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Minimum wage hike taking bite out of restaurant biz Local restaurant owners say bump could force them to raise prices and lay off workers

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — The increase in the state’s minimum wage has left local restaurants with a bad taste in their mouths.

The hike, which went into effect on Jan. 1, has rattled Plattsburgh’s restaurant industry, who say the increase has resulted in slashed hours, higher costs and internal turmoil.

The minimum wage increase consists of three separate policies. The overall wage of

$8.75 was increased to $9 per hour; upstate fast food workers were bumped to $9.75, while tipped service employees saw their base pay increase by as much as 53 percent.

Local business owners say the policy will lead to a domino effect of increased prices and higher costs.

“For small business owners, it’s going to be terrible,” said Joe Kovacs, owner of Smooth Moves, a cafe in downtown Plattsburgh. “Everybody has to compensate and it will end up hurting.”

Wages are the biggest cost in any small business, he said.

Kovacs pays his employees minimum wage and above.

Larger businesses can control costs better,

he said, including bulk purchasing through warehouses.

But smaller operations have to absorb the costs somewhere.

At least one item on his menu has already gone up, he said.

Minimum wage is not the issue, said Kovacs, but rather housing.

Kovacs said there needs to be a cost of living adjustment per county: a base wage that can be adjusted.

The cafe owner also criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo for sidestepping the legislature — who originally balked at the proposal — by using executive authority to unilaterally convene a wage board.

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ALTONA — Standing at the half-mile start point, Sam Beach pushed his sled down the bobsled track for the first time.

He began with an immense amount of fear and finished with a new love of bobsledding.

Teah “It’s nerve-racking,” he said. “But I love Dowling Writer it.”

What started as a hobby soon turned into an opportunity to join the United States’ Youth Olympic Team.

The 16-year-old hopped a plane on Monday to the Youth Olympic Games in Norway.

Sam’s bobsledding journey began three years ago in the Junior Bobsled Program in Lake Placid as an attempt to try something new.

Sam’s mother, Rachelle, said she wasn’t nervous when he wanted to try the sport.

“I’ve always wanted him to be happy,” she said.

Under the director of his coach, Don Hass, Beach underwent hours of learning the basics, training and runs.

“He’s a great kid,” Hass said. “He listens and performs with the mind set to improve.”

Last July, the three-member panel recommended a phased-in increase of the minimum wage to $15 per hour at fast food restaurants by 2018 in New York City, and by 2021 for the rest of the state.

The state labor commissioner signed off in September, setting into motion a push for a $15 wage for all workers, a concept Cuomo is trying to get through the state legislature.

According to the state department of labor, the tri-county area boasted 4,602 jobs in the food services and drinking places sector in 2014, with 55 percent of those in Clinton County.

As the clock ticked down to Jan. 1, Cindy Snow, co-owner of the Blue Collar Bistro in

Clinton County purchases building on Arizona Avenue and awards bid for renovation

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Sam Beach, 16, hopped a plane on Monday to the Youth Olympic Games in Norway for bobsledding.

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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton County Mental Health and Addiction Services staff are ready to move into a larger building.

Over two years, the clinic has incorporated six new positions and have outgrown their space.

“This move is a reflection of the growing needs of the community,” said Peter Trout, director of the agency.

Last month, the county awarded Murnane Construction the contract for the building renovation project on 130 Arizona Ave. The building, currently occupied by a few tenants including CrossFit, will house the clinic.

The agency currently leases space behind Walmart.

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Living the vineyard dream in Champlain Montreal couple continues renovations to 4 Maples winery project

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Erwin Kalnar and Norliah Asma-Kalnar came from Montreal to America to live their dream.

Kalnar grew up in Switzerland surrounded by vineyards.

His vision, like his ancestors before him, was to own one of his own.

After marrying Asma-Kalnar and moving to Montreal, they searched for a location near their home.

Venturing through parts of Canada, Kalnar said, they faced stumbling blocks of high taxes on wine and other strict regulations.

So, they ventured into the North Country, where wine culture is steadily growing.

Kristy Kennedy, an official with the North Country Chamber of Commerce, said the couple’s arrival is part of an ongoing trend of Canadian families opening in New York State, primarily in the Finger Lakes and 1,000 Islands regions.

The couple decided to open shop in Champlain, about an hour from their Montreal home.

The home’s previous owner wanted to convert the land into a trailer park. When town officials rejected that proposal, the couple jumped at the opportunity.

The soil and land, Erwin said, was perfect for planting grapes. The air was clean. The people and the surroundings, Asma-Kalnar said, made their decision even easier.

“I call it my happy place,” she said.

Erwin Kalnar and Norliah Asma-Kalnar of Montreal purchased a vineyard in 2008. The couple intends to open 4 Maples, located in Champlain, sometime in 2017.

4 Maples started planting grapes in 2010, including marquette, frontenac, traminette, la crescent and more.

Once open, the owners hopes to serve two different red and two different white wines.

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Since making the purchase in 2008, the pair have made the trip each weekend.

They spent the first two years cleaning and preparing the land.

In 2010, they started planting a variety of cold-climate grapes — marquette, frontenac, traminette, la crescent, among others — in three and a half acres of land.

Erwin eventually plans to plant another seven or eight acres.

Renovations are currently being done to incorporate a wine tasting room featuring two different reds and whites.

Asma-Kalnar has been deemed the official taster and approves all wines.

“We’re not heavy drinkers, but we do love wine,” she said. “We wish we could drink it everyday.”

The house already has a veranda overlooking the vineyard and balcony equipped with a piano for musical performances.

To make the winery more family-friendly, the couple also hopes to develop a grape juice and trails on the property for walking and biking during the summer months and cross country skiing and snowshoeing during the winter months.

Erwin plans to start off with private tastings at the end of this year. He hopes 4 Maples will be open in the beginning of next year.

“The wine I’m making will be different,” Kalnar said. “If you want to try something new, come here.”

Once open, 4 Maples plans to be part of the Adirondack Coast Wine Trail Association, a group that contains roughly a half-dozen members.

Kennedy said although there hasn’t been an official study done on the economic impact of the wine business in Clinton County, the wine’s industry’s social media pages are coming up in their top 10 most viewed list.

“This wine trail has been booming,” Kennedy said. “It’s what visitors are looking to experience when they come here.”

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State audit reveals payroll issues at SCS District officials implementing new procedures to address issues that left some employees slightly underpaid

By Teah Dowling

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SARANAC — Saranac Central School District officials are mending payroll policies and procedures after the results of a recent state audit.

Officials from the state comptroller’s office reviewed all payroll payments made to 20 randomized employees from July 1, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015.

State auditors found that three of the 20 employees includ-

Dine, dance and donate

Local country band to debut new lineup at North Country Cancer Fund benefit

By Teah Dowling

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CHAZY — Chad Rabideau describes performing on stage with his band Movin’ On as an addiction, a way of life.

“It’s so rewarding and gratifying to see the same faces returning for every show,” said the guitarist. “Our crowds have left me speechless.”

Rabideau, bassist Pat Yelle and drummer Tim Benway

ed in the sample size were slightly underpaid, said Superintendent Jonathan Parks.

The evaluation, released last month, also found issues within district procedures.

The payroll clerk was responsible for a number of tasks, including collecting employee time sheets and recording hours, salaries and changes in employees’ pay rates.

However, Parks admitted he did not properly oversee the clerk’s duties, which clashed with the board’s adopted payroll policy that included oversight procedures.

According to the policy, the superintendent is responsible for certifying the payrolls.

Although Parks saw and examined the reports every two weeks, he said he never formalized the process in an actual form.

The superintendent didn’t compare the payroll register, a document that shows each employees’ salaries and deductions, to employees’ time sheets.

Neither Parks or other district officials performed any periodic tests of the payroll.

According to the audit, “the lack of segregation of duties, along with limited oversight to ensure the work of the payroll clerk, increases risks of errors and irregularities that could occur and remain undetected when processing payrolls.”

Parks said the three employees who were slightly underpaid were paid in full recently.

The district recently started a payroll test process.

“The process in place is to make sure payroll is accurate,” Parks said. “We’re fixing the issues.”

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came together 12 years ago to form the outfit after performing in other groups throughout the years.

Now it’s a family affair.

Rabideau’s daughter, 18-year-old Gabrielle Rabideau, jumped on the bandwagon last year. The group plays music they grew up on: true country or, as Chad likes to call it, “the real deal.”

Southern rock and blues are also on the list of song genres, including a few originals by father and daughter, to locals and visitors.

The band decided to make their debut performance at the Weathercock not only to see new faces, but help support a cancer benefit scheduled for that evening.

“Given the chance to prove ourselves to you, we won’t let you down,” said Chad.

aims to honor her late grandparents, Donald and Dorthy Reyell.

Donald passed away in January 2000 after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that affected multiple men in their family.

Dorothy was diagnosed with breast cancer. After 56 years of marriage, Dorthy couldn’t imagine her life without her husband. She refused to go through treatment and passed away a month later.

To honor them, Desautels’ will be giving all proceeds from the event to the North Country Cancer Fund.

The organization was formed in 2007 to raise money and supply financial assistance to families of Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties.

Desautels hopes to raise $500.

“The funding doesn’t go to research or families out of the state,” Desautels said. “It stays with us.”

The Valentines Dinner and Dance with Movin’ On will take place Feb. 13 from 5 p.m. to midnight at the Weathercock. Dinner will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., the band will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight: $7 for adults, $4 for children 6 to 12; children under 5 are free. For more information, call Desautels at 518572-7610.

BENEFITING ONES IN NEED Movin’ On will debut their new lineup at a Valentine’s Day Weekend cancer benefit organized by Laurie Desautels, who

Chad Rabideau, Gabrielle Rabideau, Pat Yelle and Tim Benway formed Movin’ On 12 years ago. The group plays country, southern rock and blues.

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Minimum wage proposal opens faultlines with Albany State delegation, business groups say proposed increase will “break the backs” of small business

By Pete DeMola

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PLATTSBURGH — If Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets his way, the state legislature will greenlight a $15 minimum wage hike for all workers in New York next month, the highest in the nation.

Getting there will likely be the biggest political battle of the season.

Advocates, including labor groups and progressive activists, have made both a moral and economic pitch for the increase, which would affect 1.4 million upstate workers and be gradually implemented over the next five years.

Sweeping changes have already been implemented in the foodservice industry this year. As of Jan. 1, the overall wage of $8.75 was increased to $9 per hour; upstate fast food workers were bumped to $9.75, while tipped service employees saw their base pay increase by 50 percent.

A phased-in approach for fast food and state workers, already a done deal, will reach $15 per hour by 2021.

Cuomo says the proposal to bring all workers up to $15 is a “reasonable” one. If the minimum wage had been indexed to inflation in 1970, the wage would now be at that rate, he said.

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Plattsburgh, wrote letters to the governor’s office on behalf of upstate restaurants.

Tipped workers — including bartenders and wait staff — saw an increase from $4.90 and $5 per hour to $5.65 to $7.50 per hour, respectively.

For those at the bottom, the policy marked an overnight raise of 53 percent.

Hidden running costs pushed the number closer to $8, said the boss, who now has to pay $1.30 in unemployment and Social Security on every $10 a staffer receives in tips.

“This could have a dramatic effect on the restaurant business,” Snow said.

To compensate, burger prices have been increased by $1.

While the Blue Collar Bistro is better positioned to absorb the costs — Snow runs the downtown hangout as a second career — she questioned the survival of other operations.

Owners work certain assumptions into their business model, said Snow. But when that abruptly changes, the model is no longer sound.

Take it from a Glens Falls brewpub.

Last month, the Davidson Brothers Brewery introduced sweeping reforms on how they compensated their workers.

After studying the increase, the business opted to eliminate tipping entirely in favor of an 18 percent surcharge, a measure that galvanized the industry, led to waves of criticism and placed the locally-owned brewery at the center of a statewide debate on the philosophy of tipping.

Larger chains have an “incredible” advantage against single-unit owner-operated, full-serve businesses, Davidson Brothers co-owner Rick Davidson told the Sun. Davidson flatly said the proposed $15 hike will result in automaton. It’s already happening, he said, citing the replacement of skilled servers with tablets at places like Panera Bread, for instance.

“You can walk in, get food to go, and never talk to a human,” Davidson said. “Many thousands of jobs are going to be eliminated as this change takes place.”

A Siena College survey released last week found 87 percent of upstate businesses oppose bumping the wage to $15.

The North Country Chamber of Commerce said the measure would lead to a 67 percent increase in labor costs.

The policy would make no differentiation between downstate, where the cost of living is higher, and upstate, which has a median income of $16.25, explained President Garry Douglas.

The hike, Douglas said, would “disrupt and undermine the whole employment system.”

“We must take note that the true minimum wage is and will always be zero,” Douglas told the Sun. “Our focus must be on how to reduce unemployment and preserving the first-step jobs that will be reduced by such a move will actually undermine this.”

Davidson said he believed it wasn’t the governor’s goal to hurt small businesses.

But in the short term, that’s the effect it’s going to have, he said, noting his operation has no plans to reduce staffing levels or lay anyone off.

According to the National Employment Law Project (NELP), an upstate worker needs at least $15 to afford basic living expenses, a sentiment echoed by the governor at a Manhattan rally last month.

“You can’t make it on a minimum wage job,” Cuomo said.

“You need two, three, four minimum wage jobs to actually make it, and that’s not what the minimum wage was all about.”

Using statistics crunched by the Economic Policy Institute, NELP pegged $17.24 as the basic wage needed for a single adult in the Glens Falls-area to afford housing, clothing and transportation (the average across upstate, as Douglas mentioned, clocks in slightly lower, at $16.25).

economists, workers, business and labor groups, determined nearly 60 percent of fast food workers are in families enrolled in at least one public assistance program.

At the national level, 87 percent do not have health insurance.

The report also determined the fast food industry was surging in the state, with profits increasing 14.5 percent from 2000 to 2014.

The governor said the state subsidizes businesses who pay their workers the minimum wage through welfare benefits to the tune of about $6,800 each year.

“The minimum wage doesn’t even work numerically in this state,” Cuomo said. “The numbers don’t even add up. This is below a subsistence level. You can’t make it on a minimum wage job. You need two, three, four minimum wage jobs to actually make it, and that’s not what the minimum wage was all about.”

According to the National Employment Law Project (NELP), an upstate worker needs at least $15 to afford basic living expenses.

Using statistics crunched by the Economic Policy Institute, NELP pegged $17.24 as the basic wage needed for a single adult in the Glens Falls-area to afford housing, clothing and transportation (the average across upstate, as Douglas mentioned, clocks in slightly lower, at $16.25).

Conservatives, Cuomo said, are trying to justify keeping the minimum wage static for two reasons: “Number one, it costs businesses less money, and number two, businesses makes money on the minimum wage.”

Before the modest bump on Jan. 1, the state’s lowest paid workers brought home about $18,000 annually.

“What that means is you’ve had 45 years of economic injustice At present, the minimum wage is about $18,000 a year.

The New York State Restaurant Association hopes to slow the tide.

While they conceded that the hike to $9 was due, the group sent the governor and the state legislature a letter, co-signed by 100 restaurant owners, asking for a five-year wage freeze for tipped workers to allow small businesses to adapt.

CEO Melissa Fleischut said the increase has already forced restaurants to close, business owners to cut hours and lay people off and made owners look to incorporate more tablets at tables.

Any further increase, Fleischut said, will just exacerbate these problems.

“Some very very difficult decisions are going to have to be made,” said NYSRA Spokesman Kevin Dugan. “That’s a huge increase in labor costs.”

Margins are often under 8 percent for small restaurants, Dugan told the Sun. “They’re going to have to make it up in other ways,” Dugan said.

While automaton is not in the cards for the Butcher Block in Plattsburgh — “We’ll never do that,” said General Manager Kevin Kilkeary. “That’s a drive-thru” — the fine dining restaurant has reduced staff hours since the beginning of the year.

“Everyone’s working a little faster,” Kilkeary said.

Payroll for the 30 servers, mostly part-timers, has increased 10 percent.

“We don’t plan on raising prices this year,” said Kilkeary.

“But somebody’s going to have to pay for this sooner or later.”

Servers are also anxious that patrons will tip less once they learn of the new policies, he said.

“If it goes to $15, a lot of jobs will be lost,” said Kilkeary.

Subway on Route 3 confirmed they have reduced employee hours and laid people off.

Manager Amber Cook said the franchise had to let people go in early-January until business picks back up in the summer.

“It’s the worst part,” Cook said.

Several salaried employees were moved to an hourly wage.

Staffers can only work a certain amount of hours, up to 40, Cook said.

Corporate management determined labor and food costs can’t exceed 50 percent of the restaurant’s operation, Cook explained.

To combat the increase, the franchise may have to raise prices. Doing so would require a meeting with other operators in the region.

Five Guys’ Plattsburgh location has already raised menu prices by 5 percent, according to General Manager Jessica Porter.

Locations elsewhere saw a bump as much as 10 percent.

Restaurant operators are also concerned about a wage drift.

Several large chains in the Plattsburgh market said they had already been paying their workers at or above the wage before the increase.

But the hike, said restaurant brass, means they will have to boost everyone else to remain competitive in the marketplace.

All Five Guys employees were brought up to $9 per hour, said Porter (Five Guys is considered “fast food casual”) while those who were already making that were given bumps after mandatory performance reviews.

Porter said the chain’s leadership encouraged a more rigorous review process to ensure all employees were going “above and beyond” the performance criteria.

Maria D’Amelia, a spokesman for Stewart’s Shops, said the chain will have to be competitive in their recruitment efforts.

The Saratoga-based heavyweight pulls from the same labor market as fast food chains.

But D’Amelia said the company’s business model — employees own just over one-third of the company — may act as

As part of this 2016 agenda, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a $15 minimum wage. If approved by the legislature, the wage would be the highest in the nation.

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where the poor were getting poorer, while everyone else was moving up,” Cuomo said at his state of state address last month, a speech at which he took on the cadence of a preacher.

“That’s not America’s way because that’s not fair.”

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an incentive for workers to stay put.

The chain is following the changes in state law closely.

“We’re always concerned about the long-term impact,” D’Amelia said. “We are about making smart decisions from the start.”

Several other foodservice powerhouses in the Plattsburgh area, including Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’ Donuts and Texas Roadhouse, declined to comment through their corporate offices.

HARD FEELINGS While servers and bartenders saw their wages elevated, the boost for service employees does not include workers in the back of the house, including cooks and dishwashers.

This has caused discomfort for both owners and recipients of the boost.

Susan Upton pored over her books during a weekday lunch rush.

The increase came as a surprise to the owner of the Campus Corner, who’d found out the week before.

“All these small businesses owners are just trying to stay alive — this is crazy,” said Upton.

Upton said she was irked that the back of the house didn’t get bumped.

“There’s a lot of hard feelings everywhere,” Upton said.

Waitress Angela Paduano said she would have been fine with a .25 cent raise.

“Theirs should have gone up $2,” she said, motioning to kitchen staff. “The back should have gotten more.”

The Campus Corner, an old-fashioned diner in downtown Plattsburgh, does not pool tips, Upton explained.

“It’s theirs,” Upton said. “They worked hard for it.”

Upton’s back-of-the-house staff are well-compensated, she said. But she, like other business owners, is concerned about future recruitment efforts, especially if the final figure does make it to $15.

Paduano said she would have welcomed the situation at restaurants that pooled, like at her previous employer, a local steakhouse, where $200 in tips would often be whittled down by half at the end of the night once distributed amongst staff.

Would possible price increases dissuade patrons from dining out?

Anthony Finnegan tucked into a homemade ice cream sandwich, one of the cafe’s specialities.

“I love this place with a passion,” he said.

THE WORKERS For the average full-time worker, the bump amounts to about $10 per week.

“We’re pretty happy about it,” said Jessie Atkins, who works at the Koffee Kat, a cafe in downtown Plattsburgh. “We just got 9 bucks — it’s a good way to start the year.”

The part-time barista attends SUNY Plattsburgh, where he studies criminal justice. The increase will help put a dent in basic living expenses, he said.

Employers have an obligation to provide for their workers, said Atkins.

“If you can’t afford to pay your workers, you shouldn’t be in business.”

Atkins noted his boss was a member of the Clinton County Board of Legislators.

“We have a pretty good boss here,” he said. “She takes care of us.”

Nick Kaiser works part-time at Five Guys. The increase, he said, will help with student loans.

“I was glad.”

Five Guys is a good place to work, he said.

Kaiser paused for a moment and cited the sluggish economy.

“Anywhere is a good place to work.”

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to 38 percent.

But the business community is steadfastly against the proposal.

A Siena survey released last week found 87 percent of upstate businesses are against the push for $15.

So are 100 percent of the region’s state and federal representatives.

“POLITICALLY MOTIVATED” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY21-Willsboro) said the North Country economy is different than that of New York City, which gave birth to the movement in late-2012 when labor groups and unions launched the Fight for $15 campaign.

Last December, the group staged protests in some 200 cities across the country, giving the push strong momentum before the governor formally rolled out his proposal.

“In terms of the impact on our employment rates in upstate New York, and the ability for small businesses to keep pace, I believe that it is a policy that is driven out of New York City and is out of touch with our upstate economy,” Stefanik told the Sun in an interview last month.

State Senator Betty Little (R-45th-Queensbury) said small businesses are “writing, emailing and calling almost daily” about the proposed hike.

“Their message to me is they don’t have the ability to pay higher wages,” Little said in a statement, “though they would like to be able to.”

Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-114th-Queensbury) said the state already faces some of the most severe regulations and highest taxes in the nation.

“To mandate that they almost double their labor costs for minimum wage workers would be a death sentence,” Stec said in September.

Stec called the initiative a “politically motivated decision” that would provide adverse consequences to the state’s business climate and economy, including layoffs and higher consumer costs as businesses “frantically attempt to level out costs and revenues.”

Furthermore, said the lawmaker, small businesses and labor sectors would not be able to handle another aggressive increase coming so close to the hike that went into effect last month.

All told, the wage has increased 75 percent since 2004.

Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-115th-Peru) said the proposed increase is an unprecedented 67 percent wage mandate.

“I don’t know of any business that can provide such an increase for their employees,” Duprey said in an email.

Duprey, citing a report from the Empire Center, a nonpartisan watchdog group, the said the wage increase would cost businesses $4.6 billion.

That same report, based on the methodology used in a recent study by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), projected the bump will cost the state at least 200,000 jobs — perhaps as many as 580,000.

Under the worst-case scenario, net total wages would increase by just $1 billion, wrote Empire Center President E.J. McMahon in the report.

“But even if wages rise by the $10.6 billion projected in the lowimpact CBO scenario, barely $700 million would be pocketed by workers at the poverty line, who would need it the most (and who this legislation is intended to benefit).”

Duprey conceded while most people support a more equitable living wage, she is mindful of the concerns of small business owners and farmers.

“While I expect on a personal level the majority of them would like to pay their employees more money, the reality is the onerous regulations and the inflexibility and contradiction of too many policies have an adverse impact on small businesses,” Duprey said.

The lawmaker, who represents all of Clinton, Franklin and a portion of St. Lawrence County, also said the policy would create a ripple effect for other employees who will also expect to receive a comparable raise.

Businesses will also face increases in Social Security taxes, workers’ compensation and unemployment, said the rep.

Duprey said she also heard from many non-profit organizations who fear the loss of their employees to fast-food restaurants.

Nonprofits, which provide about 10 percent of the North Country’s jobs, will also struggle to remain solvent, she said.

“Too many of these agencies which provide desperately needed services for so many are barely able to operate with current salaries and reduced revenue from federal and state governments,” Duprey said.

For the most part, these budgets are inflexible.

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In order to adequately provide a $15 minimum wage, these organizations would need to receive at least a 20 percent increase in their funding, and “that is simply not going to happen,” said Duprey.

Duprey said parents who have young or adult children receiving services are “terribly worried” the caregivers they rely on for assistance and the ability to keep loved ones at home will no longer be employed with these providers.

“It is a scary and difficult time for many families,” she said.

While the governor has proposed a $300 million tax cut for small businesses to sweeten the deal, to date, the state has not announced plans to aid nonprofits in the transition.

Cuomo brushed off criticisms that the government shouldn’t regulate the marketplace as political posturing to shield the state’s business community.

“That is a lot of baloney – that’s what that is,” Cuomo said at a Manhattan rally last month.

But he said nothing about the effect on the small businesses who feel as if they’ve been caught in the riptide.

The governor’s office did not immediately respond to several emails seeking clarification on how the state plans on addressing what local businesses say will lead to slashed hours, reduced staff, increased prices and possible automation.

SOLUTIONS Better alternatives, said North Country lawmakers, are tax cuts and streamlining regulatory requirements.

Doing so will allow small businesses to hire more employees, expand operations and pay higher wages, said Stec and Little.

“I want to see real tax relief and a regulatory structure that helps our businesses,” said Little.

Duprey said she has joined her colleagues by pushing for state agencies to review rules and regulations that would alleviate burdens.

“Unfortunately, little action has been taken to assist our business community,” Duprey said.

Duprey also called for the legislature to pass proposals to benefit low-wage earners, including measures to strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a device popular among conservatives designed to reduce income inequality.

The EITC, said Duprey, should be boosted from 30 to 45 percent of the federal amount. Recipients should be allowed to receive their credit in monthly installments (instead of annually), while personal income tax should be eliminated for those at the lowest levels.

Taken with state equivalents, McMahon said, the credit would boost the annual cash income of a single parent working a minimum wage job by at least $4,000.

The Business Council of New York also agrees with expanding the EITC alongside strengthening workforce development programs.

“We would prefer to see government focus on giving people the skills needed to obtain the jobs that are available,” a spokesman told the Sun. Duprey said she expects more legislation will be offered to compensate low-paid workers.

“Low-wage earners are the victims of the high cost of living in New York state and their needs and concerns must be addressed.”

FULL SPEED AHEAD Cuomo has pushed for the state legislature to adopt the proposal, which he likened to a “battle” at the Manhattan rally.

“We are going to knock on doors, we are going to make phone calls, we are going to say to elected officials, ‘There are 3 million New Yorkers who need a raise, you vote against $15, you vote against the 3 million New Yorkers who need it,’” Cuomo said. “We are going to make sure those workers in your district know who voted for them, who is with them, who is against them.”

While the assembly has indicated they’re on board, the plan hit a roadblock in the Republican-controlled senate last week when lawmakers said they wouldn’t support the legislation without doing more to offset the costs for small businesses.

Republican lawmakers, including senate majority leader John Flanagan, indicated they’d like to see the $300 million number increased.

“I don’t know what would be enough but I also know that we

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have an obligation to have those discussions,” Flanagan told the New York Daily News.

The policy is just one element of the governor’s efforts to transform the state into a progressive powerhouse.

Other proposals include universal pre-K, paid maternity leave, curbing homelessness and mandating more government contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses.

If approved, the state’s minimum wage would be the highest in the country, and even higher than the number supported by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, who support a $12 wage at the national level.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also supports a $12 figure, while Bernie Sanders, also running for the Democratic nomination, supports $15.

The current federal minimum wage is $7.25.

NY21 CANDIDATES SOUND OFF Mike Derrick, a Democrat who is seeking to unseat Stefanik, called small businesses the “lifeblood” of the North Country economy. They shouldn’t be asked to bear the burden of a hike at the same rate as a “billion-dollar” multinational corporation, Derrick told the Sun in an email.

Big box stores compete with small retailers, send profits elsewhere and dictate the prices in the marketplace, he said.

“And unfortunately, many have not been able to compete — just look at the empty storefronts in some of our downtowns,” Derrick said. “When we lose small businesses, this hollows out the middle class, a portion of our society that is already under great pressure.”

Derrick said large franchises can easily absorb wage increases, but small business owners have much greater expenses to cover and live on smaller margins.

“These small business owners are often the last ones to get paid.

Owners often make less than their employees in order to keep the business open.”

As an alternative, Derrick called for the increase of the EITC as a part of improving the federal tax code, growing investments in workforce development programs and building investment in infrastructure and education.

“It is without a doubt that our North Country needs more living-wage jobs, but a New York State ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to increasing the minimum wage is not the best way to fix this problem.”

Matt Funiciello, the Green Party candidate who plans on entering race next month, said he agreed with $15, but said the minimum wage should be a federal issue.

“It’s totally calculated and pandering to the service unions,” Funiciello told the Sun. Even $15 doesn’t solve the problems facing service employees, said Funiciello, because it becomes more difficult for the working poor to receive benefits.

By 2040, slightly less than half of the American population will work in the service industry, said Funiciello, who owns and operates a bakery and cafe in Glens Falls.

“Is this how people should be treated?”

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There ought to be a law

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here really should be a law against such behavior and such price gouging.

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive who generated national outrage after he raised the price of a once-cheap life-saving pill from $13.50 to $750, an increase of more than 5,000 percent overnight.

Shkreli’s contempt for those in need of Daraprim, a pill used to treat toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease that afflicts people with weakened immune systems, such as those with AIDS and pregnant women, has caused members of Congress to question his motives.

His brief appearance on Capital Hill, showcased perhaps one of the worst and most disrespectful individuals one could possibly ever encounter.

It also exemplifies what many today feel about the pharmaceutical industry that places profits before human needs.

In a memo drafted by Shkreli to investors he stated, “So 5,000 paying bottles at the new price is $375,000,000— almost all of it is profit and I think we will get 3 years of that or more. Should be a very handsome investment for all of us. Let’s all cross our fingers that the estimates are accurate.”

Despite demonstrating his true contempt during the hearing where he repeatedly refused to testify on advice from council, Shkreli appeared genuinely disgusted that he would be forced to appear at the hearing and be lectured.

While being addressed he smirked, made faces, looked away and appeared on the verge of laughter at one point when U. S. Rep Elijah Cummings was speaking. Cummings went on to reprimand Shkreli, saying “It’s not funny, Mr. Shkreli. People are dying and they’re getting sicker and sicker.”

After the hearing, he made it very clear what he thought of the entire process when he tweeted, “Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.”

What kind of heartless human being acts like this?

I’m all for free enterprise and free market principles, but when any one company or person puts lives at risk in this manner and chooses to operate to the detriment of mankind, some form of emergency government eminent domain process should be enacted to protect the innocent.

Fortunately, Shkreli’s business practices have led to federal charges as well as many civil lawsuits filed against him.

As enlightened as we may be today if we lack respect for each other and devalue life in the name of making a buck, our culture will be in deep trouble and future generations will sadly pay the price for what we fail to correct today.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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Frontier Town again? Here’s an idea ...

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ere we go again.

Frontier Town is back on lawmaker lips.

Last month, the Essex County Board of Supervisors asked for a price tag on demolition costs for several buildings on the former theme park property which now present a safety hazard.

It’s the beginning of a now-familiar cycle that always ends with taxpayers losing.

Here’s an idea: Essex County should give the property to the Open Space Institute. The conservation group can then help facilitate the transfer of the main parcel to the state for inclusion in an emerging trail network, some 40 miles that will cut through five towns in the central Adirondacks.

The 85-acre complex has been empty since the rodeo up and left town nearly 20 years ago.

Two years ago, lawmakers held a series of task force meetings to hash out a solution.

Marketing the property to a retail outlet was discussed then, as it is now.

But at the time, lawmakers opted against enlisting the Essex County Industrial Development Agency to conduct an economic feasibility study, citing the time length and the strong desire to simply get rid of it.

We all know what happened next: Essex County put the parcel out to bid at a tax auction, declined an offer by a local businessman and the case wound up in court. North Hudson voters added insult to injury by rejecting the town’s purchase through a permissive referendum.

It was a free market exercise that ended in disaster, mainly through wasted time and lost revenue, not to mention hidden costs, like the amount of time county officials spent bogged down combatting an entirely avoidable problem.

If lawmakers sold it to the late George Moore for $60,000, the problem buildings likely would have been torn down by now (And George, being the good LETTERS

DonÕ tÊ takeÊ itÊ outÊ onÊ theÊ clubÊ

To the Editor: In response to Mr. Bedell’s letter to the editor, I would have to agree that there was and is an issue with the abuse of his property. It is unfortunate that it had to come at the expense of the snowmobile club.

The problem with the ATV’s in Willsboro goes far beyond just Mr. Bedell’s property.

Willsboro as a town needs to address this issue.

They are tromping on anybody’s property to get from point A to point B. On more than one occasion, I have been met by four-wheelers screaming down Main Street in broad daylight. It is my understanding that the state police can’t even catch these people.

With that being said, I wish Willsboro would start an ATV club so that they could be called when there is an issue as opposed to it always being taken out on the snowmobile club that asks for land owner permission, has insurance and tries our best to be respectful of the land owners.

As a club, we don’t like the ATVs, as they rut up the trails we work so hard to maintain. We are always open to trying to resolve issues with the land owners. In this case, we put up “no ATV” signs; we offered to put up gates on Mr. Bedell’s property to try to keep the four wheelers out, with which Mr. Bedell agreed that it wasn’t going to work as the four-wheelers would just go around the gates. In the meantime, we have respected his wishes and put up trail closed signs until the issue can be resolved.

Our club maintains approximately 75-100 miles of trail between Willsboro, Essex, Westport, Elizabethtown and Lewis. We do our best to monitor the

businessman he was, probably would have made a profit on it).

But instead, the county is now looking at the costs of hazardous waste removal for a yet-to-be-determined number of buildings that are only continuing to deteriorate.

Is this really the best use of taxpayer dollars?

The county needs to cut their losses and move on. They’re already $200,000 in the hole for back taxes owed on the collection of parcels. There’s no need to add to that sum.

Just think of the options if the state takes the parcel: The former park just off the Adirondack Northway would be the perfect connector with state land holdings.

If the Moore estate could be convinced to part with the A-Frame, the building could be torn down and a welcome center, or even a small museum, could be constructed in the footprint.

Once completed, the property could be a major draw for outdoor enthusiasts.

If the Moore family wants to keep the A-Frame, then that structure also needs to be removed. If they want to build something to augment what the state will do with the surrounding property, much of which are wetlands, even better.

What’s not to love?

North Hudson gets their desired hook-up to the state network; the state gets more open land, the Moore family receives recognition for their family’s contributions to the region, while the county is relieved of a perennial albatross.

We simply do not need another showdown at the O.K. Corral. Hopefully this go-around can lead to a peace treaty — not a gunfight.

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Our club is there to promote all snow travel and find it unfortunate that it is abused in the off season. This should be an eye-opener to everyone that a recreational trail is a privilege, not a right, and needs to be respected for what its intended use is. Hopefully the community can come together to resolve the issues with the ATVs in Willsboro.

Paul Stephens President Mountain Lakers Snowmobile Club Wadhams

AppalledÊ byÊ Albany

To the Editor: I couldn’t agree more with your editorial in reference to “New York: Welcome to the state of authoritarianism.”

Control is what Albany wants and is typical of the democratic party. If there is a way to control an aspect of our lives, they will try to implement it. The SAFE act is another case in point, passed in the middle of the night by Albany democrats unwilling to allow the voice of the people to be heard.

I also couldn’t help but snicker at the cartoon at the top of the same page alluding to Cruz and Trump as poison. The other side has either a liar and thief or an old socialist as a choice. Too bad I’m not much of an artist. I’d make a cartoon about that.

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DonÕ tÊ letÊ JCOPEÊ issueÊ rest To the Editor:

Thank you for your op-ed, “New York: Welcome to the state of authoritarianism.” This is a scary direction for our state government to be taking.

Even worse, from some stories I’ve heard, this attitude seems to stem from our governor himself.

I have heard that employees in the state offices are required to submit for approval any stories, interviews, etc., for approval if the governor’s name is mentioned.

Reason: “The press might see it.”

The governor and his staff seemingly do NOT approve of free speech if it is about them.

Please keep up with this subject: Do not let it rest and disappear.

Carl Zehr Morrisonville

ThanksÊ forÊ toyÊ help

To the Editor: As the event coordinator for the annual Holiday Toy Drive for the past 10 years, I have endured the honor of experiencing the true meaning in the spirit of giving during the holiday season.

Each holiday season, every town in every state across the country has families where Christmas is a stressor rather than a time of joy because the monetary means to provide gifts for under the tree is difficult.

As I can’t speak for every town in every state across the country, I can speak for the North Country region. We are a region of small, close-knit communities who take care of their own. I began the Toy Drive with only a few hundred dollars and financially grew immensely over the years.

I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation the community members and businesses, locally and throughout the North Country Region who have generously contributed over the past decade. I further wish to thank my former place of employment, M&M Diner for sponsoring the Toy Drive for the first eight years and to Connie Drake, of Connie’s Rusty Zipperz Consignment & Thrift Store for sponsoring the Toy Drive for the past two years.

Much thanks and appreciation extended to the following organizations: Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department & Women’s Auxiliary, Au Sable Forks Elementary School’s P.T.O., Matt Parks of Ward Lumber Company and Au Sable Valley Central School’s Booster Club.

I am thankful to the Press Republican, Sun Community News and Jay Online Community News for assisting with the promotion of the Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

As I end my 10-year run, I am confident to the Annual Toy Drive will continue on in making certain girls and boys in our community have a joyous holiday season.

Cynthia Murphy Event Coordinator Au Sable Forks

WWIIÊ combatÊ vet:Ê VoteÊ Trump To the Editor:

The article in the Jan. 30 newspaper by Nadine Battaglia was very good and I hope a lot of people read it.

I am a combat vet of WWII and very turned off about all these murders, rapes, stealing and lying. Much of them from our own government.

This year, vote Republican if Trump gets the nomination.

Jack Norton Minerva

Convicted killer may be released in Plattsburgh Terry Losicco, who perpetrated a brutal attack in Westchester County, may very well be released in Plattsburgh next month after spending 35 years behind bars

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PLATTSBURGH — In the dark hours of May 25, 1980, two young men entered a well-manicured home in Somers, Westchester County.

The pair, residents of a nearby reform school, received a tip that the homeowners, Eleanor and Norman Prouty, were wealthy.

Due for release, the teenagers needed some cash. They crept up Primrose Street and entered the residence, located a few miles from the facility, Lincoln Hall.

Norman suffered from multiple sclerosis and was wheelchair-bound. It was rumored the World War II vet kept a thick wallet next to his chair to pay service workers, including residents of the facility who participated in an inmate work program.

His wife, Eleanor, was a community fixture with a big heart.

The pair slept side-by-side on the second floor.

Terry Losicco walked into the bedroom and determined who was who by the length of their hair.

He smashed Norman, an advertising executive, in the face with an 18” log he grabbed from the backyard.

Then he beat and strangled Eleanor.

Eleanor died. Losicco sodomized her corpse. Then he skulked back into the night.

The next day, their 9-year-old granddaughter discovered the scene.

Norman, never the same, spent the rest of his years in a nursing home before passing away in 1986.

Losicco was picked up and was convicted of second-degree murder and 14 related charges.

The convicted killer, now 52, was granted parole on Tuesday after being sentenced to 27½ years to life at Fishkill Correctional in Dutchess County.

A tentative release date has been set for March 3.

Losicco may be headed to Plattsburgh upon his release, according to the victim’s’ grandson, Brooks Prouty, citing a discussion with an official with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s Office of Victim Services.

Prouty, 15 at the time of the attack, said release-related transcripts indicated the convicted murderer wanted to relocate to Plattsburgh to participate in a program for recently released inmates.

“I suspect people in Plattsburgh won’t be thrilled by the prospects of their new neighbor,” Prouty told the Sun. “I think it would be tame to call it a great level of violence — this is someone who was sadistic.”

DOCCS, without confirming a destination for the inmate, told the Sun on Wednesday that his pending release wasn’t a done deal: Losicco’s “community preparation plan,” said a spokesman, is currently “incomplete.”

“FULL THROATED OPPOSITION” Since 2005, Losicco has appeared before the parole board six times, most recently, last March, when the board determined there was a “reasonable probability” Losicco would again violate the law.

Each time, the Prouty family said they were given at least two months advance notice to write letters, get support from the community and reach out to local officials, said Prouty, including former president Bill Clinton, whom he said his brother counts as a friend.

“We would have gone to that length if necessary,” Prouty said. “Obviously they have a different standard at the Board of Paroles.”

But this time, Prouty said he was only given a few days notice.

The panel issued their decision after an interview with Losicco on Jan. 19.

“This panel does not believe your release is incompatible with the welfare of society and further believes that you can live a law-abiding life,” said the decision.

Prouty said he believes DOCCS accelerated the process to avoid protests and organized resistance from the family and community.

Prouty, who now lives in Manhattan, has spearheaded movements in the past to keep Losicco behind bars, including a petition three years ago that garnered 1,800 signatures from residents of this town of 20,400 located an hour north of New York City.

“They were really fullthroated in opposition to his release,” Prouty said.

Prouty said he received notice of the most recent parole hearing just five days before, the legal window for which letters need to be submitted to the parole board.

“I think something was done wrong here by giving us so little time to make our case,” Prouty said. “I think the Department of Paroles pulled a fast one on us — I really feel there’s something very fishy here.”

Registered victims have the right to be heard by the Board of Parole, a DOCCS spokesman told the Sun. In this situation, a de novo interview, the victims were notified and their prior and most recent statements were considered by the board.

“The scheduling of de novo interviews, or reappearance interviews, does not always allow a prolonged period of time for registered victims to submit a statement,” said the spokesman.

Terry Losicco

“OUT OF WHACK” Since learning of the decision, Prouty, 50, has been in contact with Janet Koupash, the director of the state’s office of victim services, who is briefing him on the process.

Correction law 149 requires the state to notify the district attorney and the chief of police in the city, town, or village in which the inmate resided at the time of their conviction.

But it says nothing about notifying parties in the location where the inmate may relocate, including Clinton County.

DOCCS is also required to provide officials with crime and sentence information, the residence address, any known aliases, photos of the inmate and fingerprint information.

Prouty called DOCCS’ release standards “out of whack” with those of the rest of the state.

Losicco, he said, should remain imprisoned for the rest of his life. If he’s genuinely rehabilitated, he said, then he can help other inmates.

“I think the people of Plattsburgh share the same sense of indignation and sorrow that people of Somers are experiencing right now,” Prouty said.

“If he was relocated [to Somers], there would be people marching in the streets.”

Eleanor, he said, was a devout Catholic. She considered it service to hire boys from Lincoln Hall.

“She felt very very strongly about helping young people,” Prouty said.

“She was a really, really good person.”

Losicco accomplice David Hollis, who did not actively participate in the attack, was granted parole in 2010, but was reincarcerated last year after violating the terms of his release, Prouty said.

Hollis is scheduled to be released in November.

COMMENTARY

Little Bits My favorite restaurants Gordie Little

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W

e all have our favorite eateries at home and away. Kaye and I recently spent a month in Kissimmee, Florida and had no problem finding places to chow down. Special thanks to family and friends for gifting us with restaurant cards to aid and assist with keeping my girth near the limit of my belt. For Kaye, on the other hand, bird bites maintained her fighting figure at 94 pounds.

She orders a toasted cheese sandwich with a slice of tomato, along with a cup of soup and brings half the sandwich home for a snack. I order a full-course meal and smack my lips when I lick the plate. Do opposites attract? In our case, they certainly do.

Thanks to our trusty GPS and my unfailing sense of smell when food is being prepared, we had no problem whatever zeroing in on enough restaurants to keep us satiated. Some were old standards while others were new discoveries. Some were wonderful; others were horrendous.

I won’t burden you with a list of the good ones. I’m easy to please. Just bring me meat and potatoes with a nice veggie or a tasty piece of fish and I’m a happy camper. Oh, I appreciated the sauces and the perfect presentation we found along the way, but there were a few disappointments. Most of them had to do with inflated prices.

I had no complaints about the all-you-can-eat buffets. I always got more than my money’s worth. After all, I felt obligated to make up for the teeny portions Kaye put on her plate. Desserts?

Yup—those, too.

We found a Florida version of a Plattsburgh chain favorite just one block from our condo and moved our forks up and down there often. When the service and fare are exemplary, we not only praise the wait staff, but management. We also show our appreciation with generous tips.

We singled out a few upscale restaurants along the way and were generally pleased with what we found. However, on one occasion, we chose what sounded like a steak house. Big mistake.

It took so long for the waitress to explain the meat selection that I took a nap while my stomach gurgled the blues. The wine list had names I could neither pronounce nor afford and I was not impressed with the pomp and circumstance. Entrees were beyond expensive and anything extra, including vegetables, added to the exorbitant tab. Someone at our table ordered butter for his bread and the cost was over five dollars.

I ate my expensive pork chops while Kaye sipped her lobster bisque. We opted out of dessert and drove away singing the blues with lighter wallets. I suppose some diners enjoy that kind of pomposity, but we couldn’t wait to get back to our old haunts in Plattsburgh to order two michigans with.

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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FEST@ THRU MOUNT VAN FEB. HOEVENBURG 21 & LAKE PLACID Sun. OLYMPIC SPORTS COMPLEX.

FEB. FULL MOON PARTY@ 19 Fri. CADYVILLE RECREATION PARK.

Friday: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

All Day Event

Festival includes ski clinics, demonstrations, parties, headlamp tours, and the 34th annual Lake Placid Loppet and Mt. Van Hoevenburg. Saturday includes the Citizen Challenge Race of both 6.25k & 12.5k. The challenge is relatively flat and racers will be rewarded with camaraderie & pristine conditions.

Everyone welcome. Register online.

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MERU@ WHALLONSBURG GRANGE HALL.

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Join the Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Rec. Department and the Clinton County Youth Bureau for snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Bring a flashlight & check out the Cadyville Rec. Park trails. After, join in for hot cocoa, s’mores, snow angels & more!! All ages welcome. Free event.

Equipment available first come, first serve.

Pre-registration required.

Details: 565-4750.

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STEVE JOBS@ WHALLONSBURG GRANGE, 1610 NYS RTE. 22.

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Saturday: 7:30 pm This is a thrilling Biopic about the brilliant genius who invented the iMac and the iPhone. This is an intimate portrait of the man who changed our world. $6 adults, $3 under 18.

Details: 518-963-4170 or thegrangehall.info View our complete listing and other events online.

Inspiring story of three mountaineers who attempt to climb an impossible peak in the Himalayas.

Adults: $6, 18 and Under: $3 Details: 518-963-4170, www.cvfilms.org.

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WINTER CARNIVAL BREAKFAST@ SARANAC LAKE ADULT CENTER.

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Saturday: 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Join Whiteface Mountain Lodge #789, F&AM for some eggs, sausage, home fries, coffee & juice before watching the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival parade from your favorite spot. Winter Carnival characters will be in attendance from 8:30-9:30. $7 adults, $4 under 12.

Details: Robert E. Brown 518-891-2197 or Patrick McIntyre 518-946-7077.

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FEB. VALENTINES DINNER 13 Sat. & DANCE W/ MOVIN’ ON@ WEATHERCOCK RESTAURANT & BAR, CHAZY.

Saturday: 5:00 pm - Midnight

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Friday: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Children ages 5-12 get to enjoy swimming, games in the gym and Valentine’s Day crafts. $10 admission fee. Preregistration is not required but appreciated.

Details: 518-324-2024.

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Saturday: 8:00 am - 10:30 pm

Scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, fruit, coffee and juice. Adults $6, Under 12 $3, Under 2 Free. All proceeds benefit the WFC Youth Fund.

Details: Medara Sherman 518-795-4280.

Dinner from 5-7 pm. Menu: Goulash, tossed salad and rolls. Movin’ On performing 8:00 pm - Midnight. Adults $7, Children 6-12 $4, under 5 Free. First 36 ladies receive a rose.

All proceeds go to Fitzpatrick Cancer Center.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Not a minute wasted “We have to live life with a sense of urgency so not a minute is wasted.”

Les Brown said that. The reality of our world today is that thanks to technology, we are more efficient and more productive than ever before.

But there’s a downside: We’ve begun to fill that extra time we have left over with more and more media consumption. According to a new report by ZenithOptimedia, Americans spend an average of 608 minutes each day on their phones, watching television, or browsing the Internet. In the past five years, our Internet use alone has gone up 105 percent. When I ask fellow Northerners what they think of this phenomenon, I seem to always get an answer that is along the same lines: “Well, there’s nothing else to do around here.”

To that, I say: “Yes there is.”

Chris Alley’s new exhibition, “The Science of Fantasy and Miracles,” will be on display at ROTA Studios and Gallery in Plattsburgh until Feb. 19. An opening reception, which will feature live music by Kiki’s Lost Nation and Bren, will be held on Feb. 13 from 6-9 p.m. Admission is free, though a donation is suggested at the door.

On Feb. 18, ROTA will host a Comedy Night. David Heti and Shawn Stenhouse will perform standup from 7-9 p.m. Heti, whose debut album, “It Was Okay,” was released last year, has been hailed as a “deftly subversive” comic by The Comedy Network. When not on tour, Heti teaches comedy writing at McGill University and works as a contributing writer to VICE. Co-headliner Stenhouse is a comedian that defines himself as having “a style that falls somewhere between blithely dry and mildly enthused.” When he’s not performing stand-up, says Stenhouse, he’s either sitting around feeling sorry for himself or working on his webcomic series, ‘Shawn’s Bad Comics.’ Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is on a $3-10 sliding scale. Attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford.

All Without the Bass will take the stage at Lake Placid’s Smoke Signals on Feb. 13. All Without the Bass is an acoustic pop band based in Plattsburgh. Show starts at 9 p.m. Admission is free.

Smoke Signals will also host Bella’s Bartok on Feb. 18. Bella’s Bartok describes their sound as a combination of “the desperate wail of the blues, the melodic timbre of a choir and the block-rocking beats of your favorite Hungarian dance hall.” The seven piece group is based out of Northampton, MA. Show starts at 9 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call 518-523-2271.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will host the Broadway Boys on Feb. 13. The Broadway Boys is a collection of Broadway’s finest male singers. The group features performers from wildly popular shows like “The Book of Mormon,” “Wicked,” “Kinky Boots,” “Motown,” “Rent,” “Jersey Boys,” “Mamma Mia,” “Mary Poppins,” “Hair,” “Altar Boyz,” “Rock of Ages,” “Hairspray,” “Once” and many more. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Ticket costs range from $20-40. For more information, call the box office at 518-563-1604.

The Spike Wilner Jazz Trio will play live at The Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek on Feb. 13. Show from 7:30-9 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information, call 518-251-2505.

World-renowned Oboist, Matt Dine, will perform at Witherbee’s Carriage House in Schroon Lake on Feb. 20. Dine will be performing a concerto titled “Me, Myself and Albinoni” by Tomaso Albinoni. This piece was written for two oboes. For Dine, this is no issue: with the help of modern technology, he has created a show that allows him to play both parts. Using a large screen, he is able to show a lifesize video of himself playing the second part, while he plays the first oboe part live. This is a unique performance that showcases Dine’s talent as both a musician and a film maker. This performance is underwritten by

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Witherbee’s Carriage House as part of their commitment to bringing a variety of music to the Schroon Lake area. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Seats can be reserved in advance by calling 518-532-9595.

Tenth Avenue North will be passing through Lake George on Feb. 18 as part of their “All the Earth is Holy Ground” spring tour. Hawk Nelson and I Am They will open the show.

Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. To purchase tickets to the Lake George Forum performance, call 1-800-965-9324 or visit thelighthouseevents.com.

The Champlain Valley Film Series will present the film “Meru” on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Whallonsburgh Grange Hall. Billed as a thrilling tale of superhuman perseverance and teamwork, the flick captures the awe-inspiring true story of three mountaineers who attempted to climb an impossible peak in the Himalayas. Tickets are $6.

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On Feb. 13, Fort Ticonderoga will celebrate the season with an 18th century-themed Winter Family Fun Day. Sledding, snowshoeing, and skating will be among many of the activities offered. Tours and presentations will be available to visitors interested in learning about the rich history of Ticonderoga in the winter. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Snowshoe tours will be available at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, call 518-585-2821.

The Mountaineer in Keene Valley will host their fourteenth annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival on March 5-6. Backcountry skiing is a type of skiing on natural snow in natural terrain, and combines all of the elements of touring, climbing and downhill skiing. Guided tours for several ability levels will be available for a limited number of participants on Saturday and Sunday. As part of the festival, Patagonia Ambassador Leah Evans of Revelstoke, British Columbia – winner of the Freeride World Tour and founder of Girls Do Ski – will be presenting a lecture at Keene Arts. Advance registration for all guided tours and instructional clinics will be required. To pre-register, call 518-576-2281 or contact mountaineer@mountaineer. com. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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The building is equipped with a large auditorium that the clinic intends to use for public forums, while the new location will make it easier to residents to access health care providers.

The clinic serves Clinton County residents who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction or have addicted family members. Treatment methods include individual, group, family and couple counseling, along with intensive outpatient treatment.

Trout said once the organization gets settled, they hope to incorporate new audio and visual equipment and SMART technology in group rooms.

Telemedicine, remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology, will also be incorporated if there are more patients than staff and for special services staff may not be able to treat.

Existing tenants will remain in the building.

The rest of the available space will be converted to look like a typical medical center, said Legislator Colin Read.

“We will be able to build something nicer and of better quality,” he said.

Construction is aimed to start sometime this month. All parties are hopeful for a June or July renovation completion date.

Each run, Beach said, still feels like the first.

“When I’m at the top, I start sweating, shaking,” he said. “It’s the same amount of scary each time.”

From Lake Placid to Norway, Canada and Australia, Sam participated in races in the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation Junior World Cup with two other kids from Vermont and Louisiana.

This was made possible not just through Beach’s skills, but his many supporters.

A crowdfunding account for the sledder managed to raise over $2,000 from family, friends and community members.

Northern Adirondack Central School also supported him as well, allowing him to miss two months of school for training.

The boy’s supporters saw the same potential in Beach just as the Youth Olympic Games did.

Once Beach’s father, Jonathan, received the call of acceptance to the team, he knew his boy was taking off on a path to a bright future.

“I’m very proud of him,” he said. “He already has the gold in my book.”

After the games, Jonathan hopes Sam will finish his education, go off to college and continue doing what he loves to do.

Sam, on the other hand, doesn’t have a plan besides trying his best and seeing where life takes him.

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WHALLONSBURG - Free Play Gym at the Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NYS Route 22, Saturdays at 9:30 am – Noon. January 24th & 31st., February 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th. All children ages, newborn to 5 with a caregiver are welcome. For more info call 518-963-4170, www.ghegranghall.info

CHAMPLAIN -Feb. 24 at 6:30 pm Champlain Book Club will discuss 800 Grapes. Newcomers welcome, even if you haven't read the book at the Champlain Meeting House, 1175 Main Street, Champlain.

LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

CHAZY – Chazy Public Library Meetings: January 20, 2016, February 24,2016, March 30, 2016, April 27, 2016. Organizational Meeting May 18, 2016.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS MOOERS - Zumba & Toning resumes at Mooers Elementary School in the Cafetorium beginning Monday, 9/14/15. Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 5:306:30 with Licensed Zumba Instructor, Cheryl Mesick.

Follows NCCS District calendar (no school = no Zumba).

Free to NCCS students (must come accompanied by a parent or guardian).

Family discount available.

E-mail:CoachCherylZIN@gmai.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ ZumbaMooers/ Webpage: http://cherylmesick.zumba.com/ ROUSES POINT – Weight Loss Challenge: Rouses Point Civic Center, Lake St., Wednesdays for 12 weeks. First Class Started 1/20/16, still openings for the 6:30pm – 7:30p Class. Call to Pre-Register Roberta 518-570-2298 or Email: Rboyea1201@gmail.com SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

WILMINGTON - Yoga for the Community Every Sun., 5:30-6:30pm @ Riverstone Wellness, Wilmington, NY. For more info send email to: riverstonewellness@yahoo.com COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 CHAMPLAIN - February 10, 2016 at 7 pm On and Off Broadway with Marilyn Reynolds and Roger Andrews at the Champlain Meeting House, 1175 Main Street, Champlain, free, refreshments served

CLINTONVILLE – Chesterfield Fish & Game Club, Green St., Clintonville, NY has indoor Archery, Pistol & Small Caliber Rifle Shooting.

January–April.

Tuesdays Archery 7pm–9pm. Thursday is Pistol & Small Rifle Shooting 7pm9pm. Please note that Pistol Permits are required before shooting is allowed. Cost is $5 Non-Member & $3 for members. For further details please call John Stranahan 518-534-9716.

ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

ELIZABETHTOWN - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Wednesday, February 17, Essex County Department of Social Services, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info call (518) 5627406 ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

PLATTSBURGH - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday, February 18th, Clinton Community College, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406 PLATTSBURGH – Family Cafe informal gathering of family members who have a child with a disability to chat over coffee with others who have similar family challenges. Friday, February 12th 9:30am-11:30am, Monday, February 22nd 5:30pm-7:30pm, Friday, February 26th 9:30am-11:30am, Monday, February 29th 9:30am11:30am at the Child Coordinating Council, 194 US Oval, Plattsburgh, NY 12903. Call Laurie Booth-Trudo 518-561-4900 or Erica Leonard 518-561-1767.

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

WILLSBORO - The Willsboro Central School is accepting volunteers to serve on the 2016-17 budget advisory committee. If you are interested, please contact Brandy Pierce at 963-4456 ext.204 by February 10, 2016.

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ESSEX - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday, February 29th, Essex Fire Department, 4 pm. to 7 p.m. For more info call (518) 5627406

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – The Adirondack Museum's Cabin Fever Winter Lecture series Sunday February 28th Living with Beavers, 1:30 pm in the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Route 30. For more info 518-352-7311. www.adkmuseum.org/exhibits_and_events /ongoing_events

KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown Thrift Shop will have it's Monthly Meeting Second Monday of Every Month at 7pm @ The Episcopal Parish Hall.

PERU – Peru CSD has organized a Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) for revenues and expenditures, components of a balanced budget.

Thursday, February 11th 6pm; Thursday, February 25th 6pm & Tuesday March 15th 6pm, They will share their recommendations with the School Board on Tuesday, March 22nd during a public budget development workshop. To participate in any of the meetings of the BAC, please register by calling 518-643-6004.

WESTPORT-The Boy Scouts will be meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at the WADA Building For more info: troop8063@gmail.com, Jill Lobdell 962-4664 or Larry Carroll 569-5431.

SENIORS ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Meal Site Luncheon, Every Friday at Church of the Good Shepherd, 11 William Street. Come enjoy lunch $3.50, play Bingo, socialize with friends & neighbors.

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Plattsburgh receives small business grant Previous grant winning business owners share success stories upon receiving funds

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PLATTSBURGH — Some small businesses need help getting their feet off the ground.

At least, that’s the case for several local entrepreneurs who have benefitted from past state grant funds.

Heather O’Neill, owner of O’Neill’s Laundry & Dry Cleaning in Cadyville, applied for $25,000 of a community development block grant to expand her business.

After matching the grant amount, O’Neill used the funding to expand the building, which allowed for more washing machines and driers.

“I’m really grateful that they awarded me a chance to expand,” O’Neill said. “Now, my business is getting more successful each year.”

The grant allowed a trio of local siblings to launch Adirondack Coach Vineyards.

Brian, Sean and Erin Frey decided to take after their dad, Tom Frey, of Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House.

The funding went toward a piece of property to plant grapes for future wine production.

Vines were planted in 2012, shortly after receiving the

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funding. Since vines take five to six years to mature, he said, some grapes might be available for picking in 2017.

Although the business isn’t fully up and running yet, Brian said, the grant gave them a push in the right direction.

“We wouldn’t have had the opportunity to start our business if it wasn’t for the grant,” he said.

Town officials are gearing up to assist more small businesses since they recently received another round of funding to the tune of $200,000.

Supervisor Michael Cashman said the town hope to complete an agreement of grant requirements by the end of the month.

After that, Cashman said the town aims to start searching for small businesses and accepting applications, along with setting up informational sessions for interested parties.

The number of awards given out will be dependable on how much each successful applicant is requesting.

“Small businesses are the backbone to our community,” Cashman said. “We want to successfully implement this and help as many small businesses as we can.”

Albina St. Germain and great great granddaughter Samantha Watson prepares to cut St. Germain’s birthday cake. St. Augustine’s Parish Center was crowded as family, friends and parishioners celebrated St. Germain’s 105th birthday.

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For local businesses, holiday presents glow in dead of winter Valentine’s Day brings jolt of economic activity in down season, say local business owners

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ELIZABETHTOWN — While Cupid’s arrow is said to fill targets with uncontrollable desire, for local businesses, his quiver is also packed with economic vitality.

LakeShore Candy is hustling to accommodate holiday crowds. The owners of the Plattsburgh confectionery, Bob and Ann Sweeney, anticipate folks will start trickling in toward the end of the week.

On deck are a number of chocolate molds, candies and other items, many of them handmade.

The Sweeneys have been preparing for months for the three-day event.

“We call it relationship maintenance,” Bob Sweeney joked.

In Port Henry, desert designer Laura Baker is bustling to crank out holiday specials, including chocolate-covered strawberries, hand-painted sugar cookies, truffles and customized cakes, for local lovebirds.

The Baker-y opened last year right before the holiday. While walk-in traffic was brisk, Christmas and Thanksgiving — pie season — proved to be more stressful, Baker said.

Florists, too, are preparing for an influx.

Elizabethtown-based florist Tracy Sayre has boosted staff. This weekend, she’ll be joined by a pair of clerks, two delivery guys and an extra arranger. A pair of coolers hold 900 roses. Last-minute walk-ins are welcome, Sayre said.

For the florist, the holiday is about hunkering down.

Sayre once drove two hours through a blizzard to make a delivery.

Another time, she worked for 48 hours straight and went to sleep on the floor.

“I got up and worked all over again,” Sayre said.

Boquet Valley Blooms, an Essex-based floral business, is seeing orders pour in this week for their customized bouquets and arrangements.

Sarah White, who started the operation last year, said for florists, the week is the busiest of the year, with a big push beginning on Feb. 12.

The upstart has more than doubled their Christmas order, with more than five times the amount of flowers coming in.

White started ordering roses in December, including lavender variations, which are becoming increasingly trendy.

The holiday has morphed over the years, White said, to more of an all-purpose celebration that people use to show affection for friends and family members, not just their sweethearts.

“It’s something to feel positive about in mid-winter,” White said.

This year, White’s valentine is the Village Meat Market in Willsboro, which has proved to be critical in expanding White’s start-up by offering retail space.

The partnership allows procrastinators to pick up flowers on a day when many other retail outlets are closed (LakeShore Candy, too, will be open: “If you stroll out on Sunday, you better tell her you’re taking the dog for a walk,” Sweeney advised last-minute lotharios).

The holiday is important for rural communities like Essex, said White, a tourist town with few year-round businesses.

“People in this community really want to support local businesses and come together to do something positive in these long winter months,” White said. “It’s a bright spot in a long winter.”

The Essex Inn will host an “understated but elegant” dinner on Saturday and Sunday evening. The fixed-choice menu will feature three offerings; the tables, cross-pollinated with arrangements from Boquet Valley Blooms.

Karen Dalton, the co-owner, said the inn has seen an uptick in guests booking overnight romantic getaways.

The joy can be contagious, said Dalton.

“It’s a nice kind of spark for the business and to get a little activity in town,” Dalton said. “Anytime there’s an opportunity, it’s a nice way for the community to open up and let people know the lights are on and doors are open.”

One group has been exercising their vocal cords since December the gift of song.

Since 1983, the Sweet Adelines have been gracing local doorsteps with singing valentines.

“It’s a good surprise for someone,” said Carole Harsh, a participant. “I’ve seen both tears and people running away.”

Harsh recounted a woman who sobbed with joy the entire length of the choir’s performance. Another young man, a bagger at a local supermarket, ran out into the parking lot and hid until the singers went away.

Most of the time, folks are pleased, said Harsh.

Recipients walk away with a stuffed animal, a digital photograph and candy from LakeShore.

The Plattsburgh-based group’s six-song repertoire includes “Side By Side,” “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” and the Beatles classic “When I’m 64.”

The group will start taking orders on Thursday for locations in the Plattsburgh area. Those in outlying areas can be served with a phone call.

“I have the best fun all year with this group,” Harsh said.

Sweeney, too, says the holiday is a blast — “How can anything not be fun in a candy store?” — but the holiday’s Sunday scheduling, paired with winter vacation in many local school districts, is making things slightly sticky.

Instead of purchasing flowers and chocolate, folks are heading south to fairer climes.

It’s exacerbated by an early Easter, which falls on March 26. Lent, the six-week time period when Catholics give up a guilty pleasure, begins on Wednesday.

Chocolate is often on the hit list, Sweeney said.

Tracy Sayre ordered 900 roses for Valentine’s Day. It’s among the busiest times of year, said the Elizabethtown-based florist.

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“This is a weird year, Sweeney said.

Not for divorce attorneys.

Alexander Shmulsky, a Ticonderoga lawyer, said his office generally sees more divorce and custody petitions being filed around this time each year.

“People like to get a new start at the new year,” Shmulsky said.

Essex County Clerk Joe Provoncha said divorce filings hit their peak around Christmastime.

After the holidays, parties often want to speed up legal proceedings so they don’t have to fake it through a romantic holiday, said Deb Whitson, an Elizabethtown-based attorney.

“People get through the holidays and deal with their unhappy relationship afterwards,” Whitson said, speaking generally without knowledge of any specific case.

That is, except for the woman who specifically asked the firm to serve her cheating husband divorce papers on Valentine’s Day.

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Plattsburgh community talks TPP at forum Most attendees at Trans-Pacific Partnership forum say they look forward to learning more about the trade agreement

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PLATTSBURGH — Local residents gathered at a forum at SUNY Plattsburgh last week to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the free trade deal that was signed last week by a dozen member countries, including the United States.

The trade deal seeks to provide a global alternative to trade with China.

While attendees generally said they needed more info before forming an opinion, some had already carved out their positions.

Mary Alice Shemo, a community advocate, said she saw the agreement as a negative.

Shemo said the TPP was a secretive process hatched by “corporate America.”

Denise Nephew, a local resident found that logic tough to swallow.

“President Obama has done so much for us,” she said. “I can’t see him allowing corporations to solely create this plan — it’s a concern.”

Betty Ann King said she needed more information.

“I feel like I don’t know enough about it yet,” she said. “But I hope it will benefit the people.”

Dhimitri Qirjo, assistant economics professor at SUNY Plattsburgh, said the TPP will boost exports and economic growth by eliminating thousands of tariffs placed on US exports.

This could lead to an increase in jobs in exporting, he said, especially since competition between countries gives more incentive to come up with new ideas, including in the electrical, automotive and agriculture indus-

tries.

Shemo believes this initiative could potentially eliminate “buy local” and “buy American” initiatives and hurt small businesses and family farms.

Economists use the term “multiplier effect” as way to measure how much of the wealth a region generates locally can create even more wealth.

If someone eats at a local restaurant which primarily uses local products, for instance, more local jobs are supported.

If these workers also keep their spending local, even more jobs are created.

In the North Country, that number is at less than two, meaning $1 of local spending creates an additional 90 cents of local spending on average, say business groups.

A strong local buying ethic could double the regional multiplier and, in turn, double the wealth and size of the economy.

The TPP could also impose limits on labels providing information on where a food product comes from, Shemo said.

“We won’t know anything about our food,” said forum attendee Mary Dufort. “I’m very concerned.”

SUNY Plattsburgh student Aaron BaltichSchecter said while the agreement won’t make a vast difference in the area, it will definitely have impacts on the global community.

“I do have a few concerns,” he said, “but I’m optimistic that this agreement can improve relationships between countries.”

Participating nations reached an agreement on Oct. 15, 2015 and signed the agreement on Feb. 4.

Member states have two years to get the deal approved before it becomes legally binding.

The issue will likely be of the most contentious issues facing Congress this session.

Last April, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY21Willsboro) supported President Barack Obama’s request for authority to negotiate

Early this month, city councilors, residents and SUNY Plattsburgh students gathered in City Hall’s auditorium to discuss implications on the Trans Pacific Partnership.

agreements.

Stefanik is reviewing the TPP agreement with her colleagues as well as soliciting feedback from constituents and stakeholders across the district before this measure comes before Congress for a vote, a spokesman told the Sun on Monday.

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“Congresswoman Stefanik has met with farmers across the district on this issue and believes that any free and fair trade agreement must help strengthen and grow our local economy by increasing our local agriculture exports so that North Country farmers can better compete in a global marketplace,” said the spokesman.

Hep-C testing encouraged for vets MORRISONVILLE — Veterans who served from 1964-75 are encouraged to be tested for Hepatitis-C at the American Legion Post 1619 on Friday Feb. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. and Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a viral pathogen that can lead to liver cancer and death.

Vietnam era vets are at 10 times higher risk. For more information, call 834-9901. The testing is sponsored by American Legion Post 1619, OraQuick Rapid Antibody Test and the University of Vermont Health Network Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

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ELIZABETHTOWN — It’s the staple of every pregame in the country, including here in Section VII. Either before or after the starting lineups are announced, players and fans rise to their feet and honor America with the National Anthem.

Locally, 11 schools have students who have performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” before games, with some starting a new tradition and others carrying it on.

Crown Point Freshmen Emily Russell and Amber PeerLee, members of the Panther cheerleading squad, combine to sing the National Anthem at home games after being approached by music teacher Jeris French.

“I was asked by the boys varsity coach and music teacher if I wanted to,” Russell said.

“I enjoy singing in general, and singing this song is a honor at any game or event. I am happy they would trust me to do this.”

“I was by my locker when I heard Mrs. French talking about it with Emily,” Peer-Lee said. “I heard her say she was looking to ask others and I jumped in and raised my hand. I am proud and honored to perform it.”

Elizabethtown-Lewis Sophomore EmmaLee Turner has been singing the anthem at Lions’ basketball games since she was in seventh grade either as part of a group or alone.

She said her desire to perform the song comes from a childhood dream she still hopes to pursue, most recently occupied by pop singer Lady Gaga.

“I have a dream of singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl,” Turner said. “I have wanted to do that since I was a kid, so it helps to sing as much as I can.”

Turner, who is also a member of the varsity basketball team, has been a part of numerous plays and musicals, and has been a member of the Area All-State chorus.

With all those accomplishments, Turner said singing the anthem is always moving.

“I really like the way the song itself makes me feel because it has such a range,” she said.

“It makes you feel powerful and the words bring that out even more. I feel like I am singing for the whole gymnasium and for my country.”

“It’s great for the community to see these students perform and represent our school and country like this,” Superintendent Scott Osborne said.

Indian Lake At home games in Indian Lake, Alex Mitchell takes to the microphone and helps open every game by singing the National Anthem.

“Alex Mitchell is a senior this year and has been extremely devoted to all things music,” said Indian Lake music teacher Melissa Mulvey. “She participates in both band and chorus, takes piano as an elective, performs in musicals at the school and the Adirondack Lake Center for the Arts, has performed NYSSMA solos, and participates in Spring and Fall CASMA Festivals annually.”

Lake Placid Junior Ashley Chris recently started to sing the National Anthem for the Blue Bomber basketball and hockey home games. She started when organizers of a recent Can-Am hockey tournament needed a singer.

“I had the gist of the Canadian National

Anthem, and they needed someone who could sing both,” Chris said. “Some of the people at school heard me and asked if I would do it for games.”

Chris said she enjoys the reaction from the audience when she performs the anthem.

“I love, after I sing, having people’s faces light up,” she said. “The song always gives off a positive reaction. It is nice to see people connect to something joyful.”

“Ashley Chris sings one of the best national anthems I’ve heard from anyone let alone a high school student,” said LPCS athletic director and boys varsity basketball coach Matthew Walentuk.

Minerva Sophomore Cassie Pratt has been singing the National Anthem before Mountaineer games hosted at MCS for the past two years, while partner Taylor Feiden, a senior member of the girls basketball team, joined in for her final year at school.

“As a little kid I always thought it would be really cool to do,” Feiden said. “It is something I wanted to do before I graduated. It is a great opportunity to be able to do it before games and see people have the chance to hear me sing who may not have. It makes me feel special to be able to do this, and after singing, it takes the nerves off for the game.”

“It started when my music teacher asked the select chorus to perform last year and only two of us showed up,” Pratt said. “After that, I said I wanted to do it for games this year, as well.

It feels good to know the school feels I can do this and represent the school and entire country by singing the National Anthem.”

Moriah Senior Courtney Clarke started singing the National Anthem last year as a backup for then-senior Lauren Cross, who had sang the song for the Vikings for several years prior.

“Lauren always did such a great job,” Clarke said. “I started doing it when Lauren could not last year, so Coach (Brian) Cross asked me if I would do it this year at the football and basketball games.”

“She is also a varsity cheerleader and she does a great job and sang at football games and girls soccer games,” Cross said.

Clarke said singing the anthem gives her added confidence as she seeks to become a professional singer as she moves forward after graduation.

“It’s an incredible experience,” Clarke said.

“It’s something you sing in your bedroom and to have people hear you and appreciate what you do in singing the National Anthem is a big deal.”

Saranac Senior Cassandra Kellaway started singing the National Anthem this basketball season after a friend got her to try out.

“Once it was closer to the day I was supposed to sing, I went and saw Mr. (Brent) Dennis,” she said. “He asked me to sing with the microphone to make sure I was used to singing live and adjust any other technical difficulties we might have. He continued to ask me to take other days of singing, including some of the day which I was not originally scheduled to sing.”

“She has been singing the anthem before games this year and she is great,” Denis said.

“The reason I like singing at the games is because I get to do live performances with singing,” Kellaway said. “I have been a singer since I was young. I always would sing around the house. Then as soon as I was able to join any singing activities with school, I did. My first musical group with school other than the

mandatory music class was chorus in fourth grade. Singing the national anthem at the games allows me to perform, which is one of my many musical dreams.”

While playing as a member of the Minerva/Newcomb Lady Mountaineers is big night for Taylor Feiden, the Minerva senior has another roll at home games: National Anthem singer.

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Senior Karinna Williams started singing the National Anthem before football games her freshman year.

“My mom a n d friend Britta-

ny kept telling me I was a good singer and should do it,” Williams said. “They wanted me to do it at the homecoming game my freshman year, and that was my first time. The team liked it so I did it a few more times that year and since.”

Williams said she enjoys hearing the reaction from the fans after the song, and has her own personal reasons for why the song is so important.

“My dad was in the Army so this means a lot to him and to me, also, to get to perform this knowing what he has done for our country,” she said. “The biggest thing is I am always a little nervous about the lyrics, because I know everyone knows the words.”

Schroon Lake Sophomore Wisdom Reel was asked by her music teacher, Anita Masiello, if she wanted to perform for Wildcat games.

“It helps me not to have so much stage fright,” Reel said. “It makes me feel nice they would ask me to do this and represent the school in this way.”

“Wisdom is proud to be chosen and asked to sing the National Anthem as new student this year,” Masiello said.

“I think having students sing is a great way to show support for our country and showcase some of the talents our students have,” athletic director Lee Silvernail said. “I think it takes more courage and mental toughness to sing than shooting a free throw in a packed gym.”

Ticonderoga Sophomore Meegan Shaw is in her second year as the National Anthem singer for football and basketball games, having been picked by the previous singer, Kaitlin Diskin.

“She asked me to take over after she graduated,” Shaw said. “I have been doing it ever since.”

Athletic director Bob Sutphen said he is proud Ticonderoga has such a strong tradition when it comes to having a student sing the anthem.

“I think they are both fantastic,” Sutphen said. “Kaitlin did it for four years because she’s a great kid and great singer. She got involved because her grandfather, Mike Diskin, has been our football PA announcer for almost as long as I’ve been alive.”

“I used to be really nervous at first,” Shaw

said about taking the reigns. “Now I feel like it’s my job here.”

Westport Sophomore Malynda Lobdell started singing the National Anthem at games during her freshman year.

“I was asked by Mr. (Brad) Rascoe, who was the A.D. then, to do it,” Lobdell said. “I thought it would be a fun thing to do before the games and it kind of stuck.”

“During boys home games, Malynda sings the national anthem for the teams and fans,” current Westport athletic director Jim Phillips said. “Much to the surprise of many female players, Malynda, after being introduced as a player on the girls team, takes over the microphone and sings. She has also performed the national anthem for the teams and fans at the soccer playoff games this year.

She always gets a warm welcome and an even warmer applause when she is finished. We are very proud and happy to have her here at Westport Central School.”

“It’s overwhelming in a good way,” Lobdell said about the chance to perform on behalf of the school. “I like the way the song touches people.”

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Indians reclaim CVAC wrestling crown Peru top team at first-ever Section VII Duals

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PERU — The host Indians were able to sweep through the competition Feb. 6, earning another Champlain Valley Athletic Conference title and setting themselves up for the Section VII wrestling state qualifiers this weekend.

The Indians were 4-0 on the day, scoring wins of 67-18 over AuSable Valley, 53-21 over Beekmantown, 37-20 over runnerup Saranac and 68-16 over Northern Adirondack to win the title.

The loss for the Chiefs against the Indians was the first of the season in league competition for Saranac, who finished the meet 3-1 with a 75-6 win over AuSable Valley, a 59-19 win over Northern Adirondack and 48-27 win over Beekmantown.

The Eagles followed with a 2-2 record in the event, scoring wins against Northern Adirondack (51-24) and AuSable Valley (48-12).

The other victory on the day went to the Patriots, who scored the first CVAC dual meet win since 1998 with a 41-32 win over Northern Adirondack.

For the Champion Indians, Ethan Feazelle and Nick Bushey finished with 4-0 records; Hunter Sartwell, Noah Clausen, Hunter Quero and Carson Dobozy finished with 3-0 records; Logan Dubuque and Conner Withkiewicz finished 2-0; Brandon Goddeau, Cole McKee, Colin Hogan and Riley Sartwell finished 3-1; and Lenny Daniels finished 2-2.

The Chiefs were paced by the 4-0 records of Noah Clausen, Jake Nolan, John Devins and Sean Ahern. Bryce Smith, Jordan Daniels, Bradon Yip, Joe Hardway and Rafael Rivera finished with 3-1 records, while Chad Canning and Owen Rock were 2-2.

Clay Watts was the lone 4-0 wrestler for the Eagles, while

Peru’s Ethan Feazelle records a takedown against Saranac’s Rafael Rivera during the Section VII Duals Feb. 6. The Indians claimed the CVAC championship with the win as teams prepare for the Section VII championships and state qualifier this Saturday at Nothern Adirondack.

Anthony Cartee, Casey Provost and Kaeden Peryea finished 3-1; Bruce Goddeau 2-1; and Sawyer Bruce, Austin Cook, Logan Graves and Owen Rock finished 2-2.

The Patriots were led by 3-1 records from Landen Snyder and Chance Lapier, as well as 2-2 marks from Mason Dubay, Joe LeClair and Dylan Baker.

Rollie LaPoint and Austin Trombley finished with unblemished 4-0 records for the Bobcats, while Chad King was 3-1 and Tyler Trombley 2-2.

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The Section VII Championships and state qualifying tournament will take place Saturday, Feb. 13, at Northern Adirondack Central School in Ellenburg. Admission is $5 for all.

Opening rounds will take place at 10 a.m., followed by semifinal matches at 11 a.m. and wrestle-backs at 1:30 p.m.

The championship matches will take place at 2:30 p.m., with winners in each weight class earning a trip to the NYSPHSAA championships at the Times Union Center in Albany Feb. 2627.

Lady Eagles hockey season ends at Final Four GirlsÊ hockey

Alex Bay 4, Beekmantown 1 ALBANY — The Lady Purple Ghosts ended the title hopes of the Lady Eagles Feb. 6 in the girls hockey Final Four in Albany.

Kelsie Baker scored the lone goal of the game for the Eagles on an assist from Kallie Villemaire, while Taylor Laurin made 21 saves in the loss.

GirlsÊ basketball

Seton Catholic 61, Johnsburg 10 PLATTSBURGH — If a 22-2 opening quarter did not seal victory, the Lady Knights did not allow a point defensively in the second half in defeating the Lady Jaguars Feb. 5.

The Knights, leading 38-10 at the half, outscored the Jaguars 23-0 in the second 16 minutes.

Nicole Bullock led the Knights with 17 points, while Gretchen Zalis added 14, Hailey Moore 8, Sam Bashaw 6, Taylor Manor 4, Rachel Racette 2, Olivia Nachbauer 2 and Yasmine Feng 2.

Khaleah Cleveland had 4 points to lead the Jaguars, with Savanna Berg scoring 2, Emily Persons 2, Taylor Dwyer 1 and Sarah Pierson 1.

Peru 35, PHS 25 PERU — In a defensive struggle, Sam Spear scored 13 points as the Lady Indians defeated the Lady Hornets Feb. 4.

Lauren Lawliss added 6 points, while Amanda LaPorte scored 5.

Alyssa Salis scored 7 points for the Hornets, with Sarah Duquette adding 5. Leila Djerdjour, Shae Frady and Cierra Branham-Harvey each had 4 points, while Tenzin Pema scored 1.

NAC 53, Ticonderoga 32 TICONDEROGA — After falling behind early, the Lady Bobcats outscored the Lady Sentinels 34-19 over the final three periods of play to earn a win Feb. 4.

Taylor Durnin paced the Bobcats with 20 points in the game, which was matched by the Sentinels’ Delaney Hughes.

Kristin Palandrani, Alyssa Tucker and Emily Pike each scored 4 points for the Sentinels.

NCCS 62, Saranac 35

NAC 59, Ticonderoga 50

CHAMPLAIN — The Lady Cougars jumped out to a 17-6 first quarter lead, expanding the margin throughout the game against the Lady Chiefs Feb. 4.

Kayla Carder scored 23 points to lead the Cougars, with Peyton Sample adding 17, Shaylyn Rowe 11, Emily Sample 6, Abbie Sample 2, Natalie Boulerice 2 and Karen Duffy 1.

Emma Webster scored 21 points for the Chiefs, while Victoria Bruno added 6, Abby Terry 4 and Taylor Alexander 2.

ELLENBURG — Stephen Peryea scored 24 points and Josh Juntenen added 17 as the Bobcats defeated the Sentinels Feb. 5.

Evan Graney scored 26 points to lead the Sentinels offense, while Colvin Chapman added 12, Brody Rocque 6, Brett Mosier 2, Samuel DuShane 2 and Ryan Trudeau 2.

Chazy 36, ELCS 23

PLATTSBURGH — Kevin Murray continued his torrid pace in MVAC play Feb. 5, scoring 33 points as the Knights defeated the Jaguars in inter-divisional play.

Tristin Turner added 14 points in the win, followed by Tom Racette with 11, Soho Li with 4, Neil Yang with 7 and Philip Yang with 3.

Mark Cleveland paced the Jaguars offense with 22 points as Ty Berg added 16, Brandon Johnson 4, Jimmy Morris 3 and Dawson West 2.

ELIZABETHTOWN — The Lady Eagles used a 23-11 first half to defeat the Lady Lions Feb. 4.

Bailey Pepper scored 14 points to pace the Eagles as Lindsey Gilmore added 7, Lydia West 5, Emma Garceau 2, Mikayle Douglas 2, Sarah Genier 2, Kelsey O’Connor 2 and Taylor Stalker 2.

Myra Adams scored 15 points for the Lions, while Faith Bona had 4 and EmmaLee Turner 4.

BoysÊ basketball Peru 54, PHS 45

PLATTSBURGH — A 21-7 fourth quarter pulled the Indians past the Hornets Feb. 5.

Jacob Casey scored 13 points to lead the Indians, while Jordan Guay added 12, Troy Lawyer 10, Isaiah Maddix 8, Justin LaPorte 8 and Tom Matthews 3.

Oscar Kaye led the Hornets with 14 points as Mitch Senecal added 11, Jacob LaBounty 7, Dan Piper 6, Deantee BranhamPizzaro 5 and Stephen Bedard 2.

NCCS 59, Saranac 48 SARANAC — The Cougars made strong opening and closing statements in defeating the Chiefs Feb. 5.

After opening the game with a 17-10 first quarter, the Cougars finished with a 19-10 fourth.

Melik McLeod scored 28 points to lead the Cougars, while Zavion Beasley scored 10, Devin McManus 10, Rylee Hollister 9 and Nick Duffy 2.

Isaih Desserault scored 16 points for the Chiefs with Austin Myers adding 14, Nick Mather 8, Zach Faus 4 and Zach LaPage 3.

Seton Catholic 77, Johnsburg 49

Seton Catholic 62, Westport 53 WESTPORT — An 11-4 second quarter gave the Knights the breathing room they would need in defeating the Eagles Feb. 4.

Kevin Murray scored 32 points to lead the Knights, while Philip Yang added 17, Tristin Turner 12, Neil Yang 2 and Tom Racette 1.

Anderson Gay scored 30 points for the Eagles, which included his 1,000th career point. Schylar Kurth added 8 points, while Thomas Mero scored 6, Rylan Hance 4, Wyatt Gough 3 and Connor Martin 2.

ELCS 55, Chazy 37 CHAZY — The Lions outscored the Eagles in three of four quarters to earn a win Feb. 4.

Sam Huttig led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points, followed by Thomas Celotti with 13, Joel Morris with 11, Koby Rider with 9, Trevor Brooks with 4, Anthony Celotti with 2 and Colden Blades with 2.

Bryan McAfee had 18 points for the Eagles while Austin Gravelle scored 6, Kyle Cahoon 4, Brice Panetta 2, Edward Bocker 2 and Paeyton Hilborne 2.

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Moriah 96, NAC 64 PORT HENRY — Round two was not the same as the two-point contest seen in round one, as the Vikings opening with a 33-12 first quarter, defeating the Bobcats Feb. 4.

Adam Jaquish scored 30 points to lead the top-ranked Vikings, while Taylor Slattery added 21, Dylan Trombley 14, Joe Stahl 9, Billy Larrow 8, Jarrod MacDougal 6, Cody Stockwell 6 and Todd Clarke 2.

Steven Peryea had 24 points to pace the Bobcats while Josh Juntenen added 12.

BoysÊ hockey

Lake Placid 7, Niagara Falls 4 LAKE PLACID —The Blue Bombers won the Championship of their Winter Carnival tournament Feb. 6 with a three goals in the third period to pull away from Niagara Falls.

Chris Williams led the Blue Bombers with one goal and four assists while Evan Damp and Sean Moore each scored twice. Kamm Cassidy made 30 saves in the win.

NCCS 4, Tupper Lake 3 CHAMPLAIN — The Cougars jumped out to a 4-0 lead, fending off a third period charge by the Lumberjacks to record the victory Feb. 6.

Brady Lafountain scored the eventual game-winning goal in the third period.

AVCS 8, Ticonderoga 2 Au SABLE FORKS — Tyler Light of the Patriots and Jonathan West of the Sentinels took home top individual honors as the Patriots scored a win over the Sentinels, securing the CVAC bowling championship Feb. 3.

Martineau had the high game of the evening with a 257, which was part of a 639 series. Light recorded the top series in the match. Rolling a 248 and 250 as part of a 660 triple. Logan Martineau had the high game of the night for the Patriots as part of a 639 series, while Alex Wesley added a 593 series, followed by a 583 triple from Tyler Atkins, a 561 from Noah Martineau and a 560 from Brandon Ano. West had the top game of the evening for both squads, posting a 268 as part of a 584 series. Gavin Fleury paced the Sentinels with a 646 high series, while Connor Lauzon added a 601 series.

GirlsÊ bowling

AVCS 3, Ticonderoga 1 Au SABLE FORKS — Cheyanne Tuthill was the top bowler on the evening for the Lady Sentinels, but it was the Lady Patriots who scored the team win Feb. 3.

Tuthill recorded the match-high game of 224 as part of a match-high 560 series for the Sentinels. Brooke SantaMaria led the Patriots with a 459 series and 168 high game, while Janelle Simpson followed with a 456 series.

Skaters named to girls hockey all star team

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PLATTSBURGH — The members of the 2015-16 Section VII girls hockey all star team were announced at the sectional championship game Jan. 30.

Albany Academy swept through the top awards, as Tom Sheehan was named coach of the year and Natalie Tulchinsky the player of the year.

Members of the first team included Lake Placid goalie Tanner Stanton, who was called on to make numerous saves for the Lady Blue Bombers throughout the season, helping lead them to the sectional semifinal round.

Stanton was joined by teammate Brianna Savage, who was named a first team defender along with Albany Academy’s Julia Cronin.

Tulchinsky was joined on the first team front line by Beekmantown’s Katie Matott, who was involved in three of the four goals the Lady Eagles scored to win the Section VII title; and Plattsburgh High’s Brittney Miner.

Saranac Lake goalie Lindsay Reeve was named to the second team, along with defenders Danille Patraw, also of Saranac Lake, and Megan Flynn of Beekmantown.

The second team forward line included Katie Stevens of Saranac Lake, Connor Lapierre of Beekmantown and Jayde Dukette of Lake Placid.

ABOVE: The members of the Section VII girls hockey all star team were honored following the Section VII championship game at the Stafford Arena in Plattsburgh Jan. 30.

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Notes from the North Woods Joe Hackett

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Fishing pols

W

ith a rash of Presidential wannabes waxing words on the television every evening, it may be time to consider credentials that should be required of anyone seeking to serve as the President of the United States of America.

Americans elected Honest Abe, who actually grew up in a three sided log cabin that looked remarkably similar to an Adirondack leanto, and there’s also Teddy Roosevelt, who was truly a man’s man well before he took the oath of office. He loved “the strenuous life” and sought it wherever and whenever he could.

A big game hunter, explorer and Rough Rider who carried a ‘big stick’ while leading the charge on San Juan Hill; TR was also famous for being whisked off the side of Mt. Marcy in the dead of night following news of the assassination of President McKinley. He was also a rancher, explorer and naturalist who spent summers in the Adirondacks as a teenager, and co-authored the book Birds of Franklin County, NY with H. D. Minot.

There are many other Presidents that were outdoorsmen, explorers and war heros. At the top of the list is John F. Kenney, who rose to the Oval Office on the exploits of his service on PT 49 during WWII. There’s also the brash and confident manner of Ronald Regan, who commanded the Russians to ‘tear down this wall”, in tone of voice that he once used to scare off villans on the Silver Screen. Regan was an avid outdoorsman, and an accomplished horseman.

American’s want an outdoor President that they can connect with. I suppose it’s the reason we relate to the likes of

Smiths.

Known as Silent Cal for his brief speeches, he was an avid angler, flyfisherman and a bit of a dandy, who wore a suit, a stiff collar and tie while pursuing the “gentleman’s sport”.

Coolidge, who was known to fish almost daily throughout his administration, regardless of the weather; explained the sport offered relief from the “wearing labor and perplexities of official duty”. He claimed fishing was a true outlet where “..he could cast his public cares aside, but they would come crushing down upon him the moment he put foot on dry land.” In 1902, he offered a public apology explaining, “As far as my attachment to outdoor sports may be considered a fault, I am... utterly incorrigible and shameless.” Sounds like my kind of guy.

Herbert Hoover, our 31st President, was a lifelong angler who claimed “Fishing is a great discipline in the equality of men, because all men are equal before fish�” Hoover was the ‘reel deal’ who claimed ,“What better excuse could there be to go fishing…to wash your soul, and “Next to prayer, fishing is the most personal relationship of man.” He eventually published two books on the sport, Fishing for Fun and to Wash Your Soul and as well as Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishers, which promoted the protection and conservation of fish and game of game fish.

George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and JFK. Unfortunately, we still expect our leaders to be outdoorsmen in the mold of Roosevelt. Despite a reputation as a hunter, TR was not a sharpshooter. His eyesight was his downfall, as he explained, “I don’t shoot well, but I shoot often.”

It may also be a reason President Jimmy Carter has never been afforded his due as a President and world leader. The end of Carter’s presidency came quickly, and he was a laughing stock. It wasn’t due to the oil embargo, nor the hostages in Iran. It came much more swiftly. I remember hearing the report on the radio; which occurred during the summer of 1979.

With Charlie Daniels blaring on the radio, a news bulletin broke in to announce, “A ‘killer rabbit’ had penetrated the Secret Service’s security perimeter and attacked President Carter while he was fishing on a small pond in Plains, Georgia.

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

The news quoted a White House staffer, who claimed Carter Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net. “beat back the animal with a canoe paddle.”

We thought it was a joke, and roared with laughter.

However, President Carter maintained he had been attacked and he actually ordered an enlargement of a photograph to offer to the press as proof of the attack. A White House staffer claimed, “It was a killer rabbit and the President was swinging for his life.”

Despite such Presidential efforts, the press had a field day with the incident which was widely spoofed on Saturday Night Live, The Johnny Carson Show and in an untold number of editorial cartoons.

The press always has a field day when a chief executive takes to the field in an effort to escape the responsibilities of the Oval Office. Often, it is used to get away from the peering eyes of the press.

Although President Carter is actually an accomplished flyfisherman and outdoorsman, the incident forever doomed his chances of being ranked among such outdoor presidents as Teddy Roosevelt or Herbert Hoover.

President Calvin Coolidge spent all the summers River Guide John LaRock steadies the canoe as President Calvin Coolidge is safely of his presidency on fishing trips including his ini- seated in the bow of a Rob Roy Canoe while enjoying fishing trip at Henry Pierce’s tial vacation hosted at White Pine Camp near Paul Cedar Island Lodge on Wisconsin’s Brule River in June of 1927.

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