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This Week AUSABLE FORKS

2014 a great year for farmers

By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com

AFFD Big Breakfast slated for Sunday PAGE 3 MORIAH

The Mountaineer and Adirondack Rock and River will host the 19th annual Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival Jan. 16-19. Pictured here, a climber nears the summit of the 250-foot long by 75-foot high ice climbing park at Adirondack Rock and River Guide Service in Keene. See more inside on page 5.

Cheever fire claims the lives of two men

Organizers announce winter games expansion

By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com

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WHALLONSBURG Ñ This past year was a banner year for the regionÕ s food producers Ñ a near-perfect blend of rain and sunshine resulted in ideal growing conditions Ñ and the Champlain ValleyÕ s agricultural community has an ambitious wish list for 2015.

While each producer has myriad needs, common strands include the creation of a regional food hub, increased legislative measures to protect and nurture the sizzling farm-to-table industry and increased communication and educational efforts that will allow the local community to climb aboard.

Since its resurgence in 2006, the Whallonsburg Grange Hall has been the epicenter for this return to the regionÕ s ancestral roots.

Dozens of farmers and local artisans gathered there on Saturday, Dec. 20 at an annual holiday market.

We took advantage of the captive audience to garner their thoughts.

GREENHORNS

SPORTS

The Patriots get

by Tupper Lake in boys hoops

LAKE PLACID Ñ While the Empire State Winter Games are slated to go global in 2016, organizers say theyÕ re focused on this yearÕ s installment, which is slated to run from Feb. 5-8.

It will mark the fifth year that local communities have taken over organizational efforts following former Gov. David PattersonÕ s decision to wipe them out in 2010 due to state budget cuts.

The next day, a half-dozen communities came forward to pick up the pieces.

Over 1,400 amateur athletes participated last year in competitions held in Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Wilmington and Tupper Lake.

Organizers hope for 1,600 participants this year competing in 19 events.

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Empire State Winter Games organizers Kathy Pfohl, Jeff Byrne, James McKenna and Michele Clement discuss the 2015 installment of the winter athletic event with a reporter on Monday, Dec. 22. The 2015 Games are scheduled to kick off on Feb. 5. For more info, visit empirestatewintergames.com.

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Mace Chasm Road in Keeseville is the nerve center for a group of young farmers and food producers who have planted roots in the area, including Mace Chasm Farm, which is now entering their third year of operation as a grass-fed cattle farm.

This spring saw the operation move into a new butcher shop before the market season. Ò It was a big achievement that allowed us to work at home,Ó said co-owner Courtney Grimes-Sutton.

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Holiday decorating winners announced

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The winners of the 2014 Arthur G. Hooper Holiday Decorating contest, sponsored by the Elizabethtown Social Center have been announced. In Elizabethtown/New Russia, Rick and Gay Olcott, Water St. has won the Spirit of Christmas award for their nativity and impressive tree. On Water St, Patty PhillipsÕ decorations were Most Beautiful. The judges particularly enjoyed her swirly rope lights and use of color. Bob and Kathy Phinney on Partridge Lane won in the Most Original category for their Santa lean-to scene.

Elizabethtown Honorable Mentions go to Dawn and Paul Fenton, Water St, Mike and Marsha McCarroll, Partridge Lane, Jay and Candy Kohen, Park St, and Jeff and Heather Gavaletz, Water St. The Social Center judges highly recommend driving Lord Road, Water Street and Park Street.

In Lewis, Kevin and Mary Jacques on Wells Hill Road won the Spirit of Christmas award for their nativity and an all-round organized and festive design. On Stowersville Road, Vanessa and Tom CrossÕ decorations were Most Beautiful, well-organized, and had a nice use of color. Nick and Karen Disogra, Route 9, won in the Most Original category for their flying Santa porch scene.

Lewis Honorable Mentions go to Kenny and Chris Whittemore, Rte. 9, Margaret Bronson, Stowersville Road, and Raj and Suman Bhisht, Rte. 9. Each category winner will have their names engraved on permanent plaques that hang in the Social Center. The Center thanks everyone who decorated for the holidays.

Westport Central School Cook Maureen Thomas prepares fresh soup with produce locally grown at Juniper Hill Farm.

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Au Sable Forks FD goes big with breakfast series

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com AU SABLE FORKS — When this hamlet’s volunteer fire department does something, they go big.

Take their monthly breakfasts, for example.

This SundayÕ s old-fashioned Big Breakfast boasts a gut-busting line-up of tasty eats, including scrambled eggs, pancakes, home fries and their special stuffed French toast.

And of course, toppings abound, whether be onions, bacon and sausage on the home fries, or fresh fruit, caramel and almonds on the regular french toast.

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department Breakfast Committee Co-Chairman Danny Deyeo said the department rolled out the breakfast series four years ago as part of their fundraising efforts.

They started simple with basic pancakes and eggs before the menu spiraled outward each year.

The stuffed French toast has been quite popular, said Deyeo. Ò WeÕ ve become notorious for that.Ó The departmentÕ s kitchen has had its fair share of practice.

Following Irene, it was used as a food hub for two months. Ò Lots of people came in,Ó Deyeo recalled, Ò mostly for a place to get something to eat because there was no power.Ó From there, the meals were shipped out to different sub-areas, like Jay and Upper Jay. Now the breakfasts are a monthly tradition, usually held the first Sunday of each month, with gaps to allow for guest events and summer recess. Ò Every month, we try to offer something new,Ó said Deyeo.

Each year, the department strings Christmas lights throughout the downtown area, something theyÕ ve been doing since the 1920s.

The Great Ice Storm of 1998 saw their equipment take a beating and theyÕ ve been replacing it piece-by-piece ever since. Ò WeÕ re trying to do a little every year,Ó said Deyeo.

Patrons work their way through the serving line at one of the Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department’s Big Breakfasts. The next installment is slated for Sunday, Jan. 4 from 8 to 11 a.m.

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Their current stock includes about a dozen overhead garlands and 18 pole-mounted decorations.

More specialized fundraisers are slated for 2015.

Perhaps in the future, said Deyeo, the department will switch to LED models.

Ò Our community has been very supportive of us,Ó said Deyeo.

Join the Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department for their Big Breakfast on Sunday, Jan. 4 from 8 to 11 a.m. Fire Station tours for adults and kids will also be available upon request.

Lakes to Locks plan mobile app, other projects in 2015

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ALBANY Ñ Imagine this: YouÕ re a farmer trying to scrape out a living by growing apples. Several cows offer milk, while a flock of chickens and a small vegetable garden provides the rest.

Sometimes you barter with your neighbors for other goods.

On Sundays, you go to church.

And then itÕ s back to work.

While tough, and often mundane, itÕ s a decent life with your wife and three children.

So how did you find yourself perched in a tree putting grapefruitsized holes in British skulls?

What made the American colonists tick?

Boring into the revolutionary psyche is what Lakes to Locks Executive Director Janet Kennedy hopes the public will ponder with the development of a new thematic mobile app to accompany the groupÕ s tours through the waterways of the upper Hudson River, Champlain Canal, Lake George and Lake Champlain.

UNIFY AND MARKET HereÕ s how it works: Participants will upload the app, which contains audio narration from historians, among other content, onto their smart phones.

GPS coordinates will get you to where you need to go, from museums to other historical sites dotted around what historians refer to as North America’s first superhighway, the corridor between upstate New York and Quebec.

It’s then when you can find out why Johnny Family Man decided to leave his bucolic life in the rearview and start taking out Redcoats from the treetops.

The program also might help place the ongoing events in the Middle East and Central Asia into a broader historical context, explained Lakes to Locks Executive Director Janet Kennedy.

The app is part of a wider effort to develop several units as part of a geotourism marketing initiative that is being made possible, in part, by the $153,000 state grant the organization received as part of the latest round of regional economic development funding.

Funds will be used to unify and market two regions to national and international audiences and develop sustainable tourism.

The project also furthers the partnership with National Geographic.

Lakes to LocksÕ website is co-branded, and developed, with the institution, who then promote it through their international channels. Ò We do see this has excellent brand recognition,Ó said Kennedy.

The grants will also provide for enhanced exhibits in Whitehall, particularly to promote birding and nature-related attractions in southern Essex and northern Washington counties.

A third component will provide for underwriting on local radio to highlight the distinctiveness of local communities and deliver what Kennedy calls delivering an Ò authentic and distinctive experienceÓ to travelers.

The target audience is both domestic and international. Ò WeÕ ve seen a lot of interest from Chinese travelers,Ó said Kennedy. Ô AMAZING HISTORYÕ In August, Heritage Program Director Margaret Gibbs briefed the Essex County Board of Supervisors on the agencyÕ s efforts.

Outside interest in the regionÕ s history is strong, she said.

And itÕ s growing.

For instance, Russians are drawn to the North Country Underground Railroad Museum in Chesterfield.

She cited an anecdote from a visiting group: Ò You donÕ t know how lucky you are,Ó said the tourist, referring to the countryÕ s stable political system.

The Westport VisitorÕ s Center had racked up 1,500 visitors midway through the summer, she noted, almost 40 percent of whom were Canadians who ventured off the Northway specifically to dis-

cover small towns.

Gibbs said visitors have commented on the regionÕ s friendliness. Ò ThereÕ s a sense of nostalgia of a time thatÕ s gone now,Ó said Gibbs. Ò People said they want to come back because it has reminded them of their grandparentsÕ farm.Ó Gibbs said the agency is making an effort to seize on connections and keep tourists in the area, shuttling them to communities like Ticonderoga, Port Henry and Elizabethtown before they head back to their point of origin.

Canadians, in particular, have said they want to learn more and explore the smaller communities.

Gibbs also praised volunteers, specifically those in Chesterfield, Willsboro and Westport: Ò In Westport, they have the best volunteer program you have ever seen,Ó she said. Ò They have 36 volunteers and a very active recruiting program.Ó Work on the app, underwriting and exhibits will start within the next few months.

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Helen DeChant • 873-9279 / time4hfd@yahoo.com

lthough the ice plagues us and weÕ re light on snow so far this winter, there are still things to do outside if youÕ re brave.

CATS is looking for volunteers to help cut a new trail, a field and forest trail. The first part will connect to Bobcat Trail to Whallonsburg. If youÕ re interested in helping out on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 12:30 p.m., bring your loppers or handsaw and meet everyone at Ferris Lane at BobcatÕ s southern trailhead.

For more information, contact 962-2287 or send them an email at info@champlainareatrails.org.

If you enjoy singing, the Pleasant Valley Chorale has started practicing for their spring concert, Ò The Memory of All That,Ó and are looking for new members. Each Tuesday evening beginning on Jan. 21, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Social Center, the chorale will be working on songs from Gershwin under the direction of Susan Hughes. A fee of $12 is asked to cover materials.

Concerts dates in May will be announced at a later date. For more details, call 873-6408 or Susan at 873-7319.

Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the next Piano by Nature concert on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Hand House on River Street. Solo pianist, Rene Lecuona, a full professor of the University of Iowa School of Music, will be the featured artist. She has played chamber and solo concerts in South America, Mexico, Italy and the United States. Rene performed for us here in Elizabethtown in the first Piano by Nature concert series. Adults are $15, children age 15 and under are $5. Reservations are requested as seating is limited. For more information, call 962-2949 or email info@pianobynature.org.

On Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m., a benefit for Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue will be held at the Schroon Lake Fire House. Join the fun listening to the Vintage Country Band while enjoying a full spaghetti dinner for a $10 donation. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a clothing sale. Come out to hear the latest about the 41 horses that were rescued this past year. For more information, call Sandy Hayes at 962-8578 or Nancy Van Wie at 962-8512.

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Rob Ivy • robhivy@gmail.com

ongratulations to the winners of the Decorate Essex contest sponsored by CEVE, the Committee for Economic Vitality in Essex. They are, in no particular order, the Cupola House, the Essex Inn, Emma Paladino, Tina Gardner and Gregg Van Dusen and Jen Za-

horchak.

The committee is planning to hold this contest again next Christmas, so you might want to stock up on lights now while theyÕ re on sale.

The tremendous snow of a couple of weeks ago all but disappeared in just two days last week, although there was no flooding to speak of. With the help of a strong west wind, the snow rapidly vanished but there was little melting. The process called sublimation was responsible, which is when a solid, like snow, turns directly into a gas, like water vapor, without becoming a liquid first.

ItÕ s the same process that causes ice cubes in your freezer to shrink over time, or frozen jeans on the clothes line to dry in sub-freezing temperatures. I saw a few gardeners out working in the mild weather, cleaning up damage caused by the heavy snow. We have a lot of sedums and ornamental grasses that usually stand all winter long, but this year they got flattened.

The other morning, I was driving to Willsboro and a bobcat ran across the road in front of me.

Because their hind legs are longer than the front legs, they have an odd, rabbit-like gait, but this was a lot bigger than any rabbit.

Although I rarely see them, bobcats are quite common. They feed on everything from insects to deer, with a special fondness for poultry, and seem to tolerate and even thrive living close by humans. They donÕ t require deep, dense forests as do their larger cousins, the Canada lynx, but will live in swamps, along forest edges and even in urban areas.

Like the first humans to inhabit the Americas, the ancestors of the bobcat originated in Eurasia and crossed to this continent by an ancient land bridge between modern day Siberia and Alaska.

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Colin Wells • WestportNYNews@gmail.com

ne of the most exciting things about living in the Champlain Valley right now is the way that our little-known region has been on the cutting edge of the nationally emerging local food movement for more than a decade now. ItÕ s especially gratifying to see local farms and farmers experience such vitality and growth when you think how important farming has been to the regionÕ s history, and how hard itÕ s been for our local farmers to hang on to their small farms in the modern age of huge agribusiness.

So congratulations are in order to Westport Central School and to our new school superintendent, Cynthia Ford-Johnston, for making a bold choice that was reported by Pete DeMola in last weekÕ s paper. The headline says it all: Ò Westport Central dips toes in local food movement.Ó This is huge. As Westport Central alumnus Adam Hainer indicated in the article, school cafeterias have historically favored corporate food, because the massive government subsidies given to agribusiness have made it appear less expensive to financially strapped school boards. But the saving is an illusion, especially when you factor in things like taste and nutrition. Preparing real food is cheaper, as well as tastier and better for you.

As you probably know, Adam owns and operates the highly successful Juniper Hill Farms in Wadhams. Between Thanksgiving and the New Year, WCS cafeteria staff used Juniper Hill produce to make wholesome soups as an entrŽ e option at school lunches.

The article describes how the program came out of discussions with Julie Holbrook, the dynamic food service director of both the Keene and Schroon school districts, who now uses food from local farms to make the entire school menu from scratch at Keene Central. Most of the food at Keene Central comes from Essex Farm, the granddaddy CSA (community supported agriculture) farm that has taken a leading role in attracting and training many of the young farmers now thriving in the area.

Disclosure: I’ve been a member of Essex Farm for ten years and would find it hard to go back to corporate food. Make that impossible. ThatÕ s only one reason among many that IÕ m so excited by whatÕ s going on right now at WCS. It started with soup. Who knows where it will end? Happy New Year!

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Kathy L. Wilcox • 873-5000

he North Country SPCA is excited to announce that 30 animals were adopted during our December adoption special at the time of this writing, and hopefully several more by the end of the month!

We were especially happy to see long-time resident Missy Ray, who had been with us at the shelter since June, go to her forever home on Christmas Eve. You can read about Missy and many of our other happy furry friends who went home in December on our Facebook Page: facebook. com/NorthCountrySPCA. You can also read about upcoming events and some of our very special animals who are hoping to find their family soon.

If you love animals but arenÕ t sure about adopting, why not considering volunteering to take one of our dogs on a hike? ItÕ s great for our dogs, great for you - and who knows, you might just help make a love connection for one of our pups while out on the trail. We always have plenty of playful pups and curious canines who would love to get an extra dose of fresh air.

ItÕ s always more fun to hike with a companion!

Our featured pet this week is Autumn, a Dilute Tortoiseshell Siamese/Mix who is part of our group of cats that came from a horrible situation, sick, starving and infested with fleas.

Our shelter staff have worked hard to help

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Autumn all of these cats recover from their ordeal. Now that she is healthy, well-fed, and flea-free, it is clear that this is one beautiful cat!

Autumn has piercing blue eyes and a gorgeous dilute tortoiseshell coat. This shy lady needs a quiet home with a patient person to guide her back to civilization; she was very traumatized by her ordeal but we feel there is a truly sweet feline underneath her cautious demeanor.

Please stop by and give these cats a second chance.

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

ell, it looks like another year has come to a close, and there seems to be that let down feeling. I really notice this as attendance goes way down right after Christmas.

After that joyous excitement of getting our holiday decorations out right after Thanksgiving comes the dread of putting them all away now for another year. I must say our downtown area was very festive and we are thankful to all that made this possible.

LetÕ s hope that the New YearÕ s celebrations are kept safe and joyous start into the new year.

Many of us have a hard time keeping our days straight when we have a holiday in the middle of the week... and then, when we have two such weeks in a row, it seems to upset our time clocks.

The local school had a two-week vacation mainly due to these holidays. They start back this week and hard to believe they are at the halfway point of the year. The report was that the school holiday concert was great bringing out the best in our students.

This past Saturday, a great tribute was given to Joan Sloper, who passed away recently. The large attendance and the many words of tribute showed how much she touched people in her lifetime.

This is a hard time to lose a loved one. This year, we lost at least six persons. We send our sympathy to all the families that lost a loved one.

Our white Christmas feeling was pretty for a short time and now that we are at the end of December, most of the snow is gone and the weather is quite warm. No need for boots and for many, just a light jacket. So when talking to some of our family and friends that went to the south for milder weather, they were telling me that it was colder down there than usual... so maybe they could have stayed home and not have had to deal with harsh winter weather.

The Willsboro United Methodist Church menÕ s group will be sponsoring their great soup, bread and dessert lunch specials starting in January. The first one will be Saturday, Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the dining room area of the church.

They have a good choice of several soups made by our men chefs along with several kinds of homemade breads.

So mark your calendar and come join them. This menÕ s group use their money to assist some of our youth projects. The cost is $6.

Happy Birthday to Vivian Ball (Jan. 3), Cole and Chase Pierce (Jan. 3) and Richard Greer, also Jan. 3.

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Kyle Page • kmpage1217@charter.net

appy New Year. With the New Year, we have a new dynamic to our community with Ausable and Chesterfield taking the forefront in managing our community.

During the cold, chilly months of winter, donÕ t forget the wonderful opportunities that the Keeseville Free Library has for its patrons. Not only can you get books on any subject you can imagine, but the library also has a Kindle, a game system and several computers hooked up to the Internet right in the library as well as DVDs, CDs and audiobooks.

I always say that for such a small community, we have a great library. Check with the staff for story hours and upcoming events. Winter hours are Monday 1 p.m. to 7 p.m; Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon and then 1 p.m. to 5 p.m; closed Thursdays and Sundays; Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Library is also a great source for information on effectively fulfilling all the New Year’s resolutions.

Try to make a plan to either volunteer or participate in events by our many organizations this year, including the Anderson Falls Heritage Society, The Underground Railroad Museum, The North Country Honor Flight and our numerous churches. All of these organizations offer great programs, many free or at very little cost.

While neighboring Plattsburgh does have a lot to offer, we do have a great pharmacy right in town as well as some great restaurants with Pleasant Corners, McLeanÕ s, North Country Club Restaurant and MacÕ s Ice Cream as well as some great breakfast sandwiches and pizza at the Mobil and Sunoco stations as well as StewartÕ s.

A lot can be said for our community if only you get out and explore it. Have a great New Year.

Westport Central BOE meeting scheduled

WESTPORT Ñ The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 6: 30 p.m. in the Teacher Resource Room. Agenda items will include the 2015-16 budget calendar, policy review and any other business that may come before the Board. All Board of Education meetings are open to the public.

ETC plans January meeting

WILLSBORO Ñ The Essex Theatre Company will be holding its January meeting on Friday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Willsboro Visitors Center, Main Street, Willsboro. All are welcome, refreshments will be served.

Women’s retreat scheduled

AUSABLE FORKS Ñ There will be a WomenÕ s Epiphany Retreat Saturday, Jan. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Saint James Episcopal Church, Rte. 9N. The public is welcome for a time of rest, reflection and rejuvenation as they recognize the arrival of the Magi to celebrate the birth of Jesus. A light lunch will be served.

The event is free. Donations for the Food Bank are appreciated.

RSVP to Deacon Patti Johnson at 593-1838 or ps40phf@yahoo.com.

Memorial Service slated

WESTPORT Ñ A memorial service for Carolyn Phillips will be held Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, Westport. Light refreshments to follow.

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Early morning Cheever fire claims two

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com MORIAH — An early morning fire Dec. 27 claimed the lives of two local residents in the small Moriah hamlet of Cheever.

Stephen A. Welch, 50; and Barry Raymond, Jr., 28, were killed in the blaze, which happened at WelchÕ s mobile home on 4818 Route 9N with a call coming into Essex County 911 at 5:25 a.m.

Investigators from the Essex County Fire Investigation Unit, New York Barry Raymond, Jr. State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police Uniformed Troopers, and the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control-Fire Investigation Bureau, later found the cause of the fire being the direct result of a chimney fire and failure of the exhaust piping of the wood burning unit, which resulted in the combustion of the home itself.

StephenÕ s son, Brendan Welch, 25, had taken a friend to Ticonderoga and returned to the home, which was on fire. The younger Welch found Raymond in the home, collapsed due to apparent smoke inhalation. Welch pulled Raymond out of the home then re-entered in search of his father, who he was unable to locate before being overcome by smoke and forced to exit the residence.

Welch performed CPR on Raymond until first responders from

the Port Henry Volunteer Fire Department arrived on scene.

Raymond was transported by the Westport Emergency Squad to Elizabethtown Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The elder Welch was later recovered in a rear bedroom of the home and pronounced dead at the scene by Essex County coroner Kelly Valentine.

Brendan Welch was uninjured, but taken to the hospital for precautionary measures.

An autopsy was performed on RaymondÕ s body by Dr. C. Francis Varga Dec. 27, who ruled the cause of death to be carbon monoxide poisoning due to smoke inhalation. The Essex County Coroner ruled the manner of death to be accidental.

Raymond, Jr., was the son of the late Barry Gene Raymond, Sr. and the late Lynn (Crowe) Kerr. He is survived by sisters Elizabeth Hilder of Whitehall and Dawn Cole of Ticonderoga; brother Donald Raymond of Glens Falls; and maternal grandmother Shirley Crowe of Ticonderoga, along with one niece, one nephew and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Calling hours and memorial service were scheduled for Tuesday in Ticonderoga. Interment will take place at the family plot of the Mt. Hope Cemetery of Ticonderoga at a later date.

An autopsy was performed on WelchÕ s body by Dr. C. Francis Varga Dec. 28. The cause of death was determined to be carbon monoxide poisoning due to smoke inhalation. The Essex County Coroner ruled the manner of death to be accidental.

Arrangements for Welch were still pending at the time of publication.

Essex County Emergency Services Director Don Jaquish said the house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, leading

An early morning fire at 4814 Route 9N in Cheever claimed the lives of 50-year old Stephen Welch and 28-year old Barry Raymond Dec. 27.

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to the closure of the main route between the towns of Westport and Moriah. Vehicles were re-directed through Mineville.

Fire fighters and investigators, along with members of the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, were on-scene from approximately 10 minutes after the 911 call until 4:30 p.m., collecting evidence and securing the site.

Jaquish said the dwelling did not have any working smoke detectors at the time of the fire.

Moriah Fire, Mineville/Witherbee Fire, Port Henry Fire were all on scene. Moriah EMS and Lamoille EMS were also on scene.

Elizabethtown was on stand by in Mineville/Witherbee, and Crown Point was on stand by in Port Henry.

Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival on tap KEENE VALLEY Ñ The Mountaineer and Adirondack Rock and River have teamed up to host the 19th annual Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival on Martin Luther King weekend, Jan. 16-19.

Mountainfest will kick off on Friday, Jan. 16 with a private sneak peek screening of American climbing pioneer Jeff LoweÕ s Ò MetanoiaÓ at 8 p.m. at Keene Central School.

LoweÕ s groundbreaking climbing accomplishments here in the Adirondacks make this a very special event for the Keenebased outfitters.

FridayÕ s screening is also a fundraiser for JeffÕ s Mountain Foundation and will help offset the costs of making this film, which will see its official premier in Colorado in March. Tickets for the screening are $15 at the door, with all proceeds directly benefiting the foundation.

More details to come, but be ready for some awesome auction items signed by Jeff and other surprises along the way. Ô FAST AND LIGHTÕ On Saturday, Jan. 17, renowned guide and mountaineer Fabrizio Zangrilli will present Ò Fast and Light on Mt. KenyaÕ s South Face.Ó Mt. KenyaÕ s 1,000+ meter south face holds some of the rarest ice climbs on the planet. Come see FabrizioÕ s presentation of a 20-year goal to climb the 1,100 meter Ice Window route in a day.

There will be a big raffle of gear donated by the event sponsors and plenty of tomfoolery.

SaturdayÕ s slideshow will also be held at the Keene Central School, and will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the slideshow are $10.

Before the slideshow, the Keene Valley Fire Department and the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner at the nearby fire hall starting at 5:00 p.m.

Tickets for that event are $15, with all proceeds benefiting the Keene Valley Fire Department.

SundayÕ s entertainment will be accomplished alpinist Kitty Calhoun’s Presentation – “Last Ascents” – at Keene Arts at 7:30 p.m. Come see Kitty speak about routes that she has done in the mountains that may not get a repeat due to climate change.

Whether or not you believe we can affect climate change, Kitty thinks we ought to at least try. Kitty will share how her lifestyle of voluntary simplicity has served her well in the mountains and how minimalism is a valid approach to affecting climate change.

Both Fabrizio and Kitty will be leading instructional clinics throughout the weekend.

CLINICS AND GEAR TESTING

On Saturday and Sunday, demo gear will be available for testing at Adirondack Rock and River, located on Alstead Hill Road, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

There will be instructional clinics on ice climbing, mountaineering, snowshoeing and avalanche awareness on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There are very limited openings still available. More detailed registration information is available at mountaineer.com/mountainfest.

Mountainfest is a charity event that supports local and regional non-profits every year. Last year, the event made a significant contribution to the Keene Kids Outdoors Club. All attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable donation to

the Keene Food Pantry to the weekendÕ s evening activities.

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

New computers to benefit seniors

KEESEVILLE Ñ The Village of Keeseville recently purchased three lap top computers for the senior citizens of the Village of Keeseville, Town of Ausable and Town of Chesterfield. The computers are ready to be used. The Town of Ausable has agreed to store the computers and make the computers available to any senior Thursdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Meals on Wheels now available

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels) are available for those older adults who are home bound or have a nutritional need. The program covers all the towns in Essex County and provides a healthy, hot meal as well as the benefit of a daily check on the senior’s well-being. To sign up, contact Essex County Office for the Aging at 873-3695

Library to hold Cabin Fever College

ESSEX Ñ The Belden Noble Memorial Library is offering a new program called Cabin Fever College Tuesdays from Jan. 13, through Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. Participants will discuss ethical dilemmas following a viewing of Harvard professor Michael SandelÕ s popular lecture series. Sandel is known as the best-selling author of Justice: WhatÕ s the Right Thing To Do. For information, or to register, contact Maureen DeLaughter at delaughterk@gmail. com or at 935-3811, or pick up a flyer in the library.

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Our own New Year’s resolutions

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ing out the old; ring in the new.

Ring, happy bells, across the snow.

The year is going; let him go.

2014 has come and gone, leaving us with plenty of memories and plenty of things to look forward to.

At this time of year, the term New YearÕ s resolution is used to help set goals for the turning of the page now known as 2015, and we here at Denton Publications have some of our own goals and hopes for the next 365 days: The New Year is the perfect time to take an inventory of prior yearÕ s achievements and set oneÕ s sight for opportunities in 2015. On the business side, we resolve to continue our efforts to improve the coverage in our community newspapers. From an employerÕ s side, I resolve to be more attentive to team building within our staff so we can enhance the opportunities for those we employ. And lastly, on the personal side, I resolve to be a better husband, parent, grandfather, brother and friend to those closest to me who all to often have taken a back seat to my professional life.

Dan Alexander, Publisher My single largest goal heading into the New Year is simply to be more optimistic and positive. I hope to compliment more and be less critical of others Ñ especially when it is done in the shadows and not face to face. I see the negativity spill forth all around Ñ during water cooler chatter and posted on social media. It is counterproductive to happiness and saps valuable time that could be used to better our own lives as well as society as a whole. Lastly, I will strive to associate with supportive, encouraging people. If you want to be successful, associate with successful people. If you want to be a positive person, associate with the same.

John Gereau Obviously, I have some of the more traditional resolutions people have each year, like losing weight, but one I think I will be more focused on this year is trying to work on the bonds within my family. I have always told my children they need to realize how important they will be to each other as they grow older. While Adoption was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me, the main Òw hat ifÓ in my life is what it would have been like with a sibling (obviously, I wanted a brother, although IÕ m sure my parents had enough of boys after the first one). I want to help them build that bond with each other and between my wife and I, as their parents.

Keith Lobdell Eat local. Chowing down on processed, overpriced slop benefits few aside from giant commercial farms, multinational food companies and the segments of the medical biz who stand to benefit from treating preventive diseases. One regional company, in particular, deserves the lionÕ s share of

blame for endlessly flogging their unhealthy fare to working class folks despite the fact that they can use their influence to induce residents to make better lifestyle choices by setting a positive example. I wonÕ t give them my business this year. Instead, IÕ ll redirect that spending to support local agriculture.

Pete DeMola I want to be a better version of me. I hate New YearÕ s resolutions. Every year, I put about 50 idiotic things onto my resolution list. After Jan. 1, I wonÕ t eat Indian food twice a week instead of cooking. Next year, IÕ ll write a childrenÕ s book. On New Year’s day, I’ll finally use those $80 rollerblades that just sit in my closet. These generalized, somewhat meaningless goals donÕ t really make my year all that better. I think this year I will just vow to grow up; IÕ ll read more books and less magazines, drink more water and less beer, listen more and talk less, relax more and worry less and see what I can bring to 2015, not what it can bring to me.

Maggie Morgan

The way I see it, waiting to start (or stop) doing something on the first of the year probably means I’ve probably capped off the outgoing year with a streak of procrastinating. That said, IÕ m going to try things a little differently this year and keep doing what has been working rather than biting off too many new things to chew. So, IÕ ll build more furniture, snowboard as much as I can, shoot for the annual trip to a Syracuse basketball game, and keep up this veggies-insteadof-garbage-food kick IÕ ve been on for a few months. Maybe IÕ ll throw in a few things along the way when I think I need to, not when the calendar dictates it.

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Guest Editorial

Thank you, Bill A

By David G. Welch

s 2014 comes to a close, we also say god bye to Congressman Bill Owens who completes his term Dec 31.

We should all say thanks to Bill for his hard work over the past several years. He was a unique individual in the recent days of Congress in that he voted based on the needs of the country and the district and not based on his personal agenda or pressure from the party.

While there were times that his votes caused consternation from both liberal and conservative thinkers, and while almost none of us would say that we agreed with every one of his votes or positions, what we do know is that his decisions were based on study and understanding of the issues.

On the few occasions that I had the opportunity to meet with Bill, I was very impressed that both he and his staff were already well versed in the topic I was there to discuss. He was able to ask pertinent questions and I was able to present my opinions or comments in a way that I felt were listened to by someone who really wanted to have my input.

Such preparation and interest is rare among elected officials. When visiting some others, I was either passed off to an aide who may or may not have any information about the topic at hand or received a Ò lectureÓ from the official who had clearly already established a set opinion on the topic and would not even give my thoughts any consideration. In talking to Bill, you always left feeling that at least you were heard even if we did not ultimately agree.

I also had the opportunity to ask Bill’s office for assistance in helping one of my patients obtain a much needed piece of durable medical equipment. We were getting nowhere with the Medicare intermediaries but with assistance from Bill’s staff, we were finally able to reach a compromise and get him the needed equipment.

Bill, you were a true statesman and a real asset to the 21st Congressional District and to the country. I will miss your thoughtful consideration of legislation and your efforts to promote action that was good for the country and for our district. Thanks again for all your hard work and good luck in any new ventures you chose to undertake.

Dr. David G. Welch is a general practitioner who resides in Lake Placid.

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Dr. Summers recognizes community To the Editor: I would like to thank the community for the warm welcome back they have provided through the opening months of my office. It has been both humbling and exciting to come home and provide a needed service to the region. For some of you, I have discovered that I have babysat your grand kids-who are now in college! We showed horses together at the Essex County Fair, or that you have worked with my dad some years ago. It has been a very neat experience and I am blessed. I wish you all a very healthy (but go ahead and eat those fancy cookies!) and happy holiday. I am happy to have helped you into a pain-free New Year.

Dr. Emma Summers 1895 Chiropractic Center Elizabethtown

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Letters to the Editor

Supports county’s cemetery acquisition efforts To the Editor: This is to support the Essex County Board of SupervisorÕ s unanimous decision to take back ownership of the Essex County Home Cemetery in Whallonsburg, NY. The people of Essex County have an obligation to never forget the 378 persons buried there, including veterans from the Civil War, WWI and WWII. They all had a life and a story to tell.

Someone mentioned recently that they have driven by the site many times and never realized that a cemetery existed there.

That is the point!!

There is no fence, no signage and no flag pole to wave a flag over our deceased veterans. Nothing at all there to indicate a cemetery exists. It is not right!

The property was wrongfully sold in 1985. It is time to correct this mistake. If we donÕ t respect the dead, how can we respect the living!

Randy and Vicki Dickerson, Willsboro

Old County Cemetery issue presents a moral imperative To the Editor: Reading about the controversy in your pages over the disposition of the cemetery across NYS Route 22 from the former Essex County Home in the town of Essex raises a number of questions.

The County, presumably unwittingly, sold a public burying

Farming

From page 1 years with little time for reflection.

Only now after hitting their stride are they backtracking to cover initial concerns, like infrastructure improvements, for instance.

And cementing their identity. Ò The goal is to level out,Ó said Grimes-Sutton. Ò Farming is just like problem-solving everywhere you look.Ó During fallow season, Grimes-Sutton plan on boning up on grants, applying for loans and brainstorming for ways to expand their product lines, which include smoked sausages and soup stocks.

Cornell Cooperative Extension has already approved some, she noted.

Like many of her peers, next yearÕ s challenges include manpower.

Grimes-Sutton pointed at efforts by the National Young Farmers Association (NYFA), an advocacy group for young farmers.

The organization argues that since farming is public service, farmers should be added to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Student loan debt acts as an insurmountable obstacle to a career in agriculture, argues the NYFA. Adding farmers to the program will incentive more young people to hit the fields.

BIZ PROMOTION James Graves and Sara Kurak own Full and By Farm in Essex.

The pair doesnÕ t sell wholesale, but rather relies on the community via their community-supported agriculture, or CSA, business model.

In 2015, they hope to expand their reach, carving out a bigger share of the market where for a set amount, customers buy shares and take home a designated amount of product each week. Ò ThatÕ s our bread and butter,Ó said Graves.

At SaturdayÕ s event, the pair displayed literature and gift certificates promoting the service alongside a large spread of winter vegetables, including cabbage, carrots and hot cocoa sweetened with maple tapped from trees on their property.

Support from the community is strong, he said, pointing at the packed aisles thronged with holiday shoppers. Ò This event today speaks as evidence to the interest in purchasing from the local economy,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s exciting.Ó Additional challenges include producing for larger commodities market and educating the public about the benefits of best value price differentials, or the difference between price and value.

Graves said keeping money in the local community is huge and an increase in critical mass will lead to more jobs in the future.

PRODUCT TWEAKING Nathan Henderson, of Reber Rock Farm, said the draft-powered operation remains in trial and error mode. Ò WeÕ re still learning,Ó he said. Ò We had some mistakes and some successes.Ó Their main goal for 2015 is to tweak their product offerings.

On display at the Grange was a diverse array of products from the horse-powered diversified livestock operation, including maple syrup, picked sauerkraut and beans and grains, including corn meal. Ò We produce a lot of things, but not a lot of one thing,Ó said Henderson, citing poultry, vegetables and soap produced from pig lard and tallow. Ò Our biggest hurdle is understanding the markets.Ó Jenny Linger, of the Harvest Hill Farm in Willsboro, said she was looking forward to fill more niches to meet community needs.

Farm staffers will also working to work towards their end goal of tree fruit growing on the 26-acre property, items like apples, pears and peaches.

ground to a private party. Years later, an interested individual Ò rediscoveredÓ the cemetery and, with a group of volunteers, took on the task to reclaim it from the overgrowth and the difficult work to mark the burials.

This “discovery” has raised a number of legal financial issues and disputes among the land owner, those who have begun to tend the cemetery at their own expense and time, and the County.

Whatever the legal and financial matters, the issue clearly presents a moral imperative. Without further delay, Essex County must take the steps to honor those who have gone before and rest there by re-establishing public ownership, maintenance, and access and to recognize the efforts of the volunteers.

Budget discussion

H. Nicholas Muller III, Essex

new tandem highway truck. If it had been included in the budget, the tax levy increase would have gone up to 4.5 percent, therefore exceeding the tax cap.

That maneuver didn’t help the current board who had to find the $30,000 elsewhere to make the required payment.

Interestingly, the 2014 budget was finalized right after the 2013 elections during which a new supervisor and two new councilman were elected.

The missing $152,000 of highway reimbursements will be a problem for next year, unless the board can recover it.

It will be a very big problem if not recovered, since nearly as much was entered into the 2013 and 2014 budgets as a revenue, but no money was received.

The expenses continued to occur however, including a $70,000 tractor, from a 2013 resolution, for which there is no revenue to cover the cost.

It was much discussed during the recent budget meetings.

To the Editor: A taxpayer from Elizabethtown recently asked questions about the town budgets for 2013 and 2014.

Specifically, what caused a 33 percent tax increase for him and why a tax cap didnÕ t prevent it.

A tax cap calculation for a town is an honor system arrangement which can be influenced by incorrect data. The town enters itÕ s own data. The State Comptroller does not verify the accuracy of the data.

The last two EÕ town budgets validate this.

The 2013 tax levy actually exceeded the tax cap, even though the Town Supervisor, Margaret Bartley, denied it and no town board resolution authorized it.

A budget analysis from the Essex County Real Property Tax Service verifies this to be true.

The 2014 tax levy appears to be under the tax cap, but was helped by a $30,000 known debt payment having been excluded from the budget.

The $30,000 payment was the second installment towards a Their farmstand at the Dogwood Bakery in Wadhams went extremely well and will return next year, she noted, and products will be available inside throughout the winter and spring. Ò IÕ m really amazing by the support in the community,Ó she said.

Linger said she would like to see more facilities and services for to assist new farmers, like a farm start-up fund or expanded grant programs. Ò A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVEÓ The North Country Creamery in Keeseville produces eight cheeses and three yogurts from their herd of 18 grass-fed cows.

Co-owner Ashlee Kleinhammer said business is booming and the past year has been fabulous. Ò We have a problem with supply, not demand, and thatÕ s a great problem to haveÓ Forty percent of their sales come from wholesale and 30 percent are from farmers markets. Ò ItÕ s been great sales and healthy cows.Ó North CountryÕ s distribution ranges from Albany to Saranac Lake.

A more centralized food hub, said Kleinhammer, would be a definite boon to the region. Ô SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPÕ Cynthia Ford-Johnston runs the DaCy Meadow Farm in Westport with her husband.

Unlike the other operations, DaCy has branded themselves as a destination for agritourism.

The pair offers farm-to-table dining and catered events, including private dining, farmstay lodging, localvore catering with a speciality quiches and pot pies made from heritage beef, pork and chickens.

The past year has been an excellent one, she said. Ò What we do grows every year.Ó Ford-Johnston said as small farmers see successes, so do they. Ò ItÕ s a symbiotic relationship,Ó she said.

While DaCyÕ s target audience was initially young families, theyÕ re now seeing an increase in visitors from across the board, including those visiting out of a sense of nostalgia.

TUNED UP Lewis Family Farm co-owner Sandy Lewis said two large priorities for the upcoming year include continuing to fence the 1,110 acre property Ñ the farm purchased a trio of state-of-the-art machinery earlier this year Ñ and facilitating the sale of four topnotch animals, hopefully to local buyers, including a Hereford bull that is native to the Essex-based operation.

Lewis said the animal is a frame size bigger than what the farm needs.

The other three are Angus bulls from Virginia. Ò TheyÕ re all tuned up to use grass,Ó said Lewis.

Many farms in the region donÕ t own enough cows to justify the purchase of a bull, he explained.

As such, they rent one, a measure that lends itself to the spread of disease from farm-to-farm.

Cited the Sony hacking scandal, which is widely believed to have originated in North Korea, Lewis also expressed concern over attacks on the nationÕ s electrical grid. Ò If the grid gets hit, anyone dependent on electricity is going to get hurt.Ó Lewis said his operation was seriously considering drilling a second artisanal well and setting up an internal farm that will allow the operation to be self-sustaining. Ò But thatÕ s really a doomsday philosophy,Ó he said. Ò I donÕ t want to think about it.Ó LESS REGULATION Ben Wever Farm co-owner Shaun Gillilland said while last year’s long winter was tough, 2014 treated his diversified livestock operation well with a great calving and lambing season and

Ken Fenimore, Elizabethtown

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increased sales to wholesale customers, schools and at their onsite farmstand.

Fencing for beef pastures were completed and grazing areas for the sheep were also expanded.

Gillilland, who also serves as WillsboroÕ s town supervisor, said while the agricultural forecast looks bright for the coming year, the challenge will continue to be market development and combating increased regulations that he says hamper development.

Essex County, he said, should recognize that the new wave in agriculture in the county is a powerful driver of economic development.

And the state, including the Adirondack Park Agency, needs to stop getting in the way of the local food movement and facilitate the business development of farms.

At the federal level, Gillilland said he would like to see the organic certification process become less unwieldy and more economical while making it Ò mean something.Ò “Stop trying to stifle small farms with useless food safety regulations that should be targeted at industrialized food systems not direct to market farms,Ó he said. Ò Keep the EPA out of regulating farm ponds and ditches, wean the country off farm subsidies and let the free market reign once more.Ó BRAND BUILDING Laurie Davis is the director of Adirondack Harvest, an agency that connects local producers with customers and helps them brand and market their products.

Since its creation in 2001, the program has grown into what staffers say is a critical support and promotion organization for the countyÕ s farmers, one of only a few highly visible agricultural buy-local initiatives in the state. Ò I think farmers are excited,Ó said Davis. Ò ItÕ s a good, positive energy with the farmers. But they’re also trying to figure out how theyÕ re all going to make a living.

In recent years, Adirondack Harvest has organized cheese tours, facilitated workshops and produced two statewide-broadcasted documentaries showcasing local agriculture.

In 2015, the agency would like to see farmers working together more, whether through a regional food hub or in cooperatives, said Davis.

The next 12 months will also see Adirondack Harvest, which falls under the CCE umbrella, traveling to other counties in Northern New York to continue to build membership and the Adirondack Harvest brand.

Plans are also in the works for another cheese tour.

Considering the success of the debut event, which was held in October, Davis said the agency is exploring the possibility of opening the next installment up to other farmers or including their facilities in a separate tour. Ò We want to encourage more farmers to open their farms to tourism,Ó she said.

Citing a program in St. Lawrence County, Adirondack Harvest is also exploring the idea of CSA subsidies to make that option, which is often cost prohibitive for single individuals and working class families, more accessible.

Doing so would bolster both consumers and producers, including the aforementioned Full and By Farm. Ò WeÕ re look into funding for how that can be sustainable.Ó The ag community will also see a bright light when Hamilton College launches their Ò Adirondack SemesterÓ in fall 2015, a program designed to give some 20-or-so students working experience within the Park.

Twenty-five local organizations are slated to participate, which means it could give agriculture-interested students the opportunity to work with local farms, making it a win-win situation.

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ROOST CEO Jim McKenna serves on the organizing committee.

He said keeping the Games alive acts as a triple-barrel blast for the region.

It acts as a vehicle to unify the region under one mission; as a way to showcase state and local athletes and gives the region repeated opportunities to host an Olympic-type event.

ItÕ s now the largest multi-sport in the United States, McKenna noted.

McKenna said the Games also factor into ongoing measures to bind municipalities together to play on existing strengths and weaknesses, including ROOSTÕ s Tourism Destination Area efforts. Ò An actual event that crosses our borders plays well in the regionalization of the area,Ó he said.

ORDA veep Jeff Byrne said five sports call Lake Placid home, like luge, for instance.

This leads to a spike in adolescent interest. Ò WeÕ re seeing a great link in development from kids to multifestival events like this,Ó he said. Ò And their ability to go on to chase the Olympic Dream.Ó The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi had a great representation from local athletes, he noted.

Byrne said the Games also act as a catalyst for what ORDA needs to do to update their venues.

Elected officials have been open in their desire for state funding to make the necessary improvements on the infrastructure that was originally built in 1978 for a two-week event. Ò We always have all of our venue managers have a plan for capital improvement,Ó he said.

Venues include the Herb Brooks 1980 Rink, USA Rink, the Olympic Jumping Complex, Whiteface Mountain, Paul SmithÕ s College, the VIC, Saranac Lake Civil Center Ice Rink, Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center, Olympic Bobsled and Biathlon Center.

The 34th installment of the Games will be the second year for womenÕ s hockey in Tupper Lake. Ò ItÕ s going to be a great weekend for Tupper Lake,Ó said ROOST Tupper Lake and Hamilton County marketing manager Michelle Clement. Ò ItÕ s a great way to kick off winter season.Ó Clement said the four-day event acts an economic boost for the community.

Booking interest has already started to bubble up this year in both Tupper Lake and Lake Placid, she said.

ESWG spokesman Sandy Caligiore said given that a large percentage of the 1,600 competitors are younger, inbound visitors are likely to swell to about 6,000 once family members, friends and sport officials are taken into account. Ò ThatÕ s noticeable spending in hotels, restaurants and stores,Ó

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Organizer Kathy Pfohl said the coordination with ORDA has been going well.

Calls from excited parents and website inquiries have already started rolling in, she said. Ò EveryoneÕ s excited about the Opening Ceremonies and the Parade of Athletes.Ó Those events are slated for Feb. 5.

Registration for the Games is now open. Visit empirestatewintergames.com for more info.

GOING GLOBAL Looking past 2015, officials are excited about the $275,000 in state funds that will allow organizers to take the event international by attracting competitors from abroad.

Organizers will also expand statewide recruiting efforts to bring in more athletes.

Competitions will also be expanded into Hamilton County Ñ Long Lake will host snowmobiling events, while Titus Mountain in Malone will also host events Ñ making the 2016 Games a tricounty event.

McKenna said the expansion is aimed at appealing to the activities and the sports of the millennial generation and to shifting trends in the winter sports market.

More adaptive events will also be included, including cross country and alpine skiing.

The exact details will be hammered out within the next six months. Ò This is a great investment by the state for the North Country,Ó said State Senator Betty Little in a statement announcing the expansion. Ò The people here deserve lots of credit for keeping the Games going again after the state dropped them from the budget in 2010.Ó She said with international athletes, the Games will resemble a mini-Olympics.

North Country Chamber of Commerce Garry Douglas said, also in a prepared statement, that the shift towards the global fits perfectly with the the region’s commitment to international business, tourism and Lake PlacidÕ s role as the winter sports capital of the world.

Lake Placid Mayor Craig Randall said the expansion will create more of a festival atmosphere. Ò Ideally, what this is going to do is further the level of competition for young people who often donÕ t get a chance to be together,Ó he said in a statement.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Douglas also chimed in, calling the Games a huge economic boost to the North Country. Ò Many past athletes that have competed in the Empire State Winter Games have gone on to represent the North Country and the USA in many Olympic Games and have been very successful,Ó he said. Ò This funding ensures that the dream of our young athletes stays alive, and in 2016 will bring the international community to our region.Ó

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

OBITUARIES SHERYL MARY LAROSE July 21, 1966-December 20, 2014 M. Wagar of Troy, N.Y. and Michelle M. Geiger of Keene Valley, N.Y. A son, Martin A. LaRose of Lake Placid, N.Y. and a daughter Makenzee M. Bruce of Keene Valley, N.Y. Her nieces, Randi M. Welch and husband Mat of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Tucker and Taylor Geiger of Keene Valley, N.Y. A great-niece Ellieanna Keene Valley, N.Y. M. Welch and great-nephew Sheryl Mary LaRose of Kopelend L. Welch of PlattsKeene Valley, N.Y. passed burgh, N.Y. away December 20, 2014, afThere were no calling hours ter a long illness. and a private service was She was born on July 21, held by the family.

1966 in Keene Valley to Mar- The family wishes to extend garet (Peggy) LaRose of their appreciation to all of Keene Valley, N.Y. She was those expressing their condoraised in Keene Valley and lences. graduated from Keene Cen- Arrangements have been entral School in 1984. trusted to Marvin-Heald FuSheryl was predeceased by neral Home, 7521 Court one sister, Melissa D. LaRose Street, Elizabethtown. of Keene Valley, N.Y. and To light a memorial candle one brother-in-law, Dick W. or leave an online condoWagar of Troy, N.Y. lence please visit She is survived by her mothwww.healdfuneralhomeinc.er Peggy LaRose and partner com Wease Endicott of Keene Valley, N.Y., siblings Sharon

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 Tuesday

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.

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.

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.

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.

Friday, Jan. 2

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Champlain Centre. 2 until 6 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Meet-the-artist reception, Burdette Parks: Eye of the Beholder.

LPCA. 5 to 7 p.m. Free, open to public.

Friday, Jan. 2 through Sunday, Jan. 25

LAKE PLACID — Exhibit Burdette Parks: Eye of the Beholder. Lake Placid Center

for the Arts. Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. Free.

Saturday, Jan. 3

LONG LAKE — Snowmobile Safety Class. Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main St. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lunch provided. Pre-registration required. Limit 20 students per class, 10 and older. Details: 624-3077 ext. 13.

WILMINGTON — Rock the Face Concert. Whiteface Mountain. 4 p.m. Details: 946-2223.

Sunday Jan. 4

AUSABLE FORKS — AuSable Forks Fire Volunteer Fire Department inc. big breakfast. 8 to 11 a.m. Fire station tours from Al upon request.

Monday, Jan. 5

MORRISONVILLE — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Twinstate Technologies. 8 to 11 a.m. Includes bone marrow registry.

BEEKMANTOWN — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Beekmantown Fire Department Station #1. 4 to 7 p.m.

PERU — HeartSaver CPR course, AED training, Barbara Wagner. Peru Community Church. 6 p.m. $25 advance. Details: Harriet Burrell 643-9778, ghburrell80@charter. net.

Tuesday, Jan. 6

ELIZABETHTOWN — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Essex County Department of Social Services. 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 7

MALONE — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Association of Senior Citizens, Franklin County Government Center. 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

SARANAC — Cock-A-Doodle-Shoe 10k / Nicolas Pendl 5k. New Land Trust, 236 Plumadore Rd. Details: cockadoodleshoe.com.

UPPER JAY — Wednesday afternoon programs: “The 100 Mile House: Why the Greenest House Might Just be the One that Already Exists” by Steven Engelhart Wells Memorial Library. 1 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 8

SARANAC LAKE — “Acid Rain in the Adirondacks”, James (Jed) Dukett. Cantwell Community Room, Saranac Lake Free Library. Noon. Bring soup or sandwich. Desserts, beverages provided. Free, open to public. Details: 891-4190.

LAKE PLACID — John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Lake Placid Center for the Arts. 7 p.m. $16, $14 LPCA Members, $10 students. Details: LPCA Box Office 5232512, lakeplacidarts.org.

Friday, Jan. 9

CHAMPLAIN — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Northeastern

Clinton Central School. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TUPPER LAKE — Phil Edwards Memorial Hockey Tournament. Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center. Deadline register Friday, Dec. 19.

SARANAC LAKE — Fire Auction benefit for Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department reception. Adirondack Artists Guild. Bidding through Sunday, Feb. 1.

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Local Sports

Boys’ basketball

AuSable Valley 45, Tupper Lake 39 PLATTSBURGH — The Patriots built a five point lead at the half and held the Lumberjacks at bay in the second as they picked up the 45-39 win Dec. 27 in the 17th annual Larry Cowan Section VII vs. X Challenge.

Kobe Parrow led AuSable Valley with 14 points while Sultan Sikander scored nine and Alex Knapp, Lucas Perez, Nate Devins and Riley Taylor all had five apiece.

Tupper LakeÕ s Anson Gagnier scored 20, including eight from the free throw line in the nonleague setback.

Girls’ basketball

AuSable Valley 59, Franklin Academy 44 MALONE Ñ The Patriots got 36 points from Meghan Strong and Madison McCabe, each scoring 18 as AuSable Valley topped Franklin Academy 59-44 in a non-league matchup Dec. 23.

Mady Rondeau had 13 more in the win. The Patriots used a 20 point second quarter to go into the half with a 36-20 lead. Franklin Academy got within 10 going into the fourth before AuSable Valley pulled away for the win.

Franklin AcademyÕ s Eric McDonald scored 15 in the loss.

Wrestling

AuSable Valley: sixth place GRANVILLE Ñ The Patriots placed sixth in the Ken Harrison Memorial Lions Wrestling Tournament in Granville Dec. 23, led by Kenny RiversÕ championship day.

Rivers won in his weight class while Dylan Baker took home a second-place finish in the tournament.

Chance Lapier took third place and Eli Gainer fourth while Joe Leclair, Ricky Nichols and Keith Christensen each went home with sixth-place finishes.

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ECH receives prestigious award, again ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ 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 de-

partment 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,Ó she said. Ò Part 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.Ó 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.Ó

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committed to providing Minority and Women Owned Business (MWBE) equal opportunity to participate in 14 | January 3, 2015 • Valley News - Champlain Valley Edition government contracts/loans. The following goals have been LEGAL NOTICE set for this project: 20% LEGALS NEW CONSTRUCTION or greater of the loan BIG HOUSE KV LLC, OF EMS STATION ($80,000) to be comArts of Org filed with Johnsburg, New York pleted by MWBE regisSSNY on 10/24/14. Off. Johnsburg Emergency tered businesses. The Squad., Inc. is seeking Loc.: Essex County, successful bidder may contractor bids for the SSNY designated as be required to furnish an following scopes of agent of LLC upon EEO policy statement, work: Final site work and staffing plan, and rewhom process against it finish Grading; Concrete; ports showing participamay be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro- Exterior Carpentry; Inte- tion of various business rior carpentry; Plumb- enterprises of subconcess to: 2602 Mckinney tractors and suppliers Ave., #400, Dallas, TX, ing; Electrical.

75204. Purpose: to en- Plans are available for on contract. review and take-offs at The Johnsburg Emergage in any lawful act. the EMS station located gency Squad Board of VN-12/13-01/17/2015at the junction of 8 Directors reserves the 6TC-68019 Peaceful Valley Road right to reject any or all and Rte.8 in the town of bids.

Johnsburg. There is a Dated: December 16, 2014 CATEGORY: CON- place to work in the STRUCTION SERVICES building, but call (518) Kelly Nessle Board Secretary/VP CONTRACT NUMBER: 251-2244 just before coming. A bidder also VN/TL,NE,AJ NC-12/27D900028 Contract Title: Region 1 may purchase a set of 01/03/2015-2tc-69104 plans for $25, but call to Bundled Bridges Description: The New request a copy before York State Department picking them up.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVof Transportation has is- Bids must be received EN THAT A LICENSE sued a Request for Qual- by noon on January 29, 2015: (number pending) for ifications (RFQ) from At the EMS station 8 beer, wine and liquor firms interested in proPeaceful Valley Road, has been applied for by viding Design-Build Serthe undersigned to sell vices for the Region 1 North Creek, NY By mail at P.O. Box beer wine and liquor at Bundled Bridges, located 151,Johnsburg,NY retail in a restaurant unin Saratoga, Warren, and 12843 der the Alcoholic BeverWashington counties.

By fax at: 518-251-2257 age Control Law at 2407 The Project includes the

By Email: knessle@fron- Main Street Lake Placid, following: Essex County for onReplacement of the ex- tiernet.net These bids will be premises consumption. isting bridges, including new foundations; Re- opened, read, and con- Top of the Park, A Spiritmoval of existing sub- sidered by the JEMS ed View. structures and super- Board of Directors at a VN-12/27-01/03/2015special meeting to be 2TC-69415 structures; Approach held Wednesday Februroadway reconstruction necessary to connect ex- ary 4, 2015. The accepted bid will be effective isting roadways work to the bridges; Develop- as determined at this NOTICE OF FORMATION ment of a WZTC plan for meeting, pending ap- OF A LIMITED LIABILIproval by the NYS Emer- TY COMPANY (LLC): each site.

Additional information is gency Services Revolv- Name: Out Of The Sading Loan as this con- dle, LLC, Articles of Oravailable on the project web site at: struction is financed ganization filed with the through a loan with Secretary of State of https://www.dot.ny.gov/ them. main/businessNew York (SSNY) on The Johnsburg Emer- 11/05/2014. Office locacenter/designbuildprogency Squad, Inc. has tion: Essex County. ject16 SSNY has been desigDue Date: January 13, been and will continue to be an equal opportunated as agent of the 2015 nity organization.

FurLLC upon whom proContract Term: TBD cess against it may be Location: Saratoga, War- thermore, under Article 15A, Executive Law, the served. SSNY shall mail ren, Washington CounState of New York is a copy of process to C/O ties committed to providing Out Of The Saddle, LLC, Contact: Minority and Women PO Box 232, Westport, Peter Russell Owned Business NY 12993. Purpose: Any 50 Wolf Road (MWBE) equal opportu- Lawful Purpose. Latest Albany, NY 12232 nity to participate in date upon which LLC is 518-485-8620 government peter.russell@dot.ny.to dissolve: No specific contracts/loans. The fol- date. gov lowing goals have been VN-01/03-01/10/2015VN-11/29-1/03/2015set for this project: 20% 2TC-69726 6TC-66545 or greater of the loan ($80,000) to be completed by MWBE registered businesses. The successful bidder may be required to furnish an EEO policy statement, staffing plan, and reports showing participation of various business enterprises of subcontractors and suppliers on contract.

The Johnsburg Emergency Squad Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Dated: December 16, 2014 Kelly Nessle Board Secretary/VP VN/TL,NE,AJ NC-12/2701/03/2015-2tc-69104

portunities/const-notices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. www.valleynewsadk.com To receive notification of Amendments via email you must submit a PLEASE TAKE NOTICE request to be placed on that the monthly meet- the Planholders List at ings for the Elizabeth- www.dot.ny.gov/doingtown Fire District Board business/opportunities/c of Commissioners for onst-planholder.

2015 shall convene on Amendment may have the second Monday of been issued prior to each month at 7 PM, at your placement on the the Fire House, 22 Planholders list.

Woodruff Lane, Eliza- NYS Finance Law rebethtown, NY. stricts communication December 26, 2014 with NYSDOT on proLinda Wolf curements and contact Secretary/Treasurer can only be made with VN-01/03/2015-1TCdesignated persons.

69911 Contact with non-designated persons or otherNOTICE OF FORMATION involved Agencies will OF SAH HOLDINGS, be considered a serious LLC, Art. of Org. filed matter and may result in Sec'y of State (SSNY) disqualification. Contact 10/30/14. Office loca- Maria Tamarkin (518) tion: Essex County. 457-8403.

SSNY designated as Contracts with 0% Goals agent of LLC upon are generally single opwhom process against it eration contracts, where may be served. SSNY sub-contracting is not shall mail copy of pro- expected, and may cess to 1763 Haselton present direct bidding Rd., Wilmington, NY opportunities for Small 12997. Purpose: any Business Firms, includlawful activities. ing, but not limited to, VN-11/29-1/03/2015D/W/MBEs. 6TC-66284 The Contractor must SEALED BIDS will be re- comply with the Regulaceived as set forth in in- tion relative to non-disstructions to bidders un- crimination infederallyassisted programs of the til 10:30 a.m. on January USDOT 49 CFR 21.

22, 2015at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Please call (518) 457Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 3583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY to participate in the let12232 and will be pub- ting. licly opened and read. BIDDERS SHOULD BE Bids may also be sub- ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS mitted via the internet MAY BE CONTINGENT using Bid Express UPON THE PASSAGE OF (www.bidx.com).

A BUDGET APPROPRIAA certified or cashier's TION BILL BY THE LEGcheck payable to the NYS Dept. of Trans- ISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF portation for thesum specified in the proposal NEW YORK Reg. 01, Sam Zhou, Reor a bid bond, FORM gional Director, 50 Wolf CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, Rd, Albany, NY 12232 D262795, PIN 1722.02, must accompany each F.A. Proj. M0E1-1722bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or 023, Essex Co., Replacement of the I-87 NB and allbids.

SB Bridges Over Electronic documents and Amendments are Megsville Road & Black River (Composite Girdposted to www.dot.ny. er) in the Town of Elizagov/doing-business/opbethtown, Bid Deposit portunities/const-notices Contractor is re- $1,500,000.00.

Goals: DBE 8% sponsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid.

To receive notification of Amendments via email you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doingbusiness/opportunities/c onst-planholder.

Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons.

Contact with non-designated persons or otherinvolved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Maria Tamarkin (518) 457-8403.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to non-discrimination infederallyassisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21.

Please call (518) 4573583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Reg. 01, Sam Zhou, Regional Director, 50 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12232 D262795, PIN 1722.02, F.A. Proj. M0E1-1722023, Essex Co., Replacement of the I-87 NB and SB Bridges Over Megsville Road & Black River (Composite Girder) in the Town of Elizabethtown, Bid Deposit $1,500,000.00.

Goals: DBE 8%

SEALED BIDS will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on January 21, 2015at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read.

Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx.com).

A certified or cashier's check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for thesum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or allbids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid.

To receive notification of Amendments via email you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doingbusiness/opportunities/c onst-planholder.

Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons.

Contact with non-designated persons or otherinvolved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Maria Tamarkin (518) 457-8403.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to non-discrimination infederallyassisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21.

Please call (518) 4573583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Reg. 01, Sam Zhou, Regional Director, 50 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY 12232 D262850, PIN 1BOW.0A, Essex Co., "Best Value Project" Multiple Bridge Replacements on NYS Rte. 73 in the Town of Keene. BIN 1029760 is Pending Funding Approval from FEMA., Bid Deposit $1,500,000.00.

Goals: DBE 8% VN-01/03-01/10/20152TC-69727

eration contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Published Business Firms, includ-by Denton Publications, Inc. ing, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The Contractor must NOTICE OF QUALIFICAcomply with the Regula- TION OF UH-WL DEVELtion relative to non-dis- OPMENT LLC crimination infederally- Authority filed with Seassisted programs of the cy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/14. OfUSDOT 49 CFR 21.

Please call (518) 457- fice location: Essex 3583 if a reasonable ac- County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on commodation is needed to participate in the let- 11/12/14. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Whiteface ting.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE Lodge, 7 Whiteface Inn ADVISED THAT AWARD Ln., Lake Placid, NY 12946. SSNY designated OF THESE CONTRACTS as agent of LLC upon MAY BE CONTINGENT whom process against it UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIA- may be served. SSNY TION BILL BY THE LEG- shall mail process to the ISLATURE AND GOVER- LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of NOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Reg. 01, LLC: c/o The CorporaSam Zhou, Regional Di- tion Trust Co., Corporarector, 50 Wolf Rd, Al- tion Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, bany, NY 12232 D262850, PIN DE 19801. Arts. of Org. 1BOW.0A, Essex Co., filed with Secy. of State "Best Value Project" - of the State of DE, Div. Multiple Bridge Replace- of Corps., P.O. Box 898, ments on NYS Rte. 73 in Dover, DE 19903. Purthe Town of Keene. BIN pose: Any lawful activity.

VN-11/29-1/03/20151029760 is Pending Funding Approval from 6TC-66562 FEMA., Bid Deposit $1,500,000.00.

Goals: DBE 8% VN-01/03-01/10/20152TC-69727

NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF UH-WL CANOE LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/14. Office location: Essex County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/12/14. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Whiteface Lodge, 7 Whiteface Inn Ln., Lake Placid, NY 12946. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF UH-WL RESIDENTIAL LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/14/14. Office location: Essex County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 11/12/14. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Whiteface Lodge, 7 Whiteface Inn Ln., Lake Placid, NY 12946. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. DE addr. of LLC: c/o The Corporation Trust Co., Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., P.O. Box 898, Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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