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Due to time commitments and training requirements, fresh blood is hard to come by and volunteers continue to We’re here, we’re saving your lives

By Pete DeMola work themselves ragged. and we need your help. pete@suncommunitynews.com Squads are growing increasingly fragBut the squads are dying. ile with each passing year, explained ELIZABETHTOWN — First reBy now, the formula is well-worn: Elizabethtown-Lewis Emergency Squad sponders filled the galley at the board of The two percent tax cap has put mu- Captain Patty Bashaw. supervisors meeting on Monday to send nicipalities in a holding pattern. Spenda simple message: Each call-in from a staffer results in

a game of musical chairs between agenAuthorities just hope they can make it cies, resulting in rotating coverage gaps through the day without a mass casualty incident that cast the holes into gaping, across the county. perhaps even lethal, relief.

Everyone hopes the center will hold.

“There’s going to be a catastrophic One agency, Crown Point, has already event and someone’s going to die bebeen shuttered, while others are on life cause we can’t move an ambulance in a support, including those in Moriah and timely manner,” Bashaw told lawmakers. that department that is jointly operated While the deep fissures gurgle right

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ESSEX — Lightning flickered across a bruise-colored sky. Thunder rumbled; the party paused, the air quivered with tension and eventually, Mark Kimball bounded through the shimmering green rows and dusted himself off.

Several minutes later, he’d helped tame a spooked horse. Now, he plucked a broccoli stem from the earth and made quick work of it with his knife, handing out thumb-sized chunks to the group who’d come to tour his operation.

“Before you tour the farm, we’ve Essex Farm Institute co-founder Mark Kimball shares a moment with Executive Director Michele Drozd and Rep. Elise Stefanik during a tour of the 1,200 acre facility earlier this month. got to feed you,” said Kimball.

Photo by Pete DeMola And then it started, a tornado of ideas: whom have spun off to start their own farms right here in the neighShifts in global climate patterns. Education gaps. Funding solu- borhood. tions. Farms as incubators for young talent. Safety nets. Dating, the More than 250 local families participate in their CSA program — global economy… shares, if you will, in exchange for weekly grocery pickups, with FriThe future. days becoming a weekly social event in this verdant pocket of Essex Essex Farm is the granddaddy of the revitalized local farm move- County with views of both the High Peaks and the Green Mountains. ment.

It’s all promising. As such, Kimball and his wife, Kristen, decided, Since its formation in 2003, the full-diet, 1,200-acre organic operation has trained and mentored over 50 beginning farmers, 10 of >> Story Continued | pg. 15

LAKE PLACID — Following a flap at the board of elections last month that saw the county’s two election commissioners disagree over the procedure for reviewing ballot objections, a new process will now be instituted, reported the commissioners on Monday.

Democratic Commissioner Mark Whitney said he and his counterpart, Republican Commissioner Allison McGahay, worked with the state board of elections to adopt the procedures, which will be in place by the time petitions from independent candidates are due on Aug. 18.

Using state guidelines as a baseline, the new regulations lay out the rules for objections, including which abbreviations can be used and ensuring clear and exact reasons for why the objector is challenging the signatures.

In addition, a bipartisan

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team must review the materials and make their rulings in a timely manner, with deputies assigned in the event of the absence of either commissioner.

Whitney said the lack of a set process was why the procedure got tripped up last week.

McGahay disagreed, arguing these were the very same set of state-approved rules that she had been pushing for all along.

“It sounds like these are already in place,” said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava.

“Don’t you have to follow those anyways?”

“I’ve always followed what the state board of elections puts out,” responded McGahay.

Last month, Whitney wanted to stage courtroom-type proceedings to rule on the disputed ballots of three local candidates, said McGahay.

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Crown Point man’s murder trial opens Arguments and testimony are underway in the case involving the 2012 shooting death of Russell Lang

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Prosecutors in the second-degree murder trial of David Lang spent three days last week piecing together for a jury details of the 2012 shooting death that took the life of his brother, Russell Lang.

According to attorneys in the Essex County Attorney’s office, David Lang had the intention to kill Russell during the summer incident at their Crown Point residence. But Lang’s defense team contends it was an accidental shooting.

The trial got underway with opening arguments last Wednesday and continued into late Friday afternoon. Attorneys from the county prosecutor’s office called a slate of witnesses to walk the jury through details of events that unfolded at the Lang’s residence on Lake Road three summers ago.

Prosecutors Jamie Martineau and Michael Langey are helping to spearhead the case for the Essex County Attorney. Defense attorneys include Thomas Schiels of the Tendy Law Office of New York City and Peter Pope of the Chicago-based law firm Jenner and Block.

The prosecution’s case aims to prove to the jury that David Lang intended to cause the death of his brother. Witnesses have included Lawrence Bashaw Jr., an Essex County dispatcher, New York State Police troopers Chris Bogart and Jason Peters, a staff member who treated Russell at Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga and New York State Police investigator Ricky Adragna.

Another prosecution witness was Peter DeForest, a forensic specialist, who detailed for the jury his analysis of how a bullet went through a hat worn by Russell Lang.

DeForest, who has been a faculty member at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and written a textbook on criminalistics, explained that crime scene investigators make many judgment calls.

DeForest said it is a, “real intellectual exercise to be able to recognize what’s significant and what is not. And one tries to be precise as possible.”

A focal point of DeForest’s testimony centered on the significance of a broken tree branch documented at the crime scene. DeForest, whose testimony spanned several hours Friday, said a break on the branch was inconsistent with a bullet going through it.

DeForest said if he were at the scene he would not have collected the branch. A judgment call was made at the scene after the item was photographed.

David Lang, right, walks out of the Essex County Courthouse during a recess in his second-degree murder trial case on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Testimony was expected to continue into the following week.

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“They didn’t collect it and that is a proper thing to do,” the witness said in response to a question from Schiels.

Schiels’ questioning seemed to reflect a defense argument that aspects of investigation were sloppy.

Although DeForest said the branch shown wasn’t relevant, Schiels suggested that it would have been better for him to examine the actual branch.

Lang’ case never went to trial in 2013 after accepting a plea deal that found him guilty of first-degree manslaughter. Earlier this year, a state appeals court ruled that aspects of Lang’s case, including details that show his plea was coerced and/or involunatry, were reviewable.

The appeals court sent back to be tried in the Essex County Court.

Testimony was slated to continue this week at the county courthouse. Check back to suncommunitynews.com for updates to this story.

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Expert to offer lecture series on prison break Talks set for Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake and Whallonsburg

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SARANAC LAKE — In June, C. Jefferson Hall found himself glued to the tube watching the prison break unfold.

The Queens resident felt closer to the issue than most.

Hall grew up in the area. His pops worked at Clinton Correctional in Dannemora, and when Hall was working towards a Ph.D. in history at Stony Brook, he wrote his dissertation on the state’s prison systems, eventually exploring five institutions over a seven-year period.

The Queensborough Community College professor knows prisons. And as the manhunt dragged on, more and more media outlets began seeking out his expertise. He made the rounds, appearing in major outlets like the New York Times, the Associated Press and NBC Nightly News, among others.

On Friday, Hall will kick off the first of three lectures designed to examine the broader implications of the manhunt that captivated the nation and put the North Country on edge for three weeks.

The talks, said Hall, will branch out into directions the mainstream media hasn’t yet pursued.

The first, in Saranac Lake, is designed to explore nature’s starring role in the manhunt that, at its peak, saw 1,300 agents combing through thick woods dotted with poisonous ticks for the two killers.

Then, in Plattsburgh, Hall will zero in on outstanding questions about prison corruption and

the correctional system.

“We know now of pretty deep-rooted corrupt practices in the prison,” said Hall. “There’s a lot of complacency.”

In the final lecture in Whallonsburg on Aug. 19, Hall will explore what he says is a knowledge gap between the prison system and the folks who reside in its backyard.

Hall, who gave 25 interviews to media outlets during the hunt, said he was always floored at that disconnect.

“I was amazed at how little politicians and journalists knew about the prison systems that were deeply rooted in area,” said Hall.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, for instance, frequently reverted back to a talking point that the escape on June 6 was the first of its kind in the prison’s 150-year-old history.

While the governor was technically correct in that it was the first escape from the maximum security sector, said Hall, Clinton Correctional had historically been comprised of several different facilities in one institution.

Escapes weren’t uncommon.

Reform is necessary, said Hall, pointing at officers who were found to be slacking on their duties, including hourly checks, as revealed in the aftermath.

Two employees have been arrested in connection with the escape: Joyce Mitchell, a prison seamstress who pleaded guilty last month to assisting the duo by hiding tools in a block of frozen meat, and Gene Palmer, a guard charged with giving the pair needlenose pliers and destroying evidence.

Mitchell will be sentenced in September, while Palmer’s case is expected to be brought to grand jury sometime this month.

David Sweat will likely face charges relating to the escape, said Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie.

Gov. Cuomo has primarily placed blame on inappropriate relationships between the inmates and staffers.

But Hall thinks it goes deeper.

“There are several layers of complexity that go beyond Mitchell and Palmer,” he said. “Something this brazen couldn’t have been accomplished with just two individuals involved.”

An investigation by the state’s inspector general is ongoing.

Despite the corrective measures taken immediately following the incident, Hall said more possibilities for reform might come out of this episode — like the decriminalization of certain narcotics, for instance.

Relaxing drug laws and sentencing guidelines is already helping to reduce the prison population, said Hall, about half of whom are non-violent drug

offenders.

Other rays of sunlight include society’s relaxing attitude towards marijuana and the proliferation of alternative options for repeat offenders, including drug courts, treatment and community service options.

It’s only a matter of time before the state sees another escape, said Hall.

“No matter how secure a prison is, it’s only as secure as it’s weakest link,” said Hall. “It’ll happen again, which I think speaks to the failure of mass incarnation as a policy.”

“Contested Terrain of North Country Prisons: Lectures by Prison Historian Jefferson Hall”: Friday, Aug. 14 at the Saranac Lake Free Library at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 16 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of in Plattsburgh at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall in Essex. All lectures are free; donations accepted.

County lawmakers oppose state bill on shackling pregnant inmates

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Last month, the state legislature passed a bill that would expand on a law that prohibits the shackling of pregnant female inmates during their transport.

Essex County lawmakers unanimously moved forward a resolution of “non-support” for the measure on Monday after Sheriff Richard Cutting called it another example of an unfunded mandate with “absurd” reporting requirements.

The amendment to the legislation, which was originally passed in 2009, prohibits the shackling of pregnant women and any females who have given birth within the past eight weeks.

“We have to justify every single incident of using restraints on a pregnant female,” said Cutting. “It could be three weeks or 30 weeks.”

The American Civil Liberties Union, who has supported the legislation, called the practice “barbaric.”

Cutting said the measure, known as NYS Assembly Bill A6430, will force his officers to go through more unnecessary training, a measure that will soak up costly resources, as well as create an additional level of bureaucracy.

“This is adding a burden on us,” said Cutting. “It’s adding more training for officers for something they do everyday.”

It will also leave inmates unattended during physician’s appointments, said the sheriff.

In the past two years, the Essex County Jail has had seven pregnant females in custody.

Of those seven, said Cutting, five were in on drug-related charges, while one was a fugitive.

“Those are people who need to

be watched or restrained in some way shape or form,” said Cutting.

Cutting said departments should have the right to make responsible decisions. Obviously officers wouldn’t shackle a woman who is eight months pregnant, said Cutting. “But if 4-6 weeks, we’re going to deal with it accordingly.”

Cutting said the ALCU has been sending the department FOIL requests for the past half-decade.

His answer is always the same: The inmates have been medically reviewed with no incidents.

The pushback against the legislation is being organized by the state Sheriff ’s Association.

To date, seven counties have passed the resolution.

Cutting said the bill, which has not yet been signed by the governor, was drafted without input from law enforcement agencies.

“When you do these things, please talk to the people who know what they’re doing and ask their opinion,” Cutting said.

Chesterfield Supervisor Gerald Morrow said the legislation reminded him of the SAFE Act. Cutting agreed that blanket policies don’t make for good policy.

The assembly passed the bill 143-3, while the senate did so unanimously.

The motion passed unanimously. The full board will vote next month.

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County nursing program falls under lawmaker scrutiny

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Under pressure from auditors, the board of supervisors tentatively agreed to wipe out $152,000 in bad debt accrued by the county’s Certified Home Health Agency.

In doing so, questions rose about the sustainability of the program’s future.

The program, commonly known as CHHA, sees 26 nurses fanning out across the county to provide skilled nursing to prevent hospitalization.

But disparities in billing often lead to the county taking a financial hit, particularly if the patient does not have insurance.

Due to a 12 percent reduction in Medicaid funding, the program is now about $100,000 in the red.

Essex County Manager Dan Palmer said the federal government is essentially asking the county to provide the same services for less money.

“At some point, you need to decide if you want to keep this business,” he told lawmakers on Monday. “It’s not an easy choice.”

Palmer advised lawmakers that while the costs will continue to grow, if they opted to privatize the program, the issue will ultimately come back to them in the form of their constituents not getting the services that they’ve come to depend on.

Similarities to the discussion to sell the former county-owned nursing home were not lost on lawmakers.

Essex County Vice Chair Randy Preston questioned if the county should be in the nursing business.

“If it’s non-mandated, there has got to be someone out there to pick up the slack,” said Preston.

Ticonderoga Supervisor Bill Grinnell said the county-provided service is “head and shoulders” above anything else around.

“You need to realize how hard our people are working and what a great job they’re doing,” he said.

Nursing is critical in rural areas, said Dan Connell, of Westport.

“Some are going to have extreme medical emergencies,” he said.

Charles Harrington, of Crown Point, said without this service, many elderly residents would have spent their final years in a nursing home.

Schroon Supervisor Mike Marnell said he’s never heard a bad word about the program, while Tom Scozzafava, of Moriah, said it’s the type of service that county taxpayers don’t appreciate until they need it.

Scozzafava cited a recent discussion with a constituent whose wife broke her hip.

“You will never hear me complain about county taxes again,” said the man, according to Scozzafava.

A private hospital stay would cost the county more, added the lawmaker.

Preston said he was concerned about staying under the cap, especially as the board heads into another nasty budget season.

CHHA costs about 1 percent of the tax levy, he noted.

Palmer said CHHA has been increasingly successful at becoming more efficient and cost effective.

While nurses once handled 1 or 2 cases per day, said Palmer, they’re now tackling between 4 and 5.

And at one point, CHHA was losing $500,000 annually.

“It’s amazing how they really stepped up,” Public Health Director Linda Beers said of the program’s staff, who she said will prove to be indispensable for disaster response.

“Is it worth it? My heart says it is,” said Beers.

The vote to absorb the debt over a five-year span passed the human services sub-committee, with only committee chair David Blades voting against the measure.

Families First recently conducted its 14th annual fundraising raffle. Pictured above is Nayef Gary Durham Jr. from Cadyville receiving his winning $10,000 check from Development Director Anne Griffin. Pictured at right is Durham’s girlfriend, Doreen Abrahamsen, of Elizabethtown. Families First would like to thank all those who purchased a ticket. The funds raised help support the work the organization does with hundreds of families throughout Essex County.

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Scores arrested following music festival

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PERU — A local music festival ended on a sour note for scores of festivalgoers when state police issued nearly 200 tickets for offenses ranging from drunk driving to drug changes.

State police stopped over 200 vehicles on Friday and Saturday on and near Fuller Road in Peru following the Backwoods Pondfest.

Vehicular-related charges included 167 traffic tickets, six DWIs and three DWAIs. In addition, two Leandra’s Law changes were filed for those driving while impaired with passengers aged 15 or under.

Authorities scooped up 14.9 grams each of cocaine and psilocybin, or mushrooms, and issued eight tickets for unlawful possession of marijuana.

Seven additional charges were filed for criminal possession of stolen property, fifth degree; one count of criminal possession of stolen property, fourth degree, for a credit card, and one count of criminal use of drug paraphernalia second for narcotics scales.

A spokesperson for the state police said numerous complaints were generated from inside the festival, like those related to the stolen property.

The vast majority of arrests came from the traffic stops, said the spokesman, Kyle Otis.

The two-day festival saw details of 10 troopers each day.

Otis said it’s unclear how many people were arrested.

Most were issued appearance tickets, he said. All will be processed through the Ausable Town Court.

Officials there declined to comment when reached by phone on Tuesday.

The Backwoods Pondfest is a popular recurring event. This year’s festival saw performances by about two dozen rock, funk and jam bands.

The event’s Facebook page bore no mention of the arrests on Tuesday.

In a release announcing the arrests, state police said they aggressively work festivals such as this one to ensure highway safety through the removal of intoxicated and impaired drivers from the roadways.

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CNB awards graduating seniors WILLSBORO — Champlain National Bank gave $4,500 in scholarship money to nine graduating seniors throughout Essex and Clinton Counties at graduation ceremonies in June. Recipients of the Champlain National Bank Scholarship received $500 towards college expenses, and were treated to a special luncheon at the Bank’s headquarters in Willsboro, where they were able to meet and chat with President and CEO John Perley.

Essex County Winners from Willsboro Central School was Kaitlyn Arthur, daughter of Dennis and Nancy Arthur of Willsboro. Arthur will be attending Clinton Community College in the fall.

In Westport, Sabrina June Hendry, who will be attending SUNY Plattsburgh in the fall.

In Elizabethtown, Parker LeClair, son of Diane Bouchard won the Scholarship. He plans to attend Portland State University and major in Business Administration.

In Crown Point, Jacob Anderson, son of Gary and Leslie Anderson. He will be attending SUNY Plattsburgh and majoring in Film and Video.

In Keene Central School, Jordan Swiridowsky, daughter of Julie Sprano and stepdaughter of Robert Sprano. She will be attending SUNY Farmingdale in the fall and plans to major in business.

In Lake Placid Central School, Ryan Damp, son of Ray and Patricia Damp. He will be attending Ohio State University and plans to major in International Business.

Clinton County Winners from Seton Catholic High School, Noah Gagnier of Peru. He will be attending SUNY Plattsburgh and plans to major in Economics.

In Northeastern Clinton Central School, Christopher Bradford, son of Dennis and Lee

Pictured are (from left to right) Kaitlyn Arthur, Parker LeClair, President and CEO John Perley, Ryan Damp.

Bradford. Bradford will be attending SUNY Plattsburgh and plans to major in Finance.

In Plattsburgh High School, Ryan Whalen, son of Randy and Cathy Whalen. He plans to study Business at SUNY Plattsburgh in the fall.

Westport Challenge Regatta announce winners WESTPORT—A steady northerly breeze made for a great sail race Saturday, Aug. 8, for the 18th annual Westport Challenge Regatta sponsored by the Westport Marina.

Unlike most past events, where sailors head south for Barber’s Point, the captains beat along the North Shore, beyond Normandie Beach Resort., before heading to Vermont, near Scotch Bonnet, then returning to Barber’s Point to complete their 5.6-mile triangular course.

Finishing first for Class B (boats with a PHRF under 150, a figure used to calculate their handicap), Peter Brooks, a Westport Marina home fleet sailor, was at the helm of Sparrow. Ironically, after calculating his handicap, he placed fourth with corrected time. Sparrow completed the course in 1 hour and 39 minutes, elapsed time.

For the third consecutive year Willsboro’s Ed Smith, sailing Moondance, placed first with corrected time. The order of finish for other Class B boats were Trillium, with Allen Hickok; Patina, with Tim McGuill; Sparrow, Peter Brooks; A’ghra, John Cartier; and Zephyr, helmed by Curt Connery. Four of these sailors call Port Henry their home port as do all the J-24 captains.

J-24 races have a unique course. They sail twice around marks that are widely spaced and set according to the wind direction. After the first race was completed, a second race began 20 minutes later. Points, based on the order of finishing, were combined for the two races to determine the order of the final positions in the race.

The results included a tie for first place. Ron Knippler, helming Kat Knip, and Paul Reese, on Dancing Queen, shared the honors. The remaining places are David Girard, on Gloria; Jack Know, with Know Name; and Jorge Garden, sailing Bug-A-Boo. Individual top winners received their own acrylic awards and their names will be engraved on perpetual trophies for their sailing class, which are on display in The Gal-

ley Restaurant and Bar at Westport Marina. These awards are made possible through the generosity of The Brooks Group at Merrill Lynch.

Rob Knippler and Paul Reese tied for first place in J 24 race.

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And they’re off!

he recent interest in the first Republican primary of the 2016 Presidential campaign was extremely high because the need to make the right choice in next year’s election is also very high.

TV executives and campaign aides predicted unusually high ratings for the event, thanks to curiosity about candidate Donald Trump and the controversy over the “top ten” candidate criteria; But the ratings quadrupled even the highest projections for this first event.

As a comparison the 24 million viewers of this debate paled those of the first GOP primary debates four years ago when only 3.2 million viewers bothered to watch. The debate was bigger than all of this year’s NBA finals and baseball’s World Series games, and most of the year’s NFL match-ups.

The interest in the debate and the surprising interest in the Trump candidacy is nothing more than a reflection on the current state of political affairs in this country.

Frustration over government gridlock is clearly front and center. Trump, whose candidacy under normal conditions would not have amounted to much, has seen his polling number growing, despite rude comments and little to no substance in his rhetoric. He has many insiders scratching their heads.

Americans have grown so tired of do-little politicians, that it appears they will take the time to listen to unconventional candidates like Trump, Dr. Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, hoping for a white knight who can bring the warring political parties together and return the country to its once prominent role.

Traditional Democrats and Republicans seem to be of the same mindset for this election looking past traditional candidates while listening closely to unconventional choices. Independent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a professing Socialist, is attacking the same type of interest as some of the afore mentioned GOP candidates, while he seeks the Democratic nomination.

Granted, this is very early in the election process and voters may be doing nothing more than showing their willingness to listen, but clearly traditional politicians should be taking notice. Pandering to the base isn’t going to be enough to win this election, nor is campaigning with name recognition alone going to win over the electorate.

The country has grown tired of stagnation and is eager to consider a new type of candidate who can deliver on promises and return the country to the land of optimism with the opportunity for all to pursue the American dream.

Let’s hope America keeps listening and chooses wisely in 2016.

Dan Alexander is president and CEO of Denton Publications.

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Respect freedom of speech at municipal meetings

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n one of his most beloved illustrations, Norman Rockwell portrays a man standing up at a town board meeting to express his views.

According to Rockwell, he was seeking inspiration for pieces of work that would echo the 1941 Congressional address of Franklin D. Roosevelt, where he spoke of a post-war world founded on the freedoms of speech, religion, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

He happened to attend a town meeting near his then Arlington, Vt., home, where a man addressed the board and audience with an unpopular view. That night, the light of inspiration hit Rockwell, and he went on to create the iconic quartet of paintings.

There are several things that stick out to us in this painting, all having to do with the term reverence. First is the reverenced tone the members of the audience are giving the man who is standing up. Almost everyone is looking at him. You only see one open mouth, his.

The second is the reverence of the man who is speaking. While there is some tension in his face, it looks more like stress instead of an anger or scorn toward the people he is addressing. His mouth would suggest a slow, deliberate pace of speech, not in anger or disdain for those he speaks to.

You could also make an inferred reference to the members of the town board. They are giving the gentleman the chance to speak without interruption. It would seem they are out of our sight listening to what the speaker has to say, much like those in the audience.

Oh, the good ol’ days.

As our reporters go out to meetings and hearings in the North Country, there are a lot of times we see a much different situation.

At a recent Village of Port Henry meeting concerning the setting of a date for the vote on a referendum to dissolve the incorporated government, there was seldom reverence. Early on in the meeting, as Mayor Ernie Guerin was reading the resolution regarding the setting of a date, he was interrupted mid-sentence by audience members, often asking questions that had more to do with a general topic then what was actually going on in

the moment. At one point, Guerin told audience members if that course of action continued, he would not hold a public comment period at the end of the meeting.

Several times, people would ask when public hearings and the vote were going to be held. If they had waited no more than 40 seconds, he would have read all of that as part of the resolution. Instead, a 10-minute meeting lasted over 40.

This is not an uncommon sight when it comes to people addressing controversial issues at town meetings, and far from the vision either FDR or Rockwell had for how the discourse should be handled.

To start, a town, village, county or other municipal meeting is a meeting of that organization. Other than during public comment periods (which, by the way, no municipality has to have), the only people who have the privilege of the floor are members of the board, unless they call upon and offer that privilege to someone else. Many times, a meeting can become bogged down if everyone tries to offer their two cents on every issue.

Our reporters have been to meetings which lasted three hours or more and did not even get half their business done.

A lot can come during this time by just listening. You can hear the concerns the members of the board have on the issues. You can see their thought processes. You can find out what you need to know in order to make an informed remark during the public comment period.

Also, audience members need to be respectful of other audience members. It can be a little uncomfortable to stand up in front of a crowd and say something, they don’t need to hear scoffs, whispers and heckling coming from the crowd.

Finally, board members need to respect the

right of the people to speak with public comment periods. At times, they may need to be limited, but should give people enough time to make a comprehensive point.

There are a lot of interesting topics facing many municipal boards in the weeks and months ahead. Our hope is everyone will work together to have a civilized, proper discussion on the issues and hold the board, fellow audience members and themselves to the reverence portrayed by Rockwell.

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Response to “If Win wins, the voters Lose” To the Editor: Shame on Hudak supporter Bryan “ Liam” Kennelly.

I don’t personally know Bryan “Liam” Kennelly. I am told he is fresh out of law school and either a law partner of Essex County Judge candidate Brian Barrett or works out of his office in Lake Placid. One thing is clear from his letter to the editor, he doesn’t know Win Belanger or Shaun Gilliland.

To suggest that both are political partisan hacks and that Essex County would be better off if both these “veterans” devoted their free time by volunteering for public service as opposed to protecting the integrity of “our” electoral process is arrogant as well as ignorant and insulting of these two American servicemen.

Chief Master Sargent Win Belanger served 30 years of Active Duty in the United States Air Force and spent a dozen years recruiting men and women to join the armed services to protect our country, our freedoms, our liberty and just as important, our right to vote. He has earned a right to engage in whatever activities he chooses to. This is America and if he wants to volunteer his time to make sure that the integrity of the Essex County electoral process is intact, he’s earned that right.

Captain Shaun Gilliland served 25 years of active duty in the Navy as a Commanding Officer, NATO Officer (presently Supervisor of Willsboro and Essex County GOP Chairman) and is Chairman of the Public Safety Committee for Essex County which oversees Election Operations. Clearly a partisan activist who has earned the right to engage in whatever public service he chooses to. He chooses to serve as an independently elected Willsboro Supervisor. People refer to that as public service as well.

Bryan “Liam” Kennelly doesn’t know these men or their backgrounds. But what of

Bryan Kennelly or Luke Hudak? What do we know of them and their public service?

Luke Hudak is running for Essex County Clerk. He has no website to offer his qualifications and has not filed a candidate’s committee with the State Board of Elections.

Hudak indicated he retained the services of an Albany Election Attorney, Jim Long and former convicted and disbarred Supreme Court Justice Tom Spargo to review his petitions for accuracy and to protect his candidacy. If Luke Hudak has paid them for their legal services, we will soon know in a required financial disclosure requirement. We really don’t know much about Hudak’s candidacy other than he seems to be running with the assistance of Brian Barrett which is prohibited by the Advisory Committee for Judicial Ethics.

The only thing we do know in this early campaign is that Bryan Kennelly and his mother Susan Abbott Jones have written letters attacking two residents of Essex County who have 55 years of collective service to our country and thrown “dirt” at a County Clerk who has served this county for over 20 years.

Both Bryan Kennelly and Sue Abbott-Jones should be grateful that retired Captain Shaun Gilliland and Chief Master Sargent Win Belanger like so many of our servicemen and women protected their “right to free speech”. I call that commendable and thank all of them for their service to our country.

I think Bryan “Liam” Kennelly owes these two retired servicemen an apology but then again, I don’t know him and it probably won’t happen.

Bill McGahay, Former Executive Director of the New York Republican State Committee, Acting Essex County Conservative Party Chairman Lake Placid

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Flea market a true success

Consider police station impact on neighborhood

To the Editor: The Adirondack Tri-County Nursing & Rehab Center (ATCNRC) Auxiliary Flea Market held Saturday, Aug. 1 was a great success due to the support of the community.

Thank you to all who helped to do this. Supporters were North Creek and Schroon Lake TOPS markets; Warrensburg Price Chopper; North Creek Citizens Bank; Chestertown Glens Falls National Bank; The North Creek Farmers Market; and the Gore Mountain Region Chamber of Commerce; John Parker, Kelly Ordway, Michelle Fraser, and Jamie Reynolds and their staff from the home; community members who donated items or came to help and our dedicated members.

The winners of our raffle were first prize (four zero gravity chairs) Virginia Raymond, North Creek; second prize (Rachael Ray Cookware) Sam (Jim and Carolyn) Hutchins, North Creek; third prize (Rachael Ray Oven Ovals and Utensils) Donna Hitchcock, Sandwich, MA. ATCNRC is a not for profit nursing and rehabilitation facility.

Nancy Shaw, President Deana Wood, VP and Flea Market Chairperson North Creek

To the Editor: The Armory is located in the neighborhood located between Father Jogues Place on the north to Calkins Place on the south, and Amherst Avenue on the west to Champlain Avenue on the east. The neighborhood is a relatively quiet area to live and play, but it is a busy neighborhood due to existing institutional traffic: youth and senior recreation programs, two schools, two churches, and several professional businesses.

There is traffic from daily school buses, special school functions, sport activities, and parent visitations to class rooms. The Armory currently hosts two recreational programs, Youth Commission After School Program and Silver Bay YMCA Teen Center for children who walk or arrive by vehicles.

Senior citizens arrive at the Senior Citizen Center by vehicles or handicap bus, several using walking canes or a wheelchair, for various recreational programs, lunch and dinner. There is additional traffic from weekend and daily services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Episcopal Church of the Cross as well as emergency trips by the Ambulance Building located nearby. Located in the neighborhood is a dental office, two law offices, and church and school offices. Nevertheless, property values remain intact, and despite all the traffic it is a relatively nice neighborhood to live and play.

A Police Station relocated in the Armory maintenance building will affect the quality of life in the neighborhood. Traffic will increase at the Police Station with routine police force business and emergency calls for help, fire, ambulance, and accidents. The Police Department also receives related visits from Sheriff Deputies to transfer prisoners to the County Jail, State Police, Environmental Officers, Conservation Wardens, and out of town visitors. Sex offenders are required to check in the Police Station regularly. The Police Station operates around-the-clock every day of the week. The Armory where children play is located 100 feet from the proposed Police Station, and 20 feet from a home with young children. In fact, the green lawn the children presently use for outdoor activities will no longer exist.

As for the Youth Center Programs, will parents continue to allow their children to attend? Will teenagers want to hang out next door to a Police Station? With additional traffic to and from the Armory, Senior Citizens have already become unduly anxious about their safety and how this will affect attendance at their recreational programs.

Neighbors worry that their property values will diminish.

A quiet neighborhood will transform over time to a neighborhood that resembles aspects similar to the downtown. This residential neighborhood will be gone with the relocation of the Police Station at the Armory maintenance building. This is an unacceptable solution. There are alternatives to the Police Station relocation.

Lester Bilow Ticonderoga

Library Association thanks community To the Editor: On behalf of the Elizabethtown Library Association, I would like to thank all those who made our annual book sale a great success. First, I thank our wonderful volunteers who gave their time and talent to organize and manage the book sale. Second, thanks to Reverend Shaw for renting the parish hall at such a reasonable cost. And finally, I thank the many book sale patrons who each year who make it a point to support our library by attending the sale.

The Elizabethtown Library, in common with other local libraries, serve their communities not only by providing patrons with the loan of books, but also by making computers and free wi-fi available to all, and by hosting cultural and educational events.

All of this is made possible with the ongoing support of the Towns of Elizabethtown and Lewis; sincere thanks to them for their partnership.

Lora Langston, Library Director Elizabethtown

Adk Wildlife golf tourney announce winners To the Editor: Results of the first annual Adirondack Wildlife Refuge Golf Tournament held Friday, July 10 are first place team and second place team Jerry Bottcher, Ryan Gray, John Morgan, John Hickey, Bob Modliszewski, Zach Snow, Rhett Colby and Keller Nolin; men’s longest drive, Zach Snow; women’s longest drive, Pam Hart; men’s closest to pin, John Hickey; women’s closest to pin, Kelly Hart.

The Adirondack Wildlife Refuge would like to thank all the participants in our first annual golf tournament. Extra special thanks go out to our tee sponsors Alpine Country Inn & Suites, Adirondack Sauna, Adirondack Vacation Rental and Yurts, Forbes Excavation, Haselton Lumber, Mountain Brook Lodge, North Pole Campground, Santa’s Workshop, Ward Lumber, Bluff Point Golf Course, Plattsburgh Ford, Adirondack Spruce Lodge, Craig Wood Golf Course, Crowne Plaza, Bear Essentials, Fogerty’s Marina, Robert Grant Realty and UB Outdoor Pursuits.

We would also like to thank the following for your generosity and support Candyman Adirondack Chocolates, Country Bear Diner, The Little Supermarket, T & T Cafe, Ausable Valley Golf Course, Andy Fawcett, Jim Jacob, Hart Family LLC, Brown Dog Cafe, Cascade Inn, High Falls Gorge, High Peaks Cyclery, Kinney Drugs, Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, ORDA, Terry Robards Wine & Spirits, Barracks Golf Course, Dickey’s BBQ and Harmony Golf Course.

Your support helps us to rehabilitate injured, orphaned, and sick wildlife for release back into the wild. We also work to educate the public about wildlife and environmental issues affecting both wildlife and humans.

Wendy and Steve Hall Wilmington

Say no to relocation To the Editor: I am concerned about the Town Board’s proposal to relocate the Police Station into the maintenance building on the Armory property. I reviewed the project description, statement of probable costs, preliminary site plan and preliminary floor plan prepared

by AES Northeast, PLLC of Plattsburgh. The plans were requested by Ticonderoga Town Board for the proposed Police Station renovation/conversion at the Armory maintenance building. I am concerned about these proposed plans and the effects on the youth programs for my grandson and friends, usability for my son’s family and other young families, and for the senior recreation programs and their popular meal site directed by ACAP. My grandson has participated in the Youth Commission After School Program, which is located in the basement level of the Armory, since he was 5 years old.

For several years, his Dad has coached a successful basketball team sponsored by the Ticonderoga Youth Commission for his son and friends in the gymnasium on the first floor on weekends. In addition, my son and his family and other young families have used the Armory gymnasium for recreation playing volley ball and other sports on weekends. On the Senior level, I facilitate the Arthritis Exercise Class approved by Essex County Cooperative Extension on Wednesday and participate in a second class on Monday as well.

I worry about the safety of these different age groups attending their recreation programs at the Armory. I’ve seen first-hand how children move fast and don’t always pay attention to traffic, and how seniors move slowly because of age. The additional traffic will be problematic with no sidewalks, widened roadways, sharp curves, slopes and challenging entrance/exit patterns. Because of increased traffic, I’m also concerned about a possible decrease in attendance for these excellent youth, Senior, and family recreation programs at the Armory.

The Armory was gifted to the Town of Ticonderoga for one dollar ($1) by the State of New York to be used for recreation by the people. A Police Station is NOT a recreational use. The Armory is an historic building and its stately grounds, which will be turned into additional parking areas, were deeded to Ticonderoga for all of us to use for recreation. I must oppose the relocation of the Police Station on the Armory property.

At the Senior Center, there is a bulletin board displaying an enlarged copy of the preliminary plans, the NY State deed containing the mandate for recreation use, and other pertinent materials which you can view Monday thru Friday between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays until 1:30 p.m. Please stop by and be informed. Voice your opinion and sign the petition. Thank you.

Lucy Bilow Ticonderoga

Montcalm Mile appreciates support To the Editor: The 2015 Montcalm Mile was one for the record books thanks to the great support of the community.

This summer’s 29th annual race confirmed the Montcalm Mile’s reputation as a premier North Country event, attracting another record field and a host of national-level athletes. The race sold out with 450 runners and featured a NCAA Division I national champion, a national runner-up, college All-Americans, an Olympic trails qualifier and three runners who broke 4 minutes.

Athletes came from 23 states, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Alex Brimstein, Joshua McDougal and Joseph Gentsch pulled away from the field in the final 400 meters, battling to the tape. In a thrilling finish, Brimstein edged ahead on the final step to win in 3 minutes, 57.4 seconds. McDougal was second in 3:57.6 with Gentsch third in 3:59.2.

The quality and depth of the field puts the Montcalm Mile among the top road races in the country. To have the race decided by 2/10ths of a second and to have three runners under 4 minutes is incredible. Track fans are taking notice.

The race grows in popularity every year. We’ve had a record number of participants each of the last six years. The Montcalm Mile has become a great community tradition.

It’s rare to have an event that features elite athletes, recreational runners, children and families. It gets bigger and better every year.

The Montcalm Mile was again held just prior to Ticonderoga’s “Best Fourth in the North” parade. For the second year it offered $2,400 in prize money to attract top competitors.

With a men’s course record of 3 minutes, 54 seconds, the Montcalm Mile is believed to be the fastest mile anywhere in New York and Vermont, outside New York City.

Sponsoring this year’s Montcalm Mile were DeFranco Landscaping, the Ticonderoga Teachers Association, Circle Court Motel, Trout House Village, Ticonderoga Elks, Ticonderoga Walmart, International Paper, Treadway Motorsports, K&S Quality Meats, Kinetic Running of Plattsburgh, Altra Footwear, H2O Adventures Guide Service of Westport and the Times of Ti. Also assisting were the Ticonderoga Police Department, Ticonderoga Highway Department and Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce.

The LaChute Road Runners have sponsored running events for decades in Ticonderoga while raising money to support youth running. The LaChute Road Runners have financed trips for the Ticonderoga High School cross country and track teams, purchased equipment for the scholastic harriers, provided monetary assistance to teens attending camps and awards the annual Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarship. The club has awarded $15,000 in college scholarships the past 11 years.

Fred Herbst, race director LaChute Road Runners

John Costello Family expresses thanks To the Editor: The 12th annual John Costello Memorial Coffeehouse, aka FLIPPANCY FEST, was held Friday, July 31, at the Hague Beach. Under the full Blue Moon, the audience gathered to enjoy music and poetry performed by many talented young artists. John’s family would like to express their appreciation to Silver Bay YMCA of the Adirondacks for all they do for this event.

Special thanks go to Hannah Duncan and Carolyn Close for organizing; the dining hall staff for the delicious refeshments; all the great performers for the beautiful music and poetry, and the people who donated to the scholarship fund.

This year’s award is given to EVA- EMPS Volunteering Abroad. Several young Emps (Silver Bay employees) will be traveling to a South American country to aid in community projects. They will be helping others and gaining a better knowledge of a different culture.

Donations to the John Costello Memorial Scholarship Fund can be sent to Silver Bay YMCA of the Adirondacks 87 Silver Bay Rd. Silver Bay, NY 12874.

John left us 12 years ago. He is loved and fondly remembered by his Mom and Dad, brother Tavish, family and friends. His life is celebrated by enriching other lives.

Karen Costello Hague CORRECTION Bill Johnston serves as the President of the Ballard Park Foundation in Westport, not Heidi Sweet, as reported in the August 8 article “Soundwaves concert series buoys Westport.” Sweet serves as a board member.

COMMENTARY

Little Bits The Redford Picnic...

Gordie Little

Columnist

“Time to bank the foundation.” Do you have any clue what that means? I guess many don’t. In the old days people in this neck of the woods used hay and straw and dirt, or whatever was handy, to pile up along the base of their homes in an effort to keep the winter cold out.

In this region, that annual exercise came to be associated with what is called “The Fifteenth of Redford,” or simply “The Redford Picnic.” 2015 marks the 160th year for this fun event that captures the North Country spirit in myriad ways. It pretty much defines tradition around here and draws huge crowds every year.

It is associated with the Church of the Assumption in the hamlet of Redford and the Feast of the Assumption. For some years, it took place on August 15, thus the “Fifteenth of Redford.” Nowadays, it is still around mid-month, but is scheduled for the 16th—a Sunday. It might still be summer on the calendar, but a chill is creeping into the air.

Around 1910, a wonderful 19th century carousel or merry-go-round, was donated to the church and it has been lovingly restored and operated for the Redford Picnic each year. Giggling toddlers, happy senior citizens and many in between, line up all day long for a ride on this national treasure. How many photos would you guess have been taken there?

There are fewer and fewer such family events around here these days, so the Redford Picnic brings out the best in everyone who attends. Let me hear you say “Redford.” Local pronunciations are charming.

Some would say, “Ret’-furt” as in Frankfurt. Are you one of them? Redford is in the Town of Saranac, sometimes called “Sur’-nack” by old timers. I love it.

On a social media site, I recently solicited comments about whether more local history should be taught in our schools. Some agreed; others saw no value in it at all. I was astounded. I spoke with a young professional woman from this area in a local business recently, asking her what she knew of the Redford Picnic and the Fifteenth of Redford. A blank stare was my answer. No recognition of the Church of the Assumption, world-famous Redford Glass, or (here’s the topper) of Redford itself. She was born and brought up in Mooers.

I didn’t have the heart to ask her what she thinks of bluegrass music and the Gibson brothers who were raised almost in her back yard. Maybe she has heard of Roy Hurd, who will be at the picnic Sunday.

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People and water, dogs and water The dog shakes droplets of water from her coat. Immediately, squeals of laughter, then the gentle padding of small bare feet running away from the spray.

If you are thirsty, your dog is thirsty. Leave big cool bowls of fresh water out for your pets.

And drink lots of the cold stuff yourself.

Coins clink against the tin can, and against each other, when inserted through the slit cut into a plastic lid. The top is a removable top, in case a customer needs to make their own change.

The unattended roadside stands are charming and convenient. So are the farmers market’s which sprout up every spring, which are now in full swing this summer, and then hibernate in the fall.

Eat and feed your family and friends fresh, locally grown food. It’s delicious, healthy, supports your local economy and can drastically reduce your carbon foot print.

If you don’t know of a Farmers Markets near you, check out our online Calendar of Events.

Bucket’s Bog For Eric Rafferty, of Ticonderoga, one of the sweetest things he hears is: “When the big trucks are in the ‘pit,’ the sound is loud and powerful.”

The “pit” is one of five monstrous (250 x 20 feet) pools of mud. The “big trucks” are hauling 600 CC of power, and when they collide in a head to head competition it is like a parting of a thick brown sea. Muck flies away from the trucks, and dirty water crashes down around them.

The trucks, sitting high atop gigantic tires (42” and larger) are entrenched in liquid dirt and leave long trails of soggy earth, behind them.

Rafferty, the man behind the mud, said he was inspired by a similar event held by a friend in Bennington, Vt. The festivities in Bennington must have been a blast� Because not long after his visit, ‘across the pond’, Rafferty decided he would host one too.

The “Bog” began in 2010, with the assistance of 25-30 friends, called the “Bucket Bog Crew” (BBC).

Rafferty said between 800-1,200 mud enthusiasts, give an $8 donation (children, 5 and under are free) to watch roughly 55 trucks and 30 ATV’s duke it out it out in the rivers of slime.

Additionally, many ATVs will be put through an obstacle course, testing the driver’s agility.

Bette, who has taken her son to the event shared some sage advice: ‘If you go, wear your muck boots, it can get muddy!’

With a “Bounce House” for the children, food venders for the family, and live music after 8:30 p.m. — this festivity sounds like a big vat of fun.

Racing starts at noon. If you want to bring your big toys to join in the fun and don’t mind getting a little dirty; arrive in Putnam right over the Ticonderoga line, this Saturday by 9:30 a.m., and plunk down $25 to register. Then you can slide into some waders, if you have them, and ‘Game On’� Additional information can be found on their Facebook page, on hundreds of posters around the area or by calling 518-586-6273.

Bon or Campfires Finally the paper “catches” and the wood pile is filled with dancing flames of light. Popping and crackling noises accompany the sparks as they fly into the night.

Story tellers, spokespeople, and writers can all hone their crafts, while hanging outside big flames, or dying embers with other folks.

If you an interesting activity, visit www.suncommunitynews.com and post it.

Just want to share it with moi� Send me an email to linda@suncommunitynews.com. If it sounds super fun, I might blab it all over northern New York. I�m like that…

Chloe, The Super Dawg, is very active.

Several times a day, she returns home for a drink of cool clean water.

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verybody has summer sound favorites, below are some of mine…

Plink, plink, plink, plink…the LINDA DOLLY > Arts Editor musician turns his head to the linda@suncommunitynews.com side, shakes his head, and tightens the wire around the white tuning pegs. Plink, plink, plink…he tests each string until the tone is just right. Then he grins, nods his head and begins to play.

In December of 2010 a bunch of generous, creative souls banded together.

The group’s objectives were to enhance the quality of life in the village of Hudson Falls and the surrounding communities by providing performance and educational opportunities through music, dance, theater and the visual arts.

With this concept in mind, the following people: musician/ composer Jonathan Newell, record producer Stu Kuby, Professor Nicholas Buttino, and Community member Judith Johnson, founded The Hudson River Music Hall.

Now, they are having a benefit (awesome party) to raise money to restore the place where all this creative energy lives. The “Hall” or former Strand Theater in Hudson Falls, is a really big restoration project and the gigs they are throwing to help fund it are amazing!

Here�s a small sampling: • The British Music Invasion Weekend begins on Saturday, Aug. 15 and continues through Sunday, Aug. 16 from 2-11 pm, at the Charles R. Wood Festival Commons in Lake George (former site of Gaslight Village) • On Saturday, the daytime activities include: Live music on ‘B’ stage, pony rides, face painting, bouncy houses, chicken BBQ and more.

• The Main Stage Events start at 7 p.m. with a Tribute to The Rolling Stones featuring The Tumblin’ Dice and at 9: p.m. a Tribute to Led Zeppelin with “Out On The Tiles.”

• The fun continues on Sunday when a tribute to �The Beatles” featuring �Across The Pond” takes the Main Stage, at 7 p.m., followed by a tribute to “Yes” with “Alice Frost” at 9 p.m.

• Tickets are $15 per day or $25 for a 2 day pass for adults, $10 per day or $15 for a 2 day pass for students, and seniors and veterans, children under 12 are free.

All proceeds benefit the Strand Theater Revival in Hudson Falls. A great time for a good cause, you have my attention!

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he North Country SPCA is excited to present our first microchipping clinic ever on our annual Open House Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For only $20, your dog can receive a microchip that will help identify him so that he can be returned to you if he is ever lost. We are also thrilled to be part of Clear the Shelters with free adoptions Miley galore. If you aren’t ready to adopt yet, we would still love to see you at our Open House, where you can take advantage of the festivities and watch our enthusiastic kitten gymnasts entertaining you with their antics. Check out our Facebook page for more details on this event at facebook.com/NorthCountrySPCA. Our featured pet this week is Miley, a gorgeous ginger Labrador Retriever-Pit Bull Terrier mix who is also featured on our Facebook page.

Miley spent most of her short life confined to a garage, with no opportunity to socialize or play. When she arrived at the shelter at just over a year old, Miley was desperately in need of attention and love. Miley has made so much progress since she has been with us, and is slowly learning to trust people. She now greets people with a wagging tail and a smile, although she is still learning to get along with other dogs.

We believe Miley has amazing potential and will truly blossom with the right family.

Why not stop by and meet this pretty lady today?

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elax on the Center lawn with friends while you sing along to the music of the Pitch Blenders String Band Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 6:30 p.m. The band plays favorites from then to now have folk classics and rock and roll with tight vocal harmonies.

The Cora Putnam Hale Memorial Summer Performing Arts Series is brought to you by the Social Center and the Town of Elizabethtown. The full schedule can be found on our website and facebook page.

Thank you to Lindsay Pontius, Scott Gibbs and the Depot Theatre’s Apprenticeship program for sharing their production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” as a part of our summer series.

The cast did an outstanding job!

We recently redesigned our website, elizabethownsocialcenter. org. We hope that it is more user-friendly and up-to-date with our constantly changing schedule. It includes printable, regularly updated monthly calendars which list all activities from fitness classes to teen rec hours to interest groups and more. Please check it out and let us know if you find it helpful.

We made a mistake in last week’s column with the date for the Frisbee Festival. It will be held Saturday, Sept. 26. Details will be available on our website soon.

From Sunday, Aug. 16 through Aug. 22 begins Tuesday with Third Age Adult Day Center, 10 a.m.; Teen Rec hours, from noon to 6 p.m.; Yoga with Ellen DuBois, 4:15 p.m.; The Pitch Blenders String Band, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Teen Rec hours from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday

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

The Elizabethtown-Lewis Chamber of Commerce awarded its annual business scholarship to graduating senior Sage Allott at the Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School graduation ceremony. Sage will be pursuing a career in Business Marketing. Pictured here: Chamber president Bruce Pushee presents Sage with the scholarship check.

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DA: Think again about leaving dogs in hot cars ESSEX COUNTY — Thousands of dogs die each year from being left in hot cars and many more are rescued by emergency services.

In the lead-up to the Essex County Fair, which runs from Wednesday, Aug. 12 to Aug. 16 in Westport, Essex County officials are imploring pet owners to leave their dogs at home and not leave them in unattended vehicles.

On a warm day, it can take less than 10 minutes for the temperature inside of a vehicle to rise to dangerous levels, putting pets at risk of severe distress and even death.

Leaving a dog in a hot car is considered animal cruelty and may be prosecuted. In recent years, several Essex County fair goers have been arrested for leaving their dogs in their vehicles while attending the fair.

Essex County officials vow to crack down again this year on owners who leave their dogs in hot cars. Essex County District Attorney Kristy Sprague applauds last year’s efforts while also again urging everyone to continue to promote safety for pets and asking fair goers to leave their dogs at home.

“Last year’s public education campaign was very successful. We would like to thank the fairgoers for heeding the warning and caring enough about their pets to leave them home while they attended the fair. We are hoping again this year, people will continue to observe the dangers of leaving their beloved pets in hot cars and leave their furry friends home,” said Sprague. “We would like to thank the fairgoers in advance for allowing the fair to be a fun filled day and for also taking care of their pets. It is hard to leave your animals at home, but in this case, just think of it as a life-saving measure,” added Sprague. Dogs are not allowed on the fairgrounds and fairgoers will be turned away in the parking area if they have a dog in the car.

Jessica Hartley, executive director of the North Country SPCA, en-

courages owners to think twice before taking their dogs with them to the fair or to run errands, even if it is just a quick trip to the post office.

“Cars can become ovens in a matter of moments. Dogs are unable to regulate their body heat like humans; they do not have the ability to sweat to help them cool down. A small, enclosed space like a car, even with the windows rolled down, does not allow for enough fresh air for a dog’s body temperature to remain at a safe level.”

County officials also encourage people to call local law enforce-

ment if they see a dog in a hot vehicle. A simple phone call could be life-saving for that animal. Deputies will also be stationed around the grounds throughout the duration of the fair. If you see an animal in an unattended car, report it to a deputy or to the fair office.

“We are all striving to make the fair a safe and fun event while protecting vulnerable animals from unnecessary dangers,” said Sprague.

“Listening to the dangers heat can have on our animals will save their lives and it is really that simple.”

Eight county kids zipped off to Sheriffs’ Association summer camp LEWIS — Eight children from Essex County are attending the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute’s 2015 Summer Camp, Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting has announced.

The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp is designed to provide a solid recreational program combined with the development of a sense of good citizenship.

This will mark the 38th year of the camp’s operation.

The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp, which is located near Penn Yan in Yates County, is supported by the Sheriffs’ Association Institute’s Honorary Members through their contributions and annual dues.

This year, the camp will accommodate over 900 deserving boys and girls from across New York State.

“This is a great opportunity for our county youth and I personally thank Essex County residents for donating and making this possible,” Cutting said.

The program is designed to provide a child who ordinarily would not have the chance an opportunity to go away during the summer.

The primary objective, said Cutting, is to create positive interaction between the kids attending camp and the Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs who participate in the camp programs.

“We have found from experiences during the first 37 summer camps that the kids develop a renewed respect and understanding for the men and women who enforce the laws,” Cutting said.

“The deputies become their friends, and in some cases, substitute parents for a week.”

Throughout the week-long stay, the children observe special exhibits and demonstrations presented by Sheriffs’ Offices from across the state. Included in these presentations are D.A.R.E. presentations, boat and bike safety programs, law enforcement equipment and technical demonstrations, archery competitions for accuracy and even a talent show just for fun.

Upon completion of their stay, all children will be awarded a diploma for their participation in a program of “Good Citizenship and Law Enforcement Studies.”

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Trekonderoga plans being finalized New names, events added to Sept. 4-6 weekend celebrating Sci-Fi

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TICONDEROGA — On approximately stardate 93278.1, many of the Star Trek universe faithful will start a three-day celebration of a pop culture sensation that originally started as a “five year journey.”

“It’s amazing what a show which couldn’t make enough money to stay on the air in the 1960’s has turned into,” said James Cawley, who now leads the production of the internet series Star Trek: New Voyages, starring as Capt. James T. Kirk.

Cawley, with the help of Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance codirectors Nancy Archer and Lance Clark, are now starting to work out the final pieces of Trekonderoga, the first ever “Trek-con” to take place in Ticonderoga Sept. 4-6.

“We have done the new voyages for 13 years now and so many people from so many different places have been involved,” Cawley said.

“These are all people who go to Star Trek conventions, and they started

floating the idea maybe we should do our own.”

Cawley kept the idea in the back of his mind until production was moved from Port Henry to Ticonderoga, where larger space allowed for the idea to grow.

“The Alliance also came in and thought it was an interesting idea to help promote the area,” he said. “So we came together on a date. It was good to get that set, get the adrenaline locked in and get to work.”

“We were looking for a project which could have a fairly quick impact and draw people into the downtown area,” Archer said. “We saw what James was doing as a new asset which we could help promote the area in a positive way.”

“If this works, we have also talked about partnering on studio tours to get people coming through and into the downtown during the entire year,” Clark said.

“We want to get this studio open so it is an attraction and something people who love Star Trek will want to come and be a part of,” Cawley said.

Events kick off Friday, Sept. 4, with tours of the downtown studio where New Voyages is produced, a dealer room, and a Star Trek dinner-dance with Mr. Scott’s Time Travel Band, led by Carl Sheldon, the movie-era Mr. Scott.

Events with special guests begin Sept. 5, which will include several Star Trek writers and former actors, including Sally Kellerman, who was a cast member in the second pilot episode for the original Star Trek series, but went on to star as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the movie and consequent television series, M*A*S*H. Other guests include Don Marshall (actor, Lt. Boma), Eric Stillwell (writer, producer), BarBara Luna (actress, Marlena Moreau), Louise Sorrell (actress, Rayna Kapec), Sean Kenney (ac-

Lance Clark and Nancy Archer of the Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance, along with Star Trek: New Voyages creator James Cawley, are partnering to bring Trekonderoga to the downtown area Sept. 4-6.

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tor, Capt. Christopher Pike in original series), David Gerrold (author) and David Galanter (author).

A question and answer session with each of the guests will be part of the Sept. 5 events, along with autograph sessions, tour of the New Voyages set, movie making workshops, science talks relating how the Trek world relates to the real world, screenings of New Voyages episodes and networking sessions.

Throughout the day, people will also have the chance to see another pop culture icon — the original Batmobile from the 1966 television series.

“This is something anyone can come and see,” Archer said.

Cawley said the inclusion of the Batmobile is something he hopes will help grow the event.

“I think we see this growing annually and eventually turning into a comic-con type event,” he said. “Sci-fi is a very broad arena which is something Star Trek fans are part of. We have seen growing interest in this ‘geek-centric’ culture with the growth in popularity of events like this and ‘cons.”’

Sunday, Sept. 6, will wrap up events with more autograph sessions and studio tours.

For more information on Trekonderoga, visit the website trekonderoga.com for updates and ticketing information.

Adirondack songsmith to perform ESSEX – The Essex Community Concert Evening Series will present Dan Berggren on Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m at the Essex Community Church. This grassroots folksinger and Adirondack backwoodsman grew up on the land farmed by his mother’s family for generations. Hearing stories and songs from local friends and neighbors, Dan has developed a style that captures the spirit of the mountains. His original music has been featured nationally on public radio and television, earning praise from near and far. For more information about this Adirondack songsmith, visit berggrenfolk. com. The concert includes a brief intermission and close with a reception where you have a chance to informally interact with the musician. Admission is $10 per person, with children 12 and under admitted free.

it was time to formalize that expertise so that when young upstarts venture out onto their own, they emerge resilient and equipped with the tools necessary for success.

A rising tide lifts all boats, they say.

That’s the goal of the Essex Farm Institute.

What are some of the challenges facing the farming community?

“How many challenges do you want to list?” laughed Kristen.

One big thing, said Mark, is coming up with productive business and agriculture strategies.

“Our goal is trying to figure out how to bring people together,” said Mark.

This isn’t a red state-blue state thing, said the Swarthmore College grad, noting that everyone in the community leans on each other despite where they fall on the political spectrum. It’s a matter of survival.

As such, he said, policy needs to be bipartisan.

Mark cited a ruby-red neighbor with whom he swaps equipment back and forth.

“I voted for Nader,” he noted.

Other challenges include creating new markets and job growth, which will, in turn, create spinoffs to sustain thriving communities — like the

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Join the Kimballs and other local farmers at Essex Farm on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. for a tour and potluck lunch. Find them on Facebook for more information. said. “We need to attack it at the county level.”

Ed Gardner, of Essex, said the department is facing a perilous situation due to the sudden loss of a key player, perhaps permanently, over the weekend.

“It’s a serious, serious problem,” he said. “It really shakes you up when you see that.”

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Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava dryly noted the irony of hiring per diem staffers to handle calls for medical emergencies that perhaps may go unattended due to the lack of personnel to physically respond to them.

Scozzafava tied the shortage to broader policy issues.

If Essex County were allowed to form a countywide ambulance district, costs would be minimal if all assessed values contributed towards those costs, said the lawmaker.

Essex County has about $12 billion in taxable value, but $2 billion of that is tax-exempt.

“A lot of exempt properties aren’t paying a dime toward those [services], but they’re receiving the benefits,” said Scozzafava.

Bashaw also noted some structural flaws.

Fire districts can raise taxes each year to accommodate growing costs without town oversight, she said, but ambulance districts face no such luxury.

Some squads are exploring the idea of reincorporating into nonprofits, a measure that will allow them to bill for services, a measure that is currently illegal under state law if the departments operate as an extension of the fire department.

Essex and Willsboro are working on forming two separate ambulance districts which they will later merge into one, if approved by taxpayers.

Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland called the entire system “antiquated.”

“This problem is bigger than the ability of two towns to solve,” he

from education to dating.

“I can step out of a dumpster naked in New York City, look you in the eye and say, ‘I need clothes in 15 minutes so I can go get a job at McDonald’s,’” said Kimball. “I can do that because I have an education.”

The institute’s executive director, Michele Drozd, said there’s a misconception that many young farmers have it easy because they’re trust fund kids.

But that’s not the case.

“Entrepreneurs succeed because they’re brave,” said Drozd.

The Kimballs led the group, which included Rep. Elise Stefanik, to a patch of tomatoes, which they picked and passed out.

“Luck favors the bold,” said Stefanik. Recent visits to universities within the district, she said, revealed that gobs of kids want to strike it out on their own.

Mark likened young farmers to the dot-com revolution in the 1990s: a bunch of people sitting in garages with computers.

Anything is possible, he said.

“We’re going to farm until we drop.”

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nearly burst out into the open — like last month’s Iron Man competition in Lake Placid, for instance, when authorities scrambled to replace a sick staffer.

Failure to do so would have delayed the swim portion of the event.

Despite these well-documented problems, the needle hasn’t moved forward at the state level.

“This has been an extremely frustrating process,” said Essex County Vice Chair Randy Preston, who has long been an advocate for throwing first responders a lifeline. “For reasons I can’t figure out, I can’t get anyone at the state level to listen.”

It’s not for lack of recruitment efforts.

In Keene Valley, for instance, volunteers knocked on 150 doors recently to drum up interest.

Two signed up.

“This is an extremely, extremely important topic,” said Bashaw.

“Every single agency is having some sort of coverage problem.”

Lawmakers agreed to beef up their outreach efforts, perhaps even sending delegations to Albany to meet with the state’s representatives, including Dan Stec and Betty Little.

Per diems might be an answer, said Bashaw, but noted those workers would likely need second jobs to supplement their income.

Last month, the county approved hiring four per diem staffers to man their 911 center.

pair of food trucks who have been cruising the county this summer.

Those amenities, in turn, aid in attracting newcomers.

And then there’s the classic economic question of making local food more affordable while also ensuring a living wage for their workers.

“Can we bring price points down?” asked Mark. “What are the steps?”

Mark, who has been in the farming biz for nearly two decades, called for a business institute that would sit with farms and strategically hash out long-term partnerships with long and short term investment strategies.

Essex Farm might be eligible for up to $2 million annually, said Mark, but there’s no time to write grants.

Doing so would help with a multitude of issues, from land affordability to loan access.

Joe Orefice, a Saranac farmer who sits on the institute’s board, said land affordability is another big issue that often gets overlooked when it comes to helping upstarts.

The nation also needs to think big on the future of ag: perhaps even a massive shift of production away from drought-stricken California, where much of the nation’s crops are produced, to the North Country is needed, said Orefice.

Another goal of the Essex Farm Institute is to create and sustain a robust alumni program.

Mark envisions a social safety net that will encompass everything

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Army medic finds new armor in lacrosse Group raises funds for vets in LAX tourney

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LAKE PLACID — It was near the end of his deployment in Afghanistan when Calvin Todd, a U.S. Army medic, heard the explosion and ambush at the front half of the element.

He took off in that direction when another explosion rang out — this time right underneath him. He had stepped on the secondary IED in his push forward, ultimately losing the lower half of his left leg.

Fast forward almost three years and Todd found himself in a different type of armor: that of a lacrosse goaltender for the Old Army - Wounded Warrior Project Grand Masters 2 team at the Summit Lacrosse Classic in Lake Placid.

The group, one of two at the tournament that consisted largely of U.S. Army veterans and West Point graduates, helped put a face on a major fundraising effort by the 26-year-old lacrosse vent: to support wounded service members.

“It was pretty bad, I guess,” recalled Todd of that day in 2012. “It’s all good. A little banged up, but everything is fine now.”

Todd now plays on an artificial limb, and though he admitted having the desire to play in a younger, faster division at the tournament, in the end having the opportunity to play a game he loves while supporting the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) mattered most.

“This is one of the premier tournaments in the country,” Todd continued. “The fact that they’re supporting the WWP and having them be the benefactor, it’s really cool.”

The tournament, he added, is a special one in that it brings together the veteran and lacrosse communities, both alike in many ways. Together the two thrive and bring attention to a program that addresses a wide-ranging spectrum of injuries sustained in combat, from paralysis to PTSD. Nearly 60,000 veterans are enrolled in the Wounded Warrior Project programs that include mental and physical well-being, economic and educational empowerment, and finally additional support for families and individuals through channels including mentoring and lobbying.

There are no dues for the members, whose injuries were sustained on or after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Todd said that while he’s fortunate to not need services the WWP provides, many friends and veterans do. It’s why he participates in events like the Summit Lacrosse Classic, which he played in for the first time the previous year.

The WWP had a presence throughout the tournament, from the logo of one soldier carrying another on the sleeves of T-shirts throughout to a banner behind field No. 1, with the ski jumps and High Peaks in the backdrop.

For George Leveille, chairman for the tournament’s board of advisors, the decision to support the Wounded Warrior Project dates far back.

“My dad was a wounded warrior from WWII, so it’s always been something close to my heart,” Leveille explained. “We’ve had Army teams up here for many years, so the opportunity to work with them

Following a college lacrosse career at the College of Wooster, Calvin Todd joined the U.S. Army in 2010 as a medic. In 2012, just before the end of his tour, an IED claimed the lower half of his left leg. Todd has since returned to lacrosse, playing goalie for the Old Army team to help raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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and create awareness of their mission and the men and women who have served our country so selfishlessly is an opportunity we wouldn’t miss.”

Last year’s goal was to raise $10,000, a mark exceeded by a thousand dollars. The 2015 goal of $21,000 was just $2,200 shy of that mark as of Monday.

Leveille has more in mind to support the project in the future, including a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) alumni game specifically to raise funds for the WWP and a couple of other charities.

“We’re all here enjoying ourselves,” Leveille said. “Many, many thousands of players out here recognizing the sacrifices that some of the fellow players have made.”

Tournament CEO Ashley Gersuk, who also has a military veteran connection through her husband and his wounded warrior friends, added that the sport of lacrosse makes for a “tremendous platform” to raise awareness for the WWP. She called the lacrosse demographic very similar to that of homecoming veterans, something that fosters a connection and understanding between the two.

“Guys that are out there that are able to play understand that there are people who can’t,” Gersuk said, adding that the WWP gives injured vets “the opportunity to enjoy similar life experiences that they can’t necessarily do on a lacrosse field.”

Todd has experienced both. He played in the Summit Lacrosse Classic when he was 17-years-old and continued playing at a collegiate level for the College of Wooster in Ohio. He enrolled in the Army in 2010.

“Lacrosse is just a great sport. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing Open 1 or Grand Masters,” Todd said.l “Just the fact that you get out on the field and play, have a good time, it’s all worth it.”

The tournament as a whole featured over 250 teams, from youth squads to those featuring college and MLL stars, competing on fields surrounding the airport and at the Northwood School from August 3 through 9.

This year also marked the inaugural appearance for a second U.S. Army team, a younger black-and-gold squad in the men’s play-in division. Led by Justin Bokmeyer, a former captain for the Army team and 2009 West Point graduate, the squad ultimately went 2-2 overall and finished fifth despite some members having not so much as seen each other in nearly a decade.

Bokmeyer explained that the fast-paced sport is rising in popularity, marked by a westward expansion away from its more traditional East Coast home of decades past. He grew up playing in San Diego and now coaches youth lacrosse with his wife in Dallas.

Lacrosse has also seen an uptick in youth enrollment while others — most notable football — have seen a drop in participants in recent years.

Like many teams in the tournament, the Army team had a blend of MLL and All-American talent. But unlike the others, its core group consisted of deployed soldiers, making play in support of the Wounded Warrior Project that much more important.

“We pride ourselves on being a close-knit family,” Bokmeyer said.

“We have that bond through the military.”

He went on to explain that while he hadn’t yet met Todd or members of the Old Army team, he was excited to interact with the other squad in the coming days. While Bokmeyer and the team went into the tournament with the goal to win the division and guarantee a return next year, it ultimately came down to something much different in meaning.

“We just think playing for something bigger than ourselves,” Bokmeyer said. “That’s what it’s all about and so that’s what we’re here representing.”

For more information on the WWP, visit woundedwarriorproject. org. The Old Army WWP fundraising page can be found at fundraise. woundedwarriorproject.org/rtt/Fundraising/team/Armylacrosse

Opening reception announced UPPER JAY — There will be an Artist Reception for Audrey Godlewski Friday, Aug. 7, at the Wells Memorial Library, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibit “Audrey Godlewski: Expressions in Art” runs August through September.

Fire Tower Field Days announced ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack History Museum will present the Adirondack Fire Tower Program Field Days Wednesday, Aug. 12 from about 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Interested individuals are asked to contact the museum ahead of time to RSVP for the free program.

For further information, or to reserve, contact the Adirondack History Museum at 873-6466 or echs@adkhistorycenter.org.

Library announces book sale KEESEVILLE — The Keeseville Free Library is having it’s annual book sale Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 5 p.m., and Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 7 p.m.

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hile traveling in wild and primitive lands, we shed many of the constraints modern day society places upon us, which allows us to rediscover our natural

traits.

In the process, we become more relaxed, and our senses are refined and re-calibrated. As our sense of smell increases, so too do our sense of hearing, taste and touch. In a sense, we go through a process of personal re-wilding.

However, it is important to remember that, we should never allow our wild actions to intrude on the enjoyment of others who go there for similar purposes.

It’s also important to recognize that not everyone enjoys the woods and waters in similar fashion. Many come seeking an opportunity for simple peace and quiet, while others relish the challenges of hiking, biking. fishing or to simply enjoy the solitude of the backcountry. Despite personal preferences, the common thread is a return to a more relaxed and primitive existence.

In our efforts to return to nature, outdoor activities may range from simply staring at the fire to rappelling off a cliff or casting a fly on a Stillwater pond. It is important to note that while most travelers come seeking natural experiences. Their expectations are rarely identical. As a result, there are bound to be user conflicts, when visitors attempt to share natural resources for conflicting purposes.

Its difficult for dry fly fishermen to share a quiet trout pond with a group of kids skipping stones Equally as frustrating, are the wide range of camp amenities available at both public and private campsites which can range from primitive tarp shelters to luxurious motor homes.

Equally as frustrating are the range of perspectives on what constitutes a camp and camping. On the spectrum of wildness, are non-motorized, primitive campsites truly wilder than remote. motorized access locations? How doed a mechanical means of transportation affect the “camping experience”, versus motorized?

Is the sight and sound of a floatplane different than the roar of a Coleman lantern? Is the din of a Jet Burner camp stove more or less intrusive than a mountain bike chattering down an old, logging road?

In such instances, it usually comes down to personal perspectives, and to each their own. These are just a few of the questions that will continue to vex both wildland planners and wildland travelers.

I raise the topic in the wake of a recent experience I had while biking through the wilds of the former Gooley Club property. Although the vast property remains iis in a state of transition, it seems to have already attracted plenty of traffic. Over the years, I have hosted a number of fishing parties in the region; after flying into First Lake with Helms Aero Service out of Long Lake. Despite the recent public access to the new State lands appears to be relatively unchanged. There’s still evidence of the former hunting camps, and the usual debris of old pails, barrels and the rusted equipment that comes with logging, forestry and camp life. The former compound is just a shell of what it once was, and there was far less traffic than I had expected.

While it appears the wild lands encompassed within the former Gooley Club property remain largely undiscovered and underutilized by the traveling public; it’s obvious hiking trails in the popular High Peaks Wilderness continue to be overrun. Unfortunately, there’s been no way to disburse hikers evenly throughout the region. While returning from my visit to the Gooley Club property, I counted over 200 vehicles parked along Route 73, stretching from St. Huberts to the Cascade Lakes, There were more vehicles parked on the shoulders of the road, than in the overflowing parking lots.

There’s a real need to disburse the crowds, to insure a safe flow of traffic, but it’s sure to get worse before it gets better.

Camping with Children Over the course of my career as a guide, I’ve hosted hundreds of camping trips Undoubtedly, my most memorable outings occurred while camping with my own kids.

However, I’ve also listened to the memories of many adults who first began their camping careers with me, back when they were kids. Adirondack summers are made for camping, and it’s usually the only season available for youngsters to participate.

Quite possibly, the most important element in introducing kids to camp is to keep the first few outings short, exciting and full of fun!

Before taking to the deep woods, it’s wise to conduct a few practice camping trips in your own backyard, where kids can bail out to their own beds if necessary. Make sure the first real trip is safe, comfortable and full of learning opportunities. A bored kid is a troubled kid! If possible, bring along a friend, and include them in all of the camp chores, from pitching the tent to gathering firewood

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and cooking the marshmallows. It’s always more fun camping with children when they have a playmate along. Two or more children will entertain themselves for longer than a single child can. It’s also easier for them conquer their fears when there’s someone to share them with.

Safety first: Keep them in sight; kids can disappear in the blink of an eye. Give each one a whistle on a lanyard, they’ll feel safer, and you can relax. Always hike together and keep the activities fun, fast and exciting. Always quit before they want to.

Pack their clothes in individual plastic bags and label them by the day. Before leaving camp throw in an extra set of clothes in your pack. because accidents do happen! Kids get cold faster than adults, so dress them in layers which can be added or removed as needed.

Give them a whistle on a lanyard to put around their neck, and develop a secret code . One short blast means trouble, two means everything is OK and three blasts means come immediately, “I’m hurt or I’m hungry.” Give them a personal flashlight, and strap it to their pack. Kids love to play with flashlights, and it makes them more at ease after dark. They’re also great for making shadow puppets and chasing away monsters in the dark.

Monsters just aren’t so scary when they can see that it’s just a red squirrel making all those weird noises.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

Forest Ranger search & rescue report ADIRONDACKS — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people from the backcountry.

Recent missions carried out by DEC Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks include:

Essex County Town of Jay Lost Biker: On Aug. 9 at 5:02 p.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC Ray Brook Dispatch from a 42-year-old male biker from St. Basile Le Grande, Quebec, lost and injured somewhere off Jay Mountain Road in the Jay Mountain Wilderness.

Two DEC Forest Rangers responded to the Seventy Mountain area of the Jay Mountain Wilderness. DEC Dispatch advised the biker to shout so he could be located. Forest Rangers located him at 7:05 p.m. He reported he was biking in Elizabethtown with his brother whose bike had a mechanical failure. The man planned to bike back to the private campground in Wilmington where they were staying so that he could return with a car, but the GPS directions he followed got him lost. Forest Rangers transported the man back to the campground in Wilmington at 8:30 p.m.

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AU SABLE FORKS – Friday, Aug. 14th Towne Meeting Benefit Concert. Cipriano's, The Riverside.

6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Donations. Details: townemeeting.com

ESSEX – Friday Aug. 14th Dan Berggren, Adirondack Folk Singer.

Essex Community Concerts Carol Williams, Organ Concert. Essex Community Church 7 p.m. $10 adults, $5 under 12. Reservation required. Details: essexcommunityconcerts.org.

AU SABLE FORKS- Swing Dance Workshop, Adults. Coudsplitter Studio, Tahawus Center, 7 to 8 :15 p.m. $35 pp. Details: 646-7347151, 293-7608, Tahawus@verizon.net, Aug. 7th – Aug. 30th

SCHROON LAKE – Farmers Market Town Hall Parking Mondays 9am1pm June 29-September 7

MOOERS - Nutrition Site Watson Senior Housing 2448 Route 11Mooers, NY Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Monday Friday. Tel: (518) 236-5111

FARMER'S MARKETS

WILLSBORO - Farmers Market Rt 22 South of Champlain Natl Bk Thursdays 9am-1pm June 18September 3

BEEKMANTOWN - Free meals this summer will also be offered to children ages 18 and younger in the Beekmantown Central School District.

The Summer Food Service Program will take place Monday through Friday, July 6 through Aug. 16, at both Beekmantown Elementary School and Beekmantown High School, both at 37 Eagle Way. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m., and lunch dished up from 11 a.m. to noon.

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Donation. Details: townemeeting.com CLUBS & BOARDS ElLIZABETHTOWN – Essex County WIC. Public Health Building. 11:30 a.m. To 6:30 p.m. Details: 8733560, 569-3296. st

SARANAC LAKE – Aug. 21 Adirondack Plein Air Festival. Paul Smith's College WIC 9 a.m.

WILLSBORO – Aug. 25th Willsboro Women's Golf Association, Membership Tournament last day.

Willsboro Golf Course. 2 p.m.

Open to the public. Detials: 618830-9307 WILLSBORO- Thursday Aug. 20th Willsboro Women's Golf Association. Willsboro Golf Course. 2 p.m Open to the Public. Details: 9634570 WILLSBORO- Tuesday Aug. 18th Willsboro Women's Golf Association. Membership Tournament.

Willsboro Golf Course. 2 p.m Open to the Public. Details: 618-8309307

KEESEVILLE – Aug. 27th Essex County WIC. United Methodist Church. 9:30 a.m. Until 2:15 p.m.

Detials: 873-3560, 569-3296 LAKE PLACID – Aug. 25th Essex County WIC. Thomas Shipman Youth Center. 1:30 to 6 p.m. Details: 873-3560, 569-3296.

WESTPORT – Thank You Party for everything you have done for us when Marlene was sick. The party will be at Jim & Marlene's Home, 1101 Stevenson Road, Saturday, September 5, 2015, Starting at 12:00pm and ending when the fun is over! Bring your bathing suites & appetite's!

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ELIZABETHTOWN – Farmers Market Behind Adk Museum Fridays 9am-1pm May 29-October 9 KEENE – Farmers Market Rt 73 Marcy Field Sundays 9:30am-2pm June 14-October 11 KEESEVILLE - Farmers Markets Next to Adk Hardware, Front Street Wednesdays 10am-2pm June 17September 2.

LAKE PLACID – Farmers Market LP Center for the Arts Wednesdays 9am-1pm June 3-October 14 PLATTSBURGH – Farmers MarketPavilion, Durkee St Lot Fridays 3pm-7pm June 26-September 4 ROUSES POINT – Farmers Market, Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library, 3 to 7 p.m. Every Friday.

ROUSES POINT – Farmers Market 114 Lake St Fridays 3pm-7pm June 26-September 4

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ESSEX – Aug. 27 Key Winds Trio: Oboe, piano, clarinet. Essex Community Concerts. Essex Community Church. 11:30 a.m. $10 adults, $5 under 12. Details: essexcommunityconcerts.org.

SARANAC – Every Sunday.

Saranac Green Market. Picketts Corners. 9:30 a.m. To 1 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Aug. 18th Summer performances, The Pitch Blenders String Band. Elizabethtown Social Center lawn. 6:30 p.m.

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ESSEX – Aug. 29th Essex Coummunity Concerts. Church Street, $10, Child Free. Detials: 963-4084, or essexcommunityconcerts.org

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TUPPER LAKE – Farmers Market Wild Center Museum Thursdays 11am-3pm June 4-September 17

LECTURES & SEMINARS BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – Aug. 24th sue Ellen Herne, Richard David, Carrie Hill, “ Mohawk Basket Traditions”. Museum Auditorium, 9097 S. Rte 30 7:30 p.m.

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – David Starbuck, “Archaelogy in Adirondacks”. Museum Auditorium, 9097 St. Rte 30. 7:30 p.m. Free: museum members, students, children, $5 nonmembers.

WILMINGTON – Aug. 18th Altitudinal Shifts of Adirondack Birds in Response to Climate Change, Dr. Jereby J. Kirchman. ASRC Whiteface Field Station, 110 Marble Mountain Lane 7 p.m.

SENIORS DANNEMORA - Village Community Center 40 Emmons Street Dannemora, NY 12921 Open Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.Tel: (518) 310-9089 ELLENBURG-Adult Center St. Edmunds Church Hall 5538 Route 11 Ellenburg, NY Open Monday Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Tel: (518) 594-7311

PERU - Adult Center VFW 710 Pleasant Street Peru, NY Open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:45 a.m.

Tel: (518)643-2829 PLATTSBURGH - Beekman Towers Nutrition Site Beekman Towers 50 Truman Avenue Plattsburgh, NY Open Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:45 a.m. Tel: (518) 561-5360 PLATTSBURGH - Lakeview Towers Nutrition Site Lakeview Towers 34 Flynn Avenue Plattsburgh, NY Lunch served at noon Monday – Friday Tel: (518) 561-8696 PLATTSBURGH - Senior Center 5135 North Catherine Street Plattsburgh, NY Open Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lunch served at noon Tel: (518) 5617393

ROUSES POINT – Preschool story time, Miss Sara. Every Monday.

Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library. 10 to 11 a.m.

VENDORS ESSEX - Ecumenical Thrift Store 306 Main St. (The Manse), Essex NY Open Daily, except Wednesday's, thru Labor Day

ROUSES POINT - Nutrition Site St. Patricks Parish Center 9 Liberty Street Rouses Point, NY 12979 Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Tel: (518) 297-7361 SPORTS & RECREATION SARANAC LAKE – Aug. 15th Olga Memorial Footrace, 10K, 5K walk.

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Whitney argued that the commissioners didn’t have an agreedupon process that would have acted as a roadmap for reviewing challenged signatures. This is why he didn’t authorize his deputy to rule on his behalf when he went on vacation, he said.

The candidates are North Hudson town council hopeful Brian Gaza, a Republican; John Drinkwine, a Democrat who is running for town council in Willsboro, and Luke Hudak, the Democratic candidate for Essex County Clerk.

Barring a legal challenge, all will remain on the ballot for the general election this November.

Whitney eventually ruled on the ballots in his office with Essex County Democratic Chair Bethany Kosmider, a process that frustrated local officials, who said the process was clandestine and uncalled for considering the two commissioners needed to agree for a signature to ultimately be thrown out.

Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew asked Whitney if he felt as if his actions compromised the electoral process.

Whitney said they didn’t and repeated that the issue stemmed from the lack of a set process.

“Prior to today, we had not adopted, as two commissioners, a process,” said Whitney. “We disagreed on the process. We now have an agreement on a process.”

The meeting wasn’t without friction.

Shaun Gillilland, the public safety chair who is charged with overseeing the board of elections, noted guidance should ideally come from the next highest authority if a government doesn’t have

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a policy or law in place.

“This was about not following any policy,” said McGahay.

Whitney said objected to that characterization.

Later, he asked the board for forgiveness for the distraction.

“The process issue somehow became politicized in the press,” said Whitney. “My position was not to respond to rumor, innuendo and unfounded statements.”

The commissioner pointed out that following reports of the incident on July 30, none of the lawmakers called him to discuss the issue.

Following the incident, the board decided to resurrect the sub-committee that oversees the board of elections, said Essex County Chair Bill Ferebee.

Essex County Election Commissioners agreed on new procedures on Monday, Aug. 10 following last month’s flap that saw “As of today, we will reacti- the process of reviewing ballots disintegrate into acrimony.

Photo by Pete DeMola vate the board of election task force,” said Ferebee. discussing anything overtly political until that issue could be hamBoth Whitney and McGahay said they didn’t know if court acmered out. tion could still be filed.

But, he said, “anytime we get two commissioners to agree on Primary voters will held to the polls next month. anything is good.”

Essex County Manager Dan Palmer warned lawmakers against

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HELP WANTED LOCAL 1) Director of Student Support Services (Full Time Administration): The Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District in conjunction with the Westport Central School District is seeking applications for a Full Time (1.0 FTE) shared Director of Student Support Services (.50 FTE ELCSD & .50 FTE WCSD), NYS certification or equivalent preferred, four (4) year probationary appointment with salary range $60,000 - $68,000, effective immediately.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: GTF Wood LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/09/2015.

Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 2 River Terrace Apt. 18F, New York, NY 10282.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Moriah

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8/05/15 Robert Tender Office Location: Essex 8/05/15 Federal National Mortgage Association County. The SSNY is 8/05/15 Patrick Sevigny designated 8/05/15 as agent of Lee Curran LLC the LLC upon 8/05/15 whom Daniel and Ellen Pouliot process against 8/05/15 it may ACR Properties LLC be served. 8/05/15 SSNY shall Tammy Russell and Doris Collins Brandon Smith mail a copy8/05/15 of any pro-

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Hall Design Group, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on August 5, 2015 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at PO Box 182, Essex, NY 12936.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF Hotel Equities Group, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/30/15. Office location: Essex County.

LLC organized in GA on 7/27/10.

NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

GA and principal business address: 41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 510, Atlanta, GA 30346. Cert. of Org. filed with GA Sec. of State, 313 West Tower, 2 MLK, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

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Scott OÕ Neil et al Saranac $20,000 FOURTH: The Secretary John and Melissa Seymour Town of Plattsburgh $25,000 of State is designated as Roger Ishac and Marie Arslanian City of Plattsburgh $345,750 Kevin McKenzie Ellenburg $43,000Agent upon whom process against the LLC Jennifer Dustin and Denise Rowback Peru $168,260 may be served. The adJeffrey Hornibrook and Annette Wells City of Plattsburgh $124,000 NA City SPORTS REAL ESDemers Properties LLC of Plattsburgh $65,000dress within or without Kris Watson Plattsburgh $55,900this state to which the TATE, LLC Daniel and Stephanie Rodriguez Plattsburgh $121,000 NOTICE OF APPLICASecretary of State shall John Makintosh of Plattsburgh $118,000 TIONCityFOR AUTHORITY mail a copy of any proThomas and Susan McFadden Plattsburgh $198,000 of a foreign Limited Lia- cess against him or her Paul and Carrie Smith bilityPeru Company (LLC): $198,000is: P.O. Box 270088, Scottie, Cory and Cindy Brean Ellenburg $78,800 FIRST: The Application Louisville, Colorado Douglas and Sherry Shepard Mooers $25,000 for Ellenburg Authority was filed Lee Curran LLC $26,00080027. the New York State Jonathan Cheney and Diane Sevigny withEllenburg $28,000FIFTH: The address of Secretary Lee Curran LLC Altona of State on $35,000the office required to be MayCity 28,of2015. maintained in the juris- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVDean and Laurie Ashline Plattsburgh $117,346 SECOND: Gary and Robin Pageau SchuylerThe Falls jurisdic$122,402 diction of its formation, EN that a license for Jasper and Rebecca Strong Plattsburgh $116,000 tion Town of oforganization of or if one is not required, beer, liquor and wine the LLC is: State of Col- the address of principal has been applied for by orado. The date of its or- office of the limited lia- Mad River Pizza Co., Karmen Leather LLC, a ganization is: March bility company is: 114 LLC at retail in a restaudomestic LLC, filed with 19, 2008.

Windwood Circle, Breck- rant under the Alcoholic the SSNY on 8/4/15. Of- THIRD: The County Beverage Control Law at enridge, Colorado fice location: Essex within this state in which 14224 State Rte 9n, 80424.

County. SSNY is desig- the office, or if more SIXTH: The foreign limit- Town of Jay in the Vilnated as agent upon than one office, the prin- ed liability company is in lage of AuSable Forkes whom process against cipal office, of the LLC is existence in its jurisdic- in the county of Essex the LLC may be served. to be located is: Essex for on premises contion of formation at the SSNY shall mail process County, New York. time of filing of this ap- sumption.

VN-8/15-8/22/15-2TC-90624 to The LLC, 40 W. 37th FOURTH: The Secretary plication.

St., Ste. 806, NY, NY of State is designated as SEVENTH: The name 10018. General purpose.

Agent upon whom pro- and address of the auVN-08/15-09/19/2015cess against the LLC thorized office (i.e., Sec- NOTICE OF FORMATION 6TC-91389 may be served. The ad- retary of State) in the ju- OF PARKSIDE INN LLC. dress within or without risdiction of its forma- Arts. of Org. filed with NA SPORTS REAL ES- this state to which the tion where a copy of its Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/2/15. Office TATE, LLC Secretary of State shall Articles of Organization NOTICE OF APPLICA- mail a copy of any pro- is filed, with all amend- location: Essex County.

TION FOR AUTHORITY cess against him or her ments thereto are: Col- SSNY designated as of a foreign Limited Lia- is: P.O. Box 270088, orado Secretary of State, agent of LLC upon whom process against it bility Company (LLC): Louisville, Colorado 1700 Broadway, Suite may be served. SSNY FIRST: The Application 80027.

200, Denver, CO 80290. shall mail process to: for Authority was filed FIFTH: The address of VN-07/18-08/22/2015c/o The LLC, 1936 with the New York State the office required to be 6TC-88255 Saranac Avenue, Ste. 2Secretary of State on maintained in the jurisMay 28, 2015. diction of its formation, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- 132, Lake Placid, NY 12046. Purpose: any SECOND: The jurisdic- or if one is not required, EN that a license for lawful activity. beer, liquor and wine tion of organization of the address of principal VN-07/18-08/22/2015the LLC is: State of Col- office of the limited lia- has been applied for by orado. The date of its or- bility company is: 114 Mad River Pizza Co., 6TC-88250 Windwood Circle, Breck- LLC at retail in a restauganization is: March enridge, Colorado 19, 2008. rant under the Alcoholic 80424.

THIRD: The County Beverage Control Law at within this state in which SIXTH: The foreign limit- 14224 State Rte 9n,

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SZOT BROTHERS, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/22/15. Office: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o David J. Szot, 2 Water Edge Road, Keeseville, NY 12944. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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