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IN MEMORY OF DOC

This Week JAY

Sweet season arrives That means liquid gold for a pair of local producers

Community rallies over loss of a friend

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A pair of young runners approach the finish line at the 35th Annual Doc Lopez Run for Health, held on Saturday, March 21 in Keene Valley and Elizabethtown.

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Embattled Essex Clerk granted bond PAGE 11

Former federal prosecutor documents fall from grace, redemption

By Pete DeMola andrew@denpubs.com ALBANY Ñ It all started with a Rolex.

Andrew McKenna was riding high in Houston after a bust took down dozens of defendants on drugs, weapons and conspiracy charges.

In the afterglow, the federal prosecutor nicked a watch from evidence, an impulsive act that pulled the string on a madcap dash into the bowels of addiction.

Fueled by a tidal wave of narcotics and booze, the wunderkind eventually resorted to robbing a half-dozen upstate banks in a scuzzed-out green truck given to him by a former Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor. Ò Something told me this would be the end of the line,Ó he wrote, recalling the final robbery. “I was powerless. I was dead.Ó Shortly afterwards, McKenna found himself with his cheek pressed against the asphalt, sucking in the fumes of motor oil.

Andrew McKenna is the author of “Sheer Madness: From Federal Prosecutor to Federal Prisoner,” a new memoir that recounts the Albany-area resident’s journey through addiction and recovery.

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REBER Ñ Bradley French steered his truck into the woods on deep ruts carved into the black earth.

He motioned towards the cluster of maples, or Ò sugarbushÓ as itÕ s known in the maple world. Ò IÕ ve been doing this all my life,Ó he said.

French owns Maple Brook Farm, a family-run operation with some 2,300 taps spread across two bushes.

ItÕ s maple season, the time of year when harvesters begin to extract sugars produced by the trees and boil it down into syrup.

For farmers, it’s the first crop of the year.

This year, the Frenches started tapping in January.

Temperatures dropped as low as 10 below, but Bradley and his son, Frenchy, were out in the bush, where some 30 miles of line Ñ light blue, to draw the least amount of light possible Ñ formed a delicate maze.

All terminated at a single point, a vacuum pump.

Beneath it, a collection vat. Ò This is where it all starts,Ó said French, flicking on the pump.

The machine rattled and hummed.

Glurrrgh!

The pump sucked a clear liquid from the trees, which CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Frozen pipes clog county septic; waste hauled to Westport

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com WESTPORT Ñ While winter has brought its fair share of hardships, perhaps few are as non glamorous as what to do with waste once municipal sewage lines become frozen.

Elizabethtown is backed up.

Literally.

ItÕ s a development that has forced the county to haul the waste generated from the government complex on Court Street to Westport for treatment, the trucks becoming a common sight as they enter and exit the Essex County Fairgrounds.

From there, the trucks feed their contents into an intake that then direct it to the townÕ s wastewater treatment plant, which is located on Lake Champlain, for processing.

The county complex has an on-site system. When itÕ s operating normally, lines feed waste from the complex to several holding tanks located in the wooded area across Park Street.

It’s then filtered into a leech field.

Now, with the lines encased in some six feet of frost, the tanks have to be manually emptied.

The county first shuttled the waste to Ticonderoga, some 40 miles south of Elizabethtown.

But because of the amount Ñ about 25,000 gallons per day and hauling about three times per week Ñ the DEC issued a permit allowing them to zip it over to Westport, a nine-mile straight shot down Route 9N. The county is compensating the town at least 6 cents per gallon for the usage of their services Ñ thatÕ s about $1,500 per trip Ñ making it a source of revenue for Westport.

Supervisor Dan Connell said the town plant is able to handle the input. Ò Our plant has plenty of capacity,Ó he said.

While he couldnÕ t immediately recall the exact numbers, Connell said the townÕ s intake had been dramatically reduced over the winter as a result of about a third of town wintering elsewhere. Ò WeÕ re at extremely low levels of materials coming into that system,Ó he said.

Connell also noted that Westport is closer to the county seat than Ticonderoga, something that reduces costs. Ò ItÕ s a win-win situation for taxpayers,Ó he said.

County Manager Dan Palmer said the transport will continue until the ground thaws. Ò A frozen sewer line is no fun,Ó he said.

Elizabethtown does not have a municipal sewage treatment

system.

If it did, would it helpful to prevent such problems in the future? Ò Absolutely,Ó said Palmer. Ò ItÕ s a critical need.Ó For Elizabethtown, a municipal system has been a long time in the making.

In Sept. 2013, following years of planning, public referendums and rejected projects, Barton & Loguidice, the engineering firm that drafted the designs for the town’s most recent proposed plant, filed a lawsuit contending that the town owes them $154,964 for services rendered.

Supervisor Noel Merrihew said he expected a resolution within the next several months.

Elizabethtown was originally awarded about $1 million in DEC funds for the project.

Merrihew said the town was also waiting for the DEC to unlock some $60,000 in remaining funds necessary to get the project shovel ready and back on track.

“We’re trying to get them to release the final amount to settle the litigation with engineers,Ó he said, Ò which will allow us to finalize all designs.”

Merrihew estimated 98 percent of planning part of the project has been completed.

“I feel confident once we’re moving forward, it will all be funded,Ó he said.

Youth Summer Theatre announces show

KEENE VALLEY Ñ East Branch Friends of the Arts has been awarded a StewartÕ s Holiday Match grant for the Book & Blanket Players Youth Summer Theatre-in-a-Week Program, led by Kathleen Recchia. Ò ItÕ s a Bird, ItÕ s a Plane, ItÕ s Superman,Ó will be performed.

The intensive musical theatre workshop week will run from Monday, Aug. 10 through Saturday, Aug. 15, with the performance Saturday, Aug. 15, at Keene Central School, at 7 p.m. Other members of the creative team include Annie Scavo, Tara Mulvey and music director Roger Andrews.

Casting day is set for Friday, May 29, at Keene Central School, from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Ages 8 to 18 are invited to come and show their stuff.

The registration fee is $40 by Wednesday, May 20, and $50 thereafter-thanks to grants from the StewartÕ s Foundation, the Adirondack Foundation, East Branch Friends of the Arts, and individual donors.

Registration forms are available by contacting Kathy Recchia at 946-8323 or email bookinnjay@aol.com. Kids who can’t make it on May 29 are welcome to send a video, DVD, or audio sample of their work or contact Kathy by Sunday, May 10.

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State: Help is on the way for broadband woes

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com WILLSBORO — Dropped signals. Failed file transfers. Endless spinning pinwheels of death.

Earlier this month, Willsboro business owners sounded off to a state official on why high speed broadband access is a critical need in their community. Ò ItÕ s our number one economic development issue,Ó said Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland. Ò WeÕ re at a critical juncture.Ó Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out an initiative to provide universal broadband access to state residents by Jan. 1, 2019.

The proposed New NY Broadband Program aims to utilize $500 million in capital funds from bank settlements as the initial seed money.

Broadband providers seeking to utilize the funding will then be required to provide at least a one-to-one financial match.

David Salway, the director of the stateÕ s broadband program office, said while the state has already deployed some $70 million in funds to provide “last mile” access for rural areas — the final leg of infrastructure that reaches the customerÕ s home Ñ the cost when building out often becomes prohibitively expensive. Ò The economics donÕ t match in many cases,Ó he said.

More than half of the population in North Country counties did not have access to broadband at 25 Mbps as of July 2014.

This initiative, which requires legislative approval, seeks to remedy that.

As population density drops, the cost to put in a network stays pretty much same, but potential revenue drops down Ò tremendously,Ó explained Herb Longware, owner of Cable Communications-Willsboro. Ò This has always been a conundrum in the communications world,Ó he said.

The new proposal is designed to make the economics work for the provider, said Salway.

This may include leveraging pre-existing infrastructure, for instance, or tapping into funding streams like the Smart Schools Bond Act, the $2 billion voter-approved measure designed to bone up classroom technology.

The state also views the project as a way to build up permanent infrastructure for fields that are gradually shifting more of their workload online, like pharmacology and medical consulting.

To date, about 30 healthcare institutions have issued statements supporting the initiative.

Exact details are still being hammered out. Specifics on the application process will likely be rolled out after the state passes the 2015-16 budget, which has a March 31 deadline.

Matches will vary by project depending on service area and cost, among other variables.

DARK FIBERS Cable Communications-Willsboro provides services to about 1,400 homes in Willsboro and Essex.

Once the state opens up the application process, Longware said CCW would try to lock in funds to provide high-speed access to the some 400 unserved residences located outside of their service area.

Longware said the companyÕ s present infrastructure already contains a significant amount of the hybrid fiber coaxial to estab-

Willsboro business owners say broadband access is a critical issue linked to their survival of their community. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a $500 million initiative that would bring high-speed service to every resident in the state by 2019. Pictured here is David Salway, director of the state’s broadband program. lish service, a factor he hopes will give his company a leg up once the grant application process is sparked.

If awarded the monies, these existing “dark fibers” will be augmented with new the fiber-to-the-home technology that is necessary to close the connection loop. Ò We will be extremely competitive in the bidding process,Ó said Longware. Ò I really feel like we can do it on a competitive, cost-effective basis.Ó Pok-O-MacCready CampsÕ current satellite service is problematic, explained Executive Director Brian DeGroat, because it hampers their marketing and recruitment efforts, something that puts the camp at a competitive disadvantage.

They cannot upload promotional videos to their website; longdistance job applicants candidates are often unable to be interviewed and the lack of Skype access means that when counselors do arrive in Willsboro, they lose connections with their families.

The camp routinely hits the bandwidth limit just from regular usage, said DeGroat. Ò The lack of broadband is a huge impediment for us moving forward.Ó General Composites is a contract manufacturer for high-end composite products with markets across the world, explained Mimi Lane, the companyÕ s president.

Part of the business-to-business process is sharing large model files and data with sister companies, a measure that requires a significant amount of steady and reliable bandwidth. Ò As company is growing, weÕ re starting to push the limit,Ó said Lane.

Disruptions of service now occur on a regular basis, she said, something that interrupts workflow and causes headaches and lost time.

Licensed engineer Doug Farris voiced similar frustrations with the inability to often transfer large reams of data.

Without a change, he would be handicapped. Ò In order for us to stay competitive, we need to have the tools to compete with urban areas,Ó he said.

Salway agreed: “These are real barriers,” he said, “not just watching Netflix.”

Moving forward, Salway said the state will look to the regional economic development councils to see which plans are currently underway.

After the councils present their plans, Salway said he expects the application process to be opened up within the next several months.

North Country Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chair Garry Douglas told the Valley News his agency was monitoring the proposal as the clock ticked down to the budget deadline.

Once the budget is approved, Douglas says the council will look to inform Willsboro and other communities across the region about the opportunity.

Aside from the business aspect, Gillilland, the Willsboro supervisor, said the infrastructure is crucial to attract newcomers and extend the season for vacationers.

As government agencies move closer towards providing services online Ñ like unemployment, for instance Ñ itÕ s becoming increasingly evident that constituents need to be dialed in before they get left behind. Ò ThatÕ s going to get worse and worse,Ó said Gillilland. Ò ThatÕ s a critical need right now.Ó He painted the initiative as a matter of survival for Willsboro. Ò ItÕ s something that will determine economic success versus those will go back into the forest reserve.Ó A spokesperson from the governor’s office said on Monday that while the proposal is still working its way through the legislative process, they remain confident the legislature will include the $500 million plan in the budget.

CATS to celebrate six years

ESSEX Ñ The sixth annual Celebrate Champlain Area Trails event will be Saturday, June 6, at the Barn at Block House Farm, 2916 Lakeshore Road, from 4 to 7 p.m. Celebrate six years of making trails and saving land in the Champlain Valley. This annual day of hiking and celebrating takes place on National Trails Day to recognize the progress in making trails that increase enjoyment of the outdoors and enhance our communities. The featured speaker will be Tony Goodwin, the executive director for the Keene-based Adirondack Trail Improvement Society, which shares CATSÕ goal of developing trails that link communities, connect people with nature, and promote economic vitality. During the program, they offer a childrenÕ s hike with a reception with local food and drinks. Everyone is welcome. Admission is $15 per person, $30 per family with pre-registration. At the door, the cost is $20 per person, $40 per family.

Fund to provide KPL with books

KEENE Ñ The Keene Public Library will be receiving a gift of 100 new childrenÕ s books, ranging from pre-kindergarten through early readers. These books were a donation from the Brownstone Book Fund, a private foundation in New York City interested in fostering early reading, a love for books and encouraging parents and children to read together. The library invites all to come and explore the new collection very soon.

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Inter-lakes looks to future with help of ECH

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keith@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA Ñ A vision for the future of Inter-Lakes Health is starting to take form with the help of other local hospitals and medical facilities.

The ILH board voted Feb. 25 to move forward with University of Vermont Health Network Elizabethtown Community Hospital in a partnership which begun almost one year ago. ÒI n May we had brought our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer to help out in Ticonderoga and see what they could do and where they could help out,Ó ECH/Moses Ludington communications officer Jane Hooper said. ÒO ur CEO, Rod Boula, has been working with ILH since August. They wanted to make sure health care stayed in Ti.Ó ÒH ealthcare across our nation is undergoing a significant transformation,” Boula said. “Hospitals across the country are dealing with changes, decreased reimbursement, and regulations, all while trying to navigate the waters of healthcare reform. Hospitals must work to collaborate and find alternate ways of providing vital services to their communities.Ó ÒW e believe that it is imperative for people of the Ticonderoga community to be able to access health care services close to where they live and work,Ó said Bob Diedrick, vice-chair, ILH board of directors. ÒT he Inter-Lakes board of directors has been working very hard to ensure that our friends and neighbors continue to receive the care that they need.Ó Along with ECH, the Ticonderoga hospital has also been part of a local task force which meets weekly and includes members of Community Providers, Inc., in hospitals Fletcher Allen and Champlain Valley PhysicianÕ s Hospital, both part of the UVM Health Network along with ECH. ÒD ue to our rural geography, the hospitals in our region often rely on one another Ð we all work together, to assist with challenges and during difficult times,” said Hooper. “Things that affect one hospital ultimately affect all hospitals Ð it is in our collective interests to ensure that health care delivery in our region is stable.Ó Hooper added any new organization, if any, was yet to be determined. ÒT he task force is assessing a number of op-

tions to ensure that the health care needs of the Ti community will be met,Ó she said. ÒR od Boula is in place as interim CEO of ILH and MLH; the CFO is also in place at MLH. The ultimate plan for MLH/ILH has yet to be solidified. It is too early to say exactly what will happen, but the proposal includes MLH, in its new form, to come under, Elizabethtown Community Hospital.Ó Through the partnership, Hooper said CPI hopes to help ILH find stability in their leadership. ÒM oses Ludington needs that stability,Ó Hooper said. ÒT here have been a lot of changes and they need to have a constant face in front.Ó Hooper said all topics of discussion concerning the hospital have been preliminary to this point. ÒT his is a very dynamic situation and nothing is carved in stone,Ó she said. ÒT he plans are morphing and changing as we go along. It is a complex, drawn-out process with a lot of moving parts.Ó 24/7 EMERGENCY ROOM IS ‘CRUCIAL’ Currently, ILH is in discussions with potential buyers for Heritage Commons Residential Healthcare along with Moses Ludington Adult Home.

One thing which would not change, however, would be a ability to receive emergency care. ÒT he emergency room is important to Ticonderoga and it has to be viable,Ó Hooper said. ÒA ny plan we come up with will have a 24/7 emergency room.Ó ÒW e know that emergency room care is vitally important to this community,Ó Diedrick said. ÒI t is crucial part of any plan that is approved and enacted Ð it is at the forefront of our minds, when discussing plans for the future of our organization.Ó Hooper said the hospital would also continue to have labs, x-rays and physical therapy. ÒT here will be no interruption of service in the operation of the emergency department and support services, including: laboratory; radiology; outpatient physical therapy; specialty physician clinics; and dental clinic, as we transition operation and oversight from Moses-Ludington Hospital to Elizabethtown Community Hosptial,Ó B oula said.

CHANGES IN PATIENT CARE What might change, however, is in patient

care. ÒI n-patient services is something that has been debated,Ó Hooper said. ÒPeo ple come here for initial care then are transferred for particular reasons. We may look at some kind of primary care in partnership with Hudson Headwaters Health Network.Ó ÒW e look forward to the possibility of having enhanced primary care services in new facilities on the ILH campus,Ó said Tucker Slingerland, M.D., vice president for strategy at Hudson Headwaters Health Network. ÒW e support the plan to create a greatly improved environment in which to deliver health care to the people in the Ticonderoga community.Ó Hooper said a bed census of the hospital shows an average of only three of the 15 beds available being used.

To cover any costs associated with potential changes, CPI has applied for funding on behalf of the hospital with the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (DSRIP). ÒD SRIP is the main mechanism by which New York State will implement the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Waiver Amendment,Ó Hooper said. ÒD SRIPÕ s purpose is to fundamentally

restructure the health care delivery system by reinvesting in the Medicaid program, with the primary goal of reducing avoidable hospital use by 25 percent over five years. Up to $6.42 billion dollars are allocated to this program with payouts based upon achieving predefined results in system transformation, clinical management and population health.Ó ÒT he DSRIP plan calls for a 20,000 square foot renovation at MLH for the emergency department and other areas within the hospital,Ó Diedrick said. ÒT he emergency department will be remodeled and renovated, allowing for increased patient privacy, updated equipment and the most modern healthcare design elements incorporated into its design.Ó NO CHANGES IN STAFFING PLANNED Hooper said as of now, staffing levels would not change. ÒF or now, nothing will change,Ó she said. ÒA s the plan develops and changes, roles may be reevaluated and reassigned as needed, but we expect that this would be many months away.

Every possible effort will be made to accommodate current staff.Ó

Fifteen young local residents are now official babysitters after graduating from a three-day babysitting course facilitated by 4H during last week’s winter recess. They’re pictured here at the ceremony in Westport.

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Crowdfunding campaign raises thousands for family of beloved community resident

By Pete DeMola

philosophy inspired by PeduzziÕ s drive to help others.

JAY Ñ Father. Husband. Coworker. Volunteer. Friend.

Mark Peduzzi was all of the above, and when he passed away unexpectedly last month, it ripped a hole in the fabric of this community.

Peduzzi was a familiar face at Ward Lumber, where he worked for 29 years in a variety of positions.

Over the years, he greeted thousands of customers at the sales counter, his experience making him an indispensable source of knowledge, recalled owner Jay Ward.

The ties run deep between the two men: Both met their wives at the High Peaks Base Camp in Upper Jay in the late-1980s.

They married and raised their families together.

They worked together for three decades. Ò Mark and I would spend most of our days at work,Ó recalled Ward. Ò He was the one that customers recognized because he was there for so long.Ó Peduzzi adored his family, recalled Ward Ñ his wife, Paulette, and their children, Naomi and Luke.

After his passing last month, Ward struggled with ideas for how to preserve the family manÕ s memory and help assist the kids with their college plans.

Naomi is a senior at Keene Central; Luke, a senior in college.

Ward and his colleague Mary Rankin eventually came up with something called MP3, a

GIVE, VOLUNTEER, LOVE ItÕ s simple, explained Ward.

To honor Peduzzi, who was 63, he considered the public to do one, or all, of the following three acts.

Give to a GoFundMe campaign to fund his kidsÕ education.

Ward would often speak with Peduzzi about college plans and visits for their daughters. Ò HeÕ s not going to be there to help that process along,Ó said Ward, his voice breaking. Ò I know how important it is for me, so I wanted to do something to help that process that along.Ó The goal is $7,500.

To date, the community has raised $7,385.

Ward will chip in an additional $2,500.

The contributions have come from many different places: WardÕ s employee team, customers, community members, even folks from far away who know the Peduzzi family and felt strongly about supporting them, said Ward. Ò ItÕ s been great to see the support across a wide swath of the community that Mark touched.Ó The second plank is volunteering for a community organization of your choice.

Peduzzi was active in a wide variety of local groups, including the Jay Entertainment and Music Society, of which he was a founding member, and IronMan, where he was one of the first captains of the aid station in Jay and continued to volunteer each subsequent year.

Ward said PeduzziÕ s contributions to the community were beyond calculation.

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CATS announce Hamlet to Hamlet hike

ESSEX Ñ Champlain Area Trails (CATS) is teaming up with the Essex Inn, Westport Hotel & Tavern and other local businesses to host the North CountryÕ s second annual Hamlet to Hamlet Hike Saturday, May 9, from noon to 4 p.m. The 14-mile hike is on CATS hiking trails and scenic back roads through the Champlain Valley from Westport to Essex. People can hike the whole route or join in at designated Ò oasesÓ along the way. After the hike there will be a block party celebration in Essex featuring restorative yoga, chair massage, face-painting, food, drinks and live music.

Everyone is welcome. Registration fee of $5 per person or $10 per family. The block party is free, with food and beverages available for purchase from The Essex Inn.

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Beloved Ward Lumber employee Mark Peduzzi passed away unexpectedly last month. A campaign to raise funds for his children’s education has raised nearly $7,500, with Ward contributing an additional $2,500. Peduzzi is pictured here (center right) with his family: Luke, Paulette and Naomi, a senior at Keene Central. To donate, visit gofundme.com/MP3campaign.

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Ò He would do things for people very quietly, like splitting wood,Ó said Ward.

It seemed like every time he spoke with Peduzzi on the phone, recalled Ward, he signed off by saying he ran to run and help someone.

The last is love.

Wadhams Library to host photo class

Ò Love your family and friends and tell them so,Ó said Ward. Ò Mark was very attentive of his family and loved his kids.Ó Those wishing to donate can still do so by visiting gofundme.com/MP3campaign.

WADHAMS Ñ The Mud Season series of Wednesday evening talks will be held Wednesday, April 8, at the Wadhams Free Library at 7:30 p.m. Laura Sells-Doyle will present a class on understanding camera flash photography.

Sells-Doyle is a veteran fine arts and commercial photographer who currently teaches photography at Clinton Community College.

She will explain how to work with a flash and show some neat tricks of the trade. People are encouraged to bring their own camera for hands on instruction. Donations accepted.

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schism within the hospitality industry has spilled out into the public with the decision by a group of traditional hoteliers to urge Essex County lawmakers to regulate vacation rental units.

At the center of the dispute is the bed tax.

Hotels collect the 3 percent charge from their guests, vacation rental operators do not.

That money, some $2 million annually, gets reinvested back into marketing efforts that promote the countyÕ s tourism assets.

Vacation rental units are furnished houses, flats or condos rented to short-term guests, typically stays for 30 days or fewer.

TheyÕ ve grown in popularity this decade, reflecting shifts in the travel landscape.

A conservative estimate puts the number of rooms in Essex County at 1,500, compared to 1,900 traditional units.

Vacationers are traveling in larger groups.

TheyÕ re tacking towards customization and tailored travel experiences, while last-minute trips have also been growing in popularity.

The vacation rental biz says theyÕ re simply accommodating these shifting needs and are providing what traditional operaters cannot.

Spending a week in a private townhouse overlooking the Adirondack landscape, they point out, lends itself better to an extended family reunion than renting out a floor of hotel rooms, an experience that doesnÕ t always provide a unified experience.

HereÕ s the rub: Under existing state law, units are not taxable as long as no housekeeping, food or other traditional hotel services are provided.

ThereÕ s also several weird linen-related statutes, none of which make understanding the issue any easier.

But whatÕ s clear is that the traditional operators find the current legislation unfair and want the county to close the loophole, a measure that appears to be permitted under state law.

They say theyÕ re bankrolling the marketing efforts that are steering visitors into the vacation units.

They say the growth of the vacation rental biz drives up local housing prices because many homeowners have decided that it’s more profitable to rent their residences for a long weekend than it is to house traditional tenants.

And they say that since the bed tax is simply collected by the proprietor, businesses donÕ t incur a financial burden.

These are all valid points.

But we also agree with the other camp who argues that traditional hoteliers have dropped

the ball on adapting to shifting demand and they are simply giving the public what they want.

Why should they be dinged? Seems like theyÕ re being punished for their success and targeted by jealous competitors.

You could also make the argument that the traditionalists are crying sour grapes because the discussion was not initiated by government officials looking to amend an outdated law, but rather by members of the private sector with skin in the game.

Furthermore, marching into the board of supervisors with a petition seems somewhat reactionary to us and that any policy immediately crafted from public outrage will likely be bad policy.

The rhetoric on both sides has grown heated.

Lawmakers even staged a walkout during a discussion last week.

What was that all about?

Time to cool down.

Our country is built on a sense of egalitarianism and itÕ s in our DNA to automatically recoil against anything that we perceive as unjust or unfair.

And while itÕ s tempting to demand a quick fix, change in policy should only come after stakeholders arrive at a wide consensus.

Thorough examination is also needed to address the numerous question marks swirling around the issue: Where would the money go? How would a shift in policy be enforced? Should folks who let friends stay at their hunting camps, for instance, be required to collect a fee?

These are all important questions that need time and further study to be hashed out.

This is the approach county officials have taken when Board Chairman Randall Douglas announced the formation of a sub-committee that would bring together citizens representing the full spectrum of viewpoints.

And it is the right one.

Slow and cautious is the way to go, particularly considering surrounding counties will closely be following the discussion and how Essex County chooses to address this issue.

A prolonged mud fight between our elected officials, traditional hoteliers and these new upstarts wouldn’t be beneficial for anyone, but rather an unnecessary airing of dirty laundry.

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opposed court rulings that resident Obama recleared the way for super cently floated the PACs and unlimited campaign idea of making it a spending. Although he chose mandatory requirement for to embrace the Super PACs in United States citizens to vote his 2012 re-election campaign. in elections, while speaking Obama said he thought it to a civic group in Clevewould be Ò funÓ for the U.S. to land. consider amending the ConstiWhen asked about the tution to change the role that influence of money in U.S. money plays in the electoral elections, the President took Dan Alexander system. Improved education the opportunity and diThoughts from about our electoral system and gressed into the topic of votBehind the Pressline the creation of a strong sense ing rights and said the U.S. of desire to cast a ballot should should be making it easier be the highest priority for every citizen. Infor people to vote. come should play no role in the love of this He went on to say, Ò Just ask Australia, country and the sense of pride one should where citizens have no choice but to vote.Ó Ò If everybody voted, then it would com- take from the privilege of voting.

There is little doubt that political manipupletely change the political map in this counlation plays a major role in any effort to intry,Ó President Obama said, calling it Ò potentially transformative.Ó Not only that, but crease or decrease voter turn out. But instead universal voting would Ò counteract money of penalizing those who stay home why not take the opposite approach and provide an more than anything.Ó Really, Mr. President? In this land of hard incentive for those who participate in the earned freedoms, you think it would be best process?

If you vote why not provide a tax credit of to create a system that would require U.S. citizens to be marched to the polls or face the $250. Incentives are always seen as more favorable than penalties. In order to provide a consequences? I donÕ t know about you but credit some form of standardized ID or voter this conjures up images of the Middle East registration would be required for proof of or the Soviet Block in the back of my mind.

No doubt many Americans skip the hon- voting. Since it would be tied to taxes then a ored privilege of going to the polls on Elec- social security number could be the tracking tion Day. Statistics point to those who choose device for voter registration.

Either way, penalizing or incentivizing, to ignore this duty as being younger, lowerincome, less educated and more likely to be itÕ s a sad day when our countrymen donÕ t recognize the responsibility and honor it is, more racially diverse.

In a veiled reference to voter identification as a free person, to be able to cast a vote in laws in a number of states, President Obama this country. The power of the ballot box has noted, Ò ThereÕ s a reason why some in this become greatly overshadowed by the sway of money and the political stalemate that has country try to keep this group away from had such a negative affect on many who feel the polls.Ó Less than 37 percent of eligible voters took voting is a waste of time.

While I do not agree with Mr. ObamaÕ s, the time to cast their ballots in the 2014 midsense of Ò fun,Ó I do think the discussion of terms, according to the United States Elecencouraging more to participate in the election Project.

At least two dozen countries have some tion process needs to be promoted throughform of compulsory voting, including Bel- out the land and not from a bias point of view, but from an open, non political posigium, Brazil and Argentina. In many systems, for one to get a pass, they must pro- tion.

If you value the continued potential our vide a valid excuse or face a fine, although a few countries have laws on the books that country holds for all who make it their home, there is no excuse for not participatwould allow for imprisonment.

At issue according to the President is the ing in this honored right. sway that those with money influence U.S. elections, where low overall turnout often Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Dengives an advantage to the party best able ton Publications. He may be reached at dan@ to turn out its base. Obama has in the past denpubs.com.

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Letters to the Editor

“Thank you” caring people heroes To the Editor: This is an open letter to the Care Givers at the Elizabethtown Community Hospital. My good friend Ronald C. Robert died Sunday, March 1 and I would like to say Ò thank youÓ for the kindness you showed, especially at the Saratoga National Cemetery. IÕ m sorry I didnÕ t write your names down especially the young lady who was a pall bearer next to me.

I am very proud of all of you. Hopefully some time in the not so distant future, I will have loving caring people heroes like you by my side. May Jehovah look over you and keep you safe.

With my deepest thanks George W . Phillips Chestertown

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Thank you for publishing all the press releases regarding the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign, in Ticonderoga and the Times of Ti this past Christmas Season! I really do appreciate it!

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was fed down the lines and deposited in a small reservoir.

A sweet, semi-acrid smell filled the air.

French typically runs the pump once per day until all the lines are sucked dry.

Or until it freezes. Ò As long as thereÕ s sap coming in there, the pump will run,Ó he said.

The liquid is always clear; syrupÕ s color comes from the evaporation process.

Sugar content goes up and down depending on the tree. Ò Some trees are sweeter than others,Ó said French.

He planted 100 trees this year and aims to plant another 100 more.

It takes about 40 years before they can start producing sap. Ò I wonÕ t be around, but my grandsons will,Ó he said.

French gestured towards a field: Some are 300 years old.

After an ancient tree was felled, the kids counted 280 rings before stopping.

The sap continued to gurgle in.

Below the pump was a 650 gallon bulk tank.

Bradley French owns and operates Maple Brook Farm in Reber. The family-run operation French hit the release: typically produces 500 gallons of maple syrup per year from their two sugarbushes and Whoosh! allows other local farmers to use their equipment. This weekend, Maple Brook will open The liquid dumped out. up their farm as part of the state’s Maple Weekend event series: Saturday, March 28 and The process repeats itself depending on the output.

Sunday, March 29, from 10 to 2 p.m.

Could be twice a day, said French.

Photo by Pete DeMola Or more.

Despite the significant gap, French is confident that the state will elTrucks then come, pump it out and haul it over to the nearby suglipse their neighbors to the east with the influx of more and more “little ar house for processing. guysÓ into the industry.

On peak days, that number could reach 3,000 gallons.

Workers typically make three trips hauling 325 gallons at a time. ItÕ s NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS pumped into a storage tank before tubes feed it into an evaporator.

Maple syrup is essentially concentrated sap, which is boiled until the Among the upstarts is Reber Rock, a horse-powered farm located sugar content reaches 66 percent, the hallmark of maple syrup. about 300 yards down Jersey Street.

Sap is typically between 2 and 3 percent sugar, said French.

TheyÕ re among the half-dozen local producers who utilize their evapoIn fact, they hit 3 percent for the first time earlier that morning. rator from sap tapped from trees on their property.

He got back in his truck and rumbled up to the sugar house, a warm, Reber Rock has about 550 taps, about 10 percent of which collect sap inviting structure with the evaporator in the center and an open roof to the old-fashioned way, with buckets hanging from hooks. release the steam.

Owners Racey Bingham and Nathan Henderson than transport their Men and women stood around chatting and taking pulls off cans of haul over to Maple Brook with their team of draft horses.

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They split the eventual syrup with French down the middle.

Every five to seven minutes, a man fed wood into the bellowing maBingham said itÕ s an advantageous relationship. Not only is French a chine, about 25 cords per season. wellspring of expertise, but the pair saves themselves the step of boiling Temperatures reach up to 250 degrees. the sap themselves, a measure that removes both equipment and labor A steam-away helps to remove water out of the sap to make the syrup. expenses.

As the concentration of sugar increases, the boiling point of the water Ò ItÕ s a pretty fun environment and BradÕ s an expert,Ó she said. increases.

As a farmer, maple production provides an important injection of inFinished syrup boils at between 7.1-7.5 degrees above the boiling point come for the 88-acre operation. of water.

While the bulk of their annual expenses come now, during the winter Production is a scientific process, French explained, displaying a hyand spring, income generally doesnÕ t start trickling in until harvest seadrometer, a sealed glass tube designed to measure percentage concentrason. tion. Ò This is huge for business,Ó said Bingham.

When the syrup is almost done, he places a sample of the syrup into a Mapling is also a good use of the woods and getting their draft animals cup and dips the device into it. in shape for planting season.

A complex formula then determines what the percentage of sugar is Reber Rock sells their products locally, including at their farm stand in the syrup. at the Pink Pig in Essex, as well as a handful of New York City venues.

After a filter press removes impurities, the output is ready for bottling.

Their syrups, branded in handsome-looking red and yellow jars, also Grading is based on light transmissibility. provide a link in a regional food loop.

This year marks the first season Canada and the United States follow Maple is integrated with ingredients provided by other local operathe same system, a revision that simplifies things, said French, gesturing tions, like North Country Creamery in Keeseville, to provide entirely new towards his products. products, like the maple yogurt that delighted a pair of young tasters at Grade A includes four color and flavor classes: Maple BrookÕ s open house last weekend.

Golden color and delicate taste, amber color and rich taste, dark color Reber Rock also uses the amber-colored liquid to create additional and robust taste and very dark and strong taste. value-added products, like maple cream, that Bingham and Henderson The maple industry is relatively unregulated by New York State stanbring to life at the Whallonsburg GrangeÕ s community kitchen. dards.

For French, maple is a part of life and he canÕ t imagine it any other way.

Only a grade, name and address is required to be affixed onto bottles. Ò I tell new farmers that theyÕ re either going to love it or going to hate The demand is always there, said French. it,Ó he said, ticking off a list of challenges, including costly equipment Ò Our market is great.Ó investments, long hours and quarrelsome weather.

In 2014, Maple Brook produced 500 gallons of the sweet stuff.

Maple Brook Farm will open the operation up to the public this weekWhen a reporter commented that Vermont was the largest producer in end, on Saturday and Sunday, as part of the stateÕ s maple weekend festhe nation, he shook his head. tivities.

If all producers filled out their voluntary forms and submitted them to Ò ItÕ s a great thing to educate the public,Ó said French. Ò A lot of people the New York State Maple Producers Association, New York would come donÕ t know where their food comes from and how you can take someout on top, he said.

Many don’t fill out the paperwork because it’s a side job, or they don’t thing from the tree that tastes so good.Ó He pointed at a small boy scampering past, his grandson. see it as important, he explained. Ò Hopefully heÕ s the next sugarmaker,Ó he said, Ò if he calms down a According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York bit.Ó produced 546,000 gallons last year, less than half of Vermont’s 1,320,000.

Ò Beware the Ides of March.Ó YouÕ ve no doubt heard or said that phrase, but can you pinpoint its source? I loved the Shakespeare course I took while a student at Stony Brook back in the late ‘50s. The professor, however, was not enamored with me. Most of the classes there took the form of round table discussions and, even though he was a world-renowned expert on the Bard of Avon, we had daily disagreements.

He desperately wanted to fail me, but apparently saw something redeeming in my work and I managed to squeak by with a passby Gordie Little ing grade.

ThatÕ s certainly more than you wanted to know about me and Shakespeare. IÕ ve always enjoyed his work including all 154 sonnets. I had the pleasure and good fortune of attending one of his plays at the American Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut back in the day. I was astounded when a 6-foot, 5-inch actor by the name of Fred Gwynne walked onto the stage in costume. That was long before Ò Car 54, Where Are You?” and the “Munsters.”

You might not be aware that he was a fine vocalist, artist, childrenÕ s book author and more, above and beyond his enormous acting skills. Even though he was a fine Munster monster, that image will forever jump into many heads when his name comes up in conversation.

In any case, I conjured up his image on March 15 this year, which you might know was the Ides of March. Ò Beware the Ides of MarchÓ was penned by Shakespeare to be spoken by the soothsayer in Ò Julius Caesar.Ó March 15, on the old Roman calendar, is the date Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Calendars were far different in those days and the 15th of the month wasnÕ t a frightening time at all before Caesar failed to heed the seerÕ s warning. It was close to the beginning of the year and involved celebrations rather than scary predictions. Every month had Ides, but March 15 begat the dark mood after Caesar met the knife. Shakespeare sealed it for us with that now famous line. The Ides only fall on the 15th of March, May, July and October. The ides of all the other months fall on the 13th.

Oh, you never gave it a thought on the 15th? Nothing bad happened at our house on the date except for moaning and groaning about the long, cold winter here in the North Country. We watched and waited for snowbanks to diminish and prayed for a slow, stress-free melt of the thick ice on our beloved Saranac River.

I think there was supposed to be a full moon on the Ides of March back in Roman times. Not this year. It sneaked by us on the 5th of the month. In CaesarÕ s day, the calendar was based on phases of the moon. That nearby celestial body still holds a strong place in our songs and our conversation.

There was a total solar eclipse March 20 on the equinox and a lunar eclipse will be visible here soon, on April 4.

So, if the temperature outside didnÕ t rise to 70 for the equinox on March 20 and you had bad luck back on Sunday, March 15, you can blame it on the soothsayer, or Shakespeare or anybody but me. It was the fourth Sunday of Lent and with the grace of God and help from Kaye, IÕ ve been able to avoid my favorite cookies, cake and doughnuts. Wish me luck and maybe I can hold out till Easter.

By the way, on March 15, 1939, Germany occupied Czechoslovakia. And the Ed Sullivan show was cancelled on that date in 1971. Too bad. It was a Ò really big show.Ó I loved the way Sullivan pronounced the word Ò show.Ó You might recall a great band called the Ides of March that formed over 50 years ago in Illinois and is still going strong. A pretty good 2011 movie was also entitled the Ò Ides of March.Ó March Madness? ThatÕ s another topic entirely and it was underway the day I wrote this. Sorry. I didnÕ t have a bracket. IÕ m still getting ready for baseball season.

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was coming home from work this past week and took note of the Ò Welcome to KeesevilleÓ sign as I got near the Villa Ho-

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Then, by sheer coincidence, when I got home, I found my water bill in the mail which was addressed to me in Keeseville from the Chesterfield Town Office in Keeseville.

I had to shake my head Ð doesnÕ t seem to be that much dissolving going on.

But that might just be my strange sense of humor.

On March 26 at 7 p.m., the Anderson Falls Heritage Society will be having their March meeting.

Anyone interested in becoming a member of the Society is more than welcome to join. The SocietyÕ s mission is to preserve the history of our area and make it available for all to see and appreciate.

The Keeseville Elks Lodge is hosting a Friday Shrimp or Fish fry now through the first Friday in April.

DonÕ t forget Pleasant Corners has a mean Perch Fry plate generally available.

As the weather is changing, IÕ m trying to get out more but for various reasons, I find I am in horrible shape. Walking is definitely a very good idea, but man, I get exhausted which gives me a tremendous amount of respect for all the people I see walking around throughout Ausable and Chesterfield. They make it look so effortless and easy. I walk about a mile, and IÕ m ready to collapse. Certainly, a work in progress.

Well my latest historical question concerns spelling as I am very curious of the true spelling and source for the name of Augur/Auger Lake/Pond. IÕ m hoping to do some research on the matter and maybe produce an article about my findings.

I’m still working on the ‘s’ in Ausable as well.

I always say that there is so much fascinating history right here in our neighborhood.

Have a great week everyone and enjoy the beautiful area that we call home.

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tÕ s time again for our annual Easter Basket Raffle! The North Country SPCA and Elmore SPCA are holding a joint Easter Basket Raffle throughout the greater Plattsburgh area, including Ausable Forks, Keeseville, Altona, Chazy, Peru and Plattsburgh.

You can purchase tickets for the raffle at a variety of locations which are listed on our Facebook Charlie page, from now until April 3.

Seven candy and goodie-filled baskets will be raffled in all, with the drawing to be held at on April 3 at 5 p.m. at the StewartÕ s in Ausable Forks. Winners will also receive a gift card.

Tickets are one for $1, four for $3, or 8 for $5.

For more information, call Vickie Trombley at 518-647-5264.

Our featured pet this week is Charlie, a Bobtail Domestic Longhair mix who really needs a special home.

Charlie is one of a group of cats that were abandoned in a terrible state - all of them were sick, starving and infested with fleas at the time they arrived at the shelter.

Charlie was terrified when he first came to us and barely tolerated being handled.

We think Charlie would do very well in a quiet home without too many people or other animals. He is a striking fellow with his stubby little tail and thick mane of hair and we just know he will thrive in the right home. Could that home be yours?

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ereÕ s the Essex Community Church schedule of Eastertide events.

On Thursday, April 2, a communion service will be held at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday, April 5, the day starts with a sunrise service at Beggs Park at 6:30 a.m., followed by breakfast at the church.

Later that morning, a worship service with special music will take place at 10:15 a.m. along with an Easter egg hunt for young people. Pastor John Hunn can be reached at 963-4445 if you have any questions, and he would like you to know all are welcome to participate.

On April 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Film Series at the Whallonsburg Grange will screen Ò The Imitation Game.Ó This is about the World War II code breakers who figured out Germany’s military communications, at least until the Germans made their code even more complex and harder to crack.

This weekend, there will be an open house at the FrenchÕ s sugar house on Jersey Street.

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his past Saturday afternoon, there was a very enjoyable program of remembering 100 years of high school basketball in the Willsboro School.

Much thanks to Mona and Richard Morgan for coming up with the idea of having such a program and then coordinating with the staff at the Champlain Valley Senior Community to make the space available and held in the location of the old gym, known as The Pit, which made it more meaningful.

There was a great support from the community by attending. Memory is a precious gift given to us all, but the older we get, we often need programs like this to bring back these great times of our youth.

Much thanks to Ron Bruno who did a lot of research and rounded up older pictures of past basketballl teams.

I also received a reminder from a volunteer at NCSPCA that spring is also the time when the cats that live without homes produce many kittens; they are cute and truly need a nice loving home to adopt them.

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Rob Ivy • robhivy@gmail.com There will likely be a clown, face painting and perhaps horse-drawn wagon rides. You can count on meeting Mr. French, who will gladly answer your questions and explain the process.

I stopped by when they were boiling the other day, which seems to attract a lot of interest from the neighbors. Pickups and cars lined the road, while inside the smell of wood smoke mixed with the sweet tang of boiling syrup.

Mr. French is an expert in syrup production, although heÕ d tell you heÕ s got a lot to learn yet.

He did pass on wisdom from the Ò old timers,Ó who noticed that in years when maples put out lots of seeds, the following syrup season was poor.

A lot of sugar sand early in the season means an excellent year. Sugar sand is an acidic precipitate that forms in the boiling process and must be filtered out, lest it scorch and ruin a batch of syrup. This year, the sugar sand has been very heavy.

Janice Allen • 963-8912 • allens@willex.com overcrowded and need your help: a kitten might be better than a baby bunny as a childÕ s Easter gift.

Reminder that Holy Week is upon us.

Thursday, Maundy Thursday, is being celebrated with an ecumenical gathering for a simple soup supper served at the Essex Community Church starting at 6 p.m. and then a short worship service to follow there in that church.

All interested persons are welcome.

Then, for those interested to celebrate the time Jesus was on the cross, on Good Friday from 12 noon to 3 p.m. the Willsboro United Methodist church will be open for persons to come in and spend a little time in quiet and personal prayer time.

Those interested in signing up for a half-hour time slot can call me at 963-8912.

You have some choices for celebrating Easter Sunday.

There are two sunrise services: one in Essex at 6:30 at BeggÕ s Point or at 7 a.m. in the Reber Church. Each of these events are followed by a breakfast. Then, each church will hold their traditional Easter Service in their own buildings at their regular times.

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Experience Young Art SCA opens high/middle school exhibition

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teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Students, parents, teachers and community members gathered at the Strand Center for the ArtsÕ March 20 to see local art studentÕ s creative works. Ò The Strand Center for the Arts has hosted a local high school/middle school show really since our inception as an art center in 2000,Ó said Christina Elliott, museum coordinator. Ò We thought it would be a great community event to open up a high school and middle school exhibition to invite all those areas that weÕ re already trying to serve into the gallery, into the exhibit, publicly.Ó The Strand Center for the Arts (SCA) opened its Annual High School and Middle School Exhibition in the main gallery March 20, handing out first, second, third and honorable mention awards to local students in the media categories of drawing, painting, sculpture (3D), ceramics, mixed media (2D), photography, graphic design and printmaking. Ò ItÕ s really fascinating just to see the creativity and the inspiration that these students take,Ó Elliot said. Ò ItÕ s really wonderful to see that kind of creativity and it reminds us all to tap into our inner child and get that sense of wonder again.Ó For painting, winners include first place Julianna Kevager from Willsboro for Ò 25th,Ó second place Amelia Busha from Peru Central for Ò Sick and Tired,Ó third place Maria LeClair from Beekmantown Central for Ò Death of the Bourgeoisie.Ó Honorable mention winners were Olivia Nachbauer from Seton Catholic for Ò SuspendedÓ and Clara Meyer from AuSable Valley for Ò What a Catch.Ó For mixed media, winners include first place Ellen Reid from NCCS for Ò LÕ Arbe Dans La Lune,Ó second place John Oliver from Willsboro for Ò Patient #5,Ó third place Mya Harblin-Bowlby from Peru Central for Ò BallerinaÓ and honorable mentions for Sara Bish from Peru Central for Ò Omnipatont PoniesÓ and Tess Andrade from Elizabethtown-Lewis for Ò From a Pyram

Perspective.Ó Printmaking winners, all from Elizabethtown-Lewis, include first place Dennis McLean for Ò Force of Nature,Ó second place Bree Hunsdon for Ò The Cheese Grater,Ó third place Ashley Ahrent for Ò Calm in the StormÓ and a honorable mention for Sheena Chandler for Ò Oh the Joy of it!Ó For drawing, winners include first place Erin Flett from NCCS for Ò Colors of the Looking Glass,Ó second place Zoe Taber from Beekmantown Central for Ò Petite Theiere,Ó third place Ashley Wilbenks from Beekmantown Central for Ò OwlÓ and honorable mentions for NCCS students Dylan Guay for Ò Still Life and Aurora Slater for Ò Rhythms of the Elephant.Ó For photography/photography design, winners include first place Austin Bombard from Saranac Lake for Ò After the Storm,Ó second place Kathrine Burgess from Saranac Lake for Ò Bubbles,Ó third place Trevor Cross for Ò Sedentary AvenueÓ and honorable mentions for Josalin Trombley from Peru Central for Ò Lions ManeÓ and Travis Buck from Saranac Lake for Ò Hope Street.Ó For sculpture, winners include first place Danny Burt from Willsboro for Ò Witiko,Ó second place Abigail Buck from Elizabethtown-Lewis for Ò Eternal Cycle of Life,Ó third place Mason LaValley from Brushton-Moria for Ò Impending DoomÓ and honorable mentions for AuSable Valley students Olivia Gilbert for Ò White Tiger BloodÓ and Spirit-Angel Conley for Ò Midnight Dragon.Ó For ceramics, winners include first place Emily Maicus from AuSable Valley for Ò Valanthriel,Ó second place Deryn Makowski from AuSable Valley for Ò Life of Tree,Ó third place Brian Menia from Saranac Central for Ò BearÓ and honorable mentions for Emily Fountain from Beekmantown for Ò HedgehogÓ and Mahensie Donoghue from Peru Central for Ò Falling Leaves.Ó Participating schools, which entered approximately a total of 120 works in the exhibit, include AuSable Valley Central High School and Middle School, Beekmantown Central High School and Middle School, Brushton-Moira Central High School, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School, Peru Central School, Northeastern Clinton Central School, Seton Catholic High

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Emily Maicus from AuSable Valley sits next to her first place ceramics piece called “Valanthriel.”

School, Saranac Central High School, Saranac Lake High School, Willsboro Central School and a number of home school students from Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties. Ò I went to Peru Central High School, and I actually exhibited here in one of our shows back in 2001,Ó Elliott remembered. Ò As someone whoÕ s now a professional in arts administration and someone who was obviously one of those art kids in high school, itÕ s really uplifting.Ó The winners were chosen by jurors Judy Guglielmo, local artist and business professional; Louise Pattinelli, retired art therapist and local artist; David Monette, Clinton Community College professor, illustrator and writer; and Karen Blough, art historian and professor at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Artwork that placed first and second in each of the media categories will be featured in a satellite exhibition at the Champlain Centre Mall in Plattsburgh, which will be on view April 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. and April 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mall visitors are encouraged to vote for their

favorite art work, and whoever gets the most votes will receive the Ò Best in ShowÓ award and a scholarship of $100 to $200 sponsored

by Champlain Centre Mall. Ò ItÕ s going to be a combination of our jurors votes as well as what the public thinks far as who wins the scholarship,Ó Elliott explained. Ò So, weÕ re really trying to drive awareness and have people go visit the exhibition and really support their local students.Ó The exhibit will stay open to the public until April 24. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on this or other events, visit SCAÕ s website www. plattsburgharts.org or email gallery@plattsburgharts.org. Ò If theyÕ re interested in the arts, it really puts their foot in the door for that excitement when it comes to exhibiting and when it comes to getting some public attention,Ó Elliott said. Ò Any artist has to take the leap and expose themselves, and I think this gives them a chance to do that.Ó

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On Common Ground Troupe speaks student-to-student in W’boro, Westport

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com WILLSBORO Ñ A local group of students is hoping to teach their peers about the dangers of bullying and its consequences.

The On Common Ground Troupe, made up of students from Moriah Central, visited the Willsboro and Westport districts March 19, bringing a message of antibullying and peer support.

At each school, OCG started with their self-produced production, followed by a question and answer session with students and small group workshops.

While the production and following chance to interact with students focused on bullying, the workshops focused on working together as friends and peers to find strength against bullying. Ò They did a great job,Ó Willsboro Superintendent Stephen Broadwell said. Ò We were very excited to have the students from Moriah here and this is a great message they have been working on. The messages in the play are very valuable and eventually to emulate on a day-to-day basis.Ó STUDENT REACTIONS Students from both schools said they took something away from the day. Ò I was pretty impressed,Ó Willsboro sixth grader Regan Arnold said. Ò The play was very meaningful and sent a great message on how bullying hurts people and what we can do to stop it and help others.Ó Ò This helps me know how to try and stop bullying and not just watch when it may be happening,Ó Westport sixth grader Magnus Kohler said. Ò It was meaningful to me because I have been a victim of bullying both mentally and physically,Ó Willsboro sixth grader Ethan King said. Ò I think starting a union against bullying, like they did in the play, would be a great thing for our school.Ó Ò The situation they show are actually happening in schools,Ó Willsboro seventh grader Caleb King said. Ò We see bullying in school and, hopefully, this is something that will help lead to change.Ó Ò I think I will look to be more supportive of other people and a little nicer,Ó Westport seventh grader McKenzie Stephens said. Ò These guys are very passionate and they know what they are doing and talking about,Ó Willsboro eighth grader Logan Polak said. Ò The fact they are also students makes it mean more.Ó Ò I feel like what they are doing is very important and addresses an issue that is in every school and every childÕ s life,Ó Westport eighth grader Kaiden Sears said. Ò I think it gives you a better understanding of how to deal with bullies and how to band together with friends to stand up against bullying,Ó Westport eighth grader Will Napper said. Ò Having kids lead other kids is always important,Ó Broadwell said. Ò Having the kids speak to each other about experiences and their emotions directly in very powerful.Ó

Members of the On Common Ground Troupe perform for students at Willsboro Central School March 19.

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‘SO WORTH IT’ The students presenting also take something away for the day. Ò It has been really fun and empowering having been able to make a difference in peoples lives,Ó original troupe member Kayla Joy said. Ò I get to see the impact of the messages we have and we get to interact with students from other schools.Ó Ò This is a really open group of kids who get along well together and interacts with each other which is really amazing,Ó original troupe member Katelyn Miller said. Ò No one ever feels left out, and that is our message. I like interacting with the children and feeling like I have helped someone.Ó Ò It has been pretty much indescribable,Ó original troupe member Desiree Fleming said. “When we first started to write this play, it was difficult but we all felt like we were going to do something big and there was a lot of purpose behind it.

I felt this was a big, supportive group for me because I have been bullied in the past. I feel there is a reason we are doing this and each time I feel better and better.Ó Original troupe member Alice Cochran said an experience this year helped her understand the importance of what she was involved in. Ò At a performance I had a girl who apologized for the behavior of her class and then asked what she should do because she was being bullied,Ó Cochran said. Ò I talked to her about it for a while. I got a chance to see her again and she said it was getting better. Ò That is why I am doing this.Ó

Students step up at CFES summit as leaders, teachers take back seat ESSEX Ñ Ò Raise your hands high,Ó said College For Every Student vice president Tara Smith during her welcoming remarks to 80 students at the recent CFES Adirondack Leadership Summit. Ò This is you reaching for the stars, working hard, and taking charge of your futures. Now raise your other hand,Ó she told students. Ò This is you lifting up your peers, helping them, supporting them, and making a difference.

This is you, the leader.Ó For the past three months, 13 juniors and seniors from Peru Central School have been planning and organizing the CFES Ò Dream BigÓ Leadership Summit. Ò This is the sixth year that Peru has led their CFES peers in a day of team building and goal setting,Ó commented Peru Principal Chris Mazella. Ò Each year my involvement is less and less and now I pretty much just show up.Ó As buses rolled up to the CFES Center in Essex, NY on Friday, March 20, PeruÕ s CFES Leadership team took charge, greeting their peers from seven other Adirondack schools and one Honolulu school.

Students from Crown Point Central, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central, Keene Central, Plattsburgh High, Saranac Central, Ticonderoga Central, Willsboro Central and even Dole Middle School in Honolulu are all Scholars and part of the College For Every Student (CFES) program that targets students to help them get to and through college, ready to enter the 21st century workforce. Ò CFES at Peru is really cool,Ó said Ross Coglin, who plans on going to college for engineering and taking acting classes. Ò IÕ ve been a part of the program for three years now and itÕ s helped me to become a

leader and prepared me for success in college.Ó Peru Scholars started the day by asking their peers to, Ò get out of your comfort zone Ð share, participate, and dream big.Ó The day was broken into two workshops that gave students the opportunity to share tips for success and explore their college pathways. Ò Dedication is key,Ó said Danielle Chris from Peru. Ò If you have something to share with the world, you have to work hard and show them you can do it. You need to stick with it.Ó While students met, educators who traveled with them to Essex gathered to discuss the adult role in helping young students develop the Essential Skills (that include not only leadership but teamwork, grit, adaptability, and other competencies) that prepare them for college and career success.

Guest speaker Jhaneil Jump, a former CFES Scholar from Peru and current senior at SUNY Plattsburgh, spoke to students about taking advantage of the CFES college trips, CFES resources, and the importance of asking for help. Ò You have a support system with your peers, with your school, with CFES,Ó said Jump. “Carry that with you and find that support in college too. Trust me, you will be more successful if you are part of a community.Ó At the end of the day, students were reunited with teachers and excited to share their plans for improving their schools.

“Leadership skills help students gain the self-confidence and resilience they need to not just get to college but to be successful there,Ó said CFES President & CEO Rick Dalton. Ò We believe in empowering our Scholars and giving them the tools they need to take charge of their futures.Ó

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Morgan granted conditional bond Clerk remains in federal custody

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com ALEXANDRIA, VA Ñ William Morgan, the Essex town clerk who was arrested last month on a series of federal child pornography charges, has been granted conditional bond.

Morgan had his detention hearing on March 12 in Alexandria, Virginia.

According to court documents provided by the US AttorneyÕ s Office, Eastern District of Virginia, those conditions include: Travel must be restricted to New York and the East District of Virginia for court purposes.

Upon release, Morgan must be restricted to his residence at all times except for employment, education, religious services, treatment, attorney visits, court appearances, court obligations or other activities as approved by the probation officer.

The home detention will require monitoring by technology deemed appropriate by the supervising district and the defendantÕ s expense.

Morgan must reside with a suitable third-party custodian and not move from residence without prior approval. He must avoid contact with Ò the website participants unless in the presence of counselÓ Ñ presumably a reference to his co-defendants Ñ as well as with minors under the age of 18 years old unless accompanied by an approved adult.

The clerk, who still holds the position, will also be prohibited from access to the Internet or possession of any device with online access and will be required to submit to, and pay for, sex offender evaluation and treatment conducted by a certified sex offender treatment provider.

Morgan must also notify his current and or future employer of the charged offense.

It remains unknown if and when Morgan will be released, and if so, if he will return to Essex County.

Also unknown is the exact amount of the bond.

TWO CHARGES, SEVEN NAMES Morgan, 35, was arrested on Feb. 12.

In January, FBI agents raided the Essex Town Hall and seized MorganÕ s computer.

After examination, a hard disk in his vehicle revealed some 27,000 illicit videos.

His arraignment is scheduled for Friday, March 27 in Alexandria on two felony charges, conspiracy to produce child pornography and conspiracy to distribute child pornography.

At the hearing on March 12, Assistant US Attorneys Matthew Gardner and Alex Nguyen argued for continued detention.

Morgan was represented by W. Todd Watson.

Last week, the Department of Justice revealed the names of six additional defendants who were part of the group that allegedly operated two websites designed to trick children between ages eight and 14 into engaging in sexual activity on internet webcams, The defendants named in the indictment are: Anthony R. Evans, 53, of Grahamstown, South Africa; Milton Smith Jr., 33, of Lorton, Virginia; James E. Hancock, 44, of Thomasville, Georgia; Christopher McNevin, 36, of Carlisle, Ohio; Brian Hendricks, 41, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; and Carl Zwengel, 50, of Princeton, Illinois.

FALSE PROFILES According to the indictment, the defendants allegedly created false profiles on social networking sites like YouTube and Chateen pretending to be young teenagers.

Using these profiles, they chatted with children between 8 and 14 years of age, and directed them to one of the websites run by

the alleged conspiracy.

Once a real child was on the conspiratorsÕ websites, the members of the operation, still pretending to be young teenagers, allegedly convinced and encouraged the children to engage in sexually explicit activity on their own web cameras and the conspirators recorded that footage.

William Morgan The pornographic videos of the children were then allegedly distributed to members of the conspiracy.

Law enforcement agencies have disabled both websites.

If convicted, Morgan faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years in custody and up to a maximum sentence of 30 years.

The Elizabethtown Thrift Shop hosted a grand re-opening celebration on Saturday, March 21. Previously located on the second floor of the Deer’s Head Inn, the shop was forced to relocate after the restaurant closed in January. While the new location, located at the corner of Route 9N and Court Street in Elizabethtown, boasts the same amount of space, it’s more accessible, said volunteers. “It’s just a super, super space,” said Janis Rock. She’s pictured here (right) with Wanda Turner. Hours are M, T, W, F, 10 to 2 p.m.; Thursdays 11 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 to 2 p.m. Beginning on April 1, donations will be accepted during normal business hours.

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Cutting above the rest

By Teah Dowling

Teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ CV-TEC culinary arts management students sliced and diced their way to first place at the 2015 North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition. ÒT he kids were absolutely ecstatic, and they were so thrilled,Ó said Sherry Snow, business instructor in the culinary arts management program at CV-TEC. ÒT hey were so professional, and they did a fabulous job and produced a quality product; we couldnÕ t of been prouder of them.Ó Five CV-TEC students Ñ senior Dominic DeMuro from Elizabethtown Central School; seniors Erin Downey, Bailey LaDieu and Maria LeClair from Beekmantown Central School; and junior Jordan Pelkey from Peru Central School Ñ out-cooked eight area teams, with the help of Snow and Chef Vevan, culinary instructor in the program, and took top honors at the 3rd Annual 2015 North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition held on Saturday, March 14 in Potsdam.

The team checked-in and set up at 8:30 a.m until 10:15 a.m. when they were welcomed. At 10:30, the competition began and ended an hour and a half later. The teams presented their dishes to the judges as A Cut Above the Rest.

By naming their team A Cut Above the Rest, Òt hey wanted to produce a quality product with quality ingredients,Ó Snow explained. ÒT hey had to prepare it, work together as a team, create the marketing for their presentation and had to present their menu to a panel of judges.Ó The judges awarded CV-TEC because of the quality, chopping the Shamrocks from Salmon River; ToraÕ s Minions from Gouverneur; The Food-Tastic Ninjas from Massena; BMC Healthy Panthers from Brushton-Moira; Eat, Sleep, Run from South Jefferson; Canton Golden Chefs from Canton; and The Red Storm Unchoppables and A.E.C. B.O.C.E.S. from Saranac Lake.

The CV-TEC team beat the other cooks in the kitchen with crispy black bean tacos with vegetable slaw and cilantro sour cream. ÒT his is one of the comments the judges made: ‘You don’t even realize there’s meat in it,’” Snow shared. “There’s so much flavor, and it’s a wonderful taco.Ó Initially, the team wanted to go with a hash dish, but it didnÕ t follow all the necessary guidelines. Instead they did a spin on a popular favorite among students today. ÒT hey wanted to do something like a taco because students are enticed to tacos Ñ just the name ‘tacos,’” Snow laughed. “Instead of putting meat, cheese and other ingredients you

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CV-TEC culinary arts management students cooked their way to first place at the 2015 North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition.

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would normally see in a taco, they included fresh local vegetables and created their own slaw; it was fantastic.Ó The enticing and original taco dish will be featured in the CV-TEC CafŽ, on their Facebook page and the North Country Junior Iron Chef CompetitionÕ s website.

The North Country Junior Iron Chef Competition, a project of the Health Initiative, provides teams of regional middle and high school students an opportunity to develop healthy recipes, using a combination of local and USDA (Commodity) foods that could be prepared in a school cafeteria. ÒW e heard about it,Ó Snow said, Òan d we

thought it would be a great opportunity for our students.Ó This competition offers a positive, hands-on experience with healthy food for youth and provides an opportunity to learn about and build lifelong skills related to healthy food purchasing and preparation Ñ similar to what the culinary arts management program at CV-TEC does for its students. Learn more about this team and the people who teach them at https://www.facebook.com/pages/CV-TEC/351562261523104. ÒW e try to give them as many opportunities we can to develop their skills in the field,” Snow stated. ÒT his was just another one of those opportunities.Ó

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Your complete source of things to see and do Ongoing: Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Every Friday

First Tuesdays

Every Saturday

MOOERS — Mooers Zumba, Toning. Mooers Elementary School in the Cafeteria. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. $5 per class, NCCS students free. Through Wednesday, May 6. Details: facebook.com/groups/ZumbaMooers., ZumbaFitness.

Cheryl@gmail.com, cherylmesick.zumba.com.

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

Every Second Tuesday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Pleasant Valley Quilt Guild. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 66 Park St. 7 p.m. Through May. Details: aniceorlowski@gmail. com, 963-4090.

Every Tuesday and Thursday

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

First Tuesday

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

First and third Thursdays

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

First Thursday

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

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

Third Thursdays

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

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

Every Other Thursday

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

First and Third Friday

WILLSBORO — Library Band, The Lonesome Travelers, Lou Allen. Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Ln. 2 p.m. Free, open to public.

Details: RSVP Danielle 817-9108.

WILLSBORO — Live Music. Champlain Valley Senior Community, 10 Gilliland Ln. 2 p.m. Details: RSVP Danielle 817-9108.

ELIZABETHTOWN — My Free Taxes, Tax help from VIDA. Elizabethtown Social Center. 4:30 to 8 p.m. Appointment needed 873-6408.

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

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

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

WHALLONSBURG — A six-week indoor play gym. Ages birth through five. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Free. Six Saturdays. Through Saturday, Feb. 28.

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

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

Daily: Friday, March 27

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Clinton County Government Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Details: 562-7406, UVMHealth.org/ CVPH.

Saturday, March 28

PUTNAM — Owl Prowl. Last Great Shoreline Preserve. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Registration required. Details: 644-9673.

PLATTSBURGH — Strikeout ALS Bowlathon. North Bowl Lanes, 28 North Bowl Lane. Noon to 3 p.m. $25 pp. Details: Kimberly Banker Jefferson 542-5356.

MOOERS — Mooers Volunteer Fire Department’s Easter Raffle. Mooers Fire Station. 7 p.m.

CHAMPLAIN — Northern Lights Square Dance Club dance. NCCS, 103 Rte 276.

7:30 to 10 p.m. Details: 236-6919, 450-247-2521.

PLATTSBURGH — “Mahanagar”. Newman Center. 7 p.m. Free, open to community.

PLATTSBURGH — Karen Becker and Friends concert, Pianist Karen Becker, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Bishop. E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. 7:30 p.m. Free, open to public. Details: Karen Parrotte atparrotk@plattsburgh.edu.

Sunday, March 29

PERU — Palm Sunday Services. Harkness UM Church, 780 Hallock Hill Rd. 9:30 a.m.

Monday, March 30

Every Sunday

ELIZABETHTOWN — Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers.

Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 962-2351, 873-2652.

WILLSBORO — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Willsboro Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m. Details: 562-7406, UVMHealth.org/CVPH. LAKE PLACID — ‘Michelangelo and The Pope’s Ceiling, the story of Michelangelo Buonarroti and the painting of the Sistine Chapel’, Ross King, Lake Placid Institute Book Club. Lake Placid Public Library. 7 p.m.

Every Monday

Wednesday, April 1

ELIZABETHTOWN — Adult Rec Basketball. Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School.

7 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Healthier Today Support Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 4 p.m. Details: info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, elizabethtownsocialcenter.org, 873-6408.

Every Tuesday ELIZABETHTOWN — Chorale practice. Elizabethtown Social Center.. 7 p.m.

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

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

ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois, 4:15 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6 Yoga. Yoga, Interval classes $10. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.

Every Wednesdays

ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Kye Turner. 5 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6.

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

ELIZABETHTOWN — Adult Recreational Pickleball. Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. 5 p.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.

Every Thursday

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

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

7 p.m.

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

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

ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois, 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Karin DeMuro. 5:30 Elizabethtown Social Center. $6. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar.

OBITUARIES

WILMINGTON — Wilmington Historical Society, monthly meeting. Wilmington Community Center. 1 p.m. Details: Karen Peters 420-8370.

KEESEVILLE — Palm Sunday, Services. Keeseville UM Church, 1699 Front St. 11 a.m.

Thursday, April 2

PERU — Palm Sunday Services. Harkness UM Church, 780 Hallock Hill Rd. 7 p.m.

Friday, April 3

KEESEVILLE — Good Friday Services. Keeseville UM Church, 1699 Front St. 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 4

DANNEMORA — Preparation for Planting”, Ken Burger, Lucy St Pierre, Edna Aiken, Ann Fraser. Fellowship hall behind Dannemora Methodist Church, 86 Clark St. 10 a.m. Free. Details: Ted 536-6735.

KEENE — Holy Hikes-Adirondacks. Baxter Mountain, trailhead, Rte 9N. 9 a.m. Details: facebook.com/HolyHikesAdirondacks, stjamesausableforks.weebly.com.

Sunday, April 5

KEESEVILLE — Easter Sunrise Service. 4 Lakeview Rd, Hallock Hill. 6:15 a.m.

KEESEVILLE — Easter Services. Keeseville UM Church, 1699 Front St. 11 a.m.

PERU — Palm Sunday Services. Harkness UM Church, 780 Hallock Hill Rd. 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, April 8

WADHAMS — Mud Season series of Wednesday: Laura Sells-Doyle “Understanding camera flash photography”. Wadhams Free Library, at 7:30 p.m. Free, open to public. Donations accepted.

SARANAC LAKE — Poetry Reading. Saranac Village, Will Rogers. 3 p.m.

Friday, April 10

WESTPORT — Cub Scout, ‘Mother and Son Formal’. Westport Central School Cafeteria. 6 to 8 p.m. Westport, Moriah, Elizabethtown grades K-6. $5, photographs available purchase. Details: 962-4664.

Saturday, April 11

PERU — RFL Team Friends and Family Arts & Crafts Show. St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $2 donation, 12 under free. Details: Gordon Trombley 570-5114.

Westport’s Pep Band joined the SUNY Plattsburgh Band in the stands to cheer the Cards to victory over Brockport on Jan. 30.

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FRANCIS LLOYD STAATS III

August 13, 1959 March 14, 2015 thoughtful, hard working forester, and a faithful Christian. He was a very active member of the Champlain Valley Fencing Club, the Essex Community Church and a supporter of the Plattsburgh Police Pipes and Drums.

As a father, he worked with Peggy to try to raise their children to be honest, active, inquisitive and strong. As a forester, his goal was to manage forests so they could be as healthy and productive as possible. He would do just Francis Lloyd Staats III about anything to help a Lloyd friend in need. His faith in August 13, 1959 March 14, God never faltered, even 2015 during his battle with cancer.

Francis Lloyd Staats III of For his country, he hoped for Westport, NY was called the return of a time when libhome to the Lord on March erties are granted rather than 14, 2015. He was 55. revoked under the guise of He grew up in Belle Mead, political correctness.

NJ, the fourth of 6 children of Lloyd, beloved husband, deFrancis Lloyd Staats Jr. and voted friend, the fun master June Derrington Staats, born to his children, wonderful on August 13, 1959. son and brother, will forever Lloyd attended the Colorado be loved and missed.

School of Trades to be a gunsmith and then received a A memorial service will be degree in natural resource held at Essex Community Church, Essex, NY on April management from Rutgers 11th at 11 a.m. In lieu of University. flowers, donations can be He married Peggy Purdue in made to either Memorial 1993 and they had 8 chilSloan Kettering Cancer Cendren: Charlotte, F. Lloyd IV, ter, PO Box 26174, New York Samson, Jeannette, Abram, NY, 10087-6174 or the Staats George, Nelson, and Sylvia.

Family Fund at Essex, ComHe is survived by his parmunity Church, PO Box 125, ents, wife, children and his Essex, NY 12936 brothers and sisters: Sandy, Arrangements have been enSuzy, Sharon, Martin, and trusted to Marvin-Heald FuJohn. neral Home, 7521 Court Lloyd loved God, his family, Street, Elizabethtown his friends, the woods and To light a memorial candle his country.

His life reor leave an online condovolved around those things. lence please visit He was a devoted, loving www.healdfuneralhoneinc.husband and father, a loyal com and helpful friend to many, a

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Spring will be seasonally delayed

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lthough the arrival of the spring season has come and gone, it appears the winter season will continue to maintain command over the local landscape, with a deep snowpack in the woods, and chilly temperatures in the air.While I have yet to find any sign of snowfleas in my ski tracks, I did manage to jump a few ducks while skiing along a small mountain stream in recent days.

The snowpack has really held up well so far, and it appears ice will continue to lock out any potential pond anglers for at least another week, or two. So far, there have been no loons in sight, although theyÕ ll likely show up at the Champlain ferry crossings soon.

The annual trout season begins April 1st, in just about a week, and the likelihood of finding fishable, open water is about the same as locating a pack of little green men in a shiny saucer. An old anglers finest advice, “Don’t be wasting your time; there are far better chores that you can avoid by fishing later on when the season finally rolls around.Ó However, if you must wet a line, the most likely waters to be productive will be around the inlets an outlets of lakes and ponds, or at the base of waterfalls or rapids, where water temperatures are likely to be warmer than elsewhere.

Watch for birds such as gulls, cormorants, osprey and eagles gathering on shore near the mouth of rivers and streams for evidence of the impending sucker spawn and smelt run. These inlets and outlets often produce some of the fastest action of the early spring, and bird lifer, or otters a sure sign that something is likely stirring underwater.

NYSDEC: New York’s Lost and Found Department

With recent news of yet another winter rescue necessary on the summit of Mount Marcy, it appears the inherent dangers of wandering in a winter wilderness are regularly going unheeded.

The most recent incident began on Saturday, March 21, the day spring was supposed to have sprung across the land. While springlike weather conditions are still a month away in most parts of the Park, the summit of Mt. Marcy and itÕ s surrounding mountain environs remain solidly encapsulated in artic conditions.

Reportedly, on the day of the most recent rescue, summit conditions included winds ranging between 30 and 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph, and wind chills down in the range of minus 30 to 40F degrees below.

Such was the case as a team of over two dozen Forest Rangers set off from the Adirondac Loj on Hart Lake with an assortment of skis, snowshoes, snowmobiles and a State Police helicopter on a search

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However, if the likelihood of being accessed a substantial rescue fee actually deters them from wandering where they shouldnÕ t go in the first place; especially to a place like the summit of Mt. Marcy on a cold and windy, winterÕ s day. Hey, itÕ s worth the consideration!

It has been well established that many outdoor travelers are now willing to take unreasonable chances due to the prevalence of handheld electronic navigation devices and the (expected) availability of instant cellular communications. If they do happen to get lost or hurt, they can now rely on a satellite location beacon device ( SPOT) to show rescuers where to find them. The SPOT device actually charges users a subscription fee, which could be considered a form of insurance.

As long as travelers are seeking adventures, there will be a need for S&R. As the fabled, Saranac Lake Game Protector Dick Emperor once claimed, Ò A man who claims heÕ s never been lost, never went too deep into the woods.Ó IÕ ve also been told Ò Any hunter who claims heÕ s never been turned around a few times is either a damn liar, or he spent his days in the rockinÕ chair on the front porch at camp. Ò For many travelers, the concept of undertaking an adventure without a measure of risk is not really an adventure at all.

However, there remains a fine line between risk and responsibility, and it is incumbent upon all travelers to assume a reasonable degree of responsibility regardless of the risk. Again, kudos go out to the many men and women in green who are always ready to get to the scene when they are needed. Not to be overlooked are the service of State Police helicopter pilots whose skill in handling high winds and whiteout conditions atop a mountain summit should never be taken for granted.

and rescue operation to locate a 39 year old woman, and her two boys, ages 7 and 11. The party was eventually located the following morning on the side of the mountain, below the summit of Marcy. The young boys were immediately airlifted to Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, and the helicopter promptly returned for the mother who had remained behind in the care of Forest Rangers. Due to the professionalism, and rapid response of both Rangers, and State Police personnel, another potential mountain tragedy was averted.

However, the incident reinforces the need for stricter standards for winter mountaineers.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact While the costs involved in the rescue effort are of little consideration as compared to the human lives that were saved, the recent him at brookside18@adelphia.net. incident again illustrates the need for increased awareness, training and education for all winter wanderers, especially those traveling in extreme elevations.

Although the availability and reliability of NYSDECÕ s Search and Rescue operations is as certain as the sunrise, there has long been a lingering question concerning the costs associated with such operations; especially when they are a direct result of a blatant disregard for the education, experience, equipment and skill necessary to deal with current weather and trail conditions.

There are a number of states and federal lands, where fees are now accessed for S&R. In most places, wilderness or not, if you call 911 and are taken to the hospital in an ambulance; youÕ ll receive a bill from the ambulance company. So why should hikers and climbers, hunters or anglers expect anything less than the costs associated with search-and-rescue (SAR) operations cost?

There are also a number of ski areas that offer rescue insurance policies, which is now mandatory North Country anglers are likely to find mid-winter conditions when the Opening Day in many European resorts. IÕ ve often heard the of trout season, arrives on April 1. It’s likely, the most productive waters will be found at the base of large waterfalls, such as Split Rock Falls, Willsboro Falls, The Flume and the argument that someone, after experiencing an Rocks in Jay. unforeseen accident, may delay calling for help

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Andrew McKenna From page 1

He served five years in the clank.

ItÕ s all chronicled in his new memoir, Ò Sheer Madness,Ó a taut tale of addiction laced with equal parts self-deprecation and acerbic wit.

About a decade after the events of the book, things are going well for McKenna, who is 46. Ò Five years certainly gives you a long time to reset,Ó he told the Valley News.

The memoir grew from the advice of his prison shrink, who said writing might act as a much-needed escape valve for errant thoughts.

Journaling turned to short stories centered around his military training and family court difficulties, the nucleus of what became the first part of this gripping memoir.

McKenna showed the drafts to pals, who encouraged him to write a book. Ò It was eye-opening to people who havenÕ t been in those situations,Ó he said.

And not many have. Ò Sheer MadnessÓ chronicles the rise of a smart-aleck kid from suburbia to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. Following the watch incident, McKenna resigned from the justice department and moved with his young family back to upstate New York, where he took a job in the private sector.

“I would sit in my private practice office and pretend that what I was doing was as good as my old job in Washington,Ó he wrote. Ò My self-loathing at this point was palpable.Ó That gig often descended into moments of farce, like when McKenna resorted to pilfering pills from a client who tripped

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McKenna sized up the womanÕ s freezer bag of prescription pills Ñ Ò I am troubled by thisÓ Ñ before taking them and making a beeline to the bathroom under the auspices of Ò making photocopies.Ó Ò It sounds like IÕ m a sales rep for Tic-Tacs, not a lawyer,Ó he wrote. Ò I try to glide as I walk instead of step, hoping this would make less sound. I looked ridiculous.Ó But it wasnÕ t this ennui, or the drug abuse, that led McKenna to his eventual transformation from a high-powered lawyer into a greasy schnook passing grubby notes to terrified bank tellers. Ò I didnÕ t rob banks to get money for heroin,Ó he said. Ò It happened because of the repeated losses in family court.Ó In the book, McKenna traced the birth and death of the relationship with the mother of his children.

Although heÕ d gotten himself cleaned up, the judge wouldnÕ t give McKenna time with his two sons, referring to him as a Ò junkie.Ó Ò That sunk me into the deepest depression that IÕ d ever been in,Ó he recalled. Ò It was more about the anger, frustration and sadness of not getting to see my boys Ñ it was almost Kafkaesque. I was doing everything he wanted me to do, but I wasnÕ t getting any relief.Ó Now, with a decade of sobriety under his belt, part of his recovery includes speaking to students on the insidiousness of heroin abuse.

Kids with depression and anxiety, in particular, are at risk for opiate abuse, he said, and that’s one of the factors school officials are examining as they move forward with combatting what has become a national plague Ñ including the North Country.

Three factors can prevent full-blown addiction, he said.

Age of onset, frequency of use and potency.

Valley News - Champlain Valley Edition • March 28, 2015 | 17 The message, he said, is to get to kids as early as possible.

Heroin and prescription drugs are everywhere.

Doctors are under little pressure to counsel rather than prescribe quick pharmaceutical fixes, he said, a measure that needs to be reversed. Ò Nurses, doctors, teachers, professionals Ñ anybody can fall prey to it,Ó said McKenna. Ò ItÕ s no longer viewed as a scumbag drug anymore. ItÕ s now just viewed as destroying peoplesÕ lives.Ó In addition to the advocacy work, McKenna now works as a consultant providing advice to attorneys on what their clients can expect when entering the criminal justice system, including what programs are available to them, what their families go through during their incarceration and a checklist for survival and post-release.

After all, heÕ s been there, from federal prosecutor to federal prisoner.

He plans on regaining his law license within the next two years.

But for now, life is good: McKenna has contact with his two sons Ñ Ò TheyÕ re great kids, totally well-adjustedÓ Ñ and does work for Albany attorney James E. Long, Ò who is probably the premier defense attorney that IÕ ve ever worked with.Ó Early sales of the book have been brisk, he said, and heÕ s working on a less-salty student edition for possible inclusion on high school curriculums. Ò ItÕ s been a huge learning experience,Ó he said. Ò Sheer MadnessÓ by Andrew McKenna is available on Amazon; at Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid and various booksellers in the Capital District, including the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Market Block Books in Troy and the Open Door Book Store in Schenectady.

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REAL ESTATE SALES REAL ESTATE WILLSBORO, NY 1.06 acre lot w/water/sewer/power ($26,000) or Above lot with 1998 2bd/2bath mobile home ($49,000) 518-963-7320 Sebastian, Florida Beautiful 55+ manufactured home community.

4.4 miles to the beach, Close to riverfront district. New models from $85,000. 772?581?0080, www.beach-cove.com

OTHER PETS

LAVALLEE LOGGING

is looking to harvest and purchase standing timber, All Species. Willing to pay New York State stumpage prices on all species. $ or % paid.

References available.

Matt Lavallee 518-645-6351 A CUT ABOVE THE REST! LOGGING, LAND CLEARING, Professional Forestry. Cash for Standing Timber and Woodland. Paying Higher Than New York State Stumpage Rate. Double the Average rate for Low Grade Chip Wood.

Fully Insured. Immediate Pay. 518585-3520 WILLIAM THWAITS LOGGING is looking to purchase and harvest standing timber of all species. Will pay New York State stumpage prices. Many references available.

Call Wiliam Thwaits 518-593-3263

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Whittemore, Richard Schroon $180,000 D/W/MBEs. The2/17/2015 Contractor Strehle, must Robert & Heather Veysey, Barry et. al.

Crown Point $132,500 comply with the Regula2/17/2015 Pare, John et. al.

K & J Bridgeview Holdings Moriah $1 tion relative to non-dis2/17/2015 in federallyLautenschuetz, Paul et. al. Lautenschuetz, Dennis et. al. North Elba $240,000 crimination assisted programs of the Carrie-Anne et. al. Goshen Mortgage REO LLC Ticonderoga 2/18/2015 Bennett, $18,633 USDOT 49 CFR 21. Paye, George 2/18/2015 Paye, George North Elba $1 Please call (518) 4572/18/2015 Reilly, John & Ednamae North Elba $3,000 3583 if a reasonableLake ac-Placid Club Lodges commodation is needed 2/19/2015 Marion, Barbara Duntley, Nicole North Hudson $48,900 to 2/20/2015 participate in theRobinson, letJohn et. al.

Zielinski, Randy & Tricia Schroon $227,500 ting.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE CLINTON ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS DATE GRANTOR GRANTEE LOCATION PRICE MAY 3/12/15 BE CONTINGENT Pierre Cote Wetlands of Clinton LLC Clinton $6,000 MAGDI SL PLAZA LLC UPON THE PASSAGE OF 3/13/15 Fannie Mae and Federal A BUDGET APPROPRIAArticles of Org. filed NY NOTICE National Mortage Association Christopher Sunderland Ellenburg $15,800OF FORMATION SAH REAL PROPEREAT SIMPLY, Arti- Federal TION BILL BY THE LEG-& John Sec.Credit ofUnion State Altona (SSNY) OF$69,533 3/13/15 Evan Bracy & Karen Brunell LLC Dannemora ISLATURE ANDJonathon Harris GOVER- cles of Org. filedBeneficial Homeowner Service Corp LLC, Art. of Org. NY Sec. 02/17/2015. Office in TY,$99,115.73 3/16/15 Beekmantown NOR OF filed with Secy of State of State (SSNY) Scott 1/20/15.

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3/16/15OF THE STATE Richard Nelson Farquharson $68,500 NEW YORK (SSNY) on 1/15/15. OfOffice in Essex Co. Agent of LLC upon 3/17/15 Richard Erik Rhodes Reg. 01, Sam Zhou, Re- SSNY desig. agent fice$187,000 location: Essex of whom process Saranac may be & Kara Anne Mullane Andrew and Kristy Cymbrak gional 50 Wolf LLC upon whom SSNY designatpro- served. SSNY shall mail County.

3/18/15 Director,Shawn Mcelwain State of NY Mortage Agency Ausable $68,829.37 Rd, Albany, NY Todd Deyo 12232 as agent of LLC upon cess may be Courtney Menard & Cody Valitsky served. copy of processBeekmantown to 23 ed $5,000 3/18/15 D262889, PIN Nationstar 1809.99,Mortgage process against it SSNY copy Duley of Main St., Saranac Lake, whom 3/18/15 LLC shall mailDonald Saranac $49,000 Albany, Greene, may be served. SSNY Saranac Principal 3/18/15 Essex, Suanne Coonrod process to 1983 Anthony VaccaroNY 12983.

Plattsburgh $7,000 Rensselaer, Saratoga, Ave., Lake Placid, NY business location 622 shall mail copy of proSchenectady, Warren & 12946, which is also the Lake Flower Ave., cess to 1763 Haselton Washington Cos., Instal- principal business loca- Saranac Lake, NY Rd., Wilmington, DE 12997. Purpose: any lation/Upgrading Traffic tion. Purpose: Any law- 12983. Purpose: Any Signals at various loca- ful purpose. lawful purpose lawful activities. tions., VN-02/28-04/04/2015VN-02/21-03/28/2015VN-03/07-04/11/2015Bid Deposit $75,000.00.

6TC-74682 6TC-73637 6TC-73903 Goals: MBE/WBE 12 - MAD RIVER PIZZA CO., 18% NOTICE OF FORMATION LLC Articles of Org. filed D262888, PIN 1810.01, OF TEMPEST TRADING NY Sec. of State (SSNY) MARVINSEED, LLC. Art. F.A. Proj. M24E-1810of Org. filed with NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed 1/16/15. Office in Essex 013, Albany, Essex, with Secy. of State of NY Co. SSNY desig. agent Sec. of State (SSNY) on Greene, Rensselaer, (SSNY) on 01/30/15. of LLC upon whom pro- 02/10/15. Office: Essex Saratoga, Schenectady, cess may be served. County. SSNY designat- Office location: Essex Warren & Washington County. SSNY designatSSNY shall mail copy of ed as agent of the LLC Cos., Durable Pavemented as agent of LLC upon process to 2535 NYS upon whom process Markings, whom process against it Route 9N, Ausable against it may be served.

Bid Deposit Forks, NY 12941. Pur- SSNY shall mail copy of may be served. SSNY $250,000.00., NO pose: Any lawful pur- process to the LLC, PO shall mail process to: PLANS. Kevin Fountain, 480 Mirpose. Principal business Box 77 Essex NY 12936.

Goals: DBE 3% location: 14224 NYS Rte Purpose: Any lawful pur- ror Lake Dr., Lake VN-03/28-04/04/2015Placid, NY 12946. Pur9N, Ausable Forks, NY pose.

2TC-76918 pose: any lawful activi12941.

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Principal may be served. SSNY process to 1983 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid, NY business location 622 shall mail copy of pro12946, which is also the Lake Flower Ave., cess to 1763 Haselton principal business loca- Saranac Lake, NY Rd., Wilmington, DE 12997. Purpose: any tion. Purpose: Any law- 12983. Purpose: Any lawful activities. ful purpose. lawful purpose VN-03/07-04/11/2015VN-02/21-03/28/2015VN-02/28-04/04/2015-

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