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Groundbreaking begins second 100 years at Seagle New theater, dining hall and residences planned to bring Seagle into its second century

By Keith Lobdell

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SCHROON — Off the momentum of a celebration of their first century in the local hills, the Seagle Music Colony is not resting on its laurels.

Instead, it is full-steam ahead as the summer classroom for opera and musical theatre

students in the Adirondacks embarks into its second 100 years.

The vision of the future started July 14, as Seagle staff, board members and local residents turned out for the groundbreaking for a new nine-bed housing unit, which will host teachers and students.

“This is the first new construction in 11 years,” said Seagle General Director Tony Kostecki. “This is phase one of our vision for the future over the next 10 to 15 years.”

Artistic Director Darren Woods said the

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The Seagle Music Colony broke ground on a new, nine-bed housing facility July 14. The facility is the first in a line of new projects at the campus as the colony enters its second 100 years.

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Jim Cawley’s recreation of original Star Trek opening for fan tours TICONDEROGA — Opening the “Star Trek: The Original Series” sets in Ticonderoga to public tours is being lauded as a major boost to tourism in the area.

Ticonderoga resident James Cawley said he is observing the 50th anniversary of the Gene Roddenberry franchise by opening his “Star Trek: The Original Series” sets for Lohr daily tours.

McKinstry Cawley has been producing Star Trek Writer New Voyages Internet webisodes on the sets, using the original “Star Trek” characters, and in many cases with actors from the 1966-69 show.

Cawley’s studio is in a former supermarket and dollar store in downtown Ticonderoga.

His latest venture, the tours, has just been licensed by CBS Consumer Products, he said.

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Green hopeful to Dems: “Your party is running a Republican. How convincing do you expect his argument to be?”

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“Star Trek” New Voyages producer James Cawley stands in the original series set he’s recreated in a former supermarket in downtown Ticonderoga. Cawley has licensed his studio from CBS to begin public tours at the end of the month.

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GLENS FALLS — Matt Funiciello has slammed Mike Derrick for changing his voter registration from Republican to Democratic, a decision he said was made so the retired Army colonel could run for office.

“To be a Democrat, when you just switched parties last year, that’s a really cynical thing to do,” Funiciello told the Sun. “Quite honestly, they picked a candidate who is a Republican >> See NY 21 | pg. 28

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Ghost Ride kicks off in Ticonderoga

Combat vets rode their motorcycles

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – Hundreds of motorcycles filled Mineville’s main street Saturday as the annual Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Ghost Ride came to Raymond “Buzz” Wright Park.

The park is named for the Congressional Medal of Honor winner, a Vietnam veteran who disregarded his own safety to rescue his comrades during a firefight in 1967.

Wright died in 1999, and the Ghost Ride stops at the park every year to lay a wreath in his memory and that of other fallen soldiers.

The local chapter’s ride starts in Ticonderoga and winds its way through Adirondack towns, eventually ending back in Ti for a barbecue.

At a ceremony during the stop, organizer Harry Treadway said Mineville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post members have always been there for them.

“We have World War II, Korea and Vietnam veterans here,” he said.

U.S. Army Col. Eric Hesse, retired, is the director of the State Division of Veterans’ Affairs.

“Essex County is one of 15 counties with a Veterans Treatment Court,” he said at the ceremony. “We hope to get one in each county.”

The veterans courts handle cases in which military veterans are arrested, getting them counseling or mental health care as needed.

“We have to get the message out at the federal level on how important our veterans are,” Hesse said.

He said combat veterans have a high rate of suicide, which is sometimes overlooked.

“It doesn’t affect just 911 (terror attacks) veterans, it’s all veterans,” he said. “We have to get the word out.”

He said the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, N.Y. is collecting veterans’ stories, and urged those in attendance to contact the hall at 877-28HONOR. “Thank you for your service,” Hesse concluded.

Moriah Town Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava, who rode in on his own Harley-Davidson motorcycle, said he talks with the veterans on the ride to hear their concerns.

“One of their concerns is (getting quality) healthcare,” he said.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) told those in attendance her congressional district has more military veterans than any other in New York state.

“I am truly humbled to represent so many heroes,” she said.

“Those who serve deserve our deepest respect.”

She had praise for both Wright and U.S Army Staff Sgt. Dain Venne of Moriah, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2012, along with two other soldiers.

Mineville was filled with motorcycles Saturday as the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association motorcycle ride arrived for ceremonies at Raymond Wright Park.

Above, left: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik addressed veterans in Moriah’s Raymond Wright Park during a stopover by the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association.

Above, right: Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was one of those who participated in the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association motorcycle ride.

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Fort hosts military music muster with national units

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA — Four historic military music units are expected for the annual Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum Corps Muster this year.

“The fife and drum corps gained increased popularity during the American bicentennial celebrations,” said Fort Ticonderoga President and Chief Executive Officer Beth Hill.

“The Fife and Drum Corps Muster highlights the role fife and drum music has played in the commemoration of American history.”

The muster is Saturday, July 30, with the various units performing at the fort from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the day, which is included in regular fort admission of $20 a person.

Additionally, a special Twilight Fife and Drum Corps Concert will be presented at 7 p.m. on the fort’s parade ground. Tickets for the evening program are $10 for adults, with children 4 years and younger, and members of Fort Ticonderoga, free.

“In 18th-century military life, fifes and drums served as one of the primary modes of battlefield communication and camp regulation,” Hill said.

She said Fort Ticonderoga formed its first Fife and Drum Corps in 1926, on the eve of the 150th anniversary celebration of American Independence.

The corps performed at the fort each summer until the beginning of World War II. When the World’s Fair came to New York City in 1939, the Fife and Drum Corps was a featured performance on May 10, Fort Ticonderoga Day, celebrating the 164th anniversary of the capture of the fort by Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and the Green Mountain Boys.

In 1973, in preparation for the American bicentennial, Fort Ticonderoga revived its Fife and Drum Corps to perform daily during the museum’s summer season.

The Fife and Drum Corps has performed every year since, and

The Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum Corps will host the fort’s annual military music muster on Saturday, July 30. This year they are they are portraying fifers and drummers from the Languedoc Regiment of the French Army. Drum Major Michael Edson is at left.

has been a featured performance at many major public events, including the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games, the christening of the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Ticonderoga, now decommissioned, and several Evacuation Day parades in Boston, Mass.

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The present Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum Corps is comprised of southern Essex County high-school students, who are seasonal employees of the fort.

Some of the visiting corps will also perform on Montcalm Street for the annual Ticonderoga Streetfest the day of the muster.

Local hospitals announce executive appointment John Remillard to oversee hospitals in Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga TICONDEROGA — The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s board of directors, along with the University of Vermont Health Network – Adirondack Region and Inter-Lakes Health boards of directors are pleased to announce that John Remillard has been named president of Elizabethtown Community Hospital along with Inter-Lakes Health in Ticonderoga. Remillard has been serving both organizations since early February on an interim basis.

“These hospitals have many shared values, including commitment to the patients and to the respective communities,” said Remillard. “It’s an exciting time to be part of healthcare in the Adirondack region as we shape the future of healthcare delivery throughout the area.”

The University of Vermont Health Network has been

working with Inter-Lakes Health (ILH) to assist the organization with its restructure.

Remillard will be leading the specific organizational changes at ILH, while aligning the two hospitals and guiding overall plans for the future.

“The restructure of Inter-Lakes Health, which includes Moses-Ludington Hospital, will transform healthcare delivery within Essex County,” said Stephens Mundy, president of University of Vermont Health Network- Adirondack Region. “This regional effort, designed to enhance patient care, will make healthcare services more comprehensive, efficient and integrated. The cornerstones of the effort include a complete renovation of the hospital facility, partnership with a nursing home and alignment with a primary care organization. We are proud to have John leading those complex endeavors” Changes at ILH will result in the development of a “medical village” in Ticonderoga that offers a variety of complementary health-related services located on one main cam-

pus.

The vision is to offer a number of health-related services in one easily-accessible location including: a completely renovated outpatient care facility including the emergency department which will include observation beds, laboratory and radiology departments and specialty physician space.

John Remillard The medical village campus will also offer nursing home and long-term care services, hospice care, primary care physician office space and senior housing, along with the ability to include other health-related organizations as opportunities arise.

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Ticonderoga sign rule revisions on hold Town Council will wait for Planning Board recommendations

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – Expanding the sign regulations in the Ticonderoga Town Zoning Ordinance is on hold until the Town Planning Board provides its recommendations on the possible revisions to the Town Council.

The Planning Board is reviewing the sixpage sign section of the proposed 2011 zoning law rewrite that was rejected by the Town Council then.

The town has only a one-page sign regulation at present, and the Planning Board is going over the 2011 section, along with notes from the ad hoc committee that did the shelved zoning law revision.

A public hearing on the sign revision was held, then continued from the recent Ticonderoga Town Council meeting while Planning Board input is awaited.

Town Code Enforcement Officer William Ball originally asked for some revisions to make the section easier to enforce.

He said some stores were putting out temporary signs that became almost permanent, sandwich board signs began to proliferate, and huge signs began to appear.

Councilman Wayne Taylor said he wanted Ball to make his own suggestions.

“I’d pretty much like to have the code enforcement officer’s recommendation,” Taylor said. “I understand a lot (will be) been added

Ticonderoga Town Council members, from left, Fred Hunsdon Sr., Wayne Taylor, Dorcey Crammond and Chattie Van Wert, listen to testimony at a recent public hearing on amending the sign regulations in the Town Zoning Ordinance.

to what he asked for.”

Ball said he’d codify his recommendations and submit them.

“There were a lot of temporary signs around town, businesses were complaining,” Ball said. “(Former Supervisor) Bill Grinnell asked the Planning Board to review those things. That’s how it started.”

He said sandwich board signs at restaurants and other places began to multiply, creating pedestrian access problems.

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“Originally it was so people driving through (town) could see if they had specials,” Ball said. “They were not supposed to be in the highway or blocking the sidewalk.

They were left out day after day.”

Some of the temporary signs were also very large, he said, which was allowed under the current zoning ordinance.

“There’s no size limit to these temporary signs,” Ball said. “There was a 4x8 (foot) sign up on Streetroad. People started to complain.”

After the meeting, Ticonderoga Town Supervisor Joseph Giordano said the Planning Board sent the Town Council a memo that said the best way to deal with Ball’s concerns

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might be to adopt the sign regulations in the 2011 document.

Resident John Bartlett said he looked at the 2011 sign rules.

“It struck me as being pretty strict,” Bartlett said.

The 2011 sign regulations favor externallyilluminated signs over internally-lit ones and electronic message boards. The size of signs is also regulated, and detailed plans must be submitted before a permit is issued.

Giordano said once the Planning Board makes its recommendations on the sign rules, the hearing will be called back to order at a future meeting.

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Ti artist Deb Mackey to teach as part of Paint-n-Sip

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – Artist Deb Mackey will teach painting at a Paint and Sip event at a local bakery.

The event is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27 at Libby’s Bakery Cafe in downtown Ticonderoga.

A $20 a person donation is requested as part of a fundraiser for the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Program.

A Ticonderoga artist, Mackey believes in doing whatever she can to help the commu-

nity, Chamber Ambassador Jessica Stoddard said, and the ambassadors appreciate her help.

“The ambassadors assist the chamber yearround, and over the last year we’ve added fundraisers as part of our mission,” Stoddard said.

“The funds from this and previous ambassador fundraisers will be combined to support a chamber project of our choice.”

Stoddard owns TiNY Wellness Center in Ticonderoga.

Limited space is available, so participants must sign up by calling Stoddard at TiNY Wellness Center, 423-1050. Pre-registration

is required.

Ambassadors are volunteer representatives of the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, and assist at chamber events throughout the year.

Stoddard said part of the role of an ambassador is being involved in the community, fostering new relationships with businesses and organizations, and acting as an informational resource for members of the chamber.

The admission price includes all supplies and two glasses of wine. Participants must be over age 21. Free ice water will be available.

Soft drinks, coffee, teas, espressos, and additional items will be available for purchase.

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

GradeÊ 8 First honors

Terrence Benedict, Katherine Gallipo, Mckenzie Harrington, Brooke Lauzon, Tori Lobdell, Lucas McCluskey, Sydney Mosier, Vivian Porter, Morgan Thatcher, Sianna Welch and Karlee Jo Witherbee.

Second Honors David Bechard, Colby Clemons, Hannah Dufault, Hunter Jordon, Nicholas Knickerbocker, Colin Ladd, Samantha Montville, Kaitlyn Moore, Mackenzie Moses, Brandon Provoncha, Haileigh Rivard, Conall Tierney and Lucas Wojewodzic.

GradeÊ 7 First honors

Lillian Bain, Adriana Borho, Vivian Bowman, Maria Cole, Magen Cota, Axel Dedrick, Brock Huestis, Kylee Huestis, MaKayla Huestis, Zachary LaBarge, Kailey LaCourse, Sydney Rockefeller, Noah Stoddard, Kirsten Strum, Zyleen Tyler, Anna Whitman and Myleigh Willett.

Second Honors Thomas Belden, Ruby Bennett, Noah Bogart, Jade Charboneau, Jason Clark-Hayes, Madison Fish, Aftab Gondal, Meredith Green, Magan Jordan, Avery Kidder, Matthew Maneri, Jaylynn Molina, Paige Morse, Molly Price, Trystan Rabideau, Benjamin Riper, Hunter St. Andrews and Matthew West.

Cooke, Nicholas Gallo, Raegan Granger, David Haran, Alexander Hudak, Natasha Manning, Brent Olden, Joshua Peeters, Johnathan

Rand, Delaney Reeves, Gianna Sherman and Connor Yaw.

GradeÊ 6 First honors

Robert Alkinburgh, Chloe Baker, Kaylin Barnaby, Carter Belden, Paige Bennett, Kennedy Davis, Jadyn Defayette, Nora Denno, Riley Dinsmore, Jade Frasier, Tru Gallipo, Austin Gijanto, Kaelee Kristensen, Anna McDonald, Teegan McLaughlin, Brayton Molina, Kacia Moses, Austin Olden, Aidan Porter, Samantha Rockefeller, Elizabeth Snyder, Michael Stipo, Ryan Stockmar, Owen Stonitsch, Nevaeh Trudeau, Gabriel Vigliotti, Elizabeth Wertz and Sarah Whitman.

Second Honors Katherine Ashe, Madeleine Bain, Montgomery Benedict, Todd Bilow, Jacquelynn Bishop, Duncan Bolton, Cayden Carr, Andrea

The California and Grand Canyon travelers will be collecting bottles on Thursday, Aug. 4, from 4 until 8 p.m. in the Ticonderoga, Hague and Putnam areas. The money raised will help offset the cost of the Spring Break 2016 educational tour. If you have bottles you would like to donate please call and leave a message at 585-7925 with your address and they will be picked up. If interested in finding out more about the trip please contact Maria Bagneschi, group leader at the same number. Pictured is the tour group from 2013, with 26 local youth and adults.

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Ti Area Car Show celebrates 24 years

TICONDEROGA — The 24th annual Ticonderoga Area Car Show will be held Sunday, Aug. 7, in Ticonderoga’s Bicentennial park, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a number of awards given out including Fabulous 50, Top 25 and an array of special awards including Best of Show Car, Best of Show Truck, Best of Show Motorcycle, Best of Show Display, one Super Wheels Prize Package, Chambers Choice, Fans Choice, Most Radical Engine, Best Color Scheme, Favorite Antique and Best Work in Progress. New awards/ plaques have been custom designed for the 2016 Ticonderoga Area Car Show.

The show is a judged show and a “Super Wheels Showdown” Qualifier, During the Car Show there will be food, vendors, a kid zone with a clown, face painting, balloon animals, bouncy house and playground as well as a 50/50 Raffle, car show raffle, music, live music by Loose Connections, the Kiwanis Duck Race, a Piston Toss, a Muffler Wrap and more. The first 150 people registered will receive a dash plaque and there will be a variety of special giveaways.

“The Ticonderoga Area Car Show continues to be “SuperWheels Showdown” Qualifier Show. Each year the Chambers sends one, Best of Show winner to the “SuperWheels Showdown” in Boston, MA each October.

These participants have a chance to place at this show, as well as move into an even larger and exclusive show at the Mohegan Sun. Last year the show was filmed as part of Paul Mennett’s Hit TV Show Cruisn’ New England on NESN and Crusin’ New England Magazine,” said Matthew Courtright, TACC Executive Director.

To enter a car show participant, there is a $15 pre-registration fee for those who enter before Friday, Aug. 5. Those who wish to register the day of the show will be charged a $20 registration fee. Participants who pre=register will be entered to win a variety of giveaways. Judging for the show will begin

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at 11 a.m. All vehicles must be on the grounds by 10:45 a.m. or they will not be judged. Admission for spectators for all car show events is free.

To further expand the car show and the goals of the Chamber, a 2016 Car Show Raffle is being offered. Tickets are available for a $10 donation. The first prize is $2,500, the second prize is $1,500, and the third prize is a Lake George one night getaway. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold.

The drawing will take place at the at the car show. People do not need to be present to win. Tickets will be available at the TACC office, Chamber volunteers and some local businesses.

“There are also a variety of events happening throughout the Ticonderoga area the weekend of the car show. We encourage visitors and community members to make a complete weekend and enjoy all that Ticonderoga area has to offer,” said Courtright.

For a complete calendar of events, Ticonderoga Area Business Directory or additional information on the car show, visit ticonderogany.com, the Chamber’s facebook page or the TACC office at 585-6619 or email chamberinfo@ticonderogany.com.

Entries being accepted for F.U.B.U. tourney

Church announces free children’s puppet show

TICONDEROGA — Entries are still being accepted for the seventh annual F.U.B.U. Golf Tournament Sunday, July 24, at Ticonderoga Golf Course, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

F.U.B.U., which represents “For Us By Us,” is the only event by the club for its own course improvements. All proceeds are used for the golf course, safety and clubhouse enhancements.

There will be a free cook-out lunch for players, provided by Emerald’s Restaurant, on the patio. Following golf, players will be treated to gourmet appetizers during a brief program when prizes will be awarded. Each player will receive a special gift bag upon registering that will include a commemorative golf shirt, golf supplies and other items. The entry fee includes golf, cart, food and gifts. The tournament is open to the public. To sign up, contact George Mackey at 585-2801.

TICONDEROGA — Cornerstone Alliance Church will host a children’s puppet show on July 24 at 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact Pastor Charlie at 585-6391.

Library hosts mountaineer lecture TICONDEROGA — The Friends of the Black Watch Library will host a lecture on July 28 at 3:30 p.m. The presenter is Dan Rutlowski, a member of the 46ers of the Adirondacks. His presentation will focus on the 46 peaks in the Adirondack Park, ranging from Mt. Marcy at 5,346 feet to Couchsachroaga at 3,820 feet. A short meeting of The Friends will be held first and refreshments will be served after the talk. All are welcome.

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nough already with the senseless shootings and assassinations of innocent law enforcement officers.

To what end do protestors think this will, in any form or fashion, help their cause to lessen police suspicion of black individuals?

Brave men and women fight everyday to preserve our freedoms. Many have given their lives defending the American Flag so that protesters may burn that same flag in defiance of what our nation stands for.

While many do not agree with that act of defiance, we respect their right to demonstrate their frustrations, by desecrating the symbol of our nation.

But ambushing and killing police officers because you disagree with their methods is nothing more than a cowardly and despicable act of murder.

Every government leader and every protest group must strongly condemn these acts and the individuals who carry them out.

Furthermore organized groups that encourage or even claim to understand or sympathize with the killing of any government officials, and who repeatedly chant death rhetoric and incite these actions versus allowing the judicial system to deal with heavy handed police officers who have overstepped their authority, should be outlawed as subversive terrorist organizations.

The time has long since passed to put an end to these actions, as each of these events only increases the chance that law enforcement will be more on edge when conducting an arrest and the likelihood of another unthinkable fatal shooting.

As I write this column Sunday night, we are hearing reports of 30,000 paid protesters converging this week in Cleveland to protest the at the Republican National Convention. Reports are protesters will be paid to show up and paid an additional stipend if they get arrested. I can’t imagine a worse recipe for disaster.

I hope by the time you read this column those protests resulted in no deaths or injuries.

Given the intensity of growing anger in this nation around the political posturing of both sides, it seems we are evolving into a highly combustible environment and cooler heads must prevail.

Respect for our laws and law enforcement must prevail or we will find ourselves no better off than the lands governed by terrorists in third world countries.

It’s up to those of us who abide by the law to remain steadfast in encouraging peace and order within the accepted norms of society.

It starts and ends with respect and faith in our system, for without it we are left with nothing but anarchy.

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Cuomo a no-show at Adirondack Challenge

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n what has become a new summer tradition, a cavalcade of government officials descended on Indian Lake in the central Adirondacks this weekend for the 2016 Adirondack Challenge, the weekend-long state-sponsored event designed to promote tourism.

All the familiar hallmarks were present at the event, which is now in its fourth incarnation.

There was the good-natured athletic events with predetermined winners.

There was the six-mile hike to OK Slip Falls, part of the newly minted Hudson Gorge Wilderness Area acquired by the state and recently opened for visitation for the first time after over a century of private ownership.

There was the reception featuring local food, drink and white linen suits.

And of course, there were the encomiums from officials to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration for the investments in the region.

This year’s tourism numbers are in.

The biz is at record-high levels in the Empire State, according to a report released by the governor’s office.

Some of the key figures: The economic impact of the industry is now at $102 billion, an increase of 25 percent since 2010, the year before the governor took office.

Industry-related jobs have risen 21 percent since that same time period, outpacing the rest of the state’s labor market, while visitor spending was up 26 percent.

All in all, the number of domestic and international visitors to the Empire State is projected to have grown more than 19 percent since 2010 B.A. — Before Andrew — to nearly 234 million total visitors in 2015.

Those trends are reflected in the Adirondacks.

Last year, the region brought in more than $1.3 billion in direct visitor spending, an increase of more than 14 percent since 2010.

Regional tourism generated $162 million in state and local taxes in 2015, supporting more than 21,000 jobs and $612 million in labor income in 2015.

This is all easy to applaud.

While we’re unsure of how much can be directly attributed to the state’s investment as opposed to global trends and other economic factors, hey, we’ll take any good news we can get.

With that said, the event was missing one critical element: Gov. Cuomo, whose public schedule had him in New York City.

The day before saw him spend the day in Syracuse, where he introduced a marketing campaign for the New York State Fair and engaged in a canoe race against the Syracuse Media Group.

Now, to be fair, perhaps the governor had enough fun in the sun.

Or perhaps he felt that the event, now in its fourth year, was well established and could develop a life of its own — or at least could be buoyed by his chief emissary, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, a frequent and well-liked visitor to the region.

But the governor’s absence in Indian Lake robbed the event of one of its intended purposes, which is for local lawmakers to mingle, network and lobby for Adirondack issues with officials from across the state — including its chief executive.

Now is a time when several critical issues are swirling around the Park, chief among them, the upcoming land use classification process for the Boreas Pond Tracts, the newest acquisition in the state’s land holdings.

The fight between motorized access will almost certainly make or break the futures of some of these communities, including the Five Towns at the center of the parcel, who arguably have the most riding on these discussions.

Furthermore, two of the chief agencies governing life here — the Adirondack Park Agency and the state Department of Conversation — are both under new leadership.

So what gives? The governor also bailed on the winter installment of the event, held in March.

Despite the pageantry, which can be cheesy at times, the Adirondack Challenge is an innovative and unique idea at its core.

But even if only for the symbolism, the governor’s attendance at this event is important.

While the governor’s absence can be chalked up to any number of unrelated issues, the optics are just wrong.

For the most part, Cuomo has served the region well. Tourism promotion, broadband and infrastructure development and his moderate influence steering land use debates are all policies that will undoubtedly raise the fortunes of a region which has traditionally felt overlooked by Albany.

We just missed his wild eyed, toothy grin in this year’s “winners” circle.

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ThanksÊ toÊ ChristopherÊ ChevroletÊ forÊ carÊ donation To the Editor: I want to say a big thank you to Christopher Chevrolet in Ticonderoga for donating the beautiful Chevy Camaro Convertible for the Royal Winter Pageant. I would also like to thank Frank Murray for donating his personal Corvette Convertible for the pageant. The girls had so much fun, and looked great. This year’s Royal Winter Queens are Cheyanne Tuthill, Natasha Manning and Kim England. Princesses are Eryka Hayes, McKenzie Harrington and Ruth Cole.

Duchesses are Adriana Borho and Keirra Bechard. The next pageant will be held this September.

Jamie Harrington Ticonderoga ENDORSEMENT POLICY s we approach the upcoming election season we want to make an impor- making the endorsement. The paid endorsement notice can be purchased in three tant distinction regarding candidate endorsements. With a free distribu- sizes — a quick 50 words or less for $15; a 51-175 word endorsement for $50 or a tion in excess of 60,000 homes, our papers are inundated every election 176-300 word endorsement for $75. cycle with candidate endorsements. The only source of revenue our community pubA paid advertisement will be based on standard advertising rates taking into conlications receive to offset the cost of print, delivery and overhead is paid notices and sideration size and frequency according to the current rate card at the open advertisadvertisements. All candidate endorsements must now run either in the form of an ing rate. For rates call Ashley at 873-6368 ext 105 or email ashley@denpubs.com. advertisement or a paid endorsement notice and include the name of the individual

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TrumpÊ isnÕ tÊ theÊ answer To the Editor: Many kudos after reading Mr. Guido’s letter regarding John Sharkey’s previous letter about Mr. Trump.

I find it hard to imagine this Trump as our president, as I served under MacArthur and Harry Truman during that “Forgotten War” in 1952.

Our Commander-In-Chief needs to be a leader for all Americans.

God bless America.

Bob Spring Crown Point

DannemoraÊ FreeÊ Library:Ê StewartsÊ contributesÊ inÊ manyÊ ways To the Editor: Dannemora Free Library has been among the recipients of Stewarts’ Holiday Match grants as well as other generous Stewarts’ Shops donations.

Such community action makes everyone a winner.

First, Stewarts’ patrons are caring individuals, willing to share, and extremely generous, knowing their contributions will be matched by Stewarts and then returned to the community. These donors are #1, true winners!

Stewarts’ Shops are a tremendous asset to the communities they serve.

They provide long hours of operation where customers know they can obtain groceries, dairy products, made-to-order snacks/meals as well as gasoline. In addition, it is Stewarts who offers the opportunity for community generosity, and it is Stewarts who matches that generosity. Again, Stewarts is a winning community contributor!

And finally those organizations that receive the Stewarts’ Shops /community generosity know that they are winners. Possible programs and projects become reality with Stewarts’ Shops grants.

Thank you, Stewarts, for being and providing an opportunity for others to be winners. With Stewarts, everyone wins!

Elaine Rice, Board of Trustees Dannemora Free Library Saranac

Contributors,Ê donorsÊ makeÊ MinervaÊ QuestÊ succeed To the Editor: I would like to thank all of the sponsors who donated prizes for the Minerva Quest that was held on Minerva Day 2016!

The Minerva Quest was a huge success, and 13 prizes were given out to 13 lucky winners. It was a lot of fun for everyone and I can’t wait to do it again next year!

The following is a list of the sponsors and the prizes they donated: Lil’ Nony’s Bakery and Sandwich Shop: $20 gift card; Mammy & Pop’s General Store: one pizza with two toppings; Maple Knoll Farm: pint of maple syrup; The Stand at Minerva Lake: $25 gift card; Betty’s Funny Farm: two jars of jam; Sullivan’s Store: candle; Mountain Ink Screenprinting and Embroidery: Minerva Day T-shirt and Minerva hat; It’s About Thyme Farm: large blown glass ball; Greg’s Barbershop: one men’s or boy’s haircut; Minerva Historical Society: Pack of 10 Minerva Historical Society Greeting Cards; Fishing Derby (Mike Corey): $25 gift card to Bass Pro Shops and Minerva Service Organization (Kathleen DeGuilme): Minerva sign.

Thanks again for your generous donations!

Nellie R. Halloran Minerva Quest Coordinator Olmstedville

IsÊ thisÊ theÊ endÊ of Ê ourÊ republic?

To the Editor: President Obama recently joked about the end of our republic. But what if he wasn’t joking?

In spite of Obama being dishonest and unlawful, and Hillary being corrupt, dishonest and for sale on the world market, perhaps their pledge to fundamentally transform America will actually work.

What would it take to cripple, then transform our republic of America into something else?

You could start by making our Constitution and laws irrelevant by illegal executive actions, loading the Supreme Court with progressive liberals, and turning the U.S. Attorney General office into a politically driven social justice agency, whereby our nations top law enforcement official couldn’t be trusted to enforce the law; then incite chaos by tolerating some anarchy in the streets while demonizing our police; ignore a rapid increase in crime and murder in large cities; tolerate illegal alien immigration and sue border states that try to prevent it; fast track tens of thousands of non-resident Muslims into our country without background checks; accept the murder of our citizens in public places by illegal aliens and Muslim terrorists as unavoidable; allow sanctuary cities to break federal laws by harboring criminal illegal aliens; attempt to provide access to our Social Security network to illegal aliens; incite hate, distrust, and killing of one another though political and racial discord; significantly increase the cost of health care for the working middle class so as to provide free health care to others including illegal aliens; redistribute income from workers to others who haven’t earned it including illegal aliens; mandate diversity; erode our property rights which cascades into other areas of personal rights; plus degrade our future thru excessive government regulation and debt which has doubled on Obama’s watch and will pass $20,000,000,000,000.

Will these things that are actually happening lead to peace and love or

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COMMENTARY will chaos and disorder be the likely consequence of it? Human nature and history would suggest the latter.

By all appearances, Obama and Hillary play checkers while other world leaders and radical Muslims play chess. The colossal folly of invading Libya, causing Benghazi, the Russian reset button, and the bizarre Clinton email operation are but a few examples of this, yet their dreams for our own country could materialize in spite of their incompetence and willingness to deceive us.

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

Solar myths Debunked The difference between fact and fiction Nancy Bernstein Columnist

WhatÊ kindÊ of Ê scumÊ stealsÊ kittens?

To the Editor: Angel Connection was live trapping in the end of June behind Advance Auto. We caught a mother and three kittens. The second kitten was trapped on June 30 and stolen shortly after because someone wanted a free trap.

Buy your own.

We’re not so concerned about the trap, but deeply fear for the fate of that kitten. What did you want to do with it or to it? It was going to be reunited with its siblings, fixed and adopted to a good home.

What kind of scum does this?

Whoever you are, you are a thief and much worse, an animal abuser who didn’t care about an innocent kitten.

I am a firm believer in “what goes around, comes around!”

Again, we thank all of the people who have been so generous over the years with their donations, bottles, cans, assistance and support.

JoAnn Drinkwine Angel Connection Ticonderoga

TimeÊ toÊ prepareÊ forÊ theÊ upcomingÊ EssexÊ CountyÊ Fair To the Editor: It is that time of year to plan for a trip to the Essex County Fair. Whether you are planning what you are going to exhibit or what shows you want to see or which barn you are going to check out first.

Exhibitors will be glad to hear, we are ready for all the farm animals this year. Beef and dairy cattle, chickens, turkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and all. We are looking for handmade clothing, crochet or knitted items, wood projects, farm or home grown produce and flowers. Children and adult entries are accepted. You can select categories from our handbook which is on the website: essexcountyfair.org.

You will find several different things to watch throughout each day starting at 9 am with horse shows, grandstand events, 4H exhibitions and many exhibits. Don’t miss the daily, thrilling, main attractions on the south lawn: the Indian River Lumberjack Show and Hansen’s Spectacular Acrobatic Sensations Show.

Our vendors serve meals and snacks from breakfast into the evening. Several local menus & carnival foods are prepared for your eating pleasure. The carnival rides are included in the gate admission. Gate admission is $12.00 each, age 3 – 99. Admission also includes shows, parking.

Membership passes do not include carnival rides but allow you to enjoy the fair every day plus voting privileges at our annual meeting for just $30.00. each. You may purchase a membership in the fair office any week day from now through fair. See you at Essex County Fair, 3 Sisco St., Westport, NY. Bertha Rand, secretary Essex County Agricultural Society, Inc.

HillaryÊ victimÊ of Ê prolongedÊ GOPÊ smearÊ campaign To the Editor: Mr. Irwin’s hatred of President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Democrats is his right. However, he should not pass on false information.

President Obama has made numerous accomplishments despite enormous obstruction by Republicans: Getting Osama bin Laden, saving General Motors and Chrysler and keeping thousands of American jobs, just to name a few.

Mr. Irwin thinks that the 69 million Americans who voted for President Obama are “dumb”. I voted for President Obama. I am not dumb.

For Mr. Irwin’s information, the night after President Obama was elected, the Koch brothers and many other billionaires met and amassed $889 million to stop and obstruct the president from gaining any legislation to move the country forward. (Read “Dark Money” by Jane Mayer).

These are the people Mr. Irwin foolishly supports, the Koch brothers and their billionaire friends, people like General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, who paid zero in federal income taxes in 2016 (zero!), while receiving $3.3 billion in tax refunds. Mrs. Clinton has been vilified for 25 years by the Republican propaganda lying machine. They are very good at lying. They dislike her because she is smart, she is a Democrat, she knows the government better anybody in office today and she is a woman. They fear her.

Benghazi? Obviously Mr. Irwin neglected to read my last letter, citing the many embassy attacks during the Reagan and Bush administrations. Convenient amnesia?

Politifact,the Pulitzer-winning fact checking project, determined for example, that Hillary was actually the most truthful candidate (of either party) in the 2016 election season, and in general, Politifact has determined that Hillary is more honest than most politicians they have tracked for years.

Joe DeMarco Jay

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ith solar technology changing so rapidly, it can be difficult to tell the difference between truth and common misconceptions.

Here are a few facts to debunk these myths.

MYTH: New York doesn’t get enough sun for solar.

FACT: Solar irradiation levels vary across the US, but every state receives enough sunlight to make solar a good investment. Consider that Germany leads the world in residential solar - six times the installed capacity of the U.S. - with a solar resource roughly equivalent to that of Alaska.

MYTH: Solar is too expensive, only rich people can afford the upfront costs.

FACT: The price of solar technology has fallen steeply in the past several years, and solar technology has never been as affordable as it is right now. Most homeowners choosing solar are middle-income families looking for ways to help keep household costs down. New York State offers an incentive to everyone installing solar at $.40 /watt. Beginning this year, the state has also introduced a program that raises the incentive to $.80 /watt for households with incomes less than 80% of the median county income.

Federal and state tax credits may further reduce cost by as much as 55% depending on how much tax is owed by the homeowner. On average, solar panels return two to four times their cost in saved electricity bills and pay for themselves completely in 7 to 15 years, while continuing to produce energy for 25 years or more.

MYTH: With solar I won’t receive an electric bill.

FACT: Most modern solar systems are grid-tied which means they are connected to the electrical grid. A system generates power when the sun is shining and excess flows back into the grid through a process called “net metering” – solar production spins your meter backwards and you build credits against your electric bill that are used at night or on overcast days. You will continue to receive a monthly bill from your utility company. The amount owed to the utility will vary from month to month depending on your credit balance and usage. Regardless of how much electricity you generate and use, you will still be charged the basic service charge each month.

MYTH: Solar system cost is based on a home’s size.

FACT: Solar systems are custom designed with particular attention paid to the home’s roof orientation and slope, as well as any shading. Each home is carefully assessed to maximize system production based on the most recent electric bill. A good way to determine the size array your home will need, as well as the cost, is to sign up for a free, no obligation site assessment at www.solarizetrilakes.com or call 891-5212.

Nancy Bernstein is coordinator of Solarize Tri-Lakes. She can be reached at solarizetrilakes@ gmail.com

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ThankÊ youÊ volunteers To the Editor: Adventure Sports Rafting Company would like to give a huge thank you to the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Our building, which we operate our rafting company out of was recently involved in a structure fire. Though the damage was substantial to the building, without the quick response of our neighbors at Pines Country Store who spotted the fire and the immediate arrival of the Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department the loss would have been horrific.

With many historical buildings being located so closely together here in the center of town, fire could have quickly spread to surrounding buildings resulting in a devastating loss for our community.

Much of our town was destroyed by a fire very reminiscent of this in the early 1920s. Not only was the quick response of our dedicated firemen a key factor in saving the building but the location of the fire hall was also a pertinent factor.

With plans in the works for the Fire Station to be housed where the grocery store used to be here in Indian Lake, the new location is a strategic property to do so. With homes and businesses being just steps from each other response times are of the utmost importance for containment of a fire so it will not spread to other structures which are so close.

The Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department is the “heart of our town” and we once again would like to say thank you for what you have done, what you do and what you will bring for the future of our great town.

John Starling Adventure Sports Rafting Company Indian Lake

Their friends desert them, turn on them, falsely accuse them, just to save themselves, even though they feel the charges are false. Oh this is fun!

I get to monitor their speech and shut it down if they say anything I disagree with.

Even if I find out they are not a threat I never take them off the list.

Where there is smoke, there’s fire. You can never take a chance.

Due process rights, don’t make me laugh!

The only thing I can’t do is to stop them from buying a gun. A communist should not be allowed to possess a firearm!”

— Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1950 This is how it starts, a list, then our rights die.

There has been much made about the no-fly or terrorist watch list. We should use it to stop people from buying guns.

I was lead to believe that a person was innocent until proven guilty. These lists prove nothing, they make unproven accusations and cause innocent people harm. We have no idea how many of us are on it. There may be someone reading this who is on this list and not be aware of it.

There is no place in an open society for such secret lists and those who would use them to deny citizens their rights. This is not how our country is suppose to work. If we have to fight this war on terror by taking a page out of Joseph McCarthy’s playbook then we have already lost!

I find it fascinating how those who condemn McCarthyism are the first to use his tactics.

Keep in mind, Senator Edward Kennedy was at one time on this list. Took him a week to get his name off it. At one time, 72 members of Homeland Security were on it and at least one four old. Only a fool would trust this list and those who would use it.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

ViewpointÊ wasÊ misleading To the Editor: I have followed many articles written by Keith Lobdell for years, enjoying our personal conversations, his candor, his sense of humor, his love of the North Country but mostly the down to earth local way he reports it.

So when I read his guest viewpoint about the Essex County fairgrounds I was very upset since the article lead me to believe the county board of supervisors swayed by the chairman of a task force was giving up on the fairgrounds and tearing buildings down with little or no notice.

I felt like such a fool when I barged into my town supervisor’s office (who happens to be the task force chair) to make myself heard as to why his task force was doing the fairgrounds so wrong. He politely informed me about the procedures and how everything came about and why, insisting that people were notified, options discussed and options were still on the table.

This explanation was not the dire story I read.

Mr. Gillilland was very surprised to read the article and the way it was written as he was never contacted by the reporter. He had not been asked about how, what, where, when or why the things being done were happening. In fact as we discussed the article it became clear that there were no quotes from anyone mentioned, no opposing view, no gathered facts from them.

Mr. Gillilland and his wife are farmers and deeply involved in the Essex County Fairgrounds, the fair itself and its continued success. He also informed me he volunteered to lead the task force as he felt (I’m sure with his wife’s influence) he had a vested interest in its success as a farmer, a horseman and cattleman.

I recall scuttlebutt a year or so back that some supervisors wanted to get rid of the fairgrounds and sell/give it to the town of Westport. That would be a financial disaster for the town to upkeep and run. Yes the Midway Diner is gone and if other changes are coming that will insure we still have a fairgrounds and fair for another 168 years, then I am for it.

Win Belanger, Willsboro

Sen.Ê JosephÊ McCarthyÊ tacticsÊ beingÊ used The the Editor: “I have a list, a wonderful list, of names of people who may do harm. I can put anyone on it and I do not have to prove they have done anything wrong. It is kept secret until they try and do something, and then I spring it on them.

It is not hard to get on this list. There are many ways, like: Their politics are wrong (they disagree with me.)

They have made a neighbor mad. There are no consequence’s to false reports.

Have been in the wrong places with the wrong people. Can’t have people hanging out with who ever they wish.

Wrong reading material. Wrong kind of mail.

Visited with wrong countries. Doesn’t matter why they were there.

I get to use this list to cause people to lose their jobs, their homes, any rights they thought they had. Once on the list you lose your rights.

PoorÊ choiceÊ of Ê photo To the Editor: I was very disappointed with in the photo you chose for the front page of your July 9th edition of The Sun. I feel that the photo had absolutely nothing to do with the reason for a Fourth of July parade. Unfortunately, many of our youngsters haven’t a clue as to why we celebrate the Fourth because they think it is all about water guns and free candy. Well, it is not.

July 4, 1776, was the day our country’s founders declared their independence from the absolute tyranny of King George, III. When our children and grandchildren ask why we celebrate this special day, we need to tell them what happened.

We need to tell them that our founders decided it was worth the risk of war to win the freedom to govern themselves. We should celebrate this day to honor those who fought so hard for our freedom and honor those who continue to fight for our freedom.

I believe a photo of children waving American flags, or a photo of veterans who have proudly served our country would have been far more patriotic and suitable for your front page.

Richard A. Nadeau, Ticonderoga

ClearingÊ theÊ airÊ onÊ fairground To the Editor: In response to the editorial written by Keith Lobdell that appeared in the July 16 edition of The Sun, I would like to correct some things. As a member of the fairgrounds task force, believe me there is no intent to sell the grounds, in fact that couldn’t be further from the truth. The task force mission is to bring the fairgrounds back to a usable commodity that can not only be used for the fair, but to make it attractive to bring other events to the venue. One of our first tasks was to dispel any myths and inaccuracies about ownership of buildings and alleged contracts. There has been a lot of handshake agreements and assumptions but nothing in writing.

1. As far as the Midway Diner, it was not going to be open this year because the building was falling in around itself and the individual running it could not get it fixed, therefore for liability reasons it was taken down and was offered to the individual to place a vendor cart there. They were informed each step of the way. That building in fact was built by the Mason Brothers several years before Mr. Hommes took over.

2. Ike Tyler, while not a member of the task force, has sat in on committee meetings all along, as can any supervisor. You’re right that he has the most skin in the game and that’s why he has been included in these meetings.

3. Opening up county property to let some build on it opens up many other issues we are trying to avoid. If the need arises and the fairgrounds become successful then maybe we can rebuild these buildings to be leased during events.

4. The task force has taken many steps, working with DPW to clean up a lot of the areas on the grounds; we have put gates in place to keep people out who don’t belong in there. We have cleaned up a lot of the items that were being stored there that the county knew nothing about.

5. Lastly the Fair Board and Ag Society have been on board

with the direction the task force has taken.

In closing the county has not given up on the fairgrounds.

Rome was not built overnight, the fairgrounds had become an afterthought for a lot of years, so changes will be slow, but changes are coming to make this piece of county property attractive and a central location for future events.

James Monty, Town of Lewis supervisor

SettingÊ theÊ recordÊ straight To the Editor: I want to thank Bert Windle of Putnam Station for thanking me for my service. Mr. Windle like John Sharkey is entitled to his opinion but when he makes statements such as “both (Hillary and her husband) have been disbarred” his opinion becomes fantasy.

Mrs. Clinton’s license to practice law lapsed in 2002, but not because she was disbarred or otherwise sanctioned for professional misconduct. Mrs. Clinton simply stopped practicing law and didn’t need a license. Had Mr. Windle done a little investigating he would have found this was another rumor stated by zealous people.

In my opinion’s I never said one had to serve our country before becoming president. I did say Trump was a draft dodger who got deferments while others served. I also made mention that Trump keeps beating the drums of war and wanting to send others to die for his causes.

When comparing Trump’s morals with Bill Clintons with regard to women I believe both have bad track records when it comes to infidelity. Why Bill Clinton is mentioned is beyond me as it is Hillary Clinton who is running for president.

I would submit that Mr. Windle calling Hillary Clinton a liar is like the pot calling the kettle black. His statements are anything but the truth and in fact they belong in a fiction novel.

Trump an asset to the USA? How can one call him an asset when thousands lost their jobs due to his bankruptcies? What about his hiring of illegal’s at his golf club?

As for being in a foxhole with Trump it wouldn’t happen, as he wouldn’t be there.

Mr. Windle closes his opinion letter with “God Bless America” but I wonder how he can make this statement while standing up for a foul-mouthed tyrant? A man who belittles women and uses four letter words to make his point.

No Mr. Windle, I won’t be voting for this poor choice for a human being and I won’t stop writing the truth. My opinion is worth no more than yours but my words will always carry the truth. You and John Sharkey have every right not to like anyone but you don’t have the right to tell outright lies. Man up and just say you are one of the zealous people who would never give credit to anyone who disagrees with your political thinking.

When we talk about Americans who were assets perhaps Nelson Rockefeller or Andrew Carnegie would be better choices.

God Bless America.

Gary Philip Guido, Ticonderoga ON CAMPUS

CP resident on Dean’s List LOUDONVILLE — Heather Ryan of Crown Point, has been named to the Siena College Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester. Students who have earned recognition have maintained a GPA index between 3.5 and 3.89 for the semester. Ryan’s GPA is 3.58.

Gonyeau graduates ALBANY — Joseph Gonyeau, son of Larry and Karlene Gonyeau of Ticonderoga, graduated Summa Cum Laude, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Finance from Siena College, at the Commencement Ceremony held in May. Gonyeau will be attending William and Mary Law School in the fall to pursue a Juris Doctorate Degree.

CCC adds to Dean’s List PLATTSBURGH — Full time students Hayden T. Bazan of Ticonderoga, Ryan N. Jaquish of Moriah and Cory P. Porter of Port Henry have been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 Semester at Clinton Community College. Each student has achieved a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.749

CCC adds to President’s List PLATTSBURGH — Grace E. Cochran of Port Henry, has been named to the President’s List for the Spring 2016 Semester at Clinton Community College. Each student has achieved a GPA above 3.75.

Cal State adds local to Dean’s List SAN MARCOS, Ca — Nicole Fuller of Ticonderoga, has been named to the California State University San Marcos Dean’s List in the College of Science and Mathematics. during the Spring 2016 semester after achieving a semester GPA of 3.5 or better.

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Moriah Little League’s Pepper Field gets makeover

By Lohr McKinstry

lohr@suncommunitynews.com

MORIAH – Moriah’s John W. Pepper Memorial Field has new life thanks to prison inmates and town employees who pitched in to resurface it and build a new backstop.

The town softball field gets a lot of use in the summer, and the clay surface was worn down, said Moriah Buildings and Grounds Foreman Ed Roberts.

The Moriah Town Highway Department, Buildings and Grounds Department, and Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility inmate crews all started working on the field earlier this summer.

“It was resurfaced with red shale, a fine stone,” Roberts said.

“You have to rough it up, rake it, to maintain it. It looks really nice.”

Truckloads of the material were brought in by the Highway Department to create a new, more durable infield, he explained.

Crushed red shale is a premium material for sports fields, because it isn’t slick when wet, and dries quickly. It also offers firm footing and is aesthetically pleasing.

The inmates also applied wood stain to the team dugouts, Roberts said, as well as to new backstop that they built.

The project was spread out over several weeks.

“Eventually, there will be a new backstop,” he said. “It has to be installed.”

The ball diamond, located in the Moriah Corners hamlet, is used for both softball and baseball games, he said.

The town maintains the field for public use, Roberts said, but the Pepper family owns the property.

The field is named in honor of John W. Pepper, one of the town’s prominent citizens in the first half of the 20th century.

“The Pepper family leases it to the town for $1 a year,” Moriah Town Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava said. “They’re very generous to the community.”

The town paid for the stone and stain, he said, but much of the labor was from the inmate work crews.

“Pepper Field is fabulous,” he said. “It’s a major asset to the town.

“Everyone worked together to get this done.”

Above: Moriah Buildings and Grounds Foreman Ed Roberts stands at John W. Pepper Memorial Field in Moriah, which was recently resurfaced with crushed red shale as part of several improvements.

Photo by Lohr McKinstry

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STONY CREEK JUL. PLEIN AIR 30 Sat. DAY@DEAN FARM HERITAGE TRAIL, STONY CREEK. Saturday: 10:30 am - 2:30 pm The Stony Creek Library invites you this FREE event at 4 Murray Road, Stony Creek.

Held July 30th (rain date July 31st). Stroll a beautiful trail and watch artists create! Call the library to sign up for these activities: 11am Nature Walk, 1pm - Children’s Art Activity.

518-696-5911. Refreshments available.

Interested artists call 518-696-3399 to 89945 participate!

“AUTUMN REFLECTIONS” ART SHOW@ THE GALLERY AT HAGUE CREEK, HAGUE.

JUL.

29 Fri.

THRU

AUG.

04 Thurs.

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Autumn Reflections” - Brant Lake to Silver Bay. Plein Air Oil Paintings by Anne Parlin.

Opening reception on Friday, July 29th from 5pm - 8pm.

Details: 518-543-8813 or anneparlin.com.

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FAMILY FUN DAY: BENEFIT FOR CHASE!@ ESSEX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, WESTPORT.

JUL.

24 Sun.

Sunday: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Chase McCarroll is fighting stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphona, several small tumors, one large tumor on his sacrum. He’s losing the ability to use his legs. Needs a stem cell transplant. Father of 17 and 3 year old sons. Funday includes: face painting, 50/50 raffle, Chinese auction, music, magic, refreshments, softball tournament ($25 includes admission & t-shirt).

Admission: $5. 10% goes to St. Jude’s Children Research Center, the rest going to his family.

Details: Terry Conley via facebook or text 518-569-6401.

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JUL. TURKEY SUPPER@ 29 CROWN POINT Fri. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1682 CREEK ROAD, CROWN POINT.

Friday: 5:00 pm (take-out 4:30 pm)

Price $10 adults / $5 children. Family style sit down starts at 5pm and take-outs start at 4:30pm. Meal includes homemade desserts!

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Port Henry race car driver honored

Tony Adamowicz inducted into Polish-American Hall of Fame

By Lohr McKinstry

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PORT HENRY – Professional race car driver and Port Henry native Tony Adamowicz has been inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Adamowicz spent his 50-year career racing with the Sports Car Club of America, winning nine championships.

His career began in 1963, when he entered local races, and wrapped up when he won the the U.S. Formula Revival Championships in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014.

He is the son of Violet and Walter Adamowicz, who came to be called “Tony A to Z” by race announcers, born on May 2, 1941 in Moriah.

His grandparents, Peter and Helen Adamowicz, emigrated to the U.S. from Poland, and they became proprietors of an inn and grocery store in Port Henry, which eventually were turned over to Tony Adamowicz’s parents.

Adamowicz has said his upbringing was grounded in the warmth and security of a close family, giving him the courage to venture into the unknown.

“I know God has a plan for me,” he often said, according to his family.

His grandfather and father possessed a love of cars, and fueled by their interest, Adamowicz became fascinated by race cars, particularly the Ferrari, his sister, Stephanie Adamowicz Porcelli of Long Island, said.

“As a teenager, he honed his skills driving the winding roads around his hometown, and he felt the thrust and power of manipulating the Rock Cuts (just south of Port Henry),” she said.

“Tony discovered his dream.”

While serving in the U.S. Army, with the White House Communications Agency, Adamowicz found the Maryland roads around Camp David reminiscent of his earlier driving thrills, his sister said.

In 1963, he raced locally, in Maryland, and won.

In 1964, after perfecting his Volvo’s engine, he finished second in the Northeast Sports Car Club of America Region BSedan Championship, then in 1965, he won that same championship.

“His racing career had begun,” Mrs. Porcelli said. “This polite young man with a charming smile was very fast.”

In 1966, Adamowicz won the Sports Car Club of America Trans Am in Sebring and the 12 Hour Trans Am Sedan Race in Marlboro, Maryland, in a Dodge Dart, the first time an American car had won that event.

He captured the Trans Am Under 2 L Championship in a Porsche 911 in 1968, winning six of 10 races, finishing second in two others, and setting five new lap records.

He received the Ted Mayer Award for the Most Promis-

Tony Adamowicz of Port Henry races in a a Ferrari 512 at LeMans in 1971. Adamowicz was recently admitted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

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ing Driver of the Year, and Motor Age Magazine and County Magazine both named him Driver of the Year.

Adamowicz met with Oscar Koveleski and Brad Niemcek about founding the Polish Racing Drivers of America to win sponsors and promote the sport. Using his artistic talent, Adamowicz presented a hand-drawn version of a group emblem.

Today, the organization boasts worldwide membership and Adamowicz remains co-vice president.

In 1972, he drove a Ferrari at Le Mans, where he finished first in class. In Yahuarcocha, Ecuador, he again won, in a Ferrari 512.

In 1973, Tony drove a Lola T330 in the Formula 5000 Series, and Porsches and Ferraris in endurance races.

During one race, he broke his wrist.

“He finished the season driving one-handed with his wrist in a cast, molded to fit the steering wheel,” Mrs. Porcelli said.

He retired from racing in 1989, but returned in 2008, when the Eagle race car, in which he won the F5000 Championship in 1969, was returned to racing condition.

“Tony would be the driver,” Mrs. Porcelli said. “On the track, this 70-plus-year-old veteran raced against much younger drivers at speeds upwards of 200 mph.”

He won four championships, retiring again after the 2014 season.

“In a career that spanned over 50 years, Tony’s skill and determination brought him to world-wide venues,” his sister said.

Racing more than 15 different makes of cars and six different models of Porsches and Ferraris, he earned nine championships, many class wins and lap records, and scores of topten finishes, she said.

He was previously admitted to the Watkins Glen Drivers Walk of Fame, she said, and now the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Stephanie Adamowicz Porcelli, and his other sister, Anne Marie Adamowicz of Port Henry, both attended the induction ceremony. Due to illness, Tony Adamowicz, who now lives in California, was not able to attend.

At the dinner, Polish food was served and video highlights of Tony Adamowicz’s career were shown.

“I gave a short acceptance speech on behalf of Tony, and James Conrad, chairman of the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame, presented Tony’s plaque to Anne Marie and me,” Mrs. Porcelli said.

In her speech, Mrs. Porcelli said her brother had a determination to excel, which drove his racing career.

“If Tony were able to come tonight, he would tell you how honored he is to be in the company of such fine athletes, and he would regale you with stories about his past experiences,” she told those at the event.

She said at the end of his presentations, Tony would always say “cheers,” and as the banquet closed, everyone raised their glasses to Tony and said, “Cheers!”

each in freshman awards.

Sophomore awards were given for $1,500 each to John Cook, Michaela Fitzgerald and Ashley Trudeau.

Haley Kuhl received a $ 1,750 junior award.

No senior year students received awards.

“We are very proud of our Putnam students and wish them the best in their pursuit of post-high-school education,” said Cummings.

He said the award amounts were increased by $250 per person in each category this year, owing to increased earnings of the endowment principle in the last year.

The Putnam Founders’ Fund is a private non-profit corporation which was founded 19 years ago in order to generate awards for Putnam students, encouraging their undergraduate education.

Donations to the fund are welcome at any time and may be made to: Post Office Box 30, Putnam Station, New York 12861.

Putnam students win Founders’ Fund awards The Putnam Founders’ Fund helps nine PUTNAM — Nine Putnam students have been given Founders’ Fund awards to assist with their education.

The Rev. Irving Cummings, chairman of the Putnam Founders’ Fund, recently announced awards made by the fund for the 2016-17 season.

Brittany Bruce, Carla-Jeanne Peters, Willa Shakeshaft and Ryan Trudeau got $1,250

Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer boating course TICONDEROGA — The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 15-13 will conduct an eight-hour boat safety course on July 30 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ticonderoga United Methodist Church.

The course includes lessons on navigating waterways, safety equipment, safe trailering practices, common terminology and more.

The cost is $30 per person.

Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Minimum age is 10 years old. The fee includes all course expenses and lunch.

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Stefanik won’t attend Republican national convention

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PLATTSBURGH — The center of the political universe has descended on Cleveland for the Republican National Convention this week, where Donald J. Trump is expected to be declared the party’s candidate on Thursday.

Ordinarily, the quadrennial bash acts a who’s who of the party elite and a showcase for the party’s rising talent.

But one politician is notably absent this year.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), the freshman lawmaker who represents New York’s 21st Congressional District.

“Elise will be in the district working on behalf of her constituents and is not attending,” said Lenny Alcivar, a campaign spokesman.

Stefanik, elected in 2014, was famously close to Speaker Paul Ryan, helping the GOP vice-presidential candidate with debate preparations in 2012.

As policy director for the Republican National Convention, Stefanik also helped draft the party’s platform, experience she cited on the campaign trail in 2014 as her ability to hit the ground running.

The freshman lawmaker, often called a rising star in GOP politics, has also been lukewarm in her support of Trump, who has run an unconventional campaign that saw him knock out 16 opponents during the primary cycle, offending many with his controversial remarks.

“She has long stated she will support the GOP nominee,” Alcivar said in response to if Stefanik would support Trump.

Stefanik isn’t alone in sitting on the sidelines. She joins other notable Republicans who are not attending, including Rep. Mia Love (UT-4) and Senators Kelly Ayotte, Mark Kirk, Ben Sasse and Jeff Flake.

Four former presidential candidates edged out by Trump during the primary process — Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Lindsey Graham — also will not attend.

Even former presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush will stay at home. So will former presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney, a sign that the party appears far from united before the general election.

IN THE DISTRICT Stefanik has been visible throughout the district this month, holding a rally in Plattsburgh during the Mayor’s Cup events to launch a summer campaign tour.

The lawmaker also hosted a roundtable discussion on Saturday with state and local officials to discuss a permanent funding solution for the Land Water Conservation Fund, the federally-funded program that supports a number of wilderness, historical and park projects across the district.

Stefanik also held a tele-townhall with constituents and introduced new legislation designed to increase access to broadband connectivity for farmers.

The legislation, the Precision Farming Act of 2016, will encourage the construction of rural broadband connections to farms by allowing providers to receive a one-time reimbursement of up to $15,000 for the costs related to construction.

‘GOING REMARKABLY WELL’ Democratic candidate Mike Derrick will also skip his party’s convention, scheduled from July 25-28 in Philadelphia, where former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.

“It’s going remarkably well,” Derrick said of his campaign.

“I’m very pleased with where we are right now.”

The campaign is assembling staff in Watertown, Plattsburgh and Glens Falls, all locals who “understand the political landscape,” Derrick said.

“The most important thing is people in those regions know them and trust them,” he said.

Derrick, who spent last week in Washington, D.C., has events scheduled for Lowville and Saranac Lake this week.

The candidate also received an accelerant last week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, who moved his campaign into their Red to Blue Program, which means his attempt at the seat has been selected as one determined to be critical in flipping the House back to Democratic control this fall.

Drew Prestridge, a campaign spokesman, cited grassroots support, fundraising and potential vulnerabilities of Stefanik as a reason for the designation, which may lead to an increase in resources being funneled to the race.

“He is the exact kind of candidate that can do well in a district like this,” Prestridge said.

Internal data reveals voters are responding well to Derrick’s presence in the race, he said.

By and large, people are not happy with Congress, he said.

“They’re dissatisfied with the culture of Washington and think the North Country is suffering because of it.”

HOUSTON BOUND Matt Funiciello will attend the Green Party National Convention, scheduled from Aug. 4 to 7 in Houston, TX. As a delegate, he has also been awarded a speaking slot.

“Having a speaking slot at the convention is a really big deal for me,” Funiciello said.

But it’s not a free ride. Funiciello said since the party doesn’t accept corporate donations, it’s often tough for delegates to foot the bill for travel expenses.

As such, “a huge effort” is made to ensure delegates have the funds they need to make the trip, Funiciello said, noting he once had been tapped to attend before, but couldn’t afford it.

Funiciello, who is taking his second run at the seat, said he hoped to accomplish three main goals at the convention: The first is to perform his duties as a delegate, which means casting his vote for presumptive presidential candidate Jill Stein.

The second is to build inroads with the national media, whose presence he said is expected to increase this year due to the strong interest in third-party candidates.

“That’s rare for us,” Funiciello said.

That media exposure will be vital to steering traffic to social media and Green Party websites, and ideally, lead to increased fundraising, allowing the campaign to do what they couldn’t in 2014.

(At present, the campaign lags far behind Stefanik in fundraising, who reported $1.4 million cash on hand after second quarter totals were announced. Derrick has $450,000; Funiciello reported $6,371.)

And the third is networking with national and local Greens.

The convention comes at an important time in the presidential campaign, Funiciello said, when many Americans are looking for a third-choice.

Both Clinton and Trump have historic unfavorability ratings.

According to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released this week, 58 percent of respondents describe themselves as dissatisfied with a choice between those two presumptive nominees.

PRESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE Clinton and Trump scored massive statewide wins in New York’s presidential primary in April.

Trump garnered 60 percent of the statewide vote, easily routing Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich, while Clinton handily dispatched Sanders with a 16 point margin.

It’s indisputable that Trump is popular in the district: the real estate developer scored decisive victories across the region, winning all 12 counties in the district with 52.7 percent of the vote.

While Clinton’s statewide victory spelled the beginning of the end for Sanders, the Vermont senator bested the former secretary of state in all 12 counties, landing 62.9 percent of the vote.

Among Sanders’ biggest margins were in the counties neighboring his home turf of Vermont, including Clinton County, where the senator scored a whopping 47 point victory.

Clinton, who represented New York in the senate from 2001 to 2009, performed the best in Jefferson County, where she fought Sanders to a near draw, losing by 1.8 percentage points.

Funiciello said those numbers will bode well for his campaign.

“There is more interest this year than there was last time,” he said. “We’re interested in outsiders even if they’re perceived as such.”

While Sanders endorsed Clinton earlier this month, putting up a united front before November’s election, Funiciello believes the endorsement will steer disenfranchised Sanders voters to Stein.

In 2014, Stefanik bested her Democratic opponent, Aaron Woolf, by 20 points. Funiciello garnered 11 percent.

This summer has been bereft of publicly available polls.

But based on grassroots chatter and the national race, Funiciello said he feels confident about his prospects.

“When polling is released again, we’re going to see my numbers are as good as, or better, than Mike’s are,” said Funiciello.

“Mike, polling at 17 percent when he walked into the race, told me all there is to know,” he said, referring to a National Republican Congressional Committee-sponsored Harper Poll released last September.

Funiciello said his campaign is working with a local professor who offered to conduct an independent poll for the campaign.

Derrick said he wouldn’t want to venture a guess on what the presidential race might mean for the district, but said he expected more clarity by the end of the month.

“It’s been such an anxious and turbulent path to get to where we are now,” he said.

Derrick added he was reluctant to play the role of political pundit.

“I resist that as much as I can and I try to focus on this district.”

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S.L.Y.C to sponsor free golf for kids SCHROON — The Schroon Lake Youth Commission will sponsor a series of free golf lessons for children at the Schroon Lake Golf Club from July 18 to Aug. 22. The free lessons will be every Monday evening at 6 p.m. All children must be accompanied by adults. For more information, call 532-9359.

Ti Arts gallery spotlights local artistry TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Art’s downtown gallery will host an opening reception of their new exhibit, “Artists of Hague,” on July 29 from 5-7 p.m. Artists Susan Cacici, Susan Darrin, Mary Ann Eaton, Jim O’Toole, Brenda Jean Rider, Vicki Stewart and Richard Stout will be featured.

The artists on display work in a variety of mediums including watercolor, oil, acrylic and photography. The show will be open through Aug. 11. The exhibit will be available for viewing during normal gallery hours. For more information, visit ticonderogaarts.org.

Heavy rain and winds swept through Port Henry and Moriah the evening of July 13, downing trees and power lines. The Port Henry Village Department of Public Works is clearing fallen trees in the Main Street pocket park here. Other large trees came down at Moriah Corners and on Spring Street in Port Henry.

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Champ Day draws a crowd along Pt. Henry waterfront

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PORT HENRY — This year’s celebration in honor of the legendary Champ monster in Lake Champlain brought hundreds of people to the Port Henry waterfront Sunday.

“It was very successful,” Moriah Chamber of Commerce President Cathy Sprague said.

“Lots of people came. The vendors did well.”

The annual event offered craft and food vendors, including local jam-maker Mary Fielder of Westpoort, who set up an array of her homemade jams and jellies.

“My mother, Bert Conway, passed her recipes on to me,” Fielder said. “It’s a good remembrance of her.”

Other vendors sold T-shirts, Italian pastries, jewelry, carvings and other items.

Chamber member Tim Bryant presided

over a cardboard boat race with 10 entries.

He handed out sheets of cardboard and rolls of duct tape.

Kids and adult helpers then assembled the watercraft, and the youngsters put them in the lake at the Port Henry Beach.

The boats had to last long enough to be paddled to a rope marker and back to the beach.

After a lot of overturning and yelling, a winner was declared in 10-year-old Kyle Burl of Long Island.

“It was fun,” Burl said.

Sprague, who was entertaining at Champ Day as Penelope the Clown, even entered a cardboard boat of her own.

“I came in second,” she said. “I might have done better if I didn’t clown around so much.”

The North Country Travelers Band of Moriah provided music for the event.

Above, right: Youth set sail during the annual cardboard boat races at Champ Day. Photo by Lohr McKinstry

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Being present

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s we grow older, time seems to slip by at a much faster rate. Years pass at the blink of an eye. We’re liable to charge through the seasons like a horse with blinders. It’s easy to forget how truly great it can be to live in the present. It’s Summer 2016! However far have you’ve traveled to get to 2016, it’s an extraordinary time to be alive. It’s been a beautiful season. As always, I have a few suggestions on ways to live your summer to the fullest: A special community exhibition will be on display at Plattsburgh’s ROTA Studio and Gallery on July 23. The exhibit will feature the work of over 15 local artists. There will be a variety of mediums on display, including photographs, paintings, clay and wood works, prints and more. The opening reception will begin at 5 p.m. New submissions will be accepted until 4 p.m. on opening day. For more information, visit ROTA Studio and Gallery on Facebook.

The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake will host their annual “Made in the Adirondacks” Fair on July 23. The fair will feature artisans with traditional and contemporary Adirondack arts, crafts, foodstuffs, performances, demonstrations, workshops and more. Most products for sale are inspired by the majesty of the Adirondack wilderness; the artisans who have produced them having used techniques handed down through generations. The event will also feature performances of traditional stories and songs native to the region. The fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $18 per person. For more information, visit adkmuseum.org.

Fort Ticonderoga will present a two-day battle reenactment on July 23-24. The reenactment will highlight the climactic summer of 1777, as the fort was outflanked by a British invasion force descending from Canada. The programming featured throughout the weekend hopes to bring to life the surprising American retreat and British capture of the fort in early July 1777. Attendees will experience the fog of war and smoky haze of battle as the American and British armies maneuver across the historic landscape. The fort opens to visitors at 9:30 a.m. For a full schedule of events, visit fortticonderoga.org.

The eighth annual Schroon Lake House and Garden Tour is scheduled for July 31. The tour offers visitors the opportunity to visit five unique homes and gardens around Schroon Lake.

Tickets are available at the Schroon Lake Library for $22. All proceeds will benefit the Schroon Lake Library. For more information, contact Donna at 505-5458.

The Adirondack Art Association will hold a fundraising gala at their Essex gallery on July 23.

The Adirondack Art Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating diverse and local works by both professional and amateur artists. Activities scheduled for the fundraiser include a live performance by folk rock band The Brew Fly Duo Experience and a special viewing of the Ann Pember’s July Art exhibit. The event will have an open bar for attendees 21 and over.

Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For more information, visit adirondackartassociation.com.

The Keene Valley Congregational Church will host The Ten, a unique group of a capella singers, on July 23. The group hails from the New York City area, where all were members of the famous University Glee Club founded in 1894. Not to be confused with barbershop, The Ten sing a variety of older, traditional and contemporary choral music without accompaniment. The show will begin at 4 p.m. A donation of $10 is requested. For more information, call Andy at 576-4371.

On July 24, Lake Placid will be abuzz with participants and spectators of the 2016 IRONMAN triathlon. IRONMAN Lake Placid is the second longest-running American event in his-

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Athletes are scheduled to enter the water at 6:30 a.m. For more information on spectating Lake Placid’s 18th annual Ironman competition, visit lakeplacid.com. For more details on the triathlon, visit ironman.com.

Glens Falls’ Heady Productions will present GEM Fest, a new arts and entertainment festival, on July 30. GEM Fest is a multi-venue festival that aims to showcase the talents of the best artists and musicians from around the region. The event will feature three gallery exhibitions and three stages; with shows running constantly from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. GEM Fest is free and open to all ages. For more information on individual showtimes and gallery openings, visit facebook.com/ GemFestAdirondacks.

For blues lovers, Plattsburgh will be the place to be on July 29-30. Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz, popularly known as PB & J, will present a series of blues concerts in the downtown area.

The series will begin on July 29 at 8 p.m. with Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots performing at the Strand Center for the Arts. The following day a free concert featuring Fade to Blue, Zip City, the Dwight and Nicole trio, and Sugar Ray and the Bluetones will be held at Trinity Park from 1 – 6 p.m. The mini-fest will conclude at Olive Ridley’s with a performance from Zip City and Joe Louis Walker at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit plattsburghbluesandjazz.com. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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Officials from the North Country Community College presented their budget to the Essex County Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 18. The college requested $1.24 million from the county. A public hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 1 at the Government Center in Elizabethtown.

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NCCC presents budget plan to Essex County Enrollment is projected to decline by 14.2 percent in 2016-17

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TICONDEROGA — North Country Community College presented the Essex County Board of Supervisors with a $1.24 million budget proposal Monday.

NCCC President Dr. Steven Tyrell said the school is struggling to navigate declining enrollment while continuing to offer programming that will hopefully be attractive to prospective students.

Enrollment is projected to decline by 14.2 percent this year, Tyrell said, which mirrors trends for community colleges throughout the state.

NCCC Chief Financial Officer Bob Farmer called the college’s projection of 900 full-time students for the 2016-17 term a “conservative estimate.”

The 2015-16 budget estimated an enrollment of 1,050, with about 300 of those from Essex County.

The decrease has led to a 12.5 percent drop in tuition revenue from last year, or $719,650.

While no staff have been terminated, Tyrell said the school has opted not to replace several who have retired.

The 2016-17 spending plan, which has a net surplus of $1,523, also slashed spending on scholarships, information technology, utilities and advertising.

Student tuition for New Yorkers will increase $175 to $4,600 per year for a full course load.

Out-of-state students will now pay $10,850, an increase of $275.

Tyrell said investments in online courses, new scholarships for nontraditional students and federal changes concerning bridge programs were promising developments at the college, whose main campus is in Saranac Lake, with satellites in Malone and Ticonderoga.

“In the three-semester period, our online class registration has tripled,” Tyrell said.

Finance Committee Chairman Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah) asked the president if the declining enrollment could be attributed to failing to offer attractive course packages for prospective students.

“At some point, I really think we need to change direction here,” Scozzafava said, citing discussions with local college-age students who he said were attending schools outside of the country, including Hudson Valley in Troy. “When you get a 15 percent drop in enrollment, something’s not right.”

Tyrell responded, “The drop in enrollment at our institution is exactly parallel across the state.”

NCCC is primarily a liberal arts and science school, he said, with nursing and criminal justice programs supplementing core offerings.

And while diversifying the curriculum is the subject of frequent discussion amongst the faculty and leadership, the school is hesitant to invest capital in new programs when enrollment is dropping, he said.

“It is a very complicated process we go through,” Tyrell said.

Scozzafava noted Essex County must pay for each resident who attends community college outside of the county, a fee known as a “chargeback.”

That number clocks in at $600,000 annually, on top of the $1.2 million the county provides NCCC, he said.

Tyrell said an upcoming new reimbursement formula will alleviate those pressures.

“That’s going to help,” he said.

NCCC Board Chairwoman Barbara Dwyer noted at 77 percent, the student retention rate is “the highest of all the community colleges.”

“If kids come, they stay,” Dwyer said.

“You’ve just got to get them to come,” Scozzafava responded.

Farmer said the school hashed out the $12,869,659 spending plan with input from faculty and staff, a process that took nearly a year.

Disputes between the faculty and leadership has roiled the college for much of this year.

Tyrell said contract negotiations between the leadership and faculty’s union were scheduled to commence Monday afternoon with the help of outside remediators, “so that’s a step in the right direction,” he said.

“I think it’s finally moving forward.”

Franklin County will be required to contribute the same amount of funding.

A public hearing has been set for Aug. 1 at 9:30 a.m. at the government center in Elizabethtown.

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Indigent defense bill awaits governor’s pen Mandate relief legislation could save Essex County $400,000 annually

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The state legislature passed a bill last month that would task New York with taking over all indigent defense costs.

Doing so would save Essex County nearly $400,000 per year.

The legislation stemmed from the settlement of a lawsuit filed against the state and five counties alleging chronic underfunding led to inadequate legal counsel that failed to meet constitutionally-required standards.

While those five counties saw an increase in funding as a result of the settlement, the bill seeks to level the playing field across the state with a seven-year state takeover of costs for all counties.

But only if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the bill into law.

Essex County budgeted $602,285 for providing legal services to the poor this year, $215,955 of which is derived from a state grant.

The rest comes from county taxpayers.

Essex County Public Defender Brandon Boutelle said

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with such wide support from counties, it’s hard to imagine the governor not signing off on the measure.

“With such overwhelming support, it’s going to be hard to make it disappear now,” Boutelle said.

Boutelle said he is in favor of the proposal, citing the need

to be frugal with taxpayer dollars while providing quality constitutionally-mandated services to a county struggling with rising crime, including drug abuse.

At present, the department is within caseload standards: A typical year sees an average of 900 cases, not including appeals. But if that number were to spike, the same level of service would have to be provided, he said.

“We can’t cut corners or do less than a private attorney would do,” Boutelle said. “We’re held to the same standard.”

The grants that pay for two of his four full-time attorneys are recurring, which means the department must re-apply for them once they expire. It’s because of his department’s continued success at doing so that their annual budget has generally remained static, Boutelle said.

Boutelle also sees the legislation as a long-needed coursecorrection of a system that has traditionally favored law enforcement over suspects.

In the past, the lack of a strong defense bar has put local residents accused of a crime at a disadvantage, he said.

“But now, you probably have to use the velvet glove with the iron fist because defense is finally at the strength it should have been all along,” Boutelle said.

If signed, the legislation would only address one part of the court system, criminal court.

The county would remain wholly responsible for family court costs, which have also skyrocketed over the past decade.

At present, Boutelle’s office only handles the former.

To provide family court services to residents who have been determined to meet the eligibility standards, the county uses an assigned counsel system.

Costs for those lawyers, who are assigned cases by the judge, jumped from $173,145.93 in 2006 to $440,532 last year — a 154 percent increase.

During that same period, claims processed by the county auditor’s office leapt from 284 to 799.

To address these spiraling costs, the county introduced a series of reforms last week, a measure the county auditor says will save $100,000 per year (see related article on page 28).

When it comes to criminal court, Dan Palmer, the county manager, said he was in favor of the mandate relief bill.

But he remained unclear on how grants would be factored into the takeover.

“I haven’t seen any final language for what they’re doing with counties they’re already giving grants to,” Palmer said.

Despite the strong support from the legislature, Cuomo has not publicly indicated if he will sign the bill into law.

State taxpayers from New York City and the 57 counties not included in the legal settlement spent nearly $389 million on indigent legal services last year, according to the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services.

“This is one of 554 bills that passed both houses of the legislature at the end of this session,” said a spokesman for the governor. “They are under review by counsel’s office.”

Boutelle urged the Essex County Board of Supervisors to continue to lobby for the effort.

“We’re almost there,” Boutelle said. “Please keep up the efforts.”

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new plan includes a new vision for the mission of Seagle.

“We are changing the entire nature of the opera foundation throughout the world,” Woods said. “There will be compositions which will be created here, so 200 years from now, when people are looking at the playbook, they will see, ‘Written at Seagle Music Colony.’”

The housing unit construction has been partially funded by a grant from the New York State Regional Economic De-

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velopment Council.

Once completed, Seagle will look into the next phases of the material changes at their site, which includes the creation of a new theater and a new dining facility.

“This is a project not just to refurbish the campus but also to expand,” Seagle Board of Directors President Seth Bader said. “It is all part of the master plan we have in place to bring Seagle into its next 100 years.”

The full revitalization plan is currently being formalized by the Seagle Music Colony administration and Board of Directors that will serve the Colony in its next 100 years.

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Both state Sen. Betty Little and Assemblyman Dan Stec were in attendance at the groundbreaking and commented on the importance of the music colony in the region.

“What an asset and a Legacy Seagle is to Schroon Lake,” Little said. “There are so many dedicated people here, and they help to expose this area to so many other places having placed artists in many major operas throughout the nation and world.”

“This place is a treasure, not just for us in the North Country but for everyone who loves arts throughout the nation,” Stec said.

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OBITUARIES

FayÊ EllenÊ Thibeault

Fay Ellen Thibeault, 84, of Hague, passed away suddenly, on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at her residence.

Born in Union County, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary (Rearick) Dauberman.

Mrs. Thibeault was a resident of Hague for most of her life.

Her greatest enjoyment was her family, and she devoted her life to them. She had a kind heart, and was especially fond of birds and small animals.

She was pre-deceased by her husband of 61 years, Jacques “Jake” Thibeault, Sr. on June 1, 2010. She was also pre-deceased by her son, Jacques Thibeault, Jr. Survivors include her four daughters, Sylvia Puzio and her husband, Jozeph of New Britain, CT, Theresa Frasier and her husband, Lee of Hague, Coleen Burns and her husband Lew of Newington, CT, and Bonnie Martucci of Hague; and one sister, Alice May Dunbar of Whitehall. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

A private Graveside Service will take place at the family plot of the May Memorial Cemetery of Hague at the convenience of the family.

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

WaltonÊ KennethÊ Smith

Walton Kenneth Smith, 57, of Putnam Station, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 15, 2016, as a result of an automobile accident.

Born in Ticonderoga, November 20, 1958, he is the son of Kenneth and Grace M. (Bessette) Smith of Putnam Station.

Walton was a lifelong resident of Putnam Station and was a member of the Putnam Log Chapel.

He was currently employed with IUOE Local # 158, Operating Engineers for William J. Keller & Sons Construction Company of Castleton, NY. He was previously employed by A.P. Reale & Sons and Reale Construction Company.

Walton was a former member of the Putnam Volunteer Fire Department and a member of the Putnam Snow Mobile Club. He looked forward to deer hunting with his son, Joe, and enjoyed taking motorcycle trips on his Harley Davidson, and riding the back woods on his ATV. He also enjoyed target shooting, and hiking the High Peaks. Walton was proud of his daughter Katie getting her pistol permit, and also teaching her how to drive a motorcycle. He held a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.

His greatest enjoyment was his family. He was a loving son, father, grandfather and friend.

Survivors in addition to his parents, include his wife, Michele A. (Donovan) Smith; his four children, Casey Eccleston of Jefferson, Georgia, Zachary Smith of Moriah, Joseph Donovan of Putnam Station, and Katherine Smith of Putnam Station; four sisters, Patricia Patch and her husband Larry of Ticonderoga, Nancy Tyrell of Florida, Beverly Prentice of Massachusetts, and Christina Cardinale and her husband Ray of Virginia; and his five grandchildren, Maxx Eccleston, Ayden Smith, Mason Eccleston, Landon Smith and James Robbins. He loved the way his grandson James affectionately called him “Papa”. He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Eileen Greeley and her husband Graham of Putnam Station; and many nieces and nephews.

He was pre-deceased by his brother, Kenneth J. Smith in 2002; and his father-in-law, Michael Donovan in 2009.

Relatives and friends may call Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin St., Ticonderoga.

A Funeral Service will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Funeral Home. The Rev. Roger Richards, Pastor of the Log Chapel, will officiate.

Interment will follow at the family plot of the Meadow Knoll Cemetery of Putnam Station.

Donations in Walton’s memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice. To offer online condolences, please visit www. wilcoxandreganfuneralhome.com

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JohnÊ FerrellÊ RyanÊ

John “Jack” Ferrell Ryan, 86, of Ticonderoga and formerly of Clifton Park, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016, at his family camp in Westport, NY. Born in Westport, May 27, 1930, he was the son of the late John A. and Marvel (Ferrell) Ryan. John was a 1948 graduate of Westport High School and a 1952 graduate of St. Boneventure University.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean War. Mr. Ryan was employed by Sears Roebuck & Co in Colonie, NY for many years.

He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Ticonderoga and a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion.

He was pre-deceased by his wife, Antoinette (Scarselletta) Ryan; one daughter, Louise Ryan, two

sisters, Elizabeth (Bill) Bryant and Connie (Paul) Blanchard; and his good friend, Ruth Coughlin.

Survivors include one daughter, Katie Kachidurian and her husband Steve of Bristol, CT; one son, John A. Ryan and his wife Nancy of Havertown, PA; and one brother, James F. Ryan and his wife Ann of Florida and Westport. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Emily Ryan, Matt Ryan, Carrie Ryan, Adam Kachidurian, Jack Kachidurian, and Noah Kachidurian; many cousins, nieces and nephews, and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Relatives and friends may call Friday, July 22, 2016 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home, 11 Algonkin St., Ticonderoga.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Ticonderoga by The Rev. Kevin D. McEwan, Pastor, and Monsignor John Murphy.

The Rite of Committal with Military Honors will follow at the family plot of St. Philip Neri Cemetery of Westport.

Donations in John’s memory may be made to High Peaks Hospice, P.O. Box 192, Port Henry, NY 12974 or The Knights of Columbus # 333, 103 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, NY 12883.

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

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Guild kicks off ‘16 season TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Festival Guild and Festival Guild Players were awarded grants from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization program. Two projects were funded through these grants; The Arts Trek free children’s programs and the Festival Guild Players 2016 community theatre productions.

In 2016 the Festival Guild expanded its Arts Trek programming to include performances in March and May. The six week summer schedule this year is packed with exciting children’s programs. BubbleMania kicks off the season Wednesdays beginning July 6, the Seagle Music Colony will perform Jack in the Beanstalk July 13, Swing Peepers will present “Funky Farms and Wild Food” July 20, Mr. Fish will appear with his “Phenomenal Physics” show July 27, The Adirondack Shakespeare Co. will perform “Hiawatha” Aug. 3 and the final performance will be Magpie Production’s “Living Planet”. Each performance will focus on aspects of our earth – wind, water, fire, earth, and nature.

The Festival Guild Players delivered its first play of this year, “A Golden Fleecing”.

The production proved to be a very funny, entertaining old fashioned melodrama directed by Vincent Smith. The next Players event will be a dinner/theater scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 27-29 and Tuesday, Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. Jill Cunningham will direct a comedy entitled “100 Lunches”. A Christmas play is planned for December.

“The Festival Guild is very fortunate for the support we have received from the Arts Decentralization grant. This funding allows us to continue to offer our children’s programs for free and to grow our new community theater group” said Judy Walker, Executive Director.

These projects are made possible, in part, with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts.

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County introduces new assigned counsel policies Policies projected to instantly reduce expenditures by $100,000, says county auditor

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The county may be poised to see big savings in criminal court costs if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the indigent defense bill approved by the state legislature last month.

But that package does not apply to family court cases, which are skyrocketing in Essex County.

Those cases are not handled by the county’s public defender’s office, but rather through an assigned counsel program, which assigns the cases to private attorneys who have agreed to be on a designated list.

Fees for assigned counsel have more than doubled in the past decade, costing the county $440,532 last year, a 154 percent increase since 2006.

To address the rising costs, the county auditor’s office rolled out a series of proposals last week.

“I think we’ll begin to see immediate savings of $100,000 or more, a savings of 18 percent in our budget,” said Brenda Sullivan, the county auditor.

Those changes, first floated to the Essex County Board of Supervisors in March, seek to address what officials say is profligate spending.

The final plan calls for reducing compensation for assigned counsel travel time from $70 to $40 per hour.

Rates for most felony cases, including appeals, have been set at $70 per hour, with a $4,400 cap. For misdemeanors, the $60 rate has been capped at $2,400.

Participating attorneys will be required to expedite the submission of invoices, limit what constitutes as consulting and reduce other expenses, including using the county sheriff ’s department to deliver subpoenas instead of their colleagues.

The county also flat-out eliminated other billable expenses, including lunch breaks and time spent traveling to a copy center, for instance, which will now count as office overhead —

not legal expenses.

Attorneys will also be required to use MapQuest to track the shortest route, and weather and other travel delays cannot be billed.

“Our costs are exorbitant, they’re really high,” Dan Manning, the county attorney, told lawmakers. “We need some parameters.”

As of July 12, costs for this year have clocked in at $171,070, with about 25 percent coming from travel expenses.

The assigned counsel program, approved by the Essex County Bar Association, hasn’t been updated since 1965, Manning said.

“We’ve been flying by the seat of our pants on most of it.”

Alexander Shmulsky, a lawyer based in Ticonderoga, derives about 15 percent of his casework from the program.

“I think it’s a good plan,” Shmulsky said.

But, he noted, the county’s request to bill in actual time, as opposed to in tenths of an hour, may be arduous.

“That’s a standard in the industry if you’re billing hourly,” Shmulsky said.

Brian Barrett, a Lake Placid-based criminal defense attorney, said while he agreed with the proposals to cut down on overbilling and to expedite invoicing, cutting rates would lead to a “dearth of attorneys wanting to participate in this program.”

Lawyers have seven years of law school debt they must pay off, he said.

Barrett also questioned the measure that would allow the county to disallow compensation for work conducted more than 60 days after the conclusion of a legal proceeding.

While that limit is reasonable, he said, it’s not always clear when a case definitively ends — sometimes a client has questions, or issues arise, he said.

Barrett said the expenses are rooted in broader issues.

“I think there’s a disconnect between the board of supervisors and what’s needed for the assigned counsel program,” he said.

Barrett, who ran for Essex County Judge last year, frequently criticized the practice of assigning counsel from outside of the county, a practice he said derives local lawyers of work.

The incumbent, Judge Richard Meyer, countered that there

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— and that is insane.”

Both are seeking to unseat Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), who represents New York’s 21st Congressional District, in this fall’s general election.

According to the state Board of Elections, Derrick registered to vote in Peru, Clinton County as a Republican in September 1980.

The Peru resident’s military career saw him stationed around the world, including South Korea and in the Middle East for Operation Desert Storm. During the Global War on Terror, Derrick commanded two training battalions at Fort Carson, CO. Derrick’s Clinton County registration remained active until January 2004. When he registered to vote in Colorado’s El Paso County, he enrolled as independent from September 2006 until June 2012, when he again registered as a Republican.

Derrick remained enrolled in the GOP until registering as a Democrat on March 7, 2015, according to the El Paso County Board of Elections.

On April 11, 2015, Derrick submitted a voter registration application in Clinton County, enrolling as a Democrat.

He announced his candidacy 10 weeks later on July 1, 2015.

Funiciello said these changes resulted in ambiguity regarding where his opponent stands on the issues.

“We don’t know what he stands for,” Funiciello said.

“You’re not a progressive, you’re not a peace activist.

If he’s a registered Republican and independent for 30 years, then he’s not a Democrat.”

Derrick spent the past week in Washington, D.C. and was unavailable for comment.

“He’s been registered as everything in his life — as a Republican, Democratic and an independent,” said Drew Prestridge, a campaign spokesman, in response to Funiciello’s comments.

Derrick registered as a Republican in 1980, the election that swept President Ronald Reagan, a Republican, into office.

Derrick was drawn to his inspirational message, Prestridge said. But the party has since shed those values.

“The Republican Party where it stands today is not the party he signed up with in 1980 — the party left him,” Prestridge said.

The modern-day Democratic Party stands for those values, said Prestridge, and “that’s why he identifies with the Democrats today.”

Derrick switched back to the GOP in 2012, said Der-

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate for New York’s 21st Congressional District, slammed Mike Derrick for changing his voter registration to run as a Democrat for the seat. Both are challenging incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) for the seat.

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rick, to vote against a Tea Party candidate in CO. Prestridge said he felt obligated to do so as part of his civic duty.

The spokesman said he didn’t believe the registration changes would matter in the district, which he said has a long history of bipartisanship.

Voters look at the person, not the party, he said.

“People in the district are finding it very refreshing and relatable that Mike is not a politician.”

Without mentioning Stefanik or Funiciello by name, Prestridge said a vote for Derrick’s opponents means a vote for the “Republican agenda and the Green agenda.”

“When you vote for Mike, you vote for the North Country agenda,” he said. “I think people will see he’s been an independent thinker for much of his life, and he can bring that independent North Country voice to Washington.”

Prestridge did directly dispute Funiciello’s claim that Derrick didn’t take a position on the issues: Policy positions are listed on the candidate’s website, he said, and more will be rolled out as the campaign heads into August.

Stefanik, who is running for a second term, carved out a 20 point victory over her Democratic opponent, Aaron Woolf in 2014, putting the seat back in GOP hands after two terms by Bill Owens, a Democrat.

Funiciello garnered 11 percent.

While the district went for President Obama twice, the GOP has an edge on voter registrations, with 42.4 percent of the district’s 384,780 active voters registered as Republicans.

Twenty-nine percent are registered as Democrats, while 20 percent are unaffiliated.

With less than four months until election day, polling

To address rising family court costs in Essex County, the county auditor’s office rolled out a series of proposals last week designed to curb excess spending by attorneys. Pictured here is Alexander Shmulsky, an attorney based in Ticonderoga.

are not enough lawyers in the county who are willing to take on the work.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee unanimously approved the measure last week, which means the policy is all-but-certain to pass the full board on Aug. 1.

The board’s vice-chairman, Randy Preston (I-Wilmington), said while the issue is ripe for being addressed, more discussion is needed to flesh out the nuances.

Some family court cases, for instance, can involve up to four attorneys, he said, citing discussions with local lawyers.

“This stuff gets really complicated really quick,” Preston said. remains scant. But pundits, including the Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, have rated the race as “likely Republican.”

The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report have given the race a “safe Republican” rating.

Derrick received a fresh boost of momentum last week when the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee moved his campaign into their Red to Blue Program, which means the race has been selected as one of four dozen targeted as necessary to flip the House this fall.

Internal data reveals voters are responding well to Mike’s presence in the race, Prestridge said.

“He is the exact kind of candidate that can do well in a district like this.”

Lenny Alcivar, a spokesman for the Stefanik campaign, called the designation “meaningless,” noting Woolf was designated to the same program during the last election cycle.

Alcivar also pounded Derrick on the voter registration issue.

“The reality of this election is that Mike Derrick is a former Republican turned newly minted Democrat who moved from Colorado solely to run for political office,” Alcivar said. “He has no message, no viable grassroots operation anywhere in the district and his public statements are limited to inexplicable political attacks against both his opponents.”

Annual garage sale calls for vendors SCHROON — The Schroon Lake Senior Citizens Club will hold their annual “Garage Sale in the Park” on Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendor spots are still available. To reserve a spot, call the club at 532-7755. For more information on the garage sale, find the Schroon Lake Senior Citizens Club on Facebook.

Ticonderoga Historical Society puts spotlight on local Irish history TICONDEROGA — On Aug. 13, the Hancock House grounds will be abuzz with military historians and authors for a day-long event celebrating Irish history.

The celebration will feature a performance by well-known Celtic band Hair of the Dog. Local trio Loose Monkeys will open the show. Tickets for the evening concert, which begins at 6 p.m., are priced at $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

The event will also include several brief programs highlighting the Irish involvement in the American Civil War and how the Adirondacks worked for Irish Freedom.

For more information, call the Ticonderoga Historical Society at 585-7868.

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the last six months (to get CBS approval),” Cawley explained.

“When it happened, we wanted to get the announcement out there.”

He said they will also have a gift shop with “Star Trek” merchandise, plus displays that talk about the original show and Desilu Studios.

“It literally be back to 1966 when you walk in the door,” Cawley said. “It will be just what it was like when they were shooting ‘Star Trek.’

“We hope to have a longstanding footprint in the downtown.”

Getting ready to offer set tours is exciting, he said.

“To me there is no other franchise around that is more enjoyable and more socially relevant than ‘Star Trek,’ Cawley said. “I’m very thankful for all the support I’ve received on this project, and I can’t wait to begin welcoming my fellow fans this summer.”

He said Saturday, July 30 is the opening date, to coincide with Ticonderoga Streetfest that day. Tour prices will be $22.50 for adults, $20 for senior citizens, and $11 for children.

“We’ll be open seven days a week for the summer, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,” Cawley said. “I will be there, and other people will be there helping.”

Tickets can be bought online at startrektour.com.

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Cawley, a 49-year-old Ticonderoga native who is also an Elvis Presley tribute artist, recreated the Enterprise sets exactly as they were laid out on Desilu Studios, now Paramount Pictures, Stage 9 in Hollywood, for the original run of “Star Trek.“ “Guests will be able to step onto the soundstage and be transported directly back to 1966,” Cawley said. “Visitors can receive guided tours, photo opportunities and an immersive experience into the world of the classic television series.”

Cawley began creating the sets in 1997, originally in a former automobile service garage in Port Henry, after he was given a copy of the original set blueprints from “Star Trek: The Original Series” costume designer William Ware Theiss.

He said he then spent 15 years researching, crafting, and refining his set replicas, alongside other fans and craftspeople.

Cawley said he studied photographs and 35mm frame captures from the series, sourcing vintage materials, to ensure that minute details were accurately reproduced, including an array of props and set decorations.

Cawley was joined on the project by “Star Trek” crew alumni, including prop fabricator Ed Miarecki and concept designer and special effects supervisor Daren R. Dochterman.

He also recreated the stone time-travel portal called the Guardian of Forever, from the acclaimed first season show, “The City on the Edge of Forever.”

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Cawley, along with the Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance, is also hosting the 2nd annual Trekonderoga “Star Trek” convention on the sets, from Aug. 12-14 this year.

Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matthew Courtright said the tours will bring visitors to the community from all over the country.

“The ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’ set tour will be located in historic Ticonderoga, under license by CBS, and that is exciting news for the Ticonderoga area,” Courtright said.

“We’d better get ready, because I foresee fans from everywhere coming to tour those sets.”

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Basin Harbor Club, recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont in 2014, 2015 and 2016 has opened for our 130th season on Lake Champlain. We are currently accepting applications for multiple seasonal full and part-time positions for July through October.

Laundry Supervisor Gardeners Laundry Workers Grounds Workers AP Coordinator Bell Staff Certain candidates could be eligible for on-property housing. All candidates must be willing and able to pass a background check prior to employment.

Seasonal employee benefits include, employee meals during work in the cafeteria for $3.00 (includes hot buffet, salad bar, sandwich bar, dessert, fruit, and drinks), free uniforms, and employee discounts on lodging, food, spa and property activities.

For full position listings and to apply on line go to: www.basinharbor.com/jobs The Town of Ticonderoga is advertising for a Recreational Specialist for the Fall Soccer Program. Send a letter of interest to the Town at PO Box 471, or stop by 132 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, NY 12883, by Close of Business, August 3, 2016. The Town of Ticonderoga is and Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

The Town of Ticonderoga Youth Commission is looking for a Recreational Specialist for Ski Program Coordinator for the 2017 Ski Season.

Interested applicants should send letter of interest to the Town of Ticonderoga at 132 Montcalm Street, PO Box 471, Ticonderoga, New York 12883 by Close of Business, August 3, 2016. The Town of Ticonderoga is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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HOME RENTALS 3 Bdrm House for Rent, Dudleyville Drive, Ticonderoga. $800/mo. includes garbage removal. 1 year lease and references required. 518-683-6629.

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