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The story of how a local businessman conned a community, one nickel at a time By Pete DeMola pete@denpubs.com
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EKMW athletes ready for spring season By Andrew Johnstone andrew@denpubs.com WESTPORT Ñ Under gray skies and amidst a brisk April wind, dozens of teens gathered around a pair of coaches and await the next set of instructions. They seemed cold, but it isnÕ t to last long: Soon after, they were running a steep stretch road at Camp Dudley. Sprint up, jog down. Repeat fi ve more times. Afterward the athletes disperse to buses and cars, off to hometowns miles away, their 90 minute stretch of training together over until the next practice or meet. For the Emus — track and fi eld, indoor and cross country athletes from Elizabethtown, Keene, Moriah and Westport schools Ñ being on the hodgepodge team has highs, lows and struggles unlike those at a one-school team. The struggles, however, have opened doors. Through the upcoming Dan McCormick 5K Run/Walk, community support, a unique coaching duo and the legacy of a former runner, the Emus look to be up and running this spring. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Westport runner Jon Gay, pictured at left in the Section VII cross country state qualifiers this past October, has high hopes for 2015. He’s ranked in the top ten statewide in two events. In one of them, the mile, his personal best is 4:29.92. He hopes to lower the time to 4:20 this spring. Photo by Andrew Johnstone
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Saranac Lake teacher Maria DeAngelo walked to Albany last week to promote education, a 150 mile trek that took four days. She’s pictured here with supporters in Keene Valley on Friday, April 17. “Our kids have a constitutionally mandated right to a sound, basic education,” she said.
ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ They just wanted to go to the nationÕ s capital and spend the week learning about the core values of their country — Equality. Unity. Truth. Justice. But fi fth graders at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central are getting a swift lesson in disappointment and deceit after a local businessman skipped town after failing to settle a charitable account established in their name. Nearly a dozen organizations and individuals have shared similar stories. Their narratives are identical: A community member would set up an account on behalf of a local organization at the Rapid Returns Redemption Center in Elizabethtown. Instead of feeding their bottles and cans through machines, patrons would drop off bags of recyclables and ask that the subsequent funds be deposited in those accounts, one nickel at a time. The holders would then collect the funds on a schedule worked out with the proprietor. But hereÕ s the rub: After a while, the payments trickled to a halt. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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The Adirondack Land Trust will offer a wildflower walk at its Coon Mountain Nature Preserve on on Tuesday, May 5. Photo provided
Wildflower Walk scheduled for Coon Mountain Preserve
KCS to host Salvador Dalí exhibit KEENE VALLEY — The Spanish and Art Departments of Keene Central School will be hosting an exhibit featuring the fascinating paintings of Salvador Dalí, as well as KCS student art inspired by Dalí’s work. Dalí, one of the most famous Spanish artists of the 20th century, is often considered Ò the father of surrealism.Ó The sixth grade Spanish students will serve as docents during the week the giant reproductions are on display at the school in Keene Valley, April 27 - May 1. KCS students, staff and community are welcome to view the exhibit during school hours, and are encouraged to plan their visit, if possible, for the time when the docents/guides will be available, Monday - Friday, 12:55 - 1:33 p.m. Questions? Contact Peg Wilson at 576-4555 or pwilson@keenecentralschool.org.
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WESTPORT — The Adirondack Land Trust will offer a wildflower walk at its Coon Mountain Nature Preserve on on Tuesday, May 5. Join naturalist and licensed outdoor guide Elizabeth Lee in search of bloodroot, round-lobed hepatica (pictured below) and other delicate wildflowers of the Champlain Valley spring woods. Hiking will be through moderate terrain with one steep section, up to two miles. Ò Coon Mountain is an ideal outdoor classroom and Elizabeth is a talented teacher and guide,Ó said Executive Director Michael Carr. “After this year’s long, cold winter, it will be a great day to get outside to look for signs of spring.Ó Reserve your space for this field trip by contacting Sophie McClelland at smcclelland@tnc.org or 576-2082. Coon Mountain, owned and managed by the Adirondack Land Trust since 1992, is an iconic hiking destination in the Champlain Valley. In addition to rich forests, it offers panoramic views of Lake Champlain, the Adirondacks, and Vermont’s Green Mountains.
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Times are a-changin’ for local first responders By Pete DeMola
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The Keene Valley Fire Department is one of the numerous local fire departments opening their doors on Saturday, April 25 as part of RecruitNY, the statewide initiative designed to drum up recruitment and promote volunteerism. Pictured above are department members participating in a training exercise. Photo provided
Elizabethtown-Lewis Emergency Service Squad Captain Patty Bashaw agreed that the trend is tacking towards blended departments. Billing covers about 80 percent of that squad’s paid staffer. A small amount of funding is also derived from local taxpayers. Support of the community and town boards is critical, said Bashaw. “Volunteers are so crucial for the success of an agency,” she said. “I think we have a really solid organization and our members find it very rewarding to volunteer for us.” Bashaw drew attention to a Certified First Responder course starting on May 27 geared towards firemen, EMS attendants and junior members. Most agencies will handle the cost for its members, she noted. In Keene Valley, most of the department’s calls are for emergency services, many of which are placed from the Neighborhood House, an assisted living facility located on Route 73. Family members often, but not always, make a donation to the department in gratitude. Pelkey said the department isnÕ t always comfortable charging them. Ò WeÕ re a compassionate group,Ó she said Ò A lot of these people are our parentsÕ friends Ñ itÕ s kind of bittersweet.Ó Pelkey said the members will continue to serve the community until theyÕ re old and gray. “If we ever have a major event, we’ll be there moving the best we can to put out fires and save people from wrecks,” she said, Ò but doing it as cautiously as we can.Ó
Join the Keene Valley Fire Department on Saturday, April 25 at their open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For the full list of participating Essex County organizations, visit recruitny.org/participation-area/.
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KEENE VALLEY — It’s something most of us take for granted, calling for help when disaster strikes and expecting immediate results. But as Beth Pelkey, the secretary for the Keene Valley Fire Department, put it last month in a guest editorial, what if no one comes? While itÕ s unlikely that your pleas will be met with deafening silence, changes are reshaping the way your local fire departments and emergency services squads are structured. A generation of fighters are aging out of the profession and few are stepping up to replace them. Other stressors are identical to those that plague other organizations across the region: Tight budgets, a dwindling population and an increase in unfunded state mandates. The Keene Valley Fire Department will roll up their bays this Saturday as part of RecruitNY, a statewide initiative designed to drum up fresh recruits. Pelkey said a key problem facing their department is sustained interest and commitment. Folks are initially interested in joining their ranks, but shrink away once they learn of the intense training requirements Ñ mandatory Firefighter 1 training is now at 100 hours and runs over three months, while the EMT component is 160 — and time commitments, including nights and weekends. According to the National Volunteer Fire Council, nearly 70 percent of American firefighters are volunteers. Their numbers declined by over 18 percent in the past three decades while the call volume has nearly tripled. Their average age is 47. In Keene Valley, many are in their fifties. Continued training remains an onerous requirement for the 30 active members. Ò WeÕ re all in tears, but weÕ re expected to be business people and keep on top of state regulations and standards,Ó said Pelkey. While the recruitment initiatives are helpful for increasing awareness, they haven’t always translated to cold hard results. WhatÕ s the long-term solution? “It appears we’re going to have to start billing,” Pelkey said. Those funds could then be used to hire someone to man the station. Keene Valley is unique in that they operate an EMS agency within their fire department. Pelkey said itÕ s not a question of if, but when the department will start the path towards a blend of paid and volunteer personnel. The department would have to look outward for guidance. Ò A lot of us just donÕ t know the ins and outs,Ó said Pelkey.
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Common Core: Communication is key
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ver the past week, the Denton Publications editorial team has been talking with educators and administrators throughout the region as Common Core testing enters its second week. Through everything, there is one common theme: everyone is frustrated. Why are they frustrated? Because education has been turned into a political game, with students being made the pawns. The battle lines were drawn during the most recent state budget process, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo tied school funding to new, sweeping reforms when it came to teacher assessments and tenure reform. The state’s leading teachers union, NYSUT, countered with a call for mass opt-outs on the Common Core testing for students in grades 3-8, which took place last week (English Language Arts) and this (math), concluding on Friday. One administrator put it this way: “You have a governor who is very solid in his position and a union who is very solid in theirs.” Another added: “They did not expect Cuomo to back down because he wanted to use education reform as a plank on his potential 2016 presidential platform.Ó With neither side budging, students have been put in the middle. Parents, who may have had varying reasons for their decisions, opted out students in record numbers, with many North Country school unable to meet the 95 percent threshold required, putting them in jeopardy of losing Race to the Top and Title 1 federal funding. Some schools barely reached the threshold. In Minerva, the school stayed above the line as only one student opted out of the testing. However, in a school with about 50 students in grades 3-8, it would take only one other student opting out to put the school below the line. Superintendent Tim Farrell reported three students had already been opted out of the math test for this week. The exceptions to what became the unfortunate rule came in the Keene and Crown Point school districts, where no students opted out of the testing in the first week. When talking to these districts, we noticed a similar pattern. Each school offered to meet with parents concerned about the Common Core testing and recent educational issues, sitting down with administrators and talking things out. Both schools also seem to have a sense of their situations, as well. Keene has always been known as a district which bands together for the greater good. Students will take turns participating in different extra-curricular activities, making deals with fellow students like: “If I take part in the Drama Club, will you in turn join the baseball team.Ó While this is just as an example, we really have had students tell us this happens. Crown Point has shown its desire to remain an independent school district, voting to drop any notion of a potential merger with Ticonderoga before discussion could really take off. They have also been through the trying fires of being on a list of schools in need of improvement and have come through the other side and do not want to go through the experience again. No matter the reason, this approach of speaking directly with concerned parents and students seems to have worked the best. In these cases, it was not about the politics, the grades or the Common Core. It was about the individual. Now, we are not naive enough to believe some of this had to do with making sure the district stayed above the 95 percent threshold and remained eligible for federal funding and off of watch lists, but this approach shows a more personal and direct way of handling the situation. If these conversations would have happened and parents still desired to opt their kids out, we’re sure administrators would have been upset, but at least they would be so knowing they covered all the bases with these parents. Maybe other schools did this, as well, without the same success. However, what speaks to the effectiveness of this practice in Keene and Crown Point is, after these discussions, there were no opt-outs in either school. That is more than just coincidence. ItÕ s an example of coming together, discussing and reaching a conclusion those in Albany could take a lesson from. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau
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Publisher’s Column
Ready or not, here come the candidates
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donÕ t know about you, make this happen in todayÕ s but IÕ m certainly not high tech world. Certainly ready for the presidenwe need time for these cantial race. It seems the election didates to be heard and have cycle never really ends. Electheir positions clarifi ed, but tion 2016 has had the pundits do we need 18 months? If writing and talking since beyou think this is numbing for fore the 2012 election was fi us think what it must be like nalized. for the candidates; nearly all Depending on when you of whom we already know so read this column we will have well as a result of all this high Dan Alexander 560+ days until we go to the tech communication. Nearly Thoughts from polls to elect the next United all of them have been runBehind the Pressline States President. More than ning in one way or another 18 months to watch the many through the media for the last republicans contenders, one by one, attempt few years. Are there really any revelations to destroy each other in every way imaginwe haven’t already heard about and even able as each claws their way to the top of the if we had heard about something salacious, party ticket, while reminding us along the is it twisted political spin or factual detail? way how unifi ed they are within the party. It seems to me, we believe what we want to While that spectacle buries us nearly as believe. deep in mud as we are in fi nancial debt, we We must also remember this simple fact, can turn to the kinder side of the political roughly 94% of those who will vote in 2016 spectrum; while the democrats attempt to, have already made up their minds based on recreate or re-introduce, Hillary Clinton as party affi liation. Some of them may simply neither an extension of President Bill Clinton forgo voting altogether, mainly because they nor President Barack Obama. donÕ t like a particular position their partyÕ s Holding three high profi le positions as candidate has taken. Additionally, there First Lady, US Senator, and Secretary of could be a break away third party candidate State, one would think the most recognized who will challenge tradition and attempt to woman in the world would not need a new pull off an upset. Baring those rare occurmake over. But in the world of politics just rences, by the time November 8, 2016 rolls how much stomach the US Electorate has for around, the vast majority will be in lock step more political spin is about to be put to the with their party. That leaves a very few untest as Mrs. Clinton defi nes how she wants interested or easily swayed citizens to decide us to view her. what all this hoopla means for the person we At any rate campaigns and fund rais- be calling the 45th President of the United ing events are now kicking into high gear States. as will unrealistic political promises, issue As I ponder it all, IÕ m reminded of how stance waffl ing and the ever popular footmuch my wife hates the NCAA March Madin-the-mouth miss-statement followed up ness Basketball Tournament and the big by Ò hereÕ s what I was trying to sayÓ apology countdown to the Final Four. Perhaps we tour for anyone who was offended.... and if should just let the candidates run continuyou werenÕ t offended by what I said, then I ous campaigns all culminating in one quick really meant every word of it. month, winner take all, run off we call Great All this thought and refl ection brings back November Numbing. fond memories of prior elections. Sadly, we Who knows we might get more of our waste so much time, effort and money when citizens excited about the process and with at the end of the day all we seem to get is a some help from ESPN we can encourage the different face living it up on our tax dollars, creation of presidential brackets as we work while the Washington grid lock gets worse our way through the candidates from the and the political divide continues to tear the sweet spinners to the presidential improvicountry further apart. sor. It makes you long for the days of smoke Come on, use your imagination and confi lled back rooms where the party bosses sider this; Could it be any more crazy or fought it out to see who would be their party numbing than what we are about to understandard bearer, giving us a straight forward go? choice. Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of DenWhile much of what I written above is ton Publications. He may be reached at dan@ tongue in check there must be a better way to denpubs.com.
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Is the hospital worth keeping?
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o you think the Hospital in Ticonderoga is worth keeping? This may seem like a pretty harsh question to some, but it is very much on the agenda of life in Ti today. Our Towns’ hospital is going through an unending fi nancial crisis brought on by a number of conditions beyond their control, but not beyond yours and mine. We can help save our hospital but we need to act now. One of the biggest issues at MLH is lack of use by local people and doctors. We can help this. Do you realize that most of the tests you are being sent out of town to have done can be done right here and you won’t need to travel? Do you know that, as a patient, you have every right to request that your Doctor use MLH for your tests. MLH has trained personnel and the proper equipment to perform these test that you are being told to get out of town. Maybe you should ask why.
Patients are not being admitted to MLH by local Doctors. Granted, the admitting doctor would assume responsibility for overseeing their patients care, but this was also the case when our Ò small town docsÓ like Vilardo, Cummins, Martin, Walsh, and so on were serving the people of Ti. Do present day Doctors not have the same work ethic as our former caregivers or are there other [fi nancial] motives? As patients you have the right to ask if MLH would not be appropriate for any in-patient stay. MLH offers many clinics staffed by our area hospital’s fi nest Doctors, and yet we have people directed out of town for the same services. Don’t be afraid to ask your Doctor why you need to travel 100 miles when you can get the same treatment at MLH. The main question you need to ask is one for yourself. Do we want to keep our Hospital in Ticonderoga? If your answer is yes, then remember this: your hospital works like most everything else - use it or lose it. Bill Grinnell is the Supervisor for the town of Ticonderoga
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Appreciates quest for the truth To the Editor: The editorial on seeking truth was a breath of fresh air for me. The Internet is an odd bird. On the one hand, the resources for seeking the truth are vast and incredible! On the other hand, the opportunity for being blasted with a bunch of unadulterated crap (okay, that’s not a very nice way to say it, but it has
the virtue of being pretty much correct) is commensurately vast. A really unfortunate aspect of this is that the truth is often considerably more diffi cult to uncover, and our ability to do the necessary critical thinking to get at it seems to be on the wane. A blessing is that it takes a relatively small fraction of people armed with the truth to prevail against the greater levels of nonsense, or at least I think that is true. Don Austin, Elizabethtown
News in Brief Garden Club now accepting applications
WILLSBORO — The Essex County Adirondack Garden Club is accepting applications for the Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund. The goal of this fund is to provide fi nancial assistance to students, individuals, or not-for-profi t organizations involved in programs to study and protect the natural environment. The Fund is limited to projects that will have an impact within the Essex County area of the Adirondack Park. Sample Projects would include doing fi eldwork, research or classroom work in the environmental fi eld that will foster the conservation and preservation of the natural environment for future generations. Up to four projects may be funded annually, with the maximum grant amount of $1,000. For an application, write to Darcey Hale, P.O. Box 785, Willsboro, NY 12996 or email twoocelots@gmail.com. The deadline is Friday, May 15, for grants to be awarded no later than Monday, June 15.
Bridge league triumphs
WESTPORT Ñ Peter Allen, Plattsburgh, Bob Dickson, Sabbath Day Point; Nancy Hale, Westport; and Peter Mitchell, Silver Bay won the American Contract Bridge League Flight C Grand National Team competition Sunday, April 12. Ten teams participated representing Eastern New York state and Northern New Jersey. The tournament was held at the Guardian Angel Church in Allendale, NJ. The prize includes an $800 subsidy, plus entry fees for the National Finals this summer in Chicago, IL.
ECF accepting grant applications
ESSEX Ñ The Essex Community Fund (ECF) is now accepting applications for 2015 grants. ECF is a component fund of Adirondack Foundation and offers grants to nonprofi t 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, churches and local government activities operating in the town of Essex. ECF awards grants in support of community beautifi cation, historic preservation, culture, the arts, education, and programs for youth and senior citizens. Strong preference is given to capacity building grants or modest one-time capital projects. ECF does not fund ongoing operating expenses. Grants generally do not exceed $2,000. Applications must be submitted online through Adirondack Foundation’s Online Grants Manager at generousact.org/onlinegrants-manager. ECF will make funding recommendations in early June and successful applicants may expect funding as early as July. For information or for any questions, contact Adirondack Foundation Program Offi cer Andrea Grout at 523-9904 or andrea@generousact.org, or Nick Muller at the Essex Community Fund at 963-8188 or luddite@willex.com. To make a gift in support of the Essex Community Fund, send a check to PO Box 101, Essex, NY 12936 or visit generousact.org to give online. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 15, at 5 p.m.
Library to offer free computer class
LAKE PLACID Ñ A follow up class on Excel and an introduction to MicrosoftÕ s new System 10 are being offered without charge Monday, May 4, at the Lake Placid Public Library. Both classes will be taught by Chris Lawrence. The new MS system class will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and the Excel session from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Microsoft’s newest operating system will be offi cially unveiled in early fall, but beta copies are already available. The goal of the new edition is to integrate Windows, Windows Phone and other products into one cohesive system. It will also introduce Cortana, a personal assistant, and Project Spartan, a new browser which will replace Internet Explorer. The new system 10 will be available for free download to users of systems 7 and 8. A beginner class on MS Excel, the most used computer spread sheet program, was offered in March. This class is an excellent opportunity for participants from the fi rst class to further their knowledge, but people with little or no experience are also encouraged to attend as there will be brief review of the basics. For more information call 523-3200 to enroll.
Bookstore rolls out events
LAKE PLACID Ñ The book club will meet at The Bookstore Plus Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. They will discuss The JaguarÕ s Children with the author, John Vaillant, via Skype. For more information, visit thebookstoreplus.com or call 523-2950. On Saturday, May 9, the retailer will host a storytime at 10 a.m. For more information, visit thebookstoreplus.com or call 523-2950.
Lakeside to host open house
ESSEX Ñ Lakeside will hold an elementary open house Friday, April 24, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Lakeside’s fi rst, second and third grade Main Lesson will be open to interested elementary students to experience fi rst hand the math, movement, music, and poetry of an integrated main lesson math block in the early elementary grades at Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm. For more information or to register contact Kathleen Morse at the school at 963-7385. Enrollment is currently open with limited openings in the Sprouts (ages 1 to 3.5), mixed-age Kindergarten (ages 3.5 to 6), fi rst to third grade and Farm and Forest Summer Camp. Visit their website at lakesideschoolinessex.org to download applications or call Kathleen at 963-7385 or email admin.lakesideschoolinessex.org.
Book club to celebrate Winslow Homer
LAKE PLACID Ñ The richly illustrated Winslow Homer in the Adirondacks by Syracuse University professor emeritus of fi ne arts David Tatham is the subject of Lake Placid Institute Book Club for April. The group will meet Monday, April 27, at the Lake Placid Public Library, at 7 p.m. The LPI Book Club usually meets the last Monday of the month September through June each year, concentrating on books dealing with arts and letters. All are welcome to attend.
Mortgage workshop slated
SARANAC LAKE — A Managing Your Mortgage workshop will be held Wednesday, April 29, at North Country Community College, Saranac Lake campus, in room C-10, at 7 p.m. This workshop is sponsored by the Housing Assistance Program of Essex County, Inc., a HUD certifi ed housing counseling agency. It is funded through the NYS Attorney General Homeownership Protection Program and is intended to assist homeowners in developing the skills to maintain ownership of their homes in diffi cult economic times. It is part of a larger effort to help stabilize and preserve healthy neighborhoods throughout the state. The workshop is open to the public and free of charge. Spaces are limited. Call 873-6888 to pre-register. Participants must be 18 and older.
Snowshoeing event set
SARANAC LAKE Ñ Jim Tucker, Athletic Director, Paul Smiths College, will present Ò Special Olympics Snowshoeing, Locally and WorldwideÓ Thursday, April 30, in the Cantwell Community Room at the Saranac Lake Free Library, at noon. Bring soup or sandwich and enjoy desserts and beverages provided by the Hospitality Committee. The program is free and open to the public. For more information call 891-4190.
Law Day Dinner to honor McDonald
TICONDEROGA — In celebration of the 56th annual Law Day, the Essex County Bar Association will hold a dinner Friday, May 1, at the Best Western. The Essex County Bar Association will present the Liberty Bell Award to Mrs. Ann B. McDonald of Ticonderoga, in recognition of her many years of tireless leadership and volunteer work. The public is invited to attend the dinner. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The price is $40 per person including tax and tip. The menu choices are Roast Beef, Salmon or Chicken Piccata. Reservations are required and may be made by calling Cherie Indelicato at 532-7167.
Museum to hold online auction
ELIZABETHTOWN — The Adirondack History Museum will hold its fi rst online auction Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 10. The goal set for the auction is to raise $8,000 to support the museumÕ s collections, exhibits and outreach programs. Area businesses and organizations such as Camp Pok-O-MacCready, artist Monica Bradbury, Chair 6 Restaurant, photographer Carl Heilman II, and the Mace Chasm Farm, among others, have donated items to the auction. “This is our fi rst online auction and we believe we are starting off with a winner,” said Aurora McCaffrey, Interim Director. Ò The board and staff are thrilled by the communityÕ s response so far by donating auction itemsÓ , said McCaffrey. “And we are using the easiest and best known auction web service”. Items can be viewed and bids placed at biddingforgood.com/ADKHistoryMuseum. Additional items will be posted until the day of the auction.
The trusty potato smasher
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know IÕ m older than dirt when I glance around our house on the river. Many of the items we have used daily for decades, are relatively unknown to our grandchildren and great grandchildren. We still have a potato masher. I used to call it a Ò smasherÓ when I was a young lad. My mother hated lumps in the taters and the task of getting them out often fell to me. Perhaps thatÕ s where my Popeye muscles started. I know it wasnÕ t from by Gordie Little the spinach. I hated spinach. Once when a teacher came to our house for a modest supper, my big brother Jim was asked to say the blessing: Ò Bless this food and bless this house and please, God, make Gordon eat his spinach.” Legend has it that Gordon spit a mouthful of spinach across the table into the teacherÕ s face. I donÕ t think she ever came back. We still have big, wooden spoons in our kitchen. I have fond memories of being asked to stir any number of things for my mom. Some were tasty. Some, not so much. My mother was a health nut and she came up with cooked and raw concoctions that werenÕ t always delectable. But, when I was called to stir, I stirred. Of course, anything sweet was nirvana, because I got to lick that big wooden spoon at the end. We still have some of those beautiful crockery bowls. They, too, hold many memories. When I think of eggs and bacon, I close my eyes and imagine my mother cooking them in a huge cast iron frying pan on the stove top. I’m quite certain she called that big, heavy utensil a “spider.” Does that ring a bell with you? Perhaps you refer to it as Ò fry pan” or even a “skillet.” I learned much later in life that a true spider was a cast iron frying pan with three legs attached to be used over an open fi re. We still have cast iron muffi n pans in our cupboard. You have to keep all of those cast iron utensils properly seasoned. ThatÕ s a real art in itself. I don’t know if we still have what was called an egg beater, but I wouldnÕ t be surprised to fi nd one in a lower cabinet next to KayeÕ s ancient metal kitchen scale that is still as accurate today as it was when new in the 1920s. Yes, we also have a beautiful old grinder that you clamp to the table and use different inserts depending on the project. I remember being tasked with turning the wooden handle to grind up everything for cooking and canning. Oh, and I always cried a lot when grinding up the horseradish from my motherÕ s garden. Wooden matches? Sure, we have a box handy in case the gas stove doesn’t start automatically with the knob. That happened to me recently when I went to heat up some tomato soup. I had to ask Kaye where to fi nd them. As kids, we used to cut off the heads, stuff them into the hollow of a large nut when bolts are screwed into either side and throw the whole thing up into the air. When it fell and struck the pavement, there was a resultant bang. As me sometime how I was almost killed when I used too large a nut and bolts, put in too many match heads and tried to tighten it all with a wrench. I survived, but somebody up there must have been watching over me. Speaking of wooden, when is the last time you used wooden clothes pins and hung your clothes outside on the line? They smelled good after a little time out there in that fresh spring air. Spring was also a good time to take up all our rugs and haul them outside. Another of my jobs was to hang the rugs on the clothes line and get rid of my adolescent frustrations by swinging a rug beater and choking on the dirt in the air. Enjoy those April showers and pray for May fl owers.
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Members of this year’s EKMW girls’ track and field team pose with their new jerseys. Funding for that gear, as well as a team tent, came from last year’s Dan McCormick 5K Walk/Run. Photo by provided
EKMW
From page 1 FOUR-SCHOOL HARDSHIPS Most of Section VII’s track and field athletes train on the same type of track on which theyÕ ll compete: a rubberized 400 meter loop that allows spikes, offering both performance and a level of conditioning. The Emus have neither the distance nor comfort. At Camp Dudley Ñ a location, itÕ s worth noting, the team appreciates being able to practice Ñ the track is half the distance and twice as hard, cracked and unforgiving, yet on it they train. First, however, the teens have to get to the track. From the south comes a busload of Moriah athletes. Nearly an hour away from Camp Dudley, a handful of Keene students begin the slow trip over Spruce Hill, collecting Lions and Eagles along the way. Co-head coach Howard Hammonds explained that the hour-and-a-half round trip creates challenges of its own, evidenced by a team thatÕ s largely young. By the time some of the further-away athletes reach their junior or senior years, the long haul has taken its toll. Retention, said the coach, is no easy task when practice is a 45 minute trip. And then thereÕ s school funding, of which EKMW receives little. When it comes to uniforms, warm-ups or a team tent, the program has been largely left to its own devices. Then, a year ago, one now-former athlete came up with an answer. DAN MCCORMICK 5K Halie Snyder has left an impressive legacy at EKMW. The Moriah runner not only ran through Section VII in the 400 meter, but the state was well, taking the Division II track and field title at that distance in 2014. On top of what she did on the track, for a se-
nior project, Snyder decided to organize a fundraising race that would benefit the Emus. “The team that I was on didn’t have much funding,Ó said Snyder, who is now the fastest incoming freshman on the track and field team at SUNY Albany. “New unis, new blocks, new essentials Ð what they had was old and broken.Ó With the idea in place, it needed a name. Dan McCormick is a lifelong friend of Hammonds, a bond that started 40 years ago when McCormick was a graduate student and assistant coach with Hammonds. He was also a runner until a stroke left him paralyzed. The race, thought Snyder and Hammonds, could be run in his name. The first 5K was a success. Three thousand dollars were raised through donations and entry fees, money that went toward jerseys and a tent for the Emu athletes. Snyder may have moved on to college, but in ways, sheÕ s still a part of the team. She stays in touch through Facebook and phone calls, reaching out to Hammonds at times for coaching advice. The race she started is entering its second running on May 3 at Camp Dudley, giving the next generation of Emu athletes a leg to stand on, and so far the support is promising. As of April 20, the team broke the $2,000 mark in funds raised. StewartÕ s Shops donated earlier in the month, promising both money and food for the event, and plenty more local businesses followed suit — Egglefield Ford, Adirondack Auto, Adirondack Chevrolet, NAPA Auto Parts and the Westport Hotel, to name a few Ñ as well as local families. The giving hasn’t stopped there. Earlier this April, EKMW was pledged a significant gift — the Lewis Family Farm announced that it would match, dollar for dollar, whatever the team can raise through the race. With that, the value of every donation has since doubled, putting the team past halfway to its $7,500 goal. Ò This is just a chance to help kids in the community,Ó Sandy Lewis said of the decision to support the team. “Those who have the ability and desire, who know they may rise, they wonÕ t
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Runners make their way through Camp Dudley in the 2014 Dan McCormick 5K Walk/Run, an event that raised $3,000 for EKMW. The team hopes to push that figure to $7,500 in this year’s May 3 race. With $2,000 raised so far and the Lewis Family Farms’ pledge to match every dollar raised, the Emus are halfway there. Photo by provided
get there if they don’t have track shoes.” Lewis likened the EKMW experience to that of Jim Thorpe, an athlete of Native American and European descent who excelled across a spectrum of sports, from football to the Olympic decathlon and pentathlon in which he took gold medals in 1912. Thorpe, said Lewis, wasnÕ t afforded perfect practice conditions but got himself to the top by way of his own will. Ò These are kids who want to be better,Ó Lewis said. Ò All of it requires character. This is a chance for them to develop character. They don’t have to go to the Olympics to prove themselves. Ò We were thrilled to be asked,Ó he later added. “The team will have our support. We hope others will share, that leaders and parents will find the way.” RUN LIKE A KENYAN Wearing a bright green team sweatshirt with Ò Run like a KenyanÓ inscribed on the back, Jarron Boyle helped organize his teammates while the coaches organized uniforms and team photos. Boyle, a runner from Moriah, competes in the 110 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles and a 4x800 relay group that aspires for a trip to states. Ò Being part of EKMW brings together a lot of competition,Ó Boyle said, outlining high hopes for both himself individually and with Jon Gay, Joe King and Tom Maron in the 4x800. Ò Halie is a big inspiration to us all.Ó Boyle was one of a handful of athletes who said that despite the challenges of being a combined team, the experience has its highs as well Ñ namely the coming together of students from different communities. “The bus ride gives us a chance to bond instead of just going out and start running,Ó said Wesley Whalen of Elizabethtown. Ò When we get here, we still have time to bond with Moriah.Ó Myra Adams, another Elizabethtown runner who made an appearance at the state cross country championship in the fall, echoed the sentiment. “I think having the four schools come together, there are so many more opportunities for the athletes,Ó she said. Ò I feel like it builds the athletes more. We donÕ t go to school with our teammates every day. I feel like it makes us a closer family.Ó Despite the team’s relatively small size and its struggles, itÕ s produced some strong talent. While SnyderÕ s state title shines brightly, there’s a chance that she’ll have company in the future. Jon Gay may be one of them. The Westport junior doesnÕ t take the bus to practice Ñ he runs, at times totaling 15 miles in a day. His personal record in the mile is a blistering 4:29.92, currently good for 10th in the state, and he has his sights set on getting the time under 4:20. While Gay said it’s good to meet new people, he doesn’t view being on the team as a social event, but rather a challenge not unlike the sport in which he competes. Ò It takes a lot more dedication than other schools,” Gay explained. “You have to be willing to drive place son your own, you’re not relying on the school to do everything. You’re relying on yourself to get things done.Ó Gay, who is also ranked eighth in New York in the 3,000 meter run, isnÕ t alone when it comes to solid statewide comparison. Braden Swan is first amongst seventh graders in the 200 while Kaiden Sears, an eighth grader, holds second in the state in that grade. Tom Maron, another Emu coming off of state championship appearances in both cross country and indoor track, said that being on a team of peers from four different schools has made for relationships he may not have otherwise had. While he explained that the practice conditions werenÕ t Ò particularly discouraging,Ó the support behind the team means plenty. Ò ItÕ s so important,Ó said Maron of the Dan McCormick 5K and local help. Ò ItÕ s really great
to have the community behind us and to know they support us in what weÕ re doing. People helping us to do what we love — it’s just a really great feeling.Ó While the four runners differed some on what itÕ s like to be an Emu, there was one aspect on which all four agreed: the influence of those leading them. SUGAR AND VINEGAR Howard Hammonds and Luis Garnica couldnÕ t fall much farther apart on the coaching spectrum. There’s Garnica – Coach Sugar, others call him Ð playing good cop to Hammonds’ Coach Vinegar. The nickname is fitting. He doesn’t coddle athletes, but if a runner gives him dedication, heÕ ll reciprocate with a wealth of experience. Hammonds ended up a runner by chance. As a high school sophomore pole vaulter, he was asked to set pace for runners practicing the mile, running it in 5:12 in a pair of sneakers. A year later, he was under 4:30. Ò I was a fanatic,Ó Hammonds said, explaining an immersion into the sport through training and books. He went on to take the Pennsylvania high school state championship in cross country before setting a course record as a freshman at the University of Georgia. Later, he took a job at Penn State Berks Campus and learned to recruit Ò ethically and morallyÓ from legendary Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno. Through the junior college program he groomed All-American runners, and later spent three years developing the cross country and track and field programs at SUNY Plattsburgh. Soon after he was in Saudi Arabia coaching the national team, though a trip to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow was nixed when the country was among those to boycott the games. Now it’s the Emus on the receiving end of his tell-it-like-it-is coaching style that earned him the Vinegar nickname. Ò HeÕ s a big inspiration to all of us,Ó Boyle said. Ò As much as he hells, you need somebody to bust your chops and get you in gear and focused.Ó Having Garnica there as a co-coach, added Boyle, makes for the perfect combination. Adams agreed, likening Couch SugarÕ s style to that of a Ò big brother.Ó She said the two balance each other well Ñ Hammonds knows when to push, Garnica knows when to help. “What he did was give me the mental and physical strength that I needed to make it to where I am today,Ó Snyder said of Hammonds. Ò IÕ m so glad that I got to work with him for that year. It made a huge difference.Ó While HammondsÕ approach has been at times a lightning rod for criticism, he has stood by his approach. In a recent post on the EKMW Facebook page, he likened varsity sports to advanced classes: an opportunity for the dedicated student: Ò If you donÕ t want to be the best you can be, I am not the coach for you,Ó Hammonds wrote. “To this end, I love coaching with Garnica, because it gives athletes a choice. And I enjoy his company and wisdom.Ó Garnica, in a post an hour prior to Hammonds’, explained that what may be perceived as “mean” comes from a place of love and care. ItÕ s just communicated differently. Hammonds explained that when he had a coach who pushed him to achieve all that he could, we wound up a state champion, a college graduate and an international coach Ñ a baton he may be passing along to EKMW athletes today. “I learn a lot from him,” said Gay. “He’s always pushing. Work, work, work Ñ work pays off over anything. If you’re dedicated you’ll reach your goals.Ó He paused, then he laughed. “That vinegar is really strong. That’s potent stuff.Ó For more information on the Dan McCormick 5K Walk/Run or to donate, visit www.ekmwtrack.org or the teamÕ s Facebook page, Ò Ekmw Track Team.Ó
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The Week in Sports
Softball
AuSable Valley 5, Lake Placid 4 CLINTONVILLE — Even down four with three outs to play, the Patriots found a way to come from behind and top the Blue Bombers 5-4 on April 14. Lake Placid built its lead through the first four innings and held the home team scoreless over 18 outs before the final series of runs. Madison Rondeau earned the win on the mound, striking out five batters to go along with four walks, while Emily Barney took the loss. The Blue Bombers led in hits 7-4 and were the beneficiaries of three Patriots errors before the seventh inning turned the tables. Lake Placid 10, Northern Adirondack 3 ELLENBURG — After surrendering the lead in the bottom of the second inning, the Blue Bombers regrouped with eight unanswered runs to top the Bobcats 10-3 on April 16. Lake Placid went up 2-0 in the top of the first before Northern Adirondack answered with three runs in the bottom of the second before its offense fell flat. The Bobcats won the hit battle 10-7 but failed to send as many home. Carissa Kennedy picked up the win on the mound with three earned runs while Emily Peryea took the loss. Lizzie Bimonte added the games lone double for Lake Placid. Peru 20, Saranac Lake 4 PERU — The Lady Indians took advantage of 13 hits and seven Red Storm errors as they earned the 20-4 win on April 16. Peru got rolling with a six run opening inning before tagging on 13 more in the bottom of the third. Saranac Lake sent three runners home in the following inning, but the deficit was too much for the visitors to overcome. Kelly Neenan picked up the win on the mound for Peru while Saranac LakeÕ s Shanna Buckley took the loss. Brittany Miner had a home run and a double for the Indians while Katie Ulivia also took second on a hit. Saranac LakeÕ s lone extra base hit came from Buckey with a double.
Salmon River 6, Tupper Lake 0 FORT COVINGTON — The Shamrocks held the Ladyjacks scoreless as they picked up a 6-0 win on April 17. Tupper Lake’s Bree Staves connected on two hits at the place but the team was unable to send anyone home in the season opener. Salmon River’s Lauren Martin picked up four hits on as many tries in the victory. Beekmantown 14, Saranac Lake 13 BEEKMANTOWN Ñ After falling behind early, the Eagles came out on the winning side of a hitting dual against the Red Storm 14-13 on April 18. Saranac Lake went up 9-1 through the top of the third inning before Beekmantown got itself back into the game, sending four home in the bottom of the third and another four in the fourth. The visiting Red Storm went back up in the top of the seventh with two runs that gave them a 13-11 lead with three outs to play, but the Eagles’ three runs at the end gave them the win. Michaela LaFountain collected the win on the mound for Beekmantown while Saranac LakeÕ s Katie Burgess took the narrow loss. AuSable Valley 5, Lake Placid 1 CLINTONVILLE — The Patriots made the most out of the opening inning against the Blue Bombers, sending five runners home for the 5-1 win on April 18. Madison Rondeau struck out seven batters for the win as Lake Placid managed a lone run in the top of the fifth inning despite the team’s six hits. AuSable Valley, meanwhile, fared well at the plate as five runners made it home on seven hits. Rondeau doubled while Vanessa Garrow and Madison McCabe belted triples. Carissa Kennedy took the loss for Lake Placid, striking out six, while teammate Lizzie Bimonte tallied a triple in the setback.
Baseball
Peru 5, Saranac Lake 3 PERU Ñ A strong performance on the mound by the IndiansÕ Tristan Archambault helped the team to a 5-3 win over the Red Storm April 15. Archambault struck out five and allowed just one run in five innings of play. Peru led 5-1 heading into the top of the sev-
Saranac Lake’s Dylan Farr makes a leaping catch on a foul ball pushed sideways by a strong wind in the team’s 17-0 loss to Ticonderoga on April 20. Photo by Andrew Johnstone
enth inning. Saranac Lake drove in two more before the rally fell short as Andy Kneussle collected the save. The Red Storm’s Joe Viscardo took the loss while Ben Salls managed the only double in the setback. Beekmantown 19, Saranac Lake 3 BEEKMANTOWN Ñ A runaway second inning propelled the Eagles past the Red Storm in a 19-3 CVAC win on April 17. After scoring four in the bottom of the first, Beekmantown sent 13 more runners home in the second inning to build a 17-2 lead after two. Ryan Criss grabbed the win on the mound for the Eagles while the setback went the way of Nicholas McCabe. Beekmantown connected on 17 hits to Saranac Lake’s seven, including doubles by Brantley Marion and Justin Stevens. AuSable Valley 5, Lake Placid 4 AU SABLE FORKS Ñ After allowing the Blue Bombers to tie the game in the top of the seventh, the Patriots got a game-winner in the bottom of the seventh for the 5-4 win April 17. Kevin Strack drove in the game-winning run
to break the 4-4 tie. Lake Placid built a 2-0 lead before AuSable Valley sent three home in the bottom of the third inning. From there the home team broke a tie in the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings to collect the victory. Trent Bordeau took the win on the mound for the Patriots while the Blue BombersÕ Ryan Damp took the loss after taking the mound in the sixth. AuSable Valley’s James Carter doubled and Brandon Snow tripled in the win while Lake PlacidÕ s Chris Williams connected on a double. Ticonderoga 17, Saranac Lake 0 SARANAC LAKE Ñ Ryan Trudeau pitched the bulk of a no-hitter before Dalton Granger finished it off, leading the Sentinels in a 17-0 win over the Red Storm April 20. Ticonderoga held a slimmer 5-0 lead heading into the sixth inning before a 12-run outburst opened up the game. Trudeau struck out four batters while the team picked up 15 hits at the place, including doubles by Evan Graney, Brody Rocque, Cole Mars and Caleb Munson. Saranac LakeÕ s Ben Salls took the loss on the mound, striking out three and allowing seven hits.
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Essex County officials have set May 30 as a drop-dead date to vacate the central senior meal kitchen in Elizabethtown. A state department of health inspection last year of the aging building revealed numerous violations that officials have deemed too costly to repair. Photo by Pete DeMola
Heat is on to relocate county nutrition kitchen
By Pete DeMola
pete@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ By the end of next month, staffers at Essex CountyÕ s central kitchen for senior meal production will hit the lights and the last dish of steamed vegetables will roll off the assembly line. County officials have set a internal deadline of May 30 to shut down operations. The facility, located at the corner of Hand Avenue and Court Street, has a wealth of problems, including black mold in hard-to-reach places and numerous code and ventilation issues. A state department of health inspection last summer found nine violations. At the time, Office for the Aging Director Patty Bashaw reported that it would cost $500,000 to remedy the issues. Construction of a new building would be only marginally more expensive, county officials noted. On Monday, County Manager Dan Palmer asked lawmakers for authorization to get the ball rolling on a preliminary study for the construction of a new building at the countyowned fairgrounds in Westport. Stakeholders will then pitch the project to the North Country Regional Economic Development Council on May 15 with the hope of locking in funding.
Palmer said moving the kitchen, which prepares 1,400 meals daily, to Westport makes sense because the fairgrounds is already primed for water and sewer. A possible new building could also incorporate other county departments, including Essex County Soil and Water. Furthermore, the centralized location would serve the community well, Palmer added. After their preparation, the meals are dispatched to 14 nutrition sites across the county. State law mandates they reach the consumerÕ s plate with two hours of their preparation. Bashaw said officials were looking into the possibility of quick chill refrigeration technology at the new site that would remove that element of expediency. County residents aged 60 or over are asked to contribute $3.50 towards their costs. Temporary sites to prepare the meals have been eyed for the interim period, including the AuSable Forks Fire Department and the Mineville VFW. “We’re definitely looking at subdividing until we find a permanent solution,” said Bashaw, who added that the department has no intention to disrupt current service. It remains unclear what will happen to the site of the current kitchen once the county pulls up stakes. Ò Take that building down, make it a parking lot,” said Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava.
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Rapid Returns From page 1
Some even received nothing. Now, with the end of the school year in sight, the annual fi fth grade fi eld trip is in jeopardy. Over at Rapid Returns, the building sits empty; the phone, disconnected; the email address and website, deactivated. Timothy C. Record has exited the building. THE RECYCLIST The recyclist came into town not in a garishly-painted wooden gypsy wagon, but rather a late-model charcoal-colored sedan. On Sept. 4, 2013, Record went to the county clerk’s offi ce and fi led a DBA certifi cate for the modest wooden building at 219 Water Street Ñ Rapid Returns. Within six months, the business was humming with activity. Large plastic bags became hallmarks of the parking lot, the chimes of the beep-beep-beep of trucks backing in, packed with silver lucre, the sound of summer. Record, a former North Creek planning board member, became a familiar sight at community functions at which he portrayed himself as an earnest upstart with a penchant for civic involvement. He quickly landed a spot on the board of the Essex County Fair and helped line up distributors for the annual event’s fi rst foray into alcohol sales. He sold fudge and kettle corn on the local farmerÕ s market circuit. And he promoted Rapid Returns whenever possible. At a Westport Chamber meeting in August, he told members that he spent months researching what he called a bulletproof business model. He handed out cards: Tim Record, Recyclist. Ò No lines! No limits! No machines! No waiting!Ó The options were breathless: Bar pickup. Festival recycling. Group fundraising. And charitable accounts. “Fundraising ideas and tips available to insure [sic] your success!Ó it said. TRIP OF A LIFETIME Dina Garvey is Elizabethtown-Lewis Central’s fi fth grade trip advisor. School offi cials decided on Washington, D.C. as the destination for this yearÕ s four-day trip. With the new academic year last fall came the fundraising events to bankroll the $11,000 required to ferry the kids and their chaperones, some 20 people total, to the capitol: Bake sales. Spaghetti dinners. Pancake breakfasts. “These are 10-year-olds that work really hard,” said Garvey. By then, Record was a familiar face in the community with an ever-increasing portfolio of local organizations taking advantage of his fundraising accounts. Garvey joined them and for the fi rst year, the relationship was advantageous. Folks would drop their bottles off, Record would collect them, crunch the numbers and issue a payout along with an itemized recipient. Last year, the bottle drive last year raised $3,000. “He was honest,” said Garvey. This year, the fi fth graders hoped for a repeat, spending long weekend days in collection drives, knocking on doors and getting their hands dirty. And their friends and families, from September to March, collected their empties and dropped them off at Rapid Returns. NICKEL AND DIMED In January, Record came into Garvey’s offi ce and told her that he was going on vacation and that the center would be closed for a month. Record gave her a key to the building and told her to continue to drop off bottles. “He told us to fi ll up the room, and that’s what we did,” said Garvey. “I had a good relationship with him and didn’t even think about it.Ó January turned to February. In March, Garvey heard Record was back in town and stopped in. But the small sign on the front window had changed: For sale. And the bottles and cans? Vanished. All of them, the entire haul from that year. The building was empty.
UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS
Want to help the fifth graders? The class has a full schedule of events planned in the run-up to their trip to Washington, D.C. on June 19. Friday, April 24: Macaroni and cheese lunch with delivery Saturday, April 25: Bake sale and bottle drive Sunday, May 3: Bake sale, bottle drive and car wash (tentative) Saturday, May 9: Spring clean-up day Monday, May 18: Fundraiser dinner: Texas Roadhouse in Plattsburgh Tuesday, May 19: Spaghetti dinner take-out (ELCS) to accompany school budget vote Saturday, June 6: Pancake breakfast: Lewis Firehouse (tentative)
Garvey dialed Record’s cell. She called. And called. And calledÉ six times altogether before she received a response. Garvey said Record told her that he decided to retire. “I said, ‘That’s fi ne, but you owe us a lot of money,’” she recalled. After another email back-and-forth to settle up, Record arrived at a fi gure: $473.74. Based on years of fundraising experience, Garvey said that number seemed low, but there’s no way to prove it. She arrived at a conservative estimate of at least $1,000 in returns spanning the period from September to January. Family members, friends and other members of the community were constantly dropping off their recyclables, she said. Ò Community members stored bottles all year long thinking, ‘I went on this trip as a kid and I want everyone to have that same opportunity,’” said Garvey. “There could be thousands of dollars.Ó Owing to the lack of recipients, thereÕ s also no proof of who made donations, a loophole that nagged at other organizations interviewed for this story, because patrons simply dropped off their bags, trusting Record to handle the rest. Garvey pushed. And pushed. And pushed. “These kids raised this money for the trip themselves — it’s disheartening and it makes me sick to my stomach.Ó Finally, in March, she received a money order for $100 with an Orlando postmark. THE SCRAPE-AROUND On Nov. 7, a man named Andrew Bulmer logged onto Facebook and created an account for something called the scrapearound, a funnel-shaped ice removal device. “Simply put, the scape-around is the most innovative tool for windshield de-icing since the cassette case,Ó Bulmer wrote. Ò I will be posting more in the upcoming days and weeks to fi ll you in on how you can join the thousands that already know what a great product this is.Ó It was a pitch straight from made-for-TV central casting, quick cash for the holiday season. Six days later, Record, writing on that same page, announced that he had teamed up with Bulmer to sell the product at the Crossgates Mall in Albany starting on Nov. 14. The cost was $6 if you purchased four or more, he wrote. Ò They are a great gift for people like the mailman, paperman or someone you need a small gift for,Ó he helpfully added. Bulmer fi rst met Record while working as a bartender at a North Creek-area bar. At the time, Record was the general manager for the Upper Hudson River Railroad. Bulmer said he had no idea that by the time the pair offi cially launched their kiosk on Black Friday, Record had owed several Champlain Valley-area organizations an estimated thousands of dollars. Ò Holy moly,Ó he said. Ò I had no idea that that was going on up there.Ó The decision to go into the kiosk business was a spur-of-themoment decision, said Bulmer. He said Record came to him with the idea after learning about it from a guy from Syracuse who he met on the fudge festival circuit. In an interview, Bulmer said he split with Record the $10,000 cost of renting the kiosk from Nov. 14 until New Year’s Eve, when they shut down operations. They each came up with $1,000 for the initial deposit. The rest of the rental costs came from sales, which, by the last week of November, were brisk, according to a post by Record on Facebook. Bulmer said he couldnÕ t say how much the pair made without having the books in front of him, but said he broke even on the
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As Record luxuriated in Florida for the winter, rent stacked on up on the Water Street property Ñ landlord Mark Carpenter said Record still owes him at least four months of rent to the tune of $2,000 Ñ and Essex County residents began asking where their money was. Last July, Angela Wallace set up an account at Rapid Returns for the Elizabethtown Fish and Game Club. Ò He came to one of our meetings and said, Ô IÕ m a new guy in town, trust me,Õ Ó recalled Wallace. The arrangement was for Record to cut a monthly check that the club would use for items like mowing and repairs. But it never happened. Aside from a small payment in July Ñ Ò It was nowhere near what we usually had!Ó Ñ Wallace had to hunt Record down to get the clubÕ s money. From August to December, the payments stopped. “I haven’t seen a dime,” said Wallace. Like Garvey, Wallace said there’s no way of knowing how many recyclables were dropped off on the organizationÕ s behalf. Once she realized Record wouldnÕ t settle up, she encouraged folks to simply deposit the bags in her yard. Past campaigns for the Elizabethtown Fish and Game Club had generated between $150 and Ò two-hundred-somethingÓ per month, estimated Wallace, making the fi ve-month unpaid stretch worth at least $750. Other organizations reported similar experiences, including Champlain Area Trails, the Lewis Veteran’s Memorial Park Committee and the Elizabethtown-Lewis Ambulance Squad, who, for years, had received a cut from the Christmas trees sold in the Rapid Returns parking lot. When Record took over, he booted the previous vendor, but promised the squad the donations would remain the same. Ò We were under the impression that he would match the donation that we have received in years past,” said the squad’s captain, Patty Bashaw. “Once was Christmas was over with, we received nothing.” That money typically amounted to $650 and would go towards things like fuel bills. Bashaw said she wanted to clarify the situation for the folks who purchased trees thinking they were helping the squad. Record even withheld money from a cancer victim. Brenda McGee set up an account last October to assist with costs associated with her daughter-in-lawÕ s cancer treatments, a young mother of four. “It was money for traveling,” said McGee. “Or if we got shorthanded and needed something like diapers.Ó Shortly after Christmas, she went to Rapid Returns to drop off a bag of recyclables and noticed the vacation sign. Ò I tried his cell and couldnÕ t get nothing,Ó she said. After numerous attempts, McGee contacted Record’s girlfriend, whose son worked with McGee at International Paper in Ticonderoga, to crank up the pressure. “The kid was great about it,” recalled McGee. Last week, a money order came for $132.25. Ò That the was probably the whole amount that I was owed,Ó said McGee. It was postmarked Indiatlantic, Florida. ON THE RECORD After numerous attempts, the Valley News reached Record in Florida. “It’s a horrible thing that I haven’t paid the fi fth grade,” he said. “I fully intend to and I should have paid them a long time ago. I failed to pay them in a timely manner.Ó Record said he plans on paying everyone back and returning to Essex County. Ò Certainly, yes I do,Ó he said. Ò I need to speed up the process.Ó He declined to discuss specifi cs on the ice-scraper business and how he was bankrolling his Florida jaunt. Ò I had two businesses going at one time,Ó he said. Record said there are two sides to every story. Ò One side of the story is that thereÕ s a Adirondack businessman who has a wonderful record and kept track of every nickel owed and is an extremely slow payer,Ó he said. Record also declined to discuss the exact amounts owed. But later that evening, he changed his mind. Using the email handle Ò Harry Hudson,Ó Record emailed a reporter a list of the organizations to which he said he owed money Ñ some 24 accounts altogether. “These accounts are getting paid,” he said. “I have kept accurate records and fully intend to pay all these accounts.Ó Later that evening, he fi red off another email: Ò While I realize some of the groups are semi-public entities with many many members, I can not be the only small business in Elizabethtown and the adirondacks [sic] that owes money to people. I have been a town historian and general manager of a tourist railroad. The railroad owed money and it was never a public story. Lets get these people paid up and Denton Publications will have completed a great public service.” Does Tim Record owe your organization money? Give us a call at 873-6368 ext 213 and tell us about it!
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property in the Town of June 30, 1968 and adoption of the budget Schroon, State of New recorded in the Essex for the 2015/2016 York, more particularly County Clerks Office school year and levying described in Schedule Book 467 of Deeds, at a tax on taxable property "A", annexed hereto and Page 71 on the 10th day of the District will take 14 | April 25, 2015 • Valley News - Tri Lakes Edition made a part hereof. Published by Denton Publications, Inc. of July 1968,www.valleynewsadk.com to which place on Tuesday, May deed reference is hereby 19, 2015, between the The mortgaged made for PROPERTY a more particuhoursLAND of 12:00 noon and premises REAL ESTATE SALES REAL ESTATE SALES will be sold COMMERCIAL HOMES LAND lar and accurate descrip8:00 p.m. subject to (a) the rights Notice is further given of the public and others tion thereof. that a copy of the statein and to any part of the EXCEPTIONS UPSTATE NY of WATERFRONT! RUSHING STREAM- CHRISTEXCEPTING AND REment an amount of mortgaged premises 7 acres$59,900 400will feetbe of reMAS TREE FARM- 6 acresmoney which that lies within the SERVING therefrom all pristine frontage on bass $26,900 BUY BEFORE MAY quired during thelake! ensubounds of any street, al- that permanent easeAll woods, town rd, utils, gor1ST AND TAKE $5,000 OFF! ingsetting! year for school purley, or highway; (b) ment referred to in the geous EZ terms. Gated drive, views, stunning Deed from PREMIER Richard F. poses, exclusive of pubcovenants, restrictions REGION'S VISIT THE 888-479-3394 upstate NY setting! Drake PUBLICATION and M. Leo Friedlic monies may be oband easements of LIFESTYLE NewYorkLandandLakes.com Town rd, utils, terms! man to Niagara Mohawk tained by a resident or record, if any; (c) violaNORTH COUNTRY LIVING 888-701-7509 House for Sale Essex, NY 3 bdrm, Corporation, dattaxpayer in the district tions, zoning regulations Power MAGAZINE 1 bath Farm House, 1.4 acre lot ined December 23, 1974 during the fourteen days and ordinances of the NCLMAGAZINE.COM cludes detached one car garage, VACATION PROPERTY BY:in the Esand recorded City, Town or Village in PUBLISHED immediately preceding barn. For more info please call PUBLICATIONS which said mortgagedDENTON the Budget Vote/Election Clerks Office sex County RUSHING STREAM-CHRISTMAS 518-962-8624 or www.venpremises lie; (d) any on January 13, 1975 in exceptVACATION Saturday, PROPSunday DO YOU HAVE TREE FARM- 6 acres-$26,900. MLS#147141 state of facts that an ac- Book 582 of Deeds at turenorth.com and holidays, at theWith DisERTY FOR SALE OR RENT? BUY BEFORE MAY 1st AND TAKE $89,950 curate, currently dated trict Office toduring the Page 298. promotion $5,000 OFF! Gated drive, views, survey might disclose; hours of 8:00 a.m. to EXCEPTING AND REnearly 3.4 million households stunning upstate NY setting. Twn LAND (e) the rights of tenants, SERVING therefrom all 4:00 (DST). and over 4.6p.m. million potential rd, utils, terms! 1-888-775-8114 if any; (f) the right of re- that certain plot, piece or is given that a buyers,Notice a statewide classified demption of the United to authorize parcel of land containing ad can'tproposition be beat! Promote your States of America, if any; purchase of a a25-35 2.1+/- acres conveyed in propertythe for just $489 for ABANDONED FARM! 34 acres (g) the present condition the Deed from Roger M. wordpassenger ad. Placebus yourwith ad such -$169,900 Upstate NY farmof the mortgaged prop- Friedman and Joel J. to be taken from online atfunds AdNetworkNY.com or house, barn, apple orchard, Spectacular 3 to 22 acre lots callthe 1-315-437-6173 erty, which shall be sold Transportation and Friedman to Brian D. woods, long gated drive, inwith deepwater access- LocatMaintenance Equipment Bouchard, dated June 6, as is and without any credible setting! Terms avail! ed in an exclusive developReserve Fund will be STATE OF NEW YORK- representations or war- 1988 and recorded in 888-905-8847 ment on Virginia's Eastern PROFESSIONAL SERVICES placed on the ballot. SUPREME COURT ranties whatsoever; and the Essex County Clerks newyorklandandlakes.com Shore. Amenities include comNotice is given that an (h) the Terms of Sale Office on July 14, 1988 COUNTY OF ESSEX munity pier, boat ramp, paved election will be held for and provisions of the in Book 918 of Deeds at Roger M. Friedman and roads and private sandy ABANDONED FARM! 34 acresthe purpose of electing Judgment of Foreclo- Page 1. Joel J. Friedman beach. May remind you of the DIVORCE - Uncontested $169,900 Upstate NY farmhouse, two$349 (2) Board of EducaEXCEPTING AND REsure and Sale. 1087 US Route 9 Jersey Shore from days long divorce tion papers prepared. Only barn, apple orchard, woods, long members of the DisSERVING therefrom all past. Great climate, boating, Schroon Lake, NY Dated: April 2, 2015 one signature required. gated drive, incredible setting! fishing, clamming and Nationtrict. Two seats,Poor both that certain plot, piece or /s/ 12870 person Application included Terms avail! 1-888-701-1864 al Seashore beaches nearby. W. Bradley Krause, Ref- parcel of land containing for the term of three if(3) Plaintiffs, applicable. Separation agreeNewYorkLandandLakes.com Absolute buy of a lifetime, reeree years to fill seat of 2.932+/- acres conveyed against ments. Custody andthe support HOMES cent FDIC bank failure makes PONTIFF, in the Nicholas Disogra and Deed from Roger Drew E. Hanchett, Tracy BARTLETT, petitions.518-274-0380. these 25 lots available at a STEWART & RHODES, M. Friedman and Joel J. Brett Sicola whose L. Hanchett; BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE in fraction of their original price. terms will expire on Friedman to Matthew T. United States of Ameri- P.C. the town of Moriah. Lake view, Priced at only $55,000 to Attorney for Plaintiff 6/30/15. Cronin and Mary Louise REAL ESTATE WILLSBORO,ca;NY great hunting, and privacy what Reach as Notice many as MILLION $124,000. For info call is 2given that POyou New York State Depart- Mark A. Lebowitz, of Cronin, dated February 1.06 acre lot w/water/sewer/power more could you ask for. Call TENTIAL BUYERS ina central and Sebastian, Florida Beautiful (757) 442-2171, must be registered 24, 1989 and recorded THE ELIZABETHTOWN($26,000) or Above lot with ment 1998 of Taxation and Fi- Counsel Ashley at 578-2501 for more western New York with your clas55+ manufactured home come-mail:LEWIS voter to vote at the Elizanance; and John Doe One Washington St.-PO in the Essex County CENTRAL 2bd/2bath mobile home ($49,000) information. sified ad bethtown-Lewis for just $349 forCentral a 25the oceanlandtrust@yahoo.com, Clerks Office on March Defendants. munity. 4.4 miles Box to 2168 SCHOOL 518-963-7320 word ad. Call 1-315-437-6173 for beach, Close to riverfront dis- NY 12801pictures on website: School Budget 23, 1989 in Book 939 of NOTICE OF SALE Glens Falls, BUDGET HEARING, details or visit AdNetworkNY.com trict. New models http://Wibiti.com/5KQN LEWIS/ELIZABETHTOWN, NY MoDeeds at Page 150. Index No.: CV14-0327 2168from BUDGET VOTE & Vote/Election. A voter $85,000. bile Lot for Rent, Country Setting. ALSO SUBJECT TO THE In pursuance of a Judg518 792-2117 BOARD MEMBER ELEC- registration date of May 772-581-0080, 12, 2015HOME is being set in EXCEPTIONS AND Call 518-873-2625 Judy; 518-962ment of Foreclosure and SCHEDULE A TION MOBILE Can’t find what you’re HOME ALL THAT CERTAIN 4 BEDROOM RESERVATIONS set 4467 Wayne; 518-962-2064 or Sale duly madewww.beach-cove.com in the Notice is hereby given the Main Office of the UPSTATE NY WATERFRONT! 7 Hearing of District between the forforth sale ininLewis, NY from 518-637-5620 Gordon. a Deed that a Budget looking for? above action on the 17th PLOT, PIECE OR PAR14x80 bedroom, 2 acres- $59,900. 400the feet inhabitants of pristine ofFOR MasterRichard bedroom on floor to hours of 38:00 F. 1st Drake theSALE a.m. and day of March, 2015, I, CEL OF LAND, with the Let’s Go Garage & Yard PROPERTY FOR SALE: Rand Hill bath completely mobile Be sure to check out frontage on bass lake! All woods, fenced inF. back yard Drake buildings and improve-largeRichard Elizabethtown-Lewis 4:00 p.m.redone A register and M. the undersigned Referee Road, Beekmantown, NY. 11.67 home in shall the City of Plattsburgh, Sale-ing Thru The Classified Superstore ten rd, utils, gorgeous setting! EZ District, Priced Leo to sell Friedman, at only $79,000 ments thereon erected, Central School be filed in the Main dated named, our classifieds! in the Judgment Wooded Acres, Borders State low utilities, very affordable, Pricterms. 1-888-650-8166 or (518) 873-2362 situate, lying and being Essex County, New Office of the school disJune 30, 1968 and will sell at public auction NOTICE OF FORMATION 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201 Land. Private Sale. 518-492-7178. ing 518-293-8801. NewYorkLandandLakes.com York, qualified to vote at trict and will be open for at the front entrance of in the Town of Schroon, recorded in the Essex OF A DOMESTIC LIMITschool meetings in the inspection by any qualithe Essex County Munic- County of Essex and County Clerks Office on ED LIABILITY COMPANY District will be held at fied voter of the school July 10, 1968 in Book [LLC] ipal Center, Elizabeth- State of New York, and the school on May 12, district from 9:00 a.m. Name: Lookout Moun- NOTICE OF FORMATION town, New York on the being the same premis- 467 of Deeds at Page 12th day of May, 2015 es conveyed in the Deed 71. tain Chalet LLC. The Ar- OF LIMITED LIABILITY 2015 at 7:30 p.m. for until 3:00 p.m. prevailat 10:00 o'clock in the of the same from ing time on each of the The above mortgaged ticles of Organization COMPANY (“LLC”) TAY- the purpose of hearing forenoon of that day, the Richard F. Drake to premises are the same were filed with the Sec- LOR EXCAVATING, LLC. the report of the meet- five days prior to the real property described Richard F. Drake and M. premises conveyed by retary of State of New Articles of Organization ing. vote, except Saturday by the Judgment to be Leo Friedman, dated Notice is also hereby 5/16/15 & Sunday Joel J. Friedman and York [SSNY] on March filed with the Secretary sold, being that real June 30, 1968 and Roger M. Friedman to 18, 2015. Office loca- of State of New York given that the vote on 5/17/15. property in the Town of recorded in the Essex adoption of the budget Notice is given that AbDrew E. Hanchett and tion: Essex County. (“SSNY”) on February Schroon, State of New County Clerks Office for the 2015/2016 sentee Ballots may be Tracy L. Hanchett, Hus- SSNY is designated as 26, 2015 for business LEGALS Book 467 of Deeds, at band and Wife by Deed York, more particularly obtained at the office of agent of the LLC upon conducted from an of- school year and levying NOTICE OF FORMATION Page 71 on the 10th day a tax on taxable property whom process against it fice located in Essex dated April 18, 2005. described in Schedule the District Clerk. The OF LIMITED LIABILITY "A", annexed hereto and of July 1968, to which may be served. SSNY County, NY. The “SSNY” of the District will take VN-04/11-05/02/2015District Clerk must reCOMPANY (LLC) Name: made a part hereof. deed reference is hereby 4TC-78543 shall mail a copy of pro- is designated as the place on Tuesday, May ceive applications for Enduring Mountain agent of the “LLC” upon made for a more particu19, 2015, between the The mortgaged absentee ballots at least cess to the LLC, Flink Holdings LLC. Articles of premises will be sold whom process against it hours of 12:00 noon and seven days prior to the lar and accurate descrip- NOTICE OF FORMATION Smith Law LLC, OF FULL AND BY FARM Organization filed with tion thereof. 449 New Karner Road, may be served. “SSNY” 8:00 p.m. subject to (a) the rights vote if the ballot is to be LLC. Articles of Organi- Albany, the Secretary of State of of the public and others EXCEPTIONS New York shall mail a copy of any Notice is further given mailed to the voter, on zation filed with the SecNew York (SSNY) on in and to any part of the EXCEPTING AND RE12205. Purpose: Any process to the “LLC” at that a copy of the state- or prior to May 19, March 2, 2015. Office 333 Stickney Bridge Rd, ment of an amount of 2015, or if the ballot is SERVING therefrom all retary of State of New lawful purpose. mortgaged premises York (SSNY) on 3/24/15. Location: Essex County. that lies within the that permanent easeJay NY, 12941 VN-04/04-05/09/2015money which will be re- to be delivered personalOffice Location: Essex The SSNY is designated VN-04/18-05/23/2015quired during the ensu- ly to the voter. The Dis6TC-77609 bounds of any street, al- ment referred to in the as agent of the LLC ley, or highway; (b) Deed from Richard F. County. The SSNY is ing year for school pur- trict Clerk must receive 6TC-79219 upon whom process Drake and M. Leo Fried- designated as agent of M LAKE VENTURES LLC poses, exclusive of pub- Absentee Ballots no later covenants, restrictions the LLC upon whom Articles of Org. filed NY NOTICE OF FORMATION against it may be served. lic monies may be ob- than 5:00 p.m. on May and easements of man to Niagara Mohawk SSNY shall mail a copy record, if any; (c) viola- Power Corporation, dat- process against it may Sec. of State (SSNY) OF TEMPEST TRADING tained by a resident or 19, 2015. be served. SSNY shall 3/26/15. Office in Essex LLC. Arts. of Org. filed of any process to the taxpayer in the district Lauri Cutting ed December 23, 1974 tions, zoning regulations LLC at: PO Box 178, and ordinances of the and recorded in the Es- mail a copy of any pro- Co. SSNY desig. agent with Secy. of State of NY during the fourteen days Clerk of the Board of LLC upon whom process to the LLC at: 319 (SSNY) on 01/30/15. Keene NY 12942. Pur- City, Town or Village in immediately preceding VN-04/04, 05/09/2015sex County Clerks Office Leaning Road Essex NY cess may be served. Office location: Essex pose: To engage in any the Budget Vote/Election on January 13, 1975 in 2TC-77764 which said mortgaged SSNY shall mail copy of 12936. Purpose: any County. SSNY designatlawful act or activity for premises lie; (d) any Book 582 of Deeds at except Saturday, Sunday WILLSBORO STONE, process to Sanjay Mellawful activity. ed as agent of LLC upon which limited liability and holidays, at the Disstate of facts that an ac- Page 298. LLC, a domestic LLC, lacheruvu, 98 Brook Run whom process against it trict Office during the companies may be EXCEPTING AND RE- VN-04/18-05/23/2015curate, currently dated Ln., Stamford, CT may be served. SSNY hours of 8:00 a.m. to filed with the SSNY on formed including with or survey might disclose; SERVING therefrom all 6TC-79244 2/12/2015. Office locashall mail process to: 4:00 p.m. (DST). without limitation, man- (e) the rights of tenants, that certain plot, piece or KZ FARM, LC. Art. of 06905. Purpose: Any tion: Essex County. lawful purpose. Principal agement of real estate if any; (f) the right of re- parcel of land containing Org. filed with NY Sec. business location: 32 Kevin Fountain, 480 Mir- Notice is given that a SSNY is designated as ror Lake Dr., Lake holdings, and engaging 2.1+/- acres conveyed in of State (SSNY) on demption of the United proposition to authorize agent upon whom proPlacid, NY 12946. Pur- the purchase of a 35 in any and all activities the Deed from Roger M. 03/16/2015. Office: Es- Haystack Way , Lake States of America, if any; cess against the LLC pose: any lawful activi- passenger bus with such necessary or incidental (g) the present condition Friedman and Joel J. sex County. SSNY desig- Placid, NY 12946. may be served. SSNY VN-04/04-05/09/2015ties. to the foregoing. funds to be taken from of the mortgaged prop- Friedman to Brian D. nated as agent of the VN-03/21-04/25/2015VN-04/25-05/30/2015Bouchard, dated June 6, LLC upon whom pro- 6TC-77827 the Transportation and shall mail process to erty, which shall be sold 6TC-79855 Maintenance Equipment The LLC, PO Box 241, 1988 and recorded in cess against it may be as is and without any MAD RIVER PIZZA CO., 6TC-75987 Essex, NY 12936. PurReserve Fund will be representations or war- the Essex County Clerks served. SSNY shall mail LLC Articles of Org. filed THE ANNUAL MEETING pose: Any lawful purplaced on the ballot. Office on July 14, 1988 ranties whatsoever; and copy of process to the NY Sec. of State (SSNY) OF THE MORIAH UNION STATE OF NEW YORKpose. Notice is given that an in Book 918 of Deeds at (h) the Terms of Sale LLC, PO BOX 62 Essex 1/16/15. Office in Essex SUPREME COURT CEMETERY ASSOCIA- election will be held for VN-04/18-05/23/2015Page 1. and provisions of the NY 12936. Purpose: Any Co. SSNY desig. agent TION will be held on COUNTY OF ESSEX 6TC-79049 the purpose of electing EXCEPTING AND RE- lawful purpose. Judgment of Forecloof LLC upon whom pro- Thursday, April 30, 2015 Roger M. Friedman and two (2) Board of EducaSERVING therefrom all sure and Sale. YACHT CLUB WAY LLC cess may be served. at the Moriah PresbyteriVN-04/25-05/30/2015Joel J. Friedman tion members of the Dis- Articles of Org. filed NY that certain plot, piece or 6TC-79667 Dated: April 2, 2015 SSNY shall mail copy of an Church, 19 Church 1087 US Route 9 parcel of land containing Sec. of State (SSNY) process to 2535 NYS St, Port Henry, NY at trict. Two seats, both Schroon Lake, NY /s/ LEGAL NOTICE for the term of three (3) 3/17/15. Office in Essex W. Bradley Krause, Ref- 2.932+/- acres conveyed Route 9N, Ausable 12870 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- Forks, NY 12941. Pur- 6pm, at which time the in the Deed from Roger eree years to fill the seat of Co. SSNY desig. agent Plaintiffs, BARTLETT, PONTIFF, M. Friedman and Joel J. EN that the Town Board pose: Any lawful pur- election of officers and Nicholas Disogra and of LLC upon whom proagainst directors and all other of the Town of Keene STEWART & RHODES, Friedman to Matthew T. Brett Sicola whose cess may be served. pose. Principal business Drew E. Hanchett, Tracy business Cronin and Mary Louise has cancelled the Bi- location: 14224 NYS Rte Association terms will expire on SSNY shall mail copy of P.C. L. Hanchett; will take place. Monthly Town Board Cronin, dated February 6/30/15. process to 2 Sound 9N, Ausable Forks, NY VN/TT-04/18United States of Ameri- Attorney for Plaintiff Meetings regularly Notice is given that you Mark A. Lebowitz, of 24, 1989 and recorded View Dr., 2nd Fl., Green12941. ca; 04/25/2015-2TC-78980 scheduled for the last in the Essex County must be a registered wich, CT 06830. PurVN-03/28-05/02/2015New York State Depart- Counsel Tuesday of the month, 6TC-77167 THE ELIZABETHTOWN- voter to vote at the Eliza- pose: Any lawful purment of Taxation and Fi- One Washington St.-PO Clerks Office on March for the months of May, 23, 1989 in Book 939 of bethtown-Lewis Central pose. Box 2168 nance; and John Doe LEWIS CENTRAL NOTICE OF LEWIS June, July and August, School Budget VN-04/04-05/09/2015Glens Falls, NY 12801- Deeds at Page 150. Defendants. SCHOOL CEMETERY CORPORA2015. Bi-Monthly Town ALSO SUBJECT TO THE 2168 NOTICE OF SALE BUDGET HEARING, Vote/Election. A voter 6TC-77624 TION Board Meetings will reEXCEPTIONS AND 518 792-2117 VOTE & registration date of May Index No.: CV14-0327 Notice is hereby given BUDGET RESERVATIONS set sume in BOARD MEMBER ELEC- 12, 2015 is being set in In pursuance of a Judg- SCHEDULE A that the Lewis Cemetery September. ALL THAT CERTAIN forth in a Deed from the Main Office of the TION ment of Foreclosure and Corporation will hold its PLOT, PIECE OR PAR- Richard F. Drake to Ellen S. Estes Notice is hereby given District between the Sale duly made in the Annual Meeting at the Town Clerk hours of 8:00 a.m. and Richard F. Drake and M. CEL OF LAND, with the TO MAKE above action on the 17th Lewis Congregational that a Budget Hearing of 4:00 p.m. A register Dated: April 16, 2015 the inhabitants of the day of March, 2015, I, buildings and improve- Leo Friedman, dated Church Parish Hall, Rt. shall be filed in the Main June 30, 1968 and VN-04/25/2015-1TCments thereon erected, the undersigned Referee 9, Lewis, NY on April 27, Elizabethtown-Lewis 79670 Office of the school disrecorded in the Essex situate, lying and being Central School District, in the Judgment named, 2015 at 6 pm. Public is in the Town of Schroon, County Clerks Office on NOTICE OF FORMATION Essex County, New trict and will be open for will sell at public auction welcome. York, qualified to vote at inspection by any qualiat the front entrance of County of Essex and July 10, 1968 in Book OF A DOMESTIC LIMIT- VN-04/25/2015-1TCfied voter of the school 467 of Deeds at Page school meetings in the the Essex County Munic- State of New York, and ED LIABILITY COMPANY 79671 Place a District will be held at district from 9:00 a.m. [LLC] ipal Center, Elizabeth- being the same premis- 71. classified until 3:00 p.m. prevailThe above mortgaged es conveyed in the Deed the school on May 12, Name: Lookout Moun- NOTICE OF FORMATION town, New York on the ad! premises are the same of the same from 12th day of May, 2015 tain Chalet LLC. The Ar- OF LIMITED LIABILITY 2015 at 7:30 p.m. for ing time on each of the It’s easy and five days prior to the premises conveyed by Richard F. Drake to at 10:00 o'clock in the COMPANY (“LLC”) TAY- the purpose of hearing ticles of Organization will make Richard F. Drake and M. Joel J. Friedman and forenoon of that day, the were filed with the Sec- LOR EXCAVATING, LLC. the report of the meet- vote, except Saturday you money! 5/16/15 & Sunday Roger M. Friedman to Leo Friedman, dated ing. real property described retary of State of New Articles of Organization 5/17/15. June 30, 1968 and Drew E. Hanchett and Notice is also hereby by the Judgment to be filed with the Secretary York [SSNY] on March Tracy L. Hanchett, Hus- 18, 2015. Office loca- of State of New York given that the vote on Notice is given that Absold, being that real recorded in the Essex band and Wife by Deed sentee Ballots may be tion: Essex County. (“SSNY”) on February adoption of the budget property in the Town of County Clerks Office obtained at the office of SSNY is designated as 26, 2015 for business for the 2015/2016 Schroon, State of New Book 467 of Deeds, at dated April 18, 2005. Page 71 on the 10th day VN-04/11-05/02/2015the District Clerk. The agent of the LLC upon York, more particularly conducted from an of- school year and levying of July 1968, to which 4TC-78543 District Clerk must rewhom process against it a tax on taxable property described in Schedule fice located in Essex ceive applications for may be served. SSNY County, NY. The “SSNY” of the District will take "A", annexed hereto and deed reference is hereby
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