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Keeseville Elementary earns national merit

By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com

School district residents to vote on bus props PAGE 3 REGIONAL

Plattsburgh woman helps Team in Training PAGE 5 SPORTS

Keene basketball programs heating up hardwood PAGE 9

Following the recent ice storm to hit the North Country, tree cutters were hard at work throughout Essex County trimming back branches that posed a threat to power lines and roadways. In Elizabethtown, workers from Nelson Tree Service out of New Jersey cut down tree branches along Park Street.

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KEESEVILLE Ñ Students and staff at Keeseville Elementary School know that it is never too early to start thinking about the next step.

The school recently earned membership into the to the No Excuses University Network of Schools, an organization that strives to build a bridge for all students to attend college as it begins promoting a comprehensive college readiness model starting in pre-kindergarten.

Keeseville Elementary is only the second school in the state to earn membership.

At the school, the hallways are marked with the flags of different universities from across the country, with each class choosing a college to Ò adopt.Ó Ò For each class, the teachers were asked to pick two colleges and they were assigned one of them,Ó KES Principal Kevin Hulbert said. Ò We have a wide range of schools represented here.

North Carolina, Paul Smiths, and Ohio State are just a few.Ó Hulbert said by introducing the students to colleges early, they can focus on what each school has to offer academically think about what they want to study and where. Ò Time will tell as far as the overall impact but a lot of the students are making the connection between working hard now and how it helps in the future,Ó Hulbert said. Ò That is motivating for them and pretty awesome.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Councilman Joe Martin (left, with Supervisor Maragret Bartley) and Judge Peter Frisbie (right, also with Bartley) both retired from their respective positions after serving six consecutive terms each. Martin took office in 1989 and Frisbie was elected Judge in 1990. Both were awarded an engraved clock by Bartley at the Elizabethtown end of the year meeting Dec. 27.

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On Dec. 7, Santa took a few minutes to visit the Essex County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Building. During the time here, he saw and gave gifts to over 100 kids, shared cookies and milk with them and had a very special elf to help out. For those who remember, Deputy Mighty Matthew (who suffers from Mitochondrial Disease) showed up and was Santa’s Special Helper. The Marine Corps Toys program supplied toys and officers donated time to organize and run the event. Maj. Tom Murphy and Devann Murphy helped keep the system running and ensured the project came to a happy completion.

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Elizabethtown-Lewis CS seeks public approval for new buses

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ A rapidly rising odometer has forced the hand of the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District.

A public referendum will be held for district voters Thursday, Feb. 6, from noon until 8 p.m. in the school lobby to consider a pair of propositions that would lead to the purchase of two new buses.

The proposed 22-passenger bus would be handicapped accessible and have an estimated price tag of no more than $65,000 while the 35-passenger bus would be purchased for a maximum of $53,000. The New York State Education Department will reimburse 63.7 percent of the purchase, allocated annually over five years, beginning in 2014-15.

Superintendent Scott Osborne said that school is facing an aging bus inventory that needs to be addressed. Ò We put a lot of miles on these and our school bus fleet is aging rapidly,Ó Osborne said. Ò Right now there are no spare buses in our fleet. Two did not pass DOT inspection. We need to get back into the cycle of replacing our buses.Ó Osborne said the 22-passenger, handicapped accessible bus would replace their current pair of handicapped accessible buses. Ò We are really cautious with Bus 73 right now,Ó Osborne said. Ò It is far beyond the end of its lifespan with 137,443 miles on it. Our other bus, 77, has 113,939 miles on it. We are only asking for one and we would take 73 out of service and use 77 as a spare.Ó The handicapped accessible bus is needed to transport students to services in Plattsburgh and Moriah. Osborne said they would only need one in the future as their number of students in need of the specialized buses was declining for the coming school year.

The second proposition, calling for the purchase of a 35 passenger bus, would replace Bus 70, which has 119,310 miles on it.

If approved, payment for the buses would come from the current budgetÕ s fund balance. Ò There would be no additional funds that would need to be raised through the tax levy,Ó Osborne said. Ò We would also get the 63.7 percent back from the state for the purchases.Ó Osborne said if the propositions were defeated, the district would be faced with functioning with two, Ò very high mileage,Ó buses or contacting other school districts for a potential bus loan. Ò I do not see an immediate danger right now, but we need to be proactive and looking forward to ensure the condition of our buses and the safety of our students using them,Ó Osborne said.

Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Bus 73 has driven over 119,000 miles and is in need of replacement, according to Superintendent Scott Osborne.

Photo provided The district will be sending out an information packet on the referendum to households via mail after the Christmas break.

The information is currently online at the schoolÕ s website, elcs.neric.org.

Lewis heading toward hearing on Comprehensive Plan LEWIS Ñ The town of Lewis is closing in on a Comprehensive Plan to present to the public in the coming months.

Supervisor David Blades said the town has scheduled two more Comprehensive Plan Committee meetings to be held Jan. 8 and Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lewis Town Hall before moving forward with a draft plan for the public to weigh in on.

At recent public forums on the matter, residents have voiced their thoughts on the welfare of the town and where they would like to see it go in the future. Ò When we have advertised the pub-

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lic forums, it has generated a lot of interest and people at the meetings,Ó Blades said. Ò When we sent out our surveys, we also received a lot of response to them.Ó If the final three meetings go smoothly, town officials hope to have a Comprehensive Plan adopted by March. Ò Lewis and Crown Point are the only two towns in the area I am aware of that do not have any form of comprehensive planning on file,Ó Blades said. Ò When you look for grants and funding, often times you will lose out on funding without a comprehensive plan. That is why it is important to get

these done.Ó Blades said that he wants a plan that gives community leaders a composite view of how residents want to see their community grow in coming years. Ò We would take all of this information and then look at one or two of the big priorities and try to go forward with those first,Ó he said. Ò Two of the biggest things that we have been hearing right now is the need for broadband and cell phone service.Ó More information on the Lewis Comprehensive Planning process can be obtained at the town hall or online at lewisny.com.

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he NCSPCA has seen an amazing number of our furry friends find their forever homes over the past several weeks of our adoption special. It is truly heartwarming to see some of our long-time residents find families of their own during the holidays. In the past month, some of our dogs who left with tails-a-wagging were Buddy, Clark, Jimmy, Chance, Bill, Mia, Shilo, P.J., Snowball, Manny, and that effervescent Ò pittieÓ Brandy! Among our colorful collection of cats, Socks, Flower, Melody, Sunshine, Sylvie, Louise, and Marty recently purred their way to their new homes. Despite the large number of adoptees, we have new arrivals coming in our doors just as quickly, so there is no better time to stop by our shelter and meet you new best friend!

Our featured pet this week is Portia Kent, a German Shepherd and Alaskan Malamutemix who was found wandering by the Port Kent ferry dock. She wouldnÕ t allow anyone to approach her for three long days and cold nights, until finally one of our staff members was able to coax this beauty into her car. Portia is a gorgeous young lady who was initially quite shy, but after several days of gentle care she has begun to come out of her shell and show us her sweet personality. She now greets us with a wagging

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ell, 2013 is in the past and 2014 has started. This will be the last year for the village of Keeseville. A lot of changes are ahead of us. We all need to get active now with the current Keeseville, Ausable and Chesterfield officials to make this as smooth a transition as possible.

The North Country Honor Flight has had a tremendously successful year and a lot more is planned for this new year, so it needs our help both physically and financially to achieve its commendable goal of getting as many World War II veterans to the Memorial in Washington D.C. as possible.

The recent ice has made the AuSable Chasm and Wickham Marsh incredibly beautiful and very much worth the trip to visit them both.

For such a small community we have an amazing library with our Keeseville Free Library as well as a wonderful museum with the Anderson Heritage Falls Soci-

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ell, with the holidays over it must be time for the annual reality check that comes as we settle in for the winter.

Who knows, the lake may even be frozen by the time you read this, just like in the old days. Back to real life!

One sign of the post-holiday return to reality is always the gathering momentum of the yearly school budget discussion as we build up to voting day in May. The school board and the staff of WCS invite you to a special public budget hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the school library, followed by the regular school board meeting.

This is a good early opportunity to learn what the major spending issues are this year for the school, to hear what others have to say, and to voice your own concerns.

In addition to receiving your input on the budget, Dr. Gallagher, the school superintendent, is also accepting nominations for the WCS Wall of Distinction until Jan. 24. Nominees must have attended WCS and have been out of school at least ten years. Do you know someone who has

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tail and an excited yelp. If you like big fluffy dogs and have a some patience, this sweet lady could very well be the perfect dog for you. Please stop by and meet Portia and give her the second chance she deserves.

Kyle Page • kmpage1217@charter.net ety. Both have so much to offer and do.

I strongly encourage everyone to visit both of these great institutions and see for yourself how great they both are.

Hopefully, I will use this year and many of the resources we have to do more chronicling of the history of our community from Anderson Falls to Keeseville to what lies ahead for us. We have a varied and deep history here covering an amazing range of interests and topics. As a writer IÕ ve been thrilled with the subject matter available to me right here in my own neighborhood.

My cat has been enjoying all the glistening ice from her perch in the living room window. She missed watching a resourceful squirrel who managed to pull off one of the perches on my birdfeeder so he could stick his entire head in the opening to get more seeds. Thankfully, he left the perch abandoned on the ground below the feeder, so I should be able to reattach it at some point. Happy New Year everyone, I wish you all the best this new year.

Colin Wells • WestportNYNews@gmail.com made an outstanding contribution to the community? Nomination forms are available at the school website (westportcs.org) or you can call the school at 962-8244.

Finally, for you Wednesdays in Wadhams fans, the seasonÕ s lecture series at the Wadhams Free Library will wind up on at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 when IÕ ll give an illustrated talk entitled Ò The Memory of Song: The Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Revolutionary Genius of Milman Parry.Ó This obscure Harvard Greek and Latin scholar turned the world of classics on its head in the 1930s when he figured out that the epic poems of HomerÑ the foundation of Western literatureÑ were actually the products of a culture without writing. Parry died at the age of only 33 before he had a chance to write his book about oral culture, which was to the called Ò The Singer of Tales.Ó He published only a handful of academic papers.

It has taken almost a century, but his ideas have led to a radical new understanding of human culture, embracing disciplines from folklore, literature, and the arts to anthropology and science. Hope to see you there.

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tÕ s 2014, the years sure do fly by. If you see Councilman Joe Martin and Judge Peter Frisbie around town, please give them a great big Ò Thank You.Ó Joe, who has retired after serving as town councilman since 1989, for 25 years you have made the community a priority. I hope you still stay involved, even in your retirement you are still needed. Peter, who has been involved in keeping Elizabethtown safe for the past 24 years, we wish you the best enjoyment in your retirement, please stay involved in the community.

The Noble Terrace Ice Rink is now open for the pleasure skaters and hockey players.

The lights should be on in the evenings until 9 p.m. weather permitting. Have fun and play safe. If you need any details contact Councilman Ben Morris or the town hall.

When you decide to undecorate from the season, there will be a Christmas tree collection site at the Cobble Hill Golf Course maintenance shed through the month of January. This is for whatever type of pine tree you have, no artificial, no ornaments. These trees will be taken care of by Bruce Mcfail as needed.

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he ice storm of last week deposited a nice even sheet over the landscape and adorned the trees. The impermeable layer of ice keeps oxygen from reaching the ground, causing problems for crops like alfalfa and garden pests like voles. Voles resemble mice but are rounder and live in underground burrows. They are responsible for the piles of soil that appear in your lawn, and they feed mostly on vegetative matter, including garden bulbs and vegetable roots. In my garden, they eat fall planted spinach IÕ m trying to overwinter. Short of burying hardware cloth as fencing, thereÕ s no stopping them.

However, the heavy ice sheet cuts off their oxygen and suffocates them. Voles are often confused with moles, which also live underground but feed mainly on earth worms.

Moles can tolerate low oxygen levels.

Up at New Health, at the corner of Blockhouse Road and Route 22, a number of tai chi classes are offered, including a free community tai chi class every Tuesday from 11 am to noon. This class is led

by Claude Earl. Tai chi means Ò supreme

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Even though the long winter is beginning to set in, there are still things to keep you in shape other then shoveling snow.

ELCS is welcoming anyone who likes to walk for their exercise, especially during bad weather, the opportunity to use the school hallways, Monday through Friday when school is in session from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. or in the afternoon/ evening hours of 3:15 p.m. until 7 p.m.

If you are interested in a weekly osteo exercise class to keep the joints moving, each Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m., join Judy Cross for an hour long class of light weights, non to low impact exercises. These classes are open to the public, call the Social Center for more details at 873-6408.

There is a new writers group forming, hosted by the Elizabethtown Social Center.

Author Sandra Weber will lead the creative writers on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from now through March at 1 p.m. No experience is necessary, just an interest in the dynamics of writing. ItÕ s open to all ages, experience, and genre. If you need more information, please call 873-6408.

ow this will be a Christmas holiday that will go down in the history books Ñ at least for me, anyway. I do not ever remember a year when weather has been so bad that churches were cancelled two weeks in a row just prior to Christmas. This is a time we wait for all year long and have special programs planned. Well, these plans all had to go on hold this year. Even makeup plans will not make it seem the same.

Mother Nature really threw us for a loop with ice and snow that made it unsafe to get out on the roads. Some very disappointed hostesses that had planned special holiday parties, and were all prepared for their invited guests, which mostly did not dare to come due to the bad weather. I am not sure about anyone else but when this happens, followed by two weeks of special holidays falling in the middle of the week, it is going to take me another several days to get back into my routine. Our road crews do a wonderful job even in these bad weather storms and on weekends to boot.

ultimate fistÓ and is a form of defensive martial art, but is mostly practiced for the health benefits it offers, including a better sense of balance and overall well-being.

IÕ ve noticed large flocks of snow buntings hereabouts and theyÕ ve arrived earlier than usual. You see them in large flocks of at least fifty birds along roadsides, and when they fly up they show their prominent white undersides. Snow buntings are seedeaters who breed in the tundra of the high Arctic, one of the few birds, including the common raven, to live so far north.

They overwinter from southern Quebec to Maryland, and in April return to the Arctic when itÕ s still well below zero.

The other day I spotted a large coyote hunting in one of our fields. This one was as big as a German shepherd with a long bushy tail that nearly reached the ground. Usually coyotes take off as soon as they become aware of you, but this one boldly stood his ground and checked me out before loping off into the woods. With his size and sassiness, I wonder if this might have been a wolf.

Janice Allen • 963-8912 • allens@willex.com But Mother Nature proves to have the upper hand no matter what we humans do.

The school children got a full two weeks of holiday vacation and may not get any unexpected snow days down the road, as these storms are falling in their holiday vacation time.

The Beautification Committee did get to judge the outdoor decorations and announced the top winner was Ken and Peg Schnieder Õ s home, second prize was Ron Baker Õ s home, third place went to Gregg and Gail Mitchell, and the fourth place to Richard and Donna Lindsay. The judges were very impressed with the entries this year.

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Joyce Blanchard, she passed away this past weekend. Her family has provided great home care for Joyce these last few years, she will be missed.

Happy Birthday to Gregg Mitchell Jan. 9, Lacey Ahrent Jan. 9, Catherine Bigelow Jan. 10, Betty Jane Cross Jan. 11, Lucy Belzile Jan. 13.

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Plattsburgh woman helps people train for fundraising ‘Team’

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Kimberly Davis has been running for a cause since 2006, and she hopes to inspire others to do it with her this year.

Davis is a volunteer with Team in Training, the main fund-raising arm of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She is currently training for the Lake Placid half marathon, held on the second Sunday in June. Ò ItÕ s a life changing experience,Ó says Davis. Ò If anyone has ever thought about doing something like this, I would say yes, you can, and it will be something that you never forget.Ó When she first got the idea to get involved in 2006, she had never been a distance athlete. She had heard of Team in Training, and their mentoring program for first time runners and walkers, and took the plunge. Team in Training provides both a mentor to help with fund raising, and a coach to train a person from whatever their starting point is, to the ability to complete their event. After she completed her first event, Davis was asked to be a mentor. After competing in numerous events, she was asked to be a coach as well.

When Davis first started, Team in Training only participated in marathons and half marathon. Now they have cycling and hiking events, as well as triathlons. Ò They give you a personal training schedule right when you sign up,Ó said Charly Mallett, Team in Training Campaign Manager for the Upstate New York/Vermont chapter. Ò This program is for people from beginners to people who have done tons of marathons.

Mallett has been participating in marathons since 2009. She was also not being an endurance athlete when she first started. She has raised approximately $11,000 through various events in just four years. Her mother Colleen has also competed in Team in Training events.

For Davis, itÕ s the survivors sheÕ s met, and

the people who are going through treatment and their families, that inspire her to continue to participate. ItÕ s hard to meet someone, she says, who hasnÕ t at some point had someone in their life who has been affected by blood cancer. When she signed up to do her first event, it wasnÕ t with any specific survivor in mind, or in memory of a specific person, that motivated her to start. SheÕ s not the type of person who needs a reason to get involved.

Events are held around the country, and fund raising levels are based partly on travel requirement for the event selected. Mallett likes to focus first-timers from the area on the Lake Placid half marathon because the fund raising level is lower. But, she says, if a person would prefer to do the Seattle half marathon, she would be happy to set that up instead.

The Lake Placid half marathon is fairly early in the summer, and Davis trains and mentors participants through the winter and early spring. Ò I actually prefer training in the winter than the summer. We teach people how to dress, we teach them about layering and proper apparel, and we do it safely. We talk to people about cross training, or stuff they can do at home, or if they belong to a gym as well,Ó said Davis.

Davis has trained as many as seven people for one event, and is hoping that participation this year will eclipse that amount. Mallett plans to bring as many as 60 runners and walkers from around the chapter to Lake Placid. With plenty of time still remaining, anyone interested in learning more about Team in Training can contact Mallett at 4383583, or charly.mallett@lls.org.

Lewis gifts still available

LEWIS Ñ Any children that were unable to attend the Lewis town Christmas tree event Dec. 21 due to the ice storm and would like to receive a toy, please contact Barbara Gough at 873-6497 to arrange pickup.

team in Training Campaign Manager Charly Mallett, right, with her mother Colleen after completing the Lake Placid half Marathon.

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ne of our veteran editors wrote an article several years ago describing the extreme hardships a family in Johnsburg was enduring as the parents were working long hours at minimum-wage jobs.

Hard-working and committed to their children, the man and wife headed out each day in an effort to provide their family with safe housing and a decent start in life.

Yet with burdensome home heating costs and sky-high vehicle fuel and insurance expenses, their minimum-wage earnings were nowhere near covering the basic necessities for their family. To survive, they were forced to depend on a variety of government programs.

Since then, the situation is even worse for thousands of families in the Adirondacks who rely on minimum-wage employment for their income.

Decent jobs are rare in the central Adirondacks, and we see the result: many local residents, whose families have lived here for generations, are leaving so they can make a respectable living elsewhere. Over the past 30 years, the population of core Adirondack communities has declined by 30 percent or more.

In 1973, this Denton editor reports, he and his wife both worked for a salary just above minimum wage, or $1.60 per hour, and they were able to pay for not only their housing costs, food, insurance on three vehicles Ñ and their health insurance premiums (only $85 per year full cost for a policy) Ñ they also had cash left over for vacations and non-essential purchases.

Now, people earning minimum wage have no such ability. The total cost of a health care plan alone can exceed a minimum-wage workerÕ s entire annual salary.

Those working at the 2014 minimum wage rate of $7.25 have far less buying power than workers earning $1.60 per hour in 1973.

Since 1970 or so, the average pay of top executives nationally has increased a thousand-fold, while wages for working people havenÕ t even kept up with the rising cost of living.

ItÕ s estimated that if the minimum wage had been tied to increases in cost of living over those 40 years, the minimum wage now would be $10.65 per hour.

ItÕ s important to note that over these four decades, U.S. labor productivity has risen by at least 125 percent, which would mean that minimum wage workers Ñ if fully compensated for their work Ñ should now be making $22 per hour or more.

Some citizens who espouse pure free-market capitalism, oppose raising the minimum wage, citing that it would cause job losses. But studies

show that the opposite is likely to happen, with more earned income circulating in the economy.

Such opponents also claim that a higher minimum wage would cause the cost of goods and services to spiral, but studies indicate that the cost of raising the minimum wage to $10.50 Ñ and improving the lives of many millions of Americans Ñ would be a matter of a price increases of a few cents on a $5 product.

Raising the minimum wage is also likely to put quite a shot in the economy, as the higher earnings would be spent on more goods and services.

A Chicago Federal Reserve Board study indicated that raising the minimum wage to only $9 per hour would boost household spending by $48 billion, which would give the U.S. economy a considerable shot in the arm.

A raise of the minimum wage past $10 per hour would boost the income of about 35 million workers, and lift most of them out of poverty.

With the resulting financial stability, more families would be able to reclaim a middle-class lifestyle and have more time to engage in community life. Volunteerism and participation in charitable causes would increase, and crime would undoubtedly decrease.

With the resulting boost in payroll-tax revenue, both the state and federal government would have substantially higher income tax revenue Ñ and Social Security and Medicare would be far better funded.

While a variety of expensive, bureaucratic government programs now exist to subsidize the working poor, it is far more efficient in our national economy for workers to be paid directly a livable wage that reflects the true cost of their work and productivity.

Thankfully, a good number of employers in our area understand that paying a decent wage not only exerts a substantial positive impact on their workers’ lives, but it directly benefits their enterprises, including boosted productivity and reduced employee turnover.

Take Matt Funicello of Rock Hill Bakehouse, forexample. He pays his 35 workers substantially above minimum wage, because he not only understands the benefits, but because he realizes to do so is his ethical responsibility.

Recently Funicello testified in Albany on behalf of the federal House Resolution 1346, which would raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.50, and provide for the rate to be raised as the cost of living increases.

We support the proposal and applaud those enterprises in the region that pay a livable wage to their employees. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board

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January 4, 2014

Letters to the Editor

2013, not-so-memorable year

Service appreciated

DNC not dirty

Thanks to town

To the Valley News: Thank you to all the Town Board members for their work this year and a special thank you to the following: Evelyn Hatch, who will go down in ETown history as the Ò firstÓ female town board member. I thank her for stepping forward to run for the midterm spot left empty and I look forward to seeing her once again involved with the town as the active citizen she has always been.

No one could match the 25 years of service of Joe Martin. He is such an asset to the town with his knowledge of the townÕ s history and being active in so many events. JoeÕ s retirement from the Town Board will be felt and he will be hard to replace. Thank you to Joe for all his years of service!

Another thank you goes to Margaret Bartley for taking on the task of town supervisor.

She stepped right up to the plate and took control of the position proving that she was extremely capable to handle the job she was elected to do. Considering the odds against her and people against her, she showed strength of spirit and mind, and performed her duties with all her heart. She rearranged the town offices, cleaned up the town hall, made the building community friendly by displaying artwork and making those entering feel welcomed. She chose excellent staff, made documents assessable to the general public through the new website, completed neglected grant projects, started new grants, brought attention to ElizabethtownÕ s needs by going to Albany, meeting governors, senators and congressmen and being a presence there.

Supervisor Bartley dug deep into the documents and records of the sewer project and unearth the twisted bureaucratic sludge that had been dumped into it. Because of her hard work the old and broken residential water meters will be replaced and she installed a new accountability process for the townÕ s financial records and accounting procedures laying the groundwork for sound fiscal responsibility.

After Supervisor Bartley received grants she had experts sort through and remove years of paperwork weighting down the second floor of the building, the Town Hall is now physically more structurally sound.

Which is how Supervisor Margaret Bartley is leaving the Town of Elizabethtown, more structurally sound.

Once again thank you to the Town Board members for their service and all the best to the new/returning board in the New Year.

Mary McGowan Elizabethtown

To the Valley News: While the DNC (Do NuttinÕ Club) was shocked to hear that we have been accused of launching a conspiracy to defeat a candidate in the recent Essex Election, we were more upset at the accusation that our attendees are a cabal of old, dirty, subversive conspirators, misogynists prone to Comstockery, favor agonistic attitudes, and assume basilisk postures. We take umbrage with such invidious charges. WE ARE NOT, I REPEAT, WE ARE NOT, DIRTY!! WE ALL TAKE SHOWERS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. We must, however, admit that our threat to give every person voting in the Essex November election a free trip to watch the Essex County Board of Supervisors in action might be construed as voter manipulation and, conversely, probably caused many Essex voters to skip voting.

We also must admit that we have penetrated the inner sanctum of the Iranian nation to place broken glass in the humps of camels, thus making them difficult to ride. We also admit that we are behind the action to establish a new voting rights law requiring all members of the U.S. Congress to have an IQ larger than woolly bear caterpillars.

Now folk, we ask you, would the DNC, a group of chronic underachievers who like doing nothing, change their spirit of inactivity, wake up and perform such a mean-spirited act like planning to interfere in a simple election? ThatÕ s doing something! After all folk, while our attendees come from five townships, only four can vote in Essex.

In fact, in the last election, two of us got lost trying to find the voting place. Further, 95 percent of attendees didnÕ t even know, or care to know, Essex candidates.

Anyone claiming the DNC planned to exercise conspiracy campaign perfidies is obviously conducting an ill-advised attempt to shift blame for their own administrative inadequacies upon four voters.

Jim LaForest Whallonsburg

To the Valley News: I appreciate the opportunity to say thank you to the voters of the Town of Essex for allowing me to work as their Supervisor for the past four years. It has been a true honor to serve the public.

During my time as Town Supervisor some of my accomplishments include personal goals such as: •Successfully administering a $12 million dollar waste water treatment plant on time and under budget •Facing a retaining wall along Lake Champlain with stone - an eight year old incomplete project •Securing funding for a water project mandated by New York State Department of Health.

In addition I have served all of the public with fair and equitable practices, provided full disclosure and open door policies, held elected officials and town employees accountable for their actions, and led by example.

I have learned from my mistakes and honed in on my strengths and for all of my work and accomplishments I remain proud.

The work is as challenging as it is rewarding and I wish my successor much luck!

Thank you again for your support and a Happy New Year to all!

Sharon Boisen Supervisor, Town of Essex 2010-2013

Relies on leader To the Valley News: I have read with interest Mr. DouglasÕ frustration with the lack of public input to the county budget, and also the letters it provoked. I feel perhaps none of them appreciated the confidence many of us have in the ability of our own town supervisors to represent us. Ed Hatch has lived in Willsboro far longer than I have, as a matter of fact, all his life. He knows the issues of the town, and county, far more than I do. As far as I know, his reputation is not that of a Ò big spenderÓ I feel his successor will represent us just as well.

John Uhlig Willsboro

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Continued from page 1 The school submitted their official application to join the network in November and it took about a month to receive word they had been accepted. The school earned the recognition by demonstrating a commitment to college readiness and through efforts to ensure all children meet standards in reading, writing and math.

About two years ago after I had won the New York State Principal of the Year award, Frank Nardelli (Vice President of Network Development for NEU) called and heard that we had some college focus in our school through College for Every Student (CFES) and thought we might want to learn about their program as well,Ó Hulbert said. Ò He is someone who comes from the North Country and he is ex-

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Thankful for help To the Valley News: The Willsboro Community Housing Assistance Taskforce Ð Food Shelf and Emergency Fund would like to sincerely thank all of the individuals, organizations, and businesses that helped to supply food for the Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets this 2013 holiday season.

Without each and every one of your efforts we would not have been able to provide the assistance needed.

Happiest holiday wishes to all! May you have a healthy and happy 2014!

Beverly Moran & Ashley Blanchard Willsboro CHAT Representatives

Bigoted cartoon To the Valley News: The cartoon published in the 12/20 edition of the Valley News was unusually ignorant and stupid. The point of the First Amendment protection of the free exercise of religion is precisely to prevent governmental interference with our religious beliefs. The Obamacare mandate, by curtailing religious freedom, is a threat to ALL religions, which is why the plaintiffs in the suits against the government represent other religions besides Catholicism.

I had thought that the long and shameful history of anti-Catholic bigotry had died out in America, but the Valley News, I see, is reviving it.

John I. Gardner Essex

cited to see NEU starting up here.Ó Hulbert said that the key for NEU was to get students looking into the future with the help of educators and community. Ò It really is a mindset and focus for everyone including parents and community in developing a culture where college is a viable option for everyone,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s not saying that everyone has to go to college, but it is our responsibility as educators to prepare theses students that if they want to go to college, they are prepared to the point they can do so.Ó The schools in the NEU Network are not asked to pay any membership dues. Before schools can apply to become a member of the NEU Network, the principal and a team representing the schoolÕ s staff attended NEU Training Institute in San Diego, CA, paid for through a Federal grant. Ò The continued success at KES

Remembers icon To the Valley News: Willsboro has lost yet another icon, Ralph Marcotte. ThatÕ s MR. Marcotte to you, or any one of the students he touched as a Principal, Teacher or Coach. MR. Marcotte was a gifted individual who KNEW people. A master motivator, he knew when to apply heat or when to show love. As a coach, he had a Midas touch with whatever sport he focused on. Possibly his finest hour was his goal in the early 70Õ s to bring a first Section VII soccer title to Willsboro. He required four years to create a soccer dynasty. His efforts paid dividends in 1975, whereby compiling a record of 16-1-1, having won every tournament/title possible, and then facing the first ever intersectional championship match with Section X (and a MUCH LARGER Canton Central), MR. Marcotte showcased his understanding of the human psyche by organizing a Pep Rally. A pep rally? Pep Rallies were for big schools from Plattsburgh with football. MR. Marcotte ostensibly appeared to defuse the situation by highlighting the teamÕ s historic accomplishments while preparing everyone for the upcoming blatant mismatch against a much larger school, etc. We should remain proud, blah, blah, blah. What? That was crap we thought.

Unbeknownst to us, the subtle slight was actually our falling under MR. MarcotteÕ s spell one more time. When the Warriors finally hit the field, vaunted Canton didnÕ t know what happened. Within the first two minutes our Right Winger just about blew the ball through the back of the net! Then it was 3-0 after 5 minutes! 5-0 at the half. 7-0 at the final.Willsboro and MR. Marcotte would return to the intersectionals the next three years, bringing home two more titles. Brother, Father, Uncle, Principal, and Teacher, but always and forever, a Coach. In fact, he was the Vince Lombardi of Willsboro.

Doug Ferris Willsboro

has been a real team effort that has been accomplished through collaboration, cooperation, commitment and determination,Ó AuSable Valley Central School District Superintendent Paul Savage said. Ò No Excuses University is a wonderful network that we are excited to support, be a part of and spread it throughout the North Country.

NEU is an example of the great things that are happening at AuSable Valley Central and that Patriot Pride is alive and well in the valley.Ó

Ò We are inspired by the schoolÕ s commitment to college readiness and we respect their relentless pursuit of success for all of their students,Ó Vice President of Network Development for the No Excuses University Frank Nardelli said. Ò We believe all children deserve the opportunity to be educated in a way that prepares them for college if they so choose to attend.Ó Katherine Clark contributed to this report.

Wall nominations sought WILLSBORO Ñ Willsboro School is accepting nominations for its 2014 Wall of Distinction. The award is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact to the school or achieved outstanding contributions to society as a former student at Willsboro Central. Applications are available by calling the school at 963-4456 or visiting willsborocsd.org. Deadline is Jan. 15.

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un violence in America seemed to play out almost daily on the evening news as yet another tragic story of a shooting was revealed.

Newtown crushed us with a story so sad that it is difficult to really allow the depth of the tragedy to enter our conscious minds.

This year, nearly twelve thousand Americans were fatally shot and two hundred of the victims were children. These numbers do not include suicide or gun deaths due to an accident such as an accidental discharge of a firearm. I am not suggesting that guns be removed from our culture but rather a rational conversation about the issue of gun violence must be undertaken and a common agreement struck about how we might better

By Scot Hurlburt manage this frightening issue.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was voted down by the U.S. Supreme Court. States are now free to decide how voting will occur in their respective states. Keep in mind that in 2001, Mississippi tried to cancel certain County elections because too many black people were registered to vote. In 2004, an Alabama town tried to disallow Asian American voters because they did not speak English well enough. I guess time will tell what these changes may mean and hopefully there will not be a regression back to the dark days of the 1950Õ s and 60Õ s.

Edward Snowden claimed that America, more specially, the NSA was spying on just about everyone including American citizens.

It has stirred a debate about privacy versus national security. While one Federal Judge did proclaim that spying is unconstitutional, no restrictions or changes have been made in the way that the NSA operates. On the surface, this appears to be an area where oversight and preset limits must be in place.

This year congress voted to remove about 80 percent of the annual funding allotted in the Farm Bill which provides for the food stamp program in America.

It could be argued that this was simply an act of fiscal stewardship, maybe, but it seems to me that there would be many bigger opportunities to trim political pork than the food stamp program.

This year President Obama revealed that the use of military drones had been expanded exponentially. He came before the American people numerous times to tout the killing of our enemies around the globe. While the drone is an important tactical weapon many innocent people have also died as a result of their use. It seems unlikely that the U.S. can win the Ò hearts and mindsÓ of the enemy as long as these weapons are being used. In fact, some congressmen feel that their use may prolong the war because of the dehumanizing effect of the weapon. Knowing only what I know now it seems to me that it is time to bring our young men and women home.

The 113the congress is said to be the least productive congress in American history.

This year only 55 laws were passed by congress, fewer than any other congress in history. Toxic gridlock and frustration are the hallmarks of the 113th congress.

There is no highway bill, no defense bill and until just recently no national budget.

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) has been an abysmal nightmare for most Americans. The PresidentÕ s words, Ò If you like your plan you can keep itÓ have been turned into the slogan that best represents the failure of the plan as many Americans have lost their current plan. A whole scale failure of the online sign-up system has further diminished the confidence of the American people in a plan that should have provided relief to millions of uninsured Americans.

Now add that Americans wages continue to stagnate, unemployment is unacceptably high and more Americans are falling into poverty along with a disappearing middle class and you have quite an unmemorable year. Perhaps the best thing about this year is that it is nearly over. In spite of all these difficulties Americans will look forward to a better year next year and they will embrace that indefatigable optimism that lives in most Americans.

I wish everyone a Happy New Year and hopefully a much better one than 2013.

Remember, all kids count.

Reach the writer at hurlburt@wildblue.net

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Willsboro CS students work with mentors through CFES WILLSBORO Ñ Willsboro Central School seniors, like thousands of other college bound students nationwide, are anxiously waiting for their college acceptance letters to start arriving.

The college application, admissions process is fraught with twists and turns. Willsboro Central School students have some additional support as they move down that path.

In 2007, they launched a community-based mentoring program to provide outside support and guidance along this journey. Ò We have twenty mentors from the local community that meet with our juniors and seniors each month to help them through the college application process,Ó said Stephen Broadwell, Superintendent of Willsboro Central School.

Supported by College For Every Student (CFES), the Willsboro Community Mentor program consists of a range of volunteers. In addition to a retired college president, local author, and several business leaders, four CFES staff members are helping Willsboro students make college lists, secure financial aid, and research scholarships. Ò We are extremely fortunate to have the CFES National Headquarters located within our school district and we have tapped into their expertise,” said Broadwell. “The first step to a successful mentoring program is matching mentors and mentees and our students find a tremendous amount of value in working with someone who is neither their teacher nor their parent. ItÕ s amazing how quickly the bonds form.Ó Last year Kim Calhoun, a CFES Program Coordinator, was paired

OBITUARIES EVELYN EMMA GAY OCT 18, 1922 - DEC 22, 2013 Willsboro boro, one son and daughter Evelyn Emma Gay, 91, a in law, Otis and Jean Gay of proud member of the "Gold Willsboro, one brother Elbert Star Mothers" passed away Howard of Elizabethtown, Sunday, December 22nd at two sisters Bernice Urban of the Elizabethtown CommuMineville and Betty Christian nity Hospital. She was born of Elizabethtown, a daughter October 18th 1922 in Wadin law Jane Gay, 16 Grandhams, New York the daughchildren, 31 Great Grandchilter of Elbert and Julia (swan) dren, 7 great - great grandHoward. children and several nieces, Evelyn was a member of the nephews and cousins. She Gold Star Mothers with all was predeceased by her parfive of her sons serving in the ents, her husband, Robert United States military. Three Gay, four sons, Robert, Charof her boys served in Vietlie, Raymond and Gordon, nam, one in Korea, and one three sisters Florence, Beryl stateside. Her world was Jane, and Louise. changed forever when her Calling hours will be held son Charlie was killed in Friday December 27th from 4 Vietnam. She was the matri-6PM with a funeral at 6PM arch to a loving family who at W.M.Marvins Sons funeral she cared for deeply, she enhome in Elizabethtown. Burijoyed doing and displaying al will be held at Lewis cemepuzzles, reading, and doing tery in the spring. needle work. She had a genDonations in Evelyn's memouine love for animals, espery may be made to the Crane cially horses and her dog Mountain Valley Horse Resdutchy. In her final days the cue 7556, NYS Rte. 9N, Weststaff at Elizabethtown Comport NY 12993 or munity Hospital became part www.cmvhr.org or to the SPof her family with their excelCA, PO box 55, Elizabethlent care and attention to her. town, NY 12932 She is survived by her For online condolences daughter and son in law Eva please visit http://www.wm and Donald Cross of Willsmarvins.com/ RAYMOND JONES JUN 27, 1942 - DEC 22, 2013 Keeseville, NY. Raymond (Michael) Villenuve of NasJones, entered into eternal sau, NY, Susan (William) life on Sunday, December 22, LeClair of Cohoes, NY, two 2013 at CVPH in Plattsburgh brothers Charles Jones of after a brief illness. He was South Carolina and Frank born in Albany, Jones of Corinth, NY on June 27, his grandchil1942 the son of dren; Nicole, Bilthe late Frank ly, Deborah, and Elizabeth Whitney, MaryHenderson beth, Cassandra, Jones. He was Christopher and educated in AlAbby, also nine bany Schools. great grandchilRay was a U.S. dren, several Army Veteran nieces and serving in Vietnephews, several nam as a Cook sister and brothand combat engineer SPEC 5 er-in-laws, His cats Punk, with the 25th Infantry 65th Daisy and Whitey.

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A funeral was held Friday, He was self employed as AuDecember 27, 2013 at 11:00 to body Repairman in Ala.m. at the Gordon C. Emerbany, until retiring. ick Funeral Home, 1550 He was a member of the DisRoute 9 in Clifton Park. Callabled American Veterans ing hours were from 4-8 PM and The Newtonville United Thursday in the funeral Methodist Church. home.

Ray's favorite hobby was his Burial with military honors artwork, he was a sculpture will be in the Memory Garand enjoyed sculpting birds, den's Cemetery, Colonie. butterflies, sailboats and Memorial contributions may tigers, he also enjoyed paintbe made to the North Couning. try SPCA 7700 Route 9N In addition to his parents he Elizabethtown, NY 12932, T: was predeceased by a son (518) 873-5000: Patrick Jones. info@ncspca.org Survivors include his wife Funeral arrangements have Marygrace Ciarfello Jones been entrusted by the family whom he married on April to the Gordon C. Emerick Fu24, 1968, his children; Rayneral Home, 1550 Route 9, mond W. (Katherine) Jones Clifton Park, NY 12065. 518of Watervliet, NY, David 371-5454.

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with her mentee Lilly Kelly. Ò I care a lot about Lilly,Ó said Calhoun. Ò She is a talented young lady with enormous potential. She just needs to figure out her post high school plans and IÕ m helping her do that.Ó Recently, Calhoun took a five-hour road trip with Kelly to visit Colby Sawyer College in New Hampshire Ð a college Calhoun thought would be a good fit, given Kelly’s interest in the arts. Ò Lilly keeps me on my toes,Ó laughed Calhoun. Ò Only two weeks ago, she was preparing to enlist in the military.Ó Ò Gabi has always been college bound,Ó said CFES Communications Director Aubrey Bresett about her mentee, Gabi Yeager. Ò My charge as her mentor is finding out which college will make the best fit.”

Bresett spent the week before Thanksgiving helping Yeager, who she has been working with for two years, explore scholarship opportunities. Ò Taking time out of my days to mentor is refreshing. Not only have I been able to help Gabi forge her college path, IÕ ve been able to connect with her on a personal level,Ó Bresett noted. Ò My goal is to prepare and support Gabi through this transition, especially since sheÕ s planning to go away to college. But as much as I give to this relationship, I get so much more.Ó Development Officer Emily Owens has two mentees. One is applying to college while the other in the planning stages. Her involvement ranges from helping one student choose an essay topic sheÕ s passionate about and reflects her character, to putting together a comparison grid of colleges to help her other mentee zero in on the type of college sheÕ s interested in. Ò I really believe itÕ s essential for these students to know that there are people who care about their success and are willing to invest the time to support their future.Ó said Owens. Ò Mentoring enables me to have a direct impact on the lives of students in my community, hear their stories, share their experiences and cheer them on through their academic years.Ó Tara Smith, CFES Vice President for Programs, also took a road trip with her mentee this year. Ò There have been many colleges that Kat (Katherine Belize) has been interested in, but the University of Albany has always remained at the

top of her list,Ó said Smith. Ò So, I took a day off of work and we drove down for a visit.Ó Since then, the two have worked on the early admission application to Albany and Kat has applied to five other schools. I have seen the positive impact and far-reaching effects of our work but the one-on-one mentoring I do at Willsboro Central School has allowed me to see the direct impact that I personally can have on a student.Ó Ò The CFES staff are truly committed to helping young people and their enthusiasm and excitement is evident as soon as they enter the school,Ó Broadwell said. Ò They not only talk the talk but at Willsboro they walk the walk regarding involvement, commitment and helping students.Ó

Tara Valachovic, a sixth grade teacher at Willsboro Central School, has earned the highest credential available to American educators by becoming a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. National Board certification is recognized as the “gold standard” for teaching excellence. The National Board Certification is achieved through a rigorous, performance-based assessment of pedagogical skills and content knowledge. This is Willsboro’s second teacher that has achieved this distinction.

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keith@denpubs.com KEENE VALLEY Ñ For one team, it is steady as she goes.

For the other, it has been a year of vast improvement in their second season after returning from a three-year hiatus.

Combined, the Keene varsity girls and boys basketball teams have started the season 10-1, with the girls opening Northern Basketball League Division III play with a perfect 4-0 record and the boys team starting season 6-1 overall and 5-0 in Division III. Ò It sure makes for better conversations about basketball,Ó girls varsity coach Brian LaVallee said. Ò Chad (Lopez) and I are good friends and we are always talking about the game. ItÕ s great to see him smiling so big this year. We are hoping that we can, together, finish strong.Ó Ò Brian is a great coach and we often compare what we are doing on the court,Ó Lopez said. Ò We canÕ t keep up with the scoring pace of his team, but it is nice to both be off to good starts in the league. One of the best things about it is to see the younger kids starting to pay attention and coming out to the varsity games.Ó On the boys side, Keene is led by junior Colton Venner, who averages 16.4 points per game. Ò It has been defense, mostly,Ó Venner said about the strong start to the season. Ò We have been pressuring the ball on the defensive side which is allowing us to explode out on offense and get off to this good start.Ó Ò It is remarkable to see how much better everyone on the team has become,Ó Gabe Warner (6.6 ppg) said. Ò We have been able to gel together well.Ó Staying healthy has been a key for the Beavers in their second season back as a varsity program. Point guard Austin Brown has been a threat from long range, connecting on 16 three-pointers and averaging 10.1 points per game. Senior Brandon Dumas has also been a key part of the Beavers gameplan, averaging 9.7 points. Ò We all put in the hard work in the summer and did the things we needed to get stronger,Ó Venner said. Ò We knew that we were going to have mostly the same team back this season, so we knew our strengths and weaknesses,Ó Warner said. Ò We have done a lot of work on our weaknesses to kind of make them go away. It has made everyone more confident this season.Ó

spot in Division III on the line as they will travel to Schroon Lake for a Jan. 7 meeting.

For the undefeated girls team, LaVallee is served by a mix of veteran experience in the front court and new players in the back court.

2012-13 All Valley members Naomi Peduzzi and Tucker Geiger have continued their hot play from a season ago, with Peduzzi averaging 13.8 and Geiger 13.0 points per game. Forward Taylor Geiger is averaging 11.5 points, while freshman point guard Hanna Whitney leads the team with a 16.3 points per game average. Ò Its motivating to have older players that help move us along and learn to play at this level,Ó Whitney said. Ò ItÕ s fun to play with this team. They are all supportive of me at the point guard position.Ó Ò We are doing very well,Ó Tucker Geiger said. Ò We have three returning players and some newcomers, like Hanna, that are good ballhandlers and shooters who have joined the team and are really going to help us.Ó Ò We are lucky to have two great ballhandlers come up with Elaina (Smith) and Hanna,Ó LaVallee said. Ò We have the three back in Taylor, Tucker and Naomi. Where we lacked before was in our guard play so this year we kind of have the complete package and can play an The Keene Beavers varsity boys and girls basketball team are off to up-tempo game, play good hot starts in the Northern Basketball League as both teams have yet defense and run. We want to to drop a game in Division III play. The boys team, which is in its sec- get up 100 shots a game and ond year back after having no varsity program for three years, had one Tucker and Naomi are going loss against Lake Placid heading into break and were paced by Colton to clean up everything under Venner, left, who averaged 16.4 points in seven games. The girls team the basket.Ó had won their first four, as Tucker Geiger, above, has averaged 10.4 While the girls team headpoints per game.

Photos by Keith Lobdell ed into the Christmas break undefeated, they will be chalVenner said confidence is something that is felt throughout lenged coming out of it with a Jan. 3 game at Class B force Sathe school by both teams. ranac and games in the coming week against Division II foe Ò The confidence is just 100 times higher with both teams Elizabethtown-Lewis along with divisional rivals Schroon winning games,Ó he said.

Lake and Minerva/Newcomb. Ò ItÕ s been pretty gratifying,Ó Lopez said. Ò They put a lot LaVallee said the key will be focusing on the little things as of work in during the offseason and had a very strong prethey continue through the season. season. We got healthy and the players started buying into Ò You can never stop and relax or just watch the ball when the system and now they are seeing what they can do tothe shot goes up,Ó he said. Ò Your hands should always be gether.Ó up on defense, sliding your feet and not reaching in. ItÕ s the Lopez said the team learned a lot in their first season as little things that we want them to do crisp and clean.Ó varsity players, one that saw them lose their first 13 games With such a good start to the season, it has been more than before finishing with a pair of wins in their final three conjust the holiday spirit that has made for a festive atmosphere tests. at Keene Central. Ò It made a huge difference in learning what to expect and Ò EveryoneÕ s mood has been up,Ó Whitney said. Ò They are what we were trying to do,Ó he said. Ò Now, the kids are playall excited about the teams.Ó ing with confidence and it shows.Ó Ò Everyone is pumped up and excited for the home games,Ó The boys will come out of the Christmas break with the top Tucker Geiger said. Ò ItÕ s going to be exciting to watch.Ó

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Indoor track and field

At the Dec. 18 CVAC indoor meet, the AuSable Valley 800 relay team of Zachary Lawrence, Dylan Ward, David Vicaro and Alex Wilson finished fourth in 12:01.2. David Vicaro was seventh in the 1,000 meters; the 160 relay of Desmond Fout, Riley Smith, Michael Guynup and Eric Potthast was fifth in 1:35.7; Smith was seventh in the long jump in 13 feet, 10.25 inches; and Desmond Fout was sixth in the shot put in 26 feet, 2.5 inches.

Brianna Williams was eighth in the 55 hurdles in 12.6 seconds. The 400 relay of Ashlee Estes, Jessica Malskis, Haley Passino and Brianna Williams was fourth in 5:24.7; Estes was fourth in the high jump in 4 feet 4 inches and sixth in the long jump at 13 feet, 0.5 inches; Haley Passino was eighth in the high jump in 4 feet 2 inches.

Boys basketball

AuSable Valley 53, Potsdam 42 The Patriots picked up their fourth win of the season as John Goodnough scored 18 points (12.1 average) and Shane Douglas (13.7) connected on four three pointers in scoring 16. Zach Cosgrove added 13, while Kobe Parrow scored 4 and Sultan Sikandar 2.

Girls basketball

AuSable Valley 59, Fort Edward 37 In a battle of state semifinalists from one year ago, the then Class C Lady Patriots (now a Class B team) used a 33-16 second half to beat Class DÕ s Fort Edward to earn their fifth win of the season without a loss. Meghan Strong connected on four three pointers in scoring 18 points (15.2 average), while Taylor Saltus (15.2) added 14, Madison Rondeau 11, Madison McCabe 6, Logan Snow 6, Sydney Snow 2 and Bryce Douglass 2.

Boys bowling

Beekmantown 10, AuSable Valley 0 Mike McDonald was one pin shy of a 600 series with a high game of 204 as the Patriots fell to Beekmantown. Roger Preston added a 219 high game and a 590 series, while Jimmy Provost rolled 249-586, Tyler Atkins 213-582, Brandan Ano 201-566, Noah Martineau 228-536, Ben John Goodnough scored 18 points for the AuSable Valley Patriots in a 53-42 victory Coolidge 196-533 and Josh Taylor 188-524. against Potsdam.

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Briefs Social center to host writers group

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Elizabethtown Social Center will sponsor a writers group coordinated by Westport author Sandra Weber. The group will be held on the second and fourth Thursdays in January, February and March at 1 p.m. and is open to all skill levels, ages, and interests.

Group members will offer supportive and constructive criticism to each othersÕ writing efforts and exchange information about writing, publishing, and writer events in the area. The group is open to a wide variety of genre, including short story, novel chapters, poetry, essays, nonfiction book chapters, newsletters, newspaper/magazine articles, and children’s stories or simply recording your memories for your family. The main requirement in the group is that members have a desire to support writers and the creative process. Writing or sharing writing with the group is not required, just an enjoyment of learning about writing and offering encouragement. For those who are (or want to be) writers, it is an opportunity to get feedback, meet other aspiring writers, improve your skills, and learn more about publishing.

Weber is an independent scholar with a focus on the Adirondack Mountain region and womenÕ s history. She has published nine books, including Ò Adirondack Roots: Stories of Hiking,Ó Ò History and Women,Ó Ò Breaking Trail: Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks with co-author, Peggy Lynn,Ó and, Ò The Finest Square Mile: Mount Jo and Heart Lake.Ó She has also penned four childrenÕ s books and numerous magazine articles.

For more information about the group, contact the Social Center at 873-6408 or info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

ETC board meeting set

WILLSBORO Ñ The Essex Theatre Company will have its January Board of Trustees meeting on Sunday, Jan. 5, at 5 p.m. at the Willsborough Visitors Center (next to the Willsboro Diner).

All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Island Madness at Whiteface

WILMINGTON Ñ The 56th season of skiing and riding at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington is underway and will celebrate Island Madness, a theme party presented by Bud Light, on Sunday, Jan. 5. Lift tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for teens and $30 for kids.

For more information on the Olympic venues, events, and for webcams from five locations, visit whiteface.com.

Monkey business at Keeseville library

KEESEVILLE Ñ The Keeseville Free Library will hold storytime Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 10 a.m. The theme for this monthÕ s Story Time is Monkey Business. For more information, call 834-9054.

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Toss the kids into the snow!

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s a youngster growing up in the Adirondacks, I learned early on how to enjoy the winter and itÕ s many offerings, which ranged from snowball fights to snow forts, sledding, snowshoeing, skiing and skating I learned to embrace the winter at a young age, and how to take advantage of the recreational opportunities it offers.

In fact, until recently, IÕ d nearly forgotten about the many evenings spent atop the town hill tossing snowballs at passing cars. My memory was jogged just the other night, when a group of hooligans peppered my car with snowballs as I drove past the former scene of my crimes.

Adirondack winters can be the most extensive of all seasons, with snow storms typically arriving by October and the last of the snowpack hanging around until early May. If a person doesnÕ t know how to enjoy winter sports activities, it can become the cruelest of all the seasons, and up north, there is simply no way to avoid it. In fact, it is a key component the Adirondack culture.

Most local kids know how to jump start a car by the age of 10 and by then, theyÕ ve already been shoveling sidewalks for at least ta couple of years. Around here, thereÕ s more money to be made shoveling snow than in mowing lawns.

Over the years, IÕ ve had the opportunity to introduce many guests to the joys of winter travel; but my greatest pleasure was derived in the process of introducing my own children to the joys of the season. They ski, skate, play hockey and both spent time with the luge and bobsled.

IÕ ve often been asked whatÕ s the most appropriate age to start a child on skis, snowshoes or skates. My standard response is, Ò As soon as itÕ s comfortable for both you and the kids!Ó Comfortable is the key word. Kids are high energy and can be easily entertained with minimum equipment and minimal instruction. However, the main focus is having fun for everyone involved. Skis, skates or snowshoes are really winterÕ s toys. Sleds are a helpful tool for when the kids get tired.

Kids have a lower center of gravity, and if they fall the donÕ t have far

to go. In fact, most kids like to fall in the snow, provided they are dressed properly.

My children have been on skis and skates from an early age. They began with boot binding skis, the type which allowed them to wear warm winter boots. They first learned how to slide, shuffle, fall and get up on the living room carpet.

Skiing is comfortable indoors as itÕ s warm, thereÕ s no deep powder, no cold mittens, no runny noses and it really generates great enthusiasm for getting outdoors.

When they finally advance to real snow, it’s important to remember they have short attention spans and mostly, they just want to have fun.

DonÕ t exceed their tolerance level, and try to stop while they still want more.

Be sure to pay attention to the weather and donÕ t attempt outings in bitter cold or windy conditions. Be sure to dress kids accordingly and keep the lessons to a minimum. It is helpful to have a hill nearby, but not too steep. Even if they canÕ t kick and glide; they will want the skis to slide.

Strive to make the experience exciting and entertaining for them, and be sure to quit before they are bored or get too cold, and always keep a sled handy, just in case! ItÕ s has to be fun, or itÕ s done. Keep some hot chocolate handy.

If you want to instill a child with the desire to pursue the activity, whether skiing, snowshoeing or skating; be certain it is on their terms.

Make their winter outings exciting and adventurous, and set simple yet achievable goals with a reward in mind.

We took a lot of home videos which are much easier to accomplish today than they were 15 or 20 years ago. Videos are great fun for them to watch their progress on TV, and itÕ s easier for parents to point out helpful techniques. Kids will strive to succeed if their parents are enthusiastic and involved.

Always quit the activity while you are ahead, and leave them wanting more, rather than wishing they could quit. Keep in mind that whatever the activity, it needs be for their satisfaction not yours! A ski lesson that degenerates into a snowball fight is still good fun; even if it signals the end of the lesson.

I believe that skating is best accomplished first in an arena and similar to alpine skiing; it helps to have professional instruction. It is always better to have children learn these skills along with someone their own age and ability.

Positive reinforcement brings better results than negatives, so be sure to encourage rather than criticize. You can lead by example, but just go at a slower pace.

Nordic skiing and snowshoeing lessons can easily be handled by most parents. For either activity, I find it best to set groomed tracks appropriate to the width of the childÕ s stride. Ski or snowshoe tracks that are comfortable for an adult may be too wide for a small child to straddle and can cause them to be off balance.

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The author and his daughter ski along the base of a large ice flow in this image taken by renowned Adirondack photographer, Frank Houck.

As children progress in skill, endurance and enthusiasm, it will soon be time to graduate from the backyard to a local nordic ski center. Be sure to upgrade their equipment appropriately since nothing hampers their development more than a pair of ski boots or skates that are too tight or skis that are too small.

When a child attains the skills necessary to enjoy the winter environment, their opportunities for positive recreational experiences are virtually unlimited. Parents and children will develop commonality and a set of shared skills that will result in an indelible recreational bond. According to recent reports, there are currently more people enjoying winter sports today than ever before. This is likely due to the advances in clothing, the availability of lighter and easier to use equipment, and a progressive and proactive winter sports industry.

It is important to realize that studies indicate the majority of lifelong skiers began skiing by the time they were in the 4th grade.

The research didnÕ t stop with just winter sports. Further studies indicate the majority of lifelong outdoor travelers were initiated to outdoor sports at a similarly early age, typically by their father, an Uncle or a close family friend.

The lack of structured entertainment centers such as movie theaters, social centers or YMCAÕ s in most Adirondack communities, should not be considered a negative factor; especially if parents and community leaders make the effort to provide similarly enjoyable positive recreational opportunities.

The community of Tupper Lake has long been a leader in this regard, with their continuing volunteer efforts to reopen Big Tupper Ski Area, and to develop a new, outdoor municipal skating rink. These new developments follow the successful effort to upgrade their local movie theater and bring it into the digital age. There is more to be done, but itÕ s obvious the community is well on the way.

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

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Wells to speak at Wadhams Library

WADHAMS Ñ On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Colin Wells will give a talk entitled Ò The Memory of Song: The Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Revolutionary Genius of Milman Parry.Ó Harvard classical scholar Milman Parry was killed by an accidental gunshot wound in 1935 at the age of 33. While Parry had formulated a revolutionary theory about the foundation of Western literature, at the time of his death, he had written only a few pages of the book in which he planned to lay it out. Based on ParryÕ s few published articles, a leading authority later called him Ò the Darwin of Homeric scholarship.Ó Ò Last year I gave a talk about the impact of the alphabet -- how the alphabetic writing invented by the ancient Greeks gave rise to abstract thinking and allowed us to spread new ideas for the first time,” Wells said. “This talk is sort of a prequel -- I’ll focus on oral culture, how complex and sophisticated cultural traditions arose without the alphabet or any other kind of writing.Ó As with all the Wednesday talks at the library, this is free and open to the public.

Farm exhibit at Artists Guild

SARANAC LAKE Ñ The January exhibit at the Adirondack Artists Guild will be Ò Down on the FarmÓ and will feature works by the guildÕ s fourteen members. Each artist will display several pieces relating to the theme of farms and anything having to do with farms. There will be paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, and probably a few surprises included.

The exhibit will run from Jan. 10 through Feb. 3. There will be a reception open to everyone on Friday, Jan. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery islocated at 52 Main St, Saranac Lake.

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Erosion training scheduled

WESTPORT Ñ On Jan. 24, the Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District will offer the required four-hour Erosion and Sediment Control Training for contractors and developers. The training will be held from 8 a.m. until noon at the Essex County Fairgrounds, 3 Sisco Street, Westport and will be presented by Dave Reckahn.

This training is required for all contractors working on projects that disturb more than one acre of soil and have a stormwater permit from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The training is good for three years.

Contractors and developers will have to preregister for the training to receive credits. The training will cost $75 for certification, reference materials and refreshments. Registration needs to be in by Jan. For more information, call 962-8225 or email essexwcd@westelcom.com.

Pendragon seeks young playwrights

SARANAC LAKE Ñ Pendragon Theatre is looking for submissions for its first annual Young Playwrights Festival, which will take place at the theatre on April 5 and 6. Young playwrights across the Adirondack Park are being asked to submit original one-act plays and musicals to be adjudicated by the Pendragon team for a chance to be presented on a professional stage.

The winning playwrights will work with a creative team composed of a director, dramaturg, designers, and actors to develop and stage the script. In order to be eligible, plays must be between 10 and 30 pages long, and can be on the subject of your choosing. Co-writing with other students is allowed. There are no fees to submit, and up to three plays per playwright/playwrighting team may be submitted. Pendragon will contact Festival Competition winners in mid-February. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Feb. 1. For more information, visit pendragontheatre.org, call 891-1854 or send an email to info@pendragontheatre.org.

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TFCU accepting scholarship applications ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union (TFCU) is again offering local high school seniors the opportunity to win several scholarships toward tuition at a two or fouryear accredited college.

TFCU student members will be competing with high school students from credit unions statewide for $1000 Credit Union Association of New York awards. In addition, they will be competing regionally within the Adirondack District for a $500 scholarship, and locally among TFCU members for $500 scholarships.

Three $500 TFCU scholarships were awarded in 2013.

To be eligible, students must be college-bound high school seniors at the time of application, attending college for the first time in the fall of 2014, and members of the Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union.

Applicants will be judged based upon their academic achievements, extracurricular and community activities and the quality of a written essay. Applications will be judged by representatives of the New York State Credit Union League located in Albany, New York, and winners will be announced in the second quarter of 2014.

Applications are available at Ticonderoga Federal Credit Union’s home office located at 1178 NYS Rt. 9N, Ticonderoga and at their branch locations at 43 Meacham Street, Port Henry and 7519 Court Street, Elizabethtown. Applications and instructions may also be printed from the credit unionÕ s website. Visit www. tfcunow.com to download an application. Applications must be returned to any TFCU office, ATTN: Pamela Nolan, no later than January 31, 2014.

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SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 272 Mill Pond Dr., Lake Placid, NY 12946. Purpose: Own and operate a restaurant.

VN-12/14-1/18/20146TC-56695 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: HERITAGE PROPERTIES OF THE ADIRONDACKS, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/26/2013. Office location: Essex County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O HERITAGE PROPERTIES OF THE ADIRONDACKS, LLC, P.O. Box 351, 7 School Street, Essex, NY 12936. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Betty Hunkins, 17 Balanced Rock Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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