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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Strand Center for the Arts is announcing the first show of the New Year, featuring work by Larry Poole, Peter Shrope and Denise Duprey. Larry Poole and Peter Shrope will have a collaborative show in the Main Gallery while Denise Duprey exhibits “Through My Eyes” in the Community Gallery at The Strand Center located at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh. Both shows will be on view from Jan. 9 to Feb. 6. The opening reception for these exhibitions will be held Jan. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director of the North Country Workforce Investment Board, Congresswoman-elect Elise Stefanik, and Garry Douglas at the Small Business Roundtable held recently in Plattsburgh.
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PLATTSBURGH — Congresswoman-elect Elise Stefanik was in Plattsburgh for a small business roundtable Dec. 17, focusing on the business potential for the greater Plattsburgh area and the educational challenges facing a future workforce. Taking part in the informational meeting were the superintendents from Peru, Beekmantown and Saranac high schools, representatives Champlain Valley Education Services, Clinton Community College, SUNY Plattsburgh, the Development Corporation, and other stalwarts in the business and education communities. In her opening statement, Stefanik, who has landed a seat on the Education and Workforce Committee, discussed meeting with many of these same people during her campaign, and asked the broad question of what skillset is most needed but least prevalent in the Champlain Valley. Paul DeDominicas, the Director of the Center for Community & Workforce Development at Clinton Community College, weighed in on the need for “middle skills” for the slowly growing workforce for companies like Nova Bus, Swarovski and others.
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Cyclist announces inaugural running races for charity Half marathon, 10K and 5K planned to raise funds By Shawn Ryan
shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — A local cyclist wants to bring more runners to the area, and money to the coffers of the charity he pedals for. Tom Brown, who has taken part in the Tour de Force bicycle ride for the past three years, and is yearly one of the highest fundraisers, is starting a Tour de Force half marathon, 10K and 5K road races. The races are scheduled for Aug. 23. “I was just laying in bed one night thinking of ways to raise money, and thought of this,” Brown said. The Plattsburgh half marathon in April has grown steadily in popularity in recent years, as has the Rockeater race in the fall but, Brown said, there are no big races in Plattsburgh in the middle of summer. The Tour de Force Half Marathon aims to change that. Tour de Force is a nationwide charity consisting of law enforcement and peace officers who cycle to raise money for the
families of fallen police officers. It was started by two NYPD detectives in the wake of 9/11. The North Country’s Adirondack Garda cycling club is one of the highest fund raising clubs in the nation yearly. “It just gives you a sense of accomplishment, helping people in a time of need,” he said. “Last year 10 percent of what we raised went to the Sean Collier scholarship fund.” Collier was the MIT police officer killed shortly after the terrorist bombings at the Boston Marathon in 2013. PR COURSE The three races will start and finish at Point au Roche state park, and Brown points out the courses are all very flat, perfect for setting a personal best time in your race of choice. The races will be professionally timed. More information and registration, including an early registration price by Jan. 31, for the races can be found at adirondackcoastevents.com. Early registration for the races will cost $40, $25 and $20 for the half marathon, 10K and 5K respectively. Regular registration rates are $45, $30 and $20. Brown hopes to attract up to 300 runners, but says that they
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will be ready to support a bigger turnout. “It’s a great cause, and I think it’ll be a great event. We hope to see a lot of runners this summer.”
United Way halfway there By Shawn Ryan
shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The United Way of the Adirondack Region announced this week that they have just passed the half-way mark of their fundraising goal for this year’s campaign. Executive Director John Bernardi says the charity hopes to bring in the remainder of their $725,000 goal within the next six weeks. But, he says, individual donations will be critical to that task. “Collectively, the 41 partner agencies in our three counties helped 80,000 people last year, so it’s critical to funding high priority services across the three counties,” he said. “The dollars raised, with us as the vehicle, stay in this community, and provide really a full spectrum of services to the people of this region.” United Way of the Adirondack Region covers Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties. Bernardi says that with six weeks remaining in the campaign, which this year is being headed by co-chairs Bruce and Marge Garcia, there are still several corporate campaigns yet to report their total contributions. But even with those company raised donations, he hopes for individual donations to make up the distance. “The funding that the people provide is critical to people being able to maintain the quality of life that people in the Adirondack region enjoy.” DINE UNITED On Jan. 4 the United Way will be sponsoring one of it’s major fund raisers, Dine United. Participating restaurants of Dine United donate a portion of each diner’s bill to the United Way. A link will be available at www.unitedwayadk.org on the first of the year listing participating restaurants.
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Sunday, Dec. 28
SARANAC LAKE — ‘It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”. Pendragon Theatre. 7 p.m.
LAKE PLACID — Bookclub meeting. Bookstore Plus. 7 p.m.
ELIZABETHTOWN — YogaFit, Ellen DuBois. 4:30 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $5. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First Tuesday
LAKE PLACID — Bookstore Plus book club. 7 p.m. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950.
First and third Thursdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Writers Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 p.m. November and December. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
First Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Westport Garden Club Meetings. 11 a.m. Details: Garden Club President Hellen DeChant 873-9270, Time4hmd@yahoo.com.
Third Thursdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Fiber Arts Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 10 a.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408.
Every Wednesdays
ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Kye Turner. 5 p.m. Elizabethtown Social Center. $5. ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 8736408.
Every Thursday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Zumba, Karin DeMuro. 5:30 p.m. TurboKick, Kye Turner varies monthly. Elizabethtown Social Center. Zumba $5, TurboKick $7, ELCS students free 12 and up. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408. ELIZABETHTOWN — Celebrate Recovery. Adirondack Outreach, 209 Water Street. 5:45 p.m. $3 pp dinner. 6:15 p.m. Large Group, 7:10 p.m. Small Group, 7:45 p.m. End / Open Cafe.
Every Friday
ELIZABETHTOWN — Mahjong Group. Elizabethtown Social Center. 1 to 3 p.m. Details: elizabethtownsocialcenter.org/calendar, 873-6408. ELIZABETHTOWN — Eight-week series, grief support groups. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hand House. Christina Steigleman, Twila Quaid 942-6513. Through Jan. 23. ELIZABETHTOWN — Eight-week series, caregiver grief support groups Meetings. Hand House. 10 to 11 a.m. Details: Christina Steigleman MSW, Twila Quaid LMSW, 942-6513. Through Jan. 23.
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PERU — North Country Potter’s Guild and photography by Ron Nolland, reception. Peru Free Library. 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit and sale through January. Hours Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Details: 643-8618. PLATTSBURGH — 13 Sundays Outdoor Art Club, Regional Art Show and Sale reception. Pine Harbour Assisted Living, 15 New Hampshire Road. 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit. Sunday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: 561-5307, pineharbour.org. KEESEVILLE — Celebrating Andrea’s Vision. Keeseville Free Library. Hours Monday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. Details: 834-9054.
Friday, Dec. 26
LAKE PLACID — Author, Jeremy K. Davis. Bookstore Plus. 1 to 4 p.m. Signing, ‘Lost Ski Areas of the Northern Adirondacks’. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950. PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. University of Vermont Health Network/ CVPH Lab Conference Room, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Must be 17 or older, 110 lbs. Must pass physical, health history exam conducted prior. Details: cvph.org. PLATTSBURGH — Opening Day. Beartown Ski Area. Details: skibeartown.com.
Saturday, Dec. 27
UPPER JAY — Kortepeter-Ragan Family Chamber concert. Wells Memorial Library. 2 p.m. Donations accepted benefit library.
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Monday, Dec. 29
KEENE VALLEY — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Keene Valley Neighborhood House, 3 to 6 p.m. Must be 17 or older, 110 lbs. Must pass physical, health history exam conducted prior. Details: cvph.org. WEST CHAZY — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m. Must be 17 or older, 110 lbs. Must pass physical, health history exam conducted prior. Details: cvph.org.
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MORRISONVILLE — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Morrisonville Ambulance Service, 4 to 7 p.m. Must be 17 or older, 110 lbs. Must pass physical, health history exam conducted prior. Details: cvph.org. LAKE PLACID — Stars on Ice. Herb Brooks Arena
Wednesday, Dec. 31
SARANAC LAKE — First Night Saranac Lake. 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 2
PLATTSBURGH — Eddy Lawrence. Palmer Street Coffeehouse. 7:30 p.m. $10 pp. Details: Jody Lawson uuaplattsburgh.com, 561-6920.
Saturday, Jan. 3
LONG LAKE — Snowmobile Safety Class. Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main St. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lunch provided. Pre-registration required. Limit 20 students per class, 10 and older. Details: 624-3077 ext. 13.
de Champlain History Center. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free, open to public.
Saturday, Jan. 17
SARANAC — Cock-A-Doodle-Shoe USSSA National Snowshoe Championships. 236 Plumadore Rd. cockadoodleshoe.com.
Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18
SARANAC LAKE —”Death of a Salesman”. Pendragon Theatre. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17 through Monday, Jan. 19
LAKE PLACID — Winter Teen Weekend. Adirondack Loj dining room. 9 a.m. $186. Ages 14-17. Details: 523-3441.
Thursday, Jan. 22
SARANAC LAKE — Ceilidh Music Session. Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce. 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24
Willsboro — High Peaks Hospice Bowling Tourney. Willsborough Bowling Center, 3922 NYS Rte. 22. Preregistration required, adults only. $20 pp, $40 team. Deadline Tuesday, Jan. 20. Details: Ingrid iroemischer@hphpc.org, 942-6513.
Thursday, Jan. 29
PLATTSBURGH — Spill Team Training. North Country Chamber of Commerce. 8 a.m. to noon. $12. SARANAC LAKE — Ceilidh Music Session. Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce. 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5
Thursday, Jan. 29 through Saturday, Jan. 31
Saturday, Jan. 7
Friday, Jan. 30
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Friday, Jan. 30 through Saturday, Feb. 28
PERU — HeartSaver CPR course, AED training, Barbara Wagner. Peru Community Church. 6 p.m. $25 advance. Details: Harriet Burrell 643-9778, ghburrell80@charter. net.
SARANAC — Cock-A-Doodle-Shoe 10k / Nicolas Pendl 5k. New Land Trust, 236 Plumadore Rd. Details: cockadoodleshoe.com. UPPER JAY — Wednesday afternoon programs: “The 100 Mile House: Why the Greenest House Might Just be the One that Already Exists” by Steven Engelhart Wells Memorial Library. 1 p.m.
SARANAC LAKE — “Acid Rain in the Adirondacks”, James (Jed) Dukett. Cantwell Community Room, Saranac Lake Free Library. Noon. Bring soup or sandwich. Desserts, beverages provided. Free, open to public. Details: 891-4190.
Friday, Jan. 9
TUPPER LAKE — Phil Edwards Memorial Hockey Tournament. Tupper Lake Memorial Civic Center. Deadline register Friday, Dec. 19. SARANAC LAKE — Fire Auction benefit for Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department reception. Adirondack Artists Guild. Bidding through Sunday, Feb. 1.
Saturday, Jan. 10
LAKE PLACID — ADK Winterfest. Heart Lake Program Center, Adirondak Loj. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Details: 523-3441. LAKE PLACID — Second Saturday Storytime. Bookstore Plus. 10 a.m. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950.
Thursday, Jan. 15
CHAMPLAIN — Village of Champlain History Series presents Julie Dowd. Samuel
WILMINGTON — FIS Freestyle World Cup Skiing. Whiteface Mountain, 5021 Rte. 86.
PLATTSBURGH — Chamber of Commerce annual Dinner. West Side Ballroom. 6 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. $55. SARANAC LAKE — ‘Abstraction’. Opening Reception. Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar St. 5 p.m. Details: 891-3799.
SARANAC LAKE — ‘Abstraction’ exhibit. Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar St. Details: 897-3799.
Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1
ELIZABETHTOWN — Jane Boxall, Rose Chancler, Ricochet Duo, Woodswoman: A tribute to the life of Anne LaBastille, Piano by Nature. Hand House. Saturday: 7 p.m. Sunday: 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3
PLATTSBURGH — Safety Inspections. North Country Chamber of Commerce. 8 a.m. to noon. $12.
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ive years ago, our editorial board called for the Adirondack Park Agency to be abolished. We felt that arbitrary enforcement, hypocritical acts and subjective interpretation of the APA Act have all throttled economic development inside the Blue Line. Today, however, we feel an even bigger obstacle exists. Ironically, this obstacle says it is here to “protect” our “natural environment” and the “human communities” within the Adirondack Park. Their ultimate goal, however, is the exact opposite. Protect the Adirondacks exists to drive permanent residents from the Adirondacks, plain and simple. Aside from their own interests, they want a park devoid of lights, homes and businesses. They envision a playground they can drive through in their shiny BMW X5s, noses skyward, where they are not forced to interact with an inferior Adirondack citizenry. Having made their money elsewhere, jobs and the local economy mean nothing to the people wallowing in the shadows behind Protect. Fewer jobs means fewer people, thus more command by their like-minded. Shuttered schools simply mean less taxes on fancy lakeside second homes and vanishing downtowns means less blight enroute to the water’s edge. So, today, we call for Protect the Adirondacks to be abolished. Protect’s latest attempt at driving Adirondackers into moving vans occurred when the group filed suit in March of 2012 against the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort (ACR) in Tupper Lake. Now, two years later, after making its way through a handful of courts — the state’s highest court last week finally struck down the suit as being without merit. So, what exactly was accomplished here? And, more importantly at what cost? ACR developer Michael Foxman said the cost of litigation alone was seven figures. The rising cost of materials on his project adds even more to that figure. Then there was the cost to the state of attorney fees, courtrooms, judges, clerks as well as lost income and business taxes. The biggest price, Foxman noted, was paid by the Tupper Lake business owners that were unable to hang on throughout the process and became collateral damage as a result. Then again, isn’t that precisely what Protect desired? The ACR project offers real and tangible economic opportunity to a “human community” struggling to keep its head above water. However, when asked about the motivation behind their inane lawsuit following the APA’s January 2012 approval of the project, Protect attorney John Caffry said simply, “We would like to kill it.” Nevermind that the Adirondack Club and Resort project was one of the most scrutinized developments ever to come before the APA board, including when Protect
member and former APA Executive Director John Glennon served. Nevermind that more than seven years of fine tuning with the APA staff went into the ultimate 10-1 decision to approve the project, including a 19-day adjudicatory hearing that generated a 4,486-page transcript and a 22,000-page record. And, nevermind that the decision was not made easily or without sacrifice on both sides, which is what is needed for true compromise. Isn’t that how the system is supposed to work? Apparently, not for Protect — they filed a lawsuit after the APA board of commissioners approved the plan anyway. This wasn’t about making the ACR a more environmentally friendly project — it was about killing it. Foxman and nearly everyone involved are convinced that Protect abused the judicial process and litigated in the hope they would drag the project through enough red tape that the developers would give up. We wholeheartedly agree and there simply is no place in society for these strong-armed obstructionist tactics. So, how do we cut the head off this long-tentacled monster known as Protect the Adirondacks? Obviously, chopping their source of funding is paramount. Protect’s 2013 tax return shows just $268,000 in revenue — not a tremendous amount when compared to green groups like the Adirondack Council at $1.7 million. Perhaps less people would donate if they knew that Protect’s Executive Director, Peter Bauer, pulls in a cool $85,000 annually — $35,000 more than the average salary of chief executives at other local not-for-profits. That’s nearly one-third of the organizations total revenue. Then, laws need to be changed so obstructionist groups like Protect are not reimbursed by the state for litigation they choose to file. That’s precisely what Protect tried to do during the appeals process against ACR. These groups shouldn’t be rewarded for these legalized harassment techniques. Finally, the media is to blame for giving these organizations credibility. Why even allow them a voice at the table when discussing these projects? What credentials does Peter Bauer have to make him worthy of contacting for input? Let us be the first to say that Denton Publications, for one, will no longer be Bauer’s bully pulpit. We call on other media outlets to follow suit. As Michael Foxman so eloquently put it, there are some preservationists who are pro-environment. There are others who are anti-people. Protect is clearly the latter, and they need to slink back to their headquarters in Niskayuna and to the other portions of downstate from which they came. ÑD
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the project for now. 015 already? I can’t believe how Like Castro in 1962, fast the years many liken Jong-un’s seem to fly by. cyber-attack on Sony and I can’t help but their nation’s veiled threats wonder if the fast pace to bomb US theaters durof society these days ing our holiday season as lends to how quickly a formal act of war. Havthe years seem to slip ing lived through the misby. sal crisis, I can’t say that As we enter the I have the same sense of New Year, we do so pending disaster, but we’ve with a pending new Dan Alexander witnessed so many of these relationship with one Thoughts from attacks by unstable indiour closest neighBehind the Pressline viduals it certainly had to bors, Cuba, an island be taken seriously. country that has been What I don’t understand about the anything but a close friend for over 50 film itself, who in their right mind years. A significant portion of their popwould produce such a goofy story line? ulation as well as those here in the US We know Jong-un is operating with have no memory of the era when Cuba less than a full deck and is extremely was a high profile vacation spot for the paranoid, having outlawed any North rich and famous. Korean from using his name for any A great deal of speculation regardother person in the country. Why make ing the future relations between the two him the feature character and use his countries has fueled the media, since name and likeness, as opposed to some the surprise announcement two weeks other fictitious Asian dictator? Can you ago, and given the contentious politiimagine the outrage here if Hollywood cal atmosphere in Washington, it seems clear that we have not yet had the final did a major spoof film on assassinating word on how relations will play out. President Obama? It seems to me somebody should Only Congress can lift the long standhave seen all this coming. Jong-un isn’t ing embargo that has restricted the island nation, but President Obama has the type of fellow to just laugh this made it clear that a new era in relations sort of thing off. He is unstable and we know what happens when you provoke has already begun. I can’t say that I am up to speed on unstable people....especially, paranoid dictators who possess nuclear weapcurrent US-Cuban relations, but for years it’s been assumed nothing would ons! With all this as a backdrop the price change until the Castro brothers have of oil continues to drop, the Russian passed and democracy had overtaken the communist country. As a small economy is tanking, Islamic radicals continue to kill innocent children, Ebola child living in the south during the 1962 is still not under control and the Repubmissal crisis, within close firing range licans are about to take over Washingof those missals, I grew up with the understanding that no other leader was ton. 2015 Is sure to be another wild ride. more despised by our nation than Fidel Castro, who many still blame for the as- Well, so much for world peace and goodwill for all. We can only hope and sassination of President Kennedy. pray that reasonable leaders take step Oddly at the same time we are doto lessen the building tensions and all ing a 180 reversal on Cuba, the newest despised country leader Kim Jong-un of God’s people can learn to live in harNorth Korea is also casting his shadow mony on this small planet we all must share. of fear across the country after a cyberattack on Sony Pictures for their proHappy New Year. duction of the film The Interview. So feared is Jong-un, that several major US Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO theaters refused to show the film and of Denton Publications. He may be Sony has reluctantly chosen to shelve reached at dan@denpubs.com.
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Tis the Season To the Editor: With the holiday season upon us we are a society currently expressing our best wishes, joy, appreciation, and the like to our fellow man. We also are caring for those who are, in some fashion, unfortunate due to as assortment of circumstances. Gift giving is among the top actions as it is so rewarding to the donor and receiver in so many cases. One of the circumstances existing with so many people is that of being lonely, due to a variety of reason. Many are in a hospital, a health related facility, alone at home, incapacitated, in remorse, starving for friendship or communication. To many it seems there are as many as 48 hours in a day. Loneliness can be treated, or even cured by a simple gift, that of sharing some of our time via a phone call, or perhaps better, a personal visit if appropriate. The value of this gift can be a win win for everyone! Dennis Galloway Lake George
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verified by the FBI’s NCVS, National Crime Victimization Survey and The Department of Justice’s UCR, Uniform Crime Reports, FBI Communication’s Division, 304-625-4995. They state emphatically that the judicial system is not biased against minorities. Blacks are seven times more likely than people of other races to commit murder, and eight times more likely to commit robbery. Blacks are three times more likely to use a hand gun, and twice more likely to use a knife. Hispanics commit three times more violent crimes than whites, but the statistics are nebulous because sometimes they are classified as white, so it could be far higher. The best indicator of violent crime levels in an area is the percent of the population that is black and Hispanic. Blacks are 39 times more likely to commit a violent crime against whites then vice versa, and 136 times more likely to commit a robbery. Forty-five percent of black crime is against whites, 43 against other blacks, and 10 percent against Hispanic. Bill Coats, Elizabethtown
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To the Editor: It’s almost that time again. Time to reflect on the past year and time to resolve to do something differently in the months ahead. This year, why not make quitting smoking a priority? Quitting is truly the best gift you can give your family, your loved ones, and yourself. Shortly after quitting your blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal, your risk of a heart attack drops, and breathing becomes easier as your lung capacity increases. Your doctor’s assistance will more than double the odds that you will succeed, and he/she can recommend medications to help you deal with cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Call your health plan or your Medicaid Managed Care plan to find out which medications are covered. For more support, call the New York State Smokers’ Quitline at 1-866-NY-QUITS. Imagine next year at this time being able to say, “I quit smoking for good.” Andrea Whitmarsh North Country Healthy Heart Network Program Coordinator Ð Living Tobacco-Free Initiative
The other side of the story To the Editor: I would like to respond to Mr. Irv West’s letter to the editor, you state that the young man in Ferguson was shot for robbing a store, and he did rob a store, he was captured on video surveilance doing just that. What you fail to mention, conveniently for your cause, is that he attacked an officer of the law, tried to take his gun, left the scene, and then came back towards the officer again. I know you will deny these facts even though it was proven by a grand jury. You, my friend, are the one that needs to open their eyes! If someone attacks an officer of the law during an apprehension, in my personal opinion you just gave up any potential rights you may have had. When an officer of the law gives you an order and you do not follow that order, what do you expect? And as for the person who was asked for his ID without committing a crime, if he’s innocent, what’s the problem? I see and hear about this type of thing daily and can’t believe it. The reason African Americans are held in so much suspicion is because of some simple statistics, listed here. The New Century Foundation studies federal crime reports, and found significant differences in crime ratio between races,
To the Editor: In rebuttal to Mr. Irv West Thurman, Letters to the Editor, Dec. 20, 2014 issue I was amazed at his anger and confused by it. I also believe that it would be wonderful if we “could all get along” and show respect for one another. I personally don’t need to “understand” or “empathize” what another’s life is about, all we really need to do is respect one another as people, their space and their property. What happened in Ferguson was a tragedy, one that would have never happened if Michael Brown had respected the shop owners property. If he did not assault the shop owner (all caught on tape), if he did not jaywalk and when asked by the officer to stop, did not react by assaulting the officer and tried to take his weapon. Where is the town’s rage over this? Why was he not taught to respect others? Why was he taught it was alright to take what he wanted and to disrespect law enforcement? When, if ever, was this young man taught morals or values? Rage, if I lived there, I’d have a lot of rage over this foolishness and I’d be mad as hell at Al Sharpton and all the others who stirred the pot that led to the burning of businesses in Ferguson. This had nothing to do with race, just with someone with no respect for other people, their property or the laws of this country. Where is your rage for this behavior? Who are the victims and who are the oppressors here, just who are they? What about the parents themselves for not wanting more out of life and thinking just taking what someone else worked hard for is alright? You say your wife is an intelligent and educated woman. How did she get that way? Go to school, worked hard to get a good education so she could have a good job and a good life? I would think she did it to better her life like we all do regardless of race, color or creed. Why do not all people do that? Wouldn’t the world be much better off if one and all strived to get a good education and if parents taught morals and values to their children and participated in their lives? You write of her being followed in stores by loss prevention people. Guess what? We all are, be it by cameras, secret shoppers or just plain floor people watching us. Me, I shop in well, let us just say I don’t fit in with the Macy’s crowd and I do get watched and I don’t care for they are doing their job and I don’t steal, therefore I could care less. They waste their time and I figure it gives them something to do and I go merrily on my way, taking no offence whatsoever.
Do they target me? Sure they do, who cares. Could it be how I am dressed or do I fit the profile of someone who has shoplifted before? Have I been seen on camera in the same frame of someone who is shoplifting and they think were together, who knows and who cares. I have enough self-confidence and self-esteem to know who and what I am and to know they are just doing their job. As for Mr. Gardner, he was also doing something illegal (selling “loosies”), turned in and complained by shop owners who sell packs of cigarettes. His owns wife’s admissions stated he was lazy and overweight and she told him to stop selling them. He refused because lack of work because of his illnesses. In both of these situations, both were breaking the law, both refused to surrender to police so I ask, “Were the police to walk away and say, ‘Ok, do what you want’ and fail at the job they are sworn to uphold? How about they (Mr. Brown and Mr. Gardner) just go willingly? How about they just don’t do the crime in the first place and show some respect? What a concept, don’t you think? No one is above the law, not you, not me. As for good police and bad police, yep, they are all out there just like there are good people and bad people and I have met both kinds, how about you? I would not do a police officer’s job for love nor money, nor could I bear to deal with or see what they see every day of their lives. God Bless them for their service for I could not do it. How many black men have killed a white cop? Did they not just protest in NYC saying, “Dead Cops/When do we want them?/We want them NOW”? Do you realize they ran over a police officer and wanted the person driving to run him over again? Why would they rage, rage against someone that they don’t even know, to kill this person because they are a cop? This sounds right to you? Maybe we should talk of blacks killing blacks in which happens more than a white cop killing a black person or how the blacks target the white elderly and pregnant in their “knock out” game or killing a five-year-old white girl on her grandpa’s lap or three black youths killing a white girl for her bike. Are you outraged yet? I am outraged at any loss of life taken by anyone when it should not happen at all. Should you not be outraged at the blacks who to this very day are still selling blacks into slavery? Are the blacks really oppressed or is it a belief they have grown to believe, of stories long told of you can’t do instead of you can do, you choose. Maybe you should open your heart and so some soul searching. The difference between you and I is not the color of our skin it is in the outlook we have on life. The way we choose to treat others, the respect and kindness we show them in our daily lives, even if one or both of us is having a bad day and it is in our moral compass, values and beliefs. Lorraine Kovarovic, Schroon Lake
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Moutain Lake PBS CEO Recore to retire at end of the year PLATTSBURGH — Alice Recore, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mountain Lake PBS for the last 11 years, will be retiring on Dec. 31. “Serving as the CEO and President of Mountain Lake PBS over the last decade has been an honor and privilege. While I am looking forward to having more free time to spend with family and friends I know I will miss being part of this great community organization. I am confident about the future of the station, and I know that the board and staff will work with the new president to build on our accomplishments,” said Recore. A formal announcement regarding the new President and CEO of Mountain Lake PBS will
be made after Jan. 1. “Alice’s exemplary leadership at Mountain Lake PBS has positioned the station for expansion and success across multiple platforms as the role of public broadcasting changes. The Board will work closely with her successor to build on the momentum she has created at the station,” said Jacqueline Kelleher, Chair of the Board of Directors. Recore joined Mountain Lake PBS in 1997 as the Business Manager, and became President & CEO in 2003, guiding the station through major changes in broadcasting including the 2009 transition to high-definition Digital Broadcasting. Recore’s vision for Mountain Lake PBS is
a station that provides a unique service that strengthens the local community. Every year, Mountain Lake PBS hosts multiple on-air public forums discussing issues ranging from career and technical education, to the community response after the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT. Under Recore’s leadership, the station has produced over a dozen local documentaries including Flowers in the Desert: Cirque du Soleil and Dead Reckoning: Champlain in America, both of which aired nationally on PBS stations across the country. The documentaries and numerous episodic series produced during her tenure won multiple awards including; Regional Emmy Awards, Edward R. Murrow Award,
Telly Awards, New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) Awards, as well as community engagement awards from the National Educational Television Association (NETA), and Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Recore’s career has been devoted to serving the community through non-profit work, first at the Hospice of the North Country, and then at Mountain Lake PBS. Ms. Recore said to the staff, “I know I will miss my work at the station, but I am looking forward to spending more time with my family. It has been a privilege to work with you, and I cannot wait to see what’s next for Mountain Lake PBS.”
Lake Champlain cleans up in 2015 federal budget increase PLATTSBURGH — Key funding for Lake Champlain has been included in the comprehensive budget package passed by Congress last week. At the urging of Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, the final budget includes a $3 million increase over last year for Lake Champlain through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Geographic Program. The total allocation under the program for Lake Champlain is $4.399 million. The funding will affect conservation programs on both sides of the lake. The Geographic Program, and Lake Champlain in particular,
have seen gradual funding reductions in recent years, and the President’s budget request for federal Fiscal Year 2015 included just $1.399 million. The new bill reverses that trend for this federal fiscal year. “We have invested far too much and for far too long in the restoration and preservation of Lake Champlain to walk back on that commitment,” Leahy said. “With new federal requirements forcing Vermont, New York and all of our Lake partners to make difficult decisions about how to maintain our ‘Great Lake,’ this federal support will go a long way toward preserving one of Ver-
mont’s greatest natural resources for generations to come.” Lake Champlain will also benefit from other portions of the federal appropriations. The bill includes federal support to address sea lamprey through funding for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. There is funding for conservation programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and for the EPA’s clean water revolving loan fund. Earlier this summer Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $40 million in federal conservation funding for Vermont.
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Beekmantown eighth graders take part in job shadow By Shawn Ryan
Eagles’ Nest Veterinary, the Wellness Center at PARC, Punki’s Salon, The Strand Center for the Arts, Plattsburgh Sheriff’s Department, Schulter Systems, as well as the Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute and the Small Engines and Marine Programs at CV-Tech. “This program would not have been possible without the support from local businesses. The job shadow day really gives the students a
shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Job shadowing starts early at the Beekmantown Middle School. Twelve eighth graders from Dawn Finley’s Home and Career Skills class took part in a one-day job shadow at various local businesses recently. The businesses taking part included
better understanding of the job field and helps them explore possible careers that they want to pursue,” said Finley in a press release. The job shadow, which took place in November, was the fourth annual for Beekmantown Middle School. “We look forward to helping out each year and my team really enjoys the day, said Ed Martin from Schluter Systems.
Schluter Systems helps annually by providing transportation for each of the students taking part in the job shadow. “Without the support from Schulter Systems, it would not be possible to transport the students to and from these businesses,” said Finley.
Bus company to bring 50 new jobs to Plattsburgh facility PLATTSBURGH — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Prevost, a division of the Volvo group specializing in touring coach and bus assembly, has opened a new production line in sister company Nova Bus’ expanded Plattsburgh facility. This production line is Prevost’s first in the United States. The $26 million expansion project is tied to a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) award to build 300 Commuter Over the Road Buses worth $164 million. Once complete, the expansion project will create more than 50 new jobs at the Plattsburgh facility. Combined with a $195 million MTA contract for 414 Nova Bus buses for the MTA’s New York City Transit, the number of employees at the facility will grow to more than 250 people. “This expansion by Prevost is great news for the North Country – bringing new jobs and energy to Plattsburgh and further strengthening the company’s competitiveness in the region,” Cuomo said. “Our approach to economic development has always been to support local opportunities and invest from the ground up, and this project is another example of how that approach is creating jobs for New Yorkers. I am proud that the State is supporting Prevost’s expansion, and I look forward to seeing the in-state manufacturing industry continue to take off.” Prevost has invested $26 million in its Plattsburgh facility to undergo a 10,000 square foot expansion, which will accommodate an assembly production line. It follows the introduction of a 90-vehicle test fleet of similar buses in 2011.The first Prevost vehicles have already been rolled off the line earlier this month. Celebrating its fifth year in Plattsburgh, Nova Bus will deliver 414 local buses to MTA New York City Transit, with the potential of providing up to 700 additional vehicles. This is the largest single order for buses ever made by MTA New York City Transit to Nova Bus since it began manufacturing transit buses for the MTA in Plattsburgh in 2009. The new buses are scheduled to be delivered between mid-2015 and mid-2016. Both Prevost and Nova Bus are owned by the Volvo Group.
Prevost President Gaétan Bolduc said, “As a global leader in the motorcoach industry, we are extremely proud that our relentless pursuit of excellence leads us in this last American market segment. This first assembly line in the United States will allow us to increase the company’s competitive position.” Town Supervisor Bernie Bassett said, “The successful Prevost expansion project in the Town of Plattsburgh is exciting news
for the local economy. The campus is also home to Nova Bus, another leader in the industry. The success of Nova and Prevost validates the support of the Governor’s Office and the relationship with upstate leaders.” Empire State Development, New York’s economic development agency, provided $200,000 in grants for the new assembly line in support of the new jobs that it will create.
ADA bagged for DWI By Shawn Ryan
shawn@denpubs.com LEWIS — An Assistant District Attorney in Clinton County was arrested for aggravated driving while intoxicated, after blowing a .29 on the evening of Dec. 21. The New York State Police report that at about 8:30 p.m. 26 year old Evan P. Thomson, of Morrisonville, drove off the shoulder of I-87 in the town of Lewis. Thomson’s vehicle went down a steep embankment, into the median between the northbound and southbound lanes, near mile marker 122. Troopers say Thomson was alone in the vehicle. After refusing medical treatment, Thomson was given, and failed, standardized sobriety tests and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was also cited for consuming alcohol in a vehicle. He was taken to the State Police barracks in Lewis, where Troopers secured a breath sample of .29; three and a half times the legal limit of .08. A test result above a .18 raises the charge to aggravated DWI. After processing, Thomson was taken to the Elizabethtown Community Hospital for a minor injury. He was later released from the hospital, and will appear Dec. 30 in the Lewis Town Court. Thomson has tendered his resignation to D.A. Andrew Wylie. He was hired at the D.A.’s office Dec. 1.
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He seems to want to engage with other dogs, but gets overly incensed when he is allowed to meet them. He has shown Rebecca Burdo •643-2451; info@elmorespca.org teeth and lunged at other dogs so we recommend him being Here is Jude, an adoptable dog from Elmore SPCA... the only dog in the home. Jude will do best in a home where JUDE DACHSHUND/BEAGLE MIX BLACK & TAN ARhe will get plenty of exercise and guidance. He is learning loose RIVED 11/22/14 @ 21 LBS @ ONE-YEAR-OLD MALE leash walking skills and basic obedience. Jude loves kids and loves to play with toys; he really enjoys Jude is a going for walks and runs. He would love to be a part of an acloving and tive family’s life. Come in and meet this wonderfully happy go sweet dog lucky dog. that was scheduled to Here is Sweet Pea, an adoptable cat from Elmore SPCA.... be euthanized SWEET PEA DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR GREY ARRIVED in a high kill 12/01/14 @ 10 LBS pound in @ THREE-YEARS-OLD FEMALE Ohio due to a lack of space. Sweet Pea, and her house mate Princess, were surrendered to He is a bundle Elmore SPCA because their owner passed away and their care of energy and givers could no longer provide them with care. Sweet Pea is a love and is gorgeous cat that has amazing eyes! She is very sweet and sovery eager to please his people. Jude dislikes being kennelled licits attention from her people. She doesn’t like to be picked up when his people are home and will be very vocal about it. When and will be vocal about letting you know. Even though she is there aren’t people around he settles into his kennel quite well. vocal she doesn’t bite or scratch when she is irritated.
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“It’s kind of exciting because we’ve really tried to reach out to artists from other local communities, as well as the Plattsburgh community,” said Christina Elliot, Museum Coordinator for the Strand Center. “Creating this artist exchange strengthens ties between art centers and the local communities. Saranac Lake artist Larry Poole works in the area of non-toxic intaglio print making. While Poole has no formal degree in art, his involvement in print making began since his retirement when he found himself with the opportunity to reengage in his long standing interest in art and design. Poole’s work has been in more than 30 local and regional juried art exhibitions and has won several awards. He has taught various print making classes, including demonstrating his techniques at print studios in Saranac Lake, Mirabel, Quebec and at Montana State University. Peter Shrope is a local artist, sculptor and designer. Shrope has an M.F.A. from The Pennsylvania State University and taught ceramics as a visiting professor in New Hampshire at both New England College and Rivier College. Shrope has also been published in multiple journals on ceramics, has had numerous exhibitions across the country, and has designed a variety of museum displays at prominent institutions. His experimentation using crushed Adirondack rock dust as glaze ingredients led him to develop the original formulas he uses in his current work that he calls “Adirondack Rockware.” Denise Duprey is board member for both community groups First Weekends and 30 City in downtown Plattsburgh. Duprey has also had numerous exhibitions, many in local businesses through The Strand Center for the Arts Off-Site Gallery program. “Through My Eyes” will be an exhibition focusing on panoramic images of the city and lake fitted into up-cycled storm windows. “I think that this show really showcases the artist’s growth. She’s producing a whole new series. We’re really excited to be a facilitator for up and coming artists, and help them grow their careers and their collections,” said Elliot. This event is free to the public and refreshments will be served. For more information on this event or its artists, please visit plattsburgharts.org, call 563-1604, or email gallery@plattsburgharts.org with questions.
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From page 1 “Less than a four year degree, but more than a high school diploma,” he said. “Less a defined occupational training than a set of skills that are transferable from one job to the next.” Taking notes throughout the hour long meeting, Stefanik said that she felt that funding for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) educational programs was critical, and would be something she would focus on in Washington. She said too that she would have an open door policy and wanted those present to use her as a resource. “I don’t care about political background or what letter you have next to your name, I want to work with everyone here. I was elected to represent every single member of this constituency,” said Stefanik.
Post to hold New Yeas Eve party
LYON MOUNTAIN — The Lyon Mountain American Legion Post #1623 will be holding a New Years Eve Party Dec. 31, from 8 p.m. to midnight. The Cover charge is $20 and includes an all you can eat pizza, wings, nachos, chips and dip, party favors, etc. Tickets will be available at the American Legion. For more information call 735-4372.
Hooper holiday decorating winners announced
ELIZABETHTOWN — The winners of the 2014 Arthur G. Hooper Holiday Decorating contest, sponsored by the Elizabethtown Social Center have been announced. In Elizabethtown/ New Russia, Rick and Gay Olcott, Water St. has won the Spirit of Christmas award for their nativity and impressive tree. On Water St, Patty Phillips’ decorations were Most Beautiful. The judges particularly enjoyed her swirly rope lights and use of color. Bob and Kathy Phinney on Partridge Lane won in the Most Original category for their Santa lean-to scene. Elizabethtown Honorable Mentions go to Dawn and Paul Fenton, Water St, Mike and Marsha McCarroll, Partridge Lane, Jay and Candy Kohen, Park St, and Jeff and Heather Gavaletz, Water St. The Social Center judges highly recommend driving Lord Road, Water Street and Park Street to enjoy some impressive decorations that will light up your holidays. In Lewis, Kevin and Mary Jacques on Wells Hill Road won the Spirit of Christmas award for their nativity and an all-round organized and festive design. On Stowersville Road, Vanessa and Tom Cross’ decorations were Most Beautiful, well-organized, and had a nice use of color. Nick and Karen Disogra, Route 9, won in the Most Original category for their flying Santa porch scene. Lewis Honorable Mentions go to Kenny and Chris Whittemore, Route 9, Margaret Bronson, Stowersville Road, and Raj and Suman Bhisht, Route 9.
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In Brief Each category winner will have their names engraved on permanent plaques that hang in the Social Center. The Center thanks everyone who decorated for the holidays.
Blood Donation location announced
PLATTSBURGH Ñ The North Country Regional Blood Donor Program, in conjunction with community-minded sponsors, offers many opportunities to give blood in December. The Donor Center, located in the CVPH Health Plaza, will be closed Christmas Day. The following is a list blood drives open to the public: Friday, Dec. 26, University of Vermont Health Network/ CVPH Lab Conference Room, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, Morrisonville Ambulance Service, 4 to 7 p.m. To be eligible to donate blood, a person must be in good health and at least 17 years of age. The minimum weight requirement is 110 lbs. All donors must pass a physical and health history exam conducted at the drive prior to donation. Whole blood can be donated once every eight weeks (56 days). Apheresis (red blood cell donation) donations can occur every 16 weeks. The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome however those interested in apheresis donation should call 5627406 to make an appointment. More information and a complete listing of upcoming drives can be found at cvph.org.
Library afternoon programs to begin
UPPER JAY — The Wells Memorial Library will begin the Wednesday afternoon programs Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. with “The 100 Mile House: Why the Greenest House Might Just be the One that Already Exists” by Steven Engelhart of Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH). This book is on the preservation and reuse of historic buildings.
First Night activities slated
SARANAC LAKE — First Night Saranac Lake will take place Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. This is a familyoriented, alcohol-free celebration of the arts to welcome in the 2015 New Year. This year’s lineup includes 18 acts with 37 performances in ten different venues. First Night is offering a variety of new entertainment including the Adirondack Shakespeare Company presenting an original play; Kay Olan, Mohawk storyteller; and Martha Gallagher, harpist. The Royal Noise, instrumental funk, includes Michael LaBombard, a native of Saranac Lake, on the saxophone and keys. Also Moody McCarthy, stand-up comedian; Roy Hurd, singer-songwriter; and Stephen Gratto and Sons, physical comedians. For a schedule of events and detailed bios of performers consult firstnightsaranaclake.org. Admission buttons can be purchased in advance for $12 at Adirondack Daily Enterprise,
Ampersound Music, Blue Line Sports, Coakley High Peaks Ace Hardware, Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce, Lake Placid Price Chopper, and the Lake Placid Visitors Bureau. The day of the event, buttons will be sold for $15 at First Night headquarters in the Harrietstown Town Hall, 39 Main Street and Ampersound Music 52 Main Street. Children twelve and under are admitted free.
CPR class to benefit Jamaican mission
PERU — The Peru Community Church is offering a HeartSaver CPR course with AED training Monday, Jan. 5, at 6 p.m. The course will be led by Barbara Wagner who is a Certified CPR Instructor and 40 year Certified Emergency Room Nurse. The two and a half hour course is accredited through the American Heart Association. The cost of the course is $25 paid in advance, 100 percent of which will go to the Peru Community Church Jamaican Mission. For more information contact Harriet Burrell 6439778 or ghburrell80@charter.net. Class size is limited. The Peru Community Church Jamaican Mission is planning its 16th annual mission trip to Jamaica. Each year, area volunteers pay their own way to Jamaica to build a small wooden house for someone in need. The mission also works with central Jamaican schools and an orphanage.
Dukett to present ‘Acid Rain in the Adirondacks’
SARANAC LAKE — James (Jed) Dukett will present “Acid Rain in the Adirondacks” Thursday, Jan. 8, at noon in the Cantwell Community Room at the Saranac Lake Free Library. The mission of the ALSC is: to monitor changes to natural ecosystems of the Adirondack Mountain ecological zone with a focus on water quality, atmospheric deposition, fish surveys, and other biological and chemical studies for the benefit of regulatory agencies and the general public. Its mission is accomplished by working with New York State, federal agencies, other agencies and the general public through an exchange of objective information. Dukett graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with two degrees: a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Administration and Leadership. Bring soup or a sandwich. Desserts and beverages are provided by the Hospitality Committee. The Program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 891-4190.
Dowd to present at Champlain History Series
CHAMPLAIN — The Village of Champlain History Series presents Julie Dowd of the Northern New York Genealogical Society at the first lecture of the new year Thursday, Jan. 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel de Champlain History Center. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and open to the public.
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Northern Adirondack 47, Plattsburgh 10 PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Bobcats built an early lead and never looked back on their way to a 47-10 win over the Hornets Dec. 19 in the Plattsburgh Field House. Taylor Durin scored 12 points for Northern Adirondack, Rachael Venne scored seven and Makenna Magee and Juliana Gardner each added six points in the win. Plattsburgh’s Ashley Marlow used her inside game to score seven points while Shea Frady connected on a three to round out the Hornets’ scoring.
Northern Adirondack 63, Plattsburgh 50 PLATTSBURGH — The Bobcats jumped out to an early lead and never trailed as they topped the Hornets 63-50 on Dec. 19. Ethan King and Josh Juntunen each scored 18 points for Northern Adirondack as the team hit of 21 of its 27 free throws. Plattsburgh connected on only three of its 11 attempts from the stripe. Nate Hughey and Jordan Guay each had efficient games for Plattsburgh on their way to 14 points apiece. Hughey was 7-of-12 and Guay connected on six of his 10 field goal attempts. The Hornets’ Andrew Cutair scored 13 in the loss.
Saranac 65, Beekmantown 37 PLATTSBURGH — Kayla Napper and Kaitlyn Bowman combined for 44 points as the Chiefs used a big second half to pull away from the Eagles Dec. 19. Napper’s 26 points led all scorers, Bowman added 18 and Saranac used a 35-13 half and seven triples to pull away and win by 28. The Chiefs’ Summer Gillespie had six points while Tori Trim and Amie Eggleston each had five. Grace Kelly led Beekmantown with 10 points, Kenna Guynup scored nine and Brooke Bjelko had six more in the setback to the division-leading Chiefs.
Beekmantown 57, Saranac 37 PLATTSBURGH — Nick Wilson scored 13 points, Alex Price had 12 more and the Eagles topped the Chiefs 57-37 Dec. 19. Beekmantown’s Brandon Provost and Justin Stevens each added eight in the win. Saranac’s Zach LePage led his team with 10 points, the only Chief to reach double-digit scoring. Beekmantown jumped to an early 13-4 first quarter lead before pushing the lead with a strong 20 point third quarter. Westport 46, Lake Placid 43 (OT) PLATTSBURGH — Three Eagles players reached double-digit scoring as the Eagles topped the Blue Bombers 46-43 in overtime Dec. 19. Westport’s Anderson Gay scored a gamehigh 17 points in the tight contest while Sam Napper and Thomas Mero each had 12. The Eagles topped the Blue Bombers 8-5 in extra time. Lake Placid’s Scott Rossi scored 16 points, Tarik Cecunjanin 11 and Alex Brandes 10 more in the close loss.
Seton Catholic 37, Elizabethtown-Lewis 25 PLATTSBURGH — The Knights outscored the Lions 13-1 in the first quarter and the two teams played even from that point on as Seton Catholic earned the 37-25 win over Elizabethtown-Lewis Dec. 20. The Knights’ Kelli Ryan nearly matched Elizabethtown-Lewis’ total as she scored a gamehigh 24 points. The Lions’ Jasmin Barnes had 12 points, Emma Disogra scored 10 and Myra Adams rounded out the team’s scoring with three more of her own. Westport 38, Lake Placid 15 PLATTSBURGH — Hannah Schwoebel scored 21 points and pulled down 24 rebounds, Ellie Schwoebel had six more and the Eagles topped Lake Placid 38-15 in a low-scoring affair Dec. 20. Westport held its opponent to four first-half points while scoring 16 for what would be an insurmountable lead, though Lake Placid was able to within eight points late in the game before the Eagles pulled away for the 23 point win. The Blue Bombers’ Liza Marinis scored six points and Cameron Shipman had three more in the setback. Melissa Rath, Lauren Rossi and Maria Paola each had two. Rounding out Westport’s scoring were Ellie Storey (4), Chloe Mitchell (3), Keragon Viens (2) and Sienna Fleury (2). Moriah 50, Willsboro 26 PLATTSBURGH — The Vikings jumped out to a 13-2 first quarter lead and continued to roll
Seton Catholic 68, Elizabethtown-Lewis 45 PLATTSBURGH — Kevin Murray scored 26 points as Seton Catholic earned the 68-45 win over Elizabethtown-Lewis Dec. 20. Philip Yang and Kaden Baugh also reached double-digits for the Knights by scoring 18 and 11, respectively. The Lions, who fell behind 17-8 after the first quarter, were led by Zac Noka-Bailey’s 14 points. Joel Morris added nine and Sam Huttig seven more in the loss.
Plattsburgh’s Ashley Marlow works against the Northern Adirondack defense. Marlow scored seven of the Hornets’ 10 points in their loss to the Bobcats Dec. 19 as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge at the Plattsburgh Field House. Photo by Andrew Johnstone
as they topped the Warriors by 24 points, 50-26, on Dec. 20 Madison Stahl led Moriah with 23 points while Caitlin Pelkey added seven more in the win. Andrea O’Hara paced Willsboro with 10
points with six coming from long range. Payton Gough had eight and Trina Bigelow six to round out the bulk of the Warriors’ scoring in the setback.
Moriah 61, Willsboro 18 PLATTSBURGH — Moriah held a slim 1210 lead heading into the second quarter before turning up the pressure with a 22-0 run over the next eight minutes on its way to the 61-18 win Dec. 20. The Vikings, who held the Warriors to eight points in the second half, were led by Taylor Slattery’s 13 points. Adam Jaquish added 10 more in the win. Willsboro’s Zach Pierson led the team with five points, Jon-Morgan Chrstian had four and Cole Pierce three in the loss.
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Boys’ basketball AuSable Valley 53, Saranac 50 SARANAC — The Patriots jumped to a seven point led in the first quarter before the Chiefs slowly crawled back, but eventually held on for the 53-50 win Dec. 17. Nate Manning led AuSable Valley with 14 points while Kobe Parrow was right behind with 12. Lucas Perez added nine in the league win. The Chiefs outscored the Patriots in the second and third quarters before coming up just short in the end. Saranac’s Isiah Dessureault scored 14 points while Austin Myers and Zach LePage eached connected on a pair of threes on their way to eight points. Beekmantown 76, Saranac Lake 32 SARANAC LAKE — The Eagles built a 50-14 lead at the half on their way to a 76-32 road win over the Red Storm Dec. 17. Five Beekmantown players scored in double figures, led by Brandon Provost’s 14 points. Mickey Pepper (13), Nick Wilson (12), Justin Stevens (11) and Kevin Dupigny (11) rounded out the top five scorers for the Eagles. Saranac Lake’s Austin Larabie scored 12 points while Gunner Cross and Joe Viscardo each added four in the setback. Peru 69, Northern Adirondack 56
PERU — The Indians broke a halftime tie with a 38-25 margin after the break to top the Bobcats 69-56 on Dec. 17. Camden Rock and Troy Lawyer each scored 17 points for Peru, nine of Lawyer’s points coming from beyond the arc. Isaiah Maddix added 12 points for the Indians, followed by Makenzie Boice (6) and Rivelino Hendricks (6). Northern Adirondack’s Bailey Cross hit four threes on his way to 18 points while Ethan King scored 15. Stephen Peryea had 10 more and Josh Juntunen had nine in the loss. Peru 55, Northeastern Clinton 47 CHAMPLAIN — Five different Indians players reached double-digit scoring as Peru topped Northeastern Clinton 55-47 on Dec. 18. The Cougars led by five at the half, but Peru knotted it up in the third quarter and used a 19-11 fourth to pick up the win. Isaiah Maddix and Camden Rock eached scored 12 for Peru while Justin LaPorte added 11 and Makenzie Boice and Rivelino Hendrocks chipped in 10 apiece. The Cougars connected on seven from outside in the loss as Austin Tetreault and Zavion Beasley each hit a pair. Brendan Boutin and Mike McLeod each scored 13 in the loss, followed by Beasley’s 10.
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Seton Catholic 47, Westport 21 WESTPORT — Gretchen Zalis was the only Knight to go for double-digit scoring as her 10 points helped Seton Catholic past Westport 47-21 Dec. 17. Kelli Ryan added nine more for Seton Catholic, followed by Samanatha Bashaw and Hailey Moore, who each scored seven. Westport’s Ellie Schwoebel scored 10 points for the Eagles while Hannah Schwoebel added four more. Northeastern Clinton 58, Peru 37 PERU — Kayla Carder scored 24 points and Shaylyn Rowe added 20 more as the Cougars topped the Indians 58-37 in Peru Dec. 18. Northeastern Clinton built a 25-15 at the half and continued to roll through the second in the win. Peyton Sample chipped in six points. Peru’s Meghan Mazzella led her team with 14 points while Sam Spear scored eight and Madison Flynn five more in the setback. AuSable Valley 46, Peru 39 PERU — Madison McCabe scored 17 points as the Patriots upended the Indians 46-39 for the Dec. 19 road win. AuSable Valley’s Mady Rondeau hit three of the team’s seven threes on her way to ten points while Meghan Strong scored 13,
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Boys: Ticonderoga 8, Saranac 2 Girls: Ticonderoga 4, Saranac 0 SARANAC — The Sentinels’ boys and girls bowling teams each picked up the win over the Chiefs on Dec. 19 in league play. Conner Lauzon led the Ticonderoga boys with a 550 set while Cheyanne Tuthill’s 570 paced the girls. Saranac’s Matt Fall topped the 500 mark with a 535 series while Anna Dorrance rolled a 436 for the girls in their setback.
Saranac 74, Northeastern Clinton 36 SARANAC — Kayla Napper scored 18 points and the Chiefs rattled off 34 first quarter points on their way to the 74-36 win over the Cougars Dec. 22. Saranac built a 45-18 lead at the half as they cruised to the league win on its home court. Kaitlyn Bowman added 17 points while Summer Gillespie had seven more. Northeastern Clinton’s Sierra Gonyo scored 11 and Karen Duffy had 10 more in the setback against the Division I leaders.
Boys: Plattsburgh 10, Northeastern Clinton 0 Girls: Northeastern Clinton 4, Plattsburgh 0 PLATTSBURGH Ñ The Plattsburgh boys and Northeastern Clinton girls each picked up clean sweeps in their Dec. 19 bowling wins. The Hornets’ Ryan Beebie went for a 565 series while Dylan Alger (552) and Hunter Marbut (512) were just behind. Matt Jolicoeur rolled a 624 series for the Cougars. Madison Dumas paced the girls with a 523, just ahead of Jaden Gosselin (482) and Kaitlyn Bruce (429). Jessica Shaffer rolled a 513 for Plattsburgh.
Boys’ hockey Beekmantown 2, Saranac 1 PLATTSBURGH Ñ Saranac goalie Jeff Smith did all he could to keep Beekmantown out of the net — 46 times — but two power play goals put the Eagles ahead 2-1 on Dec. 17. Ryan Waterbury scored on assists from Michael Parent and Josh Barriere in the first period before Kyle Constanty added another in the second by way of Parent and Nathan Hebert. Beekmantown outshot Saranac to a tune of 48-15. The Chiefs got within a point in the third period when Dylan Baker set up Jacob Lilledahl for a goal, but Beekmantown held on for the win. Eagles keeper Ben Frederick made 14 saves in net. Plattsburgh 7, Northeastern Clinton 3 ROUSES POINT — The Hornets took a slim 4-3 lead after the second period and pushed it to four with a strong third in their 7-3 win over the Cougars Dec. 17. Kurtis Olsen had two goals and an assist for Plattsburgh while Wade Weeden, Devin Clark, Ben Champagne, Andrew Bechard and Nate Boule eached added a goal. Bechard also had two assists in the win. The Cougars, whose three goals got the team within a point each time, got goals from Kyler Guay, Nick Rowe and Bailey LaBombard. Hornets goalie Dean Dashnaw made 20 saves in net while Northeastern Clinton’s Anthony Barcomb stopped 28. Beekmantown 8, Northeastern Clinton 2 PLATTSBURGH — Josh Barriere and Ryan Waterbury combined for six goals, scoring three apiece, as the Eagles topped the Cougars 8-2 on Dec. 19. Beekmantown led 5-0 heading into the third period before Northeastern Clinton scored two unanswered to get within three points, but the Eagles would pull away with more scores. Josh McCauley and Nathan Trombly scored the Eagles’ other two goals while Alex Gonyo and Dayton Roberts scored the Cougars’ two points. Ben Frederick and Keller Kowalowski combined to stop 12 shots for Beekmantown in the win. Ryan Roberts and Anthony Barcomb combined for 27 saves for Northeastern Clinton. Plattsburgh 2, Saranac Lake 1 PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh’s Andrew Bechard scored late in the third period to propel the Hornets past the Red Storm 2-1 on Dec. 20. The Red Storm led early on with a goal by Drew Sturgeon, but the Hornets’ Noah Gagnier answered shortly after on a Bechard assist. Plattsburgh led in shots 27-23 as Dean Dashnaw collected the win in net with 22 saves. Justin Farmer stopped 25 for Saranac Lake in the road setback. Alexandria Bay-Thousand Islands 2, Saranac 1 (OT) ST. LAWRENCE — Despite being outshot 37-24, the Chiefs hung around until Alexandria Bay-Thousand Island’s overtime goal settled the outcome Dec. 20. Isaac Nixon tallied an unassisted goal in the second period to tie the game for Saranac, but Cam Morgan’s overtime netter ended the Chiefs’ chance at winning. Jeff Smith, despite allowing two goals, hand a strong game in net for Saranac as he turned away 35 shots.
Girls’ hockey Massena 4, Beekmantown 0 CHAZY — Massena’s 4-0 win over Beekmantown didn’t tell the whole story as the Eagles led in shots 36-16 but couldn’t get the puck past Red Raiders goalie Kyrsten Stone. Bailey Dillabough, Abbie Paquin, Raechel Davis and KC Herne each scored for Massena, which put a quarter of its shots into the net. Taylor Laurin made 12 saves for Beekmantown in the team’s first loss of the season. Lake Placid 1, Plattsburgh 1 (OT) PLATTSBURGH — Lake Placid and Plattsburgh each found the net in the first period before going scoreless in the next two periods and overtime, settling with a 1-1 tie Dec. 19. Jayde Dukette put the Blue Bombers ahead early on assists by Faith Fell and Mia Kennedy, but the Hornets would tie the game five minutes later. Meghan Sullivan, on assists by Amy LoTemplio and Issy Leb-
Boys: Peru 10, Beekmantown 0 Girls: Beekmantown 3, Peru 1 PLATTSBURGH — The Indians’ Jonathan Bowman rolled a stellar 726 series to help Peru over Beekmantown 10-0 while the Beekmantown girls picked up the 3-1 win Dec. 19. Kyle Mendofik (677) and Aaryn Clark (559) added strong games for the Indians. Austin Recore paced Beekmantown with a 520 series in the setback while Sara Munson led the girls with a 585 in their victory. Alyza Agoney added a 561 series. Peru’s Katherine Clark registered a 520 series.
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Seton Catholic’s Joe Zalis. Photo by Keith Lobdell
run, tied it up for the final margin. Lake Placid outshot Plattsburgh 33-27 as each goaltenders had strong games in net. Tanner Stanton made 26 saves for the Blue Bombers while Corinna Smith stopped 32 for the Hornets. Beekmantown 3, Saranac Lake 0 CHAZY — The Eagles put 34 shots on net, scoring on three, on their way to a 3-0 win over the Red Storm on Dec. 19. Katie Matott and Conner Lapierre netted unassisted goals in the first period before Lapierre asssited on a Brielle Carnright goal in the second for the final margin. Lindsay Reeve had a busy night in net, stopping 31 shots for Saranac Lake. Beekmantown’s Taylor Laurin made nine saves for the shutout win in net.
Bowling Boys: Peru 7, AuSable Valley 3 Girls: Peru 4, AuSable Valley 0 PLATTSBURGH — The Indians’ Jonathan Bowman and Kyle Medofik bowled series of 670 and 618, respectively, to lead Peru over AuSable Valley Dec. 17. The Patriots also had two bowlers go over 600 in Tyler Atkins (618) and Noah Martineau (605). The Peru girls picked up the 4-0 sweep over the Patriots, led by Briaunna Varno’s 496 series. Madison Cragle and Katherine Clark each rolled a 452 series. Jocelyn Perky finished with a 407 for AuSable Valley, followed by Brooke SantaMaria (355), Shania Malskis (349) and Janelle Simpson (332). Boys: AuSable Valley 8, Beekmantown 2 Girls: Beekmantown 4, AuSable Valley 0 AUSABLE FORKS — Tyler Light bowled a 682 series to help lead the Patriots over the Eagles 8-2 Dec. 18 on their home lanes. Meanwhile, in the girls’ match, Beekmantown’s Sara Munson rolled a 615 as her team picked up the 4-0 sweep. The Patriots’ Troy McDonald (568), Ryan Thomas (551) and Brandan Ano (542) also had strong games while Beekmantown’s Morgan Brown registered a 645 series. Janelle Simpson’s 382 and Jocelyn Perky’s 379 paced the AuSable Valley girls. Boys: Plattsburgh 10, Moriah 0 Girls: Plattsburgh 4, Moriah 0 PLATTSBURGH — Will Levasseur bowled a 692 series to help lead the Hornets over Moriah 10-0 Dec. 17 while Jessica Shaffer’s 504 led the Plattsburgh girls in a sweep of their own. Ryan Beebie (539) and Christian Donovan (500) had strong series for Plattsburgh while Moriah’s Tyler Smith bowled a 562 and Tanner Conley a 513. Plattsburgh’s Addison Bova went for 469 while Moriah’s Carly Newtown just missed 400 with a 399 series.
Boys Saranac 137 Plattsburgh 108 Ticonderoga 83 Beekmantown 72 Peru 35 AuSable Valley 24 Seton Catholic 17 EKMW 15
Girls Beekmantown 113 Saranac 101.5 Ticonderoga 93 Plattsburgh 76 Peru 55 Seton Catholic 44 AuSable Valley 28.5 EKMW 0
PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac boys and Beekmantown girls opened the indoor track season with wins Dec. 17 at the Field House in Plattsburgh. Justin Liechty paced Saranac with wins in the high jump (6’2”), the 300 (37.6 seconds) and the 1,600 relay (4:10.6) along with Zach Miller, Colby Churchill and Ben Bova. Mitch Fink won the triple jump (38’11.75”) for the Chiefs while Colby Russel took the shot put. Beekmantown’s Tristen Reid had a similar day for the girls with three wins in the long jump (15’2.25”), 55 hurdles (9.2) and the 640 relay with Elisabeth Plympton, Kallie Villemaire and Kimberlin Ratliff. The Plattsburgh boys, who finished second, had first-place finishes in the 3,200 relay (9:17.9) with Connor Cota, Jacob Jabaut, D’Andre Lemieux and Damian Bruce as well as Cota’s 11:26.6 in the 3,200. Jonathan Gay of EKMW ran the 1,000 in 2:50.8 to finish first, 15 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Caleb Moore of Seton Catholic. Ticonderoga picked up a handful of first place finishes on its way to third overall on running by Shawn Sillman (55 hurdles), Marcus Moser (55) and Kody Parrott (1,600 and 600). Beekmantown’s Nathan Handy, Brogan Arthur, Daryn Nephew and Matthew Villa won the 640 relay while Arthur added a long jump win. In addition to Reid, the Beekmantown girls’ team picked up wins in the high jump with Villemaire’s 4’8” and Jerika LaValley’s shot put win. The Saranac girls’ came in second overall with five secondplace finishes by Elysha O’Connell (1,000), Abby Cerne (600), Lexi Blockson (300), the 1,600 relay and Logan Thatcher (shot put). Margaret Champagne picked up wins in the 1,500 (5:08.5) and 1,000 (3:15.7) for Seton Catholic. The Knights also won the 3,200 relay with Champagne, Phoebe Christopher, Sofia DeJordy and Adeliese Wolf in 11:01.8. Other winners in girls’ competition include Plattsburgh’s Lee Cyphers in the triple jump (28’8”) and Claire Deshaies (55, 300). Peru picked up a pair of wins in the 1,600 relay and 3,000.
Wrestling 1. Mexico 271.5 ... 4. Saranac, 160 PHILADELPHIA — The Saranac wrestling team had a strong outing Dec. 20, finishing fourth out of 18 teams in the North Country Invitational. Mexico finished first overall, followed by General Brown and South Jefferson. Indian River rounded out the top five, just behind the Chiefs. Jacob Nolan (106) went 3-0 while John Devins (113), Will Marcil (160) and Colby Staley (182) each finished 3-1. Other three-match winners include Brandon Yip (126) and Sean Ahern (152), who went 3-2, as well as Rafael Rivera (138), who finished the day 3-3.
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A classic Adirondack Christmas story
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very year, our family gathers around an extremely well decorated tree on Christmas eve, in order to share a long held tradition of reading a Christmas story. Over the course of the year, we each spend a considerable amount of time seeking out the best possible story. However, my selection tends to return to an old favorite which was originally penned by William Chapman White, a part-time resident of Saranac Lake who worked as a foreign correspondent
and a columnist for the New York Times and numerous magazines. White also authored Adirondack Country, which contains some of the finest, and most accurate accounts of regular life in the great North Woods. He spent his time at Camp Intermission on the shores of Lake Colby in Saranac Lake, a property which now serves as youth summer camp operated by yhe NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. White’s fictitious account of a NYS Forest Ranger ‘s encounter with a local resident who had pilfered a Christmas tree from State Land rings as true today, as it was when he first put it to paper back in the 1950’s. The story, Merry Christmas, begins with a description of a Ranger, which is likely a composite of several of the old school Rangers, who once roamed the local woods. As White explains, “John Roberts is a Ranger. He is a grayed and gaunt man, as sturdy as one of the tall spruces in his care. For forty years he has watched over what he calls “his trees”. A few days before Christmas john came out US Falls, located on the outskirts of Elizabethtown is just as stunning in winter as it is during the summer of the woods following a months. And the water temperatures are about the same. human trail. It had startPhoto by Joe Hackett ed at a freshly cut white
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spruce stump, and came out on a back road. The heavy footprints turned down toward an unpainted bleak house a quarter of mile away. As John plodded down the road following the tracks....he knew what he was going to have to do. It was one part of his his job that he never cared for. The trail lead right to Joe Carson’s ramshackle place, where joe, wife and seven kids somehow lived. In the littered front yard small children were building a snowman. A pack of black puppies ran at their heels. John went by them to the old barn. On the floor inside was the fresh-cut white spruce. The Ranger went to the front door , which John opened before he could knock. He said to Joe, “You cut a tree off State Land, JOe. You know there’s a fine of ten dollars for that. I didn’t make the law.” Joe nodded. “Yeah, I know, We can’t have much for Christmas this year, but I figured I’d get the the nicest tree I could, and I didn’t expect you’d see it.” “You can pay me the fine ....or you can come to justice court and stand trial.” “No use, “ Joe shook his head, “I just about got $10.” “The Ranger asked, “How much you got altogether?” “I got $11.38 in all this world, and we were going into town tonight to get some things for the kids Christmas, but we won’t go now.” “I guess not, “John hoped he didn’t sound as miserable as he felt, “Law’s law, Joe. Give me the $10 and I’ll give you a receipt.” The Ranger took a dirty crumpled bill from Joe and gave him a receipt. He was angry at the man for having put him on the spot, and said, “That’s all, Joe.” “Thanks”, Joe answered. “Well, Merry Christmas!” As the Ranger hurried to the door to get away, he again had to stoop and push away the puppies that had been chewing on his shoelaces. He turned back and asked, “Joe, would you sell me one of these puppies? I have a nephew who wants a dog for Christmas.” Joe stared at the Ranger , then grinned, “I’d sell most of ‘em if I could.” Joe picked up one puppy. “How about $10 for this one?” “Joe stared at the Ranger, then grinned. “That’s a high price.” “It’s worth it to me, “John explained as he took a crumpled bill from his pocket, handed it over and hurried out with the puppy squirming under his arm.” Two nights later the Ranger was in town shopping, when he ran into the Carsons on the Main Street. “Glad I met you”, Joe told him. “The darndest thing happened after you left the other day. People came from all over to buy those puppies, I musta’ sold seven.” “That’s fine, “ John said. “News sure does get around fast up here in the backwoods. Well, Merry Christmas, Joe!”“I’ll say, Joe answered, “Merry Christmas!” Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.
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