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Chamber: Business confidence on the rise

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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The North Country Chamber of Commerce unveiled its annual Issue Survey, which among other things measures levels of business confidence, and the numbers this year remain are strong.

Chamber President and CEO Garry Douglas said that of the over 4,000 businesses in Clinton, Franklin, Essex, Hamilton and northern Warren counties surveyed, a very health 10 percent responded to the anonymous survey. Of those responding, 58 percent of business owners expect business to increase in the coming year, while 34 percent believe it will remain steady, for an overall Business Confidence Index of 92 percent. Last yearÕ s Index was 90 percent.

Forum to address Common Core standards.

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Members of the Saranac Fire Department Technical Rescue Team braved unseasonably cold temperatures this past weekend to take part in a Rescue 3 International Ice Rescue Technician training class on the Saranac River by the Ore Bed Road bridge. Instructor, Assistant Chief T.J. Strack (white helmet), looks on as a firefighter pulls another from the rapids just below the bridge.

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inaugural border bash held in rouses point.

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State Sen. Betty Little addresses North Country Chamber of Commerce members at the annual New York State legislative Breakfast this past week.

PLATTSBURGH Ñ The North Country Chamber of Commerce hosted a standing-room-only crowd of local business people and politicians for their annual New York State Legislative Breakfast Feb. 28.

Chamber President and CEO Garry Douglas kicked off the breakfast by lauding several local businesses, among them Nova Bus, whose President and CEO Jean Pierre Bearacat was one of the speakers. But the purpose for the breakfast was to bring business leaders together with the local political contingent, which was represented by state Sen. Betty Little, state Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and state Assemblyman Dan Stec.

Little spoke first, and among other topics, assailed Common Core testing mandates and procedures. Ò We didnÕ t do ourselves any good with that test,Ó she said. Ò DonÕ t test on the Common Core, unless you have actually taught it for several years.Ó Duprey spoke primarily about the positive trends in North Country economic development, crediting the North Country Chamber of Commerce with being a tremendous asset for North

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Confidence running high for city marina project Principals hope for movement by summer

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The area of city waterfront adjacent to the Saranac River and the solid waste disposal plant currently under consideration for development.

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door will be able to prove themselves, so just getting going with this season in mind is going to be an important step, because they might be here to stay.Ó The two proposals the council voted down were from Canadian based touring company Ò Navtours,Ó and from local businessmen Jim Carter and Art Spiegel, owners of Plattsburgh Boat Basin and The Naked Turtle respectively. For his part, Carter says that he and Spiegel remain committed to the project, though he was let down by the fact that their first proposal was rejected, and they will immediately get to work if and when the city comes out with a new RFP. “When we got the first RFP, I thought it was a real no-brainer.

You just have to look to the experience we bring to the table, and the equipment, the staff thatÕ s already here,Ó said Carter. Ò I never give up. This is what we do, and we enjoy doing it.Ó Carter says he and Spiegel have not been approached by anyone from the city, and he is thus far unaware of what a new RFP

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PLATTSBURGH — Confidence is running high within the City of PlattsburghÕ s political apparatus that a deal can be brokered on a city marina project in time to have something in the water by summer.

City counselors voted down two competing proposals for development of a portion of the city waterfront near the outlet of the Saranac River on Jan. 30. The proposals were a hold-over from the previous city administration, and some counselors felt that there had not been enough chance for public input on the proposals to garner a yes vote. Ò The original RFP...was done very exclusively just within house, within City Hall. There was no consulting of any key players as far as regional economic development or tourism. I donÕ t think there was anyone from the Chamber of Commerce who was involved in the development of the RFP...,Ó said City Counsellor Josh Kretser.

City counselors have sought to rectify that issue, holding several working sessions with economic and regional development interests, before developing a new RFP for the project. They have also been keen to have input from the public on what direction future waterfront, and ultimately greater downtown development, should take. But, as the numbers of days until spring continue to dwindle, some are considering scaling down plans for this season, just to have something in place so as to not miss this summerÕ s boating season altogether. Ò WeÕ re not back to square one,Ó says Counsellor Jim Dowdle. Ò We might do something small scale just to get something going for this season. I think whoever is able to get their foot in the

might include. Navtours did not return calls in time for this story.

Plattsburgh Mayor Jim Calnon remains optimistic as well that there will be something in place for the upcoming season, saying that his office has already fielded calls from boaters wondering if there will be moorings available in April. Ò I think in the next two to three weeks weÕ ll have a better idea.

If we donÕ t, weÕ ll blow it,Ó Calnon said.

Calnon also said that there is no worry in his office about Carter gaining a monopoly of the marina business if he should submit a winning proposal. Calnon points to the number of other marinas north and south of Plattsburgh, plus potential plans for developing Wilcox Dock and the City Beach as hedges against any potential monopoly. Ò ItÕ s really not a monopoly if it did happen, and if we end up getting what we want in the end, thatÕ s a good thing,Ó he said.

One thing Kretser hopes for is a scaling up of dining and welcome facilities at a city owned marina. He points to cities like Burlington, who have a welcome center and access to shops and dining near their waterfront. Ò In the last RFP, it almost seemed like the gateway to Plattsburgh by water was going to be a michigan stand,Ó Kretser said.

All parties seem to agree that the idea of moving the city sewage treatment plant is a non-starter because of the cost involved.

The plant, Dowdle points out, is gravity fed, and thus remained operational even during the ice storm of 1998. He points out too that technology has negated the issue of smell coming from the plant, and that possibilities exist to lesson itÕ s visual impact as well.

Dowdle points out that the marina is only one part of a larger plan for not just the City of Plattsburgh, but the larger Plattsburgh region as a whole. Ò There are a lot of options out there, and a lot of them have been explored. I donÕ t want people to just think Ô lets get a marina in there and get going.Õ This is one bite. There are other bites to be had. I think we should eat slowly.Ó

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Fundraiser planned for local man who is ‘always there’ Local family rallies for all-star Dad, husband and brother

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pete@denpubs.com CHAZY — For Ricky Munson, the first week of October was supposed to be a new beginning, the polar opposite of the incoming frost, changing leaves and shorter days.

It was supposed to be the day when heÕ d walk out of the medical clinic with his five kids and wife of 42 years and face a golden dawn. Ò It was supposed to be a day of congratulations,Ó said his daughter Sara Munson.

Instead, the 63-year-old lifelong Chazy resident left an appointment on Oct. 1, 2013 reeling from the news that his cancer had returned.

He was three days shy of the five-year remission mark.

This time, it was worse.

Munson was originally diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2008.

His left kidney was removed later that year and the long-dis-

tance truck driver went into remission.

Life continued. Ricky drove trucks to support his family, just like before. His remaining kidney picked up the slack and powered along at 100 percent capacity.

Last yearÕ s discovery of Stage 3 Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Ñ this time, it surfaced in his neck Ñ seemed like a cruel twist of fate and he started radiation treatment on Christmas Eve 2013, finishing the first round several weeks ago.

While insurance will cover some of the costs, Ricky still needs $3,000 per month that needs to be paid out-of-pocket for the next round of chemotherapy.

A kidney transplant is not a factor in RickyÕ s case because the two-inch tumor on his neck is wrapped around his carotid artery and growing into his larynx.

And surgery isnÕ t an option because the risk would be too high, say doctors.

His family hopes a benefit dinner on Saturday, March. 22 at the American Legion Post 1619 in Plattsburgh and an ongoing GoFundMe crowd sourcing campaign will raise awareness for a man with a devilish sense of humor who has always been there for others. Ò Cancer wreaks havoc in so many lives and even though we

Films help educate about bullying

By Paige Passman

denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ On Wednesday, March 4 the Cumberland 12 movie theater hosted the third annual Anti-Bullying and Positive Behavior contest.

The contest was conducted by Champlain Valley Educational Services and the Regional Task Force Against Bullying. Cumberland 12 offered free popcorn for the event, and showed the films in their largest theater.

The regional Anti-Bullying and Positive Behavior Contest is a contest for student-made movies. The movies that are being shown are made by students from elementary, middle and high schools from around the region.

The students have to create bullying prevention videos and are judged by the Anti-Bullying Task Force. They pick a winner from each school level. Each winner is given a SAP award, just like at the Oscar. The students are judged on best supporting actors and actress. Along with the film, ventriloquist Sylvia Fletcher from Saratoga performed. She and the contest

winners arrived in a limo and were interviewed by local media at the event.

Jeff Sission of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, which is a bullying prevention program for schools, is the event director.

When a school signs up, he said, there is a kick off video: Stats on Bullying. The program gives a questionnaire about bullying in school to see what the students know. Sission likes watching the process unfold, and seeing the power the movie can have on students.

The focus of the anti-bullying movie is to get the schools to focus on adding positive behavior in the schools and to give the students the education they need on anti-bullying. Ò The name of the contest and topic of the videos are important. ItÕ s nice because it creates excitement in the schools regarding bullying prevention and positive behavior, Ò says Sission.

The films were not open to the public, but Sission is trying to get the word out about antibullying and behavior. This contest is a great way to show that students of all ages do think that bullying isnÕ t a positive behavior anyone should exhibit.

are not new to the challenges cancer creates, once again, it has hit very close to home,Ó said Cathy Devins, RickyÕ s sister. Ò Hopefully, together we can help Ricky win this battle again.Ó Sara, 24, said her father has never hesitated to lend a helping hand to anyone, stranger or kin, and there was never a day when she didnÕ t see him hard at work Ñ that is, until he was forced to retire.

Despite his illness, Ricky remains fiercely independent: Ò I went over to his house and he had his backhoe and bucket up as high as he possibly could,Ó Sara recalled. Ò He was cutting down a tree limb because he didn’t want anyone to help: ‘You’re not a spring chicken anymore,Õ I told him.Ó Ricky said heÕ s feeling good, just a little tired. Ò Life is what you make of it,Ó he said.

Those wishing to donate can visit the GoFundMe donation page at gofundme.com/733fjs.

A spaghetti dinner fundraiser to help raise enough money to offset RickyÕ s expenses will be held on Saturday, March 22 at the American Legion Post 1619: 2-8 p.m. 219 Rand Hill Road, Plattsburgh. The event includes a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Call 518-846-7001 to lend a hand, make a donation or to simply offer your well wishes.

I Love Clinton County series launched

PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Clinton County Historical Association has announced the I Love Clinton County exhibition series.

The I Love Clinton County exhibition series is an ongoing series of thematic exhibitions that will highlight the many unique characteristics of, and events within, Clinton CountyÕ s vast history. For the past three months, the North Gallery at the Clinton County Historical Museum, which has previously featured displays on Clinton CountyÕ s early businesses and entrepreneurs, is now being prepped to display four new exhibitions to be the first in the I Love Clinton County exhibition series. These new exhibits will highlight the CountyÕ s history as a destination hotspot, featuring displays on the Hotel Champlain, the Catholic Summer School of America, Summer Styles of the Early 20th Century and an Ode to the InnsÕ Hospitality and Recreation Wall.

Describing the new exhibition series, Melissa Peck, Director at the Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) and Museum states, ÒT he I Love Clinton County exhibition series is actually a branch of a larger gallery redesign proj-

ect happening at the Museum throughout the next 3 to 5 years. The idea within the Museum is to have galleries that are driven by a certain topic, or theme, that have had a major impact in shaping the history of Clinton County.Ó Peck goes on to explain, Òt he exhibits announced in the I Love Clinton County series, will complement the new thematic design of the galleries. These exhibits will also be done on a somewhat smaller scale, which will make it easier for us to interchange them. We also hope to display exhibits within this series at off-site locations, in local business, community organizations, and schools.Ó When asked about exhibit funding, Peck replied, ÒS ome of the exhibits, like the Catholic Summer School of America exhibit, will be funded by Education and Outreach grants from the Lake Champlain Basin Program.Ó The dates for the upcoming exhibits will be announced in March, 2014. For more information, contact Melissa Peck at 518-561-0340 or director@clintoncountyhistorical.org. The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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mergency and fire services in the North County need a jumpstart. The pending flashover fueled by a sagging economy alongside a cluster of fast-moving accelerants Ñ an aging population, unfunded state mandates, tax caps, environmental regulations and an unrelenting brain drain Ñ has left local departments on life support and grasping for their defibrillator paddles.

Considering the region faces limited opportunities for expanding its tax base, there are no easy answers Ñ only a series of creative, common sense solutions.

Be efficient. Arizona made headlines last month with a state program launched in partnership with public and private agencies to put veterans to work. New York should follow their lead and customize their plan to fit local needs, particularly when it comes to ensuring that service members can apply their extensive military training to meet state-mandated firefighting and EMT requirements. Congress actually attempted to address this with the Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013, but the bill flatlined in the Senate and remains DOA. Start ‘em young. Mandatory state training for EMTs has skyrocketed to approximately 170 hours in recent years, with firefighters seeing an increase to 130 from 80 just a generation ago.

This commitment makes it difficult to attract and retain young professionals, a serious problem as Baby Boomers continue to age out. As a stop-gap, why not offer high school and college students academic credits to ignite the flames of civic pride and spark what may lead to either a promising full-time career or lifelong contributions to the community.

Get involved. Welcome! WeÕ re glad our seasonal friends find our communities a desirable place for recreation and relaxation. How about helping us help you to protect your health, safety, homes and families, both during the offseason and prime time, by pitching in? Opportunities range from getting involved with your local fire department or EMT squad, helping local officials in crafting sustainable policies, volunteering whenever possible or by facilitating scholarships for local high school students who wish to enter into the emergency services and firefighting fields. We’re glad you’ve made the North Country your playground Ñ now help us pay for it.

Look outward. Local officials should be doing more to attract the bushy-tailed foreign nationals flocking to America for a better life. You can either get ahead of immigration or behind it and those choosing the former are seeing their

communities revitalized with fresh ideas and bustling economies. As Americans, we represent the best in nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and recognizing the most promising attributes in our freedom-seeking friends around the world. These national values should never be overlooked and we need to continue to set a good global example by offering a series of cautious incentives to attract the best and brightest of the international community to our neighborhoods and lobby the federal government to put newcomers on the fast-track to citizenship by either engaging in civic volunteerism or statemandated emergency services and fire training: Welcome to America Ñ we believe in you and we welcome you with open arms. Now suit up, get to work and experience firsthand what made our country so great.

Pay your debt. Not to tarnish a noble profession by seeding its ranks with neÕ er-do-wells, but instead of giving prison inmates a college education and sending them off into a brutal domestic job market that will never hire them, anyway, instead facilitate firefighting and emergency service training programs so that when these folks are released, they have a real shot at erasing the shameful stigma of incarceration by allowing them to reintegrate back into society while contributing a skill thatÕ s actually useful for local communities.

Get to work. It seems inherently unfair that by some metrics, the long-term unemployed (or unemployable, depending on where you stand) have better standards of living than the working poor. (Just play with SNAP’s online benefit calculator if you donÕ t believe us.) If residents wish to remain on public assistance, then their handouts should be tied to public service, plain and simple. This isnÕ t the United States of Socialism Ñ itÕ s the land of pluck, elbow grease and opportunity. So suck it up and get back to work, comrade.

Three Strikes, You’re In. Lastly, instead of punishing triple-slam DWI offenders by permanently revoking their licenses, work the state-mandated EMT or firefighter training into their already-required extensive treatment and rehabilitation programs and give them a useful, marketable skill instead of condemning them to a life of booze-scented public dependency. What they choose to do with that training would, of course, be up to them. But at the very least, itÕ d act as a sorely-needed boost to a region that needs all hands on deck at such a crucial time in its fragile and uncertain development.

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Many police departeek by week we ments around the nation alcontinue to see ready use license-plate readand hear more ers that track cars as they pass head scratching stories coming traffic signals or pole-mounted out of government. You have to cameras. Specially equipped wonder what the heck are they police cars even track cars thinking when they thought parked on streets and in drivethis up. Even the fact that they ways. The lame idea that somethought they would have no one high up at the DHS or ICE push back goes a long way toDan Alexander (Immigration and Customs Enward telling what our governThoughts from forcement) suddenly realized ing elected officials and bureauBehind the Pressline that calling for bids on a nationcrats in DC think about the state wide surveillance system while of the American public. the current nationwide surveillance systems First we heard a few weeks ago that the are being hotly debated, was probably not in Federal Communications Commission was their best interest, nor that of the country. planning to Ò monitorÓ news coverage at not How programs like these suddenly appear only broadcast stations, but also at print publications for which the FCC has no authority on the horizon, may seem a bit of a mystery to many. FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai claimed to regulate. The Ò Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs,Ó or CIN (pronounced the plan to monitor news rooms had never been put to an FCC vote; it was just sort of Ò sinÓ ) involved the FCC sending staffers to announced. Plans like these donÕ t just come question reporters, editors and producers out of nowhere. They are floated for a reason about why they chose to run particular stoand you can be sure there is always someone, ries. somewhere cooking up something that is beYou donÕ t have to be a constitutional scholar to know that the concept runs so against hind these hare brain concepts.

We can only hope someday technology will the grain of the founding pillars of our nation that one would have to think Vladimir Putin provide the technical resources that might was running the FCC. Many folks in and out address these and many other issues that threaten the liberties we now enjoy. WouldnÕ t of the media found it totally unthinkable that anyone could dream up such a concept and it be perfectly fitting if every government and elected official were fitted for a “Pinocchio think it would okay in America.

Nose” when they took office. Much like an Now it is true that there has been a great ankle bracelet that monitors confined offenddeal of discussion about the media not covering events fairly. Perhaps it was a logical step ers under house arrest, the Ò Pinocchio NoseÓ would clearly tell the American public when for the FCC to test the waters with big money at stake for many national media outlets and we are being told bold faced lies and convenient non-truths not in our best long term inan ever growing media slanted toward one terest. political side or the other. But even the most If we continued to be lied to, tricked, and slanted of media outlets wasnÕ t about to have taken advantage of by the very people who their coverage questioned by Uncle Sam. WeÕ ve also learned in recent weeks, the are in office to serve our needs then, much like government wishes to monitor the ciDepartment of Homeland Security canceled plans to build a nation-wide license plate vilian population, we deserve a system that database. The DHS put out a bid request for monitors the waste, deception and foolishness of those who choose to take advantage a system that would have gone national, letof the trust weÕ ve given in the past but can ting the federal government track millions of peopleÕ s comings and goings just as it tracks longer afford to do in the future. WhatÕ s fair data about every phone call we make. Like is fair and if anyone needs closer scrutiny it is our government. the FCC scuttled plans for their proposal, the DHS database of license numbers was sudDan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Pubdenly withdrawn last week, with the explanalications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com. tion that it was all just a simple mistake.

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Style & Substance: on annoying neighbors, work habits Dear style & substance: I have had the strangest related incidents happen recently and am at a loss as to how to politely deal with them. My neighborÕ s dog comes into my yard regularly and relieves himself, which I obviously donÕ t like and another Ô neighborÕ at work eats hot, aromatic lunches at her desk, right next to mine, when I am trying to meet with clients. These may seem different to you, but I cannot bring myself to speak up. Any suggestions?

You are very tolerant and in tune with your weakness! Some people take advantage of that and others simply donÕ t understand basic rules of etiquette. Working on your frustration without tactfully addressing the situations could be quite futile, as you have already reached your tipping point. Any reader can sympathize with this, as we all have life situations and people that we have put up with rather than attempt to communicate our dissatisfaction. Coming up with the right words and then being prepared to deliver them when the right time presents itself is what will ultimately work best.

Some things to remember in your delivery: • Don’t show emotion; be calm, direct and matter-of-fact.

• ‘Know’ the people you are trying to communicate with as personality types and realize that they will receive words and respond differently than you might in a situation.

• If there are rules at your office; use them to kindly remind your desk mate that there is a lunchroom etiquette to be followed; especially when clients are present - being seen eating is not professional.

• Tell them how it effects YOU over telling what THEY should do or what THEY should feel; Ò I want to be as professional as possible and I am very distracted by your lunch habits when I am trying to meet with clients.Ó or Ò I have stepped in FidoÕ s droppings so many times when I am mowing my lawn that I

am frustrated and wondering if you might start picking them up?Ó When you own your own feelings and are not attacking or pinning them on the offender, they are more likely to heard and understood.

• Try to deal with the problem sooner rather than later. Allow time for emotions to ebb then you will be in a position to communicate without attacking the other person. Allowing a situation to go unaddressed for too long will only build your frustration, find that “sweet spot” of calm communication.

Whenever we are frustrated or annoyed by someoneÕ s behavior it is best to try to separate out the specific issue or issues that are annoying. For instance; what might be the current offense is getting tangled up with the last time they offended you or behaved rudely, which could be often. Some people are more difficult to get along with than others. If your tactful attempts to

cared for him well, and he would love to go to a home where he will get a lot of atRebecca Burdo •643-2451; info@elmorespca.org tention and be with other dogs. Skippy is not used to going outside on a leash, but he is learning very quickly. He is very engaging and really wants to please his people. Skippy will be able to go home after he has been seen by our vet. This gorgeous little man is happy to be around kids, cats and other dogs. Skippy is adorable and is looking forward to meeting his new family soon!

Elmore SPCA PERU Ñ Here is Skippy, and adoptable dog from Elmore SPCA. Skippy is a happy go lucky small dog who loves to be cuddled and held. He was surrendered by his loving owner because they had a few too many dogs and wanted to ensure that they found great homes. This little guy is playful and fun loving. His prior owner

Here is Eggo, an adoptable kitten from Elmore SPCA. Eggo is a gorgeous black tiger kitten who was born to a community cat on a concerned citizenÕ s property in the town of Peru, New York. Eggo was surrendered, along with her sisters Milk and Homefry, to Elmore SPCA so they can be vetted and find forever homes. Eggo is a bit shy and reserved. She doesn’t really play a lot, but is slowly coming around to staff. Eggo

remedy the situations fail, you may need to speak to someone beyond them, such as a boss or another family member in the house next door.

If direct communication has not worked, have a plan B to fall back to; such as using a conference room when the hot lunch foils your client meetings, or nicely place the Ò doggie bagsÓ by your neighborÕ s driveway. In this way, you are actually solving your own problem and not relying on what we think should be a natural courtesy of others.

Remember, taking a broad view of any situation can help you gain perspective. Sometimes, our frustrations are minor within the scope of the relationship. Ask yourself, can I live comfortably if this issue continues? Are there aspects of this relationship that bring me joy? How far am I willing to go to get what I need?

Seeking resolution rather than pursuing being right can ultimately lead to more happiness for you as well as more confidence in yourself and your ability to solve problems.

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Letters to the Editor

InBloom getting info on kids To the North Countryman: North Country parents, do you know that your child is a source of data and dollars? The New York State Education Department will be making available a quantum of information to inBloom to track children with no provision for parents to opt out of this student data system.

New York is the only state that plans to hand over confidential student information to InBloom, which is funded by the Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation. Why do vendors need up to 400 data points about your child?

What information about you and your child will reside in the internet cloud? Student demographic information; early identification of students who may be at risk of not graduating from high school; attendance and behavioral data; state assessment scores; and educational program participation, just to name a few .

Our State Education Portal (engageny.org) repeatedly states that InBloom is prohibited from selling student data for, Ò anything other than specific educational contracts.” In other words, this data may be sold to, Ò third-party providers,Ó who publish Common Core materials that impact your childÕ s future learning. Although InBloom claims to be nonprofit, the profit motive drives this data collection.

According to InBloom, Ò Teachers spend more time integrating student data from various sources and less time teaching.Ó How is that for a solution? Data collection and less teaching time will never lead to lifelong learners who contribute to society and enjoy life, liberty and happiness. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, states that parents have the right to choose the kind of education given to their children.

Children should have the protection of the Fourth Amendment to the USA Constitution.

Parents, if you donÕ t want to share data about your child to inBloom and its, Ò trusted third-party providers,Ó contact your local government representatives today.

Jennifer Christiansen Chazy

Not much time left To the North Countryman: World War II Veterans are dying at a rate of 700 to 800 a day, they are in their late eighties and early nineties, there are less than one million left, soon there will be none of us left. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. The North Country Honor Flight group is dedicated to fly as

many North Country WW II veterans to Washington to see their Memorial as possible. It is a daunting task but our group is working tirelessly accomplish this goal.

In the last ten days we lost two of our comrades, we donÕ t have much time left. Many North Country residents have been very generous in donating to our mission, on the other hand there are many who have not heard of the North Country Honor Flight, we ask you to spread the word about our organization and our mission.

The North Country Honor Flight organization is a group of dedicated local residents who seek donations to fund these flights for our WW II Veterans, without funding it would be impossible to carry on with this work.

Our website is: northcountryhonorflight.org. We are asking for your help, please send donations to Ò North Country Honor Flight,Ó 1 Derek Drive, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944 We donÕ t have much time left.

Joe DeMarco, Keeseville

Do not need more protection To the North Countryman: Plato once said that the written word was prone to misinterpretation. I suppose that could be true in general, but some documents of law appear to be quite clear. As I read N.Y.S. Law 272A regarding the intent of Comprehensive Plans, such as Elizabethtown and Lewis are considering, it seems quite clear what they are intended to do. This may put you to sleep, but itÔ s important for everyone to understand what is happening here and not take it lightly.

Law 272A defines a town Comprehensive Plan as the means to provide for the Ò immediate and long range protection, enhancement, growth and development of the town located OUTSIDE the limits of any incorporated village or city.Ó Land use regulation is the method used to accomplish this.

Law 272A states that Ò land use regulation means an ordinance or local law enacted by the town for the regulation of any aspect of land use and community resource protection and includes any zoning, subdivision, special use permit, or site plan regulation, or any other regulation which prescribes the appropriate use of property.Ó The Ò appropriate useÓ of your property.

ItÕ s important to note that Ò zoningÒ is only one of several methods used to regulate, and therefore control your property.

ItÕ s also important to understand that an Ò ordinanceÒ is municipal law.

Law 272A does not require a town to adopt a Comprehensive Plan, but if they do, section 11 (a) states that Ò all town land use regulations must be in accordance with a comprehensive plan

adopted pursuant to this section.Ó The State requires a Plan to be implemented.

Since the target area is OUTSIDE the community centers, that is where the land use regulation will eventually occur.

ItÕ s being said that EÕ town has had a Comprehensive Plan since 1977. This is not accurate. What EÕ town has is a Land Use Local Law, pertaining only to the Hamlet. This meets the requirement of Ò ComprehensivenessÒ by NYS standards. The State standards are met because of the existence of the APA, which has some authority to regulate land use outside the Hamlet, therefore between them create a Comprehensive Plan type structure, or Ò Comprehensiveness.Ó ItÕ s stated as such in our Local Law. Land Use Local Law, page 2, Ò he segment not requiring zoning regulation is the Town of Elizabethtown OUTSIDE the village.Ó Ò The reason for the differing zoning requirementsÉ is the existence of the APA Act.Ó Ò The APA Act provides a level of control in the unzoned area (town outside village) which is adequate and desirable to the town without the need for further local zoning involvement in that particular portion of town.Ó But the APA wants more, and the adoption of a town wide Ò Smart GrowthÓ Comprehensive Plan will help them.

Smart Growth/Hamlets 3 strategies apply to areas inside and OUTSIDE hamlets and are a road map towards land use regulation for both. Accepting these strategies will open the door for expanding the existing hamlet. The existing hamlet zoning will then apply to all property in the new larger hamlet.

The APA will want trade offs for allowing a new larger hamlet.

This will almost certainly be more land use regulation Outside of the hamlet, since that is the target area of Comprehensive Plans.

ItÕ s being said that there is lots of free grant money available for towns with Comprehensive Plans. ThatÕ s the carrot. But itÕ s not free money, itÕ s tax money which typically requires some matching local contribution. If grant money were ever available, which is far from certain, it should be available to EÕ town since we are currently in a condition of Ò Comprehensiveness.Ó Only 16 percent of EÕ townÕ s residents have been heard regarding this issue. Only seven people are interpreting that data and have reached a predetermined conclusion that we need more land use regulation. The Town Board needs to think about how the other 84 percent will react to the passage and implementation of a Comprehensive Plan, the core principle of which is to alter property rights for the Ò collective good.Ó The environment in the Adirondacks is not suffering and we must be careful not to transfer our property rights to various environmental agencies.

We currently enjoy more property right protection than most realize through Local Home Rule authority. Protecting the property rights of our residents must be our highest priority. If you give them up, they will be gone forever.

Ken Fenimore, Elizabethtown

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Film tackles national income inequality

By Teah Dowling

denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Facing the world in his Mini Cooper, Robert Reich drives his way to communities around the world, including Plattsburgh, discussing economic fairness and inequality.

The film showing of “Inequality for All” took place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh with discussion leader Colin Read, chair of the Economics and Finance Department at SUNY Plattsburgh and the economic outreach coordinator for the new Center for Public Service, along with 700 other watch parties watching the film and listening to the live telecom with Reich on March 27 at 9 p.m. Ò Inequality for AllÓ shows a passionate argument on behalf of the middle class, a class that has been struggling since the widening of the income gap in the late 1970s.

According to Reich’s film, 400 people have more wealth than half of the population. Those 400 people, known as the 1 percent, earn most of the wealth in the country while the middle class struggles. Ò Unemployment and underemployment now are still quite bad in this period,Ó Read said. Ò ItÕ s just such a waste of resources and really a waste of lives. Ò They could make a big contribution, but if theyÕ re unemployed, how can they?Ó A chart featured in the film, showed the middle classÕ household median income which is

$50,000, going as low as $25,000 to as high as $75,000. While the upper class, however, earns from $380,000 from doctors and lawyers to $10 million and more from CEOÕ s of major corporations and athletes. Ò There ought to be rules that donÕ t allow million dollar pay increases for cheap executives and that kind of nonsense,Ó said Lee Clark, attendee of the film and discussion.

Before this gap occurred, between 1947 and 1977 there was, as Robert Reich called it, a virtuous cycle. In this cycle, productivity grew, wages increased, workers bought more productive, companies hired more, tax revenues increased, workers became better educated and the government invested more. However, that soon changed.

When the widening of the income gap first started in 1978, it was caused by globalization and technology. Reich in his Wealth and Poverty class at the University of California at Berkeley took a poll of how the iPhone’s profits were divided up between countries. While most students thought the United States and China acquired most of the profits, it was actually Japan and Germany because of the creation of better products.

Even though wages decreased while productivity increased, society used three ways to cope with the flattening income and wages: women employment, overtime or longer hours or borrowing money. Those methods have since been exhausted. Ò WeÕ ve just gotta get more people educated and talking to each other in a way that we all

can understand,” Read said. “We gotta figure out somebody who can get inside that 1 percent and have a conversation with them.Ó According to the film, the 1 percent isn’t buying enough, thus not generating enough economic activity. Instead, theyÕ re saving when they need to be spending because spending is what keeps the middle class going.

Today, the middle class suffers from debt, layoffs and pay cuts, some as bad as up to $12/ hour. Also, tuition has increased since the 1960s when colleges, such as Berkeley, were free to today where just in-state admission costs $15,000.

The discussion that took place in Plattsburgh expressed how economic inequality was a very concerning matter to both the United States and the community itself. Ò We need to invest more into the people and more into the working class and less in trying to use these little tricky, little gimmicky political solutions to put mandates on the really serious problems,Ó Read said. Ò We have to be able to talk to people and then solve problems together,Ó said Nancy Lewin, member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh and co-host of event.

Currently, the United States is going through a vicious cycle consisting of wages stagnating, workers buying less, companies downsizing, tax revenues decreasing, the government cutting programs, workers being less educated and, of course, a rise in unemployment.

Reich, through his history being a cabinet member for Clinton, a best-selling author and a teacher, has been trying to get his message

across the country that something needs to change in this economy in order to get things back on track, one of the reasons why the film was created. Ò IÕ ve met him before,Ó Read said. Ò I used to work as a researcher at Harvard, and he was a professor at Harvard at the time. Ò HeÕ s a really interesting and fascinating guy.Ó At the end of the film, Reich said words of encouragement to his class stating that even though things may not look very good right now, one of them, one of anybody in the U.S., could and would help bring the country back on track and solve the issue of economic inequality like how it was solved before.

As for the community of Plattsburgh, Read and members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh hope to have more community discussions to attempt to make people come together and face important issues that are occurring today both in the community and the United States.

To learn more about Reich, go to http:// robertreich.org/. Also, for more events put on by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, check out their website http://uuplattsburgh.org/. Ò We canÕ t sit back and just be quiet,Ó said Mary-Alice Shemo, member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh and member of People for Positive Action. Ò We should speak up!Ó

Forum to address Common Core testing mandates

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The North Country Alliance for Public Education is hosting another in a series of public forums on the Common Core education mandates.

Entitled Ò Testing and the Common Core, A Public Forum and a Call to Action,Ó the forum will feature numerous statewide experts on the Common Core mandates and testing. According to event co-organizer Doug Selwyn, there is still an enormous amount of misinformation about what Common Core is, and what the testing of Common Core will mean for our students.

One issue Selwyn points to as leading to this misinformation is the fact that high school educators are banned by the state education department from speaking publicly about Common Core. Ò A democracy depends on an informed citizenry,Ó says Selwyn. Ò Right now what weÕ re seeing is that people are being kept in the dark.Ó

Selwyn says that after a recent public forum held by the Alliance, people left feeling empowered.

This forum will focus on the testing component of Common Core. Speakers will include Monty Neill, Executive Director of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, Eric Mihelbergel, of the NYS Allies for Public Education, Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters and Carol Burris, 2013 New York State Principal of the Year. Ò ThereÕ s no sense of who the kids are in this (Common Core),Ó said co-organizer Mark Beatham. Ò The whole sense of an education system that allows teachers, schools and community to have a role has been taken away. Ó Beatham says he feels that the goal behind Common Core is to Ò hammerÓ low test scores, as a way for the federal government to get in and take over public schools.

Testing and the Common Core will be held March 13, from 6:30 - 9 p.m. in SUNY PlattsburghÕ s Yokum Hall, room 200. For more information on the forum, email margaritagarcianotario@yahoo.com.

Participants take part in the most recent forum on Common Core, held at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Photo by Sarah Harris, North Country Public Radio

• Worship in The norThern Tier •

ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CADYVILLE St. James’ Church 26 Church Rd., Cadyville. 293-7026.

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m., Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Daily Mass Mon.-Fri.: CHAMPLAIN Living Water Baptist Church 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children. Phone: 298-4358 Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain.

298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. steeples3@ primelink1.net

St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. Weekday Masses: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.

Christ & St. John’s Episcopal/ Anglican Church - 18 Butternut Street, Champlain. (518) 298-8543.

Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Patricia A. Beauharnois, Deacon Vicar CHAZY Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Mass (Ant) 6 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m.

Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m. Email: chazypres@ westelcom.com DANNEMORA Dannemore United Methodist Church - 86 Clark Street, PO Box 488, Dannemora, NY. Pastors Wendy and Gary Rhodehamel.

Phone: 518-891-9287. Worship and Sunday School -- Sunday 11:00 a.m. tedtrevail@gmail.com ELLENBURG St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church - Route 11, Ellenburg.

Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4 p.m.

Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

ELLENBURG CENTER United Methodist Church of Ellenburg - 5 Church St., PO 142, Ellenburg Center, NY 12934 Pastor: Gary Rhodenhamel Phone: 518-8919287 Hours: 9am Service, Sunday Worship & Sunday School ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902. Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m. Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m. ChildrenÕ s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule.

MOOERS St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Maple Street, Mooers. 236-7142.

Anticipated Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

Mooers United Methodist Church 14 East St., Located adjacent to old Post Office. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Contemporary & traditional music, activities for children, youth and families, 236-7129, pastoral@ twcny.rr.com, www.gbgm-umc.org/ mooersumc Mooers Wesleyan Church - Maple Street, Mooers. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night 7 p.m.

(518) 236-5330.

MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Saturday, 4

p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

PLATTSBURGH Plattsburgh United Methodist Church - 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. 563-2992.

Pastor Phil Richards. Service Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Nursery available at 10 a.m.

Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday & Tuesday 9 a.m., Communion Service: Wednesday 9 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529.

Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

SCIOTA St. Louis of France Catholic Church - Route 22, Sciota. Mass 4 p.m.

Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sciota United Methodist Church Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 19, Sciota.

WEST CHAZY West Chazy Community Church Pastor Marty Martin. 17 East Church St. Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3-3:30 p.m.

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They fought the law and they won ROUSES POINT — The first annual Rouses Point Civic Center Border Bash was a huge success, with the tournament nod going to the only non-law enforcement team playing.

Dubbed the Cannons Corners PD (CCPD) for the event, the local team who was a last minute fill-in bested the Border Patrol team 4 - 1 in the finale.

The tournament and various fund-raising events over the weekend raised over $5,000 for local charity MVP Kids.

The Rouses Point Elementary school provided posters from grades 2-5 about the event and utilized it as a teachable moment, the posters were on display at the event.

Contributons were provided by the following local Northern Tier businesses: Riley Ford, CDC Real Estate, Northeast Photo and Laser Engraving, Melissa McManus Inc., Play it Again Sports, The Border Press, The Cornerstone Drug and Gift, Border Boutique, Parker Chevrolet, Lake Side CafŽ , American Legion, Sons of the Legion, AngeloÕ s, NicoÕ s, GinoÕ s, SandyÕ s Deli, The Squirrels Nest, West Wine and Liquor, RP Beer Emporium, Price Choppers, StewartÕ s Shops, Sample Lumber, Chazy Lumber, and ACE hardware.

Pictured at right: First annual Rouses Point Civic Center Border Bash champions “Cannons Corners PD.” Photo provided

Roadside Adventures coming to Mountain Lake PBS PLATTSBURGH Ñ Mountain Lake PBS is pleased to host a gathering and sneak preview of the new season of Roadside Adventures with Derek Muirden. Fans and viewers are invited to join in the celebration at the Ground Round on Smithfield Blvd on Tuesday, March 4 from 4:306:30 p.m.

Guests will get a sneak preview of the complete first episode of the new season of Roadside

Adventures, and be treated to a highlight reel from upcoming episodes. Light fare will be provided.

As in past seasons of the popular series, Roadside Adventures highlights the best that the our region has to offer; taking a fresh look at familiar favorites, and uncovering the offbeat hidden gems. The first episode of this new series gives viewers an all-access look at Airborne Speedway

PLATTSBURGH Ñ Bruce Bunn, MD, FCCP, CVPH Pulmonary Services and CVPH Respiratory Therapist Elizabeth Ashworth are the featured speakers at Breathe Easier: When Taking a Breath Is No Easy Task and What Pulmonary Rehab Can Do To Help. The free CVPH Community lecture takes place Wednesday, March 19 at the West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Road, Plattsburgh.

Registration and light refreshments begin at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation at 6. It is sponsored by the Foundation of CVPH and hosted by the EXPLORE Pulmonary Committee which is part of the EXPLORE Consortium. ion and help educate health care consumers.

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The new season of Roadside Adventures will premiere on Mountain Lake PBS on Thursday, March 20 at 8 p.m.

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It’s up to you, New Amsterdam?

Grassroots movement calls for state to split into pair of autonomous regions

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ How does being a resident of New Amsterdam sound to you? Brushed up on your Dutch yet?

A potential change in identity for North Country residents wonÕ t rely on relocation across the Atlantic Ocean to the Netherlands, but rather a flash of the pen in nearby Albany.

A people-powered movement to split New York into two selfsustaining regions, a remedy to what grassroots activists say is a gaping cultural and political divide, gained a small boost earlier this month with the launch of a Facebook page, Ò Divide NYS into New Amsterdam & New YorkÓ , alongside an accompanying website and a prominent plug in the right-learning national daily newspaper the Washington Times.

Instead of splitting New York into two distinct states, an unprecedented action that would require federal approval, separatists want a singular state controlled by two autonomous regional governments that reflect the upstate-downstate divide.

The current state would retain a symbolic presence funded by a three percent sales tax and would remain united for Ò token state lawsÓ , including congressional representation, Native American services and all issues related to elections, judicial law and retirement benefits, among others.

The power on all internal matters would be transferred to the two regions. Ò We think itÕ s viable because it removes the federal government from the equation,Ó said Upstate Conservative Coalition (UCC) coordinator John Bergener, a representive of the group that is spearheading the push.

States are free to internally organize themselves however they want, he said, citing LouisianaÕ s parishes and AlaskaÕ s districts as examples.

UCCÕ s strategy is to amend the state constitution, which would be as simple as getting the state legislature to vote twice in favor of the proposal.

The state will then take amendments and merge them into the original text, said Bergener. Ò Our proposed amendment would just create a new article to govern the regions.Ó According to UCCÕ s outline of their proposed amendment, regional senators would also serve on the state senate and the same goes for their counterparts in the state assembly. Each region would have an elected regional governor, regional lieutenantgovernor and regional secretary of state.

Alternatively, the plan could be adapted in a constitutional convention. The next vote is scheduled for 2017.

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Douglas pointed to several factors for the positive numbers, among them strong investment from Canadian companies, and a lowering unemployment rate.

“There’s been a significant drop in unemployment in the last twelve months,Ó said Douglas. Ò And this area, the North Country, is the only area in the state that actually grew manufacturing employment in the past year.Ó Numerous local politicians were also present at the event, including City of Plattsburgh Mayor Jim Calnon, and Town of Plattsburgh Supervisor Bernie Bassett.

Speaking of the survey, Bassett said: “Optimism is an emotion;

Despite UCC openly billing themselves as an organization with the mission to Ò promote the conservative principles set forth in the Constitution by our founding fathers,Ó Bergener said the movement isn’t based on politics, but rather practicality: Ò The division between upstate and downstate is just one side blocking the other,Ó he said. Ò TheyÕ d just as soon see us go, too.

The philosophies are just completely different.Ó Bergener, a lifelong upstate resident, cited universal pre-K, hydraulic fracking and economic development issues as three that cast the upstate-downstate divide into sharp relief.

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A future Ò New YorkÓ would include the New York Metropolitan Area, including the counties of New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester.

Everything else would be relabeled Ò New AmsterdamÓ Ñ a direct nod to the stateÕ s Dutch roots Ñ and would comprise the stateÕ s remaining 53 counties, including Albany and those in the North Country. Ò This idea is not new,Ó said Bergener. Ò You can Google 100 different websites that support splitting the state and they all have different strategies.Ó It remains unknown how a potential split would effect each regionsÕ respective economies alongside the estimated 200,000 employees on the stateÕ s two payrolls, those directly controlled by the governor’s office and the other similarly-sized chunk employed by the independent public authorities and agencies who don’t report their payroll figures to the state, but lean on them for bailouts and financial support, including the State University of New York system and the New York State Thruway Authority.

A December 2011 study by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, for example, determined that New York City residents and businesses paid about $4.1 billion more to Albany in taxes and fees than the state returned in spending for education, health care, transit and other services in 2009-10. The number for the nearby suburban counties, said the study, was $7.9 billion more in taxes than came back in spending.

The extra $12 billion, according to the institute, went to prop up struggling upstate communities.

Local reactions

Ò From a state legislative perspective, it makes sense because there are so many more members from New York City and the surrounding suburbs,Ó said state senator Betty Little, who represents the 45th District that comprises most of the North Country.

The sheer numerical advantage of downstate reps largely influences the direction of policy decisions, said Little.

“But from a financial perspective, upstate would lose the benefit of the revenue generated downstate which supports educawhat is driving that emotion is important. When the people lead, the leaders will follow.Ó Douglas spoke too of the more regional approach to business development seen in the North Country in recent years, where growth for one area isnÕ t seen as failure for another.

While the survey pointed out strong regional confidence, Douglas pointed to other results that show just the opposite for the national scene. Issues such as soaring federal spending, high taxation and especially the Affordable Care Act have businesses believing that federal policies are getting in the way of business progress. Eighty-seven percent of respondents are very concerned with federal spending and debt, and believe both should be decreased.

Seventy-five percent believe that “Obama Care” will increase

NEW YORK tion, health care and roads and bridges.Ó Assemblyman Dan Stec said he hadnÕ t heard of the position when contacted at his office on Thursday, Feb. 20. Ò It certainly highlights the frustration that many people upstate feel towards the New York City agenda that is imposed on the rest of the state,Ó he said.

Hugh T. Farley, the long-serving state senator who represents Hamilton County, didnÕ t respond to our requests for comment and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, who represents Clinton and Franklin counties alongside St. Armand in Essex County, reached out to the Valley News to express regret that while she didnÕ t have time to study the issue extensively before this story went to press as a result of attending to the needs of her constituents in Albany, she looks forward to future discussions.

Future waves

UCC, for their part, is feeling optimistic: Ò We originally thought this campaign was a longshot, but considering the volume of email weÕ ve received this week, we think we have a better chance,Ó said Bergener. Ò It really depends on how many people contact their local representatives. I think we have a very good shot in three years.Ó The groupÕ s Facebook page boasts 130 members, up from 121 the same time last week, and offers a continuous stream of news from similar movements in other states, including coverage of an ongoing petition to divide California into six segments.

A change.org petition from an affiliated group urging Governor Cuomo, who has brushed off calls for state separatism in the past, to Ò Create a 51st state OR Free Upstate New York from NYC controlÓ appears to be gaining traction.

That had 5,003 signatures by the time this story went to press on Tuesday, Feb. 25, up from 4,600 supporters a week ago. their cost of doing business, and 67 percent believe it will either eliminate jobs or at the very least decrease job creation.

State political trends fared better, with 93 percent of respondents supporting Gov. Andrew CuomoÕ s proposed tax-relief ideas. Other state initiatives fared equally as well.

Well regulated extraction of natural gas from the Southern Tier, also known as Ò fracking,Ó received 83 percent support. Gov. Cuomo has yet to take a stand on the issue of fracking.

Plattsburgh Mayor Jim Calnon addresses a meeting of the North Country Chamber of Commerce at the unvieling of their annual Business Confidence Index. Beside Calnon is Greg MacConnell.

Photo by Shawn Ryan

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Country businesses. She said, too, that when she returned to Albany this week, she will be working toward an on-time budget for the fourth year in a row, a feat unprecedented for New York state.

Following their speeches the politicians took part in a spirited question-and-answer period with atendees covering a wide range of topics from education to allocation of state tax revineus.

In responding to a question about school funding, Stec chided the state for its approach to upstate versus downstate issues.

“Albany has a penchants toward the one size fits all approach, to treat the whole state like it’s one of the five boroughs,” he said.

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f following the white lines of the freeway is your style, then check out the following programs!

Agriculture

Spring Beef Week Wednesday, March 19 6- 9 pm Adirondack Meat Company 30 Commerce Drive Ticonderoga NY Topics: Peter Ward will provide a tour of the new slaughterhouse for farmers and describe

By Rich Redman the types of animals that he will purchase. Mike Baker will discuss Artificial Insemination (including synchronization and heat signs) advantages and disadvantages, Bull fertility checks, Feeding minerals. Peter Hagar will discuss handling facilities.

Speakers: Mike Baker NYS Beef Specialist, Peter Hagar CCE Clinton Co, and Peter Ward of Adirondack Meat Co. Preregister with Anita Deming 962-4710 ext. 409 or 0 ald6@ cornell.edu • 3rd Annual Organic Dairy & Field Crop Conference Holiday Inn, Auburn, NY March 7, 2014 Join us at one of the nation’s leading organic dairy and field crop conferences!

Keynote Speaker Gary Zimmer, president of Midwestern BioAg, will discuss how to build healthy sustainable soils for your farm.

We offer three different workshop tracks--Business Management, Dairy, and Field Crops--and a total of 12 workshops.

Workshops Include: Raising Healthy Calves and Replacements for Organic Dairy with Dr Guy Jordarski Wheat: Systems for Success with David Smith of Log City Milling & Lake Distilling Keeping Ò FamilyÓ in the Family Farm with Mike & Gayle Thorpe of ThorpeÕ s Organic Family Farm Registration is only $60 and includes a delicious lunch prepared from food donated from local organic farms.

• Grasstravaganza 2014: Pasture Soil Health Creates Wealth Ð Thursday to Saturday, July 17 - 19 Ð Morrisville State College, Morrisville - Speakers include Ray Archuleta, the NRCS Ò soil guyÓ from North Carolina, Jerry Brunetti of Agri-Dynamics, and Jim Gerrish, former University of Missouri researcher, writer, and now cattle rancher and consultant from Idaho. A Thursday evening dinner will kick-off the conference, and tours will be held on both Friday and Saturday afternoons. Visit http:// grasstravaganza.morrisville.edu for updates on the conference agenda and registration.

Conservation

Conversations

Fly Fishing

• Tree and Shrub Sales Essex County Soil & Water Annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale, Advanced Order Deadline March 17, 2014 Limited quantities available until April 25th, 2014 pickup date Cornell Cooperative Extension Center P.O. Box 407, 3 Sisco Street Westport, NY 12993 518-962-8225 or essexswcd@westelcom.com

Wildlife

The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is located at the corner of Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road in Whallonsburg, New York.

Built in 1915, the Grange Hall has been a center for the community in the Champlain Valley for many years.

• Friday, March 7 at 7 p.m.

Bird Language for All Seasons Join Connor Stedman in a rich exploration of the voices and behavior of birds. He will review the basics of bird language and then dive into how birds journey through the seasons in their strategies for survival. Knowing what to track in bird language and behavior across different times of year is a powerful tool for understanding ecology and revealing the hidden stories of the landscape. $8 suggested donation • Saturday, March 8 from 9a m-1pm Winter Bird Language and Behavior Field Class Connor Stedman will lead a half day field class exploring the relationship between bird language, tracking, and winter ecology. WeÕ ll put our bird language and tracking skills to the test and learn to read the language of the forest more deeply.

Come with eyes and ears wide open and your curiosity stoked for whatÕ s happening in the natural world, just two weeks out from the spring equinox. Cost is $25. Space is limited. Pre-registration required by email to lakeside5047@gmail.com) • Friday, April 26, 7 p.m.

Timber Rattlesnakes in Folklore and Fact The Timber Rattlesnake has long been feared and despised by many people. But scientific studies have shown them to be a complex animal; both predator and prey, solitary and social, and slow to reproduce but fast when striking. Learn more about this fascinating creature found at Split Rock Mountain among other places in New York, from the past when it was worth a $5 bounty through the modern era of legal protection.

Joe Racette of the New York State DEC and Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator will lead this program. His recent work has included projects on habitat connectivity, colonial water-birds, Peregrine falcon, BicknellÕ s thrush, and Timber rattlesnakes.

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.

COSTA FLY FISHING FILM TOUR on April 5 at the Center for the Arts in Lake Placid. The movie starts at 7 pm but the doors open at 6 pm so you can get a quality seat for this show.

This is a HIGH QUALITY FLY FISHING event that every bamboo and graphite rod, water whipping fly casting stream walker needs to see!

Tickets for this event are $12 each and can be purchased by sending a check payable to the Tri-Lakes Chapter of Trout Unlimited, at 749 Norrisville Rd, Schuyler Falls, NY 12985 Check out the website at www.thef3. com.

If you donÕ t want to leave home, have no desire to challenge the snow and ice, and would prefer to kick back and watch a movie then check out this great 6 minute film about a father and son living and fishing along the Ausable River in upstate New York. Jerry has been running the family business for 37 years and now Evan has stepped in to help out. Check out fly-fishing and the Ò The Hungry TroutÓ in Wilmington NY. flyfishing@hungrytrout .com

Wildland Fire Training

The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission will be hosting two annual fire line refreshers with NYSDEC Forest Rangers this year. They will be held on the following dates: March 7- 8 at 9 a.m.

If you do not have wildfire qualifications and would like to get certified please email Tyler Briggs for the training materials: (The S-130/ S-190 Field day www.albanypinebush.org, April 26 at 9 a.m.)

Tyler Briggs Fire Management & GIS Specialist tbriggs@albanypinebush.org (518) 456-0655 x1220 (Office) (585) 506-8675 (Mobile)

While fishing with friend, Clayton Smith, over February break, Brandon Tyrel caught this 35inch Northern Pike weighing 10 pounds out of Minerva Lake. This was Brandon’s third time ice fishing and he is now obsessed with ice fishing, hook line and sinker!

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saw the headline from a distance, and I rushed to grab a copy of the newspaper. The front page story featured a photograph of the old Firetower on Hurricane Mountain, which had been slated for removal along with the tower on St. Regis Mountain.

Cautiously, I read the story, Ò In a rare move, the state Adirondack Park AgencyÕ s Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to classify land beneath fire towers on St. Regis and Hurricane mountains as historic, which would let the structures remain and be restored.Ó APA approval had been confirmed, and according to the story; both of the mountaintop towers were to remain as Ò Historic Resources in company with other historic sites in the park including Camp Santanoni in Newcomb, the ruins of Fort St.Fredric near Crown Point, and John Brown Farm in North Elba.Ó The fire towers had previously been slated for eventual removal since Hurricane Mountain is classified as a primitive area and St. Regis Mountain is located in the St. Regis Canoe Area.

The DEC may use the towers for administrative purposes, in order to attach repeaters to the towers, to aid radio communications in remote areas.

Although I have connections with both sites, the Hurricane tower is truly a symbol of home. In Elizabethtown, the tower is omnipresent, and it remains as familiar to most folks as their own back door. I could see it while walking to school, or from the gas station where I worked, or the golf course where I played.

Over the years, I spent a lot of time on the summit of that peak in the company of family, friends and guests. As a teenager, it was always a familiar haunt, with a comfortable leanto at itÕ s base, and access available via two easy trails.

Both the leanto, and the old Firetower Observers Cabin have since been removed, but my memories of the place remain intact. As a teenager, I spent the summer working on a trail crew with the old Conservation Department. The job included clearing brush, moving stones, building bridges and restoring the phone line on the backside of Hurricane.

The leanto was my home away from home for the summer, and although it was only a fifteen minute motorcycle ride from town; it provided true freedom.

Our trail boss also served as the Firetower Observer, which left us pretty well to our own devices. Although we were rarely supervised, we managed to get the job done, and we had a lot of fun in the process.

The trail up the backside is currently in much rougher shape than I ever recall, and the route is now a bit longer, since motor vehicles can no longer drive to the site of the old ObserverÕ s Cabin.

Fortunately, the view from the mountainÕ s summit hasnÕ t changed much. There are obviously a few more beaver dams in the foreground and usually far more hikers on top, but the sun still rises over Lake Champlain to the east and it sets beyond the Great Range of the High Peaks to the west.

My memories of the place are the same, and whenever IÕ m atop the peak the only thing I forget is my age. Climbing a mountain has that affect. The climb up serves to reminds us of the aging process; but the view from the summit always brings out our youth Thanks to the efforts and dedication of the late Gretna Longware of Elizabethtown, and the many other Friends of Hurricane, the familiar, old gray steel firetower still stands, as do so many fond memories of the place.

On March 12, the state Adirondack Park Agency will hold a public hearing at their headquarters in Ray Brook to determine how to preserve the two mountaintop fire towers.

In October the state Department of Environmental Conservation released a draft unit management plan which outlined the agencyÕ s proposal to restore and allow for full public access to the Hurricane Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area in the town of Keene and the St. Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area in the town of Santa Clara.

Both of the towers have been closed to the public since they were discontinued for use as fire observation stations. The Hurricane Mountain tower was closed in 1979 and the St. Regis Mountain tower in 1990.

The APA is set to hold a hearing at 6 p.m. on March 12 to determine whether DECÕ s draft UMP is in compliance with the State Land Master Plan.

Public comment on the topic will be open until March 26.

The public comments will be presented to the APA board for a final decision at their April or May meeting.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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Friday, March 7

• Week of March 7 - 13

Too Tall String Band, Friday, March 7

LAKE PLACID — Bluegrass/country outfit Too Tall String Band to perform at the March installment of the Palmer Street Coffeehouse’s monthly event series. The trio, who first performed at the venue in 1984, are acclaimed for their trademark three-part harmonies and play multiple instruments, including guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, Dobro and hammered dulcimer. “There’s a certain chemistry that comes when a band has a history, and Too Tall’s got it,” said Palmer Street Coffeehouse Coordinator Jody Lawson. “They know their music and love the audience.” Palmer Street Coffeehouse, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 7pm, $10. Call 518-563-6920 for more info..

Image: The fellas blend in with their surroundings/Dave Brown.

Modern Grass Quintet, Saturday, March 8 ESSEX — Vermont-based bluegrass outfit the Modern Grass Quintet are said to be combination of some of the best regional players on the scene. The band includes former and current members of popular outfits the Bluegrass Gospel Project, PossumHaw and Breakaway. Organizers cheerfully enthuase that with backgrounds in jazz, swing and folk, “MGQ delivers a high-energy, risk-taking, contemporary and accessible sound that gets you jumpin’.” Whallonsburg Grange, 7:30pm, $12/$10/$5 (door/advance/kids). Pre-sale tickets are available at Dogwood Bakery in Wadhams or by snailmail: WCA, PO Box 54, Essex, NY 12936. For more info, visit thegrangehall.info or call 518-9634170.

Image: Modern Grass Quintet/Provided

Carlos Nunez, Thursday, March 13

PLATTSBURGH — Galicia-based bagpiper Carlos Núñez is slated to bring his signature blend of Spanish-flavored bagpiping to the North Country. Núñez, one of Galicia’s most revered artists, started playing the bagpipe at eight and has been called the tradition’s greatest piper. He is already known in Irish music thanks to his early adoption by the Chieftains — so close was his musical and personal connection, say the organizers, he was dubbed “The Seventh Chieftain.” Núñez’s music draws on influences that range from ancient and contemporary Celtic (with a unique Spanish swing) to Medieval and Baroque, and also borrows from the sounds and styles of the places where Galicians have settled, including Cuba, Brazil, Argentina and the United States: The Strand Theatre, 7:30pm, $25-$45. For more info, visit plattsburgharts.org or call 563-1604.

Image: Carlos toots/Javier Salas/Turismo de Vigo.

To submit an item for publication, visit the-burgh.com or drop us an email at northerncalendar@denpubs.com.

For additional information, call Pete DeMola at 873-6368 ex 213.

ESSEX — Join Vermont Wilderness School Director Connor Stedman in an exploration of the voices and behavior of birds. Organizers: “We will review the basics of bird language and then dive into how birds journey through the seasons in their strategies for survival. Knowing what to track in bird language and behavior across different times of year is a powerful tool for understanding ecology and revealing the hidden stories of the landscape.” Whallonsburgh Grange, 7pm, $8 (suggested donation).

PLATTSBURGH — Opening reception for “LaThoriel Badenhausen: Wise Blood” includes food, drinks and a lecture by the artist. Burkey Gallery and Winkel Sculpture Court, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. Runs ‘til March 31. 5pm, free.

PLATTSBURGH — Mayor Jim Calnon to guestbartend at First Weekend fundraiser: Pepper, 5pm. All proceeds from tips and 25% of the take swill be donated to the non-profit organization that seeks to enact a cultural renaissance in Downtown Plattsburgh.

PLATTSBURGH — Tony Kushner’s “A Bright Room Called Day” concerns a group of friends caught up in the events of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party in the early 1930s: Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, 7:30pm, $10/$8/$2 (general/faculty/ students). Runs through Sunday.

PLATTSBURGH — Capital Zen will perform: 10pm, the Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

PLATTSBURGH — Bluegrass/country outfit Too Tall String Band to perform at the March installment of the Palmer Street Coffeehouse’s monthly event series. See sidebar. Palmer Street Coffeehouse, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 7pm, $10. Call 518-563-6920 for more info.

SARANAC LAKE — Join the Tri-Lakes Humane Society’s “Cabin Fever Pawtay” to ameliorate the winter blues while raising money for a good cause. Includes drinks, food, dancing and hors d’ouevres alongside performances by Crowfeather and the Split Rock Band: 6:30pm, $10. The Waterhole..

Saturday, March 8 ESSEX — Connor Stedman returns to the Whallonsburg Grange to lead “Winter Bird Language and Behavior Field Class”, a half-day field class exploring the relationship between bird language, tracking and winter ecology. Organizers: “We’ll put our bird language and tracking skills to the test and learn to read the language of the forest more deeply. Come with eyes and ears wide open and your curiosity stoked for what’s happening in the natural world, just two weeks out from the spring equinox.” Space is limited and pre-registration is required: get involved by emailing lakeside5047@gmail.com. Whallonsburg Grange, 7pm, $25 ESSEX — Vermont-based bluegrass outfit the Modern Grass Quintet will perform following the afternoon’s lecture. See sidebar. Whallonsburg Grange, 7:30pm, $12/$10/$5 (door/advance/kids). Pre-sale tickets available at Dogwood Bakery in Wadhams or by mail: WCA, PO Box 54, Essex, NY 12936. For more info, visit thegrangehall.info or call 518-963-4170.

JAY — Local outfit Angel’s Share to perform. The guitar/keys/mandolin trio plays “classic tunes with a modern twist from artists like the Black Crowes, Kate Wolf and Townes Van Zandt as well as original songs.” Amos and Julia Ward Theatre, 7pm, $6.

LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Mountain Club to present lecture, “Climate Change: Causes, Problems,Impacts and Solutions,” by SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury Branch Campus Dean Dr. Steve Danna. This session, say the organizers, is for individuals concerned about our changing climate and interested in strategies to minimize climate change impacts for our generation and generations to come.

ADK High Peaks Information Center, Heart Lake, Lake Placid: 8pm, free.

PAUL SMITHS — Join Uwe Mester of Vermont Feldenkrais for a workshop designed to “lead awareness through movement lessons that will impact your upright posture as well as actions in all functional activities.” Through the session, say the organizers, participants will experience how you can have more power from an improved internal organization, thus enabling you to do less work. Sounds useful.

Stick around for a second post-prandial workshop that will explore the shoulder and its connections to the neck, rib cage and arms. Participants will focus their attention on differentiating and integrating the movements of the shoulder girdle with the arms, neck and rib cage. The result, says Mester, will be a release in tension and increase in range of movement and comfort with shoulders. Paul Smith’s College, Saunders Sports Complex, $25-$30, 10am-noon (first workshop); 2-4:30pm (second workshop) PERU — Elmore SPCA to host fundraiser screening of upcoming animated 3D family flick Mr. Peabody & Sherman at Cumberland 12: 9am, $12 (includes film admission, facepainting and popcorn). Cumberland 12, 18 North Bowl Lane.

PLATTSBURGH — Three bands, Linear North (psych/drone), Source of the Flow (garage rock) and psychedelic rock outfit the Average Looking Mullighans will perform at ROTA to celebrate the onset of March and coming of spring. This will be a louder show, say the organizers, so leave the earplugs at home and treat yourself to a healthy dose of tinnitus. ROTA, 50 Margaret Street, 6pm.

PLATTSBURGH — Champlain Valley Irish Dancers to perform at this pre-St. Patrick’s Day event. Includes dinner buffet from 4:00-6:00pm followed by the performance at 6:30 pm. Contact the Plattsburgh Elks Lodge 621 for tickets at 563-2100: $10-$20, 56 Cumberland Avenue.

PLATTSBURGH — Doom and Friends are on deck: 10pm, the Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

PLATTSBURGH — The Imaginarium Children’s Museum to host annual Imagination Ball. Visitors are encouraged to dress up as their favorite prince, princess or superhero. Organizers: “We’ll have our own princesses and superheroes ready to show everyone a wonderful time! We’ll make tiaras and superhero masks,test your limits with a superhero workout and pamper your princess with an up-do! There will be face painting, sandwiches provided by Subway, fresh fruit and vegetables and a delicious cupcake treat!” 11am-3pm, $10. For ticketing info, visit imaginationball.eventbrite.com/.

PLATTSBURGH — American Legion Post 1619 in West Plattsburgh to host North Country Honor Flight 2014 Curling Tournament: 8am, $40 entry fee. All proceeds go towards NCHF. Call 561-8706 for sign up at Post 1619.

ROUSE’S POINT — North Country Skating Club to present the Wonderful World of Skating, the organization’s 35th annual skating show: Civic Center Arena, 6pm, $5.

SARANAC LAKE — Local Celtic outfit Irishmore will perform at thie benefit for local charities. Beer, wine, soda and food will be available. Pre-sale tickets are available at Borracho Taco, Grizzle T’s, Ampersound, Jreck Subs and from members of event sponsors Whiteface Mt. Masonic Lodge #789. Harrietstown Town Hall, 7:30pm.

WILLSBORO — As part of the Willsboro Coffee House’s 20th anniversary celebrations, two members of the original group to perform at the venue, Alice Knight and Speedy Arnold, will make a musical appearance: 7pm, $5/$2 (adults/students).

Call 963-7772 for more info.

Sunday, March 9 PLATTSBURGH — Reality Check to host their 5th Annual Fame and Shame Awards, a time when Reality Check gives awards to local, state, and national champions who protect youth from tobacco imagery in media. Reality Check also gives shame awards to those who continue to let big tobacco on screen, on the airwaves, or in our print media. Today’s event includes a free screening of “Mr. Peabody and Sherman.” Cumberland 12, 12:30pm, film begins at 3pm.

ROUSE’S POINT — North Country Skating Club’s Wonderful World of Skating continues: Civic Center Arena, 1:30pm, $5.

WILLSBORO — Fourth Annual Climbing Competition at rockclimbing mecca the Crux. Organizers: “The Spring Thaw is an all-ages indoor climbing competition

comprised of two major components, a Youth Division (11:30am to 2pm) and the Adult Divisions (3pm to 5pm.) The adult divisions will be separated into Adult Open, Adult Advanced, and Adult Masters (for ages 50+). All participants will receive prizes for competing, with awards going to the Top 3 finishers in each division. Registration fee for competitors is $15 (for Youth Division) and $30 (for adult divisions). Visit climbthecrux.com for registration and event info.

Monday, March 10 ELIZABETHTOWN — Third of a six-session series, Living Healthy with Chronic Conditions, designed to help sufferers of chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and asthma, set their own goals and develop plans to improve their health and livlihood. Hand House, 8273 River Street: 12:30-3pm, free. Call 4961828 for details.

ESSEX — Start the week off on a limber note with a yoga class at Lake Champlain Yoga & Wellness: 4:30-5:45pm. Call 963-4300 for details.

Tuesday, March 11 KEESESVILLE — Gather ‘round at the Keeseville Free Library’s storytime. This month’s theme: the Noisy Barnyard: 10am. Call 834-9054 for more info.

Wednesday, March 12 PLATTSBURGH — Meet your fellow scrapbookers at the Imaginarium’s weekly beginners scrapbooking group. Held in conjunction with the Advocacy Resource Center and several local artists, each session will feature a guest instructor and participants are asked to bring a 12 x 12 scrapbook, photos or other mementos they wish to preserve alongside tools such as scissors, glue sticks and tape runners. Some supplies and a Cricut scrapbooking machine will be provided. RSVP by calling 518-563-0930 ext. 325 or via email: mclausen@cviarc.org. 4pm, free. 4709 State Route 9.

PLATTSBURGH — Open Mic Night at the Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518563-2222 for food and drink specials.

WADHAMS — Wadhams Free Library continues their series of illustrated talks by local residents with “Natural Vitality Stress Relief” with NEW Health’s Brian Trzaskos. Organizers: “The negative physiologic effects of stress include chronic pain, headaches, fatigue, insomnia, high blood pressure, acid reflux, heart disease, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders. While prescription drugs can be helpful, many produce side effects that are equally as disruptive to the original problem. Stress Relief programs like the one we teach at NEW Health are simple and effective using proven natural techniques that lower stress, increase vitality, and improve health and productivity at home and work.” 7:30pm, free

Thursday, March 13 PLATTSBURGH — Galicia-based bagpiper Carlos Núñez is slated to bring his signature blend of Spanish-flavored bagpiping to the North Country. See sidebar.

The Strand Theatre: 7:30pm, $25-$45. For more info, visit plattsburgharts.org or call 563-1604.

PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Alliance for Public Education to host free public forum, “Testing and the Common Core”, on March 13 at SUNY Plattsburgh’s Yokum Room 200. Guest speakers include Monty Neill, Executive Director of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, Eric Mihelbergel from NYS Allies for Public Education, Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class Size Matters and Carol Burris, New York State 2013 High School Principal of the Year. For more info, visit nysape. org. 6:30pm, free PLATTSBURGH — Join Dr. Teresa Mares, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Vermont, Burlington, for her lecture “Eating Far From Home: Migrants and Food Insufficiency.” Mowry Conference Room, Redcay Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, 2pm. Call 518-564-4010 for more info.

PLATTSBURGH — Lowell and Sabel from popular local rock outfit will perform: 10pm, the Monopole, 7 Protection Ave. Call 518-563-2222 for food and drink specials.

PORT HENRY — The Literacy Volunteers of Essex/Franklin Counties will host a tutor training for prospective volunteer at its main office in Port Henry. This twelve hour Basic Literacy training will give you the tools, tips, and strategies needed to help a student improve his/her reading and math skills. Sessions will also be held on the 13th, 20th, and March 27 from 1-4 pm. There is no fee and all materials are included. For more info, call 546-3008 or e-mail director@litvol.com. 3265 Broad Street.

SARANAC LAKE — Professional storyteller Karen Glass to present “Adirondack Stories out of the Past” at the Saranac Lake Free Library’s Cantwell Community Room. Bring soup or sandwich and enjoy desserts and beverages provided by the Hospitality Committee: 12pm, free. For more info, call 891-4190.

Farmer arrested for animal cruelty in Champlain

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com CHAMPLAIN Ñ A Champlain farmer was arrested Feb. 28 for cruelty to animals, when five cows from his herd were found dead, and many others were found to be malnourished.

Three of the living cows had to be euthenized due to their extrremely malnourished condition.

When they went to GuayÕ s farm to execute a search and siezure warrant, Clinton County SheriffÕ s Deputies found that one calf had just been born, and another in the barn was just hours old.

Deputies arrested Gerald Guay, 58, from 557 Rapids Road in Champlain for 39 counts of animal cruelty for the five dead cows, and 32 remaining cows which were suffering various stages of malnutrition, and the two calfs.

The 32 living adult cows were seized by deputies and transferred to ChazyÕ s Maple Shade Farm, where they are being fed and receiving medical treatment. The cost for the treatment of the cows is currently being born by the SheriffÕ s Department.

Guay was arraigned in the Town of Champlain court, and was sent to the Clinton County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.

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ENGINEER-METHODS Supervisor, Bombardier Mass Transit Corporation, Plattsburgh, NY. Plan, organize & lead the daily activities of Methods & Mfg engg team, determining priorities & reviewing tech drawings & descriptions to ensure the smooth flow of the production line. Mng the dvlpmnt of the assembly instructions process to improve efficiency & effectiveness.

Troubleshoot & rectify everyday problems rel to tech problems on the assembly line. Resolve TI (Tech issues) & review these with the on-site customer rep. Ensure team proactively engages in continuous improvements processes associated w/production processes, tooling & products & Tech Services processes. Dvlp new contract start-up activs incl line implementation & facility layout optimization. Participate in new contract design reviews w/ the design team.

Lead 3P workshops as reqd on specific production issues. Participate in bid activs & capacity analysis scenarios. Ensure Design failure analysis & Error Proofing processes are followed & implemented into Production processes & tooling. Reqs: Bach deg in Ind Engg, Mfg Engg or a rel discipline.

Mail resume specifying job title & Req #NY1015 to Attn: Brian Hughes, HR, Bombardier Mass Transit Corporation, 71 Wall St, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901

THE OCEAN CORP. 10840 Rockley Road, Houston, Texas 77099. Train for a New Career. *Underwater Welder. Commercial Diver. *NDT/Weld Inspector. Job Placement Assistance.

Financial Aid available for those who qualify. 1-800-321-0298.

MISCELLANEOUS SAWMILLS from only $4897.00MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. Instock ready to ship.

FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N ADOPTIONS PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Talk with caring adoption expert. Choose from families Nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby's One True Gift Adoptions 866-413-6296 Void In Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana ANNOUNCEMENTS SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB. Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door.

Anti-Slip Floors. American Made.

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14 SECTION OF 8' Pressured treated boat docking w/ latter, adjustable hight stands, excellent condition, Also 12x14 Floating Raft w/latter. 518-563-3799 or 518563-4499 Leave Message.

JOHN DEER X720 Tractor 120 hours 47 Inch snowblower 48 inch mower, cart, 7 bushel bagger w/ powerflow. Call 518-576-9751

AIRLINE CAREERS begin hereGet FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Financial aid for qualified studentsHousing available. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 866-296-7093

CAREER TRAINING

Juggling Your Budget? Advertise Small, Get Big Results! Call 518-873-6368

ANTIQUES WANTED Local 3rd Generation Dealer, Free Verbal Appraisals. Call Brian Bittner at (802) 272-7527 or visit http://www.bittnerantiques.com/ ELECTRONICS DIRECTV? 2 YEAR SAVINGS EVENT! Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. OnlyDirecTV gives you 2 YEARS of savings and a FREE Genie upgrade! Call 1-800782-3956 DISH TV RETAILER. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available).

SAVE! Ask about SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-8264464 FINANCIAL SERVICES $$$ ACCESS LAWSUIT CASH NOW!!! Injury Lawsuit Dragging?

Get cash. Rates low as 1/2 %-MO. 1-800-568-8321 www.lawcapital.com DIVORCE $550* No Fault or Regular Divorce. Covers children, property, etc. Only One Signature Required! *Excludes govt. fees. 1800-522-6000 Ext. 100. Baylor & Associates, Inc. Est. 1977

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DONATE A CAR - HELP CHILDREN FIGHTING DIABETES. Fast, Free Towing. Call 7 days/week. Nonrunners OK. Tax Deductible. Call Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 1-800-578-0408 DONATE YOUR CAR TO VETERANS TODAY! Help Veterans in need! 100% tax deductible! Fast Free pickup! 1-800-873-9730 Donate your car to Wheels For Wishes, benefiting Make-A-Wish.

We offer free towing and your donation is 100% tax deductible. Call 518-650-1110 Today!

TOP CASH FOR CARS, Any Car/Truck, Running or Not. Call for INSTANT offer: 1-800-454-6951

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$21 Car Insurance - Instant Quote - All Credit Types - Find Out If You Qualify - As Low As $21/Month.

Call (888) 296-3040

WESTAFF SERVICES We'll find the perfect employee and make you the hero!

Office /Clerical, Light Industrial Professional/Technical Managerial Call today 518-566-6061

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

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1980 18 ½ FT. Century Cuddy Cabin, 120 HP I/O, trailer, GPS depth finder, down rigger, plus. $2400 OBO. 518-963-8220 or 518-569-0118 2001 SUPRA SANTERA low hrs., mint. Condition, great ski wake board boat, beautiful trailer included, $19,500. 518-891-5811.

2005 WHITEHALL SPIRIT rowing/sailboat. Classic boat, rare find. Must sell! Asking $4500 OBO. 845-868-7711 BOAT 1990 Supra Ski boat 351 Ford Engine, excellent condition w/trailer. $6,000. 518-637-1741

2007 STINGRAY BOAT 25' Stingray Cruiser, only 29 hours, LIKE NEW, sleeps 4, has bathroom, microwave, fridge, table, includes trailer, stored inside every winter. (518) 570-0896 $49,000

$1000/WEEKLY** MAILING COMPANY LETTERS - $384/Day** Typing Ads Online! - $575/Weekly** Assembling Products - www.HiringHelpWanted.com

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HELP WANTED LOCAL American Management Association, an international not-for-profit membership based organization that provides a broad range of management education services to individuals and organizations is looking for (10) full time Business Development Specialists in Saranac Lake. The BDS will focus on generating new revenue by cultivating and establishing relationships with new customers and dormant accounts through sales of corporate seminars and memberships. Starting salary is 32K plus immediate commission incentives. Successful candidates will be eligible for full time benefits at the completion of 3 months. At this time candidates will also be eligible to fill Regional Account Manager - Public Seminar vacancies.

The average compensation for seasoned Regional Account Managers in our Public Seminar Division in 2013 was in excess of 60K. HS graduate or equivalent, some college preferred. Three or more years of business experience, two years of sales and high volume telephone experience in a sales environment preferred. Energetic candidates willing to learn a new career in sales with a positive attitude and stable employment history should also apply. For complete job description and to apply visit AMA Careers on our website, www.amanet.org. An EOE/AA employer. M/F/D/V ADA compliance organization.

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Contents of homes, businesses, vehicles and real estate.Bid NOW! AARauctions.com Lights, Camera, Auction. No longer the best kept secret.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 1968 Launch Dyer 20' Glamor Girl, Atomic 4 inboard engine, 30HP, very good cond. Safe, reliable, spacious, ideal camp boat. Reasonable offers considered. Located in Essex, NY. 802-503-5452

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CARS 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 CASH FOR CARS and TRUCKS. Get A Top Dollar INSTANT Offer!

Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208 CLASSIC 1973 CAMARO, 350 Auto, V-8 Engine, original 55,000 miles, $12,000, very good condition. 518-359-9167 DONATE YOUR CAR to Veterans Today ! Help those in need ! Your vehicle donation will help US Troops and support our Veterans!

100% tax deductible Fast Free pickup! 1-800-263-4713 GET CASH TODAY for any car/truck. I will buy your car today.

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236.............Altona/Mooers 251.................North Creek 293.......................Saranac 297...............Rouses Point 298...................Champlain 327.................Paul Smiths 352..............Blue Mt. Lake 358...............Ft. Covington 359................Tupper Lake 483........................Malone 492.................Dannemora 493.................West Chazy 494................Chestertown 497.................Chateaugay 499.....................Whitehall 523..................Lake Placid 529...........................Moria 532..............Schroon Lake 543..........................Hague 546.......Port Henry/Moriah 547........................Putnam 561-566...........Plattsburgh 576....Keene/Keene Valley 581,583,584,587 ..............Saratoga Springs 582....................Newcomb 585................Ticonderoga 594..........Ellenburg Depot 597.................Crown Point 623...............Warrensburg 624...................Long Lake 638............Argyle/Hartford 639......................Fort Ann 642......................Granville 643.............................Peru 644............Bolton Landing 647.............Ausable Forks 648..................Indian Lake 654.........................Corinth 668...............Lake George 695................Schuylerville 735.............Lyon Mountain 746,747..........Fort Edward / Hudson Falls 743,744,745,748,761,792, 793,796,798. . . .Glens Falls 834....................Keeseville 846..........................Chazy 856.............Dickerson Ctr. 873....Elizabethtown/Lewis 891..............Saranac Lake 942......................Mineville 946..................Wilmington 962......................Westport 963...........Willsboro/Essex

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247.......................Brandon 372....................Grand Isle 388...................Middlebury 425......................Charlotte 434....................Richmond 438...............West Rutland 453.......Bristol/New Haven 462......................Cornwall 475.........................Panton 482....................Hinesburg 545...................Weybridge 655......................Winooski 658....................Burlington 758........................Bridport 759.......................Addison 654,655,656,657,658,660, 860,862,863,864,865,951, 985....................Burlington 877...................Vergennes 769,871,872,878,879 ..................Essex Junction 893...........................Milton 897....................Shoreham 899......................Underhill 948..........................Orwell 888....................Shelburne

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GET CASH NOW for your Annuity or Structured Settlement. Top Dollars Paid. Fast, No Hassle Service!

1-855-512-9227 REVERSE MORTGAGES -Draw cash from your home & eliminate mortgage payments.Free catalog.

Government insured. FHA & VA Purchase & Refinances. 1-888660-3033 All Island Mortgage.

NMLS #3740 FOR SALE 2002 COACHMAN MIRADA self contained, 24,840 miles, clean & runs great, Asking $16,800. 518846-7337 3-WHEEL EZ ROLL 38"x54", tong 33", ideal for motorcycle or car, $350.00. 518-643-8643.

535 LPS Country & Pop, all in sleeves, some jackets are shelf worn, excellent condition. $1200 for all. Call 518-645-0130 CM 2000 TRAILER 38"x54", tong 33", ideal for motorcycle or car, $350.00. 518-643-8643.

COMPUTER CABINET/WORK DESK. Accommodates entire system. Storage and file drawers. Excel. condition. 60"W, 22"D, 53"H. Pd. $1800.00. Sell $250.00 518962-2799.

FRIGIDAIRE 6500 BTU'S AC unit, $200; Consolidated Dutch West wood stove $500; 1 man Pontoon boat $300. 518-708-0678 Kirby Sentria Vac Cleaner, incl shampoo kit, paint sprayer, all attach. Barely used, paid $2400, a steal at $1,000 FIRM, must see. 518-546-4070

WEDDING DRESS, White wedding dress, worn once, excellent condition, size 16. Call or leave message, $300. 518-546-3084 WOLFF SUNVISION Pro 28 LE Tanning Bed, very good condition, $700.00. 518-637-1741 FURNITURE QUEEN PILLOW TOP mattress set, new in plastic, $150.00. 518-5348444 VINTAGE 1940'S Rock Maple Table with 6 Chairs & Buffet, Excellent Condition. $600. Call 518576-9751.

GENERAL !!OLD GUITARS WANTED!! Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch.

1930-1980. Top Dollar paid!! Call Toll Free 1-866-433-8277 "Unsecured" Business Loans. "Up To $2.5 Million". All Existing Businesses. Any Credit - Fast Funding.

Call Now! 1-888-906-3008; www.Capital-Resources.com $21 CAR INSURANCE - Instant Quote - All Credit Types Find Out If You Qualify - As Low As $21/Month. Call 1-888-250-5440 $21 Car Insurance - Instant Quote - All Credit Types - Find Out If You Qualify - As Low As $21/Month.

Call (888) 287-2130 AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Housing and Financial aid for qualified students.

Job placement assistance. Call AIM 866-453-6204 AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid for qualified students Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-686-1704

WELL PUMP GOULD, 1 hp,.

Call 518-576-0012

CASH FOR CARS, Any Make or Model! Free Towing. Sell it TODAY. Instant offer: 1-800-8645784 CASH FOR CARS: All Cars/Trucks Wanted. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Any Make/Model. Call For Instant Offer: 1-800-864-5960 CASH PAID- UP TO $25/BOX for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! 1 DAY PAYMENT & PREPAID shipping. BEST PRICES! Call 1-888-776-7771. www.Cash4DiabeticSupplies.com DIRECTV $0 Start Costs! 150+ Channels $7.50/week!

Free HBO/Cinemax/Showtime/Starz+HD /DVR +NFL Sunday Ticket! Call 1800-983-2690 DIRECTV, Internet, & Phone From $69.99/mo + Free 3 Months: HBO Starz SHOWTIME CINEMAX+ FREE GENIE 4 Room Upgrade + NFL SUNDAY TICKET! Limited offer.

Call Now 888-248-5961

WINTER BOOTS Creekside, size 7M width, Tan, Suede/Rubber, rated -20 below, brand new in box, never worn. $100 new first $49.

Call 518-354-8654

Dish TV Retailer-SAVE! Starting $19.99/month (for 12 months.)

FREE Premium Movie Channels.

FREE Equipment, Installation & Activation. CALL, COMPARE LOCAL DEALS! 1-800-309-1452

Paintball guns w/ accessories $199.

Beautiful handcrafted 36" Cherry table w/tree base $377. 518359-7401 RANCH MINK Coat, Black, size 12, seldom worn. A-1 condition.

New $2000, Asking $700 OBO. 518-420-8719 SOLE F-65 TREADMILL, low hours, $800. Call 518-576-9751 TWO TOOL BOXES full of Snap-on Craftsman Tools $2500 OBO Call 518-728-7978 or Email pparksfamily@gmail.com

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FREE DIRECTV $0 Start Costs!

150+ Channels $7.50/week! Free HBO/Cinemax/Showtime/Starz!

Free HD/DVR! We're Local Installers! Call 1-800-211-0681

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OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

VIAGRA 100MG or CIALIS 20mg 40 tabs + 10 FREE! All for $99 including Shipping! Discreet, Fast Shipping. 1-888-836-0780 or PremiumMeds.NET

TICONDEROGA DOWNTOWN OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT, customized for your use, available March 1st, $550/mo + utilities.

518-585-9173 Days or 518-5478730 Evenings.

Go to www.denpubs.com and place an online paid classified paid ad (Northern or Southern zone). You will be entered into a drawing for a $150 Gift Certificate to the Fun Spot, Glens Falls, NY. Excludes all free ads, The more ADS placed the more entries earned! Winner will be announced in April 5th edition.

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Free Installation, Hopper DVR and 5 Free Premium Movie Channels!

Call 800-597-2464 TOP CASH PAID FOR OLD GUITARS! 1920's thru 1980's. Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D'Angelico, Stromberg, and Gibson Mandolins/Banjos.

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IF YOU UNDERWENT TESTOSTERONE THERAPY for LOW-T and suffered a heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism or a loved one died while undergoing Testosterone therapy between 2000 and present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-5355727 IF YOU USED THE BLOOD THINNER PRADAXA and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or a loved one died while taking Pradaxa between October 2010 and the present. You may be entitled to compensation.

Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-5355727

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GRANTOR Fawthrop, D Karp, Joseph and Deborah and Chatzky, Herbert DECD M&T Bank

GRANTEE Wawrzoszek, A Parisi, Philip

LOCATION Schroon Newcomb

Sec. Housing & Urban Jay Development Drake, Allan Terrell, David K and Eden North Elba Essex County Smith, Lewis and Sandra Crown Point Fleury, Clifford R Somaini, Anthony and Jon. Lewis Brown, Michael and Elaine Abodeely, Adam and Gina North Elba Bedell, Reginald ESQ and Cutting, A Tammac Holdings Corp.

Moriah Vincent, Jeremy and Cassandra Vincent, Jeremy and C. Wilmington Florence Maningo Family Trust Houghton, Billie Jean Essex Kroll, John and Dorothy Kross, John Jay Lawrence Homes Corp Cole FD Elizabethtown LLC Elizabethtown Dygert, Gerald and Ellen Goodman, Thomas Chesterfield Moore, Clorinda Essex County Westport Pinter, Marlie B. Essex County Elizabethtown Pinter, Marlie B. Essex County Elizabethtown Murphy, William C Barnes, Brandy L Elizabethtown Clinton Clinton

Jacquelyn & Kevin Tetreault Frank Ciesla Jr Harold Relation Bonnoe Lee Rabideau Thomas Peryea Mousseau Properties LLC Charles Delise Brandy Myatt William & Leita King Roswell Beeman Evelyn Vera Douglas & Helen Brown

Nicole & Kellen Clukey Mary Glen, Brooke Chamberlain Dennis & Penny Relation Richard McKee, Cynthia McKee Donald & Heather Sheppard Jeffrey & Theresa Latinville Kimberly Bailey Gerald Menard Joseph & Robin Wawrzynski Giroux's Grain Farms LLC Rebecca Fox Lynn Scarborough, Lynne Donaldson

Beekmantown City of Plattsburgh Beekmantown Beekmantown Altona City of Plattsburgh City of Platsburgh Chazy Beekmantown Champlain City of Plattsburgh Peru

PRICE $5,000.00 $80,000.00 $75,370.17 $197,100 $28,421 $4,500.00 $2,900,000.00 $82,748.00 $1.00.00 $180,000.00 $8,025.00 $897,000.00 $160,000.00 $53,701.00 $80,985.00 $26,000.00 $120,000.00

$170,000 $148,000 $26,000 $14,000 $20,000 $45,000 $165,000 $15,000 $287,000 $230,000 $97,500 $70,000

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LOGGING LOGGING, LAND CLEARING, Forest Management. Highest Rates on all Timber. Double Rates on Low Grade Chip Wood.

518-593-8752 WILLIAM THWAITS LOGGING is looking to purchase and harvest standing timber of all species. Will pay New York State stumpage prices. Many references available.

Call Wiliam Thwaits 518-593-3263 WANTED TO BUY

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RENTALS

REAL ESTATE SALES 10 ACRES FREE! Buy 30-Get 40 Acres. $0-Down $188/mo. Money Back Guarantee, NO CREDIT CHECKS Beautiful Views. Near El Paso, Texas. 1-866-882-5263 Ext. 81 www.SunsetRanches.NET Pinehurst, NC Area, 2 Bedroom Condo, Originally $186k, now $99,500.00 with Owner Financing, In a 100 year old Cotton Mill, with all amenities, Call Marc at Iron Horse Properties, 910-206-1881.

Sebastian, Florida Affordable custom factory constructed homes $45,900+, Friendly community,No Real Estate or State Income Taxes , minutes to Atlantic Ocean. 772581-0080, www.beach-cove.com.

Limited seasonal rentals COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

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.

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT at Willsborough Business Center, 3922 NYS Rt 22, Willsboro. 2 spaces, 564 sf and 362 sf (storefront). Site of Willsborough Bowling Center and Ricks Pub and Restaurant.

Contact 518-572-3036.

CASH for Coins! Buying ALL Gold & Silver. Also Stamps & Paper Money, Entire Collections, Estates.

Travel to your home. Call Marc in NY 1-800-959-3419

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CASH PAID- up to $28/Box for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. 1-DAY PAYMENT. 1-800371-1136 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 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 APARTMENT RENTALS

MORIAH 1BR apt $495. (5973584) Clean, Laundry, references and security required.Pay own utilities. Small pet ok. No smoking.

RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ALL INCLUSIVE. Meals, transportation, activities daily. Short Leases.

Monthly specials! Call (877) 2104130 HOME RENTALS 2-3 BEDROOM HOUSE for rent $950/mo. Includes heat, hot water, electric, cable & WIFI. Located at 7510 Court Street, Elizabethtown, NY. For more info call Elaine Cantwell 518-524-3455 ROOM RENTALS

3 COUNTY LAND LIQUIDATION! Upstate NY. 21 TRACTS, 5 TO 147 ACRES FROM $14,900. SO TIERCATSKILL MTNS- CAPITAL REGION! State Land, Ponds, Streams, Views! G'teed buildable!

Special financing & incentives! Call for free info packet 1-888-7011864 www.NewYorkLandandLakes.com 6 PROPERTIES ON PAYNE LAKE for the first time ever. Starting at $99,000. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888-683-2626 DEAL OF THE WEEK- 10acres $24,900 or $318/month! Borders State Land, woods, views, Southern Tier NY! Town road, G'teed buildable! Call: 888-905-8847 or newyorklandandlakes.com DEAL OF THE WEEK. 10 acres $24,900 or $318/month! Borders State Land, woods, views. So. Tier NY! Twn rd, G'teed buildable! Call 1-888-701-1864 or www.newyorklandandlakes.com NEW YORK STATE LAND SALE: 5 Acres w/ Utilities.: $12,900. 6 Acres w/ Trout Stream $24,900.

6.6 Acres, Adirondack Cabin $19,900. Best Quality Land in Years! Call 1-800-229-7843 NEW YORK STATE LAND SALE: 5 Acres w/ Utilities.: $12,900. 6 Acres w/ Trout Stream $24,900.

6.6 Acres, Adirondack Cabin $19,900. Best Quality Land in Years! Call 1-800-229-7843 New York State Land Sale LAND GETAWAY BARGAINS 10 acres, Salmon River & Pulaski Area: $13,995, 39 Acres. 1 Mile Extreme Riverfront: $89,995, 71 Acres.

Oneida Lake Timberlands: $69,995 Discount Cabins Starting @ $200/month - Any Site! CALL Christmas & Associates: 1-800229-7843. Owner/Broker PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DIVORCE $349 - Uncontested divorce papers prepared. Includes poor person application/waives government fees, if approved. One signature required. Separation agreements available. Make Divorce Easy – 518-274-0380.

AUTOMOTIVE $21 Car Insurance - Instant Quote - All Credit Types - Find Out If You Qualify - As Low As $21/Month.

Call (888) 291-2920.

2 BR/1.5 BA, House share, $750/room/month, annual lease, price includes utilities & membership in Green Mansions Tennis & Swim Club, near Gore & Lake George. Seniors, quiet people or vacationers preferred 518-494-3870 caeri@aol.com

Drivers: $2,000.00 Sign-On Bonus! Home Nightly! Albany, NY Flatbed! CDLA, 1yr. Exp. Req. Estenson Logistics Apply: www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642 Heating And Air Conditioning Technician Jobs Available!

Fast Track, Hands On, Certification Training Provided.

GI Bill Eligible. 1-877-994-9904

Juggling Your Budget? Advertise Small, Get Big Results!

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MORRISONVILLE, NY 4 BR/2.5 BA, Single Family Home, 1,920 square feet, built in 1998, Colonial Cape, attached 2 car garage, gas fireplace, finished basement, large fenced in backyard with above ground swimming pool on corner lot. Located in Morrisonville in the Saranac School District. Great Family Neighborhood. $229,500 Call 518-726-0828 Dfirenut@gmail.com

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March 8, 2014