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IP: ‘We always have a plan B’

Saturday, February 21, 2015

This Week

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TICONDEROGA

By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com

Veteran bowlers still knocking the pins down

TICONDEROGA Ñ After the shock and realization their pipeline dream was coming to an end, the International Paper Mill in Ticonderoga started to work on a new solution to get natural gas into their operating systems.

“It was definitely a disappointment, but we always have a plan B,Ó IP spokeswoman Donna Wadsworth said. Ò Our energy costs are still extremely high and we have been stepping back and looking at energy alternatives. We get ideas every day from people and we are appreciative of that.Ó Wadsworth said the new plan for the Mill will take a part from the one which had natural gas being provided by a pipeline which would have been run under Lake Champlain from Vermont into the mill as part of a deal between IP and Vermont Gas. Ò We had always planned to install the capability to use natural gas during this year Õ s outage,Ó Wadsworth said. Ò We planned to use a temporary system to bridge to the pipeline which would give us a chance to check out all of the system, get people trained and start to see some of the cost savings. Now, we are looking at a more permanent installation and more robust.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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students celebrate halfway mark of year PAGE 15 SPORTS

Molly Wisser gets the spotlight treatment as she is introduced as part of Schroon Lake’s senior sendoff games Feb. 13 against Keene.

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Index TICONDEROGA

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EDITORIAL

6

LETTERS

7

CALENDAR

12

OBITUARIES

13

CROWN POINT

13

SCHROON

15

MORIAH

16

BRIEFS

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SPORTS

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crown Point ambulance service ends

By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com

CROWN POINT Ñ The Crown Point Fire District is out of the ambulance business.

After several months of looking for a person to replace their former medical director, the CPFD Board of Fire Commissioners announced last week they would no longer be providing ambulance services to the community.

Instead, Lamoille Ambulance Services, which has been responding to Crown Point emergency calls un-

der a temporary contract for just over a year, will now be the primary ambulance service provider.

In a release, the board of commissioners said it was with Ò deep regretÓ they would no longer be able to provide the service to the residents of Crown Point. Ò From this point forward, emergency ambulance service will provided under contract with another agency in the area,Ó the statement read. Ò Currently, that is Lamoille Ambulance based in Ticonderoga who will respond to any emergency called into 911 and will transport the patient to the appropriate medical facility based on patient need. Lamoille Ambu-

lance, as a paid ambulance service provider, contracts with Crown Point Fire District to be available for response to the Town of Crown Point and then bills the insurance company of those who use the service.Ó Ò We really didnÕ t have all that much of a choice,Ó said Gregg L. Trask, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Ò We turned over all the stones and kicked at all the bushes to find a medical director. The state finally came in and said we had done it long enough and the time had come to end the service.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

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Veteran bowlers still knock ‘em down

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA Ñ Both Walter Thorne and Gerardus Ò GerryÓ Peeters have been chasing the gold standard in bowling for a combined 70 years.

This past season, both had their chance at Adirondack Lanes in Ticonderoga.

While Thorne, who coaches the Ticonderoga track and field teams, was unable to get all 10 pins to fall in the final roll of his near-perfect game recently (he rolled a 299), Peeters was able to roll 12 straight balls without leaving a pin standing during his second of three games Nov. 12. Ò It didnÕ t even enter my mind, what I had done, until I started

the third game,Ó Peeters said. Ò I was playing well and had a 244 in the first game. After the second game, everyone was slapping me on the back and shaking my hand and I was trying to figure out why. That is when I had realized what I had done.Ó Once he realized what had happened, Ò I rolled a 170 in the third game,” he said, recalling the final game with a hint of frustration. Ò But I still got a 700 series.Ó Peeters bowls on Mondays and Wednesday at the lanes, where he has been bowling for the past 40 years. Ò There was a time where I didnÕ t bowl for 10 years, but I had always enjoyed it,Ó he said. Ò When my wife died in 1999, I decided to start bowling again so I would be out and see people.Ó Peeters said he was surprised at what he was able to accomplish. Ò ThereÕ s a lot of people I know who can bowl 300, I wasnÕ t on that list,Ó he said. Ò In that game, every one of the balls I threw were perfect.Ó Two months later, Peeters was back at the lanes, watching as Thorne started rolling strikes and didn’t stop through the first nine frames. Ò I was more nervous for Walter than for myself,Ó he said.

Thorne, who started bowling at the age of 39 and has previously coached high school kegglers in Dutchess County, has flirted with lane immortality before. Ò Two weeks before I had a 296 and I have rolled a 289 in the past,Ó Thorne said.

So there he stood again, nine strikes in, again striking on the first of three potential balls in the 10th and final frame.

He stepped to the line and repeated the feat with his second ball, setting him up with a score of 290 and one ball left to throw.

Thorne then repeated his approach and throw which had carried him through the first 11 shots and watched as is spun and curved into the head pin. Ò It was a great ball,Ó Thorne said. Ò The 10 pin just would not fall down.Ó The scoreboard flashed the numbers no one wanted to see 299. Ò The last ball in the 10th has always been my downfall,Ó he said.

Gerry Peeters and Walter Thorne have the highest scores of the season at Adirondack Lanes, with Peeters rolling a 300 and Thorne a 10-pin away from matching with a 299.

Photo by Keith Lobdell Thorne keeps searching for his white whale at Adirondack Lanes, heading the Golf Bowling League, where he goes by the screen name Ò Grampa.Ó Ò I have 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, so I kept the name,Ó he said. Ò We were all rooting for Walt that day,Ó lanes co-owner Donna Fleury said. Ò I was actually bowling on the same lane against him that day but I wanted to see him get it.Ó Fleury, who is the Ticonderoga varsity bowling coach, has 16 perfect games to her name, bowling four times a week. Ò Plus, I own the place with my brother, so that helps,Ó she joked.

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Ticonderoga water project on track

By Keith Lobdell

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Ticonderoga Elementary student Jaisy Jordon reads in class.

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TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga water project continues to meet deadlines and move forward.

Supervisor Bill Grinnell said the town recently submitted the Basis of Design report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as well as New York State Department of Health (DOH). Ò We are continuing to work within the timeline which we were required to have by the state,Ó Grinnell said.

The project calls for a three-source water district, which will be fed by Lake George, Gooseneck Pond and the newly drilled Streetroad well. Ò This gives the town adequate water supply,Ó Grinnell said. Ò If you lose one of the sources, you still have plenty of supply.Ó At Gooseneck Pond, improvements include the ultravio-

let filtration of the water source as well as new water tanks. Ò The old reservoir is worn out and we looked for the most cost-effective option,Ó Grinnell said.

There will also be a new filtration system at the Lake George source.

“It will have a sand filter, similar to Lake George Village, as well as a second membrane filtration system,” Grinnell said.

While the project focuses on the sources of the Ticonderoga Water District, Grinnell said there are still improvements needed in the infrastructure of the system. Ò This will address some of the lines, but not the major portion,Ó he said. Ò This will help improve some of the mains that bring the water from the sources to the system.

The pipes in the district will be addressed as time goes on.Ó Grinnell said the water lines in the system are in various states of their life expectancy and the town has experienced several breaks in lines, including one on Montcalm Ave.

Town to look at how water rates are calculated in districts

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA Ñ The town of Ticonderoga wants to make sure everyone is paying their fair share when it comes to the water they use from the town system.

Supervisor Bill Grinnell said the town has started a water system audit. Ò We are undertaking a review of the individual units that are being charged,Ó he said. Ò We are looking at each billing unit to be sure they are being assessed for the proper number of units.Ó Grinnell said there could be cases where former one-unit houses are now multi-dwelling properties, or vice versa, which would mean the properties are being charged incorrectly. Ò Our hope is to bring it all up to date and allow it to be reviewed periodically moving forward,Ó he said.

Users of the Ticonderoga Water District are charged a flat fee for their water usage based on several factors, including system debt and usage, along with overhead and maintenance. Ò Each district is made up of these three components and they all dif-

fer,Ó Grinnell said. Ò All of these factors will be addressed in the audit.Ó The Ticonderoga Water District budget increased $46,993 to $1,322,940 in the 2015 adopted budget, a difference of 3.68 percent over the $1,275,947 price tag in 2014. Water rents were tagged to increase $8 per unit year.

What Grinnell said would not be addressed in the water district audit would be the way users paid for the service. Ò We had the opportunity a few years back to install water meters, and the board at the times opted not to,Ó Grinnell said. Ò This would be a separate issue to look at down the road.Ó The supervisor did say if the topic were to come up in the future, he would support looking at making a change to a metered system. Ò Usage is the fairest way to set that fee,Ó Grinnell said. Ò Personally, I would support meters.Ó

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IP Continued from page 1 As part of their annual maintenance and operations, the mill shuts down for work to be done on the boiler and systems within the plant. This year, the shutdown will begin in late April and continue until near Memorial Day weekend. Ò This will be one of the longest shutdowns we have ever had,Ó Wadsworth said. Ò We are still moving forward with our $125 million project to convert our equipment here at the mill. Anything going in for the outage is already here and in place.Ó IP will work with NG Advantage, based in Milford, Vt., to install the natural gas equipment as well as handle deliveries to the mill.

“We won’t be able to displace all of the fuel oil, but a significant amount,Ó Wadsworth said. Ò Then we can step back and see what will be our next strategical step.Ó

‘Not in jeopardy’

Wadsworth said the decision to depart from the partnership with Vermont Gas was not going to lead to the closure of the mill.

“This mill is not in jeopardy,” she said. “That is the first question we have been getting. Initially as laid out, this plan was a game-changer. The final version was not. However, this mill is a mill that the company is investing in for the future.Ó The original, game-changing plan Wadsworth spoke of began in 2012, when IP and Vermont Gas signed a financial development agreement for the opportunity to become a customer of pipeline gas as Vermont Gas expanded their reach into Addison County with the goal of extending their pipeline into Rutland, Vt. As part of the expansion project, a spur of the main line would cut across the state from Middlebury to Ticonderoga, going under Lake Champlain. Ò Our share for the project was estimated at $69 million,Ó Wadsworth said. Ò That included upgrades needed to phase one of the expansion and to pay in full for phase two.Ó In May, Vermont Gas notified IP the estimate had increased to $99 million, triggering a clause which would allow for the mill to back out of the partnership. Ò We saw a business value in the project and opted to stay in at that time,Ó Wadsworth said. Ò We didnÕ t see anything more from them, other than what was reported in the media, until December, when they announced a significant increase in phase one.”

After Vermont Gas had brought in Price-Waterhouse-Cooper to do an extensive review of phase one, IP officials asked the same be done for phase two. Ò We became nervous, which is why we requested some kind

www.timesofti.com of overview for phase twoÓ Wadsworth said. Ò Three weeks ago, we learned the combined estimated exposure for us was going to come in at $135 million.Ó Along with a total increase of $66 million from the original estimate, Vermont Gas also said there would be a delay in bringing the pipeline into New York and online. Ò They told us the schedule was slipping from the original date of December, 2015, and it now looked more like November, 2016,Ó Wadsworth said. Ò We have to justify the project for the company to invest in it. We went through a very careful analysis.Ó During the study, Vermont Gas also said while they felt the number was solid, they could not guarantee it would not continue to rise, forcing IP to make its final decision. Ò With that and the uncertainty about the schedule, we opted out,Ó Wadsworth said.

Wadsworth said some factors for the increased costs included pipeline construction costs, legal costs for right-of-ways and overall overhead costs. Ò With any project you are going to see some changes,Ó she said. Ò We wanted to be a customer of a pipeline because it is the most reliable source for natural gas. It was just not feasible under the new estimates.Ó While the current project has come to a halt, Wadsworth said the company has left the door open to talk with Vermont Gas in the future. Ò We left the door open, but it is not something in the immediate time frame,Ó she said.

State help for conversion

In May of 2014, The New York Power Authority and executives at the Mill joined together to announce a new partnership through the ReCharge NY program, created by Gov. Andrew CuomoÕ s administration to support business growth by providing low-cost power.

The mill was awarded financial awards of $1 million and $750,000, respectively, from Empire State Development, (ESD) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), to support the $11.4 million conversion of the facilityÕ s power boiler and lime kiln from No. 6 fuel oil to natural gas.

Officials said by allocating 7.8 megawatts of low cost power, the state would be helping to support $100 million in capital improvements at mill along with helping to retain the 614 existing jobs at the facility. Ò This is an exciting time in the life and history of the Ticonderoga Mill,Ó Ticonderoga Mill Manager Chris Mallon said at the time.

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Times of Ti Editorial

North Country needs to think regionally with event planning

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ou canÕ t beat Adirondack life during the summer Ñ After melting season, and once the black flies bloom and burst, municipalities start to rock and roll with a series of monster-sized events that places the North Country on the national radar.

Among the most dominant in Essex County are the Wilmington/Whiteface 100K and IRONMAN Lake Placid, bashes that flood the region with cash and publicity, while Warren County rumbles with Americade and the WorldÕ s Largest Garage Sale.

In the north, bass fishing reigns supreme.

But when it comes to the Central Champlain Valley, the razzle dazzle fades in the rearview and a more subdued palette comes into focus Ñ That of the sleepy summertime retreat.

What can the region do to draw in visitors from the west, north and south?

The North Country survives as a collective unit and we need to think regionally while trying to develop sustainable tourism.

While the Central Champlain Valley may lack a line-up of established all-star events, it could play an important role as a supporting actor.

Why not use the Essex County Fairgrounds as a staging area for some satellite events?

Perhaps the county-owned facility can be used to host smaller events prior before and after regional bashes designed to encourage visitors to enjoy our beautiful lifestyle for a just a little bit longer.

It’s a magnificent, under-utilized facility located right off the Northway.

Most of the year, it just sits there.

But it shouldnÕ t.

These events could be cross-promoted with the marquee draws.

How about some more huge athletic events that take visitors across the region?

Why do the central and southern Adirondacks get to have all the fun? (Just kidding, but itÕ s often easy to grow green with envy).

From the athletic summertime competitions to the spate of winter carnivals last weekend Ñ including those in Saranac Lake, Raquette Lake and the ongoing festivities in Lake George Ñ we canÕ t help but feel as though somehow these can all be tied together.

WeÕ re thinking long-distance biking, snowshoeing and backcountry skiing events.

WeÕ re thinking an expansion of the Empire State Winter Games that sees events speckled from Plattsburgh to Lake George Ñ and every-

where in between.

And how about motorcycles?

They’re essentially our official bird during the summertime season, the rumble of the engines mingling with the sweet sounds of French.

LetÕ s start thinking about an event that brings these folks here before they fan back out again.

Fort Ticonderoga brings visitors all summer long.

Coordinated events along Route 9 in small communities could make for great day trips by bike, motorcycle, car or in some cases, even boat, for those history buffs.

How about gastro-tourism?

The North Country is speckled with islands of farm-to-table creativity, mostly farmerÕ s markets.

Why not hold regular events throughout the summer and into harvest season designed to draw folks from across the region?

Perhaps TasteNY, the state initiative designed to brand and promote domestic products, could be given a permanent presence at the Essex County Fairgrounds.

From wines to meat, cheese, dairy, maple and produce, the North Country has it all É and we should use it as a magnet.

Doing so would also help propel the burgeoning craft beer, wine and spirits industry within the state.

And since New York is really pushing for the growth of this industry Ñ just last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlined a tax exemption proposal that his office said would aim to fuel additional growth in the skyrocketing industry Ñ we should really try to capitalize on it.

Obviously, several roadblocks would need to be circumvented for these ideas to come to fruition.

Officials widely agree that the creation of lodging infrastructure across the region is necessary to sustain large-scale events and is crucial for future development.

Another is finding champions to keep these projects on the public radar and exploring ways to give them flight and ensuring future sustainability.

But with the great work that our local officials are spearheading through number of agencies that cross municipal lines, the ingredients are there É so letÕ s get moving. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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Who loves to hear from the IRS?

nless you can tell The IRS will never call to itÕ s a check inside demand immediate payment, the envelope, a letnor will the agency call about ter from the IRS strikes fear in taxes owed without first having most Americans. mailed you a bill. If you havenÕ t Many fear the IRS so much received a bill ask them to send they are willing to do almost it again by registered mail. anything to get them out of The IRS will not demand that their lives as quickly as posyou pay taxes without giving sible. Recognizing this comyou the opportunity to quesmon fact, opportunistic scamtion or appeal the amount they Dan Alexander mers are seizing the chance for say you owe. Beware if they Thoughts from some quick cash. want to negotiate the amount Behind the Pressline Bogus threats are now a part hoping for an amount you of an increasingly popular scam might consider worth getting used to cheat taxpayers across the nation. In the IRS out of your life. Do not let them bully December alone, Federal Consumer Protec- you. tion Agency officials logged about 6,500 comThey will not require you to use a specific plaints of IRS imposters, up from just 94 such payment method for your taxes, such as a complaints in July 2013. prepaid debit card or wire transfer (Western Lori Whalen was told she owed $3,845.48 Union, Money Gram, etcÉ ). Nor will they in unpaid taxes and if she didnÕ t pay immeask for credit or debit card numbers over the diately, the caller warned, she could lose her phone. The IRS will not threaten to bring in lohome, business and retirement savings. cal police or other law enforcement groups to A federal judge could add penalties, in- have you arrested for not paying your taxes. creasing her debt up to $72,000 and would reLaw enforcement officials suggest you tell quire payment within a week, the caller said. the caller you are aware of the scam and hang Her assets could be frozen, her possessions up the phone immediately. Never give or auctioned off one by one. confirm personal information, dates of birth, Ò We will sell everything until we can get Social Security numbers, account numbers or that money,” the caller, who identified herself passwords to unsolicited callers and emails. as IRS Officer Michelle Keith, told Whalen reShould you receive threatening calls of any cently. nature, call the state police or sheriffÕ s deAll lies, but unfortunately, Whalen discovpartment and report the incident. ered this fact too late. Whalen was skeptical Having just gone through an IRS no change initially. She hadnÕ t received anything in the audit at our company, the IRS will always mail from the IRS, and she demanded that work with you and they are not as fearful as “Officer Keith” provide an explanation and you might think. They have a job to do and a badge number. while it is a major inconvenience to undergo The caller supplied a badge number an audit, regardless if you made an error or (282468) and three dates that she said the not, they will be respectful and provide you IRS mailed letters to Whalen. The tax agency time to resolve the matter. also supposedly put a written notice on her For more information, if you feel someone door and verified with her neighbors that she may be attempting to run a scam on you, hadnÕ t moved, the caller said. please visit: irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing or Ò I know that you have gotten those (nocall the local IRS Office. tices) and you have ignored them,Ó the caller Be vigilant. These scammers are targeting told Whalen. people their our homes. While you may not Most of us are trusting, honest Americans be fooled, another unsuspecting person, perwho would never consider crossing the law haps a senior family member, might not be nor do we think twice about someone claim- as aware. If contacted, report them and help ing to be a federal authority and that is exshut them down. actly what these con artist are banking on.

With the number of these encounters on Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton the rise, we want you to be aware of your Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs. rights. com.

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Media personality Gordie Little coming to Denton Marks next step of long career in local media

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com MORRISONVILLE Ñ Renowned North Country author, newsman and media personality Gordie Little is bringing his extensive writing talents to Denton Publications.

LittleÕ s column Ò Little BitsÓ will begin running this week, bringing his colloquial style North Country wisdom and reminiscences weekly to all of DentonÕ s publications as well as online.

Little started in the news business through college radio when he was a member of the first graduating class of Stoney Brook College in 1961. During college he worked at the campus radio station and made five audition tapes his senior year. Once of those tapes landed him at PlattsburghÕ s WEAV radio. It was a brief, three month stint.

“I was fired and told I would never amount to anything in radio,Ó he said.

After WEAV, he was picked up by PlattsburghÕ s WIRY radio on Oct. 20, 1961. He would stay at WIRY until April of 1997. Ò I donÕ t have any regrets about the radio business, because if I could help someone I did. Now, sometimes 50 years later I might get a letter from someone saying thank you for something I did on the radio.Ó The very day he left radio, Little took to the computer and started to write. Ò And I wrote, and I wrote and I wrote,Ó he said, with his trademark light-up-the room smile. Ò I wrote childrenÕ s stories and I wrote ghost stories; I had to do something to make a living.Ó He also picked up a gig on Hometown Cable called Ò Our Little Corner,Ó covering local and regional news and personalities. He had a weekly column in the local newspaper, which has run until recently, for the past 18 years.

Through it all, Little has remained a stalwart fixture of the North Country media landscape

through his mix of unwavering credibility, and down-home charm. Ò People love hearing about things that affect them today; without being negative, without bringing hate. ThatÕ s what I try to bring.

IÕ ll write about things that I think affect peopleÕ s lives.Ó Dan Alexander, publisher of Denton Publications, expressed excitement for the addition of LittleÕ s column to the companyÕ s newspapers. Ò We are both thrilled and honored to have Gordie Little joining our community newspaper team,Ó said Alexander. Ò GordieÕ s column, Ò Little BitsÓ will run in all of our community publications starting next week and reach over 60,000 homes in Northern New York and Vermont in print and many more online. Having known Gordie for over 25 years I know his wisdom and insight into North Country life is certain to be a big hit with our loyal readers.

Welcome to your home Gordie!Ó Little Bits will debut for Denton Publications in this weeksÕ editions.

Letters to the Editor

Court actions are major part of democracy

To the Times of Ti: In their recent Letter to the Editor (Jan. 22, 2015, Ò A History of LitigationÓ ) Philadelphia developer Michael Foxman and his partner Thomas Lawson, representatives of Adirondack Club & Resort (ACR) in Tupper Lake, impugned the Ò high motivesÓ of Protect the Adirondacks in bringing a lawsuit against the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for permitting this massive 6,000-acre development.

Since PROTECT Ò could never have had a reasonable expectation of winning in court,Ó they argue, it is Ò clear that they simply wanted to . . . prevent economic opportunity for residents of the Adirondack Park.Ó This, of course, is nonsense.

The developers are spinning their own tale, which is flawed in four important ways.

First, PROTECTÕ s lawsuit had nothing to do with either thwarting or encouraging Ò economic opportunityÓ in the Adirondacks. ThatÕ s not our job. There are hundreds of very capable local government officials and experienced personnel from chambers of commerce, state authorities, state agencies, and non-profits that work hard on the economic development of Adirondack communities.

Second, what we tried to do was to make the state follow its own laws and protect natural resources, specifically intact forestlands.

Unfortunately, the APA has abandoned its legislative mandate to protect open space in the Adirondack Park.

Despite prolonged negotiations seeking compromise, the developers never budged in their subdivision plans. They pushed through a design to scatter 80 houses, including 35 so-called Ò great camps,Ó across 4,800 acres of Resource Management lands, which are supposed to be the most strongly regulated private lands in the Adirondack Park. Under pressure to promote economic growth, the APA cut corners, gave the developers what they wanted, and approved this poorly designed project. No attempt was made to design a clustered subdivision as had been used in other APA permits.

PROTECT would never have taken on the expense of litigation in the first place were it not for the ruinous precedent established by this poorly planned development. Following the precedent of other lawsuits against the APA in the last ten years, PROTECT brought suit because we believed there was a Ò reasonable expectationÓ that Resource Management lands would be protected, and a terrible precedent would be overturned.

Unfortunately, the courts decided that the APA has the authority to freely interpret key protective statutes as mere Ò guidelinesÓ and let this terrible precedent stand.

Third, our lawsuit was an attempt to overturn this ruinous precedent for the development of Resource Management lands because we believed it would be repeated widely. More than half million acres hang in the balance throughout the Adirondacks. PROTECTÕ s litigation was aimed at stopping more permanent losses of biological integrity through the fragmentation of intact forest lands.

The costs of this poor precedent will be high for the ecological health of the Adirondack Park. Indeed, the ACR precedent is a fowl quickly come home to roost: at its January meeting, the APA approved an 1,100-acre development in Resource Management lands around Woodworth Lake in the southern Adirondacks. It follows a pattern similar to ACRÕ s Ò great campsÓ and will promote forest fragmentation through backcountry sprawl.

In justifying this decision, the APA referred to the ACR controversy by emphasizing its rationalizing rhetoric: that the APA Act provided mere Ò guidelinesÓ for the agency to administer. It should also be noted that all Adirondack environmental organizations roundly denounced the APAÕ s approvals of the Woodworth Lake subdivision.

Fourth, the developers Foxman and Lawson descend to anti-democratic terrain when they argue that Ò special interestÓ organizations like Protect the Adirondacks should not be granted legal standing to litigate in the first place and at least should be required to pay special penalties when courts rule against them. This ignores centuries of American legal history. The courts are an essential part of the democratic process; American civil society has been shaped by lawsuits and court decisions. For private individuals and organizations to file and appeal lawsuits in open courts is as much an act of participatory democracy as voting.

The APA has been sued scores of times, mostly by aggrieved developers. Adirondack local governments and other environmental groups have also sued the APA. Are Messrs. Foxman and Lawson looking to punish fellow developers and area local governments for going to court or just looking to single out and punish Protect the Adirondacks?

The ACR project still faces regulatory hurdles that it will have to satisfy in the months and years ahead. The developers have not

yet secured final permits from the APA, the Department of Environmental Conservation, or US Army Corp of Engineers, nor have they obtained necessary approvals from the NYS Attorney General.

They cannot legally sell any lots. Foxman and Lawson are also pursuing financing from the Franklin County Industrial Development Agency, among other state grants, but no financing has been finalized. The future of this project is uncertain in todayÕ s marketplace. A 200-unit high-end development in North Creek approved five years ago has built all of two houses despite close to $10 million in public assistance through the state extending new trails and ski lifts from the Gore Mountain Ski Area to the developer Õ s doorstep.

One final question worth asking, however, is this: now that court decisions have removed impediments to their scheme, what purpose is served by fomenting continued resentment in the community?

Peter Bauer Executive Director, Protect the Adirondacks

Smoking a chronic condition To the Times of Ti: Ò I hate people who smoke.Ó ThatÕ s what my son said the other day as we drove by a group of smokers huddled together on the sidewalk outside one of our local businesses. The comment made me sad. I used to smoke a long time ago. I told him that. He thought for a minute and asked critically, Ò Why did you smoke, Mom? ThatÕ s just gross!Ó I told him, Ò for the same reason those people do É itÕ s really hard to quit.Ó New York StateÕ s Tobacco Control Program (TCP) is one of the most effective in the nation.

Between the years 2003 Ð 2011, the number of adults smoking in New York State was reduced by 13 percent. To achieve this reduction, the TCP implemented the Clean Indoor Air law, increased the tobacco tax to keep the tobacco prices high, enforced laws that restrict youth access to tobacco, and made effective smoking cessation support easily available. What all of these activities have done is to create an environment that makes it more difficult for people to smoke.

But NOT smoking still isnÕ t easy. Trust me. I know.

I just joined the North Country Healthy Heart Network as Project Coordinator for a new Tobacco Control Program Ð one that aims to provide smokers with even more support for quitting. What the TCP is doing all over the state is working with doctor’s offices, hospitals and mental health organizations to make sure that providers talk to every tobacco user (current or recently quit) about their chronic condition Ð Tobacco Use Disorder Ð and how to control it.

ThatÕ s right!

Smokers actually have a chronic condition. Tobacco Use Disorder is an official diagnosis, and research says it should be treated like any other chronic illness. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, if Tobacco Use Disorder is treated just like high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol, people who are dependent on tobacco are much more likely to successfully control their condition (by quitting for good). But that means they need the support of their health care provider.

We wouldnÕ t condemn someone with high blood pressure or diabetes, right? Why, then, would we condemn someone with Tobacco Use Disorder? Instead, letÕ s understand that smokers are struggling with a chronic condition and encourage them to talk to their doctors or other healthcare professionals about it so they can get the help they need to quit for good.

Ann Morgan, Project Coordinator North Country Healthy Heart Network

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New doors opening

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even, eight, open the gate.Ó Did that conjure up any memories of your childhood? How about, Ò one, two, buckle my shoe?Ó I suppose you could stuff that in a category called Nursery Rhymes.

ItÕ s one of those things you learn very early and never forget.

You might have skipped rope, played hop scotch, or just have jumping jacks while intoning some such rhyme at one time or another.

By the time you got to the Ò seven,

by Gordie Little eightÓ part, though, you probably chanted Ò lay them straight,Ó as in what to do with the Ò five, six, pick up sticks.Ó I used a little literary license to adjust the rhyme to my current situation. My life has been a long series of doors closing and others opening. To me, itÕ s like turning the pages of a book. My mantra has always been, Ò Next chapter.Ó Those who know me, are very much aware of my philosophy.

I was asked not to return to the first college I attended during what I look back on as Ò my formativeÓ years. Same thing happened with the second college. But, as they say, things happen in threes. By the time I finished four great years at what is now called Stony Brook University on Long Island, I was at Ò three, four, open the door.Ó I enjoyed a 36-year radio career in Plattsburgh before that door closed when I turned 60. The next threshold led to an eight-year stint as a Crime VictimÕ s Advocate from which I retired to move into serious writing.

A newspaper column, magazine articles, ghost stories and childrenÕ s book, along with a weekly television show. My plate was full and I ate everything on itÑ literally and figuratively.

In the middle of it all, a first marriage ended with two wonderful sons and I met Kaye, the absolute love of my life. We embraced each other in many ways including the blending of my sons with her eleven (count Ô em) children. Call it a Baker Õ s dozen, if you like, because that was her name at the time. WeÕ ll celebrate our 41st anniversary on May 4. And they said it wouldnÕ t last.

Another door closed when our oldest son and his wife were killed in a horrific crash back in 1988. Two days later we lost a cherished eight-year-old grandson in another accident. Not only did new doors open, but the giant heart that is the North Country, opened up and showered us with love that we could never have imagined.

Our children and grandchildren have been prolific, if I might use that word to describe them. At last count, we had 37 great grandchildren. WhatÕ s not to love about that? They are spread hither and thither, but we see them and visit as often as we can.

Thank God for every one.

Kaye and I have made many friends and we do our best to communicate with them by any means available. Social networking has been a real boon along with other media. The coffee is good at our Little house on the Saranac River in Morrisonville and the door is always open for visitation.

Nature speaks to us every day, as we watch wildlife on the river banks and revel in the sight of every deer, every turkey, every mink, every goose and duck and yes, even the occasional groundhog, skunk and raccoon. When a bald eagle or osprey chooses a nearby roost, we are thrilled.

When myriad other birds stop for a snack at our feeders, we ooh and ah like we never saw them before. When the delicate rubythroated hummingbirds arrive for the season, we are in ecstasy.

“Keep it simple” is our motto. “Live and loveÓ is our credo. With this, the first Ò Little BitsÓ offering, I hope I have stepped carefully into your soul and that you will make a permanent place for me there. If you have comments or suggestions, I welcome them via e-mail, Facebook, telephone or in the grocery store.

I love what I see through this new door at Denton Publications and IÕ ll try hard to live up to their terrific reputation. Ò Eleven, twelve, dig and delve.Ó IÕ ll do that for all of you as long as IÕ m able.

Little Bits

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Park Commission releases boating inspection numbers

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA Ñ Over 1,200 boats needed to be decontaminated over the past summer, according to the Lake George Park Commission.

In their first year running the boat washing program, the Park Commission released their findings. Ò When all of the facts are tallied regarding cost, risk, convenience and public support, the Commission concludes that this program is meritorious for long-term implementation,Ó The LGPC Boat Inspection Program 2014 Final Report concluded.

“The Commission believes that the benefit of this program outweighs the costs, and that all involved parties (state and local) should work together to identify all possible means to continue the program as it exists in its current format.Ó The report said the program came in under budget while exceeding the goals set for it.

“Program efficiencies will further reduce cost in 2015, with an ultimate goal of an annual program cost of $500,000 per year, $200,000 less than originally envisioned,Ó the report said.

The Commission reported 20,229 Ò boater contactsÓ at its six regional inspection stations in 2014: Mossy Point Launch in Ticonderoga; RogerÕ s Rock Campground in Hague; Huletts Landing Marina in Dresden; Norowal Marina in Bolton; DunhamÕ s Bay Marina in Queensbury; and the Transfer Station Road launch in Lake George.

10,351 of the boats inspected arrived at the lake without a Vessel Inspection Control Seal (VICS), requiring a full inspection.

From those, 12 percent (1,264) posed a threat of aquatic invasive species transport, and received onsite decontamination.

Other categories of boat contacts included boats returning to Lake George with a VICS (3,918), along with 5,960 exit inspections.

“This represents significant program efficiency in that these boaters do not require a full inspection, as they had already gone through either the entrance or exit inspection process,Ó the re-

port reads. Ò The exit inspection of trailered boats being retrieved from Lake George represents roughly 30 percent of all boater contacts.Ó Upon inspection, 165 visible invasive species were found on vessels throughout the season, equating to approximately 1.6 percent of boats arriving at Lake George. These species included Eurasian watermilfoil (119), zebra mussels (23), curly leaf pondweed (13), water chestnuts (8) and snails (2).

As for time spent waiting to get into the water or before boat-

2014 Lake George boat inspections

Roger’s Rock Hague 3,257

Huletts Norowall Dresden Bolton 779 6,739

Dunham’s Bay Queensbury 2,040

Transfer Rd. Lake ge Geor 1,850

Inspections without seals 1,363

1,219

471

3,408

2,040

1,850

Inspections with seals 1,715

951

66

1,186

0

0

Decontaminations 172

151

17

262

198

464

Contacts

Mossy Point Ticonderoga 5,564

ers could leave the site, the average boat inspection lasted five minutes, with an average boat decontamination lasting nine minutes. The highest total number of inspections conducted in one week was 1,703, with the highest total number of decontaminations conducted in one week at 118.

Those running the program also found boaters came to Lake George from across the country and internationally. Overall, boaters identified 457 distinct bodies of water they had been in prior to visiting Lake George, coming from as far away as Nevada (Lake Mead - 2,584 miles) and Alberta, Canada (Baptiste Lake - 2,550 miles).

The total number of staff at peak season was 55, with a total of nine decontamination units.

There are 47 public and commercial launches on Lake George.

As for pricing, the 2014 total operational cost came in at $668,537, $548,078 going toward the cost of seasonal staff. Other costs include $204,000 for equipment (purchased over three years); and $22,600 for the Landa ECOS decontamination unit.

There was no cost to boaters for inspections/decontaminations.

The Commission determined an estimated operational cost savings for year 2015 due to optimized staffing of $50,000, making the annual program operating cost goal for future years at $500,000.

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Battle on Snowshoes activities planned at Fort Ticonderoga TICONDEROGA Ñ Experience an exciting living history event and battle re-enactment at Fort Ticonderoga highlighting Major Robert Rogers and the Battle on Snowshoes Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit the French Garrison in the middle of winter inside Fort Ticonderoga and tour through opposing pickets of British rangers and French soldiers, both well trained and adapted to frontier, winter warfare. At 2 p.m. visitors will experience the hectic tree to tree fighting in a recreated battle. Watch as the rangers make a brave stand against superior odds, only to retreat through the deep woods. Event tickets are $10. Members of Fort Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga Ambassador Pass holders and children age 4 and under are free. For more information call 585-2821 or visit fortticonderoga.org.

Visitors will be invited to tour Fort Ticonderoga as it appeared in the winter of 1758, and meet the Native American warriors, French soldiers, and Canadians, who delivered the rangersÕ worst defeat. See how Natives Americans and French soldiers alike survived the deep winter at this remote military post. More adventurous visitors can take a hike led by a historic interpreter through the uneasy quiet of opposed pickets of soldiers in the deep woods. In these tours visitors can see how rangers kept a vigilant watch for subtle signs that might reveal their ferocious enemy. Ò The Battle on Snowshoes event recreates the savage fight

between Robert Roger Õ s rangers, and a mixed French force of regular soldiers, malice, and allied native warriors on March 13, 1758,Ó said Stuart Lilie, Director of Interpretation at Fort Ticonderoga. Ò This event is designed to be a rich experience for both participants and visitors alike. It will investigate the myths and facts of Robert Rogers and explore why his exploits in the North Woods still fill the popular imagination today.Ó Major Robert Rogers force of both volunteers from the 27th foot, and his own rangers headed out on an extended scout from Fort Edward along Lake George, following an attack on a similar patrol from Captain Israel PutnamÕ s Connecticut rangers. Hiking on snowshoes due to the three feet of snow, the tracks of Roger Õ s force were spotted on its march up the west side of Lake George. Near the north end of Lake George, Major RogersÕ advanced scouts spotted their French counterparts. Rogers and his Rangers took up positions in a ravine, setting his force in ambuscade to await whatever French patrol would come to meet him.

The French patrol that met Roger Õ s men proved far larger than he imagined, and in this Battle on Snowshoes, the rangersÕ ambush was itself surrounded and overwhelmed. In deep woods on deep snow, the rangers were forced to retreat with heavy casualties as the French regulars, malice, and natives pressed home their attack. Despite brave stands along the way, this retreat quickly became chaotic as rangers, Roger Õ s included, ran for their lives from superior numbers of French.

The visitor schedule begins when the site opens to visitors at 10 a.m.

There will be a Guided Tour of Fort Carillon (Begins at the American Flag) at 10:15 a.m.

Examine the historic walls and landscape of Fort Carillon and delve back into its early years as a remote, but vital French outpost. Imagine the snow-drifted walls and barracks

alive with activity in the winter of 1758 as its soldiers sortied to meet another of Robert RogersÕ patrols.

There will be Guided Tour of Petite Guerre in the North Woods at 11 a.m. (Begins at the American Flag. Winter footwear recommended) Beginning from Fort Carillon, take a guided hike into the deep woods around Ticonderoga to encounter RogersÕ Rangers taking a brief respite and weighing their options as they consider what Native warriors or French soldiers might lurk behind the next ridgeline. Ò Their Attire Is No Longer the Ancient One, Made of Skins,Ó Winter Adaptations among Natives in the Colonial Period (Inside the Mars Education Center Great Room) at noon.

Join Michael Galban, Public Historian at Ganondagan State Historic Site, as he discusses winter survival and technique among the Native inhabitants of eastern NY. This lecture will focus on the cross-cultural nature of life in the Northeast woodlands.

The Guided Tour of Fort Carillon begins at the American Flag at 1:15 p.m.

Examine the historic walls and landscape of Fort Carillon to explore its early years as a remote but vital French outpost.

Imagine the snow-drifted walls and barracks alive with activity in the winter of 1758 as its soldiers sortied to meet another of Robert RogersÕ patrols.

The Battle on Snowshoes begins at the American Flag at 2 p.m. Winter footwear is recommended.

Follow guides out to the deep woods to the west of Fort Ticonderoga to watch the ambush of RogersÕ Rangers become a fight for survival as they struggle to escape back to Fort Edward. See Native warriors and French soldiers overwhelm and shatter RogersÕ 180-man patrol.

The Vestiges of Les Troupes, inside the Mars Education Center Great Room, begins at 2:30 p.m.

Join Fort Ticonderoga Curator of Collections Matthew Keagle to examine what the French troops stationed at Fort Carillon left behind. See what the archeological evidence reveals about the material conditions of French military life on the front lines of New France.

The Guided Tour of Fort Carillon begins at the American Flag at 3 p.m.

Examine the historic walls and landscape of Fort Carillon, to delve back into its early years as a remote, but vital French outpost. Imagine the snow-drifted walls and barracks alive with activity in the winter of 1758, as its soldiers sortied to meet another of Robert RogersÕ patrols.

The site closes to visitors at 4 p.m.

There are other activities available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., such as the Soldier Õ s Quarters in the ground floor the Soldier Õ s Barracks and Officer Õ s Barracks.

From original 18th-century uniforms to real remains of clothing from the American Revolution, explore this great presentation of myths and realities of clothing from the great campaigns that made Ticonderoga so famous.

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Alex Shmulsky starts work in new ‘downtown’ offices

By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com

TICONDEROGA Ñ Alexander Shmulsky wanted to get into the heart of downtown Ticonderoga.

The lawyer did just that, moving from the north end of Montcalm Street to new offices at 102 Montcalm Street.

“I was in my last office for two years and with the building up for sale, I wanted a little bit of stability,Ó Shmulsky said. Ò I would drive by and the window was just calling me. It is closer to the town court and the library and I feel like part of the downtown.Ó Shmulsky has been practicing law for the past seven years, receiving his degree from the University of Albany (along with college at Northeastern University) and starting with offices in the Boston area and Pittsfield. He has been in the Ticonderoga are for over five years, working with clients from as far north as Plattsburgh to the Albany area.

He said the main goal of his office is, “to help people out. Ò Lives are so complicated, people need a lawyer who can handle multiple issues,Ó he said.

Ò If you had just a criminal defense lawyer, you would need five or six lawyers to help you out with everything else. Nobody likes to go to a lawyer because they have a headache. If I can help clear something up for them so they can sleep at night, that is great. A lot of things can be resolved in an hour.Ó Shmulsky works is a variety of fields within the law, including criminal defense in town and county courts, business formation and representation, custody and support work, real estate transactions, wills and divorce. Ò I have a reference library of books with 28 topics of law in New York State that I research and learn,Ó Shmulsky said.

Shmulsky offers a $2,000 uncontested divorce along with payment options for clients. Ò Some people cannot pay for everything up front, so they can make credit card payments or monthly payments,Ó he said.

For more information on the Shmulsky Law Office, call 585-4400, visit the website shmulskylaw.com or visit his Facebook page by searching Alex Shmulsky Attorney at Law. ABOVE: Alex Shmulsky at his new law offices, located at 102 Montcalm Ave. Photo by Keith Lobdell

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Burgoyne Grill continues Brew-and-Chew series

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA Ñ ItÕ s a chance for locals to learn about the local flavors of regional craft breweries and distilleries.

For more than a year, the Burgoyne Grill at the Best Western Plus in Ticonderoga has been hosting monthly Brew-and-Chews to bring brews and other refreshments from local companies to their customers. Ò It is an attempt to get people to focus on local products,Ó Burgoyne Grill fronthouse manager Sam Berrick said. Ò There are a lot of local and New York products we can help to get the name out.Ó This past month, the restaurant hosted the return of Paradox Brewery to the event.

“We were one of the first places, if not the first place, to feature their brews in Ticonderoga before they blew up,Ó Berrick said.

On Feb. 28, Berrick and crew will be hosting Lake George Distilling Company out of Fort Ann.

Ò This is their third time coming,Ó he said. Ò They have a variety of moonshines, bourbon and rye whiskeys. ItÕ s a chance to try different things.Ó Berrick said the events are a good chance to meet socially with friends as well as with those who create the beverages they are featuring. Ò You get to meet the people who are making it and most of the things we sample we still have at the bar,Ó he said.

Those who attend these events also have a chance to join the Mug Club, a $15 venture which allows members to receive discounted prices on draft and bottled beer, wine and a variety of mixed drinks. Members also have the chance to win prizes through the Mug Club.

For more information on Brew-and-Chews at the Burgoyne Grill, visit their Facebook page (search Burgoyne Grill) or visit them at 260 Burgoyne Road.

ABOVE: Burgoyne Grill fronthouse manager Sam Berrick stands at the bar, where several of his offerings have come from local breweries and distilleries.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

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Tuesday, Feb. 24

TICONDEROGA — Ti DMV closed. Elizabethtown DMV open.

Wednesday, Feb. 25 Ongoing: Mondays and Thursdays

Every Third Sunday

TICONDEROGA — ACBL Duplicate Bridge, 12:30 p.m. Details: 585-3322.

Monday through Thursday

TICONDEROGA — YMCA Teen Center. 123 Champlain Ave. Open hours: Grades 6 to 12: 3 to 6 p.m. Grades 9 to 12: 7 to 9 p.m. Membership free, form required silverbay.org. Details: Jackie 503-5136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

Tuesday and Thursdays

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Duplicate Bridge Club.

12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Details: Michael Rogers 585-3322.

HAGUE — AARP Foundation Tax Aide. Hague Community Center. Through April 14. Details: 543-6161. Free help.

Tuesdays to Thursdays

CROWN POINT — Community Walkers, Church in Park, walk own pace.

Second Tuesdays

TICONDEROGA — Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group monthly support group for caregivers Inter-Lakes Health, Ethan Allen Library, 4 p.m. Details: 564-3370.

TICONDEROGA — North Country Small Business Dev. Center Open House. TACC. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Third Tuesday

HAGUE — Hague Fish & Game Club meetings, 7 p.m.

Third Wednesday

TICONDEROGA — Ti’coustics, Burleigh House, 7 to 9 p.m.

Free donations accepted.

Wednesday and Thursday

CROWN POINT — Knapp Senior Center, 3 to 6 p.m. Dinner 4 p.m. Senior Center, Methodist Church Creek Road. Details: Tatum 597-4491.

Wednesday and Friday

TICONDEROGA — Children’s Artist touch workshop, Ticonderoga Heritage Museum,137 Montcalm Street. 9 a.m.

Details: 585-2696.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

TICONDEROGA — Free Fit Camp Date: 6 to 7 a.m. Free.

TiNY Wellness

Second and Fourth Wednesday

TICONDEROGA — FOE #4410, 103 Montcalm St. (Upstairs).

Second Wednesdays

CROWN POINT — Crown Point Fire District Board of Commissioners meet, AE Phelps fire station 6:30 p.m.

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

Second and Fourth Wednesday

TICONDEROGA — Free arthritis exercises, Ticonderoga Senior Center, 10 to 11 a.m. Details: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County 962-4810, mba32@cornell.edu.

Third Wednesday

TICONDEROGA — Ti Area Seniors meet, 1 p.m. Armory.

First Thursday

TICONDEROGA — Essex County Leathernecks, Marine Corps League, Det. 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post, 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited.

Second Thursday

TICONDEROGA — American Legion Post #224 monthly meeting.

PORT HENRY Ñ Town of Moriah Town Board meetings.

Town Courthouse, 42 Park Place. 6 p.m.

Every Friday and Saturday

MORIAH — Holy Cow Thrift Corner, next to Moriah Fire Department, Tarbell Hill Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit Moriah Methodist Church. Donations welcome. Details: 5467409 or 546-7121.

Every other Saturday

PORT HENRY — Story Time. Sherman Free Library.

Ages 1 to 4, parents. 10:30 a.m. Through Saturday, April 18. Details: 546-7461.

Every First Saturday

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Assembly of God Coffee House. Mountain Time Furniture and Auction. 6:30 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Assembly of God Church, coffeehouse, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Every Third Monday

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

Every Third Thursday

TICONDEROGA — Cemetery Committee Meeting. Hancock House. 5:30 p.m.

Fourth Thursday

TICONDEROGA — Operations Efficiency Committee. 1 p.m. Town of Ticonderoga.

First Monday

MORIAH — Moriah Senior Citizens Club 1 p.m. Port Henry Train Station.

Last Monday

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Public Safety Meeting. 5 p.m.

Last Tuesday

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Highway Meeting. Noon.

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Public Works Meeting.

8:30 a.m.

Every Monday

PORT HENRY — Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — Support group people family members addictions. Library at Heritage Commons nursing home, 6:30 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Duplicate Bridge Club.

12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Details: Michael Rogers 585-3322.

Every Tuesday

SCHROON — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Group.

Schroon Lake Senior Center across TOPS Market, 6 to 7 p.m.

Details: 494-8081.

SILVER BAY — Northern Lake George Rotary Club, meets Silver Bay YMCA of Adirondacks 7:30 a.m. Details: Diane Dickson 543-8051.

TICONDEROGA — Cornerstone Alliance Church formed youth group 10 to 17 6 to 8 p.m. Details: 585-6391.

TICONDEROGA — Tai Chi. Black Watch Memorial Library.

Noon. $10/session. Starting Jan. 20.

TICONDEROGA — Champlain Valley Chorale weekly rehearsals. Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church, Wicker Street. 7 p.m. Details: Bob Elling 585-2173.

SCHROON — GateKeepers 6 to 8 a.m. Shirley’s Diner. Details: 380-2185, gatekeepers.men@gmail.com.

GRANTOR Bryant, William Gibbs, Helen Hargett, Bradley Egglefield, Lew et. al.

Amstutz, Nan Boardman Straight, Larry & Susan Malaney, Susan Curtis, Jay George Arden Inc Rothstein, Richard Perky, David et. al.

Gough, Charlene & Olon Ahrent, Dianne Berger, Fred & Rosemary Fuguet, Howard Stout, Mathew Cooke, Laurette Lake Placid Club Lodges

Every Friday

TICONDEROGA — Black Watch Memorial Library free genealogy program, 3 p.m. Free, open to public.

TICONDEROGA — YMCA Teen Center. 123 Champlain Ave. Open hours: Grades 6 to 12: 3 to 6 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m. Grades 9 to 12: 9 to 11 p.m. Membership free, form required silverbay.org.

Details: Jackie 503-5136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

Every Sunday

TICONDEROGA — Cornerstone Alliance Church, youth group 6 p.m. 10 to 18. Details: 585-6391.

TICONDEROGA — United Methodist Church. Worship services 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday School children 10:30 a.m. service. Details: 585-7995, tifumc.com. Betty Rettig 5857247 bettyhansrettig@yahoo.com.

PUTNAM STATION — Sunday School Sunday. Worship 10 a.m. followed by coffee hour. Martha O’Dell Fellowship Hall.

Details: 547-8378, pupc8378@gmail.com.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 962-2351, 873-2652.

Events: Saturday Feb. 14 through Feb. 21

Dr. 6 a.m. Details: 543-6401, haguefishandgame.com.

SCHROON — Fourth annual chili cookoff. Mountainside Gymnasium. 11:30 a.m. Tasting Tickets $1, Single Bowl tickets $5, unlimited tasting wristband $15. Details: 532-4300.

TICONDEROGA — Battle on Snowshoes. Fort Ticonderoga.

10 a.m. 4 p.m. $10 pp, free for Friends of Fort Ti and under 4.

SCHROON — Chili cook off. Mountainside Gymnasium, 165 US Rte 9. 11:30 a.m. Tasting $1, single bowl $5, unlimited wristband $15. Details: 532-4300, schroonlakechilicookoff. org.

TICONDEROGA — Princess Day. Walmart. 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

PRICE $50,000 $42,000 $50,000 $75,000 $1,500 $160,000 $89,400 $600,000 $181,000 $74,338.29 $89,900 $1 $55,000 $102,000 $67,500 $1 $65,000 $1,750

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TICONDEROGA — Dodgeball. YMCA Teen Center. Grades 6 to 12: 7 to 9 p.m. Grades 9 to 12: 9 to 11 p.m. Details: Jackie 503-5136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

Saturday, March 14

Every Thursday

LOCATION Moriah Ticonderoga Moriah Elizabethtown Jay North Elba Ticonderoga Schroon Wilmington North Elba Chesterfield Chesterfield Lewis Ticonderoga Keene Lewis Crown Point North Elba

Saturday, Feb. 28

7128. Mountainside: four miles south Schroon Lake Village.

SCHROON — Screening DVDs, documentaries, children’s films, and classic movies. Schroon Lake Public Library. Children’s 12:30 p.m. Teens, adults 7 p.m. Details: lakelibrary129. wordpress.com. Through mid-April.

TICONDEROGA — YMCA Teen Center. 123 Champlain Ave. Open hours: Grades 6 to 12: 2 to 6 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m. Grades 9 to 12: 9 to 11 p.m. Membership free, form required silverbay.org.

Details: Jackie 503-5136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

Monday, Feb. 16 through Feb. 21

GRANTEE Kelly, Jeffrey Trybendis, Michael Reynolds, Anna Morrill, Crystal Cortalono, Christine et. al.

Firlik, James Leavens, James & Linda Parkview at Ticonderoga Cadence Lodge LLC Stevens, Brian Suber, Westley Gough Olon Weber, Greg & Jeanette Terbeek, Zachary Eisinger, Dominic & Melissa Stout, Mathew et. al.

Ross, Wallace, et. al.

Grevatt, Brian

WESTPORT — Essex County Soil, Water Conservation District Erosion, Sediment Control training, Dave Reckahn. Essex County Fairgrounds, 3 Sisco St. 8 a.m. to noon. $75. Registration deadline Wednesday, Feb. 25. Details: 962-8225, essexswcd@westelcom.com.

CROWN POINT — Big Change Round Up for Kids spaghetti dinner. Crown Point Fire House. 5 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 1

SCHROON — Mountainside Share Shop, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Donations green drop box outside building. Details: 532-

HAGUE — Holistic stress management T’ai Chi and Qigong, Hague Community Building, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Details: returntomountain@yahoo.com, 543-6605.

TICONDEROGA — Celebrate Recovery meetings. Board room Moses Ludington Hospital. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Open to public. Details: Vince 429-9173.

TICONDEROGA — GateKeepers 6:30 to 8 a.m. Wagon Wheel. Details: 380-2185. or gatekeepers.men@gmail.com.

TICONDEROGA — Take control exercise classes. Ticonderoga Armory Senior Center. 9:30 a.m. Free. Details: 585-6050, rsvp@logocail.net.

CROWN POINT — Champlain Valley Flyers Club, weather permitting, 4 p.m. until dusk 593 Bridge Road (Rte 185). Details: 802-758-2578.

CROWN POINT — Crown Point Food Pantry, Crown Point Methodist Church, Creek Road. 9 to 11 a.m.

MORIAH — Moriah Arts and Crafts Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Port Henry Train Station. Noon. Details: Reservations required 546-7941 day before.

TICONDEROGA — Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m.

Doors 5 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — Black Watch Memorial Library, Tai chi program, 3:30 p.m. $10, First lesson free.

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Duplicate Bridge Club.

12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Details: Michael Rogers 585-3322.

CROWN POINT — Medieval history literature discussion group through May 25. 10 a.m. to noon. Readings. Meeting times, days, flexible, depending interest. Details: Kelly. Crown Point or Ticonderoga 18 and older.

Thursday, Feb. 26

Every Saturday

BRANT LAKE — Brant Lake Winter Carnival.

Every Wednesday

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TICONDEROGA — Needlecraft Group, Jane Bassett, Sue Freyhofer. Black Watch Public Library. 1 p.m. People welcome join group. Details: 585-7995.

TICONDEROGA — AA “Big Book” Meeting. Inner Lakes/Moses Ludington Cafeteria. 7 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — Women’s Bible Study. 10 a.m. Cornerstone Alliance Church. Details: PJ Bolstridge 585-7596, Church office 585-6391.

CROWN POINT — Crown Point Food Pantry open. 9 to 11 a.m. Proof of residence.

TICONDEROGA — Methodist Church Crafters. Black Watch Memorial Library. 3 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — FAFSA Workshop. 6:30 p.m.

TICONDEROGA — Lip Scrub. YMCA Teen Center. 4 p.m.

Center Closed 7 to 9 p.m. Details: Jackie 503-5136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

TICONDEROGA — Ti DMV closed. Elizabethtown DMV open.

TICONDEROGA — YMCA Teen Center special hours: Mon through Thursday: Grades 6 to 12: 2 until 6 p.m., 7 to 9 p.m.; Grades 9 to 12: 9 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday: Closed. Details: Jackie 503-5136, jpalandrani@silverbay.org.

Saturday, Feb. 21

HAGUE — Northern Lake George Ice Fishing Tournament, Hague Fish & Game Club. Hague Town Park, 9060 Lake Shore

WESTPORT — Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District agricultural exemption worksheets deadline. Details: 962-8225, essexswcd@westelcom.com.

PLATTSBURGH — Real Property tax exemption’s application deadline. Local Town Assessors.

TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Area first annual Mom Prom. Best Western PLUS, Burgoyne Road. 7 to 11 p.m. Benefit Best 4th in the North and Back Pack Program.

Sunday, March 15

TICONDEROGA — “Horsepower at Ticonderoga”. Mars Education Center, Fort Ticonderoga. 2 p.m. $10 pp, free members.

Tuesday, March 17

PLATTSBURGH — 11th annual Youth Leadership Conference. Clinton Community College. Registration deadline Monday, February 23.

Wednesday, March 18

TICONDEROGA — Sip N Sew. Your Quilt Shoppe, 111 Montcalm St. 7 to 9 p.m. Details: 570-8055, yourquiltshoppe@ gmail.com.

Thursday, March 19

TICONDEROGA — “Pops” Concert. 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22

GLENS FALLS — NYSPHSAA Boys’ Basketball Championships. Glens Falls Civic Center, Glen St.

Weekend of March 28

CROWN POINT — Crown Point Youth Commission 5-on-5 basketball tournament. Details: 597-3817, gunnisonochards@ yahoo.com

Saturday, April 11

TICONDEROGA — Five hour pre-licensing class. Ti campus of NCCC. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Preregistration required, Mon. through Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Student in person, current learner’s permit, SSN, email $30 fee. Details: 354-5179.

Saturday, April 18

TICONDEROGA — Garden and Landscape Symposium.

King’s Garden, Fort Ticonderoga, Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center. $75 nonmembers, $65 member. Details: fortticonderoga.org, 585-2821.

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he North Country SPCA would like to announce our upcoming bowling tournament fundraiser to be held on Saturday, Feb. 28th at the Mineville VFW Lanes, with two shifts: a morning session at 11 a.m. and afternoon session at 2 p.m.

The cost is $20 per player for a four-person team. There will be three games of 9 pin, with prizes to be won and a 50/50 raffle.

If you are feeling cabin fever after a long, snowy winter, this is a great opportunity to get out and have some fun for a good cause.

Our Furry Valentine adoption special is continuing through the end of the month.

ValentineÕ s Day may be over, but time has not yet run out on your chance to adopt a new, furry family member.

Adoption fees are cut in half for the month of February and thereÕ s no better time to stop by the shelter and see our many adoptable animals hoping to find their forever homes.

Our featured pet this week is Diamond, a Labrador Retriever/German Shepherd mix who is under a year old and still has plenty of puppy energy and playfulness!

Diamond is a gorgeous young lady with the coloring of a Black Lab and the personality of a Shepherd.

She might seem at first to be a “tough girl” barking at new people and might scare you a little - however, as soon as you talk to her, she melts into a squirming puddle of puppy love.

Diamond is very neat in her kennel and has nearly mastered her leash manners. We are

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Diamond working hard on helping her control her enthusiasm - she is so full of love and excitement that she canÕ t quite contain herself, and she jumps on you to give you lots of doggy kisses!

Diamond is a very intelligent girl, and we are sure with some patience and love, she will quickly become the perfect family dog.

You wonÕ t want to miss the chance to meet this diamond in the ruff!

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essay contest At left, Shelbie McGuinness works on an essay in Dan Sheridan’s science class at Crown Point Central School. Students in Adirondack Freshwater Biology class were working on an essay to be submitted to the DuPont company as part of the “DuPont Challenge.” Every year, the DuPont company calls on students to write an essay on a possible solution to a problem that plagues our society. The students in this class have chosen an environmental issue and have brainstormed their own ideas on how to fix the problem. There are about 10,000 entries each year and the winning students get a savings bond and an all-expenses paid trip to Orlando, Fla. Photo by Nancy Frasier

OBITUARIES

Ambulance Continued from page 1 The department lost its medical director, who currently serves in the same capacity with Lamoille Ambulance Service, in April.

DOH extended the certificate of basic service for the department as they began the search.

“I know the EMT’s and fire commissioners have worked diligently to try and resolve this situation,Ó Crown Point Supervisor Charles Harrington said in a January interview about the situation. Ò They thought they had found someone to do this but, for one reason or another, they backed out.Ó Captain James Thomsen of the A.E. Phelps Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Department said last month the department had interested candidates, but were not able to hire any. He added he had been in contact with all regional physicians. Ò I had two physicians who were interested, we were in negotiations, and both decided not to do it.Ó Ò We have examined every possibility in the last couple of years to replace our Medical Director but have been unsuccessful in finding someone who had both the proper qualifications and willingness to fill the post,” Trask said. “Without a Medical Director, we cannot maintain our Certificate of Need as required by the New York State Department of Health in order to operate as an ambulance in New York State.Ó

First responders

While no longer being able to provide ambulance services to Crown Point, the board of commissioners is looking to file as a first response team, which will be able to arrive on scene and assess medical emergencies while waiting for an incoming ambulance service. Ò These First Responders would initiate care and be able to provide most basic medical intervention but would not be able to transport to a hospital,Ó said the board statement. Ò Their focus would be on saving lives rather than transporting. This Team would require approval and licensing by the New York State Department of Health and may require a medical director but with different requirements than an ambulance medical director.Ó “We were a first responder unit about 20 years ago,” Trask said. Ò We became and ambulance service because we could then provide the services faster, but a lot changes over 20 years or more.Ó Trask said the board has been in contact with a former medical director candidate for the ambulance service who said they might be interested if the district moved to first responders. Ò There is less liability involved for the physician,Ó Trask said. Ò There are still a lot of maybes attached to it, though.Ó The commission also looked at the potential to hire paid staff to man the ambulance and emergency services unit. Ò We thought it could give us a leg up with any potential medical director,Ó Trask said. Ò However, we found it would be very costly for the Crown Point taxpayers and decided not to go that way.Ó

Trask added the boardÕ s appreciation for those who had served the Crown Point ambulance service. Ò We are deeply appreciative of all of those who have assisted in our ambulance service for the last 20-some years and also those who have assisted in our recently investigations,Ó he said.

“We will continue to work toward finding solutions that provide the best emergency response for the people of our Town in the most efficient and economical way possible.”

The department receives about 120 calls per year. Board of Fire Commissioner meetings are open to the public and held the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station 1 on Main Street in Crown Point.

PAUL ANTHONY LACEY JUNE 1, 1922-FEBRUARY 11, 2015 shortly before his death.

Paul Anthony Lacey (June 1, Paul married his wife of 60 1922-Feb. 11, 2015) (a very years, Kathryn, in New Jerremarkable fellow) passed away on Tuesday morning at sey. He told her that he was a very remarkable fellow and Heritage Commons in Ticonthat they would have a rederoga, NY. markable life: they did.

Paul was born to Michael He is also survived by their and Bridget Lacey in Jersey City, NJ. He was the children, Lisa (Thomas) Scorsome, Michael (Valerie youngest and last survivor of Stevenson) Lacey and there eight siblings.

After graduation from St. Pe- son, Christopher Michael Lacey, a number of nephews ter's Prep in Jersey City, he and nieces and dear friends was awarded a four year near and far whom he conscholarship at Notre Dame sidered as family.

University. However, halfHe was, as the many notes, way there, he decided to reletters, cards and calls mainturn home and enter "the real tain a talented, kind, openworld" as he said. handed man who lived the He began a varied career as philosophy his imagination and interests he created: led him. During World War Omni-ism.

II, as a civilian, he served Paul loved to drive-anyaboard submarines helping where. He particularly ento set up communications joyed watching the clouds, systems in North Africa and envisioning all sorts of imin sites in the North Sea.In ages. He relished French another adventure, he Dips from George's II, Genehelped raise the Normandy. see Cream Ale, 7 & 7, watchHe received his first patent ing the movie "Dave" and while working for Western winters spent at Jekyll IsElectric in NJ. He continued land, Ga. winning patents for many He will be remembered for years while engaged in a vahis cheery greeting: Have a riety of businesses culminatgreat life! And he did. ing in his latest Homeline At his request, there will be Products on the family propno funeral obsequies. erty in Moriah where he Donations in his memory manufactured various items may be made to The Town of he had patented. He was Moriah Ambulance Squad. working on yet another idea

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Schroon Lake elementary students celebrate halfway mark

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com SCHROON Ñ It was a day to celebrate the first half of the school year at Schroon Lake Central Jan. 27.

Students in the elementary classes came together to celebrate the 90th day of school, putting them halfway to the completion of the 2014-15 academic year. Ò I was part of our Ô WhatÕ s NewsÕ theme this year,Ó coordinator and third grade teacher Julie Dunkley said.

Dunkley said the mid-term assembly is part of a year-long program encouraging students to know more about current affairs as well as physical activity. Ò Each quarter, we get together and have an assembly that includes a power point of Ô WhatÕ s News,Õ in the world, the USA, our state, our school and our individual classrooms,Ó she said. Ò Then we go into the gym and have our individual class relay races that show their teamwork and physical education work, where each class tries to beat their time from their last race.

Then we mix up and work together as a Pre-K-6 grade team to create something for others.Ó The 90th day celebration had the themes of Ò acts of kindnessÓ and Ò be happy.Ó For each category, Dunkley will put together pictures to go with the theme. For this event, Dunkley chose the following: World: 2014 was the year of the Selfie,

people are happy taking pictures of themselves and where they are to share.

USA: Miss America Pageant. The winner was Kira from New York State. She sang the song by Pharrell Williams, Ò Happy,Ó so students danced to that to feel happy (all kids Pre-K-6th) in the auditorium.

New York State: They showed the Wishing Wall that was in New York and how they put the wishes into the air when the ball dropped.

Schroon Lake Central: They made their own Prek-12th Grade wishing wall with over 220 wishes on it in January.

Classrooms: Pictures of each individual classroom and the projects and programs they have been doing for the last 45 days.

The day also featured a routine from the Schroon Lake Cheer Camp Ò We went into the gym and the Cheer Camp Cheerleaders performed their routine, which consisted of elementary and high school cheerleaders,Ó Dunkley said. Ò This showed how they worked as a team to promote school spirit and happiness to the spectators. After, we ran our relay races where every class beat their time.

After that, we moved into the hall and each student wrote an act of kindness on a heart and illustrated it to put in our hallway. We designated February as Random Acts of Kindness at our school. They also put down one thing they loved on a small heart and we created a bulletin board with things that we love.Ó

Addison Leclair cheering at the 90th assembly at Schroon Lake Central School.

Kindergarten teacher Mary Gereau dances with Eko Warrington to the song “Happy.”

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Births Benson and conway announce son

Lynne Benson and Bill Conway of Witherbee are pleased to announce the birth of their son Tentyn Arthur Conway on Sept. 29, at CVPH Medical Center. He was 7 lbs and 20 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Karl and Wanda Benson Sr. of Port Henry. HIs Paternal Grandparents are Kevin Conway and Paula and Mark King of Longview, TX. His Paternal Great Grandparents are Paul McCoy of New Russia and Pat and Jim French of Port Henry. He is joined at home by one sibling.

Bodette welcomes daughter

Samantha Bodette of Crown Point, is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter Emberly Shaylah Bodette Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Porter Medical Center.

Morse welcomes daughter

Brianna Morse of Ticonderoga is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter Sophia Noelle Morse Dec. 10, at the Porter Medical Center.

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Into the wild

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suppose it’s one of the most common afflictions of age, and it likely explains our unrelenting desire to return to familiar, natural surroundings. When we are in such surroundings we experience a comfortable degree of familiarity, which explains why we gravitate there in the first place.

As children, we had our own special places, where we could find comfort, and nobody could find us.

It may have been in the hollow of an old tree, a popular swimming hole, or at the base of a soaring cliff.

Wherever it could be found, the location likely provided an escape from the regular din of being a responsible kid, and a place to hide out when Dad got the belt out.

Often, the term Ô responsibleÕ just didnÕ t mesh very well with the concept of being a kid. It often seemed responsible behavior was at the opposite end of the spectrum when considering natural creativity and curiosities which included items such as slingshots, apple-flingers, bottle rockets and homemade bow and arrows. All of these items are considered dangerous weapons under current day standards.

Despite such challenging times, we managed to survive maelstroms of disaster with most of our toes, eyes, fingers and ears intact. There’s no doubt we took our share of chances, and broke many branches. We also disregarded a whole slew of rules in the process, but in the end, we always returned with our eyes intact, and the majority of our natural appendages appropriately attached.

Although we didnÕ t know it at the time, the dangerous adventuring, risk taking and childhood shenanigans was actually good for us. It taught us to be independent, and to exercise good judgment on occasion, (although that part of the equation is still debatable.)

Despite ever challenging educational standards,

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itÕ s interesting to note recent research that indicates children who learn and play outdoors are enriched personally and academically in many ways, with improved attention spans, enhanced creativity, increased academic success, improved reading comprehension, higher levels of self-discipline, language and social skills.

IÕ ll also add that we were very good at accessing our own, realistic abilities, even when that knowledge was acquired through the painful process of trial and error.

Outdoors was where wild things belonged and as kids we were regularly included in the mix, regardless of the season. There was no such thing as artificial intelligence or virtual reality, and nothing was sanitized for our protection. We exercised our wild, feral genes at will and boredom was never a concern.

Winter brought on the annual snowball wars, with just enough snow left over to toss at passing cars. The snowbanks averaged at least ten feet tall, or so it seemed.

We skated on rivers or ponds all weekend long, and disputes were a resolved by the oldest or toughest kid, after which we got on with whatever game was at hand. I suppose the real reason my generation enjoyed being outdoors so much was due to the fact that outdoor recreation was about the only form of recreation available.

Rewilding America’s Youth

Ò RewildingÓ is a term commonly used to de-

scribe efforts intended to introduce or reintroduce an indigenous species to their original habitats.

The process has proven successful in restoring a variety of native birds to the Adirondacks including bald eagles, peregrine falcons, Common loons, and wild turkey.

Currently, DEC is considering similar efforts to restore populations of spruce grouse aka Fool Hens, to the region.

Such efforts have been responsible for successfully bringing back a host of native aquatic species including lake whitefish, walleye, landlocked salmon, and several heritage strains of Adirondack brook trout.

Beaver were actually the first native species Ò rewildedÓ in the Adirondacks, and the inaugural effort occurred well before a term for the process had even been coined.

A number of landscape species such as moose have naturally returned to the Park as roadless, wilderness areas continue to provide refuge areas across the region.

There are also a wide variety of iconic Adirondack species that may eventually be considered for similar rewilding efforts including landscape predators such as lynx, cougar, and wolf.

In order for this to happen, there are three key elements that need to b in place including a large, trackless, protected core reserve and a number of wildlife corridors that offer the necessary connectivity for keystone species to become established.

In addition to core areas and connectivity, there also needs to be a keystone carnivore that can regulate and provide balance within the ecosystem.

Algonquin Park, located in Ontario, Canada has the closest population of large-scale predators, with several red wolf packs.

It is interesting to note a cougar was recently discovered in the southern reaches of the province, near Ottawa.

There is also potential for a wildlife corridor to connect the Adirondacks to Algonquin.

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If such efforts have proven successful with a variety of wild animals; thereÕ s no reason to believe similar results could not be achieved with the reintroduction or rewilding of apex predators.

In this regard, IÕ m not talking about cougars, wolves or bears. Rather, IÕ m proposing to rewild children in the effort to make them more comfortable in the woods and on the waters.

As has been reported previously, the average elementary school kid no longer comes in contact with wild animals. They donÕ t attend outdoor programs, and many are not allowed to go outdoors unattended.

Although they are able to recognize nearly 1,000 corporate logos by the age of 9, they are unable to identify more than 10 common garden plants and animals.

Life has become overly artificial and sanitized, as we strive to protect our kids from the very things that can be of greatest joy. A 2006 study commissioned by Corus Entertainment reveals that 7- to 12-year-olds spend an average of nearly 11 hours a day on media of some sort, mainly television and the Internet.

For the health of the planet, and those who hope to live here in the future, parents and educators must make concerted efforts to reconnect kids with the natural world, before itÕ s too late.

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

Wild Things

Rewilding is a term that is often used to describe the process of reintroducing animals or plants to their original habitat or to a similarly wild habitat. The purpose of such effort is return the land and inhabitants to a more natural state. It has been proven successful in many ecosystems around the world especially when the efforts are focused on protecting or reintroducing apex predators and keystone species.

Rewilding often requires ecological restoration or wilderness engineering to restore connectivity

A father and son investigate a fissure found on a huge glacial erratic. Parents and educators must make concerted efforts to introduce children to the treasures and pleasures of traveling in the outdoors.

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Microenterprise program has strong start

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Essex and Hamilton County officials say the process to divvy out $100,000 as part of a new grant program to boost small businesses has been going swimmingly.

Last month, Essex County was awarded an Adirondack Park Upper Hudson Recreation Hub Grant designed to bolster job creation.

HereÕ s how it works: For-profit businesses with nine or fewer full-time employees in Minerva, Newcomb, North Hudson, Indian Lake and Long Lake can apply for grants between $5,000 and $25,000 to boost their business.

To be eligible for assistance, an existing microenterprise business must retain and or create jobs.

The grant funds can be used to purchase equipment, furniture and fixtures, inventory and be used for operating expenses, marketing, and working capital and start-up costs.

Owners are required to put up a 10 percent match and participate in a microenterprise training program.

Essex County IDA Co-Director Carol Calabrese said last monthÕ s session with 26 hopeful businesses in Long Lake was a smash hit. Ò The hope was to take skills away and have two new resources to work with,Ó she said.

ROOST also participated, offering seminars in marketing tips and website development.

ADDING MAGIC The Nature Conservancy bankrolled the program.

Executive Director Mike Carr said the programÕ s catalyst stemmed from the groupÕ s early outreach to municipalities and business owners as part of the discussion swirling around the former Finch Pruyn parcels. Ò We learned a great deal from communities through this project,Ó he said, Ò and thought maybe we could play a role in adding some magic to the communities.Ó While the Nature Conservancy typically isnÕ t in a position to give money away, explained Carr, the group thought if they succeeded in raising capital, they might be in a position to help facilitate some of the ideas generated during those discussion sessions.

Carr said he was intrigued, in particular,

by opportunities surrounding equestrian opportunities and guide services offering access to the newly-revealed sections of the Hudson River.

Calabrese did a great job of facilitating last monthÕ s workshop, he said. Ò Frankly, it was humbling for me to look around the room and see business owners and the community coming together to leverage this into their recreation and tourism industries,Ó he said. Ò It really opened my eyes.Ó MOVING FORWARD Officials in each town have been appointed to a grant review committee alongside officials from ROOST, the New York State Department of Conservation and the Nature Conservancy (the IDAÕ s role is comparable to that of a bank and is not involved in the application process).

Applicants will be required to fill out a score sheet to access their eligibility.

The committee will then review, evaluate and score legitimate projects before passing the applications to the Essex County Board of Supervisors for official approval.

Calabrese explained recipients will be monitored like a traditional loan program.

With the infusion of cash, she hopes applicants can also bone up on their business experience.

Elected officials praised the project.

Newcomb Supervisor George Canon cited the foodservice, lodging and guide service industries as promising growth areas in his community. Ò If this is successful, I think this could be ongoing,Ó he said.

North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore pointed at the new gas station in his town as the apple in his eye: Ò For that gas station to get $20,000 as a start-up would be a great boon,Ó he said. Ò We want that to be successful and are very pleased to see him move forward.Ó Moore hailed the program as a tool that benefits all five communities. Ò ItÕ s a really good opportunity,Ó he said. Ò For the five towns, it really works well.Ó Long Lake Supervisor Clark Seaman said a rising tide lifts all boats: Ò Every little bit helps and weÕ re looking forward to positive ideas,Ó he said.

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In brief MCA to hold ‘Welcome Wednesday’

SCHROON Ñ During the month of March, every Wednesday is a Ò Welcome WednesdayÓ at Mountainside Christian Academy.

All interested parents and students will have an opportunity to come and visit the classrooms, meet the students and teachers, preview the curriculum and have their questions answered. Visitors can check in at the school office between 9 a.m. and noon and be directed to the elementary classroom they are interested in or to the 7-12 grade classes that are being taught at that time.

Although setting up an appointment in advance is preferred, it is not required. The $35 application fee will be waived for all student applications that are received during the month of March.

For any questions or would like an appointment to come and visit MCA, call the school office at 532-7129 ext. 102.

Auxiliary looks for new members

PORT HENRY Ñ The Port Henry Fire Department Auxiliary is currently accepting applications for new Auxiliary Members. Call Becky Badore 802-777-1302 or Laura Muniz 546-3026 if interested.

Tax Exemption application due

PLATTSBURGH Ñ Real Property tax exemptionÕ s application deadline is Sunday, March 1. All New York State Real Property Tax Exemption Renewal and new applications must be completed and filed with town assessors by Saturday, March 1. Real Property Exemptions that may require a renewal application every year include Senior Citizen 50 percent (65 yrs old or older), Non-profit, Limited Income and Disability, Agricultural Land. Enhanced STAR (65 yrs or older) may require a renewal if owners do not file an income tax and are not signed up with the Income Verification Program. Veterans and some other exemptions do not require a yearly renewal once applied for unless there is a change. For more information contact the local town Assessor.

Town gives freezing pipes tip

TICONDEROGA Ñ Town of Ticonderoga Water Users, due to a winter with colder temperatures the frost is deeper than normal. If someoneÕ s water line is subject to freezing take precaution and let the water Ò trickleÓ to ensure it does not freeze.

Honeybee Fund seeks applications

KEENE — The Honeybee Community Fund continues to seek applications for its annual funding cycle. As many have heard, the foundation is in the process of winding down after twenty years of serving the North Country. Until further notice, grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded yearly to assist small businesses, farmers, environmental projects and the arts (including nonprofit organizations). Applicants must reside in and/or do business in Essex County. Instructions are on the application, which is available upon request from bzzwords@gmail.com or Honeybee Community Fund, PO Box 281, Keene, NY 12942. All completed applications must be received by the Honeybee Community Fund by Friday, April 10, in order to be considered for grants awarded in May.

DEC camp scholarships to be available

SCHUYLER FALLS Ñ The Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited will again provide scholarships for interested young men and women 11 to 17 years old to attend DECÕ s popular summer camp program. The camps, located at Camp Colby, Pack Forest, DeBruce and Rushford provide a great opportunity to learn more about the environment and have fun in the summer.

Campers enjoy a week of summer fun and conservation education conducted by DEC’s well-qualified counselors. The scholarships pay all costs to attend. Parents provide transportation to and from the camps for the one-week sessions which are conducted in July and August.

The scholarships are a memorial to Sam Thuesen and Dennis Aprill, outstanding educators, leaders and anglers who devoted their lives to the North Country, and use private funds provided

by Trout Unlimited and the Siberian Rod and Gun Club to assist in youth conservation education.

In announcing this yearÕ s scholarships, Derrick Miller, Chapter President said, Ò WeÕ re proud to continue this wonderful program. For all who attend, itÕ s a great experience. For some, it is a life-changing event.Ó To apply, send a one-page letter telling why they want to go to camp to Gretchen Comfort, 749 Norrisville Road, Schuyler Falls NY 12985 by Sunday, March 15. The scholarships are limited to first-time attendees only. Include age, school, and phone number/email address. These scholarships are limited.

For more information for campers and parents, go to dec. ny.gov.education or Google Ò DEC Summer Camps.Ó

County soil and water to assist landowners

WESTPORT Ñ The Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District will be assisting agricultural landowners with completion of Soil Group worksheets for agricultural exemption. The exemptions are for qualifying landowners earning $10,000 or more per year from their agricultural operation.

Landowners making changes to current qualifying parcels need to have updated worksheets for acreage and ownership changes. Agricultural landowners should first contact their local assessor to determine eligibility. Contact the District office at 962-8225 or email at essexswcd@westelcom.com for a new or updated Soil Group worksheet before the deadline Sunday, March 1.

Thrift store to help community

CROWN POINT Ñ The Second Blessings Community Thrift Shop a Ministry of First Congregational Church will be closed for the season. During this time, if there is an emergent need, call Pastor David at 597-3398 or Bonnie Landry at 597-3028. They are always there to help!

Fort seeks interns

TICONDEROGA Ñ Fort Ticonderoga is launching the Edward W. Pell Graduate Fellowships for students seeking practical, hands-on internship experience at a historic site and museum with cutting-edge programs. The fellowships run from Monday, June 15 through Saturday, Aug. 15, and include internships in Collections, Exhibitions, Education, and Interpretation. Ò These fellowships for graduate students in museum studies, museum education, history, public history, American studies, or military history offer an opportunity to work side by side with our dedicated team,Ó noted Fort Ticonderoga President and CEO Beth Hill. Ò These interns will focus their research and creative energy to support exhibitions and programs related to the year 1777 at Fort Ticonderoga.Ó Ò While working individually with their project supervisors,Ó added Rich Strum, Director of Education, Ò interns will also meet and work together throughout the two month experience. Interns will have an opportunity to work with the FortÕ s professional staff as part of our team-approach to all major projects.Ó Each year Fort TiconderogaÕ s interpretation focuses on a specific year in the site’s multi-layered history. This year’s fellows will be helping lay the ground work for exhibitions, programs, and educational initiatives to be offered to the public in 2016.

Interns will need to be self-motivated and able to work independently as well as contribute to a dedicated team to create and develop ground-breaking exhibitions and programs for a diverse audience.

Successful applicants for the two-month fellowship will receive a $2,500 living stipend along with an additional housing stipend. Graduate students and qualified undergraduates interested in learning more details and applying should visit the Fort website at fortticonderoga.org/education/university-partnerships. Individual fellowships are available in collections, education, exhibitions, and interpretation.

The Edward W. Pell Graduate Fellowships at Fort Ticonderoga are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support comes from the Edward W. Pell Education Endowment at Fort Ticonderoga and other generous individual donors.

Women of Distinction announced

ALBANY Ñ The Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York announces the call for nominations for the 2015 Women of Distinction awards for women in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton counties. Categories include the Distinguished Trailblazer, Distinguished Community Leader, Distinguished Personal Achievement, and Distinguished Leader of Tomorrow (ages 17 to 21).

Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 20. Specific characteristics for each category can be found on the nomination form. Women of Distinction will receive their recognition at a dinner event in Plattsburgh Thursday, Sept. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, contact Nikki Hilchey, staff liaison for the event at Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York by calling 563-1560 ext. 307 or email nhilchey@gsneny.org.

Women of Distinction (WOD) is a nationwide program of Girl Scouts of the USA that recognizes the achievements of women. Since 1985, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York has been hosting WOD events in different areas of the council from Plattsburgh to Albany. The council covers 15 counties in Upstate New York and serves nearly 11,000 girls. Honorees are awarded for their strength of character, dedicated community service, emphasis on life-long learning, along with their dedication to fostering self-confidence and leadership skills in others.

Many women who are leaders in their fields credit Girl Scouts with helping them to build the set of skills that paved their road to success.

Fire Dept. to hold Easter Raffle

MORIAH Ñ The Moriah Volunteer Fire Department announces the Easter Raffle going on now through Tuesday, March 31. The tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. There will be five $100 drawings as well.

Classes for NY farmers slated

WESTPORT Ñ The Cornell Cooperative Extension will be holding a class in Northern NY for Beginning Farmers Friday, Feb. 20, at the Extension Learning Farm in Canton from 1 to 4 p.m. Anyone who would like to start a farm or change to a new product will find this an interesting group to help learn the Best Management Practices. There is no fee or food.

The topics include Evaluating Your Resources, Getting Started, Who can help? and Best Management Practices for Vegetable Production, Livestock Production and Growing Hay and Pasture.

The speakers are Anita Deming, Amy Ivy, Diane Dumont, Betsy Hodge, from Kitty O’Neill Cornell Cooperative Extension and Sarah Johnston from NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets, Jennifer Bosley from USDA Farm Credit Service and Peter Hagar from Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation Service. There will many references for you to take home and use later as do not expect you to remember everything.

For more information contact Anita Deming at 962-4810 ext.

409 or ald6@cornell.edu. Registration is appreciated contact CCE office or Anita Deming. They may cancel so let them know if someone planning to attend. Walk ins are ok too.

Elks prep dinner

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga Elks Lodge will hold a chicken and biscuit dinner, Friday, Feb. 20, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

There will be a 50/50 raffle. All are welcomed.

Walmart presents ‘Princess Day’

TICONDEROGA Ñ Princess Day comes to Walmart Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Children can sing and get their pictures taken with a princes.

Fort Ti to present ‘Battle on Snowshoes’

TICONDEROGA Ñ Fort Ti presents the Battle on Snowshoes Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Meet the Native American Warriors, French soldiers, and Canadians, who delivered the rangersÕ worst defeat. Stand with the courageous and skilled rangers who fought for King and Country and to stay alive on a snowy mountainside near Ticonderoga. Investigate the myths and facts of Robert Rogers and why his exploits in the North Woods still fill the popular imagination today. The cost is $10 per person and payable at the door. Friends of Fort Ticonderoga and children 4 years old and under are free of charge.

Chili cook-off returns for fourth year

SCHROON Ñ The chili cook off has returned for another year Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Mountainside Gymnasium, 165 US Rte 9, at 11:30 a.m. Chili cooks compete in the categories of Best Meaty Chili, Best Veggie Chili, PeopleÕ s Choice Award and Best Chili from a Fire, Ambulance or Rescue Squad. 100 percent of the proceeds go to the Schroon Lake EMS Department. Guests will be able to purchase chili tasting tickets for $1 each, a bowl of chili for $5, or an unlimited tasting wristband for $15. Stop by the registration table upon arrival to purchase tasting tickets or wristbands. To-go bowls will be available as well. Bottled water will be available for $1. There will be voting for the PeopleÕ s Choice Award. Each tasting guest will receive one vote for the PeopleÕ s Choice Award. Votes will be tallied and the winner announced at 1:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 1:30 p.m. Tasting tickets are $1, for single bowl tickets $5, and for unlimited tasting wristband is $15. For more information call 532-4300 or go to schroonlakechilicookoff.org.

Church announces service

CROWN POINT Ñ The First Congregational Church of Crown Point, the Brick Church in the Park, invites the community to join them this week for Services Sunday, Feb. 22, at 9:30 a.m. This week’s service will include a reflective time, singing, Prayers, and a positive, timely message. Pastor David will conduct the Service. The public is welcome to attend.

Elks to serve cook to order breakfast

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga Elks will have a cook to order breakfast Sunday, Feb. 22, from 8 to 11 a.m. All are welcome.

Putnam Central to hold board meeting

PUTNAM Ñ The Putnam Central School District will hold the regular board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the gym at 6:30 p.m.

Ti BOE to hold budget workshop

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Board of Education of Ticonderoga Central School District will hold a budget workshop and regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Ticonderoga High school cafeteria, 5 Calkins Place, at 7 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

DMV announces closures

TICONDEROGA — Due to staffing issues, the Ticonderoga Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 24, and Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Elizabethtown office will be open.

Trail Riders to meet

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Adirondack Trail Riders Snowmobile Club will hold an organizational meeting Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Ticonderoga Fish & Game Club at 6 p.m. They are currently looking to elect officers. The public is welcome. Memberships will be available for new members to join.

Dinner to benefit Big Change Roundup

CROWN POINT — The Big Change Round Up for Kids spaghetti dinner will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Crown Point Fire House, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will also be raffle items and prices.

Erosion and sediment control training set

WESTPORT Ñ The Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District will offer the required 4 hour Erosion and Sediment Control training for contractors and developers Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Essex County Fairgrounds, 3 Sisco Street, from 8 a.m. to noon. The training will be presented by Dave Reckahn, District Manager.

This training is required for all contractors working on projects that disturb more than 1 acre of soil and have a storm water permit from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. The permit will require that contractors moving dirt at those sites have at least one trained employee on site on a daily basis. Training is good for 3 years.

A Stormwater Trainee (SWT) identification (ID) number will be assigned to each person that completes the NYSDEC 4-hour training in the principles and practices of erosion and construction activity General Permit #GP-0-08-001.

Contractors and developers will have to preregister for the training to receive credits. The training will cost $75 for certification, reference materials and refreshments. Registration needs to be in by Wednesday, Feb. 25. If there is a group of ten or more and are interested in holding a private workshop, contact the District at 962-8225 or email essexswcd@westelcom.com.

Elks dinner to benefit veterans, hospital

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga Elks will hold an Italian Buffet Saturday, Feb. 28, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. This dinner is to raise funds for the Veterans Hospital in Albany. They will have a 50/50 raffle to also help out local veterans in the area. There will be deserts, such as pies, cookies and sugar free desserts. All are welcomed.

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In brief Craft beer and food event announced

CHESTERTOWN Ñ There will be Craft Beer with Friends Friday, Feb. 27, at the Friends Lake Inn,963 Friends Lake Road, at 7 p.m. The February Beer Dinner features Adirondack Brewery with expert commentary from their Brewmeister. There will be a four course dinner featuring beer and food pairing to include Cajun Grilled Shrimp roasted corn risotto with a prosciutto cream sauce and grilled grapefruit. There will be Bear Naked Ale, Wild Boar Cassoulet tuxedo beans and thyme infused au jus garnished with pickled red onions. Also Ò RyanÕ s RedÓ Irish Red, Espresso Braised Short Ribs sweet potato dauphinoise and brown butter asparagus. Finally there will be Black Watch IPA, Oatmeal stout brownie, with Irish cream ice cream & Jameson salted caramel. The Dark Legends Stout Room packages include lodging, dinner and breakfast for two starting at $395. Dinner will only be $60 per person. Limited seating is available. Call today to reserve a spot at 494-4751 or go to friendslake.com/specials-packages.html#packages.

Library to hold children’s program

TICONDEROGA Ñ Black Watch Memorial Library will be holding a childrenÕ s program Friday, Feb. 27, at 3:30 p.m. This program is free and open to children of all ages and invited to come in for stories and to make their own princess crown or pirate ship. Snacks will be provided.

Masons announce ham dinner

TICONDEROGA Ñ There will be a public baked ham with homemade scalloped potatoes dinner, sponsored jointly by the members of Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794, F.&A.M., and Fort Ticonderoga Chapter No. 263, Order of the Eastern Star, Friday, Feb. 27, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the downstairs dining hall of the Ticonderoga Masonic Temple, 10 Montcalm Street, (across from the Stone House). Takeouts will be available. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children under 12. They will be available at the door. Parking for this event will be available along Montcalm Street, also at the Thomas B. Azer Agency and Hancock House parking lots.

AARP Tax assistance now available

HAGUE Ñ Free tax assistance is available Tuesdays and Thursdays, through April 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at North Country Community College-Ticonderoga campus Feb. 27, March 6, and March 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Returns are prepared in both locations by appointment only.

Contact the Hague Community Center at 543-6161 to schedule an appointment in Hague or Ticonderoga. Bring the following to the appointment: driverÕ s license, Social Security card, W2s, 1099s, interest and dividend statements, any other tax-related documents, and health insurance coverage information for taxpayer, spouse and all dependents.

The local AARP Tax-Aide program provides free 2014 income tax preparation. Trained and certified every year, volunteer counselors help low and middle income taxpayers get the credits and deductions they deserve. People do not have to be retired or a member of AARP for this service. 2014 federal and state income tax returns are prepared and electronically filed. Refunds can be direct deposited to checking or savings account, giving quick refunds to taxpayers.

Pre-licensing courses announced

QUEENSBURY Ñ The New York State pre-licensing course March 6, April 17, May 29, and June 19, at the Queensbury High School room #109 at 4 p.m. The fee will be $40 residents and $50 non-residents. The class will hold between 8 to 36 participants.

Participants must register at the Queensbury Parks and Recreation office, 742 Bay Road between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Participants must bring a valid NYS learnerÕ s permit and must be 16 or older. Call 761-8216 for information.

School to hold elementary Lock-in

MORIAH Ñ The Elementary Lock-In Pep Rally to be held Friday, March 6, at Moriah Central School, from 6 to 10 p.m.

This is for grades 3 to 6. The prepay admission is $10 and $13 at the door. Snacks and drinks are free. The Class colors for 6th is orange, 5th is yellow, 4th is blue, and 3rd is green. There will be competitions for most spirited class and students, dancing, ships and sailors, relay races, pie eating, limbo, hockey shoot, tug-a-war, hoola-hoop game, clothes pin game, swimming, basketball, with minute-to-win-it games and more.

Hourigan to hold ‘10 min block class’

TICONDEROGA Ñ Maletta Hourigan, the owner of Your Quilt Shoppe, 111 Montcalm, will be giving a class on how to make the 10 minute block using the Suzanne McNeill method Saturday, March 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. The class will be for all skill levels. Participants should bring their own sewing machine, sewing supplies, and tools. A complete supply list will be provided upon signing up and paying the fee of $30. Space is limited in the class, which is cosponsored by the Ticonderoga Area Cultural Arts Initiative. Sign up by calling 570-8055 or by email at yourquiltshoppe@gmail.com.

End of Winter Carnival announced

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga End of Winter Carnival will be held Saturday, March 7, from 11 to 3 p.m. There will be indoor and out door activities, carnival food, and more. Events will take place at the Ticonderoga Armory and the Ticonderoga Recreational area. Transportation is will be available from the Armory, to the Skating Rink, and to the NLG Paddle from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Events include carnival games, bouncy house, clown, face-painting, big screen Wii and DDR, ice skating, broom ball, music, paddle tennis, crafts, photo booth, life size battleship, and much more. Business promotions and special run from March 6 through March 8. Contact the chamber for more details.

Fifth graders, Madalynn Hubbard, Andrea Paige , Alexis Gibbs, and Laura Zelinski enjoy some “DEAR time” which means Drop Everything And Read at St. Mary’s School.

Fish and game meeting slated

PORT HENRY Ñ The Lake Champlain Fish and Game Club will hold its first meeting of the year Thursday, March, 5, at WaltÕ s Used Cars on South Main Street, at 6 p.m. Meetings will be held the first Thursday of the month through October. All are welcome to attend.

Knights to hold Super Bingo

PORT HENRY — The Port Henry Knights of Columbus will be holding Super Bingo Sunday, March 8. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The games start at 1 p.m. There will be a possible $3000 and giveaway and a $1000 jackpot game. There will be pull tabs and a 50/50 raffle. There will be a full Knights of Columbus Kitchen available. Regular bingo starts Monday, March 16.

Dam removal hearing announced

TICONDEROGA Ñ A public hearing will be held by the Town Board of the Town of Ticonderoga Thursday, March 12, at the Community Building, 132 Montcalm Street, in the basement Conference Room, at 6 p.m., to discuss the possible removal of the Ò BÓ Dam located on the Upper section of the LaChute River.

The board is encouraging all those interested parties to attend and be heard at such time.

Mass antibiotic exercise slated

QUEENSBURY Ñ The Warren County Public Health will be conducting a full-scale Mass Antibiotic Dispensing exercise Thursday, March 12, at the Queensbury Community Center (Queensbury Senior Center) from 4 to 6 p.m. The purpose of the exercise is to test Warren County Public HealthÕ s capacity to respond to a large scale-disease outbreak to protect the public.

They are looking for 500 volunteer participants of all ages including individuals, school groups, community groups, senior centers, businesses, and the general public to go through the clinic.

They need people to tell everyone about the exercise; visit apps. health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/ and preregister for the exercise; mark the exercise on a calendar; show up to the exercise on the exercise date and participate. Participation is crucial to the success of this exercise.

When people preregister they will sign up for a specific time slot.

For more information or help with preregistration, contact Dan Durkee, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Warren County Public Health at 761-6580 or durkeed@warrencountyny.gov. This exercise is a great way to give back to the community and learn about emergency preparedness efforts in Warren County.

Basketball tourney to benefit CPYC

CROWN POINT Ñ The Crown Point Youth Commission will be hosting a 5-on-5 basketball tournament for adults that have graduated from high school and older to help with raising funds to construct a new outdoor basketball court for the youth in the community the weekend of March 28. The current courts were built in the late 80Õ s and are outdated and on their last leg. The plan is to raise enough funds to convert the abandoned tennis court into a full size basketball court. They need to raise enough funds to purchase two permanent backboards, and concrete to mount them, paint for the surface from tennis lines to basketball lines, and lights for night play. For information call 597-3817 or email at gunnisonochards@yahoo.com.

Cello Voce to perform

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Cello Voce concert will be held Friday, March 13, at LibbyÓ s Bakery and Cafe, 92 Montcalm Street, from 7 to 8 p.m. Cello Voce is a new duo featuring upstate New York musicians Brian Donat (Cello) and Holly McCormack (Voice). Brian and Holly combine their years of professional, international performance experience across a wide variety of classical and non-classical genres to create a warm, expressive sound in this seldom-heard collaboration of soprano and cello. The cost is $10 and is open to the public. Tickets are sold at the door. There is limited seating.

Church Variety Day planned

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga Assembly Of God Variety Day will be held Saturday, March 14, at 32 Water Street, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Variety day at the Church is to help support their Youth Group for their yearly youth convention in Syracuse Thursday, April 2. There will be live music performed by The Blest Worship Team and a meal will be provided. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information contact Corey Steigleman, Youth Leader at 546-1042 for more info.

Fort Ti to show ‘Horsepower at Ticonderoga’

TICONDEROGA Ñ Fort TiconderogaÕ s Ò Horsepower at TiconderogaÓ Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m. in the Mars Education Center, Fort Ticonderoga. The cost for each program is $10 per person and will be collected at the door and free for members of Fort Ticonderoga.

Your Quilt Shoppe to host Sip N Sew

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Your Quilt Shoppe Sip N Sew will be held Wednesday, March 18, 111 Montcalm Street, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Spend some creative time with friends, drink some wine, relax, and get the creative juices flowing. Bring a project that is in progress. Maletta Hourigan, owner of Your Quilt Shoppe, will answer questions and help solve problems. For those who like games, Left Right Center, a dice game, will add suspense, laughs, and fun to the evening. LRC will be played with fat quarters available for purchase. This evening is free of charge and is cosponsored by the Ticonderoga Area Cultural Arts Initiative. Space is limited.

Sign up by calling 570-8055 or emailing yourquiltshoppe@gmail. com. The upcoming dates are Wednesday, April 22, Wednesday, May 20, Wednesday, June 17.

‘Pops’ concert planned

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga High School Ò PopsÓ concert will be held Wednesday, March 18, in the High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The performing ensembles will be, concert band, sentinel big band, brass ensemble, night shadows, trebled voices, and high school chorus. Admission is $3 for students, $5 for adults, and $12 for a family. All proceeds go to benefit music scholarships and the NYC Trip.

Seniors to travel to Casino

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Ticonderoga Area Seniors are planning casino trip to Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Saturday, March 21, leaving the Wal-Mart parking lot at 7 a.m. The cost will be $30. The incentives are $15 free slot play and $11.50 food comp and 10 percent off Bingo. Call Ann at 585-6050 or Sue at 354-1188.

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Adam Jaquish passes 1,000-point milestone against rival Ti

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com PORT HENRY Ñ Several local high school basketball players have reached the 1,000-point pinnacle this season, showing a skill and passion for the sport.

Only one, however, has done so as a junior.

That one would be Adam Jaquish, the Moriah big man who reached the mark Feb. 11 during the VikingÕ s 67-53 victory over rival Ticonderoga. Ò It feels good to get there,Ó Jaquish said after the game. Ò I have worked hard over the year.Ó Ò He has worked extremely hard since he was a freshman on this team,Ó head coach Brian Cross said. Ò He has showed tremendous growth in those three years and over the last two years has grown into a complete varsity player.Ó Jaquish is the third member of the Vikings to reach the 1,000-point mark, and Cross thinks he will have a chance to pass the schoolÕ s all-time leading scorer in Mike Fernandez. Ò What is going to be similar is once people knew about Mike, he had to work even harder to get his chances,Ó Cross said. Ò Adam is going to have to do the same, and his drive is the same. They are totally different, though, because Mike did all his work from the three point

line while Adam is a post player.Ó Cross added Jaquish also adds to the team on the glass. Ò I am sure his rebounds are not a long way behind his points,Ó he said. Ò He is also a player who will look for the open teammate when he is getting double-teamed in the post. It will be a long time before someone is able to fill his shoes.Ó For Jaquish, the start of his varsity career was not about scoring as many points as he could. Ò I just wanted to go out there and do what was needed to help the team win,Ó he said. Ò I did not really have goals when it came to points. The beginning of this year was when I started to think about it. As I kept getting closer, it would creep into my mind more and more.Ó With the pressure and relief of getting to and past the 1,000-point mark, Jaquish and his teammates can now focus on their goal of returning to the Glens Falls Civic Center to again contend for the NYSPHSAA Class D championship. Ò You do feel a little bit of relief it is not hanging around you anymore,Ó he said. Ò Now we can take it one game at a time and focus every day to work on getting back to where we were.Ó Moriah Junior center Adam Jaquish scored his 1,000th career point against Ticonderoga Feb. 11.

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Schroon boys level season series with D-III rival Keene Chances are they meet again in D semifinals at Ticonderoga HS

By Keith Lobdell

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Schroon Lake’s Tanner Stone rises for three points over the outstretched hand of Keene’s Colton Venner.

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Alex Shaughnessy shots from the free throw line against Keens.

SCHROON — Watching as the Keene Beavers scored the opening six points of their Feb. 13 matchup, fans of the Schroon Lake Wildcats had to have that feeling of dejaÕ vu all over again.

So did the team wearing white.

“It was kind of how we started in Keene,” Wildcats head coach Lee Silvernail said, referring to his teams 17-0 deficit after the opening quarter of play against the Beavers in their first meeting last month.

This time, however, it would be the Wildcats who would use 17 straight points to turn a 8-4 deficit into a 21-8 lead midway through the second quarter of play, then hanging on for the 5347 victory to close out the Northern Basketball LeagueÕ s regular season. Ò We had been there before but we knew we could come back as a team,Ó senior Tanner Stone said. Ò Coach called a timeout at the beginning of the game and told us to have confidence and he knew we could do it.Ó “Getting our first basket earlier than we did last time was key,” Silvernail said. Ò We were able to settle down and play our game from the start.Ó The two teams will now wait to see where they fall in the Section VII/Class D championship picture. With Moriah still undefeated and the presumed number one seed, the ValentineÕ s Eve tilt may have determined which team would wear white in a potential semifinal matchup at Ticonderoga High School.

Before that game, each team must overcome a first round test Saturday, Feb. 28, on their home courts, with the opponents still to be determined. Ò We are going to have that same mentality we have had all season,Ó senior Alex Shaughnessy said. Ò We are going after a sectional title.Ó Ò We play(ed) Fort Ann Tuesday (Feb. 17) and have a couple scrimmages lined up to keep us ready for sectionals,Ó Silvernail said.

The Wildcats also added a 7-0 spurt in the third quarter, giving them a 41-29 lead heading into the final eight minutes of play.

The Beavers were able to cut the lead to four points several times, trailing 49-45 with 1:06 seconds remaining. From that points, the Wildcats were able to ice the game from the foul line, connecting on four of six free throw attempts in the final minute of play.

While the Wildcats were out-rebounded 34-21 overall and 18-3 on the offensive glass, their ball movement was able to beat the 3-2 zone of Keene. Of the 19 field goals hit by Schroon Lake, 17 were assisted by another player. Ò We have a great group of guys that love each other and play as a team,Ó Stone said.

“We had so much confidence coming into the game and knew we would be able to work the ball around without giving up the bad turnovers,Ó senior Joe Maisonville said. Ò That is the way we play,Ó Shaughnessy said. Ò We are always sharing the ball and looking for the open man and the best shot.Ó Shaughnessy finished with 23 points to go with a trio of rebounds, assists and two steals. Stone added 15 points along with five assists and four rebounds; while Maisonville scored 8 points to go with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Branden Hall also had a pair of steals while adding four rebounds, three assists and 1 point to the Schroon Lake effort; as Aiden Finnerty scored 4 points to go with two rebounds, one assist and one steal on senior night. Ò This was a great atmosphere for our senior night,Ó Finnerty said. Ò I have been here for just two years but it felt like home.Ó Jordan DeZalia scored 2 points with one rebound to round out the Wildcats production.

For Keene, Brandon Dumas paced the Beavers in scoring (15) and rebounds (8), with five coming on the offensive glass. Colton Venner added 13 points along with four rebounds and a pair of assists, while Wayne Shih had 10 points on eight rebounds, seven off the offensive boards. Shih also added three assists and three steals.

Austin Brown was limited to 6 points but added six rebounds and six steals along with a trio of assists. Jesse Summo rounded out the scoring with 3 points along with four rebounds. Justin Haverlick combined three rebounds with two steals, while Stephano Aldeghi had a steal and rebound with Josh Haberle adding one rebound.

The Section VII/Class D playoffs start with an opening round game Feb. 26 before the quarterfinal round Feb. 28 (at sight of higher seed).

Joe Maisonville looks to work the ball around the Keene defense.

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Ticonderoga sends four bowlers to state championships

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA Ñ Three members of the Ticonderoga girls varsity bowling team will be heading to Syracuse to compete in the 2014-15 NYSPHSAA bowling championships March 7-8.

The trio of Cheyanne Tuthill, Cassidy McKee and Cerise Bush will be joined by Cole Frasier, who will represent the Ticonderoga boys team as a member of the Section VII contingent.

The Lady Sentinels finished second in the Section VII championships meet Feb. 14 at North Bowl Lanes in Plattsburgh, rolling a team combined score of 4,893 compared to the 5,271 pins knocked down by sectional champion Beekmantown.

Both Tuthill and McKee had their best series in the morning bowling. Tuthill rolled morning scores of 229 and 239 along with a 162 while connecting for games of 176, 186 and 160 in the afternoon for a total six-game tally of 1,152, the second-highest total of the day.

McKee was only nine pins behind for a fourth

place individual finish with morning games of 172, 213 and 193 followed by an afternoon session of 183, 195 and 197 for a total of 1,143.

While Bush made the state team based on her season averages, Lucy Lapeter was the third highest scorer for the Sentinels, combing games of 151, 150, 132, 158, 153 and 161 for a six game total of 905.

For the boys, the Sentinels finished in fourth place wit with a score of 5,542, just over 100 points behind third place Saranac along with sectional champion Peru, who rolled a total of 6,203.

Connor Lauzon paced the Ticonderoga team with a 1,240 six game series featuring games of 215, 219, 223 and 220. The mark was good enough for fourth place overall.

Frasier combined games of 196, 173, 198, 202, 248 and 161 for a 60-frame total of 1,178. Gavin Fleury added a two series total of 1,130 with games of 202, 209 and 221.

RIGHT: Cassidy McKee is one of four Sentinel bowlers heading to the state championships.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

Regular season comes to end Girls basketball

Boys basketball

Moriah 45, Peru 34

Moriah 64, Peru 55

PORT HENRY Ñ The Lady Vikings ended the 2014-15 regular season with a victory over a Class A opponent in the Lady Indians Feb. 17.

Madison Stahl paced the Vikings with 14 points, while Caitlin Pelkey scored 9, Lauren Cross 7, Madison Olcott 6, Jordan Speshock 5 and Shelby MacDougal 4.

Johnsburg 36, Crown Point 20

CROWN POINT Ñ The Lady Jaguars broke open their contest against the Lady Panthers late, outscoring Crown Point 12-2 in the final eight minutes of play Feb. 13.

Logan Harrington scored 8 points to lead the Panthers who also received 6 points each from Shawna McIntosh and Amber DuShane.

Moriah 72, Elizabethtown-Lewis 24

PORT HENRY Ñ The Lady Vikings jumped out early with quarter marks of 19-5 and 26-6 in defeating the Lady Lions on senior night at Moriah Central School.

Madison Stahl paced the Viking attack with 25 points, while Caitlin Pelkey scored 13 points.

Halee Calabrese added 10 points, with Shelby MacDougal scoring 8, Mackenzie Sprague 6, Lauren Cross 4, Sarah Snyder 2, Madison Olcott 2 and Jordan Speshock 2.

Ticonderoga 42, Westport 21

TICONDEROGA Ñ The Lady Sentinels doubled down on the Lady Eagles for their senior night Feb. 12.

A 16-6 second quarter gave the Sentinels their lead, while the team was able to close the door with a 17-6 spurt in the final eight minutes of play.

Delany Hughes led the Ticonderoga attack with 17 points in the game, as Nicole Fuller added 7 points, Janell Woods 6 and Haleigh Wright 4.

Minerva/Newcomb 78, Schroon Lake 19

PORT HENRY Ñ Playing without guard Taylor Slattery and having 1,000-point scorer Adam Jaquish in foul trouble throughout the game, the Vikings showed off their depth in a nine-point win against the Indians Feb. 17.

With Jaquish only scoring 5 points before eventually fouling out, the point guard combo of Dylan Trombley and Joe Stahl, filling in for Slattery while he overcomes an illness, combined to score 23 points, with Trombley scoring 15 and Stahl, 8. Jarrod MacDougal, who has been solid throughout the second half of the season, also scored 15, while Noah Gilbo added 8, Billy Larrow 6, Todd Clarke 3, Ryan Jaquish 2 and Chris Clarke 2.

In a physical game that saw many whistles, the Vikings connected on more free throws (27) than field goals (18).

Schroon Lake 74, Fort Ann 61

SCHROON Ñ In a matchup two teams who will be int he hunt for their respective sectional titles, the Section VII Wildcats unsed a 26-16 fourth quarter to pull away from Section IIÕ s Fort Ann Feb. 17.

Tanner Stone paced the Wildcats with 21 points in the game as Alex Shaughnessy was a point behind, scoring 20. Joe Maisonville added 16 points, with Branden Hall scoring 8, Jordan DeZalia 7 and Aiden Finnerty 2.

Ticonderoga 64, Chazy 26

TICONDEROGA — Tied at 19 after the first half of play, the Sentinels slammed the door on the Eagles Feb. 16, outscoring Chazy 45-7 in the final 16 minutes of play.

Evan Graney scored 19 points in the victory, while Brody Rocque scored 9, Sam DuShane 7, Uzi Whitten 6, Brett Mosier 5, Garrison Hughes 3, Marick Ross 3, Domanic Banish 3, Griffin Hughes 2, Kaleb Wiktorko 2, Joe Wells 2 and Caleb Munson 2.

Moriah 53, Elizabethtown-Lewis 43

SCHROON Ñ A 33-5 opening quarter gave the Lady Mountaineers breathing room as they cruised to victory over the Lady Wildcats Feb. 11.

Asatsia Myler led the Mountaineers with 24 points, while Makenzie Winslow and Madison Miller each scored 14.

For the Wildcats, Alora Bearor scored 10 points, with Dakota Gadway scoring 3. Ruth Jabout, Katie Botterbusch and Tiffany Nolan each scored 2 points.

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ A total of 38 points in the even-numbered quarters were key in the Vikings finishing the 2014-15 Division II season with an unblemished record Feb. 13, scoring a 10-point victory over the Lions.

Adam Jaquish scored 16 points to pace the Vikings, who again received contributions from several players, with Chris Clarke scoring 8, Noah Gilbo 7, Dylan Trombley 5, Joe Stahl 5, Todd Clarke 4, Hayden Fernandez 4, Sam Russo 3, Chuck Bryant 2 and Jarrod MacDougal 1.

Moriah 55, Ticonderoga 25

Ticonderoga 53, Westport 41

TICONDEROGA Ñ A 19-8 opening eight minutes would pull the Lady Vikings away from the rival Lady Sentinels for a victory Feb. 10.

Madison Stahl led a balanced scoring attack for the Vikings with 11 points in the game, followed by Shelby MacDougal with 10, Lauren Cross with 9, Caitlin Pelkey with 7, Madison Olcott 5, Mackenzie Sprague 5, Halee Calabrese 4 and Sarah Snyder 4.

Delany Hughes scored 9 points for the Sentinels, while Nicole Fuller and Haleigh Wright scored 5 points each.

WESTPORT Ñ A 22-6 second quarter got the Sentinels over the hill against the Eagles Feb. 13.

Evan Graney had a strong offensive night for the Sentinels, scoring 18 points in the win. Colvin Chapman scored 9 points, while Kaleb Wiktorko scored 8, Marick Ross 6, Garrison Hughes 6, Uzi Whitten 4 and Brett Mosier 2.

Johnsburg 53, Crown Point 22

NORTH CREEK — The Jaguars took advantage of a 26-10 halftime lead and did not look back in beating the Panthers Feb. 12.

Indoor Track Teams place 3rd and 4th at Sectional Meet

By Ryan Price

denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Ticonderoga boys and girls varsity indoor track teams came to sectionals on Saturday, Feb. 14, with their eyes on the prize, but both teams fell just short of a victory.

Although the boys were ranked second after the completion of five events, the Sentinels were unable gather enough points to come out on top. The boyÕ s team was placed third overall at the completion of the meet with a total of 97 points, Plattsburgh won the meet with 176.5 points.

Marcus Moser paced the boys with victories in the 55m dash (6.4) and the 300m (38.0), while adding a second place finish in the 55m hurdles (8.1).

Shawn Silliman played a significant roll in the collecting of points for the boys team also by snagging a first place finish in the 55m hurdles (7.9) and third place finish in the 600m run (1:31).

Kody Parrott rounded out the boys individual placements by ending his 1,600m run with a third place ribbon (4:49).

The boyÕ s alternate relay teams also were an important contributing factor to the boys third place title. Joel Cook, Nick Fitzgerald, Ryan Price, and Adam Kerr ended their season with a third place win for the 4-by-800m relay team (11:31), while the boys other relay team of the Cody Huestis, Justyn Granger, Collin Bresett, and Zachary Bennett combined forces to snag a third place finish in the 4-by-160m relay (1:24).

The Lady Sentinels put up a fair fight at the sectional meet as well, but were only able to come in fourth place with a score of 81 points. Beekmantown won the girls meet with 126.5 points.

Senior Lillith Ida earned first place ribbons in the 55m hurdles (9.3) and the high jump (4Õ 08Ó ), while freshman Meg McDonald added her fair share of contributions to the teams fourth place score by placing third in the 55m hurdles (10.1) and second in the high jump (4’08”). McKenzie Price rounded out the girls individual victories with a third place finish in the 300m (46.7).

The Lady Sentinels merged forces in two relay teams to secure the majority of their points.

Kaylee Coon, Grace Montville, Sara Vradenburg and Rachel White joined forces to earn the lady’s a first place finish in the 4-by-160m relay (1:34), while during the last race of the evening Ida, McDonald, Price and Sierra Stacy united their plethora of skills to grab a second place victory in the 4-by-400m relay (4:52).

A select number of the boys and girls varsity indoor track members will compete on Saturday, Feb. 21, during the state qualifier meet to see who will be able to attend the NYSPHSAA State Meet on March 7 at Cornell University.

Kolby Pertak and Chance Potter each scored 8 points to pace the Panthers offense, while Noah Macey scored 3, Hunter Pertak 2 and Jacob Norton 1.

Moriah 67, Ticonderoga 53

MORIAH Ñ A close game throughout, the Vikings were able to pull away in the final eight minutes of play Feb. 11, outscoring the Sentinels 22-10 to earn victory.

Cruising past the 1,000-point mark for his career, Adam Jaquish finished with 31 points to lead all scorers in the game. Jarrod MacDougal added 17 points, with Noah Gilbo scoring 7, Joe Stahl 3, Dylan Trombley 2, Sam Russo 2, Cody Stockwell 2, Ryan Jaquish 2 and Billy Larrow 1.

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Schroon Lake 66, Minerva/Newcomb 26

NEWCOMB Ñ A 24-0 opening eight minutes of play gave the Wildcats all of the room they would need to score a win over the Mountaineers Feb. 10.

Alex Shaughnessy was the leading scorer for the Wildcats with 16 points, while Jordan DeZalia added 14, Joe Maisonville 12, Tanner Stone 11, Branden Hall 7 and Aiden Finnerty 6.

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

In addition to bid sheets, the bidder shall submit executed non-collusion bid certificates signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d. The bidder shall also submit an executed certificate of LEGALS compliance with the Iran NOTICE OF FORMATION Divestment Act signed OF 977 NINE, LLC Arts. by the bidder or one of of Org. filed with the its officers as required Sect'y of State of NY by the General Municipal (SSNY) on 1/29/2015.

Law Sec. 103g.

Office location, County A Contract awarded pursuant to this notice shall of Essex. SSNY has been designated as be subject to the provisions of Sections 103-1, agent of the LLC upon whom process against it 103-b, 103-d and 103-g may be served. SSNY of the General Municipal shall mail process to: Law. The LLC, 977 US Route PLEASE TAKE FURTHER 9, Schroon Lake, NY NOTICE that Essex 12870. Purpose: any County affirmatively lawful act. states that in regard to TT-02/21-03/28/2015any contract entered into 6TC-73589 pursuant to this notice, without regard to race, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disabiliCOMPANY (LLC) ty, sexual preference or The name of the Limited Liability Company that Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged and was formed is: Andrews Adirondack Home Ser- minority or womenvices, LLC. The Articles owned business enterof Organization were prises will be afforded filed with the Depart- equal opportunity to ment of State of the submit bids in response hereto.

State of New York on Dated: February 13, October 22, 2014. The office of said Limited Li- 2015 ability Company is locat- Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent ed in Essex County. The Secretary of the State of Essex County GovernNew York has been des- ment Center ignated as agent of the 7551 Court Street PO Limited Liability Compa- Box 217 Elizabethtown, New York ny upon whom process 12932 against said Company (518) 873-3332 may be served and the post office address with- TT-02/21/2015-1TC73651 in the state to which the Secretary of State shall NOTICE TO BIDDERS mail a copy of any pro- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVcess is: Andrews Adiron- EN, that the Underdack Home Services, signed, on behalf of the LLC, 33 Cross St., Essex County Board of Schroon Lake, NY Supervisors, will accept 12870. The purpose of sealed bids at the Office the LLC is to engage in of the Purchasing Agent any and all business acuntil 2:00 P.M. on March tivities permitted under 4, 2015 for a Heavy Duty the laws of the State of In-Ground Floor Jack.

New York.

The bids shall be opened TT-01/17-02/21/2015publicly and read aloud 6TC-70919 on March 4, 2015 at NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2:00 P.M. at the Office NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- of the Purchasing Agent, EN, that the Under- 7551 Court Street, Elizasigned, on behalf of the bethtown, New York. If Essex County Board of additional information Supervisors, will accept concerning the bidding sealed bids at the Office is required, please call of the Purchasing Agent (518) 873-3332. until 2:00 P.M. on March All bids submitted in re2, 2015 for MOTOR OIL sponse to this notice AND LUBRICANTS. shall be marked The bids shall be opened "SEALED BID FLOOR and read aloud on JACK" clearly on the outMarch 2, 2015 at 2:00 side of the envelope. All P.M. at the Office of the bids shall be submitted on the bid sheets includPurchasing Agent, 7551 Court Street, Elizabeth- ed in the package, and town, New York. If addi- no other forms shall be tional information con- accepted. cerning the bidding is Specifications and stanrequired, please call dard proposals for the (518) 873-3332. proposed work may be All bids submitted in re- obtained at the above sponse to this notice address, by calling 518shall be marked 873-3332, or on the "SEALED BID MOTOR Countys website at OIL and LUBRICANTS" www.co.essex.ny.us. clearly on the outside of Each proposal must be the envelope. All bids accompanied by either a shall be submitted on Certified Check payable the bid sheets included to Essex County Treain the package, and no surer in the amount of other forms shall be ac- five percent (5%) of cepted. amount of the bid or a Specifications and stan- Bid Bond, in a form acdard proposals for the ceptable to the Essex proposed work may be County Attorney. obtained at the above Attention of the bidders address, by calling 518- is particularly called to 873-3332, or on the the requirements as to Countys website at the conditions of emwww.co.essex.ny.us. ployment to be observed Essex County reserves and minimum wage the right to reject any rates under the Contract. and all bids not consid- Essex County reserves ered to be in the best in- the right to reject any terest of Essex County, and all bids not considand to waive any techni- ered to be in the best incal or formal defect in terest of Essex County, the bids which is con- and to waive any technisidered by Essex County cal or formal defect in to be merely irregular, the bids which is conimmaterial, or unsub- sidered by Essex County stantial. to be merely irregular, In addition to bid sheets, immaterial, or unsubthe bidder shall submit stantial. executed non-collusion In addition to bid sheets, bid certificates signed by the bidder shall submit the bidder or one of its executed non-collusion officers as required by bid certificates signed by the General Municipal the bidder or one of its Law Sec. 103d. The bid- officers as required by der shall also submit an the General Municipal executed certificate of Law Sec. 103d. The bidder shall also submit an compliance with the Iran executed certificate of Divestment Act signed by the bidder or one of compliance with the Iran

the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates under the Contract.

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

In addition to bid sheets, the bidder shall submit executed non-collusion bid certificates signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d. The bidder shall also submit an executed certificate of compliance with the Iran Divestment Act signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103g.

A Contract awarded pursuant to this notice shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 103-1, 103-b, 103-d and 103-g of the General Municipal Law. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Essex County affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or womenowned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response hereto.

Dated: February 13, 2015 Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent Essex County Government Center 7551 Court Street PO Box 217 Elizabethtown, New York 12932 (518) 873-3332 TT-02/21/2015-1TC73703 NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed bids until February 27, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. for the following: ONE (1) NEW & UNUSED MID SIZE SEDAN Specifications are available by contacting the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Linda M. Wolf, Essex County Government Center, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York 12932, by calling 518-873-3332 or on the Countys Website: www.co.essex.ny.us.

Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Essex County Government Center, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York 12932 until February 27, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

All bids submitted in response to this notice shall be marked SEALED BID MID SIZE SEDAN clearly on the outside of the envelope. All bids shall be submitted on the bid sheets included in the package, and no other forms shall be accepted.

In addition to bid sheets, the bidder shall submit executed non-collusion bid certificates signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d. The bidder shall also submit an executed certificate of compliance with the Iran Divestment Act signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103g.

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

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Essex County reserves the right to reject any and all bids not considered to be in the best interest of Essex County, and to waive any technical or formal defect in EAGLE EYE PARTNERS, the bids which is con- LLC Certificate of Conversion of this Limited sidered by Essex County to be merely irregular, Liability Company (LLC) immaterial, or unsub- was filed with the Secrestantial. tary of State of New PLEASE TAKE FURTHER York (SSNY) on January NOTICE that Essex 2, 2015. The LLC mainCounty affirmatively tains its office in Essex states that in regard to County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, upon whom process without regard to race, against it may be served. color, sex, religion, age, SSNY shall mail a copy national origin, disabili- of any process served to ty, sexual preference or the LLC, c/o Young Vietnam Era veteran sta- Sommer LLC, 5 Paltus, disadvantaged and isades Drive, Albany, minority or women- New York 12205. Purowned business enter- pose: for any lawful activity for which limited liprises will be afforded equal opportunity to ability companies may be formed under the submit bids in response law. hereto.

Dated: February 10, TT-01/17-02/21/20156TC-70912 2015 Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent ARTICLES OF ORGANIEssex County Govern- ZATION OF EVERYONE ment Center NATURAL BUILDING 7551 Court Street LLC Elizabethtown, New York Under Section 203 of 12932 the Limited Liability (518) 873-3332 Company Law TT-02/21/2015-1TCFIRST: The name of the 73388 limited liability company is: Everyone Natural TOWN OF SCHROON Building LLC. The Town Board of the SECOND: The County, Town of Schroon is seeking persons inter- within state, in which the office of the limited ested in a position as a member of our Board of liability company is to be Assessment Review. located is: Essex THIRD: The Secretary of Person interested kindly forward a letter of inter- State is designated as est to Michael Marnell, agent of the limited liaTown of Schroon, P.O. bility company upon whom process against it Box 578, Schroon Lake may be served. The adN.Y. 12870 dress within or without TT-02/21/2015-1TCthis state to which the 73707 Secretary of State shall NOTICE OF FORMATION mail a copy of any proOF A LIMITED LIABILI- cess against the limited TY COMPANY (LLC) liability company served NAME: Bodettes Barbe- upon him or her is: cue LLC, article of orga- Zachary A. Kahn, 18 nization filed with the Lakeview Way, PO Box Secretary of State of 562, Schroon Lake, NY New York (SSNY) on 12870.

2/4/15. Office in Essex TT-01/17-02/21/2015County. SSNY has been 6TC-70922 designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may NOTICE OF FORMATION Limited Liability be served. SSNY shall of Company ("LLC") mail a copy of process Name: i Skogen LLC Arto Bodettes Barbecue ticles of Organization LLC, 2796 NYS Route 9N, Crown Point, NY filed with the Secretary of State of New York 12928. Purpose: Any ("SSNY") on JANUARY lawful purpose.

28, 2015 Office LocaTT-2/14-03/21/2015tion: Essex County.

6TC-73018 The"SSNY" is designated NOTICE OF FORMATION as agent of the "LLC" OF LIMITED LIABILITY upon whom process COMPANY (LLC) against it may be served.

Name: BPM Enterprises, "SSNY" shall mail a copy LLC Articles of Organiza- of any process to the tion filed with the Secre- LLC at: C/O CORPORATE tary of State of New CREATIONS NETWORK York (SSNY) on INC. 15 NORTH MILL 1/23/2015 Office Loca- STREET NYACK, NEW tion: ESSEX County. The YORK, 10960. Purpose: SSNY is designated as To engage in any lawful agent of the LLC upon act or activity. whom process against it TT-02/07-03/14/2015may be served. SSNY 6TC-72630 shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: NOTICE OF FORMATION PO Box 536, Schroon Lake, NY 12870. Pur- OF JC RICHARDS LOGGING, LLC. Articles of pose: To engage in any Organization filed with lawful act or activity.

Secretary of State of NY TT-01/31-03/07/2015(SSNY) on 12/19/14: Of6Tc-72094 fice location: Essex NOTICE OF FORMATION County. SSNY designatOF LIMITED LIABILITY ed as agent of LLC upon COMPANY ("LLC") whom process against it Name: CAMP JOLLIE may be served. SSNY OLLIE LLC Articles of shall mail process to: JC Organization filed with Richards Logging, LLC, the Secretary of State of 29 Adams Lane, NewNew York ("SSNY") on comb, NY 12852. PurJANUARY 28, 2015 Of- pose: any lawful activifice Location: Essex ty.

Filer: Paul H. County. The"SSNY" is Roalsvig, Attorney, 8569 designated as agent of Newcomb Road (P.O. the "LLC" upon whom Box 735), Long Lake, process against it may NY 12847. be served. "SSNY" shall TT-01/17-02/21/2015mail a copy of any pro- 6TC-70924 cess to the LLC at: C/O CORPORATE CREATIONS NETWORK INC. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MOUNTAIN EXCA15 NORTH MILL STREET NYACK, NEW VATING LLC Arts. of YORK, 10960. Purpose: Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) To engage in any lawful on 1/9/2015. Office locaact or activity. tion, County of Essex.

TT-02/07-03/14/2015SSNY has been desig6TC-72629 nated as agent of the EAGLE EYE PARTNERS, LLC upon whom proLLC Certificate of Con- cess against it may be version of this Limited served. SSNY shall mail Liability Company (LLC) process to: The LLC, 59 was filed with the Secre- Deer Camp Rd., Schroon tary of State of New Lake, NY 12870. PurYork (SSNY) on January pose: any lawful act.

2, 2015. The LLC main- TT-02/07-03/142015tains its office in Essex 6TC-72480 County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ESSEX Goshen Mortgage LLC, as Separate trustee for GDBT I Trust 2011-1, Plaintiff, against Lawrence W. Parker, if living and if any be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienors, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 1/8/2015 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Essex County Courthouse, at Elizabethtown, New York on 03/11/2015 at 11:00AM, premises known as 2587 NYS Route 9N, Crown Point, NY 12928 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Crown Point, County of Essex and State of New York, SECTION 128.8, BLOCK 1, LOT 3.000. Approximate amount of judgment $141,128.87 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 661/2009. William E. Russell, Esq., Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-031953-F00 1128145 TT-02/07-02/28/20154TC-71926 PELEAX PARTNERS, LLC Certificate of Conversion of this Limited Liability Company (LLC) was filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on January 2, 2015. The LLC maintains its office in Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served to the LLC, c/o Young Sommer LLC, 5 Palisades Drive, Albany, New York 12205. Purpose: for any lawful activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the law.

TT-01/17-02/21/20156TC-70910 TOWN OF SCHROON The Town Board of the Town of Schroon is seeking persons interested in a voluntary position as a member of our Planning Board. Person interested kindly forward a letter of interest to Michael Marnell, Town of Schroon, P.O. Box 578, Schroon Lake N.Y. 12870 TT-02/21/2015-1TC73705 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Poiriers Paradise Consulting LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on DATE Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 18 Nurses Rd, Olmstedville, NY 12857. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Poiriers Paradise Consulting LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on DATE Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 18 Nurses Rd, Olmstedville, NY 12857. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

TT-02/21-03/28/20156TC-73372 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed proposals at the Office of the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 P.M. on March 11, 2015 for a Registered Dietician.

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

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

All proposals submitted in response to this notice shall be marked SEALED PROPOSAL REGISTERED DIETICIAN clearly on the outside of the envelope.

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

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

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

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

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Essex County affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or womenowned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response hereto.

Dated: February 13, 2015 Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent Essex County Government Center Elizabethtown, New York 12932 (518) 873-3332 TT-02/21/2015-1TC73652 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SCHROON LAKE WINE & LIQUOR, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/2015.

Office location, County of Essex. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 977 US Route 9, Schroon Lake, NY 12870. Purpose: any lawful act.

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TIME WARNER CABLES AGREEMENTS WITH PROGRAMMERS AND BROADCASTERS to carry their services and stations routinely expire from time to time. We are usually able to obtain renewals or extensions of such agreements, but in order to comply with applicable regulations, we must inform you when an agreement is about to expire. The following agreements are due to expire soon, and we may be required to cease carriage of one or more of these services/stations in the near future where these services are offered: WFNY-CA, WRNN, WNYA SD&HD, WNYT SD&HD, NHL Network SD/HD, NHL Center Ice, Outdoor Channel SD&HD, Reelz SD&HD, RFD, YouToo In addition, from time to time we make certain changes in the services that we offer in order to better serve our customers. The following changes are scheduled to take place: Nuvo TV will be dual illuminated to channel 169 on or about February 19, 2015 Carriage of WGN America may be added to Standard on or about February 27, 2015 WCWN DT2 will be added to all CLUs except Pt.Henry/Ticonderoga/Cr own Point & Schroon on or about March 17, 2015 HBO/Cinemaxwill offer a Free Preview APRIL 1013, 2015. It is available to all Digital subscribers and may contain PG, PG-13, TV-14, TVMA and R rated programs.

To find out how to block this Preview, and for more parental control information, visittwc.comor call 800-892-2253.

We will be providing you these notifications whenever there is a change in channel or programming service.

You can also check our division website at WWW.TWC.COM if you would like more updated information.

TT-02/21/2015-1TC73620 TOWN OF SCHROON The Town Board of the Town of Schroon is seeking persons interested in a voluntary position as a member of our Revolving Loan Fund Committee. Person interested kindly forward a letter of interest to Michael Marnell, Town of Schroon, P.O. Box 578, Schroon Lake N.Y. 12870 TT-02/21/2015-1TC73704 TOWN OF SCHROON The Town Board of the Town of Schroon is seeking persons interested in a voluntary position as a member of our Zoning Board. Person interested kindly forward a letter of interest to Michael Marnell, Town of Schroon, P.O. Box 578, Schroon Lake N.Y. 12870 TT-02/21/2015-1TC73706

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