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‘99 percent’ re-emerges to oppose inequality

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Facing soaring costs and shrinking revenues, school districts are opting to spend less on services for their students at Champlain Valley Educational Services.

This has resulted in layoffs at CVES, as well as shrinking programs.

But CVES officials say their program remains strong and is as vital now as it was when it was formed decades ago.

“We provide valuable services, and I think we will be important and viable in the future,” said Craig King, superintendent of CVES. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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A Tsawa monk from India works on a sand mandala at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh. See related article on page 3.

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Stopping prescription and synthetic drug use

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Participants at the “Our Youth at Risk” talk at Plattsburgh High School, held to raise awareness about prescription and synthetic drug abuse.

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PLATTSBURGH — More than 2,700 teens try prescription drugs daily to get high.

Unintentional overdose deaths involving prescription opiods have quadrupled since 1999 and now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine.

But at a recent gathering held to raise awareness and address the culture of prescription and synthetic drug abuse, Clinton County Sherriff Dave Favro said it wasn’t a problem.

“Instead of referring to this as a problem, I view it as a result of other problems we need to identify,” said Favro at the first of a series of town hall meetings throughout the North Country.

Prescription drug abuse is the inten-

tional use of a medication without a prescription, in a way other than prescribed, or for getting high.

Forty-eight million people age 12 and over used prescription drugs for non-medical purposes, roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population.

Prescription drug abuse is only surpassed by cannabis among 12th graders, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

It starts at 12-17 and peaks at 18-24.

Prescription drug abuse is a dead heat between men and women.

The medications most commonly abused are pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives.

Oxycontin, Darvon, Vicodin, Dilauloud, Xanax, valium, Ativan, Librium, and the list goes on.

“Many parents think it is just something you read about,” Richard S.

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‘99 Percent Spring’ under way, locals seek non-violent direct action Activists organize to oppose the interests of the economic elite

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Mona Dubay has attended events in New York City to learn how to teach local activists about the tactics of non-violent direct action.

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middle of the income scale rose by 40 percent, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Since 1979, the average pre-tax income for the bottom 90 percent of households decreased by $900, while those in the one percent saw their income soar by more than $700,000.

Between 1992 and 2007, the top 400 income earners watched their income increase 392 percent and their average tax rate drop by 37

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Through deregulation and more, they said, corporations have influenced policy and reaped the benefits. They attack unions to destabilize the power such groups have to fight for workers, they attack democracy and they divide Americans, pitting different groups with the same concerns against each other to prevent them from uniting.

As a result, today, 47 million Americans live in poverty and 99 percent of the country earns less than $250,000.

Yet there is hope, they said, because there is one other type of power besides money, and that is organized people.

“If we could all come together, we have power,” Dubay said. “That is really what we are talking about.”

Rachelle Armstrong believes there is great potential for people to stand on common ground and identify what unites them so they can work together for positive change.

“This movement emphasizes a common humanity, and we need a new generation of activists to participate in direct action,” she said.

“We need to start talking to our neighbors and sharing our stories, because we are so isolated and don’t understand how connected we are.”

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nationwide movement with a goal to train at least 100,000 people in non-violent direction action.

“We are the 99 percent” is a phrase that refers to the increased concentration of wealth among the economic elite (“the one percent”) in this country over the past several decades.

Between 1979 and 2007, incomes of the one percent grew 275 percent, while during that same time the income of Americans in the

rising student debt, rampant foreclosures and other topics.

It ended with testimonials from individuals describing themselves as part of the 99 percent, page after page of testimonials from individuals who worked hard at their jobs and are now unemployed, underemployed, lacking adequate health care and on the verge of ruin.

Those gathered shared stories of losing jobs and trying to care for their families with inadequate health care.

They spoke of threats to Social Security and Medicare, corporate greed, tax inequality, housing issues and losing basic civil rights.

“People are being forced to do things that are illegal or unethical just to survive,” said Jenn Colver.

“We all have challenges that come out,” Dubay said.

The group included workers, the unemployed, disabled people, parents, grandparents, veterans, students, women, men, young and old.

They seek a future where there is fairness, peace, economic justice, good health care for all, where clear thinking is encouraged, tax equity exists, education is a right and consumerism is not the national religion.

They talked about building a strong middle class with the help of laws that came out of the Great Depression and then the sys-

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PLATTSBURGH — They gathered to form a local community of people committed to non-violent direct action to forge a more just economy.

They shrugged off shame and shared stories to discover what connects them and to build solidarity.

They learned about what broke the economy, studied past responses, created a vision for the future and prepared themselves for non-violent direct action.

“We came together because our country is in crisis,” said Mona Dubay, a trainer at a local meeting in Plattsburgh of the “99 Percent Spring.”

“This isn’t the end of anything,” Dubay said. “It is the beginning.”

The training was part of a

percent.

As the economy expanded between 2002 and 2007, the one percent’s income grew 10 times faster than that of the bottom 90 percent.

During the Great Recession, most households grappled with a 36 percent drop in median household income, while the top 1 percent only experienced a decrease of 11 percent.

“We are working on the idea of community today,” said Dubay. “We have been hearing a lot about the 99 percent.”

Those gathered introduced themselves and used words to describe themselves, such as hope, peace, dismay, hopelessness, frustration and corruption.

They watched a short video on the history of nonviolent resistance, which featured events such as Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to make room for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama.

The video touched on Delano, California where mostly Filipino workers walked off the farms of table-grape growers, demanding wages equal to minimum wage. Cesar Chavez joined the strike and thus was born the United Farm Workers in 1966.

The group eventually succeeded in reaching a collective bargaining agreement that benefited thousands.

The video further touched on globalized capital and the shipping of jobs overseas,

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Monks from India visit Plattsburgh

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stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The monks sat cross-legged, bent at the waist as they created the sand mandala on the ground between them.

Seven Tsawa monks touring the United States from southern India spent more than 30 hours creating the work of art, only to later pour it into the Saranac River during a dissolution ceremony meant to pass the knowledge to the creatures in the water.

They spent nearly two weeks in the area before moving on to another leg of their tour.

“The festival has grown from a very small thing at SUNY Plattsburgh to a community-wide effort,” said Janine Scherline, executive director of the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts.

“To have seven monks here from a monastery in India is pretty amazing.”

The Festival of Tibetan Arts and Rituals occurred April 5-28, and was brought to the area by the Adirondack Center for Tibet in partnership with the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh State, the Maya Center for Integrated Medicine & The Cultural Affairs Committee and Clinton Community College.

The Tsawa monks are from Gaden Jangtse Monastery in South India, and are touring America to raise awareness of Tibetan Buddhism.

Gaden Monastery, one of three major Buddhist monastic universities of Tibet, was founded in

1409 and at one point contained 7,000 monks.

After 1959, it was rebuilt in exile in south India and today houses roughly 1,400 monks.

There are 12 houses (khangsten) within the monastery that accommodate monks from different geographical backgrounds.

Tsawa khangsten is one of the largest and when Tibet was free it was home to more than 800 monks. After 1959, 10 escaped to India, and in 1960 their monastery was built to house about 100 monks. More than 500 are there today.

“They are trying to raise funds for a new prayer hall,” Scherline said.

Prior to and during their time in the region, area students and community members explored the monks’ culture through art, meditation, performances and more.

“This gives us a chance to engage with cultures that are half a world away,” said Scherline.

“They are refugees that lost their homeland.”

The Dalai Lama and many of his supporters fled Tibet and took refuge in India when Chinese troops moved in and took control of Lhasa in 1959. India is home to roughly 100,000 Tibetans whose government-in-exile is not recognized by any country.

“They are amazing, lovely and gentle,” Scherline said of the monks.

The monks spent their time in the area demonstrating ritual Cham Dances, a Buddhist ceremony performed at the beginning of the year to expel or pacify evil; con-

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ducting pulse readings and prayer, the latter of which entailed deepthroated chanting and instruments; creating sculptures of colored butter in the image of deities, flowers, animals and symbols; and constructing the sand mandala.

Using ancient techniques, the monks created the sand mandala at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts. Sand mandalas are depictions of the mansions of enlightened beings and are made with crushed stones or painted sand.

The mandala takes wisdom, and as people come and watch and sometimes pray, the colors teach peace, love and kindness, explained Dr. Geshe Dorji Wangchuk, tour leader.

It has four directions, each with its own meaning, and the five colors equal the elements.

“You want to achieve enlightenment,” Wangchuk said. “First you need to balance all elements, and your mind is always fresh.”

It is also about removing suffering and achieving liberation.

“We all have Buddhist nature,” Wangchuk said. “You practice love and kindness and your Buddhist nature can come up.”

Plattsburgh State student Katelyn McMahon found her time with the monks interesting and eye opening. She had no idea the area offered such activities.

“You usually don’t see that unless it is on Discovery or the History Channel,” she said.

Champlain Knights celebrate 60 years

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Danny Tetreault, John Paul’s Tetreault’s eldest son, accepts the “Knight of the Year Award” given to his father for years of devoted service and dedication to Council 3525. Danny accepted the award on behalf of the Tetreault family and encouraged others to follow in his father’s ideals of charity, dedication, hard work, determination.

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was founded in 1882 by the Rev. Michael J. McGiveny in Connecticut. The organization was meant to provide insurance to the widows and children of Catholic men.

Council 3525 was named after the Rev. Francis X. Chagnon, who took over St. Mary’s Parish in 1887.

The Supreme Council chartered Council 3525 on April 23, 1952, and three months later officers executed a lease to rent the former Lyceum Theater.

“We just raised more than $3,500 for

the Mooers food pantry, and to me that was really inspiring,” Trombley said.

Council 3525 provides scholarships to high school students, supports the parish priests and has donated thousands to St. Mary’s Academy.

At a recent 60th anniversary and kitchen dedication event, an Officer of the Year award was given to Francis Mercaldi. Tetreault was named Knight of the Year. More than 170 members and their families attended the event, which raised more than $500 for charity.

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CHAMPLAIN — The Knights of Columbus Father Francis X. Chagnon Council 3525 is celebrating six decades of life.

The group recently held its celebration in the Council Hall, which was formerly the Lyceum Theater, in Champlain.

Many Knights around the country are struggling, and some groups, such as those in Plattsburgh and Mooers, have lost their council homes, but this local council continues to thrive.

“We are unique in that we still have our Council home,” said Grand Knight Chris Trombley. “It is good to have a place to meet and be proud of.”

Trombley’s grandfather and friends were involved in the Knights of Columbus, and he was proud to join when he was sponsored in 1988. He’s long admired the organization and its principles of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism.

For Trombley, charity and unity stand out the most. He enjoys belonging to the community and involving himself in a good cause.

He’s proud to follow in the footsteps of people he admired. For Trombley, it is about being part of something bigger than himself.

The Knights of Columbus, like the American Legion and the fire department, represents the backbone of the community.

“What is unique about ours is that we are part of a bigger community,” Trombley said. “We have 277 members from Champlain, Mooers, Rouses Point, Chazy and Plattsburgh.”

And despite the overhead costs, the Father Francis X. Chagnon Council 3525 continues to have a Council Hall to meet at, though that is not a requirement for an active council.

“We are coming off the heels of a renovation project and dedicated the kitchen to John Paul Tetreault, who recently died and was instrumental in running the kitchen for years,” Trombley said.

The Knights of Columbus is the largest fraternal organization of its kind, and

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here may be compelling reasons why Lake Placid’s school board continues to stand behind embattled Superintendent Randy Richards. It would behoove all concerned for the board to explain those reasons to the public, because, on the face of it, the situation does not add up.

To his credit, Board President Phil Baumbach recently provided us with a rationale for keeping Richards on the payroll. It doesn’t strike us as compelling, but it’s better than silence.

“First and foremost, Randy Richards is a responsible guy,” Baumbach said. “He’s been able to provide a good budget for the voters, he’s keeping the academic programs going, and he’s doing this at a very challenging time.

We’ve heard what the community has said, but we feel that Randy is moving the school forward ... In any community there will always be differences.”

Baumbach’s comments are a start, but seem unlikely to satisfy the crowds that attend board meetings. Creating a responsible budget for the voters and moving a school forward is the minimum that a school superintendent should do.

If you haven’t been following this story, here’s an abridged version: Richards has admitted to using language that is wholly inappropriate and unacceptable, particularly when one considers the setting and context in which the offensive terms were used. After that, Lake Placid’s high school principal, Katherine Mulderig — one woman at the receiving end of Richards’ derogatory remarks — filed a gender discrimination complaint against Richards. As has been widely reported, the Equal Opportunity Employment Coalition eventually found that the principal had standing for her claims that Richards engaged in gender discrimination, retaliation, and the creation of a hostile work environment. Mulderig’s peculiar recent exit from the scene adds another wrinkle to the mess.

People in Lake Placid and Wilmington are outraged. Taxpayers line up at packed school board meetings (which are now necessarily held in a much larger room) to give the powers that be a dose of their ire, voices shaking with emotion — and receive sustained applause from the crowd.

Retired high school principal Robert Schiller has emerged as a voice of dissent, a

position difficult for many who know Schiller to fathom. Schiller always seemed a genial consensus builder, but there he was, handing the school board a petition with nearly 600 signatures demanding Richards’ ouster.

Schiller — who is a highly respected member of the community and has rare insight into school matters — recently presented the board with a long list of reasons for the district to shed Richards, most of which are unrelated to his offensive comments.

It is readily apparent that large numbers of parents and teachers join Schiller in broadly distrusting Richards’ competence and judgement.

It may be that Richards is a decent man who made a mistake, owned up to it, and apologized. However, if Richards wanted to behave decently, it seems likely that he would have resigned months ago, sparring everyone else considerable time and frustration. He has said that he anticipates staying on the job through next spring.

We believe that the members of Lake Placid’s school board are public-spirited volunteers who are acting under the advice of attorneys and doing their best under trying circumstances. The idea that they are privy to information that justifies their support for Richards is plausible, but their community is poorly served by any counsel who advises continued silence.

Silence in such situations (and they are unfortunately a reoccurring phenomenon around our area) is easily interpreted as stonewalling, as waiting it out until “they” get tired of the matter and move on — or as something more insidious. Secrecy on such matters often serves to increase discord, distrust and division.

The firestorm in Lake Placid seems likely to continue until the board presents the public with reasonable explanations.

Aren’t taxpayers observing such spectacles entitled to at least that much?

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Is the sky falling?

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really hate to be pessimistic. I also want to avoid being politically slanted. We see far too much of that in society today. Over the last few years that I’ve been writing this column I’ve received many chain emails claiming one viewpoint or another. I am equally offended by things I see coming from the left and the right. In my opinion it is far better to report on, and talk about, the facts than it is to relentlessly use the news in support of a political ideology.

With that said, I must confess that I am becoming increasingly worried about our future and about the lack of Americans on both the left and the right banding together to stand up and work for change. People I speak with tend to be very passionate about defending their political perspective based on their alignment with the left or the right. I find very few who are evenly balanced in the middle of our political landscape and are willing to see things from a broad, openminded perspective. Blame it on all the talking heads, the biases of most media organizations these days, the amount of misinformation that is sent through the Internet, or the fact that we cling to the information we want to be true and refuse to listen to anything contrary to that position.

As a nation, we were founded on the notion that our basic rights are provided by a supreme being and that ordinary people are more than capable of governing themselves. The United States’ government had one primary purpose: to protect the rights of its private citizens. At the time we became a nation, the world’s nations were generally governed by an elite hereditary class. Individual rights were granted and controlled by those ruling the nation. I fear we are slowly abandoning the premise of our founding fathers in favor of turning the government over to a ruling class while turning our backs on each other and the principles our ancestors fought for.

We are under assault by small, but powerful and wealthy groups that intend to exploit the government’s power for their own personal gain. We see it time and time again from large corporations, environmentalists, union leaders, entertainers and career politicians who very persuasively pursue their agendas in the name of democracy, while leaving the rest us to fend for ourselves and pay for their gains.

As our nation’s debt now exceeds the country’s Gross National Product and stands at $15.4 trillion, soon Congress will be forced to have yet another vote to raise the debt ceiling, why are

we not demanding more accountability from our elected officials and those who lobby the influential few? Instead Dan Alexander we fall in line and Thoughts from Behind the Pressline believe that our elected officials have our best interests at heart.

The figures contained in a new book called “The Rise of the President’s Permanent Campaign,” by Brendan J. Doherty, provide statistical backing to the notion that President Obama is more preoccupied with being re-elected than with solving the nation’s economic woes. Doherty, who has compiled statistics about presidential travel and fundraising going back to President Jimmy Carter in 1977, found that President Obama had already held 104 re-election fundraisers

by March 6. A combined 94 events were held in the same timeframe by presidents Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. Since then, the President has held another 20 fundraisers, bringing his total to 124 highpriced, lavish events. Carter held four re-election fundraisers during the 1980 campaign, Reagan had zero in 1984, Bush 19 in 1992, Clinton 14 in 1996, and Bush 57 in 2004.

The Supreme Court’s ruling this past summer allowing for the creation of super PACs ( Political Action Committees) with unlimited fundraising capacity makes it clear that we the people are but simple pawns in the battle between the left and the right, the powerful and the super-rich who, day by day, are taking control of the country. Our founding fathers created a government controlled by the people, with citizen legislators.

All we need do to is take a honest look around.

Ask yourself: Do you feel in charge? Have you seen the government working for your best interest, securing the future for your children, insuring your rights as a citizen, or providing you with the freedom to secure your own?

I am very worried about the future and what I see happening on both sides of the aisle. I sincerely hope we all see what’s happening and are brave enough and selfless enough to demand a return to a government of the people and for the people.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com

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We have become a society of enablers W

e have become a society of enablers.

E-N-A-B-L-E-R-S. Enablers.

The definition of “enable” is: to provide with the means or opportunity and to make possible, practical or easy.

Let’s talk about bullying.

Bullying was once considered a rite of passage, a sort of “kids will be kids” thing that was largely tolerated.

As society finally woke up to the damage it caused, bullying was pegged as wrong and not to be tolerated.

We took it a step further and proclaimed that bystanders were just as wrong, because they allowed it to occur while doing nothing, thus enabling the bully and his or her actions by remaining silent.

By and large, society is brimming with enablers.

I’ve been an enabler at times, though I strive not to be one.

I do not agree with the mentality of, “Oh, that’s just Joe. That’s the way he is. We can’t change him. We just gotta let him be Joe and come to it on his own.”

Really?

So if Joe is an alcoholic who neglects his children, do we tell his children when they are 18, “Yeah, I could have stepped up, said something, tried to do something, but instead I decided that’s just your dad and the way he is.

And well, now you’re 18 and dysfunctional. My bad.”

Too many people shrug their shoulders and say, “Not my problem. That’s his life. That’s her life.”

First, you don’t tell people what they want to hear, you tell them what they need to hear.

It’s easy to ignore things, mind your business, or adopt a New Age-type mentality that the universe will bring people where they need to be on their path.

It’s hard to take a stand and

spotlight on what is clearly wrong.

A company lays off employees in an unethical fashion and those still there continue to work, accepting what the company did instead of standing up and demanding answers, or perhaps holding a sit in and sticking up for their wronged colleagues.

Someone uses language such as “that’s retarded” and “that’s gay” and no one within earshot points out that the individual just equated a population of people to whatever that individual found weird, distasteful or frustrating.

Or if someone stands up and another contends people should lighten up, no one steps forward and points out that it is easy to say such things when you aren’t the one being hurt.

We know that hard-working people are deprived of adequate health care and ignore it because we had no problem covering our last doctor ’s visit.

Stephen Bartlett

From the Editor’s Desk selflessly care. That takes work.

Rolling up your sleeves and saying, “This is wrong,” takes work.

So instead many do what is easy and act as enablers.

A human services organization watches as red tape prevents them from adequately tending to clients and does nothing to take a risk and a stance and shine a

Enabling often stems from perceived self preservation: “Why should I do anything, especially if doing so might negatively impact me?”

There is something to be said for serving the greater good, and if you disagree then you should realize that what ails the so-called greater good will eventually infect the individual. Sooner or later, no matter how successful or secure your spot in society, if society as a whole degrades you will eventually degrade with it.

Society also explodes at times, at which point it won’t matter how fortunate you seem to be.

But forget self preservation. My naivety envisions us breaking free from our enabling shells, standing up and saying, “Stop.”

By risking our false sense of security, we not only stop being enablers, we regain our freedom.

Reach Editor Stephen Bartlett at stephen@denpubs.com.

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RSVP volunteers helped hundreds of people file income taxes at the AARP tax sites in Essex and Clinton Counties, fed dozens of families at the Jay shelter during Hurricane Irene, manned numerous food pantries and opened a new thrift shop in Plattsburgh, to name a few of the many things they’ve recently done.

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Supports Passno To the Burgh: Sometimes I think people are elected to school boards without much thought by the district voters, or sometimes school board members are elected because they are related to someone working for the district and sometimes people are elected because no one else wants the thankless job. The Beekmantown school district will soon be electing some new school board members and there is one person running who will be doing so for all the right reasons: she actually cares about the school, which includes students, faculty, administrators and those of us who live in the district. It’s rare to find someone like this and I believe she would be an outstanding school board member. Debbie Passno is that person and I encourage everyone to vote for her. She is more than willing to put the time in to do the job the way it is intended and I know she has the courage to make tough decisions based on common sense and knowledge. She will consider all sides and analyze the solutions and then make her decision based on the reality of the situation. So please join me and vote for Debbie Passno for the Beekmantown School Board.

Gary & Kathy DeCelle Plattsburgh

Vote Passno, Bingel, Anderson To the North Countryman: As a longtime resident of the Town of Plattsburgh and the Beekmantown school district, I feel it's time for more accountability in the school district.

I am putting my support behind the following candidates.

Debbie Passno: She attended Beekmantown school as did all her children. She feels that we need to have earlier access to information pertaining to the school district.

April Bingel: has many years of experience in finance. This is what we need at a time like this. She also feels we need better communication between the school board, the administrative staff and the taxpayers. She also has two children who attend school there now.

Eric Anderson: has shown great interest at the school board meetings and has asked many questions of the board and administrators about how well the school is performing and how accountable they are for the school’s performance.

Each one of these candidates feels we need to look at and develop a long term financial plan that accounts for the needs of the students, taxpayers and employees.

I am a retired union member from the private sector and I am not against any employees, but I feel the district needs to be more accountable to the taxpayers and give the students the best education they can with the money we have to work with.

Gary Gudz Plattsburgh

Supports Anderson To the Burgh: Eric Anderson is a father of five young children in the

Beekmantown School System. That alone might qualify him for a seat on the Beekmantown School Board, but add to that his intelligence, his understanding of the challenges facing the school board, his ability to listen to other people's ideas, and the dedication he has already demonstrated to making Beekmantown a great place to live — and you have an excellent School Board candidate. Support Eric Anderson for Beekmantown School Board.

Russ Hartung Morrisonville

Thanks Pyramid Company To the Burgh: I would like to commend Pyramid Management Group, LLC owner of Champlain Centre mall in Plattsburgh for deciding to make all of their 15 shopping malls throughout New York and Massachusetts 100 percent tobacco-free. This is the first step in creating a healthier community to work, live and play in. May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, and will be the day that this new policy takes effect. This policy not only supports employees of the shopping center, but also guests who visit the mall, people who are trying to quit smoking and those who are sensitive to secondhand smoke.

The tobacco-free policy for all Pyramid properties includes any and all tobacco products (cigarettes, cigars, pips, chewing tobacco and any other similar substances or instruments that are lit or burning such as electronic cigarettes).

The policy includes entire properties and applies both inside an outside, including all entry points, hallways, sidewalks, loading dock areas, parking lots and construction areas. It applies to all mail associates, tenant employees, vendors, delivery people, contractors, subcontractors and guests.

There will be opportunities presented to all employees to quit smoking through cessation classes provided by the North Country Tobacco Cessation Center.

There will be signs posted throughout the entire property prohibiting smoking. These signs will be put up and placed around the mall with the help of the local Adirondack Tobacco Free Network.

Let the mall know you support their 100 percent tobaccofree policy and thank them for being a role model for other businesses in our community. Go to pyramidmg.com for more information.

Brittany Meade Plattsburgh

Passno for school board To the Burgh: I write this letter in support of Debbie Passno, a resident of Beekmantown. Debbie is running for the Beekmantown school sistrict’s board of education.

I have known Debbie for more than six years from school activities and also as a member of the community. Debbie has a desire to understand the full issues and situations before her. She is committed, energetic, intelligent and logical.

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Debbie also is keenly aware of, and concerned about, the students and others who are associated with the school. I believe that Debbie will be a great steward of our finances; she understands the role of the school board and will be an asset for our school and our students.

I am well aware of the critically important decisions that lie ahead. We have many challenges (as do other schools), which need to be faced and dealt with effectively.

We need to elect people who are open to the ideas that will help us successfully navigate through difficulties and who offer energy, integrity, conviction and a spirit of cooperation.

I am proud to support Debbie Passno for Beekmantown’s school board.

Devi Momot Plattsburgh

Beekmantown in turmoil To the Burgh: Beekmantown Central School has had a turbulent year.

The NYS Comptroller's report showed the district had an improper $10 million dollar fund balance. There was a budget error, re-vote and ultimately, budget failure. Finally, the board approved a principal swap without explanation, outraging the community.

Under the Freedom of Information Law we obtained high school class schedules for the last two years. There were/are multiple classes with sections that have 1-5 students enrolled.

Is that efficient use of tax dollars?

The school board commissioned a study to find efficiencies in K-5.

The Syversky report was completed in October of 2010 and cost taxpayers $20,000. The report recommended various options that would preserve programs and increase utilization rates, thus saving money.

Why hasn't the Board acted on those recommendations?

The public has repeatedly asked the board to develop a financial plan. To date, there is no plan.

During a budget presentation, board member Kourofsky said having such a plan would be difficult due to “uncertainties.”

I disagree: A financial plan is needed more than ever during times of uncertainty.

Board member Marin attempted to justify higher taxes by saying that we should all be willing to give up a beer periodically, thus enabling us to pay more in taxes.

I disagree. We need to use our tax dollars more wisely and throwing good money after bad is not a solution.

We will have the opportunity to elect three new board members on May 15.

Please join me in supporting Debbie Passno, April Bingel and Eric Anderson.

They believe in living within our means and will look out for the kids and the taxpayers, two groups that seem to have little say in school matters anymore.

Holly Deyo Sims Plattsburgh

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Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York. “And the misconception is that they are less dangerous because they are prescribed to you.”

“Drug-induced deaths are suddenly soaring,” Hartunian said. “We often focus on the so-called harder drugs and ignore prescription drug use.

“We are missing out on a problem,” he continued. “The prescription drug industry is huge.”

And it doesn’t help that many doctors enjoy kickbacks and that some dole out more than adequate pain relief.

“I had shoulder surgery and was given a 30day supply,” said Terence O’Leary, director, New York State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. “I took two pills.”

Youth don’t have to break a leg and visit the doctor’s office though, as prescription drugs are often most easily found in the medicine cabinet.

“Take a look at what is in your medicine cabinet,” said Steve Hanson, acting commissioner for the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. “There are dangerous substances folks can have access to. They are getting it from their friends, neighbors and family members.”

And then there’s synthetic cannabis, a psychoactive herbal and chemical product sold legally that purports to mimic the effects of marijuana. It is best known by the brand names K2 and Spice.

Studies suggest its use is associated with acute psychosis, worsening psychotic disorders, and unsettling previously stable mental states. It may also trigger a chronic psychotic disorder, especially among individuals with a family history of mental illness.

“You don’t know who is making this stuff and whether they are doing it carefully,” Hanson said.

Another synthetic drug, known as bath salts and sold legally, is potentially lethal and in the first month of 2011 resulted in 248 calls to poison centers nationwide compared to 234 during 2010.

Snorted, smoked and injected, it is similar to amphetamines.

Prescription and synthetic drug abuse has been a problem in Plattsburgh for some time, said Plattsburgh City Police Chief Desmond Racicot.

He continues to be shocked by the amount of calls he receives relating to unattended deaths.

Racicot described the death of a woman at a

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table with her top off who had been injecting drugs into her nipples to conceal the track marks.

Favro stressed that drug abuse is the result of other problems that need to be identified and dealt with.

He pointed to children entertained by iPhones instead of parents. Society has become desensitized, partially due to what it views on television, he said. Suddenly, much more becomes acceptable and ignorable.

It doesn’t help that education and other valuable programs that save lives and empower individuals are being cut, he said.

“We need to look at the larger problems that are causing this,” Favro said. “The results will be these unnecessary deaths. The cycle has to be broken.”

Cary, with addiction prevalent on both sides of his family, started using at 14.

When his family split, he blamed himself. He felt that something was wrong, that he was broken.

“We didn’t talk about feelings or emotions or what went on in the house,” he said.

Abused by his stepfather, he left and started hanging with an older crowd.

He thought he used to fit in, but eventually realized that he abused drugs and alcohol so he didn’t have to feel.

He’s smoked, inhaled, popped pills and shot up — whatever it took to get high and escape. He has overdosed, sometimes intentionally. He has sought out cancer patients to get their medications.

He has been an addict 34 years, but is on the road to recovery.

He destroyed relationships, missed out on parenthood and his kids are addicts.

“I don’t remember them growing up,” he said.

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Supermajority needed for NAC’s zero tax increase

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com ELLENBURG — Northern Adirondack Central School’s 2012-13 budget carries no tax-levy increase.

The tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value at the district has continued to decrease for several years and will likely do so once again.

Yet 60 percent of the voters, or a supermajority, will be required to pass the spending plan.

“What ended up happening with us is that our tax-cap formula made us come out at a negative 10 percent, and that would have been our tax cap. We would have had to dramatically lower the tax rate, and that would have also meant losing a lot of positions,” said Superintendent Laura Marlow.

The Northern Adirondack Central School Board unanimously approved an $18.5 million 2012-13 budget. It represents an increase of 1.53 percent over the current spending plan.

But it carries a zero percent tax levy increase, marking three years running the district has carried the same tax levy amount.

School officials estimate that the tax rate per $1,000 of assessed property value will be $10.57, which is 10 cents less than it is now.

Yet, the spending plan requires the approval of a supermajority of voters because it exceeds the district’s state-imposed tax levy increase limit of negative 10 percent.

“If we were to go with that negative percentage we would lose five to seven more positions, and there is no reason to do that because we are at a zero tax impact,” Marlow said.

The tax cap figure was publicized around the state as two percent, but as many districts realized, the formula yielded unique caps at individual schools, at times surpassing the two percent figure and at other times coming in lower, though not as low as at Northern Adirondack Central School.

Our tax-cap formula made us come out at negative 10 percent, and that would have been our tax cap. We would have had to dramatically lower the tax rate and that would have meant losing a lot of positions.

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“So we went with a zero percent tax cap increase,” Marlow said.

The school district’s situation is the result of an anticipated increase in payment-in-lieu-of-taxes revenues.

Northern Adirondack Central School receives annual PILOT payments from three wind farms operated by Noble Environmental Power and is projected to receive additional funds from a second set of wind farms being constructed by Marble River LLC. “The PILOT monies have certainly been helpful to our district,” Marlow said. “We are certainly in a lot better shape.”

Marlow said the PILOT revenues and district’s fund balance helped to bridge Northern Adirondack’s $1 million

shortfall that was a result of reduced state aid over the years.

The district, along with many others across the country, also saw federal stimulus funds run out.

“The unusual part of our budget is the zero percent tax impact,” Marlow said. “That is what we have to do. We have to be able to get a 60 percent supermajority.”

Marlow is fairly confident that will occur. He said the community has historically been supportive of the school budget and has approved budgets by large margins in the past.

However, “It is a little disheartening that we have to get a supermajority vote in order to have a zero percent tax impact,” she said.

The budget includes minor reductions, at least compared to many surrounding districts, such as not replacing a Title 1 teacher, reducing the music instructor to part-time and discontinuing the GED program, which included the elimination of a teacher assistant position.

The district also lost a pair of library aide positions.

“We have been able to maintain, by and large, our faculty and staff for the most part,” Marlow said. “I think we are in pretty good shape here.”

Marlow pointed out that in 2006-07 the tax rate was $13.48.

Seven years later it will be $10.57.

“I firmly believe a good education isn’t about the money but is about the quality of teachers, the dedicated employees and a sound administration,” Marlow said.

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CVPH employees get back payments

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Nearly 150 employees at CVPH Medical Center will share close to $245,000 in back payments to their retirement plans. The payments are the result of a settlement negotiated by their union. Hospital officials declined to comment on the settlement.

The New York State Nurses Association charged that hospital officials made several errors between Jan. 1, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2010. The errors were apparently made in calculating the eligibility dates and level of matching funds for em-

CVES from page 1 In an effort to improve efficiency and save money, the New York State Legislature and state Education Department, in 1948, created Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to allow school districts to share services they individually offered.

“Prior to that, each district was replicating services,” King said. “The state legislature wanted quality programs throughout the state that were less expensive for taxpayers to provide.”

In 1995, Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington BOCES adopted the name Champlain Valley Educational Services, as well as CV-TEC for its Career and Technical Education Division.

CVES offers career and technical education and special education services to students, as well as professional development and other support services for districts. CVES also offers adult education courses.

CVES is comprised of 17 component school districts and provides specialized programs to other districts within the state.

Before BOCES, school districts tried to provide career and technical training on their own, but programs across the state were not equitable or accessible to all students. Combining resources through BOCES was thought to be more cost effective. Today, the law provides districts with state aid when they send students to BOCES. CV-TEC, through 26 programs, prepares students for careers and lifelong learning, and in the past four years, 95 percent of its graduates elected to continue their education in college or entered the work-

ployees covered by CVPH’s 403(b) plan. In 2008, employees brought the suspected miscalculations to the attention of their union representative. The association subsequently conducted an investigation and allegedly found the problem to be widespread. The association said hospital officials rejected the union’s grievance and insisted the calculations were correct. The Nurses Association took the matter to arbitration, winning in 2010. The award was confirmed by the New York State Supreme Court on Jan. 17, 2012.

A total of 143 employees will share a total of $242,396. Employees will begin receiving their checks in May. force directly after graduation. In the last five years, 96 percent of all CV-TEC graduates also graduated from their home school.

CVES offers programs and services for students with disabilities in conjunction with their individualized education plans. CVES works with families, service agencies and area school districts to create positive learning environments and determine the need for outside agency support. Students with disabilities develop and work on individual goals tied to academics, communication, life skills, independence, social/emotional needs and post-secondary goals.

This is where CVES has taken the most significant hit as school districts pull special education students back to the district and attempt to educate them on their own to save money.

“The majority of students taken back were special education students,” King said. “We lost a few CV-TEC students. In 2011-12 we had 637 students and 600 now.”

More than a year ago, this resulted in 85 layoffs at CVES, though 10 of them were recalled. Most recently, it resulted in 11 layoffs. Again, this was largely a result of the migration of special education students.

“We formulate a budget in anticipation of what districts send,” King said. “So we anticipated them.”

This has also resulted in fewer classes in particular areas at CVES. “There could be a point where we don’t have enough students to run a class, but that hasn’t happened yet,” King said.

He remains confident CV-TEC will still be needed in the future.

“I think the BOCES concept made sense in 1948, and it makes sense now,” he said.

The Autism Alliance of Northeastern New York held its annual Autism Awareness Walk on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the US Oval in Plattsburgh.The event is a fundraiser for the Autism Alliance of Northeastern New York, a non-profit organization that supports individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families in Clinton County and the surrounding area. Pictured above is Team Halen, one of the teams that participated in the walk.

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Lady Hornet Curle, Eagle Ryan make all-state girls basketball teams

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Eight Section VII girls varsity basketball players were named to All-State teams by the New York State Sportswriter ’s Association for the 2011-12 season.

The local selections were led by the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference’s MVP, Saranac’s Stephanie Linder, who was named to the Class B third team. Linder, a senior, led the Lady Chiefs to the NYSPHSAA Class B final four and averaged a double-double throughout the playoffs.

Westport’s Willa McKinley was named to the Class D third team. The senior led the Eagles in scoring and became a feared shooter from behind the three-point arc as the season progressed.

Meg Smith, the Indian Lake/Long Lake center who had a strong season as the Lady Orange defended their Section VII/Class D title with wins over Westport and Elizabethtown-Lewis, was named a member of the fifth team in Class D. Marle Curle, who piloted the Plattsburgh High Lady Hornets’ offense, was named to the sixth team in Class B. Curle was the Hornets’ top scorer and ran the offense from the point guard position.

Marle Curle Elizabethtown-Lewis’ Lily Whalen was named a member of the Class D sixth team.

Whalen helped lead the Lady Lions to the top local Class D seed and a trip to the sectional finals.

Lake Placid’s Danielle Balestrini was named to the eighth team in Class C.

Shannon Ryan Balestrini was the Blue Bombers’ leading scorer.

Beekmantown forward Shannon Ryan was named to the ninth team in Class B as a freshman. Ryan led her team and the CVAC in scoring and was half of the CVAC’s first family this season; as her

brother, Keegan, also was the top boys scorer in the conference.

Alisha Ducatte, the Saranac senior guard who made several key shots from long range during the Lady Chiefs’ run to the final four, was named to the Class B 10th team.

Knowles fires no-hitter for Hornets baseball team, Peru softball wins pair April 30.

Tyler Lezma shot a team-low 46 in the victory, while Matt Nugent, Christian Mattila, Nate Haber and Ian Spear also won for the Indians.

Peru 8, AVCS 6 The Indians scored five runs in the first and three more in the sixth to score the win over the Patriots April 30.

The Patriots held a 6-5 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning and were unable to score in the seventh.

Conor Casey earned the win for the Indians, while Luis Pepen Matos earned the save. Andy Kneussle and Dom Delello each had two hits in the win, while Dillon Savage added two hits for the Patriots.

Beekmantown 3, Ti 3 (BCS wins, 208-228) MacCullen Cope shot a low round of 44 to help the Eagles win a tiebreaker against Ti. Michael Deyo scored had a round of 45 in his win, while Joshua Perkins also earned a win.

Lake Placid 13, NAC 0 Ryan Meyer struck out 16 batters as he pitched the Blue Bombers past the Bobcats April 30.

Ryan Damp had six RBIs for Lake Placid, with four hits, including a double and triple.

Mike Petrashune had two hits for the Bobcats.

Tennis Saranac 3-2, Seton Catholic 2-3 The Saranac boys and Seton Catholic girls each scored 3-2 wins against each other April 30.

Shawn Bissonette, Dylan Christopherson and Joe Tobin each won singles matches for the Chiefs, while the teams of Joey Bridgeman - Carson Hynes and Elijah Beaudoin Ren Wakatsuki won doubles matches for the Knights.

In the girls match, Mallory Favrerau and Kelli Ryan each scored singles wins for the Knights, who also earned a win with the doubles team of Eva Zalis - Lauren Richter.

Kayla Napper won in singles for the Lady Chiefs, along with the doubles team of Lena Menia and Livia Klooster.

PHS 23, Lake Placid 0 Rob Knowles threw a no-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Hornets scored a win against the Blue Bombers April 28.

Chris Roenbeck had six RBI along with a home run and double, while Will Love had four hits and four RBI. Henry Hill, Jonas Miller and Jake Richards all hit doubles for the Hornets.

Saranac 3, PHS 2 Kasey Favreau drove in the game-winning run in the fifth inning as the Chiefs scored a win against the Hornets April 27.

Jake Liberty drove in two runs for the Chiefs in the second, while Tanner Rascoe struck out seven in the win.

Jack Tolosky and Chris Roenbeck each had an RBI for the Hornets, while Jake Richards struck out seven in the loss.

Softball Ti 12, NCCS 1 The Lady Cougars were only able to plate one run in the fifth inning as they fell to the Lady Sentinels April 30.

Jennifer Favro struck out five on the mound.

Beekmantown 5, AVCS 0 In a match that featured only two contests, Bailey Waterbury scored a straight sets 2and-1 victory for the Lady Eagles while Olivia Wyand scored a win in a sweep of the Lady Patriots April 30.

PHS 4-0, Lake Placid 1-5

Hornets, including Jamie Bedard, Kolbi Lyon, Lyndale Nephew and Maddy Trombley.

Beekmantown 21, NAC 6

Taylor Rock hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the Lady Indians beat Moriah April 30.

Paige Moore added four RBI and a pair of triples, while Dani Dayton pitched four innings of hitless softball while striking out five.

The Lady Eagles scored 11 in the second inning to jump out to a big lead against the Lady Bobcats April 30.

Asia Relation and Hannah Newgarden each had three hits for the Eagles, while Aleasha Barcomb had two hits and Emily Raville earned the win.

Nicole Durnin had three hits for the Bobcats.

AVCS 9, PHS 4

Peru 11, NCCS 4

Peru 22, Moriah 3

The Lady Patriots used a five run fourth inning to give themselves a comfortable lead against the Lady Hornets April 30.

Alexis Facteau had a pair of hits and RBI for the Patriots, including a double. Madison Rondeau recorded a complete game win on the mound.

Four players had multi-hit games for the

Photo by Andy Flynn

Dom Dellelo throws a pitch for the Peru Indians.

The Lady Indians scored in each inning to defeat the Lady Cougars April 28.

Brianna Pardon had three hits for the Indians, while Taylor Rock and Paige Moore each hit triples and Kelly Neenan earned the win.

Kortney Rabideau had a single and a double for the Cougars.

Chazy 16, Indian Lake/Long Lake 5 The Lady Indians scored in each of their five chances at bat to defeat the Lady Orange April 28.

Brianna Rotella, Amber Polomsky and Kirsten Doran each had two hits for the Eagles, with Kirstin Burns hitting a double.

Paige Barcomb was the winning pitcher.

Golf Saranac Lake 5, Saranac 1 Dustin Fischer shot the low round of 38 and Ethan Sawyer added a 39 for nine holes as the Red Storm defeated the Chiefs April 30.

Kyle Dora, Matt Clark and Blake Gregory also won matches for the Red Storm, while Jarett Wright had the lone win for the Chiefs.

Peru 5, Moriah 1 The Indians scored wins in the secondthrough-sixth matches to beat the Vikings

The Hornets earned wins from Alex Racine and Chirag Patel in singles and the doubles teams of Chris Guay - David Ferris and Kalen Lazak - Jacob Morrow to score a 4-1 win in boys tennis April 30. Nick Stosiek scored the lone win for the Blue Bombers.

In the girls match, Natalia Smith, Serena Hallowel and Joan O’Leary each won in singles for the Lady Bombers, while the doubles teams of Brenna Garrett - Grace McGrew and Victoria O’Leary - Cameron Brooks completed the sweep of the Lady Hornets.

Peru 5-2, NCCS 0-3 The Indians scored a sweep in their match against Northeastern Clinton April 30, with Pat Daly, Johnny McAuliffe and Connor Bond winning in singles along with the doubles teams of Pat Daly - Sean Harrigan and Pat Demarais - Kyle Kemp.

In the girls match, Paige Southwick and Katelynn King won in singles, while Sarena Foster and Abbi Miller teamed to help the Lady Cougars past the Lady Indians. Margaret Mitchell won in singles for Peru, while Samantha Banker and Katie Lawliss won in doubles.

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Saturday, May 5 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEATER CLASS. Youth class of fundamentals of performance theater.

North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, 8 week class, $85, $95 for nonmembers. 563-1604.

LIFE DRAWING CLASS. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street. $10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

BABBIE FARM SEASON OPENING. Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum Opening, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. 250 River Road, Peru, 643-8052, www.babbiemuseum.org CHARACTER CLASS. Youth class for performance, North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, 8 week class, $85, $95 nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. 563-1604.

GOSPELFEST. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, Plattsburgh State, 101 Broad Street. $15, $8 student. Tickets at the Angell College Center desk. 564-2704.

Sunday, May 6 SOULFUL YOGA. Soulful Sunday Yoga Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 11:00 a.m.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS. ROTA Art Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 4 p.m.

Monday, May 7 SENIOR FITNESS CLASS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 8:15 a.m. 563-6186, ext.

102.

QUILTING & SCRABBLE GAME. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

563-6186, ext. 102.

MAH JONGG CLASS. Clinton County Senior

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Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 12:30 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

COMPUTER CLUB. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 1:30 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

ADULTTUTORING CLASS.Make a difference, tutor an adult one-to-one with the Literacy Volunteers of Clinton County, Room 049, Basement of Hawkins Hall, PSU, 2-5 p.m. literacyvolunteer@gmail.com, 564-5332.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? College students face off against local 5th graders in a test of knowledge. 7-9 p.m. Warren Ballroom, Angell Center, 101 Broad Street .

SINFONIA CHAMBER CONCERT. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. 7:30.-9:30 p.m.

BOATER SAFETY COURSE. Clinton Community College, 136 Clinton Point Drive, 6:30-9 p.m. on Monday evenings starting on Monday March 26 and continuing for 7 weeks. 493-7251.

HARWOOD TO SPEAK ABOUT VALCOUR. Roger Harwood to present “20th Century Camps of Valcour Island”, Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Ave, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8 SENIOR TAI CHI. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9:30 a.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

WII BOWLING LEAGUE MEETS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 10:30 a.m. 5636186, ext. 102.

SENIOR ZUMBA. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St. 10:30 a.m.

STAINED GLASS CLASS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St. 1 p.m.

KIDS BALLET CLASS. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street. For kids 5 and older, $8, 4-5 p.m.

3 MILE CLUB.Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

TRIVIA NIGHT. Geoffries Pub, 5453 Peru St. 8 p.m.

STUMP TRIVIA NIGHT. Therapy Night Club and Sports Lounge, 14 Margaret St. 8-10 p.m.

Wednesday, May 9 SENIOR FITNESS CLASS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 8:15 a.m. 563-6186, ext.

102.

MOTHERS DAY PARTY. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 11 a.m. 563-6186, ext.

102.

ADULT TUTORING CLASS. Make a difference, tutor an adult one-to-one with the Literacy Volunteers of Clinton County, Room 049, Basement of Hawkins Hall, PSU, 2-5 p.m. literacyvolunteer@gmail.com, 564-5332.

ROTA ORG MEETING. Meeting held every Wednesday, Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 8 p.m.

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SEMINAR. ”Scared Sick” author Meredith Wiley will discuss the role of childhood trauma in adult disease. The Comfort Inn, 411 Rte. 3. $25, 5-8 p.m. 561-4999.

OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH MIKE PEDERSEN. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

IMPROV COMEDY PERFORMANCE. Olive Ridley's, 37 Court St., 10 p.m. 324-2200.

Thursday, May 10 OSTEO EXERCISE CLASS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m. 563-6186, ext.

102.

AFTERNOON POKER. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 12:30 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102 WINTER FARMERS MARKET. City Recreation

Center, 52 US Oval, 3-6 p.m.

JOURNEY INTO READING. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Champlain Centre Mall outside Kay Jewelers, 60 Smithfield Blvd, 561-4999, www.journeyintoreading.org GARY PEACOCK TUNES AND TRIVIA. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., 10 p.m. 563-2222.

OPEN MIC/POETRY NIGHT.Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 7:30 p.m.

MUD & MERLOT POTTERY CLASS. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff St., age 21 and older, $25/session. 5-7:30 p.m.

OPEN MIC/POETRY NIGHT.Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 7:30 p.m.

SENIOR ZUMBA. Town Office building on Banker Road, 5-5:45p.m. $5 per night and class size is limited to 40 participants.

ZUMBA. 6-7p.m. right at the Town of Plattsburgh Office building on Banker Road. $5, limited to 40 participants.

WORLD POKER NIGHT. Geoffries Pub, 5453 Peru St. 7-9 p.m.

STUMP TRIVIA NIGHT. Therapy Night Club and Sports Lounge, 14 Margaret St. 8-10 p.m.

Friday, May 11 SENIOR FITNESS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 8:15 a.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

SENIOR ZUMBA. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9:30 a.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

MAH JONGG CLASS. Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., Noon. 563-6186, ext.

102.

OPEN FAMILY SWIM NIGHT.Wellness Center, at PARC, 295 New York Road., 7-9 p.m., $2 charge per person for all participants. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult; 562-6860.

GARY PEACOCK TUNES AND TRIVIA. Mono-

pole, 7 Protection Ave., 4-7 p.m. 563-2222.

Saturday, May 12 FUNDAMENTALS OF THEATER CLASS. Youth class of fundamentals of performance theater.

North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, 8 week class, $85, $95 for nonmembers. 563-1604.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT CHECK. Clinton County Traffic Safety, and Morrisonville EMS are sponsoring a Child Safety Seat Check. Plattsburgh Champlain Center Mall, next to Gander Mountain, 60 Smithfield Blvd.10a.m.-2 p.m. 565-4397, carrierem@co.clinton.ny.us LIFE DRAWING CLASS. North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street. $10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ADVANCED PERFORMER CLASS. Youth class for performance, North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, 8 week class, $95, $105 non-members. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 563-1604.

CHARACTER CLASS. Youth class for performance, North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, 8 week class, $85, $95 nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. 563-1604.

RELAY FOR LIFE BLAST OFF BAZAAR.“Blast Off Bazaar” at Gilligan’s Getaway, 7160 State Route 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5 donation, 5697850.

IMPROV PERFORMER CLASS. Youth class for performance, North Country Cultural Center for the Arts, 23 Brinkerhoff Street, 8 week class, $85, $95 non-members.. 3-5 p.m. 563-1604.

Sunday, May 13 SOULFULL YOGA. Soulfull Sunday Yoga Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 11:00 a.m.

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11 Indonesian island on its own sea 12 Isn’t for couples?

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95 Former children’s clothing chain 97 Chewable Asian leaves 98 Clinched 100 Reindeer name 101 Baylor University site 103 “Rock Around the Clock” label 106 Mental faculties 107 Gray area?: Abbr.

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This Month in History - MAY 1st - Cereal food “Cheerios” hits store shelves. (1941) 1st - England releases the first 1st adhesive postage stamp(1840) 5th - The New York Stock Exchange crashes, causing the “Great Panic of 1893”. (1893) 5th - Alan Shepard rides “Freedom 7” to becomes 1st American in space. (1961)

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IRA HERBERT POTTER JR. JUNE 13, 1915 - JANUARY 07, 2012 Ira Herbert Potter Jr. he was an emergency mediA Memorial Service will be cal technician on the Elizaheld for the late Ira Herbert bethtown-Lewis Rescue "Herb" Potter Jr., Saturday, Squad 1975-1985 and was a May 5, 2012, 11:00 AM, at the past master of the Wadhams, United Church N.Y. Grange of of Christ, Elizathe Order of Pabethtown, N.Y., trons of Huswith Reverend bandry.

Herb Fred Shaw officiwas an adviser ating. for the local A reception with council for the family will take Office For The place in the Aging and forParish Hall after mer deacon at the service. the United Herb, 96, passed Church of Christ. away January 7, 2012, at the Horace Nye Herb was a life member of Nursing Home in Elizabeththe F&AM Lodge 83, town, N.Y. He was born June Newark, N.Y. where he was 13, 1915, the son of Ira H. and high priest. in 1955. He also Mary (Cauraugh) Potter Sr. was a member of the F&AM in Boston, MA. Lodge 602, Elizabethtown, He was married to the late N.Y. Etta L. (White) Potter of He had many outdoor hobWestport, N.Y. for 66 years.. bies and enjoyed many days He grew up in Lake Placid, relaxing with family and N.Y. where his family had friends at his camp on Linseveral pharmacies in the coln Pond.

1920's and early 30's. Herb Herb is survived by one son graduated from Lake Placid Ronald "R.J." Potter and his High School in 1934 and partner Dr. Alice Wright of from the N.Y. State Ranger Milton, VT; one daughter, School at Wanakena, N.Y. in Nancy Lee and her husband 1941.

Robert Dobbs of Victoria, In April 1942, he was emBritish Columbia; two grandployed as an electronics techchildren, Curran Dobbs of nician with the American Victoria, British Columbia Telephone and Telegraph and Ananda Dobbs Umar Company, Long Lines Diviand her husband Bobbie of sion, where he worked for 35 Toronto, Ontario and two years. great grandchildren Nyal He brought up his family in and Ryah Umar.

Newark, New York state and W.M. Marvin's Sons, Inc. of retired to Elizabethtown, N. Elizabethtown, N.Y. is in Y. in 1977. charge of arrangements.

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SARA CARPENTER OLDBERG SEPTEMBER 08, 1928 - APRIL 01, 2012 Sara Carpenter Oldberg Chicago area,Sara worked for Sara passed of natural causes over 25 years for one emin her sleep, at home in her ployer as his receptionist and own bed in Tujunga, Califorbookkeeper. Upon retirement nia. The loving daughter of she relocated to southern Robert Holt Carpenter and California. Sara was a devotMargaret Beebe Carpenter of ed grandmother and co-parWinnetka, Illinois,Sara gradent to both David and uated from New Trier High Nicholas. As beloved MothSchool. Sara enjoyed many er, Grandmother and Friend, summers with her family at Sara Carpenter Oldberg will the Carpenter camp in the forever be remembered for Adirondacks. Sara is surher strength, kindness and vived by children Carol, Susacrifice for family. A private san and Thomas, and grandmemorial service will be held children David and Nicholas. in June.

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YVONNE "DEE" WHITNEY JULY 01, 1930 - FEBRUARY 22, 2012 Yvonne "Dee" Whitney, 81, sister Bev DeVost. She is surpassed away peacefully at vived by her younger brothhome on Wednesday Februers Walter D. Whitney and ary 22, 2012. Dee was born in Timothy DeVost Sr., as well Keene Valley on July 1, 1930. as cousins Betty Jane BruniShe left Keene Valley as an Daggett and Alma Conklin. adult and spent most of her Special care was also providadult life in Albany. She reed by Betty Jane's son, Dr. tired from NYS Office of Larry-Michael Bruni. She is General Services, and enalso survived by several joyed spending as much time nieces, nephews, cousins, as she could with her family great-nieces, great-nephews and friends. She loved craftand many beloved friends. ing and being a caregiver to There will be a grave-side everyone she knew. service at Norton Cemetery Even though she lived in Alin Keene, NY on May 6th at bany, her heart was always 1:30pm. The Reverend Fred in the Adirondacks of Keene Shaw will celebrate Dee's life.

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Call 1-800-656-4414 Ext. 103

HELP WANTED LOCAL

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Office /Clerical, Light Industrial Professional/Technical Managerial Call today 518-566-6061 CHAZY YACHT CLUB is looking for experienced Marina worker.

Please Call 802-253-9014 for more info.

THE ELIZABETHTOWN-LEWIS Youth Commission is seeking interested applicants for the position of counselor for the 2012 summer program. Interested individuals must be 16 years of age by July 1, 2012. Anyone interested should pick up an application at the Elizabethtown Town Hall and return it to the address on the application

by May 11, 2012.

ADOPTIONS ADOPT: A happy couple promise your newborn a life of love, laughter, security and large extended family. Expenses paid. Please call Brian and Jennifer. 888.262.0237 ADOPT: A loving couple in NYC suburbs hopes to complete our family. Make our adopted daughter a big sister! Call Laurel and Adam (516)884-6507 to talk.

ADOPT: WE can give your baby love and security, you can help make us a family. Expenses paid.

Please call Denise and Howard at 877-676-1660.

PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Talk with caring adoption expert. You choose from families nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby's One True Gift Adoptions 866-4136296 PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? You choose family.

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DIVORCE $450* NO FAULT OR Regular Divorce. Covers Children, Property, etc. Only One Signature Required! *Excludes govt. fees.

Locally Owned!1-800-522-6000 Ext. 100. Baylor & Associates, Inc. Est. 1977

CEDAR STRIP Canoe Beautiful Wee Lassie, handmade $3,200.00 or best offer 315-527-5874 lisagr4@live.com

ANTIQUES/ COLLECTIBLES

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HEALTH A-FIB? IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE USED PRADAXA and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or death between October 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535 5727 PELVIC/ TRANSVAGINAL MESH? Did you undergo transvaginal placement of mesh for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence between 2005 and present time? If the patch required removal due to complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Johnson Law and speak with female staff members 1-800535-5727 PELVIC/ TRANSVAGINAL MESH? Did you undergo transvaginal placement of mesh for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence between 2005 and present time? If the patch required removal due to complications, you may be entitled to compensation.

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BRUSH HOG Model EFM600. Used 1 year, like new. Finish mower. 518-570-8837 $1,000 JOHN DEER John Deer Modle 52. 12 Inch 2 bottom plow with steel wheels. $300.00 (802) 425-3529

MUSIC **OLD GUITARS WANTED!** Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Prairie State, Euphonon, Larson, D'Angelico, Stromberg, Rickenbacker, and Mosrite. Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1930's thru 1970's TOP CASH PAID! 1-800-401-0440

WANTED TO BUY BUYING EVERYTHING! Furs, Coins, Gold, Antiques, Watches, Silver, Art, Diamonds."The Jewelers Jeweler Jack" 1-917-696-2024

By Appointment. Lic-Bonded.

DIABETIC TEST STRIPS CA$H PAID- up to $26/Box for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Hablamos Espanol. 1-800 -371-1136 DONATE YOUR VEHICLE UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION. Free Mammogram www.ubcf.info RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPON 1-888-468-5964 LOOKING FOR a small used Pop-up Camper. Call 518-335-8980 MINERALS WANTS to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201 UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS WANTED UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS UP TO $26/ BOX. PAID SHIPPING LABELS. HABLAMOS ESPANOL! 1-800-267 -9895 www.selldiabeticstrips.com WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 19671980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650, H1500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3400 Suzuki GS400, GT380, CB750 CASH PAID. FREE NATIONAL PICKUP. 1-800-772-1142, 1-310721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com WANTED UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS UP TO $26/BOX. PRE PAID SHIPPING LABELS. HABLAMOS ESPANOL! 1 -800-266-0702 www.SellDiabeticStrips.com WANTED UNEXPIRED DIABETES TEST STRIPS. UP TO $26/BOX. PAID SHIPPING LABELS. HABLAMOS ESPANOL! 1-800-267 -9895/www.SellDiabeticstrips.com WANTED UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS UP TO $26/BOX. PRE PAID SHIPPING LABELS. HABLAMOS ESPANOL! 1-800-266 -0702 www.SellDiabeticStrips.com WANTS TO purchase minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201 YEARBOOKS "UP to $15 paid for high school yearbooks1900-1988. yearbookusa@yahoo.com or 972768-1338."

YEARBOOKS WANTED : Will Pay Up to $15.00 For High School Yearbooks 1900-1988.

Any School/ Any State.

Yearbookusa@yahoo.com or 972768-1338

FARM LIVESTOCK 5 FEEDER CALVES from 450-650lbs. All Hereford Heifers, all 5 for $3000. Call Gabe 518-524-2947.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WESTPORT: OFFICE SUITES. Fully furnished w/ cubicles, desks, computer & phone hook-ups. 720 sq. ft. Lake views. Contact Jim Forcier @ 518962-4420.

LAWN & GARDEN 21" SELF PROPELLED Mower $40; White rain gutters, enough for a house $20. 518-5239456

FARM UPSTATE NY Farm, UPSTATE NY FARM LIQUIDATION! 5 acres $19,900; 10 acres -$29,900; 23 acres - mini farm -$189,900. Gorgeous views, woods, streams! 2 ½ hrs NYC! Call (888) 905-8847

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LAND FREE LAND LIST FREE LAND LIST Foreclosures & Bank Ordered Berkshires, Capital Region, Adirondacks Waterfront, Hunting, Camping, Ponds, Streams, Farms, Barns, Views 2 to 64 Acres from $19,900 413-884-1556 NYLandLiquidators.com LAKE PORTAFERRY: Off market 65 years. 2 lake cabins on Adirondack lake, $119,900.5 acres, lake cabin, $149,900. wwwLandFirstNY.com 1-888-6832626 NEW YORK State Land, Land Sale Discounted to 1990's prices! 3 Acre Starter camp -$17,995. 5 Acres w/Farmhouse - $49,995. 52 Acres, Stream, 2 ponds, Beautiful woods & views. Access to road front, utilities and state land Limited offer. Call Christmas & Associates 800-229-7843 Or visit landandcamps.com NEW YORK STATE LAND SALE DISCOUNTED TO 1990's PRICES! 3 Acre Starter camp - $17,995. 5 Acres w/Farmhouse - $49,995. 52 Acres, Stream, 2 ponds. Beautiful woods & views. Access to road front, utilities and state land. Limited offer. Call Christmas & Associates 1-800-229-7843 Or visit www.landandcamps.com.

BUY-SELL-TRADE 1-800-989-4237

UPSTATE NY FARM LIQUIDATION! 5 acres - $19,900. 10 acres $29,900. 23 acres mini farm $189,900.

Gorgeous views, woods, streams! 2 1/2 hrs NY City! Call 1-888 -701-1864

FREE BEDLINER for a Ford Pickup with a 61/2 foot box. Call 518-735-4355 if interested.

AUTO DONATION A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR! Breast Cancer Research foundation! Most highly rated breast cancer charity in America! Tax Deductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 800-771-9551 www.card onationsforbreastcancer.org

SINGLE-FAMILY HOME 2 LAKE CABINS on Adirondack Lake, $119,900. 5 acres borders NYS forest, $16,900. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888-683 -2626

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/ Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-4162330

AVAILABLE NOW!!! Single Family Home, 2-4 Bedroom homes Take Over Payments No Money Down/ No Credit Check Call 1-888-2699192 (888) 269-9192

DONATE A CAR - SAVE A CHILD’S LIFE! Timothy Hill Children's Ranch: HelpingAbused and Neglected Children in NY for Over 30 Years. Please Call 1-800-9364326.

DELAWARE: SINGLE Family Home, DELAWARE: Multiple 1 Family NEW Ranch Homes!

Peaceful Setting, 55+ Community.

Close to shopping, beach, bay & I95. Low 100's, low taxes. CALL: 302-659-5800 www.bonayrehomes.com

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPONS. National Animal Welfare Foundation.

Support NO KILL Shelters. Help Homeless Pets. Free Towing, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NON-RUNNERS Accepted 1-888-333-3848

ONEONTA, NY- Single Family Home, 2,700sf 3br 2.5 baths.

House in middle of 19.6 acres of secluded woods, 2 PONDS, 2 barns $225,000 Owner Financing.

CALL: 518-861-6541 www.helderbergrealty.com

DONATE YOUR CAR to CANCER FUND of AMERICA to help SUPPORT CANCER PATIENTS. Tax Deductible. Next Day Towing. Receive Vacation Voucher. Call 7 Days 1-800-835-9372

ACCESSORIES

AUTO WANTED CASH FOR CARS AND TRUCKS. Get A Top Dollar INSTANT Offer!

Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208 (888) 416-2208 TOP CASH FOR CARS, Any Car/ Truck, Running or Not. Call for INSTANT offer: 1-800-454-6951

2004 HONDA CIVIC DX Green/Beige 80,000 kms, Good condition. Very little damage to interior/exterior $7,000 OBO Call: (518) 420-3445

1989 TOYOTA Supra fully loaded, all electric, all power, 5 spd., hatch back, sunroof, runs good, $4500. 113 Flat Rock, Morrisonville, NY.

1999 VOLVO V-70 Station Wagon, 207,000 miles, Green. Asking $2300 OBO. 518310-0622

1997 DODGE INTREPID 6 cyclinder, 127,000 miles, Good condition. $1,300 Call: (518) 594-5015

BOATS 1985 ARROW Glass Carisma 160, 16' with outboard motor and trailer, Garage stored. Asking $1200. 518-9622045 or 845-773-9230 HEWITT PONTOON BOAT Lift, model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer.

518-891-2767 Leave Message on Mail Box 1.

KAYAKS 2 Kayaks, new. Pungo 140 Wilderness. Color is sand. $700 ea. 518576-0012.

PARTY BOAT: Sun Tractor 24 ft. 60 hp Mercury with trailer.

Good Condition. $45.00. Call 315481-0019

CARS

1952 DESOTO White/Blue, no rust, small Hemi, last started in 2007, great project car. Serious inquires only. $3500.

518-962-4688

2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Black 2 door. New tires, rotors, brakes catalytic converter. $4,500 Call: (518) 946-7550

FARM EQUIPMENT FARM EQUIPMENT Dump Truck 1970 GMC; Field Equipment also. All Equipment usable and in good shape. 518962-4394

MOTORCYCLES 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Wheelchair accessible by VMI, driver transfers to drivers seat, tie downs for two wheelchairs in back, tie downs for one wheelchair in front passenger position available when passenger seat is removed, automatic everything, air, air bags all around including sides, enhanced stereo, Ultimate Red Crystal in color, no scratches/dents or other damage, has always been kept in an attached garage, seats have always been covered, never been smoked in, 5,040 miles, VIN 2D8GP44LX7R256881, original price $52,000, asking $30,000 or make an offer, call Jerry in Tupper Lake at 518-359-8538

2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARD S50 New battery & tires, 13,000 miles, very clean, garaged. (518) 9468341. $2,800 NEW HONDA HELIX MOTORCYCLE-RED 2007 model, ridden less than 400m. 250cc engine, gets 70-80 MPG. Asking $350. Great deal!

If interested please email: stevest.onge@rocketmail.com.

TWO HONDA CX500’s Two complete bikes with many spare parts included, some work to put back on the road. $950.00. 518-5436451

2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT

NEW! W!

Payment...................................$199 mo.

Price...........................................$26,990 Term...........................................24 mos.

Miles@Yr.....................................10,500 Down Payment ............................$2,570 Due At Inception ....................$2,872.31 Tax, title fees extra Ford Rebate ..................$2,500 included

$

199

24 mo.

Lease

AUTO, AIR, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS/SEAT STK#EN399, OFFER ENDS 5/31/12

2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT

NEW! W!

S ’ D L E I F E L AT EGG

2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT

NEW! W!

MSRP.........................................$30,425 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,250 Ford Retail Bonus Cash ...............$1,000 Ford Trade Assist** .........................$750 Dealer Discount..............................$750

MSRP.........................................$28,240 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,250 Ford Retail Bonus Cash ...............$1,000 Ford Trade Assist** .........................$750 Dealer Discount..............................$750

$

24,490

AUTO, POWER MOONROOF, SYNC SYSTEM, POWER WINDOWS/SEAT/LOCKS STK#SEN361, OFFER ENDS 5/31/12

NEW! EW!

2012 Ford Focus SE MSRP.........................................$18,195 Ford Retail Cust. Cash ....................$750 Ford Trade Assist** .........................$750

$

26,675

$

16,695

V6, AUTO, TRL TOW, REMOTE START, POWER MOONROOF, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, SEATS, SYNC SYSTEM, STOCK#EN417, OFFER ENDS 5/31/12

2012 Ford Taurus SEL

NEW! EW!

MSRP.........................................$29,250 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,500 Ford Trade Assist** .........................$750 FMCC Bonus Cash* ........................$500 Dealer Discount..............................$500

AIR, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS, 5SPD. MANUAL, CD STK#SEN067, OFFER ENDS 5/31/12

2012 Ford Fusion SE

NEW!

MSRP.........................................$23,990 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,250 Ford Trade Assist** .........................$750 FMCC Bonus Cash* .....................$1,000 Dealer Discount..............................$995

$

19,995

$

25,990

AUTO, AIR, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS, SIRIUS STK#EN269, OFFER ENDS 5/31/12

V6, AUTO, AUTO TEMP AIR, SIRIUS, SYNC SYSTEM, REVERSE SENSING, STK#EN104, OFFER ENDS 5/31/12

2011 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD

$23,500 V6, Air, Pwr. GRP, 22k miles, Stk#E2695

2010 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD

$21,900 V6, pwr. GRP, Sirius, 43k miles, Stk#E2712

2008 MERCURY MARINER

$20,900 Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, 39k miles Stk#E2707

2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT

$11,500 V6, Pwr GRP, CD, 73k miles, Stk#EN249B

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*FMCC Credit approval reguired. All customers may not qualify **Must be 1995 or newer Ford or competitive make. Owned for 30 days.

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NEW

NEW

2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT XT

22012 012 JEEP PATRIOT SPORT

#AM138, 6 CYL., AUTO, #AM192, 4 CYL., AUTO, P/SLIDERS, P/LIFTGATE, FWD, AC, FOG LAMPS, D STOW N GO, TRUE BLUE CRUISE, DEEP CHERRY RED

MSRP $27,430 MSRP $18,870

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$20,488 $14,288 NEW

22012 DODGE RAM 1500 ST REG CA CAB EXPRESS 4X4 #AM212, 5.7 HEMI, AUTO, P/WINDOW & LOCKS, CRUISE, A AC, DUAL EXHAUST, SIRIUS, 20” C CHROME CLAD WHEELS, HITCH, SPRAY-IN BEDLINER, BLACK

NEW

2012 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4X44

#AM164, 6 CYL., AUTO, O, P/ WINDOWS & LOCKS, FOG LESS LAMPS, REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY, SIRIUS, TRUE BLUE

MSRP $30,680 MSRP $27,185

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$24,488 $19,488 2012 DODGE RAM 1500 ST QUAD CAB EXPRESS 4X4

NEW

2012 JEEP COMPASS SPORT 4X4

NEW

#AM214, 5.7 HEMI, AUTO, DUAL EXHAUST, HITCH, BRAKE DUA CONTROLLER, SPRAY -IN BEDLINER, CRUISE, SIRIUS, MINERAL GRAY

#AM112, 4 CYL., 5 SPD. MANUAL TRANSMISSION, N, AC, CRUISE, BLACK

MSRP $34,810 MSRP $21,825

First Time Visitors, plug in to your GPS “7440 US Route 9, Elizabethtown, NY 12932” and we’ll greet you at the door!

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$25,988 $16,988

*Prices include all available rebates. Must qualify for returning or Conquest Lessee, Owner Loyalty, College Grad, Military rebates, plus tax and DMV fees. Must finance through Special IDL Program with last payment 10% of MSRP to well qualified buyers. 0% for 36 months in lieu of rebates for credit qualified buyers. Most offers end 4/30/12. Pictures for illustration purposes only.

Located just 1/4 mile south of Cobble Hill Golf Course on Route 9 in Elizabethtown.

(518) 873-6386

Dealer#3160005 www.adirondackauto.com

Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY

873-6386 2010 NISSAN ROGUE 201 All Wheel Drive, 6 cyl., Loaded!

A Only 23,000 Miles!

Blue

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Court Street • Elizabethtown, NY

2007 00 FORD ESCAPE XLT Black

4x4, Loaded!

58,000 Miles

2007 00 FORD ESCAPE XLT Blue

4x4, 85,000 Miles

2007 FORD FOCUS 20 White

Auto., 4 cyl, 76,000 Miles

$19,980

$15,880

$10,980

$9,680

2008 PONTIAC VIBE 20

2008 008 CHEVY IMPALA LT

2004 004 CHEVY AVALANCHE

2003 003 HONDA ELEMENT EX

Black

Auto., 4 cyl., Loaded!

98,000 Miles

$8,980 Dealer #3160005

Black

Moonroof 56,000 Miles

$14,390

Red

4WD, 85,000 Miles

$14,980

www.adirondackauto.com

Green

4 cyl., Auto, 114,000 Miles

$8,980 *Tax, title and registration not included.

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