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Adirondack Cuisine Trail Association now a tri-county effort Organizers submit blueprints for proposed effort to state

By Pete DeMola

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LAKE CLEAR — Foodies rejoice.

A proposed regional cuisine trail network across the tricounty area passed a major milestone last week when organizers applied for official status from the state Department of Ag and Markets.

If granted status, the network will graduate from an abstract

Flower power Essex County 4-H clubs add color and beauty, order to fairgrounds

WESTPORT — A flurry of flower pots arrived at Essex County’s Fairgrounds on Friday morning.

From trunks and trucks and back seats, they represented the work of many young and helpful hands.

Kids from 4-H clubs all over the county spent the past few weeks digging in and Kim decorating “Flower Power” containers to Dedam brighten up walkways, steps and outdoor Writer areas for this summer’s county fair.

From Country Kids 4-H Club in Willsboro, Audrey and Finnley Walker, ages 8 and 11, arrived with their mom, Tara Valachovic, and pots in tow.

“We come together a few times a year,” Tara said of the county-wide 4-H youth effort.

“It was a lot of fun,” Audrey nodded.

The Flower Power project was one that all of the 12 young people in Country Kids took part in, Tara said.

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concept to an official route that may be eligible for state resources.

The idea of an Essex County cuisine trail was first floated in January by a local entrepreneur.

Since then, the idea of a self-navigated route showcasing the region’s food and beverage destinations has sparked a flurry of activity in the region and has become a tri-county effort, with a total of six possible networks now on the drawing board in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties.

The idea, said Jay White, the project’s architect, is to organize the region’s agricultural assets into a unifying brand and market it to visitors as a unique travel destination.

Progress has been swift. Following that initial meeting,

which saw immediate interest from local farmers, food producers and civic cheerleaders, an organizational nucleus was formed.

Dozens of letters of support were drafted and a nonprofit was formed to house an the new structure, the Adirondack Cuisine Trail Association (ACTA).

A maximum of 10 cuisine trails can be designated across the state. The ACTA has proposed six, two in each county.

The key is to have as many entry points as possible into the network. Each would be self-navigated along about 75 miles of the region’s most heavily-trafficked roads using signs as a benchmark. >> See CUISINE TRAIL | pg. 12

Lyme disease on the rise in Essex County

Hannah Tremblay, 10, of Jay and her mom Beth get ready to set up Flower Power pots they planted and delivered to brighten the Essex County Fair this year. Beside Hannah, her cousin Jeremiah Hodgson, 3, of Lake Placid, takes the whole morning in stride.

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Local efforts to combat disease dovetail with state, federal efforts

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week,” she said of the Willsboro contribution.

At Willing Hands 4-H Club in Jay, co-leader Beth Tremblay agreed that it made for a fun project with a group goal: to beautify the fairgrounds.

Her daughter, 10-year-old Hannah made five pots, two repurposing old steel pails and one colorful bunch planted in a cauldron pot with a handle.

It is like painting, only with flowers, Hannah said of her work, mixing floral colors with the different heights.

Hannah’s 4-H entry for Essex County Fair judges this year is a pair of old rubber boots she filled with flowers.

“The boots don’t fit anymore and rather than toss them, she wanted to use them for flowers,” Beth said.

Among contest categories in the 4-H exhibit this year are Planted Flowers and Unique Planters.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Lyme disease is on the rise in Essex County.

“Our Lyme numbers are off the charts,” Susan Allott, Essex County Public Health Department’s Director of Preventive Services, reported to county lawmakers on Monday.

Cases of the tick-born illness have doubled this year from 15 in 2015 to 33 to date.

Allott is working with Champlain Area Trails to install warning signs for hikers, which are also available on request for lawmakers to install in their communities.

The signs urge hikers to avoid tick bites by using repellents, walking in the center of trails and to check for ticks daily on children, pets and themselves.

The majority of those cases were contracted along Lake Champlain, Allott said. But despite the trend, she said it’s a misnomer that inland residents can’t be affected, including

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Historic Deer’s Head Inn reopens The historic Elizabethtown landmark is now reopened after 18 months

By Kim Dedam

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ELIZABETHTOWN — The Deer’s Head Inn and Tavern opened to great delight for miles around last week.

It happened with a small sign out front on a quiet First of August morning.

The word spread via social media like a wildfire.

Breakfasts and latte, dressed with cream hearts, and lunch dishes started streaming from the kitchen doors.

The sounds of clinking china drifted from the open windows like music to busy midday Court Street here.

Parker LeClair, a graduate of Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School and currently home from college, greeted curious and smiling customers at the Coffee Shop and Market counter, which was once the barroom.

“It’s been packed at lunch,” he said with a winning smile.

“Everyone is amazed by this. It’s really exciting.”

Co-owner Aaron Woolf spent many months with his business partner, Dr. Rob DeMuro, working to restore and renovate the tavern and inn, built in 1808.

“Well, we went from 0 to 100 in about 10 minutes,” he said matter-of-factly of the soft opening, minus any grandstand announcement.

There might be an opening celebration in weeks to come.

But Woolf suspected the smell of smoking brisket, turkey and bacon in the back was among the first indications that the Deer’s Head was about to reopen its doors.

Fresh hardwood floors, a newly sanded and (much longer) bar, barstools hand-crafted by local furniture maker Courtney Fair, of Westport, and a breakfast bar facing the county courtyard give a fresh wood scent to the airy rooms.

The front breakfast area, Coffee Shop and Market are new to the inn’s operation.

Local foods, dairy products and frozen meats are stocked behind glass refrigerator doors.

DEER’S HEAD HOURS: Market and Coffee Shop: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

Restaurant: Lunch served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Buckets of cut local flowers are offered for sale.

The market shelves hold locally sourced preserves, cooking sauces and oils and other sundries.

Behind the bar, “Blackfly Bourbon,” made by Gristmill Distillers in Keene, graces a top shelf.

Woolf said the Coffee Shop and Market addition and wooden tables hearken back to a simpler, likely kinder, certainly self-reliant time.

“When people would ride into town, they would eat at a local tavern and then go upstairs to sleep.

Then they would stock provisions from the tavern store for the next leg of the journey.”

While open for lunch all week, the first dinner was served on Saturday.

A resident of Elizabethtown, who ran for U.S. Congress in the last election, Woolf reflected on simi- Parker LeClair kept busy at the Deer’s Head this week, welcoming diners and market shoppers to the newly opened Coffee Shop and Market. The reopened mainstay opened for dinner Aug. 6. larities between the Deer’s Head’s Photo by Kim Dedam inaugural year, 1808, and this one.

“1808 was a very interesting year Additional kitchen staff started arriving about 10 a.m., after in American politics. The country was very divided at the breakfast. time,” he mused, elbows leaned on the table made from birch They started preparing for the tavern lunch menu, which his father planed at their home years ago. has Adirondack goat chili; summer minestrone and cheeseDivision then, much like today, turned on how much con- burgers with Dutch knuckle cheese. The menu has some trol the federal government should have versus local and state unique offerings: squash blossoms stuffed with sausage, or a control of municipal interests, Woolf said. harvest gyro with Mediterranean spiced eggplant and house What’s best comes back to what’s local, he said. tzatziki on grilled pita, among other specialties.

“We need to rebuild trust from a local level. Strong comLuncheon menu prices go from $8 to $11, and include munities need a strong focal point and the Deer’s Head has hand-cut fries or garden greens. always been a strong focal point for our community,” he said.

Regeneration is part of what the tavern looks to bring to the main thoroughfare in Elizabethtown.

“There’s clearly a kind of energy here on main street that we haven’t seen in a while,” Woolf said.

“And if we can be some small part of that, we’ll have accomplished our goal.”

Out front, settled in chairs shuffled on the old porch, Susan Willnus and Judy Martin enjoyed fresh coffee with their summer morning conversation.

“It’s wonderful,” Martin said of the return of the Deer’s Head Inn. “And the coffee is outstanding,” Willnus added.

“It’s the kind of place I like and kind of unusual for a small town,” Martin shared.

“I like the fact that they use and sell a lot of locally grown products,” Willnus said.

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Local sales tax revenue slows in 2016 State comptroller: Low gas prices continue to curb collections

By Pete DeMola

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LAKE PLEASANT — Local sales tax collections across the state have taken a beating during the first six months of 2016, according to the state comptroller’s office.

Overall, growth slowed from 2.6 percent in the first quarter to 0.8 percent in the second.

Regional growth is uneven across the state.

While the North Country as a whole has broke even — collections declined by 0.1 percent over the same period last year — the situation varies wildly between counties.

The steepest drop-off is in Hamilton County, where revenues are down 6.8 percent, or $99,000 over 2015.

Hamilton County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Farber attributed the freefall to two factors: Like the comptroller, Farber said low gas prices continued to curb collections.

The other is the weather, with the mild winter taking a giant bite out of snowmobile season, the chief economic driver in the tourism-dependent county.

“It’s pretty understandable that sales tax would be off from where it was a year ago,” Farber said.

The lawmaker hoped a strong summer season might mitigate some of the damage But paired with the tax cap, which clocks in at seventhtenths of a percent this year, Farber said budget cuts at the county level might be inevitable.

“That’s the nature of the dynamic in New York now, the appetite to see government and government services downscaled,” Farber said. “We expect to have another budget where we’re going make some hard cuts, and that’s the nature of the world we live in.”

Washington County also fared poorly, suffering a 6.4 percent drop.

Declines in Franklin and Clinton were more muted, at 2.2 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.

Motor fuel sales are the top contributor to the county’s sales tax, said Clinton County Treasurer Kim Davis.

Gas sales are down 29 percent for the first half of the year —

While sales tax revenues are slowing across the state, the situation varies by county in the tourism-dependent North Country.

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the second-worst returns in the state — leading to a $677,861 decline in revenue.

“If we had the same gas prices last year, we’d be $10,000 ahead of projected revenue,” Davis said.

Totals stayed firm in Essex County, where revenues dropped just 0.3 percent.

Treasurer Mike Diskin said while he was unclear as to what was driving the number, he surmised the county’s expansion of the occupancy tax to include vacation rental units, which went into effect this year, might have softened the blow.

Occupancy tax collections to date are $29,600 over last year, or about 4 percent.

“I think we’re starting to see the effect of vacation rentals,” Diskin said. “We’re having a bounceback here, so to speak.

We’re not overwhelming anyone with our stuff, but we’re still doing okay.”

Warren County, up 2.3 percent, was among the few northern New York counties who saw a bump, a measure Michael Swan, the county treasurer, attributed to their tourism-based economy.

While numbers were down in the first quarter, early summer numbers appear strong, he said.

“Right now, there’s a lot of people coming,” Swan said. “It’s a good summer.”

Thomas DiNapoli, the state comptroller, said the slowdown in sales tax collection growth reflects a three-year trend.

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year, followed by more robust growth in the second half.

“Recent economic projections suggest that sales tax collections will pick up again in the second half of 2016,” DiNapoli said.

The Empire State did have some bright spots. Despite the regional declines, local sales tax collections actually grew by a net $130 million across the state.

New York City’s 2.4 percent growth amounted to an $80 million increase, accounting for the majority of local sales tax growth statewide.

The Mid-Hudson region had the strongest growth at 2.7 percent, followed by the Finger Lakes at 2.5 percent.

Of the 16 other cities in New York state with their own general sales tax, 11 had increases. Yonkers had the largest growth at 17.3 percent due to an increase in the local sales tax rate from 4 to 4.5 percent. Norwich saw a 5.9 percent increase, followed by Johnstown with a 5.7 percent rise.

Five cities experienced declines, including Gloversville (5.1 percent), Olean (3.8 percent) and Salamanca (3 percent).

Free CATS workshop on sustainable forest management planned Aug. 20 WESTPORT — Champlain Area Trails (CATS), in conjunction with Shirley Forests, will present a free workshop on Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. The presentation will focus on sustainable forest management.

Speakers will include Frank Shirle, Tim Castner, Chris Maron, Gary Goff and Deborah Boyce.

The workshop will begin at 10:30 a.m. with coffee, followed by brief presentations by the speakers. After a provided lunch, the group will be led on a “woods walk” through Shirley Forest land to see first-hand how sustainable forestry can be accomplished.

There is no fee for this workshop, but pre-registration is required. For more information, call the CATS office at 9622287 or visit champlainareatrails.com.

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Plein Air Festival just around the corner Annual fest to draw nearly 70 artists to Saranac Lake SARANAC LAKE — Nearly 70 artists will converge on Saranac Lake for the 8th annual Adirondack Plein Air Festival on Aug. 15.

The Plein Air Festival provides opportunities for people to observe and meet artists at work, to see how they interpret the varied landscape of the Adirondacks and our communities, and to enjoy the final results of 3.5 days of painting outdoors.

New this year is a “Nocturne Contest” hosted by the NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery.

A nocturne is a work of art that focuses on evening or night. After 3.5 days of painting, the artists will frame up their paintings and deliver them to the Town Hall. Prior to the exhibit opening, a preview party will be held on Aug. 19 from 6 - 9 p.m. Tickets to the preview party are $20 per person.

Upwards of 400-500 paintings will be on display in the Town Hall for public view and purchase the following day, Aug. 20, from 12-5 p.m. Admission will be free.

For more info, visit saranaclakeartworks. com/pleinair.

Pictured at right: An artist at the Adirondack Plein Air Festival draws inspiration from a local band performing outside an art gallery.

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2015-16 Saranac Lake High School Academic Honor Roll 9th Grade Honor Roll (85-89) Jacob Alberga, Raymond Amell, Brianna Bandru, Zachary Baumann, Angel Beaney, Steven Bearce, Xavier Bickford, Justin Burke, Jasmine Fezette, Alexandra Finn, Anderson Gray, James Graziano, William Holmlund, Makayla Hunt, Abigail Leavitt, Jackson Leo, Kelsey McCarthy, William McClure, Heaton McCormick, Sabrina Parker, Austen Reyell, Faith Rothaupt, Jacob Shipman.

With Honors (90-94) Hannah Bradley, Samuel Branch, Kiana Carter, Edina Cecunjanin, Grace Clark, Colton Clement, Ryley Fischer, Brooks Fletcher, Karina Garcia, Danielle Gonyea, Stephen Huyck, Sophia Kirkby, Elijah Land, Marshal Moore, Jenna Morgan, Madison Reardon, Zoe Smith-White, Elizabeth White, Owen Yando.

With High Honors (95-100) Ayla Buerkett, Margaret Carpenter, Nathaniel Carter, Julia Chapin, Kylee Clark, Sarah Dalton, Grant Eckardt, Anna Ellithorpe, Zachary Ellsworth, Cassidy Everritt, Terence Fogarty Jr., Bruno Freeman, Marissa Gibbs, Adam Hesseltine, Mary Keating, Holly Lin Kurtz, Joseph Larabie, Mistre Newton, Quinlan Peer, Lauren Roberts, Erica Swirsky.

10th Grade Honor Roll (85-89) Hailey Aube, William Bentz III, Jackson Carlisto, Dzihad Cecunjanin, Colden Celeste, Sawyer Chase, Brett Dawson, Wyatt Foley, Austin Hough, Kailee McCormick, Madison Moon, Nicholas Murphy, Taylor Nolan, Connor O’Brien, Sierra O’Mahony, Arriana Patraw, Jacob Schue, Casey Sturgeon, Kiera Walker.

With Honors (90-94) Hannah Brogan, Jayda Buckley, Almedina Cirikovic, Natalie Dewey, Ethan Ecret, Benjamin Goff, Nicholas Hammond, Alexandra Hill, Jesse LaPlante, Tyler Martin, Roslyn McClatchie, Kaylee McLean, Kayleigh Merrill, Dermott Morgan, Madelynn Munn, Natalie Orman, Maggie Peer, Bryan Sullivan, Perry Winch, III. With High Honors (95-100) Emmett Bevilacqua, Maxwell Campbell, Louis Catania, Niklas Dahlen, Savanna Donaldson, Julian Gambacurta, Kevin Garcia, Hannah Gochenaur, Madison Grimone, John Holmlund, Rhiannon Hunt-Bull, Devan Kidd, Madelyn Mader, Michael Miller, Emery Swanson, Zachary Tracy, Ward Walton, Abigail Wolff.

11th Grade Honor Roll (85-89) Anna Corliss, Tanner Courcelle, Gunnar Cross, Halen Fobare, Iris Glinski, Michael Goudreau, Dana Holmlund, Katherine Holvik, Kathryn Hunt, Mitchell Jones, Elizabeth Loso, Liam McCloskey, Hayley Merrill, Samantha Mertz, Sierra Moody, Christian Murguia, Jacob O’Brien, Chad Ordway, Logan Purner, Mary Reid, Maria Rothaupt, Leanne Smythe, Jake Spadaro, Danielle Spencer, Alexis Stephenson, Brandyn Strack, Derek Strack, Alix Theron, David Tracy, Benjamin Tucker, Kyle Woodruff.

With Honors (90-94) Olivia Atkinson, Keegan Battistoni, Adam Branch, Eliza Cowan, Aurelle Fogarty, Ellen Goralski, William Gray, Aaron Hesseltine, Taylor Hesseltine, Logan Hochwald, Joshua Howland, Kendra Martin, Bennett Martino, Isaiah McClain, Jada Meadows, Donald Nadon, Eshna Prajapati, Lindsay Reeve, Randi Rondeau, Alivia Sapone, Makayla Schmidt, Connor

Smith, Drew Sturgeon, David Sullivan, Madison Sweeney, Ian Urquhart, Lorenzo Villani, Antonio Villani, Joseph Viscardo, Owen Wilson, Ethan Wood.

With High Honors (95-100) Jared Bandru, Andrea Boon, Phillip Buck, Morgan Farmer, Hayden Hartman, Hannah Latour, Elodie Linck, Taylor Murphy, Alexander Peary, Brittany Shumway, Kaitlyn Smith, Brooke Smith, Witter Swanson, Silas Swanson, Alexis Valentin.

12th Grade Honor Roll (85-89) Nickole Andronica, Caitrin Bodmer, Almelina Cecunjanin, Elsa Evans-Kummer, Lucas Gallo, Evan Hill, Noah Johnson, Jaclyn Latourelle, Molly Martin, Maddison Martin, Easton Moore, Chaos Rexilius-Tuthill, Ashley Roddy, Nicholas Salamy, Arianna Walton, Harley Woodruff.

With Honors (90-94) Kamryn Amell, Jayke Bickford, Joseph Brogan, Charles Carpenter, Connor Celeste, Nicole Charland, Alexa Clark, Kelly Dalton, Macy Fischer, Tristin Fitzgerald, Corinne Gambacurta, Brandon Gonyea, Bryce Hartman, David Irvine, Gabrielle Isabella, Joshua Karp, Caitlan Kellam, Emily Keyes, Tanner Manning, Lillian O’Connor, Maeve Peer, Alyssa Reyell, Jessica Snickles, Hannah Spring, Jordan Stewart, Erik Viscardo, Brooke Walker, Mathew Willette, Bradley Willette, Karina Williams.

With High Honors (95-100) Julia DeTar, Jacquelyn Garso, Justina Hewitt, Matthew Keating, Taylor Klaus, Austin Larabie, Brooke LaVair, Michael Monroe, Nathalie Munn, Danielle Patraw, Morgan Paul, Chloe Peer, Stevie Phelabaum, Lauren Reeve, Carley Sawyer.

‘Run the Colors of the Arts’ date set for this Saturday LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts Run the Colors of the Arts, a 5K Fun Run to benefit the LPCA, will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at Heaven Hill Farm and Trails.

Onsite registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the race will begin at 10 a.m. Advanced entry fees are $20 per person or $40 for an entire family. Entry fees on the day of the race are $25 per person or $45 for an entire family.

The first 300 people to check in on race day will receive a free t-shirt. Advance registration is recommended at lakeplacidarts.org.

The Color Cannon is back and better.

This time, they are mixing the Olympic region’s sports enthusiasts with the arts community by bringing more than 40 pounds of color. People will be transformed into a running rainbow as they run through vibrant colors at each color station they pass.

Not a runner? Not a problem. People can walk, skip, hop or roll their way to the finish line. This un-timed, non-competitive event is for everyone.

Color runs, held around the world, have runners and volunteers toss colored chalk powder into the air as runners pass.

The color sticks as the runners complete the course. Run

the Colors of the Arts also includes a Kid’s Fun Zone which provides a shorter race for the kids. In the Fun Zone, kids can also participate in fun activities and take crazy pictures of themselves covered in awesome colors. Adult racers will have the option of continuing on the race course for the full 5K experience.

NNYADP identifies ginger as high value-potential crop PLATTSBURGH — The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has released the results of field trials indicating that fresh market baby ginger produced by regional growers can sell for four times the price of conventional ginger sold in stores.

Buyers indicated they enjoy the pleasant, light and surprisingly fresh taste of the Northern New York-grown ginger, researchers said. Small volume, high margin ginger sales for fresh market sales appear feasible for farmers with high tunnel or greenhouse structures. For more information, find the Advancing Season Extension and Protected Culture Efficiency Project posted at nnyagdev.org.

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County, farmers hope to strike gold with new event Adirondack Harvest Festival set for Sept. 16 and 17 at the Essex County Fairgrounds

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WESTPORT — A new coalition of county stakeholders have announced the first installment of what they hope will be an annual event in the heart of the Champlain Valley.

The Adirondack Harvest Festival is scheduled for Sept. 16 and 17 at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport.

The debut event is a celebration of the soil, one that dives into the county’s fertile historical agricultural background while also staying grounded in the present — and looking towards the future.

Expect food, craft beer, a farmer’s market, live music, agricultural demonstrations, film screenings — and even a pig roast.

“This event was inspired by the recent explosion of small farms and locally produced goods and processing centers in the region,” said Nancy Page, an organizer and Westport Town Board member, in a news release.

Sponsors include Champlain Area Trails, Hub on the Hill, the newly-minted Adirondack Farmers Coalition (AFC), Cornell Cooperative Extension and town, county and fairground officials.

Hub on the Hill and AFC co-founder Jori

Wekin hope the event will help to harness and channel some of the undercurrents running throughout the county, namely the agricultural renaissance that has seen an influx of young farmers plant roots here.

Hopefully they’ll make a strong showing, she said.

“We are excited about this event in Westport,” Wekin said.

Supplementing the day’s events are a pair of CATS-sponsored hikes, including a hamlet-to-hamlet hike from the Essex Ferry Dock to the fairgrounds in Westport. Another will go from DaCy Meadow Farms in Westport to Ledge Hill before looping, again, back to the fairgrounds.

Jim McKenna, CEO of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, said this is exactly the type of flagship event that the county hopes will become a recurring draw.

ROOST will lend some firepower through a marketing initiative that will target Vermont residents, encouraging them to take the ferry across Lake Champlain. Planning is also underway with the Essex County Transportation Department to provide shuttle service to and from the site of the festival.

A second marketing campaign will reach as far south as Saratoga County and Albany.

But, McKenna said, it’s important to temper expectations.

“I can’t express how good it is to get all these groups working together,” McKenna said.

Hub on the Hill and Adirondack Farmers Coalition co-founder Jori Wekin briefs the Essex County Board of Supervisors on the upcoming Adirondack Harvest Festival Monday, Aug. 8.

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BRTF brings Dr. Suess to life in ‘Suessical Junior!’ Aug. 12-13 WHALLONSBURG — The Boquet River Theatre Festival (BRTF) will present “Seussical Junior!” Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 at 7 p.m., and Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. All performances will be held at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall.

The 19 actors that comprise the cast of “Seussical” have worked for three weeks to bring this musical to life. BRTF is

supported by the parents of the young actors and by many other community members and groups who contribute their time and talents and professional services, goods and financial support to the program.

“Seussical Jr!” is directed by Cherie LaDuke, with choreography by Jackie Robertin. The show is costumed and assisted

Boquet River Theatre Festival Junior’s present “Suessical Jr. held at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 14 at 2 p.m.

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by BRTF alum Kim Hughes, is produced by Gigi Mason, with technical direction by Jim Carroll.

The cast of Seussical is as follows: Abbey Schwoebel, Addie Stanley, Aubrey Sherman, Blake Boyle, Cooper Halloran, Eden Shaw, Ella Lobdell, Erica Klein, Gabrielle Mazzotte, Grace Kullman, Grace Stephens, Katherine Rondeau, Lawrence Lobdell, Liam Murray, Mackenzie Martin, Nathan Rondeau, Ruby Feinbloom, Sofie Fiegl and Thea Shaw.

Advance ticket sales are available at brtf.com. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children and seniors.

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Endorsements

o what end do we, as voters, value the endorsements candidates receive or give?

Presidential Candidate, Ted Cruz refused to give his endorsement to Republican nominee Donald Trump, causing many in the party to declare he committed political suicide, while others felt he stayed true to his convictions.

Conversely, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Bernie Sanders threw his overwhelming support behind nominee Hillary Clinton, and while it may have united the party, many believe Sanders sold out his loyal followers by giving in to party demands.

One by one we see folks in the spotlight throwing in their two cents, but do we really care?

So many factors go into one’s vote, especially for president since we are bombarded for such a long period of time with so much information. I wonder, if for some people it’s as easy as saying well if so and so is going for {name your candidate here}, well that’s good enough for me and I’ve made my choice?

With so many issues and so much time for candidates to fail, succeed and fail again I have to wonder if endorsements at even matter.

Let’s face it the debates are going to be earthshaking. With two debates going head to head against the NFL, chances are the football game will not be the biggest clash of the night, nor will it be the most discussed event the next day when everyone will be “armchair quarterbacking” at the water cooler.

This year, more so than anytime in my lifetime the choices are less than clear with so much on the line.

After the fiercely contested primaries for both parties, America has made it pretty clear we want a candidate to break the Washington mold, maybe even the two party monopoly.

I believe the 2016 presidential race will come down to the last few days before many decide who and even if they will participate in the vote. When it comes right down to it I think many want the person most capable of leading the nation, regardless of party. The one who survives this slugfest will no doubt be the one who proves they are capable of standing up to harsh public opinion, negative poll numbers and the inconsistency that comes from being less than perfect.

One things for sure, none can claim to be a perfect candidate this year.

So who cares what anyone else thinks? In America, we are independent minded and no one tells us what to do, think or how to vote.

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Stefanik should be more forceful in denouncing Trump

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btihaj Muhammad made history at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio as the first U.S. athlete to wear a hijab.

Of course, this is nothing out of the ordinary.

There are many Muslim athletes in the United States. Many compete at a professional level, and it was only a matter of time before someone passed the elite threshold and made it to the Olympics.

We watched the New Jersey-born fencer discuss on NBC Nightly News Sunday the challenges she faced, and still faces, due to her background.

We watched the interviews with her parents — Denise and Eugene, a retired cop decked out in a Yankees jersey — and recognize these folks, and their values, in ourselves.

Does Donald J. Trump?

Even watching sports, it’s impossible to avoid our thoughts from drifting to politics.

The reason is simple: It appears the Republican Party’s presidential candidate is so adrift from these fundamental American values — multiculturalism, diversity, fairness, tolerance — it’s tough not to realize that the past 14 months haven’t been a sick joke, and that someone who believes the exact opposite is just a few swing states away from the White House.

As Muhammad spoke on NBC, Trump was still dealing with the fallout from attacking Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Gold Star parents of an American soldier, Capt. Humayun Khan, who died in Iraq in 2004.

By now, the contours are well-known. But we want to touch upon President Obama, who urged GOP leaders to retract their support for their candidate last week.

“The question they have to ask themselves is: If you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?” Obama said. “What does this say about your party that this is your standard-bearer?”

Some say this is bulletproof logic.

Trump’s support among party brass can be broken into segments.

People like Chris Christie, Ben Carson, Gov. Paul LePage and Sen. Jeff Sessions appear to have tripped over themselves getting into Trump’s corner, craven political opportunists with limited shelf lives who saw which way the wind is blowing and wanted a slice.

There’s guys with gold-plated pedigrees, most notably, former presidents George W. and H.W. Bush, who have simply refrained from public comment — as they did when Obama ran for office.

There’s guys like Mitt Romney, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Ben Sasse and Jeb and most famously, Ted Cruz, who not only said they weren’t going to endorse him, but also left the door open to working against him.

Lastly, there are party leaders like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, who quickly fell into line once Trump clinched the nomination and have been cringing with every provocative statement and ill-advised attack ever since.

Nowhere is this discomfort more evident than with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro), who also appears to fall into this camp, and has very publicly tossed and turned over the profane political novice who is the new face of her party.

Even after he clinched the nomination, Stefanik only mentions Trump by name when reporters manage to wring it out of her.

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It’s become the death of thousand cuts at the freshman lawmaker’s carefully-choreographed public appearances.

Stefanik finally jumped into the fray last week when she criticized his comments on the Khans.

“Military families deserve our utmost respect,” Stefanik wrote in Facebook. “Captain Khan is a hero. While we can disagree on policies or politics, there is no excuse to attack our Gold Star families. Instead, every American should thank them for their unbelievable sacrifice and pray for them.”

But she didn’t make that statement until days after the fight was already boiling over — and after her Democratic opponent, Mike Derrick, criticized her for her silence, landing a rare punch in a race that has mostly seen him shadowboxing while getting tripped up by his Green Party opponent, Matt Funiciello.

Furthermore, Ryan and McConnell had already offered Stefanik cover by issuing similar boilerplate statements of their own.

During a campaign stump in Watertown last week, North Country Public Radio pushed Stefanik on the issue. The lawmaker said she would “continue to speak out when she disagrees with statements from Donald Trump,” according to their news report.

The real question is if she’ll do so without being prompted by the press, her opponents and her constituents.

We’re not naive, of course, and realize that it’s easier to keep your mouth shut and your nose to the ground.

We can’t imagine being a politician in this polarized climate. And Stefanik is walking a narrower tightrope than most, being a freshman lawmaker in a swing district who was immediately touted as a rising star following her election in 2014.

And that’s exactly why she needs to be more forceful in denouncing the candidate’s hate speech.

If you cloak yourself in bipartisan rhetoric like Stefanik has, then that becomes part of your responsibilities.

Hedging on rebuking the frontrunner of your party despite how nasty the rhetoric gets is not representing those values.

Is standing by while the nominee bashes people like Khizr and Ghazala Khan representing those values?

And refusing to do so just because he’s on the same team as you, well, that’s just partisanship at its core.

Stefanik always reverts back to the talking point that she’s focused on her district.

And that’s undoubtedly true. Stefanik has been a fine advocate for the North Country during her 18 months in office.

But like it or not, she’s tied to Trump.

This isn’t about her job performance — it’s about values.

Speaking out against Trump’s toxicity is the exact type of bipartisan North Country values we want in our representative.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TrumpÊ voteÊ aÊ voteÊ forÊ PutinÊ policies To the Editor: As so many people are doing this summer, I find myself watching altogether too much political action on the TV. In the process, certain specific facts are beginning to take shape in my tired old brain.

A little history is in order. In the fall of 2002, until April of 2003, I was one of a very small group of locals who spent their days, through snow and ice and slush, demonstrating in downtown Elizabethtown against the imminent attack on Iraq.

As a group, we formed a pretty good idea of the swindle about to be dumped on the USA. We guessed right about the level of truth of the Weapons of Mass Destruction myth and we were right on when it came to a prediction of the damage and horror of destroying Islamic cities and villages.

We now here in the USA find ourselves facing the fury of a quarter of the world’s population. Our little group just about got it right.

Let’s take a look at the Trump campaign. Have you noticed how the little facts are beginning to accumulate? We’ll start with the fact that Trump has totally refused to reveal his tax information. Next, he appointed as his campaign manager an individual with a Ukrainian background and a history of managing politics in Crimea and Russia.

Among some of Trump’s recent boasts was one about selling gold-plated real estate to Russian oligarchs here in the USA. Some feeble jokes about calling upon the KGB to locate Hillary’s missing emails have also hit the airwaves.

Here is my opinion about what the facts are telling me. I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think I am.

Trump cannot reveal his tax information because it would demonstrate the disaster his fabulous empire has become. U.S. banks have probably refused to work with him and the wily Putin is now very likely keeping him afloat and out of jail. If American voters buy Trump’s nonsense and send him to the White House, Putin and the KGB would essentially be in charge of American domestic and foreign policy. It might seem to be a bit of a stretch, but when one considers the quality of the majority of our legislators, it also seems to be well within the realm of possibility. The fact that our foreign policy is already largely directed by Israel should be proof enough.

It is time to get smart here in the big PX. Jim Bullard Westport

SeatÊ checkÊ boastedÊ greatÊ turnoutÊ To the Editor: The weather couldn’t have been better for the Plattsburgh Farmer’s Market Child Car Seat Check Event held on Saturday, July 30 in the Durkee Street south parking lot.

The turn out from the public was great! The Clinton County DA’s office was in their own area doing bicycle safety and distributing bicycle helmets for the children in the northeast section of the parking lot with Deputy Hilliker doing Child IDs nearby.

There were seven car seat technicians (including myself), two instructors and two volunteers that showed up that day to assist in the inspections.

This resulted in our handling 43 vehicles in three and a half hours. There were 61 seats inspected, 19 seats replaced (due to being expired or inadequate for the child’s height and weight) with only four seats correctly installed.

The two instructors at the event, Mitch Carrier and Michelle Sorrell, were able to sign off on those seats needed by the attending car seat techs for recertification purposes.

A big thank you to all the techs that showed that day to make this event a big success.

A special thank you to Mitch Carrier’s wife Dora and Chris Hilchey’s daughter Rachel for being our “concierges.”

They greeted the parents and guardians as they arrived in their vehicles and handed them the form they needed to fill out prior to the safety seat inspection. They also assigned them a number and made sure we techs took everyone in the order they arrived.

Our next event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Saranac Volunteer Fire Department.

William Bush Plattsburgh

TrumpÊ outsourcingÊ jobs To the Editor: The followers of Trump are evidently as un-American as he is when it comes to keeping jobs in America.

I recently did a search on the internet for products carrying the Trump name and found everything was made in countries far removed from the good old USA. I did the search after a Republican friend showed me a Trump cap made in China. His signature hat is made in Cambodia and his wearing apparel comes from nations such as Bangladesh and China.

His speeches about bringing jobs back to America evidently don’t include his brands. His “Make America Great Again” hat is made in China while American jobs are outsourced. In Arizona, there is a company called Arizona Cap Company that sells caps made by Americans!

All the products in the Trump brand are available from manufacturers right here in the good old USA, but Trump has one loyalty, and it is to himself.

He claims that the “liberal press” is rigging the election every time something doesn’t go his way.

All the items on the Trump/Pence campaign site are outsourced to these same nations without a thought to unemployed Americans.

One has to wonder what Trump means by “Make America Great Again.”

Could it be Trump who is in need of being “Great Again”?

If Trump really cared about American jobs, he could simply go to the Internet and type in “Made in America” and he would find manufacturers for everything made under his brand.

COMMENTARY His supporters make all kinds of accusations about Hillary Clinton without one shred of evidence. This is the Republican way, as they don’t want to muddy the water with facts. With Trump, no one has to make accusations, as he is the real thing when it comes to lying and outsourcing! A draft dodger who talks like a hawk and hides behind a wall of hate. He is a coward.

Trump has done more to damage American relations with other countries than any other person living or dead. His lying about his relationship with Russia’s Putin should tell his followers his utterances are folly. This is the worst presidential candidate our country has ever put forward and many of my Republican friends are aghast. I can’t wait for the response this letter will garner, as I am sure there is no defense for the truth. God Bless America and Hillary Clinton for standing up to the Republican bullies who are throwing stones. Those who live in glass houses should take notice.

Conflict of Loyalties

Gary Philip Guido Ticonderoga

ublic service runs through my veins, policy is always on my mind, and patriotism fills my heart.

As a young child, my response to the oft-asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” was always the same: “Madrid Town Supervisor.”

My response now, at 23, is not much different.

So what are the tenants of my political ideology?

In no specific order: 1. Fiscal conservatism; 2. Strict constitutionalism; 3. Peace through strength; 4. Free markets.

I believe that deficits and debt are just deferred taxation, for which my generation will bear the burden. I support a safety net, but not a safety hammock. I believe in comparative advantage and lovefree trade (specifically free trade done right, i.e. without cronyism).

I don’t think you can have free people without free markets. The consumer is always right, and central planners always end up being wrong, very wrong.

I will defend my right to bear arms just as vigorously as I will defend my opponents’ right to be wrong about guns and gun violence. I love the whole Constitution.

I believe bullies pick on the weak, not the strong. To continue to protect our nation and our friends, we must maintain a strong and innovative national defense.

But I also believe I should have the same rights and privileges associated with legal marriage as my heterosexual friends. I believe, despite my personal religious views, the government should not force women to abide by my views on ensoulment and abortion. Roe v.

Wade isn’t going anywhere, and I don’t think it should.

I will be frank: 2016 has been a political dumpster fire.

The party just ratified the most radically exclusive platform of the modern era and nominated a man who bashes the disabled, Muslims, women, prisoners of war, and a Gold Star family.

The party nominee has no apparent knowledge or regard for the Constitution, and he is a self-described king of debt. The nominee’s disdain for free trade is celebrated at his rallies, as is his proposal to disband NATO. I do not recognize this party — it’s not the party I proudly joined in 2011.

Is it really the party new, young voters are going to flock to?

I’m an eternal optimist, but I am not chained to this party, nor are my friends. I am, however, firm in my convictions. This liberty-loving free marketer isn’t ready to pack up his pocket Constitution and go home just yet, but this tragic conflict of loyalties (party vs. principles) cannot go on much longer.

SupersÊ operatingÊ onÊ assumptions To the Editor: First, let me say that I’m actually a proponent of County intervention at the Essex County Fairgrounds. Unfortunately, due to the misinformation that’s been spread and now spilled into the media, I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Monty’s letter (July 28 edition).

1. “Handshake” agreements were a regular way of doing business for many in the late-1970s when my family first became a part of the Midway Diner. Just because that’s not the way business is done today, living in the litigious society we do, are you saying we shouldn’t honor agreements forged on a handshake 35+ years ago, when a handshake meant something?

2. The Midway Diner could have easily been ready for this year’s fair. The fact is, the County couldn’t/wouldn’t provide the building/code information needed to do so. We had a plan in place to tear down the old building and rebuild in time, and at no cost to the county.

3. You said that we were presented an offer to place a vendor cart on the existing site. When, by whom, and to whom was this offer made? No such offer was ever made. The only offer I have received is an informal “offer” to appear before the board early next year to state our case to rebuild. I was told even that would depend on how this year’s fair went. I asked for clarification on what that meant or by what criteria they would be judging, but I have received no answer to date.

4. You stated we have been informed every step of the way. This is not the case. Since shortly after the fair ended last year, I have been the one initiating contact with the County, seeking information, not the other way around. That being said, I have received very little, if any, in return.

5. Finally, as you continue to insist that we did not build our building, look up the August 1993 (former) Valley News. You can verify for yourself, by article and photo, that we did “in fact” build our building. The Mason brothers didn’t even build the former building. They acquired it from a man by the name of Wesley Simpson, who built the original building on that site.

I would have been happy to discuss any of these things prior to now if given the opportunity. I would have much rather that than the committee itself operating on assumptions.

Scott Hommes Willsboro

BoycottÊ theÊ BudweiserÊ Clydesdales To the Editor: The Budweiser Clydesdales are appearing at Lake George on Aug. 18, with stable viewing before then at the Saratoga State Park Aug. 16-21.

Please boycott these events. Budweiser amputates the tails of these magnificent horses even though they do not have to.

This amputation is called docking, and it is a cruel and useless procedure that is done so that the horse looks a certain way. So much of the tail is cut off - bones (15 of their 18 vertebra), muscles and skin - the horse is left with a tiny stub. Some horses are forced to live with chronic or phantom pain.

The tail never grows back and I have seen many of these mutilated horses, miserable, when they have been turned out to pasture.

Instead of enjoying their retirement, they are forced to move all day long, stamping their feet, and shaking their heads to try to keep biting insects from feasting on them. Their useless little stub of a tail can do nothing.

Imagine you are covered in mosquitoes or wasps but cannot use your arms.

That is how these horses are left to suffer because of the ridiculous, brutal procedure.

Docking of horses’ tails was originally performed for safety reasons when horses were harnessed for activities such as hauling, logging or pulling carriages (Tozzini, 2003). The rationale given for this was to prevent possible difficulties in controlling a horse whose tail had tangled in the harness or reins (Tozzini, 2003; Lefebvre et al, 2007).

However, not all draught horses are docked and the inconsistent application of the practice implies that these horses can be managed adequately without the need to remove the tail. Simple and practical alternatives, such as plaiting or bandaging the tail, are available if necessary.

Fourteen US states have banned it along with five Canadian provinces and 11 countries.

The AAEP policy states, in part, that: “The American Association of Equine Practitioners is opposed to the alteration of the tail of the horse for cosmetic or competitive purposes.”

From the United States Humane Society: “We agree that unless medically indicated for the horse’s health, this procedure is unnecessary and limits natural movement of the tail, to the extent that it cannot be used to fend off flies and biting insects and prevents horses from displaying mental and physiological states of mind.” - Marty Irby, Senior Director of Rural Outreach and Equine Protection, The Humane Society of the US. Please, stop supporting this cruelty towards horses. As long as you go to these events, Budweiser will continue to mutilate their horses.

Briar Lee Mitchell, MA, EdD Wimauma, Florida

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AUG. VAUGHN WATSON ORGAN 12 Fri. CONCERT@ ESSEX COMMUNITY CHURCH, ESSEX, NY.

Friday: 7:00 pm

Essex Community Concert Series hosts Vaughn Watson. He has performed all over New York City and at the Annual Festival of Organists in New Jersey.

Admission: $10 per adult, $5 under 13.

Details: essexcommunityconcerts.org

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AUG. ETHAN USLAN PIANO 19 Fri. CONCERT@ ESSEX COMMUNITY CHURCH, ESSEX, NY.

Friday: 7:00 pm

Ragtime, jazz, silent film pianist, Ethan Uslan, is a 3-time winner of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. He has performed all over the world. Admission: $10, under 13 $5.

Details: essexcommunityconcerts.org 91526

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Material versus experiential

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ccording to a 2014 study in “Psychological Science,” experiential purchases — money spent on activities and experiences — tend to provide more enduring happiness than material purchases. The study goes on to say that time spent in anticipation of an event is overall more enjoyable than time spent waiting for a product. More happiness is not only better derived from spending your money on experiences over material possessions, but time spent before an event is more pleasurable.

Here are a few things to make your life more pleasurable this week.

On Aug. 13, the Upper Jay Art Center will host a summer fundraiser featuring four awardwinning poets; Chase Twichell, Roger Mitchel, Gregory Orr and Sharon Olds. Readings by the poets will be followed by a night of karaoke hosted by DJs “Howlin’ Howie” and “Jumpin’ Joe”.

A full bar and casual dinner will be provided. Tickets are $50.

In collaboration with the Adirondack Center for Writing, the Howl Story Slam will come to the Upper Jay Art Center on Aug. 18. The Howl Story Slam is an open mic storytelling competition open to anyone who has a five minute story to share. Doors will open at 5 p.m.

Admission is free.

The venue will also host performer Danny Schmidt on Aug. 20. Schmidt has been recognized by the Chicago Tribune as one of the most significant songwriters in the past fifty years.

Drawing comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt, Schmidt is considered a preeminent writer and artist. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15. For more information on these events, contact the Upper Jay Art Center at 946-8315.

The opening ceremonies for the Lake George Music Festival will be held at Blais Park on Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. Voted “Best Annual Event” by LG.com, the Lake George Music Festival brings world-class musicians to the North Country every year. The opening ceremonies will feature a free performance by the LGMF Brass Players and commentary by festival directors Alexander Lombard, Barbora Kolarova and Roger Kalia. For more information, or to view a full schedule of events, visit lakegeorgemusicfestival.com.

On Aug. 19, Montreal art-rock group La Tragédie will headline a performance at 7 p.m. at the ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh. Philadelphia singer-songwriter Juan Cervantes and local rock group Instant Narwhal will open. Tickets are on a $3-10 sliding scale, attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford. For more information, visit facebook.com/rotagallery.

Second City will return to the Lake Placid Center for the Arts on Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. Second City is a legendary sketch comedy troupe known for launching the careers of Tiny Fey, Steven Colbert, Steve Carell, Bill Murray and more. Tickets to the performance are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more information, visit lakeplacidarts.org.

Hyde Collection curator Jonathan Canning will lead a tour of the collection’s current exhibitions, “Durer & Rembrandt: Master Prints” and “The Hydes & Rembrandt,” at the Glens Falls gallery on Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. Canning will draw out personal characteristics of the two great printmakers and uncover the fascinating history of Louis and Charlotte Hyde’s purchase of the museum’s masterpiece by Rembrandt. The tour will be free with museum admission. Reserva-

Westport’s Depot Theatre will present the musical comedy “Murder for Two” from Aug. 12-28. Pictured here is cast mamber John Grieco.

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On Aug. 20, the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake will host a birch bark frame workshop with Mary Vianese. Vianese will teach attendees her techniques for building the perfect picture frame from scratch. Cost for non-members is $50 and includes all materials. For more information, visit adirondackarts.org.

The Ticonderoga Historical Society’s Irish celebration will be held on Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event will feature a living history military encampment, a meet-and-greet with author Liam McHone, a concert featuring Hair of the Dog and Loose Monkeys, several brief programs on the Irish involvement in the American Civil War, and more. Attendees are invited to the Hancock House free of charge for all daytime events. Tickets for the evening concert, which begins at 6 p.m., are priced at $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For more information, call the Historical Society at 585-7868.

The Olympus Piano Trio will perform at the United Methodist Church in Saranac on Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. Their program will include works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. A donation of $15 is suggested. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 293-7613 or visit hillandhollowmusic.org.

The Depot Theatre in Westport will present the musical comedy “Murder for Two” from Aug. 12-28. Organizers say the musical is a zany blend of classic musical comedy and madcap mystery. For more information, visit depottheatre.org or call the box office at 962-4449.

The Adirondack Film Society will screen the world premier of “The Night We Met” on Aug. 13-14 at the Strand Theater in Schroon Lake. The film is an independent feature directed and co-written by Capitol District filmmaker Jon Russell Cring. “The Night We Met” was shot in and around Schroon Lake. Organizers say the movie is about “the kind of unforgettable night shared by two young lovers that we’ve all had or wished we had at least once in our youth.” For more information, visit adirondackfilmsociety.org.

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SARANAC LAKE — A t-shirt will be dispersed to the first 100 riders at the fourth annual Adirondack Carousel-A-Thon. The event will return to Saranac Lake Aug. 13. WSLP will be broadcasting live from the Carousel for 12 hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The day will be packed with a variety of family-friendly events.

There will be bounce houses, a cash cube and more. For more information, call 891-9521.

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Advocates envision an entire culture sprouting up around the new routes.

While including farms and breweries are obvious, said proponents, perhaps restaurants will create new menus, for instance. Or lodgings will create immersive packages designed to drive overnight visitation.

Ernie Hohmeyer, owner of the Lake Clear Lodge and Resort, already provides a similar package for guests as part of the lodge’s Adirondack History Dinner series designed to explore the history of the region’s food culture.

Earlier this year, Hohmeyer was part of a group of Franklin County business owners and officials who were tossing around their own ideas for a way to drive tourism along the Route 86 corridor from St. Regis, Lake Clear and Upper Saranac.

Generating spending in that area has typically proved to be a tough nut to crack due to the lack of a downtown area, Hohmeyer said.

The group arrived at the idea of a wellness, nature and history coordinator before catching wind of the proposed cuisine trail.

Instead of forming their own nonprofit, they linked up with White.

“It’s a natural commerce route already,” Hohmeyer said.

“We’re just taking advantage of it.”

So far, 30 Franklin County farmers, brewers and restaurants have expressed interest in the two trails, Hohmeyer said (another route would link Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake along Route 3), a number he hopes will grow to 50 following more public meetings and informational sessions.

Clinton County, too, has jumped on board, where a pair of proposed trails would interplay with existing wine routes.

“We’re going to tell a larger, broader story to these trails,” White said, “as opposed to one focus on a particular product, like wine or maple.”

According to White, Ag and Markets indicated a preliminary review of the applications would be completed by Sept.

1, marking the end of the first phase of the application effort.

Following their approval, a second phase will require Ag and Markets and the state Department of Transportation to discuss signage and possible traffic impacts.

Those determinations would set the table for the final approval process.

If approved, inclusion on the trail will likely be membership based, White said, with participating businesses paying an annual fee.

“Food can be a real draw,” Hohmeyer said. “Our food, and our food history, is in itself a destination.”

Pictured above: A proposed regional cuisine trail network across the tri-county area passed a major milestone last week when the Adirondack Cuisine Trail Association applied for official status from the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Pictured here: Jay White, an organizer, speaks at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Building in Westport on Jan. 20, 2016.

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Lyme disease cases in Essex County have doubled this year, according to the Essex County Department of Public Health. Pictured above are signs that will be installed in high-risk areas around the county.

Lyme disease

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North Elba residents.

Lyme disease affects 300,000 Americans each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Cases have doubled in the U.S. since 1991, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, because warmer temperatures allow more ticks to spread the disease.

State and federal lawmakers have joined Essex County in taking measures to stay ahead of the disease.

This session, State Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) cosponsored two bills aimed at increasing public awareness.

The first bill would require the state Department of Health to design a Lyme and tick-borne disease prevention program to promote awareness of the disease and keep communities informed.

The second would direct the state Departments of Education, Health and Environmental Conservation to “develop instructional tools and materials to assist in the education and awareness program to protect children from Lyme disease and tick-borne infections,” according to materials provided by the senator’s office.

Both bills are pending consideration by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

A third bill, which passed the Senate, would require a state commission to submit a report on the impact of providing insurance coverage for Lyme and other tick-borne related diseases by May 1, 2017.

Health insurance providers are not required to cover longterm treatment for those who suffer from chronic Lyme or other related diseases.

According to her office, Little was successful in securing $75,000 this year for the continuation of a Lyme disease collaborative study by the Trudeau Institute, Adirondack Health, the state Department of Health, and other agencies.

At the federal level, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) touted her legislative efforts last week while stumping in Glens Falls, which include the introduction of legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct research on Lyme and other tick borne diseases.

The proposed bill would also “establish an interagency working group that reviews the research and provides recommendations so that we can better care for those affected.”

The private sector has also been shining a light on the issue.

Ward Lumber sponsored a seminar in June in Jay featuring three experts on the disease.

Dr. Lee Ann Sporn, of Paul Smith’s College, discussed how the increasing number of ticks found in certain areas of the Adirondack Park are behaving differently than in other locations where they have existed for years.

Sporn also referred to areas on the fringe of infected areas as the “leading edge,” meaning that despite low tick densities, these areas can be just as dangerous.

Education is paramount, she said, speaking to a crowd of 60 attendees.

Additional speakers included Holly Ahern MS, MT, cofounder of the Lyme Action Network, and Dr. Ronald Stram.

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County treasurer wins top award Mike Diskin lands Victor E. Martinelli Outstanding County Treasurer Award

By Pete DeMola

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TICONDEROGA — Once again, Mike Diskin found himself in a convention hall far away from Essex County.

This time, it was Long Beach, California, where the Essex County Treasurer in July was attending the annual conference for the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers, one of the many professional organizations to which he belongs.

Diskin had just wrapped up a one-year term as the president of the board, a stint that frequently saw him on the road, speaking to groups across the country.

As such, this was nothing new for the Ticonderoga resident.

The speakers spoke and Diskin sat in the crowd, half-listening. The bulk of his attention was focused on his new Samsung Galaxy.

But then snippets of the speech began to sound vaguely familiar, like the fact that a former county board of supervisors chairman had flown to Fort Worth, Texas in 2013 to attend a swearing in ceremony.

Or that the person being discussed was a former village mayor.

Then the speaker announced Diskin had won the Victor E. Martinelli Outstanding County Treasurer Award.

It’s a prestigious award. Recipients must serve as a leader in their home state and as a professional of the “highest caliber” in the operation of their own county office, according to the organization.

Nomination was a secretive process. Unbeknownst to Diskin, his peers had been collecting an intel file on the public servant for years, which they passed to a panel of judges who weren’t involved in the treasurer world, including mayors, federal rep-

resentatives and other public officials.

Being judged on his merits, as opposed to a popularity contest decided by his peers, makes the award that much more special, Diskin said.

As president of the NACCTFO, Diskin visited 15 states, lending his expertise and promoting the organization.

A big part of the job was lobbying for and against federal legislation, in- Essex County Treasurer Mike Diskin has been awarded the Victor E. Martinelli Outstanding County cluding Presi- Treasurer Award by the National Association of County Collectors, Treasurers & Finance Officers. dent Barack Photo by Pete DeMola Obama’s push to eliminate state treasurer’s association to become involved in tax-free municipal bonds, a financing option pre- the national organization. dominantly issued by local governments for infra“He is a tireless liaison on the state level of the structure and capital needs purposes. merits of the national organization,” Shields wrote.

Without the tax-exemption, governments would Joe Grisolano, treasurer for Crawford County, need to pay more to raise capital, a cost that would Kansas, was among the officials who recommendeventually be passed to taxpayers. ed Diskin for the award.

“We fought very hard to keep them tax free, and “Mike is an outstanding leader in NACCTFO we’ve been successful at doing that,” Diskin said. and always has a gracious and encouraging word Other efforts include leading the push to tax in- for everyone,” Grisolano wrote in his application ternet sales, a measure that counties say deprives materials. “I’ve never met a kinder and more dedithem of sales tax revenue. cated county treasurer.”

Prior to leading the organization, Diskin served Diskin said he was humbled. on the legislative committee for seven years.

“I’m not usually at a loss for words, but this took Delaware County Treasurer Beverly Shields said me by surprise,” Diskin said.

Diskin was “the guiding force” that encouraged the

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ESSEX — Nine thousand nine hundred and forty.

That’s the estimated number of fatal melanoma cases per year in this country. What is not measured in numbers, however, is the number of people who are effected by the disease, whether directly or indirectly.

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Peggy Staats is one of them.

On Sept. 23, the Essex Community Church will host its second annual Concert for the Cure. The event is an effort by Staats to raise money for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

The church supports her request to hold the concert there because they believe in the cause, Staats said.

Staats is a member of the congregation. So was her late husband, who succumbed to the disease in March 2014.

Last year’s concert was a great success, organizers said.

“In one evening we raised $1,500,” said Staats.

This year’s act is the Bluegrass Gospel Project (BGP), a group of performers with roots in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Originally formed for a one-night New Year’s Eve gig in 2001, the band discovered they had a natural chemistry.

PRICE $175,000 This encouraged the group to continue performing for $24,000 more than a decade; eventually adding Colby Crehan, of Pos$5,000 $95,000 sumHaw, and Kirk Lord in 2007. $183,000 $18,000 Since then, the band has worked toward building an eclec$91,402 tic repertoire and “exploring and expanding the tradition of $170,000 $20,500 bluegrass gospel,” according to press materials. $80,000 “The BGP has performed twice before in the Essex Com$39,000 $14,500 munity Church,” Staats said. “Both times, it was a sold out $1,000 event. People that couldn’t get tickets stood in the yard.” $18,500 $48,500 Staats believes that the Sloan Kettering cancer researchers $102,000 $288,700 need money to do their work, but they also need the Lord to $363,000 guide them in their research. $1,000 $9,400 “The Concert for the Cure is an attempt to join both factors $1,800 in one evening, and encourage continued prayer for doctors, $122,000 $2,500,000 researchers, cancer victims and their families,” said Staats. $149,000 $40,500 Tickets will cost $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and $310,000 under. Organizers are hoping to sell as many tickets as pos$168,000 sible in advance. $310,000 $132,000 “Any donations sent to Sloan Kettering by Aug. 31 will be $45,000 $111,500 matched by a large group of donors,” said Staats. Those hop$15,000 ing to attend are encouraged to call 962-2688 to purchase $103,000 $130,000 their tickets. $194,900 $70,000 $72,568 $172,000 $100,000 $67,000 $125,000 $157,500 $157,000 $122,000 $125,000 $205,000 PRICE $1 $8,000 $65,000 $137,500 $6,000 $4,225

Concert for the Cure: Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Reservations are recommended to ensure seating. For information, email essexcure@gmail.com.

Westport water advisory WESTPORT — Due to drought conditions caused by the unseasonably dry summer, residents of Westport and Wadhams are advised that the town’s water supply is low. Residents should restrict use as much as possible until further notice, said Supervisor Michael “Ike” Tyler.

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County Fair From page 1

For Hannah, the mix and match in pots is an intuitive process, one has cultivated in summers, working in the family’s gardens.

“She helps arrange flowers for a friend with a private flower and garden stand in Lake Placid,” Beth said of Hannah’s penchant for living art.

Hannah’s brother Ely, 4, and cousin Jeremiah Hodgson, 3, buzzed around the flower pots, unloading pockets full of toy trucks and rubber insects.

Willsboro Country Kids 4-H’ers Finnley and Everett Cassavaugh got to spray down the front porch, washing away leaves caught under the rails last fall. Their sisters and friends steered clear of the blasting hose.

Other kids cleared out the old Dairy Bar barn, pulling old exhibit materials out and sweeping.

Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Resource Leader Linda Gillilland helped multi-task with small groups of kids: pulling weeds, raking, washing and otherwise setting up the 4-H barns.

Gillilland said the morning’s effort included a pizza lunch for all the volunteers.

And once cleanup ended, this year’s group of 4-H Junior Superintendents met to put together a game plan. They will be onsite every day of the fair to monitor the display areas.

Static exhibits inside Floral Hall and the 4-H Exhibit Hall get set up on Tuesday, just a day before the fair starts.

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BINGO 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 AU SABLE FORKS - Au Sable Forks Library's summer story time begins on Monday, July 11th from 9:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m. for K 3rd, and 10:30 11:30 for grades 4th 6th.

The program will run on Mondays on July 11th & 18th and August 1st, 8th and 15th. We are pleased to announce that our summer story time will once again be hosted by Katie Haig. For further information, please contact Alison Follos, Director, Au Sable Forks Free Library. To sign your child up, please visit the library during regular hours: 518-647-5596 LAKE PLACID - SUMMER STORY TIME & CRAFT FOR KIDS, In addition to our monthly Sunday Storytime & Craft at 4:00 pm, starting from July 4th to August 29th, The Bookstore Plus will be hosting a weekly Summer Story-time & Craft on Mondays at 10:00 am. Our storyteller will read to the children, and then follow the storytelling with a themed craft project. All children are invited to participate.

Craft supplies will be provided at no cost. The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY, (518) 523-2950 Phone, (518) 523-3591 Fax

In all, Gillilland said, there are 30 4-H clubs in Essex County encompassing over 150 kids. Some meet after school, others are family groups, still others centered on farm animal programs.

Ages in 4-H range from 5 to 18, and sometimes a single club will split to accommodate different interest and ability levels.

“We say, if you can dream it, we can make it happen,” Gillilland said of the sustained 4-H programs here.

The budget might be duct tape and bailing twine but the kids accomplish alot by having fun, she added.

“They are gaining a start to many adult skills along the way,

especially in decision-making, learning how to take responsibility, and all with the promise of friendship and helping each other.”

Gillilland said the county fair is an important get-together for Essex County’s 4-H clubs.

By the time they finished, the Exhibit Hall was ready for the 7,000 or so people who visited this week.

“This showcases what they’ve done,” Tara said of the Willsboro 4-H installation.

“I think it’s fun for them to come down and see their displays and everyone’s projects. It’s like being a little famous for a week.”

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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

TUPPAER LAKE - Adirondack Health Community Outreach Series: Addiction- 6-7 pm on August 9, 2016 GoffNelson Memorial Library, Tupper Lake. To learn more, contact Eileen Mowrey at 518-897-2321.

THE ASRC FALCONER SCIENCE/NATURAL HISTORY LECTURE SERIES 2016 TUESDAY EVENINGS - 7:00 p.m.

Free admission and open to the public. ASRC WHITEFACE FIELD STATION 110 MARBLE LANE Wilmington, NY 12997 July 12 The Adirondack Moose Project. Visual presentation by Sharon Tabor, DECs Bureau of Wildlife Technician Discussion and multimedia presentation of the current Adirondack Moose Project as it relates to scientific research: the distribution and population trends of moose in New York, habitat selection, health monitoring and implications climate change may have on moose across the Northeast.

July 26 El Nino and La Nina Effects On Local and Global Weather Multimedia presentation by Conor Lahiff, National Weather Service Meteorologist. Highlights of general weather across the North Country with a focus on winter weather patterns, including a review of this past winter. Also discussed will be teleconnections such as how La Nina and El Nino affect the local and global weather and climate change.

August 9 View From Above: Seeing Our Environment in a New Light. Multi-spectral imagery discussion by Dr. Melanie Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Natural Sciences Paul Smiths College. We have increasing amounts of multi-spectral imagery publicly available for little to no charge that can tell us so much about our world. In this talk, we will discuss basic remote sensing of the environment, what a remote sensing of the environment, what a remote sensing analyst sees, how that vision compares to what we see every day, and how we can shift our perspective to see things in a new light. August 23 Climate Change: Whats Left to Argue About? Presentation by Dr. Eric Leibensperger, Atmospheric Science Professor, Department of Earth Sciences SUNY Plattsburgh

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.

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

WILMINGTON - WILMINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT Dog Days: Stories of Dogs in the Adirondacks August 19th 7 pm. Refreshments for this program are provided by the Country Bear Bakery in Wilmington. For further information, contact the Wilmington Historical Society at 518-420-8370 or email whs12997@hotmail.com .

DINNERS & SUCH WESTPORT - Roast Turkey Dinner, Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, Pre-school free.

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

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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

ELIZABETHTOWN – Adirondack Farmers Market, Fridays until September 16th 9am-1pm, Behind the Adirondack Museum.

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 - The Adirondack History Museum concludes its summer lecture series with a presentation by Steven Engelhart on Thursday, Aug. 18. Engelhart, executive director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) will present Essex County Architecture: From Pioneer Homes to the Cold War at 7 p.m. Guests are invited to stop by at 6 p.m. for a reception featuring light refreshments. The presentation is free for museum members, and $8 for non-members. For more information, contact the museum at (518) 873-6466 or echs@adkhistorymuseum.org.

SARANAC LAKE - Adirondack Health Community Outreach Series: Addiction 6-7 pm on August 11, 2016 Saranac Lake Free Library, Saranac Lake. To learn more, contact Eileen Mowrey at 518-897-2321.

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.

KEENE – Adirondack Farmers Market Marcy Airfield Sundays 9:30am-2pm until October 9th.

LECTURES & SEMINARS

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 Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. 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.

WESTPORT – The Adirondack Garden Club invites the public to attend a no charge meeting at Dacy Meadow Farm August 16th at 11am. Anita Deming, Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension Assoc. of Essex County will speak on farming in the Champlain Valley www.adirondackgardenclub.com

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

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

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

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

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

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 regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the Library. It is anticipated the meeting will open with an executive session. Agenda items will include personnel appointments and address any other business that may come before the Board. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend.

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UNITED HEBREW COMMUNITY OF LAKE PLACID CEMETERY CORPORATION Lake Placid, New York NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 To Members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation: Notice is hereby given that an annual meeting of members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation, a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation (the Corporation), will be held at the Lake Placid Synagogue, 2301 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, NY 12946 on September 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes: To elect Stephen M. Erman, Alec H. Friedmann, John Heimerdinger, Marilyn Heimerdinger and Sue Semegram as directors of the Corporation, to serve until the next annual meeting of members.

To adopt the new Bylaws of the Corporation.

To amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

You are deemed to be an owner of a lot in the Cemetery if (i) you purchased a lot directly from the Corporation, (ii) you are the heir of someone buried in the Cemetery or (iii) you inherited a lot. As the owner of full age of a lot in the Cemetery, as shown in the records of the Corporation, you may be deemed to be a member of the Corporation with the right to approve or reject certain actions by the Corporation, including the actions that are the subject of this notice. However, if there are two or more owners of a lot, then one of them designated in writing by a majority of them shall have the right to vote as a member.

You may have multiple votes depending on the number of lots owned by you, as shown in the records of the Corporation.

Your vote is very important. It is very important that your membership interest be represented.

Copies of the proposed Bylaws and amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation will be available for inspection by members at the meeting.

On behalf of the board of directors of the Corporation, we thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Stephen M. Erman Chairperson VN-08/06-08/20/20163TC-126233

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For 25 years, the Fisher House program has provided a “home away from home” for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes provide temporary free lodging so families can be close to their loved ones during a medical crisis, allowing them to focus on wh what’s important – the healing process.

PaperChain and this Publication are Proud Supporters of the Fisher House

With your help, we will continue to meet the needs of OF QUALIFICANOTICE our military community today, and long into theTION future.OF Little Porter

LLC. Authority filed with

NY Dept. of State on www.fisherhouse.org NOTICE OF FORMATION 8/2/16. Office location:

LEGALS HORACE & CONNIE LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/22/16. Office: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 38 Chestnut Hill Place, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-08/06-09/1020166TC-125815 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF KLK Flowers, LLC a domestic limited liability company. Art. of Org. filed with Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/8/16.

Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC

OF KLK Flowers, LLC a domestic limited liability company. Art. of Org. filed with Sec'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/8/16.

Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process served upon it to KLK Flowers, LLC, 5950 State Route 86 Wilmington NY 12997.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF Little Porter LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/2/16. Office location: Essex County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 46 Racoon Ridge Rd., Keene Valley, NY 12943. LLC formed in DE on 7/31/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT

Essex County.

Princ. bus. addr.: 46 Racoon Ridge Rd., Keene Valley, NY 12943. LLC formed in DE on 7/31/16. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served.

DE addr. of LLC: 1111B S. Governors Ave., Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

VN-08/13-09/17/20166TC-127003 SAND BAR TRUCKING, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/1/2016. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to

SAND BAR TRUCKING, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/1/2016. 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, 13 Gal Way, Willsboro, NY 12996 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

VN-08/13-09/17/20166TC-126495 UNITED HEBREW COMMUNITY OF LAKE PLACID CEMETERY CORPORATION Lake Placid, New York NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 To Members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation: Notice is hereby given that an annual meeting of members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation, a New York

UNITED HEBREW COMMUNITY OF LAKE PLACID CEMETERY CORPORATION Lake Placid, New York NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 To Members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation: Notice is hereby given that an annual meeting of members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation, a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation (the Corporation), will be held at the Lake Placid Synagogue, 2301 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, NY 12946 on September 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes: To elect Stephen M. Erman, Alec H. Friedmann, John Heimerdinger, Marilyn Heimerdinger and Sue Semegram as directors of the Corporation, to serve until the next annual meeting of members.

To adopt the new Bylaws of the Corporation.

To amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

You are deemed to be an owner of a lot in the Cemetery if (i) you pur-

UNITED HEBREW COMMUNITY OF LAKE PLACID CEMETERY CORPORATION Lake Placid, New York NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 To Members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation: Notice is hereby given that an annual meeting of members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation, a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation (the Corporation), will be held at the Lake Placid Synagogue, 2301 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, NY 12946 on September 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes: To elect Stephen M. Erman, Alec H. Friedmann, John Heimerdinger, Marilyn Heimerdinger and Sue Semegram as directors of the Corporation, to serve until the next annual meeting of members.

To adopt the new Bylaws of the Corporation.

To amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

You are deemed to be an owner of a lot in the Cemetery if (i) you purchased a lot directly from the Corporation, (ii) you are the heir of someone buried in the Cemetery or (iii) you inherited a lot. As the owner of full age of a lot in the Cemetery, as shown in the records of the Corporation, you may be deemed to be a member of the Corporation with the right to approve or reject certain actions by the Corporation, including the actions that are the subject of this notice. However, if there are two or more owners of a lot, then one of them designated in writing by a majority of them shall have the right to vote as a member.

You may have multiple

UNITED HEBREW COMMUNITY OF LAKE PLACID CEMETERY CORPORATION Lake Placid, New York NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 To Members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation: Notice is hereby given that an annual meeting of members of United Hebrew Community of Lake Placid Cemetery Corporation, a New York Not-for-Profit Corporation (the Corporation), will be held at the Lake Placid Synagogue, 2301 Saranac Avenue, Lake Placid, NY 12946 on September 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. for the following purposes: To elect Stephen M. Erman, Alec H. Friedmann, John Heimerdinger, Marilyn Heimerdinger and Sue Semegram as directors of the Corporation, to serve until the next annual meeting of members.

To adopt the new Bylaws of the Corporation.

To amend the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

You are deemed to be an owner of a lot in the Cemetery if (i) you purchased a lot directly from the Corporation, (ii) you are the heir of someone buried in the Cemetery or (iii) you inherited a lot. As the owner of full age of a lot in the Cemetery, as shown in the records of the Corporation, you may be deemed to be a member of the Corporation with the right to approve or reject certain actions by the Corporation, including the actions that are the subject of this notice. However, if there are two or more owners of a lot, then one of them designated in writing by a majority of them shall have the right to vote as a member.

You may have multiple votes depending on the number of lots owned by you, as shown in the records of the Corporation.

Your vote is very important. It is very important that your membership interest be represented.

Copies of the proposed Bylaws and amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation will be available for inspection by members at the meeting.

On behalf of the board of directors of the Corporation, we thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Stephen M. Erman Chairperson VN-08/06-08/20/20163TC-126233

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