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Food co-op Peru Applefest gets makeover in full bloom State funds to transform local business

Peru’s annual event on tap for this weekend

Rouses Point starts fundraising for rec path exercise equipment Rouses Point Fitness Trail Committee seeking $5,000 in donations by Sept. 30

By Teah Dowling

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ROUSES POINT — Residents may get a chance to use exercise equipment while strolling along the recreation path behind the Rouses Point Civic Center.

In July, village officials completed construction of a .2-mile connector path connecting a the pre-existing paved trail, resulting in a half-mile loop.

But improvements are far from over, said Jan Letourneau, member of the Rouses Point Fitness Trail Committee, as discussions are underway on adding outdoor exercise equip-

ment.

Committee members are exploring working with outside companies to provide the gear, a measure they say will improved physical fitness.

When Karen Derusha, supervising public health educator for the Clinton County Health Department, pitched the connector path in April, the initial plan suggested adding stepping stumps, tree risers, climbing rocks, balance logs and tunnels.

The committee, Letourneau said, wanted to go bigger with the modern-looking pieces of outdoor fitness equipment that would be bolted down onto slabs of concrete and be available for year-round use.

The exact pieces of equipment, along with the costs, have

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Rouses Point exploring contract with ChamplainMooers EMS

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Advocacy & Resource Center direct support professionals give inside scoop on day-to-day routine, future PLATTSBURGH — Each day at the Advocacy & Resource Center is a new adventure for Brandon VanStockum.

VanStockum, an employment specialist, works for the ARC’s Employment Services Workforce Network, where deTeah velopmentally-disabled persons come in, Dowling gain skills and learn how to obtain emWriter ployment.

Some days, VanStockum helps the job seekers how to write resumes or present themselves during an interview. Other times, he checks in with the now integrated employees working in places such as McDonald’s, SUNY Plattsburgh and Walmart.

“Our goal is to get them out of here and out into the community,” he said. “But here is where we show them how to start.”

The Advocacy & Resource Center serves over 500 developmentally-disabled individuals in Clinton County through several different programs, which are overseen by direct support professionals.

This month is Direct Support Professionals Awareness

Residents may get a chance to use exercise equipment will strolling along the recreation path behind the Rouses Point Civic Center.

Village officials discussing shared services to fill gaps in ambulance coverage Mark Fournier (left) and Direct Support Professional Christa Tyler (right)

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ROUSES POINT — Village officials are leaning toward supplementing their volunteer ambulance squad with paid professionals.

Rouses Point EMS will “more than likely” be entering into a contract with Champlain-Mooers EMS to cover weekday shifts, said Trustee Avril Moore at last week’s board meeting.

The village plans on using this month as a trial since a majority of the volunteers are off this month.

Provided there is no kinks, the shared service would begin on Jan. 1, 2017.

Village officials said they don’t see any other options for filling coverage gaps.

“Nothing is set in stone just yet,” Moore said. “But the residents of Rouses Point need to have emergency services available.”

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Month and this past week was National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, which provides an opportunity for agencies, like the ARC, to recognize and appreciate thousands of DSPs. Jessica Middlemiss knew she was destined to help people since third grade.

Back then, Middlemiss became friends with a girl in a wheelchair and helped her with whatever she needed.

That kindness followed her to SUNY Plattsburgh, where she received a degree in special and elementary education.

Middlemiss intended on getting a masters, but after a summer with the ARC, she decided to stay.

Thirteen years later, she’s the direct support professional for ARC Day Habilitation — a program that focuses on im

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State grant to transform North Country Co-op Local grocery to spend nearly $500,000 to renovate, update space Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — Jeremiah Ward is standing in an alleyway in downtown Plattsburgh, and he’s excited.

The once cluttered and dirty alleyway behind the North Country Co-op on Bridge Street has recently been cleaned, and Ward, project leader for the co-op, has big plans for the space.

The downtown store will soon “be putting in the works” as Ward puts it, adding more cooler space, a new prep area and increasing shelf space (from 24 to 35). This is part of phase one of the business’ plans, where they will use a $106,000 loan from the cooperative fund of New England, a $50,000 loan from the City of Plattsburgh and $44,000 from their reserves to buy the equipment for the renovations.

“Starting in January, we’ll be shutting off parts of our store,” said Ward. “We will be trying to stay operational during the whole process.”

The second phase includes renovations to the store’s facade, which have been made possible a huge influx of capital.

That includes a $218,000 state grant awarded through the New York Main Street program, an initiative that provides financial resources to communities to strengthen “economic vitality,” and $72,000 in member loans to serve as the mandated matching component to the grant.

that fact.

The co-op sees this new space as a potential tool for helping new businesses develop in the downtown area.

“One of the reasons you see a lot of empty storefronts in Plattsburgh is because the property owners are charging a lot in rent,” said Ward.

He said that this high rent makes it hard for small businesses to take the initial start-up risk when they have to pay upwards of $1,200 per month.

“With this project, we can show other business owners that there are benefits to renting out a portion of your space to other new businesses.”

Ward points to the co-op’s deli as an example. He says that though the prepared foods deli is operated under the umbrella of the co-op, it could just as well be a separate business.

As for the alleyway project, Ward says residents will only have to wait a little while longer.

The $218,000 in funds cannot be allocated to the alleyway project.

“We have until spring to raise capital, finalize the plans,” said Ward. “Then hopefully when all of the interior renovations are done, we can focus all of our energy into making the café happen next year.”

Also on tap is a new mural. This month, the business will team up with Outside Art: The Plattsburgh Public Art Project to revitalize its back alleyway with the fifth in a series of new murals popping up in the downtown area.

“Having the mural there makes the case that this space is for people,” said Julia Devine, co-director of the ‘Outside Art’ project. “And something is happening here.”

The mural is scheduled to be completed this October.

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The North Country Food Co-op, located at 25 Bridge St. in Plattsburgh, sells bulk and organic foods.

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Elmore SPCA adoption day slated for Sept. 17

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The indoor renovations, set to be completed next spring, aren’t the only changes that will be coming to the co-op.

On tap is an outdoor café area. The space will utilize the new prep area inside the co-op with a service window leading outside, where there will be seating in the alleyway behind the building and above on a balcony leading to the building’s second floor.

“We’re hoping that people will buy meals the co-op already makes, and come outside and hang out,” said Ward.

The alley is just across the street from one of the city’s oldest businesses, the Plattsburgh Shoe Hospital, and a highlypraised Plattsburgh staple, Iris’s. The co-op is completely surrounded by local businesses, and the members are proud of

PLATTSBURGH — The Elmore SPCA will hold their annual adoption day at Pet Smart on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Local orchards seeing smaller apples this fall Hot and dry conditions could mean shorter picking season, but better apples, say producers

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but it might fall off sooner than normal.

Several North Country orchards are seeing smaller apples this season due to the droughtlike conditions that have characterized the summer.

During the harvest process, many orchard staff said they noticed smaller fruit, including Banker Orchards in Plattsburgh, where fewer cooler nights have shrunk their Macintosh apples.

Owner Nina Sullivan isn’t concerned about the size decrease. In fact, she believes, in a sense, that it’s a good thing.

“People don’t want a great big apple,” she said. “And medium size apples keep longer and taste better.”

The flipside, she said, is that the apples fall from the trees quicker, creating a shorter picking season.

Both Banker Orchards and Rulfs Orchard in Peru just started their U-Pick season, where anyone can go out into the fields and pick their own fruit.

Typically, Sullivan said, people prefer to pick from the trees, not the ground, so depending on if the dry spell lasts, that could affect how long the picking season will go on for.

The heat also affects the ripeness and color of the fruit.

Rulfs Orchard Produce Manager Linda Facteau said when they started picking earlier this month, they noticed that more apples than normal were still green.

In order to get that red blush color, Facteau said sunny, but cool, days and nights are necessary.

More rain, she said, would also be helpful.

Despite the recent challenges, orchard staff are optimistic of having a good season.

Debbie Everett of Everett Orchards said they’ll have enough of their European cider apples to make their hard cider.

Facteau said despite the smaller size, Rulfs Orchard has been witnessing many people going out and picking apples.

“If we got some rain, it would help, but I haven’t seen anything in the forecast,” Sullivan said.

“It is what it is, but at least we have apples.”

Peru’s Applefest in full bloom for this weekend

Annual community event highlights past, looks toward future

By Teah Dowling

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PERU — Lifelong resident Dorina Falvo has been to every Applefest celebration since it started 39 years ago.

Playing Go Fish, eating fried bread dough and watching the parade with her family were some of Falvo’s fondest memories as a kids, in which she relives each year.

Now, Falvo is running the show this weekend as chair of the 39th annual St. Augustine’s Applefest, which she believes will be “bigger and better” than ever before.

The festivities will start 11 a.m. on Saturday with a parade, said St. Augustine’s Parish Receptionist Robin Brousseau, surrounded by miles of apple fields.

The train ride called Applefest Express, bouncy house and several new and traditional games will be available.

This year, Falvo is especially looking forward to the crystal pitch, an old-time favorite where participants receive 10 dimes and try to toss them into a glass bowl, cup or decoration.

Falvo is working on bringing back the ring toss for this weekend, along with new vendors.

When Applefest first started, there were no craft vendors.

Now, there’s around 50 and the number, Falvo said, keeps growing each day.

On Saturday, there will be performances by the Plattsburgh

Pipe and Drum Corps, SUNY Plattsburgh Gospel Choir and Bootleg Band. On Sunday, the Movin’ On Band will take the stage.

Along with games and live entertainment, guests can indulge in a number of delectable goodies.

There will be a chicken BBQ Sunday afternoon, along with cakes, cotton candy and, of course, apples throughout the two-day celebration.

Falvo’s all-time favorite apple offering is the apple fritter: freshly sliced apples dipped in pancake-like batter, deep fried and tossed in cinnamon sugar mix.

Candy apples and caramel apples show up every once in a while, weather depending, but Rulfs Orchard’s apple cider and freshly-baked apple pies are always available.

“The apple fritters are to die for and the apple cider goes really quickly,” Falvo said. “All the food is great; it always has been.”

In years to come, Falvo hopes to continue these traditions and create new ones by trying different activities, coming up with new ideas and bringing in younger folks to keep the annual event going for years to come.

“Every year I’ve watched this event grow and I want my kids to be able to enjoy it like I have when they grow up,” she said. “This isn’t just an event — it’s a family reunion.”

The 39th annual St. Augustine’s Applefest will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18. All proceeds will go toward St. Augustine’s Parish in Peru. For more information or to volunteer, call Falvo at 518-420-2125.

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NY21: Candidates launch ads, firm up debate schedule First of three scheduled debates set for Oct. 3 on Time Warner Cable

By Pete DeMola

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GLENS FALLS — There will be at least three debates for New York’s 21st Congressional District race.

They include a televised Time Warner Cable debate on Oct. 3; the Adirondack Chamber and Glens Falls EDC Candidates Forum on Oct. 17 or 18, and a televised Mountain Lake PBS Debate on Oct. 24.

Further details and information will be announced once finalized, said Rep. Elise Stefanik’s campaign office, who announced the schedule.

“I’m proud of my strong, bipartisan record of real results for North Country families and small businesses, for our veterans and our farmers, and for everyone across the North Country,” said Stefanik in a statement. “That’s why I’m looking forward to exchanging views

with both of my opponents. I’m confident these important events will better inform voters of their choices on Election Day.” Stefanik, a Republican first elected in 2014, is defending her seat against Democratic candidate Mike Derrick, a retired army colonel from Peru, and Matt Funiciello, a Glens Falls cafe owner who is running on the Green Party line.

“I’m greatly looking forward to it,” Derrick told the Sun. “It’ll be my opportunity to present a picture to the voters in side-by-side real time comparison.”

Derrick said his campaign has been going “remarkably well.” Since declaring his candidacy last July, he said he has held court in 75 living rooms, often facing tough questions from voters, experience he said has sharpened his debate skills.

“I’ve been preparing for 14 months,” said Derrick. “Literally hundreds of hours on discussions with voters on things that matter.”

For Funiciello, debates offer voters a useful unscripted platform.

“It’s a chance to see if the candidates are all machine, or actually have heart, passion

and brain to go with their soundbites,” said Funiciello.

But, the candidate said, the compressed format of debates often reduces discussion to “90-second soundbites.”

Forums are far more substantive, he said, because they provide for more audience interaction.

Funiciello said there should be more debates, between 8 and 10, and also lamented the length of political campaigns.

“I really feel like a congressional campaign, any political campaign, should be a much shorter period of time,” he said.

local farmers.

“I do think the time has come on a national level to recognize that legalizing hemp and marijuana would benefit small farmers and our often-struggling and ignored rural economies,” said Funiciello, a Glens Falls cafe owner.

Industrial hemp has the potential to be used in 25,000 products, he said.

Even with restrictions on domestic cultivation, hemp was still a $500 million industry, Funiciello said, citing a 2015 Congressional Report.

Hemp is allowed to be grown for research purposes, as authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.

Funiciello called the measure a “timid step.”

“Let’s eliminate that ambiguity, and help rebuild the infrastructure needed to make hemp a thriving, multi-billion dollar industry that could help working small farmers in the

United States,” he said.

Funiciello noted Stefanik was not a cosponsor of the bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican.

Asked where Stefanik stands on the proposed legislation, a campaign spokesman cited Stefanik’s votes on two spending bills.

Citing the 2015 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, the spokesman said Stefanik has supported measures in the past to “not prohibit funds from flowing to states when they implement their own laws regarding industrial hemp.”

The spokesman also cited the lawmaker’s vote on last year’s omnibus bill, which contained a provision to “not allow funds to be used to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale or use of industrial hemp.”

Mike Derrick, the Democratic candidate, said while he was aware of the provisions contained within the 2014 Farm Bill, he was unaware of Rep. Massie’s bill.

AD BUYS Both Stefanik and Derrick have started running television advertisements across the district.

In her first, which hit the airwaves earlier this month, Stefanik extols the virtues of bipartisanship, citing her legislative efforts since taking office, including legislation passed to support caregivers for wounded veterans.

“A lot of people talk about bipartisanship, few actually practice it,” Stefanik said.

Derrick introduced a pair of ads at the height of the presidential nominating process in July directly criticizing Stefanik for her vote to fast-track the controversial TransPacific Partnership.

The first-time candidate’s latest, rolled out last week, highlights his military service, and says he will “stand up to a rigged system” and “unfair trade deals.”

Neither Stefanik or Derrick mentioned their partisan affiliations in the 30-second slots.

“In the army, we didn’t ask about political party or cater to special interests,” Derrick said. “We got the job done, put people first, and that’s what I’ll do in Congress.”

Funiciello told the Sun that his campaign hasn’t been able to afford television buys.

He remained undeterred.

“I’m reaching to voters who don’t make their decision based on a 30-second advertisement on TV,” Funiciello said.

Voters head to the polls on Nov. 8.

Funiciello calls for hemp legislation Legalizing industrial hemp production will bolster the local economy, says the Green Party candidate for NY21

By Pete DeMola

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GLENS FALLS — Legalize it, says the Green Party candidate attempting to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District.

Matt Funiciello last week said he supports a bill that would remove industrial hemp from being classified as a controlled substance.

Passage of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 would pave the way for normalized production of the plant across the country, said the candidate, a measure he said would jumpstart the local economy and aid

“I will have to look at that piece [Funiciello] refers to more closely,” Derrick said.

Derrick said agricultural production is “absolutely essential” to the district’s economic livelihood, citing the dairy and apple industries alongside the emerging farm-tofork, craft beer and wine sectors.

If elected, Derrick said he would work closely with state and local agencies to “support these very important elements of society.”

According to an Associated Press report, 29 states have authorized hemp research, and the crop is being grown this year on 6,900 acres nationwide.

The subsequent hemp can be sold for profit, but only if producers are authorized to do so by their state’s agriculture authorities.

In New York, a bill authorizing the sale, distribution, transportation and processing of industrial hemp passed both houses of the state legislature in June.

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Champlain Valley Family Center soon to offer yoga Organization expanding next door, seeking funds for additional equipment

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Take a calming breath because yoga is coming to the Champlain Valley Family Center.

In spring 2017, the CVFC plans to add the Champlain Valley Family Yoga program to its treatment list for recovering clients.

Board President Ginny Brady said the new program will offer classes at least twice a week: one for clients healing from alcohol and drug addiction and another for their families and friends.

“Coupling yoga with substance abuse prevention treatment validates it as a beneficial strategy and a healthy alternative to drug and alcohol use as stress reducers,” said Brady.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2013 an estimated 22.7 Americans sought out treatment for alcohol and drug addiction.

Over $450,000 annually is spent on treatment, which is leaving some recovering addicts to turn to more affordable therapies such as yoga.

Not only does it help improve their physical health, Brady said, but also helps enhance mental well-being, deal better with depression and help reduce anxiety and stress.

To prepare for this new offering, CVFC sent staff member Emily Cole off to Burlington Yoga to complete her RYT 200 training as a yoga instructor.

Cole recently completed her training under the guidance of Candra Prabha and she’s more than excited to get started.

“Our dream at CVFC is to create Champlain Valley Family Yoga,” she said. “We envision a safe, healthy, tranquil environment where clients and their loved ones can begin their yoga path to recovery.”

CVFC started a fundraising campaign through IOBY “in our backyards” to raise $2,500 for yoga equipment and a yoga library.

This addition is made possible due to the purchase of the old Clinton County Mental Health & Addiction Services building next door, which cost $1.2 million and was funded through the

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not been finalized, said Letourneau. But the committee is currently seeking $5,000 from community members and other supporters for the workout stations, landscaping and signage.

“It’s a lofty goal,” Letourneau said. “But I’m hoping we can reach it.”

The committee started a fundraising campaign through IOBY “in our backyards” — a nationwide nonprofit designed to support local projects.

The New York State Health Foundation, through thar organization, offered to match the $5,000. For every donation up to $200, the foundation will put up the same amount for a total of $10,000.

The campaign will end Sept. 30.

Letourneau said any leftover money from a previous $30,000 grant could go toward this second phase.

This proposed project will have no impact on taxpayers, said Mayor Daniel Letourneau.

“Ever since the trail expanded, we’re seeing a lot of use and it’s getting a lot of positive feedback,” he said. “This is just another positive change for the future.”

Once fundraising is complete, the committee will move onto the research stage and purchasing products. Their hope is to install everything by spring 2017.

To make a donation, visit ioby.org/project/rouses-point-fitnesstrail. Checks can also be mailed out to “ioby” with “Rouses Point” on the memo line and can be given to one of the committee members or mailed to ioby at 540 President St., 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

For more information, visitrousespointny.com or call Jan at 2976921, Lisa Turner at 297-3384, Sara Dupee at 297-3758 or Kim Lapan at 297-6079.

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Rouses Point EMS, which is currently run by the Rouses Point Volunteer Fire Department, has about 10 volunteers, including four critical care techs.

But like other squads across the region, their numbers are dwindling.

Volunteers, Mayor Daniel Letourneau said, are no longer stepping forward due to extensive training requirements.

“You can’t get people to do this anymore,” he said, “especially on a volunteer basis.” Other jobs and responsibilities make it difficult for the volunteers to cover all the shifts, Moore said, leaving residents to depend on Clinton County’s automatic mutual aid system that dispatches ambulances from neighboring municipalities.

This often delays response time and some calls even go answered, said Moore.

The village pays nearly $30,000 a year from the general fund for the current service. Like other fire department-run agencies across the region, the squad cannot bill for the service, which would generate revenue to aid the department in becoming self-sustaining.

Cost would jump up to $75,000 if they were to enter in an agreement, said Letourneau.

Village officials estimated roughly a 59 cent rise to cover the increase from $4.50 to $5.09 per $1,000 in assessed value.

“We don’t want to raise taxes, but this is something we can’t overlook,” said Letourneau. “This is a matter of life or death.”

Contracting with Champlain-Mooers would contain an escape clause. Once the contract is inked, both parties have 30 days to get out if the workload cannot be accommodated, or if the response times become delayed.

Village officials plan on making a final decision during the next board meeting on Sept. 19.

Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services.

One of Brady’s goals is to incorporate gift certificates into the program to other neighboring yoga studios, like Trinity Yoga and Empower Fitness and Yoga LLC, so that the healing process can continue after their time at the CVFC is done.

To make a donation, visit ioby.org/project/champlain-valley-family-yoga. Donation checks can also be mailed out to Champlain Valley Family Center at 20 Ampersand Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Checks should be made out to “ioby” and should list “Champlain Valley Family Yoga” in the notes. For more information, call Brady at 518-593-3530.

Emily Cole has just completed her RYT 200 training as a yoga instructor through Burlington Yoga under the guidance of Candra Prabha. As a current staff member at Champlain Valley Family Center, Cole plans on using her training to introduce yoga as a strategy for those in substance use recovery.

North Country Regional Blood Donor Center plans community drives PLATTSBURGH — With the support of local businesses and civic groups, the North Country Regional Blood Donor Center will conduct a number of blood drives this month.

The blood drives will take place: Sept. 19 at the Willsboro Fire Department from 4 to 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 in the SUNY Plattsburgh Angell Center from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at the Altona Fire Department from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 at the West Chazy Fire Department from 4 to 7 p.m.

Sept. 30, Clinton County Government Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

To be eligible to donate, a person must be in good health and at least 17 years of age.

For more information and a complete listing of upcoming drives, visit UVMHealth.org/ CVPH.

Rabies clinics on tap MOOERS — Several rabies clinics will be held in different communities in Sept. and Oct. from 6-8:30 p.m.

The free clinics for Clinton County residents will take place in the following locations: Mooers Fire Station on Sept. 22, Dannemora Fire Station on Sept. 27, Champlain Fire Station on Oct. 4 and Peru Fire Station on Oct. 6.

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Freedom is a choice

ast weekend, we were reminded once again what our freedom means and the price we pay to live freely, believe freely, and share the nation we love.

Fifteen years have passed since that dreadful, bright sunny day in September when the evil reach of terror sought to bring our nation to its knees.

Freedom in its full practice is easy to take for granted or be taken to extremes when we disrespect others by putting personal choices and desires before the collective good of all.

We are witnessing so much anger, disrespect and even hatred today as we head into the upcoming elections. Racial and political divides are causing mistrust and leading to outlandish accusations further fueling the divide, reaching into neighborhoods and even families.

We can get so wrapped up in the noise that we easily forget how valuable and precious our freedom really is.

We must never lose sight of our collective goal to live as a free people, nor let those who choose to distort that goal, drive wedges between us.

Only then will we risk reliving a costly lesson from the past, when we really recognize the threat that could cost us freedom we value.

There is no question that this nation has flaws and there are those among us who take advantage of those flaws for their own personal gain. Human nature by design will never be perfect but that’s where the dream of our founding fathers must help to guide us.

Using the sound foundations of freedom, justice and the sacrifices of so many through the centuries with the firm belief that all men are created equal and we are each endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, we must continue to persevere to further refine the nation.

The choices each of us face each day must serve to further improve the nation, not just when we are in peril, but even when we are wrapped up in our daily lives.

It’s not often that we are called upon to save lives at the risk of our own but our country is shaped as much by the way we treat each other everyday as it is when we perform extraordinary feats under unique circumstances.

Unselfish gestures and daily acts of kindness are choices we make that help define the nature of our country and help us differentiate the USA from lands where freedom of expression are regulated or outlawed by governmental control. It is up to each of us to do our part to exemplify the good we do with the freedom we enjoy.

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‘Zombie home’ legislation a step in the right direction

“Zombie homes,” the abandoned properties left unmaintained during foreclosure proceedings, are a plague on neighborhoods.

Like the undead, these buildings are left to rot and fester, befouling the neighborhood in the process.

Every town has them.

While the worst of the housing crisis is behind us, municipalities have long sought to drive a stake through the heart of what officials often say are among the most frustrating concerns haunting local governance.

After all, localities cannot demolish empty structures that do not belong to them.

They cannot force a sale. And in all but the most extenuating circumstances, they cannot go in and maintain the properties.

As such, these homes exist in a state of limbo, dragging down neighboring property values, and acting as magnets for crime and vandalism, in the process.

That is until now, with the passage of sweeping new state legislation signed by the governor this summer.

This comprehensive legislative package finally gives local governments the tools to take action.

First, the new law gives code enforcement officers the authority to assess the properties to determine if they are abandoned.

Once that designation has been made, municipalities can force banks to maintain these homes at the risk of significant fines.

Prior to the legislation, mortgage owners only absorbed that responsibility once the foreclosure process had been completed, a lengthy and drawn-out process.

The law, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June, also contains provisions to strengthen foreclosure prevention services, which will aid those most vulnerable by the still-anemic economy from losing their homes.

And in the event that the home is foreclosed upon, the legislation requires a foreclosing party to move swiftly to put the home back on the auction block and reoccupied within just a few short months.

Components tailored for urban areas include housing and homelessness prevention plans and grant programs designed to offer low- and middle-income homebuyers incentives to rehabilitate these homes, many of which are in profound disrepair.

We’re already starting to see results.

Officials around the region are reporting demolitions in their communities. And

in some cases, mortgage owners are also reportedly letting these properties go for a song — presumably so they won’t get fined for letting these problem parcels fall further into decay.

The governor, the attorney general and the state legislature were wise to recognize the issue and take swift action to reverse the damage. They deserve to be commended.

While the legislation isn’t a cure-all — the property market in upstate New York remains troubled — it’s a critical step in the right direction.

Now that the state has done their part, it’s time for local officials to step to the plate.

The law is effectively toothless unless those on the ground familiarize themselves with this legislation and effectively wield it in their communities.

Hopefully they’ll take the initiative to do so.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau, Pete DeMola and Keith Lobdell. We want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our Facebook page, or follow us on Twitter, to share your thoughts.

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EssexÊ CountyÊ couldÊ faceÊ bankruptcyÊ if Ê unableÊ toÊ serviceÊ debt To the Editor: I can only wonder just what “thinking” goes on over in Elizabethtown.

Recently, there was a story that the county needs to hire an “outside firm” to speed up title searches. It seems that this needs to be done to expedite the sale of the growing list of tax-delinquent properties.

First of all, nobody seems to know just why the county needs to search titles of lands that have been owned and taxed for decades. Perhaps somebody needs to call Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and ask her about the litigation from the time when she was the treasurer of Clinton County.

Then perhaps somebody might call the Columbia County Treasurer and ask why Columbia County charges almost $400 per parcel and track down the state law that allows all this absurdity.

It’s bad enough that Mr. Diskin thinks it’s quite OK to charge credit card rates (left over from the early 1980 Volker recession) and penalties when many banks are paying pennies of interest on every thousand dollars and in

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What the supervisors continue to fail to do is address the failing local economy and address some of the perks that skew what little money is left in the hands of local citizens, like the bed tax, the grossly inefficient bus services and a host of other wasteful things, like the recent cyber insurance policy, the $10,000 study on the parking lot (“Report: To overhaul radio system, Essex County must make millions in improvements,” by Lohr McKinstry) at the Lewis Jail for state police.

For example, in 2002, Lohr McKinstry reported that the county would need to spend some $3.5 million on the new radio system. As I recall, this has now jumped to almost $20 million and with some clever back room financing, become a windfall for some local bankers.

I doubt the county understands that if somebody gets lucky and goes to court to challenge the many defective tax sales over the past two decades, that Essex County could face bankruptcy as it would be unable to service the debt on the radio system bonds, make financial amends for decades of tax sale abuses and operate the county budget.

William Kuntz Elizabethtown

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BikingÊ capitalÊ mantraÊ notÊ likedÊ To the Editor: How is it possible to write about the “Biking Capital of the Adirondacks,” as Kim Dedam did in your Sept. 3 issue, without soliciting the views of a single full-time resident of the town not profiting, or connected in other ways, with the tourism industry?

Do the opinions of those insignificant taxpayers matter at all? (Actually, in so far as the administration of the town is concerned, they most certainly do not, because, as every permanent resident of Wilmington is well-aware, the tourist bureau is the town ... the tail that wags the dog however it damn well pleases.)

I don’t know any wealthy motel owners, nor do I know anyone profiting from the bicycle racket, but everyone I do know, mostly ordinary working people, hate what’s happened to our formerly quiet and pleasant town as much as I do.

Two of my best friends have sold their houses and moved for this explicit reason—they could no longer bear the aggravations of living in the “Biking Capital of the Adirondacks.”

Why not send Kim Dedam back to talk to some of us?

Clarence Andersen Wilmington

TrumpÊ supportersÊ treatedÊ likeÊ Ô run-of-the-millÊ bigotsÕ To the Editor: Bigot: A person of strong conviction or prejudice especially in matters of religion, race, or politics who is intolerant of those who differ with him.

Xenophobe: A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of strangers or foreigners, especially as reflected in his political or cultural views.

These words are tossed into personal attacks quite often these days initiated by the liberal left and media towards conservatives who disagree with them.

Yet is it not true that Hillary, progressive liberals, and the liberal media led by NBC/MSNBC have a strong conviction of intolerance towards Donald Trump and other conservatives who differ with them? Is this not political bigotry?

Is an American guilty of religious bigotry if they express concern and seek redress about radical extremist Muslims coming to our country to kill us? It’s not Christians, Jews, or voodoo cults — it’s mad killers declaring themselves to be Muslims killing for the faith.

It’s not a handful, they are not the JV team, and we need not be tolerant of this. Strong conviction or prejudice against mad killers is OK. Racial bigotry and slavery have been in the entire world since tribal warfare began and still exists. There’s nothing good about it. It’s been applied towards most races at some point of history.

They accuse Trump of being a xenophobe. I won’t speak for Trump, but I’m contemptuous of foreigners who came here illegally not because they are culturally different, but because they came here illegally and we are borrowing to pay for it.

One is not xenophobic for expecting our government to enforce laws which were intended to prevent aliens from coming here illegally, nor is one xenophobic for expecting people from very dangerous places to be properly vetted since they may include a few mad killers.

Shall more Americans die so we can avoid being thought xenophobic by political bigots?

The Clinton campaign and the liberal media now call Trump a psychopath who is mentally ill or unstable, yet the accusers sound like political bigots.

Is comparing an American presidential candidate to mass murderers like Stalin or Hitler a stable rational accusation?

No, it is not.

As with other words, the accuracy and context with which they’re used matters. It’d be helpful for us conservatives if the liberals would tell us what type of bigotry we’re assumed to be guilty of; religion, race, or politics. It’s so confusing to be labeled a general all purpose run-of-the-mill bigot.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

TrumpÊ supportersÊ shouldÊ brushÊ upÊ onÊ theirÊ Russian To the Editor: I have to wonder if Trump supporter Bert Windle of Putnam Station is fluent in Russian.

After all, if Trump were to be elected, he and Putin being best friends, he will need a translator. Who knows Trump’s every intention.

There is no doubting that Windle is out making sure everyone knows Trump is an even-handed guy who only thinks of the welfare of others. This even in the face of those who he has swindled by not paying them for work they performed for him.

Surely these people are telling stories when they tell of how Trump refused to pay them as small businesses putting some out of business. Yes, Trump is the guy with the silver tongue and when he talks the Bert Windles of this world take notice and their hearts go flutter-flutter.

Those of us who see his rants as utter stupidity must have blinders on according to Mr. Windle. His reply to Joe DeMarco’s opinion letters was an example of what Trump would say to a WWII veteran.

In case anyone missed it, Mr. Windle started out by saying he thanked Joe for his service to our country and ended by saying “as for your incoher-

ent and rambling messages I charge them off to your age!”

Mr. Windle, I have no idea of your age but after reading your reply I say shame on you. Windle stated that he was brought up to respect his elders but his words surely don’t show it.

I salute every veteran no mater their age or political leaning. God bless you Joe and please continue to speak your mind, as you are responsible for letting the Bert Windles of this world speak theirs. As for Mr. Windle, brush up on your Russian as Trump will surely need your expertise.

If Trump were elected it would not be God Bless America but rather God Help America.

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

TheÊ SunÊ shouldÊ beÊ moreÊ positive To the Editor: A more positive headline about the Otis Mt. Music Festival would have been, “2,000 Young People Coming to Elizabethtown for Otis Music Fest.”

A more accurate headline would have been, “Four of Six Businesses Report Positive Otis Economic Effects.”

It is hard to understand how the headline was that Otis has “little effect on business” when four of the six proprietors interviewed said it was good for their businesses. Plus, one of the “negative” comments, attributed to the newly re-opened Deer’s Head was simply stating a fact—that most attendees “stay at Otis.”

They do so because that’s where they camp, listen to music, and enjoy being with each other. Plus, staying there reduces risks posed by driving under the influence or encountering state police working to keep our roads safe.

The positive effects are much more than just this one weekend. How many of the 2,000 people who drive there through the Champlain Valley with its wonderful hiking trails, great biking roads, small farms, historic hamlets and rivers to paddle marvel at its beauty and come back to enjoy those features?

How many them think this might be a good place to live? If ½ of 1 percent decide to live here, that is 10 new young people moving here each year and that addresses the oft-stated problem of an “aging population” where the kids all move away.

The Sun serves an important role in our communities. Instead of reinforcing negative attitudes, it can foster a sense of optimism by presenting issues in a positive light. Especially when the fact is that the majority of business owners quoted in your article stated that Otis benefits their businesses.

Please, writers and editors of The Sun, give us accuracy and positiveness.

That will be good for businesses.

Chris Maron Westport

ThurmanÊ residentÊ shouldÊ Ô walkÊ aÊ mileÊ inÊ someoneÊ elseÕ sÊ shoesÕÊ To the Editor: Mrs. Eddy has (knowingly) reframed the issues of our town meeting privilege of the floor [“Inquiring minds not welcome in Thurman,” Sept. 10 edition of the Sun] into a problem she can blame on Supervisor Wood’s “by the book” comment.

I can agree with Mrs. Eddy that absolute consistency in applying the rules of the floor might have helped our contentious town and meetings.

But, then, too, we each have responsibility in a democracy to manage our own behavior and follow the rules. Some don’t seem to agree.

I also agree with her that the Board has quite consistently opened the floor to public comment.

And I agree that “a long agenda” has not been a satisfying explanation for the very few times that public comment was closed for the meeting.

Now I must part company with Mrs. Eddy’s “inquiring minds” analysis: In fact, Supervisor Wood has probably held +/- 4 meetings with no public comment time over the past few years. Even at those, letters could be submitted to the Clerk.

Those meetings each followed a previous meeting where Mrs. Eddy’s “side of the aisle” were repeatedly out of order.

Mrs. Eddy’s family and supporters interrupt the Supervisor, the Board and other speakers. They call out foul names, swing arms inviting a fight, walk down the isle with fist in air, belittle other speakers, refuse to cede the floor, stand (uninvited) to interrupt the meeting waiting to be called on, use smartphone cameras to intimidate other speakers, message each other during meetings, etc.

Get the picture?

Even Mr. Eddy, who sits on the Board, deliberately calls out and interrupts meeting procedures and cues his supporters to do the same. As readers know, the Sheriff ’s office has been called in to observe several times.

I have seen none of this behavior from “the other side of the aisle.” (I lie: perhaps a giggle or a small spontaneous comment out of order.)

Mrs. Eddy also fails to report that virtually every “question” (inquiring mind?) that she, her family and supporters pose to the supervisor take the form of a “fact” (often financial or regulatory) embedded in a “gotcha” intent. The “facts” are often wrong or partially wrong.

Their campaign is well known for misinformation.

Mrs. Eddy also fails to report that she, her husband who is on the Board, her mother in law and their supporters rather proudly state that they will never go to Supervisor Wood’s office for any discussion. Now I ask you... who is closed to “inquiring minds”?

The old saying “ walk a mile in someone else’s shoes” might apply here.

How would Mrs. Eddy conduct town meetings under similar constant attack?

Marilyn Hoy-Youngblood Thurman

America and Wars Why we never leave Glenn Mollette Columnist

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resident Obama said Tuesday the United States will spend $90 million over the next three years to clear unexploded bombs dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War. A decade ago we began spending $2.5 million a year to $15 million this year. During the Vietnam War America spent nine years bombing Laos with the goal of blocking supplies to Vietnam and fighting communist forces in northern Laos. Our bombing effort left ten of millions of unexploded cluster bombs. These bombs are about the size of a baseball.

During the nine-year bombing we conducted 580,000 missions over Laos and dropped over 270 million cluster bombs on this neutral country. An estimated 80 million of the cluster bombs failed to detonate and thousands have been killed since 1973 when we ended the bombing.

We need to clean our mess up in Laos. This is good news for that tiny country. It’s not so great news for America.

Our war expenditures continue to be bad news for America. $90 million dollars out the window for more International efforts. We have communities all over our country with dilapidated schools, outdated or unsafe water supplies, desperate economies and yet we take from our own people to spend more and more overseas.

How much more will we spend in Southeast Asia? The numbers are worse than horrific, 58,220 Americans died, 153,303 were wounded and 1,643 missing. It is estimated that up to 300,000 Vietnam Veterans committed suicide and approximately 700,000 soldiers suffered psychological trauma.

The Vietnam War cost us $168 billion, almost 100 billion in today’s dollars; this doesn’t include the $350 billion up to $900 billion in veterans’ benefits and interest. Because of the Vietnam War the American economy suffered. The 60s were a great economic growth time in this country that spiraled to an economic crisis in the 1970s.

Since Vietnam we have spent trillions on Iraq and Afghanistan. In just Iraq over 4,400 U.S. service personnel were killed directly. The numbers again are brutal, 32,223 troops were injured and 134,000 civilians killed directly. 655,000 persons died in Iraq since the invasion who would have not died if we had not have invaded the country. America spent $1.7 trillion dollars in war expenses. We gave $75 billion to American subcontracting companies, largest of all Halliburton. We aren’t done in Iraq. We still have military personnel deployed and some of our military leadership looks back and wishes we had kept a stronger presence. Therefore because of ISIS we will never leave Afghanistan.

It just seems like we can never really leave. How many places can we go and maintain an American military presence? Currently we have 662 military bases in 38 countries. Many of these bases are very small, yet we are there. How long can we really afford to maintain so much military and American efforts throughout the world? There is so much to do in America. I’m not anti helping other people but we are way overboard. We can’t afford to pay our retirees what we promised and we are in a medical crisis.

Helping Laos is not the wrong gesture. It just proves that we never really leave.

Glenn Mollette is an American columnist and author. Reach him at GMollette@aol.com.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Are the arts still important?

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hen signing into existence the National Endowment on the Arts, President Johnson said that “art is a nation’s most precious heritage.” He continued on to say that our works of art reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation.

“And where there is no vision, the people perish,” he said.

Whether or not you share President Johnson’s passionate view of the arts, it brings up an interesting question about our country: in an increasingly digital, media-saturated world, are the arts still important to us as a nation?

The short answer is: yes, absolutely.

According to a report by Americans for the Arts, the number of local arts agencies in Lyndon B. Johnson’s time was only around 400. That number has grown to 4,500 in 2016.

And of those 4,500, only 29% are government-run agencies. The remaining 71% are all privately run non-profits.

It seems that with the technology boom we are also seeing an arts boom. Perhaps this is because the arts are becoming increasingly accessible, perhaps it’s due to the tireless work these organizations do to educate people on the arts.

Why not find out what it’s all about?

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will host soulful singer-songwriter Clark Beckham on Sept. 24. Beckham was a runner up in season 14 of American Idol. His sound is part soul, part R&B and part pop. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which are $20-40 in advance, will be sold right up until an hour before the show. Tickets are an additional $5 when purchased on the day of the show. For more information, contact the Strand box office at 324-2787.

The Strand will also host a clay-molding class on Sept. 25 at 9 a.m. The class will teach children ages 9-12 how to create a life-sized cupcake out of clay. Organizers say that the class will feature instruction on the “slab and coil method,” and that participants will apply color using underglazes to make the cupcakes look “scrumptious enough to make your sweet tooth jealous.” Tickets are $35 for nonmembers, materials included. Class sizes are limited – pre-registration is encouraged. To pre-register, or for more information on the class, call 563-1604.

Big Something will perform at the Waterhole in Saranac Lake on Sept. 22. Big Something is a sixpiece rock band from Burlington, NC. The group was nominated for 2014 Album of the Year by the Homegrown Music Network. The free show begins at 6 p.m.

The Waterhole will also see a performance by electronic rock outfit Jimkata on Sept. 23. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available only for ages 21 and up. For more information, visit saranaclakewaterhole.com.

The Adirondack Balloon Festival will return on Sept. 22 in Glens Falls’ Crandall Park. The free event will feature over 30 balloon launches and music by Tailspin. The annual balloon fest was started in the early ‘70s by Warren County’s tourism office. Today, organizers say, the event draws around 150,000 people. The ADK Ballon Fest will continue until Sept. 25. For more information, call 2224593.

From Sept. 19-23, the SUNY Plattsburgh campus will be abuzz with players of Humans vs. Zombies, an elaborate game of tag where players must remain vigilant and, according to the game’s website, “defend themselves with socks and dart blasters” to avoid being tagged by the constantly-growing

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Roger Mitchell will teach an 8-week poetry workshop at the Upper Jay Art Center from Sept. 20 to Nov. 8. The workshop will meet once a week from 7-9 p.m. Classes will feature writing exercises, poetry readings and discussions. Organizers say the purpose is to “awaken the dozing poet in your brain and bring yourself to a better and sharper place in your poetry writing skills.”

The cost to attend the workshop is $250. For more information, contact Roger at mitchelr@indiana.edu.

Glens Falls’ Charles R. Wood Theater will see a performance by the Singing Anchors on Sept. 17. The Singing Anchors first came together for a one-night performance in Washington County’s Fort Salem Theater in Nov. 2009. The group is made up of news anchor Benita Zahn, co-worker Jessica Layton and anchor Jerry Gretzinger. The band’s performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $39. For more information, call the Charles R. Wood Theater box office at 480-4878.

Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios will display a new exhibit featuring artwork by Carol Marie Vossler and Jen Kretser from Sept.

15 to Oct. 29. The exhibit, titled “Proof,” will examine “the degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief”according to organizers. A free opening reception will be held on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. For more information on the exhibit, visit bluseedstudios.org or call 891-9944.

The Edmar Castaneda Trio will play at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Sept. 17.

Castaneda is a harpist from Bogota, Columbia.

Castaneda has previously performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and the John F. Kennedy Center. The performance begins at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For more information, call 523-2515 or visit lakeplacidarts.org. Barrule will perform at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls on Sept. 22. This The Edmar Castaneda Trio will perform free show will begin at 7 p.m. For more informa- at the LPCA on Sept. 17 Photo © John Abbott tion, visit crandalllibrary.org or call 792-6508.

Fort Ticonderoga will host their Brown’s Raid Living History weekend on Sept. 17-18. The two day celebration will reenact the 1777 Brown’s Raid.

The event will also feature a special boat tour on the Vessel Carillon on Lake Champlain. For more information, visit fortticonderoga.org.

Lake George will host “Jazz at the Lake,” a weekend long jazz festival, on Sept. 17-18 at Shepard Park. The free concerts include performances by The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Charenee Wade, Edmar Castaneda Trio and more. For more information on the full line up of performers, visit lakegeorgearts.org. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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PLATTSBURGH — The color guard raised an American flag with 15 stars and stripes, which waved similarly on Sept. 6, 1814 during the battle at Culver Hill.

Descendants, community members and local officials came together for the memorial ceremony last Thursday at the Culver Hill Historical Park to honor those fallen during the engagement between American and British soldiers.

That day started when Major John Wool volunteered to lead some regulars to support the militia and oppose the advance of the British army.

Wool moved from Plattsburgh with 250 soldiers and 30 volunteers to Beekmantown before the enemy appeared.

British soldiers came marching on rapidly. While some of the militia broke and fled, the regulars stood firm until being slowly pushed back toward Culver’s Hill.

As the British advancement ascended the slope, Wool made another attack upon them.

Several British and American lives were lost.

“It was a short, but very bloody, encounter,” said Beekmantown Historian Gary VanCour.

Lieutenant Colonel James Willington of the Third Regiment of Buffs was one of those men.

“He was very brave,” said Roy Carter, a descendant of Willington, during the ceremony.

“This was his first and last engagement.”

Carter placed a wreath down on the stone memorial along with Ron Wood, descendant of Cornelia Stafford, as the reenactors gave a firing salute.

The memorial in the park dedicates not only Willington, but American Corporal Stephen Partridge of the Essex County New York State Militia and Ensign John Chapman of the British army, who all fell near the site.

“For many years, I didn’t even know there was a monument here,” said Beekmantown Town Supervisor Dennis Relation at the ceremony. “But it’s very important that we recognize what happened here and remember those lost.”

OTHER CEREMONIES While several soldiers died at Culver Hill, the others retreated to Halsey’s Corners, where the next memorial ceremony took place.

There, the American soldiers set up two six pound field guns to seize the oncoming redcoats, in which the results were deadly.

Two more memorial services happened on Thursday at the Riverside Cemetery — where British fleet commander Captain George Downie was buried — and Old Post Cemetery — where several unknown victims were buried.

On Friday, the Crab Island memorial service took place, which is the final resting place for at least 150 British and American sailors.

Descendents of the soldiers fallen during the battle at Culver Hill stand by the memorial in the Culver Hill Historical Park during the memorial ceremony last Thursday.

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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

KEENE – Adirondack Farmers Market Marcy Airfield Sundays 9:30am-2pm until October 9th.

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.

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 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

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 PLATTSBURGH – The VFW 1466 Spellman RD. holds Special Events in their hall, they can do Weddings, Holiday Parties, Meetings as little as $225. Up to 160+ people.

Call 518-563-1466 to reserve the hall.

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.

WEST CHAZY – Masonic Lodge Rooms, Route 22, Former Methodist Church, Red Brick Building. Chinese Auction Sat. Sept. 17th doors open at Noon, Open to the Public. Lunch at 12:30pm drawings at 1:30pm.

Tickets are $1.00 each or 8 for $5.

LECTURES & SEMINARS PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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.

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.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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 – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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proving or maintaining quality of life for impaired persons through skill building, games, crafts and volunteering in the community.

“It’s my calling,” she said. “Over the years, it’s been wonderful to see the changes we’ve made within the community.”

ARC’s Community Based Services Direct Support Professional Brittany Bracy sees those improvements every day.

Bracy teaches individuals either living on their own or with their families different skills, such as banking, budgeting and cooking, and how to immerse themselves into the community.

Socializing and building relationships are two key components to integration, said Bracy. The third, and most important, is the support they receive from the ARC. “I’ve seen a lot of them grow from lost children to successful adults,” she said. “But without the services we provide, they won’t get the support they need to truly prosper.”

Direct Support Professional Jacob Cummings (left) and Chris Bacon (right) Photo provided

Clinton County BOE seeks poll workers

PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Board of Elections is looking for people to become poll workers. Poll workers will be required to attend a two hour training session, which pays $25. The rate of pay for working is: $110 for the Primary Election and $150 for the General Election. You may be enrolled in any party, says Deputy Commissioner Brandi Lloyd, but don’t need to be in party to become a worker. For more information, call the office at 565-4740 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The first training session will begin in October.

ANCA to host annual meeting KEESEVILLE — On Sept. 23, the Adirondack North Country Association will host their annual meeting.

Organizers will discuss why are all the storefronts in one North Country community full of thriving businesses while others have multiple vacant properties, where the arts and local foods are making a difference in attracting new residents and visitors and more. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. for registration. For more information, visit adirondack.org.

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Leaderboards Boys Soccer

Team

NSL - Div. I Overall League

Pts

NCCS

4-0-0

2-0-0

12

Peru

3-1-0

2-0-0

9

PHS

3-2-0

1-0-0

9

Saranac

2-1-0

0-1-0

6

Saranac Lake

2-3-0

1-1-0

6

Beekmantown

1-3-1

0-2-0

4

AuSable Valley Team

0-4-0 0-2-0 NSL - Div. II Overall League

Pts

NAC

2-0-2

1-0-0

10

Chazy

2-0-1

0-0-1

7

EL/W Griffins

2-1-1

0-0-1

7

Lake Placid

2-1-0

1-0-0

6

Willsboro

2-2-0

0-1-0

6

Seton Catholic Team

0-1-0 0-1-0 NSL - Div. III Overall League

Pts

Keene

2-0-0

1-0-0

6

Minerva/Newcomb 1-1-0

1-1-0

3

Johnsburg

1-2-0

1-0-0

3

Crown Point

1-0-0

1-0-0

3

Schroon Lake

1-0-0

1-0-0

3

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-2-0

0-2-0

0

Wells

0-2-0

0-2-0

0

Game of the Week BobcatsÊ seekÊ returnÊ toÊ topÊ of Ê D-II

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Girls Soccer

Brett Juntunen looks to control the ball for Northern Adirondack against Beekmantown in the Northern Soccer League inter-divisional game Sept.

10. The Bobcats and Eagles finished in a draw, 1-1.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

By Keith Lobdell

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ELLENBURG DEPOT — The Northern Adirondack boy’s soccer team wants back to where it was last season, atop Division II of the Northern Soccer League and in the hunt for a sectional title.

So far, the Bobcats have started the season 2-0-2, with draws against Franklin Academy and Beekmantown, who the battled to a 1-1 split Sept. 10 as Stephen Peryea scored on a penalty kick in the 37th minute and Lucas Smart made nine saves.

“We’re getting there. It is a work in progress,” said coach Damien Nevader.

The Bobcats opened the Division II season against Willsboro, scoring three goals early before ending with a 3-1 victory in Willsboro.

“They kept it close for a big chunk of the game and it was pouring in the second half of the game,” Nevader said. “They always play tough in Willsboro and it was what we expected.”

The Bobcats other win came against Saranac Lake, where they scored late for a 2-1 victory.

As for Saturday, Nevader said he was hoping for a little more out of his team.

“Today we took a little step back,” he said. “I would have liked to see the result be better and the performance be better.”

For the Bobcats, Nevader said the first of the “big games” in Division II would come on Sept. 13, when Northern Adirondack would host Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport, the team who prevented them from going into state tournament play after capturing the Section VII/Class D title a season ago.

“It is only two games in, but this is a really important game

Team

NSL - Div. I Overall League

Pts

Saranac

4-0-0

1-0-0

12

Beekmantown

3-1-0

1-1-0

9

PHS

2-1--0

1-0-0

6

AuSable Valley

1-1-0

1-1-0

3

NCCS

2-2-0

1-1-0

6

Peru

2-1-0

1-1-0

6

Saranac Lake Team

0-4-0 0-3-0 NSL - Div. II Overall League

Pts

Moriah

2-0-0

1-0-0

6

Lake Placid

2-1-0

1-1-0

6

NAC

1-1-2

1-0-1

5

Chazy

1-3-0

1-1-0

3

Ticonderoga

1-0-0

1-0-0

3

EL/W Griffins

0-1-0

0-1-0

0

Seton Catholic Team

0-1-1 0-1-1 NSL - Div. III Overall League

Pts

Keene

2-0-0

2-0-0

6

Crown Point

2-0-0

2-0-0

6

Johnsburg

1-0-0

1-0-0

3

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-0-0

0-0-0

0

Minerva/Newcomb 0-1-0

0-1-0

0

Schroon Lake

0-2-0

0-1-0

0

Last year against Tupper Lake with five touch downs and like four against Saranac Lake.

Wells

0-1-0

0-1-0

0

The one play you wish you could do over?

Willsboro

0-3-0

0-2-0

0

0

1

Side

Lines

Johnny Devins • Saranac

What makes you happy playing sports?

It’s family. I keep it going. It’s a tradition and keep the tradition in Saranac.

Best win of your career?

It would be last year against Ticonderoga

Go-to pregame track?

I like listening to some rap basically

Coaches are welcome to contact the Sun News Sports department with any changes on the leaderboards and Top 5’s by emailing keith@suncommunitynews.com or calling 873-6368 ext. 212.

What would my teammates say about me?

I’m a good leader. I motivate them to be better I think.

against the Griffins because they tied Chazy the other night and if we win there we will be free in clear in first place in the division,” Nevader said. “It will be a three-team race between us, (EL/W) and Chazy.”

Nevader said the win would give them and advantage between the Tuesday game and their home contest against Chazy, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21.

“If we can keep winning games and be 5-0 in league when they come here, it would be good for us,” he said.

Chazy draws with Griffins WESTPORT — The Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport Griffins lost double-digit players from their Section VII/Class D and state finalist team from a year ago.

However, head coach Paul Buehler and the youthful Griffins did what they needed to do defensively in their Sept. 8 meeting against rival Chazy to stay in the game.

And, they still have Joel Morris.

The senior midfielder fired a shot from outside the box in the 75th minute of play to level the score, 1-1, where it would remain for the final five minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime.

Chazy midfielder Gage Ducatte, who ended the Griffin’s season on penalty kicks two years ago, scored the lone goal for the Eagles in the 21st minute of play.

Junior goalie Carter Smith made 16 saves for the Griffins, who faced the usual barrage of shots from the skilled Eagles offense. Ben Norcross made seven saves on the other side of the field.

The Griffins were scheduled to face Northern Adirondack Sept. 13 in a game matching the finalists in the 2016 Class D finals. The Bobcats and Eagles will meet at the end of the first half of the regular season.

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Leaderboards Football CVAC Team

Overall

League

Ticonderoga

2-0

2-0

Saranac Lake

2-0

2-0

PHS

1-1

1-1

Peru

1-1

1-1

Moriah

1-1

1-1

Beekmantown

1-1

1-1

AuSable Valley

0-2

0-2

Saranac

0-2

0-2

Team

League

Sets

Beekmantown

2-0

6-0

AVCS

1-0

3-0

NCCS

1-0

3-0

Saranac Lake

1-1

5-4

Saranac

1-1

5-5

Michael McLeod • NCCS

PHS

1-1

3-5

5 goals, game-winner v. Beekmantown

Peru

1-1

3-3

Lake Placid

0-2

1-6

NAC

0-2

0-6

Volleyball

William Coats • Saranac Lake 15-27, 205 yards, 3 passing touchdowns

THE SCOREBOARD BoyÕ sÊ soccer

Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport Chazy

1 1 OT

Griffins: Joel Morris unassisted (75th). Carter Smith 16 saves CCRS: Gage Ducatte unassisted (21st). Ben Norcross 7 saves

Northern Adirondack Willsboro

3 1

NAC: Adam Venne from Bailey Cross (4th); Brett Juntunen from Stephen Peryea (51st); Stephen Peryea from Bailey Cross (66th). Lucas Smart 3 saves.

WCS: Paul Fine-Lease unassisted (71st). Joseph King 8 saves.

Northeastern Clinton Beekmantown

1 0

NCCS: Michael McLeod from Brady LaFountain (79th). Brady LaFountain 5 saves SHUTOUT.

Boy’s Cross Country Team

League

Saranac Lake

4-0

Lake Placid

3-0

Saranac

2-0

AVCS

3-1

Seton Catholic

2-1

Beekmantown

2-2

NCCS

1-1

Peru

1-2

Ticonderoga

1-3

PHS

0-2

EKMW

0-3

Schroon Lake

0-4

BCS: Nick Wilson 5 saves.

GirlÕ sÊ soccer

AuSable Valley Northeastern Clinton

Girl’s Cross Country 3 2

AVCS: Addy Strong from Dru Gravelle (2nd); Nia Blaise from Dru Gravelle (23rd), Taylor Hackett from Nia Blaise (36th). Camryn Lincoln 6 saves.

NCCS: Kya McComb from Abbie Sample (10th); Sierra Gonyo unassisted (52nd). Katerina Emerich 7 saves.

Northern Adirondack Lake Placid

3 0

NAC: HAT TRICK Makenna Magee from Julianna Gardner (30th), Magee from Julianna Gardner (66th), Magee from Violet Chaney (79th). Paige Chilton 10 saves.

LPCS: Shelby Jewtraw 4 saves.

Chazy Seton Catholic

1 0

Sierra Gonyo scored against AuSable Valley in a 3-2 loss last week.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Team

League

Saranac Lake

4-0

Seton Catholic

3-0

Saranac

2-0

AVCS

3-1

Lake Placid

2-1

Beekmantown

2-2

PHS

1-1

Peru

1-2

Ticonderoga

1-3

NCCS

0-2

EKMW

0-3

Schroon Lake

0-4

CCRS: Natalie Pombrio from Kendra Becker (17th). Abby Gonyo 7 saves.

Gymnastics

Seton: Liz Thomas 13 saves

Team

Overall

Pts

NCCS to hold Alumni Game

PHS

0-0

0

Beekmantown

0-0

0

Peru

0-0

0

CHAMPLAIN — The NCCS boy’s soccer program will host a boys soccer alumni game on Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Player registration will take place before the game with participants getting maroon and grey alumni T-Shirt.

Graduating classes of 2013 and older can participate.

To cover the cost of T-shirts and donation we will be charging $20 to play and we will be making a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project in honor of our fellow player Staff Sergeant David James Clark.

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FAMILIES FIRST, a small, unique, not for profit agency, that works with children (who have emotional and/or behavioral challenges with a mental health diagnosis) and their families, seeks a creative individual wanted for a full time Family Peer Advocate position in Essex County. A flexible and strengths based perspective towards families is essential for a good fit with this dynamic, supportive agency. Candidate must have at least a High School diploma (or GED) with one years worth of experience working in the field with children and families.

Candidate must be able to demonstrate lived experience as the parent or primary caregiver who has navigated multiple child serving systems on behalf of their child with social, emotional, developmental, health and/or behavioral healthcare needs. Candidate must be able to complete the Parent Empowerment Program (PEP), which is a 40 hour training held in Albany, plus six months of group coaching phone calls.

Reliable transportation and flexible hours required. Applicant must have excellent organizational, communication and time management skills. Candidate must be a self starter and have documentation and computer skills. Experience running support groups, doing presentations and working in a team setting is preferred. Benefits include an excellent time off package, assistance with health insurance, a flexible spending account and a retirement plan. Salary commensurate with experience and comparable for this area. If interested please send a resume to JoAnne Caswell, Families First, P.O. Box 565, Elizabethtown, NY 12932, or call 873-9544 for further information. Deadline for applications, 9.23.16.

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THE ELIZABETHTOWN-LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL is looking to fill the following Extra-Curricular Vacancies: 5th Grade Trip Advisor, 7th Grade Class Advisor, 8th Grade Class Advisor & Junior Class Advisor. Applicants are required to undergo a fingerprint supported background check. Please send a letter of interest to: Superintendent PO Box 158 Elizabethtown, NY 12932. Deadline: September 23, 2016.

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DATE 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16

GRANTOR James Mooney Frank Zappala Bridge Street Station LLC Lester Luhasz Wilmington Savings Fund Society Galligan Associates Inc. Stephen and Sara Imhoff Nicholas and Shona Elliott Barbara Meilink Secretary of Housing/UD Massoud Azar Carol Gregory Peggy Snowden Paul and Penny Champagne Randall Stephens Gerald Penney Traci Illig Kristie Kagan Thomas Gallagher OBD Holdings LLC Mark Ortiz Bruce Sullivan Douglas Ashline Daniel and Warren Hamilton Federal Home Loan Mortgage Co. Pine Cone Adventures LLC

GRANTEE Eugene Santor US Bank NA 1886 LLC Jan Properties LLC Lawrence Macey Clark Hinsdale Linda Gonyo Matthew Jarvis Larry Gonyea Jolene and Daniel Monette Holzer & Bereza Properties LLC Kim Bracey Jason Lamoy Brian and Kerrie Colleran Melissa and Nicholas LaValley Robert Rivers Samuel Pirofsky Thomas Gallagher Patrick Shaughnessy Shaun and Amanda Patnaude Michael Macrae David and Karen Babbie Nicole Blow Joseph and Lynn Cascio Philip Vannortwick John and Elizabeth Brooks

LOCATION Plattsburgh N/A Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Dannemora Ausable Peru Plattsburgh Peru Champlain Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Mooers Peru Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Black Brook Schuyler Falls Chazy Plattsburgh Dannemora Plattsburgh

PRICE $139,900 $272,177 $400,000 $540,000 $15,000 $25,000 $92,000 $134,000 $17,000 $40,923 $35,000 $75,000 $163,000 $260,000 $10,000 $75,000 $265,000 $250,000 $227,500 $187,500 $30,000 $2,000 $131,000 $152,500 $35,000 $45,000

DATE 8/25/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/1/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/2/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16 9/6/16

GRANTOR Lawrence Bier Neil Dorsman Anne Nye Tammy Morse Michael Swan Patrick Kirmer Dana Barnett Cynthia Flanagan Stephen Bowers US Department of Agriculture Mabel Gaisford Charles Rudolph Donna Sharrow Cheryl Flanagan Denise Bujold Martin Schuster Gerard McGee Richard Andrews JC Buck, Inc. Katrin Tchetchik-Warshai Wilburta Reale Gavin Emmett Fannie Mae James Sayles John Collins Joseph Cardinale Leo Merrill Alan Durkota Eric Garland Jill Renuart Ral Mazza Linda Corliss Mattig, Inc. Ann Haley Austin Bassette Raymond Spadafora Raymond Meslar

GRANTEE Todd Lapage William Marcantonio Jean Nye Isaac Pendell Stephanie Nadeau Barbara Strowger William Barnett Timothy Larson Magdalena Janak Todd Mitchell James Chiesielski Charles Rudolph Robert LaBounty Lori Nadeau Susan Wells Nicholas Stupiansky Christopher Parrow-Dresser Luke Billotto Chaudary Khan Thomas Sober St. MaryÕ s Church Gavin Emmett Catania Roger Michael Relyea Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB TR Frank Segger Taylor Haskins James Mackenzie Antonio Bacchetta Casey Field Angela Hawley Claude Poissant North Country Development Group, LLC Bradley Cayea Vandula Hunt Benjamin Carothers Mark Coombs

LOCATION North Elba Willsboro Jay Ticonderoga Moriah Keene Crown Point Willsboro Keene Ticonderoga Jay Willsboro Ticonderoga Ticonderoga North Elba North Elba Chesterfield Willsboro Chesterfield Willsboro Ticonderoga North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba North Elba Westport Ticonderoga Schroon St. Armand Wilmington Moriah Chesterfield Jay Minerva Westport Jay

PRICE $500 $139,000 $30,000 $68,500 $67,840 $196,000 $135,000 $170,000 $380,000 $11,001 $17,000 $1 $8,552 $8,000 $48,500 $2,000 $165,000 $285,000 $10,000 $600,000 $1 $1,000 $153,167 $108,000 $142,157 $387,105 $60,000 $355,000 $165,000 $171,820 $234,000 $7,500 $4,225 $131,750 $4,900 $275,000 $450,000

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NOTICE OF FORMATION EMPLOYMENT - HELP WANTED OF A LIMITED LIABILI-

LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY CO. BURG'R TEND'R LLC Articles of Organization filed 06/17/2016 formed for the purpose of legal activity within Clinton County. NY Secretary of State agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to Burg'r Tend'r LLC, P.O. Box 1612, Plattsburgh NY 12901.

NC-08/20-09/24/20166TC-127623 GATEWAY BROADCASTING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/8/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 14 Durkee St., 4th Fl,

GATEWAY BROADCASTING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/8/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 14 Durkee St., 4th Fl, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-09/17-10/22/20166TC-130437

GOOD KARMA 2 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/18/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 316 Cornelia St., Ste. 22, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-09/03-10/08/2016-

GOOD KARMA 2 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/18/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 316 Cornelia St., Ste. 22, Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-09/03-10/08/20166TC-129096 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Pursuant to Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Iron Ore Market, LLC. 2. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on Jun 24, 2016.

3. The office of the Limited Liability Company is to be located in Clinton County.

4. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without New York to which

TY COMPANY Pursuant to Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Iron Ore Market, LLC. 2. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on Jun 24, 2016.

3. The office of the Limited Liability Company is to be located in Clinton County.

4. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without New York to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the professional service limited liability company served upon him is: Iron Ore Market, LLC 320 Seventh Street, Coronado, CA 92118 5. The limited liability company is formed generally to engage in any lawful act or activity for which professional srvice limited liability companies may be formed under the laws of the State of New York NC-08/20-09/24/20166TC-127774

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF JAT REALTY LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/06/16 w/ the fict. name GLASER REALTY LLC. Office location: Clinton County.

LLC formed in Vermont (VT) on 08/18/16. Princ. office of LLC: 272 Windmill Bay, Shelburne, VT 05482. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o J. Glaser, 272 Windmill Bay, Shelburne, VT 05482. Art. of Org. filed with VT Secy. of State, 128 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NC-09/17-10/22/20166TC-130487

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF R&N REI MANAGEMENT LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 07/25/2016. Office loc: Clinton County. LLC formed in VA on 01/22/2016. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Po Box 1683, Alexandria, VA 22313. Address required to be maintained in VA: 401 Holland Lane, Unit 814 Alexandria VA 22314. Cert of Formation filed with VA State Corp. Comm., Clerks Office,1st Fl., 1300 E. Main St., Richmond, VA 23219. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NC-08/27-10/01/20166TC-128332

THE PHG MEDICAL OFFICE, LLP. Filed with SSNY on 8/5/16. Office location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent for process and shall mail to: 1942 Military Tpke Plattsburgh NY 12901. Purpose: Medicine NC-09/17-10/22/20166TC-130439 VALCOUR HOLM, 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 August 9, 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

VALCOUR HOLM, 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 August 9, 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 4146 Route 9, Plattsburgh, New York 12901.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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