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Movement underway to defeat OFA merger plan As plan to fold department into public health moves towards state approval, Essex County OFA Advisory Council will put pressure on lawmakers to rescind authorization

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — As the county moves forward with a plan to combine two departments, fault lines have widened between county officials and the citizen-run board tasked with advising the process.

Following months of discussion, the Essex

County Office for the Aging Advisory Council (ECOFAAC) is now working to defeat the plan to fold the Office for the Aging into the Essex County Department of Public Health.

“We are in the community now beginning to circulate petitions to ask supervisors to rescind part of the budget as related to merging these departments and to maintain an independent cabinet-level position for the Office of the Aging,” said ECOFAAC Director Elizabeth Buysse.

Their decision came after clawing for info for nearly a year, said Buysse.

According to the council, the county-run process has been opaque; projected costsavings won’t materialize and advocacy for senior programming may be lost.

Above all, Buysse said, independent lead-

ership is needed to ensure care for, and sustain focus on, a graying population that is only expected to skyrocket — especially in a region where local municipalities continue to struggle financially.

To galvanize public opinion and mobilize support, the group is marching in lockstep ahead of a series of upcoming community forums which will culminate with a public hearing on Oct. 31 at the government center in Elizabethtown.

That hearing marks the final required step before the county is required to submit a formal plan to the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) for approval.

While the state Department of Health has already approved the consolidation plan, NYSOFA must sign off on an amendment that will unlock the $1.2 million in funding

necessary to ensure the continued operation of the department.

THE ROAD TO GET HERE With an annual operating budget of $2.6 million, the state-mandated OFA runs 18 programs, including meal delivery, transportation, nutrition programs and caregiver services designed to ensure seniors remain independent.

County officials said they haven’t arrived at the decision to merge lightly.

Essex County Manager Dan Palmer has branded the change as a cost-savings measure, one that would clock in at least $100,000 of savings the first year. >> See COUNTY | pg. 14

Community Chapel preserved The Chilson Founders Association is protecting historic buildings

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IRONVILLE – The Penfield Homestead Museum’s annual Applefolkfest with all-apple desserts is coming up this weekend.

The event is Sunday, Oct. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. with a craft fair and flea market. Chili and apple dessert serving is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“There will be homemade chili, meat and vegetarian, along with hot dogs, and every apple dessert imaginable,” Penfield President Joan Hunsdon said. >> See PENFIELD | pg. 29

CHILSON – The Chilson Community Founders Association is working to protect historic buildings like the Chilson Community Chapel.

The former Methodist Church on Putt’s Pond Road was last used by the church in 2010, Founders President Lois Gunning said.

“It was built in the 1890s as a lodge hall,” she said. “It had two floors, but when it was made into a church the roof was lowered.”

The Chilson Community Founders Association, a nonprofit group, was established in 2012 for preservation of historic assets in Ticonderoga’s >> See CHAPEL | pg. 3

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Street Art set for annual fundraiser event Adirondack Pallets will be auctioned to the highest bidder

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TICONDEROGA – The Street Art Project Auction is set to sell 20 hand-painted works of art: “Adirondack Pallets.”

The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership’s Promotions Committee will hold the event on Thursday, Oct. 20 at Eddie’s Restaurant in Ticonderoga.

The preview of the auction will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m., with the actual auction to begin after 7 p.m.

Dr. Dean Cook from Adirondack Dental Health will again serve as the auctioneer.

The event will include complimentary appetizers, live music, cash bar and more, and is in coordination with the Ticonderoga

Area Chamber of Commerce’s October After Business Mixer.

This is the 6th Street Art Project organized by the Montcalm Street Partnership. The main sponsor for this year’s project is International Paper Company. Eddie’s Restaurant will offer a special menu for attendees, and all sponsors and artists will be recognized at the event and receive a ticket for a free beverage.

Proceeds will benefit the Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership and will be used for a downtown Ticonderoga project in 2017. The partnership is also supported by the Town of Ticonderoga to serve Ticonderoga in a variety of ways and improve the Montcalm Street business district.

Twenty hand-painted and hand-crafted pallet projects will be auctioned off as part of this fundraiser. “(This is) an auction of these unique one of kind pallets,” said Street Art Project and Auction Co-Chair Katy Rasmus.

“The event promises to be a fun-filled evening. Embrace this opportunity to attend an exciting event and support improvements in downtown Ticonderoga. The enthusiasm and support can be contagious for the entire community.”

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Sponsors and supporters of the event include the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce, Ticonderoga Area Farmers Market, Ticonderoga Heritage Museum, Optics of Ticonderoga, PRIDE of Ticonderoga, Libby’s Bakery Café, Bridge Point Communication, Crown Point Telephone, Trendy Threads Consignment Boutique, Community Bank, Best Western Plus, The Country Florist and Gifts, Bodette’s Barbecue, Denton Publications, Burleigh Luncheonette, Glens Falls National Bank, Montcalm Liquors and the Black Watch Memorial Library.

The initial street art project was wooden soldiers, “Soldiers on Parade”, followed by Adirondack chairs, “Relax in the Adirondacks,” bird houses, “For the Birds,” “Adirondack Benches,” and “Rain Barrels.”

“The goal of the street art project is to decorate Montcalm Street and businesses sidewalks, stores, and entrances with hand-crafted, hand-painted art work done by local artists as a way to create additional visual interest, as well as a fundraiser for a project that will continue to enhance Montcalm Street,” said partnership Promotions Chairperson John Bartlett.

A reservation is suggested by calling the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce at 585-6619.

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Cycle Adirondacks event was big success, say organizers

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TICONDEROGA – Cycle Adirondacks, an annual weeklong bicycle touring event, doubled its ridership over last year, organizers say, and boosted local economies by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The event ridership doubled from the first year, to more than 300 this time, with participants traveling from 35 states and provinces to experience the Adirondacks with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the event sponsor.

WCS estimated the economic impact to the communities the ride passed through at more than $400,000, including $300,000 in vendor contracts for food, tents and other services.

Cycle Adirondacks Event Manager Doug Haney said they surveyed cyclists on their spending and found that about twothirds of them spent money locally.

“Our rider exit surveys indicate that 64 percent of our riders spent an additional $250 to $1,000 throughout the course of the week, not including lodging,” he said. “Ticonderoga was our highest ranked community in the setting/scenery category.”

The 2016 route started and finished in Hadley-Lake Luzerne, and included overnight stops in Ticonderoga, Keeseville, Saranac Lake, Indian Lake and Northville.

It was a 404-mile trip from Aug. 21 to 27.

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Chilson hamlet, and it acquired the church in 2014.

At a historic gathering and church service in August 2014, it was dedicated as the Chilson Community Chapel and declared free to all denominations.

“Our goal is to preserve and protect any historic property that may come under our jurisdiction, for the community of Chilson,” Gunning said.

They’ve also looked at the Chilson Community House, she said, which is owned by the Chilson Volunteer Fire

Department.

“The founders and the Fire Department want to work together,” she said. “We’d love to do something with the community house.

“It comes down to raising funds. The annual pig roast is our fundraiser, put on by the Hot Biscuit Diner. Val and Craig Dixon, who operate the diner, live in Chilson.”

Founders member Ron Moore said the roast went well.

“It went well,” he said.

“The numbers were down a little, but I think it was a success.

“It was a pretty good time,

“It was incredible to see how well our guests engaged with local communities during the 2016 ride,” said Zoë Smith, director of WCS’s Adirondack Program in Saranac Lake. “Whether it was a rest stop on the route or an overnight community, you could see cyclists going into local shops and restaurants and genuinely connecting with the wonderful people of each town.”

While the 2017 Cycle Adirondacks route will not be announced until the fall, riders can pre-register for the event at CycleAdirondacks.com.

“The village of Saranac Lake saw incredible potential for Cycle Adirondacks in 2015, but the economic impact we experienced was evident from the moment the first cyclist arrived in town,” said Village of Saranac Lake Community Development Director Jeremy Evans. “During those two days, you couldn’t look around town without seeing cyclists smiling while exploring our local businesses and parks.”

Northville Village Mayor John Spaeth, whose village was a new stop for Cycle Adirondacks in 2016, also praised the tour.

“It was fabulous to see so many new faces from across North America in our little village,” Spaeth said. “Our local businesses saw a nice boost, but more than that, the event truly brought the community together. Everyone from the schools to the local Rotary Club and beyond came together for what was an incredibly special event for Northville.” with live music, raffles and good food provided by the Hot Biscuit Diner.”

The Chilson Community Chapel is 140 years old this year, Gunning said.

“I can remember my grandmother cooking chicken pot-pies in the back room for dinners,” she said. “We also had ice cream socials on the front lawn.”

The chapel now has a fresh coat of white paint, she said, thanks to Michael Marnell, along with historic trim from Mary Jo Smith, flowers by Lee McClintock, and interior work thanks to many volunteers.

She said people can join the Chilson Community Founders Association, for $10, by calling 585-9133 or 585-7739. They have about 50 members now, Gunning said.

ON THE COVER: William Vinzant sits in a pew at the Chilson Community Chapel. The Chilson Community Founders Association has taken the church and is working to preserve it. The outside of the church has been repainted and repaired.

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WCS created the eco-tourism event to provide a world-class, fully supported cycling adventure that gives riders the opportunity to enjoy the Adirondack Park’s natural and recreational resources, Smith said.

Registration fees cover infrastructure and rider services, and also support Wildlife Conservation Society programs in the Adirondack region, she said.

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Annual Ti HalloweenFest to entertain for days Ticonderoga Halloween event has been expanded to four days

LaChute River Trail - Along the LaChute River Trail from Tower Ave to Pocket Park (Behind Montcalm Street). Jack-O-Lanterns will be displayed. Pumpkins donated by local farmers are being carved by local children and artists. Free event brought to you by the Ticonderoga Natural Foods Co-Op. 8 to 10 p.m.: Halloween Family Glow Bowl Party at Adirondack Lanes Prizes for best and most creative Halloween costumes (kids and families). Music, family fun, and more.

Sunday, Oct. 30: 2 to 4 p.m.: Monster Mini Golf Party at Five Nations Golf Trick or Treat at each hole. Friendly monsters will be in attendance. $1 off Mini Golf all day.

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TICONDEROGA – The annual frightening HalloweenFest is now a four-day event in Ticonderoga.

For those who can’t get enough of Halloween, the HalloweenFest Weekend 2016 will take place Friday, Oct. 28 through Monday, Oct. 31.

The Ticonderoga Montcalm Street Partnership and the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce host the annual spookfest.

“People should mark their calendars to join in the HalloweenFest celebration,” said chamber Administrative Assistant Kaylene Ross. “Get your costumes and treat bags ready for a fun filled weekend in the Ticonderoga area. We encourage community members and visitors to contact the chamber for questions, updates, a complete calendar of events (for Halloweenfest).”

An array of businesses and organizations have been added to traditional trick-or-treating.

Friday, Oct. 28: 6 to 10 p.m.: Adult Haunted Hallway at North Country Community College in Ticonderoga American Horror Story Theme. Ages 12 and older recommended. $5 per person or $3 per student with student ID.

This event also takes place on Saturday, Oct. 29.

7 to 10 p.m.: Maze By Moonlight at Fort Ticonderoga Explore the maze using a flashlight as a guide. $10 per person.

This event also takes place on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Dusk to 10 p.m.: Penfield Haunted Homestead at Penfield Homestead Museum in Crown Point Adults, $8; students, $5. No children under 10 years of age.

This event also takes place Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30.

Saturday, Oct. 2: 2 p.m: Halloween Puppet Show at Ticonderoga Community Building Free event by the Ticonderoga Festival Guild.

3:30 to 5:30 p.m.: Halloween Horse Drawn Wagon Rides at Ticonderoga Heritage Museum Free event by Gin’s Redemption Center.

6 to 8 p.m. Pumpkin Walk

Monday, Oct. 31: 3 to 5 p.m.: Trick or Treating at downtown Ticonderoga and area businesses.

Participate in this free event. Candy will be given out by participating businesses and organizations that have a pumpkin displayed from Sun Community News, and at the Ticonderoga Community Building. Montcalm Street will be closed from Sunshine Laundry to the 1888 Building. No rain date.

4 to 6 p.m.: Children’s Haunted Hallway (Non-Scary) at North Country Community College in Ticonderoga Refreshments will be served. Children will be able to get their photo taken with the Great Pumpkin. Free Event.

Brought by North Country Community College.

5 to 7 p.m.: Pet Trick or Treating at Tractor Supply in Ticonderoga Commerce Park Dress your pet up for Trick or Treating. Kids can also Trick or Treat. Photos of kids with their pets will be provided. 6:30 p.m. Costume Parade. Free event by Tractor Supply Company.

People can also join the Silver Bay YMCA Teen Center on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 8 to 10 p.m. for a Teen Halloween Party and Dance. This event will include music, games, food, a costume contest and more.

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Artists capture scenic beauty throughout Ticonderoga A weekend painting festival lured 12 artists to the Ticonderoga area

forward to attending next year’s event.”

Rapple said the article in the Sun the week before brought people out.

“The show’s opening event was well attended by our community,” Rapple said. “Many people had seen the article and wanted to stop by the gallery. It was great.”

She said several paintings were sold at the gallery show and reception that followed the event.

“Pam and Ed Nolan came by the gallery because they saw Susan Cacici painting on the roadside,” Rapple said. “Because of the awesome article in the paper, they stopped and chatted with her about the event. They ended up purchasing a painting as well. That’s how it all works.”

Rapple said the show will continue to hang in the Downtown Gallery for the month of October, and she’d encourage people to stop by and see the paintings.

By Lohr McKinstry

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TICONDEROGA – The views of Fort Ticonderoga and the Lake Champlain Valley are spectacular from Mount Defiance.

That’s what a cadre of area artists found when they arrived in Ticonderoga for a weekend of painting hosted by Ti Arts.

The 3rd-annual Adirondack Harvest Plein Air Festival was held recently, with 12 artists from around the area visiting Ticonderoga to paint its scenic beauty.

George Van Hook of Cambridge, N.Y. found a premium space on the top edge of Mount Defiance, under the flagpole.

Far below, the stone walls of Fort Ticonderoga shone in sunlight, surrounded by green forests and the lake off in the background.

“I know how these trees work in early fall,” he said. “This is the greatest landscape material to work with.”

He said more artists would love the opportunity to paint Fort Ticonderoga.

“I’d love to see a closer drawing together of the fort and the artistic community,” Van Hook said. “The history is right there. It’s vitally important. It’s an exhilarating experience.”

The weekend is one he looks forward to, Van Hook said.

“This is a great event, a fabulous event,” he said. “I do events all over the country. This one is very small, but it should grow.”

Mariann Rapple of Ti Arts said the artists were not just on Mount Defiance, but at parks, fields and roadsides in the community creating works of art.

Artist Sue Beadle of Queensbury helped organize the event this year.

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Sue Beadle set up her easel in the pavilion atop Mount Defiance to paint the beauty of the Champlain Valley.

“We’re appreciative of the fort and excited to come here,” she said. “The town and the fort are working to bring people from outside the region.”

This was the second year she’s been at the event, she said.

“Every year it gets a little better,” Beadle said.

Van Hook was this year’s judged winner, with Beadle second. Third was Drayton Jones of Syracuse. Promotional painting for the event was by Sandra Jabaut of Lake George.

For Suzette Usher of Queensbury, it was her first time at the festival.

“I had no idea of how welcoming and personable everyone would be,” Usher said. “The closeness everyone feels is palpable. I am so awed by the time and effort (this) group of art lovers spent making this such a success.”

Ti Arts is a non-profit organization providing the area with free cultural arts opportu-

nities. This event is sponsored

by Ti Arts, Fort Ticonderoga, Cultural Arts Initiative, and the Essex County Arts Council.

“The event went really well,” Rapple said. “There were 12 artists: four of them were local, from Hague, Silver Bay and Putnam. The artists loved the event.”

Artist Marilyn Fairman of Johnstown said she loved the beauty of the Ticonderoga area and making new friendships.

“I so much enjoyed having the opportunities provided for us to meet and get to know the artists and everyone involved with the event,” Fairman said. “It made the event even Artist George Van Hook paints Fort Ticonderoga from the top of Mount more special. I definitely look Defiance. It was a special artists’ weekend sponsored by Ti Arts.

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Debate disappointments

ast week’s first Presidential Debate between Secretary Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump produced lots of Monday morning quarterbacking but failed to generate any knockout punches.

Clinton was poised and prepared as was expected given her experience. Trump appeared to be in over his head, allowing Clinton to bait him into defending his behavior in years past and seemingly taking him off his stride.

In my opinion, neither candidate was successful enough in what they did to turn the tide significantly enough to sway undecided voters. As such the next two rematch debates will likely bring this election down to the wire.

Each candidate must do far more than what they showed in this first sparing match if they want to go into November 8th with serious momentum on their side, as voters still seem unconvinced and leery of both major party standard bearers.

Sadly, as this real life saga continues it would appear the mean spirited insults, low blows and off topic issues that mean little to the American public will continue to get the vast majority of headlines.

When one considers all the problems we have as a nation, it’s really hard to understand why we are not spending more time dealing with the serious issues of the day versus tabloid theatrics meant only to serve as a distraction.

In striving for change we are, unfortunately, allowing this political battle to bring out the worst in America.

I’ve never seen a time when we were as angry or hateful toward each other. Disrespect is running rampant.

People are either so outspoken with their insults and remarks about the other sides candidate or they are deathly afraid to speak out not wanting to be slammed against a wall for who they may be supporting.

More than anything, I was taught that our democracy was the ideal way to put the issues front and center, allowing the American public to focus on the issues while respecting the system, our institutions and the candidates.

It’s hard to imagine how this can possibly end with us all arm in arm. No matter which candidate ultimately wins, I seriously doubt the other side can “put this one behind them” so to speak.

I hope I’m wrong but I fear the next President will be faced with tremendous resistance and unless she or he scores some great victories early on and turns this negative atmosphere into a hope filled future we are in for an even more turbulent period ahead.

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Sign thefts a troubling sign of the times

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lection season always brings its fair share of annoyances — the endless television commercials, vapid pandering and pervasive punditry.

But this year’s circus-like political atmosphere has resulted in even more gutter-like tendencies.

We’re talking the theft of political campaign signs.

To be sure, reports of sign swiping surface every year.

But we’ve never seen anything of this magnitude, where social media appears to be constantly pinging with the latest rash of thefts, including some 200 (!) swiped from Clinton County ahead of last month’s primary election.

That’s beyond the realm of tomfoolery, but rather full-fledged criminal scheming.

Reports have poured in from across the region, and continue to do so.

Perhaps even more puerile than outright thefts are reports that signs are being replaced with those of their political opponents, or in some cases, defaced.

People, this isn’t okay.

Owing to the national race, the cycle this year is undoubtedly generating some strong emotions, and all of us have probably fallen victim to overheated rhetoric at one time or another.

It’s easy to call for civility from the sidelines, but the perps should grow up.

Really. Because come November, we have a feeling we’re all going to wake up with the biggest political hangovers ever — like Walk of Shame-level severity.

Offenders should nip this habit in the bud before it becomes a chronic condition — like hyper-partisanship, which we view as akin to a recurring rash.

That partisanship is fueling what we feel is a race to the bottom of political discourse.

This election is also notable in that for the first time, it appears an entire cohort of voters are willing to dismiss the results as illegitimate.

This is a dangerous precedent.

Sign thefts are a very small part of the bigger picture. But an important one, and one that party leaders really should denounce — and not just in a “winkwink” roundabout way.

If adults can’t grow up and act respectfully, perhaps local municipalities should consider legislation and zoning laws that prohibit political yard signage and restricts them to inside the house.

In fact, this could be a win-win situation: Signs will surely be safer from the confines of a windowsill, and the rest of us will be spared this blight against the autumn leaves.

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LETTERS

TrumpÊ posesÊ Ô graveÊ dangerÕÊ toÊ nationalÊ securityÊ To the Editor: In the spring, I expressed my belief that Donald Trump was not acceptable as my next president. I will not repeat all the reasons listed earlier, but I still cannot vote for him.

I believe he is a grave danger to our national security. He continues to attack NATO and our other alliances and appears to want to withdraw from a forward defense, leaving us to fight the barbarians at our gates.

The Roman Empire tried this approach, refusing to aggressively enlist the help of the Germanic tribes to fight the barbarians streaming in from the East.

They thought they could defeat them on the plains and hills surrounding Rome.

We all know how well that worked out for them.

Trump also has said that maybe we should let Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia get nuclear weapons so we could save the money we spend defending them.

Really!

Proliferating nuclear weapons puts us all at great risk of a stupid mistake start-

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ing a nuclear war that wipes out humanity — not to mention how much easier it would become for terrorists to obtain nuclear material to attack us.

Of course, I could be wrong. I have been wrong about the number of our citizens who are so afraid of what the future may bring that they think only Mr. Trump can make their world better.

Sometimes I think his slogan is make America white again.

Why are we so afraid that we can’t handle competition? History has a possible analogy in the German people who, after WWI, suffered such terrible punishment by the Allies that even at the end of the 1920s, inflation and unemployment were punishingly high.

They turned to Hitler, who blamed the Gypsies and Jews for their problems.

Who could have known how that story would turn out? Mr. Trump has illegal immigrants and Muslims to blame, but I still am hesitant to claim that he is the next Hitler.

However, after Mr. Trump claimed that only he could fix our problems, I am sure that I do not want another King. After all, many patriots risked all to overthrow our last King during the Revolutionary War. I am a free man, and intend to stay free. God bless America!

Joseph D. Dumoulin Lieutenant Colonel, USAF, Retired Jay

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AnÊ openÊ letterÊ toÊ HillaryÊ Clinton To the Editor: Hillary, we are all aware that your opponent Donald Trump has demonstrated social characteristics and behaviors indicative of a person with serious mental illness.

There are few of us who can say that, in our lives, we have ever known anyone who exhibits such a broad compendium of character flaws as does Donald Trump. We know of these flaws through Donald’s own actions and words.

He talks through generalities: “I will make America great again,” “I will open the mines,” “I will build a wall across the US border with Mexico,” etc., without any substantive backup of how he will do it or what will constitute success.

Among us are people who do not always tell the truth, who like personal attention, who sometimes hurt others with caustic remarks and who are somewhat obsessed with their looks and might “lose it” in tense discussions. But the degree of obsessiveness and instability demonstrated by Donald’s behaviors are indicative of one who has a low capacity for emotional stability.

However, there is an additional major concern that stands above the lies, the angry discourses, the accusations toward both Democrats and Republicans, the personal attacks on individuals, etc.

We should not underestimate the implications of Donald Trump’s enthrallment with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Donald’s goal appears not just to be president, but an autocratic leader along the lines of Putin - and, yes, Castro, Batista, Hitler and others of that ilk.

He interprets leadership as the exercise of political and social control using autocratic power through coercion, threats and lies. Consider the implications of Donald’s claim that Vladimir Putin’s leadership is superior to Obama’s. The obvious conclusion is that he will actively seek a similar autocratic status and behavior.

Those who believe that Donald Trump can do things for them are buying into his empty promises. We need to keep in mind that he has never in his life done a thing for anyone except when he can personally benefit either financially or in support of his ego needs.

However, Hillary, we need your support for those who need change. But, rather than radical change we need policy adjustments/enhancements to help those of us who need jobs, educational opportunities, more effective health care, etc.

In short - make the system work better e.g. help the miners, steel workers, farmers and others get good well-paying healthy jobs working on our much needed infrastructure, our burgeoning computer data systems, our need for clean energy, our environmental needs, and other activities related to improvements in our quality of life.

At the same time, it is important to take care not to compromise the many achievements of our great country. We have the strongest economy among all other nations, presently growing at a solid pace. Our military strength far exceeds every other country in the world. Our democratic processes, while cumbersome, effectively protects our freedoms guaranteed by our forefathers. We have a worldwide reputation for helping other countries, cooperating on behalf of their needs, as well as our own. We need you to build new alliances and secure the ones we have with our allies - always preserving our fundamental rights, privileges and obligations as Americans.

Beyond our country’s needs, we need you to continue our pathway to cleaner air in support of the world-wide initiative to combat global warming.

I support your commitment to continue to seek further positive changes in our health care, education, immigration policies, trade agreements, environmental issues, gun ownership rights and responsibilities, foreign policy issues, and many others.

AMERICA IS GREAT NOW. But we still have positive aspirations for our future - you can help us work together toward “a more perfect union’ without anger, hate or fear.

Kudos to those Republicans who have the personal guts to “tell it like it is” and reject Donald’s lies, along with his use of anger, hate and fear to foster his personal agenda. Those who speak out are our real patriots, and they represent both the past and the future of the Republican Party. Our country needs a strong two-party system with the legal mechanisms necessary to offer diverse positions to all of our citizens.

It is not a question, but an assertion. We must not have Donald Trump in a political leadership position of any kind.

Edward Welch Johnsburg

Ô WildlifeÊ welfareÕ To the Editor: This year, my private posted land will again be invaded by people with a sense of greed and entitlement.

The Adirondack Park contains over six million public and private acres.

Stay off mine!

I paid more for my land than you paid for your car or truck. The landowner also pays your school taxes and welfare.

You have to have insurance and registration for your vehicle, private or commercial. We pay land and school taxes, state and county taxes, plus insurance.

If I were to “borrow” your vehicle for my private use business or pleasure or even to go to the store, it is a felony!

Landowners paid more for their land than you paid for your car or truck.

Why aren’t landowners entitled to decide how it’s used right?

If your grandfather hunted there before I bought it and it was that important to you, why haven’t you and your parasite friends bought it? Because theft is cheaper and free. Pay my taxes we’ll talk.

Why man-up when you can be a parasite and have your neighbors pay for your hobbies or theft of their services?

Many brag, “I’ve never taken a government handout,” but when New York stocks the rivers and lakes, you will be there to fill your buckets and return for more.

Government handouts paid for by all sportsmen, just like landowners pay taxes to provide welfare and social services. It’s wildlife welfare!

Recently there was an article about a criminal not being charged for vandalism, assault and probably DWI. Why? Because of who they were related

COMMENTARY to. The same reasons judges don’t impose heavier penalties on trespassers and poachers — because they are related or seek re-election.

Leave the keys in your truck, let any one who feels like it use it. You can pay for the gas, like we the landowners pay for your stocked fish or pay the land taxes where you trespass.

Huber Road is posted. No one but the land owner can grant permission.

And I didn’t and won’t. Consider this a public notice.

Drew Van Der Volgen Warrensburg

ThurmanÊ argumentsÊ Ô justÊ plainÊ wrongÕ To the Editor: As Don Lehman of the Post Star stated, in Thurman there are some “people who like to cause trouble, facts be damned.”

They have a limited number of issues, repeatedly bringing them up and arguing in circles. Their arguments are quotes taken out of context, irrelevant to the current issue or just plain wrong.

Criticism of not offering privilege of the floor is the most recent chant and is emphasized by Mary Eddy and Keith Parent in letters to the editor.

Board meetings are to conduct town business. The continued disruption by these people has forced the board to discontinue privilege of the floor for a time, not because anyone on the board wants to limit input, but they have business they need to conduct.

For years, there was the chant that Whitespace would not work, when that was proven wrong the chant was that there are not enough people and now they insist it is paid for by tax dollars which is not true. The subscribers and a grant pay for it.

The salt is a serious situation. People have water that they cannot drink.

But this was not done under Evelyn Woods’ watch: it was started years before she came into office. She has been on top if it from the beginning, but change in staff at DEC has delayed the process as have numerous calls by this trouble causing group, interfering in and delaying the process.

The chant of illegal cameras and illegal board continues. The security cameras were installed at the suggestion of Sheriff York after one of many meetings where this group became unruly. Gail Seaman tied in the last election and according to law, held her seat as a “hold over.” To prevent Mike Eddy from occurring additional attorney fees, Gail was also appointed to her seat. That was not necessary, she kept her seat regardless, but in hopes of preventing Eddy building up more costs to disprove the law, the appointment was done.

Don Lehman is not the only one to receive communication from this group, but he is the only one that has called them on it.

This same group have continually called DEC, DOH, the Comptroller’s Office and written letters to the editor with the same sort of accusations, much of which has caused hardship for the Town.

Winefred Martin Thurman

Ô ClintonÊ acceptedÊ $250Ê millionÊ whileÊ secretaryÊ of Ê stateÕ To the Editor: In response to the letter by Joe DeMarco in the Oct. 1 edition of Sun: Joe, It’s not your age or civic participation in your community: I respect and admire that in you. It’s your incorrect position on Hillary Clinton that frustrates me.

You, like Trump, appear to be strong, energetic and willing to speak your mind. So be it! But please follow the money with regard to the Clintons and check the facts.

Joe, my two years of Latin in high school left me with the definition of “quid pro quo” as it applies to the Clintons: “Tit for tat” or “you scratch my back, and I’ll scratch yours.” It’s a good fit with Hillary and Bill.

Joe, even B. H. Obama tried to control the expected unethical acts by Hillary and her indirect affiliation with the Clinton Foundation by forcing her to sign an agreement with the U.S. Government to publicly disclose all their donors, but she and the foundation violated that agreement repeatedly.

Joe, the foundation is now acknowledging not only that they did not properly disclose their donors, but they are also acknowledging major mistakes in their accounting practices. What a surprise! Well, they promise greater transparency into the foundation’s dealing both domestically and with foreign transaction. Not in my lifetime!

Joe, now for the quid pro quo: While Hillary is Secretary of State her foundation receives tens of millions of dollars in donations from major investors in Uranium One, and husband Bill was paid $500,000 for a speech to a Russian Bank. Oh yes, the bank has direct ties to the Russian Government, what a surprise, follow the money.

Records now show 2.35 million dollars was made to the Clinton Foundation by the Chairman of Uranium One via Canadian transfer in violation of Hillary’s agreement with the Obama Administration. Again I ask you to follow the money, the foundation has taken over $250 million in foreign cash while Hillary was Secretary of State.

The foundation to my knowledge has not been publicly audited and the charitable contributions have been in the 10 percent range, the rest is going for overhead and salaries. How’s that for transparency?

Well, get used to it. If she gets elected the federal government will run the same way.

Joe, does this information give you reason for pause?

Yes, God Bless America!

Bert Windle Putnam

Peace in the Middle East?

After Peres, is it possible?

Ron Paul

Columnist

T

he death of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon Peres last week marks the last of the Zionist “old guard” who successfully fought for a UN mandate to establish the state of Israel in what was formerly British Palestine. Much has been written about Peres since his death.

He was a peacemaker. He was a warrior. He was brutal. He was complex.

It is possible for all of them to be accurate at the same time.

Was Peres a warrior? That is without question. Israel was established in bloodshed and Peres played an important role in that fight. Also, the brutal Israeli attack on a Palestinian refugee camp at Qana in 1996 took place under Peres’s command. In that attack more than 100 women and children were killed.

But history, and especially Middle East history, can be quite complex.

Shimon Peres was above all in favor of trying to find a way for Israelis and Palestinians to live side-by-side. He was right there in spirit when Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had a famous 1993 handshake with Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat. Rabin paid for his efforts with his life, as a right-wing radical assassinated him in 1995.

Shimon Peres was in favor of real negotiations with the Palestinians and he several times inserted himself into the process to urge the hawkish Benjamin Netanyahu to start talking rather than saber rattling. In 2012, for example, Peres made it known again that he favored a two-state solution and that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was a suitable negotiating partner. He also urged Netanyahu to open up direct talks with Hamas if certain agreements could be made beforehand.

But perhaps his greatest move to avert war only came known with his passing. Former Jerusalem Post editor Steve Linde wrote a fascinating article last week in his old newspaper detailing a meeting he and the Post’s managing editor had with Shimon Peres in 2014. According to Linde, Peres was asked what he thought was his greatest legacy. He replied that he had personally intervened to stop Netanyahu from ordering a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear sites. Asked by the journalists when they could report this revelation, Peres responded, “when I’m dead.”

So it came to pass last week.

How much for the worse things have become in Israeli-Palestinian relations with the passing on of anyone preferring negotiations to violence. There is little interest among current Israeli leadership to take steps toward negotiation or peace.

Innocent Israelis and Palestinians will continue to be killed and injured as long as no compromises are considered. Sadly this position is reinforced in Washington, where the Obama administration just agreed to grant Israel the largest military aid package in US history.

There is much to admire in those who work for peace, even those with stains on their record. I remain convinced that Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts would be much closer to bearing fruit if the U.S. government would stop inserting itself into the process and subsidizing either side.

Left alone, both sides would likely produce more leaders interested in ending bloodshed and conflict.

Ron Paul is a former Congressman and Presidential candidate. He can be reached at the RonPaulInstitute.org.

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GeraldineÊ JoanÊ Wiles TICONDEROGA — Geraldine Joan Wiles, 89, of Ticonderoga, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at Heritage Commons Residential Health Care of Ticonderoga.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Gerald W. and Isabell (Wright) Roberts.

Mrs. Wiles was a member of the D.A.R. of Ticonderoga.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, John Wiles, of 45 years on May 30, 2014.

She was also pre-deceased by one sister, Corinne Lambert.

Survivors include one son, Frank Varney and his wife, Nancy of Bismark, North Dakota; three step-children, J. Christopher Wiles and his wife, Elizabeth of Washington State, Wayne Wiles and his wife, Lynn of Florida and Lisa Pinder and her husband, Robert of Connecticut; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

A Prayer Service will take place at a later date at the Wilcox & Regan Funeral Home of Ticonderoga. The Rev. Kevin D. McEwan, Pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Ticonderoga, will officiate.

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

To offer online condolences, please visit wilcoxandreganfuneralhome.com

BeulahÊ LaTour TICONDEROGA — Beulah LaTour was ushered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Wednesday evening, Sept. 28.

Born in 1935, she spent much of her life in Ticonderoga, NY, where she graduated first in her high school class. Shortly thereafter she married John ‘Jack’ LaTour, the love of her life. Together they raised a son and two daughters and have seen their family grow and grow, to four grandchildren and 13 grandchildren. All who knew Beulah made her their own; her

family goes far beyond blood relatives - she was everyone’s loving grandmother.

Always an avid reader, Beulah always had a book nearby but none were ever closer to her side than her Bible, which she spent time with every day.

A Celebration of Life service is planned for 3:00pm on Saturday, October 1st, 2016 at the Gamble Road Baptist Church, located at 11703 Dolly Pond Road, with Pastor Josh Cornelius officiating the service. Interment will follow in the Holder Memorial Cemetery.

The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the church.

You are encouraged to share a memory of Beulah and/or your personal condolences with her family by visiting her memorial web page and guestbook at companionfunerals.com.

Companion Funeral Home and the Cody family are honored to assist the LaTour family with her arrangements.

RudolphÊ T.Ê Meola HAGUE — Rudolph T. Meola, 86, of Hague, passed away on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at the Glens Falls Hospital.

Born in Guardiaregia, Italy, April 11, 1930, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Nicolina (Pallotta) Meola.

Rudy was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean War. He was a graduate of St. Michael’s College of Colchester, Vermont, and received his Master’s Degree from SUNY Albany.

Rudy started his lengthy career in education as a science teacher in FondaFultonville. In 1969 he was hired as the Superintendent of Hague Central Schools. He accepted the position as Assistant Superintendent of Ticonderoga Central Schools after the consolidation of the Hague and Ticonderoga school districts in 1979. He retired in 1991.

Rudy served as Deputy Supervisor for the town of Hague from 2000 until 2005, and Hague Town Councilman for 18 years, having served on many town committees.

He was a member of the Warren County Youth Bureau Board from 1996 until 2015, and served as Democratic Committee Chair from 1993 until 2015.

Rudy was an avid gardener and he cultivated vegetables, grapes and beautiful dahlias. He took pride in his cooking and was known for preparing bountiful Italian meals, while his family enjoyed some of his favorite Italian music by Pavarotti.

Rudy loved his family, especially his seven grandchildren, Christian Meola, Cory Meola, Lucy Meola, Hallie Meola, Mira Meola, Vann Silvestri and Chiara Silvestri. He loved to play chase games, wheel them around in his wheelbarrow, and make them pancakes, pizza fritte and cakes on their birthdays.

Survivors include two sons, Michael Meola and his wife, Marion of Sunnyside, New York, and Rudolph Meola and his wife, Wendy of Slingerlands, New York; and one daughter, Catherine Meola and her husband, Joseph Silvestri. He is also survived by his former wife and friend, Sharon Lamb, sisterin-law, Gladys Meola, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by one sister, Rosalie Vecchiarelli, and one brother, John Meola.

Relatives and friends may call on Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament of Hague.

A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the Church. The Rev. John O’Kane, Pastor, will officiate.

The Rite of Committal will follow at the family plot of the Park Cemetery of Scotia, New York.

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

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JayceÊ MichaelÊ Beane

John Linden from Gansevoort, NY won the Northern Lake George Hornbeck canoe raffle on Sept. 17. The drawing took place at the Hague Octoberfest. The Hornbeck canoe raffle is an annual fundraiser for the Rotary Club.

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A runner for the Ragnar Relay passes through Port Henry at 4 a.m. during the daylong race. The run starts in Saratoga and ends in Lake Placid, with runners on teams that take turns.

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Essex County nets $11K for food, shelter programs Agencies have distributed 3,500 meals in Essex County with past funds ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the emergency food and shelter national board program.

Essex County has been

chosen to receive $10,877 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.

The selection was made by the national board chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from the American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; the Jewish Federations of North America; the Salvation Army and United Way Worldwide.

A local board made up of the Essex County Public Health Department, Essex County Department of Social Services, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Red Cross, Adirondack Community Action Programs and the Nutrition Program for the Elderly will determine how the funds are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area.

Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.

Essex County has distrib-

uted funds previously with Community Food Shelf, Moriah Food Pantry and ACAP Food Pantry.

These agencies were responsible for providing 3,500 meals. Public and private voluntary agencies interested in applying should contact Cindy Cobb at Adirondack Community Action Programs at 873-3207.

TICONDEROGA — Jayce Michael Beane was born in Middlebury, Vt. at Porter Medical at 3:27 a.m. on May 3, 2016.

He was 6 pounds, 6.2 ounces 18 inches long.

His parents are Amanda Hurlburt and Justin Beane of Ticonderoga.

Maternal grandparents are Tina and Rick Relyea of Ticonderoga and Paul Hurlburt Sr. of Schenectady. Paternal grandparents are Rick Beane and Shelley Alberts of Vermont and Kim Cbb-Beane and her fiancee, Curt, of Saranac Lake.

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Hamlet is turned upside-down in this tragic comedy performed by the Adirondack Shakespeare Company. $12 adults, $5 students, under 12 Free.

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EMILIO SOLLA OCT. & BIEN SUR@ 07 TANNERY POND Fri. COMMUNITY CENTER, NORTH CREEK. Friday: 7:30 pm

Grammy-nominated Latin jazz pianist, Emilio Solla, performs with his quintet, Bien Sur! A great night of tango jazz.

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Contentment is wealth “Contentment is the only real wealth.” This was said by Alfred Nobel, of Nobel Peace Prize fame, who was born this month in 1833.

In the North Country, we often fall prey to the notion that we are only a place on the way to somewhere else. As a lifelong resident, I have encountered — on innumerable occasions — people uttering the discontented phrase: “I wish we could be more like Vermont.”

Or perhaps Vermont is replaced with Burlington, Montreal, or Albany. Regardless of the person’s locale of choice, the same disappointed undercurrent remains.

It’s difficult to be happy with where we are. We’re taught from a young age to constantly reach higher, to continue to want more than you have, lest you be called complacent.

But perhaps the path to something better begins with contentedness. Maybe — just maybe — before we can even begin to better our region, we need to love and understand where we are and what we have now.

Right now — this week, in fact — there are quite a few things on tap. Here are a few: The Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls will present a tribute band showcase on Oct. 8. The show will feature Johnny Gems and the Red Hot Bananas, The Jersey Seasons, Beach Party Boys and the debut of Monkees tribute band the Daydream Believers. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 on the day of the show. For more information, visit woodtheater.org.

The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake will hold a Hamilton County Bicentennial Bash on Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the event, the museum will have on display Hamilton County artifacts and ephemera from its archives and along with a small reception with music by Alex Smith and Ryan Leddick. Admission is free for Adirondack residents. For more information visit adkmuseum.org.

The ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh will host Boston garage punk band Birdwatching, pop punk outfit Bundles and local folksinger Joe Ferris on Oct. 14. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale.

ROTA will also host a performance by Jay Arner and Adrian Aardvark on Oct. 15. Jay Arner is a Vancouver-based synth-pop performer. Adrian Aardvark is a local punk-pop group. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale, attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford. For more information on these shows and future events, visit facebook. com/rotagallery.

Hill and Hollow Music in Saranac will bring pianist Gloria Chien to the Methodist Church on Route 3 on Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. Chien made her debut on the scene at the age of 16 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her concert will feature works by Mendelssohn, Chopin, Debussy and more.

Tickets are $15, $12 for students and seniors. Children are free. For more information, visit hillandhollowmusic.org.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will display a new exhibit by Donna Austin, “Musings of the Lake Champlain Coast,” from Oct. 7 through Oct. 28. Austin is a Plattsburgh native who works with watercolor, oil and acrylic paints to create scenes from on and around Lake Champlain.

“Donna’s paintings capture the essence of what it is to live along the lake,” said Gallery Director David Monette. “It is light and airy and executed with consummate skill.”

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The exhibit will be on display during normal gallery hours, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., following the opening reception on Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit strandcenter.org or call 5631604.

The Strand will also present “Hip Hop Alumni Weekend” on Oct. 15. The show will feature performances by Peso 131 of Fearless 4, Mickey D of Main Source & La Posse, the Plattsburgh Home Team and more. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m. A street hip hop workshop will be hosted earlier that day for children ages 8-12. To register for the class, call 563-1604. For more information on the show, visit strandcenter.org or call the Strand box office at 324-2787.

The NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery in Saranac Lake will display an exhibit by local Heidi Gutersloh in the month of October. The exhibit, “Standing Still,” will showcase Gutersloh’s signature still life paintings. An opening reception is slated for Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. For more information, visit northwindfineartsgallery.com.

The Whallonsburg Grange Hall will screen “Love & Friendship,” a film based on a Jane Austen novel, on Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for minors. For more information, contact info@cvfilms.org.

The Schroon Lake Public Library will offer free ukulele lessons for beginners from Oct. 8 to Dec. 10. The class will teach basic chords, strumming techniques and more. Ukuleles are available to borrow from the library for this class. Classes begin at 11 a.m. every Saturday. Class sizes are limited, so pre-registration is encouraged. For more information, call 532-7737 ext. 13.

The Adirondack Shakespeare Company will perform “Songs of the Iroquois: Turtle Island,” “Hamlet,” and “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” for students and the public through Oct. 16. Performances are slated for Oct. 1 at the Upper Jay Art Center, Oct. 2 at Bullhouse in Chestertown, Oct. 4 for the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek and more. In addition to these performances, the company is also hosting a conference on “Hamlet and Mental Health” at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake Oct. 14-16. For more information, and to view a full schedule, visit adkshakes.org or facebook.com/adkshakes.

Owen Benjamin will perform at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Oct. 15. According to organizers, Benjamin is best known for his blend of stand-up comedy and classical music comedy.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For more information, call 523-2512 or visit lakeplacidarts.org.

The Glens Falls Civic Center will see a performance by rock band Brand New on Oct. 14. Opening up the show will be indie rock group the Front Bottoms and Philidelphia-based rock outfit Modern Baseball. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $35-40. For more information, call 1-855-432-2849. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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Pictured above: Gloria Chen. Chen will perform at the Methodist Church in Saranac Lake on Oct. 16.

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Essex County headed to court over FOIL request Election commissioners, board chairman named as plaintiffs in lawsuit

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County is litigating a Freedom of Information Law request for the examination of ballots cast in last year’s general election.

Bethany Kosmider last year requested access to electronic ballot scans and cast vote records from the county.

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

Kosmider appealed. It was denied.

Now she is suing.

The defendants of the Article 78 lawsuit, filed in Essex County Supreme Court in July, are Essex County Election Commissioners Mark Whitney and Alison McGahay and Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Ferebee.

Essex County is litigating a Freedom of Information Law request for the examination of electronic ballots cast in last year’s general election. Lawmakers on Monday, Oct. 3 voted to authorize legal fees for the defendants: Essex County election commissioners Allison McGahay and Mark Whitney, and Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Ferebee.

sion can release copies of the voted ballots.

Kosmider is armed with an opinion from Bob Freeman, Executive Director of the Committee on Open Government, the state agency tasked with advising the public and government officials on transparency issues.

Freeman ruled “electronic ballot images and cast vote records created by the ballot scanners used to conduct our elections” are subject to FOIL laws.

Election ballots fall under the definition of “record,” he said, and are not exempt from disclosure because there is nothing in the Election Law that classifies them as confiden-

tial or falling under exemption statutes.

COUNTY DISAGREES Manning, who serves as the county’s FOIL officer, said he disagrees with Freeman’s analysis.

The law is poorly written, he said, and contains little in the way of clarity on electronic records.

New York State Board of Elections commissioners have also broken ranks.

Douglas Kellner, one of the four statewide officials, agrees with Freeman.

“Contrary to the statements made in the decisions regarding the FOIL request of Bethany Kosmider, the New York State Board of Elections has never adopted a policy regarding the interpretation of Election Law 3-222,” Kellner wrote in a sworn affidavit.

Kellner, a Democrat, cited cases in Rensselaer and Putnam counties that were the basis of Freeman’s advisory opinion (Kellner himself had requested those cases).

Those two counties ultimately went on to drop their objections and allow access, Kellner said.

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TRANSPARENCY GURU: RELEASE THE INFO At the center of the lawsuit are electronic voting records.

After voters mark their ballot, they insert the document into an electronic voting machine. The machine then scans the ballot, and if it is not rejected, the machine records an electronic image of the ballot alongside a “cast vote record.”

The images and records are then stored on two flash drives: One remains in the machine, the other is delivered to the Board of Elections.

The data requested by the plaintiff would not contain any information that would identify the voter, including name and address, due to the “randomized fashion” of the storage, according to court documents.

Kosmider, who serves as the Chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee, said access shouldn’t be an issue, and told the Sun she was not required by law to specify a reason for the request.

“I wanted to look at some of the ballots I had questions about,” Kosmider said.

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“As far as I know, the Essex County Board of Elections is the only county that has denied a FOIL request for copies of the electronic ballots and cast records since the Committee on Open Government rendered that advisory opinion,” Kellner said. “(T)he Freedom of Information Law states the unambiguous policy that barring special exceptions, all government records should be available for inspection.”

But, Kellner said: “Consequently, the views set forth in this affidavit are only my own, and do not reflect any official policy of the New York State Board of Elections.”

There have been a handful of times when the courts have released ballots.

Kosmider, the petitioner, joined Kellner in citing the Rensselaer County case Mantello v.

Bugbee as an example.

In that case, Carmella Mantello, a mayoral candidate, sued the Rensselaer County Board of Elections to view the ballots.

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“We couldn’t provide an electronic copy,” said Bugbee, who said he was unfamiliar with the details of the lawsuit in Essex County.

In that case, the tabulation by the computer that programs the voting machine did not produce the electronic copy, Bugbee said, which by law is required.

“There was clearly a malfunction,” Bugbee said.

Following months of legal wrangling, the commissioner said the county BOE would agree to grant access to those records if the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff.

The judge allowed the plaintiff to examine the ballots onsite, which she did.

NO SOLID ANSWERS Essex County is stymied.

“One side says give it, one side says don’t,” Ferebee told lawmakers last week. “So we really have not had anyone that could give us a solid answer as to what we should do.”

Even the defendants are divided: McGahay, a Republican, is against the release; Whitney, a Democrat, is in favor of granting access.

Manning cited this division and said he wanted to err on the side of caution.

The attorney has recused himself from the case, citing a conflict of interest in representing two defendants with divergent views, among other reasons, including his role as the county’s FOIL officer.

“If it was something that was cut and dried, I certainly would have given the information,” said Manning, who also cited the Rensselaer County case in his opinion.

Ferebee indicated the lawsuit was unnecessary.

“This all could have been avoided if Kosmider got a court order to resolve the issue,” Ferebee said. “She reluctantly did not seek a court order for this information.”

Kosmider says that’s exactly what she is trying to do.

“In order to get a court order, you need to file an Article 78 and take it to court,” Kosmider said.

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Kosmider, too, may be eligible for legal assistance.

“This information should be made available,” said Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah), citing Freeman’s opinion.

The lawmaker said while he understood the statutes governing Election and FOIL Law, officials also need to be mindful of the perception of transparency.

“When you say you can’t look at a document, it certainly seems as though you’re trying to hide something,” Scozzafava said. “I’ve been dealing with the public for 30-plus years and that’s the perception.

He added: “I think it’s a case that we are going to ultimately end up losing and spending a lot of money on.”

Gerald Morrow (D-Chesterfield), James Monty (R-Lewis) and Michael “Ike” Tyler (R-Westport) joined Scozzafava last week in voting against authorizing funding for the defendant’s legal costs.

Following a last-ditch effort to resolve the issue in a 45-minute executive session on Monday, lawmakers ultimately voted to authorize the legal fees, but capped expenses at $250 per hour. Counsel will also have to be approved by the county manager.

Lawmakers appeared frustrated at the lack of guidance from the state Board of Elections.

“By us passing this resolution today, we’re letting them off the hook,” Morrow said.

CONTENTIOUS DEBATE Lawmakers hotly debated the issue on Sept. 12, both in public and during an executive session, and again on Sept. 26 when the Ways & Means Committee voted to authorize paying for the defendants’ legal services.

SETTING A PRECEDENT Essex County Republican Party Committee Chairman Shaun Gillilland said the lawsuit was politically motivated. “[The plaintiffs] have not given a reason, nor are they willing to go before a judge to get a court order to have these ballots opened, which leads me to believe they’re not going for Essex County elections — they’re trying to set a precedent and they’re being backed by the state Democratic Party,” Gillilland said.

Ferebee echoed that argument on Sept. 26.

“I personally feel that Essex County is being singled out for this matter,” Ferebee told lawmakers. “I think it falls back to Board of Elections or election officials who are just testing the water to see if they can pressure a small county such as Essex County to make this move, to turn this document over, therefore setting a precedent for other counties.”

Gillilland said the lawsuit conflates FOIL and Election Law. He also said he believed the lawsuit is a way to question the legitimacy of past elections by blurring the sense of finality that comes with the formal process that signs, seals, delivers and certifies ballots after an election.

Annual ‘Blessing of the Animals’ slated Oct. 8

Town to evaluate emergency communication tool

TICONDEROGA — A “Blessing of the Animals” will take place at the First United Methodist Church in Ticonderoga on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m., rain or shine.

Pastor Scott Tyler will welcome all pets on the front lawn at the church. All attendees are asked to bring their pets on a leash or in a carrying case.

The Blessing of the Animals is an annual event and is scheduled near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. All are welcome to participate. Call the church office at 585-7995 for more information.

TICONDEROGA — The Town of Ticonderoga has been exploring the idea of implementing a mass communication system to alert residents about emergencies and other important community news.

Notification could range from road closure alerts to important public meetings requesting resident input.

This system utilizes numerous modes of communication (i.e. land-line phones, cell phones, computer, etc) to provide the necessary reach to all residents.

A presentation of this particular system will be made to the Town Board at their next regular town board meeting held on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. in the basement of the Community Building.

Ti Historical Society to change hours beginning Oct. 9 TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Historical Society will resume its fall schedule beginning Oct. 9. For the remainder of the 2016 year, the Hancock House will be open Wednesdays through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and closed on holidays.

The Hancock House will be open for special programs and events, which will be publicized in advance.

Mountaineer film fest to return with spotlight on world’s strongest female climber KEENE — On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Mountaineer will host the “Reel Rock 11 Film Tour” at Keene Arts, on Route 73.

Reel Rock shows are events where climbers and outdoors lovers can come together to celebrate the ultimate in adven-

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Anyone has the right to review ballots prior to the conclusion of that process, Gillilland said.

“All [the plaintiffs] want to do is raise questions about elections after elections are certified,” he said. “Once an election has been set, that’s it.”

‘UNPROFESSIONAL’ Kosmider called Gillilland’s accusations “unprofessional.”

“We have better things to do than arguing and fighting,” Kosmider said.

She added: “We’re not asking for anything unusual, we’re not picking on anybody — we’re just trying to get them to comply to the law. We’re not asking them for anything out of the norm.”

Kosmider has stopped short of questioning the validity of the election results.

Last year’s election saw voters casting ballots in a raft of local races across Essex County, including two county-wide races, clerk and county judge.

Essex County Judge Richard Meyer handily defeated Brian Barrett in that race, carving out a 19 point victory, besting the Lake Placid-based criminal defense attorney by a 3 to 1 margin.

PRECEDENT ALREADY SET Kosmider said the county has already set their own precedent in releasing the information.

The county attorney in 2014 released ballot results to former Essex supervisor Sharon Boisen, who was defeated by incumbent Ed Gardner the previous year.

“And she got them, they gave them to her,” Kosmider said.

“There was a precedent already set.”

Manning admitted he relied on Freeman’s opinion at that time… but said he didn’t investigate the issue as thoroughly as he should have.

“I will admit I was wrong the first time around,” Manning said. “But this time around, I’m looking at the statute more clearly and not just blindly relying on Mr. Freeman’s opinion.

I came to the conclusion that you need a court order and I’m just erring on the side of caution.”

Kosmider is being represented by Lake Placid attorney Bryan Liam Kennelly.

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

The case now heads to State Supreme Court Justice Martin Auffredou’s courtroom. ture filmmaking.

This year’s film tour features athletes Ashima Shiraishi, the world’s strongest female climber, Kai Lightner, Matt Segal, Will Stanhope, Brette Harrington and Mike Libecki.

Admission is $15 at the door. The show starts at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Dustin Ulrich at dustin@mountainerr.com or visit mountaineer.com.

North Country Regional Blood Donor Center plans community drives PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center will conduct a number of blood drives this month. Stops will be made in Port Henry, Morrisonville, Ray Brook, Mooers, Elizabethtown, Plattsburgh, Beekmantown, Mineville, Jay, Malone, Black Brook and more.

Blood collected at these drives stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region at hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac Lake and Glens Falls.

To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be in good health and at least 17 years of age. A valid ID is required.

More information about sponsoring a drive and a complete listing of upcoming drives can be found at UVMHealth.org/ CVPH.

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The restructuring is also in line with the state’s push to share services to create efficiencies, a hallmark of the Gov. Andrew Cuomo administration.

“The realities of the county budget process, and given the pressure directed by the state onto local governments as it relates to the property tax cap, necessitates that we take every opportunity to consolidate when such consolidation may prove beneficial,” Palmer wrote in a report distributed to stakeholders and the NYSOFA on Sept. 6.

The discussion was ignited several years ago when thenOFA Director Patty Bashaw expressed interest in taking a fulltime job as the county’s EMS Coordinator, which was then a part-time position that carried a small stipend.

Redeploying those resources would allow the county to more effectively combat the issues facing local EMS squads, including a drop-off in volunteering that squads and town officials say has reached crisis levels, Palmer said.

Krissy Leerkes, an OFA coordinator, was tapped to fill Bashaw’s slot as acting director. Under the new arrangement, Leerkes will become Director of Aging Services operating under the ECPH banner, one of five units overseen by that agency’s director, Linda Beers.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors signed off on the decision last fall during their annual budget process when they formally created the positions and authorized the merger, an arrangement that has informally been in place since Jan. 1.

The remaining 12 employees will not be affected, Palmer said, nor will the services provided.

“There will be no reduction in the services provided nor will there be any reductions in caseloads as it relates to the aging population,” Palmer wrote.

In fact, he said, services to seniors will be increased through increased inter-agency cooperation.

“Services to our senior population will always be enhanced when access to health programs are more readily available,” Palmer said.

FORCED TO FOIL Buysse said the ECOFAAC has largely been frozen out of the discussion.

Despite meeting with county officials after the plan was hatched, the group said they only became aware of the proposed merger once it made headlines in local newspapers.

Crown Point Supervisor Charles Harrington, the county supervisor tasked with acting as their liaison, has been inattentive, Buysse said, and hasn’t attended their meetings or responded to their inquiries.

And their requests for information about the plan and the application materials to the state DOH went unheeded.

As a result, Buysse said she was forced to send Freedom of Information Law requests for access to those documents.

“They simply ignore us, pretty much,” Buysse said.

Further details didn’t emerge until last month until the release of the formal report, which Buysse said failed to add clarity to the issue.

“This did not give us a whole of new information.”

AGING ISSUES Communication issues aside, the group says they are against the merger for a number of policy reasons.

Twenty-one percent of Essex County is over 65, a number that is projected to increase to 30 percent by 2030. That’s significantly higher than the state average of 14.7 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

These trends are paired with an above-average rate of youth leaving the region, thus leaving their elders in need of the non-medical services the OFA is tasked with providing without traditional support structures.

As such, the county needs to be focused on improving and expanding these services — not simply keeping them unchanged, the council says.

“We’re going to have an aging issue in this county,” Buysse said. “There’s only going to be increases in terms of caseloads.

I would be looking in a proposal like this for changes to enhance services. And yet they’re proposing zero changes.”

For instance, the ECOFAAC believes sustained focus needs to be kept on the county’s certified home health care aide program, or CHHA, to ensure their numbers remain adequate to care for the projected increase in seniors.

That program is under constant pressure, she said, and may soon be confronted with another crisis, be it fiscal or by competing providers moving into the service area.

As these programs lose funding, communities need to start examining new models of care, much of which lean on informal and volunteer support networks, Buysse said.

To ensure they are best positioned to navigate these changes, OFA must be kept separate, a belief reinforced in that ECPH and OFA serve different populations, Buysse said, and offer different models of care.

There are other concerns. Buysse, who is a nurse, worries that the loss of a cabinet-level position will lead to reduced communication with lawmakers. Clout may be diminished and issues will be neglected, like finding a solution to the outstanding nutrition kitchen problems, for instance.

Buysse also expressed concern over potential policy shifts that may see changes in non-reimbursable services provided by the agency, or Medicare regulations that may lead to a

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change in hospital admittance rates.

The merger may also result in a loss of opportunities to form coalitions and work with other groups to lock in funding, she said.

Beers, the public health director, said a number of crossover areas are covered by the merger.

The ECOFAAC’s concerns — including housing, transportation and support networks — are all “relevant to disparate populations” and familiar territory for her agency, she said.

“These are issues that Public Health has been working on and will continue to be advancing for the aging population and for all vulnerable populations in Essex County,” Beers wrote in the report.

The report cited a number of state-funded programs and Seniors enjoy a meal at a recent county picnic event, sponsored by the Essex County Office for the Aging, grants that cater to elders and which is fighting a plan to merge their services into the Department of Public Health.

File photo aim to streamline communications between agencies, inDOH ON BOARD cluding the “No Wrong Door” model, a single point of entry Palmer said it was “regrettable” that the ECOFAAC has collaboration between health and human services agencies come out against the merger without having the benefit of that emphasizes providing care for clients regardless of who having seen a fully-developed plan. made the request.

“It is unfortunate that they have taken a position in opposiThere are 53 of these programs across the state, including tion to something which they have not had an opportunity to Essex County. fully understand,” he wrote.

The decision hasn’t been made in a vacuum, the manager STAFFING CONCERNS said, noting that state Department of Health wouldn’t have Key to addressing these challenges is staffing levels, Buysse approved the merger if they saw anything questionable. said.

In a letter dated April 6, DOH Commissioner Howard Despite assurances that personnel at the OFA will be left Zucker wrote: “The mission and description of the new unaltered, Buysse said the report is misleading because Leer- merged agency was thorough, clear and provided the inforkes’ former position as coordinator will not be replaced, leav- mation requested. You have provided assurances that all statuing a vacancy. tory requirements will be met by the new merged agency, you “The amount of time in OFA isn’t going to be 1 FTE — will not discontinue any core services, and you will maintain [Beers] has four other departments plus Aging,” Buysse said. cost center data to ensure the General Public Health Work “So OFA would be the fifth department. So in fact, her FTE funding is used only for eligible public health related costs.” equivalent is .20 to the Office for the Aging — not full-time.”

Palmer reiterated services will not be lost.

She added: “We are losing .8 hours in terms of staffing, reIn fact, he wrote in the report, the level of service provided ally.” to seniors during the first six months of 2016 has actually inBuysse also questioned projected cost savings on the cleri- creased by 80 clients, an increase of nearly 5 percent over last year. cal side: “I don’t know what they have in mind.”

“Additionally, we believe these clients are receiving a more And when it comes to fiscal savings, a chief argument by the county for the merger, costs are simply being shifted to comprehensive level of service when you consider the communication of their overall needs between Aging and Public from one department to another, she said.

While OFA’s budget saw a decrease of $87,457 this fiscal Health,” Palmer wrote.

The manager also noted a waiting list for services has been year, the EMS budget went from $6,590 to $91,889. completely eliminated.

“There was no county savings by this move,” Buysse said.

Asked about these conclusions, Buysse said the uptick may “It was a direct shift.”

“I feel like it was a predetermined made move, then justi- be incidental.

“I’m not going to dispute the numbers, but the number of fied — which has become a talking point.” elderly have increased, also,” Buysse said.

The increase could be incidental due to funding changes, or WARNED overall availability of home health aides.

The ECOFAAC’s concerns about a lack of transparency are Leerkes, the acting director, has been proactive on developnot entirely unfounded. ing programs, she also admitted.

Lawmakers have periodically asked for updates on the “I don’t have any feeling one way or another about these merger process throughout the year. Palmer, the county manconclusions.” ager, has repeatedly told them that the department has been But, Buysse added: “I think in the long run, this department operating in a state of de facto consolidation since the beginwill just disappear.” ning of the year.

“For all practical purposes, the agencies have been combined by this board,” he told lawmakers on March 14.

ACTION PLAN And on May 9: “For all practical purposes, we’ve been a Each year, OFA is required to host a series of presentations consolidated department since Jan. 1,” he said. to showcase the department’s annual implementation plan.

But those statements came back to haunt him.

The first of those meetings is scheduled for Oct. 24 at the NYSOFA caught wind of the arrangement and chastised New Hope Church in Lake Placid. the county for not keeping the state agency in the loop.

“We want to get copies [of the report] out so that people In a letter to Palmer dated July 12, NYSOFA Acting Direc- understand what it is that we’re trying to accomplish and what tor Greg Olsen said while the agency sent a letter to the coun- the overall plan is,” Palmer said. ty OFA on Dec. 1 outlining the merger regulations, it’s been But the ECOFAAC hopes to use those sessions to create a radio silence ever since. groundswell of support before the public hearing on Oct. 31.

“NYSOFA staff have not heard from Essex County repre- They have already started to lobby lawmakers to rescind their sentatives regarding the plans to restructure the area agency support, including those in the so-called Big Three populasince your email correspondence in early December,” Olsen tion centers: North Elba, Moriah and Ticonderoga. wrote.

Hopefully their voices will be included in the final proposal As such, the state agency was forced to monitor meeting to the NYSOFA, said Buysse, who also questioned why their minutes and news reports. There, they learned the county was concerns weren’t included in the aforementioned report. moving forward without their formal authorization, and had She said the proposal should have been sent after the public been operating in that informal merged state since Jan. 1. hearing, which would have included their comments.

NYSOFA raised concerns about staffing levels, and remind“Normally the process that is suggested is you have the ed the county to follow the mandated process — including public hearing. Everybody gets to comment, including the holding required public hearings — and that their agency’s advisory board. And then you submit your proposal to the approval was required before the county could move forward state for approval,” Buysse said. “So whether this is going to with any restructuring, informal or otherwise. be the proposal… I don’t know why it went to the state, but “Has the area plan amendment also been reviewed and it did.” commented on by the local Office for the Aging Advisory Community forums are scheduled for Oct. 24 at the New Council?” Olsen asked.

Hope Church in Lake Placid; Oct 26 at 11 a.m. at the Knights of The director concluded the report by indicating the office Columbus in Keeseville, and Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. in Ticonderoga, would withhold the $1.2 million in funding until these ques- with the exact location to be determined. tions were answered.

The public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at the Government Center in Elizabethtown.

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HowÊ toÊ cutÊ homeÊ heatingÊ costsÊ thisÊ winter S

ome savvy homeowners are having their cake and eating it too when it comes to energyefficient home heating. Imagine cutting your heating bills, while boosting your home’s comfort. Sound too good to be true? Not for the thousands of homeowners who are using radiant floor heating, one of the oldest and most efficient means of heating a home.

The technology, dating back to the ancient Romans, uses warm water to heat the floor, instead of a furnace to heat the air. Modern radiant systems pump warm water through an in-floor network of PEX tubing (crosslinked polyethylene), which, in essence, turns a home’s entire floor into a massive whole-room radiator.

Many families actually feel warmer at a lower thermostat setting with radiant floor heating than at a higher temperature required with conventional forced-air heating systems. Studies conducted by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) indicate that people with radiant heating systems can be comfortable at temperatures 6 to 8 degrees lower than with forced-air systems. The lower thermostat setting means using less energy and saving more money.

Feel warmer at a lower temperature Picture a beautiful sunny day. It’s 65 degrees outdoors, and you are standing under a large tree.

You may feel a bit chilly if there’s a breeze; but as soon as you step into the sunlight, you’re comfortable again. The air temperature is roughly the same in both sun and shade, but you feel OK because the sun’s radiant heat waves warm you directly.

The same concept applies to a home with radiant floor heating. As the invisible waves of thermal radiation rise from the floor, they warm you and all the surrounding furnishings, which radiate that captured heat.

Contrast that with what happens in a conventional forced-air heating system, the kind found in most American homes. Hot air blows out of the registers and rises to the top of the room where it quickly sheds heat and then drops back down as it cools.

In a radiant home, all that warmth stays at the floor level where the people and, most importantly, their feet live. And if your feet are warm and comfortable, chances are, so are you.

“Because radiant heating warms people and objects directly - as opposed to the surrounding air - residents are more comfortable, while often using less energy,” explains Mark Hudoba, senior product manager, Residential Heating and Cooling, at Uponor North America, a manufacturer of PEX-based radiant heating systems. “Radiant systems tend to yield consistent temperatures throughout the space. In homes heated with forced air, the temperatures can vary by more than 15 degrees between floor and ceiling.”

Moreover, because the distribution of heat is more evenly circulated, there is less need to “overheat” a home in order to compensate for spaces that seem too cool because of drafts or poor insulation.

Radiant technology is perfect for heating a single bathroom or a kitchen. Imagine stepping onto a warm bathroom floor on a frigid winter morning.

New and existing homes A radiant heating system can be installed during new-home construction or added to an existing home. Even if you choose not to opt for radiant heat throughout your new home, the builder can still install the PEX tubing in the basement floor or - if you don’t have a basement - in the home’s concrete slab. Radiant technology is also perfect for heating a single bathroom or a kitchen.

Other benefits of radiant heating include: •Healthy atmosphere: Since a radiant system needs no fans or blowers to move its heat, family members with allergies are not subjected to the circulation of dust, mold, bacteria, viruses and pet dander throughout the home.

•Quiet operation: No fans and blowers also means no noise.

•Interior design options: Radiant heating allows you to place furniture wherever you want with no concern about blocking air vents.

•Fuel flexibility: Radiant floor heating systems can accommodate a variety of energy sources: from the conventional (gas-, oil- or wood-fired boilers) to the cutting-edge (solar thermal systems and geothermal systems) - or even a combination of both.

Ask anyone who’s had the pleasure: Once you’ve experienced the joys of radiant heating, you’ll never want to go back to a conventional system. For more information, visit www.uponor-usa. com.

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hen it comes to do-it-yourself projects that will save money on energy costs, there are many new products on the market that make it possible to save hundreds of dollars over time, with just a few hours of easy installation.

Few of these products come close to the long-term benefits of installing radiant barrier foil in your attic. There’s even a federal tax credit (available on your 2010 federal tax return) to help you recoup up to $1,500 on your purchase price through the American Recovery Tax Credit.

As temperatures drop, installing a radiant barrier in your attic space becomes much more comfortable. When warmer weather returns, you can relax without having to turn on the air conditioner as often and as a result, enjoy reduced cooling costs. That’s the main benefit of installing a radiant barrier, according to Rick Jordan of EcoRite Products, a major radiant barrier manufacturer.

“I don’t know of any product that is this easy to install that does as much for reducing the stress on your cooling or heating systems as a radiant barrier,” Jordan says. “On average, attics that have radiant barriers installed are 30 degrees cooler than they were before the product was installed. That equates to a significant amount of heat that is not baking down through the ceiling of a home, causing the air conditioner to stay on longer and work harder.”

A radiant barrier works in your home similar to the way a reflective foil car shade works in your car. Just as a car shade keeps the interior of an auto cooler when it’s parked in the sun, radiant barriers keep your home’s interior cooler when installed in your attic where the sun’s radiant energy is absorbed.

“Enerflex looks a lot like quilted aluminum foil. It is made of a durable, highly reflective, double-sided metallic film that you install to the underside of a roof between the rafters.

From an installation standpoint, it couldn’t be easier,” Jordan says. “There is no need to secure the product with adhesive, so installation moves quickly.”

ENERGY STAR-approved Enerflex Radiant Barrier, which reflects up to 96 percent of the sun’s radiant energy and helps cool attic space up to 30 degrees, is easy to install and qualifies for a tax credit for savings up to $1,500.

“Radiant barrier installation should be viewed not so much an expense, but as an investment. Homeowners are repaid over time through lower utility bills, particularly in the summer, but wintertime savings can also be realized,” Jordan says.

In the winter, a radiant barrier basically performs in reverse, helping to keep rising heat from the home’s interior from escaping through the roof. Radiant barriers typically are twice as effective in the summer months as in winter months.

Enerflex Radiant Barrier is mold- and mildew-resistant, will not harbor insects, and is Class A fire rated. It’s available from building material dealers nationwide. You can find places that sell the product by visiting www. enerflexfoil.com.

The Florida Solar Energy Center has conducted numerous studies on radiant barrier installation and found that, under peak daytime heat conditions, the total heat transfer allowed down through attics can be reduced by as much as 40 percent, which can signifi-

cantly reduce the load demand of an air conditioning system.

Design of your home also makes a difference: Whether it is a one-story or two-story home, the home’s age, the type of roof, whether your roof has shade, your HVAC system’s efficiency, the type of insulation installed and local energy rates all contribute to your potential for individual cost savings. If you are unsure how to install radiant barrier in your home, ask a home improvement expert.

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Five innovations to make your home more energy-efficient this winter

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ld Man Winter brings a variety of gifts for us each year - cold winds, snow and, of course, higher energy bills. You can’t control the cold and the snow, but you do have a little control over how much energy you will use this winter.

With today’s technological advances, it has never been easier to lessen your impact on the power grid and reduce your heating bills. An energy audit is a good place to start to find out areas where heat is escaping from your home. After you’ve identified those areas, you may also want to think about outfitting your home with devices or systems that will make it more energy efficient.

Here are five recent innovations that can help you conserve energy this winter:

Freewatt home energy system This eco-friendly heating system features micro-CHP technology that is integrated with a high-efficiency natural gas or propane furnace or boiler and generates both heat and electricity for your home. Such a system has the potential to generate half of a typical home’s annual electrical needs, according to ECR, makers of the freewatt and freewatt plus home energy systems. Additionally, a water heater may be added to the system to produce even more electricity. If your state and utility company have net metering programs, you can also sell back additional electricity generated by your system to be used elsewhere. The freewatt plus system also acts as a backup generator should your home lose power.

Rooftop solar water heaters

ducing the electricity you’ll use. These can be added during construction or installed at a later date.

Why pay for energy to heat water when the sun will do it for you at no cost? While a solar water heater may cost more up front, the U.S. Department of Energy estimates that you can save 50 to 80 percent on your water heating bill. It’s possible that you may also be able to receive a tax deduction if you roll the cost of the heater into your mortgage. If you are interested, it may also be wise to check with the Department of Energy or retailers to see if there are any other tax benefits available for any efficiency upgrade you are thinking about making.

Radiant barriers

Solar light tubes

If you determine you are losing a lot of heat through your windows, it might make good financial sense to replace them with more energy-efficient ones. It might be helpful to work with your energy auditor or window company to determine

Adding these to your house can add fresh and natural light to a space that might otherwise need electric light, thus re-

This strategy, using reflective barriers, often in the attic, can reduce the amount of heat that is lost through the roof of your home. It also can reduce the amount of heat coming in from the attic in the warmer months.

Replace windows?

the best option, as it can often be dependent on what kind of windows you have and where they are located.

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LuxuryÊ bathroomÊ upgradesÊ thatÊ areÊ worthÊ theÊ investment

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ew room renovations return as much on your investment - in terms of resale value and enhanced enjoyment as refurbishing a bathroom. Maybe that’s why many Americans, who have tightened their belts when it comes to other areas of home improvement, still seem to be willing to spend more for luxury bathroom upgrades.

Bathroom remodels traditionally return more on investment at resale time - often 70 or 80 percent, or even more. The trend toward spa-like baths continues to appeal to both potential buyers and renovating homeowners. While homeowners may still be willing to spend on luxurious bathroom products, they’re also looking for upgrades that give them the most return for their investment.

Here are a handful of upgrades that can help elevate a common bathroom to a luxurious home resort:

and bronze to create a more dazzling marriage of form and function. Materials and design touches are all intended to evoke a sense of grace, luxury and harmony with the natural world.

Massaging bathtubs The bathtub has become a symbol of modern luxury in the bathroom. Whether you prefer a placid soaking tub experience or an energetic massage from whirlpool-style bubbles, adding an upscale bathtub can greatly enhance the luxury quotient in any bathroom.

For strength and beauty - as well as durability - cast iron has long been a material of choice when designing a luxury bathroom.

Now, you can even find cast-iron tubs that provide those lovely, fizzy bubbles that shout “luxury.” Kohler recently integrated its BubbleMassage technology into three of its most popular cast iron bath tub lines. The technology uses 40 air jets positioned around the bath to deliver a fully customizable air massage; users can opt for heat or no heat, and vary the intensity of the massage by adjusting the speed control. You can learn more at www.kohler.com.

Flat screen TVs

Lovely lavatories Even one of the most utilitarian items in the bathroom can enhance the overall luxury of the setting. One of the hottest trends in lavatories is to go beyond commonly used materials. Kohler’s Nature’s Chemistry and Artist Editions collections incorporate glass

LCD TVs are showing up in upscale bathroom designs. The trend that started in top-end hotels in cities like New York and Las Vegas, has found a willing, loving audience in homeowners seeking ultimate luxury in the bathroom. With manufacturers offering LCD TVs in a wide range of colors, sizes and configurations, it’s possible to find one to match virtually any decor. Plus, mounting manufacturers have created wall mounts that address one of the LCD’s most common issues - viewability from an angle. Adjustable wall mounts, many of them motorized, make it possible to adjust the TV for viewing from several points in a room - whether it’s the soaking tub or the shower.

Fancy faucets

vestment.

Faucets are no longer just a way to get some water for washing your hands or brushing your teeth. Today, they’re a style statement, as well. Whether you opt for traditional or modern, classic or contemporary, two-handled or hands-free, you can find a faucet design to fit virtually any decor. And manufacturers continue to expand the range of options available, introducing new designs and extra touches. Kohler’s new Stance faucets feature refined angles and edges with a softened cubic flare to create functional faucets that also look beautiful in contemporary baths.

While it may be your dream to incorporate every upscale touch possible into your bathroom design, if your budget allows for only one or two, you can still greatly enhance the room’s luxury by adding elements that offer the most enjoyment and value for your in-

People spend, on average, 10 minutes a day in the shower, according to one study conducted in the United Kingdom. In America, especially, showering isn’t just about getting clean. The shower is also a favorite spot to relax, decompress and perhaps even practice your karaoke style.

Multi-jet showers and multiple showerheads are becoming sought-after improvements in upscale baths. Steam showers are another popular trend. A self-enclosed unit uses a steam generator to turn the water from the tap into steam. Occupying about the same size as a traditional shower, steam showers allow you to control the temperature of the steam and often come with a range of upscale features, including massage jets and voice activation.

Showers that show off

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Is your home under-protected from fire and CO poisoning?

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ust when you think you’re safe, a recent nationwide survey has uncovered that a majority of American homes are dangerously under-protected when it comes to fire and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Even those equipped with smoke and CO alarms are at risk according to the study, which revealed that two-thirds of U.S. households are not in compliance with the national recommendation for the number of smoke alarms set by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Even more alarming is the 90 percent of homes that do not meet the recommendation for number of carbon monoxide detectors, including 40 percent that report having zero working carbon monoxide detectors.

“These statistics confirm what we’ve feared for years - that far too many homes in this country are not as well protected as they should be against the dangers of fire and CO,” says Deborah Hanson, director of external affairs for First Alert, a leader in residential fire and CO detection devices. “What’s more troubling is that many people don’t realize that their families are at risk.”

Despite the low number of NFPA-compliant homes, nine out of 10 respondents to the survey reported feeling “certain” their homes are adequately equipped with smoke alarms, and 62 percent reported the same for CO alarms.

“There is a clear and concerning lack of awareness among homeowners regarding the number of alarms required to fully protect a home and its residents,” adds Hanson.

The current recommendation by the NFPA (www.nfpa.org) is to have at least one CO alarm on each level and one in or near every bedroom or sleeping area. For smoke alarms, homes should have one installed at the top of each staircase and one in every bedroom or sleeping area. To put this into perspective, the average-sized home in America - a twostory, three bedroom house - would need a minimum of four smoke alarms and five carbon monoxide alarms to comply with NFPA

guidelines.

In addition to installing the recommended number of alarms, The Home Safety Council (www.homesafetycouncil.org) suggests implementing the following precautions at home to help protect against fire and CO poisoning:

Regularly test smoke and CO alarms Regular maintenance is just as important as having the correct number of alarms. Be sure to test alarms monthly and replace batteries twice a year. Smoke alarm units should be replaced every 10 years and CO alarms every five years. These are simple tasks, but vitally important when it comes to home safety.

Plan and practice a fire safety drill Identify exits and if necessary, equip second-floor rooms with escape ladders. Practice actually going through the motions, and finally, identify a meeting place outside so everyone is accounted for.

Add a “network” of smoke alarms Many homeowners may not realize there are alarm networks available for home use, which are wirelessly connected and “talk” to one another to alert to a fire in a different room. First Alert ONELINK alarms are connected, and if one alarm goes off, all alarms sound and can “tell” homeowners the location of the fire.

“Each year nearly 3,000 Americans die from home fires and CO poisoning claims another 450 lives,” says Hanson. “Our goal is to bring these numbers down by continually educating consumers about the dangers of fire and CO and teaching them how to protect themselves, their families and their homes.”

For those in need of new smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, a wide variety of innovative products are available with an assortment of features to meet different needs. First Alert products range from combination smoke and CO units to smoke alarms with escape lights, along with basic battery-powered products.

These smoke and CO alarms are available at national retailers or for at www.firstalertstore.com.

For more information and a complete home safety checklist, visit www.firstalert. com/safety_checklist.php.

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Fall:Ê TheÊ idealÊ seasonÊ toÊ giveÊ yourÊ guestÊ bathÊ aÊ makeover

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he shorter days and cooler nights that fall brings mean entertaining that once took place on porches, patios and decks is slowly beginning to wane.

Soon, family and friends will gather inside the home for holiday festivities, putting the spotlight back on some of the most-used rooms, one of which is the guest bath.

For most people, overnight house guests go hand-in-hand with the holidays. Rather than waiting until the last minute, when stress levels are already high, fall is the ideal time to begin preparing for company and refresh the guest bath. You can do a few simple things long before anyone arrives to ensure their stay is a comfortable one. In fact, updating a tired bathroom can be an easy goal to achieve on any budget. You don’t need tens of thousands of dollars. Instead, a little paint, the proper tools, a few decorating elements and

some creativity will do the trick.

Color: light and inviting Changing the color of a room with interior paint is the easiest, most cost-effective and most dramatic transformation that can be made. Since a guest bathroom can be one of the smaller rooms in a home, use colors that are light and airy. This will open up the space, making it appear larger than it really is. And, even if the guest bath is used by other family members during the rest of the year, remember that it should feel welcoming, so avoid stark whites or overly bright and trendy colors.

Most importantly, don’t skimp on the painting tools. Since the walls will be the largest visual area in the bathroom, you want to ensure a professional-looking finish that can

only be achieved using high-quality painting tools. Purdy’s new mini-roller system will provide a flawless finish, and its compact lightweight design helps to paint tight spaces - like behind a toilet or above and around a sink -in less time with less mess.

Fine-tune fixtures If you’re considering replacing an old scratched sink, many acrylic options can be purchased at home centers for less than $100. While you’re at it, don’t forget to update the faucet as well. Today, faucets come in a variety of finishes like brushed nickel and oil rubbed bronze, allowing you to easily freshen up the appearance of your bathroom.

Many fixtures are available with matching accessories like towel rings, bars and even robe hooks. Using a consistent fixture finish throughout the room will give the space a streamlined, uncluttered feeling and will help create a serene place for your guests to relax during their stay.

Hardware Dated cabinet hardware can easily be brought back to life with a coat of primer and paint. If you’re willing to use a little elbow grease and purchase an inexpensive can

of spray paint, you can transform any dingy handle or knob. You don’t have to stick to traditional paint color choices, either. There are a variety of metallic spray paints available such as chrome, copper, brass and satin nickel that mimic the look of these expensive finishes that you can coordinate with your other accessories and fixtures.

Details With any room refresh, the difference is in the details, especially in a small space like the guest bath. Pick up some new linens before your visitors come to town - new bath and hand towels that are plush and soft, not faded or worn, can really make the room feel inviting. For an added touch, hang a new shower curtain and liner to coordinate with your new color scheme. Keep it a lighter color to allow natural or overhead light to filter through; you don’t want your guests showering in the dark. Stock up on all of the essentials. From toiletries to a comfy robe, it’s always a great idea to keep supplies on hand in case your guests need something.

By taking the necessary steps to prep your guest bath before the hustle and bustle of the holidays, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy it right along with your visitors.

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TipsÊ forÊ winterizingÊ yourÊ homeÊ againstÊ indoorÊ allergies

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pring and fall are the most notorious allergy seasons, but as any of the estimated 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies know, winter can be just as uncomfortable. As we move our lives back indoors, we often seal up our homes to prevent the cold from seeping in. While that’s good for energy bills and staying warm, if you don’t take some precautions, it can cause problems for those with indoor allergies.

To make sure that your home is a healthy one throughout the season, start taking action against allergens as you winterize your house. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), some of the most common indoor allergens are mold spores, dust mites and pet dander - so pay special attention to preventing those. As the weeks pass, keep to a schedule of cleaning that will maintain a lower level of allergens. Here are some tips to help you make your home a haven where allergy sufferers will feel comfortable.

Don’t let towels pile up Whether in the kitchen or the bathroom, it’s important that damp towels aren’t left to sit in a pile. The moisture they retain can create perfect conditions for growing mold or provide an ideal home for mites. Hang towels so that they can dry fully and launder them in your washing machine at least once a week to get rid of mold spores.

Stop the fur from flying AAFA notes that cat dander is the most common pet allergy. But whether you have a dog, cat or other furry critter, they can cause discomfort for any members of your household with allergies, as well for any guests who come to town for holiday celebrations. To cut down on allergens from both dander and saliva, be sure to wash your pets’ toys and beds regularly. Vacuuming up pet hair is also an essential step. A vacuum cleaner like LG’s LuV300B Kompressor is a good option because its HEPA filter captures 99.97 percent of common household allergens. It has also been certified “asthma & allergy friendly” by AAFA. Giving your pets regular baths and brushings can also help to cut down on the amount of hair

and dander that they shed.

Make your bed and sleep in it If your sleep is being disrupted by allergy symptoms, you need to make sure that your bedding isn’t part of the problem.

Mite-proof bedding and mattress or pillow cases can help cut allergens, but you should also remember that washing, cleaning and replacement are important. Some washing machines from LG feature the Allergiene cycle, a specialized steam cycle that helps to kill dust mites and their eggs; it’s the only such cycle that has also been certified by AAFA. While you’re washing your sheets and comforters, take time to vacuum your mattress with a HEPA-filter equipped vacuum. Pillows should be replaced every two years and it’s suggested that mattresses be replaced every 10 years.

Don’t forget decor Vacuuming your floors is a given, but to really make an impact on the allergens in your home, you need to pay attention the rest of your decor as well. Area rugs in the living room or bedrooms, as well as kitchen and bath floor mats need to be vacuumed often and, if possible, laundered regularly. Cleaning the upholstery on your couches and chairs is another essential step - pet hair and dust mites can settle there and irritate people with allergies. Large capacity washing machines that are certified “asthma & allergy friendly” are ideal for large items like throw rugs and slip covers from your couch or easy chair. If they can’t go in the washing machine, have them professionally cleaned. And while they beautifully frame your views, your window treatments might be making your life uncomfortable. Make sure that you vacuum and launder them as well.

“It’s important to remember that even in cold weather, allergies don’t go away,” says Mike Tringale, vice president of external affairs for AAFA. “And while cleaning your house to remove allergens won’t eliminate your allergies, it will have a significant impact on your health, during the winter and throughout the year.”

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Are you throwing money out the (energy inefficient) window?

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hey frame your favorite view and are key to making your home comfortable in summer and winter, yet most people don’t think about them until they stop working properly. But, if your windows aren’t performing as well as they should, now is a great time to consider replacing them.

Until the end of 2010, the U.S. government’s Residential Energy Efficiency Tax Credit can credit you with 30 percent of window material costs, up to $1,500, for making qualifying efficiency upgrades to your home.

Poorly performing windows can account for 35 to 40 percent of your home’s heat loss in the winter and are often even less effective at keeping your home cool in summer. That’s literally throwing your money out the window. Today’s double and triple-pane windows are worlds apart from the windows sold just 10 years ago.

Replacement window frames offer improved protection from air and water infiltration over older windows, and the energy-efficient innovations in glass options can really make a difference in your home’s comfort. To meet the qualifications for the Energy Efficiency Tax Credit, Milgard Windows & Doors incorporates advanced technologies to improve your home’s energy efficiency. Its SunCoat Low-E glass and EdgeGard thermal spacers provide the insulating power needed to keep your home comfortable all year round. But the hundreds of combinations and choices can be overwhelming. To avoid dealing with an overly-confusing list of window choices, the company offers energy packages that configure the window’s individual components for you, based on your desired energy performance level and geographic location.

When looking for energy efficient windows, most manufacturers recommend starting with the ENERGY STAR sticker. A good window will have a label from the National Fenestration Ratings Council (NFRC) and have ENERGY STAR ratings as well. On the NFRC label you’ll see the manufacturer’s name, a description of the window, plus a U-value and solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) numbers. Lower U-values and SHGC numbers mean better insulation, but look closely. To qualify for the Energy Efficiency Tax Credit, each of your windows must have a U-value of .30 or less and SHGC of .30 as well.

You also should consider the manufacturer’s warranty when shopping for windows. Just as some windows work harder than others to keep your home comfortable, some manufacturers are more willing than others to stand behind

their products with the service and support you expect from a major home purchase. Look for a full lifetime warranty, and check to see if labor costs and glass breakage is included.

Fall is here, winter is right around the corner and, if you act

soon, you can take advantage of the soon-to-expire tax credit for making valuable improvements to your own home with replacement windows. To get started, you can find a qualified replacement window dealer by visiting www.milgard.com or by calling (800) 645-4273.

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s real estate prices continue to climb, the cost to trade up to a larger home is on the upswing across the country, especially as markets remain hampered by tight inventory levels. As a result, more and more Americans are choosing to renovate their current homes instead of relocating. In fact, some forecasts predict that 2015 renovation spending could exceed the record of $324 billion set during the peak of last decade’s housing boom. While the hunt for more square footage can be challenging, homeowners shouldn’t feel like a costly second story or complete addition are the only options.

Here are five great ways to create or optimize space in your existing home.

1. Finish an unfinished basement. A basement renovation can hold limitless potential and increase the resale value or income potential of your home. Think about the possibilities: a home theater, office, spare bedroom, basement apartment or recreation room. The key to doing it successfully is to focus on what’s behind the walls, especially since moisture is a common issue in basements. Choosing the right insulation is critical.

Look for products that are vapor permeable, dimensionally stable and mold and moisture resistant. Many contractors use Roxul Comfortboard IS semi-rigid sheathing board paired with Comfortbatt batt insulation to combat thermal bridging and protect against mold and mildew growth. An added benefit of this type of mineral wool insulation is that it’s also fire-resistant to 2,150 F. For interior walls and ceilings, Safe ‘n’ Sound insulation is ideal because of its ability to absorb noise and indoor traffic sounds, ensuring your newfound space is a peaceful one.

2. Create a more open-concept feel with light and color.

If your home wasn’t blessed with towering windows, installing French doors and pot lights can encourage light to travel more freely, creating the illusion of space. Likewise, choosing a paint color for walls, trim and moldings that is lighter and cooler in tone (think soft grays or blues) will help to reflect light and give the room a more open feel.

3. Remove non-load-bearing walls. Homeowners have the opportunity to rethink the layout of their home by removing non-load-bearing walls. Removing structurally unnecessary walls can make your whole home feel larger, improve flow, lighting and the function of your home.

4. Convert your garage into usable living or work space. For many homeowners, the garage becomes an overflow room

for storage –– and is often a walk-in headache. Convert your garage (or a portion of it) into another living space, guest bedroom or home office. Install carpet and quality thermal insulation such as Roxul Comfortbatt to block outdoor noise and keep in warmth.

5. Choose furniture and accessories carefully. Adopt a min-

imalist’s eye. Begin looking around your home for furniture or accessories that overwhelm the space. Interior designers recommend choosing low-profile or small-scale furniture for rooms with less square footage. Dual-purpose items, such as ottomans with storage chests inside, are a budget-friendly way to save on space while staying organized.

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Paradox Haunted Trail primed to scare The Grey family is lining up ghosts and goblins for a big treat on Oct. 8

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PARADOX – The Grey family is carrying on their tradition of presenting the spooky Paradox Haunted Trail just before Halloween.

The free event starts at dusk on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Grey’s property at 604 Route 74 in Paradox.

“Every year since 2005, we host a Halloween trail in Paradox,” organizer Vickye Grey said. “This is a free event that is based on volunteers and donations.”

Children ages 13 and younger must be with an adult, but participants get goodie bags, cider or coffee and donuts provided by Stewart’s Shops.

There’s even a Porta-Potty provided by Adirondack Sanitary. Other businesses, including International Paper, help out.

“What started out as a family and close friends get-together has now grown into a full-fledged community-wide event,” Grey said. “We decided to go the community event route due to the fact that we, as a large family, were unable to go to places like the Great Escape or other expensive Halloween events. We wanted to make this a free event where everyone could enjoy a fun time without spending any money to give all families the same opportunities.”

She said everyone is asked to bring a bag of candy to donate.

“Each child gets to leave with a goodie bag,” Grey said. “In order to do this, we do ask that people bring a bag of candy to share. If every family brings a bag of candy, we put it in the cauldron and mix it up, so every child gets a bag before they leave.

“Refreshments are available, if you make it through the trail,” she said jokingly.

She said they still need volunteers.

“We always look for volunteers,” Grey said. “I can’t do it all alone. It’s getting hard to find help.”

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Grey and her husband have five children.

“When it started, it would just be my kid’s class coming over,” she explained. “My son’s classmates came in and said, ‘You should do it in the woods. It would be awesome.’”

Since then, it’s grown to entertain hundreds of children. But the expansion of the trail has also required a larger workforce to put it on.

“About three years ago, I said ‘we have to get the community more involved,’” Grey said. “Last year we had over 300 people. It’s gotten big. I’m hoping for good weather.”

She said it’s a huge undertaking.

“It takes four weeks to set up and four hours to take down,” Grey said. “But it’s fun.”

ABOVE: Grey’s Paradox Haunted Trail is back in operation this year on Oct. 8. This is some of the goings-on at last year’s event.

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High traffic on the High Peaks

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LAKE PLACID — State conservation personnel are taking steps to relieve hiking pressure on the state’s highest peaks, Marcy and Algonquin, and their sister summits in the High Peaks.

Neil Woodworth is Executive Director of the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), which owns and manages parking at the Loj along with trails around Heart Lake.

“We’ve had a sharp increase in hiking over the last few years culminating in Labor Day weekend this year. We think we probably had 3,000 to 4,000 people come through the Loj property on Labor Day weekend,” Woodworth said.

Hiker’s vehicles surpassed capacity for parking at the Loj. “We estimate that our parking lot accommodates almost 200 cars. And that was full, plus we had probably 350 cars parked on both sides of the road going to the Loj,” Woodworth told the Sun. “They were even parked on the bridge. And there were people parked in front of No Parking signs,” Woodworth said.

The crowding meant dangerous traffic conditions for people walking to the trails or vehicles trying to leave along the narrowed thoroughfare.

“Emergency vehicles, like fire trucks, could not get to the Loj in the case of any emergency,” Woodworth said.

Foot traffic on the High Peaks that weekend put literally hundreds of people on the summits of Marcy and Algonquin at the same time.

ADK Summit Stewards could not keep up with the task of informing hikers of sensitive vegetation and Leave No Trace practices that protect Wilderness areas, Woodworth said.

There are two stewards on Marcy and two on Algonquin who work at the mountain tops. They offer tips for hiking safety and etiquette along with scientific discussions about fragile alpine plants and birds.

“It was very difficult for our stewards to do their jobs. We have painstakingly achieved re-vegetation and repair of these alpine habitats. And this kind of heavy use can destroy their work in a matter of minutes,” Woodworth said.

The experience becomes something far different than the quiet grace of a summit.

“It becomes a party atmosphere and not the kind of wilderness experience we want for people visiting the High Peaks,” ADK’s chief said.

And endurance hikers have been working to bag multiple peaks in a day, sometimes looking to achieve all 46 High Peaks every month, Woodworth said.

Parking through the entire Route 73 corridor is also becoming difficult.

“We’ve got serious problems in the route 73 corridor. That whole area gets parked in,” Woodworth said.

“Our steward talked to 1,300 people on top of Cascade Mountain over Labor Day weekend.

“We’ve clearly got to do something about these trailheads on Route 73.”

ADKALERT.COM To address parking congestion at the Loj, ADK and DEC have established an alert system that will remain in place through fall.

When Loj parking is full, Woodworth said, their staff calls DEC, which sends in officers to turn cars away, leaving the roadway free for first responders, including DEC rescue personnel in the event of any hiking injury or rescue.

On several busy weekend days since Labor Day, Woodworth said, the Loj lot has filled up by 7:30 a.m. and conservation officers have turned away traffic.

They also provide information and directions to a dozen other hiking spots nearby.

The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism and its President Jim McKenna set up an Adirondack Alert website, which warns people when the Loj parking is closed.

The website, adkalert.com, is operational and includes relevant parking details, information about hiking conditions and other backcountry warnings.

HUMAN WASTE The Labor Day crush is the culmination of what has been a mounting concern for several years.

Even human waste is not properly disposed of along the trails anymore, Woodworth said.

“The last few years have seen a problem with human waste in beautiful places like Indian Falls, with toilet paper strewn around, and waste not buried. We’ve worked very hard to teach people about Leave No Trace practices and how to use the trail systems.”

A MILLION VIEWS McKenna confirmed ancillary data shows interest in hiking has grown exponentially.

“What we do know is that all of our digital touches, meaning information gathering about hiking, has seen significant increase in the last five years. This is not a measurement, this

is an indicator,” McKenna told the Sun. “Hiking page views show were at 911,627 between Jan.1 and Sept. 8 this year.

The largest single hiking pages identified were one- to twohour hikes, at 67,455 views.”

Some 46,000 people looked at two- to four-hour hikes, with about 49,000 people searching four- to eight-hour hikes.

“Interest in outdoor recreation continues to grow, and hiking is the number one draw,” McKenna said.

INSTANT ACCESS Part of the explosion derives from instant access to photos via social media: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

“As the younger demographic changes, they share their experiences with a whole network with friends: immediately,” McKenna said.

“As to other growth areas: mountain biking is certainly climbing and may become more of a year-round activity.”

The Adirondacks are still being discovered, McKenna said.

“This sudden sharp increase in the number of users took us at ADK and DEC somewhat by surprise,” Woodworth said.

RETHINKING HIGH PEAKS UMP Several conservation stakeholders and ROOST are asking DEC to revisit the High Peaks Unit Management Plan (UMP).

At Adirondack Wild, based in Keene where trailheads access Marcy from the south, founders David Gibson and Dan Plumley want DEC to re-establish the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC). In a news release, they launched a push to “address overuse and resulting damage to wilderness resources in the High Peaks Wilderness.”

Plumley said the current UMP for the 194,000-acre High Peaks Wilderness was adopted in 1999.

“The 1999 UMP was informed by a committee that included over 30 stakeholders. That committee last met in 1992. (It) is supposed to be reviewed every five years.

“The harm being done to the wilderness resource is significant and the DEC and the Adirondack Park Agency have a number of private partners who can help them focus on today’s and long-term critical problem areas,” Plumley said in the release.

“A focused Advisory Committee process could be very helpful in moving forward a discussion to restore wilderness integrity, conditions and characteristics to the High Peaks, which are of such statewide, regional and global importance.”

RESOURCES ROOST established adkalert.com as resource for hikers and backcountry campers.

Announcements there tell if the Loj parking lot is full.

“And then people will be able to plan and consider whether to try one of the other hikes,” McKenna said.

Champlain Area Trails, based in Westport, has an extensive map of trails that roam around towns on Lake Champlain.

At ROOST, spokeswoman Kim Rielly points to the beauty of farms and farm markets throughout the valley and CATS trails, which move from one Hamlet to another between Essex, Westport, Moriah, Elizabethtown and Willsboro.

“These are very family friendly trails,” she said.

And many of the smaller climbs offer stunning views of the mountains along Lake Champlain.

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Truck carrying MRI unit for MLH crashes in Crown Pt. A portable MRI scanner was destroyed when its transport rolled

By Lohr McKinstry

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CROWN POINT – A tractor-trailer truck carrying an MRI mobile imaging unit to Moses-Ludington Hospital crashed early Monday morning, destroying the device.

The truck went off the east side of Route 9N/22 near the old spar mines and overturned, officials said.

The driver, who could not be immediately identified, had minor injuries.

He apparently failed to make the curve before the spar mines, sheared off a power pole, and tumbled over the embankment near railroad tracks.

The 1:22 a.m. crash took the whole day to clean up, because the Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner was considered a hazardous material and had to be removed carefully, Essex County Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish said.

“It has a helium-cooled magnetic core,” he said. “It must be handled very carefully.”

At the crash were Crown Point and Ticonderoga fire departments, State Police, County Office of Emergency Services, County Hazmat Team, State Department of Environmental Conservation, National Grid, State Department of Transportation, Canadian Pacific Railway Engineering Department, Dig Safe NY, and Muller Towing.

“It was a multi-agency response,” Jaquish said. “Everyone worked together.”

The MRI unit was enroute from University of Vermont Medical Center-Elizabethtown Community Hospital to Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga.

Moses-Ludington spokeswoman Jane Hooper said the hospitals don’t own the scanner, but lease it from a company.

“We contacted the company to see if they have a replacement unit,” she said. “They’re working to get another, from another state.”

She said they’ve been told another mobile scanner should be available by Monday, Oct. 10.

An MRI scanner uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body, for use in medical diagnosis and treatment.

This truck housed a portable MRI scanner that was enroute to Moses-Ludingon Hospital when it crashed in Crown Point. The device was destroyed.

Crown Point vacant council seat on ballot

By Lohr McKinstry

lohr@suncommunitynews.com

CROWN POINT – The Crown Point Town Council seat left vacant by the death of Charles Mazurowski is expected to be on the November general election ballot with a single Republican Party candidate.

Mazurowski, a Republican, died Sept. 10 with three years left on a four-year term.

The Essex County Republican Committee’s executive committee met Sept. 22 and nominated Ivan Macey to go on the general election ballot.

Macey was the choice of Crown Point Town Supervisor Charles Harrington, while others signed a petition to the committee for Clayton Menser. Both men are Republicans.

The committee decided to go with Macey, County Republican Chair-

man Shaun Gillilland said.

“We had to hold a meeting of the executive committee of the County Republican Committee to nominate a person to fill the ballot on the Republican line,” Gillilland said. “(We had) the recommendation of the town supervisor and the other Republican councilmen.”

The executive committee picked Macey by majority vote, he said, “to be placed on the ballot on the Republican line in the upcoming general election.”

Gillilland said County Republican Election Commissioner Allison McGahay took the recommendation and had the paperwork ready to file by the Sept. 22 deadline date.

Macey said he’s well informed on issues in Crown Point, and was previously chairman of the Town Republican Committee.

“I’m familiar with water and sew-

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She said there will also be live music, antique cars, wagon rides, family games and raffles, along with free admission to the museum. Visitors can also tour the homestead grounds.

The 77th New York Regimental Balladeers will perform from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The musicians will entertain in the Penfield Church with songs, tunes,

er issues, and the (Essex County) Fish Hatchery,” he said. “I’d like to help out.”

He said he’s currently semi-retired.

Menser isn’t out of the running yet. He said he’s waging a write-in campaign for the open Town Council seat.

“That’s my plan,” he said. “I tried to convince the Republican Committee for the county to put me on the ballot. When they didn’t, I said that’s all well and good. I will run as a write-in, still as a Republican.”

He said he was commandant of Marine Corps League of Essex County, and is now the group’s paymaster.

“I’m going to what I can to help the community,” said Menser, who’s now retired.

Mazurowski died before Sept. 20, the specific date set by state election

history and the spirit of the Civil War period.

All proceeds from the day benefit the Penfield Homestead Museum, a nonprofit.

There will be apple recipe books for sale.

For more information, call the museum at 5973804.

Allen Penfield was the first to employ an electromagnet to charge the iron quills in his iron-ore separating machine,

law for putting a vacancy on the ballot.

“A name may be forwarded by Republicans or Democrats,” Harrington said. “Persons voiced an interest to the Republican leadership.”

Essex County Democratic Committee Chair Bethany Kosmider said Democrats did not have a candidate to offer.

“We tried to find someone,” she said. “It was so last minute. We do not have anyone.”

Harrington said he believes the Crown Point Town Council, which can fill the vacancy by majority vote to serve until Jan. 1, 2017, when the person elected takes office, will fill it after the election.

“We will probably wait for the election, but I’m only one vote,” he said. “We will lay down the laws and provide the options and go from there.”

The magnet made it possible to separate some of the nonmagnetic minerals from the ore before the ore was placed in the forge.

That’s why Ironville is considered the birthplace of the Age of Electricity, and Penfield’s home is a museum.

ON THE COVER: The Penfield Homestead Museum in Crown Point’s Ironville hamlet will be the site of the annual Applefolkfest this weekend.

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Game of the Week

Leaderboards Boys Soccer

Team

NSL - Div. I Overall League

Pts

Peru

9-2-0

8-1-0

27

PHS

8-4-0

6-2-0

24

NCCS

8-3-0

6-3-0

24

Beekmantown

5-6-1

4-5-0

16

Saranac Lake

4-7-0

3-5-0

12

Saranac

4-6-0

2-6-0

12

AuSable Valley

3

Team

1-10-0 1-8-0 NSL - Div. II Overall League

Chazy

10-0-1

6-0-1

31

NAC

8-1-2

6-1-0

26

Lake Placid

5-4-0

4-3-0

15

Seton Catholic

2-5-0

2-5-0

6

EL/W Griffins

3-7-1

1-5-1

10

Willsboro

12

Team

5-7-0 1-6-0 NSL - Div. III Overall League

Keene

9-2-0

7-1-0

27

Crown Point

7-1-0

7-1-0

21

Minerva/Newcomb 6-3-1

6-1-1

19

Johnsburg

3-6-0

3-4-0

9

Schroon Lake

2-3-2

2-3-2

8

Wells

0-7-1

0-7-1

1

Indian Lk/Long Lk

0-8-0

0-8-0

0

Pts

Pts

SentinelsÊ onÊ theirÊ wayÊ home After defeating Moriah, 34-6, Ticonderoga set to make first appearance on new grass

By Keith Lobdell and Jason Hughes keith@suncommunitynews.com

TICONDEROGA — Welcome home.

After their first two home games were played at AuSable Valley and Moriah, the Ticonderoga Sentinels will take to the newly turfed, renovated field to play their first true home game of the season in what will be a true Homecoming event.

The Sentinels (5-0) will face the 1-4 Plattsburgh High Hornets on a night where Homecoming, the annual Ticonderoga Hall of Fame ceremony and Senior Night will all take place at the same time.

“It will be nice to have these games on the field,” Ticonderoga Athletic Director Robert Sutphen said. “We will have varsity soccer games Wednesday and Thursday on the field before the football game Friday night.”

“We are excited to get to play at home this season,” head football coach Scott Nephew said. “The kids have done a nice job all season of preparing the same way every week, regardless of where or who we are playing, but playing an actual home game is definitely a plus. We will be ready to go.”

“We appreciate the patience our athletes, parents, and community have shown throughout the fall,” Superintendent Dr. John McDonald said. “We are excited about the op-

Girls Soccer Team

NSL - Div. I Overall League

Pts

Beekmantown

8-2-0

6-2-0

24

Peru

8-2-0

6-2-0

24

NCCS

7-3-1

5-3-1

22

PHS

5-4-1

3-3-1

16

Saranac

5-5-0

3-5-0

15

AuSable Valley

3-6-0

3-6-0

9

Saranac Lake Team

1-8-0 1-7-0 NSL - Div. II Overall League

Pts

NAC

8-2-2

7-0-1

26

Chazy

4-4-3

4-2-2

15

Seton Catholic

3-3-3

3-2-3

12

Lake Placid

4-4-2

3-3-2

14

EL/W Griffins

2-4-1

2-4-1

7

Ticonderoga

3-5-0

2-5-0

9

Moriah

7

Team

2-5-1 1-5-1 NSL - Div. III Overall League

Keene

9-0-1

9-0-0

28

Crown Point

7-2-0

7-2-0

21

Johnsburg

6-1-1

6-1-1

19

Willsboro

3-7-0

3-6-0

9

Schroon Lake

2-4-1

2-3-1

7

Minerva/Newcomb 1-7-0

1-7-0

3

Indian Lk/Long Lk

1-4-0

1-4-0

3

Wells

0-6-0

0-6-0

0

3

Pts

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Dewey Snyder returns a kick for Moriah with Etan Java alongside.

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Lines

Amber DuShane • Crown Pt.

What makes you happy playing sports?

This is my favorite sport. I love the intensity and the aggressiveness of the tame.

Best win of your career?

The first time I got a goal against Willsboro.

The one play you wish you could do over?

Our game against Keene this year.

Go-to pregame track?

“Rise,” by Katie Perry

What would my teammates say about me?

I’m aggressive and side tackle well.

Ticonderoga’s Michael DuShane enters the endzone as Moriah’s Brandon Hammond tries in vain to push him out of bounds.

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portunity to play this week as it truly is a wonderful facility.”

The Sentinels will have the chance to wrap up the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference title against the Hornets, after securing the chance to wear purple in the Class D title game after defeating Moriah, 34-6, on Sept. 30.

In the always anticipated rivalry week matchup, Ticonderoga improved its record to 5-0 with an impressive 34-6 win over Moriah at Linney Field on Friday night.

Led by junior quarterback Evan Graney’s 9 carry, 172 yard and 3 touchdown effort, the Sentinels rushed for 316 yards, controlled the clock, and controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball as its defense held the Vikings to 182 yards of total offense in the lopsided win.

But it was Graney’s arm, and not his feet that got the action going. After three-and-outs by both teams to start the game, Justyn Granger hit senior tight end Sam DuShane on a 40-yd completion that set up Ti’s first score when Graney connected with a DuShane, this time junior tight end Michael for a 7-yard touchdown to put Ti up 6-0.

After senior RB Justyn Granger’s 47-yd touchdown run was negated by a holding call, Ti kept the chains moving and Graney capped the drive with an 11-yd run giving the Sentinels a 12-0 lead. With time winding down in the first half, Sentinel penalties kept the Vikings moving down the field. Moriah was able to answer when junior quarterback Dylan Trombley hit receiver Bryan Flack with a 4-yd touchdown pass that cut Ti’s lead to 12-6. That was as close as it would get.

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Players of the week

Leaderboards Football CVAC Team

Overall

League

Ticonderoga

5-0

5-0

Beekmantown

4-1

4-1

Saranac Lake

3-2

3-2

AuSable Valley

3-2

3-2

Moriah

2-3

2-3

Peru

2-3

2-3

PHS

1-4

1-4

Saranac

0-5

0-5

Team

League

Games

Beekmantown

8-0

33-4

Peru

7-1

30-9

NCCS

6-2

26-11

Saranac Lake

4-4

20-119

PHS

4-4

17-23

Saranac

3-5

18-21

AVCS

3-5

16-23

Lake Placid

1-7

8-29

NAC

0-8

1-34

Volleyball

Offensive line • Beekmantown

Delaney Brown • Peru

404 rushing yards, 515 total yards for Eagles in win v. SLCS

Undefeated through four gymnastics meets

FromÊ theÊ Notebook

By Keith Lobdell

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Jordan DeZalia controls the ball for Schroon Lake as they defeated Indian Lake/Long Lake 14-2 last week. The Wildcats will play under the lights in Elizabethtown this Saturday against the EL/W Griffins.

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Sarah Vradenburg traps the ball last week for the Lady Sentinels against the Lady Griffins. After playing a “home game” in Moriah, the Sentinels will get two home games this week as they open their new field.

Photo by Jill Lobdell

have finally come up with what I feel is the best way to describe what we have been watching when it comes to the Ticonderoga Sentinel football team in 2016.

Death by 1,000 paper cuts.

Look at it. You have games against Beekmantown, AuSable Valley, Saranac Lake and Moriah which were close most of the way (Saranac was the only one-sided game the Sentinels have played).

In each, the Sentinels either trailed or tied in three of those four, only holding a 12-6 lead over Moriah this past week.

This when the Sentinels have you just where they want you.

In the second half, the two yard runs become eight or 10 yards, then 40. That leads to the play action pass opening up, which leads to more open space for runners and even more yardage. Defensively, tackles for a yard are now tackles for a loss of two yards as the front lines of Ticonderoga force their will on their competition.

So its not the first 40 times they run the ball at you or pressure you on defense, but each leads to more and more power being drained from their opponent, eventually leading to a big second half for the Sentinels.

And, like anything that works, it has not gone without notice. Last week, Beekmantown all but used the exact same playbook to defeat Saranac Lake, the Red Storm’s second consecutive loss as Ti did the week before.

• The big cross country showdown happened last week, as the two schools to have state championship squads — Saranac Lake and Lake Placid — faced off. In the end, it was the defending Class D state title holders who scored a five-point win over the Red Storm, moving their dual meet record to 10-0 on the season. The Seton Catholic girls team, led by the DeJordy trio of Lea, Sofia and Savannah, also kept their record at a perfect 10-0 for the year.

• In the rankings — according to the New York State Sportswriters Association: Football: Beekmantown (honorable mention Class B); Saranac Lake (15th Class C); Ticonderoga (6th Class D).

Boy’s Soccer: Peru (5th Class B); Northeastern Clinton (20th Class B); Lake Placid (13th Class C); Chazy (3rd Class D); Northern Adirondack (18th Class D).

Girl’s Soccer: Beekmantown (14th Class B); Northeastern Clinton (H.M. Class B); Peru (H.M. Class B); Northern Adirondack (7th Class C); Lake Placid (H.M. Class C - they are playing as a Class D school this season, however); Keene (7th Class D).

Boy’s Cross Country: Saranac Lake (18th Class C); Lake Placid (6th Class D); Seton Catholic (17th Class D).

Girl’s Cross Country: Saranac (14th Class C); Seton Catholic (5th Class D).

So that is one half of the season down, and we are already seeing some shake-ups as the second half begins. It will be an interesting month seeing how everything all plays out.

What favorites will dominate? What sleepers will rise?

Only one way to find out.

Boy’s Cross Country Team

League

Lake Placid

11-0

Saranac Lake

10-1

AVCS

9-2

Seton Catholic

7-4

Saranac

7-4

Peru

6-3

Beekmantown

5-6

EKMW

3-8

NCCS

2-8

PHS

2-9

Ticonderoga

1-7

Schroon Lake

0-9

Girl’s Cross Country Team

League

Seton Catholic

10-0

Saranac

9-1

Lake Placid

9-2

Peru

7-3

Saranac Lake

7-4

PHS

5-6

Beekmantown

5-6

AVCS

4-4

Ticonderoga

3-9

Schroon Lake

0-6

EKMW

0-8

NCCS

0-9

Gymnastics Team

Overall

Pts

Peru

4-0

622.05

PHS

1-3

584.60

Beekmantown

1-3

579.40

Swimming Team

Overall

Pts

Plattsburgh High

3-0

354

Peru

2-1

296

AuSable Valley

1-2

262

Moriah

0-3

91

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ond half, Graney from 17-yds out, Justyn Granger from 47-yds and then Graney delivered the knockout blow with a 63-yd scamper to extend the lead to 34-6.

The Sentinel defense, anchored by senior defensive end Chandler Whitford and senior safety Brett Mosier, kept both Moriah’s rushing and passing attack in check. While Viking’s quarterback Trombley was able to spread 13 completions for 143-yds, nothing developed downfield as Mosier and Sentinel senior corner Griffin Hughes kept the Moriah receivers occupied, with Hughes picking off Trombley in the end zone with 6:11 to play in the 4th quarter.

Mosier felt that their preparation was key in the win.

“We really focused on taking on the lead blocks and not missing tackles. Coach (Scott Nephew) really emphasized that,” Mosier said. “We believed in each other and we are really happy with our defensive performance tonight,” he added.

Running back Justyn Granger gave due credit to his offensive line.

“Moriah stacks the box really well, they always do, but our line was able to create a surge up front and the holes opened up, for both Evan and I, especially in the second half ” he said. “Without those guys up front, we can’t do anything. We get the scores and the stats, but those guys get it done each week. Protecting Evan when he throws, opening gaps for us, that’s why we’re 5-0.”

Graney agreed with Granger.

“We did a great job tonight of executing everything we worked on all week in practice. Our offensive line was awesome tonight. They really moved bodies up front.

We were able to rip off 5 yards at a time, then some big plays. They were huge for us tonight,” Graney said. “We are going to enjoy this win tonight, but tomorrow it’s back to

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work, back to film, time to move on. That’s our motto this year, ‘Move on.’ We want to exceed what we accomplished last year. But we know it happens one week at a time. So we are happy to get this win tonight, any win is good, but we have to come back, work hard starting Monday, and move on to the Plattsburgh game next week.”

Ticonderoga showed their depth as 19 players made a play defensively, led by Hayden Scuderi, who had 8.5 tackles, one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss.

Brett Mosier added 6.5 tackles, while Alex Sharrow had three tackles along with forcing and recovering a fumble. Griffin Hughes added 2.5 tackles and forced a turnover on a high-reaching interception, the first thrown

by Moriah Quarterback Dylan Trombley all season.

Trimbley finished 13-of-26 passing for 143 yards and the lone score of the game, passing it to Ryan Flack on a four yard scoring play. Brandon Hammond led the rushers with 18 yards.

For the Vikings, head coach Don Tesar said it was a matter of not sticking to the gameplan.

“We went over and over the plays we were going to see from (Ti) but we just did not make them,” Tesar said. “The End would get kicked in and the linebacker would be sealed, and when Evan gets into open field, he is very dangerous.”

Alex Larrow led the Vikings with 7 tackles, two coming behind the line of scrimmage, and a forced fumble which was recovered by Mike Rollins. Brandon Hammond had 5.5 tackles, while Ryan Flack added five.

The Vikings next travel to face Saranac Lake Oct. 8 in a game between the last two teams Ticonderoga has defeated, which both squads looking for a win.

“We have to prepare a whole different gameplan,” Tesar said. “We have to be ready to stop the pass and we have to do a better job getting the run going on offense.”

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Matt Cheney, atop the podium, from Princeton, N.J., out paced all the runner at this years Adirondack Marathon and Distance Festival. Cheney ran the course in 2:30:06, seven minutes better than runner-up Jay List (lefy) of Amherst. Quebec’s Stanley Larkin (right) finished third.

“The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for the runners,” said director Joel Friedman. “They came from at least 34 States including Alaska, and also from Russia, Mexico, and the UK.” For full results from the marathon and other diatsnce races, go to the web site coolrunning.com/results/16/ ny/Sep25_Adiron_set1.shtml.

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Laura Scarpinato, Mary Healt, Joe Healt and Dan Kress stand with Adirondack Marathon and Distance Festival director Joel Friedman. Each have ran all 20 Adirondack Marathons and were given special awards to commemorate their achievements.

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be left alone, so traveling to some fresh water sounded good to me, wanderlust!

The Salmon River in Pulaski, a mere 4 hour drive from here, harbors some really great fishing. Browns and rainbows inhabit the waters throughout the year, but it’s the fall run of salmon, the chinooks Rich Redman > Outdoor Columnist and cohos, followed by the steelhead that brings out the crowds. rich@suncommunitynews.com The chinook and coho salmon runs start when the waters cool, the days shorten, and the colored leaves fall. These are Pacific salmon, nonnative transplants. These fish run up the river to spawn. The salmon make their run up to the natal streams and tributaries and very fisherman has a list of streams, lakes, states or even deposit their eggs. Once spawned out, they succumb to nature’s way, countries that he or she wants to fish before they become they spawn, and they die. The corpses float downstream, and recompost. Bucket lists are made to be emptied; it’s the un- plenish the waters with nutrients. written law and goal in life.

Steelhead which are rainbow trout that are born in the river waI am partial to western rivers just because they are out west. I like ters, migrate to Lake Ontario for a few years to grow, then return to the change of geography. The dry air, high peaks, sage brush, range- the river to feed on the salmon eggs. Steelhead can stay in the river all land and wide open spaces, they call out to me. I have answered that winter, and then spawn in the spring. call a few times, and will a few times more.

I took a few recon missions earlier this year to check the river Lately though, the air has been filled with the siren songs from while the waters were low due to the drought. I had to gather fly the Salmon River. This river is due west of here, though not quite out fishing geologic and geomorphic data from the river bed. This really west. With the drought and warm waters locally, our streams should means I was checking the place out!

The Salmon is a beautiful river. There are miles of access for fishermen, plus launches for drift boats and belly boaters who prefer float trips. Water levels are controlled by the power company so minimal flows are maintained during salmon season. There are runs, riffles and pools that invite every fisherman to wet a line. When the salmon run begins, lookout! There are literally hundreds to thousands of men, women and young ones casting spoons, egg sacs, flies and whatever to their chosen spot. Crowds can become thick, elbow to elbow and armpit to armpit!

Some call it “combat” fishing. I have heard tales of fist fights, verbal threats and idiot behavior, but I have not witnessed it on my latest trip, which was just last week, during the early phase of the run. I can deal with fools for a while, my fuse is long enough to get Dave Hughson, age 74, landed this nice chinook on New York’s Salmon River. me through a day or two.

Photo by Rich Redman From what I gathered, Columbus weekend is the

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Chinook

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INDIAN LAKE - Art House Thursday. Indian Lake Theater. 7 p.m.

Details: 518-648-5950, indianlaketheater.org. Every Thursday.

BINGO PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

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

For more info call 518-532-7737 ext. 13.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS SCHROON LAKE – Fall Storytime at Schroon Lake Public Library Thursday 10:30 a.m. October6thNovember 10th. Come learn about all the helpers in our community!

Join us for stories, songs, crafts and fun. Open to children birth-for FREE. CLASSES & WORKSHOPS PORT HENRY - Range of Motion Class. Parish Center, St. Patricks Place. 9:30 a.m. Details: Peg Waldron 518-546-7582, Delores Lash 518-546-7128. Every Monday.

SCHROON LAKE - Get Your Uke On! Beginners Ukelele Classes at the Schroon Lake Public Library Saturdays, October 8th -Dec. 10th 11:00 a.m. FREE. Ages 10 through Seniors welcome. Class size is limited, call the library to reserve a space. 532-7737 ext. 13. Bring your own Ukelele or use one of ours.

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

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

Free.

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

crazy period. If you don’t like crowds, this is not the place for you during the run. You would be better off going in the spring, or doing a late fall/winter steelhead trip when the crowds thin out. I plan on going back in late October. Hunting season starts to cultivate the crowds.

Youth has no advantage in this game. Dave Hughson, a friend from North Syracuse landed a nice chinook. Dave is 74 years old, had colon cancer and survived a heart attack, he never gave up though. The outdoors is in his blood!

I prefer to fish alone when things are quiet, but to fish for the salmon, sometimes you just need to bite the hook and bullet and do it. I met some great guys there who were willing to share info and fished in a sportsman like manner.

You need to get out early, take the long walk away from the crowds near the parking areas, and stake your claim. Cinch on a fly of choice, like an egg sac pattern or Comet Fly, and fish the cut where the salmon run. This is not 7x tippet fishing, you need fluorocarbon line with muscle.

Pulaski is numbered with fishing tackle supply joints. Fly rods, noodle rods, reels, floats, jigs, spinners and spoons, line and hooks of all sizes, plus all the other paraphernalia we fish junkies need to get us through our addiction.

There are hotels, lodges, motels, and campgrounds to stay in. I did an overnighter at Stoney’s Campground, I slept in the back of the truck, trout bum style. I like going on the cheap! I’ll save my money for the late fall and winter when I need that warm lodge room for steelhead.

After an early morning black coffee and breakfast sandwich, it was off to my secluded river run section.

The Salmon is off my bucket list of many rivers to fish, but this river is one you must return to time and time again. I am going back again, the river is beautiful, and a joy to fish during the quiet times.

It’s an experience of unique beautiful fishing insanity, feeding the “tight line addiction.”

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

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

DINNERS & SUCH

PUBLIC MEETINGS

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

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

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

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

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

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

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

TICONDEROGA - Nar-Anon Family Group A support group for family and friends of addicts. Location: Office of the Prevention Team 173 Lord Howe St., Ticonderoga, N.Y.Mondays at 6PM (excluding Holidays) beginning June 6, 2016 For more info go to nar-anon.org

WESTPORT - Chicken & Biscuit Dinner, Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Preschool free. We continue to encourage everyone to bring nonperishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry.

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

MORIAH – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Moriah Fire Department December 8, January 12, February 9, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, July 12, August 9, October 11, November 15, December 13, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 PORT HENRY – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Knights of Columbus November 12, December 10, January 14, February 11, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10, December 8 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 SCHROON LAKE – 2015-2016 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Schroon Lake Health Center November 18, December 9, January 13, Feb 10, March 9, April 13,May 11, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518-569-3296 TICONDEROGA - AA “Big Book” Meeting. Inner Lakes/Moses Ludington Cafeteria. 7 p.m. Every Thursday.

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

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

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

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

TICONDEROGA - Support group people family members addictions.

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

TICONDEROGA - RCIA Program Beginning. St. Marys RCIA Program is an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about the Catholic faith. Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. We welcome you to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm, accepting setting. When: First Meeting: October 24, 2016 Where: St. Marys rectory (next to the church) Time: 7:00pm. For more information please contact Fr. Kevin or Sr. Suanne at (518)-585-7144 or email: stmarysti@bridgepoint1.com TICONDEROGA – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Cornerstone Alliance Church December 7, January 4, Feb 1, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, June 27, August 1, August 29, October 3, November 7, December 5 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM November 16, December 14, December 21, December 28, January 11, 25, Feb 8, 22, 29, March 14, March 21, March 28,April 11, 18, 25, May 9, 16, 23, June 13, 20, July 11, 18, 25, August 8, 15, 22, September 12, 19, 26, October 17, 24, November 14, 21, 28, December 12, 19 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 DINNERS & SUCH TICONDEROGA - Elks cook to order breakfast will start Oct. 23, from 8-11 every 2 and 4th Sunday each month any question please contact me at 518-585-1052

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

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

CROWN POINT - Monthly meeting.

Second Thursday of the month.

Hammond Library. 4 p.m.

HAGUE - Hague Fish & Game Club meetings. 7 p.m. Third Tuesday JOHNSBURG - The Town of Johnsburg Library has begun it's Lego Robotic workshops and meet every Thursday after school at 3 PM. Call the library to sign up at 518-251-4343. Our Conversational Spanish classes meet every Wednesday at 5 pm.

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

Second Thursday.

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

Details: Diane Dickson 518-5438051. Every Tuesday.

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

TICONDEROGA - ADIRONDACK TRAILRIDERS - SNOWMOBILE CLUB meetings will be held at the Ticonderoga Fish and Game Building on Middle Chilson Rd at 6pm Second Monday of every month.

All members are encouraged to attend. New members are welcome.

Think Snow. Jon Cooke 518-5856102.

TICONDEROGA - American Legion Post #224 Monthly Meeting. Second Thursday

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

SENIORS CROWN POINT - Knapp Senior Center, 2 to 6pm dinner at 4pm.

Details 518-597-3703. Tuesday & Wednesday.

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

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

LONG LAKE - Nutrition Site serving lunch to our area seniors . Monday-Friday @ Noon Great lunch and social time. All are welcome, so come join us! Call Colleen Smith at 518-624-5221 SCHROON LAKE - Schroon Lake nutrition site. Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. Call Keisha at 518-5320179. Everyone is welcome.

TICONDEROGA - Free arthritis exercises. Ticonderoga Senior Center, 10 to 11 a.m. Details: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County 518-962-4810, mba32@cornell.edu. Second and Fourth Wednesday TICONDEROGA - Free arthritis exercises, The Range of Motion exercise classes are held every Monday (except holidays) at the Ticonderoga Senior Center from 10:00 am 11:00am. For more information they can call Cornell Cooperative Extension at 518-962-4810 or email Samantha smd242@cornell.edu There is also a free arthritis exercise class held at the Ti senior center on Wednesdays from 9:30 10:30. They would want to contact Ann at the senior center for more information.

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ALL THAT TRACT OR Moriah 6 9/26/16 oclock P.M., Prevailing Schroon Lake, New York Chester,VT.05143, Show hrs: Sprague Crystal HR John Michael Pratt $1 The purpose of the pub- Time, PARCEL OF LAND, lying North Elba for theMount Whitney Road LLC purpose of (71.61%), Park Avenue in Essex County.

The 9/26/16 John Mastriani $240,000 Sat:9-5 & Sun 9-2 town, New York on the lic hearing is to allow and being in the Town of Wilmington Water District (SW07) conducting a public Secretary of State 9/27/16 Mildred Shinkle Eric Rosenthal $207,000has Call 802-875-4540 17th of October, 2016 at any person to be heard Elizabethtown, County of North hearing toYoung the 9:15 a.m., on the pro(3.07%) and ShoreRosemary Air- Russell been designated 9/27/16 relating Matthew Elba $254,000 as 9/27/16 joint John Broderick Paul Mintzer Essex, State of New North Elba $264,500 in favor of or against the proposed increase port posed Local Law No. 2 Water District agent upon whom proCONSOLIDATED DUTCH WEST 9/27/16 Gary Benway Gregory Hart Chesterfield $120,000 A proposed budget as it is York. and improvement of the (SW09) (8.72%) in said of 2016 entitled A Local cess may be served.

Propane Heater. Black Iron Wood9/28/16 Mark Alford Bayview Loan Servicing LLC Moriah $103,622 submitted, or for or facilities being 9N and As more particularly de- copy of any process Town. stove look. Natural Vent 20KLaw BTU,to override the tax $130,000 against any item or 749/28/16Water Sean Hogan scribed in the judgment Schroon District Said capital projectKenneth levy limit established in shall be mailed to 65 has Stong manufactured April 2006. Excellent items contained of foreclosure and sale.

(SW01), Street Road General Municipal Law Stowell Road, Schroon been determined to be in the Condition $600.00. 518-623-4043.

Water District (SW02), an Unlisted Action pur- Sold subject to all of the Lake, New York 12870.

3-C. proposed budget, and FROM TIME TO TIME terms and conditions The purpose of the LLC PLEASE TAKE FURTHER hearing all persons in- Alexandra Water District suant to the regulations LEGALS of the NewYork State contained in said judg- is to engage in any lawNOTICE that at said pub- WE MAKE CERTAIN terested in the subject No. 1(SW03), Homeland NOTICE OF SALE Water District (SW04), Department of Environ- ment and terms of sale. ful activity for which lic hearing to be held at CHANGES in the ser- concerning the same.

SUPREME COURT: ES- the time and place set vices that we offer in or- That a copy of the pro- Alexandra Water District mental Conservation Approximate amount of Limited Liability Compader to better serve our posed budget is avail- No. 2(SW05), Central promulgated pursuant to judgment SEX COUNTY $80,200.61 nies may be organized forth above, the Essex WELLS FARGO BANK, County Board of Super- customers. The follow- able at the Office of the Water District (SW06), the State Environmental plus interest and costs. under Section 203 of the ing changes are sched- Town Clerk of the town NA; Plaintiff(s) Park Avenue Water Dis- Quality Review Act (SE- INDEX NO. CV14-0294 visors will consider this New York Limited Liabilvs. AMY L. ALLEN; et al; proposed Local Law and uled to take place: QRA), as to which a Full Colleen E. Delcore, Esq.; ity Company Law. trict (SW07) and Shore of Moriah at Park Defendant(s) TT-09/03-10/08/2016Place, Port Henry, NY Airport Water District Assessment Form has REFEREE hear all persons interest- WXXA DT3 will be added to Albany, and Fire District Secre- (SW09) in said Town Attorney (s) for Plaintiff ed therein concerning been completed, and a TT-09/17-10/08/20166TC-128560 Amsterdam/Gloversville, (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI the same. negative (together, the Districts), conditioned 4TC-129721 tary at the Moriah Fire NOTICE OF FORMATION Canajoharie, Glens & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER declaration has been House, Tarbill Hill Road, consisting of ground Summit Court, Suite NOTICE that a copy of Falls/Whitehall, Hoosick, Moriah, NY where it may water source improve- made that such project SCHOOL TAX COLLEC- of Professional Limited Liability Company North be inspected by any in- ments for the Goose- will not result in a signif- TORS NOTICE 301, Fishkill, New York, the full text of such pro- Lee/Lenox, Pittsfield, , terested person.

12524, 845.897.1600 posed Local Law No. #2 Adams, neck Reservoir Water icant adverse environ- Notice is hereby given (PLLC) Queensbury,Rensselaer/ Pursuant to judgment of of 2016 may be obtained Dated: September 28, System, including new mental effect. Copies of that the Tax roll & war- Name: THE BREITENBACH LAW FIRM, PLLC. Kinderhook, Saratoga foreclosure and sale upon request from the 2016 wells, supply mains and SEQRA compliance doc- rant for the Schroon granted herein on or Clerk of the Boards Of- Springs, Schenectady, Board of Fire Commis- original furnishings, umentation is on file in Lake Central School Dis- Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary about August 10, 2016, I fice, 7551 Court Street, Troy/Battenkill/Clifton equipment, machinery, Office of the Town Clerk sioners trict have been received of State (SSNY) on Park on or about Octo- Moriah Fire District #1 will sell at Public Auc- Elizabethtown, New York apparatus, appurte- where it may be inspect- for collection of taxes 09/07/2016. Office Lober 12, 2016 UTV Moriah, NY 12960 tion to the highest bid- 12932. ed during regular office nances and incidental 2016 therein levied.

Movies will be dropped der at the lobby of the TT-10/08/2016-1TCimprovements and ex- hours.

Judith A. Garrison, Clerk Taxes will be collected at cation: Essex County.

The SSNY is designated Essex County Court- Essex County Board of on or about December 132396 Dated: Ticonderoga, penses in connection the Glens Falls National as agent of the PLLC 31, 2016. We will be house, 7559 Court Supervisors New York, therewith, at a maximum Bank, Schroon Lake upon whom process Street, Elizabethtown, 7551 Court Street, Eliza- providing you these no- NOTICE OF QUALIFICA- estimated cost of September 30, 2016.

Branch only. against it may be served. tifications whenever TION OF MORIAH VEN- $13,458,792.84 as to BY ORDER OF THE Monday thru Friday 9:30 NY 12932. bethtown, NY 12932 SSNY shall mail a copy there is a change in On November 9, 2016 at (518) 873-3353 which preliminary ex- TOWN BOARD TURES, LLC. Authority am to 11:30 and from of any process to the channel or programming 11:30 am.

OF THE TOWN OF 1pm to 2:30 pm Dated: October 3, 2016 filed with the SSNY on penses have heretofore service. You can also 08/11/2016. Office loc: been authorized in the Premises known as 624 TICONDEROGA TT-10/08/2016-1TCTaxes may be mailed to principal business locacheck our division web- Essex TARBELL HILL RD, MO- 132385 ESSEX COUNTY, NEW the Schroon Lake Cen- tion of PLLC: 23 Father County.

LLC amount of $2,700,000; site at WWW.TWC.COM RIAH, NY 12960 YORK tral School . PO Box Jogues Place, Ticonformed in DE on therefore, if you would like more Section: 96.20 Block: 4 Tonya M. Thompson, 338 Schroon Lake, N.Y. deroga NY 12883. Pur06/30/2016. SSNY is $10,758,792.84 being pose: All lawful activiupdated information.

Lot: 5 Town Clerk 12870 anytime before designated as agent the maximum estimated ties.

TT-10/08/2016-1TCALL THAT PART OF Nov. 4, 2016. Last date upon whom process cost of this phase of TT-10/08/2016-1TCOF SALE 132401 PARCEL OF LAND, situ- NOTICE 132395 for collection is Nov. 4, TT-10/08-11/12/2016against the LLC may be said joint increase and COURT 6TC-132391 ate in the Town of Mori- SUPREME 2016. served. SSNY shall mail improvement of faciliah, County of Essex and COUNTY OF ESSEX ties. At said time and There is no penalty on process to: 2139 Quiet THE CROWN POINT Bank of America, N.A., LEAGAL NOTICE OF State of New York. place said Town Board OF SALE taxes paid by Sept. 30, PUBLIC HEARING ON Valley Rd., Shoreham, will hear all persons in- NOTICE FIRE DISTRICT will hold As more particularly de- Plaintiff AGAINST Dusan 2016.

Penalties on late VT 05700.

Address reCrisan, Lidia Crisan, De- THE BUDGET scribed in the judgment terested in the subject SUPREME COURT: ES- payments start Oct. 1, a Public Meeting for the quired to be maintained SEX COUNTY Proposed 2017 Budget fendant(s) Pursuant to a NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVof foreclosure and sale. in DE: 8 The Green, Ste. thereof concerning the JPMORGAN CHASE 2016-Oct. 31, 2016 2%. from 6:00 pm to 7:00 Judgment of Foreclo- EN THAT THE Proposed Sold subject to all of the same.

Nov. 1, 2016 Nov. 4, A, Dover DE 19901.

Cert Budget of the Moriah pm with a Special Meetsure and Sale duly dated terms and conditions Such cost shall be annu- BANK, NATIONAL ASSO- 2016 3% after Nov. 4nd of Formation filed with CIATION; Plaintiff(s) vs. ing of the Board of Comcontained in said judg- 8-10-2016 I, the under- Fire District #1 of the ally apportioned among taxes are returned to the DE Sec. State, John G. missioners immediately signed Referee will sell town of Moriah, State of ment and terms of sale. such Districts by said JOHN E. ASHE; et al; county office for reTownsend Bldg., 401 following at the AE Approximate amount of at public auction at the New York, will be pre- Federal St., Ste. 4, Town Board, and the Defendant(s) lieved.

No taxes will be Attorney (s) for Plaintiff sented to the Board of Phelps Fire Hall at 2764 lobby of the Essex judgment $47,618.65 amounts so apportioned accepted after that date Dover, DE 19901.

PurMain Street in Crown County Courthouse, NY Fire Commissioners of plus interest and costs. shall be levied and col- (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI at the school or bank. pose: Any Lawful Pur& ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Point, NY. A copy of the on 10-25-2016 at the Moriah Fire District INDEX NO. CV14-0159 lected in each District in pose.

Mrs. Danielle Fosella #1, for its consideration. proposed budget is premises James G. Doyle, Esq., 11:00AM, the manner provided by Summit Court, Suite TT-09/17-10/22/2016District Treasurer 301, Fishkill, New York, A PUBLIC HEARING will available for review at known as 4364 Main REFEREE law.

6TC-130329 Schroon Lake Central 12524, 845.897.1600 the Office of the Crown Street, Port Henry, NY be held at 7:00 p.m. at TT-10/08-10/29/2016It is anticipated at this School District the Moriah Fire Hall, TarPoint Town Clerk or 12974. All that certain 4TC-132400 time that the apportion- Pursuant to judgment of TT-10/8-10/29/2016foreclosure and sale bill Hill Road, Moriah NY NOTICE OF PUBLIC ment of cost between from Cindy Bodette, Displot piece or parcel of 4TC-132387 12960, in the Town of HEARING trict Secretary. land, with the buildings Districts shall be as fol- granted herein on or about August 10, 2016, I Moriah, State of New Water Districts of the ESSEX COUNTY TT-10/08/2016-1TCand improvements lows: 9N and 74 Water York on the 18th day of Town of Ticonderoga, District NOTICE OF PUBLIC erected, situate, lying 132398 (SW01) will sell at Public Auc- NOTICE OF FORMATION HEARING Essex County, New York and being in the Town of October, 2016.

(6.35%), Street Road tion to the highest bid- OF LLC der at, the lobby of the PROPOSED LOCAL LAW Moriah, Village of Port Pursuant to Town Law PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Stowell Homestead, LLC Water District (SW02) #105, the Board of Fire NO. 2 OF 2016 that the Town Board of (2.62%), Alexandra Wa- Essex County Court- has filed articles of orgaHenry, County of Essex, must the Town of Ticondero- ter District No. 1 (SW03) house.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE nization with the New and State of New York, Commissioners On October 19, 2016 at York Secretary of State that the Essex County ga, Essex County, New (2.61%), SECTION: 97.64, hold a public hearing on Homeland Board of Supervisors on August 18, 2016 with York, will meet at the BLOCK: 2, LOT: 13. Ap- the budget, make the Water District (SW04) 10:00 am. will hold and conduct a proximate amount of proposed budget avail- Town Hall, 132 Mont- 0.99%), Alexandra Wa- Premises known as 290 an effective date of forPublic Hearing at the Su- judgment $219,364.42 able to the public prior calm Street, in Ticon- ter District No. 2 (SW05) BRAINARDS FORGE RD, mation of August 18, pervisors Chambers at plus interest and costs. to the public hearing, al- deroga, New York, in 4.03%), Central Water WESTPORT, NY 12993 2016. Its principal place the Essex County Gov- Premises will be sold low the public to com- said Town, on the 13th District (SW06) Section: 56.4 Block: 2 of business is located at ernment Center, 7551 Lot: 17.000 65 Stowell Road, subject to provisions of ment on the budget at day of October, 2016, at (71.61%), Park Avenue Court Street, Elizabeth- filed Judgment Index#: the public hearing.

6 oclock P.M., Prevailing Water District (SW07) ALL THAT TRACT OR Schroon Lake, New York town, New York on the 168-2013. James E. Ma- The purpose of the pub- Time, for the purpose of (3.07%) and Shore Air- PARCEL OF LAND, lying in Essex County. The lic hearing is to allow 17th of October, 2016 at her, conducting a public Esq., Referee port Water District and being in the Town of Secretary of State has Elizabethtown, County of been designated as any person to be heard 9:15 a.m., on the pro- Frenkel Lambert Weiss hearing relating to the (SW09) (8.72%) in said Essex, State of New agent upon whom proposed Local Law No. 2 Weisman & Gordon, LLP in favor of or against the proposed joint increase Town. of 2016 entitled A Local 53 Gibson Street Bay and improvement of the proposed budget as it is cess may be served. A Said capital project has York.

As more particularly de- copy of any process Law to override the tax Shore, NY 11706 01- submitted, or for or facilities being 9N and been determined to be levy limit established in 055768-F00 against any item or 74 shall be mailed to 65 Water District an Unlisted Action pur- scribed in the judgment Stowell Road, Schroon (SW01), Street Road items contained in the General Municipal Law TT-09/24-10/15/2016suant to the regulations of foreclosure and sale.

Water District (SW02), of the NewYork State Sold subject to all of the Lake, New York 12870. proposed budget, and 3-C. 4TC-130505 The purpose of the LLC hearing all persons in- Alexandra Water District Department of Environ- terms and conditions PLEASE TAKE FURTHER contained in said judg- is to engage in any lawterested in the subject No. 1(SW03), Homeland NOTICE that at said pubmental Conservation Water District (SW04), promulgated pursuant to ment and terms of sale. ful activity for which concerning the same. lic hearing to be held at Approximate amount of Limited Liability CompaThat a copy of the pro- Alexandra Water District the State Environmental the time and place set

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