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This Week A Cowboy New Year’s
LAKE PLACID Ñ A New Years Eve celebration of different food from around the globe featuring will take place at 5 p.m. and late night happy hour from 10 p.m. through the New Year at the Cowboy Restaurant in Lake Placid. Complimentary glass of champagne served at midnight. It will feature a late night happy hour with drink and food specials with a complimentary glass of champagne to ring in the New Year. The Cowboy will also have live music from a local band County Line during the first part of the evening and then late night live music from Jacks and Heroes. For further information please contact Vicky Breyette 837-5069 or email adkvic@gmail.com.
County approves budget By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ After a day of searching for cuts and compromise, members of the Essex County Board of Supervisors authorized a 2014 spending plan that comes with an $18,659,280 taxpayer impact on Dec. 17. Members of the board voted 10-8, or 1,758 to 1,163 in weighted voting, to approve the 2014 spending plan with a tax levy that represents a 13.35-percent increase over the 2013 levy of $16,461,016. The board voted earlier this month to override the New York State tax levy cap. The final numbers were down from the 15.16-percent levy increase proposed by County Manager Daniel Palmer as part of a five year plan to get the county back to a balanced budget. Ò This budget still puts us in a five year recovery plan and is clearly a step in the right direction to get to a balanced budget,Ó Palmer said. Ò I know that you cannot hold this board to a five year plan in the future, but the plan serves as a template to get to balance.Ó
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A house in Keene Valley set for the Christmas season with numerous decorations and lights. Photo by Keith Lobdell
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AFES students use memory tree to help toy drive By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com
Au SABLE FORKS Ñ A trio of sixth grade students at AuSable Forks Elementary School wanted to make sure that children in their community were the recipients of a present this Christmas. The students, Luis Perez, Dillon Goodrow and Autumn LaBrake, recently presented a check for $196 to Cindy Murphy of the M&M Diner in Au Sable Forks to go towards the annual Jay and Black Brook
town toy drive. The students made the money by selling wooden Christmas tree ornaments to their peers at the school. AFES principal Ginene Mason said the tree was set up as a memory tree two years ago. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
Right: Luis Perez, Dillon Goodrow and Autumn LaBrake present a check to Cynthia Murphy, second from right, for the annual Jay and Black Brook toy drive. Photo provided/Ginene Mason
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