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The Westport varsity girls soccer team host the second Cancer Awareness game between the Lady Eagles and Schroon Lake Wildcats. The first was played last season in Schroon Lake, with the tradition being continued of both teams wearing pink uniforms and doing a fundraiser at halftime. The teams collected $107 that will be donated toward cancer research.

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KEESEVILLE — On Sept.

25, residents filed a petition to put the proposed dissolution of the village of Keeseville up to a vote.

New York State law requires that 10 percent of the village’s registered voters, or about 109 signatures, must be obtained for the petition to be accepted.

Keeseville resident Nancy Booth was the contact person for the petition, which contained 122 signatures.

“The Board of Trustees was very pleased that a petition came in because the weight is off their shoulders,” Keeseville Mayor Dale Holderman said. “They don’t have to make a decision that makes them look like they’re doing it for another reason. They know the

laws for dissolution as well as I do, and they want to give village residents all the opportunities to make the right decision.”

Holderman has said both publically and in a recent letter to village residents that he does not think dissolution should occur.

In a dissolution presentation hosted by Wade Beltramo, a general counsel from the New York Confer-

ence of Mayors, on Aug. 28, Holderman stated: “I’m going to continue to try to make the study and the plan the best that I can for the taxpayer, because ultimately, it’s up to them. The thing I don’t like about the dissolution process is that even with all the intermunicipal agreements and the preplanning you can have, nobody is held to it by law.”

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Moose death sparks week of debate Small group rallies for ‘Bruce the Moose’ DEC defends decision to kill moose

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WILMINGTON — A small group of protesters weathered the rain and cold on Saturday, Sept. 29 to stand up for the moose killed by the Department of Environmental Con-

servation (DEC) on Sept. 25.

The protest was held after a wildlife official killed an injured bull moose that had been seen around the West Branch of the Ausable River for four days off a narrow stretch of road in the Wilmington Notch.

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By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com RAY BROOK — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officials are defending the Sept. 25 killing of an injured moose.

DEC Regional Wildlife Conservation Manager Lance Durfey said the decision to kill the moose was made after watching it suffer for four days. Furthermore, the DEC was following protocol for dealing with moose near busy roads.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — There will be a lot of decisions that will have to be made between now and the final vote on a 2013 Essex County budget.

Members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors talked about the preliminary budget process at the end of their Oct. 1 regular meeting, with County Manager Daniel Palmer and Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava saying preliminary conversations had taken place.

“We have talked to almost all of the department heads and have a sense of where they are right now,” Scozzafava said. “There is a pretty big gap. At this point in time, it is too early to give you any predictions other than it is not going to be pretty.”

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Etown thrift shop to hold raffle

By Katherine Clark

ELIZABETHTOWN — Members of the Deer ’s Head Inn Thrift shop will be raffling off prizes from businesses and residents to support local charities.

The group will sell the raffle tickets from Oct. 15 until the drawing on Nov. 19.

The grand prize or the largest drawing will be for a handmade twin-size quilt made

by Mary Jane Lamb, of Elizabethtown.

The quilt is the largest of 15 prizes to be raffled off, according to Deer ’s Head Thrift Shop President Gay Olcott. Other prizes donated by area businesses include: a gift certificate for a $50 car detailing, two wine baskets, a gift certificate for an oil and filter change, a $25 gas card, a gift certificate for a large pizza and large soda, a handmade Adirondack style sofa pillow, a special basket of assorted goodies, and four gift cards

worth $30, $25, $12 and $10.

Olcott said raffle tickets will be available at the Deer ’s Head Inn Thrift Shop located on the second floor of the Deer ’s Head Restaurant, 7552 Court St., or tickets can be purchased from one of the many volunteers.

The group who runs the Deer ’s Head Thrift Shop contributes all profits to local charities, Olcott said. Local churches include the United Congregational Church, Lewis Congregational Church, Elizabethtown Community Church, and the Church of the Good Shepherd. Olcott said the group also money raised at the thrift shop goes to area fire and flood victims and victims of domestic violence.

For more information about the fundraiser Olcott encourages people to visit the thrift shop.

Left: Mary Jane Lamb and Gay Olcott hold up the ultimate raffle prize of a handmade quilt for the upcoming thrift store fundraiser on Nov. 19.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Pleasant Valley Quilters will meet Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Elizabethtown Community Hospital conference room. Call 873-2652 for more information.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Elizabethtown Town Board will hold a Budget workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall (this is a date and time change for the workshop which was originally scheduled for Oct. 9).

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Watch as the world’s best climbers battle to establish the first 5.15c route, tackle imposing alpine first ascents, free solo 5.13 routes and set speed records on The Nose in Yosemite.

There will also be a raffle of gear donated by our sponsors. Admission is $10 at the door. Bring your own beverage. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Keene Kids Climbing Club and the George McClelland Fund at the Adirondack Community Trust.

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

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In exchange for the free service, TFCU asks participants to please bring a non-perishable food item for donation to the local food pantries. All of the shredded paper will be recycled and the proceeds from the recycling will be donated to food pantries in Ticonderoga, Moriah and Elizabethtown.

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Crews work to restore the banks of the river.

Martin, Executive Director of Boquet River Association, Inc. said.

“We do it so hopefully the roots will take and save the banks,” Martin said as she drove a willow cutting into the soft soil along the river.

Martin said the group has rooted willow cuttings along the river side at Footbridge park and plans to return and readminister willow cuttings later this month.

The project was sponsored in part by America’s Great Outdoors Initiative, an initiative to develop a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — In an effort to restore and reinforce river banks, local agencies used willow cuttings as an eco-friendly and cost effective method to help the Boquet River.

Members of the Boquet River Association (BRASS), Essex County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the Elizabethtown Fish and Game Club spent the afternoon on Sept. 6 planting willow cuttings along 250 yards of shoreline of the river on Fish and Game Club property on Route 8.

“The willow cuttings are so much better for nature than putting rocks in to stabilize the shores,” Dave Reckahm, Soil and Water conservation district manager for Essex County said.

Reckahm said former river bank reinforcement methods in the area consisted of constructing wood and stone embankments to steady the soil from erosion in events like last year ’s flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

“The willow cuttings don’t cost anything but a little bit of time,” Reckahm said.

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A family legacy honored with tree dedication ELIZABETHTOWN — Poet Lucy Larcom wrote: “He who plants a tree, plants a hope.”

Hildegard Moore recited that quote to a small group of people gathered around a blue spruce on the lawn of the Social Center in Elizabethtown Sept. 11.

The tree was planted to honor Elizabeth “Betsy” Lawrence, who died from cancer Feb. 14, 2012, and her family.

“It is a gentle reminder of the ways trees enrich our lives, just like the way the Lawrence family enriched the lives of those around them,” said Moore, who was the president of the Social Center’s board for 20 years.

Betsy was the last in a family legacy of community involvement in Elizabethtown.

She and her parents, Richard and Elizabeth, all served as trustees to the Social Center and were on the board of directors.

One of Betsy’s friends, Hanna Kissam, has fond memories of her: “She was a free spirit, but she was very concerned about her fellow man. She spent all her free time doing for

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“In two years we will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Social Center,” Burdo said. “I can’t thank everyone enough for coming out to support the Lawrence family and the Social Center.”

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Betsy grew up in Elizabethtown but lived in Vermont for most of her life. Among her many accomplishments, she co-founded Green Mountain Prevention Projects and the Green Mountain Teen Institute, and worked for the Burlington Community Land Trust and the Vermont Council for the Arts.

Betsy returned to Elizabethtown to care for her father in 1998 and began working for the Housing Assistance Program of Essex County and the Elizabethtown Cemetery Association in 2002.

In addition to serving as a trustee of the Elizabethtown Social Center and the Cora Putnam Hale Trust, she was chair of the Essex County Community Services Board and the Essex County Historical Society, and a board member of the Boquet Housing Development.

It is true that most of Betsy’s work benefitted people, but she cared about other living things, too.

“About eight years ago, a dead blue spruce in front of the building (at the Social Center) had to be cut down,” Kissam said. “She was a nature lover

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APA: use common sense when classifying Boreas Ponds

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hen it comes time to classify the more than 20,000 acres surrounding the picturesque Boreas Ponds tract, we hope the Adirondack Park Agency breaks from tradition and listens to the locals and a little good old common sense over the wishes of environmental groups with a long history of narrow-mindedness.

It is true that the area around Boreas Ponds has been shackled in private ownership. It is also true that it is one of the most beautiful places in the park, and it is wonderful news that, within five years, it will be open for all to enjoy.

But just how accessible will it be to all the user groups? The last time we checked, taxes from all New Yorkers — not just the environmental groups — helped purchase the land, so why limit it to just a select few?

We found it ironic that when “Team Cuomo” landed on the shores of Boreas Ponds a few weeks ago to tout the addition of the tract to the Forest Preserve, the group traversed the several miles up Gulf Brook Road to the main lodge in the comfort of motor vehicles. They zipped around the land on all-terrain vehicles and the governor fished the lake with a battery powered trolling motor.

If the APA decides to classify this land with the most restrictive “wilderness” classification — as we are certain the environmental groups will lobby in favor of — it would limit access, and a disabled veteran who fought for this country will not be afforded the same luxury as was given to the governor. In fact, he wouldn’t even be able to take a wheelchair up the road.

Under wilderness, the gate to this wellmaintained, two-lane gravel road will be forever locked, and the 3,500-square-foot main lodge overlooking the ponds — a place that would make a wonderful respite for that very same disabled veteran — would be razed in accordance with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan as it would be a non-conforming structure. It would be torn down, even though North Hudson Supervisor Ronald Moore and State Sen. Betty Little have both said publicly they want it to remain open as a facility for the physically challenged.

That logic seems to make sense to us.

We are not advocating that the lands be open to motor vehicles or ATVs; we know what kind of a battle that would be and understand the destruction that could be caused to the environment, and the damaging precedent that could be set here.

But a compromise could and should be reached — perhaps under a less restrictive Wild Forest classification or a combination of classifications — that would allow as many user groups as possible to access the land.

From mountain bikes to horse-drawn wagons to wheel carts under canoes — perhaps, dare we say it, even snowmobiles on the road in the wintertime. It would be similar to the 10-mile round-trip trek to Great Camp Santanoni in the town of Newcomb.

The fact is, not everyone can hike 7 miles into a pond. For those that can’t, alternatives should be allowed. Anyone who cannot understand that is looking at it from a pretty narrowminded point of view.

It is almost comical to hear the governor say that land purchases mean more tourism money for Adirondack communities. Tell that to residents of Hamilton County — an area that has the most state land and the lowest median household incomes in the state. The reality is state land purchases don’t automatically translate into tourism dollars.

It’s a great place to visit but a really difficult place to make a living.

North Hudson is in the same boat. As Moore recently said, the community has no gas station and no stores.

Let’s be realistic — what exactly is this land purchase going to do to stimulate the economy in his community? A few folks might gas up at the Sunoco in Schroon Lake on their way south after hiking into Boreas Ponds, but just how much money is going to be spent in North Hudson? Not much, if any.

Link a snowmobile trail into Boreas Ponds with Newcomb, Long Lake, North Hudson and Schroon Lake, though, and see how that turns around. Make that same trail a mountain bike trail in the summer and now you’re on to something.

The APA should take all user groups into consideration when classifying state lands.

This particular case — with its miles of wellmaintained existing roadways and beautiful main lodge — is custom made for opening up to a more intense level of use.

Let’s use some common sense and maintain what is already there.

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Will we ever see a return to civility?

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as today’s society lost all concern for civility? The conversation and questions have been growing louder over the past few decades, and there appears to be no real concern to improve the tone or tenor for the lack of respect in the ways in which we deal with each other, especially when we disagree.

It should be very apparent that our inability to deal with a broad range of problems is largely attributable to the destructive ways in which the issues are being addressed. A few week ago I was shocked to read an editorial in our papers, penned by one of our editors, who, instead of offering constructive commentary on comments made by individuals, resorted to using a broad brush to paint many with the comments of a few. He truly didn’t mean to do so and has issued a formal apology, but was so enraged by the comments of the few that it seemed a simple step to assume everyone of similar association must think and act like the persons who made the comments, even though the statements have been far and widely condemned by nearly all.

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In short, any reasonable definition of civility must recognize that there are many different interests which divide an increasingly diverse society, a society that produces an endless series of confrontations over difficult moral and distributional issues. We all need to realize that other thoughtful and caring people have different and opposing views on how to best address these complex problems. Constructive and open debate needs to focus on solutions which have the greatest chance of success, not upon personal attacks which often include a distortion of the facts, name calling and a low blow leveled by one adversary against another.

By not demanding more civil and factual behavior from our leaders as they address the compelling interests of the day, we ultimately repeat what we hear and the actions we see to further distort comments. The end result is a likely increase in the probability that any solution

adopted is doomed for failure, having been constructed on inaccurate information. Fair, open and honest discussion and debate is essential to our democratic Dan Alexander state, but when the Thoughts from escalation of distorBehind the Pressline tion, closed-minded delay tactics and mutual mistrust enter the equation, all chances of a satisfactory resolution are lost.

Now we have powerful lobbying efforts by well-funded and substantially positioned power brokers and one-sided, self-interested watchdog organizations like today’s media adding to the noise. It’s no wonder common sense and civility have become a lost means of resolving the issues that are widening the divide among us. We simply can’t continue to justify the means used by our leaders and ourselves if we seek to address the root cause of the issues we face. Despite all the new technological information outlets available to us today, seeking the real truth and trying to avoid becoming complicit parties to pursue selfish objectives is almost impossible. The distortion of truth and lack of civil behavior has become so firmly rooted in our society that it is now our way of life.

This column was written before this week’s first Presidential debate. Now be honest with yourself, especially if you’ve already made up your mind for whom you plan to vote. Did either candidate offer a persuasive argument that caused you to reconsider your firmly rooted position, or are your positions so well rooted in either side’s distorted version of the truth that even listening to the other position causes an uneasy feeling?

Until we realize that the issues we face and conclusions we reach must be made on the basis of substantial open-minded arguments, made by fair and honest individuals who make personal gain a secondary concern, we will continue to ratchet up the volume. The end result may well be a powerful backlash and an ever-growing call for greater civility. We must find a way to transition from win-lose, which ultimately leads to lose-lose, and reach out to win-win opportunities. Look no further than the Tea Party or the We are the 99% movements gaining traction in the grassroots of society today. In many cases their actions are marginalized by the well-seated power brokers who dismiss their views and work to neutralize their efforts by painting them as radicals instead of addressing the issues they hold dear.

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

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www.thevalleynews.org grow old in this Adirondack Mountain Town where the seasons always amaze me and where I will always call “HOME”!!!

Jane S. Hilderbrandt Elizabethtown

Thanks paper for change To the Valley News: I wish to thank the editor(s) of the Valley News for their placement of their obituaries in a different location of the paper. It shows a deep understand of the concerns and we are most thankful for your considerate and rapid response. This response is a strong display of considerate journalism. Congratulations.

Jim LaForest Whallonsburg

Response to column To the Valley News: Howard Hammonds questions the science surrounding the negative impacts of invasive species, Eurasian Watermilfoil for one, but he presents only anecdotes, not science to support his position. Here is my anecdote.

I live on Augur Lake. Eighty-four percent of the houses were under $100K assessed value in 2011. There are no “million dollar homes” Beginning in the late 1970's, Eurasian Milfoil choked as much as one third of the lake’s surface with dense mats of plant material, about 125 acres. In some places entire bays were choked.

No one gave a hoot about bass. One could not get a boat out from the dock. The milfoil would foul propellers, stalling the engines.

Children could not swim in the milfoil around docks. Eventually, the lake association purchased a weed cutter. People mowed the lake to get their boats out to milfoil-free water or to have an area to swim. Some owners purchased personal use weed cutters. Residents spent the summer season mowing the lake as much as recreating on or in it. Cottage rental declined.

During the worst of the problem property owners, I among them, applied for and received reduced property assessments. All it took was a picture of the surface milfoil mat around my dock. Other property owners in the county had to make up the difference in tax revenue because the Augur properties had lost value due to the invasive milfoil. That’s an economic loss, all around.

I estimate that, collectively, the property owners have spent over $100,000 in an attempt to restore the surface of Augur Lake to a reasonable state for boating, swimming and fishing. In 2010 the owners voted to establish a special plant control district, a tax district, to deal with the invasive milfoil. For sure, more taxes are a negative impact of an invasive species.

It pains me to think Augur Lake’s milfoil problems may have been the result of some catch-addict bass fisherman who put milfoil in Augur Lake just so he could pull out a bass a minute. To help those of us who suffer from boater imported invasive species, I would suggest that a $10 Invasive Species fee be added to each pro fishermen’s tournament entrance fee in NY waters. With entrance fees in the thousands of dollars, $10 won’t be noticed. Send that money to the Town of Chesterfield: Aquatic Nuisance Plant District, 1 Vine St. Keeseville, NY 12944.

Of course Hammonds’ entire premise is that the only purpose of a lake is to raise bass, a “False premise, and the only reason to fish is to catch bass: truly an addict’s delusion.

Years ago an Augur resident trolled by my dock. He was out nearly every evening. One evening as he passed by I asked him if he had caught anything.

He said: "No, But it doesn’t matter.” A true fisherman, out enjoying the most beautiful place in the world. Well it would be if there were no milfoil mats.

Gordon Howard Keeseville

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rab Spring. Occupy Wall Street.

Save Horace Nye. Bruce the Moose. One of these things is not like the other.

I completely understood when people expressed some concern or were upset with the fact when the now fabled moose met his

by Keith Lobdell end last week in the Wilmington Notch.

But to organize a protest and vigil over the matter? Really?

On Saturday, around 10 people showed up to protest the killing of the moose, which was about 10 more people than needed to be there.

There are just so many things that I see wrong with holding a protest and vigil over the shooting of a moose that was injured and needed to be taken out of its mis-

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Supports candidate To the Valley News: I have had the good fortune to know and work with Evelyn Hatch for the past five years. As a member of the ElizabethtownLewis Chamber of Commerce, she has been hardworking and always willing to lend a hand whenever a task needed to be done.

Every Spring and Fall she is there to help with the Bridge baskets, and she never forgets to care for them on her own time. She has also served as the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Elizabethtown Planning Board as well as the treasurer for the Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce.

Almost 40 years ago my father, Marshall Gough, was a member of Elizabethtown’s first Comprehensive Plan committee. When I had to the chance to follow in his footsteps, I volunteered to help with the updating of that original Comprehensive Plan. From the very first meeting I attended, I saw how seriously Evelyn Hatch took her responsibilities as a Planning Board member. On Nov. 6 she will be running for a seat on the Elizabethtown Town Council. The Town will be well served to have such a dedicated, hardworking person represent our community. I believe a vote for Evelyn Hatch is a vote for Elizabethtown’s future.

Harry Gough Elizabethtown

Appreciation To the Valley News: I would like to have a title to this letter, therefore, I am calling it Appreciation.

Lately I have not seen many uplifting letters written to the editor concerning appreciation.

I thought perhaps I would like to write one.

Many times in the last few years I have thought of how blessed I have been to live in this small town we call “Elizabethtown” and I have called “home.” I am sure there are many residents who feel as I do. As I look back, I would like to remember and thank the many people who have made this place a better place in which to live.

Neighbors always come to mind as I have always seen and know that neighbors help neighbors. Of course, we always have God to call on but neighbors are always there when we need a helping hand.

Have you ever called 911 and had the ambulance drive into your driveway 10 minutes later-I have!! So I really have to say “Thank you” to those who volunteer and come so quickly to our aid day or night!!

There are so many people who serve our community, some without any kind of pay. The School Board, the Thrift Shop, the Food Pantry, the Zoning Board, and the Ambulance Squad.

Also, the Sheriff Department, the Highway Department, the Town Board, and of course our really great Fire Department. I am sure I have forgotten some group but these are just a few who serve unselfishly of their time. How many surrounding towns have a hospital right here where you can drive to in just a few minutes.

Bravo to all who work there!!! You all deserve our Thanks!!

We can all worship at the Church of our choice!! There’s a real blessing!!

I will close by thanking God for letting me ery. Foremost, the fact that it cheapens the whole protest and vigil movement. The gluttony of Wall Street may very well be a worthy cause to protest. The need for freedom and revolution is definitely a worthy cause. The death of a moose isn’t even a cause, let alone worthy. It’s an event.

What’s the protest here? Let the injured animal die the way nature intended? Let a pack of wild dogs descend onto the banks of the Ausable, tormenting the moose until they go in for what I imagine would be a very painful and slow kill, starting to eat it while the once majestic creature gasps for its last breath. Sure, it’s the Lion King, “circle of life ending,” but a little on the cruel side, if you ask me. Hakuna Matata.

Could it be because we see moose as a majestic creature? If this were a coyote, skunk or other more, shall we say, undesireable creature, would there be a “Chuck the Skunk” or “Don Coyote” tribute page on Facebook? Come on, be honest with yourself.

I have heard police brutality thrown out there as a reason to protest. What? I will give you that there were some parts of the

Thanks for support To the Valley News: On behalf of the Whallonsburg Grange Hall and the Whallonsburg Civic Association, I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who attended this year's Grange Harvest Festival and Block Party on Sunday, Sept. 9. We had perfect weather, good food, great music and lots of fun activities from cider-making to face-painting to the Big Squirt, juggling, kittens for adoption, book sale, and the best Bake Sale ever! We raised over $900 to kick off the Grow the Grange Fund.

Special thanks to the Whallonsburg and Wadhams Volunteer Fire Departments; Meriloons the clown; Jeremy Doyle and the grilling crew; musicians Donna Jorge, Russ Bailey & Franz Pope, Chris Maron, Jay Fiegl, The Wannabes, Donna Sonnet & Don Vicaro; Joe DiNapoli; Full and By Farm; Essex Farm; Norma Goff, Jackie Thomas, Helen Coste, Millie Wrisley, Arlene Mason and all the extraordinary bakers of the Champlain Valley; Lakeside School; SCAT Bars; Adirondack Harvest; North Country SPCA; Wadhams Free Library; Champlain Area Trails (CATS); The Greenhorns; Project HOPE; Town of Essex; and the all the many Grange volunteers who organized, set up, cleaned up and made the whole event such a great success.

Mary-Nell Bockman WCA Vice-President Whallonsburg

Register to vote To the Valley News: If you are not yet registered to vote in the November elections, you still have time. Pick up a voter registration form at your Town Hall or Post Office or at the Board of Elections in Elizabethtown. Call the Board of Elections, 873-3474 to have a form mailed to you, or to get instructions for obtaining a form on line By mail:Applications must be postmarked no later than Oct. 12 and received by a board of elections no later than Oct. 17.

In person registration: You may register at your local Board of Elections. Your application must be presented no later than Oct. 12, except, if you have been honorably discharged from the military or have become a naturalized citizen since Oct. 12, you may register in person at the board of elections up until Oct. 26.

Absentee ballots: Oct. 30 is the last day to postmark an application or letter of application by mail for an absentee ballot. Nov. 5 is the last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot. Nov. 5 is the last day to postmark an absentee ballot. An absentee ballot may be delivered to the local board on Nov. 6, by someone other than the voter.

Be part of our great system. Register and vote, Mona White Willsboro

VoiceYourOpinion The Valley News welcomes letters to the editor. Letters can be sent to its offices, 14 Hand Avenue, PO Box 338, Elizabethtown, 12932; or e-mailed to keith@denpubs.com.

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story that seem a little out of sorts, but do we really want police or DEC officers going up to a rather large animal that is acting strangely, risking their lives to see if it is OK, although it would be a great storyline for the movie sequel, “End of Watch: Adirondacks” (come on, if you don’t know what that phrase means, then you deserve a spoiler alert).

Let me make this clear. If you had a problem with the way the moose-icide went down, that’s fine. A barrage of paintballs can be a little extreme, especially if you know how it feels to get hit by said barrage (it’s good to make allies in paintball wars, not enemies). But to organize a vigil and protest over the matter? I don’t get it. I have seen vigils for missing children and family members; protests against drugs, violence and intolerance; communities coming together to remember and honor those who were victims of tragedy. So I’m sorry if I am not moved by this movement to shed a tear or take up the cross over an animal, no matter how majestic it may be.

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recent study conducted by a group of Concordia University researchers found that the conduct and behavior of children on the playground may be a fairly accurate predictor of adult personality types. The study began in 1976 and asked students in

By Scot Hurlburt grades 1, 4 and 7 to complete peer evaluations in terms of aggression, likeability and social withdrawal. In addition, student’s also evaluated themselves in these areas.

The children were then monitored until they were adults some twenty years later. Then personality traits were measured such as levels of neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness.

The study found that peer evaluations as a predictor of adult personality traits were far more accurate than any selfevaluation as a predictor of future personality traits. The peer evaluations of course were much more accurate than the self-evaluations because school offers a daily opportunity to observe and interact with fellow students. Children that were seen as being withdrawn grew up to be much more isolated or socially withdrawn. Students with high likeability as a child were more likely to grow up to be more agreeable and less neurotic.

The researchers felt that these kinds of longitudinal studies could be helpful to school officials and parents in helping children that exhibit aggressive or withdrawn behaviors. The information could be used to promote more pro-social behaviors based on accurate feedback from their peers.

It is sometimes surprising when you ask children what they think of themselves or their personalities. At times some can be very hard on themselves while others seem to possess very little insight into their own behaviors. As an adventure programmer, I have had the opportunity to see how children function outside and inside the school. I have found that their behavior remains quite similar in both settings for the most part. The socially withdrawn child will be less available to step up to the new challenges presented by working on a challenge of a low ropes course. Often, they do not see themselves as leaders and seem to shy away from being the center of attention. At other times, these same shy children seize the opportunity to, if only momentarily, step into the role of leader. It is truly a joy to be witness to such a transformation; it seems that they are actually glowing as they lead their peers through an adventure challenge. If these experiences are repeated enough, some of these reluctant leaders will reposition themselves among their peers.

There are many other experiences that can also reshuffle peer perceptions of each other. Occasionally I have encountered children that at a fairly young age seem convinced that their judgment is so superior to everyone else’s that they could never be wrong. One adventure game creates a roped off area that children enter into with a guide, and then they are blindfolded. What they are not told is that there is no way out and the point of the exercise is that is OK to ask for help. Once the child asks for help they are lead out of the maze. Occasionally, a child would follow the rope barrier around and when they found no way out they would repeat the same exercise over and over and over. Not surprisingly, these children were sometimes viewed as aggressive by their peers. On a few occasions, a child would never give up and even when asked if they would like help refused it. It is not difficult to imagine the challenges that this child might present to classroom management and to their peers each day. In fact, several children, when notified that the exercise was over, expressed regret as they might yet have figured a way out given more time. Go figure?

Remember, all kids count.

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dopting a pet into your home and providing for that new family member's health and well-being is not only a big responsibility; it is also be a long-term commitment. It's easy to forget when you see those huge puppy eyes or watch a kitten's antics, that this same pet may still be needing your care a decade or more in the future. The average lifespan of a dog is 10-12 years; for a cat, 10-14 years. However, your dog or cat may live past the age of 20, depending on the breed and his health! The average lifespan of an indoor rabbit is 6-8 years, and even a guinea pig can live to the age of 6. If you are considering adding a new furry friend to your family, please be sure to keep in mind that this is a significant decision that will affect your (and his) life for a long time to come.

Our featured pet this week is Kevin, a young boxer/greyhound-mix who was picked up on the road by a kind lady who was shocked to see the condition this poor guy was in. Poor Kevin was so skinny that we could count every rib, and his backbone was clearly visible. Although most dogs are frightened and nervous when

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they first come to the shelter, Kevin seemed positively thrilled and quickly adapted to shelter life. He really loves the attention, warm comfy bed, and never ending supply of food! Kevin has filled out considerably since he came to us and is beginning to show hints what a truly handsome dog he will become. He adores people and wags his skinny little tail at everyone who comes around. Whoever is lucky enough to take this sweet boy home will truly have a best friend for life. This resilient fellow is a very special boy.

ince there has been various reports of possible rabies in the area over the summer, if you haven't had your pet vaccinated yet, the Lewis Fire Company is hosting a Rabies clinic on Thursday, Oct. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. The shot is free but a $5 donation would be accepted to offset costs.

Now that the leaves are changing, take time to enjoy the colors by traveling the Boquet Valley Studio Tour. On Friday, Oct. 5, through Sunday, Oct. 7, galleries and studios in Au Sable Forks, Essex, Port Henry, Wadhams, and Westport will be open from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring artists from the area. Self-guided tours will include some artist's homes and gardens. This is free and open to the public. Contact a gallery in one of these areas for detailed information about the tour.

Something a little new for the area, at least for this time of year. The Westport Hotel and Tavern is hosting a Westport Idol contest beginning Friday, Oct. 5. So if you think your talented, not shy, here's your chance to become famous. For more information contact the Hotel or check out their Facebook page.

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here seems to be some bright spots around town as the tree's are showing their colors. Another sign of fall is to see the Campaign signs start popping up.

Halloween is not far off and there looks like the adults as well asthe youth can celebrate, there is a special holiday event going to take place at Johnny's Sports Bar, and the Bowling Alley. If you ae looking for pumpkins saw some for sale at the Carriage House stand and also at Arnold's farm in Reber. At Arnolds you can get the pre picked pumpkins anytime or if you want to pick your own this is available on Saturday and Sunday's between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

It was nice to learn that John & Eira Manning have moved into their new home out on the Point, still some finishing things to get done, but glad to be back where there old home stood before the fire.

School is a very busy place with the Juniors having a couple of fund raisers and the younger children practicing for the production of "Oliver" in November. RENEW shop in Essex is having a big furni-

ture sale on Oct. 6 and 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and they said all items must go. An interesting program is coming up on Oct. 9 exploring the history & times of "1812 War time" done by Shirley LaForest and Morris Glenn; this will be held in the Essex Community Church 7:30 p.m.

The Thursday After School Program for children started this week at the Willsboro Methodist Church, still time to register any interested children. The Ecumenical Bible Study is still open to interested persons for more information contact Loy McPheeters at 963-7924.

Former Pastor Eileen Deming made a short visit to town this past week, nice to see her. Sorry to learn of the death of Bob Huestis and a nice Memorial Service was held for him this past Saturday with many in attendance. Two other persons that formerly lived here passed away recently and were brought back here for burial, Paul Garvey and Marjorie Hoskins ( a former teacher here).

Happy Birthday to: Peter Gload Oct. 9, Melissa Huff Oct. 11, Bill James Oct. 14, Angel MacDougal Oct. 14. Happy Anniversary to Barbara & Wayne Nov. 7.

KEESEVILLE oming home tonight I noticed on the marquee at Mac’s Ice Cream Stand that they will be closing as of Oct. 8. A sure sign that winter is on the way. I want to thank Paul, Kay and staff for providing our community such a wonderful treat, and I hope they enjoy their well deserved break.

Another sign that winter is on the horizon is the spectacular foliage all around us.

Now is the perfect time for pleasant walks and drives. Off the beaten path slightly behind AuSable Chasm is a wonderful nature preserve with a beautiful pond/marsh with the Wickham State Preserve. I often see Herons at this location and beautiful water lilies very reminiscent of a Monet painting.

Renovations are still ongoing in downtown Keeseville which will hopefully bring new businesses. I see we are getting new sidewalks as well. Keep in mind we have a strong Revitalization forum every month open to everyone, this month on Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. in the Grange Hall.

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recently got a quick education on how to catch a chicken. It was chicken slaughtering time at Juniper Hill and they needed some extra hands, so I volunteered. I was given the task of retrieving birds from a large cage, the lowliest job in the process, and putting them into cones for beheading. To catch a chicken, do not grab its neck, because that leaves its feet free to slash at you. Instead, grab one foot, and while the chicken is pondering this move, quickly grab the other foot and hang on. It’s a painful learning curve, and I’m cured of any desire to raise chickens in my own back yard.

This Saturday night’s film society movie showing at the Whallonsburg Grange is “The Swell Season” by Westport native Nick August-Perna, who will be at the screening. This is a documentary about a couple of musicians who starred in a movie called “Once” that came out a few years ago. The actors fell in love in real life and “Swell Season” follows them since that successful film. It starts at 8 p.m. Also at the Grange, in the next Lyceum lecture, anthropology professor and archeologist

potential dissolution of the towns in our community wishing me to make a stance regarding it. I feel very strongly that it is not my place as a journalist/columnist to voice my own opinion in this forum. I have my own thoughts on this issue and will act publically accordingly but not here, and I do firmly believe that everyone should deeply consider with a very open mind all the many facets of this issue before rendering an opinion and definitely think of the future and not make this a battle of sides.

This Saturday, Oct. 6, marks the last tour of the season for the Underground Railroad Museum located on the AuSable Chasm site. The Two hour tour of Underground Railroad Sites in Keeseville and Peru starts with the Mini-bus leaving the North Star Underground Railroad Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Rd., Ausable Chasm, at 9:30 a.m. Learn about the Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad. Reservations required. $10 adult, $5 children under 12. Call 834-5180.

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Westport artists who will open their studios to the tour are Ellen Few Anderson, Ted Cornell, Meredith Johnston, Kevin Raines, and Alison Weld. The art gallery in the lobby of the Depot Theatre will also be on the tour, where you can see the paintings and prints of Plattsburgh artists Catherine and Russ Hartung. Additional participants are Helen Goetz and Michael Schoenig of Essex and Linda Smyth of Port Henry (where Linda’s fabulous murals will be on the tour).

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There will be another work party to polish it off on Saturday, Oct. 6. As always, bring gloves, loppers, handsaws, etc., but CATS will also provide some tools. Volunteers should meet at Recreation Park in Willsboro at 9 a.m.

Also on Saturday, Oct. 6, the Depot Theatre will host a Bingo Night at the Westport Heritage House from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be cash prizes for winners and a gift package raffle.

I hope you had a chance to catch Charles Russell’s talk, “In Love and Struggle: the Art of Thornton Dial,” at the Wadhams Free Library on Wednesday. He’s a Westport resident who has taught English and American studies at Rutgers University. I apologize to him and to my friends at the library for my oversight in not including this talk in last week’s column. There are more talks coming up in this fall’s Wednesdays in Wadhams lecture series, which are always free and open to the public. I’ll do my best to let you know about them ahead of time.

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Chris Wolff will speak on Native American settlement and archeology in the Champlain Valley. He’ll discuss the limited knowledge we have today of the first settlers and what recent excavations reveal.

The talk is Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

The Belden Noble library has a slew of new books on the shelves, including one that caught my eye, “Route 22” by Benjamin Swett which is a photo book about the road which starts in Manhattan and goes to the Canadian border, passing through Essex on its way.

Amy and I are in Maine this week, staying in a house in a lobstering harbor near Bath. Although lobsters are dirt cheap right now, I’m more interested in the local oysters, eaten raw with a drop of lemon juice. Amy, a native of Ohio, is skeptical of such delicious shell fish, but with some persuading she bravely ate her very first oyster the other day. With eyes squeezed shut she did it, and survived. She liked the flavor but found the various textures within the oyster very off putting. For tonight, we’ll see how she likes steamed clams.

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Peru admin. Osborne leading candidate for ELCS superintendent post

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keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — A former K-12 principal at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School is now the lone candidate for the combined position of superintendent/principal.

Scott Osborne, who formerly worked at ELCS and currently serves as the primary school principal for the Peru Central School District, was the lone candidate interviewed Oct.3 by the ELCS school board and members of a community “stakeholders,” committee, representing various cross-sections of the school community including teachers, stu-

dents and others.

“On Monday, we were told that one of the two candidates that the board was considering for the position wanted to have their name withdrawn from consideration,” Interim superintendent A. Paul Scott said. “That left us with Mr. Osborne coming back for a second round of interviews.”

Scott said he is very familiar with Osborne, as the two worked together when Scott was the superintendent for the Peru district.

“When I started at Peru, he was a teacher there,” Scott said. “While I was there, he progressed in experiences and leadership roles,

including coming to Elizabethtown-Lewis as their K-12 building principal. He has a broad range of administrative experience and he is certainly a capable and skillful school administrator.”

Scott said that he would have no part in deciding whether or not Osborne would receive an offer for the position, which would have been the case whether or not he had a previous working history with the candidate.

After an opening round of interviews with three candidates, the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Board of Education was prepared to hold a second round of interviews

with two of the candidates Oct. 3.

Once the second candidate withdrew, the board opted to continue with the interview process to include community input. Scott also said the board may schedule a third round of interviews if necessary.

The new hire would fill the combined role of superintendent and principal, which were held last school year by Gail Else and Jennifer Bull, respectively. Currently, Scott and teacher Cheryl Hutchins hold the positions on an interim basis.

Scott said the board expects the new superintendent/principal would start service on or about Dec. 1.

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New doctor, expanded hours at Westport, Saranac Lake VA clinics

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keith@denpubs.com WESTPORT — The Office of Veterans Affairs recently announced three items that will impact the care given to local veterans.

Peter R. Potter, public affairs officer for the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, recently announced that they had hired a doctor to staff the Westport and Saranac Lake Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), Dr. Thomas Socash.

“Dr. Socash has over 20 years of private practice experience in the Old Forge area

and has served as Preceptor of Family Medicine Residents from St. Elizabeth Medical Center,” Potter said in a release announcing the hire. “He also served as an American Board of Family Medicine Diplomat. His experience and area history is a great addition to the Stratton VA and we look forward to his ability to serve your needs.”

With the news of the hiring, Potter also said that the two offices would now be opened five days a week. The Westport facility (Elizabethtown Outpatient Clinic) and Saranac Lake Community Based Outpatient Clinic will be open from Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Bingo for Depot scheduled WESTPORT — The Depot Theatre will host its monthly “Bingo for the Depot” returning on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Westport Heritage House. Entry and card is $5, with each additional card at a dollar. The event includes cash prizes for bingo winners and a gift package raffle. For more information about Bingo for the Depot check depottheatre.org or call 962-8680.

Depot exhibit on display WESTPORT — “Paints & Prints,” featuring the artwork of Catherine Hartung and photography of Russ Hartung, currently running in the Depot Theatre Gallery, will be available for view until Monday, Oct. 29. The Depot Theatre Gallery is located in the theatre lobby and is open during normal business hours or by appointment. The show will also be included in the Adirondack Coast and Boquet Valley Studio Tour on Oct. 5 through 7. Please call the Depot Theatre offices at 962-8680 for more information.

Potter also said that both sites would be continuing to using telemedicine technology.

“We have been able to enhance health care access by utilizing advanced technologies such as telemedicine, allowing VA to provide the highest quality of care available despite geographic location or local provider availability,” Potter said. “This technology, combined with increased hours of operation and staff dedicated to each site, enables us to provide veterans with greater accessibility to our highly skilled and trained medical staff in the delivery of both regular and specialty health care.”

Potter added that even though there were more chances for patients to use telemedicine, they would still receive face-to-face care.

“It is important to note that telemedicine will not replace face-to-face appointment accessibility,” he said. “It only serves to enhance provider availability while utilizing staff in the most effective, efficient and beneficial way possible.”

The Elizabethtown Outpatient Clinic can be reached by calling 626-5236. The Saranac Lake Community Based Outpatient Clinic can be reached at 626-5237.

Local Scout troops invite area youth to join

By Katherine Clark katherine@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The Cub Scouts of Clinton and Essex County invite community members to any of their upcoming open house events.

“We had about 1,000 kids involved in our programs last year and in the fall with school just starting, we want to let people know we’re here and they should see if Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are right for their sons,” Adirondack District Membership Chair Edward Kirby said.

Cub Scouts are an organization that is open to all boys in the first through fifth grades. Kirby said after fifth grade, the boys who become involved can stay with the program, moving onto the Boy Scouts and possibly become an Eagle Scout.

“Cub Scouting is about getting our boys to work on different things like citizenship and about how to be an important person in their town and what they can do to be a part of their community,” Kirby said.

The scouts also emphasize physical fitness, personal management and things Kirby said create a solid foundation.

To find out more about a local scout troop close by the following is a list of contacts information for local troop leaders: Keeseville: Robyn Pray 834-7841 or Kevin Ackley at 834-2013 or visit the pack website at mypack5.org.

Westport: contact Keith Lobdell at 962-4664.

Willsboro: contact Jennifer Leibeck 963-8040.

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their child to sign up. Fees are due at sign up. Kirby said the annual cost of $18 isn’t due till December. Members who sign up now will owe a smaller $6 fee.

For more information about the local Cub Scouts or to find a troop, call the Adirondack District Executive Ryan Lee at 727-8582 or go to www.twinriverscouncilbsa.org for more information.

Open House to be held Cub Scout Pack 63, serving Cub Scouts from Westport and Elizabethtown, will be hosting as open house night Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Westport Town Hall and Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School.

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Westport ambassadors celebrated for serving 322 summer visitors

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Band said 43 ambassadors were trained during the summer and together served about 118 two-hour shifts. An ambassador ’s duties are to greet guests, answer any initial questions they might have, show the historical artifacts in the building and the featured video archives and be the face for the town.

The Heritage House, located at 6459 Main St., accommodated 322 visitors during the summer. Band said the center

A small portion of the ambassadors gathered for a special recognition ceremony on Sept. 30 at the Westport Heritage House.

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were also international visitors from the Netherlands and several Canadians.

Some ambassadors were given special recognition for

serving the most shifts. Veteran Ann Turek served the most shifts while first-timer Carolynn Mann served as many as seven two-hour shifts.

Town Supervisor Dan Connell thanked all of the ambassadors for volunteering during a time when the studies show that fewer Americans are volunteering.

Connell attributes the success of the Heritage House to the people who not only undertook the massive job of constructing the facility but the ambassadors who give their time and make it an inviting place to welcome people into Westport. “Our communities depend so much on volunteerism, especially in this day and age where government is cutting services left and right and less and less people are volunteer-

ing in our country,� Connell said. “This community is certainly bucking that national trend. Thank you so much for all you do for our community.�

The Westport Heritage House, set up in the former church, houses many an English cannon ball found a Toll Gate Farm loaned by Ernie LaPine, paintings of the Westport train station, pictures and historical aspects housed in the chapel and lobby of the visitor center.

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“I would work half days and then leave for treatments at 2 p.m. in Glens Falls,” she said.

“It was very difficult. Everyone at school has been fantastic. They donated sick days, gave me rides. When I came home from my mastectomy my house was full of cards, flowers and food.

“I can’t tell you how fortunate we are to live in the town with such caring people,” she said.

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That’s been Wendy Shaw’s mantra the past three years as she’s battled breast cancer.

“That’s been my saying through this whole cancer journey,” the Ticonderoga woman said. “And it’s true. Something good has happened every day of my cancer treatment — a phone call, a visitor, a card — every day something happened to help me. I’ll never forget the day Barb (friend Barb Greer) brought me a glass of iced tea. She’ll never know what that meant to me at that moment.”

Shaw learned in October 2009 she had ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer.

“Cancer gives you a new outlook on life,” she said. “What you thought were big problems are suddenly small problems. I appreciate every little thing now.”

Shaw had a right breast lumpectomy in January 2009 and began radiation treatments five days a week at the C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital. Those treatments lasted through April.

During that period another tumor was found on her left breast. It also required surgery, but was found to be benign.

Following the radiation treatments, Shaw was placed on a drug regiment to battle the disease. She suffered side affects, including the growth of tumors throughout her body.

Those tumors also proved to be benign, but more surgery was needed to remove them.

A year after her initial diagnosis, Shaw developed seromas in her right breast. A seroma is a pocket of clear fluid that sometimes develops after surgery. The seromas were drained every two weeks until doctors learned they were being caused by damaged tissue, the result of the earlier radiation treatments. The solution was two more surgeries,

friend who also had breast cancer. Ashline is cancer free now.

Shaw recently attended Cindy’s Retreat, a weekend gathering for breast cancer patients and survivors at Silver Bay. “It made me realize I’m one of the fortunate ones,” she said. “There was a woman there who had the exact same cancer I had, but her ’s has moved to her bones. She has 13, 15 and 20-year-old children. My heart goes out to her.

“It was very emotional,” she said of the retreat. “I’m part of a sisterhood of women who have fought cancer. We all laughed together, we cried together.”

While Shaw nears the end of her cancer ordeal, she acknowledges it’s been a difficult road.

“There were days I didn’t want to get out of bed,” she said. “But my family and my friends were always there to encourage me, to keep me going. I don’t know where I’d be without their support.”

Besides learning to appreciate family and friends, Shaw has also learned something about herself.

“We all have an inner strength,” she said.

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When Shaw was told she was finally cancer free, a flood of emotions came out.

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Shaw is hopeful her story can raise awareness of the disease and help others.

“Keep calm, carry on,” Shaw said. “That’s what they always tell breast cancer patients.

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Womens Health Night planned for Oct. 30 at Elizabethtown hospital Elizabethtown Community Hospital is hosting Women’s Health Night on Tuesday, October 30 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. in its lobby and boardroom areas.

This free event is hosted by both the hospital auxiliary and radiology department. It is open to the public and includes speakers, osteoporosis screening, health-related information, body mass index assessment, and blood pressure check.

The night’s featured speaker, Gynecologist Lynne Macco will be offering information about health screening recommendations. Dr. Macco will explain the various

opinions and offer her advice, so that women will have a clear understanding of what’s best for their particular situation.

She will also offer information about acupuncture as a treatment option for a number of issues including migraine, pelvic pain, incontinence, eczema, and more.

Women may be eligible for a free mammogram through the Cancer Services Screening Program and are encouraged to make an appointment by calling 873-3520.

Clinical breast exams will be performed by a physician assistant; it’s a great opportunity for participants to ask questions about

performing the exam at home.

According to Dr. Mary Glickman, physician at Elizabethtown Community Hospital, it’s vitally important that women are proactive when it comes to scheduling annual checkups and mammograms. It’s equally important to monitor weight gain, avoid smoking and act quickly if issues do arise. “We know that so many conditions can be avoided by monitoring a woman’s basic health status and by receiving annual screening tests such as mammograms,” she said. “If particular conditions are detected early, many times they are treatable. This

event arms participants with knowledge needed to make important decisions about their well-being.”

A number of businesses will be on-hand to offer information about available services. The Cancer Screening Program of Clinton, Essex, Franklin counties will be onhand, along with the Essex County Public Health department, to offer additional health-and-wellness information.

Call the hospital’s community relations office for additional information at 8733003.

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ing breast tissue. Over time, IDC can spread to the lymph nodes and possibly to other areas of the body.

•Medullary carcinoma: This is a less common form of breast cancer. It is a type of IDC, but it gets its name from the color of the tumors, which are close to the color of brain tissue, or medulla. Medullary carcinoma is quite visible during mammograms because the cancer cells are large and form a barrier between healthy tissue and tumors.

•Infiltrating lobular carcinoma (ILC): The American Cancer Society says that 1 in 10 women will be diagnosed with ILC, which originates in the milk-producing glands of the breast. In ILC, abnormal cells inside the lobule begin to divide and break through the

wall of the lobule to invade the surrounding connecting tissues.

•Tubular carcinoma: This is a common cancer for women ages 50 and older. When viewed under the microscope, tubular carcinoma cells have a distinctive tubular structure. There is a 95 percent survival rate for tubular carcinoma.

•Mucinous carcinoma (Colloid): This is a rare condition in which the breast cancer cells within the breast produce mucus. The mucus and the cancer cells join together to form a jelly-like tumor. The tumors may feel like bumpy water balloons, but some are too small to detect with the fingers.

•Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC): This is a rare and very aggressive type of breast cancer that causes the lymph vessels in the skin around the breast to become blocked.

The cancer gets its name from the appearance of a swollen, red and inflamed breast.

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CATS ready to finish trail in Willsboro WILLSBORO — Volunteers working with Champlain Area Trails (CATS) and the Town of Willsboro made a great start on the new hiking trail at Willsboro’s Recreation Park on Route 22. “We completed over half the trail and will return on Saturday morning, Oct. 6, at 9 a.m. to finish cutting the brush and branches to open the trail,” said Chris Maron, the Champlain Area Trails Executive Director.

The trail starts behind the new tennis courts, goes through a flatwoods environment to an old stone wall and returns through an pine forest.

“This is one of the more challenging trails to create,” Maron said. “It goes through some brushy areas where we had to cut a lot of stems. Yet, everybody was in good spirits as we snipped and cut to make the trail. We invite everyone to come to the Oct. 6 finish the trail project.”

The CATS-Willsboro Trail Project begins at 9 a.m. and will last until about 12:30 p.m.

People should meet at the Recreation Park, located on Route 22, 1.3 mi south of bridge over Boquet River in Willsboro and 3.2 miles north of Essex. Please bring gloves, loppers, and hand saws. CATS will also provide tools.

For more details, call 962-2287 or email champlaintrails@gmail.com.

ESSEX — Black Kettle Farm will host a barn dance Saturday, Oct. 6, with chili dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. ($5), dancing for kids at 6:30 p.m. and open dancing at 7 p.m.

Suggested donation of $10 per person or $30 family, with all proceeds benefiting Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm.

‘Swell Season,’ to be shown WHALLONSBURG — On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Champlain Valley Film Society presents “The Swell Season.” Join director and Westport native Nick August-Perna as he introduces his film about two young actors who starred in the Oscar-winning smash hit “Once.” In this music-filled documentary, Perna takes you behind the scenes during a world tour when their on-screen romance became a reality. Showtime is 8 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Adults: $5, Under 18: $2. For more, visit cvfilms.org.

Jaquish wins women’s club title WILLSBORO — Jane Jaquish won the Willsboro Women’s Club Championship.

Julie Polhman won the low net in the A Flight. In Flight B Irene Haines garnered the low gross win and Alice Leclerc won low net.

In Flight C Anne Porter took low gross honors.

During the two day event Arlene Davis and Yvonne Minard tied for the most number of pars. Yvonne Minard also won the fewest putts in the A Division and Janet Judd took honors with the fewest putts in the B

Division, while Irene Haines had the fewest putts in the B Division.

Jane Jaquish is a repeat winner as club champion. Her grandson, Brandon Jaquish, is the Men’s Willsboro Club Champion.

Irene Haines and Gretchen Saker served as chairs of the annual event.

Above: First place winners of the Paine Memorial Library Annual Tournament were, from left, Maureen Perry, Alice Leclerc, Renee Lewis, Etta Moredock. The torunament is a fundraiser to benefit the library that is located in Willsboro. The 18- hole event was played at the Willsboro Golf Club.

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1812 lecture in Essex ESSEX — The War of 1812 Comes to Essex, a multimedia presentation by Historians Morris Glenn and Shirley Cross LaForest, will be made on Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Essex Community Church. The talk and showing will feature the military roles played by prominent settlers of Essex and surrounding areas.

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WHALLONSBURG — Share an evening of Woody Guthrie songs and others he inspired on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall with Betty and the Baby Boomers. Local singer-songwriter Jay Fiegl, whose songs follow in Woody's footsteps, will open the show. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. $5 for those under 18. Available Fri., Oct. 5 - Mon., Oct. 8, 2012 at the Essex Ice Cream Cafe, at the Grange or by mail to Finding Nemo (RealD 3D) (G) WCA, P.O. Box 54, Essex, 2:45PM • 5:00PM N.Y., 12936.

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12:25PM • 9:50PM Frankenweenie (RealD 3D) (PG) 1:00PM • 3:10PM • 5:15PM 7:15PM Frankenweenie (PG) 9:20PM Hotel Transylvania (RealD 3D) (PG) 12:35PM • 2:50PM • 5:05PM 7:25PM • 9:35PM Dredd (R) 12:30PM • 2:45PM • 5:00PM 7:20PM • 9:30PM End of Watch (R) 12:45PM • 3:40PM • 7:10PM 9:45PM Looper (R) 12:40PM • 3:25PM • 7:10PM 9:40PM Pitch Perfect (PG13) 12:30PM • 3:15PM • 7:20PM 9:55PM Resident Evil: Retribution (R) 12:45PM • 3:00PM • 5:15PM 7:30PM • 9:45PM Taken 2 (R) 12:15PM • 1:05PM • 2:20PM 3:10PM • 4:20PM • 5:20PM 6:30PM • 7:30PM • 8:35PM 9:50PM The House at The End of The Street (PG13) 12:20PM • 2:35PM • 5:05PM 7:25PM • 9:50PM Trouble with The Curve (PG13) 1:00PM • 3:45PM • 7:00PM 9:30PM Wont Back Down (PG) 7:15PM

ETC annual meeting ESSEX — The Essex Theatre Company will be holding its Annual Board of Trustees Meeting at 4 p.m. and its Annual Membership Meeting at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Willsborough Visitors Center on Main Street (next to the Sportsman's Dinette). The public is invited. Refreshments will be served.

Dems to host event ESSEX — The Essex County Democratic Committee will be celebrating its 2012 Democratic Candidates on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Town of Essex.

Democrats and invited guests will gather at Sunnyside, the home of Peter and Mary Anne Schultz at 2775 Essex Road.

All of the 2012 candidates have been invited and Congressman Bill Owens is one of many who plan to attend this event. There is no registration fee for this event with guests asked to bring a nonperishable food item to support the local food pantries.

Refreshments will be served.

To register call 963-7419 or 963-7216; or email essexdemsevents@gmail.com.

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MINEVILLE — The Essex County office of High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care will hold a series of volunteer training classes starting on Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 3 to 6 p.m. There will be five three-hour sessions on Oct. 9, 11, 16, 17, 23, and 25. Anyone interested in signing up for training may contact Cynthia Fairbanks at 942-6513 or cfairbanks@hphpc.org. Patient and bereavement volunteers are sought as well as office and fundraising event volunteers.

October 6, 2012 Continued from page 1 DEC Regional Wildlife Conservation Manager Lance Durfey said the decision to kill the moose was made after watching the animal suffer with injuries to its back legs.

The nine protesters stood in a parking area on the Wilmington Notch, carrying signs, playing drums and chanting for passing cars to give their support for the moose they had named Bruce.

The incident left Bloomingdale resident Pam Smith asking if the moose really needed to be shot.

“The question is was there were any alternatives? They didn’t ask if there were any alternatives,” Smith said.

Smith said she was upset and skeptical that the DEC couldn’t remove the moose’s body alive as easily as they did after it was killed.

“What’s the difference of them taking him out sedated

Moose Continued from page 1 “Certainly euthanizing the moose wasn’t the outcome we wanted or hoped for, but it ended up being the most humane choice for the moose,” Durfey said.

Durfey — who made the decision to shoot the moose — and DEC spokesman Dave Winchell said field staff watched the moose after it was reported on Saturday, Sept. 22 that the moose was spotted in the West Branch of the Ausable River

or dead?” Smith said.

Durfey said last week they didn’t want to sedate the moose for fear it would cause the animal more pain and distress.

“The sedatives would only have immobilized the moose. He still would have been conscious and in the water,” Durfey said. “We didn’t want to put him through that.”

Signs carried by the protestors read “Department of Executing Critters,” “Moose Abuse No Time for Bruce,” “No Moose loitering violators will be shot” and “I can’t speak for myself. You are my voice!” with a picture of the moose on the page.

Jennifer McCaffrey of Brushton said that she made the almost two-hour drive to show support for the moose and be a voice for him.

“Just felt really strongly that the moose shouldn’t have been killed,” McCaffrey said.

McCaffrey said the DEC should have allowed nature

to take its course without human intervention.

Jason Oconnell, of Brushton, said the DEC shouldn’t have shot the moose who was inside the wildlife preserve and not hurting anyone.

“We’re in the Adirondack Park. It’s the biggest park in the country, and that’s what it’s for,” Oconnell said. “It’s for the animals in the woods not rich people from downstate on vacation.”

The protest was organized

by Brenda Rose DaddsWoodward, a wildlife photographer from Dannemora.

Dadds-Woodward came to see the moose every day while it stood in the river.

On Sept. 25, she cancelled her plans when she heard the news the moose had been killed.

“I actually just started crying at the computer. I was going to bring my son to see the moose that day, too,” Dadds-Woodward said. “My son said, ‘Those are mean people. They could have

and appeared to be injured.

“On Tuesday (the moose) was obviously in distress,” Durfey said. “We tried to get it to move again and this time it wouldn’t. Both hind legs were swollen and the animal was floundering, thrashing and unable to stand and it’s limbs were shaky. It was obvious to us the animal wouldn’t be able to recover, and we decided then it was the best to euthanize him and end its suffering.”

Though Winchell said the DEC has not received direct

complaints and disagreement from the public, he said a disapproving tone from the community was voiced in local media and social media outlets.

OBITUARIES HELEN C. SHEDD Westport, Helen C. Shedd died on Wednesday August 9, 2012, with her family by her side at Highlands Regional Medical Center In Sebring, Fl. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012, at the Westport Federated Church in Westport, NY. There will then be a committal service at Black River Cemetery.

Following this, a luncheon will be provided back at the church. W.M.Marvins is in charge of local arrangements.

WALTON R. HUESTIS JR. AUG 19, 1940 - SEP 27, 2012 Willsboro, NY Venice, FL, a niece Rebecca Walton R. Huestis Jr. 72, of of NJ, a nephew David and Willsboro, NY died at CVPH wife Chris of Saratoga, an Medical Center Thursday 9/ aunt Helen Huestis Wright of 27/12 from complications of GA, a sister and brother-inlong term diabetes. law Debbie and Mike McHe was born in Ticonderoga, Donald and their daughter NY 8/19/40 the older son of Katelyn, and a sister-in-law Walton and Rhesa (SpearBarbara Morano, all of man) Huestis. He graduated Loudonville, NY. from Bordentown Military Calling hours were held SatAcademy, Paul Smiths Colurday 9/29/12 at the Willslege and Simmons School of boro United Methodist Mortuary Science. He was a Church from 11AM to 2PM. member of the The Keeseville A Masonic Service was held Elks, The Iroquois Lodge at 1:30pm. A Funeral Service F&AM #715, The Willsboro was held @ 2pm with RevFish & Game Club, The NYS erend McPheeters officiating.

Coroners & Medical ExaminA reception and fellowship ers Association and the time followed the Funeral Willsboro United Methodist Service. A private burial will Church. He was an Essex be at a future date.

County Coroner for 25 years.

At the request of the family He owned and managed the in lieu of flowers donations Huestis Funeral Home in in his memory may be made Willsboro for 39 years. to the Willsboro Rescue, 3 In 1970 he married Nancy Farrell Rd. Willsboro, NY (Hamilton) and together they 12996. Its dedicated memraised 3 children, Todd of bers took great care of Bob Raleigh NC, Robb of Willsover many years during his boro, NY, and Katie of illness. Thank you from the Roslindale, MA. He is surbottom of our hearts. vived by 1 brother Kirby of

saved him.’”

She started organizing the protest right away. Of the almost 80 people who agreed to attend via the event’s Facebook page, nine attended.

Dadds-Woodward said she was disappointed with the small turnout of protes-

tors but she plans to do more.

“I want a change in the DEC,” Dadds-Woodward said. “They need to get more educated on how to help (the animals) not just kill them.”

Dadds-Woodward said she wants to get in touch with people in the DEC and

try to understand why the moose was killed and see what can be done to stop the killing of more wildlife like the one she called Bruce.

“If they are going to fight us, we are going to just keep protesting until those changes are made,” DaddsWoodward said.

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Revitalize Keeseville group is still going strong one year after forming

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KEESEVILLE — In Oct. 2011, a group of more than 60 people gathered with a single goal in mind—to revitalize Keeseville.

It’s now almost one year later, and the Revitalize Keeseville group is still going strong.

And, according to Steven Engelhart, the group’s unofficial leader, they’ve accomplished a lot.

“The farmers market is a good example,” Engelhart said. “It was really done by about two or three people here. This group has been instrumental in marketing it, getting people to attend it and in supporting it.”

Even though the Sept. 19 meeting only reeled in about a dozen

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

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

United Methodist Church - Main Street. 647-8147.

Sunday 11 a.m. - Worship Service. Email: afumc1@frontiernet.net Holy Name Catholic Church - Rt. 9N, Main Street, AuSable Forks, 647-8225, Rev. Kris Lauzon - Pastor, John J. Ryan - Deacon, Daily Masses Monday at 5:15 p.m., Tues. - Fri. at 8 a.m., Sat. 4 p.m., Sun. 9:15 a.m. Confessions (reconciliation) one half hour before weekend masses.

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

BLOOMINGDALE Pilgrim Holiness Church - 14 Oregon Plains Rd., 8913178, Rev. Daniel Shumway - Sunday: Morning Worship 11am, Sunday School 10am, Evening Service 6:30 pm; Wednesday: Prayer Service 7 pm.

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

Worship Service. Pastor Rev. Joyce Bruce.

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

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

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m. Website: ccsespn.grainofwheat.net Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) - 10 Williams Street. 873-2509. Sunday, Holy Communion 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Healing Prayer Service: Every Wed. 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group: Every Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Rev. David Sullivan or Ann Marie Speir. All are welcome. Email: goodshepherdetown2011@hotmail.com Web: www.etowngoodshepherd.org United Church of Christ (Congregational) - Court Street.

873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Worship Service: Sun. 11 a.m.; Sunday School ages 4 - grade 6.

Nursery service Email: FShaw@westelcom.com ESSEX St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Rt. 22. 963-4524. Rev. John Demo, Admin. No Mass in Essex from Columbus Day to Memorial Day, closed for the Winter.

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

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

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

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

Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

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

Yonkovig; Pastor. Rectory Phone 523-2200. Email: stagnesch@roadrunner.com St. Hubert’s All Souls Episcopal Church - Sunday Holy Eucharist 10 a.m., June 24 through September 9. Varying roster of priests celebrate communion each week.

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

KEESEVILLE Immaculate Conception - St. John the Baptist - 1804 Main Street, 834-7100. Monsignor Leeward Poissant.

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

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

Keeseville United Methodist Church - Front Street, Keeseville. 834-7577. Rev. Edith Poland. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 834-7577.

Email: ediepoland@aol.com The Good Shepherd Church of the Nazarene - 124 Hill Street, Keeseville, NY. 834-9408. Pastor Richard Reese. Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Prayer Service 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

Independent Baptist Church - Rte. 22 & Interstate 87, P.O. Box 506, Keeseville, NY. 834-9620. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m., Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.; Youth Group Sunday 7 p.m. Website: ibck.org Email: office@ibck.org Front Street Fellowship - 1724 Front Street, Keeseville, 834-7373. Pastor Warren Biggar. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Tuesday: Home Prayer Groups 7 p.m. (Call for locations). Thursday: Ladies Bible Study 2:30 p.m. in Keeseville, 7 p.m. in Plattsburgh (Call for locations). Friday: Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m.; Kingdom Kids 6:30 p.m.; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Website: www.thebridgekeeseville.com Email: vikki@thebridgekeeseville.com LAKE PLACID New Hope Christian Fellowship Church - 207 Station St., Lake Placid, NY. A full gospel church. Rev. Richard Ducatt, pastor. Services are Sunday 10a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Fellowship prayer, Tuesday 6:30 p.m. and Thursday Bible Study. Once a month covered dish after Sunday morning service. Child care available Sunday & Thursday. Handicapped accessible. For more information call 518-523-3652.

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

St. Agnes Catholic Church - Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m., Sunday masses 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., 169 Hillcrest, LP, 523-2200. Rev. John R. Yonkovig Adirondack Community Church - Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. 2583 Main St., LP. 523-3753, www.adkcomchurch.org.

Pilgrim Holiness Church - 6057 Sentinel Road Lake Placid, NY 12946. Tel. 518-523-2484 Pastor: William S. Saxton. Sunday School - 9: 45 AM Sunday Worship - 11:00 AM Sunday Evening Service - 7:00 PM Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study - 7:00 PM www.lakeplacidpilgrimholinesschurch.com LEWIS Elizabethtown Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses - Rt. 9 West, Lewis, NY. Sunday Public Talk 10 a.m. followed by Watchtower Study 10:35 a.m.; Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study & Theocratic Ministry School & Service Meeting. For further information contact Brian Frawley 518-873-2610.

First Congregational Church - Lewis, 873-6822. Rev. Frederick C. Shaw. Sunday Services 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Email: Fshaw@westelcom.com www.firstcongregationalchurchoflewis.com PORT HENRY Lake Champlain Bible Fellowship - Adult Sunday School 9:00-10:00 a.m., Coffee fellowship 10:00-10:30 a.m.; Worship service starts at 10:30 a.m.; Nursery and 36 Sunday School provided during worship service; VOICE Youth Group for teens; Variety of bible studies and groups available that meet weekly.

FREE community movie night the first Saturday of every month at 7 p.m. Visit our website to see what is showing 6 Church St., (518) 546-4200, www.lcbible.org, Pastor Tom Smith.

REBER United Methodist Church - Valley Road. 963-7924. Rev. Chilton McPheeters. Sunday Worship Service 11 a.m.; Church School 11 a.m.

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people, everyone contributed to the conversation.

Despite the decrease in attendance—the meetings once packed the Grange Hall on Main Street in Keeseville with enthusiastic citizens—Engelhart isn’t concerned.

“There’s different ways people can contribute to what we’re trying to do than just attend meetings,” Engelhart said. “I’m pleased that for a relatively small group we’ve been able to advance five or six initiatives. Not all of them got done this year but all of them are moving forward.”

Engelhart added that many of the people who attended the recent meeting are committed to Revitalize Keeseville and have barely missed any of the group’s monthly meetings.

“The size of the group has definitely shrunk, but now there’s a hard-core, hard-working core, and we are still getting people added to our email string who want to know what’s going on,” Engelhart said.

There were some new faces at the meeting, too.

Michael Burgess, who moved to the area from Philadelphia in mid-July, saw a flier and decided to attend.

After the meeting, he commented that he is happy to live in an area where the people get involved with the community.

“It’s wonderful to see citizens coming out to engage in dialog and ideas to make Keeseville great,” Burgess said. “This meeting was very positive, and Keeseville certainly has a bright future.”

Looking toward that brighter future, attendees at the meeting discussed ways to draw more people into Keeseville, like improving signage throughout the village.

Engelhart noted that as many as 100,000 people visit Ausable Chasm every year, and called that statistic a “missed opportunity” for the village.

To that end, a bad reputation is something Revitalize Keeseville has been trying to change, but the recent death of Robert Rennie, 45, of Keeseville, which State Police have confirmed was a homicide, hasn’t helped.

The issue of safety was a major concern at the meeting and sparked a conversation about starting a neighborhood watch group in the village.

Neighborhood clean-up days, a fundraiser to raise money for new trash receptacles, benches and flower boxes downtown, and holiday decorations were also discussed as ways to create a friendlier, more welcoming Keeseville.

Engelhart urged people to “vote with their wallets” and support local businesses, and said that a buy local program and a renewed Keeseville website are two things Revitalize Keeseville should focus on in the future.

He also suggested attendees imagine a village with a thriving civic center, a place where people come to visit museums and artists flock to paint, perhaps by the river as it courses through downtown.

Engelhart’s vision included a busy downtown with restaurants and shops that could draw visitors from places like Lake Placid and Ausable Chasm, and he thinks it could happen soon.

“What I’m most proud about is I sense a change in the attitude of people about the village,” Engelhart said. “I think there’s been a subtle positive change around that, and that’s a very good thing. That can have all kinds of big spin-off effects.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday: Prayer Service 6:30 p.m.

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Mohawk art exhibit continued through weekend at the Tahawus Lodge

By Shaun Kittle shaun@denpubs.com Au SABLE FORKS — The “Mohawk of the Adirondacks” art exhibit opened Sept. 21 with a prayer.

Everyone at the Tahawus Lodge Center in Au Sable Forks went silent as Barbara Little Bear, of the Bear Clan, gave thanks.

Thanks to all of the people of the Earth, and to the small water, the rain, and the oceans.

Thanks to all the roots and medicines that come from the ground and support everything that lives on the Earth, and to the three sisters: corn, beans and squash.

Thanks to the flowers and grasses and to the strawberries, the heart of Mother Earth.

Little Bear recited the prayer in her people’s native tongue, a language her grandmother forbade her to speak as a child for fear she’d be persecuted.

As an adult, Little Bear learned the language so she can communicate with her ancestors after she dies.

Tradition and ancestory are prevalent in the artwork on display, and the colors—vibrant autumn reds and yellows, deep blues and greens, and earth-tone shades of brown and gray—invoke images of the Adirondack wilderness.

The six featured Mohawk artists—Cheyanne Doxtator, Star Horn, Barbara Little Bear, Towanna Miller, Kakwirakeron R. Montour and Natasha Smoke Santiago—also utilize an array of mediums in their work, including soapstone sculpture, beadwork, pottery, jewelry, drawing, moose hair tufting and painting.

“The theme I wanted here is to show how the Mohawk are tied to this area,” said Margaret Horn, the exhibition’s curator. “It’s a bigger objective of trying to reintroduce Mohawk culture.”

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Keeseville Village Clerk Lynn Hathaway now has 10 days (by Oct. 4) from the date the petition was received to review it to verify the legitimacy of all the signatures; that is, to verify that all are registered voters, residents of the village, and have not moved or died since the petition was signed.

Once the clerk has determined the petition is valid, the Village Board will have 30 days from that date (by Nov. 2) to pass a resolution of referendum for village-wide vote, on the proposed dissolution.

Mohawk artist Towanna Miller discusses one of her paintings.

Photo by Shaun Kittle

Horn chose the artists and the work on display, and is hoping the exhibit can encourage a dialog about her people.

“I’ve lived in Jay with my son and my granddaughter and there is nothing in this whole region that I can identify as a Mohawk group,” Horn said. “We were originally from this area.”

Horn is taking an active role in getting Mohawks noticed in the region.

Soon, she will be teaching a beading and oral history workshop to fourth-grade students in Au Sable Forks Elementary School.

But the exhibit, she said, was a good place to start.

Horn’s idea of using art as a means of teaching others about the Mohawks is a natural fit because the culture is imbedded in the work.

Natasha Smoke Santiago stood beside a display case containing some of her work—a painted cast of a woman’s pregnant belly, a traditional pipe and two clay pots.

“The Mohawk word for a pot describes the woman’s body,” Santiago said. “Her neck, shoulders and belly; you can see the resemblance.”

The pots were placed directly onto hot coals for cooking, and the insides were coated with bear lard to prevent water from leaking and to

Only village residents are eligible to vote.

The date for the referendum must occur within 60-90 days after the enactment of the resolution (Jan. 30 at the latest).

Under New York state law, the referendum can take place regardless of whether a dissolution plan or study has been finalized, or even started.

If village residents vote to move forward with dissolution, the village has 30 days to meet to discuss a dissolution plan (Feb. 28 at the latest), and another 180 days after that meeting to approve a proposed plan (sometime in August).

At the dissolution study committee meeting

on Sept. 26, it announced that it wants to have its dissolution plan finalized for the next meeting, to be held on Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Keeseville Village Hall, meaning the plan could be approved much sooner than August.

Since residents petitioned to vote on dissolution, the vote can come before a dissolution plan or study is finalized; however, a petition for a second vote can be filed within 45 days of a finalized plan.

If this were to happen, the vote would be on whether the finalized dissolution plan should take effect.

In order for another village-resident vote to occur, 25 percent of the total electorate’s signa-

make the surface non-stick.

The shape also helped trap heat near the bottom of the pot, making it easier to maneuver after being placed on the coals.

There are details on the pots that reveal aspects of Mohawk culture, too.

Santiago points to an etched zigzag pattern near the rim of one of the pots.

“If you look at it one way it represents mountains, if you look at it the other way, rows of corn,” Santiago said.

Santiago’s work, which also includes paintings, has been featured in galleries in Santa Fe, Quebec and most recently, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.

The Mohawk of the Adirondacks exhibit is open 1-4 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, through Oct. 12.

It is the first exhibition of its kind at the Tahawus Lodge, which was built in 1911 by the Freemasons and was acquired by the Appleby Foundation in 2009.

These days, the lodge’s owners, Craig Brashear and Rebecca Kelly, have ambitious plans for the building.

They’d like to open the basement and first floor to retail space, move the gallery to the second floor and use the third floor as space for activities such as ballet and yoga workshops.

Flooding from Tropical Storm Irene held them back a little, but things are beginning to come together.

“There’s always something to do, always a way to give back to the community,” Brashear said.

The Lodge will host a holiday train exhibit from Dec. 15 through the holiday season, and has other events throughout the year.

For more information, visit TahawusLodgeCenter.org or call 647-2106. tures is required on the petition.

There will also be a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. the same day, tentatively to be held at the Keeseville Fire Hall, for residents to voice their opinions and concerns regarding dissolution.

"I signed a petition 30 years ago, wanting to get this to a vote,"Nancy Booth said. "The people need to speak. Not the board, not the mayor. The public needs to have a voice in this."

Booth added that she thinks the topic of dissolution has been prolonged long enough, and that the village needs to make a decision.

"I want people to get out and vote and voice their opinions," Booth said.

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The Sched Friday, Oct. 5 Football Moriah at AuSable Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Peru at Plattsburgh High, 7:30 p.m.

Ogdensburg at Tupper Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball Plattsburgh High at Saranac, 4:30 p.m.

Northern Adirondack at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Saranac Lake at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Placid at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer Plattsburgh High at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Northeastern Clinton at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Saranac at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Placid at Moriah, 4:30 p.m.

Seton Catholic at Ticonderoga, 4:30 p.m.

Chazy at Elizabethtown-Lewis, 4:30 p.m.

Willsboro at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Keene at Minerva/Newcomb, 4:30 p.m.

Swimming Mid-season pentathlon at Plattsburgh High, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6 Football Beekmantown at Saranac Lake, 1:30 p.m.

Ticonderoga at Saranac, 1:30 p.m.

Gymnastics Plattsburgh High at Beekmantown, 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 9 Volleyball Peru at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

AuSable Valley at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Lake Placid at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Saranac at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

Boys soccer Northeastern Clinton at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Beekmantown at AuSable Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Saranac at Plattsburgh High, 6:30 p.m.

Seton Catholic at Chazy, 6 p.m.

Northern Adirondack at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m.

Willsboro at Elizabethtown-Lewis, 4:30 p.m.

Keene at Johnsburg, 4:30 p.m.

Cross country Northeastern Clinton, Saranac Lake at AuSable Valley Saranac, Seton, Ticonderoga at Plattsburgh High Beekmantown, Peru at Lake Placid

Wednesday, Oct. 10 Girls soccer Peru at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

AuSable Valley at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Plattsburgh High at Saranac, 6:30 p.m.

Lake Placid at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Chazy at Seton Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

Elizabethtown-Lewis at Willsboro, 4:30 p.m.

Keene at Westport, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer Beekmantown 4, Saranac Lake 0 BCS: Kiley Regan 1 goal; Kallie Villemaire 1 goal; Carlee Casey 1 goal; Alicia Barcomb 1 goal; Lauren OʼConnor 5 saves SLCS: Regan Kieffer 6 saves; Katie Buckley 6 saves Plattsburgh High 2, AuSable Valley 0 PHS: Madison Trombley 1 goal; Marle Curle 1 goal; Karlie Neale 15 saves AVCS: Bryce Douglass 4 saves; Nichole Pulsifer 4 saves Indian Lake/Long Lake 1, Keene 0, OT KCS: Tucker Geiger 8 saves Lake Placid 3, Elizabethtown-Lewis 2 LPCS: Laura Stanton 2 goals; Adele Jesmer 1 goal; Samantha Barney 2 assists; Tricia Auer 1 assist; Liz Leff 8 saves ELCS: Kylee Cassavaugh 2 goals; Emily Morris 1 assist; Katie Decker 1 assist; Kearsten Ashline 7 saves Seton Catholic 3, Willsboro 1 Seton: Peyton Falb 2 goals; Clara Giroux 1 goal; Maddison Murnane 2 assists; Kelli Ryan 6 saves Wills: Kathryn Belzile 1 goal; Kyli Swires 1 assist; Stephanie Blanchard 12 saves Westport 5, Schroon Lake 1 West: Ellie Schwoebel 2 goals, 1 assist; Brendee Russell 1 goal, 1 assist; Emily Rascoe 1 goal; Talite Malafu 1 goal; Lucy Misarski 1 assist; Hannah Looby 6 saves Elizabethtown-Lewis 2, Seton Catholic 0 ELCS: Kylee Cassavaugh 1 goal, 1 assist; Emily Morris 1 goal; Kearsten Ashline 10 saves Seton: Kelli Ryan 17 saves Lake Placid 7, Willsboro 1 LPCS: Adele Jesmer 2 goals; Payton Barney 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 saves; Kendra Manning 1 goal, 1 assist; Liza Marinis 1 goal, 1 assist; Alexa Whitney 1 goal; Liz Leff 1 assist, 2 saves; Samantha Barney 1 goal; Brooke Reid 1 assist Wills: Kyli Swires 1 goal; Gabbi Yeager 1 assist; Stephanie Blanchard 14 saves Saranac 3, AuSable Valley 1 SCS: Kayla Naper 1 goal, 1 assist; Amy LoTemplio 1 goal; Summer Gillespie 1 goal; Emily Heywood 2 assists; Jamie Favreau 8 saves AVCS: Maddison Rondeau 1 goal; Bryce Douglass 4 saves, Nichole Pulsifer 5 saves Minerva/Newcomb 6, Westport 2 West: Emily Rascoe 2 goals; Brendee Russell 1 assist; Hannah Looby 4 saves

Gymnastics Plattsburgh High at Peru, 5:30 p.m.

Boys soccer

Friday, Oct. 12 Football Peru at Moriah, 7:30 p.m.

Beekmantown at AuSable Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Volleyball

AuSable Valley at Peru, 5 p.m.

Plattsburgh High at Moriah, 5 p.m.

Seth Swires of Willsboro scored two goals in the Warriors win against Seton Catholic last week.

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Elizabethtown-Lewis 1, Willsboro 0 ELCS: Isaiah Turner 1 goal; Brody Hooper 1 assist; Zach LaPier 5 saves Wills: Dakoda Latford 10 saves AuSable Valley 2, Plattsburgh High 1, OT AVCS: Jacob Montefusco 1 goal; John Goodnough 1 goal; Nate Casey 1 assist; Elias Smith 1 assist; Joshua Taylor 5 saves PHS: Nick Dodd 1 goal; Brooks Kelly 1 assist; Rob Knowles 5 saves Beekmantown 1, Saranac Lake 0 BCS: Adam Goldfarb 1 goal; Nick Danussi 1 assist; Matt LaClair 7 saves SLCS: Oliver Holmes 7 saves Willsboro 3, Seton Catholic 2, OT Wills: Seth Swires 2 goals; Sam Politi 1 goal, 1 assist; Nolan Murphy 1 assist; Brandon Porter 1 assist; Dakoda Latford 17 saves Seton: Chris Kustos 1 goal; Keegan Frenyea 1 goal; Kaden Baugh 2 assists; Keagen Briggs 10 saves

Saranac 0-0-0-0 0 Peru 7-17-21-6 51 PCS: Blake Altizer 6-10, 181 yards, 3 TD; Tim Remillard 16 rush-200 yards, 3 TD; Rivelino Hendircks 1 rush-79 yards, 1TD; Nick Uliva 1 rec51 yards, 1TD; Zane Bazzano 1 rec-45 yards, 1TD; Bret Boyer 2 rec-31 yards, 1 TD; Hunter Bruno 1 INT SCS: Zach Lareau 1-1, 18 yards; Paul Herrera 6 rush-30 yards; Ethan Goslin 24 yards total offense; Michael Bernardi 10 rush-27 yards; Tanner

AuSable Valley at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

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Boys soccer

Football

Girls soccer

Saranac at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

Beekmantown at Plattsburgh High, 6:30 p.m.

Lake Placid at Ticonderoga, 4:30 p.m.

Seton Catholic at Moriah, 4:30 p.m.

Willsboro at Chazy, 6 p.m.

Schroon Lake at Keene, 4:30 p.m.

Plattsburgh High 25-20-25-25 Saranac Lake 17-25-23-16 PHS: Kadijah Brown 8 kills; Taylor Witkiewicz 4 aces, 5 kills; Samantha Martin 5 kills; Kayla Dragoon 27 assists Saranac Lake: Emily Fountain 9 assists; Samantha Martin 8 aces, 4 digs; Sarah Parker 5 digs; Kylie Sapone 7 assists; Shannon Stevens 8 digs, 6 kills; Nicole Viscardo 4 aces, 3 kills

Elizabethtown-Lewis 4, Lake Placid 0 ELCS: Brody Hooper 1 goal, 1 assist; Isaiah Turner 1 goal; Will Tomkins 1 goal; Caleb Denton 1 goal; Charlie Huttig 1 assist; Joel Morris 1 assist; Zach LaPier 12 saves Willsboro: Chris Kordziel 10 saves

Saranac Lake at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Peru at Saranac, 4:30 p.m.

Plattsburgh High at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Westport at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m.

Chazy at Willsboro, 4:30 p.m.

Elizabethtown-Lewis at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Keene at Schroon Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

AuSable Valley 25-25-23-25 Peru 10-11-25-14 AVCS: Noelle Miller 10 kills, 3 blocks; Mirissa OʼNeill 8 aces; Belle OʼToole 10 assists, 5 digs; Alexandra Lincoln 20 digs Peru: Lea Perry 11 assists; Brooke Wyand 10 digs; Brittany Kelso 4 kills

Northern Adirondack 1, Westport 0 NAC: Darian Velasquez 1 goal; Brady Smart 1 assist; Dan Burger 3 saves West: Sam Napper 25 saves

Thursday, Oct. 11

Saranac at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m.

Peru at Plattsburgh High, 4:30 p.m.

Saranac Lake at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

Beekmantown at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

OʼToole 16 assists SCS: Ashley Byerley 4 aces, 3 kills; Sara Wood 10 kills, 3 aces

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Volleyball Northeastern Clinton 25-25-29 Lake Placid 21-20-27 NCCS: Brianna McCoy 10 kills; Ellen Reid 10 digs, 5 kills; Amanda Tallon 25 assists; Emily Norris 18 digs, 10 kills; Stephanie LaValley 13 digs LPCS: Brenna Garrett 3 aces, 3 kills; Lindsey Howe 8 kills; Carleigh Garrett 7 assists; Serina Hayes 9 assists; Taylor Maiorca 5 digs AuSable Valley 25-25-22-25 Saranac 17-18-25-16 AVCS: Miranda Sheffer 5 aces, 4 kills; Noelle Miller 13 kills, 2 blocks; Mirissa OʼNeill 5 kills; Lindsay Brown 5 kills; Shelby Burgeois 5 kills; Belle

Rascoe 1 INT Moriah 0-0-14-6 20 Beekmantown 7-7-15-0 29 BCS: Zackary Myers 6-9, 66 yards, 1 TD, 15 yards rushing; Devin Fressette 11 rush, 90 yards, 2 TD; Haydin Fountain 1 INT; Quenton Barber 79yard kickoff return TD Plattsburgh High 0-0-0-6 6 Saranac Lake 14-23-13-0 50 SLCS: Matt Phelan 9-12, 101 yards, 2 TD, 8 rush-89 yards; Trent Fitzgerald 2-2, 44 yards, 12 yards rushing; Seth Pickreign 4 rush, 88 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; Guy Grebe 51 rush yards, 1 TD; Craig Leahy 28 rush yards, 1 TD; Lance Ackerson 8 rush-27 yards, 2 TD; Kevin Morgan 50 receiving yards, 2 TD; Michael Burpoe 39 receiving yards PHS: DʼAndre Lemeiux 6-8, 24 yards, 7 rush29 yards, 1 TD; Shaun Shea 42 rush yards; Jonas Miller 15 rush-41 yards AuSable Valley 0-6-0-0 6 Ticonderoga 7-14-14-7 42 AVCS: Kodie Simpson 59 pass yards, 28 rush yards; Dillon Savage 20 rush-86 yards, 1 TD; Michael Thompson 26 total yards; Sultan Siklandar 26 total yards Tupper Lake 6-0-0-0 6 FA 13-21-8-0 43 TLCS: Mitch Keniston 5-11, 48 yards, 10 yards rushing; Elliott Kerst 19 yards rushing, 1 TD; Tyler Minogue 11 rush-35 yards; Nich Borbeau 40 yard reception

Swimming AuSable Valley 107, Moriah 59 AVCS wins: 200 medley relay (Tonie Cross, Emily McCormick, Alexis Provost, Leigh-Ann Wenzel); 200 free (Emily McCormick); 200 IM (Lydia Brown); 50 free (Alexis Provost); 100 butterfly (Lydia Brown); 100 free (Emily McCormick); 500 free (Alexis Provost); 200 free relay (Lydia Brown, Taylor Lincoln, Alexis Provost, Emily Wood); 100 breaststroke (Emily Wood); 400 free relay (Tonie Cross, Jasmine Hall, Haley Sprague, Megan Zmijewski, pictured)

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The history of hunting in the Adirondacks

At first glance, the only evidence it was a buck were some big tines sticking out of the tall grass. Later I got a better glimpse of him, as he ran off in the distance.

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ccording to The Hunter's Aim: The Cultural Politics of American Sport Hunters, 1880-1910 written by Daniel Justin Herman, “sport hunting in the United States reached its pinnacle in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Between 1865 and 1900, no less than thirty-nine weekly and monthly American journals were devoted to field sports, including Forest and Stream, The American Sportsman, The American Field, Outdoor Life, Recreation, Outing, and Turf Field, and Farm.”

Herman explains, “Hunting was the most ubiquitous of American field sports….and the most symbolically charged.

Simply put, to hunt in the Gilded Age was to define oneself as American while simultaneously defining oneself too as an equal of English aristocrats.”

“Ironically, as sport hunting in the United States peaked around the turn of the century, native game populations were plummeting. By the time the western "frontier" had been tamed; the industrial revolution was in full swing and the U.S. population was rapidly turning more urban and industrial rather than rural and agrarian.”

Hunting proved to be important means of subsistence for settlers, even as agriculture cane to define civilization. In the colonial era, hunters were considered barbaric, backwards backwoodsmen, who were not far removed from the Native Americans.

Civilized men were expected to spend their time toiling on the farm or working in a factory. Modern men were more likely involved in the burgeoning progresses of the Industrial Revolution. This divide, which occurred at the turn of the last century, continues to haunt shooting sports to this day.

To a degree, the divide affected big game hunting the most, and today, it deer hunting is largely considered a blue-collar pursuit, while the more polished sportsmen prefer to hunt elk, quail and pheasant.

Despite a host of social and economic divides, shooting sports continue to provide the American public with a valuable connection to the past. Additionally, our long heritage of hunting and fishing pursuits are directly responsible for the preservation of wildlife and the continued conservation of the wild places they inhabit.

Herman concluded, ”sport hunting became a quintessentially American sport in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…as it offered a way to recapture an imagined past…and defined Americanness.”

In current times, as Americans continue to adjust to the rapid changes brought on by the advent of instant communications, and the uncertainties of the many modern day political, social and economic upheaval; it will be traditional consumptive sports such as hunting and angling that provide the population with an important a grounding influence.

In an increasingly artificial world, where virtual reality is nearly as prevalent as the real thing, it will be the folks with boots on the ground that offer this country it’s best and last chance to hold onto the foundations of a proud society.

Adirondack Big Game Hunting

Historically, the vast landmass encompassing the current Park wasn’t formally labeled the Adirondacks until 1837. Prior to that time, a British map from 1761 referred to the land simply as ‘Deer Hunting Country’. It seems times haven’t

changed as much as the names.

Despite the lack of a formal name, it is believed the region once provided a traditional route for native peoples of the Algonquin, Abenaki and Mohawk nations, who traveled through it for centuries.

The land was likely used for hunting, trapping, fishing and trade, but there is little evidence of the establishment of permanent Indian settlements. However, it is believed that Native People maintained seasonal villages for hunting, fishing and even agricultural purposes.

Although New York State initiated regulations restricting the harvest of Whitetail Deer in 1788, which limited the harvest to a season spanning from August until December, the laws were rarely enforced.

In the years following the Civil War, an energetic and ever burgeoning, East Coast populace discovered the Adirondacks.

In their efforts to escape the summer heat and eternal urban grime, they vacated the cities, and retreated to the cool confines of the Great North Woods. They were called ‘vacationers’, and soon the fabulous resorts and Great Camps were built to accommodate them.

The rush north was greatly aided by several publications that painted a rather rosy image of the benefits of wilderness travel. Initially, the notorious Adirondack black flies received very little ink.

When Rev. William H. H. Murray published Adventures in the Wilderness in 1869, the book brought a ground swell of urbanites to the to the Adirondacks in the movement that became known as ‘Murray’s Rush.’

Increasingly, travelers that included Murrays Fools came to hunt and fish during their vacation, and the demand for competent woodsmen fostered the development of a network of Adirondack guides. The manly pursuits of hunting, fishing and camping were extremely popular among urban dwellers, and the Adirondacks beckoned.

In the years after the Civil War until the turn of the century, over three dozen national magazines were published to satisfy the demand for sporting journals. Many publications, including Forest and Stream advocated for the preservation and restoration of native species such as moose, black bear and beaver, while others endorsed efforts to stock elk, buffalo, Russian Boar and a host of exotic big game species.

A few of these original sporting journals are still in publication today, including The American Sportsman, Outdoor Life, and Field and Stream.

As fish and game stocks began to become depleted, The New York State Forest Commission enacted game laws for the Adirondacks with defined seasons, take limits and a specified means of harvest in order to protect the natural resources.

According to Adirondack Wilderness: A Story of Man and Nature by Jane Eblen Keller, the New York Deer Hunting Season was reduced to two deer per person from August 15 until October 15, in1895.

Jacklighting of deer was finally banned in 1897, and following a five-year prohibition in 1899, the hounding of deer was banned permanently in 1904.

At the time, the science of game management was a relatively new concept. However, the extinction of such prolific species as Passenger Pigeons, and the near demise of the American Bison, sounded a national alarm. The unprotected and unwarranted hunting of game species simply for sport was considered a national calamity.

In the Adirondacks, and elsewhere, game seasons were established, and restocking efforts were initiated to restore beaver, black bear and to ensure the survival of a greatly diminished whitetail deer herd.

In 1926, hunters were required to purchase a hunting license, and the hunting season was reduced to just a month from October 16 until November 15. However, Adirondack hunters were still harvesting between seven and twelve thousand deer throughout the 1920’s and 30’s.

Due to ongoing conservations efforts, the Adirondack deer herd expanded and annual harvests topped out in 1954, when hunters took 10,192 bucks, which remains the annual record.

However, in 1969 three hard winters in seccession reduced the deer population by half when the animals couldn't forage beneath the deep snows. The decline occurred when much of the Forest Preserve had a lot of even-aged stands with little undergrowth, that were inhospitable to deer.

A sudden scarcity of whitetails was evident in 1968, when hunters harvested only 8,383 bucks in the Adirondacks, and by 1971, they managed a take of only 2,907 whitetails.

By the end of the '70's decade, the Department of Environmental Conservation estimated the Adirondack deer herd conisted of less than 30,000 animals due to a series of hard winters and the lack of suitable habitat.

Currently, wildlife biologists indicate the deer herd has rebounded quite well and estimates of current deer populations in a range between sixty and eighty thousand animals.

Like most deer hunters, I ask that at least one buck passes my way during the open season. Anything beyond that would be purely a bonus.

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

Giant Mountain from Owl Head lookout near Elizabethtown.

Photo by Shaun Kittle

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t only took 10 minutes for the view to disappear, 10 minutes for the bright autumn leaves decorating Giant Mountain to be enveloped in a cloud of mist. I witnessed the spectacle from the rocks of Owl Head lookout, and eagerly watched as the sunlight became a filtered haze of its former self and the wind picked up, causing glistening, mote-sized droplets of water to dance before me.

“This is why I do this,” I thought as the mist continued along the range, consuming Rocky Peak Ridge.

“This is something worth beholding.”

For me, a nice view is simply a destination, a milestone along a trip through the woods. The 2.5 mile trail to Owl Head lookout is interesting in its own right.

With its little waterfalls, wooden bridges, open hemlock-dominated forests and mossy ravine, it is about as scenic as anyone could ask for. But, as much as I enjoyed the journey, it is that one moment, when everything changed, that stands out to me the most.

I have been asked what it is about nature that appeals to me, why I would rather take to a trail than a shopping mall, especially on a rainy day, and the answer is never a simple one. It is a fair question, for sure, but an honest response is multi-tiered—I go into the forest to learn, to challenge myself, to gain perspective and to relax. But there was something that came before all of that, something the mist-shrouded mountains reminded me of—a sense of discovery.

From my first memories of the outdoors to my latest outing, I have found that there is always a feeling of exploration and adventure in the forest, even on some of our most well-worn paths. It is why, I think, so many people are drawn to nature, and why some of us feel the need to return to it as often as possible.

It is true that people enter the woods for different reasons—scientists seek to study it, climbers to scale it, hunters to stalk it and artists to emulate it. Regardless of the activity, that thing that keeps a person busy, the goal remains the same—to experience that one moment in time when something extraordinary occurs. It could be spotting a rare Bicknell’s thrush in the krummholz on Algonquin or being the first to climb the new slide on Upper Wolf Jaw. It might be taking down a buck after tracking it for hours through the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest or finally getting the colors right in that painting of a perfect mountain sunset over Osgood Pond.

I think about all of this as I watch the mist travel through the valley toward Lake Champlain. I think about how fortunate I feel to be the only one on Owl Head this day, and then I think about how important it is to have this land available for everyone to enjoy. It enriches lives, it calms nerves, and it’s great exercise.

Yes, we might think differently about the activities we pursue, but in the end we are all seeking, and fighting to protect, the same thing.

As I left the trailhead and came around a bend on Route 9N, what I saw compelled me to pull over—a rainbow was straddling the road in a great, prismatic arch. As I admired it a man came out of a nearby house and stood in his front lawn, head tilted toward the sky, and a rider on a motorcycle soon stopped and joined me on the shoulder of the road. No one spoke, for we had each found the natural wonder on our own, and even though we shared that moment, that feeling of discovery still belonged to each one of us.

Shaun Kittle

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LAKE PLACID — Sculpture Techniques 1, Paper Mache Classes, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9 a.m.-noon. $80.

Tuesday, Oc t. 9 Friday,Oc t. 5 ELIZABETHTOWN — Adirondack Farmers' Market, Behind Adirondack Center Museum, 7590 Main Street, 9 a.m.1 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Ursula Wyatt Trudeau “A little on the Wild Side” Exhibit opening, The Adirondack Artists Guild, 52 Main Street, 5-7 p.m. 891-2615.

SARANAC LAKE — “The B-Side” Opening reception, NorthWind Fine Art Gallery, 36 Broadway, 5-7 p.m.

UPPER JAY — Open House to Benefit the Wells Memorial library, at the Irene-flooded and now restored Upper Jay home of Jeanne Nichols, 12215 NYS Route 9N, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — The Last 5 years to be performed, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8 p.m. $20 or $18 for members. 523-2512.

Saturday,Oc t. 6 PAUL SMITHS — Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walks, Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center, 8023 New York 30. 8:30 a.m. $20. 327-6241.

TUPPER LAKE — OkTUPPERfest, Big Tupper Ski Area, 485 Big Tupper Rd, $5 or $20 per car load, 359-3328.

WILLSBORO — CATS volunteer trail clearing project, Willsboro Recreational Park, Route 22. 962-2287.

AUSABLE CHASM — Tour of Underground Railroad Sites in Keeseville and Peru, Bus leaves North Star Underground Railroad Museum,1131 Mace Chasm Rd, 9:30 a.m. $10, $5 for kids, 834-5180.

UPPER JAY — Music Appreciation for Ages 3 to 6, Wells

Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

LAKE PLACID — “A breath Away” book reading and signing with Jeanne Selander Miller, The Book Store Plus, 2491 Main Street, noon-2 p.m. 523-2950.

LAKE PLACID — “Adirondack Mysteries and Other Mountain Tales to Lake Placid” group author book signing event, The Book Store Plus, 2491 Main Street, 3-5 p.m. 5232950.

ESSEX — Barn Dance, Black Kettle Farm, Corner of Cook and Learning Road, 5:30 p.m. Lakesideschoolinessex.com.

ESSEX — “The Swell Season” documentary screening, Whallonsburg Grange Hall, corner of Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road, 8 p.m. $5.

WESTPORT — Bingo for the Depot, Depot Theater, 6705 Main Street, 5-7 p.m. $5. www.depottheatre.org.

KEENE VALLEY — Reel Rock 7 Film Tour, Keene Arts Playhouse in the Old Methodist Church, Route 73, LAKE PLACID — The Last 5 years to be performed, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8 p.m. $20 or $18 for members. 523-2512.

Sunday,Oc t. 7 LAKE PLACID — Hohenfels Trombone Quartet to perform the Lake Placid Pub & Brewery Oktoberfest, 1-3:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — The Last 5 years to be performed, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8 p.m. $20 or $18 for members. 523-2512.

Monday, Oc t. 8 LAKE PLACID — Life Drawing Classes, Lake Placid Cen-

ESSEX — War of 1812 multimedia presentation, Essex Community Church, 2306 Main Street, 7:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Intro to Improv. Comedy Classes, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8-10 p.m. $80.

Wednesday, Oc t. 10 PAUL SMITHS — Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walks, Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center, 8023 New York 30. 8:30 a.m. $20. 327-6241.

LAKE PLACID — LPCA Green Market Wednesday, Lake Placid Center for the Arts Annex Building, 17 Algonquin Way. 10 a.m.-1p.m. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidFarmersMarket.com.

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

Thursday, Oc t. 11 ESSEX — New Ecumenical Women’s Video Bible Study, Essex Community Church, 2306 Main Street, 963-7924.

LAKE PLACID — Computer Basics for Beginners, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, 9 a.m.-noon. 5233200.

LAKE PLACID — Internet and e-mail Computer Basics, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, 1-4 p.m. 5233200.

Friday,Oc t. 12 LAKE PLACID — Adult comedy night: Second City for President to be performed, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8 p.m. $20. 523-2512.

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PAUL SMITHS — Teddy Roosevelt Bird Walks, Paul Smith's College Visitor Interpretive Center, 8023 New York 30. 8:30 a.m. $20. 327-6241.

LAKE PLACID — Sculpture Techniques 1, Paper Mache Classes, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 9 a.m.-noon. $80.

SARANAC — 22nd Annual Saranac United Methodist Women's Craft and Flea Fair, Saranac United Methodist Church, Route 3, 10 a.m.-4p.m. 293-8142 LAKE PLACID — Painting Stained Glass Classes, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $160.

KEESEVILLE — Harvest Dinner to benefit United Way, Knights of ColumbusRoute 9 South, 4-7 p.m. 834-4689. $10, kids under 5 eat free.

CHAMPLAIN — Square Dancing, North Eastern Central School Middle School Cafeteria, 103 Route 276, 7:3010 p.m.298-4599.

ESSEX — Pastures of Plenty: Music of and Inspired by Woody Guthrie, Whallonsburg Grange Hall, 1610 NYS Route 22 at Whallons Bay Road, 7:30 p.m. $12.

LAKE PLACID — L’Elisir d’Amore to be shown in Met:Live HD series, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8 p.m. $18 or $18 for members. 523-2512.

LAKE PLACID — TuTu Tea Party, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 8 p.m. $15. 523-2512.

Sunday,Oc t. 14 LAKE PLACID — Pinnocchio to be performed, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Way, 2 p.m. $10.

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ESSEX — Essex County Democratic Committee candidate celebration, home of Peter & Mary Schultz, 2775 Essex Road, 3-5 p.m. 963-7419 or 963-7216.

SARANAC — 3-D Farm Horse Show, 190 Nashville Rd, 10 a.m. http://facebook.com/3-DFarm. $15.

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SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served and SSNY shall mail process to c/o Gerald F. Stack, Esq., Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, One Park Place, 300 South State Street, Syracuse, NY 13202-2078.

Purpose: any business permitted under law.

VN-9/15-10/20/126TC-27496 ----------------------------WHITEFACE LODGE 325 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/24/12. Office Location: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 2276 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid, NY 12946.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on September 14, 2012.

NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Essex County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 90 Fir Way, Unit 56, Lake Placid, New York 12946.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

VN-9/22-10/27/126TC-20535 ----------------------------KEENE CENTRAL SCHOOL is now accepting bids for snow plowing for the 2012-13 school year.

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a sealed envelope by October 10, 2012 to: Keene Central School PO Box 67 Keene Valley, NY 12943 vn-9/29-10/6/12-2TC20545 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JMC ADIRONDACK BUILDERS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/11/12. Office location: Essex County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Joseph Cantanucci, 30 Dix Lane, Schroon Lake, New York 12870. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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missioners will conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed 2013 Fire District Budget on Tuesday October 16, 2012 at 7:00 PM with regular meeting scheduled to follow at the Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, Westport, New York.

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners Westport Fire District/s/ Robin E. Crandall, Secretary September 27, 2012 VN-10/6/12-1TC20572 ----------------------------P U B L I C AT I O N NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY First: The name of the limited liability company is Towards Excellence, LLC (hereinafter referred to as the Company ).

Second: The Articles of Organization of the Company were filed with the Secretary of State on September 13, 2012.

Third: The office of

the Company is located in Essex County.

Fourth: The Secretary of State has been designated as Agent upon whom process against the Company may be served.

The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail process is c/o the Company, 43 Round Top Lane, Keene, New York 12942.

Fifth: The Company does not have a specific date of dissolution beyond the events of dissolution set forth in Section 701 of the Limited Liability Company Law. Sixth: The purpose of the business of the Company is to engage in any business permitted by law.

V N - 1 0 / 6 - 11 / 1 0 / 1 2 6TC-20575 ----------------------------LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that there will be a Public Hearing for the 2013 Lewis Fire District Budget on the 16th day of October, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Lewis Fire House, 14 Firehouse Lane, Lewis NY. A

copy of the budget is available at the Lewis Town Hall.

Lewis Fire District Board of Commissioners Linda Maltzan, Secretary VN-10/6/12-1TC20582 ----------------------------LEGAL NOTICE ESSEX FIRE DISTRICT #1 ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING Please be advised that the Budget Hearing for the District’s 2012 Budget will be held on Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at the Fire House on Rte 22, at 7pm. Copies of the proposed budget are on file at the Town Clerk’s office and can also be viewed before the hearing. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Barbara Kunzi, secretary.

VN-10/6/12-1TC20584 ----------------------------LEGAL NOTICE The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Willsboro will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October

16th, 2012, 7:00pm, at the Willsboro Town Hall, to hear the request of: Gerard & Marla Salem with a project site at 546 Point Road (Tax Map # 21.13-3-1.100), in the RL-1 district, for a retaining wall Members of the public are encouraged to attend or send comments in writing to the secretary.

Secretary PO Box 370, 5 Farrell Road Willsboro, NY 12996 dptytownclerk@willex. com VN-10/6/12-1TC20585 ----------------------------PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Public Hearing for the 2013 Budget for the Elizabethtown Fire District will be Tuesday, October 16th at 7 PM at the Fire House, 22 Woodruff Street, Elizabethtown.

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WANTED TO BUY BUYING EVERYTHING! FURS, Coins, Gold, Antiques, Watches, Silver, Art, Diamonds."The Jewelers Jeweler Jack" 1-917-696-2024

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BOATS 1977 156 GLASTRON Boat with 70 HP Johnson motor, with trailer, excellent condition. $3000. 518-359-8605 ONONDAGA US Treasury Dept.

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October 6, 2012 MOTORCYCLES 1989 YAMAH Virago runs good $1250; 2003 Hyosung runs good, $2000.

Please call 518-962-4394 2002 HONDA VTX 1800, mint condition, many extras, $5000. 518-492-2348 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883 Mint condition. 11,000 miles.

Many extras incl. new battery, removable luggage rack, back rest & windshield. 518-946-8341. $4,500 2010 HONDA STATELINE 1200 Miles, Black, 1312cc $8,500 518-569-8170

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

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

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

2009 HORNET HIDEOUT 30BHS Queen bedroom, large bunks, large slideout, very good condition. Located in Lewis, NY (518) 586-1965 $16,900.00

You can’t escape the buys in the Classifieds!

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Cash $1,500

Offer Ends 1/2/13

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MSRP $33,640 Ford Retail Cust. Cash $2,500 FMCC Bonus Cust. Cash $500* Ford Bonus Customer Cash $500 Dealer Discount $1,650

MSRP $20,965 Ford Retail Cust. Cash $2,000 Dealer Discount $572

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Offer Ends 1/2/13

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MSRP $36,480 Ford F150 5.0L Bonus Cash $500 Ford Retail Cust. Cash $2,000 Ford Trade Assist Cash1 $1,000 FMCC Customer Bonus Cash $1,000 Dealer Discount $1,345

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Route 9 Elizabethtown, NY

Dealer #7085874

518-873-6389

Certified

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CHEVY TRAVERSE LT

CHEVY CRUZE LS

222

*#

PER MON MONTH NTH

• Stk. #CR212 • AWD • Remote Startt • Trailer Pkg. • Fully Loaded • OnStar • XM Radio

35 MPG G

SILVERADO 1500 EXT CAB 4X4 LS

352

$

• Stk Stk. k. #CS6 • Fully ll Loaded L d d • HD Trailer Pkg. • OnStar • XM Radio

ALL NEW

• Stk Stk. k. #CS2 ully ll Loaded L d d • Fully • XM Radio • OnStar

$

*#

PER MONTH

CHEVY VOLT

*#

PER MONTH

• Stk. #CS40 • Navigation avigation • Fully ully Loaded • OnStar nStar • XM M Radio

MALIBU ECO

309

356

$

368

$

*#

PER MONTH 92 MPG G

CHEVY EQUINOX AWD

*#

PER MONTH

• Stk. #CS41 • LT Pkg. Pkk • Fully Loaded • OnStar • XM Radio

38 MPG G

351

$

*#

PER MONTH 34 MPG G

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

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• Stk. #CR190 • Automatic i • Fully Loaded • OnStar • XM Radio

$

CHECK OUT THESE HOT SUMMER SAVINGS ON THESE QUALITY USED VEHICLES. 2011 Chevy Tahoe LT

2012 Chevy Malibu LT

2009 Chevy 2500 LT Diesel 4x4

2010 Dodge Caliber SXT

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AM280A, Fully Loaded, XM Radio, OnStar, Moonroof

CR203A, Fully Loaded, OnStar & XM Radio

CP230, Fully Loaded

$36,880

29,880 OR $464/MO*

2001 Chevy Tracker 4x4

20,880 OR $318/MO* 2010 Dodge Calibur SXT

2006 Chevy 1500 Ext. Cab 4x4 LT

14,986 OR $228/MO* 2012 Chevy Impala LT

CR221A, ZR2, Auto, Fully Loaded! Low, Low Miles!

AM307A, Fully Loaded

CR220A, Heated Leather Seats, OnStar, XM Radio, Fully Loaded!

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

6,975 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT

13,800 OR $215/MO* 2005 Chevy Cobalt LS

$

CP254A, Fully Loaded, Stow N Go!

$

10,980 OR $191/MO*

$

13,860 OR $261/MO* 2009 Chevy Cobalt LT $

CR218B

$

6,960 OR $135/MO*

*Tax not included. †10,000 miles per year, 39 month lease. All leases approved

by ALLY. Must have a FICO Credit Score of 700 or more.

CR134B, 4 Dr., Fully Loaded

$

10,875 OR $189/MO*

$

$

19,480 OR $312/MO*

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