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Nobody likes a school bully

Local schools roll out anti-bullying efforts

Lawmakers react to executive budget

Lots to like, lament in spending plan, say North Country lawmakers

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — Lawmakers are now unpacking Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget, which he formally rolled out last week.

The proposed $152.3 billion spending plan contains a number of heavy-duty proposals, including free state college tuition, deep investments in clean water infrastructure and a $1 billion increase in public school education funding.

“This year’s budget raises up the middle class and advances our progressive values, all while continuing our record of fis-

cal discipline,” Cuomo said.

The plan also comes with a tax cut for middle and highincome earners, a measure the governor said would save six million households an average of $250 next year and $700 annually when fully effective.

Other measures include voting reforms, legalizing ridesharing upstate and broadening insurance coverage for drug treatment programs.

Total state operations would clock in at $98.06 billion, which is under the state-mandated cap.

The state is facing a deficit of $3.5 billion. Cuomo said the only way to bridge the gap is by a three-year extension of the so-called millionaires tax, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. >> See Executive Budget | pg. 9

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Local educators rally against Trump education pick

stoneÊ building

Town officials conversing on transforming the abandoned Heyworth/Mason Park stone structure into a community asset

PERU — Ever wonder what’s inside the tall stone structure in Heyworth/Mason Park?

Nothing, at least for now.

Peru town officials are in the process of forming a committee to turn the threeTeah story building into some type of commuDowling Writer nity hub.

Last week, the town board juggled ideas, such as putting in some type of museum or interpretive center.

Utilizing some space toward offices for town officials, like the town historian, could be another possibility, said Supervisor Pete Glushko.

“We want to look at everything,” he said. “But first we need to get people involved to come up with a plan.”

During that meeting, no one stepped up to spearhead the committee. Councilman Donald McBrayer, who was away on vacation, said he’d be willing to step up to the plate.

“I would love to find a use for that building,” he said. “We’ve been discussing it for awhile now, but it’s just been sitting there since the flood.”

The three-story stone structure located in the heart of Heyworth/Mason Park used to be a saw mill, and later, apartments. In fact, the entire area used to be known as Heyworth

North Country lawmakers are unpacking Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget, which he rolled out Jan. 17. The proposed $152.3 billion spending plan includes deep investments in infrastructure, a middle class tax cut and free tuition at all state schools. Cuomo is pictured here speaking in Plattsburgh on Monday, Jan. 23.

Trump-DeVos agenda ‘designed to harm public schools,’ say education advocates The Heyworth/Mason Park three-story vacant building might be turned into something of use for town residents. Ideas, so far, include a museum or interpretive center.

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PLATTSBURGH — According to local educators, there are quite a few failing grades on Betsy DeVos’ report card.

Holding placards that read slogans like “Save Public Education, Keep the Grizzly Out,” a number of regional teachers unions and education advocacy groups rallied last Thursday to protest President Trump’s pick to chart the nation’s education policy.

Village, which contained over 100 living units, until a flood hit during the summer of 1998.

Being located nearby the Little Ausable River, the sub-community was wiped out, except for the building that still stands today.

The land was dubbed as a floodplain — meaning the town cannot make any developments that could become debris if another flood were to take place.

So, town officials decided to convert the area into a park about five years ago. The building remained untouched, for the most part, as it’s only used for storage.

Due to the environmental conditions, the ground level cannot contain anything that could cause debris in a potential future flood, said McBrayer. But the second and third floors are fair game.

‘A FORCE FOR GOOD’ “I’m afraid she’s going to privatize education,” said Plattsburgh resident Barbara Thomas. “Which would deprive many people — who may be disabled, impaired, or in poverty — of education they need.”

Thomas said that one of the biggest issues in public education right now was the shortage of teachers, and she was afraid DeVos could steer away people wanting to enter the field.

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Members of the Beekmantown girl’s varsity basketball team stand with members of the Kowalowski family during halftime of their Jan. 16 game against Northern Adirondack. The basketball program hosted a special night to raise funds for former student-athlete Morgan Kowalowski, who was recently involved in a car accident, suffering two broken legs and a compound fracture in her hand. Through the Paper Airplanes for Morgan fundraiser, the night raised $905 with people buying paper airplanes and flying them towards half court, with the closest planes to the center of the court winning prizes. Those wishing to donate further can visit gofundme.com/morgans-road-to-recovery.

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Voters greenlight BCSD $18 million capital project

District obtains enough support to move forward with multiple improvements

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — Beekmantown Central’s $18 million capital project is officially a go.

Last week, local taxpayers gave Beekmantown Central officials the greenlight, with a 471-230 vote, to move forward with improvements to all four schools.

“I’m definitely ecstatic that the capital project was passed,” Superintendent Dan Mannix said. “It was a wise decision and it’s really going to affect everyone.”

Outdoor sport offerings will double. Each building

will receive sweeping improvements — such as main entry and technology enhancements — and four new classrooms and labs will be added.

Students in Beekmantown Elementary, for example, will be able to dine in a new cafeteria. Also, the disabled students will no longer have to venture upstairs to learn since that classroom is going to be swapped with a music classroom downstairs near the school’s entrance.

A tech lab in the middle/ high school will be transformed into a large group instruction area for up to 200 students.

Local taxpayer Mary Ann Castine Sorrell said this particular addition is one of the reasons why she voted in favor of this project.

“That is a brilliant idea,” she said. “My kids, especially my oldest, are going to be able to be exposed to a college-like classroom.”

Castine Sorrell has three

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children in the district – one in middle school and two in Cumberland Head Elementary. “My kids will be there for years to come, so they’ll all be exposed to this change and all the other changes to come.”

FOR THE COMMUNITY Castine Sorrell said she’s looking forward to the improvements that’s going to affect her personally, such as the construction of new ten>> See Capital Project | pg. 5

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es, football is on my mind as I write today on Championship Sunday as four NFL teams battle for the chance to represent their conference in the Superbowl. My childhood team lost last weekend, but I love the game and will still be glued to the set and rooting. But today I’m also thinking about the activities of the last few days as our nation dealt with the Inauguration of President Trump.

So many images and comments from the past weekend leave many Americans with mixed emotions on how to interpret what we saw, heard and witnessed.

Let’s start with the national media. Over the last eight years it’s been widely accepted that the media tends to lean to the left, thus playing the role of defending the previous administration. Mr. Obama made it clear that organizations like FOX News leaned overtly right and thus went out of its way, offensively, to attack his administration and its policies.

As we move forward it would seem evident that those roles will now be reversed. If that is what we witness over time, and the jury is still out, we would have further truth of clear media bias thus jading what we can believe coming out of either side.

The reason for saying the jury is out is the same reason I urge individuals to give the new president time to show his true intent before assuming, as many have, that he is the next Hitler.

Clearly everyone has the right to their own opinion and their right to protest, but as I look at the country’s landscape on social media I see so many friends, neighbors and even family on both sides, still fighting about an election that is now long over. President Trump was sworn into office and I can’t even begin to imagine what four years of this continued fighting will do to our country and our children.

Ben Carson said it best when he commented that wishing President Trump’s Administration fails badly is like wishing the pilot of the plane in which you are flying crashes.

This version of America is not the one my family handed down to me.

Throughout life optimism, hope and a can do attitude was always front and center, both at home and at school. >> See ALEXANDER | pg. 9

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The Adirondacks and Jack Ma L China’s

ast week, government and busiCOMMENTARY ness leaders from around the world met in Davos, Switzerland to attend the annual World Economic Forum.

Every year, Davos provides a venue to discuss the vital economic interests of our world and offer solutions to some of our And his 30/30/30 initiative largest economic challenges.

One of the forward thinking speakers at Jay White the forum was Jack Ma, founder and exColumnist ecutive chairman of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. Mr. Ma, being China’s wealthiest individual, may at first be an unlikely source of tangible economic advice for those of us living in Essex County.

But I believe further scrutiny of his ideas may be worth considering.

Mr. Ma’s relevance to our local economy appears to be three fold.

First, he has invested in the region by buying the former Rockefeller preserve, Brandon Park. His purchase of this 28,000 acre tract was for the purposes of conservation, becoming one of the largest land stewards within our Adirondack Park.

Second, he is among the new “Agri-Tech Nerds” in China, where technology titans are making significant investments in agriculture.

These “nerds” seek to use technology to reshape the economics of food production and find more affordable ways to bring quality food to market.

Third, he is a true believer in the future. Last week in Davos, Ma said “the next 30 years are critical for the world,” suggesting that we are halfway through the latest technological revolution.

The last 20 years have been about the development of technology, he said, whereas the next 30 will be about dealing with “the implications of this technology.”

Within the next 30 years, Ma suggests we need to focus on the 30 year olds

Bill Gates

— the internet generation. He believes they will be the builders of our world, bringing about more significant change than we have seen in a generation. And because nearly two thirds of all jobs are created by small businesses, he suggests we need to focus on businesses with less than 30 employees.

For Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County, the connection between these ideas and our local economy could not be clearer. First, consider the mission of the CCE system: “Cornell Cooperative Extension puts knowledge to work in pursuit of economic vitality, ecological sustainability and social well-being. We bring local experience and research based solutions together, helping New York State families and communities thrive in our rapidly changing world.”

Mr. Ma’s 30 years, 30 year olds, 30 employees vision appears, unwittingly, to be playing out here in Essex County in the re-emerging agricultural sector. And the CCE mission is helping play a part in supporting this trend.

Young farmers are gravitating to our area with a significant commitment to sustainability and entrepreneurship. This tech savvy generation of small business owners is demonstrating the Ma theory in real time. In starting innovative farming operations in our area, these “agri-preneurs” are demonstrating that agriculture is once again becoming an important industry sector in Essex County.

Moving forward, CCE is committed to providing the most advanced support necessary to help our local agricultural producers become regional and statewide leaders. Through the creation of more agricultural small businesses and corresponding jobs, we can make Essex County more economically sustainable.

Through the development of a new five year strategic plan, CCE is committed this year to identifying the most significant needs of our local agricultural community. One action already taken is the hiring of a new fulltime agriculture educator who will provide our farmers with the most current and valuable information available.

With Mr. Ma’s 30/30/30 guidance in mind, CCE is poised to help lead Essex County agriculture to new heights.

Jay White is president of the Board of Directors for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County.

Sun to host Boreas Ponds debate

Local media outlets to host debate Feb. 2 at Schroon Central to weigh what comes next in Boreas Ponds land classification process

SCHROON — Following the hottest land use debate in decades, the Sun Community News is partnering with the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Adirondack Explorer to host a debate on the future of land use discussions in the Adirondack Park.

The debate will be held Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Schroon Lake Central School Auditorium at 6 p.m.

We’ve invited representatives from a wide variety of stakeholder groups to sit on the panel, including the Adirondack Park Agency, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, BeWildNY, Access the Adirondacks, Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, as well as local officials and residents.

The Adirondack Park Agency last fall conducted a series of public hearings across the state to solicit public comments for State Land Master Plan classification proposals.

Chief among the parcels was the recently acquired Boreas Ponds Tract in Newcomb and North Hudson, Essex County.

The hearings on the 20,543-acre tract drew thousands of comments on how the state agency should classify the newly-acquired former timber lands, widely anticipated to be the last in a series of large-scale acquisitions.

Now that the public comment period has ended, and as the APA weighs the evidence before recommending a package to the governor, the forum is your chance to listen to experts weigh-in on what comes next.

This is not a forum for advocacy — all sides have represented their viewpoints— but rather is designed to explore the broader ramifications for land use policy in the Adirondack Park, including flaws in the classification process, as well as any other issues that haven’t been examined during the contentious debate.

The forum will be jointly moderated by the Sun Community News, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Adirondack Explorer.

For more information, contact: John Gereau, Sun Community News 518-873-6368 ext. 213 | john@suncommunitynews.com Peter Crowley, Adirondack Daily Enterprise 518-891-2600 ext. 22 | pcrowley@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Phil Brown, Adirondack Explorer 518-891-9352 ext. 22 | phil@adirondackexplorer.org

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North Country schools working to curb all kinds of bullying

Students making videos, participating in school efforts for prevention and acceptance

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Makayla Provost stood in front of a video camera and held up a sign: “Why should I be alive?” it said.

Five years later, the former Beekmantown Central School student doesn’t regret making that video for the first-ever ISAB (I Stand Against Bullying) video contest in honor of a close friend.

“I personally was never bullied in school, but my friend that I was very close to had been bullied a lot,” said Provost, who is 13. “It got so bad to a point where he attempted suicide.

“My friend [Jonathan Graziane] and I thought that making a video would be a great way to show kids how much bullying can affect somebody and that it needs to come to an end.”

THROUGH A VIDEO LENS The yearly contest was created by Champlain Valley Educational Services and the Regional Taskforce Against Bullying to promote anti-bullying efforts in schools across the region.

The videos feature various bullying scenarios — including a student calling another names and knocking a tray out of their hands— and how to solve them, along with how to portray certain positive school behaviors such as perseverance and self-control.

Besides Beekmantown, several schools all over the North Country have participated in this effort, including Northeastern Clinton Central School, who’s now working on a new video for the March 9 showing.

The video is going to be created by the Cougar Ambassadors — an organization of 20 students dedicated to promoting a school environment.

NCCS Superintendent Robb Garrand said the club is in the process of creating a script to show the harmful effects of bullying.

“Bullying is a hot topic,” he said. “And we’re taking every measure possible to stand up against it.”

BE AWARE Almost one out of every four students report being bullied during the school year, according to the National Bullying Prevention Center, and those students are at an increased risk for poor school adjustment, sleep difficulties, anxiety, depression and even suicide.

The children most likely to be targeted, according to the same source, are ones of a different race or sexual orientation.

Other differences, such as being overweight or disabled, can lead to mistreatment – physically, verbally or emotionally.

CVES Health, Safety and Risk Management Supervisor Jeff Sisson said the region’s numbers of students being bullied is lower than the national average. Sisson didn’t have an exact percentage since the questionnaire differs each year.

DON’T EXCLUDE Sisson, however, said he has noticed an increase in acts of exclusion this past year for reasons unknown to him.

Several school districts, like Peru, have noticed this upcoming trend and are already making efforts to seize it.

Last year, the Peru Central School District rolled out the Buddy Bench system that teaches kids how to be compassionate, instead of hostile, toward other children.

How the Buddy Bench works: when students don’t have someone to play with, they’ll sit on one of the benches in the hopes another child will ask them to play.

“Exclusion is an early form of bullying,” said K-2 Principal Michelle Rawson. “If we teach them to accept others now, they’ll be more likely to engage one another in the future.”

CVES EFFORTS The region alone has been coming up with different ways to teach kids the importance of respecting one another.

Besides the video contest, Sisson, with the help of CVES and the Regional Taskforce Against Bullying, put on the firstever youth empowerment summit where about 170 students from 15 school districts participated in workshops on bullying prevention.

Now on a monthly basis, those students are working toward improving their schools environment through activities based on a different topic each month.

Last month, kids learned how to pay it forward by helping people with little tasks, such as holding a door open for someone else. Next month, kids will learn how to honor everyone’s differences.

“I’m not aware of this happening anywhere else in the country,” Sisson said. “We’re committed to taking all the steps needed to prevent bullying in our schools.”

Make a video today!

Close to 700 people attended the first show, including contestants and their families, teachers, school administrators, representatives of local social services agencies and community members to view the winning and honorable mention videos on the big screen, celebrate the achievements of all contestants, and to rally against bullying in schools and in the community.

The 6th Annual ISAB Awards will take place March 9 in the E. Glenn Glitz Auditorium at SUNY Plattsburgh.

All video entries are due by 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 27.

For questions or comments, contact Sisson at 518-561-0100 ext. 358 or visit https://www.cves. org/isab/.

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CORRECTION In “New docks weigh down city budget,” printed in the Jan. 21 edition of The Burgh Sun, it stated that “though the $50,000 purchase cost was covered by an anonymous donation, it’s going to cost $35,000 to transport the docks from Fort Edward to Plattsburgh — and an additional $75,000 for installation.” The $35,000 transportation cost is included, along with installation costs, in the $75,000 figure — it is not additional. Recreation Superintendent Steve Peters would also like to note that “councillors were aware of additional costs before approving the purchase in mid-December,” and that the expense was known prior. Peters would also like to reiterate what was noted in the article, that the initial $50,000 purchase cost was covered by an anonymous donation.

Plattsburgh students make UVM dean’s list PLATTSBURGH — Lindsey Gonyea and Emily Sola, both of Plattsburgh, have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont.

To be named to the dean’s list, students must have a gradepoint average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

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Besides those additions, anyone will be able to utilize the new multi-use soccer and football field and renovated outdoor track.

“It seems like the school has taken on a responsibility to give back to the community,” Castine Sorrell said. “It’s basically become the city center for Beekmantown and it keeps improving all the time.”

To better access the campus and all of its offerings, the district included several traffic safety updates, including new crosswalks and modifications to parking areas.

‘EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION’ But not everyone voted for the ambitious plans.

Plattsburgh resident Michelle Mosher, who’s the parent of a Beekmantown 10th grader, said she didn’t vote. But she was aware of the price tag.

“That’s a lot of money,” she said. “I would hate to see my taxes go up.”

That is not the case, said Mannix.

About 80 percent of the project is going to be covered through the state. All the district’s capital reserve — $500,000 — is going to be used. The remainder will be

Beekmantown to take out $1 million bond for salt storage facility Residents eager to get rid of salty drinking, cleaning water supply

By Teah Dowling

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BEEKMANTOWN — The salty issue facing the community today is one step closer to being addressed.

Last week, the town board unanimously agreed to take out a $1 million bond to start construction on the new storage facility, which will cover the 50-foot exposed salt and sand pile on Spellman Road.

The $500,000 grant awarded by the state last fall will go toward the debt payment. The rest will come from the taxpayers at a cost yet to be determined by the town, said Supervisor Dennis Relation, unless other grant funding becomes available.

“The board is concerned and we are responding,” Relation said. “We want to move ahead to come to the bottom of this issue.”

This mountain of sediments has been the target of blame from several residents for their salty drinking water.

“There’s obviously a problem,” said Kevin Sponable, who lives on Ashley Road. “Something needs to be done about this.”

Sally Yanulavich, who voiced concerns back in September, made a second appearance at a town council meeting last week to demand updates.

“Nothing has been done,” she said. “And I still have salty water.”

Yanulavich said most of her neighbors along Haynes Road have been foaming at the mouth.

West Chazy resident Joe Fredette, who lives across the road from Yanulavich, said he’s one of the few lucky ones who haven’t tasted salt in his drinking supply.

At least, not yet.

Supervisor Dennis Relation said the town is in the midst of forming a plan to identify the most affected areas and take action before this problem spreads.

That action plan could include testing wells and surveying residents on their water supply.

Town officials hired AES Northeast to spearhead this effort.

Once a plan is developed, which is anticipated to be completed sometime in early February, it has to be approved by the state and Clinton County Health Department, said Relation.

Testing wells all over Beekmantown is more than likely going to be part of that plan, said Relation, along with finding out where the salt is coming from, which is a toss up between the large sediment pile and the road.

Besides Yanulavich’s and Sponable’s properties, signs were put up late last year at the Beekmantown Recreation Park and Pavillion to not drink the water since it was also found to be contaminated with salt.

Relation said his hope is to terminate this issue before it becomes worst.

“We’re not going to drag our feet,” he said. “But we need to get more information in order to move forward.”

The town is encouraging any residents who are facing these same issues to approach the board.

Once the bond is secured, the town plans on opening up bids for construction on the salt and sand storage facility. Relation said he anticipates construction to start this May and end in September.

For more information or updates, visit www.townofbeekmantown.com. peeled from savings allocated toward previous infrastructure projects.

“There will be no cost to the taxpayers,” Mannix said.

“So, it’s a true win-win for the community.”

With voter approval, Mannix said the district can start the design phase, which should be completed by this September. Those plans and sketches will then be sent off to the state Education Department for approval.

If everything goes as planned, construction is anticipated to start in June 2018 and end in September 2019, said Mannix. Everything should be in place by the end of that year.

More details of this project can be found at www.bcsdk12.org. For any questions or concerns, contact the district office at 518-324-2998.

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‘Six Over Seventy’ nominations sought PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Senior Citizens Council is seeking nominations for awards at the first annual “Six Over Seventy” recognition dinner, scheduled for May 24.

The program is designed to honor some of Clinton County’s many vital and engaged older citizens.

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The event is being organized by the Chapel Hill Foundation, in conjunction with United Way of the Adirondacks, Clinton County Office for the Aging, Senior Citizens Center of Clinton County, JCEO, and the Foundation of CVPH. The planning committee welcomes nominations of individuals who exemplify the qualities described above.

Nominees could include, but are not limited

to, individuals who have made significant volunteering commitments, people serving as devoted advocates on issues relevant to senior citizens, those who continue to work in the public interest beyond usual retirement age, and those notable for being role models to others.

To nominate by phone, call Patti at the Senior Citizen Center at 563-6180 or Crystal at Office for the Aging 565-4620. Deadline for nominations is Feb. 15.

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Peru hall of fame nominations requested

PERU — The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.

The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on the school or achieved an outstanding contribution to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served or contributed to Peru CSD in some capacity and must have been retired for at least Park Building five years. << Continued from | p. 1 Deadline for applications will be March 22, 2017. ApCheryl Remillard and Lois Roberts walk past the buildplications may be picked up ing with boarded windows almost every day on the trails at the high school office or in the park. downloaded from the district “It would be nice if it’s functional,” said Roberts. web site at perucsd.org.

“It’s a beautiful building,” Remillard added. “It would be nice if it would just be restored.”

Both liked the idea of a museum or interpretive center.

NYS Conference of “Something for our youth would be great,” Roberts said.

Mayor’s 8th grade “Something to engage everyone would be even better.” essay contest Glushko said everything is in the preliminary stages as of right now, including the ideas tossed around by the returns town officials.

PLATTSBURGH — The “It’s not something that’s going to happen overnight; New York State Conference it’s going to be an ongoing conversation throughout the of Mayors (NYCOM) is invitcourse of the year,” he said. “But I’m sure with whatever ing all eighth grade students we decide, it will be a wonderful asset to the park.” currently enrolled in a school Anyone interested in joining the committee can call the located in a city or village in Peru Town Hall at 518-643-2745.

New York State to participate in a statewide essay contest addressing the topic, “If I Were Mayor, I Would . . .”

Three winning essays will be selected.

The first place winner will receive $150, second place $75 and third place $50.

The first place winner along with their parents, teacher and mayor will be invited to the NYCOM Annual Meeting in May in Saratoga Springs and be recognized at the annual luncheon. In addition, the winners will be featured on the NYCOM website and in the Municipal Bulletin magazine.

The contest deadline is March 8.

For more information, contact Jennifer Purcell at 463-1185 or via email at jennifer@nycom.org.

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“Frankly, we don’t have the resources to lose the millionaires’ revenue now and have this state function the way it should,” Cuomo said.

JUST THE START Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) said it’s too early to say how the proposed spending plan will ultimately shake out.

“This is all the start of the negotiation process, which will all be conducted by a handful of people in secret,” Stec said.

The lawmaker said he had early concerns about education aid — “It’s a very low number, but that’s something that will get handled in the negotiation process” — and the overall process, which saw the governor skirt the traditional State of the State address to lawmakers, instead opting for a series of local addresses across the state.

“The State of the State appeared to avoid contact with the legislature,” Stec said. “He met with senators in the Executive Mansion (Tuesday) afternoon. He did not meet with the Assembly at all. If you’re going to sit and negotiate with the legislature, I don’t know if that’s the best way to start the process.”

Stec said he likes the $2 billion slated for clean water infrastructure, which he called a “significant acknowledgement” of the state’s needs, which he said total $30 or $40 billion statewide.

The lawmaker also praised investments for the Olympic Regional Development Authority, which is slated to receive $12.5 million for infrastructure upgrades, and funding for invasive species protection, which is included in the $300 million slated for the Environmental Protection Fund.

Funds have also been reserved for the state’s Regional Economic Development Program, which Stec has paved the way for some critical projects in the region.

“I do think the governor has an affinity to the Adirondacks,” Stec said. “I think it’s great, and it’s real.”

(Cuomo visited Plattsburgh International Airport on Monday to tout the $38 million in planned upgrades as part of the spending plan.)

But some of the other big-ticket items in the proposed budget plan, including the $163 million free college tuition plan, will only increase spending, Stec said, noting the 4.4 percent increase in the state’s general fund.

“That means we’ve got to start pulling money out,” said Stec.

The lawmaker said he hasn’t unpacked the numbers behind the governor’s claim that the only way to bridge the gap is through extension of the millionaires tax. But, he said: “It’s more of a social statement by a Democratic governor than it is a financial reality game-changer.”

The state remains highly-taxed and heavily regulated, he said.

“That hasn’t changed in the past four years,” he said. “All the moves we’ve done, the problem hasn’t gone away.”

And the budget doesn’t make allowances for the loss of federal revenues if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, he noted.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Stec said. “As we get closer,

March 31 — it’ll get more and more real.”

Across the aisle, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay), who took office earlier this month, said he liked the middle class tax cut and increased education aid, and also hailed the governor’s proposals to build on fighting the opiate epidemic, including the creation of drug recovery “high schools” and crisis treatment centers alongside deeper insurance reforms.

Jones also stressed the continuing need for broadband.

“I’ll also hold the governor to his word to bring broadband internet access to all New Yorkers by 2018,” Jones said in a statement.

filling the deficit will be subject to debate.

“We have not gotten into those discussions at this point,” Little said.

The senator also hailed funding for invasives and $50 million for upgrades to state Department of Conservation campgrounds and recreational facilities in the Adirondack Park.

“Many of these need improvement,” Little said. “I think there’s a great thing in the budget.”

The state legislature has until March 31 to greenlight a spending plan.

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EYE ON EDUCATION State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) said her top priority is ensuring education aid for public school districts.

Cuomo said his proposed $25.6 billion for education spending is the most in his six-year tenure as governor.

“When you look at our spending over the past years, it has increased by 30 percent in just six years to the highest level in history,” Cuomo said. “The people of this state believe that education is a priority. I agree with them, and we’ve put our proverbial money where our mouth is, the highest level of education spending in history.”

But, as the New York State School Board Association pointed out, the actual amount of unrestricted school aid available to districts in the proposed budget is closer to $761 million.

“The budget includes an undefined $150 million ‘stabilization fund’ along with several funding categories earmarked for specific purposes such as pre-K and after school programs,” said NYSSBA Executive Director Timothy G. Kremer in a statement.

“We support these initiatives, but believe the funding allocated for them should instead be used to increase foundation aid,” Kremer said. “That would give school districts the flexibility to direct funds toward educational programs and services that would most benefit their students.”

NYSSBA opposes the governor’s proposal to repeal the foundation aid formula.

“The foundation aid formula was put in place to make state education funding more understandable, and to provide school districts with a predictable funding stream,” Kremer said. “Repealing the formula would eliminate both of these objectives.”

Little said the formula may have to be examined.

“We have to see how much is going into operating aid, which is in our foundation aid, and how schools are getting it,” Little said.

Aid based on enrollment may not be helpful for rural schools with declining numbers, Little said.

And regarding the free college tuition plan, Little said she was concerned how the proposal would affect private colleges, including Paul Smiths, which serve as economic engines of the community.

Tax relief, too, is always a priority.

“I don’t want to see any taxes being raised — I want to see them being reduced,” Little said.

Little said details on the proposed middle-class tax cut and

Hard work, a strong value system, fair play and self dependence was a winning formula in the America I was raised to believe. Protest and defiance will only bring more protest and even greater defiance and to what ultimate end? We are not at war with ourselves, or are we?

Will those who oppose the current Administration burn down the government as one protest speaker claims she dreams about? Would we really prefer to see this country destroyed rather than live in a country where the person you did not vote for is in office?

In my weekly writing I can assure you when the President’s polices for the country are enacted I will try to show why I am opposed or in favor of them as I’ve done during President Obama’s term in office. But in fairness know that I will always be in favor of what I think is best for the country regardless of party politics and will do my best to point out those who obstruct for the simple sake of obstructing.

Dan Alexander may be reached at dan@suncommunitynews.com.

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DanÊ LennonÊ returnsÊ toÊ leadÊ PeruÊ indoorÊ team State, national champ steps into coaching

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PLATTSBURGH — At the end of a race, you can find Dan Lennon looking over split times.

A few years ago, he would have been looking over them for himself, trying to figure out how to get the edge he needed to become a state and national champion.

Now, he is reviewing those times with members of the Peru indoor track and field team not as an athlete, but as their coach.

Lennon, who racked up his individual titles as a standout for the Indians and went on to be part of a national championship-winning Syracuse University cross country team, is now back and helping the next generation of Peru runners who not only get to see Lennon as a past great, but as an athlete still competing and striving for the top levels of the sport.

“I’m excited with how the team has all been working hard and they have been good at putting their success in their own hands,” Lennon said. “They all have been working hard and they have been maturing more and more.”

Ella Messner, who came out for indoor track for the first time in her racing career, said having Lennon has been a huge influence on her times and style.

“He’s tough,” Messner said. “The workouts have been pretty crazy but I think everyone is getting a lot better. I have friends on other teams who tell me how cool it is to have him as our coach. We’re pretty lucky.”

Messner added her first impressions of her new coach came when she was younger, watching her brother run.

“My brother raced against him a little bit — got destroyed by him,” she said. “He’s kind of a legend for runners around our school.”

While Messner was one of the athletes who knew Lennon’s story when he first started coaching, more and more have realized his position in the program.

There’s a plaque in the school lobby of my national championship and sometimes I’ll be sitting in the lobby and a kid will yell out, ‘hey coach, is that you,’” he said. “I think it helps for both of us that we both understand the sport and are experiencing the sport at the same time rather than me saying you have to do this or hit this time. I tell them they can do this to if they put in the commitment and hard work into it.”

During his time as a member of the Orange cross country team, Lennon started to get the coaching bug.

I always kind of thought it would be fun to coach,” he said.

“It’s always nice to give back to the sport and it’s almost more

Dan Lennon talks to members of the Peru indoor track team Jan. 21. Lennon, a state and national champion for Peru, returned to coach this season.

exciting — I know at times I am definitely more nervous as a coach.”

In returning to the North Country, Lennon started working with the Plattsburgh State cross country team as a volunteer coach. It was during that time that Peru Athletic Director Jason Brown came to him with an offer to coach indoor.

“I was very excited,” he said. “I can incorporate some of the stuff I learned in high school and college to work with several different athletes.”

Lennon said his philosophy as a coach is to motivate the athletes to feel the same way about the sport he does.

“I would like to see the culture be treated the same way as I treat it, which is my life,” he said. “This is a sport that is highly competitive, one of the most competitive sports in the world.

You want to see your Alma mater be successful and you want to see your records be broken.”

Currently, Lennon is not only coaching the athletes at Peru, but is also being coached as he prepares for the upcoming professional running season.

“It’s nice to be in a competitive mode and have a coach of your own while you are coaching athletes,” he said. “I under-

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stand both aspects because sometimes there are days that are not going well and days you just need rest rather than saying just suck it up, you can tell something is not right and you know something needs to change. It definitely makes me feel for the athletes more.”

For Lennon, this season will be followed by a break from coaching, as he will focus his sights on two goals: law school completion and a spot on the 2020 United States Olympic team.

“We are going to start with 15K races this year and maybe in the late fall do some half marathons then and throughout 2018,” Lennon said about his plans to make Team USA. “In 2019, we start to make the adjustment to marathon so in 2020 the goal is the marathon trials and if all goes well, running the marathon in Tokyo.”

All the while, Lennon said his old school and new athletes will be in his heart.

“I want to come back here,” he said. There are some eighth graders who I think are going to be great. If everything goes right and they stick with it, they could be very successful in this sport. I love doing this and I hope I will get to come back and continue working with these kids.”

PeruÊ hoopsÊ teamsÊ sweepÊ pastÊ AuSableÊ ValleyÊ inÊ CVACÊ inter-divisionalÊ play Boys basketball

while Jay Strieble scored 13, Dylan Trombley 10, Dewey Snyder 6, Matt Pelkey 3, Jerin Sargent 2, Mike Rollins 2 and Brayden Swan 2.

For the Hornets, Andrew Cutaiar had 13 points while Dan Piper and Tyler Phillips each scored 7 points. Ryan Courson, Zachary Bieber, Andrew Follmer and Rusty Pombrio each scored 2 points.

Peru 49, AVCS 42 CLINTONVILLE — Peru was able to control the tempo of play through the first three quarters as they scored a sevenpoint win over the Patriots Jan. 19.

Hunter Caron led the Indians with 12 points, while Jake Casey added 11, Bryce Trombley 10, Justin LaPorte 9, Perry Marvin 4 and Patrick Crowley 3.

Joel Martineau led the Patriots with 14 points while Branden Snow added 9, Dalton McDonald 7, Mason Douglas 5, Kobe Parrow 4, Ross Douglas 2 and Louie Perez 1.

Photos from this game, covered by sports photojournalist Jill Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews. com.

Ticonderoga 75, Saranac 50 TICONDEROGA — A 19-9 first quarter gave the Sentinels a cushion they would add to in a 15-point win over the Chiefs Jan. 19.

Evan Graney had 17 points to lead the Sentinels while Michael DuShane and Ethan Thompson each scored 11, Colton Huestis 8, Brett Mosier 6, Sam DuShane 6, Griffin Hughes 5, Hayden Scuderi 4, Sar Whitten 4 and Fahim Noor 3.

Logan Matthews had 12 points for the Chiefs with Nick Mather scoring 10, Luke Maye 6, Rory Patterson 6, CAmeron Duffield 5, Tyler Blair 4, Marcus Baisi 3, Nick Lebeau 2 and Issac Garman 2.

NAC 63, Beekmantown 44 ELLENBURG DEPOT — The Bobcats built upon their halftime lead with a 24-9 third quarter as they scored a win against the Eagles Jan. 19.

The Bobcat defense held the Eagles to nine points in each of the first three quarters.

Stephen Peryea combined 21 points with 18 rebounds to lead the Bobcats on both sides of the floor, while Cody Peryea had 17 and Brett Juntunen 7.

Nick Wilson had 26 points for the Eagles, while Keegan Munson had 10 and Ryan Nelson 5.

Seton Catholic 82, Chazy 26 CHAZY — The Knights jumped out to a 22-6 lead early and scored a division win against the Eagles Jan. 19.

Kevin Murray led the Knights with 35 points, while Neil and Philip Yang each scored 12 points. Tristin Turner added

Justin LaPorte 17 points, with Alex Sharon adding 4 points and Ajaya Eban 2.

McClain Dudyak scored 8 points for the Eagles while Brice Panetta and Paeyton Hilborne each scored 5, Bryan McAfee 4, Kyle Cahoon 2 and Alex Chapman 2.

Moriah 58, PHS 35 PORT HENRY — The Vikings held a 30-9 halftime lead as they earned a victory over the Hornets Jan. 19.

Joe Stahl scored 20 points to lead the Vikings in the win,

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Peru 52, AVCS 42 PERU — A 13-4 second quarter pushed the Lady Indians out to a lead as they were able to even their season series with the Lady Patriots Jan. 20.

Sam Spear led the Indians with 10 points in a balanced scoring night, while Kiersten McCarthy added 9, Ally Post 8, Lauren Lawliss 7, Kaylee Padron 6, Mackenzie Carpenter 4 and Mairead Lawliss 2.

Madison McCabe, who scored her 1,000-th career point in the Patriots first game against Peru, scored 14 points in this game, as Hannah Rondeau scored 10, Tressa Loreman 8, Nia Blaise 7 and Leah Shay 3.

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CHAZY — It’s nice to have experience on your side.

That is what the Beekmantown girl’s hockey program is looking to pull from as they prepare for the Section VII tournament, now less than a week away.

The Eagles (10-5-0) rely on a core of four seniors in goalie Taylor Laurin, Ashley Maggy, Abby Bone and Connor Lapierre.

Along with being part of the first to Section VII championships in 2015 and 2016, the quartet have also been part of very successful fall programs in Chazy soccer (Laruin and Lapierre) and Beekmantown volleyball (Maggy and Bone).

“They know how to dig deep,” Eagles coach Ray Guay said. “If you are a leader, you are going to have the troops around you and take care of business. All four seniors are good leaders and we are going to be leaning on them both on and off the ice.”

“I try to bring that same style of leadership to hockey from soccer,” Lapierre said. “I want the best for the team and I want to win sectionals and go onto final four for my senior year and bring it home.”

“We’re not use to losing in volleyball and we don’t like to lose here,” added Bone. “I know how bad it feels and my goal is to encourage everyone to do the best we can. It is our senior year and we want to go out strong.”

With three games left in the regular season, the Eagles feel they are starting to hit their stride on the ice.

“We were shaky at first but now we have gotten more comfortable and we are playing together a lot better,” Lapierre said. “We are definitely more comfortable as a team than we were at the beginning of the season. We have to keep our heads in the game and coming into each game wanting to play.”

“We have been playing up to the level of the better teams we have played and we are continuing to play at a high level,” said Bone.

“We have to keep working on our conditioning and making sure we are ready for backto-back games and games against tougher and deeper teams.”

“We are starting to get better as a team,” said Guay. “We just have to get better conditioning because we do not have a lot of depth so we rely on two lines. Our power play needs some work and we need to have some good, hard passing. When they move the puck with hard passes it makes them skate harder and faster.”

Beekmantown senior captain Abby Bone is hoping she can help lead her team to a third straight Section VII title in hockey, something she has accomplished already as a member of the Beekmantown varsity girl’s volleyball team.

Guay said the team has seen a more balanced scoring attack this season, as witnessed by their 5-0 win over Saranac Lake Saturday, Jan. 20, where Lapierre scored two goals while Bailey Carter, Kelsey Baker and Kirsten Villemaire all scored. Maggy and Bone each added assists, while Laurin made 15 saves in the win.

“We are getting goals from girls who have not been scoring in the past,” Guay said. “The

shots have gotten harder and they have grown in their knowledge of the game.”

In order to have a successful playoff run, the Eagles will also rely on their experiences against some of the best teams in the state and region.

“I think it has been great because we have had to step up our game and it makes us work harder and we have been able to prove that we are able to play with the stronger teams,”

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Lapierre said.

“It’s great for us,” added Bone on playing a strong non-league schedule. “It makes us a lot stronger as a whole. We played Skaneateles which is one of the best teams in the state and we did fine against them. It shows we are right there.”

Photos from this game, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

LadyÊ KnightsÊ earnÊ pairÊ of Ê winsÊ inÊ MVACÊ northernÊ divisionÊ playÊ v.Ê LPCS,Ê Chazy Moriah 45, PHS 24

Seton Catholic 44, Lake Placid 36

PLATTSBURGH — After a 27-8 opening half, the Lady Vikings were able to score a win over the Lady Hornets Jan. 20.

McKenzie Sprague scored 21 points to lead the Vikings, while Madison Olcott added 11, Lillian Perry 4, Hailey Crossman 2, Makayla Stockwell 2, Bailey White 2 and Emily Haase 1.

Shea Frady led the Hornets with 11 points, while Tenzin Pema scored 10 and Cierra Barnham 3.

LAKE PLACID — The Lady Knights outscored the Lady Blue Bombers 31-18 in the second half to earn a comeback win over Lake Placid Jan. 23.

“With Gretchen Zalis and Caileen Allen getting limited action in the first half we were able to get off to a great start and lead after the first quarter and at the half,” Lake Placid coach Jeff Potter said. “With Gretchen getting minutes in the second half she took over the game scoring 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the Knights. Nicole Bullock was able to knock down some shots from the outside as we tried our best to shut down Gretchen.”

Bullock finished with 14 points, while Allen scored 6, Rachel Racette 3, Hailey Mrunana 2 and Ella Archer 1.

Graci Daby led the Blue Bombers with 13 points, while Lindsey Rath scored 11, Camille Craig 8 and Laurel Miller 4.

“We had a great team effort tonight defensively and the trio of Graci Daby, Lindsey Rath and Cammille Craig sparked our offense,” Potter said.

Seton Catholic 50, Chazy 23 CHAMPLAIN — The Knights jumped out to a 23-8 halftime lead to defeat the Lady Eagles Jan. 18.

Gretchen Zalis scored 21 points in the win, while Cailene Allen added 11, Nicole Bullock 8, Rachel Racette 4, Madison Murnane 4 and Gabby Grant 2.

Mikayla Douglas and Olivia Rotella led the Eagles with 8 points, with Amelia Stevens scoring 3, Catherine Provost 2 and Mackenzie Chapman 2.

Justin LaPorte

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Chateaugay 35, Saranac 30

Peru 4, Saranac 0

CHATEAUGAY — An 8-2 second quarter proved to be the difference and the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Chiefs Jan. 23.

Alicia Cook had 13 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Kayla Myers scored 9 for the Chiefs.

Taylor Alexander added 8 points for Saranac.

PLATTSBURGH — Marissa Bushey led all bowlers as the Lady Indian keggler had a high game of 234 and series of 565 to help defeat the Lady Chiefs Jan. 23.

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DeAndre Watson of Plattsburgh High School clears the bar in the high jump. He would go on to win the event at the PSUC Fieldhouse Jan. 21.

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Beekmantown 4, PHS 0 PLATTSBURGH — Morgan Burnet had a high game of 256 and a 680 series as the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Hornets Jan. 20.

Alyza Agoney had a 549 series with 202 high game for the Eagles, while Kylie Hilborne had a 503 series with 201 high game and Cheyenne Reeves a 537 series.

Jessica Shaffer had a 477 series with 174 high game for the Hornets, with Nikita Stiffler adding a 460 series with 170 high game.

Boys bowling

Saranac 5, Peru 3 PLATTSBURGH — Matt Fall had a team high game of 227 and high series of 594 as the Chiefs scored a win over the Indians Jan. 23.

Nick Dorrance added a 588 series for the Chiefs, while Brett Ciolek was the top bowler on the night for the Indians, with a high game of 237 and a high series of 609.

Beekmantown 8, PHS 0 PLATTSBURGH — Three bowlers hit for over a 600 series as the Eagles defeated the Hornets Jan. 20.

Mitchell Trost led the way with a 230 high game and 625 series, while Jacob Deyo had a 604 series (221) and Austin Recore a 602 (212). Jordan Deyo added a 204 high game, while Dylan Seymour shot an even 200 high game.

Ryan Beebie had a high series for the Hornets, shooting a 232 high game as part of a 589 triple. Dustin McKinley was the only other bowler with a 150-plus game, rolling a 177.

Girls hockey

Beekmantown 5, Saranac Lake 0 CHAZY — Conner Lapierre scored a pair of goals as the Lady Eagles scored a shutout victory over the Lady Red Storm Jan. 21.

The Eagles scored three times in the opening quarter while the Red Storm did a good defensive job keeping them off the scoreboard in the second 15 minutes.

Kelsey Baker had a three point night with a goal and two assists, while Bailey Carter and Kirsten Villemaire also scored goals and Abby Bone had a pair of assists.

Taylor Laurin made 15 saves in the shutout.

Photos from this game, covered by sports editor, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com.

PHS 4, St. Lawrence 0

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ST. LAWRENCE — Abby Hay scored a goal in all three periods as the Lady Hornets shut out St. Lawrence Jan. 21.

Meghan Sullivan tallied a second goal for the Hornets in the second period, while the Hornets had assists from Micalli Johnson, Sydney Adolfo, Taylor Heywood and Avery Holland.

Corrine Smith earned the shutout in goal with 13 saves.

Beekmantown 6, Lake Placid 1 CHAZY — The Lady Eagles scored three goals in the each of the first two periods as they defeated the Lady Blue Bombers Jan. 20.

Kirsten Villemaire had a five point night with two goals and three assists in the win, while Bailey Carter added two goals and Conner Lapierre and Mackenzie Guay each scored one.

Taylor Laurin and Brianne Knight each made six saves in the win.

Boys hockey

OFA 3, Beekmantown 0 PLATTSBURGH — A three-goal third period turned the fates for the Eagles hockey team, falling to OFA Jan. 21.

Josh McCauley scored the lone goal for the Eagles in the opening 15 minutes of play, assisted by Christian Wawrzynski and Nathan Hebert.

Cole Harvey made 26 saves for the Eagles.

Photos from this game, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews. com.

Lake Placid 5, Beekmantown 4 PLATTSBURGH — After scoring four goals in the opening period, the Blue Bombers watched their lead evaporate until Bjorn Kroes scored late in the third to give the Blue Bombers a win over the Eagles Jan. 17.

For the Eagles, Nathan Trombly scored two goals while Josh McCauley and Keenan Regan each scored one. Christian Wawrzynski and Nathan Herbert each had two assists, while Cole Harvey made 26 saves.

PHS 3, Saranac 1 PLATTSBURGH — The Hornets opened with two goals in the first period of play as they scored a two-goal win over the Chiefs Jan. 19.

Paul Fine-Lease got the Hornets on the board just over six minutes into the game with assists from Tyler Reid and Gacvin Giroux. Five minutes later, it was Redi who was doing the scoring on assists from Grioux and Brendan Whalen.

In the second period, Casey Halloran scored on assists

PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac varsity indoor track and field program continued to keep their place atop the CVAC standings for a third straight meet, with the boy’s team scoring 208 points for a 128-point win over second place Peru.

The girl’s team scored 159 points, finishing 68-point win over Peru. PHS, Ticonderoga, Saranac Lake, Beekmantown, AuSable Valley, Seton Catholic and EKMW followed in the girls meet, while PHS also took third in the boys meet, followed by AuSable Valley, Ticonderoga, Beekmantown, Saranac Lake, EKMW and Seton Catholic.

Cameron Duffield and Desiree Dashnaw swept the 55 hurdles for the Chiefs to start the day. The Chiefs also won the boy’s 1,600 and 640 relays, while Andrew LePage and Heather Dutko swept the 1,600 and 1,500 races, respectively. LePage also won the 1,000 and 3,200 to sweep the distance races.

Rory Patterson and Shayne O’Neill took the top two spots in the 600 for the Chiefs, with Marcus Baisi winning the 300, Rachal Woodruff winning the 1,000 girls race. The Saranac girl’s team also won the 3,200 and 1,600 relays.

In the field, Eric Delutis and Tyler Blair took the top two podium spots in the long jump for the Chiefs, with Dashnaw winning the girl’s triple jump, Dan Utzler the boys shot put with Logan Thatcher, Kat Furman and Kylee Wiedeman sweeping the top three spots in the girl’s shot put.

Other winners in the boy’s meet included Daryn Nephew (Beekmantown) in the 55, Jason Moore (PHS) in the high jump and DeAndre Watson in the triple jump.

Girls winners included Jada Meadows (Saranac Lake) in the 55, Ella Messner (Peru) in the 600, Sue Sivakumaron (PHS) in the 300 and high jump, Enya Sullivan (Beekmantown) in the 3,000 and Haley Wright in the long jump with a personal best distance.

The AuSable Valley boy’s 1,600 relay team scored a win in the 3,200 relay, while the Ticonderoga girl’s team won the 640 relay.

Photos from this meet, covered by sports editor Keith Lobdell, can be found online at mycapture.suncommunitynews.com. from Whalen and Fine-Lease. Dean Dashnaw had seven saves over the first two periods, while John Dublanyk had one save in two shots and Nick LaDue finished out the game in net.

Michael Prenoveau scored the lone goal of the game, coming unassisted in the third period. Konnor Shea made 38 saves in the loss.

Boys swimming

AVCS wins pentathlon CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots scored a 59-point win over Plattsburgh High school to earn the CVAC pentathlon title Jan. 20.

In the individual scores, top honors went to Dalton Harney of Plattsburgh High, who scored wins in the 100 fly (57.23), 100 free (53.17) and 100 back (1:02.58).

Fourth place went to Seton Catholic’s Luke Moore, who had a third, two fourth, one fifth and one sixth place finish.

AVCS rounded out the top five with Aaron O’Neill, who had a sixth and eighth place finish.

Wrestling

Saranac wins Livemore Tourney ELLENBURG DEPOT — The Saranac Chiefs scored an impressive win at the Barry Livemore Wrestling Tournament Jan. 20, over a field that included CVAC rival Peru and host Northern Adirondack.

The Chiefs picked up wins in eight of the 15 contested weight classes, with Jordan Daniels (106), Bryce Smith (113), Noah Claussen (120), Andrew Rivera (138), Jacob Nolan (152), Sean Ahern (182), Joe Hardway (220) and Owen Rock (285) all having their arms raised in the last match of the day, Nolan was named the most outstanding wrestler in the upper weight classes.

Peru and NAC each won two weight classes, with Devin Blake (126) and Mason Maulding (195) winning for the Indians while Chad King (160) and Austin Trombley (170) earned wins for the Bobcats.

Peru 62, Beekmantown 16 PERU — Without wrestlers in four weight classes, the Beekmantown Eagles already faced a 24-point hole heading into their Jan. 17 matchup with Peru.

The Indians kept the advantage, scoring five wins by pin for Peru as Alijah Seymour (106), Connor Witkiewicz (113) and Devin Blake (126) and Mike Hayes (170) each gained six points for their team.

Also for the Indians, Logan Dubuque scored a 4-0 decision, Colin Hogan a 13-4 win, Quintin Jackson a 19-9 win and Mason Maulding a 4-1 decision win.

For the Eagles, Anthony Cartee (120) and Clay Watts (285) won by pin, while Kaeden Peryea scored a 12-0 decision win.

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Aisha Stanyon said her biggest concern was that DeVos would defund public education. “Where are we going to be without public education?”

“We need to make sure that everyone gets equal education, regardless of socio-economic class,” she said.

Gemma Urzech agreed.

“We have a moral obligation to be here,” Urzech said.

NYS AFL-CIO member and Special Assistant to the Secretary-Treasurer Fareed Michelen said that he disagreed with DeVos on a number of things, firing off a laundry list of concerns including her positions on gun safety, public education vs charter schools, her proposed voucher system, and more.

“We could see a depletion of resources,” said Michelen.

“Rural areas with lower education revenue could be harder hit than urban areas.”

Michelen said that receiving quality education should not be based on the economic status of residents, and public resources should go toward public schools.

“There are serious concerns that we have with the nomination,” Michelle Bushey, a local educator, told the gathered crowd last Thursday. “This is just the beginning.”

“We’re going to be a force for good,” said Dylan Smith, an organizer for 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers.

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DEVOS CONFIRMATION DeVos faced tough questions from a Senate committee last week during her confirmation hearing.

Democrats slammed the Michigan-born billionaire as unfit for the job, citing her lack of familiarity with the nation’s public education system.

Under stiff questioning from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), DeVos appeared to not understand federal civil rights law, according to the Washington Post.

The designate also appeared to waffle on if guns should be allowed on school grounds.

DeVos has lobbied for broader access to charter schools, including the use of taxpayer-funded vouchers, which puts her at odds with advocates for the public education system, who believe those policies take away funding and local control from public schools.

Like other Trump picks, DeVos has never held elected office.

A litany of education groups have questioned her record since Trump tapped her in November, including the National Education Association, who accused her of undermining egalitarian values.

“The job of the secretary of education is to support our students, especially the most vulnerable, to strengthen American’s public education system and to ensure equal access,” said NEA President Eskelsen García in a statement. “The TrumpDeVos agenda is designed to undermine that mission and harm our students and public schools.

“As a lobbyist and political donor, DeVos has consistently and systematically opposed that mission. For decades, instead of supporting public schools, she has led efforts in her home state of Michigan and across the country to dismantle and privatize public education.”

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LOCAL OFFICIALS RESPOND Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) appeared briefly at the event.

“We’re very concerned,” he said. “We will be vigilant.”

Jones said he is a strong public school advocate, and does not support the voucher system or privatization.

The Plattsburgh City School District also sounded off on DeVos pick.

“The reasons which are typically offered in support of privatizing education through charter schools or voucher programs surround the claim that public schools are not fulfilling their constitutional obligation to provide an adequate free education,” Superintendent Jay Lebrun told the Sun. “Though this shortcoming is presumably real in certain places, it is not our situation. Rather, I believe that our district — as with all others in our region — provides an excellent education.

“Moreover, vulnerable student populations such as those from poverty, those who have special learning needs, and those who are English language learners are often cited by groups who favor the privatization of education as the intended benefactors of such privatization. But again, I view these constituencies as being extremely well-served in our district.”

‘I SAY NO’ Rev. Terrence Melvin, secretary-treasurer of NYS AFLCIO, delivered a passionate speech to protestors, calling for continued support.

Melvin said that “some union people voted the wrong way,” earning a laugh from the crowd.

“You know some of you voted wrong,” he said. “We’ve got to fight against those that fight against us everyday.”

And to DeVos: “I say no,” Melvin said.

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