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MINERVA — State Police have begun work on an empty half-acre lot off Wilson Road to uncover the remains of June Collard, who was allegedly killed by her husband here 30 years ago.

Law enforcement officials are focusing their efforts on the site at 76 Wilson Road after a statement from Thomas Anthony Collard, age 62, revealed the supposed location of June’s

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SARANAC LAKE — On Saturday, Aug. 14, Dr. Charles Alexander of Paul Smith’s College, Dr. Margaret Washington, Associate Professor of History at Cornell University, and beloved children’s author Steven Kellogg of Essex, NY, will headline the day-long “Mark Twain in the Adirondacks” program at Guggenheim Camp on Lower Saranac Lake.

Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. At 10:00 a.m., Dr. Alexander will explore Twain’s surprising connections to the Adirondacks, focusing on his retreat from the outside world to the Kane Camp on Lower Saranac Lake in 1901 and the little-known essay, “The United States of Lyncherdom”, Twain wrote when the news of lynchings in Missouri reached him there.

So incendiary, Twain allowed publication of the essay only after his death.

At 11:00 a.m., Steven Kellogg will read passages from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and share why he counts it among his favorite books. Dr. Washington will continue the focus on Huck Finn, guiding the audience through critical debates over the work since its publication in 1885 and Twain’s straightforward treatment of slavery and race.

Following their formal presentations, Kellogg, Washington and Alexander will invite the audience to participate with them in an open-ended conversation about Twain and his lasting influence and power to provoke even today, 100 years after his death.

A $5 donation is requested for Guggenheim program. Optional hour-long boat tours to the privately-owned Kane Camp where Twain stayed will be offered in the afternoon, starting at 2:00 p.m. Sign-up for the tours is on a first come, first serve basis, beginning when the doors open at 9:30 am. Tickets for the boat tours are $20 each, which includes a donation for the talks at Guggenheim Camp.

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KEESEVILLE

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hat a great fun-filled weekend we had this past weekend here.

Thank you to all who made everything such a great success.

First up, a quick heads up this is will be the first billing cycle here in Keeseville that will have the water meters rather than a flat rate as before. This means rather than getting a bill the first week of August, it won’t be until next month now and then every three months thereafter. Any questions should be directed to the village office at 834-9059. I am always so pleased with the friendly, pleasant response and great information I get whenever I call.

Thank you very much; it is greatly appreciated.

The summer “Make a Splash: Read” free program at the Keeseville Free Library is winding down with just two more events to go. This Monday, Aug. 9, from 10 to11 a.m., the program will be “An Ocean of Fun” — all about the ocean and what lies beneath the surface with games and giveaways. Next week, for the final event Mon-

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day, Aug. 16, will be a performance by Speedy Arnold, also from 10 to 11 a.m. This will be a nice warm up for his upcoming opening performance at the Gibson Brothers concert which I will have more about next week. Any questions concerning the library program should be directed to the library at 834-9054.

Finally, we are a weekend away from the big 175th anniversary of the Immaculate Conception Church. A lot of hard work has gone into making the church look very respectable for its age. Gates have been painted, the front statue has been cleaned and painted, the balcony area has been restored, and still more. All the workers have been cheerful and hard at work to make this historic landmark such a beautiful sight. On Sunday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. there will be the special mass with Bishop Terry LaValley to officially honor the anniversary of the third oldest in the diocese. A huge thank you to all the laborers who have done so much! Great job, everybody.

WESTPORT think it’s really wonderful the way our community has rallied around Molly Rascoe, the brave Westport Central School student who’s been struggling with a rare illness that impaired her kidney function. Her doctors hope Molly will soon be eligible for a kidney transplant. But until that happens, she has to keep up a demanding timetable of hospital trips for dialysis and other treatments. It’s hard to imagine what a burden this must be for her and her family.

There will be a benefit softball tournament for Molly at WCS Saturday, Aug. 7, to help defray the cost of these frequent trips across the lake. This seems such a great idea to me because I’ve seen Molly around school in all sorts of contexts, but when I stop and think about it, my image of Molly is on the softball field. She loves the game, so it’s a perfect way to show support for her.

Registration starts at 9 a.m. and play starts at 10 a.m. If you’re interested in regis-

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tering your team ahead of time, or for more information, contact Bob McGoldrick at 9624941 or e-mail mcgoldrick@charter.

If students like Molly represent the hope for our future, we also gain much from remembering those who have made a difference to us in the past. One person who made a difference to many of us was Barney Whitford, who passed away May 28, and who for so many years greeted the world with an always-cheery smile from the old Texaco service station at the north end of Dudley Road.

His wife, Betty Whitford, asked me to let Barney’s many friends in town know there will be a party in Barney’s memory Saturday, Aug. 7, starting at 1 p.m., at 2511 Moriah Road in Moriah. “This is what Barney wanted,” she said. Bring a chair and a story.

Here’s a reminder from Patty Beto fill out and return your census forms if you haven’t already done so. Stand up and be counted — someday you might need the services that only an accurate count will guarantee.

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CAZENOVIA — Cazenovia College's women's volleyball team has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2009-2010 season.

The team is one of 75 NCAA Division III women's volleyball teams whose members have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 during the full academic year.

Jessica Finnegan, of Keeseville, a sophomore with an undeclared major, is a member of Cazenovia College's award-winning women's volleyball team.

The team maintained a collective average of 3.373 on a scale of 4.0, and is one of eleven teams out of Cazenovia College's 18 NCAA Division III teams to maintain an average greater than 3.0.

Tri-Lakes students make Ithaca Dean’s List ITHACA — The following local residents were named to the Dean's List at Ithaca College for the spring 2010 semester: • Robert Lawyer, son of Robert Lawyer and Beth Lawyer of Tupper Lake, was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College’s School of Business.

• Alexandra Buchanan, daughter of Stuart and Mary Buchanan of Bloomingdale, was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

• Thomas Vossler, son of David and Carol Vossler of Vermontville, was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

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Last Sunday’s Press-Republican had a photograph of a timber rattler taken on Lake Shore Road, where the snake was enjoying the warm pavement. The snake wasn’t identified as a rattler, but it very clearly was. I got an e-mail last week from an amateur herpetologist from Virginia seeking information on the timber rattlers of Split Rock Mountain.

She is studying their movements and would like to talk to anyone who knows about our local vipers. Please let me know if you are interested in helping her and I can put you in touch.

This is the time of year when friends and family invite themselves for a visit. We’ve had as many dog guests as human ones this summer, and Ginny is exhausted. We just said farewell to my daughter’s hyper-active puppy, and now we have a mercifully sedate Samoyed with us. Ginny has to show her who the boss is about once a day, but usually they just ignore one another and devote themselves to napping.

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his Saturday, downtown Essex will be thronged with merchants and street vendors, and lots of shoppers out for fun and bargains. It’s Downtown Essex Day once again. The village turns into one huge yard sale, but there will also be food and entertainment. I generally avoid yard sales, but this is a great opportunity to study your neighbor’s cast-offs and other unloved possessions.

The library will be hosting a talk by Jan Eakins Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the Essex Community Church Fellowship Hall.

The title of the talk is “Protecting House and Home: Ritual Marks and Shoes in the Wall.”

Donations are welcome and refreshments will be served.

The driveway to the sewer plant is getting finished up, and you can see the path the pipeline will take from behind the library uphill to the plant. When it’s time to start laying pipes for the collection system, the contractor is going to make the trenches with a rotary cutter mounted on a bulldozer. It’s like a big circular saw that can cut through pavement

Former Customers, Friends & Family “BARNEY WHITFORD” passed away on 5/28/10. He was 83!

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By Susan Doolittle miles distant from that resort in their efforts to capThe following items of note appeared on this date in ture the thief who stole jewels valued at $11,000 from the pages of our local newspapers.

Mrs. Marian Phinney of New York city, a guest at the resort. The jewels were stolen while Mrs. Phinney The Essex County Republican 1897 WESTPORT - The gentleman who helped him- and her maid were at lunch. Cars were stopped in the self to pork in G. M. Loukes’ cellar a few nights ago vicinity of Jay and Keene in the search for the thief. cleaned out the wrong barrels, in his haste he carried WILMINGTON - Frank E. Everest, one of the off all the bad pork, Mr. Loukes had left from making best known hotel men in the Adirondacks, died at his his own soap. Mr. Loukes seems to be well pleased to home in Wilmington last Friday, July 30, after an illthink that his gentleman got fooled, and says he ness which had extended over a period of many hopes he had good luck making soap If the party who months, aged 69 years. About 38 years age he went to found a plaid, black and orange horse blanket and a Wilmington where he established himself in the hotel lap robe on the road, between Lewis and Wadhams business as proprietor of the Whiteface Mountain Sunday night, July 25 or the next morning will return House. the articles to David Robb, Wadhams Mills, they will Mr. Everest might properly be called “The Father of the Whiteface Mountain Highway” as for many years be suitably rewarded.

CROWN POINT - Owing to the inclement before the idea was taken up by the state of New weather of last Wednesday, the sociable which was to York, he endeavored to interest people in the project. have been held at the residence of Mrs. A.J. Barnett He is survived by his wife, Bessie D.: two brothers, was postponed to this week Wednesday. Should the Benjamin of Wilmington and Guy of Clintonville; weather prove unfavorable on that evening the socia- and three sisters, Mrs. Wallace Turner and Mrs. ble will be held on the following Friday night. There Dorothy Hickock of Schuyler Falls and Miss is much interest manifested among the ladies of the Winifred Everest of New York. church in the financial matters of their society, hence Many men of prominence from all parts of Northern they are doing all in their power to make these socia- New York were in attendance at the funeral, among bles successful, and they are succeeding well. All are them being the following: Congressman B. F. Snell, earnestly urged to attend and thus encourage the Potsdam; Ho. W. E. Pierce, Hon. C. M. Harrington, Hon. B. F. Feinberg, Plattsburg; Francis B. Cantwell, ladies by their social and financial assistance.

Saranac Lake; Hon. Thomas A. Leahy, Hon. James The Adirondack RecordShea, Lake Placid; Robert Isham, Lake Placid; Elizabethtown Post 1937 Robert B. Dudley, Gregory Brewster, Elizabethtown; KEENE - State troopers were on Tuesday night Daniel T. Manning, Mr. and Mrs. H. G, Rogers, Miss and Wednesday stopping all autoists traveling the Mary Chahoon, Mrs. Drew, Au Sable Forks. highways in the vicinity of Saranac Inn and for many

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usic – all music – is meant to be played, heard and enjoyed. Not too long ago, the “Mozart effect” was found to be a hoax. The presumption was that playing classical music to you your infant would make them more intelligent.

While playing Mozart to your child couldn’t hurt them, a clever promoter behind the ruse made a lot of money.

The Mozart effect isn’t any more or less ridiculous than the folks that bemoan the lyrics of Rap songs that are sometimes misogynistic and violent. Are there still people around outside an asylum that still believe music can make you a homicidal maniac?

Music is very subjective, there is no perfectly great or terrible music, but rather music that you like. Growing up, lots of kids had garage bands, and I was part of several.

We welcomed the extraordinarily simplistic “Smoke on the Water.” We scratched our heads at Bob Dillon’s “Tangled up in Blue,” a song with all the complexity of a Kafka novel. James Taylor’s songs are soothing, tangible and replete with rich lyrics. Friends tell me that his music is depressing and dark.

Huh?!

Perhaps the most egregious insults levied at a musician that I have ever heard concerned the “Gods of Rock,” Led Zeppelin and the supremely righteous Van Morrison. These naves had the nerve to say that Led Zeppelins’ music was simple and unsophisticated by modern standards and that Van Morrison was simply mediocre. I was outraged at the heresy of their remarks. Then, I acquitted myself to simply agree that music is after all, very subjective.

Some believe that music provides for an-

Keep Horace Nye public To the editor: I'm here to ask you all as family members, friends, relatives, taxpayers, etc. for your help in saving our county nursing home for our residents. This is their home and they do not deserve to be taken out of it and what about all those older folks that someday are going to need it also.

My heart breaks to see all the crap in the newspaper about how the nursing home is putting the county under, how they should go private and feed the residents food in a bag that you boil; shame on you people. Does not one of you doing this think that any of these residents can read? I have been an employee there for many years and with relatives there, they deserve to stay in their home. They are the reason we are here today, they worked, they taught, they raised their families, they paid taxes and they fought for us, now it is time we stand by them and save their home!

They need you people to do this for them. Please contact your town supervisors, sign our petitions and write to your newspapers to keep Horace Nye the way it is and not to sell it. Also, ask your town supervisors what "private" means and what will happen to our residents. Just remember you may need a home someday and may not be able to pay private. Help us protect our residents and save their home.

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Swimming prohibited To the editor: The property owners of the area on the East Branch of the Ausable River in Keene, known as Champagne Falls, wish to inform everyone that no public access to the area is permitted. No swimming is permitted. Dangerous rocks and currents are present there. This is where the boy drowned recently.

other cultural dividing line or provides for an indication of intellect, sophistication or even wealth. Perhaps in the imaginary minds of the terminally superior person, listenBy Scot Hurlburt ing to Mozart says, “I’m important; you, who listen to listen to George Jones or Fifty Cent, not so much.” Different musical preferences based on age, ethnicity or personality is always present. There is no claim to superiority, but rather individual and group expressions of preference.

Watch your children and their friends or the kid next door; they know how to enjoy music at the most authentic level. You will see them in the car moving and singing to a song or dancing with a friend on their lawn, their faces full of emotion. Ride in a car somewhere with them and they will sing parts of the song and tell you what the artist was saying and, most of all, you will soak in some of that honest, unadulterated life energy that youth have to share.

If you are over the age of thirty, when is the last time you were riding in a car with a colleague, spouse or other adult and they started rocking to a song and then told you what the words meant to them and you could feel their passion from across the seat? Remember, all kids count.

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More “No Trespassing” and “No Swimming” signs have been, and will be, added to mark the area. This covers both the Gristmill Lane and Hulls Falls Road sides of the River. Parking is being restricted.

Law enforcement officers have added this area to their patrols and will be enforcing the law.

You may have heard that “No one owns, or can own, the river.”

This is incorrect and the public does not have right of access to this portion of the river.

The land owners are asking everyone to cooperate with them and help get the word out.

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Time to explore salt alternatives To the editor: Perhaps I missed something in the articles concerning the Crown Point Bridge Project. As I understand it, we are about to build a bridge with a life expectancy of no more than the one that was just demolished at a cost on balance of about $1 million a year, considering all. Have we come a long way or what in our technology? Are you saying that in 2010 we cannot build a bridge that will last longer than one built 80 years ago?

How absurd when one thinks of all those older bridges in Europe, a hundred years old or more? If the answer is, “Well, they do not use the salt on the roads that we do,” then we are still in the dark ages.

Why are we still using salt? Surely there are other products equally effective that may be more costly up front, however, on balance, when one thinks about the cost bridges, roads and our vehicles, there must be a savings. Quite frankly, I do not think we can afford “cheap” salt and all it destroys. Time to seek an alternative and how smart it would be for Essex County to take the lead.

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Youth thespians bring Wonderland to life WHALLONSBURG — The Boquet River Theatre Festival kicks off its summer season this weekend with a big rendition celebrating childhood.

“Alice in Wonderland Jr.” hits the stage of the Whallonsburg Grange Hall Aug. 7 and 8, featuring 31 young actors in the fairytale musical, the largest cast ever for a BRTF show.

The cast of 8- to 12-year-olds from Essex, Willsboro, Westport, Elizabethtown, Wadhams and Lewis, also includes summer friends from New York City, southern New England and Washington, D.C. Youth directors Dale Mason and Alyssa Carroll teamed up to work with the young cast, bringing their unique skills as veterans of BRTF, having started acting themselves at ages 8 and 9.

“I remember my first day and how it felt not knowing anyone except Katrina Fink, who’s a counselor here now, too,” said Alyssa, who has logged 12 years with BRTF. “This program introduced me to a whole new world of theatre, and I made friends immediately because everyone was interested and passionate about what I was interested in.”

Dale has performed and worked with BRTF for six years.

“The theatre began as an adult-run production for kids; then we established two shows, one for youth and one for teens; and now it has evolved to teens directing younger kids,” he explained. “I think we have a lot of sympathy for the directors we’ve had.”

Beyond music, dance and acting, Carroll said rehearsing the show builds both patience and confidence in young people.

“Working on the show, we watch as their focus reigns in. The actors begin to see how, when they’re patient, they can accomplish much more than if they just jumped in without a little work.”

Carroll and Mason have been working alongside choreographer Jackie Robertin and musical director Gigi Carroll to bring the performance to the stage with technical direction by Jim Carroll.

The young actors are very excited, as rehearsals finish up this week. Nine-year-old Lizzie Stephens of Essex, already a third year BRTF veteran, said she loves the directors the most.

“And the dancing! Yeah,” she said.

For Payton Gough, Alice is a third season of acting, singing and learning performance arts with BRTF. “I love it that we get to hang out with friends and see each other while we rehearse,” Gough said. “I’m really excited for Alice in Wonderland’s opening night.”

Griffin Wilkins, a 9-year-old with BRTF, said honing his acting skills is a thrill alongside his work in dance.

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“It’s coming really well,” Griffin said before the final week of rehearsal. “It could really be a crowd pleaser.”

BRTF is also rehearsing Guys and Dolls with the older cast of teen actors to open in another week; the second show of what is now the group’s 18th season.

BRTF board president Ed Mason said as the seasons grow, so does the show.

“We also have completely redesigned our Web site www.brtf.com, which provide a greater audience the ability to literally see what BRTF is all about,” he said.

The site also provides a means of contributing to the nonprofit theatre troupe. Patrons can make donations or order tickets electronically through an automated system.

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“Given the economic challenges, we are always looking for monetary support which enables us maintain tuition and ticket prices, which for the fourth year in a row have not increased,” Ed noted. “I can assure you, as in past years, our venue of the Whallonsburg Grange Hall will be exploding at the seams with captive audiences.”

“As a board, we are very excited about our shows this summer and look forward to seeing much of the community enjoy the talent, hard work, and passion of the youth in our great community and beyond.”

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Obituaries Sheriff Henry H. Hommes June 8, 1942 - July 30, 2010

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Sheriff Henry H. Hommes, 68, of, Lake Shore Road died Friday July 30 at his home. He was born June 8, 1942 in Wayne, N.J., the son of Peter and Betty (DeKnight) Hommes.

Sheriff Hommes dedicated his entire life to public service at the National, State and County level. He spent two years as an MP in the United States Army.

He became a New York State Trooper in 1966 and retired in 1987 as a member of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. After retirement he worked as a Special Investigator for the Sheriff’s Office until serving 3 years as Undersheriff. In 1996 he was elected Essex County Sheriff, a position he held until his death.

He was also active in several community organizations including Keeseville BPOE Elks Lodge, Essex, N.Y., chapter of the American Legion and the Essex County Agricultural Society.

In his spare time, Henry was an avid sportsman. He enjoyed spending time at his home in the country with his friends and family. His most treasured time was spent as “Grampy” to his three grandchildren.

He is survived by three children and their spouses, son David Hommes and daughter-in-law Michelle of Lewis, N.Y, daughter Dawn Salmon and son-in-law Patrick of Atlanta, Ga., and son Scott Hommes and daughter-inlaw Jessie of Willsboro, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Olivia, Raegan, and Bradie; two aunts, Grace DeKnight of Hawthorne, N.J., and Harriet and Bob Watkins of Bath, Penn.; one brother-in-law, Michael MacDougal of Essex, N.Y.; a niece and husband, Heather and David Reynolds of Westport, N.Y.; and a nephew and wife, Andrew and Maghan MacDougal of Essex, N.Y. He was predeceased by his mother and father, Peter and Betty Hommes, one brother, Roger, and an Uncle Clarence DeKnight.

August 7, 2010 Calling hours were held Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at W.M.Marvin’s Sons funeral home in Elizabethtown. A funeral service was conducted by Rev. Fred Shaw noon Aug. 4 at the Elizabethtown- Lewis Central School Auditorium. Burial will follow in Reber Cemetery in Reber, N.Y. A reception followed at the Keeseville Elks Lodge.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Sgt. Eric P. Loiselle Scholarship Fund, PO Box 68, Lewis, NY 12950 or the FitzPatrick Cancer Center at CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh NY 12901.

For online condolences please visit www.wmmarvins.com

Downtown Essex Day set for Aug. 7 ESSEX — The historic hamelt of Essex on the shore of Lake Champlain will host its 31st annual Downtown Essex Day Saturday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.

Walk-on tickets for the Essex-Charlotte ferry are half-price all day, courtesy of Lake Champlain Transportation.

Antiques, collectibles, Amish quilts, artwork and crafts will be offered for sale throughout the hamlet. Joan Crane will return to perform her popular blues and folk tunes on the lawn at Pantouf ’s gift shop 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Several restaurants along the town’s Main Street and on the lake shore will serve lunch and dinner, and refreshment stands will offer sandwiches and beverages. Visitors can bring picnic lunches to Beggs Park, where children can enjoy the newly installed playground equipment.

Tournament to benefit Molly Rascoe WESTPORT — There will be a slow-pitch, co-ed softball tournament to benefit Molly Rascoe Saturday, Aug. 7 at Westport Central School. A rain date of Aug. 8 is set.

Registration is $150 for a team of at least 10 players and begins 9 a.m. Games begin at 10 a.m. All proceeds will go to help defray medical costs. For more information, contact Bob McGoldrick at mcgoldrick@charter.net or call 962-4941.

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Hommes’ death leaves sheriff post open ELIZABETHTOWN — The sudden loss of Essex County’s Sheriff to cancer had officials honoring his service to the community this week and wondering how his position will now be filled.

Sheriff Henry Hommes died July 30, at his home in Willsboro, surrounded by friends and family.

Hommes just won re-election last year after serving 12 years as Essex County Sheriff. Despite his history of cancer, his death came suddenly and was a surprise to family and co-workers.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors dedicated their invocation to Hommes at their meeting Aug. 2, and displayed a memorial with his photograph.

“He was an impeccably good sheriff,” said County Attorney Dan Manning, who had worked with Hommes as an Assistant District Attorney in 1993. “He was tough and unwavering when he needed to be, but treated everybody fairly.”

Hommes’ death means Undersherrif Richard Cutting will assume the duties of sheriff until someone is either appointed or elected to the position.

As Manning explained, Gov. David A. Paterson has the power to appoint a new county sheriff “with the advice and consent of the Senate, if in session.”

In that case, the appointee would fill the position until Dec. 31, when an elected candidate would take over.

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“Personally, I don’t think the governor is likely to appoint because of the way things are going,” Manning said.

The position could also remain vacant until a Nov. 2 election, in which case, the chosen candidate would assume the position immediately.

With the deadline for filing primary petitions passed, each party will choose their candidate for the position by committee. Independent candidates have about 10 to 15 days left to file their petitions for the race.

Depot Theatre benefit to be held Aug. 8 WESTPORT — The Depot Theatre, a professional nonprofit theatre in a restored 1876 train station is holding its annual benefit Sunday, Aug. 8 at the Westport Country Club. The event will feature dinner, a silent and live auction, and dancing to the band Mango Jam – a cajun/zydeco group from Burlington.

The cast and crew of the The Depot’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be in attendance. The auctioneers for the event will be Depot stage veteran and board member Beth Glover, assisted by Depot alum Paul C. Kelly. Auction items include spas, vacations, gift baskets, and passes to local attractions.

Information and details are available online at depottheatre.org. Registration for the event is $75/person. RSVP at 962-4449.

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Lake Placid Sinfonietta performs matinee LAKE PLACID — Saturday Aug. 7, the Lake Placid Sinfonietta will present its only afternoon performance this summer. performance A Community Matinee will be held 2 p.m. at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Tickets are $10 general admission and available at the door and in advance through the the LPCA box office, 523-2512, visa/MC accepted.

Included in the program is an excerpt from the “Goldfinch Concerto,” written by Anotonio Vivaldi in 1729 to duplicate the sound of the songbirds he was familiar with in Venice. Other selections on the program include Glen Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade,” Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dance No. 8” and Enrique Grandados energetic “Jota.”

Please visit the Lake Placid Sinfonietta’s Web site ,www.LakePlacidSinfonietta.org, to find additional information about the Lake Placid Sinfonietta, the musicians of the orchestra and upcoming performances. To reach the Lake Placid Sinfonietta office, call 523-2051.

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a.m. and 1 p.m. shotgun starts. This year’s event features a hole-in-one contest with an automobile generously donated by Adirondack Auto of Elizabethtown.

This year, tournament proceeds will purchase an additional telemedicine unit for the hospital. Telemedicine units consist of a high-definition television and camera that links patients at ECH with a specialist who may be hundreds of miles away.

The outing features various contests and prizes donated by sponsors. Registration is $85 per golfer and includes greens fees, cart and lunch. Call 873-3003 for registration information.

ELCS fall sports meeting Aug. 9 ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Althletic Department will hold a mandatory meeting for all fall sports Monday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

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Keeseville Church celebrates 175 years

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Conception for several years.

The Rev. Peter Riani, who now serves as pastor of St. Elizabeth’s Church in Elizabethtown, grew up in Keeseville and was five years old when he attended Immaculate Conception’s 100th anniversary in 1935. He will be delivering the homily at the Aug. 15 mass.

“He had lived across the street and served as an altar boy here,” Lucero said.

Choir members from St. Philip of Jesus Church in Willsboro, led by Penny Martin, will join the choir in Keeseville, where Lucero has led volunteer efforts to recondition the choir loft, which has been out of use for more than 30 years.

Following the mass, a dinner will be held at the Keeseville Knights of Columbus hall. Only 150 tickets are being sold at $10 each and may be purchased by calling 534-1585.

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KEESEVILLE — One of the North Country’s oldest churches is heralding a major milestone with a special day of events.

Keeseville’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will host a special mass Sunday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m., followed by a fellowship dinner to celebrate its 175th anniversary.

More than a dozen priests from around the North Country will join Bishop Terry LaValley in the celebratory mass honoring the oldest church still in use in the Ogdensburg Diocese.

Built in 1835 as a missional church to the Adirondacks and Champlain Valley, Immaculate Conception predates the diocese itself, which wasn’t established until 1858.

“It’s part of the history of the town,” said Jon Lucero Jr., one of the volunteers helping to organize the celebration.

Lucero explained how the church sprang from the influx of Irish immigrants to the region in the early 19th century, many of whom served mass in their own homes until Father John Rogers, an oblate from Montréal, helped establish the parish in Keeseville. It originally served an area that stretched from Wilmington to Moriah.

“Nothing has been done to it other than the entranceway on the front and the belltower 10 years later,” Lucero said. The rest of the church, both inside and out, represents the original 1835 structure.

A second church, St. John the Baptist, was later built on the other side of town to serve the many French-Canadian families in the area. Both churches remain in use in the parish, which boasts a membership of more than 750 families, all served by Father Leo Poissant.

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DEC issues fines for loon harassment RAY BROOK — Environmental Conservation police recently announced the issuing of tickets to individuals alleged to have intentionally harassed and harmed loons in the Adirondacks this summer.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is continuing to investigate incidences of loon harassment they say occured in the towns of Inlet and Tupper Lake.

The guardian of two teenage boys was ticketed after it was determined by DEC police the boys, ages 13 and 14, had approached a loon nest along the Fulton Chain with a canoe paddle June 12, frightening off the adult loon and breaking one of the eggs with the paddle.

The maximum penalty for destroying the nest of a protected bird carries a $250 fine and up to 15 days in jail.

Another incident occurred July 12 when DEC received a complaint of boaters harassing nesting loons on Raquette Lake in Hamilton County.

Although it was first reported the eggs in this nest were also destroyed, the officer ’s investigation determined the eggs were still intact. Two eggs from the nest did eventually successfully hatch, but the incident remains under investigation.

Yet another incident occurred July 21 in Tupper Lake where six different witnesses reported a youth operating a personal watercraft on Raquette Pond near Municipal Park. The youth is alleged to have intentionally targeted two adult and three juvenile loons swimming on the pond. It is unknown if any loons were injured or killed as a result.

Investigation led DEC police to charge a 16-year-old male from Tupper Lake with the Environmental Conservation Law — illegally taking protected wildlife — and three violations of Navigation Law — operating an unregistered vessel, operating a personal watercraft without a boater safety certificate, and operating a personal watercraft without a fire extinguisher.

The youth faces a possible maximum fine of $250 for the Environmental Conservation Law violation and possible total maximum fines of $650 for the three Navigation Law violations. The tickets are answerable in Tupper Lake Town Court.

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TUPPER LAKE — “Recreator,” a much-anticipated science fiction adventure thriller filmed in the greater Tupper Lake area last fall, will premier in the Tri-Lakes later this month.

The film’s director, Gregory Orr, announced last week he’ll premier the flick in the Wild Center ’s Flammer Theater Thursday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the screening, which includes a reception and appearances by some of the film’s stars, cost $25. Funds raised at the premier will benefit the Big Tupper Ski Area.

Recreator is the story of three teenage hikers who discover an abandoned laboratory in the woods and accidentally trigger a deadly experiment that creates their duplicates — clones who are stronger, faster, smarter, and plot to kill the teenagers and assume their identities.

Orr said he chose the Adirondacks because of its unique and dramatic landscape — as well as its distinctive architecture.

“I had production advisors arguing with me to keep the film closer to the resources of New York City,” he said. “But I chose beauty over convenience and now everyone remarks on how stunning it looks.”

The Wild Center ’s executive director Stephanie Ratcliffe saw an early version of the film and asked Orr if he’d be interested in screening it at the Tupper Lake museum.

“It’s a locally-produced movie that will show off the region to a global audience,” Ratcliffe said.

Saranac Lake twins Kean and Kasey Riley make a cameo during a pivotal scene. They appear on-screen driving their father ’s 1974 Ford pickup truck. Numerous locals were hired to work on the movie and Orr used the former Oval Wood Dish factory to shoot several scenes set in an abandoned laboratory.

Jim LaValley, president of ARISE — Adirondack Residents Intent on Saving their Economy, said his group helped organize efforts to reopen the Big Tupper Ski Area.

“It’ll be fun for all of us to see Tupper Lake and Bog River Falls on the big screen,” he said.

The film stars Stella Maeve of Gossip Girls fame. She also appeared with Twilight star Kristen Stewart in the Runaways. The film also features Alexander Nifong, J. Mal McCree and John de Lancie.

The movie is not-yet-rated, but Orr said it’s in the PG-13 realm.

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Westport seeks to identify disabled students WESTPORT — The Westport Central School District is eager to locate and serve disabled students residing in the district. The district is responsible for maintaining a roster of all disabled students from birth to age 21. The roster includes any disabling condition, including emotional, intellectual, or mental. the list provides the Board of Education with necessary information to plan staffing and funding to serve the disabled population.

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By Matt Bosley matt@denpubs.com WESTPORT — A public health organization is working with the Essex County Fair to curb smoking around children.

The Adirondack Tobacco Free Network, which serves Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties, is partnering with fair organizers to prohibit smoking in areas known to draw lots of children.

Karen Derusha is a public health educator for the Adirondack Tobacco Free Network.

“We’ve been working with all the fairs for the past three years,” said Derusha. “They’re all putting some restrictions in place as to where people should smoke when they are on the fairgrounds.”

Organizers at the Clinton, Essex, and Franklin county fairs have also agreed to prohibit cigarette vendors from sampling on the fairgrounds, Derusha said.

The idea behind the restrictions is two-fold: prevent children from suffering the negative effects of second-hand smoke, and encourage adults to set a better example around children by not smoking.

“Last year, the grandstand area was designated tobacco-free,” explained Bertha Rand, secretary for the Essex County Fair. “We will continue that, and the areas where we have the small show acts are to be designated Tobacco Free because they are where children congregate.”

“Smoke-Free Kid Zone” signs, provided by the ATFN, will also be posted in the carnival area. By law, smoking is also prohibited in any building on the fairgrounds.

The Tobacco Free Network sponsored the Essex County Idol Contest last year and will do so again this year.

“As you know, you need clear lungs to do that, so it is good partnership,” said Rand.

For more information about the Adirondack Tobacco Free Network, call 565-4993.

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Metamorphosis Trio to play in Essex ESSEX — The next concert in the Essex Community Concert Series will feature the Metamorphosis Trio Thursday, Aug. 12, 11:30 a.m. at the Essex Community Church. The trio features Sue Grim playing flute, Bill Stokes playing violin and guitar, and Brian Donat playing cello and bass. The three musicians have performed in professional orchestras and celtic bands and played everything from big band jazz to wedding music. All three are area music teachers, Grimm in Saranac Lake, Stokes in Keene, and Donal in Ticonderoga and Glens Falls.

Admission to the concert is free, but donations are apprecited.

Willsboro art show features three local artists WILLSBORO — The Paine Memorial Library in Willsboro announces the fourth and final Summer Art Show for 2010. This final show will feature three artists. Among the artists are Emilie McBride, whose watercolors feature scenes of Essex and Lake Champlain. The other two artists are a husband and wife team, Etta and Jeff Moredock, displaying paintings and photography.

There will be a reception at the library Wednesday, Aug. 11, 5-7 p.m. Wine, cheese and other assorted goodies will be available. Everyone is invited to stop by and meet the artists.

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Pictured above: Several of the matches organized by the Adirondack Polo Club have served as fundraisers for local causes, such as the July 1 match seen here against the Surya Polo Club of Greenwich.

On the Cover: The Adirondack Polo Club hosted the Sugarbush Polo Club of Middlebury, Vt. for a match Aug. 1 at their grounds in Westport. (From center-right) Members Gordon Costin, Lonnie Cross, Christopher Lukin, and Justin Kenney purchased and built the field and its facilities where they have been organizing matches free and open to spectators each summer since 2009.

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WESTPORT — The dreams of four equestrian enthusiasts has brought yet another summer attraction to the North Country.

The Adirondack Polo Club’s second summer season is well underway at their grounds in Westport, which were established just last year by professional horse trainer Lonnie Cross.

“I’ve been playing for about seven or eight years, and always wanted to build my very own field,” said Cross. “It’s just a dream come true.”

Cross spearheaded the club’s acquisition of property on Stevenson road, adjacent to the Westport Country Club, and together with friends Justin Kenney of Middlebury, Vt. and Gordon Costin and Christopher Lukin of Westport, transformed the fallow pasture into an arena for one of the world’s oldest sports.

“We came up in the winter on golf carts with six inches of snow and took a look at it,” recalled Costin. “We said, ‘It’s do-able.’”

“We really didn’t know what we had,” he added, noting how the gentle slope of the land provides good drainage.

The group chose Westport partly for its nearby attractions and amenities, but also because of its location between neighboring polo clubs in Middlebury and Saratoga.

Drawing competition from these and other clubs in the Northeast, the Adirondack Polo Club hosts weekend matches throughout the summer months, and encourages others to learn the game they have come to love.

“In the long run, my goal is to keep the sport alive in a small town like Westport,” said Cross, noting how the matches add to other activities and attractions in town, such as the marina and country club.

“It takes a commitment,” said Sue Doyle of Keene, a member of the Sugarbush Polo Club of Middlebury, Vt., the visiting team in Westport Aug. 1. “You have to love it and you have to love the effort of it.”

It’s also known to be somewhat of a dangerous sport. About one player dies each year from polo-related injuries and others can be seriously injured, Costin said, noting eye injuries caused by a flying polo ball are the most common.

“The ball can travel about 80 miles an hour, and it’s about the size of a baseball,” said Costin, “and they’re made of hard plastic.”

Still, the players are in it for the love of the game, putting their own time and money into maintaining the field and organizing the matches in Westport. Admission for spectators is free, and tailgating is encouraged.

Several matches have served as fundraisers for local causes. A July 1 polo match raised $800 for Molly Rascoe, a Westport student undergoing kidney treatment. Matches later in the season will try to raise funds for High Peaks Hospice and the Ronald McDonald House in Burlington, Vt. Also, the Adirondack Polo Club opens up their field on Sundays, weather permitting, for practice sessions. Both members and non-members can come with their horses and work to improve their skills with the game. The club welcomes those new to polo, and is supported by the Polo Training Foundation as a group that encourages the growth of polo.

The Adirondack Polo Club is located on Polo Club Way, just west of the Westport Country Club on Stevenson Road. For more information on upcoming matches or how to get started playing polo, visit www.adirondackpolo.com or call 572-9391.

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Murder From page 1 body.

Collard, formerly a resident of Olmstedville and now living in Samson, Ala. for the past 16 years, confessed to killing his wife in November 1980 and dumping her lifeless body out a kitchen window into a hole dug for a septic system.

He then covered the hole until spring when, his statement said, he burned brush in the hole, dumped some lime over the remains, bulldozed the hole, and built an addition to his house over it to conceal it.

The home at 76 Wilson Road has since burned down, and the site is littered with garbage and debris.

Collard has been arrested under the charge of second degree murder and is incarcerated at Essex County Jail until his case is presented to a grand jury.

Investigator Scott Heggelke and Lieutenant Patrick Ryan of State Police Troop B in Ray Brook said Aug. 2 that police are searching for any signs of June’s remains. Roughly 15 troopers and investigators joined members of the Minerva Highway Department to begin work at the sight Monday morning.

“We have had outstanding assistance and are making progress,” said Heggelke. “We are hoping to establish the footprint of the house that once stood here and go from there.”

Complicating the search, officials said, is the household waste, junk metal and other garbage littering the site.

“The terrain we are working with is very difficult,” Ryan said.

Crews removed truck loads of garbage this week before breaking ground Monday. They will then begin the long process of delicately screening dirt in search of 30-year-old evidence.

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mistic that we will find something,” said Heggelke.

District Attorney Kristy Sprague said she is confident she will have a case and even a conviction without a body, but hopes the search is successful.

“We will continue with grand jury proceedings with or without a body,” she said. “I hope for the family, however, we can get a body back to them for a proper burial.”

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August 7, 2010

Art sale will benefit Keeseville Library

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Mountain Lake Services offers CPR training PORT HENRY — Sunday, Aug. 15, Mountain Lake Services will be offering training on Infant, Child, Adult CPR and First Aid. The class will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Helen F. McDonald Center, 10 St. Patrick’s Place. There will be a $25 registration fee. Call 546-7151 ext.45 to register or to receive additional information.

Pendragon gallery to feature Hart, Sadue SARANAC LAKE — Malone artists Michael Hart and Noreen Sadue will be the featured artists in Pendragon Theatre’s gallery Aug. 2-22.

Michael Hart produces and exhibits art out of Pouring Light Studios. Noreen Sadue is a painter, photographer and art educator. There is a reception for the artists August 12, 5-7 p.m.

For information about the gallery or any of Pendragon’s extensive summer repertory offerings contact the theatre: 891-1854; via e-mail at pdragon@northnet.org or on the Web at pendragontheatre.org.

WORSHIP IN YOUR COMMUNITY AU SABLE FORKS

St. James’ Church Traditional & Angilician Worship. Father David Ousley, Rector and Rev. Patti Johnson, Decon. Services: Wed. 6 p.m. Health & Prayer Holy Eucharist. Sunday 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

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, 6478225, Administrator: Rev. Kris Lauzon, Daily Masses Monday @ 5:15 p.m., Tues. Fri. @ 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, Administrator: Rev. Kris Lauzon, Masses Sun. 11 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before each mass.

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.

Sun. School 8:30 a.m.; Worship 9:30 a.m. ediepoland@aol.com

JAY First Baptist Church of Jay Rev. Joyce Bruce, Pastor. Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

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: http://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. All are welcome.

Email: goodshepherd-etown@charter.net 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.

Father Joseph Elliott, Pastor.

Sunday Mass 8am until Columbus Day Essex Community Church (Methodist) Corner of Rt. 22 and Main St. 963-7766. Rev. John E. Hunn. Sunday Worship Services: 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School; Methodist Women’s Org. - 3rd Wednesday. Pre-School Playgroup - Thursdays 10 a.m.

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.

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

Email: stagnesch@roadrunner.com St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church Sunday Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., June 27 through September 12. Varying roster of priests celebrate communion each week.

Keene Valley Congregational Church Main Street. 576-4711. 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

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KEESEVILLE — The Keeseville Free Library invites everyone to the 2010 August Art Exhbit and Sale. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 12, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Sales are available through Sept 9. The art show will feature many Adirondack artists. It is a multi-media show with oils, acrylics, pen and ink, pencil, pottery, fine woodworking, textiles and photography.

Mountain Lake Services Triathlon upcoming KEESEVILLE — Mountain Lake Services is pleased to announce the running of its 12th annual Triathlon, set for Saturday, Sept. 18. Registration on the day of the event will begin 7:30 a.m. at Camp Whippoorwill on Frontage Road in Keeseville. The event itself begins at 9 a.m.

This popular event features paddling as one of its three events, a unique twist in the triathlon world. The other two events include running and biking. There will be an Iron course and a Recreation course. Individual Iron and Recreational categories run all three legs. Iron and Recreational teams may consist of two to four people. Pre-registration for the event can be done by calling 546-3051 ext. 314 or by e-mail through contactus@mountainlakeservices.org. If pre-registered by Aug. 27, participants will receive a free t-shirt.

Proceeds from this event will be donated to programs such as the Agency's Early Childhood Intervention Program.

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. 834-5432. Sunday Service 9 a.m. Rev. Blair Biddle.

Keeseville United Methodist Church Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577.

Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 9:45 p.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: office@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

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

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

St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic Church Mass Sat. 6 p.m., Sun. 7:30 a.m.

Administrator: Rev. Kris Lauzon Confessions 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Whiteface Community United Methodist Church Rt. 86 and Haselton Rd. The whiteface Community UMC & Pastor Joyce Bryson invite you to join us for worship at 10:30 a.m. followed by a time for coffee & fellowship. Visitors welcome. Sunday School begins at 9:15 a.m. and child care for children up to age 7 is provided during worship. Church Office open 10 a.m.

- 1 p.m. Tues. - Fri. Office telephone 9467757. Riverside Thrift Shop located in the Methodist Barn open 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Wed. & Sat. Call 946-2922 for questions concerning Thrift Shop. The Ecumenical Emergency Food Shelf and Outreach Program is located in the Rubin Sanford Building next to the church and is open Thurs. 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Call 946-7757 with questions concerning our fuel assistance program. Senior Lunch Program Tues. & Thurs. 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 946-2922 during that time only for assistance.

Federated Church Main Street. Westport Federated Church: Sunday Morning Worship Celebration at 9:00 am including Children’s Church; Bible Study at 10:15 am. Thursday evening Bible/Book study, Parsonage at 6:30 pm. Pastor Leon Hebrink, 962-8293 www.westptchurch.com “Following Jesus In The Company of Friends.”

Westport Bible Church 24 Youngs Road. 962-8247. Pastor Dick Hoff.

Sunday Morning Worship 9:15 a.m. & 11 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday Night Prayer 7 p.m.; Teen Club Saturday 6 p.m.; Olympian Club Sunday 5:30 p.m. (Sept. - May) Email: westportbiblech@westelcom.com The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Rt. 9N. 962-4994. Branch Pres. Curtis McMillion. Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m.; Sunday School 11:20 a.m.; Priesthood & Relief Society 12:10 a.m.; Primary 11:20 a.m. 1 p.m.

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church 6603 Main St., Father Peter Riani, Pastor.

Residence, 873-6760. Mass schedule: Sat., 7 p.m. (Summer only); Sun., 8:30 a.m.

Weekdays: consult bulletin.

Email: allrises@westelcom.com

Wilmington Church of the Nazarene Wilmington, NY. 946-7708 or 946-2434.

Marty J. Bausman, Pastor. Sunday School and Adult Bible Study 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Sunday Evening Worship and Praise 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday - Family Night at Church 7 p.m. (Adult Bible Study, King’s Kids - ages 3-12, Teen Group - ages 13-17).

Email: mbausman@whiteface.net

WILLSBORO Congregational United Church of Christ 3799 Main Street, P.O. Box 714. Worship and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Pastor Jan Jorgensen, church: 518-963-4048, home: (514) 721-8420. pastorjorgensen@gmail.com United Methodist Church Rt. 22. 963-7931. Sunday Worship Services 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. After school religous education program 2:30 p.m. - 5

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August 7, 2010

Grad student is asking for help with bear management project I

t has long been an accepted theory among wildlife biologists nuisance bear complaints rise during years when natural food sources are scarce.

It stands to reason bears would be forced into campsites and residential areas in search of food during seasons in which berries and nuts are limited, and studies seem to support that premise.

But can environmental officials accurately predict when these years will occur?

Further, do bears have higher reproduction rates during years when natural forage is abundant?

A graduate student of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) aims to help answer those questions.

As part of her graduate studies, Courtney LaMere has begun a project looking at the relationships between natural food abundance and human-bear conflict numbers and reproduction.

She is doing so in tandem with state wildlife biologists at SUNYESF's Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC) at the Huntington Wildlife Forest in Newcomb.

The goal, according to LaMere, is to “to put some empirical evidence behind it and give the DEC a predictive tool for dealing with ‘bad bear summers.’”

“Another hypothesis I have is that sows synchronize their reproduction with the beechnut crop,” LaMere added.

Because beechnuts are the number one nut crop in the Adiron-

dacks and the largest source of high-energy carbohydrates for the black bear, LaMere believes they play a critical role in both reproduction and nuisance complaints.

This year, LaMere said, is expected to be a banner year for beechnuts.

While LaMere has studies conducted by SUNYESF staff that focus on forest food abundance as well as harvest statistics and nuisance bear complaints from the DEC, there is little data tracking bear reproductive rates.

So, LaMere is reaching out to hunters for their help.

A number of collection points have been established, and LaMere is asking successful bear hunters to gather and submit the reproductive tract of female bears from their entrails.

“I need to do a major outreach to hunters as I’m asking for something they would usually leave in the woods,” she said.

According to LaMere, there are telltale signs left in a bear’s reproductive tract after a sow has mated and given birth to cubs. The process of ovulation and birth leaves visible scars inside the ovaries and uterus.

Cutting the tract open and studying the scars inside can shed tremendous light on the number of cubs produced, reproductive timing and reproductive success, LaMere said.

The findings will be used to not only help predict “bad bear summers,” but also help determine if female bears synchronize their reproduction with natural food cycles.

Graduate student Courtney LaMere is asking successful bear hunters this year to collect the reproductive tract from the animal’s entrails to be studied as part of research she is conducting to aid the state with its wildlife management efforts.

Similar studies in other states such as West Virginia, Michigan and Maine have been done and the findings have become a useful tool in wildlife management.

LaMere hopes the same occurs in New York.

“Those of us studying environmental science and Forestry are in the unique position to help the DEC gather information they might not have the time or money to do,” she said.

LaMere hopes to publish her findings as she finishes her masters work next summer. The findings will be posted to LaMere’s Web site: www.esf.edu/aec/research/bearproject. A detailed list of collection points and a guide on how to remove the reproductive tract from the body cavity can also be found on the site.

John Gereau is managing editor of Denton Publications and an avid outdoorsman. He can be reached at johng@denpubs.com.

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Send events at least two weeks in advance by: • e-mail to northerncalendar@denpubs.com • fax to 1-518-561-1198 • snail-mail in care of “Calendar of Events” to 24 Margaret St., Suite 1, Plattsburgh N.Y. 12901 ...or submit them on-line at www.denpubs.com!

Saturday, Aug. 7 PLATTSBURGH — Dentistry From the Heart NY offering free dental care, High Peaks Dental, 55 Cornelia St., 7 a.m.-6 p.m. First 200 adult patients.

WILMINGTON — Whiteface Mountain Ecology Exploration, Paul Smiths VIC, 8023 NYS Route 30, 8-10 a.m. $5. Reservations required. 353-7800 ext. 116.

UPPER JAY — Oozeball Tournament, Upper Jay Fire Department, 12216 NYS Route 9N, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

ESSEX — Downtown Essex Day, Main Street, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 963-8966.

KEENE VALLEY — Book sale, Keene Valley Library, 1796 NYS Route 73, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 576-4335.

JAY — Jay Day, Village Green, 12950 NYS Route 9N, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Sinfonietta performs, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, 2 p.m. Tickets $10. 523-2512.

WESTPORT — Depot Theatre production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," The Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets $22. 962-8680.

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre production of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)," Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for Seniors and students, $10 for 17 and under. 891-1854.

Sunday, Aug. 8 UPPER JAY — Oozeball Tournament, Upper Jay Fire Department, 12216 NYS Route 9N, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — 8th Annual Saranac Lake Block Party, Main Street and Broadway, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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KEENE VALLEY — Book sale, Keene Valley Library, 1796 NYS Route 73, 1-3 p.m. 576-4335 SARANAC LAKE — Annual Stevenson Society of America Lecture and Meeting, Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Cottage and Museum, 44 Stevenson Road, 1:30 p.m. 891-1462.

WESTPORT — Depot Theatre production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," The Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 2 p.m. Tickets $22. 962-8680.

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre production of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)," Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 2 p.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for Seniors and students, $10 for 17 and under. 891-1854.

ELIZABETHTOWN — "Asanath Nicholson: Adirondack Teacher and World Humanitarian," lecture by Maureen Murphy, Adirondack History Center Museum, 7590 Court St., 4 p.m.

WESTPORT — Gala Benefit Dance and Auction, Westport Country Club, 14 Liberty St., 6 p.m. $75. 9624449.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Sinfonietta Performs, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Drive, 7:30 p.m. $22, free for 18 and under as available. 5232512.

LEWIS — Meadowmount students perform, Meadowmount School of Music, 1424 County Route 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.

Monday, Aug. 9 PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 563-6186, ext. 102.

ESSEX — Spacial Dynamics Class with Robin Gucker, Black Kettle Farm, 6 Leaning Road, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $10 suggested donation. 963-8222.

KEENE VALLEY — Mary Brown lecture on six months in the Antarctic, Keene Valley Library, 1796

NYS Route 73, 7:30 p.m. 576-4335.

LEWIS — Meadowmount students perform, Meadowmount School of Music, 1424 County Route 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.

WESTPORT — Depot Theatre production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," The Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 8 p.m. Name your price night. 962-8680.

Tuesday, Aug. 10 WESTPORT — Elizabethtown Community Hospital Golf Tournament, Westport Country Club, 49 Country Club Drive, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. $85 per golfer.

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LAKE PLACID — Assembly of Dust performs roots rock music, Mid's Park, 87 Main St., 7 p.m. 524-4328.

LEWIS — Meadowmount students perform, Meadowmount School of Music, 1424 County Route 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.

WESTPORT — Champlain Valley Film Society showing of "Much Ado About Nothing," Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets $5 for adults, $2 for under 18.

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre production of "Eurydice," Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for Seniors and students, $10 for 17 and under. 891-1854.

Wed., Aug. 11 - Tues., Aug.15 WESTPORT — 162nd Essex County Fair, Essex County Fairgrounds, 3 Sisco St.. Admission $10. 9628650.

Wednesday, Aug. 11 PAUL SMITHS — Wild Wednesdays expedition, Paul Smiths VIC, 8023 NYS Route 30, 8-10 a.m.

Reservations required. 353-7800 ext. 116.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Sinfonietta performs, Mid's Park, 87 Main St., 7 p.m.

WILLSBORO — Artists’ reception for Emilie McBride and Etta and Jeff Moredock, Paine Memorial Library, 2 Gilliland Lane, 5-7 p.m. 963-4478.

PLATTSBURGH — Soup kitchen, Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 18 Trinity Place, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Volunteers: 561-5771.

LAKE PLACID — “Acupuncture Without Needles” demonstration and training, The Guide House, 2739 Main St., 7-8 p.m. 524-8188.

LEWIS — Meadowmount students perform, Meadowmount School of Music, 1424 County Route 10, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.

WESTPORT — Songs and Stories by Sandra Bargman, The Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 8 p.m.

Tickets $12. 962-8680.

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre production of "Eurydice," Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for Seniors and students, $10 for 17 and under. 891-1854.

Thursday, Aug. 12 WESTPORT — Story hour, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 10 a.m. 962-8219.

ESSEX — Creative Movement for the Young Child class for ages 4-7 with Courtney Hughes, Black Kettle Farm, 6 Leaning Road. 9-10 a.m. $7 suggested donation. 963-8222.

LAKE PLACID — Story hour, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., 10:15 a.m. 523-3200.

ESSEX — Metamorphosis Trio performs, Essex Community Church, 2306 Main St., 11:30 a.m. Dona-

tions requested.

PLATTSBURGH — Journey Into Reading, Champlain Centre Mall, 60 Smithfield Blvd., 4:306:30 p.m. Reading for children up to age 16 with free book provided. Hosted at center court. www.journeyintoreading.org.

SARANAC LAKE — Artists’ reception for Michael Hart and Noreen Sadue, Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 5-7 p.m. 891-1854.

KEESEVILLE — Multimedia Art Show and Sale opening reception, Keeseville Free Library, 1721 Front St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. 834-9054.

WESTPORT — Meadowmount Quartets performance, Ballard Park, 7 p.m.

ESSEX — Essex Theatre Company Production of "Lettice and Lovage," Iroquois Masonic Lodge, 2313 Main St., 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 524-7708.

WESTPORT — Depot Theatre production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," The Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 8 p.m. Tickets $22. 9628680.

SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 8 p.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for Seniors and students, $10 for 17 and under. 891-1854.

Friday, Aug. 13 SARANAC LAKE — Pendragon Theatre production of "The Jungle Book," Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Ave., 11 a.m. Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for Seniors and students, $10 for 17 and under. 8911854.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Performance of "About a Bridge," Adirondack History Center Museum, 7590 Court St., 4 p.m.

WESTPORT — Depot Theatre Shakespeare in the Park apprentice program production of "The Tempest," Ballard Bark, 6459 Main St., 6 p.m. 962-8680.

JAY — Lake Placid Sinfonietta performs, Amos and Julia Ward Theatre, 12950 NYS Route 9N, 7 p.m.

WESTPORT — Depot Theatre production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," The Depot Theatre, 6705 Main St., 8 p.m. Tickets $22. 9628680.

JAY — Lake Placid Sinfonietta performs, Amos and Julia Ward Theatre, 12950 NYS Route 9N, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 14 LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Roundtable breakfast and presentation “Saving Historic Properties,” by Howard Stahl, Crowne Plaza Lake Placid Resort, 101 Olympic Drive, 8:30 a.m. $30 with reservation, $35 at the door.

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Idol contest returns to Essex County Fair WESTPORT — The Essex County Idol Contest, sponsored by the Adirondack Tobacco Free Network, will showcase all the vocal talent of Essex County at this year's Essex County Fair.

This is an opportunity for fine performers to stand in front of an audience for fun and a chance to win cash prizes.

The competition is open to any Essex County resident or other New York residents who will not be participating in a variety show at another county fair. There are three categories: Youth (12 and younger), Teens (13-17) and Adults (18 and older). There is no cost to participate except for the $10 daily admission to the fairgrounds.

Auditions are held 6 p.m. Aug. 11 and 2 p.m. Aug. 12 at the south lawn stage. Contestants are asked to sign in two hours prior to the audition times and submit their back-up music on CD; bring two different types of songs to perform. Participants may play an instrument while they sing or perform with no back-up music if they wish. No bands; solo acts only.

There is a changing room available for performers to use.

The performance will be 7 p.m. Aug. 13, also at the south lawn stage. Winners will be chosen by the panel of three judges. Performers must be backstage 30 minutes prior to the start of the show.

The top 25 contestants will be invited to participate in the New York State talent show at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Participation in a county fair talent show is required to enter at the State Fair.

For more information, visit www.essexcountyfair.org or send an e-mail to countyfairfun@yahoo.com.

Free concert features three hometown bands TUPPER LAKE — Indie rock band Abbott Hayes will return to Tupper Lake once again Aug. 13 to headline a free concert for area youth.

The concert, held 6-9 p.m. at the Tupper Lake Pavilion will feature prizes donated by local businesses, as well as some free t-shirts and CDs from Abbott Hayes.

A well-traveled independent band with fans throughout the Northeast, Abbott Hayes describes their music as rock infused with pop, folk, and country. The group got its start in Tupper Lake with Andrew McClelland on lead vocals and guitar, Ryan Gillis on drums, Micah Tyo on lead guitar, Ben McClelland on bass and vocals, and Pat Bedore on keyboard.

Two other bands native to Tupper Lake, Lost in Translation and Limited Time Only, will open for the group.

For more information, send an e-mail to abbotthayes@live.com

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This Month in History - AUGUST

August 7, 2010

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96 Beach book genre 97 Polo designer 102 Key of four Beethoven piano sonatas 103 Lovers’ liaison

105 It’s disposable online 107 Shout after a hook, maybe 108 Andy’s kid 109 Per 110 Nuptial pronoun 111 Twice-monthly tide 112 Ballpark figure follower 113 Fräulein’s upper 114 Sibilant signal 117 Corp. alias

ADIRONDACK CRYPTOGRAM

6th - Baseball pitching legend Cy Young pitches his first his first game, a win. (1890) 7th - The “Order of the Purple Heart” is created by President George Washington (1782) 8th - The Daughters of the American Revolution organization is created. (1890) 10th - “Smile, You’re on Candid Camera”. Allen Funt’s wildly popular show debuts. (1948)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK ’ S PUZZLES !

ADIRONDACK CRYPTOSOLVES are items of interest about the Adirondacks. In the puzzles, the correct letters have been replaced by different ones, and the same code is used throughout the puzzle. Clues are: short words, the most frequently used letters of e, t, a, o, n, s, and i, and the popular word endings of ing, tion, and ed. Enjoy the challenge, relaxation, and satisfaction of solving these Adirondack puzzles. Good luck! © 1998 Nancy A. Douglas

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A TRULY happy couple with so much love to give wishes to share our blessings with a precious newborn. Please call Michael and Eileen 1-877-955-8355 ADOPTIOIN: A loving, happy, secure family will cherish your baby. Expenses paid.

Christine, 1-800-913-9150 or Ahome7@gmail.com ADOPTION: ARE you looking for the best home for your baby? A childless, loving woman wishes to adopt newborn. Financially secure and close, extended family. Legal and confidential. Expenses paid. Please call Lisa at 1-866-855-2166 ADOPTION: LOVING parents and their 9 year old adopted daughter would love a baby brother or sister. Stay at home mom, professional dad. Expenses paid. Please call Becky/ Mike 800-472-1835 ADOPTION: WE are a professional secure couple ready to love, protect and create a life of happiness for your infant. Let us help with all medical/living expenses.

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APPAREL & ACCESSORIES DRESS CODE 825-2633 Bridge St., Plattsburgh NY FASHION CORNER 518-546-7499 4325 Main St Port Henry, NY

APPLIANCES FRIGIDAIRE ELECTRIC stove, white, brand new, used 1 year, $350. 518-546-3084.

KENMORE DRYER, Standard capacity, Nearly new, $225, 518-547-8471 MAYTAG WASHER $50 Maytag Dryer $40 Both work great. Call 873-6728 UPRIGHT FREEZER Kenmore, $75. 518251-5848

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AUCTIONS BRIDGE STREET AUCTIONS 563-0568 1 Durkee St., Plattsburgh, NY THIRD GENERATIONS AUCTIONS 518-493-3492

BUSINESS SERVICES LOREMANS’ 518-566-7519 46 Brinkerhoff St., Plattsburgh NY WESTAFF 518-566-6061 307 West Bay Plaza, Plattsburgh NY

COMPUTERS USED PC. HP Pavillion 553x. XP Home clean install. 2 Ghz Processor 768 Mb Ram. 50 Gb Harddrive. Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse. $300 OBO. 518-536-0768.

ELECTRONICS 36” SONY Trinatron KV-36, FS-10 color TV $100 518-307-1118, after 6 p.m. Glens Falls, NY DIRECT TO home Satellite TV $19.99/mo.

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Round or Square Bales, Pickup in fields or delivered. Call Mike for Prices. 518962-4592 Leave Message.

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THE E’TOWN Thrift Shop has a Rose lift chair for sale. May be seen at Janis Rocks at 8032 US RTE 9. Call 518-873-6415.

CHERRY BEDROOM SET. Solid Wood, never used, brand new in factory boxes.

English Dovetail. Original cost $4500. Sell for $749. Can deliver. 917-731-0425

TROUT LAKERS Float For Sale, Stainless Steel Ladder, South End Of Lake, Float To Wherever, $50.

CRAFTSMAN COMPRESSOR, 40 Gallons on wheels, Red, 220 Volts with extra 110 Volt, motor never used, $175.00. OBO. 917560-9195 or 718-833-1188 all calls answered. Schroon Lake area.

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Qualification Required: 888-349-2935 DISNEY ORNAMENTS. 38 boxed collectible ornaments. $1400 value, asking $400. 518335-3687 or 450-247-3725.

DISPLAY CASE with Fixtures, Good Condition, $25. 518-798-6150.

EF 75 300MM F/$ 5.6 III Canon Lens.

Excellent Condition, Used Little, $85. 4942814

FIREWOOD EARLY BIRD SPECIAL. Seasoned hardwood for sale. $55 per face cord. You pick up. 518-834-9758.

FACE CORD dry seasoned Warrensburg area. 518-623-3763

BUILT MODEL plastic sailing ships. 15 model selections. 18”-30”. Done well. Low prices. Assorted types. 891-3173.

pine,

FACE CORD, dry seasoned pine, $30, Warrensburg area. 518-623-3763.

PERFECT FOR WOOD BOILERS: Split & dried poplar. $30/cord. PERU, NY Call (518) 643-6898 if interested.

FOR SALE 1- DRAWTITE 16K fifth Wheel Hitch $400.00; 1-Drawtite Gooseneck Hitch, still in Box $250.00. 518-524-6548.

1/2 price insulation, 4x8 sheets, high R, up to 4” thick, Blue Dow, 1/2” insul board. 518-5973876 or Cell 518-812-4815 13 ENGLISH BONE CHINA , gold rimmed cup & saucer sets. 3 bone china ornaments. $200 OBO. 518-335-3687 or 450-247-3725.

1950’S ROYAL Portable Typewriter with case, excellent condition, works great, collectable or office use, $35.00. 518-623-5063.

8’W x 7’6”H insulated aluminum overhead door. White, very good condition. $100. 5633406 or 248-9310.

BIG JOHN GADABOUT DOWNRIGGER $80 Used twice. Sells$149.35 new. Needs a mounting plate, $16.50. 518-585-7208.

ELECTRIC HEATERS, base board, singer, 220v, working great, 8 ft. each. $70 for 7 or $15 each. 518-532-9986.

EVINRUDE 1997 8hp lightly used, well maintained, $475. Call 518-494-7215 or 516-3767901.

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Lowest Price in America! $24.99/mo for over 120 Channels! $500 Bonus! 877-554-2014 LEATHER DESK chair, Mint condition, (stationary ,rock ,up or down) $45. 563-2681 MEMORY FOAM THERAPEUTIC NASA VISCO MATTRESSES WHOLESALE! T$299 F-$349 Q-$399 K-$499 ADJUSTABLES - $799 FREE DELIVERY 25 YEAR WARRANTY 90 NIGHT TRIAL 1-800ATSLEEP 1-800-287-5337 WWW.MATTRESSDR.COM NEAR NEW PRO-Form 760 EKG treadmill.

Power incline, heart rate monitor, calorie counter, clock. Asking $500 cash OBO. 518946-2237.

VINYL SHED with floor kit, double door, 8’x10’, never assembled, $490. 518-2512709

FREE 36 INCH RCA TV — FREE!! Some static.

Can be attached to a DVD player.

518-543-3011.

FREE CHAIN Saw Carved Bear, 5’ Tall, Needs Repair. 518-668-5810

FURNITURE AMERICA’S MATTRESS 518-566-9950 23 Weed St., Plattsburgh NY ANTIQUE SOLID Oak Clawfoot Table, Round with 5th Center Leg, Nice Original Condition, $320. 518-654-7093 ASHLEY FURNITURE 518-324-3400 84 Margaret St., Plattsburgh NY COFFEE TABLE, Smoked Glass Top, Curved Legs, Circa 1950s, $50 OBO, Chestertown. 518-803-4182.

COUCH FOR sale. Good condition. Sage green print, $75. Call 518-563-7109.

DINETTE SET with extra leaf and two chairs, formica top, good condition, $35. 518-4945030 FLORAL SOFA Bed, Excellent Condition, $105. 518-798-6150.

For Sale: Beautiful Bedroon Set Excellent Condition —solid wood. Dresser with large mirror; bureau and matching Head Board— for full or queen size bed. $275. 518-5467821 FOR SALE: Bunk/Trundle Bed Desk, Dresser and Closet all in one unit. Excellent shape $500.00 please call 647-2103.

LAZY BOY Rocker Recliners,one pair, one brown, one beige. good condition, $50 ea.

518-494-5030 LIKE NEW beige sofa micro fiber purchased at Cobbler’s Bench, asking $300. 518-9428025.

ALTONA’S 15th ANNUAL Townwide Garage Sale!

August 7th.- August 8th, 9 to 5 Saturday Craft fair/bake sale concession maps available at Fire Station Sponsor: Ladies Auxiliary

ATTN: GARAGE SALE ENTHUSIASTS! Buying or selling second-hand treasures?

The New York State Consumer Protection Board, in conjunction with the Free Community Papers of New York, recommends checking the following websites to help assure that the item has not been recalled or the subject of a safety warning:http://www.recalls.gov and the Consumer Product Safety Commission atwww.cpsc.gov. For other important recall and product safety information visit the Consumer Protection Board website at www.nysconsumer.gov SELF-CLEANING oven/stove $75 Microwave $20 Couch/Bed $60 Cupboards $30/each Cutting Board Counter $40 Cupboards with Counter, make offer. Cabin Tent New in Box $40. 314-1807 YARD SALE!!

14 CEDAR COURT OFF JACKSON STREET KEESEVILLE LOTS OF BOYS, GIRLS & SOME ADULT CLOTHING SHOES - JACKETS MANY TOYS - COME CHECK IT OUT! SATURDAY AUG. 7th 8-4 SUNDAY AUG. 8th 8-12

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518-492-2248 8 ASSORTED size Luam prehung doors w/all harware, $100. 492-2248 ADIRONDACK HARDWARE 518-834-9790 1698 Front St., Keeseville NY AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888) 686-1704

NEW, NEVER used rolling walker with seat & basket. $80 OBO. 518-335-3687 or 450-2473725.

LIKE NEW Beige Sofa, purchased at Cobbler’s Bench, asking $250 or best offer.

518-942-8025.

OAK CABINETS in good condition with countertops and island for 8x10 kitchen. $300 obo 494-9990

THE WOODGRAIN 518-293-6268 1976 Rte. 3, Cadyville NY

PRO FORM XP185U bike exerciser. 1 year old, hardly used. Paid $300, asking $100 802-434-3107

GARAGE SALES

AIRLINES ARE HIRING: Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 866-453-6204.

14TH ANNUAL Point Au Roche Yard Sales Aug 14th-15th Rain or Shine Maps at firestation

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TENT DOME 10x18 with closet, never out of case, paid $100, asking $75. 494-3451.

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CCPT 518-561-1452 Schedule & Routes

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Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. Call 800-494-3586 http://www.centuraonline.com BUILDING SALE! “ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!” Quick Delivery. 25X30 $4577.

30X40 $7140. 32X60 $11,950. 35X60 $13,990. 40X70 $14,650. 46X140 $37,600.

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HANDS ON CAREER Train for a high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified Job placement assistance. Call AIM today (866)854-6156.

HUGE FESTIVAL OF CRAFTS: Hammondsport, NY on beautiful Keuka Lake.

August 21st - 22nd. 125+ Artisans. 1-607569-2242.

INDIAN BAY MARINA 518-963-7858 237 Corlear Drive, Willsboro NY JJELE[PFFA lllld LARRY’S SEPTIC CLEANING 518-962-4304 LIFE INSURANCE, EASY TO QUALIFY, NO MEDICAL EXAMS. Purchase through 86.

Fast acceptances. 1-800-938-3439, x24; 1516-938-3439, x24 MAPLE CABINET set, corner base over refrigerator & wall, 30x30, all 3 for $475. 6486169 MORE THAN $10,000 in Credit Card Debt?

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NORMANDIE BAECH CLUB 518-962-4750 Westport, NY

ROUTE 9 STORAGE 518-572-1584 9397 Rte. 9, Chazy NY

OLD GUITARS WANTED! Fender, Gibson, Martin, Gretsch, Prairie State, Euphonon, Larson, D’Angelico, Stromberg, Rickenbacker, and Mosrite. Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1930’s thru 1970’s TOP CASH PAID! 1-800-401-0440

RUDDER CLUB 518-963-7700 2266 Lake Shore Rd, Essex NY

PORTABLE HEATER/ac. Like new, $150.

518-492-2248

SHUMWAY INSURANCE AGENCY 518-324-5300 2 Cogan Ave, Suite 103 Plattsburgh, Ny

PROFLOWERS: SEND FLOWERS FOR EVERY OCCASION! Anniversary, Birthday, Just Because. Starting at just $19.99. Go to www.proflowers.com/benefit to receive an extra 20% off your order or call 1-888-6990560

SPECIAL CAKES Baked for any occasion.

Decorated to your specifications.

Many references & pictures available.

615-7380.

PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR BUSINESS TO 6.1 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. Reach As Many As 12 Million Potential Buyers Quickly and Inexpensively.

ONLY $490 FOR A 15 WORD AD. Place Your Ad in The CPAN Classified Ad Network by Calling This Paper or call CPAN directly at 1877-275-2726. Also check out the CPAN website at www.fcpny.com where you can download the complete media kit right from the home page.

TENTS OF CHAMPLAIN 518-420-2161 Champlain, NY

MOVIE EXTRAS! Earn up to $200/day!

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CALL 1-877-329-7432

REACH OVER 30 million homes with one buy. Advertise in NANI for only $2,795 per week! For information, visit www.naninetwork.com

NAKED TURTLE HOLDING CO. 518-566-6200 Plattsburgh Boat Basin, Plattsburgh NY

RIVERSIDE INSURANCE 518-846-7873 9665 Rte. 9, Chazy NY

THE DEPOT THEATRE 518-962-4449 Wesport, NY THE GALLEY 518-962-4899 20 Washington St., Westport NY THE MERRY WINE MAKERS 518-562-0064 37 Durkee St., Plattsburgh NY

THE KING’S INN 518-546-7633 42 Hummingbird Way Port Henry NY VONAGE UNLIMITED CALLS AROUND THE WORLD! Call the U.S. & 60+ countries -ONLY $14.99/mo. (for 6 months) PLUS FREE 30 Day Money Back Guarantee! Call 1-888-698-0217 WESTPORT HOTEL 518-962-4501 6691 Main St., Westport NY

GUNS/AMMO ITHACA MODEL 37 FEATHERLIGHT. 12 Gauge 2 3/4 Chamber, Modified Choke, Excellent over all condition $449. Lake George 518 338-3258 THOMSON CENTER Black Diamond with Scope and Accessories. Asking $225.00.

518-494-5397

LAWN & GARDEN FOUR SEASONS LAWN CARE 518-810-6710 20 Halsey Court, Plattsburgh NY MOUNTAIN TREE CARE 518-572-4148

TURTLE ISLAND CAFE 518-963-7417 3790 Main St, Willsboro NY

LOST & FOUND

VILLAGE MEAT MARKET 518-963-8612 3609 Essex Rd., Willsboro NY

AIREDALE DOG lost in Dresden July 3rd, brown & black, name is Bella, 2 years old.

Any info call 518-642-3445.

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962-8500 or 524-7255.

ELIZABETHTOWN/LEWIS area.

Available newly renovated (1) bedroom apartment. Security deposit & lease required. $500 month, electric included.

(518)532-9156.

FOR RENT Elizabethtown 1 & 2 bedroom Apartments, private porch & entry, no pets, HUD approved. Call 518-873-2625 Judy or 518-962-4467 Wayne FOUR STUDENTS-4 bedroom, 2 bath college apartment. Large brownstone, furnished, includes washer/dryer. 92 Court St. $2150 per student/semester plus electric.

518-572-3151.

Up to 3,000 Sq. Ft. Very reasonable and negotiable rents! FREE High Speed Internet Connection! Space good for just about anything! 1,000 Sq. Ft carpeted (four nice rooms for offices or art studios etc}. 2,000 + Sq. Ft. open space with plywood floor. Rent only as much space as you need! Large paved parking.

Located off Rt. 22, halfway between Essex and Willsboro. CALL Tony 963-7016

CONSTRUCTION CUMMINGS CONSRUCTION 518-546-9650 STEVENS CONSTRUCTION 518-873-2740 Elizabethtown, NY

HOME FOR RENT

EAGLE LANE, Westport. References required. 802-236-8459.

UPSTATE DOORS 518-483-4125 Malone, NY

HOME IMPROVEMENT ADIRONDACK MOLDING & MILLWORKS 518-643-8118 68 Arnold Hill Rd., Peru NY

CHUCK’S PLUMBING & HEATING 518-962-8733 Westport, NY

WESTPORT...2ND Floor Apartment...2 Bedroom, NO pets/smoking. $575.00 per month (includes heat). 1st month, security deposit & references required. 518-9628313.

BUSY ROUTE 3 rental/office/distribution.

2300 sq. ft. plus attached garage area. $1850 month. Directly behind Rambach Bakery. Will divide. 518-572-3151.

3 BEDROOM, Willsboro. Garage.

Dishwasher, wash/dryer incl. Newly renovated $675/month + utilities, 1st, last & deposit.

No pets/smoke. 524-0545 www.ausablevalleyproperties.com/

BESSBORO BUILDERS INC. 518-962-4500 252 NY Rt. 22, Westport

PORT HENRY 3 rooms and kitchen w/ heat. $595. mo. No pets, no smoking inside.

References & deposit required. (518) 5469759

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

3 BEDROOM, Willsboro. Garage.

Dishwasher, wash/dryer incl. Newly renovated $675/month + utilities, 1st, last & deposit.

No pets/smoke. 524-0545 www.ausablevalleyproperties.com/

4 bedroom, 2 bath house for rent in Port Henry, NY. Conveniently located to stores, pharmacy, restaurants, library, and Lake Champlain. Eat in kitchen with new dishwasher, Large living room, dining room, laundry room. Quiet neighborhood.

Available September 1st. $800.00/month plus utilities & security deposit. Call 518-597-3160 or 597-3545.

STANDARD DESIGN AND CUSTOM BUILT POST FRAME STRUCTURES. Visit us online at www.cbstructuresinc.com 1-800940-0192 WARD LUMBER 800-836-0950 697 Glen Rd., Jay NY

MOBILE HOME FOR SALE 1980 14’x70’ mobile home, new steel roof, all new Farley windows, new ext doors, new furnace & hwh. Asking $11,900. Call 518647-5579.

2 BEDROOMS, 1 1/2 bath appliances included. Deck, large storage shed, nice quiet park in Peru. $ 14,000, 518-643-8410

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Owners: List with us for only $275 per year. Visit on-line or call 518-891-9919

DENNISPORT, MA- Waterfront condominiums located directly on Nantucket sound with pool, tennis, private beach.

Furnished units start at $180,000. Contact sales office. 617-731-2050 ext:103 HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED OR SETTLED? Contact Woodford Brothers Inc, for straightening, leveling, foundation and wood frame repairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN. www.woodfordbros.com. “Not applicable in Queens county” MR MODULAR INC. 518-293-8801 4732 State Rt. 3 Saranac, NY RENT TO Own Homes! Damaged Credit OK. $850 Special! You Work, You Own Guaranteed! $3,000 Minimum Combined Income. Co-Applicants Welcome! 636-5334070; www.RealAgentsHomes.com UPSTATE NY -CHEAP LAND! 5 acres $16,900 8 acres -$19,900 11 acres -$24,900 Six parcels under $20K! No closing costs til 8/8! South of the NYS Thruway! Great views, rolling fields, woods, near lakes! 100% guaranteed!

EZ terms!

866-491-8784 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com

TIMESHARES

HAS YOUR BUILDING SHIFTED? Contact Woodford Bros. Inc. for straightening,leveling and foundation repairs at 1-800-OLD-BARN / www.woodfordbros.com

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR REAL ESTATE IN CNY, including Schoharie, Otsego, Delaware, Chenango & Madison Counties...go to www.townandcountryny.com

TIMESHARE SELL/RENT TODAY. FOR CASH!!! We’ll find you Buyers/Renters!

10+years of success! Over $78 Million in offers in 2009! www.sellatimeshare.com Call 1-800-640-6886

NAWAKUA BUILDERS 518-873-6874

CAMPGROUND FOR SALE in beautiful Schoharie County. 110 acre turn-key operation. Owner retiring. 1-518-827-5641 http://www.midtel.net/~helon/

REAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

REPLACEMENT WINDOWS $179 INSTALLED 30% Tax Credit avail. w/stimulus.Energy Star Pkg. Call Now! 1-866-2727533 www.usacustomwindows.com

NC MOUNTAINS- Cabin Shell, 2+ acres with great view, very private, big trees, waterfalls & large public lake nearby, $99,500 Bank financing 866-275-0442

20 ACRE Ranches ONLY $99 per/mo. $0 Down, $12,900. Near Growing El Paso, Texas. Owner Financing, No Credit Checks.

Money Back Guarantee. Free Map/Pictures.

1-800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com

CAN’T WAIT UNTIL FALL! NEW YORK LAND FOR SALE! Our best deer tract: 97 acres surrounded by stateland - $119,995!

Our #1 camp deal: 40 acres w/camp &stream - $59,995. Our best all-time deal: 5 acres w/wilderness cabin - $19,995. Call today and receive FREE CLOSING COSTS! Private financing offered.

1-800-229-7843 www.LandandCamps.com TOWN OF Chester, 2.87 acres of rolling, treed land with stunning view of Panther Mtn, 350’ of stream front including exclusive private road w/no other houses.

Walk to Village and shop Unique opportunity $59,000. 518-222-8971

UPSTATE NY - CHEAP LAND! 5 acres $16,900. 8 Acres - $19,900. 11 Acres $24,900. Six parcels under $20K! No closing costs til 8/8/! South of the NYS Thruway!

Great views, rolling fields, woods, near lakes!

100% guaranteed! EZ terms! 1-888-5193782 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com

VACATION/ RECREATIONAL RENTALS OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

Fishing for a good deal? Catch the greatest bargains in the Classifieds 1-800-989-4237

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PORT HENRY: 2BR apt. in village. Walking distance to

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Equal Housing Opportunity

L OANS A VAILABLE

NO CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? BANKRUPTCY? Hometown Chevrolet Oldsmobile 152 Broadway Whitehall, NY • (518) 499-2886 • Ask for Joe

68849

1 Bedroom apartment & Efficiency apartment available August 2010. Must be income eligible and elderly, disabled, or handicapped to rent either of these apartments. For more information, call 546-7605 Monday - Friday 9AM - 1PM or 1-800-662-1220 for the hearing impaired.

Handicap Accessible

The Lapine House 2279 Main Street, Essex, NY

OPEN HOUSE Sat. Aug. 7th 2010 Noon-2pm

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236.............................................................Altona/Mooers 251................................................................North Creek 293......................................................................Saranac 297..............................................................Rouses Point 298...................................................................Champlain 327.................................................................Paul Smiths 352..............................................................Blue Mt. Lake 358..............................................................Ft. Covington 359................................................................Tupper Lake 483........................................................................Malone 492.................................................................Dannemora 493.................................................................West Chazy 494................................................................Chestertown 497................................................................Chateaugay 499.....................................................................Whitehall 523.................................................................Lake Placid 529...........................................................................Moria 532..............................................................Schroon Lake 543.........................................................................Hague 546.......................................................Port Henry/Moriah 547.......................................................................Putnam 561-566..........................................................Plattsburgh 576....................................................Keene/Keene Valley 581,583,584,587...................................Saratoga Springs 582....................................................................Newcomb 585................................................................Ticonderoga 594..........................................................Ellenburg Depot 597................................................................Crown Point 623...............................................................Warrensburg 624...................................................................Long Lake 638............................................................Argyle/Hartford 639......................................................................Fort Ann 642......................................................................Granville 643............................................................................Peru 644............................................................Bolton Landing 647.............................................................Ausable Forks 648.................................................................Indian Lake 654........................................................................Corinth 668...............................................................Lake George 695................................................................Schuylerville 735............................................................Lyon Mountain 746,747...................................Fort Edward/Hudson Falls 743,744,745,748,761,792,793,796,798..........Glens Falls 834...................................................................Keeseville 846..........................................................................Chazy 856.............................................................Dickerson Ctr. 873...................................................Elizabethtown/Lewis 891..............................................................Saranac Lake 942......................................................................Mineville 946..................................................................Wilmington 962......................................................................Westport 963..........................................................Willsboro/Essex

VERMONT (802)

Come see this beautiful home in Historic Essex Completely renovated.

Only the best quality -”green” renovation.

Ready for you to move right in!

Judy Guglielmo Associate Broker GRl, SFR 518-572-8808

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176 US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 518-324-4500

4 Dr., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 28,482 mi.

2009 TOYOTA YARIS S

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2009 NISSAN MURANO S AWD

BUY-SELL-TRADE with the Classified Superstore 1-800-989-4237

247......................................................................Brandon 372...................................................................Grand Isle 388..................................................................Middlebury 425.....................................................................Charlotte 434....................................................................Richmond 438..............................................................West Rutland 453......................................................Bristol/New Haven 462......................................................................Cornwall 475........................................................................Panton 482...................................................................Hinesburg 545...................................................................Weybridge 655.....................................................................Winooski 658....................................................................Burlington 758.......................................................................Bridport 759.......................................................................Addison 654,655,656,657,658,660,860,862,863,864,865,951,985 ..........................................................................Burlington 877...................................................................Vergennes 769,871,872,878,879................................Essex Junction 893..........................................................................Milton 897...................................................................Shoreham 899......................................................................Underhill 948..........................................................................Orwell 888...................................................................Shelburne

4 Dr., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 20,576 mi.

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2.5S 2 Dr., Auto, Air, P/Sunroof, Fully Equipped, 23,596 mi.

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2.5S 2 Dr., Auto, Air, P/Sunroof, Fully Equipped, 9,926 mi.

2008 NISSAN ROGUE SL AWD

4 Dr., 4 Cyl., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 35,571 mi.

2007 NISSAN TITAN CREW CAB XE 4x4, V8, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 53,159 mi.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE

4 Dr., 4 Cyl., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 22,910 mi.

2007 NISSAN TITAN KING CAB SE 4x4, V8, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 35,571 mi.

2007 NISSAN FRONTIER KING CAB SE 4x4, V6, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 20,658 mi.

2007 NISSAN XTERRA S

4x4, V6, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 44,675 mi.

2007 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0S

4 Dr., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 53,047 mi.

2007 NISSAN VERSA 1.8S H/B 4 Dr., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 43,471 mi.

2007 TOYOTA TACOMA ACCESS CAB 4x4, V6, 6 Speed, A/C, Tilt, Bedliner, 31,987 mi.

2007 NISSAN QUEST 3.5SL

4 Dr., Van, V6, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 30,617 mi.

2007 HONDA CIVIC LX

4 Dr., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 25,075 mi.

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S

4 Dr., Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 78,790 mi.

2006 NISSAN PATHFINDER S 4X4 4 Dr., V6, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 30,573 mi.

2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S

4 Dr., 5 Spd, Air, Fully Equipped, 80,204 mi.

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Regular Cab, 4x4, V6, Auto, Air, Bedliner, 27,936 mi.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL 4 Dr., V6, Auto, Air, Leather, P/Sunroof, Fully Equipped, 58,276 mi.

2004 NISSAN FRONTIER CREW CAB XE 4x4, 4 Dr., V6, 5 Spd, Air, Fully Equipped, 76,701 mi.

2003 FORD FOCUS

4 Dr., 4 Cyl., Auto, Air, 75,110 mi.

2003 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

2 Dr., Auto, Air, CD, P/Locks, 54,849 mi.

2000 NISSAN XTERRA XE

4x4, 4Dr., V6, Auto, Air, Fully Equipped, 41,397 mi.

561-1210 800-339-2922 DLR. #3100180

GARRAND’S NISSAN

“Where Satisfaction is Standard Equipment”

Rt. 9 South, Plattsburgh, NY www.garrands-nissan.com

55150

518 546-7557

PRE-OWNED CARS & TRUCKS

57239

everything.

Hardwood floors, spacious, high ceilings.

Enclosed porch, plenty of parking. heat included! $650. mo./sec. Cooperative landlord.

MINEVILLE: Newly renovated 1 bedroom & 2 bedroom Apartments. Ground Floor, heat included. Beautiful! $600 & $650, plus security.

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PETS & SUPPLIES

ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS, Found Gossen Luna Pro Digital F, Still Works! You tell where lost. 518-494-7193

CAT TOWER. (2) custom built & carpeted! $75 & $150. Call Jay 518-569-1196.

PITBULL/LAB mix. Black & white with blue collar. Named Hunter. Last seen in Moores Forks area. Little boys best friend. If seen call 728-3780.

STOLEN SAW on Route 28, North Creek. No Questions. Reward. 518-538-3664.

MUSIC BLACK PEARL Drum Set GREAT condition.

3 brand new Zildjian Symbols, includes 2 tomtoms, bass drum, 2 symbols, high hat, and snare, and stool. (518)647-2138 $750.00 OBO CLARINET, VIOLIN, FLUTE, TRUMPET, Amplifier, Fender Guitar $75 each. Upright Bass, Cello, Saxophone, French Horn, Drums, $189 each. Others 4-sale 1-516-3777907 CONSOLE PIANO by Everett. Just cleaned and tuned. Excellent condition. $995.

Proceeds to benefit Elmore SPCA. Call 5632849. Leave message.

GREAT FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY. 100 plus albums and 35 RPM records. Must take all. 518-523-9384.

MANDOLIN AND hard case. $80. You pick up. Call Atom @ 518-576-4016.

TWO USED kayaks or 1 used two-man kayak. 585-6107.

HEALTH

LOOKING FOR a puppy, short haired chihauhau, reasonable price, call 518-546-7331 ask for Edna.

POM-CHI puppies. Pomeranian Mom, registered long haired Chihuahua Dad. Gorgeous little toys. Papillion pups. Flashy multicolored, beautiful. Also Dachsunds. 293-7505.

TENDER LOVING PET CARE. Comprehensive, personalized pet sitting in your home. Serving the Plattsburgh area since 1998. 293-1348.

SPORTING GOODS

BIRTHRIGHT 518 -563-4300 66 Clinton St. Plattsburgh NY BUY VIAGRA, Cialis, Levitra, Propecia and other medications below wholesale prices.

Call: 1-866-506-8676. Over 70% savings. www.fastmedonline.com\tab

CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 518-562-4170 136 Clinton Point Drive Plattsburgh, NY

CVPH 518-562-1055 89 Plaza Boulevard Plattsburgh NY

FREE ADVICE! We’ll Help You Choose A Program or Degree To Get Your Career & Life On Track. Call College bound Network!

1-866-413-6814

ELIZABETHTOWN COMM. HOSPITAL\tab 518-873-6896 66 Park St., Elizabethtown NY

THE OCEAN Corp. 10840 Rockley Road, Houston, Texas 77099. Train for a New Career. *Underwater Welder. Commercial Diver. *NDT/Weld Inspector. Job Placement Assistance. Financial Aid available for those who qualify. 1-800-321-0298.

ADIRONDACK OUTDOOR 518-873-6806 8549 Rte. 9, Lewis NY

EYE CARE FOR THE ADIRONDACKS 518-566-2020 450 Margaret St., Plattsburgh NY MOMS PROGRAM 518-565-4848 32 Court St., Plattsburgh NY

EQUIPMENT

RICHARD L FOREMAN D.M.D 518-297-8110 78 Champlain St. Rouses Point, NY

3208 CAT turbo engine. 35 ton hoist. (2) 6613 Road Rangers. 18 speed Road Ranger.

Kelly screen diesel powered gravel screener.

315-769-9529.

WEIGHTLOSS MEDICATIONS Phentermine, Phendimetrazine etc. Office visit, one month supply for $80. 1-631-4626161; 1-516-754-6001; www.MDthin.com

ONE MAN’S TRASH is another man’s treasure. Denpubs classifieds can put you together. 1-800-989-4237

FOOTBALL CLEATS “ Under Armour” size 8 1/2, like new. $24.99. Call 802-558-455

WANTED SELL YOUR DIABETES TEST STRIPS. We buy Any Kind/Any brand Unexpired. Pay up to $16.00 per box. Shipping Paid. Call 1-800267-9895 or www.SellDiabeticstrips.com

LANDOWNERS: PAYING top $ for all species of standing timber. 35 years experience. All harvesting supervised by foresters. Cash advance available. Timber harvesting, land clearing and road building. 518-293-8195. Trinity Forest Management.

EDUCATION ATTEND COLLEGE Online from Home. *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance.

Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified.

SCHEV certified. Call 877-692-9599 www.Centura.us.com

FREE KITTENS, 4 Gray Tiger and 2 Black.

518-546-8622.

August 7, 2010

DP Fit for Life Trac 20 Weight Bench.

Excellent condition. Will deliver within a certain radius. 518-891-3679

NEW NORWOOD SAWMILLSLumberMatePro handles logs 34” diameter, mills boards 28” wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%! www.NorwoodSawmills.com/300N 1-800661-7746 Ext 300N RIDING LAWN MOWER “MTD” 42” HYDROSTATIC RUNS EXCELLENT-SERVICED EVERY YEAR $400.00 FIRM 518492-2028

PLATTSBURGH MEMORIALS 518-563-7666 4875 So. Catherine St., Plattsburgh NY

LOGGING LANDOWNERS!! LAVALLEE LOGGING is looking to harvest and purchase standing timber, mostly hardwood firewood. Willing to pay New York State stumpage prices on all species. References available. Matt Lavallee, 518-645-6351.

800-989-4237

FIND IT

TOWAYSINAR SALES & SERVICE 518-873-6438 6 Bluff Lane, Elizabethtown, NY

LOCALBUSINESS FOR ALL Your Excavating needs, Call Brookfield Excavation. Serving Clinton & Essex Counties. Fully insured / Free estimates. Call 518-962-4592 or 518-802-0850.

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Automotive

Need an auto? Need someone to take that auto off your hands?

Find what you’re looking for here!

92397

AUTO ACCESSORIES ADIRONDACK TRANSMISSIONS 518-536-2083 4164 Route 22, Plattsburgh NY BILL’S BODY SHOP 518-643-8591 390 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh NY FOUR TIRES and Mags. 20”, will fit Dodge truck. Paid $1800. Will SACRIFICE for $1200. Less then 200 miles on them. 9638808.

G & G TIRE CO. 518-563-6430 5512 Peru St., Plattsburgh, NY MIDAS 518-563-8282 486 Route 3, Plattsburgh NY

2007 SEADOO 4-TEC GTI SE 1494CC SUPERCHARGED, INTERCOOLED mint jet ski, adult owned, less than 50 hours..$9K new, sell $6.9K trlr incl...ALSO...EZ DOCK FLOATING DOCK SYSTEM, three 5’ x 10’ docks, one 6 x 10 section,one ezport III jet ski dock, all hardware for install $5K. Can deliver for fee. Call for more info., pictures (518)569-6970 adkdolphin@hotmail.com HORNBECK GUIDE BOAT. 14’ CUSTOM BUILT KEVLAR; 55 LBS.; WOOD/CANE ACCESSORIES, BRASS HDWR.; INCLUDES OARS, GUIDE PADDLES. EXCELLENT CONDITION, ONE OWNER. $3150. OBO. CALL PETER AT 518-7455670.

THE YACHT SHOP 518-298-208 2604 Lake Shore Rd Cahzy, NY

STEEL CAR ramps, $15. Glens Falls. 6360770.

CARS FOR SALE

BOATS

1996 CHEVROLET Lumina Suburban, Red, 6 cyl., needs brakes, $500. 518-314-6767, leave number for Scott to call you back.

12’ SWIFT Kayak, Adirondack kevlar, paddle, extras. $800. 518-946-7926.

14’ FIBERGLASS run about/fishing boat with 9.9 electric start Mercury engine. $1350.

518-891-8889.

DELLA TOYOTA 518-563-4131 4661 Rte. 9 Plattsburgh, NY

2001 SANTA Fe Alll Wheel Drive, Leather, V6 engine, 229,540 miles, many new parts $1200. 518-639-5353 or 518-796-5303.

‘95 OLDS. 4 door, V6. Needs work to pass inspection. Runs good. $500 OBO. 532-9538 or 796-1865.

A&L AUTO SALES 518-566-2000 667 Route 3, Plattsburgh NY

WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250, S2-250, S2-350, S3-400. CASH PAID. 1-800-7721142. 1-310-721-0726.

DONATE A CAR - HELP CHILDREN FIGHTING DIABETES. Fast, Free Towing. Call 7 days/week. Non-runners OK. Tax Deductible.

Call Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

1-800-578-0408

DONATE YOUR CAR, BOAT OR REAL ESTATE. Fully tax deductible, IRS recognized charity, Free pick-up & Tow. Any model or condition. Help needy children. outreachcenter.com 1-800-596-4011

REC VEHICLES SALES/RENTALS

DONATE A Car Today To Help Children And Their Families Suffering From Cancer. Free Towing. Tax Deductible. Children’s Cancer Fund of America, Inc. www.ccfoa.org 1-800469-8593

DONATE YOUR CAR, Boat or Real Estate.

Fully Tax Deductible. IRS Recognized Charity. Free Pick-Up & Tow. Any Model or Condition. Help Needy Children. outreachcenter.com 1-800-930-4543

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPON. NOAH’S ARC SUPPORT NO KILL SHELTERS, RESEARCH TO ADVANCE VETERINARY TREATMENTS FREE TOWING, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NONRUNNERS ACCEPTED 1-866-912-GIVE

DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING “Cars for Kids” Any Condition. Tax Deductible Outreach Center 1-800-521-7566

EGGLEFIELD 7618 US Rte.9 Elizabethtown, NY

1992 PROWLER 27’ 5th wheel camper.

Excellent condition, like new, smoke free. Set up at Twin Ells campsite. 518-492-4098.

RILEY FORD 518-846-7131 Route 9, Chazy NY

2003 31’ Camper w/ full slide. Bunkhouse.

Sleeps 8. Excellent condition. Large awning.

Clean. Non-smokers. 518-597-4262. dabraces@nycap.rr.com. Photos on request.

Asking $10,000

MOTORCYCLE/ ATV 1983 BMW R100RT. 50,000 miles, just serviced by BMW dealer. $3,000. 518-963-4496 or 973-903-0061 (cell).

2008 CAN-AM SPYDER-990 , Red/ Black, 9515 miles, $12,500 OBO. 518962-2376 after 5pm.

2010 YAMAHA V Star, 250 twin, 50 miles.

Excellent condition. Sharp looking. Hot buy at $3200. 518-492-2580.

FRANKLIN PARK Model 37x8, 2 pull outs and 24x8 attachment. In Plattsburgh rental park ($1200 annual). Large Lot. Nicely furnished queen bed, rocking chairs, etc. $9500. Call 386-804-4733.

SELL YOUR RV FAST! Online at RVT.com Access Millions of RV Buyers. Thousands of RV’s SOLD- Serving RV traders since 1999. www.RVT.com or Call 877-700-8798

AUTO DONATIONS

DONATE YOUR CAR FREE TOWING “Cars for Kids” Any Condition Tax Deductible Outreachcenter.com 1-800-794-4511 DONATE YOUR CAR! Breast Cancer Research foundation! Most highly rated breast cancer charity in America! Tax Deductible/Fast Free Pick Up. 800-771-9551 www.cardonationsforbreastcancer.org DONATE YOUR CAR, “Food on Wheels” Program, Family Relief Services, Tax Deduction. Receipt Given On-The-Spot, Any Condition, FREE TOW within 3 hrs ,1-800364-5849, 1-877-44-MEALS.

DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING. “Cars for Kids”. Any condition. Tax deductible http://outreachcenter.com/ , 1-800-597-9411 DONATE YOUR VEHICLE UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION. Free Mammogram www.ubcf.info RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPON 1-888-4685964

TRUCK OR VAN FOR SALE 1988 GMC Box Truck, 13.6’ Box, 5.7L FI Runs great. No rust, 122K miles. $3300/BO 361-219-0458 Local#

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CHIMNEY SWEEP

YOUR COMMUNITY

COMPLETE CHIMNEY CARE

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS IN THIS DIRECTORY CALL 873-6368 EXT. 104 ATV/SMALL ENGINE REPAIR

AUCTIONS & APPRAISAL

TOWAYSINAR Sales & Service

873-6438

CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION

Heating ~ Plumbing Furnace Installations ~ Repairs Insured • 24 Hour Service Charles Manon - Westport, NY

56542

Sales • Service • Installation 800-772-9667 Waddington, NY

518-962-8733

Cell 518-578-0097 • Pager 518-574-5142

518-483-4125 Malone, NY

OPEN EARLY EVERYDAY

(518) 873-6806

67803

SANITARY SERVICE Business Phone:

SECURE 8’X20’ STORAGE UNITS

REASONABLE RATES Delivery/Pick Up

LARRY’S (518) 962-4304 SEPTIC 1-800-688-2974 D.E.C. Approved CLEANING

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

Prompt, Courteous Service 7 Days a Week OTHER SERVICES:

(518) 585-2224

Septic Tank Cleaning • Portable Rentals 57753

Someone Cares!

• No Charge • Strictly Confidential

Birthright Emergency Pregnancy Service Free Self Administered Pregnancy Test Available 55147

GERAW’S OK SEPTIC SERVICE

(518) (518)

585-2845 597-3634

- CESSPOOLS & SEPTIC TANKS - CLEANED & INSTALLED - ELECTRIC ROOTER SERVICE - DELIVERY OF GRAVEL • STONE • TOPSOIL - ALL TYPE BACKHOE WORK - PORTABLE RESTROOM -

FAST SERVICE 51780

54693

PARTY TENTS

“Don’t Get Caught In The Rain Book Call Tents of Champlain!”

Local & • Tents • Tables & Chairs Save On • Side Curtains Delivery!

Parties, Reception, Picnics

Essex: 518-963-7593 Or Champlain: 518-420-2161

TREE AND CRANE SERVICE

TREE CARE

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY TREE AND CRANE SERVICE

Mountain Tree Care

SERVING THE ENTIRE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY AND ADIRONDACKS www.cvtreeandcrane.com

Specializing in the Removal of Large Dangerous Trees

SEPTIC

PREGNANCY SERVICE

68315

TENTS OF CHAMPLAIN

8549 Route 9, Lewis

PORTABLE RESTROOMS

66 Clinton St., Plattsburgh 563-4300 • 1-800-550-4900 Not A Medical Facility

Chuck’s Plumbing & Heating

(4 mi. N. of E’town - across from Lewis post office)

www.adirondackoutdoor.com

57754

GARAGE DOORS

Live Bait Fishing Tackle Hunting Camping Taxidermy Gifts

51069

49571

873-6874 or 593-2162

Garage Doors by RAYNOR

FISHING TACKLE HUNTING CAMPING

George Cummings

(518) 585-2224

Member of NYS & National Chimney Sweep Guilds

HEATING

Elizabethtown, NY Todd Stevens (518) Phone: 873-2740 • Cell: (518) 586-6750

Brush Hogging Light Backhoeing

Special Events Construction Sites Flush Units Wash Stations

56640

New Construction & Remodeling Log Homes • Doors & Windows Roofing & Siding

New Construction & Remodeling Vinyl Siding • Garages Decks • Roofs Free Estimates

1-800-682-1643 597-3640

Since 1989 • Fully Insured

STEVENS CONSTRUCTION

Cummings Construction

Brian Dwyer

Custom Homes Log Cabins Remodel

CES, CAGA, RMI I-87 Exit 29, North Hudson, NY • www.gokeysauctions.com

Call Today to Consign to an Upcoming Auction!!

(518) 532-9323/9156 57752

(518) 546-9650 Cell: 572-3846

Nawakua Builders

68014

68016

Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Visit us on the web: www.towaysinar.com 518

BUILDERS

Auctions on-site or our facility 20+ Years Experience Auctioneer/ Realtor John Gokey

Complete parts & repair service for all models of ATV, small engines, lawn & garden Located at 6 Bluff Lane equipment!

(Corner of Water St. & Keene Rd.)

Cleaning • Repairs Stainless Steel Lining Video Camera Inspection

130’ 33 Ton Crane & Basket 75’ Bucket Truck • Land & Lot Clearing Experienced & Certified Climbers Fully Insured • Free Estimates Stump Grinding • View Cutting All Aspects of Tree Care Over 25 Years Experience

518-637-3821

68165

Dedicated Tree Professionals

Hazard Tree & Limb Removals Pruning & View Cutting Sensitive Lot Clearing & Wood Chipping Fully Insured ~ Free Estimates 518-572-4148 Benjamin Collins ISA Certified Arborist

68088

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Help Wanted

Need a job? Looking for that “right fit” for your company?

Find what you’re looking for here!

92391

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES GET YOUR DEGREE ONLINE *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, *Accounting, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance.

Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified.

Call 800-510-0784 www.CenturaOnline.com

CHILD CARE ACCEPTING APPLICATION for structured, certified day care. Willsboro, NY. Open 6am6pm. Contact Doreen Pfund, 963-7945 or Kaitlin Wade, 572-0850.

DAYCARE OPENINGS In My Ticonderoga Home for 2010-2011 School Year. Certified Teacher. Call Jenna at 518585-6323.

HELP WANTED

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Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Westport Central School District, in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law hereby requests sealed bids for a 2010 C H E V R O L E T TRAVERSE AWD 4

DR LS to be supplied to the Westport Central School District, 25 Sisco Street, PO Box 408, Westport, New York 12993.

Bids will be received at the Chief Executive Officer’s Office at the Westport Central School District, 25 Sisco Street, Westport, New York until Tuesday, August,10, 2010 at 10:00 AM at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read.

Copies of specifications and bid forms may be obtained at the same office. The Westport Central School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Any bid submitted will

be binding for 45 days subsequent to the date of the bid opening.

By order of: Westport Central School District July 26, 2010 Signed: Jana Atwell, District Clerk VN-8/7/10-1TC-68842 ----------------------------NOTICE OF U N C L A I M E D PROPERTY HELD

BY Chazy & Westport Telephone and Westelcom Network Inc, Westport, NY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 402 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: a) a report of

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unclaimed amounts of money held or owing by the above named corporations has been made to the Comptroller of the State of NY, and that a list of names of the persons appearing from the records of such corporations to be entitled thereto is on file and open to public inspection at its principal office in Westport, NY where any such property is payable; b) such deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon deductions, will be paid by it on or before the succeeding thirteenth day of September to persons establishing to its satisfaction their right

WESTPORT MOBIL has an immediate opening for part-time Sales Associates nights and weekends. No experience necessary, training provided. Apply in person at: Westport Mobil 2341 NYS Route 9N, Westport, NY 12993

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PART-TIME Administrative Assistant for small office, 3 to 4 days per week. Some flexibility required. Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, and QuickBooks. Send resume and 3 references to: Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce, 3847 Main St, Warrensburg NY 12885

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Immediate 40-hr. position available in Saranac Lake supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in their home and community. $10.50 - $12.68/hr based on experience and education. Excellent benefits include generous paid leave, retirement, medical/dental/life benefits.

Need valid NYS driver’s license with three years driving experience and reliable vehicle. All training provided.

Please call 891-6565, ext. 100 for an application or send your resume with cover letter to: Mr. Shawn O’Connor, Program Manager The Adirondack Arc, PO Box 279, Lake Clear, NY 12945-0249.

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to receive the same; and c) in the succeeding month of October, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon, still remaining will be paid to the Comptroller of the State of NY, and that it shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore.

Chazy & Westport Telephone Corp.

Westelcom Network Inc. 2 Champlain Ave Westport, NY 12993 TT-8/7/10-1TC-68855 VN-8/7/10-1TC-68855 ----------------------------THE

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HELP WANTED full & part-time, apply in person at No. Country Taxidermy, Keene, NY 518-576-4318

TRACTOR TRAILER TRAINING: August Class if qualified , Pell Grants, VA Benefits, Tuition Assistance, Housing, Employment Assistance. NTTS, Liverpool/ Buffalo NY Branch 1-888-243-9320 www.ntts.edu

Direct Support Professional

Needed for our busy Health Centers and additional duties to include the Emergency Department and other contract obligations the facility oversees.

Contact: Michelle Meachem Director of Human Resources Elizabethtown Community Hospital P.O. Box 277, Elizabethtown, NY 12932-0277 Phone: (518) 873-3006

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ESSEX PLANNING BOARD will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, August 19 at 7:00pm at the Essex Town Hall, Essex, NY. The public is welcome to attend.

VN-8/7/10-1TC-68867 ----------------------------INNISFREE PARTNERS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 06/17/10.

Office Location: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 771 Pottersville Rd, Far Hills, NJ 07931. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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RELIEF DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Introductory, on-call positions available in Saranac Lake supporting individuals with developmental disabilities in their home and community. $9.50/hr ($10.00/hr if certified to administer medications). Need valid NYS driver’s license w/three years driving experience and reliable vehicle. All training provided. Flexible hours.

Please call 891-6565, ext. 100 for an application or send your resume with cover letter to: Mr. Shawn O’Connor, Program Manager The Adirondack Arc, PO Box 279, Lake Clear, NY 12945-0249.

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VN-8/7-9/11/10-6TC68848 ----------------------------40 LODGE WAY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/21/10.

Office Location: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 735 Franklin Lake Rd, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

VN-8/7-9/11/10-6TC68857 ----------------------------NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an order entered by the

Supreme Court, Essex County, on the 14th day of April, 2010, bearing Index Number 279-10, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Essex County Clerk, located at 7559 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Randall Damian Pray.

My present address is 6 Scott Lane, Keeeseville, NY 12944; I was born on September 20, 1978 in Plattsburgh, New York; My present name is Randell Damian Pray.

VN-8/7/10-1TC-68875 -----------------------------

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