axes ROTC program Military budget cuts responsible for loss

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ SUNY Plattsburgh announced recently that they will be discontinuing their Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at the end of the 2014 - 2015 school year.

The SUNY Plattsburgh ROTC program is a branch of the University of VermontÕ s ROTC program. With upcoming cuts slated to hit the entire military complex, as well as separate cuts mandated under sequestration, the army has reduced the amount they are underwriting the UVM ROTC program, which they had agreed to in a 2007 contract with the college. SUNY officials were given the option of having students enrol in UVMÕ s program, and travel to Camp Johnson in Vermont for training on a weekly basis, as a way of keeping the SUNY program running.

SUNY officials opted instead to discontinue the program. Ò Should conditions change for ROTC, the college would consider re-establishing the program in the future. But for now, our effort will be focused on working with the U.S. Army to resolve any issues and commitments made to the collegeÕ s cadets during the coming year,Ó the SUNY press release stated.

SUNY officials were unavailable for comment.

SARANAC Ñ Sunday, August 24 at 3:00 pm at the historic United Methodist Ò Church in the HollowÓ on Route 3 in Saranac: The Allant Trio (violin, cello, piano) will perform a classical chamber music concert, free and open to the public, on Works to be performed include HaydnÕ s Ò GypsyÓ Trio, MendelssohnÕ s Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, and the rising young Canadian composer Kelly-Marie MurphyÕ s Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly. For more info: 518-293-7613 or hillholl@hughes.net

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Wine, Cider & Beer Festival planned PLATTSBURGH Ñ Locally crafted wines, hard cider and beer will pair with local gourmet food vendors at the third annual Adirondack Coast Wine, Cider and Beer Festival at the Crete Civic Center in Plattsburgh on Oct. 11, 2014 from 2 - 7 p.m. This festival is one-of-a-kind to the region and will serve up unique local cold climate wines, ciders, beers and farm products from local artisans.

Festival goers will enjoy sipping and sampling regional delights all while surrounded by nonstop entertainment including live music, demonstrations, art classes and more. Guests from wine connoisseurs to foodies and entertainment junkies will be given an unforgettable experience, all while supporting local agriculture. For the first time ever the festival will open up to families allowing children to enter. For more information on the Adirondack Coast Wine, Cider and Beer festival and to purchase your tickets visit adirondackcoastwinetrail.com/festival.

The Adirondack Coast Wine, Cider and Beer Festival is still accepting vendors from beverages and food to gifts and unique businesses such as artisans, crafts and pottery. If your business is interested in displaying your regional product please visit adirondackcoastwinetrail.com/vendors.

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restoration work.

This past weekend was the last weekend that the lighthouse was open for the summer season.

They are typically open every Sunday from July through mid-August. Ò WeÕ re going to take our displays down so they can do some work inside,Ó said Roger Harwood, chairman of the Lighthouse Committee with the Clinton County Historical Association. Ò The main focus is to get a new roof on and siding shakes for the top, plus theyÕ re going to do some asbestos abatement in the building.Ó The work is supposed to start on September 18, but Harwood said he would not be surprised is the time-table were pushed back somewhat. Ò This has been in the works since before they did the restoration on the Crown point Lighthouse.

ThereÕ s a lot of work involved in this.Ó Along with work on the roof, the DEC project will also focus on the building itself, and some structural and foundation issues the building is suffering from.

“We’re very excited to have this finally take place,” said Harwood. The Historical Association has been concerned for many years about the structural integrity of the building, and it looks like theyÕ re going to address all of those issues.Ó Harwood said he was not sure the price tag for the renovation project or who would be doing work. DEC representatives were unavailable for comment. Ò IÕ d like to thank the DEC folks in general for putting their heads together and making this happen,Ó said Harwood.

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the whole healing process.Ó Basom, who has also established connections with Temple Beth Israel Rabbi Kari Tuling to augment support for patients of the Jewish faith, recognizes the importance of holistic healing. Ò We human beings are made up of body, mind and spirit,Ó he said. Ò All of those need to be involved as part of the healing process.

If weÕ re just working on the body, then weÕ re missing the mind and the spirit.Ó That requires a team approach to health care, he added, a philosophy that is shared by the hospital. Ò Spiritual care is so important in taking care of the whole person,Ó said Kathleen Carey, director of the hospitalÕ s Intensive Care Unit and co-chair of the committee that is responsible for such emotional and spiritual programs as pet therapy, healing touch, grief counseling and bereavement support. Ò These integrative services always need to be included in the patientÕ s medical plan of care,Ó she added.

Basom recognizes the importance of working closely with doctors and other medical staff and said he would like to see a patientÕ s spiritual needs written into the doctorÕ s plan of care.

Basom received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. and planned on teaching in that field as his career but received the calling to join the ministry during his undergraduate studies, he said.

He then earned a Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. and subsequently began a 35-year career as a United Methodist pastor serving in various churches in Pennsylvania.

August 23, 2014 He gained his first experience as a hospital chaplain on a voluntary basis in 1999 but realized a strong commitment to the chaplaincy from that experience. Ò ItÕ s very rewarding to see the results almost immediately,Ó Basom said of his work in the hospital setting. Ò Seeing a person smile, keeping a family in touch with their loved one, seeing the expression on a new momÕ s face: itÕ s those little things that are most rewarding.Ó Those thoughts were exemplified recently when Basom spent a long, stressful day at the hospital as several serious medical situations arose. He left work late that evening but noticed a man sitting on a bench near the Emergency Room entrance and stopped to ask if everything was okay.

The man had brought a friend to the ER after the friend had shown signs of a heart attack. Basom then sat down and spent the next 15 minutes with the man, a natural reaction for someone who has dedicated his life to helping others.

He has strengthened that personal benevolence by continuing his education, earning his Doctor of Ministry in Practical Theology from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. in 2011. Ò Of the many applications we received for this position, we didnÕ t see any with the certification and educational background that Pastor Bob has,Ó Carey said. Ò We are very pleased to have him on staff.Ó As a staff member, Basom spends his days visiting with patients and their families who seek spiritual support, but he also spends time in such waiting areas as intensive care and the FitzPatrick Cancer Center to offer whatever support is needed there.

ItÕ s a role he cherishes, a role that strengthens the health-care services at CVPH Medical Center.

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y nature, humans are foragers.

However, over the course of thousands of years our species evolved from foraging as hunter gathers and advanced to the stage of farmers, and herders. Over the years, the majority of humans have largely forotten about the fruit of forest and the field.

There were many processes and hardships involved as our species made the transition from gatherers to hunters and finally to farmers and herders.

Possibly, the greatest tool used in the process was the domestication of the wild dog, which eventually provided humans with protection, companionship, increased hunting abilities and most importantly herding capabilities.

But despite all of the advancements we have made in cultivation and nearly complete mechanization of the agriculture industry, humans continue to seek out opportunities to forage. Quite simply, it is in our nature.

We will still travel to apple orchards or a strawberry farm to pick our own, if such opportunities are available. By and large, these are quaint, old fashioned activities that are now considered a part of Ô heritage tourismÕ , rather than subsistence efforts However, there is also much to be said for the charm, and pure enjoyment of spending a morning or a full afternoon just pickinÕ .

Although the seasonÕ s heavy rains are partly responsible for driving hordes of mice into our homes, the rains also have an positive upside. They served to keep our area rivers flush with cold, freshly oxygenated water, and they also kept the area well watered.

In turn, we have been on the receiving end of lush foliage and fantastic crops of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, some of which are the size of a Ô fat ladyÕ s thimbleÕ .

Berry picking is an activity that is likely as old as mankind, and yet while I am participating in it; I always feel like a kid again.

Sure, I usually eat more fresh berries than I take home in my container, but it’s difficult not to, especially when they’re still moistened by a glimmering morning dew. IÕ ve spent a great deal of time pickingÕ blueberries, raspberries and blackberries this year, and I know that thereÕ s plenty of the crop still left in the field.

Another positive consequence of this summerÕ s regular deluge has been the preponderance of mushrooms, which are seemingly popping up everywhere In fungi circles, this has been a year of vast flushes, as a patch of mushrooms is called.

While I am far from being a skilled mycologist or fungi expert; I have learned which species are edible and where they are often to be found.

There is an old saying among Ô shroomersÕ as these enthusiasts prefer to me known. It has to do with the dangers of knowing too little about mushrooms, and too much about foraging.

As foraging goes, berries, apples and nuts are relatively safe picking for amateurs. Not so for mushrooms. There are old Ô shroomers and bold Ô shroomers, but there are no old, bold Ô shroomersÕ .

If you have ever considered taking up the pursuit, there has rarely ever been such a wealth of local knowledge and opportunity.

In Saranac Lake, mushroom expert Susan Hopkins regularly offers mushroom walks and seminars, and not just for those with a culinary interest. Ms. Hopkins also harvests fungi to use as dyes with natural, organic colors for yarn.

While she regularly offers mushroom walks at the Paul Smiths VIC, and occasionally elsewhere, Hopkins is also available for private sessions on your own property.

Although the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid region does not have a preponderance of oak trees, which are common in the Champlain Valley, there are a few that were planted after the fires in Saranac Lake. Oaks are a prime location for a variety of delicious mushrooms including chanterelles and Hen of the Woods.

There are literally hundred of edible mushrooms available in the Adirondack region, which sadly go to waste because the local population doesnÕ t recognize the delacies that are literally under their feet.

Over the years, IÕ ve learned of a few choice locations for oyster mushrooms, which seem to like the beech forests, and I’ve also found some fine flushes of morels and chanterelles in the spring.

Adding such foraged delacies to a pan filled with a freshly caught brook trout, or a venison steak has an overwhelming appeal to anyone who has spent a long day in the woods or on the waters, and...itÕ s only natural!

For those who want to know more about Ô shrooming Ô in the Champlain Valley, the CATS organization will be offering a series of Mushroom Foraging Workshops at Black Kettle Farm in Essex.

CATS is the acronym for the Champlain Area Trail System,.

They are a not-for -profit organization that has been working on an effort to build trails that will help connect a variety of Champlain Valley communities.

The organization has quietly been offing a wide spectrum of fascinating outdoor education programming for a number of years now, which is one of the best kept secrets in the North Country Fortunately, it is time to let the CATS out of the bag. They will be hosting Mushroom Foraging Workshops in the Champlain Valley with Ari Rockland-Miller, co-founder of The Mushroom Forager.

The workshops are about two hours in duration and center on Ô shrooms that are common in the region.

Participants can choose to attend one or two of the workshops, for $35 each on Tuesday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Sept.14.

The workshops will feature a brief introduction to foraging techniques, sustainable harvesting, and the Ò Mushroom ForagerÕ s Forage-CastÓ approach, followed by a foray while hiking the one-mile Black Kettle Nature Trail loop.

The workshops will begin promptly at 9:30 am at the Black Kettle Nature Trailhead on Cook Road in Essex. Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign-in.

Preregistration is required. Class size is limited to 20 participants, so please register early as the classes fill up fast at a cost of only $35 per person. For more information, please email info@champlainareatrails.com or call our office at 518962-2287.

Mycologist Susan Hopkins lives in the Saranac Lake area and is a member of several professional organizations including the North American Mycological Association and the Northeastern Mycological Federation.

She will again be offering regular mushroom walks at the Paul Smiths VIC on Sept. 11 and 14, as well as Oct. 5.

Susan has been the featured guest speaker at numerous seminars, lectures and workshops throughout the country.

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

rank Woolner wrote a book called Ò Grouse and Grouse HuntingÓ back in 1970. This classic has one sentence in the book beginning with the line, Flowers tell all.

Those three words tell it all to a seasoned grouse hunter, those words are the key to grouse habitat.

Flowers tell all!

Grouse habitat varies, but prime habitat is early successionBy Rich Redman al, fringe woodlot country where the sunlight hits the ground and life has a chance to live! Swamp edges, cutover woodlots, clear cuts, abandoned farmsteads, brushy fields and hedgerows are all home to sun loving plants. The majority of food, including fruit, grows in the sun, not the shade. Pioneer species need sun.

Pioneer species inhabit an area first, once the shade loving trees are removed and some soil disturbance allows seeds to get a grip in the soil. These include aspen, cherry, barberry, winter berries, wild grape, wild apple, crab apple trees, raspberries and hawthorns, all of which supply feed for wildlife, especially Ruffed Grouse, Bonassa umbellus.

Those flowering plants all grow food for wildlife, they are the habitat story! Where the flowers are growing in spring, is where the food will be in the late summer and fall. The flowers tell all!

Preservationists want the woods left alone, no tree cutting, and no management. They say it provides more diversity! Diversity means where things differ, or variety. Old timber stands do have some diversity, no doubt, and add to the richness of our area. There are shade loving plants that grow in dark woods. However, real diversity comes when there is a disturbance in the forest by fire, hurricanes, tornados and timber harvesting. These natural or man- made disturbances all create openings that allow sunlight to reach the earth.

Seeds germinate and early successional plants thrive. Flowers tell all!

Habitat diversity is a mix of young growing plants that are only a few feet in height and spaced tightly to old age trees that are shading the ground and widely spaced. We need all of this. Vegetation management is vital to have a real diversity of habitats and species.

Just the other day I was cutting wood in 85 degrees and 85 percent humidity, my clothes soaked in sweat, having fun, while I was making some habitat for deer, birds and other wildlife. Making habitat, plus getting saw-logs and firewood, that’s the second incentive to manage your woodlot, it pays you back in many ways.

Looking up at the canopy to see how I was doing managing my woody vegetation management, I noticed some sugar maples turning orange and yellow, fall is in the air and its mid -August. Welcome to the Adirondacks!

Soon, many of us will be walking the woods with a 20, 16 or 12 gauge pump, over and under or side by side shotgun in hand, keeping an eye and ear out for our flusher or pointer dog who will be working the woods, nose to the ground, or held up in the air, sniffing for the scent of a bird. Tails wagging and getting birdy! We will be on the lookout for that early successional habitat that holds birds and other wildlife.

To walk into a covert with dog and shotgun in hand, see birds flush and scatter, and maybe getting a shot is what ruffed grouse hunting is all about. ItÕ s not about killing, itÕ s about the moment and living.

When I see those trees turning color, itÕ s a reminder that hunting season is coming, and soon the lack of sunlight and cold will change our area to a vibrant kaleidoscope of colors. Red plaid briar torn wool coats, tan and orange hunting jackets and vests along with orange hats will be the colors worn. Safety is important when bird hunting, you donÕ t wear camo clothes as some IÕ ve seen do, that is asking for trouble. Bird hunters need to be seen by other hunters when a fast moving bird is in flight. Be safe, not stupid!

Grouse season is coming, and both my dogs and I can feel it in the air!

If you are a Grouse or Woodcock hunter, or a thoughtful naturalist landowner who wants to improve the habitat on your property, then there are two meetings held the same day.

The morning meeting is at Bruce BennettÕ s Grouse Camp in Ellenburg NY. This is a woods walk where vegetation management for woodcock and grouse habitat will be discussed.

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Early Successional Habitat on Private Lands Workshop Location: On the Wing Grouse Camp, 775 Bigelow Road, Ellenburg, NY 12934 Date: Friday, Sept. 5, 10 am.

1. Introduction and ownership history (Bruce Bennett) 2. Forest Management from 1990- present. (Herb Boyce) 3. Natural Resource Conservation Service programs for early successional habitat (Sarah Fitzwater) 4. Role of the Ruffed Grouse Society (Andy Weik) 5. Technical service provider interaction with NRCS. (Tom Brule) Please bring appropriate clothing and footwear for the conditions as we will be walking in the woods. Bring your own snacks and beverages.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Bruce Bennett: 413-237-1054 or grouse1202@gmail.com The second meeting is that evening. The Ruffed Grouse Society Chapter banquet which is being held Friday Sept. 5 at MoÕ s Pub and Grill in Malone. The event starts at 6 pm and dinner is at 7:30 pm. For more information, contact Corey Brown at 518-521-4559 or cbowen11902@yahoo.com.

You can make Friday Sept. 5, Grouse day. So go forth and enjoy the day. Be safe out there, especially if you are making quality grouse, woodcock and deer habitat.

Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@nycap.rr.com.

Fresh oyster mushrooms are a mainstay of autumn, and are often found in the deep woods, especially in a beech forest.

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2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $4500 OBO. 845-868-7711

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2008 38' Grand Junction 5th Wheel Camper, 3 Slides, New Awning, AC, Fireplace, Larger Refrigerator. May Be Seen At Magic Pines Campground, Lewis, NY. Season Rent Paid, Can Be Left Or Moved. Moving And No Longer Needed. Great Condition. Asking $29,990 OBO. 518-873-3225 MOTORCYCLES

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1994 Honda Goldwing Aspencade 5500CC, reverse, 14amp alternator, loaded w/ extra's. MUST SEE!! $5800 OBO. 518-561-4431

1997 JAYCO EAGLE CAMPER In great shape, very clean. Has power slide-out, bunk beds, air conditioning, gas oven, microwave, and bathtub. Asking: $6000. Located in Saranac Lake. Call Jon at 518569-4886 to come see!

2000 24' LAYTON CAMPER Sleeps 6, very clean, excellent condition, must see, $6700 OBO. 518-643-9391 TOW BEHIND CAMPER 2008 26 foot Keystone Highmark.

In great shape.

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2013 YAMAHA YZ250F $6,500 OR BEST OFFER. LESS THAN 10 HOURS ON IT. RACE READY! CALL (518)577-2449.

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1983 SUZUKI GS650L, 4 cyl., new battery, new tires, mint condition, extra's included. Asking $1,250.

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FARM EQUIPMENT For Sale Ford 555A BackHoe,Thumb Forks & New Rubber, $13,000. 518-576-2238.

2007 STINGRAY BOAT 25' Stingray Cruiser, only 29 hours, LIKE NEW, sleeps 4, has bathroom, microwave, fridge, table, includes trailer, stored inside every winter. (518) 5700896 $49,000 BOAT 1990 Supra Ski boat 351 Ford Engine, excellent condition w/trailer. $6,000. 518-637-1741

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(2) TRAILERS (OPEN) - both excellent condition; 2010 Triton 20' Aluminum - max wgt. 7500 lbs. Asking $4900 and 1989 Bison 31' overal Gooseneck, Asking $2900. 518-546-3568.

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Sting Services Pays 80%...Unlimited Work 214-250-1985 FULL TIME TELLER POSITION Local Credit Union seeking full time teller position. Prefer 3 plus years of banking or Credit Union experience. Person needs to be reliable, organized and possess great customer service skills. Salary based on experience. Please send resumes to PO Box 602 Plattsburgh, New York 12901, or email cassiemooney@cvphemployeesfcu.com.

American Management Association, an international not-for-profit membership based organization that provides a broad range of management education services to individuals and organizations is looking for (12) full time Business Development Specialist Trainees in Saranac Lake. The BDS will focus on generating new revenue by cultivating and establishing relationships with new customers and dormant accounts through sales of corporate seminars and memberships. Starting salary is 32K plus immediate commission incentives. Successful candidates will be eligibile for full time benefits at the completion of 3 months. At this time candidates will also be eligibiel to fill Regional Account Manager-Public Seminar vacancies. The average compensation for seasoned Regional Account Managers in our Public Seminar Division in 2013 was in excess of 60K. HS graduate or equivalent, some college preferred. Three or more years of business experience, two years of sales and high volume telephone experience in a sales environment preferred. Energetic candidates willing to learn a new career in sales with a positive attitude and stable employment history should apply. For complete job description and to apply visit AMA Careers on our website, www.amanet.org. An EOE/AA employer.

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ANTICIPATED INTERIM SCHOOL COUNSELOR. Effective immediately through October 3, 2014 @ $175.00 per day. Send a Letter of interest, NYS certification, resume, reference letters, a completed application (available @ www.elcsd.org) or by calling the school by noon, August 27, 2014 to: Scott J. Osborne, Superintendent, Elizabethtown-Lewis CSD, PO Box 158, Elizabethtown, New York 12932.

EOE. Van Drivers Needed in the Lake Placid Area. CDL w/passenger endorsement required. For more information call Blue Line Commuter 518-648-5765.

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FRIGIDAIRE 6500 BTU'S AC unit, $200; Consolidated Dutch West wood stove $500; 1 man Pontoon boat $300. 518-708-0678

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Anderson Sliding Glass Patio Door, 6'x6 ½', still in carton, originaly $1600 Asking $1200 OBO. 518-576-4678 Baseball Collection 1973-1991, Must See! Call 518-946-2505 or 518-744-6332.

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596 ROUTE 3, LLC Arti- agent of LLC upon Office in Clinton Co. cles of Org. filed NY Sec. whom process against it NC-8/16-9/20/2014SSNY desig. agent of of State (SSNY) may be served. SSNY 6TC-56292 LLC upon whom pro8/7/2014. Office in Clin- shall mail process to: cess may be served. ton Co. SSNY desig. 16874 Kehrsdale Dr., HOTWOOD FIREWOOD, SSNY shall mail copy of Clarkson Valley, MO agent of LLC upon whom process may be 63005, Attn: Elizabeth D. LLC Articles of Organiza- process to 1039 West tion were filed with the Hill Rd., Ellenburg Censerved. SSNY shall mail Bourne. Purpose: any Secretary of State of NY ter, NY 12934, which is lawful activities. copy of process to 596 (SSNY) on 07/14/14. Of- also the principal busiRoute 3, Plattsburgh, NY NC-7/19-8/23/2014fice location: Clinton ness location. Purpose: 6TC-53590 12901, which is also the County. The "SSNY" is Any lawful purpose. principal business location. Purpose: Any law- EVOLUTION CUSTOMS designated as agent of NC-8/9-9/13/2014-6TCthe LLC upon whom 55408 ful purpose.

LLC, a domestic LLC, process against it may NC-8/23-9/27/2014filed with the SSNY on be served. "SSNY" shall 6TC-56652 5/14/14. Office location: mail a copy of any proFind A Buyer For NOTICE OF FORMATION Clinton County. SSNY is cess to the LLC at 91 Your No-longer OF BISHOP'S CAMP AS- designated as agent Scriver Rd., Mooers Needed Items With A SOCIATION, LLC. Arts. upon whom process Forks, NY 12959. PurLow-Cost Classified. of Org. filed with Secy. against the LLC may be pose: any lawful activity.

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PRECISION TREE SERVICE 518-942-6545 LAVALLEE LOGGING

is looking to harvest and purchase standing timber, All Species. Willing to pay New York State stumpage prices on all species. $ or % paid.

References available.

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Call Wiliam Thwaits 518-593-3263

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WANTED TO BUY CASH for Coins! Buying ALL Gold & Silver. Also Stamps & Paper Money, Entire Collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800959-3419 Want to purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: PO Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.

WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 1967-1980 Z1900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KX1000MKII, A1-250, W1-650, H1-500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3-400 SUZUKI GS400, GT380, GT750, Honda CB750 (1969,1970) CASH. FREE PICKUP. 1-800-7721142, 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com Wanted: Bare Mobile Home Trailer Frame. At least 40ft. Long, 12ft.

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WANTS TO PURCHASE minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201 Wants to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201 APARTMENT RENTALS Elizabethtown, NY 1 bedroom Apartment, all new remodeled & appliances, non smoker, no pets, references required. Call 518-873-2625 Judy, 518-9624467 Wayne or 518-962-2064 Gordon.

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New appliances. Laundry on site.

FHEO. Handicapped Accessible.

518-558-1007

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BUYING WANTED TO BUY buying antiques, pack baskets, snowshoes, old hunting fishing items such as fishing lures, tackle, hunting knives, old trapping items, anything related to these items and categories.

Cash paid. call 518-813-1601

MOBILE HOME RENTALS Mobile Home for Rent on Country Road, available September 5th, no pets, non smoker, references required.

Call 518-873-2625 Judy, 518962-4467 Wayne or 518-9622064 Gordon.

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$29,000 REMODELED 2 BDRM, .3 acre, Rte. 9, Front Street, Keeseville, NY. Live in or a P/E Ratio of 5 to 1 investment. 518-3356904 1 ACRE OF LAND at ATWOOD Rd., West Chazy, NY, close to schools, nice location. Please call 518-493-2478 for more information.

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BUILDING AND LOT in Moriah 1.3+ acres, paved driveway, town water and sewer. Can be used for residential and/or commercial, Asking $45,000.

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