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By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh Public library supporters say they ar e pushing forward to save jobs and the library itself.

Their only chance to save positions appears to be a funding incr ease fr om the City of Plattsburgh. But the city’s budget, under the new tax cap, didn’t come without its own sacrifices.

The Plattsburgh Common Council had previously turned down a r equest fr om the libraries Boar d of Dir ectors for mor e money. But the budget isn’t scheduled to be finalized until mid January.

“There has been no decision,” said Common Council member James Calnon.

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Local sailing legend passes away stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Frank Pabst sailed off into the sunset.

The sailor , historian, diver and businessman passed Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Fletcher Allen Healthcar e in Burlington. The 79-year-old was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and died during surgery.

“He was tr uly appr eciated for what he did for our community ,” said Plattsburgh City Mayor Donald Kasprzak.

The Br ooklyn-born man began

working on ships at age 1 1 and moved to Plattsburgh in 1957.

Pabst was captain of the Juniper , which he pur chased in 1976 and converted to a tour boat. The Juniper toured Lake Champlain until the early 2000s.

“I enjoyed the Juniper very much, like many people back then did,” Kasprzak said. “W e enjoyed his steaks and socializing on the Juniper.”

The Juniper was packed on the weekends as people flocked to the infamous “Booze Cruise.”

Pabst was also known as a local historian, often sharing stories of

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He even shared tales of “Champ,” a possible relic from the dinosaur ages swimming in the depths of Lake Champlain.

“I knew Mr . Pabst for mor e than 30 years,” Kasprzak said. “W e enjoyed many conversations.”

Pabst also ran a r estaurant in the 1980s on the corner of Bridge Str eet and City Hall Place known as the Captain’s Table and worked in underwater salvage.

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It featur es an array of local pr oducts, including the work of the region’s artists.

“We do it to help keep the local economy str ong,” said Jenny Scottodicarlo, marketing director of Conroy’s Organics, 8173 Route 9.

One of those artists, Lorrie Mandigo, is mor e than happy to have her work feature d at the operation in W est Chazy that, among other things, has on hand local wine, liquor , foods and a deli and wi-fi cafe.

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Since opening in 2003, Conroy’s Or ganics has featured a number of local artists.

“It’s about local sustainability,” Scottodicarlo said.

“We don’t have any artists that aren’t from here.”

The store also features local writers and their works.

“Personally, I think this type of thing is important,” Scottodicarlo said. “We have a lot of talents in this community between the farming and artists. I don’t think people know what we have here.”

It brings local arts and food together , she said,

pointing out that the meats and produce are local. Conroy’s is committed to buying local merchandise whenever available.

The stor e serves natural and organic foods while customers lounge in the wi-fi cafe.

“It gives you a panoramic view of the farm, so you can practically r each out and touch the cows while you are eating,” Scottodicarlo said.

“Plus, you come in and ar e visually overloaded.

“There is art work all over.”

And this season, ther e is an incr eased focus on local artists and gift ideas in an attempt to boost the local economy.

Mandigo’s been an artist as long as she can remember and went to school for advertising design.

Her main focus today is painting Santa using an array of r ecycled materials as her canvas. She hits flea markets and garage sales for anything fr om old skates to hockey pucks to medicine bottles.

“Originally art was the

only thing I was inter ested in as a teenager , and it just developed into a total and unique passion,” Mandigo said. “I pr obably paint 8 to 10 hours a day.”

And Scottodicarlo and Conroy’s Or ganics appr eciate Mandigo.

“A lot mor e can come out of our community than people realize.”

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Pass it on and pay it forward this season L

ast year, a young woman drove 30 minutes in the dark to the nearest gas station to fill her

tank.

She pulled into the parking lot with her gas light on and the engine sputtering. It was a pre-pay station, so she ran into the store to make her purchase when she realized at the counter she didn’t have her wallet.

The store clerk couldn’t take a check and said there was nothing she could do to help.

The young woman walked out to her car and stood there in the frigid cold, wondering what she was going to do with no money and no gas. At that point, her breath a white cloud of uncertainty, she felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to find a short, jolly man holding out $25.

“Let me help you,” he said. “I have a daughter your age and I would want someone to help her.”

The young woman tried to write him a check, but he pushed it away, gave her a hug and said, “Have a wonderful day, sweetheart.”

With the season of giving upon us, it is time to pass it on and pay it forward.

Life keeps us busy, with jobs, families, chores and errands. Times are tough, and many people are barely getting by.

That is why it is ever more important to pay attention to your neighbor and to the people you pass by, because you never know when you might be able to make a positive difference in someone’s life.

Instead of wondering why the family down the street can’t seem to clear their sidewalk as you trudge through kneedeep snow, why not get out your own shovel and do it for them. For whatever reason, they may need the help. Or, when you’re done snowblowing your

driveway after a major storm, clear out a path to your elderly neighbors’ front doors so they can get out of their homes.

There are many ways to help your fellow community members and not one of them has to be monetary. Now, if you’re in the financial position to help in that regard, by all means pass along a more generous tip to the single mom waiting your table or help the family of five in line ahead of you at the grocery pay for their items. You could also donate all or part of your bonus from work to a worthwhile charity.

If you don’t get a bonus and money is tight, volunteering your time is the next best thing. It is just as helpful to offer to carry those groceries and pack them in their car. And knitting mittens and socks for a neighbor in need or chemotherapy hats for cancer patients makes a big difference.

If times are truly tough, as we consistently read, hear and see, then what better time to pass on your good fortune or pay it forward to someone in need.

Open a door; take a hot meal to a housebound senior; drop off a gift to a family in need; volunteer at the local soup kitchen or food pantry; invite a homeless family to Christmas dinner.

You just might make someone’s heart smile when they truly need it the most.

They, in turn, just might make someone else’s heart smile.

And what better present can you give during the season of giving, especially, when times are tough.

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ment Council didn’t have a true t was no easy task. Cerstarting point. There were no tainly not a slam dunk. But prior plans to dust off and put neither was it sheer luck into play. The group was forced that the North Country Regional in many ways to start with a Economic Development Council clean slate, assess its assets, be was awarded $103.2 million dolwilling to accept its short comlars, second highest amount ings and create a plan that not awarded, for the Best Plan only encompassed its past but among the 10 regions vying for created a vision of the future state support. The group headed rich in opportunity.

by Tony Collins of Clarkston Dan Alexander The lead paragraph in the exUniversity and Garry Douglas of Thoughts from ecutive summary frames the the North Country Chamber Behind the Pressline plan well…..”New York State’s reached wide and deep througheconomic renaissance depends as much on the out the region to bring together the area’s vibrancy of its small cities and rural communibrightest talent. ties as it does on its large cities. The North But how could this small rural region without Country Regional Economic Development much of a prior history of working together pull Council (NCREDC) is prepared to lead a rural off such a major victory? Only a day before the renaissance, leveraging its own natural and huawards were handed out in Albany, I heard Garman capital with State and private investment. ry Douglas tell a group of business representaThe region is geographically the largest in New tives that the region had achieved a great victoYork with a relatively low population density, ry just by coming together and creating its long making it the perfect location for investments term plan. Privately there must have been some that will result in transformational returns. With glimmer of hope that the plan would be comthe combination of a much-sought after quality petitive but publicly no one was seen celebratof life, a rich and abundant natural resource ing a pending or anticipated award. Not even a base and entrepreneurial and talented people, wink or hint that such an award was within the North Country is ripe for the kind of their grasp. They were content with putting thoughtful and targeted investment that will seforth their best effort and with the opportunity cure its local economies for generations and to compete. help re-establish the Empire State’s role as a Making up the North Country Region are the global leader.”

Counties of Clinton, Lewis, Essex, Franklin, St. So, for the first time in a very long time, the Lawrence, Hamilton, and Jefferson with the North Country has moved its agenda into the cities of Watertown and Plattsburgh as anchors spotlight. The leaders, board members, commitor micropolitan hubs as defined in the plan. Few tee members and staff who collaborated to bring would think of this portion of the state as an inabout this new vision for our region have done tegral cog in the state’s economic engine to help their job and done it better than anyone could New York re-gain its lofty position as a global have possibly imagined. We all owe them a leader. With the two major interstates serving great deal of thanks for creating a road map and the region running north and south, I-81 and Isecuring the funding. But much work is still to 87, there is no common link between the two be done. As a united community we all need to hubs. Each is better known as a gateway or cornot only get behind the plan for it to be successridor to other major cities within the state or ful but we must all embrace the plan to insure Canada. it’s a beginning and not a final destination. FuEven within the report mention is made of ture funding opportunities will be even more the area’s negative self perception and imprescompetitive and as a region we need to do more sion of depressed communities, lack of entreprethan talk-the-talk of economic development and neurial spirit, sense of isolation and regional turf job growth, we’ll need to demonstrate positive battles rather than cooperation on any level. outcomes and move the plan from paper to Competing against the other regions, all more practical application. well defined, with a formal metropolitan center It’s time for us all to roll up our sleeves and as its primary focal point, the North Country efget involved. Opportunity has done more than fort was uphill from day one. That may well knock on the door. The door has been opened have been its biggest advantage. and opportunity is staring us in the face. The fuAccepting Governor Cuomo’s challenge to reture now belongs to us, like it never has before. design the way the state administers its funding Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton for growing the economy and creating jobs the Publications. Reach him at dan@denpubs.com.

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More than a just handful of dirt M

y little brother was a horrible student. Yes, he’s taller than me and his belly is more robust, but he’s still my little brother, and he was a horrible student, until he stepped into a horticulture class.

He wasn’t lazy or incapable, but until Matt stepped into the school’s career and technical center, he was bored.

Then he takes horticulture and he’s earning an A in the class and traveling the state entering soil competitions. I remember he once grabbed a handful of dirt and started using terms from the periodic table of elements, and all I could think was, “Dude, you’re gonna have to wash your hands.”

Today, he’s a carpenter and earns more than my sister and I combined.

I knew he’d succeed, but to the school he was a lost cause until he enrolled in horticulture. And even then, many figured he was going nowhere.

There’s something unfortunate occurring in schools today; the false notion that in order to succeed you must be on a college track and, as is the case in New York, earning a Regents diploma.

I’m not condemning college. More power to you if you are college bound. You should be commended.

But what about those students who aren’t college bound.

For a variety of reasons, many students will never attend college, and that’s alright. Except, it seems they are at times overlooked or forgotten in the rush to herd every student into college.

Some, like my brother, excel elsewhere, and that does not mean they are second rate. Then why are they at times treated as such with so much emphasis and attention steered in the direction of those eyeing Harvard?

My brother earns more money than many people in professions that require a college degree and his skills are more practical. Come end-of-times, you’d be better off hanging with my brother than the professor of Latin American studies, not that the latter ’s career is any less laudable.

Donald Jones, a teacher at Northern Adirondack Central School, said agriculture and FFA offers students opportunities they wouldn’t normally have, and it keeps some coming back to school each day. These students should never be considered less worthy of time, attention, adoration and resources than the students preparing for medical or law school.

CV-TEC offers agriculture, construction, arts, video, design, health science, business, science, technology, engineering, architecture and more to area students. Yet, in

some circles it is considered the place to usher troubled or failing students. I have met many of these students and am consistently overwhelmed by their knowlStephen Bartlett edge and work ethic. That From the Editor’s Desk isn’t to say I am not wowed by college-bound students, but it attests to the ridiculousness of stereotypes and generalizations.

Matt Carter of Northern Adirondack Central School took first place in state’s and went on to rank nationally in animal handling, an accomplishment just as valid as ranking in football or the Harvard Model United Nations.

Students learn in a variety of ways, and they will pursue different paths according to their strengths and possible limitations and shine, as long as we foster that.

There is nothing wrong with judging a handful of soil or choosing wood work over introduction to philosophy.

We shouldn’t make something wrong with it.

Stephen Bartlett is the editor of the North Countryman. He may be reached at stephen@denpubs.com

Editor: Don’t rob kids of the farm Y

ou have got to be kidding me. This week, we are reporting on new regulations that have been proposed by the Federal Department of Labor that would make it all but impossible for children under the age of 16 to work on a farm, unless it is owned by their parents.

Yes, I understand that there are rules about how old you have to be to be hired for a job, but these regulations would also make it illegal for say, the grandson of a farmer to, and I quote: “Participate in agricultural work with animals, pesticide handling, timber operations, manure pits and storage bins.

They would further be unable to operate almost all powerdriven equipment.”

So, what these rules are saying is that if you live on a farm and you are under the age of 16, don’t leave the house.

When I was a kid, I spent the vast majority of my summer and plenty of weekends at the South Farm in Essex when my grandparents oversaw the estate that is now owned by Gov. George Pataki.

What did I do when I was there?

Well, I milked cows (not a lot, but even once would be a nono under these new regulations), jumped at the chance to be the one to use the “bug bombs” in the barn, cut down trees, clean out the barns, work in the hay mow, silo and grain bin and drive tractor while operating rakes, mowers, bailers and a wide assortment of other power-driven equipment — all before the age of 16!

Terrible, huh?

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So if I were to have my kids do that, you’re telling me that I am creating a felon? That by learning how to work, I am doing something wrong?

I learned how to drive on the farm. In all my years there (I probably started driving around with assistance before I turned 10 and drove on my own by 12), I only had one accident with a tractor or truck (it had to do with a tractor, a barn, and the wall that used to be on the back of said barn).

There is no way that you can tell me that working on a farm is damaging to kids. Obviously, they have to work at a pace that they are comfortable with. But to have new regulations that make it a labor violation to basically step into a barn — c’mon.

This type of legislation could also lead to the extinction of the family farm, something that is almost here already.

Many families farm together and pass their knowledge on from generation to generation. They work together to tend the animals and crops then harvest the spoils — none of which children under the age of 16 would be able to do anymore.

So, what are the kids to do. They can’t feed any animals, because that could be considered agricultural work. They can’t drive a small tractor to help out, because that would be a no-no. I don’t even know if they could play Farmville (I’ve never played it, but if it has anything to do with farming, no playing until you’re 16).

I’m sure that these regulations are being driven by people who have never even set foot on a real farm in their lives and who think something like, “having their kids work on the

Keith Lobdell is an editor with Denton Publications. He can be reached at keith@denpubs.com

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farm at such a young age is basically having free labor and taking advantage of children.”

That’s just idiotic. No one ever forced me to work on the Keith Lobdell farm. The fact is, I thought The Lobster Tank that everything there was really cool and I wanted to use it, ride it or work on it. Kids always want to work with their parents or family, and parents get the chance to be with their children and teach a couple life lessons along the way.

To the argument that kids working on the farm takes jobs away from older people who need the work, you’d be wrong yet again.

The fact is, no one wants to do the work. I remember several people who assisted my grandfather on the farm. There were two families. After them, he had to rely on the help of his own family, friends and a high schooler. After he left, my grandfather never found another helper, forcing him to cease the dairy operations.

So, to the Department of Labor, stay out of this one. Let the family farm continue to be so, and worry about more pressing matters in an economy that desperately needs more labor.

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tressful times may trigger emotional or stressful eating. For some, it is harder to stick to a healthy lifestyle when faced with higher levels of stress. The comfort foods that we often reach for are usually high in calories, fat, and not the healthiest of choices.

To combat weight gain during stressful times it is really important to get a handle on your stress. When you feel less stressed and more in control of your life it is easier to stick to healthier eating and exercise habits. The Mayo Clinic recommends the following stress management tips to combat stress induced weight gain.

• Recognize the warning signs of stress, such as

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• Before eating, ask yourself why you're eating — are you truly hungry or do you feel stressed or anxious?

• If you're tempted to eat when you're not hungry, find a distraction.

• Don't skip meals, especially breakfast.

• Identify comfort foods and keep them out of your house or office.

• Keep a record of your behavior and eating habits so that you can look for patterns and connections — and then overcome them.

• Learn problem-solving skills so that you can anticipate challenges and cope with setbacks.

• Practice relaxation skills, such as yoga, massage or meditation.

• Engage in regular physical activity or exercise.

• Get adequate sleep.

• Get encouragement from supportive friends and family.

If you try these techniques on your own and you don’t notice and improvement, you may want to seek the help your doctor or counselor.

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Clinton County budget hearing draws few Spending plan below the new property-tax cap

By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County budget hearing dr ew little interest.

One incoming lawmaker argued against raises, while another individual supported pay increases for county managers.

Besides that, there was little said about the proposed budget that came in under New York state’s new tax-cap structure.

The property-tax cap is based on a 2-percent increase. Exceptions factored in include tax-base gr owth, payments in lieu of taxes and the state employee retirement fund.

The $157.9 million budget was more than $1 million less than the 2011 budget.

“It will not r equire an override,” said Dr . Robert Heins (RArea 10, City of Plattsbur gh), who chairs Clinton County’s finance committee.

Under the 2012 plan, the tax levy would increase 2.9 percent, for a total of $28,096,043, which is 1.5-percent below the allowable limit under the property-tax cap. The tax rate would rise 2 percent fr om $5.96 per $1,000 of assessed pr operty value to $6.08.

Clinton County utilized r oughly $2 million in fund balance to offset tax incr eases and incr eased sales-tax r evenue projections by nearly $600,000.

Revenues dropped around $2.2 million, resulting in 23 positions being unfilled, with 22 remaining open through attrition.

The county cut one position in the Health Department after the state funding for the job dried up.

Medicaid costs are expected to rise by nearly $430,000 to mor e than $17.4 million.

The spending plan includes 2.5-percent raises for all county managers, the same union members will receive.

Incoming legislator Mark Dame took issue with that.

“We have gone through a brutal recession, and many people in the private sector have lost their jobs and houses,” said Dame, who won the November election and will take over as Area 8 legislator on Jan. 1, 2012.

He asked lawmakers to r econsider raises for county man-

Utility vehicle hits woman in wheelchair PLATTSBURGH — A utility tr uck ran into a woman in a wheelchair Tuesday morning.

On Dec. 13, at about 9:47 a.m., Plattsburgh City Police Officers were dispatched to a car-pedestrian motor-vehicle accident at the intersection of Goff Avenue and South Catherine Str eet. As uniformed of ficers arrived, they discover ed Catherine E. Cassevah, 78, of Plattsburgh, lying in the roadway in front of the driveway of the Verizon building, located at the corner of South Catherine and Pine Str eet. Cassevah was operating a battery-powered wheel chair in a south bound dir ection on the sidewalk in fr ont of the V erizon building.

At the same time a V erizon line utility vehicle exited the Verizon parking lot to enter onto South Catherine Str eet. The Verizon utility vehicle, operated by Kenneth Gallo, 43, of Plattsburgh, struck Cassevah as she passed in front of it.

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Plattsburgh City Police closed South Catherine Str eet between Pine and Battery for approximately four hours while members of Plattsburgh Police Department accident r econstruction team documented the scene. The investigation into this matter continues.

Frank Pabst from page 1 Kasprzak most r emembered Pabst for his local contributions.

He helped discover and r etrieve the anchor fr om the British warship Confiance. The U.S. Navy defeated Confiance in the Battle of Plattsbur gh on Sept. 1 1, 1814, and the anchor is displayed in City Hall.

Pabst helped discover other artifacts ar ound the r egion and wrote the book “Cannons andAnchors,” which was published in 2005.

Kasprzak worked with Pabst when the mayor was a member of the Common Council and said he appr eciates the man’s contributions.

“He did a lot for this community,” Kasprzak said. “He will certainly be missed throughout the North Country.”

A memorial service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Saturday, in T rinity Episcopal Church in Plattsbur gh.

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Joseph Mousseau disagreed with Dame and urged legislators not to reconsider management raises.

“Yes times are hard and times are dire,” he said. “I know we are suffering, but I don’t think it is time to leave one segment out.”

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department budget is up about $408,000, or 4.4 percent, which Dame took issue with too.

“The pattern is disturbing, and it is not clear in the budget.”

Dame said overall it seemed a “pr etty smooth” budget process.”

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Strive Network: From cradle to career readiness

By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Less than 20 per cent of all ninth graders make it to the post-secondary finish line, says State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher.

“That is unacceptable.”

So with her help, Clinton County become the first r ural community in the nation to join the Strive Network.

Strive is an evidence-based education r eform initiative with a proven track record of improving student success in Cincinnati and Kentucky school districts since it was cr eated in 2006. The cradle-to-car eer network brings together r egional civic organizations, school districts, business and industry, colleges, and elected officials to improve the education pipeline in Clinton County.

“We need to do something about student attrition in our community,” Zimpher said, speaking at Clinton Community College.

She said it must stretch beyond schools to families and the neighborhood.

“Establishing a cradle-to-car eer network and obtaining the deep but necessary commitment from all involved is no small task, but the challenges are ultimately overshadowed by the r ewards that these networks bring to communities and students,” Zimpher said.

Strive, co-cr eated by Zimpher , has positively impacted

college and high-school graduation rates, fourth-grade eadr ing and math scores, and the number of pr eschool children prepared for kindergarten.

Part of the challenge is determining where differences can be made, Zimpher said. It might mean ensuring childr en come to kindergarten ready to learn or smoothing that transition from middle to high school.

“We don't have millions of dollars to buy our way out of student attrition,” Zimpher said. “What we have ar e our own hands at work. We need to reinvent the way we do our work.”

The four pillars of Strive are shared community vision, evidence-based decision making, collaborative action and investment and sustainability.

“Help them see their best investment is to invest in evidence-based strategies that will give them a better er turn on their investment,” Zimpher said.

Over the past five years, Strive has helped boost eighthgrade math scores in Cincinnati by 15 percent and increased college enrollment by 10 per cent. Its success spurr ed many regions acr oss the country to adapt the concept, including several areas in NewYork State, with the assistance of SUNY .

Garry Douglas said a key step is developing an appetite for education as a transformational power in life early on.

The president of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce thinks that appetite is lacking in many families.

“The clear est way to incr ease appetite is to have good

jobs.”

Paul Grasso, executive dir ector of the North Country Workforce Investment Boar d, str essed closing the achievement gap.

“We need to engage people sooner in the education process,” he said. “We need to instill in them the importance of education. We find with the young people we deal with that education has no value, so we need to instill in them the values they need to have at a younger age.”

Chazy School Musical to be held CHAZY—Chazy Central Rural School Music Department Holiday Concert will be on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium.

The Elementary Chor us, Junior High Chor us, Senior Chorus, Elementary Band, Concert Band, and W ind Ensemble will present a variety of holiday music.

The C.C.R.S. P.T.O. will be or ganizing a reception following the concert. Band and Chorus members are asked to bring a baked good to share with others (one per family). Baked goods should be delivere d to the cafeteria prior to the warm-up time.

The public is invited free of charge. For more information contact: Frank W. Langr at 846-7135 ext. 1 11 or flangr@chazy.org.

Saranac Central voters approve capital improvement project

By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com DANNEMORA — The Capital Impr ovement Pr oject for Saranac was approved by voters T uesday Dec. 13.

The Saranac Central School District’s $583,878 Capital Impr ovement EXCEL Pr oject for district schools was appr oved by a vote of 293 to 197.

“I’m grateful the commu-

nity supported the capital improvement pr oject,” Saranac Central School District Superintendent Kenneth Cringle said. “I just want to convey our sincer e thanks and appr eciation to the voters.”

There will ensur e ther e will be no immediate ef fect on local tax levy District voters r ejected a $17.5 million capital improvement in February 2010, that would have cost taxpay-

ers about $100,000 annually for 15 years.

The pr oject will focus on energy and safety items by upgrading aging systems to be mor e ener gy and cost efficient.

Saranac Central school campuses ar e pr oposed to get new ener gy ef ficient window and doors, r eplacement of fir e alarm devices and updated system pr ogramming. Major pr oject renovations call for a heat-

ing-system r eplacement for the elementary school, water filtration and domestic-pipe replacement at the middle/high school, and roof r econstruction at the bus garage.

Cringle said the pr oject will save the district money in the long r un by replacing the systems in an or ganized way instead of when something fails unexpectedly.

“The district can now focus on addressing some key

energy and safety items,” Cringle said.

Cringle said the next step is for the pr oject to be approved by the State Education Boar d and State Facilities Planning Department before it can begin.

“Then we can begin within six to eight months,” Cringle said.

Now that the pr oject has the support of the community, Cringle said the school district facilities are on their

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Library employees suggest cuts over layoffs They say their suggestions would save positions

By Stephen Bartlett

Library fight from page 1 turned out for Thursday’s Common Council meeting, some of them speaking during the public comment portion of the meeting.

“This is a mess,” said Kate Gardner, of Plattsburgh.

Indeed, ther e has been little explanation as to how the library ended up with a $167,340 deficit. Fund balance cuts that deficit to about $150,000, with the rest taken care of by four job cuts voted in by the Boar d of Dir ectors at an emotional meeting earlier in the week.

Calnon said there needs to be mor e communication between the boar d and Common Council, and the city must be able to tr ust how funds ar e used. For example, he said three years ago the library asked for funds to pursue thr ee items. The city gave the go

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ahead for items one and two and the library went with one and thr ee instead.

“We ar e very concerned about the use of funds,” Calnon said.

The library receives state and federal funds, but the majority of its budget is cover ed by the City of Plattsburgh, which mandates library services. Plattsbur gh gives the library $811,000 toward its operating budget.

Suzanne Barton, a clerk whose position was cut, questioned how the Board of Dir ectors is chosen and if each individual’s backgr ound is considered.

The library is governed by an independent, 13-member board appointed by the mayor and Common Council.

Stuart Voss, also a Plattsburgh resident and former member of the Common Council understands wher e the city is coming from and also knows the library is used by many. It is especially important to families who cannot

PLATTSBURGH — Library employees pr esented the Board of Directors with a list of ways to cut the budget without impacting positions.

The board, which has already voted to eliminate four positions, will r eview the list. But at least a couple members are skeptical if the savings will amount to even one saved position.

“This is a r eally serious thing,” said Russell Puschak, Stafford Middle School librarian, at the Dec. 13 Board of Directors meeting at the Plattsbur gh Public Library . “I don’t know what happened.”

The library is faced with a $167,000 deficit in 2012, an amount reduced to $150,000 using fund balance.

The Board of Directors, some under protest and stressing they had no choice, voted to eliminate four positions.

Nearly 50 people turned out for Tuesday night’s meeting.

“We cut staff, we cut services,” said Karen Ricketson, who works in childr en’s services and is vice pr esident of the union that represents library employees. “We have come up with suggestions of ways to cut the budget that would not “The public loves the library and wants to help,” Ricketimpact positions.” son said.

The plan the employees came up with totaled $122,000 Ricketson recommended dropping attorney’s fees and apworth of cuts. They then suggested asking for $28,000 fr om pointing a board member who could bring legal experience the Common Council.

Employees suggested cutting the book budget $58,700 and to the table.

“We do not need a lawyer involved to start negotiating a instead relying on fundraisers. contract,” Ricketson said.

Under the pr oposal, overtime would be cut by $7,000.

“Employees have agreed to earn overtime as comp time and not cash,” Ricketson said.

“Talk with us. W e can work something out to help you.”

Other cuts included office supplies, building repairs, equipment, postage and conferences.

Board member Har old Brohinsky, who has said he would prefer not to cut

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He disagreed with the Boar d of Directors’ decision to cut staf f and implored the city to help.

“I know how this works,” Voss said.

“It can be done.”

Chad Chase, a town of Plattsbur gh resident, also asked the city to help.

“The Council is primarily in charge of funding and the financial r esources.”

Calnon said the budget is not final until it is voted on.

“I think the council is inter ested in being fair.”

For William Turcotte and his family, fair is having a thriving library with adequate staf f. He has been bringing his daughter to the library since she was an infant.

“Plattsburgh doesn’t have a lot that is for childr en, especially things that are free.”

positions, referred to the list of suggestions as optimistic. He would be impressed if any new cuts could save one job.

“There are some things frankly, I would not even consider.”

Brohinsky voiced skepticism at any attempt at fundraising for books that went beyond a one-time shot.

Puschak also questioned fundraising and cutting the book budget. Many people are broke, he pointed out, and everyone needs to give and take. He suggested a salary freeze.

Sherry Silcio, library clerk, asked the board to put as much work into examining the suggestions, which might r emedy the situation, as it did taking detrimental action.

The library’s boar d has come under fir e as people question how the fiscal oversight occurr ed, with the Common Council calling for incr eased communication with the library and suggesting a lack of tr ust in how it spends its money.

The board has complained about overtime and grievance costs.

“We have gone thr ough the budget extensively and we know wher e we ar e,” said Boar d member John Prim. “W e want a commitment from the union when it really comes to working things out and not just r unning and filing a grievance.”

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Labor Department goes after farms

By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com ELLENBURG — Chelsey Trombley has been around farms since she was five.

The 13-year -old loves working her family’s 40-head dairy farm in Ellenburgh Center.

“I don’t know what I would do without the farm,” said the eighth grader at Northern Adirondack Central School. “It’s my life.”

But Trombley’s ability to continue with the work she loves could be seriously curtailed if new federal child-labor r egulations ar e put in place.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed r egulations that would limit the ability of youth to work on farms and ranches, even if the operation is family-owned and operated.

The pr oposed child-labor r egulations would not allow youth under 16 to participate in agricultural work with animals, pesticide handling, timber operations, manur e

pits and storage bins. They would further be unable to operate almost all power-driven equipment.

Rule changes would exempt youths who work on farms owned or operated by their parents.

The new regulations would eliminate certain programs carried out by the FFA and 4-H and limit the activities that could be taught under various student programs nationwide.

It would also block certain FF A and 4-H members fr om caring for their own animals if they were kept at a farm not owned by their par ents.

“This will af fect kids and their ability to learn and that work ethic,” said Donald Jones, agricultur e teacher and Futur e Farmers of America advisor at Northern Adirondack Central School.

“I don’t know if we would be able to do tractor driving or welding with our kids.

“It will change things, and it is scary.”

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eration r ecently voiced its opposition to the pr oposals on behalf of more than 70 agricultural or ganizations. In a pr ess r elease, the gr oup noted that family partnerships and corporations own 98 per cent of the

roughly 2 million farms and ranches nationwide, and “their right to operate their farms with family members is specifically permitted by Congress. W e don’t want to see those rights infringed.”

In 2006, about 1.12 million youth under 20 resided on farms, and more than half of them worked on the farms, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Several United States senators have written to the Department of Labor, opposing the pr oposed changes. Each of them point to r esearch that shows childhood injury rates pertaining to agricultur e declined nearly 60 per cent between 1998 and 2008.

“I have a little br other who is 1 1 and he works on the farm,” T rombley said.

She’d be bor ed if she didn’t have the farm.

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Della donates thousands PLATTSBURGH — Christmas came early for four local charities when the DELLA Auto Group announced a $10,000 donation to help their causes. The four charities will also er ceive a matching contribution fr om Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. The Foundation of CVPH Medical Center, Hospice of the North Country, The Joint Council for Economic Opportunity and the Strand Theatr e all received a $2,500.00 donation from the DELLA Auto Group as well as a matching donation from Toyota.

Each or ganization is located in Plattsbur gh and benefit different sectors of people in the community.

CVPH will use the donation for wellness pr ograms, education and technology and more.

The donations will help the hospice to pr ovide pain and symptom management, supportive care, emotional counseling, and spiritual support for hospice patients and their families.

JCEO will use the donation funds to help operate its eleven emer gency food pantries to help the community’s problem of hunger.

The donations will be used dir ectly for the r enovations currently under way at the Strand Theatre.

The DELLA Auto Group has been part of the Plattsbur gh community since 1996 with the opening of its DELLA Honda Store. DELLA Toyota was established in 2009.

“Throughout all of that time, we’ve supported the Plattsburgh community in many different ways and will continue to enhance the ar ea on a philanthr opic level,” said Michael Della Bella, President of the DELLA Auto Group.

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Rustic Riders to perform SARANAC LAKE—The Rustic Riders, an Adirondack based acoustic gr oup, will give a Holiday Concert at noon on Thursday, Dec. 15 in the Cantwell Community Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main St. The Rustic Riders play original music written by Lisa Meissner. Lisa sings and plays guitar and sometimes the cello, mandolin or tenor banjo. Klaus Meissner plays per cussion. Their influences range fr om traditional and spiritual music to Classical, Latin, Jazz, Contemporary Folk and Rock.

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Local student shows animals to the top of 540,739 student members pre paring for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.

Nationals, held in late October , dr ew 50,000-plus FF A members, advisors and guests from across the country. The FFA mission is to positively impact students by developing leadership skills, personal gr owth and car eer success stephen@denpubs.com through agricultural education.

ELLENBURG — Matt Carter grew up surrounded by farms.

“FFA pr ovides students with opportunities,” Jones said.

Then one day he ran into a teacher talking about cows and “A lot of times, it is their purpose for coming to school. It is four years later he is the state champion in animal showman- a place that is a little bit different than all their academics.” ship and ranked in the top 10 at the nationals in Indiana, FFA and the agricultur e class enable students to learn walking away with a gold emblem. about plant science, fish ecology, hydroponics, tractor driv“For this ar ea, that is a big deal,” said Northern Adironing, soil testing, small-animal care and more. dack Central School agricultur e teacher and FF A advisor “You can learn about life and people working together ,” Donald Jones of Carter ’s accomplishments this school year.

Jones said. “These kids get real-world experience.”

“I just feel like you can do anything you put your mind It took Carter time to gain the skills needed to compete on to,” Carter said. the national level, Jones said.

A high-school senior and member of the NorthernAdiron“Matt has that internal drive and does well in whatever dack FFA chapter, Carter participated in the National FF A he does.”

Dairy Cattle Handlers’ Activity. The event was held in conCarter enjoys the trips, attending fairs and competing in junction with the 84th National FF A convention in Indinationals. anapolis, Ind., sponsor ed by Dean Foods Company of Dal“I get to spend time with friends.” las, Tex., and the National FFA Foundation.

He learned how to present animals from Homer Bushey, a The National FFA Organization is a national youth group farmer and former agricultur e teacher . Carter works for

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He wasn’t nervous about the statewide competition until he r eached the final round.

“I felt I had to do everything right.”

Toward the end he noticed the judge watching him and knew he had nailed it.

“It was a big r elief that all that hard work paid off.”

Nationals, on the other hand, frightened him, specif- Matt Carter, a senior at Nor thern Adirondack C entral S chool, ically the thought of participating against students fr om earned top honors at a national FFA competition. all over the country.

Photo by Stephen Bartlett “I wanted to do good,” he said.

Carter placed in the top 10, earned a gold emblem and knew it had all been worth the time and effort.

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Jones continues to be proud of his student.

“Matt doesn’t even live on a farm,” the teacher beamed.

North Country to get $103.2M for economic development Region ranked No. 2 in state

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CVAC season starts with Coaches v. Cancer fundraising challenge

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in the second game of the night.

In game thr ee, Mary Mazella scor ed 16 keith@denpubs.com points and Brianna Hackett added 11 as the PLATTSBURGH — Champlain Valley Peru Lady Indians scor ed a 47-37 win over the Plattsbur gh High Lady Hornets, who Athletic Confer ence boys and girls basketwere led by 10 points from Marle Curle and ball pr ograms started their season at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Dec. 9-10, part Kianna Dragoon.

In the finale, Conor Casey score d 13 points of the annual Coaches v. Cancer CVAC Chaland Tim Remillard added 10 as the Indians lenge. boys team scored a 48-32 win over the Hor This was the first year that the event as a nets. Ethan Votraw scored 12 points for PHS. kick-off to the season, accor ding to Seton On Saturday, action started with a pair of Catholic boys head coach and challenge or games featuring Saranac and Saranac Lake, ganizer Larry Converse.

“We wanted to go with games that were in with the Chiefs sweeping the games by division and make it an event to start the sea- scores of 68-24 (girls) and 46-30 (boys).

In the girls game, Stephanie Linder started son with,” Converse said. “In the past, we the season with a 26-point game, while V ichave had the event later in the season as teams are getting ready to come here for sec- toria Phaneuf added 19 points for the Chiefs tionals, but hopefully this is a good starting and Nicole Viscardo led the Red Storm with 11 points. In the boys game, Jer emy Bullis point to the season for these teams and we had 13 points to lead the Chiefs, while Kellen will get moe people in to help raise funds.”

Munn added 15 for the Red Storm.

Funds raise thr ough the event go to the The T iconderoga Sentinels and Seton CVPH Fitzpatrick Cancer Center in Plattsburgh. Money was raised through donations Catholic Knights wer e next on the court, as the Lady Knights scored a 43-37 win and the at the gate, T -shirt and collectible sales, a 50/50 raffle and a paper airplane toss at half- Sentinel boys scored a 31-24 win.

Kelli R yan scor ed 18 points and Kate time of the Saturday games.

“In the five years pre vious, we have raised Schofield added 16 for the Lady Knights, while Eddie Larr ow scor ed nine points for over $9,000 for the center ,” Converse said. the boys team.

“It is a very good cause, and we have some In the final two games, freshman standout great sponsors. The fieldhouse has been very good to us over the years. Hopefully , Shannon Ryan scored 38 points as the Beekmantown Lady Eagles scored a 56-41 victory the money can go toward good things.”

In the Friday games, Alexis Facteau has 19 over the Northeastern Clinton Lady points, Meghan Strong added 12 points to go Cougars. Skyler Hebert scored 10 points for with 11 steals and seven assists and Cammey the Cougars.

In the finale, Rob Armstrong scored the fiKeyser had 10 points as the AuSable Valley nal two of his 11 points with just 1.3 seconds Lady Patriots beat Lake Placid, 50-30. on the clock as the Cougars scor ed a 48-47 Danielle Balestrini and Chloe Uebrick each win over the Eagles. Mike Manor added 10 scored eight points for the Blue Bombers. points for the Cougars, while Keegan R yan Colby Sayah had 15 points for the NorthKasey Favreau of Saranac looks to score against the Saranac Lake defense during their Dec. 10 game as part ern Adirondack Bobcats, who were unable to scored 32 points for the Eagles. of the Coaches v. Cancer CVAC Challenge at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. hold off the Moriah Vikings in a 52-36 defeat Photo by Keith Lobdell

League play begins in full in MVAC, bowling season opens The W estport Lady Eagles scor ed their third straight win in the opening weeks of the 2011-12 season, using a 27-8 run over the middle two quarter to score a 39-27 win over their namesakes from Chazy Dec. 6.

Willa McKinley continued her solid offensive early season with 25 points for the Eagles (3-0, 1-0), while Brendee Russell scored four points. Delany Sears, Allison Sherman, Mallory Sudduth, Emily Fr ench and Karin Dorsey each scored two points.

For Chazy (0-1, 0-1), Olivia Seymour started the season with a 12-point performance, while Megan Reynolds added six points.

Katie Thibault and Andrea Mehefsky each scored two.

In hockey, the Lake Placid Blue Bombers won their third game of the season with a 41 win over Saranac.

Dustin Jacques became the first local player to reach double digit points, assisting on all four of the Blue Bombers goals scored by Eddie Kane (2) and R.J. Reid (2), giving him a total of nine assists to go with one lamplighter.

Shane McNierney and Dillon Savage also tallied assists, along with Reid, who tallied a three-point night. Jeffrey Smith stopped 18 shots in net.

For the Chiefs, Alex Sarazen scored in the third period on assists by Joey Bridgeman and Jeremy Barber, while Zach Lareau made 23 saves.

On Monday, Dec. 5, the Seton Catholic Knights also scor ed a season-opening win with a 70-30 score against the Chazy Eagles.

Carson Hynes scored 19 points to pace the Knights, while Eddie LaRow scor ed 13 points, Carlos Alvarez 12, and Adam Tedford eight.

Haden Guay had 11 points for the Eagles, while Matt Stalker scor ed eight, Jacob Kennedy five, Brandon Laurin four and Cody Toohill scored two.

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks picked up their first win of the season, beating Clifton Fine 82-33.

Morgan Stevens led the Lumberjacks (1-4, 1-0) with 18 points, while Colton Clark added 14, T im Larkin scor ed 12, Garr ett Planty 12, Br ock Tarbox 10, Jor dan Garr ow six, Mitch Keniston five, Damon Cole thr ee and Austin Dukette two.

In girls hoops, The Beekmantown Lady Eagles dropped their opener, 51-38, against Section X’s Massena.

Shannon R yan had 19 points for the Eagles, while Katrine Fogelstroem added 11.

In Chazy Dec. 7, Brandon Laurin score d 13 points and Craig Botten scor ed 1 1 as the Chazy Eagles scor ed a 49-29 win over the

Chazy’s Katharine Tooke tries to get past Westport defenders Allison Sherman and Karin Dorsey.

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Westport Eagles.

Nathan Guay added eight points, while Cody Toohill scored seven and Alec Lapierre scored six. Matt Stalker and Tanner Chauvin each scored two points.

Ryan Davis led Westport with 12 points, as Dominic Banish scor ed eight, Ethan Markwica four , Gabe Schrauf f thr ee and Alex Steele two.

The Lake Placid Blue Bombers dr opped their first MV AC contest of the season against the Schroon Lake Wildcats, 48-36.

Logan Stephenson led the Bombers with 14 points, with Jacob Daniels scoring 10 points, Lucas McLean five and Evan Bickford thr ee. J.P. Morrison and Cody Porter each scored two points.

In wrestling, the Peru Indians forced seven pins in beating the Beekmantown Eagles, 60-21.

Ethan Feazelle, Brandon Goddeau, Kyler Agoney, Max Marte, Nick For get, Noah Phillips and Troy Seymour each scored pins against the Eagles, while Jor dan Bushey

scored a 5-3 decision and Josh Wright scored a 7-5 decision.

For the Eagles, Brandon Defayette and Hayden Head each recorded pins, while Sylan Peryea scored a 2-0 decision win.

The CVAC bowling season started Dec. 7 in dramatic fashion as Saranac’s T aylor Chapple rolled games of 218 and 268 before putting up 12 consecutive X’s on the scor ecard in posting a perfect game as the Chiefs boys defeated the Plattsburgh High Hornets.

Josh Sheffer ’s 675 series was tops for the Hornets, who scored a win in the girls match as Allison Beebie r olled a 480 series. Jade Laker had a 422 series for the Chiefs.

The Northeastern Clinton boys and girls bowling teams scor ed wins of 7-3 and 4-0 over the W illsboro W arriors, with Joey Robert r olling a 576 series for the Cougar boys and Janelle Menard hit for a 429 series.

The Warriors wer e led by T yler Bridge’s 605 series and Alyson Arnold’s 481.

The Per u Indians dr opped a 7-3 boys match and 3-1 girls contest against the Ticonderoga Sentinels, with Jonathan Bowman rolling a 644 series for the boys and Brittany Bushey rolling a 460 for the girls.

The Tupper Lake Lumberjacks split their basketball games against Chateaugay Dec. 8, as the boys dropped a 41-14 contest and the girls scored a 41-39 win over the Class D Final Four representative.

The Lady Lumberjacks (3-1, 1-1) outscore d the Lady Bulldogs 13-8 in the second quarter and ended the game with a 16-12 advantage in the fourth.

Katie Stuart scor ed 21 points to pace the Lumberjacks offense, while Carley Aldridge scored eight points, Sam Sanford scored six, Kelsie St. Louis four, the duo of Lizzie Zure k and Paige Duckett three and Kristin Bickford two.

In the boys game, Mitch Keniston led the Lumberjacks (1-5, 1-1) with eight points, while Jor dan Garr ow scor ed thr ee points, Garrett Planty two points and Austin Duckette scored one point.

On Dec. 7, the Lumberjacks boys hockey team fell behind 3-0 to Ogdensbur g befor e losing 7-3.

After trailing 3-0, Br oyce Guerette scored twice, the first on assists fro m Elliot Fletcher and Pierson St. Pierre, to cut the lead to 3-2.

The teams then traded goals, as John Bujold cut the lead to 4-3 on a Chace o Tohey assist. OF A finished the game with the final three goals.

Marcus Richer stopped 33 shots on goal in net for the Lumberjacks (0-2-0, 0-1-0).

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Friday, Dec. 16

ELIZABETHTOWN — Horace Nye Home craft fair/bake sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 873-3575, lloveday@essex.co.us.ny. $10 for a six foot vender space.

Saturday, Dec. 17

MORRISONVILLE— North Country Squares Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Road, Morrisonville. 7 p.m. Caller Bob LaBounty and cuer Mo Wall. 561-7167 or 492-2057.

LEWIS—Santa appearance, Lewis Fire House, 18 Fire House, 3-5 p.m.

KEESEVILLE —Keeseville Free Library's 20 Annual Holiday Party, 1721 Front Street, 1 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Louise Dionne piano concert at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH—Helping the kids for the Holidays, offering used gifts for newborn to 18 months, Wallace Hill Town Hall, Wallace Hill Rd, 10 a.m.- 6p.m.

WESTPORT—Breakfast with Santa, Father Mac Hall, 7-11 a.m. adults $7, kids $4.

LAKE PLACID —The eleventh annual An

Adirondack Christmas concert The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr, 7p.m.

PLATTSBURGH—The Quintessential Sound of Christmas performs, St. Peter’s Church, 114 Cornelia St. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18

LAKE PLACID—The Quintessential Sound of Christmas performs, St. Agnes Church PERU—Peru Memorial VFW Kids Christmas Party, 710 New York 22B, 1 p.m.

WHALLONSBURG—Charles’ Dickens A Christmas Carol, The Whallonsburg Grange Hall and the Depot Theater, 1610 NYS Rte.. 22, 5:30pm.

SARANAC LAKE— Almost Maine Auditions, Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave. Noon.

Monday, Dec. 19

PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

563-6186, ext. 102.

CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 5787123.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Advent Noontime Meditations, United Church of Christ, 7580 Court Street, with Organist Mary Lu Kirsty.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers country music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.

CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 5787123.

WILLSBORO— Open mike night, Toto’s at Willsboro Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Route 22, Every Tuesday, 7p.m.

KEESEVILLE— Free Rabies Vaccine Clinic for ania17 Route 9, Keeseville

Wednesday, Dec. 21

REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance. Assumption of Mary School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2. 293-7031.

CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 5787123.

Thursday, Dec. 22

WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Li-

brary, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.

LAKE PLA CID — Story hour, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free.

523-3200.

CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 5787123.

DANNEMORA — Free gym-time for children, former Dannemora Elementary School, 40 Emmons St. 10 a.m.-noon. 561-4999.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org.

Friday, Dec. 23 ROUSES POINT—Children's Holiday Craft Project, Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24

CHRISTMAS EVE OBSERVED. ESSEX—Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Essex Community Church Rte. 22. 11 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25

CHRISTMAS DAY OBSERVED. ESSEX—Christmas Morning Worship Service, Essex Community Church Rte. 22. 10:15 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 26

PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

563-6186, ext. 102.

CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 5787123.

Tuesday, Dec. 27

PLATTSBURGH — RSVP performs, Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County, 5139 N. Catherine St., 11 a.m.

ROUSES POINT —Preschool story time, Dodge Memorial Library,144 Lake St. 10 a.m.

SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers country music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056.

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TRUCKS

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$

1998 Ford Ranger

$

for 36 mos.

269 or $ 8,995

V6, Auto, X-Cab, AC, 107K Miles

1 Owner

239or formos.24 $ 4,800

www.adirondack auto.com

*Tax, title and registration not included.

Payment with approved credit.

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