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After returning home from active duty, retired Army Col. Mike Derrick faces one final mission — defeating Rep. Elise Stefanik

A masonry heater, stocked twice per day with wood, filled the timber-frame house with a gentle heat. A pair of dogs lay underfoot. On a side table, a selection of local books and newspapers lay scattered.

The kitchen table offered a panoramic view of an apple orchard that cascaded down the valley. A pair of mountain rangBy Pete DeMola es towered from each side, one in each state. pete@suncommunitynews.com It’s a view that allows the occupants to experience “the rhythm of the seasons” — a sea of white in the spring; red PERU — As the kettle began to boil, a man rose from his orbs in the fall. Naked branches in the winter. seat, removed it from the burner and fixed a cup of Irish break>> Story Continued | pg. 10 fast tea beside his wife, who puttered away at the counter.

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and the beginning of another AU SABLE FORKS — Saying goodbye is the toughest thing to do for Hometown Deli owners Jim and Beverly “Bev” Seguin.

The couple opened the local hotspot 12 years ago. It was always Jim’s dream to own a deli and bakery.

Teah Through flooding from Hurricane Irene Dowling and an electrical fire, Bev and Jim still Writer managed to make it work.

They’ve decided to move on due to health and staffing issues.

“This is a big part of our life we’re losing — it’s like we’re losing a member of the family,” Bev said. “It breaks my heart.”

Au Sable Forks resident Rose Robare said she loves their 99 cent Michigans.

Robare visits the deli three to five times a week.

“I love it here,” she said. “I hope the food is as good with the new owners.”

Jessie Furnia, of Au Sable Forks, said while he loves the grub, he enjoys the company of the owners much more.

“They’re such amazing hard workers,” she said. “I hope the new buyer will uphold the good reputation and good service

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Over a dozen bands will perform as part of Snowed In 2016, a daylong festival set for Saturday at the Fuzzy Duck Jim and Bev Seguin.

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Jim said the community was what kept the deli going for the past decade-plus. Both Jim and Bev are hopeful the community will continue to be as supportive when they hand the keys over and step down as owners.

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SAYING GOODBYE The couple decided it was time to leave the deli nest after Bev had her knee replaced.

The job requires being on your feet for long periods of time, she said, something that is no longer possible Handling the business alone, Jim said, would be a struggle, especially considering reliable help was hard to come by.

“The restaurant business is a tough business,” Bev said. “It’s

MORRISONVILLE — They’re coming, bands like Sworn Enemy, Wolf Den, Voices in Vain, Jagged Visions, Concrete and Brick by Brick.

Over a dozen of them will converge in Morrisonville on Saturday for a daylong festival.

With their bruising guitar riffs, blast beats and alternating sing-scream vocals, bands like these are an exotic species here, where granola-scented funk and lukewarm bar rock seems to be the predominant form of homegrown pop culture.

Plattsburgh, meet metalcore, the hybrid of heavy metal and hardcore punk.

Northern New York once had a healthy punk and metal scene, said Jeff Bult, the show’s organizer. Bands like Spread Your Wings, Chicago Typewriter and Crown of Lions quickly

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PLATTSBURGH — If Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets his way, the state legislature will greenlight a $15 minimum wage hike for all workers in New York next month, the highest in the

nation.

Getting there will likely be the biggest political battle of the season.

Advocates, including labor groups and progressive activists, have made both a moral and economic pitch for the increase, which would affect 1.4 million upstate workers and be gradually implemented over the next five years.

Sweeping changes have already been implemented in the foodservice industry this year. As of Jan. 1, the overall wage of $8.75 was increased to $9 per hour; upstate fast food workers were bumped to $9.75, while tipped service employees saw their base pay increase by 50 percent.

A phased-in approach for fast food and state workers, already a done deal, will reach $15 per hour by 2021.

Cuomo says the proposal to bring all workers up to $15 is a “reasonable” one. If the minimum wage had been indexed to inflation in 1970, the wage would now be at that rate, he said.

A report issued by the state labor commissioner’s fast food wage board last year, which was released after hearing testimony from economists, workers, business and labor groups, determined nearly 60 percent of fast food workers are in families enrolled in at least one public assistance program.

At the national level, 87 percent do not have health insurance.

The report also determined the fast food industry was surging in the state, with profits increasing 14.5 percent from 2000 to 2014.

The governor said the state subsidizes businesses who pay their workers the minimum wage through welfare benefits to the tune of about $6,800 each year.

“The minimum wage doesn’t even work numerically in this state,” Cuomo said. “The numbers don’t even add up. This is below a subsistence level. You can’t make it on a minimum wage job. You need two, three, four minimum wage jobs to actually make it, and that’s not what the minimum wage was all about.”

According to the National Employment Law Project (NELP), an upstate worker needs at least $15 to afford basic living expenses.

Using statistics crunched by the Economic Policy Institute, NELP pegged $17.24 as the basic wage needed for a single adult in the Glens

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Falls-area to afford housing, clothing and transportation (the average across upstate, as Douglas mentioned, clocks in slightly lower, at $16.25).

Conservatives, Cuomo said, are trying to justify keeping the minimum wage static for two reasons: “Number one, it costs businesses less money, and number two, businesses makes money on the minimum wage.”

Before the modest bump on Jan. 1, the state’s lowest paid workers brought home about $18,000 annually.

“What that means is you’ve had 45 years of economic injustice where the poor were getting poorer, while everyone else was moving up,” Cuomo said at his state of state address last month, a speech at which he took on the cadence of a preacher. “That’s not America’s way because that’s not fair.”

New Yorkers seem to agree. A Siena College poll released in September found the public supported a $15 minimum wage 59 to 38 percent.

But the business community is steadfastly against the proposal. A Siena survey released last week found 87 percent of upstate businesses are against the push for $15.

So are 100 percent of the region’s state and federal representatives.

“POLITICALLY MOTIVATED” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY21-Willsboro) said the North Country economy is different than that of New York City, which gave birth to the movement in late-2012 when labor groups and unions launched the Fight for $15 campaign.

Last December, the group staged protests in some 200 cities across the country, giving the push strong momentum before the governor formally rolled out his proposal.

“In terms of the impact on our employment rates in upstate New York, and the ability for small businesses to keep pace, I believe that it is a policy that is driven out of New York City and is out of touch with our upstate economy,” Stefanik told the Sun in an interview last month.

State Senator Betty Little (R-45th-Queensbury) said small businesses are “writing, emailing and calling almost daily” about the proposed hike.

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like to be able to.”

Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-114th-Queensbury) said the state already faces some of the most severe regulations and highest taxes in the nation.

“To mandate that they almost double their labor costs for minimum wage workers would be a death sentence,” Stec said in September.

Stec called the initiative a “politically motivated decision” that would provide adverse consequences to the state’s business climate and economy, including layoffs and higher consumer costs as businesses “frantically attempt to level out costs and revenues.”

Furthermore, said the lawmaker, small businesses and labor sectors would not be able to handle another aggressive increase coming so close to the hike that went into effect last month.

All told, the wage has increased 75 percent since 2004.

Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-115th-Peru) said the proposed increase is an unprecedented 67 percent wage mandate.

“I don’t know of any business that can provide such an increase for their employees,” Duprey said in an email.

Duprey, citing a report from the Empire Center, a nonpartisan watchdog group, the said the wage increase would cost businesses $4.6 billion.

That same report, based on the methodology used in a recent study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), projected the bump will cost the state at least 200,000 jobs — perhaps as many as 580,000.

Under the worst-case scenario, net total wages would increase by just $1 billion, wrote Empire Center President E.J. McMahon in the report.

“But even if wages rise by the $10.6 billion projected in the low-impact CBO scenario, barely $700 million would be pocketed by workers at the poverty line, who would need it the most (and who this legislation is intended to benefit).”

Duprey conceded while most people support a more equitable living wage, she is mindful of the concerns of small business owners and farmers.

“While I expect on a personal level the majority of them would like to pay their employees more money, the reality is the onerous regulations and the inflexibility and contradiction of too many policies have an adverse impact on small businesses,” Duprey said.

The lawmaker, who represents all of Clinton, Franklin and a portion of St. Lawrence County, also said the policy would create a ripple effect for other employees who will also expect to receive a comparable raise.

Businesses will also face increases in Social Security taxes, workers’ compensation and unemployment, said the rep.

Duprey said she also heard from many non-profit organiza-

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As part of this 2016 agenda, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a $15 minimum wage. If approved by the legislature, the wage would be the highest in the nation. North Country lawmakers say a better option would be expanding tax credits for low-income earners and workforce development. Cuomo is pictured here at a Manhattan rally on Jan. 4, 2015.

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tions who fear the loss of their employees to fast-food restaurants.

Nonprofits, which provide about 10 percent of the North Country’s jobs, will also struggle to remain solvent, she said.

“Too many of these agencies which provide desperately needed services for so many are barely able to operate with current salaries and reduced revenue from federal and state governments,” Duprey said.

For the most part, these budgets are inflexible.

In order to adequately provide a $15 minimum wage, these organizations would need to receive at least a 20 percent increase in their funding, and “that is simply not going to happen,” said Duprey.

Duprey said parents who have young or adult children receiving services are “terribly worried” the caregivers they rely on for assistance and the ability to keep loved ones at home will no longer be employed with these providers.

“It is a scary and difficult time for many families,” she said.

While the governor has proposed a $300 million tax cut for small businesses to sweeten the deal, to date, the state has not announced plans to aid nonprofits in the transition.

Cuomo brushed off criticisms that the government shouldn’t regulate the marketplace as political posturing to shield the state’s business community.

“That is a lot of baloney – that’s what that is,” Cuomo said at a Manhattan rally last month.

But he said nothing about the effect on the small businesses who feel as if they’ve been caught in the riptide.

The governor’s office did not immediately respond to several emails seeking clarification on how the state plans on addressing what local businesses say will lead to slashed hours, reduced staff, increased prices and possible automation.

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LOOKING LOCAL Essex County Manager Dan Palmer said employee retention will become more difficult at $15.

The county’s highway department, he said, is already starting to see recruitment problems.

While most of Essex County’s hourly workers are already in that ballpark, said Palmer, that number could drift upward, especially if their union applies pressure.

“It does require an adjustment of the scale, that’s what the issue will become,” Palmer said.

Without elaborating, Essex County Department of Social Services Commissioner John O’Neill told the Essex County Board of Supervisors in January that the hike could push people into the underground economy.

Shaun Gillilland (R-Willsboro) said the policy will “break the backs” of small businesses and will add an additional headache for municipalities already struggling to adhere to the 2 percent tax cap.

“You’re caught between a rock in a hard place,” Gillilland said. “Do you raise taxes or cut expenses?”

Some towns in Essex County have already seen layoffs, Gillilland said.

More are expected.

Tom Scozzafava (R-Moriah) said the policy would lead to cutbacks in the town’s youth summer program, which typically employs about 40 adolescents.

“If we have to pay those kids $15 per hour versus $9, there’s going to be less workers,” Scozzafava told Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government Diedre Scozzafava at a budget briefing last month. “We’re going to have to cut back in that program because it’s a balancing act because we have to stay in the tax cap.”

Diedre Scozzafava admitted the dynamic between upstate and downstate is different.

“We’re taking the concerns right back [to Albany],” she told lawmakers.

The New York State Association of Counties did not take a position on the issue at their conference last week in Albany.

But they are preparing a report on how the hike will affect municipalities, Deputy Director Mark LaVigne told the Sun in November.

SOLUTIONS Better alternatives, said North Country lawmakers, are tax cuts and streamlining regulatory requirements.

Doing so will allow small businesses to hire more employees, expand operations and pay higher wages, said Stec and Little.

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helps our businesses,” said Little.

Duprey said she has joined her colleagues by pushing for state agencies to review rules and regulations that would alleviate burdens.

“Unfortunately, little action has been taken to assist our business community,” Duprey said.

Duprey also called for the legislature to pass proposals to benefit low-wage earners, including measures to strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a device popular among conservatives designed to reduce income inequality.

The EITC, said Duprey, should be boosted from 30 to 45 percent of the federal amount. Recipients should be allowed to receive their credit in monthly installments (instead of annually), while personal income tax should be eliminated for those at the lowest levels.

Taken with state equivalents, McMahon said, the credit would boost the annual cash income of a single parent working a minimum wage job by at least $4,000.

The Business Council of New York also agrees with expanding the EITC alongside strengthening workforce development programs.

“We would prefer to see government focus on giving people the skills needed to obtain the jobs that are available,” a spokesman told the Sun. Duprey said she expects more legislation will be offered to compensate low-paid workers.

“Low-wage earners are the victims of the high cost of living in New York state and their needs and concerns must be addressed.”

FULL SPEED AHEAD Cuomo has pushed for the state legislature to adopt the proposal, which he likened to a “battle” at the Manhattan rally.

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it,’” Cuomo said. “We are going to make sure those workers in your district know who voted for them, who is with them, who is against them.”

While the assembly has indicated they’re on board, the plan hit a roadblock in the Republican-controlled senate last week when lawmakers said they wouldn’t support the legislation without doing more to offset the costs for small businesses.

Republican lawmakers, including senate majority leader John Flanagan, indicated they’d like to see the $300 million number increased.

“I don’t know what would be enough but I also know that we have an obligation to have those discussions,” Flanagan told the New York Daily News.

The policy is just one element of the governor’s efforts to transform the state into a progressive powerhouse.

Other proposals include universal pre-K, paid maternity leave, curbing homelessness and mandating more government contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses.

If approved, the state’s minimum wage would be the highest in the country, and even higher than the number supported

by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who support a $12 wage at the national level.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also supports a $12 figure, while Bernie Sanders, also running for the Democratic nomination, supports $15.

The current federal minimum wage is $7.25.

NY21 CANDIDATES SOUND OFF Mike Derrick, a Democrat who is seeking to unseat Stefanik, called small businesses the “lifeblood” of the North Country economy. They shouldn’t be asked to bear the burden of a hike at the same rate as a “billion-dollar” multinational corporation, Derrick told the Sun in an email.

Big box stores compete with small retailers, send profits elsewhere and dictate the prices in the marketplace, he said.

“And unfortunately, many have not been able to compete — just look at the empty storefronts in some of our down-

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More on the minimum wage debate This is the third article in an ongoing series on how the minimum wage increase is affecting the North Country. Want to read more? Visit us at suncommunitynews.com. towns,” Derrick said. “When we lose small businesses, this hollows out the middle class, a portion of our society that is already under great pressure.”

Derrick said large franchises can easily absorb wage increases, but small business owners have much greater expenses to cover and live on smaller margins.

“These small business owners are often the last ones to get paid. Owners often make less than their employees in order to keep the business open.”

As an alternative, Derrick called for the increase of the EITC as a part of improving the federal tax code, growing investments in workforce development programs and building investment in infrastructure and education.

“It is without a doubt that our North Country needs more living-wage jobs, but a New York State �one-size-fits-all’ approach to increasing the minimum wage is not the best way to fix this problem.”

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate who plans on entering race next month, said he agreed with $15, but said the minimum wage should be a federal issue.

“It’s totally calculated and pandering to the service unions,” Funiciello told the Sun. Even $15 doesn’t solve the problems facing service employees, said Funiciello, because it becomes more difficult for the working poor to receive benefits.

By 2040, slightly less than half of the American population will work in the service industry, said Funiciello, who owns and operates a bakery and cafe in Glens Falls.

“Is this how people should be treated?”

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Throughout my career as a newspaper publisher of both paid and free, daily and weekly newspapers, readers always expect more and that’s understandable, to a point.

I remind you with an editorial staff of seven, a handful of freelance correspondents and a support staff of 48 north country residents we cover 36 school districts, more than a half dozen private schools, three higher education schools, 72 towns, villages, and city governments, and four county governments.

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Three-pronged approach critical for combatting smack scourge

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ew York’s battle against heroin is back in the headlines with a pair of heavy-duty developments in the drug world.

Last week, the state announced plans to open a detox center and outpatient facility in Schuyler Falls, Clinton County.

Fighting addiction is tough enough. Doing so in a remote region with few services must be overwhelming. Once opened, the facility will be a gamechanger for tri-county residents seeking treatment to kick their addictions to all substances, not just heroin.

News of the center comes on the heels of a recently released report that determined the lack of treatment options is a huge roadblock for combating the plague of heroin addiction.

The drug does not discriminate. Deaths across all income levels and races have quadrupled since 2002.

The report, released after state assembly Republicans held hearings across New York, reveals widespread frustration with the epidemic from those on the frontlines.

Health care professionals, law enforcement officials, rehab providers, addicts and their loved ones all say monster truck-sized holes remain in public policy.

While heroin deaths have mushroomed — the uptick stems from a pharmaceutical industry gone amok — services, including rehab facilities and treatment programs, remain patchwork across the state.

“In some cases,” read the report, “parents said they had their children arrested just to get them into detoxification programs.”

Detoxing from opiates isn’t as simple as willpower, says the report.

Users describe agonizing flu-like symptoms — “right down to the marrow of your bones” — that can last up to 14 days.

But some insurance companies only pay for three days of treatment, which means addicts are being discharged at the height of their symptoms.

With relief just a quick shot away, dependence on the drug becomes a vicious cycle. Desperation often leads to petty crime. Incarceration follows.

So does death.

To address these and other issues, the report offers a number of solutions based on the premise that the key to staying clean requires three interworking components: Detoxification, rehabilitation and recovery.

While detox and rehab are imperative to getting clean, long-term aftercare programs are critical to prevent addicts from relapse, said the report.

But at present, each system is flawed: Hospitals are closing detox centers due to substandard Medicaid reimbursement rates. Insurance programs are often unwilling to pay for inpatient treatment programs, which in turn, have lengthy waiting lists (admissions to in-state programs jumped 17.8 percent between 2009 and 2014).

The report contains a number of possible solutions to ensure that these three components can work hand-in-hand.

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HowÊ manyÊ localÊ workersÊ doesÊ nursingÊ homeÊ employ?

To the Editor: So a few days ago, a local friend of mine, someone I consider to be an honorary good old boy since he’s been here a long time, asked me if I knew how many locals are being employed by our Elizabethtown nursing home facility, the Essex Center.

I told him that I had no clue and hadn’t really thought about it.

Since I had no clue, and he saw me thinking about it, he then asked me to

While a number of criminal justice solutions are also offered, the findings mark a significant milestone in the state’s acknowledgement that drug addiction is primarily a public health issue, not just a criminal one.

Buried in the report is a call for improved connections between correctional systems and addiction services so inmates can receive treatment while incarcerated.

Essex County is actually at the forefront of this policy.

It’s a little-known fact that the county partners with St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers to offer an innovative program at the Essex County Jail.

The program, spearheaded by chemical dependency counselor Dennis Furushima, has a participation rate of about 50 percent.

Once admitted, addicted inmates are examined by the medical department.

Following a screening process to determine eligibility, inmates then undergo detox. After the physical symptoms fade, Furushima engages in a number of therapeutic methods designed to get the addicts on the road to sustainable recovery.

Ideally, participation in the program will give inmates the life skills necessary to make them productive members of society.

The jury is still out on recidivism rates, said jail officials. But inmates and administrators alike say the program is a smash hit. While it is likely some addicts want to shave time off their sentences, admitted Furushima, in doing so, they’ll hopefully emerge with a set of internal motivators that will slow their appetite for destruction.

The course has also acted as a launchpad for inmates to get involved with other activities, including GED classes and a Bible study group, making their stint in the slammer not entirely a wasted effort.

The program is so popular, said Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting, that it has developed a national buzz among agencies and officials from across the country, including the Burlington-based federal defender who recently toured the facility.

Detoxification, rehabilitation and recovery.

Our homegrown providers right here in Essex County are providing better services to inmates than many licensed recovery providers across the state are providing to paid clients.

That speaks volumes to the compassion, dedication, commitment and forward-looking approach by all agencies involved.

For that, they should be commended.

The rest of the state should look to this partnership.

It’s one that needs to be emulated, and we’re lucky to have it.

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My friend and I would like to know, and perhaps others would be interested as well.

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To the Editor: The Elizabethtown Thrift Shop is at the economic heart of our community, and has served the people of Essex County for seven years. In 2015, the Thrift Shop moved from its original location above the Deer’s Head Inn to a larger ground floor space at the corner of Court Street and High Street (next door to Adirondack Chevrolet).

The Thrift Shop is a non-profit charity and staffed entirely by volunteers.

The Thrift Shop officers want to thank all those in the community who have donated surplus clothing, toys and house wares to the shop. We have new items arriving every day and word of our great bargains is spreading fast. New customers come from as far as Canada and Vermont just to shop in Elizabethtown.

All profits the Thrift Shop makes is used to support the four churches in Elizabethtown and Lewis. The Thrift Shop also makes clothing available at no cost to the clients of five service organizations. (ACAP, Social Services, Families First, The Food Shelf and the Office of Aging). Unsellable linens are donated to the SPCA and we also support the High Peaks Hospice Blue Box. Some of our best customers are our volunteers. New volunteers are welcome and will be trained by the senior staff. If you want to volunteer, even two hours a month, call 873-1050 and leave your contact information with one of volunteers. Remember! Bargains begin here!

Joyce Bethlehem: President and the Thrift Shop Volunteers

DPWÊ reformÊ neededÊ toÊ curbÊ excessiveÊ saltÊ use

To the Editor: It was gratifying to see in your piece for the Jan. 2 issue (“Lawmakers salty over salt use”) that someone, FINALLY, was paying attention to this critical issue: everyone I know complains about it, but seems resigned to the sad fact that “nothing can be done” because the state and town highway departments write their own rules and answer to nobody.

But I was a little disappointed that you did not also bring up one of the main reasons for this excessive salt usage: overtime pay for the road crews.

So I was doubly gratified to see in your piece for the Feb. 6 issue (“Municipal salt use down with mild winter”) that this subject was mentioned, though not in a way, it seems to me, that tied it directly and explicitly to the overuse problem.

Until the economic incentive for overuse is removed, it will never be brought under control. The only way to remove that incentive is to guarantee road crews a monthly income equal to both their regular and average overtime pay, which they can count on receiving whether they spread salt needlessly, burn up diesel needlessly, all the while wearing out expensive machinery needlessly, or sit at home watching TV. The public would actually be SAVING tax money by paying them to sit home watching TV when there’s no legitimate work to be done, as is always the case during the winter months.

Last night at my house in Wilmington, where I’ve lived for 30 years, exactly 1.3” inches of light snow fell — all over before 8 a.m. Yet beginning at 5:30, the town plow has passed my house six times (three round trips) as of 1:30 p.m. I’ll be surprised if it doesn’t make another pass before dark.

Can this possibly be justified?

Clarence Anderson Wilmington

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To the Editor: On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, a case that will determine whether states can pass legislation that regulates abortion clinics and requires doctors to have admitting privileges for local hospitals.

My question is, why would a medical facility put its patients at risk by employing doctors who don’t have those privileges? What do they have to fear?

The Silent No More Awareness Campaign has submitted an amicus brief in defense of the legislation using 31 of our testimonies. That is a fraction of the testimonies the campaign has gathered.

As of Jan. 16, Silent No More has held 1,582 gatherings in 17 countries and 48 states, with 5,978 women and men sharing their testimonies of abortion regret. Testimonies have also been shared at 117 high schools and universities in the last five years. There are 2,405 testimonies posted on the website and 17,049 people from 77 countries have registered with the Campaign. We also have a list of 248 women who were killed by legal abortion.

The abortion profiteers who oppose the Texas law are supported by an amicus brief from 113 female lawyers who claim they needed access to abortion to fulfill their career goals.

I had my abortion in 1974 because I didn’t think I could have a baby and go to college. But after my abortion, I dropped out of college and my life spiraled into a complex set of problems.

Having an abortion did NOT allow me to reach my goals. I did return to college 20 years later to complete my degree, but it took me 30 years to finally forgive myself for the abortion. Women need to know the truth about abortion, before they make the wrong choice.

Nancy Belzile Willsboro

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To the Editor, A recent letter to the Editor in a Warren County paper from Marilyn Mazzeo of Lake George prompted me to write this. I’d like to quote a bit of Marilyn’s original letter published in 1984 which she recently requested the Post Star of Glens Falls to reprint with the hopes it “would help inspire the public to participate in a most important time in our country’s history.”

The letter from over 30 years ago states in part:

“Our government bodies—town boards, planning boards, zoning boards, school boards—are public servants, elected or appointed by me, the taxpayer, to counsel and guide and protect our local laws and preserve the quality of living in our area.”

She goes on to say “I’ve learned their jobs are not easy. Many times they are like actors playing to an empty house. They never know how good or bad their performance was until the critic writes the reviews. How can we expect them to play to an empty house week after week and month after month and then have the audacity to criticize the play.”

The letter goes on but you get the idea I am sure. I personally would encourage you to attend the meetings in your town—find out how things are accomplished, see who attends and listen to the comments. You will find out what your neighbors think and how they feel about the issues. If you become involved, you will become informed and make better decisions when it’s time to vote.

Our town board meetings are held at the town hall; they are free and open to the public. Regular meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. and on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. See the town website (westportny.net) or call the town hall if you have questions. I hope to see you there soon.

Patricia French Westport

ThanksÊ forÊ SweetÊ AdelinesÊ success

To the Editor: A heartfelt thank you to all who made the Champlain Valley Sweet Adelines’ Singing Valentines a huge success this past weekend. We were honored to share the love of families, couples, and friends in many places around the north country and beyond. We had a wonderful time singing in classrooms, homes, restaurants, work places, nursing homes, the hospital, and for the first time ever, the airport.

With wonderful coverage in the media, especially by Sun Community News, the Press Republican, WIRY and WPTZ, everyone learned of our efforts to sing love songs to valentines in four-part harmony.

Special thanks go to the Sweeney family of Lake Shore Candy for their donation of chocolates and to Esther Dominy for being our amazing Valentine Secretary.

We are already looking forward to next Valentine’s Day! Champlain Valley Chorus, Plattsburgh

WhereÕ sÊ theÊ Ô sluggishÊ economyÕ ?

To the Editor: Who’s minding the store?

One thing that bothers me about your editorial (“Who’s Minding the Store?”, Jan. 30 edition) is the comment “a sluggish economy that has failed to rebound since collapsing eight years ago.”

How can anyone claim that we were/are in a “Great Recession” that has failed to rebound?

Boondoggles such the ones you note do not occur in truly hard times.

In 2008, Wall Street conned most of the country into believing that the entire economic system would collapse, in only a few days, if the government didn’t bail them out with a few trillion dollars! This was nothing more than a pure greed play by vested financial and real estate interests to grab as much of the free cash from the public trough as they could by crying poor mouth.

Just look around you: It’s a minor miracle when you don’t see anyone carrying a cell phone or tablet computer! Even I have three smart phones and two tablets! There are 200 million smart phones in the U.S. alone and a billion worldwide!

And those phones are not cheap, $500 or so! In the Great Depression of the 1930’s, the lines were for REAL apples, to eat, not for Apple iphones and ipads.

Movies are enjoying unmatched record audiences. Video game sales, tourism and other entertainment product sales are booming. Automobile and truck sales are booming (and these are expensive cars!) The airline business is finally showing profitability. Housing construction is booming; have you seen the massive development going on Nationwide? Housing developments and shopping centers are popping up like mushrooms.

Even the “Forever Wild” Adirondacks are being sold to developers. Road construction nationwide is booming.

In California the politicians are pushing a $68 billion boondoggle highspeed rail “to nowhere” to keep the economy booming. Also in California, hedge funds are fueling massive investment into Central Valley mega- almond, pistachio and other high value crop farms, FOR EXPORT, not exactly your starving family farm.

Where’s the sluggish economy?

David Safrany, Half Moon Bay, CA

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Little Bits Warm & Cold Gordie Little

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s it possible to be warm and cold at the same time?

I wrote this on Valentine’s Day. It was a warm day in my heart as I greeted that Sunday morning by sharing a card and a kiss with my wife of almost 42 years. I would refer to her as Catherine the Great, but Kaye would demur.

The temperature that day was cold enough to freeze your words if you tried to converse outside.

You would have to bring them inside to thaw in order to hear anything.

It was cold enough that if you had brass monkeys on the lawn, you brought them in as well. We needed that kind of silly humor last week when the thermometer bottomed near 30 below in some places. We didn’t dare to smile, or risk cracked lips.

Kaye dressed me in thick duds to keep the cold outside when I ventured to Saranac Lake on Saturday for a TV show at the Winter Carnival. There were many wags urging them to cancel the parade, but that wasn’t going to happen. It was shortened to keep the youngest marchers inside and to prevent damage to frozen lips on musical instruments. Still, it was a great time and I enjoyed the visit with family and friends.

When my audience sees the shaky videography, they will be treated to lovely scenes of sky and earth as I attempted to see through foggy glasses and a frosted screen. I suffered prickly facial skin at the palace and opted to slip on a strange-looking, but effective, full face mask when I recorded the parade. Double socks and thick long johns rounded out the cold weather garb and I was most grateful to Kaye for the outfit.

We live in a beautiful area that I enjoy through all the seasons but, as I nudge old age, the minus 20-something thermometer readings are less appealing. I suppose that’s the stuff of legends. If it weren’t for that, I would have been hard put to settle on a topic this week.

Meanwhile, back to Kaye and our toasty Morrisonville home.

We’ve had many good times throughout our decades together. We’ve also managed to survive weather conditions that are frightening even in retrospect.

We logged four-foot snowfalls and minus 40 degrees. There were frozen pipes and stuffing logs into the old wood stove.

We survived. We’re a hardy bunch. That’s what our granddaughter Kelly said when we walked out of her mother’s house to head for the parade. We’ll remain hardy for whatever the weatherperson brings us in the future.

Of course, at this stage in our lives, we take a respite in the sunny southland in the midst of winter just to improve our attitude.

We hope you also had a fine Valentine’s Day with somebody you love. Mine was delightfully warm right here with Kaye. How I love that woman.

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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CONTEST! Cumberland12 Cinemas is excited to present its annual contest. Simply pick the winners of the categories listed on the website and have a chance to win fantastic prizes. 1st prize - dinner at Ground Round & movie, 2 large popcorns and 2 large sodas. 2nd prize - 2 movie passes, 1 large popcorn, 1 medium soda and 2 free games of bowling at North Bowl. 3rd prize - 2 movie passes and 1 small popcorn.

Contest ends February 27th, Academy Awards February 28th. Winners will be drawn and contacted the following week.

1 entry per person.

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This local musician’s voice has been described as “deeply emotional without being remotely ‘fluffy’ and distinctive, both sweet & just a bit naughty.”

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MERCHANTS OF DOUBT@ SUNY PLATTSBURGH, YOKUM 202.

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Thursday: 6:00 pm

Saturday: 7:00 pm

story slam!

Storytellers put their names in a hat, as names are picked they take the stage & tell us their best lesson learned in 5 minutes.

Local judges will score every story to select the winners of the night. Stories must be true & come from personal experience. No notes allowed. This is a free event!

Details: Baylee at: info@adirondackcenterforwriting.org or Jack at: jon@ncpr.org.

Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the curtain on a secretive group of highly charismatic, silver-tongued pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities, yet have the contrary aim of spreading maximum confusion about well-studies public threats ranging from toxic chemicals to pharmaceuticals to climate chante (sonyclassics.com/ merchantsofdoubt) Details: bhust001@plattsburgh.edu.

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FEB. LIGHTS ARE ON, 20 BREAKFAST IS Sat. SERVED@WESTPORT FEDERATED CHURCH.

Saturday: 8:00 am - 10:30 pm

Scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, fruit, coffee and juice. Adults $6, Under 12 $3, Under 2 Free. All proceeds benefit the WFC Youth Fund.

Details: Medara Sherman 518-795-4280.

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FEST@ THRU MOUNT VAN FEB. HOEVENBURG 21 & LAKE PLACID Sun. OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX. All Day Event

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Festival includes ski clinics, demonstrations, parties, headlamp tours, and the 34th annual Lake Placid Loppet and Mt. Van Hoevenburg. Saturday includes the Citizen Challenge Race of both 6.25k & 12.5k. The challenge is relatively flat and racers will be rewarded with camaraderie & pristine conditions.

Everyone welcome. Register online.

Details: whiteface.com

Saturday: 7:30 pm

This is a thrilling Biopic about the brilliant genius who invented the iMac and the iPhone. This is an intimate portrait of the man who changed our world. $6 adults, $3 under 18.

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Saturday: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cross country skiing, snowshoeing, winter scouting games, etc. $5 per Scout, $2 adults - includes supplies and lunch.

Register online by Feb. 20th.

Details: trcscouting.org/ adirondackevents/2016ADKCSKlondike, Skip Lee 518-563-8896.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Carpe Diem

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was born and raised here. For most of my life, the Adirondacks have been my home. It’s because of this that I find myself consistently surprised when I meet others who have been here for just as long, yet we’ve never crossed paths. There are so many lives being lived parallel to your own. A single place can mean something different to so many people. For some, this place is one from which to escape. For others, it’s the place they escaped to.

To you, the reader, I want to say that it’s an honor to share this place with you. It snows a lot, and sometimes crazy things happen, but this place is ours. What we do here and what it will mean to us will be different, but I hope that you find your happiness here. And maybe – just maybe – our paths will cross somewhere along the way.

In the meantime, carpe diem.

On Feb. 20, Fuzzy Ducks in Morrisonville will host the 2016 Snowed In Festival. The allages metalfest will feature more than 10 groups from all around the Northeast, including regional favorites Sworn Enemy and Brick by Brick. With over 250 expected to attend, this event promises to be the biggest hardcore metal event of the year. Tickets are $12 per person and can be purchased at the door or online at 518booking.bigcartel.com. Doors open at 5 p.m., show starts at 6 p.m.

A concert by violinist Mari Black will be held at the Upper Jay Art Center on Feb. 26. Black, a multi-style violinist and champion fiddler, is rapidly building a reputation as one of the most dynamic young artists of her generation. Her energetic playing, engaging stage presence and commitment to bringing people together through music have made her a favorite with audiences across the country and around the world. A master of diverse musical styles and winner of several major international competitions, Black creates a performance that take listeners on a journey celebrating tradition and exploring new possibility in the dance-based music of Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Argentina, eastern Europe and the Americas. A $15 donation is suggested at the door.

A community exhibition titled “For the Love of Artists” will be displayed at ROTA Studios and Gallery in Plattsburgh from 2/20 – 3/12. An opening reception is planned for Feb. 20 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. All pieces on display will be available for purchase. Donations to the gallery are encouraged.

Continuing their “Family Movie Sundays” series, Plattsburgh’s Strand Center for the Arts will screen the popular 2001 release, “Monsters Inc.” The movie will start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children. For more information, call 518-563-1604.

Aubrey Haddard of Breakfast for the Boys will perform at Smoke Signals in Lake Placid on Feb. 20. Haddard is well-known for her powerhouse vocals, bluesy styling and tasteful, original melodies. Believing wholeheartedly that music is purely a human connection, the 21-yearold singer believes her voice is her personal contribution that she hopes to share with as many possible. Admission is free. Show starts at 9 p.m. For more info, call 518-523-2271.

What makes a movie great? David Reuther, founder of the Champlain Valley Film Society, will explore this question at the Whallonsburg Grange on Feb. 23. Reuther’s presentation is part of the Grange’s Lyceum series – a string of events that will work to present the history, evolution and significance of everyday things in an extraordinary way. Reuther’s “Six Movies”

Local author to present “Huck Finn” WILLSBORO — The Friends of the Paine Memorial Free Library will present a talk titled “Huck Finn and Friends” by local author Jigs Gardner Saturday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call 963-4478 for more info.

ECH preps Healthy Heart Day ELIZABETHTOWN — The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital will host their annual Healthy Heart Day Tuesday, Feb. 23 from 4 to 6 p.m.

This event offers community members the opportunity to take part in a free heart health screening. The health screening will assess blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and oxygen levels.

Hospital staff will also check height and weight, providing an overall health picture. Participants will also have an EKG reading taken, an important test that measures heart health.

A team of nurses and lab staff will conduct the health screening. People will be able to take home heart-healthy recipes, get important health information, view various exhibits and talk with professionals about taking care of their heart.

Call the hospital for questions or additional information about the event at 873-3003.

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will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.

Writer Jigs Gardner will offer a presentation titled “Huck Finn and Friends” at the Paine Memorial Free Library in Willsboro on Feb. 20. Refreshments will be served, admission is free. The presentation begins at 2 p.m. To review the essays to be discussed in advance, visit the library at 2 Gilliland Lane. For more information about the library and Gardner’s event, call 518-963-4478.

The Pub in Ticonderoga will host the Adirondack Paint Party’s Paint and Sip on Feb. 20. The subject for this session is winter reflection. 2-4 p.m. Tickets are $25. Space is limited.

To reserve a seat, visit adirondackpaintparty.com.

Punk rock band Sobgoblin will perform with Gobhi at Gug’s in Glens Falls on Feb. 20. Kevin Gloss will open the show with a special tribute to David Bowie. Show starts at 9 p.m.

Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios will again offer an introduction to oil painting series lead by Nancy Brossard. She studied painting at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Milwaukee. Since moving to the Adirondacks, the painter has won numerous awards and has been recognized nationally for her work. The classes will run for three weeks, with a class every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. beginning on Feb. 23. A workshop fee of $150 will be collected upon registration and includes all instruction, paint and canvas. Participants are encouraged to bring brushes of their choice. All skill levels are welcome. To pre-register, contact admin@bluseedstudios.org or call 518-891-3799. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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Elizabeth Izzo is the arts and entertainment columnist for Sun Community News. Reach her at Elizabeth@suncommunitynews.com.

Aubrey Huddard of Breakfast for the Boys will perform at Smoke Signals in Lake Placid on Feb. 20.

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For Mike Derrick, who hopes to be the district’s next federal representative, the tranquility is a dramatic change of pace from his army career — albeit a fleeting one.

Derrick, 54, retired at the rank of colonel after serving for 28 years. He returned to the family homestead with his wife, Kathy, and pondered the next step.

Cashing in on his bonafides wasn’t an option, Derrick said.

Neither was resting on his laurels.

But continuing to serve his country was.

Military service runs strong in the family. Mike and Kathy, who is also a retired army colonel, raised four sons, two of which are serving active duty.

For Derrick, the concept of selfless service is a deeply-held ethic.

“It’s what we have done as a family,” he said.

Upon advice from his late father, Derrick mulled over entering the race to unseat incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik (RWillsboro), who was elected in November 2014.

It was a race that drew national media attention, not only because of its recent history — a 2009 special election for its precursor, NY23, became an early referendum on President Barack Obama — but also due to the starpower of Stefanik, who was quickly pegged by the GOP establishment as the party’s Next Big Thing™.

The Peru native pondered the decision for six months before formally declaring last July.

“It’s not exactly a calm, productive retirement,” Derrick said, expressing a trace of dry wit.

Derrick said Congress needs to revert to a body of citizen representatives.

“We’ve gotten away from people who lead for reasons other than their own advancement, power and influence,” Derrick said.

The candidate’s resume is sprinkled with equal parts aca-

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Derrick began his career in Korea. Stints in Europe and in Desert Storm followed, as did graduate degrees from Indiana University, which he put to work at West Point and Fort Leavenworth as a teacher.

The colonel later commanded battalions at Fort Carson that prepared troops for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Prior to his retirement, he led a missile defense wargame for US Strategic Command.

Now he’s back in Peru, spending his days crafting a campaign, assembling a staff, meeting with local officials and traversing the sprawling district in his Buick LaCrosse, which has logged 20,000 miles in the past seven months.

Colonels are the last rank in the army that retain a sense of direct control on the ground, said Derrick. After that, control tends to be exercised through subordinates, a process the candidate says often leads to detachment from day-to-day policy ramifications.

Derrick believes the skills applied through “small unit” leadership — like commanding a patrol of 12 guys in the DMZ through hairy conditions — can be translated to the civilian sphere in a political role.

The candidate, a self-proclaimed moderate Democrat, said the political center has spiraled out of control.

Federal legislation — budget bills and the highway bill, for instance — are being assembled at the last minute, while other issues, like immigration, are being ignored by lawmakers completely for partisan reasons, he said.

“That should be a deliberate careful process over the course of months, not thrown together in a matter of days,” Derrick said.

Policymaking is not an abstract concept, said the candidate. The inability, or unwillingness, to plan ahead has reallife ramifications, like when soldiers are awaiting orders once the new fiscal year rolls around and a spending plan hasn’t been approved by Congress.

Derrick recalled preparing contingency plans for his troops if stop-gap funding resolutions weren’t passed.

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Failure to do would have resulted in a standstill.

“You can see what happens when there’s dysfunction in Congress,” Derrick said.

This behavior would never pass the sniff test at the local level, he said.

And this is one of the concepts underpinning his candidacy, experience with federal bureaucracy.

While Derrick doesn’t appear to be an idealist, he does identify as an optimist.

The candidate, in a pair of sprawling discussions with a reporter and the Sun’s editorial board, conceded that one man venturing to Washington, D.C. isn’t going to change a governing body whose performance Americans continually rank as abysmal (Just 16 percent of Americans approved of the job Congress was doing in 2015, reported Gallup).

But Derrick does hope his “fact-based campaign” will elevate him to the body, where change can be as simple as putting different people in one district at a time. Derrick cites folks like Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-7), Seth Moulton (R-MA-6) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI-6) as three vets whom he admires.

All of whom have recently made the transition from military to political service.

Perhaps unsurprisingly coming from a lifelong “instrument of national policy,” as he put it, Derrick speaks in precise, measured tones, with each word deliberately selected.

Possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of local issues — even down to discussions about shared services between local school districts and the lack of municipal wastewater treatment systems in Essex County, one of the 12 in the district — Derrick was at his most animated while discussing his family (“Between two careers, and four children, that has been our passion”) and stories he heard on the campaign trail, like the Ogdensburg couple who waited five years before getting pregnant so they could earn enough sick time to care for their newborn.

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stay-at-home dad for five years. The frequent moves were hard on the kids. As such, he and Kathy decided not to do too much at the “risk of doing something not well.”

Shortly afterward, Kathy finished her active duty career.

Derrick said those five years — including a stint in the Alaskan winter with three toddlers and a newborn — have given him a unique perspective on family policy.

Not everyone is as fortunate as Kathy, who received maternity leave, he said.

Others have to circumvent the lack of policies in creative ways, Derrick said, like planning to give birth on a Friday so they can be back at work on Monday.

“These people can’t afford to not work,” Derrick said of the Ogdensburg couple, both public school teachers. “That’s just what’s crushing many of our middle class families.

When good families choose not to have children because they can’t continue to work, something’s wrong in our society.”

Discussions with veterans also struck a nerve, like those who continue to grapple with access to health care, including treatment for hepatitis C. Eight-thousand veterans in the district may be undiagnosed, said Derrick, citing the efforts of American Legion Post 1619 in Morrisonville to push for vets to get tested.

“Many of our lawmakers in Washington have never darkened the door of the VA,” Derrick said. “I’ve spent a whole lot of time being treated by the VA, so this is something to me that is very, very real.”

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discussion while on the stump.

The candidate said these experiences — as a military man, parent and an educator — are indispensable and cannot be substituted by academic study, which is often confused with leadership, Derrick said.

“The last thing we need more of in Washington are subject matter experts,” Derrick said. “Just because you know a lot about something doesn’t necessarily mean you can process all that, pull out the salient points, create whatever your priorities are and articulate those with decision — that’s leadership.

And I think we’ve lost that in great measure in Washington.”

Derrick also said the country could use less career politicans.

Unseating Stefanik won’t be a cakewalk, admitted Derrick. Challenges lie ahead, including fundraising and combating what he anticipates will be a wave of “dark money” flowing into the race from outside of the district.

“I’m expecting to be outspent 4-1,” he said.

Quoting Steve Israel (D-NY-3), powerful former head of the Democratic National Congressional Committee who opted against seeking re-election this year, Derrick said soliciting funds is like “panhandling with hors d’oeuvres.”

But in the military, fear is non-existent, Derrick said. Courage is paramount.

“I’ve been in a few fights before,” Derrick said. “I’ve got a few left in me.”

Pictured on front: Mike Derrick, a retired army colonel, is running for the Democratic nomination for New York’s 21st Congressional District.

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he North Country SPCA would like to remind you of our upcoming Spay-ghetti and Mutt-Bowl Extravaganza Kathy Wilcox > Columnist Friday, March 11 at the Minrollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com eville VFW, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

The Italian buffet is vegetarian-friendly and includes a delicious selection of spaghetti with your choice of a variety of sauces. The menu includes baked ziti, broccoli alfredo, Parmesancrusted chicken, tossed salad, bread and butter, and a variety of Italian pastries and cookies.

The cost for the event is $10 and a cash bar is available. Proceeds to to support the SNIP spay and neuter program at the North Country SPCA. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for this tasty event!

Our featured pet this week is Roberta, a sweet little Beagle/Hound mix who arrived with her sister Kylene.

Roberta and her sister were both terribly undersocialized when they arrived, but with the patient attention of the shelter staff, they have been coming out of their shells and are really beginning to blossom. Roberta has a lot of excitable puppy energy and enthusiasm; we can tell she has the potential to be a terrific family dog! Staff are working with her to develop her house manners and she is an eager learner. If you are looking for a smaller dog who still has plenty of puppy playfulness and gets along well with everyone, Roberta is just the little lady for you! Why not stop by and meet her

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John Remillard to oversee transition plan of Inter-Lakes, Moses Ludington ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Community Hospital has a new chief.

The University of Vermont Health Network - Elizabethtown Community Hospital’s board of directors announced on Friday John Remillard has been named as interim chief executive officer.

Remillard began his duties on Monday, Feb. 15, ultimately filling the vacancy left by Rod Boula’s resignation. Boula has accepted a position as CEO of Calais Memorial Hospital in Maine.

Remillard comes to ECH with over 30 years of healthcare leadership experience, most recently as president and CEO of A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, where he served since 1989. Prior to his time at A.O. Fox Memorial, Remillard led Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge, NY. Remillard has also worked for the New York State Department of Health.

Remillard said he was pleased to join the hospital’s team.

“This hospital has a wonderful reputation for providing quality patient care by staff members who are committed to the patients, the community and each other,” said Remillard. “It’s an amazing team environment and I’m excited to become a part of it.”

Remillard will oversee the day-to-day operations at ECH while assisting with the University of Vermont Health Network’s transition plan of Inter-Lakes Health and Moses Ludington Hospital.

“His background in regard to the development of comprehensive primary care centers, network affiliations and organizational transformations lends itself perfectly to the changes in our healthcare environment,” said Board Chair Jim Forcier. “John brings a wealth of hospital and healthcare network experience. His leadership and knowledge will be valuable, especially during the transformation of Inter-Lakes Health including the development of a medical village in Ticonderoga.”

A native of northern New York, Remillard earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from LeMoyne College in Syracuse and his master’s in healthcare administration from Russell Sage in Troy.

Remillard is licensed as a nursing home administrator and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Remillard has served on several professional organizations, including the Healthcare Association of New York State, the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance, the American Hospital Association Governing Council for Small or Rural Hospitals and the Healthcare Financial Managers Association.

A search committee has been established to find a new CEO for Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Forcier said.

“It is a process expected to take several months. We are really pleased to have John working with us in the interim.”

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no bed of roses — you have to work.”

The duo hope the new owners will have the “cando” attitude and spirit to keep their business running for many more years to come.

Since January, Jim and Bev have been searching for suitable buyers to take over the business.

Right now, the couple is negotiations with a Keeseville couple to hand over ownership.

If the deal goes through, said Bev, the potential buyers have indicated they intend to keep the Hometown Deli like it is now, but expand the bakery and offer new specials.

“My hope is that they’re as successful as we are,” she said.

No matter who the buyer is, Jim said, he hopes to stick around and help them run the place he and his family created.

That changeover, Bev said, will take time.

“We’re going to be here for quite a while,” she said. “You can’t get rid of us that easily.”

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No. 2 Patriots lead local teams into sectionals

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ELIZABETHTOWN — With perhaps the most hyped teams in the history of Section VII, the battle to earn a championship trophy begins with 11 teams mentioned in the New York State Sportwriter’s Association polls.

Lake at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. Fourth seed Saranac will host fifth seed Plattsburgh High, also at 6 p.m. Feb. 16. Those winners will face their respective semifinal opponent (3/6 v. 2; 4/5 v 1) in the Class B semifinals Friday, Feb. 19, at Northern Adirondack Central School, with winners meeting in the Class B final Friday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m. at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse.

AuSable Valley’s Lucas Perez

Class C The AuSable Valley Patriots held the second spot in the Feb. 9 Class C polls before falling to Class D power Moriah, but earned the top seed in the Section VII playoffs, opening with a semifinal game against fourth seed Ticonderoga at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 18, at Beekmantown.

The 6 p.m. game Feb. 18 will see second seed Northern Adirondack play third seed Seton Catholic (a NYSSWA honorable mention), with winners from both games facing off in the Class C championship Saturday, Feb. 27, 1:45 p.m. at the PSUC Fieldhouse.

Saranac Lake’s Almelina Cecunjanin

Girls

AuSable Valley’s Kourtney Keenan

Class B

Perhaps the most anticipated matchup of the season could take place in the Section VII/Class B girls championship game, as ninth-ranked and top seed Northeastern Clinton could face 19th ranked and second seed Beekmantown.

The Lady Cougars and Lady Eagles only have one loss in the CVAC in 2015-16, with each team defeating each other on their home courts. The Eagles have lost two non-league games, giving the Cougars the seeding edge.

Looking to spoil the potential match-up between NCCS and BCS are third seed Peru, who host sixth seed Saranac

Class C The sixth-ranked Northern Adirondack Bobcats look to return to the NYSPHSAA Class C championship game at Hudson Valley Community College, earning the top seed in Class C and opening the playoffs in the semifinal round against fourth seed Ticonderoga in a game set for Wednesday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. at Beekmantown.

The first semifinal matchup at Beekmantown will pair second seed and 17th ranked AuSable Valley against third seed Seton Catholic, who will be without two starters due to their commitment to Mission of Hope.

The Class C championship game will take place Friday, Feb. 26, 6:15 p.m. at the PSUC Fieldhouse.

Class D The Keene varsity girls program has again earned the top seed, as the 16th ranked team statewide in Class D will open Friday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m., hosting either eighth seed Schroon Lake or ninth seed Wells, who play Tuesday, Feb. 16, 6 p.m.

Moriah will enter the tournament as the second seed, hosting seventh seed Johnsburg, while third seed Westport will host sixth seed Crown Point and fourth seed Willsboro hosts fifth seed Lake Placid. All quarterfinals games are set for Feb. 19 with 6 p.m. starts.

The Class D semifinals will take place at AuSable Valley Tuesday, Feb. 23, with 6 and 7:30 p.m. start times, while the Class D finals tip at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at the PSUC Fieldhouse.

Boys Class B

Keene’s Hanna Whitney

Northeastern Clinton, an honorable mention in the NYSSWA Class B poll, earned the top seed in Section VII and will face the winner of fourth seed Plattsburgh High and fifth seed Beekmantown (Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m.) in the semifinals at Northern Adirondack Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

The 6 p.m. matchup Feb. 20 will pit second seed Peru against the winner of third seed Saranac and sixth seed Saranac Lake (Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m.).

The Class B championship will take place Saturday, Feb. 27, 3 p.m. at the PSUC Fieldhouse.

Willsboro’s Lucas Cross

Class D While the top-ranked Moriah Vikings are the darling of Section VII, their road to the Class D state final four may be the most crowded, with two honorable mention teams within their own section and seven of the top 20 within their region.

The Vikings, who finished their second consecutive undefeated regular season, will start their march for a third straight trip (fourth overall) to Glens Falls with a quarterfinal matchup against either eighth seed Johnsburg or ninth seed Keene (Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6 p.m.) at home Saturday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m.

Other quarterfinals set for 6 p.m. Feb. 20 pit second seed and state honorable mention Willsboro against seventh seed Wells; third seed and state honorable mention Westport against sixth seed Lake Placid; and fourth seed Schroon Lake against fifth seed Elizabethtown-Lewis, with Willsboro, Westport and Schroon Lake hosting, respectively.

The Class D semifinals will take place Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6 and 7:30 p.m., while the championship game tips at noon Saturday, Feb. 27, at the PSUC Fieldhouse.

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Chance LaPier heading to state wrestling tourney Saranac claims Section VII wrestling crown

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ELLENBURG — The back-and-forth pendulum swing that has been the Peru and Saranac varsity wrestling programs continued to move Feb. 13, as the Chiefs claimed the Section VII championships at Northern Adirondack one week after the Indians claimed the league championship.

“We definitely wrestled well today,” Chiefs head coach Heath Smith said after the matches. “The bonus points we were able to earn with pins were key, and that has been how we have been able to wrestle all season.”

Saranac’s night got off to an impressive start as eighth grader and coaches’ son Bryce Smith scored a pin over Peru’s Logan Dubuque in the second period at 99-lbs.

“Logan had beat him three of the four times they had wrestled this year, so this was a great win for us,” Heath Smith said. “I was proud as a dad and a coach.”

“It was a big win,” said the younger Smith, who celebrated by running into the stands to embrace the rest of his family after sharing a moment with his father on the mat.

“It was awesome to celebrate with everyone who had helped me — just amazing.”

With his result, Smith was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the event.

Noah Clausen continued kept the Chiefs on the winning path with a pin over Peru’s Hunter Quero at 106 before Carson Dobozy put the Indians on the board with a pin against Saranac’s Jordan Daniels at 113.

The momentum moved back to Saranac in the 120 championship, as freshman Jacob Nolan won his third straight sectional title with an 11-0 decision victory over Peru’s Brandon Goddeau, this time at 120. The win gave Nolan his third shot at the NYSPHSAA championships, where he finished as the Di-

Chance LaPier gets his hand raised after winning a Section VII individual championship Feb. 13 at the annual wrestling tournament and state qualifier.

vision II runner-up last season.

“It feels great to be able to defend and stay on top,” Nolan said. “I am going to have to work my butt off and listen to my coaches and wrestle to the best of my ability.”

“He is going to have to work hard and have a little luck,” Smith said of Nolan’s chances to get back to the finals. “The 120 bracket is going to be very tough this year, with the kid who beat him in the championships last year and some other very strong wrestlers, but he wanted the challenge.”

Northern Adirondack scored its first state qualifier at 126 when Roland LaPoint scored a 6-1 victory over Anthony Carter of Beekmantown. Saranac’s John Devins then scored a victory by pin over Beekmantown’s Kaeden Peryea at 132, followed by Peru’s Colin Hogan scoring a 5-2 win over Sara-

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nac’s Brandon Yip. After Austin Trombley of Northern Adirondack scored a 9-1 win over AuSable Valley’s Joe LeClair at 145, CVAC Wrestler of the Year Ethan Feazelle put Peru back on the top of the podium with a 3-2 win over Saranac’s Rafael Rivera at 152.

In the 160 match, Peru’s Nick Bushey earned a 16-0 tech fall victory over NAC’s Chad King.

“It’s pretty amazing,” said Bushey, of his first sectional title.

The Peru junior will now look to follow in the footsteps of his brother, Jordan, who won a state championship last season.

“We talk a lot about wrestling,” Nick said.

“He basically tells me to stay focused and do what I do. It will help a lot to have his experience in my corner.”

Wil Marcil put Saranac back on top in the 170 match, pinning Jaden Maldanado of Beekmantown. In the 182 match, AuSable Valley scored their lone representative for Albany as Chance LaPier scored a 2-1 upset win over Beekmantown’s Gage Cook.

“My team helped me out so much and it’s great I will have the chance to represent them in Albany,” LaPier said. “I am going to keep training and focus on keeping my head on straight.”

The 195-lbs. match was the last pairing a Peru and Saranac wrestler, with the Chief ’s Colby Staley scoring a pin 1:18 into the second period to defeat the Indian’s Cole McKee and claim the sectional title.

“Last year I had a tough lost in sectionals so I wanted to come back and work as hard as I could to get here,” Staley said.

Marcil and Staley were suspended for the league championship matches, but combined to author the final two wins in the sectionals.

“We really let our teammates down last week, so I was happy we could come back and contribute this week for them,” Staley said.

“Those two made a storybook ending for themselves tonight,” Smith said. “They have done a great job for us for five years and this was a great way to cap it.”

Beekmantown’s Bruce Goddeau gave Beekmantown its lone champion at 220 with a 1-0 victory over Peru’s Riley Sartwell.

In the heavyweight match, Peru’s Hunter Sartwell and Beekmantown’s Clay Watts each earned an escape point in the first three periods for a 1-1 tie. Neither player scored in the first overtime, with each scoring escapes in the two 30-second overtime periods.

In the final overtime, Sartwell was able to escape from Watts, earning the victory.

The 15 sectional champions now advance to the NYSPHSAA state championship meet at the Times Union Center in Albany, taking place Feb. 26-27.

Patriots, Lady Eagles win sectional bowling titles

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PLATTSBURGH — The AuSable Valley boys and Beekmantown girls scored the team championships at the Section VII bowling tournament Feb. 13, while Peru’s Aaryn Clark and Northeastern Clinton’s Madison Dumas earned top individual honors.

In the boys match, the Patriots earned the team title with 5,865 points, defeating second-place Saranac by 299 pins.

Ticonderoga had a strong overall performance, with its A-team earning third place and the B-team earning fifth, defeating the AuSable B-team by one pin. Beekmantown earned a fourth place finish while Peru A, Northeastern Clinton A, Beekmantown B, Moriah, Willsboro, Saranac B and Plattsburgh High rounded out the standings.

Individually, Clark’s 1,276 six-game series defeated Saranac’s Matt Fall by nine pins. Fall had one of the most impressive matches on the day, rolling strikes on the first eight balls of his fourth game before pin action did not smile on him in the ninth, leaving the five-pin as Fall finished with a 279.

Six AuSable bowlers made the top 10 for the event, with Troy McDonald finishing third (1,234), Tyler Light fourth

Indoor track and field Section VII championships

PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac Chiefs indoor track and field program swept the top spot in the Section VII Indoor championships Feb. 13 at Plattsburgh State University.

While the boy’s program scored 179 points to scored a 57-point win over second place Beekmantown, the girl’s scored 138.5 points in a 16.5-point win over the Lady Eagles.

Mitch Fink scored a trio of wins for the Chiefs, ending the Ticonderoga strangle-hold on the 55-meters with an 8.20 second run. He also won the high jump with a 6-foot attempt and the triple jump with a mark of 41’6”.

Daryn Nephew of Beekmantown spoiled a Fink sweep in the jumps by winning the long jump with a distance of 20-

(1,234), Noah Martineau sixth (1,175), Ryan Thomas seventh (1,171), Brandon Ano eighth (1,161) and Tyler Atkins 10th (1,124).

Ticonderoga’s Anthony Paige finished fifth with a score of 1,182, while Beekmantown’s Austin Recore was ninth with a 1,159 series.

In the girls matches, the Lady Eagles pulled away from the Lady Cougars in the afternoon games, edging them by almost 600 pins. Ticonderoga matched their boys with a third place finish, followed by Peru, AVCS, PHS, Wells, Moriah and Saranac.

Individually, Dumas scored a two-pin victory over Ticonderoga’s Cheyanne Tuthill, edging the Sentinel 1,209-1,207.

Alyza Agoney of Beekmantown finished in third with a 1,195.

Three more Eagles joined the top 10, with Sara Munson (fourth) rolling a 1,172, Cheyenne Reeves (fifth) a 1,143 and Ashleigh Bracomb (eighth) a 1,043.

Sabrina Phair joined Dumas in the top 10, placing ninth with a 1,034. Peru also had a duo of bowlers in the top 10, as Briaunna Varno finished sixth (1,100) and Katherine Clark 10th (1,015).

Plattsburgh High’s Jessica Shaffon was seventh with a 1,063. feet. Nephew also won the 55 dash in a time of 6.5 seconds.

Nate Handy added a victory in the 300 for the Eagles in a time of 37.5, while Matt Villa scored a win in the shot put at 40’3.25”.

Jonathon Gay picked up a pair of wins for the combined Emus team, as the Westport senior topped the podium in the 1,000 (2:45.3) and 1,600 (4:40.10) races. Seton Catholic’s Caleb Moore scored a win in the 3,200 with a time of 10:14.8.

Peru’s Jared Banker won the 600 in a time of 1:32.3, while Saranac captured the 800 and 400 relays and Beekmantown scored a win in the 160 relay.

In the girls meet, Desiree Dashnaw picked up the lone solo victory for the Lady Chiefs in the triple jump with a mark of 30’10.5”.

Beekmantown won four events in the meet as Elisabeth Plympton scored wins in the 55 dash (7.10) and long jump (16’3”), while Kristen Villemaire won the 1,000 (3:18.5) and Tristan Reid won the 55 hurdles in 9.10 seconds.

Seton Catholic’s Margaret Champagne scored wins in the 1,500 (4;52.8) and 3,000 (11:09.4), while Plattsburgh High’s Claire Deshaies won the 300 (44.3) and 600 (1:40.8).

The Ticonderoga 160 relay team of Meg McDonald, Hailey Wright, Mackenzie Price and Grace Montville won the event in a time of 1:32.7, while McDonald also won the high jump with a mark of 4’9”.

Peru and Saranac scored wins in the 400 and 800 relay events, respectively.

PHS thrower Brianna Coon won the shot put with a mark of 34’0.5”.

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made names for themselves. But activity has dropped off in recent years, part of the usual ebb and flow of local music scenes.

Kids get older and move on.

But the old crew still gets together annually. As such, said Bult, this weekend’s festival is more like a reunion party for pals across New England. Bands bring their friends. Word spreads. Relationships are forged. Interest grows. Heads thrash. And hopefully, the momentum will continue.

Headliners Brick by Brick and Sworn Enemy are two of the bigger bands on the circuit. Bult has developed connections with them over the years, part of sustaining a conducive environment to grow the community, which prides itself on a “do-it-yourself ” ethos.

Bult, 24, started booking shows in 2010. The first installment of the festival, featuring 10 bands, didn’t go so well.

“It was a learning experience,” Bult said.

Bult moved to Vermont, gleaned some knowledge from show promoters, and returned in 2012.

The experience, he said, was formative, and reignited a passion for developing a strong local scene.

“If I never met those people, or had the exposure, I would end up doing other stuff that wouldn’t be as good,” Bult said.

“You always have to plant seeds so someone is left carrying the torch.”

Plattsburgh is a college town, so the straight edge philoso-

Once a year, North County metal and punk fans throw a big party at Fuzzy Ducks in Morrisonville. This year’s installment, Snowed In 2016, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 20.

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phy that played a guiding role in creating hardcore scenes in other cities — no drinking, no drugs, no promiscuity — isn’t prevalent here.

Sonically, however, there’s a lot of potential. For such a small community, the interest is high, and plenty of people have the gear and equipment, which is often prohibitively expensive.

But kids still have conflicting views of what to play, Bult said. Many bands perform a few shows and disappear off the map.

Saturday’s event will feature a dozen bands, including some kids who have never played a gig before, like Aaron Griffith, whose band, Empire in Ashes, have been tapped to open the festival.

Griffith, 20, says the local scene, despite being fragile, is a channel for positivity.

“It’s my way to vent things and just be me,” he said.

Most of the band’s lyrics pertain to being best version of yourself you can be, “and not being sucked into the bulls**t of what the world is becoming.”

Griffith aspires to use Empire in Ashes as a way to travel and see the world. Hopefully he can follow in the footsteps of his cousin, whose Albany-based band, Northern Faces, is signed to one of the genre’s leading labels, Equal Vision Records.

Fuzzy Ducks, the host, have been indispensable, said Hult, because they love the kids and the bands.

“I couldn’t have done this without that bar,” Hult said.

This year’s installment will be bittersweet. The program will commemorate a critical member of the community who passed away this past spring.

Despite the challenges, Hult said he will power ahead.

“I have no intention of stopping.”

Snowed In 2016: Plattsburgh’s only hardcore and metal festival, is set for Saturday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. Fuzzy Ducks: 42 River Street, Morrisonville, NY. All ages.

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Bid documents may be obtained, beginning Feb. 17, from either - UPS Store, 1936 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, N.Y., 12946, design@upsstorelakeplacid.com, 518-523-1865, contact Deb; OR: Camelot Copy Center, 100 Fuller Road, Albany, NY, 12205, contact Nick Latal at 518435-9696.

One complete set of plans and specifications may be obtained at no cost (if returned in good condition upon bidding completion to the architect). Contract documents ordered by mail or additional copies are available for a non-refundable fee. These documents become the property of the bidder.

Mail orders must include a cover letter indicating which bid documents are being requested and full payment in advance.

Public viewing locations of bid documents and specifications are at the Keene Valley Library, 1796 Rte. 73, Keene Valley, NY, 12943, 518576-4335; Keene Town Hall, 10892 NY Rte. 9N, Keene, NY, 12942, 518576-4444, and at the offices of SD Atelier Architecture, LLC, 511 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, 518-587-3385.

For additional information contact either the library or the architect.

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Keene Valley Library will be accepting bids for construction work for its Phase One Scope of Work. Publications, This project Inc. adPublished by Denton dresses interior renovations, energy upgrades, and a new heating system.

Bid documents may be obtained, beginning Feb. 17, from either - UPS Store, 1936 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, N.Y., 12946, design@upsstorelakeplacid.com, 518-523-1865, contact Deb; OR: Camelot Copy Center, 100 Fuller Road, Albany, NY, 12205, contact Nick Latal at 518435-9696.

One complete set of plans and specifications may be obtained at no cost (if returned in good condition upon bidding completion to the archiPUBLIC NOTICE IS tect). Contract docuHEREBY GIVEN that the ments ordered by mail Keene Valley Library will or additional copies are be accepting bids for available for a non-refundable fee. These docconstruction work for its Phase One Scope of uments become the Work. This project ad- property of the bidder. dresses interior renova- Mail orders must include tions, energy upgrades, a cover letter indicating and a new heating sys- which bid documents are being requested and tem.

Bid documents may be full payment in advance. obtained, beginning Feb. Public viewing locations 17, from either - UPS of bid documents and Store, 1936 Saranac Av- specifications are at the enue, Lake Placid, N.Y., Keene Valley Library, 12946, design@ups- 1796 Rte. 73, Keene Valstorelakeplacid.com, ley, NY, 12943, 518518-523-1865, contact 576-4335; Keene Town Deb; OR: Camelot Copy Hall, 10892 NY Rte. 9N, Center, 100 Fuller Road, Keene, NY, 12942, 518Albany, NY, 12205, con- 576-4444, and at the oftact Nick Latal at 518- fices of SD Atelier Ar435-9696. chitecture, LLC, 511 One complete set of Broadway, 2nd Floor, plans and specifications Saratoga Springs, NY, may be obtained at no 12866, 518-587-3385.

For additional informacost (if returned in good tion contact either the licondition upon bidding completion to the archi- brary or the architect. tect). Contract docu- VN-02/20/2016-1TCments ordered by mail 109298 or additional copies are available for a non-re- TOUSLEY PROPERTY, fundable fee. These doc- LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) uments become the property of the bidder. 1/28/2016. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig.

Mail orders must include agent of LLC upon a cover letter indicating whom process may be which bid documents served. SSNY shall mail are being requested and copy of process to 187 full payment in advance.

River St., Saranac Lake, Public viewing locations NY 12983, which is also of bid documents and the principal business specifications are at the Keene Valley Library, location. Purpose: Any 1796 Rte. 73, Keene Val- lawful purpose. ley, NY, 12943, 518- VN-02/13-03/19/20166TC-108792 576-4335; Keene Town Hall, 10892 NY Rte. 9N, Keene, NY, 12942, 518576-4444, and at the offices of SD Atelier Architecture, LLC, 511 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866, 518-587-3385.

For additional information contact either the library or the architect.

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