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By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Following the debate and suggestions at the April 16 meeting of the Horace Nye Committee, the chair of the Essex County Board of Supervisors had the final say.

Jay Supervisor Randy Douglas appointed three of his peers to the Horace Nye Pending Sale Evaluation Sub-Committee late last week, along with Office for the Aging Director Patty Bashaw and Horace Nye Home Registered Nurse Sabrina Westover.

Douglas named Lewis Supervisor David Blades as the chair of the sub-committee, with Elizabethtown Supervisor Margaret Bartley and Minerva Supervisor Sue Montgomery Corey as fellow members. County Public Health Director Linda

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Bob Bevilacqua places the ‘Mister Blister’ soap box derby car on display Tuesday morning, April 24, in front of his business, Carcuzzi Car Care Center, on Lake Flower Avenue in Saranac Lake. Bevilacqua is one of the equipment inspectors for the Daffest Derby soap box derby race, which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28 on the LaPan Highway.

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SARANAC LAKE — The second annual daffodil festival — Daffest — will begin on Friday, April 27 and continue for three weeks until Mother ’s Day. In its initial year, Daffest got off to a rocky start.

Spring flooding postponed the inaugural celebration

in 2011 for a week. As with any outdoor-based event in the Adirondacks, a lot depends on the weather. And when you’re dealing with flowers, they’re on their own schedule, as was witnessed this year when summer-like weather in March kick-started the growing season.

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ing the blooms,” said Daffest organizer Cherrie Sayles.

Sayles and her Daffest team were busy in the fall of 2011 selling and planting as many daffodil bulbs in Saranac Lake as humanly possible. Their goal is to plant 1 million daffodils.

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years,” she said.

In 2011, Daffest and its daffodil bulb distributor — Scotts Florist — sold 11,000 bulbs, according to Sayles.

That doesn’t include the daffodils residents and businesses planted from bulbs they purchased elsewhere. Needless to say, Saranac Lake is full of daffodils this spring.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — There will be no Republican Primary in the race for what will be the 114th State Assembly District.

Regan bowed out of the race for the race to represent the state’s 114th Assembly District seat last week, clearing the field for Queensbury supervisor Dan Stec.

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ECH, auxiliary scholarships set ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Community Hospital and its auxiliary are offering scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year, aimed at students planning a career in health care.

The Holly Estus Memorial Scholarship for Nursing was created in memory of a dedicated young nurse who worked at Elizabethtown Community Hospital. This year, the fund will award $500 to a student enrolled in a nursing program. Applicants must reside within the Elizabethtown, Keene, Moriah, Westport, Willsboro, or AuSable Valley school district in order to be eligible.

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Elizabethtown Artist, Kim Hutchins, has his most popular artwork on display at the Elizabethtown Town Hall Art Gallery. The paintings, which he does on slate, captures the landscape and history of Elizabethtown and the Adirondacks. Many local residents purchase his paintings as gifts, especially those who were born at the Old Community Hospital. He chose this piece to put on display, as reminder of what the town lost when the building burned down in January 2010.

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Elizabethtown-Lewis school board adopts 2012-13 budget for vote

By Katherine Clark

katherine@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Lewis School board unanimously voted to adopt the 2012-2013 budget, totaling $7,421,195, at its April 17 meeting.

The budget represents an $86,614 increase to the tax levy, from $3,253,746 in the 2011-12 budget to a proposed $3,340,360 in 2012-13, a 2.66-percent hike.

Board President Brett Sicola commended the work of the other board members and said the district has a good team of people and an overall good process to map through the unjustly named 2 percent tax cap to arrive at a balanced budget.

“I think this budget season went overall

pretty well for us,” Sicola said. “We’ve been able to arrive at what we all believe to be a good, fair budget that satisfies all the needs of the community and the district.”

Business Manager/District Treasurer Cindy Moody said the district has worked very hard to maintain a balanced budget to deliver the most impact to students.

“We’re very good at scrutinizing the budget and making sure we keep an eye on it,” Moody said.

The largest share of the budget increase comes from the from a $74,466 in salaries and a decrease in state aid by $49,521.

Superintendent Gail Else said the school did not receive a large sum of money from the state because the school is structural-

ly in good shape unlike many schools across the state that are in critical need.

“We’re not a school in need of improvement, we’re not any of the schools in the worst case scenario in the whole state, and those are the ones that get first dibs,” Else said.

The spending plan increased $76,389 from a $7,344,806 price tag in 2011-12 to the $7,421,195 proposed 2012-12 figure, an increase of 1.04-percent.

District voters will cast their vote for the budget on May 15. If the budget is turned down, the district will need to restrategize and rebuild a second budget. If voters do not adopt the revised budget, the board would have no choice but to adopt a contingency budget with no tax levy increase.

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Banana truck skids off I-87 to avoid hitting deer Driver transported to CVPH for observation

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katherine@denpubs.com CHESTERFIELD — At a little after 3 a.m. April 19, a tractor trailer truck driver swerved to avoid a deer in the road and flipped his truck onto its side in the grass median on Interstate 87.

The driver appeared to be fine but was later transported to CVPH for observation at 7 a.m.

The accident occurred between the on-ramp and the off-ramp for exit 33 northbound on I-87. The driver had been traveling from New Jersey and was headed for New Brunswick.

Trooper Ron Arnold, who had been on the scene since 4 a.m., said the driver was lucky he missed the columns of the bridge. “Just feet from where he left the road are the pilars. It could have been a lot worst,� Arnold said.

The cabin of the truck appeared mangled.

Arnold said it was amazing the driver was able to make it from the crash.

The truck, which was carrying bananas at the time of the accident, was being emptied by workers from Desotell's Garage of Keeseville through the morning hours to allow the truck to be pulled from the median.

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sat quietly in the dark, tears streaming down my face as her voice whispered in the blackness.

Her grandfather sexually abused her since she was a little girl. Today, when peers talk about losing their virginity, she lies.

But I was not mourning her, because, as she told her story for the first time, she took that giant leap from victim to acknowledged survivor. She was ready to live.

A large crowd of mostly women, and some men, packed the second floor ballroom of Plattsburgh State’s Angell College Center for Take Back the Night. Take Back the Night is an international event, as people gather and take to the streets to raise awareness about violence against women, share stories, some for the first time, and heal and grow as survivors.

Plattsburgh State students and their supporters were unable to hold the march in the streets this year. Plattsburgh’s Common Council approved it, but restricted it to the sidewalks, citing safety concerns and saying they never approved it for the streets in the past, although that is where it has taken place in the past, and with the assistance of local law enforcement.

I believe the group should have been allowed to march in the streets.

Women experience roughly 4.8 million intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes yearly, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.

In 2006, 232,960 women in the United States were raped or sexually assaulted, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey. That’s more than 600 women daily.

A survey conducted by the CDC in 2010 found that one in five women has been raped or has experienced an attempted rape, while one in six has been stalked and one in four has been beaten by their intimate partner.

Besides the horrific examples of abuse, there is a glaring societal tragedy occurring in the North Country in terms of enabling and ignorance.

Therapy Night Club and Sport Lounge hosted a Girls Gone Wild event last year, a clear example of the objectification of women and perverse glorification of a model of women too many young girls have damaged themselves physically and emotionally to mimic. Despite these realities, many in the North Country defended Girls Gone Wild and reverted to misogynistic cave-man like behavior, joking and commenting on the scantily clad women in ways some find acceptable, funny and harmless.

Meanwhile, a young woman walks down the street, minding her own business as a group of men cat-call and objectify her.

That’s wrong for any woman to endure, but imagine if that woman had been victimized in the past and has difficulty walking by men, let alone ones who treat her like a meal.

Or, while some so-called adults make light of Girls Gone Wild posters, a young woman has locked herself in the bathroom and is making herself vomit so she can lose weight and fit into a bikini the way the media says she should.

Also sad is that city officials said last year’s police presence assisting Take Back the Night marchers was because the event coincided with Girls Gone Wild, which drew a big crowd. So I guess to garner support for a group working to save women’s lives you need to schedule alongside one that objectifies women.

Take Back the Night is needed and should have been allowed in the streets, because the situation is dire. Plus, those who shared their tragic stories were healing, and what an uplifting way to do it, taking to the streets, declaring your strength and demanding your safety.

I recall the first time I shared I had been sexually abused. How strong I would have felt to march in the streets beside survivors.

Further reasons it is an important event and should be held in the streets were the insensitive and ignorant comments made by the public through media outlets in response to local news articles. They clearly speak from the privilege of never enduring such pain and brutalization.

I recall one individual writing that Take Back the Night could be held in the streets as long as it didn’t make him late for dinner. It would do such individuals good to stop for such a march, get out of their vehicles, pay attention and take time out of their privileged days to listen to some stories of survivors.

Another comment has been made that by not marching on the sidewalk, or possibly choosing another route, and opting instead to hold Take Back the Night inside, the women were basically cry babies and sore losers.

I don’t know whether their decision was right or wrong. But I do know the men and women I saw that night were powerful and were not going to let men dictate how they held their celebration. They were bold and brilliant survivors living life on their terms.

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Twitter account to refer to the President as Recently U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Destupid. Grassley wrote: “Constituents askd mocrat and chair of the congressional Black why i am not outraged at PresO attack on Caucus, condemned his party for accusing supreme court independence. Bcause Am ppl Republicans of waging war on women. In an r not stupid as this x prof of con law.” Reinterview on CNN, Cleaver said: “I condemn gardless of your political differences when it. If it’s a Democrat, if it’s my cousin, it’s the discussion reaches a point where childish wrong. And I think we need to stop that. It’s name calling becomes the standard, it shows damaging the body politic and it’s further we’ve reached a point where government is separating the people in this country.” no longer functioning responsibly.

The message he is sending is a simple one; On another matter, ABC is about to begin winning isn’t everything. If winning by airing a new television series starring Jenplanting inaccurate and deceptive messages nifer Love Hewitt, titled “The Client.” The is what it’s all about then Cleaver is making show is based on the true story of an Odessa it clear he does not buy into that message. massage parlor that operated an undercover Uniting this country and voicing concerns prostitution ring. Do we really need a TV when the rhetoric gets out of control sends show glamorizing prostitution and the sex an important message to the country and to trade? Talk about a war on women, I would those in charge. Just because you hold a pothink ABC and its affiliated networks should sition of authority shouldn’t give you license be under heavy pressure from all sides tryto spin political nonsense for the masses if ing to justify what purpose this show holds your motive is strictly self serving. for viewers. The sex industry has destroyed Right is right and wrong is wrong. The many lives and doesn’t need to be glamorsame holds true for the president’s wife ized in any shape or form. Other than a few Michele Obama. When speaking before a legitimate massage parlors that see this show group of children in San Francisco recently, as a poor misrepresentation of their services, Mrs. Obama said: “I mean, I can’t tell you in I’ve heard no one speak out. the last election how many grandparents I When we allow our government represenran into who said, I wasn’t going to vote for tatives and an entertainment industry to disBarack Obama until my grandson talked to play this type of behavior and do nothing me, until my great-grandson talked to me, about it, we can be certain that they will conand talked about the future he wanted for tinue to move the bar further away from this country. You can get out there with your what should be considered responsible beparents. You guys can knock on doors. I had havior. As citizens we cannot allow our one young lady who brought me a petition sense of judgment to become numb to activi— she’s already working. You can convince ties that are over the top and send the wrong wrong people. Sometimes we don’t listen to message to people of all ages. Civility, reourselves, but we will listen to our chilspect, moral behavior and traditional values dren.” will become less the norm and more the acMrs. Obama should be encouraging chilcepted unless we make our voices heard. dren to learn more about our political system Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denand the voting privilege we enjoy in our ton Publications. He may be reached at dan@denDemocracy. If she wants to make an imprespubs.com.

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Happiness Not Just for High Achievers

Not enough To the Valley News: Hooray, Westport School District has finally succumbed to common sense and is now charging tuition for out of district students. Taxpayers have been asking for this for years. The only problem is that even with a Masters Degree in Engineering, I cannot figure out the mathematical basis for determining the amount of tuition.

It was decided that Westport will be charging $750 a year per student. But in the same announcement it was pointed out that a large portion of increased revenues for this year will come from the district's fund balance; $20,000, with $200,000 tapped for 201213.

Why was $750 chosen, when a neighboring school (Keene) charges $2,000 and other schools in the state charge up to $15,000?

Just by using Keene’s formula, the increase would be roughly $50,000 above what they will receive at the $750 rate. Why are we not doing what Keene does, or is, as one taxpayer asked, Keene that much better than we are?

We have been told for years that Westport was the best public (or the most expensive to the taxpayer - private) school system in the area. If this is true, the parents who desire the best will pay the additional charge which would bring us on par with Keene.

Let’s keep the pressure on the school’s fund balance at a minimum by: • Increasing the tuition to $2,000 per student.

• Using the $200,000 being wasted on the generator for the budget.

• Developing a reasonable repair plan to the library and use what remains of the $183,000 for the budget.

Instituting a half a million dollar capital project and a trifling tuition charge, while raiding the school’s fund balance, does not show proper fiduciary responsibility.

George King Westport

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To the Valley News: During National Volunteer Week, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Essex & Clinton Counties would like to thank the 700 women and men who serve our communities all year-long. As a tribute to the value of the volunteers who serve our programs, President Obama personally thanked RSVP members in a conference phone call.

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

RSVP is a membership organization which invites people 55 and over to volunteer with our local nonprofit organizations, schools, and hospitals. We match the volunteer's experience, talents and interests with a placement that's right for them.

Thank you again RSVP volunteers, for getting the job done. Where there’s a need, you are there!

BarbBrassard, Director Kate Gardner, Coordinator RSVP of Essex & Clinton Counties

To the Valley News: In the editorial titled Horace Nye: It's Time to Sell the authors stated their "fear further dialogue in settings such as public hearings would be dominated by" employees voicing concerns. When a newspaper discourages free speech, civil discourse in the public arena and participation in government, we should all be concerned.

On Dec. 5, 2011, an evening public meeting was held in Elizabethtown concerning the Essex County budget. Citizens supporting local farming, local business, local agencies and local libraries spoke. The Board of Supervisors listened and heard a primarily positive dialogue emphasizing the unique strength of Essex County. Let's have a public hearing about local health care at Horace Nye. Jeff Scott Lewis

VoiceYourOpinion The Valley News welcomes letters to the editor.

• Letters can be sent to its offices, 14 Hand Avenue, PO Box 338, Elizabethtown, 12932; Or e-mailed to keith@denpubs.com; Letters can also be submitted online at www.thevalleynews.org

GUESTVIEWPOINT Former principal addresses LPCS board

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would like to voice my concerns and to give my opinion regarding Lake Placid Central School's failed leadership. Dr. Richards has engaged in behavior unbecoming of a school leader, flawed decision making and retribution in the workplace. He has failed to create a respectful work environment, has disregarded student and parental needs and concerns, and his tenure is marked by a lack of longrange planning designed to return the district to a place of excellence in the North Country.

I have listened to statements made by School Board President Phil Baumbach that were designed to appease the community, not to promptly address the issues and solve the problems. Comments from Mr. Baumbach such as, “it was a private conversation,” narrow focus,” “representing a small group of people,” “we are volunteers,” “only Dr. Richards can decide to resign,” and “we will take it under consideration” are a non-response to the 600 people who signed the petition calling for Dr. Richards resignation several weeks ago and simply do not effectively address any of the above concerns.

When the adults in charge bully, how do students learn not to? When the adults in charge use language that is offensive and

demeaning, how do students learn not to?

When there are no consequences for adults who do these things, how can students be held accountable? When respect is lost for the adults in charge, who listens? When personal communication is non-existent, how can there be productive dialogue?

When teachers and students lose confidence in their school leadership, how does it function well?

When the community's concerns are deemed to be insignificant and unimportant, who supports the schools? When parents are so disheartened by the direction of the district that they choose to send their sons and daughters to private schools, or worse yet, to move out of the district, how do the schools thrive?

When those who can make decisions to change the current circumstances and direction of the school district fail to do so, how can they be supported? The challenge is great and time is of the essence.

The Board cannot ignore the above-mentioned incompetency. The Board cannot ignore the many comments shared by a variety of people at the Board's meetings and in the press. The Board cannot continue to ignore the 600 community members who signed a petition calling for Dr. Richards’ resignation.

The Board cannot ignore the pending budget vote in May which, in my opinion, is in danger of not passing, not due to cost to taxpayers, but due to failed leadership and inaction on the part of the BOE. It will be the first time that I vote no to a school budget.

The Board cannot ignore the most important resource any community has: its children and their education. I would refer the Board to the many high school students who demonstrated their discontent at the end of a school day, the letters to the editor by students, and the presence of some of Lake Placid High School’s finest at BOE meetings.

The lack of competence and the current basis of decision-making for the school district is dangerous, and it is taking the schools in the wrong direction. Decisions need to be made based upon value to students and not on cost alone.

You have heard, but have not listened to your constituents’ message.

There is a solution. The community would support the Board in its effort to remove the current Superintendent of Schools.

Like Nike says: Just do it!

Robert Schiller Lake Placid

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For more information, please contact the Town of Jay at 647-2204 or Community Garden Committee members Fred Balzac at 946-7861 or fredbalzac@aol.com or Susan Hockert, a certified Master Gardener, at 946-1118 or shockert@frontiernet.net.

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Au SABLE FORKS — A community garden is taking shape in the Town of Jay, and now you can be part of it.

Applications for the 15 individual raised-bed plots in the garden are now available at Town of Jay offices in the Community Center in Au Sable Forks. Plots will be assigned on a firstcome, first-served basis when turned in to or received by the Town of Jay, with a limit of 1 per individual/immediate family. There is annual fee of $20 per plot, and guidelines and rules for the garden are included with the application.

Most of the materials and tools for the garden were made available by a Creating Healthy Places grant that the Town of Jay applied for and was awarded last year, by the Essex County Department of Health. With the raised beds being built by the Town and much of the soil preparation being done by Town staff, the Community Garden Committee, and other volunteers, this is a great opportunity for beginner or experienced gardeners to focus their energies on planting and tending their garden. Some garden-wide responsibilities will be required of plot holders, as listed in the guidelines.

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Classic car show set WESTPORT — There will be a classic car show and 4-wheel drive truck show with a motorcycle rally at the Essex County Fair Grounds on Saturday, June 2 (rain date June 3).

Trophies will be awarded in each category for all three shows. Entry fee for car and driver is $10.

This is a benefit show with half of the proceeds going to Fitzpatrick Cancer Center in Plattsburgh and half going to the Essex County Fair building fund.

The event opens at 10 a.m. Bring the family.

Enjoy the vehicles on exhibit. Vote for your favorite one. Grab a meal from the food vendors.

There will be vendors, raffles, and 50/50 drawing plus at 3 p.m. PAC will put on a wrestling show for your entertainment at the grandstand.

Live music throughout the day until 7 p.m. Ad-

Junk to Funk art show to be held SARANAC LAKE — Junk2Funk Art and Fashion Show Recycled art and fashion will go on display on April 28, from noon to 3 p.m. at Sparks Gymnasium, North Country Community College, Saranac Lake campus, 23 Santanoni Ave. Gladly accepting donations of recyclable bottles and cans to support the North Country C.C. Environmental Club scholarship fund.

Village seeks farmers KEESEVILLE — The village of Keeseville has been accepted into the Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative for the 2012 season. This is one effort into the revitalization of the village. The market will be held Wednesdays, June 20 - Aug. 29 from 9 a.m. until noon. They are presently seeking additional vendors. Vendors who sign up before May 15 will be listed on the AFMC website: www.adirondackfarmmarket.com.

uch is a line from a popular song that refrains with “there is life at both ends of that red dirt road.”

The song seems to be saying that people from all walks of life can be and are happy, without undo regard for which end of the road they are on. Having lots of money, a prestigious address or job does not

By Scot Hurlburt guarantee greater happiness.

A researcher at Notre Dame School of Business seems to agree with the import of the song. Professor Timothy Judge found that, “despite the many accomplishments of ambitious people, they aren’t significantly happier than their more laid back peers.”

The bad news from the research is that more ambitious people tend to live shorter lives. The study tracked ambition, achievement and indicators of health and happiness.

The research consulted these factors at key times during childhood, adulthood and beyond. Many of the subjects were graduates from Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Stamford and other prestigious schools.

The study revealed that, in the end, ambition had only a slight effect on happiness and did not translate into a happier or healthier life.

Recently, an international consortium met to discuss happiness rankings by country. The research was conducted between 2005 and 2011. Denmark was ranked number one for happiness followed by Finland, Norway, Netherlands and Canada. The United States ranked eleventh in happiness as a country and Togo, a subSaharan country on the African Continent was the unhappiest country.

States were also ranked. Hawaii was ranked number one followed by North Dakota, Minnesota, Utah and Alaska. New York was the 34th happiest state, Vermont was the 12th happiest state and West Virginia was the unhappiest state in the Union.

As adults, we pressure our children to be one of those people who are good at everything and we frantically involve them in as many things as is possible.

Children often have schedules that are demanding or even daunting. Weekends no longer belong to families; the hectic schedule of events is now extended into the weekend.

Maybe we are making kids happier with all this activity, though that doesn’t appear to be the case. Actually, rather than enrolling kids into so many different activities, it might be better if most adults patterned their schedules after their young children. Watch a young child that has been given an ice cream cone, a simple pleasure enjoyed by many ages. However, young children have the gift of living in the moment and for the time that they are eating their ice cream, it is their exclusive joy and they lose themselves in each delicious moment. They don’t need lots of expensive stuff; they have the gift of enjoying life’s simple pleasures.

Just being outside looking at the clouds or playing in the rain connects children with the important simple pleasures that life affords everyone who is available to receive them.

Children have the gift of letting go their anger and can express a full range of emotions. Observe a playground and you may see kids arguing one minute and laughing and playing with each other in the next moment. Children that are free to do so, can engage in imaginative play, losing themselves, if only momentarily in a character that they are portraying with a joyful and complete embrace. While we are all influencing the children in our little piece of the world, don’t be afraid to experience the world as they do through happy eyes.

Look at the clouds with them, run in the rain, step in a mud puddle, make funny noises and faces and most of all laugh, laugh until it overcomes you. Yes you can, be happy.

Remember all kids count.

Reach the writer at hurlburt@wildblue.net.

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Westport Central approves 2.85 percent tax levy increase Community forums planned before vote

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WESTPORT — The Westport Central School District approved it’s budget of $5,408,000 for the 20122013 school year to put before voters.

The budget will be a 2.85 percent tax levy increase and will amount to a $74,303 increase from the 20112012 operating budget. According to the District Treasurer Cynthia Moody, the levy will average a $45 annual increase for property owners with a home assessed at $150,000.

School Superintendent John Gallagher said the district was able to establish this budget by reducing BOCES spending by $25,721, the elimination of a full teaching position and by using $224,866 of the districts fund balance.

Gallagher said the use of the fund balance shouldn’t hinder the reserve to maintain the mandated 4 percent by the end of the year.

On March 1, English teacher Scott Gibbs turned in his letter of retirement which will go into affect in July of this year.

“Earlier drafts of our budget called from reductions in other areas after receiving Mr. Gibbs letter of retirement, we were able keep more in our budget,” Gallagher said.

Gibbs position as English teacher for grades 7 through 12 will not be

Chamber of Commerce meeting on May 2, at 5 p.m. The location of the chamber meeting has yet to be announced as of April 20. Also on May 2, a forum will be held at the Westport Fire Department meeting at 7:30 p.m.

EXCEL Project

Dr. Gallagher said many people in the community have written letters to the editor against the districts proposed EXCEL project. Some have suggested the school only perform half of the proposed project.

Gallagher said the project cannot be split because the bond was written to include both projects.

“Many people are saying we don’t need a generator because E’town school has one in case of a power outage, that won’t help us because E’town hasn’t hooked up their generator,” school board ember Dwayne Stevens said. “Those people writing letters and posting things on the internet aren’t sitting here, they are not getting the facts and they are going on misinformation.”

Stevens said the inclusion of the generator will save the school money in the long run for any power outage big or small.

“During out last power outage the school lost over $10,000 in food when the refrigerators failed,” board member James Carroll said.

From 1998 through 2011, Gallagher said the school has experienced 13 major power outages.

Election Day

The vote on the budget will take place May 15 from noon to 9 p.m.

Residents will also vote to approve the bond of up to $450,000 for the EXCEL project.

The school board seat currently held by Stevens is also up for election, with the incumbent being the only person to submit a petition.

Residents will also be vote on the budget proposition to purchase school busses with total expenditures just under $80,000 out of reserve, which will have no impact on tax rate, The proposition is for the purchase of a new smaller school bus which seats 30 to 36 passengers and the purchase of a van we have been leasing, total expenditures there are just under $80,000.

‘Make it Shine Raffle’ to benefit Westport Heritage House WESTPORT — The Westport Heritage House “Make ity Shine” raffle will go towards revitalizing the building with a dazzling refinished floor in the community room.

Over the last year, the Westport Heritage House Community has stepped-up

its efforts in restoring the building and providing an array of multi-purpose spaces for community events. Repairs have been made to the roof and the walkway, a warm and friendly visitors center has been outfitted with historic interpretation, slide-show,

and short videos on a variety of Westport topics.

The raffle will run the same as last year with weekly cash prizes as well as bonuses and a grand prize at the end.

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The refinished floor will capture the light pouring in from the window and make the space beautiful whether it be for Yoga on Saturday mornings, Zumba in the evenings, community dinners, or a wedding reception.

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The floor will be ready in time for the Open House on June 19. The Westport Heritage House Committee will put on a party to thank the community for all of its efforts.

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“Anyone of those events would prevent this school from operating,” Gallagher said. “Right now if we lost power, I’d have to put 250 kids on a bus and wait till we contacted all parents, bring the students to E’town or Camp Dudley, and students would miss a day of school.”

Gallagher said the mounting costs of transportation would also play a factor as the school would need increase the transportation on the days of an outage.

“We don’t just need this generator to serve as an emergency shelter, we need this for our school to remain functioning in case of power outages,” Gallagher said.

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replaced. Gibbs teaching responsibilities will instead be given to Academic Intervention Services instructor, Vicki Wolinsky. Gallagher said Wolingsky’s AIS services will divided among faculty members.

The school will also be making cuts to electives offered to students.

Gallagher said the guidance office is currently in the process of meeting with students to apply for classes they would like to include in their schedule for the 2012-2013 school year. Electives with the least amount of interest may not be offered. Faculty hope to allow students the opportunity to take the courses they desire.

“We are making every effort to make sure incoming seniors won’t loose the opportunity to take electives they were expecting to have available to them next year,” Principal Michele Friedman said.

The vote on the budget will take place May 15 from noon to 9 p.m.

Prior to the vote, the school board plans to hold five budget outreach forums to increase public understanding of the boards established budget for the 2012-2013 school year.

Board members attended the Westport Town Board meeting on April 24.

On May 3, a Public Budget Hearing will ne held at the school at 5:30 p.m.

Select board members will hold a forum at the Wadhams Fire Department meeting on May 1, at 7 p.m.; the

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Lake Placid School superintendent staying despite calls for resignation Former principal: I’ll vote no on budget in protest

By Tim Follos

tim@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — The curious recent exit of Middle/High School Principal Katherine Mulderig went unmentioned at the April 17 Lake Placid School Board of Education meeting — until the time came for public comments.

At that point, the public unloaded on the board, repeatedly questioning the judgement of Superintendent Randy Richards and once again calling for his resignation or dismissal.

“The lack of confidence in the current basis of decision making for the district is dangerous, and it’s taking the school and its students in the wrong direction,” said former Middle/High School Principal Robert Schiller. “You have heard, but you have not listened. It is a train wreck. It will not improve until you do what you have been asked to do.”

On Feb. 21, Schiller presented Board President Phil Baumbach with a petition signed by almost 600 people who want Richards to resign immediately. Now Schiller says this May will mark the first time he votes no on a school budget, and he plans to cast his vote as an expression of disapproval of the board.

“The board cannot continue to ignore the 600 community members who signed a petition calling for Dr. Richards’ resignation,” Schiller said. “The board cannot ignore the pending budget vote in May, which in my opinion is in danger of not passing, not due to cost to taxpayers, but due to failed leadership and inaction on the part of the Board of Education.”

Schiller listed the many problems he sees in Richards’ administration, including: •the Superintendent’s inappropriate language, gender bias and discrimination; •the termination of positions without prior consultation with the impacted personnel; •broken promises to the teaching staff; •arbitrary and thoughtless decisions such as changing the contribution for health care to retirees; •failed long-range budget planning for a tax cap that schools knew about last year; •BOCES technology spending that is more costly to the district; •the use of BOCES services that are more costly and cannot be administered locally; •the posting of possible staff cuts using exact salaries without any prior communication with individuals involved; •and the removal of competent teachers from positions of districtwide importance.

Schiller ’s comments received a standing ovation.

About 70 people attended the April 17 School Board meeting. Attendees repeatedly applauded the individuals addressing the

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board.

Judy Waldy, a parent, told Richards that she is “extremely appalled” by his previous comments and behavior.

“It is not acceptable to me in any way, shape or form, and I am embarrassed that you are our superintendent,” Waldy said.

“Shame on you! I’m asking you to step down for the good of our children.”

On April 19, Richards told the Valley News he expects to stay on the job through the end of his contract, which expires in the spring of 2013.

Erenstone argued.

“And it doesn’t have to hurt the students, and don’t make that claim, because that is a bully tactic, and it’s a bully tactic using misinformation,” Erenstone said, adding that the district can use its fund balance to save programs for students.

Richards responded to Erenstone.

“You’re way out of bounds in attacking my morality or my competence,” the superintendent said. “You want to talk about bullying? You’re a bully to sit there and call me that, point the finger that way.”

The $500,000 came from taking the money the district had to cut to get to the proposed budget plus another quarter million dollars.

“That’s over half a million dollars cut to programs, and it’s no bully tactic at all,” Richards said. “You take that much away from their budget and kids suffer and programs suffer. I stand by that. This district cannot afford to go much further in its reserves. I have concerns about using the reserves we’ve used this year and last year.”

mended by the attorney for the district.”

Upon advice of the district counsel, Richards said he will not be providing any additional comment.

Schiller and many others have been asking Richards to resign and putting pressure on the School Board since December, when it was revealed that the superintendent had used inappropriate language when referring to female employees. Richards apologized for his actions in a districtwide letter, but that hasn’t stopped members of the community from seeking to oust him from his job.

Baumbach has said that the School Board is standing behind Richards and that discussing personnel matters in public would be “inappropriate and non-productive.”

Baumbach told the Valley News that he anticipates Richards serving out his contract.

Erenstone vs. Richards Jeff Erenstone joined Schiller and Waldy in calling for Richards’ job.

“I wanted to use this upcoming vote as a referendum against Randy Richards — vote no to Randy and overwhelmingly take him down — but I’ve had some good conversations and cooler heads prevailed,” Erenstone said. “You need to terminate him because he’s sending a message that it’s OK to bully.”

“Vote this budget down, go anti-Randy Richards, and the kids will suffer,” Richards responded. “It has nothing to do with me.

It’s for your kids.”

Erenstone used his time at the podium to question Richards’ math, his competence, and his integrity.

A press release stating that $500,000 must be sliced from school expenditures if the School Board’s proposed budget fails to win voter approval and a contingency budget is enacted was at the center of the ErenstoneRichards debate.

Richards said the $500,000 figure comes from adding the amount already trimmed from the budget and the $246,000 that will need to be cut if a contingency budget is adopted.

“How’d you get the $500,000?” Erenstone asked. “The levy is capped at 0 percent in the contingency budget, so that’s $246,000 — not $500,000. That number was unfounded.

You’re off by half!”

Voters have the right to defeat the school budget and force a contingency budget,

Richards vs. Mulderig In 2011, Principal Mulderig filed a gender discrimination complaint against Richards, and the Equal Opportunity Employment Coalition subsequently found that Richards engaged in both gender discrimination and retaliation against Mulderig, and created a hostile work environment for the principal.

Sources within the school confirm that Mulderig is gone for good. She left before Easter break and will not return to work.

District leaders have remained mum on the matter, though Richards issued a terse press release.

“The district and a particular employee have reached a tentative agreement regarding the separation from employment and resolution of the disputed claims,” the release stated. “The Board of Education authorizes the President of the Board of Education to execute a settlement agreement and release on behalf of the district and such other documents as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of that agreement as recom-

Douglass decendant to speak at John Brown Day LAKE PLACID — Frederick Douglass’ great-great-great grandson Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., will give the keynote address at the annual John Brown Day celebration to be held on Saturday, May 5, at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. Morris will talk about the friendship and enduring legacy of Douglass and fellow abolitionist John Brown.

Founder and President of the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation, Morris will also discuss the Foundation’s work today to create a modern Abolitionist Movement in schools all over the country through the vehicle of Service-Learning.

Joining Morris will be Renan Salgado,

a Human Trafficking Specialist based in Rochester, who will shed light in his remarks about slavery and trafficking in New York State today. According to the U.S. State Department, there are approximately 17,500 people trafficked into the U.S. each year. Along with California, Texas, and Florida, New York ranks among the states with the greatest incidence of documented slavery in the country.

Award-winning orators from the Frederick Douglass Student Club in Rochester will recite from Douglass’ speeches and excerpts from Brown’s letters. The folk quartet The Wannabees and the hip-hop

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John Brown Day revives the tradition dating back to the 1930s of making a pilgrimage to remember and honor Brown by laying a wreath at his grave. Over the last 13 years, the grassroots freedom education project, John Brown Lives!, has worked to keep that tradition alive and relevant.

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Home Ec. teacher axed After the April 17 meeting, Marsha Roy, the district’s longtime home economics teacher, told the Valley News that her position was eliminated and that her courses will be taught on a fill-in basis by teachers of other subjects when they are available.

Roy was disappointed that her job was not discussed publically by district leaders, who are set to trim spending on sports, summer school and transportation in addition to spending on instructors as they seek to abide by the state’s new tax levy increase cap.

Richards confirmed that Roy’s job will be cut.

“It’s not in the budget right now,” the superintendent said. “We’re going to deliver the instruction a different way. We’re required to teach home and careers at the middle school level and we’re going to split that duty up among some existing teachers right now. We’re going to map it out and see if we can do without it, because this year ’s budget is so tight.”

Roy had formally retired at the end of last year, but agreed to teach a few classes a day this year. Richards said other home and careers courses are currently being taught by other teachers.

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This unique event randomly pairs an Olympic athlete or other Celebrity with a registered three person team. The cost is $450 per team which includes greens fees, cart, free raffle gifts, a continental breakfast and barbecue dinner. All proceeds from the golf tournament will go to support the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. which serves Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties.

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“We really just wanted to get people out to see the trail,” Maron said. “It provides an easy opportunity to see a diverse forest, walk near the wetland swale, and then return along Sherman Road.”

“We want to thank the volunteers, the towns of Moriah and Westport for

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erage of 98.78 feet.

The readings were taken and reported by the National Weather Service out of Burlington, Vt., which monitors Lake Champlain levels.

The weekend rains did lead to a slight increase in the water level of Lake Champlain, but the level was not within 5 feet of where it was 365 days ago.

For the two years, Lake Champlain was at a level of 100.99 feet April 22, 2011, compared to 96.03 feet on the same date in 2012. The record high for the date was 101.36 feet, while the record low was 95.29, less than one foot lower then the 2012 lev-

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Last year, the high-water mark for Lake Champlain was set on May 6, when the water level reached 103.20 feet, staying fairly level for the remainder of the month.

Water levels started to recede in June, as the last of the daily records was set on June 14, when the lake level measured 100.64 feet.

Following Tropical Storm Irene, the lake levels again reached record marks starting with a reading of 97.74 feet Sept. 5 and continuing through a 97.75 reading Oct. 11.

Lake Champlain started 2012 at 95.99 feet, near the

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WESTPORT — Over forty volunteers participated in the two Earth Day Projects that Champlain Area Trails (CATS) coordinated on Saturday, April 21.

In the morning, they cleaned up the trailhead at the Cheney Mountain Trail in Moriah before hiking to the summit to see the great views. Afternoon volunteers hiked on the Woods and Swale Trail in Westport and then picked up roadside litter as they returned to the trailhead along Sherman Road. They also cleaned up Halds Road by the Coon Mountain Trail.

“The weather forecast was for rain but instead the sunny weather reflected the joy and cooperation of all the participants,” Chris Maron, Executive Director of CATS, said. “At the Cheney Mountain trailhead, it was amazing to see everyone join in to clean up an unsightly area. They removed dumped piles of yard waste, bagged up trash, pulled rusty old refrigerators out of the woods, cut the tall vegetation, and rolled out several tires.”

“Hiking the Cheney Mountain Trail was a great reward for our efforts,” Bill Johnston, a volunteer from Wadhams, said. “After climbing the short and sometimes steep trail, the views are incredible. I especially liked looking out at the new Champlain Bridge.”

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AuSable Valley adopts school spending plan below state tax threshold keith@denpubs.com CLINTONVILLE — The AuSable Valley Central School Board left breathing room in the 2012-13 spending plan it adopted for the May 15 vote.

The budget, approved unanimously during the board’s April 18 meeting, called for a $271,251 increase to the tax levy, up from $11,793,511 in 2011-12 to $12,064,762 in the proposed plan.

That represents a 2.30-percent raise, well below the state threshold of 2.49-percent that the school could have gone to.

“I was very serious at our last meeting when I said we were going to come in below

our threshold number, and I meant it,” Superintendent Paul Savage said. “I am very confident that we have done a good job to balance the needs of the school and the needs of the taxpayers, and I want to commend business manager Scott Brow and our board for all of their hard work during this tremendous undertaking.”

The budget increased 1.33-percent, from $27,934,707 in the 2011-12 budget to $28,305,558 proposed for 2012-13, a difference of $370,851.

“We hope that what we have done is an increase that is manageable for the taxpayers,” Savage said. “We know that there are people out there who are struggling, but we hope that this will be something that can be managed.”

Ward Lumber to host alpaca night JAY — Ward Lumber is hosting free Alpaca Night on Tuesday, May 1, for anyone interested in learning more about or raising alpacas.

Some topics to be covered include history of alpacas, housing, pasture, feed, medical, care, fleece, finances and tax considerations, and marketing. Alpacas will be on site, and there will be a spinning demonstration and hand-on opportunities. Pizza and refreshments will be served, and there will be a prize drawing.

The presenter will be Jay Ward who grew up with livestock and has raised, shorn and showed alpacas since 2003.

Jay and his family own AuSable Valley Alpacas.

Ward Lumber stocks Poulin Grain and Green Mountain Organic feeds for a variety of livestock including alpacas, poultry, equine, goat and swine. They are hosting this seminar and other livestock related seminars such as Chicken Harvest, Goat Night & Hog Harvest to provide customers with information about raising & harvesting their own livestock.

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Savaged said that AVCS had the second lowest tax rate (which will increase from $15.68 per $1,000 assessed property value to $16.04 on average) among the area’s big schools.

“We have worked hard to keep the budget down,” Savage said, using last year ’s budget process that led to the elimination of about 19 positions as an example.

“Last year ’s cuts gave us a new point to start at, and we have to work from there,” he said.

Savage also pointed to the pair of new wood-chip boilers at the Keeseville Elementary School and AuSable Valley Middle/High School as an important part of budget savings.

“These boilers have given us $1,400 a day

in heating savings,” he said. “That is considerable and has no doubt helped us in this budget.”

School Board President Mary Bailey said she was pleased with the budget.

“We thank Paul and Scott for the job that they have done and hope that people will support the budget that we have approved,” Bailey said.

District taxpayers will have the chance to vote on the 2012-13 adopted school budget Tuesday, May 15, from noon to 9 p.m. in the Middle/High School cafeteria in Clintonville.

Along with the budget, there will also be three uncontested school board seats up for vote, with incumbents Bailey, Sherry Snow and Robyn Pray running.

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The public is invited to attend the dinner at the Westport Hotel. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6 p.m.

The price is $23 per person including tax and tip. Menu choices are Grilled Skirt S t e a k , G r i l l e d B o u r b o n S a l m o n , Tr i p l e Pasta Primavera, or Roasted One-Half Chicken.

Reservations are required and may be made by calling the Daniel Manning at 873-3380.

W E S T P O RT — I n c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e 53rd Annual Law Day, the Essex County Bar Association will hold a dinner on Tuesday, May 1, at the Westport Hotel.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day by Proclamation in 1958 and the American Bar Association instituted May 1st as Law Day. By Congressional Resolution in 1961, the first day of May of each year was designated as Law Day to be set aside as a special day of celebration by the American people in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States of America. This special day provides an opportunity for every citizen to reflect on our legal heritage, on the role of the law, and on the rights and duties w h i c h a re t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f p e a c e a n d prosperity for all of us.

Throughout New York state, Bar Associations on all levels set aside this day to recognize the contributions of citizens, lawyers and judges.

A t t h e L a w D a y D i n n e r, t h e E s s e x County Bar Association will present the Liberty Bell Aw a rd to Donald Hollingsworth of Essex, New York, a former teacher and past principal at AuSable Valley Central School and tireless com-

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DEC, AsRA seek volunteers to plant trees along Ausable River Au SABLE FORKS — Volunteers are sought to plant trees along river and stream corridors in the Ausable River Watershed on Sunday, April 29, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced.

The trees will be planted at sites in the Towns of Jay and Keene and the Village of Au Sable Forks to stabilize eroded stream and river banks damaged by last year ’s flooding, protect property from future flood damage and improve wildlife habitat. Sites include River Side Park and the water line construction site in Au Sable Forks, the Wells Memorial Library and Brookside Motor Inn in Upper Jay, and others from Keene Valley to Au Sable Forks. Volunteers will join AsRA, DEC, Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Essex County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) staff in planting trees.

Volunteers are asked to meet at the Grand Union parking lot along NYS Route 9-N in Au Sable Forks at noon on April 29. After receiving quick instructions from organizers, volunteers will form teams and disperse to sites with organizer staff. Volunteers should be prepared to provide their own transportation or carpool with other team members, though some sites are within walking distance.

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for weather conditions. Sturdy hiking shoes or boots will be needed. Volunteers should also bring: work gloves, a shovel (if you have one); drinking water; and snacks (if desired). Light refreshments will be provided in the afternoon to planting teams.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about tree planting techniques, proper species placement according to habitat, and long-term care. Volunteers can participate for whatever amount of time in the afternoon they desire, though planting will conclude by 5 pm or when all trees have been planted, if sooner.

The trees are supplied by the DEC Saratoga Tree Nursery through the Lake Champlain Basin “Trees for Tributaries” program.

The program is a partnership between DEC and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The goals of the program are to restore and protect the stream corridors that connect to Lake Champlain.

AsRA and Essex County SWCD, as part of the Champlain Watershed Improvement Coalition of New York, receive support from the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative through USDA-NRCS for this year ’s riparian buffer planting projects.

If you have questions, please visit www.ausableriver.org or contact the Ausable River Association at 873-3752 or info@ausableriver.org.

Ray and Sara Mason of Orwell Vt. welcomed a son, Zyler Raymond Mason, born on Tuesday March 6th at 9:27am at Porter Hospital in Middlebury.

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The following birth announcements are from the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.

RAYMOND — A daughter, Kathryn Ann, born March 6, 2012 at 5:58 p.m. weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. to Adrienne Relyea and Matt Raymond of Saranac Lake.

SEARS — A son, Vann Dexter, born March 7, 2012 at 8:47 p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. to Ashley and Dawson Sears of Lake Placid.

TEBEAU— A son, Isaak Jon, born March 7, 2012 at 10:26 pm. weighing 5 lbs. l4 oz. to Kayla and Chad Tebeau of St. Regis Falls.

GADWAW— A son, Brayden William, born March 8, 2012 at 4:45 p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. to Reilly Stanton and Casey Gadwaw of Lake Placid.

ERENSTONE — A son, Tyler Hawthorne, born March 8, 2012 at 4:58 pm. weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. to Deborah and Jeffrey Erenstone of Lake Placid.

Shoreham, Vt. Zyler joins an older brother Travis (TJ) at home.

FULLER — A daughter, Isabella Faith, born March 9, 2012 at 2:58 p.m. weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz. to Jennifer and Dustin Fuller of Bloomingdale.

AMELL — A son, Easton Thomas, born March 9, 2012 at 10:14 pm. weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. to Lindsay Lauzon and Troy Amell of Tupper Lake.

BARTON — A son, Scott Andrew Jr., born March 11, 2012 at 10:50 p.m. weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz. to Kellie Sutton and Scott Barton, Sr. of Tupper Lake.

DUFFY — A daughter, Lucinda Grace, born March 13, 2012 at 4:45 pm. weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. to Jennifer and Kelly Duffy of Saranac Lake.

CONWAY — A son, Bowie Thomas, born March 14, 2012 at 5:14 pm. weighing 5 lbs. 12 oz. to Catherine and Anthony Conway of Saranac Lake.

AVER — A daughter, Keeley Rose Phyllis, born March 14, 2012 at 1:03 p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. to Jessica Buckingham of Lisbon.

BREARTON — A daughter, Tatum Elizabeth, born March 14, 2012 at 12:55 a.m. weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. to Dava Clement and Timothy Brearton of Lake Placid.

STEPHENSON — A son, Kade Robert, born March 15, 2012 at 10 a.m. weighing 8 lbs.

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New Wilmington business, Up a Creek Restaurant, off to a strong start

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tim@denpubs.com WILMINGTON – “I remember my grandmother looking across the street at this place,” said Chris Kueller. “It was for sale, and she said, ‘That place is a goldmine if you get the right person to run it right.’”

Kueller is out to prove his grandmother right.

The grandson of Carl and Bertha Steinhoff, Kueller grew up at his family’s Sportsman’s Inn, a stone’s throw away from a new restaurant in town, Up A Creek, where he works as a chef. He asked owner Danielle Lavarnway for a job after she purchased the property last summer.

“I came in and told her who I was,” he said. “You’ve got great advertising right there – the grandson of Carl Steinhoff working for you.”

He uses his grandfather ’s recipes.

Up A Creek is in the building that formerly housed the Evening Hatch and, before that, the Pancake Haven.

The restaurant adjoins a well-appointed gift shop and sporting goods store that is aptly called the Great Outdoors.

Both the diner and the store are owned and operated by Danielle Lavarnway, of Morrisonville. She also owns the motel rooms,

bank on a short sale.”

Lavarnway said that her plan was always, “pretty much using the property for what it had available: the restaurant, the store; I’ll eventually get the rental units able to be rented out.”

Her store offers a varied and appealing selection of gifts and mementos as well as gear for exploring Wilmington’s hiking trails Chris Kueller and Daniell Lavarnway inside Up A Creek.

Photo by Tim Follos and fishing holes.

The restaurant’s storefronts and apartments that round out opening nearly coincided with the opening the property. She has never owned a busiof the new “Poor Man’s Downhill” trailhead ness before; her background is in retail. in Lavarnway’s parking lot.

“It was an opportunity that I couldn’t pass The new trail, which links the flume trails, up,” she commented. “I saw the place for a trail up Whiteface Mountain, and the Mesale and figured it was worth a try. It’s a midlife change of pace. I’d been watching morial Highway trail to Cooper Kiln Pond, is used by snowmobilers, skiers, bikers, and property for sale and came across the listing hikers. for the place and decided I’d take a look at “The Great Outdoors pretty much deit. I ended up buying it directly from the

scribes where we are,” Lavarnway said.

“Why else do you come to this area but to enjoy the outdoors?”

“I have a lot of local people putting their products in the shop, and I try to have what people need for hiking, camping, fishing, boating. I’m going to get a lot more bike stuff this summer; I was overwhelmed by the number of people who came in looking for bike stuff last summer. And then you have the gifts and the little mementos that represent the Adirondacks. It’s a little bit of everything. We provide people with whatever they need.”

Lavarnway said that she expects to expand her restaurant’s hours this summer and that she’s begun the “long process” of getting a license to serve alcohol.

As for the biggest surprise of her first few months in the business, Lavarnway said, “The most unexpected thing is the people of Wilmington. It’s an incredible little place. I bought a business surrounded by like businesses — there are other stores in town, there are other places to go eat — but it doesn’t matter: Everybody’s friendly, everybody’s willing to help you, answer your questions.

Around here people are actually helpful. I think everybody has the same goal: to keep people coming back.“

Wilmington supervisor wants to sell the Horace Nye Nursing Home

By Tim Follos

tim@denpubs.com WILMINGTON — Responding to a question f ro m t h e p re s s , Wi l m i n g ton Supervisor Randy Pres t o n t o o k a s t ro n g s t a n d against public ownership of the Horace Nye nursing home at an April 10 Wilmington town council meeting.

“If you go on to the Department of Health website, under their inspections, and you pull up the inspections for our publicly held home and the ins p e c t i o n s f o r t h e t h re e places that have bid for it, we did not fare well,” Preston said. “It was quite eye-opening to see how the public ones rated. Our report was quite bad.”

The Department of Health’s Complaint and Incident Summary Report for the period between early 2009 and early 2012 shows that Horace Nye had 29.9 complaints per 100 occupied bed. The state average was 23.9.

Horace Nye had 4.1 citations per occupied beds.

The state average was 1.6.

The full picture is mixed — there are Department of H e a l t h r a n k i n g s w h e re Horace Nye compares favorably with state averages — but the Essex C o u n t y - ru n h o m e u n d e r performs noticeably in several categories within the reports.

“I don’t think the county should be in the public nursing home business,” Preston said. “The benefits aren’t sustainable. There was over $300,000 last year in workers’ compensation.

If we don’t sell the Horace Nye Home, we’re looking

at a 30-40 percent tax increase and/or laying off at least 50 people from the county. So, they’re really tough choices, but from what I’ve seen we should not be in the nursing home business. We’re not good at it.”

Town council members also discussed an open po-

sition at the town youth center at the April 10 meeting.

“We’re basically looking for somebody, or two people, to run the place,” Preston said.

The youth center is generally open in the evenings and on weekends. The parttime position offers no ben-

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“We’re hoping that the successful candidate or candidates can actually do some programming with the kids, have some different activities scheduled weekly and let people know what we have to offer,” he added.

The town council also

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Continued from page 1 ture in terms of how I would like to get involved with public service again, it just seemed that there would be better, more effective ways to do that than engaging in a drawn-out, monthslong battle,” said former Glens Falls mayor Robert Regan. “It just seemed to make more sense to do it a different way.”

Thurman Town Supervisor Evelyn Wood and Lake Placid accountant Doug Hoffman joined Stec and Regan in seeking the endorsements of the local Republican committees in the four counties that comprise the Assembly district: all of Warren and Essex counties and parts of northern Saratoga and northern Washington counties.

The G.O.P. committees of these four counties have all endorsed Stec. He’s also won the endorsements of the Conservative Party committees of Warren and Essex counties as well as the nod from the state Independence Party.

“The decision to seek the nomination in the committee process is one thing,” noted Regan. “The decision to go full-out with a primary is a whole other set of considerations. I had no desire to create any animosity in the party structure, which I think would have happened if I ran in the primary.”

Regan, Wood and Hoffman have all endorsed Stec, as has the seat’s current occupant, Teresa Sayward, who is retiring.

Regan said Stec is “very aggressive and very focused. That will serve someone well in any career.”

“I think Dan’s very willing to get out and meet people,” Wood said. “Dan’s very personable.

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them a little bit. It certainly is an asset to be able to do that. That will be an asset in Albany.”

Stec, Wood and Regan appeared together at an event last week that stressed party unity and Wood’s and Regan’s endorsements of the presumptive nominee.

Stec said that Regan’s endorsement is significant.

“I do know him well,” Stec said. “There’s only one city in the district and he was the mayor of it for eight years — and he had a good term as mayor; he did a lot and he was aggressive — so, being the mayor of a significant municipality in the district it certainly means a lot.”

Queensbury and Glens Falls are neighboring communities.

“We have a lot of shared interests, and we have a lot of competing interests,” Stec said. “There’s always been some sort of issue or two between the city of Glens Falls and the town of Queensbury. It’s not as though we’ve always been in agreement.”

There’s always been a healthy rivalry between Queensbury and Glens Falls, according to Stec, and there’s an interesting dynamic between the municipalities. Therefore, Stec and Regan haven’t always been on the same page of various issues.

“It means that much more to me that he still respects me enough to give me a strong endorsement,” Stec said.

No Democrats have announced an interest in competing for the seat.

“Like I’ve said before, whether I have 10 opponents or no opponents, I have a district to travel to get to know, to get to know the people, to get to know the issues,” said Stec, the chairman of the Warren County Board of Supervisors. My game plan isn’t going to change.”

Committee Continued from page 1 Beers was named as an alternate and advisor for the committee.

Douglas said that the task of the newly formed group was to visit and evaluate the operations of the private firms that submitted bids for the purchase of the Horace Nye Nursing Home.

“The intent of the committee is to observe the operations of these homes, to evaluate care within the facilities, and to gauge the level of satisfaction of the residents and the residents families as it relates to the care provided,” Douglas said. “Ultimately the committee will review, compare and confirm their findings through various independent sources and provide the full Board with recommendations.”

Douglas said that he chose Westover over Horace Nye Director Deborah Gifford because he wanted someone “directly involved in patient care,” as

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“Those names at the meeting were only suggestions at the time,” Douglas said. “I felt more comfortable to have someone with patient care and that was directly involved in that area.”

Douglas said that the members selected for the committee will be fair in their evaluations “I feel confident in the group selected,” he said. “I believe they are going into this with open minds for the betterment of Essex County.”

The sub-committee will travel to homes run by Eliot Management of Monsey, Centers for Specialty Care of New York and Gerald Woods, CPA, of Baldwin.

In a second round of bidding, Eliot added $100,000 to their base bid of $4 million, while Centers for Specialty Care added $50,000 and Woods declined to re-submit a bid. All three had bid the minimum asking price when the originals were opened in March.

Memorial set CHESTERTOWN — A Memorial Open House for Evangeline L. Mills will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, April 30, at 3068 Schroon River Rd., Chestertown.

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LPCA director steps down LAKE PLACID — After 26 years of dedicated leadership at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Executive Director Nadine Duhaime will be stepping down from her post. Duhaime has successfully guided the Arts Center, a not-for-profit, through challenging financial times and has helped shape the Center into one of the largest, multi-faceted and thriving organizations of its kind in New York state.

The LPCA Board of Directors has reluctantly accepted Duhaime's resignation with the understanding that she will stay on until a replacement has been found. The Board will be organizing a search and hopes to fill her post by the end of year.

Remembrance gathering May 17 SARANAC LAKE — High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care will hold a special Remembrance Gathering and Potluck at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, to honor the memory of those they served who died from July thru December 2011. It will be held at The Church of St. Luke, 136 Church St. in Saranac Lake. Each person is remembered by name and loved ones are invited to light a memorial candle. A potluck dinner will follow as families honor their loved ones by bringing one of their favorite foods. All are welcome.

Cemetery committee to meet WADHAMS — The Wadhams Riverside Cemetery annual meeting will be held on Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at the Wadhams Church Hall. All members are encouraged to attend.

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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County supervisors now have a new tool in weighing the fate of the Horace Nye Nursing Home.

County Manager Daniel Palmer recently sent out the Horace Nye Nursing Home Pending Sale Report to the 18 town administrators, detailing work done through previous studies on the facility along with a cost analysis related to county ownership.

“A lot of research went into this, and I think that he did a wonderful job with it,” County Chairman Randy Douglas of Jay said. “It covers the pros and cons of what we have tried to do in the past. It’s facts and figures and shows the cost associated.”

The 44-page report shows how the nursing

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“I think it’s a good thing for all of us to have the experience, and fresh ideas and perspective are always good,” Rice said.

andy@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE — As Saranac Lake Village Board members unanimously approved their 2012-13 budget April 23 — staying within the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap — they began planning for next year’s budget with the proposed creation of a village Finance Committee.

The general fund expenditures for 2012-13 will total $4,865,630, with a tex levy of $3,418,034, an increase of 1.99 percent.

While the Village Board was poised to give itself permission to exceed the state’s maximum tax levy increase of 2 percent, they didn’t need to do so.

Mayor Clyde Rabideau said at the April 20 budget hearing that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to balance the budget every year, especially with mandates coming from Albany.

“It’s a daunting task to stay sustainable in the years ahead, but our governor is putting the onus upon everyone in local government to do just that,” Rabideau said. “And if the state can lay off the mandates, give us a little bit of flexibility and we get creative, we hope to do it. It’s our job to find out ways to do it, but I would have to say to everybody in the village, and people that own property in the village, that the level of service might have to change.”

The Water expenditures will be $1,642,769, with a user revenue increase of $357,713 or 29 percent. The Sewer expenditures will be $2,169,146, with a user revenue increase of $54,838 or 2.72 percent.

The budget totals $8,677,545, including the general fund, Water and Sewer.

The tax rate for village property owners will increase by 3.18 percent. The village tax rate will be $11.09 per $1,000 assessed, up from $10.75 (an increase of $0.34).

The increase will be $20.52 for a property assessed at $60,000; $34.21 for a property assessed at $100,000; and $47.89 for a property assessed at $140,000.

Finance Committee Upon a recommendation from Village Treasurer Paul Ellis, Trustee Paul Van Cott wrote a

Daffest Continued from page 1 And while the weather plays an important role in Daffest each year, this springtime celebration is not necessarily about the flowers.

Like the other cherished events in Saranac Lake, such as the Winter Carnival and First Night, it’s about community. And it’s about tourism.

“The heart of this event is to unite the community and to get as many eyes on Saranac Lake as we can,” Sayles said. “It really doesn’t matter what the weather is like.

We’re tough; we can handle it.”

Daffest is also about fun.

The three-week Daffest schedule begins at 5 p.m. Friday, April 27 at the Harrietstown Town Hall, where Mayor Clyde Rabideau will read the official Daffest proclamation.

The Daffest Signature Pastry Contest will be held in the evening next door to Saranac Lake Discount Liquor, where there will be a wine-tasting event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

And Daffest Derby officials will be inspecting soap box derby cars in from of the Town Hall from 6 to 9 p.m. Local racing celebrity Patrick Dupree will be on hand with his race car for autographs and photos with the young racers. The pastry contest winner will be announced at 9 p.m.

On Saturday, April 28, there is a slate of events: •9:30-11:30 a.m., free tours of Saranac Village at Will Rogers

City option dead .. for now Trustee Pelletieri wrote a memo to Village Board members about a recent meeting with Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury. At their April 23 meeting, Pelletieri told board members that he and Trustee Van Cott met with Sen. Little on Friday, April 20 to talk about the possibility of the village going to a city. He said he wanted to hear her opinion and ideas firsthand, and they walked away with the feeling that Saranac Lake will not become a city anytime soon.

“In our view, the chances of Saranac Lake becoming a city are slim to none at this time,” Pelletieri said. “We’re not giving up on it totally. Things could change in 10 years with the whole system of government.”

Saranac Lake Trustee Paul Van Cott looks at the agenda during the April 23 Village Board meeting. In its effort to have board members save money and go paperless with their meeting material, the village will be buying two iPads — one for Mayor Clyde Rabideau and one for Trustee and Deputy Mayor Tom Catillaz — to be used for village business. Trustee Barbara Rice, at right, also uses a laptop during the meetings.

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memo to fellow Village Board members requesting that they create a Finance Committee to look at budget issues throughout the year.

The committee would be comprised of Ellis, Village Manager John Sweeney and two board members.

“I do believe that our role in managing the village’s financial direction is one of the greatest values that we, as members of the Village Board, provide to village taxpayers,” Van Cott said during the board’s April 23 meeting.

The Finance Committee is designed so the village can “be more strategic about financial matters and for the Village Board to be more engaged in financial matters year-round.”

The idea was met with unanimous support at the board table.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said Trustee Elias “Allie” Pelletieri. “We need to look at our budget before budget time comes every time, so this will be a structured thing. I know Paul has always said, ‘You’ve got to look at it before

•10 a.m. - 3 p.m., fishing clinic at Blue Line Sport Shop •10 a.m. - 3 p.m., cupcake frosting classes, with Paul Smith’s College assistant professor Deb Misik, Riverside Park •10 a.m. - 3 p.m., wagon rides with the Paul Smith’s College Draft Horse Club, Riverside Park •10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Adirondack Lakes & Trails Outfitters kayak clinic and demos, Riverfront Park •10:45 a.m., performance by the Lawn Chair Ladies •11 a.m. Daffest Derby, old fashioned soap box derby, LaPan Highway •11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Best Bloomin’ Hat Contest, judging takes place at 5 p.m. at Captain Cook’s bar and grill, Broadway •11 a.m., walking tours with Historic Saranac Lake, Riverside Park •Noon - 3 p.m., concert with the 3 Amigos band •Noon - 4 p.m., Junk to Funk Garbage Art and Recycled Fashion Show, Sparks Athletic Complex •4 p.m., Daffest Derby award ceremony, Riverside Park On Sunday, April 29, there will be a garden basket weaving class with the Clear Creek Weavers at Willy Nilly on River Street.

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Daffest activities will continue the following weekend and end on Mother ’s Day, Sunday, May 13. Learn more about the Daffest online at daffest.com.

the last minute.’ But so many things go on that we never get to it the last minute.”

Having a committee work year-round will make sure Village Board members look at finances well before they traditionally trim the budget every April.

Trustee Tom Catillaz, who spent many years as village mayor, volunteered to be on the committee.

“We should and we can be presented with a budget at budget time that’s complete and not crunch time where, holy cow we have to go through it and go through it and go through it,” Catillaz said. “And when the time comes for the budget, here it is and that’s where we want to be.”

Trustee Barbara Rice called the committee “essential” and said that looking at the budget only at the last minute, before it needs to be adopted by the May 1 deadline, is not the most efficient way to draft a spending plan. She suggested that board members rotate in and out of

Free tours to be offered SARANAC LAKE — As part of Daffest, Saranac Village at Will Rogers will be offering free tours on Saturday, April 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and on Saturday, May 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. Tours will be held every half hour and will feature the historic, Tudor-style, 82 year-old building and the grounds which have been planted with 1,000 daffodil bulbs in honor of Daffest. For more information, please contact Jenn Grisi at 891-7117 or visit www.daffest.com.

Le Groove at Will Rogers SARANAC LAKE — On Saturday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., Le Groove, a new six-piece band made up of seasoned local musicians from the Tri-Lakes will offer classic jazz, blues and swing sounds for your dancing and listening pleasure. Saranac Village at Will Rogers is offering this event as part of the Daffest 2012 festivities.

Following the performance, a dessert reception and tours will be offered. A $5 donation is requested.

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andy@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE — Members of the Saranac Lake Central School Board of Education adopted their proposed 2012-13 spending plan Aug. 17, in part by eliminating several teaching positions through attrition in order to stay under the state tax cap.

After a slide show presentation about the budget by Assistant Superintendent for Business Dan Bower, board members had time for questions.

Superintendent Gerald Goldman was straightforward about the challenges they faced to stay within the tax levy increase allowed by New York state.

“You can see the numbers up there,” Goldman said. “We are caught in an unrelenting barrage of bad news here when it comes to revenue ... we’re shrinking.”

Expenses for 2012-13 would be $28,394,257, and revenue is expected at $26,897,423. That’s a budget gap of $1,496,834.

With a proposed tax levy increase of $389,834 or 2.13 percent, the district barely stayed within the maximum allowable tax levy increase of $392,377 or 2.14 percent. The current tax levy is $18,295,387, and the proposed tax levy is $18,685,221.

The district will get $7,287,036 in state aid next year, down $322,079 or 4.23 percent from 2011-12. The board will use $1 million of its fund balance and get $315,000 in “other revenue.”

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Savings There are a number of ways the district plans to save $1.107 million to help close the $1.49 million budget gap, including: •reduced health insurance costs and budgeted contributions ($363,000); •not replacing a music teacher who is leaving ($50,000); •not replacing an elementary school art teacher who is leaving ($50,000); •not replacing a foreign language teacher who is leaving ($60,000); •not replacing a high school science teacher who is leaving ($40,000); •not replacing an elementary school teacher who is leaving ($50,000); •not replacing a home and careers teacher who is leaving ($50,000) •not replacing three teacher assistants who are leaving ($54,000); •restructuring the bus garage staff after a retirement ($50,000); •not replacing one district office clerical position ($35,000); •reducing substitute teachers ($16,000);

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The district was originally going to cut the field trip budget by $20,000, but School Board member Esther Arlan was opposed to the idea. In the end, board members decided that they would restore some of that field trip money and find savings elsewhere.

Arlan also asked about the Bloomingdale Elementary School librarian’s position, which was cut to part-time in the 2011-12 budget. Some parents have asked the board publicly to restore the position to full-time.

Superintendent Goldman said there are currently three librarians in the school district: one full-time at the high school, one fulltime at the middle school, and one full-time person for both elementary schools.

“I think this has been a series of difficult choices, and I know that in a perfect world, we would love to have a full-time librarian in every one of our schools,” Goldman said.

“But if you tell me you want to put a full-time librarian back at Bloomingdale, I’m going to say to you, ‘Tell me where I’m going to find the $50,000.’ If it sounds harsh, it’s the reality that I’m dealing with and that all the administrators are dealing with.”

Goldman added that the district is not reducing any services with the 2012-13 budget.

Arlan also questioned the decision to cut a music teacher.

“We have a wonderful music program,” Arlan said. “We’re proud of what we do in the arts.”

Goldman said the opportunity to cut the music position came with the teacher ’s retirement, and nobody was laid off.

“In last year ’s budget, the school administrators felt like if we needed to crunch the numbers, we could probably get by with one less music teacher,” Goldman said.

There will be five music teachers in the school district next year.

“I still think that we are going to maintain a high quality music program,” Goldman said.

By cutting one art teacher through attrition, there will be full-time art teachers in the middle school and high school and the two elementary schools will share a teacher.

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Volunteers have been busy over the past two weeks preparing the 3,500-square-foot pavilion at William Morris Park for the arrival of the carousel’s mechanics. The metal structure, custom built in Texas, was delivered and installed Monday, April 23.

About 20 volunteers showed up, and many helped assemble most of the mechanics.

“As you can see, this all came in pieces, and today you can tell for sure it’s going to be a carousel,” said Ted Glowa, president of the Adirondack Carousel Board of Directors.

Everything didn’t go as smoothly as expected, though, as the volunteers had to take some of the windows and doors out of the building in order to get the mechanics inside. A rental company in Lake Placid donated the services of a heavy-duty forklift.

There are still a number of details to be completed before the carousel opens. The carousel mechanics need to be finished, along with trim work around the building and installation of the carousel floor, which was delivered Tuesday, April 24. Then more lights have to be put in, and the animals need to be placed on the carousel.

Board members are asking people to save the date on their calendars – Saturday, May 26 – the grand opening of the Adirondack Carousel. The party will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

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The project’s founder, Karen Loffler of Saranac Lake, is expected to attend the opening day festivities along with board members, volunteers and many of the men and women who carved the carousel’s characters. Loffler began the carousel in 2001.

The Adirondack Carousel will feature animals that can be found in the Adirondack Park. There are 24 of them, but only 18 will be on the carousel at any given time.

Plus there will be a handicap-accessible “chariot” — a replica of a Chris-Craft speed boat — on the carousel.

In the fall of 2011, elementary school students from the Saranac Lake Central School District named most of the animals: Flipper (Bass), Paws (Bear), Chuck (Beaver), Bug-Eye (Blackfly), Bubbles (Great Blue Heron), Moonlight (Bobcat), John (Deer), Thunder (Draft Horse), Soarin (Eagle), Flames (Fox), Lilly (Frog), Harry (Hare), Lucy (Loon), Beethoven (Moose), Oliver (Otter), Spike (Porcupine), Ranger (Raccoon), Red Storm (Red Squirrel), Wiggly (Salamander), Spencer (Skunk), Twitter (Thrush), Buck (Toad), and Shelly (Turtle).

There will also be a trout.

The Adirondack Carousel pavilion is a year-round building and will include space for programs and special events. A playground next to the carousel will also be built.

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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.

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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 serv-

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Lake Placid Baptist Church - Leading people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ Worship service Sunday 10:15 a.m. 2253 Saranac Ave., LP 523-2008, www.lpbaptist.org.

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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Sunday worship services at 7:45 a.m. and 10:00 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. 518-8915262. 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 11:30 a.m., 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. 9628293. 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

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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. Church phone number 518-963-4048.

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. Rev. John Demo, Admin.

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

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Monday, April 30

LAKE PLACID —She Stoops To Conquer Screening, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 7:30 p.m. $18, $16 LPCA members, and $12 kids. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org.

SARANAC LAKE—Tours of Will Rogers as part of Daffest, 9:30–11:30 a.m. Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Drive. 891-7117.

UPPER JAY—Food Will Win The Way to perform, Upper Jay Art Center, Route 9N 8 p.m. $10 Suggested donation.

LAKE PLACID — “Freezin’ for a Reason” plunge into Mirror Lake, Public Beach. noon 523-2474 ext. 4130.

WESTPORT —The Westport Education Association( WEA) will be hosting a Community Service Breakfast, Westport Central School cafeteria, 25 Sisco Street, 9– 11 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE—Tenth Annual North Country Spelling Bee with Literacy Volunteers, the Harrietstown Town Hall in Saranac Lake, 39 Main Street, registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the Spelling Bee at 10 a.m.

TUPPER LAKE—Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) Conference, Ivy Terrace Community Room, 38 Boyer Ave, 10 a.m.

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TUPPER LAKE—Dan Viola Comedy Show 7-9 p.m. Holy Ghost Academy Building, 40 Marion Street.

WHALLONSBURG—My Week with Marilyn showing, 8 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall, Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road. Adults-$5 kids $2. www.cvfilms.org

KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

LAKE PLACID — “The Private Lives of the Impressionists” by Sue Roe to be discussed at the Lake Placid Institute Book Club, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1 KEESEVILLE—Open archery shooting, The Chesterfield Fish and Game Club, 359 Green St. 7-9 p.m. Open to all ages.

643-8754 or 643-2651.

SARANAC LAKE—Ping Pong Club, 6:30 p.m. in the Lower Lounge at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Drive. 891-7117.

WILMINGTON—Bible Study & Potluck, Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 2 WILLSBORO—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Congregational Church, Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

WILMINGTON— The Wilmington Historical Society Regular monthly meeting, Wilmington Community Center, 7 Community Circle Rd. .7 p.m. 420-8370.

WILMINGTON—Teen Night Group, Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 7-8 p.m.

Thursday, May 3 ELIZABETHTOWN—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Hand House, Court St. 10 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. Free. 962-8219.

LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. Free. 523-3200.

LAKE PLACID — “How to Use the Cloud” InternetXpress Class, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:30 a.m.noon. 523.3200.

CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.

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

SARANAC LAKE—Indoor Senior Walking, North Country Community College gymnasium, 9-10 a.m. 891-7117, retireatwillrogers@verizon.net.

REDFORD— Zumba Fitness Class, Assumption of Mary School, Church St. $5 per class. 6-7 p.m. 569-2613.

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

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

SARANAC LAKE—Pinochle Party, Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Dr. 7 p.m. 891-7117.

Friday, May 4 PLATTSBURGH — Family Swim night, Wellness Center, at PARC,295 New York Road. 7-9 p.m. $2 charge per person for all participants. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 562-6860.

PERU —Spring Book Sale, Peru Free Library, Main Street,10 a.m.–4 p.m. 643-8295.

Saturday, May 5 PERU —Spring Book Sale, Peru Free Library, Main Street,10 a.m.–4 p.m. 643-8295.

CHAZY —Story Time at the Chazy Public Library, 1329 Fiske Rd. 10:30 a.m. 846-7676.

MOOERS FORKS—All you can eat Spaghetti dinner, $8.50, St. Ann’s Center, 24 Town Hall Rd. Proceeds to benefit St. Joseph’s. 3:30-7 p.m.

MORRISONVILLE—Grand opening of a new home for the North Country Chapter of the American Red Cross, Former Knights of Columbus, 26 Emory Street, 4-6 p.m.

LYON MOUTAIN — Baked Ham Dinner, American Legion Home, 3958 State Route 374, 4 - 6:30 p.m. $9, $4.50 for kids, 735-4636.

CHAMPLAIN —Senior Citizen Prom Community event, 2- 4 p.m. Northeastern Clinton Central School, 103 New York 276. 298-8242.

TUPPER LAKE— A Nite at the Races, hosted by the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce, Park Restaurant, 320 Park Street, 7p.m. http://business.tupper-lake.com/events/details/a-night-at-the-races SARANAC LAKE—Le Groove to perform, Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Drive. 891-7117. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 6 PLATTSBURGH —Soulfull Sunday Yoga Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 11 a.m.

PLATTSBURGH —Plattsburgh General Assembly to meet, ROTA Art Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 4 p.m.

LAKE PLACID —Verdi's La Traviatat Screening, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 4 p.m. $18, $16 LPCA members, and $12 kids. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org.

AUSABLE FORKS—HNS 19th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction, Holy Name School, The American Legion, 11 Mc Crea St. 4-6 p.m.

CHAMPLAIN— Turkey Dinner, Champlain K of C Hall, 3 Oak Street, noon-2 p.m. $9, Kids $5.

WESTPORT—The Crossing to perform free concert, Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main Street, 7 p.m. A suggested donation of $10. 962-8293, www.westptchurch.com

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ACROSS Potato press Point the finger at Endure Local govt. unit Jumper cable connection point Small bite Sea lion predator Calder Cup org.

Out of favor Healthy, happy newborn snake?

Amen prompter Future J.D.’s hurdle Aircraft pioneer Sikorsky Shepard in space Roth investments Polish prose Persian Gulf leader Great Smokies st.

Foreign policy gp.

Wild and crazy snake?

Giggle Taster’s sense of taste Pro foe Made a profit on, perhaps Put the __ on: quash NFL analyst Collinsworth Moral misstep West Bank initials Kneeling figure, in art Injure gravely McDonald’s arches, e.g.

A word from P.M. Roget Fragrant wood Miraculous food Sun-withered tea

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Critic’s bestowal Schmoozing snake?

Transportation option Pipsqueak Takes cover Ain’t put right?

Conk on the head Poi ingredient Deposits in 52-Down Barren Top gun “Now __ seen everything!”

Sierra Club founder Self-conscious smile Delaware Valley tribe 1998 Literature Nobelist Saramago Ship’s treasurer Dens Dashing young snake?

Some OR staff No longer fooled by Bumps hard Seemingly forever Tune two croon Jumpy critter “Cheerio!”

What there oughta be Full of vitality Snake in the glass?

Peasant’s porridge Siesta time: Abbr.

Beachfront property?

“Sexy!”

Driving hazard Kisses, in letters Charon’s waterway Woven fabrics Soup partner

DOWN 1 Trail mix tidbit 2 Essential self

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9

3 Poolside snake’s shedding spot?

4 Red-coated cheeses 5 Update, in a way 6 Embassy VIP 7 “Enough already!”

8 Like a curmudgeon 9 Middies’ sch.

10 Shakers, but not movers 11 Quarterback Manning 12 Robert of “Prizzi’s Honor” 13 Shaded area 14 Surgery memento 15 Bar account 16 Makes the rounds at an affair 17 Sportscaster Keith Jackson’s catchphrase 18 Anticipated 25 Radiant auras 26 “Bullitt” director 28 Below, quaintly 34 Dr. with Grammys 35 “Nurse Jackie” extras, briefly 38 Over and done with 39 Yacht basin 40 Classic Belushi comedy, or an apt description of this puzzle’s grid?

41 Part of a dovetail joint 43 They keep to themselves 45 Strictness 46 Keystone cutups 47 “Enough already!”

48 Cobbler’s inventory 51 Computer shortcut 52 Mineral-laden deposits 55 Wavy fabric pattern 56 Harder to explain 57 “__ Fairy Tales” 59 Smooth-tongued 60 Less stuffy 62 Run-of-the-mill snake?

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The Information Age Roughly six trillion mi.

Small swabs Everything, informally Marine flora and fauna Hair shirt wearers Dún Laoghaire’s land Comfy slip-ons Full of bubbles “We’re on __ to nowhere”: Talking Heads

lyric 81 Malcolm-__ Warner of “The Cosby Show” 82 Camera move 84 Hard-core, filmwise 85 “Little help here, bud?”

86 Poet Amy 88 Done at the salon 90 Hardly fair 92 Alfalfa’s heartthrob 94 Pointer’s word

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Assert Taylor of “Six Feet Under” Breakfast fare Warning from the critters that appear to be slithering through the grid?

101 Web address part 102 Dorm figs.

This Month in History - APRIL 27th - Senior citizens take note, the first Social Security checks were distributed on this day in 1937.

29th - Gideon Sundback of Hoboken, N.J. patents the zipper. (1913) 30th - The Vietnam War ends with the fall of Saigon (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) (1975)

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MARTIN FRANCES BEZON NOVEMBER 08, 1921 - APRIL 16, 2012 Port Henry, NY E.A.M.C. Medal with four Martin Frank Bezon bronze stars and the National Martin F. Bezon, age 90, of 24 Defense Medal. In 1946 he Tobey Street, Port Henry, NY worked for the National Geopassed away at the Syracuse logical Survey in Alaska. He VA Hospital on was recalled to April 16, 2012. active duty in Martin was December 1949 born at home on during the KoreNov. 8, 1921 to an War. Upon Frank and Rosdischarge, he realia (Wojewodzsumed his foric) Bezon. On mer job at ReOctober 17, 1948 public Steel until he married Elizathe mines closed beth Zydik who in 1971. He was predeceased him employed at in June 1977.

Amerada Hess He is survived by his wife until he retired.

Anna (White) Bezon and his Martin was a life member, children, Rosalie Rotella of past Commander and QuarPlattsburgh, NY, Martina termaster of VFW Post 6962. and Anthony LaVigne of MoHe was also a 57 year memriah, NY and Martin and ber of the Knights of ColumDawn Bezon of Syracuse, bus Council 384 of Port HenNY. He is also survived by ry, serving as a Grand Knight seven grandchildren, Martin and Deputy Grand Knight and Katherine LaVigne, Anfor many of those years. He gela and Joseph Rotella, and was also a member of the Jessica, Zachary and Joshua American Legion Post 224 of Bezon, and one sister Wanda Ticonderoga.

Grabowski of Malden, MA, Martin was predeceased by and many cousins, nieces his brother, Frank Bezon, his and nephews throughout sisters Anna (Bezon) Cutting, Massachusetts and New Stella (Bezon) Wyrocki and York.

Mary (Bezon) Wyrocki.

Martin graduated from Martin, affectionately Port Henry High School in known as "Hap" enjoyed 1941. Following High School spending time on Lake he began working at RepubChamplain, hunting and fishlic Steel. In 1942 following ing in his beloved AdironPearl Harbor, he volunteered dacks and Vermont and road for the Army Air Corps trips to Boston to visit relaCadet Program. After going tives. His favorite pastimes through infantry training, he included playing cards with was accepted for flying duty. friend and family, visiting He received his wings as a casinos and hosting marsecond lieutenant at Kirkland velous Sunday dinners held AFB in Albuquerque, NM. promptly at noon....

Martin flew his combat misCalling hours were held at sions in Europe on B-24s as a the Harland Funeral Home r a d a r /n a v i g a t o r /b o m on Friday, April 20, 2012 bardier. Martin was the last from 6-9 pm. A Mass of surviving member of Crew Christian Burial was celebrat"92", 791st Bomber Squadron, ed on Saturday, April 21, at 467th Bomb Group, 8th Air 11:00 am at St. Patrick's Force, shot down over Berlin Church in Port Henry. Burial on March 18, 1945. He was was in St. Patrick's Cemetery. awarded the Air Medal with A reception followed at the four oak leaf clusters, the Kof C in Port Henry.

Distinguished Flying Cross, Memorial donations may be American Campaign Medal, made to the Town of Moriah Victory Medal WW II, Ambulance Squad.

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at Gokey’s Auction Facility I-87, Exit 29, North Hudson, NY Saturday, May 5th @ 4P.M. Preview: 2:30 PM to Start of Sale Contents of a Willsboro Estate along w/ partial contents of Keene Valley and Lake Placid homes to include 600 + lots of Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage & Modern Furniture, Household Furnishings, Tools & more FURNITURE: Early Curio Cabinet w/ Brass Trim* Victorian Marble/Top Tables* Victorian Parlor Chairs* Victorian Bed w/ Carving* Mahogany Drop Front Secretary* Dropleaf Cherry Table* Rustic Queen Size Headboard* Modern Oak Hutch* Dressers & Chests* Table Lamp w/ reverse Painted Shade* Slag Glass Table Lamps & more.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Early Paintings & Prints* Victorian Gingerbread Clock* Wall Clock in Walnut Cabinet* Mirrors w/ gold Gilt Frames* Decorated Crocks & Jugs* Roseville Jardinière w/ Pedestal* Ornate Cherub Lamps w/ Cut glass Shades*Early Lapham, NY Postcards* Spool Cabinet* Martha Washington Sewing Stands* “Hubley” Iron Cat* Early Door Stops* Old Hanging Scales* Collection of Old Padlocks & Keys* Early Dress Forms* Castor Set* Tray lots of Costume Jewelry* 1950’s Effanbee Doll* Old Dolls* 50’s Coca-Cola Hanging Light* Deer Head* Large Selection of Linens, Books, Yellowware Mixing Bowls* Wood Planes* Collectible Tools* Assorted Marble, Bisque Figurines* Marble Top Iron Plant Stands* 60pc. Czech Dinnerware Set & more MISCELLANEOUS: 12ft. Hornbeck Lightweight Fiberglass Canoe* Craftsman Self Propelled Lawnmower* Snapper Single stage Snow blower* Bow Flex Exercise Machine* Handcrafted Pine Bar* Table Saws* Collectible Tools* Auction held inside modern facility with ample parking & seating Terms: Cash, Check, M/C & Visa 13% Buyers Premium (3% Discount for Cash or Check) All items sold absolute w/ no minimums or reserves SALE CONDUCTED BY GOKEY’S AUCTION SERVICE AUCTIONEER– JOHN GOKEY CES,CAGA,RMI (518) 532-9323/9156 WWW.GOKEYSAUCTIONS.COM Check web site for detailed listing and 100’s of photos of this Auction Call now to consign to an upcoming auction

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ESSEX COUNTY Horace Nye Home Announces Per Diem Vacancies for Certified Nursing Assistants and Registered Nurses-All Shifts. For applications and more information contact Essex County Personnel (518) 8733360 or at http://www.co.essex.n/ personneljobs.asp TANNERY POND COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION, INC. Seeking an Executive Director.

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T H E ELIZABETHTOWNLEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE & BOARD MEMBER ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the ElizabethtownLewis Central School District, Essex County, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District will be held at the school on May 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of hearing the report of the meeting.

Notice is also hereby given that the vote on adoption of the budget for the 2012/2013 school year and levying a tax on taxable property of the District will take place on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.

Notice is further given that a copy of the statement of an amount of money which will be required during the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies may be obtained by a resident or taxpayer in the district during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Budget Vote/Election except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, at the District Office during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (DST).

Notice is given that an election will be held for the purpose of electing two (2) Board of Education members of the District. One seat for the term of three (3) years to fill the seat of Brett Sicola whose term will expire on 6/30/12.

One three (3) year term to fill the appointed seat of Nick Disogra expiring on 5/15/12.

Notice is given that you must be a registered voter to vote at the ElizabethtownLewis Central School Budget Vote/Election.

A voter registration date of May 8, 2012 is being set in the Main Office of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. A register shall be filed in the Main Office of the school district and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the school district from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. prevailing time on each of the five days prior to the vote, except Saturday 5/12/12 & Sunday 5/13/12.

Notice is given that Absentee Ballots may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk. The District Clerk must receive applications for absentee ballots at least seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, on or prior to May 15, 2012, or if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

The District Clerk must receive Absentee Ballots no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2012.

Lauri Cutting Clerk of the Board VN-4/28-5/5/12-2TC33826 ----------------------------WESTPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Town of Westport, County of Essex, New York

AMENDED Notice of Annual Meeting, Budget Vote and Election Public Budget Hearing Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.

Annual Meeting, Election & Vote Tuesday, May 15, 2012 12:00 noon ñ 9:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Westport Central School District, Essex County, Westport, New York, will be held in the Westport Central School cafeteria in said District on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget. The budget will be available for review beginning on Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Westport Central School during business hours. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Westport Central School District of the Town of Westport, Essex County, New York, will be held in the lobby outside the Bulles Auditorium at the Westport Central School building in said District on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. prevailing time, (or until all who are in attendance at the time have voted), at which time the polls will be open to vote, by ballot, upon the following items: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2012-2013 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect one member of the Board for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2012 and expiring on June 30, 2017 to succeed Dwayne Stevens whose term expires on June 30, 2012. 3.

Shall the Board of Education of the Westport Central School District be authorized to (A) reconstruct the School building, including site work thereat, and acquire original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus required for the purpose for which such building is to be used at a cost not to exceed $455,200, (B) expend such sum for such purpose, (C) expend $81,396 from the General Fund, (D) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 416 of the Education Law taking into account state aid and grants received and the amount expended from the General Fund, and (D) in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue bonds and notes of the District at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $373,804 and levy a tax to pay the interest on said obligations when due. The Westport Central School District Board of Education adopted this resolution with the understanding that there is no impact on the tax levy. 4. To authorize the purchase of one thirty (30) to thirty-eight (38) passenger bus and the expenditure of a gross sum not to exceed sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) and the use of the sum of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) from the Bus Reserve Fund to pay for the bus in full.

And, 5. To authorize the purchase of one

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(1) Express Passenger Van 1500 and the expenditure of a gross sum not to exceed thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000) and the use of the sum of thirty-one thousand dollars ($31,000) from the Bus Reserve Fund to pay for the van in full in the 2011-2012 school year. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School Districtís budget for 2012-2013, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours, beginning Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Westport Central School.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Westport Central School, not later than Monday, April 16, 2012, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the District and shall state the residence of each signer.

AND FURTHER Notice of formation of MILL RIVER ACRES, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/16/2012.

Office location, County of Essex. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Michael H. Devlin, 105 Mill Pond Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946. Purpose: any lawful act.

VN-3/31,4/14, 4/28, 5/5/12-4tc-33841 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BERLET RENTAL GROUP LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec'y of State (SSNY) 2/6/12. Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 238, Pottersville, NY 12860.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

VN-3/24-4/28/12-6TC33807 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: Flynn Family LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 12, 2012.

Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Flynn Family LLC, 325 East 72 Street, New York, New nd York 10021. Term: Perpetual. Purpose: To engage in any and all business activities permitted under the laws of the State of York.

VN-3/24-4/28/12-6TC33810 ----------------------------ADIRONDACK FOODS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/5/12. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 159, Westport, NY 12993. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-3/24-4/28/12-6TC-

518-546-7557 33818 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ("LLC") Name: Blue Pepper Farm LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ("SSNY") on March 12, 2012.

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: 91 Hazen Rd, Jay, NY 12941.

Purpose: Any lawful act.

VN-3/31-5/5/12-6TC33827 ----------------------------NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF CERTIFIED FOREST MANAGEMENT LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/19/12. Office location: Essex County.

Principal business address: 6400 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38197. LLC formed in DE on 1/26/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. DE address of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: all lawful purposes.

VN-3/31-5/5/12-6TC33837 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF COTE STERNO HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/21/12. Office location: Essex County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 112 Aviemore Lane, Douglassville, PA 19518. Purpose: any lawful activities.

VN-3/31-5/5/12-6TC33839 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: THE BOQUET RIVER JELLY MILL, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/09/2012.

Office location: Essex County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O THE BOQUET RIVER JELLY MILL, LLC, 875 Sunset Drive, Willsboro, NY 12996. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date.

VN-4/7-5/12/12-6TC33860 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DAVCONYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/23/12. Office location: Essex County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to Steven H. Seel, Esquire, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP, 301 Grant St., 14th Fl., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-4/7-5/12/12-6TC33870 -----------------------------

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ESSEX FARM OF NORTHERN NEW YORK LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law FIRST: The name of the limited liability company is: Essex Farm of the Northern New York LLC SECOND: The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is: Essex THIRD: The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is: 2503 NYS Route 22, Essex, New York 12936 Mark Kimball VN-4/14-5/19/12-6TC33880 ----------------------------SEALED BIDS will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on May 17, 2012 at the NYS Dept. of Transportation, Contract Management Bureau, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read.

A certified or cashier's check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing "25% of the bid total" as specified in the contract proposal, must accompany each bid.

Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com). The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Beginning with the February 10th, 2011 letting, construction contract plans and proposals will be sold only on compact disk (CD). The cost will be $10 per CD, plus $8 shipping and handling if the CD is not purchased in person. The CD will include both the plans (if applicable) and the proposal in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format.

Plans and proposals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format will continue to be available on Bid E x p r e s s (www.bidx.com) for a monthly subscription fee.

CDs can be obtained from the NYSDOT, Plan Sales Unit, 1st Floor Suite 1PS, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232, (518) 4572124; or from the Regional Office noted below.

Requirements: NYSDOT requires that all bidders and subcontractors present evidence of experience and financial standing.

Subcontracting Provisions: Subcontracting is permitted as described in the Standard Specification ß108-05. *Please call Contracts at (518) 457-3583 if you need a reasonable accommodation for person(s) with a disability to participate in our program.

No Amendments are included on the CD. Amendments are posted on the NYSDOT and Bid Express Web Sites.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments have been incorporated into its bid. Notification on Amendments will be sent via e-mail to each person or firm purchasing CDs from the NYSDOT. NOTE: Amendments may

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Contractors who purchased CDs must also check the NYSDOT W e b Site(https://www.nysdot.gov/doing-business/opportunities/co nst-notices) for a list of all Amendments.

State Finance Law ß139-j restricts contact with Department personnel after advertisement or notice of a government procurement. Details are provided on the NYSDOT Web Site.

Federally Aided Contracts identify a DBE Goal, and 100% NY State Funded Contracts identify both MBE and WBE Goals.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and smaller sizecontracts -- both of which may present direct bidding opportunities for a Small Business Firm, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.

252, 42 U.S.0 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Reg. 01, Mary Ivey, Regional Director, 328 State Street, Schenectady, NY 12305 D261915, PIN 1808.85, Albany, Essex, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren & Washington Cos., Install Durable Pavement Markings (pavement stripes, crosswalks, arrows, bike symbols) on Various Routes at Various Locations in Region 1., Bid Deposit $400,000.00, NO PLANS, Proposals on CDs $10, plus $8 Postage.

THIS C O N T R A C T REQUIRES NIGHT TIME WORK. Goals: MBE/WBE 0 0% VN-4/21-4/28/12-2TC33924 ----------------------------THE TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN has a job opening in the Highway Dept. for a full time Highway Worker with a CDL License - Class A or B. Applications are available at the Elizabethtown Town Hall or online at http://etownny.com/ (Resident Info).

Application Deadline May 11, 2012.

VN-4/21-5/5/12-3TC33930 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BEAR RIGHT LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/3/12. Office loca-

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Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity.

VN-4/21-5/26/12-6TC33936 ----------------------------THE REBER C E M E T E R Y ASSOCIATION will be holding its annual meeting for all business matters & the election of officers on Sunday evening, April 29th at 7:00 p.m. in the annex of the Reber Methodist Church. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend.

Alan H. Hutchins/Pres.

VN-4/21-4/28/12-2TC33935 ----------------------------STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT C O U N T Y OF ESSEX T. JAMES STRACK REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST dated August 19, 2003, Plaintiff BRENT REID, BROCK REID, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and NEW YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendants NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE AND SALE Index No.: 0680-11 RJI No.: 15-1-20110312 In pursuance and by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly granted by this Court on the 3rd day of April, 2012 and entered in the Essex County Clerkís Office on the 6th day of April, 2012, I, the undersigned Referee, duly appointed in this action for such purpose, will expose for sale and sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the steps of the Essex County Courthouse in Elizabethtown, New York, on the 15th day of May, 2012, at 10:00 oíclock in the forenoon of that day, the mortgaged premises directed in and by said judgment to be sold and in said judgment described as follows: ìALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, in the Village of Lake Placid, Town of North Elba, County of Essex, State of New York, in Lot 279 Old Military Tract, Township 11, Richards Survey,î (formerly) ìknown as 422 Main Street, bounded North

by Dubay, East by Jewish Church, South

by South Main Street and west by LeRoux, comprising 1/16 acre, more or less, and being the same property assessed to Nathan Schoenfeld on the 1938 Town of North Elba Assessment Roll, State of New York.

TOGETHER with all buildings on said premises at this date.

TOGETHER with all rights of way and easements which the party of the first part has, had or might have over, in and to said premises, for itself, its successors or assigns.î Said parcel being designated as tax map parcel no.

42.0JL-4-17.000.

WILLIAM M. FINUCANE, ESQ. Referee Michael D. McCormick, Esq. RUSSELL & McCORMICK Attorneys for Plaintiffs 101 Clinton Street, PO Box 549 Keeseville, NY 12944-0549 Location of Property to be Foreclosed: 6167

Sentinel Road, Lake Placid, New York VN-4/14-5/5/12-4TC33907 ----------------------------THE REGULAR MAY LEWIS TOWN BOARD MEETING has been changed from May 8th to May 15th at 7PM at the Town Hall.

Dave Blades Supervisor VN-4/28/12-1TC33975 ----------------------------LAWN MOWING & OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE PROPOSALS The Essex County IDA is seeking proposals for lawn mowing and outside maintenance services for our office building located at 7566 Court Street in Elizabethtown. Proposals must be submitted no later than 4:00PM on May 11, 2012 to Jody Olcott, Essex County IDA, PO Box 217, Elizabethtown NY 12932 or by fax at 873-2011.

Proposals should include a set price for lawn mowing as well as an hourly price for other services/outside maintenance (which may include raking and leaf disposal, landscaping, etc.).

Person(s) interested in submitting a proposal can contact Jody Olcott, Co-Executive Director at 8739114 to discuss property size and outside maintenance areas.

Certificate of insurance will be required from contractor when proposal is awarded.

Insurance requirements are as follows: (1) Workersí Compensation and Occupational Disease Insurance in accordance with the applicable law or laws; Employerís Liability Insurance. This is not required for sole proprietorships; and (2) Commercial General Liability with a combined Bodily Injury and Property Damage limit of not less than One Million ($1,000,000.00) dollars per occurrence and Three Million ($3,000,000.00) in the aggregate.

The aggregate must be applicable on a per project basis. Coverage must include the following perils: Broad Form Blanket Contractual Liability for liability assumed under this Contract and all other Contracts relative to the project, Completed Operations/Products Liability, Broad Form Property Damage, Personal and Advertising Injury Liability and Independent Contractors.

The Essex County IDA reserves the right to reject any and all proposals not considered to be in the best interest of the Essex County IDA, and to waive any technical and formal defect in the proposals which is considered by the Essex County IDA to be merely irregular, immaterial or unsubstantial.

Please take further notice that the Essex County IDA affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or women -owned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit proposals in response hereto.

T T- 4 / 2 8 / 1 2 - 1 T C 33967 VN-4/28/12-1TC33967 -----------------------------

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2 LAKE CABINS ON ADIRONDACK lake, $119,900. 5 acres borders NYS forest, $16,900.www.LandFirstNY.com 1888-683-2626

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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/Week. Call Toll Free: 1888-416-2330 DONATE A CAR - HELP CHILDREN FIGHTING DIABETES. Fast, Free Towing. Call 7 days/ week. Non-runners OK. Tax Deductible. Call Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 1-800578-0408

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DELAWARE: SINGLE Family Home, Multiple 1 Family NEW Ranch Homes! Peaceful Setting, 55+ Community. Close to shopping, beach, bay & I-95. Low 100's, low taxes. CALL: 302-6595800 www.bonayrehomes.com

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

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

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

DONATE YOUR CAR to CHILDREN'S CANCER FUND of AMERICA and help end CHILDHOOD CANCER. Tax Deductible. Next Day Towing. Receive Vacation Voucher. 7 Days 1800-469-8593

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

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

BOATS 1985 ARROW Glass Carisma 160, 16' with outboard motor and trailer, Garage stored. Asking $1200. 518-9622045 or 845-773-9230 2000 19 1/2’ LOWE Aluminum boat w/metal deck, twin console, Bow Mount trolling motor, live well, on board charger, full canvas, step up top; 1996 150 HP Johnson motor, less then 40 hrs., like new; 1988 Eazyloader Trailer, like new, Complete $5500 firm.

518-963-7351 HEWITT PATOON BOAT Lift, model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer.

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

KAYAKS 2 Kayaks, new. Pungon 140 Wilderness. Color is sand. $700 ea. 518-576-0012.

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

Good Condition. $45.00. Call 315481-0019

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

518-962-4688 1999 VOLVO V-70 Station Wagon, 207,000 miles, Green. Asking $2300 OBO. 518310-0622 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Wheelchair accessible by VMI, driver transfers to drivers seat, tie downs for two wheelchairs in back, tie downs for one wheelchair in front passenger position available when passenger seat is removed, automatic everything, air, air bags all around including sides, enhanced stereo, Ultimate Red Crystal in color, no scratches/dents or other damage, has always been kept in an attached garage, seats have always been covered, never been smoked in, 5,040 miles, VIN 2D8GP44LX7R256881, original price $52,000, asking $30,000 or make an offer, call Jerry in Tupper Lake at 518-359-8538

2002 2-DOOR Chevy Cavalier, 129,000 miles, stick shift, Black, very little rust, sunroof, PW, Retro Stereo, I-pod Capability, $2500. 518-891-2797 Leave Message in Mail Box 1.

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

FARM EQUIPMENT 1964 FORD 4000 4cyl., gas. Industrial loader & Industrial Front End, 12 spd. German Transmission, pie weights. $4850. 518-962-2376 FARM EQUIPMENT Dump Truck 1970 GMC; Field Equipment also. All Equipment usable and in good shape. 518962-4394

MOTORCYCLES 2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARD S50 New battery & tires, 13,000 miles, very clean, garaged. (518) 9468341. $2,800

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2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT

NEW! W!

Payment...................................$249 mo.

Price...........................................$27,445 Term...........................................24 mos.

Miles@Yr.....................................10,500 Down Payment ............................$2,570 Due At Inception ....................$2,916.50 Tax, title fees extra Ford Rebate ..................$1,750 included

$

249

24 mo.

Lease

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2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT

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24,990

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2012 Ford Taurus SEL

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

2012 Ford Fusion SE

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20,695

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

2011 FORD ESCAPE XLT 4WD

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

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2005 FORD ESCAPE XLT

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

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