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Volunteers Ray Scollin, left, and Jeff Branch move an ice block into place on top of the Ice Palace wall Jan. 21 at the state boat launch at Lake Flower, Saranac Lake. Work began on the structure Jan. 20, and it will be finished in time for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, which runs Feb. 212. The theme this year is Space Alien Invasion. The lighting of the Ice Palace will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 and will be followed by a fireworks display. The Winter Carnival will end on Sunday, Feb. 12 with a slide show at 7:30 p.m. and fireworks at 8 p.m.

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WILMINGTON — In conjunction with the upcoming denpubs@denpubs.com 32nd Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid on Feb. 25, there will be a pair of adaptive ski clinics – each culminating in an adaptive ski race.

On February 3 and 4, Whiteface Mountain will host a free adaptive alpine race clinic conducted by New England Disabled Sports, and instructed by Paralympian Lacey Hewerd and Geoff Krill of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA).

“It is an upper level alpine event,” Don Dew, the founder and director of the Whiteface adaptive ski program which was started in 1996, said. “It is more difficult terrain than the average adaptive ski event and the skiers generally need to be more independent.”

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Participants in the clinic will be provided with equipment and lift tickets for both the participants and anyone who assists them on the mountain. Anyone who is interested in adaptive alpine skiing can take part in the event, but the focus of the program is to help more established adaptive skiers reach the competitive level.

“Throughout the adaptive world, there has been a void between recreational programs and Paralympic programs,” Dew said. “This clinic is designed to help bridge that gap.”

The event culminates in a slalom race on Feb. 5, the length and number of gates of which are still to be determined.

Dew also pointed out that racers on Feb. 5 do not need to register for the clinic, nor are clinic participants who come to learn racing technique compelled to race the following day. Whiteface will also be hosting the Whiteface Alpine CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

RAY BROOK — The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Jan. 20 approved the controversial Adirondack Club and Resort project in Tupper Lake with a 10-1 vote.

Before the 11 board members cast their votes — in alphabetical order — they REACTION e x p l a i n e d FROM THE why they DECISION, P.4 voted yes or no.

Almost all agreed that the review process, which took almost eight years, needed improvement.

But that didn’t stop most from approving the resort planned around the Big Tupper Ski Area on Mount Morris.

“People have lost a lot of sleep over this,” said DEC designee Judy Drabicki.

“I’ve agonized over this decision,” said Commissioner Art Lussi. “It’s hard because you have to take sides … I think this plan is very thoughtfully done.”

“This brings the opportunity of economic development to Tupper Lake,” said Commissioner Bill Thomas.

Commissioner Richard Booth was the only one to vote against the project, citing three main reasons: the sponsors failed to provide realistic sales figures; no wildlife inventory was required or completed, and there was no review on how the project would impact wildlife; and the project is not consistent with the APA’s resource management zoning.

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keith@denpubs.com WILLSBORO — For the third year, the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center will look to have a cure for the cabin fever blues.

The third annual “Cabin Fever” lecture series will host discussions based on photography, storytelling, history and farming, all set in the Adirondacks.

The series will start on Thursday, Feb. 2, and take place at 7:30 p.m. each Thursday for the next five weeks, through March 8.

The series opens with Carl Heilman will be the opening speaker photographer Carl for the Outdoor Edutcation Center’s lecHeilman, who will talk ture series Feb. 2. about his “I am the Adirondacks” digital production on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Author and illustrator Steven Kellogg will be featured at the Feb. 9 event, and will talk about his career as a storyteller and also offer an illustrated storytelling of his book, “The Island of the Skog.”

On Feb. 23, Camp Pok-O-MacCready Executive Director Sharp Swan will talk about his Essex farmer Kristin Kimball will speak journeys throughout March 1. the Adirondacks in search of the “last vestiges” of the Santa Clara Lumber Company, a group that worked in “some of the toughest and isolated terrain in the Adirondacks.”

Essex Farm owner Kristin Kimball will speak on Thursday, March 1, talking about her book, “The Dirty Life,” as well as challenges that face Adirondack small farmers.

The series concludes on March 8 with poet and storyteller Jeff Cochran, who will recount tales of life in the Adirondacks with hte help of drawings, masks and a mountain dulcimer.

Admission to each of the lectures in the Cabin Fever series is by donation. The Outdoor Education Center is located at 1391 Reber Road in Willsboro.

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Big Tupper workers pleased with Park Agency ACR permit decision

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"The first big hurdle is down and this issue has now been crossed,"Mozdzier said. "It's just a high right now for us as far as I am concerned. The staying power of the developers has been great for us."

LaMere said that the decision was a turning point for the community of Tupper Lake toward a revitalization.

"It is good to now see that Tupper Lake is going to have a chance to come back with this," he said. "When you saw people leaving and buildings closing up, it was rough. This is good."

Both Mozdzier and LaMere said that they knew there were more permits to be granted and potential litigation to face for the project.

"The next steps will be if there are any conditions in permits or if there is litigation," Mozdzier said. "Hopefully, that will not happen."

"There are people who are still going to going to be willing to embrace this," LaMere said. "But there are a lot of people in Tupper Lake that this will change their lives."

This is the third season that volunteers for ARISE (Adirondack Residents Intent on Saving Their Economy) have operated the Big Tupper Ski Area. They obtained special permission from the ACR developers and APA to run it as a public ski center. For more information, visit skibigtupper.org.

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"It's emotional, it's amazing, it's a long time coming," LaMere said. "I started in this process three years ago to revive and maintain the mountain and it's just phenomenal."

"The entire reason I came back here is because the mountain reopened," King, a ski instructor, said. "I am ecstatic. I came up hoping to ski today, but then I stayed with the guys and listened for the verdict. There were big smiles all around when we heard."

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Most applaud APA’s decision on Tupper’s Adirondack Club and Resort ment plant. Overall, he was pleased with the conditions set forth by the APA staff. “We commend the Park Agency for its hard work and serious evaluation,” Houseal said.

“There are adequate protections to avoid habitat fragmentation in the backcountry ...

Tupper Lake needs economic development.

We hope the ski slope will be a success.” He said the Council will not be filing a lawsuit against the APA’s decision. “We don’t see any reason to pursue legal action.”

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APA Continued from page 1 that I mention have caused me to conclude that this project is not consistent with the plan,” Booth said. “There is an undue adverse impact.”

Here is how the board voted: •YES: Frank Mezzano (Speculator), moved motion to approve •YES: Bill Thomas (Johnsburg), seconded motion to approve •NO: Richard Booth (Ithaca) •YES: Sherman Craig (Wanakena) •YES: Judy Drabicki (Department of Environmental Conservation designee) •YES: Art Lussi (Lake Placid) •YES: Jen McCormick (Department of Economic Development designee) •YES: Dierdre Scozzafava (Department of State designee) •YES: Leilani Ulrich (Old Forge) •YES: Bill Valentino (Albany) •YES: Cecil Wray (New York City) Many residents and businesspeople from Tupper Lake were at the Jan. 20 meeting in support of the project, including Tupper Lake Village Mayor and Franklin County Legislator Paul Maroun, Jim LaValley of the ARISE (Adirondack Residents Intent on Sav-

Reaction positive to decision at Wild Center

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ARISE Chairman Jim LaValley and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, R-Peru, have fun during the Jan. 20 party at the Park Restaurant in Tupper Lake, celebrating the Adirondack Park Agency’s approval of the Adirondack Club and Resort project.

Photo by Andy Flynn meeting, Adirondack Wild partner Dan Plumley said, “You had an opportunity today to approve a project and to also carry forward a sacred public trust about the protection of the most delicate and vital resource management lands in the park. You did approve a project, but I am concerned that the full breadth of your public trust was not sufficiently carried through today ... But as we go forward, and there’s a lot of work to do in the implementation of this project, we will be looking for this agency to vigorously assess the lessons learned.”

•North Country Chamber of Commerce: “Today, the APA fulfilled its original mission, which isn't to discourage all development and economic activity as some voices want but to instead help plan and guide balanced approaches," North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas said in a prepared statement. "Common sense has prevailed, and now We need for everyone to accept the outcome and join in helping this resort plan to unfold successfully. The continued revitalization of Tupper Lake as the host community is the best strategy. We can now all get behind, starting with restoration of the railway from Saranac Lake to Tupper along with business redevelopment and ventures such as the Adirondack Observatory.”

•Protect the Adirondacks!: “The APA staff and board have issued a ruling which is a slap in the face of all previous boards who, by and large, have made the hard decisions to enforce the law and protect our Park,” said Robert Harrison, one of the group’s three co-chairs, in a prepared stateing Their Economy) group, Mark Moeller of the Tupper Lake Business Community, and David Tomberlin of the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce Board and Tupper Lake Town Board.

“I want Mr. Booth especially to be assured that, as long as I’m mayor, I will do everything I can to make sure that the environmental issues are properly carried out,” Maroun said during the public comment period.

The developers — Preserve Associates — still need to obtain a number of permits from other agencies, including the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation, prior to construction. They will also have to apply for a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) from the Franklin County IDA. The lead developers — Michael Foxman and Tom Lawson — watched the vote at APA Headquarters in the middle of a audience of 58 people.

The Park Agency’s approval includes a project order and 14 permits for the various project components, which are conditioned to ensure no undue adverse impacts occur as a result of this project. The project sponsors must strictly comply with the New York

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After the silence following a no vote by Richard Booth on the Adirondack Club and Resort permit, there was a slight cheer when Judy Drabicki voted in favor of the project, representing the DEC. The cheers grew louder with each vote in the affirmative, until a loud cheer welcomed the vote of State Department representative Dede Scozzafava, giving the ACR permit the six votes needed for passage.

"I am very pleased," said Sam Churco, who watched the morning APA meeting at the Wild Center. "I know these woods and I still lease at the Sugarloaf Hunting Club.

I think that this project will be so much less of an environmental impact because these owners are going to be planting trees and not cutting them down or driving skidders all around."

Anne Hoag of Cabin Fever and Co. Floral and Gifts said that the decision was a welcome one for her business.

"I started this business eight years ago with the hopes that this was going to happen along with the Wild Center project," Hoag said. "Just when I felt like I was going to have to make some decisions about the future, this came down and I feel that I can now stay here."

Jean Donah, who lives near the Big Tupper Ski Area and site of the proposed resort said that, as a skier, she was pleased.

"I am happy for the decision," Donah said. "I hope that it is a good thing. I am a skier, so go Big Tupper."

Audience members broke out in applause when the final vote was cast, accepting the Adirondack Club and Resort Project during the Jan. 20 meeting of the APA board.

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•Adirondack North Country Association: "Tupper Lake is a community that has worked hard to re-invigorate itself and ANCA applauds this effort,” ANCA Executive Director Kate Fish said in a prepared statement. “ANCA also sees the project as advancing the North Country Regional Economic Development Council's vision of elevating global recognition of the region as one of the special places on the planet to visit, live, work and study and activating tourism as a pathway to diversify our economies.”

•Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages (AATV): Speaking after the Jan. 20 APA meeting, Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber, former AATV president said, “I think it is a bright day for the Adirondacks. That really goes beyond just the vote ... I’m more impressed with the way this APA process has worked in this specific permit than any other permit I’ve seen to date in my tenure in local government. I think this was an example of the way it should work.”

•Adirondack Council: Contacted on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Adirondack Council Executive Director Brian Houseal said his environmental group will continue to monitor the progress of the Adirondack Club and Resort, especially in regard to water quality with the permitting of the wastewater treat-

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TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake threw a big party Friday, Jan. 20 after the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) approved the Adirondack Club and Resort project.

Even so, some environmental groups were not pleased with the decision, and many ACR supporters fear the green groups may file a lawsuit against the APA vote, dragging out the process even more. It took almost eight years to get APA approval.

Dozens of people packed the Park Restaurant in Tupper Lake during the Friday night celebration, people hugging and crying tears of joy while holding on to their drinks and plates of finger food. Smiles were everywhere. The chatter was so loud, the DJ-provided music could not be heard.

A jubilant Jim LaValley — chief ACR cheerleader as the chairman of ARISE (Adirondack Residents Intent on Saving Their Economy) — joined Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-Peru) in the dining room for a quick interview.

“Today’s vote hasn’t completely washed over me yet,” LaValley said. “This was a big psychological hurdle, but it’s also a big hurdle by way of the approval process ...

Now I’m feeling as though we can quantify it and we can move forward in an objective way instead of a subjective way. To have the support of 10 out of 11 commissioners just says so much that the Adirondack Club investors really did their homework and put together a heck of a package to make sure that this resort is successful.”

Duprey — a supporter of various Tupper Lake projects such as the ACR and Next Stop! Tupper Lake — said she wouldn’t think of missing this party.

“I was glad to see the overwhelmingly positive vote of the commissioners at the APA,” Duprey said. “I can’t wait until the groundbreaking, when we actually put a shovel in the ground ... I think it’s all going to fall into place. One of the best parts of this is that it sets a standard. I think had this not happened, nobody else would have come to the Adirondack Park to try to do any kind of development.”

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Life or death .. what would you do?

Teachers influence lives; T we should respect them K

athryn Lacey asked an interesting question recently. “How many of your teachers can you remember?” she wondered. “Can you make a list naming them?”

Lacey, who is decades removed from her own education, remembers every one of her teachers. “That’s because they were important people in my life,” she said. “I bet you remember most of your teachers, too.”

Lacey was so influenced by her teachers that she became one. Now retired, she taught at Moriah Central School.

Can you name teachers from your school days? Probably so. Lacey is right.

Teachers have played and still do play important roles in our lives.

We should keep that in mind as school districts prepare 2012-13 budgets.

In recent years, as school taxes have increased, teachers have become an easy target of frustrated, angry people caught in a squeeze between stagnant incomes and a growing cost of living.

It’s not right to blame teachers for the problems of a national recession.

The truth is teachers have made greater sacrifices than any other group as schools struggle to improve student performance and reduce costs.

In the past few years virtually every teacher union in the North Country has made concessions — pay cuts, pay freezes, increased health insurance costs, longer hours, additional workloads and more.

And despite those concessions, teachers have still lost their jobs. Schools across New York have lost a total of 30,000 educator positions in the last three years, nearly 14 percent of the teaching workforce, according to the state education department. Last spring more than 7,000 teachers were laid off in New York and another 4,000 teaching positions went unfilled.

The number of out-of-work teachers is certain to grow as school boards work to meet the new 2 percent tax cap this spring.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed an $800 million increase in state aid to education this year. That’s an improvement from last year, but little of than money is expected to reach the North Country.

Again local school boards will face difficult decisions in preparing their 2012-13 budgets. In fact, this year could be even more difficult since many school districts are running low on fund balances that were used to get by in recent lean years. And despite promises from the governor, there has been no mandate relief for local schools who must still pay for decisions made in Albany.

Hopefully these difficult decisions can be made in the best interests of students and taxpayers without vilifying teachers. If teachers must be cut it should be done with sincere regret and disappointment after exhausting all other options.

We should remember teachers are much more than employees; they’re members of our communities. They raise families, work hard and contribute to our towns like all other residents.

They face rising taxes, too — they pay the same school taxes as everyone else.

And, like the rest of us, they must deal with increasing costs for gas, heat, food, education and more.

As teachers cope with the stresses of a recession and possible loss of their jobs they shouldn’t have to face the anger of neighbors.

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officer who tried in vain to he wreck of the save the life of a dying 10Costa Concordia off year-old boy in November — the shores of Giglio only to be notified by city ofIsland once again reminds ficials that his heroic effort us of how life can change in providing mouth-to-mouth the blink of eye. One was not part of his job. The minute passengers were becity of New Britton sent the ing seated for their first officer a letter notifying him dinner at sea shortly after that should he contract any leaving port. The next illness as a result of his acDan Alexander minute they were facing the Thoughts from tions, the city would contest terrors of a listing ship, a Behind the Pressline any workers compensation mostly dysfunctional crew claim made. Despite the acand fighting for survival. tions of the city, officer Barbagiovanni, for Life and death issues always seems to his part, said he would not hesitate to atbring out the best and worst in people. tempt to save another person's life despite Many stories are surfacing about heroic the entire ordeal with the city. In officer passengers and crew members who helped Barbagiovanni’s own words “A human and provided assistance to passengers in wouldn't let another human sit down on dire need of support. What must have the floor and die. I'd definitely do it seemed like a fairytale dream vacation again.” turned into nightmare as over 4,200 souls The difference between what’s right and were forced to find a way off the ship and what’s wrong seems so straight forward reach the nearby shoreline. All the while, when you’re not the one making the the ship’s Captain is rumored to have been choice. But when placed in the situation ordering dinner in his cabin with a young forcing a split-second decision it simply female unregistered passenger while havcomes down to the person you are, respect ing the crew announce to the passengers for yourself and respect for the life of oththat they are in no danger and that the ers. Our soldiers, health care personnel, only problem is an electrical outage. fire and police all face these decisions daiIn contrast to Captain Schettino, think ly but any of us could find ourselves in a back a few years ago when Capt. Chesley life or death situation we hadn’t prepared (Sully) Sullenberger safely glided his for at any moment, just like those on the stricken US Airways jet onto the Hudson Costa Concordia. Your life or someone River. Sullenberger not only saved the else’s life? What’s the right thing to do lives of his passengers on that ill-fated and will your urge to choose yourself win flight, but did everything you would want out over everything else? the person in his position to do, including While many of us may never face such a being the last person to step off the jet to situation, we can only hope and pray that safety. we are never placed in such a position.

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Former supervisor thankful

To the Valley News: It’s difficult to respond to such vitriol as expressed by Harry Gough and Evelyn Hatch in the Jan. 14 Valley News, but I shall try. Unsurprisingly, they have the gall to accuse me of negativity, while dwelling on it themselves. The hypocrisy of their comments is astonishing when reflecting back on their actions for the last four years.

They appear to have a mindset that demands conformity and universal acceptance of the new Supervisor, Margaret Bartley, but that’s not my job.

They aren’t concerned that my responsibility is to the taxpayers of Elizabethtown.

My role is not to insure the smooth and unchallenged success of Margaret Bartley. My role is to assess each issue that comes before us and determine if it’s in the best interest of the Town, debate the issue, then cast my one vote. I only represent 20-percent of the vote.

The rest can do precisely what they wish, and have been.

It’s unfortunate, but understandable, that they continue to utilize the same technique of spin and dishonesty that has worked for them through the sewer project and the election campaign. Its worked up till now and perhaps will continue to work for them.

One last time, I was not invited to, nor informed of, the private Board meeting at Margaret’s house on Dec.18. I acknowledge being invited to meet with Margaret personally to pick up a packet, but there was no mention of any board meeting and I’ll gladly show you the email. In all honesty, I wouldn’t have gone anyway, even if I’d been told about it. It’s my belief that Town Board meetings should occur in the Town Hall.

Ken Fenimore, Councilman, Elizabethtown

To the Valley News: With the passing of my term as supervisor, I want to thank all the people who supported me during my tenure.

It was obvious to me that people indeed did want change and progress in Crown Point. The accomplishments were many and some projects will have to be finished by the new supervisor. The island garden on Route 9 has been permitted, Monitor Bay retaining wall should be ready for building, FEMA money has been applied for, Adirondack Architectural Heritage Foundation will begin their study for an Historic District (in an attempt to secure funding for the Knapp Senior Center), and the hamlet expansion with the APA will begin soon which will release restrictions on properties.

I am hopeful the town website will find its way to completion with assistance and direction. We can look forward to the new water meters being installed or repaired and repair or replacement of fire hydrants, an issue that has needed addressing for many years.

I want to thank the Events Committee who provided entertainment and community events with an energy that people loved. We have an excellent Youth Commission leader, Penny Comes, and she needs everyone’s support. Our chamber officers and members are a proud addition to Crown Point and they deserve our support for the good they are doing.

I am thankful for the opportunity to serve my community and to have worked with board members Bob Patnode and Yvonne Dushane who put the people first and always voted their conscience. My gratitude goes to Don Miller, who was my budget officer. Don was vigilant and did an excellent job of tracking numbers and finding the missing link. Laurie Harvey did a great deal of research and was an excellent volunteer in any activity she was asked to tackle. I thank Gary Allen, our water/wastewater operator, for his determination, ambition, knowledge and respect – he is an exceptional employee and the town is very fortunate to have him.

I encourage everyone to attend the town board meetings. You should know where your tax dollars are being spent and all the issues the town has. I will continue to write the monthly newsletter and if anyone would like to receive it, please let me know and I’ll include you on my list.

Happy New Year to all and best of luck to Charles W. Harrington.

Bethany Kosmider Crown Point

Goodbye, Island Girl To the Valley News: Sometime during my youth in the ‘70s I noticed a vanity plate outside the library that read “ISLANDGIRL.” I thought, “Whoa, she must be hot! She must be some oliveskinned beauty from the Caribbean!”

I loitered to spy this “Island Girl,” but I never spotted her. Her car would show up in the oddest places, but I could never pick her out of a crowd. I asked my mother who the “Island Girl” was and she didn’t know. Years later, I finally spotted the “Island Girl.” It was someone who looked nothing like they were from a poster for a Jamaican vacation.

It was a woman who looked like…somebody’s Mom, or Grandmother! I learned the “Island Girl,” was Ruth Young. The “Island” was Long Island.

I also learned by observation that there weren’t many wife/husband teams in Willsboro that cared for, or volunteered more, to try and benefit the welfare and preserve the virtue of living in Willsboro. I gradually became acquaintances with the Ruth and coin-

cidentally, when my wife and I bought land for our home on Willsboro Bay, it was a parcel of property owned by her and her husband.

Time rolled on and age does what it does to people and Ruth didn’t get out as much as she once did. I heard stories about how she was failing and had an oxygen tank, etc. I didn’t see her ever again. I sadly, really didn’t want to. I wanted to remember her as that Caribbean Queen she once was. Now I hear she’s gone. Now I’m sorry I didn’t see her one last time, to thank her once again for the beautiful place we live in. God bless you Island Girl. Sleep tight. You deserve it.

Doug Ferris Willsboro

Blame habits, not stores To the Valley News: I have just finished reading the editorial on the food revolution in the Jan. 21 edition.

You made some points I could agree with.

Yes, we are a nation of overweight, underhealthy people. Not everyone, of course, but the numbers are definitely climbing.

Rather than holding the supermarkets responsible for this dilemma, perhaps we should place the responsibility where it belongs, squarely on the adult consumer. Markets are in the business of selling products and making profits, as are fast food restaurants and convenience stores. These businesses are going to stock the products that customers purchase, they are not in the business of being our parents and directing our eating habits. I find that if you practice the “old fashioned” ways and eat reasonably and in moderation your weight and health will improve and stay improved. Exercise is also a component of weight, and hence disease control, and is not something I want controlled by a fitness coach. A coach is a good option, but yet again it is a matter of personal choice and all adults should be able to make a good decision and have the fortitude to see it through.

Some helpful hints for consumers that we are all aware of but perhaps bear repeating: plan your meals in advance, shop the outer perimeter of the market, set aside some time for food preparation for the week (perhaps an hour on your day off). If you truly are too busy to prepare healthy food please note that most major markets have prechopped and

diced veggies that are very handy to have in the refrigerator. Most fruits can be carried safely in your car, perhaps an insulated lunch bag would be helpful, and are an easy, filling snack or part of a meal with the quick and easy PB&J (they aren't just for kids).

The upshot of my problem with the editorial is that there seems to be an assumption that we are too busy to turn on our brains and deal with our own basic care without the direction of a supermarket manager. Yes we are all busy, I have been a working mother, not easy but really planning is all it takes.

My mother did not work outside the home but managed to raise seven children without outside help and seven actually should qualify as a full time job. So please ladies and gentlemen, assert yourselves, buy good food, prepare good food, supply your kids with good food and walk, walk, walk and not just to the refrigerator.

Christine M. Toohey Grover Hills

Thankful for support To the Valley News: I am writing on behalf of the Elizabethtown Social Center, Inc., to publicly thank Stewart's Shops for their regular support of our Teen Rec Program.

When Cora Putnam Hale created the Social Center she desired that it would offer “the greatest good for the greatest number,” expressly indicating that the youth of our town should not be overlooked. We are proud to continue a 73-year tradition of providing a safe, structured environment for the teens of our community. This is imperative to our small, rural town which is limited in options for healthy teen recreation.

Stewart's Shops generously contributes to the fulfillment of Mrs Hale's vision with yearly donations of gift certificates. These gift certificates have been a fantastic way for us to offer prizes and incentives in our Teen Rec programs throughout the year. They play an important role in retaining the interest and attendance of our youth, so that they are less likely to choose unhealthy alternatives.

It is an honor to support a local business that is so generous in their support of our community.

Arin Burdo, Director Elizabethtown Social Center, Inc.

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GUESTVIEWPOINT Record speaks for itself As I leave the Town of Elizabethtown there are some concerns that I would like the opportunity to address.

This is a resume entry detailing my responsibilities at the Town of Elizabethtown these past nine years: Clerk to the Supervisor, Water Administrator, Website Designer & Administrator, Elizabethtown’s IT Support, and Technical Advisor for the Elizabethtown Court System Government Fund Accounting, maintain financial records for all funds/districts, payroll, accounts payable/receivable, reconcile bank accounts, oversee insurance benefits, NYS Retirement, monthly financials for board, assist with budget, prepare Federal & State tax reports, manage capital project and grant funded monies, compile AUD to NYS, designed/maintained website, created efficiencies within office, treasurer for joint Youth Commission, updated Fire Districts web page.

That is a full time job completed with part time hours. Now, some of the concerns: The NYS Comptrollers audits a government entity to reflect the entity’s status from one date to another. The Comptroller ’s audit coincided around the Board’s decision to move funds to a bank offering higher interest rates (one of many fiscally sound decisions). Due to bank regulations and policy the balance couldn’t transfer as a single cash deposit; I moved differing amounts of money different days to complete the transfer.

The transfers did not occur as they were listed on the balance sheets and I hadn’t record-

ed the transactions before the audit. This was shared with the auditors and I agree the work wasn’t done in the allowable time frame. The Town was pro-active in this corrective action process and steps were implemented while the auditors were “in house”.

I read that the corrective action plan was to remain in place for this administration. Why wouldn’t you want to provide the transparency of ongoing affairs – employees and bills paid, monies cared for, paperwork submitted to the board or various agencies, documentation stored, and nothing missing?

The Dec. 31, 2011 Operating Statement for each fund, with accompanying balance sheets were left for the incoming administration. Federal and State taxes completed, the monthly reports for NYS Retirement and NYS Dept of Labor were filed, and tax tables were in the INBOX for the new years’ installation as were emails in regards to reports passing validation. Obsolete zip drives and disks were thrown out - they had been found to corrupt data and not warn that backups couldn’t be restored. I left a note listing agencies to contact to establish passwords. Along with that note were a bank fob (an authentication device to provide extra security when businesses bank online) and the USB drive with my last database backup.

I also uploaded the December 31, 2011 dated database to the company owning the software. I left behind all town keys in my possession.

For several years I ran payroll by myself.

A local bookkeeper was hired part time to

ensure someone was trained to do my job should something happen to me. I believe this individual as well as those I trained in another county will attest I am competent in the payroll process. I also left behind a teaching guide specific to the Town’s payroll and a protocol book I began creating nine years ago.

There were no sit downs with the Supervisor Elect. First, she emailed requesting town files be emailed to her. Mr. Merrihew had spoken with Ms. Bartley the day before; she was to submit all requests through him. He asked me to not respond to any back door requests. Supposedly the Supervisor Elect didn’t mention that she would not be in need of my services because I failed to respond to that email. On the last day when I came in to complete some last minute work; she didn’t even raise her eyes to mine. The last time she emailed was to ask where the zip drives were she seen the day before.

These are the above mentioned obsolete, discarded drives.

Next I was called at home by the Town Hall and asked where the camcorder was; it was in my office at the Town Hall so why am I’m hearing they didn’t record the first two important meetings?

Then the new clerk called asking for my password for NYS Taxation & Finance. I explained that procedurally she would need to establish her own. I have since heard I deleted templates from the computer; most templates are on the agencies websites, with a password you can find them. I did leave a

NYS Retirement System template, but not December ’s – there was an additional pay period for that month and I didn’t want to create undue confusion. During that conversation with the Clerk she told me my last paycheck wasn’t direct deposited with the others. I then asked her to mail it, and now almost two weeks later it has not arrived.

Prior to the election Noel could have campaigned more, asking you to vote, but he wasn’t beating around the bushes of the infirm soliciting votes either, he was administering repairs and reimbursements needed due to spring flooding and tropical storm Irene, once again saving taxpayer money.

Family concerns took precedence this past year and reduced my available time. Noel understood the adjustments that I chose to make. Noel always allowed me to work as much as needed, but I felt compelled to keep the hours down and not draw further animosity towards him.

I am content to have been part of the changes brought to fruition these last nine years and proud of the work I have done with and for my hometown. I am pleased the Town now has access to a full time Clerk to the Supervisor. April will do a fine job and the full time hours will help her. All documentation is there, the history is there, the ground work to move forward on is solid.

Again, it was my pleasure to work for the Town of Elizabethtown.

Mary Sue Wolson Elizabethtown

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Birdwatchers across the country flock together every holiday season to conduct Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) between mid-December and early January.

Local birders joined this long-time tradition this year, taking part in several counts throughout the region.

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Indeed, the count broke its record with 26 gray jays, a popular species of boreal bogs and coniferous forests, and a species that attracts out-of-state birders to the region.

In addition, the count’s 44 species (just three off the record), also included white-winged crossbills (northern finches dropping south this winter to feed on abundant conifer cones), the second-ever record of a great-horned owl, and the count’s first golden eagle (an immature bird flying south).

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tallied from such CBCs can be used to monitor bird populations, helping give an idea of how some species are faring. Despite successful counts in terms of species and numbers, many birders offer another reason why they participate.

“I do it for the social aspect of it,” O’Brien said.

After all, many counts provide an opportunity for birders to spend time together —particularly when they compile the results from a day afield. Such gatherings are often full of food and holiday goodies as birders celebrate the holidays and the New Year with one of their favorite pastimes.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Champlain Valley Quilters’ Guild of New York invites proposals from “not for profit” organizations that serve the areas represented by our membership. The recipient of this proposal will receive all profits from the raffle of a member made bed-sized quilt. The drawing for this quilt will occur at our biannual quilt show held in mid October 2013. Deadline for the proposals is April 1. Notification of selection will be made prior to the end of May. For further information and application form visit our website a: www.cvqgny.org or contact Niki Gemmill at 846-7801 or at nikigemmill@gmail.com.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The following osteoporosis exercise classes are held weekly at the following locations. If you are interested in joining the free classes, please contact RSVP at 546-3565 or email us at RSVP@Logical.net: •Keene: Mondays at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Center; •Elizabethtown: Thursdays at 10 a.m. at the Hand House; •Ticonderoga: Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. at Interlakes Health Care; •Willsboro: Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. at the Willsboro Congregational Church.

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surveyed the Westport portion of the Ferrisburgh, Vt. count on Dec. 17, finding 51 species of birds (a total of 83 were found on the entire count), including a greater white-fronted goose (a species much more common west of the Mississippi) and six short-eared owls. The following day 20 birders found over 9,000 birds of 38 species on the Elizabethtown count, and 33 Plattsburgh counters (including 3 kids) found over 12,000 individual birds of 62 species.

Lower elevations and subsequent warmer temperatures (which often means more food) as well as Lake Champlain’s propensity to attract waterfowl often make CBCs in the Champlain Valley much more productive than counts in the mountains. But the 56th year of the popular Saranac Lake CBC, held on New Year ’s Day, was not to be completely outdone this time around.

“We had our fourth best count ever,” count organizer and compiler Larry Master of Lake Placid said, owing the count’s success to recent warm temperatures.

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Gov. Cuomo outlines 2012 New York State spending plan in address

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jgrybos@denpubs.com ALBANY — With local governments struggling under the mandated 2 percent tax cap, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Jan. 17 the state should offer real mandate relief and take over increases in Medicaid and work to reduce pension costs in the proposed new state budget.

Cuomo noted on opening his annual budget speech that “budgets should not be traumatic” but closed with a

different message.

“What we're talking about here are major shifts. Don't underestimate what we're trying to achieve. It's a paradigm shift,” he said Under his plan, the state would take the burden of Medicaid increases off of counties' budgets, projected to save $1.2 billion over five years. Increases covered by counties are capped at 3 percent, but Cuomo wants to see all future increases absorbed by the state government.

He's also set on implementing a statewide teacher evaluation system that he said will not only improve the educational experience for students in one of the highest property-cost states but also preserve nearly $1 billion in federal funding that hinges on instituting such a system. He demanded that the union and state end their lawsuit to stop the evaluation system, saying the Legislature would create a system if those groups would not.

“That is a significant cost to the state, but we said we're serious about mandate relief,” said Cuomo.

The governor also plans to target pension relief, which should see a 185 percent increase from 2009 to 2015. For now, the proposal is to offer a new tier of enrollment for state pension programs that would save state and local governments 50 percent compared to currently offered options, though it would be a voluntary program.

Governor’s proposed budget impacts several local organizations and towns keith@denpubs.com ALBANY — It was a mixed bag of cuts and funding for local agencies when Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered his annual budget address Jan. 17 in Albany.

Perhaps the biggest mixed bag of news came with proposals involving the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), which saw increases to funding for capital projects but a decrease of $321,000 in its line item and a recommendation by Cuomo to have the organization take over the operations at the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in Highmount, over 225 miles away from Whiteface in Wilmington and over 150 miles from Gore Mountain in North Creek.

The proposal transfers management from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to ORDA. Cuomo said that he felt ORDA had more “expertise” to run Belleayre.

According to the Department of Budget, a report issued late last year by the Spending and Government Efficiency

Commission detailed that Belleayre had additional funding from the state for the past five years.

However, Cuomo also proposed that the state add $94 million for parks to address a large backlog of capital rehabilitation and improvement needs in 48 state parks and historic sites and the ski facilities operated by ORDA. Spokesman Jon Lundin said that, with plenty of politics and

time left before a budget is finalized, it was “too early” to get a sense of what the proposals meant for the organization.

Another increase was the addition of $102 million in new state funding for DEC to advance flood control, coastal erosion and critical dam safety projects, something that pleased local leaders who are dealing with flood recovery and the fears of the upcoming spring season.

“That is something that is desperately needed,” Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randall “Randy” Douglas of Jay said. “We need to provide these funds and programs so that in the long term, towns can save on the costs on protecting them from flooding.”

The Adirondack Park Agency saw a reduction in the governor ’s proposed budget of $105,000.

planned to include a phased takeover of administrative costs by the state, according to Sayward, who said, “That will be significant for our counties.”

“He's putting this budget together with no new taxes, with is huge for small businesses throughout New York,” said Sayward.

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Adaptive Continued from page 1 Physically Challenged Games on Feb. 25.

Adaptive cross country skiers and biathletes will also be able to take part in a clinic and races during the week of the Empire State Winter Games.

The clinic, which boasts Lake Placid’s own and U.S. Olympic biathlete Haley Johnson as an instructor, runs from Tuesday, Jan. 31, until Saturday, Feb. 4. The free five-day clinic is sponsored by Adirondack Adaptive Adventures and the U.S. Paralympic Nordic Team, and will be held at the Olympic Sports Complex at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

Empire State Winter Games races will again be held on Sunday, Feb. 5.

The purpose of the clinic is, “to introduce people to racing who could be interested in competing in adaptive events,” event organizer Jeff Erenstone of Mountain Orthotic and Prosthetic Services in Lake Placid, said.

“We may have some first timers, but they have expressed an interest in competing.”

Erenstone also stated that many of the participants are wounded veterans who are

being flown in from around the country through a grant through the U.S. Paralympic Team. Erenstone expects to have about 15 participants.

This is the first year that adaptive biathlon has been included in the Empire State Winter Games, and the second year for cross country skiing. Whether or not other adaptive sports could get added to the winter games’ schedule in future years is up to each sport individually.

“That depends on the facilitators for each sport,” Kathy Pfohl, program director for the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism in Lake Placid, which coordinates the winter games, said.

Despite the focus on competition of the games and these current adaptive events, Dew is quick to make clear that Whiteface Mountain will continue to offer many adaptive alpine events with a noncompetitive focus as well.

“We are not losing that focus at all,” Dew said. “We want to provide a service for the entire population, so that people can progress as best they can within their own abilities.”

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Wednesday, Feb. 1

Athlete Check-In, North Elba Conference Room, 47:30 p.m.

Figure Skating, Olympic Arena 80 Rink, 9 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2

Alpine Giant Slalom, White Face Mountain, 11 a.m.

Figure Skating Olympic Center 80 Rink, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Torch Run Arrival 6 p.m.

Opening Ceremonies, Olympic Center 80 Rink, 6-7:30 p.m.

Athlete line-up at 5:45 p.m. on Cummins Rd entrance to Center, Ceremony followed by activities in the Sports Park on Ice.

Friday, Feb. 3

Alpine Slalom, Mt. Pisgah, 10 a.m.

Adaptive Alpine Clinic, Whiteface Mt. 10 a.m.

Cross Country, Mt Van Hoevenberg, 3 p.m.

Skeleton, Combined track, 11:30-1:30 p.m.

SBX/SX, Whiteface Mt. 9 p.m.

Long Track Speed Skating, Olympic Oval, 4-7 p.m.

Woman’s Ice Hockey, Olympic Center US Rink, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Figure Skating, Olympic Center 80 Rink, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb. 4

Adaptive Alpine Clinic, Whiteface Mt. 10 a.m.

Cross Country The Loppet, Mt Van Hoevenberg, noon.

Ski jump, Intervale Complex, noon Nordic Combined, Mt Van Hoevenberg, 3 p.m.

Ski Orienteering, Dewey Mt. 1 p.m.

SBX/SX, Whiteface Mt. 9 p.m.

Snowshoe Sprint, Petrova-Saranac Lake, 9 p.m.

Short Track Speed Skating, Olympic Center 32 Rink, 8 a.m.-noon Long Track Speed Skating, Olympic Oval, 1-4 p.m.

Women’s Ice Hockey, Olympic Center US rink, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Seminars will take place at the conference center from 7-9 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5

Adaptive Alpine, Whiteface Mt. 10 a.m.

Biathlon, Mt. Van Hoevenberg, 8:30 a.m.

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Luge, Combined Track, 8 a.m.

Slopestyle, Whiteface Mt. 9 a.m.

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Saranac Lake Winter Carnival February 3 - 12, 2012 7:30 p.m. – Rotary Club Variety Show* At the Harrietstown Town Hall; ($13 advance, $20 at the door) Firemen’s Broomball* (time TBA)

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m.: 9-Pin No-Tap Bowling Tournament (Romano’s Saranac Lanes, call 891-8301, $) 1-3 p.m.: H & R Block Ultimate Frisbee Games (Petrova Athletic Fields, call 637-2067 for more information) 2:30 p.m.: The Spike of Ice Icicle Contest (Ice Palace), judging at 3:30

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 5:30 p.m. – 13th Annual Past Royalty Mixer and Dinner *Red Fox Restaurant, $, call 891-1286 for reservations

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10 a.m.: Ice Palace Fun Run (4 miles) (Ice Palace) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 19th Annual Business & Professional Women Chocolate Festival (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Lutheran Church Women’s Craft Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Petrova Winter Carnival (fun for kids) (Petrova Elementary School Cafeteria, $) 11 a.m.: The Curling Exhibition (Near the State Boat Launch site on Lake Flower) 11 a.m.: Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen’s Exhibition (Riverside Park) 11:00 a.m. – White Stag Downhill Ski Races* (Mt. Pisgah Ski Center, $) 12:30 p.m.: NBT Bank Ladies’ Fry Pan Toss (Riverside Park, $) 2:30 p.m.: Lost in Space – follow the clues (Riverside Park, $) Sponsored by the Women’s Civic Chamber 4:30-7:00 p.m.: 14th SL Figure Skating Spaghetti Dinner* (Methodist Church, $)Call for take-out – 891-3473

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3:30 p.m.:Scavenger Hunt for Middle School Students (Saranac Lake Youth Center) 5:30 p.m. – Grand Marshal Reception (B.P.O.Elks Lodge #1508, cash bar) 6:30 p.m. – Royalty Dinner (B.P.O.Elks Lodge #1508, $30), reservations by Feb. 1, call 891-4367, catered by Nonna Fina, Pages meals provided by Adirondack Motel 9 p.m. – Firemen’s Broomball* (Saranac Lake Civic Center)

6 p.m.: Curtis Lumber Snowshoe Races (all ages) (Dewey Mountain, call 891-2697, $)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 6 p.m.: Torchlight Skiing (Mount Pisgah Ski Center) Fireworks to follow 7:30 p.m.: 25th Annual Meineker Figure Skating Show* (Saranac Lake Civic Center, $)

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10 a.m.: Adult X-C Skiing (Dewey Mountain., call 891-2697, $) 11 a.m.: Bionique Snowflake Volleyball Tournament (Saranac Lake Civic Center Rotary Field, $) 11 a.m.: Snowshoe Softball (Elks Field, John Munn Road, $) 11 a.m.: Casey McHugh Pond Hockey Tournament (Bloomingdale Fields, $) contact 518/637-4669 for info 12 p.m.: Saranac Lake Teachers Association Kids X-C Ski Races (Dewey Mountain, call 891-2697, $)

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 7:30 p.m. – Coronation Of Carnival Royalty *At the Harrietstown Town Hall Sponsored By Women’s Civic Chamber Reception Following Ceremony; Downhill Grill

12:30-3 p.m.: Snowy Owl Face Painting for children (Harrietstown Town Hall) 2:00 p.m. – Kiddie Parade *From the Saranac Lake Free Library to the Town Hall 3 p.m.: 17th Annual Winter Carnival Baroque Concert (Methodist Church, Donation) Sponsored by the Saranac Lake Young Arts Association (SLYAA) 7:30 p.m. – Cape Air Carnival Slide Show *At the Ice Palace, Lake Flower 8:00 p.m. – Gala Fireworks Display *At the Ice Palace, State Boat Launch

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8:30-11 a.m.: Mason’s Pancake Breakfast* (Saranac Lake Adult Center, 136 Broadway, $) Sponsored by Whiteface Mountain Lodge 789 Masonic Temple 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Breakfast at McDonalds with Grimace and Carnival Characters (McDonalds, $) 10-11 a.m.: Meet the Carnival Characters (Ice Palace) 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 23rd Annual Winter Book Sale (Saranac Lake Free Library, Cantwell Community Room, 109 Main St., $) Books, Videocassettes, DVDs, Audio Books, Puzzles 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Lion’s Club Chili Sale (Harrietstown Town Hall, $) 11 a.m.: Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen’s Exhibition (Riverside Park) 12-4 p.m.: Paul Smith’s College Alumni Reunion (under the heated tent next to Sears & Nori’s, no charge, cash bar) 12:00 p.m. – Parade Line Up *At Lake Colby Drive 1:00 p.m. – Gala Parade *On Broadway & Main Street from Ampersand Ave to Lapan Hwy. Following Parade Band Concert, Harrietstown Town Hall 7:30 p.m.: Pendragon Theatre, “To Kill A Mockingbird”* (call 891-9052 for reservations, $)

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‘Rule of Three’ show planned

Giglinto to speak at ADK program

SARANAC LAKE — The “Rule of Three” photography show is currently on display at the Cantwell Community Room, and will host a reception Friday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Three young photographers, Daniel Hausner, Shaun Ondak and Jake Sporn have come together to share their images.

LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is presenting a special program, “Jim Giglinto: Basic Avalanche Awareness.” Join Giglinto, High Peaks forest ranger from Keene, as he discusses some of the factors influencing avalanches and the history of avalanches occurring in the Adirondack backcountry. His informative program guarantees to send us all home with a basic understanding of avalanche danger.

This presentation will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. at ADK’s High Peaks Information Center, located at Heart Lake in Lake Placid. This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information about our programs, directions or questions about membership, contact ADK North Country office in Lake Placid at 523-3441 or visit our website at www.adk.org.

Snowshoe event planned

David Thomas-Train and Peter Hartwell about New York’s Champlain Valley and get inspired to come here, enjoy the outdoors, patronize local businesses, and tell others about this beautiful area,” Chris Maron, executive director of CATS, said. “We are grateful to the J.C. Kellogg Foundation for underwriting this contest.”

The next CATS Travel Writing Contest will begin in February. Visit www.champlainareatrails.com for full details.

SARANAC LAKE — The Will Rogers Senior Outing Club’s January event will be snowshoeing at Dewey Mountain on Jan. 31, from 1 to 3 p.m. Beginners are welcome and hot chocolate and cookies will be offered. This program is free and open to the public. Snowshoes will be provided. Please dress warmly.

There is no limit but in order to attend, reservations must be made by calling Jenn Grisi at 891-7117 or at retireatwillrogers@verizon.net.

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WESTPORT — An independent field biology study turned out to be especially fruitful for both teacher and student, as the duos joint essay won first prize in the Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Travel Writing Contest.

Every week since January of 2011, Westport ninth-grader Peter Hartwell and mentor David Thomas Train have been exploring the Champlain Area Trails along shoreline, streams, wetlands, and woods near Westport. Those explorations prompted them to enter the Champlain Area Trails Travel Writing Contest.

Hartwell attends the BOCES program in Mineville. To supplement the Mineville curriculum, Hartwell studies several subjects privately, including field biology, with Thomas Train.

“Peter and I spend time together every Wednesday after school in outdoor science explorations, and we wanted to share what we do and see,” Thomas Train explained.

“He is an avid outdoors explorer, with great observation and drawing skills.”

Thomas Train is certainly no stranger to the trails of the Champlain Valley: He is the guidebook author for the ADK Guide To The Eastern Region.

“I know the CATS trails well and am excited every time a new one is developed, more open space is protected, and I have a new place to explore,” Thomas Train said.

Their jointly written essay, entitled “Wildlife, Connected In and Out of Town,” earned them the first-place prize of $500.

“CATS introduces people to the richness of the natural world in the Champlain Valley, and David and Peter's essay does the same,” contest judge Phil Brown noted.

Visitors to the CATS website were also able to have their say and pick their favorite entry.

Jessica Wimett, of Wadhams, won the $250 People’s Choice Prize for receiving the most online votes with 41 percent.

Her essay, “A Great Resolution,” tells the poignant story of how she named her baby during a hike on a CATS trail.

“I decided to enter the contest because I immediately had an emotional response to thinking about this area, and the sense of community and nurturing I've discovered here,” Wimett said. “The thing I like best about the CATS trails is their accessibility.

When I don't have the time to go on a major outdoor romp, I can still have an impromptu wander outdoors with my daughter.”

CATS launched the travel writing contest in September with the purpose of promoting economic vitality through outdoor recreation based tourism.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Patriots youth wrestling program is planning to open their 2012 season on Monday, Jan. 30. This program is open to all youth ages 4-14 in the AuSable Valley and Willsboro School Districts, Practices will

TICONDEROGA — Literacy Volunteers of Essex / Franklin Counties will be holding its winter Scrabble Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Ticonderoga Cornerstone Alliance Church. This event will raise

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Winterstein to play ELIZABETHTOWN — Piano by Nature would like to announce their upcoming concerts on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 5, at 3 p.m.. with concertmaster of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, violinist Katherine Winterstein, performing with pianist Rose Chancler.

“We are so pleased to have Katherine back, after two sold-out concerts in 2010,” Chandler said. “She is a topnotch artist whose lyricism and phrasing will beguile you with their beauty. Join us in welcoming her back to the North Country.”

Concerts are held at the Hand House Parlor, River Street, Elizabethtown.

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WESTPORT — Beginning Saturday, Jan. 28, the Westport Federated Church will begin offering a free simple hearty meal to anyone in need of a meal or some supper company in the community from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Stone Church Fellowship Hall. The Agape Supper will then be offered on the last Saturday of each month.

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Pastor Leon Hebrink offered some background, saying that the Thanksgiving meal they offered in November had been a dream of some WFC folks for a long time.

“We enjoyed offering this meal so much some suggested we offer one more often,” he said.

Monsterbuck to play SARANAC LAKE — Willing to stray from their regular base of operations in Upper Jay, Monsterbuck will perform at Bluseed Studios on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.

Chris Kowanko is Monsterbuck’s songwriter and frontman, accompanying himself on guitar and keyboards, with the Renderer brothers—Scott and Byron— providing the rhythmic foundation. Guitarist Drew Sprague will join the band for the Bluseed show.

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PLATTSBURGH — Salerno Brothers Tony and Pat will be at The Gander Mountain Store in the Champlain Center Mall at Plattsburgh from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29.

The Brothers will have a display of big buck mounts all shot in the Adirondacks.

Also on display will be equipment they personally use while hunting in the big woods of the Adirondacks.

For more information visit their website at www.salernobrothers.com.

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WILLSBORO — The Town of Willsboro will be holding a public informational meeting to discuss the recently funded Willsboro Housing Rehabilitation Program at the Willsboro Community Center on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. Willsboro was recently awarded a $400,000 NYS Community Development Block Grant from the NYS Office of Community Renewal to assist low and moderate income households with necessary home repairs. Representatives from the Housing Assistance Program of Essex County

(HAPEC) will be on hand to give an overview of the program, which will take place over the next two years. Applications will be available for Willsboro homeowners who have not already applied. For further information, call HAPEC at 873-6888.

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Essex Community Church to try expanded concert schedule

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keith@denpubs.com ESSEX — The Essex Community Church will be holding more concerts to see if there is a base for an expanded, year-round program.

Alison Hain, who organizes the concerts, said that the opening concert for a look into expanding the offerings of the Essex Community Concert Series will take place Saturday, Feb. 11, when soprano horn players Ann Ellsworth and Rachel Drehmann perform at 3 p.m. in the church.

“The winter performances are still pretty few, and we want to see how they do,” Hain said. “We will have the concert in February and then one on March 5 before we start having shows in June again.”

Hain said that the growing attendance at the well-established summer concerts coupled with the larger number of year-round residents in the area encouraged members of the concert board to sponsor an extended year-round concert series.

“We want to see if these concerts attract people to come out,” Hain said. “The summer

schedule is full, as usual, and we want to see if we want to add to these additional concerts with a year-round schedule.

For the Feb. 11 event, refreshments will be served following the concert. Admission is $10 for adults.

Hain said that the concert is scheduled for people who live both in Essex and the surrounding communities, including across the lake.

“The ferry to Vermont leaves at 4:30 p.m. and the last one at 5:30 p.m.,” she said. “The Essex Community Church is within one block of the ferry.”

The next Winter ECC Concert will feature violinist Kevin Lawrence on Monday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m.

GOP ladies elect president

Harvest event planned

CROWN POINT — During their annual meeting and dinner hosted by the Willsboro Republican committee, Valerie Hunsdon of Crown Point, was re-elected to the president’s position.

The remainder of the newly elected Executive Committee include First Vice President Diane Lashway (Moriah), Second Vice President Diane Lashway (Moriah), Shirley Seney (North Elba), Secretary Patti Doyle (Elizabethtown) and Treasurer Lane Sayward (Willsboro).

“It is with the support of towns like Willsboro and the women of this county that make us capable of being supportive of our Republican candidates and their ideals,” Hundson said.

LAKE PLACID — On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 9:30 a.m. Chef David Hunt of Generations Restaurant in Lake Placid, in conjunction with Adirondack Harvest, will host a gathering of chefs and farmers.

This meeting will encourage culinary and agricultural connections resulting in more Adirondack-grown food served in local restaurants. It is open to all regional chefs and growers interested in learning more about making these connections.

For more information call 518-962-4810 x 404.

Singing Valentines set PLATTSBURGH — The Champlain Valley Sweet Adelines will be delivering Singing Valentines in Plattsburgh and the surrounding area on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The chorus members will go to your home, place of work, restaurant or anywhere to sing to your loved one or friend in four-part harmony. To arrange for a Valentine surprise that will always be remembered, contact Carletta at 566-8302.

Museum Day Trip ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Social Center, in conjunction with North Wind Tours, presents a Museum Day Trip on Saturday, March 24. Cost is $119 per person and includes: round-trip transportation via Luxury Motor Coach; admission to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., and the New York State Museum in Albany; lunch at Cracker Barrel and dinner at Golden Corral. Scholarships are available to Teen Social Center Members. Full price due at time of registration. Tickets are limited. Contact the Social Center at 873-6408 or info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org for registration and information.

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Elizabethtown-Lewis Lions

AuSable Valley Patriots

Kodie Simpson and the Patriots grapplers dropped a decision against Saranac last week.

Jasmine Barnes scored 10 points against Johnsburg.

Girls Basketball ELCS 55, Willsboro 47

Boys Basketball

Boys Basketball

AVCS 62, Beekmantown 47

ELCS 58, Willsboro 47

Lily Whalen scored 32 points for the Lady Lions in a Jan. 18 win against the Lady Warriors. Shonna Brooks scored 9, while Kearsten Ashline added 6, Savannah Graves 4, Angel Barnes 2 and Clare Harwood 2.

Hunter Mowery scored the game-winning basket as part of his 19 point performance for the Lions Jan. 19 against the Warriors, while Timothy LaRock scored 11, Tyler White 9, Andy Mitchell 4, Justin LaPier 3 and Zac Nocca-Bailey 2.

ELCS 56, Johnsburg 13

ELCS 53, Johnsburg 39

Shonna Brooks led a balanced scoring attack for the Lady Lions with 11 points in beating the Lady Jaguars Jan. 20. Jasmin Barnes and Savanah Graves each added 10 points, with Lily Whalen scoring 9, Kearsten Ashline 8, Angel Barnes 4, Emily Morris 2 and Kylee Cassavaugh 2.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Hunter Mowery scored 24 points to pace the Lions past the Jaguars Jan. 20, with Tyler White scoring 11, Andy Mitchell 6, EZ Diemand 6, Zac Nocca-Bailey 2, Justin LaPier 2 and Timothy LaRock 2.

Connor Manning and Nick Rhino each scored 14 points for the Patriots in a victory over the Eagles Jan. 18. Brody Douglass added 11, while Shane Douglas and Nate Casey had 7, Austin Depo 5 and John Hickey 4.

Indoor Track and Field

Meghan Strong and Madison Rondeau each scored 11 points for the Lady Patriots Jan. 18, with Alexis Facteau scoring 9, Taylor Saltus 8, Cammey Keyser 4, Haley Taylor 2 and Alexias Ryan 2.

The Patriot boys finished fifth with 48.5 points and the girls finished fifth with 53.5 points at the Jan. 21 indoor meet at PSUC. James Rock had two second place finishes in the long and triple jumps and finished third in the 1,600 relay with teammates Paul Ford, Jonathan LaDieu and Ridge Pickett. Ford finished second in the high jump and third in the 55m hurdles.

Leann Cook scored a victory in the high jump for the girls team, while Raychel Agoney finished second in the shot put and Megan Colby third in the 55m dash.

The team of Colby, Ashlee Estes, Amanda Hamilton and Maranda Rock finished third in the 640m relay, while Hamilton also finished third in the long jump.

Bowling

Boys swimming

AVCS 75, NAC 37

Brody Douglass paced the Patriots offense with 22 points in a Jan. 20 win against the Bobcats. Connor Manning added 17 points, with Austin Depo scoring 11, Nate Casey 8, John Hickey 7, Nick Rhino 6 and Shane Douglas .

Girls Basketball Beekmantown 56, AVCS 47

Lake Placid Blue Bombers

Brandon Ano added a 558 series for the Patriots as they swept the Vikings Jan. 20.

For the girls, Kaitlynn Sousis had a 421 series and Marissa Prentiss added a 419.

PHS 104, AVCS 66

NCCS 6-4, AVCS 4-0

Josh Taylor had a 583 series for the Patriots Jan. 19, while Ben Coolidge rolled a 519 series for the boys, with Marissa Prentiss rolling a 363 series for the girls.

AVCS 10-4, Moriah 0-0

Mike mcDonald rolled a 564 series and

Hank McCormick scored a pair of wins in the 100 butterfly and breaststroke Jan. 20, while teaming with Ricky Baer, Gavin Friedrich and Ben Ford in the 400 free relay. Ford added wins in the 200 medley and 500 freestyle for the Patriots.

Keene Beavers

Haley Brandes dribbles as Ayla Thompson trails the play.

Girls Basketball

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Boys Basketball

NCCS 40, Lake Placid 9

Schroon Lake 61, Lake Placid 9

Lake Placid 44, Ticonderoga 36

Crown Point 50, Lake Placid 40

Sarah Kaltenbach scored 5 points for the Lady Blue Bombers, who fell to CUBAN Division I power NCCS Jan. 17. Hannah Potter and Chloe Uebrick each scored 2.

Danielle Balestrini scored 20 points to lead the Lady Blue Bombers past the Lady Sentinels Jan. 20, while Chloe Uebrick scored 10, Haley Brandes 8, Hannah Potter 4 and Sarah Kaltenbach 2.

Boys Hockey Lake Placid 3, NCCS 2

Dillon Savage scored the game-winning goal and assisted on another as the Blue Bombers edged the Cougars Jan. 17. Ryan Damp and Dustin Jacques also scored, with Eddie Kane getting two assists and Haile Thompson one. Jeffrey Smith made 13 saves in net.

J.P Morrison scored 3 points for the Blue Bombers against the Wildcats Jan. 18, while Evan Bickford, Michael Morrison and Dave Lawrence each scored 2.

J.P. Morrison scored 10 points for the Blue Bombers Jan. 20, while Jacob Daniels had 8, Logan Stephenson 6, Lucas McLean 5, Michael Morrison 5, Evan Bickford 4 and Casey Porter 2.

Girls Hockey Lake Placid 5, Canton 2

Samantha Barney scored two goals while Lizzie Bimonte, Payton Barney and Brooke Reid also scored for the Lady Blue Bombers Jan. 18. Emily Godin had 2 assists, while Samantha Barney and Natalia Smith also had helpers. Tanner Stanton made 29 saves in the win.

Anna Kowanko looks to pass the ball.

Girls Basketball

Keene 51, Wells 44

Tucker Geiger and Olivia Jaques each scored 16 points for the Lady Beavers, as they recorded their first win of the season Jan. 18. Sadie Holbrook added 9, with Emma Gothner scoring 6 and Brit-

Photo by Keith Lobdell

tany Guerin 4.

Schroon 48, Keene 31

Olivia Jaques scored 9 points for the Lady beavers Jan. 20, while Anna Kowanko had 7, Sadie Holbrook 5 and Tucker Geiger 3. Patricia Auer, Hannah McCabe and Emma Gothner scored 2, while Alex Dumas had 1.

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Saranac Lake Red Storm Boys Hockey Beekmantown 6, Saranac Lake 5

Devin Darrah scored a pair of goals Jan. 18, while Matt Phelan, Grant Strack and Quinn Urquhart also scored for the Red Storm. Blake Darrah made 39 saves in net.

Saranac Lake 6, OFA 4

Devin Darrah recorded a hat trick as the Red Storm scored a victory over OFA Jan. 20. Grant Strack, Matt Phelan and David Cluckey also scored in the win, while Blake Darrah made 31 saves in the win.

Girls Hockey Beekmantown 6, Saranac Lake 1

Sydney Battistoni scored the lone goal for the Lady Red Storm Jan. 18, while Katey Snyder made 38 saves.

Boys Basketball

Kellen Munn lines up a free throw.

Red Storm split pair with NAC, NCCS

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Saranac Lake thumped Northern Adirondack 62-44 on Jan. 19 and let CVAC powerhouse Northeastern Clinton slip out of town with a 49-46 win the following day, putting the team at 2-6 in CVAC play.

Northeastern Clinton (8-2) routed Saranac Lake by 20 points in December, but the rematch was close until the end.

The Cougars held a 13-8 edge after the first quarter and stretched their lead to double digits several times in the contest, but Saranac Lake always had a response – and that response was often spearheaded by the gutsy play of guard Kevin Morgan.

Morgan scored 18 for the Storm, including nine in a frantic fourth quarter rally. Jamaal Tuthill added 15 points for Saranac Lake, Kellen Munn hit for six, Ben Monty chipped in five, and T.J. Monroe tallied two.

A dominant inside presence and a smothering press defense allowed Saranac Lake to pull away from Northern Adirondack on January 19. The Storm was up 53-27 after the third quarter, giving coach Tim Munn to the chance to play his entire roster. Morgan scored 12 to pace the Storm, Kellen Munn scored 11, Michael Burpoe and Ben Monty dropped in 10 apiece, Ricky Schmidt added nine, Jamaal Tuthill and Tommy Lester scored four points each, and Matt Clark added a bucket. - By Tim Follos

Girls Basketball NCCS 53, Saranac Lake 26

Nicole Viscardo scored 10 points for the Lady Red Storm Jan. 19, while Remy Orticelle scored 6, Megan moody 4, Regan Kieffer 4 and Marissa McDonough 2.

Jonathan Gay passes the ball against Chazy last week.

Girls Basketball Westport 49, Chazy 35

Willa McKinley scored 28 points as Westport defeated Chazy Jan. 18. Allison Sherman added 7, while Karlee McGee and Brendee Russell scored 4. Delany Sears and Mallory Sudduth each had 3.

Westport 51, M-N 36

Willa McKinley had 23 points to lead the Lady Eagles on a second half comeback to beat the Lady Mountaineers Jan. 20. Mallory Sudduth and Karin Dorsey each added 8, with Allison Sherman scoring 7, Brendee Russell 4 and Sarah Looby 1.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Boys Basketball Chazy 59, Westport 17

Jonathan Gay scored 14 points for Westport against Chazy Jan. 18, while Domanic Banish scored 2 and Gabe Schrauff 1.

M/N 69, Westport 54

Jonathan Gay scored 15 points to lead the Eagles in scoring Jan. 20, while Jack Newberry scored 13, Gabe Schrauff 11, Alex Steele 6, RJ King 5 and Domanic Banish 4.

Willsboro Warriors

Tupper Lake Lumberjacks

Alyson Arnold approaches the line for Willsboro.

Bowling Mitch Keniston lines up for a hook shot.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Girls Basketball

Boys Basketball

Chateaugay 56, Tupper Lake 30

Katie Stuart had 11 points and Carley Aldridge added 10 as the Lady Lumberjacks settled with a split of the season series against the Lady Bulldogs Jan. 17.

Sam Sanford added 5, while Lizzie Zurek scored 4.

Tupper Lake 58, M-W 48, OT

Chateaugay 59, Tupper Lake 31

Mitch Keniston scored 12 points for the Lumberjacks against the Bulldogs Jan. 17, while Brock Tarbox and Jordan Garrow scored 5, Tim Larkin 4, Colton Clark 3 Nick Boushie 2.

Boys Hockey

Katie Stuart scored 21 points and Sam Sandford added 12 as the Lady Lumberjacks held a 12-2 overtime advantage Jan. 19. Carley Aldridge added 11 points, while Kristin Bickford had 9, Lizzie Zurek 2 and Kelsie St. Louis 2.

Potsdam 10, Tupper Lake 0

Marcus Richer made 16 saves for the Lumberjacks Jan. 18, while Nathan Boyea had 4 saves in relief.

Willsboro 1-2, Saranac 9-2

Alyson Arnold rolled a 417 series as the Lady Warriors split four matches with the Lady Chiefs Jan. 18. Jeff Bigelow had a 644 series for the boys team, with Dakoda Latford rolling a 502.

Peru 9-4, Willsboro 1-0

Jeff Bigelow rolled a 593 series for the Warriors boys team Jan. 20, while Gabi Yeager had a 523 series for the girls.

Girls Basketball ELCS 55, Willsboro 47

Hannah Bruno scored 16 points and Kyli Swires added 11 in the Lady Warriors game against the Lady Lions Jan. 18, while Renee Marcotte added 8, Serene Holland 6 and Amanda Mahoney 6.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

Willsboro 65, Wells 39

Renee Marcotte scored 22 points to pace the Lady Warriors to a Jan. 20 win over Wells, while Hannah Bruno scored 15, Kyli Swires 13, Serene Holland 7, Amanda Mahoney 6 and Morgan Murphy 2.

Boys Basketball ELCS 48, Willsboro 47

Clay Sherman scored 17 points for the Warriors Jan. 19, while Brandon Bertrand added 9, Brandon Porter 7, Nick Ball 6, Clayton Cross 4 and John Hubbard 4.

Willsboro 51, Wells 46

Clay Sherman and Clayton Cross each scored 18 points for the Warriors as they defeated Wells Jan. 20. Cody Sayward added 5, while Brandon Porter and John Hubbard each scored 4.

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Congrats, Tupper Lake

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ast week, I retreated from the ice and snow to spend a few days inside at the monthly meeting of the Adirondack Park Agency’s Board of Commissioners.

January’s monthly meeting was the agency’s first meeting of the New Year, and the first to be presided over by Leilani Ulrich, the APA’s new chairwoman of the board. The meeting also offered the promise of a decision regarding the fate of the Adirondack Club and Resort development, which had first been proposed in 2004.

I’ve attended numerous meetings at the APA’s headquarters in Ray Brook over the years. While most of them have been rather benign affairs, many were rowdy, rancorous events, with insults, recriminations and criticisms being hurled in all directions. Typically, there’s been a group of protesters, equipped with standard, ‘Abolish the APA’ signs, awaiting attendees, and there always seemed to be an adequate supply of scowls, scorn and scandal to go around. APA meetings are not just simple, dull, bureaucratic affairs, they can be entertaining events, regardless of which side you’re on.

I came of age in the early days of the APA, and I’ve watched the agency grow. I’ve listened to many stories, concerning the agency’s actions, both good and bad. The battle-song, “Someone mentioned the APA, how much land did you steal today?” still reverberates in my head. It was written and recorded by my old friend, Matt McCabe, who now owns a guitar shop in Saratoga Springs.

After the eventual approval of the project, Jim LaValley, a Tupper Lake businessman who organized local efforts to support the project, claimed a new tune was in his head, “What a long, strange trip it’s been,” by the Greatful Dead.

My intention in attending the meetings was not to analyze the arguments, or to scrutinize the board’s final deliberations concerning the largest development proposal ever to be presented to the APA. I simply wanted to observe the entire affair, from a ‘fly on the wall’ perspective. I wanted to take it all in, without judgment or prejudice, with no personal opinions or preconceived notions.

My first impression, as I pulled into the agency’s parking lot, in Ray Brook, early on a bone-chilling, Adirondack morning, were the protesters, or rather, the lack of them.

A portion of the lot was cordoned off with barricades to corral the expected protesters, but there was just one, lone soul standing in the cold, holding a placard. He was masked against the cold rather than for anonymity, and his sign read, ‘Save the Adk’s’, ‘There’s too much development’.

Something didn’t sit right. But when I interviewed him, and

discovered he was from Long Island, it all began to make sense. Development wears a different mask on Long Island.

Entering the conference room, I noted it was surprisingly empty, with less than half the available seats occupied. I wondered, “Does this reflect a lack of interest after eight years, or is it a signal of capitulation for what many believe, is a foregone conclusion. ” Although there were a few of the regular APA followers, and the advocacy group members in attendance, it seemed that there were far more media types than concerned citizens.

Following preliminaries, including the introduction of Dan Kelleher, the agency’s new Special Assistant for Economic Affairs, the meeting got off to a quick start.

Kelleher was soon on deck, providing the board with a comprehensive financial analysis of the proposed development, complete with projections for the estimated sale of properties, work force development opportunities and a full spectrum of associated economic impact issues.

Commissioners scrutinized these economic projections and promptly questioned Kelleher about issues involving the complex financing, PILOT’s, sales projections, labor costs and other financial issues surrounding the mega-resort project.

Commissioner Booth expressed his belief that the stated sales projections were unrealistic and inflated, and will result in undue adverse impact. Although Mr. Kelleher eventually explained the analysis to the satisfaction of most of the board, he often had the appearance of a deer caught in the headlights. Welcome to the APA, Mr. Kelleher.

The day wore on, and the questions kept coming, as commissioners expressed concerns with the projected volume of sales, the long term viability of the ski center, and the stages of development for the resort. Which phase will occur first? It was a ‘chicken or the egg’ syndrome played out with sales projections, infrastructure requirements, great camp lots, neighborhoods, wastewater treatment systems, power lines, new roads, and a renovated ski lodge.

As APA staffers detailed an extensive, laundry list of actions deemed necessary for the project, the phrase “Illegitimi non carborundum,” came to mind. This bastardization of the Latin language, translates roughly as, "Don't let the bastards grind you down.” I expect it is a term that Mr. Foxman understands all too well.

Day two found commissioners barricaded behind huge stacks of paperwork, which cluttered the tabletops, and spread onto the floor. By mid morning, the room began to fill, although there were still plenty of empty seats available. The crowd was largely a grey haired mob, with only a few younger folks in attendance.

WORSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY AU SABLE FORKS St. James’ Church - Traditional Anglican Worship. Fr. David Ousley, Vicar and Rev. Patti Johnson, Deacon. Services: Wed. 6:00 p.m. - Healing Prayer and Holy Eucharist. Sun. - 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Phone 518 834-9693 United Methodist Church - Main Street. 647-8147.

Sunday 11 a.m. - Worship Service. Email: afumc1@frontiernet.net Holy Name Catholic Church - Rt. 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Daily Masses Monday at 5:15 p.m., Tues. - Fri. at 8 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 9:15 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before weekend masses.

BLACK BROOK St. Matthew’s Catholic Church - Black Brook, Silver Lake Rd., 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses Sun. 11 a.m.

Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before each mass.

BLOOMINGDALE Pilgrim Holiness Church - 14 Oregon Plains Rd., 8913178, Rev. Daniel Shumway - Sunday: Morning Worship 11am, Sunday School 10am, Evening Service 6:30 pm; Wednesday: Prayer Service 7 pm.

CLINTONVILLE United Methodist - Rt. 9N. 834-5083. Sunday, 11 a.m.

Worship Service. Pastor Rev. Joyce Bruce.

ELIZABETHTOWN St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church - Court Street. 873-6760.

Father Peter Riani., Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m., Weekdays: Consult Bulletin. Thursday 10:15 a.m. Horace Nye Home.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Website: ccsespn.grainofwheat.net Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) - 10 Williams Street. 873-2509. Sunday, Holy Communion 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Healing Prayer Service: Every Wed. 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group: Every Fri. 7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Rev. David Sullivan or Ann Marie Speir.

All are welcome. Email: goodshepherdetown2011@hotmail.com Web: www.etowngoodshepherd.org United Church of Christ (Congregational) - Court Street.

873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Worship Service: Sun. 11 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4 grade 6. Nursery service Email: FShaw@westelcom.com ESSEX St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Rt. 22. 963-4524. Father Joseph Elliott, Pastor. No Mass in Essex from Columbus Day to Memorial Day, closed for the Winter.

Essex Community United Methodist Church - Corner of Rt. 22 and Main St. 963-7766. Rev. John E. Hunn. , Sunday Worship - 10:15 AM, Sunday School 10:15 AM, Pre School Play Group Thursdays 1011:30 AM Sept.-May. web page: www.unyumc.org/churches/detail/375 St. John’s Episcopal Church - Church Street. 963-7775.

Holy Communion and Church School, Sunday 9:15 a.m., Morning Prayer, Wednesday 9 a.m.

Community Potluck Supper, Tuesday 6 p.m. Old Testament Bible Study, Wednesdays 10 a.m., Rev. Margaret Shaw. Email: stjohnschurch@willex.com Foothills Baptist Church at Boquet - 2172, NY Rt. 22 in Essex. Formerly Church of the Nazarene.

Wednesday Night Service at 6 p.m. Worship services are Sunday 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Family Christian movies on the second Sunday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and Hymn sing on the 4th Sunday of each month at 6 p.m.

Email: foothillsbapt@netzero.net HARKNESS Harkness United Methodist Church - Corner Harkness & Hollock Hill Rds., Harkness, NY. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sun. School 8:30 a.m.; Worship 9:30 a.m. ediepoland@aol.com JAY First Baptist Church of Jay - Rev. Joyce Bruce, Pastor.

Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

KEENE St. Brendan’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass at 4 p.m.,

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Sunday Mass at 11:15 a.m.; Pastor: Rev. John R. Yonkovig; Pastor. Rectory Phone 523-2200. Email: stagnesch@roadrunner.com St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church - Sunday Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., June 27 through September 12.

Varying roster of priests celebrate communion each week.

Keene Valley Congregational Church - Main Street. 5764711. Sunday Worship Services 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Choir Wednesday evening 7 p.m. and Sunday 9:15 a.m.

KEESEVILLE Immaculate Conception - St. John the Baptist - 1804 Main Street, 834-7100. Monsignor Leeward Poissant.

Ant. Mass Saturdays - 4 p.m. - St. John’s. Sunday Masses; 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception during the winter months. Email: rcckparish@charter.net St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - Clinton Street, Keeseville.

563-6836. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Rev. Blair Biddle.

Keeseville United Methodist Church - Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 834-7577.

Email: ediepoland@aol.com The Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene - 124 Hill Street, Keeseville, NY. 834-9408. Pastor Richard Reese. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

Independent Baptist Church - Rte. 22 & Interstate 87, P.O. Box 506, Keeseville, NY. 834-9620. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m., Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.; Youth Group Sunday 7 p.m. Website: ibck.org Email: office@ibck.org Front Street Fellowship - 1724 Front Street, Keeseville, 834-7373. Pastor Warren Biggar. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Tuesday: Home Prayer Groups 7 p.m. (Call for locations). Thursday: Ladies Bible Study 2:30 p.m. in Keeseville, 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh (Call for locations). Friday: Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m.; Kingdom Kids 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Website: www.thebridgekeeseville.com Email: vikki@thebridgekeeseville.com LAKE PLACID New Hope Christian Fellowship Church - 207 Station St., Lake Placid, NY. A full gospel church. Rev. Richard Ducatt, pastor. Services are Sunday 10a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Fellowship prayer, Tuesday 6:30 p.m. and Thursday Bible Study. Once a month covered dish after Sunday morning service. Child care available Sunday & Thursday.

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St. Eustace Episcopal Church - Worship services Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; Tuesday 5:15 p.m. Holy Prayers; Wednesday 5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing 2450 Main St., LP, 523-2564, www.steustace.org.

St. Agnes Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m., Sunday masses 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., 169 Hillcrest, LP, 523-2200. Rev. John R. Yonkovig Adirondack Community Church - Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. 2583 Main St., LP. 523-3753, www.adkcomchurch.org.

Pilgrim Holiness Church - 6057 Sentinel Road Lake Placid, NY 12946. Tel. 518-523-2484 Pastor: William S. Saxton Sunday School - 9: 45 AM Sunday Worship - 11:00 AM Sunday Evening Service - 7:00 PM Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study - 7:00 PM www.lakeplacidpilgrimholinesschurch.com LEWIS Elizabethtown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - Rt. 9 West, Lewis, NY. Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study & Theocratic Ministry School & Service Meeting. For further information contact Brian Frawley 518-873-2610.

First Congregational Church - Lewis, 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Sunday Services 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Email: Fshaw@westelcom.com PORT HENRY Lake Champlain Bible Fellowship - Adult Sunday School 9:00-10:00 a.m., Coffee fellowship 10:00-10:30 a.m.; Worship service starts at 10:30 a.m.; Nursery and 3-6 Sunday School provided during worship service; VOICE Youth Group for teens; Variety of bible studies and groups available that meet weekly. FREE community movie night the first Saturday of every month at 7 p.m. Visit our website to see what is showing 6 Church St., (518) 546-4200, www.lcbible.org, Pastor Tom Smith.

REBER United Methodist Church - Valley Road. 963-7924. Rev. Chilton McPheeters. Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Church School 11 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE St. Bernard’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m., Sunday Mass 7:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Father Mark Reilly, Pastor, 27 St. Bernard Street, SL, 891-4616, www.stbernardssaranaclake.com Episcopal Church of St. Luke - 136 Main St., SL, 891-3605.

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The somber mood of the previous day’s proceedings was replaced with light joviality and anticipation. Testimony revolved around details of building restrictions, great camp lots, housing footprints, codes, outdoor lighting, vegetative clearings, energy consumption and conservation, protections for amphibians and from invasive species. Commissioners peered into a crystal ball, to discern impacts well into the future, and they wanted no stone left unturned, or unprotected.

The hearings were a formidable undertaking, with hour after hour of boring legalese, and regulations terminology. There were over a half dozen lawyers among the participants, and the list of state agencies included the APA, DOT, DEC, DOH, and the Department of State.

Mr. Foxman, the lead developer of the project, sat in the audience and appeared to be complacently patient. Commissioner Booth, who took on the reins of opposition, came across as a rumpled, frumpy curmudgeon. There appeared to be little doubt about which way his vote would go.

Day three brought the final testimony, and the dour, sour atmosphere that had hung over earlier proceedings, began to evaporate. There was still a lot of paper shuffling going on, yet Mr. Foxman maintained a poker face.

As the hearings wound through the final day, various stipulations were tagged to the development’s timetable, including agreements that independent monitors be employed to prevent the use of invasive and non-native plants and trees in landscaping and gardens. Similar restrictions were applied to the resort’s marina, which will be located on Tupper Lake.

To protect the community, developers also committed to keeping the ski area open and available to the public for at least 50 years.

Finally, after numerous writes and rewrites, fits and starts, restrictions, prescriptions and predictions, which promised both doom and boom, the commissioners cast their votes.

When Chairwoman Ulrich called for a roll of votes, the audience held their collective breath. Commissioner Booth offered the first vote, and as many had expected, it was “no.”

Next up, was Commissioner Sherman Craig, who delivered the first, of 10 consecutive “yes” votes. With the vote complete, there was an audible exhale among the crowd, and the energy in the air was palatable. Cheers and backslapping were the order of the hour.

It was a good day to be a Tupper Laker, and it was a good day for the APA. The agency and its dedicated staff provided concrete evidence that there is room for responsible, and compatible development in the Adirondacks.

It was also a memorable moment in the park’s history. I hope there are ramifications, beyond the lawsuits that are likely to be expected from a few disgruntled, advocacy groups.

Although there’s much work to be done, the decision sends a message of hope, and a belief in the future. Congratulations to Tupper!

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

a.m., led by the Reverand Ann S. Giallard, www.stlukessaranaclake.org High Peaks Church - A Bible-believing, non-denominational church. 97 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, 891-3255 Saranac Lake Baptist Church - 490 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 891-5473 First United Methodist Church - 63 Church Street, Saranac Lake, 891-3473 Adirondack Alliance Church - 72 Canaras Ave., SL, 8911383. Sharing the hope of Christ, building relationships with god. Sunday worship 10:00 a.m. with nursery care available.

First Presbyterian Church PC(USA) - 57 Church Sreet, Saranac Lake, NY, 518-891-3401, Rev. Joann White. All Are Welcome Here! 9:45am Sunday Worship. Sunday School for All Ages.

Nursery Care. 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study.

Handicap Accessible & Hearing Assistance. www.saranaclakepresbyterianchurch.org Saranac Lake Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - 5043 Rt. 3, Saranac Lake, 518-891-9233 Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.

Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity - Worshipping at the First United Methodist Church at 63 Church St., Saranac Lake. Pastor Michael Richards presiding.

518-891-5262. Services on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. followed by coffee hour. Sunday School available.

TUPPER LAKE United Community Church - 25 High Street, Tupper Lake, 359-9810 Holy Name Catholic Church - 114 Main Street, Tupper Lake, 359-9194 St. Alphonsus Church - 48 Wawbeek Avenue, Tupper Lake, 359-3405.

St. Thomas Episcopal - 8 Brentwood Ave, Tupper Lake 359-9786 WADHAMS United Church of Christ - Sunday worship celebration at Noon, Pastor Leon Hebrink. 962-8293 *For other ministry & discipleship opportunities see the Westport Federated Church schedule.

WESTPORT Federated Church - Main Street Westport: Saturday Evening ‘Praise, Word & Prayer’ Service, 5 p.m.

Sunday morning Worship Celebration, 9:00 a.m. plus Children’s Church; Bible Study 10:15 a.m.

Thursday evening parsonage book & bible discussion, 6:30 p.m.; Choir Rehearsal, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. 962-8293. www.westptchurch.com Pastor Leon Hebrink, “Following Jesus in the company of friends.”

Westport Bible Church - 24 Youngs Road. 962-8247.

Pastor Dick Hoff. Sunday Morning Worship 9:15 a.m. & 11 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Night Prayer 7 p.m.; Teen Club Saturday 6 p.m.; Olympian Club Sunday

5:30 p.m. (Sept. - May) Email: westportbiblech@westelcom.com St. Philip Neri Catholic Church - 6603 Main St., Father Peter Riani, Pastor. Residence, 873-6760. Mass schedule: Sun., 8:30 a.m. Weekdays: consult bulletin. Email: allrises@westelcom.com WILLSBORO Congregational United Church of Christ - 3799 Main Street, P.O. Box 714. Worship and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Pastor Jan Jorgensen, church: 518-963-4048, home: (514) 721-8420. pastorjorgensen@gmail.com United Methodist Church - Rt. 22. 963-7931. Sunday Worship Services 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. After school religous education program 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Thursdays (Only when school is in session) St. Philip of Jesus Catholic Church - 3746 Main Street.

963-4524. Father Joe Elliott, Pastor.

Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. & Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:15 p.m.; Sunday 9:15 a.m.

WILMINGTON Calvary Baptist Church - Rt. 86. 946-2482. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (classes for all ages); Morning Worship 11 a.m. & Evening Service 7 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 p.m.

St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church - Mass Sat. 6 p.m., Sun. 7:30 a.m. Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Confessions 5:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m.

Whiteface Community United Methodist Church - Rt. 86 and Haselton Road in Wilmington. Pastor Brooke Newell invites everyone to join the congregation for Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and coffee and fellowship after. Sunday School is offered during the worship service and there is an available nursery area. Church office is located in the adjacent Reuben Sanford building and is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 946-7757. Riverside Thrift Shop is located in adjacent Methodist Barn and is open Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The phone for Shop is 946-2922. The Ecumenical Food Pantry is open in the Reuben Sanford building on Thursday nights from 4 to 6 p.m. Call Don Morrison at 946-7192 for emergencies. The Senior Lunch program under the director of Carolyn Kane serves lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Questions concerning the site can be answered at 946-2922 during that time only.

Wilmington Church of the Nazarene - Wilmington, NY. 946-7708. Bob Hess, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship Service - 11 a.m.; Wednesday - Night Teen Group 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bible Study - Every Tuesday with Potluck at 6:00 p.m. and Bible Study at 7 p.m. Church Office hours - Tues. - Thurs. in the a.m. www.wilmingtonnazarene.org 1-28-12 • 20898

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Brothers and sisters are in need of caring, loving homes where they can live together. We are also in need of families to make a difference in the life of a teen who is waiting for a caring family. Northeast Parent and Child Society offers free training, intensive in-home weekly support, 24hour access to program support and a generous monthly stipend.

Training will begin soon. Call our Queensbury office at 788-6117 or our Malone office at 320-6150 or visit www.beafosterparentny.com TOWN OF MORIAH COUNTRY CLUB is accepting applications for Clubhouse Manager and Part Time Bartenders for the 2012 Season.

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NY SPORTSMAN & OUTDOOR FAMILY LAND BUYS! This is the best time ever!! 6AC-along snowmobile trail WAS: $29,995. NOW: $13,995. 52AC-Near Salmon River WAS: $69,995. NOW $49,995.

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1-800-989-4237

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LOST & FOUND LOST SHITZU/MALTESE DOG Female, 3 yrs, 8 lbs., light gray & tan, spayed (415) 202-3644

ACCESSORIES 4-MOUNTED SNOW TIRES on Rimes, Michelin, 175/65/R15, will fit a Mini Cooper, $500.00.

518-359-2991

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CARS 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Black 2 door. New tires, rotors, brakes catalytic converter. $4,500 Call: (518) 946-7550 AUTO DONATIONS 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.cardonationsforbreastcancer .org AUTO DONATIONS CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/Week.

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1995 GMC YUKON 4x4, runs good, needs muffler, loaded, Dark Green, good tires, $2000 OBO, Keeseville, NY 518261-6418

TRUCKS 1989 CHEVY Pick-up 1500, with snow plow, excellent condition, $3900. 518-834-7743 or 518-8604568 1996 MAZDA B4000 SE CAB PLUS Red/Gray 112,000 kms, Fair condition. V6, Standard, highly reliable $1,700 (518) 962-4979 1999 FORD F350 Black/Gray 90,000 kms, Good condition. Deisel. Flatbed. Will sell with Fischer Minute Mount Plow in excellent condition. $9,000.00 OBO Call: (518) 293-7479

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

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2009 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER White/Black, Excellent condition.

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to: The LLC, 3921 Shearwater Dr., Jupiter, FL 33477.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

VN-1/7-2/11/12-6TC20931 ----------------------------P R I M E S U S TA I N A B L E BUILDERS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/7/11. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 84, Elizabethtown, NY 12932. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Principal business location: 7573 Court St., Elizabethtown, NY 12932.

VN-1/7-2/11/12-6TC20958 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC )

Name: BARBER YARDCARE LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on December 20, 2011 Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 389 Soper Rd, Keeseville, NY 12944 VN-1/7-2/11/12-6TC20963 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WILSON FAMILY PROPERTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/11. Office location: Essex County.

Princ. office of LLC: 163 E. Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against

it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-1/14-2/18/12-6TC20976 ----------------------------LEGAL NOTICE The Town of Essex Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on the following application: Tax Map #39.4-1-8, Jeffrey Hastings, Minor Subdivision of property located at 2307 Jersey Street Essex, NY, on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Essex Town Hall, 2313 Main Street, Essex.

The Regular meeting will follow to address any other business that shall come before the Board.

Catherine DeWolff Town Clerk VN-1/28/12-1TC21554 -----------------------------

LEGAL NOTICE Town of Essex Water District A public informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 6:00 P.M., at the Essex Town Hall, 2313 Main St., Essex, regarding the future of the Town water system, and anything further to come before the Board.

The Essex Town Board VN-1/28/12-1TC21539 ----------------------------LEGAL NOTICE: Please take note that the Town of Essex Board meetings for 2012 will be as follows: Town Board - Every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m Planning Board Every first Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Meetings will take place at the Town Hall

unless otherwise posted.

Catherine DeWolff, Town Clerk VN-1/28/12-1TC21538 ----------------------------LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Keene has set 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month, at the Keene Town Hall, as the time and place to hold their regular Town Board Meetings for 2012 and the last Tuesday of each month, at 5:30 PM, also at the Town Hall, as the time and place to hold their Bimonthly Financial Meeting.

Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk January 17, 2012 VN-1/28/12-1TC21545 ----------------------------PLEASE NOTICE

that

TAKE the

Willsboro Fire District held a meeting to pass a resolution to purchase one (1) Ford Brush Truck with a value up to $32,000.00 and also one (1) Reserve Truck with a value up to $150,000.00 from the Reserve found.

Please also take notice that the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Willsboro Fire District will hold its regular monthly meetings for 2012 on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Willsboro Fire Station on Point Road, Willsboro, NY 12996.

By Order of Jean Gay, Willsboro Fire District, Secretary VN-1/28/12-1TC21560 ----------------------------Out with the old, in with the new! Sell what you don’t want. Check the Classified Superstore.

1-800-989-4237

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New 2012 Ford Focus SE 4 Dr. STK #SEN101 • Auto, SYNC, Ford Touch Driver Tech, Air, Pwr. Windows/Locks MSRP..................................$19,885 FordRetail Customer Cash. . . .-$1,000 Ford Credit Bonus Cash*.........-$500 Dealer Discount.......................-$500

$

17,885

New 2012 Ford Taurus SEL

New 2012 Ford Fusion SE

STK #E104 • V6, SYNC System, Reverse Sensing, Pwr. Locks/Windows/Seat, Sirius, Advance Trac

STK #EN269 • Auto, Air, Cruise, Power Seat/Windows/Locks, Reverse Sensing

MSRP................................$29,250 Ford Retail Customer Cash. -$2,000 Ford Credit Bonus Cash*........-$500 Dealer Discount.....................-$850

MSRP......................................$23,990 Ford Retail Customer Cash.......-$1,500 Ford Retail Bonus Cash...............-$500 Ford Credit Bonus Cash*.............-$500 Dealer Discount...........................-$750

Offer ends 4/2/12

$

25,900

Offer ends 4/2/12

$

21,240

OR e Choos

Offer ends 4/2/12

$1,000 & 0%

for 60 mos.*

OR e Choos

$500 & 0% formos.*60

New 2011 Ford F150 Super Crew

New 2012 Ford Escape XLT 4WD

XLT 4x4

STK #EN287 • Auto, Air, Cruise, Pwr. Seat/ Windows/Locks

STK #SEM482 • Auto, Air, Trailer Tow, SYNC System, Power Windows/Locks/ Seat

MSRP..................................$27,445 Ford Retail Customer Cash. . .-$2,000 Ford Retail Bonus Cash*..........-$500 Dealer Discount.......................-$950

MSRP.....................................$40,365 Ford Retail Customer Cash......-$2,000 Ford Trade Assist Cash............-$1,000 FMCC Bonus Customer Cash* -$1,000 Dealer Discount.......................-$2,800

With V6 Eco Boost!

Offer ends 4/2/12

$

23,995

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33,565

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OR e Choos

0%formos.*60

Offer ends 4/2/12

*FMCC approval required. All customers may not qualify.

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2012 Jeep Compass Latitude 4x4

2012 Jeep Compass Sport 4x4

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Stk#AM132, Mineral Gray, 4 Cyl., Automatic, AC, Power Windows, Cruise, Sirius, Remote Start

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2006 Buick Lacrosse CX 96K Miles

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2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

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$

7,980

16,980

2000 Chevy Silverado LT Ext. Cab

31K Miles

449or formos.72 $ 26,800

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2004 Chevy Blazer

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$

28,510

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$

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873-6386

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24,660

2012 Jeep Compass Limited 4x4

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Court Street • Elizabethtown, NY

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4 Dr., Leather, Auto, 117K Miles

1998 Ford Ranger

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$

269or formos.36 $ 8,995

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

1 Owner

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239or formos.24 $ 4,800 *Tax, title and registration not included.

Payment with approved credit.

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