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MomProm is back Fundraising event returns

Crown Point Central plans to acquire, demolish old house

Crown Point Central School wants voters to OK buying a nearby home

By Lohr McKinstry

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CROWN POINT – Crown Point Central School is proposing purchase of a rundown house next to the school for safety and future expansion needs.

Voters in the district will go to the polls from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 to decide on the acquisition of the 2756 Main St. property.

The house would be demolished and hauled away for a total of $58,845.

The Essex County Treasurer’s Office tax search website lists the current owner of the house as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), in Tyson’s Cor-

ner, Va., with an assessment of $81,300. The two-story wood-frame home is on a 0.10acre lot, and was built in 1888.

Crown Point Supt. Shari Brannock said a flyer about the proposal was mailed to voters.

“We have an opportunity to purchase property in our front yard,” she said. “Our Board of Education approved a special vote for residents to decide on the real-estate purchase.”

She said the building at 2756 Main St. is deteriorated and contains asbestos. Buying and tearing it down would improve visibility at the entrance to the school, and the district could explore future uses of the property, she said.

The purchase price is $27,900, plus $16,000 to demolish the building, $3,445 for asbestos removal, and $11,500 to haul it all away.

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Adirondack Jazz headed to Moriah The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra will perform at Moriah Central School

By Lohr McKinstry

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MORIAH – The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra is coming to Moriah Central School for a concert.

The school Music Department and the Moriah Chamber of Commerce are joining for a fundraiser with the orchestra to benefit the school.

The concert with the Jazz Orchestra, a professional Big Band, is Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m in the school auditorium. All tickets are general admission for $15 per person.

School Music Director Matthew Pray, who’s also the

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director of the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra, said they have a treat for the crowd.

“We are bringing in three very talented guest artists for the concert,” he said.

“World-renowned trumpet player Ray Vega, Yamaha recording artist and trombonist Bret Zvacek, and founder of All Ears Jazz, saxophonist and composer Keith Pray.”

The concert is something he’s wanted to do for a long time, Matthew Pray said.

“Just before I graduated

SCHROON LAKE — A cycling event that takes participants through Adirondack communities on a weeklong trek in late August will see riders beginning and ending their journey in Schroon Lake this year.

“We’re extremely excited,” said Tammy Whitty-Brown, executive director of the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce.

“By Aug. 15, we kind of feel the plug is pulled on our tourism.”

Cycle Adirondacks will also see guests staying overnight in Saranac Lake and Keene Valley, which organizers have dubbed as hub communities for the event.

The Wildlife Conservation Society, the trek’s organizer, said the bicycling trip was an “innovative new model” for creating low-impact tourism opportunities while also bolstering local economies.

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MomProm back for a third year in Ticonderoga The Ticonderoga MomProm will feature rustic romance this year

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – The third Ticonderoga Area MomProm is back with “Night of Rustic Romance” as its theme.

Preparations are underway now for the 2017 MomProm, co-organizer Starr Smith said.

“It will be country chic this year, a classy country affair,” she said. “It’s always a good time. How much fun we all have.”

This year the MomProm is from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at the Ticonderoga Best Western Inn and Suites. Tickets are $40 a person, and can be purchased from Smith at Glens Falls National Bank Ticonderoga Branch or at the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of

Commerce office.

Smith said proceeds will go to the Friends Comforting Friends group and the Ticonderoga Best 4th in the North Celebration.

Friends Comforting Friends assists cancer patients.

“It’s an extremely worthwhile cause,” Smith said. “So many people benefit from it.”

She stressed that attendees don’t have to be moms, just 21 or older and female.

“You don’t have to wear a gown or a dress, either,” she said. “Just be comfortable.”

When guests enter, their names are placed in a fishbowl, she said, and drawn later to select the prom queen.

There are also awards for Most Unique and Most Regal, those names pulled from the fishbowl as well.

“This is a ladies night out,” Smith said.

“It’s intended to be fun, and it has been lots of fun.”

Guests whoop it up at last year’s MomProm in Ticonderoga. Tickets are now on sale for this year’s event.

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UMC Big Bag Sale is coming up Thrift Shop at Ticonderoga United Methodist is clearing winter duds

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – The Thrift Shop at the First United Methodist Church in Ticonderoga will be holding its semiannual Bag Sale on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and Saturday, Feb. 11.

The sale is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

“This very popular sale will have all clothing for men and women for $3 a bag which will be supplied by the shop,” the church’s Betty Rettig said. “Children’s clothing normally selling for $1 and up will be half price as well

as household treasures and domestic items during the bag sale. Following the bag sale, spring clothing will begin to be available.”

The church Thrift Shop is open year-round every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop is staffed entirely by volunteers and benefits the church and its outreach ministries.

The church and thrift shop are located at 1045 Wicker St. in Ticonderoga.

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Lifesize statues proposed for Ticonderoga landscape Historic figures from 18th century could populate Ticonderoga

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – A new project would locate lifesize wooden carvings of 18th century legends around downtown Ticonderoga to enhance tourism.

Robert Whitely of Ti’Coustics came up with the idea.

She told the Ticonderoga Town Council recently that lifesize wooden statutes of Rogers’ Rangers leader Robert Rogers, British Lord Howe and others could be drawing cards to the town’s business district.

About 75,000 people a year visit historic Fort Ticonderoga, and local leaders have often debated how to attract more of them into the community.

“The project has been on my wish list for a long time, to build several historical statues in Ticonderoga, one a year,” Whiteley said.

“I’ve gone with wood carvings from a chainsaw artist.

They’re photo opportunities; as you step up to them you can have your picture taken with them. They’re heavy; they can’t be thrown around. They are very colorful; they are stained.”

She said security devices like solar-powered lights would fend off possible vandalism.

“I have plans for eight statues over the next eight years,” she said. “The first one would be (General Louis-Joseph de) Montcalm.”

The Montcalm statue would be erected in a parking lot, she said, maybe at the former Rathbun Jeweler store. In the case of John Hancock, at the Hancock House, she said, and Lord George Augustus Howe on Lord Howe Street at the LaChute Trail turnaround.

“There’s so much that could be done to bring people from the fort into town,” Whiteley said, “so they’d start staying and having lunch in our downtown.”

She said she’s been working with Town Historian William Dolback and PRIDE of Ticonderoga on the project.

“It’s something I’d like the board to think about,” she said. “I think it’s a pretty good idea.”

Councilman Wayne Taylor Sr. asked who would maintain them.

“The only maintenance should be re-staining them,” Whiteley said. “The bright reds and blues on uniforms would be expensive, but that wouldn’t have to be done every year.”

She estimated the cost per statue at $3,500 to $8,000.

Board members said they’d offer her their thoughts on the project at a later date.

Save the Dates is off the presses Free publication lists year in advance for Ticonderoga area

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – The Save the Dates flyer campaign has started for Ticonderoga events this year.

Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matthew Courtright said Save the Dates is a publication used to promote the year ahead for the chamber and the Ticonderoga area.

“It is also handed out to visitors and all area businesses,” he said. “The businesses can use this and the online calendar as a planning tool for the year.”

A full calendar of events with details, as well as a printable Save The Dates flyer can be found online at www.ticonderogany.com. Printed versions are available at the chamber office in downtown Ticonderoga.

“I would like to thank the many dedicated businesses, organizations, committees, and communities for their continued support, dedication, and commitment to the Ticonderoga area,” Courtright said.

Some of the Save the Dates events are: Chamber Day on April 25, Spring Shopping and Dining Night on May 5, Ticonderoga Beautification Week from May 8 to 14, the 15th Annual Chamber Fundraiser Dinner and Auction on Friday, June 16, the Ticonderoga Area Farmers Market Saturdays July through October, the 25th Annual Ticonderoga Area Car Show on Sunday, Aug. 6, and the Community Appreciation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 26.

A full list is at www.ticonderogany. com. Events for the online calendar can be submitted directly through the web site, or by emailing chamberinfo@ticonderogany.com.

This wooden statue of Princess Bulwagga sits at the entrance to Moriah’s Bulwagga Bay Town Campground. A project to create statues of similar historic figures has been proposed for Ticonderoga.

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A $1,500 grant from International Paper in Ticonderoga will be used to purchase the plants, compost, and mulch for the shoreline buffer garden, and for the development and installation of interpretive signage. The garden will be open to the public beginning in May near the existing King’s Garden.

Photo by Carl Heilman II (Copyright Fort Ticonderoga)

Shoreline garden from new IP grant Fort Ticonderoga will construct a new garden thanks to IP mill

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – The International Paper Foundation has recently awarded Fort Ticonderoga a grant to plant a shoreline buffer garden to educate visitors on how native plants prevent erosion and promote pollination.

The $1,500 grant will be used to purchase the plants, compost, and mulch for the Lake Champlain shoreline buffer garden, and for the development and installation of interpretive signage.

The garden will be open to the public beginning in May, when the fort opens for the season, near the King’s Garden the fort already has at the 1826 Pell Pavilion area.

“Fort Ticonderoga is grateful to the International Paper Foundation and to our partners at the International Paper Mill at Ticonderoga for their support,” said Fort Ticonderoga President Beth Hill. “The grant provides important funding

for our horticultural program to create and interpret the new garden. We look forward to this opportunity to highlight our shared commitment to Lake Champlain’s regional environmental goals of land preservation and water quality.”

The shoreline buffer garden will be located at the entrance of the newly-installed Fort Ticonderoga Dock, where the fort’s tour boat, the M/V Carillon, is based.

The new garden is an addition to a $350,000 waterfront recreation and maritime project that was completed last year.

Fort Ticonderoga purchased the 60-foot Carillon tour boat in 2015.

Boat tours leave from the 200-foot-long dock, which was installed last summer.

“Daily tours, charters and sunset cruises carry guests onto the historic waters of Lake Champlain from May through October,” Hill said. “(It) is the transformative American history experience that provides an unmatched combination of grand, immersive storytelling and breathtaking scenic beauty.”

The grant was obtained through International Paper’s Ticonderoga mill.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers seeking to combat climate change.

The mission of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus is to “educate members on economically-viable options to reduce climate risk and to explore bipartisan policy options that address the impacts, causes, and challenges of our changing climate,” according to the lawmaker’s office.

Stefanik joined the caucus last week, joining roughly two dozen lawmakers.

“New York’s 21st district is the proud home of the Adirondacks and we understand that protecting our environment plays an important role in promoting economic growth and opportunity,” Stefanik said in a statement.

Stefanik joins Reps. Don Beyer (VA-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08), Mia Love (UT-04), and Brian Mast (FL-18) as the caucus’ newest members.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, the committee’s co-chair, hailed the diversity of the group and said the caucus has “gained great momentum” just weeks into the 115th Congress.

“We have a lot of work to do on this issue, and communities like mine in South Florida are counting on us to come together and have productive discussions about what we can do to mitigate the effects of climate change and make our nation more resilient,” said Curbelo.

“I’m looking forward to working with them and the rest of the caucus on solutions that will protect our environment and unleash a new era of American innovation,” he said.

FAST-PACED WEEK Also this week in climate news: For the first time in its 70-year history, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board has moved the hands of their socalled Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight, citing Trump’s positions on nuclear weapons and climate change for their reasoning.

A Stefanik spokesman did not respond for comment on the EPA changes, nor did the spokesman elaborate on possible legislation being drafted by the Climate Solutions Caucus.

— For more on Stefanik and her stance on the new immigration order, see page 18.

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Hour of Code Second-graders at Crown Point Central recently completed an Hour of Code program and received completion certificates. Hour of Code is an opportunity for students to have a basic experience in computer language coding and computer science. It is an international program in which students in K-12 participate throughout the world. The program is a vehicle for career exploration and utilizing 21st century skills of inquiry, problem solving and communication. Teachers said the 2nd graders were enthusiastic and worked very hard in completing their Hour of Code.

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William Charboneau Jr. and Joesph Wells iceboat at the Fort Ticonderoga ferry landing at Lake Champlain on Jan. 16.

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People over politics

had the privilege last week to attend Governor Cuomo’s meeting in Plattsburgh, one of many meetings he is holding around the state, stumping for support of his 2017 budget proposal.

The Governor’s theme is a strong one that should resonate favorably with Upstate, middle class families who he acknowledges have been ignored over the years in favor of downstate.

The Governor stated in plain and simple language, “Upstate Matters. Taxpayers Matter. People Matter.”

This Governor has put our money where his mouth is and it’s clear he realizes the recent national election results demonstrated the people’s desire for change and accountable spending across all government entities.

There is no doubt that Mr. Cuomo’s agenda, if he can successfully pull it off, builds a strong platform for a future presidential run, but more importantly will be the way government responds not only to his state spending plans but those involved in federal spending as well.

To pass his budget the Governor is asking all New Yorkers for help persuading their state representative’s support on six key issues: 1. Extend the Millionaire Tax set to expire this year to fund a Middle Class tax cut.

2. Carve $165,000 million out of the $30 billion spent on education to cover the cost of a state college education for families earning less than $125,000 per year.

3. Extend another round of support for the Regional Economic Development Councils.

4. Fund the economic tourism expenditures affecting Frontier Town,Whiteface and Gore.

5. Pass a property tax cut plan.

6. Stand up to the large pharmacy firms and escalating costs on pharmacy drugs by capping the increases.

In a budget projected to cost $152.3 billion what the Governor is proposing is a redistribution of funds to enhance growth, attract outside investment, lessen the burden on those already overburdened and invest in the future of the New York State.

I’m no financial genius, but asking a state government that at one time spent more money than New York workers earned isn’t a bad idea, nor is asking them to respectfully spend those funds like it is their personal funds is just simple common sense; Something that has clearly escaped those in government.

The big question is this; how do we get politics out of government and make government accountable to the people?

That‘s the message I heard from the Governor and it’s a message I think we can all agree needs addressed.

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Localities should prioritize creative spaces

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hings are moving here in the North Country.

A dizzying array of projects are being funded through private and public partnerships, and it seems like not a day goes by without another announcement of some type of large-scale state investment here in the region.

For instance, Plattsburgh International Airport will see a $43 million upgrade, transforming the facility into an international travel hub.

Whiteface and Gore Mountains will see up to $20 million, which the state hopes can be leveraged with up to $80 million in private investment.

The proposed Gateway to the Adirondacks in North Hudson will receive up to $32 million in state investment, transforming a deteriorating theme park into a world-class destination.

And there are the competitions, of which Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be quite fond, an alphabet soup of acronyms — The DRI, URI, REDC and the UAECRC. Money for bridges, roads, tunnels and arts programs — it’s all pouring out from the state’s golden tap, and all with the same underlying theme: World-class. We like thinking big.

Localities should strike while the iron is hot and make the arts a central part of their planning efforts.

Here’s why: This massive build-up in infrastructure across the state is tailored with another trend at the micro level — local revitalization efforts.

Towns across the region are all engaged in urban planning and smart growth concepts.

From Champlain to Elizabethtown, Plattsburgh and Glens Falls, both of whom are working on their Downtown Revitalization Initiatives, each are

drafting roadmaps for the future.

And each contain a central question: How to make our downtowns more livable, vibrant and attractive to newcomers and businesses?

Several communities have zeroed in on the arts as a magnet.

That’s a great idea and one that has multiple benefits.

Numerous economic impact studies have revealed the arts are economic drivers in Adirondack communities, generating spending, tourism and scoring high on the lists of reasons why people choose to relocate here.

Placing a premium on these concepts would help localities zero in on the type of state and federal grant funding that would really help projects in their communities.

One idea: Centralized performing arts spaces for not only live performances, but mixed-use studio space for artists and musicians.

Doing so would attract both young people and provide anchors. They would spark a new flicker of life. And they may even help repurpose underutilized or abandoned buildings.

We’ve written before about the need for performing arts spaces in the region. Since we first floated the concept last fall, at least one has closed, extinguishing a bright light in a landscape struggling to remain relevant on the pop cultural radar.

Localities are on the right track with these planning efforts. We encourage them to keep an eye on the arts.

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RailÊ ExplorersÊ anÊ economicÊ engine To the Editor: As we’re all aware, the state’s decision to remove the railroad infrastructure between the villages of Tupper Lake and Lake Placid has been divisive in the North Country.

My group, “Working Together Saranac Lake (and Beyond),” looks to find common ground on controversial issues in our community and help divided interests come together for the benefit of all.

One such effort to find commonality was our recent project to collect letters of appreciation for Rail Explorers USA, the sustainable tourism rail bike company that operated in Saranac Lake, Lake Clear, and Tupper Lake and brought 37,000 customers, the majority of whom were new visitors, to our economically challenged region in just two seasons.

We received 33 heartfelt letters from local businesses, regional tourism and economic development organizations, and Franklin County adopted a resolution expressing their gratitude. Most of these can be viewed at goo.gl/5gu5oP. All agree that the economic impact of this creative sustainable tourism business was immense, and, as such, recognition was something that diverse interests could get behind.

Rail Explorers has been an innovative, human-powered economic engine for our area. They are rated No. 1 on TripAdvisor for “Outdoor Activities” in both Saranac Lake and the entire Adirondacks; they are a minority womanowned business and, in 2016, had 36 employees — 28 of whom worked an average of 40 hours per week.

This creative business was able to find a new, sustainable use for existing infrastructure, and then market the experience to visitors of all ages and abilities from all over the world. It is just the kind of economic development we wish for in Northern NY. The letters we collected and the Franklin County resolution demonstrate how a “rising tide” business can have a positive impact on all sectors. I think the letters and resolution also are very meaningful to Rail Explorers as they deliberate the uncertain future of their business in the Adirondacks despite

their vocational and personal desire to stay here.

Sunita Halasz Saranac Lake

AMVETSÊ victimÊ of Ê vandalismÊ followingÊ TrumpÊ inauguration To the Editor: We here at American Veterans National Headquarters in Lanham, Md., are shocked, outraged, and ultimately disappointed to be targeted by vandals, who’ve caused thousands of dollars in property damage to our employees in an apparent retaliation against our participation in the president’s inaugural parade.

Ever since AMVETS participated in the parade to raise awareness for veterans issues, members of our staff have been targeted with hateful and menacing e-mails, telephone calls and social media comments all expressing anger over the misconception that AMVETS’s presence in the parade was a partisan act.

This off-putting vitriol toward our organization and its people were capped off this week by the repeated and deliberate distribution of hundreds of screws and nails in our parking lot, vandalism that has done damage to 10 employee vehicles and an AMVETS truck used to support veterans job centers nationwide.

Although these acts of vandalism against veterans were clearly motivated by a misguided sense of political dissatisfaction, AMVETS certainly understands that crimes targeted at veterans do not typify the values or beliefs of any political party in particular. I’d like everyone to note that AMVETS requested to participate in the parade a month before the election even took place. As a completely non-partisan organization, you can expect AMVETS to continue representing and advocating for the interests of veterans and their families to the best of our abilities, regardless of who is elected president or how many screws or nails we find in our tires.

Harold Chapman AMVETS National Commander

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TrumpÕ sÊ inauguralÊ speechÊ humbleÊ andÊ uplifting

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FreeÊ speechÊ isÊ notÊ anÊ impeachableÊ offence.Ê Yet.Õ

To the Editor: By the time this letter is published, Donald J. Trump will have been sworn in as our 45th U.S. President. The scoffers said his campaign would implode long before election day. The liberal media and Hollywood threw everything at him — including the kitchen sink. Establishment Republicans attacked him like Brutus on Caesar.

But on Jan. 20, 2017, Mr. Trump will stand tall and recite the oath of office. Surely his inaugural speech will be as humble and uplifting as presidents from our treasured past. Such as George Washington, who acknowledged he was “summoned by my country,” and that “no event could have filled me with greater anxieties.”

Thomas Jefferson appealed for healing and unity between political parties saying: “We are all Republicans and we are all Federalists.”

He was resolute, too, that our form of government was “the world’s best hope.”

Abraham Lincoln had a strong commitment to keep our Union intact. He loathed the idea of secession. Despite Lincoln’s best efforts, it led to a brutal Civil War. In his second address, he would lend a merciful hand to the South by stating: “With malice toward none; with charity for all …let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan…”

In John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural speech, he raised the spirits of a younger generation. He reminded us that “we dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution… that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.” He pledged to confront challenges and declared to other nations “whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

In Ronald Reagan’s memorable speech, he lamented the fact that bureaucracy was the very source of our ailments. He famously stated: “Government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem.” But Reagan saw a brighter upside to America when he said: “Those who say that we are in a time when there are no heroes just don’t know where to look. You can see heroes every day…their patriotism is quiet but deep.”

And so as the pomp and circumstance and pageantry draws to a close, know this: I, like millions of Americans, will share a great swell of patriotism and optimism as President Donald J. Trump speaks of similar concerns and inspiration.

To the Editor: The Northern Lake George Rotary is a proud member of the community for 20 years. Our fundraising efforts have supported many beneficial programs such as schools (scholarships, music instruments, youth and government, Thesaurus books, bridge building, and leadership programs), food pantries, Tiny Tim, Ti Festival Guild, volunteer fire departments, Crop Walk, blood drive and additional community needs.

Each year, the Rotary Club holds silent auctions to raise funds for local causes in January at the Beste Scholarship Dinner in Hague and in September at the Rotary International Dinner at Silver Bay. Through the generosity of our local businesses, Northern Lake George Rotary is able to carry out its motto of “service above self ” in our community.

To the Editor: I agree with Tim Sherman (Letter to the Editor, The Valley News Sun, Jan. 28 edition, “Democrats should live with new best buddies in Cuba”) that Democrats should stop whining about the election results and certainly, the violence is not to be condoned.

On the other hand, this was not a typical election. We now have a president of questionable personal and business morals modeling himself on the playbook of an authoritarian autocrat; and the question of voter fraud, unsubstantiated, in Detroit is qualitatively different from a foreign government hacking into our election process with the goal of influencing its outcome.

Since Mr. Sherman seems to doubt the veracity of our intelligence agencies’ claims on this subject, does that mean, broadly speaking, that just as Democrats are whiners, Republicans are deniers?

By the way, Mr. Sherman, the concern over ballot count in Detroit was raised by the Green Party, not the Democrats. I still cling to the old-fashioned notion that there are such things as facts.

Now we have a new president. Congressmen (and congresswomen) who chose to boycott the inauguration, if anything, were exercising their right to free speech. Their action had nothing to do with respect for the inaugural process, as Mr. Sherman claims, and everything to do with the subject of this process, the new president. Mr. Sherman calls for their impeachment. As yet, exercising one’s right to free speech is not an impeachable offense. As yet, it is not a felony. Yet. As to healthcare, I am every bit in favor if Mr. Sherman would pay for his own healthcare costs. Imagine if even 1 percent of all Americans were so inclined. Insurance premiums would plunge. Of course, I am assuming he would pick up the whole enchilada each time he needed medical attention. Or is he saying he’ll pick up the copay and let his private insurance pick up the rest. If so, he has little understanding of risk pools and how we are all on the hook for each others’ medical costs, private insurance or Obamacare notwithstanding.

I ask Mr. Sherman, why stop there? Why not drop his auto insurance and homeowners insurance, as well? If he and all like-minded independent individuals dropped out of these risk pools and commit to a policy of pay-as-you-go, I guarantee premiums in these industries would drop precipitously for the rest of us poor dependent schmoes.

Bob Segall Upper Jay

John P. Sharkey, Ticonderoga

Pistol license recertification proposed,Ê butÊ notÊ passed To the Editor: One word to Mr. Guido: “dorf!”

Mr. DeMola’s article has two mistakes in the pistol license recertification process.

First, there are no “ammunition dealers” as you do not need a license to sell ammo.

Second, background checks are not required to sell ammo.

The law was proposed but not passed. You may order ammo through the UPS, delivered to your door. Federal laws state age 18 to order rifle or shot gun ammo and age 21 for pistol ammo but some/many rifles shoot pistol ammo.

Go figure? I was going to use my zero point three raise in my Social Security check to buy the stamp to send this letter.

But guess what? Repeat after me: “Trump is great!” Thank you for a great paper.

George Phillips Chestertown

RemainingÊ ThurmanÊ townÊ boardÊ standingÊ strong To the Editor: Two thousand and sixteen was, to say the least, an eventful year concerning the Thurman Town Board.

Then, starting in 2017 with our supervisor’s resignation and the resignation of another board member, our three remaining board members have not faltered.

They have taken a deep breath, looked at the issues and are addressing them one by one!

Our three remaining board members, Cynthia Hyde, Kathy Templeton and Mike Eddy, have stepped up to the plate and they have not run from their responsibility! They are moving us forward without entering into the mudslinging.

I thank Cynthia, Kathy and Mike. You continue to have my support and respect.

Keith L. Parent Sr. Athol / Thurman

Susan McTyier Julie Cook Northern Lake George Rotary

SaddenedÊ byÊ BarnumÊ andÊ BaileyÊ CircusÊ closure To the Editor: It is sad that the Barnum and Bailey Circus had to give up. I remember it from my childhood 80 years ago in Europe.

However, the grapevine on my area keeps talking about reopening sans elephants!

They hired a new sideshow man at the carnival side of the tent, you know, the fat ladies/the strong man, etc.

And the new pitchman who will announce every show, as it may. But all and all, I’ll not buy a season ticket. Yet. Suzanne LaRoque North Creek

CheersÊ toÊ localÊ youthÊ forÊ civicÊ efforts To the Editor: On behalf of the town board and the citizens of Crown Point, I publicly acknowledge the accomplishments of the local youth commission and volunteers with their fundraisers and initiatives that have improved the positive social and physical characteristics of Crown Point’s youth.

We specifically acknowledge the creation of the basketball court on school grounds and the well planned and executed skating rink at Veteran’s Park. Recognition also is awarded to Will Deyo, president of Avery Energy, for his oversight, use of company equipment and Avery employees in the construction and maintenance of the skating rink.

Charles Harrington Supervisor, Crown Point

NoÊ economyÊ withoutÊ environment To the Editor: Representative Dan Stec was quoted in an article published on Jan. 14: “I think we need to strike a balance between the environment and the economy everywhere in the world.”

He is not alone, alas, in thinking this way, but I will use his statement to make a point.

We don’t “strike a balance” between breathing and, say, eating. Or between drinking and putting a coat on when it is cold. We actually have little to say about these things; the “environment” surrounds us, sustaining our life. It is quite simply where we live. It trumps (excuse the term) everything else – not by our choice, but because it simply is.

So the environment is not “ours” to balance with anything.

It is not a park, or a set of trees, or a polar bear, or fish.

Those may be certain manifestations of the environment, as are human beings. But they are not the whole.

There is no economy without environment. Therefore economic health is totally predicated on environmental health.

I have a button from the 90s. A guy at a podium is saying to a bewildered looking audience member: “What you environmentalists have got to understand is the destruction of the planet may be the price we have to pay for a healthy economy.”

That is a perspective that comes from suggesting a “balance.”

Katharine Preston, Essex

EtownÊ LibraryÊ appreciativeÊ of Ê communityÊ forÊ support To the Editor: On behalf of the Elizabethtown Library Association Director and Board of Trustees, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to the communities of Lewis and Elizabethtown, the library volunteers, its patrons and donors. Your collective support sustains our presence and energizes our purpose.

In 2016, over 5,500 people visited the small, gray building by the Boquet River, adding to its heritage of being a “circulating” library since 1884. While our facility and computers have been updated thanks to generous gifts, our goal of providing open access to information and services remains unchanged.

Please stop in — see for yourself how much the library has grown and how many resources it offers.

Kathleen White Elizabethtown Library Association

ACAÊ repealÊ willÊ bringÊ taxÊ cutsÊ forÊ theÊ rich To the Editor: Repealing the ACA (Obamacare) will result in the following: • The top 400 highest-income taxpayers — whose annual incomes average more than $300 million apiece — each would receive an average annual tax cut of about $7 million, according to estimates from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data.

• This group’s tax cut would total about $2.8 billion a year.

• The roughly 160 million households with incomes below $200,000 would get nothing from the repeal of these two taxes.

• Also, ACA repeal would significantly raise taxes on about 7 million low and moderate-income families due to the loss of their premium tax credits — worth an average of $4,800 in 2017 — that help them buy health coverage through the health insurance marketplaces and afford to go to the doctor when needed. The total tax cut for the top 400 is roughly the value of premium tax credits that people in the 20 smallest states and DC would lose.

Rejoice! The messiah will be here on Jan. 20!

Joe DeMarco Jay

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Upcoming The Fine Arts Gallery at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts opened an exhibit featuring the unique work of artists Anastasia Osolin and Carl Rubino on Jan. 6. Osolin and Rubino are visual artists who work in a variety of mediums — primarily photography, and what has been described as “assemblages,” an agglomeration of items that form a sort of sculpture. This exhibit will be on display until Sunday, Feb. 5. Until then, you can visit the Lake Placid Center Wednesday through Saturday, from 1-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit lakeplacidarts.org.

Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake will open their February show, “Adirondack Wildlife,” on Friday, Feb. 3. The exhibit will run through Feb. 28. The fifteen artists of the guild will include among their works representations of the theme.

On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 4, the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Wilmington will bring two owls to the gallery from 3-4 p.m. to meet visitors.

The opening reception for the show is slated for 5-7 p.m. For more information, call 8912615. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sundays.

Juneau violinist Linda Rosenthal will perform alongside Westport pianist Rose Chancler on Feb. 11. The duo will perform works by

Beethoven, Grieg, Handel, Bartok, and more. The concert is slated for 7 p.m. at the Historic Hand House in Elizabethtown.

Tickets are $15 for adults, and $5 for children ages 15 and under. For more information, call 962-8899 or visit pianobynature.org.

Dr. Joel Parker, associate professor of biological sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh, will speak at the Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh on “Death and Darwin – Why Evolution Does Not Save Us from Aging” on Monday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. This lecture kicks off the venue’s 2017 lecture series, which is scheduled for the first and third Mondays of every month through May. The next in the series is slated Monday, Feb. 20 with a presentation by Dr. Donald F. Slish on psychedelics.

For more information, call 564-0064.

The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake will continue its Cabin Fever Sunday Series on Feb. 5 at 1:30 p.m. with a presentation

by Brett McLeoud on homesteading. In “NeoHomesteading in the Adirondack-North Country: Crafting a More Durable Landscape,” McLeoud will dive into the history of homesteading in the Adirondacks along with his vision of neo-homesteading in the region.

Admission is free for museum members, students, and children. Tickets are $5 for nonmembers. For more information, visit adkmuseum.org.

On Feb. 11, Ticonderoga Elementary School will host a cupcake decorating class lead by Laura Baker. The event is slated for 1 p.m. Tickets are $18 per person and include all materials. The class will be held in collaboration with Riley’s Wishes, a local non-profit dedicated to helping sick children in Putnam, Hague and southern Essex County during the holiday season by providing gifts, cards and more. For more information on the nonprofit, visit rileyswishes.com. For more information on Baker’s class, visit ticonderogany.com.

Picasso in Keene

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eene Central School will host an exhibit featuring the paintings of Pablo Picasso on Feb. 6. The exhibit will also feature works by KCS students inspired by his work.

Picasso, one of the most famous Spanish artists of the 20th century, is often considered the “father of modern art.” The sixth-grade students will serve as docents from Feb. 6-10, the week the giant reproductions are on display at the school in Keene Valley.

KCS students, staff and community are welcome to view the exhibit during school hours and are encouraged to plan their visit, if possible, for the times when the docents will be available. For tour times and more information, contact Peg Wilson at 576-4555 or pwilson@ keenecentralschool.org.

Across the pond: Apartment 3 to release new LP Burlington’s ArtsRiot will host the album release party for local punk troupe Apartment 3’s debut self-titled album on Feb. 4.

The band will release the new record through Section Sign Records, an independent label based in Winooski.

On their newest release, Apartment 3 delivers a punk rock à la Ty Segall sound — spinning moody lyrics with charged, deliberate bursts of guitar and spacious, echoing vocals.

The 10 track LP is brooding, passionate and supercharged — a refreshing addition to the local punk scene.

Special guests at Apartment 3’s record release show are Sleeping In — self-described as “tiny lil rock and roll gods that make big rock and roll sounds” — and Bison.

Doors open at 8:30 p.m. The first performance is slated to begin at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. This show is all ages.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artsriot. To purchase “Apartment 3,” visit sectionsignrecords.com.

Pictured right: Apartment 3. Pictured left: Linda Rosenthal.

APT 3 via Facebook, ROSENTHAL © Peter Schaaf

Ticonderoga senior class bottle drive upcoming TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga class of 2017 will host a bottle drive on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Bottles can be dropped off in the Lake George Avenue parking lot of the high school. Pick up service is available by calling 585-7400 ext. 1615.

Tee ball registration slated TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Tee Baseball League will hold open registration on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 6-7 p.m. at the Ticonderoga Elementary School. The league is open to boys and girls ages 3-7. Proof of age must be present at registration. Fundraising packets for free or discounted registration fees will be available on this night only. For more information, call 585-6405 or 304-3884. All new and returning players must register on Feb. 8.

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Student named to Siena College dean’s list

SCHROON LAKE — Mountainside Christian Academy will hold a Valentine’s Day Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. in the school’s gym. This is an adult only event; no child care will be available. To reserve your seat, contact the school office at 532-9432.

TICONDEROGA — Heather Ryan of Ticonderoga was named to the Siena College dean’s list. Students who have earned recognition through the dean’s list have maintained a grade point average index of between 3.5-3.89 for the semester.

Torrey named to Alfred University dean’s list

‘Pre-Lent’ retreat slated

ACCORD — Emma N. Torrey, daughter of Rev. Bruce and Kathleen Hudak Torrey of Accord, has been named to the dean’s list for her first semester at Alfred University. She is a 2016 graduate of Rondout Valley High School, Accord.

Emma is majoring in childhood education and music. She is the granddaughter of Beverly Hudak (and the late Richard Hudak, Sr.) of Ticonderoga.

LAKE GEORGE — The St. James’ Episcopal Church will host a pre-Lent retreat on Feb. 17-18. The Rev. Adele Calhoun, author of “Spiritual Disciplines Handbook,” will teach us spiritual disciplines that truly transform heart and mind.

Calhoun will “encourage us to take on practices to open our selves to God, relinquish the false self, and share our lives with others by incarnating the love of Christ,” organizers say.

Cost for the retreat, including lunch, is $25. This retreat is sponsored by the Lake George Ecumenical Church Community. Contact St. James’ for more information at 668-2001.

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Essex County ordered to release voting records, will appeal Auffredou: State legislature needs to review election law

By Pete DeMola

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The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce has elected a new Board of Directors, including changes to the Executive Committee and addition of new board members. Shana Macey from Bridge Point Communication/ Crown Point Telephone Company is the new board president and Sally Rypkema from the Hague Market/ Juniper On 2 has joined the Executive Committee. From left: Ticonderoga Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matthew Courtright, and board members Jonathan LaLone (Walmart of Ticonderoga), Rypkema, Laurie Cossey (Ticonderoga Central School District), Macey, Starr Pelerin (Upstate Agency), Molly Bechard (Chamber), Allison Kaupelis (Best Western) and Starr Smith (Glens Falls National Bank). LaLone and Cossey are new board members, along with Carolyn Close from Silver Bay YMCA, not pictured. Carolyn Ida from International Paper Company and Andrew Rasmus from Libby’s Bakery Café are also not pictured.

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Evatt — Crowley SARATOGA SPRINGS — Russ and Peggy Evatt of Sabael are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Maggie Evatt, to Timothy Crowley, son of Peter and Diane Crowley of Delmar. Maggie is a graduate of State University of New York at Brockport and is employed

by Hudson Headwaters Health Network in Queensbury as a Marketing and Communications Coordinator. Tim is a graduate of the College of Saint Rose and is employed by Glens Falls National Bank in Glens Falls as an investment adviser and bank manager.

The couple own a home together in Saratoga Springs. A 2018 wedding is being planned.

ELIZABETHTOWN — A state supreme court judge has ordered Essex County to release electronic ballot scans and cast vote records from the 2015 local elections.

State Supreme Court Justice Martin Auffredou issued the order on Jan. 19 after the head of the county’s Democratic Party committee sued the county for access to the records, naming the former board of supervisors chairman and election commissioners as defendants.

“This is a major victory for transparency in elections,” said Essex County Democratic Chair Bethany Kosmider in a statement. “Reviewing the ballot images recorded by the voting machines gives the public the right to verify that the voting machines are correctly recording and counting our votes.”

Kosmider requested access to the records following the election.

The former Crown Point supervisor did not allege fraud or other malfeasance, but rather said people had a right to examine ballots, and that copies of ballot images are not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law. “I wanted to look at some of the ballots I had questions about,” Kosmider said.

Essex County Attorney Dan Manning denied the request on the grounds that information is immune from that criteria, and a court order was needed.

Even the county’s two election commissioners disagreed.

Following an unsuccessful appeal, Kosmider filed an Article 78 lawsuit in October.

Under Election Law S-3222, only a judge or legislative investigatory commission can release copies of the voted ballots.

In his ruling, Auffredou said the ballots could be made public once they are tabulated and filed with the board of elections.

“The respondents have not demonstrated the state legislature intended to provide electronic ballot images with the same cloak of confidentiality as paper ballots,” Auffredou wrote in his decision.

Auffredou said once electronic images of the voted ballots are preserved, the likelihood that the images and related data and information can be tampered with to impact the outcome of an election becomes “remote, if not non-existent.”

“As a result, in the absence of a ‘clear legislative intent to establish and preserve confidentiality of records,’ the court is constrained to conclude the electronic ballot images must be disclosed under FOIL.” The court, however, declined Kosmider’s request for the county to pick up the tab for her legal fees, and said the defendants had a “reasonable basis” to deny the FOIL request,

citing their efforts to act in good faith to obtain clarity on the election law.

Auffredou concluded S-3222 remains “incohesive” and should be examined by the state legislature.

The county filed a notice of appeal on Friday.

TAKES AWAY FINALITY Essex County Republican Party Committee Chairman Shaun Gillilland said the ruling does not change the fact that ballot requests in the future will still require a court order.

“But the fact they will be released takes away the finality of an election, which is one of these things we were concerned about,” Gillilland said.

While Kosmider and her counsel said the documents do not contain information that would identify voters, Gillilland said he remains wary of how that information can be used in small, rural communities.

“The fairness and the privacy of elections is something you want to keep in a form that the public has confidence in,” Gililland said.

In small towns, the ability of one party or a “set of partisans” to pick apart who voted “takes away from privacy and anonymity of the ballot box,” said Gillilland, who also serves as vice chair of the county board of supervisors.

Gillilland said he did not see the case setting a legal precedent.

“Between the fact the legal fees were not awarded and the fact it will take an order of judge to open it, I don’t think in the future we’re going to see an opening up of elections afterwards,” he said.

Kosmider questioned the appeal, said former chairman Bill Ferebee initially told her to get a court order — and now the respondents are fighting the decision.

She called Gillilland’s comments “ridiculous.”

“Those ballot images don’t have names attached and there is no way to tell who’s vote it is,” Kosmider said. “I don’t want names, I want images. The taxpayers need to know how the Board of Supervisors is spending their tax dollars. This is not necessary and not right to appeal for no good reason. The judge made an order and decision — to which the Board of Supervisors and Dan Manning are going to challenge. Why?” Manning, the county attorney, declined comment for this story last week, citing he needed to discuss the ruling first with the Essex County Board of Supervisors.

But, he said last October, current FOIL law is poorly written and contains little clarity on electronic records.

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Indian athletes denied visas to world snowshoe championships At least two athletes have been denied entry to U.S. following travel ban

By Pete DeMola

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SARANAC LAKE — At least two athletes from India have had their travel visas denied for the upcoming 2017 World Snowshoe Championships in Saranac Lake.

“Only this team, only these two athletes,” said Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau.

A team of 15 from India had been scheduled to compete at the event, scheduled for Feb. 24-25 in Saranac Lake.

The two affected are from Kashmir, the region between Afghanistan, China and Pakistan.

Rabideau made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday morning, sharing a correspondence with Abid Khan, who said he just returned from the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.

All of his documents were in order, he said, including letters from the World Snowshoe Federation, a support letter from Rabideau and documents detailing his financial background.

No documents were missing, he said.

“After returning she said, ‘Sorry, due to our current policy, we can’t issue your visa,’” according to the post.

At least two athletes from India scheduled to participate in the 2017 World Snowshoe Championships in Saranac Lake next month have been denied their visas. Mayor Clyde Rabideau is concerned the athletes have been unfairly ensnared in President Trump’s travel ban. Pictured above: Tanveer Hussain, Umer Nabi, Lenore Elizabeth Marcuson, Rand Snyder, Chloe Mattilio and Matty Ice Leichty enjoy the outdoors in Vezza d’Oglio, Italy while preparing for the 2016 Snowshoe World Championships.

The number of affected visitors could increase, said Rabideau, because no other team members have yet applied for their documents.

“They haven’t notified me of their application yet,” he said.

“These were the first two to apply out of that five-person contingent.”

Ten other athletes from the team said they would not be participating (but Rabideau said that could be unrelated).

Rabideau met and bonded with the team last year in Vezza d’Oglio, Italy.

President Trump signed an executive order last week temporarily banning travel from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

India is not on that list.

The state department has issued travel advisories to India in the past. But no such advisory exists at present, according to the U.S. State Department.

Rabideau contacted U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand early Tuesday morning.

“Those two ought to be able to dig in and find out,” he said.

Rabideau said this is the first time this has happened in his experience while hosting world-class athletic events.

“It’s very challenging not to speculate,” Rabideau said.

Paul Smiths Athletic Director Jim Tucker also expressed his disappointment.

“What a potential way to provide some cultural enrichment for our community,” he wrote on Facebook, “denied by the United States government.”

Over 150 athletes from 15 nations are slated to participate in the event.

North Country bridge projects funded through state Ahead of Boreas Ponds decision, bridge upgrades on tap for Campsite Road in Newcomb

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Several local bridges are slated to be replaced this year as part of state programs designed to beef up the region’s critical infrastructure.

Essex County has landed $2.5 million to repair the Campsite Road in Newcomb as part of a $1 billion state program.

Essex County Deputy Highway Superintendent Jim Dougan said replacing that structure is top priority, in part, due to its proximity to Boreas Ponds, the new swath of state land now open to recreational usage.

At the far end of this bridge is a stateowned campground, and officials expect visitation will increase once the state determines how the land will be classified for recreational usage.

A proposed transformation of Frontier Town into a regional travel hub will also lead to increased use of those facilities.

“With all the work that some of you gen-

tlemen have done on the Boreas Ponds and those other improvements in that area, we thought that that campground owned by the state might be something they’d like to fund and they did,” Dougan told the Essex County Board of Supervisors. “We’ll start design and everything on that real soon.”

Clinton County received $1.4 million for projects on Hardscrabble Road and to repair a culvert spanning Standish Road over Cold Brook in Saranac.

In all, the region received $17.3 million for 14 projects falling under the BRIDGE NY banner.

As part of the initiative, half of the money will be spent on state-owned bridges, while the other will be doled out to municipalities for critical local projects.

The projects announced by the state on Jan. 18 are all locally owned bridge projects, with funding administered by state Department of Transportation.

“It’s one of the most difficult things we have to deal with,” said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer on keeping bridges navigable.

Essex County has 178 bridges. Nineteen of those have been flagged as requiring critical improvements.

Without state help, localities are on their

own, Palmer said.

KEENE UPDATE A second state initiative, the Empire State Program, focuses on state-owned bridges.

Eleven of the 14 projects in Clinton and Essex counties are “substantially completed,” according to the state DOT. Adirondack Northway projects include the $10.5 million project to replace the bridges over the Little Ausable River in Peru and the bridge over the Salmon River in Plattsburgh.

Keene has seen massive state investments to replace bridges damaged by fast-moving river water that deteriorates the structures over time.

A $15.6 million project saw seven bridges “substantially completed” by the end of 2016.

The Route 73 corridor is critical to both local circulation and long-distance travel, connecting Keene, Lake Placid and Saranac Lake to the Northway.

Part of Route 73, including the bridge over Cascade Lake Outlet, is also on the annual Ironman Triathlon race course.

Minor finishing work will follow this spring for three of the bridges, including those over Beede Brook near St. Huberts and the structure over the Cascade Lake Outlet

west of Keene.

Three additional structures in northwest Essex County are due to be completed by the end of this year.

Work is underway to replace two bridges on Route 73 in North Elba over the West Branch of the AuSable River near the 1980 Olympic ski jumps.

Traffic on those units will be reduced to a single lane this week as workers set down the steel infrastructure. When finished, the two bridges will be replaced with a single unit that will cross the river, a $9.87 million project.

Also included in this contract is the Route 9N bridge in Jay. All are scheduled to resume traffic before the end of the year and should be completed

by June 2018, according to the DOT. In all, the state is replacing 100 aging, vulnerable, and out-of-date structures across the state. The remaining 47 bridges are under construction or are scheduled to begin work shortly, said the DOT. “It is also important to note that replacing these bridges showcases Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to rebuilding and hardening infrastructure following Hurricane Irene and increasing extreme weather events,” said Bryan Viggiani, the spokesman.

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National Grid, Slic in ‘regular discussions’ on broadband Utility provider said at least 100 poles need to be replaced as part of ‘make ready’ process

By Pete DeMola

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SCHROON — National Grid said they are working to aid Slic Network Solutions in facilitating broadband installation in Schroon.

“We’re in regular conversations with Slic and are trying to move things as quickly as we can,” said Patrick Stella, a spokesman for National Grid. “We’re all working to get our work done as quickly as possible.”

Progress on the “make ready” stage of the project, when National Grid shifts gear on their poles to make way for Slic’s equipment, had been delayed due to delays on investment

funding on Slic’s end, Stella said.

“We didn’t start the project until August,” Stella said.

Stella said the proposed route in Schroon entails at least 1,500 poles, at least 100 of which must be entirely replaced.

Many are in backwoods areas, he said, making access difficult.

“This is a really large job,” Stella said, listing the factors the utility company must consider: “Is there room on the pole? Is there an effect on electric service? Are there safety concerns?”

National Grid must also consider whatever cable is installed does not affect power for their customers.

Engineering studies and those related to forestry and other sciences must be conducted.

“We are in the process, and we are doing

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that,” Stella said.

National Grid builds its system for electric service only.

Since the pole replacements required for the project are specifically to accommodate a request by Slic, the Nicholville-based provider is required to assume those costs.

Slic was first awarded state grant funds in December 2012 to bring fiber to seven upstate areas.

Following a period of delays stemming from both the state and private sector, progress had been humming along since fall, when Slic received their long-expected round of investment funding to allow work to continue.

The latest delay has sparked frustration in the community and among the broadband committee spearheading the project.

Slic Vice President Kevin Lynch said the

challenges outlined by National Grid illustrate just one of the obstacles to providing broadband in rural communities.

“It takes companies like Slic, with the support of the NYS Broadband Program Office, to meet and overcome these challenges,” Lynch said. “We have the experience to stay on top of these issues, and are prepared to rapidly construct the network once we are cleared to put our fiber optic cable on poles.

We have contractors lined up and waiting as well as supplies on hand so we can quickly get to work once given the green light.”

Lynch said Slic is working with National Grid to prioritize the main backbone sections connecting the grant areas to the north and south of the hamlet.

“Our goal is to connect as many customers as quickly as possible, but asking (National) Grid to complete the make ready process in a sequential way,” Lynch said.

By Lohr McKinstry

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CROWN POINT – Crown Point Volunteer Fire Department has named Lucky Euber Firefighter of the Year for 2016.

Former chief Scott Ingleston also received a 25 year plaque from the department.

In addition, new Crown Point Fire Chief Joseph Norton brings 31 years of experience in the fire service to the position.

In their Fire Department election, former chief Scott Ingleston was named as the first assistant fire chief, bringing 35 years experience to his position, including 20 years as the past chief.

David Fleury will be the second assistant fire chief, with 14 years of experience.

Fire Captain Fran Cook has been in the fire service for 48 years and also has been a past fire chief. The first fire lieutenant, Fred Gonyo, has been in the fire service since 2004. The second fire lieutenant, David Lorette, has been with the department for six years.

Ben Groncheski has been named the company safety Lucky Euber officer and has been with the department for eight years. CPVFD Firefighter of the Year Lucky Euber has been named the fire police captain and has been with the department for six years.

The company civil officers has been set into place with Bobbi Shaffer as company president, Loretta Euber as vice president, and Lucky Euber as company treasurer.

The Crown Point Fire District also held its annual fire commissioner elections, with Bobbi Shaffer, Steve Mildon, Marge Hurlburt, Loretta Euber And Jody Palmer as the 2017 board members.

At the organizational meeting, the board appointed Shaffer as chairperson and Mildon as cochairperson.

The Crown Point Fire Department currently has 31 members to the roster, which accumulated 1,250.84 hours on calls, 1,299.25 hours in training, totalling 2,550.09 hours of volunteer service.

“We’re protecting the residents and visitors of the Crown Point Fire District, as well as the surrounding departments under the Essex County Mutual Aid Plan,” Norton said.

He said data provided for last year is average time to respond (4.3 minutes), average apparatus travel time (13.8 minutes), average incident length (52.5 minutes), busiest month of the year (December, with 25 incidents), busiest days of the week (Monday and Saturday, with 26 incidents) and busiest hours of the day (9 a.m. to noon).

Ryan Pepper, a dental hygienist from Plattsburgh, instructs first-grade Crown Point students about best practices as a mentor for the CFES Program.

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Kayleigh Mae’s law approved by state senate Law will require drug testing of toddlers in custody of parent, guardian arrested on drug charge ALBANY — The New York State Senate recently approved legislation that would require drug testing of children less than three-years-old if they are in the vicinity of a parent or legal guardian arrested on a drug charge.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury), is named in honor of Kayleigh Mae Cassell, a 13-month-old from Washington County who died as a result of a drug overdose in 2015.

“What happened to Kayleigh is a terrible tragedy,” said Little. “For most of her very brief life she was exposed to dangerous drugs. Her autopsy showed she had been given heroin and cocaine. My hope is we can prevent similar tragedies by requiring a simple test when it appears a child may be at risk of being exposed to illegal drugs.

This is not about creating a new penalty for drug users.

The goal of the legislation is assuring the welfare of the child.”

Specifically, the legislation would amend the state’s social services law to cause an investigation to be conducted for suspected child abuse or maltreatment if the child, under the age of three, is in the vicinity of a parent, guardian or someone else legally responsible when that person is arrested on a drug charge.

A hair follicle drug test would be required as part of the investigation and could be initiated through a court order if a parent or legal guardian refused to cooperate.

Kaleigh Mae, of Kingsbury, died in February 2015. The autopsy included a hair follicle test, which revealed she had been given cocaine and heroin since about the age of four-months. Her mother and live-in boyfriend pleaded guilty to crimes of criminally negligent homicide, criminal possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child.

“Many children under the age of three are not going to be able to explain, or even understand, if a parent is giving them a dangerous drug.

A hair follicle test is non-invasive and conclusive and would provide our social service workers and the courts with information that could potentially be life-saving for that child,” said Little.

The legislation passed the state senate with unanimous support. A companion bill is being sponsored by Assemblyman Felix Ortiz of Brooklyn.

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Restaurant owner gets help in fight against cancer

Resident Ralph Dudley is battling brain cancer

By Lohr McKinstry

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SCHROON LAKE – Residents are uniting to help local restaurant owner Ralph Dudley, who has been battling brain cancer for two years.

Dudley owns Alpine Pizza in Schroon Lake, and a youcaring.com page has been set up to help with expenses.

His companion, Kristin Forrester, said Dudley has been fighting brain cancer since he was diagnosed in June 2015.

“Since then he has developed two more inoperable tumors,” she said in her fundraising plea. “He is going through treatments for the last tumor, but the doctor is saying this treatment works in one out of three people. It can reduce the tumor size to increase quality of life. Prognosis is typically about nine months; some patients may have less and some may have more time.”

She said she and Dudley have been together since 1992.

“We met in Saranac Lake at his friend’s pizza shop,” she said. “Then we moved down to Schroon Lake to take over his friend Jay’s other pizza shop in 1992. We have had some great times working at our shop. Our customers are like our family to us. We have watched kids grow up and move away, but when they come back to visit they wanted Ralph’s pizza.”

Their friend, Jill Reilly, said Dudley and Forrester are well known in Schroon Lake.

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“Ralph has been struggling with his health and there is a huge financial burden looking ahead for Kristin,” she said.

“Although Ralph is doing OK, he will never get better.

“Kristin was told he has about nine months left. While her head is reeling from that devastating news, it leaves her worrying about making future funeral arrangements and other mounting costs. We are a wonderful close-knit community and they could really use our help.”

She said the couple often donated pizzas to other’s fundraising events.

“Kristin has enough emotional pain and stress to deal with and a rocky road ahead where she will need her friends around her,” she said. “Let’s help at least relieve some of the financial stress and worry by giving any amount you can.”

Forrester said they appreciate all the support Dudley has been getting from the community. “(I) just wanted to say thanks so much for all that you have already done for us.”

Reilly said they just held a bake sale for Dudley, and there’s another fundraiser coming up.

“I can just tell you that we raised over $1,000 at the bake sale,” Reilly said. “There is a ziti benefit dinner for them being held at the Timberwolf (Pub) in Schroon Lake on Feb. 19.

There will be a 50/50 raffle as well as basket raffles.”

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“Year after year, our guests have raved about the time they spend in our communities and we’ve listened,” said Zoe Smith, director of WCS’ Adirondack Program.

The new format, Smith said, is designed to provide more ride distances and options, more off-bike activities and less packing up and moving.

Last year’s route started and finished in Hadley-Lake Luzerne, and included overnight stops in Ticonderoga, Keeseville, Saranac Lake, Indian Lake and Northville, where guests enjoyed local food, live music and other amenities in those communities.

This year, participants can pedal as few as three days or as many as six.

On the days where the tour doesn’t move between towns, guests will have the ability to choose short or long ride distances. They may also choose to take a day off in favor of other activities, including hiking, canoeing, browsing shops or restaurants.

The Wild Center, for instance, will be a featured activity on Aug. 24 when the tour stops

ECONOMIC IMPACT Three-hundred cyclists from 35 states participated in last year’s 404-mile trek.

While the total economic impact of the event has not been calculated — including lodging and other expenditures — contracts with regional vendors clocked in at $300,000 last year, said organizers.

Guests this year can choose from three lodging opportunities.

While riders have the option of pitching tents — space for base camps has been allotted at Schroon Lake Central, Keene Central and Petrova Elementary in Saranac Lake — the most popular option is a tent service that provides “glamping,” or prearranged luxury camping.

Another option allows guests to book overnight stays at local lodging accommodations.

Most local bed and breakfasts in Schroon Lake are on board with the concept, said Whitty-Brown.

“We’re going to try to keep them in the village as long as possible, that’s our goal,” she

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Schroon Lake pizza-maker Ralph Dudley is battling brain cancer, and a donation site has been set up to help with expenses.

said of the riders.

Town Supervisor Mike Marnell said the town could use a shot in the arm as the season winds down.

“Anytime you bring 350-400 people in, it’ll be good,” Marnell said. “It should be a good boost for the economy.”

EDUCATIONAL ELEMENT For over 20 years, WCS has been facilitating science and community-based conservation programs in the region.

Cycle Adirondacks is essentially a way to showcase the work the agency is doing in the field while aiding local economies.

“There’s no better way to connect to the work WCS is doing than traveling on a bicycle at 12 miles an hour,” said Doug Haney, an organizer.

Net profits are invested back into planning efforts and to support the organization’s programing.

The debut installment took participants through Raquette Lake in 2015. Smith recalled showing riders the tiny hamlet carved out of the wilderness and the natural land-

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scape.

As the group cycled by, loons preened for their audience.

“That was a great opportunity to really show that there are people living here, and wilderness, and how important this is,” Smith said.

Also on the agenda is discussing how broader trends like climate change will affect the landscape of the Adirondack Park.

The event has scored high marks from Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, the agency that spearheads the region’s tourism promotion efforts.

“By providing an extraordinary, authentic experience for participants,” said CEO James McKenna, “the event has not only supported the efforts of the Wildlife Conservation Society in our region, but has elevated awareness of the welcoming communities, the gorgeous landscape and the outstanding road cycling opportunities available all across the Adirondacks.”

Now in its third year, Cycle Adirondacks is scheduled for Aug. 19 to 25.

For more info, visit cycleadirondacks.com.

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Village of Port Henry water mains back in shape Water and sewer projects are wrapping up in Port Henry

By Lohr McKinstry

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PORT HENRY – Most of the Village of Port Henry’s infrastructure restorations are done and just need the finishing touches in the spring.

The village will use $22,000 in leftover state CHIPs money for Rice Lane, Trustee/Deputy

Mayor Matthew Brassard said at a recent Village Board meeting.

“We can use it for the (paving) binder,” he said. “The only thing left are those drains.

They’ll (the contractor) do the sidewalks in the spring.”

The village replaced deteriorated water and sewer lines on Rice Lane and Elizabeth Street in the last two years, as well as leaky sewer mains around Manhole 13, using federal grant monies.

He said they’re close to using all of the $600,000 federal grant they got for the work.

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from college in 2004, I was looking for a professional big band to play in,” he said. “It just so happened that there was none around. I was encouraged by Bret Zvacek, the jazz director at the Crane School of Music, to start one. I didn’t think anyone would take me seriously, and I declined.

“It wasn’t until Bret handed me a pile of music and said ‘go start one’ that I finally decided that’s what I would do. A few months later, the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra was born.”

He said he really appreciates the inspiration Zvacek gave him.

“It has been my intention since then to, when the opportunity arises, ask Bret to perform with the group as a guest

“By the end, we’ll have spent it all,” he said.

The Village Department of Public Works was down two workers, Brassard said, and they’re hiring replacements after conducting interviews.

The village is dissolving on March 31, and they checked with the Town of Moriah to make sure the new workers would be carried over to the Town Highway Department.

“We got ahold of the town, and we were told as long as they (the new employees) get their CDLs (Commercial Drivers License),” the town will hire them.

artist,” Pray said.

He said Ray Vega is known worldwide for his Latin jazz trumpet playing, and has performed with many Latin jazz greats over the years.

“He is an amazing person, very friendly and approachable, and has a great trumpet sound.”

The third special guest for the concert is Keith Pray.

“Keith Pray is an incredible jazz saxophonist who performs workshops all over the country, getting students to learn jazz by just using their ears, and listening as they play,” he said.

“Keith has been a professional musician since 1988, traveling and performing all over the world. Living in New York City for an extended period of time, he met Ray Vega and performed with him often.

Most village functions and responsibilities will transfer to the town after dissolution, which voters approved in 2015.

The third project, to replace leaking lines around Manhole 13, located off Main Street, is also about finished, Mayor Ernest Guerin said at the meeting.

“Everything’s done on Manhole 13 until springtime,” he said. “We need a zip lining, a plastic lining on the pipe. It would probably last forever if we did that.”

The village will go to bid for the liner, he said.

“This will be a reunion of sorts, as Keith was also a student of Bret Zvacek when he attended Crane.”

The event will be the first of its kind for the area, he said.

“These three great guest artists will team up with the the Adirondack Jazz Orchestra to put on an exciting concert for Moriah Central School and the surrounding communities,” Pray said.

“The concert itself is meant to inspire any student in the area interested in music to be a part of a music program and encourage them to work hard, improve, and eventually give back to their communities in artistic ways.”

ON THE COVER: The Adirondack Jazz Orchestra will perform in concert at Moriah Central School on April 19.

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Stefanik: Trump travel ban ‘rushed and overly broad’ North Country lawmaker has joined the chorus of officials critical of sweeping executive order more

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — Following President Trump’s executive order banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has called the directive “rushed and overly broad.”

“Our first role as the federal government is to protect our national security and I believe we need to work in Congress to reform and strengthen our visa vetting process,” Stefanik wrote Sunday morning on Facebook.

“However, I oppose President Trump’s rushed and overly

broad Executive Order.”

Critics have said the ban unfairly targets Muslims, bars duel citizens and fails to address the countries that are the primary source of terror attacks.

Stefanik said while sitting on the House Armed Services Committee, she has advocated for Iraqis and Afghans who have served “side by side as our allies to be prioritized to access visas.”

The order ensnared a former Iraqi translator for the U.S. Army, who was held for 18 hours at JFK on Saturday despite having a valid visa.

“It is Congress’ role to write our immigration laws and I strongly urge the President to work with Congress moving forward as we reform our immigration system to strengthen our homeland security,” Stefanik said.

Since it was announced last week, the order has caused confusion at airports across the country, with many green card holders reportedly denied re-entry to the U.S. Stefanik is one of the first Republican lawmakers to sound off against the order, which would ban visitors from the affected countries for at least 90 days. A second order has prohibited the resettlement of refugees for at least four months.

Following her criticism, a number of GOP senators also stepped forward in condemning the policy, including Senators Lindsay Graham and John McCain.

TRUMP RESPONDS Following waves of criticism, the administration later walked back elements of the policy and clarified green card holders would be allowed access back into the country following security checks.

“To be clear, this is not about a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting,” Trump said in a statement. “This is not about religion - this is about terror and keeping our country safe.”

“We will again be issuing visas to all countries once we are sure we have reviewed and implemented the most secure policies over the next 90 days.”

Reuters reported on Monday that the Department of Homeland Security struggled to “interpret and implement” the order over the weekend.

SUNY SITUATION The State University of

New York said on Sunday 320 students are affected by the executive order — including two at SUNY Plattsburgh.

“SUNY is reviewing President Trump’s executive order and surveying its campuses to determine the impact it may have on our students, faculty, and staff both abroad and at home on our 64 college and university campuses,” said SUNY Board Chairman H. Carl McCall and Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher in a statement.

“SUNY leadership and university police will do all we can, within the law, to support any students, faculty, and staff affected by the Executive Order,” read the statement. “In the meantime, we recommend suspending travel plans to the countries included, and urge individuals affected to keep in contact with their campus Office of International Student and Scholar Services.”

CUOMO OFFERS HELP Protests spread to at least 30 cities nationwide Sunday, with demonstrations unfolding at Albany International Airport and Hancock International in Syracuse.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at least 5,000 gathered at JFK International Airport on Saturday to protest the measures.

Cuomo directed the Port Authority, the state Department of State and his counsel’s office to jointly explore “all legal options” to assist anyone detained at the state’s airports, and ensure that their rights are being protected.

“What specifically do they violate in order, is that part legal, and where do you see the part violated the order?” Cuomo said Sunday at a news conference in Manhattan.

Cuomo said his counsel would personally offer legal advice to those detained, and set up a confidential hotline for friends and family members to call for info: 1-888-769-7243.

“That analysis, and the interpretation of facts, is what people need help with,” he said.

Federal authorities have put a “chokehold” on info, said Pat Foye, executive director of the Port Authority.

Following an apparent attack on a hijab-wearing JFK airline worker last week, the governor also said he will propose legislation this week that would make assaulting airport workers a felony in New York.

“It’s a rash of intolerance, of racism, of bigotry that is all across the country,” Cuomo said.

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Kids learn by kinetic activity at Crown Point CS Math and Movement starts at Crown Point Central School

By Lohr McKinstry

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CROWN POINT – Elementary-school children at Crown Point Central School are playing games to help them learn math and reading.

Called Math and Movement, the family program is described as “a kinesthetic, multisensory approach to teaching math and reading that incorporates physical activity with visual stimuli created to make learning fun, active, and memorable.”

The program utilized specially-designed floor mats and banners with letters, numbers and words that enabled students to hop, walk, crawl, or dance their way to mastering math and reading concepts.

Dozens of children in grades pre-K through 5 and their families showed up for the evening event in the school gymnasium.

Teacher Mary Hope McGinness said everything went well.

“They’re having a great time,” she said.

During the Family Fun Night, parents and children moved from station to station, learning math activities while completing a Math and Movement activity guide. Older students running the stations improved their own math skills by helping the younger students.

Suzy Koontz of Math and Movement said they had a good turnout for the event.

“It teaches them that math can be fun,” she said. “They’re learning the basic concepts. It’s a powerful learning opportunity.”

It’s been proven that having fun increases the dopamine level in the brain, she said, and enables greater learning.

“They’re retaining it better as well,” she said. “It includes parental engagement.”

It’s a program that links to brain science, Koontz said.

“Kids desperately need to have more movement,” she said. “We have a sedentary lifestyle.”

Eight out of 10 children are kinesthetic learners, who learn best through movement, she said.

She said the program harnesses children’s natural kinesthetic learning style to foster positive feelings towards learning.

“It’s really important,” Koontz said.

Koontz said they believe the end result will be more physically fit children and increased test scores.

Math and Movement comes from the National Math Foundation of Ithaca.

Elementary students at Crown Point Central School enjoyed math and reading games recently to help them learn. The Math and Movement program is new at the school.

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Smallidge Named to armed services academy

By Lohr McKinstry

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CROWN POINT – Crown Point High School senior Adelaide Smallidge has been nominated to the U.S. Air Force Academy by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).

The appointment to the Colorado institution was announced recently by Gillibrand’s office.

Smallidge, 17, was selected based on criteria including her academic record, leadership potential and overall achievement. Final acceptance is determined solely by the service academies.

The Crown Point student di-

rected last year’s Resolution Run in Ticonderoga, a 4k footrace that raised money for the local food pantry for the poor. The race was sponsored by the LaChute Road Runners Club to which she belongs.

A selection committee formed

by Senator Gillibrand chose the nominees from a large group of qualified applicants.

Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Smallidge is headed to one of the nation’s leading service institutions.

“Our service academies train and mentor top tier officers who

are committed to serving our country,” said Gillibrand. “These talented New Yorkers have shown honor, dedication and unique skill-sets that will make them great assets to our nation’s service academies and armed forces. I am always honored to nominate courageous men and women with the opportunity to live their dreams and serve in our country’s armed forces.”

She said the United States service academies offer a first-class education, as well as a chance for the young people to serve their country upon graduation as commissioned officers in the United States Armed Services.

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buy the house, she said, so no tax increase would be associated with the purchase.

Because of its proximity to the school, there are safety, health and risk factors if it remains, and removing it adds to the beautification of the school, she said.

It also gives the district ownership protection for any future uses of the property.

Voting is from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the school entrance foyer, then from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Crown Point Central School is asking voters for permission to purchase a vacant house at the school entrance on Route 9N (Main Street) in Crown Point.

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WildcatsÊ hopeÊ toÊ carryÊ momentumÊ toÊ postseason Boys, girls programs seek to build for sectional runs

By Keith Lobdell

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SCHROON — It has been a great year to be a Wildcat.

The Schroon Lake varsity boys and girls basketball programs are both perched atop the Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference Southern Division standings, as the boy’s program boasts an 11-1 overall record with their lone blemish coming in a inter-division game against Class C Seton Catholic.

While the boys program has been near the top of the standings over the past few years, the Lady Wildcats are seeing a resurgence in basketball thanks to a mix of young, talented players and veteran leadership. The girls currently hold a one-half game lead over MVAC returning foe Bolton, each having defeated each other on their respective home courts, entering the week with an 8-1 league record and 9-3 overall mark.

“We are feeling great about the positive attitude our players have and the improvement as individuals and as a team,” said coach David Williams, in his second year as the varsity coach. “We are working on getting better and developing all members. We are having fun. The long term for the team is to enjoy playing basketball as a team and improve our skills every day.”

One of the keys to the turn-around, Williams believes, has been the ability to stay positive not only for him with the players, but the players with each other.

“The girls are enjoying working on improving and being together,” he said. “This group encourages each other and is able to overcome difficulties.”

Williams also said he has had valuable leadership out of his captains this season: Alora Bearor, Emily Maisonville, and Corrine Pelkey, with Pelkey being the lone senior on the team.

“As we entered the sectionals, we want to compete hard and keep focused on our team basketball,” said Williams, as the regular season winds to a conclusion over the next two weeks. “A successful playoff run is where we play at our level and beyond working as a complete team.”

The Wildcats can control their destiny for sectional seeding by winning out in league and scoring inter-divisional wins against Willsboro (Feb. 3) and Elizabethtown-Lewis/ Westport (Feb. 13), a team Bolton was defeated by. Both games are on the road.

Along with the Lady Griffins, Bolton also dropped an inter-divisional game against Keene, who is tied for first in the Northern Division with the Griffins.

Williams also said he is always impressed with how the smaller Class D teams find their way into the mix with the larger schools in the area.

“I really appreciate the efforts of the small schools in our league,” he said. “All of the south and some of the north teams in the MVAC have schools with a total population of less than 250 students K-12. We are competing against other D schools that are twice or more than three times our size.

Also, many of our students are involved in several activities at school: they play basketball, sing, have a leading part in the play, play two other sports, play an instrument, are in school government and maintain excellent grades. The small schools have to work very hard to maintain a competitive team over the years with challenging numbers. I am amazed of the previous and current success of these schools in girls basketball. Keene Central School and Indian Lake/ Long Lake are prime examples.”

Lee Silvernail, Schroon Lake AD and boys varsity coach, said the change in the girl’s program is noticable.

“I have seen these girls compete a lot harder in practice,” he said. “They are dedicated during practice and much more focused this year. This intensity in practice has carried over to the games, where they are playing a more confident style of basketball and taking care of the ball much better then they have in the past. It is exciting to see the girls having fun and winning games. I have been impressed with their composure late in close games. I think they have definitely surprised some of the teams in our league and are one of the stronger and more complete teams. I look forward to watching their sectional run.”

Silvernail added he felt Williams has brought a positive attitude to the sidelines.

“Dave has done a good job expecting more from them and pushing them,” he said. “He has changed the culture of the team and has the girls playing with a lot more confidence.

He also has a group of assistants that supplement what Dave is trying to implement and each bring something to the team.”

Schroon Lake’s Emily Maisonville drives the ball to the basket against Saranac Lake earlier this season. Maisonville is one of three captains on coach Dave Williams girl’s varsity basketball team.

Boys on verge

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The Wildcat varsity boy’s basketball team was set to claim their division title with a win Tuesday against Crown Point, with a loss putting the teams in a tie for the top position.

“Honestly, I think it goes all the way back to summer league when we were getting beat on a consistent basis by teams in our league,” Silvernail said. “We weren’t used to being in that position repeatedly and that took some getting used to. During the summer we were not playing very good basketball and I think the pressure, or the perception, was that we were not going to be one of the better teams. It felt like there were a handful of teams that could beat us on any given night. I think summer league opened our eyes to the fact that we had a lot of work to do and that we needed to play a better style of basketball if we are going to compete with these other schools in our league.”

Silvernail said the biggest thing was to get the kids believing in the process.

“I felt all along that we had the pieces to compete in the Division, but that we needed to come together and play an unselfish style of basketball,” he said. “Much of our success can be attributed to the fact that we have been able to play this better style of basketball. This has been one of the most balanced scoring basketball teams that I have had over the past handful of seasons, with five different players leading our team in scoring.”

One thing everyone in the MVAC knew about the Wildcats coming into the season was they were going to have to stop the outside-in scoring duo of Branden Hall and Jordan DeZalia, and Silvernail said the two have grown in their roles.

“Branden has done a great job of distributing the basketball this year,” Silvernail said. “His scoring average may be down a little from past seasons, but his assist totals are way up. He commands attention on defense and has done a great job of putting our other players in good positions to score the ball.

Our unselfish style of play started with the player who has the ball in his hand the most, and he has done a great job this year.

“Jordan has been commanding the ball much more in the post this year and his scoring totals are up because of this,” Silvernail continued. “He is big and strong, so when we can get him the ball down low he is hard to stop. I don’t think we get him the ball as much as we should and this is something that we have been working on.”

Around the duo has been a core of younger players who are tyring to make their mark to help the team.

“Micha and Andrew are great team players who have been hitting shots,” Silvernail said. “They have been the beneficiary of some great passes from Branden. We are at our best when those two are hitting shots from the outside and being aggressive. Gabe has been our unsung hero on defense this year. He loves to get after it defensively and never gets tired. Cole has given me some great minutes off the bench at the center position. I have had to go to him in some close games and he has been able to deliver for us.”

Branden Hall (right) has been leading the Wildcats from the point throughout the 2016-17 season. Coach Lee Silvernail said Hall has done a lot to help the team while sacrificing scoring from previous years.

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As the postseason approaches, Silvernail knows his team will have to be ready to battle on the physical end with the teams from the north, including Moriah, the third-ranked team in the state.

“We are lucky to have such a good team in our area and games like this can help to see how we stack up against one of the better teams in the state,” he said. “We need to play more physical, especially underneath the basket on defense. We are outsized at most positions on the court. If we want to be successful and win those close games we have to do a better job of keeping opposing offensive players away from the basket and also do a better job boxing out. It’s just a mindset that we have to develop as it takes more heart and determination than skill to box out and be physical on defense.”

Once they get to sectional play, Silvernail said the team will still take it one game at a time.

“It starts with winning our first game and builds from there,” he said. “The only thing I have asked of my players is to play hard, regardless of the situation For me, at the end of the game, win or lose, did we play our best game. I want to feel like my guys left everything out there and that we gave our team the best chance to win based on our play. However far we go this year, the success of the season is something I feel is performance based. We could lose a game by 1 point and have played poorly and should have won the game versus losing to a team by 10 having given our best performance. I can live with the latter.”

Photos from these and other games featuring the Schroon Lake Wildcats, taken by managing editor John Gereau and sports editor Keith Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture. suncommunitynews.com.

MVAC South standings Boys — as of Jan. 30 Team

MVAC W-L

Overall

Schroon Lake

8-1

11-1

Crown Point

8-2

10-4

Wells

2-3

3-6*

Johnsburg

3-7

3-9

Minerva/Newcomb 2-5

2-3*

Bolton

0-5

0-6*

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-6

0-7*

Girls — as of Jan. 30 Team

MVAC W-L

Overall

Schroon Lake

8-2

9-3

Bolton

7-3

9-6

Crown Point

7-4

7-4*

Johnsburg

6-4

6-7*

Wells

2-8

2-8

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-6

0-7*

Minerva/Newcomb 0-11

0-11 * - record not fully reported

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MoriahÊ boyÕ sÊ risingÊ backÊ upÊ stateÊ rankings,Ê nowÊ #3 ing and Chad Stephens each scored 6 points, with Chance Potter adding 5.

Riley Martin scored 13 points for Westport, while Schylar Kurth scored 6, Blake Liberi 3, Wyatt Gough 2, Carter Smith 2 and Will Napper 1.

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Vradenburg 4, Amber DuShane 4, Michaela Gunnison 2 and Mya Pertak 2.

Photos from this game, covered by photojournalist Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews. com.

Boys indoor track

Schroon Lake 53, ELCS 38

Chiefs finish season sweep

SCHROON — A 17-8 fourth quarter pulled the Wildcats away from the Lions Jan. 27.

Jordan DeZalia paced the Wildcat offense with 22 points, while Andrew Pelkey added 17 points in the win, Branden Hall 7, Gabe Gratto 4 and Micha Stout 3.

For the Lions, Sam Hutting led the offense with 13 points, while Joel Morris scored 12, Anthony Celotti 10, Chris Mazzacone 2 and Dominic Thompson 1.

PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac Chiefs finished off the 2016-17 indoor track and field season by completing the sweep of the regular season events Jan. 28.

Daryn Nephew scored a wins Beekmantown in the 55 dash and long jump, while Caleb Moore won the 1,600 for Seton Catholic, Matthew Guski won the 3,200 for Peru and Collin Bresett scored a win for Ticonderoga in the high jump.

Ticonderoga 57, Saranac Lake 42 TICONDEROGA — A 33-20 halftime lead propelled the Sentinels to a win over the Red Storm, setting up the battle for the Division II crown later this week against the Vikings.

Evan Graney had 19 points to lead the Sentinels, while Bret Mosier added 11, Ethan Thompson 8, Colton Huestis 6, Michael DuShane 4 and Samuel DuShane 4.

Joe Viscardo scored 16 points in the loss for the Red Storm, with Jarrett Asthon adding 9, Sean Lincoln 6 and DJ Morgan 4.

Girls basketball Moriah’s Todd Gregory pulls up for a shot over the outstretched hand of Saranac Lake’s Sean Lincoln.

Boys basketball

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Moriah 66, Saranac Lake 41 PORT HENRY — A 0-15 first half went the way of the third ranked Moriah Vikings in defeating the Red Storm Jan. 26.

Joe Stahl scored 14 points in the win, while Dewey Snyder scored 11, Braden Swan 10, Jay Streible 10, Dylan Trombley 6, Jerin Sargent 6, Mike Rolins 4, Kyle Wilson 3 and Lane Decker 2.

Sean Lincoln scored 18 points in the loss for the Red Storm, with Joe Viscardo adding 13, Jarrett Ashton 4, Chris Peary 4 and DJ Morgan 2.

Photos from this game, covered by photojournalist Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews. com.

Moriah 53, Saranac Lake 22 SARANAC LAKE — A 22-2 third quarter gave the Lady Vikings plenty of room as they defeated the Lady Red Storm Jan. 27.

McKenzie Sprague scored 14 points to pace the Vikings, while Halee Calabrese added 13, Lillitan Perry 9, Makayla Stockwell 9, Madison Olcott 6 and Hailey Crossman 2.

For the Red Storm, Jayda Buckley led the offense with 8 points while Kayleigh Merrill and Maggie Carpenter each scored 4 points. Andrea Boon, Katie Hunt and Shanis Lincoln scored 2 points each.

Haleigh Wright continued to excel for the Sentinel indoor team with consecutive wins in the long jump and as a member of the sprint relay team.

Girls indoor track

Photo by Keith Lobdell

Chiefs unbeaten at PSUC PLATTSBURGH — The Lady Chiefs finished off an undefeated season at the Filedhouse Jan. 28, scoring a win in the CVAC finale.

The Chiefs used their depth to secure the win, with several athletes reaching the top of the podium. Desiree Dashnaw scored a win in the 55 hurdles, while Rachael Woodruff won the 1,500 , Logan Thatcher the shot put, Faith Haley the 600 and Nora Canning the 55 dash. Saranac also won the 1,600 relay, while Seton Catholic won the 3,200 relay and Ticonderoga the 640 relay.

Sue Sivakumaran scored a win in the 300 for Plattsburgh High, while McKenna Christiansen won the 3,000 for AuSable Valley, Maria Baker the 1,000 for PHS, Meg McDonald the high jump for Ticonderoga, Haliegh Wright the long jump for Ticonderoga and Ella Messner the triple jump for Peru.

Boys bowling

Beekmantown 8, Moriah 0 Shawna McIntosh of Crown Point goes up for a basket against Lady Griffin defender Lizzie Stephens.

Crown Point’s Chad Stephens splits Westport defenders John Paul Looby and Schylar Kurth on the way to the basket.

Crown Point 53, Westport 27

Photo by JillLobdell

CROWN POINT — The Panthers outscored the Eagles in each of the first three quarters, extending their lead throughout to earn an inter-divisional win Jan. 27.

Reese Celotti scored 16 points to lead the Panthers, while Hunter Pertak and Jake LaDeau each scored 10. Zach Spauld-

Griffins 54, Crown Point 31

Photo by JillLobdell

CROWN POINT — The Westport/Elizabethtown-Lewis girl’s varsity basketball team opened with a 14-3 and finished with a 20-12 edge in the fourth quarter to defeat the Lady Panthers Jan. 27.

Hannah Schwoebel scored 21 points to lead the Griffins, while Ellie Storey added 20. Lizzie Stephens added 8 points, while Taylor Gough scored 4 and Abbey Mero 1.

For the Panthers, Shawna McIntosh scored 8 points in the loss, while Hannah Palmer added 7, Heather Foote 4, Torrie

PLATTSBURGH — Mitchell Trost led the Eagles with a636 series headlined by a match-high game of 225 in defeating the Vikings Jan. 27.

John Martinez had the high game of the match for the Vikings with a 169.

Girls bowling

Beekmantown 4, Moriah 0 PLATTSBURGH — Alyza Agoney led the way with the top game of the night, while Cheyenne Reeves combined for the top series as the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Vikings Jan. 27.

Carli Newton had a 199 high game for the Vikings, while Hailey Morgan had the high series of 503.

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OBITUARIES

FrancisÊ J.Ê Bobbie MINEVILLE — Francis Joseph Bobbie entered the arms of the Lord on Jan. 25, 2017 at the University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vt. surrounded by his family.

Francis was born on Dec. 21, 1949 in Ticonderoga to the late Robert Bobbie Sr. and Joan (Crabtree) Bobbie.

After graduating from Moriah Central School, Francis resided in Baltimore, MD for the past 45 years and had recently returned to Mineville. While in Baltimore, Francis was employed by E & M Machinery for the past 40 years. He was an avid fisherman and loved woodworking and leather crafts, as well as being a collector of various interests.

He enjoyed returning to the Adirondacks every year and spending time with his family.

Francis is survived by his mother, Joan Bobbie; his siblings, Sandra (Warren) Pattison, Sheila (Wayne) Simard, Gerald (Lucie) Bobbie, Sharon (John Santose) O’Connor, Robert Jr. (Theresa) Bobbie, Lonne Bobbie, numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his father Robert Bobbie Sr. and his niece Sonya Simard Clark.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Moriah Ambulance Squad, PO Box 72, Moriah Center, NY 12961 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. At his request, there will be no calling hours. A Christian Mass to celebrate Francis’s life will be held at the Church of All Saints in Mineville on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 10:30 am. Burial will be held in the spring at the All Saints Cemetery in Moriah. To leave condolences for the family please visit harlandfuneralhome.com.

LauraÊ Ò LollyÓ Ê AnnÊ SpragueÊ (Nov. 24, 1951- Jan. 27, 2017) MORIAH CENTER — Lolly Sprague, 65, of Moriah Center, passed away on Jan. 27, 2017 at the Elizabethtown Community Hospital with her son by her side as well as family and friends, after a long battle with COPD. One of her greatest joy besides raising her son, the light of her life, was the gift of watching her nieces and nephews grow up and expand their families. She also had the joy of being able to watch her great niece and nephews, Jayden, Tanner, Deagan Gibbs and Justin Sprague grow up next door and always looked forward to their visits. Lolly always enjoyed caring for others. She was Employed by North Country Home Services and Mountain Lake Services for many years before retiring. Her love for caring for others brought her great joy and fond memories. Some of her best memories during her employment years were of her two special friends she had the joy of caring for Dennis Smith and Darlene Ward.

Lolly especially enjoyed gatherings and lengthy telephone conversations with family and friends. She could always be found with a book, pen or knitting needle in hand. Her love for reading, word search, Sudoku, knitting and crocheting kept her busy in her retirement years as well as during her many hospital stays.

Logan was always by her side during her difficult journey and she was forever grateful.

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Government, that the records should be released.

It is unclear how much the case will cost Essex County when it comes to legal fees: Manning represented Ferebee, and his costs are covered as part of his regular salary.

Republican Election Commissioner Allison McGahay obtained counsel for $250 per hour.

Former Democratic Election Commissioner Mark Whitney, who left office in December, also obtained outside counsel.

McGahay declined comment for this article, citing a written ‘notice of entry’ hadn’t yet been filed in state court.

Her great nieces Katelynn, Emilee and Daniell Roberts always kept her in line and were always there when she needed them. Her home health aides and nurse, Mary Poirier and Danielle Rohrer, were always looking closely after her and making sure she had top notch care.

She had many special friends and care givers at ECH whom gave her excellent care and friendship during her hospital stays, Dr.Halloran, Julia, Angie, Julie, Dusti, Vicki, Victoria, Kelly, the nurses aides and the entire staff at ECH all of whom helped make her stays feel more like being at home, the staff even knew of her love for word search and kept her well supplied!

Lolly is survived by a very large family that she loved dearly, her son, the light of her life, Logan and brothers Wilbur (Kim) Sprague, Walter (Pat) Sprague, sisters Elma Simione, Kathy Orr, many special nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved dearly, a sister in law Mary Daha, as well as her special neighbors Kellie and Kane Valentine and children.

Lolly was predeceased by her parents Florence Ellsworth Daha Sprague and Wilbur Sprague, brother William Daha, sisters Helen Sutliff, Evelyn Sherman, Betty Ashe, Inez Mattison and Marion Ives as well as their husbands.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. at Moriah Methodist Church, Tarbell Hill Road, Moriah Corners, with a gathering immediately following at the VFW in Mineville.

Donations can be made in memory of Laura to the Moriah Ambulance squad or Harlands Funeral Home in Laura’s name.

To leave condolences for the family please visit harlandfuneralhome.com.

BrendaÊ J.Ê NoelÊ (Drinkwine)Ê Wells TICONDEROGA — Born July 20, 1959 at Ticonderoga Moses Ludington Hospital to Richard and Gloria (Blanchard) Noel.

Lifetime resident of Ticonderoga.

Brenda was raised in the Baptist church, ritually attending with her mother and younger sister, and participating in the many church outings.

Both Brenda’s parents had lost their mothers as young children, Beatrice Stark Trombley in 1961 and Madeline Cook in 1942. Brenda’s father, Richard, worked hard for his family, sometimes having up to three jobs at a time.

Brenda was also part of Brownie Troops and Girl Scouts as a child. Camping trips and seeing some of the most beautiful lakes and ponds in this area with her family and friends that tagged along was part of her upbringing.

Brenda continued to show her love for nature by doing the same with her own children. Brenda liked seeing the good parts of deer hunting, her grandfather (William Noel) would put together stews, soups, many meals and many drinks after the hunt. Brenda knew it was more than just the hunt it was the camaraderie and the enjoyment of nature with family and friends, which made her a part of it.

Many days were spent at the family hunting club on the Stoney Lonesome road and Penfield Camp is where the family would gather for day spent out in nature. Many summer days Brenda spent on the Upper Crick swimming at her Grandfathers house and her very dear friends’ house Patty Webb, whom lived next door to her grandfather, just a stone throw from her childhood home. Fishing was also involved including ice fishing with her son Aaron just to get the experience of it. Brenda loved ice skating then teaching her children over the years. Her love for nature was immeasurable, it was a love for the simple things such as a bike ride with her kids or a walk around the neighborhood.

At the young age of 16 Brenda started a family of 11 years with Lawerence Drinkwine, having two boys Jarrod and

The Essex County Board of Elections and Board of Supervisors were not named in the lawsuit.

The 2015 election saw voters casting ballots in local elections across Essex County, including two county-wide races, clerk and county judge. Essex County Judge Richard Meyer defeated Brian Barrett, a Lake Placid defense attorney, in that race by about 20 percentage points, or 1,743 votes out of some 9,073 cast.

The State Supreme Court has ordered Essex County to grant access to electronic ballot scans and cast vote records from the 2015 local elections. Pictured above: A line of voting machines awaits use at the Essex County Board of Elections in Elizabethtown.

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Aaron. There were many a good, fun and exciting memories, right down to riding her bike to school with the boys and then meeting them at the end of the day to ride home with them.

After life changing events of separation from her first husband in 1987 and the loss of her father in May of 1989, Brenda then began a 30 year relationship and marriage with Joe Wells.

Brenda made her family bigger having her only daughter and her third son, Maranda and Gavin. Brenda was always about her family, continuing to enjoy nature. Many summer days were spent on the Baldwin Road, right on Lake George. Cliff diving, boating and just being on the lake. Winter brought ice boating and of course ice skating.

Brenda learned many techniques and knowledge on needle point, crochet, and knitting from Helen Drinkwine, Cookie-Anna Wells, and her mother Gloria. She was an amazing seamstress who worked a Hacker Craft Boat Company making boat cushions. Matching dresses were made for her daughter and her along with the dolls. Prom dresses, vests, wedding apparel for her oldest son’s wedding. She made her dress, her daughters dress, her granddaughters dress, and her youngest son’s outfit right down to the bow tie. Brenda was very spiritual on everything she made even if it was a grapevine or Christmas wreath, or getting an electrician certificate.

There were vehicles she fixed along with T.Vs and many other items. Brenda was never idle and always had her hands into kid’s projects or her own. We all were proud of her 8 and a half years of sobriety. Brenda was loved by so many and will be truly missed.

Survivors of her family include her mother Gloria (Blanchard) Noel, her sister Michelle (Noel) and Micheal Porter, her aunt Beatrice (Trombley) and Stan Gilbo, aunt Shirley (Bright) Noel, aunt Marion (Dumer) Noel, her son Jarrod and Jodi Drinkwine, her son Aaron Drinkwine with fiancé Tara Huntington, her daughter Maranda Wells significant other Josh Frasier, her son Gavin Wells and significant other Megan McKeirnen, and husband Joesph Wells. Her step-daughter, Meshento (Gilbo) Romanca.

Grandchildren are Ciarra Grey, Garrett and Myleigh Drinkwine, and Madelyn, Evrit, and Will Drinkwine and great-grandchild Robert.

CarolÊ AnnÊ Morra TICONDEROGA — Carol Ann (Fortino) Morra, 71, passed away suddenly Jan. 14, 2017.

Carol was born August 10, 1945 in Glens Falls to the late Sandy and Mary Fortino. Carol grew up in Ticonderoga where she made lifelong friends. She loved telling stores of the fun she had with her friend Mary. Later she moved with her mother and sister to Connecticut, where she met her future husband Ronald Morra. They were married on Valentine’s Day 1975.

They settled in Belchertown, Massachusetts until his passing in 2006. Carol was a devoted grammy to her grandchildren.

She loved attending Luca’s soccer games, Natalie and Annabelle’s dance recitals, Chelsea and Carlea’s archery classes, lesson times with her technology wizard Brandon and her sweet cuddles from her youngest grandson Jameson.

Carol was predeceased by her husband Ronald Morra of 31 years and her sister-in law Janet Paniccia. She is survived by her children Thomas A. Morra and his wife Heather, Robert A. Morra and his wife Jessica of Belchertown and Lisa (Morra) Foley of Ware. She was the caring sister of Dominic and Tony Paniccia, Joanna Hanshing and brother-in-law Steve Morra. She was Grammy to Lucas Brandon, Chelsea, Natalie, Carlea, Annabelle and Jameson. She will be dearly missed by nieces, nephews, cousins and her lifelong friends Mary and Rosemary.

Funeral services were held Jan. 21 at Tommey & O’Brien Funeral Home.

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are not included in that designation.

“This new law will remove any ambiguity and explicitly include airport workers among those whom an assault against would result in increased penalties,” according to materials provided by the governor’s office.

Cuomo said he would work with the state Assembly and Senate to ensure the legislation, known as the Transportation Worker Protection Act, would be passed “expeditiously.”

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand have also objected to the ban, and both attended protests on Sunday.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined 15 additional state attorney generals, all Democrats, in condemning the order, which they called “unconstitutional and un-American” in a joint statement.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed

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a motion in a New York City courtroom on Saturday, and the judge blocked part of the order.

But the reprieve is expected only to be temporary.

“We are confident the executive order will be ultimately struck down by the courts,” read the statement from Schneiderman. “In the meantime, we are committed to working to ensure that as few people as possible suffer from the chaotic situation that it has created.”

The North Country has seen a groundswell of activism since Trump, a Republican, was elected in November.

Protesters have demonstrated in Saranac Lake, Keene and Plattsburgh this month, with at least 100 demonstrating against the Dakota Pipeline at Trinity Park on Saturday.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has called President Trump’s executive order on immigration “rushed and overly broad.”

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SUPREMEORLANDO, COURT: ESFLORIDA: Westgate sale, vacation rentals & timeSEX COUNTY SUPREME COURT: ESResorts, studio villa! Beautiful, shares. Owners: List with us for PennyMacspacious Loan accommodations Trust SEX COUNTY. for an only $299 per year.US BANK Plaintiff(s) vacation or business TRUST AS unforgettable Ticonderoga, Mt Vista Apts2001-NPL1; - 2 Visit on-line orN.A., call trip. Sleeps 4. Unwind on your priRICHARD LACONTE TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 bdrm $615+, utilities averagevs. $96.

518-891-9919 vate balcony or patio or while inNo smokers. Rental assistance AS EXECUTOR TO THE MASTER PARTICIPAside, enjoy the may be available. Must meetESTATE eligi- OF ANTHONY L. convenience of a TION TRUST, Pltf. vs. kitchenette with mini refrigerator bility requirements For application LACONTE; RICHARD LADANNAE E. HALL A/K/A SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA and microwave. Just minutes from call 518-584-4543. NYS TDD CONTE, Relay INDIVIDUALLY DANNAE HALL, et(East al, Coast).

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Call 518-275Accessible Equal Housing OpporTATE OF ANTHONY L. Pursuant are easily#CV15/0491. made. Sebastian is an or 908-216-7320. tunity.

LACONTE;7828 JOSEPH LAto judgment of foreclo“old Florida” fishing village with a CONTE AS HEIR TO THE sure and sale entered quaint atmosphere yet excellent ESTATE OF ANTHONY L. Jan. 3, 2017, I will and sell medical facilities, shopping LACONTE; DENNIS LAat public the restaurants.

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LACONTE; ELAINE NY on www.beach-cove.Feb. 14, 2017 at 772-581-0080; VALVICK AS HEIR TO 10:00 a.m. prem. k/a 52 com.

THE ESTATE OF ANTHOSaint Clair Street a/k/a NY L. LACONTE; MADE52 Saint Claire Street, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LINE LACONTE AS HEIR Ticonderoga, NY. All TO THE ESTATE OF ANthose certain lots, pieces THONY L. LACONTE; or parcels of land, situCAROL LANCONTE; et ate in the Town of JAY & JAY FOX LAIR County TAVERNof al; Defendant(s) Ticonderoga, for SaleEssex in Bakers Mills,of NY. Attorney (s) for Plaintiff and State New HousingYork, quarters on premises, (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI shown and desigAsking $329,000, Open #4 to Bids. & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 nated as Lots and 5 Call 518-251-3156 Summit Court, Suite in section or Owner Block MFi-on nancing the Available.

301, Fishkill, New York, Map and survey of 12524, 845.897.1600 Village Lots in Weeds Pursuant to judgment of Park made by Chappell foreclosure and sale and Burke, filed in the granted herein on or NOTICE OF REGULAR Essex County Clerks Ofabout August 10, 2016, I MEETINGS fice bounded and dewill sell at Public Auc- Please take notice that scribed as follows: On tion to the highest bid- the Ticonderoga Fire the North by St. Clair der at the lobby of the District of the town of Street, formerly Charles Essex County Court- Ticonderoga, County of Street; on the East by house in the County of Essex, New York will North Wayne Avenue, Essex. On February 21, hold its regular meetings formerly Prospect Av2017 at 1:00 pm. for the year 2017 on the enue; on the South by Premises known as 4 third Monday of each Lot No. 7 and on the PINNACLE ST, TICON- month, unless a holiday West by Lot No. 3, each falls upon that date, at lot being 65 ft. in width, DEROGA, NY 12883 which time the meeting front and rear and 91 ft.

Section: 150.59 Block: will be held on the third in depth. Approx. amt.

6 Lot: 10.000 judgment is ALL THOSE PIECES OR Tuesday of the month, of at 7:00 PM at the Ticon- $336,208.70 plus costs PARCELS OF LAND, with the building and im- deroga Fire House. All and interest. Sold submeetings of the Ticon- ject to terms and condiprovements thereon deroga Fire District are tions of filed judgment erected, situate, lying LEGALS open to the public. and being on the and terms of sale.

A SPECIAL MEETING OF northerly side of Pinna- This notice is being WILLIAM M. FINUCANE, THE TICONDEROGA cle Street in the Town of posted in accordance Referee.

COHN & FIRE DISTRICT Board of Ticonderoga, County of with the provisions of ROTH, Attys. For Pltf., Fire Commissioners will Essex and State of New Section 94 of the Public 100 East Old Country be held February 7 at York. PARCEL I. All that Officers Law of the State Rd., Mineola, NY. 6:00 p.m. at the Ticon- tract or parcel of land, of New York. #90550 deroga Firehouse, 60 situate in the Town of By order of the Board of TT-01/14-02/04/2017Montcalm Street, Ticon- Ticonderoga, County of Fire Commissioners of 4TC-141066 deroga NY 12883 Essex and State of New the Ticonderoga Fire Lisa L. LaPann District.

York, and in the Village Ticonderoga Fire District of Alexandria-so-called, Lisa L. LaPann Secretary beginning at the south- Secretary TT-02/04/2017-1TCTiconderoga Fire District east corner of a village 142807 lot deeded to James Mc- TT-02/04/2017-1TCNOTICE OF SALE 142763 Cambridge; thence along SUPREME COURT: ESthe south line of said lot NOTICE OF SALE SEX COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL SUPREME COURT: ES- 2 chains and 50 links; NOTICE OF SALE thence southerly one SEX COUNTY SUPREME COURT: ES- MORTGAGE ASSOCIAPennyMac Loan Trust chain, thence westerly 2 SEX COUNTY. US BANK TION; Plaintiff(s) chains and 50 links to 2001-NPL1; Plaintiff(s) TRUST N.A., AS vs. GISELLE GIGUERE the highway thence vs. RICHARD LACONTE TRUSTEE FOR LSF8 A/K/A GISELLE KANALY AS EXECUTOR TO THE northerly to the place of MASTER PARTICIPA- AS HEIR AT LAW AND ESTATE OF ANTHONY L. beginning one chain, TION TRUST, Pltf. vs. NEXT OF KIN OF LACONTE; RICHARD LA- containing 1/4 of an acre DANNAE E. HALL A/K/A WILLIAM J. KANALY CONTE, INDIVIDUALLY of land. The right to DANNAE HALL, et al, JR.; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff AS HEIR TO THE ES- maintain a certain water Defts.

Index now existing TATE OF ANTHONY L. main #CV15/0491. Pursuant (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI across said lot is reLACONTE; JOSEPH LAto judgment of foreclo- & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 served. PARCEL II. All sure and sale entered Summit Court, Suite CONTE AS HEIR TO THE that tract or parcel of ESTATE OF ANTHONY L. 301, Fishkill, New York, Jan. 3, 2017, I will sell land, situate in the Town LACONTE; DENNIS LA845.897.1600 at public auction at the 12524, of Ticonderoga, County CONTE AS HEIR TO THE Essex County Court- Pursuant to judgment of ESTATE OF ANTHONY L. of Essex and State of house, Elizabethtown, foreclosure and sale New York.

LACONTE; ELAINE NY on Feb. 14, 2017 at granted herein on or VALVICK AS HEIR TO As more particularly de- 10:00 a.m. prem. k/a 52 about December 30, THE ESTATE OF ANTHO- scribed in the judgment 2016, I will sell at Public Saint Clair Street a/k/a NY L. LACONTE; MADE- of foreclosure and sale.

52 Saint Claire Street, Auction to the highest LINE LACONTE AS HEIR Sold subject to all of the Ticonderoga, NY. All bidder at the lobby of TO THE ESTATE OF AN- terms and conditions the Essex County Courtthose certain lots, pieces contained in said judg- or parcels of land, situ- house. On March 7, THONY L. LACONTE; CAROL LANCONTE; et ment and terms of sale. ate in the Town of 2017 at 10:30 am.

Approximate amount of Ticonderoga, County of Premises known as al; Defendant(s) $62,991.30 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff judgment Essex and State of New 3421 BLUE RIDGE RD, (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI plus interest and costs.

York, shown and desig- NORTH HUDSON, NY & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 INDEX NO. 0826-10 nated as Lots #4 and 5 12855 Judith A. Pareira, Esq., in section or Block M on Section: 113.20 Block: Summit Court, Suite 1 Lot: 7.000 & 8.110 301, Fishkill, New York, REFEREE the Map and survey of TT-01/21-02/11/201712524, 845.897.1600 THAT CERTAIN TRACT, Village Lots in Weeds Pursuant to judgment of 4TC-141680 Park made by Chappell PIECE OR PARCEL OF foreclosure and sale LAND, with the buildings and Burke, filed in the granted herein on or NOTICE OF REGULAR Essex County Clerks Of- and improvements about August 10, 2016, I MEETINGS fice bounded and de- thereon erected, situate, will sell at Public Auc- Please take notice that scribed as follows: On lying and being in Lot tion to the highest bid- the Ticonderoga Fire the North by St. Clair 20, Tract West of Road der at the lobby of the Patent in the Town of District of the town of Street, formerly Charles Essex County Court- Ticonderoga, County of Street; on the East by North Hudson, County house in the County of Essex, New York will North Wayne Avenue, of Essex and State of Essex. On February 21, hold its regular meetings formerly Prospect Av- New York.

2017 at 1:00 pm. for the year 2017 on the As more particularly deenue; on the South by Premises known as 4 third Monday of each scribed in the judgment Lot No. 7 and on the of foreclosure and sale.

PINNACLE ST, TICON- month, unless a holiday West by Lot No. 3, each falls upon that date, at lot being 65 ft. in width, Sold subject to all of the DEROGA, NY 12883 Section: 150.59 Block: which time the meeting front and rear and 91 ft. terms and conditions 6 Lot: 10.000 in depth. Approx. amt. contained in said judgwill be held on the third ALL THOSE PIECES OR Tuesday of the month, of judgment is ment and terms of sale.

PARCELS OF LAND, with Approximate amount of at 7:00 PM at the Ticon- $336,208.70 plus costs the building and im- deroga Fire House. All and interest. Sold sub- judgment $83,925.70 meetings of the Ticon- ject to terms and condi- plus interest and costs. provements thereon deroga Fire District are tions of filed judgment INDEX NO. CV14-0220 erected, situate, lying open to the public. and being on the and terms of sale. Robert Maurice Kelly, northerly side of Pinna- This notice is being WILLIAM M. FINUCANE, Esq., Referee posted in accordance cle Street in the Town of Referee.

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To search for your AdNetworkNY.com or Time, for the Visit purpose of TION; Plaintiff(s) MIDLAND FUNDING OF next cruise vacation visit 315-437-6173 voting by papercall ballot vs. GISELLE GIGUERE DELAWARE, LLC; JOHN www.NCPtravel.com A/K/A GISELLE KANALY upon the proposition DOE (said name being AUTOMOTIVE AS HEIR AT LAW HOME AND hereinafter set forth. fictitious, it being the inTREE SERVICES 4 BEDROOM The Poll for the purpose NEXT forOFsale in KIN OFNY tention of the plaintiff to Lewis, of voting willNORTH be kept WILLIAM J. KANALY designate any Climber and all COUNTRY AUTO Tree Work Professional Master bedroom on 1st floor hours JR.; et al; Defendant(s) in possession GLASS & TRIM SHOP w/decadespersons of experience w/anylarge fenced in back yardopen between the of 12:00 oclock noon Attorney for atPlaintiff Glass Repair of difficult the removals mortgaged thing from to Priced (s) to sell only $79,000 p.m., & Commercial (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI and 8:00 oclock Residential premises)pruning. Fully tasteful selected (518) 873-2362 TheJobs. & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Prevailing Time. equipped Defendant(s) & insured. Michael proposition is as We fol-do it all.

Summit Court, Suite EmelianoffNOTICE 518-251-3936 OF SALE LANDYork, lows: Call 518-324-7200 301, Fishkill, New Index # CV14-0323 for more information.

VOTER PROPOSITION 12524, 845.897.1600 Hon. John T. Ellis Shall the District be auPursuant to judgment of Catskill PREMISES LENDER ORDERED SALE! an foreclosure and39 acres-$84,900 sale thorized to spend 646 Delano Road Mtn Farm Land!

HOME IMPROVEMENTS amount not to exceed granted hereinIncredible on or valley Ticonderoga, NY 12883 (cash price) Central Boiler certified E-Classic $58,845 to purchase a views,December fields, woods, about 30,spring, Pursuant to a judgment OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Buy stonewalls! rd, utilities! parcel of land and the 2016, I will sellTwn at Public of foreclosure and sale Terms avail! demolitionNOW and for haulinstant rebate up to $800!

Auction to the are highest entered in the Essex Call today!

Vermont Heating Alteraway of building at 2756 bidder at1-888-701-1864 the lobby of County Clerk's Office on natives 802-343-7900 the NewYorkLandandLakes.com Essex County Court- Main Street, Crown December 30, 2016, I, house. On March 7, Point, NY (adjacent to the undersigned, the LENDER ORDERED SALE! Catskill the school). A full deReferee named in the 2017 at 10:30 am.

Mountain Farm land!

39 acres judgment, will sell at Premises known as scription of the parcel $84,900 (cash price).

Incredible being available at the public auction at the Es3421 BLUE RIDGE RD, valley views, fields, woods, spring, sex County Courthouse, NORTH NY utilities.

District Office during stonewalls!HUDSON, Town road, main entrance, in the 12855 regular business hours, Terms are available. 888-905Section: 113.20 Block: weekdays from 8:00 am Elizabethtown, New 8847.

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Lot: 7.000 & 8.110 to 4:00 pm. Funds will York, on March 1, 2017, THAT CERTAIN TRACT, be spent in current year at 11:00 A.M., the PIECE OR PARCEL OF (16-17) Budget, taken PLEASE TAKE NOTICE premises directed by the LAND, with the buildings from Fund Balance. that the Putnam Plan- judgment to be sold, and improvements NOTICE IS ALSO HERE- ning Board of the Town which are described in thereon erected, situate, BY GIVEN that a person Schedule A (Description) of Putnam will hold a lying and being in Lot shall be entitled to vote public hearing on the attached hereto. The 20, Tract West of Road at said Special Meeting application of Lake premises are known as Patent in the Town of of the voters of the George Land Conservan- 646Delano Road, TiconNorth Hudson, County Crown Point Central cy for the approval to deroga, New York. of Essex and State of School District who is: subdivide 140 acres into DATED: January 9, (1) a citizen of the Unit- 3 lots. Parcel located on New York.

2017 the Black Point Road in /s/ William M. Finucane As more particularly de- ed States; (2) eighteen years of age or older on the Town of Putnam. scribed in the judgment WILLIAM M. FINUCANE the date of said Special Said hearing will be held of foreclosure and sale.

Referee Meeting; and (3) a resi- on the 8th. day of Febru- OVERTON, Sold subject to all of the RUSSELL, dent within the Crown ary at the Putnam Town terms and conditions DOERR & DONOVAN, Hall at 7:00 pm at which contained in said judg- Point Central School LLP District for a period of at time all interested per- Attorneys for Plaintiff ment and terms of sale. sons will be given an op- 19 Executive Park Drive Approximate amount of least thirty consecutive days next preceding the Clifton Park, New York portunity to be heard. judgment $83,925.70 Special Meeting date.

By order of the Putnam 12065 plus interest and costs.

NOTICE IS ALSO HERE- Planning Board NOTE: WE ARE A DEBT INDEX NO. CV14-0220 Robert Maurice Kelly, BY GIVEN that absentee COLLECTOR ATTEMPTPaula M. Wilson, Clerk Esq., Referee ballots may be applied 1/24/17 ING TO COLLECT A TT-02/04-02/25/2017for at the office of the TT-02/04/2017-1TCDEBT AND ANY INFORSuperintendent/District 4TC-142764 MATION OBTAINED 142761 Clerk. Any such applicaWILL BE USED FOR tion must be received by SUPREME COURT OF THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF SPECIAL the Clerk at least seven SCHEDULE "A" MEETING AND VOTE THE STATE OF NEW days before the date of YORK BEGINNING at the point The Board of Education the aforesaid Special COUNTY OF ESSEX of intersection of the of the Crown Point CenMeeting if the ballot is to TICONDEROGA FEDER- highway known as the tral School District, New Middle Road or Delano York, HEREBY GIVES be mailed to the voter, AL CREDIT UNION Street and the southerly NOTICE that a Special or the day before such Plaintiff Special Meeting, if the - against bound of Sutherland Meeting of the qualified voters of said District ballot is to be delivered HOLLY M. BARNES; Patent, said point of bewill be held at the personally to the voter. CACH, LLC; ARROW FI- ginning being midway A list of all persons NANCIAL SERVICES LLC between two stone polling place hereinafter whom absentee voters A/P/O set forth on the 7th day CREDITMAX; pillers; running thence of February, 2017, at ballots shall have been MIDLAND FUNDING LLC N. 232 E. along the cenissued shall be available dba IN NEW YORK AS ter line of said highway, 12:00 noon, Prevailing Time, for the purpose of for public inspection in MIDLAND FUNDING OF 166.1 feet; thence N. voting by paper ballot the office of the Superin- DELAWARE, LLC; JOHN 8615 E. 316.6 feet to an tendent/Clerk of said DOE (said name being iron post standing in the upon the proposition hereinafter set forth. District not less than five fictitious, it being the in- line of a wire fence; days prior to the date of tention of the plaintiff to thence S. 404 E. along The Poll for the purpose the Special Meeting (ex- designate any and all the line of said wire of voting will be kept cluding Saturdays and persons in possession fence 161.0 feet to an open between the hours Sundays) during regular of iron post standing in the of 12:00 oclock noon the mortgaged southerly bound of the and 8:00 oclock p.m., office hours until the premises) date of the aforesaid Defendant(s) Sutherland Patent aforePrevailing Time.

The said; thence S. 3556 W. proposition is as fol- Special Meeting. In ad- NOTICE OF SALE dition, such list shall Index # CV14-0323 along part of the same, lows: 336.0 feet to the place of VOTER PROPOSITION also be posted conspic- Hon. John T. Ellis beginning, containing Shall the District be au- uously at the place of PREMISES 1.23 acres more or less. thorized to spend an voting during the hours 646 Delano Road of such Special Meeting.

The above bearings are amount not to exceed Ticonderoga, NY 12883 referred to the magnetic $58,845 to purchase a BY ORDER OF THE Pursuant to a judgment BOARD OF EDUCATION of foreclosure and sale meridian of May, 1935. parcel of land and the OF THE CROWN POINT entered in the Essex TT-01/28-02/18/2017demolition and haul CENTRAL SCHOOL 4TC-141451 away of building at 2756 County Clerk's Office on DISTRICT Main Street, Crown December 30, 2016, I, TOWN OF Point, NY (adjacent to Jeanne McMurtry the undersigned, the THE Referee named in the SCHROON is seeking a the school). A full de- Title: Clerk of the Board judgment, will sell at volunteer to serve as a scription of the parcel TTpublic auction at the Es- PARK DISTRICT COMbeing available at the 12/31/16,01/07/17,01/2 1/17,02/04/17-4TCsex County Courthouse, MISSIONER anyone inDistrict Office during terested in the position 140061 main entrance, in the regular business hours, Elizabethtown, New please send a letter of weekdays from 8:00 am interest to Michael Marto 4:00 pm. Funds will York, on March 1, 2017, nell, Town of Schroon, be spent in current year at 11:00 A.M., the PO Box 578, Schroon (16-17) Budget, taken PLEASE TAKE NOTICE premises directed by the from Fund Balance. that the Putnam Plan- judgment to be sold, Lake, NY 12870 NOTICE IS ALSO HERE- ning Board of the Town which are described in TT-02/04/2017-1TCBY GIVEN that a person of Putnam will hold a Schedule A (Description) 142766 shall be entitled to vote public hearing on the attached hereto. The at said Special Meeting application of Lake premises are known as of the voters of the George Land Conservan- 646Delano Road, TiconCrown Point Central cy for the approval to deroga, New York.

School District who is: subdivide 140 acres into DATED: January 9, (1) a citizen of the Unit- 3 lots. Parcel located on 2017 ed States; (2) eighteen the Black Point Road in /s/ William M. Finucane years of age or older on the Town of Putnam.

WILLIAM M. FINUCANE the date of said Special Said hearing will be held Referee Meeting; and (3) a resi- on the 8th. day of Febru- OVERTON, RUSSELL, dent within the Crown ary at the Putnam Town DOERR & DONOVAN, Point Central School Hall at 7:00 pm at which LLP District for a period of at time all interested per- Attorneys for Plaintiff least thirty consecutive sons will be given an op- 19 Executive Park Drive days next preceding the portunity to be heard.

Clifton Park, New York Special Meeting date.

12065 By order of the Putnam NOTICE IS ALSO HERE- Planning Board NOTE: WE ARE A DEBT

BY GIVEN that absentee COLLECTOR ATTEMPTPaula M. Wilson, Clerk ballots may be applied ING TO COLLECT A 1/24/17 for at the office of the TT-02/04/2017-1TCDEBT AND ANY INFOR-

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