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TICONDEROGA — On his fi rst day in  offi ce Jan. 2, new Supervisor Bill Grinnell  was already working on key issues from  his campaign. “The  water  issue  is  at  the  top  of  the  list,”  Grinnell  said.  “The  last  board  had  closed  on  a  parcel  for  a  well  and  I  was  disappointed with that, but we will pick  up  the  pieces  and  move  forward  from  there.” Grinnell said that he wants to settle on  what the town will have for a permanent  source of water and what the cost will be  to the taxpayers. He added that water is  a  natural  resource  that  the  town  should  also look at economically. “I think we should investigate the possibility of a bottling plant,” he said. “It is  an  industry  that  would  utilize  the  high  quality  water  we  have  around  here  and  bring more people into town.” Grinnell said that he would like to see  business  open  within  the  village  where  people would be more likely to support  the local economy. “What strikes me is what has left when  we used to have 900 people come out of  the  mill  Friday  afternoon  who  walked  to the bank to cash their check and then  stayed in town to spend it,” he said.  CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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State  Offi ce  of  Community  Renewal  grant  was  secured  for  Port  Henry  by  PRIDE of Ticonderoga. “Hats off to the village of Port Henry  and  the  wonderful  volunteers  there,”  Sharon Reynolds, PRIDE executive director,  said.  “The  energy  and  enthusiasm they’ve demonstrated shows Port  Henry is ready for revitalization. They  really want this to happen. It’s going to  be a great project.” The grant money will be distributed  to  six  property  owners  in  the  down-

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three years since the initial grant application  and  she  needs  to  confi rm  their  continued interest in the program. If a  property owner withdraws, the money  will  be  offered  to  another  person,  she  said. The grant will also allow for the purchase  of  two  period  lighting  fi xtures  for the Main Street park. Port  Henry  actually  applied  for  the  grant in 2012 and was rejected. It reCONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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Duane Crammond scholarship awarded Former Ti High runner receives $1,000 grant

TICONDEROGA — Hannah  Herbst,  a  former  Ticonderoga  High School distance runner and honor student, has been given  the Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarship by LaChute Road  Runners Club.  The $1,000 award goes to a Ticonderoga High School graduate  who  participated  in  varsity  cross  country  and/or  track  &  field  who  attends  college  full-time.  The  winner,  selected  by  a  scholarship committee, is a person who reflects the strong academic,  athletic and character traits of Crammond. He died in a car accident in 2005 at age 24. The scholarship is presented in January because it requires the  recipient to complete a semester of college with a 3.0 GPA or better to be eligible. It was awarded at the club’s annual Resolution  Run Jan. 1. Herbst, a 2013 Ti High graduate, is a freshman at the University of Notre Dame. “It’s a great honor to received the Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarship,” Herbst said. “I’m too young to remember Duane  Crammond,  but  I  know  our  community  holds  him  in  great  respect. It’s a privilege to be associated with him in any way. “I’m  very  thankful  to  the  LaChute  Road  Runners,”  she  said.  “Not only will the scholarship help with my studies, it’s a testament to the hard work of the club in supporting our sport, local  youth and education.”

This  year  marks  $10,000  in  scholarships  awarded  in  Crammond’s memory by the LaChute Road Runners Club. “Duane was a great runner, but he was so much more,” Matt  Karkoski,  scholarship  chairman,  said.  “He  set  a  great  example  for younger runners through his work ethic and determination  to succeed. “We’re pleased we can honor Duane with a scholarship and, at  the same time, help someone meet their college goals,” he added. Scholarship applications are available at the Ticonderoga High  School  guidance  office,    by  contacting  Matt  Karkoski,  scholarship  chairman,  at  585-7206,  and  online  at  http://www.lachute. us/misc_PDF/Scholarship.pdf Application deadline is June 1. Those  who  wish  to  donate  toward  the  scholarship  can  send  contributions  to  Karkoski  at  25  Black  Point  Road,  Ticonderoga  12883. Crammond, the valedictorian of the Ti High Class of 1999, was  a cross country and track champion in high school. He went on  to  become  an  honor  student  at  RPI,  where  he  majored  in  engineering and was captain of the college’s cross country team. He  was  also  the  leading  distance  runner  on  RPI’s  indoor  and  outdoor track teams. After  graduation  from  college,  Crammond  dominated  local  races. In 2003 he won the Montcalm Mile in Ticonderoga and the  Race the Train event in North Creek. He was third in the Whiteface Uphill Run in Wilmington, fourth in the Prospect Mountain  Road Race in Lake George and fifth in the Lake George to Bolton  Adirondack  Distance  Run.  He  capped  that  season  by  winning  the Adirondack Marathon in Schroon Lake.

Hannah Herbst, a former Ticonderoga High School distance runner and honor student, has been given the Duane Crammond Memorial Scholarship by LaChute Road Runners Club. The awarded was presented by Tim Malaney, club president, during the group’s 12th annual Resolution Run Jan. 1.

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Cuomo announces property tax freeze By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Less than a week into the new year, the  Essex County Board of Supervisors may already have a stiff challenge when it comes to staying with its budget plan. Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed his fi scal hand two days prior to  the annual State of the State address Jan. 6, proposing a two-year  property tax freeze for residents as long as their political leaders  keep budget increases within the state’s tax levy cap. Under his proposal, tax credits would be given to residents of  any municipality where the government stays within the cap in  the  next  two  fi scal  years  which  would,  in  essence,  freeze  their  tax rate. “If they stay within the cap in year one, we will credit the residents of the locality for the two percent increase,” Cuomo said in  his press conference. “In year two, the locality must stay within  the tax cap and also must take steps to eliminate costs through  shared services or consolidation.” For  2014,  Essex  County  increased  its  tax  levy  13.35  percent,  the fi rst step in a fi ve year plan to bring the county back to a balanced budget.

“I  have  not  seen  the  whole  thing  yet  so  I  do  not  have  anything  offi cial  to  say  on  it,”  County  Manager  Dan  Palmer  said  when  asked  about  the  Cuomo  initiative.  “What  I  have  always  said,  though,  and  my  main  problem  with  the  tax  cap  is  that  it  has nothing to do with the taxes that you pay. Essex County has  a tax rate of $2.82 (per $1,000 assessed property value) and while  Clinton County is over $6 and based on this year, their residents  would get the credit.” Palmer said the county has looked at ways to consolidate services, which is part of year two of the freeze. “The real big elephant in the room for schools and towns is the  consolidation issue, but it is still kind of a dirty word out there,”  Palmer said. Essex  County  Board  Chairman  Randy  Douglas  said  in  hindsight, maybe the county should have bit the complete bullet in  their planning for the 2014 budget. “What  may  have  been  better  for  us  looking  at  it  now  would  have been to do the 30-percent increase to get us back to a balanced budget this year and then we would be reap the benefi ts  of the credit next year,” Douglas said. “What is frustrating is we  had  seven  years  where  we  had  a  zero  percent  increase  and  we  worked  hard  to  share  services  and  we  have  not  received  any

credits for that.” In  his  State  of  the  County  address  Jan.  6,  Douglas  said  the  county has on average been under the 2 percent number that has  become associated with the tax levy cap for the past 10 years. “I know that he is trying to do the right thing,” Douglas later  said  about  Cuomo’s  plan.  “In  our  towns  we  may  very  well  be  able to do it, but at the county I am not so sure until we are able  to get this budget fi xed.” Cuomo said there are 10,500 different governments throughout the state of New York which is why consolidation is needed.  “Across the state everyone agrees with the concept, then they  do nothing,” he said. “If you want the people in your district to  get  the  tax  credit,  then  step  up  and  take  concrete  steps  to  save  money through shared serviced or consolidation. If you do not  want it then do nothing. But then the people in your district will  not get the credit and you will have to explain to them why they  did not.” Cuomo said local governments should start coming together  now to talk about sharing services. “Get to a table now and fi nd out what costs you can share,” he  said. “Let’s cooperate, let’s collaborate and fi nd out where there  are some savings.”

Volunteerism effort planned for King holiday TICONDEROGA — Each  year,  Americans  across the country come together on the Martin  Luther  King  holiday  to  serve  their  neighbors  and communities.  The MLK Day of Service is  a  part  of  United  We  Serve,  the  President’s  national call to service initiative. It calls for Americans  from  all  walks  of  life  to  work  together  to  provide solutions to our most pressing national  problems. The North Country Regional Volunteer Center operated by the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. along with the SUNY colleges  in  the  region  are  remembering  Martin  Luther  King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, by promoting volunteerism throughout Clinton, Essex, Franklin,  Hamilton,  Jefferson,  Lewis,  and  St.  Lawrence  counties.   The North Country Regional Volunteer  Center  and  the  following  SUNY  Colleges  will be doing a “Basic Needs Drive” Jan. 20 to  Feb. 3 — SUNY Plattsburgh, Clinton Community College, North Country Community College,  SUNY Potsdam and SUNY Canton. Some items being collected are Coats, Scarves,  Hats,  Mittens,  socks,  Pajamas,  Lines,  Personal

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Horace Nye sale delayed into new year By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN  — The  sale  of  the  Horace  Nye  Nursing  Home is not complete, yet. Members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors approved  the  use  of  $128,000  from  fund  balance  to  operate  the  currently  county-owned facility in Elizabethtown for another month during its Jan. 6 organizational meeting. The plan for the care facility to be completely transferred over  to  Center  For  Specialty  Care  out  of  New  York  City  by  Dec.  31  fell  through  when  sides  could  not  agree  on  several  contractual  issues. “We are trying to work out 20 contracts with various people,”

County Attorney Dan Manning said. “We are trying to fi gure out  what contracts they will assume and what contracts they will not  assume, so that has created a delay in the closing date.” Manning  said  that  there  were  other,  minor  issues  facing  the  closing along with the contract matters. “There are a few loose ends real property wise, but we should  not  have  any  problems  with  that,”  he  said.  “We  need  to  enter  into  a  side  agreement  with  the  public  works  building  which  is  technically on the Horace Nye property so we will cut that piece  of land out.” County  Manager  Daniel  Palmer  said  the  $128,000  represents  the amount of money needed to fi ll the monthly cap the county  faces when it comes to the operation and maintenance of the facility.

“That is the amount that we talk about when we say that we  do  not  break  even  in  the  operation  of  the  Horace  Nye  Home,”  Palmer said. “We did not budget for operating the home in the  2014 budget, so we need to take the $128,000 out of fund balance  allows us to operate through the month of January.” Palmer said that other “legacy costs,” such as retirement and  other benefi ts, were part of the 2014 county spending plan, and  that the funds being used were solely for O&A costs.  Both Manning and Palmer were confi dent that all issues would  be resolved before the end of the month. “We  were  pushing  hard  for  Dec.  31  but  there  were  so  many  contracts that were still out,” Palmer said. “At this point, though,  I  do  feel  confi dent  that  Specialty  Care  will  be  the  owner  of  the  nursing home at the end of the month.”

Three new supervisors sworn into office By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — One of the new members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors  entered  his  fi rst  elected  offi ce,  while  a  second  moved  up  from  his  town  council  seat  to  the  chief  administrative  position  and  a  third  returned after a two-year hiatus. Those  were  the  backgrounds  of  Ed  Gardner of Essex, Shaun Gilliland of Willsboro and  Noel  Merrihew  of  Elizabethtown  as  they  were  all  sworn  in  as  members  of  the  Essex  County  Board of Supervisors Jan. 6. “It  took  one  of  those  moments  that  could  have come with apprehension and diminished  that,” Merrihew, a former chairman of the coun-

ty board, said. “I am looking to quietly ease my  way  back  in  and  contribute.  So  far  it  has  been  pretty  straight-forward  and  I  am  trying  to  get  reorganized and become familiar with the personnel and the procedures.” For  Gilliland,  the  town  offi ces  in  Willsboro  look  very  different  then  when  he  was  serving  as a councilman. “Effectively, we have a whole new crew at the  town offi ce with the number of retirements and  newly  elected  offi cials,”  Gilliland  said.  “It  is  a  wide open chalkboard to set things the way we  want  to.  Having  been  a  member  of  the  board  does give me a little bit more information on the  recent history.” Gilliland said that transition process has been  like “jumping onto the freeway” and he continues to learn the ropes.

“There is a lot to learn in a short amount of  time,  but  I  have  had  all  kids  of  support  as  we  have gotten started.” Gilliland  also  had  the  task  of  replacing  his  vacated  town  council  seat  in  Willsboro,  with  the board unanimously voting to appoint Lane  Sayward to the position. Sayward had fi nished  third in the November election and at the time  Gilliland said he would be in favor of giving the  seat to the person who fi nished with the highest  number of votes that was not elected.

In  Essex,  Gardner  also  said  he  has  been  pleased  with  the  support  received  from  the  community. “I  have  been  surprised  with  the  amount  of  cooperation with people and how helpful they  have  all  been,”  Gardner  said.  “There  are  a  lot  of  people  who  have  said  they  want  to  help  in  a lot of different areas. There is a lot of experience from former town supervisors and I have  a great deputy in Claire LaPine.”

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week ago, the seemingly unthinkable  happened: marijuana became legal in  one  of  the  United  States:  Colorado.  Today, the governor of New York is rumored to  be standing on the precipice of joining 20 other  states  plus  the  District  of  Columbia  in  legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.  So  far,  so  good…no  bodies  are  littering  the  street,  no  crimewaves  are  crashing  on  Colorado’s shores, nothing. In the wake of Colorado, and in the midst of  New York’s potential change, a frank conversation about marijuana prohibition in this country  is  long  overdue. A  conversation  where  neither  side is vilified, nobody assumes a moral higher  ground, and facts take precedence to conjecture  and scare tactics.  In  politics,  and  marijuana  prohibition  is  as  political an issue as there ever was, there is an  age-old  adage:  follow  the  money.  The  money  trail surrounding marijuana and its innocuous  cousin  hemp  is  lengthy.  During  the  Colonial  Era, every colony grew hemp. According to one  report,  hemp  was  the  largest  agricultural  crop  worldwide in 1883. The first laws against hemp  in this country were pushed by the all-powerful  cotton lobby in southern states. Hemp, with its  myriad  of  industrial  uses,  directly  threatened  cotton and could be grown almost everywhere.  Over  the  intervening  years,  marijuana,  and  hemp by association, were made illegal both on  the state and federal level, mostly on moralistic  grounds.  Laws  prohibiting  marijuana  reached  their  first  apex  in  the  early  1970s,  with  both  Nixon’s  war  on  drugs  and  New York’s  Rockefeller Drug Laws. The 1980s and 1990s saw both  laws and sentences for convictions continually  ratcheted up and up. These are the facts. One of  the areas we should discuss, again openly and  honestly, is has this prohibition worked?  In  1937,  it  was  estimated  that  some  55,000  Americans  used  marijuana.  One  recent  study  determined  that  25  million  Americans  have  used marijuana in the past year. A similar proliferation of the number of alcohol drinkers was  seen  during  alcohol  prohibition.  It’s  estimated  that during prohibition, there were more speakeasies  in  New  York  City  than  there  are  bars  today.  When  alcohol  prohibition  was  in  effect,  it  also  brought  about  a  tremendous  rise  in  organized crime and spin-off crimes like prostitution, illegal gambling, and narcotic trafficking.  People who associated with the speakeasies to  drink were thus exposed to these other crimes.  Alcohol, because of prohibition, was the original gateway drug.  Today  the  United  States  incarcerates  more  people  than  any  country  in  the  world.  Not  the  industrialized  world,  or  the  post-modern

world,  but  the  world.  We  incarcerate  about  716 people per 100,000 in population, and this  number  does  not  count  people  incarcerated  in  county jails. For perspective, Cuba incarcerates  510,  Rwanda  492,  and  Russia  484  per  100,000.  The conversation should be had as to whether  or not prohibition is working. So  with  prohibition  so  deeply  entrenched,  who  benefits  from  its  continuation?  More  importantly,  do  these  groups  have  any  political  clout? The repeated wars on drugs waged by politician  after  politician  have  ushered  in  a  golden  age  for  police,  and  their  unions,  corrections,  and  their  unions,  and  judges  and  prosecutors.  The  prison-industrial  complex  in  the  United  States,  the  largest  in  the  world,  would  take  a  direct  hit  from  an  end  of  prohibition.  Drugs,  primarily  marijuana,  have  fueled  a  20-year  boom in prison building and staffing. Likewise,  from Nixon, through Reagan, Clinton and both  Bushes, putting “cops on the street” has been a  rallying  cry,  and  pumping  officers  and  money  into police agencies has been the result. Would  any  of  these  groups  have  the  political  clout  to  balk at the idea of ending prohibition?  This  leaves  the  real  “Big  Three”  players  in  keeping  prohibition  in  effect:  alcohol,  tobacco  and pharmaceuticals.  Let’s  face  it,  Americans  will  self-medicate  to some extent. At the end of the day, or sometimes unfortunately in the middle, people will  ingest chemicals to help take the edge off. This  has been going on since the beginning of time.  Today, it is legally done with a drink or several  at  the  end  of  the  day;  a  cigarette  for  those  so  inclined, or a prescription for a “Mother’s Little  Helper.” These three groups represent possibly  the three most powerful lobbying groups in the  United States. The pharmaceutical industry, for  instance, has in the neighborhood of 1,300 lobbyists in Washington, D.C. alone. If prohibition  was to be lifted, and Americans would produce  their  own  self-medication,  would  these  industries  potentially  suffer?  Do  they  have  reason  now  to  pump  millions  of  dollars  into  keeping  prohibition in effect? This is another discussion  that should be had.  Colorado  ending  pot  prohibition  has  finally  put  the  discussion  of  marijuana  on  the  table,  and Americans are discussing the topic en masse from  a  new  perspective  for  possibly  the  first  time,  from  a  position  where  facts  outweigh  moral spin. You simply can’t legislate morality.  We  applaud  Governor  Cuomo  for  putting  the  topic  on  the  frontburner  in  this  state  as  well.  Now we should let facts, and not special interest groups and political spin, rule the day. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board

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wage  is  increased  so  must  the  n  last  week’s  paper,  our  scale for other employees to be  editorial  board  took  a  increased proportionately. stand  on  increasing  the  Our region has not only seen  minimum wage. an exodus of employees leaving  Making such an adjustment is  the area, but also fewer private  not  nearly  as  easy  as  it  sounds.  employers  also. As  an  employYes, with the pound of the gavel  er,  income  to  keep  a  business  and swipe of the pen, a law can  afloat has not been plentiful the  be  enacted  to  raise  the  minilast  few  years.  Wage  increases  mum  wage,  but  the  effects  on  for  staff  have  been  hard  to  the economy and jobs would not  Dan Alexander come  by,  with  staff  reductions  have the effect many are looking  Thoughts from and belt-tightening being a way  to see. Behind the Pressline of life over the last few years. It  A  drastic  45  percent  increase  would  be  great  if  the  governin the minimum wage to $10.50  would be as much a shock to the economy as  ment  could  mandate  a  45  percent  increase  the  Affordable  Health  Care  Act  is  currently  in  sales  to  accommodate  the  mandated  inhaving on the state of health care in our coun- crease in wages, but our free market economy  try.  Minimum  wage  is  designed  as  an  entry- doesn’t work that way. If a business cannot aflevel  starting  point.  This  country  was  built  ford  increased  labor  costs,  they  must  look  to  on  capitalism  and  a  supply  and  demand  ap- cut costs elsewhere or risk their life’s savings  trying to hang on for better times. If neither of  proach to the cost of everything.  You  might  say  shame  on  employers  who  those options are viable, their last option is to  keep  hardworking  employees  at  minimum  close their doors.  In  my  younger  years,  I  worked  at  85  perwage,  but  if  there  wasn’t  an  over  abundance  of  supply  --  in  other  words,  employees  will- cent of minimum wage as was allowed at the  ing to fill those positions -- employers would  time  for  students  to  earn  some  money,  gain  be forced to increase the wage in order to fill  some  experience  in  the  workforce  and  learn  those  jobs  and  keep  employees  who  have  a  the value of paying your own way. I learned  proven value. In turn, employees need to un- quickly in my job at the supermarket bagging  derstand that minimum wage is an entry-level  groceries  that  performance  was  my  ticket  to  job that generally requires little skill. Employ- improved  hours,  wages  and  opportunities.  ees  take  these  jobs  to  develop  skills  that  will  Our system must never lose sight of that simple and basic principle. allow them to seek higher paying positions. I  would  strongly  support  improvements  Many companies have positions that can be  handled by those with few skills and are will- to  the  minimum  wage  laws  provided  it  was  ing to operate with a revolving door of people  fair  to  both  employer  and  employee.  It  must  coming  and  going.  Their  business  plans  are  also  provide  incentive  that  encourages  both  built  on  the  premise  that  anyone  can  do  the  employer  and  employee  to  advance  equally.  job and they will not pay more than the mini- Employers should not be allowed to keep emmum required by law because even the most  ployees  on  a  minimum  wage  for  any  longer  talented  person  can’t  do  the  labor-intensive  than 18 months. If the employee hasn’t proven  job  much  better  regardless  of  how  long  they  their worth in that period of time, the employer would be forced to either raise the wage to  choose to retain the position. Now before you tar and feather me, please  the next mandated level or cut the employee  understand  my  point.  The  major  problem  loose to find a job they could excel at with an  with minimum wage is that it hasn’t kept pace  employer who valued their employment. There are employers who value and reward  over the years and it can’t be fixed all at once  without  upsetting  the  economy  and  having  hard  work  and  initiative.  There  are  also  employers who take advantage of their employdevastating affects on the workforce. New  York,  Vermont  and  other  states  have  ees.  There  are  also  employees  who  squander  taken  the  right  approach  to  the  minimum  opportunities given them. No rule of law will  wage issue by not waiting for the federal gov- ever  substitute  for  those  who  chose  to  game  ernment to act.  These states adopted modest  the system nor should the rule of law reward  adjustments  each  year  to  provide  employers  those who look to do any less than their very  the opportunity to adjust the rates of the prod- best, be they employer or employee. ucts and services they offer in order to accomDan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton modate  the  increased  wages.  It  also  allows  Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs. for accommodation up the line so as the base  com.


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Misinterpretation To the Times of Ti:

I may be wrong, but I believe Mr. Gardner’s interpretation of  the political cartoon published in the Times of Ti Dec. 20 (“Bigoted Cartoon”, Letters to the Editor, Jan. 4) was in error. My view  of  that  cartoon  was  that  it  underscored  the  gross  hypocrisy  of  some  large  corporations  that,  while  showing  disregard  for  any  morality whatsoever by wreaking havoc on their community (for  example, by underpaying their workers and polluting the environment),  they  would  take  advantage  of  any  opportunity  they  had to not provide health care insurance to their employees by  pretending to be bound by some moral or religious belief. If  we,  as  a  country,  had  elected  to  provide  our  citizens  with  universal health care as the healthier developed countries of the  world  have,  we  wouldn’t  be  struggling  with  all  these  difficult  legal and religious nuances of Obamacare. (But we would likely  be struggling with an angry medical insurance industry.) Nevertheless, Obamacare does not “curtail religious freedom” it only  tries to make sure that organizations and individuals providing  medical care to the general public do not discriminate in the care  they provide based on their own religious beliefs. That would be  tantamount to forcing one’s religious beliefs on another person.  Lawsuits  currently  before  the  federal  courts  are  attempting  to  untangle some of these areas of confusion and contention. Wes Dingman North Creek

Panther pride To the Times of Ti:

Shame  Mr.  Richard  Wray?  (“Shame  on  Crown  Point”  letter  Dec. 28) The Crown Point-Ticonderoga school merger would not be a  merger, but, in fact, a takeover. This same takeover has been the  pipe dream of “small citizens group” for more than 20 years.  Crown  Point  residents  would  have  no  difficulty  imagining  what such a takeover would look like. It’s thoroughly insulting  for non-residents to question  what kind  of  school environment  the people of Crown Point want raise their children in while an  opportunistic few envision Crown Point soaking up Ticonderoga’s substantial debt.  Meanwhile,  Ticonderoga  kids  would  continue  to  walk  about

with their faces painted in Ti-pride, cheering on their cherished  football team, subsidized by Crown Point taxpayers. Charming.  Crown  Point  has  been  a  quality  school  for  a  very  long  time,  and  one  with  pride  in  it’s  own  educational  and  sports  accomplishments.  If  the  Ticonderoga  school  has  a  cash  flow  problem,  here’s  a  suggestion;  cut  expensive  non-essential  school  programs,  perhaps some team sport with very high insurance premiums. Brian Hudon Crown Point

Credit where credit is due To the Times of Ti:

The  article  in  the  Times  of  Ti  regarding  International  Paper  and Inter-Lakes supporting workforce training at Ti High (Jan. 4)  was nicely written and positive publicity for the program and the  organizations that participate. I am writing to clarify the last sentence,  “The  Ticonderoga  Revitalization Alliance  also  offers  National  Workforce  Readiness  Credential  training  locally  through  North Country Community College at its Ticonderoga campus.”  After all that the alliance has written and you have generously  published in the Times of Ti, one would think it is our program.   Though this is an Alliance initiative, I feel it is important to give  credit to the other organizations who make it happen. The National Work Readiness Credential training for adults is  provided locally by a CV-Tec instructor at the NCCC campus with  support  from:  North  Country  Workforce  Investment  Board,  who  provides  vouchers  for  the  testing;  One-Work  Source,  who  accepts  applications  and  screens  applicants  for  their  ability  to  successfully  complete  the  program;  Literacy  Volunteers  of  Essex County, who provide reading and math instruction for adult  students who need it to succeed; Ticonderoga Area Chamber of  Commerce,  who  organizes  local  businesses  to  conduct  student  job interviews at the end of the program; and NCCC, who provides the class room and computer lab for taking the online test. This  collaboration  provides  the  training  and  testing  at  no  charge to adult students, thus making it accessible to those who  need it most. Chattie Van Wert, executive director Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance

Ti’Coustic is a hit To the Times of Ti:

There are so many talented people that live in our communities, and so many that participate in local civic and community  organizations.  But sometimes someone steps up individually to  do something extraordinary and should be recognized for their  contribution.   Roberta Whiteley is one of those people.  If you didn’t catch  the  Ti  ‘Coustic  holiday  show,  it  was  terrific.  Ti  ‘Coustic  Café  is  Roberta’s  brainchild.    As  a  musician  herself,  she  thought  that  there should be an opportunity for all the talented musicians in  our area to gather together and play in the format of the 1960s  coffee house.  She got the Burleigh House to host it every other  Wednesday,  called  a  bunch  of  people  she  knew,  twisted  some  arms, and spread the word.   It’s  turned  into  a  really  wonderful  thing  and  it  gets  me  out  of the house on a weeknight but doesn’t keep me out late. It’s a  great way to foster community, great for a local business — especially in the off season when they need to generate business,  and fun, fun, fun.  The holiday season finale featured about 20 performers and 60  audience members who raised a joyful noise in the sing alongs  to end the season.  It’s a great example of how an individual can utilize their personal passions to improve the quality of all our lives in this community.  So  I’m  lifting  a  holiday  glass  in  toast  to  Roberta  for  a  great idea, and stepping up to make it happen.  I’m very much  looking forward to Ti ‘Coustic Café in 2014. Donna Wotton Hague

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Ticonderoga From page 1 “I want to get back to that and put people back in the downtown area. We have the mill and we have the fort, now we need  something to bring people into the village, and I think it can happen.” Along  with  the  challenges  facing  the  new  supervisor  at  the  town level, Grinnell also took the oath of offi ce as a member of  the Essex County Board of Supervisors during the organizational  meeting Jan. 6. “I’m looking forward to getting my feet wet at the county and  I  plan  to  represent  Ticonderoga  in  a  strong,  straight-forward  manner,” he said. Grinnell steps into one of the most important seats in the county. Ti holds 387 weighted votes, the second largest block in Essex  County after North Elba. On the issue of the county budget, Grinnell said he was a supporter  of  the  current  fi ve  year  plan  in  place  to  try  and  create  a  balanced budget. “I think they are really trying to do the right thing in regards to  the budget and in regards to the tax cap,” Grinnell said. “When  you are governed by property tax, it is hard to balance the needs  of the taxpayers with the ability to pay. While the percentage increase looks extreme, the actual dollars and cents are not. If this

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is what will make the county whole then bite the bullet, get past  it and move forward.” Grinnell  added  that  if  the  dollar  fi gures  were  to  get  too  extreme, he would re-evaluate his position. “I think you stick to the plan and be fi scally responsible, then  they can get out of the mess from there,” he said.  Grinnell also addressed the issue of the transfer stations, saying that the town needed to create more revenue through it usage. “The station has operated at a less than profi table level for a  number of years and I believe that we can do better in that area,”  he said. “We are going to develop a plan for the transfer station  before  the  county  makes  any  decisions  on  whether  or  not  they  are going to stay in the business.” Pictured at right: Bill Grinnell, right, takes the oath of office as Ticonderoga supervisor during the Essex County Board of Supervisors meeting Jan. 6. Joe Provoncha, country clerk, administered the oath. Photo by Keith Lobdell

John Barber, left, was honored at a recent Northern Lake George Rotary club meeting. Barber received a Service Above Self citation and a gift for his dedication and service to the club during its 17-year history. Barber and his wife, Ann, are moving to a new home in Vermont. Presenting the award were Stan Burdick, public relations chairman, and Diane Dickson, president.


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PORT HENRY — Now that the funding is in place,  addressing the continuing deterioration of the Bulwagga Bay shoreline will be a top priority for the town of  Moriah in 2014. “That project has to be completed,” Supervisor Tom  Scozzafava  said  on  the  first  working  day  of  the  new  year.  Scozzafava  said  the  work,  which  was  scheduled  to  start last year, was put on hold while the town waited  for official word on grant funding.  “We had to postpone last fall and lost more shoreline  while we were waiting for the funding to come in, so  that will change the scope of the project,” he said. Because  of  the  further  erosion,  the  town  will  have  to have a new study of the area conducted in order to  institute a new plan of action. “We had to get permits through the whole of the alphabet  soup,”  Scozzafava  said.  “We  have  lost  30  feet  more of shoreline, so we need to have it studied again  before we move forward.” The  Bulwagga  Bay  Campground  is  a  key  economic  contributor to the town, which is why Scozzafava said

it is so important to get  the project done. “The  campsite  is  this  community’s  largest  revenue  source,”  he  said.  “We  have  to  put  back  into  that  beach  whatever we can.”  The  Supervisor  said  he  knows  what  Bulwagga  Bay  used  to  be  like  for  those  who  took  advantage  of  the  recreational  opportunities  there  and  how  much  Tom Scozzafava the area has changed. “I  worked  at  the  campsite out of high school and there used to be a float  out  about  100  feet  from  the  shore  you  could  dive  off.  Now you walk out 100 feet and a six-foot man, the water is barely up to his chest. That is how much sediment  has washed into the lake.” Work  will  include  rebuilding  some  of  the  shoreline  as well as putting in breakers and other means to prevent further erosion of the shoreline.

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“I applied in 2013 and was awarded the money.” “This grant is a matching grant with Main Street property owners,” Tim Garrison,  a  Moriah  town  board  member  and  leader  of  the  Port  Henry  revitalization  effort,  said.  “This  is  a  great  step  forward  in  our  economic  development  strategy.” Reynolds said the building improvements will range from $5,000 to $50,000.  The work will be completed by local contractors. “The  building  owners  are  making  a  commitment,”  Reynolds  said.  “It’s  a  huge  investment  to  make  certain  these  buildings  are  important  parts  of  the  community for years to come.” The state needs to generate contracts, but Reynolds hopes work can begin in  the spring and be completed in 2014. The New York State Office of Community Renewal grant can be key in sparking economic revitalization in downtown Port Henry, Reynolds said. “It’s a beginning,” she said. “Hopefully we can get more grant funding in the  future. Ticonderoga has received three of these Main Street grants and they’ve  been a real boost to Ti’s economic revitalization.” PRIDE of Ticonderoga is a non-profit rural preservation company established  in  1984  for  the  purpose  of  “Preserving,  Implementing,  Directing,  and  Effecting” community development through the securing of public and private funds  for housing rehabilitation, economic development, historic preservation, community planning and educational programs. PRIDE works in partnership with  local,  county,  regional,  state,  and  federal  governmental  agencies,  community-  based organizations, business and industrial groups, and individuals to identify specific needs, evaluate funding options, develop strategies, prepare funding  applications, assist with fundraising and implement programs and projects to  effect community development.

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State grant offers residents first time hookup Rural neighborhoods in Schroon Lake, Long Lake board info superhighway By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com SCHROON  LAKE  —  For  many  local  residents, the upcoming year will be the fi rst they  have  access  to  high-speed  broadband  Internet  service,  bringing  a  long-overdue  sense  of  relief  that  became  cemented  after  last  month’s  announcement  that  the  state’s  chief  economic  development  agency  had  approved  more  than  $14.5 million in state broadband grants.  The  funds  will  support  a  series  of  projects  that  will  expand  access  to  broadband  services  for more than 1,200 households and nearly 100  businesses in Schroon Lake and North Hudson  in  Essex  County  and  Long  Lake  in  Hamilton  County.  “Access to high speed Internet is a critical resource  for  businesses  and  residents  in  today’s  global economy,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. “These grants will connect underserved and rural communities to the  many  benefi ts  of  broadband  access,  including  giving local businesses the opportunity to reach  consumers from around the world.”   Schroon  Lake  and  North  Hudson  will  see  the  placement  of  60  miles  of  fi ber  cable  that  will  bring  service  to  544  currently  unserved  households  and  20  businesses.  Long  Lake  will  see service expanded to 683 households and 67  businesses.   LAST MILE The service will be provided by Slic Network  Solutions,  a  St.  Lawrence  County-based  internet service provider who has steadily been expanding  their  presence  throughout  the  North  Country. They were awarded $1,370,306 for the  project in Long Lake and $2,162,656 for Schroon  Lake.  “They  provided  excellent  answers  for  our  questions and concerns and were the best candidate  for  the  job,”  said  Schroon  Lake  Town  Board  member  Don  Sage  on  how  the  town  agreed  on  Slic.  “We’re  real  grateful  the  funds  are  fi nally  coming  and  just  ask  that  folks  continue to be patient.”  Slic  President  Phil  Wagschal  said  the  engineering  phase  of  the  project  is  complete  and  much of the remaining work is weather-dependent and will be rolled out in three phases. He  hopes work on constructing the new lines will  begin in both communities by summer. Much  of  the  grant  funding  will  be  for  the,  “last mile,” of service, he said, or the actual connection from the equipment to peoples’ homes.  This  prohibitive  expense  is  why  grants  are  necessary subsidize the projects, said Wagschal.  The  state  will  provide  80  percent  of  the  total  cost while Slic will fund the remaining 20 percent, much of it through installation fees.  Grants  were  awarded  last  year  around  this  time.

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grant  application  process  that  started  three  years ago.   “Ninety to 95 percent of those currently unserved  in  Schroon  Lake  will  now  receive  service,” he said.  Charley Hill Road, Hoffman Road and Paradox  Lake-area  residents  currently  rely  on  private dishes, if anything, for their online needs,  an  expensive  and  often-unreliable  way  of  accessing  the  internet  that  is  prone  to  interruptions and glitches.  At  present,  town  residents  have  access  to  service provided by Time Warner and wireless  through Verizon, Sage said. Outside of the village,  the  only  option  is  dial-up,  a  service  that  residents of more densely populated neighborhoods  across  the  country  bypassed  a  decade  ago with advances in optical fi ber technology.  The new service will give everyone a muchneeded  chance  to  get  online  across  the  board,  said Sage, noting that it’s particularly benefi cial  for local students who will no longer have to go  to  the  Schroon  Lake  Public  Library  to  get  online, often having to wait their turns in order to  access the limited computer terminals. Schroon  Lake  Central  School  District  Superintendent Bonnie Finnerty, who is among those  who  are  currently  unserved,  said  the  district  was  excited  about  the  project  because  many  students will now be able to do projects outside  of the classroom.  “Currently, we’re creative in our ways to provide online course material for those who don’t  have it,” she said.  Students  are  often  required  to  access  online  review materials for classes, a requirement that  posed a dilemma for those without Internet access.  Tight  schedules  often  made  it  even  more  diffi cult  for  students  to  get  online  after  school  hours.  “Teachers went above and beyond to provide  the  materials  through  any  means  possible,”  Finnerty  said,  which  included  copying  course  materials to external hard drives and DVDs so  that students didn’t fall behind their more wellconnected peers.  Finnerty  said  the  expanded  services  will  increase the potential for enhanced courses in the  future. LONG LAKE Supervisor  Clark  Seaman  said  he  looks  forward the new opportunities that the improved  service will provide to the town.  “The high-speed that will be available is outstanding and I’m looking forward to it personally,  also  for  here  at  the  offi ce,”  he  said.  “It’s  going to be a huge improvement for us and it’s  nice  to  fi nally  be  caught  up  with  the  technology.” Cable will be laid on Route 28 to Newcomb,  on  Kickerville  Road  and  towards  Blue  Mountain, Seaman said.  The  town  also  plans  to  install  wireless  pods  throughout the town to beam signals across the  town’s eponymous lake, on the shores on which  sit many seasonal residences and businesses for  part-time occupants. Seaman says the town also  hopes  to  set  up  wi-fi   hotspots  in  several  locations  around  the  tourist-friendly  destination  and is currently exploring how to best use the  advancements to their benefi t. Long Lake Parks & Recreation Director Alex

Roalsvig started a Broadband Committee to research some of the options for moving forward.  “We’re  trying  to  engage  the  community  to  identify  the  advantages  of  this  service,”  she  said.  “This  is  a  great  opportunity  for  us  and  we’re looking forward to getting the conversation  going  —  especially  when  it  comes  to  seasonal residents.” If  the  new  service  could  get  summer  residents  to  increase  their  stays  by  even  just  one  week, Roalsvig said, then it would be a potential boom to the local economy.

The second public meeting of the Broadband  Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 14, at  the Long Lake Town Hall at 5:15 p.m. “We see this as a huge development tool, not  only from education, but also telecommunicating,”  said  Slic’s  Wagschal,  a  viewpoint  echoed  by Schoon Lake’s Sage and other local offi cials.  “Hopefully we’re going to see folks move into  the community and stay. If people can’t earn a  living,  they  just  can’t  stay:  You  can’t  do  CAD  work  on  a  satellite  and  we’re  really  excited  to  be a part of this.”

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Crown Point senior center face lift continues By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com CROWN  POINT  — “You  might  say  the  tree  was a blessing in disguise.” That is how Crown Point Supervisor Charles  Harrington  described  his  thoughts  on  the  tree  that  crashed  through  the  town’s  senior  citizen  center last year. “It got things going for us,” Harrington said.  “The work needed on that building had gotten  behind us and priority was not there.” After the center was damaged in the summer,  however,  Harrington  said  work  has  been  progressing not only to repair what was damaged  but  also  to  renovate  the  building  into  a  multiuse facility.

“The northern side of the building had to be  replaced,” Harrington said. “At the same time,  we  have  tried  to  update  the  building  and  will  be moving our town court into that building.” Along  with  moving  the  courthouse  to  the  site, Harrington said the town is also looking to  invite other civic organizations and committees  to take advantage of the space. “There is still a lot of work to do,” Harrington  said. “We have work that needs to be done on  the  outside  of  the  buildings,  the  windows,  the  roof slate and the foundation.” Harrington said that funding for the repairs  could be made available if the area around the  center, located at the intersections of Route 9N,  Creek Road and Park Avenue, is classifi ed historic by the state.

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Harrington also said that town is focused on  making  the  repair  of  the  towns  water  mains  a  priority in 2014. “We  have  had  over  30  breaks  on  the  main  line  and  one  of  these  days  the  system  will  not  work,” he said. “That would be a major expense  to the town.” Harrington  said  the  town  is  seeking  grant

funding  to  upgrade  the  piping  in  the  system,  some of which has been in place since the 19th  century. He added that when the water lines are  replaced, the town could also look at improving  their sidewalks. “Our  current  sidewalks  are  in  complete  disrepair,”  he  said.  “You  literally  have  to  watch  where  you  walk  with  every  step.  With  a  new  water line system would come sidewalks.”

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Runners start new year in Ti with Resolution Run Berube, Sommerville win event By Fred Herbst

fred@denpubs.com TICONDEROGA — Runners  braved  bitter  cold  during  the  12th annual Resolution Run in Ticonderoga. Sponsored by the LaChute Road Runners Club of Ticonderoga,  the  event  included  a  five-kilometer  (3.1  miles)  run,  a  four-kilometer (2.5 miles) walk and a kilometer children’s race. The adult  run and walk began and ended at the Community Building on  Montcalm Street. The course followed Lake Champlain Avenue  to Water Street to Lake George Avenue back to Montcalm Street. Proceeds from the Resolution Run were donated to the Ticonderoga Food Pantry. Jay  Berube,  a  former  Ti  High  runner  now  competing  at  SUNY-Oneonta, won the 5K in 17 minutes, 43 seconds. Josh Cook,  another  former  Sentinel,  was  second  in  18:56,  followed  by  Jay  Wells, Ti High cross country coach, in 19:42.

OBITUARIES JOHN P. "DOC" FARRELL, JR. SEP 13, 1946 - DEC 27, 2013 Thurman: Mitchell Hotel Site, Wiawaka John P. "Doc" Farrell, Jr., 67, a Holiday House, and sites in longtime resident of ThurWhitehall, NY, Maine, and man, passed away Friday, Burren, Ireland. December 27, 2013 at his Recently, The French and Inhome. dian War Society Born September unanimously 13, 1946 in New adopted a resoYork City, he lution to recogwas the son of nize John for his the late Jack and many years of Mildred Farrell. service to archaeJohn graduated ology, local hisfrom Suffern tory, Fort High School and William Henry, SUNY Plattsand the French burgh. and Indian War He taught at Society by reLake George High School for naming the Fort William more than 30 year before reHenry archaeology room tiring in 2001. As an educacurrently exhibiting the "The tor, John inspired excellence Sunken Fleet of 1758", The in his students as shown by John Farrell Archaeology Exoutstanding results on their hibit. Regents exams. He was an He is survived by his son, avid outdoorsman, enjoying John P. Farrell III (Tina), his fishing, hiking and hunting, granddaughters, Kaitlyn , and was an active member of Annaliese, and Katiana, all of the Sciota Hunting Club. Thurman; his twin brother, John's greatest passion was Joseph P. Farrell (Nancy) of the historical and archaeologNewtown, CT; a niece, Jenical study of events associatnifer Farrell Gilbert (Josh); ed with the French and Indigreat-niece, Juniper of Seatan War. He was a founding tle, WA; nephew, Stephen member and trustee of (Mizuho) Farrell of Mt. Kisco, Bateaux Below and a particiNY; and his loving companpant in numerous underwaion, Claire Griffith of ter archaeology projects, inQueensbury, NY. cluding the mapping of the Friends may call on John's 1758 Wiawaka Bateaux, the family from 11 am to 1 pm, discovery and mapping of Saturday, January 4, 2014, at the 1758 Land Tortoise Alexander-Baker Funeral radeau shipwreck, as well as Home, 3809 Main Street, underwater archaeology Warrensburg. projects in New Hampshire, A memorial service to celeFlorida, and Rhode Island. brate his life will follow the He was a master ship modelvisitation at 1 pm, Saturday er and many of his ship and at the funeral home with Sisshipwreck models have been ter Linda Hogan, officiating. displayed in museums, hisBurial will take place privatetorical societies, and art gally, at the convenience of the leries around the area includfamily. ing the Fort William Henry John fought a long, couraMuseum and Restoration. geous battle with cancer and John was a trustee of the this difficult time was gently French and Indian War Socieased by the extraordinary ety, a former board member care and compassion of the of Rogers Island Visitors staff of The Glens Falls HosCenter, and former Vice Prespital Oncology floor, the C.R. ident of the Adirondack Wood Cancer Center, Dr. Chapter of the New York Sponzo, Jean, and Trish, Dr. State Archaeological AssociaCooper, the Warren County tion. He worked with Public Health Nurses, InterBateaux Below in 1993 and im Healthcare, and most es1994 to set up Lake George's pecially, Bonnie Cameron. Submerged Heritages PreIn lieu of flowers, expresserves, an underwater state sions of sympathy may take park for scuba divers to visit the form of donations in historic shipwrecks; the first John's memory to the Southunderwater park of its kind ern Adirondack District 9 in the Empire State. He also Sub-council of the New York assisted Pepe Productions State Retired Teachers Scholand Bateaux Below in the arship Fund, 92 McEchron production of two documenLane, Queensbury, NY taries on Lake George ship12804. wrecks. Please visit John was an archaeological www.alexanderfh.net for ondigger and crew chief at Fort line guest book, condolences, William Henry, Fort George, and directions. Fort Edward, the Glen

Irene Somerville topped the women’s field in 20:54. Stacy Musica followed in 25:24 with Cam Brown third in 26:38. Photos of the event and age group results are available at the  club website at www.lachute.us Results include: 5K  —  1,  Jay  Berube,  17:43;  2,  Josh  Cook,  18:56;  3,  Jay  Wells,  19:42;  4,  Irene  Somerville,  20:54;  5,  Jacob  Young,  21:24;  6,  John  Cook, 22:56; 7, Tim Malaney, 23:09; 8, Stacy Musica, 25:24; 9, Cam  Brown, 26:38; 10, Shawn Hayes, 26:40; 11,  Eduardo  Munoz,  27:08;  12,  Tina  Bennett,  30:34;  13,  Fred  Herbst,,  30:37;  14,  Dave  Rutkowski,  30:38;  15,  Hannah  Herbst,31:25;  16,  Meaghan  Arzberger,  31:25;  17,  Shelly  Young,  31:27; 18, Stan Young, 34:50. 4K walk — Emily Hayes, 37:40; Rose Hayes, 37:40. 1K children’s run — 1, Joshua Musica, 4:50; 2, Jacob Musica,  5:20; 3, Elliette Musica, 6:45.

At right: Jay Berube won the 12th annual Resolution Run in Ticonderoga. Berube, a former Ti High runner now competing at SUNY-Oneonta, won the 5K in 17 minutes, 43 seconds. ARTHUR WOOD SR. North Hudson her children Thomas and BriArthur Wood Sr. met his an, Barbara Pendall of Glens eternal life on December 27, Falls and her children Brit2013. tany and Brayton, Arthur Arthur was born in TiconWood Jr. of New Hampshire deroga, New and his children York and was Jason, Andy and the son of the Sarah, Diane late Harvest and Harnichar of Bertha Wood, Troy, Karen brother of EdLang of North ward Wood of Hudson and her Crown Point. children Jarrad He served in the and Anthony, Korean War. He Mary Caza of enjoyed motorNorth Hudson, cycling with his Theresa Morriswife, restoring sey of troy and cars and his family. her children Jessica and He will be sadly missed by Lindsay, and many great his wife of 60 years Theresa grandchildren. (Mobriand) Wood of North Calling hours were held SatHudson, New York and his urday, Jan. 4, 2014 from 2-4 seven children, Brenda pm at the Harland Funeral Donovan of Ticonderoga and Home in Port Henry, NY. DEWEY E. O'DELL JR. Dewey E. O'Dell Jr., 76, of Burlington. Besides his wife, Burlington, CT, beloved hushe is survived by his daughband of 51 years to Sandra ters, Timi Joy Huestis and Benedict O'Dell passed away husband Philip of Ticonderopeacefully at home on Saturga, NY, and Tiffany-Hope day, December O'Dell of Char14th. Born in lotte, NC, his Ticonderoga, adored grandNY, he was the sons, Joshua and son of the late Dalton Huestis, Dewey and Elizhis brother, Gorabeth O'Dell Sr. don O'Dell, sisMr. O'Dell was a ters, Rosemary United States Smith, Hilda Army veteran, Hamel, and having served in Joanne White Korea. He had and numerous worked at the Innieces and ternational Paper Company, nephews. Funeral Services Holo-Krome Corp., Jacobs and Burial were held in ConMfg. and the US Postal Sernecticut. In lieu of flowers, vice. He had served as Presimemorial contributions may dent of the UAW Local 379, be made to the Protection of and was VP of the NALC Animals, 144 Main St., East Branch 86. He was a past Hartford, CT 06118 or to President of the LGIA, memMcLean Hospice, 75 Great ber of the Burlington Fire DePond Road, Simsbury, CT partment, Burlington Demo06070. To send online condocratic Committee, and lences to the family, please Burlington Historical Society. visit www.ahernfuneralhome He was also a Justice of the .com. Peace for the Town of RUTH A. EAGAN DEC 31, 1943 - DEC 29, 2013 Putnam: Ruth A. Eagan, 69, Betty of Clemons and John passed away on Sunday, DeBarber and his wife, cember 29, 2013 at the FletchMaryanne of Hadley and one er Allen Hospital in Burlingsister, Patricia Fishlock and ton, Vermont. her companion, Pat of South She was born in Glens Falls. Ticonderoga on At Ruth's reDecember 31, quest, there will 1943, the daughbe no calling ter of the late Juhours and serlian F. and Lilvices will be prilian M. (Sawyer) vate and at the Barber. convenience of Besides her parthe family. ents, she is preExpressions of deceased by her sympathy may husband, Timotake the form of thy F. Eagan. a donation in She is survived by her chilRuth's name to the Ticondren, Linda Leavens and her deroga Food Pantry, c/o husband, Jim of Ticonderoga, Ticonderoga United Allen Wilbur and his wife, Methodist Church, Wicker Marcinda of Clemons, MariStreet, Ticonderoga, New anne Collins and her husYork. band, Sean of Orwell, VerArrangements are under the mont and Michael Wilbur direction of the Jillson Funerand his wife, Susan of Putal Home, Inc., 46 Williams nam Station; two brothers, Street, Whitehall, New York Frank Barber and his wife, 12887.

EDWARD M. NOXON MAY 19, 1923 - JAN 02, 2014 Schroon Lake; Edward M. began a 30 year career with Noxon, 90, passed away sudthe Schroon Lake Post Office. denly on January 2, 2014. After retiring from the Post Ed was born May 19, 1923 in Office, he was a real estate the Town of Schroon to the agent with Friedman Realty late Winfred and and an assessor Nellie (Whipple) for the Town of Noxon, and he Schroon. Prior to was a lifelong joining the resident of Marines, Ed had Schroon Lake, worked for MilEd was a graduton Jenks delivate of Schroon ering gas, and at Lake Central the IGA store for School, Class of Cyrus Mousaw. 1942. After gradHe married Noruation he and his ma (Rutan) Noxbrother, Bud, enon in 1946. Ed is listed in the Marine Corp in predeceased by his wife NorAugust of 1942. Ed served ma and his sister Roberta and until his Honorable Dishis brother Bud. charge in October 1945, with Ed is survived by his sister, the rank of Staff Sergeant. He Lillian Richardson; his served in the Pacific Theatre daughter Kristine (Bill) Triduring World War II, and he bou; his son Daniel ( Patricia) participated in the capture of Noxon; his grandson Edward Peleliu among other opera(Stacie) Noxon and his tions. beloved great grandson, Ed was a charter member of Trevor; his grandson Richard the American Legion Post Noxon and friend Angela 982, VFW Post 362, the Town Huizenga; his nieces Joan of Schroon Lions Club and (Tom) Lawless and Lynda the Schroon North Hudson Noxon House; his nephews Snowmobile Club. He was Patrick (Judy) McMullen, also a member of the Schroon Richard (Carla) McMullen Lake Fire Department, Fish and Billy Noxon. He is also and Game Club, Schroon survived by eight great Lake Golf Course, the Comnieces and nephews. munity Church and the Funeral services will be conSchroon Lake Senior Citizens ducted Saturday morning Inc. which awarded him a January 11, 2014 at 11:00 AM lifetime membership this at the Edward L. Kelly Fupast December. Ed was an neral home 1019 US Rt. 9 excellent golfer and played Schroon Lake. Interment will regularly until his death. He follow in the Schroon Lake is known for making 5 holesCommunity Cemetery. in-one. He was a star baseball Friends may call at the funerplayer (catcher) for SLCS and al home Friday Jan 10 from played basketball for 4 years 5:00 until 8:00 PM. for SLCS along with some seIn lieu of flowers, the family mi-pro basketball in Glens suggests memorials take the Falls under a fictitious name form of donations to the (since he was still in high Schroon Lake Fire Departschool!!!). ment/ or Schroon Lake After his discharge from the Emergency Squad at PO Box Marine Corp, Ed returned 456, Schroon Lake, NY 12870. home to Schroon Lake and GLADYS M. SAGE OCT 01, 1919 - DEC 31, 2013 Ticonderoga. Gladys M. husband, Russell Sage; and Sage, 94, of Ticonderoga, also by three brothers, John passed away on Tuesday, Kolysko, Vincent Kolysko, December 31, 2013, peacefuland Anthony Kolysko; two ly, with family and her loyal sisters, Stella Kolysko and friend, Lorie Mary Halaburda; Ledger at her and one grandside, at Heritage son, David R. Commons ResiWoods. dential Health Survivors inCare of Ticonclude her daughderoga. ter and son-inBorn in Ticonlaw, Shirley and deroga, October Dave Woods of 1, 1919, she was Ticonderoga; one the daughter of sister, Helen the late Hipolit Harpp of Crown and Tekla (BoPoint, her grandcewwitz) Kolysko. daughter Heather Ciance and Mrs. Sage was a lifelong her husband, Shawn of New Ticonderoga resident and a Hampshire; two great-grandgraduate of Ticonderoga children, Michael Ciance and High School. Nicole Ciance; and several She was employed as a Secrenieces and nephews. tary for American Graphite A Graveside Service will take for 17 years, and then Interplace in the Spring at the national Paper Co. of Ticonfamily plot of the First Conderoga for many years, until gregational Church Cemeher retirement. tery of Crown Point. Mrs. Sage loved gardening, Arrangements are under the bingo, sewing and crafts of direction of the Wilcox & Reall kinds. gan Funeral Home of TiconShe was pre-deceased by her deroga.


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The Week In Sports

The 22nd annual Yankee Sportsman’s Classic Show upcoming Celebrate Vermont’s Hunting and Fishing Heritage, Jan 17 – 19, 2014 ESSEX  JUNCTION,  VT  —  The  22nd  Annual  Yankee  Sportsman’s  Classic  Show  will  be  held  Jan.  17  through  the  Jan.  19  at  the  Robert  E.  Miller  Expo  Center  in  Essex  Junction,  Vermont.   The  three day, 100,000  square foot  event brings  together  15,000  sportsmen, women and their families from all over to celebrate  Vermont’s hunting and fishing heritage. With  nearly  175  exhibitors,  there  is  something  for  everyone.  During  this  long  weekend,  attend  seminars,  check  out  the  latest  gear,  boats,  trucks,  tractors,  ATVs,  RV’s  and  Harley’s,  take  advantage  of  show  specials  and  the  truckload  sale  on  Cannon  gun safes,  talk with wildlife and fisheries experts, and book the  hunting  or  fishing  adventure  of  a  lifetime  or  have  your  trophy  officially scored by the VT Big Game Trophy Club. Many of the  greatest  whitetails  ever  taken  will  be  available  for  viewing  as  part of the World’s Outstanding Whitetails Collection. The kids  can  see  the  Rainforest  Reptile  Show,  try  their  luck  at  the  catch,  and  release  trout  pond  take  part  in  the  kids  archery  shoot,  BB  gun shoot or climb the 20ft rock wall.  Everyone will enjoy the

Sentinels second in track meet

Ticonderoga raced to second place in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference indoor track and field action Jan. 4. The Sentinels scored 92 points. Saranac won the meet with 214. Jarryn  Granger  had  a  big  day  for  Ti,  winning  the  long  jump  and  triple  jump  while  running  a  leg  on  the  winning  640-meter  relay team. Jay Hebert won the 55-meter hurdles for Ti and also ran a leg  on the winning 640 relay squad. Marcus Moser, who was third in the 55 hurdles, joined Coleman Granger to round out the winning relay. Shawn Silliman added a second place in the 55 hurdles for the  Sentinels, while Justyn Granger was third in the long jump. Ticonderoga  finished  fourth  in  the  girls  met  with  53  points.  Saranac won with 125. Lillith Ida won the 55 hurdles and the high jump for the Sentinels. McKinsey Price took third place in the 300-meter run.

Ti harriers named cross country all stars TICONDEROGA — A  trio  of  Ticonderoga  High  School  cross  country runners have been named  to  the  Champlain  Valley  Athletic  Conference  all  star  squad  for  the  2013 season. Tyler  Belden,  Shawn  Silliman  and  Naomi  Forkas  represent  the  Sentinels.  Each  has  qualified  for  the  New  York  State  Public  High  School Athletic Association championshop race the past three years  and each is a repeat all star. Ti’s Jacob Young and Kody Parrott received honorable mention. Belden,  a  senior,  finished  22nd  in the 2012 state meet and 38th in  the 2013 championships. Silliman,  a  junior,  took  30th  place  in  the  2013  state  meet  and  ran his best races in the Sentinels’  most important meets. Forkas, a junior, Forkas finished  10th    at  the  CVAC  meet  and  60th  place  finish  at  the  NYSPHSAA  championships.  Joining  Belden  and  Silliman  on  the  boys  CVAC  all  star  team  are   Colin  Quackenbush,  Jonathan  Graziane, Jordan West, Cory Couture and Everett Sapp of Beekmantown;  Karl  Schulz  of  Lake  Placid;  Brady Terry of Peru; Jeriqho Gadway  and  Connor  Cota  of  Plattsburgh;  Zach  LePage,  Chad  Dashnaw and Justin Liechty of Saranac;  Zane  Pelletieri  of  Saranac  Lake;  and  Evan  Page  and  Caleb  Moore  of Seton Catholic.  The girls CVAC all stars include  Forkas,  Gabby  Armstrong  and  Nina  Armstrong  of  Lake  Placid;  Samantha  Smith  of  Northeastern  Clinton;  Abby  Adams,  Maria  Remillard,  Meghan  Mazzella  and  Shaunna  Fliss  of    Peru;  Claire  Deshaies  of    Plattsburgh;  Elysha  O’Connell and Abby Cerne of Saranac; Johanna Mohrs and Sophie  Theron  of  Saranac  Lake;  and  Melissa  Whyman,  Ashley  Leta,  Margaret  Champagne  and  Sofia  DeJordy of Seton Catholic.

Tyler Belden

Shawn Silliman

Naomi Forkas

hunting dog demonstrations with Alec Sparks and The Let’s Go  Fishing Program will help sharpen your youngster’s skills with  lure making and knot tying.  With  more  than  45  free  seminars,  everyone  gets  answers  to  their  questions.  Whitetail  hunting  will  be  presented  by  nationally acclaimed hunters such as The Benoit Brothers, Hal Blood,  The Salerno Brothers, Scott Kirkpatrick, Ken Hammel, and other  legends. Famed Quaker Boy Turkey caller Joe Judd, top predator hunter Bob Howe, bear and moose hunting experts with Big  Woods Bucks Pre-Staff,  Ice fishing guru James Vladyka among  others  will  all  be  on  hand  to  share  their  experiences,  tips  and  tactics to help you become more successful in the woods and on  the water.  The  Vermont  Fish  and  Wildlife  Department  will  be  presenting on the Vermont deer and moose herd outlook and Vermont’s  award  winning  chef  and  tournament  bass  fisherman,  Jimmy  Kennedy  will  provide  game  cooking  demonstrations  Saturday  starting at 3 p.m. You can even learn how to hunt for wild mushrooms with Ari Rockland- Miller. Don’t miss the Fourth Annual  Celebrity  Whitetail  Symposium  Saturday  at  1  p.m.  or  the  Vermont NWTF Vermont Champion’s Turkey Hunting Symposium  Saturday at 3 p.m.

With one in five Vermonters taking to the fields and streams  and spending $300 million annually, hunting and fishing is very  important  to  Vermont’s  culture  and  rural  economy.    Come  join  the  celebration.    Tickets  are  $10  for  adults,  $3  for  children  and  children under three are free.  Show hours: Friday noon – 7 p.m.,  Saturday 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  Free Parking.  A portion of the show proceeds benefit Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta.   For more information, the entire seminar schedule and seminar  speaker information visit yankeeclassic.net or call 802-238-7501.

Bowling Scores Results of Mineville VFW Lanes bowling leagues through  week 14 include: Saturday Mixed League  200 games (men) - Nick Anderson: 209; Andy Mattison: 217 175 games (women) - Andrea Marcotte: 178, Gloria Pepper:  177; Janiece Schied: 186 Standings  -  1.  Los  Jugadors  2.  Wingnuts  3.  South  Park    4.  Rolling Thunder 5. Ensane Lane Robbers 6. PBA

OBITUARIES KAREN (WARMUTH) KELLY DEC 28, 2013 Ticonderoga. Karen (Warfollowing the Sentinel footmuth) Kelly, 71, of Ticonball, basketball and softball deroga, NY, passed away on teams, as she loved to watch Saturday, December 28, 2013 (and often, help to officiate) in Granite City, Illinois after her children, then, her granda short, but children play. courageous batShe is survived tle with cancer. by her five chilBorn in Jersey dren; Nancey City, NJ, Karen McAuley and moved with her her husband, family to TiconKevin of Rutherderoga in 1970, ford, NJ; Patrick where she and and his wife, Arher husband lene of Witherraised their 5 bee, NY, Charles children. She Jr. and his wife, quickly fell in Karen of Hudson love with the Adirondacks Falls, NY, Susan Kelly of East and truly became an adopted Alton, IL and Maureen Kelly daughter of the area. and her fiancé, Mark Gordon Karen was employed by of Granite City, IL. She was Moses-Ludington Nursing the beloved Granny of 9: Home, Moses-Ludington Ryan, Kyle and Shea Hospital and finally, by InMcAuley, Gavan Kelly, ternational Paper Company, Zachary and Haile Nolan, retiring in 2004 after 24 years Jessica and Jacob Kelly and of service. Education was Lindsay Breault and Greatvery important to Karen. Granny of Matthew Ploof, Jr. While raising her family and Karen was preceded in death working full time, she atby her parents, Kenneth and tended and graduated from Doris Warmuth and her sisNorth Country Community ter, Marlene Davis. College with a degree in PsyRelatives and friends may chology. call Friday, January 10, 2014 Mrs. Kelly was involved in from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the the Ticonderoga community, Wilcox & Regan Funeral being a past member of the Home, 11 Algonkin St., Ticonderoga Emergency Ticonderoga. Squad, the First United A Celebration of her life will Methodist Church Woman's take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Society, International Paper Funeral Home. The Rev. Company Papermakers Scott Tyler, Pastor of the First Union and most recently, as United Methodist Church of a founding member of Riley's Ticonderoga, will officiate. Wishes. Interment will be at George Mrs. Kelly was an avid fan of Washington Memorial Park, the NY Giants and the TiconParamus, NJ at the convederoga Sentinels. She loved nience of the family.

SUSAN ALICE HUNTINGTON JUN 10, 1956 - JAN 02, 2014 Putnam Station. Susan Alice bridge, Jane Kinne and her Huntington, 57, of Putnam husband, Stan of Station and Dresden and Gilbertsville, NY, Jim Huntmost recently of Bakers Mills, ington and his wife, Shannon NY, passed away unexpectof Dresden, Priscilla Lane edly, on Thursday, January 2, and her husband, Barry of 2014, at the Glens Falls HosWhitehall, Myrtle Scupien of pital. Putnam Station, and Jeffrey Born June 10, 1956, in TiconHuntington and his wife, deroga, she was the daughter Silke of Dresden; fourteen of Westil and Iola (Bason) nieces and nephews, and sevHuntington. enteen great-nieces and Susan was a resident of Putnephews. She is also surnam Station and Dresden for vived by her good friend and most of her life, and most recompanion, Ron Shook of cently of Bakers Mills. She Bakers Mills. was a graduate of Whitehall Services will be private and High School. at the convenience of the She was employed for many family. years in the Food Service DeDonations in Susan's memopartment of the Moses-Ludry may be made to a S.P.C.A. ington Hospital of Ticonof one's choice. deroga. Arrangements are under the She is survived by her six direction of the Wilcox & Resiblings, Jack Huntington gan Funeral Home of Ticonand his wife, Shirley of Camderoga.

RAYMOND L. DONOHUE NOV 03, 1915 - DEC 31, 2013 Newcomb: love of the Adirondacks. Raymond L. Donohue, 98, of They, too, relished the fishMarcy Lane passed away ing, skiing, and late nights at peacefully, Tuesday, Decemthe sugar sack. ber 31, 2013, at his home. At 98 years young, Raymond Born November was declared the 3, 1915, in North Patriarch of River, he was the Newcomb. With son of the late his passing, the John and Maude torch passes to (Ryan) Donohue. another generaRay graduated tion. Let it be for from North Ray, a rememCreek High bering of his life School before atand not his passtending Albany ing. Business College. Ray's life interHe married ests centered Dorothy A. Prescott on July around his family and 5, 1940, at St. James Roman friends. He loved vacationing Catholic Parish in North in Myrtle Beach with his Creek. wife, Dorothy, friends and The couple resided in North relatives. His love of cars and Creek for several years bedriving, he enjoyed until the fore moving to Tahawus, end. where he was employed by Besides his parents, Ray was National Lead Corporation predeceased by his beloved (N.L. Industries); they lived wife, Dorothy, of 64 years there from 1947 until the and his siblings: Helen Donotown was moved to Newhue, Norma Higgins, John comb in 1963. Donohue and Francis DonoRay was a true man of the hue. Adirondacks. Growing up on He is survived by his four the banks of the Hudson Rivsons: Michael Donohue and er and near Gore Mountain his wife, Valerie, of Bozeman, began his lifelong love of MT; Terrance Donohue and fishing and skiing. His his wife, Merilee Marsh, of teenage summers were spent Boise, ID; Bruce Donohue of marking timber for his father Cold Spring, NY; and John throughout the high peaks, Donohue and his wife, Lysa where a daily walk of 20+ Stewart, of Big Bear, CA; 13 miles was the norm, unless grandchildren and stephe brought a fly rod along to grandchildren; eight greatsample one of the nearby grandchildren; a sister, Milda lakes. Burns of North River. He alRay and his family were one so leaves behind several of the early residents of nieces, nephews, and Tahawus, where he contincousins. ued to pursue fishing and A Mass of Christian Burial skiing. Cheney Pond was the will be celebrated at 1 pm, source of many a trout dinSunday, January 4, 2014, at ner at the Donohue table on St. Therese Roman Catholic Fridays, and there were Church in Newcomb, with many cold winter days when Father Peter Berg officiating. holes were chopped and tipFriends may call on Ray's ups were set in the ice at family one hour prior, from Lake Sally. Ray was the lead12-1 pm, Sunday at the er in building and operating church. the ski tow at Tahawus, Rite of Committal will take where many of the town's place in the spring in St. residents enjoyed a hard Therese Cemetery, Newday's skiing. comb, at a time to be anLiving the Adirondack life alnounced. so included living from the Floral donations in Rayland. Raymond started a mond's memory may be sent large vegetable garden in to the Adirondack Tri-CounTahawus, continued gardenty Nursing and Rehabilitaing in Newcomb, and in his tion Center, 112 Ski Bowl later years worked with the Road, North Creek, NY Newcomb school children 12853. growing a school garden. In lieu of flowers, expresRay also had a sugar-shack in sions of sympathy may take Tahawus, and many a Saturthe form of donations in Rayday night was spent in an allmond's memory to the Amernight vigil boiling down barican Cancer Society, 959 State rels of maple sap for a few Route 9, Queensbury, NY gallons of perfect syrup. 12804. Ray was also the ideal family Please visit man and father. He and www.alexanderfh.net for onDorothy raised four boys, line guestbook, condolences teaching them how to be men and directions. and imbuing them with his


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January 11, 2014

Pre-K registration under way at Moriah

‘Amazing Things!’ slated at Fort Ticonderoga

Moriah Historical Society selling calendars

PORT HENRY —  Moriah Central School will have pre-kindergarten sign up through Jan. 31. Parents may call the elementary  office  at  546-3301  ext.  701  to  sign  a  child  up  for  entry  into  the  program.  Children must be born on or before Dec. 4, 2010, to be  eligible to enter.

TICONDEROGA  —  Fort  Ticonderoga’s  “Fort  Fever  Series”  begins Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m. with “Amazing Things! Highlights from Fort Ticonderoga’s Collections” presented by Curator of Collections Chris Fox. The cost is $10 a person and will be  collected at the door. It is free for members of the Friends of Fort  Ticonderoga. Highlights include the chance to get a close look at the autographs  of  many  of  the  famous  people  who  are  connected  with  the  fort’s  history,  objects  associated  with  the  French  &  Indian  War and American Revolution and rare weapons from America’s  colonial period. Additional  “Fort  Fever  Series”  programs  are  scheduled  Feb.  2, March 16 and April 13. The complete schedule of winter and  early spring programs is available at www.fortticonderoga.org

PORT HENRY — Moriah Historical Society 2014 calendars are  now for sale at the historical society (Iron Center), town and village halls, Moriah Pharmacy and Sherman Free Library. Cost is  $10.  Older calendars are also available at the Historical Society,   1997 through 2009  are $1 a piece and 2011 through 2013 are $3.  For more information call Betty LaMoria at 546-4165 or 546-3587.

Ti Area Seniors plan casino trip TICONDEROGA — Ti Area Seniors plan a casino trip Saturday, Feb. 22, to Akwesasne  Mohawk Casino.  The cost is $30. The  bus leaves Wal-Mart from the parking lot.   Call for details Ann  at 585-6050  or Sue at 354-1188.

Putnam board of education to meet PUTNAM — The Putnam Central School board of education  will meet at the school Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m.

Ticonderoga Elks to serve breakfast TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Elks will serve a cookedto-order breakfast Sunday, Jan. 12, 8 to 11 a.m.

Crown Point church to hold service CROWN POINT  —  First  Congregational  Church  of  Crown  Point will hold a service Sunday, Jan. 12, at  9:30 a.m.  The service  will be conducted by Pastor Gregg L. Trask. Second  Blessings  Thrift  Shoppe,  located  in  the  Hammond  Chapel, will close for the season Tuesday, Nov. 26. If there is an  urgent need call Pastor Gregg Trask 597-3800 or Peggy Stevens  at 216-4031.  For more information call  597-3800 or 216-4031 or go online at  www.Brickchurchonline.com

Pancake supper to be served in Ticonderoga TICONDEROGA  —  The  Ticonderoga  Elks  will  serve  a  pancake supper Friday, Jan. 17, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Cost is $8.

Crown Point board of education to meet CROWN POINT — The Crown Point Central School board of  education will meet Tuesday, Jan 21, at 7 p.m. in the district library.

NCCC to host pre-licensing course TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga campus of North Country Community College will hold several five-hour, pre-licensing  classes throughout this semester.   The classes will be held on Monday and Tuesday evenings Jan.  13 – 14, March 17 – 18, April 28 – 29 and May 19 – 20 6 to 8:30 p.m.   Students are required to attend both evenings.   Pre-registration  is  required  prior  to  the  date  of  the  class  and  can be done Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The  student must appear in person and bring his/her current learner’s  permit,  social  security  number,  email  address  and  the  $30  registration fee to sign up.  If the student is under age 18, a parent  or legal guardian must be present at pre-registration.   For more  information call 354-5179.

Ti’coustics plans benefit performances TICONDEROGA — Ti’coustics will perform Wednesday, Jan.  8, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Burleigh House, 120  Montcalm  St., Ticonderoga. An “old time country music” evening is planned Jan. 22.  Ti’coustics is a group of local amateur and professional musicians.  There  is  no  entry  fee,  but  donations  are  accepted  for  the  Ticonderoga  Revitalization Alliance.

RSVP seeking tax-preparation volunteers PORT HENRY — RSVP is looking for volunteer tax preparers  for the Earned Income Tax Credit/ETIC Program in January. Volunteers will undergo training and become certified by the IRS to  prepare income taxes for seniors, families and individuals making less than $50,000.  Interested people can contact Barb Brassard at RSVP by Email  at rsvp@logical.net or call 546-3565.

Dining & Entertainment

Schroon Lake Library to screen free movies SCHROON  LAKE  —  The  Schroon  Lake  Public  Library  will  show free movies every  Saturday throughout the winter months  in the downstairs meeting room on its 10-foot movie  screen with  high-quality sound.   Movies  for  families/children  will  be  shown  starting  at  12:30  p.m. with free popcorn for all. Movies for adults and teens will  be shown at 7 p.m.  For a listing of movies visit the library, call at  532-7737 ext. 13 or go online at www.schroon.net

Port Henry establishes parking ban PORT HENRY — Parking on any of the streets within the village  of  Port  Henry  is  prohibited  between  midnight  and  6  a.m.  through April 1 to allow village streets to be cleared of snow in  the event of a storm.  Any vehicle in violation of this law will be  towed at the owner’s expense.

Ticonderoga senior citizens to tour Italy TICONDEROGA — Ticonderoga senior citizens are planning  a trip to Italy. The tour will stay in Rome, Florence, Amalfi Coast,  Venice and the Italian lakes district. There will be visits to Pompeii, a Tuscan winery, Venice and Murano Island.   The four-star tour includes bus from Ticonderoga area to Albany,  airfare  from Albany Airport,  transfers  in  Italy,  all  accommodations,  tour  manager  and  local  guides,  baggage  handling,  transportation and sightseeing. For more information call Peggy  and Dick at  585-7659  or  Ashley at  824-3804.

Ticonderoga Central School to be in session TICONDEROGA  —  There  will  not  be  an  early  dismissal  for  students of Ticonderoga Central School District on Tuesday, Jan.  28, for staff development activities.  School will be in session for  the entire day.  Parents should disregard a previous notice.

Water, sewer rents to be collected in Moriah PORT HENRY — Moriah Water & Sewer Clerk Rose M. French  is collecting water and sewer rents.  After the third of the month,  following each quarterly billing, there will be a 10 percent penalty.  Because  water  and  sewer  taxes  coming  out  at  the  same  time  as the land taxes, the penalty for the February payment will be  forgiven if paid by the due date of the second payment, which  is  May  3.    Rents  will  be  collected  through  Nov.  3,  after  which  any unpaid balance will be levied onto the land taxes in January  2015.  People should remit payment stub when paying a bill to  ensure credit to the proper account.

Osteoporosis exercises classes available ELIZABETHTOWN  —  Osteoporosis  exercise  classes  are  free  and  open  to  the  public  each  Thursday  at  10  a.m.  at  the  Hand  House  in  Elizabethtown.  Trained  instructor  Judy  Cross  leads  a  one hour class. Exercises feature osteoporosis and balance nonimpact exercises. Light weights are provided. For  information  contact  Barb  Brassard  at  the  RSVP  office  at  546-3565 or Email rsvp@logical.net.

Church youth group to gather TICONDEROGA —  The  Cornerstone  Alliance  Church  youth  group will meet Sundays 6 to 8 p.m. It is open to people ages 1018.  For information call Pastor Charlie Bolstridge at 585-6391 or  email charlieandpj@aol.com

High Peaks Hospice, musician join forces LAKE PLACID — High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care and  musician  Martha  Gallagher  are  joining  together  in  2014  in  a  unique partnership.  Through her performances Gallagher, well  known in the region as The Adirondack Harper, will help to raise  awareness about the mission of and services provided by High  Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care. Her tour of the Adirondacks, and her partnership with High  Peaks  Hospice  &  Palliative  Care,  kicks  off  with  her  new  onewoman show, “Where the Heart Is” at the Lake Placid Center for  the Arts, Friday, Jan. 24. For more information visit www.adkharper.com or highpeakshospice.org

Times of Ti to be mailed to specific addresses TICONDEROGA  —  Beginning  with  the  issue  of  January  4,  2014  the  Times  Of  Ti  will  begin  individually  addressing  each  paper to better manage and optimize the paper’s delivery each  week. By doing so we can insure that each household is receiving  a copy of the paper and at the same time this method will allow  us to better manage addresses for unoccupied homes and homes  that for whatever reason do not want to receive the printed copy  each week. Over the course of the next few months we will be fine tuning  the addresses and insuring that they follow USPS Carrier Walk  Sequencing. If for some reason you do not receive the paper as  you  normally  have  in  the  past  and  you  reside  within  our  free  delivery zone, please call our office at 518-873-6368 or you may  email us at circulation@denpubs.com so that we may add you to  our list of addresses.

Schroon veterans seeking clothing donations SCHROON  LAKE  —  The  Schroon  Lake  VFW  and American  Legion  are  asking  that  people  drop  their  excess  clothing  and  shoes  into  the  large  marked  BlueBox  container  located  behind  the Schroon town hall, next to the food pantry entrance.  Items will help the Schroon area veterans.

Ti school calendar has incorrect schedule TICONDEROGA  —  The  basketball  schedule  posted  on  the  Ticonderoga school calendar is incorrect. For a correct schedule  people refer to “Athletics” on the Ticonderoga k12.org website.

Schroon Lake seniors accepting members SCHROON  LAKE  —  The  Schroon  Lake  Senior  Center  is  accepting new members. Membership,  open  to  people  age  55  and  older,  is  $20  a  year.  Activities  include  nutrition  meals  Monday  through  Friday,  Wii  bowling on Wednesday, bingo on Thursdays, game nights, potluck  dinners,  weekly  shopping  trips  to  Ticonderoga,  Zumba  Gold every Monday and bus trips to malls and casinos. For more information or to join call 532-7755.

Crown Point Food Pantry available CROWN  POINT  —  The  Crown  Point  Food  Pantry  is  open   Thursdays 9 to 11 a.m.  In case of emergency call Pat Sawyer at  597-3927.

Knitting group to form in Schroon Lake SCHROON LAKE — The Schroon Lake Library is forming a  once-a-week knitting group.  Knitters will meet every Thursday  from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. during the winter months.  The group will  meet to learn new techniques, work on projects together and free  knit. The group is for all levels of knitters, from first time knitters  to the more experienced knitter.   People can bring work to share.  The library has an assortment  of needles for members to borrow for their knitting projects. For further information contact the library at 532-7737 ext. 13.

Transfer station tickets available at site TICONDEROGA  —  Transfer  station  tickets  are  available  for  purchase  at  the  Ticonderoga  Transfer  Station  during  regular  hours  of  Tuesday  through  Saturday  8  a.m.  to  4  p.m.  by  check  only.

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Times of Ti - 21 people with family members who have addictions. Meetings in the library at the Heritage Commons nursing home, every Monday at 6:30 p.m. TICONDEROGA — Celebrate Recovery meetings are every Wednesday 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the board room at Moses Ludington Hospital. Open to the public. For more information call Vince at 429-9173. TICONDEROGA — Champlain Valley Chorale rehearsals will be held each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church, 1045 Wicker St., Ticonderoga. For further information, contact Bob Elling at 585-2173. TICONDEROGA — American Legion Post #224 will hold its monthly meeting the second Thursday of every month. TICONDEROGA — Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m., every Thursday. Doors open at 5 p.m. TICONDEROGA — FOE #4410 meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 103 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga (Upstairs). TICONDEROGA — The Ti Area Seniors meet the third Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. at the Armory. TICONDEROGA — Cornerstone Alliance Church has formed a youth group for people ages 10-17. The group will meet in Tuesdays 6-8 p.m. For information call 585-6391. TICONDEROGA — Osteoporosis exercise classes are held weekly at Inter-Lakes Health in Ticonderoga on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Classes are free. Interested people can contact RSVP at 546-3565 or email RSVP at RSVP@Logical.net. TICONDEROGA — Cornerstone Alliance Church in Ticonderoga youth group will meet weekly on Sunday nights at 6 p.m. The program is open to students ages 1018 years of age. Call the church office for more information @ 585-6391. TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Assembly of God Church will host a coffeehouse the third Sunday of each month at 6:30 p.m. There is free admission. TICONDEROGA — Free arthritis exercises, Inter-Lakes Health cafeteria, first and third Monday of each month, 2 to 3 p.m. For more information contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County at 962-4810 or e-mail Mary mba32@cornell. edu TICONDEROGA — Free arthritis exercises, Ticonderoga Senior Center, second and fourth Wednesday each month, 10 to 11 a..m. For more information contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County at 962-4810 or e-mail Mary mba32@ cornell.edu TICONDEROGA — The Essex County Leathernecks, Marine Corps League, Det. 791, meets the first Thursday of the month at the Ticonderoga American Legion Post at 6 p.m. All active Marines and Marine veterans are invited to attend.

Sunday, Jan. 12 Abigail, left, and Molly Wisser show their work at the Young Artists’ Art Show over Labor Day weekend in Schroon Lake. More than 200 people attended.

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CROWN POINT — The Crown Point Food Pantry at the Crown Point Methodist Church on Creek Road is open Thursdays 9 to 11 a.m. CROWN POINT — The Knapp Senior Center in Crown Point is open every Wednesday and Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 4 p.m. Senior Center is located at the Methodist Church on Creek Road. Call Tatum with any questions at 597-4491. HAGUE — Holistic stress management featuring T’ai Chi and Qigong, Wednesdays at the Hague Community Kathy L. Wilcox  • 873-5000   Building, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more inhe NCSPCA had a very successformation e-mail returntomountain@ yahoo.com or call 543-6605. ful year in 2013, highlighted  HAGUE — Hague Fish & Game Club by our auspicious move to our  meetings are held on the third Tuesday beautiful, new, state-of-the art shelter  of the month at 7 p.m. in Elizabethtown. Due to the increased  MORIAH — The Moriah Senior Citispace, we were able to provide refuge to  zens Club meets on the first Monday of 22 percent more dogs and cats than we  each month at 1 p.m. in the Port Henry were able to house in 2012. Our adopTrain Station. MORIAH — Moriah Arts and Crafts tion rate also went up 16 percent and we  Group on Thursday from 10 a.m. to made room for more than 20 dogs from  11:30 a.m. at the Port Henry Train Staother shelters, most of them saved from  tion. Stay for a noon time meal sponcertain death. We would like to thank all  sored by the Essex County Nutrition of our shelter friends in the community  Program (reservations are required by for their donations of time and money to  calling 546-7941 the day before). help realize our dream. We look forward to  MORIAH — The Holy Cow Thrift Corner, located next door to the Moriah Fire 2014 as being an even better year for our  Department on Tarbell Hill Road,Moriah, furry friends in our quest to find forever  is open every Friday and Saturday from homes for all of the animals in our care.  9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Our featured pet this week is Tessa,  Moriah Methodist Church. Donations a beautiful grey and white Domestic  welcome. Call 546-7409 or 546-7121 for Shorthair-mix who  came in with her  additional information. five newborn kittens several weeks ago.  PORT HENRY — The Port Henry Knights of Columbus hold bingo every The kittens are full of energy and play,  Monday at 7 p.m. and they are now ready to move on to  SCHROON LAKE — The Schroon Lake homes of their own. Sweet mom Tessa has  Library knitting group will meet every comes the shelter staff in soft little mewls  informed us that she is definitely ready for  Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. during when they arrive in the morning, and  some quality “me” time! We think Tessa is  the winter months. The group will meet has a ready purr for anyone who comes  about two years old and, although a little  to learn new techniques, work on projnear. Tessa is going to make someone a  frightened when she first arrived, she has  ects together and free knit. The group very loyal and loving companion - she  is for all levels of knitters, from first time blossomed into an affectionate girl who  might just be the purrfect cat for you! knitters to the more experienced knitter. seems to like just about everyone. She welPeople can bring work to share. The library has an assortment of needles for members to borrow for their knitting projects. For further information contact the library at 532-7737 ext. 13. SCHROON LAKE — TOPS (Take Off Essex Pounds Sensibly) Group meets at the Schroon Lake Senior Center across from 12/23/13Adirondack Acquisitions Ann Harmer North Elba $78,900 TOPS Market on Tuesdays 6 to 7 p.m. For 12/19/13Brent & Tresa Bashaw Diana Stahl Chesterfield $78,000 more information, contact Claudia at 12/18/13Christopher Bennett Richard Carpenter Jr Crown Point $162,000 494-8081. 12/23/13Peter Besson Kortney Kraft Ticonderoga $123,000 SCHROON LAKE — The Mountainside 12/23/13Birch Point Investments LP George Jaquette North Elba $3,325,000 Share Shop is open Saturday from 9 a.m. 12/23/13Michael Borchers Michael Kelly Minerva $25,000 12/23/13Susan Briggs Dennis Maye Moriah $55,000 to 1 p.m. Donations of clean, gently 12/19/13Calvey & Morris-Calvey LLC Francis Cappione North Elba $402,000 worn clothing may be left at any time 12/27/13Malcolm Crowningshield et al Scott Sitts Chesterfield $42,000 in the green drop box outside the build12/23/13Laura Devinney Trustee et al Laura Devinney Trustee et al Jay $136,364 ing. For more information call 532-7128. 12/18/13Steven & Avona Joanne Diaczuk Stephen Ramsey & Amy Jay $250,000 Mountainside is located four miles south Dillenback of Schroon Lake Village. 12/18/13Josephine Fields Anthony Celotti Moriah $142,000 SILVER BAY — The Northern Lake 12/23/13Courtney Grimes-Sutton Open Space Conservancy Chesterfield $98,850 George Rotary Club is a service club that 12/19/13Joseph Hedgeman David & Lisa Schechtman Crown Point $55,500 meets at Silver Bay YMCA of the Adiron12/23/13Ginger Hughes Neven Manojlovic & Edvina North Elba $400,000 dacks at 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday. ConUzunovic tact Diane Dickson at 543-8051 for more 12/23/13Connie Issleb Brian & Janet Bliss North Elba $127,500 information. 12/23/13Lake Placid Builders Group LLC Timothy & Marilyn Rabideau North Elba $450,000 TICONDEROGA -— ACBL Duplicate 12/23/13Vincent Laselva Brandon & Andrea Montag North Elba $325,000 Bridge, Mondays and Thursdays at 12:30 12/24/13Charlotte Lichtenberg Administrator Jacob & Miriam Hadden North Elba $238,500 p.m. For more information call 585-3322. 12/18/13Dawn Marie Martin Tad Holdings LLC St. Armond $20,000 TICONDEROGA — The Alzheimer’s 12/19/13MP Enterprises LLC Tracy & Denise Smith Ticonderoga $12,500 12/19/13John & Debra O'Donoghue Vojak Inc North Elba $55,000 Caregiver Support Group will hold a 12/27/13John & Colette Olexa William & Jennifer Weeks Ticonderoga $299,900 monthly support group for caregivers at 12/23/13John & Denise Pabins Marcy Fagan North Elba $177,000 Inter-Lakes Health, Ethan Allen Library, 12/23/13Walter & Ann Rand Wendy Laing North Elba $300,000 the second Tuesday of every month at 4 12/24/13Santa's Workshop North Pole Association LLC Wilmington $250,000 p.m. Call 564-3370. 12/18/13Daniel & Roberta Sloan Barry Fitz-James North Elba $245,000 TICONDEROGA — The Adirondack 12/18/13Eurihea & Cynthia Speciale Sean & Susan Sheerin Minerva $280,000 Trailriders meet the second Wednesday 12/19/13Phebe Thorne Trustee Jery Huntley Keene $347,500 of each month, year-round, at 7 p.m. at 12/20/13John & Shannon Van Steenburg Edward Giroux & Susan Tremmel Jay $145,000 the Ticonderoga Fish & Game Club. 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CROWN POINT — The Champlain Valley Flyers Club meets every Thursday evening, weather permitting, from 4 p.m. until dusk at 593 Bridge Road (Route 185) in Crown Point. For information call 802-758-2578.

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TICONDEROGA — Fort Ticonderoga “Fort Fever Series” 2 p.m. in the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center. The cost for each program is $10 a person at the door. The programs are free for members of the Friends of Fort Ticonderoga. “Amazing Things! Highlights from Fort Ticonderoga’s Collections.” Curator of Collections Chris Fox will examine some of the rare and important manuscripts, books and objects in the fort’s collections. Highlights include the chance to get a close look at the autographs of many famous people who are connected with the fort’s history, objects associated with important people from the French & Indian War and American Revolution, and rare weapons from America’s colonial period. Information on the fort’s programs is available online at www.fortticonderoga.org Some programs require advance registration. TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Elks will serve a cooked-to-order breakfast 8 to 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 14

HAGUE — Hague town board meeting, 6 p.m., Community Center. TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce will host an open house with the North Country Small Business Development Center 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce office is located at 94 Montcalm St., Suite 1 in downtown Ticonderoga. For more information visit www.ticonderogany.com, email chamberinfo@ticonderogany.com or call 585-6619.

Thursday, Jan. 16

HAGUE — Hague Volunteer Fire Department board meeting, 5:30 p.m., fire station. TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce January After Business Mixer will be held at The Pub 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Pub is located at 105 Montcalm St. Sponsors providing door prizes will be Fort Ticonderoga, Glens Falls National Bank and Libby’s Bakery Café. Although an RSVP is not required, it is appreciated and can be made by calling the chamber at 585-6619.

Friday, Jan. 17

TICONDEROGA — The Ticonderoga Elks will serve a pancake supper 4:30 to 7 p.m. Cost is $8.

Saturday, Jan. 18

HAGUE — Leaders Club spaghetti dinner, 4 to 7 p.m., Hague Volunteer Fire Department.

Monday, Jan. 20

HAGUE — Hague Chamber of Commerce meeting, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 21

CROWN POINT — The Crown Point Central School board of education will meet at 7 p.m. in the district library. HAGUE — Hague Fish & Game Club meeting, 7 p.m. PUTNAM — The Putnam Central School board of education will meet at the school at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 22

TICONDEROGA — Ti’coustics will perform “old time country music” 7 to 9 p.m. at the Burleigh House, 120 Montcalm St., Ticonderoga. Ti’coustics is a group of local amateur and professional musicians. There is no entry fee, but donations are accepted for the Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance.

Thursday, Jan. 23

HAGUE — Hague zoning board of appeals meeting, 7 p.m., Community Center.

Saturday, Jan. 25

TICONDEROGA — The fourth annual “Material Matters: It’s in the Details” seminar will be held at Fort Ticonderoga. Information on the fort’s programs is available online at www.fortticonderoga.org Some programs require advance registration.

On Campus Several  local  students  were  recently  named  to  the  president’s list at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy for  the fall 2013 academic term. The president’s list honors those  students  who  have  a  term  grade  point  average  between  3.5  and 4.0. Local students include: Ñ Michael DuShane  of  Crown  Point.  DuShane  is  in  the  overhead lineworker academic program; Ñ Jamie Poirier of  Moriah.  Poirier  is  in  the  individual  studies academic program; Ñ Thomas Callahan of Moriah Center. Callahan is in the  overhead lineworker academic program; and Ñ Meghan King of Port Henry. King is in the criminal justice academic program.


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y all appearances, the winter season is here to stay.  Despite  the  usual  thaws,  and  a  few  occasional  bouts  of  rain,  the  winter  of  ‘13-’14  has  been  relatively    normal  and just plain, old cold. The  snow  has  come  and  gone, and enough of the white  stuff stuck around long enough  for most skiers and snowshoers  to have a good go at it. The  hard  water  anglers  have  been  on  the  ice  covered  lakes and ponds for nearly two  weeks already, and they largely  seem happily content. Reports  continue  to  trickle  in with tall tales of big fi shtails,  including  some  photos  of  the  monster pike taken from Great  Sacandaga  Lake,  some  nice  salmon  from  Lake  Clear  and  an unexpectedly large, lake trout  that was taken from a lake that shall remain nameless. Unfortunately, there is only limited snow cover in the woods  after last week’s rains and in many areas the recent ice storm left  trails crisscrossed with downed saplings and scattered branches Until the next snowfall, some of the best opportunities will be  found  ski  skating,  or  just  simply  skating  across  the  local  snow  covered lakes and ponds. With the potential for a few inches of fresh snow on the way,  there may also be some skiable trails available on a few local Fire  Truck Trails especially in and around the St. Regis/Paul Smiths  area.    However,  crampons  should  still  be  considered  standard  equipment for all travelers.

The Chilly Saranac Sixers On Dec. 21, the ever frosty village of Saranac Lake launched  the  latest  round  of  the  Saranac  Sixers  Campaign  while  hosting  the inaugural edition of the Winter Sixers and the Ultra Winter  Sixers. The Ultra Winter Sixers in attendance were composed of a certain  set  of  individuals  who  obviously  enjoy  traveling  up,  over,  down  and  through  some  of  the  most  tortuous  terrain  the  local  mountains have to offer, in all sorts of weather.  The Sixer Campaign is the brainchild of Saranac Lake Mayor  Clyde Rabideau, who fostered the idea in an effort to bring visitors to town and spur on a bit of additional tourism.  The effort  has  been  very  well  received,  with  merchants  offering  special  deals  for  participants  featuring  licensed  Sixer  products  which  include local wine, beer and clothing. The weather pattern that greeted the climbers who had gathered to attempt the inaugural kickoff of the Saranac Sixer Campaign last spring, was nearly identical to the weather conditions  that  greeted  the  Winter  Sixers  last  week,  although  the  heavy  rains  during  the  spring  event  were  much  tougher  to  deal  with  due to the heavy runoff. A  crew  of  hardy,  runners,  climbers  and  similarly  minded  mountain masochists departed Berkley Square in downtown Saranac  Lake  in  the  darkness  of  the  early  morning  hours  as  they  spread out to tackle six  local peaks, ranging in elevation from a  mere 2,452 feet on Mt. Baker, which requires a 1.8 mile round trip  to  the  remaining  peaks  including  McKenzie  Mountain  at  3,861  feet, with  a 10-mile round trip hike, and Ampersand Mountain  at  3,261  followed  by  Scarface  Mountain  at  3,088  feet  elevation,  Haystack  at  2,874  feet  and  St.  Regis  Mountain  in  Paul  Smiths,  which stands at 2,865 feet. The  morning  of  the  event  dawned  with  cold  temperatures,  winds and a combination of snow and freezing drizzle as Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau launched the inaugural group  off to the local trails in the dimming darkness of a bracing Adirondack morning. The fi rst group of Winter Sixers to fi nish included Caleb Strong  of Victor, NY; who fi nished in a time of 9:55 and set a new Ultra  Sixers  speed  record  for  the  climb  by  knocking  over  an  hour  of

the original record. Strong was followed by  Loring Porter of Lake Placid, NY; who  fi nished in a time of 10:59.  Porter became the original Ultra Saranac Sixer when he topped the fi eld at the inaugural event in May  by fi nishing in a time of 10 hours, 22 minutes.    Rounding  out  the  fi eld  of  top  fi nishers  were  3.  Kyle  Forbes  Bissell, West Salem, MA; 10:59, 4. Kyle Dash, Paul Smith’s, NY;  11:06, 5. David Gomlak, Lake Placid, NY; 12:45, 6. Alistair Fraser,  Florida, NY; 14:26 and 7. Neil Luckhurst, Laval, QC, Canada. Many  of  the  hardy  crew  who  attempted  to  become  Winter  Sixer left town in the cold darkness of the morning to tackle the  peaks and they returned in the darkness of a cold, and blustery  evening.

Climbing for a Purpose While peak bagging may not be for everyone, the Sixer Campaign has proven to be an exciting and sociable event that continues to bring visitors to the local communities. Although  some  critics  may  complain  about  the  competitive  aspects of peak bagging and the potential for damage caused by  the  overuse  of  a  fragile  resource;  I  believe  the  positive  benefi ts  of the Sixer Campaign concept will far outweigh the negatives.  Participants can attempt a variety of achievements with a Sixer  fi nishing up all six peaks, and Ultra 6’ers completing all six peaks  in a 24-hour time span. Winter 6’ers are those who complete all  six peaks during the winter season, and Family 6’ers will do it  all as a family.  The  effort  has  also  spawned  a  notable  contingent  of  local  youth who have taken up the challenge.  When local youth get  involved and learn to utilize the local environment for a positive  purpose, they learn to appreciate their surroundings.   When  this  happens,  the  local  landscape  takes  on  a  new  purpose and it is considered to be of value.  When the land is perceived as having value, it is more likely to be utilized, appreciated and protected.   Stewardship  of  the  land  is  the  next  natural  step  in  this  progression,  and  this  type  of  non-consumptive  recreation  is  easily  expanded  especially  in  an  area  that  is  literally  brimming  with  natural  potential  for  fi shing  contest,  natural  inventory  events,  bird counts, bike/hike/swim triathlons, and more. The Adirondack Canoe Classic offers a prime example of how  a regional outdoor sporting event can benefi t a variety of small  communities by drawing them all together for a shared positive  purpose.   Every  community  along  the  route  has  the  potential  to  show  off  their  hospitality  to  a  group  of  traveling  athletes,  and  their  families. The idea of making a competition out of climbing can be easily  adapted to paddling events participating on the local rivers  or lakes, or mountain biking event that are contested along the  back roads, or skiing or snowshoe events utilizing the connecting  trails  between  communities  such  as  the  Jackrabbit  Ski  Trail   from Keene to Paul Smiths or a similar potential course for skiers  along the old railroad route from Lake Placid all the way to Old  Forge. We need to have our youth involved, as they have the potential to be the next generation of stewards.   If they learn how to  play in their own backyard, the lands will be of value and they  will make efforts to protect them  In the process, everyone will be  healthier and happier as a result. Adirondackers  are  not  simply  a  group  of  independent  communities  scattered  about  in  the  mountains,  we  are  a  group  of  communities  that  are  defi ned  by  these  mountains  and  by  the  lands we chose to settle.   And though our communities are unique, we all share a special bond with the land, the weather, the natural resources and  especially with each other.  We live here by choice, nobody forced  it upon us.  It is this fact that proves we all knew how to make at  least one good decision. Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

Meadow Hackett from Ray Brook celebrates the climb on the summit of St. Regis Mountain, while knocking off another one of the Saranac Sixers.

What about the Birds? M

y  last  column  dealt  with  feeding  deer  and  it  sparked  some  interest,  in  at  least  one  reader.  Earlier this week, I stopped  at  a  local  store  for  my  morning fi x of strong black  coffee when I was asked by  a reader about birds. Can I  feed birds?  With the freezing rain we  have  had  lately,  the  birds  By Rich Redman will  defi nitely  need  our  help.  Ice  has  coated  all  the  plants and getting the seeds off plants and scratching at the  ground for seed is nearly impossible. At our place the frozen  snow and ice coating on the ground is around 2 inches thick  and  I  can  walk  on  top  of  it  in  many  places.  I  have  noticed  numerous birds around our feeder outside my morning coffee window, gleaning whatever they can fi nd. Having natural food sources is great and preferred. Leaving  headed  out  grasses  and  grains  along  with  corn,  will  supply many a wild bird with food. Small property owners  can plant sunfl owers along fences, mixed in with grains and  other  wild  foods  for  birds.  Plant  a  wild  food  garden!    The  foods may not last all winter, so supplementing them may  be needed. Make sure you de-ice your bird feeder and have an ample  supply of food available. Frozen birds are great in the freezer, but not at the frozen feeder. Seeds  of  all  sorts,  like  sunfl owers,  corn,  wild  bird  seed  and scratch feed will work. Wild birds will get grit from the  side of the road, but having some near a feeder is always a  good idea. The grit helps the bird breakup the food and digests it.  I checked out Wikipedia on this so you get the facts,  here you go, quoted directly from the source! Gizzard stones 101! Some animals that lack teeth will swallow stones or grit  to aid in digestion. All birds have gizzards, but not all will  swallow stones or grit. The birds that do, employ the following method of mastication:[2] “A  bird  swallows  small  bits  of  gravel  that  act  as  ‘teeth’  in the gizzard, breaking down hard food such as seeds and  thus helping digestion.” (Solomon et al., 2002). These stones are called gizzard stones or gastroliths and  are usually round and smooth from the polishing action in  the animal’s stomach. When too smooth to do their required  work, they may be passed or regurgitated”. There you have it, the real deal on gizzard stones!  Turkeys will be having a tough time this year so you may  even see them popping up around the bird feeder a lot earlier than usual. You may need extra food on hand to handle  the extra demand. New  York  allows  manure  to  be  spread  in  the  winter  so  turkeys will be able to pick through spread manure. When  the  tractor  fi res  up,  it  is  the  dinner  bell  for  turkeys,  especially this year.   Vermont has stopped all winter spreading  of  manure  and  from  what  I  hear;  it  may  have  an  effect  on  their turkey population.  Farmers  will  be  seeing  turkeys  in  feed  bunks  eating  the  corn  in  the  silage.  They  will  become  a  nuance.  The  farmers won’t be happy about that, but the turkeys are survivors  and go where the picking is nutritious and easy.  If  you  enjoy  having  birds  around,  plan  ahead  and  grow  the natural feeds like grains and sunfl owers for winter that  will carry them through. In years like this however, we need  to go to the backup plan of supplemental feed to help keep  them alive. You can purchase both grit and wild bird feed,  along with cracked and whole corn at local feed stores. Check  with  a  local  farmer,  they  may  have  corn  or  other  seed they can sell you. Support your local farmer.  Farmers  are feeding a lot more than just us! We have always had a bird feeder to help the birds, but so  far this year it will be a survival feeder.

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Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@ nycap.rr.com.


January 11, 2014

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HOME CROWN POINT - 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, large covered deck, W/D hook-up, pets OK with additional deposit, $700/mo. plus utilities. 518-585-2500. CROWN POINT - 5 bdrm house, $650/mo., references & deposit required. 518-597-3935 MORIAH - 3-4 bdrm home. Breathtaking views, very private, fireplace, OHW heat, 7.3 acres, covered patio, storage shed. Security & references required. 518597-3270. RIPARIUS - 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, hot water furnace and monitor heat, references, no pets, $650/ mo. 518-824-2102 TICONDEROGA 2 bdrm/1 bath efficient home, convenient to town, $295/mo. 802-758-3276.

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NORTHLANDS JOB CORPS CENTER REQUEST FOR QUOTES The Northlands job corps Center located at 100 MacDonough Dr., Vergennes, VT 05491 requests the following services/vendors to submit bids on the following services for the Northlands Job Corps Center. NJCC Contract Base year (1) contract period beginning March 1, 2014 through November 20, 2014. Pricing to include three (3) additional option years Supplies and/or services to include: 1. Student EAP Services 2. Waste Management 3. Pest Services 4. Heating Fuel 5. Propane 6. Boiler Services 7. Plumbing Services 8. Electrician Services 9. Commercial Floor Mat Services 10. Welding Gasses and Supplies 11. Janitorial Cleaning Products 12. Other janitorial Supplies 13. Café and Culinary Food 14. Dairy 15. Bread 16. Culinary Specialty Foods 17. Office Supplies 18. Fire Extinguisher Services 19. Payline Security Guard 20. Academic Uniforms 21. Trade Uniforms and boots 22. Café Uniform and Trade Supply Rental Services 22. Wellness Linen Services Bids must be received by Date January 22th at 4:00 p.m. Specification may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Agent, Annette Paquette at Northlands Job Corps Center Via email: annette.paquette@etrky.com or 802-877-0149. The Northlands Job Corps Center reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Small businesses and Minorities are encouraged to reply. "THIS IS A SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY" SKIDDER & cutters needed. Must be experienced in logging. Call 518.494.0014 Juggling Your Budget? Advertise Small, Get Big Results! Call 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201


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FOR SALE CLARINET, VIOLIN, FLUTE, TRUMPET, Amplifier, Fender Guitar $75 each. Upright Bass, Cello, Saxophone, French Horn, Drums $189 each. Others 4-sale 1-516377-7907 CONSEW INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE, $600. 518-648-6482.

KURBY CENTRIA Vacuum Cleaner with shampoo kit. 518-623-5444. $600 LATE MODEL AIRCO OIL FURNACE, excellent condition, asking $1800, will negotiate. Call 518-543 -6362. MOTORIZED TRAVEL Chair new batteries, excellent condition. 518222-1338. $1,200 MOTORIZED TRAVEL Chair new batteries, excellent condition. 518222-1338. $1,200 PELLET STOVE Winslow Free Standing Pellet Stove, glass door, thermostat controlled, $1500. 518 -623-2246 12pm-6pm

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SNOWBLOWER - Troybilt 30" heavy duty 2 stage snowblower, 10hp, electric start & light. Great shape, runs excellent. Owners manual & original invoice, new $1525, sell $625. Call 518-2229802 SUN TEC Skylite new 2'x 4' to fit 24" rafter space. New costs $408 + tax, sell $250 OBO. 518-668-3367. WELL PUMP Gould, 1 HP, 4 months old, $500.00. 518-5760012

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HELP WANTED EastView is continuing to grow and we are adding more members to our team! During the evenings and applicants must be willing to work weekends and some holidays Cook EastView, residents are provided with a fine dining experience. With a manageable schedule and superb kitchen facilities, we offer a work environment that is hard to find in the hospitality industry. Our cook will have experience producing high quality soups, sauces and entrees from scratch, demonstrated experience in all cooking aspects of cooking from grilling to sautéing, and strong attention to food consistency, quality, and delivery. This position requires some weekend and holiday availability. Servers- Part-time and full-time EastView is continuing to grow and we are adding more members to our team! Our dining team provides residents with a fine dining experience and full table service in a dynamic retirement community. With a manageable schedule and superb kitchen facilities, we offer a work environment that is hard to find in the hospitality industry. Applicants must be willing to work evenings, weekends and some holidays. Residential Care Programming Assistant This position plans and delivers events, programs, and activities designed to support the active lives of EastView residential care residents. This person will work with an existing resident programming team and the residents to bring intellectually and culturally stimulating programs to our community. We seek candidates who are creative in nature and who are willing to learn from our residents to produce and implement a wonderful calendar of events and group activities. This position requires excellent communication skills, experience working with seniors. Evenings and weekends required. Staff Nurse- Full time or part time Our team of nursing staff are key to creating a comfortable and safe home for the residents of EastView. This professional health care position provides direct nursing care to the meet the needs of the residents and works under general supervision from the Residential Care Services Director. Primary responsibilities include supervision of caregivers, performance of skilled treatments and procedures, completion of all necessary paperwork and health care plans. Qualified candidates will have a Vermont license as an RN or LPN and a minimum of three years of significantly responsible clinical experience in a long term care setting or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Evening and weekend hours Residential Care Assistant The Resident Care Assistant participates as a key member of the health care team implementing care delivery systems in a manner that maintain a nurturing environment that supports the health and independence of the residents. The Residential Care Assistant uses primary care assignments to provide resident—centered care to support the resident’s activities of daily living. Residential Care Assistants use their care-giving skills to ensure the physical and cognitive wellbeing of residents, as well as their emotional and social wellbeing. In addition, they provide support and information to families/others where appropriate.

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1 ACRE OF Land at Wood Rd., West Chazy, NY, close to schools, nice location. Please call 518-4932478 for more information. BRANT LAKE 9.1 acre building lot for sale by owner. Harris Road. $63,000. (518) 494-3174. CROWN POINT - 600 + feet on Putts Creek, 2.78 acres, 20' x 32' livable building. Fix up or tear down and rebuild. $30,000 FIRM quick sale. 518-354-7167.

WANTED TO BUY ADVERTISE TO 10 Million Homes across the USA! Place your ad in over 140 community newspapers, with circulation totaling over 10 million homes. Contact Independent Free Papers of America IFPA at danielleburnett-ifpa@live.com or visit our website cadnetads.com for more information. BUYING EVERYTHING! FURS, Coins, Gold, Antiques, Watches, Silver, Art, Diamonds."The Jewelers Jeweler Jack" 1-917-696-2024 By Appointment. Lic-Bonded. CASH PAID- up to $28/Box for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. 1-DAY PAYMENT. 1-800371-1136 SCRAP METAL & SCRAP CARS We Will Pick Up All Call Jerry at 518-586-6943 WANTED OLD Glass Telephone Pole Insulators. Call Phil 518-8914521 WANTED ALL MOTORCYCLES, before 1980, Running or not. $Top CASH$ PAID! 1-315-5698094

SINGLE FAMILY Home, Lovely single family home, 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath. To trade, swap, sell for equal value home in area, $129,000. Located in beautiful Edgewater, FL. 518-696-2829.

ACCESSORIES (2) TRAILERS (OPEN) - both excellent condition; 2010 Triton 20' Aluminum - max wgt. 7500 lbs. Asking $4900 and 1989 Bison 31' overal Gooseneck, Asking $2900. 518-546-3568.

CROWN POINT LAND - 53 Peasley Road. Property offers 3.5 acres on Putnam Creek with 600 feet of road frontage, a 50' x 30' 2 story frame barn with electricity and oil heat. Zones residential. Can be converted or build new. Beautiful spot and minutes to the Northway or Ticonderoga. $65,000. Purdy Realty LLC - 384-1117. Call Frank Villanova - 878-4275 cell STONEY CREEK 50 Acres secluded easy access 1800 ft. black top frontage, mountain views, Stoney Creek, NY $89,900, no interest fianancing. 518-696-2829 FARMFARM666@YAHOO.COM TOWN OF Lake George 1/2 acre building lot. Access to Village water. Ideal for build-out basement. $47,000. Will hold mortgage for qualified buyer, 20% down. 518668-0179 or 518-321-3347. TURNKEY FAMILY CAMP FOR SALE. Beautifully Finished Cabin on 5 Acres, Woodsand Nice Lawn, Quiet Country Road, Stocked Fishing Pond & Guest Cabin. On Snowmobile Trail. Only $69,995. Call 1-800-229-7843 or visit www.LandandCamps.com

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MUSIC TAMA DRUM KIT, 5 piece, crash and ride cymbals, hi-hat, stool, all hardware. Excellent shape. $500 firm. Cash or local check with a 2 week hold only. In person transaction only...no shipping. 518-534-4094.

SCHROON LAKE WATERFRONT CAMP on leased Land. Screened porch, 32' aluminum dock + more. $37,900. 518-569-6907.

CENTURY 6’ Fiberglass Truck Cap has 3 sliding windows w/screens. Also bedliner. Fits Toyotas. Excellent condition. $1100 value, asking $500. 518-546-7913. STUDDED SNOW Tires Two new condition studded Firestone Winterforce snow tires, 215/70R 14, mounted and balanced on Ford Aerostar rims, asking $60 each. 518-585-5267 or 410-833-4686.

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SINGLE-FAMILY HOME CROWN POINT - Cute, cozy, 3 bdrm/2 bath, A frame, porch, 1/2 acre, $83k. 518-351-5063, 860673-6119, 917-679-4449.

20’ SEA Ray Bowrider, blue, 1979, V8 M/C, 5.7L Mercruiser, galvanized trailer, mooring cover. $2,798. Sue 973-715-1201. 2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $4500 OBO. 845-868-7711

CARS 2008 CHEVROLET Impala, color mocha metallic, 58k miles, great gas mileage, like new inside & outside. $10,800. 518-668-2884 2008 PONTIAC G5 60,000 miles, PS, PB, PL, Cruise. New tires, brakes. 518-585-2131. $8,475

MOTORCYCLES WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 1967-1980 Z1900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KX1000MKII, A1-250, W1-650, H1 -500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3 -400 SUZUKI GS400, GT380, GT750, Honda CB750 (1969,1970) CASH. FREE PICKUP. 1-800-7721142, 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 1979 SOUTHWIND Motor Home 27', sleeps 6, self contained generator, air condition, micro oven, everything works. Firm $3500. 518-494-3215.

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2008 KEYSTONE Cougar XLite Travel Trailer, 26', 1 slide, sleeps 6 -8, bunks, polar package, TV, many extras, one owner, mint condition. $15,000. 518-494-7796.

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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-416-2330

2005 YAMAHA Venture 600 Snowmobile, 717 miles. $4,500. 518-623-4152

CASH FOR CARS AND TRUCKS. Get A Top Dollar INSTANT Offer! Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208 (888) 416-2208 GET CASH TODAY for any car/ truck. I will buy your car today. Any Condition. Call 1-800-8645796 or www.carbuyguy.com

FOR SALE PARK MODEL - 1986 LEDGEVIEW Camp - Hwy 149 5 Pine Breeze Trail - $49,500 Come see, it's really neat!! New In 2012: roof, siding, bedroom, deck and shed! 518-636-3429 or 352-428-8767

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BOATS ’88 BAYLINER 22’, V8, open bow, great shape, cover included, many extras. $4,000 firm. 518-942-7725 14’ ADIRONDACK Guide Boat complete w/trailer, oars, cover & cherry caned seats. Never been used. $5500 firm. 518-642-9576.

SUVS 2003 FORD Explorer 2003 Ford Explorer, tan, 127,000 miles, loaded, power everything, A/C, remote start, new battery, alt, belts. $4500. 518-668-2970.

TRUCKS 1999 FORD F250 w/Fisher Minute Mount Plow, 95k original miles. Asking $5500 OBO. Blue Mt Lake. Contact Lenny 518-352-7006 or bluemtrest200@gmail.com 2004 FORD F250 Super Duty, Super Cab, V8, 6.0 diesel, 4x4, 8'box, Jericho cap, many accessories, 7' plow, 156,000 miles, in good mechanical condition. $10,500. 518232-3815.

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LOVELY SINGLE FAMILY HOME, 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath. To trade, swap, sell for equal value home in area, $129,000. Located in beautiful Edgewater, FL. 518-696-2829. MODULAR HOME 3 bdrm, 2 baths, on 1 acre of property, 2 car garage, 2 decks, $87,500. Port Henry, NY 518-962-4685 PARADOX HOME For Sale By Owner, Schroon Lake School District, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, fully renovated, 2 garages, shed, large fire place, $149,900. No owner terms. See forsalebyowner.com Listing ID# 23972428.

VACATION PROPERTY

WANTS TO PURCHASE minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201 WANTS TO purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201

SCHROON LAKE - Leased Land with Camp in Excellent Condition, 50' lakefront, 48' wooden dock, asking $50,000. Call for details 518-495-7683.

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1968 LAUNCH Dyer 20’ Glamour Girl, Atomic 4 inboard engine, 30HP, very good condition. Safe, reliable, spacious, ideal camp boat. Reasonable offers considered. Located in Essex, NY. 802503-5452

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Q. Gondal Enterprise LLC Under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law. The name of the limited liability company is: Q. Gondal Enterprise LLC, and the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on December 12, 2013. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Essex. The secretary of state is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the secretary of state will mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served on him or her is 58 The

www.timesofti.com Portage, Ticonderoga, New York 12883. TT-12/21-1/25/20146TC-57503 ----------------------------REQUEST FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed bids furnishing all vehicles, equipment, personnel, and services necessary for the performance, according to specification, of a contract to be let by the Essex County Board of Supervisors for the transportation of Preschool Special Education Children from the Saranac Lake School District to a Center Based Program Facility servicing Essex County for the 2013/2014 School Year. Specifications are available by contacting the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Linda M. Wolf, Government Center, Elizabethtown, New York 12932 or by calling 518-873-3332, or on the County’s Website at the following address: www.co.essex.ny.us. Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Purchasing

Agent, 7551 Court Street, PO Box 217, Elizabethtown, New York 12932 until 2:00 PM on January 17, 2014, at which time proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bids submitted in response to this notice shall be marked "SEALED BID - PRESCHOOL TRANSPORTATION" clearly on the outside of the envelope. All bids shall be submitted on the bid sheets included in the package, and no other forms shall be accepted. In addition to bid sheets, the bidder shall submit executed non-collusion bid certificates signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d. The bidder shall also submit an executed certificate of compliance with the Iran Divestment Act signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103g. Essex County reserves the right to reject any and all bids not considered to be in the best interest of Essex County, and to waive any technical or formal defect in the

bids which is considered by Essex County to be merely irregular, immaterial, or unsubstantial. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Essex County affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or women-owned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response hereto. Dated: January 2, 2014 Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent Essex County Government Center P.O. Box 217, 7551 Court St. Elizabethtown, New York 12932 (518) 873-3332 TT-1/11/2014-1TC57639 ----------------------------I MARTHA M. KING, the undersigned collector and receiver of taxes of the Town of North Hudson, County of Essex, and State of New York have duly received the tax roll and warrant for the

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collection of taxes within the Town of North Hudson for the year 2014. I will sit at the following named places for purpose of receiving taxes. North Hudson Town Hall, Saturday from 12 pm - 3pm and 128 Greenough Rd. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, from 6pm8pm. Take further notice that taxes may be paid without penalty through January 31. As of February 1, 2014 1% penalty will be added, as of March1, 2014 2% penalty will be added and as of April 1, 2014 3% penalty will be added until April 30, 2014 when the unpaid taxes are returned to the County Treasurer prusuant to law.\ Take further notice, that pursuant to the provisions of the law, the 2014 North Hudson Tax Roll will be returned to the Essex County treasurer on May 1, 2014. Martha M King Collector and Receiver of Taxes Town of North Hudson TT-1/11/2014-1TC57650 ----------------------------NOTICE

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DERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Undersigned, on behalf of the Essex County Board of Supervisors, will accept sealed bids at the Office of the Purchasing Agent until 2:00 P.M. on January 22, 2014 for Fire Alarm Inspection and Maintenance The bids shall be opened and read aloud on January 22, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, 7551 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York. If additional information concerning the bidding is required, please call (518) 873-3332. All bids submitted in response to this notice shall be marked "SEALED BID – FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE" clearly on the outside of the envelope. All bids shall be submitted on the bid sheets included in the package, and no other forms shall be accepted. Specifications and standard proposals for the proposed work may be obtained at the above address, by calling 518-873-3332, or on the County’s website at www.co.essex.ny.us.

Each proposal must be accompanied by either a Certified Check or a Bid Bond, in a form acceptable to the Essex County Attorney, payable to Essex County Treasurer in the amount of five percent (5%) of amount of the bid. Attention of the bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates under the Contract. Essex County reserves the right to reject any and all bids not considered to be in the best interest of Essex County, and to waive any technical or formal defect in the bids which is considered by Essex County to be merely irregular, immaterial, or unsubstantial. In addition to bid sheets, the bidder shall submit executed non-collusion bid certificates signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103d. The bidder shall also submit an executed certificate of compliance with the Iran Divestment Act signed by the bidder or one of its officers as required

by the General Municipal Law Sec. 103g. A Contract awarded pursuant to this notice shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 103-1, 103-b, 103-d and 103-g of the General Municipal Law. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Essex County affirmatively states that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this notice, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era veteran status, disadvantaged and minority or women-owned business enterprises will be afforded equal opportunity to submit bids in response hereto. Dated: January 6, 2014 Linda M. Wolf, CPA Purchasing Agent Essex County Government Center 7551 Court Street – PO Box 217 Elizabethtown, New York 12932 (518) 873-3332 TT-1/11/2014-1TC57652 ----------------------------Need A Dependable Car? Check Out The Classifieds. Call 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201


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