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Blues for Breakfast

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Lawmakers talk minimum wage Little, Duprey and Stec gather with North Country business leaders during Feb. 26 legislative breakfast in Plattsburgh

Country: one being boosting the state minimum wage from $9 to $15.

The North Country Chamber of Commerce released its annual issue survey showing 93 percent of the area’s business community believe a $15 state minimum wage would eliminate jobs and harm the local economy.

By Teah Dowling teah@suncommunitynews.com “I would like to think that if people get more money, they’ll spend more money,” state Sen. Betty Little said. “But there PLATTSBURGH — Minimum wage was a hot ticket item might not be jobs available at that point.” at the breakfast table this morning.

This morning, Feb. 26, North Country state legislators met >> Story Continued | pg. 7 over coffee and muffins to discuss issues facing the North

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Veterans unite focused on ...

downÊ hep-c MORRISONVILLE — Veterans from all around the North Country gathered for free hep-c testing Feb. 26 at the American Legion Post 1619.

The veterans present, most of which from the Vietnam era, were subjected to Teah a jet gun: a pneumatic device using comDowling pressed air rather than needles to inject 18 Writer vaccinations in each arm.

With each injection came a suction effect that tore skin, left a welt and spilled blood.

Since the guns were not sterilized between injections, not only were soldiers receiving vaccinations, but someone else’s blood — one of the ways to become infected with hepatitis C. Peru Dog Control Officer Dave Drollette was one of the first to get shots with the device in 1961 when he was in boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois.

“I had no idea what it was used for,” he said. “All I know is that it hurt.”

Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting remembered lining up with his fellow marines in Paris Island, South Carolina to receive his first shot during induction.

“You had a number on your chest that they would track and one by one you would get a shot,” he said. “We weren’t entitled to know what we were getting; we just followed orders.”

(L-R) Senator Betty Little, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and Assemblyman Dan Stec met with North Country officials to discuss issues facing the local area Feb. 26.

A new way to search for properties online

By Keith Lobdell

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A few veterans get tested during the first hep-c testing clinic Feb. 26 at the American Legion Post 1619.

Retired Army Colonel Mike Derrick, who’s currently running for the Democratic nomination for New York’s 21st Congressional District, attended the testing with his wife, Kathy, to see if they too fell victim to the virus.

Derrick knew he received shots from the jet gun at least once. However, there could’ve been several other times during the period he served from 1985 to 2013.

“I remember it wasn’t a lot of fun,” he said. “I’m concerned.”

Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko received his shots while stationed at the old airforce base in Plattsburgh.

He decided to attend the testing clinic after learning about the possibility of contracting the virus.

ELIZABETHTOWN — A new online tool has been created to help people know more about who owns what in Essex County.

Liz Arabadjis of Fountains Spatial, Inc., presented members of the board of supervisors with a look at the Essex County map viewer — available to all at the website essex-gis. co.essex.ny.us — during the Feb. 29 ways and means committee meeting.

“This site allows users to search for parcels where you can zoom into certain areas and the parcel you search for will come up shaded,” Arabadjis said. “Besides clicking on the identified parcel, you can click on all the surrounding parcels and get their information, as well. There is also a buffer feature which will let you look at all surrounding parcels to any you have searched.”

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Peter Trout, Director of Clinton County Mental Health & Addiction Services, and Steve Valley, Director of Essex County Mental Health Services, were recently recognized as this region’s 2015 Health Systems Change Community Champions for a Tobacco Free NY Tuesday, Feb. 9, at a ceremony at the Legislative Office Building in Albany as part of New York Tobacco Control Program Legislative Day in Albany.

Pictured above, l-r: Meagan Franz, Glens Falls Hospital; Peter Trout, Clinton County Mental Health & Addiction Services; Steve Valley, Essex County Mental Health Services; and Megan Murphy, North Country Healthy Heart Network Board of Directors.

Steve LaMere named as Conservation Council Reg 5 director SCHROON — The Essex County League of the New York State Conservation Council voted unanimously Wednesday, Feb. 10 to appoint and elect Mr. Steve LaMere to the position of Region 5 director. According to members of the league, LaMere’s knowledge and understanding of Adirondack issues, plus past workings with governments and state agencies, makes him the most and best qualified to fill this position and represent the area at the council and at state hearings and meetings.

Will Rogers seeks senior talent acts SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Village at Will Rogers and cosponsor Franklin County Office for the Aging, is currently seeking acts for seniors 55 and older for a Community Senior Talent Show to be held Saturday, March 19 for anyone interested in wowing the audience with talent in music, drama, dance and/or humor. There will be cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25. Space for performers will be limited and auditions may be required.

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‘Solarize’ Campaigns target North Country Gov. Cuomo applauds North Country for blazing the sustainable energy trail SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is spearheading “Solarize” campaigns targeting several North Country communities as part of New York State’s solar initiative. The City of Ogdensburg and communities along the “Adirondack Coast” are joining the Village of Canton and the Tri-Lakes in taking advantage of simplified purchasing and price discounts available through the program.

In a press release announcing the second round of funding for the program, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo applauded the progress New York communities have made in adding solar capacity. In 2015, 26 communities utilized the technical and marketing support made available through the initiative to undertake 900 solar projects across New York.

“We were so impressed with the turnout from North Country businesses and residents in the Tri-Lakes, Canton and Akwesasne for the first round of Solarize, said ANCA Executive

Director Kate Fish. “Communities participating in the first round completed nearly 100 installations and added 550KW of clean electricity to the grid. We look forward to building on this momentum through our partnerships with these new communities in 2016 to bring even more solar to the St Lawrence and Champlain Valleys.”

According to the Governor’s release, New York’s Solarize initiative was launched in December 2014 as a collaboration between the State and local communities. Communities engaged in Solarize campaigns are able to simplify purchasing and obtain discounts for participants on solar projects. The “Solarize” initiative partners with interested residential and business communities to conduct joint purchasing agreements that help lower solar acquisition and consumer costs.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)provided a total of $365,000 in technical and marketing support for the 2015 Solarize campaigns.

These campaigns saved participants a total of approximately $1.4 million on upfront purchase costs for solar, for an average of approximately $1,590 per residential or business proj-

ect. Campaigns are managed by community partnerships that include local municipalities, planning organizations, sustainability groups, state legislators and business groups.

“The City of Ogdensburg and the Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce are very excited to build on the City’s commitment to solar by participating in the Solarize Ogdensburg project with ANCA to bring solar energy to our residents and businesses,” says Laura Pearson, Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce Executive Director.

“I am a believer in alternative energy, said Town of Saranac Councilman Jerry Delaney. “My own experience with photovoltaic energy far exceeded my expectations. People who are interested in Solar should join in the Solarize the Adirondack Coast Program.”

This second round of the Solarize program is supported by NYSERDA under Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun initiative. NYSun will invest up to $1 billion in solar power through 2023 to significantly expand solar installations across the State, ultimately transforming New York’s solar industry to become self-sustaining.

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Mending fences

n last week’s Republican Primary Debate I heard one candidate, on one issue, say something that resonated with me and I feel is the single most missing ingredient from politics today.

The subject that brought about the comment was the struggle between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Of course, we know them as just the FBI. The FBI is in possession of the Apple iPhone used by one of the two terrorists who killed 14 people in San Bernardino last fall.

The FBI is asking for Apple’ help to create a tool that would circumvent a feature that deletes all of the information on the phone after 10 failed password attempts.

Apple is refusing, claiming the request is far more reaching than one phone and places all their customers worldwide that depend on the privacy of their iPhone at great risk.

As a result, the FBI is going to take Apple to court in an effort to force them to comply. In turn the media and social media are abuzz taking sides.

John Kasich, presidential candidate and governor of Ohio, demonstrated his leadership skills when he basically said, leaders solve problems by getting involved.

Kasich claims he would ask James Comey, director of the FBI and Tim Cook, CEO of Apple to join him in a room where they would lock the door and keep it locked until they found a solution. No game of chicken or winner take all, just work out a solution acceptable to each side.

Shouldn’t our leaders be willing to inject themselves directly into any major issue facing the country? Not for the PR value but strictly for the purpose of solving national problems and unifying the country with the direction we are taking.

In my lifetime, perhaps the best example of a president who was able to side step a major crisis through back channel diplomacy was President Kennedy with the Cuban Missal Crisis back in the 60’s. Both sides avoided humiliation and both sides were able to claim a victory, which trumped thermonuclear war.

When we consider how polarized our national political parties have become and the number of national and world issues that are currently reaching a boiling point, a level headed leader willing to risk their own reputation to mend fences, seek solutions and solve problems would be a welcomed sight on the world scene.

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$15 minimum wage not the answer to remedying New York’s income inequality

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all it the Hot Air Express.

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo embarked on a statewide bus tour to promote his push for a minimum wage of $15 per hour.

The “Drive for $15” tour, which began in Manhattan and made stops in the Bronx, Long Island and Albany, is part of an aggressive campaign to push state legislators into supporting the proposed increase before the budget deadline of March 31.

If approved, the wage would be incrementally boosted to $15 per hour by 2019 in New York City and by 2021 everywhere else, making it the highest rate in the nation.

We’re surprised the Cuomo Coach didn’t total itself.

Like driving a bus, operating the state government must be tough with blinders on.

Since formally rolling out the proposal last fall, Cuomo has misrepresented the debate, falsely painting it as an Occupy Wall Street-type battle between workers and the 1 percent.

The reality is that small business owners and rural governments simply cannot accommodate a 67 percent rise in payroll costs.

Let’s back up for a minute.

The governor’s camp, including the labor unions who are bankrolling the bus tour, says the hike will reduce income inequality and incentivize fair business practices.

Boosting base pay, say advocates, will also reduce reliance on state and federal welfare programs and generate economic vitality through increased consumer spending.

Here in the North Country, $278 million is projected to be reinvested back into the local economy, according to a report prepared by the governor’s office.

Furthermore, say proponents, if the minimum wage was indexed to the inflation rate, it would be at $15 today.

Critics, including the Business Council of New York State, say the policy will lead to inflation and will cost the state at least 200,000 jobs, a development that would add more people to the welfare rolls.

The wage is the highest it has been in 37 years, say opponents, who also point out that restaurant growth has slowed to a crawl in areas that have approved comparable hikes, including the Seattle and San Francisco metropolitan areas.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco called $15 a “political number,” while E.J. McMahon, head of the conservative-leaning think tank the Empire Center, said the state’s minimum wage briefly peaked in 1970 at the equivalent of $11.30 — not $15.

Who’s right?

The effects of such a drastic wage increase are hotly contested between economists. Both sides are armed to the teeth with studies bolstering their case, and both concede that it may be too early to discern the ramifications.

But Cuomo has framed the battle in populist terms, attacking “corporations” and free-market conservatives as boogeymen trying to deprive workers of the American Dream.

“Raising the minimum wage is about fundamental fairness and decency — it’s about restoring the promise of the American Dream in the Empire State,” said Cuomo at the Albany rally last week. “We’re driving all around this state to rally support around raising the minimum wage to $15, and we will not stop until every working man and woman is on board this fight for economic justice.”

The governor has refused to budge and acknowledge the situation is more

broader and complex, instead leaning on inflammatory rhetoric that is mischaracterizing the debate.

Harnessing the language of Occupy Wall Street is a false equivalent and a disingenuous argument that has cast a chill across the North Country.

Critics, including 93 percent of the businesses surveyed by the North Country Chamber of Commerce, aren’t focused on the governmental intrusion aspect, but rather the catastrophic effects it will have on the upstate economy, which continues to struggle and is not positioned to accommodate the shift like larger cities with a more dynamic labor market and educated workforce.

Second, fast food operators are operated by franchisees who bore the cost — not corporate headquarters, as the governor is fond of pointing out.

The governor has also said nothing on how a 67 percent payroll increase would affect farmers, nonprofits, school districts and local governments, whose budgets are already gobbled up by unfunded mandates as as they struggle to stay under the tax cap.

While the governor has offered a $350 million tax cut package for the small businesses who have said the policy will result in reduced hours, layoffs, increased prices and automation, details remain scant.

Despite the mounting evidence that the policy requires future study, Cuomo is refusing to acknowledge these arguments as his “Drive for $15” bus continues to chug through upstate.

This refusal to debate such a sweeping policy is willful ignorance.

Cuomo has said he wants New York to serve as a nationwide model for progressive policies. But we’re not an experimental laboratory for liberal tinkering — we’re a struggling state at the precipice, ranked second-to-last for the worst business climate in the nation.

Income inequality is a problem. But as our elected officials have pointed out, a better solution to remedy the issue is the Earned Income Tax Credit program, which, when combined with other tax credits and benefits, can boost a single parent’s income from $18,000 to $30,000 annually.

According to the Empire Center, the combined federal, state and city tax credit in New York averages nearly $3,000, but it can reach as much as $8,427 in cash. The EITC program is, in effect, a tax refund, making it less damaging than a minimum wage hike that will have to be born by business owners and taxpayers.

Alternatively, New York can explore a staggered approach to boosting the minimum wage, like the system approved by Oregon’s state legislature last month that will used a tiered system based on population density.

Doing so, say economists, will address the concerns that rural areas will struggle to absorb the projected decrease in jobs that will come with increased labor costs.

Governor Cuomo is at his best when he rallies New Yorkers to unite under a common cause.

We have no doubt that his heart is in the right place. Cuomo is a brawler who never shies away from a fight, a trait we admire. But in a state cleaved by the upstate-downstate divide that characterizes all policy discussions, the governor should take a serious look at exploring these alternatives before driving the state in the ditch with such a rushed policy.

A measured approach would benefit all New Yorkers — not those bankrolling this ill-conceived campaign.

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MinimumÊ wageÊ hike

To the Editor: In the Feb. 13th issue of The Sun there was an article titled “Minimum wage hike taking bite out of restaurants.” It discussed the wage increase for tipped servers, as well as the proposed mandated increase of minimum wage to $15/hour by 2018. The article goes on to say that 87 percent of upstate businesses are opposed to the pay hike.

When owners in this industry complain about being able to afford a mandated pay hike (which, by the way, probably wouldn’t be happening if you paid a fair wage to start) they need to ask themselves how much they lose in staff turnover and staff management, and then ask themselves if they can afford to pay more.

Not paying your staff results in: high staff turnover, the employee vs business mentality (staff not feeling appreciated), apathy (the “I don’t get paid enough for that attitude”).

The aforementioned directly affect businesses’ profit margin. In my fifteen years in the industry I have heard the same song from owners, cry poverty when it comes to discussing pay at the time of hire, or when raises are the topic. The whining continues when they say, “I can’t get or keep good help.” Anybody with any discernible degree of ambition will look to work where they are properly compensated and feel valued. Pay is the threshold for acquiring competent, committed staff. If you can’t pay your people well, you shouldn’t be in business.

Christopher Griffin Brighton

CuomoÕ sÊ controllingÊ ways

To the Editor: Your accurate and telling article in your Sun Community News has elevated your status as a community news to a degree that I think you would find gratifying! Andrew Cuomo has done more damage in NYS than is even believable! He is a self centered and pious person. I would rather have any candidate for president than our current governor.

His control of the press, officials who work for this state, and even his own image is frankly disgusting. I worked for NYS as a scientist when his father was in office. Mario Cuomo left running his state government up to his lieutenants. He majored in giving speeches. Almost every gain we made in the North Country was during George Pataki’s Administration. Andrew Cuomo is a coddled brat who plotted to become governor and would go far higher if he gets the chance. His respect for New York Staters is minimal, his tactics and policies I am sure if really known would make some former Governors look tame. I do not unfortunately want to be quoted! I know what actions would be taken if my comments were made public as coming from me. In the past I was covered (muzzled) by the public officer’s law.

Let me give you only a tiny sample of Cuomo stupidity. The hydro fracking ban. When up for re-election Cuomo stated he was going to let science decide what our state did about natural gas drilling practices. EPA, all of the Canadian Provinces, most states back the practice. In New York there is NO control or regulation about vertical geothermal well drilling. As a still practicing water quality scientist I could take you to many such wells, swapping ground water with surface water, non closed loop, there’s no licensing requirement. I ran water distribution teams for the US Army and know what damage can be done to ground water tables with such a practice.

I was a specialist in combat water supply. So no control over that at all! The same heating and cooling goals could be achieved by closed loop horizontal water loops about a dozen foot below the surface of the earth. But multimillion dollar wells that have been looked at by EPA, USGS, Army Corps of Engineers is in his mind damaging! Meanwhile every community that has come out against the practice, like Ithaca, Dryden, are putting in Natural Gas pipes and all sorts of embracing of out of state natural gas. Cornell University spent 100 million converting from coal to natural gas. When Dwight Webster was Chairman of the Department of Natural Resources he was solidly in favor of hydro fracking. I was close friends with Dr. Albert Hazzard who was the Chief of Fishery Resources for PA,and he had many anecdotes to make his belief in the practice clear. Josh Fox who did the “documentary” Gas Land won an award which was later refuted publicly by many scientists and reporters, and challenged perfectly with a PA teacher’s movie Truth Land.

Cuomo has threatened anyone speaking against this in his DEC with being dismissed.

That ban has cost so many NYS jobs it is criminal. Several counties and townships by the PA border have fought this rigorously. Only in these townships and counties is there Utica and Marcellus Shales that are capable of producing very productive and safe wells. USGS set out to drill 300 water well in NYS that were never hydro fracked and before finishing the 300

stopped and said, just drilling a water well does not going to mean you strike good water! In fact methane gas generating wells that burn off flame when lit were doing so years before hydro fracking was practiced. Josh Fox who did the movie Gas Land admitted that in public and then said “So what?” Fact is Andrew Cuomo has friends that derive their fortunes from OPEC oil.

I could give other examples of Andrew Cuomo’s sad agenda......like getting himself elected in NYC as “The Sexiest Man Alive” or something like that. I am a life long democrat just so you know.

At any rate I applaud your article on New York: Welcome to Moscow, Pyongyang, and Beijing. Trust you now I do!

David W. Johnson Water Quality Scientist Rainbow Lake

Hep-CÊ clinicÊ bringsÊ outÊ manyÊ vetsÊ

Ê ToThisthepast Editor: weekend American Legion Post 1619 in West Plattsburgh held

the first outreach testing ever in the State of New York for Vietnam era veterans at high risk of Hepatitis-C. The event was a huge success, far beyond any expectations with 401 veterans tested, over five percent of all Clinton County Vietnam vets in under two days. This is most likely a record for veteran HCV outreach testing anywhere in this country ever.

Post 1619 wishes to express our gratitude to all the fine volunteers and dedicated members of our Post who helped make this happen. Mostly, our deepest thanks to CVPH Hospital of the UVM Health Care Network, without whose exemplary cooperation and support this could never have been accomplished. Interim Laboratory Director Ron Brown and Supervisor Peter Mullen went above and beyond the call of duty to provide the finest staff of lab technicians and medical volunteers available anywhere, a number of whom reflected that this was life changing for them.

A very special thanks to a quiet hero, Chaplain Ron Wood of Legion Post 20 who was there both days counseling every single veteran being tested and performing a remarkable job of providing spiritual unity and compassion for all present.

To the vets that turned out, this was for many more then just a medical test. We took one drop of blood from each of the 401 veterans tested. In exchange for that one drop of blood, we replaced it with the assurance that America cares about these brave men and women who served in such a difficult time and such a despised war. We showed them that their service will never be forgotten, that their fellow veterans still have their backs, and that we will now and forever be a Band of Brothers.

And while we were at it, we saved a number of lives.

Danny Kaifetz, American Legion Post 1619

DineÊ UnitedÊ aÊ success

To the Editor: The United way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. partnered with several restaurants from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties to hold the sixth “DINE UNITED” event on Jan. 28. The Event was a success and helped raise funds to be distributed to 42 health and human service agencies in the tri-county area.

The United Way would like to send a heartfelt thank you to the participating patrons and restaurants: Arnie’s Restaurant, Blue Collar Bistro, Burgoyne Grille, Butcher Block, Charlie’s Inn, Donavan’s Steak & Ale, Inc., Ground Round, both Gumas Restaurants, Koto Japanese Steak House, Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, Mo’s Pub & Grill, My Cup of Tea, Pizza Palace, Sandy’s Deli, The Pepper, Uno Pizzeria & Grill and Zukes Corner Store & Deli.

We would also like to thank the following for donating prizes for the free raffle: NY Jets, Buffalo Bills, NY Giants, Anthony’s Restaurant & Bistro, Mickey’s Restaurant, NinePlatt (Ground Round/Best Western Inn at Smithfield).

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

Kathy Snow Director of Development

Hep-c

From page 1 “There’s a little concern,” he said. “But at least I’m going to see if there are any surprises in me.”

About 50 veterans got tested within the first hour of the clinic, said Danny Kaifetz, medical information officer of Post 1619, exceeding his expectations.

Within 20 minutes, each veteran learned whether they contracted the blood borne virus that can go unnoticed for decades while slowly causing irreparable damage to vital organs, such as the liver.

According to the American Legion’s Take Down Hep-C Campaign, more than 5 percent of veterans enrolled in the care of the Veterans Health Administration have hep-c. It is believed to have infected as high as 40 percent of Vietnam era veterans.

The American Legion Post 1619 decided to start an awareness campaign earlier this year about this epidemic, not only in the North Country, but in all of New York with the goal to get all New York Vietnam veterans tested for hepatitis C. “Hep-c is out there and it’s in our community,” said Christopher Krieg, airport manager at Plattsburgh International Airport who is currently in the airforce reserves. “People need to be aware of it.”

Danny Kaifetz (left), medical information officer for the American Legion Post 1619, assists Veteran and Peru Dog Control Officer Dave Drollette (right) in signing up for the first hep-c testing clinic Feb. 26.

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COMMENTARY

Little Bits And so it’s March Gordie Little

Columnist

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o, now it’s March. Big deal, you say. How much stock do you place in the centuries-old adage, “In like a lion; out like a lamb?” For me, it’s just a matter of hope. I hope for nice weather at the end of the month, no matter how it started.

Predicting, based on the lion and lamb model, is at least as good as using a groundhog and his shadow. Based on the historical mildness of this winter, I’m not complaining.

This is the month we look forward to clocks moving ahead, the official first day of spring, Easter and a sports season called March Madness. I can find lots to be happy about in March.

I looked across the room to Kaye as I was writing this and asked her what she most looked forward to in the springtime. The answer was instant: “Digging in the dirt.” I agree. Our green thumbs are revealed and we’re in heaven holding our trowels and hoes.

I’m ahead of myself. That won’t be happening here in Morrisonville for months. However, as soon as morning temperatures reach 50 degrees or more, can you guess where we’ll take our morning coffee? Yes. Out to our screened-in back deck on the edge of the Saranac River. For us, it’s nirvana.

March conjures up fun history for me and I’m delighted to share it. March was originally the Latin Maritus and was part of the old Roman Calendar; but it was the first month rather than the third.

The Roman god of war was Mars, for whom the month was named.

March 1 is also National Pig Day in America, but that’s another story entirely and is only significant if you want to celebrate pigs.

If you were born in March, it’s less complicated than February 29 in a leap year. Your birthstone is aquamarine. Your birth flower?

Daffodil.

Now, let’s get down to the really important stuff. “Mad as a March hare” is a phrase that can be traced back to at least the 16th century. Female rabbits were said to go a little nutsy-cuckoo during this time of year when they were in heat. Without going into detail, they were observed to jump up and down and use their front feet to fight off enthusiastic suitors.

That’s why Lewis Carrol developed his odd-acting male character called the March Hare in his Alice books, immortalized later in movies and on television. My mother often called me “harebrained” but I doubt that she was referring to mating season.

Now for the trivia question most of you won’t be able to answer without checking Lewis Carrol’s books. What was the Alice character March Hare named?

Give up? I did, too, until I looked it up. Answer: “Haigha.” If anybody ever offers you big money to pronounce it correctly, take my word for it, Carrol himself said it rhymes with “mayor.”

Happy March.

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

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Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 7:00 pm Saturday matinee: 2:00 pm

WCS faculty & staff, community members & students grades 7-12 form teams of 6 (3 male, 3 female). Cost: $5 students, $10 adults. Registration forms available at wptso.com.

Details: westportptso@gmail.com, wptso. com, Holly at 518-546-8255.

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Peru Drama Club presents! When Pseudolos the slave sees his chance to earn his freedom, he jumps at it and nothing goes according to plan.

Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at door.

Details: perudramaclub@gmail.com, 518-643-6499 ext. 5184.

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ST. PATRICK’S MAR. DINNER@ST. 13 Sun. ELIZABETH’S PARISH HALL, ELIZABETHTOWN.

MAR. K OF C FISH FRY DINNER@ 04 Fri. HOLY NAME PARISH CENTER GYM.

Sunday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Dinner includes: battered dipped cod fillet, baby/ young red & white potatoes w/melted unsalted butter & parsley, coleslaw, dinner rolls, lemon wedge, coffee, water, tea, iced tea, or lemonade, ice cream or sherbet. $10 per person, under 12 $6.

Takeouts available. Enjoy a delicious meal while supporting the charitable work of the Knights.

Details: Jack Dirolf 518-578-0360.

Menu includes: corned beef, ham, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, bread, milk, coffee, tea and gingerbread.

Adults $12, under 12 $5.

Takeouts available.

Details: Patty Doyle 518-873-9821.

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Friday: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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MAR. NCSPCA SPAY-GHETTI 11 & MUTT-BOWL Fri. EXTRAVAGANZA@ MINEVILLE VFW.

MAR. ROAD TO RESURRECTION 12 Sat. @WESLEYAN CHURCH, 2083 RT. 3, CADYVILLE.

Friday: 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Saturday: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

People will visit different rooms with different events leading up to Easter.

People need to sign up for tour.

Free for all!

Details: Marcy Bova 518-569-0433.

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Italian buffet (vegetarian-friendly) includes: spaghetti with variety of sauces, baked ziti, broccoli alfredo, parmesean crusted chicken, tossed salad, bread & butter, variety of Italian pastries & cookies. $10 with cash bar available.

Proceeds support the SNIP, Spay & Neuter program.

Details: 518-873-5000.

MAR. MOUNTAIN LAKE SERVICES 19 Sat. BOWLING TOURNAMENT@ BOWLING LANES, AUSABLE FORKS.

Saturday: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm

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POSSUM HAW CONCERT@ WHALLONSBURG GRANGE HALL.

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05 Sat.

5 person teams - mixed teams permitted. $80 registration fee per team. all teams must pre-register & prepay. Registration forms & money can be sent to: Mountain Lake Services, Attn. Administration, 10 St. Patrick’s Place, Port Henry, NY 12974.

1st place prize: $100, 2nd place prize: $75.

Raffles all day!

Details: 518-546-3381, contactus@mountainlakeservices.org.

Saturday: 7:30 pm

This Burlington based quintet brought the house down three years ago with bluegrass with folk, jazz & blues influences delivered delivered by one of the finest singers & songwriters in the region!

Members include Colby Crehan, Ryan Crehan, Charley Eiseman, Stephan Waud & Mitch Barron. $10 Adults, $5 under 18.

Details: 518-963-4170, thegrangehall.info 83374

ADIRONDACK MAR. THUNDER 13 Sun. VS READING ROYALS HOCKEY@ HERB BROOKS ARENA, LAKE PLACID. Sunday: 7:00 pm

Watch the NHL stars of tomorrow kick off season for the first professional hockey game in Lake Placid history! Group tickets available $14 per ticket. Group packages available. Details: 518-480-3355, 86464 info@echlthunder.com.

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BRIDGE OF SPIES@ WHALLONSBURG GRANGE HALL.

MAR.

12 Sat.

Saturday: 7:30 pm

Steven Spielberg & Cohen Brothers bring to life this Cold War spy thriller based on true events. Beth Amorosi, granddaughter of James Donovan of the real life hero of the movie, will introduce the film & autograph copies of his memoir, Strangers on a Bridge.

Details: 518-963-4170.

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or whatever reason, I have never been interested in what many call the finer things.

Glamour, decadence, lavishness; it seems foreign. One of the things I love most about the North Country is that everything is accessible. Most events are open to the public, they’re free, they are all ages. Even something that may seem daunting or sophisticated – an exhibit opening, for example – somehow ends up having a friendly atmosphere open to every level of art appreciation. If there is one thing to be said about us, it is that the area is unwaveringly authentic, unpretentious. We are the salt of the Earth.

ROTA Studio and Gallery’s Music Mayhem March kicks off this weekend with performances by hip hop artist Uni V Sol, Adrian Aardvark and Plattsburgh Home Team on March 5. The following night will host Montreal-based art rock group La Tragédie and improv-punk band Doomf��k. Music Mayhem’s finale will feature experimental folk singer Marian McLaughlin and singer/songwriter Theresa Hartford on March 7. All shows in this three day block will start at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale. Attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford.

PossumHaw will perform at the Grange in Whallonsburg on March 5. The band plays an energized, authentic brand of bluegrass and folk guided by the vocals and songwriting of Colby Crehan. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for minors.

What happens when life and death comes down to a game of rock, paper, scissors? SUNY Plattsburgh’s Theatre Department will present a play by Tracy Rosenquest titled “First Born” that explores this premise. Showtimes are March 3 and 5 at 7:30 p.m., and March 6 at 2 p.m at the Studio Theatre in the Myers Fine Arts building. Tickets are $11 for the general public. To purchase a seat, visit tickets.plattsburgh.edu.

On March 5, Julia and Michael Devine will present their short film “Burgh” at the Upper Jay Art Center. Says filmmaker Michael Devine, “’Burgh’ is a film about place—not this city, not Plattsburgh, but rather the spaces we share as social creatures, and our need to connect to one another.” A Q&A will follow. Manhatta, the classic 1926 avant garde short directed by Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler, will also be shown. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The newly formed Mike + Ruthy Band will play at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls on March 10. Their debut album, “Bright as You Can,” was hailed as “one of the year’s standout Americana albums” by the Boston Globe. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

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

The NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery in Saranac Lake will host an exhibition by guest artist Becky Pace. The exhibition, titled “Sky Light,” opens Friday, March 11. Says Pace, “Using a limited, light infused, but dramatic palette, my landscape paintings portray a distilled, some-

Map viewer From page 1

The map of the county is broken into towns when users first go to the page, but can also be separated by other criteria, including by fire stations, cemeteries, town halls, election districts, Adirondack Park Land Use, state lands, agricultural lands, APA wetlands, village boundaries, flood hazard planes and more.

The site also features several tools, including a measuring tool which allows users to approximately size parcels, distances between locations or even the size of a building.

Arabadjis said there is not a print option for the maps because the county offers maps through the real property department.

Road classification During the business portion of the ways and means meeting, members of the board voted to seek the reclassification of five roads within the county from local roads to federal aid eligible roads.

ing towards their repair,” said county manager Dan Palmer.

The roads up for reclassification are Wells Hill Road in Lewis, Reber Road in Willsboro, Lake Shore Road between Westport and Essex, Stevenson Road in Westport and Tahawus Road in Newcomb.

Bridge work The committee also amended several engineering contracts to allow for the performance of subsurface investigations and geotechnical engineering reports.

“We are going to get the engineering on these bridges down ahead of time,” Palmer said. “This is from funds we had set ahead of time so we can get a jump on those bridges we know we are going to have to replace.”

Amendments were made with contracts granted by the county with Schoder Engineering and Dent Engineering dealing with projects on Hulls Fall Road in Keene, Fraternaland Road Bridge over Paradox Creek in Schroon, the Haselton Road Bridge over New Bridge Brook in Wilmington, Trout Brook Road Bridge over Trout Brook and Trout Brook Road Bridge over Minerva Brook in Minerva.

“If they are re-classified, the are eligible for 95 percent fund-

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MOVING ON UP According to the chamber’s survey, 60 percent of businesses are expecting growth this year, while 32 percent believe their business will remain steady.

With a slight 8 percent difference of expected growth from last year, the total confidence level of business success stayed the same at 92 percent.

“Now, there’s a lot more optimism about our own backyard,” said Garry Douglas, president of the North Country Chamber of Commerce.

Stephens Mundy, president of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), mentioned how they’re on the final phases of the Family Medicine Residency — a training program for up to 12 residents in emergency medicine, pediatrics, cardiology, orthopedics, OB/GYN and behavioral health.

The incorporation of this program will create 30 new jobs for the area, he said during the forum.

Jobs in manufacturing have also increased tremendously, Douglas said.

Although the minimum wage hike has not fully taken effect, other problems concerning jobs in the North Country were also voiced, such as funding for job training.

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JOB TRAINING NEEDED One attendee during the forum stated how although there are available jobs for those unemployed, the people applying lack the necessary skills in order to fit that certain job.

Some community colleges, such as Clinton Community College, are working toward fixing that issue.

The school is currently in the planning stages of building a new manufacturing institute to provide educational programs and training in the fields of transportation, aerospace and manufacturing.

The college is looking to add certificates and credentials that can take as little as four hours or as long as a year based on the training needs of local manufacturing businesses.

However, not everyone can afford college.

“We need to pay attention to those who aren’t in college,” said Assemblywoman Janet Duprey.

The ADK P-Tech Program at Peru High School offers students a chance to earn a high school diploma while gaining relevant work experience and skills in a growing industry-recognized field.

Champlain Valley Educational Services also offers a variety of high school career and technical program training from veterinary assistant to early childhood education, she said.

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times dangerous, beauty. I want the viewer to experience the majestic remoteness and quiet isolation found in the vast North Country landscape.” Pace’s work will be on display and available for sale through the month of March. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 518-354-1875 or visit northwindfineartsgallery.com Blues For Breakfast, who have for nearly thirty years been a local favorite, will perform at Delta Blue in Lake Placid on March 5. Since 1991, the band has focused primarily on “Grateful Americana,” but the group loves to mix classic rock, reggae, Motown and originals into their shows if the room calls for it. The band’s set will begin at 9 p.m. Tickets are free.

On March 5, local jam band Lucid will perform at Olive Ridley’s in Plattsburgh as part of their “Off the Bus” tour. The Blind Owl Band and the Coydogs will open. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. This event will be 21+.

Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program, will give a talk about the contributions and challenges of immigrant farm workers in New York State on March 12. The program, which will be held at the Crandall Public Library in Glens Falls, supports the new exhibition, “The Dream of America: Separations & Sacrifice in the Lives of North Country Latino Immigrants.” The exhibition itself will be on view in the Folklife Gallery from Feb. 17 to August 31. Dudley’s presentation will be held from 2-4 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Chicago-born blues band Biscuit Miller and the Mix will perform at the Champlain Wine Company in Plattsburgh on March 6. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

Elizabeth Izzo is the arts and entertainment columnist for Sun Community News. Reach her at Elizabeth@suncommunitynews.com. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

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The Vermont based band PossumHaw will perform at the Grang in Whallonsburg on Saturday, March 5.

E-waste As members of the committee discussed its annual hazardous waste collection day, Minerva Supervisor Stephen McNally asked about what was being done at the county level to collect e-waste.

“According to the DEC, every county is supposed to have a free e-waste drop off system in place where people can drop their e-waste off,” McNally said. “I don’t understand why we do not have one.”

As of now, McNally said the town’s e-waste is transported to a company in Plattsburgh for disposal. He added, under the DEC policy, an e-waste station is supposed to be funded with aid from manufacturers e-waste, a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their useful life such as computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax machines are common electronic products — many of which can be reused, refurbished, or recycled.

Next meeting The Essex County Board of Supervisors will hold its monthly meeting Monday, March 7, 10 a.m. at the Old County Courthouse in Elizabethtown.

CANADIAN DOLLAR TROUBLES Besides the American dollar, its Canadian counterpart has also been a concern to North Country businesses over the past couple months.

Currently, the Canadian dollar is worth just .71 cents in the United States.

While the North Country Chamber of Commerce has seen a decrease in Canadian visitors spending the night, Vice President for Marketing at the North Country Chamber of Commerce Kristy Kennedy said, they have not witnessed a drastic decrease other border states have been seeing.

“I am not confident we can remain immune,” said Colin Read, county legislator and owner of Champlain Wine Company.

The Plattsburgh Downtown Association met earlier this year to discuss the decrease in Canadian visitors.

Although affordable options, lower taxes and prices, discounts, packages and travel deals through local businesses help cope with the non-ideal exchange rate, they’re still concerned, Read said.

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KEESEVILLE - Keeseville Fire Dept.

North Country AmVets 1309 Rt. 9 South Saturday, 7:30 pm.

KEESEVILLE - VFW #1505 North Country AmVets 1309 Rt. 9 South Sunday, 7pm.

PLATTSBURGH - Knights of Columbus #255 St. Peter's School 518-561-4501 Mondays, 7pm.

PLATTSBURGH - Our Lady of Victory 4919 South Catherine St. Wednesday Nights, Doors open at 6:00 with games starting at 7:10 pm.

PLATTSBURGH American Legion Post 20 162 Quarry Rd. 518-5631692 Sundays, 7pm.

PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS LAKE PLACID – Monthly Saturday Play for Pre-K thru Grade 5 kids & families at the Lake Placid Public Library 10am to 11am. Indoor games, activities and children's classic books. For more info 518523-3200.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ELIZABETHTOWN - Living Healthy with Chronic Conditions. Free 6week workshop. Fridays, starting March 11 at 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Elizabethtown Community Hospital For information and to register, please call (518) 637-7848 SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

WILMINGTON - Yoga for the Community Every Sun., 5:30-6:30pm @ Riverstone Wellness, Wilmington, NY. For more info send email to: riverstonewellness@yahoo.com

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AUSABLE - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Tuesday, March 29, Ausable Valley High School, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406

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

ELIZABETHTOWN – Sunday March 13th Annual St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef/Ham dinner will be held from 2pm-6pm at St. Elizabeth's Parish Hall. Adults $12.00 Children $5.00.

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

AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 CHAMPLAIN - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday March 7th, Champlain Knights of Columbus, 3pm – 7pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406 CHAMPLAIN - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday, March 31, Northeastern Central High School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406 CLINTONVILLE – Chesterfield Fish & Game Club, Green St., Clintonville, NY has indoor Archery, Pistol & Small Caliber Rifle Shooting.

January–April.

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

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

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 PERU - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive.

Wednesday, March 23, Peru High School, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.For more info call (518) 562-7406

PLATTSBURGH - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday March 4th Jeffords Steel Noon to 3pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406 PLATTSBURGH - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Tuesday March 8th Plattsburgh State University Angell Center, 11am-3:30pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406 SARANAC LAKE - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Wednesday, March 16, Saranac Lake High School, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406 SARNAC LAKE - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Wednesday, March 9, Adirondack Medical Center, Noon to 6 p.m. This drive will also include the opportunity to take part in the Be The Match bone marrow registry. For more info call (518) 562-7406 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.

WEST CHAZY - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday, March 14, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m. For more info call (518) 5627406 WESTPORT - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Tuesday, March 15, Westport High School, 3 to 7 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406 WILLSBORO - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday, March 3rd, Willsboro High School 12:30 to 4pm For more info call (518) 562-7406 WILLSBORO - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday, March 14, Willsboro Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.

For more info call (518) 562-7406

LECTURES & SEMINARS BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – The Adirondack Museum's Cabin Fever Winter Lecture series Sunday March 13th “Fierce and ForeverWild Adirondack Women”, 1:30 pm in the Museum Auditorium, 9097 State Route 30. For more info 518-352-7311. www.adkmuseum.org/exhibits_and_events/ongoing_events PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

PUBLIC MEETINGS CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at Cadyville Wesleyan Church, use rear entrance, 2083 Route 3, Cadyville at 7pm-8pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Cadyville Wesleyan Church, use rear entrance, 2083 Route 3, Cadyville at 7pm-8pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

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.

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

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.

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

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Adult Children 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.

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

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

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.

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

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

WESTPORT - The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 5:45 PM in the Teacher Resource Room. The meeting will open with a budget workshop immediately followed by the regular monthly meeting. Agenda items will include personnel appointments, policy readings, acceptance of a letter of retirement and any other business that may come before the Board. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

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

ELLENBURG-Adult Center St. Edmunds Church Hall 5538 Route 11 Ellenburg, NY Open Monday Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Tel: (518) 594-7311 MOOERS - Nutrition Site Watson Senior Housing 2448 Route 11Mooers, NY Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Monday Friday. Tel: (518) 236-5111 SARNAC - Food & Wellness at Saranac Village at Will Rogers On Thursday, March 10th at 7:30 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Amy Kohanski will talk about the benefits of healthy living through her program Food & Wellness as part of an Adirondack Wellness Series. Come learn about the positive outcomes when treating the body well. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call Debbie Kanze at (518) 891-7117 or visit www.saranacvillage.com.

SPORTS & RECREATION MINEVILLE – Open Bowling Fridays at the VFW. For more info call 518-942-6514 VENDORS

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were no longer being retained but instead, tagged and released to continue their upstream migration. In 2015, three adult salmon were captured and tagged while two others were seen on video but eluded capture. All five fish continued their upstream migration, which culminated in some of them spawning successfully. We are very excited announce confirmation of this milestone fisheries event.

The termination of the restoration program is regrettable, but the fact that wild Atlantic salmon have once again spawned in their native rivers is reason enough to celebrate as it underscores the value of ongoing salmon legacy programs.

Barring evidence in the future that Atlantic salmon stocks elsewhere in North America are rebounding strongly, the goal of restoring a run of thousands of salmon to the Connecticut River watershed has officially been abandoned.

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or millenniums, prior to the arrival of Europeans, their annual spawning runs filled the Connecticut, Penobscot and a variety of other rivers on the Northeast coast with millions of fish.

On the Connecticut,the Northeast’s longest river at a distance of over 407 miles from the mountains of New Hampshire to Long Island Sound, salmon were considered extinct in the early 1900’s due to over harvesting, dams, mills and the resulting pollution.

Historically, Atlantic salmon migrated into the region’s rivers and streams every Fall, to access traditional spawning waters throughout New England and Canada. Over the intervening years, a variety of efforts were put forward in an effort to restore Atlantic salmon to their historic waters, but despite more than a half-century of work and investments that have included over $25 million in hatcheries, dam removals and stocking programs. Although there is evidence that a few salmon have successfully spawned in the nearby Salmon River, the status of wild Atlantic salmon in the Connecticut River was finally downgraded to extinct in 2015. As costs continued to soar, State and federal agencies were ready to pull the plug.

But in nature, bad news doesn’t always travel so fast, and it often pays to bet against against the odds. And sometimes it’s actually good to fool with Mother Nature. At least it was for the five wild Atlantic salmon that didn’t allow news that they were supposed to be extinct, prevent them from continuing upstream on their annual spawning run. In November 2015, a fisheries biologist walking along the banks of the Farmington River,recognized unusual divots in the river bottom, where the rocks had been cleared on the bottom of a tributary of the Connecticut River. The river bottom had not been cleared in such a manner since the time of the Revolutionary War. Upon closer inspection, the divots were determined to be redds, a scientific term for salmon nests and all three of them were full

Salmon symposium on tap A healthy salmon from the Boquet River.

of salmon eggs. Welcome home, salmo salar, welcome home!

During the fall of 2015, fisheries biologists discovered five adult Atlantic salmon swimming above the Rainbow Dam on the lower Farmington River. On a hunch, they decided tp search for likely upstream spawning habitat, andthey found three redds that were full of eggs.

In the spring of this year, it is expected those redds will produce the first wild salmon to hatch in that river in over two centuries. In 1991 a few wild salmon were spawned for the first time in Connecticut’s nearby Salmon River. It was likely to be the river’s first natural spawn in centuries.

However, despite the recent success, the ongoing effects of climate change may have more drastic affects on the status of Atlantic salmon, which travel long-distance from the rivers of New England and Canada on a two-year, 6,000-mile migration to the food-rich Labrador Sea off of Greenland. Following the extended journey they will return to the rivers of their birth. While the salmon restoration efforts on the Connecticut have been repeatedly stymied by budget cuts, and the ever changing forces of weather and climate change, wild fish are very resilient, and it would be foolish to bet against the success of their natural return.

A salmon stocking program will continue on several Connecticut River tributaries with especially good habitat, such as the Farmington and Salmon rivers in Connecticut, in an effort a way to preserve a strain of salmon that had adapted to the Connecticut, but the number of fish stocked will be drastically reduced as a result of the damage that occurred at the federal hatchery.

With the end of the restoration program in 2013, adult fish

WILLSBORO — The Town of Willsboro will be hosting a Salmon Symposium at Noblewood Lodge on Friday March 11 to discuss the Lake Champlain Salmon Restoration Program starting at 9 am t0 4 pm. This free event (lunch provided) is sponsored by the Greater Adirondack Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Willsboro Community Foundation, the Lake Champlain Basin Program and the AuSable and Boquet River Associations. Presenters from regional partners including NYS DEC, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Concordia University, ROOST and the Ausable River Association will discuss the fisheries management objectives for the Boquet River and Lake Champlain as well as the history of the Atlantic Salmon fishery, current management objectives, ongoing research, potential natural resource concerns, economic impact of fisheries development, opportunities, challenges and potential for the future.

Pre-registration is required as there is limited seating. Contact Justin Drinkwine at the Willsboro Town Hall at 963-8933 to confirm your attendance and directions.

Meet legendary fly tier Hap Wheeler PLATTSBURGH — Come to Lake Champlain Trout Unlimited’s March meeting at 7 p.m. on the March 8 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds and meet master fly tier Hap Wheeler who will be on hand to share the secrets of his “Golden Retriever,” a fly true to its namesake for good looks, loyalty and effectiveness.

That’s not the only secret in Hap’s fly box, and maybe attendees can entice him to share a few more. Extra vises and flytying material will be available, to try your hand at a Golden Retriever or a fly of your choice. The event is free and all are invited.

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PLATTSBURGH — The Moriah Lady Vikings and Northern Adirondack Bobcats successfully defended their Section VII championships Feb. 26 at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse, while Northeastern Clinton returned to the top of Class B for the first time since 2011.

ClassÊ D

Moriah 42, Keene 31 Falling behind 8-2 early in the first quarter, the top-seeded Lady Beavers clawed their way back against the Lady Vikings, tying the game 29-29 heading into the fourth quarter.

However, the second seed Lady Vikings would go on a 13-2 run over the final eight minutes to pull away and earn their third straight Class D crown and fourth sectional title in five years (also won the 2012 Class C championship).

Moriah freshman Madison Olcott, who finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds (eight offensively), six blocks and three steals said the message was clear heading into the fourth quarter.

“We had been working for this all season and we had to give it our all and show how bad we wanted it,” Olcott said. “We had a really good game and if we play like this, we are going to do well.”

Sophomore Sarah Snyder connected on a pair of three pointers in the final quarter, the first opening scoring and giving the Vikings a 32-29 lead, while the second came after an Olcott rebound and pass off a missed free throw, leading to a 38-31 lead.

“That was pretty awesome,” Olcott said of the play. “When I got the rebound, I looked around and I saw her open.”

“I was so nervous,” Snyder said. “I really didn’t want to shoot, but I knew I was open so I had to put it up. It’s a great feeling to defend this title because we are so young and a lot of people didn’t think we would be here and we were able to prove to everyone we belonged.”

Snyder finished with 10 points along with 11 rebounds and four assists.

While Snyder hit the long shots late, McKenzie Sprague was connecting early, hitting a trio of triples in the second quarter as she finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.

“Our team is a great team, and so is Keene,” Sprague said.

“In the fourth, coach (Stephan Pelkey) told us it was all or nothing. I can’t thank coach enough for all he has taught us.”

McKenna Harris finished with three points and four steals, while Halee Calabrese added four points.

“We worked on our defense all week in practice,” said Harris, who split time with Olcott in guarding Keene point Hanna Whitney. “It means a lot to do this and defend this title.”

“I feel very proud of this team,” said lone senior Jordan Speshock, who played solid defense against Keene forward Elaina Smith. “We knew she was a good shooter and aggressive with the ball. All I practiced this week was how to play defense against her.”

For Keene, Whitney finished with 10 points and three steals, while Elly Smith scored 8 points to go with seven rebounds. Elaina Smith had 7 points and nine rebounds to go with four steals and six blocked shots, as Daria Venner scored 4 points (four rebounds) and Madison Gifford added 2 points and three rebounds. Marta Padura added five rebounds, with Caitlin Lopez grabbing one rebound and steal.

ClassÊ C

NAC 50, Seton Catholic 46 An 17-4 run for the Lady Knights got them within striking distance of the defending Class C and state finalist Lady Bobcats, but experience proved to be the difference for Northern Adirondack.

After the run between the third and fourth quarters trimmed a 37-23 lead to 40-41 for Northern Adirondack, the Bobcats went on a 4-0 minirun.

The Knights kept the game close, cutting the lead to one point again before Taylor Durnin connected on a pair of free throws for a 49-46 lead.

On the next play, the Knights

Moriah’s Madison Olcott handles the ball against Keene defender Hanna Whitney in the Section VII/Class D title game Feb. 26.

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got the ball into the hands of Sam Bashaw, who released a Steph Curry-esque shot from 30-feet out which glanced off the rim, ending all hopes of a comeback.

Durnin finished with 20 points along with seven rebounds and five steals for the Bobcats, while Paige Chilton scored 16 points with six rebounds and three blocked shots.

Avery Lambert added 8 points and a quartet of rebounds, while Danya Burl scored four points and dished out three assists with Emily Peryea scoring 2 with five boards. Juliana Gardner added two rebounds.

For the Knights, Hailey Moore scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in the loss. Sophomore center Gretchen Zalis added 14 points to go with 15 rebounds and five steals, while Bashaw finished with 13 points and two assists.

Caillene Allen scored 4 points with six rebounds, while Olivia Nachbauer had four rebounds. Nicole Bullock added a tally in the rebound, assist and steal columns, while Rachel Racette had one assist and a blocked shot.

ClassÊ B

NCCS 53, Beekmantown 46

In the rubber match between the two top teams in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference, the Lady Cougars pulled out the neutral court win and advanced to state play.

The key for the Cougars was a 6-0 run before halftime, as the Lady Eagles had tied the game, 26-26, in the final minutes of the second quarter. From that point, the Cougars never relinquished the lead.

Shaylyn Rowe scored the final four points of the first half for the Cougars, scoring 11 of her game high 19 in the second quarter, where NCCS outscored Beekmantown 20-15.

“It set us in a good place,” Rowe said. “It allowed us to start well in the second half and build on our offense.”

“We wanted to keep the tempo up after that,” said Emily Sample, who finished with 17 points and five steals. “We played a strong defensive game with a lot of calling out and switching on screens.”

While scoring 4 points, Abbie Sample led the Cougars with 14 rebounds as the team dominated the boards.

“We came in knowing we had to box out and that was the key for us winning,” she said.

“Rebounds were the key part of this and we did a great job on defense limiting them to one shot,” said Kayla Carder, who came into the game eight points shy of 1,000 for her caSeton Catholic’s Hailey Moore battles for the ball against Northern Ad- reer. Carder finished with 4 irondack’s Taylor Durnin in the Class C championship game. points while collecting 12 rePhoto by Jill Lobdell bounds.

Northeastern Clinton’s Shaylyn Rowe drives to the basket against Beekmantown’s Kenna Guynup.

Photo by Jill Lobdell

Natalie Boulerice added 5 points and six assists for the Cougars, while coach Frank Dumas said a pair of substitutes were key in the first quarter.

“When we got in foul trouble, Karen Duffy and Katelyn Southwick came in a sparked us,” Dumas said. I think throughout the whole game we weathered the storm and the run at the end of the first half was quite a momentum builder for us.”

For the Eagles, Jordanne Manney used her quick release to score 13 points to lead Beekmantown. Alyssa Waters added 10 points, four assists and three steals, while Kenna Guynup had 9 points and three assists. Brooke Bjelko had 8 points while leading the team with 12 rebounds and Gabrielle Rowell scored 7 points while pulling in nine rebounds. Courtney Guynup added a rebound and assist.

Next games The ninth ranked team in the state sportswriters’ poll, the Lady Cougars will play Section II champ and 18th ranked Glens Falls in the Class B regional semifinals Wednesday, March 2, 6 p.m. at Saratoga High School. The winner will face Section X’s Canton (ranked 23) at SUNY Potsdam Saturday, March 5, 2:45 p.m.

The Class C and D regional finals will be held at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Saturday, March 5, with Moriah (unranked) opening against Section II champion and perennial final four favorite in fifth-ranked Fort Edward at noon, followed by a matchup between the fifth-ranked Bobcats and either No. 16 Lake George (Section II) or No. 17 MadridWaddington (Section X) at 1:45 p.m.

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14 | March 5, 2016 • The Valley News Sun (TL) LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: CORE FORE, LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 9, 2016. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O Flink Smith Law LLC, 2577 Main Street, Suite 201, Lake Placid, New York 12946.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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HIGHWALL LLC, Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 01/05/16. Off. Loc.: Essex County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 2611 Foxhall Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20007. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

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MADDEN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/28/2016.

Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 187 River St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 187 River St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-02/13-03/19/20166TC-108789 MM Keene Properties LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/22/15. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, P.O. Box 40, Manorville, NY 11949.

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VN-02/20-03/26/20166TC-109009 TOUSLEY PROPERTY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/28/2016. Office in Essex Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 187 River St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: VIKING CHIEFTAIN LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 12, 2016. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 200 Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, New York 12946. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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