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Trump administration sparks concerns by green groups Incoming EPA chief could mark rollbacks in acid rain recovery

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ELIZABETHTOWN — With just days until president-elect Donald Trump takes office, environmental groups in the Adirondack Park are expressing concerns over an administration they fear may be hostile to the environment.

Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has said he wants to eliminate federal environmental regulations and re-

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Dedam Known for 18 years by thousands of Writer middle and high school kids as “Mrs. Bosley,” she died Jan. 3 after a courageous battle with cancer.

A resident of Elizabethtown, she was 58.

Bosley helped spearhead Environmental Club activities at ELCS for many years and helped lead students to participate in science related competition at the North Adirondack Regional Envirothon at Paul Smith’s College and participate in the Youth Climate Summit held at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. She also coached junior varsity volleyball and varsity tennis.

Bosely retired last August, at the end of the 2015-16 school year, and attended a school celebration on Dec. 9 when the community honored her many years as a science teacher and extracurricular sports and club leader.

An evergreen spruce tree was planted in the outdoor classroom on school grounds to memorialize her career here.

duce the size and scope of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Federal regulations administered by the agency have resulted in significant reductions in the air pollution that causes acid rain in the Adirondack Park, more than 80 percent of which is generated from out-of-state.

The roots of recovery stretch back to 1990, when amendments to the Clean Air Act started a cap and trade program for emissions. Since then, depleted fish populations and damaged forests have been resurrected across the region.

The president-elect, who takes office Jan. 20, tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA, an organization he has spent years fighting.

Superintendent Scott Osborne delivered news of her passing to staff and students in person on Jan. 3.

“Becky’s passion for science was unmatched, often using her knowledge of science to bring awareness of the Adirondacks to our students, and promoting the rich nature around us,” Osborne told the Sun. “Becky had a keen sense of humor, and was regarded as somewhat of a ‘trickster.’ We will miss her immensely, but we are inspired by her dedication to her craft.”

The school learned of Bosley’s passing around 7:30 a.m. the day of return from holiday break.

“We convened our crisis intervention team to help frame the district’s response plan,” Osborne said.

“Mr. (Robert) Witkiewicz (the school principal) and I met with students in grades 7 through 12, face-to-face, to deliver the news of Mrs. Bosley’s passing. By mid-day, students were informed.”

The school then sent a letter home to parents.

“Students and employees were offered counseling and additional time to speak with someone, on a case-by-case basis,” Osborne said.

The school board honored Bosley’s life and work with a moment of silence at the Jan. 10 meeting, he said.

Students reflected on their loss via social media posts, remembering an educator who made a difference in their lives.

Others shared a message Bosley sent individually at the end of November, a final note from a teacher to many former students. >> See MRS. BOSLEY | pg. 18

His oversight, said the Adirondack Council, could reverse decades of recovery.

“If acid rain makes a comeback during the Trump Administration, we will lose this newfound protection and everything will start getting worse again,” said Executive Director Willie Janeway. “That would be tragic.”

Pruitt, who is involved in numerous lawsuits seeking to reverse environmental regulations in the oil-rich state of Oklahoma, indicated he would overturn one of President Obama’s leading environmental legacies — the Clean Power Plan, which establishes goals for reducing carbon emissions through a national trading system. >> See TRUMP | pg. 10

Stakeholders hungry for details on Cuomo’s free tuition proposal Free tuition plan part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ambitious legislative agenda

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PLATTSBURGH — Local educators are cautiously optimistic about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for free tuition at all state schools, but are awaiting more details.

“It sounds innovative,” said Elizabethtown-Lewis and Westport Central Superintendent Scott Osborne. “That proposal is certainly out of the box thinking.”

SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling said the proposal looks to be a “strong addition” to affordability and accessibility efforts, and said he looked forward to learning more as the state budget session gets underway.

And Clinton Community College President Ray Di Pasquale said it could be “extraordinarily helpful” for local residents.

“We don’t have lots of other details other than the basic concept, which is good,” Di Pasquale said. >> See FREE TUITION | pg. 4

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Slow revenue growth challenges local governments, says state comptroller Towns throttled by unfavorable financial conditions

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ELIZABETHTOWN — A new report from the state comptroller’s office says slow or no revenue growth is making it difficult for municipalities to maintain services while keeping pace with rising fixed costs — including health care.

“New York’s municipal governments are seeing sales tax revenue growth slow and state aid remain essentially flat while they and school districts are coping with tax cap and tax freeze initiatives that limit growth in property taxes,” said Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli in a statement.

According to the report, local government spending growth has increased between 0.9 and 2 percent annually since 2010.

But localities have taken a beating this year due to sluggish revenue growth, which is critical when crafting annual budgets.

Local sales tax revenue growth statewide fell from 3.6 percent to 1.8 percent in the first nine months of 2016 from the same period a year earlier, according to the report.

Towns and villages rely on the property tax for approximately half of their revenues.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has long held up the cap, which took effect in 2012, as the long-needed antidote that has gotten the state’s everrising property taxes under control.

In recent years, the tax cap’s allowable levy growth factor has been less than 2 percent.

Residents of jurisdictions that have stayed under the cap are supposed to be getting rebate checks, but that program has been marred by confusion and delayed checks, Essex County officials have said.

Local officials, while generally supportive of the cap, say the cap is seldom two percent once inflation is considered.

As such, they must choose between raising taxes or cutting services.

“Each year, it gets more and more difficult,” said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava.

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Essex County is relatively insulated from the cap, said County Manager Dan Palmer, because of their five-year plan that has the county on a schedule of planned tax increases that override the legislation.

The 2017 budget saw a 3.75 percent levy increase.

Palmer said the Essex County Board of Supervisors has the foresight to avoid dipping into their fund balance as a cushion, a tempting-yet-risky decision that other counties in the state may struggle with.

“We’ve arrived at a financially stable position because of that,” Palmer said.

DiNapoli said as local governments continue to adapt to changing circumstances, his office will continue to support them with “training, analysis and guidance.”

Spending by school districts remained below 1 percent for three years starting in 2011, but ticked up at a higher rate in the last couple of years, when compared to counties, cities, towns, villages and fire districts, due to increases in state aid to schools, according to the report.

In 2017, 45 counties enacted budgets under the tax cap, according to the New York State Association of Counties.

“Unfortunately, 12 counties had extraordinary circumstances that required additional revenue to provide state program support.”

The organization on Monday highlighted the DiNapoli report and noted population loss as another issue facing localities.

From 2010 to 2015, 43 counties lost population.

“In upstate counties, this trend is extremely acute,” wrote NYSAC. “The demographic we are losing are young families and mobile professionals who are finding better opportunities in other states.”

With a loss of 2.1 percent in the past half-decade, the trend in Essex County mirrored the state average of 2 percent.

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Cuomo rolled out the concept last week, but offered no details on how the ambitious proposal, which comes with a projected $163 million price tag, would be financed.

Under the proposal, officially titled the Excelsior Scholarship, individuals or families with a combined annual income of $125,000 or less would be eligible for free tuition to two-year and four-year SUNY and CUNY colleges.

“If you come from any family earning $125,000 or less, the state will provide free tuition,” Cuomo said.

Nearly 1 million families would qualify. Like the minimum wage hike, the program would be phased in within three years.

Tuition at a two-year program is currently $4,350 for state residents and $6,470 for a four-year program.

Existing state subsidized programs, primarily the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), provide $1 billion in aid, and eligibility is based on gross income limits.

The Excelsior Scholarship would likely bridge the gap between students who are already receiving aid but still require another boost.

Details will be hashed out by the state legislature this spring. If a bill is crafted, approved and included in the state budget, the governor aims to roll out the program this fall.

DROWNING UNDER DEBT Cuomo, a Democrat, made the announcement flanked by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who made free education a centerpiece of his unsuccessful presidential campaign.

The concept remains one of the Democratic Party’s most popular ideas.

Sanders said the policy would have nationwide ramifications if signed into law.

“What Governor Cuomo is proposing is a revolutionary idea that is going to reverberate throughout this country,” Sanders said.

He added: “If New York State does it this year, mark my words, state after state will follow.”

Young people, said the governor, are drowning under increasing college debt.

While the national average debt load is $29,700, the number increases to $32,200 for state residents, according to a report released by the state comptroller’s office last fall.

Student loan debt in the Empire State more than doubled during the last decade, growing to $82 billion from $39 billion, an increase of 112 percent.

The number of students taking out loans also rose sharply in New York over the past 10 years by more than 41 percent.

Rising college costs are one factor in the growth.

In New York, average costs for tuition, fees, room and board at both private and public four-year institutions rose by more than 50 percent over the past decade.

State schools, including SUNY Plattsburgh, have seen tuition increase $300 each year, a total increase of 30 percent over the past half-decade (But one silver lining for the North Country: Students here have the lowest average debt load than anywhere in the state.)

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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) appeared with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 3, 2017 in Queens to announce a state proposal to make college tuition-free for middle-class families at all SUNY and CUNY twoand four-year colleges.

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lower than in Manhattan, which clocked in at $44,500 (SUNY Plattsburgh was not included in the data).

“Student loan debt is a huge deterrent for young people to attend and ultimately graduate from college,” said Rick Dalton, CEO of the Essex-based College for Every Student.

This debt load has direct implications for the local economy: Those saddled with high debt have less disposable income and often have to push off buying a home or saving for the future.

“It certainly hampers their ability to buy homes, and start their families post-graduation with crushing amounts of loan debt,” said Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman, who commended the proposal.

“This relief will help students obtain degrees while helping grow our state’s economy,” he said.

Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read said the program offers a “double bonus” for the city because it will allow the retention of young people.

“We understand why our young people go off to college when colleges elsewhere have the same tuition as colleges here,” said Read in a statement. “But often our children never return to Plattsburgh. If we can educate them here, we can’t help but tip their financial equation and that will help with the viability of our city.”

While other Democratic North Country officials appeared broadly supportive of the proposal — Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) also offered an early endorsement, calling it a “step in the right direction” — Senate Republicans expressed a more cautious tone, and said they were eager for more details on financing.

State Senator Betty Little (R-Queensbury) said while she’d like to see more affordable higher education, it’s important to ensure proper safeguards for state taxpayers.

“I want to see more details of the governor’s proposal to understand how this would work, where the funding would come from, when students would qualify for and receive the free tuition and what would happen if a student doesn’t complete their college studies,” Little told the Sun in an email.

Little also said lawmakers needed to examine how the proposal may impact other programs, including TAP, the $1 billion student aid program.

“And we need to see how this fits within the context of the state

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budget,” Little said. “There are so many competing interests, such as increasing school aid and supporting health care services and upgrading infrastructure.”

Little said lawmakers will have a better sense of what’s possible when the governor proposes the executive budget this week and local groups, governments and constituents chime in with their priorities.

Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) dismissed the governor’s proposal as politically motivated.

“My initial reaction is of concern and significant hesitation,” Stec said. “It’s just another very expensive proposition — there’s no such thing as a free lunch.”

Stec said he looked forward to seeing the numbers as they rolled in.

“I don’t think it’s very feasible.”

The impact is also unclear at the local level, where Essex and Franklin counties chip in $1.2 million each in annual funding for North Country Community College — not including chargebacks, or the fee the county pays for their residents to attend community college elsewhere, which clocked in at about $600,000 this fiscal year for Essex County.

“I doubt that he’s even thought that far into it,” said Essex County Manager Dan Palmer.

OPPOSING VIEW The Empire Center, a conservative government watchdog, said the proposal “raises a boatload of questions” about cost, eligibility and justification.

While middle-class families earning adjusted gross incomes more than $65,000 who now qualify for little in state tuition assistance would benefit, the state’s private colleges and universities may be at a disadvantage, said Research Director E.J. McMahon.

Other skeptics have noted lower-income students, families falling under the $30,000 threshold, would not benefit because their tuition is already covered by state and federal aid, including Pell Grants.

Also negatively impacted, McMahon wrote, are the parents now shouldering significant private college tuition bills, or high out-ofstate rates at public institutions outside New York.

If the proposal moves forward, those parents will now be providing an even larger subsidy for New Yorkers with similar incomes who, in many cases, “arguably don’t even need the help,” McMahon said.

Osborne, the ELCS superintendent, said he was wary that the program would come at the expense of funding for public schools, which have long been entrenched in combat with the governor over funding.

“I’m certainly concerned on how public education funding is going to fair in the state budget,” Osborne said. “An announcement a day with dollar signs attached does get your attention.”

The tuition plan joins additional policy proposals rolled out by Cuomo this month, including a tax credit program to make childcare more affordable, investment in JFK Airport and charging infrastructure for electric cars and stronger safeguards against wage theft, cyber threats and the financial exploitation of senior citizens.

In a departure from tradition, Cuomo will give localized state of the state addresses around the state this month, beginning Monday in Manhattan and Buffalo.

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County CCE now seeking full-time ag educator New position will seek to deepen relationships between agency, area farmers

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Cornell Cooperative Extension is putting the finishing touches on the job description for their new agricultural educator position.

“Within a week, it will be posted and we can advertise,” Franklin County CCE Executive Director Rick LeVitre told lawmakers on Monday.

LeVitre took the reins in Essex County following Anita Deming’s retirement on Jan. 1, where he will serve part-time.

Deming had previously served as a half-time executive director and half-time ag educator.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Board President Jay White said the agency was taking advantage of recent retirements to explore how they can better serve the community.

Once known as “ag agents,” the agency-employed staffers have historically played a leading role in advising farmers.

“People really feel that a full-time position is warranted because we really need to build a relationship with the newer farmers moving into this region,” White said.

These transplants have a vested interested in the community and contribute to new businesses and the expansion of the tax base, White said.

“We need to do everything we can to support them,” White said.

“We need to be a conduit going out to these new farmers, and all farmers.”

Chief among the agency’s mission is to create relationships and provide the resources they need to succeed, including educational seminars and workshops on securing grant funding and other financing.

For the past two years, the Essex Farm Institute has taken a leading role in providing these services to area farmers.

White said CCE will meet with ESI, as well as the Adirondack North Country Association, Young Farmers Coalition and other agencies, to discuss how they can work together and complement their services.

“I definitely think there’s a place for each one of these organizations,” said White, who sees CCE taking a leadership role. “The first meeting is establishing what these missions are.

“I don’t think another organization has the breadth of knowledge at their fingertips as extension does.”

A community forum with state CCE reps and specialists is tentatively scheduled to be held at the Whallonsburg Grange in March.

Filling the position is the agency’s top priority this year, LeVitre

said, and several local residents have already expressed interest in the job, which carries a $47,500 salary and requires a Master’s Degree.

“We’ve got a great location to sell,” LeVitre said, citing the resurgent agricultural industry in the Champlain Valley.

OTHER BUSINESS LeVitre said he also looks forward to tackling maintenance issues at the CCE headquarters in Westport this year, the condition of which has fallen under increased scrutiny by lawmakers and the general public.

“We’ll need to have some discussions on that,” LeVitre said.

At present, staff are clearing the building of old files and other unnecessary items. Historical records will be saved and preserved.

“There’s a lot of stuff there,” LeVitre said. “I did see a gleam in the staff’s eyes when I talked about moving things, if you will, out.”

LeVitre met with extension staff on Monday.

“Get the right people on the bus, and get the right people on the right seats on the bus,” he said.

Lawmakers expressed pleasure with LeVitre’s first week on the job.

“Nine days into it, it sounds pretty good,” said Wes Miga (RNewcomb).

County still grappling with psychiatrist shortage New arrangement may pull together a variety of service options

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The search continues for a fulltime psychiatrist at the county Office of Mental Health Services.

As a stop-gap measure, Essex County Health and Human Services Committee on Monday approved a pay boost for their part-time staff psychiatrist to $170 from $109 per hour.

The funds have already been appropriated in the department’s annual budget, which was approved by the Essex County Board of Supervisors last month.

Total expenditures will be capped at that amount, reported

Mental Health Director Steve Valley.

While the hourly wage may be high, Valley admitted, the monies will be peeled from the allocated funds they are saving from the lack of a full-time position.

The increase for the staffer, who comes in twice weekly, joins other measures to navigate the vacancy left by Dr. Dov Rapoport, who resigned in October for personal reasons.

Lawmakers also tentatively approved the county purchasing department to go out for RFP for telepsychiatry services.

The salary for the psychiatrist position is $179,000 per year, not including health insurance and fringe benefits.

The board previously approved $26,000 to embark on a search.

“We’re days, maybe hours away, from selecting the (recruiting) firm that will do that,” Valley told lawmakers.

Valley said rural counties across the state are entering uncharted waters when it comes to navigating new arrange-

DEC camper scholarships now available Trout Unlimited opens application period for full camp scholarships to local youth PLATTSBURGH — The Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited will again provide scholarships for interested young men and women 11 to 17 years old to attend DEC’s popular summer camp program.

The camps, located at Camp Colby, Pack Forest, DeBruce and Rushford, provide a great opportunity to learn more about the environment and have fun in the summer.

Campers enjoy a week of summer fun and conservation education conducted by DEC’s well-qualified counselors. The scholarships pay all costs to attend. Parents provide transportation to and from the camps for the one-week sessions which are conducted in July and August.

The scholarships are a memorial to Sam Thuesen and Dennis Aprill, outstanding educators, leaders and anglers who devoted their lives to the North Country, and use private funds provided by Trout Unlimited to assist in youth conservation education.

To apply, send a one-page letter explaining why you want to go to camp to Susie Oliver, 2 Finlay Drive, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 by March 15.

The scholarships are limited to first-time attendees only and are “first come, first served.” Organizers ask that applicants include age, school, and phone number/email address.

For more information for campers and parents, go to dec.education or Google “DEC Summer Camps.”

ments to make up for the nationwide shortage in mental health professionals.

“Everybody’s scrambling,” he said.

The department may take an a la carte approach and select a number of different options that may work for them, he said, including a heavier reliance on telepsychiatry and qualified psychiatric nurse practitioners.

“I’m in the process of trying to put together what kind of plan can cover the needs of the county,” Valley said. “My idea is to keep this budget we currently have, and maybe we don’t put all our eggs in one basket.”

Lawmakers on the committee unanimously approved the measure.

“Is this psychiatrist available to the board of supervisors?” asked Gerald Morrow (D-Chesterfield). “If so, we better support it.”

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Tale of two Americas

e’ve heard it before but it continues to be relevant today, “A house divided against itself can not stand”.

That quote used by President Lincoln in the heat of our nation’s civil war has roots as far back as biblical times. The simple truth is when we’ve had enough fighting, death, destruction and tearing ourselves apart what we are left with is the same place we have today only far worse off.

The solution to our differences will never be accomplished by a fight to the death, nor complete polarization, nor protests in the streets to bringing the country to a stand still.

It starts and ends right back at our very beginning with the United States Constitution, our Bill of Rights and our elected form of democracy.

Those are the only tools that will raise our country up to a better version of itself and unite her people behind the truth and morale conduct we all agree to accept as the norm.

We’ve all heard about the horrific crime committed last week in Chicago by four young Americans who kidnapped an eighteen year old with diminished mental capacity. He was beaten, tortured and humiliated on live video with racial and political overtones.

What was gained by anyone, anywhere for anything as a result of this crime?

Other than destroying five lives, nothing was accomplished. Thankfully no one was killed but none of those individuals may ever be able to undo what occurred.

I fear it’s only the tip of the iceberg if we keep going down this divisive road and it won’t stop until we’ve driven the nation to the point of destruction.

Even during the Cold War with the Soviet Union we understood the policy of Detente, a French word meaning release from tension, where both counties understood the basic reality that for the world to survive they had to find solutions to improve their relations and coexist. Doubts and fear kept us pitted against each other, but in the end both sides understood there was a line not to be crossed.

Sooner or later we will put political antics aside and discover a better find ways to govern with fairness and equity for all or this nation as we know it will not survive.

So why wait? Inauguration day is on Friday next week and instead of protest rallies and civil disobedience events, let’s try solving our differences now before more lives and greater damage is inflicted in an already tumultuous environment.

Let’s give unity and the new administration a chance. If not now when? Four years or eight years from now? The anger, gridlock, economy and world stability will only get far worse if we don’t take corrective steps…. NOW! Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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ov. Andrew Cuomo is zipping around the state this week giving six localized state of the state speeches.

The governor previewed his marquee proposal last week, free tuition at state colleges.

Details are still scant, but the Excelsior Scholarship would appear to target middle-class families making between $30,000 and $125,000 per year, or about 1 million families.

The proposal, which has not been introduced in legislative form, is slated to cost state taxpayers $163 million.

While the figure is a relative drop in the bucket when discussing a $155 billion spending plan, we’re not entirely convinced this is the best use of taxpayer dollars.

First of all, giving kids a free ride to college will strip away a sense of competitiveness, which is an important life lesson.

Unlocking availability will also cheapen the value of a degree. With universal tuition, we envision college campuses sprouting into tuition-free oases clogged with students just looking to coast for four years.

Then, when they graduate, they’ll be gobsmacked that the job market is saturated.

Secondly, the proposal contains no relief for the middle-class college grads and their families who are already groaning under massive debt.

Instead of opening the floodgates, a better solution for getting debt under control is reforming lending practices and addressing why tuition continues to rise at state schools each year.

When it comes to career readiness, a better idea to prepare students for the job market would be enhancing technical and trade vocational programs.

We hear all the time that the biggest problem facing workforce development in the North Country is the lack of qualified people for the positions available.

Folks either don’t want the jobs, or those who are qualified opt for more attractive career packages elsewhere.

A two-year program that shapes readiness for manufacturing, for instance, will allow kids to walk into $60,000 per year industries, which to us, is far more valuable than a four-year diploma with no sure career prospects.

There’s a lot we like in Cuomo’s proposals, including the tax credit relief for middle class families struggling to provide daycare and up to $2 billion in clean water infrastructure investments.

But the state legislature would be wise to put the brakes on this plan — or at least sweeten the deal with incentives for those who don’t think college is the answer.

We admire the governor for always thinking big. But while noble in its intentions, free tuition is not the right solution to curb soaring student debt at this time.

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EnoughÊ of Ê theÊ soreÊ loserÊ negativism To the Editor: Is anyone getting tired of the same old song and dance from the same miserable people? Especially Mr. Gary Phillip Guido.

Mr. Guido likes to think that his opinion covers all of us veterans.

It does not.

Mr. Guido points out that Mr. Trump was never in the military. In case he hasn’t noticed, the last president that legitimately was, was President George Bush.

Oh, and by the way, Mrs. Clinton wasn’t either.

He is also obsessed with Mr. Putin.

While I agree that Mr. Putin bears serious watching, the Cold War is over.

As far as global powers go, China firmly occupies the second spot under us.

Again, in case Mr. Guido didn’t notice, the first time Mr. Obama stood up to Mr. Putin was one week ago — with three weeks left in his term!

Mr. Putin has been walking all over us for seven years, 11 months!

Mr. Guido also appears to have some kind of “anti Israel” situation.

I know that I have had enough of these people and their “sore loser” negativism.

Jon Halliday Paradox

Clarification In our editorial titled ‘A common sense compromise to the Boreas Ponds classification’ that appeared in the Dec. 24 edition of The Sun newspapers, we stated that ATVs aren’t currently allowed on any state Forest Preserve land — for disabled use or otherwise. In fact, the disabled are allowed to use ATVs on some designated roads and trails under a special permitting system known as CP3. For a full list of these designated trails go to www. dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/mappwdroutes.pdf.

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JunkÊ carsÊ ordinanceÊ neededÊ inÊ Westport To the Editor: Thank you to The Sun for informing people that Westport is considering a plan to have junk vehicles removed from public view.

As noted, the plan offers people the opportunity to have junk vehicles hauled away for free. It is designed to work in a friendly and effective manner so that people driving through Westport enjoy its beauty without having to see junk cars.

The plan was presented to the Town Board by the Beautiful Westport Committee, which is working to address the presence of junk vehicles, deal with abandoned properties, remove roadside trash and maintain flower displays along town roads.

The plan notes that the tourism part of Westport’s economy depends on visitors’ enjoyment of the beautiful views as they drive on local roads. Going beyond tourism, people who consider moving or opening a business here would be more likely to do so if they don’t see junk cars around the town. And for those of us who live here, having a junk-free landscape is better than the alternative.

Westport, like most towns, has ordinances that align with state laws about junk vehicles.

It states that a junk vehicle is an unregistered vehicle not in condition for legal use. In the hamlet of Westport, no vehicle can be kept outside without a current inspection certificate.

Outside the hamlet, junk vehicles cannot be visible from public roads or neighboring properties. Two junk vehicles on a property is considered a junkyard and junkyards are not allowed in Westport. Compliance with these rules conveys the message that people care for their community by following regulations that protect property values, aesthetics, and economic vitality.

The plan features a cooperative and flexible approach that should avoid the need for legal action. By providing for the free removal of the junk vehicles, there will be no financial burden on the owner. Following the initial mailing with other mailings and personal contacts allows for consideration of extenuating circumstances like intentions to restore the vehicle or use it for parts.

The plan would allow for some flexibility, like with demolition derby cars, that could be displayed for a set amount of time before needing to be moved out of sight.

The committee appreciates the Town Board’s consideration of the plan. It is an excellent way to help out residents, respect the town’s ordinances, improve Westport’s image and support our economy.

Chris Maron Beautiful Westport Committee Chair Westport

AmÊ IÊ wrong?Ê ProveÊ it!Ê To the Editor: In this week’s paper, I was surprised to find my name mentioned in the ‘opinions’ section. I did not think I had stated my thoughts with hate, nor do I believe I have said any hateful things about anyone in my letters, as Mr. Guido seems to believe.

Also some of what I stated may very well be wrong. In my 59 years, I have been wrong on numerous occasions. I may not have had all the facts.

As Will Rogers said, “I only know what I read in the papers.”

In my case, TV, newspapers, online.

But if Mr. Guido would be willing to point out where he thinks I am wrong, I would be more than willing to debate him on any and all issues.

As to the prayers, I, like Mr. Guido, need all I can get and wish to thank him for his prayers.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

Bill of Rights over 235 years ago, but because the people still believe in them.

“We the people” determine our future, not any one man or woman. People like a wonderful farm family I have known for many years. They will continue to help feed our country, working hours most of us would never consider. Their children worked on the farm through high school.

As parents, they emphasized education, and are proud of the college, community college and technical training and degrees their children received. Their strong moral values were obvious to anyone who got to know them. Their work ethic, moral values, love of the land and farming make them the kind of citizens that have made our country great since its foundation.

President-elect Trump is fortunate that he will represents the strongest people on earth. We pray that he does our country proud. God Bless America!

Joseph D. Dumoulin Jay

WhoÊ willÊ pickÊ upÊ theÊ tabÊ forÊ freeÊ tuition?

To the Editor: So Gov. Andy Cuomo and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders propose free college in New York State for low and middle-class students via the Excelsior Scholarship Program and everyone goes hurrah, this is fantastic.

But, if it’s free for the students and their households, that would mean other households will be picking up the $163 million per year tab.

Which households, pray-tell?

Ken Fenimore Elizabethtown

AlarmedÊ byÊ phoneÊ troubles To the Editor: Most people today have a telephone or cell phone. They can be hard wired to the company’s equipment or via a radio link, as is a cell phone. Telephones can have a technical failure which their people do not realize. A public service member called the problem “false ring in.”

To the person making the call, they think nobody is home as the call is not getting answered. The bell on the other end does not ring.

If people tell you they called, but you were not home, but actually you were home, then that is what has happened. Or you pick up the phone to make a call but somebody making a call to you is there and talks to you.

Perhaps 15 years ago, my wife was going to call somebody, but a friend of hers was on the phone. When told to repair service, the person said “there is something in the exchange and I am not about to look for it.”

This went over great to a person in public service.

I have had this false ring in perhaps a dozen times (no exaggeration) since the mid-sixties, even though the company has put in a new switching equipment.

At one time, the repair personnel said I was the only Warrensburg person complaining of this trouble. Shortly thereafter, I met three people who I casually knew that had this trouble, but did not know they were having this false ring in condition.

You can tell other people of this potential trouble, then if it occurs, report it to repair service and also to public service.

As of now, this problem has not caused me any other problems but I do not know what may happen in the future.

Maybe then the phone company will figure how to permanently fix this condition, as now it may happen anywhere at any sporadic times in between normally received telephone calls.

Robert Greene Warrensburg

U.S.Ê willÊ remainÊ strongÊ despiteÊ CongressÊ isÊ anythingÊ butÊ changeÊ inÊ leadership Christian To the Editor: On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States. Celebrations and protests will mark the occasion. Democracy is messy.

I did not vote for him, and I do not think much of him, but he will be the president and deserves praise for the good decisions he will make, and criticism for the bad ones. This has been the way we have usually treated our past presidents.

The country will remain strong. As a former USAF officer working in intelligence organizations like the National Security Agency and the Foreign Technology Division, I have seen many threats to our national security. We have defeated them all. Further, our freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and the press will remain vibrant.

Not because they were enshrined in our Constitution and

To the Editor: After reading a news article about those in Congress being more Christian than the general public, I became sick!

The article stated that when asked, members of Congress professed 9 out of 10 to be Christian. The fact is anyone can profess to be anything but actually being what he or she professes is another thing. One can find several meanings for the word “Christian” but one only has to read the local newspaper to know those in our Congress are anything but! I found the following definition: 1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus’ teachings.

3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus, especially in showing concern for others.

4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.

Being a follower of Jesus Christ takes more than professing.

It means caring for others not shutting down the country for political reasons! It means not attacking a president because of his skin color!

It means protecting those you were elected serve by not taking away labor laws that protected them! It means not taking money from lobbyists to sway their decisions!

It means having the strength to say no to your peers when they do wrong!

It means going out of your way to lend a hand to those who are less fortunate!

Jesus’ teachings are certainly not followed when those in Congress ignore the will of the people and cut medical care while making sure they are covered using the money of the people! Jesus’ teachings are not followed when Congress gives themselves a raise while cutting Social Security and benefits!

It is a sorry fact that once elected members of our Congress have one goal, and it is to be re-elected! The pay and benefits will insure them a good life while they play legislators. Being a Christian is no different than being a Muslim or of the Jewish faith one must follow the tenants of their religion to actually be considered a believer. A good place for Congress to let us know they really care is for them to vote term limits!

Maybe then we can see if they really follow whatever faith they profess!

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

ProposedÊ nutritionÊ buildingÊ anotherÊ exampleÊ of Ê wastefulÊ spending To the Editor: So once again, I see local officials in pursuit of more wasteful spending.

Having banished the use of the barns at the fairgrounds over a paltry sum of money, Essex County is proposing to spending over $1 million on a building there, when at the same time, the Town of Westport is wanting to spend almost another million on the worn-out Town Hall.

It seems to me that as the kitchen building will start its working day early in the morning, and be done by midday and the town business runs often into the evening, that a join use might be developed and allow the old Wada Building to be sold off.

Just to prove this point, I enclose the resolution of the Town Board blackballing the Valley News for running my ad looking for alternative uses of the old town hall. Pretty typical.

William Kuntz Elizabethtown

ThurmanÊ supervisorÊ refusesÊ toÊ playÊ nice To the Editor: This letter is to address the behavior at the Thurman town board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3.

The supervisor and her supporters came expecting trouble from those who oppose them.

It was nice to see the supervisor allow her supporters to interrupt the newly elected board members. It is so obvious the supervisor does not hold everyone to the same level.

One resolution, Cynthia Hyde asked some questions, the supervisor snapped, banging her gavel and yelling. Later Hyde stated, “This resolution has many issues in it, I want to clarify just one. Let’s rewrite it so the rest will be done and then we can work on the one issue.” Ms. Wood refused to discuss it.

The supervisor said, “You cannot strip me of my power.”

And “the state tells me what I have to do, not you!” (Then Ms. Wood, I ask, if the state tells you what to do, then why do you need to ask the rest of the board for their approval?)

The supervisor later closed the meeting and went home. A nearby town had this happen and continued to operate, I am hopeful that our board members will look into these issues so as not to do the wrong thing.

I am confident that these board members will find out what to do when the supervisor refuses to play nice and then goes home.

I would also like to commend these board members for not only staying, but also having the backbone to stand up and voice their concerns.

It was also nice to see the attempt to have open discussion at a public meeting and bring it out from behind closed doors like we saw so many times from our appointed board of 2016.

Keith L. Parent Sr. Thurman / Athol

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Friends of Refugees looks to new projects, outreach in 2017 Meeting at St. John’s Episcopal Church marked successes, growing effort to share, support and encourage outreach

By Kim Dedam

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ESSEX — Outreach for refugees of global conflict entered 2017 with more action planned.

The local organization, Champlain Valley Friends of Refugees, met at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex last week to recharge for the new year.

The group is one of three sister chapters organized after the Keene Valley Congregational Church facilitated a gathering last January to strategize about how stakeholders could make the region more welcoming.

Outgoing facilitator Lyn Barrett, of Westport, shared some of the successes achieved since.

A website common to the three groups, the other two based in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, is now up and running, she said.

“We raised over $3,000 for Bicycles for Refugees in cooperation with the Rev. Kirchenrieis Oderland-Spree in Germany.

This money is funding the acquisition, repair and use of bicycles for asylum-seekers and refugees in Germany.

“Because of our contribution, they have been able to expand their bicycle outreach to a larger geographic area,” Barrett said.

“We hosted Christina Kampf from Beeskow, who spoke at a public meeting about the refugee situation in Germany and the bicycle project in particular.

“She explained that the project was initiated after the Protestant Church in Germany asked refugees what they (the congregation) could do to help. The newly arrived asylum-seekers said they needed easy transportation in the rural areas they are settling in. She explained the dynamics of both welcome and fear among Germans and also the process by which newly arrived asylum seekers must go through in order to obtain refugee status.”

In addition to supporting direct work with groups in Europe, the Champlain Valley organization hosted a Day Away in conjunction with the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program and organized an Adirondack visit for refugees from Nepal and the Congo.

Ten members from here also participated in volunteer training programs with the Vermont-based resettlement group.

Finding unique and meaningful ways to support people fleeing from war or oppression includes some very simple and straightforward efforts, Barrett said.

“We are going to look into sending welcome letters to refugees,” she said.

The Day Away gathering included sharing meals, singing and exchanging cultural truths.

And as they learn areas of need, Champlain Valley Friends plans to help fill gaps.

“One of the gaps is transportation,” Barrett said.

Friends here are considering ways to repurpose cars for families in Burlington and other areas where refugee communities have settled.

Toward outreach, she said, the friends are starting a project in conjunction with the Keene Valley Congregational Church sparked with $2,000 in grant monies from the Adirondack Foundation.

They will work with local resident Beatrice Schachenmay on her project “Frame Your Story,” which will connect local students in Willsboro with German refugee youth using cameras

and journals to capture events in their everyday lives.

Expanding awareness of compassion, care and welcome for people escaping war or oppression is important in a free society, Barrett said.

And with ongoing tension in American policy and politics, the effort becomes more poignant.

“It is now more important than ever for us to stand with refugees and to become active in ways to support refugees and other marginalized people,” Barrett said.

In reflecting on their first steps last year, getting ready to take next steps, Barrett shared some of the notes members jotted down as part of what compels their action.

“We represent the true American spirit of welcome with no if ’s, and’s or but’s,” one member wrote.

“We are all refugees. Our families were refugees. America was built by refugees guided by our Native sisters and brothers,” another said.

“Societies flourish when we help each other,” another member wrote.

“And economic growth, solidarity and goodwill works against racism and classism.”

Bob Harsh, of Reber, is taking the helm with “Frame Your Story” projects in the coming months, Barrett said.

The Champlain Valley organization hopes to host another Day Away for refugee families and friends this summer.

To find out more or to participate, visit adirondack-friendsof-refugees.com/champlain-valley-friends-of-refugees/

Benefit slated for Elizabethtown man ELIZABETHTOWN — A benefit will be held at Tops Friendly Market in Elizabethtown on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 12 to 4 p.m. to aid with medical costs for Bernard Duso, Sr. The Elizabethtown resident suffered a head injury on Dec. 29 following a fall and remains hospitalized at Albany Medical Center.

United Way puts out call to community ELIZABETHTOWN — United Way of the Adirondack Region recently put out a call to residents to ask for help with an “urgent need” in the community — a need for foster homes.

If you are interested in hosting a child and becoming a foster parent, contact the Essex County Department of Social Services at 873-3414.

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From page 1 While that legislation is aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, it has the side effect of further reducing the emissions that cause acid rain, including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.

But the program, said Peter Bauer, executive director of Protect the Adirondacks, has been vilified by the incoming Trump Administration despite being “incredibly successful by using the power of the free market for positive environmental change.”

“To abandon the Clean Power Plan not only fails to confront climate change, but imperils Adirondack waters and forests by endangering the ecological recovery that has been hard won over the past 30 years,” Bauer said.

A STORY OF A LAKE For the past 25 years, most Adirondack lakes have seen recovery from pollutants carried over by coal-burning power plants in the Midwest.

Some that were once considered dead are again producing healthy brook trout.

By 1969, Silver Lake in Hamilton County was determined to be fishless by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Brook trout cannot thrive in acidic waters, and decreases in pH levels lead to subsequent damages to the ecosystem.

Below 5.0, most life struggles to survive. But due to the combined effects of the new federal acid rain program and better enforcement of the Clean Air Act, the lake’s pH levels had risen to almost 6.0 by 2002.

That was good enough for the DEC to launch an experimental stocking program for native Adirondack Windfall strain brook trout, said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the Adirondack Council.

Pollution continued to decline under the new National Ambient Air Quality Standards — also known as the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule — and the lake continued to recover.

In May 2013, Richard Beauchamp caught a six-pound, 22 inch brook trout there — a new state record.

Another shining example of recovery is Honnedaga Lake in Herkimer County. Until just recently, the lake’s strain of brook trout was thought to be extinct, Sheehan said. But signs of reversal are underway, and local residents are again reporting large catches.

Others lakes and ponds, said the Adirondack Council, need further reductions in upwind emissions, and time, to regain their vitality.

A recent study published in the journal Global Change Biology revealed these protections are, in turn, helping to protect fish from climate

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It all has to do with how much sunlight reaches the lake bottom.

“A lake that is severely damaged by acid rain looks clear as gin,” said Janeway. “Almost everything in it is dead. This research team found that lakes with clear water heat up faster than healthy lakes.”

Suspended organic material in these lakes blocks sunlight from reaching the bottom of deeper waters. Doing so keeps intact a layer of cooler water that fish need to survive.

This added layer of protection, Janeway said, will be critical as warming summer temperatures threaten the survival of cold-water species such as brook trout.

“This is a perfect example of why we can’t go backwards on acid rain and air pollution,” Janeway said.

ADDITIONAL IMPACTS Zooming outward, green groups are also concerned about the broader implications of an administration unfriendly to environmental safeguards.

The Adirondack Park is already seeing impacts from climate change far beyond this winter’s on-off snow-rain cycle, Bauer said.

“We’re already living in a new Adirondack climate where it’s as likely to snow as rain in the winter months.”

If the Trump Administration abandons plans to confront climate change, Bauer said, it will do nothing to help confront the other major impacts of climate change — like more intense storms, for instance.

Total rainfall and the number of intense storms have increased considerably in the Adirondacks in the past 25 years.

“With the Trump Administration, we’ll have to sort through the wreckage of each storm knowing that there’s both no end in sight and no hope for change,” Bauer said.

The U.S. has a role as a world leader on climate change, he said, and pulling out of the Paris Accord will curb international progress.

“We’re also very concerned that a new supreme court appointment, or two or three, will also be hostile to environmental protections, locking in a pollution-friendly Supreme Court for the next 20-30 years,” Bauer said.

COUNTDOWN While the details on Trump’s environmental policy are still emerging, the businessman does not appear to be a fan of the EPA. “For too long, the Environmental Protection Agency has spent taxpayer dollars on an out-ofcontrol anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs, while also undermining our incredible farmers and many other businesses and

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industries at every turn,” said Trump in a statement following Pruitt’s nomination last month.

Pruitt, according to the Washington Post, said: “The American people are tired of seeing billions of dollars drained from our economy due to unnecessary EPA regulations, and I intend to run this agency in a way that fosters both responsible protection of the environment and freedom for American businesses.”

Senate confirmation hearings for Pruitt are scheduled to begin this month.

With a Republican-led body, it may be tough to derail Pruitt’s nomination. But, as the Washington Post reported last week, the Oklahoma attorney general is among the eight cabinet nominees Democratic senators plan to aggressively target.

The Democratic caucus plans on pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March, which would be an unprecedented break with Senate tradition, the newspaper reported.

Both of New York’s senators have indicated they will challenge Pruitt’s nomination.

“It’s irresponsible to support an #EPA nominee who puts polluters over clear water & air for the American people,” wrote Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), now Senate Minority Leader, on Twitter last month. “I oppose #PollutingPruitt.”

Later, he added in a statement: “Presidentelect Trump is attempting to fill his rigged cabinet with nominees that would break key campaign promises and have made billions off the industries they’d be tasked with regulating.”

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), too, isn’t giving the nominee a blank check.

A spokesman told Bloomberg, “Senator Gillibrand has very serious concerns about Scott Pruitt’s record, particularly on climate change, and she will be asking him to address those concerns during the upcoming confirmation hearings.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has come under fire by green groups for her 2015 vote against carbon limits for power plants.

“I have concerns with the lack of enforcement with other developing countries around the world,” Stefanik said at a debate in Plattsburgh, citing China and India. “We need to ensure that they’re also pursuing environmentally-friendly policies.”

Asked how Pruitt’s record, including his attempt to overturn environmental regulations in Oklahoma, would bode for environmental safeguards in the Adirondack Park, a spokesman for the lawmaker said the Senate will have the opportunity to advise and consent on Trump’s nominations.

“Congresswoman Stefanik has a strong, bipartisan record of working on environmental issues that are critical to New York’s 21st District, including climate change, combating invasive

species and protecting our parks,” said Tom Flanagin. “She was pleased to receive the ‘Supporter of Nature’ Award from the Nature Conservancy last Congress. Congresswoman Stefanik believes it’s important for President-elect Trump’s nominees to go through the confirmation process so that we can hear their views and ideas on critical issues. Congresswoman Stefanik will continue to be an independent voice in Congress.”

At the state level, Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) said he preferred to wait until specific federal proposals are offered before speculating on what Pruitt’s nomination might look like for the region.

“I don’t want to imagine hypotheticals,” said Stec, the Ranking Member on the Environmental Conservation Committee, adding that EPA leadership is a federal issue.

But, he added: “I think we need to strike balance between the environment and the economy everywhere in the world.”

ON THE GROUND At least one local grassroots group is mobilizing as a local counterweight against potential changes at the federal level.

Formed in the aftermath of November’s election, Saranac Lake-based political action group Now What? said they have seen an uptick in concern from local residents on environmental issues.

The group plans on being a steady local voice in the debate and participated in the Day of Denial on Monday, a nationwide effort to protest Trump’s nominees, including Rex Tillerson, the former ExxonMobil CEO tapped to lead the State Department; former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for Secretary of Energy and Rep. Ryan Zinke (RMT) for Department of Interior.

They also are engaged in a letter-writing campaign to Schumer and Gillibrand.

Chief among their concerns is the new administration’s promotion of energy policy that encourages further oil and natural gas exploration in the U.S. The coalition doesn’t see a commitment to green energy on the table, which is cause for alarm.

“Clean energy is a job creator and that’s been demonstrated in the North Country,” said Emily Martz, a co-founder, citing the solarization efforts that have taken root in the region, including the launch of a new sales office in Keene.

Pete Benson, a co-founder, said the green energy industry is growing because of investments and prioritizing at the federal and state level, including programs like Solarize Tri-Lakes.

“I’m not sure how oil exploration in Utah will bring jobs and a sustainable environment to the Adirondack Park,” Benson said. “Clean energy is the future of the North Country.”

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RebeccaÊ L.Ê Bosley

LEWIS — Rebecca L. (Stowe) Bosley, 58, of Lewis, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 at the Essex Center in Elizabethtown.

“Becky” was born Easter Sunday, April 6, 1958, the third daughter of Richard and Eleanor (Prather) Stowe in Carrollton, IL. She accepted Jesus as her savior at age 12; graduated valedictorian of Saranac Central High School; worked as a chambermaid, YCC counselor, pet-sitter, and medical office receptionist; was a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; taught herself to ride a bicycle backwards while sitting on the handlebars; was a consultant to NY State Education Department in Albany; milked cows; helped deliver calves; mowed, raked and baled hay; went on trail rides in the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota; and could identify more than 70 species of birds by their song. She hiked in her forties, climbing six of the Adirondack High Peaks (“Forget the other forty,” she’d say). She kayaked in her fifties, mostly with the “Diet Coke” Gang. She enjoyed photography as a hobby. She was a member of the DAR. Becky played a role in educating young people of the North Country as a 4-H leader for over 20 years in Clinton County, a Sunday-school teacher, a science educator in North Country high schools for over 20 years, as a lab instructor at SUNY Plattsburgh, an instructor for the Upward Bound program, and a coach of JV volleyball and varsity tennis. Her final act as an educator was to donate her body to a medical school to help train future physicians.

She considered her greatest accomplishments in life to be

birthing and raising two wonderful people, her sons, Matthew and James. Her greatest joys here on Earth came from spending time with her grandchildren, whom she also deeply loved.

She is survived by her parents, Richard and Eleanor Stowe; her sisters, Linda Danzell (Hank Ingles), Cheryl (Jim) Yoars, and Marcia (Tim) Jacobi; her sons, Marc (Ann), Charles (Jennifer), Matthew (Sarah) and James; her grandchildren, Amy, Julie, Kathryn, Patrick, Sophia, Phoebe, Isaac and Christopher; two aunts and an uncle; eight nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Lewis, located at 8557 US Route 9, Lewis, NY. Donations in her memory may be made to the Rebecca Bosley Memorial Scholarship Fund, which will be established at a later date.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hamilton Funeral Home, 294 Mannix Road, Peru, 643-9055. To offer an online condolence, share a symbolic gesture, or share a photo in memory of Rebecca Bosley please visit hamiltonfuneralhome.com.

ScottÊ W.Ê Scovell

RAPID CITY, SD — MSGT, Scott W. Scovell, 37, of Keene Valley passed away unexpectedly of Cardio Myopathy, Monday Jan. 2, 2017 at his off base apartment in Rapid City, SD (Ellsworth Air Force Base). He will be escorted home by his two best friends Kenny McKenna, who is stationed in England, and Eric Simons, who is stationed in Kansas. He was born in Plattsburgh on Aug. 9, 1979, son of William Manley and Joyce Scovell.

He graduated from Keene Central School in 1997. He enlisted in the US Air Force on Dec. 9, 1997. Scott served as a jet propulsion mechanic and aviation mechanic during his last

20 years. He had been stationed at Lackland AFB, TX, Maguire AFB, NJ, Elmindorf AFB, AK, Rota Naval Base, Spain, and Ellsworth AFB, SD. He also spent time in Guam and Aludeid, Qatar.

Scott loved being in the US Air Force, traveling around the world. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He enjoyed camping and family outings.

Scott is survived by his wife, the former Vanessa Auer of Keene Valley, mother Joyce Scovell and dad Larry of Keene Valley, his biological father William Manley of Washington, DC., his son Triston and daughter Heather both of Keene Valley, two sisters, Hope Scovell of Keene Valley, Isabelle Manley of DC.; two brothers, Bill Tokos of Queensbury, Kale Manley of DC.; one niece, Camryn Nelson of Keene Valley, two special aunts, Lola Porter and her husband Alan of Keene Valley, Violet Terry and her husband Skip of Jay; numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins.

He is predeceased by grandparents, Ray and Lorraine Manley, George and Maida Estes, Henry and Rose Coolidge, and Arthur and Doris Scovell.

A memorial service with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Keene Valley Congregational Church. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Scott’s memory may be made to a local charity of your choice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Heald Funeral Home, 7521 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932.

To light a memorial candle or leave an online condolence please visit healdfuneralhomeinc.com.

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Crowdfunding campaign launched for Willsboro resident Local woman hopes to raise $2,000 for victim of rat-infested house

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By Pete DeMola

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WILLSBORO — A crowdfunding campaign has raised nearly $600 for the Willsboro resident who was forced to leave home following a severe rat infestation.

Organizers hope to raise at least $2,000 to help the resident recover.

Michelle Koenig went to school with the occupant of the tidy riverfront home on Gililland Lane, and recalled the individual as a quiet and gentle soul with a tragic backstory.

The occupant had a difficult time at school, Koenig recalled. The occupant’s parents died young, and the person was left alone without a network of friends and family.

They were quiet and kept to themselves.

“It’s just kind of devastating,” Koenig said.

The GoFundMe campaign aims to allow the lifelong resident to purchase the items that were destroyed by the hundreds of rats and the extermination process, including bedding, furniture and other household items.

It’s a way to show the community cares: Willsboro, Koenig said, is a caring and welcoming place.

Koenig said she is shocked that a problem like this could be al-

A GoFundMe page has been set up to aid the Willsboro resident who was temporarily evacuated from her residence following a rat infestation last month.

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lowed to develop in the small town, and expressed outrage that town and county officials claimed they were unaware of the problem.

“How come no one noticed this?” she said. “How things slipped through the cracks is a shame.

“They had people going in there working in the house — Housing and Urban Development.”

The occupant is staying at a local motel, and the town supervisor has said it’s unclear if the house can again be inhabited.

Either way, Koenig said the resident needs increased supervision and care.

“I just hope [the occupant] is getting the help they need,” she said.

“Somebody actually needs to go inside and make sure everything is okay.”

AUTHORITIES HUDDLE The Sun reported last week that the occupant was under the supervision of the Essex County Department of Social Services.

But despite a regular visitation schedule by caseworkers, the infestation was reported by a pair of Jehovah’s Witnesses who briefly stopped at the residence.

The town then declared a state of emergency.

Essex County Deputy Department of Social Services Commissioner Sue Ann Caron did not publicly discuss the issue with lawmakers at the Health and Human Services Committee briefing on Monday.

But following a report in which the Willsboro town supervisor was highly critical of how the department handled the issue, Caron appeared to indirectly refer to the infestation when she said town supervisors serve as public health officers in their communities.

“Each town supervisor is also the public health officer,” Caron said.

Lawmakers met privately with social services on Monday afternoon, but further details were not available.

While the New York State Office of Children and Family Services acknowledged on Thursday they had received a list of questions from the Sun asking about possible state involvement, they did not respond by the time this story went to print on Tuesday afternoon.

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he Elizabethtown Social Center is offering a series of events this winter called “Teens & Screens” to help Arin Burdo > columnist parents handle the digital age. info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org Many parents are overwhelmed with the constantly changing territory of the electronic world. We hope to help parents find out what kids are exposed to on smart phone apps, the internet and interactive gaming, and help them become better equipped to manage their child’s screen time.

The first offering in this series is a showing of the movie, “Screenagers,” on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at the Social Center.

“Screenagers” probes into the corners of family life, including the director’s own, and depicts messy struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists, solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world. Suitable for parents and students grade 5 and up.

Do you wonder what kids in our community are doing on their phones and social media?

Who they can talk to over Minecraft or Xbox Live?

Ask community members who know! After the movie, a panel of people from our community who know and work with your kids will be available to answer questions like: What apps are kids using and what can they do. Who can my kids talk to on interactive video and internet games, what do I need to pay attention to?

Panelists include Arin Burdo, Jason Colby, Josh Hameed, Brian Gay and Connie Blaine.

Save the date for the next offering in the series: a class on using parental controls and managing family screen time. Join Ken Hughes on Monday, February 13, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to learn how to create a safe environment for screen time and set up parental controls on your child’s phone.

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he North County SPCA is excited that our annual Snowmobile Rally is finally here!

There is no better remedy to Kathy Wilcox > columnist post-holiday winter “blahs” rollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com than to get outside with some friends and enjoy the festivities at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport.

Our rally has been a hit every year and we expect this year to be just as much fun for everyone. Join in the excitement as we raffle a 1972 Arctic Cat and meet some of our many adoptable animals! Raffle tickets are just $5 each or 3 for $10. Come join us on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. for this terrific event. Tickets are only $3 at the door, with a $5 per sled exhibitor’s fee.

Our featured pet this week is Meela, a Staffordshire Terrier-mix who was found at the end of the shelter driveway, dodging in and out of traffic and absolutely terrified at her predicament of being lost in an unfamiliar place. Fortunately, staff were able to catch her before she came to any harm. This poor little lady was positively shaking with fear and confusion as to why she had been abandoned in the cold. She warmed up to our staff almost immediately; it quickly became apparent that this pretty girl adores people and attention by her wagging tail and sloppy kisses! Meela is a bit cautious initially around men, but once she has an opportunity to sniff you out, she is a real little love! We still are testing her with other dogs and will keep you updated. Please come meet this special girl!

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WalentukÊ takesÊ theÊ helmÊ of Ê SectionÊ VIIÊ sports

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PLATTSBURGH — Former Seton Catholic and Lake Placid Athletic Director Matthew Walentuk has been named as the new Interscholastic Athletics Administrator for Section VII. The new position, which he started Sept. 26, assumes the responsibilities of the Section VII Executive Director and Treasurer which is the regional liaison among our regional schools of the CVAC and the MVAC and the NYSPHSAA. As executive director, Walentuk will represent at the state level 27 local school districts’ athletic programs.

“I took on this role because I want to take a position where my focus is to support Section VII student-athletes and member schools,” Walentuk said. “This was an exciting new opportunity for our section and I wanted to continue on with the great work that Karen Lopez (Executive Director) and Joe Staves (Treasurer) were doing.”

“Section VII has had the privilege to have Karen Lopez and Joe Staves lead our region and represent us at state level scholastic athletics for many years. Their service is greatly appreciated, they have lead the way to ensure Matt Walentuk’s success,” Section VII President Chris Mazzella.

Walentuk was also recognized as the New York State Athletic Administrators Association (NYSAAA) Chapter 7 Award recipient in 2015. Currently, Walentuk is the NYSAAA Chapter 7 representative.

Walentuk spent two years as A.D. at Seton before moving to Lake Placid.

“I was also a high school math teacher at Seton and at Lake Placid, I taught middle school math and alternative education,” he said.

Walentuk has been involved in numerous sports as a coach, including football, baseball, softball and basketball.

Working in both the classroom and on the field or court has given Walentuk the insight to relate with the student-athletes of Section VII both athletically and academically.

“I encourage all those student-athletes to work hard on the practice field, but work even harder in the classroom,” he said.

I was looking at a tweet today from John Rathbun, Section 3 Executive Director, that said, ‘Fewer than seven percent of high school athletes move on to college sports and only three percent earn an athletic scholarship.’ That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t play sports, but if you work hard in the classroom, those dividends will produce a much higher yield.”

Walentuk said he looks forward to working with the athletic coordinators and leaders within the 27 member schools.

“We have a great group of athletic administrators and members of our athletic council,” he said. These people have student-athletes’ best interests in heart. This crop of people is always looking for ways to improve each student-athlete’s interscholastic athletic experience. We all know these are oftentimes the most cherished memories of one’s life.”

Walentuk added he feels one of his responsibilities will be to ease the burden of the school athletic administrator.

“I want to make sure that I can do whatever it takes to make each athletic program run as smooth and efficiently as possible,” he said. “If they have a question, they know they can call me and I’ll find out the answer.”

Coming from Lake Placid, Walentuk was in the middle of the most successful sports year ever for Section VII, as Lake Placid brought home NYSPHSAA championships in boy’s cross country and boy’s Nordic skiing, along with a final four appearance by the LPCS boy’s hockey.

“The success of our teams at the state level is a testament to our leagues, coaches, youth programs, club teams, and everyone else that has put time and energy into our youth,” he said.

“With that said, us and Section X are by far the two smallest sections in the state in terms of membership (certainly not area), so it speaks volumes when our schools can compete at a level in which we are constantly seeing success at the state level.”

Perhaps the biggest issue of concern for Walentuk comes from declining enrollment within the member schools, which has already led to merged teams from different schools and in different sports.

“Declining enrollment among our member schools puts a burden on the student-athlete,” he said. “Not only are they playing two or three sports a year, they are in band, chorus, musicals, service organizations, and more. Many of our student-athletes, just like many of our athletic directors, are wearing many hats and that can be stressful at times.”

Walentuk said he hopes to be able to work together with the local administrators to resolve these issues.

Matthew Walentuk has been named the first full-time Interscholastic Athletics Administrator of Section VII, replacing former director Karen Lopez.

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ChampionÊ Chance!Ê LapierÊ bringsÊ homeÊ goldÊ fromÊ PeruÊ Invitational

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PERU — With 16 wrestlers making their way to the podium Jan. 7, the Peru varsity program easily regained the title at its own tournament, the 48th Peru Invitational, by scoring 237 points.

Adirondack was second with 155 points, while fellow Section VII school AuSable Valley was eighth with 73 points.

For the Patriots, Chance Lapier became the first Patriot wrestler to claim an Invitational title as he pinned Dolgeville’s Justin Kopet with five seconds remaining in the opening period.

“It’s awesome to bring our school and our program some recognition,” Lapier said. “The Peru Classic was a benchmark for me this season. If I could hang with all the great wrestlers here, I knew I was going to be in good shape for the rest of the season.”

The Patriots had four other wrestlers make the podium.

In all, the Indians had nine wrestlers make the championship finals in the seeded, bracketed individual tournament that included 22 teams from 14 schools.

Out of the eight, three finished the day with championships for Peru, including Cole McKee, who scored a 4-0 decision over Adirondack’s Travis Hastwell at 220.

“I was second as a freshman and fourth last year, so this is a big win for me at our home tournament,” said McKee. “I think this will be a real big confidence boost for the team as we get ready for the matches we have the rest of the season.”

While Cole was winning his match, Alijah Seymour was in one of the top matches of the evening, scoring a 5-3 win over Tioga’s Brady Worthing at 106.

Seymour attacked early for two points on a takedown 15 seconds into the match, getting Worthing on his back for two additional points five seconds later. The Tioga wrestler responded with an escape midway through the opening two minutes and took Seymour down with 30 seconds left.

In the second, Seymour was able to maintain top position over Worthing for the entire two minutes, scoring an insurance point in the third and final period on an escape with just over one minute remaining.

“I’ve been watching this tournament since I was 5 years old and waiting for the day I would be able to compete in it,” said the Freshman Seymour.

“It’s really cool to win it, now I just need to keep my focus for the rest of the season.”

The Indians third win came at 138, as Collin Hogan scored a 12-3 win over Jacob Null of Dolgeville, earning a 10-1 lead at the end of the first two-minute period.

“It was my third time in the finals and fifth time wrestling in Chance Lapier works on pinning Justin Koppet of Dolgeville in the championship match of the Peru Invitational at 200-lbs. under the watchful Photo by Jill the tournament, eyes of the referee. Lapier would pin Koppet with five seconds remaining in the opening period. so it was huge to finally get a win,” Hogan said. “This was one of my enna Christiansen and Olivia Hetfield also AVCS relay teams perform main goals coming into the season, to win this finished 21st, crossing the line in 12:32.09. tournament at home.” well in Dartmouth The third relay team, the 4-by-200 boy’s For photos from the Peru Invitational, covered

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DARTMOUTH, N.H. — The AuSable As for individual events, Dylan Trombley Valley varsity indoor track and field teams was 46th in 5:06.35 in the boys unseeded Individual results made their way to the Dartmouth Invitation- mile: Jacub Baer placed 58th in a big personAVCS: al meet Jan. 6-7, with strong results among al record time of 1:35.00 in the 600; Taylor Zach Bola (99): 1-2 their relay teams.

Whitcomb was 73rd in 1:39.45 in the 600; Will Sprague (99): 0-2 and Wyatt Hackett 107th with a time of 7.56 Two boys and one girls relay team finished Landen Snyder (126): 3-2, fifth place in the top 30 for their respective event, led by seconds in the 55.

Austin Dukett (132): 0-2 a pair of 21st place finishes as the boys 4-byFor the girls, McKenna Christiansen was Mason Dubay (138): 1-2 800 team of Jacub Baer, Matthew Russom, 56th in a time of 6:36.78 in the unseeded Zach Cumber (145): 0-2 Zachary Lawrence and Dylan Trombley mile. Brinn Peck was 65th in the 300 with Jason Fletcher (152): 4-2, fifth place placed in 21st with a time of 9:20.16, close to a time of 46.77. She was also 83rd in the 55 school record according to coach Sean Gan- in 8.18. Hailey Christiansen was 77th with Joe LeClair (160): 4-1, third place ter. a time of 1:58.10 in the 600; Anna Pridell Chance Lapier (195): 3-0, CHAMPION In the ladies 4-by-800 event, the quartet of 114th in 8.70 seconds in the 55; and Hailey Zach Hamilton (220): 1-2, fifth place Hailey Christiansen, Shania Malskis, McK- Tender was 115th in a time of 9.04 in the 55.

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We were there: Griffin ladies, Willsboro boys win; Westport falls to LPCS W/EL 49, Lake Placid 34

Willsboro 46, Keene 37

LAKE PLACID — An 19-0 run that started late in the second quarter propelled the Lady Griffins past the Lady Blue Bombers Jan. 3.

The Blue Bombers stayed in the game early, holding a couple leads and several ties.

“I was very pleased with our intensity tonight after back-toback poor performances in our holiday tournament,” head coach Jeff Potter said. “We came out strong and trailed 22-20 with 2:30 left in the first half. Hannah Schwoebel and Ellie Storey created turnovers that lead to seven straight points to end the half.”

Schwoebel finished with 17 points in the game, while Storey added 14.

“Schwoebel gets better with every game she plays,” Potter said.

Lizzie Stephens, Maggie Ploufe, Chloe Mitchell and Taylor Gough each scored 4 points in the win, while Malynda Lobdell added 2.

For the Bombers, Camille Craig and Graci Daby each had 10 points, while Lindsey Rath added 6, Bella Reid 4 and Kaleigh McKillip 4.

WILLSBORO — Round two of the Beavers-Warriors rivalry lived up to expectation Jan. 4, as the two teams battled back and forth through the opening three quarters of the game.

In the end, it was the Warriors who opened up a 17-9 edge in the final weight minutes of play to score the nine-point win.

Jesse Hearn led the Warriors offensively with 14 points, while Joseph King added 11, Trevor Bigelow 9, Max Longware 5, Jared Joslyn 3, Mat Longware 2 and Warren Jackson 2.

Boys basketball

PHS 52, AuSable Valley 42 PLATTSBURGH — The Hornets applied pressure to the Patriots in the fourth quarter, going on a 22-10 run to turn a 2-point deficit into a 10-point win Jan. 4.

Andrew Cutaiar scored 25 points in the win, with 12 of his points coming in the decisive final eight minutes. Bailey Pombrio scored 10 points, while Mitch Senecal added 6, Andrew Follmer 4, Zachary Bieber 4 and Dan Piper 4.

Kobe Parrow paced the Patriots with 15 points with Branden Snow adding 10, Dalton McDonald 8, Joel Martineau 5 and Louie Perez 3.

ELCS 59, Chazy 31 CHAZY — A 23-7 opening quarter led the Lions to a win over the Eagles Jan. 4.

Thomas Celotti scored 19 points to lead the

and Hudson Stephens 7.

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Lake Placid 52, Westport 42 WESTPORT — A 19-8 third quarter propelled the Blue Bombers to a win over the Eagles Jan. 4.

Stuart Baird and Jacob Novick combined for seven threepointers as each scored 15 points for the Bombers in the win.

Blake Roy added 8 points, while Stetson Craig scored 7, Logan Brown 5 and Tony Matos 2.

Riley Martin had 15 points, connecting on three from beyond the arc, while Wyatt Gough added 11, Schylar Kurth 9

Elizabethtown-Lewis attack, while Joel Morris added 18, Sam Huttig 9, Anthony Celotti 7, Chris Mazzacone 4 and Dominic Thompson 2.

Paetyn Hilborne and Bryan McAfee each scored 6 points for the Eagles, while Alex Chapman added 5, McClain Dudyak4, Brice Panetta 4, Kyle Cahoon 4 and Ben Norcross 2.

Boy’s swimming

Mid-season Invitational CLINTOVILLE — The AuSable Valley boy’s swimming team defended their home pool Jan. 6 in the mid-season Invitational.

The quartet of Skylar Ackley, Ryan Agoney, Zackary Raymond and Aaron O’Neill scored a win in the 200 medley relay for the Patriots, while Dylan Sheffer scored a win in the 50-meter free and O’Neill won the 100 back. The Patriots also won the 200 free relay (Agoney, Trent Gravelle, David Vicaro, Sheffer) and the 400 free relay (Raymond, O’Neill, Sheffer and Sky Hanf).

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Dalton Harney scored wins for Plattsburgh High in the 200 free and 100 fly, while Luke Moore won the 100 free for Seton Catholic.

Boy’s bowling

AuSable Valley 8, Saranac 0 PLATTSBURGH — AuSable’s Tyler Atkins and Saranac’s Matt Fall matched each other with a high game of 245, but it was the three 600-plus series for the Patriots which gave them a sweep over the Chiefs Jan. 6.

Atkins rolled a high series of 690, while Tyler Light had a 642 series and Ryan Thomas a 600 series. Fall ended with the top series of 691 for the Chiefs.

Girl’s bowling

AuSable Valley 3, Saranac 1 PLATTSBURGH — Janelle Simpson set personal records as she helped to lead the

Lady Patriots over the Lady Chiefs Jan. 6.

Girls basketball

AuSable Valley 50, Saranac 45 MALONE — The Lady Patriots outscored the Chiefs 18-10 in the final eight minutes for a five point win Jan. 5.

Hannah Rondeau led the Patriots with 19 points in the game, while Madison McCabe added 16, Nia Blaise 9 and Kourtney Keenan 6.

Seton Catholic 51, Willsboro 39 WILLSBORO — A 13-5 second quarter gave the Lady Knights the space needed to score a 12-point win over the Lady Warriors Jan. 5.

Gretchen Zalis led the way with 23 points for the Knights, while Nicole Bullock scored 16, Cailene Allen 4, Rachel Racette 2 and Kathryn Larsen 2.

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TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Essec County 2017 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building January 5, Feb 2 , March 2, April 6, May 4, June 8, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7 8:00 – 3:45pm.

LAKE PLACID – Essex County 2017 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center January 3, Feb 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 5, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 9:30-2:30pm.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

January 18, Feb 15, March 15, April 19 , May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20 10:00-5:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 KEESEVILLE – Essex County WIC 2017 schedule at the United Methodist Church January 26, Feb 23, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, November 30, December 28 9:30- 2:45pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

January 24, Feb 28, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 24, November 28 December 19 1:30- 6pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS SARANAC LAKE - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m., beginning January 5th through April 6th.

There is a $5 fee per class for nonresidents of Will Rogers. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her atakohanski@roadrunner.com.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – Essex County 2017 WIC shedule at the Amblulance Building January 4, Feb 1 , March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6, 9:30-2:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

DINNERS & SUCH PERU - St. Augustines Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, January 21st at the St. Augustines Parish Center. Enjoy ALL YOU CAN EAT regular & gluten-free spaghetti, salad, bread and a delicious dessert. Served from 4:30 to 6:30 PM for only $7.50 per person, $2.50 for children 6 to 12, free for children 5 and under.

Take-outs are available. For More Information Contact John Ryan at 518-643-9386

PUBLIC MEETINGS CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH CELEBRATE RECOVERY meetings EVERY Tuesday at 6pm to 730 pm at 36 Clinton St, Plattsburgh. CR is help for any hurt, problem, addiction including food, relationships, porn, lonliness, alcohol, drugs, gambling etc. More info call Dawn 518-7919278 / Jacquie 315-705-1701

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

WESTPORT - Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Essex County will hold a board meeting on Wednesday, January 18 at 6:30pm in the CCE building at 3 Sisco Street in Westport. This meeting is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Laurie Davis, 518962-4810 x404 or email lsd22@cornell.edu.

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Mountainfest returns to Keene KEENE — The Mountaineer and Adirondack Rock and River will again combine forces to host the 21st Annual Adirondack International Mountaineering Festival on Jan. 13-15.

Mountainfest is an annual celebration of ice climbing and mountaineering featuring presentations by guest athletes, instructional clinics taught by visiting climbers and local guides, demo gear, and a chance to gather the climbing community for a winter weekend of comradery and climbing.

The weekend kicks-off with a Friday evening slideshow at Keene Central School at 7:30 p.m. presented by Rab climber and athlete Scott Bennett.

On Saturday, Kelly Cordes will speak. Cordes is the author of “The Tower,” a chronicle of climbing and controversy on Cerro Torre.

The Keene Valley Fire Department and the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery will host an “AllYou-Can-Eat” spaghetti dinner at the nearby fire hall starting at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15, with all proceeds benefiting the Keene Valley Fire Department.

On Sunday, Kevin Mahoney will present his slide show on local first ascents from the Northeast to the greater ranges of Alaska and the Karakorum.

There will be instructional clinics on ice climbing, mountaineering, snowshoeing and avalanche awareness on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Mountainfest is a charity event that supports local and regional non-profits every year.

For more detailed registration information, and a full schedule of events, visit mountaineer. com/mountainfest. For more information, contact Vinny McClelland at vinny@mountaineer. com or Dustin Ulrich at dustin@mountaineer.com.

Courtland Wood poses with Santa Claus at the Champlain Valley Senior Community Christmas party in Willsboro.

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“I hope life holds few challenges for you and lots of good adventures with friends and family and lots of laughter,” Mrs. Bosley wrote in the messages.

“Feed birds whenever you can.”

Her family fondly recalled Bosley’s appreciation for the outdoors, noting in her obituary how she could recognize bird songs of 60 different species.

“She hiked in her forties, climbing six of the Adirondack High Peaks (“Forget the other forty,” she’d say). She kayaked in her fifties, mostly with the “Diet Coke” Gang. She enjoyed photography as a hobby. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution,” the formal obituary says.

Osborne said the school’s flag will fly at half-staff in her honor indefinitely.

The science educator graduated from Saranac Central Schools as Valedictorian and was a consultant to the state Education Department.

Bosely is survived by her parents, Richard and Eleanor Stowe; her sisters, Linda Danzell (Hank Ingles), Cheryl (Jim) Yoars, and Marcia (Tim) Jacobi; her sons, Marc (Ann), Charles (Jennifer), Matthew (Sarah) and James; her grandchildren, Amy, Julie, Kathryn, Patrick, Sophia, Phoebe, Isaac and Christopher.

Arrangements are in the care of the Hamilton Funeral Home in Peru.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan.14 at the First Congregational Church of Lewis.

Family and community members are working to establish the Rebecca Bosley Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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INFO (2 LINES) ADD'L LINES: ADIRONDACK “BY BidsOWNER” may also be sub$2 EA. AdkByOwner.committed 1000+ photo via the internet FEATURED PROPERTY BLOCK listings of local real estate Bid for using Express (in weekly rotation w/particisale, vacation rentals & time(www.bidx.com). pants) shares. Owners: List with us foror cashier's A certified only $299 per year. payable to the check REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS Visit on-lineNYS or callDept. of Trans$25 PER MONTH INCLUDES 518-891-9919 portation for the sum HEADING, LOGO, CONTACT specified in the proposal INFO (2 LINES) (Real Estate or a bid bond, FORM Classifieds will appear on the REAL ESTATE WILLSBORO, NY CONR 391, representing same page beneath the directo1.06 acre lot w/water/sewer/power 25% of the ry.) ($26,000) or Abovebidlot total, with 1998 must accom2bd/2bath mobile home ($49,000) pany each bid. NYSDOT CONTACT SHANNON CHRISTIAN 518-963-7320 518-873-6368 EXT. 201 reserves the right to reshannonc@suncommunitynews.com ject any or all bids.

Electronic documents DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS and Amendments are WILL BE 4PM ON THURSposted to www.dot.ny.DAYS! 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 e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doingbusiness/opportunities/c onst-planholder.

SEALED BIDS will be re- Amendment may have ceived as set forth in in- been issued prior to structions to bidders un- your placement on the til 10:30 a.m. on January Planholders list.

26, 2017 at the NYS- NYS Finance Law reDOT, Contract Manage- stricts communication ment Bureau, 50 WOLF with NYSDOT on procurements and contact RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY can only be made with persons.

12232 and will be pub- designated licly opened and read. Contact with non-desigBids may also be sub- nated persons or other involved Agencies will mitted via the internet using Bid Express be considered a serious matter and may result in (www.bidx.com). disqualification. Contact A certified or cashier's Maria Tamarkin (518) check payable to the NYS Dept. of Trans- 457-8403.

Contracts with 0% Goals portation for the sum specified in the proposal are generally single opor a bid bond, FORM eration contracts, where CONR 391, representing sub-contracting is not expected, and may 25% of the bid total, must accom- present direct bidding opportunities for Small pany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to re- Business Firms, includLEGALS ject any or all bids. ing, but not limited to, NOTICE OF FORMATION Electronic documents D/W/MBEs. OF Crowley's Village and Amendments are The Contractor must Emporium, LLC. Arts. of posted to www.dot.ny.- comply with the RegulaOrg. filed with Secy. of gov/doing-business/option relative to non-disState of NY (SSNY) on crimination in federallyportunities/const-no11/14/16. Office loca- tices assisted programs of the tion: Essex County.

Contractor is responsi- USDOT 49 CFR 21.

SSNY designated as ble for ensuring that all Please call (518) 457agent of LLC upon Amendments are incor- 3583 if a reasonable acwhom process against it porated into its bid. To commodation is needed may be served. SSNY receive notification of to participate in the letshall mail process to: Amendments via e-mail ting.

2515 Main St., Apt. 2, you must submit a re- BIDDERS SHOULD BE Lake Placid, NY 12946. quest to be placed on ADVISED THAT AWARD Purpose: any lawful ac- the Planholders List at OF THESE CONTRACTS tivities.

MAY BE CONTINGENT www.dot.ny.gov/doingVN-12/10-01/14/2016business/opportunities/c UPON THE PASSAGE OF 6TC-138247 onst-planholder.

A BUDGET APPROPRIAAmendment may have TION BILL BY THE LEGSEALED BIDS will be re- been issued prior to ISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ceived as set forth in in- your placement on the NEW YORK structions to bidders un- Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law re- Reg. 01, Sam Zhou, Retil 10:30 a.m. on January gional Director, 50 Wolf 26, 2017 at the NYS- stricts communication DOT, Contract Manage- with NYSDOT on pro- Rd, Albany, NY 12232 D263373, PIN 1808.98, curements and contact ment Bureau, 50 WOLF F.A. Proj. Z001-1808can only be made with RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE persons. 983, Albany, Essex, 1CM, ALBANY, NY designated 12232 and will be pub- Contact with non-desig- Rensselaer, Warren & licly opened and read. nated persons or other Washington Cos., Bridge Bids may also be sub- involved Agencies will Repairs to 15 Bridges at be considered a serious 13 Locations in Region mitted via the internet 1., Bid Deposit matter and may result in using Bid Express disqualification. Contact $750,000.00. (www.bidx.com).

9% Maria Tamarkin (518) Goals: DBE A certified or cashier's VN-01/07-01/14/2017457-8403. check payable to the 2TC-140320 NYS Dept. of Trans- Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single opportation for the sum specified in the proposal eration contracts, where NOTICE OF FORMATION sub-contracting is not OF LIMITED LIABILITY or a bid bond, FORM expected, and may CONR 391, representing COMPANY (LLC) present direct bidding 25% of the Name: Essex Farm Partbid total, must accom- opportunities for Small ners, LLC Articles of OrBusiness Firms, includ- ganization filed with the pany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to re- ing, but not limited to, Secretary of State of D/W/MBEs. ject any or all bids.

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VN-12/24-01/28/20176TC-139388 HORROCKS FAMILY LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/15/2016. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2419 Main St., Lake Placid, NY 12946, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-01/07-02/11/20176TC-140529 META MOUNTAIN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/13/16. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Meta Mountain, LLC, PO Box 373, Jay, New York 12941.

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META MOUNTAIN, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 9/13/16. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Meta Mountain, LLC, PO Box 373, Jay, New York 12941.

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Mountain Song Productions LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 09/09/16. Off. Loc.: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 634 Hurricane Rd., Keene, NY 12942. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC: Name: Rooster Comb Inn, LLC Articles of Organization filled with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY)on 8/12/16 Office location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 10909 RT. 9N PO BOX 375 Keene NY 12942.

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SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ESSEX JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against RUSSELL C. ALLOGGIO A/K/A RUSSELL ALLOGGIO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 3, 2016.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, N.Y. on the 10th day of February, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. premises All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Chesterfield, County of Essex and State of New York.

Said premises known as 30 Division Street, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944.

Tax account number: SBL#: 4.38-3-8.000.

Approximate amount of lien $ 119,263.78 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. CV-15-0090.

John W. Caffry, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 VN-01/07-01/28/2017-

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF ESSEX JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff against RUSSELL C. ALLOGGIO A/K/A RUSSELL ALLOGGIO, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on October 3, 2016.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, N.Y. on the 10th day of February, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. premises All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Town of Chesterfield, County of Essex and State of New York.

Said premises known as 30 Division Street, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944.

Tax account number: SBL#: 4.38-3-8.000.

Approximate amount of lien $ 119,263.78 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. CV-15-0090.

John W. Caffry, Esq., Referee.

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York 10801 (914) 636-8900 VN-01/07-01/28/20174TC-140028 TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE I, the undersigned Collector of Taxes in and for the Town of Keene, Essex, Co., New York have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the year 2017.

I will sit at the following named place during the month of Jan. for the purpose of collecting taxes from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon on Tues., Wed. and Thurs. at the Town Hall. 10892 NYS Route 9N, Keene, New York.

Taxpayers have the option of paying taxes with an installment plan with 4 payments. Contact the undersigned tax collector for the details and amounts of each installment.

Beginning Feb. 1, 2017, 1% interest will be added, beginning March 1, 2017 2% will be added and April 1, 2017 and additional 3% will be added until the County Treasurer orders the Tax Books closed.

Second notice will be mailed for delinquent taxes on or after March 3, 2017 but not later than March 16, 2017.

Donna Reed Austin

TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE I, the undersigned Collector of Taxes in and for the Town of Keene, Essex, Co., New York have received the Tax Roll and Warrant for the collection of taxes for the year 2017.

I will sit at the following named place during the month of Jan. for the purpose of collecting taxes from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon on Tues., Wed. and Thurs. at the Town Hall. 10892 NYS Route 9N, Keene, New York.

Taxpayers have the option of paying taxes with an installment plan with 4 payments. Contact the undersigned tax collector for the details and amounts of each installment.

Beginning Feb. 1, 2017, 1% interest will be added, beginning March 1, 2017 2% will be added and April 1, 2017 and additional 3% will be added until the County Treasurer orders the Tax Books closed.

Second notice will be mailed for delinquent taxes on or after March 3, 2017 but not later than March 16, 2017.

Donna Reed Austin Tax Collector Town of Keene Dated: Dec. 28, 2016 VN-01/07-01/14/20172TC-140438 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF The Dock Doctors, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/24/2011. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 19 Little Otter Lane, Ferrisburgh, VT 05456, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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