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Westport-based artist Erin C. Hall works on a painting at her studio at the General Composites building on Route 9N. In recent months, Hall’s art classes for young learners have generated substantial buzz in the community.

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Saranac Lake farm seeks agricultural district designation

By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE Ñ Once known as the Blooming Valley, the stretch between Saranac Lake and Bloomingdale was the regionÕ s original farming base.

Now a couple wants to help bring it back.

But first, they need to ensure they have government support, a measure that will come once their 10-acre operation is granted agricultural district designation status.

HiBar Ranch owners Mike and Lori Davis presented the idea to Essex County lawmakers at a public hearing in December, the first such pitch in four years.

Lawmakers unanimously approved the measure last week and it’s expected to sail through the countyÕ s remaining procedural hurdles early next month.

After that, the measure will get kicked up to the state for final approval.

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The HiBar Ranch in Saranac Lake has applied for inclusion in the county’s agricultural district, a measure that will provide protections as they continue to grow their organic farming operation.

Pictured above: A pair of horses feed on a recent winter afternoon.

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ST. ARMAND — Supervisor Charles Whitson left the town hall, steered his truck down River Road, cut the engine, got out and motioned toward the soon-to-be-completed pump station, just one component of the townÕ s emerging wastewater treatment plant, the crown jewel in the countyÕ s ongoing infrastructure projects.

The $4.5 million project is the largest ever tackled by this town in the northwest corner of the county.

The Bloomingdale wastewater treatment system had been failing for years.

Originally constructed by the former village in 1985 to rectify direct sewer collection system discharges to Sumner Brook, the town has struggled with compliance issues and state mandates for years.

Take clogs, for example.

The pump station is located at the lowest point in town.

Waste from the 266 users in the hamlet currently runs downhill through sewage lines across Route 3 before arriving at the lone pump, a concrete cylinder.

Problems bubble up when residents discard unwanted objects into the system, which kills the motors.

Each time the motors stop, a buzzer sounds. Residents pick up their phones and a town official — sometimes Whitson himself Ñ trudges down to the site to unclog the system.

He did so on New YearÕ s Day, and again on a recent frigid morning when he attempted to pry open a manhole to show a reporter.

But the metal door was frozen shut, illustrating the profound frustration of the status quo.

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The New York State Theatre Education Association held its 18th Annual Student Conference on the weekend of Jan. 9-11 at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, New York. Four students from Keene Central School attended, the fifth year the district has participated: Evella Tsermaa (senior), Liza Amirault (junior), Brianna Joannette (junior) and Elaina Smith (sophomore). The event is designed to create an opportunity for 800 high school students across the state to come together for a full weekend of learning and peer interaction.

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Woodswoman author, conservationist LaBastille to be honored

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ While Anne LaBastille dedicated her life working to raise awareness to reduce the human footprint on nature, after she died, she left a giant one on the hearts of just about everyone.

To celebrate the Wadhams-based author and ecologistÕ s career, a group of photographers and musicians will honor the woodswoman with a pair of concerts at the Hand House in Elizabethtown on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

The multimedia event will see photographs from a trio of renowned wildlife photographers Ñ Carl Heilman II, Mark Bowie and Shaun Heffernan Ñ displayed while Ricochet Duo, a marimba-piano outfit, performs a series of compositions written exclusively for the occasion.

Event organizer and former neighbor Rose Chancler said LaBastille, who died in 2011, inspired an entire generation of women with her do-it-yourself attitude paired with a profound passion for conservation and education.

Leslie Surprenant was LaBastilleÕ s long-time friend and currently serves as the executrix of her estate.

The award-winning writer and Adirondack Park Agency Commissioner, she said, was also an important role model for women facing challenging circumstances in life.

Although LaBastille chose to make home base a tiny log cabin without electricity or running water Ñ it was donated to the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake last year Ñ the New

Jersey native frequently traveled the world to bring awareness to environmental degradation and to help create wildlife preserves, including pioneering work in Latin America. Ò I am hoping to bring together the people that knew her right here,” said Chancler. “She became very well-known around here.Ó Plans for the event, which debuted last summer in Lake Placid to a sold-out crowd, are still being fine-tuned.

“We’re weaving together a biographical look at her really interesting family background and her accomplishments,Ó said Surprenant. Ò ItÕ s something that IÕ m doing to keep her legacy alive.”

Photographer Mark Bowie said it was an honor to be selected to present images in conjunction with the event.

He first learned of the local hero after reading a National Geographic spread in the early-1970s.

His contributions include images of mountains, woods and water. Ò The three iconic looks of the Adirondacks,Ó he said. Ò They really wanted to show the landscape Anne had helped preserve and had a large influence on her.”

Bowie said as a photographer, seeing his work sync up perfectly with a musical production is like a Ò dream come true.Ó LaBastille’s memory also lives on in the Woodswoman Memorial Scholarship at Cornell University and in the Adirondack Writing CenterÕ s Anne LaBastille Memorial Writer Residency Program.

“She’s leaving quite a legacy,” said Surprenant.

Famed Adirondack conservationist and author Anne LaBastille will be honored with a series of multimedia concerts at the Hand House in Elizabethtown on Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m. and Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. For reservations, call 962-2949. Visit pianobynature.org for more information.

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Essex County employees to get HIPAA refresher in the year ahead

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County lawmakers have approved a refresher course to bring staffers up to speed on federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations, also known as HIPAA. Public Health Director Linda Beers reported that the department has zeroed in on a $151,000 contract with Ecfirst, an Iowa-based information security company, to train workers and review policies. Ò We could be in better compliance,Ó she told lawmakers.

County Manager Dan Palmer said significant changes came down the HIPAA pike in 2011 and training gaps still need to be filled.

Failure to comply with the mandated regula-

tions safeguarding patient security could result in weighty fines of up to $1.5 million.

“The HIPAA requirements are extensive and there’s no room for latitude,” Palmer explained to the supervisors. “If we’re not in compliance, we will face some very serious fines.”

Palmer said the training would encompass all county departments, including buildings and grounds workers who may stumble into medical info within the scope of their routine activities.

“They can’t even see something, walk over to StewartÕ s and talk about it,Ó he said.

The county put out a request for proposals and four came back.

Ecfirst was the lowest bidder.

Funding for the three-month course has already been included in the 2015 budget, but a cost breakdown by department has not yet been determined, but will likely be charged propor-

tionally like other central services.

Lawmakers unanimously approved the resolution and it’s expected the full board will approve the measure at their full board meeting

next month. Ò The rules are constantly changing,Ó said Beers. Ò Failure is not an option and we will comply.Ó

Slots open on Westport planning, zoning boards

WESTPORT Ñ The Town of Westport has openings on both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals.

The Planning Board meets basically on a monthly basis and the Zoning Board of Appeal meets as issues arise that require action from them.

Those interested in appointment to either of these boards are asked to send a letter of interest to the Westport Town Board, PO Box 465, Westport NY 12993.

For additional information, call the town offices at 962- 4419. Letters of interest will be accepted until Feb. 10.

Ernie’s Market remains open until Jan. 31

WESTPORT — Ernie’s Market in Westport will continue to serve customers until Jan. 31, their last day of business for the winter. They will reopen on April 6.

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ELCS seeks public input on veterans tax exemption

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pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — As the winter gives way to budget season, local school districts across the state are attempting to determine if they will give tax breaks to veterans, a measure made possible in late-2013 after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed off on the expansion of the state’s Real Property Tax Law. Last May, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School (ELCS) took an informal poll during their budget vote to glean info on its possible institution within the district.

Seventy-three percent indicated they would support the measure, reported Superintendent Scott Osborne.

Districts have until March 1 to decide whether or not to offer the exemption for this year. Ò The board wants to make the best informed decision they can,Ó said Osborne.

HOW IT WORKS The exemptions cover three categories — wartime, combat zone and disability — and contain different values for each.

Parents of children killed in action are also eligible.

Districts and municipalities can toggle the maximum limit through a series of levels, from A through K. Essex County Real Property Tax Director Charli Lewis presented the school board a series of options at their meeting earlier this month.

If applied at ELCS, combat veterans could shave $25,000 off the top of their assessments.

Paired with a basic STAR exemption of $30,000, those falling into that category could see a possible $55,000 knocked off a home assessed at $138,400, the district’s average.

Taxpayers who are not veterans will have to make up the difference.

The first of Lewis’ three presented options, Level C, would lead to an increase in eight cents per $1,000 of assessed value for ordinary taxpayers within the district; the second, Level D, 17 cents, and the third, Level K, 24 cents.

This translates to dollar increases of $9.92, $22.37 and $32.06 per non-exempt taxpayer, respectively.

Essex County, in comparison, utilizes Level D, which is in the mid-range.

Towns also permit a partial property tax exemption: Within the district, Elizabethtown is at Level A, the most basic, while Lewis, Westport and Chesterfield utilize Level D. Osborne said if implemented, the state would be paying less STAR, which is capped by the state at two percent of the previous year’s savings.

“Anytime STAR is reduced, the shift goes back to taxpayers in the district,Ó said Lewis.

Within the school district, 123 residents have applied for the veterans exemption for town or county purposes.

Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District is seeking public input on whether to implement the veterans tax exemption. The state has set March 1 as the deadline for the decision.

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BUSY MONTH AHEAD Osborne praised the county tax office for their educational efforts.

“Real Property Tax has been a very good partner helping the board decipher and highlight the impact to the community,Ó he said. “We feel like we have very solid data — we just need to hear some more opinion and feedback from the community.Ó ELCS will hold a public hearing prior to their board meeting on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.

“This is a time to come voice your opinion,” he said.

The district will also hold a joint meeting with Westport Central on Wednesday, Jan. 21 to discuss options for collaboration.

The two boards decided in November to explore the feasibility of sharing transportation and administrative services.

While Osborne doesnÕ t anticipate any action will be taken at Wednesday’s meeting, he envisions it will be a long one in which the board will tackle a series of critical questions.

Ò I told them to bring doughnuts and coffee,Ó he joked. Ò February will be a busy month to be a school board member.Ó

Pickleball comes to Social Center

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Elizabethtown Social Center will sponsor a Pickle-ball Clinic for adults aged 18 and up, Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ELCS Auditorium. Plattsburgh Instructor Wayne Ducatte will teach basic skills and rules of the game. It was designed to be easy to learn and play whether someone is five, eighty-five or somewhere in between. It is traditionally played on a badminton-sized court with paddles. The ball used is similar to a wiffle ball. The lower net and wiffle ball allow the game to be accessible to people of all ages and abilities, while still allowing more competitive players to test their mettle.

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anuary is tax season. Don’t forget the library is a wonderful source for tax forms and tax resources. You can even use the computers in the library to help you with all things income tax. Please remember the librarians are trained, professional librarians Ð not certified public accountants or other tax officials.

The staff can easily guide you to tax resources and the path to the answers to questions, but they can’t help you directly with income tax questions.

My thanks again to Anderson Falls Heritage Society who diligently edited the proofs last week and sent them back to the publisher.

We are now in the final stretch. Our book will be out on March 16. You can now preorder Around Keeseville on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. As I mentioned in a previous column, I will be doing local signings as well.

I received a wonderful email from a reader telling me about his experience seeing a huge bald eagle mid day recently. The eagle was in a

Kyle Page • kmpage1217@charter.net tree and stared eye to eye with the reader before swooping down and flying directly towards and then over the car with the shadow of the wingspan covering the car and both sides of the road.

Just two days after reading that I was on the road heading towards Plattsburgh late Saturday afternoon when a bird flew over the car. Just as it passed over the windshield view, I realized it was a brown body with white head and yellow beak. It was a juvenile bald eagle.

My girlfriend was frustrated as she had missed it until out my window she and I saw a much larger bald eagle glide smoothly and seemingly in slow motion over the lake, a truly stunning and breathtaking sight.

According to the magazine, I mentioned reading last week – there are only around 70,000 bald eagles in the United States with the vast majority of them in Alaska. We are indeed lucky to have such majestic neighbors.

Have a great week and enjoy the beauty of our community.

Essex

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his Saturday night, Jan. 24, the film society presents Ò BoyhoodÓ at the Whallonsburg Grange. This movie was filmed over the course of a dozen years with the same cast, and follows a boy as he grows from a little kid to a teenager.

The critics love this one, with an Oscar or two a pretty good certainty. My son, who generally prefers supernatural shoot Ô em ups, adored this movie, so it should pretty much appeal to everyone. It starts at 7:30 and admission is $6.

The Grange is hosting a Saturday morning play group for very young children up to age five. This is unstructured play, often the best kind, and will be overseen by Gregg V., who teaches at Lakeside School. The play starts at 9:30 and each participant must have a parent or caregiver to accompany them.

IÕ m back in Alabama this week, trying to figure out whether my elderly mother can continue to live in her own house or needs to move into some sort of senior housing. She ought to stop driving, but fights me every inch of the way on going into an apartment.

We hash over the plusses and minuses and then ease the tension by going for a ride in the car, with me driving.

Our favorite destination is a working fishing port just off Mobile Bay, where there are several dockside shops that sell fresh seafood.

Rob Ivy • robhivy@gmail.com They specialize in shrimp, the main catch in that area, but you can also buy excellent Gulf oysters. A recent change in Alabama law requires these shops to sell oysters only by the 22 pound box, about five dozen.

It takes about three days to go through a box if one is diligent. We also made a longer trip to a seafood mecca in Pensacola, Florida, a place so busy police direct traffic in the parking lot.

There a shrimp boats tied up next to this grocery store sized operation, with perhaps 50 employees fileting fish, shucking oysters and weighing crawfish.

You can buy Maine lobsters, Nova Scotia oysters, Chilean sea bass and all sorts of little periwinkles from Prince Edward Island. The prices were unbelievably cheap and the freshness superb, but l was daunted by the crowds and so we came home with only a pound of crab meat.

I made crab cakes and then we continued our discussion of aging safely and gracefully.

Compass Rose to perform

WILLSBORO Ñ Willsboro Coffee House presents Compass Rose, a north country band playing pop, rock, country and blues. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Willsboro Congregational Church, Route 22, at 7 p.m. The cost is $5, and $2 students. There will be refreshments. For information call 963-7772.

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he North Country SPCA would like to thank all our community members who came out Saturday and made our Snowmobile Rally at the Cobble Hill Golf course a success!

The weather conditions were perfect for participants to participate in skiing, snowshoeing and sledding, and a good time was had by all who came. We would also like to thank everyone who donated to our recent canned food drive.

Thanks to you, our shelves are again full, and our furry friends are smiling with full bellies.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

Our featured pet this week is Molly, an Australian Cattle Dog/Hound-mix. Little Miss Molly was an owner surrender who was very frightened of the shelter when she arrived. This timid little sweetheart does not like change and needs a patient and calm home until she can adjust to a new environment and feel comfortable.

Molly is slowly warming up to our staff and

Willsboro

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he weather is still winter-like, but several still came out to the soup and bread and dessert lunch at the United Methodist Church this past Saturday.

They would like to remind the public that they will have two more such lunches on Sat. Feb. 14 and again on March 14. These are held from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the church, so mark your calendar. The proceeds from these events allows the men to assist the youth with some special programing.

This weekend, a group of seven students and two adults will travel to Pennsylvania to attend a powerful production of the story of Moses. This trip provides several first time experiences for these youth that they will remember for a lifetime It is great that the Congo Church is once again having their coffeehouse gatherings. The first one will be held on Jan. 24 starting at 7 p.m.

They will be featuring the North Country Band Compass Rose. These provide a great evening out during these winter months. They do have refreshments for sale at these events and I believe the admission is $5.

The public election season really never stops, as now we are gearing up for local elections this coming fall. Willsboro has four seats to run for their elected offices.

The parties are reaching out to any interested persons that would like to run for supervisor,

On Campus Canton’s recognize student achievements

CANTON Ñ Students are being recognized for their outstanding achievement at SUNY Canton during the fall 2014 semester.

Among the students to earn the highest academic honor at SUNY Canton were: Hunter J. Mowery, a Management major from Elizabethtown.

He graduated from Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School in 2012.

Ben M. Breckenridge, a Powersports Performance and Repair major from Essex (12936). He graduated from Willsboro Central High School in 2010.

Zachary E. Hathaway, a Management major from Jay (12941).

He graduated from AuSable Valley Central School in 2006.

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Sierra Wimett, a Veterinary Technology major from Lewis. She graduated from Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School.

Aimee E. Savarie, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing major from Saranac Lake. She graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 2005.

Renee Marcotte, a Homeland Security major from Willsboro.

She graduated from Willsboro Central High School in unknown.

John C. Pollock, a Homeland Security major from Willsboro.

He graduated from Willsboro Central High School in 2011.

To receive President’s List honors, full-time students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

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we are just beginning to see some of her true, affectionate personality. She is very sweet, and will roll over and offer her belly in hopes that you will rub it and pet her.

In the play yard she also Molly is starting to become a bit more outgoing and playful. Molly is a young lady; she is just a little more than a year old.

We feel that Molly really just needs some time to develop her potential - she is going to be one very nice little dog for the right family.

Janice Allen • 963-8912 • allens@willex.com town clerk, council person and highway superintendent.

If interested, you should contact your party chairpersons soon.

The Willsboro Alumni Association is a dedicated group that is once again making plans for the annual Banquet held in June. It is also time for alumni to renew their memberships and should be looking for the spring letter with more information. Your membership dues is what this group operates on to carry out their programs.

The same goes for the Willsboro Heritage Society group that is working to make plans for the 250 plans for celebrating at the museum and the town wide celebration on July 4.

Letters have gone out recently to remind members it is membership renewal time. This organization really needs the assistance of members volunteering of their time to make these programs work. If interested, contact Charlie Lustig or Ron Bruno with your offer and send in your dues.

We keep hearing that the economy is still not that great, but it gives me much pleasure and hope for our future when I note that real estate does keep moving and is reported in this paper.

It is slow but steady.

Happy Birthday to Rita Devan (Jan. 19), Lara Belzile (Jan. 23), Chad Strong (Jan.24), Ron Hammel (Jan. 25), Chilton McPheeters (Jan. 25).

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A downtown revitilization? Time will tell

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ord on the street is there is a rebirth afoot in downtown Plattsburgh. Politicians have been talking and talking about bringing a city-run marina to downtown.

The most forward progress that the project has seen to date happened just a week ago when the Common Council voted a king’s ransom to buy new docks and turn the operation over to the Montreal-based Navtours.

If the marina does come to pass, new businesses will immediately spring up in the cityÕ s downtown, weÕ re promised.

But what kind of new businesses will come?

Businesses need space close to where these new boaters will be tying up. The space immediately around the marina however, with scant few exceptions, is residential space.

The main problem then becomes logistics.

Are boaters going to leave their boats at the new marina and walk past the only restaurant close by, the Naked Turtle, to walk to other downtown restaurants a half mile away?

Do they come now from the current marina, the Plattsburgh Boat Basin?

Will they even know what downtown businesses are within Ò walking distanceÓ of the marina?

And is your average recreational boater going to head out in flip-flops, take the lengthy walk up past the train station, hang a right and trudge down a fairly uninviting sidewalk, just to get to the outskirts of the business district proper?

Are they going to shop at all the Ò boutiqueÓ stores which are yet to be built, and trudge their parcels back this same way?

What the city needs to go hand in hand with the new marina is a city-run shuttle service to bring boaters, the overwhelming majority of which will be well-heeled Canadians, to the scant downtown shopping and dining corridor as it currently stands.

The city can sell ad space on the shuttle itself, and publish maps and brochures, available at the marina and on the shuttle, to downtown businesses. This will help defray the costs to the city to run the shuttle and give aggressive businesses a leg up on their competitors.

It is an anathema in Plattsburgh to liken any planned changes in the city to what Burlington currently offers, but why not talk about a city whose marina brings proven results?

Dock in Burlington, and the city simply invites the boater to come in and shop. ItÕ s about the same distance of a walk, but nautical shoppers know what they’re going to get: a nice walk to good stores in a vibrant downtown environment.

Which brings us to the other thing that the city needs to encourage, which will supposedly go

hand in hand with the new marina as the promise goes: Good, higher-end downtown businesses.

In the past few years, however, this has been anything but the trend in Plattsburgh.

A casual stroll along downtown streets shows only two types of businesses which seem to be thriving: Secondhand stores and tattoo parlors... not exactly magnets for up-scale Canadian shopping dollars.

On Margaret Street alone, one canÕ t swing a dead cat and not hit either one or the other types of establishments.

Granted, tattoos have become mainstream in American culture and donÕ t attract the type of riffraff that their former stigma implied, but the jury is certainly out as to how many Canadian boaters will make the trek up the hill for some new ink.

We can pretty much go out on a limb and guarantee that very few will be shopping for some secondhand DVDs or a samurai sword to bring back to their half-million dollar boats.

Sure, Pawn Stars is currently one of the most popular shows on television, but that doesn’t mean that PlattsburghÕ s thrift stores will be able to capitalize on this trend and attract Canadian shoppers.

Those holding the reins of power in the city seem to think that just bringing more boaters to the Plattsburgh shores will bring good business to the downtown.

But the opposite could likely be the case: Shoppers go to stores, not stores to shoppers. If the city can’t find some way to entice good businesses to locate downtown before the boaters come, the boaters will never make it any further than the Turtle... that is, if they choose to dock at PlattsburghÕ s new marina at all.

All this pre-supposes that the project will come together in time for this yearÕ s boating season.

By spring, it’s all but too late. Boaters reserve their dock space months, if not years, in advance.

If PlattsburghÕ s docks are going in the water in, say, June, it’s just too late to salvage this season.

Then itÕ s back to the drawing board and another lost year of possibilities.

The prospects thus far donÕ t seem to be too confidence inspiring, as the current council wrestles with a reputation for extreme political ennui.

They could turn that all around, however, if the next two months see the council chambers turned into a beehive of activity between the city and Navtours, working on the three-legged-stool of marina, shuttle bus and good downtown businesses.

Not much time will be needed to tell. ÑD

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owned, paid dailies. With our ver the last few only revenue source coming weeks since pubfrom selling ads each week, lishing the editorial our financial constraints limit titled, Abolish Protect the Adour ability to provide in-depth irondacks and several subseinvestigative pieces and to proquent columns addressing our vide detailed fact checking on approach to drafting editorial every story we publish. We take positions, we’ve witnessed pride in the work we do but we a tremendous response from are far from perfect, despite our readers and even other media Dan Alexander ongoing efforts. outlets.

Thoughts from Local advertisers pay us to The quantity and quality of Behind the Pressline distribute their message to area the responses are a reassuring homes. We deliver that message credit to the many who recthrough the US Postal Service without forcing ognize the value in joining the conversation our readers to pay to receive those messages. and seeking to provide their input to the isWe also take on the expense of providing sues that most resonated with them. Many were critical of the stance we took while just more than just an ad distribution service. We as many defended the position. Both did so strongly believe that local news, sports and commentary provides a true service to the passionately. region, but like many businesses these days, We received many comments on the follow a certain amount of self help is also required up position we took correcting the tone of our original piece while calling for more open dia- to round out what we can provide solely on our own. log. A tone some found more offensive than Our opinion on any issue is a conversation the opinion about the group itself.

As the conversation continues, we’ve re- primer but it is not meant to be the only voice.

As was the case with ProtectÕ s opposition to ceived letters, emails, phone calls, voice mails the Adirondack Club and Resort topic, our and personal visits from well over 100 individuals, all revolving around this subject. voice is but one side of the discussion. Your That is democracy at work and the true value voices bring additional information and perof a widely distributed community newspa- sonal perspective to the discussion so that as per like the one in your hands now. Stimulat- a community, solutions may be achieved that accommodate all concerns. ing the conversation and providing a platform Denton Publications is also exploring the for all the voices to be heard is the primary idea of hosting public forums on major issues reason for the opinion page and keeps our paaffecting the area. We see this as another way per rooted locally. to provide citizens with information while Over the course of time our opinions attract both those who support the voice we give to opening dialogue on issues that could divide the community. issues and those who feel we should not delve We want the paper to be a catalysis for posiinto the role of providing editorial comment. tive growth and opportunity in the region.

Some weeks we are heroes and other weeks Speaking out when you think we’ve taken the we are heels. Others take delight in finding typos and correcting grammatical errors. All wrong position or taking the initiative yourself to introduce a topic or opinion we haven’t in all it comes with the publishing territory. addressed will always be welcomed. We inOur community papers reach far more vite anyone with an important viewpoint homes (over 57,000 in our most recent audits) to either bring it to our attention or draft an than any other print publication in the region and with paid publications continuing to raise opinion piece. We will happily provide space for citizen, group or governmental commentheir subscription price, they continue to see tary on issues of importance to the communitheir total circulation numbers, and with that, their influence in helping to shape opinion, ties we serve. fade away.

Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Free community papers like ours operate Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs. on much thinner margins than the corporately com.

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Letters to the Editor

A history of litigation

How could you have known?

To the Editor: What follows is an abbreviated history of the litigation concerning the Adirondack Club.

The witches brew of half-truths and misinformation served by preservationists of all pretentions at public meetings, in anonymous comments and postings and in countless interviews and press releases were as much part of the litigation as any pleading. Like the litigation, the propaganda war was intended to cause delay, increase costs, decrease profits, chill investor interest and poison the well of public opinion.

The preservation groups and their apologists have tried to justify the litigation by proclaiming high motives, the existence of serious issues and dedication to science.

Nonsense.

They could never have had a reasonable expectation of winning in court. It appears clear they simply wanted to bleed the community and us dry. In layman’s terms, a frivolous lawsuit is one without any legal merit. Every court that considered the merits found the lawsuits filed by Protect and the Sierra Club to be without merit.

We submit that the question for your readers and their elected representatives is not whether the suits were an attempt to prevent economic opportunity for residents of the Adirondack Park. Anyone who looks at the record of Protect will see the answer to that.

The real question is whether special interest groups should be allowed to inflict intentional damage on the community with impunity simply because they claim to be acting in the public interest.

It is one thing to let them state their opinions at a hearing like everyone else. It is entirely another to give them standing to litigate and the ability to game the judicial system without risk. They have no incentive to behave reasonably.

That said, here is the promised chronology: 2004 and 2005 - A conceptual review by the APA board that “encouragedÓ us to proceed with the Adirondack Club (Ò ACRÓ ) application.

January 2007 - The Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks (Ò AssociationÓ ), the ResidentsÕ Committee to Protect the Adirondacks (“Residents’ Committee”) and some neighbors filed an Article 78 proceeding challenging actions taken by the Town Board in September 2006 rezoning the ACR site.

November 2, 2007 - The Supreme Court dismissed the Article 78 proceeding and a related action.

November 27, 2007 - The Association and the ResidentsÕ Committee appealed the November 2, 2007 Supreme Court decision to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

July 2, 2009 - The Appellate Division affirmed the Supreme Court decision.

January 31, 2012 – After years of staff review and completion of an adjudicatory hearing as well as a series of public meetings; the Adirondack Park Agency (“APA”) board approved the application of the ACR by a 10 to 1 vote.

March 20, 2012 – Protect (the surviving entity after the merger of the Association and the ResidentsÕ Committee) and the Sierra Club filed a new Article 78 with the Supreme Court, Albany County seeking to annul the APA board’s 10 to 1 vote.

June 18, 2012 – Protect and the Sierra Club filed an amended Article 78 petition with the Supreme Court, Albany County.

July 20, 2012 - The Supreme Court, Albany County transferred the proceeding to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

September 2012 – Protect and the Sierra Club filed a motion with the Appellate Division seeking disclosure of numerous documents and permission to depose what could have been more than 150 individuals including each APA board member, the Governor and members of his executive staff.

November 21, 2012 – Protect and the Sierra Club filed a separate Article 78 in Warren County challenging the APA response to a Freedom of Information Law (Ò FOILÓ ) request made by Protect and the Sierra Club.

November 29, 2012 – The Appellate Division denied the September motion for disclosure by Protect and the Sierra Club and remitted the proceeding to the Supreme Court, Albany County.

March 19, 2013 Ð The Supreme Court, Albany granted ProtectÕ s motion for disclosure to a very limited extent and denied all other requests describing the overall motion as a “wide ranging, unfocused and intrusive inquiry”.

April 8, 2013 Ð The Supreme Court, Albany County once again transferred the amended Article 78 proceeding to the Appellate Division.

May 16, 2013 – The Appellate Division granted Protect and the Sierra ClubÕ s motion to appeal from the Supreme CourtÕ s order denying discovery and consolidated the appeal with the amended Article 78 proceeding.

July 3, 2014 - The Appellate Division, in a 5 to 0 decision, found Protect and the Sierra Club’s contentions in its June 18, 2012 amended Article 78 petition to be without merit and dismissed the petition. The amended petition was 153 pages and alleged 29 causes of action claiming substantive and procedural violations of the APA Act, the Freshwater Wetlands Act, APA regulations and the State Administrative Procedures Act; all of which were found to be without merit.

August 4, 2014 – Having lost in court, Protect and the Sierra Club filed a motion asking the Appellate Division for permission to appeal the April decision by the Appellate Division.

September 16, 2014 – The Appellate Division, in a 5 to 0 decision, denied that permission to Protect and the Sierra Club.

October 2014 – Protect and the Sierra Club filed a motion asking the Court of Appeals to allow them to appeal the April 2014 decision of the Appellate Division to the Court of Appeals.

December 17, 2014 Ð The Court of Appeals denied permission to appeal to Protect and the Sierra Club.

Every one of those actions taken by the preservationists cost the State, the community, the developers and your readers money. The direct costs were in the millions of dollars. It is hard to even estimate the damage done to the local communities, schools, businesses and residents by the delay.

In all probability, every dollar spent by the preservationists on staff, lawyers and PR was deducted from some donor’s taxes, i.e., paid involuntarily by your readers. At the least, the preservationists should be required to reimburse the State of New York for its expenses.

Michael D. Foxman Thomas C. Lawson

To the Editor: How could you have known, Dan, that your spot-on admonishment of your own publication’s ill-advised editorial savaging of Protect the Adirondacks would be so timely? Your piece had a time of its own, the days following publication of the Denton Editorial BoardÕ s ad hominem attack upon Peter Bauer. Your position was clear. Scurrilous accusations which close, rather than open, the debate of ideas and sensibilities our democracy requires to function as it has always been meant to function, will not be tolerated here.

Kudos to you; applause for Denton Publications’ restoring civility and truly free speech to the ongoing great conversation that is our countryÕ s strength and legacy. Congratulations for your largesse, your sense of fair play, your allowing Protect the Adirondacks to defend itself in the very space where it was recently vilified. Thank you for restoring a sense of pride in what it means to be a citizen of this great country.

But how could you have known how prescient your action would be? You couldn’t have known, and yet I believe you knew all the while. Before Charlie Hebno was brutally and mercilessly attacked in Paris these few days past for no crime other than the exercise of freedom of speech, you knew what was at stake. You understood that the line between savagery Adirondack-style and Islamic terrorist-style may be finer than we like to think. You have unequivocally said that we will not tolerate eviscerating our opponents here, and the whole world, or at least major portions of it, has said the same about Muslim fanaticism anywhere it shows its face.

Je suis Charlie!

You, Dan, and those who think like you, are our ultimate bulwark against the forces of intolerance and bigotry both at home and abroad. You should today be even prouder of yourself than you might have been yesterday. You can’t imagine how thrilled I am to be living at the same time as you, in a moment of grave danger for the liberties we have learned to cherish. Thank you again and again for standing up and being counted. If you ever travel to my piece of Adirondack heaven, let me buy you a beer, maybe two or three. I’ve much more IÕ d like to discuss with you. Great job.

Bob McDermott, Chestertown

6,000 acres!

To the Editor: With the (rightfully deserved) ongoing furor over Denpubs’ Editorial BoardÕ s recent editorial gaffe, letÕ s not forget that the real issue is the ACR project itself.

Monster Developments such as the ACR do not belong in the Adirondacks. Period.

Does anyone on your board really understand, or care about, the SIZE of the ACR project? The ACR project is HUGE! 6,000 acres sounds like only a tiny innocuous fraction of the 6,000,000 acres of the Adirondack Park and doesnÕ t look like much on paper or while you’re having a beer at a bar. But what does 6,000 acres of developed land actually look like in real life?

6,000 ACRES is approximately 9 3/8 sq miles - 15.63 times the size of that already-ugly mountain Disneyland Ð Coney Island mess Lake George village at only 0.6 sq mi!

6,000 acres is a new stand-alone city 9 3/8 miles long and 1 mile wide!

6,000 acres is a city almost 2 1/2 times the size of Glens Falls and nearly the size of Troy at 11.58 sq mi!

6,000 acres is a city 7 times the size of NYC’s Central park and almost 28 percent the size of Manhattan!

6,000 acres is a city 6.25 times the size of Lake Placid village at only 1.5 sq mi!

But, wait. ThereÕ s more!

Make no mistake about it. As soon as the smoke clears, the ACR developers will try to squeeze as many revenue-producing further developments into those original 9 3/8 sq mi. If they could get away with it, developers would love to ”Manhattanize” the ’dacks Ð no matter what they may say to the contrary! After that, on to the next development; then the next, and so on because that’s all they know. You ainÕ t seen nothing yet!

The argument that jobs will be created -- and especially that new tax revenues will be generated in an economically distressed area -- are not valid reasons to destroy the adirondacks by intensively promoting massive development and population growth.

Clearly, some people would like to see the Adirondacks as the next big real estate investment opportunity. (We’ve already worked about as much as we can out of Westchester, Dutchess, Columbia and the Capital District and donÕ t forget Nassau, Suffolk and the Hamptons, either.)

The Adirondacks are not an investment oppportunity! The Adirondacks are a special place! ItÕ s probably safe to say that most residents of the ‘dacks choose to live there because they love the area because of what it is Ð pristine and beautiful. They are not an Ó anything goesÓ free-for- all creeping growth wasteland for opportunistic developers who care nothing for the Adirondacks and their residents despite what they may say to the contrary Ð and those are carefully considered words.

Don’t believe it can happen to the Adirondacks? The next time you visit California, come to Half Moon Bay and I will personally show you how creeping growth has destroyed a once beautiful coastal paradise. I’ll even go further and show you how the entire San Francisco Bay Area has been destroyed by Ó creeping growth.Ó Is this what Denton Publications wants for the Adirondacks?

David Safrany, Half Moon Bay, CA

Blue Clothing Box a success To the Editor: In 2014, CommonwealthÕ s Bill McClay and Ticonderoga Federal Credit UnionÕ s Pamela Nolan and Shawn Hayes granted High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care permission to place Blue Clothing Boxes at their business locations.

We would like to thank them and all those who have deposited items in these boxes over the past year. Supporters from our

surrounding communities have helped our organization raise $3,615.05, at the same time helping others in need, by giving away their unwanted clothes and shoes.

It’s the kind and generous support of our neighbors in Mineville, Port Henry, Westport, Elizabethtown, Willsboro, Crown Point, and Essex, that makes it possible to continue our customized and compassionate patient care. Last year alone, the central (Essex County) office served 74 patients. With the help of your donations, High Peaks Hospice was able to grant 64 of them their wish to live out the remainder of their lives at home. On behalf of HPHPC, our patients, and their families, thank you so much.

Ingrid Roemischer, Development Coordinator

Supers ‘irresponsible’ To the Editor: The Essex County Board of Supervisors support of this paper’s editorial call for banning Protect The Adirondacks is hugely irresponsible.

These are the political leaders of our county. To silence a voice that one disagrees with or finds offensive is a first step toward a mindset that could justify the attacks in Paris last week.

I only sometimes agree with Protect, and often find its message offensively delivered, but It has every right in this country to pursue its agenda. By denying this, the Board of Supervisors has set a terribly destructive example.

David Thomas-Train Keene Valley

Kudos to Canon, supervisors To the Editor: Kudos to George Canon and the Essex County Board of Supervisors for their unanimous stance against Protect the Adirondacks. I hope other Adirondack County Boards will express their support as well.

Also, thank you to Denton Publications Editorial Board for putting in print what the majority of full time Adirondack residents feel about Protect the Adirondacks.

Bob Dechene, Long Lake

Lawsuits misguided, damaging To the Editor: Several years ago, I was a member of one of the predecessors to Protect the Adirondacks.

I have since refused to join Protect the Adirondacks because of their radical stance against the housing development near Tupper Lake.

As a conservationist, I believe that only when the people of a region have a part in conserving that region will they be willing to listen. That is why I have been a member for over 15 years of the Nature Conservancy and the Adirondack Mountain Club, and a founding member of the Wild Center.

Suing the APA to prevent the people of the Tupper Lake area from benefiting from economic development because of a belief that this organization had somehow failed to uphold the laws governing The Adirondack Park was a misguided and damaging act to the preservation of support for our beloved Park.

As a long time resident of the Park, I would suggest that Protect the Adirondacks check what percentage of the Park landowners belong to their organization. I spent several hours listening to and talking with Peter Bauer at an annual meeting of the Residents Committee to Protect the Adirondacks in the late 2000s.

He appeared to be a good man who believed his philosophy and actions would strengthen support for the preservation of the wild nature of the Adirondacks; I do not.

Joseph D. Dumoulin, Jay

Bravo, Denton Publications To the Editor: Bravo to Denton Pubs for their editorial exposing “Protect the Adirondacks” for the Adirondacker-hating, environment-destroying, economy-destroying group they are!

Bravo to the Essex County Board of Supervisors for their endorsement and support of this editorial. Finally some folks are waking up to just what this organization is. Ever since its creation they have done everything possible to destroy the Adirondacks, destroy all jobs, destroy our native brook trout, and destroy all outdoor recreation including fishing, hunting, trapping, and snowmobiling.

Where are the rest of the supervisors doing in standing up to these and other activist groups?

We are all well aware that they lie when in conferences. We have all seen that Cuomo and Martens lie about public access, especially for our sportsmen, disabled veterans, wounded warriors, and the less than physically fit. We have seen their lies in the Chain of Lakes were they are reneging on parking lots, vehicle and boat launch access to the lakes, motorized access to the existing roads, and on opening snowmobile trails.

We have seen their lies in Franklin County. Now we are seeing their lies in the Great South Woods Project. Once again, the lies of these activists come to the front as they move to destroy all outdoor recreation, destroy all economic development, destroy all access, and destroy the related jobs.

It is time for all these supervisors to stand up, defend and support their local people, and reject these activists and their puppets Cuomo and Martens.

It is time to demand all the lands of the Great South Woods (Essex, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, Saratoga and Warren counties) be excluded from the forest preserve and from the APA jurisdiction.

It is time to demand the legislature amend Article 14 to be restricted to those lands above 3,000 feet only. It is time to remove Cuomo and Martens and their activist masters from all Adirondack issues.

Don Sage, Vietnam veteran, Schroon

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Lieutenant Gov. rolls out statewide broadband initiative

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID Ñ New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday the rollout of a $500 million initiative, the New NY Broadband Program, that aims to provide high speed broadband to every state resident by 2019.

The state money will be matched by financial matches by broadband providers.

In a speech at the Lake Placid Visitors Bureau spiked with raw data and figures, Hochul, who took office earlier this month, likened the state’s broadband infrastructure development to the creation of the Erie Canal and the Eisenhower Interstate System. Ò This is like being in the room when they decided to fund the Erie Canal,Ó she said.

She noted that the United States ranked 35th out of 148 nations in broadband access. Ò WeÕ re Americans,Ó she said. Ò We should be number one.Ó Ô CRITICAL ISSUEÕ Hamilton County Chairman Bill Farber said tech infrastructure is the most critical issue facing the North Country.

Farber said broadband access had been identified as a top priority from the onset of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) programs designed to identity and lock down state funding for economic development projects.

At first, he said, North Country officials were cynical of REDC efforts. But they had an aboutface once the initiative started showing results. Ò Ideas would percolate up and get state attention,Ó he said.

Since the initiative was launched in 2011, the North Country has brought in a third of a billion in funds, including $63.4 million at the most recent rounds last month.

North Country REDC Co-Chair Garry Douglas said the region has played a large role in drawing attention to the tech issue: “We said loudly and clearly to the governor, even before he took office in his first term, the importance of broadband,Ó he said.

Douglas recalled even after the state’s initial $70 million investment via the Connect NY Broadband Grant Program, the North Country

REDC continued to impart that more needed to be done and that the process would take significantly longer if systems were built in relatively small pieces to get the gaps in coverage filled.

The New NY Broadband Program will utilize $500 million in capital funds from bank settlements as the initial seed money. Ò ItÕ s a major success for the North Country because it represents something that I believe we helped bring to the entire state, creating that awareness early on and continuing to be the advocate for how important that is,” said Douglas.

FASTER, STRONGER According to materials provided by the governor’s office, one million state residents and 4,000 businesses do not have access to broadband at the state’s minimum speed standards of six mbps download and 1.5 mbps upload.

The state’s goal is 100 mbps by Jan. 1, 2019, the minimum speed that a survey of economic developers determined was needed to attract and grow businesses.

That means a six gigabyte file that takes 80 minutes to download under the current speeds will take 49 seconds.

“We will have the fastest speeds of any state in the country,Ó said Deputy Secretary of Technology Rachel Haot.

Current speeds vary county-by-county.

Only eight percent of the population in Essex County is served by 100 mbps. Franklin and Clinton fare better at 14 and 29 percent, respectively, while the number drops to zero in Hamilton County.

Seven million New Yorkers and 113,000 businesses cannot get access to broadband at 100 mbps, about 70 of whom are located upstate.

More than 2,000 of New YorkÕ s public schools report speeds lower than 100 mbps, while nearly 500 public schools have no broadband service at all.

State assemblyman Dan Stec told an anecdote about a constituent who used to park in front of the Queensbury Town Hall and other civic institutions to piggyback from free municipal wifi. Ò ThatÕ s just crazy,Ó he said.

He hailed Gov. Cuomo for understanding that the stateÕ s needs are multifaceted and that upstate communities have different challenges than their downstate counterparts.

Ò It isnÕ t a cookie-cutter state,Ó he said. Ò One size doesn’t fit all.”

Hochul noted 77 percent of jobs now require digital skills, while 70 percent of teachers now assign homework that requires online access.

“They should not have to drive to a parking lot to get their homework done at night,Ó she said.

She also tied the initiative to keeping the state competitive.

“I want to make sure that every young person born in the North Country, or anywhere in upstate New York Ñ the entire state Ñ who wants to stay in New York and have a job has the opportunity.Ó Officials framed the accessibility as an existential crisis facing North Country communities.

Essex County Board Chairman Randall Douglas said the initiative will provide a “jumpstart” for schools, community institutions and medical care, including the quick transfer of medical files and telehealth services.

Assemblywoman Janet Duprey said residents of the North Country have had to withstand insufficient internet access for far too long. Ò Access to high-speed Internet has the ability to create new opportunities and jobs for residents,” she said in a statement. “I firmly believe that in today’s technology-driven world, it is imperative that all New Yorkers are provided with high-speed Internet, and I will continue to support broadband programs that are beneficial to North Country residents.Ó State senator Betty Little said areas without high speed broadband are at a competitive disadvantage.

Access will also act as season extenders for tourists, she said, and allow white collar professionals to work from home, an option that remains unfeasible in many remote communities and hampers yearlong economies.

“The governor understands what’s going on here,Ó she said. Ò HeÕ s not blind to rural areas.Ó She joked about a discussion she had with the chief executive during last summer’s Adirondack Challenge in Indian Lake regarding a blind cellular spot in the remote Hamilton County town.

“It started working within the next week,” she cracked.

Adirondack Council Executive Director William Janeway said he was pleased with the announcement and hoped it would be complemented with increased funds for clean water infrastructure in the upcoming budget.

Doing so, he said, would add an additional piece to the creation and sustainability of vibrant communities within the Adirondack Park.

NEXT STEP Moving forward, each REDC will submit a comprehensive plan to the state that identifies unserved and underserved areas; aggregate demand across residential, institutional and business sectors and details the most cost-effective means to provide universal access and leverages stateowned assets where possible.

Hochul said while the biggest challenges include clearing bureaucratic hurdles like getting easements that pertain to access, she is confident that Gov. Cuomo will break through any barriers that may hamper progress. Ò The regulatory red tape that would normally hold up projects like this, heÕ s going to make sure that his team can operate in a lightning fashion — that they can just make things happen very quickly.Ó Haog said the administration will be mindful of addressing these challenges in a way that minimizes disruptions and costs to the public while developing and utilizing policies — like Dig Once, for instance, a measure that ensures that if there is already pre-planned construction on a roadway, the state can use that opportunity to couple with the deployment of fiber optic broadband cables.

Douglas said the organization is primed and ready for takeoff. Ò The North Country REDC is fully ready for this. We’ve been wanting it; we’ve been documenting the need for it in the areas not yet served.

We know where those gaps are, we know what needs to be done,Ó he said.

After the state adopts their budget this April, Douglas said they will be able to develop timetables and sketch out the process for moving forward.

On Friday, Jan. 16, New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of a $500 million initiative, the New NY Broadband Program, that aims to deliver high speed broadband access to every state resident by Jan. 1, 2019.

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“We’re ready. We’ve got great providers on the ground here in the North Country doing the projects successfully that we’ve got funded so far and theyÕ ll step forward with this funding to do more.

It is a perfect example of public-private partnership,Ó he said. Ò WeÕ ll all celebrate when we get that big chunk of money,Ó said Little.

FRIENDS ALREADY Douglas, the Essex County Chairman, said he believed the Lieutenant Governor would be just as strong of an ally to the region as Cuomo.

“We know we have a North Country friend in Gov. Cuomo and we now know we have a friend in Kathy Hochul,Ó he said.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Bill Ferebee expressed similar sentiments: Ò This shows Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul are working to help us out.Ó Hochul’s first public event in the region — she visited Essex County during the campaign last fall to discuss infrastructure issues with local officials — was accompanied by snow flurries. Ò I came here from Buffalo to get away from it,Ó joked the former congresswoman.

HochulÕ s speech also acted as an introduction of sorts to gathered officials, whom she briefed on her experience and connection to the region, including annual trips to places like Ausable Chasm and SantaÕ s Workshop.

“I love it up here,” said Hochul. “I share the same passion the governor does.”

Hochul said her congressional experience — she served for one term between 2011-13 — will be an asset because she represented seven rural counties and acted as an advocate for some of the same issues facing the North Country, including guest worker programs and, of course, tech development that would help rural businesses compete in the global marketplace.

“I feel very at home in the North Country,” she said.

In addition to whitewater rafting, hiking and trips up Whiteface, Hochul said she enjoys shopping on her visits to the Adirondacks, hitting outlets in Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake.

“I love nature, I love the outdoors,” she said.

“This place is gorgeous, it’s glorious, and even landing in the snow here today Ñ itÕ s such a pristine experience.”

Grange to host indoor play gym

WHALLONSBURG — A six-week indoor play gym for children ages birth through five will begin Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. The play gym runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon and is free of charge. A variety of physical play toys, including slides and crawling tunnels, as well as imaginative play toys will be available for children and their families to enjoy in unstructured play. Parents and caregivers have an opportunity to meet one another and visit while supervising their children. The play gym program is coordinated by Gregg Van Deusen, a kindergarten faculty member at Lakeside School in Essex, and is sponsored by a grant from the Honeybee Foundation. Families are welcome to come for any amount of time, or to stay for the duration. The program will continue for six Saturdays and end Saturday, Feb. 28.

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Ice Palace construction to begin in Saranac Lake SARANAC LAKE Ñ Construction of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace will begin on Jan. 22. Construction involves harvesting ice from Lake Flower, transporting it to the shore and assembling it according to a blueprint. Construction on the palace will continue until the start of the carnival on Feb. 6.

The Ice Palace is built by volunteers, organized by a group informally known as the Ice Palace Workers 101 (IPW 101). The public is welcome to volunteer and roles are assigned based on comfort level, skill and ability.

The construction of the Ice Palace is a community effort by those dedicated to keeping this time-honored tradition alive. Volunteers are subject to very cold temperatures and inclement weather conditions, all while handling ice and snow. Despite these harsh conditions, camaraderie is evident and a sense of pride is felt among the volunteers who contribute to continuing the legacy of the Ice Palace.

Modern equipment is used for the heavy

lifting, but traditional manual methods are practiced as well, including antique hand saws and ice tongs. Another manual process which is critical to the construction is making slush, a mixture of water and snow. The slush forms the mortar which holds the Ice Palace together.

Volunteers fill countless buckets with water, pound in snow, carry it to the palace walls and apply the slush with rubber gloved hands.

The Ice Palace is a crowning achievement and is the most popular attraction at the winter carnival. The palace is located adjacent to the Lake Flower State Boat Launch on River Street.

For more information, visit the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival website at saranaclakewintercarnival.com. The 2015 Winter Carnival will take place Feb. 6 Ð 15 Pictured at right: Volunteers are pictured here clearing and packing ice in preparation for the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival’s Ice Palace.

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Cuomo proposes $1.66 billion property tax break

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thom@denpubs.com ALBANY Ñ Most homeowners and renters throughout the state will be receiving a substantial new tax break if a plan released last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo is approved by the state legislature.

As part of his Opportunity Agenda, Cuomo announced a proposed tax credit Jan 14 that would grant a tax credit to homeowners and renters who spend a relatively large portion of their income towards property taxes.

In this proposed program, New Yorkers who shoulder the heaviest tax burdens but have the lowest incomes are to be helped the most.

The credit, applied toward state income taxes, calls for reimbursing homeowners and renters a portion of what they pay in property taxes in excess of 6 percent of their income.

The credit is to be phased in over four years.

When fully implemented, the credit would be implemented as follows: The most generous tax credit would be available to homeowners earning less than $75,000 per year. They would receive a credit equal to half of the sum they pay toward property taxes in excess of 6 percent of their income — with a maximum of $2,000.

Taxpayers earning more than $75,000 would be eligible for a credit according to a sliding scale.

For those earning $75,000 to $150,000, the tax credit would reimburse 40 percent to 50 percent of the amount they pay towards

property taxes. For those earning between $150,000 and $250,000, the credit would be 15 percent to 40 percent of their tax bill.

The tax credit for renters would be based on an estimate that property taxes represent 13.75 percent of annual rent. According to the proposal, the maximum credit for renters who earn up to $150,000 annually Ñ would be $500.

Officials in the Governor’s office have estimated that statewide, 1.3 million taxpayers could benefit, receiving an average credit of $956 each. Cuomo’s aides surmise that 543,300 upstate taxpayers would be eligible for a tax credit averaging $781.

In announcing the proposal, Gov. Cuomo said the plan would provide vital help to homeowners and renters. Ò To restore economic opportunity statewide, we must continue to provide real tax relief to middle- and lower-income families struggling under the crushing weight of property taxes,” he said.

While leading Democrats and liberal groups have applauded the proposal, Republican legislative officials and conservative groups have complained about it, calling for more widespread tax relief, as well as lifting state mandates that are burdening both taxpayers and local governments.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said legislative leaders would be discussing the proposal with the governor. As of Tuesday, plans called for the entire 2015 Executive Budget to be presented Jan. 21.

“It is essential that any enacted property tax relief plan ensures that all middle-income families in every region of the state receive property tax relief,” Skelos said in a prepared statement.

Various other conservative groups seeking tax rollbacks have

said the real problem is excessive government spending, and the proposal merely shifts taxes to all residents — and doesn’t provide relief to businesses.

Social center brings strength training classes

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Elizabethtown Social Center will add an Interval Strength Training class with instructor Ellen DuBois Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. Class includes a blend of upperand lower- body strengthening combined with fat-burning, lowimpact cardio. It is designed to allow you to maintain an elevated heart rate through out the class along with improving your recovery heart rate. This class will target all major upper and lower body muscles, along with the core trunk muscles.

Resistance will be provided by flat elastic bands. The cost for the class is $6. Contact the Social Center at 873-6408 or info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org with any questions. A full fitness class schedule can be found at elizabethtownsocialcenter.org and the facebook group Ò Social Center Fitness Classes.Ó

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Police: Fatal bus crash due to drowsy, distracted driver RAY BROOK — Following an investigation by the New York State Police Troop B Collision Reconstruction Unit, State Police have concluded that the primary cause of last year’s fatal bus collision on the Northway was the failure of driver Rejean Perron to maintain control of the tour bus within his driving lane.

No mechanical deficiencies, roadway defects, view obstructions, animal actions or hazards were found that would have contributed to the collision.

After checking PerronÕ s cell phone records, it was determined it was not in use at the time of the crash and was not a factor in this collision.

Following an evaluation of Perron by a New York State Police Drug Recognition Expert, Perron exhibited no clinical or visible indicators of impairment. Subsequent to a blood test mandated

by the United States Department of Transportation, Perron tested negative for the presence of drugs or alcohol.

The cause of the crash has been determined to be the result of a drowsy or distracted driver.

Perron, 61, was issued traffic tickets for moving from lane unsafely and for violating a section of the New York State Transportation Law, having improper U.S. DOT markings assigned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

These tickets are still pending in the North Hudson Town Court.

The bus, owned by Autobus Fleur de Lys of Quebec, was traveling from Trois-Rivières (Three Rivers), Quebec to New York City, carrying 56 passengers.

For an unknown reason, the bus veered left, into the passing

lane, and then off the east shoulder of the southbound lanes.

The bus struck guide wires and traveled approximately 300 feet off the roadway, down an embankment, and came to rest overturned on its driver’s side.

When the bus overturned in the median of I-87, 14-year-old Chelssy Mercier of Quebec, was killed instantly when she was partially ejected from the bus.

An autopsy determined the cause of death to be cerebral edema from a skull fracture due to the bus crash. Essex County Coroner Walter S. Marvin III ruled the manner of death as accidental.

Perron refused medical treatment. The remaining passengers were all transported to local hospitals for treatment or evaluation, with four individuals being admitted for treatment of serious injuries.

Westport Chamber seeks members, offers progress report WESTPORT Ñ The Westport Chamber of Commerce is concluding its 2015 membership campaign and invites all interested businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and supporting individual members to join.

Members are invited to attend monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of the month and to volunteer to participate in projects.

SERVICES OFFERED Members receive monthly email reminders as well as copies of the minutes, treasurer’s report— for the Chamber and the Westport Heritage House, along with any other pertinent information.

The Chamber also has a Facebook page and uses it to spread community news.

Members are listed on the Chamber website with links to their own website and phone numbers. A printed Westport Hospitality Guide serves as a business listing for non-digitally inclined individuals.

Traditionally, Chamber members are listed on a page in the Depot TheatreÕ s playbill. The hope is to conclude the membership drive in February so that changes to the website can be done in March, well before the busy summer season.

PROGRESS UPDATE The Chamber is encouraging economic development via seeking ways to bring clean industry or manufacturing to town, building on Westport’s strength in the arts to develop an arts hub radiating from Heritage House, working toward Main Street revitalization and exploring more ways to utilize the Essex County Fairgrounds as well as encouraging the support of existing local businesses.

Partnering with the Town’s Bi-Centennial Committee, the Beautification Committee is seeking ways to make the town as attractive as possible for Westport’s 200th birthday.

As part of the celebration, the Chamber has contracted with Virginia Westbrook to revamp the former Westport Walking Tour as a Self-Guided Tour of Westport and Wadhams, with new text and photos produced digitally and able to be read on a smartphone. The project is currently at the graphic designers and should be ready by late spring.

A new committee is starting soon to market WestportÕ s Ò Simply the Good LifeÓ in support of the economic development efforts and the Bi-Centennial.

Westport is also working with Jim McKenna and Kerry Shannon Blinn of the Regional Office of Stainable Tourism (ROOST) for the Central Lake Champlain Region (Westport, Essex, Willsboro and Chesterfield) to come together and become recognized as a tourist destination to enhance eco-

nomic development and improve the local quality of life.

Chamber members for 2015 will receive a window decal featuring the “Simply the Good Life” logo with Westport, NY, 1815-2015.

HOW TO JOIN Membership forms are posted on westportny.com. Alternatively, email chamber@westportny. com if you would like a form sent to you.

Dues may be paid by check or by Pay Pal.

Last Friday, Jan. 16, fire tore through the former St. Mary’s Academy in champlain, leaving the three story stone building a smoldering shell of its former self. The burned out remains of St. Mary’s Academy continued to smolder days after fire destroyed the venerable schoolhouse.

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35th Annual Doc Lopez Run now accepting registrations ELIZABETHTOWN — University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s auxiliary is accepting registrations for its upcoming race event. The Doc Lopez Run for Health is taking place on Saturday, March 21 and features a half-marathon, 5K and 1-mile walk.

Preregistration is available online at finishright.com beginning in early January.

Each year, the race attracts over 150 runners from as far away western New York, Vermont and Canada, with many more from the local region. The auxiliary is hoping that the number of participants increases. Ò We are so proud to be part of this longstanding event which aligns with the hospital’s goal of promoting health, physical activity and well-being; while proceeds will now benefit the hospital’s important programs for our community” commented Laura Sells-Doyle, auxiliary president. “We hope to continue the race’s popularity and increase participation over

time. It is really a wonderful event.”

This is the first year that the Elizabethtown Community Hospital auxiliary has assumed leadership of the race, taking over for Sue Lopez Allott, who is the current organizer and daughter of Doc Lopez, for whom the race is named. Ms. Allott is working closely with the auxiliary to ensure a seamless transition.

The Doc Lopez race has a long history, dating back to its origin in 1980 during the Olympics in Lake Placid. Dr. Lopez was a beloved local veterinarian and avid runner, taking part in the torch relay as it passed through Westport and Elizabethtown in 1980.

The race has supported a number of causes over the years, as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and then the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Elizabethtown Community HospitalÕ s involvement will ensure that the race continues its spirit of philanthropy, with proceeds benefitting the local hospital.

Businesses and individuals are also encouraged to sponsor the event. “As a hospital fundraiser, obviously we are hoping to keep costs to a minimum,Ó said Jane Hooper, director of community relations at Elizabethtown Community Hospital. Ò We would love for individuals, groups and businesses to consider sponsorship of the race.” Sponsorships are available for the start and finish lines, mile markers along the way, water stations, post-race lunch and more.

Those requiring additional information, or businesses wishing to offer sponsorships should contact Christine Benedict at 9638394 or Jane Hooper 873-3003.

The Elizabethtown Community Hospital auxiliary raises funds that support patient care at the hospital. The group purchases equipment and related items for the hospital. It purchases magazine subscriptions for patients, awards an annual scholarship, and stocks the hospital with necessities for those who find themselves in the ER unexpectedly and empty-handed.

Clothing boxes placed for donations

KEENE VALLEY Ñ The Town of Keene Valley now has two Blue Clothing Donation Boxes. One is located in the parking lot off rte 73, next to the Valley Grocery and the second box is at the Town’s transfer station on Town Shed Lane. Five cents per pound of clothing will benefit High Peaks Hospice and Palliative Care. The clothing is sent throughout the U.S. and to third world countries to be re-worn, where new clothing is unaffordable for many of its citizens. The following are acceptable items for donation: all men’s, ladies & children’s clothing, handbags, belts, paired shoes & sneakers, sheets, blankets, bedspreads, towels, draperies, curtains, material, stuffed animals, hats, and scarves.

Library to hold hour for children

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Elizabethtown Library will be holding a Story/Craft Hour Saturday, Jan. 24, from 1 until 2 p.m.

This is for children ages 3 to 5, accompanied by an adult. Registration encouraged by calling 873-2670.

The Au Sable Forks Elementary School held their Annual Spelling Bee on Jan. 14. Pictured above is fourth grade runner-up Ethan Devlin, fourth grade champion Sylvia Tardif, fifth grade runner-up Jenna Stanley, fifth grade champion Lucas Tardif, sixth grade runner-up Mylea Goodman and champion Joshua Eaton. The winners have qualified to participate in the Scripps Regional Bee at Northern Adirondack Central on March 13.

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ECH receives top award for second consecutive year ELIZABETHTOWN — University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital is proud to announce it has, once again, received the 2014 Guardian of Excellence Award by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing facilities across the nation that consistently achieved the 95th percentile of performance in patient satisfaction.

The award was earned by the hospital based on its emergency department patient satisfaction scores.

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is achieved by fewer than five percent of all Press Ganey clients annually. Elizabethtown Community Hospital has reached this threshold and maintained it for two consecutive years.

The Elizabethtown Community Hospital emergency department offers state-of-the-art equipment, along with a highly skilled staff,

poised to handle any situation at any moment, 24 hours a day, treating over 5,600 patients each year. It cares for trauma patients, critical care patients, individuals involved in accidents, stroke victims, heart attack victims, those with broken bones and sick children in the middle of the night. Staff is well-trained and prepared to handle it all Ð and sometimes, simultaneously.

The staff is accustomed to dealing with a variety of serious situations. In fact, the emergency department handles life-threatening, critical care and trauma on a regular basis. Staff assesses and manages patient care when there is limited information and limited time to treat.

According to Julie Tromblee, RN, chief nursing officer, the emergency department is one of the hospitalÕ s busiest areas, utilizing the resources of the entire hospital. Ò While this award is focused on the emergency room, it would be a significant oversight to exclude other departments,” she said. “Part

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of what makes an award-winning patient experience at this hospital is the constant support of radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, housekeeping, transport drivers, information technology, and nurses from the inpatient unit. Patients who need emergency care at this facility often encounter staff from a number of departments. Lab and radiology staff, along with housekeeping, maintenance and ECH transport staff are extensions of that care. Everyone in our organization works to ensure a superior patient experience.”

According to Heather Reynolds, director of quality at ECH, the hospital is always working to improve. “Staff is constantly working to find better and more innovative ways of providing patient care in each department,Ó she said. Ò Patient surveys allow the hospital to understand its strengths, from a patient perspective, while identifying opportunities for change and improvement.”

An important component of quality is feedback received from its patients. The hospital

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Sewer upgrades

HiBar Ranch

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These equipment malfunctions, among others, were causing maintenance costs to escalate alongside SPDES permit violations.

In 2009, the Department of Conservation issued a consent order requiring St. Armand to address the deficiencies. Working with the Environmental Facilities Corporation, they developed a schedule of compliance for the town. Ò No matter what we tried to do, it was just not satisfactory,Ó said Whitson. Ò There were days when our plant did work, but it wasnÕ t able to meet the standards day in and day out.Ó The town applied for financial assistance a dozen times before funds started rolling in.

In 2012, they landed a $2 million NYS Environmental Facilities Corp (EFC) hardship grant. The following year saw $422,000 from an Empire State Development grant, while the tail-end of 2014 brought news that the town landed a $600,000 Community Block Grant as part of the stateÕ s Regional Economic Development Council awards.

Essex County’s Community Resources Department helped lock in the funds. Ò This is truly a home run for St. Armand,Ó said Director Mike Macarenas. Ò The hard work of the town supervisor, past and present, and the town board have made this project a success. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with such a dedicated group. Our office is thrilled to have been just a small part of that success.Ó DEC spokesman David Winchell said the EFC financing will help ensure the town will be able to comply with the requirements of the schedule within the prescribed timelines.

The agency, he noted, is satisfied with St. ArmandÕ s compliance with the order at this time.

HOW IT WORKS The last round of work started in September with Riznick Construction as the general contractor.

Once doors and windows are installed on the Pump Station Building, one of two buildings that are under construction using plans drawn up by AES, workers can move inside and get started on equipment installation.

Whitson noted the new facility will also include a backup power supply, allowing the plant to operate even during outages.

The second building, the River Road Control Building, will house the equipment that will operate the complex lagoon system designed to filter

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Pictured above is the lagoon area of St. Armand’s wastewater treatment plant and future control building on River Road.

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waste before it gets hauled away.

When waste reaches the first of the two lagoons, aeration will break up the solids via diffusers before it is transferred to the second lagoon, which acts as a settling area. ItÕ s then pumped into the series of five concrete reed beds. From there, it gets drained and filtered back down the line to clarifiers designed to remove any remaining impurities before the clean water is tested and pumped back into Sumner Brook, a tributary of the Saranac River.

Solid waste will be scraped from the reed beds and hauled away, past county lines, for disposal.

The entire process takes between 6-8 days.

Whitson visits the site several times per week to check up on the progress.

Major work is scheduled to be completed by the summer, with a final deadline for the entire project by October.

More projects are in the pipeline for the next decade, including plans to replace sewer lines and manholes, many aspects of which date back to the 1930s.

EFFECT ON TAXPAYERS Town officials are continuing to work out the effect the project will have on the 266 members of the sewer district (the rest of the town utilize private septic systems).

Whitson said the town could either increase the quarterly user fees for those within the sewer district or add costs to the town’s debt service. A compromise solution is also an option, he noted.

Whitson said he was wary that if the town put the costs entirely on the backs of the users, water would be rationed a result, an action that would put the town at a deficit. Ò ItÕ s been a long project,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s been an issue for a long time.Ó

BIG INVESTMENT The owners of HiBar Ranch, an organic operation that raises alpaca, sheep, turkey and goats along a busy stretch of Route 3, believe farming is a vital part of the region’s brand that complements the area’s tourism revitalization efforts.

The couple purchased what was once a three-lot subdivision in 2005. They consolidated the parcels and reverted them back to farmland.

The pair are thinking about expanding their operation by purchasing more land and making other improvements, including a bee aviary that will bolster honeymaking in the region.

“It’s a huge infrastructure investment,” said Lori Davis. “Before we do so, we want to know weÕ re considered a farm.Ó Davis said inclusion would act as an acknowledgement that farming exists within the county.

The request, she said, also contained undercurrents of the pervasive push-pull dynamic within the Adirondack Park between development and preservation. Ò When they meet, they tend to clash,Ó she said.

BENEFITS Ag district designation acts as an institutional affirmation of farming by instructing state agencies to promote and support the industry.

It encourages the continued use of farmland for agricultural production Ñ thus forestalling the conversion to other uses — while offering a stable of protections for farmers, like agriculture use value exemption, for instance.

This measure provides landowners the opportunity to be taxed by the productivity of their soil type as opposed to more traditional metrics like waterfront access or development value.

Doing so acts as a huge break to get out the non-productive land, explained Cornell Cooperative Extension Director Anita Deming, the county official who is helping the Davis’ navigate through the application process.

The designation also protects farmers from

nuisance lawsuits from their neighbors in response to dust, odors and noise that arise within the normal spectrum of farming activities, like the bray of a donkey or the barks of dogs used to guard sheep from predators.

If a farmer is sued, they can request the New York State Department of Ag and Markets to come in and examine their practices.

Provided they are considered usual and practical, the state would then go up to bat by filing an Article 78 designed to appeal the filing.

The measure also provides safeguards against changes in local variance laws, eminent domain proceedings and opens the door for access to the state’s advice and expertise. Ò ItÕ s just the right thing for farmers to do,Ó said Davis. “It’s important to have knowledge, access and those resources.Ó As of 2010, the most recent date for which statistics are available, Essex County was home to 61,383 acres under agricultural district designation.

Typically, the lands are reviewed every eight years.

All but four of the county’s 18 towns played host: Only Minerva, Newcomb, North Hudson and Schroon contained no lands under that status.

MOVING FORWARD Deming said the agriculture sector is a steady economic driver that the county can always depend on. Ò Agriculture is one of the things that stays with the county no matter what.Ó The Davis’ say their future plans will also help elevate their counterparts across the region, like providing their peers with discounted organic grain from their connections and breeding services from their high-end studs.

Their operation will also provide local college students a platform to gain old-fashioned farm experience. Ò Ultimately our approach is an economic development one where we can provide those organic products to the community, but then bring in the service necessary for other farmers to begin doing this,” said Davis.

St. Armand Supervisor Charles Whitson said the Davis’ future plans will act as a “phenomenalÓ boost for the town.

“I’m very happy,” he said. “I’ve had many talks with them and they’re very nice people.”

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The Week In Review

Boys’ basketball

Westport 32, Ticonderoga 23 WESPORT Ñ The Eagles held the Sentinels to two first quarter points and 23 overall on their way to the nine-point win, 32-23, on Jan. 16.

Ellie Schwoebel scored 11 points and Hannah Schwoebel was just behind with eight more in the win. Keragan Viens was third on the team in scoring with four points.

Ticonderoga, which closed in slightly on Westport’s early lead with an 11-9 second quarter, was led by Delaney HughesÕ 12 points in the setback.

Westport 55, Elizabethtown-Lewis 41 ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Anderson Gay scored 14 points and the Eagles outscored the Lions in all but one quarter on the way to the 55-41 win Jan. 13.

Westport used a 16-8 start to get ahead. Elizabethtown-LewisÕ offense picked up the pace with 19 second quarter points, but the Eagles continued to pull away after the break.

Sam Napper and Thomas Mero each added strong games for the Eagles, scoring 13 and 11, respectively.

The Lions’ Zac Noka-Bailey scored 17 points to lead all scorers while Sam Huttig had 10 more.

Moriah 58, Elizabethtown-Lewis 32 ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Madison Stahl scored 19 points and the Vikings held the Lions duo of Jasmin Barnes and Emma Disogra in check as they won 58-32 on Jan. 16.

Caitlin Pelkey (11 points) and Madison Olcott (10 points) also added strong games for Moriah.

Barnes and Disogra, who often handle a bulk of Elizabethtown-LewisÕ scoring, scored 16 and 11, respectively.

Tamara Wescott scored three points and Myra Adams two more to round out the LionsÕ offensive production.

Willsboro 47, Chazy 45 WILLSBORO Ñ The WarriorsÕ Jesse Hearn broke a late tie to get by the Eagles 47-45 in league play Jan. 13.

Hearn scored 17 overall to lead all scorers in the win while teammate Zach Pierson added 10 more. Sean Lincoln chipped in nine.

Chazy used a 17-6 run through the second quarter to take an eight point lead into the break, but Willsboro did enough in the second half to pick up the win.

Paetyn Hilborne led the Eagles with 12 points, followed by Keagan OÕ Connor (11) and Sam Provost (9) in the setback.

Wrestling Northern Adirondack 55, AuSable Valley 24 CLINTONVILLE Ñ Two Patriots wrestlers collected wins and AuSable Valley took three more by forfeit in their 55-24 setback to Northern Adirondack Jan. 13.

Joe Leclair (132) won a 6-4 decision and Chance Lapier (160) won 6-3 for AuSable Valley.

Of the 10 matches not decided by forfeit, the Bobcats won eight.

Leon Riley, Rollie Lapoint, Dustin Dominic, Austin Trombley, Dalton Gilmore, Jimmy Lapoint, Rusty Pombrio and Collin Labombard collected victories for Northern Adirondack.

Northeastern Clinton 59, AuSable Valley 56 CLINTONVILLE — Mike McLeod scored 19 points and Austin Tetreault 17 more to lead the Cougars over the Patriots in a road win Jan. 14.

It was a tale of two halves as Northeastern Clinton jumped out to a big lead in the first half before AuSable Valley charged back in the second. But in the end, the Cougars came out on top.

Brendan Boutin rounded out the Cougars double-digit scorers with 13 points.

Zach Cosgrove led the Patriots with 18 points and Kobe Parrow had 14 more. Nate Manning and Alex Knapp both chipped in 11 points.

Keene 62, Indian Lake-Long Lake 46 INDIAN LAKE Ñ Austin Brown went for over half of the Beavers’ points Jan. 14, scoring 33 in the 62-46 road win over the Orange.

Brown connected on 12 buckets, half from beyond the arc in the strong scoring performance.

Brandon Dumas scored 10 points and Colton Venner eight.

The Orange used a 12-6 second quarter to climb within five at the half but weren’t able to close in the second half. They were led by Henry Sandiford’s 19 points.

Peru 59, AuSable Valley 51 PERU — Isaiah Maddix scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Indians over the Patriots 59-51 on Jan. 15 in Peru.

Peru jumped out to an early lead, outscoring AuSable Valley 16-5 in the first quarter and playing them close through the final three.

Justin LaPorte was the only other Indian to score in double figures, netting 10 on five field goals. Maddix connected on two from outside as part of his 11 field goals.

Zach Cosgrove led the Patriots with 18 points, including four 3Õ s, and Nate Manning scored 12. Kobe Parrow was just behind with nine points in the league setback.

Ticonderoga 61, Westport 36 TICONDEROGA Ñ The Sentinels used a 3013 first half to jump out ahead of the Eagles and didnÕ t look back, winning 61-36 on their home floor Jan. 15.

Mike Graney scored 17 points and Garrison Hughes had 15 more in the win.

WestportÕ s Anderson Gay had a solid outing, scoring 14 points to lead the team. Sam Napper had six and Thomas Mero four more in the setback.

Moriah 75, Elizabethtown-Lewis 31 PORT HENRY Ñ Jarrod MacDougal, Adam Jaquish and Taylor Slattery all scored in double digits as the Vikings topped the Lions 75-31 in league play Jan. 15.

MacDougal led all scorers with 15 points, followed by JaquishÕ s 14 and SlatteryÕ s 10.

Elizabethtown-Lewis fell into an early hole after being outscored 28-9 in the first quarter.

The team was led by Sam Huttig and Trevor Brooks, who each scored eight in the loss. Colden B

The AuSable Valley boys’ and girls’ track teams placed seventh and sixth, respectively, in CVAC indoor track at the SUNY Plattsburgh Field House Jan. 17. Both teams picked up third-place finishes in the 1,600 meter relay.

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Seton Catholic 62, Willsboro 45 WILLSBORO — Kaden Baugh and Kevin Murphy each dropped 23 points and the Knights pulled away from Willsboro in the second quarter on their wa to the 62-45 win Jan. 15.

After finishing the first eight minutes tied at 15, Seton Catholic used a 22-7 run to build a gap the Warriors wouldn’t overcome.

Phillip Yang chipped in nine points in the win.

WillsboroÕ s Sean Lincoln led the team in scoring with 18 points while Jesse Hearn added 11 more.

Elizabethtown-Lewis 45, Bolton 33 ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Lions held the Eagles to single-digit scoring in all but one quarter as they earned the 45-33 non-league victory Jan. 17.

Trevor Brooks led all scorers with 18 points in the win. Zac Noka-Bailey and Sam Huttig each scored eight, Joel Morris six and Colden Blades five.

BoltonÕ s Joe Connery led the team with 11 points while Corey VanAuken and Josh CurriBrimhall added 10 apiece.

Girls’ basketball AuSable Valley 70, Northeastern Clinton 59 CHAMPLAIN — Madison McCabe scored 29 points and the Patriots knocked off the No. 24 Cougars 70-59 Jan. 13 as the two chase Division I leader Saranac.

McCabe hit five 3’s as she led all scorers in the game. Mady Rondeau added 14 more, followed

by Meghan Strong (12) and Sydney Snow (10).

The Cougars trailed by six at the half, and after chipping into the lead by a point through the third quarter, AuSable Valley closed the game with a 25-19 fourth.

Kayla Carder led Northeastern Clinton with 19 points and Shaylyn Rowe had 12 more in the setback.

Keene 73, Indian Lake-Long Lake 10 KEENE VALLEY — Three Beavers scored in double-figures as they topped the Orange 73-10 on Jan. 13.

Elaina Smith led the offensive charge with 32 points, Hanna Whitney added 18 and Naomi Peduzzi had 10 in the big win. Together, the three combined for 60 of Keene’s 73 point total.

The Orange, held to just three points in the second half by the Beavers’ defense, were led by Alexis Seery’s four points. Lillian Dechene and Rebecca King each had three.

Elizabethtown-Lewis 43, Westport 34 WESTPORT Ñ Jasmin Barnes and Emma Disogra combined for 36 of the LionsÕ 43 points as they earned a nine-point victory over the Eagles Jan. 14.

BarnesÕ 22 points led all scorers in the win while Disogra tallied 14. Tamara Wescott, Faith Bona and Myra Adams rounded out the scoring with a field goal apiece, Wescott’s from beyond the arc.

The Eagles, who scored 19 points in the fourth quarter but couldnÕ t close the gap, picked up 16 points at the free throw line.

Hannah Schwoebel led the team with 13 points, Chloe Mitchell scored eight and Ellie Storey seven in the setback.

Chazy 50, Willsboro 40 CHAZY Ñ Rachel Pombrio scored 24 points to lead the Eagles to their first win of the season, a 50-40 home victory over the Warriors Jan. 14.

Chazy led 41-23 going into the fourth quarter before a 17-9 Willsboro rally tightened the gap, but Chazy held on for the league victory.

Allison Tatro also had a big game for the Eagles, scoring 17 points. The two combined for 41 in the win.

WillsboroÕ s Trina Bigelow and Rachael Burt each registered double-digit nights in scoring, going for 12 and 11, respectively.

1. John Jay 229, 2. Peru 214, 3. Northern Adirondack 173 ... 7. AuSable Valley 109 (out of 18 teams) PERU — The Indians finished runner-up in the 46th Annual Peru Wrestling Invitational Classic Jan. 18 while Northern Adirondack took third and AuSable Valley seventh out of 18 teams.

PeruÕ s B team took 10th and AuSable ValleyÕ s 16th.

First-place John Jay placed four individual champions out of seven competing, enough to edge Peru by 15 points.

The Indians’ Carson Dobozy (99) and Jordan Bushey (172) both emerged winners while Ethan Feazelle (152) lost in his weight classÕ s final.

Colin Labombard (152) and Leon Riley (182) grabbed finals wins for Northern Adirondack while three more teammates finished runner-up in Jace Filion (106), Rolland Lapoint (120) and Austin Trombley (145).

Helping the Patriots to their seventh-place finish over the weekend were Ricky Nichols (182) and Kenny Rivers (285), were both defeated in the finals.

Joe Leclair (132) finished third for AuSable Valley while Chance Lapier (160) and Keith Christensen (195) both placed fourth.

Bowling Boys: AuSable Valley 10, Northeastern Clinton 0 Girls: Northeastern Clinton 0, AuSable Valley 0 CHAMPLAIN Ñ The Patriots and Cougars traded wins as the AuSable Valley boys earned a 10-0 victory and Northeastern Clinton’s girls team won 4-0 on Jan. 13.

Tyler Atkins rolled a 563 series, including a 200 game, to help the Patriots to the win. Tyler Light (557) and Brandon Ano (534) also went over 500.

The Cougars Matt Jolicoeur bowled a 489 in the setback, just ahead of teammate Justin Lapan’s 485.

Madison Dumas paced the Northeastern Clinton girls with a 510, followed by Sabrina Phair (439), Jaden Gosselin (472) and Autumn Rock (431).

AuSable Valley’s Shania Malskis finished with a 316 series.

Boys: Ticonderoga 7, AuSable Valley 3 Girls: Ticonderoga 4, AuSable Valley 0 TICONDEROGA Ñ The SentinelsÕ boys and girls picked up wins over the Patriots Jan. 16,

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Cole Frasier led Ticonderoga with a 701 series while Cassidy McKee rolled a 564.

Ryan Thomas and Noah Martineau each went over 600 for the Patriots, rolling series of 604 and 601. Thomas bowled a high game of 211 and Martineau 214.

Cerise Bush paced the Lady Sentinels in the win with a 542 while AuSable Valley’s Brooke SantaMaria rolled a 399 series in the loss.

Boys: AuSable Valley 9, Saranac 1 Girls: Saranac 2.5, AuSable Valley 1.5 AUSABLE FORKS — Tyler Atkins’ 597 and Brandon Ano’s 583 helped the Patriots bowl by the Chiefs 9-1 on Jan. 15, while in the girlsÕ match, Saranac edged AuSable Valley 2.5-1.5 behind Taylor Duquette’s 567.

The PatriotsÕ Ryan Thomas and Noah Martineau also had strong games, rolling series of 578 and 571, respectively.

SaranacÕ s Chris Fall rolled the matchÕ s high series, going for 641 in the setback.

The AuSable Valley girls, in the narrow loss, were led by Janelle SimpsonÕ s 425.

Girls: Peru 4, Willsboro 0 WILLSBORO Ñ Abby Boudrieau rolled a 433 series, Briaunna Varno added a 381 and the Lady Indians topped the Warriors 4-0 in league bowling Jan. 16.

Willsboro’s Maggy Frechette finished with a 345 series, including a high game of 153 in the setback.

Boys’ swimming Plattsburgh 93, AuSable Valley 75 AuSable Valley 86, Franklin Academy 83 Plattsburgh 96, Franklin Academy 73 PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Hornets picked up a pair of wins in the triple-dual meet Jan. 17 in Plattsburgh, while the Patriots finished 1-1 and the Huskies 0-2.

PlattsburghÕ s Dalton Harney picked up wins in both matches in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly while Kenny Hausrath took first in the 200 yard IM and 100 yard backstroke against both AuSable Valley and Franklin Academy.

Zach Martin also had a solid outing for the Hornets, picking up a pair of victories in the 200 yard freestyle.

Nicholas Nowosielski also grabbed three wins for the Hornets in the 100 yard freestyle and 100 yard breaststroke against the Patriots and the 100 yard freestyle against the Huskies.

The Hornets also won four of six relays, grabbing a pair of wins in the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays. AuSable Valley and Franklin Academy both topped Plattsburgh in the 400 freestyle relay, and when those two teams faced off in the same race, the Patriots came out on top.

The PatriotsÕ Mark Whitney won both 500 yard freestyle races while Dillon Drollette and Tyler Champine picked up four second-place finishes apiece. Drollette picked up his in the 200 yard IM and 100 yard breaststroke and Champine in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard freestyle.

Whitney also won the 100 yard backstroke against Franklin Academy while the Patriots took two of their three relays in their winning meet.

Indoor track Boys

1. Plattsburgh 137 2. Saranac 130 3. Ticonderoga 78 4. Beekmantown 75 5. Peru 51 6. Seton Catholic 17 7. AuSable Valley 15 8. EKMW 0

Girls 1. Beekmantown 145 2. Saranac 123 3. Ticonderoga 85 4. Plattsburgh 81 5. Peru 49 6. AuSable Valley 21 7. Seton Catholic 16 8. EKMW 0

PLATTSBURGH — The Hornets boys won five of 14 events and placed second in five more to lead all schools in boys’ indoor track competition Jan. 17.

The Lady Eagles, meanwhile, picked up their second consecutive win of the season with seven victories to lead all girls’ teams with 145 points.

Saranac placed second in both boysÕ and girlsÕ competition while Ticonderoga was right behind, finishing third overall in both.

Rounding out fourth through eighth in the boysÕ meet was Beekmantown, Peru, Seton Catholic, AuSable Valley and EKMW, while there was little shakeup in that order amongst the girls.

Plattsburgh finished fourth, followed by Peru, AuSable Valley, Seton Catholic and EKMW. Jeriqho Gadway led the Hornets with wins in the 1,000 and 1,600 meter runs. He finished the 1,600 in 4:36.4, 24 seconds fast-

Daydreams, schemes and other such things

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s I peer out the back porch window, there are thick frost flowers clouding my view.

Although itÕ s still midwinter, my thoughts drift off to more pleasant days ahead, when spring flowers will burst in the sugarbush, and an evening’s troll across a still, Adirondack trout pond provide as perfect ending to a long Spring day.

A chill races up my spine as I daydream of pulling on the oars of my guideboat, while a rod tip dances off the stern.

I take a moment to check the wall calendar, which quickly snaps me back to reality, as it appears there are still four, solid months to go until the ponds begin to shed their icy cap.

Another daydream soon transports me off to a leaf-covered ridge, where I am in the process of tracking a big whitetail in the deep, heavy snow. He’s dragging his hooves, and it appears he’s beginning to slow down...I might just get a look at him when....

IÕ m jolted back to reality.

Kill Shot rifles would be ideal for hunters seeking the thrill of the hunt without the need for an actual kill.

Damn! IÕ d much rather be chasing a big, hoof dragging buck than pecking on a stupid keyboard...and then it hits me, and its an idea that is sure to make a million bucks.

I’m going to design a rifle that will capture a digital photograph of the hunt. IÕ ll design it with a built in camera and a shutter mounted in the scope.

For purposes of reality, the rifle will be chambered to fire a .30 caliber blank round, so the kick and report will be authentic.

It will have the same sights, sounds and smell of an actual deer rifle.

The actual camera lens will feature crosshairs, which will make it easy to determine where an actual shot would have hit the animal.

It will likely revolutionize sport hunting, and provide hunting enthusiasts with an opportunity to experience the thrill of the kill with no actual harm done.

Best of all, the hunts could be hosted all year round; providing a sensible utilization of natural resources in the same vein as catch and release anglers take fish and release them.

Hunters could hone their skills, and non-hunters could get an authentic taste of the sport without actually killing an animal.

It would be marketed in the same vein as catch and release fishing, and it could provide the answer to year round hunting tourism.

I was already in the process of making plans for what to do with all the money that would soon begin pouring in, as I entered terms such as no-kill rifle, and camera guns and digital rifle scopes into the search engine of my computer.

Much to my surprise, I got a hit, and then another. The webpages described a concept gun known as the Harmless Hunter Ò KillShotÓ which would allow people of all ages to get outdoors, explore, and discover a recreational pastime that has existed throughout our history.

The non-weapon, hunting tool would document the hunt and capture the “KillShot” with a digital photo and provide a digital video trophy.

According to the website, Ò It could be used year round when game is out of season to satisfy the lust for hunting while getting you ready for the harvest season. The cross hairs will show

er than second-place finisher Caleb Moore of Seton Catholic.

Plattsburgh also went swept the podium in the 600 meter run, led by Connor Cota (1:37.9). Cota also ran on the winning 3,200 meter relay team.

Saranac’s Justin Liechty had a strong individual day, winning the 300 meter dash (37.1) and high jump (5’10”) as well as running on the first place 1,600 meter relay along with Hunter Church, Colby Churchill and Ben Bova.

For the Beekmantown girls, Tristen Reid was part of the winning 640 meter relay, long jump and 55 meter hurdles to go home with three individual wins.

Each member of the EaglesÕ 640 meter relay teamÑ Reid, Elisabeth Plympton, Kallie Villemaire and Kirsten VillemaireÑ picked up other first place finishes. Plympton won the 55 meter dash, Kirsten Villemaire the 1,000 meter run and Kallie Villemaire the 300 meter dash.

The Patriots’ best finishes came in both the girls’ and boys’ 1,600 meter relay as well as the girls’ 4x160 relay, in which the teams finished in third place. The boys’ team consisted of Zachary Lawrence, Riley Smith, David Vicaro and Malte Werner. Hailey Christiansen, Jessica Malskis, Briana Williams and Brinn Peck won the girlsÕ 1,600 relay.

Christiansen, Brinn Peck, Briana Williams and Hannah Lawrence made up the 4x160 relay team. Vicaro nabbed fifth in the 1,000 meter run.

MVAC announces Scholar Athletes

PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Mountain and Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) announces Scholar Athletes for the 2014 Fall Sports Season. One male and one female athlete are chosen for each sport season.

The criteria for selection are a minimum of an 85 percent average, one who excels in academics and sport of the season and exhibits good sportsmanship and a positive attitude.

Chazy Central Rural School: Keagan O’Connor, Senior; Kinnan Latremore, Senior.

Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School: Wesley Whalen, Senior; Sage Allott, Senior.

Keene Central School: Justin Haverlick, Junior; Naomi Peduzzi, Senior.

Westport Central School: Thomas Mero, Junior; Sydney Mitchell, Senior.

Willsboro Central School: Nolan Murphy, Senior; Andrea O’Hara, Senior. on the photo where the shot would have been, the background will show if the shot was safe or unsafe.

It could be used to help teach gun safety by operating like a lethal hunting rifle, except, it takes pictures and fires no projectiles. The power button is in the position of a safety and will only take pictures when power is on.

It will teach Ethical shot placement and the sport of hunting all in one! You will be able to post Ò KillShotsÓ on a website that will come with the rifle. Share photos, talk about hunts, and tell the story of how you managed to use the skills needed to silently pursue and get within range unnoticed, to capture your wild game KillShot, which can be stored on an SD card and downloaded to your computer via a USB cable. Ò Damn itÓ , I muttered under my breath, Ò Some SOB already stole my idea.Ó Then I realized the idea was just that. The rifle was still in the fabrication stage, and the web page was actually a plea for a Kickstarter campaign seeking investors to help cover the cost of developing a prototype rifle. Ò There is still hopeÓ , I thought, until I realized the Kick Starter effort was already four years old and it still had not received enough funding to produce a single rifle. Maybe it wasn’t such a great idea after all.

Although I’ll probably not strike it rich guiding digital rifle deer hunting excursions, it is interesting to note that Adirondack Optics, a scope manufacturer based in Keeseville has been producing high tech, digital camera scopes for some time.

However, I’ll need to start my own Kick Start Campaign to come up with the funds to purchase a digital scope from an Adirondack Optic, which currently sell in the range of $1700, plus shipping for the basic model.

AO’s scopes were initially developed for use by military and police snipers, and they have earned an outstanding reputation for durability and reliability.

So now I’m off to my next hair-brained idea, which involves trying to figure out a way to shoot paintballs with actual black powder pistols.

It may prove to be the ideal method for gentlemen seeking a means to settle their arguments. Complete with stand in Ò Seconds” and secured by a slap in the face with a glove, an historically accurate duel may soon become the ultimate method for getting even with your enemies.

My kickstarter campaign will begin as soon as I have enough money to pay the electric bill and fire up my computer.

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

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Your complete source of things to see and do in the North Country Ongoing: First Tuesdays

LAKE PLACID — Bookclub meeting. Bookstore Plus. 7 p.m.

Every Tuesday and Thursday

ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois. 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $5. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.

First Tuesday

LAKE PLACID — Bookstore Plus book club. 7 p.m. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950.

First and third Thursdays

ELIZABETHTOWN — Writers Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 p.m. November and December. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.

First Thursday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Westport Garden Club Meetings. 11 a.m.

Details: Garden Club President Hellen DeChant 873-9270, Time4hmd@yahoo.com.

Third Thursdays

ELIZABETHTOWN — Fiber Arts Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.

SARANAC LAKE — 16th annual Third Thursday Art Walk. 5 to 7:30 p.m. Starting June 19 through Sept. 17.

Every Other Thursday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Writer’s Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 p.m.

Every Monday and Wednesday

MOOERS — Mooers Zumba, Toning, Cheryl Mesick. Mooers Elementary School Cafeteria. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. No school no class. $5 per class through January. Details: ZumbaFitness.Cheryl@gmail.com, facebook.com/groups/ZumbaMooers, cherylmesick.zumba.com.

Every Monday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba Elizabethtown Social Center. 5:30 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Adult Rec Basketball. Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. 7 p.m.

OBITUARIES RITA J. PHILLIPS April 2, 1936- January 18, 2015 Rita J. Phillips, 78, of water Phillips, Brian Phillips and street in elizabethtown. his wife Wendy, siblings; Passed away Sunday January Joan Birmingham, her grand18, 2015 at Essex Center in children; Shannon, Kerry, Elizabethtown.

She was Ashley, Joshua, Tucker, Krisborn in Witherbee on April 2, ten, Olivia, Claire, Samantha 1936 daughter of the late and Patrick. She is predeMatthew and Ruth (Seckingceased by siblings; Matt, ton) Ward.

Norman, Gerald, and EveShe was a devoted and lovlyn. ing wife, Mother, and grandServices and burial will be mother who will be missed private and at the conveevery day. She was a mem- nience of the family. ber of the American Legion Donations in her memory Auxiliary. may be made to the ElizaRita is survived by her husbethtown Community Hosband Clarence Phillips pital Auxiliary or the Third whom she married October Age Adult Center at Platts7, 1956, her children; Patti burgh State university.

Phillips, Liz Phillips, Shelly To light a memorial candle Lansburg and her husband or leave an online condoKen, Marshall Phillips and lence ease visit www.healdhis wife Cindi, Keenan funeralhomeinc.com VIRGINIA SAYWARD January 21, 1920 - January 12, 2015 Virginia Sayward, 94, of sister Pat Lincoln. Virginia Willsboro, passed away on was pre-deceased by her January 12, 2015 at UVM husband, Richard K. SayHealth Network - CVPH ward, her son Medical Center in Platts- Timothy Fowler, and her burgh. She was born in daughter Judy Fowler.

Willsboro on January 21, There will be no calling 1920 daughter of the late hours. A graveside service Raymond S. and Flora M. will be held at a later date in (Baker) Boardman.

Memorial Cemetery in WillsShe is survived by her chilboro. dren George Fowler, Ray- Arrangements have been enmond Fowler, Joyce Fowler, trusted to Marvin-Heald FuBrian Fowler, and Dianna neral Home, 7521 Court Fowler. Also surviving are Street, Elizabethtown, NY. her step-Sons, Kenneth, IrTo light a memorial candle win or leave an online condoand Nelson Sayward as well lence please visit as her brother Dale Boardwww.healdfuneralhomeinc.man and her com

Every Tuesday

ELIZABETHTOWN — 3rd Age. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m.

ESSEX — Professor Michael Sandel’s Cabin Fever College. Belden Noble Memorial Library. 7 p.m. Jan. 13, through Feb. 17. Details: Maureen DeLaughter delaughterk@gmail.com, 935-3811, flyer in library.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Interval Strength Training class, Ellen DuBois. Elizabethtown Social Center. 5:15 p.m. $6 per class. Beginning Jan. 20. Details: 873-6408, info@ elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

Every Wednesdays

ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Kye Turner. 5 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $5.

ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 8736408.

Every Thursday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Karin DeMuro. 5:30 p.m. TurboKick, Kye Turner varies monthly. Elizabethtown Social Center. Zumba $5, TurboKick $7, ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Celebrate Recovery. Adirondack Outreach, 209 Water Street. 5:45 p.m. $3 pp dinner. 6:15 p.m. Large Group, 7:10 p.m. Small Group, 7:45 p.m. End / Open Cafe.

SARANAC LAKE — Ceilidh Music Session. Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce.

7 p.m.

WESTPORT — Cub Scouts pack 63 meeting. WADA Building. 6:30 p.m. Grades 1 through 6. Details: troop8063@gmail.com.

WESTPORT — Boy Scouts troop 63 meeting. WADA Building. 7:30 p.m. Ages 1218. Details: Larry Carroll 569-5431, troop8063@gmail.com.

Every Friday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Mahjong Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 to 3 p.m.

Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Eight-week series, grief support groups. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hand House. Christina Steigleman, Twila Quaid 942-6513. Through Jan. 23.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Eight-week series, caregiver grief support groups Meetings.

Hand House. 10 to 11 a.m. Details: Christina Steigleman MSW, Twila Quaid LMSW, 942-6513. Through Jan. 23.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen Rec Use. Elizabethtown Social Center. 3 to 9 p.m.

Every Saturday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Teen Rec Use. Elizabethtown Social Center. 2 until 9 p.m.

PERU — Pure Country, concert VFW Post 309. 1 to 4 p.m. Donations appreciated.

GORDON R. DUKE DECKER May 23, 1947- January 14, 2015

WHALLONSBURG — A six-week indoor play gym. Ages birth through five.

Whallonsburg Grange Hall. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free. Six Saturdays. Saturday, Jan. 24 through Saturday, Feb. 28.

WESTPORT — “Kingdom Man”. Ministry Center behind Westport Federated Church.

10:30 a.m. Six mornings, Jan. 31 through March 14. Everyone welcome.

Daily: Through end of January

PERU — North Country Potter’s Guild and photography by Ron Nolland, reception. Peru Free Library. 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit and sale through January. Hours Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Details: 643-8618.

PLATTSBURGH — 13 Sundays Outdoor Art Club, Regional Art Show and Sale reception. Pine Harbour Assisted Living, 15 New Hampshire Road. 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit.

Sunday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: 561-5307, pineharbour.org.

KEESEVILLE — Celebrating Andrea’s Vision. Keeseville Free Library. Hours Monday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m.

Details: 834-9054.

Thursday, Jan. 22

TUPPER LAKE — Tupper Lake Rotary Club sponsored blood drive. Goff-Nelson Library, 41 Lake Street. 1 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22 through Sunday, Jan. 25

LAKE PLACID — 2015 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championship, award ceremony. Fireworks, Saturday 10 p.m. Main Street’s speed skating oval. Details: whitefacelakeplacid.com.

Saturday, Jan. 24

WILLSBORO — High Peaks Hospice Bowling Tourney. Willsborough Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Rte. 22. Preregistration required, adults only. $20 pp, $40 team.

Deadline Tuesday, Jan. 20. Details: Ingrid iroemischer@hphpc.org, 942-6513.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Story/Craft Hour. Elizabethtown Library. 1 until 2 p.m. Ages 3 to 5, accompanied by adult. Registration encouraged. Details: 873-2670.

LAKE PLACID — Peter R. Landau, ASCA, consulting Arborist, care of trees meeting. Heaven Hill Farm, 32 Bear Cub Lane. 1:30 p.m. Details: Peter Landau 946-8218, arbor1dude@aol.com.

WILLSBORO —Compass Rose. Willsboro Congregational Church, Rte 22. 7 p.m. $5, $2 students. Details: 963-7772.

Sunday, Jan. 25

PERU — Fourth Sunday VFW & Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast. Peru Memorial VFW & Ladies Auxiliary, 710 Pleasant St. 9 a.m. to noon. $8. Open to public.

DANNEMORA — Dannemora Knights of Columbus Council 2166 foul shooting contest. Assumption of Mary School, Redford. 1 p.m. Practice noon. Boys, girls 9 to 14. Details: Ed Liberty at 293-6671.

Monday, Jan. 26

Gordon R. Duke Decker Westport Gordon R. Duke Decker, 67, of Worman Lane, Westport, passed away peacefully Wednesday January 14, 2015, at UVM Health Network-CVPH in Plattsburgh after a short illness, and with his loving family by his side.

He was born in Elizabethtown, New York, May 23, 1947, the son of Ray A. and Elizabeth (Mauran) Decker, Sr. Gordon attended Westport Central High School, Adirondack Community College, and SUNY Plattsburgh. He was drafted into the US Army in May of 1968, where he would serve his country honorably through January 1970. He served one tour in Vietnam (January 69 January70), earned the rank of Sargent, and was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in connection with military operations against hostile forces in Vietnam while assigned as a member of Headquarters Battery of the 26th Artillerys 8th Battalion.

Gordon retired in July, 2013 as CFO of Chazy Westport Communications and its subsidiary, Westelcom, having worked 42-1/2 years for the company. He served on several boards and committees over the years to include Project Leader for 4-H programs, two short terms on Westport School Board (one term as president of the Board), was a committee member to study dissolution of Westport Village, served 22 years as Fire District treasurer, member of Westport Chamber Board, along with being its Treasurer, member of Financial Advisory Board for Depot Theatre, and an active member of NYS Telecom Association Accounting & Finance Committee. Gordon

enjoyed hiking, fishing, hunting, and Grisham novels.

Left to cherish his memories are his wife of 45 years, Nancy; children, Christine Decker Marquis and her husband James Marquis of Providence, RI, and Andrew Decker and his wife Karen of Ballston Spa, NY; two grandchildren, Gabriella and Holden Decker; and one step-grandchild, Caitlin Marquis; one brother, Ray A. (Crete) Decker Jr., three sisters, Roberta (Eric) Manges, Darlene Decker, Juanita (Dan) Johnson; and many loved nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held Friday, January 23, 2015, from 4 to 7 PM at the Hamilton Funeral Home, 294 Mannix Road, Peru. A memorial service will be held at the Westport Federated Church, Saturday January 24, 2015, at 11 AM with Pastor Thomas Smith presiding.

Military honors will follow.

Donations in Gordons memory may be made to Westport Hose Co. #1 and Wadhams Volunteer Fire Co. at PO Box 134 Westport, NY, 12993.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hamilton Funeral Home, 294 Mannix Road, Peru, 643-9055. To light an online candle and offer condolences in the memory of Gordon Decker please visit www.hamiltonfuneralhome.com

LAKE PLACID — Individualized instruction download ebooks. Lake Placid Public Library. Free. 10 a.m. to noon, 30 min increments. Details: 523-3200.

WILLSBORO — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Willsboro Fire Department. 4 to 7 p.m.

PERU — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Peru Fire Department.

3 to 7 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Institute Book Club, “Under the Wide and Starry Sky”, Nancy Horan. Lake Placid Public Library. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 27

CHATEAUGAY — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Chateaugay Fire Department. 4 to 7 p.m.

LEWIS — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Essex County Public Safety Building. 3 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 28

ELIZABETHTOWN — Pickle-ball Clinic, Wayne Ducatte. ELCS Auditorium. 6 to 8 p.m. 18 and up. Details: 873-6408, info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

Thursday, Jan. 29

PLATTSBURGH — Spill Team Training. North Country Chamber of Commerce. 8 a.m. to noon. $12.

SARANAC LAKE — Ceilidh Music Session. Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce.

7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 29 through Saturday, Jan. 31

WILMINGTON — FIS Freestyle World Cup Skiing. Whiteface Mountain, 5021 Rte.

86.

Friday, Jan. 30

PLATTSBURGH — Chamber of Commerce annual Dinner. West Side Ballroom. 6 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. $55.

SARANAC LAKE — ‘Abstraction’. Opening Reception. Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar St. 5 p.m. Details: 891-3799.

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Plattsburgh City Fire Department. Noon to 4 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Clinton County Government Center. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — “Go West”. Newman Center. 7 p.m. Free. Snow date, Saturday, Jan. 31.

Friday, Jan. 30 through Saturday, Feb. 28

SARANAC LAKE — ‘Abstraction’ exhibit. Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar St. Details: 897-3799.

Saturday, Jan. 31

PLATTSBURGH — The Boxtrolls. Plattsburgh Public Library. 2:30 p.m. Children accompanied by parents.

CHAZY — Cabin Fever Fish Derby. All NY DEC rules apply. Fish taken from Lake Champlain. $20 pp, $15 under 16, 65 +. $35 entry fee, R&G membership. Dinner.

Weathercock $5. Register: Weathercock Bar, Rte. 9, Friday, Jan. 30. Weigh Station 2 until 5 p.m. Details: 846-7990.

PERU — Clem Hawkins Band. Peru Community Church Coffeehouse, 13 Elm St. 7 p.m. Doors open 6 p.m. $12 door, $10 advance. Details: 569-9387.

WESTPORT — Youth night, Middle and High school students. Westport Federated Church. 7 to 9 p.m.

WHALLONSBURG — Gary Finney, Donnie Perkins square dance. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Adult $7 pp, under 18 free. Doors 6 p.m. Music 7 p.m. Dinner foods, Susie Smith 6 p.m. Details: Stephanie Beneng 963-4170, admin@thegrangehall.info.

Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1

ELIZABETHTOWN — Jane Boxall, Rose Chancler, Ricochet Duo, Woodswoman: A tribute to the life of Anne LaBastille, Piano by Nature. Hand House. Saturday: 7 p.m. Sunday: 3 p.m.

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College for Every Student search for schools

WILLSBORO — A national nonprofit, College For Every Student (CFES), is searching for five schools to participate in a highimpact program that will help low-income students become college and career ready. The five schools will receive Closing the Gap awards through support from private donors.

“Over the last 30 years, the gap in college going and degree attainment between youth from low-income households and their higher income peers has widened steadily,Ó said CFES president and CEO Rick Dalton. Ò Today wealthy students are ten times more likely to earn a college degree than their classmates from poverty. Unless we close this gap, the consequences will be catastrophic.Ó CFES, which has helped 75,000 low-income students from 700 schools become college ready over the last 24 years, has committed to scale up and help one million low-income youth attain college degrees by 2025. Ò The Closing the Gap awards are part of this commitment,Ó said Dalton.

Educators, volunteers, and other partners who work with CFES Scholars receive ongoing professional development in building their program and they become part of a supportive global network. Ninety-nine percent of CFES Scholars graduate from high school and 95 percent attend college.

Every CFES Scholar engages in three high-impact practices – Mentoring, Leadership Through Service, and Pathways to College. Research has shown these practices develop The Essential Skills, including raised aspirations, adaptability, grit, resilience, teamwork, leadership, and other competencies that promote social and educational uplift. Details on the Closing The Gap awards, including an application, can be found at collegefes.org.

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News in Brief Grange to hold food and dance

WHALLONSBURG — Caller Gary Finney and fiddler Donnie Perkins of the Upstate New Yorkers will be featured at a square dance Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. The dance is the first event in the building’s centennial year of celebrations. All ages, dress, and skill levels are welcome. Adult tickets are $7 per person, and children under the age of 18 are free when accompanied by their parents. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music begins at 7 p.m. Dinner foods are prepared by Susie Smith of Flying Pancakes Catering will be available for sale throughout the evening, beginning at 6 p.m. The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is located at 1610 NYS Rte 22 at Whallons Bay Road, five miles south of the Essex ferry. The centennial square dance is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Cloudsplitter Carpentry in Essex. For more information about this event or the Hall, contact Stephanie Beneng, office manager, at 963-4170 or by email at admin@thegrangehall.info.

Missing Children’s Tourney slated

AuSABLE FORKS Ñ The 26th annual Missing ChildrenÕ s Basketball Tournament for area fifth and sixth grade boys and girls basketball teams will be held Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15. This double elimination tournament is sponsored by the Jay/Black Brook Youth Commission and the AuSable Forks Youth Boosters. Coaches who wish to take advantage of being given returning team preference need to respond before Monday, Feb. 9, when team slots will be open to all. The entrance fee is $150 and must be received prior to the tourney along with a team roster. There will be no all-star teams. Call Carol Greenley at 420-3097 or email at carolanne87@gmail.com with any questions or to enter a team in this event.

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Supercuts helps in NY blood drives

PLATTSBURGH — Give blood at the North Country Regional Blood Donor Center or at any of its scheduled blood drives and get a haircut at Supercuts for just $5. This offer from the salon located in Consumer Square, Plattsburgh is available to blood donors who present their North Country Regional Blood Donor Center post donation information card during January and February.

Blood donated to the Donor Center stays in Northern New York, helping hundreds of North Country residents each day. To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be in good health and at least 17 years of age. The minimum weight requirement is 110 lbs. All donors must pass a physical and health history exam conducted at the drive prior to donation.

Located in the CVPH Health Plaza, the North Country Regional Blood Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome however those interested in apheresis donation should call (518) 562-7406 to make an appointment.

More information and a complete listing of upcoming drives can be found at cvph.org.

On Campus Herkimer honors Emily Rascoe

HERKIMER Ñ Herkimer College awarded academic honors to Emily Katherine Rascoe of Westport. She is studying Travel and Events Management. She was one of 171 students named to the President’s List for earning a grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

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Must be able to haul up to 63 loads per day between April 1st and June NYCO MINERALS is tak- 30th and September 1st ing bids for truck haul- through November 30th.

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BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE in SUREDIRECT.COM NYCO 1-800-231MINERALS is tak- 30th and September 1st Contractors must underthe town of Moriah. Lake view, 3603 Go Garage & Yard 30th. through November stand they may be reing bids for truck haul- Let’s great hunting, and privacy what Must able haul up to quired to haul from two ing of crushed ore from Sale-ing Thru The be Classified Superstore more could you ask for. Call REAL ESTATE its mines located in 45 loads per day be- different locations 70 Ashley at 578-2501 for more Lewis, NY to the Wills- tween July 1st and Au- Mine road or Oak Hill information. $29,000 REMODELED 2 BDRM, .3 Lewis NY. boro, NY stockpile site gust 31st. acre, Rte. 9, Front Kee-2016, and Must be have a miniNYCO is seeking a multifor Street, the 2015, seville, NY. Live in or a P/E Ratio For 1,000,000 A Good Deal?

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518-335liability Insurance, years.

NYCO request sons. Minimum qualifi-Catch The Greatest 6904 FOR SALE; 1990 Redman Double cations for this bid are 2,000,000 in General that interested parties Bargains The 1 ACRE OF LANDas at ATWOOD Wide, 2 bath, walk in pantry, in Aggregate,In1,000,000 in email their interest in follows: Rd., West Chazy, Must NY, be close Pine Rest East Trailer Park in liability, this opportunity by Janabletoto haul a Automotive Classifieds schools, nice location.

Pleaseofcall Beekmantown District, Military minimum 30 tons per 1,000 in Motor truck uary 30, 2015 to Bret 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201 518-493-2478 for load, moreper informaTurnpike. Price on Call 518-310cargo and physical dam- Lawson or Mark truck. tion.

0051 Combes at 803 MounMust haul a minimum of age, as well as workers 160,000 tons and up to compensation coverage. tain View Road WillsS&B must be listed as boro, NY 12996. Once at least 220,000 tons interested parties are per season. an insurance certificate identified, NYCO will Must be able to operate holder. schedule a pre-bid meetseasonally between April Must have or be willing 1st and November 30th. to obtain MSHA contrac- ing at the Willsboro Must be able to haul up tor certifications, or fall plant site to review the to 63 loads per day be- under MSHA part 46 haul and answer any questions prior accepttween April 1st and June guidelines for training.

NYCO MINERALS is tak- 30th and September 1st Contractors must under- ing bids.

LEGALS ing bids for truck haul- through November 30th. stand they may be re- General inquires may NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- ing of crushed ore from also be sent electronicalMust be able haul up to quired to haul from two EN that the Town Board its mines located in 45 loads per day be- different locations 70 ly to b.lawson@sandb.Lewis, NY to the Wills- tween July 1st and Au- Mine road or Oak Hill com of the Town of Keene or m.boro, NY stockpile site has set 7:00 PM on the combes@sandb.com. gust 31st.

Lewis NY. for the 2015, 2016, and second Tuesday of each Must be have a mini- NYCO is seeking a multi- VN,NC,BG,TT-01/172017 production sea- mum 1,000,000 General year contract of 2 to 3 month, at the Keene 01/24/2015-2TC-70966 Town Hall, as the time sons. Minimum qualifi- liability Insurance, years.

NYCO request NOTICE OF FORMATION and place to hold their cations for this bid are 2,000,000 in General that interested parties as follows: regular Town Board Aggregate, 1,000,000 in email their interest in OF LLC Must be able to haul a Meetings for 2015 and Automotive liability, this opportunity by Jan- Notice of formation of minimum of 30 tons per 1,000 in Motor truck uary 30, 2015 to Bret limited liability company the last Tuesday of each load, per truck. month, at 5:30 PM, also cargo and physical dam- Lawson or Mark (LLC). Name: Redline Must haul a minimum of age, as well as workers at the Town Hall, as the Combes at 803 Moun- Hockey, LLC. The Arti160,000 tons and up to compensation coverage. tain View Road Wills- cles of Organization time and place to hold were filed with the Sectheir Bi-Monthly Finan- at least 220,000 tons S&B must be listed as boro, NY 12996. Once cial Town Board Meet- per season. an insurance certificate interested parties are retary of State of the Must be able to operate ing. holder. identified, NYCO will State of New York (SSseasonally between April Must have or be willing Ellen S. Estes, Town schedule a pre-bid meet- NYS) on November 12, 2014, pursuant to Sec1st and November 30th.

Clerk to obtain MSHA contrac- ing at the Willsboro Must be able to haul up January 13, 2015 tor certifications, or fall plant site to review the tion 203 of the New York Limited Liability Compato 63 loads per day be- under MSHA part 46 haul and answer any VN-01/24/2015-1TCtween April 1st and June 71111 guidelines for training. questions prior accept- ny Law. The company office is located in Essex 30th and September 1st Contractors must under- ing bids. through November 30th. stand they may be re- General inquires may County. The SSNYS has Must be able haul up to quired to haul from two also be sent electronical- been designated as 45 loads per day be- different locations 70 ly to b.lawson@sandb.- agent of the LLC upon tween July 1st and Au- Mine road or Oak Hill com or m.- whom process against it may be served. The SSgust 31st. combes@sandb.com.

Lewis NY. NYS shall mail a copy of Must be have a mini- NYCO is seeking a multi- VN,NC,BG,TT-01/17process to: The LLC, c/o mum 1,000,000 General year contract of 2 to 3 01/24/2015-2TC-70966 Anderson Byrne LLC, 48 liability Insurance, years.

NYCO request Union Avenue, Saratoga 2,000,000 in General that interested parties Springs, New York Aggregate, 1,000,000 in email their interest in 12866. The purpose of Automotive liability, this opportunity by Janthe company is to en1,000 in Motor truck uary 30, 2015 to Bret gage in any lawful busicargo and physical dam- Lawson or Mark ness of every kind and age, as well as workers Combes at 803 Mouncharacter for which compensation coverage. tain View Road WillsLLCs may be organized S&B must be listed as boro, NY 12996. Once under the New York LLC an insurance certificate interested parties are law, or any successor holder. identified, NYCO will statute.

Must have or be willing schedule a pre-bid meetVN-01/17-02/21/2015to obtain MSHA contrac- ing at the Willsboro 6TC-70916 tor certifications, or fall plant site to review the under MSHA part 46 haul and answer any guidelines for training. questions prior acceptContractors must under- ing bids. stand they may be re- General inquires may quired to haul from two also be sent electronicaldifferent locations 70 ly to b.lawson@sandb.Mine road or Oak Hill com or m.Lewis NY. combes@sandb.com.

NYCO is seeking a multi- VN,NC,BG,TT-01/17year contract of 2 to 3 01/24/2015-2TC-70966 years.

NYCO request that interested parties email their interest in this opportunity by January 30, 2015 to Bret Lawson or Mark Combes at 803 Mountain View Road Willsboro, NY 12996. Once interested parties are identified, NYCO will schedule a pre-bid meeting at the Willsboro plant site to review the haul and answer any questions prior accepting bids.

General inquires may also be sent electronically to b.lawson@sandb.com or m.combes@sandb.com.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: Redline Hockey, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNYS) on November 12, 2014, pursuant to Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. The company office is located in Essex County. The SSNYS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNYS shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, c/o Anderson Byrne LLC, 48 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York 12866. The purpose of the company is to engage in any lawful business of every kind and character for which LLCs may be organized under the New York LLC law, or any successor statute.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SOUTH BRAIDLEA FARMS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/12/15. Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-01/24-02/28/20156TC-71346 THE WHITEMAN AGENCY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/15/14. Office in Essex Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 123 Tadds Way Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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THE WHITEMAN AGENCY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/15/14. Office in Essex Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 123 Tadds Way Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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