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By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — There will be a contest for the 114th Assembly Seat.

While he has not officially announced his candidacy, several reports have placed Democratic Queensbury lawyer Dennis Tarantino as his parties candidate for the seat, which is being vacated upon the retirement of current Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward.

Tarantino has not been commenting on the stories that he is going to make a run for the state Assembly for a second time, having lost to Sayward in 2004.

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Essex County Corrections Officers Nathan Denton and Kenneth “Kasey” Rider escort an inmate to a meeting with their attorney. During the past week, the Essex County Jail was housing over 95 residents daily, with several coming into the facility each day.

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LEWIS — It was a typical morning - everyone got ready for breakfast and had their utensils in place.

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At home, you’d just replace it with a new one.

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“Everyone is issued a spork and they must use it for the time that they are with us,” Officer Nathan Denton said. “If one is missing, then we have to do a search of rooms to make sure its not being used improperly.”

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During a press conference June 18 in Elizabethtown, St. Armand Supervisor Joyce Morency made the official announcement to back the Watertown Republican candidate in advance of the June 26 federal GOP primary.

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On June 13, 95 inmates from Essex, Franklin and Jefferson Counties along with federal inmates called the Essex County Jail their home. During morning hours, two more were added to that population, while one was released.

“It seems to come in waves,” Captain Tom Murphy said. “We can go days at a time without any new inmates, then we have a line at the booking station.”

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June 23, 2012

Horace Nye residents honor flag, veterans

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Staff and residents of the Horace Nye Nursing Home took time June 14 to honor the American flag and those who served it currently living at the facility.

Twenty-one veterans and 11 veteran spouses were part of the annual Flag Day ceremony at the nursing home, where the facility was the recipient of a new flag and pole to be placed in the veterans activities room.

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The pole was gifted through Danny Kaifetz of Adirondack Flagpoles.

“Nothing is more important on Flag Day then honoring those who have served under her,” Kaifetz said.

“The Stars and Stripes are the symbol of this great nation,” Tim Pierce, Director for New York State Veterans Affairs, said. “It is a symbol of our many conflicts and wars, but it is also a symbol of each of our duty.”

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made her better appreciate the flag, traveling between the former West and East Germany.

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ley said. “When I was coming back into West Berlin, I saw the flag on the Berlin Wall flying proudly. That’s when I knew what that symbol meant. It meant that I would be on the safe side, the free side.”

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Preschool students at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School received a special guest from children’s book author and illustrator, Steven Kellogg on June 15.

The students had an interactive lesson with Kellogg as he told them how he became inspired for his book’s characters while drawing them to life before the children’s eyes.

“I love my job writing Steven Kellogg reads from his books to illustrative books for Jessica Drinkwine’s preschool class at kids and I hope you like Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. them too,” he said to the Photo by Katherine Clark class.

With excited volume, he described his adventures of Pinkerton, the main character in his series of books based on his first pet, a dog. Kellogg started by describing his childhood, longing for a pet and not being able to convince his mother with, “please, can we keep him?”

As an adult, he was able to get Pinkerton, a very large dog he described as, “doing everything upside down!”

“This dog represented my mother ’s revenge,” Kellogg told the children as he drew out the character on a piece of paper.

Kellogg said he felt his Pinkerton was unique - a one of a kind - and wanted to share the story of his dog. He said his books were published in many languages and after a short while he started to receive letters from fans.

“Turns out my Pinkerton was like many other dogs,” Kellogg said. “I was surprised by the number of two and four legged companions out there that people wrote about that were like Pinkerton. It made me want to write even more adventures of Pinkerton.”

After describing the story of Pinkerton, Kellogg shared more of his books with the students and allowed them to keep the picture of Pinkerton.

Drinkwine said she was happy Kellogg and his illustrative characters could visit her classroom.

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Next steps outlined in HNNH sale

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — So what happens now?

Members of the Essex County personnel committee asked that question June 18 concerning the now approved sale of the Horace Nye Nursing Home to the Centers For Specialty Care out of New York City.

During the Board of Supervisors Clerk report, Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava asked if there was any material that would help current staff members of the facility explore their options.

"I really think need we need to sit down with the staff at the home and talk to them about their options, and if there are openings in the county, (see) if they will be able to transfer, and what else is available to them," Scozzafava said. "There are a lot of questions that they have."

Elizabethtown Supervisor Margaret Bartley said that there was a concern about vacation time and sick time when the New York private firm bought the then-owned Fulton County facility.

"Most of that is spelled out in the contract," County Manager Dan Palmer said. "If they have accumulated vacation time their options are in the contract."

Palmer also said that the group planning to purchase the Horace Nye Home has already been talking to county officials and the employee's union about the potential change-

over.

"Centers for Specialty Care have already been in contact with CSEA about the transfer of the employees from public to private," Palmer said. "I know that there has been some communications as far as the transfer of the union."

Minerva Supervisor Sue MontgomeryCorey asked if there was something that could also be put together for those who are served by the facility.

"I think that it would also be helpful if we could put something together for the families of the residents," Corey said. "They want to know, and I am also wondering what are the next steps."

Palmer said that everything at this point was centered around the contract of sale.

"Dan Manning is working on that and the language for the contract," he said.

Palmer added that Centers for Specialty Care had developed a transition plan that they had used with previous sales and would again use with the Horace Nye Home.

"They will come in to meet with the employees and come in to meet with the residents and their families," he said. "They really have this down to what they want to do. We will not have a firm table until the contract of sale has been complete, but we can work something up to let them know what the next steps are."

Corey felt that would aid in the transition.

"It would be important for them to know that there is a plan in place and that they will be coming in to meet with everyone, and that there is a time table to that," she said.

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State land swap may clear way for NYCO mining to keep producing

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com LEWIS — NYCO Minerals may finally have its deal with the state of New York.

After four years of talks, the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee has unanimously backed a proposed amendment to the state Constitution Article 14 which would allow for a land swap between the state and the company.

“Hopefully this does get through the Legislature,” Lewis Supervisor David Blades said. “This would be a swap of lands that are adjoining where one has a considerable amount of minerals.”

Blades said that Lewis would not be the only town that would benefit if the land swap was agreed to in the state Legislature.

“It’s a benefit for the town of Lewis as well as for the town of Willsboro,” Blades said.

“The towns really are partners in this because Lewis has the mines while Willsboro is where the processing takes place. This really is beneficial to the economy of the entire county.”

Blades said that the state would be receiving a good parcel of land in the swap.

“They are getting a great property that they can classify as Forever Wild,” he said.

The amendment is part of a package deal to make changes to Article 14, as it is coupled with a clause that would end the land dispute between the state and more than 200 residents of Township 40 in Raquette Lake.

The amendment would grant clear titles to the property owners, while setting up a fund that landowners would have to pay into for future state land acquisitions.

The amendment must be passed by two consecutive state Legislatures and ratified

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Essex County senior picnic funding restored

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County senior picnic may be revived.

Newcomb Supervisor George Canon moved a resolution through the Finance Committee meeting June 18 to restore up to $5,000 in funding needed to hold the annual Office for the Aging senior picnic this summer.

The picnic, which has been an annual event and has been held at several sites, was one of the victims of funding cuts in the 2012 budget.

“This is something that was cut in the budget,” Canon said. “It is annually attended by up to 350 people and something that they have a lot of fun at and look forward to.”

North Elba Supervisor Roby Politi questioned the $5,000 price tag, which was used for food as well as some transportation, according to St. Ar-

mand Supervisor Joyce Morency.

“They use school busses to transfer the seniors to the site of the picnic,” Morency said. “Schools ask us to pay for the service.”

Committee chair Tom Scozzafava of Moriah backed the motion.

“They get a large turnout and the seniors look forward to this event every year,” he said. “They have a great time over there and I think that this is something that we should keep going.”

The finance committee also addressed the need to start contract negotiations with the local union.

We need to get some dates and get some letters out,” County Manager Dan Palmer said. “We need to get a letter out saying that we want to start and need to start right away. If they do not respond to that, then we will have to look at what other ways we can go.”

Supervisors talked about the potential use of a labor consultant, which

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Sheriff’s Report ELIZABETHTOWN — The following is a summary of the activities of the Essex County Sheriff's Office for the past month: Revenue generated by jail: $ 130,298.08, to date: $ 447,901.19 Inmate count levels: Average – 83, High – 95, Low – 70 Federal Inmate Count: Average – 25, High 30, Low 20 Other county inmate boarders: Average – 23, High 30, Low 13 Jail: Bookings – 95, Releases - 66 Inmate transports: 52 – 2,357 miles (248 miles reimbursed by US Marshals) Arrests: 11 Uniform Tickets Issued: 34 – 1 Accidents investigated Civil documents Served: 58 Civil monies handled: $ 48,903.34 - $4,834.84 Revenue St. Joseph’s Rehab: 35 Individual – 43 in group sessions

Supervisor’s coffee hour changed ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Supervisor's monthly coffee hour has been change for this month only, to this Friday, June 22, from 8 to 9 a.m., instead of the last Friday of the month. Please come in, have a cup of coffee, talk with Supervisor Margaret (Maggie) Bartley, see all the new changes, and the artwork gallery in the Town Hall.

Event to benefit food pantry LEWIS — There will be a local food pantry benefit at the Wooden Nickel in Lewis this Saturday, June 23 at 2 p.m. Former radio and oldies DJ's Chuck Pfund and Shawn Kelly will be featuring the original master recordings from 1954-1963.

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Change in treasurer’s hours ELIZABETHTOWN — The Essex County Treasurer ’s Office will be changing the hours it will to the public effective July 1. During July and August, the Treasurer ’s Office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The office will be closed on Saturday, Sunday, and all Legal Holidays during July and August. Beginning Sept. 1, the Essex County Treasurer ’s Office will return to its regular open hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Essex County Public Health encourages people to follow CDC recommendations to stay cool, stay hydrated and stay informed.

•Stay cool by avoiding direct sunlight and using a fan or air conditioner in indoor spaces.

•Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water regularly; not waiting until you feel thirsty.

•Stay informed by knowing the local weather and planning activities safely.

Those at increased risk for heat injury are the elderly, the very young, people who work or exercise outdoors, and people with a chronic medical condition. Infants, children and pets should not be left in a parked car, even if the windows are cracked.

Clothing should be lightweight, light colored and loose fitting.

Be alert for heat exhaustion or heat stroke symptoms including heavy sweating, weakness, cold and clammy skin, fast pulse, nausea or vomiting, fainting or unconsciousness. Seek medical attention as necessary as heat injuries can be serious.

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Scozzafava felt was not needed.

“I personally do not feel at this point that we need a labor consultant at $250 an hour,” Scozzafava said. “I do not think that we need someone to come in during the beginning steps for $250 an hour to negotiate for us. We have all been involved in negotiations here. I am not saying at some point we will not need someone to come in, but not at the starting point.”

Palmer said that the county needs to get started soon so ground rules could be established for the negotiations to move forward.

“You establish ground rules and what times that you want it to occur,” Palmer said. “Ultimately, this is the first step and the parties have to proceed from that. We need to look at this because you could get into a stall on ground rules. I have not seen that happen, and if it did, I would say that you were in trouble already.”

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Athletes win titles, deliver pride for entire region

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ost Ticonderoga High School students were sleeping-in the morning of June 12. Classes had ended the day before and a little shuteye was in order after a long school year.

Not for Jay Hebert.

While others were dreaming of future success, Hebert was working to make his dreams a reality.

The rising junior was on the school track, working out. That’s why Hebert is a champion.

Hebert has established himself as one of the most successful Section VII track and field athletes ever.

Hebert won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association small-school championship June 9 in the 110-meter hurdles.

He then won the New York Federation championship, which pits the top eight runners from schools of all sizes against each other.

Hebert went undefeated this season with a best time of 14.07 seconds — the fastest time in New York and the fourth fastest high school time in the nation, according to his coach. The Olympic B qualifying standard is 13.72 seconds. He’s only 1.2 seconds away from the world record in the 110 hurdles held by Cuba’s Dayron Robles.

Ti Coach Walter Thorne believes Hebert can run in the Olympics, but the Sentinel champion is more reserved than his coach.

“That’s too far away to think about,” Hebert said. “I just want to work hard, improve and run in college.”

Hebert is just one champion area residents can take pride in.

Section VII athletes won three state titles at the track and field

championships June 8 and 9. Also bringing home championships were Dan Lennon of Peru in the Division II 3,200-meter run, and the Beekmantown 400-meter relay team of Jess Huber, Mikaela Frechette, Kallie Villemaire and Courtney Wilson.

Hebert and Lennon ran in the high school national championship track meet last weekend in Greensboro, N.C., proving their mettle once again.

Hebert finished second in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles in the “emerging elite” class.

Lennon battled all the way before finishing third in the 5,000meter championship race. He also added a 22nd place finish in the championship two-mile race.

Lennon, who graduates this weekend, will take his talents to the Syracuse University cross country and track programs in the fall.

What makes a champion? Certainly talent plays a huge role. So does work ethic.

Kenyan distance runners, who dominate distance running throughout the world, often comment, “Somewhere, right now, one of my competitors is running.” It’s a reminder that dedication can never wane.

Jay Hebert, Dan Lennon and a handful of others, although still young, know that. It’s one of the reasons they’re champions — champions we can all be proud of.

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Will there be a daily newspaper in your future?

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hat question is being asked, not only in this country, but around the world, in the past few years. In New Orleans, Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville the discussion has taken center stage with the announcement that this fall they will cease publishing a daily print product and will instead be switching to an online publication, with a print product only 3 times per week.

The situation in the above named communities is important to watch. For one, the ownership is the same as The Cleveland Plain Dealer, where reportedly there were meetings recently to quell concerns there. But in general, the daily newspaper revenuemodel dilemma is happening across America, including here in the North Country. In Canada similar moves are taking place in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Newspapers are not going to become extinct, but they are facing the types of challenges they’ve been unaccustomed with dealing.

Toward the end of the last century, daily newspapers enjoyed healthy bottom lines and became popular investment opportunities. Unfortunately, their primary mission was not so much with an eye on future technology investments and research as it was on maximizing the bottom line. They must now face the realization that there is no easy fix that will allow them to maintain their profit margins and at the same time reclaim the lofty status they once enjoyed.

Many daily newspapers blame the downfall on people reading their news online for free while dropping their paid subscription. The revenue model they have been accustomed to operating under was based on 80 percent adverting revenues and 20 percent circulation revenues. As paid subscriptions continue to drop, advertising revenues were affected. In 2005, daily newspapers registered $47 billion in ad revenues and by 2010 they were down to $22.8 billion.

While the dailies try to reposition themselves with paywalls, reduced print days, outsourcing certain tasks while trimming staff and news coverage, not all types of newspapers have abandoned their true mission. About 45 minutes from Asheville, in Yancey County, North Carolina, where the population is less than 18,000, the Yancey County News won two major journalism awards in 2011, its first year of publishing—the E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment and the Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism. The Yancey County News is a weekly, available online for free as well as in print, with a circulation of 1,200 copies and a masthead that lists only two people as staff—hus-

band and wife Jonathan and Susan Austin.

Being a newspaper is not about all the trappings that come with running a large, profitable business. Large corporate or publicly traded companies may Dan Alexander not be the best stewThoughts from ards of newspapers in Behind the Pressline the future as the renowned Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla. recently reported. Officials acknowledge their traditional revenue source, the Tampa Bay Times, can no longer finance its parent organi zation. The institute, which owns the Tampa Bay Times, has traditionally relied on dividends from the paper, as well as tuition, foundation support and donations. The institute once received dividends—millions annually—from the Tampa Bay Times, but those checks are no longer being cut.

In its raw form a newspaper is still what it has always been about, it’s a partnership with the community it serves. The community provides the financial support while the newspaper holds up its end by being the community watch dog, reporting on hometown events, providing the local merchants with a proven advertising medium and being the hometown cheerleader. Yes, to stay in business you must run a profitable operation or you can’t sustain the effort, but what still counts to the community you serve is providing the platform for publishing local news and useful advertising information that readers find of value and can afford.

This community newspaper has had to face some of the same financial challenges as our area daily counterparts, but while they have released staff recently as a result of outsourcing and cutbacks we’ve added six experienced staff castoffs in recent weeks, with more in the wings. We are continuing to expand our digital offering, which will remain free, and we look to the future with promise and optimism as we continue to live up to our founders motto of being “more than a community newspaper, we’re a community service.” In the end, the real problem lies with the newspaper investors who require profit priority over the informational needs of the local community.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com

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Taxpayers lied to

My day in jail

To the Valley News: On June 5, 2012, the Essex County board of Supervisors threw the residents of Horace Nye Home under a speeding bus . Not all of them were party to this miscarriage. I want to thank Mr. Scozzafava, Mr. Morrow, Ms. Boisen, Mr. Moore, Mr. Marnell, and Mr. Hatch for their support of the residents of the nursing home and you will always be remembered for your dedication to keeping the home opened. Bless you all.

One supervisor said the failings of the nursing home was basically the fault of the governing body of Essex County. I couldn‘t agree more. They are not smart enough to be in charge of our county. They are there just for their own benefit. One in an interview with the Adirondack Explorer said he would like to invest $500,000 in the fish hatchery which was suppose to close down, yet they continue to put monies into the hatchery; $30,000 for a truck, $10,000 for poles for nets, and I can't wait for the next round of spending for it. If you check the stocking report put out this year, you would understand why he prefers fish over the elderly. Another has the fair grounds and needs funds from the county to run. Fun and games over the elderly, great chose.

Then you have one that sees that his family gets the openings in the county and when there is an out cry, they put together an ethics committee, after all the damage has been done. An-

hile the day may have started out slow, my chance to follow along with the officers at the Essex County Jail went by faster than any in recent memory.

The morning started at 6:30 a.m., when I met Capt. Tom Murphy in the lobby to the Public Safety Building in Lewis. He took me down to the morning briefing, where it was announced that the jail was currently filled with 95 inmates - with three others who would be coming at the end of the week to serve weekend jail sentences.

Following the briefing, we walked into the jail facility, through several locked doors that were controlled by a central area, and awaited shift change.

That was the slowest part of the day, because while I am working

by Keith Lobdell on it, I have very little patience.

Officers from the morning shift waited with those from the night shift as the supervisors made sure that everyone was present and accounted - both officers and inmates.

After that, it was into the jail with the officer I was assigned to, Nathan Denton. We started the day in B Block, where the female population was housed and being served breakfast. Denton did mail call while there, yelling out names and handing mail out to inmates. Three inmates who were not lucky enough to get mail came up asking - almost imploring - if Denton was sure that was all the mail for the day. One even claimed her mail was being withheld.

That was one of the first glimpses into what the consequences were for those who made the choices that had them wearing the ECCF sweatshirts - the lack of outside contact and the desire to attain it.

I was shown the other blocks, including the segregation and workers areas, as well as A and C blocks.

A block was where I next got a taste of what poor choices can lead to. The big debate of the morning in the most populated male area was the fact that some of the inmates were not allowed to watch the end of game one of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder (first question: why would you want to watch the NBA, but that’s for another column). The game, which started after 9 p.m., lasted well after lights out at 11 p.m., and the call was made that game one of a seven game series was not that important (again, has there ever been an NBA game that important since Jordon retired, but I digress).

Either way, it was an issue that came up because the people in there made choices that now restrict their ability to do what those on the outside can do - watch something past 11 p.m.

(It was also an issue that was forgotten as the officer overseeing the block said that the inmates turned from complaining about not watching the game to why I did not ask them any questions after I left the area).

Another was watching some of the inmates walk around the recreation area. The enclosed space included a stationary stand that could be used for pullups or other exercises, a sky light and tables, but was confined to an area where it would take many laps to walk a mile. When I walk, I go around the town, which is a lot more challenging and fun.

I also got to see the officers book a pair of new residents, which was again eye-opening. The officers worked with the soon-to-be inmates to make sure that they were stable, able to have all of the information they needed, and in one case, looked up a phone number for someone that needed to call a family member to ask about bail.

All of them said that working with the people coming through booking and being civil with them will allow the person heading into the jail to drop the defenses that they may have had up with the arresting officer, although they added that is not always the case.

In the end, I left the facility over five hours after I entered. But with as busy as Denton and the other officers were, it seemed like I had only been there for a couple of hours after the shifts were changed.

So, a big thank you to the officers who let me hang around and pester them with questions while they were being kept very busy by their tennants. Stay safe and thanks for the visit.

Keith Lobdell is the Editor of the Valley News. He can be reached at keith@denpubs.com

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other wants the state to purchase conservation easements instead of acquiring full title to the land so they can keep their leases and have exclusive hunting and fishing rights at the expense of state tax payers for lands purchased by the Adirondack Nature Conservancy, the Finch, Pruyn lands.

As Neil Woodworth said," The Gooley Club's idea of a conservation easement would exclude the public.

The public would in effect be paying for the Gooley Club's playground through taxes." paid by the state on the easement lands. The others say they voted to cut taxes for the people they represent yet the way it was explained even by selling the nursing home we will not see a reduction in our taxes. A wise man once said, ‘The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

The taxpayers have been sold a big lie.

The whole process from beginning to end has been done according to what certain board members wanted,

right or wrong as long as it was done their way. lt's time to Contact the Attorney Generals office and ask for an investigation of the procedures taken by the board of supervisors to see if all is above board and legal, if there was any conflict of interest in the sale of Horace Nye Home. We deserve at least that.

Richard Tromblee Moriah Center

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• Letters can be sent to its offices, 14 Hand Avenue, PO Box 338, Elizabethtown, 12932 • Or e-mailed to keith@denpubs.com • Letters can also be submitted online at www.thevalleynews.org Letters should not exceed 400 words and must be signed and include a telephone number for verification.

GUESTVIEWPOINT Reaction to Saranac Lake Police Department issue

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emorial Day 2012 is now in our rear view mirror. The day has passed, but aptly is not out of sight in our hearts, minds and vision. Nor should it be. As we approach Independence Day, it is appropriate to view the issue of village of Saranac Lake police response through the prism these two holidays provides.

First, let us agree quite plainly that no police officer should ever be in danger due to politics. Nor should they be expected to warm the bench when another officer is in danger. In the case of officer safety, mutual aid must be seamless and immediate. Therefore, universal mutual aid to officers in distress should be codified through state legislation. It’s important to note that according to The Valley News, Mayor Rabideau correctly stated that there are appropriate exceptions such as extreme danger and/or humane reasons.

Our police officers are amazing, and just want to do their job. Let’s take them right out of the political equation, and protect them so they can protect us. Let’s give our local communities the backup they need too, by making mutual aid in extreme circumstances such as officer safety, a State policy. But let’s not confuse this with routine police work.

Second, we must honor our most basic American tenets, one of which is that we abhor taxation without representation. In the case of Saranac Lake,

we have a village that pays hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to taxing entities that provide little to no services in return. Yet that same village provides services such as basic law enforcement to those taxing entities without compensation. It’s completely backwards.

We fought for Independence from Britain over this very issue. We won that war. Then we declared war on Britain in 1812 because they were abusing us again. In that case they were harassing our ships and pressing Americans and British ex patriots into military service to the Crown. We won that war as well. As with more recent wars, the fallen heroes of our earliest wars gave everything for our freedom too.

Do we somehow now imagine that it wasn’t OK for Britain to tax us without representation or press our sailors into service to the Crown, but it’s OK if we tax each other without representation or expect police service for free?

Let’s be fair. The towns that tax the village of Saranac Lake are in a tough spot. Fifty percent or more of their budget is caused by unfunded state mandates. The problem is broken at the state level. But is it correct to tax anyone or anything just because we can? Where does that end? Taxes are necessary for legitimate government activity, but in America they should never be levied without getting a legitimate service in return!

There have been a plethora of politi-

Remember school times

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hey have donned their graduation robes, adjusted their tassels and now they walk the last walk while Pomp and Circumstance plays in the background.

They will walk their last walk as high school students and will never be high school students again.

For some, this will be the last day in their

By Scot Hurlburt school forever. Most of the graduates will be itching to graduate, to move on to the next chapter in their lives. It won’t be until sometime later that they will realize the momentous significance of this day.

Kids Count

cians who have held hearings about the problem. Elected officials at every level acknowledging the problem is crippling their ability to govern effectively. However, once the hearings are over, nothing really changes.

Third, as a minimum the village of Saranac Lake should either receive reimbursement for its police response to neighboring municipalities. This should be in the form of offsets to its tax bill, or direct payment for those services when rendered outside village municipal bounds.

Fourth, the state must then pass significant mandate reform legislation, starting with an all-out assault on the multi-billion dollar problem of Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse. This should be followed in short order by an amendment to our state constitution outlawing unfunded mandates.

We cannot continue to pay lip service to this problem.

Finally, we must challenge the political status quo. One certain way to fix this problem is by making Saranac Lake a city. I know there is little political will for this amongst several of the region’s long-time politicians, but that, too, can be changed.

Dave Kimmel is a Cadyville businessman. He is running for member of the Assembly in the 115th Assembly District which includes Clinton and Franklin County as well as the towns of Brasher, Lawrence, Hopkinton, and Piercefield in St. Lawrence County.

For parents, this day will be an occasion for enormous joy and pride and at least a little sadness. Many will remember their children in footed pajamas with a bowl of cheerios spilling on the floor as they walked quickly across the kitchen floor.

The time between then and now will seem unmercifully too short. For some parents, the nest will now be empty and this day, more than any other day will signal to them that their child will soon be gone.

High school graduation will be the ceremony that announces that this leg of life’s journey is over. While high school graduation is an ending it is also signals the dawning of a new and exciting horizon.

The specter of the unknown, the challenge of leaving the security of a school family and the security of the adults that raised the graduate is a major step towards maturity.

Some graduates will extend their academic pursuit by entering college, some will serve in the military and some will enter the work world right from high school.

Whatever their choices might be, they have

prepared themselves for what lies before them.

Graduation from high school is validation that they are ready to surmount whatever challenges are ahead. High school graduation is proof of character, tenacity, optimism and courage. Graduation is a time for summing up and taking an account of what has accomplished, what has not and what new direction will be embarked upon.

Several speeches will be delivered at graduation and they will speak to selflessness and idealism. “Find your passion, your strengths and plug them into the world around you.” “We all have a responsibility to make the world a better place than how we found it.” Perhaps a popular teacher, the school principal or superintendent will charge the graduates to go out and change the world. To carry their alma mater with them as they go.

Then the moment will come that will never come again, they will walk across the stage, receive their diploma and move their tassel to the other side, they have graduat-

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ed. Cameras will flash, tears will be shed, and big hugs will be meted out to everyone present.

Graduates will line up to receive congratulations and to say their final good byes.

They will be saying goodbye to teachers that have been their mentors, their instructors, their counselor, the speaker of stern words when needed and a thoughtful shoulder to lean on at times. They will be saying goodbye to their friends, friends that have been with them since Kindergarten in many instances. They will be saying goodbye to their entire school community rich with so many memories. They will also be saying goodbye to the familiar comfort of a secure school routine.

Today, the certainty offered by their school community will end. The partnership that was shared by their parents and their school on their behalf will also end. Though they are saying goodbye, many special memories will be indelibly etched in their hearts.

“Carpi Diem” graduates.

Remember, all kids count.

Reach the writer at hurlburt@wildblue.net.

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Westport Health Center to be remodeled through state HEAL grant WESTPORT — The Westport Health Center will be getting a facelift.

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that $301.1 million in HEAL NY grants will help 40 hospitals and nursing homes across the state, including $20.2 million to the North Country.

CPI, the company that owns both CVPH in Plattsburgh and the Elizabethtown Community Hospital, received $7,309,572 in HEAL funding, with $5,639,000 for remodeling and renovation at CVPH which will result in approximately 22 private rooms.

The other $1,670,572 will be used to renovate and build an addition onto the ECHcontrolled Westport Health Center, according to spokesperson Jane Hooper.

“We have been wanting to do some work at the health center and have been looking for the funding that has now come through the HEAL NY grant,” Hooper said. “This

gives us the funds to renovate and do some addition work.”

Hooper said that the work to be done would help with efficiency at the site.

“We want to have a more efficient use of space as well as creating some additional space,” she said.

While planning for the project is in the very early stages, Hooper said that the addition would be new clinical space and would add about 3,500 square feet to the facility.

The project will also allow for updates of interior rooms, mechanical and electrical systems, technology infrastructure, HVAC and other utilities.

“We are still in the early stages,” Hooper said. “We have a meeting with the architect next week to go over the preliminary designs and thoughts. More information will follow as plans are finalized.”

Hooper said that the hospital is also required to apply for a certificate of need from the state (for big projects or when new serv-

Book sale dates set

Westport book sale scheduled

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Library will hold its annual summer book sale Aug. 2-4 at the UCC Parish Hall. The sale will begin Thursday at noon, run all day Friday, and conclude Saturday morning with our famous Buck-A-Bag clearance extravaganza. Donated books (in good condition only, please) are now being gratefully accepted at the library during regular hours.

WESTPORT — The Westport Library Association’s annual Book Sale returns on Friday July 6, through Sunday July 8, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Saturday, July 7, the sale will stay open until 7 p.m., in conjunction with the Town of Westport’s parade and fireworks.

This year, the Book Sale has expanded to include a fabulous array of paperbacks, hard cover fiction and non-fiction, children’s books, a media collection, and interesting special books. The special collection includes some scarce histories of the region.

Early shoppers may join the Library for First View on Thursday night, July 5, from 6 until 8 p.m. In addition to having first choice of the books, First Viewers can enjoy champagne, strawberries and other delicacies.

This is always a lively evening and a chance to enjoy the lovely library while searching for just the right book. Admission for First View is $15.

This year ’s raffle prize is an extraordinary

By Keith Lobdell

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Linder to perform WESTPORT — On June 28, Westport Library Music is will present Daniel Linder, performing a selection of classical pieces on piano.

Linder grew up in Westport, where he studied piano with Beryl Reneau and Rose Chancler. He is a recent graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Westport Library. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

The Westport Health Center, operated by Elizabethtown Community Hospital. ices are added).

“We would hope that since the state gave us the funding, they will approve the work,”

she said.

Work is expected to begin this fall and last through the winter.

bird feeder created and donated by a local Adirondack craftsmen. The bird feeder can be seen in the window of the Bessboro Shop and raffle tickets are available at the shop or at the library.

For additional information check the Library’s website at westportNYlibrary.org or call 962-8219.

Soccer camp returns to Westport

‘Buy a Boom’ program back WESTPORT — The Westport Chamber of Commerce is seeking individuals, groups or businesses to donate to the Independence Day annual fireworks show on Saturday, July 7, at 9:30 p.m. at Lee Park through the “Buy a Boom” fundraiser.

Donors will be listed in the Dragon Press windows on Champlain Avenue. Make checks payable to the Westport Chamber of Commerce and send them P.O. Box 394, Westport, N.Y., 12993; or deposit them in gift boxes located at the Westport Hotel, Ernie’s, Everybody’s or the Ship’s Store.

WESTPORT — The Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp, hosted by the Essex County Youth Bureau, will be held at Westport Central School this summer. Players from area towns and summer visitors are all welcome to attend. This year's camp will run from July 30 through Aug. 3. Ages 6-10 attend from 9 a.m. until noon, and ages 11-14 attend from 1 until 4 p.m. The cost of the camp is $125 for the week and includes a free T-shirt and soccer ball. Sign up online before June 15, to receive a free Challenger Sports British Soccer Jersey. To sign your child up for this year's camp, go the Essex County website www.co.essex.ny.us or contact Dan Sadowski at the Essex County Youth Bureau at 873-3630. dsadowski@co.essex.ny.us.

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Doheny Continued from page 1 “We will work very hard for him and he will be proud of us,” Morency said.

“The supervisors are following the lead of the Republican Committee,” Essex County GOP Chair Ron Jackson said. “This is the second time that we have endorsed him. We feel that he is the best qualified to represent us and to get the jobs issue straightened out and work on getting the economy back on track.”

Doheny said that he was grateful for the endorse-

ment.

“This endorsement means a lot to me,” Doheny said.

“You supervisors are the people who are on the front lines of the challenges that we face. I have met with everyone and we are going to work hard with you to get the economy back on track.”

Doheny has also been endorsed by New York State Sen. Betty Little.

“We pushed to cut spending and close our multi-billion dollar deficit in New York,” Little said via a June 11 press release. “Our federal government should be expected to do the same. I have

the utmost confidence that Matt Doheny will be a leader in this effort, and that’s why I’m pleased to endorse him.”

Doheny is facing a June 26 primary against Kellie Greene in the race top be the Republican nominee for the 23rd Congressional District, a seat that is currently held

by Plattsburgh Democrat Bill Owens.

Doheny was one of nine candidates who attempted to seek the party nomination after then congressman John McHugh was tabbed to be the Secretary of the Army in 2009, eventually losing out to Dede Scozzafava, who

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dropped out of the race three days before the election and endorsed Owens.

In 2010, Doheny won his party’s primary against Lake Placid accountant Douglas Hoffman, who then ran as a Conservative and was pointed to as the reason why Doheny lost a close race to Owens after receiving 6 percent of the General Election vote.

Also on June 26, three candidates are vying for the Republican nomination to face current Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, including Wendy Long, Bob Turner and George Maragos.

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Tarantino Continued from page 1 “We believe that we have a candidate, but no one is ready to make any official announcements,” Essex County Democratic Committee Chair Sue Montgomery Corey said, not commenting on whether that candidate was Tarantino.

“We are looking forward to a great race, whoever the candidate is,” she added.

Currently, the only official candidate in the field to replace Sayward is another Queensbury resident, Republican Supervisor Dan Stec, who also chairs the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

After Sayward announced that she was retiring, Stec was joined by fellow GOP members Bob Reagan and Evelyn

Wood. On the Democratic side, all eyes were on Jay Supervisor and Essex County Board Chair Randy Douglas, until he announced that he would not seek the position.

Since, there has been little word if the “blue party” would tab anyone for the race until the past week.

Essex County Republican Chairman Ron Jackson of Essex said that he knew there would be an eventual challenger for Stec to face in November.

“We knew that this would be a contested race from the beginning,” Jackson said. “If it is Dennis, he ran against Teresa in his first time around. I do not know him that well, but I do know Dan (Stec) and he will be an absolutely wonderful

representative for the 114th district and for Essex County.

He has been putting in the time and learning the issues and he has got the experience as a supervisor and county chair.”

Stec advisor Win Belanger said that he was “surprised” by the potential choice of Tarantino, but not the fact that the race could now be contested.

“It’s very fair to say that if they did not field a candidate, something was wrong with the system,” Belanger said.

Even though he has not officially entered the race, Tarantino has picked up the endorsement of his party in every county that lies within the 114th Assembly District, including Essex, Warren, Washington and Saratoga.

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ongratulations to the Class of 2012! Their Graduation Ceremony will be Friday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the ELCS auditorium. I guess we can say summer is definitely here, since Friday is also the last day of school for all students.

The Cobble Hill Golf Course is hosting the Norris Dolly Memorial Tournament on Sunday, June 24, at 9 a.m. This tournament is a 4 person scramble with a shotgun start.

All proceeds go to the Norris and Mary Dolly Scholarship Fund. You must register, no later then this Friday, June 22. If you need more information, contact Kevin at 873-2520 or call the Cobble Hill Golf Course directly at 873-9974.

The following are a few tidbits I'd like to pass along, just for FYI. There's a hunter education class on Wednesday, June 27, through Friday, June 29 at the Mt. Fay Fish and Game Club in Lewis from 6 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Call Bill Wright for more information at 873-9124.

If your a musician, crafter, small business vendor, or similar...here's a few dates that might interest you.

"The Sunflower Music Fest" is looking for vendors and musicians. It will be held

at the Essex County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 14 from 2 p.m. 'til 8 p.m.. Application deadline is Saturday, June 30, the entry fee is $25, call 962-2077 for more information.

Vendors are also wanted by the Jay Entertainment and Music Society for their annual Jay Day Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m.un'til 5 p.m. The cost for a 10' X 10' space is $30. Applications are available online, at their website, www.jemsgroup.org or for more information, contact Pat Coolidge at 946-7617.

If you think you have some talent, the Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin Counties are looking for you! They would like to feature you in their second annual Vaudeville Show at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall on Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m.

For more information call 546-3008 or 9637216.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT! There's a new invasive species entering our area! If you have a garden, look for the leek moth, it lives off onions, garlic, leeks and chives. If you see this moth in your garden or know anyone that has, contact the Cornell Cooperative Extension at 962-4810, so they can track this problem bug.

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his week, the NCSPCA would like to remind you about the upcoming second annual NCSPCA Golf Tournament, "Gimme Shelter," to be held on Friday, July 20, at the Westport Country Club. Last year's tournament was a great success, and we are hoping this year's event will be even more spectacular! Now is a purrfect time to gather your friends together to form a team - your registration should be turned in by Monday, July 16.

Team entries are $300 ($75/player) and includes golf with cart, player gift, buffet, and a chance to win Closest to Pin, Long Drive, and Net/Gross Prizes.Team entry with hole sponsorship is $300; hole sponsorship only is $100 and includes your business name or a personal message on a hole. Details and online registration can be found at www.ncspca.blogspot.com.You can also register by phone at 962-4470, fax your entry to 351-4130, email your entry to ncspca@markedbywm.com, or mail in your entry with check to: NCSPCA, 23 Lakeshore Road, Westport, NY 12993.

Monies raised by this event will be used toward the building of our new shelter!

Our featured pet this week is Ed, an adorable brown and white, Beagle/Bassett

Hound-mix who was found wandering the streets, lonely and hungry. Ed has a loving personality and a gentle demeanor, with deep, soulful eyes that will win your heart over. He has excellent leash manners and does not bark or "bray" like most of his Beagle cousins. If you are looking for a smaller dog who is good with people of all ages and will reward you with lots of affection, Ed is the dog for you. Why not come down to the shelter and meet him today?

We know you won't be able to resist those sad, chocolate-brown eyes!

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ur Independence Day celebration has some new twists this year, so here's a brief summary of what's going to be happening. Since the actual July Fourth is on a Wednesday, the town will publicly celebrate our nation's independence on Saturday, July 7. The main thing that's new is the timing of the parade, which will begin at 5 p.m. up at the Fairgrounds. The new time makes it easy and inviting for people to stay together in town—with lots of fun activities and dining options available—till the fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m.

The parade's organizers, Irwin and Sheila Borden, have a great line-up already, but they are still looking for more participants. Fire departments and emergency squads, walking groups, clubs, 4-H groups, scouts, schoolbuses, clowns, antique or classic vehicles, bands—if interested, call Sheila at 962-8360 or 8909.

After the parade, the Westport Fire Department will host a Pig Roast in Ballard Park, where the Christopher Emmet Hallowell Fund will also have its annual Ice

Cream Social and Magic Show. There will be games and a hula-hoop contest on the Library Lawn, with face painting and balloons by Penelope the Clown. (If you'd like to sell crafts or goodies at a table, call Sheila—see above). Square dancing on the street begins at 7 p.m. with music by Gary Phinney, and you can dance till it's time to head down to the lake for the fireworks in Lee Park.

And so that we can all enjoy a spectacular show, the fireworks Buy A Boom fund needs your support. A donation of $100 could pay for lots of booms and bursts in the Finale, $60 pays for happy faces, stars, and hearts, $30 covers a big whistling umbrella showering down, and $15 pays for a color burst or two bursts with a boom.

Drop a check made out to the Westport Chamber of Commerce in the special boxes at Ernie's Market, Everybody's Market, the bank, or the Marina Store, or send it to the chamber at P.O. Box 394, Westport, N.Y. 12993. Donors will be listed in the Dragon Press window next to Ernie's.

This week's Heritage House $50 raffle winner is Dave Reckhan. Congratulations!

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his past week’s weather was perfect for hay making, with lots of sun, warm temperatures and low humidity, and all over town you could hear the rhythmic “runk a chunk” of old square balers at work. Like everything else this growing season, we’re way ahead of last year.

The library in Essex will be closing at 12:30 p.m. this Saturday for Sid Couchey’s memorial service.

The wastewater treatment plant will be holding several open houses in the coming weeks, on June 27, July 11 and July 18.

Tours will be given at either 1 or 2:30 p.m.

You must sign up ahead by calling the plant operator, Tina Gardner, at 963-7027.

Unfortunately, no one under age 18 will be allowed to attend.

The local deer tick population seems to be declining, although my neighbor says he finds them on his dog every time they go into the woods. We’ve been treating our dog Ginny every three weeks with a preventive that seems to work well but is kind of pricey. In an effort to economize, I

bought a much less expensive brand that does the trick but left Ginny’s silky coat oily and rumpled and no amount of brushing will get rid of it. According to Amy, who is in charge of Ginny’s health care, we will be returning to the original product which has no ill effects on her appearance.

This is the season for trees to put on new growth, and I was surprised to learn that during the French and Indian War of the 1700’s, new spruce buds were used to make beer. The soldiers at Crown Point were used to European beer brewed from barley and hops, neither of which was available there. Barley provides the sugars and flavors for fermentation, while hops counter the sweetness with a bitter taste and also act as a preservative. What’s a poor soldier to do, stranded in the wilderness far from home? They did have molasses as a source for sugar, although not nearly as good as barley, and used young spruce buds, boiled for several hours, for the bitter component.

Beer recipes from that era used wild yeasts floating around in the air, which probably made for an exceptionally wretched drink.

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reat weather for the Elk’s Pig’n’swig this past weekend. I hope they did well and again I thank them for all the hard work and services they provide our community.

The Farmer ’s Market has started in Keeseville this week and will be on Wednesdays behind the library on Front Street by the river. A lot of work and planning has been put into making this a very worthwhile event, please make sure to stop by and promote our local farmers and artisans.

Coming up soon will be summer hours for the Library as well as the start of the Monday four week children reading program which is always done well. The library is also making a request for books and DVDs which it can sell in the August Book Sale. Finally for the library, make sure you check out the new artist show in July.

This past Saturday I spent a wonderful day in Keeseville, starting with a very nice

lunch and friendly conversation with Tina and Jeff Kelley, the owners of Kelley’s Kitchen on Route 9N. My second time there, and it certainly won’t be my last.

Even though I love to cook between Kelley’s, Pleasant Corners, Mac’s, MacLean’s, and the North Country Restaurant I am kept very well fed right in my on neighborhood. Next up we traveled over to Division Street for the opening of Gofflower stand. What a beautiful and quaint stand.

Besides flowers and herbs, local art crafts are available as well in a very, very charming stand. Another place I’m sure I’ll be frequently visiting. We finished with a fun visit to the library, partly to learn from Mary Ann the names of the flowers in the beautiful bouquet that we bought!

I really need to check with the Chesterfield Fish and Game Club as they are usually in high gear with a lot of great activities for our community especially in the facility they have been working so hard to renovate and improve.

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am sorry no column last week. I made a goof with the e-mail address - thus no column. Hopeful that the men in our lives had a special treat last Sunday, or perhaps it was a time to remember the great times we had with our Dad's that have passed on.

I hope you noticed all the beautiful roses in front of the Methodist Church, they have been in full bloomand so colorful. I also enjoyed the message on the outdoor sign for Father's Day. Friends and Family had a beautiful memorial service to honor the life of Patti James this past week at the Essex church. A reminder that this Saturday, June 23, there will be a Memorial Service to honor the life of Sid Couchey at 2 p.m. in this same church. Our local school will holding their graduation ceremony for the 21 graduates. This has been a great class producing some good students to move out into the world. The Alumni Banquet will also be held on this same weekend at Crickets starting at 3 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m..

The Willsboro Heritage Society held their annual seasonal opening this past weekend featuring Brent Vosburg talking on local industry during the Ciivil War period. This group will be holding their first evening lec-

ture on Fri. June 29, the featured speaker will be Andrew Albert talking on the subject of Exploring the Agrigultural Heritage of the Champlain Valley. The program will be held at theVisitor's Center starting at 7 p.m. The public is welcome.

I was made aware of a couple other good features here in town, for tennis players a nice new court down near Noblewood on Rte. 22.

Some other neat places to visit include the warehouse of collectables, household items, and a wide variety of items. It is located on Mill Street in the old Ashline Fruit Co. building. The new person in charge has done a great job of making the items more presentable. I also noticed that Rudy's Stuff is once more open for business. Not sure you were aware that there will be another Primary vote on Tuesday, June 26, from 12 noon to 9 p.m. at the Visitor's Center. This is for State and Federal candidates. Vacation Bible School takes place the week of June 25 to 29 at the Methodist Church.

Happy Birthday to: Chuck Krotz June 22, Eric McCauliffe June 26, Raymond Demar June 27, Karen Buck June 28, Ken Stafford June 28, Kristen Young June 29, Ann Marcotte June 29. Happy Anniversay to Nancy and Sherman Randall June 28.

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Stage set for Depot Theatre season to open with ‘Careless Love’

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com WESTPORT — The lights are ready to come up on another season of theater at the Westport train depot.

The Depot Theatre will open its 2012 season with “Careless Love,” which has already stolen the heart of managing director Angel Wuellner.

“This first show is the one that I have been looking forward to, and it is living up to the hype in rehearsals,” said Wuellner, who was named as the new director in February. “I left the practice singing the songs, and that is what you want, people leaving a musical singing the songs.”

The show opens the 2012 season on Friday,

June 22, with an opening reception following the performance. It will run through July 8, and be followed by “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” running from July 13 through July 29.

“Three actors play all of the parts and tell the story, so it is kind of a comedic take on a classic Sherlock Holmes tale,” Wuellner said.

The third show of the season is “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” which runs from Aug. 3 until Aug. 19.

“It’s about three high school students in the 1950s who meet back up at their class reunion, and it features all of the girl group songs from the 50s and 60s that everyone knows the words to, like ‘Mr. Sandman’ and ‘It’s My Party,’” Wuellner said.

The final show is “Real women Have Curves,” from Aug. 24 through Sept. 9.

“It is a coming-of-age comedy that we are looking forward to at the end of the season,” Wuellner said.

There will also be six Tonight Only performances featuring local acts along with other groups July 3, 18 and 25 and Aug. 8, 15 and 29.

Along with opening night receptions, the Depot Theatre will also return with Name Your Own Price Nights, which will be held on the first Monday of each production.

“We want everyone who wants to come here and enjoy a show to be able to come,” Wuellner said. “This was something that was very popular last year and we wanted to make sure that it continued.”

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Donation leads to CEFLS ebooks

SCHROON LAKE — The Schroon Lake Community Church will be holding its 33rd Annual Chicken Barbecue on Wednesday, July 4. The Church is located in the center of town on US Route 9.

The menu consists of a half chicken, cole slaw, baked beans, roll, butter, homemade brownie, iced tea or lemonade, all for $9. Eat it or take out from 11 a.m. to sell out, first come, first serve.

PLATTSBURGH — Thanks to a major donation from the Plattsburgh Lions Club, the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System has just added over 40 ebooks for adults, young adults and children to a collection that is available to all patrons of member libraries who possess a library card.

The collection, and hundreds of other titles, can be accessed on the library system’s website at ecollection.cefls.org.

“It’s amazing that we just added some adult titles yesterday and many of them are already checked out,” Elizabeth Rogers, Head of Adult Collection Development at the System said. “Beach Season

by Lisa Jackson and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak were snapped up immediately. Donations from groups such as the Plattsburgh Lion’s Club really help us keep up with demand, which we expect to grow even more as the summer progresses.

Patrons of the System’s member public libraries in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties can check out up to two titles at a time online with a borrower ’s card.

20-ish reunion scheduled

Westport Central School students Jordan Spear and Anna Austin present their project on the Mohican tribe for Native American Museum Day on June 15. Students from the fifth and third grades created exhibits for a different Native American Tribes.

Photo by Katherine Clark

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 - Rt. 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Daily Masses Monday at 5:15 p.m., Tues. - Fri. at 8 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 9:15 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before weekend masses.

BLACK BROOK St. Matthew’s Catholic Church - Black Brook, Silver Lake Rd., 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Masses Sun. 11 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before each mass.

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 Peter Riani., 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.

873-6822. 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 9:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m., Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.; Youth Group Sunday 7 p.m. Website: ibck.org Email: office@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 Christian Fellowship 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.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — If you attended high school at ELCS around 20 years ago, give or take a few years, you and your family are welcome to celebrate our 20-ish Reunion! See old classmates and hang out for the afternoon at a no-frills ADK get-together at the Elizabethtown Fish & Game Club on Sunday, July 22, at 2 p.m. Please bring your own grill food and beverages, a dish to share, and a donation for the Fish and Game. Please pass this along to classmates, teachers and friends with whom you have contact. Locating everyone is a challenge, so help spreading the word is appreciated. The event “20-ish ELCS Reunion” can be found on Facebook.

call 518-523-3652.

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 - Worship services Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.; Tuesday 5:15 p.m. Holy Prayers; Wednesday 5:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist & Healing 2450 Main St., LP, 523-2564, www.steustace.org.

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 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 PORT HENRY Lake Champlain Bible Fellowship - Adult Sunday School 9:00-10:00 a.m., Coffee fellowship 10:00-10:30 a.m.; Worship service starts at 10:30 a.m.; Nursery and 3-6 Sunday School provided during worship service; VOICE Youth Group for teens; Variety of bible studies and groups available that meet weekly. FREE community movie night the first Saturday of every month at 7 p.m. Visit our website to see what is showing 6 Church St., (518) 546-4200, www.lcbible.org, Pastor Tom Smith.

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.

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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 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 - Main Street Westport: Saturday Evening ‘Praise, Word & Prayer’ Service, 5 p.m.

Sunday morning Worship Celebration, 9:00 a.m. plus Children’s Church; Bible Study 10:15 a.m. Thursday evening parsonage book & bible discussion, 6:30 p.m.; Choir Rehearsal, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. 9628293. www.westptchurch.com Pastor Leon Hebrink, “Following Jesus in the company of friends.”

Westport Bible Church - 24 Youngs Road. 962-8247.

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New to the productions will be a Talk Back session, which will be held on the first Thursday of each production.

“It’s a chance for the audience to ask questions and get answers from the artistic staff for each one of the performances,” Wuellner said.

Wuellner said that she was excited for the new season to start, her first at the Depot.

“These past few months have been exciting and non-stop,” she said. “The summer came fast, but it is going to be a great one.

We have a great team here and even there was a lot of work, there are a lot of willing people to put in the work.”

For more information on the Depot Theatre season, visit depottheatre.org or call the box office at 962-4449.

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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.

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Westport students give back by cleaning Ballard Park waterfront

By Katherine Clark

katherine@denpubs.com WESTPORT — Students at WestportCentral School made an effort to give back to the local community and practice good citizenship with a day of cleaning at the beach on June 14.

Students in grades 3 through 6 took the day to go to Ballard Park on Route 9N, raking grass clippings and sand, and moving stones and sticks from the shoreline to help prepare the beach for summer swimmers.

“This is a great opportunity for our students to participate and be active in maintaining their community,” elementary school teacher Michelle Rawson said.

Bill Johnston, president of the Ballard Park Foundation, said he was very pleased the students came out to help at the park.

“This is a great opportunity to help contribute to the community, and we also want them to realize this beach is for them and is open to the public,” Johnston said.

This is the first, of hopefully many more cleanup days Westport Central School will participate in Rawson said.

“I hope this project becomes an annual event because it shows students the value of donating their time to help,” Rawson said.

“So that all can enjoy this beautiful community,”

Students participate in a community service clean-up day at Ballard Park on June 14.

Photo by Katherine Clark

Upon arrival at Ballard Park, Johnson thanked the students for coming to help.

“I am so glad you’re coming down to help, we need all the help we can get,” Johnston said.

The students were enjoying the nice

weather, and laughing and talking to friends and classmates, as they cleaned the area.

“It’s really important to help,” third grader Mallorie Waldron said as she swept off the beach steps and removed the old leaves.

She said she was happy to help out the park and keep it clean.

“Things get done faster and keep clean more when people help out,” Waldron said.

The program is not only a green initiative but is part of WCSD’s initiative to give back to the community, Rawson said.

“This project is something we started this year; however, we have done other community service collections in the past. We decided that this year we would donate more than money,” Rawson said.

Every year, WCSD teaches character education. Community service is one of the traits.

Other projects have included “Pennies for Pets,” which was donated to the Westport SPCA, the third and fourth grades collected money to donate to Haiti coined “Hope for Haiti.”

Supplies for the clean up were donated by Camp Dudley.

Ballard Park, a local spot that community members can enjoy, has a public beach, outdoor stage for Shakespeare in the Park and a lovely garden to sit and enjoy. Johnston said he hopes with the help of the community the park will continue to be a great place for all to enjoy.

For more information about Ballard Park, or how to volunteer, go to ballardparkny.org.

Ti farmer could owe up to $10,000 for animal abuse trial of horse katherine@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA— A restitution hearing for a Ticonderoga man found guilty of animal abuse was postponed until June 29, to allow the town justice time to further examine evidence.

Bruce Crammond, 64, of Racetrack Road, Ticonderoga was convicted in Ticonderoga Town Court of misdemeanor injuring animals and failure to provide

proper sustenance for an animal, a violation of Section 353 of the State Agriculture and Markets Law, aka Animal Cruelty in February.

On June 12, Town Justice James O'Bryan said he should be able to make a decision about the pending restitution, determine Crammond’s sentence for animal cruelty charges, and determine ownership of the horse at the June 29 court date.

“We all want this case resolved as soon as possible but obviously I must see all evidence the case has to offer,” O’Bryan said.

Restitution Assistant District Attorney Michelle Bowen submitted to the court $10,158.16 in expenses documented by Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue (CMVHR) to care for the horse, named Pops, from the time he was brought to their rescue on May 21, 2010 to present.

Expenses included the cost of medical supplies, vaccinations, monthly boarding fees, and the large amount of food the belgian draft horse needed to reestablish a

healthy weight of 1,300 lbs.

Nancy Van Wie, co-founder of the rescue, said she deducted $635 of expenses paid through private donations allocated for the horse and did not include the regular $40 a day charge for administering medical treatment usually charged at the rescue. Van Wie and co-founder Eddie Mrozik of CMVHR also attended daily for four months to a 4-inch diameter wound to the horse sustained to its withers before being brought to CMVHR.

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Willsboro Mountain Road repair project to finally be completed WILLSBORO — After two years of letters, phone calls and pleading with the state Department of Transportation, Willsboro Supervisor Ed Hatch has received good news about Willsboro Mountain Road.

The pass, which connects the towns of Willsboro and Chesterfield along with Exit 33 of the Adirondack Northway, will be repaved this summer, according to DOT officials.

The first two miles of the road were repaved over the past two years, but the remainder of the project had been halted, with state budget woes being blamed.

Hatch often spoke about the matter, and offered resolutions as a member of the Essex County Board of Supervisors imploring the state to take the matter seriously.

“This is a very dangerous road,” Hatch said. “The current condition is bad and it needs to be addressed.”

Hatch said that he was pleased that the state had finally decided to finish the work on the remaining five miles of Willsboro Mountain.

“All of the letters and coverage by the local news have finally paid off,” he said. “We are grateful to those who kept this issue out there in the public eye.”

Work on the project will be starting July 9 and is expected to be done in a short period of time. Motorists can expect delays during the project, as some lanes may be reduced in size and alternating one-way traffic may also be used by DOT workers.

Funding became available after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the creation of a $15 billion Works Program though the Federal Transportation Jobs Act.

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WILLSBORO — The Willsboro/Essex Vacation Bible School will be held Monday, June 25 through Friday, June 29 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Willsboro Methodist Church. The theme is “Operation Overboard.” This exciting program for children, ages 3 to 12, will include music, Bible stories, crafts, games and special snacks. To register, call Barbara Dickinson at 963-7772.

WHALLONSBURG — On Saturday, July 7, the Champlain Valley Film Society presents The Artist, winner of the Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director award at the Academy Awards and also the Golden Globes.

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A sign tells motorists of the upcoming road work on the Willsboro Mountain Road. “talkies.” Showtime is 8 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for 18 and under. For more information, visit wwwcvfilms.org.

Eurythmy workshop set WHALLONSBURG — Eurythmy, derived from the Greek meaning “harmonious rythy,” is an art form created by Rudolf Steiner and others in the early part of the 20th century as a

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means to express the universal human through the avenues of music, poetry, stories and rhythm.

Natalie Kawecki, a trained eurythmy teacher, will lead the workshops each Wednesday beginning June 27 through Aug. 15 (with no classes on July 4 and July 12) from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with a $10 donation per class to benefit Lakeside School. Advance registration is helpful. Please call 963-7385 or e-mail admin@lakesideschoolinessex.org to register.

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LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is presenting a special program, “Climate Change in the Adirondacks: What is Happening, How Vulnerable are We?” with Jerry Jenkins, an ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondack Program as he talks about climate change in the Adirondacks, Saturday, June 23, at 8 p.m. at ADK’s High Peaks Information Center. This presentation is free and open to the public.

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LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Central School District is pleased to announce to local veterans that under the preauthorization of Project Rescue, under section 305 of the Education Law, "any veteran of the armed forces who served during WWII, Korea, or Vietnam, and who was unable to complete a secondary education, may be able to obtain a high school diploma, based on knowledge and experience gained while in the service.”

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Friday’s Freaky Friday event begins at 4:30 p.m., while the Saturday night’s show is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. Both events will be held in the center’s 1932 Rink Jack Shea Arena.

This will be skaters participating in the 80th annual summer skating program. Skaters will perform their individual and group numbers during events. Admission to the show is $10 for adults, $8 for juniors and seniors. Children 6 and under may enter for free. To learn more, visit www.lakeplacidskating.com.

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“Whether you’ve been here multiple times, or this is your first year, there is something for everyone to enjoy. I have no doubt that everyone who comes to Lake Placid will think of it as their best show of the year!”

Further information on the Lake Placid Horse Shows presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC is available by calling the Lake Placid Horse Show Association at 523-9625 or on line at www.lakeplacidhorseshow.com.

Left: Margie Engle Winning at the Lake Placid Horse Shows

Alumni concerts set LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will be hosting several concert programs on Saturday, June 23 as part of an Alumni Reunion for the former Lake Placid School of Art and CMDA (as the LPCA was known prior to the Olympics). For more information on all reunion weekend events that will be taking place from Friday, June 22 through Sunday, June 24, please contact coordinator Daniel Patchett at: electradan@aol.com. More information, video clips and photographs are available to view at: www.lakeplacidschoolofart.com.

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Gov. settles dispute between Upper Jay firemen, insurance company

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com UPPER JAY — A dispute over the damage done to the Upper Jay firehouse that appeared to be headed to court has been settled through the help of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The governor ’s office announced June 13 that a deal had been reached through the State Insurance Fund between the Town of Jay, the Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Company and the insurance company VFIS that will allow the company to rebuild and relocate their facilities.

“This takes the roadblocks out of the way,” Jay Supervisor Randy Douglas said. “Now, the Upper Jay Fire Company will be able to start the process of applying for FEMA funding and relocating.”

The firehouse, located along Route 9N along the East Branch of the Ausable River, was destroyed by flood waters from Tropical Storm Irene Aug. 28 of last year.

Following the devastation, the Jay code enforcement officer concluded that the damage to the building was greater than 50-percent of the appraised value of the site, which was disputed by the insurance company, which had started to file for legal action before the settlement was reached.

Because of the lawsuit, the insurance claim was held up, which was needed by the fire company to pursue FEMA funding to re-

Damage to the interior of the Upper Jay Fire House as a result of Tropical Storm Irene.

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place their facility.

“They have to have the insurance settlement claim to submit to FEMA before that can take that next step,” Douglas said. “This result that the governor was key to boths settles the potential lawsuit and allows the fire company to move forward with the claim.”

Along with the claim, the fire company

will also be able to move the firehouse from its current location to Valley Road.

“The current building is on the 100-year flood plane and has been flooded numerous times, but never anything like this,” Douglas said. “The fire company has been looking at a piece of land on Valley Road and can now start the process to get there.”

Douglas said that FEMA and state representatives would be in the region next week to survey the damage throughout Upper Jay, including the firehouse.

The deal was reached through the State Insurance Fund and the governor ’s office.

“I saw firsthand the destruction that Hurricane Irene caused in Upper Jay and other local communities in the North Country,” Cuomo said in a prepared statement. “I am pleased that the state was able to help in this agreement that will allow for the firehouse to be moved to a new location, and save taxpayers from having to foot the bill that would have accompanied litigation.”

“Gov. Cuomo and his administration have been enormously helpful and supportive, and their work to forge this agreement is another example of that commitment,” State Sen. Betty Little said. “Our first responders were heroes during and in the days and weeks following the storm. I’m very pleased to see Upper Jay moving closer to having their firehouse operational again.”

“This is another example of the cooperation Gov. Cuomo has fostered to assist our North Country communities in rebuilding after Tropical Storm Irene,” State Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward said. “The Upper Jay Fire Company will be able to rebuild in a safe location and continue to provide the dedicated service to the community that they have done for generations.”

Dissolution study options outlined at public meeting

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KEESEVILLE — While the consultants presented two versions of a Keeseville without government, it may have been the third that raised the most eyebrows.

Consultants Peter Fairweather and Tim Weidmann presented two options during the May 23 public meeting of the Keeseville Dissolution Committee, each with a different outcome when it came to any potential (or lack of) savings for taxpayers.

“The first is one would have all non-redundant services continue and be paid for by the former village properties, basically looking like the world does now but without a village entity,” Weidmann said, adding that it would lead to tax rate increases for properties inside the former village district.

According to their “most likely” figures, the tax rate for a village resident living in the town of Ausable would increase one percent and a village resident in Chesterfield would increase 3 percent. Both town tax rates would decrease significantly (19 percent in Ausable, 18 percent in Chesterfield).

“We have commonly agreed that no one likes this option,” Weidmann said. “No one wants an option where their taxes go up.”

Under the second options, special districts and other spending would be combined into the budgets of the two towns. Under that option, village residents in Ausable and Chesterfield would see significant decreases to their tax rates (38 and 47 percent, respectively), while the towns would also see a savings thanks to added state funding revenue for consolidation services (9 and 10 percent).

“We were able to determine an amount of savings in each area based on how similar the services are,” Weidmann said.

After the consultants presented their options, however, Chesterfield Supervisor Gerald Morrow added a third that would show even further savings, stating that he felt the consultants had been too conservative.

“I went through each one of these items and I know that we can do it for even less then they are saying,” Morrow said.

“We do not need to add any new people at the town or any new expenses to keep these services available.”

One service that would no longer be provided under either option two or three would be garbage pick up.

“The committee came to a decision that it was something that could be removed,” Weidmann said.

With all three options, Weidmann said that there would be the elimination of village jobs. Also, any village debts, including retirement and other legacy costs, would carry over onto only the village taxpayers.

Fairweather said that through the process, the group tried to look at as many options as possible.

“We are looking at all of the options that we feel are out there,” Fairweather said at the meeting. “There are a lot of different ways to look at a study like this and the question is not just about should the village dissolve or not.”

“These are all educated guesses because this is the future and you cannot predict that,” Weidmann said.

The consultants said that they looked at three questions while doing the draft study: services that are currently provided that would no longer be provided in a dissolution of the village government, how much the remaining services would cost the towns and how should those remaining services be paid for.

The Keeseville Dissolution Committee next meets on Thursday, June 28, at 5 p.m. at the village hall to further revise the dissolution study and move toward the beginning phases of a dissolution plan, which takes one option and builds a plan for the elimination of village services around it.

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EAB detector training to be held KEENE — Emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive wood boring insect from Asia that is killing ash trees in New York. Though not yet detected in the Adirondack region, EAB is in at least 10 counties in New York, across the St. Lawrence River in Ontario and near Montreal, Quebec. It is only a matter of time until it arrives here. Citizens are needed to help detect new infestations.

An Emerald Ash Borer first detector Training is planned for Friday, June 29, at the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy in Keene Valley from 1pm- 5pm. The program is co-hosted by the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program and Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Participants will learn about emerald ash borer and what individuals can do to prepare for it and help slow its spread.

The training will cover in-depth details of emerald ash borer biology, signs and symptoms, host trees, control and management,

reporting and available resources. The session includes both presentations and a hands-on field activity and is eligible for continuing education credits for foresters and herbicide applicators. The training is free, but registration is required by Wednesday, June 27. For more information, contact Rebecca Hargrave at jrh45@cornell.edu, 3345841 ext. 16 or nyis.info/eab.

Landowners are often the first to report new sightings of forest pests. Landowners, foresters, arborists, landscapers, gardeners, community planners and volunteers are all encouraged to attend. The workshop will provide participants with the information to become a local expert who can answer EAB biology and management questions, aid in the community preparedness planning process and engage others as volunteers to monitor for EAB, conduct street tree inventories, collect ash seed and educate about the issues surrounding emerald ash borer.

my running and triathlon background.”

In only his third-ever mountain bike race, 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined champion Bill Demong (Vermontville) finished fifth overall. Demong, whose first career mountain bike race was the LT100 last year, where he was 34th, finished in 4:42:32.67.

“That was brutal,” he said afterward.

“Coming down Whiteface, I was saying I’m going to be happy when this is over. I’m super psyched that I finished fifth. I was under the impression that this was a 62-mile long race and I learned only this morning that the race was actually closer to 70-miles that was a little shocking.”

Seventy of Sunday’s athletes are now making plans to race in the Aug. 11 LT100.

Thirty-five of the LT100 qualifying spots were awarded based on performance in each division for men and women, and the other 35 were distributed randomly from a pool of all racers, who finished under the maximum cutoff time, which was eight hours.

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Abolitionism program slated WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Historical Society invites you to their program “Abolitionism in the Adirondacks: A search for the Truth” to be held on Friday, July 6, at 7 p.m. in the Wilmington Community Center. A slide presentation will be given

by Don Papson, founding President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, a not-for-profit dedicated to celebrating the importance of freedom to the survival of the human spirit and the Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by the Country Bear Bakery in Wilmington.

For further information, contact the Wilmington Historical Society at 420-8370.

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A pair of teens and one adult fly kites while children chase bubbles at the Marcy Field in Keene Sunday, June 17 during the Kite Festival, sponsored by the East Branch Friends of the Arts. The event was held in conjunction with the Farmers’ Market, which is held here every Sunday in the summer from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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WILMINGTON — Justin Lindine (New Salem, Mass.) was the first rider to cross the finish line, taking top honors in the second annual Wilmington/Whiteface 100K mountain bike race (WW100) held Sunday, June 17, at Whiteface Mountain, in Wilmington.

Lindine completed the 69-mile long race in four hours, 19 minutes, 15.97 seconds.

The finish earned the pro cyclist his second trip back to the Leadville 100 MTB (LT100), where he was 28th overall last year.

“This was an awesome race and competing here has been a goal of mine all season long,” said the winded Lindine following the race. “I wanted to go back to Leadville, so winning here was a sure way of doing that.”

Last year ’s inaugural WW100 race measured 57 miles, but an additional 12 miles were added to this year ’s event, which featured a combination of single track, dirt and paved roads, jeeping trails and back country roads.

“The race and the distance felt a lot like Leadville,” remarked the women’s first place finisher Rebecca Rusch (Ketchum, Idaho), who has won three times in Leadville.

“All the way through it’s a super tough course, especially when you get to the ski resort, all the ups and downs are challenging.

“It’s really a good course, a great town and the people are so supportive.”

Rusch completed here race in 5:02:28.29 and was 21st overall. The out and back course took the field of 358 cyclists through the northern New York towns of Wilmington, Jay, Keene, Lewis and Elizabethtown before returning to the Olympic mountain for a final climb of 2,500 feet. The cyclists also tackled two additional mountain climbs, Jay Mountain and Saddleback Mountain, not once, but twice and both of these climbs were more than 750 meters apiece.

“Fortunately for me this is my type of course,” added the men’s second place finisher Dereck Treadwell (Laurens, N.Y.), who was clocked in 4:22:22.56. “I do pretty well on the climbs and I seemed to handle the uphills here pretty well, I think it’s because of

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Jail Continued from page 1 During last week, business was up at the jail, as five inmates were booked June 11 along with the two on June 13, with more on their way.

“The last couple of months have actually been very busy,” Officer Nathan Denton said. “We have had our classification board in booking completely filled and had to start another area to list them all.”

Each prisoner who comes to the jail is given a classification ranking based on their criminal past and behavior while incarcerated at other facilities.

“There are other facilities that do not run a classification and just take the word of the inmate,” Denton said. “We take all of their history into account and give them a rating to determine whether they can be in general population or if they need to be separated.”

The three blocks There are three main areas, or blocks, in the prison: A, B and C block, with the first two housing 40 inmates and the third, 20.

In A block, Officer Kyle Young spent part of his morning listening to inmates who were upset because they were not able to keep the television on past the 11 p.m. lights out.

“They wanted to watch the rest of the basketball game,” Young said, referring to game one of the NBA Finals. “You will have inmates who will always try to play the officers off of each other. You listen to their concerns, but in the end, it is each supervisor ’s call.”

In B block, a pod usually used for male inmates but currently used for female inmates that mostly have been brought in from other counties, the morning started with breakfast and mail call.

When one inmate did not receive any mail, she felt that the officers were keeping it from her.

“We have no reason to do that,” Denton told her.

“It is a very common complaint that we are keeping mail,” he later said. “It’s their link to the outside, so it is important to them.”

In C Block, inmates watched television as officers watched over them, with one inmate asking when the article on the visit was going to be in the paper.

Along with the three blocks, there is also a segregation area - mostly, “for those who do not play well with others,” according to Sheriff Richard Cutting - and a workers quarters, where those who work in the kitchen and other areas sleep.

“They get a couple extra things because they are working within the facility,” Den-

Officers prepare for the day at the morning briefing.

ton said. “A lot of them do it to make the time pass faster and keep them busy. Others do it because they do not want to be in general housing.”

Processing After checking out a potential situation in B Block by playing back the tapes along with Officer Pete Feeley, Officer Denton made his way to booking, where New York State Police were dropping off a man who was arrested in the town of Chesterfield the night before.

Denton was joined by Officer Tom Dorsett, and the two went through the booking process, asking a number of questions to assess the soon-to-be inmates mental state (he admitted to drinking six “tall boys” that night) and to help with classification. The officers also noticed several bruises on the person, calling the facility nurse to take a look at them.

Throughout the process, the officers and inmates exchange small talk, even cracking a couple jokes between each other.

“Once they get away from the Trooper or Deputy who arrested them, you often see them change,” Denton said.

“A lot of times they will come in upset or mad,” Dorsett said. “We find that as we are talking to them, if we try to be as helpful as we can and maybe even lighten them up a little, it will calm them down and make the process easier on them and us. This was an example of that. Other times, we are not as lucky.”

Once processed, the inmate was assigned a bar for his clothing along with items for the jail and escorted into A Block, where he was welcomed by a small spattering of new inmate hazing.

Dorsett said that while he was able to find a place for this inmate, the number of beds to place people were filling up.

“I had about five places where I could have put him,” he said. “With the large population of female inmates, it has taken 20 cells away that were usually used for men.”

Recently, female inmates from Jefferson County started to again be housed in Lewis.

Sheriff Cutting said that was due in part to the way his officers handled the inmates.

“It costs them less to transfer them to Rensselaer,” Cutting said. “But when there is a problem with one of the inmates, Albany County wants to send them back. We don’t care whose inmate they are, if they are under our roof, we are going to take care of them.”

“It’s nice to know that people like the work that we do here,” Murphy said.

Officer Tom Dorsett asks questions during the processing of a new inmate at the Essex County Jail.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

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KEENE — The Essex County Sheriff's Department is holding a Child Safety Seat Check Event on June 24. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Marcy Field, Route 73 in Keene. The Child Passenger Safety Program is sponsored by the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee.

WHALLONSBURG — On Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m. Literacy Volunteers will hold its second Annual Vaudeville Fundraiser.

The evening will offer local talent, to be introduced

by Master of Ceremonies Bob Harsh, which include The Wannabes, Steven Kellogg, Ted Cornell, George Davis, Jim LaForest, the Meter Maids, and many more talented people. The price per ticket, which includes refreshments, is $10 for adults; $5 for children 12 years and under. You may purchase your tickets at the door or order in advance by mailing your check to Literacy Volunteers, 3265 Broad Street, Port Henry, N.Y. 12974. For more information, call 546-3008 or 963-7216. Come and enjoy an evening of fun.

KEENE VALLEY — Keene Valley Library’s Summer Lecture Series 2012 presents the 10th Annual John P. Marble Lecture Climate Whiplash by author, educator and scientist Curt Stager on Monday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Library.

In Climate Whiplash, Stager will provide us with a long look backward and forward at global warming and its implications for people, places and nature.

Prior to the lecture, Keene Valley Library Friends will host a Picnic on the Library Lawn at 6 p.m. Lemonade and sandwich fixings will be provided. Guests should bring a salad or dessert to share. To sign up for the picnic, call the Library at 576-4335.

Officers Nathan Denton and Pete Feeley check security tapes after seeing suspicious activity in one of the three blocks at the Essex County Jail.

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Exhibiting potential as a future Bass Angler of the Year, Chad Hagar of Saranac Lake smiles while admiring a fine largemouth he had just landed.

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However, for many eager anglers the true summer actually arrived just a few days ago, with the Opening Day of bass season on Saturday, June 16th.

Bass fishing, like apple pie and the Fourth of July, has become an American tradition. Bass are one of the most widely distributed of all freshwater game fish species, and they are to be found almost anywhere there is water and a forage base.

In fact, Andy Griffith and Opie opened the popular television program Mayberry RFD, while toting an impressive stringer of bass back from the fishing hole. Bass, Bubba, and beer, these are American traditions.

Alaska is the only state in the union without a bass population, which is too bad because bass can actually be fished through the ice. Hawaii received the state’s first bass when they arrived by boat, likely while being transported for introduction into Japan in 1925. That was the year Akabishi Tetsuma, a Japanese businessman shipped over seven-dozen largemouth bass from California’s

Ashino Lake for introduction to the island nation.

Although American servicemen that were stationed in Japan after the war enjoyed the opportunity to fish for bass, the non-native fish is still considered an invasive species. Many Japanese anglers would prefer to see it eliminated.

It is an unfortunate perspective, since it was a Japanese largemouth bass that captured the current world record largemouth, when a 22-pound, 5-ounce largemouth was taken from Lake Biwa on July 2, 2009.

The monster largemouth fell for a live bluegill on a reservoir near Tokyo that was offered up by Japanese angler, Manabu Kurita. His catch topped the historic world record by only one ounce.

George Perry had established the bass World Record on Georgia's Montgomery Lake way back in June 2, 1932. It was, and still is one of angling’s oldest remaining world records.

There’s still a lot of controversy surrounding the issue.

Even though the Japanese largemouth tipped the scales at 22 pounds, 5 ounces, which topped the current bass record by a full ounce, the International Game Fish Association requires potential record fish to outweigh the old record by at least 2 ounces. The IGFA, which certifies game fish records worldwide, ruled the record a tie, and now, both fish jointly hold the World Record.

When Manabu Kurita was awarded the World Record for Largemouth Bass in 2009, it constituted the second time in five years that a Japanese angler had intruded on a blue blooded, American tradition.

The first occasion happened in Plattsburgh, NY, when Japan finally topped the United States at it’s own game.

Short of knocking off the New York Yankees in the World Series, there had never been such an upset in modern day sports.

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Thursday, June 28 Saturday, June 23 LEWIS — Class Reunion Oldies Show to benefit Local Food pantry, The Wooden Nickel, Rte. 9. 2 p.m. $5 AU SABLE FORKS — Rockwell Kent Exhibit and Sale, The Windows Gallery of the Tahawus Lodge Center, 14234 Rt 9N Main St, noon- 8 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Breaking Boundaries: Works of Zemma Mastin White & Peter Shrope Gallery Opening, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way. 1-5 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — “Climate Change in the Adirondacks: What is Happening, How Vulnerable are We?” 8 p.m. at ADK’s High Peaks Information Center.

Sunday, June 24 KEENE — Child Safety Seat Check Event, Marcy Field, Route 73, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Author Reading with Ginger Moran, The Bookstore Plus, 3- 5 p.m. 523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com.

SARANAC LAKE — Fracking in NY presentation, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, 4 p.m.

Monday, June 25 KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

LAKE PLACID — Weekly Monday Summer Storytime to celebrate Log Cabin Day, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St, 10 a.m. www.thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950.

TUPPER LAKE — Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Board of Trustees meeting, Goff-Nelson Memorial Library,

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LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Institute Book Club to present Debra Dean, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 26 ELIZABETHTOWN —InternetXpress Computer Workshops “Resume Building” at OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Ave, 9 a.m.-noon. 873-2341 or clawrence@acapinc.org.

SARANAC LAKE — Will Rogers Senior Outing Club’s Geology Walk and Quarry Tour, 891-7117.

UPPER JAY — Stephen Longmire Photo Exhibit, 'Life and Death on the Prairie', Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N, noon-5 p.m.

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Wednesday, June 27 WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m.

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KEESEVILLE — Mobile Health Clinic, Fire Station, 8 Pleasant Street, 1-3:30 p.m. 563-7129.

LAKE PLACID — The Met: Live in HD Summer Encore Series: Le Comte Ory, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 7p.m. $16, LPCA Members $14.

WESTPORT — Daniel Linder to perform, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 29 WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Reinventions Exhibit Opening for Eleanor Sweeney, Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main St, 5-7 p.m.

Saturday, June 30 LAKE PLACID — Frankenpine & Big Slyde, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. $17, $15 BluSeed Members. 7:30 p.m. 523-2512.

Sunday, July 1 SARANAC LAKE — Old fashioned 4th of July, Parade begins at 10 a.m. Riverside park, 6 Main Street. 524-5881.

UPPER JAY — Life and Death on the Prairie exhibit opening, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N . 9462644.

Filmworks at TLC Au SABLE FORKS — The Tahawus Lodge Center in Au Sable Forks hosts the first Filmworks June 25-29, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Led by Allison Maggy, New York University film graduate and actor, the workshop designed for teens, ages 13 years and up, will be a hands-on collaborative experience, providing a chance to explore, use equipment and the space to create, and receive technical feedback. The fee is $100. Some financial aid for tuition is available through Friday, June 20, through pre-registration.

Call for information 646-734-7151.

Tahawus Filmworks also includes a series of documentary film screenings and discussion at the TLC Windows Gallery. These informal gatherings are free and open to the public, including refreshments. Call 646734-7151 for listings and details.

Run for Zar to be held Au SABLE FORKS — A Friday Night 5k Run for Zar to be held July 6 in Au Sable Forks at 6 p.m.

The cost of the 5k is $15 for 16 years and over and $10 for under 16 years of age, and includes the barbecue. Non-runners may enjoy the barbecue for $5. To request a registration form or more information, email beerrunassociation@gmail.com.

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ELIZABETH F. VOGAN NOV 12, 1912 - JUN 13, 2012 Elizabeth F. Vogan, age 99, great grandchild. She was a died June 13, 2012. She was member of and active in born in Geneva, NY, NovemMooers Wesleyan Church ber 27, 1912 to George E. and where she taught Sunday Louise Oughterson Fordon.

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ALDEN (CHUCK, COACH) DUMAS AUG 18, 1940 - JUN 11, 2012 Alden (Chuck, Coach) DuHe was an author, publishmas of Keene Valley, and foring two novels: an Adironmer well-known teacher, dack action-adventure: Mists coach and athletic director at of the Couchsacrage, and a Keene Central School died western: Sons of the DoubleMonday June 11, 2012 at his J. Both are available on the home.

Internet and at the Dumas He was born on August 18, home.

1940 in Tupper Lake, NY, the He was a collector of movies, son of Leonard Dumas and especially vintage ones. He Margaret (Hinkson) Dumas. had a massive collection of Besides his loving wife, early rock, pop, and country Pauline, he leaves a son Matt music. He did some gigs as a and his wife Barbara of DJ. Keene, NY; and a son Andy He and Pauline are founding and his wife Michelle of Jefmembers of the Wild Center ferson, NY; plus four grandMuseum in Tupper Lake, children, (Whom he was very N.Y. proud of): Alexandra, BranHe was a member of the don, Alexa Ruth, and Kara Keene Valley Fire DepartGrace. ment for over 25 years, acting He was predeceased by his as Secretary and a member of parents, a brother, Frank, and the Board of Directors as a beloved son, Jay. well.

Alden graduated from TupHe and Pauline toured the per Lake High School in USA and Canada, basically 1958.

He participated in living in their pick-up truck. many sports, he was a class They enjoyed great experiofficer, as well as being a ences in nearly every state in member of the drama club the union. Their last journey and the National Honor Sociwas a road tour of Alaska ety, among other things. He and a cruise down the Pacific graduated from Cortland coast to Vancouver.

State in 1962, with a major in Pauline and he celebrated 50 physical education and a miyears of marriage in June nor in science.

2011 with a wonderful party In 1961 he married Pauline at the Ausable Inn in Keene Passino, in Tupper Lake, iniValley. Many friends, relatiating one of the greatest tives, and former students atlove affairs in history. tended; some traveling long In the fall of 1962 he took a distances. job teaching science at McHe was proud of his life's Graw High School in Cortwork, very proud of his familand County.

He also ly, and all of the friends he coached soccer and basketmade down through the ball. years. During his long battle In 1970, he arrived at Keene with ALS he was very appreCentral School in Keene Valciative of all of the messages ley, teaching gym classes as he received on Facebook and well as classroom assignemail. ments. He also served as Calling hours will be athletic director, and coached Wednesday June 13, 2012 both boys and girls teams in from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the soccer and basketball. He WM Marvin Funeral Home coached boys' baseball as in Elizabethtown. A funeral well. He developed impresservice will be held Thursday sive teams at both McGraw June 14, 2012 at 1:00 PM from and Keene Central. the Keene Central School He was instrumental in the Gymnasium. Burial will be establishment of National private and at the conveHonor Society chapters to nience of the family. two schools: McGraw High Due to his diagnosis ALS, he School in 1966, and Keene fought through anxiety and a Central in 1982. deep depression. In lieu of Once he arrived in Keene flowers, you may consider Valley; he and his son Matt sending a donation to were enthralled by the high The ALS Association Greater peaks. Alden is 46er #840, New York Chapter (800)-672joining eight-year-old Matt, 8857) 42 Broadway, Suite who finished with him.

1724, New York, NY 10004 Alden had many hobbies, inBe sure to mention the Alden cluding hunting, fishing, Dumas family (c/o Pauline) bowling, family tree rewith your contribution with search, baseball history, and their address (P.O. Box 535, Civil War battle history. He Keene Valley, NY 12943) was president of Packard For online condolences Club, a hunting camp in the please visit wmmarvins.com. western Adirondacks.

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VN-5/19-6/23/12-6TC26539 ----------------------------NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF MMG SCHROON LAKE, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/27/12.

Office location: Essex County. LLC formed in MO on 3/22/12. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Mark Z. Schraier, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, 7700 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 1100, St. Louis, MO 63105. MO and principal business address: 201 S. Cen-

tral Ave., Suite 305, St. Louis, MO 63105.

Cert. of Org. filed with MO Sec. of State, PO Box 778, Jefferson City, MO 65102. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

VN-5/26-6/30/12-6TC26580 ----------------------------SEALED BIDS will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on July 12, 2012, at the NYS Dept. of Transportation, Contract Management Bureau, 1ST FLOOR SUITE 1CM, 50 WOLF RD, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will then be publicly read.

A certified or cashier’s check payable to the

1974 STARCRAFT ALUMINUM 15 Foot BOAT. 1984 Evinrude 28 H.P. Motor Boat, Motor and Trailer, $750.00. Call 315-492-4655 and Leave Message. (315) 4924655 1977 156 GLASTRON Boat with 70 HP Johnson motor, with trailer, excellent condition. $3000. 518-359-8605 1985 17 1/2’ open bow, full canvas, in/out board motor, new seats, interior, Shoreline trailer included, great condition, $3400 OBO. 518-5630983 or 518-593-5408 2001 SUPRA SANTERA low hrs., mint cond., great ski wake board boat, beautiful trailer included, $25,000. 518-354-8089 BLUE NOSE SAILBOAT 1979, 23.5, McVay w/4 HP motor.

1 owner. Lovingly maintained.

Ready to sail. Mooring available on Skaneateles Lake. $6,800.00 bearcreek6448@verizon.net HEWITT PONTOON BOAT Lift, model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer.

518-891-2767 Leave Message on Mail Box 1.

KAYAK NEW. Pungo 140 Wilderness. Color is sand. $700. 518-576-0012.

NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond (FORM CONR 391) representing "25% of the bid total" as specified in the contract proposal must accompany each bid. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com). The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Construction contract plans and proposals are sold only on compact disk (CD). The cost is $10 per CD, plus $8 shipping and handling if the CD is not purchased in person. The CD includes both the plans (if

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/ Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-4162330 applicable) and the proposal in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. Plans and proposals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format are also available on Bid E x p r e s s (www.bidx.com) for a monthly subscription fee.

CDs can be obtained from the NYSDOT, Plan Sales Unit, 1st Floor Suite 1PS, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232, (518) 4572124; or from the Regional Office noted below.

Requirements: NYSDOT requires that all bidders and subcontractors present evidence of experience and financial

1999 VOLVO V-70 Station Wagon, 207,000 miles, Green. Asking $2300 OBO. 518310-0622 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Black 2 door. New tires, rotors, brakes catalytic converter. $4,500 Call: (518) 946-7550 2004 HONDA CIVIC DX Green/Beige 80,000 kms, Good condition. Very little damage to interior/exterior $7,000 OBO Call: (518) 420-3445 2005 DODGE NEON auto, 40,000 miles, Red, new brakes, radiator, good on gas mileage, $3,000. Call: (518) 5231681 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Wheelchair accessible by VMI, driver transfers to drivers seat, tie downs for two wheelchairs in back, tie downs for one wheelchair in front passenger position available when passenger seat is removed, automatic everything, air, air bags all around including sides, enhanced stereo, Ultimate Red Crystal in color, no scratches/dents or other damage, has always been kept in an attached garage, seats have always been covered, never been smoked in, 5,040 miles, VIN 2D8GP44LX7R256881, original price $52,000, asking $30,000 or make an offer, call Jerry in Tupper Lake at 518-359-8538 2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER Burgundy/Beige Excellent condition. 5,6000 Miles, 6 cylinder, 5 speed automatic w/ Tiptronic Transmission, loaded w/many options, in show room condition.

315-447-0888 $35,500 OBO. MUSTANG 2010 convertible, V-6, auto, leather interior, runs great, 45,000 miles, loaded. Asking $17,000 OBO or trade for a classic car. Call 518962-8539

FARM EQUIPMENT

1964 FORD 4000 4 cyl., gas, Industrial loader & industrial Front End, 12 spd., German Transmission, Pie Weights, $4750.00.

518-962-2376 Evenings.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2008 bws tagolong equipment trailer ez2 load xhd 25 tons with tilt never used new was 26000 asking $18,000.00 518-5241956 HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2003 olympian standby 20kw towable perkin diesel generator with 3143hrs excellent condition asking $5,000.00 518-524-1956

CARS MOTORCYCLES

1989 TOYOTA SUPRA fully loaded, all electric, all power, 5 spd., hatch back, sunroof, runs good, $4500. 113 Flat Rock, Morrisonville, NY. 518-563-9967

AUTO DONATION

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

1952 DESOTO White/Blue, no rust, small Hemi,, great project car. Serious inquires only. $3500. 518-962-4688

APPLIANCES

ADVERTISING

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPONS. National Animal Welfare Foundation.

Support NO KILL Shelters. Help Homeless Pets. Free Towing, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NON-RUNNERS Accepted 1-888-333-3848 DONATE YOUR CAR to CANCER FUND of AMERICA to help SUPPORT CANCER PATIENTS. Tax Deductible. Next Day Towing. Receive Vacation Voucher. Call 7 Days 1-800-835-9372

Card Number:

Write Your Message In The Boxes Below: Exp. Date:

A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR! Breast Cancer Research Foundation! Most highly rated breast cancer charity in America! Tax Deductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 1-800-771-9551 www.carsforbreastcancer.org

AKC PAPILLON 6 Months. Playful spayed female, all shots up to date. Must have loving home only. $500. 518324-5179

NY LAND & Cabin Bargain Sale Classic Adirondack Camp 5 acres$29,995. Cozy Cabin- Base Camp 5 acres - $19,995. Near 1000's of acres of Stateland, lakes, & rivers.

Access to snowmobile & ATV trails. Our best deal ever! Call 800 -229-7843.

See pics at www.landandcamps.com

Your Daytime Phone: PAYMENT INFO:

DOGS

LENDER SAYS SELL! 5 TO 40 acre Tracts! All Upstate NY Holdings! Prices from $19,900 or $282/month! Waterfront, Views, Streams! Hunt, Build, Invest! Call 1-888-701-1864 for free info packet!

$9.00 DEADLINE IS FRIDAY AT 5PM.

WINDOWS - DOORS WANTED Will pay CASH for good working windows, doors and most other building materials. Will buy entire lots. 518-524-5456 or email at salvage4cash@yahoo.com

2007 FORD Mustang Coupe, never seen Winter, 6000 + miles, show room condition, premium stereo, CD, $15,000 FIRM. 802-236-0539 Call: (802) 236-0539

standing.

Subcontracting Provisions: Subcontracting is permitted as described in the Standard Specification §108-05. *Please call Contracts at (518) 457-3583 if you need a reasonable accommodation for person(s) with a disability to participate in our program.

No Amendments are included on the CD. Amendments are posted on the NYSDOT and Bid Express Web Sites.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments have been incorporated into its bid. Notification on Amendments issued

2002 HONDA VTX 1800, mint condition, many extras, $5300. 518-492-2348 2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARD S50 VS 800CC, New battery & tires, 13,000 miles, very clean, garaged.

(518) 946-8341. $2,800 SCOOTER 2008 50CC, no license required, 90 miles to the gal, only 900 miles, runs great, Asking $750.00 OBO. Call 518-962-8539 JOB HUNTING? Find the job of your dreams right here in the Help wanted listings of our Classifieds- you’ll be glad you did!

after a CD is purchased will be sent via e-mail to each person or firm purchasing CDs from the NYSDOT. NOTE: Amendments may have been issued prior to CD purchase.

Contractors who purchased CDs must also check the NYSDOT Web Site (https://www.dot.ny.go v / d o i n g business/opportunities/const-notices) for a list of all Amendments.

State Finance Law §139-j restricts contact with Department personnel afteradvertisement or notice of a government procurement. Details are provided on the NYSDOT

Web Site.

Federally Aided Contracts identify a DBE Goal, and 100% NY State Funded Contracts identify both MBE and WBE Goals.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and smaller sizecontracts, both of which may present direct bidding opportunities for a Small Business Firm, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. VN-6/16-6/23/12-2TC26644 ----------------------------Are you at the end of your rope with all kinds of junk?

Don’t despair, sell it fast with a DenPub Classified Ad 1-800-989-4237.

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MOTORCYCLES

URAL SIDECAR Motorcycle Durable, versatile, fun vehicle, with classic retro styling. Reliable 650 cc horizontal two-cylinder engine and shaft drive. 1999 model with just 3100 miles; excellent condition. Priced for quick sale. $2,500 518-494-5871

WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 19671980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650,H1500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3400 Suzuki GS400,GT380, CB750 CASH PAID. FREE NATIONAL PICKUP. 1-800-772-1142, 1-310721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

L OANS A VAILABLE NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPTCY?

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

Hometown Chevrolet

1984 SHASTA Travel Trailer 32 1/ 2' long, 25' awning, good condition. $4,000 518-623-3037

152 Broadway Whitehall, NY •

2002 SUNLINE 29’ Camper, Sleeps 6, excellent condition, 14' Slide Out, Awning with screen room, many extras, Hitch included $11,000 (518) 873-6857 28’ CLASS C FORESTER Motor Home, 2 slides, generator, sleeps 6, 27K miles, excellent condition, $31,000. 518-297-3467

Juggling your budget?

Advertise small, get big results! Call 1-800-989-4237.

TRUCKS 1981 INTERNATIONAL single axle dump truck, runs great, inspected and on the road. $4000 OBO. 518-834-9088.

2000 RANGER 2000 Ranger XLT 4x4 Super Cab, camper top, liner, tonneau cover, 6 cyl., auto, AC, stereo, 130K, $3995. 518-576-9042

(518) 499-2886 • Ask for Joe

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*Trades at cash value

2008 Honda Pilot

V-6, 4WD, Auto, Air, Cruise, Tilt, P/W, P/L, 7 Passenger 46,715 miles 39129

Summer

SALES DAYS AT EGGLEFIELD FORD

NEW! W!

2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT MSRP.........................................$29,635 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,500 Ford Retail Bonus Cash ...............$1,000 FMCC Bonus Cash*.........................$750 Dealer Discount...........................$1,190

NEW! W!

Payment..................................$249 mo.* Price...........................................$27,684 Term........................................... 36 mos.

Miles@Yr.....................................10,500 Down Payment ............................$1,000 Due At Inception .........................$1,324 Tax, title fees extra Ford Cash...................... $2,500 included Lease-end ..................................$16,466 Lease rate........................................0.25

$

249

NEW! W!!

Lease

2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT MSRP.........................................$28,240 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,500 Ford Retail Bonus Cash ...............$1,000 FMCC Bonus Cash*.........................$750 Dealer Discount..............................$995

$

25,195

23,995

V6, AUTO, TRL TOW, REMOTE START, POWER MOONROOF, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, SEATS, SYNC SYSTEM, STOCK#EN417, OFFER ENDS 7/2/12

2012 Ford Taurus SEL

36 mo.

AUTO, AIR, POWER SUNROOF, SYNC SYSTEM, STK#EN455, OFFER ENDS 7/2/12

$

NEW! EW!

2012 Ford Escape 4x4 XLT 2012

AUTO, POWER MOONROOF, SYNC SYSTEM, POWER WINDOWS/SEAT/LOCKS STK#SEN361, OFFER ENDS 7/2/12

NEW!

2012 Ford Fusion SE

MSRP.........................................$33,610 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$2,500 FMCC Bonus Cash* ........................$500 Dealer Discount...........................$1,615

MSRP.........................................$23,990 Ford Retail Cust. Cash .................$1,500 FMCC Bonus Cash* .....................$1,750 Dealer Discount..............................$525

$

$

28,995

V6, AUTO, AUTO TEMP AIR, SIRIUS, SYNC SYSTEM, REAR VIEW CAMERA, 12 SPKR. SONY SOUND STK#EN291, OFFER ENDS 7/2/12

19,995

AUTO, AIR, POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS/MIRRORS, SIRIUS STK#EN491, OFFER ENDS 7/2/12

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*FMCC Credit approval reguired. All customers may not qualify

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Route 9 Elizabethtown, NY

Dealer #7085874

518-873-6389 www.adirondackchevrolet.com

2012 12 CHEVY VYY MALIBU MA MALIBBU LSS

2011 BUICK LACROSSE CXS

20112 C 2012 CHEVY CH HEVY VY CRUZE C U E LS S

CR86, FULLY LOADED, PLUS XM RADIO AND ONSTAR. UP TO 38 MPG!!

CQ241, MOONROOF, NAVIGATION, LEATHER, BLACK

CR189, AUTO, FULLY LOADED, ONSTAR, XM RADIO, BLUE GRANITE

$

††*

246

MSRP $37,900 Adk. Chevy Disc. -1,400 Rebate -4,000

PER MONTH

$

YOUR PRICE

$

33,500

††*

235

PER MONTH

2012 BUICK VERANO FWD

2012 012 BUICK REGAL

2012 CHEVY 1500 EXT CAB

CR144, LOADED, 6 SPD. AUTO, RED

CR49, FULLY LOADED, 6 SPD AUTO, BLACK

HIGH MPG!!

HIGH MPG!!

CR80, LT, 4X4, “ALL STAR EDITION PKG.”, 5.3L, Z71, RED, FULLY LOADED!!

$

††*

316

$

PER MONTH

††*

299

PER MONTH

$

393

††*

PER MONTH

*TAX, TITLE, REG. NOT INCLUDED. †† 10,000 MILES PER YEAR/39 MONTH LEASE. ** MUST OWN GM PRODUCT. ALL LEASES APPROVED BY ALLY. MUST HAVE A FICO CREDIT SCORE OF 700 OR MORE. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

CHECK OUT THESE QUALITY USED VEHICLES!

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GREAT SELECTION OF TRUCKS & SUVS 2008 Chevy HHR LS

2011 Ford Mustang GT

2010 Dodge Challenger RT

CR163A, Auto, Fully Loaded! Low Miles

AM254A2, 5.0L V8, Leather, 6 Spd. Trans., Fully Loaded!

AM263A, Leather, 6 Spd. Trans, Hemi V8, Loaded!

23,780 OR $373/MO* 2012 Chevy Impala LT

27,870 OR $438/MO* 2004 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab 4x4 LT

CP244, OnStar, XM Radio, Moonroof, Fully Loaded!

CR191A, Fully Loaded! Great Condition!

HIGH MPG

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe SE AWD

10,280 OR $178/MO* 2010 Nissan Rogue 4x4

CR116A, Auto, Fully Loaded

AM116A, Fully Loaded! Low Miles

$

$

$

HIGH MPG

$

9,980

16,800 OR $266/MO* 2007 Jeep Compass Sport AWD

18,980 OR $304/MO* 2003 Chevy 500 Ext. Cab 4x4 LT

2011 Dodge Grand Caravan “Crew”

2011 Chevy Tahoe LT

CR206A2, 6 cyl., Fully Loaded, Auto

CR130B, Fully Loaded

CP253, DVD, Stow & Go, Sat. Radio, Fully Loaded

CP241, Leather, Fully Loaded, XM Radio, OnStar

$

$

10,880 OR $195/MO*

$

$

11,880 OR $279/MO*

$

$

19,480 OR $312/MO*

21,480 OR $338/MO*

$

36,880

GREAT SELECTION OF TRUCKS & SUVS Give Buzzy, Bruce or Bucky a call today for more great everyday savings! 518-873-6389

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*Tax not included. †10,000 miles per year, 39 month lease. All leases approved by ALLY. Must have a FICO Credit Score of 700 or more.