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The Adirondacks Frontier Town and Jack Ma comes into focus And his 30/30/30 initiative

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State to invest $20m in Whiteface, Gore upgrades Investments, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will make facilities more competitive — but must be paired with private investment

By Pete DeMola pete@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged up to $20 million in state investments for major upgrades to a pair of Adirondack ski resorts.

The improvements to Gore and Whiteface Mountain, announced by the governor in Plattsburgh on Monday, will en-

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hance the current facilities and create modern skiing, lodging, dining and retail opportunities and year-round activities at the two facilities.

The project will be the first major upgrade at both Whiteface and Gore in 30 years.

Planned upgrades at Whiteface include: • Expanding the Bear Den Lodge and adding a state-ofthe-art learning center, bar and restaurant; • Expanding and renovating the Adirondack Base Lodge and parking lot; • Installing a line connecting the Bear Den Learning Center area to the Mid Station;

Some 300-plus people gathered in Lewis at Inez gravesite in solidarity for women’s rights, civil rights

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Building one of the longest zip lines in North America; Building the longest mountain coaster in the United States.

And at Gore Mountain: • Expanding seating capacity and modernizing the Saddle Lodge’s facilities and infrastructure; • Adding a third story to the Base Lodge – building corporate meeting room space, additional seating and customer amenities, and expanding the rental shop in the Northwoods Lodge; • Restoring the original 1967 gondola unloading station >> See WHITEFACE | pg. 19

Executive budget sparks local response

hitÊ homeÊ LEWIS — The final resting place of suffragist Inez Milholland was covered in roses and white lilies and decorated with an American flag after hundreds gathered at her snowbound gravestone set flat against the ground a hundred years ago.

Echoes from a rich part of local history here blended with fresh concerns exKim pressed nationwide last Saturday.

Dedam Writer American flags flew as dissent was delivered in hues of red, white, blue, rainbow stripes and pink.

It was just one rally among hundreds that drew hundreds of thousands of people to a Women’s March in Washington, D.C. and to sister rallies around the world.

A confluence of fluid speeches, signs and songs merged women’s rights — both medical and legal — with environmental, civil and human rights concerns.

Businesswoman Tex Clark came north to Lewis from

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Sofia Kite-Whidden, age 5, from Saranac Lake attended the Women’s March rally at Inez Milholland’s gravesite in Lewis last Saturday. She had expressed her wish to march “Into Massive Light.”

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PLATTSBURGH — Lawmakers are now unpacking Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget, which he formally rolled out last week.

The proposed $152.3 billion spending plan contains a number of heavy-duty proposals, including free state college tuition, deep investments in clean water infrastructure and a $1 billion increase in public school education funding.

“This year’s budget raises up the middle class and advances our progressive values, all while continuing our record of fiscal discipline,” Cuomo said.

The plan also comes with a tax cut for middle and highincome earners, a measure the governor said would save six million households an average of $250 next year and $700 annually when fully effective. >> See BUDGET | pg. 9

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New initiative aims to replace outdated mobile homes Stakeholders hope pilot program takes off, citing high need in Essex County

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ELIZABETHTOWN — There are 1,491 mobile homes in Essex County.

Exactly 764 of them are over 40 years old, which is about the end of their useful lifespan.

Now stakeholders hope a pilot program designed to replace some of this aging housing stock will continue to expand.

“Those are the most difficult homes we have to assist,” said Housing Assistance Program of Essex County Executive Director Alan Hipps.

The agency has received $200,000 in state grant funding which will allow the replacement of one structure each in Essex and Hamilton counties.

Hipps hopes more will follow.

The funds are part of a $2 million pilot program to replace dilapidated manufactured homes with new, energy-efficient models.

Once the dwellings depreciate, improvements become increasingly difficult.

State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) introduced the initiative as chair of the Senate’s housing committee and is pushing for its expansion.

About $4 million in requests have rolled in from nonprofits and localities since applications opened last November through the state office of Homes and Community Renewal, she said.

“I’m hoping there’s more than that,” Little said. “We’re writing letters of support for them.”

Upgrading mobile homes is often expensive and daunting, Hipps said. Entire replacements, which clock in at about $70,000 (not including disposal fees), without a burden are rare.

“The families typically do not have the capacity to carry any additional debt,” said Hipps, who called the program a “tremen-

dous effort.”

Local municipalities and not-for-profit corporations with experience providing residential affordable housing services in their communities can apply.

Award recipients will select eligible homeowners — who own both the land and the unit — for funding of up to $100,000 to remove and replace their substandard home.

Interested parties can call 873-6888 and will be placed on a list of those who have requested assistance.

“It will help us build a case for future grant opportunities,” Hipps said.

Lewis Supervisor Jim Monty said most towns in Essex County have a handful of mobile homes that would be eligible.

“I think it’s going to be a wonderful program if we get the grant,” Monty said. “It’s a tremendous, tremendous opportunity.”

Little tied the effort directly to community revitalization.

“By improving the mobile home, you improve the community.”

The new law took effect on Jan. 1, 2016. While officials were initially concerned about enforcement, owners of the furnished units are continuing to come forward, Diskin said.

“I think we’ll continue to get better as more people sign up.”

As part of the negotiations that went into the tax extension, which drew criticism from some private entrepreneurs, each town in Essex County is supposed to get $2,500 annually from the vacation rental tax to be used for so-called “tourism enhancement funds.”

Those funds can be used at the local level to promote tourism and recreation at their discretion.

The Essex County Fish Hatchery was also slated to get a onetime shot of $50,000.

But so far, those funds have not been disseminated, and the arrangement may be revised, county officials said in November.

“Overall tax collections in December were close to reduced estimates from the mid-year financial plan update, but the state is trailing collections from last year by more than $1 billion,” DiNapoli said. “The timing of payments and the level of financial sector bonuses will influence whether current estimates are met in the final quarter of the fiscal year.”

The report comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers get to work on closing the state’s $3.5 billion budget deficit.

Cuomo, a Democrat, said the only way to close the gap is to extend the so-called millionaire’s tax, which he said would generate $4 billion by continuing to impose a tax of 8.82 percent on the state’s highest wage earners for an additional three years.

“The millionaires tax is the majority of closing the deficit,” he said following his budget address in Albany last week.

The proposal is expected to set up a contentious battle in the Republican-controlled Senate, where Majority Leader John Flanagan has said his conference is against the extension, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year.

State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) said alternative ideas are still forthcoming.

“We have not gotten into those discussions at this point,” Little said.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County sales tax recipients ended the year on a high note.

“We’re over $400,000 over last year in December than we were the year before,” Essex County Treasurer Mike Diskin reported to the county’s finance committee.

Early January numbers are slightly down over last year, about $40,000.

“As far as the budget, we’re pretty much on target where we need to be,” Diskin said.

Essex County is bucking the statewide trend of declining sales and personal income tax recipients, in part, through their occupancy tax. The 3 percent surcharge was expanded last year to include vacation rental units.

Numbers in December were up $42,000 over last year.

In the final 11 months of the fiscal year, the tax has generated $225,871 more than 2015, with a total haul of about $12.1 million to date.

“Occupancy tax continues to go up every month,” Diskin said.

“We’re still signing people up for the vacation rental tax as they become more aware of it.”

SHAKY STATE State tax collections through the first three quarters of the fiscal year declined $1.2 billion, or 2.2 percent, from the same period last year to $53.2 billion, according to the December state cash report issued last week by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

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Frontier Town master plan revealed Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolls out preliminary plans for ‘Gateway to the Adirondacks’

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NORTH HUDSON — The governor has opened up about the proposal that would transform the abandoned Frontier Town theme park into a gleaming new tourism hub.

“It’s a sad story now, but we are going to invest in it because we believe we have the volume and we want to build a gateway to the Adirondacks at that spot,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday in Plattsburgh.

Earlier this month, the state pledged to invest up to $32 million to transform the former theme park into a visitors center, complete with trails, a campground, equestrian offerings, retail space and other recreational amenities.

The remarks were the first Cuomo has made publicly about the project, which had been kept under wraps for months as Essex County hammered out details with the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Open Space Institute.

The governor’s office revealed the master plan for the site following his speech at Plattsburgh International Airport, also the home of a multi-million upgrade.

The blueprints, designed by Chazen Companies, depict an artist’s rendering of the property, which is located off the Adirondack Northway about 100 miles north of Albany.

The early images depict a series of low-slung structures nestled in the foothills of the mountains.

The plan contains an inventory of existing structures on the county-owned parcel, permitting info and proposed amenities, strategies and guiding concepts.

The document also contains a list of possible partnerships and collaborative opportunities for local stakeholders, including local vintners, breweries and a yurt company.

One local business, Paradox Brewery, has announced a $2.7 million investment at the site, a measure that will create 22 new jobs.

Cuomo said he hoped more private investment would be sparked by the anchor.

“And I believe it will just make the case and promote everything else we are doing,” Cuomo said. “Gore, Whiteface, the tourism,

the hiking trail, Boreas Pond, put all of that package together, and again it can be an international destination site.”

The governor also announced up to $20 million in state investment at Gore and Whiteface Mountains to renovate outdated infrastructure.

PLANNING UNDERWAY Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston spent nearly three hours touring the parcel Monday with DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos.

“He was very excited about what he saw,” Preston said. “It was good to see that type of enthusiasm from him — he really was engaged.”

Shuttered since 1998, many of the structures have disintegrated into the landscape.

But some of those may still be saved.

“Renovating those structures are really going to help make this place really unique,” Preston said.

North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore said the project is still in the initial stages, and the master plan doesn’t reflect a final document.

“The next part of the process will be the county will have to subdivide the property into essentially what is along Route 9 where Paradox Brewery intends to relocate,” Moore said. “So it’s really just continued planning at this phrase.”

Details also need to be hammered out between the state and the town, who owns a stretch of property where the DEC intends to construct their campground.

Another swath of the property is under private ownership, including the A-Frame that has become the theme park’s most identifiable structure.

State lawmakers said they were confident that the $32 million would not be stripped from the budget, which Cuomo rolled out last week.

“I’m pretty confident in that,” state Sen. Betty Little told the Sun last week.

“That Frontier Town exit just doesn’t give you a lot of hope that there’s a lot going on in North Country — it just looks abandoned when you pass by,” Little said. “I think it’s an exciting proposal and it really would help the economy in that area.”

Other officials hailed the project as one that would stimulate the economy and trigger year-round jobs, a rarity in the seasonal

economy.

“This exciting project has the potential to draw thousands of visitors to North Hudson to connect to the amazing recreation opportunities in this area of the Park,” said Assemblyman Dan Stec.

EMPIRE STATE TRAIL The proposal joins a number of other measures designed to keep a sustained focus on North Country tourism, including the completion of a multi-use greenway trail by 2020 that would run from Albany and up through the Champlain Valley before terminating at the Canadian border.

That 196-mile stretch, which is about halfway completed, would ideally draw visitation to communities along the route, Cuomo said.

“Here in the North Country, the trail will go through really amazing attractions and will connect them all,” Cuomo said. “The trail, you can hike it, you can walk it, you can bicycle ride the trail, but it really is a template to bring all of our tourism actions together.”

The state already owns most of the land, said the governor, who is asking state lawmakers for $52 million to complete the first phase.

Once the final 750-mile effort is wrapped up, the trail will be the largest of its kind in the nation.

NEW FRONTIER: Pictured above are artist renderings for the proposed Gateway to the Adirondacks at the Frontier Town site in North Hudson.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released the plans following a visit to Plattsburgh on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.

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Top local politico steps down from GOP committee Win Belanger has resigned from town, county committees, citing snowbird status

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WILLSBORO — One of the region’s leading political figures has resigned from his leadership posts in the Republican Party.

Win Belanger announced his resignation last week from the Essex County Republican Committee, where he had served a number of roles since 2000, most recently, as first vice chair.

Polly Belanger also stepped down as secretary and treasurer for the town of Willsboro committee.

The reason, said the couple, is because they are spending more and more time in Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

“We have found it increasingly difficult to keep up being away five months out of the year,” said the Belangers in a joint statement.

“We no longer have a good line of communication and no finger on the pulse.”

The pair also resigned from the Willsboro Republican Committee, where Win had served as chair.

“We were hesitant to accept our roles in September, but thought we could be away and still make a difference.”

THE BEGINNING Belanger moved to Willsboro in 1988 after retiring from the U.S. Air Force.

Since then, he has guided a number of officials into local, state and federal office, including Teresa Sayward, the former state assemblywoman who first met Belanger at his kitchen table when both were political novices.

Sayward described Belanger as a charismatic and magnetic campaigner with a finely-tuned political antenna.

“He’s dedicated, he’s tireless — he’s a born salesman, and his candidates are his product,” Sayward said. “He’s a master fundraiser, master campaigner, and one of hardest workers I’ve ever met in my life.”

During that first campaign, as Sayward gave speeches, Belanger worked the crowd, easily winning people over with his magnetic personality.

Sayward ultimately beat nearly a dozen male competitors to become the district’s state representative in 2002, a position she held

until her retirement in 2013.

Belanger became Sayward’s chief of staff and served for many years.

In that position, he maintained an extraordinary eye to detail, Sayward said, notifying the lawmaker of which of her constituents were sick, and when to send out mailers.

“Win is going to be missed by the Essex County Republican Party,” she said.

Belanger said he owed Bill McGahay, a consultant with Park Strategies, for his tutoring.

“I feel very successful,” he said.

HIGHS AND LOWS The most difficult campaign, he said, was for Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague in 2009.

It was decisive, he admitted, and led to a battle within the party that left open wounds.

“But those victories are sweet, they really are,” Belanger said.

Sprague said the couple, who she described as dedicated, generous and selfless, will leave big shoes to fill and their departure is bittersweet.

“I am very happy for them as they enjoy their well deserved retirements together,” Sprague said. “However, I will miss their involvement and especially Win’s encouraging voice during event planning times.”

The victories racked up: Essex County Sheriff Henry Hommes, Richard Cutting and Assemblyman Dan Stec.

And despite the slogan “Win with win,” there were, of course, losses.

“I only saw two men lose that I consulted with that I feel should have won,” Belanger said.

A three-way general election race for New York’s 23rd District in 2009 was an early referendum on President Obama that garnered national attention. Bill Owens, a Democrat, ultimately beat Doug Hoffman, of Saranac Lake, and served two terms.

Belanger was gunning for a rematch in 2011.

“I resigned in 2011 as second vice because I was asked to when I worked for Doug Hoffman over the endorsed (Matt) Doheny.

Seems I was right on that one.”

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“More people should be involved, and more people should run for office,” he said.

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Treadwell lost by wide margins in what was one of the most expensive House races in the country.

“He was the right man for the job, but lost as nice guys sometimes do,” Belanger said.

More recently, Belanger was an early supporter of Rep. Elise Stefanik, the lawmaker who launched her campaign in mid-2013 and went on to be the youngest-ever female congresswoman ever elected.

“Those (campaigns) are something for a small town boy like myself,” Belanger said. “With just a high school education, a U.S. Air Force guy — it’s just a thrill.”

Stefanik called Belanger a “tireless and dedicated advocate” for Essex County and thanked him for his years of service.

“I look forward to continuing to work with him in the future and wish him and Polly the best of luck going forward,” Stefanik said.

Belanger said service to town and county is paramount. And nothing beats pounding the pavement meeting regular folks.

“If I was just working, I wouldn’t have met half of the people I met working in politics,” Belanger said. “It’s just great.”

But the path toward success for the local political guru hasn’t always been easy, and the road has been spiked with learning curves.

Belanger cited an embarrassing incident when he accidentally sent an email containing salty language about a political opponent to a reporter.

While the error could have sunk the campaign, the reporter sent it back with a warning to be more careful.

“From then out, I learned the news media is not bad — there are good people out there,” Belanger said.

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APA discusses American Disability Act DEC offers progress report on building accessible resources in forest recreation areas

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RAY BROOK — Adirondack Park Agency commissioners drew particular attention to American Disability Act rules during their regular meeting in January.

Senior Natural Resource Planner Kevin Prickett provided an overview of the federal law before introducing Carole Fraser, the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Universal Access coordinator.

Questions asked throughout the hour-plus discussion suggest the information may inform upcoming classification of the Boreas Tract where existing, well-made gravel roads provide ready access for wheelchairs.

“The law requires equal opportunity, but they don’t require exceptional opportunity,” Prickett said of the ADA’s writ.

Areas that do not allow motor vehicle access don’t have to make an exception for motor vehicles, he said, when such access “would change the purpose for which the area is used for.”

ACCESSIBLE ROUTES New York access guidelines are based on the U.S. Access Board’s guidelines to design and build “accessible routes” that provide passage from a parking area to a recreational site, such as a lean-to, a beach or a fishing dock that can be utilized with persons in a wheelchair.

Standards require a continuous unobstructed pathway with a firm, stable surface, and a grade never exceeding 10 percent. Accessible trails are built 36 inches wide, Prickett said of his research.

NOT A BUILDING CODE Fraser provided further clarity on the role of American Disability Act legislation in park settings.

“The ADA is not a building code. It is civil rights legislation passed in 1990,” she said.

Society used to see people with disabilities as broken, she said.

“Today we see more integration in ... in our communities.”

A court settlement with three Adirondack complainants established DEC’s Universal Access program 16 years ago.

Accessibility also fosters easier use for children or people with visual or learning disabilities, and elders who may have trouble walking.

Recreational access is not just designed for people using wheelchairs or other types of motorized aids to stay mobile, she added.

But any new construction on state property requires accessibility, Fraser said.

And planning works to solve problems specific to each site.

“What we (DEC) found through the years is if that’s (accessibility) your goal, you’re going to achieve it.”

POLICY LINES Policy revision in any ADA review is done on an individual basis, Fraser said.

The central questions look to answer whether the revision would “alter the nature of a service or experience provided,” which in the Adirondacks is access to nature and the outdoors.

Asked specifically about how the Federal Wilderness Act interacts with ADA, Fraser said the common practice is that ADA planning cannot fundamentally alter the experience of the wilderness by overdeveloping.

“The (Wilderness Act) does not say they are entitled to use their motorized access to get there,” Fraser said, “if a motor would change the fundamental nature of the program you’re providing.”

SHARED TRAILS APA Commissioner Karen Feldman, an attorney and instructor for the Wounded Warrior Adaptive Sports program, asked if a designated handicapped accessible trail has to be maintained for wheelchairs if it is a shared use trail with, for instance, horses and might be torn up.

Fraser said DEC couldn’t restrict uses on the state’s accessible recreation trails, but has used signage to try and draw horses away from section of trail used by wheelchairs.

She provided examples of wheelchair accessible paths and camping areas, including recreation areas at John Dillon Park in Long Lake; new construction at Scaroon Manor in Pottersville; and at Thirteenth Lake in Warren County. >> See ADA | pg. 19

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es, football is on my mind as I write today on Championship Sunday as four NFL teams battle for the chance to represent their conference in the Superbowl. My childhood team lost last weekend, but I love the game and will still be glued to the set and rooting. But today I’m also thinking about the activities of the last few days as our nation dealt with the Inauguration of President Trump.

So many images and comments from the past weekend leave many Americans with mixed emotions on how to interpret what we saw, heard and witnessed.

Let’s start with the national media. Over the last eight years it’s been widely accepted that the media tends to lean to the left, thus playing the role of defending the previous administration. Mr. Obama made it clear that organizations like FOX News leaned overtly right and thus went out of its way, offensively, to attack his administration and its policies.

As we move forward it would seem evident that those roles will now be reversed. If that is what we witness over time, and the jury is still out, we would have further truth of clear media bias thus jading what we can believe coming out of either side.

The reason for saying the jury is out is the same reason I urge individuals to give the new president time to show his true intent before assuming, as many have, that he is the next Hitler.

Clearly everyone has the right to their own opinion and their right to protest, but as I look at the country’s landscape on social media I see so many friends, neighbors and even family on both sides, still fighting about an election that is now long over. President Trump was sworn into office and I can’t even begin to imagine what four years of this continued fighting will do to our country and our children.

Ben Carson said it best when he commented that wishing President Trump’s Administration fails badly is like wishing the pilot of the plane in which you are flying crashes.

This version of America is not the one my family handed down to me.

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ast week, government and busiCOMMENTARY ness leaders from around the world met in Davos, Switzerland to attend the annual World Economic Forum.

Every year, Davos provides a venue to discuss the vital economic interests of our world and offer solutions to some of our And his 30/30/30 initiative largest economic challenges.

One of the forward thinking speakers at Jay White the forum was Jack Ma, founder and exColumnist ecutive chairman of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. Mr. Ma, being China’s wealthiest individual, may at first be an unlikely source of tangible economic advice for those of us living in Essex County.

But I believe further scrutiny of his ideas may be worth considering.

Mr. Ma’s relevance to our local economy appears to be three fold.

First, he has invested in the region by buying the former Rockefeller preserve, Brandon Park. His purchase of this 28,000 acre tract was for the purposes of conservation, becoming one of the largest land stewards within our Adirondack Park.

Second, he is among the new “Agri-Tech Nerds” in China, where technology titans are making significant investments in agriculture.

These “nerds” seek to use technology to reshape the economics of food production and find more affordable ways to bring quality food to market.

Third, he is a true believer in the future. Last week in Davos, Ma said “the next 30 years are critical for the world,” suggesting that we are halfway through the latest technological revolution.

The last 20 years have been about the development of technology, he said, whereas the next 30 will be about dealing with “the implications of this technology.”

Within the next 30 years, Ma suggests we need to focus on the 30 year olds

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— the internet generation. He believes they will be the builders of our world, bringing about more significant change than we have seen in a generation. And because nearly two thirds of all jobs are created by small businesses, he suggests we need to focus on businesses with less than 30 employees.

For Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County, the connection between these ideas and our local economy could not be clearer. First, consider the mission of the CCE system: “Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.”

Mr. Ma’s 30 years, 30 year olds, 30 employees vision appears, unwittingly, to be playing out here in Essex County in the re-emerging agricultural sector. And the CCE mission is helping play a part in supporting this trend.

Young farmers are gravitating to our area with a significant commitment to sustainability and entrepreneurship. This tech savvy generation of small business owners is demonstrating the Ma theory in real time. In starting innovative farming operations in our area, these “agri-preneurs” are demonstrating that agriculture is once again becoming an important industry sector in Essex County.

Moving forward, CCE is committed to providing the most advanced support necessary to help our local agricultural producers become regional and statewide leaders. Through the creation of more agricultural small businesses and corresponding jobs, we can make Essex County more economically sustainable.

Through the development of a new five year strategic plan, CCE is committed this year to identifying the most significant needs of our local agricultural community. One action already taken is the hiring of a new fulltime agriculture educator who will provide our farmers with the most current and valuable information available.

With Mr. Ma’s 30/30/30 guidance in mind, CCE is poised to help lead Essex County agriculture to new heights.

Jay White is president of the Board of Directors for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County.

LETTERS

LetterÊ containsÊ anti-SemiticÊ language To the Editor: I don’t know if you realize it, but you have been publishing classic anti-Semitic [language] from a man named Gary Guido. In his latest letter, he claims that “Jews” gave $75 million to Trump (that will be news to Trump) and he is forging an alliance with the president of Israel so we will send troops to fight for Israel. No Nazi could have said it better.

If this is the intellectual level of your regular readers, God knows what you’ll be publishing next.

John Gardner Essex

InÊ theÊ spiritÊ of Ê InezÊ Milholland To the Editor: Inez Milholland spent her summers in the Adirondacks, in Lewis. She was one of the first women to march in Washington D.C. over 100 years ago. Back then the women marched for representation in government, equal rights and the right to vote. Their goal to vote was achieved in 1920, but unfortunately, Inez died at the age of 30 in 1916. Her dying words being: “Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?”

The Women’s March on Saturday drew my attention because it was not about being a Republican or a Democrat, it was about being a woman. Hearing what the new president has said about women and his attitude toward women moved me to respond.

So there I was, headed to D.C. on a bus out of Saratoga Springs with likeminded women from all around New York and Vermont.

Upon arrival, we walked past the Capitol building and the shock of seeing

hundreds of thousands of signs, banners, pink hats and people of all ages, color and sex moved most of us to tears.

We were not alone in our heart’s desire to be united and speak what we believe to be true for all people: to be heard, to be recognized, to be respected and to move our country forward with dignity for all people, for their rights and for wellbeing. The crowd swelled to over a million by noon.

I wore a sash with the name of Inez Milholland on it. I carried the spirit of Inez back to Washington in my march for the same principals she marched for over 100 years ago. Yes, the same agenda is still unresolved — women’s rights — how much longer do we wait?

Mr. President, we are here and we will wait no longer.

Mary McGowan Elizabethtown

ThankfulÊ forÊ RachelÊ Ray To the Editor: Most recently, we have been notified that due to other scheduling commitments in 2017, the Rachel Ray Annual Alumni Association Scholarship Benefit Cooking Show will not be held this Spring. We look forward to Rachel joining us in the future.

Rachel’s generosity for 16 years has enhanced many students with scholarships, assisted school organizations and technical programs. We are very grateful for her donation of time, energy and talent that has strengthened our educational community, students and school district. Please join us as we thank her for sharing her wonderful gift and talent with her alma mater’s district.

Tom Roach Lake George

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SupervisorÊ announcesÊ detailsÊ onÊ junkÊ carÊ ordinance To the Editor: The Westport Town Board approved sending a letter to all residents and landowners informing them that junk cars and unwanted vehicles can be removed for free. The board saw this as a friendly way to let people know about the opportunity and consider how they can comply with town rules regarding junk vehicles.

Sending the letter to everyone is part of an educational process.

We recognize that people want to do the right thing so we want them to know that for no charge, they can easily get rid of unwanted vehicles.

Westport, like most towns, has local ordinances about junk vehicles. It defines a junk vehicle as “any unregistered, old, or second hand motor vehicle, no longer intended or in condition for legal use on the public highways.” It states that “no individual junk automobile shall be located as to be visible from public roads, trails, or boat or canoe routes, or from neighboring properties.” If there is more than one junk vehicle on a property, it is an “automobile junkyard,” which is not allowed. For properties inside the boundaries of the former village of Westport, no motor vehicle may be stored outdoors without a current New York State Motor Inspection Certificate.

The town is acting to get junk cars removed in a flexible way and will decide on any next steps after evaluating the response. By providing for free removal of the junk vehicles, there will not be a financial burden on the owner. Owners will be encouraged to discuss any individual situations or extenuating circumstances like antique cars, use of the vehicle for parts or demolition derby cars.

This is an excellent way to help out residents, respect the town’s ordinances, enhance Westport’s image, and support our economy.

Ike Tyler Westport supervisor Westport

DemocratsÊ shouldÊ liveÊ withÊ newÊ bestÊ buddiesÊ inÊ Cuba To the Editor: The whining and violence of the left since Trump has won the election is a first in our history. From playing up the supposed Russian hacking (don’t look now but the Democrats in Detroit had a corrupted vote field day), to “the sky will fall” if we repeal Obamacare (hopefully before it collapses from its own weight), to Congressmen ignoring the inauguration (no matter who you supported, the inauguration is the symbol of our peaceful transition of power, if you cannot support that you should be impeached).

I am ready for more freedom, less dependency, and yes, I really do prefer to pay for my own health care rather than have someone else foot the bill, that goes for my room and board too. If they will have you please move to Canada or better yet, go live with your new best buddies in Cuba!

Tim Sherman Westport

TrumpÕ sÊ Ô post-factualÕ Ê healthÊ careÊ planÊ To the Editor: President Trump promised a healthcare replacement plan that’s “far less expensive and far better” than Obamacare. It’ll cover more people, with lower deductibles, retain coverage for adult children on their parents’ policies, and eliminate individual mandates while still covering preexisting conditions. His plan will permit the purchase of out-of-state medical insurance — currently federally legal, but we can pretend it’s not.

Mr. Trump says this incredible plan is nearly complete. But, as with other things he won’t show us (his taxes, his secret plan to defeat ISIS) there’s a catch: He won’t reveal his plan until the Health and Human Services nominee, the aptly named Mr. Price, endures his gauntlet of committee-hearing grandstanding and is confirmed by the Senate.

After Mr. Trump commended the New York Times for “pretty accurately” reporting on his plan, their editorial board criticized his “breathtaking ignorance about health care and the Affordable Care Act.” So, who cares what they think?

He boldly promised to deliver, in months, what GOP leaders couldn’t do in a decade: Create a “terrific” replacement for Obamacare. Only the old-school, reality-based critics say Mr. Trump’s plan (if it even exists) is irrelevant because it’s not legislation.

These critics are dismissed as sore-loser snowflakes who can’t appreciate the brilliance that a real businessman and his ten-billion dollar administration brings to Washington.

Mr. Trump assures us that, even though it’s “complicated stuff,” he’s got really smart people working on this, as opposed to Obama’s presumably transgender communists and Sharia law partners. And he’s no wuss, he can certainly kick Congress into action with a motivating locker room speech.

The forceful intelligence of our new leader will inspire Congress to close ranks on a replacement plan, satisfying all mutually exclusive parameters. He’s done the heavy lifting, they simply have to draft a bill, hold House and Senate committee hearings, debate it, find eight Democratic senators willing to break a filibuster, pass bills in each chamber, negotiate any differences in conference, then pass the amended bill. Quickly, because Mr. Trump also has executive orders to cancel, a wall to build, taxes to cut, immigrants to deport, pipelines to approve, treaties to renegotiate and trade wars — perhaps shooting wars — to start.

If you are skeptical, it’s only because you can’t embrace postfactualism and the new Land of Make-Believe.

Earlier this month, Vice President Pence turned up the schedule pressure. On “day one” the “first order of business will be to repeal and replace Obamacare.”

At a bizarre press conference a week later Mr. Trump stated that repeal and replace must be done “essentially, simultaneously.” Congressional Republicans are scrambling to rise to the challenge and think outside the box. Well, I’m happy to help.

How about expanding on that idea of purchasing out-of-state health insurance? Canada is right next door. Give us the option to buy their healthcare plan.

The Canadian system covers everyone and everything, with no copays. They have better medical outcomes than we do — at half the cost. Montreal General Hospital is a two-hour drive, same as UVM-Medical Center.

We can still retain that post-factual, make-believe option for the diehards — who can expect to do just that... after bankrupting their families in the process.

Frank Pagano Jay

ThoseÊ whoÊ donÕ tÊ rememberÊ theÊ pastÊ areÊ doomedÊ toÊ repeatÊ it To the Editor: Joe DeMarco submitted a letter to the editor in which he included a passage from “Mein Kampf,” Hitler’s political manifesto or blueprint for what became a horrendous reality.

A profound and prophetic utterance from a madman, who was also Time’s Man of the Year in 1938.

Amazing how his rhetoric is somehow validated over 80 years later? Incredible how this new political figure could manipulate the educated masses with propaganda, lies and distortion.

A crafty “spin doctor” used just two forms of contemporary media (newspapers and radio) to accomplish this and spread this distorted news. Just think how their “fake news” wasn’t spread on social media like ours is today?

Sun to host Boreas Ponds debate SCHROON — Following the hottest land use debate in decades, the Sun Community News is partnering with the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Adirondack Explorer to host a debate on the future of land use discussions in the Adirondack Park.

The debate will be held Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Schroon Lake Central School Auditorium at 6 p.m.

We’ve invited representatives from a wide variety of stakeholder groups to sit on the panel, including the Adirondack Park Agency, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, BeWildNY, Access the Adirondacks, Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, as well as local officials and residents.

The Adirondack Park Agency last fall conducted a series of public hearings across the state to solicit public comments

for State Land Master Plan classification proposals.

Chief among the parcels was the recently acquired Boreas Ponds Tract in Newcomb and North Hudson, Essex County.

The hearings on the 20,543-acre tract drew thousands of comments on how the state agency should classify the newly-acquired former timber lands, widely anticipated to be the last in a series of large-scale acquisitions.

Now that the public comment period has ended, and as the APA weighs the evidence before recommending a package to the governor, the forum is your chance to listen to experts weigh-in on what comes next.

This is not a forum for advocacy — all sides have represented their viewpoints— but rather is designed to explore the broader ramifications for land use policy in the

Adirondack Park, including flaws in the classification process, as well as any other issues that haven’t been examined during the contentious debate.

The forum will be jointly moderated by the Sun Community News, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Adirondack Explorer. For more information, contact: • John Gereau, Sun Community News 518-873-6368 ext. 213 | john@suncommunitynews.com • Peter Crowley, Adirondack Daily Enterprise 518-891-2600 ext. 22 | pcrowley@adirondackdailyenterprise.com • Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer 518-891-9352 ext. 22 | phil@adirondackexplorer.org

Tragic what was accomplished then without it!

How and why could this occur to a technological and civilized nation?

My summary of this excerpt is simple: People see only what they want to see, hear what they want to hear and believe almost anything!

It seems humans are addicted to sensationalism in a macabre kind of way. Proof of this can be substantiated. Just look at social media and how much fake news became truth to the gullible believers in 2016.

Remember how political “news” infiltrated the presidential campaign?

Events like these always remind me of this famous quotation from George Santayana (1863-1952): “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Kenneth J. Sausa Lake Placid

TaxÊ capÊ takesÊ awayÊ homeÊ rule To the Editor: Reading the article “Cuomo on taxes” (The Valley News Sun, Jan. 21) I would like to point out some data that anyone can obtain from the Essex County Real Property webpage.

I do not agree with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and our elected state representatives who supported the two percent tax cap of local government. It takes away home rule. Also, the large counties downstate do not have to comply with the two percent cap.

In the article, the Clinton County manager states that the Clinton County tax rate has increased only by half of one percent in the past five years.

Chairman of the Essex County Budget committee, Supervisor Tom Scozzafava, who I believe is still paid an extra salary for preparing the annual county budget, states that in 2017, the Essex County tax rate is $3.25 per $1,000, being one of the lower rates in New York State.

Editor’s note: Scozzafava was not quoted as stating this. The data was included as a matter of public record.

In the past five years, the Essex County tax rate has gone up about 38 percent. Under tax cap law, it should have been about 10 percent. The amount to be raised by county tax rate is established by differences in the expenditure of the budget and income.

The 2017 budget amount to be raised by land taxes is about $21 million, an increase of about $2 million more than 2016. If you would check the Essex County tax assessment for the past 5 years, you will see the county assessments value have gone up about $9.5 million.

The Essex County budget has increased over 30 percent in the last five years, whereas under the two percent cap it should have been about 10 percent.

The county sold the nursing home for $4 million because it was losing $2 million a year. In the past five years, the county raised the sale tax, garbage fee 20 percent and added a new tax on rental property and yet this year the tax rate will go up 3.75 percent.

Property owners who had an assessment increase will have higher taxes. Tom also stated that the sharing of services by the towns was going well. Yet the county highway department does not do shared services with other towns.

Editor’s note: Scozzafava was also not quoted as saying sharing services was “going well,” but rather that the county has been sharing services for years without getting credit from the state.

Shared services with town and county would not only save tax money but would give better use of the tax dollars. Many Essex County towns will be due to review their assessment programs and meet the subject increases of land assessment by New York State.

Essex County taxpayers should be meeting with the assessors to see about their increase in tax assessment.

Edward Hatch Willsboro

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Hard work, a strong value system, fair play and self dependence was a winning formula in the America I was raised to believe.

Protest and defiance will only bring more protest and even greater defiance and to what ultimate end?

We are not at war with ourselves, or are we?

Will those who oppose the current Administration burn down the government as one protest speaker claims she dreams about? Would we really prefer to see this country destroyed rather than live in a country where the person you did not vote for is in office?

In my weekly writing I can assure you when the President’s polices for the country are enacted I will try to show why I am opposed or in favor of them as I’ve done during President Obama’s term in office. But in fairness know that I will always be in favor of what I think is best for the country regardless of party politics and will do my best to point out those who obstruct for the simple sake of obstructing.

Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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“I showed up,” she said.

“As a woman I don’t want to go backwards. I don’t want to lose what women fought for all these years to gain.”

Progressive movements from the late 18th century forward, she said, won rights to vote for minorities and women, the right to choose abortion, the right to interracial marriage and gay marriage, even the right to work.

“I remember when my great-grandparents talked about how women couldn’t work unless they had permission from their husbands,” Clark said.

“At one time, a man owned us like a piece of furniture.”

The pique was ripe given the politics and what many saw as divisive campaign language of a newly sworn American president.

And within soft-spoken words carried in songs and poetry, the focus on resisting any civil rights step backward seemed palpable and vital, even in a graveyard.

Many who attended the rally said Milholland’s burial place was a perfect place to make a historic stand.

“It’s why I wanted to go,” Crown Point middle school teacher and theater director Crystal Farrell said.

“The historic context was perfect.”

Milholland, whose family had a farm where Meadowmount is now, fought hard for women’s right to vote.

With particular attention to historic detail, organizer Sandra Weber unfurled a banner printed with Milholland’s famous suffragist battle cry, “Forward into Light...”

She wove the purple sash around bare branches on the tree behind the grave.

Five-year-old Sofia Kite-Whidden had updated the phrase for her rally sign: “Forward into Massive Light.”

But Weber’s sign replayed the last words Milholland spoke in public.

Before she collapsed during a suffragists’ rally in California in 1916, Milholland address the U.S. president: “Mr. President, how long must women wait for Liberty?”

LIBERTY Asked what liberties they believe are at risk, people here said marriage and equality rights, healthcare access and reproductive rights and especially civil rights to freedom of religion are chief among them.

They expressed opposition to an incoming political agenda that began with immediate actions taken on Inauguration Day by President Donald Trump.

“The person that has been elected president wants to reverse or privatize funding for everything: Medicaid, social services, Social Security, arts programming, even funding that supports victims of domestic violence,” Ready Barron, of Horicon, said.

“He’s never walked a day in our shoes and has no concept of what

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From page 1 Other measures include voting reforms, legalizing ridesharing upstate and broadening insurance coverage for drug treatment programs.

Total state operations would clock in at $98.06 billion, which is under the state-mandated cap.

The state is facing a deficit of $3.5 billion. Cuomo said the only way to bridge the gap is by a three-year extension of the so-called millionaires tax, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year.

“Frankly, we don’t have the resources to lose the millionaires’ revenue now and have this state function the way it should,” Cuomo said.

JUST THE START Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) said it’s too early to say how the proposed spending plan will ultimately shake out.

“This is all the start of the negotiation process, which will all be conducted by a handful of people in secret,” Stec said.

The lawmaker said he had early concerns about education aid — “It’s a very low number, but that’s something that will get handled in the negotiation process” — and the overall process, which saw the governor skirt the traditional State of the State address to lawmakers, instead opting for a series of local addresses across the state.

“The State of the State appeared to avoid contact with the legislature,” Stec said. “He met with senators in the Executive Mansion (Tuesday) afternoon. He did not meet with the Assembly at all. If you’re going to sit and negotiate with the legislature, I don’t know if that’s the best way to start the process.”

Stec said he likes the $2 billion slated for clean water infrastructure, which he called a “significant acknowledgement” of the state’s needs, which he said total $30 or $40 billion statewide.

The lawmaker also praised investments for the Olympic Regional Development Authority, which is slated to receive $12.5 million for infrastructure upgrades, and funding for invasive species protection, which is included in the $300 million slated for the Environmental Protection Fund.

Funds have also been reserved for the state’s Regional Economic Development Program, which Stec has paved the way for some critical projects in the region.

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the poor and middle-class have gone through.

Forget the Mexican border wall, we have crumbling bridges and roads all over America.”

They are very concerned with the cabinet full of billionaires that Trump has picked for his administration.

Voices here wanted to make sure their concerns were made very clear.

“I hope he proves me wrong,” Clark said. “But I doubt it.”

They also stood defiant against what many perceive to be a rise in hate crimes since Trump won the election on Nov. 8, citing recent threats made over the last few weeks to Jewish Community Centers in New York and at mosques around the country.

Emily Warner, of Saranac Lake, who founded Now What?, a civil rights action group, carried the

FORGET THE EPITAPH American flag in her march up the cemetery hill to Inez Milholland’s gravesite last Saturday.

Arriving in Lewis by 10 a.m., some 325 peoPhoto by Kim Dedam ple of all ages, six months to age 85, made their part of the Washington D.C. Women’s March. way up the icy hill behind the historic Congregational Church and stood around Weber.

“I am completely humbled by this,” she told the crowd after Hand lettered signs proclaimed: “Our rights aren’t up for grabs;” someone produced a microphone and speaker.

“Science is Real, Kindness is Everything” and “Women’s Rights are “It was not a protest,” according to David Hodges, a business Human Rights.” consultant and Weber’s partner.

One charged: “Underestimate us ... go ahead, see what happens.”

“It is about people getting together in solidarity and unity to figPulling the crowd together, Weber read the poem Edna St. ure out where we go from here.”

Vincent Millay wrote for Milholland. The two women were close friends, she said.

CONNECTING “Only my standard on a taken hill/Can cheat the mildew and the The gathering did work to connect at least eight existing grassred-brown rust/And make immortal my adventurous will,” Weber roots groups that had been working on different issues separately, read evenly as people placed flowers on the grave. pressing for clean energy, environmental and civil rights protec“Even now the silk is tugging at the staff/ Take up the song; for- tion. get the epitaph.”

Among groups to represent were Sexual Assault Support Services at Planned Parenthood of the North Country; Green Circle, from Saranac Lake; Mother’s Out Front, from Keene; Now What?, CONFLUENCE A common strain from the blended message emerged familial, from Saranac Lake; Plattsburgh-Adirondack Building Bridges and the Adirondack Climate Coalition. held in unison by entire families.

With a new found network, many continued on to a social muMothers and grandmothers came with children and grandchilsic gathering held at the Whallonsburg Grange. Others continued dren and husbands and partners. Husbands came wearing hand on to an afternoon rally held in Plattsburgh which drew about 700 knit pink hats with pointed ears. people.

The mood through the crowd remained joyful if not upbeat; excited chatter interlaced with children’s laughter.

RED ROSES One group of youngsters worked together to build a four-foot Leaving still-fresh red roses and white lilies on Milholland’s snowman beside the cemetery.

And conversation drew farmers together with military veter- grave and the deep purple banner wrapped around the tree, Weber ans, volunteer emergency personnel with lawyers, waitresses and stood astounded by both the attendance here and the need to press teachers to shop clerks and college professors; business owners and forward.

“I think Inez would be a little shocked, surprised that we are still mechanics with museum directors; doctors with writers; scientists having this conversation about respect and liberty for women one with civic leaders.

Weber, who is a local author and historian, asked around and hundred years later,” Weber said with a slight shake of her head.

“I anticipated 10 to 20 people. I never anticipated over 100 peofound people came here from more than two dozen communities. ple, ” she mused.

“I had no idea, not when I started,” Weber of the non-partisan “Inez would be happy. She’s saying ‘keep it going’.” initiative she launched New Year’s Day (about three weeks prior) as “I do think the governor has an affinity to the Adirondacks,” Stec said. “I think it’s great, and it’s real.”

(Cuomo visited Plattsburgh International Airport on Monday to tout the $38 million in planned upgrades as part of the spending plan.)

But some of the other big-ticket items in the proposed budget plan, including the $163 million free college tuition plan, will only increase spending, Stec said, noting the 4.4 percent increase in the state’s general fund.

“That means we’ve got to start pulling money out,” said Stec.

The lawmaker said he hasn’t unpacked the numbers behind the governor’s claim that the only way to bridge the gap is through extension of the millionaires tax. But, he said: “It’s more of a social statement by a Democratic governor than it is a financial reality game-changer.”

The state remains highly-taxed and heavily regulated, he said.

“That hasn’t changed in the past four years,” he said. “All the moves we’ve done, the problem hasn’t gone away.”

And the budget doesn’t make allowances for the loss of federal revenues if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, he noted.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Stec said. “As we get closer, March 31 — it’ll get more and more real.”

Across the aisle, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay), who took office earlier this month, said he liked the middle class tax cut and increased education aid, and also hailed the governor’s proposals to build on fighting the opiate epidemic, including the creation of drug recovery “high schools” and crisis treatment centers alongside deeper insurance reforms.

Jones also stressed the continuing need for broadband.

“I’ll also hold the governor to his word to bring broadband internet access to all New Yorkers by 2018,” Jones said in a statement.

EYE ON EDUCATION State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) said her top priority is ensuring education aid for public school districts.

Cuomo said his proposed $25.6 billion for education spending is the most in his six-year tenure as governor.

“When you look at our spending over the past years, it has increased by 30 percent in just six years to the highest level in history,” Cuomo said. “The people of this state believe that education is a priority. I agree with them, and we’ve put our proverbial money where our mouth is, the highest level of education

spending in history.”

But, as the New York State School Board Association pointed out, the actual amount of unrestricted school aid available to districts in the proposed budget is closer to $761 million.

“The budget includes an undefined $150 million ‘stabilization fund’ along with several funding categories earmarked for specific purposes such as pre-K and after school programs,” said NYSSBA Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer in a statement.

“We support these initiatives, but believe the funding allocated for them should instead be used to increase foundation aid,” Kremer said. “That would give school districts the flexibility to direct funds toward educational programs and services that would most benefit their students.”

NYSSBA opposes the governor’s proposal to repeal the foundation aid formula.

“The foundation aid formula was put in place to make state education funding more understandable, and to provide school districts with a predictable funding stream,” Kremer said. “Repealing the formula would eliminate both of these objectives.”

Little said the formula may have to be examined.

“We have to see how much is going into operating aid, which is in our foundation aid, and how schools are getting it,” Little said.

Aid based on enrollment may not be helpful for rural schools with declining numbers, Little said.

And regarding the free college tuition plan, Little said she was concerned how the proposal would affect private colleges, including Paul Smiths, which serve as economic engines of the community.

Tax relief, too, is always a priority.

“I don’t want to see any taxes being raised — I want to see them being reduced,” Little said.

Little said details on the proposed middle-class tax cut and filling the deficit will be subject to debate.

“We have not gotten into those discussions at this point,” Little said.

The senator also hailed funding for invasives and $50 million for upgrades to state Department of Conservation campgrounds and recreational facilities in the Adirondack Park.

“Many of these need improvement,” Little said. “I think there’s a great thing in the budget.”

The state legislature has until March 31 to greenlight a spending plan.

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pickleball clinic for adults will be offered at the ELCS Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plattsburgh instructor Wayne Ducatte will teach pickleball basics and rules. The clinic is free and open to all abilities.

Pickleball has burst into the fitness scene and is continuing to grow more popular every year. According to USAPA.org, there now are over 15,000 indoor and outdoor courts in the US. Pickleball is being introduced everywhere from retirement communities to athletic clubs to physical education classes in schools.

Though the game can become more competitive for those who enjoy a fast pace, many players enjoy the social aspects of the game and the ability to stay casually active.

Though the name may sound silly, pickleball is a fun sport for all ages and abilities that combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It can be played indoors or outdoors on a badminton-sized court and a modified tennis net with a paddle and a plastic ball similar to a whiffle ball.

During the winter months, the Center partners with ELCS to offer indoor pickleball for adults in the school auditorium on Mondays and Tuesdays at 6 p.m. The social center offers two outdoor pickleball courts on Lawrence Way and a third court adjacent to the basketball court on the center lawn.

More information about our outdoor courts and open adult pickleball at ELCS can be found on the center website or in the Facebook group “Social Center Pickleball and Tennis.”

Colleen Downs is currently offering Power Play, an intro-fitness series that teaches creative and fun exercise moves that include strength, flexibility, and balance, with cardio bursts. Power Play classes are on Jan. 23, Jan. 30, and Feb. 6, at 5 p.m. and the threeweek session costs $30.

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Kye Perry offers Zumba class on Wednesday Feb. 1, at 5:15 p.m.

Writers Group meets Thursday, Feb. 2, at 1 p.m.

Teen rec hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. until 9 p.m.

For more information, visit elizabethtownsocialcenter.org or call 873-6408.

Snowball Series event line-up announced PLATTSBURGH — The Snowball Series begins Jan. 28 and will continue throughout the month of February.

For the complete schedule of events, go to the Facebook page: “Snowball: A Celebration of Winter in the North Country.” For more information, contact Amy Bonn at abonn@ finch-network.com or Sandra Geddes at geddess@cityofplattsburgh-ny.gov.

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PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

PUBLIC MEETINGS

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.

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.

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.

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.

PERU - the BAC is scheduled to meet at 6:00 PM on Thursday, February 16th and Wednesday, March 15th. In addition to these informational sessions, the BAC will be invited to share their recommendations with the School Board during a public budget development workshop, tentatively set for Tuesday, March 21st. If you wish to participate in any of the meetings of the BAC, please register by calling 518-0643-6004 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 – 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.

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 – 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.

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.

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

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Keene,Ê EL/WÊ levelÊ afterÊ BeaversÊ scoreÊ homeÊ win Beavers Prepare for inter-division showdown with Bolton Friday

By Keith Lobdell keith@suncommunitynews.com

KEENE VALLEY — The Keene girl’s varsity basketball team took care of business on their home court Jan. 20, pulling their season series even with MVAC northern division rival Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport thanks to a 19-15 edge in both the third and fourth quarters to earn a 64-56 win.

The game brought the Beavers (8-4, 6-1 in MVAC North) even with the Lady Griffins (8-4, 7-1) equal in the loss column, with the Griffins having won their home contest against the Beavers earlier in the year.

“The biggest change between the games is we got into foul trouble early and that hurt us,” head coach Jody Whitney said. “We were able to stay out of trouble and play our game.”

“We played a decent game on Friday night, things didn’t go our way and they wanted it a little more plus they made the stops when they had to,” Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport coach Brad Rascoe said.

Elaina Smith, who was limited in the first game due to fouls, scored 22 points while Hanna Whitney, who was limited to eight points in round one, hit a trio of key threepoint shots in the second half to finish with 19 points.

“Hanna had a feel tonight, so she was more confident shooting and running the offense,” Whitney said.

For Hanna, the key was working together as a group of five.

“We’re playing as a team now,” Whitney said. “We have come together as a team and we have started to play awesome basketball.

Our talking is better and we had a nice talk about what is more important and we determined we wanted to get as far as we can in the season.”

Smith said the strong team play has led to more chances in transition.

“Rebounding and boxing out was better for us than the first time,” she said. “We were able to get into position and get over their taller players. We were also able to fill the wings

and get the ball out to them more.

While the two 1,000-point-plus seniors led the way offensively for the Beavers, an x-factor was the play of freshman Alyssa Summo, who had 10 points and several key offensive rebounds.

“Alyssa had a very strong game tonight,” said Whitney. “It was a new look they had not seen.”

“I honestly don’t know where that came from,” said Summo on her rebounding performance. “I have gotten a lot of help from my teammates. The passes from my teammates were great and I was able to move into open space. There was a lot of talking and support.”

Daria Venner added 9 points for the Beavers, while Emily Whitney and Caitlyn Lopez each scored 2.

For the Girffins, Hannah Schwoebel had 19 points to lead the team, while Ellie Storey had 18, Taylor Gough 10, Lizzie Stephens 7 and Chloe Mitchell 2.

The Beavers now play in two more key games for MVAC and sectional standings, beginning Friday night with a trip to Bolton (9-5, 7-1 MVAC south), the Southern Division co-leader along with Schroon Lake (9-5, 8-1). Two weeks ago, the Griffins scored a win over the Eagles, and the Beavers will look to join them as overall MVAC leaders.

“From what we have heard we are a very strong team so we are going to have to come out and play like we did tonight.”

“We have to keep playing our game and keep our heads into the moment,” said Smith.

The Beavers and Eagles will play back-toback against Seton Catholic (6-2 in MVAC), with the Beavers traveling to Seton Feb. 1 and the Griffins doing the same Feb. 8. Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport will also play a key game against Schroon Lake to end the season Feb. 15.

“As far as the future games we need to play our game,” Rascoe said. “Seton has one of their players back (Cailene Allen, who missed the first game) so that is going to be a tough one for us. Schroon is too far away to be concerned right now.”

Rascoe said the key for his team will continue to be defense.

“We have a great defensive team, we just

Keene’s Hanna Whitney attempts to get by Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport defender Lizzie Stephens during the Jan. 20 MVAC northern division contest between the two teams.

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need to be consistent on every night and reload for each half that we play,” he said.

Photos from this game, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell and photojournalist Jill Lobdell, can be found at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

WarriorsÊ sweepÊ rivalryÊ weekÊ forÊ secondÊ timeÊ thisÊ season Boys basketball

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Peru 49, AVCS 42 CLINTONVILLE — Peru was able to control the tempo of play through the first three quarters as they scored a sevenpoint win over the Patriots Jan. 19.

Hunter Caron led the Indians with 12 points, while Jake Casey added 11, Bryce Trombley 10, Justin LaPorte 9, Perry Marvin 4 and Patrick Crowley 3.

Joel Martineau led the Patriots with 14 points while Branden Snow added 9, Dalton McDonald 7, Mason Douglas 5, Kobe Parrow 4, Ross Douglas 2 and Louie Perez 1.

Photos from this game, covered by sports photojournalist Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews. com.

Moriah 79, AVCS 78, 2OT PORT HENRY — Dylan Trombley hit the key free throw at the end of the second overtime to give the Vikings a win over the Patriots Jan. 17.

Trombley finished with 25 points for the Vikings, while Joe Stahl added 17, Jay Strieble 12, Dewey Snyder 11, Todd Gregory 6, Jerin Sargent 4, Brayden Swan 2 and Matt Pelkey 2.

Joel Martineau led all scorers for the Patriots with 36 points, while Kobe Parrow added 24, Mason Douglas 10, Branden Snow 6 and Matt Pray 2.

Keene 34, Westport 32

Willsboro 50, Westport 48

WESTPORT — It was a tale of two halves which came down to key shooting late as the Beavers scored a two-point win over the Eagles Jan. 19.

The Beavers held a 23-9 edge over the Eagles heading into halftime, which was quickly erased by a 13-2 Westport run in the third. Three pointers early in the fourth by Azriel Finsterer and Josh Baldwin helped the Beavers keep a slim lead they were able to hold onto.

Antonio Finsterer and Miles Warner led the Beavers with 9 points each, while Damian Brown scored 7, Azriel Finsterer 6 and Josh Baldwin 3.

Schylar Kurth led the Eagles with 15 points, while Riley Martin scored 9, Wyatt Gough 6 and Hudson Stephens 2.

Photos from this game, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

WILLSBORO — A 14-8 fourth quarter brought the Warriors back from the verge of defeat to score a win over the Eagles Jan. 17.

The Warriors held a one-point lead early, but fell behind as the Eagles outscored them 26-21 over the middle two quarters.

Mat Longware led the Warriors with 22 points, while Jesse Hearn scored 12, Jared Joslyn 5, Max Longware 4, Warren Jackson 4 and Trevor Bigelow 2.

Wyatt Gough led the Eagles with 19 points as Schylar Kurth and Hudson Stephens scored 8 each, Blake Liberi 5, Riley Martin 4, Will Napper 2 and John Paul Looby 2.

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Joel Morris of ELCS looks to drive past Willsboto’s Jesse Hearn.

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Willsboro 63, Elizabethtown-Lewis 48 WILLSBORO — A 16-8 second quarter gave the Warriors the space they would need on the scoreboard to earn a victory over the Lions Jan. 19.

Jesse Hearn scored 26 points to lead the Warriors as Trevor Bigelow added 15, Max Longware 10, Warren Jackson 9 and Mat Longware 3.

Joel Morris and Thomas Celotti each scored 15 points for the Lions, with Sam Huttig adding 10, Dominic Thompson 5 and Anthony Celotti 3.

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PatriotsÊ relayÊ teamÊ earnsÊ winÊ atÊ 3rdÊ indoorÊ meet

By Keith Lobdell keith@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac varsity indoor track and field program continued to keep their place atop the CVAC standings for a third straight meet, with the boy’s team scoring 208 points for a 128-point win over second place Peru.

The girl’s team scored 159 points, finishing 68-point win over Peru. PHS, Ticonderoga, Saranac Lake, Beekmantown, AuSable Valley, Seton Catholic and EKMW followed in the girls meet, while PHS also took third in the boys meet, followed by AuSable Valley, Ticonderoga, Beekmantown, Saranac Lake, EKMW and Seton Catholic.

Cameron Duffield and Desiree Dashnaw swept the 55 hurdles for the Chiefs to start the day. The Chiefs also won the boy’s 1,600 and 640 relays, while Andrew LePage and Heather Dutko swept the 1,600 and 1,500 races, respectively. LePage also won the 1,000 and 3,200 to sweep the distance races.

Rory Patterson and Shayne O’Neill took the top two spots in the 600 for the Chiefs, with Marcus Baisi winning the 300, Rachal Woodruff winning the 1,000 girls race. The Saranac girl’s team also won the 3,200 and 1,600 relays.

In the field, Eric Delutis and Tyler Blair took the top two podium spots in the long jump for the Chiefs, with Dashnaw winning the girl’s triple jump, Dan Utzler the boys shot put with Logan Thatcher, Kat Furman and Kylee Wiedeman sweeping the top three spots in the girl’s shot put.

Other winners in the boy’s meet included Daryn Nephew (Beekmantown) in the 55, Jason Moore (PHS) in the high jump and DeAndre Watson in the triple jump.

Girls winners included Jada Meadows (Saranac Lake) in the 55, Ella Messner (Peru) in the 600, Sue Sivakumaron (PHS) in the 300 and high jump, Enya Sullivan (Beekmantown) in the 3,000 and Haley Wright in the long jump with a personal best distance.

The AuSable Valley boy’s 1,600 relay team scored a win in the 3,200 relay, while the Ticonderoga girl’s team won the 640 relay.

Photos from this meet, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

From left, EKMW’s Annette Stephens and Tess Andrade seek to gain on AuSable Valley’s Hailey Christiansen (in front) during the third CVAC indoor track and field meet of the year at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse.

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AuSableÊ ValleyÊ earnsÊ winÊ inÊ hoops,Ê bowlingÊ andÊ swimming Girls basketball

Peru 52, AVCS 42 PERU — A 13-4 second quarter pushed the Lady Indians out to a lead as they were able to even their season series with the Lady Patriots Jan. 21.

Sam Spear led the Indians with 10 points in a balanced scoring night, while Kiersten McCarthy added 9, Ally Post 8, Lauren Lawliss 7, Kaylee Padron 6, Mackenzie Carpenter 4 and Mairead Lawliss 2.

Madison McCabe, who scored her 1,000-th career point in the Patriots first game against Peru, scored 14 points in this game, as Hannah Rondeau scored 10, Tressa Loreman 8, Nia Blaise 7 and Leah Shay 3.

AVCS 55, Moriah 50 CLINTONVILLE — A 23-13 fourth quarter by the Lady Vikings was not enough to overcome an early advantage for the Lady Patriots, who scored a five-point win Jan. 18.

Madison McCabe scored 28 points in the win, while Hannah Rondeau scored 10, Kourtney Keenan 6, Tressa Loreman 6, Leah Shay 4 and Hannah Greenly 1.

Madison Olcott scored 22 points for the Vikings, with McKenzie Sprague scoring 14, Halee Calabrese 5, Emily Haase 5 and Lillian Perry 4.

Griffins 52, Willsboro 27 WESTPORT — A 24-9 first half gave the ElizabethtownLewis/Westport varsity girls basketball program a lead they would not give up in defeating the Lady Warriors Jan. 18.

Ellie Storey scored 18 points to pace the Griffins, while Hannah Schwoebel added 10, Chloe Mitchell 10, Lizzie Stephens 5, Abbey Mero 5 and Taylor Gough 4.

Payton Gough and Kaitlyn Wilkins led the Warriors with 8 points each, while Trina Bigelow scored 6, Dariann Sweatt 2, Makayla Anson 2 and Alex Bliss 1.

Photos from this game, covered by sports photojournalist Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews. com.

Girls bowling

NCCS 3, Willsboro 1 WILLSBORO — Sabrina Phair led the Lady Cougars with a 549 series as they defeated the Lady Cougars Jan. 23.

Phair had the high game of the night with a 186 (all three games above 180), while Devi Lee had a high game of 156 for the Warriors as part of a 457 series. Cassidy Nixon had a 334 series for the Warriors.

AVCS 4, Moriah 0 Au SABLE FORKS — Jocelyn Perky had the top game of the night, rolling a 198 as part of a 489 series as the Lady Patriots defeated the Lady Vikings Jan. 20.

Katelynn Miller added the high series with a 501 triple,while Brooke SantaMaria had a 484 series.

Hailey Morgan led the Vikingswith a 197 game and 455 series, while Carli Newton had a 431 series.

Ticonderoga 2, Willsboro 2 WILLSBORO — The Lady Warriors were able to earn a tie against the Lady Sentinels Jan. 20.

Devi Lee led the Warriors with a 405 series, while Faith Sawitski had a high game of 158 as part of a 398 series.

For the Sentinels, Samantha Gonyo had the high game of 155 and high series of 421, while Avery Alkinburgh had a 136 high game and 366 series.

Boys bowling

Willsboro’s Kaitlyn Wilkins drives to the basket as the Griffins’ Chloe Mitchell looks to track her down.

AVCS 8, Moriah 0 Au SABLE FORKS — Troy McDonald scored a high game of 205 for the Patriots to go with a 613 high series, leading the team to a sweep over the Vikings Jan. 20.

Tyler Light finished one point behind McDonald for high game with a 204, while Ryan Thomas had games of 193 and 196. Tyler Atkins also broke 190.

Jacob Gibeau had a 502 series to lead the Vikings with a 180 high game. John Martinez had the high game for the Vikings with a 189.

Boys swimming

AVCS wins pentathlon CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots scored a 59-point win

over Plattsburgh High school to earn the CVAC pentathlon title Jan. 20.

In the individual scores, top honors went to Dalton Harney of Plattsburgh High, who scored wins in the 100 fly (57.23), 100 free (53.17) and 100 back (1:02.58).

AuSable Valley took the next two spots on the podium to earn the team win, as Zackary Raymond placed second thanks to a win in the 200 I.M. (2:21.98) while placing third in the 100 fly, third in the 100 free, eighth in the 100 back and sixth in the 100 breatstroke.

Ryan Agoney finished one point behind Raymond for third, placing fifth in the I.M., third in the fly, fourth in the free, third in the back and second in the breatstroke.

Fourth place went to Seton Catholic’s Luke Moore, who had a third, two fourth, one fifth and one sixth place finish.

AVCS rounded out the top five with Aaron O’Neill, who had a sixth and eighth place finish.

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Win

From page 4 vote, then you won’t win.

“People have an ear for that.”

While gaping fault lines have opened up at the national scene over the years, changes are underfoot at the local level, too.

Political campaigns have become more people-centric, he said, which means candidates once defeated in early nominating contests, or fail to meet party muster, are pushing the contests out to November, running in different party lines or as independents.

“Today, it’s not about the party, it’s about the individual — and that’s where we start the infighting,” Belanger said.

Over the years, people have become complacent with trying to fight each other, he said.

MOVING FORWARD This year is an election year for a number of local offices, including the district attorney and most local positions, including clerks and town supervisors.

The couple said the town and county will be able to meet and fill their void before preparations for those races lift off.

“Chairman (Shaun) Gillilland is more than capable in reforming the town committee and to seek out a county first vice of his and the committee’s choosing,” Belanger said.

But he’s not completely bowing out of the political arena.

Belanger said he will be managing Sprague’s re-election campaign, and will stay involved whenever he’s in town.

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the committee and doing anything they want me to do.”

Sprague said the Belangers are like family, and she is fortunate and humbled that they will dedicate their time to her re-election effort.

“I am very fortunate that Win will continue on helping me in my bid for re-election,” Sprague said. “He can’t get rid of me that easily. I am sure Polly will be right there with us, and for that I am thankful.”

For now, Belanger has no plans to get involved in politics in his small resort town along North Carolina’s Crystal Coast.

“Hell no,” he laughed.

The community boasts just 46 people. Nobody fights with each other too much, he said — unless the construction of a beach tent blocks someone’s view of the Atlantic.

“I will miss the political atmosphere and the political people very much, Belanger said, “and being a part of that has always been a challenge to me.”

ACCOLADES Essex County GOP Chairman Shaun Gillilland said the committee will discuss filling the vacated positions at their March meeting.

“It saddens me that he’s leaving, but I completely understand his reasonings,” said Gillilland, who worked with Belanger for a decade. “He won’t be replaced. It’s going to take a lot of people to take the sweat he put into it.”

Belanger, he said, was the man that did everything.

“I’ll miss him,” Gillilland said.

Ron Jackson, former party leader, said he was fortunate to have three vice chairs.

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“Win was definitely the worker bee of the group,” Jackson said. “He is dedicated to the party, a hard worker, and as good a person to have as vice.”

And across the aisle, Democrats also had fond words.

“He has been the eyes and ears for the Republicans, and he knows his politics — that’s for sure,” said Essex County Democratic Committee Chair Bethany Kosmider. “We certainly wish him well in his future endeavors.”

Gerry Morrow, the ranking Democrat on the Essex County Board of Supervisors, hailed Belanger for his bipartisanship.

“It’s not about politics, it’s about the people,” Morrow said.

And, he added: “He tells it like it is, and I do, too.”

Belanger was also long-term chair of the Willsboro Zoning Board, served on Willsboro Central’s budget committee for years and was a founding member and officer of the Willsboro Community Housing Assistance Task Force. He also served as an officer on the executive boards at the Smith House Health Center and the Willsboro Development Corporation.

Pictured above: Win Belanger, a man of many political talents, announced his retirement from the Essex County Republican Committee on Jan. 20, citing the increasing amount of time spent in North Carolina.

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Whiteface

From page 1 into a Gore summit warming facility and overlook.

“New York State has Olympic-caliber assets and world-class skiing, but the facilities at Gore and Whiteface are outdated and sub-par,” said Cuomo. “This investment will transform these resorts into year-round, world-class skiing destinations and attract new skiers and snowboarders from around the globe.”

Modern-day ski resorts are shifting their primary functions from just purely ski and snowboarding based facilities to ones that provide upscale amenities, conveniences and year-round attractions, he said.

When comparing the facilities to other resorts, including Killington, both fall short, he said.

But the funds come with strings attached: The state investment, said the governor, will leverage up to $80 million in private funding.

“If we make this investment, then we want to partner with private sector management companies that do this and do this extraordinarily well,” Cuomo said. “Make them bring their money to the table. We think we can leverage $80 million and remake these facilities in to world class facilities that are high end and I believe we are going to increase tourism even more.”

BIG BOOST Winter tourism at Whiteface and Gore Mountains accounts for more than $100 million in economic impact each year in the North Country, according to the governor’s office.

His administration, he said, has made it a top priority to

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leverage natural assets in the region to increase visitors, create jobs and spur economic growth.

Local officials have long called for the upgrades, which they said are necessary to remain competitive at the global level.

The funding, said Cuomo, will allow the facilities to do exactly that while also generating opportunities to increase off-season revenue and bolster small businesses in the surrounding region.

Essex County Board of Supervisors Chairman Randy Preston, who also serves as the supervisor of Wilmington, says the upgrades are long overdue, and the funds will have a significant impact in facilitating those efforts.

Receiving the news was just as colossal as when he got the call in 2013 that the state was investing $12 million to refurbish the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway, he said.

“The Cadillac of ORDA is Whiteface and Gore, which generates the revenue,” Preston said.

Preston was particularly enthused about the lodge upgrades. The current structure, he said, is like something out of the 1970s: Ski lodges should be warm, cozy, and “Adirondack-y,” he said.

“That lodge is none of it.”

“Enhancing Whiteface is going to help everyone. I just think this is something very, very positive.”

Jon Lundin, a spokesman for the Olympic Regional Development Authority, also hailed the announcement.

“It allows us to find additional ways to generate revenue during the season, and the off-season as well, and meet the new demands families have for the ski industry,” Lundin said.

The funds are in addition to the $12.5 million the state pledged to the agency as part of the proposed 2017-18 state

ADA

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“I wouldn’t know the answer to that question, sorry,” Fraser answered.

Fred Monroe, executive director of the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board, who sits with APA’s board but does not have a vote, asked Fraser if the paved path along Schroon Lake at Scaroon Manor is still in place.

“There is nothing around the lake,” she said.

But then he looked to consequences of restricting access.

“Is there anything that you’re aware of in the ADA that restricts state and local governments from classifying a property in a way that removes it from accessible and makes it non accessible?” Monroe asked.

HORSE POWER At Scaroon, the state contracts with a horse and wagon driver to transport people into the trail and camping area to accomplish non-motorized access.

The state purchased the wagons, she said.

APA Chairman Craig Sherman asked specifically about the process of handicap self-designation, and if DEC requires proof of disability for motorized use.

“People don’t have to have any type of ID card or show proof, Fraser said.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Willsboro bowling tourney Feb. 11

Willsboro bowling tourney Feb. 11

WILLSBORO — On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Willsboro Central School Booster Club will hold a 9-pin tournament at Willsborough Lanes at 3-6 p.m. Registration fees are $20 a person or $40 per team. All proceeds from the tournament will be used to promote the athletic programs at Willsboro Central. A silent auction and 50/50 raffle will be held throughout the day. Space is limited so if you would like to sign up contact Willsborough Lanes at 963-8983 or Krissy Leerkes at 572-0315.

WILLSBORO — On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Willsboro Central School Booster Club will hold a 9-pin tournament at Willsborough Lanes at 3-6 p.m. Registration fees are $20 a person or $40 per team. All proceeds from the tournament will be used to promote the athletic programs at Willsboro Central. A silent auction and 50/50 raffle will be held throughout the day. Space is limited so if you would like to sign up contact Willsborough Lanes at 963-8983 or Krissy Leerkes at 572-0315.

CATS requests proposals

Theater company meeting Jan. 29

WESTPORT — Champlain Area Trails (CATS), a land trust and trails organization, is requesting proposals from naturalists, scientists, educators, and knowledgeable people to present outdoor education programs or series of programs relevant to New York’s Champlain Valley. For a copy of the RFP and instructions for submitting a proposal, visit champlainareatrails.com.

WILLSBORO — The Essex Theatre Company will hold its January board of trustees meeting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 29 at the Willsboro Visitors Center. Refreshments will be served starting at 5:30 p.m.

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TICONDEROGA — Karen Lawaetz of Ticonderoga passed away peacefully at CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh on Dec. 17, 2016 at the age of 91 after a short illness.

Born in Hicksville on Jan. 13, 1925, she grew up in Mount Kisco and then Bernardsville, NJ, where she sang in the choir at the Church of St. John on the Mountain and graduated from Bernardsville High School. In 1946 Karen graduated from the East Orange General Hospital School of Nursing, becoming a registered nurse and a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps.

Karen’s nursing career began with the Visiting Nurse Association of Somerset Hills in Bernardsville. She was married to Eric Lawaetz in 1947 at St. John on the Mountain, Bernardsville. The couple moved to Ridgefield, CT where they owned and operated Apple Hill Gardens Nursery, while Karen also worked for the Ridgefield VNA. They moved to Bat Bay, Westport in 1970.

Karen continued her career at the Horace Nye Infirmary in Elizabethtown, Essex Industries in Mineville, and Mountain Lake Services (formerly the Essex County ARC) in Port Henry. She spent the last two years living at Heritage Commons Residential Health Care in Ticonderoga, and was a member of Lakeside Regional Church.

Touching many lives, Karen cherished her friends and family, keeping connected with letters, dinners, reunions, hand made gifts and many kind gestures. She stayed in contact with fellow students from nursing school, colleagues in

her nursing career, distant friends and relatives, and her many neighbors near Bat Bay. She loved her dogs and cats, cooking and entertaining, painting landscapes, playing the piano, writing letters and picking flowers. Karen got great joy from living in the Adirondacks on Lake Champlain, walking on her farm, digging in her Queen’s Garden, and traveling to Denmark and the Virgin Islands to visit family.

Karen was predeceased by her loving husband, Eric Lawaetz, and her parents, Juno and Tage Castenschiold, all who emigrated from Denmark, and her brother, Rene Castenschiold. Karen shared a close bond with Amy Hayes of Indiana (formerly of Crown Point), Margaret Nash of Washington, and Ina Friderichsen of Denmark, whom she considered as her daughters. She is survived by them, as well as her nieces and nephew of New Jersey, Gail Castenschiold, Lynn Castenschiold Jones, and Fred Castenschiold.

The family would like to thank the staff at Heritage Commons for the kind care and support provided to Karen over the last two years. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 11 am Saturday, Feb. 11, at Lakeside Regional Church, 9803 Graphite Mountain Road, Hague. In lieu of flowers, donations in Karen’s memory may be made to the North Country SPCA, P.O. Box 55, Elizabethtown, NY 12932, or ncspca.org.

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“This announcement is on top of that,” Lundin said.

ONGOING EFFORTS The announced upgrades join other state efforts to promote winter tourism in the region, including the I LOVE NY ad campaign rolled out last week in downstate television markets and a Free Snowmobiling Weekend for all out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers from Friday, Feb. 3, through Sunday, Feb. 5.

The tourism industry in 2015 generated a total economic impact of $102 billion – an all-time high for the state, according to the governor’s office.

That number may rise with the completion of a multi-use trail, which the governor introduced earlier this month, asking for lawmakers to authorize $53 million to complete the first phase of the 750-mile system, which would complete the Erie Canalway and Hudson Greenway before venturing north, through Albany, Lake George and through the Champlain Valley.

And on Monday, speaking at the Plattsburgh International Airport, to which he pledged $38 million earlier this month, Cuomo also introduced the master plan for the Gateway to the Adirondacks, the proposed new recreational hub at Frontier Town in Essex County.

“The governor’s leadership and new programs will be a game changer here in the Adirondacks,” said Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism CEO James McKenna. “His continued promotion of tourism as an economic driver and increased investment through programs such as I Love New York and Market New York, have been a catalyst for significantly increased traveler activity here.”

But it is not a claim that is typically abused.

“I think there are more people who won’t self identify... because there is a stigma,” she said.

Fraser did not know how of miles of accessible trails DEC has in the Adirondack Park.

“We have one long distance trail. Dillon Park has five miles of trail,” she said, leaving the question largely unanswered.

Concern about access into Boreas was a frequent topic raised at APA public hearings over the past few months.

The comment period ended on Dec. 30.

But land-use classification discussion of Boreas will likely take place at the APA commissioners’ meetings in February and March.

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VN-01/14-02/18/20176TC-140780 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Keene has set 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month, at the Keene Town Hall, as the time and place to hold their regular Town Board Meetings for 2017 and the last Tuesday of each month, at 5:30 PM, also at the Town Hall, as the time and place to hold their Bi-Monthly Financial Town Board Meeting.

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NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETINGS Please take notice that the Westport Fire District of the Town of Westport, County of Essex, New York, will hold its regular meetings for the year 2017 on the Third Tuesday of every month at 7 oclock p.m. on such day at the Westport Town Hall located at 22 Champlain Avenue, Westport New York. All meetings of the Westport Fire District are open to the public.

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By order of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Westport Fire District.

Board of Fire Commissioners /s/ Robin E. Crandall Secretary January 20, 2017 VN-01/28/2017-1TC142215

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETINGS Please take notice that the Westport Fire District of the Town of Westport, County of Essex, New York, will hold its regular meetings for the year 2017 on the Third Tuesday of every month at 7 oclock p.m. on such day at the Westport Town Hall located at 22 Champlain Avenue, Westport New York. All meetings of the Westport Fire District are open to the public.

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Board of Fire Commissioners /s/ Robin E. Crandall Secretary January 20, 2017 VN-01/28/2017-1TC142215 PUBLIC NOTICE The Lewis Fire District has permanently changed the meeting hours to start at 6:30 pm every second Thursday of the month beginning on February 9th, 2017 at the Lewis Fire House in the Town of Lewis in Essex County, NY. VN-01/28/2017-1TC142332 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,

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

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 WOLFJAW LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/19/17.

Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 72 Olympic Dr., Lake Placid, NY 12946, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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