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Public asked to volunteer for disease outbreak drill

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Brooms sweep clean in Minerva

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QUEENSBURY Ñ Warren County health and emergency officials are staging a firstever exercise in mid-March to test how theyÕ d respond to an epidemic, and they are asking individuals and groups in the area to sign up now to participate in the event.

Warren County Public Health office will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise from 4 to 6 p.m.

Thursday March 12, at the Queensbury Community Center, 742 Bay Road.

Five hundred people are being sought to participate.

Schools, civic organizations, employees of businesses and individuals are all encouraged to sign up for the event. People can merely show up on the day of the event, but pre-registration is preferred. To sign up, call 761-6580 or email Dan Durkee, county Public Health Emergency Coordinator, at: durkeed@warrencountyny. gov. To register online, see: https://apps.health.ny.gov/ doh2/applinks/cdmspr/ The test is mandated by the state Health Department to gauge county health agenciesÕ ability to respond to an epidemic. The event involves about a half-dozen county public health employees checking people in at an emergency clinic and dispensing a mock medication, Durkee said Feb. 23.

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The annual High School Academic Fair at Indian Lake Central School was once again a success. Students divided into groups of 3-4 students with the objective to answer the most questions correctly in the various disciplines. In the photo, students were busy trying to identify the different types of rocks (Earth Science Class). Pictured in the photo from left to right are Billy Walters, Joe Corrow, Cheyenne Wilder and Dan King.

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MINERVAÑ The snow fell softly along with lots of folks (some not so softly) at the Minerva Lake skating rink on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, as broomball players of all ages came out to enjoy the beauty of winter in Minerva.

The ice was indeed slippery and the booted (and sometimes skate-clad) participants had a great time on the ice, which had been perfectly prepared

by Town of Minerva Parks and Recreation staff.

Getting warm, hydrated, and fed with snacks and hot dogs was easy, as volunteers kept the warming hut comfortably heated with its woodstove.

Organized and hosted by members of the Minerva Youth Commission and other Minerva citizens, this was the second winter celebration to be held at the Minerva Winter Recreation Area in 2015.

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INDIAN LAKE Ñ Wayne Blanchard, the new Indian Lake Town Historian, was on hand for the February board meeting.

Beyond addressing some of the nuts and bolts surrounding the position, the visit allowed the board and attendees at the meeting to formally welcome Blanchard on-board.

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In addition, Blanchard presented the board with his preliminary proposal of responsibilities and areas of research and interest he intends to pursue.

Among the responsibilities outlined, Blanchard will contribute to the townÕ s tourism goals by helping to leverage its history to enrich the tourism experience during local events. He will be available to lecture on the townÕ s history and make public presentations. In addition, he will review the operations of the Indian Lake Museum, securing the

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collection and the building. Last, but not least, Blanchard intends to research topics of interest, write articles with historical photos and submit them for local publication.

Contained within the list of topics of interests outlined by Blanchard are the fire of 1921, the history of and families involved in Little Canada, KingÕ s Flow and Parkerville.

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PLATTSBURGH Ñ Real Property tax exemptionÕ s application deadline is Sunday, March 1. All New York State Real Property Tax Exemption Renewal and new applications must be completed and filed with town assessors by Saturday, March 1. Real Property Exemptions that may require a renewal application every year include Senior Citizen 50 percent (65 yrs old or older), Non-profit, Limited Income and Disability, Agricultural Land.

Enhanced STAR (65 yrs or older) may require a renewal if owners do not file an income tax and are not signed up with the Income Verification Program. Veterans and some other exemptions do not require a yearly renewal once applied for unless there is a change. For more information contact the local town Assessor.

the town. According to Amy Sabattis member of the church and current trustee Ò We have had some success in raising funds through car washes and bake sales and we have had a few generous donations but we are still lacking the funding to complete the project. The fund-raising committee is looking for grants from foundations, too, but most private foundations say Ò no churches. Ó So, we have hit social media by using the site GoFundMe. The site will display our campaign but only when we hit the $500 mark. When we hit that mark our campaign will be posted for the whole world to see and the potential for donations is much greater.Ó If anybody would like to contribute to this fundraiser go to gofundme. com/lit3z4 or call Amy Sabattis at 251-2519.

Library to display Alice Ives artwork

Rotary, MOAS to hold Youth Exchange

NORTH CREEK Ñ The Johnsburg Library will be displaying the artwork of local artist Alice M. Ives from February through March at 219 Main Street. Ives painted Adirondack scenes, flowers and dogs. After her retirement, she continued taking instruction as well as teaching art classes at various communities around North creek.

Library hours are Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For information contact Susan Schmidt at 251-4343.

Priory Retreat preps fundraiser

CHESTERTOWN Ñ Priory Retreat House launches the Priory Fundraiser in march. Keep The Priory is a campaign to raise funds to keep The Priory open while continuing our commitment to provide a year-round spirit-filled place of peace, rest, and renewal in the beautiful Adirondacks. As Sister Connie moves towards retirement, the campaign will provide necessary financial resources to fund the transition to new staff and leadership. For donations send a check to Priory Retreat House with Attn KEEP THE PRIORY, PO Box 336, Chestertown, NY 12817.

Church seeks donations for updates

NORTH RIVER Ñ The North River United Methodist Church is seeking donations for the Ò Let There Be LightÓ campaign to update the electrical system in the 168 year old church building. The North River United Methodist Church was founded in 1847 in the hamlet of North River and is the second oldest church located in the Town of Johnsburg. According to Amy Sabattis member of the church and current trustee Ò We have had some success in raising funds through car washes and bake sales and we have had a few generous donations but we are still lacking the funding to complete the project. The fund-raising committee is looking for grants from foundations, too, but most private foundations say Ò no churches.Ó So, we have hit social media by using the site GoFundMe. The site will display our campaign but only when we hit the $500 mark. When we hit that mark our campaign will be posted for the whole world to see and the potential for donations is much greater.Ó If anybody would like to contribute to this fundraiser go to gofundme.com/lit3z4 or call Amy Sabattis at 251-2519.

County soil and water to assist landowners

WESTPORT Ñ The Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District will be assisting agricultural landowners with completion of Soil Group worksheets for agricultural exemption. The exemptions are for qualifying landowners earning $10,000 or more per year from their agricultural operation. Landowners making changes to current qualifying parcels need to have updated worksheets for acreage and ownership changes. Agricultural landowners should first contact their local assessor to determine eligibility. Contact the District office at 962-8225 or email at essexswcd@westelcom.com for a new or updated Soil Group worksheet before the deadline Sunday, March 1.

CHESTERTOWN Ñ The Chestertown Rotary Club with the help of the MOAS Class at North Warren Central School will host a District Rotary Youth Exchange Weekend Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28. The exchange students hosted by Rotary Clubs in District 7190 of Rotary will spend Friday at North Warren Central School attending different classes and meeting students in the North Warren School. The MOAS(Model Organization of American States) class will be their hosts for the day. In the evening the exchange students will join the MOAS students for a pizza party and dance at the school. Families will host these exchange students in their homes Friday night. On Saturday, these exchange students will join MOAS students at Gore Mountain for a day of skiing.

Geocaching event announced

LONG LAKE Ñ The Mid-Winter Geocaching Get-Together will be held Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 1. This will follow the same theme as the previous events. An event in the middle of the Adirondack Mountains, in the middle of the Winter where geocachers from all over the North East get together to geocache, visit with geocaching friends, make new friends, share stories, trade geocoins and signature items, and just plain olÕ have fun in the snow. Multiple activities starting Friday evening through Sunday afternoon at the Long Lake Town Hall / Fire Hall (N 43¡ 58.352 W 074¡ 25.215). Check out geocaching.com for more information.

BarVino to display Gaffney artwork

NORTH CREEK Ñ BarVino will be showing original watercolors, pastels and oil paintings by Frances Gaffney from Friday, Feb. 27 through Friday, March 27. A reception to meet the artist will be held Friday, Feb. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Jeffrey Schanzer will be improvising on classical guitar.

The works displayed at barVino are a selection of pieces from the series about the nature of consciousness that were created during the residency. These paintings and drawings include representations of the Adirondack landscape overlaid with surrealism. For example, in the painting titled Ò Expansion - EvolutionÓ a large Chrysanthemum floats high above Blue Mountain Lake.

It expresses the idea that evolution is not linear but more like the opening of a flower, with petals reaching out in many directions at once. To learn more visit her website at francesgaffney.com.

BarVino is located at 272 Main Street. The hours are Sunday 4 to 9 p.m. (Kitchen 4 to 8 p.m.) Tuesday through Saturday bar opens at 4 p.m. (Kitchen 5 to 9 p.m.) closed on Mondays.

Sleeping Giant Seniors to meet

MINERVA Ñ The Minerva Sleeping Giant Seniors will meet Friday, Feb. 27, at the Minerva Town Hall, Lower Level, with John Torborg as program guest at 1 p.m. Torborg will be sharing his experiences on an African Safari, replete with visuals and a short video of the excursion. Refreshments will be served, and visitors are welcome.

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Student artwork readied

NORTH CREEK Ñ Artwork by students of Johnsburg Central School will be on exhibit from Saturday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 29, at the Tannery Pond Community Center. For more information, contact Frances Gaffney at fgaffney@tpcca.org or call 251-1505.

Akhwatsire presents ‘Mohawk Culture’

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE Ñ Ò Mohawk Dance and Cultural PresentationÓ with Akhwatsire Sunday, March 1, at the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Rte 30, at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free for museum members, students, and children; $5 for nonmembers.

Refreshments will be served. See Joshua Angus Sargent and Natasha Smoke Santiago as they share traditional Mohawk songs, dances, and stories.

EUMC announces service schedule

BOLTON Ñ The Emmanuel United Methodist Church (EUMC), 12 Stewart Avenue, announces the following schedule of Sunday worship services through March 22. Visiting clergy will lead the 10 a.m. worship service in the absence of Rev. John Chesney. Rev. John Chesney returns to lead the Palm Sunday worship service March 29, and will officiate at the Easter service Sunday, April 5.

Sunday, March 1, Rev. Henry Frueh, Chaplain, Community Hospice of Schenectady. Rev. Frueh is a previous EUMC pastor and a former District Superintendent of the Adirondack District of the Upper New York United Methodist Church (UNYUMC) Sunday, March 8, Jeannette Mann, daughter of Rev. John Chesney, is Co-Lay Leader in the UNYUMC Adirondack District.

Sunday, March 15, Rev. Henry Frueh returns.

Sunday, March 22, Rev. William Mudge, current District Superintendent of the Adirondack District(UNYUMC).

EUMC invites all to its services and to the fellowship and coffee hour following.

Pre-licensing courses planned

QUEENSBURY Ñ The New York State pre-licensing course March 6, April 17, May 29, and June 19, at the Queensbury High School room #109 at 4 p.m. The fee will be $40 residents and $50 non-residents.

The class will hold between 8 to 36 participants. Participants must register at the Queensbury Parks and Recreation office, 742 Bay Road between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Participants must bring a valid NYS learnerÕ s permit and must be 16 or older. Call 761-8216 for information.

’Hey Jude’ to break cabin fever

LONG LAKE Ñ The Hey Jude the Beatles Cover Tribute Band helps bust Long LakerÕ s out of Cabin Fever Saturday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Ò Hey Jude...The TributeÓ is John Lennon impersonator Tom Lennon Raider, Paul McCartney Impersonator Brad Ò PaulÓ Jarvis, Drummer Don Ò RingoÓ Ackerman and Guitarist/Vocalist Rick Bedrosian as George Harrison (also Keyboardist Rich Coogan). This top flight, four/five piece rock and roll band plays high quality, exciting renditions of songs written or performed by The Beatles spanning their entire decade together.

All songs are performed with the precision of the studio matched with the energy of the live environment to give the audience the best of both worlds. Shows feature authentic costumes and instruments.

The tickets are $12 pre-sale or $15 at the door, no credit cards. Tickets available from The Town of Long Lake. Make checks payable to Town of Long Lake, PO Box 496, Long Lake, NY 12847. Call 624-3077 for more information.

Ricochet Duo to perform

“Let There Be Light” sparks up

Church to show ‘Mom’s Night Out’

JOHNSBURG Ñ The North River United Methodist Church is seeking donations for the Ò Let There Be LightÓ campaign to update the electrical system in the 168 year old church building. The North River United Methodist Church was founded in 1847 and is the second oldest church located in

JOHNSBURG Ñ The RWJ United Methodist Church will be holding a Family Movie Night Saturday, Feb. 28, at 1798 South Johnsburg Road, at 7 p.m. The movie will be Ô MomÕ s Night OutÕ . There is no cost for the movie. Popcorn, snacks and beverages are provided. For information call Pastor Ar-

NORTH CREEK Ñ Ricochet Duo will perform Sunday, March 8, at 3 p.m. at the Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street. Rose Chancler, piano, and Jane Boxall, marimbist, perform the commissioned works of Hilary Tann and Doug Opel in a project celebrating Anne LaBastille: Woman of the Wilderness. The concert is presented by Upper Hudson Musical Arts. For more information call 251-3911.

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tending to demonstrate that it can process 262 people per hour at the clinic, including people with special needs or medical conditions.

The drill is to help prepare the county health office employees in dispensing medications quickly and accurately in a large-scale public clinic setting, Durkee continued.

Center to conduct the exercise.

The Center, located adjacent to the Queensbury Town municipal offices, is one of the five sites that would be activated by Warren County Public Health office as an emergency clinic during a disease outbreak, Durkee said.

The other four sites are the Town of Chester Municipal

Continued from page 1 Helping out in the mock clinic will be SUNY Adirondack nursing students, as well as county Sheriff’s officers,

Queensbury town employees, and outbreak response coordinators from Glens Falls Hospital. Likely on hand to observe the drill will be officials from the federal Office of Homeland Security, the state Department of Health, and Warren County Emergency Services.

Durkee said that Warren County Public Health is in-

He added that another purpose of the drill is to educate the public about what would happen during a disease outbreak Ñ so citizens will know what to expect if an epidemic occurs.

The county health office will be moving 12 or more computers and associated equipment to the Queensbury Community

Center in Chestertown, The Warrensburg town hall, the Lake Luzerne Town Hall, and the Warren County Human Services building on the county Municipal Center campus off Northway Exit 20. These other sites are not going to be activated for this drill.

During an outbreak, Glens Falls Hospital would be a clinic site, presumably dispensing medications to most of Glens Falls residents, and the county’s five emergency clinics would stay open for 48 hours in an attempt to dispense medications to all the county residents possible.

Durkee said that through the drill, his agency seeks to prove it can serve up medications to hundreds of people in a short time and conduct the accompanying documentation efficiently. ÒO ur objective is to demonstrate that our staff can handle a disease outbreak, and that our computer system works efficiently,” Durkee said. “We want to show that what weÕ ve put on paper can be accomplished in real life.Ó

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Events: Friday, Feb. 27

CHESTERTOWN — Craft Beer with Friends, February Beer Dinner, Adirondack Brewery. Friends Lake Inn, 963 Friends Lake Rd. 7 p.m. Details: 494-4751, friendslake.com/specialspackages.html#packages.

MINERVA — Minerva Sleeping Giant Seniors meeting, John Torborg. Minerva Town Hall, Lower Level. Free, open to public.

NORTH CREEK — Teens Only Movie Night. Tannery Pond Community Center. Details: Trena Riedinger 791-9380, robsmtn7@frontier.net.

NORTH CREEK — Watercolors, pastels, oil paintings, Frances Gaffney, reception. BarVino, , 272 Main St. 5 to 7 p.m. Jeffrey Schanzer will be improvising on classical guitar.

Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28

Minerva

Continued from page 1 at the tubing hill to make the start of the ride down a real adventure.

The approximately 50 participants enjoyed a chance to get out in the open and take advantage of some terrific outdoor activities.

The Minerva warming hut is usually open on Sunday afternoons; the skating rink is avail-

Indian Lake

Continued from page 1 Blanchard also intends to research and communicate the locations of cemeteries scattered around town, as well as, locations of old cafes, restaurants, sawmills in Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake. He will capitalize on the memories of residents regarding the old skating rink and warming shack by St. MarieÕ s store and Allie HuntÕ s boat building shop and the small pond at its rear that is now the site of the Indian Lake Community Theater.

Blanchard succeeds Bill Zullo as Town Historian. Zullo retired recently to allow the pursuit of other interests.

able for use day and night (until the lights are turned off).

The hut has plenty of skates for borrowing, but more skate donations are always welcome.

The warming hut also has a few sets of snowshoes for use on the TownÕ s snowshoe trails.

ABOVE: Many turned out to particpate in the broomball tournament.

open to canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and rowing boats.

Personal Flotation Devices will be required to be present in all craft and worn by all participants under 12 years of age.

Other Business

• Councilwoman Sally Stanton informed the board and all in attendance that Helping Hands Caregivers has announced its closure. Stanton communicated the fact that it is a difficult thing to have to announce, but that she wanted to thank the town for its sup-

Photo by Mike Corey

port of the organization over the years.

• The board unanimously passed resolution #3 to allow Highway Superintendent, James Roblee, to purchase a hydraulic excavator.

• The board unanimously passed resolution #4 authorizing the town board to act as lead agency for the SEQR process of the Town of Indian Lake Sewer District No. 1 Ð UV disinfection installation project.

The next regular Town Board Meeting will be March 9, 7 p.m., at the town hall on

Blue Mountain Lake Canoe and Kayak Race

John Collins, President of the Blue Mountain Lake Association, was in attendance at the Indian Lake Town Board Meeting seeking the permission of the board for nonexclusive use of the townÕ s canoe/kayak launch area and pavilion on the day of the race.

The permission was granted.

The race will take place on July 19.

The race is being held to help fund the placement buoys in Blue Mountain Lake to mark rocks. There will be three race distances, 14, 7 and 1.5 miles. The race will be

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CHESTERTOWN — Chestertown Rotary Club, MOAS Class District Rotary Youth Exchange Weekend. North Warren Central School.

Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 1

LONG LAKE — Tenth Annual Mid-Winter GeoCaching Get-Together. Long Lake Town Hall, Fire Hall (N 43° 58.352 W 074° 25.215). Details: geocaching.com.

Friday, Feb. 27 through Friday, March 27

NORTH CREEK — Watercolors, pastels, oil paintings, Frances Gaffney. BarVino, 272 Main St. Sunday 4 to 9 p.m. (Kitchen 4 to 8 p.m.) Tuesday through Saturday bar 4 p.m. (Kitchen 5 to 9 p.m.) Closed Mondays.

Saturday, Feb. 28

NORTH CREEK — Mini-Shredders Jibfest. Gore Mountain 793 Peaceful Valley Rd. Noon. Details: 251-2411, goremountain.com.

INDIAN LAKE — Sixth annual Snowshoe Softball Tournament benefit, be a donor. Benton Field. Registration: 11 a.m.

Play: noon. Details: 648-5828.

JOHNSBURG — RWJ United Methodist Church Family Movie Night ‘Mom’s Night Out’. 1798 South Johnsburg Rd. 7 p.m. Details: Pastor Arnold Stevens 251-3371, Kimberly Townsend 251-5315.

LONG LAKE — Mid-Winter Geocaching Get-Together.

Lunch noon. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, March 1

NEWCOMB — Got Game? K-9 Unit. Adirondack Interpretive Center, 5922 State Rte. 28N. 3 p.m. $5. Pre-registration required. Details: 582-2000 esf.edu/aic.

Saturday, Feb. 28 to Sunday, March 29

NORTH CREEK — Students of Johnsburg Central School Artwork exhibit. Tannery Pond Community Center. Details: Frances Gaffney fgaffney@tpcca.org, 251-1505.

Sunday, March 1

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — “Mohawk Dance and Cultural Presentation”, Akhwatsire. Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Rte 30. 1:30 p.m. Free museum members, students, children, $5 nonmembers.

WESTPORT — Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District agricultural exemption worksheets deadline. Details: 962-8225, essexswcd@westelcom.com.

PLATTSBURGH — Real Property tax exemption’s application deadline. Local Town Assessors.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — Cabin Fever Sundays, “Mohawk Dance and Cultural Presentation”. Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Rte 30. 1:30 p.m. Free, $5 non-members.

Monday, March 2

LONG LAKE — Recreation destinations and opportunities workshop. Long Lake Central School. 6 to 8 p.m. Details: adirondacktrailsandlodging.org, jack@adirondacktrailsandlodging.org.

RAQUETTE LAKE — Trivia night. Winter Boat. 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 3

RAQUETTE LAKE — Community Volleyball. Raquette Lake School. 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 7

NORTH RIVER — Full Moon Poker Ski & Snowshoe. Garnet Hill Lodge & Restaurant, 39 Garnet Hill Rd. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Details: garnet-hill.com, 251-2150.

LONG LAKE — Adult & Child Ice Fishing Derby. Lake Eaton.

8:30 a.m. Free. Teams of adult and child under 15. Registration Town Hall 8:30 a.m. Tip ups, lines in 9 a.m. Weigh in 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 8

NORTH CREEK — Ricochet Duo, Rose Chancler, piano and Jane Boxall, marimba. Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main St. 3 p.m. Details: 251-3911.

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Enterprise Editorial

Medical marijuana is here to stay

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edical marijuana is here to stay in New York, and Plattsburgh is stepping up to the plate in a big way to grab that brass ring for the benefit of the entire North Country.

Late last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out comprehensive proposals designed to regulate the program.

Under state purview, up to five companies will be granted two-year licenses to grow and produce medical marijuana.

Each company can have up to four dispensaries for their product.

The state hopes to spread these dispensaries out regionally, with the caveat that an area must be accepting of the idea of a medical marijuana dispensary.

NIMBY should not apply when it comes to medical pot.

The City of Plattsburgh Common Council recently voted unanimously to support Gov. CuomoÕ s medical marijuana law and market Plattsburgh as the home for a processing operation and a dispensary.

By the time the ink is dry on this editorial, the town of Plattsburgh will likely have passed similar legislation.

They are among the first in what will likely be a long line of municipalities lining up for the feeding frenzy.

Good for them.

There are two reasons why it is important to support the medical marijuana industry in the North Country.

Do no harm. ItÕ s important for patients for whom medical marijuana will be a much-needed therapeutic tool to combat a laundry list of ailments. The time to debate the pros and cons of marijuana as a medical tool is over Ñ marijuana in New York is a medicine, period. ItÕ s even cemented in the name of the legislation Ñ the Compassionate Care Act. Economic development. Whichever region ends up with a grow operation and a dispensary will face a financial windfall. By putting themselves on the map in a big way, the North Country will continue to remind Albany that there is a lot of the state above the Thruway.

A patient who qualifies for a prescription will simply not just be able to pick their script up at the local pharmacy, or have it mailed Ñ They will have to go to a dispensary. If the scene in Washington and Colorado is any indication, expect all sorts of related sub-economies to sprout up alongside these central anchors.

That could be Albany, Watertown, Syracuse... or it could be Plattsburgh and the surrounding area.

Medical marijuana should certainly be seen

as a revenue stream for both Plattsburgh and the greater North Country region.

So what would a possible operation in Plattsburgh look like?

The city is marketing the mostly dormant 100,000 square foot Imperial Mill as the most move in ready space for a grow/processing operation.

Any number of city or town properties can be turned into space for a dispensary.

Both processing and dispensing operations will bring jobs, the holy grail of any politician and a much-needed shot in the arm for our region.

The Imperial Mill is there, all but turn-key ready. Any retrofitting that would be needed to comply with state regulations would be the job of the company coming in to run the operation. The city wouldnÕ t have to spend a dime to bring the space into compliance.

Plattsburgh has some of the lowest municipal electrical rates in the entire state, why not put that fact to good use in a marketing campaign.

And then thereÕ s the projected tax revenue.

According to City Councilor Joshua KretserÕ s research, excise taxes for Clinton Country would total approximately $122,301 the first year, $264,069 the second year and $411,744 the third year.

Where else, in the borderline stagnant North Country economy, is the county going to glean that type of income?

They arenÕ t.

The NIMBY crowd will, of course, find their red herrings to chase, but this is under state, not local, operation.

The state has promised strong oversight: There is a 120-page manual for a company to comply with just to apply for a license; only physicians who have registered with the New York State Department of Health and received DOHapproved training can issue certificates, while entities that wish to manufacture and distribute the product would have to provide detailed plans of their infrastructure and operations.

Each plant grown and processed will be microchipped and tracked from bud to inhaled vapor (the state law does not allow for smoked marijuana), while independent laboratory testing would verify cannabinoid content to ensure consistency.

Pricing and advertising would be subject to DOH approval.

They probably havenÕ t thought of everything, but the state certainly isn’t flying by the seat of their pants here.

Medical marijuana is here to stay, and that Ò hereÓ should be in the North Country. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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Securing our homeland

or years America used the statement read. the conventional air Callous acts by unstable inwaves of the Soviet dividuals are nothing new in block broadcasting Radio Free this age, but itÕ s clear that those Europe and on the Island of behind this current wave of terCuba with Radio Free Cuba. ror eagerly want to bring this The United States used the form of death and destruction technology tools of the era to to communities across America. broadcast news and informaItÕ s hard to imagine how anyone tion during the Cold War to could be convinced to join these counter Soviet and communist terror movements unless they Dan Alexander propaganda. Despite being are serial killers at heart, but the Thoughts from banned across the communist fact remains they have attracted Behind the Pressline block, where regimes would several radical volunteers from try to jam its signal, people still Minneapolis and Americans managed to listen in secret to broadcasts that have been traveling to Somalia since 2007 to inspired them to oppose totalitarian rule. join these groups.

Now the table appears to be turned on the With free passage throughout the country land of the free as terrorists take a page from citizens with passports who support these our playbook. A new video from Al Shabaab terror groups pose a serious threat, the likes purportedly shows this terror group calling of which weÕ ve not yet encountered in any for an attack on the Mall of America, in Min- significant way. Making matters worse is the nesota. The Mall is one of three similar targets political divide in the nation limiting our rethe terror group specifically named, including solve to provide solutions which could better West Edmonton Mall in Canada and the Oxprepare the population to guard against these ford Street shopping area in London. groups now seeking recruits within our midst.

Al Shabaab, designated as a terrorist orgaAs was the case in 1941 when Japan atnization by the State Department in 2008, has tacked Pearl Harbor or in 2001 when terrorists close ties to Al Qaeda through its senior lead- hijacked several airliners, crashing them into ers. Like these other Jihadist terror groups, Al the Twin Towers in New York City and the Shabaab is attempting to get its share of the Pentagon, attacks on innocent families while credit for terror activity. shopping and eating would likely galvanize Now malls, shopping centers, and for that the national resolve. Sadly, events may unfold matter all public places throughout the land before we take steps to become fully commitmust attempt to contend with a steady stream ted to end the terror these groups are inflicting of terror propaganda beaming into the counon the world. try through all forms of social media and other It seems clear these terror groups want to internet traffic. impose pain and suffering on the United States Looking to reach those who may be seeking as well as any nation that they see standing some form of radical life purpose, the video in their way to create a radical Islamic world shows 6 minutes of graphic images and the state. While this threat is not from the religion terrorists celebrating the 2013 Westgate Mall of Islam, the terrorists groups use Islam as a attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed more than shield to hide their true motives.

60 people. The narrator, his face wrapped in a As a nation we must take this threat seriblack-and-white kaffiyeh-type scarf and wearously. Unfortunately, we must all recognize ing a camouflage jacket, spoke with a British how random and violent these types of ataccent. He accused Kenyan troops in Somalia tacks could be and we must be on guard, go of committing abuses against Somali Muslims. about our business, not cowering but certainly The Department of Homeland Security and be aware of activities around us. These will be FBI issued a joint statement Sunday saying challenging times but as a nation and a world that both agencies were aware of the video. Ò In of freedom loving people we must stand unitrecent months, the FBI and DHS have worked ed and prove once again that tyranny and evil closely with our state and local public safety will not silence liberty and justice. counterparts and members of the private sector, to include mall owners and operators, to Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton prevent and mitigate these types of threats,Ó Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com.

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Letters to the Editor

Trust the people To the News Enterprise: In your Feb. 21 edition of the Valley News, Peter Bauer wrote a detailed defense of ProtectÕ s lawsuit of the APAÕ s approval of the ACRÕ s development near Tupper Lake.

While I find the arguments about not trying to prevent economic opportunity and only trying to overturn a ruinous precedent for development a mysterious alignment of two opposing thoughts, I do admire Mr. Bauer Õ s courage in writing a letter that most residents of the Adirondack Park would disagree with or worse.

However, I believe Peter Bauer has again misjudged how to protect our beloved Adirondacks.

The people who love the woods, mountains, lakes and streams, wildlife, and recreation of all types in this wilderness are the best hope to protect the Adirondacks. Hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing and many other activities focus the residents on the importance of keeping our Adirondacks from the overdevelopment seen in and near many of our National Parks.

Trust the people and they will trust you.

We are a nation Ò of the people, for the people, by the people;Ó you insult the people at the risk of losing their good will and support.

Trust them.

Joseph D. Dumoulin, Jay

French language cuts a mistake To the News Enterprise: On Thursday Jan. 29, Quebec Minister of International Relations Christine St-Pierre pointed out that in 2013, the total value of trade between Quebec and New York State was nearly 6.7 billion U.S. dollars.

And on Feb. 6, NCCS Superintendent Lisa Grenville proposed the elimination of the sixth and seventh grade language classes.

In the Regents Action Plan of 1985, foreign language programs were intended to span grades 7-12. Beginning languages in grade eight was envisioned as Eighth Grade Acceleration, only for selected students.

The elimination of the sixth and seventh grade French program disrespects those one million Franco Americans who left Quebec to live in the United States.

Today, nearly 40 percent of Clinton County residents are of French Canadian origin, or are related by marriage to someone whose ancestors came from Quebec.

That would include two members of the NCCS schoolboard and its president, Mrs. Gonyo.

It is also an affront to Celine Paquette who led the 2009 Champlain Quadricentennial and continues to honor our Franco-American heritage at the Samuel de Champlain History Center and Janet McFetridge, who spent many years building the French program at NCCS. In todayÕ s global economy, now is the time to build language programs on a K12 basis, rather than cut them, especially in a district such as NCCS, located a mere two miles from the Quebec border.

The decision to have a Spanish teacher instruct French classes does a disservice to the program, the students and the Spanish teacher.

Will he or she need to take college language courses to become certified or simply be given materials and expected to learn on his or her own?

Ms. Grenville, you should not have proposed this change.

Mrs. Gonyo, Ms. Leduc and Mr. Nedeau and other board members, you should not approve it.

Parents, speak up! Do not stand by and watch this program be diminished.

Dr. Margaret Leone President, Pays du Nord Chapter, American Association of Teachers of French, Plattsburgh David Graham Immediate Past President, Pays du Nord Chapter, American Association of Teachers of French, Morrisonville

Concerned To the News Enterprise: Dear Representative Stefanik, I am sure that I am not alone in expressing my dismay to you that Netanyahu of Israel is scheduled soon to speak before a joint session of Congress.

I consider his presence before the US Congress to be a loathsome example of the level to which our form of representative government has fallen in allowing extreme bias and external influence to pollute legitimate debate and discussion.

In terms of attempting to influence US policy toward the state of Iran in favor of Israel, it is a carbon copy of the disastrous process that led to the US invasion of Iraq with its incalculable losses of life and US prestige world wide, a process that today is expanding to catastrophic dimensions.

NetanyahuÕ s presence would serve mostly to demonstrate his con-

tempt for the American people and our apparent inability to govern ourselves in terms of our own best interests.

We in this country are more than a giant warehouse of soldiers, material and wealth to be exploited and cheated by the state of Israel and to be rewarded by the contempt and hatred of a quarter of the worldÕ s population.

I am asking you to demonstrate that you are capable of comprehending the true nature of the USA/Israel relationship and that you will not support any legislative action that would lead to an attack on Iran.

I am asking you to be absent from the US Congress when Netanyahu speaks.

Thanks very much for your attention.

James Bullard, Westport

Thanks to the volunteers To the News Enterprise: On Tuesday, February 17, a fire destroyed my home on Sawmill Way in Minerva. Deep thanks to all who answered the fire calls and spent half the day in terrible weather conditions bringing water and maintaining pressure for hours to save other buildings and trees from burning. Minerva, Riverside, Schroon Lake, North Creek, Newcomb, Chestertown, Pottersville, Johnsburg and North River Fire Departments along with Warren County Fire Car 2 all responded to the fire that gutted my home.

Minerva and Newcomb EMS units also responded and assisted where needed during this time. This involved help on the scene as well as assisting with transport to the Newcomb Health Center and special medical care afforded our cat L.C., including arranging for transport to the the Glens Falls Animal Hospital.

The three cats that perished were adopted as feral kittens and simply would not leave their third floor refuge. They and everything else we lost are irreplaceable, but the losss is easier thanks to the spirit of the Minerva and greater community.

Dan Wallace Minerva

Beating those winter blues

To the News Enterprise: Are you tired of feeling tired, grumpy, or sad? Have you lost interest in things you normally like to do? Are you sleeping more? Are you craving carbohydrates and gaining weight or had a change in your eating habits? If so, you may be suffering from what is commonly known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a common form of depression that occurs during specific seasons and is linked to a decrease in daily light. As you might expect, in the Adirondacks, it is most common in the winter months, when days are short and exposure to sunlight is limited. It is also far more common in women than men.

The lack of sunlight affects the brain chemicals that enhance mood, sleep, and energy levels. Therefore, one of the most effective treatments for SAD is light therapy, which is exposure to a special light box once or twice a day, especially in the morning. Other known treatments include medications and/or Ò talk therapyÓ . However, before starting any therapy, consult with your medical provider who may want to investigate other possible causes for the symptoms you experience.

There are also some common measures that you can take to help deal with SAD, which can be challenging to begin when you already lack interest and energy! These include regular exercise, healthy eating, increasing light in your home (such as opening curtains), getting outside when possible, and staying involved socially.

Unfortunately, most people who suffer from this disorder never seek treatment and struggle unnecessarily through the winter months.

If you, or someone you know is experiencing common symptoms of SAD, be encouraged! Help is available. DonÕ t let the stigma of depression keep you, or your loved one, from Ô seeing the light.Õ For more information on SAD go to webmd.com/depression/ guide/seasonal-affective-disorder, psychologytoday.com/conditions/ seasonal-affective-disorder, mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/basics/symptoms/CON-20021047, nlm.nih. gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001532.htm.

This is submitted on behalf of the Four Rivers Alliance of Hamilton County.

Lisa Eckhoff Community Volunteer

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Question of month

What would you do if you saw someone being mean to a classmate?

Mrs. BedardÕ s First Grade Johnsburg Central School Noah Bennett: Ò If I saw anyone being mean to my classmate I would tell Mrs. Bedard or another teacher.Ó Bailey Brown: Ò If I saw someone bullying someone in the classroom I would say Ò stop it or IÕ ll tell the teacher!Ó Lucas French: Ò If someone was being mean to a classmate I would tell the teacher and an adult at home.Ó Walter Hodgson: If I saw someone being mean to someone else, I would run as fast as I could and tell an adult.Ó Brendan Kimbrell: Ò If I saw someone being mean to a classmate, I would tell an adult at home and at school.Ó

Marley Lewis: Ò If I saw someone being mean to a classmate, I would tell the first teacher I saw.”

Keegan Mottram: Ò If I saw someone being mean to a classmate, I would stick-up for my friend.

Hawk Millington: Ò If I saw anyone being mean to a classmate I would tell a grown-up in school and at home.Ó Ember Monroe: If someone was being bullied at school, I would tell an adult at school and at home.Ó Sadie Porter: If I saw one of my classmates being bullied, I would go right to Ms. Kearney and tell her.Ó Alene Tabano: Ò If someone in my class was being mean to my classmate, I would tell them to Ò STOPÓ !Ó Robert (Amari) Trent: Ò I would tell my teacher Mrs. Bedard that somebody was being bullied to a classmate.Ó Lexi Sharp: Ò If I saw someone being bullied I would stop and help them. I would tell an adult.Ó

High Heels

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igh heels. My muses are at work again and thatÕ s what they gave me today. Yeah, I know; itÕ s not much to work with, but IÕ ll give it a go. I have a rather odd combination of juices flowing through my addled brain and before I sat down to write this, I had never thought much about high heels.

I try to learn something new every day and this day is no exception. I learned that Kaye hates high heelsÑ especially those very tall, skinny

by Gordie Little ones called stilettos. She scoffed when I asked if she ever wore them and insisted she hated the thought of doing so, as she would surely be injured seriously.

One of our nephews recently posted a photo on Facebook taken in Saranac Lake when Kaye was about 17. I liked the car she was standing by and liked seeing the young lady herself. That picture was snapped in the 1940s, but I wouldnÕ t have the privilege of meeting her for another 23 years. In the picture, she is wearing shoes with low heels, which she referred to as Ò pumps.Ó She said those two-inch heels are high enough.

Four and even five-inch heels are not uncommon these days. We see them on our favorite TV personalities all the time. It seems to me they would need strong calf and back muscles to walk comfortably. How many did you see on the red carpet last Sunday night?

My mind wanders a lot. The subject of high heels sent me back to 1964 when Tommy Tucker had a hit record. Any guesses about the title? I listened to it for the fourmillionth time today on the Internet. Ò High Heel Sneakers.Ó It is probably one of the most often-recorded hits of all time. More than 1,000 different artists have wiggled their vocal cords on it through the years.

My favorite line is, Ò Wear your wig-hat on your head.Ó I have seen pictures of highheel sneakers, but never in person. My loss.

That sent me wallowing through my gray matter in search of other songs with heels or shoes in them. There are many. My friend, the late Frank Cluette, always made it clear that people who wear leather shoes should keep them properly shined. I hear his voice in my head every time I grab for the shoeshine rag. Sometimes I even hum a few bar of Ò Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy.Ó People have been referred to as Ò wellheeledÓ or wealthy for years. How did that originate? From what I can tell, it was applied to people who had enough money to own shoes. In the early days, they were all handmade and hard to come by. Other phrases such as Ò down at the heelÓ and commanding your dog to Ò heelÓ have rather obvious beginnings. IÕ ve probably been called a heel at one time or another, but thatÕ s another story all together.

Back to high heels. Women canÕ t claim them exclusively. History reveals that men wore them long before their ladies. In the 17th century, heels for men became a sign that you were high class or high-heeled. I have seen those old European menÕ s shoes in museums and they were a riot, compared to the standards of today. I also read that early warrior horsemen in some countries wore high heels to make it easier to stand up in the stirrups. Makes sense.

I suppose women eventually started wearing heels, adopting shorter hair-dos and wearing pants while striving for gender equality. After that, men stopped wearing heels when they began to have diminished meaning in terms of status.

Studies have been done showing that many, if not most, men like to see women in high heels and are not shy about expressing their opinions about how heels accent attractive legs and make women seem more confident.

If you want to wear stilettos, wedges, flats, pumps or stocking feet, itÕ s all the same to me. With the wild winter weÕ ve had, youÕ ll want to leave the heels at home or carry them to work in a bag.

Please, pray for an early spring.

Little Bits

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Seeds in place for Section VII basketball tournaments

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ă‘ Five schools earned the six top seeds in the Section VII boys and girls basketball tournaments starting this week.

While the Peru varsity teams automatically earn the Class A championship and will wait for regional play, teams in Class B, C and D started playing down their respective brackets Feb. 24.

Girls

Class A

The Peru Lady Indians will play the Section X champion Friday, March 13, at Hudson Valley Community College with tip time set for 6 p.m. in regional quarterfinal play.

Class B

Plattsburgh High School will host the opening game of sectionals as the fourth seed, playing against fifth seed Saranac Lake Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m.

The Class B semifinals will take place at AuSable Valley High School in Clintonville Friday, Feb. 27, starting with third seed Beekmantown playing second seed Northeastern Clinton at 6 p.m. That game will be followed by the winner of the Feb. 24 contest and top seed Saranac at 7:30 p.m.

The winners of the semifinal contests will be held at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Friday, March 6, with tip off scheduled for 8 p.m. The winner will advance to the state regional semifinals against the Section X Jarrod MacDougal and the undefeated Vikings are the top seed in champion Tuesday, March 10, 6 p.m. at Potsdam State University. the Section VII/Class D playoffs.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

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Class C

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The semifinal round of the Class C tournament will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at Beekmantown High School. The first game will feature third seed Seton Catholic and second seed AuSable Valley at 6 p.m., followed by fourth seed Ticonderoga and top seed Northern Adirondack at 7:30 p.m.

The winner will play for the Section VII/Class C championship Friday, March 6, 6:15 p.m. at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. The winner adAstasia Myler and the Lady Mountaineers are a two seed in the vances to the regional semifinals and will host the Section II champion at the fieldhouse Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m.

Class D girls playoffs.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

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Class D

The Class D girls tournament will open with a quartet of games Friday, Feb. 27, with games starting at 6 p.m.

Top seed Keene will host eighth seed Chazy, while second seed Minerva/Newcomb will play host to seventh seed Wells, sixth seed Lake Placid will travel to third seed Moriah and fifth seed Westport will make the short trip to Elizabethtown to face the Lady Lions of Elizabethtown-Lewis.

The semifinal matchups will take place Tuesday, March 3, at Ticonderoga High school. The 2/7 winner will face the 3/6 winner at 6 p.m., followed by the 4/5 winner against the 1/8 winner at 7:30 p.m.

The semifinal winners will be the first teams to step onto the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse floor to vie for a Section VII title Friday, March 6, 4:30 p.m. The champion will advance directly to the state regional finals, playing the Section II champion Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. at Hudson Valley Community College with a return ticket to HVCC and the state Final Four on the line.

Boys

Branden Hall and the Wildcats are the two seed in the Section VII/ Class D playoffs.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Class A

The Peru Indians have advanced to the Class A regional semifinals, where they will face the Section II champion Wednesday, March 11, 7:45 p.m. at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse in the regional semifinals.

Class B

The Class D boys tournament will open with its lone quarterfinal game Wednesday, Feb. 25, as fourth seed Saranac will host fifth seed Saranac Lake at 6 p.m.

Semifinal games will be played at AuSable Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 28, with third seed Beekmantown and second seed Northeastern Lauren Cross and the Lady Vikings are the third seed in the Section Clinton playing at 6 p.m., followed by the winner of the quarterfinal conVII/Class D playoffs.

Photo by Nancy Frasier test against top seed Plattsburgh High.

The winner will play for the sectional championship Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m. at the PSUC Fieldhouse. The winner will play the Section X champion Tuesday, March 10, 7:45 p.m. at Potsdam State University in the regional semifinals.

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Class C

Beekmantown High School will be the host of the Section VII/Class C semifinal round Friday, Feb. 27.

The 6 p.m. opening game will pit third seed Ticonderoga against second seed Seton Catholic followed by the 7:30 p.m. tilt between fourth seed AuSable Valley and top seed Northern Adirondack. The Bobcats are the only varsity program to earn the top seed in both the boys and girls hoops tournaments.

The winners at Beekmantown will head south to the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse and a meeting for the sectional title Saturday, March 7, at 1:45 p.m.

The Class C sectional champion will host the Section II champion in the regional semifinals at PSUC with a 4:15 p.m. tip.

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Garrison Hughes and the Sentinels are the fourth seed in the Section VII/Class C playoffs.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

Class D Kristen Palandrini and the Lady Sentinels are the fourth seed in the Class C tournament.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

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The nine-team Class D field will open Wednesday, Feb. 25, with ninth seed Chazy traveling to face eighth seed Elizabethtown-Lewis at 6 p.m.

The winner of the opening round will travel to face top seed and undefeated Moriah Saturday, Feb.. 28, at 6 p.m.

Other quarterfinal games Feb. 28 (6 p.m. starts) will see seventh seed Lake Placid travel to second seed Schroon Lake; sixth seed Willsboro against third seed Keene in Keene Valley; and fourth seed Westport hosting fifth seed Indian Lake/Long Lake.

The semifinals will be held Wednesday, March 4, with the winners of the 2/7 and 3/6 games playing at 6 p.m., followed by the winners of the 4/5 and 1/8-9 games at 7:30 p.m.

The Class D championship game will be played Saturday, March 7, starting at noon at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse.

The Section VII/Class D champion will receive a bye into the regional finals Saturday, March, 14, facing the winner of the Section II/X regional Henry Sandiford and the Orange are the fifth seed in the Class D semifinal at PSUC with a 2 p.m. tip time. tournament.

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Damn coyotes!

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n last weekÕ s column, I referred to the process of rewilding our youth, in the same manner we rewilded our lands.

And as expected, I got a fair bit of flack from the same old collection of hard heads, who donÕ t believe predators and prey are indelibly linked, as key cogs in the functioning of the entire ecosystem.

If I had a dollar for every time IÕ ve heard the expression: Damn coyotes!, IÕ d be a very wealthy man right about now.

Over the years, IÕ ve been told coyotes are responsible for the demise of just about every species in the woods ranging from whitetail deer, to ruffed grouse and varying hare.

IÕ ve also examined enough coyote scat to realize coyotes are all purpose scavengers, that rarely turn down an easy meal.

Coyotes are extremely adaptive creatures and they will eat whatever is available at the time, including June Bugs, moths, beetles, grasshoppers, mice, squirrels, rabbits, berries, crayfish, apples and just about anything else they can scrounge up.

I guess it is difficult to carry the weight of such little facts in a closed mind. Ò All coyotes are killers,Ó IÕ ve been told by the reliable sources, and I now worry about speculation that a mysterious coyote was on Ô the grassy knollÕ on that fateful day in Dallas, so many years ago.

It is difficult to understand how a close cousin of man’s best friend could be so reviled.

Coyotes are not indigenous to New York. They first began migrating into northern New England and New York during the 1930Õ s and 1940Õ s, and hunters contend theyÕ ve been depleting deer herds ever since, especially in the Adirondacks.

Coyotes will take a fawn or two, and they may also ravage an old doe as well, but black bears take far more fawns off the count.

Currently coyotes inhabit all of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. They are occupying a biological niche previously filled by the eastern gray wolf; which was eradicated by bounty hunters during the 1800Õ s.

While coyotes prefer eastern woodlands, they have adapted to urban environments as evidenced by their current presence in NY CityÕ s Central Park, downtown Chicago, Phoenix and other major metropolitan areas across the country.

Most eastern coyotes are believed to have a genetic combination that is more closely linked to wolves than domestic dogs; despite the fact they are referred to as coydogs throughout the North East.

Historically, coyotes have taken advantage of environmental conditions in the Northeast that have allowed them to prey on whitetails when heavy, deep snows and cold biting winds force deer to gather in winter yards.

However, in recent years, climate change has diminished the extent and duration of the Adirondack snowpack, which has radically changed the dynamics of traditional deer yards.

This change has also been impacted by the ever growing population of Ô urban whitetailsÕ which now inhabit nearly every community in the state.

These semi-wild, four-legged urbanites can be found on the front lawns of communities stretching from Saranac Lake to Lake Pleasant and all points in-between. The village dwellers prefer to feed on urban plantings, shrubs and similar food sources, as well as regular handouts. They are Ô drifters from the forestÕ and well meaning townsfolk do more harm than good by feeding them.

The safe urban confines also provide whitetails with protection from coyotes, as it is much easier for them to elude a domestic dog, than escape a pack of coyotes.

ThereÕ s no doubt coyotes will continue to prey on whitetails, however research indicates they simply do not kill enough deer to put a discernible dent in the overall population in most areas of NY state.

While coyotes undoubtedly have an impact on Adirondack deer herds, there are many other factors that affect the availability of food sources during the boom and bust cycles of prey species. The most common food items found in coyote stomachs were small rodents (42

percent), fruit (23 percent), deer (22 percent), and rabbit. Coyotes take far more fawns than mature deer.

Just as mast crops regulate the size of rodent litters, there are natural processes that affect the whitetail population.

Likewise, coyote populations are subject to fluctuations in the availability of prey such as rabbits, varying hare, mice, voles, birds as well as other food sources including fruit, nut, insects, birds, mice, voles and more.

Hunting does have a legitimate affect on game management, although the total number of whitetail deer harvested by hunters, about 220,000 on average in NY, is comparable to the tally of deer killed on the stateÕ s highways annually.

Fortunately, hunters have an opportunity to harvest and utilize their venison, while vehicle accidents sadly result in over 200 human fatalities with annual costs ranging upwards of $4 billion annually.

It’s difficult to get an accurate estimate of the coyote population in the state, as they are a very elusive and secretive species.

Many people believe they can gauge the size of the local coyote population based on the extent of their howls, barks, yips and yowls.

However, the calls can be deceiving, as just a few yapping, yowling coyotes can sound like a pack of over a dozen or more.

Coyotes first migrated into the state around the turn of the 20th century, and many hunters contend they have been depleting the stateÕ s deer herd ever since, especially in the Adirondack region. In fact, the hunting season for coyotes and other fur bearers is the most liberal in the state, and it allows hunters to utilize electronic calls, scents, battery operated decoys, laser sights, spotlights and even bait.

Coyotes, as well as bobcat, coyote, red fox, grey fox, raccoon, opossum, and skunks may be hunted at any hour, day or night, from daybreak on opening day until midnight on the closing day of the season.

If hunting without a light, the use of a light gathering (Ò starlightÓ ) scope is legal on any firearm, handgun, bow, crossbow or shotgun.

According to NYSDEC hunting regulations, fur bearers may be taken with a handgun, shotgun, rifle, bow, or crossbow. They can be chambered in any cartridge, except during the open season for deer.

Air guns can also be used to hunt fur bearers, but slingshots cannot.

The End Game

There is no doubt coyotes prey on deer, and on a wide variety of other wild food sources as well.

As the most common apex predator in the region, coyotes fill a valuable role in the ecosystem.

Perceptive hunting, a concept advanced by Aldo Leopold recognizes our expanded role in the ecosystem and the effects of our participation on the ecosystem as hunters. As apex predators, we must remain cognizant of our responsibilities as we enter into the woods.

It requires hunters to take into account of the whole system as it is affected by our hunt. As Leopold explains in A Sand County Almanac: Ò A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.Ó In the course of our outings, we must consider the entire package from sustainability to ethics and eventually to conservation and protection.

As conservation science has improved, so has our understanding of the important role game species provide within the entire ecosystem.

Aldo Leopold, often considered the father of wildlife management was an original thinker and a avid sportsman. He recognized the important role that predators provide in the natural circle of life when he explained, Ò Harmony with the land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.Ó As conservation science advanced, so too have calls for understanding the role that game species, especially landscape level predators, provide to the entire ecosystem.

It is impossible to appreciate whitetail deer without recognizing the essential role coyotes play in their survival.

The deer population actually regulates the number of coyote pups born each season, and as a result of this interconnected relationship, wild lands are able to provide for the survival of each.

Once it is possible to grasp the extent of this interdependent relationship, it is easy to understand why cursing coyotes is essentially the same as damning deer in the same breathe.

It is similar to the relationship between humans and wild places, one does not exist without the other, for the benefit of all.

An eastern coyote makes its way across a field in the Adirondacks last summer.

Photo by Joe Hackett

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

NORTH CREEK Ñ The Town of Johnsburg LibraryÕ s knitting circle meets every Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Beginners are welcome.

The Library is still working on their conversational Spanish class so if anybody is interested in joining, call at 251-4343 and let them know what times would work. They have software and audio books available.

Make an Adirondack Mystery Quilt program will be held Sunday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The class will be taught

by Linda Denner. The materials list is available. Call to register. Ò This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the NY Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NY State Legislature and administration by Lower ADK Regional Arts Council.Ó The Library is hosting a tea party for kids Saturday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m. Call to register for this event.

The new fiction is The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah, Motive

by Jonathan Kellerman, Crash and Burn by Lisa Gardner.

The new DVD’s are Maleficent, Downton Abbey Season 5, John Wick, The Drop, Olive Kitteredge, Gone Girl, Divergent.

The Preschool storyhour and crafts meet every Friday from 10 to 11 a.m.

The Library has two Nooks available for checkout. Come get a lesson to download a book then take it home to enjoy.

Wolves visit the museum BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE Ñ Steve and Wendy Hall of the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge Rehabilitation Center presents Ò Wolves: The Role of a Keystone Predator in NatureÓ Sunday, March 22, at the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Rte 30, at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free for museum members, students, and children; $5 for non-members. Refreshments will be served.

Learn how wolf packs defend their territories, meet a live wolf, learn what kinds of wolves live in the Adirondacks, what their behavioral displays indicate, and much more.

OBITUARIES JEAN M. RICHARDS

January 6, 1935-February 14, 2015 Award in 2008 for having volunteered more than 1,000 hours.

Jean attended the First Congregational Church in Burlington, VT, but maintained her membership at the North Creek United Methodist Church in North Creek, NY, as well.

Her greatest pleasure in life was spending time with her family and friends, and she especially enjoyed the musiNorth Creek, NY/South cality of her grandchildren.

Burlington, VT: In addition to her parents, Jean M. Richards, 80, of Aspen Drive and formerly Jean was predeceased by her beloved husband of 44 years, North Creek , NY, passed Thomas G. Richards. away peacefully Saturday, Survivors include her son, February 14, 2015, at the Jeffrey Richards and his wife, Vermont Respite House in Kim (Layton), of Stanley, Williston, after a five year NC; a daughter Lynn Banach battle with cancer. and her husband, Albert, of Born January 6, 1935, in Colchester, VT; grandchilGlens Falls, NY, she was the dren, Julianna and AJ Badaughter of the late Hugh nach of Colchester, VT, and and Thelma (Wells) VanderAlicia Banach and her fiance, warker of North Creek, NY. Brigitte LaChance, of Jean graduated from MinerBurlington, VT. Jean is also va Central School in 1952, survived by her sister, Joan before furthering her educaSchreiner and her husband, tion at Mildred Elley SecreJohn, of Loudonville, NY; tarial School, Albany, NY, her brother Jack Vanderand obtaining her certificate warker and his wife, Judy in 1953.

(McNally), of North Creek, She married Thomas Richards on June 24, 1956 at NY, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. the North Chester Baptist Friends may call on Jeans Church. The couple relocated family from 11 am to 1 pm, several times, residing in Saturday, February 21, 2015 Milwaukee, WI, Saratoga at the Alexander Funeral Springs, NY, Wappingers Home, 3809 Main St., WarFalls, NY, Port Ewen, NY, rensburg. and North Creek, NY. A funeral service to celebrate Throughout the years, she her life will immediately folwas employed by several low the visitation at 1 pm at companies, including General Electric Co. in both Sch- the funeral home with Rev. Stephen Andrews, Pastor of enectady, NY and in Milthe Warrensburg First United waukee, WI, the Saratoga Methodist Church, officiatCounty Mental Health Clining. ic, Saratoga Springs, NY, and Burial will be conducted in the Wappingers Central the spring in Warrensburg School District, Wappingers Cemetery.

Falls, NY, from where she reExpressions of sympathy tired in 1995. After moving may take the form of donato South Burlington, VT, in tions in Jeans memory to the 2000, to be near her children, Vermont Cancer Center, 89 who were both living in VerBeaumont Ave., Burlington, mont at the time, she worked VT 05405 or to the Vermont part-time at the Christmas Respite House, 99 Allen Loft, and volunteered for Brook Lane, Williston, VT several organizations 05495. through the United Ways Retired Senior Volunteer Pro- Please visit www.alexanderfh.net for online guest gram.

Jean received the book, condolences, and diPresidents Volunteer Service rections.

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Looking for someone to help sell my new book on internet & social media, pay negotiable, located in Bridport, VT. Call 802-758-2758.

Marina Support/Groundskeeper help wanted at Silver Bay location, $12-$15 DOE, clean driving record, room for advancement, benefits available, MUST have basic mechanical skills. Duties: to assist with boat transport, inventory, clean boats, yard work, snow removal, office cleaning. Fax 518543-6732 or Email: nicole.farnsworth@hackerboat.com

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Those with plant/landscaping knowledge experience a plus.

Ability to repeatedly perform physical and strenuous lifting and work throughout the day a must. Primary responsibility would be to work directly with the Nursery Manager during our busy seasons.

Excellent Perks including an Employee Discount and Flexible Schedule but ability to work weekends also a must.

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The Town of Crown Point Youth Commission is now hiring the following positions for the 2015 summer program; Assistant Director (must be 21 and have a bachelors degree and prefer a Crown Point resident). A life guard (must be 16 years old and have life guard certification and a Crown Point resident). And councilor position (must be 16 and a Crown Point resident.) Please pick up applications at Crown Point School main office. Please send application and letter of intent to Penny Comes at 1809 White Church Rd. Crown Point N.Y. 12928. Must be post marked by March 28th The Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce is seeking a friendly and outgoing Administrative Assistant to work part time at our office on Main St in Warrensburg.

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Office: Warren County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 333 Aviation Road, Building A, Queensbury, NY 12804. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NE-02/21-03/28/20156TC-73586 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ADIRONDACK FESTIVALS LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY On 10/23/14 Office Location: Warren County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom Process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Adirondack Festivals LLC, 22 Honey Hollow Road Queensbury, NY 12804 Purpose: any lawful activity.

NE-01/24-02/28/20156TC-71109 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Adirondack Suds and Scents Limited Editions LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/8/2015 Office Location: Warren County.

The United States Corporation Agents Inc. is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. United States Corporation Agents Inc shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 108 Bear Pond Rd Athol NY 12810. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity NE-02/28-04/04/20156TC-74065 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ANTLER PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/22/2015. Office location, County of Warren.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 43 Everts Ave., Glens Falls, NY 12801. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE-02/07-03/1420156TC-72487 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BEAN ROAD PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/17/15. Office location: Warren County. Princ. office of LLC: Brenda Lewis, 21 Hill Clyde Acres, Chestertown, NY 12817.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NE-02/28-04/04/20156TC-74082 BENCHMARK PLANS, LLC, a limited liability company with its office located in Warren County at 4 Noble Way, Queensbury, NY 12804, was filed with the Department of State on December 16, 2014. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of this limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of an process served upon it against this limited liability company is 4 Noble Way, Queensbury, NY 12804. The limited liability company shall engage in any lawful business for which it may be organized in the State of New York.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF EASTERN ADIRONDACK HOME & DESIGN, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY On December 15, 2014 Office Location: Warren County SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom Process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 732 Pembroke Way, Ridgefield, NJ 07657 and/or 1755 York Avenue, Suite 7G, New York, NY 10128 Purpose: any lawful activity NE-01/24-02/28/20156TC-71347 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ERDMANN LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/12/2015.

Office location, County of Warren. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 85 Reservoir St., Cambridge, MA 02138. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE-01/31-03/07/20156TC-72073 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Articles of Organization for a limited liability company named Genovese Realty, LLC were filed with the Department of State on January 27, 2015. The office of the LLC is to be located in Warren County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her is 333 Glen Street, Suite 103, Glens Falls, NY 12801. The latest date upon which the LLC is to dissolve is December 31, 2114.

The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is owning, renting, improving and selling real estate, and all activities incidental or complementary thereto, and such other activities as may be engaged in by a company formed under the Limited Liability Company Law. NE-02/21-03/28/20156TC-73477 I, JO A SMITH, TOWN CLERK OF THE TOWN OF JOHNSBURG, do hereby certify that the Annual Report of the Supervisor for the year ending December 31, 2014 has been filed in my office and is available for public inspection during hours of 12 pm and 4 pm at the Town Hall, North Creek, New York.

Dated February 23, 2015 Jo A Smith, Town Clerk Town of Johnsburg NE-02/28-03/07/20152TC-74260 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF INN ON THE HILL RESORT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/2015. Office location, County of Warren.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 3007 Lake Shore Dr., Lake George, NY 12845.

Purpose: any lawful act.

NE-01/31-03/07/20156TC-72069 KURILLA ACUPUNCTURE, PLLC filed Articles of Organization with the Department of State of NY on 12/12/2014.

Office Location: County of Warren. The Secretary of State of NY ("SSNY") has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The PLLC, 301 Dixon Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804.

Purpose: Acupuncture.

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has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any such process served to: The PLLC, 301 Dixon Rd., Queensbury, NY 12804.

Purpose: Acupuncture.

NE-02/14-03/21/20156TC-73028 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LAKE GEORGE FORESTRY SERVICES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/15/2015. Office location, County of Warren.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Hendrick St., Lake George, NY 12845. Purpose: any lawful act.

NE-02/07-03/14/20156TC-72488 LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Warren, New York, on February 20, 2015, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Dated: February 20, 2015 Lake George, New York JOAN SADY Clerk, Board of Supervisors SUMMARY OF BOND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $250,000 SERIAL BONDS AND/OR BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OF WARREN COUNTY TO PAY THE COST OF THE ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF A PERIMETER FENCE FOR THE FESTIVAL SPACE AT THE CHARLES R. WOOD PARK The Bond Resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on February 20, 2015 by the Warren County Board of Supervisors. The validity of the obligations authorized by such Resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which Warren County is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of the publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

The specific object or purpose for which the obligations authorized by the Bond Resolution are to be issued is the acquisition and installation of a perimeter fence for the Festival Space at the Charles R. Wood Park. The maximum estimated cost of the project is $250,000. For the purpose of paying the cost of the project the Bond Resolution authorized the issuance of Serial Bonds and/or Bond Anticipation Notes, including renewal of such notes of the County of Warren up to a maximum of $250,000.

The plan for financing the maximum estimated cost to the project is the issuance of up to

thorized the issuance of to which the SSNY shall Serial Bonds and/or mail a copy of such proBond Anticipation Notes, cess is: 64 Main St., including renewal of Queensbury, NY 12804. such notes of www.newsenterprise.org the Coun- Address maintained in ty of Warren up to a its jurisdiction is: 1521 maximum of $250,000.

Concord Pike, STE. 301, The plan for financing Wilmington, DE 19803. the maximum estimated The authorized officer in cost to the project is the its jurisdiction of organiissuance of up to zation where a copy of its Certificate of Forma$250,000 Serial Bonds or Bond Anticipation tion can be obtained is: DE Secretary of State, Notes of Warren County.

401 Federal St., Ste. 4, The period of probable Dover, DE 19901. The usefulness of the project is fifteen (15) years for purpose of the company the acquisition and in- is: any lawful act. stallation of a perimeter NE-02/07-03/14/2015fence for the Festival 6TC-72489 Space at the Charles R. NOTICE OF FORMATION Wood Park pursuant to OF LIMITED LIABILITY subdivision 19(c) of COMPANY Under SecSection 11.00 of the Lo- tion 203 of the Limited cal Finance Law. The Liability Company Law maximum maturity of Name: Smiths Trucking these obligations will & Excavating, LLC, Artinot exceed the projects cles of Organization filed stated period of proba- with the Secretary of ble usefulness. There State of New York shall be annually levied (SSNY) on February 18, on all the taxable real 2015. Office location: property of Warren Warren County. SSNY is County a tax sufficient to designated as agent of pay the principal of and the LLC upon whom interest on such Bonds process against it may as the same become due be served. SSNY shall and payable. mail a copy of process A complete copy of the to: c/o The LLC, 23 VerBond Resolution sum- mont Avenue, Queensmarized herewith is bury, New York 12804. available for public in- Purpose: Any lawful act spection during regular or activities. business hours at the NE-02/28-04/04/2015office of the Clerk of the 6TC-74259 Board of Supervisors at NOTICE OF FORMAvisa the Warren County MuTION OF LIMITED LIAnicipal Center, 1340 BILITY COMPANY (LLC) State Route 9, Lake Name: Solutions for InGeorge, New York and dependent Living, LLC may be viewed on the Articles of Organization Warren County website at www.warrencoun- filed with the Secretary of State of New York tyny.gov.

(SSNY) on September NE-02/28/2015-1TC17, 2014 Office Loca74264 tion: Warren County.

NOTICE OF FORMATION The SSNY is designated OF NATIONAL SOLAR as agent of the LLC INSPECTIONS GROUP upon whom process LLC Arts. of Org. filed against it may be served. with the Sect'y of State SSNY shall mail a copy of NY (SSNY) on of any process to the 1/2/2015 with an exist LLC at: 57 Webster Avdate of 1/1/15. Office lo- enue, Glens Falls, NY cation, County of War- 12801. Purpose: To enren. SSNY has been des- gage in any lawful act or ignated as agent of the activity.

LLC upon whom pro- NE-01/31-03/07/2015cess against it may be 6TC-71870 served. SSNY shall mail STATE OF NEW YORKprocess to: The LLC, 64 COUNTY OF WARREN Main St., Queensbury, NOTICE OF ADOPTION NY 12804. Purpose: any OF LOCAL LAW NO. 2 lawful act.

OF 2015 NE-01/31-03/07/2015PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 6TC-72081 that on the 20th day of February, 2015, the NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY Board of Supervisors of Warren County adopted COMPANY (LLC) Name: P. J. Cunning- Local Law No. 2 of 2015 ham Associates LLC. entitled A Local Law Superseding County Law Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of Section 215 and AuthoState of New York rizing Private Sale, Without Bidding, Public Ad(SSNY) on 01/29/2015. vertisement or Auction, Office location: Warren of Certain County Owned County. SSNY has been designated as agent of Real Property in the the LLC upon whom Town of Queensbury process against it may and Determining the be served. SSNY shall Real Property is Not Remail a copy of process quired for Public Use" to: The LLC c/o 16 Stone and the following is a Pine Lane, Queensbury, true copy thereof.

NY 12804. Purpose of BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVILLC: any lawful activity.

SORS NE-02/07-03/14/2015JOAN SADY, CLERK 6TC-72689 COUNTY OF WARREN SCOTT F. McMAHON, LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF M.D., PLLC 2015 Notice of the formation A LOCAL LAW SUPERof the above named Pro- SEDING COUNTY LAW fessional Limited Liabili- SECTION 215 AND AUty Company ("PLLC") Ar- THORIZING PRIVATE ticles of Organization SALE, WITHOUT BIDfiled with the Depart- DING, PUBLIC ADVERment of State of NY on TISEMENT OR AUC1/29/2015. Office Loca- TION, OF CERTAIN tion: County of Warren.

COUNTY OWNED REAL The Secretary of State of PROPERTY IN THE NY ("SSNY") has been TOWN OF QUEENSBURY designated as agent of AND DETERMINING THE the PLLC upon whom REAL PROPERTY IS process against it may NOT REQUIRED FOR be served. SSNY shall PUBLIC USE mail a copy of any such BE IT ENACTED, by the process served to: The Board of Supervisors of PLLC, 5 Warren St., Ste. the County of Warren, 207, Glens Falls, NY New York, as follows: 12801.

Purpose: SECTION 1. Legislation Medicine and Surgery.

Intent and Purpose.

NE-02/21-03/28/2015This Local Law allows 6TC-73591 the provisions of County SES APEX LLC filed an Law Section 215 to be superseded to allow the App. for Authority with sale of certain County the NY Dept. of State on 12/31/2014.

Jurisdic- owned real property lotion: DE and the date of cated in the Town of its organization is: Queensbury and more specifically described 2/4/2014. Office location herein, by private sale. in NY State: Warren The sale is for the WestCounty . The Secretary of the State of NY mount Health Facility and associated lands ("SSNY") is designated consisting of 8.18 acres as agent upon whom process against it may more or less.

SECTION 2. County Law be served, the address to which the SSNY shall Section 215 Amended mail a copy of such pro- and/or Superseded. The cess is: 64 Main St., Warren County Board of hereby Queensbury, NY 12804. Supervisors Address maintained in states its intent, by this Local Law, to supersede its jurisdiction is: 1521 Concord Pike, STE. 301, County Law Section 215 Wilmington, DE 19803. (6) which provides that The authorized officer in property no longer necits jurisdiction of organi- essary for public use ... zation where a copy of may be sold or leased

Section 215 Amended and/or Superseded. The Warren County Board of Supervisors hereby states its intent, by this Local Law, to supersede County Law Section 215 (6) which provides that property no longer necessary for public use ... may be sold or leased only to the highest responsible bidder after public advertisement.

Warren County owns and operates the Westmount Health Facility.

This is considered a proprietary enterprise function of the County as compared to a governmental function. In considering a sale of the Westmount Health Facility, the Board of Supervisors identified certain objectives to be achieved. These objectives could not necessarily be realized if the provisions of County Law Section 215(6) were to be followed. Accordingly, the Board of Supervisors engaged in an open, competitive request for proposal process with all objectives included in the request for proposals. Through this process a successful proposer was identified, the objectives were achieved and contract documents were negotiated, approved and executed subject to the acceptance of this Local Law. The total purchase price is Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000).

SECTION 3. Description of County owned real property effected by Local Law and determination that said real property not required for public use. This Local Law concerns the sale of the Westmount Health Facility and associated lands consisting of 8.18 acres, more or less, lying and existing adjacent to Gurney Lane in the Town of Queensbury, and further described in the deeds to Warren County recorded at Book 140 at Page 438 and Book 140 at Page 440, in the Book of Deeds.

The property bears tax map parcel no. 288.-151. By Resolution No. 638 of 2014 the Warren County Board of Supervisors, in anticipation of the conveyance of Westmount Health Facility and associated 8.18 acres, more or less, and contingent upon the adoption of this Local Law determined that the Westmount Health Facility and the associated 8.18 acres, more or less, serves no County purpose. The determination by the Board of Supervisors that the Westmount Health Facility and the associated 8.18 acres, more or less, serves no County purpose is hereby confirmed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, necessary easements for the benefit of the County over and upon the property have been reserved.

SECTION 4. Authorization to Sell Certain County Property in the Town of Queensbury.

Warren County, acting through the Warren County Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and empowered to, sell the Westmount Health Facility and associated 8.18 acres, more or less, for the total purchase price of Two Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,300,000) by private sale and without bidding, public advertisement or auction and pursuant to the contract documents entered into for such purpose. Centers for Specialty Care Group, the successful proposer formed and incorporated Warren Operations Associates, LLC and Warren Land Associates, LLC for the purpose of completing the transaction the conveyance of the Westmount Health Facility will be to Warren Operations, LLC and the conveyance of the 8.18 acres, more or less will be to Warren Land Associates, LLC. Therefore, Warren County, acting through the Warren County Board of Supervisors, is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the Westmount

will be to Warren Operations, LLC and the conveyance of the 8.18 acres, more or less will be to Warren Land Asso-by Denton Publications, Inc. Published ciates, LLC. Therefore, Warren County, acting NOTICE TO BIDDERS through the Warren County Board of Super- The undersigned shall visors, is hereby autho- receive sealed bids for rized and empowered to sale and delivery to the County of Warren as folsell the Westmount Health Facility and asso- lows: BID-WC 20-15 NURSciated 8.18 acres, more ING SUPPLIES or less, for a total sales BID WC 21-15 CORRUprice of Two Million Three Hundred Thou- GATED POLYETHYLENE sand Dollars CULVERT PIPE AND FITTINGS ($2,300,000) to Warren Operations Associates, You may obtain these Specifications either onLLC and Warren Land Associates, LLC as de- line or through the Purtailed above and pur- chasing Office. If you have any interest in suant to the executed these Specifications oncontract documents.

SECTION 5. Local Law line, please follow the instructions to register on Subject to Referendum of Petition. This Local the Empire State Bid System website, either Law shall not take effect for free or paid subscripuntil at least forty-five (45) days after its adop- tion. Go to http://warrencountyny.gov and tion or until approved by the affirmative vote of a choose BIDS AND PROPOSALS to access the majority of the qualified electors of Warren Empire State Bid System go directly County voting on a OR proposition for its ap- http://www.EmpireStateproval if, within forty- BidSystem.com. If you five (45) days after choose a free subscription, please note that adopting, there shall be filed with the Clerk, a pe- you must visit the site tition protesting against up until the response deadline for any addensuch Local Law, signed and authenticated as re- da. All further information pertaining to this quired by the Municipal bid will be available on Home Rule Law of the this site. Bids which are State of New York. The Clerk shall publish this not directly obtained from either source will Local Law and take such be refused. further action as may be required by the Munici- Bids may be delivered to pal Home Rule Law con- the undersigned at the Warren County Human cerning this Local Law. SECTION 6. Severabili- Services Building, Warty. If any clause, sen- ren County Purchasing tence, paragraph, subdi- Department, 3rd Floor, 1340 State Route 9, vision, section or part of this Local Law or the ap- Lake George, New York, plication thereof to any during regular business person, individual, cor- hours. Bids will be reporation, firm, partner- ceived up until Thursship, entity or circum- day, March 19, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at which time stance shall be adjudged by any court of compe- they will be publicly tent jurisdiction to be in- opened and read. All valid or unconstitutional, bids must be submitted on proper bid proposal such order or judgment shall not affect, impair forms. Any changes to or invalidate the remain- the original bid documents are grounds for der thereof, but shall be immediate disqualificaconfined in its operation tion. to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, Late bids by mail, courisection or part of this er or in person will be Local Law or in its appli- refused. Warren County cation to the person, in- will not accept any bid dividual, corporation, or proposal which is not delivered to Purchasing firm, partnership entity by the time indicated on or circumstance directly involved in the contro- the time stamp in the versy in which order or Purchasing Department judgment shall be ren- Office.

The right is reserved to dered. reject any or all bids.

SECTION 7.

Effective Julie A. Butler, PurchasDate. Subject to and upon satisfaction of the ing Agent requirements of SEC- Warren County Human Services Building TION 5 hereof, this Local Law shall take effect Tel. (518) 761-6538 NE/AJ-02/28/2015-1TCupon filing in the Office 74261 of the Secretary of State.

NE/AJ-02/28NOTICE TO BIDDERS 03/07/2015-2TC-74265 The undersigned shall receive sealed bids for sale and delivery to the County of Warren as folNOTICE OF FORMATION OF AN LLC: THE PIZZA lows: WC 22-15 - DISPOSSHOP LLC ABLE FOOD SERVICE Articles of Organization were filed with the Sec- ITEMS retary of State of New You may obtain these York (SSNY) on October Specifications either online or through the Pur30, 2014 chasing Office. If you Office location: Warren have any interest in County. The Secretary these Specifications onof State is designated as agent of the limited lia- line, please follow the instructions to register on bility company upon whom process against it the Empire State Bid may be served. The ad- System website, either for free or paid subscripdress within or without tion. Go to http://warthis state to which the and Secretary of State shall rencountyny.gov mail a copy of any pro- choose BIDS AND PROPOSALS to access the cess against the limited Empire State Bid System liability company served OR go directly to upon him or her is: http://www.EmpireStateGiovanni Canepa BidSystem.com. If you 3897 Main Street, Suite choose a free subscrip2 tion, please note that Warrensburg, NY 12885 you must visit the site NE-02/28-04/04/2015up until the response 6TC-73874 deadline for any addenda. All further information pertaining to this bid will be available on NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TRAMONTI LLC. Ar- this site. Bids which are not directly obtained ticles of organization from either source will filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) be refused.

Bids may be delivered to on 02/013/2015. Office location: Warren County. the undersigned at the SSNY has been desig- Warren County Human Services Building, Warnated as agent of the ren County Purchasing LLC upon which process Department, 3rd Floor, against it may be served.

1340 State Route 9, SSNY shall mail process Lake George, New York to the LLC, 225 Ottawa Street, Lake George, NY between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

12845.

Purpose: Any lawful ac- Bids will be received up until Thursday, March tivity.

12, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at NE-02/28-04/04/2015which time they will be 6TC-74266 publicly opened and read. All bids must be submitted on proper bid proposal forms.

Any

Department, 3rd Floor, 1340 State Route 9, Lake George, New York between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.

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by Denton Publications, Inc. Bids will be received up until Thursday, March 12, 2015LEGALS at 3:00 p.m. at which time they will be publicly opened and read. All bids must be submitted on proper bid proposal forms.

Any changes to the original bid documents are grounds for immediate disqualification.

Late bids by mail, courier or in person will be refused. Warren County will not accept any bid or proposal which is not delivered to Purchasing by the time indicated on the time stamp in the Purchasing Department Office.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.

Julie A. Butler, Purchasing Agent Warren County Human Services Building Tel. (518) 761-6538 NE-02/28/2015-1TC74262 LOGGING

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