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‘Stepping Out City to purchase For Your Heart’ new firetruck

annual event slated for Feb. 16 in P’burgh

Officials also renew feral cat contract

Need for foster families reaches ‘crisis’ levels

With drug abuse continuing to erode family support networks across the region, the need for loving homes is greater than ever, say officials

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — Social service agencies across the TriCounty region are desperately searching for foster families to take in the influx of children entering the system.

The need has reached a critical state, said John Bernardi, CEO of the United Way of the Adirondack Region.

“It’s a crisis,” Bernardi said.

Kids are now being sent out of the Tri-County region because there are not enough families, he said.

But officials in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties want to buck the trend and keep kids here.

DRUGS DRIVING NUMBER

In 2012, an average of 113 children were receiving services each month in Franklin County alone.

The number leapt to 146 by 2015.

The uptick is due to a constellation of factors. Unemployment and loss of income is one. But echoing national trends, substance abuse continues to be a leading culprit in family breakdowns, leading to abuse, neglect and abandonment. >> See Foster Families | pg. 7

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High School service club members collect goods for local food shelf, perform other community service efforts

BEEKMANTOWN — Talk about community spirit.

A handful of Beekmantown Central high school students donated a carload of food to the Beekmantown Food Shelf last week.

Teah Hannah LaFountain came up with the Dowling Writer idea.

“My mother [Town Clerk/Tax Collector Kelly LaFountain] told me that the town hall’s food shelf was low this year,” she said. “So, I thought it would be a good idea to help out.”

LaFountain pitched the idea to Kimberly Gadway, the school’s service club advisor.

“I loved the idea,” said Gadway.

LaFountain joined 20 classmates in placing collection bins [where] throughout the month of January.

Gadway said by the end of the fundraiser earlier this month, she had “carloads” of food to box and deliver.

“I couldn’t be more proud of these kids,” she said. “I was the lucky one who got the opportunity to work with them.”

The club takes on at least four community service projects each year.

Along with this food drive, students have collected coats for St. Joseph’s Parish in West Chazy and bottles for families in a

The need for foster parents is spiking across the North Country, said local officials, who are exploring avenues to navigate a shortage they have referred to as a crisis. Pictured here: Hannah and Bradley Provost, of Plattsburgh, with their two girls, who they fostered before their eventual adoption.

District receives almost $1.6 million to improve broadband, get devices into students hand Beekmantown High School students collected food for the local food shelf located at Beekmantown Town Hall last month.

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financial bind.

The next project, Gadway said, is yet to be determined, but the club is leaning toward participating in the Adopt-a-Highway program.

LaFountain said she enjoys pitching in to help the community.

“It really does feel great knowing that people who sometimes can’t afford food can come in and receive food for themselves and their family,” she said. “It’s a joy to help anyone in need of a little assistance.”

The club received high marks from Beekmantown High School Principal Justin Gardner.

“This club is a great way to showcase citizenship,” he said.

“And our students are doing great things for the community.”

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh City School District is in the process of incorporating the latest technology into classrooms through the state’s Smart Schools Bond Act. The district received almost $1.6 million last year to roll out this multi-phased project that will modernize technology for students beginning with fourth graders.

The first phase is a $1.1 million system upgrade for wireless networks in all five district schools.

Teachers will help the administration set the exact timeline, said Superintendent Jay Lebrun.

Twenty-five percent of the student and teaching body will be targeted in the first year, according to a presentation posted on the district’s website.

“The deployment of user devices will be staggered over a >> See Smart Schools | pg. 8

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Champlain resident to share story on heart attack ‘Stepping Out For Your Heart’ event to raise awareness on cardiovascular health

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — She awoke in the middle of the night with her chest throbbing.

Suzanne Bechard, 64 at the time, had noticed something strange just days before while exercising: her arms felt like “bags of water,” and flu-like symptoms followed.

On the night of her heart attack, Bechard didn’t go to the hospital — even after the pressure spread from her lower rib cage to her chest and down her left arm.

If it wouldn’t of been for a few colleagues, who the Champlain resident refers to as her “guardian angels,” she would’ve never went to the doctors and learned she had a heart attack.

“I didn’t feel any pain,” she said. “I actually thought it was my gallbladder — I had no clue it was my heart.”

Pictured above is the Executive Committee who organizes the event. (L-R first row) Jody Carpenter, Julie Kramer and Linda Bourgeois. (L-R second row) Kerry Haley, Tammy Bell-Martin, Rosemary Souza-Botten and Michelle Senecal.

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Bechard will share her story next week at Stepping Out For Your Heart, the annual event organized by the Foundation of CVPH to raise awareness of cardiovascular health for local women.

This event doubles as a fundraiser for CVPH to provide enhanced hcare for cardiovascular patients and community health screenings.

Last year, more than 100 local residents benefitted from this funding, according to the organization.

The event, said Michelle Senecal, an organizer, started three years after the American Heart Association stopped facilitating the “Go Red For Women” campaign in Plattsburgh.

“We took it on because we wanted to make sure women were aware of their heart health,” she said. “Our goal is to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.”

According to a survey through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronary heart disease accounted for 111 deaths per 100,000 Clinton County residents between 2013 to 2015.

The number in Essex, Franklin and Hamilton counties was slightly higher at 120 deaths.

Coronary heart disease, Bechard said, runs in her family. In fact, her older brother died from a heart attack at the age of 66.

“If I hadn’t been in the shape I was in,” she said, “I could’ve died.”

During the event, Bechard will issue pointers on preventing potential heart attacks, such as going to the doctors for anything out of the ordinary and routine bloodwork and screening.

Her biggest message to local women: “The golden years suck, but you just gotta keep moving.”

The night will also feature several other speakers, such as Luis Sierra of ADK Yoga in Plattsburgh, who will discuss the concept of mindfulness.

“These practices encourage people to connect with their experience as it occurs and to explore their choices in establishing healthier patterns of life, cultivating more wholesome qualities of mind and heart,” Sierra told the Sun in an email.

Last year, CVPH raised $14,000, said Senecal. They’re shooting for $19,000 this time.

“We hope people will come out and support our efforts.”

Stepping Out For Your Heart will take place Thursday, Feb. 16 at the West Side Ballroom on New York Road.

Registration begins at 4 p.m.

The event includes break out sessions with speakers, a heart-healthy dinner, silent auction and gifts for each guess. Tickets cost $50 for seniors and $65 for everyone else. RSVP’s must be made by Feb. 13. For more information, call 518-314-3359 or email msenecal@cvph.org.

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Gyms continue to swell following New Year’s rush Locals across the North Country determined to get fit this year

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — With the new year upon us, gyms across the North Country have been noticing an influx of individuals hoping to shed off some holiday weight.

According to survey released by Marist Poll in December, 10 percent of individuals across the country made a New Year’s resolution to get shed pounds this year.

Those weight loss seekers are flocking to gyms all over the North Country, including Powerhouse Gym in Plattsburgh.

Michelle Mosher, co-owner of the fitness establishment, said she started seeing new faces coming in the day after the ball dropped.

“Last month, we got about 100 new members,” she said.

“And that number is still steadily growing.”

But despite the increase, Mosher said she anticipates those numbers to plummet come March because people either lose incentive or feel as if their support network wanes.

“They’re always looking for a quick fix, but losing weight takes time,” she said. “You need to find your perfect fit in or-

der to stick with it.”

According to that same poll, 68 percent of Americans kept their New Year’s resolution.

The first thing you’ll need to succeed, Mosher said, is a goal.

Plattsburgh resident Chris Kaiser, who’s been Powerhouse Gym regular for years, said hers is to get fit for her daughter’s wedding.

“I don’t have an exact target weight in mind,” she said. “I just want to look and feel good.”

Seven percent of Americans, like Kaiser, made a resolution to improve their overall health.

Saranac resident Andrea McDaniel is part of that percentile.

The 25 year old is new to the whole gym scene, as she just started taking zumba classes at Powerhouse Gym. She said she intends on getting a regular membership to continue to improve herself both physically and mentally.

“I feel better after working out and that’s making me feel better mentally,” she said. “Plus, it’s also getting me out of the house and socializing a lot more.”

Joy Sarbou-Jubert, owner of the Global Fitness & Martial Arts Club LLC in Champlain, said while she hasn’t seen any new members yet, she anticipates that number to spike this month, especially in the fitness classes.

Sarbou-Jubert said she’s noticed a lot of newcomers flock

into her cardio and strength training classes: people tend to feel more comfortable when working out with others at similar levels.

Powerhouse Gym has seen the same trend.

“With fitness classes, it’s a smaller group working on the same things as you,” Mosher said. “So, it’s a lot less intimidating than going right out onto the gym floor for your first time.”

Getting started in a class session is just a recommendation from both gym owners.

What’s required for a successful lifestyle change, they said, is proper diet and exercise.

The key to success: taking what you love to do, like running or sports, and putting a positive spin on it, said Sarbou-Jubert.

“You don’t need a gym to lose weight,” she said. “All you need to do is be consistent and then you’ll see results.”

Morrisonville resident Josh Weiss set a goal this year to lose up to 50 pounds before heading to Disney Land in June. So far, the 26 year old has lost almost 10 pounds without a gym.

Instead, he exercises at home and keeps track of his food intake.

“I’ve lost weight before, but then I gained it back,” he said.

“I didn’t like where I was, so this time I’m going to stick to it.”

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CCRS to present ‘The Great American Talent Show’

Diverse group of seniors come together to put on talent show parody

By Teah Dowling

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CHAZY — Riley Roberts stepped out on the Chazy Central Rural School auditorium stage as Freddy Soderstrom, a one-man band.

During last week’s rehearsal, the senior performed “Stars and Stripes Forever” not with a backpack compiled of different instruments, but a single kazoo.

Roberts and several other seniors will be showing off their skills during “The Great American Talent Show” on Feb. 17 and 18.

“This isn’t an actual talent show,” CCRS Drama Club Advisor Kathryn Brown said.

“This is a play, basically a fun parody, of all the reality TV shows and their judges.”

This senior-class production will showcase a variety of talents, said Brown, from modeling to impressions.

Lindsey “Max” Barnaby and Delaney Garrant play the roles of Chuckie and Carlie Carlyle, comedians who tell knock-knock jokes

and riddles.

“Our jokes are so bad that it hurts,” said Barnaby. “We’re still hoping to get a few chuckles from the audience.”

While Barnaby, who’s participated in several school productions, is hoping to entertain the crowd.

Others, like Garrant, is just hoping to remember the lines.

“I’ve never done anything like this before,” Garrant said. “So, I’m terrified.”

For most of the cast, this is their first time stepping out on stage.

Most are not fulfilling a lifelong dream of performing in theatre, but are rather participating to keep the annual senior class production tradition alive.

“We have a really lazy class,” said Ed Bocker, who’s playing host Sonny Breckinridge, Sr. “So, there wouldn’t of been a play if it wasn’t for us.”

Bocker said he, along with other teaching assistants, was “forced” by Librarian Steven Patnode.

“I wasn’t given a choice,” Bocker said jokingly.

Others, like Kelsey Brown, said they didn’t

want the 100th year of the school’s existence to go without its annual senior production.

“It’s a tradition,” said the senior, who’s playing as judge Connie Grover. “And we didn’t want to let Mrs. Brown down.”

Despite the lack of experience, Kathryn Brown said she’s more than satisfied with this year’s cast.

“This is something completely out of their comfort zone,” she said. “So, I’m very proud of them no matter what.”

“The Great American Talent Show” will take place Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. The weather date will be Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.

Tickets cost $5. A reception will follow with free apples and ice cream sundaes. For more information, visit www.chazy.org.

Pop-up theater production slated for Feb. 10

Students to perform ‘Topdog/Underdog’ ahead of SUNY Plattsburgh Diversity Week

By Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — In honor of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Diversity Week, a group of local art lovers will stage two pop-up performances of the Pulitzer Prize winning play “Topdog/ Underdog.”

The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and Department of Theatre at SUNY Plattsburgh will present the Suzan-Lori Parks play on Feb. 10-11.

Organizers describe Top Dog/Underdog as “a dark come-

dic riff on brotherly love and family identity.”

The play follows brothers Lincoln and Booth as they cope with women, work, poverty, gambling, racism and their troubled upbringings.

“Topdog” will be directed by Julia Devine, co-founder of Outside Art and coordinator of the CCE, and Tevin Jackson, a recent SUNY Plattsburgh graduate.

Students Kendall Joseph and Malamin Conteh will co-star, with live bucket drumming by Jakeel Benjamin.

“I’m so grateful for this opportunity to delve deeply into work that I can really connect with,” said Joseph, who is also a Trinidadian singer and actor.

Conteh also said he is very grateful for the opportunity. “It’s been thrilling to take my acting to new heights with a piece

that really speaks to me.”

The first show is slated for Feb. 10 on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus, with the second performance booked at a venue called “The Storefront” on Feb. 11.

The Storefront — located at 131 Cornelia Street, across from Montcalm Avenue — is owned by local Peter Regnier, who donated the space for the free performance.

This production is the preliminary event leading up to SUNY Plattsburgh’s Diversity Week, according to a news release, which is scheduled for Feb. 25 through March 3. It’s also presented in honor of African-American history month.

Both performances of the play are slated for 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit plattsburgh.edu.

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City fire dept. to purchase new fire truck

Lawmakers approve purchase of $594,339 truck, renew feral cat rescue contract, vote to demolish Highway Oil building

By Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh City Fire Department will soon purchase a new $594,339 pumper fire truck and add an addition to their station on South Platt Street.

The purchase of the truck was approved by city lawmakers last Thursday. The halfmillion expense will come through the city’s 2017 capital plan — $5,666 less than what was originally allocated.

Fire Chief Scott Lawliss explained that the savings was made through discounts given by the manufacturer.

“The manufacturer made a concession to give us 2016 prices on a 2017 engine,” Lawliss said. He noted that the fire truck was originally priced somewhere around $600,060.

City Chamberlain Richard Marks estimated that the purchase will add approximately $49,000-50,000 per year to the debt service, adding that the truck is a 15 year asset.

Councilor Mike Kelly (Ward 2) said that he

was told by the fire chief that the new truck would replace a truck “in really bad shape,” noting that the department currently pays about $20,000 in maintenance costs.

The purchase approval will set in motion financial planning for a $175,000 addition to Fire Station 2, according to Lawliss — a process that has been ongoing prior to his appointment as fire chief.

“It’s a very simple addition,” said Lawliss.

“It will have a sloped roof, not a flat roof — to save on maintenance costs — and it will be large enough that we won’t need to special order vehicles in the future.”

Lawliss noted that the department had an issue with vehicle size just last year, with the purchase of their ladder truck.

“In the future it will save us money,” he said.

FERAL CATS The city renewed their contract with Animal Rescue and Welfare Services (ARWS) and Elmore SPCA for another year last Thursday.

Lawmakers first contracted ARWS last fall in an effort to curb and aid the feral cat population, tasking the group with catching, neutering, caring for and then releasing the cats.

Becky Kasper (Ward 5), who first introduced the resolution to contract ARWS, not-

ed that the feral cat problem was more than just a nuisance to city residents.

“There’s a quality of life issue for the animals,” she said.

According to Kasper, the city has four feral cat colonies to contend with.

Her fellow councilors voiced their support for the contract’s extension.

“I am totally in support of this [resolution],” said Councilor Peter Ensel (Ward 4).

“Anything we can do to quell this problem.”

City resident Rebecca King, however, appeared to caution lawmakers about a catch and release practice.

“I’ve worked with cats for 20 years,” she said. “It might be a good idea for the council to get some really good information about catch and release.”

King noted that there are serious pitfall to the catch and release tactic, including “a lot of human health risk” if the feral colonies are not behaving normally.

“I’m concerned that what happens in Plattsburgh happens on the good side of trap and release.”

HIGHWAY OIL Lawmakers officially voted last Thursday to demolish the former Highway Oil building at

the corner of the Durkee Street parking lot.

According to City Engineer Kevin Farrington, the one-story structure will come down in “several weeks.”

After the demolition, lawmakers are unsure of what they will use the space for. When asked what they planned to do with the property, Mayor Colin Read said: “We won’t know fully right away.”

The demolition will be made possible by a $54,000 state grant awarded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo two weeks ago, along with a $6,000 contribution from the city.

Councilor Dale Dowdle (Ward 3) floated the idea of possibly using the site as an extension of the Plattsburgh Farmer’s Market, which is housed in a building on the opposite side the Durkee Street parking lot.

Dowdle said he would like to see that land be used to facilitate vendors who could not get into the farmer’s market.

Councilor Rachelle Armstrong (Ward 1) added that she had heard from potential vendors that they couldn’t sell their goods because the farmer’s market has a waiting list.

The Highway Oil demolition will be the final step in a years-long process to rework the space after the property was acquired by the city in 2014.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Kent-Delord House to offer classic gaming

Local students named to University of New Hampshire dean’s list

PLATTSBURGH — On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Kent-Delord House Museum will open its doors for a day of family-friendly games from the 1800s.

Student volunteers from Plattsburgh High School will be on hand to help children learn how to play each game.

The event, put on in conjunction with the Snowball Celebration of Winter, is slated for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact the Kent-Delord House Museum at 561-1035.

PLATTSBURGH — The following students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2016 semester: Anna Dorrance, of Morrisonville, earned highest honors.

Matthew James, of Peru, earned high honors.

Thomas Matthews, of Peru, earned honors.

Mikaela Frechette, of Plattsburgh, earned high honors.

Margaret Champagne, of Plattsburgh, earned high honors.

Rachel Lake, of Saranac, earned honors.

Students named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.

Child safety event upcoming PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office and Bill McBride Chevrolet will conduct a child safety seat inspection event at the Chevrolet dealership at 5101 U.S. Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The inspections will be held inside the business’ heated service drop-off area. Parents are encouraged to stop by to have their child’s seat checked to insure that it is adequate for the child, safely installed and not expired or on recall.

The public is encouraged to drop off any expired or no longer needed child safety seats for recycling purposes. For more information, contact Traffic Safety Specialist William Bush at the Clinton County Sheriff ’s Office by calling 565-4397.

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he Superbowl has truly become The Event the vast majority of us looks forward to each year as it brings the nation and even many parts of the world to a standstill.

Watching fantastic athletes compete at the highest level has been popular since ancient times, and various games have entertained us for thousands of years. Today through technology millions viewed this modern day event, and that reach means more than just big bucks.

It’s a big deal for the host city of Houston, meaning it’s a really big deal for the local economy as visitors spend on hotels, entertainment, food and drink. The average ticket price was over $6,000 and more elaborate package deals, with pre- and post-game parties, food, drinks and entertainment, can run thousands more. For bargain hunters, events at the stadium kick off a week before the game itself. You can buy tickets to Super Bowl Opening Night for as little as $20 to watch the players and coaches meet with members of the media. For $699 you could attend a fancy tailgating event with NFL players that also has an open bar, DJ and catering by celebrity chef Guy Fieri.

This condensed super event provides a platform representing more than just a game between the two playoff finalists of the NFL season and more than just an economic boost to the host city. The platform now seems to embody the American spirit and everything that our freedom represents all in one nice super charged bundle.

Capitalism, athletics, humor, entertainment, freedom, patriotism, team work, faith, politics, commitment, pride of accomplishment, support for others and a never say die attitude. It’s all on display for a few hours.

So many of these games end up being predictable blow outs and this one appeared headed in that direction at half time, but in true American spirit, the game reminded us that when things look the darkest, when all hope might be lost, there are those among us who refuse to give in to the negativity or the odds and persevere through the distractions.

Regardless of which team you hitched your wagon to at the beginning of the year or even at the beginning of the game, a competitively staged event with an ending such as this one provided, allows us all to come away >> ALEXANDER | pg. 7

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Trump’s travel ban: All the wrong moves

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hile President Trump’s exCOMMENTARY ecutive order banning refugees from seven majority-Muslim countries has quickly evoked widespread opposition, outrage and challenging lawsuits here and abroad, it also fails miserably as effective foreign Why it is bad policy and domestic policy.

At the same time, it has insulted, diRobert minished and endangered the thouHarsh sands of peaceful, productive and patriColumnist otic Muslim refugees finally settled here into secure family lives away from the nightmare horrors of their former confinement in bombarded homelands and barely livable refugee camps. (Muslim-Americans living in the New York City area include 900 NYPD officers.)

Apart from the shameful inhumanity of an arrogant, bullying president and his surrounding nativist ideologues, it seems evident that informed, nuanced understanding of Muslim faith and practice is too often absent or ignored in this self-righteous circle of power.

Moreover, the call for even more rigorous vetting of refugees misses the point that the president himself would likely not be allowed to pass through even the current numerous levels of security checks due to his own complex history of legal jeopardy, his uncivil misconduct, his sword-rattling militarism and his persistent defiance of Constitutional principles in his war against even legal immigration.

Likewise, the president’s costly insistence on walling us off from one of our three most important trading partners is more costly bluster than political/economic wisdom.

Moreover, it’s hard to imagine how this strategy and the refugee ban can in any way “make America great again” while working Americans may be faced with purchasing $17,000 cars for $20,000 due to an unnecessary trade war with Mexico assessing tariffs on auto parts produced there.

Kicking refugee victims of nightmare aggression in the teeth of their desperation while forcing American citizens to pay for a Mexican wall neither they nor Congress have voted to build are policy choices as thoughtless and self-defeating as they are inhumane and mean-spirited.

We — all of us — are at our worst when we ignore, diminish and even

The ban on Refugees

destroy the lives of others who might stand in the way of our bullying the world into what we think it should be.

Instead, we are at our best when we build cooperative worlds out of empathy, concern and understanding for others unlike ourselves.

This is Sigmund Freud’s existential, persisting choice between aggression and love, as unavoidable as it is challenging in both politics and everyday life. Thus our own country where: • One in six schoolchildren go to school hungry; • One in eight children are homeless; • One in four families turn to food shelves at least once a month; • Gun violence by both citizens and police is a persistent death threat; • Meager minimum wages leave many workers trapped in poverty; and • More citizens are incarcerated than in any other country worldwide.

This country may not itself seem as welcoming as other places for refugees desperate to live through their worst of times without insults to their deeply-held religious beliefs or diminishment of their substantial professional skills and work ethics.

Clearly, charity has not begun here at home even for many of our nativeborn fellow Americans.

And so, considering all this now in biblical perspective, wouldn’t it reinforce the best instincts in our universal human nature to listen with open minds and hopeful spirits to the prophet Jeremiah comforting a refugee Israel: “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope” or to more often recall Jesus’ imperative (in three of the four gospels) to “suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not?”

And then, in that welcoming embrace and looking deeply into the eyes of others’ children as cherished as our own, find the faces of all our Gods in all our faiths beckoning us not to look away in fear and hatred.

Robert Harsh is a graduate of Princeton University and Union Theological Seminary and has worked as associate editor of Christianity and Crisis magazine. In 2015, he served as a convener of three book discussion groups in the Muslim Journeys program co-sponsored by the American Library Association, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Clinton-Essex-Franklin [New York] Counties Library System.

LETTERS

ThanksÊ forÊ DineÊ UnitedÊ supportÊ To the Editor: United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. partnered with several area restaurants from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties to hold the “DINE UNITED” event on Jan. 26, 2017. The event was a success and helped raise funds to be distributed to 44 health and human service agencies in the tri-county area.

The United Way would like to send a heartfelt thank you to the participating patrons and restaurants who joined us in this community event.

The support from the participating restaurants will touch all walks of life from southern Essex County to northern Clinton County to western Franklin County and all points in between. Again thank you for your generosity.

Kathy Snow United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. Plattsburgh

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“I hate to be simplistic, but the drug epidemic is what’s driving that number,” said Jeremiah Pond, a children’s services supervisor for the Franklin County Department of Social Services.

In Clinton County, 50 to 60 percent of children entering the system can be attributed to drug abuse.

Heroin, in particular, puts a major human and financial strain on the system, said Clinton County Department of Social Services Commissioner John Redden.

Officials had just gotten a grip on curbing meth before opiates took their place.

“We never got to a stable spot before the opioids,” Redden said.

Addicts have turned to heroin as a cheap alternative to prescription medication, which has been subjected to increased safeguards in recent years, including the creation of a statewide prescription tracking database and reformulations to make abuse more difficult.

The northeast is getting hit particularly hard, Pond said, and neighboring counties are feeling the same pinch.

The state has made culling the epidemic a chief priority.

The governor last year signed a comprehensive reform package into law and aims to build on the momentum this year with proposals to increase access to recovery programs and insurance reforms, among other measures.

But the drug continues to be stubbornly entrenched.

STRUGGLING WITH NEED While kids are entering the foster care system at an increased clip — there are intakes daily, say social services officials — the number of foster homes are not keeping pace with demand.

Between 2012 and 2015, the number of foster homes in Franklin County increased from 38 to 52.

But the number can be misleading because 30 of those are those of relatives, leaving just 22 homes to accept the others.

“There’s clearly not enough to meet the demand,” Pond said. “There is an urgent need for foster parents in the county.

It’s very difficult with a community with limited resources to manage those issues.”

As of December, Essex County had 31 kids under the supervision of the department of social services, and Clinton County had 113 in foster care of May 1, 2016.

“We always struggle,” said Redden.

The reasons underpinning the shortage are similar to those that plague other programs in the region, including the dearth of emergency service technicians and home health care aides.

Many people are simply too busy to take in children. Others are certified, but many are no longer taking children into homes due to declining state reimbursement rates.

Clinton County, for instance, had just $2 million budgeted for 2016 once residential and school placements had been factored in.

Additional stressors include higher needs children coming into care, say officials. And then there are the state and federal regulations that are always hanging.

Children removed from parental custody always have somewhere to go — and placement at any home is intended to be temporary until the parent gets back on track.

But Bernardi, the United Way director, said sending kids outside of the region is not an ideal solution, and private foster homes are preferred over group homes and other institutional settings.

“When care is needed, we want to keep kids in their own communities — including schools,” Bernardi said.

(However, some may be funneled to psychiatric residential center when intense behavioral, emotional, psychological needs might be beyond the capacity of a family to meet, he said.)

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diately get to work on placing the children in a safe setting.

Whenever possible, authorities try to place children with family members.

About 40 percent of children in Franklin County are placed with a relative or with “fictive kin” — other individuals who, while unrelated by blood, are part of the family’s extended network.

Often, this translates to grandparents raising their grandchildren, Pond said.

The next preferred option is to place the children into a safe foster home within the community.

The ultimate goal, say adoption officials, is ultimately family reunification, and the social service agencies always work to establish a sense of permanency for the child.

But if the child was removed due to substance abuse, the road for parents to regain custody may be paved with obstacles — like relapses, for instance. Or periods of incarceration.

If the parental situation isn’t resolved by the 12 month mark, authorities must also explore if kids are going home.

And further placing a stress on agencies is when entire families enter the system, which is becoming increasingly common.

Clinton County, Redden said, often struggles with placing sibling groups — especially as they grow older, when kids become more difficult to place.

“You always try to place siblings together, and try to place them in the same school district,” Redden said. “It’s traumatic enough being removed from your parents no matter what the situation is.”

Bernardi said family disintegration isn’t limited to just families.

Loss of custody is also disruptive to school settings. And the child’s learning and development is interrupted by entering and leaving school systems, an additional layer of trauma.

LOOKING OUTWARD Counties are now enlisting outside firepower to link children with welcoming homes.

Essex County has partnered with the Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth, a statewide nonprofit, to provide the service.

Berkshire, which operates in every county in the state, opened an office on Water Street in Elizabethtown last month.

Essex County now refers all placement calls to the agency.

“One of the reasons we contracted with Berkshire is we couldn’t recruit and maintain the number of foster families to support the number of kids coming in,” said Sue Ann Caron, Essex County’s Department of Social Services Deputy Commissioner.

Essex County Berkshire Specialist Kathleen Schoolcraft is part of a team now aggressively recruiting local foster parents.

“We have a dire need for folks to sign up and be foster parents,” Schoolcraft said.

Fostering isn’t as simple as linking a child with a guardian and signing off: All prospective parents must undergo a comprehensive training and certification program, a 10-week process.

Berkshire is currently working with three couples and two individuals in sessions held at the Hand House in Elizabethtown.

Fostering isn’t always an easy undertaking, said Schoolcraft. Taking in a child requires patience, dedication and sensitivity to past trauma, including abuse and neglect.

Schoolcraft, who lives in Willsboro, was inspired to enter the field after her daughter became a foster parent to several children several years ago.

Through her, Schoolcraft said she has a keen insight into the needs of the children, which in turn helps her equip parents with the tools to build strength, fulfill their own needs, and otherwise be great parents.

Her daughter’s 10-year-old recently got into an incident at school.

“I have a hard life,” the kid recalled, and said he wanted to keep his past trauma close.

Schoolcraft’s daughter asked the child to write a list of 10

things in his life that are now positive while also keeping an eye on the past.

“From that moment on, his behavior was stellar,” she said.

During the training process, families also build strong ties with their peers, and often develop a support network.

Training is continuous, and specialists visit foster parents every two weeks. Berkshire, who works with 536 families across the state, also helps facilitate daycare assistance, medical insurance and monthly compensation to aid with expenses.

As the children heal, so do their birth parents, who are getting help as they seek to regain custody, working with family specialists to help rectify the issues causing their child to be removed from the household.

“Their parents are offered as much help as the children,” Schoolcraft said.

Berkshire works as a team toward the ultimate goal of reunification.

The average length of stay is 13 months, and just 3 percent of youth age out of Berkshire’s foster care system when they become of age.

“The overall goal is always permanency,” Schoolcraft said.

“With that in mind, sometimes it doesn’t go that way.”

HAPPY FAMILY Permanent placement could eventually lead to formal adoption.

Hannah and Bradley Provost were having trouble conceiving. After reading about the need for foster families, the Plattsburgh couple underwent a training course, which helped them mentally prepare for the process.

“You certainly leave the class with a much clearer idea of if you want to be a foster parent,” said Hannah.

Six months after becoming certified, the couple welcomed two little girls into their home in June 2013.

They immediately bonded with the sassy duo, who were aged 6 and 4 when the Sun spoke with Hannah in April.

“They drive us crazy just like any kid drives their parent crazy,” Hannah said.

Two years later, they formally adopted the girls.

The children are aware of their story — and they are okay with that.

Hannah, 27, admits the discussion will get more complex as time goes on.

“But they know they’re loved by a lot of people,” she said.

“It’s worked out really well for us.”

Pond, the Franklin County support coordinator, said he understands the process can be intimidating for prospective parents.

Getting involved needn’t require full fostering, he said, and mentors are also needed.

Hannah noted not only married heterosexual couples need apply. Fostering is open to anybody who feels as if they have the ability to be a parent, even those past the traditional age and gay couples.

Anyone considering fostering should attend seminars.

“Talk to a social worker, and ask for referral to other parents,” Hannah said. “Keep an open mind and do some research to see if it’s right for you.”

Redden admitted fostering isn’t for everyone.

“It takes a special individual and a special family to become foster parents,” he said, “and it takes a special family to open their homes and these hearts to take in these kids.”

While the North Country has historically been light on resources, stakeholders here have forged a strong network between the public, private and nonprofit sectors, Pond said.

Those relationships are critical to survival, he said.

“We don’t have money to solve these problems,” Pond said.

“All we have is each other.”

For more info on Berkshire Farm Center and becoming a foster parent, call 1-844281-9588 or visit berkshirefarm.org.

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Pictured left to right: Plattsburgh High School students Emma Stewart, Jennifer Swiesz and State Senator Betty Little (R-Queensbury). Stewart and Swiesz are members of Reality Check, a student-led advocacy group that educates community members, especially children and teenagers, about the dangers of tobacco use. Stewart was named the 2017 Capital Region Youth Advocate of the Year at a ceremony on Feb. 7.

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inspired with the simple gift of hope.

Hope in ourselves, hope in our efforts, hope for our team next year and yes, even hope for our country to once again united behind all the common issues that bring us together. Competition and respect for each other somehow meld into a common bond that resonates in each of us I know it may sound corny to some to think of a game like the Superbowl as a metaphor for America, but this simple game reminds us of our roots. We are reminded of the hard work and sacrifices our fore fathers endured, the overwhelming odds they faced in establishing this country and the pride we still feel today for what America represents.

In this case, the Pats and even Lady Gaga proved an important point; If we are willing to work together and believe in ourselves there are no fears or obstacles that we can not overcome.

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four-year period,” Lebrun said via email. “We have staggered this deployment deliberately so that our user devices don’t all ‘age-out’ around the same time.

“With this approach, we believe that we will create a sustainable fleet-rotation schedule for our technology devices.”

Lebrun said the district is leaning towards Windows laptops, but the decision hasn’t yet been finalized.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS The Board of Education was expected to review and authorize the plan on Feb. 9, two days after this story went to print.

The district anticipates submitting the final plan to the state sometime this month.

Once approved, Lebrun said the district will begin purchasing and contracting for the network upgrade immediately.

“I have no good estimate of the timeframe for state approval,” he said. “Our plan is fairly straightforward, so we will hopefully qualify for an expedited review.”

SPEARHEADING EFFORT Lebrun was appointed as superintendent by the Board of Education in July, taking the place of James “Jake” Short who retired after 10 years.

A public forum took place in March introducing candidates Lebrun and Susan Stoya of Amsterdam, NY. Stoya’s presentation took a more broad approach by focusing on improving the district as a whole. If elected, her goal was to revamp the district’s current mission statement and learn the ins and outs of the district.

Lebrun, who served as the assistant superintendent of business affairs for the district before getting appointed, took a different approached and zeroed in on one particular goal: Integrating technology into classrooms.

In the end, Lebrun came out on top and is keeping his promise to voters to establish a technology-based learning environment in order to better prep students for college and the job market.

“They [the students] communicate in a digital realm,” he said during the forum. “We need to meet our students on that effort.”

PCSD is one of many schools in the North Country utilizing the Smart Schools Bond Act. Other districts include Beekmantown, Northern Adirondack, Northeastern Clinton, Schroon Lake, Peru, Chazy and Saranac.

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P’burgh town government sees personnel shifts Town officials approves senior account clerk’s retirement, several other appointments

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — The Town of Plattsburgh is navigating several personnel changes this month.

Marsha Wynne, a senior account clerk for the town’s wastewater and water department, retired on Feb. 7 after 20 years of service.

Officials spoke highly of the civil servant.

“She helped shape that department,” said Councilman Thomas Wood.

“She always went out of her way to make sure people were treated respectably,” Councilman Martin Mannix added. “She will be hard to replace.”

Supervisor Michael Cashman said the town is working on finding a replacement.

Wynne, of Morrisonville, declined to discuss her retirement.

“I’m a very private person,” she told the Sun. SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS Matthew Favro has been appointed deputy town attorney.

Favro will be working alongside the current deputy attorney, CJ Madonna, until the end of the year for training purposes.

Cashman declined to discuss the reasons for the change.

“Conversations have taken place on this transition due to his personal needs, but that’s all I can say at this time.”

Madonna could not be reached for comment.

Favro will need to take an oath of office within 30 days in order to make this appointment official.

Town officials also appointed several individuals — Mannix, Robert Smith, Christine Breyette, Robert Miller and Roger Livernois — to the Water Advisory Committee, who will be joining Town Finance Manager Patrick Bowen and Town Water and Wastewater Superintendent Scott Stoddard.

The committee was formed by the town last month to help determine future water and wastewater rates and address existing and future concerns in both departments, said Cashman.

ROAD NAME APPROVED The 12-minute board meeting ended with a resolution to name a new private rightaway Starfish Lane.

The roadway, located off Commodore Thomas MacDonough Highway in Cumberland Head, was given a name for 911 purposes, said Cashman.

Jim Woods, town highway superintendent, made the recommendation of naming the road Starfish Lane, which was accepted by the town board.

The next town meeting will take place Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.

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Pension forfeiture heads to the voters

Constitutional amendment would strip convicted public officials of their pensions

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — Should public officials convicted of felony crimes be stripped of their pensions?

The answer will ultimately be up to state voters this November.

The state legislature last week approved a constitutional amendment allowing judges to strip felonious officials of their pension and retirement benefits if they commit a crime related to their official duty.

The amendment, which received bipartisan support, would extend the legislation to all state public officials — not just those who took office after 2011, to which the current law applies.

For Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury), combatting corruption has become something of a pet issue, and the lawmaker has magnified his calls for crackdowns following the arrest and conviction of several high-profile lawmakers in recent years on fraud charges, including former Speaker Sheldon Silver.

“For too long, public officials have used the system to their advantage and, even after being arrested and convicted, reap the benefits of their time in office,” Stec said in a statement.

Stec called the law “common-sense legislation” and said

he was discouraged that it that it took so long for Assembly Democrats to address the issue.

The lawmaker in the past has sponsored his own pension forfeiture bill and proposed legislation for campaign finance reform and term limits.

Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) also voted in support of the bill.

“I was proud to cast my vote for greater accountability and transparency in our state government,” Jones said in a statement. “Politicians who choose to abuse their powers and betray the public trust should be held responsible for the crimes they commit.”

Despite the strong language, the bill does contain several escape hatches.

Revocation is not automatic: The bill would require a notice and court hearing in which a judge would determine whether to reduce or revoke the pension.

The court could also examine if pulling the benefits would result in “undue hardship or other inequity” upon any dependent children, spouse or other dependents, and adjust payments accordingly.

And lawmaker approval is just one hurdle.

Now that the bill has passed in the Assembly twice, and was approved by the Senate, the resolution will appear on the ballot in November.

If approved by voters, these provisions will only apply to crimes committed on or after Jan. 1, 2018.

The legislature also approved a measure requiring lawmakers who earn over $5,000 per year in outside income to seek a ruling from the independent Legislative Ethics Commission

to clear them of possible conflicts of interest.

Current legislators are required to submit information within their first 30 days if they plan to continue earning outside income.

The legislation comes as the state continues to push for ethics reforms.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month announced the latest in a comprehensive package of reforms.

In additional to the pension provisions, the governor said he would work to advance constitutional amendments to limit outside income, imposing term limits for elected officials and advancing legislation that would close the so-called “LLC loophole” that allows LLCs to give large sums of money to political campaigns.

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CCE marks successes in Adirondack Harvest program

Cuisine trail, festivals and new food hub in Warren County among growth expected in 2017

By Kim Dedam

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WESTPORT — Chapters of Adirondack Harvest met last week to elect officials and discuss events and its membership drive for the upcoming year.

The Adirondack Park-wide meeting was held in Westport at Cornell Cooperative Extension offices here with regional voices weighing in via live webcast.

Chapters include the Clinton, Essex and Franklin County farmers and artisans along with a southern chapter encompassing Warren, Saratoga and Washington counties.

Formed by Cornell Cooperative Extension in 2001, Adirondack Harvest is just part of what the

Cornell University farm and agricultural extension agency does, its focus centered on education and research.

CCE Manager Laurie Davis said the budget for Adirondack Harvest administration came in slightly more than $2,000 for 2016 and would likely sustain similar spending this year.

But a smart growth grant award to CCE, which was announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last April for Adirondack Harvest Technology Expansion, provided $74,772 for Cornell Cooperative to use in updating the local farmers’ and producers’ consortium’s website.

The three-year grant program, Davis said, is being used to improve the website and farmers’ access and presence on the Internet.

The improvements include information about Community Supported Agriculture, wood forest products, an Essex County food guide and access to consistent branding.

“You’re all members and this is your website,” Davis said to about two dozen gathered in Westport and around the Adirondack Park.

The meeting was co-chaired by the Southern Chapter chairwoman Teresa Whalen in Warren County where, she said, they are exploring placement of a food hub similar to the new hub established in Essex here last year.

In Franklin County, Richard L. Gast, a CCE program educator, said work continues on the northern portion of the Cuisine Trail, which he says has an opportunity to tie into Adirondack Harvest branding.

In Clinton County, Adirondack Harvest developed Meet Your Farmer events with immense success last year, according to CCE gardening specialist Amy Ivy, who spoke for the group.

Clinton County Adirondack Harvest has organized a Food From the Farm spring gathering for March 4 to include local chefs, farmers, and live music.

Success in Essex County counted the new Adirondack Harvest Festival which drew a large and engaged crowd last September.

Membership costs farms and producers $25 annually. Last year, Adirondack Harvest mapped 53 regional farmers markets and 100 farm stands throughout the region.

Local farmers, however, may be outgrowing the education and research nest at CCE now 16 years into the cooperative’s effort to develop a robust small farming economy here.

The newly formed Adirondack Farmer’s Coalition was established to work on policy issues related to the Farm Bill, according to Steven Googin, farmer and founder of the North Country Creamery.

Their efforts may seek to expand the scope of the Adirondack Harvest brand, which, under the aegis of CCE, cannot work on policy or distribution systems.

Farmers last week agreed to form

a caucus to discuss ways to broaden Adirondack Harvest as an organization, which could mean pulling it away from its education and research pretext.

CCE formed Adirondack Harvest about 16 years ago as an incubator movement to attract new farmers and coordinate farm markets under unified branding in the region.

The effort has achieved steady growth since.

Chapters in western Adirondack counties of St. Lawrence, Lewis and Jefferson were made part of a combined Western Chapter last week.

Cornell Cooperative is currently looking for an agriculture resource educator, a full-time person. The post requires a Master’s Degree. As posted on the Cornell Cooperative Extension website, it would pay $47,500.

Davis said job applications are being accepted through Feb. 22 with hopes to begin interviews in March.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

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This land is your land

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ver the years, protest songs have been rooted in a number of genres, from classical — think Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” — to folk, rock, reggae, punk and more.

Regardless of the realm from which these songs arise, they have been largely reactionary. Take “Side of the Hill” by Paul Simon for example: following the murder of the singer’s friend, Andrew Goodman, for fighting for civil rights, Simon wrote that gorgeous, tragic song.

“This Land is Your Land,” the 1945 Woody Guthrie tune that has recently reemerged, was written in response to “God Bless America” — and somewhat prophetically, originally contained the line: “There was a big wall there that tried to stop me. The sign was painted, said ‘Private Property’. But on the backside, it didn’t say nothing. This land was made for you

and me.”

Though folk reigned supreme for a number of decades, as far as topicality was concerned, rap swiftly took over in the ‘80s and ‘90s with groups like NWA. In this generation, rap is continuing to lead opposition: YG and Nipsey Hussle kicked it off with “FDT” last summer, Run the Jewels following with the passionate “Talk to Me” in the fall, rapper Killer Mike delivering the cutting line: “Went to war with the devil and shaytan / he wore a bad toupee and a spray tan.”

These songs, too, have been reactionary — though primarily against The Donald’s rhetoric, moreso than what is specifically disagreeable to them.

I would argue that it’s important to be specific with the subject matter. Instead of a song that is purely anti-Trump, it’s vital to be definite: are you against refugee exclusion? Are you for peace or Environmental protection?

Are you anti-police brutality, or systematic discrimination? Or are you simply hoping to empower voters to hold their representatives accountable?

Music has proven an irreplaceable tool for almost every social movement in recent history.

It is perhaps more important now than it has ever been for musicians to sing out. Music has the ability to break through the partisan echo chambers many of us have become encapsulated in. Where speeches and rallies fail, music has the ability to inspire and unify across party lines. And make no mistake: if the goal is to oppose Donald Trump, or one of many executive orders the lawmaker has signed since his inauguration, Republicans will need to be on board too.

Songwriters: be bold. Be passionate. And maybe the next “We Shall Overcome” will come from you. Right now, the importance of substantive music cannot be understated.

Left: Woody Guthrie, photo © Robin Carson. Right: Andy Milne and Dapp Theory. Photo provided.

Abraham Lincoln presentation slated

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UNY Plattsburgh professor Richard Aberle will speak at the Whallonsburg Grange on Feb. 12. Aberle’s presentation, titled “Why Lincoln Matters: Rhetoric, Race and Religion in Lincoln’s Two Most Famous Speeches,” will honor Lincoln’s birthday and Presidents’ Day. Aberle will discuss the continued relevance of Abraham Lincoln as he explores rhetoric, race, and religion in our sixteenth President’s two most influential speeches, the Gettysburg Address and the second inaugural address. The professor’s presentation is slated for 3 p.m.

Admission is $5. Students attend for free. For more information, visit thegrangehall.info.

Andy Milne and Dapp Theory to perform in Jay

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ndy Milne and Dapp Theory will perform at the Upper Jay Art Center on Feb. 11. Milne formed the band as a “vehicle to tell passionate stories, promote peace and inspire collective responsibility toward uplifting the human spiritual condition,” according to a news release. Milne has been a leading voice in New York for the last two decades.

The group’s set is slated for 8 p.m. A donation of $15 per person is requested. For more information, visit upperjayartcenter.org.

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A: We’re mint for each other.

What Rhymes with Heart?

Q: What kind of Valentine’s Day gift do squirrels give?

A: Forget-me-nuts!

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Fact or Fiction?

February Challenge

February is the second month of the year. Here are some questions about the month. How many can you answer correctly?

1) February is the longest month of the year. Fact or Fiction?

2) There are 29 days in February in some years and 28 in others.

Fact or Fiction?

3) February is often misspelled.

Fact or Fiction?

4) Amethyst is the birthstone for February. Fact or Fiction?

5) Most amethysts are white. Fact or Fiction?

6) Many holidays take place in February, including Rabbit Day, which falls on February 2. Fact or Fiction?

7) Valentine’s Day takes place on February 14. Fact or Fiction?

8) American Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were both born in February. Fact or Fiction?

9) Presidents Day takes place on the third Friday in February in the United States. Fact or Fiction?

10) February is Black History Month in the United States. Fact or Fiction?

Answers: 1) Fiction, it is the shortest, 2) Fact, it has 29 days in leap years and 28 in all others, 3) Fact, many people forget the first “r,” 4) Fact, 5) Fiction, most amethysts are purple, 6) Fiction, Groundhog Day falls on February 2, 7) Fact, 8) Fact, 9) Fiction, it takes place on the third Monday, 10) Fact

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State land classification needs reform, says panel Following contentious public hearing process, Adirondack Park stakeholders discuss what comes next

By Pete DeMola

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SCHROON LAKE — The state flubbed the classification process for Boreas Ponds.

That was the consensus by a panel of stakeholders following a forum on Adirondack land use issues in Schroon Lake last week.

“I think the process has been flawed, not just for me, but for a lot of stakeholders,” said Willie Janeway, executive director of the Adirondack Council. “Moving forward, how do we reform the process and make it work better?”

Janeway, among other panelists, said the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) erred on a number of fronts during their facilitation of the public hearing process over the former Finch Pruyn timberlands, held last fall across the state.

LACK OF INVENTORY A proper inventory was not conducted of the land, said Janeway, namely when it comes to roads and the condition of pre-existing infrastructure on the parcel.

The road aspect is critical because the ability of the land to withstand recreational use is the fulcrum central to the Wild Forest versus Wilderness debate.

“That detailed fact should have been there in the public record, and then have everyone look at it,” said Janeway, who has emerged as one of the APA’s fiercest critics since the process concluded last December.

Due to this dearth of information, said others, participants at the public hearings couldn’t agree on a baseline of facts and were forced to engage in education campaigns among their respective bases, which in turn led to polarization and tension.

“The paradox isn’t an either-or, it isn’t weighing one against the other,” said Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber, a member of the Access the Adirondacks coalition.

The group of government officials, environmental groups and local stakeholders was convened by the Sun Community News, Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Adirondack Explorer as a forum to discuss broader issues related to the classification without the advocacy that characterized the public hearing process.

During those hearings, stakeholders were given three-minute increments to make their case to the APA, the state agency tasked with compiling the comments before recommending a classification package.

The divisive affair was packed with theatrics and pageantry, and drew tens of thousands of written and oral comments.

Pete Nelson, co-founder of Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, said it was “empirically false” to pit sides against each other.

“We can do better,” he said. “We can do that, and that’s what we need to do.”

Jason Kemper, chair of the New York State Conservation Fund Advisory Board, said ordinarily, Finch Pruyn would have given a data set to the Nature Conservancy, which would have been passed to the state Department of Environmental Conservation and APA. But Kemper, who also is the director of planning in Saratoga County, said he spent a significant amount of time and money trying to personally survey the landscape, hiking the parcel and even hiring someone to map the site with a drone.

Instead of discussion, Kemper said participants wasted valuable time “just trying to show everybody what was on the ground.”

NO PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE Stakeholders also said the lack of a preferred alternative by the APA was problematic, and a consensus emerging among stakeholders suggests the ultimate classification decision may be preordained from Albany.

It’s a viewpoint given wings by comments offered by former APA Commission Richard Booth last spring when he said the evidence allowed to be presented to agency staff was “rigidly controlled” by the governor’s office.

“The process was clearly flawed,” said Peter Bauer, executive director of Protect the Adirondacks. “We don’t think it complied with state law.”

Bauer said the APA learned little from the Essex Chain of Lakes process.

“The decision was made in Albany, not in Ray Brook — and we’re seeing a replay in the Boreas Pond classification,” said Bauer, who urged the governor to use facts, science and public sentiment when making a decision — not “just muscling through with his political power.”

Janeway said the state may restore some of its credibility by allowing the public to weigh evidence prior to the decision, as well as offer several more alternatives.

“We need a new and improved and more comprehensive and holistic process,” Janeway said. “I would hope there are lessons to be learned from this.”

The APA, which declined to send a representative to the forum, did not immediately respond for comment for this article.

A spokesman for the governor’s office defended the public hearing process.

“Any of the 1,200 individuals who attended the eight public meetings, each running several hours long with hundreds of speakers, would agree that APA’s public involvement process has been extensive and inclusive of all opinions,” said Leo Rosales, the spokesman. “In fact, APA’s robust public process continues with

the agency carefully reviewing each of the 11,000 comments received.

There is no question that the upcoming decision on the future of Boreas Ponds will be based on public comments, science and facts and not on the falsehoods a few headline grabbers would want you to believe.”

NEEDS MORE MANAGEMENT

The forum, attended by about 60 residents, was a largely civil affair with few fireworks despite the participants often being at loggerheads with one another.

Stakeholders also said overuse of recreational facilities — particularly in the High Peaks, which has been well publicized in recent months following a number of high-profile incidents — has reached critical mass and must be addressed.

A study by the Wilderness Conservation Society released last year revealed even hiking has detrimental effects on the environment.

At the same time, the state tax cap has resulted in spending at state agencies, including the DEC, kept flat despite increased visitation to the region.

Safeguards must be put in place to ensure the Boreas Ponds Tract is protected regardless of the exact classification, stakeholders said.

“There is under-management and under-stewardship,” said Roger Dziengeleski, a retired Finch Pruyn vice president and senior forester.

“They’re not taking care of those trails the way they should be.”

Dziengeleski said the land flourished under Finch’s ownership because the company invested in the proper stewardship resources.

In fact, when Finch sold the parcel to the Nature Conservancy, the 20,578-acre parcel hosted more trees than before Finch owned it, he said.

“It’s hard to conceive how the land could be in better shape after 100 years of industrial ownership and management, but I suppose that is the case,” Dziengeleski said.

The state needs to budget more money for stewardship, he said, and train visitors to recognize invasive species and other abnormal behavior.

“We want those users to feel like they’re owners,” he said.

Janeway said the state has dropped the ball on its responsibilities.

“It’s a shame how the state of New York has taken care of these resources,” Janeway said. “We need worldclass management.”

BETTER PLANNING The stakeholders also broadly agreed that more comprehensive regional planning is needed, and use often transcends just Wilderness or Wild Forest classifications.

Janeway called for state and local agencies to conduct complex planning that pulls together all stakeholders.

“We should change how we do planning in the Adirondacks,” Janeway said. “That allows for a more

comprehensive approach.”

Farber agreed: “Somehow, we have to, as the Adirondacks, get our head wrapped around how we can do this better.”

Participants also discussed the proposed Gateway to the Adirondacks project in North Hudson and ramifications of removing the dam at LaBier Flow, a sticking point during the public comment period.

Panelists generally agreed that the landscape would be altered, but were unclear as to what effect.

“Ecologically, the area would be transformed dramatically,” said Dziengeleski, predicting 100 acres of sensitive wetlands would be lost alongside brook trout populations.

Nelson said more study is needed: “From a scientific standpoint, we don’t know.”

COMPROMISE? Despite the forward-looking tack of the panel, some advocacy did trickle into the discussion.

Wilderness advocates said wilderness is a globally declining asset and must be obtained whenever possible.

“Wilderness is something we can take advantage of,” said Nelson, citing studies of federal lands in the western U.S. that reveal environmental protection can co-exist alongside economically vibrant communities.

Dan Plumley, of Adirondack Wild, said there are plenty of opportunities in the region to experience recreation allowed on Wild Forest, and compromise must be examined in the broader context of how rare the opportunity presents itself to acquire such a large parcel of Wilderness.

“We have those resources in those towns right now,” Plumley said.

“What we don’t have in that 30 mile radius from Boreas Ponds are hardly a handful of remote wild ponds where the silence of nature is preeminent.”

“The compromise is the fact we need to look at it in context.”

Bauer said compromise is keeping the Gulf Brook Road open and using it as a boundary between Wilderness and Wild Forest, which “maintains the dignity of the State Land Master Plan” while also providing recreational access.

Ron Moore, supervisor of North Hudson, said the plan supported by Access the Adirondacks is already a compromise because the alternative contains an even split of Wild Forest and Wilderness.

“I don’t really have a compromise beyond that, I’m happy to say,” Moore said.

Essex County is home to twice as much Wilderness as Wild Forest, he said.

“We want to protect the environment as much as Peter Bauer and Willie Janeway do,” Moore said. “We feel we have compromised. That’s where we’re at, and that’s where we were from the beginning.”

Nelson added: “Ron Moore is right when he says his position is not extreme.”

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StateÊ setsÊ pitchÊ countÊ inÊ baseball,Ê coachesÊ offerÊ mixedÊ opinions

By Keith Lobdell

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TROY — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) was very busy at their quarterly executive committee meeting, held Jan. 27, with their biggest decision already impacting baseball coaches throughout Section VII. The committee voted to institute a pitch count rule throughout the 11 sections that make up NYSPHSAA, which will go into effect at the start of the 2017 season.

For programs in Section VII, there is a lot of concern over the new rule, which ties days of rest to number of pitches thrown. For example, a varsity pitcher who throws 96-105 pitches (or more, if they throw their 105th pitch in the middle of an at-bat) will have to sit for days before they are allowed to pitch again.

“The safety of our student-athletes is always the number one objective and the pitch count will help protect some of our pitchers arms,” said Stephen Broadwell, Willsboro Central School superintendent and past president of NYSPHSAA. “There has been a great deal of research conducted regarding this regulation and overall the perspective is it will help protect our athletes from overuse at an early age.

“This was a National Federation rule that New York is compelled to implement. The state baseball committee spend a great deal of time creating the current rule and they will continue to study and potentially revise it in the upcoming years.”

The level of concern seems to be spread.

“Ron (Rossi) and I have always been aware of pitch counts,” Lake Placid head coach Brian Brandes said. “He keeps a counter every game and we have the iscore ap to check accuracy.

We never set strict limits, but certain benchmarks lead us to conversations between innings with pitchers. Depending on age, experience, and amount previous work (within the past few days), we usually chatted with pitchers after the 50, 75, and 90 pitches. After 90, we would plan on when to replace him. After 100 (rare cases), we had another pitcher ready.”

“We have used pitch counts at Plattsburgh High School since 2004 as a monitoring technique,” said Hornets coach Jim Manchester, who also represents Section VII baseball at the state level. “We believe that is a much more effective gauge than innings pitched and we are protective of pitchers’ arms early in the season.”

“I have been using a pitch counter now for the last eight years,” AuSable Valley coach Randy Douglas said. “I usually ask a parent or one of the substitute players to click the counter. Honestly, I do think it’s a good idea and I am all in favor of the new regulations. Over using a high school kid’s arm can be devastating to them in all their future endeavors.”

“I keep a pretty accurate pitch count on my pitchers, just for the safety of the pitchers and their arms,” said Chazy coach Brian Norcross. “I will have to wait for the season to be completed to see how I feel about the new rule. It may be a great thing, or something I would want completely revamped. I think we will be fine because I have quite a few pitchers this season.”

However, Minerva/Newcomb coach Matt Winslow, who said he has not been using pitch counts, said the rule will create several issues for his team.

“Every kid and their arms are different,” Winslow said.

“Unless I see something that lets me know a pitcher is done, I rely on the pitcher to tell me how they feel. Most of our teams only have one or two quality pitchers.”

While Brandes uses pitch counts, he agreed with Winslow

Chazy’s Ben Norcross delivers to the plate last season. For the coming baseball season, pitchers in New York State will be on a pitch count at all levels.

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that each player is different.

“Our philosophy on pitchers is that they are all different,” he said. “Some shouldn’t go more than 60 - 70. Others can handle a larger load. Very few have the “rubber arms” that can throw everyday. In fact, I have had only one in the last 28 years, who won the NYS MVP in 1994.”

“We have always paid attention to the pitch count of our players,” said Ticonderoga coach Dan Dorsett. “Each season we work on strengthening our guys to be able to handle an increased pitch count, but there are numbers that each individual has that we would not exceed.”

Manchester said he can empathize with the smaller schools.

“The pitch count rule will be an issue for smaller squads,” Manchester said. “It will force teams to develop more pitchers. It will be difficult, if not impossible, to get through a season with two or three guys logging all the innings.”

“This new rule could play a problem with some smaller schools who are limited to the number of kids who can pitch,” Dorsett said. “The only changes I would recommend would be a potential increase in some of the counts already established. We will now have to attempt to develop more pitchers in the program which could take away from other player development possibly.

“Our team may have to be prepared to win games by using

multiple pitchers in every game which then requires kids to move around to different defensive positions as well.”

“Absolutely, I will have to put more time in trying to develop more pitchers,” Winslow said. “That takes away from everything else a coach has to prepare for in order to compete.

We will struggle with it even though I retain my pitching staff from last year.”

“I think it could pose a problem for all teams just because we have to cram so many games into such a short season,” Norcross said. “Especially this year with northern and southern schools having different spring breaks.”

“I think this will force coaches to prepare more players to pitch and force into service some who may not be ready,” Bradnes said. “Games may be longer due to increased walks and hits. It may in fact, inadvertently cancel some JV programs in small schools, or schools with many spring sport choices. If varsity teams need pitchers, they may have to take younger pitchers from the JV team.

“I will take a more hands-on approach to teaching mechanics and skill development in the younger levels,” Brandes added. “The more kids that know the mechanics, the better.”

Manchester said he is a fan of the new rule and thinks it should remain in place, as-is.

“I am good with the rule as it now stands,” he said. “I know the committee will revisit the threshold numbers after the 2017 season since this is the first year of pitch counts. This will get coaches to be conscious of leaving pitchers in the game and protecting them from overuse. It will not be an issue for PHS as we have been doing this anyway.”

As for Winslow: “Get rid of it. Most coaches use common sense with their pitchers and don’t over use them. This rule will also be hard to manage with everything else that goes on in a baseball game.”

“We as coaches all have an ace on our pitching staff that we like to count on in crucial game situations,” Douglas said.

“However, I believe that all of the coaching staffs in the CVAC and MVAC are all very cognizant as to the needs of proper rest of a young pitchers arm. The health of a high school athlete is most important to us all as coaches.”

“I believe this will create the opportunity to develop more pitchers on the baseball squad and coaches will begin working with all their players to develop pitching skills in case they are needed,” said Broadwell. “Overall, this was created for student safety.”

Coaches will have to keep a pitch track on all of their players to present prior to every game in order to ensure pitchers do not go over the allotted number of pitches without proper rest. Coaches from both teams will also have to sign the official pitch count chart, kept by the home team, following the game.

Any violation of the rule will be seen as a team using an ineligible player and the game will be forfeited. There may also be additional school or sectional penalties as well.

NYSPHSAA Pitch Counts The following is the pitch count limits for baseball pitchers at the modified, junior varsity and varsity levels, along with pitch count rules for postseason play Nights rest

Modified

JV

Varsity

Playoffs

One

1-20

1-30

1-30

1-40

Two

21-40

31-45

31-65

41-71

Three

41-60

46-75

76-85

72-102

Four

61-75

76-85

96-105

103-125

THE SCOREBOARD

Boy’s basketball

AVCS 64, Beekmantown 50 CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots outscored the Eagles, 3726, in the second half to pull away for a win Jan. 31.

Joel Martineau scored 19 points for the Patriots, while Dalton McDonald had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Kobe Parrow and Brandon Snow each scored 9 points, while Matt Pray and Mason Douglas each scored 4.

Caleb Hamilton connected on a free throw.

For the Eagles, Nick Wilson and Kenney Mabry connected on a total of seven three pointers, with Wilson scoring 18 points and Mabry 17. Cris Arzola scored 5 points and Evan Burnell added 4. Anthony Millanese, Keegan Munson and Ryan Nelson each scored 2 points.

Ticonderoga 61, Peru 48 TICONDEROGA — Trailing heading into the second half, the Sentinels outscored the Indians, 42-27, in the second 16

minutes to earn a win Jan. 31.

Samuel DuShane led the scoring attack with 16 points, while Colton Huestis scored 15 and Ethan Thomspon 10.

Point guard Evan Graney conducted the offense, scoring 12 points himself while dishing out 11 assists. Michael DuShane added 4 points, while Brett Mosier and Griffin Hughes each scored 2.

Justin LaPorte led the Indians with 23 points as Bryce Trombley scored 9, Hunter Caron and Jon Martin 6, with Jacob Casey adding 4.

Moriah 73, Saranac 47 PORT HENRY — The Vikings controlled the game through the entire four quarters of play in defeating the Chiefs Jan. 31.

Dylan Trombley connected for 17 points and helped out with eight assists, while Joe Stahl added 14 points, Kyle Wilson 8, Jay Strieble 7, Dewey Snyder 6, Jerin Sargent 6, Todd Gregory 4, Mike Rollins 4, Braden Swan 4, Lane Decker 2 and Matt Pelkey 2.

Logan Matthews scored 13 points for the Chiefs with Nick Mather close behind at 12, while Tyler Blair scored 6, Tyler Baisi 5, Isaac Garman 4, Noah Medley 3, Rory Patterson 2 and Nick Lebeau 2.

PHS 47, Saranac Lake 36 SARANAC LAKE — Trailing with eight minutes to play, the Hornets scored almost half their points in the fourth quarter with a 20-9 run in defeating the Red Storm Jan. 31.

Tyler Phillips scored 15 points, including a pair of late three pointers, in the win. Mitch Senecal added 14 points. Dan Piper added 10 for the Hornets, with Andrew Follmer scoring 2, Rusty Pombrio 2 and Zachary Beiber 2.

The Red Storm were able to limit Andrew Cutaiar, however, as he scored only 4 points in the game.

Sean Lincoln scored 14 points to level the interior battle between himself and Senecal, while Jarrett Ashton and Joe Viscardo each scored 9, DJ Morgan and Tyler Callahan 4, with Emery Swanson scoring 1.

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VillemaireÕ sÊ hatÊ trickÊ earnsÊ BeekmantownÊ SectionÊ VIIÊ title

By Keith Lobdell

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PLATTSBURGH — The Beekmantown Lady Eagles hoskey program again hoisted the Section VII trophy over it’s head, preparing for a ninth trip to the final four.

Kirsten Villemaire scored a goal in each of the three periods of play as the Eagles scored a 3-1 win over the Plattsburgh High Hornets Feb. 4.

“It’s a good feeling as a team to come together each year to win this title,” Villemaire said.

“It’s pretty exciting,” goalie Taylor Laruin said about the win,” I think we were a little nervous at first but we were able to get it under control. They were pumped up early and you could tell they wanted to beat us.”

“It feels so great knowing how bad they were looking to beat us,” Connor Lapierre said. “I started crying on the bench because I was so proud of this team as a whole.”

“They want to go to the final four and that has been our goal from day one,” coach Ray Guay said. “We are going to use their experience at states because to get past this point is a big accomplishment for them.”

Villemaire scored her first goal of the game on a shorthanded play in the first period. The Hornet’s responded 41 seconds later, converting on the power play to tie the game.

“I think their goal woke us up and showed us it could go either way,” Villemaire said.

“At that point it was game on,” Guay said. “It was time for us to dig down and play hockey. There was definitely jitters in the first period and it was a bigger crowd and a warmer arena then we are used to.”

“That was huge to come right back,” Hornets coach Jamie Reidy said. “We had an unfortunate give away and a bad bounce but 41 seconds later was a good answer to that. I think that was part of a good girls hockey game that went back and forth.”

The Beekmantown standout scored on a rebound in the second to give the Eagles a 2-1 lead before scoring on a breakaway out of the defensive end in the third with 1:15 left i nthe game.

“It was getting dirty and I wanted to get the puck out of the zone,” she said. “I saw the open ice to skate in and I got to the net and I went to pass it to the center and it went in.”

“She has been stellar for us throughout the year and shows she is deserving of the Section VII MVP,” Guay said. “She is

THE SCOREBOARD Seton Catholic 69, Keene 51 KEENE VALLEY — Seton Catholic gained the lead in a second quarter that saw the Knights outscore the Beavers, 199, as they went on to win Jan. 31.

Kevin Murray paced the Knights with 32 points as Philip Yang added 16, Tristin Turner 13, Dawson Pellerin 4, Alex Sharon 2 and Neil Yang 2.

Azriel Finsterer led a trio of Beavers in double digits with 13 points, as Damian Brown scored 12, Miles Warner 11, Josh Baldwin 8 and Antonio Finsterer 7.

Peru 64, Saranac 30 PERU — A 23-5 second quarter pushed the Indians further ahead to stay against the Chiefs Feb. 2.

Jake Casey paced the Indians with 20 points, including six field goals made behind the three-point arc. Justin LaPorte followed with 10 points and rebounds, while Bryce Trombley added 9, Jon Martin had 8 points and five steals, Hunter Caron 4, Tyler Robinson 3, Nyciah Beasley 3, Patrick Crowley 3 and Perry Marvin 2.

Logan Matthews scored 11 points for the Chiefs, while Nick Mather added 6, Cameron Duffield 4, Duke Maye 2, Tyler Baisi 2, Dylan Clay 2 and Isaac Garman 1.

NCCS 65, Beekmantown 39 CHAMPLAIN — The Cougars controlled the first three quarters of play, capping it off with a 24-9 third to defeat the Eagles Feb. 2.

Rylee Hollister continued with his hot hand offensively, scoring 24 points to lead the Cougars, while Michael McLeod added 14, Nick Duffy 7, Zavion Beasley 6, Jordan Timmons 4, Jacob Mossey 4, Alex Gomaz 2 and Benjamin Collins 2.

Nick Wilson scored 17 points to pace the Eagles as Keegan Munson added 11, Kenney Mabry 6 and Cris Arzola 5.

Girl’s basketball

PHS 43, Saranac Lake 42 PLATTSBURGH — Shea Frady connected at the buzzer as the Lady Hornets scored a win over the Lady Red Storm Feb. 1.

Frady led the Hornets with 16 points, while Cierra Branham added 9, Tenzin Pema 6, Leila Djerdour 6, Elise McGarr 2 and Angel Powell 2.

Katie Hunt scored 13 points for the Red Storm, who got 10

one of the best players in the section and one of the best players in the state.”

Reidy said he was proud of what the Hornets had accomplished with a young core of athletes.

“It was a really rewarding season,” he said. “We have seven or eight girls who are freshman or younger so we gained a lot of valuable experience and I have continually been impressed with the girls. I think a game like this will fuel their fire and I think we will build off of what happened tonight.”

Smith finished with 18 saves in the game, afterwards earning first team sectional honors at goalie.

“Corrine has been out rock and MVP, no doubt,” Reidy said. “She gives us a chance in every game and I am proud we get her back for one more.”

The Eagles next play in Canton, where they will face the Section Plattsburgh High’s Reilly Boule pulls ahead of Beekmantown’s Connor Lapierre in the Section VII girl’s VI champion at 8 p.m. Friday, hockey championship game Feb. 4. Photos from this game can be found at mycapture.suncommunitynews.

Feb. 10. com, while video can be found online at the Sun Community News Facebook page.

“We have to work really hard Photo by Jill Lobdell this week,” Laurin said. “We know what it is like because we have been there three times a seniors Bailey Carter scored two goals with a pair of assists, Kelsey so it will be about skating hard this week and being ready to Baker scored two goals, and Kirsten Villemaire scored a goal and had three assists. play.”

Taylor Laurin made 5 saves for the Eagles, while Brianne “When I was a freshman, it was scary,” Lapierre said. “Now Knight had 11 saves. that I am a senior, I want to help the younger players know Brooke Paries made 35 saves for the Blue Bombers in the what it is like and push the team this week so we can bring loss. home a state title.”

In the other half of the semifinals, the Lady Hornets scored all three of their goals in the second period as they shutout the Semifinals Lady Red Storm of Saranac Lake, 3-0, Feb. 1.

Abby Hay assisted on the first goal of the game for the HorThe Eagles started their run with a four-goal outburst in the nets while scoring the third, as Taylor Heywood scored the first period as they scored an 8-0 win over fourth seed Lake opener and Sydney Adolfo scored the middle tally.

Placid Feb. 1.

Corrine Smith made 12 saves in the win, while Whitney Connor LaPierre scored a hat trick for the Eagles, while Battistoni made 33 saves for the Red Storm. points from Andrea Boon, 6 from Jayda Buckley, 4 from Rolsyn McClatchie and Kailee McCormick, 2 from Shania Lincoln and Eliza Cowan, and 1 point for Kayleigh Merill.

Gretchen Zalis led the Knights with 19 points, while Nicole Bullock added 12, Rachel Racette 6, Cailene Allen 4 and Kelsey Hulbert 2.

Peru 64, Ticonderoga 30

Boy’s bowling

PERU — Trailing at halftime, the Lady Indians outscored the Lady Sentinels 42-11 to rally for a win Feb. 1.

Kiersten McCarthy scored 16 points to lead the Indians, while Sam Spear scored 15, Ally Post 13, Lauren Lawliss 12, Mackenzie Carpenter 5, Lidia Greselin 2 and Kaylee Padron 1.

Delaney Hughes had 6 points for the Sentinels, while Saidi St. Andrews and Paige Bailey scored 5, Sarah Bresett 4, Aubrey Smith 2, Emily Pike 2 and Kacey Fish 2.

Beekmantown 77, AVCS 45

Ticonderoga 4, Saranac 4 PLATTSBURGH — Matt Fall led all bowlers as the Chief rolled a 655 series and 258 high game, but the Sentinels and Chiefs both earned four points Jan. 31.

John Galarneau added a 586 series for the Chiefs, with Aiden Coolidge had a 515 series.

For the Sentinels, Darby Guay had a 594 series with 215 high game, with Gavin Fleury had a 553 series with 197 high game and Anthony Paige followed with a 538 series.

Girl’s bowling

BEEKMANTOWN — A 22-7 opening quarter had the Lady Eagles on their way to a victory over the Lady Patriots Feb. 1.

Kenna Guynup continued her march to 1,000 career points with 33 in the game, while Brooke Bjelko scored 11, Alyssa Waters 8, Jordanne Manney 7, Hannah Lafountain 6, Kaitlyn Bjelko 4, Gabrielle Rowell 4, Bailee Mull 2 and Kiersten Harvey 2.

Current 1,000-point club member Madison McCabe scored 20 points in the loss for the Patriots, as Nia Blaise added 10, Hannah Rondeau 6, Leah Shay 3, Kourtney Keenan 2 and Dru Gravelle 2.

Ticonderoga 4, Saranac 0

Saranac 49, Moriah 34 SARANAC — The Lady Chiefs dominated the first and fourth quarters as they scored a 15-point win over the Lady Vikings Feb. 1.

Janyll Barber scored 16 points in the win, while Taylor Alexander scored 8.

Madison Olcott scored 12 points for the Vikings, with Halee Calabrese adding 11, McKenzie Sprague 5, Hailey Crossman 2, Bailey Marcil 2 and Emily Haase 2.

ROUSES POINT — The Eagles scored three goals in the second period to pull away from the Cougars Feb. 1.

Christian Wawrzynski scored the opening two goals of the game for the Eagles while assisting on what would prove to be the game-winner off the stick of Tyler Baker. Matthew Maggy added the insurance tally in the second.

Cole Harvey made 18 saves for the win.

Bailey LaBombard opened scoring for the Cougars in the first period, while Adam Gallucci scored the second goal and Ryan Roberts made 22 saves.

Keene 48, Seton Catholic 43

PHS 9, Saranac 1

PLATTSBURGH — The Keene girl’s basketball team built up a 40-28 lead over the first three quarters before holding on for the win against the Lady Knights Feb. 1.

Hanna Whitney led a balanced attack for the Beavers with 14 points, while Elaina and Elly Smith each scored 10, Alyssa Summo 8 and Caitlyn Lopez 6.

PLATTSBURGH — Nate Boule scored three times and Brendan Whalen had four helpers as the Hornets blew out the Chiefs Feb. 1.

Paul Fine-Lease and Ben Champagne each scored a pair of goals in the win, while Casey Halloran and Atwood added markers.

PLATTSBURGH — Cerise Bush led the Lady Sentinels and all bowlers with a 465 series and Samantha Gonyo tallied the high game with a 190 as part of a 433 series to lead Ticonderoga past the Lady Chiefs Jan. 31.

Elizabeth Coolidge had the top series for the Chiefs with a 435.

Boy’s hockey

Beekmantown 4, NCCS 2

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SARANAC — It was the second match of the day for the Saranac Chiefs that made history in Section VII and across New York State during the Section VII Duals Feb. 4.

With 17 seconds left in the second quarter, Saranac’s Jordan Daniel pinned the opponent, making her the fourth female in NYSPHSAA history to earn 100 match wins.

According to Saranac Athletic Director Brent Denis, Daniels joined Amy Whitbeck of Section II, Anna Cummings of Section III and Carlene Sluberski Section VI as the four female wrestlers to earn that distinction.

“I got a couple hours of sleep last night,” Daniels said after the match. “I just wanted to get it done with in my first match and move on.”

When the time came, the Saranac senior was ready.

“I think I pinned him pretty fast. I was ready to go and just worked for it,” she said. “It was exciting, there was nothing really like it.”

Daniels went 3-1 on the day, with all three of her wins coming by pin.

For Daniels, wrestling has been a lifetime sport which will continue past high school as she will be going to King University in Bristol, Tenn., as part of their women’s wrestling team.

“I just love it. It’s addicting,” she said.

Jordan started her varsity career in eighth grade, but has been wrestling since she was four year old, following the path of her father and brother, Jessie, who was one of the top wrestlers in the history of the Beekmantown program.

“She came from a wrestling family and her brother was a wrestler so she has been around this,” Saranac coach Heath Smith said. “I knew she was going to do it. She has been wrestling really tough. It has been enjoyable to have on the team. If I had 15 of her, I would be happy.”

As for joining the 100 win club, Daniels said she was honored to join the other names.

“I think it is amazing that we were all able to get to 100,” she said.

However, Daniels now has a new goal: advance to the NYSPHSAA championships by winning her bracket in next Saturday’s tournament.

To do so, she will have to get to and defeat Peru’s Alijah Seymour, who scored a pin at the 31 second mark of the second

Jordan Daniels of Saranac scored her 100th career win at the Section VII Duals Feb. 4. Daniels joined four other women as 100-win wrestlers throughout the state. Photos from this event can be found at mycapture. suncommunitynews.com.

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quarter against her in the final match of the day Feb. 4.

“I am going to review video and focus on what he does and what I can do,” Daniels said.

Seymour has wrestled all over,” Smith said. “It has to be a low scoring match for her and it is going to be tough. She wants to step up to the challenge, though.”

Peru wins team title The Indians finished the day at the top of the round-robin tournament format, scoring a perfect 4-0 record against the other teams in the section.

In their last match, they used their ability to scramble and stay away from trouble to score a 32-25 win over Saranac.

While the Chiefs scored eight wins to Peru’s seven, the Chiefs were unable to score extra points as theu were unable to pin any opponent. Meanwhile, the Indians had pins in their first two matches and gained more bonus points with a pair of majority decision wins.

“We need to get back to the practice room and work on a few things,” Smith said. “We actually won more matches in the dual meet but came up short because we gave up bonus points. Peru is a very well-coached team and they stayed small and did what they had to do to not give up bonus points.”

Peru coach Gary Edwards said the team had focused on lim-

iting Saranac’s scoring opportunities throughout the match.

“We just worked our hardest and that was our goal, to not let them pin us and see if we could get a couple on them. That was a major goal for us,” co-coach Gary Edwards said. “There are a lot of things that we still can improve on and we will be working on making those throughout the week.”

Six Peru wrestlers went through the four-meet duals undefeated: Logan Dubuque (99), Seymour (106), Carson Dobozy (120), Colin Hogan (138), Nick Bushey (160) and Cole McKee (220), while Saranac had four in Bryce Smith (113), Johnny Devins (145), Jacob Nolan (152) and Sean Ahern (195).

Clay Watts was undefeated at 285 for Beekmantown, as did teammate Kaedan Peryea at 132. Austin Trombley of Northern Adirondack went 3-0 at 170 before moving up a weight class and falling victim to Chance Lapier of AuSable Valley.

Trombley set a record on the day, scoring his 200th career win on the mats.

“Getting to 200 wins is a great accomplishment but I know there still is plenty to work on,” said Trombley.

The Bobcat standout didn’t sit on his laurels after his 200th win, opting to move up a weight class to take on AuSable Valley’s Chance Lapier, falling to the favorite at 182.

“Wrestling is a lot about taking risks and learning from your mistakes,” Trombley said. “I just wanted to see where I was at today and see how I could do against him.”

Overall, Trombley was 3-1 on the day with one pin and a decision win.

Bobcat wrestler Chad King scored his 100th win at the event as he went 2-2 on the day with one pin.

“I have been doing this for so long that it’s hard not to think this should have come earlier but it’s a great accomplishment and I get my name on the wall at school.”

Jaice Filion also scored his 100th win on a day where he went 3-0 with a pin.

“It has been a lot of hard work and it has been worth it,” he said. “I just wanted to wrestle hard today and it all worked out.”

Also on that list, AuSable Valley’s Joe LeClair, who picked up his 100th career win in his final match of the day.

“It was a real relief to get 100 wins before sectionals so I was not thinking about two things at once,” LeClair said, adding he was able to pick up his 100th win where his wrestling career began.

“Since my first match ever was in this gym, it was definitely special to get my 100th win here.”

The Section VII state qualifying championships take place Saturday, Feb. 11, at Peru High School.

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CLINTON COUNTY — The fourth annual Clinton Correction Officers’ Winter Classic will return to the region this Saturday.

This year, the outdoor charity event, which has raised nearly $15,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Clinton Correctional Facility Officers In Need Fund in the last three years, will be bigger than ever.

“This event has gotten bigger every year, and we hope to have it for many more years to come,” said Liam Mahoney, an organizer of the event.

Two hockey teams completely comprised of corrections officers from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora will battle it out, followed by a performance by Completely Stranded, Plattsburgh’s premier improv group.

Organizers say raffles and auctions are also slated, with concessions available throughout the day.

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“We started the Winter Classic in March of 2014 prior to the escape of our facility in June of 2015,” said Mahoney in an email. “But it has become a day of morale building and stress relief for ourselves and the community ever since.”

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