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www.SunCommunityNews.com

In LOCAL | pg. 10

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Start your sled-gines?

Lessons in free speech

Cardboard sled racing series readies

Long Lake winter carnival this weekend

In OPINION | pg. 4

What we’ve learned from the ‘Trump Stump’

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In COUNTY | pg. 8-9

Committees set

Essex, Warren counties make assignments

‘Lion’ around for good cause

By Christina Scanlon

christina@suncommunitynews.com

LONG LAKE — Long Lake’s Winter Carnival Weekend returns for the 15th year with some new events added to the line-up of popular favorites. Hosted by the Town of Long Lake and Moonlighter’s Snowmobile Club, it’s the first year community volunteers will help out with the festivities. “We’re really looking forward to it,” said Alexandra Verner Roalsvig, director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism for Long Lake. While attendance often depends upon the weather, “It’s always a fun, small-town community event.” At 7 p.m. Friday, C.C. Vagabonds, a gypsy jazz band, will perform a concert for the Long Lake Library “Café Livre” series. The Vagabonds represent blend Django Reinhardt style with modern takes on classics and jazz standards, said Roalsvig. The concert is free and will be at the CVW Long Lake Public Library at 1195 Main St. At noon Saturday, the Long Lake Winter Carnival will be held at Mt. Sabattis Recreation Center. Events begin with a bonfire, snowmobile parade, coronation of the king and queen and the first stop on the award-winning Adirondack Cardboard Sled Racing Circuit. The cardboard sled races start at 1 p.m. Cash prizes are awarded for speed and for best in show decoration. Sleds can be made with cardboard, paint, wax and tape only. Categories are broken up by age group and teams. Making its debut is the men’s strength challenge to complement the ladies’ frying pan toss. The wackiest hat competition returns with a parade, with voting and winners announced at 2 p.m. Also returning this year is co-ed golf replacing the men’s golf drive. All times of events are subject to change without notice. Free ice skating and sledding will be available all day long. The Long Lake Fire Department will provide hot food, hot chocolate, popcorn and snacks. This event continues snow, rain or shine. The Mt. Sabattis Recreation Center, Geiger Arena is located at 6 Pavilion Way across from the Long Lake Post Office on Deerland Road, state Route 30. This event is free. Parking is available in the lower parking lot, along South Hill Road, Owls Head Lane and at the Post Office after noon. There will be free shuttle service running starting at 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. to and from the event location and pickups throughout town. Call 323-5001 for a ride. >> Story Continued | pg. 3

Long Lake sponsored a Polar Plunge Saturday, Jan. 2. The Golden Lions, which was partially sponsored by the Long Lake Lions Club, raised the most money, $640, for the Wounded Warrior Project. The team included Barbara Taylor, Jackie Mallery and Frank Pine. They were also mentioned as the most geriatric plunger team. Costumes were made by Pat Benton and her sister, Francie Armstrong; makeup by Jordan Hornstein. The group is pictured here above. Photo provided

Johnsburg Hwy accounts still not set up Hitchcock frustrated, Vanselow says soon

By Christina Scanlon

christina@suncommunitynews.com

JOHNSBURG — Johnsburg Highway Superintendent Dan Hitchcock continued to express frustration over the lack of reserve funds last week, after he learned accounts that he was told would be set up in November have yet to be established. Town Supervisor Ron Vanselow, however, said there’s nothing to worry about, the lack of accounts doesn’t mean the money isn’t there. “At the end of 2015, what is left goes into fund balance,” Vanselow said. “It’s there, we just have to decide what goes back.”

It’s that return to fund balance that has Hithcock frustrated. “Now we have to wait now for approval and go through all the bologna, again,” he said. Two pieces of equipment were awaiting delivery last week, based on the board’s approval for their purchase last fall. The accounts were said to be established in December, after a meeting was requested by Hitchcock, voicing concerns over the annual depletion of highway funds. “It never stays there, it’s gone back to reduce taxes,” Hitchcock said at a November board meeting of money left in what was the sole account for highway funds being transferred back to the town’s general fund each year. Hitchcock said the funds made it impossible to save for large expenses

while presenting handmade charts showing $369,076 came out of the highway fund to reduce taxes, while $84,000 was taken from the town’s general fund. Hitchcock said courses he’d taken provided by the comptroller’s office teach that is not the proper way to handle the funds. Last week, Vanselow said the money will be transferred once the full board decides how much to dedicate to each account, previously stated to be for maintenance and bridge repair, respectively. Hitchcock was not happy with that answer. “He said before we will do this after a ‘healthy discussion,’” Hitchcock said. “Well, it ought to be pretty healthy by now. We’ve been having this conversation for years.”


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