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State mulling plan to combat opiate abuse Governor’s office expected to roll out heroin proposals by June 1

For the past two weeks, Hochul has been leading a series of task forces around the state. The eight-person team, consisting of the state’s top law enforcement, healthcare and drug treatment brass, stopped in Lake Placid last week, the sixth of eight planned sessions.

By Pete DeMola Their recommendations, Hochul said, are likely to follow pete@suncommunitynews.com the four-pronged approach cited by other state and federal authorities as being necessary to stomp out the epidemic: LAKE PLACID — A state task force is poised to deliver a prevention, treatment, recovery, law enforcement — perhaps series of legislative proposals to combat the state’s heroin epi- even insurance reform. demic as early as Wednesday.

“Today’s focus really was on the specific needs of the rural “We have been looking at about 25 to 30 recommendations communities,” Hochul said. that are going to be very comprehensive that identify specific areas,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul last week. >> See OPIATE ABUSE | pg. 14

Cyclists Delight

Annual cycling festival returning to Wilmington this weekend WILMINGTON — A weekend for the cycling enthusiast enters its seventh year here this weekend.

The seventh annual Wilmington Whiteface Bike Fest is set for June 3-5 with events on each day for a variety of events geared Keith around aspects of bicycling.

Lobdell Writer The main event takes place Sunday, June 5, with the sixth annual running of the Wilmington/Whiteface 100K Mountain Bike Race, a qualifying race for the annual Leadville Trail 100, know as the “holy grail” for mountain bikers. The Wilmington/Whiteface race offers 100 bids to the Leadville event.

The race begins with a shotgun start at 7 a.m., running through several towns throughout the length of the race, including Jay, Keene, Elizabethtown and Lewis.

The race both begins and ends at Whiteface Mountain.

There will also be a 50K event or the Team Class, which will consist of two-member teams each riding the 50K course.

Events start Friday, June 3, with the Jump Jam and Trails

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Exhibition in the Wilmington Bike Park from 6 until 8 p.m.

There will also be a BETA Group Ride on the Hardy Road Trails from 5 until 8 p.m., followed by the Best Calves Party at the Cloudsplitter Lounge at 8:30 p.m. Registration for both road races will take place Friday from 3 until 8 p.m.

Saturday events will begin with the Whiteface Uphill Bike Race as cyclists wind their way up the Olympic Mountain for the 15th year.

During the day, there will be several events and activities, including a National Trail Day town work project at 8 a.m.; the opening of the Whiteface Downhill Park and vendor expo at the mountain at 10 a.m.; a pre-ride with David Weens starting at the Whiteface Ski Center at 11 a.m.; Uphill Race awards ceremony at 11:30 a.m.; ribbon cutting ceremony for the True Blue Flow Trail at 12:30 p.m.; BETA group ride on the Flume >> BIKE FEST | pg. 7

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a heroin task force meeting in Lake Placid on Thursday, May 26. The panel will deliver a list of policy proposals to the state legislature on June 1.

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AU SABLE FORKS — Famed Yankee ballplayer Lou Gehrig knew something was wrong midway through the 1938 season when he felt his strength being drawn away by some mysterious force.

By the end of spring training the following year, the slugger hadn’t hit a single home run. His coordination and speed were also drained. Speculation on his condition ran rampant.

The New York Sun’s James Kahn observed the Iron Horse’s deterioration went deeper beyond the normal wear-and-tear of ballplaying.

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ESSEX — If all goes according to plan, one summer resident will have one more trophy to add to her rapidly expanding case: Miss USA. Neely Fortune, who grew up summering in Essex, will compete for the national title in Las Vegas this Sunday.

The competition is scheduled to be televised live on Fox beginning at 7 p.m.

Fortune, a University of Vermont grad, resides in Burlington and is the current titleholder for Miss Vermont USA, winning that contest in November.

The community-minded wildlife biologist is deeply-involved in the Green Mountain State, supporting groups like the Vermont PTSD initiative and Vermont Adaptive, a group that helps children and young adults with physical challenges enjoy sports.

Fortune, 24, intends to pursue a graduate degree with the ultimate career plan of working with wildlife conservation

Neely Fortune, a seasonal resident of Essex, will complete in the Miss USA pageant on Sunday, June 5.

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The endurance athlete has been involved in conservation research projects throughout the world, including four months spent in Patagonia, Chile.

“In her own life, pageantry, while dismissed as frivolous by many, has provided her the self-confidence, the poise, and the skills to think on your feet, which have helped her to achieve some of her own goals,” said the release.

Fortune said while she’s in touch with her feminine side, she’s also not afraid to break down barriers.

“I’m an athlete, and going to Miss USA, I’ve been training like an athlete,” Fortune said in a video clip promoting the contest. “I don’t want to change my body to fit any specific mold or what I think somebody wants me to look like.”

Fortune, who arrived in Las Vegas last week, has been putting in long days leading up to the high-octane event, participating in everything from pageant-organized media blitzes to push-up contests for charity.

Proud parents Jan and John Fortune continue to live in the area. A brother, Brooks, lives in Denver.

Miss USA is not Miss America: the two events have coexisted in the pageant world for decades. While both feature swimsuit and gown presentations, the Miss America contest has a well-known talent component; Miss USA does not.

The winner of Miss USA will go on to compete for the Miss Universe title.

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Historic Elizabethtown inn to reopen in July Owners hope revamped Deer’s Head Inn becomes community hub

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Earlier this year, signs of life began to emerge at the wooden building on Court Street.

A permit appeared on the door. The shutters came down.

Items were moved out onto the porch. The sounds of hammering, sawing and clanking emanated from within.

Chatter abounded in the community about the future of the iconic Elizabethtown structure, which has generally been in operation in one form or another since 1808, about a decade after the town was formed.

It’s official: The Deer’s Head Inn will reopen in July.

Rob and Kathy DeMuro have partnered with Aaron Woolf to relaunch the iconic mainstay, which closed in January 2015.

The interior has undergone a full-scale renovation.

Gone are the dim, recessed nooks that lent themselves to private, dusty conclaves.

Rob DeMuro and Woolf ripped out the walls, moved the bar, expanded the bathrooms, installed a new tin ceiling and gave everything a fresh paint job. New ash flooring gives the first floor a bright and airy atmosphere.

The front room that once housed the bar will now serve as a retail space, replete with a community table and cafe-style counter, perfect for keeping on eye on the stream of traffic flowing in and out of the government complex.

In fact, it may be easier to rattle off what patrons may remember from the former incarnation, all of which will be repurposed: a pair of owls, a phone booth, a church pew, old signs, postcards and other artifacts.

Despite the changes, the pair don’t see the overhaul as a departure from the past, but rather an embrace, harkening back to the days when the tavern was a place where everyone mingled and community bonds were forged.

The chief question the pair asked themselves: How to recreate a space that appeals to everyone?

DeMuro, who grew up in a small town, said he understood the role of places like the Deer’s Head Inn in revitalizing and breathing life into rural communities.

It’s a concept not unfamiliar to Woolf, a filmmaker who

made that theme a central part of his 2014 congressional campaign.

Branded as a “tavern-style dining experience,” the revamped venue will champion local food whenever possible, both through inclusion in the (still evolving) menu and by way of the retail shop, making the downtown location another spoke in the region’s ever-expanding food wheel.

“The emphasis is on freshness,” Woolf said.

“Comfort foods done very well,” DeMuro added.

Bringing the philosophical concepts down to earth is the (free) pool table — both DeMuro and Woolf pointed out that the new addition would be beige-colored — and a small riser designed to host performances by local musicians.

“This is a town known for its pickers,” Woolf said.

Perhaps the most notable addition is a planned beer garden, which is slated to be located in the space between the building and the Kinney Drugs next door.

“I’d say the beer garden will be open before the snow flies,” DeMuro said.

And in another nod to the building’s storied history — replete with tales of bootlegging, ghosts and famous guests — the pair hope to refurbish four upstairs rooms for a boutiquestyle hotel, bringing the oldest inn in the Adirondacks back full circle.

It’s an ambitious plan for the pair, both of whom have restaurant experience: DeMuro, having a stake in the former incarnation, and Woolf, who has owned a partnership in a rustic-style restaurant in Brooklyn’s trendy Williamsburg neighborhood since 2004.

Prices, said the owners, will be “inclusive and accessible.”

Beer, too, will be a part of their mission.

The pair tapped Josh Cunningham from the Lake Placid Lodge as head chef. More hires will follow.

Community feedback so far has been positive, said the two, with many stopping in to offer their services and advice.

“There’s been wonderful enthusiasm and support,” DeMuro said.

Woolf agreed: “People are what’s going to sustain this,” he said.

Local residents Aaron Woolf and Rob DeMuro have partnered to reopen the Deer’s Head Inn in Elizabethtown, which closed in January 2015.

The revamped mainstay is scheduled to open in July with a few tricks up its sleeve.

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House passes Stefanik’s military caregivers bill Legislation aims to offer relief for delayed caregiver applications, appeals process

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation authored by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) seeks to reform and streamline the federal program designed to help family members caring for wounded military personnel.

Stefanik’s Support Our Military Caregivers Act passed the House by voice vote last week.

If signed into law, the legislation will address the backlog in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Family Caregiver Program, mandated by Congress in 2010 to provide seriously-wounded veterans with medical staff and stipends to assist caregivers, often family members.

Delays have marred the program.

The VA initially thought 4,000 caregivers would be approved for the program. The number is now 20,000, with another 14,800 applications still awaiting processing.

The deluge has overwhelmed staff. The inability to process the flood of applications is one problem; another is the expanding backlog of appeals filed by frustrated caregivers.

“Application deadlines are not being met by their own internal standards and the staff is still shorthanded,” Stefanik testified. “VA medical centers lack sufficient caregiver support coordinators and the necessary clinical staff to carry out medical assessments for eligibility.”

“These issues are not only unacceptable, but I believe they are preventable.”

Stefanik’s bill, which was introduced in November, would use pre-existing funds already appropriated for the current review and appeals process to allow for an “objective, independent party to conduct external, clinical reviews.”

Measures for transparency are also included, said Stefanik, because veterans are often left out of the process.

Stefanik hopes the Senate will craft a counterpart.

The idea came from a from a conversation with a caregiver in Alexandria Bay who cited the hurdles faced while trying to care for a wounded family member.

“Military caregivers are silent heroes in our communities and deserve the respect and benefits proportionate to their significant contributions,” Stefanik testified.

New York’s 21st Congressional District has the highest veteran population of any congressional district in the state.

Rep. Elise Stefanik speaks in Willsboro, Essex County on Monday, May 30, 2016.

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‘VOTED TO UNDERFUND’ Stefanik, a Republican first elected in 2014, is up for re-election this year.

Democratic opponent Mike Derrick is a retired army colonel.

As veterans, he and his wife receive care from the VA. “We must continue to improve access to care in this district, especially for those veterans who live in far corners of the North Country,” Derrick wrote in an email.

Derrick, who lives in Peru, criticized Stefanik for her April 2015 vote on a pair of appropriations bills.

“Elise Stefanik can’t run away from the fact that she voted to underfund veteran programs by more than $1 billion — which would impact 70,000 veterans alone, as well as their families,” said Derrick.

The MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill underfunded the VA by more than $1 billion, Derrick said, which impacted veterans’ health care, medical research, education and cemeteries.

According to the website the Hill, “the bill provides a 5.6 percent increase for the VA over 2015 levels, but falls more than $1 billion shy of the figure President Obama had included in his 2016 budget request.”

That same bill also contained funding for Fort Drum as one of three East coast sites for missile defense consideration.

Derrick also cited Stefanik’s procedural vote against an amend-

ment to bump veterans’ medical services by $15 million, a motion that failed 181 to 236.

“Congresswoman Stefanik is proud of her bipartisan voting record of fully funding and reforming the VA,” said Lenny Alcivar, a Stefanik campaign spokesman, in response to Derrick’s comments.

Since taking office, Stefanik has overseen the provision of over $700,000 in VA benefits for North Country veterans, Alcivar said.

Alcivar noted the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has declined to elevate Derrick to their top-tier support program designed to aid candidates in the country’s most competitive races.

“The reason former Republican Mike Derrick has been abandoned by the Democratic Party is because he publicly admits that reading vital military legislation isn’t on his to-do list, and falsely attacks Congresswoman Stefanik for outdated procedural votes while failing to offer one, single solution to the challenges facing our District,” Alcivar said.

Alcivar is referring to comments Derrick made to the Post-Star that he had not read the National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House along party lines last month.

“This choice in this election is clear. Congresswoman Stefanik stands for new ideas that protect and support our military men and women in the 21st District,” Alcivar said. “Mike Derrick opposes legislation that would support our troops at Fort Drum, he opposes funding for East Coast missile defense, and opposes Elise’s bipartisan legislation to support military caregivers. Even worse for our District, Mike Derrick admits that reading vital military legislation is “not on his to do list — that’s wrong for the North Country.”

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate, criticized both Stefanik and Derrick for not supporting a single-payer health care system, which he said would better serve military personnel.

“Why doesn’t Elise just sign onto it?” said Funiciello, referring to the United States National Health Care Act. “We could all have free healthcare tomorrow if we change the Medicare age to zero.”

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Art gallery finds permanent home at Adirondack History Museum Rosenberg Gallery has been floating between rooms since 2010

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Art lovers have a new reason to come to Elizabethtown this summer.

The Adirondack History Museum has always hosted art exhibits. But following renovations that saw space removed to make the building ADA compliant in 2010, collections have circulated from room to room for the past six years.

No longer.

The season, which is scheduled to launch this Saturday with an exhibit by two local artists, sees the establishment of a permanent home for the Rosenberg Gallery.

Named for late seasonal resident James N. Rosenberg, a prominent philanthropist who was also an accomplished artist, volunteers have spent the past six months restoring a room that, for the past three decades, has hosted an international doll collection that visitors and staff alike have universally described as creepy.

The second-floor room received a total overhaul.

Volunteers tore a wall down and gave the remaining space a sleek new paintjob. Hardwood floors were refurbished and professional track lighting installed along the high ceilings.

The finishing touch, wall molding, was inspired by a house now on display at the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library in Delaware, said Steve Shepstone, a museum trustee who spent the fall and winter working on the project alongside other volunteers.

The result is a strikingly modern oasis in the most unlikely of places — a former schoolhouse.

The Adirondack History Museum will launch their 2016 season with an art exhibition at the re-opened Rosenberg Gallery on Saturday, June 4.

Pictured above: Steve Shepstone, trustee, and Aurora McCaffrey, museum director, pose in the gallery. Ambrose Andrews painted the landscape, a view of Lake Champlain looking south towards the ruins of Fort Ticonderoga, in 1848, making it the earliest painting in the museum’s August exhibition.

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The museum has always boasted history, culture and art, said Whitney Jackson, the museum’s office manager.

But the restoration will now elevate the latter alongside its rightful place alongside the former.

Now that word is out about the permanent space, calls from local artists and art groups are coming in, Shepstone said.

The trustee said he hoped the gallery will attract a wider and more diverse crowd to the museum.

Jackson encouraged folks, especially local residents, to cruise through this summer.

For a while, the museum was static, she said.

“But there really are shifts every year,” Jackson said. “We guarantee there’s stuff they haven’t seen before.”

Art, in fact, is this year’s guiding theme at the museum.

A six-week lecture series is primed for launch on July 7 with “Why Look at Art,” a lecture presented by William C. Lipke, a retired University of Vermont professor of art history.

Other talks will dive into quilt-making, local architecture and the history of indigenous peoples.

Also on deck for the museum’s centennial year is a new exhibit delving into the facility’s former role as a school. The exhibit, “The School on Schoolhouse Hill,” is slated to open on June 11. Organizers hope former alumni of the Old Elizabethtown School, which closed in 1954, can attend and share their memories.

As for the dolls, the collection is in good hands. They are being cleaned and boxed. And with some of them set to be sold, they will undoubtedly creep people out for a long time to come.

The Adirondack History Museum’s 2016 season, entitled “Then & Now,” launches June 4 with a reception at 6 p.m.

RSVP suggested.

Essex County Fairground benefit planned WESTPORT — There will be an Antique Truck & Tractor Show Saturday, June 4 and June 5, at the Essex County Fairgrounds, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Events also include a horse show and gymkhana, family fun, crafts, food and live music.

Adoptable animals from the NCSPCA will also be onhand.

Camping facilities are available for overnight guests. The cost is $3 per person. The show benefits the NCSPCA and the Essex County Fair.

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Ransom attack

e have seen the enemy, and sadly it is us!

Welcome to the tricky world of Ransom Ware.

Yep, they got us. Some how, some way, somebody let them into our system, most likely with an innocent looking piece of email. They got past our safety nets and invaded several of our machines here at the newspaper office. All it took was one employee to open the wrong file and we were cooked.

Even more shocking, as we communicated with other newspapers around the state and country we discovered we were not alone. We just were not warned by a friendly source that we were so incredibly vulnerable.

Fortunately, in our case they encrypted nothing of value. No customer accounting information, news content, mailing lists, or creative copy were compromised.

Nevertheless, our failure was comfort. We’ve been eased into thinking our automatic backup procedures, protection software, mirrored drives and strong passwords were enough to ward off becoming a target.

Besides, what kind of value could our files hold that would be worth a skilled hacker’s time to even attempt to con money out of us?

Well, we taught them and thing or two. They encrypted our files and asked for BitCoin payment. We never even asked how much or made any attempt to communicate with them. We deleted the drives, figured we learned a valuable lesson and went about our business figuring out how we could replace our lost files by starting over.

We now know the safest way to protect against this stuff is to make good old fashion frequent, manual backups to thumb drives, or separate hard drives. Then disconnect them from the computer or server and put them somewhere safe, preferably off-site.

Should you then receive a message or find the next time you turn your computer on and it starts speaking, you can relax because one of the prior backups should be safe and you can easily restore your files.

We’ve turned over all our affected hard disks to the FBI for investigation.

Perhaps the most aggravating aspect of the experience was their closing comment: “The project is created for the sole purpose of instruction regarding the information security, as well as certification of anti-virus software for their suitability for data protection.

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Take a hard look at the third party

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ummer is here.

The sweet, sweet heat coincides with the final week of the presidential primary calendar.

Let’s take stock: Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee. Early on, the toughtalking real estate developer clobbered his way to the front of the pack, ultimately beating out 16 primary challengers by way of insults, leveraging the nonstop media coverage generated by his campaign and having the sheer luck of running in a cycle during which working class voters were finally able to see through their steady diet of spoonfed bull.

Across the aisle, Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, is widely expected to seal the deal after the polls close in New Jersey next Tuesday, finally garnering enough delegates to put her over the top in the pledged delegate count.

In doing so, Clinton will finally have put a stake through the heart of Bernie Sanders, the socialist who just won’t seem to go away, his campaign now running on fumes and conspiracy theories.

Oh dear. With five months until the general election, we can now look forward to endless discussion of electoral maps, rubbish about party building and healing and skeletons being dredged to the surface.

The two candidates will also pander every which way imaginable for your vote.

Yes, yours.

Thing is, despite these two coming out on top, we still don’t like them.

An ABC News/Washington Post poll released last week revealed both candidates have soaring unfavorables — like, really, really high.

Sixty percent of voters have an unfavorable view of Trump.

Clinton is at 53 percent, making her the most disliked Democratic candidate in modern history.

If the numbers hold, these two will have the highest unfavorable ratings since 1984.

This queasiness is on full-display.

Since Trump ran away from the pack on Super Tuesday, Republicans have been engaged in a very public work-through of the Five Stages of Grief as they digest a standard-bearer who has rewritten the political playbook — leaving them out of it.

The profane pugilist has managed to capture their party’s nomination despite, well, having a philosophy — if you could even call it that — that is completely unhinged from GOP orthodoxy, and in fact, is no more cognizant than that of your average toddler.

Adding further insult, Trump continues to lobs grenades at the party establishment, making his candidacy the equivalent of a dumpster fire.

The Democrats, for their part, are left with the unenviable problem of bringing the disaffected left flank of their party into the fold behind a candidate who fails to ignite the sense of passion needed to win their party a third term.

Above all, Clinton is simply untrustworthy, as evidenced by last week’s report by the state department’s inspector general that revealed lie after lie after lie when it comes to her private email server.

So really, what’s to like about these two?

The good news is we needn’t settle for supporting either a walking id with a Mussolini complex or a craven political opportunist who probably belongs behind bars.

There are alternatives.

Just this past weekend, the Libertarian Party settled on their ticket, nomi-

nating former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson as their presidential candidate, and Gov. William Weld, former two-term governor of Massachusetts, as his running mate.

With a slogan of “minimum government, maximum freedom,” the party essentially views government as the problem, not the solution, to the country’s ills.

At the complete opposite end of the spectrum, holding the belief that the government plays a central role in improving the lives of Americans, the Green Party appears to again be coalescing behind Dr. Jill Stein, a Massachusetts physician, as their candidate.

Why not look into their platforms?

Considering the alternatives, the disaffected party faithful should find a lot to love.

After all, Sanders supporters owe the Democrats nothing. After managing to push Clinton to the left, why stand by her as she creeps back toward the center?

By that same token, Republicans who have spent their lives adhering to tried-and-true GOP values that their candidate has shown no inclination of supporting — from trade and foreign policy, economic issues like the minimum wage to his position on the Second Amendment — also owe their party nothing.

But, in a sense, that’s besides the point.

Voters who describe themselves as independent are at a record high of 43 percent, according to Gallup.

Yet another poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News revealed 47 percent of Americans would consider voting for a third-party candidate this year.

Those numbers essentially correlate to the aforementioned unfavorables.

Now, more than ever, seems like a ripe environment for change — or at least an emergence from a prolonged political torpor.

Americans owe it to themselves to take a hard look at these third-party candidates.

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We must protect New Yorkers from the dangers of e-cigarettes

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nder the New York Clean Indoor Air Law, New Yorkers have been successfully protected from the risks of secondhand exposure to combustible cigarette smoke when we work, shop, and dine at a restaurant. The health of New Yorkers could again be at risk when we are forced to do these same activities near someone using an e-cigarette. It is time for our state legislators to pass the bill including e-cigarettes in the Clean Indoor Air Act. E-cigarette use is of serious concern to the public health community. Use of e-cigarettes by kids is rising rapidly, with e-cigarette use among kids tripling in just one year. When they see adults using e-cigarettes it encourages them to start or continue this risky habit. They may also bridge to the use of combustible cigarettes. This is a huge public health concern, as young people who smoke are at risk for life-long addiction to nicotine, reduced lung growth and function, and early cardiovascular damage.

From 2011 to 2014, past 30-day use of e-cigarettes increased nine-fold for high school students (1.5% to 13.4%) and more than six-fold for middle school students (0.6% to 3.9%). Regular e-cigarette use among high school students (10.5%) is nearly twice that of adults over age 25 (5.7%). Exposure to nicotine in any form can have lasting effects on adolescent brain development.

Electronic cigarette aerosol is NOT harmless “water vapor” and is NOT as safe as clean air. E-cigarette aerosol can contain nicotine and other potentially harmful chemicals, including heavy metals, ultra-fine particulates, and

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cancer-causing agents.

Firsthand exposure to the aerosol comes from personal use of an e-cigarette. Secondhand exposure occurs when the user exhales the aerosol, exposing a nonuser nearby. Studies have shown the use of e-cigarettes can cause short-term lung changes and irritation, while the long-term effects are unknown. Preliminary studies show that nonusers can be exposed to the same potentially harmful chemicals as users, which is particularly problematic for vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women, and people with certain medical conditions.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approving a final rule extending its authority to cover all products that meet the definition of a tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. I ask both houses of the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo follow suit and include e-cigarettes in New York’s Clean Indoor Air Law.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

EveryoneÊ canÊ winÊ withÊ compromise To the Editor: It is worth pointing out again that Port Henry began the process of dissolution by approval of only 19 votes over those who disapproved, with 200plus voters not participating in the October 2015 referendum. Clearly, not a landslide. Now, with a highly successful petition of 221 valid signatures, Port Henry has gained the right to vote on the advisory dissolution plan.

It was stated at numerous public hearings that if the plan was voted down, the dissolution process would stop. Only then could Port Henry explore coterminous.

Until the idea of coterminous came out, it seemed as though there were only two sides; dissolution or not. Now there is a third option that would provide what we all want. Everyone wants tax relief. Everyone wants Port Henry to prosper. Everyone wants to feel secure in their future living here.

Everyone wants a fair government that works for the best interests of its citizens.

Really, we are all on the same side. The door to better solutions would never have opened without the push for dissolution. Instead of either “save the village” or “dissolve the village”, a safer choice would be for Port Henry to become a Town-Village with a single new government and a single tax.

This appeals to new businesses and is a true savings for tax payers. Port Henry would maintain its assets, its grant opportunities, and have a legal and binding charter with the state of New York.

Over the next few months as the permissive referendum date approaches, please consider that dissolution is final. If it doesn’t work well, there is no going back. Vote the plan down. Let’s move toward a better and more secure future.

Nancy Gilbertson Port Henry

& the Hyatt Place Saratoga/Malta), Albany (Hampton Inn Albany Downtown & Courtyard by Marriott), overnight stay for two package at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino and Resort, two-night stay package at the Fairfield Inn, Titusville, Florida which includes a family pass to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex, golf passes to Bluff Point, Top of the World Golf Resort and The Sagamore, passes to North Pole Resorts Mini Putt, Lake Placid Horse Show Association, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake George Steamboat Company, Albany Flight Trampoline, Parc Safari, Santa’s Workshop, 20162017 Whiteface Mountain Ski tickets, Au Sable Chasm, $195 gift card to the Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Water Park, concert at The Egg in Albany, NASCAR tickets to Dover International, massage gift certificates to the Mirror Lake Inn and Saratoga Springs Plastic Surgery, A&W/Wilmington Gift Certificate, Moose Lodge Boathouse Gift Certificate, Vermont Teddy Bear “Biker Bear,” a variety of gently-used women’s motorcycle gear as well as a variety of themed gift baskets, to name a few items available.

Local artisan and knight Ted Holzer has generously donated one of his handcrafted Adirondack-themed benches to the silent auction (valued at $600) on behalf of the Au Sable Forks Knights of Columbus Council in honor of Sister Yvonne.

Further inquires may be directed to Kevin (Shrek) Cobb at: 518-572-5004 or Craig SantaMaria at: 518-441-9529.

We look forward to seeing you rain or shine.

Kevin (Shrek) Cobb/Member Craig SantaMaria/Member Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club

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HarassedÊ atÊ PorterÊ Hospital To the Editor: I’ve had to report Porter Hospital’s security policies to Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley after feeling harassed over a period of months. If you’ve felt harassed, please e-mail me at: thewizard@gmavt.net. I promise to keep your information confidential. Perhaps, in numbers, we can ask the Hospital to re-examine its security policies.

David Millson New Haven

TenthÊ annualÊ ALSÊ fundraiserÊ set To the Editor: The Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club is looking forward to area motorcycle clubs as well as the general public celebrate the 10th annual ALS fundraiser on Saturday, June 4 in Au Sable Forks. The recipient of this year’s event is Sister Yvonne Theresa Cusson. Last year, Sister Yvonne was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and currently resides at the Sister’s of St. Joseph’s Mother House in Watertown.

Just a friendly reminder that registration for bikers will be held at Mad River Pizzeria at 10 a.m. and will depart at 11 a.m. During the bike run, a paint and sip party will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Billy Mitchell Memorial Ball Field. The estimated return time for the bikers to return to the ball field is 2 p.m. where the festivities of food, live music, raffles and a silent auction will begin.

The Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club and the community of Au Sable Forks is very excited and honored to enjoy the company of Assemblywoman Janet Duprey who is this year’s guest speaker. The Assemblywoman will be speaking after the biker’s return to the ball field.

The silent auction table will include: Overnight stays in Lake Placid (White Face Lodge), Lake George (Hampton Inn), Saratoga Springs (Saratoga Hilton

Trails at noon; 100K racers meeting at 1 p.m.; Poor Man’s Downhill ay Leepoff Cycles at 3 p.m.; and the Bike Fest Beach Party featuring Rasinhead at Lake Everest Beacj at 6 p.m.

On Sunday, there will be a Road Cycle Tour starting at 7:30 p.m. to watch the athletes on the course, as well as a vendor expo at Whiteface Mountain from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., when the 100K awards ceremony will take place.

For more information, call the Whiteface Visitors Bureau at 9462255, or visit whitefaceregion.com.

Roads affected The following roads will be affected as part of the Wilmington/Whiteface 100K Bike Race Sunday, June 5, as it travels through the towns of Wilmington, Keene, Jay, Lewis, Elizabethtown, and back to Whiteface: • JAY: Jay Mountain Road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• KEENE: The following town of Keene roads will be affected from approximately 7:15 a.m.-1 p.m.: Bartlett Road to Alsted Hill Road to Limekiln Road to Lacy Road (local traffic only); Route 9N between Lacy Road and Styles Brook Road (One lane alternating traffic controlled by State Police); Styles Brook Road (local traffic only). The race will go out on Limekiln Road and return on Lacey Road, going up Lacey to Bartlett. If you need to leave your home during the race, we ask that you please go with the bike flow.

• ELIZABETHTOWN/LEWIS: The following roads will be affected from approximately 7:45 a.m. until 11 a.m.: Jay Mountain Road to Carlott Road to Burpee Road to Blood Hill Road to Roscoe Road to Bronson Way, into the Blueberry Hills Trails, out onto the Route 9N side of Lord Road, and back.

Drivers are asked to use extreme caution on these roads when entering or exiting the highway during the race. For more information on roads affected by the race, call 946-7179.

hanks to my friend, Jerry Rambach, my girth prevents me from seeing my feet. Does anyone else have that problem?

I lay it all to Yum Yums.

When he first started delivering them to the radio station where I worked, I called them sugarglazed crullers. He called them Yum Yums. They were to die for. Of course his Australian Tea Cake was no slouch, either.

I chose to eat those confectionary delights on the air while I adlibbed Jerry’s commercials every morning. Between mouthfuls, we would talk about NY Giants football and his uncle who played for in the 1940s.

I was regaled with descriptions of legendary tailgate parties at the stadium where, I’m certain, Yum Yums were in evidence, along with steaks and hamburgers.

The Rambachs became family and we were honored to celebrate many special occasions together. A story Jerry told me about an elderly, former owner of his farm in Saranac, became an instant hit with me and my column readers.

Since leaving radio, Jerry and I left those daily chats behind, but have managed to remain in touch by other means. Those are the kinds of friendships I cherish almost more than any other.

They last lifetimes and beyond.

I never asked Jerry if he invented Yum Yums, but I’m sure his were unique. If Guinness had a world’s record for the most consumed by an overweight radio personality, I guess I would take first prize—hopefully a dozen Yum Yums.

That brings me to Bear Claws.

Don’t ask me how. It just seems like a natural segue. My friend Les Bradford sent me an e-mail describing some he and Helga purchased recently at a shop north of the Canadian border.

He called them Bear Signs.

Well, that conjured up an immediate mental image that took me a little off my feed. Then, it dawned on me what the heck he was talking about. For Kaye and me, they were always referred to as Bear Claws—different image completely.

So, of course, I jumped onto the famous Internet and checked it out. We were both right. He said he got his Bear Sign information from old time Western novels. Who knows where I got mine. But at least we didn’t call them Bear Scat. I haven’t had a Bear Sign or Bear Claw in a long time. I must find a place that makes them.

We recently spent 21 days in Myrtle Beach. While gone, I pondered about how long my yard grass would be. I shouldn’t have. Les loaded up his push mower and trimmer and chopped it all down nicely.

Then, he did it again, meeting up with a friend named Wilfred and repeating the grooming procedure. I felt blessed with such magnanimity.

Yum Yums, Bear Signs and the Green Green Grass of Home. Who could ask for anything more?

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

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JUN. INSECT CHEF DAVID 04 Sat. GORDON@ THE WILD CENTER, TUPPER LAKE.

Saturday: Throughout the day Join the Eat-A-Bug cookbook author, Chef David Gordon, for an adventure in bug eating and prepare yourself for the next big revolution in food production.

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CELEBRATION JUN. OF LIFE@ 04 Sat. RAINBOW WEDDING & BANQUET HALL - GOLD ROOM, ALTONA. Saturday: 3:00 pm

A night of great food & entertainment.

Performance by the Boobie Sisters 5:30pm. Raffle drawing 6:45pm. Live music by Standard Deviation. $35 fee per person, $60 per couple. Includes: dinner, dessert, party favors. Cash bar. Proceeds benefit North Country Cancer Fund.

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This will be an electrifying concert of solo piano. Program includes unique versions of Chopin & Liszt. $15 adults, $5 15 and under Details: www.pianobynature.org, 518-962-8899.

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Friday Round 1: 8:00 am - 12:50 pm Saturday Round 2: Time TBA Sunday Round 3: Time TBA Friday - players call 518-962-4470 for tee times. Player gift packages at sign in before play. Saturday - shotgun start.

Putting contest 5pm, Long Drive 5:30pm, Banquet 7pm. Sunday - shotgun start.

Prizes & trophies awarded on final day. All proceeds benefit Dr. Thomas Tanneberger Scholarship Fund. Fees: $135-$185. Details & Registration: www.tanneberger.org

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ummer is finally here! It’s been a long, arduous wait but it seems that the sunny days are finally here to stay. How will you enjoy these beautiful days?

Here are a few events happening around the region this week. Seize the day!

Join the Feeder Canal Alliance for their 29th Annual Canoe and Kayak Race on June 4.

The Feeder Canal Alliance, a volunteer organization founded in 1987, spearheads efforts to preserve, protect and promote the historic Glens Falls Feeder Canal and Towpath Trail. The race will begin at Overlook Park in Queensbury at 10 a.m. Pre-registration for this event is required. Register online or sign up at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the race. Registration costs start at $20. Visit feedercanal.org for more information.

In June, the Ti Arts Gallery in downtown Ticonderoga will be showcasing the collaborative work of a local photographer and a German-Canadian painter and sculptor in “World WILD: Nature’s Vibrant Colors.” The artists will display over 50 of their images, each featuring both North American birds and wild animals from around the world. The public is invited to attend two special events: a free wine and cheese reception on June 3 at 5 p.m., and an informal chat with the artists on June 4 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. For more information on the exhibit, visit ticonderogaarts.org or email ticonderogaarts@gmail.com.

SPoT Coffee in Glens Falls will host a unique lecture event on June 7. The lecture series will welcome any member of the community that wishes to deliver a brief lesson on a subject of their choosing. Billed as a sort of educational open mic night, SPoT’s community-led class promises to be an evening of stimulating discussion and learning. The first speaker will take the stage at 7 p.m. To pre-register as a presenter, contact SPoT at 518-223-0192.

The Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown will open their doors on June 4 in celebration of the new Rosenberg Gallery. Its inaugural exhibit, “Codified Threads: 1998-2008,” will feature the textile art of Westport artist Cynthia Schira. The pottery of Jay’s Robert Segall will also be displayed. The opening reception will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call 518-873-6466 or visit adkhistorycenter.org.

The Crandall Library in Glens Falls will host a special event for adult Harry Potter fans on June 8. Their second annual free Trivia Triwizard Cup will begin at 6:15 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring a team. Test your knowledge of the Harry Potter book and movie series!

Refreshments and prizes will be offered. Questions will range from beginner to expert. Preregistration is encouraged. For more information, contact the library at 518-792-6508 - ext.

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The Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake will offer a four-week musical theater workshop this summer. The workshop is aimed toward providing participants, ages 14-18, opportunities for artistic growth and self-expression by exposing them to all aspects of a musical theater production. The program will culminate with public performances of the musical “Rags” on Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 at Pendragon Theatre. Auditions will be held on June 6 from 4 – 6 p.m. For more information, contact tara@pendragontheater.org.

The compelling story of Irene Betar will be brought to life by Judi Gross and Dave Lundgren in a new production by Glens Falls� Chapman Literary Society. Irene Betar, a daughter of Syrian immigrants in South Glens Falls, worked for 50 years at Binch’s Lace Factory. She designed lace and trained GIs while putting three children through college and traveling the world. The Chapman Literary Society is a group of local writers that focus on historical subject matter.

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Following the performance will be an opening reception for the new exhibit, “Help Wanted: Female.” The presentation will begin at 2 p.m. on June 5. For more information, contact the Chapman Historical Museum at 518-793-2826.

Celebrate National Trails Day with the Adirondack Mountain Club on June 4th. The Adirondack Mountain Club will be hosting 10 different trail projects that vary in difficulty to ensure there is something for everybody. This year’s event will take place at the Adirondack Loj just outside of Lake Placid. Trail projects will take place in the High Peaks Wilderness and Wilmington Wild Forest. The Adirondack Mountain Club will offer free camping at the Wilderness Campground for all registered participants on June 4 and 5.

For more information on activities and registration for this event, visit adk.org or call 518-668-4447.

Following on the success of the Adirondack Ballet Theater’s three sold-out performances of “The Nutcracker,” The Dance Center of Queensbury will present “Seasons of Change.” From “Broadway Babies” to the Chorus Line finale, each moment of “Seasons of Change” promises an enjoyable experience for all ages. This showcase of talent includes an array of dance technique by students of all ages, premiering first place Platinum, High Gold and Gold award-winning competition dances. The performance will take place at Glens Falls’ Charles Wood Theater at 7 p.m. on June 4 and 2:30 p.m. on June 5. Tickets are $14 per person. For more information, contact the theater at 518-480-4878.

On June 10, BluSeed Studios in Saranac Lake will open their new community-run exhibit, “Abstractions.” The 4th annual “Abstractions” show is an open exhibition – artists are encouraged to submit works of an abstract nature. The opening reception will be held on June 10 at 5 p.m. The show will run until July 16. For more information, contact admin@ bluseedstudios.org.

Sonny Jim Clifford, Conor Hennessy and Instant Narwhal will co-headline at The ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh on June 5. Boston’s Sonny Jim Clifford plays acoustic blues. Conor Hennessy, also from Boston, is a folksinger. Instant Narwhal is a local rock group. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale – attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford. For more information, contact ROTA at rotagallery@gmail.com.

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

Celebrate National Trails Day with the Adirondack Mountain Club at the Adirondack Loj in Lake Placid on June 4.

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ELCS to try and spike out cancer Volley for the Cure event June 4 to benefit teacher Bosley

ELIZABETHTOWN — The school community here has rallied around one of their own as she battles against cancer.

To help in the fight, Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School will host a Volley for the Cure event Saturday, June 4, benefiting Becky Bosley.

The tournament, which will start at 10 a.m., will take place in the school’s gymnasium and will consist of teams comprised of 6-8 people. Individuals may also show up to be placed on a team, with registration for the event being $5 per person.

Along with the volleyball action, there will be fundraisers, including a concession stand and a Chinese Auction during the tournament.

According to teacher Sue Plumadore, donations are also welcome and encouraged, with cash donations or checks being made out to the ELCS Student Council.

For more information, contact the school at 873-6371 or visit the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Facebook page.

Essex Theatre meeting postponed WILLSBORO — The May Essex Theatre Company Board Meeting has been postponed until Sunday, June 5, at the Willsborough Visitors Center, at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served from 4 p.m. on. All are welcome.

Auditions open for ‘Memory Album: Musical Review’, ‘Suessical Jr.’ WESTPORT — The Boquet River Theater Festival will be holding auditions for their junior production of ‘Suessical Jr.’ on Saturday, June 4 and ‘Memory Album: A Musical Review’ Sunday, June 5, at the Westport Federated Church, from 1 to 4 p.m. This is for children going into grades 3-7. Juniors should bring water bottle and wear shoes they can dance in and seniors should bring a prepared song with karaoke accompaniment. For more info, find them on Facebook.

Lodge to host scholarship golf tourney LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Lodge #834 F&AM Open Golf Tournament takes place Saturday, June 11, at the Craig Wood Golf Course, from 10 a.m. The $55 fee includes golf, cart, lunch and prizes ($45 for club members) four person scramble. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund and other local charitable endeavors. For more information, contact John Odell 576-9537, Vic Burman 891-0775, Rollie Torrance 637-1824.

Piano by Nature presents concert pianist ELIZABETHTOWN — World-stage concert pianist and San Francisco Conservatory faculty member William Wellborn joins Piano by Nature to perform a concert of solo piano at the Hand House, Saturday, June 11, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 12, at 3 p.m. The program includes works of Chopin and Liszt. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children 15 and under. For more info, visit pianobynature.org or call 962-8899.

On Wednesday, May 25, Elizabethtown Lewis Central School inducted five new members into the National Honor Society E-L Excelsior Chapter. The new members are Rishabh Bisht, junior; Sam Hutting, junior; Faith Bona, sophomore; Jake Rider, sophomore; and Kaitlyn Lindsay, sophomore. They are joining seven other members, seniors Cora Adams, Emma Disogra, Jazmin Wright, Colden Blades and Koby Rider as well as juniors Madison Sussey and Colby Schaefer.

ELCS Superintendent Scott Osborne started the night off by stating that the National Honor Society members get fewer each year because the standards are getting higher and harder to reach. The members must maintain excellence in the four pillars of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. They also must maintain a 90 percent average and contribute numerous hours to the community. These National Honor Society members have excelled in all four pillars. He informed them that their membership will continue once out of school because once a member always a member. Osbourne was joined by Principal Mr Witkiewicz and NHS Advisor Mrs Wachowski.

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MeMorial Day 2016

Local Girl Scouts and members of the Willsboro American Legion gather for a Memorial Day observance on May 30.

Elizabethtown American Legion Commander Phil Jackson, Essex County Adjutant Newman Tryon and Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew memorialized native son Mark Hildebrandt during Memorial Day ceremonies in Elizabethtown May 30.

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Westport natives Steve Bodner, Mallory Suddeth and Westport Supervisor Ike Tyler participate in a Memorial Day observance.

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ALS

From page 1 he can, meet it squarely — and drive a soft, looping fly over the infield,” Kahn wrote. “In other words, for some reason that I do not know, his old power isn’t there... He is meeting the ball, time after time, and it isn’t going anywhere.”

Two years after giving his iconic “Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth” speech, Gehrig died of the degenerative motor neuron disease that now bears his name.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, has a survival rate of zero.

There is no cure, and the cause remains unclear.

Seventy-five years after the ballplayer’s death, scientists are still struggling to understand the disease that works from the extremities inwards. As the disease progresses, patients lose the ability to breathe. Their minds, however, remain intact.

Eventually, death comes by suffocation.

Just over 5,600 people in the United States are diagnosed with the disease each year, or about 15 new cases a day. An estimated 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time.

While that number may not sound high, said Elizabeth Krisanda, executive director of the ALS Association Upstate New York Chapter, the figure belies an alarming reality: The average life expectancy for patients following diagnosis is three to five years. And since the causes are pinned down only after other illnesses are ruled out, the window becomes even shorter — sometimes just 18 months.

Genetics only account for 5 to 10 percent of cases, which affects both men and women equally.

Military veterans, even if they were not deployed, are approximately twice as likely to develop the disease.

“And they don’t know why,” Krisanda said. “It can just spring up anywhere.”

In 2014, the Ice Bucket Challenge became a viral phenomenon, raising $115 million for the ALSA’s national chapter (compared to $23.5 million in 2013) and drawing widespread attention to the disease.

But significant problems remain in providing care to patients and their families.

The average cost to care for a patient tops $200,000 per year, Krisanda said, a figure not fully covered by insurance.

Insurance will cover durable medical equipment and basic care. But most people with ALS end up on Medicare, explained Krisanda.

Patients will need to utilize a series of wheelchairs as the disease progressively zaps mobility.

Medicare only covers one chair every five years.

Customized units can cost upwards of $15,000.

And while Medicare will cover basic equipment — includ-

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GIVEAWAYS GALORE Silent auction items at Saturday’s benefit include overnight stay packages for Lake George, Saratoga Springs, Albany, Lake Placid and the Akwesasne Mohawk & Casino Resort; two complimentary stays at the Marriott with a family pass to the Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor’s Complex in Titusville, Florida; four passes to Parc Safari, Santa’s Workshop passes and a $195 gift card to the Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Water Park. Also available is an Adirondack bench valued at $600 donated by local artisan Ted Holzer and the Au Sable Forks Knights of Columbus.

ing customized headrests, restraint systems and lap belts — items like chest-refraining devices are not included, nor are home modifications, including powerlifts, ramp construction and the costs associated with converting living spaces.

Families are left to navigate the gaps themselves.

At present, the ALSA’s upstate chapter provides financial assistance and grants for 250 families, including those in the North Country. The Syracuse-based group also employs a team of social workers who help families and patients navigate this frightening new world, including the transition from private insurance to Medicaid.

There are also local groups like the Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club, the Au Sable Forks-based group who has been hosting annual benefits since 2007 to raise funds for local patients and their families.

This year’s benefit, the tenth, is scheduled for Saturday.

A group of volunteers conceptualized the concept after one of their pals got sick.

John Nixon graduated from AuSable Valley Central in 1996, entered the Coast Guard in 2002 and returned to the area after serving four years in the military.

Nixon was just 29 when he died on December 3, 2007, but his memory lives on.

Thousands of dollars have been raised over the past decade and disbursed directly back into the community.

A good year can generate anywhere from $2,500 to $4,000, said Shrek, an organizer.

This year’s recipient is Sister Yvonne Cusson, the beloved Holy Name teacher who dedicated her life to helping the community.

Residents described a woman with boundless energy and a driven devotion to serve others.

Jackie Furnia, a former student who later joined Cusson in her volunteer efforts, recalled a “pistol” of a woman engaged in bake sales, delivering items to shut-ins, donating money to charity — you name it, she was there.

Cusson has always been humble, desirous of no accolades and would cringe under attention, friends recall.

“She touched thousands of lives, actually, over the years,” said Sue Pulitzer, a former Holy Name principal.

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Cusson’s driving force, said Pulitzer, was her spiritual dedication.

“Jesus was the love of her life — all she ever wanted to do was bring people closer to Him,” she said.

Cusson could also engage in a mean game of air hockey.

Furnia recalled a heated match that left passerby with mouths agape after they saw the sister, decked out in her habit, obliterate her opponents.

A former farm girl from a huge New Hampshire family, Cusson came from strong stock, Furnia said, and prided herself on self-reliance.

Cusson’s departure has required “an army of people to fill in the blanks,” Pulitzer said.

“We never realized how much she did until she was gone,” she said.

Cusson, who is now receiving care at the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Mother House in Watertown, was first diagnosed in May 2015.

The original culprit was thought to be laryngitis.

Now she’s in a wheelchair.

“It’s a huge blow,” said Father Philip Allen, who worked with Cusson for years. “It’s hard for everybody to believe, including herself.”

But the beloved nun is facing her condition with strength, dignity and faith, which has never wavered.

Although the illness is robbing her of the use of her hands and voice, Furnia continues to speak with her mentor via text.

Cusson continues to offer her spiritual guidance.

A recent homework assignment was to read “A Year of Mercy with Pope Francis: Daily Reflections.”

Cusson even suggested which pages to review prior to diving into the text.

“She doesn’t even talk and she’s giving assignments,” Furnia laughed.

Pulitzer visited Cusson last week.

The two discussed how this unexplainable illness has expanded the faith of so many people.

Knowing this, Cusson said she wouldn’t change a thing, Pulitzer recalled.

“It was a privilege to work with her,” Pulitzer said. “I think we were walking with a modern-day saint, although she would not want us to call her that.”

GET INVOLVED: 10th Annual ALS Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club Rally: Saturday, June 4. Registration starts at 10 a.m at the North River Pizzeria in Au Sable Forks: $15/$5 (riders/passengers). Kickstands up at 11 a.m. Riders will converge at the Billy Mitchell Memorial Baseball Field at 2 p.m. BBQ take-out will be available, as will a 50/50 raffle and silent auction featuring a number of big-ticket items. For more info, call 518-572-5004 or 518-441-9529.

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Opiate abuse From page 1

A panel of local experts testified in front of the group, which was designed, said Hochul, for experts to share their wish lists and sound off on state policy: “If you were the governor of the state of New York, what specific changes in law, policy or legislation would you propose that we enact to deal with this crisis?” Hochul asked.

Their answers: Greater access to recovery centers, detox centers and insurance reform.

‘A COMPLEX DISEASE’ “There’s an absolute dearth of psychiatric services available in upstate New York, and we need your help,” said Connie Wille, executive director of the Champlain Valley Family Center.

The availability of medically-supervised detox providers is critical for helping addicts who want to quit using, say experts.

But wide gaps exist in the current system, such as the time period between when an addict makes the decision to get clean and when a bed at a detox facility becomes available.

Aside from a St. Joseph’s-run program in Saranac Lake, addicts have to travel to Potsdam and Albany for slots in alreadytaxed facilities.

The rural nature prevents even more of a struggle — including finding transportation — when addicts are in active withdrawal, which experts say presents agonizing flu-like symptoms.

Recovery centers, said Wille, should be available in “every county and borough.”

But the problems don’t stop when an addict finds a bed — cost is also an issue. Insurance companies typically often cover only five days of detox or inpatient services up front as part of managed care plans. Haggling might grant the patient a few additional days (but also eats up the time and energy of medical professionals, Wille said).

Kicking patients loose so early on in the recovery increases the chances of relapse, Wille said.

“Intervention with insurance companies is needed yesterday,” said Wille. “This is a very complex disease, and we need some complex treatment services returned to it.”

St. Joseph’s CEO Robert Ross agreed access to nearby detox centers is key and called for insurance companies to be more flexible for detox services in their managed care plans.

Wille said insurance companies should be forced to pay for one of three FDA-approved medications that treat opiate addiction. The upfront cost for medication-assisted treatment, Wille added, is “far less” than incarcerations, hospitalizations and death.

It’s also not uncommon for an impatient referral to be denied, Wille said: “We are not referring inpatient if a client doesn’t need it.”

Wille also said a locator is needed to connect patients with support providers once released from inpatient rehab.

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often leave the nonprofit world for state jobs — must also be addressed, as well as providing housing for pregnant addicts (Every mother who has participated in existing programs offered by the network, Wille said, has delivered a healthy baby).

Barry Brogan, of the North Country Behavioral Healthcare Network, echoed the need for qualified staffers: “There needs to be better ways to move people into that as a career opportunity,” he said.

Essex County Public Health Director Linda Beers highlighted movements underway in Essex County, where a coalition received $120,000 state health foundation grant designed to address the epidemic.

The two-year funding package, which aligns with state and federal efforts to deploy resources to local communities, contains funds to hire a part-time staffer.

Beers asked the state to consider funding similar coalitions across the state. The director also called for needle exchange programs, which have proven to slow the spread of communicable diseases.

“We want one desperately,” Beers said of a needle drop box.

EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM Jefferson County Sheriff Colleen O’Neill painted a picture of a community struggling with pervasive gloom.

“I think my community was at the point where they thought it was almost hopeless,” said O’Neill, recalling when she first took office in January 2013.

Hundreds of residents had gathered at a community forum, “desperate to learn how they could help their loved ones.”

The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Department, like others across the state, is stretched thin.

Detectives have been re-assigned to a drug task force. While redeploying resources has led to more arrests of dealers, the shortage has overburdened other detectives (who also spend their own time engaging at community forums afterhours).

The situation is unsustainable, O’Neill said.

The sheriff asked for more resources to go after dealers and echoed Wille’s request for more funding for community education.

To date, the state has spent $3.5 million on narcan, an antioverdose medication. A further 100,000 state residents have been trained in its usage The efforts have worked, O’Neill said. In just six weeks, the antidote has saved the lives of 16 people in Jefferson County.

O’Neill hopes the emergence of another medication will put another dent in the epidemic.

In 6 to 8 weeks, the Jefferson County Jail will launch an experimental medical program that will administer vivitrol, a medication designed to block the high caused by opiates, to prisoners, who are vulnerable to relapse following their release.

The program, which is purely voluntary, is designed to give addicted prisoners who are serious about recovery a head start upon their release, said O’Neill.

Most prisoners have had a substance addiction at some point, she said.

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tion of their sentence will receive an injection at least two days before their release date. Once discharged, the addict will be linked up with counselors from their local treatment program.

Recovery therapists and other medical professionals will then guide them through recovery for a 30-day period.

If addicts are interested, they will continue to receive the drug.

Alkermes, the pharmaceutical company, will pay for the injections while inmates are incarcerated, O’Neill said. Once released, costs will be likely be covered by a blend of personal insurance, Medicaid and hopefully, grants money.

“I don’t think funding is going to be an issue,” O’Neill said.

The drug cannot be administered to those who have had opioids in their system for 7 to 10 days, making prisoners a good test population for others who may benefit from the treatment, the sheriff said.

O’Neill, who met with the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse to discuss the project after learning of successes in other jurisdictions, said she was encouraged by early trials and urged the panel to monitor the outcome to see if the program could be expanded statewide to all appropriate facilities “If that’s a statewide trend, I would encourage everyone to get involved in that,” O’Neill.

FAST TIMELINE Hochul expected movement on the package of proposals to be swift.

“We’re literally going to present to the governor by June 1 a set of recommendations,” she said.

The state legislature has until the end of their session on June 16 to debate and approve the bills.

The total cost for the proposals is yet to be determined, Hochul said.

This year’s $154 billion executive budget has allocated $1.2 billion to the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

“So the numbers of our effort are significant,” said Cuomo last week at the forum in Staten Island, “but frankly nothing compared to what I believe we’re going to have to do.”

Paddling Partners’ to kick off season SARANAC LAKE — Jim Sausville will lead a slideshow about his 2015 thru-paddle of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail with paddling partners’ Chris Burnham, Mike Gowans and Mike Peabody Friday, June 10, at Mount Pisgah ski lodge, at 7:30 p.m. This event kicks off the Northern Forest Canoe Trails’ Paddlers Freshet Fest, which consists of paddling clinics and trips all day Saturday, June 11. This is a free event with no registration required.

Scouts plan Father’s Day Breakfast WESTPORT — Boy Scout Troop 63 will be holding their annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast at the Westport Marina Galley Restaurant, from 8 to 10:30 a.m. All father’s eat for free. For more info, call 569-5431, troop8063@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.

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Stec: Failure to act on heroin, ethics a “self-inflicted crisis” With just days left in the legislative session, the assemblyman says solutions could have been hammered out earlier

By Pete DeMola

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QUEENSBURY — Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that the state’s executive heroin task force aims to deliver a package of 25-30 executive recommendations to the legislature by June 1.

Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) said he is pleased the state is taking the issue seriously. But with just nine working days until the legislature breaks for the summer, the lawmaker called the accelerated timeline a “self-inflicted crisis.”

“What have these people done these past five months in session?” Stec asked. “This whole year has been by-the-seatof-the-pants legislation by this administration — it’s thrown together at the last minute.”

Following a series of forums across the state, Assembly Republicans released their own set of proposals to address opiate abuse in January. The state Senate also released a comprehensive report and filed a number bills in their chamber last month.

Stec said he doesn’t mind putting in the extra hours to hammer out legislation. But the Democratic-led Assembly was only in session four days in April, he said.

Citing last month’s sentencing of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos on a raft of federal corruption charges, Stec also hammered his colleagues for failure to execute what he called “meaningful” ethics and pension forfeiture reform this session.

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced eight proposals — one for each of the state’s political offices — to close the so-called LLC loophole, including capping LLC contributions to state officials at $5,000.

“Pass all of them, or as many as you’d like,” Cuomo said, “but at a minimum, pass the one impacting anyone running for the office of the Governor. I will go first — pass it and I will sign it into law today.”

Stec dismissed the bills as an “a la carte” approach.

“I want the governor to hammer down on this pension forfeiture deal,” Stec said.

Action on these two issues constantly leads public polls, he said.

Last month, Stec’s legislation to strip pension and retirement benefits from officials convicted of a crime failed to make it out of committee. The meeting, he said, represented the first opportunity that any ethics reform bill was voted on this year.

“It’s awful management of human resources and time,” Stec

For the past two weeks, an executive panel has been holding a series of listening sessions across the state designed to find solutions for the state’s heroin crisis. Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) said while he agrees action is needed, the state assembly and senate issued a list of proposals months ago. With just days left in the legislative session, Stec said the process could have been done earlier.

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said. “The people of New York deserve a lot better from what they’re getting lately.”

The legislative session is slated to end on June 16. But Senate lawmakers should be able to review, negotiate and bring to the floor at least a handful of the executive measures, said Daniel MacEntee, a spokeswoman for state Sen. Betty Little.

Many of the executive proposals will likely overlap with those offered in the senate report, MacEntee said, including measures that implement reforms of each of the fourprongs of the issue: prevention, treatment, recovery and law enforcement.

“There’s ample time to accomplish something that’s going to be meaningful and helpful to people,” MacEntee said.

The executive panel is beneficial, said MacEntee, because it allows officials to connect directly with people on the frontlines, including

family members and former addicts.

A spokesman for the lieutenant governor said the assembly and senate’s heroin reports are “at the table.”

Those chambers will be able to offer up their bills as part of the process, the spokesman said.

Citing the GOP-organized Assembly panels held across the state, including a well-attended session in Plattsburgh, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-Peru) said she was pleased that the wheels are starting to turn.

“We’ve known this issue is out there and have been trying to address it for quite some time,” Duprey said.

Cuomo admitted joint efforts between his office, the Senate and the Assembly are rare.

“It’s not that we don’t have a deep, mutual love and respect for each other, because I know that the Senate and the Assembly have a deep love for me,” said Cuomo at the panel in Staten Island. “They’re just a little shy and they don’t like to talk about it — especially in public.”

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JoeÊ StahlÊ winsÊ SectionÊ VIIÊ golf Ê crown Stahl, Kroes need 20 holes on day 2 to decide victor

1 Joey Stahl, Moriah

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2 Bjorn Kroes, LPCS

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73

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3 Zack Ellsworth, SLCS

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83

158

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4 Gavin Plimpton, Peru

78

82

160

Tristin Fitzgerald, SLCS

82

78

160

Drew Maiorca, LPCS

84

76

160

SANTA CLARA — While day one was not as close in deciding a team champion, day two needed extra holes to determine the Section VII individual champion.

Moriah sophomore Joey Stahl was up to the extra challenge, paring both playoff holes, the Par 4 first and Par 5 18th, ending the chances of Lake Placid’s Bjorn Kroes in the individual championship.

Both golfers were in the first group to tee off day one and last to tee off on day two, with Stahl shooting a 75 on day one (tied for the first day lead with Saranac Lake’s Zack Ellsworth) and Kroes a 76.

Stahl dropped his score by one stroke on day two with a 74, while Kroes went three lower with a one-over par 73 to set up the extra holes, where Kroes equaled Stahl’s par on the first before being left on the green, lying five with no chance to win as Stahls ball dropped to the bottom of the cup for par.

Stahl and Kroes will lead the top golfers in Section VII to Ithaca for the NYSPHSAA championships June 4-6 at the Cornell Golf Course.

Day one co-leader Ellsworth shot an 83 on day two, finishing with a score of 158, while three golfers — Gavin Plympton of Peru (78-82), Tristin Fitzgerald of Saranac Lake (8278) and Drew Maiorca of Lake Placid (84-76) each finished at 160. Saranac Lake’s Mike Rice followed with a 79-82-161, while AuSable Valley’s Nate Devins (80-84) shot a 164 and Moriah’s Kyle Wilson (84-82) a 166.

Saranac Lake’s Tanner Courcelle will serve as an alternate for the team, but earned All Star status with rounds of 86 and 83 for a two-day total of 169.

In the team championship, the top-ranked Blue Bombers were unable to keep pace with rival Saranac Lake, whose top four scores carded a 322 score, 14 ahead of Lake Placid’s 336.

Peru followed with a 340, while AuSable Valley followed in fourth at 344.

7 Mike Rice, SLCS

79

82

161

8 Nate Devins, AVCS

80

84

164

9 Kyle Wilson, Moriah

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82

166

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Section VII Golf Championships

*Wins individual title on second playoff hole 10 Tanner Courcelle, SLCS

86

83

169^

^NYSPHSAA alternate, Section VII All Star (top 10) 11 Ryan Kane, LPCS

87

86

173

12 Lucas Finnegan, AVCS

85

90

175

Carley Sawyer, SLCS

86

89

175

Kyle Hart, AVCS

89

86

175

15 Sean Moore, LPCS

89

87

176

16 Dylan Baker, Peru

85

92

177

Alex Faruqi, BCS

89

98

177

18 Kevin Geesler, LPCS

90

89

179

19 Chris Hickey, AVCS

90

90

180

20 Anderson Gay, Westport 91

97

188

21 Lars Kroes, LPCS

100

190

106

197

90

22 Kurtis Olsen, Seton Cath. 91 Day One local results

Nate Devins finished eighth at the Section VII championships, qualifying for the NYSPHSAA championships at Cornell University.

Peru

340

AuSable Valley

344

Moriah

354

Northeastern Clinton

398

Plattsburgh High

400

Ticonderoga

413

Saranac

420

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Beekmantown, Seton Catholic, Westport and Willsboro did not send four golfers. Crown Point did not compete.

Team

Score

Saranac Lake

322

Individual results

Lake Placid

336

Player

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Day 2

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Player

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Paul Fine Lease, Willsboro

93

28 Connor Lauzon, Ticonderoga

94

31 Brandon Hammond, Moriah

95

36 Nick Rotella, Moriah

100

Zach Pierson, Willsboro

100

38 Duncan Bain, Ticonderoga

101

41 Noah Martineau, AuSable Valley

103

43 Joel Cook, Ticonderoga

104

44 Ryan Thomas, AuSable Valley

105

45 Alex Larrow, Moriah

106

54 Connor Lawrie, Ticonderoga

114

Trevor Bigelow, Willsboro

114

57 Sam Shalmadine, Ticonderoga

115

59 Ryan Munson, Moriah

119

Ethan Lobdell, Ticonderoga

119

63 Lawrence Lobdell, Westport

140

Patriots swept by Sentinels in Class C finals Sentinels keep hold of Section VII softball championship over AuSable Valley

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TICONDEROGA — For the first four innings, Savannah Bezon flashed the leather to keep the Ticonderoga varsity softball team in the game against the AuSable Valley Lady Patriots.

Starting in the bottom of the Fourth, Bezon also supplied the offense, driving in the go-ahead run which would lead the Sentinels to a 9-3 win over the Patriots in the Section VII/ Class C championship game.

“I was so focused and wanted to do this so bad,” Bezon said.

“We have been working all week and all season to get back here and it is great to have everything work out.”

After a walk, error and sacrifice had tied the game 1-1 and put a runner on second with one out for the Patriots in the top of the second, Karissa Stevens hit a line drive which looked to be going over the head of Bezon, except it did not as she made a jumping catch and doubled off the runner at second to end the inning.

Bezon struck again defensively in the top of the fourth inning as the Patriots had runners on first and second with no outs. The Sentinel second baseman ran in on a short pop-up, making the catch and getting the lead runner for a double play.

After Patriots pitcher Vanessa Garrow got the first two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Avery Alkinburgh, batting ninth, reached base on a walk in front of Bezon.

“I knew I needed to get a hit to keep things going,” Bezon said. “I wanted to keep my eye on the ball and make good contact.”

She did just that, ripping a double into the outfield to score Alkinburgh.

“It felt so good rounding the bases and scoring to get the lead back,” Alkinburgh said.

Bezon’s double opened the flood gates as is was followed by a Haleigh Wright double (scoring Bezon) and Bruce single (scoring Wright).

In all, Bezon finished the day 2-for-3 from the pate with a double and triple, scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs.

In the field, she had six putouts and nine assists, making her part in nine of the 21 outs recorded by her team.

Wright finished 3-for-3 with a walk, a homerun shy of the cycle with three runs scored and a pair of RBI. Carley Campney added two hits and an RBI, while Bruce had an RBI single.

For the Patriots, Garrow connected on a two-run homer in the seventh inning as part of a two-hit day, while Hannah Rondeau also added a pair of hits and a run scored. Kourtney Keenan and Kendra Christensen also had singles in the loss.

Trudeau finished with eight strikeouts in six innings, being relieved in the seventh by Dalton Granger.

Evan Graney added a two-run triple to the Sentinel offensive attack, while catcher Brody Rocque hit a double.

For the Sentinels, it represented the 11th Class C title in the past 12 years.

The Sentinels will now have over a week off before heading to play the winner of the Section II and Section X winner on Saturday, June 4, with a trip to the final four on the line. The regional final will be played at a site to be determined following the NYSPHSAA regional semifinal game.

Sentinels baseball team defeats AVCS to reclaim Class C title PLATTSBURGH — The Ticonderoga varsity baseball team is back where it feels it belongs — atop the Section VII/Class C mountain.

After falling to Class D contender Northern Adirondack on a walk-off last season, the Sentinels made quick work of the AuSable Valley Patriots in the matchup of Revolutionary militiamen.

The Sentinels jumped out to a 4-0 first inning lead as Jacob Spaulding drove in a pair of runs with a double. Spaulding would finish the game with a pair of doubles as part of a threehit day at the plate.

From that point on, all eyes turned to Ticonderoga starting pitcher Ryan Trudeau, who was on a mission to slay the ghosts of the 2015 sectional finals.

The senior fire-baller was impressive as ever on the mound, holding the Patriots without a hit for the first four innings of play. Following a long, 10-run bottom of the fourth, Trudeau gave up a leadoff infield single to the Patriot’s Eric Potthast in the fifth before slamming the door for the next two innings.

AuSable Valley’s Kourtney Keenan makes a play near the dugout.

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reate your own dish garden at this month’s Garden Club meeting! Tracey Sayre, of Flowers by Tracey in Elizabethtown, will offer instrucArin Burdo > Columnist tions on choosing and planting dish garinfo@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org dens Thursday, June 2, at 11 a.m.

Bring a favorite container, and Tracey will have plants available to purchase for your dish garden. Bring a bagged lunch; coffee and dessert are provided.

The Elizabethtown-Westport Garden Club includes members from Elizabethtown, Lewis, Westport and Essex, but you do not have to be a member to join the meeting and create your own dish garden! For more information, contact Kathy Linker at 873-6493.

The Social Center, along with North Wind Tours of Essex, recently announced this year’s fall New York City weekend trip, and it filled up on the first day!

Right now, we have a waitlist for the Nov. 12 and 13 trip. However, if we get enough people on the list within the next few weeks, we will try to add a second bus! The trip includes tickets to the awardwinning musical “Kinky Boots” on Broadway and visits to Hyde Park and Times Square. Trip details are on our website. Please contact us soon if you are interested.

“The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: their courage nerves a thousand living men.” Minot Judson Savage’s words recognize the ongoing legacy of every deceased veteran. We are honored to remember those who have served our country on this Memorial Day. The Writers Group meets at the Center Tuesday, May 31, at 1 p.m. All are welcome.

On Thursday, June 2, NCCI offers Medicaid enrollment help for the aged, blind or disabled, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Also on Thursday, Ellen DuBois offers yoga at 4:15 p.m.; and Karin DeMuro leads Zumba at 5:30 p.m.

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

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

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he North Country SPCA would like to announce a wonderful opportunity to support your furKathy Wilcox > Columnist ry friends at our shelter in Elizrollerprincessfrog@yahoo.com abethtown-Portraits for Pets! A few incredibly talented local artists have come together to raise funds for the shelter. “Portraits for Pets” is an awesome, creative way to get a beautiful portrait of yourself or a friend and contribute to the shelter, too. A $50 donation will get you this memorable, unique keepsake.

Contact Bill at 834-9227 or bc08@ localnet.com to arrange a sitting.

You can also check out some of the portraits and learn more about this opportunity on our Facebook page!

Our featured pet this week is Rango, a young Corgi/Husky mix who is a most unusual looking dog! Rango has the typical, large Husky head, combined with the short, squatty body of a Corgi. He was found running along a road with no sign of his owner in sight. Rango is only 6 months old and has a terrific personality. He is a sociable guy who seems to get along well with everyone, including other dogs. Rango is very much a puppy -playful and rambunctious - but he is slowly learning his manners. He has the most charming face with one blue and one brown eye, and a huge happy smile. If you are looking for a super-friendly, younger dog to become part of your family, you won’t want to miss out on this fellow! Why not stop by and meet him today?

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SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

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

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

SARANAC LAKE - On Thursday, June 9th at 7:30 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Michael Harrigan will present Qi Gong, a class that will teach about increasing energy and vitality through ancient Chinese exercises similar to Tai Chi. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call Debbie Kanze at (518) 891-7117 or visit www.saranacvillage.com.

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WILLSBORO – Paine Memorial Free Library June 27-ART SHOW Barbara Callaghan- paintings, Ric Feeney- watercolors, Rob Ivy-watercolors. July 13 Dennis Kalmamixed media. Reception June 30th from 5-7 pm BINGO PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

BOOKS WILLSBORO – Paine Memorial Free Library June 17& 18Paperback Book Sale 9:00 am 2:00 pm CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WILLSBORO – Paine Memorial Free Library June 10 Pre School Story Hour special trip and picnic lunch starting at 10:00 am until 1:00 pm

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KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

WILLSBORO - The Willsboro Farmers' Market will begin on Thursday, June 16 and be held every Thursday until September 8, at the Town Pavilion on Route 22.

LECTURES & SEMINARS PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

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

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

ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown Thrift Shop will have it's Monthly Meeting Second Monday of Every Month at 7pm @ The Episcopal Parish Hall.

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

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

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

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

WESTPORT - The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 6:30 PM in the Library. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend

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

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

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

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THE TOWN OF LEWIS is currently seeking applicants for a full time highway laborer and a part time transfer station attendant. Applications and job descriptions can be picked up at the Lewis Town Hall Monday thru Friday between 7:30AM - 3:00PM. Deadline for applications is COB June 10th. For more information, call 518-8736777.

Turtle Island Cafe, Willsboro, NY hiring waitstaff and cook. Positions are seasonal or year round. Quality People = Good Pay. Apply within or call 518-963-7417 for interview.

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FULL TIME STAFF REPORTER Nationally award winning Sun Community News is seeking a full-time Staff Reporter to work out of our Ticonderoga office.

Applicants must have strong communication and writing skills, and should be versed in computer technology.

FULLTIME CLERICAL POSITION OPEN IN A FAST PACED OFFICE POSITION REQUIRES: Very Strong Computer Skills Highly Motivated Very Organized Be Able to Multi-task Excellent Customer Service Skills Able to Take Direction and Work Independently DUTIES TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: Operation of Multi-line Phone System Oder Taking, Billing, Quoting General Office Procedures A/R & Some A/P Some Bookkeeping & Payroll Maintaining Customer Paperwork Requests Vendor Reimbursement Programs Maintain Fleet GPS System; Schedule Maintenance SEND RESUME TO angela@haseltonlumber.com, fax to (518) 946-2244 or STOB BY IN PERSON 1763 Haselton Rd, Wilmington, NY

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Journalism experience, as well as a working knowledge of digital photography and social media preferred but not required for the right candidate with a high desire to succeed.

The chosen applicant will create articles of general community interest, take local photographs, edit copy and assist in newspaper design and copy placement.

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is seeking Family oriented person to install farm wide fencing: seeking safety conscious, high octane, sound minded, team player(s) for part time and/or full time, to work with the best equipment, will train, experience not required. *May lead to full time in related work.* *Housing can be provided someone with children is preferred.* Ideal for the healthy, vigorous, non-smoker with personal and professional references, an employment, military record or school references. Equal opportunity employer.

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HELP WANTED AT WARD LUMBER STORE IN JAY Ward Lumber is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, quality person to grow with our great team of customer focused professionals. If you are looking for a career, join our team of 100 strong, 25% of which have been with Ward Lumber for 25 years or longer.

In fact 50% of our employees have at least 10 years of service.

The following positions are available: Yard Manager (FT): Supervises work of and provides direction to shipper, delivery drivers, and yard personnel. Coordinates delivery schedules with sales personnel. Assists drivers and yard personnel in pulling orders, loading and unloading, and securing materials. Assist customers with loading merchandise purchased. Performs cycle inventory counts along with regular physical inventory count. Responsible for preventative maintenance for trucks, and forklift. Must be detail oriented. Familiarity with the towns located in our area is a plus.

Yard Assistant/Non-CDL Driver Assist in loading customers, stocking, helping to pull orders and load trucks for deliveries. Operate forklift and assist with deliveries.

We offer training, competitive wages, $1,000 (FT) 401K sign-on bonus. All applicants must have a valid driver?s license, high school diploma or GED and be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.

Apply in person at 697 Glen Rd., Jay or on-line at www.wardlumber.com print application, sign and fax it to (518)946-2188 or mail it to 697 Glen Rd., Jay, NY 12941.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY [LLC] Name: DOUBLE J. MOUNTAIN HOMES LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York [SSNY] on March 30, 2016. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 19 McKenzie Mountain Way, Bloomingdale, New York 12913. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAGRO FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/20/16. Office location: Essex County. Princ. office of LP: 18 David Dr., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Latest date on which the LP may dissolve is 4/11/2046.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LP at the addr. of its princ. office. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-04/30-06/04/20166TC-116530

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAGRO FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/20/16. Office location: Essex County. Princ. office of LP: 18 David Dr., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. Latest date on which the LP may dissolve is 4/11/2046.

SSNY designated as agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LP at the addr. of its princ. office. Name and addr. of each general partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-04/30-06/04/20166TC-116530 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAGRO MANAGEMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/15/16. Office location: Essex County. Princ. office of LLC: 18 David Dr., Saranac Lake, NY 12983. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-04/30-06/04/20166TC-116474 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“PLLC”) It's My Time Mental Health Counseling Service, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on March 15, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “PLLC” upon whom process against it may be served.

“SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “PLLC” at 57 Glen Road, Jay, NY 12941 VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-118055

5/20/16 5/20/16 5/20/16 5/20/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/24/16 5/24/16 5/24/16 5/25/16 5/25/16

GRANTOR Federal National Mortgage Association Steven Krolak and Laura Torrans Nanci and Bruce Borst Rudolph Schmidt et al Darryll and Kathie West Debora Moldovan Bernadette Zelent Hulbert Myers Eugene Miller Raymond Tourangeau and Pauline Gordon Richard Cole James and Bobbie Duprey Stephen Martin and Mary Myer Bonnie McNabb Maurice Gilbert Randy and Carolyn Tetreault S&A Spiegel Properties Inc MWF Adirondacks LLC Donald and Dawn Recore Jason Coulombe Nancy Reddan and Joyce Kllleen Darla and Dale Holderman Clinton County Linda Cornell William and James Plympton Robert and Audrey Peryea CR Properties 2015 LLC Wells Fargo Bank Michael Crouse

DATE 5/19/16 5/19/16 5/20/16 5/20/16 5/20/16 5/20/16 5/20/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/23/16 5/24/16 5/24/16 5/25/16 5/25/16 5/25/16 5/25/16 5/25/16

GRANTOR Ronald and Pamela Delap Jesse and Hilary Rogers Wayne and Lillian Taylor Patricia Finnegan Robert and Donna Haskin Janine Wright All Kings Brokerage Inc Mary Raymond Michael and Lori Smith Antonio Costa Frank and Alison Hain Denise Huestis Ruth Prime Nancy and Richard Guttenberg Diana and Charles Eisenberg Arthur and Margaret Spiegel Susan Herzog Nationstar Mortgage LLC Jeanette Colburn Barbara Bashaw

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“PLLC”) It's My Time Mental Health Counseling Service, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on March 15, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “PLLC” upon whom process against it may be served.

“SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “PLLC” at 57 Glen Road, Jay, NY 12941 VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-118055 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Keene, Essex County, New York, has filed their Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015, with the Office of the State Comptroller. This report is available for public inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk, located in the Keene Town Hall, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk Town of Keene May 24, 2016 VN-06/04/2016-1TC120229

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GRANTEE Leo and Susan Corneau Bruce and Corrinne Chubb Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop.

Thomas and James Courson William and Aimee Fish Glenn and Bette Villien William and Marjorie Bernaski Joseph Palmer David Morrell and Shelby Sterling

LOCATION Beekmantown Schuyler Falls Peru Plattsburgh Chazy Plattsburgh Chazy Plattsburgh Altona

PRICE $41,000 $106,400 $110,080 $112,500 $154,500 $119,000 $89,900 $118,000 $64,000

Robert Hogan TDI Repari Facilities LLC Charles and Linda Fitzpatrick Corey and Allison Holland Linda Cornell John Labarge and Gary Magee Rockbridge Holdings LLC Rockbridge Holdings LLC Scott Hanson Patrick Pellerin Justin and Katie Terry Rufus Guerin and Hope Fountain Frank and Penney Lovely Timothy Bulris Bonnie McNabb John Dejordy Jennilee Corrow Richard and Joanne Beaudry Jeffrey Latinville David and Melissa Schneider

Ellenburg Champlain Black Brook Beekmantown Mooers Dannemora Chazy Chazy Ausable Plattsburgh Beekmantown Altona Plattsburgh Plattsburgh Mooers Ellenburg Plattsburgh Dannemora Schuyler Falls Plattsburgh

$20,000 $179,000 $175,000 $140,000 $112,600 $7,500 $73,500 $220,000 $10,000 $25,000 $285,000 $18,000 $15,000 $50 $112,600 $95,000 $105,000 $25,000 $9,000 $175,000

LOCATION Chesterfield Jay Jay Chesterfield Jay Ticonderoga Moriah St. Armand Schroon Schroon Elizabethtown Ticonderoga North Elba Elizabethtown Ticonderoga North Elba Crown Point Schroon Moriah North Elba

PRICE $29,500 $350,000 $85,000 $150,000 $160,000 $84,800 $10 $225,000 $60,000 $20,900 $50,000 $10,000 $750,000 $64,000 $85,000 $275,000 $52,000 $65,720 $53,000 $275,000

ESSEX

GRANTEE Ashlee Kleinhammer Eugene and Alexander Mishkevich John and Cynthia Vanburen Joseph Amyot Rooney Hurlbut and Layne Wolfe Joseph Gonyea Jennifer Ahmed Andrew and Michelle St. Louis Chris and Peggy Hart Robert and Carla Gray Edward and Vanessa Johnson Travis Whitford Lake & Lodge Ventures LLC Karon Fowler Daniel and Renee Scuderi Peter and Christine Newcomb Alan and Catherine Melanson Kiersten Langabeer Brooke Malone James and Cathleen Mulvhill

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Keene, Essex County, New York, has filed their Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015, with the Office of the State Comptroller. This report is available for public inspection at the Office of the Town Clerk, located in the Keene Town Hall, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk Town of Keene May 24, 2016 VN-06/04/2016-1TC120229 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: ESSEX COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff against ALAN G. SAWYER, JR., CHRISTIE E. SAWYER A/K/A CHRISTIE ELLEN SAWYER, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Defendants. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 7, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, NY on June 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. premises k/a 24 McLenathen a/k/a 11 McLenathen, Lake Placid, NY a/k/a Section 42.0Jl a/k/a 42.223, Block 1, Lot 4.000. Parcel I All that piece or parcel of land located in the Village of Lake Placid, Essex County, New York.

Parcel II All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of North Elba, County of Essex, State of New York. Approximate amount of lien $79,467.26 plus costs and interest. Premises will be sold subject to the provisions of filed judgment.

Index #0573/12.

REGINALD H. BEDELL, Referee.

STEIN, WEINER & ROTH, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., One Old County Rd., Ste. 113, Carle

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: ESSEX COUNTY. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff against ALAN G. SAWYER, JR., CHRISTIE E. SAWYER A/K/A CHRISTIE ELLEN SAWYER, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Defendants. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale dated Aug. 7, 2015, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the Essex County Courthouse, Elizabethtown, NY on June 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. premises k/a 24 McLenathen a/k/a 11 McLenathen, Lake Placid, NY a/k/a Section 42.0Jl a/k/a 42.223, Block 1, Lot 4.000. Parcel I All that piece or parcel of land located in the Village of Lake Placid, Essex County, New York.

Parcel II All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of North Elba, County of Essex, State of New York. Approximate amount of lien $79,467.26 plus costs and interest. Premises will be sold subject to the provisions of filed judgment.

Index #0573/12.

REGINALD H. BEDELL, Referee.

STEIN, WEINER & ROTH, LLP, Attys. for Pltf., One Old County Rd., Ste. 113, Carle Place, NY File # 69374/WELLS - #88225 VN-05/21-06/11/20164TC-114155 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Spruce Meadow Landscaping, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on May 5, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC”at 12 Ben's Lane, Keeseville, NY 12944 VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-117963

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Spruce Meadow Landscaping, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on May 5, 2016 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC”at 12 Ben's Lane, Keeseville, NY 12944 VN-05/14-06/18/20166TC-117963

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