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By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com KEESEVILLE — As Keeseville Dissolution Committee members started to look at the draft of a plan that may lead to the village’s end, talks over a couple of issues got very heated.

During the June 28 committee meeting, some members of the committee were upset with estimates made by town supervisors Gerald Morrow of Chesterfield and Sandy Senecal of Ausable.

“I think to sustain these services, seeing a lot of zeros really bothers me that there would not be an increase somewhere along the line,” village Trustee Mary King said.

“It gives people the wrong impression that there is no added costs when the village goes away,” added Mayor Dale Holderman, to

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Distinguished service honored

The Meter Maids, made up of local singers Cherie LaDuke, Carla Brassard, Carole Harsh and Jennifer Scofield, perform as part of the Literacy Volunteers Vaudeville Show June 30.

Photo by Keith Lobdell

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Scott takes ELCS helm

Westport native making movie here

By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com WESTPORT — The Northern Adirondacks have been the set for a former Westport Central School Student’s short film.

“Fort Apache” is directed

by Addison Mehr, who has studied film directing at

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New York University, FAMU Prague, and Yale.

The film is an adaptation of the Award Winning Short Story by Alan Heathcock “Volt,” published by Graywolf Press.

Mehr and his crew of nearly 30 people, including Westport Central School Junior Dustin Schoenfeld,

have filmed in several locations around the North Country including Westport, Lake Placid and Moriah.

Leon Hebrink of the Westport Federated Church said the crew worked late into the night June 27 at the church at the Westport Heritage house. Hebrink said it’s great the town and peo-

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ple get to be involved in a New York City production.

“I think its very interesting someone with Westport background would choose Westport and Lake Placid,” Hebrink said.

“Fort Apache," is the story of Walt Freely, a 14-year old who lived in the small town CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

ELIZABETHTOWN — Former Peru Superintendent A. Paul Scott will oversee Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School during its transition to a new superintendent.

“Mr. Scott is highly qualified with decades of experience,” ELCS School Board President Brett Sicola said about the decision. “The CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Westport School Board to meet WESTPORT — The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold its annual reorganization and monthly meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2012 at 5 p.m. in the school library. All board of education meetings are open to the public.

For more information call the school at 962-8244.

Keene water report available KEENE — The annual 2011 drinking water quality reports for Water Districts I and II are available at the Keene Town Hall. Anyone who did not receive a water quality re-

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Teacher earns Fort Ti scholarship CLINTONVILLE — Colleen Ryan of AuSable Valley Middle School was a recipent of a Fort Ticonderoga teacher scholarship to attend the First Conference on Lake George and Lake Champlain Aug. 11 and 12. The Conference on Lake George and Lake Champlain focuses on the history, geography, culture, ecology and current issues related to these magnificent lakes that are so integral to Fort Ticonderoga.

Madagascar comes to ADK CLINTONVILLE — The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) is presenting a special program, “Live from Madagascar,” on Saturday, July 7 at 8 p.m. at ADK’s High Peaks Information Center, located at Heart Lake in Lake Placid. This presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, contact 523-3441 or visit adk.org.

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Windsor Park concerts set in E-town

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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Four concerts will be featured in Windsor Park for the annual music series, starting Thursday, July 12.

The series starts off with the Joe Wyants Band at 7 p.m. on July 12, and will be followed by the annual block dance at the Cobble Hill golf course on the eve of E-town Day, Friday, July 20. Rob Pulsifer and the Etown

Express will be the band at the block dance.

Bluegrass and country musicians Julie Robards and Friends will next take to the stage Thursday, July 26, at 7 p.m. The final concert will also be held at 7 p.m. as Flashback II will perform 50’s and 60’s rock and roll on Thursday, Aug. 2.

In the event of rain, the concerts will be held at the Cobble Hill golf course. The concerts are sponsored by the Town of Elizabethtown and supported by the Elizabethtown-Lewis Chamber of Commerce.

SCOTUS ruling had mixed reaction

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ELIZABETHTOWN — There were mixed reactions across the country Thursday morning as the Supreme Court approved a motion to uphold the Affordable Care Act. Supporters of “Obamacare” and those who opposed the bill sat outside the courthouse waving banners and sporting tshirts to support their side.

Locally, many reacted with some level of concern and uncertainty.

“I am not sure how to form an opinion on this yet, I’ll have to do some more research about it,” Julius Burres of Willsboro said.

Many of those talked to by the Valley News responded the same way, saying they were concerned over the individual mandate requiring that most Americans buy health insurance or pay a fine has been deemed constitutional as a tax.

The tax would be less than paying for healthcare but for those who own a small business or are self employed, it could be difficult to pay.

Dylan Gregson, a local mason who runs his own company, said the mandate would be crippling if his wife wasn’t provided health care through her job.

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Other people worried what the mandate would look like for those recently entering the workforce. Mary Stanley of Witherbee said she worried how the bill will negatively affect newcomers into the workforce, some with student loans about to be collected and living with a low starting salaries.

“I just don’t think its fair to force someone to pay for something, especially these kids who are just starting out,” Stanley said.

Katheryn Cramer, responded to a Valley News Facebook post via that as a free lance writer, it would be harder to get health insurance without working for someone full time.

“As someone who works in the arts, it makes it easier for me to work book to book under contract to publishers, rather than finding myself at some point in the position of having to take a full time job in order to gain access to affordable health benefits,” Cramer wrote.

Gerard Amedir said he has mixed feelings about the healthcare mandate but believes it has the potential to be a move in the right direction for national healthcare coverage.

“It’s going to be difficult and I am interested to see how it works out,” Amedir said.

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Essex County Drug Task Force nabs six offenders throughout region

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katherine@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Six people were arraigned in Essex County Court June 28 for felony drug charges.

All defendants were remanded to Essex County Jail in lieu of bail. The next court date has been set for Sept. 13.

Those arrested include: •Kelly Porter, 52, of Ticonderoga was

charged with fourth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, and fifth degree possession of a controlled substance.

•Richard Ruger, 23, of Ticonderoga was charged with fifth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and fifth degree possession of a controlled substance.

•Jesse Maye, 26, of Ticonderoga, was charged with fourth degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled sub-

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•Gregory Cadiz, 25 of Plattsburgh, was charged with two counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

•Brandon Bashaw, 25, of Bangor, was charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance.

•Brett Richardson, 24, of Lake Placid was charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Bashaw, Cadiz, and Richardson were ar-

rested on June 26, after an investigation revealed they were allegedly possessing and selling cocaine and ecstacy.

These investigations and arrests were completed by the Essex County Drug task force which is comprised of the Essex County District Attorney’s office, New York State Police, Essex County Sheriff ’s Department, Lake Placid Police Department, Saranac Lake Police Department and the Ticonderoga Police Department.

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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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PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Regional Economic Development Council today announced that 13 housing rehabilitation and community development projects have signed contracts with the state and are moving forward with the first stages of $4,565,160 in awards from Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Regional Council initiative. The projects will restore and rehabilitate homes for 213 families in Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Clinton, Franklin and Essex Counties, and help to improve the lives of hundreds of New Yorkers.

Investments made through the Regional Councils will be administered by New York State Homes and Community Renewal, the state’s housing agency. The North Country Housing Rehabilitation investments that have executed contracts to-date include: •$400,000 to the Town of Willsboro, through the CDBG program, to rehabilitate 13 severely substandard homes in the town •$400,000 to the Town of Lewis, through the CDBG program, to rehabilitate 13 severely substandard homes in the town •$400,000 to Housing Assistance Program of Essex County, Inc., through the HOME program, to rehabilitate 12 owner-occupied homes in Essex County “New York State’s economic renaissance depends as much upon the vibrancy of its small cities and rural communities as it does on its large cities,” Tony Collins, President of Clarkson University and Regional Coun-

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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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a.m., led by the Reverand Ann S. Giallard, www.stlukessaranaclake.org High Peaks Church - A Bible-believing, non-denominational church. 97 Will Rogers Drive, Saranac Lake, 891-3255 Saranac Lake Baptist Church - 490 Broadway, Saranac Lake, 891-5473 First United Methodist Church - 63 Church Street, Saranac Lake, 891-3473 Adirondack Alliance Church - 72 Canaras Ave., SL, 8911383. Sharing the hope of Christ, building relationships with god. Sunday worship 10:00 a.m. with nursery care available.

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

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

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

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

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

St. Thomas Episcopal - 8 Brentwood Ave, Tupper Lake 359-9786 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.

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

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Good Shepherd turns 130 ELIZABETHTOWN — The 130th Anniversary of The Church of the Good Shepherd celebration begins with an Open House at the Parish Hall on Williams St. in Elizabethtown, on Saturday, July 7. Historical documents, letters and photographs dating back to 1881 will be on display beginning at 3 p.m.. A slide show of the "Churches of Elizabethtown and Lewis" presented by Margaret Bartley will be shown at 4 p.m..

The celebration continues on Sunday, July 15, at 4 p.m. in the church, with a music presentation by Meadowmount stu-

ELCS Continued from page 1 board was very impressed with his interview and what he will be able to bring to the community.”

Scott will be paid $450 per day for work, which will not include holidays, vacation days or sick time.

Scott will oversee the district while the school board looks to permanently fill the position that was vacated by the retirement of Gail Else.

However, the board is also looking to combine the positions of superintend-

dent's string quartet, a violin soloist, and a hymn sing with church organist Mary Lou Morgan.

On July 21, E-town Day, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Church and the Parish Hall will hold an Open House. There will be church tours, the church's historical documents, letters, and photo albums will be on display, along with photographs of various church events. The new 35 page bound booklet, "The History of the Church of the Good Shepherd" will be available for a $10 purchase. Please come and join the festivities.

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ent and principal, which is currently held by Jennifer Bull.

“So far, she has not expressed an interest,” Sicola said about Bull as a potential applicant in the search. “We are going back to a combo position, and we have already started the paperwork with the state that is needed to have a waiver granted to combine the two positions.”

Sicola said that in its discussions, the school board wanted to streamline the administrative makeup of the district.

“We want to make things streamlined so we can have more effectively

communicate with the community through one person,” Sicola said.

Sicola said that the advertising process for the position would be done over the summer, with interviews being conducted in September and October with an expected Dec. 1 start date.

“Our interview process will include the community and members of our teaching staff,” Sicola said. “We are planning a pretty comprehensive process for our interviews.”

Scott started work for the district July 2.

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False information can be harmful

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t seems harmless enough. A reporter writes a story about a school program and a reader comments online that teachers do nothing all summer, and suddenly, the majority of comments revolve around that comment.

Or, a reader sends in a speakout submittal and moans about firefighters sitting around doing nothing.

Neither comment is remotely true, yet enough members of the public believe them, so the false statements spread and before you know it they have become reality for some.

To make matters worse, it’s budget time and many taxpayers now plan to vote no on the school budget, while the fire department suddenly looks like a good place for the city to cut.

Whether it’s misinformation or disinformation, these exaggerations and untruths often become the reality for a very large number of people.

Media organizations could institute stricter rules for reader submissions, but it is much more widespread than that.

Public meetings with public comment portions are notorious for inviting individuals who make exaggerated and false claims. Someone could come out and say that the union president is stealing taxpayers’ funds, the media could report the next day that the statement was false, and still, a large portion of the population, either because they were there or heard the comment through the rumor chain, believes the information to be true.

Again, that may not seem important, but it is, especially when budgets pass or fail by a couple hundred votes.

The municipality cannot suddenly become totalitarian and restrict free speech, but at the same time, it is pathetic when free speech used maliciously negatively impacts people, the budget process, an important decision, positions and more.

There are some steps that can be taken, though.

As Plattsburgh Mayor Donald

Kasprzak suggested, public officials should maintain an open-door policy to ensure they are available to quell such rumors and provide constituents with the factual information.

Public officials also have a responsibility to speak up and speak out. If and when they know something exaggerated or false is being put out there, vigorously stand up to that untruth and shout the truth for all to hear.

The public itself also has a responsibility to receive information critically and not just believe it is true because it was heard or read somewhere. Verify the information and seek out sources that can verify the information.

This is especially important when the information coincides with one’s beliefs, politics and morality. Democrats, for example, have a tendency to take it on face value when a member of their party issues information, even if that information seems outrageous. Then, those same individuals will demand a ridiculous amount of sources if a Republican makes a statement as simple as the sky is blue.

The same can be said by so many groups. Frustrated taxpayers often need only hear one individual, even if it is public knowledge this person was just released from jail, say that the school district is spending money frivolously, and suddenly that information becomes fact without it being verified by anyone.

Finally, all of us, not just public officials, but all of us have a responsibility to speak out when false and exaggerated information is delivered to the public as truth. And while we cannot restrict free speech, there is nothing wrong with shaming someone who intentionally uses that right recklessly and maliciously.

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or someone who still considers himself a novice at writing a weekly commentary, I struggle coming up with a topic each week, frequently agonizing throughout the weekend, trying to play out some outlines in my head before sitting down in front of the computer Sunday evening to work up the first draft.

Somehow the folks in Washington and Albany continue to provide me material to work with and I hope that, for you, the reader, they are matters of interest, worth investing some time to digest.

Well, this last week was a real bell ringer, starting the landmark decision by the Supreme Court on the Affordable Health Care Act. Not only was the outcome a surprise, as most pundits had the odds on the Court’s finding at least a portion of the legislation unconstitutional, but the votes by Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy seemed out of character. In the 5-4 split decision the normally conservative Roberts opted to side with the more liberal justices, while Justice Kennedy, a moderate, who normally comes in on the side of the more liberal judges, opted to rule with the majority.

Going into the major ruling last week the Supreme Court, like most branches of government these days, hasn’t posted a high favorable rating among the American public. Prior to the most recent rulings, the Rasmussen Report had the justices at a 34 percent excellent or good rating while 17 percent rated the court poor. After the rulings, the excellent to good rating dropped to 22 percent, while the poor rating had increased to 30 percent. Now, I’m no expert on constitutional law or the voting records of the justices, but it seems to me that over the course of time, based on the presidential appointments, justices bring a certain political slant to the bench. I do understand the justices are supposed to be impartial, but let’s face it, in Washington, to reach the level of a lifetime appointment in the Supreme Court, the highest in our land, I must admit I am skeptical that all that political baggage can be left at the door. We carry a certain bias slant based on years of experience.

I can’t help but notice that, given the time the Court had to deliberate the merits of the legislation, the positions on both side of the argument, the current public opinion regarding the Affordable Health Care Act and the opinion shared by many that the vote would come down to Justice Kennedy’s vote, that once it became apparent to the court members that it was to be a 5-4 split de-

cision upholding the constitutionality by considering it a tax and not a forced mandate, that the justices did two things to Dan Alexander posture the court.

Thoughts from Firstly, they found Behind the Pressline a solution by sending the final decision on Affordable Health Care back to the people, leaving its future in the hands of the voters during the fall election. Secondly, could Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy, once they realized nothing would change the 5-4 vote, reverse roles to give the appearance of a vote not along partisan lines? Now, nobody’s saying it, but one can’t help, in this political climate, to be skeptical, especially when Justice Roberts joked that now the court has finished its session he will go to an “impregnable island fortress.” I think the court punted the ball back to the American people, and perhaps that’s where the final decision on this legislation should ultimately reside.

On the same day the court ruled on health care, we witnessed Nancy Pelosi lead more than 100 Democrats up the aisle and out of the House chamber to boycott the first of two Attorney General Holder contempt votes, saying Republicans were more interested in shameful election-year politics than getting their hands on documents for the Fast and Furious debacle. Instead of doing their jobs they stood outside and in unison shouted “Shameful – Shameful” showing their contempt for their Republican counterparts. It’s hard to respect the institution and these members with grandstanding such as this. Thankfully Democrat representative William Owens, who represents many of our readers, stayed on the floor and voted for “transparency.” Regardless of which way he voted, he did the job he was elected to do by staying at his post and registering his vote on behalf of his constituents.

Regardless of your personal feelings on health care, immigration or the Holder contempt hearings, the craziness of all these political tactics should leave us all wondering what’s the real truth, who can we really believe and how on earth can we get these people to stop the childish fighting and get to work solving the real problems facing our nation and our children?

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Don’t leave animals alone

You want a revolution?

To the Valley News: I'd like to respond to your "viewpoint" of June 16. Your thoughts are right on when looking at the way our government is performing at this minute but that performance has been the norm for many years if not since its inception. You used "zigzag" and that has been the voters method to try to move government to the desired path for many years and it has been met by big money negating the peoples desires. The latest Supreme Court edict to give business the same status as people seems to put the nail in the coffin.

An interesting study was made concerning the actions of military officers when making decisions. Seems that their annual evaluation was the most important guide as to how they performed and not the country as a whole. I think this is indicative of government employees whether in mil. or other areas and the treatment of whistle blowers seems to prove that. If we apply this to a corporation I feel that this will hold true there also. I read your thoughts every week and hope that you do not stop. Don't always agree but think it is good.Thank you.

On a local point, Elizabethtown village folks were able to vote on the sewer system but now that we talk, "planning," those outside the old village do not get a vote on whether they want to be covered by the planning document. Why? We have enough control and don't need the "do gooders" telling us what to do. What happened to doing things right?

Bill Hubschman Elizabethtown

To the Valley News: It’s time again to remind people to NOT leave your pet in your vehicle, whether you’re parking in the shade, just running into the store, or leaving the windows cracked, it’s still NOT OK to leave your pet in a parked car! The fact is that on an 85-degree day, the temperature inside a car with the windows cracked can reach 102- degrees within only 10 minutes. After 30 minutes, the temperature will reach 120-degrees. Once the interior of the vehicle reaches 110-degrees, your pet is in danger of heatstroke, and your pet can suffer brain and organ damage after just 15minutes. On hot and humid days, the temperature in a car parked in direct sunlight can rise more 30-degrees per/minute, and quickly become lethal to the animal!

Though the temperatures have been moderately warm, in the last 2 months I’ve already seen pets left in vehicles with 2of4 windows cracked a maximum of 4-inches with the sun beating down. Would you subject your child to this type of condition?

NYS Law 353-d states that: “A person shall not confine a companion animal in a motor vehicle during extreme hot or cold temperatures without proper ventilation or other protection from the temperate. If the owner cannot be promptly located, the law authorizes police officers to take necessary steps to remove the animal(s) from the vehicle.”

Why would any responsible pet owner leave their animal in a car while they go shopping?

You never know how long you’ll be, and you’re pet is the one left to suffer the extreme heat in your vehicle, with the sun beating through the windows. Please be a responsible pet owner, and please leave your pet(s) at home.

If you see an animal in distress in a vehicle, please call 911.

Lisa Twiss Cadyville

very Generation Needs its Own Revolution. So said Thomas Jefferson and many historians believe that Jefferson’s many remarks about liberty and freedom were aimed at the internal forces in play in America and not the external forces in play at that time. Jefferson’s predicBy Scot Hurlburt tions about corporate greed and the large scale takeover of government by moneyed interests seem very real in 2012. Jefferson railed against the wealthy just as the 99-percenters do now in 2012.

Experience demands that man is the only animal that devours his own kind for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.

Though penned hundreds of years ago

by Jefferson, this sentiment, more than any other, seems to be the energy behind the occupy movement and the realization by millions of young people that something is very wrong in America.

While the occupy movement has been heavily criticized by many and in my estimation, largely ignored, I believe that Jefferson would have been relieved that when the American people perceive an injustice they raise their voices together.

Perhaps the occupy movement will be the face of the revolution for this generation. It is a face that is concerned with its own present and future and rightfully so.

The actions of our politicians and national leaders has at times become so toxically partisan, so lacking in logic that the revolution for this generation may not include simply thinking outside the box, but rather creating a new theoretical box. The current lines have been drawn by long seated bureaucrats or their constituency who too often represent only the interests of other individuals or groups who hold power.

By most reckoning, that arrangement amounts to the 1-percent who hold a vast majority of the wealth and power in this country while the 99-percent scratch for the crumbs that are left over.

In America, we teach our children to have dreams, to aspire toward personal fulfillment and satisfaction. The circumstances that exist now for many young Americans may rob them of this essential American experience.

For this generation to have its revolution, they may have to ignore the voices of those who seek to uphold the status quo. I hope that the voices of this generation’s revolution will not be stifled or muted by the powerful voices of those who represent the biggest divide in economic, political and social power in American history.

If America is to continue as a world leader, this generation must have their revolution as every American generation has had. To be forever stuck in a place where the societal playing field for the majority remains unchanged or declines doesn’t sound very American or very democratic.

I believe that the essential greatness in America has been its ability to change itself, and having the freedom to create change is crucial to that end. I believe that we still have the freedom to make change and I for one can hear the voices of young Americans calling for that possibility.

Remember, all kids count.

Reach the writer at hurlburt@wildblue.net

Appreciative of support To the Valley News: The family of Kathryn L. LaFountain wishes to express our most sincere thanks, gratitude and appreciation shown to us in one of the most saddest moments in our lives. We cannot thank enough the members of the family, our closest friends and most dear co-workers for the food, flowers, cards, phone calls, prayers and support that have been shown to us.

We would also like to personally thank the following doctors for such exceptional care and compassion: Dr. Bremer, Dr. Roland, Dr. Hurwitz, Dr. Pabst, Dr. Malseptic, Dr Wolkowicz as well as the staff of CVPH Intensive Care and R5 units. Elizabethtown Hospital and Dialysis Unit also deserve a big thanks for the way Kathryn was treated like family.

Our Adirondack Hardware family, Roger and Darlene Long and Barb Gero also deserve our greatest appreciation for your outstanding support and thoughtfulness.

We would like to convey a special thankyou to Shelley Davis and Gerald Morrow along with The Knight of Columbus, also to Ann and Nick LaFountain for your continuing support.

Neil Hamilton and Hamilton’s Funeral Home for providing greatly personal care and guidance throughout, which we cannot thank you enough for.

The kindness, love and support shown to our family will never be forgotten. It will live on forever along with our beautiful Kathryn in our hearts until we meet her again. God bless you all!

Norman LaFountain Wanda Boyce Skip LaFountain Rick LaFountain Mark LaFountain and families

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Big kid bullies

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e all hear the tales of school kids getting picked on or harassed by the bully, but what about the

adult cases?

Something that I have come to realize over time is that bullying is something that happens throughout life, no matter how old you are. Just because kids leave school and start to grow up and go out into the world does not mean that there are not those who will seek to bring them down through intimidation and threats.

At school, most people knew who the bully was. I know that I knew who they were and made sure to stay out of their way in order to have a good day.

As adults, the bully can now come in many forms and in many different parts of

Thanks for the work To the Valley News: The Bicentennial Committee of the First Congregational Church of Lewis would like to extend their sincere thanks and app re c i a t i o n t o t h e f o l l o w i n g f o r re c e n t work at the First Congregational Church of Lewis. This work was in preparation for a very special event in the church’s history, that being its 200 year anniversary. The church was painted inside and out by: Constant O’Kusky, Carl & EmmaJean O’Kusky, Tom Neddo, Ronnie Neddo and Bill Daha.

The following people also assisted in re p a i r s a n d u p g r a d e s t o t h e c h u rc h ; M i c h a e l F l y n n , R o n a l d D u b a y, N a t e G o u g h , C h a r l e s M a r t i n , J a m e s P u l s i f e r, Moriah Shock & Robert Whittemore.

Our church is so very fortunate to have people from the community, even some who are not members, step up to help get our church ready for its bicentennial at the end of this July. For their unselfish w o r k , w e a re d e e p l y a p p re c i a t i v e f o r their generous time and hard work.

Dave Blades Lewis

Follow up to ‘stand up’ To the Valley News: A follow up to: “We need to stand up for our First Amendment Rights.”

At the end of February I wrote to the paper decrying the fact that I must pay real property taxes to support property owners the have property tax exemptions, particularly not-for-profit or non-profit enterprises.

I pointed out that I have reasons not to agree with the purposes of some of those organizations and that I would not give them a penny (or any other amount) if asked.

Enter Salim Lewis of Lewis Family Farm who, as presented in your June 9 issue is considering turning the farm into a “research center thus making the property in 501C and taking it off of the tax rolls.” I have to tell you that I have never met Mr. Lewis, but it is extremely unlikely that I would give his 501(C) a penny. So why should I be forced to pay his county taxes? IT is time to do away with real property tax exemptions or real property taxes all together.

Real property tax exemption can lead to unfair competition. Take boys and girls summer camps, for example. The Adirondack have a bunch of them. Some are private forprofit, other are non-profit. Both server the same clientele - children, mostly from “down state.” Both hire people locally and college students. Both use local jobbers (plumbers, electricians, ECT.). Both buy supplies and materials through local and regions retailers. Both require substantial land holdings preferably with high value waterfront. Here is the difference.

While the private camps struggle to pay the real property taxes and stay open, the tax exempt camps are free of that burden. If the private camps fails, jobs are lost, both at the camp and through the jobbers and suppliers.

Ironically, the for-profit camps are forced to fund their competition by paying a share of the tax-exempt camps’ property taxes.

If the Lewis Family Farm becomes a 501(c) the for-profit farms will be helping to pay Lewis Farm’s property taxes: unfair competition it seems to me. It’s time to do away with real property tax exemptions or real property taxes altogether.

Gordon E. Howard Keeseville

Car show a success To the Valley News: On behalf of the North Hudson Women’s Auxiliary, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended or helped in any way to make our recent car show a huge success. This was the fifth-annual car show that we have held on the first Saturday in May and it was by far the biggest. Each year it has grown bigger and bigger. This year we saw close to 70 cars and trucks, all years, all makes and models. It is run differently than most other shows with no entrance fees charged and no awards given, just an early chance for owners to get out their cars and show them off. With raffles held throughout the day and food and refreshments available everyone worked very had to make it a success and a wonderful time was had by all.

A special thank you to Advanced Auto, Tony’s Sports, Dollar General, Hot Biscuit Diner, Wagon Wheel Restaurant, Paradox Store, Aubuchons, North Country Towing, J&L Automotive, Pottersville Garage, Family Deli in Pottersville, Great Northern, Arsenal Restaurant, Elizabethtown Sunoco, Egglefield Ford, Elizabethtown Grand Union, NAPA, Curtis Lumber in Schroon Lake and Stewarts for their donations.

And an extra special thank you to Chandler Thompson, Ron Moore, John King, Ginnie Iannacone, Lyanne Anslow, Kathleen Gallagher, Samantha Bessey and all of the ladies on the auxiliary. Without their extra time and help this event would not have been as successful as it turned out to be.

In closing, I just want to say thank you to all of our volunteers in our community and across the world. Sometimes it is difficult to be able to volunteer your time and/or your knowledge and you don’t always feel like others realize just how trying it can be at times, but know that you are appreciated because without people willing to help others, getting nothing in return, what kind of work would we live in?

April Bessey North Hudson

society. cause they feel he or she is being unfair to There are those that will attempt to use their child. their position as leverage, keeping the other Of course, there is also the parent bully person down and trying to make them feel that uses undue influence and fear tactics on less important. They will use that their own children. While lines are perceived power to force others crossed in all kinds of bullying, into demeaning situations or acthis is the one where the consetions, only seeking personal gratiquences can be very severe and fication at the cost of others. life lasting.

There are those that you could There are the ones that use sidescribe as the “parent bully,” who lence and lack of respect to put will use their children as a pawn to others down, ignoring those who try and exercise control over othspeak to them or treating others

by Keith Lobdell ers. This one is seen a lot in the like they have no right to engage world of youth and high school them in a conversation. sports. You know what I am talking about, These, and many more, are out there, and I the parent that yells at the coach because litam sure that you have had course to run into tle Jimmy and Sally can do no wrong in their these people in one, if not multiple, forms. eyes, even when they do. They try to get the Bullying has been in the spotlight for the coach, or even a teacher, released or fired bepast few years, and more recently in several

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news stories. Heck, someone made $600,000 because a tape of them being bullied made its way to the national news.

Yes, just because you’re out of school does not mean bullying ends. However, what is increased is your ability to deal with it. You may not know it is bullying right away, but you will, and then comes the time to just walk away from it. If it comes via telephone, then we now have caller ID. If it comes via Facebook, we can unfriend. If it comes via email, we can stop responding and report that person as spam.

But whether in school or in the game of life, the one thing to remember stays the same — remember who you are, how good you are, and how little their jeers mean in the overall picture.

The author is the editor of the Valley News keith@denpubs.com

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Westport Heritage House opens doors, new floors

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com WESTPORT — Members of the Westport Heritage House invited the community to join them for a celebration of the building June 19.

“There is a lot of energy here and a lot going on around this building,” Lindsay Pontius said. “We wanted to bring people in to take a tour of the newly renovated building and let them see what we have done.”

Along with refurbishing the hardwood floor in the rear of the building, the organization overseeing the center had also created a new patio out of the granite that was part of the sidewalk when it was used as a church.

Co-chair Nancy Decker said she was pleased with the event’s turnout and with the work that had been put into the building.

“As a committee, we believe that this fits right into our mission to link Westport to the history, art and culture of the region,” Decker said. “This is a house to welcome everyone to explore our sense of place here in Westport. We wanted people to see the efforts that have been put into the building by the volunteers from the community and it is those people who have done so much.”

Meredith Johnston shows off the new look in the visitors center, part of the Westport Heritage House, during the open house and tour June 19.

Photo by Keith Lobdell The building features a new visitors center with three displays, pictures, art and videos (Four Seasons of Westport, Samuel de Champlain, The Westport Chair, Opening Day Camp Dudley 2011, Port Henry and Waterways), a local history library, a computer and Internet access.

“We have a lot of volunteers who give a lot of time to man the center,” co-chair Meredith Johnston said. “They talk to those who come in, and they also have the chance to

learn about the town through our videos and books.”

The Westport Heritage House is located at 6459 Main St., Westport, and will be open Tuesday through Sundays in July and August, and weekends in September and October, including with Labor Day and Columbus Day. For more, visit westportheritagehouse.com.

‘Buy a Boom’ fireworks fundraiser nears final goal Ernie’s Market, Everybody’s Market, or the Ship’s Store at the Westport Marina.

The chamber thanks the following individuals and businesses for their generosity: Affinity Group Member Services, Matthew & Beth Bakes, Allan G. Beal, DMD, Bradamant Maintenance, Bradamant Real Estate, Camp Dudley YMCA, unnamed individuals who placed cash in the collection boxes, Gordon & Nancy Decker, Jerry & Jean Forcier, Madeline Huchro, Julie Garcia, Attorney at Law, Elizabeth Lee, Marjorie Lopez, Carolyn Philips, Society for Strings at Meadowmount, SS Stephens, Vanderhoof—in loving memory of

Heather, Alan & Jane Hipps, Arthur & Gayle Meaker, Beverly McIntire, Bradley & Teresa Schrauf, Champlain National Bank, Chazy Westport Communications, Daniel & Lucy Connell, Daphne Hallowell, George Maffey, Hannelor Kissam, Ideal Garage, Judith Bertsche, Julianne Sherman, Katherine & Marvin Werner, Keith & Kathleen Giles, Lyn Lobdell, Mary Davis, McCutchen Anderson & Ellen Few, Mona & James Rice, Patricia French, Roger & Lorraine Sandwick, Stewart & Barbara Winsman, Sue Ellen & Edward Albright, The Galley, Westport Hotel & Tavern, and Westport Marina.

Book sale set in Westport WESTPORT — The Westport Library book sale will be held from July 6 through July 8, with a first view on Thursday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m.

A $15 donation per person is requested. In addition to first choice of books, First Viewers enjoy champagne, strawberries and other delicacies. Special titles this year include some scarce regional histories such as Smith’s 1885 edition of the “History of Essex County New York,” the 1877 edition of “Historical Sketches of Northern New York” by Sylvester, Murray’s 1890 edition of “Lake Champlain and its Shores,” and Osborn’s 1934 “Camp Dudley: The Story of the First 50 Years,” as well as rare finds such as Rarey’s 1858 edition of “The Modern Art of Taming Wild Horses” and Mercier ’s 1927 classic “La Chasse et les Sports Chez les Arabes.”

The sale runs from July 6 through July 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On July 7, it will stay open until 7 p.m. in conjunction with the Town of Westport’s parade and fireworks.

For further information check the library’s website westportnylibrary.org or call 962-8219.

Soccer camp returns to Westport 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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WESTPORT — Only $554 left to reach the goal of $3500 for the Westport Fireworks Fund.

Thanks to the generosity of Westporters and friends, the fundraising for the July 7 fireworks display lakeside in Lee Park has nearly reached its goal. The show will take place at 9:30 p.m. after a fun-filled evening of a parade, magic show, pig roast, and street dance with Gary Phinney.

People can still donate to the “Buy a Boom” program by sending a check to the Westport Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 394, Westport, N.Y. 12993, or by placing your contribution in a box at the Westport Hotel & Tavern,

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Valley of the Giants air show held all over New England together to fly and teach othkeith@denpubs.com ers about what they do,�

WESTPORT — For the Eric Williams, Vice Presisecond year, model airplane dent of the AMA, a governing body for model aircrafts, enthusiasts from across the northeast made their way to said. “This is where the love for aeronauWestport tics starts. and the ValMost of these ley of the Giguys are also ants. pilots, and a The air lot of the show by that people who title was fly commerheld starting cial or in the Friday, June military got 29, and contheir start cluded Sunand their day, July 1, passion for with more planes from than 50 model airplane Several model airplanes at the models.�

Tony Bopilots bring- Valley of the Giants ari show were nanno of ing their cre- full of detail, down to the pilots. ations to the Photo by Keith Lobdell Mahwah, New Jersey town’s airbrought several planes, infield. “This brings people from cluding a jet-propelled mod-

el, to the show. “The jet can go pretty fast, so you always have to keep your eye on it when flying or it will be gone,� Bonanno said.

Bonanno started to take up the hobby of model airplane flying later in life, he said, and enjoys traveling across the northeast to attend shows and put his flying skills on display. “We are all aviation buffs,� he said. “The love of flying and the challenges of flying and learning how to maneuver the plane in different ways is what keeps me coming back.�

Tony Bonanno operates his model aircraft during the second annual Valley of the Giants Air show in Westport, which was held from June 29 through July 1.

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Fish and Game club to sell ‘Knew Sunflower Music Fest set for 2012 and Know’ historical calendars By Keith Lobdell

By Katherine Clark

katherine@denpubs.com W E S T P O RT — T h e Westport Fish and Game Club will be selling a piece of town history in their calendars for the annual fundraiser.

The calendars, The Westport We Knew & Know, will feature keepsake photos of different buildings and sites around town collected from community Irwin Borden, Laura Pond, Alice Borden, Jim Westover and Ella Provost dismembers and the town play different months of the “Westport we knew & know” calendar.

Photo by Katherine Clark historian’s archives.

Sheila Borden, town clerk, said the club’s Lee Park restaurant is also featured for the month of March, with pictures of the restaufirst calendars will be something for residents to keep instead of throw away once rant that was demolished in 1978 for construction of James Bridge, named after the you flip the page on December.

“It’s quiet interesting, along with the pic- owners of the restaurant.

All proceeds will help benefit the Westtures there will be a brief history and bio of port Fish and Game Club’s safety and eduthe site,” Borden said.

The calendars will sell for $10 and will be cational programs and management of it’s available for sale at the Westport Fourth of facility.

Borden said the funds will go to several July celebration July 7, at the Essex County Fair in August, through club members or at needed projects at the clubhouse, including restoration of the building due to Tropical the Town Hall.

The calendar features a picture of the Storm Irene damage, road construction to Westport Hotel and Tavern today coupled the rifle range, and the construction of a new with a picture of the building in the late wood shed.

For more information on where to pur1800’s. The Library building is also shown before and after with a sequence of three pic- chase a calendar, contact Borden at 962-4419. tures dating 1889, 1907 and 2012. The former

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WESTPORT — Four bands of varying genres will perform as part of the annual Mental Health Association in Essex County, Inc. fundraiser, the Sunflower Music Fest, Saturday, July 14.

The event, which is the biggest for the Mental Health Association, will take place at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport with music starting at 2 p.m. and continuing through 8 p.m.

It will feature rock band Aunt Unis, The Roosters (Russ Bailey and Franz Pope), Rob Pulsifer and the Etown Express, and Speedy Arnold, who will also emcee the event.

“It is a good mix of bands,” Vanessa Moses of the Mental Health Association said.

“There is a difference in everything, and we

wanted bands that would attract a mix of generations.”

The performances will be held at the grandstand, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets to sit on the horse track in front of the stage.

Along with music, there will also be events and vendors on hand.

“It will be a fun time for everyone,” Moses said. “There will be crafts vendors and a lot of food. There will also be a booth where we will have children’s activities like face painting, balloons and more.”

Also part of the day will be a basket raffle, 50-50 raffle and door prize raffles.

Tickets for the event will be available at the gate for $8 per person, with children 12 and under admitted for free.

For more information, contact the Mental Health Association in Essex County, Inc. at 962-2077.

Summer concerts set to return to Ballard Park WESTPORT — The Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks presents Seventeenth Annual Ballard Park Concert Series beginning on July 12 with the “Jamcrackers,” and Irish Step dancing by Griffin Wilkins.

Seasoned solo performers Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn and Dan Duggan have combined talents to create a dynamic trio named in honor of the river drivers who broke up log jams.

The Performance series runs thru Aug. 16 on Thursday evenings. Concert include July 19 Root Glen; July 26 Atlantic Crossing; Aug. 2 three string quartets by award win-

ning students from Meadowmount School of Music; Aug. 9 a children’s performance of Arm of the Sea puppet theatre, with finale concert featuring Westport resident and Internationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Taylor Haskins and his Quartet.

Concerts begin every Thursday at about 7 p.m. at the Performance Pavilion on Main Street. Bring lawn chairs, a blanket, a picnic. In case of rain concerts will be moved into the Westport Heritage House across the street. Donations are always appreciated.

Call 962-8778, email info@artsnorth.org, or visit www.artsnorth.org.

Film Continued from page 1 of Krafton in 1948.

Currently, Addison is a senior at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he has focused on sparking the most vanguard and ambitious films to life. He is also working for Martin Scorsese and assisting Matt Wolf on “Teenage,” a documentary exploring youth culture.

Mehr ’s career in film has included working on music videos for MGMT, Devendra Banhart, Norah Jones, and Wyclef Jean.

Filming is supposed to continue in locations across the area through the end of July.

For more information about the production go to www.fortapachefilm.com.

Bartley to speak ELIZABETHTOWN — Margaret Bartley, author, historian, and Elizabethtown Supervisor is offering a historic slide show, Old Time E-towners: At Work & At Play, at the Adirondack History Center Museum on Sunday, July 22, at 3 p.m. as part of the Elizabethtown Weekend celebration. Bartley has put together a collection of old photos of Elizabethtown and has shared them with the community in slide shows at the museum over the past several years.

Her program for the summer 2012 features historic photos showing the activities of the people of Elizabethtown. Donations are welcome. Proceeds from this event benefit the restoration of the Elizabethtown Town Hall stained glass windows, a project of Historic Pleasant Valley. The founders of the project were Stub and Gretna Longware, who together with Bartley and other area residents, wanted to save and restore the century old stained glass windows in the Elizabethtown Town Hall.

For more information contact the museum at 873-6466 or email echs@adkhistorycenter.org.

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Dissolution Continued from page 1 which both Morrow and Senecal responded that was not the meaning of the numbers.

“We have people already doing these things and the extra work that it takes people to do those things will not cost us anything,” Morrow said.

“We have enough people to handle these things,” Senecal added. “What is over and above dog licensing, building permits, assessing and judicial? What is above that we are already doing? The clerk already handles records management. We are already doing everything that these services provide.”

King persisted, asking Rondout Consulting’s Tim Weidmann if the areas where the supervisors had zeroed out expenses were usually done in other studies.

“They usually do not have zeros, but not for the reason that you think,” Weidmann responded. “They do not

CLINTONVILLE — AuSable Valley Athletics recently had their Senior Athlete/Sports Recognition Night. Award recipients for the 2011-2012 sports season are: US Army Reserve Award: Sierra Cotrona and Ben Ford US Marine Corp Award: Megan Colby and Kyle Prinson Ray Kroc Award: Cammy Keyser and Connor Manning AVCS Sportsmanship Award: Alexis Facteau and John Hickey AVCS Athlete of the Year Award: Amanda Hamilton and Brody Douglass.

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Jessie Strong, center, along with co-workers Darlene LaMountain, branch manager Valerie Daniels, Kent Backus and Helen Kennedy. nology changes over the years.

“I started with a proof machine and a calculator,” she said. “There has been a lot of changes.”

Strong said that she was looking forward to no alarms in the morning.

usually have zeroes because we do not usually have the supervisors in the room.

This is something you do not want to be wrong about in the wrong way.”

“I feel that these numbers are truthful,” Morrow added.

Committee members Butch Clodgo, Maury Bressette and Linda Guimond agreed with the supervisors.

“Why is it so important that we have to add these costs to the towns,” Clodgo said. “We are only doing this for perception, and that is not the way to do it. I do not see where we need to add numbers in there to make people feel better.”

“What the supervisors are saying is not impossible,” Bressette said.

“It’s not for me to come in here and say that these numbers are not accurate when you guys know what your work load is,” Guimond said. “You're not looking to be a hero. I think that we should respect the two supervisors sitting here.”

“I don’t see this as not respecting the supervisors,” King insisted. “I think that it is about substantiability. I don't think that adding 800 people and not have some increases along the line of some kind.”

“I am not inheriting the 800 people; we have already had the 800 that are part of the village in our town,” Morrow said. “I already have those people in my town and take care of them very well.”

Senecal agreed.

Weidmann said that there were other ways to deal with a perception problem.

“There may be a perception problem, but there are creative ways around that which differ from the numbers solutions,” he said.

“Maybe you have a transition position that is in place for one year.”

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King also expressed concern that the dissolution process needed to include a water and sewer commis-

“When I get up, when I go to do something, it will be my choice,” she said. “I plan on watching a lot of my grandchildren’s basketball games and spending a lot more time with them.

The whole summer is going to be relaxation.”

sion, instead of relying on the two towns to create special districts, the common option in most towns.

“The citizens are going to want to know what is going to happen,” King said. “I have watched the fire commission work well for years.

It would convince me that things are fair and balanced.”

Clodgo said that he felt it would bring more trust into the process.

“There is not a bunch of trust in the politicians,” Clodgo said. “There is a lot of concern that one town will control water and one town will control sewer. The way you make sure it does not happen is to have one commission that controls the whole thing.”

“You are wrong when you say that the people do not trust the politicians,” Morrow said. “We created a district on Augur Lake because they would rather have the politicians in control more than the private companies.

As far as I am concerned,

JAY — Ward Lumber is hosting a free Goat Night on Tuesday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m. for anyone interested in learning more about or raising goats. Topics of discussion include feeding, hoof and horn care, parasite management, mineral supplementation and diseases to watch out for. The presenter is Rose Bartiss from Rose’s Goats.

Goat Night is a free seminar. Pizza and refreshments will be served, and there will be a prize drawing. Go to WardLumber.com for more information and to register.

everyone will have the same price for the water or sewer.”

Senecal said that anything done with the water and sewer districts would be done through a mutual agreement between the towns.

“Won't there be an agreement between the two towns anyways?” she said. “We had a contract for the library and used to have a contract for the police and a schedule that states the price for everything in there.”

Weidmann said that he believes the towns would have to charge equal rates to “both sides of the river.”

“From my research, it would be very hard to charge the residents of one town and another town different rates,” he said.

“Hopefully, we can get an of-

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ficial answer from the state and that will ease some of those concerns.”

Holderman said that he wanted the matter decided as part of a dissolution plan.

“The village board can say that they want that spelled out before they accept any plan,” he said. “I think that all of the opinions need to be out on the table.”

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Au SABLE FORKS — In the past 42 years, two things have been constant in Au Sable Forks — where the bank is and who is behind the counter.

While the bank has changed ownership six times over those years (National Commercial and Trust, KeyBank, Albank, Charter One, Citizens Bank and now Community Bank), Jessie Strong has been there.

“Most of the transitions went really OK,” Strong said. “Sometimes I would balk at the idea of change, but I made it through them all.”

Strong was recognized for her 42 years of service to the Au Sable Forks community in a week of celebrations at Community Bank, which coincided with her last week on the job, June 25 through June 29.

“Everybody knows Jessie,” branch manager Valerie Daniels said. “It’s a familiar face that people have seen for the past 42 years. You spend 42 years at any job and it is pretty amazing, but to be able to stay at the same place despite the changes is really impressive.”

Along with name and leadership changes, Strong said that she was impressed by the tech-

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First reponders named to Willsboro Central School Wall of Distinction

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com WILLSBORO — The Willsboro Central School Wall of Distinction has a lot more members.

During graduation services held June 22 at the school, Superintendent Stephen Broadwell announced the annual enshrinement into the school’s wall.

“This year the committee has overwhelmingly chosen hundreds, yes hundreds, of people to recognize,” Broadwell said. “The greatest thing about this is that you know them all. They are your fathers, mothers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and neighbors. I proudly announce this year ’s recipient of the Wall of Distinction Honor to be the first responders of Essex, Reber, Whallonsburg and Willsboro.”

Broadwell also read the inscription for the plaque that will hang on the hallway by the main entrance to the school: “As members of our community they are there 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to en-

sure the citizens of the communities can feel safe and secure should the need arise for emergency services in their homes and on the road. Those that volunteer drop what they are doing, wake from sleep, leave the security of family and home to serve and care for us, their neighbors.”

The awards were received by local department members Ron Jackson, Becky Crowningshield, John Cross and Kyle Wrisley.

“They thought a little bit outside of the box,” Jackson said. “It shows how much this community cares for their friends and neighbors. It is a special thought and I would like to thank them for this honor.”

According to Broadwell, the Wall of Distinction was created to honor and recognize deserving alumni of Willsboro for their achievements, prominence, and distinction to the community and society.

“Since it was initiated back in 2007, the committee has selected some of this school’s finest attendees to adorn it,” he said. “Each year the committee has picked one, or even two to have their name, picture and small bi-

Ron Jackson of the Essex Emergency Squad speaks as part of the Willsboro Wall of Distinction ceremony. Also on stage were Willsboro CSD Superintendent Stephen Broadwell, Kyle Wrisley, Becky Crowningshield and John Cross.

Photo by Jill Lobdell ography etched onto a plaque for our students to view the various successes that originated where they also study.”

Other members of the Wall of Distinction include New York State Assemblywoman

Teresa Sayward, Janice Allen, Ralph Marcotte, Wall of Distinction Winners, Doris Blanchard, Keith Coonrod, James Mason, Harris Young, Tom Spierto, Evelyn Foley and Kenneth Coonrod.

AuSable Valley, Westport schools honor veterans with diplomas

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CLINTONVILLE — A pair of local schools took time to honor veterans in their community and give them the one thing they left school without — a diploma.

AuSable Valley and Westport each gave Operation Recognition diplomas to local veterans. The program is designed to honor veterans who left school early for military service with diplomas and the chance to participate in a graduation ceremony.

Floyd St. Clair receives his Operation Recognition diploma from Westport school board president Alice LaRock.

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Matthew Rogers announced during the June 23 graduation ceremonies that the 2012 Operation Recognition veteran was Michael Morris, who left school early to enlist, fighting in Vietnam.

“After the war, he came here to a life of humility and hard work,” Rogers said.

Morris was unable to attend the graduation ceremonies but said that he was proud to be able to be called a graduate.

“He sends his best wishes and hopes for good luck in the future to all of his fellow classmates in the class of 2012,” Rogers said.

Following the presentation of awards by Principal Michele Friedman and awarding of diplomas by Board of Education President Alice LaRock to graduating seniors in Westport June 23, Korean War veteran Floyd H. St. Clair was asked to step forward for an honorary diploma presentation.

Superintendent John Gallagher said a state program known as “Operation Recognition” allows veterans who missed their high school graduation because they were serving their country to be awarded an honorary high school diploma.

Gallagher thanked St. Clair for his service, and, as he handed him his diploma, the crowd stood and erupted with applause. St. Clair stood for a moment, a look of pride and respect on his face, and then made his way to his seat where he was hugged by a family member.

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Matthew Craig, Peter Craig, and Trevon put in canoe in Middle Saranac Lake.

By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com KEENE — Every year, the Fresh Air Fund arranges for thousands of children to experience life outside a city and over this summer, the Craig family of Keene greeted an extended member of thier family.

They will be hosting Trevon of the Bronx for the fourth time through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program.

Trevon is scheduled to return in July for an eight week visit - his longest trip yet.

Trevon has visited the many places in the Adirondacks and hopes his upcoming trip will lead to more eye opening experiences.

During his summer visits, Trevon has become an accomplished swimmer, skilled bike rider and even a member of the exclusive “Adirondack 46ers,” club according to his host mom, Julie Craig. Craig said thier visits have not been exclusive the summer.

Over the past spring break, Trevon joined the Craig family on a recent family trip to Disney World.

Through the Fresh Air fund, Trevon has gotten to experience a plethora of outdoor activities unaccomplishable in the limits of city life.

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Jenny Morgenthau, the director of the Fresh Air Fund, said that more than 60 percent of families who host a child continue to invite the child back for many more summers.

“I’m not sure the magic behind it, but the matches seem to work out great,” Morgenthau said.

The Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit agency, has worked together with families and communities to provide free summer experiences in the country to more than 1.7 million New York City children since 1877.

Each year, thousands of children visit volunteer host families in 13 states and Canada through the Friendly Town Program or attend one of five Fresh Air Fund camps.

To prospective hosts, Craig said she wouldn’t trade the experience she has had with Trevon.

“Do it, and don’t have any reservations,” she said. “It’s really immeasurable what will come out of it. Trevon is like a member of our family. I hope to know him forever.”

For more information on how to become involved the organization or to volunteer as a host family for a Fresh Air Child call Deolinda Jessie at 359-3414 or visit The Fresh Air Fund online at www.freshair.org.

WESTPORT — In an evening of rhythm, allegory, life, alliteration, heartbreak, joy, disappointments, and wisdom students and veteran poets shared their pieces for the fifth annual Poetry Extravaganza.

Westport Central school poetry students from Scott Gibbs class and members of the Westport Poetry Group gathered at the Westport Library on June 14 to showcase their work at the closing of the school year.

“It’s an opportunity for people in the town and the school to get together in a positive way,” Judith Moore, member of the poetry group said.

Eleven students participated in the reading: sophomores Hannah Looby, Dustin and Owen Schoenfeld, Macey Sprague, John Doyle, junior Charlotte Staats, and seniors Alexa Mitchell, Delaney Sears, Ethan Markwica, and Ellexus Vaughn.

The students wrote about their experiences Gibbs, who has been teaching poetry for over 20 years was honored by the students for his upcoming retirement with a song about creating poetry written. The song was written by poet Ann Gleck and performed by Gleck and the students.

“He Helped you open the doors to your closet, take the memories of off your shelf, place them on the floor around you to better look at yourself,” the group sang.

The students wrote pieces that reflected their personality such as Sprague’s poem titled “Shyness,” where she described the emotion with visual characteristics: “Shyness is pretty in her own way,” Sprague read.

“Pale Colors like a rainbow fading back into the sky.”

Other pieces grabbed the attention with the first line such as Spears’ poem titled “Overlooking is part of our society.” As she finished the piece’s title her first line went on as “I wouldn’t be surprised if you over-

looked this poem, I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t, because this poem is a distraction to your guilt.” Some audience members laughed but most were instantly engaged.

As Vaughn read her poem titled “A perfect world” she read ”What if we lived in a world where apologizing wasn’t such a hassle, doing a favor didn’t make you think twice and racism didn’t exist.” As audience members listened silently they heard her version of what this world could look like through her eyes.

Scott Gibbs, who teaches high school English said the event has always been a way to take what the students write in class and bring it into the world.

“These events are a way of trying to bring the poetry to life and try to have some fun with it,” Gibbs said.

The poetry reading is a wonderful way for the community to become aware of “how really wonderful their work is,” Gibbs said.

The Westport Poetry Group meets on the third Thursday of each month, for more information or to participate contact the Westport Library at 962-8219.

Goodbyes to Park

Special recognition was given to Soyoung Park, an exchange student from Laos who has attended WCSD for the past year.

“Soyoung, who epitomizes grace and serenity and has taken whatever we throw at her and has done it with grace,” Gibbs said.

Park said that she will be on her way to Los Angeles before heading back to Laos. After coming from living in a big city she said she has really enjoyed the small town of Westport.

“I’ve really liked the small town better and I’m going to miss everyone and hopefully visit soon,” Park said.

Mary Ann Hebrink, Park’s family mom said she will cry when they brink Park to the airport.

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WILLSBORO — On Saturday, July 7, the Willsboro Heritage Society presents the Solomon Clark Bluestone Quarry tour at Ligonier Point, conducted by Dr. Charlotte Mehrtens, geologist at UVM; and Historian, Morris Glenn. Meet at 10 a.m. at the Willsboro Heritage Museum, where carpools will be formed. Admission is free. For more, visit willsboroheritage.hostzi.com.

KEENE VALLEY — East Branch Friends of the Arts (EBFA) is delighted to present Frank Loesser, a “lecture in song,” by singer/pianist/actor Fred Miller on Friday, July 13, at 8 p.m. at the Keene Valley Congregational Church. Suggested donation is $10 per person; students free. For more information, please call 576-4686 or e-mail eastbranchfriendsofthearts@gmail.com.

Benefit drive scheduled

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Au SABLE FORKS — There will be a Helping Hands 4 Martial Bake Sale and Bottle Drive Saturday, July 7, starting at 11 a.m. at the Stewart’s Shop in Au Sable Forks. Proceeds generated will be disbursed assist her 4 year-old Martial Chamberland, who has been been placed on the Intestinal Transplant List at the New York City Presbyterian Children’s Hospital. Monies raised will assist with traveling and lodging expenses.

For those who wish to help by donating recycled bottles/cans and/or a bake sale item but are unable to attend this event, please call 534-4898 or email dkkrsti6@live.com.

KEENE VALLEY — The Keene Valley Library’s Summer Lecture Series 2012 presents “21st Century China – Rising, But How Far?”

by Richard P. (Pete) Suttmeier on Monday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Library. Admission is free. For more information, call the Library at 576-4335.

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.

This multi-award-winning romance follows the love between a silent movie superstar whose career falls into oblivion and a stunning young woman who becomes the darling of the “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.

JAY — The Jay Entertainment and Music Society is looking for Craft Vendors for their Annual Jay Day Celebration and Fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Jay Village Green Route 9N in Jay. Vendors will be provided a 10-by-10-foot space and must supply their own tables and decorations. Tents provided by the vendors are permitted. Cost for each space is $30.

Space is assigned but allocated on a First Come First Serve Basis.

Vendor applications are available on our website at www.jemsgroup.org. For more information contact Pat Coolidge at 946-7617 or email to pcoolidge@frontiernet.net.

Garage sale set in Tupper Lake

ESSEX — A limited number of vendor spaces for the 33rd Downtown Essex Day set for Saturday, Aug. 4, remain according to event coordinator Katherine Preston. She urges those interested in selling crafts, collectibles, antiques, garage sale items or food at the annual sale to reserve their space soon.

The town-wide event attracts thousands to the hamlet of Essex each year to walk the historic streets, browse for treasures and savor good food and lakeside views. Walk-on tickets for the Essex-Charlotte ferry are halfprice the day of the event from 10 a.m. to noon thanks to the Lake Champlain Transportation Company, so many visitors come from Vermont and beyond.

Preston expects a lively mix of music, arts and antiques to attract visitors this year as always. She promises Joan Crane will return to perform her popular blues/folk tunes at Pantouf ’s.

Anyone interested in participating as a vendor should contact Katherine Preston at 963-8966 for details.

TUPPER LAKE — The Great American Garage Sale will take place on July 6 through 8 in Tupper Lake. Residents of Tupper Lake hold their own garage/yard sales from Friday until Sunday. Maps will be available and last summer, nearly 40 household sales were held. The maps will be available for free beginning July 4 on the tupper-lake.com website and at The Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce. Those wishing to participate can for an entry fee of $15. Application deadline is June 28. For more information, visit tupper-lake.com.

Black Kettle to host dance, social ESSEX — Come and kick up your heels at our first summer dance in the barn on Friday, July 13. Kid’s dances begin at 7 p.m. and dancing for all begins at 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation for dancing and a “cash ice cream bar” to benefit Lakeside School.

Lecture series, picnic slated 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.

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ESSEX — Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm will host a Lazure Painting Workshop on Thursday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Martha Loving Orgain. Lazure is a painting technique prepared with paints nearly as thin and transparent as watercolors and applied in a layering fashion with a rhythmical movement using large brushes.

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SARANAC LAKE — As part of the Adirondack Arts & Heritage Festival 2012, Historic Saranac Lake will host James J. Griebsch with his presentation “Historic Motion Pictures of Saranac Lake’s Past.”

The presentation will be on Sunday, July 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Saranac Village at Will Rogers.

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Saturday, July 7 TUPPER LAKE — Great American Garage Sale, Maps available online or at the Chamber of Commerce, 121 Park Street.

WHALLONSBURG — The Artist, film showing, at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 8 p.m. $5. www.cvfilms.org.

UPPER JAY — Music Appreciation for ages 3- 6, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N. 946-2644.

WESTPORT — The Westport Library Association’s annual Book Sale, 6 Harris Lane, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

WILLSBORO — Quarry Tour The Solomon Clark Bluestone Quarry Tour at Ligonier Point, to meet at the Willsboro Heritage Museum, 6 Gilliland Lane, 10 a.m. willsboroheritage.hostzi.com LAKE PLACID — Author Signing Extravaganza with Gina Damico, David Klein, Michael Kliman, Patrick Egan & Pam Belluck , The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 3-5 p.m.

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LAKE PLACID — “Live from Madagascar” with ADK Naturalist Sophi Veltrop. ADK’s High Peaks Information Center, located at Heart Lake, 523-3441.

Sunday, July 8 TUPPER LAKE — Great American Garage Sale, Maps available online or at the Chamber of Commerce, 121 Park Street.

WESTPORT — The Westport Library Association’s annual Book Sale, 6 Harris Lane, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — “Historic Motion Pictures of Saranac

Lake’s Past” James J. Griebsch presentation, Saranac Village at Will Rogers, 78 Will Rogers Drive, 7:30p.m.

Monday, July 9 WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m.

LAKE PLACID — Camp LPCA, The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9:30 -noon. Camp runs through July 13.

LAKE PLACID — Weekly Monday Summer Storytime to celebrate National Sugar Cookie Day, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, 10 a.m. 523-2950.

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

LAKE PLACID — National Theatre of London Live: Frankenstein showing, The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 7pm. $18 /$16 LPCA members / $12 students. 523-2512.

KEENE VALLEY — 10th Annual John P. Marble Lecture Climate Whiplash by Curt Stager, Keene Valley Library, 1796 Nys Route 73, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 10 LAKE PLACID — Camp LPCA, The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9:30 -noon. Camp runs through July 13.

UPPER JAY — Dan Christoffel, Whitman and Twain exhibit opening, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N . 946-2644.

LAKE PLACID — Country Night with the Abrams broth-

LAKE PLACID — LPCA Green Market Wednesday, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way. 9 a.m.-1p.m.

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LAKE PLACID — Camp LPCA, The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9:30 -noon. Camp runs through July 13.

WILLSBORO—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Congregational Church, Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

ESSEX — Drawing and Color art course offered, St. John Episcopal Church, 4 Church Street, 834-6061.

WILMINGTON— The Wilmington Historical Society Regular monthly meeting, Wilmington Community Center, 7 Community Circle Rd. .7 p.m. 420-8370.

LAKE PLACID — LPCA FREE Young & Fun Series with Comedy & Magic by Tim Dumas, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 10:30 a.m. 523-2512.

Thursday, July 12 LAKE PLACID — Camp LPCA, The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9:30 -noon. Camp runs through July 13.

WILLSBORO — Paine Memorial Library Golf Scramble, Willsboro Golf Club, 140 Point Road. Tee times are either 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. 963-8989.

ESSEX — Drawing and Color art course offered, St. John Episcopal Church, 4 Church Street, 834-6061.

SARANAC LAKE — Story Hour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, 10:30-11 a.m. 891-4191.

LAKE PLACID — Library Offers Open Help Desk for Computer Questions, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Hand House, Court St. 10 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

LAKE PLACID — The Met: Live in HD Summer Encore Series: Les Contes d'Hoffmann showing, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, $16, LPCA Members $14. 7 p.m.

ESSEX — Green Mt. Chamber Music’s Young Outstanding Students to perform violin, viola, cello, piano, Essex Community Church, 2306 Main Street, 11:30 a.m. www.essexcommunityconcerts.org

Friday, July 13 WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m.

UPPER JAY — Books, Antiques and Treasures Sale, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N . 946-2644. 9a.m.4p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Adirondack Farmers' Market, Behind Adirondack Center Museum, 7590 Main Street, 9 a.m.1 p.m.

WILMINGTON — Lake Everest Canoe and Kayak with Northern New York Audubon, Lake Everest Beach, 5 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Camp LPCA, The Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9:30 -noon.

ESSEX — Fred Miller Lecture-in-Song: Frank Loesser, Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 Nys Route 73, Suggested donation: $10, students free.

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KEENE VALLEY — Meadowmount in the Valley, Keene Valley Congregational Church, 1791 NYS Route 73, $10, 576-2225. 8 p.m.

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39 “__ and stop me!”

40 Horror star Chaney 42 London lockup 43 Bring aboard 44 Runner down under?

48 “Overhead” engine parts 49 Moonfish 50 It might be cc’d 51 Cord under a tarp 52 Abrupt 53 Word with gas or oil 54 Dry skin tip-off 57 More agile 61 Dough-dispensing convenience, briefly 63 Overcharge, say 64 Turf __: common football injury 65 Important star 67 Gas additive brand 69 Like some kindergarten programs 70 Plenty, in verse 71 Menlo Park middle name 72 Clutter-free 73 ’Iolani Palace site 74 Condo, e.g.

75 Set components 79 Cornerstone abbr.

80 Nixon confidant Rebozo

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111 Parcheesi destination 112 Rocket scientist, e.g.: Abbr.

114 Frat letters 115 Jazzy Horne 116 Fivers 118 Cajun staple 120 Topeka-to-Peoria dir.

121 “Ew, I didn’t need that mental picture!”

122 Plunk preceder

This Month in History - JULY 1st - ZIP codes go into use. (1963) 4th - After being displayed for over a century, the torch on the Statue of Liberty is removed so it can be replaced. (1984) 5th - Baseball great Joe DiMaggio hits his first grand slam. (1937) 7th - The United States annexes Hawaii. (1898)

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hope everyone had a great, fun, and safe Fourth of July! It looks like July is going to be packed with things to do!

Adirondack Council's 2012 Forever Wild Day will be held at Asgaard Farm and Dairy in Au Sable Forks. This is the former home of artist, writer, adventurer, political activist, and farmer of Rockwell Kent. Currently, Asgaard farm is a family owned and operated farm, producing goat cheeses. Lunch and activities are $25, an RSVP is need by Friday, July 6. Please contact them at adirondackcouncil.org.. While there, the council is having a raffle of outdoor gear, the drawing is on July 27, $5 each or 5 for $20.

This Saturday, July 7, is the beginning of a month long celebration for the 130th Anniversary of The Church of the Good Shepherd on Williams St. Come to the Parish Hall at 3 p.m. to view the history of the church through the display of letters, documents and photos dating back to 1881. This is open to the public and is followed by the Elizabethtown and Lewis Slide Show of Churches presented by Margaret (Maggie) Bartley at 4 p.m. A booklet of the church history, containing details of the growth of the

parish, along with photographs can be purchased for $10, contact Marilyn Jordan at 873-6865.

On Thursdays at the museum, beginning next week, July 12, the 2012 Elizabeth Lawrence Summer Lecture Series starts at 7 p.m.. Environmental Historian, Gary Kroll, from SUNY, explores "Never Wild: The Au Sable River and the Rethinking of Nature-Culture Hybrids." Sponsored by the Essex County Historical Society and the Adirondack History Center Museum, tickets are $5 for members, $8 for non-members, $30 for the full series of 8 lectures.

The Elizabethtown Fish and Game Club is holding it's annual Fishing Tournament fundraiser on Sunday, July 15 at Lincoln Pond. Late registration (after June 30) is $20, for more information call Angela Wallace at 873-3277.

The Concert in the Windsor Park starts next Thursday, July 12 . Bring your blanket or folding chair and come listen to the Joe Wyatt Band at 7 p.m.

E-town Weekend, July 20 to July 22, is going to be here soon. The deadline is Monday, July 16, for the town wide yard sale listing and map. Call the Town Hall 873-6555 or Etown@etownny.com to register your sale.

WILLSBORO Janice Allen • 963-8912 • allens@willex.com

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e have a great community and many people give volunteer hours to make our community look good and give time to keep places open. It is very upsetting when after these efforts, just for a lark there was some senseless destruction.

The Beatification volunteers had placed six hanging flower pots at the local Band Stand area, only to find that three of them have been removed with no trace of where they went to; in the same area several limbs were snapped off from the flowering trees along that same area. If anyone in passing notices groups hanging around, take notice and if necessary report that activity.

This past weekend was very busy with the town wide yard sales, there was a large number of opportunities for those looking for a bargain. Another great

happing this past week was the Ecumenical Vacation Bible School where they reached many children and had a lot of support staff. The Farmers Market was also here and had several more venders this week. Six of my high school classmates came together for a reunion (class of 1951) and shared a meal together at the Sportsman's Diner.

Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July time with family and friend and joined in the local celebrations. Reminder The Play "Godspell" production starts this week at Essex Theater.

Happy Birthday to: Lee Sloper July 8, Colleen Blanchard July 8, Taylor Crowningshield July 8, Peter Feeley July 12, Happy Anniversary to: Beth & Brian Whalen July 9, Ed & Doris Collins July 12.

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o sorry I missed last week’s deadline. I find I really do love writing this column.

As part of that I had received a lovely card informing me for this column that Ron and Roberta Decker celebrated their golden anniversary last month. My heartfelt congratulations to the Deckers and wishes for many more happy years.

Also a thank you to the anonymous card sender giving me this information.

July means the start of the summer hours at the library which are Monday from ten to noon and then from one to seven; Tuesday and Thursday from eleven to five; Wednesday and Friday from ten to noon and one to five; closed Saturdays and Sundays. The Children’s reading program is on Mondays through the month of July. The library is also seeking books and DVDs for the annual library sale coming up in August.

This past weekend I stopped again to Gofflowers on Division Street for another beautiful unique bouquet of flowers.

The flowers are now very much in season so many different gorgeous arrangements are available. For those who can-

not make it up the hill, arrangements are also available at Mac’s grocery.

Wednesdays are the days for the Farmer ’s Market back in Keeseville from nine until noon and this years has been wonderful. Among the many offerings there are locally grown vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, herbs and flowers.

Visitors can also find jams, jellies, wine artisan crafts, photography, pottery, doggie treats, art work and Adirondack gifts. Recently Speedy Arnold and James Shaw provided music and CDs at the market and through select dates in July and August Emily Allen a student at the Crane School of Music will be playing. My thanks to organizer Dana Pashow for all the information. Definitely worth a visit.

I also noticed on my way home the other day that Harold’s Chicken and Ribs Barbeque is back open for the summer. He is open Fridays and Saturdays and the signs will be pointing the way from Route 9 near AuSable Chasm up to the barbeque.

Enjoy the many offerings and stay cool.

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ave you checked out the NCSPCA's Facebook page lately? Our page has been positively buzzing with activity, thanks to members of the community like you! One of our recent featured animals available for adoption, Winston, has become a official service dog. There is a picture of Pippa, a Lab-mix who was also recently adopted, with her new family, enjoying the summer air. You can find information about coming events and news of note... Beagle-mix Baxter visited last weekend's Farmer's Market in Keene Valley... orange Tabby Irwin, who has special needs, is seeking a foster home. There is also useful information shared by our members, such as the link posted to USA Today warning that Xylitol, an artificial sweetener often found in gum, dental products, and baked goods, is extremely toxic to our canine friends.

You might want to keep that pack of gum a little further out of the reach of your inquisitive furry friend and double-check the ingredients on your snack cakes before you give him a taste! I enjoy browsing the NCSPCA's Facebook page in the morning over a leisurely cup of coffee; it's a great way to start the day.

Our featured pet this week is Bluetick Coonhound-mix Gibbs, who has earned the

title of Staff Favorite with his irresistible personality. Gibbs is a congenial guy who loves everybody and everything, and can't seem to express his enthusiasm enough.

Although his breed is known for being hunting dogs, we can't see how he would be successful - unless licking his prey to death counts! Gibbs hasn't had much experience on a leash, but he enjoys his walks so much he brays happily all along the road. In fact, he actually has an enormous smile on his big, goofy face as he prances along. Gibbs has the ability to make you smile - and most likely laugh no matter how you are feeling. If you need a little joy in your life, Gibbs may be the solution. Why not stop by and meet him today? You won't be sorry you did.

ESSEX Rob Ivy • ivy@westelcom.com

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ecause of the early deadline for this week’s column, Ginny and I went out to gather news items from downtown Essex on Friday afternoon, rather than Sunday morning. Main Street was jammed with visitors. We observed exotic cars and stylish urbanites parading about wearing a city person’s idea of country attire. We even spotted a gentleman wearing a cravat and carrying a manpurse. Ginny was not impressed but waited patiently stretched out on the sidewalk while I tried not to gawk. Perhaps I should get out of Reber more often.

All was not lost, however, as we ran into Emily Phillips at her art restoration studio next to the post office. Emily grew up in Essex and has a business repairing and restoring aged and damaged art works.

We got a quick tour and she showed us a painting of a regal looking old patriarch she’s working on. It had been rolled up and unceremoniously stuffed into a corner, to be discovered many years later, badly folded and discolored from old varnish.

Emily, who’s a trained professional, had smoothed out the canvas and was cleaning off the varnish. The next step is to sew fab-

ric around the edges, restretch the painting and mount it on a wooden frame. Emily is a woman of many talents, having just come in from helping her brother bale hay on the family farm.

The film society is showing “The Artist” this Saturday night at the Whallonsburg Grange. This is a black and white film that pretty much swept the Oscars last winter, earning critical praise such as “brilliant” and “perfection” and “most entertaining.”

It starts at 8.

Here in Reber deer flies are more numerous than usual, making walking in the woods rather unpleasant. They and their less common relatives the horse fly don’t actually bite you with a toothy chomp, but use their knife-like mouth parts to slice into your skin. It’s the females who are the pests, and they’re looking for blood, or the proteins in blood, so they can form eggs and reproduce. Deer flies cut an X while horse flies slash randomly. Mosquitoes use a sharp needle to get your blood, while black flies, with their relatively crude mouths, kind of chew until blood is drawn.

All of them give you a dose of anticoagulant to reduce their time on your skin and the chance they’ll get swatted.

WESTPORT Colin Wells • WestportNYNews@gmail.com

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hree decades of hard work and astonishing success came crashing to a halt recently when the state pulled its funding for the Arts Council for the Northern Adirondacks, which was started and run out of Westport by the indefatigable Caroline Thompson. Though its office was in Westport, this is a regional organization that rapidly became a beacon of hope for North Country artists, and for the art-hungry public.

And, gosh, do you think those few state dollars brought any return to the regional economy? Each year the famous Arts Council directory has been the most visible, rock-solid, go-to resource for tourists and other visitors curious about the exciting cultural events on offer throughout the region, from Lake Placid to Ticonderoga and beyond. And that was just the start of what the Arts Council provides.

Yet Caroline hasn't given up. The Arts Council will still be bringing us spectacular Thursday night concerts in Ballard Park each week this summer, starting with the Jamcrackers and 11-year-old Irish stepdancing prodigy Griffin Wilkins on July

12. The Jamcrackers are Dan Berggren, Peggy Lynn and Dan Duggan, solo artists who've formed a trio weaving humor, history, and music together. Griffin, who also happens to be Caroline's grandson, will just be returning from the National Irish Stepdance competition in Chicago.

This concert is sponsored by the Westport Marina, where you can enjoy a delicious lakeside dinner at the Galley beforehand. Your donations will be gratefully received. I'll tell you about the upcoming Ballard Park concerts each week as we go.

And don't forget the Westort Library Association's annual Book Sale this weekend, July 6-8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At the First View Party at 6 p.m. on July 5, you can sip champagne and sparkling cider while getting in on some of the antiquarian book action, including several rare local and regional histories. On July 7 the Book Sale will stay open until 7 p.m. to dovetail with the town’s Independence Day parade and fireworks, which I told you about in detail a couple of weeks ago.

Congratulations to Jim Herrman, this week's winner of the Heritage House Raffle $50 weekly prize.

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OBITUARIES VERONA A. MITCHELL JUN 14, 1927 - JUN 28, 2012 Verona A. Mitchell Cheyenne; Dennis Mitchell Lewis - Verona A. Mitchell, and wife Darlene of Eliza85, of US Route 9, Lewis, bethtown and children, died peacefully, Thursday, Brock and Connor Marvin; June 28, 2012 at the Elizaand Charles Mitchell and bethtown Comwife Laura of Pemunity Hospital. ru, and daughShe was born in ters, Samantha Keeseville, June and Ashley; 10 14, 1927 the great-grandchildaughter of John dren; and several and Florence nieces and (Poland) Blaise. nephews.

She graduated She was also prefrom Keeseville deceased by her High School. parents; son, She married William T. Stephen Dennis Mitchell; daughMitchell, November, 1951. ter, Claudia; grandson, He predeceased her August Randy Denton; great-grand13, 1999. daughter, Zoey Mitchell; sisVerona was a loving wife, ter and brother-in-law, Geralmother, and grandmother. dine and Charles Dowd; She especially enjoyed playbrother, Roy Blaise; and ining cards, cooking, reading, fant brother, Harold Blaise. her flowers, and watching There will be no public callbirds. Her true love however ing hours. A funeral service was spending time with her will be held Wednesday, July family.

4, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the JehoSurvivors include her six vah's Witness Kingdom Hall sons and daughter, Alan in Lewis. Committal prayers Mitchell and wife Cheryl of and burial will follow in the Lewis and children, Alan, Jr., Deerhead Cemetery in Lewis. and Ashley and his wife, Donations in her memory Jessie; Betty (Mitchell) Denmay be made to the Elizaton and husband, Larry of bethtown Community HosLewis and daughter and sonpital Dialysis Unit. in-law, Melissa and KC RyArrangements are in the care der; Stephen Mitchell, Jr. of of the Hamilton Funeral Lewis; James Mitchell and Home, 294 Mannix Road, Pewife Barbara of Lewis, and ru. To light an online candle children, James, Jr. and wife and offer condolences in the Monica, and Montana Baker; memory of Verona Mitchell Mark Mitchell and his wife, please visit www.hamiltonfu Tina of Essex, and children, neralhome.com Matt, Jonathan, Mark, Jr., and

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2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $9000 OBO. 845-868-7711 BLUE NOSE SAILBOAT 1979, 23.5, McVay w/4 HP motor.

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USED HOBICAT 14', Green & White sail, Yellow Hulls, Sail boat is housed in Indian Lake, asking $900.00. 518-648-5619 or 518439-3485

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VACATION PROPERTY FOOTHILLS OF the BERKSHIRES: 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 EIK, living room w/fireplace, dining room, screened porch and upper & lower decks overlooking golden pond.

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1964 FORD 4000 4 cyl., gas, Industrial loader & industrial Front End, 12 spd., German Transmission, Pie Weights, $4650.00.

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July 7, 2012

www.thevalleynews.org

65th Year

July 17-22 Passes on sale at the Fair office by calling 561-7998 and also at the Plattsburgh and Champlain Price Chopper (if you use your Price Chopper Advantage Card, you will save an additional $1.00 on the MEGA PASS (yours for only $19.00) - Not Available After July 16th.

Can also be purchased online at www.clintoncountyfair.com

MEGA PAS SPONSOR ED BY PRICE CH OPPER

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2012 GRANDSTAND ENTERTAINMENT Tuesday, July 17th

Wednesday, July 18th

Front Gate Admission: $3 (4 years & up)

Front Gate Admission: $8

Phil Dirt Presents

SURF'S UP "Tribute to the Beach Boys" 8PM

KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS 8PM

Champlain Valley Classic Cruisers Car Show Sponsors: Econolodge Inn & Suites, WIRY Hometown Radio, TD Bank, Roberts Sport Center.

At Dusk Pyrotecnico Display Fireworks sponsored by Reithoffer Shows, Clinton County Fair

$5 Grandstand Admission

All Seats $13 - includes gate admission

CHILDREN’S DAY Age 12 & Under FREE Sponsors: Econolodge Inn & Suites, 97.5 Eagle Country, TD Bank, Key R-D Trailer Sales

Thursday, July 19th

Friday, July 20th

Front Gate Admission: $8

STREET S T LEGAL TRUCK PULLS

HUNTER HAYES COUNTRY CONCERT

6PM Sponsor: Budweiser

Grandstand Admission $5.00 / $5.00 Pitpass for Street Legal Truck Pulls

8PM Sponsors: 97.5 Eagle Country Radio, Econolodge & Suites

Track Seat $23 • Grandstand $18 (includes gate admission)

Saturday, July 21st

Sunday, July 22nd

ADIRONDACK TRACTOR PULL

DEMOLITION DERBY 1PM & 7PM

3PM

Sponsors: Budweiser, Rent-A-Wreck & 97.5 Eagle Country

Sponsors: Dragoon’s Farm Equipment and NYSEG

Grandstand Admission: $5 Adirondack Tractor Pull, $5 Pit Pass

Grandstand Admission: $6 each show; G $10 Pit Pass (one-time purchase at 1PM which is admission to both shows)

All on the Casella Waste Management Stage in front of the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Grandstand!

FREE PARKING • GREAT FAIR FOOD

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