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By Keith Lobdell

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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County officials have started to talk about one of the most debated pieces of state legislation in the tenure of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

During the Feb. 25 Ways and Means Committee meeting, county supervisors talked about pursuing a resolution that would be sent to the state concerning the SAFE Act, which set a band on guns deemed as assault weapons, magazine capacities and extends background checks on weapons and ammunition.

“Somewhere in the middle there should be a compromise,” Board Chairman

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Westport’s Sam Napper grabs a rebound between Schroon Lake defenders Jeff Armstrong, left, and Jesse Shaughnessy during the Section VII/Class D quarterfinals Feb. 22. The eighth-seeded Eagles played the fourth ranked team in the state to a 33-33 tie through three quarters before the Wildcats pulled ahead for a 50-43 victory. The sectional tournament concludes this weekend with the girls title games on Friday, March 1 and the boys on Saturday, March 2. Both are at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. As of press time, the AuSable Valley girls (v. Northern Adirondack, 5:45 p.m.) and boys (Ticonderoga, 1:45 p.m.) advanced to their respective finals, while the Elizabethtown-Lewis girls (Feb. 26 v.

Minerva/Newcomb) and boys (Feb. 27 v. Moriah) were set to play in the Class D semifinal round. For more from last weeks games, see page 15.

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By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com

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WHALLONSBURG — The Oscar Award winner for best picture will have a better screen to be seen on when the Champlain Valley Film Society shows it Saturday, March 2.

CVFS recently purchased

and installed a new HD projector and a movie screen that’s almost twice the size of the old one.

“It actually cost us just as much for this new system as it did to pay for the old one 10 years ago,” President David Reuther said. “Until now, we weren’t able to show movies in high definition but now,

the quality of our shows rivals the theaters in Plattsburgh and Burlington.”

Reuther said that the organization has already shown two pictures with the new screen and projector, with the first show being a surprise to audience members.

“We kind of didn’t promote the first film on the new sys-

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tem because we were concerned that there would be kinks and issues with the new technology,” Reuther said.

“When people came in and sat down, we announced that they were the first audience to see a movie with our new equipment. Everyone was thrilled.”

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Citing the victim impact statements and those made by the defendant, Essex County Judge Richard Meyer was ready to throw out the plea agreement reached between Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague and John King, who pled guilty to strangling his wife, Meredith, on Sept. 25, 2011.

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Jail honored by U.S. Marshals

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County Sheriff ’s Department was honored for its years of work with the District of Vermont of the U.S. Marshals Service Feb. 25.

Marshals David Demag and Insup Shin presented Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting with a certificate of appreciation.

“We wanted to take this opportunity to recognize Sheriff Cutting and his very capable staff for his professionalism and his support to the United States Marshals Service,” Demag said. “The Essex County Jail is one of two that we have built our program around to bring detainees into the regional courts in the Vermont District. We selected this facility based on the professionalism, organizational skills and their can do attitude.”

Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting, left, receives a certificate of appreciation from U.S. Marshal David Demag.

Photo by Keith Lobdell Cutting said that through the cooperative efforts of Essex County and the Marshals service, the county jail ahs housed about 830 inmates brought in a little over $4.6 million in revenue.

“They have presented us with some very challenging inmates at times,” Cutting said. “We have always been able to help them out and they have helped us out when they can. It has been a very good working relationship.”

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March 2, 2013

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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District residents will vote next week on two building projects.

The district is holding a referendum vote Tuesday, March 5, from noon until 8 p.m. in the school’s main lobby.

There will be a pair of votes, both for permission to move forward with renovation and repair projects to the school building.

Proposition 1, which totals $341,293, would have no tax implications to ELCS property owners.

The project would include replacement and/or renovation of roofs, refurbishing bathrooms in elementary classrooms, replacement of a sewage ejector pump, replacement of classroom hot water heaters, replacement of pumps and valves in the hot water heating system and technology infrastructure upgrades and improvements, all of which would be 100 percent funded through state EXCEL funding along with additional state aid.

“The funding for the project is

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very much separate from the school operating budget,” Osborne said last month. “There would be no impact on the May budget with this project. These are essential renovations and upgrades that are needed to keep the building in good shape.”

Proposition 2 requires local taxpayer funding for 33 percent of the proposition’s work, which would translate to an additional 4 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for 16 years.

The project includes asbestos removal along with the removal of carpeting, tile flooring and tile mastic and the replacement of the flooring with new tile. If approved, the project would cost 4 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to taxpayers over the next 16 years.

“We will need to cover onethird of the cost for this project, and we would need the community to examine paying for that,” Osborne said.

The school board held a public hearing on the matter Feb. 27.

The School District has created a web page outlining information on this proposed project; go to elcsd.org to see links and information.

SAFE Act Continued from page 1 and Jay Supervisor Randy Douglas said. “I would rather us have our own resolution because there are portions that I would be in favor of.”

Douglas said that, from the county’s perspective, the supervisors should express concerns to the governor’s office over the amount of money it would cost local counties and the effects it would have on law enforcement.

“We discussed the impact to the county, and if there was a cost factor associated to this and it looks like there will be an impact,” Douglas said. “I would rather attack it on that end. To oppose the whole thing, I do not know if that is good for us. Focus on the financial impact and the impact to our law enforcement would be the way to address this.”

North Hudson Supervisor Ronald Moore moved a resolution to support the opinions of the New York State Sheriffs Association.

While supervisors were split, the motion was passed on to the full board meeting.

“There are 26 that have passed resolutions that are in opposition is some way,” Moriah Supervisor Tom

Scozzafava said. “What I am hearing from the majority of people is that they are concerned with the way that things were done.”

“Because there is so much emotion attached to this, I have been trying to get feedback from my constituents,” Elizabethtown Supervisor Margaret Bartley said. “Just saying that we are against an act that has 14 separate positions is just too vague.”

“Four or five they are somewhat supportive of and the rest they say need a little bit of work and a little bit of discussion,” Moore said. “I am not asking for our own resolution today. I am asking to support the sheriffs.”

“I think that this is a discussion that we need to have,” Chesterfield Supervisor Gerald Morrow said.

“I am not for the SAFE Act because there are things that I do not like about it. However, if I went and voted to support the Sheriffs resolution without working on our instead of working on this for our county, I would be no better then the legislators who passed this without getting the proper input.”

County Sheriff Richard Cutting was asked to address the board about the NYSSA’s response to the

SAFE Act. “We tried to start with a positive and show the governor that we feel there are significant violent issue,” Cutting said. “We did not appreciate the fact that it was addressed pretty quickly and done without the consultant of law enforcement. Sitting down and discussing these things could have prevented a lot of the confusion that is out there today.”

Cutting added that he felt the object was being blamed more than people.

“We cannot demonize an object and expect to have results,” Cutting said. “The weapon has no evil intent.”

Cutting also spoke about the “military enhancements,” that constitute an assault weapon under the law.

“You did not change the magazine capacity or the ballistics,” Cutting said about a pair of shotguns that both had the same gauge and magazine capacity, while one had an altered stock. “All we did was put a hole in the stock and now it is seen as a bad thing. The people that this legislation affects are the law-abiding citizens that are going to register their weapons. We need to look at prosecution, more strict sentencing and

educate for our children.”

Cutting said that he is planning to do presentation on the SAFE Act with the towns of Newcomb and Willsboro. The board asked him to also present his PowerPoint at the regular board meeting, scheduled for March 4.

Last week, New York State Assemblyman Dan Stec launched an online petition through his official Facebook Page to repeal the SAFE Act. “While elements of the SAFE Act, such as the strengthening of Kendra’s Law, increased penalties for illegal firearm usage and the measures taken to protect first responders are measures I support, the fact remains that this bill severely restricts the constitutional rights of our sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts while ignoring overwhelming information that shows restricting access to firearms is not a solution to solving gun violence in our communities,” said Stec. “That is why I am launching a petition to repeal this misguided legislation. Our residents deserve a reasoned, logical approach to solving violence in our communities and not a knee-jerk response that only infringes upon responsible, law-abiding gun owners.”

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t's official! The North Country SPCA's new shelter is complete and we are proud to announce that we will be opening at our new location on Route 9N, East of Elizabethtown, within the next few weeks. Keep your eyes on our weekly column for updates. The new, stateof-the-art shelter has space for up to 65 cats and 25 dogs, including "cat colony" rooms where up to 10 frisky felines can frolic together, as well as individual "condos" where mother cats can nurse in peace.

We are sure our furry friends will welcome their new, larger dwelling spaces with large, glass windows instead of cramped wire cages. We would like to thank all of the community members who, through donations and fundraising efforts, help make this dream a reality!

Our featured pet this week is Twinkle, a beautiful young Domestic Shorthair-mix Tabby who has exquisite markings and huge, emerald eyes. Twinkle and her brother were found as strays, but they must have been someone's beloved pets at one time, as they absolutely love people and cannot get enough attention.Twinkle gets

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along well with other cats and truly has a "sparkling" personality that will make you smile. She even enjoys the company of a friendly dog or two! If you are looking for a younger cat who still has some kitten in them and promises to truly be a "forever friend," Twinkle is the feline for you. Why not stop by and meet her today?

his is a busy Sunday in our town. The Annual Kiwanis Breakfast is Sunday, March 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Deer's Head Restaurant. Come and have your favorite Kiwanis member serve you pancakes or scrambled eggs with sausage or bacon for a nice hot breakfast. Payment is just a donation with the proceeds supporting the local Food Shelf.

Then, it's the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Elizabethtown-Lewis Fire Department Fish Fry Benefit on Sunday, March 3, at the Wooden Nickle in Etown. Take out services will be from noon to 1 p.m., then the all-you-can-eat sit down lunch or dinner is from 1 to 6 p.m. To order your take out, please call 873-9990. Raffle tickets for $1,500.00 in prizes are $2 each or 3 for $5. A variety of items are part of a silent auction, you do not have to be present to win any of the prizes, they will hold them for you.

You can purchase tickets from anyone involved with the Fire Departments. Get out, enjoy the afternoon, meet with your friends and neighbors.,

BRASS, The Boquet River Association, is having their Annual meeting on Monday, March 4, at the Hand House on River Street. This meeting will begin at 7 p.m., with the election of board members, a slide show of 2012 activities, followed by their 2013 plans. It is important that BRASS members attend and the public is encourage to come, think of joining, the organization is volunteer based.

There is a referendum coming up that voters need to turn out for. On Tuesday, March 5, ELCS EXCEL project will come up for a vote, voting will take place in the school lobby. This project will allow or not, the Board of Education to work on improvements and upgrading the school. If you have any questions, please contact Superintendent Scott J. Osborne at 873-6371 before the voting. You may also vote by absentee, by going to the school's website at elcsd.org.

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nce again weather has many changes but we are still looking for that spring that we hope is just around the corner. Another community blessing again this week, that of our Fire Department crews as they responded this past Saturday to a bad garage fire at Ken Benways during a snow storm, they have such quick response, and also the mutual aid response helped save the home. Many thanks to the wonderful service that this department provides for us. Remember to help them when they have their annual fund drive.

The Willsboro Congregational Church will be holding their third and last for the season, Coffee House event on Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m.. They are featuring the"Wadhams Waddlers" who play a variety of music from Wadhams to New Orleans styles. The admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. They also have delicious refreshment on sale at these events, so come and have an enjoyable evening of entertainment.

I had a chance to meet the new CEO at

he Champlain National Bank. Joe Shaw, this past week, he and his wife have moved here to take on the job at the bank and they live in Essex. I was very impressed and urge others to stop and make a point of welcoming him to our community.

I am a great person to recycle things that can have a second use, to this end I have about 12 to 15 egg cartons that I once had a person that could make use of them, but no longer.

If there is anyone out there that could use them give me a call and we can make arrangement to pass them along, other wise I will have to throw them away.

School is back in session after a nice winter break. The basketball season has come to a close and with a mostly all new team they held their own and we are proud of their efforts.

Happy Birthday to Cathy Alden March 1, Ginny Rankin March 2, Margie Jaquish March 3, Paul Mero March 3, Amie Knickerbocker March 3, Jade Sayward March 3.

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his Friday evening, shimmy shake your way to Whallonsburg for an evening of dancing at the Grange. Sponsored by the Grange and Champlain Valley Dance of Shoreham, Vermont, there will be instruction for novices at 7:30 p.m. and dancing to a dj from 8 to 10 p.m. Styles include Latin, ballroom and swing and it’s free, although donations are always welcome.

Participants are asked to leave their muddy clodhoppers at home and to wear clean, non-marking shoes. You may bring a long-stemmed red rose to clench in your teeth as you glide about if that’s your style.

On Saturday evening, March 2, the Champlain Valley Film Society will show “Argo” at the Grange at 7:30 p.m. This film is about the rescue of six Americans from Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis, and it’s a fairly accurate retelling of the event except for a dramatic chase at the airport the director, Ben Affleck, couldn’t resist throwing in. Remember that you can buy popcorn and other refreshments at the movie.

On Tuesday, March 5, the Grange will host a panel discussion with farmers entitled “The Future of Food”. Moderated

by Plattsburgh State professor Richard Robinson, the panel will include Marco Turco, Kristin Kimball and James Graves.

This discussion is part of the Grange’s winter lyceum series on American agriculture and begins at 7:30. With the fairly recent appearance and growth of CSA’s, vegetable farms, farmers markets and gigantic dairy farms in this area, this should be an interesting conversation.

Mark your calendars for April 7, when the fourth Annual Polar Plunge will be held. This is a benefit for Planned Parenthood and is quite a spectacle with dozens of crazy people jumping off a nice dry shore into the freezing cold lake while dozens more observe from the warmth of their parkas. Lunch is provided to the plungers who survive the ordeal.

Susie Drinkwine recently made an appearance at the post office and was given a beautiful quilt signed by over 100 well wishers. We hope to see her back behind the counter soon.

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t this point there is only one seat left on the first Honor Flight this May 18. As only 25 seats are available I’m very happy that the coordinators switched from 12 veterans, 12 guardians and one administrator to 15 veterans and 10 guardians which allows three more veterans to participate. Three veterans are also signed up for the June 15 flight.

In addition, three new guardians have volunteered and they have received numerous online donations and will be sharing the Aug. 14 Golf Tournament in Malone with the Salute Military Golf Organization, a great nonprofit group offering wounded veterans the opportunity to learn to play golf. I wish the North Country Honor Flight will in all these endeavors.

The buildup of ice on the AuSable Chasm is gorgeous and well worth a trip.

The past week I again have seen hundreds of ducks and loons on the Lake but still no eagles for me. My girlfriend has twice seen a large hawk in the trees between North and South Interstate 87 over by the Peru exit. We’ve noticed a cute rabbit eating drop offs from our backyard bird feeder every morning between the hours of three to five. Daylight is filled with wood doves, cardinals and small wrens at the feeder. My cat and I enjoy the backyard activity very much.

Last year I built a window ledge for my cat which gets a lot of use. I know spring is finally coming as I heard the “blasé” bird cry which means they have returned from the south.

Enjoy all the beauty are area offers.

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he folks at Champlain Area Trails (CATs) would like to thank the more than 40 volunteers who turned out on Feb. 16 in Wadhams to help clear the new Farm and Forest Trail linking Wadhams to the Bobcat Trail. The new trail, which runs through Matt Foley’s property, will be an important addition to the network of hiking trails CATs is creating to link Westport and Essex.

Like other local landowners, Matt (who went out ahead of time with his saw to get fallen trees out of the way) has allowed CATs and the public access to his land in order to further CATs’ goal of connecting our communities through a widespread network of beautiful footpaths. Thank you, Matt, and thank you all the other volunteers, especially the energetic kids who showed up.

CATs hosts trail events like this one the third Saturday of every month, and I usually try to tell you about them in this space. To receive email notices from CATs, call their office here in Westport at 962-2287 or email info@cham-

plainareatrails.com. The web site will also tell you about the many projects they’ve got going.

Spring fever kicking in? Here’s the perfect antidote. John Danyew’s American Style Tango dance lessons will start up at the Heritage House on March 7 and run every Thursday night to the end of March. The lessons go from 7 to 8 p.m. and will be followed by a half-hour of free dance. The cost is $40 for four lessons. To sign up or for more information, visit ChamplainValleyDance.com or call 802-897-7500. Or just swing by for the first class March 7.

And don’t forget Westport Hose Company’s Annual Car Wash runs all five Saturdays in March from 9 to 1, with proceeds to benefit your volunteer fire department. It’s $5 for a wash, but you can buy a book of five tickets ahead of time from the Town Clerk for only $20.

The tickets make a great gift either singly or “by the book.” Buy a bunch and give them out to your friends—this is the time of year when they and their cars will thank you.

Elizabethtown Thrift Shop upstairs at Deer’s Head Inn Restaurant 1/2 Price

The Elizabethtown Thrift Shop is having a Winter Clothes Sale (men’s, women’s and teen’s) from Feb 23rd - March 9th (No jeans).

The thrift shop is in need of linens, towels, pots & pans.

Call 873-6518 or 873-6795 to arrange pickup or drop off.

The town is looking for donations of ice skates for use at the Ice Rink.

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39 years of service celebrated for retiring Westport employee Estus WESTPORT — After over 39 years of welcoming people with a smile and always having something nice to say on the chilliest and ugliest days, long-time Westport employee Bruce Estus has retired.

“I didn’t expect I was going to work with the town as long as I have when I started,” Estus said. “But I think I’m going to miss getting to talk to such good people, at least for a little while.

“I’m going to focus on enjoying life and my hobbies now, I caught the shutter bug years back so I’ll have a chance to take more pic-

Umpire meetings scheduled WESTPORT — The Westport Chapter of the New York State Baseball Umpires Association and the Southern Adirondack Softball Umpires will be holding meetings for anyone interested in umpiring baseball and softball. Meeting dates are as follows: March 5, March 12, March 19 and March 26.

Bruce Estus celebrated his retirement at a surprise party thrown in his honor on Feb 21 for 39 years with the town of Westport.

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Estus’ last day of work was Feb. 26. For his retirement he said he is going to relax.

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Estus has worked in various areas of the town since 1974 and in 1980 he was hired full time as a laborer with the Highway Department. Over the years he said he couldn’t think of any negative stories or secrets of the job but wanted to project it was the people around him that made the job worthwhile and kept him coming back for all the years.

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The long time employee was honored by town employees and town council members with a surprise party at the town highway garage on Feb 21, to celebrate his decades of work for the town.

“I was surprised they did this for me, just thought it was going to be like any other lunch,” Estus said.

Town Councilman Michael Tyler presented Estus with a plaque commemorating his many years of service and thanking him.

Estus, an avid lottery player was given a stack of lottery tickets or, “retirement funds,” and a gift certificate to Staples so he can

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t’s not often the Adirondack Park Agency gets good press. Let this be one of those few times.

Media groups — including Denton — tend to use the APA as a convenient punching bag when property rights and economic development seem to take a back seat to environmental concerns. Rightfully so, we should be vigilant watchdogs of state government; however, we should also offer praise when it’s earned.

Therefore, what the APA did for Indian Lake recently should be noted.

In December 2012, APA Special Assistant for Economic Affairs Dan Kelleher released a marketing study to pinpoint which grocery chains are good candidates for Indian Lake (IGA and the Big M). The community has been without a grocery store for more than three years. This was the first such study Kelleher has compiled since joining the Agency in early 2012, and he’s hoping it won’t be his last.

Asked why the APA used its important resources toward this project, we weren’t surprised to hear the same rhetoric we’ve heard for decades, about making sure Adirondack communities are sustainable and great places to live. We’ve heard that answer over and over without much definition for the word “sustainable” when it comes to economic development.

Yet we were impressed by the APA’s approach to this project, and Kelleher did something during his Denton interview that government workers rarely choose to do; he explained something in plain English and with an honest answer: “We’re not exactly an organization that can go out and recruit new companies to locate to places. But we can give communities the data that they need to go do that themselves.”

The APA is tiny compared to most state agencies with fewer than 60 staffers. So it doesn’t have many resources. In fact, Kelleher is the only person in the Economic Services Unit, and he received help on the Indian Lake marketing study from the two people in the Local Government Services Unit.

So it’s true, they can’t go out and create economic development opportunities for Adirondack communities. That’s never really been the promise, though. What the APA has done well is work with towns and villages on local

land use plans and be a cheerleader for economic development, making sure to have a presence at major initiatives and conferences.

But we don’t always see the APA’s economic development results on paper like we do with the Indian Lake Grocer Analysis. This shows in black and white that the APA can work within its mission to help communities help themselves. And one of the greatest tools they can provide is data, spelled out in a market analysis that Indian Lake can include with a business plan.

Using this information, communities, such as Indian Lake, are now empowered to draft proposals to attract business. That means a bigger tax base, more jobs, and improving communities’ chances of becoming sustainable.

So Kelleher is now making his Jerry Maguire plea of “Help me help you.” Communities should contact him (891-4050) if they have ideas for similar marketing studies.

As for the elusive definition of sustainability, we applaud the Saranac Lake-based Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) for its current effort to draft a North Country Regional Sustainability Plan, which should be complete in the spring. The document will focus on liveable communities, economic development, water and waste management, energy, transportation and working landscapes.

The ANCA website lists the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s definition for sustainability: “Sustainability is living, operating and growing more efficiently, while using fewer resources ... We can also foster communities that have lower costs, more businesses and jobs, and improved quality of life.”

We should note that the ANCA Board president is Steve Erman, Kelleher’s predecessor at the APA, and APA Executive Director Terry Martino is the former executive director at ANCA. With their help — and the help of many at these organizations — the Adirondack Park just might be headed in the right direction, both environmentally and economically. And, in plain English, Indian Lake could soon have a new grocery store.

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The Sequester Quest

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t’s appropriate that I draft this column flying at 10,000 feet while crossing this beautiful country of ours, on a quick overnight trip to Las Vegas for a publishers’ meeting. As I peer out the window, I ponder what our elected officials will do in the coming week with the March 1 Sequester deadline.

For all of our sakes, I hope they’ve worked out a compromise to put the country on a correction course to begin addressing our ever-rising debt load.

From this publisher ’s perspective, here are my recommendations to those who ultimately are supposed to be running this country and looking out for our best interest and the generations to come.

Mr. President, you won the election.

You’ve no further need to keep campaigning. It’s time to govern. I know you think you’ve got the upper hand over the bumbling Republicans, and perhaps you’re thinking this an opportune time to bring them to their knees. Mr. President, please take a lesson from President Lincoln. He and Gen. Grant understood we are all Americans, and standing on the neck of the South would not heal the wounds of the Union. It was time to unite and rebuild. Mr. President it’s within your reach to be the “Great Uniter” or the “Great Divider.” This nation needs to come together. Please use your reelection and your skills as a community organizer to be the ultimate nation organizer. Reach out to the opposition and embrace them as you’ve embraced your own party. Use your powerful office to unite and bring us all into the new future this country so desperately needs now.

Mr. Boehner, as Speaker of the House it’s within your power to lead your party and the nation. Current public opinion of the Republican-led house is at an all-time low. If you can lead, you have nowhere to go but up. If you can’t lead the House and this nation to anything more than just further gridlock, then perhaps it’s time to step down and let a new leader seek solutions that enhance the party’s standing and inspire the party faithful.

The nation and the economy need an optimistic outlook. We need to restore national pride. We need to put a new luster on America’s world imagine. The world needs American leadership now perhaps

more than ever, but if we can’t solve our own problems, how will we realistically Dan Alexander meet the Thoughts from many chalBehind the Pressline lenges that lie on the world agenda?

Mr. Reed, you and your colleagues must lead the Senate to be the catalyst the brings the speaker and president together. It’s not an easy job but certainly more rewarding than presiding over a body that has accomplished little since you’ve taken control of the Senate.

America, red states and blue states, we have a choice. We can continue to drive our elected officials to even greater forms of divisiveness and destroy this country for future generations or we can wake up and smell what we’ve been brewing and start sending the message of national unity that gives our elected officials the green light to move to common ground.

It’s time to end this economic nightmare and recognize we’ve each got far more to lose than we’ll ever gain if we keep the country going in the current direction.

We need less political cover and partisan rhetoric than we’re currently getting from harebrain stunts like the Sequester, where both parties sign on then blame the other side for its devastating effects.

It was always nothing more than a façade, designed to give both parties cover during the election cycle. If both parties could sign on to that goofy plan as the best way to govern, just think what’s next if we don’t demand they set a new course now.

It’s time for a new national quest … a United States quest to rediscover the promise and opportunity we owe future generations. Let’s start solving these issues now before it’s too late. We can do this. It won’t be easy, but every day we wait to start turning things around will make it that much more painful.

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Facts not Fiction

To the Valley News: Mr. Fenimore must not have learned much in his six years as a Town councilman, since he doesn’t know the difference between a Town road and a County road. The Town of Elizabethtown doesn’t own the old Otis Lane, nor does the Town own the new Otis Lane. Thus, Mr. Fenimore’s statement (Feb. 23 letter) that the sod and topsoil from the new roadbed comes from Town property, is absolutely FALSE. My family has owned the Otis farm since 1874, and at no time did I, nor my family ever give or sell any of our land to the Town of Elizabethtown. Three years ago I agreed to give Essex County part of my property, at NO cost, so the County could construct a 50 foot wide road to access the new Otis Bridge. The old Otis Lane, which is only about 10 feet wide, does not meet New York State road standards, and is too narrow for the logging trucks that will soon be crossing Otis Bridge.

By agreement with the County, the topsoil and sod removed to construct the new lane, belongs to me. I chose to share that material with the Town of Elizabethtown, to help finish two new golf holes at the Cobble Hill Golf course.

The Town of Elizabethtown can’t give the old Otis Lane back to me, because the Town never owned it. They can, by a vote of the Town Board, discontinue all maintenance of the old lane, but I have always owned that land and paid taxes on it.

The amount of land I gave to Essex County is ½ acre. My property value will NOT be enhanced by this action, but could be reduced, since I’ll have less land than before. If Essex County wants to turn the new Otis Lane over to the Town of Elizabethtown, both the County Board of Supervisors and the Town Board of Elizabethtown will have to vote to approve such action.

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Stands by statements

To the Valley News: Reference is made to Ken Fenimore's letter to the editor in the Feb. 23 issue of the Valley News.

In response to being accused of lying, I stand by my statement that years ago Ken Fenimore was with the Elizabethtown Fire Department and then quit. I base my statement on the fact that the fire department offers no retirement package and that Fenimore is no longer with the department. For whatever his reasons were, he made the choice to quit. Recently, current members of the Elizabethtown Fire Department have

told me that Ken never did complete the initiation phase to become a member. Ken also failed to mention that he was being paid to be treasurer of the department.

Along this same path, Ken also received money for being a town councilman.

About 95 percent of the current residents here in Elizabethtown are not on any of Fenimore's so-called lists. Most of us have our own way of contributing to this community and unlike Ken Fenimore, we do not brag about what we have done. Ken is in a class by himself.

Instead of airing the blatant miscues I find in Ken's letter, I offer him this suggestion. As I see him go by my place of business quite frequently lately, I invite him to stop in. I would like to discuss what he has against our town board and its supervisor. Also, I would like to find out what this so-called cause is that he mentions at the end of his letter. He says his loyalty is to the town, well so is mine. Perhaps we could find some common ground together and do some good for this community.

On a lighter note, I commend Supervisor Bartley for attending the recent NYS Association of Towns meeting in New York City. These trips are not funded by our town. She had to pay for everything on her own. It is good to see that this town finally has a supervisor who attends these meetings and realizes the importance of continuing education in her job.

Malcolm Martin Elizabethtown

GUESTVIEWPOINT Statements a ‘Cheap shot’ In Our Opinion: Supervisor Randy Douglas’s comments in the Feb. 19 Press Republican’s article concerning the utility audit of The Town of Black Brook are nothing more than a cheap shot, from a small town bully, at an employee of the Town of Black Brook, who was at all times just following instruction of the Town Board of The Town of Black Brook.

The Town of Jay Supervisor, Randy Douglas, said that the litigation was not initiated by his town and that it was over shared billing for hours worked by the chief sewer plant operator. This statement is different from what is stated in letters from supervisor Douglas.

On Jan. 15, 2010 supervisor Randy Douglas sent a letter to the Town of Black Brook stating, “I will not authorize any payments for 2010 until a new sewer contract agreement is reached.”

On April 7th, 2010, supervisor Randy Douglas demanded, “as for contract negotiations, my town board requests (as stated in the contract) to send it to an arbitrator for a hearing. Because the town of Black Brook is the lead agency on the sewer contract, I believe that it is your town’s responsibility to arrange the arbitration.”

We, the Town of Black Brook Town Board did exactly as requested. The sewer bills that the Town of Jay was refusing to pay were sent to arbitration. Supervisor Randy Douglas requested that we initiate the action.

In that same April 7 letter Supervisor Randy Douglas clearly states his reasons for nonpayment of any part of the sewer bills. In not one part of those reasons did Supervisor Randy Douglas mention any dispute of the hours that our Chief Plant Operator worked. Reasons stated by Supervisor Douglas at that time were, failure to agree on a new contract and his refusal to pay for any part of the hospitalization insurance for our chief plant operator.

On April 20, 2010, Supervisor Randy Douglas sent a letter to our Chief Plant Operator stating, ”In closing, …… I thank you for your courteous working relationship with me and my town board over the last six and a half years. It’s unfortunate that town of Black Brook Officials do not wish to negotiate in good faith about our sewer contract and therefore you are no longer allowed to work on sewer related issues in the Town of Jay. Please believe that this is business and not personal. I wish you the best.” Again, no mention of any disputed hours worked at the time of this April 20 letter.

A partial payment of the sewer bills was finally made on May 11, 2010, about 6 months after Supervisor Douglas stopped paying any sewer bills. Again no mention of a dispute in the time worked as a reason for withholding payments.

It was after, we, the Town Board of the Town of Black Brook instructed our Chief Sewer Plant Operator to just do the minimum neces-

sary to comply with the SPDES Permit, because of money problems due to the Supervisor Douglas’s refusal to pay the Town of Jay’s share of the cost of running the sewer plant, that Supervisor Douglas installed a closed-circuit television camera. That camera simply recorded part of the time that our sewer plant operator worked on sewer plant business, and because it was installed some 6 months after Supervisor Douglas’s refusal to pay any sewer bills, any footage taken by the camera can’t become proof of time worked 6 months earlier.

The Town of Black Brook had the responsibility to manage the sewer treatment plant. Supervisor Douglas and the Town of Jay withheld payment of their share of the cost of running the plant, not just labor costs but all costs, even electricity, all for the purpose of renegotiating the contract. This was all settled, with prejudice, by agreement just days before going before arbitration. Supervisor Douglas’s push to have this article published and his false comments in the article served no purpose other than to take a cheap shot at an employee. His statements in the article should have mirrored his statements in his letters to the Town of Black Brook when the dispute was going on. It is difficult to address a constantly changing argument.

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GUESTVIEWPOINT Viewpoint is a ‘misrepresentation of facts’ We, the Town Board of the Town of Jay, have been made aware that some members of the Town of Black Brook Town Board, but not all, have submitted an our opinion letter to the media in regards to our towns’ dispute over proper payment for services rendered, or in this case, not rendered.

We, the Town of Jay Town Board, do appreciate both the Press-Republican and the Valley News professionalism in allowing us a chance to respond to Black Brooks’ misrepresentation of the facts. The following bullet points are facts and can be verified by pictures, video footage, N.Y.S. D.E.C. reports and engineering reports from A.E.S. •The Sewer plant, pumping stations, and individual property owner’s sewer tanks were in total disarray and were not on any preventative maintenance schedule when Black Brook was the lead agency.

•The Town of Jay became lead agency on January 1st 2012 after a legally agreed contract was signed by both Towns.

•All Sewer facilities are now on a preventative maintenance schedule as are property owners’ individual tanks and all information is on a computer data base kept by our Town of Jay Department of Public Works.

•Town of Jay taxpayers were billed by Black Brook officials for years for 4-6 hours a day for work which we alleged was not performed.

A video we have that we showed to Black Brook official Howard Aubin in September of 2011, and verified by a local resident near the entrance way to the plant can verify the truth. If the sewer plant worker actually worked 4-6 hours a day instead of what alleged for just minutes a day, then one would have to believe the facilities would have been in much better shape.

•Town of Black Brook Councilman Howard Aubin references in his letter that for six months Black Brook officials ordered their sewer plant worker to do the minimum to keep the plant running. If that’s the truth, then the Black Brook town board was in violation of its fiduciary duty to its taxpayers to ensure they were not over-

paying for these services if they were not being performed. Again, we alleged at the time, that we were being billed for 4-6 hours a day which was not the case and this expense was paid by both Towns’ taxpayers.

•For years, the Town of Jay was billed for 46 hours a day for work performed when we alleged that the sewer plant operator was actually working as a private contractor out of Town and not working these hours.

•Town of Black Brook employee was using Sewer Plant Facilities to house a personal vehicle.

•Black Brook Supervisor Rick Nolan has tried to use the Town of Jay as a scapegoat for their most recent water/sewer audit by the NYS Comptroller’s office. Their audit was for 20092012 and it was very obvious that their financial distress had begun well intact before we stopped payment for services not rendered.

Placing the blame on the Town of Jay and a computer software issue is a copout.

•During numerous meetings/ discussions with Black Brook officials in 2010 over disputed sewer billings we offered to take an offer by Clinton County Legislator Mr. Bob Butler, who represents the Towns of Black Brook and Saranac in Clinton County, to serve as an arbitrator in discussions at no charge. The Town of Black Brook refused. This, in fact, would have saved them their $25,000 dollars in wasted Black Brook Taxpayer dollars for attorney fees. Mr. Butler can verify this.

•Supervisor Douglas issued a statement to the press only after reading Black Brooks' response letter to the NYS Comptrollers for their audit placing partial blame for their financial issues on us for withholding payment.

•Town of Jay officials received numerous complaints of sewer backing up in peoples basements of their personal residents and businesses because of lack of a preventative maintenance program when Black Brook was lead agency.

•The Town of Jay has worked diligently with the help of Stuart Baird an employee from the Village of Lake Placid to bring all our sewer fa-

cilities into D.E.C. standards compliance. (Can be verified with the D.E.C.) •Town of Jay D.P.W. employee Chet Pulsifer has just become N.Y.S. certified to become our new Sewer Plant operator.

•An engineering report by A.E.S. from March 4, 2011 is proof of the fact that the Sewer facilities were in shambles before we took over operations and maintenance.

•The Town of Jay has shared services agreements with over 20 different municipalities and State agencies and unfortunately the Town of Black Brook officials are the only ones we have ongoing issues with. We even offered to meet yesterday so we did not have to do this response and they refused.

•The Town of Jay has lobbied constantly on behalf of Black Brook with State and Federal officials on outstanding Hurricane Irene issues their town still has outstanding.

•Supervisor Randy Douglas has meetings in Washington Scheduled for next Tuesday with Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, and Congressman Owens, to discuss outstanding FEMA issues for many municipalities from Clinton, Franklin, and Essex Counties including Black Brook.

In closing, we feel we have done so many things to assist the Town of Black Brook in their time of need to in turn be treated unethically and unfairly. Our issues are not with the good people of the Town of Black Brook but with some of their Town Board Public Officials. The bottom line is we took an oath of office to protect our taxpaying citizens to the best of our ability. We withheld payment for services not rendered for a short period of time and we paid what we felt was acceptable. Some of the Black Brook Town Board officials can call it bullying, but in Jay we call it accountability and performing our fiduciary duty to protect taxpayers’ monies.

Randall T. Douglas, Town of Jay Supervisor, Archie Depo Deputy Supervisor, Amy Shalton Councilwoman, Tom McDonald Councilman,

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Happy not Necessarily Meaningful

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n September of 1942 Victor Frankl, a Jewish psychiatrist and nuerologist from Vienna was deported to a Nazi concentration camp along with his elderly parents and pregnant wife. After three brutal years at the camp it was liberated and Frankl walked out of the camp alone as his parents and wife perished in the camp.

Upon leaving the camp Frankl wrote his renowned book “Mans Search for Meaning.”

Frankl was utilized as a therapist

By Scot Hurlburt while in the death camp and came to believe that finding meaning could make all the difference including life and death. The camp’s prisoners sometimes became very despondent and those that could not find meaning in the simple interactions of daily life sometimes ended their own lives. The inhabitants of the camp lived with the daily threat of bodily harm or death. They suffered all manner of indignities and perhaps the worst pain was suffered by those that were separated from their children or loved one upon entering the camp.

Still, many found meaning, not happiness in daily life. A recent study released in the Journal of Positive Psychology asked hundreds of Americans between 18 and 78 whether they thought their lives were meaningful or happy. Leading a happy life was defined as being a “taker “ or someone that put their energies into satisfying themselves and stayed away from situations that could be troublesome or complicated.

A meaningful life was defined as being a “giver” or someone that derived meaning from giving to others and also did not avoid complicated or difficult situations or people.

Frankl believed that ” happiness without meaning would lead to a life that was characterized as a shallow, self-absorbed or selfish life in which things go well, needs and desires are easily satisfied and difficult or taxing situations are avoided.”

According to the Center for Disease control four out ten Americans have not found a satisfying life purpose. Nearly a quarter of Americans feel neutral or don’t have a clear sense of what makes their lives meaningful.

An impressive body of health research has demonstrated that having a clear purpose in live increases overall well-being.

Life satisfaction improves mental and physical health enhances self-esteem and resiliency. “It is the very pursuit of happiness that makes people unhappy” according to Frankl.

Frankl suggests that life for each of us is a series of decisions across time that greatly influences our happiness and satisfaction. Most of us are making decisions as “takers” and “givers.”

Frankl suggests that the decisions that we make for happiness without meaning result in happiness that is fleeting. These actions are often defined by what we do or get for ourselves while avoiding the complications that life so often injects.

In 1941 Frankl had applied for an American visa and received it. He was free to leave the impending tyranny of the Hitler regime and to possibly save himself, his wife and unborn child. Frankl knew that if he chose to leave his elderly parents they would surely be sent to a death camp and would be their without his support or comfort. Frankl struggled mightily with this decision and in the end he chose to honor his parents by staying.

Though Frankl’s parents and wife perished in the camp, he saved many hundreds of others that would have died without his help. All animals instinctively seek to satisfy themselves and to preserve the life that they have.

Humans set themselves apart from other animals by their ability to sacrifice themselves and their needs for the good of another. While few of us know anything about the horrors that Frankl and his camp mates faced, almost every day we have a chance to make decisions that can make others happy while greatly enriching our own lives with meaning.

Frankl suggests that these actions, though seemingly small can have positive results. Decisions such as letting someone have the parking space you have lined up. Offer a helping hand to an elderly neighbor that is trying to shovel their walk or to a young person that is trying to earn some spending money.

It is as Frankl has explained that in our gifts to others our own lives become richer. I would add to this sentiment that when we give to someone who we no can never give back to us, the satisfaction is especially powerful.

Remember, all kids count.

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“His own words, until death do us part, almost rang true,” she said. “When the sheriff’s deputies arrived and knocked on my door I still could not move. I was terrified that they could not find me.”

Meredith said that her mother described her as a “broken and shattered woman,” after the ordeal.

“I was stripped of my dignity that day,” she said. “To say that I was humiliated would be an incredible understatement.”

She also spoke about the hardship the attack caused on her son and daughter.

“There is no handbook to explain to your children that their father almost killed their mother,” she said. “I could not explain to my daughter that if her daddy showed up at the door, she had to call 911.

I am the victim of a heinous crime, but more important, my children are victims as well. John has ruined a piece of their childhood. I dread the day that he is released not only for myself, but for my children.”

Sprague then addressed the court and John King.

“John King is dangerous,” Sprague said.

“He comes up with great stories and exaggerations. He is a danger to his wife and to his children and he shows no remorse for what he has done to Meredith and the children. He does not care for anyone but himself.”

Sprague talked about the experts and doctors the state was ready to bring into a trial to present the case against John King, then adding that they also had a significant witnesses that would have been called.

“I hope the defendant lives with this for the rest of his life, that his little daughter saw the whole thing happen,” Sprague

said. “She saw him hit her mother, strangle her mother and then toss her into a corner.”

After Meredith and Sprague spoke, Judge Meyer stated his displeasure with he plea agreement.

“After reading the pre-sentencing report, I have great reservations about this agreement,” Meyer said. “I really have significant doubts as to whether 10 years is appropriate and I need to know if the victim is still in agreement with this. I am concerned, and this case might be better off going to trial.”

Following a long recess where Sprague and Meredith King consulted, the two returned to the courtroom.

Sprague said King did have reservations about the plea, but, “the reality of it is that she does not want to put her kids through anymore of this.”

Meyer then turned his attention to John King, asking if he had a statement. John, who did not look at his wife or Sprague during their talks, rose slowly and said, “No, your honor.”

Meyer asked King to remain standing as he spoke about the case.

“I have no reason to doubt anything that your wife has said,” Meyer said. “I am very concerned about these children and your wife... I am reluctantly going to go along with the conditions of sentencing, because your family has to continue to re-live the tragedy of that day, and I do not want to put your children through that again.”

John King was then remanded to a sheriff’s deputy for transport to a state prison.

Au SABLE FORKS — Local fifth- and sixth-grade basketball players will take to the courts of the Jay Community Center and Holy Name School over the next weekend as the 24th Annual Missing Children’s Tournament tips off.

A total of 16 teams from 10 towns will compete in the annual event, which is sponsored by the Au Sable Forks Youth Boosters, the Jay/Black Brook Youth Commission and Holy Name School and benefits the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, features two games Thursday, March 7, two more Friday, March 8, and several more over the weekend (March 9-10) in a double-

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John King pled guilty to the charge of First Degree strangulation, a Class C violent felony, Dec. 10, 2012, a charge which could have landed him in jail for up to 25 years.

During sentencing Feb. 21, Meredith King finally spoke about what happened to her on the morning of Sept. 25, 2011, saying, “despite the emotional trauma that it would have caused for me and my children, I can’t help but feel that I did not have my day in court.”

“I think about all of the evidence that the court, along with the unconvinced King family, were not able to see.”

King said that her husband, knowing that she was ready to seek a divorce, attacked her, punching her in the face and then strangling her until she lost consciousness and control of her bodily functions.

“He looked me straight in the eyes as he strangled me,” she said. “When I started to scream, he moved his thumbs over my vocal chords. No words can describe that feeling I had.”

He then proceeded to kick and further attack her before dragging her to a corner of the room and left her as he took their daughter out of the house to her parents.

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keith@denpubs.com KEESEVILLE — A new not-for-profit committee has been set up to continue the work needed to bring back the Keeseville Civic Center.

Jim King, who has been at the forefront of the movement to restore the former Keeseville High School into a serviceable civic center once again, talked about the partnership he believes can be formed between the new organization and the village.

"We want to go forward with reopening the new school to be a civic center," King said. "We want to be able to lease space so it will not be a tax burden on anyone."

Committee member Bill Russell also spoke to the group about working together with the village.

Community Trust grants aid local French programs LAKE PLACID — Checks totaling $14,000 have gone to eleven foreign language projects at eight Adirondack schools. The February grants come from a new fund at the Adirondack Community Trust (ACT) that gives awards for projects that enrich foreign language instruction. All Adirondack French and Spanish teachers are welcome to apply.

AuSable Valley Central School won four grants for French and Spanish immersion projects: a three-day trip to Canada, a photo story project, and producing a play. Another grant went to Lake George, where the school was transformed into a French village for a weekend—and everyone spoke French only.

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"The village wanted to give us an opportunity to see what we could do to make this a community center for good community functions," Russell said. "We may have to get funds in the name of the village to get some of the grants. If we have to do that, we would come back to the village and let you would know exactly what is going on."

Russell added that the goal was to make the civic center a self-sustaining entity.

"It may very well be that some of the funding will have to come through in the name of the village or, in two years, the town," he said.

"Our goal is to get some of the rooms in shape to rent so we can have some revenue."

King talked about some of the things that have been done at the building.

"We have put some effort into stabilizing the building and bringing it up to date," King said. "We will start the boiler up in the

middle of March because the piping and building is so very cold. If we start putting steam through the pipe, the steam will turn back into water and then turn into ice on the pipes and cause major damage to the system."

King and Russell added that the committee had sought out the expertise of Eli Schwartzberg, who has been working to renovate the former Willsboro Central School building into senior community housing.

"He passed on a lot of information to us which was very positive," King said.

"We got some great ideas from Eli," Russell added.

Mayor Dale Holderman said that the town of Ausable had also expressed interest in joining the effort to renovate the civic center. He also asked if the option to sell was something that should be looked at more.

"If this is going to be a revenue-generating

facility moving forward, do you want to sell it to a non profit organization?" he asked.

"This is what they want to do," Russell said about the not-for-profit committee.

"This is what they have spent a lot of time doing. This is what we have been working to bring in funding to do. To not allow us to get on this option like you told us you would do would be a slap in the face. This is something that you promised this committee and something that we have been looking at for the past year."

"I agree, but I have to bring up all open onto the table - that is my job," Holderman replied.

After discussion, the Board of Trustees voted to enter into the agreement with the not-for-profit for the work to be done at the civic center and set up a special account for money that is donated to the village specifically for the civic center project.

Elizabethtown Community joins call to avoid sequester

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ELIZABETHTOWN — A local health center has joined with the Healthcare Association of New York to urge the United States Congress to do something.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital has joined with the state association to plead with national lawmakers to avoid the “sequester,” a series of cuts that would be made to federal programs if the federal government cannot come up with a budget deal before a March 1 deadline.

According to HANYS, the implementation of sequestration which would result in $2.13 billion in Medicare cuts to New York’s hospitals and health systems. These reductions are in addition to more than $20 billion cuts providers already face over the next 10 years in separate Medicare and federal Medicaid reductions.

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CEO Rod Boula said that the sequester would directly affect small, rural hospitals in aging communities, like ECH. “Hospitals across the nation are going to be seriously affected by cuts to Medicare, including those in our region,” Boula said.

“Essentially, hospitals will be paid less when caring for patients who have Medicare as their primary form of insurance; typically the older population. The cost of providing an X-ray isn’t falling.

The hospital will still be expected to maintain its equipment and staff quality, but the amount that the hospital will be paid for it will be reduced. Continued cuts threaten the ability of hospitals to serve patients in our area.”

HANYS President Daniel Sisto echoed Boula’s statements that the cuts would hurt care.

“An additional $2 billion on top of the $20 billion in cuts our hospitals and health systems already face will have a profound impact on access to care,” said HANYS

President Daniel Sisto. “This unprecedented level of reductions would significantly reduce patient access to care, and lead to longer drives and wait times, and additional layoffs and service reductions at facilities across the state.”

HANYS said that recently, 6,135 jobs have been lost from hospitals and health systems since 2010.

They added that if Congress fails to reach an agreement to delay sequestration, most federal programs will face significant cuts March 1. Medicare cuts, capped at 2 percent, would go in to effect April 1. These cuts total $2.13 billion for New York State hospitals. HANYS’ analysis of how these Medicare cuts will affect specific facilities can be found here.

Boula said that just the threat of cuts is enough to make him worry.

“Even the continued threat of cuts makes it incredibly difficult to plan for the future needs of the community,” he said.

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Both sides have started to look at the possibility of constructing a municipal garage that would house both the town and school equipment. Both entities met Feb. 13 with New York Department of State representative Sean Maguire, who also worked with the town of Westport during their quest to build a three-entity garage.

“We met with Sean to look at the process of applying for grant money from the state,” Willsboro School Superintendent Stephen Broadwell said. “Both the town and the school are looking at the needs of each and where we can go in the future and how we can utilize the best resources that we have collectively.”

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two entities when it comes to garage space.

“AES is doing a preliminary study looking at upgrades to the old buildings or building a new garage to meet the needs of both of us,” Willsboro Supervisor Ed Hatch said.

“The town and school have always worked very closely together to do a lot with our youth programs. When we knew that they were going to do something with their garage, we thought that we should get together and look at everything.”

“We have a great working relationship with the town and to look into this is something that just made sense,” Broadwell said.”

Waddlers at coffee house WILLSBORO — The Willsboro Coffee House will be featuring the four member band Wadhams Waddlers from Wadhams and Charlotte on Saturday, March 9 at the Congregational Church in Willsboro at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 adults, $2 students.

ESSEX — Katherine Cross has retired from the Belden Noble Memorial Library Board after 23 years of service, including 22 years as president. When she looks back at her many years of involvement with the library, Katherine recalls the first time she came into the library as girl of eight.

“In those days, you weren’t even allowed to whisper,” she said.

In 1989 Katherine became a member of the library board of trustees, and she laughs when she remembers those days.

“The only heat we had was a mobile home heater set up in the children’s area – that meant that we had to close that area during the winter months,” she said.

During her tenure on the board, she oversaw many improvements to the library building, accomplished with the help of funding from the town, grants from local organizations, and gifts from patrons. The library now has all of the basic necessities it was lacking in 1989 and has moved into the digital age with public computers, wifi, and automated library services.

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from 1991 through 2012, and will always be remembered for the passionate appeal she made to the town board when faced with a proposed cut of town funding. As a result of her persuasive remarks at a town board meeting, the funding was restored to its full level in spite of very difficult financial circumstances.

“If that cut was made, we would have had to close the library, and that would have been a mar against the town,” she said.

When asked about her accomplishments, she was characteristically humble, saying that nothing could have been done without the generosity of the many people who had volunteered their time, energy, and dollars to support the library.

“The library board always worked together,” she said, “not one person acted like a big shot.”

Katherine’s retirement has left a vacancy on the board. To express interest in the position, call 963-8079, email bnoblelib1899@willex.com, or stop into the library.

David Reuther warms up the new projection system at the Whallonsburg Grange.

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The new screen takes up the majority of the stage at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall, the home of CVFS. Reuther said that the new screen would also allow the society to branch out into more movies and events.

“We could do a Saturday morning series for children with cartoons or an independent film series,” he said. “There are so many

things that we could not do before that we can with the new system.”

Reuther said that the Film Society thanks the Essex Community Fund/Adirondack Community Trust for grants to help purchase the new projection equipment.

Reuther said that they are also adding to the experience of going to the Grange by making it more like a movie theater.

“The Film Society began selling popcorn, snacks, and drinks so we offer a true movie theater experience,” Reuther said.

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the movie-going experience.

“After years with old, uncomfortable wooden chairs, the Grange purchased 100 new, upholstered chairs,” he said. “Audiences tested three different models and there was an overwhelming winner, the Source Tier chair.”

The next movie is Oscar Award winner for Best Picture, “Argo,” on Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall.

Tickets are $5 for adults and only $2 for those under 18.

For the most up-to-date schedule and to watch previews of each movie, visit the Film Society's website at cvfilms.org.

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Backcountry Ski Festival set at the Mountaineer KEENE VALLEY — The Mountaineer will host the 11th annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival the weekend of March 2-3.

Backcountry skiing means skiing on natural snow in natural terrain, and combines all of the elements of touring, climbing and downhill skiing into a real winter mountaineering experience.

This year ’s Backcountry Skifest celebrates nearly four decades of backcountry skiing in the Adirondacks and the greater ranges of the Northeast, and will showcase local skiing legends Dave Hough, Ron Konowitz (aka “Ron Kon”), Chuck Boyd and Drew Haas as they share their unique skiing experiences over the years.

This year ’s featured local skiers will present slideshows

and films at the Keene Arts Playhouse, located in the Old Methodist Church, Route 73 in Keene (between Stewart’s and Town Hall) on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. This event is open to the public, and will feature one of The Mountaineer ’s legendary raffles of gear generously donated by our sponsors. Tickets are $10 at the door, with raffle tickets available for $1 each. Cloudsplitter Mountain Guides in Keene Valley will lead guided ski tours for several ability levels on both Saturday and Sunday, and Chuck Boyd will teach an Introduction to Avalanche Safety and Awareness course on Saturday, with a fieldwork component on Sunday. Advance registration for all guided tours and instructional clinics is required. All course and registration infor-

Super Bingo in Moriah MORIAH — The Port Henry Knights of Columbus will host Super Bingo Sunday, March 3. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. with play at 1 p.m. A $1,000 jackpot game is guaranteed. The Knights also host regular bingo each Monday at 7 p.m.

K of C fish fry now March 15 Au SABLE FORKS — The Knights of Columbus Au Sable Forks Council 2301 has changed the last fish fry date from March 8 to March 15. It will be held at Holy Name School from 4 to 7 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for under 12.

Erosion, sediment training set WESTPORT — On March 8, 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

mation is available online at www.mountaineer.com/skife st.

Demos and mini-clinics will be held at Otis Mountain in Elizabethtown on Saturday.

Otis Mountain is a private ski area that offers a great venue for testing out the latest skis and boots as well as clinics on skinning, telemark skiing and more. In addition to skis and boots, guests can demo avalanche safety equipment and practice rescue techniques at the avalanche beacon park, sponsored by Mammut. Miniclinics and demos will be free of charge, and no advance registration is required. The miniclinics and demos take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Otis Mountain is located off of Route 9 in Elizabethtown, just a 15 minute drive from Keene Valley.

Essex County Fairgrounds 3 Sisco St., Westport. The training will be presented

by Dave Reckahn, District Manager.

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 March 1. Those with a group of 10 or more and are interested in holding a private workshop, should contact the District at 962-8225 or email atessexswcd@westelcom.com.

Bowling tournament March 9 WILLSBORO — There will be a 9-pin tournament Saturday, March 9, at the Willsborough Bowling Center, with all proceeds benefitting Alec Coughlin, a 6year-old who was diagnosed with Stage IV Wilms’ Tumor. The proceeds will help offset medical costs. Teams will be twoperson, adults only, with an entry fee of $20 per person or $40 per team. There will be three bowling shifts at noon, 3 p.m.

WORSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY AU SABLE FORKS St. James’ Church - Epliscopal (Anglican Catholic) Rev. Patti Johnson, Seacon. Services: Wed. 6:00 p.m.

Evening Prayer and Healing Service. Holy Eucharist Sunday - 10:00 a.m. Phone 518-593-1838 or 518-647-5312.

United Methodist Church - Main Street. 647-8147. Sunday 11 a.m. - Worship Service. Email: afumc1@frontiernet.net Holy Name Catholic Church - 14203 Rt. 9N, Au Sable Forks, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses: Mon. & Wed. 5:15pm, Thurs. & Fri. at 8am, Sat. 4pm, Sun. 10:30am.

Confessions (reconciliation) Sat. 3:15-3:45pm.

BLACK BROOK St. Matthew’s Catholic Church - 781 Silver Lake Rd., Black Brook, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses: Closed for Winter Season BLOOMINGDALE Pilgrim Holiness Church - 14 Oregon Plains Rd., 8913178, Rev. Daniel Shumway - Sunday: Morning Worship 11am, Sunday School 10am, Evening Service 6:30 pm; Wednesday: Prayer Service 7 pm.

CLINTONVILLE United Methodist - Rt. 9N. 834-5083. Sunday, 11 a.m.

Worship Service. Pastor Rev. Joyce Bruce.

ELIZABETHTOWN St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church - Court Street. 873-6760.

Father Francis Flynn, Mass Schedule: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m., Weekdays: Consult Bulletin. Thursday 10:15 a.m. Horace Nye Home.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Website: ccsespn.grainofwheat.net Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) - 10 Williams Street. 873-2509. Sunday, Holy Communion 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Healing Prayer Service: Every Wed. 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group: Every Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Rev. David Sullivan or Ann Marie Speir. All are welcome. Email: goodshepherdetown2011@hotmail.com Web: www.etowngoodshepherd.org United Church of Christ (Congregational) - Court Street. 8736822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Worship Service: Sun. 11 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4 - grade 6. Nursery service Email: FShaw@westelcom.com ESSEX St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Rt. 22. 963-4524. Rev. John Demo, Admin. No Mass in Essex from Columbus Day to Memorial Day, closed for the Winter.

Essex Community United Methodist Church - Corner of Rt. 22 and Main St. 963-7766. Rev. John E. Hunn. , Sunday Worship - 10:15 AM, Sunday School - 10:15 AM. web page: www.unyumc.org/churches/ detail/375 St. John’s Episcopal Church - Church Street. 963-7775.

Holy Communion and Church School, Sunday 9:15 a.m., Morning Prayer, Wednesday 9 a.m.

Community Potluck Supper, Tuesday 6 p.m. Old Testament Bible Study, Wednesdays 10 a.m., Rev. Margaret Shaw. Email: stjohnschurch@willex.com Foothills Baptist Church at Boquet - 2172, NY Rt. 22 in Essex. Formerly Church of the Nazarene.

Wednesday Night Service at 6 p.m. Worship services are Sunday 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Family Christian movies on the second Sunday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and Hymn sing on the 4th Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. Email: foothillsbapt@netzero.net HARKNESS Harkness United Methodist Church - Corner Harkness & Hollock Hill Rds., Harkness, NY. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Worship 9:30 a.m. ediepoland@aol.com JAY First Baptist Church of Jay - Rev. Joyce Bruce, Pastor.

Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

KEENE St. Brendan’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass at 4 p.m., Sunday Mass at 11:15 a.m.; Pastor: Rev. John R. Yonkovig; Pastor. Rectory Phone 523-2200. Email:

stagnesch@roadrunner.com St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church - Sunday Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., June 24 through September 9. Varying roster of priests celebrate communion each week.

Keene Valley Congregational Church - Main Street. 5764711. Sunday Worship Services 10 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m. Choir Wednesday evening 7 p.m. and Sunday 9:15 a.m.

KEESEVILLE Immaculate Conception - St. John the Baptist - 1804 Main Street, 834-7100. Monsignor Leeward Poissant. Ant. Mass Saturdays - 4 p.m. - St. John’s. Sunday Masses; 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception during the winter months. Email: rcckparish@charter.net St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - Clinton Street, Keeseville.

563-6836. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Rev. Blair Biddle.

Keeseville United Methodist Church - Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 834-7577. Email: ediepoland@aol.com The Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene - 124 Hill Street, Keeseville, NY. 834-9408. Pastor Richard Reese.

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

Independent Baptist Church - Rte. 22 & Interstate 87, P.O. Box 506, Keeseville, NY. 834-9620. Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.; Youth Group Sunday 6 p.m. Website: ibck.org Email: oneillr@ibck.org Front Street Fellowship - 1724 Front Street, Keeseville, 834-7373. Pastor Warren Biggar. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Tuesday: Home Prayer Groups 7 p.m. (Call for locations). Thursday: Ladies Bible Study 2:30 p.m. in Keeseville, 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh (Call for locations). Friday: Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m.; Kingdom Kids 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Website: www.thebridgekeeseville.com Email: vikki@thebridgekeeseville.com LAKE PLACID New Hope Church - 207 Station St., Lake Placid, NY. A full gospel church. Rev. Richard Ducatt, pastor.

Services are Sunday 10a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Fellowship prayer, Tuesday 6:30 p.m. and Thursday Bible Study. Once a month covered dish after Sunday morning service. Child care available Sunday & Thursday. Handicapped accessible. For more information call 518-523-3652.

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The Skifest is a benefit event, with proceeds supporting the New York State Ski Education Foundation’s Nordic racing programs and the Adirondack Ski Touring Council, stewards of the Adirondack Park’s backcountry ski trail system, including the famous Jackrabbit Trail. Major sponsors for this year ’s event include Backcountry Magazine, Julbo, Dynafit and Mammut. Additional sponsors Black Diamond, G3, Garmont, Madshus, Mammut, Marmot, Outdoor Research, Primaloft, Scarpa and Voilé help make the event happen as well as provide demo gear for participants to try free of charge.

For more information, contact Vinny McClelland (vinny@mountaineer.com) or Holly Blanchard (holly@mountaineer.com).

and 6 p.m. There will also be a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the ACAP food shelf. To sign up, call the Bowling Center at 963-8983, or for further information call Krissy Leerkes at 572-0315.

Volleyball tourney slated WESTPORT — The Westport Parent Teacher Organization is hosting its annual volleyball tournament on Saturday, March 9 at the Westport Central School Gymnasium starting at 5 p.m. Teams must be registered by Friday, March 8 at 4 p.m. Participation is open to any high school students, faculty or community members. Not limited to Westport – all communities welcome. Teams must consist of three males and three females, no regular subbing. $5 each for students, $10 each for adults. Number of teams are limited so register early. For registration forms and rules please visit westportcs.org or stop by the Westport Central School office. For more information contact Laura Sells-Doyle, 962-4049.

Lake Placid Baptist Church - Leading people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ Worship service Sunday 10:15 a.m. 2253 Saranac Ave., LP 523-2008, www.lpbaptist.org.

St. Eustace Episcopal Church The Very Rev. David K. Ousley Worship Services: Saturday at 5:15pm & Sunday at 8 and 10am; Wednesday - 5:15 - Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayers, 2450 Main St., Lake Placid, NY 518-523-2564 St. Agnes Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m., Sunday masses 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., 169 Hillcrest, LP, 523-2200. Rev. John R. Yonkovig Adirondack Community Church - Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. 2583 Main St., LP. 523-3753, www.adkcomchurch.org.

Pilgrim Holiness Church - 6057 Sentinel Road Lake Placid, NY 12946. Tel. 518-523-2484 Pastor: William S. Saxton. Sunday School - 9:45 AM Sunday Worship - 11:00 AM Sunday Evening Service 7:00 PM Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study - 7:00 PM www.lakeplacidpilgrimholinesschurch.com The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 26 John Brown Rd., LP. President Philip Perkins 354-0410.

Sacrament Meeting 10:00 AM; Sunday School 11:00 AM; Relief Society/Priesthood Meetings 12:00 PM LEWIS Elizabethtown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - Rt. 9 West, Lewis, NY. Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study & Theocratic Ministry School & Service Meeting. For further information contact Brian Frawley 518-873-2610.

First Congregational Church - Lewis, 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Sunday Services 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Email: Fshaw@westelcom.com www.firstcongregationalchurchoflewis.com REBER United Methodist Church - Valley Road. 963-7924. Rev. Chilton McPheeters. Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Church School 11 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE St. Bernard’s Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m., Sunday Mass 7:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Father Mark Reilly, Pastor, 27 St. Bernard Street, SL, 891-4616, www.stbernardssaranaclake.com Episcopal Church of St. Luke - 136 Main St., SL, 891-3605.

Sunday worship services at 7:45 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., led by the Reverand Ann S. Giallard, www.stlukessaranaclake.org High Peaks Church - A Bible-believing, non-denominational church. 97 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, 891-3255 Saranac Lake Baptist Church - 490 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 891-5473

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WILLSBORO — The Crux (Champlain Valley Climbing Center) will be hosting its third annual indoor climbing competition on March 2.

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Email: allrises@westelcom.com WILLSBORO Congregational United Church of Christ - 3799 Main Street, P.O. Box 714. Worship and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Church phone number 518-963-4048.

United Methodist Church - Rt. 22. 963-7931. Sunday Worship Services 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

After school religous education program 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. on Thursdays (Only when school is in session) St. Philip of Jesus Catholic Church - 3746 Main Street.

963-4524. Rev. John Demo, Admin.

Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. & Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:15 p.m.; Sunday 9:15 a.m.

WILMINGTON Calvary Baptist Church - Rt. 86. 946-2482. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (classes for all ages); Morning Worship 11 a.m. & Evening Service 7 p.m.; Bible Study & Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 p.m.

St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church - 5789 NYS Rt. 86, Wilmington, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses: Tues. 8am & Sun. 8:30am. Confessions (reconciliation) As requested before Mass.

Whiteface Community United Methodist Church - Rt. 86 and Haselton Road in Wilmington. Pastor Brooke Newell invites everyone to join the congregation for Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and coffee and fellowship after. Sunday School is offered during the worship service and there is an available nursery area. Church office is located in the adjacent Reuben Sanford building and is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 946-7757. Riverside Thrift Shop is located in adjacent Methodist Barn and is open Wednesday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The phone for Shop is 946-2922. The Ecumenical Food Pantry is open in the Reuben Sanford building on Thursday nights from 4 to 6 p.m.

Call Don Morrison at 946-7192 for emergencies.

The Senior Lunch program under the director of Carolyn Kane serves lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Questions concerning the site can be answered at 946-2922 during that time only.

Wilmington Church of the Nazarene - Wilmington, NY. 946-7708. Bob Hess, Pastor. Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Morning Worship Service - 11 a.m.; Wednesday - Night Teen Group 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., Bible Study - Every Tuesday with Potluck at 6:00 p.m. and Bible Study at 7 p.m. Church Office hours - Tues. - Thurs. in the a.m. www.wilmingtonnazarene.org

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WESTPORT —The Mountain Lakers Snowmobile Club will be having its monthly meeting at The Westport Hotel Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m.

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First United Methodist Church - 63 Church Street, Saranac Lake, 891-3473 Adirondack Alliance Church - 72 Canaras Ave., SL, 8911383. Sharing the hope of Christ, building relationships with god. Sunday worship 10:00 a.m. with nursery care available.

First Presbyterian Church PC(USA) - 57 Church Sreet, Saranac Lake, NY, 518-891-3401, Rev. Joann White. All Are Welcome Here! 9:45am Sunday Worship. Sunday School for All Ages.

Nursery Care. 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study.

Handicap Accessible & Hearing Assistance. www.saranaclakepresbyterianchurch.org Saranac Lake Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - 5043 Rt. 3, Saranac Lake, 518-891-9233 Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.

Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity - Worshipping at the First United Methodist Church at 63 Church St., Saranac Lake. Pastor Michael Richards presiding. 518-8915262. Services on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m. followed by coffee hour. Sunday School available.

TUPPER LAKE United Community Church - 25 High Street, Tupper Lake, 359-9810 Holy Name Catholic Church - 114 Main Street, Tupper Lake, 359-9194 St. Alphonsus Church - 48 Wawbeek Avenue, Tupper Lake, 359-3405.

St. Thomas Episcopal - 8 Brentwood Ave, Tupper Lake 359-9786 The Tupper Lake Baptist Chapel - Corner Lake & Mill Streets. 518-359-3402. Rev. Richard Wilburn. Sunday: Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: Prayer Service 6:30 p.m.

WADHAMS United Church of Christ - Sunday worship celebration at 11:00 a.m., Pastor Leon Hebrink. 962-8293 *For other ministry & discipleship opportunities see the Westport Federated Church schedule.

WESTPORT Federated Church - The “Stone Church” on Main Street, Westport - Woship Celebration Sundays at 9:00 am with “Children’s Church.” Bible and book discussion fellowship at 6:00 pm Thursdays in the parsonage.

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Pastor Dick Hoff. Sunday Morning Worship 9:15 a.m. & 11 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Night Prayer 7 p.m.; Teen Club Saturday 6 p.m.; Olympian Club Sunday 5:30 p.m. (Sept. - May) Email: westportbiblech@westelcom.com St. Philip Neri Catholic Church - 6603 Main St., Father Francis Flynn, Pastor. Residence, 873-6760. Mass schedule:

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s winter begins a slow transition towards spring, my enthusiasm for the coldest season has already begun to diminish.

I still plan to get in a few more days of skiing, and hopefully at least one outing with my ice boat.

However, I’ve already begun scouring the maps in an effort to pin down a location for the first fishing trip of the new season. I’m ready to trade ski poles for fishing poles, and get on with the business of taking a slow troll across a small pond.

The bug has already bit me, and I just can’t shake it loose. It started while I was sorting through old photos, in an effort to put together a slide presentation for the annual Sportsmen’s Dinner, which will be hosted in Schroon Lake on March 23.

As the photos flashed one by one, across the screen, I began to get the jitters. What followed was the usual routine of rolling out the maps, checking stocking reports, calculating the mileage into the ponds and finally, taking on the dreaded task of fleshing out my gear.

Soon, my back porch was cluttered with squeaky reels and stinky creels, which were buried under a pile of flies, lures and an assortment of new and true lies to go with each of them.

After poking around in the pile of gear, and making a feeble attempt to re-disorganize the mess, I decided to go back and sort through the slides.

With the images of big brook trout flashing before my eyes, and the stale scent of fish lingering on my fingers, I began to get the shakes. And even though I know it is far too early to even contemplate the prospect of casting a line; it is never too soon to dream about it.

Several hours later, my wife finally woke me from the overstuffed chair, and sent me off to bed. She claimed I was mumbling some nonsense about taking ‘one more cast’, and figured it was time to sleep it off.

I awoke the following morning, well rested and to discover a NYSDEC press release in my email box. The release offered detailed information concerning a variety of new places to fish that were recently added to the DEC website. My dreams were answered.

The new waters include ponds and lakes as well as rivers and streams throughout New York State that have recently been added to DEC's website. They include numerous ponds and lakes, as well as rivers and streams in

the Adirondacks and Champlain basin.

Websites with information on the waters are available at Adirondacks and Lake Champlain: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28244.html (DEC Region 5); North Central New York: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/47504.html) (DEC Region 6) and West Central New York: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/47509.html Currently, there are many web based search engines, which make it easy and convenient to search and locate any of the new waters on a map.

You simply type in the name of a pond or a river, and with the punch of a button, a pile of potential fishing waters will appear before your eyes.

I use a search engine located at http://newyork.hometownlocator.com.

It provides instant information on the waters I seek, as well as a detailed map on how to get there.

However, I do miss the old days, when I poured through piles of musty old maps, which bore the scars and carried the scent of wood smoke after numerous trips into the backcountry.

I regret that the month of March has increasingly become the season of anticipation and preparation for upcoming my piscatorial pursuits. Traditionally, March had always been a period of maple sugaring and a time for late season forays on ski trails that retained the crust and dust in winter ’s wake.

Last year, when the ponds were free of ice by April 1, I was taken by surprise, as were many veteran anglers. Although trout season has historically opened statewide on the first of April, it was rare that Adirondack anglers ever had a chance to fish for trout on an ice free pond, or on a river that wasn’t raging with spring melt.

Incrementally, the Adirondack trout season has continued to inch closer and closer to an April Fools opener. Anglers seeking trout on the ponds at ice out, should plan accordingly.

“I thought it was going to pull me in.“

I’ve always been a strong advocate for getting kids involved in the outdoors, whether hiking, fishing, skiing or hunting.

And I subscribe to the old notion that is your kids hunt or fish with you; you’ll rather have to go hunting after them.

Sharing outdoor adventures creates a unique bond among participants, which lasts longer, and stays stronger than almost any other activity they may share.

I suppose it comes as a result of a shared trust, and the confidence that fellow travelers place on their companions. It may also come from the sharing of responsibilities and the excitement of discovering and dealing with the ever unpredictable, nature of nature.

Such was the case when Cassie Bullis, a 7th grader at Seton Central in Plattsburgh recently joined her Uncle Rocky and Aunt JoAnn LaGrone for a fishing trip near Clearwater Beach, Florida.Clearwater Beach Florida.

As an avid advocate for getting kids involved in the outdoors, Cassie’s story intrigued me.

I'm a firm believer in the theory that a fishing rod is the best X-Box detox tool ever invented.

I’ve seen it happen, and the reality of having a live fish on the end of a line; always trumps the virtual reality of staring at an electronic screen.

It's a great story, especially for young inspiring female anglers. Her Uncle Rocky described their day shared on the water, “The rod bent double and the drag squealed as line stripped away like a worn out sweater, the first sign a monster had sucked in the live shrimp on a 2.0 circle hook. The equipment did its job, now it was Cassie’s turn. With all her might Cassie held her ground, gaining line then giving some back.

The ebb and flow slowly turned in Cassie’s favor. As the swirl of the tail came close to the boat, the fish ran again, with more squealing of the reel and more pressure on the 12 year olds frame.

After 15 minutes of muscle wrenching agony and excited coaching from both her father, Bernie Bullis and her uncle, the fish was in the net and boated.

It was 26 ½ inch Red Fish, a trophy by any measure.

After the adrenaline rush and numerous photo ops, Cassie was asked, “Release or cook?”

She made the right choice, as a meal of Blackened Red Fish is hard to beat!”

I asked Cassie what was going through her mind as she battled the fish?

“I thought it was going to pull me in!” she replied.

Cassie Bullis of Plattsburgh, hefts a healthy Red Fish that she recently landed while fishing of the coast of Florida.

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

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This small trout was deceived by one of the author’s fly offerings.

With April looming, trout season is just around the corner.

Photo by Rich Redman

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arch is around the corner and with a tuft of grass showing here and there, the spring fever for trout fishing and turkey hunting starts my blood pumping. I think about the early morning hours listening for that first gobble and then an afternoon of dropping a fly on a quiet section of

By Rich Redman warmer water for those early season hatches. Oh, how I can’t wait for those first clumsy casts of the year, slowly becoming one with the fly rod again!

After I awoke from my daydream, I went to my junk room and sat at the make-shift tying bench; an old filing cabinet, and started tying typical patterns. Adams, Red Quills, Hendrickson’s, some wets and some nymphs for dredging, were being tied and hanging from the finger holes of scissors and forceps’ on my bench to dry. I have a flat round piece of mahogany wood with drilled holes in it where I stick the point of my tools into. The vertical scissors and forceps make a perfect place to hang drying flies.

Some of the flies are tied following the famous recipes of men such as Jennings, Marinaro, and Humphreys and of course Fran Betters, our local Ausable River fly-fishing hero! Some flies are of my own design, tied with experimentation and frugality in mind. Some look like they just came out of a cheap foreign monster movie, similar to “Flyzilla,” but I use what I have; deer hair, grouse and duck feathers, and what I pick up at stores when I find something on sale.

There is a great feeling of catching a trout on a fly you tied, whether it’s from a recipe book or from the back recesses of your own mind.

Once I start tying, it’s addictive. I keep going until I run out of hanger room. Tying flies is fairly easy, but patience and practice are a must, along with a pair of young eyes, or a good magnifying glass. The older I get the bigger and brighter my flies need to be. Size 20 hooks just don’t make it any more. Casting out something I can’t see is very frustrating, let alone trying to tie it to the leader when the sun is going down. But that’s why streamers, white winged dries and nymph fishing works for old eyes. It still allows you to have fun, and that’s what it’s all about. Anyway, it’s time I get back to my bench to tie one on!

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Rich Redmond 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.

Ty Denno shot his first buck on Nov. 12, 2012 this past season in Hague. The 9-pointer weighed 202 pounds.

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Lions, Patriots continue sectional journeys after first week of play always want to be the one with the ball in my hands late."

"He did a nice job early finding his teammates so they could get some easy looks," Lions head coach Colby Pulsifer said. "We would like to have several senior leaders, but he is our lone senior and the one that we look to late. Zac and Justin work hard inside and they work well together."

"They were keeping up with us and pressuring our offense, so we needed to start connecting more," Bailey said. "We had to gut it out all the way through until the end. They had a lot of height and played strong against us."

Bailey led the Lions with 19 points in the game while Huttig added 14, LaPier 10 and Austin Morris scored the sixth point of the overtime frame for his lone tally of the game.

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Beavers, giving Minerva/Newcomb a 42-31 lead before closing the game out.

For Keene, Tucker Geiger scored 16 points to go with 13 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots. Naomi Peduzzi scored six points along with 13 rebounds, two steals and six blocked shots; Taylor Geiger added six points; McCabe scored three points while grabbing eight rebounds; Susanne Ruud scored two points with seven rebounds; Holbrook finished with two points and two assists; while Rachelle Goff had two points and a steal.

"We have nothing to cry about with the season that we have had," LaVallee said.

The Section VII basketball playoff season started this past week with all Valley teams playing at least once, opening with the Class D boys opening round contest between the eighth seed Westport Eagles and visiting ninth seed Willsboro Warriors.

While entering the 2013 Section VII/Class D playoffs as a ninth seed, the Willsboro Warriors were not going to give away their title as defending champions without a fight.

In the opening round against Westport Feb. 20, the Warriors fell behind early but clawed their way back to within two points late in the Two years ago, Indian Lake/Long Lake fourth quarter before the combination of Anderplayed Westport in the Class D finals. Last year, son and Jonathan Gay sealed a 43-36 Eagles victhe same two teams met in the semifinals. tory.

This year, the two met in the quarterfinal “We played really good team defense, as they round. What didn’t change, however, was the did,” Eagles head coach Michael “Ike” Tyler result, as the Lady Orange eliminated the Eagles said after the game. “They made some big shots for the third straight year from sectional play. and they were not going to go away.”

The second seeded Indian Lake/Long Lake “They played hard tonight,” Willsboro Head Lady Orange used a 20-11 third quarter to push Coach Jim Spring said. “The kids worked hard, out to a comfortable lead in beating the WestZac Noka-Bailey drives to the basket for Elizabethtown-Lewis in their worked hard and worked even harder.” port Eagles, 56-32, Feb. 22 in the Class D quarWith Westport leading 36-34 with two minClass D quarterfinal against Indian Lake/Long Lake.

Photo by Keith Lobdell terfinal round. utes remaining in the game, Anderson Gay conShannon Farrell paced the Orange with 20 nected on a long three-pointer and then hit the the last two minutes and we did not have an anpoints, while Meg Smith and Abby Darling each front end of a one-and-one to give the Eagles a swer.” scored 12 points, Sydney Hinckley added six, 40-34 lead.

The Wildcats jumped out to a 21-13 lead midJessica Bain four and Ronya Hamdan two.

“They were playing good defense inside and way through the second quarter due in large For Westport, Brendee Russell ended her junThe AuSable Valley Patriots punched their I was able to get off a good shot,” he said. “When part to their three-quarter court 1-3-1 press. ior campaign with 17 points, while Megan Sudticket to the Section VII/Class C championships I got to the free throw line on the next play, coach “I told the kids not to dribble the ball to the duth added five. Emily Rascoe and Sarah Lootold me to use my knees. It’s something that we corners, and they would do just that,” Tyler game Feb. 22 at Plattsburgh High School, using by each scored four points, while Felicia Kurth a 16-9 opening quarter and a 17-5 closing eight worked on in practice all the time.” said. “Once we started passing to beat the zone minutes to score a 58-39 win against Seton added two.

Anderson’s twin brother, Jonathan, sealed the instead of dribbling, the press did not affect us Catholic. game connecting on three-of-four free throws in as much.”

Shane Douglas led the Patriots with 16 points, the final minute.

The Eagles cut the lead to 24-20 at halftime while John Goodnough added 15, Austin Depo “I was relaxed and I didn’t look at the clock,” The Orange will play third seeded Moriah and took a 31-29 lead midway through the third nine, Brandon Brooks eight, Austin Facteau Jonathan said. “I took my time like I do in pracTuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at AuSable Valley quarter. The Wildcats then scored the next four four, Nate Casey four and Zach Cosgrove two. tice.”

High School. The Vikings advanced with a 54points of the stanza before Mero connected on a The Sentinels and Patriots will meet in the “Anderson picked it up in the second half, jumper in the paint as the quarter buzzer sound25 win over the Willsboro Lady Warriors Feb. Class C Finals Saturday, March 2, at 1:45 p.m., and Jonathan played great 22. at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. against Indian Lake/Long For Willsboro, Amanda Mahoney had 11 Lake and continued that points, while Andrea O’Hara scored eight, Kyli tonight,” Tyler said.

Swires four and Renee Marcotte two.

Anderson Gay finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Jonathan The Minerva/Newcomb Lady Mountaineers scored seven points. The Eahave looked to push the ball and be aggressive gles were led by Ryan Davis, every chance they get during the 2012/13 seaThe upset alert was sounded Feb. 21 as the who scored 15 points to go son.

Ticonderoga Lady Sentinels headed into the with 13 rebounds.

On Feb. 22, they used their fast-paced style of locker room with a 15-14 halftime lead over top“Rebounding was someplay as the fifth seed to score a 46-37 win over seed AuSable Valley in the Section VII/Class C thing that we stressed,” said the fourth seed Keene Beavers. semifinals in Beekmantown.

Davis about the Eagles’ 36-23 The Mountaineers held the Beavers scoreless However, that siren was short-lived as halfedge on the boards, including for almost nine minutes in the second half with time gave the Lady Patriots and sharp-shooter a 14-4 advantage on the offentheir press and attacking style on offense, which Meghan Strong regroup, outscoring the Sensive glass. led to Sadie Holbrook, Hannah McCabe and tinels 26-2 in the third quarter en route to a 51“We have had a hard time Tucker Geiger fouling out for Keene.

25 victory. with boxing out all year but "We started off breaking the press but when "We had a motivational speech that was less we had been getting better,” we started to have problems with the press, it about x's and o's and more about energy and deSpring said. rattled the them," Keene head coach Brian sire," Patriots head coach Roger Long said.

Photo by Keith Lobdell Sam Napper added five Taylor Saltus rises for a jump shot against Ticonderoga.

LaVallee said of his team. "Sadie did her best to "When Meghan hit a three-pointer at the start of points for the Eagles, while RJ push the ball for us." the third quarter, I felt good after that went in.

King scored two. Thomas Mero led the team ed.

LaVallee said that the pressure led to both That broke the dam for us." with five assists and two steals. players fouling out and turnovers on Keene's For the Eagles, the tandem of Mero and felIn the third quarter, Strong scored all of her For the Warriors, who finish their season at 7- low freshman Sam Napper combined for 10 of part.

11 points in the game, connecting on a pair of 12, Nick Arnold returned after missing almost a the Eagles 13 points in the key third quarter.

"We had 24 turnovers and we had the second three points, a layup and three free throws. The month with a leg injury to score 10 points to go Mero finished with six points, four rebounds team accounted for 26 points, with three assists, two steals and five blocked and three assists while Napper had 12 points, 11 rebounds (five offensive), shots. five rebounds and three steals. six assists, eight steals and one “He practiced for us the day before the game “They have been huge,” Tyler said about his blocked shot, while Ticonand that was the first time he had been on the two mid-season call-ups in Mero and Napper. deroga had two points, five recourt since he got hurt,” Spring said. “It was “When they first came up I told them that they bounds (two), one assist and nice to have his leadership back.” were going to play and every game they have two steals.

Brandon Porter scored 15 points and grabbed just gotten better and better. The potential with The Patriots trailed 10-6 afsix rebounds for the Warriors, while Jarrid them and this whole team is right there.” ter the first quarter and 15-14 McVicker and Zach Pierson each scored four Junior Ryan Davis led the Eagles with 13 at halftime. points and Seth Swires added three points to go points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

"We did not come out as with 10 rebounds and three assists.

“Ryan is our captain for a reason,” Tyler said. strong as we wanted," Strong, “He is not a vocal captain, but he leads by exwho finished with four assists ample.” and two steals to go with her Jonathan Gay added seven points, two assists 11 points, said. "Taylor Saltus The Chazy Eagles used a 21-5 third quarter to and four steals, while twin brother Anderson and Logan Snow were strong open up a large lead against the Keene Beavers Gay connected on a shot clock-beating three and we got a good pep talk at in the opening round of the Class D playoffs Feb. pointer to go along with two rebounds. John halftime that got our confi20, cruising to a 59-30 win.

Doyle scored two points and grabbed a pair of dence up. I was proud of the Colton Venner led the Beavers with 10 points, boards, while RJ King had a rebound and steal. team. We knew we wanted to followed by Austin Brown with nine, Brandon win and keep playing."

Dumas with 6, Gabe Warner with three and Naomi Peduzzi and Tucker Geiger look to rebound for Keene.

Saltus carried the Patriots Maxx Sturgess with two.

Photo by Keith Lobdell in the first quarter with five of Keene finished the season, its first in three The Elizabethtown-Lewis Lions boys basketstring playing for much of the second half beher game-high 12 points. She also finished with years as a varsity program, with a 2-16 record. ball team got a little extra time on their home cause of foul trouble," he said. "I thought for that seven rebounds (five offensive), three assists court Feb. 22. group, though, they held them pretty well." and 11 steals, six coming in the third quarter run.

The third-seeded Lions were forced to overKeene held a 15-6 lead after the first quarter Snow, meanwhile, was crucial in the second time by the sixth seeded Indian Lake/Long and were ahead 21-10 before the Mountaineers quarter, scoring four of her nine points and Lake Orange, cut the lead to grabbing six of her game-high 13 rebounds (sevAfter defeating the reigning Section as senior 23-15 head- en offensive). She also contributed four steals.

VII/Class D champion Willsboro, the Westport Charlie Huting into half"We were doing good in the first half, but we Eagles had the goal of ousting the top seed and tig scored five time.

With were still struggling to score," Snow said. "Once fourth-ranked team in the state. of his teams the score 29they started falling, we were able to gain the Thomas Mero hit a buzzer-beater to tie the six points in 24 Keene confidence. I was calling for the ball early, but score at 33-33 to end the third quarter with the extra five midway then I got in foul trouble."

Schroon Lake Feb. 22 in the Class D quarterfiminutes for a through the "Logan and Taylor were very aggressive on nal round, setting up a last eight minutes where 44-41 victory. third period, the ball," Long said. "Logan was always around the Wildcats would have to prove their champi"I have althe Moun- the glass and the ball early." onship worthiness. ways wanted taineers JV call-up Madison McCabe added eight They were able to do that in advancing to the the ball in scored the points and two rebounds for the Patriots, while Class D semifinals with a 50-43 win. those situanext 18 points Madison Rondeau added seven points and five Westport (11-8) head coach Michael “Ike” tions," Huttig until Tucker rebounds, Sierra Snow scored two points to go Tyler said he was very proud of the way his said after the Geiger folwith six rebounds (four offensive) and three team, seeded eight in the tournament, handled game. "Zac lowed in an steals. Sydney Snow, another call-up. had two themselves.

(Noka Bailey) offensive re- points and two rebounds, while Haley Taylor “I cannot be more happy with the team,” and Justin bound with added four rebounds and Bryce Douglass had Tyler said. “We made some young, mental mis- (LaPier) 3:35 in the fian assist and block. takes, but we did not go away and we gave the stepped up nal quarter The Patriots advance to the Plattsburgh State fourth-ranked team in the state all that they well for us Kyli Swires looks to get to the basket for Willsboro against Moriah. for the Fieldhouse for a Friday, March 1, at 5:45 p.m. could handle. Jesse’s strength just took over in tonight, but I

Lady Orange defeat Eagles

Boys Class C semifinals

Patriots advance

Warriors defeated

Girls Class D quarters Keene upset

Girls Class C semifinals Patriots struggle, then pull away

Keene falls

Lions advance in OT

Boys Class D quarters Eagles almost pull upset

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Tuesday, March 5

Friday, March 1

WHALLONSBURG — Dance Social in Whallonsburg, Whallonsburg Grange Hall,1610 NYS Route 22, 7:30 - 10 p.m. 963-4170, www.thegrangehall.org.

LAKE PLACID — Comedy Night - Rusty DeWees: The Logger, Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex, 17 Algonquin, 8 p.m. 523-2512. $21.

Saturday, March 2

WILLSBORO — SPRING THAW Climbing Competition, The Crux Climbing Center, 56 Rogers Lane, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

963-4646, www.climbthecrux.com.

SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Carousel Presents: "Dr. Seuss's Read across America Story Hour," 2 Depot Street, 10:30a.m.-noon. $5 per person.

LAKE PLACID — Met Live showing: Wagner's Parsifal, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, noon. $18-$12. 523-2512.

SARANAC LAKE — Literacy Volunteers of Essex / Franklin Counties host WINTER SCRABBLE Tournament, St. Bernard’s School, 63 River St , 1 p.m. $10, 546-3008 or 8915567.

UPPER JAY — Dr. Suess Birthday Party, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N, 2 p.m.

KEESEVILLE — Second Annual Cabin Fever Party to benefit North Country Honor Flight for WW2 Vets to visit their war memorial in Washington D.C., Keeseville VFW Post 1505, Route 9 South, 5 p.m. $10.

KEESEVILLE — The United Way of the Adirondack Re-

gion, to host its 29th Annual Meeting & Recognition Dinner, Keeseville Knights of Columbus, 1435 New York State Bicycle Route 9, 5 p.m. $21 per person or $160 per table of 8. 563-0028.

LAKE PLACID — Comedy Night - Rusty DeWees: The Logger, Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex, 17 Algonquin, 8 p.m. 523-2512. $21.

Sunday, March 3

ELIZABETHTOWN — Annual Kiwanis Breakfast at the Deer’s Head Inn, 7552 Court Street, 9 a.m.-noon, donation suggested.

PORT HENRY — Super Bingo with A $1,000 jackpot game is guaranteed, The Port Henry Knights of Columbus, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

AUSABLE FORKS — Public Swim, AuSable Valley Central School Swimming Pool, 28 Church Street, 2-4 p.m. $2, $1 for students.

WESTPORT —ZUMBA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6:30 p.m. $5.

Monday, March 4

WILLSBORO — Free osteoporosis classes, Willsboro Congregational Church, NY Route 22, 10:30 a.m. 546-3565.

KEENE — Free osteoporosis classes, Keene Community Center, Church Street, 11:30 a.m. 546-3565.

WESTPORT —YOGA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6 p.m. $10.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Boquet River Association (BRASS) will hold Annual Meeting, Hand House, River

LAKE PLACID — Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin Counties will host the first of four Basic Literacy and tutor training sessions, Lake Placid Beach House, 5-8 p.m. 8915567, literacyef@yahoo.com.

WHALLONSBURG — Land and Labor: Past, Present & Future of Farming in America, Whallonsburg Grange Hall,1610 NYS Route 22, $5, 962-4386, www.thegrangehall.org.

Wednesday, March 6

WILLSBORO — Free osteoporosis classes, Willsboro Congregational Church, NY Route 22, 10:30 a.m. 546-3565.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Card Club to meet, Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 U.S. 9, noon - 3 p.m. 873-6408, info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

LAKE PLACID — Open Knitting Gatherine, Adirondack Yarns, 2241 Saranac Ave, 6-8 p.m.

WESTPORT —ZUMBA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6:30 p.m. $5.

LAKE PLACID — Open Mic Blues Jam, Delta Blue, 2520 Main Street, 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. 523-3106.

Thursday, March 7

ELIZABETHTOWN — Free osteoporosis classes, Hand House, Route 8, 10 a.m. 546-3565.

LAKE PLACID — Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin Counties will host the first of four Basic Literacy and tutor training sessions, Lake Placid Beach House, 5-8 p.m. 8915567, literacyef@yahoo.com.

Friday, March 8

SARANAC LAKE — The Regional Workforce Investment Board present with North Country Workforce Partnership, Adirondack Educational Center, 711 NYS Route 3, 561-4295 x 3071. 8:30 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — “In Tune” opening artist’s reception, BluSeed Studios, 24 Cedar Street, 5-7 p.m. 891-3799.

LAKE PLACID — Elisa Monte Dance to perform at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Raw & Uncut, 17 Algonquin Drive, $12 or $8 for kids. 8 p.m. 523-2512.

Saturday, March 9

LAKE PLACID — Active Families BABY and ME, Pre-K Tumbling, and Mom and Me Fitness, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9:45-10:30 a.m. $7.

LAKE PLACID — Second Saturday Storytime celebrates Bob Marley with reading and craft projects, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 10 a.m. 523-2950.

UPPER JAY — Music Appreciation for Ages 3-6 with Julie Robinson Robards, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

WESTPORT — Cabin Fever Volley Ball Tournament, Westport Central School, Westport Central School, 3 Sisco Street, $10 for each adult, $5 for students. Register by Friday March 8, 962-4049.

WILLSBORO — Wadhams Waddlers from Wadhams to play at the Willsboro Coffee House, Congregational Church, Route 22, 7 p.m. $5 or $2 for students. 963-7772.

SARANAC LAKE — Celtic Band, Innisheer, to perform at the Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street, 7:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Elisa Monte Dance performance to be held, Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex, 17 Algonquin, 8 p.m. 523-2512. $15-$8.

Sunday, March 10

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Trillium Ensemble is proud to present special guest artist Ann Ellsworth on horn, Hand House, River Road, 3 p.m. $10 suggested donation.

WESTPORT —ZUMBA Class, Westport Heritage House, Main Street, 6:30 p.m. $5.

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18 - Valley News - CV HELP WANTED LOCAL MANAGER, CALL CENTER TRAINING & QUALITY ASSURANCE American Management Association, an international not-for-profit membership based organization that provides a broad range of management development and education services to individuals and organizations is looking for a MANAGER, CALL CENTER TRAINING & QUALITY ASSURANCE. This position will be responsible for assessing, creating, conducting and evaluating training for the sales teams to improve their performance and ongoing coaching to improve representatives' productivity via enhanced verbal and email interactions with clients and prospects. Work with the Call Center Managers to ensure achievement of individual, team and department objectives through observation, education, coaching and motivation techniques. Bachelor's degree required, with a focus on Business Administration or Marketing preferred. 5+ yrs B2B telemarketing or sales contact center management experience, with a proven ability to lead, train, coach, and motivate for sales excellence.

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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT AND TEMPORARY STAFF ACCOUNTANT American Management Association, a worldwide leader in training, business solutions and management development is looking for two finance positions in Saranac Lake, NY. SENIOR ACCOUNTANT: Provide professional accounting support. Experience with not-for-profit tax return preparation, financial reporting and international accounting desired. BA/BS in business, major in Accounting preferred. Minimum of 4 yrs exp in Accounting/Finance plus a minimum of 2 yrs Accounting/Finance exp. TEMPORARY STAFF ACCOUNTANT: A/R, Insurance and inventory functions. BA/ BS, major in Accounting preferred.

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331 WHITEFACE RETREAT, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/07/12.

Office Location: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 2276 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid, NY 12946.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

VN-1/26-3/2/13-6TC40690 ----------------------------LACY FAMILY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/11/12.

Office Location: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

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SHOP AUDITOR

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Call 315-656-9051

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THIS IS NOT A DESK JOB. Our auditors do monthly shop inventory and work with the shop crew and management to help control loss and improve operations.

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against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 66, Keene, NY 12942.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

VN-1/26-3/2/13-6TC40689 ----------------------------NOTICENOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JOPPA VENTURES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/16/13. Office location: Essex County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shallmail a copy of process to the LLC, 907 Leafy Hollow Circle, Mount Airy, Maryland 21771. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

VN-2/2-3/9/13-6TC40731 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ADK PROPERTIES, LLC

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Notice is hereby given of the formation of ADK Properties, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on January 15, 2013. New York office location: Essex County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to 56 Payson Path, West Yarmouth, Massachusetts 02673. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

VN-2/9-3/16/13-6TC40746 ----------------------------MOTO SPARES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/15/13.

Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 84 Airport Rd., Keene Valley, NY

12943. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-2/9-3/16/13-6TC40756 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC ) Name: Ausable Brewing Company LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on 01/10/2013.

Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 765 Mace Chasm Rd, Keeseville, NY, 12944.

VN-2/9-3/16/13-6TC40760 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILIty COMPANY ( LLC ) Name: Reber Rock Farm, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on 2/5/13 Office Loca-

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The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 1699 Jersey St, Essex, NY 12936.

VN-2/16-3/23-136TC-40764 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC ) Covered Bridge Realty, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York on January 14, 2013.

Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at :1037 Point Rd, Willsboro, NY 12996.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

VN-2/16-3/23/13-6TC40765 -----------------------------

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HAPPY CAMPERS PLAY CAFE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/13/13.

Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1991 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid, NY 12946, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-2/23-3/30/13-6TC40789 ----------------------------PUBLIC NOTICE (Pursuant to section 501 of the Real Property Law) Pursuant to section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law, the Assessor for the Town of Lewis has inventory and valuation data available for review of the assessments in the township.

An appointment may be made to review this information by phoning 518-873-6777, Tuesdays only between the hours of 10:00am and 3:00pm.

Dated March 1, 2013

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Donna J Bramer Sole Assessor VN-3/2/2013-1TC40762 ----------------------------PUBLIC NOTICE (Pursuant to section 501 of the Real Property Law) Pursuant to section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law, the Assessor for the Town of Keene has inventory and valuation data available for review of the assessments in the township.

An appointment may be made to review this information by phoning 518-576-9163, Thursdays only between the hours of 10:00am and 3:00pm.

Dated March 1, 2013 Donna J Bramer Sole Assessor VN-3/2/2013-1TC40763 ----------------------------REGIONAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD MEETING SARANAC LAKE The Regional Workforce Investment Board will meet in conjunction with the North Country Work-

force Partnership at 8:30 am on Friday, March 8, 2013 in the Large Conference Room of the Adirondack Educational Center in Saranac Lake, NY. Dr. Steven Tyrell, President of North Country Community College, will be presenting.

Please call 518-561-4295 x 3071 for agenda information. This meeting is open to the public.

VN,AJ-3/2/13-1TC40801 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TEMPEST HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 1/14/13. Office location: Essex County.

Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Kevin Fountain, 480 Mirror Lake Dr., Lake Placid, NY 12946, principal business address.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

VN-3/2-4/6/13-6TC40810 -----------------------------

March 2, 2013

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR RENT Elizabethtown, 4 Room office with bathroom and closet, reception area, in-floor heat, fire place, off street parking, . Near County Government Center. $700. per month, utilities included. 518-578-7916 WESTPORT: OFFICE SUITES. Fully furnished w/ cubicles, desks, computer & phone hook-ups. 720 sq. ft. Lake views. Contact Jim Forcier @ 518962-4420.

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LENDER ORDERED LAND SALE! 8 ACRES - $19,900. Mix of woods & fields, niceviews! Less than 3.5 hrs NY City! Call 1-888-701-1864 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com

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ALTONA, NY 3 BR/2 BA, Single Family Home, bulit in 1994, Perfect entertainment home, peaceful country setting 15 minutes from Plattsburgh. Large deck, 28' pool, patio with built in gas grill, 2 car garage with workshop. A MUST SEE $105,000 518-570-0896 EXETER, NH- 55+ New homes from $69,900-$129,000 2br/2ba Along Scenic Exeter River. 7 miles to ocean, 50 minutes to Boston!

603-772-5377 or email exeterriverlanding@comcast.net

CHOOSE: 2 Zones OR Free Border

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MORRISONVILLE, NY , 3 BR/1 BA Single Family Home, 1,056 square feet, built in 1979, New roof, kitchen, bath & water heater. Full basement. $99,500 OBO. MAKE ME MOVE! 518-4209602 SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Affordable custom factory constructed homes $45,900+, Friendly community, No Real Estate or State Income Taxes, minutes to Atlantic Ocean. 772581-0080, www.beach-cove.com Limited seasonal rentals

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals.

Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com $399 CANCUN All Inclusive Special Stay 6 Days In A Luxury BeachFront Resort With Meals And Drinks For $399! http://www.cancun5star.com/ 888-481-9660

ACCESSORIES

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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/Week.

Call Toll Free: 1-888-416-2330

TOP CASH FOR CARS, Any Car/ Truck, Running or Not. Call for INSTANT offer: 1-800-454-6951

BOATS 2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $4500 OBO. 845-868-7711

2007 STINGRAY BOAT 25' Stingray Criuser, only 29 hours, LIKE NEW, sleeps 4, has bathroom, microwave, fridge, table, includes trailer, stored inside every winter. (518) 570-0896 $49,000 BOAT LIFT model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer. 518-891-2767 Leave Message on Mail Box 1.

CARS RILEY FORD Route 9. , Chazy, NY www.rileyfordinc.com Call: (518) 846-7131

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

BILL’S BODY SHOP 390 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY 643-8591

AUTO DONATION A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR! Breast Cancer Research Foundation!

Most highly rated breast cancer charity in America! Tax Deductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 1- 800399-6506 www.carsforbreastcancer.org

Treasure!!

For 3 Weeks

AUTO WANTED

VACATION PROPERTY

Is Another Person's FOR ONLY

DONATE CAR AND GET $1000 GROCERY COUPONS -Help United Breast Cancer Foundation -Fast Free Towing -24hr Response - Tax Deduction 888-777-8799

CASH FOR CARS AND TRUCKS. Get A Top Dollar INSTANT Offer!

Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208 (888) 416-2208

EXTENSIVE LISTINGS in Central New York, including Delaware, Schoharie, Otsego,Chenango and Madison counties...go to www.townandcountryny.com

LAND

Excellent Condition, Moonroof, 23MPG City / 30MPG Highway (averaging 23 MPG), Bluetooth, Power Windows/ Locks, AC, Cruise, Keyless Entry, Push-Button Start, Rockford Fosgate Stereo System

For more information, call 518-578-2501

OUR BEST LAND DEALS EVER! Financing starting@ $200/mo. 5 AC Wooded Cabin: $29,900, 3 AC So Tier hunting: $15,900, 3 AC Home site: $12,900. Call now 1800-229-7843 or visit: www.Christ masandAssociates.com.

WE FINANCE LAND!

SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Affordable custom factory constructed homes $45,900+, Friendly community, No Real Estate or State Income Taxes, minutes to Atlantic Ocean. 772581-0080, www.beach-cove.com.

Limited seasonal rentals

2010 SUZUKI KIZASHI GTS

MORRISONVILLE 4 BR/2.5 BA, Single Family Home, 1,920 square feet, bulit in 1998, Colonial Cape, attached 2 car garage, gas fireplace, finished basement, large fenced in backyard with above ground swimming pool on corner lot. Located in Morrisonville in the Saranac School District.

Great Family Neighborhood. $229,500 Call 518 -726-0828 Dfirenut@gmail.com

Personal Classified Ads Only - No Commercial Accounts. One Item Per Ad - Ad Must Include Price. Ad Must Be Prepaid - Cancellations Accepted At Any Time, No Refund After Ad Is Placed. * 4 Lines is approximately 15 words

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Name: ________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ Phone: ________________ E-mail (Required): __________________________________ Amount Enclosed:________Card #: _________________________ Security #: _________ Exp. Date: ___________________ Signature: __________________________________

3600 FORD TRACTOR Loader 1980 with chains, loaded rear tires $4000. 518-593-2420.

MASSEY FERGUSON 2003 GC2310, 4 WD, diesel, mini loader w/ back hoe, 22hp, 860 hrs. w/trailer. $10,400. 518-5932420

MOTORCYCLES 1989 YAMAH Virago runs good $1250; 2003 Hyosung runs good, $2000.

Please call 518-962-4394 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883 Mint condition. 11,000 miles.

Many extras incl. new battery, removable luggage rack, back rest & windshield. 518-946-8341. $4,500 WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 1967-1980 Z1900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KX1000MKII, A1-250, W1-650, H1 -500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3 -400 SUZUKI GS400, GT380, GT750, Honda CB750 (1969,1970) CASH. FREE PICKUP. 1-800-7721142, 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 2006 650 H1XT Arctic Cat Prowler Side-By-Side w/extras, $5500. 4 Brand New 25x12 Polaris Tires on Rims, $550. 518-585-2803

TRUCKS 2000 RANGER 2000 Ranger XLT 4x4 Super Cab, camper top, liner, tonneau cover, 6 cyl., auto, AC, stereo, 130K, Asking $3595. 518-576-9042

Add a Picture for $5.00

Add a Border for $2.50

Add Shading for $3.00

Add a Graphic for $2.00

Deadline: D ea ad dline:: F Friday riiday att 4 4pm pm Mail to: The Classified Superstore - P.O. Box 338, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 FFax: 518-873-6360 • Phone: 518-873-6368 • Email: adirondacksnorth@theclassifiedsuperstore.com

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All Ads will appear on our classified network site at NO ADDITIONAL COST!

Find a buyer for your no-longer needed items with a low-cost classified.

To place an ad, call

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RAM 2500 REG CAB 4X4

• Stock #AN180 • Mineral Gray • 5.7 Hemi • 6 Speed Automatic Transmission • Power Windows & Locks • Keyless Entry • Sirius • Trailer Brake Control • Spray-In Bedliner • Class V Hitch

MSRP

March 2, 2013

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$36,025 Everybody’s Price

BRAND NEW!

2 0 1 $34,400 3

DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE

• Stock #AN186 • Redline • 3.6 V6 • Stow-N-Go Seats • 3 Zone Temperature Control • Power Windows & Locks

MSRP $24,585 Everybody’s Price with incentives

RAM 2500 CREW CAB SLT 4X4

• Stock #AN193 • Deep Cherry Red • 5.7 Hemi • 6 Speed Automatic Transmission • Clearance Lamps • Fog Lamps • Spray-In Bedliner • Remote Start • Park View Rear Back-Up Camera • Anti-Spin Differential • 8.4 Touchscreen Radio

MSRP

BRAND NEW!

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BRAND NEW!

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DODGE JOURNEY SE

• Stock #AN192 • Bright Red • 2.4 4 Cylinder • Front Wheel Drive • Flexible Seating • 3 Zone Temperature Control • 4.3” Touchscreen Display

MSRP $21,540 Everybody’s Price with incentives

• Stock #AN153 Motor Trend Truck of the Year • Bright White • 5.7 Hemi • 6 Speed Automatic Transmission • Hitch • Trailer Brake Control • Spray-In Bedliner • Dual Exhaust • Remote Keyless Entry • Sirius

MSRP $36,210 Everybody’s Price $34,660 Consumer Cash -1,250 Trade Assist Bonus* -1,000

BRAND NEW!

2 0 1 $20,990 3

RAM 1500 QUAD CAB EXPRESS 4X4

$32,410

CHRYSLER 200 TOURING

• Stock #AN161 • Deep Cherry Red • 2.4 4 Cylinder • Automatic Temperature Control • Power Drive Seat • Heated Front Seats • Remote Start • S Exterior Appearance Package

MSRP $23,780 Everybody’s Price with incentives

$20,530

All Rebates & Incentives Good Through 3/4/2013

First Time Visitors, plug in to your GPS “7440 US Route 9, Elizabethtown, NY 12932” and we’ll greet you at the door!

Court Street • Elizabethtown, NY Located just 1/4 mile south of Cobble Hill Golf Course on Route 9 in Elizabethtown.

Photos are for illustration purposes only.

(518) 873-6386

Dealer#3160005

873-6386

7440 U.S. Rt. 9 Elizabethtown, NY

2007 Chrysler Aspen AWD

2010 Chevrolet Malibu LS

2009 Chevrolet Cobalt LT

Stk#AN114A • $18,999 White, 5.7 Hemi, Leather Heated Seats, Navigation, DVD, Moonroof

Stk#AM356A • $14,993 4 Cylinder, Automatic, Mocha, 30,000 miles

Stk#AM178B • $11,987 Blue, 4 Cylinder, 2 Door, Moonroof, Approx. 64,000 miles

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75 Months @ 3.74% • Tax, Title Extra. Must be approved at Tier 1 Rate to qualify.

75 Months @ 3.84% • Tax, Title Extra. Must be approved at Tier 1 Rate to qualify.

2009 Dodge Journey SXT

2010 Dodge Caliber SXT

2011 Jeep Liberty Jet 4x4

Stk#AM275A • $14,888 Tan, 6 Cylinder, Automatic, Front Wheel Drive, Approx. 45,000 miles

Stk#AP1225 • $14,444 Orange, 4 Cylinder, Automatic, Approx 35,000 miles

Stk#AN145A • $18,888 Black, 6 Cylinder, Automatic, 5 Passenger Seating

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Dealer #3160005

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The fast lane for small business.

Tax, title extra. Must qualify for low financing if available. Low financing in lieu of rebate.

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