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Spending plans passed for 2017

Schuyler Falls, Dannemora approve budgets

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Updating our playgrounds

Several municipalities make improvements

City infrastructure repair on tap for 2017

Lawmakers seek $3 million federal grant to address road issues Elizabeth Izzo

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PLATTSBURGH — City lawmakers continued to hammer out plans for infrastructure improvement in the Lake Country Village area of the New Base last Thursday.

Kevin Farrigan, city engineer, appeared before the council to present a pathway toward repair that included a $3 million federal grant with a matching component.

The possible $3 million — $6 million, after the city matches the grant — would be used for the first three years of a fiveyear plan to repair water lines and roads in the area.

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The new plan would prioritize water main repair based on break history, said Farrigan, with road repairs being carried out according to a report that rates problem areas on a threetier scale.

Engineers would likely hone in on areas with deteriorating asbestos-cement pipes, which the city inherited when the air force turned over the base, according to Farrigan.

The overall cost of the project is based on conservative numbers, according to Farrigan, who said that there are many factors that could contribute to repair costs rising or falling, citing current survey maps as an issue.

“Since the Air Force turned [the New Base] over, our survey maps have always been questionable,” said Farrigan.

“There are a lot of unknowns,” he said. “We really have to

Morrisonville hep C testing clinic going mobile

Covel’s Tree Farm sends 40-footer off to Philadelphia for Christmas tree lighting

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PERU — A tree from a local farm is on its way to be a Christmas attraction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Last week, Covel’s Tree Farm in Peru cut down and shipped off a Colorado blue spruce to the City of Brotherly Love, Teah where it will adorn the Blue Cross RiverDowling Rink.

Writer “It’s an unique thing to have one of our trees being sent all the way to Philadelphia,” said Owner Don Covel. “It’s unreal.”

The 40-foot blue spruce was planted in 1968.

“We don’t normally produce that big of a tree,” he said. “It was a challenge to maintain that caliber of height.”

Normally, the farm grows trees up to 26-feet tall.

Officials from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, the agency that brokered the sale, Covel said, picked out that specific tree because of its green hue.

The Peru tree is going to be featured during one of the city’s biggest events – Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest – on Dec. 2 with the fourth annual tree lighting ceremony. “I wish I could go see it all lit up and decorated,” he said. “But we need to get

Maine Road will be the first to receive repair in 2017.

American Legion Post 1619 planning on testing Vietnam-era veterans from Franklin County down to NYC

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Last week, Covel’s Tree Farm in Peru cut down and shipped off this 40foot Colorado blue spruce to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where it will be utilized as a Christmas attraction.

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MORRISONVILLE — Following a series of successful clinics facilitated this year to test Vietnam veterans for hepatitis C, the innovative local program now plans to expand past its Clinton County footprint.

Earlier this month, 201 vets from the Vietnam War era were tested for hepatitis C at the American Legion Post 1619 in Morrisonville. That clinic joined the first-ever free clinic earlier this year that tested 401 veterans.

Based on that success, the post now wants to expand the program to other municipalities across the state.

“The fact that we’re going to other places is quite certain,” said Post 1619 Medical Officer Danny Kaifetz. “We would be happy to go wherever people need us.”

As part of the post’s statewide awareness campaign, which started earlier this year, the goal is to get all Vietnam-era veterans tested for the blood-borne virus, the spread of which Kaifetz believes was expedited by the use of jet guns designed >> See Hep C Testing | pg. 13

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Dannemora budget comes in under cap Residents to see increase in certain taxes, user fees next year

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DANNEMORA — Town officials approved the 2017 spending plan last week.

While the budget managed to stay $73,000 below the .68 percent tax cap, residents will see some type of increase with their taxes and user fees.

Supervisor Bill Chase said a majority of these increases are due to debts accumulated by previous infrastructure projects.

“We owe quite a bit,” he said. “But we’re slowly paying it off.”

The town is in debt by almost $600 in the Lyon Mountain and Dannemora

sewer districts.

Due to this debt and a decrease of six households with the town’s sewer, fees jumped up by $25 up to $215 to absorb the figure.

In Lyon Mountain, lighting costs increased slightly by 8 cents up to $1.51.

Water user fees jumped up by $20 up to $280 per unit due to previous infrastructure projects.

Dannemora water services also jumped up by $52.50 up to $254.50 also due to infrastructure updates.

Total appropriations increased by just $5,756 from last year.

Each elected official received a $500 a year raise, except for the supervisor, who tacked on an additional $1,250 to his now $15,000 salary due to not having a raise in the past several years.

Health insurance costs also jumped by 7 percent, a spike affecting every municipality not only in Clinton County,

but throughout the state.

Revenues increased significantly by $44,621.

A new cell tower put up by Verizon put in over $17,000 in extra funding.

Alliance Designer Products Incorporated saw an increase in ore sand sales through neighboring municipalities by $16,500.

The town plans on utilizing $130,000 of the fund balance on the highway.

Taxes increased by 5 cents up to $3.19 to cover the additional costs of fixing more roads.

Chase declined to comment on how much fund balance remains, citing interpersonal reasons.

This leaves $1,948,725 to be raised by taxes.

Retirement costs will remain the same for next year.

There are no other big ticket items or changes, said Chase.

Schuyler Falls taxes to go down in 2017

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SCHUYLER FALLS — Schuyler Falls residents will see a decrease in taxes for the second year in a row.

In the 2017 budget approved by the board on Nov. 10, the general fund tax rate will go from 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to 14 cents in 2017, and the highway fund tax rate will decrease by .06 percent.

However, the percentage raised by the tax levy will increase by $12,177.

This is because the town will rely

less on their fund balance in 2017, with cost from the city’s reserves declining $18,300 from this year, according to Mary Sorrell, the town’s budget officer.

The total appropriations are $2,578,668. Town revenue will fund 25 percent of that number, and an additional 30 percent will come from the town’s fund balance.

That will leave $1,120,073, or 43 percent, to be raised by the tax levy.

Overall, Schuyler Falls will say well beneath the state-mandated 0.68 percent tax cap, Sorrell said.

Revenue for the town is projected to increase from this year, with funds pulled from water meters projected at $50,000 and over $200,000 coming from the Clinton County Landfill.

NEWELL COURT The Newell Court lighting district will see a 90 percent increase next year, though those numbers are misleading, according to Sorrell.

“It looks like a big jump, but it really isn’t,” she said.

The percentage jump had to do with a number of houses being torn down in the area.

The total appropriations for the district is $573.

MACEY LANE The Macey Lane water district, newly created last year, will see a 28 percent decline in revenue next year.

“It was new last year, that’s part of it,” said Sorrell. “The year before was just an estimate because it was its first year. It was a trial and error year.

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Municipalities invest in new playground equipment Mooers, Champlain and Saranac in planning stages of upgrading playgrounds, parks

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SARANAC — Playgrounds in Mooers, Champlain and Saranac are all receiving upgrades with the purchase of new equipment.

The improvements are a joint effort between towns and parent-teacher associations in order to improve recreational offerings across the region.

PERRY MILLS PARK In Champlain, officials purchased and installed a large addition with a slide, swing set, climbing station and more for the Perry Mills Park located on Dubois Road.

The black top for the basketball court was also recently repaved.

These upgrades cost over $20,000, which was funded through IOBY “in our backyards” and the Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative.

The next steps, Supervisor Larry Barcomb said, include fixing up the baseball field, along with adding other fields and courts for sporting activities, such as soccer, pickleball and volleyball.

Town officials are currently gathering cost estimates for the future projects and seeking more donations.

“It’s all come together very rapidly,” Barcomb said. “We can’t wait to continue to improve it.”

MOOERS ELEMENTARY The Mooers Elementary PTP is in the final steps toward updating the playground at the school.

Right now, members of the organization are looking into purchasing one last piece of playground equipment to join the piece with several climbing stations and a one-person spinning play piece which were purchased earlier this summer.

The last phase of the revitalization includes refurbishing the current equipment.

So far, the Mooers Elementary PTP spent $12,000 through community donations and fundraising.

Organization members are in the process of gathering cost estimates and finding the last piece of equipment to finish up the renovations.

As a way to raise more funds, the PTP is selling NCCS Cougar bracelets for $20 and keychains for $10.

“We’re hoping more people will donate toward this cause,” said Courtney Trombly, president of the Mooers Elementary PTP. “This playground is not just for our kids, but our kid’s kids.”

PICKETTS CORNERS PARK Earlier this month, Saranac officials installed their first piece of playground equipment for the Picketts Corners Park located off of Bowen Road.

The piece of equipment looks like a small log cabin with climbing stairs, a ladder and a slide.

The goal, Supervisor Nick Carter said, is to install the second piece this spring.

The first structure cost $23,000, which was funded by a grant through the Clinton County Department of Health.

Town officials are looking into funding to cover the second piece.

In the meantime, other renovations are currently being planned out to improve the park, including adding a splash yard and a gazebo.

“We’re hoping to attract more people by making all of these changes,” Carter said. “We’re hoping to go as far as we can.”

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Close down but not forever “We’re always experiencing joy or sadness. But there are lots of people who’ve closed down.

And there are times in one’s life when one has to close down just to regroup.” Leonard Cohen, who passed away this month, said that.

Following the tumultuous election cycle, and the subsequent result — which has a good number upset — it’s important to regroup and not simply fall into darkness. Close down, but not forever. There is work to be done on both sides.

Music, art, literature and entertainment can always help with any sort of healing process.

There’s a unifying factor there — a reminder that emotions are what tear us apart, but they also have the ability to bring us together.

As always, there are many events happening around the region this week. Each is an opportunity to reconnect and enjoy: A unique event for foodies will be hosted at the UpRiver Cafe in Lake Luzerne on Nov. 19.

Along with a variety of dishes to taste, the cafe will display food-themed art by local artists from 4-7 p.m. Admission will cost $25 in advance, $30 at the door. For more information, call 668-2616 or visit lakegeorgearts.org.

The Whallonsburg Grange will host a variety of events this week, beginning with a glutenfree cooking class on Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. The class, taught by Christine Charbonneau, will focus on cooking fully gluten-free meals. Tickets are $15, and include ingredients, instruction and a completed meal.

On Nov. 18, 9 Horses will perform at the Grange. 9 Horses boasts a folksy, jazz sound. Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.

“Captain Fantastic” will be screened at the Grange on Nov. 19. “Captain Fantastic,” starring Viggo Mortensen, follows a family as they venture out from their woodland home into the modern world. For more information on these events, call Kate Ritter at 963-4170.

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The Warrensburg High School Drama Club will perform “The Orphan Train” by Aurand Harris on Dec. 1-3. The play follows the stories of 11 orphaned children traveling from New York City to the midwest. Ticket are $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors. The show begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call 623-2861.

On Dec. 7, Ti’coustics will return with a showcase featuring Lance Dolbeck, Ed Raquette and more at the Burleigh House in Ticonderoga. No cover charge is required. The show is slated for 7 p.m.

The Clinton Community College Drama Club will perform the controversial Broadway hit “Avenue Q” at the Stafford Theater in Plattsburgh on Nov. 17-20. “Avenue Q” is a raunchy, non-PC musical puppet show. Parents are strongly cautioned — the show is rated R for strong language and sexual humor. Showtimes are Nov. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit facebook.com/clintoncommunitycollege.

Local thrash metal group Executive Order will co-headline a benefit show for ROTA Studio and Gallery with Tim Howl and Instant Narwhal on Nov. 18. The benefit for ROTA will be hosted at ROTA, which can be found on Bridge Street in Plattsburgh. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit facebook.com/ rotagallery.

The Newman Center in Plattsburgh will screen anti-war sci-fi classic “The Day the Earth Stood Still” on Nov. 19. The film stars British actor Michael Rennie. Screening begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are free. For more information, contact serious_61@yahoo.com.

The Science@30City series will continue on Nov. 21 will a presentation by Dr. Curt Gervich on “exploring the food-water-energy relationship in Adirondack farming.” The presentation will focus on the difficulties of farming in the Adirondacks and sustainable agriculture. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. All Science@30City events are held at the Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh. For more information, call 564-0064.

The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid will celebrate Indies First Day on Nov. 26 with a book signing with New York Times bestselling author Kim van Alkemade. The “Orphan #8” writer will autograph copies of her novel and talk with fans from 3-5 p.m. For more information, call 523-2950 or contact thebookstoreplus@ gmail.com. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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Pearsall Foundation grants announced

Foundation awards grants to 33 local organizations JOHNSBURG — Over 50 grant applications were submitted to the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation this year.

Of the applications received, the foundation either fully or partially funded 33 of them, including: • The Johnsburg Chapter of Imagination Library bringing free books monthly to children under 5 years of age.

• Moriah Central School to help fund their food backpack program.

• Saranac Lake Youth Center to support their teenager’s facility and programing.

• Lake Placid Center for the Arts to help underwrite their School Day Matinee Programming.

• Lake George Music Festival to purchase office equipment.

• First Night Saranac Lake to support their community New Years Eve events.

• Johnsburg Historical Society to underwrite additional signage at the historic John Thurman site at “Elm Hill”.

• Adirondack Research Consortium to support Student Scholar Research programming.

• CanAdirondack Engineers 4H Club to help fund additional equipment so that they can compete in the annual FIRST Tech Challenge robotics competition.

• Adirondack Public Observatory to help underwrite equipment for an interactive classroom.

• Pendragon Theatre to fund expanding student workshops.

• Seagle Music Colony to bring children’s opera curriculum and performance to 15 Adirondack schools.

• Adirondack Curriculum Project to support the annual Adirondack Day at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake.

• Ticonderoga Festival Guild to support expansion of free children’s performing arts offerings.

• Champlain Valley Outdoor Educators Cooperative to staff field classes and fund creation of educational materials for four Essex County schools to experience, study and draw conclusions about water quality and the aquatic biology of the Boquet River.

• North County Ministry to send 5 staff members and 7 key board members to “Bridges Out of Poverty” training sessions as well as help fund food for students attending the YMCA

mances.

Adirondack Outreach Center in Brant Lake.

• Tannery Pond Center, North Creek for new equipment • Johnsburg Fine Arts for continued funding of the North Creek Mosaic Wall and partnering with the Johnsburg Sum- and technology up-grades and helping underwrite the Seagle Colony Children’s Opera performance there in July of 2017. mer Youth Program.

• Wildlife Institute of N.Y. to underwrite their “Silent • Lake Placid Sinfonietta to support a two day in-school residency by the Eastman School of Music Wind Quintet and Wings” programs in elementary, middle and high school students with the Park. performance of “Quintensity” in two Adirondack schools.

• Up Yonda Farm in Bolton Landing to purchase materials • Northern Forest Canoe Trails to increase scholarship amounts so that Adirondack children can take advantage of to construct a larger, more permanent butterfly exhibit. a 5 day paddling trip led by local outfitters and an intern to • Adirondack Community Outreach Center to support learn outdoor skills, leadership and an appreciation of envi- their student food backpack program. ronment responsibility.

• View in Old Forge to support After School programming.

The Glenn and Carol Adirondack Foundation is a private • Adirondack Marathon a one-time gift to help cover recent foundation established in 2000 and “dedicated to improving financial shortfalls. the quality of life for year round residents of the Adirondack • Fort Ticonderoga Association to provide outreach pro- Park.” grams to four Adirondack schools.

Since its inception, the foundation funded 366 not-for• Mountain Lake PBS to help underwrite their MLPB profit grant requests totaling over $582,000.

“Spotlight” programming.

Additional information on past grant recipients and the • Wildlife Conservation Society to help underwrite their ef- grant application process is available at pearsallfoundation. forts to engage local communities to find a common ground org. between environmental protection and maintaining the economic viability of Adirondack communities.

• Upper Jay Art Center to help underwrite their winter play, keeping admission fees voluntary.

• North Country Public Radio for underwriting.

• Ticonderoga Central Schools to support their student food backpack program.

• Adirondack Council to support the Council’s efforts to organize and host community meetings and provide meaningful follow-up.

• Whallonsburg Grange Pictured: Jesse Ringer and Joshua Hotaling of Jeffords Steel & Engineering Co. presented John Berto install acoustical panels nardi of the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc., with a check for $21,139 from the employees’ to improve the audibility workplace giving campaign and their corporate pledge. and sound quality for their Photo provided films, lectures and perfor-

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Elections have consequences

ery few of us saw this one coming. Watching the voting go down to the wire made for an exciting and historical election.

Glad I lasted until 2:30 am and still made it to work by 7:30 am last Wednesday.

So many points to comment on with regard to this election, but one thought occurred to me as I was drifting off to sleep.

That thought was about our two flawed, less than perfect candidates.

Like many of you I worried and prayed about this election with so many major issues at stake, but when it appeared clear that Mr. Trump would indeed be the next president, it came to me that so many times throughout history God has placed an imperfect person — that none of us would have selected — into a role to perform an unimaginable task.

Could this be one of those times?

After listening to Secretary Clinton’s concession speech; Mr. Obama’s speech welcoming the President-elect, and watching as Speaker Ryan and Congress fell in step, followed by the stock market’s sudden rise, one can’t help but be optimistic about our future.

Since President Bush-41 said, “Read my lips, no new taxes” in the 1988 campaign and then ended up compromising with the Democratically-controlled House to pass a bill that grid locked partisan politicians, we’ve seen our country grind to a halt. Neither party would give ground for fear of losing votes from an unappreciative constituency. No matter how important the legislation was to the country, retaining seats was always the highest priority.

President Obama gave us hope with his election speeches but failed to deliver. He and the Republicans never even tried to get on the same page for fear of crossing party faithful. This election demonstrated the error of those ways and why party compromise is the only way forward.

I believe this election holds a great deal of promise. Trump is a deal maker beholden to no one and his personality will drive him to be successful beyond what any president before him has ever done. Combine that with the fact that he was a Democrat for many years and as a non politician who ran with little support from the established Republicans, he is not susceptible to lobby pressure.

His focus appears clearly based on the American people who crossed party lines, overcame political correctness and risked ridicule to place him in office.

The course is now set, it’s up to all of us to support the new president and those charged with making this government work for the citizens of the country. Our united focus must now be one nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

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nti-Trump protests have been roiling the streets since the underdog’s shock election last week.

The gatherings have erupted across over a dozen American cities, a coda to one of the most fractious political cycles in modern history.

Protesters have painted this as an existential crisis facing the nation.

Critics, newly empowered with a victory, have called them “rioters” and said they should be rounded up with the same vigor used to stamp out invasive species.

Both sides are misguided. Here’s why.

Diving into the post-election data is a crapshoot, and Hillary Clinton’s shock loss can be spun by any number of reasons — and will be, relentlessly.

At its most fundamental level, Clinton was an uninspiring candidate, and didn’t inspire the level of enthusiasm that propelled Obama to victory.

Seven million fewer voters turned out for Clinton than President Obama in 2012.

Meanwhile, Clinton had blinders on when it came to recognizing the raw anger of Rust Belt Americans felt after years of being left behind and fed platitudes by professional soothsayers.

Instead of listening to their concerns, Clinton instead focused on expanding the electoral map.

Where do Millennials fit in? The numbers are still murky. But early raw numbers indicate there were simply more 18-year-olds eligible to vote in 2016 than there were in 2012.

But numbers were anemic in the battleground states that delivered Trump his victory, a sign of depressed turnout.

While we never thought Trump would be headed to the Oval Office, we did forecast problems with Clinton generating this same type of excitement following the bruising Democratic primary with Sen. Bernie Sanders.

If voters turned out with the same intensity in which they’re marching in the streets, maybe she would have won.

That’s not to say that the protestors don’t have valid concerns.

Like them, we can’t help but feel certain elements of Trump’s election herald a return to a more retrograde time — particularly when it comes to progress made on social issues. And the reports of an increase racially-tinged incidents since last week, widely shared on social media, certainly hasn’t helped us warm to Trump.

But they’re simply stoking the fires of division with these meaningless protests.

While his start is shakey — Trump labeled the protesters as “professional protesters, incited by the media” just hours after winning the election, which certainly doesn’t seem very presidential — we’re optimistic about his prospects.

He’s a builder at heart, and has shown during the primary process that he has low regard for both major parties.

We really do think he’s going to do whatever it takes to make deals to get the nation’s problems solved, from jumpstarting the economy to straightening out our still-abysmal health care system.

But those condemning the dissenters and dismissing their viewpoints need to tamp down their rhetoric, as well.

No, they’re not rioting. They’re not un-American, and most, we assume, are very nice people.

But some advice for Trump — Give up the Twitter account.

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TheÊ powerÊ of Ê words To the Editor: Journalists, more so than the rest of us, should understand the power of words and take that into consideration whenever they’re reporting the news.

That’s why, when I read your article on Plattsburgh’s mayor race (11/12/16), I was surprised by the description of Mayor Calnon’s election night party as, “a flock of tough-looking blue collar workers...”. I don’t live in Plattsburgh, and I don’t really care who won or who lost, but I do have a problem when factual reporting stoops to subtle (or not so subtle) biases like this. You should be better than that.

The same goes for your editorial “What a wild ride” in that same issue, where you described Trump as “sweeping to victory.” Yes, whether by luck or

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strategic planning, he swept the Electoral College vote. But I’d like to remind folks that the popular vote, which was won by Clinton, tells a different story.

This cannot be called a sweeping victory for Trump; the reality is that most voters voted against him. This certainly is not a mandate from the people, as Trump and others would like to label it. Trump and his supporters must recognize this, not ignore it, in order to bring the country together and deal effectively with the challenges we face.

Again, we come back to the power of words. In this age of social media, the tweet is mightier than the sword. All of us, the media and the President-elect included, need to be more aware of how we use (or abuse) that power. Hopefully we’ll find the words to unite, not divide.

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AuÊ SableÊ ForksÊ ChristmasÊ traditionÊ continuesÊ throughÊ KoC To the Editor: For the past several years, Au Sable Forks resident Kelly Murphy has led an effort to provide Christmas meals to Town of Jay residents who are experiencing financial difficulties, enduring health crises, or facing other difficulties.

This year, Knights of Columbus Council #2301 of Au Sable Forks is assuming responsibility for this worthwhile cause.

Our council hopes area residents will consider contributing to this year’s drive, and respectfully requests monetary donations and/or the following items for inclusion in the food baskets: Frozen turkey (whole and/or breast,) ham, cornbread stuffing, potatoes (5-lb bag), turkey gravy, packaged dinner rolls, canned vegetables, cranberry sauce or baked apple pie.

Those wishing to donate food may arrange for pickup of the items by contacting Jack Dirolf at 578-0360.

Alternately, donors may drop off non-perishable food items any day of the week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., in the foyer of Holy Name Church in Au Sable Forks.

Monetary donations may be made payable to “Knights of Columbus Council #2301”, and sent to K of C Council #2301, P.O. Box 719, Au Sable Forks, NY 12912.

The council hopes to collect all donations no later than Thursday, Dec. 15.

Those who may know someone in need of a Christmas meal are encouraged to contact Jack at 578-0360.

K of C Council #2301 thanks area residents for their thoughtful consideration, and wishes everyone a very blessed Christmas.

COMMENTARY

ThurmanÊ sagaÊ continues...

To the Editor: In response to a recent letter from Paula Hubert: I was amazed, reading your story concerning your time as deputy town clerk. The town clerk must have thought very highly of you and your abilities, to ask you to be her deputy.

Before I could or would comment on the events leading up to your removal from the position of deputy town clerk, I would first talk to every one involved. At which point I would be able to offer a comment! But as a resident of the Town of Thurman, before I started investigating I would say ‘this is none of my concern.’ I would only hope that the town supervisor and the town board would ensure that nothing was done improper. Did you make a complaint at the time?

Now since you have found it necessary to speak for me, you could have called me, or talked to me at a board meeting. You did not.

The reason I have written these letters started because the Town Supervisor Ms. Wood refused to let me speak. I guess you missed that! I started to see that some could speak, others could not. This should bother everyone, not just me!

You say the reason I have written these letters seems to be in revenge.

Again you are wrong. A few letters does not represent revenge. I have not written about any town highway position, perhaps in a future letter.

Now a few thoughts about my letters: you wouldn’t believe how many people tell me “nice letter” or “great job” or “boy, you really tell it like it is” and “keep up the good work!

Now if my letters have upset the folks on the other side of the aisle, I say too bad. Why are you so worried about another one of my letters. They need a thicker skin.

Keith L. Parent Sr. Thurman

John F. (Jack) Dirolf Au Sable Forks

TheÊ electionÊ isÊ overÊ Ñ Ê timeÊ forÊ theÊ hateÊ toÊ subside To the Editor: Now that we have a new president perhaps the climate of hate will subside.

My candidate didn’t win, but America has decided. As an American, I will honor our new president.

I do have fears for what will happen to things like Social Security and health care for those who can’t afford it.

As a fairly wealthy person, I know my wife and I will have no problem making it through what the Republicans in Congress are planning to do. It is my hope President Trump follows through with his promise to change how Washington works and I am willing to help in any way if he asks.

The next four years will be challenging as America will be at the brink of nuclear war and its sons and daughters may have to go into battle once more if there is anyone left after the bombs fall.

My prayers are for President Trump to back off some of his talk of “bombing the hell out of them,” whoever “them” turns out to be.

Speaker Ryan has said on numerous occasions that he wants to privatize Social Security and do away with Medicare and he now has the votes to do it and a President to sign and make it law.

I will be writing to President Trump asking him to ask for God’s guidance and veto any legislation that would do this. He will be our President and we owe him the respect due. God Bless America.

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

HealingÊ necessaryÊ followingÊ brutalÊ election To the Editor: This presidential election season was brutal.

We all feel disenchantment with the state of the country. We all dream for reliable answers to chronic and generational problems that have no easy answers – despite what politicians on both sides promised us.

Unfortunately, we were forced to pick sides, which does nothing except accentuate differences. Party politics forced us to become like schoolyard gangs – hurling names at each other, plotting to win. Instead we should have been working together to help a country that, despite its rhetoric, has clearly not met the needs of millions of its citizens.

In a land called “opportunity” this is unacceptable.

There now needs to be healing, reconciliation. Keeping sides won’t work.

Turning to government won’t work. The only thing that can heal is reaching out with compassion to folks who disagree with us and get to work.

Maybe the reconciliation could start with our neighbors in our rural hamlets, small cities and towns, and city neighborhoods. Neighbors help neighbors, regardless of their political leanings. If they experience a fire, a flood, a job loss, or the death of a loved one, we do not ask how they feel about immigration, climate change or even abortion. And we will not ask them how they voted in this election. We will simply help.

Let us all hold out a healing hand.

Katharine M. Preston Essex

ObamaÊ shouldÊ useÊ NationalÊ GuardÊ toÊ quellÊ protests To the Editor: To President Obama, I ask: Why have you not called out the National Guard to put down these riots?

These anti-Trump riots are not demonstrators. They are rioters who are destroying public and private property. Yet you sit on your butt with your head in the sand and do nothing.

Peaceful demonstrations are, of course, allowed in our country. But these rioters, destroyers of property, assaulters of men and women, and attacks on our police are being ignored by you.

I insist you take immediate action to end these riots. Arrest the leaders and those performing robberies, busting into stores, damaging property, assaulting people, etc.

Bring law and order back to our cities. If necessary, order the National Guard to help put an end to these riots.

Don Sage Schroon Lake

TrumpÊ electionÊ aÊ throwbackÊ toÊ 50s To the Editor: This election was ultimately about returning America to the 1950s, when men were “men” and women and minorities knew their place.

On Jan. 20 an appallingly ill-informed and gullible segment of the electorate will have installed a mean-spirited, demagogic miscreant in the presidency.

Prediction: if Trump is not impeached due to flagrant executive improprieties during his term in office, in four years a massive bipartisan “Dump Trump” movement will ensue.

A dark day dawns over the country as our national nightmare commences... and the ultimate Trump reality show begins.

Jim Haig Jay

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A millennial’s perspective Generational gap widening Elizabeth Izzo

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W

hen I was six, my parents pulled my brother and I out of school on a September morning.

I jumped on the pull-out couch where my family sat, happy that my day had been cut short.

As I jumped higher and higher, images of the Twin Towers burning flashed across the television.

My mother watched in horror as newscasters recounted the day’s events.

We were safe, but our country would never be the same.

Much like many people in my generation, I was raised by two Democrats in post-9/11 America.

When things seemed dark — as it often did in the years following the national nightmare — my mother would tell me that though we may disagree with our president, it’s important that we always respect and support him.

Ours was a patriotic household, even during the tenure of a president from the opposing party.

Since then, I have always upheld my mother’s advice: I have respected each president as the elected leader of our nation.

But on Nov. 9, my lifelong respect died a swift death.

I am now faced with a president-elect who I cannot respect as a man, much less ideologically support as the face of my country.

This isn’t unique in my generation: Politico reported that Donald Trump had a 74 percent unfavorability rating among millennials.

This, coupled with the numerous protests around the country, seems to imply that my generation largely agrees with me.

Frankly, most of us would’ve chosen Bernie Sanders. But the fact that Trump was elected despite a majority of millennials voting blue is perhaps indicative of an ever-widening generational gap, the likes of which were seen with Brexit earlier this year, where a staggering 75 percent of Great Britain’s youth voted Remain, and 61 percent of Baby Boomers voted Leave.

Much of my generation has been engaged in politics for the first time this election cycle.

We’ve spent months listening to the hateful rhetoric that Trump has popularized, and now that he has been elected — we’re terrified.

We’re inheriting this country — and along with it, the aftermath of mistakes that were made before our time.

This was the first election where we could finally speak up for ourselves and choose our destinies.

With this in mind, you can understand why we’re upset.

As young people, we are prone to disproportionately weighing social issues — including same sex marriage, attitudes towards refugees and gender and religious equality issues, especially towards our Muslim friends — >> See IZZO | pg. 18

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Lady Eagles drop five-game thriller to H. Falls

By Keith Lobdell

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GLOVERSVILLE — The Beekmantown varsity volleyball team gave its all Nov. 12 in the NYSPHSAA Class B regional final, going five games with Hudson Falls.

In the end, it was the Tigers who came up with the biggest points, ending the Lady Eagles (18-1) season with a five-game, 18-25, 25-17, 18-25, 25-14, 25-23 win.

“A heartbreaking loss,” coach Shana Hileman said following the game, which lasted 2:45. “ The effort level from each and every girl made this game go into five. Every player stepped out of their normal comfort zone and fought hard to earn points.

It’s definitely a game we will never forget in our coaching career. The work ethic, grit, senior leadership and determination displayed on the court made these girls stronger individuals.

They now have set the bar in their lives and as athletes higher than it was before. Despite the loss, these ladies now realize to never, ever give up.”

In the opener, the Eagles jumped ahead thanks to a trio of kills by Gabrielle Rowell, turning a tie into an 11-6 lead. Another four-point run gave the Eagles the soace they would need to pull out the victory, as Rowell finished with six kills and two blocks in the game while Brooke Bjelko had seven kills and a block.

One interesting point came at 14-8 in the game, when a missed kill was not counted on the scoreboard or by the Hudson Falls book. In the end, however, the Eagles did not need the point, but played four more points then were needed.

In game two, the two teams battled to remain level at 11-11 before the Tigers a pair of three point runs, giving them a 17-13 lead they would not give up.

Rowell again established herself in the third game, connecting on six kills as the Eagles went on a six-point run in the later stages of the game to earn a 22-13 lead they would not relinquish.

Game four was all Tigers from the opening serve, as they

started with a 5-0 run and added a 6-0 run for an 11-1 lead en route to forcing the fifth and deciding game.

The Eagles started the fifth game with a 3-0 lead and pulled out to an 8-2 advantage. The Tigers clawed their way back with a 4-0 run and 5-1 run to give them a 13-12 lead into the side change.

A pair of Bjelko blocks and a kill gave the Eagles a 17-16 lead. Unfortunately, it would be the last they would have as the Tigers scored the next three points, with the third coming on a play where the point was originally given to the Eagles, but then over ruled by a line judge.

The Eagles would rally to tie the game 21-21, and while Rowell would scored a pair Beekmantown’s Gabrielle Rowell gets a ball through the Hudson Falls block. of kills at 23-21 and 24-22 to Photo by Jill Lobdell keep the Eagles in the match, it Allyssa Rock set the pace for the Eagle’s offense with 50 assists would be the Tigers making the in the game, while Abby Bone had 17 digs, Emily Morrisey 17 final kill of the match.

“It was intense and both teams played well under fatigue,” digs, Ashley Maggy seven kills and Hannah Lafountain 12 digs.

“Our middles, Gabby and Brooke, had a stellar night comHileman said. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t executive at key times. Our defense kept us in the game. Despite the lost we bining for 47 kills,” Hileman said. “Allyssa had a career high 50 made history going five games with a regional game against assists. Brooke did an excellent job hitting through a double block during he whole game. Morrissey, Bone and Lafountain Section II.” Bjelko had a solid performance in her final game as an Eagle, made adjustments during the game moving everywhere on the dropping in 28 kills to go with 12 digs, five blocks and three court and digging Hudson falls power hitters. Another amazing aces. Rowell was equally as impressive, with 19 kills and 15 digs team effort and we will miss this special group of ladies.”

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ready for Christmas tree season.”

The Covel Tree Farm, spanning some 60 acres, has been growing trees for 40 years.

Families can come in and pick out their own Christmas tree in the lot filled with balsams, fraser firs, Norway spruces and white spruces.

Last year, the farm sold around 600 trees. Covel hopes to sell the same amount, if not more, this year.

Along with trees, the family-owned business creates and sells Christmas wreaths and kissing balls in all different shapes and sizes.

“Our trees are the best,” said Covel. “I hope people will come out and see them.”

To learn more about the Covel’s Tree Farm, call 518-643-8723 or visit the Facebook page “Covel’s Tree Farm.”

Covel’s Tree Farm owners Linda and Don Covel has been in the tree growing business for 40 years. Families can come in and pick out their own Christmas tree in the 60-acre lot filled with several different types of trees.

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In Essex County: Local residents react to historic election President-elect Donald Trump generates strong emotions from divided county

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Defying all expectations, Donald J. Trump won the presidency last week, and will become the 45th president of the United States.

The upset victory over Hillary Clinton sent shockwaves across the country — including Essex County, where residents have been absorbing the results over the past week.

Interviews with over a dozen local residents suggested a degree of fear mixed with cautious optimism.

Monique Clague, 79, is one of the four in 10 Americans who described their reaction to the election as “afraid,” according to Gallup.

“I fear for the future,” said Clague.

The retired college professor from Keene cited “the whole package” when it came to her misgivings with Trump: The tough-talking businessman’s personality is erratic, she said, and she is concerned that the president-elect will follow through on his campaign promises to repeal the Affordable Care Act, deport illegal immigrants and roll back international agreements, including the Paris Agreement, the landmark climate change treaty that went into effect earlier this month.

The world depends on the U.S. for its leadership, said Clague.

“If America gets out of those international agreements, then the rest of the world can go the same way.”

Jim Haig, of Jay, said he was “appalled” by Trump’s victory.

Haig, a lifelong independent, said he was “beyond concerned” about Trump’s ascension to the leader of the free world.

“I was not surprised at the result, but I was shocked because I felt all along that Trump was a totally undesirable candidate, and my trust was in the American electorate that sensibility and reason would prevail,” he said.

Haig, 68, said both parties did a “lousy job” of outlining approaches that would benefit working class Americans, he said, including those in the North Country, whose residents he said would be negatively impacted by ACA and environmental protection rollbacks.

As left-leaning protesters continued to roil the country, Haig expressed skepticism over Trump’s ability to preside over a divided country.

Clinton won the popular vote, with a vote margin projected to eventually reach 2 million, or 1.5 percentage points, according to the New York Times.

“Given what we’ve seen about his temperament, I think he’s set the stage for ongoing polarization,” Haig said.

Don Austin, who described himself as a lifelong Democrat, echoed those sentiments, and said values played an important role in his skepticism toward Trump, a political novice who has never held elected office.

“We don’t get to determine a lot about life, our own or that of others,” said Austin, 72, a professor and engineer. “We can work for the good, though, and the good is seen through the filters of what we value. It appears that Trump is very narcissistic, meaning he values mostly himself. I don’t know that he values anything that directly relates to the North Country, per se.”

Austin voted for Clinton, and said she was treated unfairly during the campaign.

“I wish that people didn’t look at Hillary Clinton the way they do, so negatively,” Austin said.

“She’s been pretty much smeared, and people were gullible and accepted it.”

Eighty percent of Trump supporters said they were “excited” by the election results, according to Gallup.

Austin is too. While he has concerns about his temperament, cutthroat business tactics and possible cabinet picks, Trump’s election also carries a small degree of excitement, he said, because his lack of detailed policy positions mean anything can happen.

“I feel sick and I feel excited,” Austin said. “It’s sick of what Trump seems to be. But excited.

At least it’s something different.” >> See Donald Trump | pg. 17

Donald J. Trump will be the 45th president of the United States. Trump narrowly carried Essex County by 3.3 points, where residents are still adjusting to the results.

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for rapid-fire inoculations.

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one in 10 veterans are infected.

But Kaifetz believes the number can be far higher.

The local clinics have yielded in positive diagnoses, said Kaifetz in an interview earlier this month. But he declined to discuss the exact rate, citing privacy concerns.

MALONE CLINIC SET Albany Stratton VA Medical Center Public Affairs Officer Peter Potter said due to the post’s current success rate, discussions are being had on teaming up to host one in the area.

“We’ve been at the forefront of this hep C testing movement,” Potter said.

“Now, we’re trying to see how we can work together to better serve the community.”

A free clinic for Malone is in the works, with a tentative date set for between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Post 1619 aims to test at least 100 veterans before rolling out the clinic in more population-rich areas across the state.

For the past three years, the medical center has been offering free testing to income-eligible veterans.

An average of 200 vets gets tested and enrolled in the hospital’s treatment program each year, said Potter.

Potter said he would like to eventually see more, which is where Post 1619 comes in.

Kaifetz said he’s having a similar conversation with the Brooklyn VA Hospital to replicate their efforts downstate. The plan, said Kaifetz, is to give the entities a checklist on how to run the clinic, along with tips for promoting the event.

Kaifetz said either one or two members of the post will join him to help the entity host the event.

Throughout all these trips, Kaifetz said his hopes are to bring the team of lab technicians from CVPH, who were part of the first clinic, on the road with him and the post members.

The post is also exploring the option of hosting clinics in Syracuse and somewhere in Essex County.

Details of those clinics also have not been finalized yet and discussions are still ongoing.

Schuyler Falls to host History Open House SCHUYLER FALLS — The town historian’s office will be hosting a history open house Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in town hall. Historical displays, documents and photos will be featured. Town historians Barb Benkwitt and Marge Wood will be on site to answer any questions and share stories on the town’s neighborhood. For more information, contact Benkwitt at 518-565-6263.

Pictured: This group of veterans from the American Legion Post 1619 has tested exactly 602 veterans for hepatitis-C just this year. Next year, the committee hopes to tests thousands of veterans in Albany and Manhattan.

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U.S. Navy Admiral briefs Willsboro crowd on military efforts Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces oversees operations in global waters

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WILLSBORO — Attendees of the town’s long-running Veterans Day Dinner received an intimate glimpse at American military operations abroad on Friday when they received a briefing from a top-ranking military official.

U.S. Navy Admiral Philip S. Davidson is the commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. The Norfolk-based unit trains and equips 125 ships and 100 aircraft across the globe, commanding 103,000 active duty service members and civilians.

Davidson is also an old pal of Shaun Gillilland, a retired U.S. Navy captain who now serves as Willsboro’s supervisor.

In his comments, Davidson sketched out military actions across the globe, and tied them directly to the U.S. Fleet Forces and the work they do.

“Your navy is absolutely your away team, and we don’t want to play any home games,” Davidson said.

Many of the 70,000 sailors and Marines on active duty deployment are engaged in daily combat — including local veterans like Captain David Little, son of state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury), who recently returned from an eight-month stint commanding the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman.

“They dropped more bombs on ISIS, Iraq and Syria than any other carrier strike that went before them,” Davidson said.

Davidson, speaking to a roomful of veterans and their families, detailed the efforts of two units, the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Destroyer, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

For months, missions leaving from the USS Wasp have been conducting flying air raids against ISIS in Libya, or, as the U.S. military calls them, Daesh.

“It means the perverted ones,” Davidson said, referring to the Arabic language acronym.

The Islamic State, a non-state actor, joins the four countries the U.S. has labeled as principal threats: Russia, China, North Korea and Iran.

The U.S. Fleet Forces Command routinely deploys because of three of those, including Russia’s “bad activity” in the Baltics, Atlantic and Mediterranean and Iran’s meddling in the Persian Gulf (and covert operations across the entire Middle East).

Bombers lift off from the Eisenhower daily to drop bombs on ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The number of bombs ranges from “a handful” to 40-50 per day.

“We’ve dropped more on ISIS and ISIL fighters than we actually bought for the U.S. Navy last year — that’s the extent of what we’re doing,” Davidson said.

From its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, the Eisenhower plays a central role in keeping the waterway clear for commercial oil traffic.

That lane is required to be open, Davidson said, but Iran has recently been proven to be meddlesome by shooting rockets near ships, which threatens traffic.

Just weeks ago, the USS Mason exchanged fire with Iranian forces while on patrol in the Red Sea, Davidson said.

After being shot at by a cruise missile, U.S. forces sent over a Tomahawk to take out radar sites.

From the USS Wasp, Marine carriers have been dropping bombs over Libya over the past several months, and employing drones.

“The effort there is to help the legitimate Libyan government retain the power after the Libyan War about five years ago,” Davidson said.

ISIS is in the crosshairs.

“We’re knocking the snot out of them as a result,” Davidson said.

The USS Carney has been facilitating special forces operations into the same neighborhood since early-July in an effort to beat back Russian interference in the region, including the ships sailing up and down the Bosphorus Strait, which has been rattling NATO allies.

Davidson said it’s important for the American public to understand these efforts, and they are conducted by real people.

“I ask that you think about them occasionally,” he said.

The annual dinner, now in its 12th year, saw a team of volunteers serve meals to 121 veterans in Willsboro and Essex, including 13 home deliveries.

U.S. Navy Admiral Philip S. Davidson delivers comments at Willsboro Central on Nov. 11, 2016. Davidson, commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, briefed attendees at the town’s annual veterans day dinner on U.S. military efforts.

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SetonÊ runnersÊ fareÊ wellÊ atÊ NYSPHSAAÊ XCÊ meet

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CHENANGO VALLEY — One year ago, the Lake Placid Blue Bombers were atop the state cross country stage.

This year, the Blue Bombers returned to the NYSPHSAA Cross Country Championships to retain their title.

However, Maple Grove had other ideas, scoring better in the top three positions to score a 58-61 win over Lake Placid Nov. 12.

Maple Grove scored 2, 10, 11, 17 and 18 points for their top five runners, while Lake Placid scored 6, 12, 13, 14 and 16 points.

The strong run by the Bombers, along with the sixth place finish by the Section VII individual champion in Seton Catholic’s Caleb Moore, led Section VII to a fourth place finish at the state meet. Class D also had a strong showing in the girls meet, where both the Seton Catholic Lady Knights and the section finished in sixth place.

“It went out a little faster than I expected,” Moore said. “I had to make up a lot of distance. I placed better than I placed last year, so I’m happy about that in sixth place. I always look forward to track season and that will help me gauge how I want my final cross country season to go.”

In Class B, Enya Sullivan of Saranac and Andrew Mazzella of Peru were the top finishers for Section VII, with both finishing in 98th place for their respective meets.

“This course was difficult but fast,” said the Saranac sophomore. “There were a lot of hills and I think we all did very well. I’m looking forward to going to states again next year and trying to get deeper into the top 100.”

The Chiefs finished in seventh place overall, coming into the meet as the third ranked team in the state.

“I think the course was a little tougher than we thought but I think we gave it our all and we have had a very good season,” Rachael Woodruff, who finished in 51st, said.

In Class C, Brittany Shumway scored a 15th place finish to lead the section to a 9th place finish, while Andrew Lepage of Saranac crossed the line in 38th place as both Saranac Lake and the section finished in eighth.

“I am just really pleased on what Brittany was able to accomplish not just today, but for

the whole season,” coach Joe Merrihew said.

“This is her first time doing cross country with not a lot of training over the summer.

Basically we started from zero with her. On how far she has come is a testament to her work ethic and her ability as an athlete.

“For the boys, they ran well,” Merrihew added. “We had one boy under the weather and he had to battle through that. I was pleased on their race. Next year we return seven of our top boys. We bring up a really strong eighth grader and freshman next year.

Our boys team looks really good. Our girls team, we lose a few really good ones this year.

We are going to have to do some really good recruiting and see what we come up with next year.”

The Class D girls were led by Sofia DeJordy of Seton Catholic, as she placed 25th in the Class D girl’s race.

This is one of my favorite courses to run,” she said. “I had a certain goal coming in, but unfortunately I missed it by just a little bit. It was still nice to get out on the course and run my best. I shot for a time I wanted to get and I did get that.”

“I was going for a gold today to be in the head pack and stuff, but I didn’t do a good race today,” Lea DeJordy said. “I didn’t do what I expected to do. Maybe next year I’ll get back up there.”

While Sofia and Lea had each been in a state meet before, it was the first time for younger sister, Savannah.

“I thought the course was a really good race to run on,” Savannah said. “It was just a beautiful day to run. I had fun doing it.”

“I really like how this course was laid out,” Seton’s Sophie Macner said. “My goal was to run it better than what I had done a couple of months ago and I did a good job with that.”

“I think this course was a little bit tough with two long hills,” added Jade Zhang. “This time was better than last time so that was good.”

Also in Class D, the Section II team from North Warren/Johnsburg finished seventh overall, with Brandon Olden leading the way with a 16th place finish.

“This is a great first experience,” Olden said. “We went out really fast. I was surprised on how fast we started going. There was a lot of people here. I was wondering if I was going

to be able to finish the race. I’m hoping to get into the top 10 next year and to bring back a really strong team.”

We are so proud of these guys,” said coach Gary Wilson “It was an unbelievable experience. Next year we are looking at a really strong team. We have a lot of runners returning and they are going to work hard all summer.”

ABOVE RIGHT: Seton Catholic’s Caleb Moore finished sixth in the Class D championship race Nov. 12.

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“I think they did a really good job,” coach Judy Benway said. “We had some great finishes and some really good times.”

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SeasonÊ endsÊ forÊ SectionÊ VIIÊ footballÊ teams SCHUYLERVILLE — The Ticonderoga Sentinels and Peru Indians went into the regional championship games with tough tasks ahead of them in the form of Cambridge and Glens Falls, respectively.

In the end, it would be Section II sweeping the duo of CVAC schools out of the state playoffs Nov. 12.

Class B The Peru Indians were unable to slow down the powerful offense of Glens Falls Nov. 12 at Schuylerville High School, falling by a score of 48-19.

The Indians of Glens Falls nearly pitched a shutout in the first half, scoring seven points in the opening quarter before scoring 27 points in the second, 19 coming in the first four minutes of the 12-minute stanza.

The Peru squad finally found there way onto the board with 53 seconds remaining in the first half, as Ryley O’Connell connected with Evan Palmer on a five yard touchdown pass to make the halftime score 27-6.

A minute into the second half, Palmer struck on defense, intercepting Joseph Girard III and running the ball back 55 yards for the score.

Palmer also intercepted Girard on the next drive, but Peru turned the ball back over and Girard scored later in the quarter on a one-yard run.

The teams exchanged touchdowns in the fourth quarter, with Peru’s coming off a 22 yard pass play from John Gallo to Luke Carpenter.

The Glens Falls defense stifled the Peru rushing attack, with Carter Brennan leading all Peru rushers with 21 yards on five carries. Danny Bridgeman had 17 yards on one rush, while Gallo had 12 carries, each averaging one yard (12).

O’Connell finished with 178 passing yards on 16-fo-34 passing, hitting Palmer six times for 76 yards and Carpenter three times for 38 yards, while Gallo and Carpenter connected for the other 22 yards.

Palmer also finished with a pair of interceptions.

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‘I’M ECSTATIC’ In Essex County, where registered Republicans outweigh Democrats by a healthy margin, Trump’s victory also brought jubilation.

Don Sage awoke in the middle of the night, hopped online and was overjoyed at the results.

“I’m ecstatic,” said Sage. “It’s the most wonderful thing to happen to this country in years.”

Sage, 74, said he hoped Trump will clean up Washington, D.C. after eight years of Democratic leadership he said was marred by corruption, backstabbing and cozy attitudes toward Wall Street.

Doing so will help return the reins of power to the American people, he said.

“Hopefully, with Mr. Trump, we’re going to have a nice clean house,” said Sage, a Schroon town councilman. “I expect he’ll have different people in his cabinet with different ways of doing things.”

Sage, a Republican, said issues like gun rights were important to him, as was the return of manufacturing jobs from China and the repeal of the ACA. After years in the political wilderness, is it important for Republicans to work with Democrats to craft legislation?

“It’s always nice, but we don’t need them right now,” said Sage, citing pending GOP control of the White House, Senate and House. “It’s probably not necessary right now.”

While Trump lost the Empire State by 21 points, the lopsided victory reflected the upstate-downstate divide.

Trump bested Clinton by 3.3 percentage points in Essex County, which has trended purple in recent years, and won all but 16 of the state’s 62 counties.

Across the North Country, the real estate developer won sweeping margins as high as 39 points, where he ram-jammed Clinton in Lewis County. The average spread was 19.4 points, with higher margins in the Watertown area, and slimmer gaps toward Glens Falls and Saratoga.

Gun culture runs deep across upstate, where many remain bitterly opposed to the SAFE Act, the controversial state gun control legislation passed after the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.

“I believe he’ll hold up his right hand and obey the Constitution, which I don’t believe Hillary was going to do,” said Richard Johndrow, a retired International Paper worker and avid outdoorsman, who voted for Trump, in part, over gun rights.

Johndrow, 84, said he was not concerned about questions over Trump’s volatile personality.

“I’m not concerned about him having a tantrum,” he said.

“I don’t think he’s going to do that.”

Rob McDougal expressed confidence that Trump will get out of the way of commerce, and clear away some of the regulations that have stymied economic growth, he said, particularly for small businesses.

“It just crushed a lot of economic opportunity for those not living in the city,” said McDougal, who described himself as a public school teacher in his 50s.

McDougal hoped a new tax plan would encourage U.S. companies to repatriate back to U.S. soil, which would put American workers back to work.

The Plattsburgh resident also supported Trump because he felt the candidate would protect Constitutional rights, which he said were eroding under President Obama, and would have continued under a Clinton Administration.

Appointing conservative judges is important, he said, noting the Constitution is not intended to be a living document.

McDougal said the ongoing protests reflect a double-standard. And like others interviewed for this story, McDougal said he was disappointed in the national media, which he said was biased in favor of Clinton, and did not accurately convey the support enjoyed by Trump, nor capture their voices, in their coverage.

“We weren’t given a voice anywhere for us,” McDougal said.

To the reporter writing this article: “Just be fair,” he said.

Sarah Paquette named new principal of Beekmantown Elementary BEEKMANTOWN — Earlier this month, Beekmantown Central School District appointed Sarah Paquette as the new Beekmantown Elementary School principal.

Paquette has 13 years of teaching experience from three grade levels and an administrative background.

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get into the designs.”

The $6 million grant would only cover road repairs, said Farrigan.

The cost to repair the water lines would likely come from the water fund, according to Councilor Becky Kasper (Ward 5).

According to Councilor Joshua Kretser (Ward 6), a potential increase in utilities may be necessary to help cover the costs.

Maine Road would be the first to receive an overhaul in 2017, Farrigan said. His department is also hoping to kickstart repair on Maryland, Kansas and Kentucky Roads next year.

Maine Road alone will require $660,000 for water main repair and $1.8 million to repair the road, according to Farrigan.

To repair the sidewalk on Maine, it would cost an additional $140,000, he said, just to do “what is needed.”

“It’s a good chunk of change just on Maine Road alone,” said Farrigan.

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From page 7 above more monotonous issues like the country’s financial standing and GDP. My generation holds each of these social advancements as examples of how far our country has come in the fight for equality, acceptance and celebration of diversity.

With Trump — who is a demagogue — we fear that the progress we have seen will be rescinded.

Trump also appears to have activated a segment of the population who are proud to wear

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Transgender ‘Day of Remembrance’ ceremony planned Nov. 20 PLATTSBURGH — A Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony is slated for Nov. 20. The Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day to memorialize those who have been killed or murdered as the result of transphobia. This day serves to bring attention to the continued violence and non-acceptance endured by the transgender community, organizers say. Transgender Day of Remembrance observance will be held on Nov. 20 from 2-3:30 p.m. at Amity Plaza outside the Angell Center.

their prejudices on their sleeve.

The argument could be made that people my age didn’t try hard enough — that despite our willingness to knock on doors for Sanders, we brought only half-hearted support to Clinton.

The argument could also be made that we are too young to understand the deep-seated frustration of the older generations. This is also a fair point, though I would argue that the idealism of youth is not always something born from ignorance.

With the completion of the new World Trade Center last year, a lot of us had hopes that the United States would be moving forward.

To take a step back at this point is terrifying — and unacceptable.

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ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

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LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH 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.

LECTURES & SEMINARS PLATTSBURGH - On November 21st, Dr. Curt Gervich and Essex Farm Institute members Kristen Kimball and Racey Billingham will present "Exploring the Food-WaterEnergy Relationship in ADK Farming Communities. Then on December 5th, Dr. Nancy Elwess wil present "Ancient Maya Bones Meet 21st Century Technology". Free to the public. at the Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. For more information, please call 518-5640064.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

ELIZABETHTOWN - The Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Board will hold a Special Joint Meeting with the Westport Central School Board of Education on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Huntley Auditorium at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School at 6:30 pm. The two boards will be convening to discuss the results of the public forum held on June 22, 2016 regarding the Pre-Merger Study presented by Castillo & Silky, and identify what the next steps should be. The public is welcome. Find the complete agenda at https://www.elcsd.org.

PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PLATTSBURGH – The VFW 1466 Spellman RD. holds Special Events in their hall, they can do Weddings, Holiday Parties, Meetings as little as $225. Up to 160+ people.

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She doesn’t really play with toys, and we feel that her faHere is Cleo, an adoptable dog from Elmore SPCA...Cleo is a 5-year-old white and vorite thing to do is to lounge on the couch with her humans. Cleo is a smart, adult dog brindle hound mix.

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