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New supervisors take office in Essex County Joseph Giordano takes the helm in Ti

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — In with the new, out with the old.

The four newest members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors took office on Monday.

Once sworn in, the freshly-minted lawmakers — Joseph Giordano (I-Ticonderoga), Wes Miga (R-Newcomb) James Monty (R-Lewis) and Michael “Ike” Tyler (R-Westport) — were promenaded around the chamber and introduced to

their colleagues.

Then they got to work, running through a series of procedural votes before their first big test: Should they give themselves a three percent pay raise?

Monty, Giordano and Tyler joined Noel Merrihew (R-Elizabethtown), Archie Depo (D-Jay), Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah) and Ronald Moore (R-North Hudson) in voting against the resolution.

But it was the wrong one: They were instead voting on whether supervisors should be compensated at all.

“If this resolution fails, then nobody gets paid,” said County Manager Dan Palmer as the votes were tallied.

It narrowly passed by weighted vote, 1512-1409.

Last session, lawmakers in favor of the raises said the pay bumps were necessary to keep pace with the private sector and to attract younger people to serve in public office. Furthermore, advocates, including the board’s leadership, said not every lawmaker earned a pension from past careers.

Those against the increase said it set a bad example in the midst of ongoing austerity measures, including this year’s 6 percent tax hike.

The raises, now official, bring salaries for the rank and file supervisors to $18,394.28; $20,394.28 for the budget liaison >> Story Continued | pg. 15

Go Fish!

In Crown Point

New year brings new management to county-owned fish hatchery CROWN POINT — Fish hatchery brass are optimistic about the future of the county-owned facility, which is under new management.

As of Jan. 1, the Essex County Fish Hatchery has been absorbed into the counMikaela ty’s department of public works.

Foster Reporter “We think we’re well qualified to adminmikaela@ ister those facilities,” said Essex County suncommunitynews.com Department of Public Works Deputy Superintendent Jim Dougan. “We think our experience will help revitalize the fish hatchery to bring public in and make them more aware of that asset.”

Originally constructed in 1928, the complex has suffered from long-term neglect. There are mold issues, some structural deterioration and the facility lacks a bathroom. >> Story Continued | pg. 15

On Tuesday, Dec. 22, students from Crown Point Central School visited area nursing homes in Ticonderoga and Middlebury, Vt to spread holiday cheer.

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“Bray-ful blessing” Local man recounts friendship with donkey

By Mikaela Foster

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SCHROON — The pair have become a familiar sight around town: A man and a donkey: Bill Welch and Rocket.

They met four years ago when Welch noticed him while walking his friend’s dogs.

During his daily routine, Welch thought Rocket was a cow and paid only a little no-

tice. The big-hearted resident walked by the creature for six months before he asked the owner if he could pay a visit.

So began a relationship based on carrots.

Welch recalled several other animals that lived on the same property as his new friend, including a llama.

“To be fair, I should have started taking a wheelbarrow of carrots to share with everyone,” he said.

After visiting Rocket for a year, the owner asked him if he would like to adopt him.

Welch agreed, but wasn’t quite sure how to get the donkey home.

He said he’s grateful for some of his fellow

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BFFs: Bill Welch and Rocket.

community members, one of whom helped him out by loaning him a horse trailer, and another who donated the materials to help build Rocket a small shelter.

Rocket has a mischievous streak.

“He’s escaped two times on me,” Welch said.

Other adventures have given Welch and his neighbors some adventures of their own.

Welch’s brother recalled finding Rocket near an ice cream stand one night, as if he were craving a late-night cone.

“I started walking him so he won’t want to leave,” Welch said. “He’s been good since

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then and he’s no harder [to take care of] than a dog — he’s a great animal.”

All of the attention has been a blessing to the donkey… he loves people. Perhaps readers have heard his bray of excitement, or have been nuzzled by his muzzle.

But if you haven’t seen him around lately, it’s because Rocket won’t go out in the snow.

“He doesn’t want anything to do with it,” Welch laughed.

This spring, Welch aims to fence in a portion of his 60 acres so Rocket can expand his horizons.

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Mt. Severance Country Store closed for good?

Popular destination closes shop

By Mikaela Foster

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SCHROON — By now you most likely know that the Mount Severance Country Store closed the week before Thanksgiving.

A sign on the door reads “Closed for Good.”

But there remains a sense of ambiguity about if this is really the end for the popular local mainstay.

“There’s rumors around town but no one really knows anything,” said Cricket Smi, an employee at the Exit 28 Sunoco.

The future of the store may not be known just yet — calls went unanswered and the owners could not be reached for comment — but residents recalled fond memories of the general store.

“My mom used to go there to get candy when she was a little girl,” Smi said.

Town Supervisor Michael Marnell remembered it being a gas station and a candy store.

“It was in existence when I was 10,” he said.

“It was always a good store throughout all the different owners over the years.”

In the online era, the shop has received positive reviews online at customer review websites from customers praising the amenities, everything from mini-golf to Greyhound bus tickets.

TURNING BACK THE PAGES Here are some news clippings published throughout history in the historical newspaper the Ticonderoga Sentinel: Dec. 8, 1976: “New owners: Best wishes to Bob and Shirley Hozler, the new owners of the Mt. Severance Store and service station. Russell and Martha Sayward are taking a well-deserved retirement.”

Aug. 3 1977: “A 21-year old man was killed in Schroon Lake Thursday after the car he was driving was struck in the rear while making a turn off route 9… He was reportedly making a left hand turn off Route 9 at the Mt. Severance Store and Motel when a car driven by a possible offender struck his car in the left rear…”

Sept. 26, 1978: “Discounts offered to organizations: Jack Brock and Jesse Rettig, new owners of the Mt. Severance Grocery Store, are demonstrating in many ways their wish to serve the community as well as see their business grow…”

Jan. 16, 1979: “Increase in Service at Mt. Severance Station: Mt. Severance Station, the wellstocked grocery store on Route 9 at the north end of town, is now offering meat and cold cuts for their customers. According to Jack Brock, one of the partners, they will be selling top quality beef, and possibly some pork. They will grind chuck and cut roasts… Self-serving gas pumps are another convenience recently installed in front of the store…”

Jan. 22, 1980: “Schroon Lake, Irene Gutmann: Something to look forward to, Income Tax TimeJess Rettig phoned from Lake George. He and his wife Linda, were in partnership with Jack and Sheila Brock, as owners of the Mt. Severance Grocery Store. The Rettigs have sold their share to the Brocks who are now sole owners…”

A sign on Mt. Severance Country Store says “closed for good.” But is it? No one seems to know yet.

Sun, Shmulsky to host After Business Mixer in Ti TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) January/New Year After Business Mixer will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, at the office of Sun Community News/Times of Ti and Alexander R. Shmulsky Attorney At Law from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The offices of Sun Community News and Alexander R. Shmulsky are located at 102 Montcalm Street. Sponsors providing door prizes are Bridge Point Communication, Christopher Chevrolet Buick, Hair It Is, Serenity Therapeutic Massage, and the Wagon Wheel Res-

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The Chamber’s “After Business Mixers” provide a networking forum for Chamber Members and area business people in addition to showcasing the site of the host as well as promoting the door prize sponsors. Networking is a key component of Chamber membership and marketing your business. Chamber members, area businesses, and organizations are encouraged to take advantage of this and all networking opportunities. Join the Chamber to reconnect with area busi-

nesses and organizations, meet new people, and take advantage of the opportunity to hear from the hosts.

“Sun Community News/Times of Ti is pleased to be cohosting the first Chamber After Business Mixer of 2016 with Alex Shmulsky. We look forward to seeing the local business community Thursday, Jan. 21, here at 102 Montcalm Street in downtown Ticonderoga. We invite you to come out, enjoy good food, drinks and conversation,” said Scarlette Merfeld– Southern Manager, Sun Community News/Times of Ti.

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WeÊ valueÊ yourÊ commentsÊ andÊ suggestionsÊ concerningÊ allÊ aspectsÊ of Ê thisÊ publication.

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s we move into the new year and have settled into the new brand, it’s time for the next phase of growth for your weekly newspaper.

This weekend we will be installing two new pieces of production equipment. Our 8 into 1 inserting machine is getting a new partner when we bring online our new 12 into 1 automated inserter.

With greater capacity and a new central vacuum system these important production tools will help our dedicated crews in the back shop to process your paper and make certain all the various inserts are prepped for delivery throughout the region.

Another idea that will be implemented shortly will be our $100,000 Promotional Grant Program.

Throughout the year we’ve always made space available to charitable organizations to help them get their message to you. Many of these organization work on limited funds but their services are a key components to life in our region.

The new grants will allow for better planning of an entire communication message rather than asking, hat in hand, each time the need arises.

The grants to these organizations will not affect emergency requests from individuals or families in need due to illness, accidents or tragedies. The paper has always played an important role helping out as needed. The grant program will improve that capacity to serve our friends and neighbors.

Now, who doesn’t love a good contest? Winning a prize is just pure fun and we’ve just contracted with one of the nations best companies to bring a back end platform to aid the contest process for both the paper and for advertisers that wish to run their own contests. Watch for our Valentines Day roll out soon to be followed up by a March Madness Bracket Program.

Free newspapers like The Sun in New York and The Eagle in Vermont depend strictly on the support from community businesses and institutions that use the newspaper to market their goods and services.

Despite what you may hear or have been told about newspapers dying, the facts are, print newspaper advertising is still the single best source for reaching local buyers and those seeking services.

We’ve got more projects in the pipeline but these are top of list as we move optimistically into 2016 with a full head of steam. Thank you for supporting your locally owned community papers.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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Public access policy a great model

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s we head into the darkest days of winter, one school district has turned on the light: Kudos to Schroon Lake Central School District for opening their doors to the public as part of their continuing education program.

Beginning this week, Schroon residents will have access to a series of evening classes, including an introduction to basic household electricity, woodworking, weight training, indoor walking and even a self defense course.

What do these have in common?

They’re all accessible, common-sense offerings designed to benefit as many people in the community as possible.

After all, we all have electricity; most of us could stand to shed a few pounds, and in this era of gloomy uncertainty, it’s not a bad idea to brush up on our self-protection techniques.

Hosting continuing education programs at public schools is a great idea and is a program that should be emulated by all school districts in the North Country.

Not only do these programs act in the best interest of the taxpayers, but help create a sense of community, especially during budget season, when programs are never far from the chopping block.

What a better way to instill the importance of programs to the general public by making them universally available?

But more importantly, these after hours programs feed into the work that other governmental agencies are conducting for the greater good, including the Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Program.

Launched in November, the state-funded, county-implemented project aims to improve public health in high-need schools and communities in Essex and Clinton counties over the next five years.

The program hinges on two main goals: Improving access to healthy foods and promoting physical activity.

Public schools are critical to both.

While Americans are being urged to eat healthier and lead more active lives, it’s often difficult to follow this advice in our Adirondack neighborhoods, which are rural, remote, vast and dark.

Walking isn’t the most attractive option on rural highways, nor is a gym feasible for those of us living paycheck-to-paycheck.

For too many communities, these factors make the healthy choice the road less traveled.

Noting these disparities isn’t making excuses — it’s facing the facts.

For years, experts have said altering physical environments to become more conducive to physical activity plays a vastly important role in improving public health.

Policies are already taking shape, from smart growth programs designed to enhance walkability in town centers to the creation of bike and other recre-

As part of opening its doors to the community, a community archery league will take place under physical education teacher and archery team coach Mike Sharp starting Jan. 12 from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 17 from 3 until 5 p.m. More classes will be offered, and cost for the class is a donation to support the SLCS archery team.

ational paths.

Now, the next logical step — perhaps the only one in these cash-strapped communities — is bringing public schools into the fold.

After all, each community has a school, even the most remote and impoverished. And experts have long-since determined that improving their accessibility is the middle ground between constructing new governmental facilities and simply doing nothing.

But more often than not, the doors are locked after the final bell rings and the last sneaker leaves the gymnasium floor.

We understood the arguments against keeping public facilities open: districts lack the funds and manpower to run programs and are concerned about liability and maintenance costs.

Viable concerns, sure.

But we’d like to think that enough precedent exists for schools to create joint use agreements with their partners in the community.

Is keeping schools open a magic bullet to keeping the public fit and engaged?

No. But it’s a start.

The Sun Community News Editorial Board is comprised of Dan Alexander, John Gereau, Pete DeMola and Keith Lobdell. We value your opinion and want to hear from you. Drop us a line on our new Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or email us at johng@suncommunitynews.com.

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FlotillaÊ seeksÊ newÊ members

To the Editor: United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 15-13 is made up of a diverse group of men and women who are interested in assisting the United States Coast Guard as Auxiliary members. Our Flotilla is always looking for new members who are willing to contribute their time and talent. Your professional and leadership skills, as well as your experiences, are useful to the Coast Guard and Auxiliary. In order to join, you must be a U. S. Citizen at least 17 years of age and be able to pass a basic background check.

The Auxiliary is a volunteer servIce organization, composed of men and

women who actively support maritime safety and security missions, as well as providing administrative and support services. The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by Congress in 1939, and is currently expanding its role within Coast Guard Forces. The Auxiliary is authorized to perform all missions that Congress has authorized the Coast Guard to perform, with the exception of direct law enforcement and military action.

If you would like to become a part of our organization, or would like more information call Eugene Frost 585-9034, 810-2283, ehfrost@cptelco.net or David Hirtle 597-3398.

David Carr Crown Point

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ThankÊ youÊ Patrick!

To the Editor: I wish to publicly thank Patrick Riedinger, sophomore at Johnsburg Central School, who took it upon himself to organize the JYC Winter Gear Swap Day held at JCS on Dec. 5. In the past, the Johnsburg Youth Committee has held the Winter Swap in late October or early November, but this year the committee missed the timing. Thanks also to JCS for providing the space and Sports Page of Glens Falls for their donations to the winter sale. But it wouldn’t have happened if Patrick hadn’t volunteered to do what needed to be done to carry it off. It was very successfully executed. Thank you, Patrick.

Kelly Nessle Johnsburg Youth Committee Chair

Hospital plans flawed

To the Editor: Senator Little, I am writing this letter to you out of my concern over the plans InterLakes Health/Moses Ludington Hospital Interim-CEO Mr. Rod Boula has for this critical access care hospital.

Essentially it is this: Close our PCU and operate this facility strictly as a 24/7 ER. (We also have some specialty clinics, but their status should not be affected by this plan.)

There are several problems with this plan.

1. Although MLH is a small rural hospital, it can treat a variety of health problems, and do so in a local town setting so our community does not necessarily have to travel considerable distances for this level of care. These include IV antibiotics for stubborn infections, monitoring of fluids and Lasix administration for congestive heart failure, bowel rest and fluids for pancreatitis, postsurgical rehab, medications and monitoring for COPD exacerbations and asthma flares to list just a few.

2. Additionally, MLH admits some ER patients as “observation status” patients. That means they keep a close eye on patients with symptoms that may or may not evolve into more complicated problems: Atypical chest pain, ruling out acute coronary syndrome or MI. Sometimes someone has a small bowel obstruction that can be cleared by just administering fluids and pain medications and keeping the patient n.p.o. (“nothing by mouth”).

Mr. Boula’s plan is that we transfer all these patients up to “his” hospital in Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown Community Hospital) using our limited ambulance resources to do so. The problem here is two-fold: Limited ambulance services and patients declining treatment due to travel issues.

2A. If a patient presents to the MLH ER with stroke-like symptoms, speedy transfer to a higher level of care facility is of the utmost essence.

There is a small window of time that a patient can be treated with anticlotting medication. I foresee a problem with our local ambulance services being tied up transporting other ER patients for the 50-minute one-way trip up to Elizabethtown for observation admissions.

2B. Additionally, there are patients who are reluctant at being admitted to the hospital setting at all, even locally. I am concerned that even more patients will refuse this trip up to Elizabethtown and simply walk out of the ER AMA (“against medical advice”) and thus jeopardize their outcomes.

3. Lastly, Moses-Ludington Hospital offers hospice care to our community in an easy-to-get-to quiet and comfortable setting for folks going through the end-of-life process. Loved ones can visit easily and frequently. This service will no longer be offered to our community; it will now be taking place in Elizabethtown. What impact do you imagine this will have on folks having to drive the nearly two hour round-trip drive to Elizabethtown to spend the last days and moments with these hospice patients? What about the difficult and dangerous driving conditions in the winter? What about people who don’t have cars and can’t afford to hire a cab?

Senator Little, if there is anything you can do for us, it would be very much appreciated. We here in Ticonderoga really need your help.

Laurel Carroll Ticonderoga

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WalletÊ lost

To the Editor: On New Year’s Day between 2:30 and 3 p.m., my wallet disappeared from Rite Aid or parking lot, or Peebles and parking lot. Both stores and lots were checked thoroughly. If anyone has knowledge of this occurrence, please call the Ti Police Dept., or send the wallet back to the address on the license.

How distressing to begin the new year by losing all your personal information and the cash inside, which was a Christmas gift for me and my husband.

Mary Jo Von Tury and Dwinal Smith Ticonderoga

DonÕ tÊ blameÊ theÊ NRA

To the Editor: This letter is in response to Dick Barney’s Letter to the Editor titled “Stand up to the NRA” in the Dec. 19 issue of the The Sun. Gullible liberals have been led to believe that the NRA is largely to blame for the terroristic acts committed by deranged individuals. Really? Whether they use a gun, knife, sword, bomb, or even a motor vehicle, it all boils down to the same thing. Mentally disturbed people or those bent on destroying our way of life. We have systematically shut down thousands of mental institutions over the last 35-40 years, where most of these individuals should be housed. We do not properly vet the thousands of people entering our country, especially those from middle eastern countries. The simplistic answer to terrorism by liberal democrats is more gun control.

According to Dick, gun violence exists nowhere else in the world where gun ownership is limited. Tell that to the people of France and several other European countries who have very restrictive gun laws.

I have to wonder if Dick even knows what a semi-automatic weapon is, but he would love to see them banned. He mentions an AK-47 as if it is any different in performance than dozens of other weapon styles.

In closing, Dick should know the NRA has no desire to put weapons into the hands of criminals, the mentally ill, or terrorists. They strongly support the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens who wish to own a gun, whether it be for hunting, self defense, target shooting or any other legal purpose.

Roger J. Nolfe Ticonderoga

AÊ tributeÊ toÊ Mom

To the Editor: Thank you to all my family and to all the people in the community of Ticonderoga and surrounding areas who have been there with such support since the passing of my mother Geri White. This was a rough time for all our family and especially at the holiday time, but we also chose to celebrate the wonderful life my mom had and all the great memories so many have of times with her. She had a great will to live and loved her family and friends so much. She was a great cook and before getting ill loved to have family dinners and even after still wanted to contribute a dish to the dinner my daughter Kim was usually making. She belonged to many organizations and enjoyed going to all their events right up to when she couldn’t possibly go any longer. When my two brothers and I were kids, my mom helped with all kinds of programs we were involved in, had wonderful parties for us with our friends for birthdays and events like Halloween. My mom is going to be missed by so many and our sorrow is great at this time, but we have wonderful family and friends and will get through this. A big part of that will be all the great memories we have and smile and humor we remember a great lady having. She was loved by so many and a great member of our community as was shown at her service with the attendance and all the cards and flowers that have been received in her honor. We love you mom.

Kathy Liddell and All Of The Family!

Ticonderoga

areÊ forÊ SharingÊ aÊ success TheÊ USAÊ doesnÕ tÊ needÊ TrumpÊ orÊ Cruz HolidaysÊ To the Editor: To the Editor: Is anyone surprised that Trump has appeared on FOX News more than any other candidate? Trump and FOX News are joined at the hip as both tell fictional stories on a regular basis.

To me Trump is the perfect Republican and has all the attributes associated with the doctrine of the party. Hate has always been part of the Republican mantra and stretching the truth is something they do with straight faces.

Trump’s nearest adversary Ted Cruz is a good example of a stone thrower who lives in a glass house. Born in Canada to a Cuban Father and an American Mother I fail to see how he can even run for President. Wasn’t it Cruz who along with Trump who complained that President Obama wasn’t born in the USA? Even when it was proved that our President was born in the USA, Cruz and Trump still pounded on their drums.

So here we are getting ready to elect another President and best Republican candidate has left he race. Lindsey Graham was someone who called things as they were and his honesty couldn’t be questioned. He also served our Country before becoming and elected official and he knows the perils of war. Trump did as many privileged did and used deferments rather than serve our Nation. Now he wants to show what a tough guy he is and has no problem with sending others once again to war. Cruz who also never served had the audacity to slander two-war hero’s John Kerry and Chuck Hagel and is also ready to send your children and grandchildren to war.

America doesn’t need another war and we surely don’t need Trump or Cruz. To Republicans an immigrant is anyone that doesn’t fit their mold.

My grandparents and the grandparents of millions of Americans were immigrants and they came from every corner of the earth. Our Country is one made from immigrants and for this we should be thankful. Our forefathers would be appalled by the fear mongering being tossed about by draft dodgers like Trump and others who would thrive on the blood of those they would put in harms way. I am not ready to have my grandchildren sacrificed, are you? May God Bless America!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

Adirondack Community Action Programs, Inc. (ACAP) would like to thank all who helped make our Holidays Are For Sharing program a success again this year. We are always amazed by the generous support we receive from so many. From the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots (the train), to local business and organizations such as Elizabethtown/Lewis Ambulance Squad, Champlain Nation Bank, Cobble Hill Inn, Kinney’s Drugs, Family Dollar and all the other businesses and individuals who stopped in to donate toys or money to help out, it is only through your generous support that we were able to provide toys to almost 600 children this year. We wish you could all see the hundreds of packages that go out to families in our communities. You truly do make the holidays brighter for so many. We would like to send grateful wishes to all who helped with the program for a happy and healthy new year.

Cindy Cobb and Marge Garcia Program Coordinators

ElksÊ dinnerÊ successful

To the Editor: Each Christmas the Ticonderoga Elks Lodge #1494 provides the makings of a complete traditional Christmas dinner to more than 100 local families who otherwise wouldn’t enjoy a holiday dinner.

The Elks couldn’t have served as many Families in need without the help of the Local Community Members. We thank the third grade students from the Ticonderoga Elementary School who so diligently collected bags of non perishable groceries to be donated. We thank the college student’s home for winter break and their families who pitched in by packing boxes. We thank all drivers who volunteer every year to make these deliveries. Last but not least we thank our Lodge members who worked all year to raise money for this Christmas program. This joint effort instills the spirit of giving to others. We also want to thank the community for supporting our fundraising programs. Thank you all!

Officers and Members Ticonderoga Elks Lodge #1494 Ticonderoga

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COMMENTARY

Little Bits Selling door to door Gordie Little

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ho remembers Cloverine Salve? In the 1940s, I picked up a comic book and an ad leaped off the page. It begged me to sell the salve door-to-door with the promise of “prizes” galore.

I was thrilled when that long cardboard tube arrived with round tins of salve. I hit up family members first. Then, I covered the neighborhood, knocking on doors and giving it my best pitch.

I can’t remember if I sold all of them or if my mother had to take up the slack.

I wanted what was pictured in the prize paper as a “Beautiful Indian Blanket.” I doubt if I peddled enough to “win” it, but I sent in the money and got a small prize by return mail. It was a scheme that worked for the company, but was eventually outlawed.

I admit to being a terrible salesman. I once signed up as an encyclopedia salesman and was hit in the back side by many slammed doors. I later “worked” as a weekend salesman for a building company on Long Island and could never get anyone to sign on the dotted line.

Kaye sold Avon Products and did very well. Last week, while cleaning out a sagging book case in the kitchen, laden with her cook book collection, she handed me a green hard-covered book.

This first edition of “Watkins Household Hints” dates to 1941 and elicited a plethora of memories. The J. R. Watkins Company, dating back to the 19th century, involved millions of families by selling its products door-to-door.

My older brother Jim remembers the Watkins salesman coming to our house in Westchester County.

I do not. Kaye has vivid recollections of Watkins products in the Vaughan home up in Saranac Lake.

Our copy of the book was signed by my late father, Russell E. Little, and is treasured for that reason. Also inside were several paper-backed publications. One is “Home and Garden Bulletin No. 62” titled “Removing Stains from Fabrics” from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Another is “Bulletin No. 67, “Insects and Related Pests of House Plants; how to control them.” A third is “Cheese in Your Meals,” issued by the Agriculture Department in July 1943. One paragraph reads, “In wartime, food supplies for civilian use change rapidly. It’s part of patriotism to be ready to shift our cooking and eating habits on short notice.”

And, finally, there is a tiny “United Nations Cook Book” published by Crowley’s Milk Company.

And you wonder why I save such things. In a small drawer near my chair is a Fuller Brush used for many years on our clothes. Hey, it’s guaranteed for life. We also have Stanley Home Products in our cabinets that go back decades.

Kaye has to clean her shelves without consulting me. I would never let her discard anything.

That’s the difference between us.

She is my conscience. Love that lady.

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Despite weather, winter carnivals moving ahead as planned Record warmth not affecting events, so far

By Christina Scanlon

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LAKE GEORGE — Will the recent cold snap be enough for Winter Carnivals in the region to continue as planned?

Organizers in Lake George and Saranac Lake say yes.

“Either way, it’s on regardless of the weather,” said Colleen O’Neill, Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee public relations chair.

The weather does seem to be cooperating, though. Earlier this week, photos were posted to the Carnival’s Facebook page showing enough ice on Lake Flower, where ice for the famed ice palace is cut, to take on a layer of snow.

O’Neill said the palace wasn’t worried about the lack of ice formation.

“We can always adjust building. It’s amazing what they do in a short amount of time.

They don’t really need massive ice blocks.

They can do amazing things with small blocks. It’s really just stretch of cold weather that they need and it looks like that we’ll have that.”

In Lake George, ice on the lake is a different story. Over the weekend, the Polar Plunge took place in water that registered 46 degrees.

Photos were posted to Facebook of water skiers in the lake on Christmas Day. Co-chair Linda Duffy said she was aware of the photo, though there was no reason for alarm.

“There have been years with no ice. A lot of our events are not on the ice,” she said.

For those that depend on the ice, there’s still hope.

“In about two weeks we’ll know for sure, but we have plans in place. We’ve moved things before.”

Moving things can mean relocating a particular event that doesn’t require the ice, such as the cook-off, to a park or street.

“The fireworks will still go off, even if the major races don’t. If we don’t have 12 inches of ice by second or third weekend, then we could possibly use a smaller lake.” Some events could be bumped to the final weekend, as well.

O’Neill said the Saranac Lake set up is the same, with many indoor activities and nonweather dependent outside events, such as the parade.

The ice palace is not in question, with the just the size of the blocks still up in the air.

That relatively minor detail is nothing compared to the challenging construction in the palace’s history, the first of which was built in 1899.

“They used horses and hand tools,” said O’Neill of the earliest year.

Participants in the Lake George Polar Plunge race into the icy water on New Years Day.

“They actually chose to make it more difficult,” she said, as the blocks were then transported for construction to a hill top setting where North Country Community College now stands.

Today, heavy equipment replaces the horses and the palace resides on the shores of Lake Flower.

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Saranac Lake was the coldest spot in the continental U.S. Tuesday, Jan. 5, according to the National Weather Service, hitting 21 degrees below zero.

Organizers for both carnivals will keep the public informed of schedules and any possible changes on their respective websites.

Local business to offer free community lunches throughout winter

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TICONDEROGA — Food is an essential element to any gathering, holiday or festivity and is a staple of American culture.

In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American consumes nearly one ton of food per year, making it the subsistence that unites countless people of all backgrounds to do one thing: eat.

Joe Bodette, owner of Bodette’s Barbecue in Ticonderoga, is using food not only as a way to run a restaurant, but also a way to help the community by bringing to together residents of all socio-economic backgrounds.

Bodette plans to do this by hosting free community lunches throughout the winter months in an effort to give back to the community.

Bodette’s Barbecue is a fairly new business in downtown Ticonderoga, having just opened its doors in May. After a summer full of booming business, Bodette hopes to connect more with the local community in the slower winter months.

Bodette said he had been contemplating ways to give back

to the community for quite some time; a free lunch seemed like the best way to do so.

“Its important for anyone to do what they can to give back to the community,” Bodette said. “Some people have money, some people have time and we have meals.

If we can help someone get a hot meal and relieve some stress of local food shelters then we’ve done our job.”

According to the New York State Community Action Association, 12.4 percent of Essex County residents live in poverty, including 20.3 percent of children under 18.

Forty-nine percent of children are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Bodette said he isn’t just hosting the lunches to help out those in need. Hopefully, unity will result. The restaurateur also emphasized that he didn’t want the lunch to be stigmatized as a poor persons meal.

“Everyone is welcome to the lunches no matter rich or poor, old or young, anyone can come.”

Bodette has hosted three so far.

“Getting the word out is key,” Bodette said. “The more people that come the better.”

Hours of operation Bodette’s Barbecue is currently open Wednesday to Sunday and hosts their free community lunches every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more updates on business hours, specials and free community lunches be sure to like Bodette’s Barbecue Facebook page.

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ADK brewery hosting ice festival

By Christina Scanlon

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LAKE GEORGE — An expansion to The Adirondack Pub and Brewery’s Festival of Barrels is bringing funky disco fun and ice-themed events for participants, and organizers are hopeful the creation of the inaugural Funky Ice Festival will touch more than just the brewery.

“When people think Lake George, they think June, July and August,” said James McReynolds, brewery manager.

The Winter Carnival organizers, he said, have put Lake George on the map throughout February with their successful event. He’s hopeful a January events could expand in a similar fashion throughout the area.

The brewery saw just a taste of that possibility in 2012, when the first Festival of Barrels was held. It drew more than 500 guests and has continued to grow.

Set for Jan. 22-23 from 4-9 p.m., the Funky Ice Festival will feature a five-foot disco ball, unique playable ice piano and a DJ on tap with vinyl turntables. The public is invited to bring their own vinyl records to be played. A drink ice luge, two ice bars with signature drinks, disco inspired cocktails, fireside s’more making and an ice sculpting demonstration will also be available.

McReynolds said the disco theme was chosen as it lends itself to a lot of possibility and is sure to be fun.

For those not up for the cold, the pub will be open for dining from noon-10 p.m. with drinks available for purchase at the bar.

The Ice Festival will be the first of Adirondack Brewery’s,

but not the first in the area, said McReynolds.

The Sagamore Resort in Bolton Landing had instant success with their Glacier Ice Bar and Lounge, and was visited by brewery owner John Carr, prompting a similar event.

Carr founded the what was then a small brew pub in 1999, embarking on a $5 million expansion project in the last five years. Additional dining space, called the Beer Garden, was added upstairs and outside, A bottling line has been added, pushing beer sales outside immediate area. The former Off-Track Betting Corporation on Route 9 was Guests shown at last year’s Festival of Barrels hosted by The Adirondack Pub and Brewery. purchased to accommodate Photo provided the expansion about a year and a half ago, with hopes An open house will be held prior to the Ice Festival, of all operations, including a distillery and tasting room, to Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 5-8 p.m. to showcase the Adironbe opened by the spring. Once remodeled, the distillery and 3,000 square-foot barrel room will be able host private catered dack Brewery’s new venue upstairs. The open house will include live music, complimentary snacks, free beer sampling events and a tour of the new barrel room.

“It’s a cool little environment,” said McReynolds of the new For more information visit www.adkbrewery.com. locations possibilities. “It’s always evolving.”

Academic Bowl playoffs, here we come!

Crown Point Academic Bowl team set to make splash on regional scene

By Mikaela Foster

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CROWN POINT — The Crown Point Central School’s Academic Bowl team has made the Post Star Academic Bowl playoffs for the first time in school history.

The team’s coach, Shane Thelen, said the group has had a great season.

“We’re just lucky the season is continuing,” Thelen said. “We’re just going to do our best.”

The season’s trivia competitions have covered everything from world history and math to art and sports.

“It’s not about being smart, it’s about being able to answer questions correctly and quickly,” Thelen said.

The coach said the team is a well-rounded group who excels at broader subjects as well as specialities.

In preparation for the playoffs, the students plan to study current events from all over the globe. But the shared pursuit of knowledge throughout their lives is the key.

“We’re interested in learning so we take it upon ourselves to learn on our own,” said teammate Erick Dushane.

Several of the teammates said research took them in innumerable directions. Online, one link leads to another.

Then another. And another.

Noah Arevalo, a participant, said the process of deep thinking that they go through helps them to retain information and knowledge.

Playoff slots are determined by total points accumulated over a six-match season with the lowest score dropped. Crown Point’s team accumulated 1,325 points during their season while also winning five matches and losing their sixth on the last question.

Team members include Captain John-Roch Sears and leading

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Church services announced CROWN POINT — The First Congregational Church, “Brick Church in the Park”, invites the community to join them this week to the Congregational Church, Sunday, Jan. 10, for Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m. This weeks’ Service will include reflective time and Pastoral Prayers, singing, as well as a positive, timely message by Pastor Dave. For more information and directions to these or any church activities call 597-3398 or visit Brickchurchonline.com.

PCS to hold monthly meeting PUTNAM — The Putnam Central School Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the gym, at 6:30 p.m.

scorer Noah Arevalo, both Juniors. Seniors Erick DuShane and Noah LaPointe round out the other two starting slots. Also contributing this season were Senior Josh Behrendt, Juniors Stephanie Glidden and Christina Simpson, and two Freshmen Emily Harmon and Mollie Ingleston.

The team is excited for Jan. 13, where they will be participating in the championships, along with Westport High School, at Queensbury High. Going in as the number eight seed, they will go up against top-ranked Saratoga.

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CROWN POINT — If you pass by Frontier Town, you will see what is often depicted as a ghost town. In its heyday, it was a family tourist attraction that was designed to focus on frontier life.

Most of the facility has sat vacant since 1998, with bits and pieces auctioned off over time.

“It was something that should have never been allowed to happen — but it did,” said Crown Point Supervisor Charles Harrington. “It was sold a few times. Every time it was sold, the owners had less ability to function as it was designed.”

No matter the height of the weeds or the length of the vines that have taken over the former park — or even the controversy surrounding its sale and subsequent lawsuit — the history beneath it still remains.

One piece in particular, the old forge, has been given another

The Penfield Homestead Museum looks forward to bringing the Frontier Town forge on site as a new addition to their story.

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chance.

Last month, the Essex County Board of Supervisors gifted the artifact to the Penfield Homestead Museum in Crown Point with the “understanding that the museum will be responsible for its transition to Ironville.”

The coal-blasting bloomery forge is patterned after the Roth’s Forge and other revolutionary-era forges, said Crown Point Historian Joan Hunsdon.

It’s similar to Allen Penfield’s forge that used to be in Crown

Point.

Penfield, according to museum materials, “built a bloom forge with two heavy triphammers… He processed ore from his rich mines a few miles back in the Adirondack Mountains, and in his foundry were cast all kinds of utensils needed in the home and on the farm.”

The historian said tools and other items — like iron kettles for boiling maple syrup — were made.

The forge is massive. The hammer alone weighs 800 pounds.

“It’s going to be quite an undertaking,” Harrington said. “It may take an engineer to take this apart. We want to be very careful with this.”

Hunsdon said the first task is to get it to the museum, and then they will figure out where to put it. Even though it will be a big job, they’re determined to move the object. And with a contractor already lined up, she said they will.

She explained that plans will be drawn up before they move the forge so they know how things need to be put back together.

She also said when they decide where to put it, it’s important to be careful when choosing a spot, as to not upset any historical remains.

“I’m very excited,” Hunsdon said. “Our goal here is education and it’s going to be a wonderful part of educating children and adults about the early iron industry.”

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Bridge building contest winners announced TICONDEROGA — The eighth annual Bridge Building Contest was held at Ticonderoga Middle School Saturday, Dec. 12 where 49 students from the three middle Schools (Ticonderoga, St. Mary’s and Crown Point) competed for trophies showcasing their engineering skills in designing and building their bridges. This year the competition was fairly evenly divided between boys and girls. It wasn’t too many years ago according the Kiwanis event organizer, Graham Bailey, that women engineers were rare. This year’s contest illustrated how things have changed.

John Perreault, Principal of the Ti Middle and Elementary School provided welcoming remarks to the students. He and Paul Jebb, High School Physics Teacher, also spoke to the students about the many challenges and opportunities in the future for engineers.

The middle school student teams designed their bridges during the 6 weeks preceding the contest and constructed out of popsicle sticks during a 1-1/2 hour time limit and then loaded a bucket suspended from their bridge with weights

until the bridge collapses, resulting in some tremendous displays of shattering popsicle sticks. Guidance was provided by teachers and coaches from the three middle school, Jim Marshall, Bill Clark, Pam and Steve Arzberger. The results of the middle school competition are Aesthetics – three-way tie for first place: EAH (Avery Kidder and Myleigh Willett), The American Bulldogs (James Ward and Scott Allen), Lightning Bolts (Jack Michalak, Kylee Bennett and Julieanna Holman); Efficiency first place: The Does (Molly Price and Lilly Bail), second place: EAH (Avery Kidder and Myleigh Willett), third place: The Archetects (David LaPoint and Connor RobargeGreen); Strongest Bridge: Roadkill (Samantha Montville and Ruby Bennett) 134 lbs; Rookie Team of the Year Top sixth grade team: Efficiency-The Archetects (David LaPoint and Connor Robarge-Green) The High School students designed and built their balsa wood bridges in school as part of Paul Jebb’s Physics class.

Aesthetics: first place: Romaca’s Aerospace Technologies (Brandon Romaca), second place: Wright & Hughes (Haleigh

Wright and Delaney Hughes), third place: ME (Emily Hood and McKenzie Price); Efficiency first place: ME (Emily Hood and McKenzie Price), second place: Romaca’s Aerospace Technologies (Brandon Romaca), third place: DC Construction (Collin Bresette and Duncan Bain); Strongest Bridge: C.D. Technologies (Connor Lauzon and Dillon Crowe) 144 lbs.

This event would not have been possible without the financial support of the co-sponsors: Reale Construction Co., DeFranco Landscaping, Northern Lake George Rotary, and Ticonderoga Teachers Association.

Also Critical the success of the programwew the many volunteers: Steve Boyce, Ken Engler Bill Pittman, John Bartlett, Jack Bast, Tom Schaffer, Jim O’Toole Tony DeFranco, Leslie Midgley Sheryl Bailey, Don Johnston. Kathy Marshall provided snacks and drinks for students and volunteers..

Several of the High School students will compete in the Upcoming Regional Competition in Albany in February.

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Lifelong learning workshops offered at NCCC TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga campus of North Country Community College is offering a breadth of Lifelong Learning workshops for community members of all ages. Workshops include: “Backyard Sugaring” and a “Spring Birds and Wildflowers Fieldtrip” with Glen and Malinda Chapman; “How Does Your Garden Grow” – a series of workshops by master gardener, Diane O’Connor; a “Drumming Circle for Women” and “Working with the Healing Angels” with Mae Pagan; and “Selling on eBay” for those decluttering for the New Year.

Several workshops are planned for those in business: “Building an Effective Power Point” with Nataliya O’Neil and “Show Me the Money: Grant Funding for Non-Profit Organizations” with Diane O’Connor who has 25 years of experience in nonprofit management of national and regional organizations.

History enthusiasts have three series to choose from:” Mapping the Wilderness: Early Adirondack Sur-

veying” with Pete Nelson, “War in the Champlain Valley” with Dr. Tom McGrath, and “How Women Won the War” with Diane O’Connor, who served as Essex County Historian and is currently working with the Ticonderoga Historical Society.

To address health and wellness, Pam Fischer from Silver Bay is providing American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/ CPR/ and AED training, as well as RTE certification (Responding to Emergencies). NCCC professor of Nursing, Dr. Selina LeMay will provide informative sessions on diabetes, cancer, childhood obesity, and heart health.

Herbalist Nancy Scarzello is offering workshops on “Planning and Planting the Herb Garden”, “Backyard Farmacy”, and “Empowerment in Times of Lyme”.

Nancy is also teaching a four-part Herbal Medicine Series to include: Vibrant Winter Health; The Art of Making Tea and Baths: Herbal Salves, Oils, & Lip Balm; and Tinctures, Elixirs & Syrups.

Kids aged 10 and up can sign-up for a three hour session during April’s school break on “Exploring Circus Acts”.

Professional entertainers, Amy and Pete Nelson, will provide instruction on stilt-walking, clowning, juggling, mime and other circus fun. For those looking for summer

jobs, Pam Fisher will provide American Red Cross “Babysitting Training” for those 11 to 15 years of age.

For a complete listing of workshop times and fees, or to buy a workshop gift certificate, call Edna at the Ticonderoga NCCC campus at 354-5179.

Schroon Lake American Legion Post 982 and VFW Post 362 held their annual Christmas party Dec. 16. Timothy Pierce, Veterans Benefits Advisor 1 from The Elizabethtown Veterans Office was the guest speaker.

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officer and $23,394.28 for the chairman.

Supervisors also receive a salary from their towns.

STAYING THE COURSE Chairman Bill Ferebee (R-Keene) was re-elected to lead the body, his first full one-year term since taking office last June following the resignation of Randall Douglas, the long-running Jay supervisor who signed off to take a state job.

Vice Chair Randy Preston (I-Wilmington) said Ferebee’s “slow and steady” approach to leadership, as well as his political connections, has paid dividends for the county, particularly when it comes to locking in grant funding.

With Tropical Storm Irene recovery efforts mostly in the rearview, said Ferebee, top priorities for the county in 2016 include addressing the four bridges flagged by the state as needing repair, renovating the senior nutrition kitchen and facilitating the merger of the county’s office for the aging into the public health department.

Ferebee said he was pleased with the trajectory of the county.

“This is a renewal of renaissance happening in Essex County,” Ferebee said.

Preston, too, was sworn in for his first full term as the board’s second-in-command.

Moore, who sponsored Preston’s bid for a second term, hailed his colleague for his work on numerous regional issues, including what many are now calling a full-blown crisis when it comes to the sustainability of local emergency response squads.

TURNING PURPLE While most lawmakers pride themselves on being non-partisan, the new session will see a noted shift in the board when it comes to party affiliation.

With the departure of former supervisor Dan Connell (D-Westport), the number of Democrats has dropped to three — Republicans have held steady at 12 — while independents have risen to three, including two of the so-called Big Three towns, North Elba and Ticonderoga.

Giordano, a registered Republican, ran as an independent write-in candidate, defeating incumbent supervisor Bill Grinnell, also a Republican. On Monday, the lawmaker said he remains undecided as to how he will serve when it comes to party affiliation.

The supervisor said he was looking forward to tackling his committee assignments — he’s been assigned to human services, personnel and finance — and addressing town issues, in-

Essex County officials are optimistic about the future of the countyowned fish hatchery in Crown Point, which is under new management.

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Essex County has owned the facility since 1982, when they took it over from the state. Since then, the county has periodically batted around the idea of selling the site.

Last year, the hatchery stocked 54,200 fish in county waters.

This year, they will be tentatively stocking 55,275. Dougan said more than half these are 2-3 years old, which means they’ve been planning and rearing these fish for a couple of years to be able to stock county waters in each of the 18 towns.

Chris Barber, the former senior technician, has been elevated to the top slot.

Superintendent Chris Garrow spoke highly of Barber.

“He’s a dedicated employee. He’s done a great job. The admin has changed, but we’ve still got the same person rearing fish and we’re going to try to give him more support.”

Hatchery responsibilities include producing healthy fish, applying for a stocking permit every year and making sure they’re stocking a species — brook, rainbow and brown trout — that is relatively native and can thrive in the waters of Essex County.

Dougan said fish have a certain amount of instinct to go back to their original areas. However, the waters need to be stocked when fish are no longer in an area, due to naturally occurring reasons that include, but are not limited to, weather.

Running a fish hatchery is hard work, said Barber.

“If you’re passionate about your job, stick with it,” said Barber, who has been working at the hatchery since he was a teen.

Another of Barber’s daily responsibilities is to regulate water from different sources. This involves balancing and regulating the water’s algae growth, PH levels and temperature.

“If those fish were in a natural creek in July, they would go to deeper water to be cool,” Dougan explained. But since the fish at the hatchery aren’t in a natural creek, their environment needs to be regulated in order to maintain their health.

Dougan said the merger is advantageous because the DPW will be able to make the required structural improvements.

Crown Point Supervisor Charles Harrington said the facility is an asset.

“It’s been totally underutilized in the educational level and it would certainly help fisherman appreciate what is done at the county level.”

Dougan agreed: “I’d love to take kids on a warm spring day and walk the path so they see how much work goes into [rearing fish].”

Four new supervisors were sworn into the Essex County Board of Supervisors on Monday, Jan. 4. Ticonderoga Supervisor Joseph Giordano (I-Ticonderoga) is pictured here with his wife, Jihyan, and two children: Jonah, 6, and Nicholas, 3.

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cluding bringing the town’s water infrastructure back into compliance.

“This is a long, ongoing discussion that needs to be resolved,” Giordano said.

His new colleagues expressed similar sentiments.

“It’s time to get to work,” said Tyler.

Miga agreed: “It’s public service,” he said.

The new lawmakers will return to Elizabethtown on Friday to receive briefings by the heads of each department.

Numerous other lawmakers and county officials were also sworn in for new terms on Monday, including Palmer, the county manager; County Attorney Dan Manning, Clerk to the Supervisor Judy Garrison, Deputy Clerk Dina Garvey, Purchasing Agent Linda Wolf, Auditor Brenda Sullivan, County Clerk Joseph Provoncha and County Judge Richard Meyer, who won re-election for a second ten-year term last fall.

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Essex County is ripe for a cuisine trail, says one local entrepreneur. Establishing a DIY route would link the county’s myriad food and beverage producers together, from vegetable farms to distilleries. An organizational meeting is set for Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Westport to discuss the prospects.

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District Girl Scouts. Her week will culminate with the state program finals Saturday, Jan. 9, at Cohoes High School, at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door and everyone is invited to come support her.

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River’s welcome son Anthony and Ashley Rivers have announced the birth of their son Nathan Joseph Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Glens Falls Hospital, at 8:19 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 21 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Joseph and Cathy Ashe and the fraternal grandparents are Lorraine and Tracy Denson.

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TICONDEROGA — As the new year begins, most seniors are busy finishing college applications and awaiting those important admissions decisions. For Ticonderoga High School Senior Mackenzie Strum, she has also been busy preparing to represent Ticonderoga at the Distinguished Young Woman of New York state-level program in the Albany area during the first week of January.

Originally selected as the 2016 Distinguished Young Woman of Ticonderoga in April 2015, Strum was also honored with individual category awards for both Fitness and Self Expression. To prepare for the state program, she has been practicing a new fitness routine as well as fine-tuning her dramatic monologue talent presentation. While in Albany, Strum will learn new Self-Expression and Opening routines, participate in local community service projects and Life Skills workshops, tour the New York State Capital Building, and participate in the Be Your Best Self mentoring presentations for Capital

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state-run retail outlets. TasteNY, the initiative designed to showcase state products, tripled their sales in 2015 from the year before, while locations are expanding, including a new cafe that opened last month at Whiteface Mountain, joining 11 others, including a location in Puerto Rico.

Local groups have also flagged agritourism as a key piece in economic development, including the Regional Office for Sustainable Tourism.

Over 500,000 visitors come to Essex County each year, said White. In 2014, guests spent $408 million.

While hiking and outdoor activities remains the top draw, White hopes a trail will pique their interests, and expand their horizons.

The benefits are myriad: Not only would a trail result in more activities to attract visitors, it would support farmers, act as an educational tool, promote the sale of local products, create jobs and overall create a strong economy.

In 2012, the most recent year for which statistics are available, Essex County farmers generated $11.7 million in sales.

One possible route, said White, could take visitors up Route 22 from Gunnison Orchards in Crown Point to Mace Chasm Farm in Keeseville. Route 9 would then zip them over to Upper Jay’s cheese country.

The plan is in its nascent stages. White hopes a meeting on Jan. 20 at the CCE Building in Westport will help the pieces come into focus and gauge interest. All producers and interested parties are welcome.

Since CCE cannot create a trail by itself — it’s not within their mandate to be a trade organization — White aims to create a nonprofit to house the organizational structure, and then apply for the actual cuisine trail designation, the provisions for which are encased in state law.

According to the New York Department for Agriculture and Markets, a maximum of 10 cuisine trails can be designated across the state. Once designated, organizations have greater access to

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ESSEX — By now, the story of Essex County’s agricultural resurgence is well-told: Once-fallow fields are humming with activity, hosting everyone from small-scale cheesemakers in the High Peaks to think tanks on the shores of Lake Champlain. Farm stands are becoming as popular as yard sales, while newcomers surface daily to set their dreams a flight.

It seems like there’s never been a more fertile time to be a farmer in Essex County.

Now, one local entrepreneur hopes another idea will take root: A cuisine trail.

Trails for foodies are all the rage, explained Cornell Cooperative Extension Board President Jay White.

Clinton County boasts a wine trail. Northern Essex County has a loosely-organized cheese trail, and the Adirondack Craft Beverage Trail has strung together nearly two dozen breweries, distilleries and wineries in Essex, Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties over the past half-decade.

But compared to Clinton County, a dairy and apple heavyweight, Essex County has a diverse agricultural profile, said White.

While combining like-minded businesses together helps make those industries strong, few options exist for all food producers, said White.

Just doing a wine trail won’t help cheese producers, for instance. A farm trail isn’t going to help distilleries, while a wine and beverage trial will leave out farmers.

A cuisine trail is needed to tie them all together.

“How do we combine supporting farms, economic development in general, and using tourism to make all that happen?” asked White, who owns a vineyard in the town of Essex.

The demand is there, said White, citing studies that show a strong correlation between agriculture and economic development.

So is government support.

Money is pouring into the biz through state and federal grants — including $95,000 in federal funds for a new food hub in Essex and $60,000 to support a brewery expansion in Keeseville — while regulations are being relaxed, allowing for a blossoming of farm breweries and distilleries.

The state has also prioritized promoting finished products in

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White said he believed that quota hadn’t yet been reached.

Following the meeting, the next step is to determine who would like to be on a potential system and establish which trails will make the most sense. White aims to use other communities as an example, like Suffolk and Nassau counties, for instance, who are working together to brand their communities as an agritourism destination through a new museum and year-long farmers markets that fall under a unifying brand.

“The sky’s the limit for what we could do with it,” said White.

Interested in a possible Essex County cuisine trail? All producers and interested parties are encouraged to attend the organizational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the CCE office in Westport. For more info, contact Jay White at cuisinetrail@gmail.com.

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Spaghetti with a choice of hearty marinara or vegetable marinara sauce, garlic bread, garden fresh salad bar, dessert and beverage. There will also be a Silent Auction & 50/50 Raffle. Tickets at door. $10 Adults / $5 Children.

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he New Year has begun, resolutions have been made and now we need only to find the resolve to see them through. In the North Country, this task is easier than you’d think. Opportunities abound — even if you have lived in the area for years, there are always new people to meet, new places to see, more events to attend for the first time. And there is always a chance that one of these new experiences will end up helping you on your own personal journey. Take a look at some of the notable events happening around the region this week: if any strike your fancy, venture out, put your shoulder to the wheel and revel in what is new.

Discover new passions On Jan. 9, the Adirondack Mountain Club will celebrate Winter Trails Day with their 3rd annual Winterfest. Winter Trails Day is a nationwide initiative that aims to provide children and adults with the opportunity to try a variety of winter sports for free. This year, the Adirondack Mountain Club will provide classes on snowshoeing, dog sledding, skating, skiing and more. Inperson registration for Winterfest will be available at 9 a.m. at the High Peaks Information Center in Lake Placid. For more information, call 518-523-3441 or preregister online at adk.org Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios will host an introduction to oil painting workshop this month. The classes, taught by award-winning painter Nancy Brossard, are open to all skill levels. The workshop is split into three parts, with classes on Jan. 12, 19 and 26 at 5:30 p.m. The $150 registration fee includes instruction, paint and canvas boards. Participants are encouraged to bring brushes of their preference. Call 518-891-3799 to register.

Elizabeth Izzo is the arts and entertainment columnist for Sun Community News. Reach her at Elizabeth@denpubs.com.

Pictured at right: The Adirondack Mountain Club celebrates its Winter Trails Day on Saturday, Jan. 9.

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Explore This month, Plattsburgh’s Strand Center for the Arts will display a special series of photographs by Penelope Clute.

Penelope Clute, known locally as Penny, wasn’t always a photographer. If you’re a Plattsburgh native, you might remember her as one of the founding partners of Clute, Clute & Thompson. Or perhaps you recall her tenure as the Clinton County District Attorney from 1989 to 2001 – or more recently, as a city court judge from 2002 to 2011.

In 2012, Clute retired from law and began nurturing her inner artist. After taking a weekend photography course in the Adirondacks, taught by the late Nancy Rotenberg, she began her creative journey.

The exhibition, titled “Explorations,” features over 30 photographs that capture pieces of that creative journey. With shots from San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, New Zealand, Cuba and various US and Canadian locations, this collection truly portrays discovery seen through an artist’s lens.

A portion of the exhibit, “Exploring Water,” pays close attention to colors and textures, while another, “Exploring Cuba,” turns its focus from nature to humanity and architecture. Explorations is diverse, it’s refreshing; yet it still manages to convey a feeling of familiarity through the intimacy of the photographs.

The opening reception for this exhibit will be held on Jan. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Uncover new favorites Caffè Lena, Saratoga’s historic folk music mecca, will welcome the Philadelphia-based group Beaucoup Blue on Jan. 10. The music of Beaucoup Blue offers a hearty mix of folk, jazz, country and bluegrass. David and Adrian Mowry, the father and son duo that created Beaucoup, have been popular with the Caffè Lena crowd since the early 2000s. This time around, the duo will be accompanied by jazz/classical bassist Bill Zinno and Toronto drummer Jeff Sheard. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Beaucoup Blue takes the stage at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $20.

The indie rock group Daisycutter will perform at Stony C re e k �s Town Hall on Jan. 8. The band is fronted by singer Sara Milonovich, whose career has been incredibly diverse.

In the past, Milonovich has worked as an accompanist and collaborator with such artists as Richard Shindell, Pete Seeger, Eliza Gilkyson, Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys and Mountain Quickstep, among others. In 2011, Sara toured Kosovo, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Turkey as part of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad. The band also features multi-instrumentalist Andy Goessling on mandolin, banjo, and dobro, Greg Anderson on guitar, Leo Traversa on bass, and Ben Wittman on drums. The show starts at 7 p.m. and is free and open to all ages.

As part of the January Jams series, the Upper Jay Art Center — in Upper Jay, naturally — will host an open mic night on Jan. 10. The stage will be open to all skill levels. 2-6 p.m. Admission is free.

On Jan. 7, the Glens Falls Civic Center will host legendary comic Gilbert Gottfried. Gottfried first gained popularity as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $27-32. For more information, call 1-855-GFCC-TIX. Whether your goal for 2016 is to get more organized, to exercise more, or to simply make it through the year, I hope that in your quest for self-betterment you are able to find time to enjoy the everyday things. A song, a photo… a nice pair of skis. Sometimes that’s the most difficult thing to do. But in the end, I would argue that it’s the most rewarding.

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Join the staff at TiNY Wellness Center in Ticonderoga for a free fit camp session. The TiNY Wellness Center offers a free class every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The next fit camp is on Jan. 8 from 6-7 a.m.

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JackÊ RichardÊ Bright,Ê Sr. CROWN POINT — Jack Richard Bright, Sr., 82, of Crown Point, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, surrounded by loved ones at the Moses-Ludington Hospital after a courageous battle with leukemia.

Jack was born on April 8, 1933, the son of the late Gladys (Wright) Bright and Eugene Bright on Chilson Hill in Ticonderoga.

Jack joined the U.S. Army at 17 years old and served four years. After returning home, he went to work at International Paper Company of Ticonderoga for 42 years.

He married the love of his life, Bertha (Eubar) on September 23, 1961. The two were hand and hand for 54 years.

Jack was known for his kind, soft spoken nature, and his love of the outdoors and gardening. He was a proud Yankees fan and the handyman of the family.

Jack’s grandchildren were his pride and joy. Not a day went by without him giving them his unconditional love.

Besides his parents, Jack is pre-deceased by his brother, Francis “Punch” Bright, and his sister Helen Martin.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha Bright of Crown Point; three children, Robin A. Holmberg and her husband Tom of Crown Point, Cathy Lebel and her husband Mark of Schroon Lake, and Jack Bright, Jr. and his fiance’ Susan of Whitehall; six grandchildren, Robin Lynn Holmberg of Crown Point, Kyle and Cortney Lebel of Schroon Lake, Joshua and Logan Bright of Whitehall and Patrick Bright of Ticonderoga. He is also survived by his siblings, Norman Bright, Robert Bright, and Thomas Bright, all of Ticonderoga, Louise Johnson of Port Henry, Shirley Noel and Ruthanne Burns, both of Ticonderoga.

Relatives and friends may call Friday, January 1, 2016,

from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin St., Ticonderoga.

A Funeral Service will take place on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga. The Rev. Scott Tyler, Pastor, will officiate.

To offer online condolences, please visit www.wilcoxandreganfuneralhome.com

ThomasÊ TilleyÊ Adams TICONDEROGA — Thomas Tilley Adams, attorney, died at home on December 16, 2015 at 86 years of age. The cause of death was cancer. Born in Orchard Park, New York on October 9, 1929 to Floyd Tilley and Clara Potter Adams, he was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Smith Adams and is survived by his four children Julia Adams, Janet Adams, Claire Adams, and Douglas Adams, and three grandchildren, Andrew Jordan, Emmett Adams and Thomas Adams.

Thomas Adams graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1951, served as a Captain in the USAF in Korea from 1951 to 1953, and earned a JD from Cornell Law School in 1957.

A member of both the New York and Connecticut Bars, he began his legal career in New York City with Davies, Hardy & Schenck from 1957 to 1963. He then became a founding principal of Gregory & Adams in Wilton, CT, practicing there from 1963-2001, and was of counsel from 2002 until the time of his death. He was admitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit), and to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1962. He also lectured at Cornell University Law School and was adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University.

He helped shape the town of Wilton and Fairfield County, Connecticut, more broadly, serving as Chairman of the Building Committee for Wilton High School in 1966 and

Town Attorney from 1966 to 1971. He served on many boards including the Five Town Foundation, the Wilton Library Association, the Union Trust Company, Norwalk Savings Society, Woodcock Nature Center, Silver Spring Country Club, and the Norwalk Hospital.

Thomas Adams also served on a variety of trusts including Dana Fund International, Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust, S.T. Shoff Charitable Trust, and The Shoff Foundation.

In upstate New York, he, his wife Virginia and Marcelino and Judith Lavin donated 94 acres with 2,530 feet of Lake George historic shoreline, known as Rogers Rock and Little Slide, to the Lake George Land Conservancy. “Our respective families are pleased to make this gift to LGLC in the hope that it will further its efforts and thus safeguard the drinkable water quality in Lake George’s north basin and preserve the scenic grandeur of both Rogers Rock and Anthony’s Nose mountain bastions,” said Adams in 1999 when the first gift was announced.

Thomas Adams was tirelessly active on behalf of the public good throughout his career. He was a staunch advocate for a more inclusive American civic life and for those less fortunate, both in the nation at large and the northeast region where he grew up, lived and practiced law, and he consistently dedicated time and resources, including pro bono legal support, to these goals. He was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus award from Cornell Law School, the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America, was admitted to the Apperson Society from the Lake George Land Conservancy, and was Phi Delta Phi. Tom Adams was a loving husband, father and family man, a warm and caring friend and counselor, and an energetic mentor to many young people over the years, including as a schoolteacher at Lake Shore Central School in Angola, NY in 1953-4 and throughout his life thereafter. He enjoyed opera, the Adirondacks, golf, reading and discussing history and jurisprudence, the wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde, and had a remarkable zest for life in general.

A memorial service will be held in January at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 36 New Canaan Road, Wilton, with a reception following.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any donations be made either to the Wilton Public Library of Wilton, CT http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/ or the Black Watch Memorial Library of Ticonderoga, NY http://www.cefls.org/ticonderoga.htm

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Resolution Run sets participation record Visitors lead the way in New Years Day race

TICONDEROGA — A record field tackled the 16th annual Resolution Run in Ticonderoga Jan. 1.

Sponsored by the LaChute Road Runners Club of Ticonderoga, the race attracted 65 runners and walkers — crushing the previous record of 38 set in 2005.

A pair of visitors to the community claimed top honors in the fivekilometer run that included a climb up The Portage. Robert Stianchi of New Jersey led men in 18 minutes, 16 seconds and Julie Dmochowski of Syracuse was the leading woman in 20:40.

Ellie Berube of Putnam was the leading walker, covering the fourkilometer course in 31:51.

The event included a five-kilometer (3.1 miles) run and a four-kilometer (2.5 miles) walk. Both events began and ended at the Community Building on Montcalm Street.

The course follows Lake Champlain Avenue to The Portage to Water Street to Lake George Avenue back to Montcalm Street.

Also winning at event was the Ticonderoga Food Pantry. Runners donated seven boxes of food and $110 in cash to the local food shelf.

The race was directed by Adelaide Smallidge, who was credited

by LaChute members with improving the event and increasing participation. Smallidge is a 16-year-old from Crown Point.

“Great Resolution Run this year,” Eric Stoddard of Ti said. “It was a perfect way to start off 2016! Huge thanks to all of the volunteers. It was great debut as race coordinator, thanks Adelaide Smallidge!”

“I had a great run today,” Jodi Thompson of Schroon Lake said.

“Thank you to everyone who baked, organized and kept track of all the details. Adelaide Smallidge, you continue to impress me. Well done!”

Following the run there were light refreshments and presentation of awards. Awards were pies from Libby’s and home-baked goods.

“The Resolution Run of 2016 was an enormous success, thanks to the all the participants,” Smallidge said.

“The previous record for the number of participants was 38, from January 2005, and for this past race the total number of participants was 65.

“The LCRRC is very excited to be donating food to the local food pantry, along with $110 of donations from the runners and walkers,” she said.

Following the race, Kody Parrott and Lillith Ida received the 2015 Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarships. Parrott is studying at Keene (N.H.) State College. Ida attends St. John’s University in New York City. Each received $1,000.

Both are freshmen who graduated from Ticonderoga High School last spring.

For information visit the club website at www.lachute.us 5K results 1, Robert Stianchi, 18:16 2, Kody Parrott, 18:59 3, Josh Cook, 19:39 4, Logan VanBuren, 20:03 5, George Brown, 20:10 6, Lee Berube, 20:40 7, Julie Dmochowski, 20:40 8, Jay Berube, 20:40 9, Irene Sommerville, 21:32 10, Tim Malaney, 21:38 11, Joel Cook, 22:10 12, Kohl Tucker, 22:10 13, John Cook, 22:55 14, Tracy Smith, 23:04 15, Paul Stevens, 23:15 16, Shane Bleyenburg, 23:42 17, Nick Fitzgerald, 24:14 18, Brendan Sawyer, 24:17 19, Heather Bala, 24:18

Crammond scholarships awarded Ticonderoga Central grads land $1,000 each as part of memorial scholarship

TICONDEROGA — Kody Parrott and Lillith Ida have received the 2015 Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarships.

The two $1,000 scholarships were presented by the LaChute Road Runners Club following its 16th annual Resolution Run Jan. 1.

Parrott is studying at Keene (N.H.) State College. Ida attends St. John’s University in New York City. Both are freshmen who graduated from Ticonderoga High School last spring.

The awards are presented each year after the successful completion of a student’s first semester of college.

The $1,000 award goes to a local high school graduate who participated in varsity cross country and/or track & field who attends college full-time. The winner, selected by a scholarship committee, is a person who reflects the strong academic, athletic and character traits of Crammond.

Crammond died in a car accident in 2005 at age 24.

Scholarship applications are available at the Ticonderoga High School guidance office, by contacting Matt Karkoski, scholarship chairman, at 585-7206, and online at http://www. lachute.us/misc_PDF/Scholarship.pdf

20, Michael Fitzgerald, 24:38 21, Sierra Stacey, 24:56 22, Jay Wells, 25:53 23, Brian Corwin, 25:55 24, Tanner Whalen, 25:21 25, Cam Brown, 25:54 26, Denali Garnica, 28:08 27, Karen Costello, 28:25 28, Dean Fleming, 28:32 29, Joe Giordano, 28:42 30, Shawn Hayes, 29:01 31, Luis Garnica, 29:01 32, Jodi Thompson, 29:23 33, Sarah Otto, 29:24 34, Stan Young, 29:26 35, Richard Hood, 30:36 36, Erica Stianchi, 31:20 37, Lillith Ida, 32:05 38, Todd Bilow, 33:08 39, Eric Stoddard, 33:40 40, Kathy Tubbs, 33:58 41, Karlene Gonyeau, 34:11 42, Dave Rutkowski, 34:31 43, Greg VanBuren, 35:58 44, Abby Young, 36:14 45, Shelley Young, 36:14 46, Johanna DeKalb, 36:35 47, Kelly Smallidge, 36:40 48, Rita Herbst, 36:40 Walkers 1, Ellie Berube, 31:51 2, Peggy Carroll, 33:15 3, Jane Kuhl, 37:19 4, Kevin Kuhl, 37:19 5, Tonnya Varmette, 37:21 6, Kathy Morse, 37:24 7, Jessica Stoddard, 42:00 8, Jerry Reed, 42:03 9, Danielle Johnson, 42:03 10, Sawyer VanBuren, 44:18 11, Nicole VanBuren, 44:24 12, Ollie Porter, 45:34 13, Hannah Porter, 45:34 14, Seanna Porter, 45:34 15, Natilda Boyce, 45:34

Robert Stianchi of New Jersey and Julie Dmochowski of Syracuse won the 16th annual Resolution Run 5K held by the LaChute Road Runners in Ticonderoga Jan. 1.

16, Lori Ross, 47:18 17, Owen Gilbo, 47:18 5K age group winners Overall Men - Robert Stianchi Women - Julie Dmochowski 19 and younger Men - 1, Kody Parrott; 2, Joel Cook; 3, Kohl Tucker Women - 1, Sierra Stacey; 2, Lillith Ida; 3, Abby Young 20-29 Men - 1, Josh Cook; 2, Lee Berube; 3, Jay Berube Women - 1, Irene Sommerville

Application deadline is May 15 each year.

This year marks $12,000 in scholarships awarded in Crammond’s memory by the LaChute Road Runners Club.

“Duane was a great runner, but he was so much more,” Karkoski said. “He set a great example for younger runners through his work ethic and determination to succeed.

“We’re pleased we can honor Duane with a scholarship and, at the same time, help someone meet their college goals,” he added.

Crammond, the valedictorian of the Ti High Class of 1999, was a cross country and track champion in high school. He went on to become an honor student at RPI, where he majored in engineering and was captain of the college’s cross country team. He was also the leading distance runner on RPI’s indoor and outdoor track teams.

After graduation from college, Crammond dominated local race races. In 2003, he won the Montcalm Mile in Ticonderoga and the Race the Train event in North Creek. He was third in the Whiteface Uphill Run in Wilmington, fourth in the Prospect Mountain Road Race in Lake George and fifth

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30-39 Men - 1, Shane Bleyenburg; 2, Jay Wells Women - 1, Heather Bala; 2, Erica Stianchi 40-49 Men - 1, George Brown; 2, Dean Fleming; 3, Luis Garnica Women - 1, Can Brown; 2, Sarah Otto; 3, Shelley Young 50-59 Men - 1, Tim Malaney; 2, Tracy Smith; 3, Paul Stevens Women - 1, Kathy Tubbs; 2, Karlene Gonyeau; 3, Rita Herbst 60 and older Men - 1, Dave Rutkowski Women - Karen Costello

in the Lake George to Bolton Adirondack Distance Run. He capped that season by winning the Adirondack Marathon in Schroon Lake.

Pictured above: Tim Malaney, center, president of the LaChute Road Runners Club, presents the 2015 Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarships to Kody Parrott and Lillith Ida. The two $1,000 scholarships were presented by the LaChute Road Runners Club following its 16th annual Resolution Run Jan. 1.

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Local teams compete in holiday basketball games

Ticonderoga’s Delaney Hughes led the Lady Sentinels past the Westport Lady Eagles as they hosted the Ticonderoga Holiday Tournament Dec. 30. Here, Hughes drives past Westport defenders Taylor Gough and Ellie Storey.

Photo by Jill Lobdell

Whitehall’s Hannah Bascue takes the ball to the hoop against Moriah’s Jordan Speshock during their Dec. 30 matchup at the Ticonderoga Holiday Tournament. Due to the weather, the tournament was limited to a one-day event. The Lady Vikings used a strong start to the fourth quarter to pull away from the Lady Railroaders and earn the win.

Photo by Jill Lobdell

Moriah’s Todd Clarke powers up for a basket against Westport defenders Wyatt Gough and Anderson Gay during their game in Westport Dec. 30. The Vikings scored a victory in what could be a potential preview of the Section VII/Class D championship game in late February.

Photo by Mikaela Foster

Colden Blades (pictured) and Trevor Brooks each scored 18 points as the Elizabethtown-Lewis Lions scored a 78-26 win over the Chazy Eagles Jan. 4.

Photo by Jill Lobdell

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Notes from the North Woods Joe Hackett

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Winter is here TheÊ onlyÊ questionÊ is:Ê ForÊ howÊ longÊ Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê First snow

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he season’s first �utilitarian snow finally arrived in the North Country, just in time for the New Year’s celebration. Although a wide, white carpet has been put down, the snow cover is still quite sparse and the base is quite limited.

While the fresh snow will prove to be a boon for the local alpine ski centers, the storm also delivered enough of a base for the backcountry ski season to begin.

Although the current snowpack is still rather limited in the heavily forested woods, there is enough snow for country skiers to get out on the local golf courses, and on many of the Fire Truck trails in and around the High Peaks and in the St. Regis Canoe Area. Skiers have been out on the Hayes Brook/ Slush Pond Trails, the Fish Pond Truck Trail, and on many of the adjoining the trail systems.

Travelers should avoid the lakes and ponds, as the ice has not set up yet, and with the recent temperatures, it may not.

While there is a powder surface in most areas, there remains a significant crust left over from the recent freezing rain, which can make traveling off trail rather unpleasant.

Angling outlaws Following the NYSDEC’s successful efforts to reintroduce/ restore landlocked Atlantic salmon into Lake Champlain and the rivers and streams that flow into the Big Lake, salmon have returned to many of the historic rivers and streams that they had once occupied, including the Saranac, the Boquet and over a dozen other tributaries. In fact, the salmon run that occurs on the Saranac River in the City of Plattsburgh is unique, as it hosts one of very few salmon runs in a river that flows through a major city.

Unfortunately, there are bound to be some problems among the urban anglers. Even though the vast majority of anglers practice their craft within the limits of NYS fishing regulations, and according to “Fair Chase” standards; there will always be a few outlaws. Fortunately, they are eventually

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caught, as they have been in the past while snatching or snagging spawning walleyes on the Saranac River.

More recently, NYSDEC officers reported a similar incident that had occurred when they witnessed snaggers taking salmon on the Saranac River in Plattsburgh.

According to the DEC press release, ECOs arrested 38-yearold Joshua Todd and 34-year-old Christopher J. Dumas, both of Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The two men allegedly used an illegal fishing technique known as “snagging” to poach the fish. It involves dragging a weighted hook through the water until it gets embedded into the body of the fish. The men are charged with taking fish by means other than angling and Mr. Dumas is also charged with fishing without a license.

Legendary flyfisherman, Lee Wulff, who championed the catch and release conservation philosophy among anglers, claimed “Snagging is an unclean disease!” In this case, I hope the local court system makes a concerted effort to eradicate the unpleasant disease by making an example of these outlaws.

While the open water angling season is rapidly coming to an end, and lake ice has been slow to show; outdoor enthusiasts still have a variety of recreational outlets available in the local woods. Although the recent snow-cover has likely shut down the “shed hunting” season, the snow will provide hunters with an opportunity for some snowshoe hare or ruffed grouse.

To date, the poor snowshoe rabbits, (aka varying hare) have been the most unfortunate creatures in the forest, as their fur changed to a bright white phase over a month ago. Their natural white winter phase does not offer much camouflage when there is no snow in the woods. Although they stick out like a sore thumb in the snowless surroundings, they don’t seem to realize they are so obvious. While walking through the swamps during the recent big game season, I discovered hares hiding in the hummocks of the swamp that were almost underfoot. They would have been invisible with the usual snow cover, but their cover was blown with the brown and green background.

While snowshoe hare will be difficult to find with the current snow cover, the opportunities for ruffed grouse, aka partridge, will vastly improve; as snow cover reveals their tracks and travels, and highlights their silhouette in the balsams.

It has been an excellent grouse season to date, and the local population appears to be peaking. It was difficult to still-hunt the local woods during the recent Big Game Season without putting up at least a dozen birds. While it’s always been easy to sneak up on grouse when you’ve got a deer rifle in hand; deer will be everywhere when you’re carrying a shotgun loaded with birdshot. It’s the hunter’s dilemma! Although there’s always the option of carrying an over/under rifle/shotgun that’s capable of shooting either a cartridge or a shot shell; a hunter must still make the instant decision of which barrel to use, which can be a difficult task when confronted with the sight or sound of game fleeing the scene.

also some leftover Basswood (Tilia spp.) that a friend gave me and I was cutting that up for campfire wood.

I tend to get caught up in Rich Redman > Outdoor Columnist rich@suncommunitynews.com cutting wood and I marvel at what a tree is, a large woody plant that has taken 20, 30, 40, 50 or more years to grow to get to this size. Working in the woods is like working in a large garden. You manage your plants.

You weed out the poor ones, nurture the good and harvest them when mature.

The tree tells a story. Growing in some ran the round file along the tooth of shade and crowded by other trees, a hardthat chainsaw blade, with a slight twist wood tree may not have many lower branchof the wrist. A natural fluid motion es and have a straight bole that makes a highyou develop when filing down a tooth. The er grade of lumber. If it grows in full sun, it sheen of that sharp edge made me smile. A may have many branches and could make sharp saw cuts smooth and fast, like a good poor lumber, but lots of firewood. Growing whisky! A sharp edge is safer and less tiring in full sun also makes it a good shade tree to if the saw is used properly. Let the saw do sit under on a hot day after a hard day’s work.

The stump or log end also tells a story. The the work. growth rings tell its age, and the weather.

Getting a head start jump on next year’s firewood, while clearing some land, makes a The rings will show wet seasons from dry person happy. I would rather be ahead than seasons, based on the width of the ring, and if there was ever any forest fire that directly behind. I am usually early, and never late! impacted the tree. The rings show the stressAnyway, I was out cutting up some trees es of the seasons, like lines on your face. As that were dropped and making firewood it dries, it shows all the lines and wrinkles and logs. I was working on a Black Cherry of time.

(Prunus spp.) and Ash (Fraxinus spp.). The While counting out the rings of time on boles of the trees were solid and true, so they the tree, it makes me think about what I was could be milled into boards. The upper stems doing 20, 30 or even 50 years ago when I was had defects and along with the top branches a young stem of a man. That is one thing that would make some fine, hot burning, coal making, all night lasting firewood. There was growing older does to you. We appreciate life

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I’ve received a number of letters regarding week’s column which detailed ongoing efforts to allow the use of Big Bore air-rifles during the annual Big Game Hunting Season. The column prompted one incredulous reader to complain, “Isn’t it a bit too early to publish an April Fools story? Air rifles for hunting deer, and bear; that’s a good one.”

Fortunately, it’s not a joke. Modern day Air Rifles have the capacity to handle just about any type of Big Game animal that can legally be hunted. In fact, many �off the shelf ’ air rifles provide significantly more knock down power than muzzleloaders, and they are available in semi-automatic and lever action models.

While the rifles are not silent, they are considerably more quite than traditional firearms. The �crack’ of a rifle shot is the result of the bullet breaking the sound barrier as it leaves a rifle’s muzzle. The report is actually a small sonic boom.

Several readers voiced their concerns regarding �yet another special hunting season’. “Air guns?”, one asked, “what comes next, Pea-Shooters?”

As I understand the current initiative, Air Guns will not have a specific hunting season, as is currently available for both archery and blackpowder.

The use of crossbows which have been approved, was incorporated into the Regular Big Game Hunting Season. I would expect, if a proposal is eventually drafted and approved, Air Guns would likely be allowed during the Regular Big Game Season.

It is unfortunate that some sportsmen, and women have taken such a stubborn, proprietary stance on their preferred method of hunting. Hunting is an activity that’s defined by the harvest. Humans have been on the hunt since they first learned to walk upright.

In fact, the oldest hunting technique known to man was the �persistence hunt’ in which hunters actually ran the game down to the point of exhaustion. Although the practice is likely still utilized in some parts of the world, I expect motor vehicles now provide the �persistence’ element of the hunt.

Elsewhere in this country, big game hunters have utilized an array of truly primitive weapons such as slingshots, spears, Atlatl’s and blowguns. Air guns would be far more efficient and humane compared to such standards.

It would be a shame if the NYSDEC’s Pubic Comment period, which is intended to solicit and evaluate public opinion regarding the use of air rifles during the Big Game Hunting Season; turns into a public squabble similar to the nasty mess that occurred during the squabble over the use of crossbows.

The hunting fraternity cannot afford to fight among themselves over what particular type of hunting tool is used, as long as the participants hunt within the framework of fair chase standards.

In reality, hunters using Air Guns will have no distinct advantage over hunters that prefer to use regular firearms, muzzleloaders or crossbows.

The use of Air Guns is currently allowed for many small game species including squirrels, rabbits, hares, ruffed grouse, and furbearers such as raccoons and coyotes. Under the General Regulations, Air guns may not be used to hunt waterfowl, pheasant, wild turkey, or big game.

The proposed regulations regarding the use of Big Bore Air Rifles can be found online at http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/34113.html#p1s1803 Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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and time much more now than we did in our youth.

With another year over, it’s an opportune time to think back, count your rings of time, and reflect on life and what and where we are. Hopefully you are digging on life!

Anyway, my wife Diane and I hope you had a Merry Christmas and that 2016 is

good to you.

We hope life is good to you all!

Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@nycap.rr.com.

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For more information call Teresa at 251-4460.

WARRENSBURG - Weekly computer instruction class, 3 to 4 p.m.

Richards Library, Elm St. and Library Ave. Topic changes weekly.

Details: 518-623-3011, visit the Friends Facebook page. Every Tuesday.

TICONDEROGA - Celebrate Recovery meetings. Board room, Moses Ludington Hospital. 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Open to public. Details: Vince 518429-9173. Every Wednesday.

SILVER BAY - Northern Lake George Rotary Club meeting. Silvery Bay YMCA of ADK. 7:30 a.m.

Details: Diane Dickson 518-5438051. Every Tuesday.

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

STONY CREEK - Garden club meeting following 10 a.m. Stony Creek Free Library. Details: 6965911. Every Saturday.

NORTH CREEK - Gore Mountain Seniors luncheon meeting at noon on Wed. January 27th. $4.00 Membership fee is due. Please call the North Creek Meal Site 518-2512711 to make reservation. .

TICONDEROGA - YMCA Teen Center. 123 Champlain Ave. Open hours: Grades 6 to 12, 3 to 6 p.m.

Grades 9 to 12, 7 to 9 p.m. Membership free, form required silverbay.org. Details: Jackie 518-5035136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

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MORIAH – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Moriah Fire Department December 8, January 12, February 9, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, October 11, November 15, December 13, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS JOHNSBURG - Knitting Circle Thursday afternoons, 2:35 to 4 pm (students may take the bus from school, but must be picked up at 4 p.m. at the library). Johnsburg Town Library, Open to: grades 4 and up. Instructor: Mrs. Carol Pearsall, Mrs. Mary Jo. Keeler, and Mrs. Evelyn Greene, No charge, materials will be supplied, Register now by calling Mary Jo Keeler, 518-251- 3292.

PORT HENRY - Range of Motion Class. Parish Center, St. Patricks Place. 9:30 a.m. Details: Peg Waldron 518-546-7582, Delores Lash 518-546-7128. Every Monday.

TICONDEROGA - Free Opioid overdose responder training. Ticonderoga Community Building, 152 Montcalm Street, Basement Meeting Room. 2nd Tuesday of every month, 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Must call 518.563.2437, ext. 3403 to register. Must be at least 16 years of age to participate.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH LONG LAKE - Alcoholics Anonymous, lower level Wesleyan Church. 7 p.m. Every Tuesday.

PORT HENRY – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Knights of Columbus November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10, December 8 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 SCHROON LAKE – 2015-2016 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Schroon Lake Health Center November 18, December 9, January 13, Feb 10, March 9, April 13,May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518-569-3296

TICONDEROGA - Support group people family members addictions.

Library at Heritage Commons nursing home. 6:30 p.m. Every Monday.

TICONDEROGA – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Cornerstone Alliance Church December 7, January 4, Feb 1, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, June 27, August 1, August 29, October 3, November 7, December 5 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM November 16, December 14, December 21, December 28, January 11, 25, Feb 8, 22, 29, March 14, March 21, March 28,April 11, 18, 25, May 9, 16, 23, June 13, 20, July 11, 18, 25, August 8, 15, 22, September 12, 19, 26, October 17, 24, November 14, 21, 28, December 12, 19 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 PUBLIC MEETINGS CROWN POINT - Crown Point Fire District Board of Commissioners meet. AE Phelps Fire Station. 6:30 p.m. Second Wednesday each month.

CROWN POINT - Monthly meeting.

Second Thursday of the month.

Hammond Library. 4 p.m.

TICONDEROGA - Adirondack Trailriders, year-round, 7 p.m. Ticonderoga Fish & Game Club. Second Wednesday.

TICONDEROGA - American Legion Post #224 Monthly Meeting. Second Thursday TICONDEROGA - Town of Ticonderogas Regular Town Board meeting. 6 p.m. Second Thursday.

WESTPORT-The Boy Scouts will be meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at the WADA Building For more info: troop8063@gmail.com, Jill Lobdell 962-4664 or Larry Carroll 569-5431.

SENIORS CROWN POINT - Knapp Senior Center, 3 to 6 p.m. Dinner 4 p.m.

Senior Center, Methodist Church Creek Road. Details: Tatum 518597-4491.Wednesday & Thursday.

INDIAN LAKE - Senior Citizens Bingo. Senior citizens meal site.

12:30 to 3 p.m. Details: 518-6485412. Every Monday.

TICONDEROGA Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group monthly support group for caregivers InterLakes Health, Ethan Allen Library.

4 p.m. Details: 518-564-3370.

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HAGUE - Hague Fish & Game Club meetings. 7 p.m. Third Tuesday

NORTH CREEK/LONG LAKE Preschool story hour, craft time.

Town of Johnsburgh Library. 10 to 11 a.m. Every Friday.

TICONDEROGA - Take Control Exercise classes. Ticonderoga Armory Senior Center. 9:30 a.m.

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Details: 518-585-6050, rsvp@logocail.net. Every Wednesday.

PORT HENRY - Town of Moriah Town Board meetings. Town Courthouse, 42 Park Place. 6 p.m.

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SCHROON LAKE - Schroon Lake nutrition site. Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. Call Keisha at 518-5320179. Everyone is welcome.

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ACCESSORIES 2006 Chrysler Town and Country Touring, all options, stow and go seating, new brakes, inspected, 120k miles, run and drives excellent, very little rust. $2800 firm.

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ICONDEROGA - Free arthritis exercises, Inter-Lakes Health cafeteria, 2 until 3 p.m. Details: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County 518-962-4810, Mary mba32@cornell.edu. Every Third Monday.

LONG LAKE - Nutrition Site serving lunch to our area seniors . Monday-Friday @ Noon Great lunch and social time. All are welcome, so come join us! Call Colleen Smith at 518-624-5221

CHESTERTOWN - Chester Library, Chester Municipal Center, Main St. Story Time and Sing-A-Long 10:30 a.m. Details: 518-494-5384 or chesterlibrary.org. Every Friday.

NORTH CREEK – Mondays & Thursdays there will be Osteobusters exercise program. Free.

50+. 12:45 p.m. Johnsburg Senior Center. Details: Helene Goodman 518-251-2846. Doctors clearance before first session

2 or 4 SNOW TIRES ON HONDA ALLOY or STEEL Wheels, Almost New, 205/70R15 Cooper/Hakkapeliitta. Call Bob 518623-5063, Asking $150 (2) or $300 (4).

4-Dunlop 225x65x17 tires, 50% tread, $125.00; 2- 185x65x15 tires, under 3K miles $60.00. Dave 518-494-7399.

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Visit on-line or call 518-891-9919 LEGALS BID NOTICE SURPLUS CAB AND CHASSIS The Ticonderoga Fire District is conducting a sale of One (1) 1992 Ford F-Super Duty Cab and Chassis with less than 14,000 miles, AS IS, without Warranty.

Please call 518-5725360 or 518-585-7771 to schedule a time to inspect. Bids are due January 18, 2016 by 7:00 P.M. ALL BIDS MUST BE MAILED TO: Ticonderoga Fire District, P.O. Box 127, Ticonderoga, NY 12883. Mark on envelope SEALED BID- Cab and Chassis. Award of Bid will be January 18, 2016. Successful bidder shall have 14 days to complete the purchase.

Payment shall be in the form of a Cashiers Check.

Minimum bid amount is $2500.00 The Ticonderoga Board of Fire Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids Paul LaRock Fire District, Secretary TT-01/02-01/09/20162TC-105350

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Cindy Day LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 25, 2015. 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 at: 324 12th St. Apt 3R, Brooklyn, NY 11215.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

TT-12/12-01/16/20166TC-103315 I, MARTHA M. KING the undersigned Collector and receiver of taxes of the Town of North Hudson, County of Essex and State of New York duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes within the Town of North Hudson for the year 2016.

I will sit at the Town Hall , Town of North Hudson, Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Take further notice that taxes may be paid without penalty through January 31, 2016.

As of February 1, 2016, a 1% penalty will be added, as of March 1, 2016 a 2% penalty will be added and as of April 1, 2016 a 3% penalty will be added until April th

PUBLIC NOTICE - ESSEX COUNTY ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 4, 2016, the Essex County Board of Supervisors duly adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2016, fixing the 2016 Salaries of County officers who are elected or who are appointed for a fixed term; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Local Law fixes the 2016 salaries of County officers who are elected or who are appointed for fixed terms for the year 2016; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Local Law will take effect 45

PUBLIC NOTICE - ESSEX COUNTY ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 4, 2016, the Essex County Board of Supervisors duly adopted Local Law No. 1 of 2016, fixing the 2016 Salaries of County officers who are elected or who are appointed for a fixed term; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Local Law fixes the 2016 salaries of County officers who are elected or who are appointed for fixed terms for the year 2016; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this Local Law will take effect 45 days after the date of adoption unless a valid petition protesting against this Local Law is filed with the Clerk of the Essex County Board of Supervisors prior to the expiration of that 45 day period. In the event that a valid petition is so filed, this Local Law will only take effect upon approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of Essex County; and PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a complete copy of Local Law No. 1 of 2016 is available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York 12932.

Dated: January 4, 2016 Judith A. Garrison, Clerk Essex County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 217, 7551 Court Street Elizabethtown, NY 12932 (518) 873-3350 TT-01/09-01/16/20162TC-105840

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I, MARTHA M. KING the undersigned Collector and receiver of taxes of the Town of North Hudson, County of Essex and State of New York duly received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of taxes within the Town of North Hudson for the year 2016.

I will sit at the Town Hall , Town of North Hudson, Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Take further notice that taxes may be paid without penalty through January 31, 2016.

As of February 1, 2016, a 1% penalty will be added, as of March 1, 2016 a 2% penalty will be added and as of April 1, 2016 a 3% penalty will be added until April 30th 2016 when unpaid taxes are returned to the Essex County Treasurer pursuant to law.

Take further notice, that pursuant to the provisions of the law, the 2016 tax roll will be returned to the Essex County Treasurer on May 1, 2016.

Martha M. King Collector and receiver of Taxes Town of North Hudson TT-01/09-01/16/20162TC-105804

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: CROWN POINT FIRE DISTRICT Board of Fire Commissioners will hold its Annual Organizational Meeting on January 13th at 6:00 pm at Crown Point Fire Hall, 2764 Main St, Crown Point, NY 12928.

Regular monthly Board of Fire Commissioner meeting to follow Org Meeting.

TT-01/09/2016-1TC105771 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed proposals at the Office of the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 P.M. on January 19, 2016 for a Speech Therapist and also for an Occupational Therapist.

Specifications are available by contacting the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Linda M. Wolf, CPA, Government Center, 7551 Court St., Elizabethtown, New York 12932 or by calling 518873-3332.

Specifications are also available on the website at: www.co.essex.ny.us.

All proposals submitted in response to this notice shall be marked SEALED PROPOSAL PH SPEECH THERAPIST or

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed proposals at the Office of the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 P.M. on January 19, 2016 for a Speech Therapist and also for an Occupational Therapist.

Specifications are available by contacting the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Linda M. Wolf, CPA, Government Center, 7551 Court St., Elizabethtown, New York 12932 or by calling 518873-3332.

Specifications are also available on the website at: www.co.essex.ny.us.

All proposals submitted in response to this notice shall be marked SEALED PROPOSAL PH SPEECH THERAPIST or SEALED PROPOSAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST clearly on the outside of the envelope.

In addition to the proposal, the proposer shall submit executed noncollusion bid certificates signed by the proposer or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d.

The proposer shall also submit an executed certificate of compliance with the Iran Divestment Act signed by the proposer or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103g.

The successful proposer will be notified promptly by letter and must be prepared to enter into a contract to furnish the materials or services.

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

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Essex County affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into

PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed proposals at the Office of the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 P.M. on January 19, 2016 for a Speech Therapist and also for an Occupational Therapist.

Specifications are available by contacting the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Linda M. Wolf, CPA, Government Center, 7551 Court St., Elizabethtown, New York 12932 or by calling 518873-3332.

Specifications are also available on the website at: www.co.essex.ny.us.

All proposals submitted in response to this notice shall be marked SEALED PROPOSAL PH SPEECH THERAPIST or SEALED PROPOSAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST clearly on the outside of the envelope.

In addition to the proposal, the proposer shall submit executed noncollusion bid certificates signed by the proposer or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d.

The proposer shall also submit an executed certificate of compliance with the Iran Divestment Act signed by the proposer or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103g.

The successful proposer will be notified promptly by letter and must be prepared to enter into a contract to furnish the materials or services.

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

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Essex County 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 Era veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or womenowned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response hereto.

Dated: December 30, 2015 Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent Essex County Government Center Elizabethtown, New York 12932 (518) 873-3332 TT-01/09/2016-1TC105715

THE TOWN BOARD of the Town of North Hudson will hold their Organizational Meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 6:00 PM. This will be immediately followed by the Regular Board Meeting.

Sarah Vinskus, Town Clerk Town of North Hudson TT-01/09-01/16/2016-

THE TOWN BOARD of the Town of North Hudson will hold their Organizational Meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at 6:00 PM. This will be immediately followed by the Regular Board Meeting.

Sarah Vinskus, Town Clerk Town of North Hudson TT-01/09-01/16/20162TC-105732 THE TOWN OF CROWN POINT will hold an Organization Meeting Thursday January 14, 2016 at 5:30 PM at the Town Hall.

Dated: December 15, 2015 Linda L. Woods Town Clerk TT-01/09/2016-1TC105728 THE TOWN OF CROWN POINT will hold a Public Hearing January 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM for the purpose of enforcing Local Law #1 2015.

Dated: December 15, 2015 Linda L. Woods Town Clerk TT-01/09/2016-1TC105730

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