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PossibleÊ newÊ helicopterÊ medicalÊ serviceÊ hasÊ EMTÊ squadÊ concerned Lamoille Ambulance Services says air transport for critical patients costly, inefficient

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TICONDEROGA — Inter-Lakes Health is weighing the installation of an air base at Moses Ludington Hospital to transport patients, a local ambulance squad has learned.

As information trickles out, Lamoille Ambulance Service has already started to question the need and cost of such a service, which they say will drive up costs for patients.

EMT Dakotah Olcott said once he heard the national air transport company Air Methods was considering bringing their LifeNet service to Ticonderoga, he reached out to

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a representative, who confirmed a possible late-spring lift-off date.

“Maybe in June,” Olcott recalled the rep as saying.

The University of Vermont Health Network (UVHN) has been working with ILH as part of a broader restructuring effort.

While a UVHN rep didn’t confirm negotiations with Air Methods were underway, she did say the network’s chief medical officer has been meeting with air transport organizations.

“Moses-Ludington Hospital is working to assess and plan for all aspects of patient care, including transport,” said Jane Hooper, the spokesperson. “University of Vermont Health Network is working to develop plans and processes that Moses Ludington can use to guide its patient transfer procedures.” >> See TICONDEROGA | pg. 19

Moriah teen charged with terroristic threat at school

Note was found by custodian March 21

By Keith Lobdell

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PORT HENRY — A 17-year-old Moriah Central School student has been arrested and charged with two counts related to the discovery of a note in the school’s gymnasium March 21.

According to New York State Police, a custodian at the school located the note under the gymnasium bleachers containing a ter-

roristic threat. Superintendent William Larrow reported the note to the Moriah Police Department the next morning.

Moriah Police Department and the State Police maintained a police presence at the school to ensure the safety of students and faculty.

The teen was charged with Making a Terroristic Threat and Aggravated Harassment Second degree (as a hate crime). He was arraigned in front of Moriah Town Justice Rick Carpenter and released under the supervision of probation.

Making a Terroristic Threat is a Class D Felony which can carry a sentence of two years or more in jail. Aggravated harassment second degree (as a hate crime) is a misdemeanor charge.

“Someone wrote a letter that was very inappropriate,” Superintendent William Larrow said. “I’m not taking that lightly.”

Larrow stated the note was “racist in nature.”

“It made threats to a certain nationality and said those actions would be carried out during school >> See MORIAH | pg. 13

Karter Bombard, a kindergarten student at Crown Point Central School, works independently on an iPad. Photo by Mikaela Foster

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Ticonderoga alumni prep for 20th annual basketball tourney Former students asked to return April 9

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TICONDEROGA — A tradition of former students returning home to play some hoops and give to the annual Best Fourth in the North prepares to enter it’s third decade April 9.

The 20th anniversary of the Ticonderoga Alumni Basketball Tournament will take place next Saturday, with proceeds benefitting the Best Fourth in the North and featuring players broken up into four teams, youngest to oldest.

“We wanted to have a fundraiser for the Fourth of July committee and find a way to bring back alumni and have a basketball tournament in Ticonderoga,” said Bob Dedrick, who helped organize and grow the event.

The day starts at 11 a.m., with alumni meeting in the Ticonderoga High School gymnasium spanning many years of Sentinel basketball. The teams are then broken up into four squads.

“If we have 40 players, we will take the 10 oldest and they will be a team,” Dedrick said. “Then the next 10 will be a team and so on, down to the youngest. You never know who you are going to play with.”

“When this started, the eldest group used to dominate the For the past 20 years, alumni from Ticonderoga High School have returned to participate in the annual Alumni Basketball Tournament, which serves tournament, but it has changed to the two middle aged groups as a fundraiser for the Best Fourth in the North. This years tournament will take place Saturday, April 9, with players asked to be in the gymnasium winning recently,” said Rick Merrill, current tournament or- at 11 a.m.

File photo ganizer. “Players as old as the class of 1984 play and this year we welcome in the class of 2015, so there will be over 30 years not have continued this long without his continuous support, nament periodically or stop the tournament all together.” of separation between the oldest and youngest players.”

Merrill said the event is supported by JP Sports, Porter SurMerrill, who has been involved with the tournament, said motivation, humor, hard work, and game announcing skills.”

Games start at noon, but not before a tryout is held for a veying, and longtime supporter Ticonderoga International it is a great chance for former students and basketball players three-point competition. The qualifier runs until around 3 Paper, along with the players, spectators, Dedrick, Ticonderoto come together. p.m., with the championship ga High School, Knights of Columbus, The Pub, Ticonderoga “I have been lucky enough held prior to the final game Best Fourth in the North Committee and the Ticonderoga to play in the tournament 20th Annual Ticonderoga High School of the day, the championship Area Chamber of Commerce. since it started 20 years ago,” game involving the winners of Dedrick said the generosity of the players has always been Merrill said. “It’s been great Alumni Basketball Tournament the first two games. appreciated. to play with and against the Dedrick said every year he “They pay to play and they have always been very generous always changing alumni. EvTiconderoga alumni interested in playing in the alumni ery year there is a new batch basketball tournament are asked to be in the Ticonderoga looks forward to seeing who to the Best Fourth in the North program,” he said. of alumni and a few more that High School gymnasium at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, where walks into the gym.

Additional funds are made through spectator admission “We have had some great ($2 suggested donation), Best Fourth in the North concession retire. The oldest player team the players will be broken up into teams from youngest alumni who have traveled some stand and private donations. used to donate the tournament but I think those days may be to oldest. There will then be a qualification round for the long distances to be here,” he This year, there will be a post-game barbecue at the Knights numbered. I can honestly say three-point shooting competition, followed by the first said. “Now we are seeing that of Columbus from 4 until 8 p.m. game at noon.

The day will feature two qualification games it is a lot more of the younger the competitive tournament is “This will be for all players, families, and community mema great time but the stories and followed by a consolation game. The three-point champi- generation who just graduated. the camaraderie after words onship round will then be held, followed by the champion- However, there are still some bers,” Merill said. “There will be a possible ‘cow plop,’ watchship game between the winners of the two qualification who have been at every game ing basketball games from years past, food, and more. This may be a little bit more fun.” year, we are tying to reward the players and spectators that since the inception.”

Merrill said he is humbled to games. continue to come to the school year after year to play, watch, Merrill said he is hoping to and contribute with a bigger celebration after the tournastep into the organizing shoes help bolster the numbers of ment.” for Dedrick.

“We get together to compete, have fun, see old friends, and players and fans who come to the tournament each year.

Starting at 6 p.m., there will be an additional fundraiser at “It is fun for the whole family and is a profitable fundraiser The Pub to benefit the Best Fourth in the North, which will raise some money for the community,” Merrill said. “Mr. Dedrick continues to be very involved in the tournaments success for the community,” Merrill said. “We do not want to see the include a guest bartender night (see page 21 for more details). and organizing of the tournament. The tournament would number decline to a point where we will have to run the tour-

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Ticonderoga High artist wins first place at art show Art student awarded scholarship to NCCC at regional art show

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TICONDEROGA — Six Ticonderoga High School students were recently chosen to have their artwork shown at the North Country Community College Regional High School Art Show in Malone.

Among them, Joel Cook, a junior at THS, won first place and was awarded a $500 scholarship to NCCC and a $75 cash prize for his work titled “Finally Home”.

“It’s kind of exciting,” he said.

Cook said his pencil drawing of a pair of worn combat boots was inspired by his military family members and his experiences working at Fort Ticonderoga, where he helps portray military life during the 18th century.

“It gives me a sense of appreciation for what people have done for us,” he said.

He said although inspired by his experiences, his work is intended for viewers to make their own meaning.

His art teacher, Britney Shaw, said she actually had to encourage him to submit the piece because he didn’t feel his work was up to par. He finally agreed.

Shaw submitted one piece for each student. The works were completed in a variety of mediums, including acrylic paint, oil pastel, watercolor, ink and pencil.

Shaw said this was the first year she’s heard about and submitted student work to the show, which included work from students at schools in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and St. Lawrence counties.

The teacher said she’s proud of the six artists she chose, who she called “extremely talented and an all around great group of kids.”

Traveling to Malone to view the show really helped to inspire and challenge the young artists, she said.

“The show was a great experience for all of them,” she said.

“It was good for them to see where they’re at ability-wise against other districts.”

ABOVE: Six Ticonderoga High School students were chosen to have their artwork shown at the NCCC Regional Art Show in Malone. Students pictured: Shelby Turner, Joel Cook, Aaron Russell, Lexi Billetts, Sadie Thompson and Nick St. Denis. RIGHT: Joel Cook, Ticonderoga High School Junior, with his 1st Place art submission, “Finally Home.”

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Ti farmer’s market, TACC prepares for 2016 season TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Farmers’ Market in conjunction with its sponsor, Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, is making plans for the 2016 season. The Market will be hosted again this year at 1114 Wicker Street, near the Walmart entrance, across from Christopher Chevrolet Buick, on Saturdays beginning July 2 through Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A Mini/Preview Market will be held Saturday, May 7, as part of the of the TACC National Small Business Week celebration. Details will be announced soon.

The focus is now on recruiting farmers and vendors. “If you produce a quality food product that is locally grown, farm raised or handmade featuring local materials, you may be interested in participating in the Farmers’ Market,” said June Curtis. “Farmers are required to grow 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables they offer. All products must be local (produced within a 100 mile radius of Ticonderoga including Vermont). The Market welcomes vendors who offer original goods that complement farmers’ products.

If you are hesitant to commit to the full season, a flexible schedule is readily offered to encourage participation.”

Farmers, vendors, businesses, local artists and organizations interested in participating in the market should contact the Chamber at 585-6619 or visit chamberinfo@ ticonderogany.com. People can also stop by the office.

“With June Curtis, Market Advisor, in place again this year to recruit and develop this invaluable community venture, the Ticonderoga Area will enjoy a new vibrancy at the Farmers’ Market,” Courtright said.

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Ticonderoga Youth Commission hopes to expand numbers After school program offers wealth of opportunities for kids up to fifth grade

By Mikaela Foster

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TICONDEROGA — It’s loud and wonderfully chaotic with the kids they’ve got, but the Ticonderoga Youth Commission would love more.

TYC Recreation Supervisor Marge Hurlburt said their after school program currently has 61 children registered, but not all of them come every day so they have room to grow.

“We always want more

kids,” Hurlburt said, adding that about 10 of those registered come faithfully every day.

The program serves kindergarten through fifth grade. They currently have two full-time adult supervisors and three activities aids (high school students) that help out.

Nate McLaughlin has worked at the program for almost two years and volunteered for a year before that.

McLaughlin, a junior at Ticonderoga High School, started attending as a kindergartner.

He believes it’s a great place for kids to make friends.

“I really like the program,” he said. “We see kids who

aren’t very social, but by the time they [get too old for it] they come out of their shell.”

Hurlburt said it’s a fun environment for kids to socialize and exercise but they offer structure with planned activities in place.

Homework time is always from 3-3:30 p.m. and if a child doesn’t have homework, they are to read. Fridays offer movie time from 4:30-6 p.m. during which the kids can have free popcorn and drinks.

Some of the currently planned activities include making cards with senior citizens and learning how to make paper.

There are also many freetime activities to do once the structured time is done,

Corrina Woods, assistant recreation supervisor, teaches kids how to make paper during the Ticonderoga Youth Commission After School Program.

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including air hockey, shuffleboard, fooseball, basketball, board games, crafts and coloring.

“The whole nine yards,” Hurlburt said. There is even a video game room offering three different consoles and plenty of kid-friendly video games.

She also said when it’s nice outside, that’s where they’ll be.

Children can play basketball, use sidewalk chalk, or play with nerf guns, “wearing all the appropriate gear.”

The program runs Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m. in the Armory basement, every week except when there is a school vacation, a snow day or an early dismissal.

The program is available for students from Ticonderoga, St. Mary’s and Putnam schools. It is free, but parents do need to fill out a registration form, which can

be found at the town office, school office, on the town’s website or at the armory.

For more info, call Marge Hurlburt, 597-4135 or 5861052.

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ar too many in the newspaper industry have allowed others to determine their fate.

In an industry that has been in decline for many decades, the one single thing the industry was never willing to do was to take a hard look in the mirror and admit the decline was simply a result of internal failures.

It’s far easier to blame the decline on radio, TV, internet or even fickle readers that always seem willing to gravitate to the next “new thing”.

It’s easy to give up and throw in the towel. It’s far more risky to gamble on breaking from the past to reinvent yourself, but reinvention and the willingness to try something new and bold is exactly the cure for what ails an industry that is sadly in need.

We are honored to have just announced last week in many communities we serve that Price Chopper has now chosen to use the Sun as its distribution vehicle for their weekly flyer. They’ve been reluctant to break from the long running relationship with the daily newspaper distribution model, but with circulation in decline, results waning and a more viable alternative available, with a fresh approach, they knew it was the right time to make this change.

Like every organization, if you fail to recognize that change must be factored into the business plan sooner or later you become stuck in the past. More importantly, no aspect of a business can be considered sacred. In today’s competitive world, we are all forced to re-evaluate everything in order to remain ahead of the curve.

Just look at Price Chopper, an immensely popular and successful organization, yet they recently announced a completely new facelift and so much more with the re-branding of their stores to Market 32 and Market Bistro by Price Chopper in order to stay one step ahead of customer expectations.

Innovation and improvements come in all shapes and sizes. We know there is plenty of room for improvement here at our community newspaper and it’s something we enthusiastically are committed to improving everyday.

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State budget a mixed bag for Adirondack Park

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f the past five years are any indication, state leaders will have submitted a sixth on-time budget by late Thursday.

A number of thorny issues still needed to be hammered out as the “three men in a room” entered the home stretch at the beginning of the week, including a $15 minimum wage, paid family leave and education funding for public schools.

Other spending items appeared to be finalized — including funding for some of the biggest issues facing the Adirondack Park.

All signs seem to indicate legislators will approve Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s request to fully fund the Environmental Protection Fund to the tune of $300 million, nearly doubling the $177 million allocated this fiscal year.

For years, green groups have lobbied to restore this funding, which addresses a host of issues in one fell swoop, from habitat restoration, farmland protection to aiding municipalities with sorely-needed wastewater treatment infrastructure.

Total appropriations to address invasive species have been bumped to $10 million. Not only will this funding aid in continued efforts to combat what is an economic threat as well as a natural one, but also put the state on the global map as an international leader in the field.

That’s something to be proud of.

Considering the funds come from bank settlement funds, the decision is a no-brainer.

Kudos to the governor for this bold proposal.

There’s also a lot to love about the continued allocation of funds to boost tourism initiatives, broadband investment and the Upstate Revitalization Initiative that has brought $423 million of state investment to the region in the past half-decade.

But we’re less enthralled by the continued freezing hire at state agencies.

The state loves to buy land, but they don’t seem to want to invest enough money into ensuring its upkeep.

Both the Department of Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency are understaffed.

In fact, the APA has lost 25 percent of its workforce in the past seven years.

Can you imagine a private business losing 25 percent of their staff and still LETTERS

SettingÊ theÊ recordÊ straight

To the Editor: I’m writing to set the record straight due to recent assumptions that have been made and facts that have been misconstrued: On Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 a meeting was held at the Village Hall with citizens who found an alternative plan to dissolution that would be fair to both village and town taxpayers.

The following people were in attendance at this meeting; a village trustee, six citizens and I, which does not constitute an open public meeting. As we were discussing the alternative information another trustee, who was at the hall for other village business, entered the room. At this time yes, it did become a meeting that should have been advertised and open to the public, as three or more village officials does constitute an open meeting however, I assure you this was not intentional; the entrance of the third trustee was not planned or anticipated.

On Saturday March 5, 2016 another meeting took place at the village hall with one village trustee, an attorney, two citizens and I. Again, this did not constitute an open public meeting and was held to obtain advice with regard to what the next step would be should the proposed dissolution plan be voted down. This meeting was not held in an executive session either. The state could not give us the answers we seek because a dissolution plan has never been voted down before. It is my duty as an elected official to listen to the concerns of all village constituent’s as well as to obtain any and all information to ensure that the dissolution process is followed to the end, in accordance with state law. No taxpayer funds were expended at either meeting and no action was taken.

Ernest Guerin Village of Port Henry mayor

being able to operate?

The DEC, too, faces a crunch, as revealed by a 2014 state audit that noted a decline of 300 full-time staff between 2003-14, but a 27.8 percent increase in spending during that same period.

DEC officials face a dizzying array of tasks, from overseeing permitting processes, enforcing what seems to be an ever-expanding list of new regulations to keeping visitors safe, including dangerous rescue operations over challenging terrain.

While we understand keeping government spending flat is the keystone in the governor’s property tax freeze program, it’s also important to give state agencies the tools they need to carry out their mandates.

Gov. Cuomo has acknowledged the upstate-downstate divide remains an important dynamic of governing the state.

Problem is, the governor only pulls out this argument when it furthers his narrative — like earlier this year, for instance, when he told newspaper editorial boards that his upstate budget initiatives may be railroaded by downstate legislative leaders.

Cuomo said upstate residents needed to join lawmakers as a counterweight against policies that would jeopardize a half-decade of state investment designed to lift upstate out of its funk.

So by this logic, certain allowances should also be made for upstate municipalities that wouldn’t otherwise be applicable elsewhere — like the aforementioned staffing issues, for instance. Or the slow burning minimum wage debate. Or any other policy, really, that puts the region at a disadvantage compared to the New York metro area.

The Adirondack Park is economically hamstrung by its unique status, we get it. As such, all state residents as well as elected officials need to view the park as a long-term investment with unique perks — not a bargaining chip in an upstate-versus-downstate tug of war.

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MinimumÊ wageÊ increaseÊ willÊ curbÊ jobÊ growth,Ê killÊ smallÊ businesses

To the Editor: I am writing with great concern about the $15 minimum wage increase.

Being a family operation in the North Country for many years, I cannot see how the economy can support this large increase without losing jobs and losing full time workers to part-time.

To quote the February issue of the Glens Falls Business Journal and U. S. Representative Stefanik, it will increase the cost to employers an additional $13,413 per worker in this state. This will cost someone their job.

The deductions for the employee and employer will also increase.

Our lawmakers should be looking at our waste of taxpayers money and should be curbing this first and bring the budget in balance. Our social service programs are a disgrace: 60 percent of the people on these programs don’t work.

If they receive these programs, then they should go through drug test and background checks that a normal person having a job has to go through. It’s time we put the people who can work, to work while they are on assistance.

The governor’s new plan will only curb the job growth in the state and put a lot on the mom and pop businesses, who will go out of business. New York has one of the highest tax rates and cost of living in the nation.

I, for one, am not against a minimum wage increase, but this is ridiculous.

Mr. Director of Development (Brighton), you are nuts.

Fred Erickson Chestertown

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St.Ê PatrickÕ sÊ paradeÊ successfulÊ throughÊ community

To the Editor: The Tri Lakes Business Alliance St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee of Chestertown, NY, would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all of those organizations that participated in our fourth annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 12.

Those participants include the Ridin’ Hi Leprechaun, Grand Marshall Fred Monroe and his wife Carol, public officials from the Towns of Chester and Horicon along with Senator Betty Little, Bright Beginnings Day Care Float, Miss Joanne’s Day Care and Creative Opportunity, Guiding Steps North dancers, North Warren Chamber of Commerce, Eric & Eric Construction towing the Brant Lake Duck, Horicon Ladies Auxiliary, North Warren Central School Drum Line and PTO, Chester/Horicon Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Troop 30 Boy Scouts, North Country Hardship Fund, Galway Gaelic Pipe Band, D&S Seal Coating, CWI Minibus, Baker Logging, Mickey’s Ice Cream Truck w/Four Wheelers, Ron Howe Scrap Metal, Lilley Racing, Miller Racing w/Dirt Bikes, Niles Racing, All Brands Redemption Center, Tin Teepee Family Campground, Froggie 100.3 Van, Lambert Excavating, Mueller’s Trucking, Northwoods Concrete, Tori Paul w/horses, 98.5 WCKM, North Warren EMS Ambulance, as well as Fire Depts. from Chestertown, Garnet Lake, Hague, Horicon, North Creek, Pottersville, Riverside and Schroon Lake.

Balloons were handed out by our Brant Lake Carnival Snowman “Sparky”, Krazy Downhill Derby “Snoopy”, and Woofstock’s Dog, Chester.

We would also like to thank our set up and take down crew Don Butler, Ed Jay, David Herringten, Wayne Thomas, and Al Tolomeo.

We look forward to another fun-filled parade to be held on March 11, 2017, when we will be celebrating our fifth Anniversary year for this parade.

And our biggest thanks to our community for such great support.

Beth Wells Chestertown

SageÊ doesnÕ tÊ speakÊ forÊ everyone

To the Editor: I read with astonishment the letter to the editor submitted by Mr. Don Sage in the March 19 issue of the Sun as well as the calm and thoughtful response from Major Charles Guess in the March 26 issue.

As a private citizen and resident of Schroon Lake, I would like to make three points: Mr. Sage seems to feel, that under certain circumstances, driving while intoxicated is acceptable and law enforcement should ignore it.

In his letter, Mr. Sage conjured up a conspiracy theory involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Police to ruin life in Schroon Lake.

I doubt that the Governor even knows Schroon Lake has an annual ice fishing contest, but even if he does, what could possibly be his motivation for wanting to ruin life in the North Country?

Mr. Sage signed his letter adding the title of “Schroon Lake Councilman.”

Adding that title gives the impression that he was speaking in an official capacity for the town board. I know that he was not speaking for the entire board, therefore he was expressing a personal opinion. The use of that title in an effort to add legitimacy to his personal views is totally inappropriate.

John Sawyers Schroon

ProposedÊ LifeNetÊ serviceÊ inÊ TiconderogaÊ raisesÊ concerns

To the Editor: Healthcare is important to everyone. Money is sometimes just as or even more important. There are changes coming to the healthcare system in Ticonderoga that will affect every citizen’s finances.

There are a lot of changes happening at Moses Ludington Hospital in the future, which has been known for some time as expressed in local newspapers.

The most important change in my opinion is the fact that LifeNet of New York, which is owned by AirMethods, is planning on putting a base at Moses Ludington Hospital this summer.

AirMethods operates in 48 states, posting a profit last year of more than $100 million dollars. While the idea of having a helicopter in Ticonderoga is great and “cool,” the reality is that it actually is not.

This event will financially cripple our local EMS transport company which has been providing nonstop, effective care for nearly 20 years, of which I am a proud employee.

It will also put you and your family in a financial burden. If you have a serious medical event or traumatic injury and are taken to MLH, you will be stabilized and shipped to another hospital that can appropriately further treat your condition.

According to an investigative report by ABC News, AirMethods has left many people they have saved facing financial turmoil, lawsuits and debt collectors. Under federal law, AirMethods is considered an airline and can legally set any price they want for transport and cannot be regulated by government agency under the De-Regulation Bill.

At this present time, Lamoille Ambulance Service is the local ground transport agency and is stationed in Ticonderoga.

Lamoille provides constant 24/7 coverage providing a basic EMT and advanced EMT; 97 percent of the staff reside in Ticonderoga. All members are active in the community, ranging from service in the fire department or Ticonderoga Emergency Squad. Lamoille is the mutual-aid backup organization for other local EMS agencies. Staff are fully capable of providing ALS-level emergent care to facilitate the transport from MLH to another facility, such as the University of Vermont Medical Center.

If you were transported by ground ambulance such as Lamoille, it would take roughly one hour to transport you and your insurance would receive a bill around $1,500.

With LifeNet, they will also provide ALS-level care, but it will take a sig-

nificant more time to call in the crew, warm up the helicopter, package the patient and get in the air which can range anywhere from 20-30 minutes.

Your flight would be 15 minutes, and you would receive a bill for $30,000 which insurances will only cover a portion of it. By the time the helicopter lifted off, the ground crew would already be in Vermont and closer to the other facility. From the time the helicopter lands in Vermont, they have to load you into another ambulance which transports you eventually to the hospital, another additional cost.

According to The Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care’s “Helicopter-EMS vs. Ground EMS Transport Study” (Charles Brault), it was found that “There were no differences at 30 days for survivors in disability, health status, or health care utilization. 19 percent of helicopter-transported patients died compared with 15 percent of those transported by ground.”

A study conducted by The Center for Health Behavior Research, Division of General Medical Sciences at Washington University titled “Effectiveness of Helicopter vs. Ground Ambulance Services for Interfacility Transport” states “patients transported by helicopter did not have improved outcomes compared with patients transported by ground.”

In conclusion, the effectiveness of the currently available and more affordable to the already economically undeveloped community that we live in.

Individuals that are seriously sick or injured are easy targets and will be taken advantage of in this community too, as others have been across the rest of the state and country.

The only difference in ground transportation versus helicopter transport is the cost that you will have to absorb for the same level of service provided.

To reaffirm the previous points: Ground transportation to the closest level 1 trauma center will cost approximately $1,500; the same level of service provided by a helicopter will cost between $30,000 and $40,000.

Also, ground transportation is typically covered by many health insurances where helicopter claims are being denied by them.

The choice is yours, let your voice be heard when making a decision about transportation to a higher level of care, the decision is yours!

We, the providers of ground transportation, are proud of what we do on a daily basis, and look to further improve on the already high level of service that we provide to the residents and visitors of our community.

Dakotah J. Olcott EMT-B Ticonderoga

ThanksÊ toÊ StewartÕ s,Ê localÊ businessesÊ forÊ holidayÊ matchÊ programÊ

To the Editor: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Each November/December, the local Stewarts’ Shop asks the community for contributions to their Holiday Match. Money is raised in all the stores and the amount collected from patrons is then matched by Stewart’s.

This allows organizations to request funding for programs that benefit children. This year, the Johnsburg Youth Committee has received $1,500 in funding which will be used to help create various programs throughout the school year. The funding will pay for class instructors, materials, and help subsidize activities generated by Kate Hartley, the JYC’s school year programming consultant.

The Holiday Match has also awarded Adirondack Treks, Inc., the outdoor adventure sports partner of the JYC, $500. This money will be used to subsidize summer rock-climbing.

We thank Stewarts’ Holiday Match program and all the community support which allows these two programs to offer opportunities for fun learning to our local youth.

Just keep in mind next Christmas season that your pennies, quarters and dollars do come back to us twice-fold and toss that change into the jar!

Kelly Nessle Chair, JYC North Creek

StillÊ bearsÊ HitlerÕ sÊ scarsÊ

To the Editor: This is response to Jim Haig’s letter in the March 19 edition, “Trump and Hitler: One and the same.”

A very fine observation. We as a nation have a situation. I am 89-yearsold and an immigrant from Europe who lived with the horrors of the 1930’s and 40’s.

I still have the scars that Hitler forced upon us and Stalin liberated with a vengeance. Joke’s on the U.S.S.R. Being Roman Catholic and a daughter of a loving Jewish father, we halfbreeds were next be to shipped to Aushwitz.

Thank God the war ended and I’m a proud American citizen. God bless the war effort, the U.S. Army and the United States of America.

Suzanne LaRocque North Creek

Students,Ê teachersÊ stepÊ inÊ atÊ timeÊ ofÊ need

To the Editor: We would like to personally thank Mr. Dayton Dednick and students from his Technology Class at Ticonderoga High School for coming to our need. Thinking of our safety, a group of students led by Mr. Dednick, came to our need by designing, building and installing a ramp to our front porch making it easier for us to use.

They can be very proud of their work, we are. We would also like to thank Ms. Jennifer Bonho for all her help.

Ralph and Pat Blowers Ticonderoga

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Little Bits Weather sayings Gordie Little

Columnist

“A motley sky won’t leave you dry.” Have you heard that saying? I spotted it recently in a social media post from an Au Sable Forks friend. Among all the weather-related phrases I’ve learned, that was a new one. It got my head juices bubbling and led to this column.

The next phrase popping into my mind was: “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Most people believe it is a quote from Mark Twain. My research points to one of Twain’s contemporaries by the name of Charles Dudley Warner, if that makes any difference to anyone but me.

These days, technology helps in predicting the weather. We are given forecasts days and weeks in advance. Millions are spent creating computer models that often conflict with each other and confuse us more than simply licking our fingers and sticking them out in the wind. My father used to say, “Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer choice.”

That’s one phrase that was used

by Mark Twain, but it pre-dates him by many years.

Mother Nature is fickle and often confounds the weather prognosticators. Admit it—you have uttered a few expletives of your own when media meteorology moguls have missed the mark and you ended up with puddles rather than sun spots on your lawn.

A friend from Michigan offered another great saying: “If you don’t like the weather here, just wait five minutes.” We’ve used that one in northern New York many times, haven’t we?

Old time fishermen might have said, “Mackerel skies and mare’s tails make ships carry lowered sails.” I’ve also seen it this way: “Mackerel sky, mackerel sky—never long wet, never long dry.”

I know you remember the saying about “Red sky at night, sailors (or shepherds) delight; red sky in morning, sailors (or shepherds) take warning.” I love to search for the older weather superstitions and sayings that might not be quite as familiar.

Here’s one: “When smoke from the chimney falls, it’s going to storm.”

One of my all-time favorites is, “Clocks and watches tick louder before mild weather.” Kaye offered one from her youth: “The coffee pot perks louder before a storm.” Another I recall: “If it rains on Easter day, it will rain for seven days after.” It was quite nice last Sunday, wasn’t it?

I’ll bet you never heard this one: “If the cat scratches over her ear, It’s a sure sign of fine weather.” Or, “When it rains with the wind from the east, it will rain 24 hours, at least.” “Rain falling when the sun is shining means the devil is beating his wife.”

I’ll leave you to ponder a saying from my early childhood: “Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot; whether the weather be cloudy or whether the weather be not.

We’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.”

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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TICONDEROGA APR. ALUMNI 09 Sat. BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT@ TICONDEROGA HIGH SCHOOL. Saturday: 12:00 pm

The day will feature four games with the last game being the championship.

Admission Donation $2.00 for the Bestt 4th in the North Celebration.

Details: 518-585-6619 78668

3RD ANNUAL APR. MINERVA 02 Sat. GARDEN WORKSHOP@ MINERVA FIRE HALL. Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

This year’s event will feature six different presentations to improve your ADK gardening knowledge/skills, a buffet lunch, garden raffle, and tons of gardening info.

Admission is $15 per person.

Details: 518-251-5722 or 518-251-2929 78669

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Dig up your old gowns or trade new gowns with a friend and join us for a night of fun and laughter while raising money for local charities.

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‘A Night at the Museum’ for Putnam students

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utnam Central School held a “Night at the Museum” to teach students about different mediums of art and a selection of famous artists. The Artists are each focused on in children’s stories about their lives and inspirations. Different subjects were incorporated into the students’ projects including Social Studies, Math, Science, ELA and Technology.

Pictured here are kindergartners (L to R) Devin Carpenter, Evrit Drinkwine, and Zachory Quarters who studied Van Gogh focusing on scenery.

RIGHT: Pictured here are third graders (L to R) Austyn Taylor, Lawson Kryston, and Alexander Smith who studied Degas, focusing on people in motion, represented by clay statues.

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Fourth graders Hannah McGrath, Kylie Bowman, and Donovan Clemons who studied the artist Picasso and created “junk art”.

Pictured here are fifth graders (L to R) Elizabeth Wojewodzic, and Samantha Smith) who studied Picasso and focused on “junk art.”

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Ticonderoga High School names honor roll students TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga high school has named the following students to their academic honor rolls for the second marking period of the 2015/16 school year.

GradeÊ 12 First honors

Shelby Backus, Savannah Bezon, Brittany Bruce, Colvin Chapman, Megan Clark, Jamie Cox, Dillon Crowe, Makayla Holt, Sheila Jordon, Natasha LaFrance, Cassandra Martucci, Alexandria Mosier, Casey Raymond, Brody Rocque, Hannah Ross, Timothy Ryan, Alexis Sanders, Willa Shakeshaft, Samuel Shelmidine, Mackenzie Strum, Andrea teRiele, Sadie Thompson, Ryan Trudeau, Shelby Turner, Susan Ward, Michelle Webb and Rachel White.

Second Honors Briana Bezio, Daytona Holman, Cody Huestis, Cassidy McKee, Katherine Minor,

Matthew Montbriand, Sheranda Nadeau, Aspen Olcott, Carla-Jeanne Peters, Emily Powers, Brandon Romaca, Aaron Russell, Nicholas St. Denis, Cheyanne Tuthill, Shelby Vradenburg and Randy West.

GradeÊ 11 First honors

Duncan Bain, Collin Bresett, Breanna Brown, Cerise Bush, Samuel DuShane, Nicholas Fitzgerald, Alexandria Harvey, Emily Hood, Delaney Hughes, Bonna Jose, Connor Lawrie, Kristen Palandrani, Jarod Pike, McKenzie Price, Cyley Quigley, Cassandra Reale, Haleigh Wright, Abigail Young and Zhuo Zhi Zhang.

Second Honors Avery Alkinburgh, Zachery Bennett, Allexus Billetts, Joel Cook, Michael Fitzger-

ald, Kasandra Gijanto, Samantha Gonyo, Justyn Granger, Eryka Hayes, Griffin Hughes, Dustin Hunsdon, Skyler LaBounty, Brett Mosier, Anthony Paige, Dayne Schryer, Anthony Taylor, Karl teRiele, Xann Tyler, Sara Vradenburg and Audrie Ward.

GradeÊ 10 First honors

Douglas Baker, Omni Bazan, Sarah Bresett, Mya DeLong, Evan Graney, HaiLee Hearburg, Joseph Johns, Fallon Kennedy, Adam Kerr, Corey Kidder, Joseph LaPeter, Brenden Lauzon, Margaret McDonald, Riley O’Hara, Trevor Parent, Caleb Pike, Emily Pike, Cara Sanchez, Sierra Stacy and Stephen Thompson.

Second Honors Paige Bailey, Jessica Bruce, Kacey Fish, Jevyn

Granger, Lucas Grinnell, LaTesha Holman, Riley Manso, Grace Montville, Ryan Perry, Selena Stacy, Sawyer Veneto and Anthony Willett.

GradeÊ 9 First honors

Karyssa Alkinburgh, Emma Bogart, Taylor Bolton, Bryce Gautreau, Fahad Gondal, Damon Gregson, Ethan Hill, Timothy Huestis, Lindsay Jordon, Savannah LaCourse, Rebecca Manning, Natalie O’Neil, Chloe Rocque, Katherine Shelmidine, Clayten Spaulding, Saidi St. Andrews and John Wright.

Second Honors Austin Barnao, Robert Condit, Gavin Fleury, Jack Grinnell, Colton Huestis, Eryn Kidder, Skye Mason, Brett Moore, Carson Reeves, Summer Snyder, John St. Andrews, Austin Stacy and Gabriel Wertz.

Ticonderoga Middle School names honor roll students TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga Central has named the following students to their academic honor rolls for the second marking period of the 2015/16 school year.

McCluskey, Kaitlyn Moore, Mackenzie Moses, Sydney Mosier, Jack Perkins, Brandon Provoncha, Haileigh Rivard, Conall Tierney, Sianna Welch and Raleigh White.

GradeÊ 8

GradeÊ 7

Terrence Benedict, Hannah Dufault, Katherine Gallipo, Mckenzie Harrington, Brooke Lauzon, Vivian Porter, Morgan Thatcher, Karlee Witherbee and Lucas Wojewodzic.

Lillian Bain, Thomas Belden, Noah Bogart, Maria Cole, Magen Cota, Axel Dedrick, Aftab Gondal, Brock Huestis, Kylee Huestis, MaKayla Huestis, Zachary LaBarge, Kailey LaCourse, Gavin Ross, Noah Stoddard, Kirsten Strum, Zyleen Tyler and Anna Whitman.

First honors

Second honors David Bechard, Colby Clemons, Carter Dedrick, Hunter Jordon, Kiela Jordon, Lucas

First honors

Second honors

Jade Charboneau, Jason Clark-Hayes, Madison Fish, Meredith Green, Avery Kidder, Jaylynn Molina, Paige Morse, Molly Price, Trystan Rabideau, Benjamin Riper, Sydney Rockefeller, Hunter St. Andrews, Tayton St. Andrews andMyleigh Willett.

McLaughlin, Kacia Moses, Austin Olden, Aidan Porter, Delaney Reeves, Samantha Rockefeller, Elizabeth Snyder, Michael Stipo, Ryan Stockmar, Owen Stonitsch, Nevaeh Trudeau, Gabriel Vigliotti, Elizabeth Wertz and Sarah Whitman.

GradeÊ 6

Second honors

First honors

Robert Alkinburgh, Chloe Baker, Kaylin Barnaby, Carter Belden, Jacquelynn Bishop, Andrea Cooke, Kennedy Davis, Jadyn Defayette, Nora Denno, Tru Gallipo, David Haran, Keegan Haran, Alexander Hudak, Kaelee Kristensen, Anna McDonald, Teegan

Katherine Ashe, Madeleine Bain, Montgomery Benedict, Paige Bennett, Todd Bilow, Cayden Carr, Riley Dinsmore, Jade Frasier, Nicholas Gallo, Austin Gijanto, Raegan Granger, Colby Hall, Natasha Manning, Brayton Molina, Ali Nauman, Brent Olden, Joshua Peeters, Johnathan Rand, Giana Sherman and Connor Yaw.

Students complete National Foreign Week TICONDEROGA — Spanish and French class students at Ticonderoga High School just completed the celebration of National Foreign Language Week held Sunday, March 7 to March 11. Governor Andrew Cuomo has designated this week to recognize the importance of Foreign Language study in New York State. French and Spanish class students began preparation by decorating the High School cafeteria with international flags from 13 different countries.

Art students directed by teacher Britney Shaw joined the week long event by designing posters that provide a visual representation of the theme. This year’s theme for Ticonderoga was, “Is it too late now, to learn a new language?”

During the week of celebration, students and staff read the language week theme during daily announcements in five different languages, including, Chinese, Urdu, Spanish, French and Malagasy. The centerpiece of the week was a multicultural banquet with dishes from France, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Greece and more. Following the banquet, a slide show presentation showcased language class students and activities and a Spanish language pop song recorded by students Emily Powers and Casey Raymond.

Following the banquet, ten teams of students participated in a volleyball tournament officiated by high school staff members Robert Sutphen, Jennee Iturrino, Alex Smith, Tina Russell, Kendra McCoy, Mike Iturrino and Danielle Palandrani. The winning team in the double elimination tournament was team “Pink” which included Jarod Pike, Brett Mosier, Haleigh Wright, Delaney Hughes, Griffin Hughes, Ethan Thompson and Evan Graney.

Students line up to sample the food at the annual National Foreign Language Week event.

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MORIAH

MLS: More state funding needed to accommodate minimum wage increase

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — As state budget negotiations continue in Albany, Essex County’s largest employer is pushing back against what they view as policies that will be detrimental to caring for people with developmental disabilities.

“Albany has been cutting back all the funds for people with disabilities and we need to be really vocal and get those funds back,” Mountain Lakes Services Board Member Jane Martin told the Essex County Board of Supervisors last week.

MLS serves 500 clients and employs 720.

Ninety percent of their funding comes from Medicaid reimbursements, Martin said. But despite a stream of unfunded state mandates, the reimbursement formula has not been adjusted to accommodate them, she said.

In fact, said Martin, the number has been in freefall for years, a cost that has been passed to the providers.

As such, staffers and parents fear a loss of services, a concern that will only escalate if the state senate signs off on the $15 minimum wage legislation proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last fall.

If approved, the rates will gradually increase to $15 per hour by 2021.

MLS staffers start at $11.75 per hour. Not only would the agency struggle to absorb the costs — a projected $15.4 million by 2021 — but potential employees might drift towards easier lines of work, said Martin.

“We can’t compete,” she said.

Across the state, a $15 wage would immediately require a $270 million infusion to supplement the wages of some 100,000 direct support professionals, a number projected to increase to $1.7 billion by 2021, said Martin Nephew, the agency’s executive director.

Martin has a sister, Susan, who is developmentally disabled. The Philadelphia native relocated to New York because of the quality

of public serue residential vices the state services, she has provided said. since reporter In addiGeraldo Rivetion to the ra exposed the proposed subpar condiminimum tions at the wage increase, Willowbrook NYSARC, the Developmenstatewide ortal Center on ganization, Staten Island is pushing in the 1960s. against cutbacks in pre-K Discoverprograms and ing Mountain transition serLake Services was like a Mountain Lake Services Executive Director Martin Nephew speaks with vices. “dream come state Senator Betty Little.

The group is Photo provided true,” Martin also advocatrecalled. With ing for a measured conversion of the state’s their large staff and residences for consum- 84 workshops into integrated businesses, a ers, including those with Down syndrome result of the 1999 Supreme Court decision and other disabilities, the agency is the “gold- that determined placing consumers in sepastandard” for ARC groups across the state. rated work environments, including shelUpon entering a residence, her sister joined tered workshops, is illegal. workshops, made friends and was even given A balanced approach, says the group, will a job. ensure that consumers will be able to con“She feels like a person who contributes tinue to work. to society, which is what they need to feel,” In Moriah, Essex Initiatives provides emMartin said. ployment opportunities for consumers, who Martin also fears further cutbacks in pro- are paid less than minimum wage according grams designed to stimulate community to a federal exemption. involvement will force people like her sister This employment, say parents, helps nurback into isolating environments. ture social and vocational skills.

Cutbacks have already reduced Susan’s But it remains unclear, they say, on how an participation in a basket-weaving guild from increase would alter the status quo. four to three days per week, Martin said.

Eileen Liseno, whose son works at the faNina Matteau’s son lives at a MLS resi- cility, expressed concerns. dence in Elizabethtown. The parent worried Her son, she said, needs consistency. funding reductions would result in her son Change is hard for him, “and I don’t know losing that opportunity, as well as a decline what to expect.” in staff quality.

Martin said the policy changes have been Both she and her husband are getting older. cumulative over time. “The minimum wage “When parents age out, who takes care of was like the cherry on top.” loved ones?” Matteau said.

“There are so many things coming from Increasing funding is necessary to contin- Albany that are slowly dismantling the whole

ARC program across the state,” Martin continued. “They’re taking a system that’s worked really well for the past 40 years and trying to disassemble it for some reason.”

Martin said meetings with Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-11th-Queensbury) and State Senator Betty Little (R-45th-Queensbury) were frustrating because no one seemed to know how to address the programs.

“They are on our side and are trying to help us,” Martin said of the lawmakers. “But there’s no leverage there. We don’t know where the pressure point is — who to call to make the difference.”

Stec said he understands their frustration and admitted the stagnant Medicaid reimbursement rates and possible minimum wage hike has presented a vexing dilemma.

“This is a problem,” Stec told the Sun. “This was not part of the governor’s pitch when he talked about how great the minimum wage was.”

The solution is either subsidies (which counties can ill afford) or cutting corners.

Negotiations will continue in Albany this week, Stec said.

Martin said it’s critical for families to continue to advocate. She plans on protesting in Albany before the budget deadline of March 31.

Nothing else has worked, she said.

“Cuomo has not been attentive to us at all,” Martin said. “We’re not on his agenda.”

The governor’s office said they are mindful of the concerns.

“This administration believes in a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work for all New Yorkers,” said Abbey Fashouer, a deputy press secretary for Gov. Cuomo, in response to the concerns voiced by Martin and other parents.

“The governor is committed to raising the minimum wage while at the same time continuing a fruitful partnership with New York’s nonprofits. We are reviewing the associated costs and remain confident there is a way to do both.”

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Vet hospitals partner with VCCF

Moriah Chamber of Commerce President Catherine Sprague, Supervisor Tom Scozzafava and chamber treasurer Ashleigh Christian display one of the new banners which will be displayed throughout the village and town. Each will be sponsored by a different business within the community for $150 per banner.

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(March 24),” Larrow said. “That is when we contacted the State Police, BCI and local police to investigate.”

Larrow said the district notified parents as to what had occurred the evening of March 23, stating they were planning to have school the following day with an increase police presence.

“We felt very prepared and had taken all the precautions to keep the students and staff safe,” Larrow said.

After the announcement was made, many parents took to social media to comment on the situation, with numerous parents saying they were not sending their children to school in light of the apparent threat.

On the morning of March 24, Larrow did close school for students. However, he said the closure was due to a mix of poor weather conditions and a short day planned for students and the note did not factor into the decision as much as the conditions.

“The students were already going to be released at 11:30 a.m. because we were doing staff development,” Larrow said. “If I were to call a half day, the kids would arrive at 10 a.m. and basically get right back on the buses. The weather and the half-day were more of a concern to the closure, and the staff still came in after a two hour delay to continue with the professional development day.”

Larrow said officers were still on site in the morning, walking through the school and meeting with administrators.

WESTPORT — The Adirondack Veterinary Hospital and Plattsburgh Animal Hospital have become partners in the Veterinary Care Charitable Fund (VCCF), a program created by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) to support veterinarians who provide veterinary services to animals in their community whose owners are faced with extraordinary hardships.

Adirondack Veterinary Hospital and Plattsburgh Animal Hospital donate time and money every year to a number of local animal health-related charitable endeavors in the North Country.

With a growing number of pet owners unable to afford veterinary care, the need for charitable help far outweighs the ability of any individual veterinary practice.

As a participant in the VCCF, the Adirondack Veterinary Hospital and Plattsburgh Animal Hospital will provide direct animal care for pet owners facing financial hardships, including low-income seniors, disabled veterans and others requiring service dogs, good Samaritans who rescue animals, and victims of domestic violence.

The VCCF’s expenses are funded entirely through charitable donations. 100 percent of every dollar contributed go to support the charitable work of Adirondack Veterinary Hospital and Plattsburgh Animal Hospital and is used to directly fund the care of animals in the community.

Donations can be made to Adirondack Veterinary Hospital or Plattsburgh Animal Hospital online at VCCFund.org, mailed to either Adirondack Veterinary Hospital 264 Goff Road, Westport, NY 12993 or Plattsburgh Animal Hospital 561 Route 3, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or dropped off at either location. Make sure to identify that the gift is to support the Adirondack Veterinary Hospital VCC Fund or the Plattsburgh Animal Hospital VCC Fund.

To learn more about the Veterinary Care Charitable Fund for either veterinary hospital, visit plattsburghanimalhospital.com.

“We met and they are doing their jobs right now,” Larrow said. “Interviews are taking place as we speak.”

Police who investigated the case had access to the school’s camera system, which is able to monitor activity in and around the gymnasium.

Larrow said the school will continue to work for the safety of its’ students and to make sure each has a positive experience at school.

“We do not want anyone to experience anything negative here at school, especially like this,” he said.

After the arrest, Larrow said the staff would be working to make sure everyone was ready for the resumption of classes after the Easter break.

“No further details are being released at this time,” Larrow said in an email the afternoon of the arrest.

“The district would like to thank all the police work that went into solving this matter and would like to ensure parents that our buildings are safe and all classes and activities will resume as normal on Tuesday, March 29.”

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‘Scats and Tracks’ at CPCS thanks to Festival Guild Featured award winning author and wilderness guide James Bruchac

By Mikaela Foster

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CROWN POINT — The auditorium floor at Crown Point Central School was covered in tracks as students in pre-K through sixth grade, teachers — and even some parents — filed in for a presentation by James Bruchac, March 18.

An award-winning story teller, author and wilderness guide, Bruchac is the eldest son of Abenaki and Adirondack storyteller Joseph Bruchac III. Bruchac said he grew up in the Adirondack foothills, “immersed in the natural world, storytelling and native culture.”

“I still spend a lot of time in the woods,” he added with a smile.

Bruchac shared a few of his favorite stories with the audience, including “How Chipmunk Got His Stripes.”

He said a lot of the stories he tells have been passed down from generation to generation orally. He and his father are some of the first to write them down on paper.

Bruchac educated listeners on some tracking tips, wowing the crowd with casts of wolf tracks, cougar tracks, bear

James Bruchac, author, storyteller and wilderness guide, shared stories and wilderness tips with young students as part of the Ti Festival Guild’s In-School Program at Crown Point Central School, March 18.

and deer. Bruchac said he has tracked some “really awesome” mammals and writes pocket manuals like “Scats and Tracks of the Northeast.”

“When I look at tracks, it reminds me of the original reason we track- to hunt for food, clothing and resources. In the past we didn’t have a choice,” he said.

He also invited the audience to sing along with him as he played an Abenaki hand drum and sang a traditional greeting song.

The presentation was sponsored by the Ti Festival Guild as

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part of their In School program series.

Judy Walker, Ti Festival Guild executive director, said they sponsor the programs in order to expose as many area children to performing arts as possible.

“It is a mission we take seriously and hope we will be able to continue for many years,” she said.

CPCS Principal Tara Spaulding said the district picked Bruchac because his presentation fit into their curriculum and some of his info might appear on state tests.

“We thought his message would be good and timely,” she said.

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Pictured are Logan TeRiele, (12th grade) and Jeremy Greenough (kindergartner), reading together.

Pictured are Alec Arno, (12th grade) and Owen Carey, (kindergartner), reading together.

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Kindergarten buddies!

CROWN POINT — For many years at Crown Point Central School, senior students have partnered with kindergarten students for a program affectionately referred to as “Kindergarten Buddies.” On most Fridays, the seniors leave the high school wing and head down to the elementary hall to spend first and second period getting to know their little buddies, creating crafts, playing games and reading great books. Recently, the senior buddies helped their kindergarten buddies sign out their first library books.

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SCHROON

Registration open for ADK Marathon Distance Festival SCHROON — Registration is open for this year’s Adirondack Marathon Distance Festival Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sept.

25, celebrating its 20th year of hosting runners on their journey around Schroon Lake. Originally started as a small town event, a run around the waters of the lake, it is now much more. It has become a means of uniting students, community members and summer residents in a common cause and fostering lasting friendships between townsfolk and the athletes they support. For the runners, it provides a challenging, yet doable course where they can test their abilities and enjoy the Adirondack atmosphere and a small town feel.

The Festival beings Saturday, Sept.

24 with the Chestertown 5K and 10 K to benefit the Helper’s Fund. Some diehards opt to go for a double. There is also a Kids 1K Fun Run in Schroon at 2 p.m. 4 to 12-year-olds get a thrill of crossing the marathon finish line.

Then Sunday, Sept. 25 will be the full marathon that offers the services of Pace

The Adirondack Distance Festival takes place Sept. 24-25.

Bears, who pledge to help people reach their goal time. There is a noncompetitive Early Bird Division for walkers or those who may not make the 3:30 p.m. cutoff beginning at 7 a.m. Half marathoners are bussed to the Town of Adirondack for the ‘flatter’ final half of the marathon course.

There is also a two person and a four person relay over the 26.2 mile route.

There will be a pasta dinner at the Word of Life Inn. There will be a range of pastas and sauces, salads and deserts being offered.

There will be a free massage on Sunday afternoon to treat sore muscles, picnic and free swim in the lake. Those who may outrun the Bear, may bring home a hand carved Marathon Bear.

There will be 20 free entries in both the marathon and half marathon have been set aside for Active Duty Military-register early on the website to receive that benefit at adirondackmarathon.org. For those who raise over $399 for community charities will be refunded their race fee.

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SCHROON

FacingÊ fearsÊ onÊ andÊ off Ê theÊ court

By Mikaela Foster

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SCHROON — At the start of their basketball season, before they even talked about the game, the Mountainside Christian Academy girls JV basketball team discussed fear.

As a first-time coach with a new and young team of fifth and sixth graders, Amber Mieras knew there would be a lot of things they’d be afraid of: Can we play? Can we learn the rules? Will I be a failure?

Mieras, a basketball enthusiast, said even though she played ball in high school and college, she was fearful of whether or not she would do a good job coaching.

To go up against these fears, she and the girls jumped right into scripture.

She said one particular Bible verse became their theme.

On the first day of practice, she read to the girls 2

The Mountainside Christian Academy JV Girls Basketball team derived inspiration from the Bible before and after their games.

Timothy 1:7: “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self discipline.”

Mieras said she told her team, “That fear we’re feeling is not from the Lord and we can do this.”

Each day, they started practice with prayer, reminders of their theme verse, and a lot of “practice, practice, practice.” Mieras said the girls started to realize they could do what they thought they couldn’t.

But even so, some of the girls were petrified at the first game.

“We didn’t even know

which way we were going,” Mieras’ daughter, Brittany said.

They continued to pray and practice throughout the weeks, and talk about how overcoming the girls’ fears would make each game easier and easier.

As a little guard, Brittany said she started off fearful of the “giant” size of their opponents.

“But one time my friend was trying to box out a really tall girl and I came in and everybody [cheered] because I’m so small.”

Another was scared about shooting foul shots, Mieras said. But she ended up being

the one to score their first.

Several others reflected on where they started and how they pushed through.

Brazyn, a forward on the team, wrote, “Throughout the season, I overcame my fears by praying and spending time in God’s word. I remember one verse specifically, ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,’ Philippians 4:13. It felt great to overcome my fear, and I had a great season.”

Kayli, a guard, said she’d never shared her fear with her team.

“I’ll tell you right now,” she said. “I was always worried I would let my team down.”

She continued to explain how she felt a lot better because of reading her favorite Bible verse, Philippians 4:13.

“I thought to myself, I shouldn’t be worried about letting my team down,” she said. “I should be teaching and being a good example to the other team and telling them God’s word.”

Mieras said they ended the season with just one gamewin, but many victories.

“The improvement from the girls: fear wise, just getting on the court, their ability to play the game and their knowledge of the game greatly increased,” she said.

“So I’m really looking forward to next year.”

Schroon EMS launches fundraising drive for new ambulance stretchers Squad upgrading stretchers to reduce heavy lifting

By Mikaela Foster

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SCHROON — The Schroon Lake Emergency Squad is seeking donations for two new stretchers.

Captain Amy Wheeler said replacing 16-year-old manual lift stretchers with new power devices will improve both crew member and patient safety by reducing much of the heavy lifting, which will in turn, help avoid crew members getting hurt or accidentally dropping patients.

“It can be difficult with heavier patients,” said Paramedic Pete Cafaro.

After a patient is loaded onto the new stretchers, EMS personnel push a button and the stretcher rises up. Once they move the stretcher to the ambulance, personnel lift the

stretcher; the wheels are lifted by the technology.

“It’s not completely hands free,” Wheeler said. “We do still have to do some lifting, but it definitely helps with putting the patient on and going up and down.”

Wheeler said the new stretchers are a little heavier than the old, but the benefits they provide are worth it.

The only obstacle they have to overcome is learning how to use them, which will happen during their in-service training.

“The stretchers we’ve had for quite some time, they have served us well,” Wheeler said. “We are a small community, we have a great amount of support from our residents who live here year-round and summertime.”

Wheeler said the total cost of the stretchers is $25,000, but the online fundraiser is for $5,000. The site was set up to help offset the cost.

To donate online, go to the fundraiser page at adirondackgives.org/campaigns/new-stretchers-schroon-lake-emergencysquad/

Schroon veterans wall to be rebuilt Repairs estimated to cost at least $10,000

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SCHROON — A section of this town’s veteran’s memorial is slated to be rebuilt.

Town Supervisor Mike Marnell said the original war memorial, which stands in between two newer walls located near the Schroon bandstand, is in need of repair.

“The elements have destroyed it,” he said. “We need to take it down and rebuild.”

Erected in 1949 by the town, the stone wall has stood over the years, bearing no names, just a simple plaque stating it is “in memory of those who gave their lives in our country’s wars and to honor

those who served in them.”

In 2010, two additional stone wings on either side of the original memorial were completed and dedicated.

Each newer wall has a bronze plaque attached with more than 800 names of

Schroon Lake veterans going back to the Revolutionary War. The stone wings match the existing memorial.

Any veteran who served two years or more on active duty and grew up in Schroon; was conscripted from the town or was a resident and a registered voter with an honorable discharge was eligible to be listed.

The center section of the memorial is over six feet tall, currently blocked off with caution tape. The rocks are visibly loose, some have even fallen to the ground. Marnell said the concrete has turned to sand.

“It’s dangerous,” he said.

Marnell said the memorial will be rebuilt the same as the original and hopes to be done by Memorial Day. Costs are estimated to clock in between $10,000 and $12,000, the supervisor said, with funds coming from town coffers.

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JohnÊ OakleyÊ Gilbo,Ê Jr.,Ê Ò JackÓ TICONDEROGA — John Oakley Gilbo, Jr., “Jack”, 91, of Ticonderoga, passed away on Monday, March 21st, 2016.

John was born in Port Henry, New York on August 31, 1924, the son of the late John O. and Eleanor (Baird) Gilbo.

He graduated from Port Henry School in 1943. In July, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy (Seabeas), he was a Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class.

John was a great athlete excelling in football, baseball and basketball. He played pro-baseball with a farm team (Old Philadelphia Athletics) in Virginia and West Virginia from 1946 to 1950. An injury to his shoulder ended his career in pro-ball.

In 1950, he was hired at International Paper Company, where he worked for 36 years. He was a member of the Company’s Quarter Century Club.

Mr. Gilbo enjoyed traveling and camping in his motor home and reading Louis L’Amour Westerns.

He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 63 years, Norma Jean (Curtis) Gilbo; one son, John O. Gilbo III “Jay” of San Clemente, CA; two daughters, Vanessa A. Granger and her husband Harlan of Putnam Station, and Vikki L. Ohnemus and her husband William of Cypress, CA; seven granddaughters, Meeshenta (Don) Romaca, Rhiannon (Steve) Peters, Nevada O’Connor (Ken Adams, Jr.), Jamie Ohnemus, Keri Ohnemus, Savannah Gilbo, and Brianna Gilbo; and one grandson, John O. Gilbo IV; as well as eight great-grandchildren; and many special nieces and nephews.

John was pre-deceased by his parents; his son Mel Gilbo; brother, Robert (Doris) Gilbo; sister, Margaret “Bette” (George) Murray and their son, George, Jr.; sister, Patricia (Richard) Breeyear; and one granddaughter, Shannon Ohnemus.

At John’s request, there will be no calling hours or funeral services.

Burial will take place at the family plot of St. Mary’s Parish Cemetery of Ticonderoga at the convenience of the family.

There will be a gathering at his home (32 Calkins Place) on Friday, March 25, 2016 starting at 3 p.m. for all of his family and friends to stop by and join us as we celebrate John’s life.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilcox and Regan Funeral Home of Ticonderoga. To offer online condolences, please visit www.wilcoxandreganfuneralhome.com.

Donations in John’s memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

LeoÊ MerrillÊ Jr.Ê andÊ DavidÊ Merrill WITHERBEE — Leo Merrill Jr. from Witherbee NY passed away March 22nd and David Merrill of Witherbee also passed away February 8th.

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Lamoille Ambulance Service is the mutual-aid backup organization for local squads, including the Ticonderoga Emergency Squad.

The agency transports critical patients to MLH for stabilization before shuttling them to other hospitals, primarily UVM Medical Center in Burlington, which handles 90 percent of their intake.

Lamoille typically provides six trips for critical cases per month, said Manager Mike Watts.

Air Methods may eat into that, he said.

While between two and three transports per month doesn’t sound like a lot, said Watts, he chalked prospective losses to a minimum of $30,000 over the course of a year if Air Methods entered the market.

That could mean someone’s position, he said.

“It will definitely have an impact,” Watts said. “It would certainly put a hurt on our company.”

Watts questioned the efficiency of the service.

While helicopters are effective at transporting patients with life-threatening conditions from pickup to trauma centers within 15 minutes, he said, his agency is capable of providing the same service at a fraction of the cost — albeit slightly longer, about one hour.

Their service, Watts said, typically costs between $1,500-$2,000.

They are pre-deceased by their mother Sadie, Father Leo Merrill Sr., and brother Ronald Merrill.

They are Survived by Sally Ashline and Steve Simpson of Witherbee, Kenneth Marrill of Witherbee, Harvey and Ruth Merrill of North Hudson, Roger and Andrea Merrill of Troy, NY. Tim and Marie Merrill of Westport, Stanley and Judy Welch of Elizabethtown, two half brothers George Conlon of Glens Falls, Robert and Donna Conlon of Glens Falls. Many nieces and nephews. They are loved and will be missed by family and friends very much.

DavidÊ PatrickÊ Putnam BLUE SPRINGS, MO — David Patrick Putnam, 52, of Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Crown Point, NY passed away suddenly due to accidental causes on March 12, 2016 near his residence in Blue Springs, MO. David was born Sept. 7, 1963 in Ticonderoga, NY, the son of Maple and Brenda (Whitford) Putnam of Crown Point, NY. In addition to his parents he is survived by his wife, Carmencita, sons John Leitch and Maple Putnam and daughter Rose Derrow; his brothers Gerald (Pam) Putnam and Gregg (Beth) Putnam and his sister Robin Nolan (Tony).

Services were held March 21, 2016 at the Chapel of Memories Funeral Home with Air Force Honor Guard and burial in Swan Lake Memorial Park in Missouri.

Dave will be remembered as a loving father, son and friend.

He will be dearly missed.

To leave condolences for the family or to light a candle, please visit www.harlandfuneralhome.com.

FaithÊ E.Ê Whitford TICONDEROGA — Faith E. Whitford, 71, of Ticonderoga, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 25, 2016 at the University of Vermont Medical Center of Burlington, VT. Born in Elizabethtown, December 21, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Seward and Lena (Vondell) LaShomb.

Mrs. Whitford was a graduate of Mineville High School. She has been a resident of Ticonderoga for most of her life.

She was employed by J.J. Newberry’s of Ticonderoga for many years and also the Moses-Ludington Hospital of Ticonderoga.

Mrs. Whitford was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga and was a Youth Activities volunteer at the church.

She was an avid bowler and enjoyed participating in bowling leagues at Adirondack Lanes.

She was a former Moses-Ludington Hospital Ladies Auxiliary member and an R.S.V.P. member.

Watts said once a helicopter calls in a crew, prepares the machine, packages the patient, the time savings from air transport would be negligible — especially considering the helipad for UVM is about a mile away, requiring ground transport for the final stretch.

But LifeNet charges $30,000 and $40,000 for the same trip, of which insurance would only cover a fraction, Olcott said, citing a Watertown Daily Times report.

In many cases, patients go into debt because they cannot afford the bills, Olcott said.

The level of care provided is the same, he said.

“This is a critical thing for Ticonderoga because people won’t be able to afford it,” Olcott said.

Lamoille also questioned the effectiveness of the service, citing a study from Washington University that determined patients transported by air “did not have improved outcomes compared with patients transported by ground.”

“It just doesn’t make sense,” Olcott said. “Our staff is perfectly capable of doing it. For some reason, LifeNet wants to come and do all of it.”

Hooper said the hospital’s team is “studying patterns, timing, distance and other factors so that there can be a thorough understanding of all organizations with which all hospitals, including Moses-Ludington, partners.”

The rep said local ambulance companies and local air transport companies each play an important role in the region.

The method of transport is determined by physicians

She loved to travel, especially to Arizona to see her family, and she also enjoyed dinners with family and friends.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, James R. Whitford on September 24, 1985.

Survivors include her two children, Holly Frasier and her husband, Darrell of Buckeye, Arizona, and James Whitford and his wife, Katherine of Ticonderoga; two brothers, Seward W. LaShomb of Buckeye, Arizona and Lowell A. LaShomb of Chestertown; three grandsons, Joshua Frasier and his wife, Chanel, Kody Whitford and Chandler Whitford; four greatgrandchildren, Skylar, Peyton, Avery, and Hayden Frasier; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her special friend, Patsy McCaughin.

Relatives and friends may call Thursday, March 31, 2016 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin St., Ticonderoga.

A Funeral Service will take place on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott Tyler, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Ticonderoga, will officiate.

Interment will take place at the family plot of the Valley View Cemetery of Ticonderoga.

To offer online condolences, please visit www.wilcoxandreganfuneralhome.com Donations in Faith’s memory may be made to the R.S.V.P. 38 Park Place, Suite 3, Port Henry, NY 12974.

CarolÊ AnnÊ Burger TICONDEROGA — Carol Ann Burger, 74, of Ticonderoga and formerly of Newburgh, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Glens Falls Hospital.

Born in Newburgh, November 10, 1941, she was the daughter of William and Caroline (Grieveson) Repko.

Mrs. Burger especially loved the beauty of the Adirondacks. She became a permanent resident of Ticonderoga in 2010.

In Newburgh, she was involved as a Girl Scout Leader and member of the PTA of Newburgh. She also volunteered in the BOCES program and worked as a Teachers’ Aide for the East Coldenham Elementary School.

She was pre-deceased by her parents, and also by one sister, Lisa Goodman.

Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Duane A. Burger; three children, Duane A. Burger, Jr. of Port Henry, Rhonda Fisher and her husband Brian of Newburgh, and Darryl Burger of Ticonderoga; three sisters, Sandy VanLeeuwen of Salisbury Mills, JoAnn Clifford of Florida, and Helen Matthews of Walden; three brothers, William Repko and Edward Repko, both of Florida, and Frederick Cabe of Brooklyn; four grandchildren, John Saunders, Jr. and his wife, Sheila, Tyler Fisher, Skye Fisher, and Rian Fisher; and many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Leptondale Bible Church, 1771 Rte. 300, Newburgh, New York.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin St. To offer online condolences, please visit www.wilcoxandreganfuneralhome.com.

Donations in Carol’s memory may be made to the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, 100 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801. or physician assistants and is based on particular clinical criteria, Hooper said.

“To be transported by helicopter, the patient’s condition must meet air justification,” Hooper said. “Staff cannot arbitrarily decide to summon a helicopter.”

Weather is also a consideration.

An Air Methods representative — the same staffer who confirmed to Olcott that negotiations were underway — did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Moving forward, Lamoille brass said they want to be involved in the decision-making process.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital Interim CEO John Remillard, who is serving in the same capacity at ILH, is helping to guide the process.

On Tuesday, Remillard met with Lamoille.

“It went positive, better than we expected,” Watts said.

“They listened and understand our concerns.”

The squad hopes to generate community input before the decision becomes final.

“Moses Ludington will continue to utilize local ambulance and helicopter transport, based on patient condition, physician judgment, clinical justification and pilot determination (weather, helicopter availability) in regard to the most appropriate method of transport,” Hooper said.

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Burn permits now available PUTNAM — The Putnam Burn permits are now available at the Town Clerk’s office during office hours Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. The office is closed Wednesday and Sunday. For more information, email townofputnamny.com or call 547-8317.

Contest seeks young writers SCHROON — All young writers ages 11 to 18 years who attend or are affiliated Schroon Central School and North Hudson Central School are encouraged to compete in the tenth annual Grace Hudowalski Writing Contest which began Monday, Feb. 8, is now at its midpoint. Plenty of time remains for students to interview relatives, neighbors or others with knowledge of local history and preserve their stories before the Friday, May 6 deadline. The contest is sponsored by the Adirondack 46-R Conservation Trust and the Schroon-North Hudson Historical Society. This year prizes will be awarded to the top five participants in each age group. Winners will receive their awards at the annual Strawberry Festival at the museum Sunday, June 19 at 2 p.m. Anyone needing more information may contact Wayne and Laura Dewey at 532-7530.

Church to serve Mexican dinner TICONDEROGA — The next Free Community Fellowship Dinner will be held Sunday, April 3, at the First United Methodist Church, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Reservations are not necessary. The menu will be Chicken Fajitas and Beef Tacos, corn and Spanish rice, make your own Sundaes and beverages will also be available. There is no charge, but a free-will donation will be accepted. High chairs, booster seats, takeouts and a child menu are available.

Worship services that are held each Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Pastor Scott Tyler leads the worship services and celebrates communion each week at the 8:30 service and

the first Sunday of each month at the 10:30 service. Sunday School for children is held during the 10:30 a.m. service.

For more information about the free dinners or the church, contact the church office at 585-7995 or visit the church at tifumc.com.

Fish, game shooting programs slated TICONDEROGA — The Northern Washington County Fish and Game Club is sponsoring a shooting program at the indoor range at the Ticonderoga Fish and Game Club. Shooting sessions are scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A ladies 22 caliber shooting league is forming at the Ticonderoga Fish and Game Club.

Some guns will be available for use. Interested parties and to register, contact Kevin Hart at 547-8359 or email tifishandgameclub@cptelco.net.

Senior class to serve spaghetti dinner SCHROON — There will be a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser to support SLCS class of 2016 Thursday, April 7, at DeCesare’s Pizzeria, from 4 to 7 p.m. Adults are $10, children under 12 and Senior citizens is $5. Takeouts are available and homemade cupcakes are for dessert.

Cubs, Boy Scouts announce car wash TICONDEROGA — The Cub Scout Pack 73 and Boy Scout Troop 73 will hold a car wash and bake sale Saturday, April 9, at the Ticonderoga Volunteer Firehouse, from 9 a.m. until noon. The cost is $5 per car and baked goods will be sold via donation.

Garden symposium to be held

MINEVILLE — The Performance Arts Connection presents “War Indoors 6” to help support the “Relay for Life” Saturday, April 2, at the Mineville Witherbee Volunteer Fire Department, at 5 p.m. Admission is by donation.

TICONDEROGA — The King’s Garden at Fort Ti presents the fifth annual Garden & Landscape Symposium Saturday, April 9. The day-long symposium is geared for beginning and experienced gardeners, provides helpful insights from garden experts and is open by pre-registration only. A brochure with the complete schedule and registration form is available at fortticonderoga.org or by calling 585-2821.

Churches unite for services

Run to benefit scholarship program

War Indoors 6 to be presented

CROWN POINT — The First Congregational Church, “Brick Church in the Park”, and the United Methodist Church invites the community to join them Sunday, April 3, at the First Congregational Church, at 9:30 a.m. This weeks’ Communion Service will include: reflective time, Pastoral Prayers, singing and a timely message by Pastor Dave. There will be coffee and fellowship following the Service.

There will be a Church Council following fellowship at 3:15 p.m. There will be Devotions at Heritage SNF-Ticonderoga.

For more information and directions to these or any church activities, call 597-3398 or visit Brickchurchonline.com.

PORT HENRY — The Moriah Central Teachers’ Association 5K Walk/Run will be held Saurday, April 16, beginning at Moriah Central School, at 9 a.m. There is a $15 registration fee. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship program. For more information, email dfleming@moriahk12.org.

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Herbal History comes to Hancock House April 8 TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Historical Society opens its second exhibit Friday, April 8, at the Hancock House, at 7 p.m. Herbal History of the Adirondacks looks at how Native Americans and early white settlers utilized native plants as medicinal and culinary preparations and how this has led to a contemporary herbal culture that continues to thrive today.

The program is free and the public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served, with an emphasis on natural foods prepared using herbs.

“This is a fascinating look at the amazing natural resources we have available right in our own backyards,” said Bill Dolback. “It gives us a glimpse at how natives and early settlers exchanged information and knowledge of herbs, and how modern practitioners continue to advance that historical awareness.”

Noted local herbalist Nancy Scarzello is a codesigner of the exhibit and will speak at the opening. She is a regular presenter at the New England Women’s Herbal Conference and is a frequent speaker across the Adirondack and New England region.

Specific information regarding programs and events can be obtained by calling the Historical Society at 585-7868, by checking Facebook or the THS website at ticonderogahistoricalsociety.org.

Fort Fever Series to present ‘Building 18th Century Redoubts’

The Kiwanis Club announce the ‘Win at 55’ winners. The $300 first place winner is Elizabeth Davidson whose guess was at 10:30 a.m. Second place $200 winner is Misty Baars who predicted 11:18 a.m. The third place winner, Tim Porter’s guess was 12:45 p.m. The Kiwanis Club fundraisers projects includes the Percy Thompson Memorial Park including the playground, gazebo and many benches, Ticonderoga Municipal Beach, Senior Citizens Holiday luncheon, Easter Egg hunt, high school/middle school bridge building contest and a sponsor of a Little League team. Michael Rogers, is presenting the Kiwanis check to Elizabeth Davidson, the $300 winner who guessed the ‘Win at 55’ time of 10:35 a.m.

Ti French 2 students take over UVM, Bistro

TICONDEROGA — Ms. Trudeau’s French 2 students at Ticonderoga High School visited Burlington Friday, Feb. 26. The students took a tour of the University of Vermont, learning about all aspects of college life at UVM. The tour guides showed the students the library, the student center with dining options and club or organization centers, classrooms, a dorm room, a science building, and the forestry building full of green power systems.

The rest of the day was spent in the Church Street area to give students an idea of what a French village center would be like on a daily basis. While on Church Street, the group ate an authentic French meal at Leunig’s Bistro. The students started with hors d’oeuvres of escargot and pâté. They were able to choose their plat principal or main meal from French Onion Soup, Boeuf Bourguignon, Steak-frites or a Croque-Madame.

They ended the meal by having different flavored macaroons. The students noticed that portions were smaller, which is a French custom, but that the food was some of the highest quality and best tasting food that they had ever eaten. The goal for the students at the restaurant was to experience an authentic French meal as the French do everyday.

Ms. Trudeau’s French 2 students at Ticonderoga High School visited UVM and ate at Leunig’s Bistro while learning the aspects of college life Friday, Feb. 26 Photo Provided

TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga’s final “Fort Fever Series” for 2016 takes place Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. There will be a presentation on “Building 18th-Century Redoubts” by Assistant Military Programs Supervisor Nicholas Spadone. The cost is $10 per person and will be collected at the door. The program is free for Members of Fort Ticonderoga.

From theory to practice, examine the construction of redoubts along the Ticonderoga peninsula. Learn about the science and geometry used in the layout process closely followed by American officers. Explore the literature that influenced young officers to make such fortifications in a brand new American Army. The presentation will begin in the Mars Education Center and conclude with a walking tour of Fort Ticonderoga’s redoubts, the largest surviving network of Revolutionary War earthworks in North America.

“The miles of entrenchments built along the Ticonderoga peninsula were the sole defense for the American Army in 1776 and 1777,” said Spadone. “Many of the redoubts that defended the nation still stand today and serve as monuments for future generations to remember those who built them.”

People can learn about all of Fort Ticonderoga’s programs by visiting fortticonderoga.org.

Some programs require advance registration.

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Guest bartenders benefit the Best 4th in the North TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Best 4th In The North Committee, a subcommittee of the Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership (TMSP) will hold their annual Fundraiser “Best 4th In The North Night” Saturday, April 9, at The Pub, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Raise money for the Best 4th In The North celebration from the tips the guest bartenders receive. All proceeds will benefit the Best 4th In The North Celebration. During the event the committee plans to announce the 2016 Grand Marshal.

Guest bartenders will include Mickey Fitzgerald and Toby Herbert from 6 to 6:45 p.m., Francine Burke and Beth Ross 6:45 to 7:30 p.m., Bob Dedrick and Tom Dedrick 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. Eric Rich and Corey Thompson 8:15 to 9 p.m.

Information is subject to change. Visit the Best 4th In The North facebook page for up to date information.

“We encourage you to participate in as many fundraisers for the Fourth of July Celebration as possible. Without the support of our area businesses and community members the celebration we all enjoy and has become a Ticonderoga tradition would not be possible. The celebration costs approximately $30,000 each year with most of that being raised by the committee. The Town of Ticonderoga does support the celebration but most of the budget needed is raised by the committee. Donations in support of the committee’s efforts are tax-deductible. Stay up to date with news by liking the Best 4th In The North on facebook,” said Debbie Barber.

The Best 4th In the North Celebration attracts many visitors to the Ticonderoga area every year which supports local businesses and the local economy. A schedule for the 2016 celebration is currently being organized by the committee.

The 2016 Best 4th In The North Celebration will take place Friday, July 1 to July 4 with a grand fireworks display, parade, DJ, live music, food, vendors, rides, games and much more.

Notes from the North Woods Joe Hackett

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Spring is in the air, and trout are in the streams

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pring is in the air, and so are the birds, thousands of them in every size, shape color and song. One of most common migratory birds in the North Country are woodcock, also known as ’timber doodles”. They are smaller than a robin, with a long, slender beak and their mating dance is what sets them apart from most other species. To impress mates, they will fly straight up into the sky and when they reach their zenith, which is nearly out of sight for the human eye, they will perform a an incredible free-fall . Known as the dance of the timber doodle, their aerial acrobatics are a sight, and a fright to see. I have observed the process many times over the years, and I’d never witnessed an accident until recently. As the birds plummet from above, seemingly in an uncontrolled free fall, they will spread their wings at the last second, before setting down gracefully on the very same spot from which they had launched.

Timberdoodling is also an interactive outdoor game, in which the human participants run to the spot where a bird takes off, and remain there, until the bird returns. It’s sort of a game of ‘chicken little’ in which the most daring participants refuse to flinch. I’ve actually been hit by a wing tip while holding my own, and they’ve come so close that I felt the wind from their wings. However, I’ve never witnessed a bird falter, until recently.

Over the weekend, I was timberdoodling in the field behind our house, and the birds were all over in the tall grass.

Their faint, bleating calls, which are best described as the sound of leprechauns farting in the grass, were everywhere.

As I walked along the edge of the field, the birds would burst from their cover, almost underfoot. It seemed the sky was dotted with them in the fading light of day.

Just as I was stepping around a fence post, I caught the blur of a bird just as it exploded at my feet. And when I looked down at the ground, there was a woodcock. I picked it up, as blood dripped from it’s oversized beat. It was very warm to the touch, but dead as a stone. I looked it all over closely, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. It may have collided with another bird while free falling through the air, or it may just have died of old age right before my very eyes.

Either way, my dog, a german short hair pointer, was thoroughly confused. Over the years, he’s witnessed many shots fired, with no dead birds apparent (I’m actually a lousy wingshot). But I reckon this was the first time he’s ever seen a bird drop dead in front of him, without a single shot fired. I could see it the furrow over his eyes, he really didn’t know what to make of the affair.

In addition the committee is looking for businesses, organizations, committees, local bands, and musicians who would like to participate in the parade. The theme for the 2016 Best 4th In The North parade is “Hometown Pride – Think Local.”

Parade applications are available at best4thinthenorth.com or at the TACC office.

“We are working on adding new vendors, new food options, live music and other events in the park. We are working on a fantastic line up of entertainment for the four days. We also hope to expand the music within the parade. We encourage businesses and organizations looking to participate in the

The Ticonderoga Elementary held Career Day Thursday, March 3.

It’s funny, that some dogs are very good on woodcock, while many others won’t touch them. A good friend, who owns one of the best field dogs I’ve ever seen, can’t get his dog to retrieve them.

When the dog locates a dead bird, it will just lie down and bark at the bird, until his owner comes over to retrieve it.

When I joked that the dog has trained him well, without using either a whistle or a shock collar, he mumbled something about trying one out on me under his breath.

The returning timber doodles, geese, ducks and loons are all a welcome signs for anglers, who use such evidence of the proper timing for brook trout, lake trout, and salmon.

Although the upcoming fishing season may provide Adirondack anglers with their first opportunity to fish an ice free pond on the Opening Day of the season, the waters will still be very cold, and the fish will likely be sluggish. Water temperature is certainly a crucial factor, but so are the hours of daylight, and a host of similar natural triggers.

The proper combination of presentation, timing, feeding patterns, select bait, lure or flies will present challenges that many anglers have never had to face. With waters remaining so cold, there’s still a chance that the ice may set up again on the smaller ponds if temperatures drop.

Don’t be surprised, pack light, and dress heavy, especially if you’ll be sitting on the floor of a boat. I put a ground pad on the floor of my boat during the day as insulation, and to minimize sounds, and I use it under my sleeping bag at night.

When packing in to remote waters, it’s important for all items to be multi use. My inflatable PFD is also a pillow, and the mesh laundry bag is also a great live well. Filled with rocks, it saves as an anchor, and with knots spaced every 2 feet on the attached 5/50 cord, I use it as a depth finder that never runs out of batteries.

In the early season, it is important to fish slow, with small offerings such as leeches or a small piece of a worm. Concentrate on areas where the water is likely to be warmer, which is usually on the eastern shores, which have the greatest exposure to the sun. The warmer waters will be found in deeper waters, but not in the deepest. Warm water is more dense than cold water, and the prevailing winds, moving from west to east, will push warmer surface waters toward the eastern shores, where the warm waters will drop to the depths. Watch for the earliest hatches to occur along the eastern shores. It’s important to note that hatches are not limited exclusively to flies. In the early season, the first hatch will be salamanders that migrate to the ponds to breed. Big, black, yellow spotted salamanders are the first hatch of the season, occurring directly after the first heavy rains of the season. Trout will gorge on this once a season delicacy, but it is over in the span of just a few days.

The second major hatch of the new season will be leeches, first the black ones and later the larger olive ones. I’ve taken brook trout that belched up golf ball sized gobs of leeches a week or two into the season. A good bet at this time of the season is a small strip of fur (pinky sized) of squirrel, otter, or even the old ‘hair of the hound’ taken from the tail of an old black lab. Tie, or super-glue the fur/hair on to a small 1/16th oz lead-head jig, and fish it off the bottom. Increasingly, anglers are reporting similar success while using similarly sized

parade to register early. The grand fireworks display has been arranged and the details for the rest of the event are being finalized,” said Barber.

The Best 4th In The North Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month at the TACC office at 4:30 p.m. The committee is always looking for volunteers to help with the planning, fundraising and during the celebration.

For more information on the “Best 4th In The North Night” at The Pub or the Best Fourth In The North Celebration visit best4thinthenorth.com or contact the TACC office (TMSP Coordinator) at 585-6619.

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The author hoists a brook trout that established the modern day NY State Record back in 2004. The record has since been reestablished over a half dozen times, and currently stands at 6 lb. with a big fish that was taken in Silver Lake by Richard Beauchamp.

Back in the 1970’s, Edward Morrette of Schroon Lake entered a 8lb.

2oz. brookie in the annual Genesee Beer Fishing Contest. Reportedly, Morrette’s brookie was taken while trolling with a wabbler and worm on Pharaoh Lake.

In recent years, the number of female hunters and anglers has blossomed, as women have taken advantage of a variety of outdoor sporting gear that has been designed by women specifically for women. Going out? Share the fun, and take a youngster along. Teach them well, as they may be taking you out 20 years from now.

jigs with soft baits such as Gary Yamamoto Seikos, Berkley Yumm, and similar products.

Use a good quality monofilament line of 6 pound test, and check the expiration date. Last year’s mono has a breaking strength of about 50 percent of its rating. After being exposed to sunlight for 48 hours, it will be reduced to less than 33 percent of it’s original rain. More fish are lost as a result of old line than for any other single reason. Always check your line for nicks, knots and abrasions. I always cut off the first 6 feet of line to start the day. Line is easily replaced, but a trophy brookie is not. All the ‘I should haves’ in the world won’t bring a big brookie back to the net.

I also want to stress the importance of wearing a PFD. Not only is it the law, it just makes sense. The average angler has already invested over a half million dollars in health care, food, education, housing, eye care, transportation, etc. before he or she even steps in the boat.

You would think they would have enough sense to put that bundle of $500,000 cash in a waterproof container if they knew they were going to venture out on the water.

I’d like to believe they would similarly waterproof the $250,000 or more that they have invested in their own health and welfare. If for no other reason, wearing a PFD will insure that your body will be retrieved. It may not be important to you, but it is to your family and friends.

Fish early, fish hard, and be considerate of all fellow travelers. Remember, sounds carry further over water than they do on land. Watch your language, there may be kids out there.

And if there aren’t, consider taking a few along the next time.

The only way to insure the future of our cherished outdoor traditions, is to introduce others to the outdoors. Take along a friend, a local kid or maybe even your spouse. Share it, use it wisely and enjoy the experience.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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North Country Ministry shines ‘Spotlight on Broadway’ JOHNSBURG — North Country Ministry’s Spring Gala “Spotlight on Broadway” will take place Friday, April 29, at Hiland Park Country Club, at 6 p.m. The event will include a seated dinner, exciting live and silent auctions, raffles, and in keeping with the theme, a wonderful presentation of Broadway show tunes by a variety of artists. Tickets are $65 per person and reservations are required.

Wine baskets, tickets to area activities, and gift certificates to local eateries will be part of the silent auction during the cocktail hour. Broadwaybased music will also begin during this time through dinner.

Auctioneer Martin Seelye will call the live auction that also features a week-long stay at a beach house in South Carolina, a Noblesse Pendant necklace, a golf package at The Sagamore Resort and a stay at the Mirror Lake Inn, among other items.

“Our Gala Committee is a huge group of very committed volunteers, many of whom return annually to help make this a very successful fundraiser for North Country Ministry,” said Judy Carr. “The proceeds benefit a wide variety of programs, all aimed at helping to reduce the stress of poverty or financial hardship and help people get back on their feet throughout the rural commu-

nities of the southern Adirondacks.”

“The Gala attracts so many who support North Country Ministry in a variety of ways,” said Sandy Norris. “It is also an opportunity for new friends to learn more about North Country Ministry and the important work that it does.”

“Our service area encompasses over 600 square miles and the Gala is a great way for people throughout Warren County to help our neighbors in the more rural areas up north and beyond,” said Dr. James Morrissey.

Major underwriters and sponsors for the event include Stafford Carr & McNally, Barton International, Dr. James and Kay Morrissey, Hudson

Headwaters Health Network, Community Bank NA, Behan Communications, Gary and Charleen Bivona, Cronin’s Golf Resort, Lake George RV Park, The Michaels Group, RJ O’Brien Insurance Agency, Steve and Sandi Parisi, Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, Trustco Bank, and Edward Jones/Carl Cedrone.

Current media sponsors are Sun Community News and The Lake George Mirror.

For reservations to “Spotlight on Broadway,” contact Sally Lemery at 793-7409. Invitations may be downloaded at the organization’s website at northcountryministry.org and used to secure reservations by mail.

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BOOKS SCHROON LAKE – Schroon Lake Public Library's, Writers GroupMeets the 2nd and 4th Monday At 1:00 p.m., In the downstairs meeting room. New Members welcome!

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

NORTH CREEK - Play Group is sponsored by North Country Ministry, and meets on the first, second and third Tuesday mornings each month, from 10-11:30 am at the Adirondack Community Outreach Center on Route 28 between North Creek and Wevertown. We offer creative play experiences for babies, toddlers and three year olds, accompanied by a caregiver.

For more information call Teresa at 251-4460.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TICONDEROGA - Support group people family members addictions.

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

TICONDEROGA - Town of Ticonderogas Regular Town Board meeting. 6 p.m. Second Thursday.

February 4th & February 25th meetings have been cancelled.

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BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – The Adirondack Museum's Cabin Fever Winter Lecture series Sunday April 3rd “Trudeau's Rare Romance and Roger's Hotel Hope”, 1:30 pm in the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Route 30. For more info 518352-7311. www.adkmuseum.org/exhibits_an d_events/ongoing_events

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

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

JOHNSBURG - The Town of Johnsburg Library has begun it's Lego Robotic workshops and meet every Thursday after school at 3 PM. Call the library to sign up at 251-4343.

Our Conversational Spanish classes meet every Wednesday at 5 pm. Coming up we will be offering a folk art style quilt workshop taught by Linda Denner, April 17 from 10-4 NORTH CREEK - North Creek Rotary Club To Sponsor Defensive Driving Course, On April 9th, 2016 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM at the Wevertown Community Center. The Center is located at 2370 State Route 28, Wevertown, NY 12886.

To reserve a spot in this course or to get more information about the full spectrum of its benefits for you, contact Gretchen Kirby at 518-251-5839.

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

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

Free.

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

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

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

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

COMMUNITY OUTREACH CLINTONVILLE – Chesterfield Fish & Game Club, Green St., Clintonville, NY has indoor Archery, Pistol & Small Caliber Rifle Shooting.

January–April.

Tuesdays Archery 7pm–9pm. Thursday is Pistol & Small Rifle Shooting 7pm9pm. Please note that Pistol Permits are required before shooting is allowed. Cost is $5 Non-Member & $3 for members. For further details please call John Stranahan 518-534-9716.

LAKE GEORGE - CALDWELL PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL FUNDRAISER: APRIL 15TH 6:008:30PM @ THE OLDE LOG INN, 2814 ROUTE 9 LAKE GEORGE, NY. DANCING AND MUSIC, BASKET RAFFLES AND DOOR PRIZES. CHILD CARE OFFERED AT CALDWELL CHURCH DURING FUNDRAISER HOURS. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LONG LAKE - Alcoholics Anonymous, lower level Wesleyan Church. 7 p.m. Every Tuesday.

PORT HENRY – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Knights of Columbus November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10, December 8 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 PUTNAM - Burn permits are now available at the Town Clerk's office during office hours. Mon. Tues.

Fri. Sat. 9am-1pm Tues. & Thurs. 5pm-7pm Closed Wednesday & Sunday townofputnamny.com 518-5478317 SCHROON LAKE – 2015-2016 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Schroon Lake Health Center November 18, December 9, January 13, Feb 10, March 9, April 13,May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518-569-3296 TICONDEROGA - AA “Big Book” Meeting. Inner Lakes/Moses Ludington Cafeteria. 7 p.m. Every Thursday.

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

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

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

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

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

TICONDEROGA – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Cornerstone Alliance Church December 7, January 4, Feb 1, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, June 27, August 1, August 29, October 3, November 7, December 5 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM November 16, December 14, December 21, December 28, January 11, 25, Feb 8, 22, 29, March 14, March 21, March 28,April 11, 18, 25, May 9, 16, 23, June 13, 20, July 11, 18, 25, August 8, 15, 22, September 12, 19, 26, October 17, 24, November 14, 21, 28, December 12, 19 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

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

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

CROWN POINT - Crown Point Fire District Board of Commissioners meet. AE Phelps Fire Station. 6:30 p.m. Second Wednesday each month.

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

CROWN POINT - Crown Point Board of Fire Commissioners will hold monthly meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month commencing at 7:00 pm at the Crown Point Fire Station 2764 Main St., Crown Point New York.

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

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

CROWN POINT - Monthly meeting.

Second Thursday of the month.

Hammond Library. 4 p.m.

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

HAGUE - Hague Fish & Game Club meetings. 7 p.m. Third Tuesday JOHNSBURG – The Johnsburg Central School, Board of Education, invites JCS staff, students, and community members to come and share their thoughts on several topics concerning JCS. Examples of topics are : Safety, curriculum, technology, communication, sports, and more. April 6, 2016 6pm-8pm in the JCS Cafetorium.

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

Second Thursday.

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

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

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Think Snow. Jon Cooke 518-5856102.

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TICONDEROGA - American Legion Post #224 Monthly Meeting. Second Thursday TICONDEROGA – The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC) will continue to host monthly Open House with the North Country Small Business Development Center on the Second Tuesday of each month. There is no Open Houses for the months May, June, July, or August. Note: dates are subject to change. For more info call 518-585-6619.

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Central School Auditori- state the name and resiBUDGET HEARING 4. To transact such um on May 3, 2016 at dence of the candidate BUDGET VOTE AND other business as may PUTNAM CENTRAL 7:00 pm for the presenand the vacancy for ELECTION properlyPublications, come before SCHOOL NOTICE OFby Denton tation of www.suncommunitynews.com the budget. which the petition is beNOTICE 26 | April 2, 2016, 2016 • The TimesISofHEREBY Ti Sun GIVPublished Inc. the meeting pursuant to BUDGET HEARING And The budget will be avail- ing submitted.

EN that the Annual BudNotice of Annual Meet- the Education Law of the able for review begin- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVget Hearing of the inhabWANTED TO BUY itants qualified APARTMENT RENTALS HOME VACATION PROPERTY State of New York.

THAT absentee bal-RENTALS ing, Budget Vote and ning onRENTALS April 26, 2016 in EN to vote at NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVlots are WEATHER available for Election the –Schroon Cen- WARM of the WANT CASH FOR DIABETIC school TEST meetings, North Creek Efficiency Units for North Creek Small 2 Lake Bedroom, IS YEAR SchoolMarch Office qualified In voters, whoThe on water is NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- EN that a copy of the Crown working Point Central strips? I pay top dollar since 2005! adults, all util & cable TV $550/mo. tral Available 1st. be1st ROUND Aruba. therequired, hours ofwater 9:00 the day Budget EN that a public hearing statement of the amount School include, Towns NO security, furnished safe, and ofthethedining is fantastic.

1 day fast payment guaranteed up District, month & tween security am and no 4:00 pm daily Vote will absent from of Crown laundry Point, Moriah, of the qualified voters of of money which will be to $60 per box! Free shipping. smoking, no room, $125/wk. 518-251- & sewer included, Walk out be to the beach.

3-Bedroom excluding Saturdays, weeks the Schroon Lake Cen-8. $3500. in the the Putnam Central required to fund the 4460 pets. 518-251-5774. available.

Sleeps www.cashnowoffer.com or and 888-Ticonderoga Sundays and holidays. tral School District beEssex, State School District, Wash- school districts budget Email: carolaction@aol.com for 210-5233. Get extra $10. UseCounty offer ofTiconderoga – 1 bdrm apartment, Ticonderoga – 2IS bdrm house, NOTICE HEREBY GIV- more causeinformation. of studies, occuof New York, will beonheld ington County, New for the 2016-2017, excode: cashnow.

2nd Floor Warner Hill Rd. Range st availabile EN April , $750/mo + 1 that1 the annual meetpation, duties, business, at the District Library York will be held in the clusive of public monies, & Refrig incl, incable avail. No pets. month security of $750 deposit. ing of the qualified votillness, vacation, physiTuesday, Putnam School building and an exemption sumNo on Smoking.

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Drive, 4 bdrms, mowing and garbage. not inMinerva, – Right on OF SALE of the Town Does of Schroon, ApplicationNYforCamp an abof such business as is downtown locaNew York on May 3, Property Tax Law, may NOTICE tion, $775/mo, tenant pays elec & clude utilities. needed.

28, conveniently EssexReferences County, New York Route sentee ballot must be re- located authorized by the New SUPREME COURT: ES- 2016 at 6:30 P.M. be obtained by any resiheat, Education HUD approved, available Wants to purchase mineralsYork and State 1 year lease Gore road frontage, willagreement. be heldPlease at call the near ceived byMountain, the District (D.S.T.) for the presen- dent of the district durSEX COUNTY now.

802-375-7180 or ian@organother oil and gas interests. Law. Send 518-585-6198 leave message. lot, TREE SERVIC- tation of the budget.

Schroon Lake Central water/power/woodstove, Clerk at least seven (7)1 acre ing the business hours GREEN icbodybuilding.com details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, needs TLC, the $45,000.

School district onhouse, Tuesdays before Budget 518-668A COPY OF THE PROThe budget will be avail- beginning Monday, April ING LLC; Plaintiff(s) Ticonderoga – 3 bdrm Co. 80201 0179 or 518-321-3347.

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POSED SPENDING PLAN MT VISTA APTS – able for review on April 25, 2016 at the Putnam JOANN LEE; 2015 beavailable day AprilMay 1st. 17, $900/mo. + 1 bdrm, school fully accessible, ground Central School. mailed. A list of those ROBERT LEE; CAITLYN for the ensuing 26, 2016 at the Putnam tweendeposit. the hours of 12 $900 security Appliances $528+, by utilities average $69.

WANTS TO PURCHASE minerals Central School.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN year may floor, be obtained and 8:00nopm, or persons to whom absen- LEE; et al; Defendant(s) included. Noon Non-smoker, pets, Appliances/trash/ snow included. and other oil & gas interests.any Sendtaxpayer in the Dispresent at tee ballots have been is- Attorney (s) for Plaintiff NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the petitions nomimust do until own those plowing, mowing No smokers.

Rental assistance details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co nating candidates for the trict during the seven (7) that Does time not have voted,utilat sued will be posted for (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI that the annual meeting and garbage. include may be avail; must meet eligibility 80201 & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 of the qualified voters of office of member of the days immediately prewhich time the polls will inspection in the school ities. References needed.

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518-584-4543 NYS the Putnam Central Board of Education shall ceding the Annual Budbe open Please to vote call by paper office five (5) days be- Summit Court, Suite 518TDD Relay Service 1-800-421- lease agreement. fore the vote. An absen- 301, Fishkill, New York, School District, Wash- be filed with the Clerk of get Hearing at the Crown upon the following OTHER PETS 585-6198ballot leave message.

1220 Handicap Accessible, Equal ington County, New the District, not later tee ballot must reach the 12524, 845.897.1600 Point Central School Suitems: Housing Opportunity than 5:00 p.m. on April 1. To adopt the annual office of the District Pursuant to judgment of York, will be held in the perintendents Office beMOBILE HOME RENTALS – Studio Apartment, at the 18, 2016. Each petition budget of the School Clerk at the Schroon foreclosure and sale gymnasium tween theTiconderoga hours of 8:00 centrally a.m. and 2:30 p.m. located, util included, School on County Route shall be directed to the for the fiscal Lake Central School not granted herein on or Schroon District Lake, Small 2 bdrm/1 ESSEX $650/mo + 1 month security, referNOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN 2 inSmith the Town of PutDistrict and about February 9,Brendan 2016,and Megan year renovated, 2016-2017 includes and to later than 5:00 on Fowlkes bath, recently 3/17/16 Jamespm and Vera Moriah Clerk of the $13,500 ences required. that petitions nominat- 518-586-6919. nam, New York, Lewis on shall be signed Aucauthorize the& snow requisite the day of the Budget 3/17/16 Sherman Stringham I will sell at Public Arthur Cross and Jody Mesec $45,000 by at lawn mowing, garbage re3/17/16 Harry and Melanie Vanguilder Brad bidand Annette Rannear May 17, 2016, Jay $57,000of the ing candidates for the Tuesday, least 25 voters tion to the highest portion thereof to info be Vote. moval, country setting.

Call for HOME RENTALS 3/17/16 Robert Murphy Donlon $7,500 office of trustees of the between the hours Crown of Point District, must state the Countyand Deborah raisedorby taxation on the FURTHER NOTICE IS der at Essex Frederick 518-532-9538 518-796-1865 3/17/16 GIVEN, Jamesthat Leclair and Kathryn Hensley Wilmington $202,000 1:00 p.m. (D.S.T.) and name and residence of taxable property of the HEREBY the Courthouse, 7559JonCourt Board of Education Brant Lakemust – 2 bdrm/1 bath, suit3/18/16 John Silvestri Kyle Johnson Schroon $240,000 Elizabethtown, 8:00 p.m. (D.S.T.) dur- the candidate and shall District. qualified voters of the Street, be filed with VACATION PROPERTY RENTALS ablethe forDistrict 2, $585/mo + utilities & 3/18/16 Charles Stewart Janet Wells North Elba $215,000 st ing which hours the describe the $477,850 specific va2. To elect one member School District shall be NY. Office, bysecurity.

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District HAMLET Clerk, Jeanne vote by ballot upon the OF ADIRONDACK – North 3/21/16 Mattig Inc Chesterfield $5,000 FREE PRINTING Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE1, qualified AND FURTHER NOTICE as 596 commencing July voter isGenier one Premises known Joshua McMurtry,Warren by 5:00Schools, p.m., 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 3/22/16 Francis Walter following items: Elizabethtown $1 ESTIMATES brochure.2016 Open and daily. expiring Holiday Re3/22/16 Chewpaofand Marie Geschwandtner and Brooks North Elba IS HEREBY $909,000 GIVEN that SILVER HILL Steven ROAD, on who is: 1. AYuru citizen not later LR, thanDR,Monday, 1. Reynolds To adopt the annual Porch, W/D, 1 car garage, @ 3/22/16 Kemp and Boyer Nee and Virginia North Elba sort Services.

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2. Brian April 18, 2016. budgetMorris of the School applications $295,000 for absenno pets,Petitions no smoking. 6 mo or 1 yr suncommunityprinting.com 3/22/16 years Terri Rebecca 5Trumbull and Stephanie Jay 1-800-638-2102. tee ballots $1 will be obceed Dana Shaughnessy Eighteen ofManley age or Section: 86.73 Block: must contain signa- + util & sec. deDistrict for Lacy the fiscal lease.the $650/mo.

3/22/16 Robert Warner Neil and Erin Duval Crown Point $35,000 Online reservations: the tainable between References required. 518whose term expires older.

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June 30, 2016 in the District for a peri- ALL THAT PIECE OR authorize the requisite fied voters of the Disp.m.

Monday 3. To vote on a proposi- od of thirty (30) days PARCEL OF LAND with portion thereof to be 3:00 trict. There are three (3) raised by taxation on the through Friday, except tion to purchase one 65 next preceding the Bud- improvements thereon vacancies to be filled for taxable property of the holidays, from the Dispassenger school bus get Vote. The School and being in Lot 25 Iron a period of three (3) trict Clerk. Completed not to exceed the District may require all Ore Tract and lying on district. years, an unfulfilled term persons offering to vote the southerly side of 2. To elect one (1) applications for absenamount of $123,000.00 of two (2) years, and an at the Budget Vote to West Street (Silver Hill member of the Board of tee ballots must be re4. To vote on any other unfulfilled term of one propositions which will provide one form of Road) so-called; situate Education as follows: ceived by the District (1) year. The candidates be placed on the ballot, proof of residency pur- in the Hamlet of WitherOne (1) member, for a Clerk at least seven (7) receiving the highest which relates to school suant to Education Law bee, Town of Moriah, number of votes cast 5-year term commenc- days prior to the vote if business at Schroon #20018-c. Such form County of Essex and ing on July 1, 2016 and the ballot is to be mailed shall fill the longest term NOTICE OF ANNUAL may include a drivers li- State of New York. seats.

Incumbent(s) MEETING, expiring on June 30, to the voter, or the day ELECTION Lake Central School.

FURTHER NOTICE IS cense, a non driver iden- As more particularly de- 2021, to succeed Farley are: Mitch St.Pierre, AND BUDGET VOTE before election, if the Julie Budwick, Terry Schroon Lake Central HEREBY BEING GIVEN tification card, a utility Tierney, III, whose term ballot is to be personally scribed in the judgment Ross, and Anita John- School District, Town of that petitions nominat- bill, or a voter registra- of foreclosure and sale. expires on June 30, delivered to the voter. son.

2016.

Absentee ballots must Schroon, County of Es- ing candidates for the tion card. Upon offer of Sold subject to all of the proof of residency, the terms and conditions NOTICE IS FURTHER sex, New York 3. Proposition to au- be received by the Disoffice of member of the GIVEN that voting on the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- Board of Education must School District may also contained in said judg- thorize the purchase of trict Clerk not later than proposed budget for the EN that a public hearing approximately 4.5 acres 5:00 p.m. on May 17, be filed with the Clerk of require all persons to ment and terms of sale.

2016-2017 school year, of the qualified voters of the said school district, provide their signature, Approximate amount of of vacant land located 2016. on candidates for the the Schroon Lake Cen- not later than April 18, on Hutton Square Road, A list of all persons to printed name and ad- judgment $209,573.66 Board of Education and tral School District, Es- 2016 by 5:00 pm. Each Town of Putnam, New whom absentee ballots plus interest and costs. dress.

LEGALS on any other proposi- sex County, Schroon NOTICE IS HEREBY BE- INDEX NO. CV15-0237 petition must be signed York at a price not to ex- shall have been issued LEGAL NOTICE Lake, New York will be by at least twenty-five tions, will take place on ING GIVEN that the Daniel Hogan, Esq.; ceed $20,000, plus usu- will be available in the NOTICE OF ANNUAL al and customary clos- office of the District Tuesday, May 17, 2016. held in the Schroon Lake qualified voters and School District Clerk is REFEREE BUDGET HEARING Voting will begin in the ing cost.

Clerk from 8:00 a.m. unCentral School Auditori- state the name and resi- hereby authorized to TT-03/26-04/16/2016BUDGET VOTE AND main entrance foyer of um on May 3, 2016 at dence of the candidate 4. To transact such til 3:00 p.m. prevailing 4TC-112784 amend the notice of the ELECTION other business as may time on each of the five the Crown Point Central 7:00 pm for the presen- and the vacancy for District Meeting and PUTNAM CENTRAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- School beginning at tation of the budget. properly come before days prior to the day of which the petition is be- Budget from time to EN that the Annual Bud- 12:00 noon until 1:30 time as, in her discre- SCHOOL NOTICE OF the meeting pursuant to the election, except SunThe budget will be avail- ing submitted.

BUDGET HEARING And get Hearing of the inhab- p.m. and then relocate day, May 15, 2016, and the Education Law of the able for review begin- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- tion, such amendment Notice of Annual Meet- State of New York. itants qualified to vote at to the Cafeteria from the day set for the elecning on April 26, 2016 in EN THAT absentee bal- might be required. ing, Budget Vote and school meetings, of the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- tion. Any qualified voter 1:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. the Schroon Lake Cen- lots are available for Dated March 28, 2016 Election Crown Point Central or until those present at tral School Office be- qualified voters, who on District Clerk: Lisa DeZapresent in the polling EN that a copy of the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- statement of the amount place may object to the School District, Towns that time have voted in lia tween the hours of 9:00 the day of the Budget EN that a public hearing of Crown Point, Moriah, the Crown Point Central am and 4:00 pm daily Vote will be absent from of money which will be Board of Education voting of the ballot upon of the qualified voters of required to fund the and Ticonderoga in the excluding Saturdays, the Schroon Lake Cen- President: Robert Claus School District, County appropriate grounds by the Putnam Central County of Essex, State school districts budget of Essex, State of New Sundays and holidays. making his/her chaltral School District be- Schroon Lake Central School District, Washof New York, will be held York. Handicapped ac- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- cause of studies, occu- School District for the 2016-2017, ex- lenge and reasons thereington County, New at the District Library in cessibility is gained by clusive of public monies, Town of Schroon, Counfore known to the InEN that the annual meet- pation, duties, business, York will be held in the and an exemption sum- spector of Election besaid district on Tuesday, ing of the qualified vot- illness, vacation, physi- ty of Essex, New York the cafeteria doors.

Putnam School building May 10, 2016 at 7:00 PETITIONS AND ABSEN- ers of the Schroon Lake fore the close of the mary report as required cal disability, or con- TT-04/02,04/16,05/07, on County Route 2 in by section 495 of Real polls. p.m. for the transaction TEE BALLOTS may be Central School District fined to a hospital or jail. 05/14/2016-4TC-113503 the Town of Putnam, of such business as is Property Tax Law, may AND FURTHER NOTICE obtained from the Dis- of the Town of Schroon, Application for an abNew York on May 3, be obtained by any resi- IS HEREBY GIVEN, that authorized by the New trict Clerk, Jeanne Mc- Essex County, New York sentee ballot must be re- NOTICE OF SALE 2016 at 6:30 P.M. SUPREME COURT: ESYork State Education dent of the district dur- the qualified voters of Murtry, 147 Pearl Street, will be held at the ceived by the District (D.S.T.) for the presen- ing the business hours Law. the School District shall Crown Point, New York Schroon Lake Central Clerk at least seven (7) SEX COUNTY tation of the budget.

GREEN TREE SERVICA COPY OF THE PRO- or from the Office of the School district on Tues- days before the Budget beginning Monday, April be entitled to vote in The budget will be availING LLC; Plaintiff(s) POSED SPENDING PLAN Superintendent, Crown 25, 2016 at the Putnam said annual vote and day May 17, 2015 be- Vote so the ballot can be able for review on April Central School. vs.

JOANN LEE; for the ensuing school election. A qualified votPoint Central School, tween the hours of 12 mailed. A list of those 26, 2016 at the Putnam ROBERT LEE; CAITLYN year may be obtained by Main Street, Crown NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN er is one who is (1) A Noon and 8:00 pm, or persons to whom absenCentral School.

LEE; et al; Defendant(s) any taxpayer in the Dis- Point, New York. that the petitions nomi- citizen of the United until those present at tee ballots have been isAttorney (s) for Plaintiff NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN nating candidates for the trict during the seven (7) TTStates of America, (2) that time have voted, at sued will be posted for that the annual meeting (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI days immediately pre- 04/02,04/23,05/07,05/1 office of member of the Eighteen (18) years of which time the polls will inspection in the school & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 of the qualified voters of Board of Education shall age or older, and (3) ceding the Annual Bud- 4/2016-4TC-113506 be open to vote by paper office five (5) days bethe Putnam Central be filed with the Clerk of get Hearing at the Crown Resident within the fore the vote. An absen- Summit Court, Suite NOTICE CONCERNING ballot upon the following 301, Fishkill, New York, School District, Wash- the District, not later School District for a pePoint Central School Su- THE EXAMINATION OF items: tee ballot must reach the ington County, New 12524, 845.897.1600 perintendents Office be- INVENTORY AND VALU- 1. To adopt the annual than 5:00 p.m. on April riod of thirty (30) days office of the District Pursuant to judgment of York, will be held in the tween the hours of 8:00 18, 2016. Each petition budget of the School next preceding the annuClerk at the Schroon ATION DATA gymnasium at the foreclosure and sale a.m. and 2:30 p.m. shall be directed to the District for the fiscal Lake Central School not al vote and election. The Pursuant to Section 501 School on County Route granted herein on or NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN of the Real Property Tax Clerk of the District and School District may reyear 2016-2017 and to later than 5:00 pm on 2 in the Town of Putabout February 9, 2016, that petitions nominat- Law, notice is hereby the day of the Budget shall be signed by at quire all persons offerauthorize the requisite I will sell at Public Auc- nam, New York, on least 25 voters of the ing candidates for the given that assessment portion thereof to be Vote. ing to vote at the budget Tuesday, May 17, 2016, tion to the highest bidoffice of trustees of the District, must state the FURTHER NOTICE IS vote and election to proraised by taxation on the inventory and valuation between the hours of der at Essex County Board of Education must data is available for ex- taxable property of the name and residence of vide one form of proof HEREBY GIVEN, that the 1:00 p.m.

(D.S.T.) and Courthouse, 7559 Court be filed with the District amination and review. District. the candidate and shall of residency pursuant to qualified voters of the Elizabethtown, 8:00 p.m. (D.S.T.) dur- describe the specific va- Education Law 2018-c.

Office, by 3:00 p.m. on This data is the informa- 2. To elect one member School District shall be Street, ing which hours the NY. April 18, 2016, or the of the Board of Educa- entitled to vote at the cancy for which the can- Such a form may include tion which will be used District Clerk, Jeanne didate is nominated. a drivers license, a nonsaid budget vote.

A On April 27, 2016 at polls will be opened to to establish the assess- tion for a three year term 11:00 am. vote by ballot upon the McMurtry, by 5:00 p.m., ment of each parcel commencing July 1, qualified voter is one AND FURTHER NOTICE driver identification card, Premises known as 596 following items: not later than Monday, IS HEREBY GIVEN that a utility bill, or a voter who is: 1. A citizen of which will appear on the 2016 and expiring on SILVER HILL ROAD, 1.

To adopt the annual April 18, 2016. Petitions applications for absen- registration card. Upon tentative assessment roll June 30, 2019 to suc- the United States. 2. WITHERBEE, NY 12998 budget of the School must contain the signa- filed on May 1, 2016 for ceed Dana Shaughnessy tee ballots will be ob- offer of proof of residenEighteen years of age or Section: 86.73 Block: 5 District for the fiscal tures of at least 25 quali- the Town of Ticondero- whose term expires tainable between the cy, the School District older. 3. A resident withLot: 15 and to year 2016-2017 fied voters of the Dis- ga. Ann appointment to June 30, 2016 hours of 8:00 a.m. and may also require all perin the District for a periauthorize the requisite ALL THAT PIECE OR trict. There are three (3) review this information 3:00 p.m.

Monday sons offering to vote to 3. To vote on a proposi- od of thirty (30) days PARCEL OF LAND with portion thereof to be vacancies to be filled for may be made by tele- tion to purchase one 65 through Friday, except provide their signature, next preceding the Budraised by taxation on the improvements thereon a period of three (3) phoning the assessor's passenger school bus get Vote. The School holidays, from the Dis- printed name and adtaxable property of the and being in Lot 25 Iron years, an unfulfilled term dress. trict Clerk. Completed office at (518) 585- not to exceed the District may require all Ore Tract and lying on district. of two (2) years, and an applications for absen- AND FUTHER NOTICE IS persons offering to vote amount of $123,000.00 5285. the southerly side of 2. To elect one (1) tee ballots must be re- HEREBY GIVEN, that unfulfilled term of one at the Budget Vote to 4. To vote on any other Patricia A. Osier (1) year. The candidates propositions which will provide one form of West Street (Silver Hill member of the Board of ceived by the District pursuant to a rule adoptASSESSOR(S) Education as follows: receiving the highest TT-03/26-04/02/2016be placed on the ballot, proof of residency pur- Road) so-called; situate Clerk at least seven (7) ed by the Board of Edunumber of votes cast 2TC-112787 which relates to school suant to Education Law in the Hamlet of Wither- One (1) member, for a days prior to the vote if cation in accordance 5-year term commencbee, Town of Moriah, shall fill the longest term business at Schroon the ballot is to be mailed with Sections 2035 and #20018-c. Such form seats.

Incumbent(s) NOTICE OF ANNUAL Lake Central School.

2008 of the Education may include a drivers li- County of Essex and ing on July 1, 2016 and to the voter, or the day expiring on June 30, State of New York.

MEETING, ELECTION are: Mitch St.Pierre, FURTHER NOTICE IS cense, a non driver idenbefore election, if the Law, any referenda or 2021, to succeed Farley As more particularly deAND BUDGET VOTE Julie Budwick, Terry ballot is to be personally proposition to amend HEREBY BEING GIVEN tification card, a utility Tierney, III, whose term Schroon Lake Central scribed in the judgment Ross, and Anita Johndelivered to the voter. the budget, or otherwise that petitions nominat- bill, or a voter registraexpires on June 30, of foreclosure and sale.

School District, Town of son.

Absentee ballots must to be submitted for voting candidates for the tion card. Upon offer of 2016.

Sold subject to all of the NOTICE IS FURTHER Schroon, County of Es- office of member of the be received by the Dis- ing at said vote and elecproof of residency, the 3.

Proposition to auterms and conditions sex, New York GIVEN that voting on the trict Clerk not later than Board of Education must School District may also tion, must be filed with thorize the purchase of contained in said judgNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVproposed budget for the 5:00 p.m. on May 17, the Board of Education be filed with the Clerk of require all persons to approximately 4.5 acres EN that a public hearing ment and terms of sale.

2016-2017 school year, 2016. the said school district, provide their signature, at the Putnam Central on candidates for the of the qualified voters of not later than April 18, School on or before A list of all persons to printed name and ad- Approximate amount of of vacant land located the Schroon Lake Cenjudgment $209,573.66 on Hutton Square Road, Board of Education and April 20, 2016 at 5:00 dress. whom absentee ballots 2016 by 5:00 pm. Each tral School District, Esplus interest and costs.

Town of Putnam, New on any other proposip.m. prevailing time; shall have been issued NOTICE IS HEREBY BEpetition must be signed sex County, Schroon INDEX NO. CV15-0237 York at a price not to extions, will take place on must be typed or printed will be available in the by at least twenty-five ING GIVEN that the Lake, New York will be Daniel Hogan, Esq.; ceed $20,000, plus usuTuesday, May 17, 2016. office of the District in English language; qualified voters and School District Clerk is al and customary clos- Clerk from 8:00 a.m. un- must be directed to the held in the Schroon Lake Voting will begin in the state the name and resi- hereby authorized to REFEREE

crease of $96.63 per budget for Code En- fire truck $32,341and c) The type and/or class whom absentee ballots of the entity: $100,000 of assess- forcement Officer from additional debt of shall have been issued The type of entity is a ment. See section VIII $16,467 to $25,000. $24,639. The debt of the will be available in the Village as defined in for more details. (All tax The Village of Port Henry fire truck is recommendoffice of the District New York State Village rates are projections and Fire Department will ob- ed to be paid off or the Clerk from 8:00 a.m. unLaw. estimates; all budget ad- tain a category 501(c)(3) costs will be transferred til 3:00 p.m. prevailing Published

by Denton Publications, Inc. www.suncommunitynews.com d) A fiscal estimate of justments are subject to in order to qualify as a to the debt district. The time on each of the five the cost of dissolution: approval by the Town of tax-exempt nonprofit or- water debt is a result of days prior to the day of REAL ESTATE SALES COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HOMES VACATION The fiscal estimate of Moriah Town Board.) ganization.

A PROPERTY joint a recent capital upgrade the election, except Sunthe cost of the dissoluand the balance owed is e) Any plan for the Town/Village Fire District day, May 15, 2016, and PROMOTE YOUR VACATION tion is approximately $1,911,676. Similarly, transfer or elimination of will be created.

The Port Homes, the day set for the elecPROPERTY STATEWIDE! ADIRONDACK “BY OWNER” $110,000 which will be public employees: Henry District #3 the water filtration plant tion. Any qualified voter camps, Fire land for sale? ADVERTISE AdkByOwner.com 1000+ photo funded primarily with a The Village positions will include the Village $263,515 for present in the polling WITH US! Selling or renting,incurred we listingsand of local real estate for New York State Local functions of Mayor, boundary Fire3.3 million plant improvements. The place may object to the connect youand withthe nearly sale, vacation rentals & timeGovernment Efficiency Board of Trustees, Trea- Protection boundaries Village has also incurred voting of the ballot upon consumers (plus more online!) shares. Owners: ListCollector, with us forAt- north Grant. This includes surer, Tax south of the ad. a USDA loan for the reappropriate grounds by with and a statewide classified only $299 per year.

THE REGION'S PREMIER VISIT $34,000 to implement torney, Election Inspec- Village.

A joint Dis- for construction of water making his/her chalAdvertise your Fire property just Visit on-line or call LIFESTYLE PUBLICATION the Dissolution Plan; tors, Code Enforcement trict is for the abest optionad,toLESSmain lenge and reasons there$489 25-word for with a principle of 518-891-9919 NORTH COUNTRY LIVING $25,000 in legal fees; Officer, and all Zoning keep regional the Village Fire Defore known to the Incoverage areas.$246,000.

MAGAZINE $12,000 for the incorpo- Board members will be A Village employee is partment at its current or spector of Election beVisit AdNetworkNY.com NCLMAGAZINE.COM ration eliminated order to currently receiving disfore the close of the LAND upon dissolu- location callin315-437-6173 PUBLISHED BY: of the Villages Zoning Law serve the surrounding ability benefits; costs aspolls.

DENTON PUBLICATIONS INC.and Regula- tion. tion of Parking Along and keepSERVICES its sociated with this claim The Village Clerks posi- community AND FURTHER NOTICE PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN FARMHOUSE! Main and Broad Streets be -transferred identity. The Town and may need to be accountIS HEREBY GIVEN, that 5 acres tion Troutwill Stream $69,900 SUN voters COMMUNITY Law; $12,000 for the to3 the Town stream, based on Village will appoint fiveyour ed for with a special the THE qualified of Country BR house, GET FUNDING NOW for small purchase of a sidewalk NEWSDistrict & PRINTING her placement on the (5) commissioners.

The in debt the School shall fields, views, beautiful Catskill business, up to $2 million as lit-district if the dissnowplow*, $12,000 Mountain Civil Service Exam. The current volunteers for2 years ability be entitled to vote OF in 68 YEARS tle as 2 days.

Minimum in claim is not consetting! related to the creation of Callposition will include 30 the VillagesCall FireBFS Departsaid annual voteNORTH and SERVING business.

Capital: cluded 888- by the dissolu1-888-701-1864 the Port Henry Fire Dishours of Clerk/Accoun- 732-6298 ment willorcontinue as www.bftion date. election. A qualified votapply online NewYorkLandandLakes.com trict #3; $10,000 to aid tant Clerk work. volunteers for the New h) Any agreements enerCOUNTRY is one who is (1) A scapital.com/nyp.

COMMUNITIES HANDYMAN FARMHOUSE! 5 in the transfer of the Vil- Upon dissolution, the Fire District. The new tax tered into with the town citizen of the United acres-Trout $69,900. lages Water and Waste Townstream, will assume con- levy willCRUISE be $1.57/1,000.

States of America, (2) & TRAVEL in which the entity is sitCountry 3 bedroom house, stream, Water Treatment Plants trol of the water and All employees to be uated in order to carry Eighteen (18) years of fields, views, Catskill DISSOLU- to account for software, sewer beautiful plant operations. transferred to theCRUISE Town package out the dissolution: age or older, and (3) REQUIRED ALL INCLUSIVE Mountain setting!

Call 888-905training, and Water Dis- Departments will be split on of Moriah are subject Resident within the TION PLAN ELEMENTS the Norwegian Sky to out ofThe Mia-Village and Town 8847.

NewYorkLandandLakes.com approval the Town of as have School District for a pe- In accordance with Gen- trict #3 extension; Fees into Water and Sewer mi to the by Bahamas.

Pricing lowworked together to Municipal Law and salaries related to Plant Operations and Moriah Board. create riod of thirty (30) days eral as $299Town pp for 3 Day or $349 pp a just and fair LENDER ORDERED FARM SALE! Water and Sewer Infras- for f) The assets,occupancy) in- Dissolution Plan. The next preceding the annu- (GML) Article 17-A 774, staff transition: $5,000.

4 entity's Day (double Catskill Mountains.

39 acres, was the tructure. The Town will ALL cluding but not limited For Plan al vote and election. The the Village of Port Henry Upon dissolution,$119,900, beverages included! morewas developed by now $99,900. Fields, for apple transfer the valley Villages two info. to real and personal or Village School District may re- as the governing body projected tax rates call 877-270-7260 go to and Town liwoods, trees, views, (2)ATVWater property, and the fair aisons with the best inquire all persons offer- may, by resolution, en- former Village propertyNCPtravel.com stonewalls, trails! Department 3 hours NY employees take888on value thereof in current terest of all residents in ing to vote at the budget dorse the proposed Dis- owners would decrease City! Terms available.to Call CRUISESthe - the approximately money of RIVER the United Village of Port Henry of Superinten- EUROPEAN vote and election to pro- solution Plan to com- by 701-7509.the role NewYorkLandandfromTown of Moriah in mence dissolution im- 32.3%, an estimated States: vacation! See Europeand vide one form of proof Lakes.comdent and Assistant Plant ultimate the a Viking mind. See Section VI for The comfort Village ofofPort Henryor Avalon of residency pursuant to plementation under this savings of $643.74 on a Operator to run Plant luxury For 1,the experiassets, cruise more details. property with an asas of ship.

January LENDER ORDEREDInSALE! Operations. addition, Education Law 2018-c. article. As required, this CATSKILL acres -em- ence i) The manner and document sets forth, HOMES in sessed value of one MTNS! 2016 of a lifetime, call total 877-270Village39DPW Such a form may include 7260 or go to NCPtravel.com for by which the res$119,900 Fields,will woods, apple $100,000. Town properployee be brought in real means $14,952,870.11 a drivers license, a non- detail, the Dissolution informationproperty, idents of the entity will stonewalls, ty-owners would seetrees, an valley on asviews, a Deputy Supervi- more and personal driver identification card, Plan of the Village of hrsassist NY City!

Terms estimated increase ATV of trails! sor3 to in the Wa- buildings, vehicles and continue to be furnished a utility bill, or a voter Port Henry as developed avail. ter Call 1-888-775-8114 HOME IMPROVEMENTS 34%, which is equivamunicipal services folby the Dissolution Study and Sewer Infras- equipment, assessed registration card. Upon of tructure Department. values of real property, lowing the entity's disoffer of proof of residen- Steering Committee and lent to an increase NewYorkLandandLakes.com $262.00 on a property The Town has expressed and comparable salebillssolution: cy, the School District accepted by the Village Eliminate your heating with MOUNTAIN GETAWAY! 5 acres with an assessed value the need for an addition- high pricesperformance, for similar certified vehi- Central All services currently may also require all per- of Port Henry Village $39,900 Jaw dropping views, al full-time employee cles E-Classic and equipment. provided by the Village, OUTDOOR WOOD sons offering to vote to Board, which hereby in- of $100,000, not includfields, stonewalls, southern expo-to Boiler ing the projected Citizen FURNACE. added the Building These assetsCall are today! recom- Vermont other than garbage and provide their signature, cludes the following: sure, lessbe than 3 hrstofrom the GW 802-343-7900 Empowerment Tax CredGrounds Depart- Heating mendedAlternatives to be transrecycling pick-up will be printed name and ad- a) The name of the local Bridge!and Call 1-888-650-8166 government entity to be it (CETC) savings. Forment. One employee ferred as they continue provided by the Town of dress.

NewYorkLandandLakes.com mer Village property- from the Villages DPW to be beneficial to the Moriah. The Town will AND FUTHER NOTICE IS dissolved: TREE SERVICES 4 BEDROOM HOME Hen- owners will still be re- Department provision of future ser- limit snow removal MOUNTAIN GETAWAY! 5willscresbeHEREBY GIVEN, that The Village of Port for sale in Lewis, NY pay their $39,900. water transferred Jaw dropping views, to the Towns vices. Work Professional Climber along sidewalks on Main pursuant to a rule adopt- ry, New York.Master bedroomquired Tree on 1st to floor fields, expoboundand stonewalls, Building southern and Grounds g) The entity's liabilities w/anyStreet from Whitney ed by the Board of Edu- b) The territorial w/decades of experience large fenced inand backsewer yard user fees, sure, lessDepartment. than 3 hours from the per unit rates for Special and indebtedness, Street cation in accordance aries of the entity: thing from difficultbondremovals to to the Village line Priced to sell at only $79,000 GW Bridge!

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The Village of Port Henry District costs. Applying The Call three remaining ed and selected otherwise,pruning. and on with Sections 2035 and tasteful FullyNorth Main Street (518) 873-2362 NewYorkLandandLakes.com has a total area of ap- 100% of the projected DPW personnel in the equipped the fair value and Broad Street. Addi2008 of the Education & thereof insured.in Michael CETC, it is estimated Village will be trans- Emelianoff current money of the tional services include Law, any referenda or proximately 1.5 square 518-251-3936 STONEY CREEK 50 Acres secludmiles and is located that Village tax rates will ferred to the Towns United States: the following: local govproposition to amend ed easy 1800 ft. black top decrease by 40.7%, an access Highway Department The Village currently has ernment representation, the budget, or otherwise wholly within the Town frontage, mountain views, Stoney estimated savingsCreek, of NY(Pending court services, clerical requiresix bonds totaling to be submitted for vot- of Moriah in Essex $89,900, CDL no interest fi$809.55 per $100,000 $2,495,754.75. and administrative serment is met). FARMFARing at said vote and elec- County, New York. The nancing. 518-696-2829 for a former VillageM666@yahoo.com tax- Based on an increased The Village is set to in- vices, public building tion, must be filed with Village is located in the workload, it is recom- cur debt for approxi- and property mainteeast-central portion of payer. Town tax rates the Board of Education would increase by mended that the Town mately $56,980 in gen- nance where applicable, at the LEGALS Putnam Central the Town along Lake 12.5%, an estimated in- of Moriah increase the eral debt for the existing street lighting, code enSchool on or before Champlain. crease of $96.63 per budget for Code En- fire truck $32,341and c) The type and/or class forcement services, road April 20, 2016 at 5:00 $100,000 of assess- forcement Officer from additional debt of maintenance, repair, p.m. prevailing time; of the entity: The type of entity is a ment. See section VIII $16,467 to $25,000. $24,639. The debt of the snow removal and salt must be typed or printed park, The Village of Port Henry fire truck is recommend- applications, in English language; Village as defined in for more details. (All tax rates are projections and Fire Department will ob- ed to be paid off or the beach, and cemetery must be directed to the New York State Village estimates; all budget ad- tain a category 501(c)(3) costs will be transferred maintenance, fire and Clerk of the School Dis- Law. d) A fiscal estimate of justments are subject to in order to qualify as a to the debt district. The medical services, and trict; must be signed by approval by the Town of tax-exempt nonprofit or- water debt is a result of community beautificaat least twenty-five (25) the cost of dissolution: tion. ganization.

A joint a recent capital upgrade of the qualified voters of The fiscal estimate of Moriah Town Board.) the District; and must the cost of the dissolu- e) Any plan for the Town/Village Fire District and the balance owed is Water and sewer sertransfer or elimination of will be created. The Port $1,911,676. Similarly, vices will be provided to state the name and resi- tion is approximately Henry Fire District #3 the water filtration plant the former Village by the dence of each signer. $110,000 which will be public employees: funded primarily with a The Village positions incurred $263,515 for Town and will continue will include the Village However, the School to be based on additionplant improvements. The Board will not entertain New York State Local and functions of Mayor, boundary and the Fire Board of Trustees, Trea- Protection boundaries al fees as an extra Village has also incurred or place before the vot- Government Efficiency surer, Tax Collector, At- north and south of the a USDA loan for the re- charge to all residents. ers any proposition if its Grant. This includes torney, Election Inspec- Village. A joint Fire Dis- construction of water Water supply will be purpose is beyond the $34,000 to implement billed directly to the resimain with a principle of trict is the best option to power of the voters or is the Dissolution Plan; tors, Code Enforcement dents as part of a special keep the Village Fire De- $246,000. illegal, or any proposi- $25,000 in legal fees; Officer, and all Zoning partment at its current A Village employee is district and a special tion requiring the expen- $12,000 for the incorpo- Board members will be eliminated upon dissolu- location in order to currently receiving dis- district for the sewer ration of the Villages diture of monies which ability benefits; costs as- system.

Zoning Law and Regula- tion. serve the surrounding fails to include specific Police services and asThe Village Clerks posi- community and keep its sociated with this claim appropriations for all tion of Parking Along tion will be transferred may need to be account- sessment functions are identity. The Town and such expenditures re- Main and Broad Streets to the Town based on Village will appoint five currently provided by ed for with a special quired by the proposi- Law; $12,000 for the purchase of a sidewalk her placement on the debt district if the dis- the Town and will not be (5) commissioners. The tion.

Civil Service Exam. The current volunteers for ability claim is not con- impacted by dissolution. snowplow*, $12,000 Dated: March 28, 2016 the Villages Fire Depart- cluded by the dissolu- j) Terms for the disposiBy order of the Board of related to the creation of position will include 30 the Port Henry Fire Dis- hours of Clerk/Accoun- ment will continue as tion of the entity's astion date.

Education tant Clerk work. trict #3; $10,000 to aid volunteers for the New h) Any agreements en- sets and the disposition Kim M. Brown in the transfer of the Vil- Upon dissolution, the of its liabilities and inFire District. The new tax tered into with the town School District Clerk Town will assume con- levy will be $1.57/1,000. lages Water and Waste including in which the entity is sit- debtedness, TT-04/02,04/16,04/30, trol of the water and Water Treatment Plants the levy and collection of All employees to be uated in order to carry 5/14/2016-4TC-113619 sewer plant operations. transferred to the Town to account for software, the necessary taxes and out the dissolution: REQUIRED DISSOLU- training, and Water Dis- Departments will be split assessments therefore: of Moriah are subject to The Village and Town TION PLAN ELEMENTS into Water and Sewer approval by the Town of trict #3 extension; Fees have worked together to A Village Debt District In accordance with Gen- and salaries related to Plant Operations and create a just and fair will be created to cover Moriah Town Board. eral Municipal Law staff transition: $5,000.

Water and Sewer Infras- f) The entity's assets, in- Dissolution Plan. The any former Village liabili(GML) Article 17-A 774, Upon dissolution, the tructure. The Town will cluding but not limited ties that may occur prior Plan was developed by the Village of Port Henry projected tax rates for transfer the Villages two to real and personal Village and Town li- to date of dissolution or as the governing body former Village property- (2) Water Department property, and the fair aisons with the best in- as a result of dissolumay, by resolution, en- owners would decrease employees to take on tion. These liabilities invalue thereof in current terest of all residents in dorse the proposed Dis- by the role of Superinten- money of the United clude: approximately the Village of Port Henry solution Plan to com- 32.3%, an estimated and Town of Moriah in A Village employee is dent and Assistant Plant States: mence dissolution im- savings of $643.74 on a Operator to run Plant mind. See Section VI for currently receiving disThe Village of Port Henry plementation under this property with an as- Operations. In addition, ability benefits; costs asassets, as of January 1, more details. article. As required, this sociated with this claim sessed value of one Village DPW em- 2016 total i) The manner and document sets forth, in $100,000. Town proper- ployee will be brought $14,952,870.11 in real means by which the res- will be accounted for in detail, the Dissolution ty-owners would see an on as a Deputy Supervi- and personal property, idents of the entity will the special debt district Plan of the Village of estimated increase of sor to assist in the Wa- buildings, vehicles and continue to be furnished if the disability claim is Port Henry as developed 34%, which is equiva- ter and Sewer Infras- equipment, municipal services fol- not concluded by the assessed by the Dissolution Study lent to an increase of tructure Department. values of real property, lowing the entity's dis- dissolution date.

Steering Committee and $262.00 on a property The Town has expressed and comparable sale solution: The outstanding Ford accepted by the Village the need for an addition- prices for similar vehi- All services currently with an assessed value F150 bond for of Port Henry Village of $100,000, not includ- al full-time employee to cles and equipment. provided by the Village, water/sewer, dump truck Board, which hereby in- ing the projected Citizen be added to the Building These assets are recom- other than garbage and bond for DPW, pickup cludes the following: Empowerment Tax Cred- and Grounds Depart- mended to be trans- recycling pick-up will be truck bond for DPW, and a) The name of the local it (CETC) savings. For- ment. One employee provided by the Town of PNCEF fire truck lease ferred as they continue government entity to be mer Village property- from the Villages DPW Moriah. The Town will will be paid off by the to be beneficial to the dissolved: owners will still be re- Department will be provision of future ser- limit snow removal time that the Village disThe Village of Port Hen- quired to pay their water transferred to the Towns along sidewalks on Main vices. solves. It is recomry, New York.

Building and Grounds and sewer user fees, and Street from Whitney g) The entity's liabilities mender that the fire b) The territorial bound- per unit rates for Special Department. and indebtedness, bond- Street to the Village line truck be paid off prior to aries of the entity: The three remaining District costs. Applying on North Main Street ed and otherwise, and dissolution. If not paid The Village of Port Henry DPW personnel in the 100% of the projected the fair value thereof in and Broad Street. Addi- off the remaining balhas a total area of ap- CETC, it is estimated Village will be trans- current money of the tional services include ance of $32,341 will be proximately 1.5 square ferred to the Towns that Village tax rates will the following: local gov- addressed to the debt United States: miles and is located Highway Department The Village currently has ernment representation, district. In addition, the decrease by 40.7%, an wholly within the Town court services, clerical Village has a lease with estimated savings of (Pending CDL require- six bonds totaling of Moriah in Essex and administrative ser- First Niagara for a Pay$809.55 per $100,000 $2,495,754.75. ment is met).

County, New York. The The Village is set to in- vices, public building for a former Village tax- Based on an increased loader which comes to Village is located in the workload, it is recom- cur debt for approxi- and property mainte- $22,954.06. payer. Town tax rates east-central portion of would mately $56,980 in gen- nance where applicable, A USDA bond of increase by mended that the Town the Town along Lake 12.5%, an estimated in- of Moriah increase the eral debt for the existing street lighting, code en- $246,000 for the reconChamplain. crease of $96.63 per budget for Code En- fire truck $32,341and forcement services, road struction of the Villages c) The type and/or class $100,000 of assess- forcement Officer from additional debt of maintenance, repair, water main and an EFC of the entity: ment. See section VIII $16,467 to $25,000. $24,639. The debt of the snow removal and salt

struction of the Villages maintenance, repair, water main and an EFC snow removal and salt bond related to applications, park, $263,515 in improvebeach, and cemetery ments and repairs to the maintenance,Thefire and Water• April Filtration Times of Ti Sun 2, 2016Plant | 27 medical services, and will become part of the community beautifica- special Water District for tion. the former Village. The Water and sewer ser- new bond related to the vices will be provided to improvements to the the former Village by the WWTP and sewer infrasTown and will continue tructure come to to be based on addition- $1,840,589 and will beal fees as an extra come part of the special charge to all residents.

Sewer District for the Water supply will be former Village. billed directly to the resiAll remaining assets dents as part of a special shall be transferred to district and a special the Town. district for the sewer k) Findings as to system. whether any local laws, Police services and as- ordinances, rules or regsessment functions are ulations of the entity currently provided by shall remain in effect afthe Town and will not be ter the effective date of impacted by dissolution. the dissolution or shall j) Terms for the disposi- remain in effect for a petion of the entity's as- riod of time other than sets and the disposition as provided by GML Arof its liabilities and in- ticle 17-A 789: debtedness, including All Village local laws, orthe levy and collection of dinances, rules or reguthe necessary taxes and lations, in effect on the assessments therefore: date of dissolution shall A Village Debt District remain effective for a pewill be created to cover riod of two years followany former Village liabili- ing dissolution. Such loties that may occur prior cal laws, ordinances, to date of dissolution or rules or regulations shall as a result of dissolu- be enforced by the Town tion. These liabilities in- within the limits of the clude: dissolved Village as if A Village employee is they had been duly currently receiving dis- adopted by the Town ability benefits; costs as- Board. At any point dursociated with this claim ing the two year period, will be accounted for in the Town Board shall the special debt district have the power to reif the disability claim is view, adopt, amend or not concluded by the repeal such local laws, dissolution date. ordinances, rules or regThe outstanding Ford ulations. If no action is F150 bond for taken by the Town Board water/sewer, dump truck within the two year peribond for DPW, pickup od, the law(s) will be automatically repealed. (A truck bond for DPW, and full list of Local Laws are PNCEF fire truck lease will be paid off by the provided in Section VI) time that the Village dis- Zoning Law currently is solves. It is recom- not adopted but is anticmender that the fire ipated to be adopted pritruck be paid off prior to or to dissolution. dissolution. If not paid The Village of Port Henry off the remaining bal- recommends that the ance of $32,341 will be Town adopt its Zoning addressed to the debt Law to reflect similar district. In addition, the land use and density reVillage has a lease with quirements for the forFirst Niagara for a Pay- mer Village. loader which comes to The Village of Port Henry $22,954.06. recommends that the A USDA bond of Town adopt its Parking $246,000 for the recon- Law to reflect similar parking regulations in struction of the Villages water main and an EFC the former Village. bond related to The Village recommends $263,515 in improve- that the Town develop a ments and repairs to the more stringent Fire Water Filtration Plant Burning Law. This would will become part of the include determining an special Water District for appropriate distance that the former Village. The residents should be alnew bond related to the lowed to burn from their improvements to the homes.

WWTP and sewer infras- l) The effective date of tructure come to the proposed dissolu$1,840,589 and will be- tion: The Village of Port Henry come part of the special Sewer District for the proposes to dissolve efformer Village. fective March 31, 2017.

All remaining assets m) The time and place shall be transferred to or places for a public hearing or hearings on the Town. k) Findings as to the proposed dissolution whether any local laws, plan pursuant to section ordinances, rules or reg- seven hundred seventysix of this title: ulations of the entity shall remain in effect af- The public hearing is ter the effective date of scheduled to be held on the dissolution or shall Tuesday, April 5, 2016 remain in effect for a pe- at 7 p.m. The public hearing will be held at riod of time other than as provided by GML Ar- the Knights of Columticle 17-A 789: bus: 4253 Main Street, All Village local laws, or- Port Henry, NY 12974. dinances, rules or regu- n) Any other matter delations, in effect on the sirable or necessary to date of dissolution shall carry out the dissoluremain effective for a pe- tion: Public Hearing on riod of two years follow- the Dissolution Plan ing dissolution. Such lo- The Village of Port Henry cal laws, ordinances, is scheduled to hold an rules or regulations shall official public hearing on be enforced by the Town Tuesday, April 5, 2016 within the limits of the at 7 p.m. The public dissolved Village as if hearing will be held at they had been duly the Knights of Columbus: 4253 Main Street, adopted by the Town Board. At any point dur- Port Henry, NY 12974.

TT-04/02/2016-1TCing the two year period, the Town Board shall 110887 have the power to re- TOWN OF SCHROON view, adopt, amend or YOUTH COMMISSION repeal such local laws, MEETING THURSDAY ordinances, rules or reg- MARCH 31, 2016 AT ulations. If no action is 6:30 P.M. AT THE TOWN taken by the Town Board HALL within the two year peri- TT-04/02/2016-1TCod, the law(s) will be au- 113621 tomatically repealed. (A TOWN OF SCHROONfull list of Local Laws are SPECIAL TOWN BOARD provided in Section VI) MEETING Monday, April Zoning Law currently is 11, 2016 AT 5:00 PM TO not adopted but is antic- DISCUSS GOLF COURSE ipated to be adopted pri- TT-04/02/2016-1TCor to dissolution.

113507 The Village of Port Henry recommends that the Town adopt its Zoning Law to reflect similar land use and density requirements for the former Village.

The Village of Port Henry recommends that the Town adopt its Parking Law to reflect similar parking regulations in the former Village.

The Village recommends

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