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A New Frontier Judge candidates for Essex Co. on the ground

A look back at the 167th edition

Lawmakers: make good use of land

Barrett, Meyer at the fair

For fairgoers, Bacon Burger reigns supreme

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WESTPORT —As the carnival chugs into town, so do the treats: Visitors to last week’s Essex County Fair had no shortage of snacks to accompany their animal gazing and midway meandering: there was steak sandwiches, cotton candy, kettle corn and all manner of deep-fried fixings, from funnel cakes to Oreos.

It’s an offering that’s sure to see shares of Lipitor skyrocket.

But one snack rules them all: The Bacon Burger.

For the past five decades, the local Kiwanis organization has been parcelling them out from their perch on the fair’s main drag.

The sandwiches have come to occupy a hallowed niche for fairgoers that has been passed down from generation to generation.

Dean McLaughlin made a beeline to the booth and placed a double order: one for him and one for his wife.

“With cheese?” asked Richard Cutting, a booth attendant.

With for him, without for the missus (but with a dollop of mustard).

The kitchen whirred to life. A cook sizzled the meat and passed it down the line where it was deposited on a steamed bun, topped with a slice of American cheese, wrapped in tin foil and handed back out the window.

“This is the best place on the midway,” said McLaughlin.

McLaughlin and his wife used to bring their kids to the fair >> Story Continued | pg. 3

Essex County prevails in Frontier Town lawsuit

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Mud, sweat and gears

Demolition Derby a smash hit at Essex County Fair

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WESTPORT — The back tires sunk into the mud and the driver hit the gas, sending an arc of coffee-colored mud into the grandstand.

The crowd roared as the buzzsaw shriek of the racers sliced through the air.

Fairgoers packed the Essex County Fair on Sunday to watch the riders compete in a de-

molition derby under a crucible-like sun.

Earlier that morning, Cody Agoney took fifth in his heat. Now he was taking a breather in the field that served as the derby’s staging area, strewn with car parts, slick with oil and dotted with battered machines.

Agoney is part of Team Lic Me, of Peru.

They’re a half-dozen guys with different reasons for engaging in the sport: “To have fun.” >> Story Continued | pg. 3

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County did not act improperly when it declined a bid at a tax auction last year for Frontier Town, the State Supreme Court determined last week.

Last week, State Supreme Court Justice Robert Muller tossed the lawsuit filed last year by the late George Moore, of Keeseville.

“We have prevailed,” Essex County Attorney Daniel Manning told lawmakers on Monday.

The lawsuit is well-documented. Following the board’s decision last spring to deny Moore’s winning bid of $49,500 on the grounds that it did not meet the $145,000 in back taxes (Moore later bumped the figure to $60,000), the businessman filed a lawsuit against the county and the town of North Hudson, alleging that they conspired to withhold the property for their own benefit.

North Hudson residents then sounded off at the ballot box in a permissive referendum and decided against using town funds to purchase the 89 acres, which town officials have long eyed as a key location for economic development.

Muller heard oral arguments last month in

Elizabethtown and his decision largely followed the contours of the county’s argument.

“The county was entitled to implement a procedure whereby all sales to the highest bidder at public auction where subject to approval by the board,” wrote Muller in his eight-page decision, which was released last week.

Essex County continues to own the land and can do what it likes with it, including flatout giving it to North Hudson.

Earlier this month, the DEC approved plans to build a 40-mile multi-use trail between Minerva, Newcomb and North Hudson.

North Hudson Supervisor Ron Moore, who is not related to George, said he hoped that the land will be dealt with in a way that supports community trails in the five towns, including Long Lake and Indian Lake, a measure that would boost business and job growth throughout the region.

“That’s what it’s all about,” said Moore.

Moore said the land is critical to connecting the existing town trail to the proposed network, including an access point on Blue Ridge Road. It will also act as a much-needed >> Story Continued | pg. 11

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area,” he said. “So we came together on a date.

It was good to get that set, get the adrenaline locked in and get to work.”

“We were looking for a project which could have a fairly quick impact and draw people into the downtown area,” Archer said. “We saw what James was doing as a new asset which we could help promote the area in a positive way.”

“If this works, we have also talked about partnering on studio tours to get people coming through and into the downtown during the entire year,” Clark said.

“We want to get this studio open so it is an attraction and something people who love Star Trek will want to come and be a part of,” Cawley said.

Events kick off Friday, Sept. 4, with tours of the downtown studio where New Voyages is produced, a dealer room, and a Star Trek dinner-dance with Mr. Scott’s Time Travel Band, led by Carl Sheldon, the movie-era Mr. Scott.

Events with special guests begin Sept. 5, which will include several Star Trek writers and former actors, including Sally Kellerman,

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conventions, and they started floating the idea maybe we should do our own.”

Cawley kept the idea in the back of his mind until production was moved from Port Henry to Ticonderoga, where larger space allowed for the idea to grow.

“The Alliance also came in and thought it was an interesting idea to help promote the

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TICONDEROGA — On approximately stardate 93278.1, many of the Star Trek universe faithful will start a three-day celebration of a pop culture sensation that originally started as a “five year journey.”

“It’s amazing what a show which couldn’t make enough money to stay on the air in the 1960’s has turned into,” said James Cawley, who now leads the production of the internet series Star Trek: New Voyages, starring as Capt. James T. Kirk.

Cawley, with the help of Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance co-directors Nancy Archer and Lance Clark, are now starting to work out the final pieces of Trekonderoga, the first ever “Trek-con” to take place in Ticonderoga Sept. 4-6.

“We have done the new voyages for 13 years now and so many people from so many different places have been involved,” Cawley said. “These are all people who go to Star Trek

who was a cast member in the second pilot episode for the original Star Trek series, but went on to star as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the movie M*A*S*H*.

Other guests include Don Marshall (actor, Lt. Boma), Eric Stillwell (writer, producer), BarBara Luna (actress, Marlena Moreau), Louise Sorrell (actress, Rayna Kapec), Sean Kenney (actor, Capt. Christopher Pike in original series), David Gerrold (author) and David Galanter (author).

A question and answer session with each of the guests will be part of the Sept. 5 events, along with autograph sessions, tour of the New Voyages set, movie making workshops, science talks relating how the Trek world relates to the real world, screenings of New Voyages episodes and networking sessions.

Throughout the day, people will also have the chance to see another pop culture icon — the original Batmobile from the 1966 television series.

“This is something anyone can come and see,” Archer said.

Cawley said the inclusion of the Batmobile is something he hopes will help grow the event.

“I think we see this growing annually and eventually turning into a comic-con type event,” he said. “Sci-fi is a very broad arena which is something Star Trek fans are part of.

We have seen growing interest in this ‘geekcentric’ culture with the growth in popularity of events like this and ‘cons.”’

Sunday, Sept. 6, will wrap up events with more autograph sessions and studio tours.

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each year. Now they’re here with their grandchildren.

Thursday marked the Port Henry couple’s 38th wedding anniversary.

“This is the highlight of the year — coming to Kiwanis for bacon cheeseburgers and the horse show,” said McLaughlin.

McLaughlin’s praise was echoed by scores of fairgoers throughout the week: Delicious. Amazing. A must-have. Incredible.

What’s so special about a bacon cheeseburger, anyway?

“It’s not a bacon cheeseburger — it’s a Bacon Burger,” said Cutting.

This year, the group ordered 230 pounds of Canadian bacon — or cured meat from the back of a pig — from Oscar’s Smokehouse in Warrensburg.

No one knows exactly how this tradition started.

Kiwanis member Margaret Bartley, who was slinging the burgers to a fitful crowd on Saturday, said the organization started to offer the item in 1952, according to Dale Egglefield.

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Another local man, Albert Denton, was working as a lumberjack in Canada and brought the taste back with him, said Egglefield.

“Get your bacon burger!” attendants cried from the booth. “You won’t be disappointed.”

Steve Cooley sauntered up to the counter.

“I usually have one about five times a day,” he said.

He rubbed his ample-sized stomach.

“Does this tell you anything?”

Cooley, 48, has been eating the burgers since the 1980s. They’re the only fair food he eats.

As a kid, the booth was the first place his parents took him to each year.

The stand occupies prime territory at the fairgrounds, catching attendees as they enter the facility and trickle down towards the midway and grandstand.

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“To smash cars.”

“To ruin other peoples’ days.”

As part of the preparation process, Agoney stripped his car, relocated the fuel cell and put the battery underneath the passenger-side floorboard to avoid a conflagration.

Agoney grew up around the industry and has been racing for eight years.

The ultimate goal in derbies is to be one of the two last cars running. Racers do whatever they can to knock the competition out: they ram the engine, try to break their tires off and attempt to get them stuck.

Once immobilized, drivers must make contact with another car in 30 seconds. Otherwise, they’re out.

“You put it to the floor and have some fun,” said Agoney.

Agoney and his teammates, including Todd and Troy Eversole and Scott Bouyea, work together as collective unit against guys like Keith Pelley and Ken Ero. They stood by their brightly-colored machines in the sunlight.

Ero has been doing this for 17 years, a passion that stemmed from attending matches with his parents.

“Everybody wants to wreck a car,” he said.

Ero, who lives in Keeseville, has taken top honors in Plattsburgh for two consecutive years.

What’s his strategy?

“Hit ‘em and get away from them,” said Ero. “Make your shots count.”

If you see your pals in trouble, go and disable that car, he added.

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Cutting said if anyone looks confused, attendants explain the concept: A Bacon Burger — not a bacon cheeseburger.

One year, a group of visiting bicyclists — Cutting reckoned they were from Japan — cruised through the fairgrounds on a tour.

The stand piqued their curiosity. Cutting snipped off some samples of the smoked meat and doled them out to the group.

It was a massive success.

“They kept us busy for a good 20 minutes, they kept ordering and ordering and ordering,” said Cutting. “They loved it.”

The formula has remained steady over the years.

Sometimes the Kiwanis try to mix up the menu and include alternatives — past years included strawberry shortcake and pulled pork; this year, hot dogs and ice pops — but

Pelley advised fortifying the vehicle with lots of metal.

Ero pointed at the girder-type beam chained to the front of his 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix.

“A lot of bolting and chaining,” he said.

Wayne Seymour, who has been participating for the past 48 years, said the strategy was simple: The first was to have a good car; the second, protect the front as much as possible.

He scanned the crowd. They packed the bleachers, safely protected by chain link fencing.

It’s the fair’s best attraction, said Seymour.

Tonight’s match would see a handful of heats before a pair of “concys” — or a buy-in — before the two features.

Medics and firefighters stood at the ready and crowd pushed tighter.

The cars rumbled into the track and lined up in a tight grid, four in a row.

Event organizer Bobby McGee waved a green flag.

And then it started.

Mud. Cheers. Smoke. Debris. The omniscient buzzsaw drone.

One car drove up on another. Another saw its hood immediately shorn from the front, where it dangled by a thread until an air horn sounded and firefighters leapt into the pit and hacked it off.

Others had to be hosed down.

The whole scene was like a loosely choreographed highway accident: the track was littered with debris and smoke; the disabled drivers sat in their vehicles as emergency personnel looked on.

Within minutes, only three machines were still running: a pair of silver sedans who opted to double up on their target.

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the Bacon Burger remains a perennial smash hit.

Selling for $5, the proceeds eventually trickle back to the community by way of Kiwanis-funded youth service programs, scholarships and support for local emergency services squads and veterans organizations.

On Sunday, a steady clip of fairgoers came and went, most purchasing drinks, which at $1, were the lowest on the midway.

A woman approached.

“Bacon Burger, what’s that?” she said.

Harry Gough filled her in.

“Roll? Dressing?”

“It’s served on a hamburger bun,” said Gough.

“Oh,” said the woman, whose name was Yvonne Mink.

Her husband throws knives at her as part of the Rhinestone Roper Show, she explained.

And then Bacon Burger in hand, Mink headed to their next stop, Smethport, Pennsylvania.

ABOVE: The local Kiwanis chapter has been selling Bacon Burgers at the Essex County Fair for the past six decades. For many fairgoers, the treat is a tradition that’s been passed down the generations.

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It became a game of attrition.

Back up. Smash. Repeat. Back up. Smash. Repeat.

Like a vulture circling its dying prey, the sedans moved in.

And then came the coup d’grace.

Billy Joyal, of Au Sable Forks, took first in that contest, and in fact, went on to win the entire competition.

Zeb Estes took a pull from his Bud Light in the beer tent.

Estes, 61, has come every year since he was five.

Newer cars have front wheel drive, said the Keeseville resident, so that would be his strategy for taking them out.

People came and went as George Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone” pumped out of the speakers and filtered out into the crowd.

The buzzsaws shredded the landscape.

“Sounds like they’re getting them together for another one,” he said.

Estes drained his glass, conversed with his friends, and then headed back out into the vortex.

ON THE COVER: This year’s Essex County Fair Demolition Derby saw over 100 riders compete on Sunday, Aug. 16. It’s a sport that combines mechanical prowess with strategic thinking and teamwork, say participants. And it’s a lot of fun. Pictured on A1: Riders take a breather between heats.

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Lazy days of summer

s another summer draws to an end and the days grow shorter, we try to squeeze in those summertime activities before the season changes. I recall a time when summer used to be considered the lazy, hazy days, when folks just kicked back a little and let the world pass.

Leisure time, family gettogethers, picnics and, in general, a slow down in the pace of everyday life as we soaked up the opportunity to just enjoy life. Kids enjoyed the last few weeks of vacation and parents began finalizing their back to school shopping lists.

Talk of the town back then was the new TV fall line up that would promptly start in the beginning of September on any one of the three TV networks, the must-have lunchbox design for those heading back to school or the new car redesigns that were an annual event. Back then it was the little things that were celebrated and perhaps were the secret to summer’s slowdown. Sitting on the porch watching the world go by was the perfect end to any summer day.

So where am I going with all this nostalgia? I guess I’m just an old-timer who dreams of days gone past, reflecting on the issues facing the American family. As we pass through these changing times, it’s easy to find fault with the world today and complain about what we don’t have rather than appreciating what we do have.

The birth of a child, a christening, a child’s birthday party, a family reunion or even a child’s sporting event; these are the events that define life and defy the ages. What parent, grandparent, relative or close family friend doesn’t share the same joy today their counterparts enjoyed at any time in the past? The only difference today compared to earlier times is that the events are squeezed into short time spans as life today pulls us all in so many directions.

The solution is to keep your priorities grounded, sharing time with those you love and respect. Enjoy these last lazy days of summer. The world with all its ups and downs, scandals and threats will still be out there when fall returns, but summers are special and each summer should filled with unique memories that last a life time.

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It’s time for a new frontier W

hat was once Frontier Town has been a bleak, lifeless sight over recent years — and it’s time for that to change.

The summer brought with it a one-two punch of potentially good news for the former amusement park.

Last week, the State Supreme Court determined Essex County was within their legal right to reject the bid from a local businessman to purchase the long-neglected property, a decision that ended the year-long saga of litigation.

Meanwhile, the Department of Environmental Conservation announced earlier this month final plans for a 40-mile, multi-use trail system that will include a portion connecting Newcomb and North Hudson.

Snowmobilers, horseback riders, hikers, skiers and mountain bikers will all have the green light to use the trail network, which will see segments opened upon completion over the next seven years.

Just think of the potential.

In county hands, and perhaps later that of the town, the property should provide two major benefits in relation to the trail project.

Parking, for one. With ample space just off of I-87, North Hudson is an ideal jump-off for a trail system that also includes Minerva on its southern end. Not only could it fill a need for trailer-hauling vehicle space, but there’s a gas station to boot.

Then there’s the possible connector trail, one that will link parking with the state’s trails and allow users to avoid roadside travel to begin (or end) a journey.

While we have a deep appreciation for the late George Moore and how much the valued businessman did for Keeseville and the surrounding community, the property is stagnant and it’s time to move forward with its use.

Economic picture.

North Hudson is a quiet, struggling town. Or as some residents have put it, a dying one. Need evidence? Just count the empty and abandoned buildings that dot the roadside. The trail network, which has the backing of a panoply of state officials, will bring with it people — people who spend money on gas, food, lodging and more.

Destinations on and around the community connector, branching to Long Lake, Indian Lake and beyond, will surely benefit from an uptick of outdoor enthusiasts bringing dollars inside the Blue Line.

Let’s face it: We live in the park for many of the same reasons so many travel to it year-round. The Adirondack outdoors provide a wealth of nature-based tourism opportunities, whether on foot, wheels or a track. If these opportunities are embraced, and developed in a way that ensures sustainability, our small towns and their residents benefit.

This sustainable model is all part of the vision that has been expressed by a wide range of organizations and policymakers as they bat around ideas for the region’s survival.

Working together is key.

Does the trail plan hinge on the aforementioned use of Frontier Town property? No, but it will allow North Hudson to better integrate into the network.

And what would surely follow if the project plays out as planned, such as lodging or an eatery, translates into local livelihood.

The North County is hemorrhaging jobs. Industries like manufacturing are on their way out, putting increased pressure on tourism to support many of

those who call the area home. Perhaps the biggest winter draw, one that the trail system will support, is snowmobiling.

Use of those machines in particular is oftentimes a dividing topic, but there’s no debating the impact it can have.

Look at Old Forge, Indian Lake or Speculator. The dwindle of visitors as autumn colors fade is short lived as snow brings with it truck after truck hauling sleds. A 2012 SUNY Potsdam study examining the industry’s economic impact in New York put the figure just shy of $900 million, with over a quarter of that coming from the Adirondacks.

But it’s not just about snowmobiles. Bikers, skiers and horse riders who aren’t afforded as many miles of opportunity as hikers will also have trail access — and will probably make a stop in town on the way to or from.

New frontier.

North Hudson may not become a bustling tourism town overnight because of the trail, but it’s certainly a step in a productive direction. Frontier Town, which looks instead like a ghost town, doesn’t beckon visitors to it or North Hudson.

Its acreage and interstate-side location makes it an asset that’s gone unused for far too long, and if the ruling goes unappealed, the town and county can now get moving on a productive use — even if it that just means an initial use as a parking lot.

That could, and should, snowball from there. Perhaps that means the recently opened gas station gets some company in the form of a shop or restaurant to serve trail users. Perhaps Frontier Town sees a new use. The best way to attract good business is just that — good business.

Ever since the park closed, North Hudson has been for many people a place they drive past, not to. Years of inaction hasn’t changed that, nor would it ever.

Build it and they will come, but something has to be built first.

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Should the minimum age to buy tobacco be 21?

To the Editor: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a press release in July announcing a recently published study that found 3 out of 4 adults support the concept of raising the minimum legal age for purchase of tobacco products to 21. The CDC’s study follows publication of a report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) earlier this year that estimated the number of Americans who smoke would be reduced by 12 percent if the minimum age is raised. Here’s why …

Just 10 percent of adult daily smokers had their first cigarette AFTER turning 19 (See the Surgeon General’s 2012 report, “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults,” for more details). What this means is, if a young person gets to the age of 19 without having a cigarette, chances are very good that person will never become a daily smoker. Odds are even better if they get to the age of 26 without a cigarette. Just one percent of smokers had their first cigarette after that.

According to the IOM report, one reason we are more likely to have a cigarette when we are younger is because our brains are not fully developed until about the age of 25. Until then, we don’t necessarily have the biological and associated emotional maturity needed to consistently make rational decisions, control impulses or ignore the strong desire to be accepted by peers. Further, our immature brains are more susceptible to nicotine’s addictive properties. This makes it easier for a young person to become a daily smoker than it does for an adult to do so.

To learn more about how raising the minimum legal age for purchase of tobacco to 21 will reduce our national smoking rates and save lives, Google “Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products.”

Ann Morgan, Project Coordinator Health Systems for a Tobacco Free NY North Country Healthy Heart Network Saranac Lake

Be aware of town crisis To the Editor: Westport Residents and Homeowners, please be aware that your Town is in crisis. Due to the ongoing illness of our Town Supervisor, Dan Connell, and also to the debilitating illness of Councilman Dan McCormick, it has been impossible to have proper representation and to move forward. If you care to see constructive action and maintain or enhance your property values please become informed, involved; come to Town Board meetings (second Tuesday at 7 p.m. every month and fourth Tuesday at 3 p.m.); make your wishes known; lend support for acceptance of the Historic Preservation Grant ($500,000) that Westport has been privileged to be awarded. (Implementing this Grant with the addition of the Town’s share WILL NOT RAISE TAXES; the money is in the town coffers.) Think about who you would like to see run and represent you in the Town’s upcoming elections.

The pervasive negativism expressed at the meetings is a cancer and is most contagious. It will take every resident’s caring and commitment to combat it.

Think Positive if you would like to see a town that matches its incomparable natural setting and of which we can all be proud.

Simone Stephens, Pat and Ed French, Heidi Sweet Westport

Books sale successful thanks to community To the Editor: On behalf of the Elizabethtown Library Association, I would like to thank all those who made our annual book sale a great success. First, I thank our wonderful volunteers who gave their time and talent to organize and manage the book sale. Second, thanks to Reverend Shaw for renting the parish hall at such a reasonable cost. And finally, I thank the many book sale patrons who each year who make it a point to support our library by attending the sale.

The Elizabethtown Library, in common with other local libraries, serve their communities not only by providing patrons with the loan of books, but also by making computers and free wi-fi available to all, and by hosting cultural and educational events.

All of this is made possible with the ongoing support of the Towns of Elizabethtown and Lewis; sincere thanks to them for their partnership.

Lora Langston, Library Director Elizabethtown Library Association

Response to McGahay To the Editor: Politics ain’t beanbag, and we play hardball here in Essex County. In his response to my recent letter, “If Win wins, the voters lose,” Bill McGahay aims a knuckleball at my head.

I would like to congratulate McGahay on his well-crafted opinion piece — it is an impressive blend of fact, emotion, obfuscation, and rhetorical sleight of hand — and to offer Win Belanger the respectful apology and expression of appreciation that McGahay called for.

I appreciate, respect, and honor Belanger’s service to our country and to our county.

As McGahay suggests, Belanger helped protect our rights through his military service. Belanger has earned the right to spend his days inspecting petitions, filing lawsuits, volunteering for his political party, going to the beach, riding a motorcycle, or doing the twist.

Moreover, there is truth to McGahay’s argument that our county is wellserved by the time Belanger invests in inspecting non-Republican nominating petitions. Candidates for public office should be held to the strict letter of the law, and it takes watchful, motivated citizens to do just that.

Speaking of which: McGahay’s letter goes off the rails at severely points, particularly when he writes that I have cast “dirt” on incumbent county clerk Joseph Provoncha.

My letter brought up the fact that in 2012 Provoncha admitted to improper behavior, improperly influencing the award of a county contract, violating the County Ethics Policy, and continued misuse of the county computer system after being asked to stop. As part of his public reprimand, Provoncha paid a fine of $3,500 levied by the County Ethics Board.

All of this was widely reported at the time.

Is bringing this up in the context of Provoncha’s reelection campaign “dirty” politics — or is it just politics?

If these aren’t legitimate issues to bring up before an election, what are? Thank you, Former Executive Director of the New York Republican State Committee Bill McGahay, for engaging me in this highly public spar. It is an honor to play hardball with you. Nonetheless, I hope that the spotlight can now shift away from me and instead shine where it should: On candidates Joseph Provoncha and Luke Hudak.

Bryan Kennelly North Elba

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Gordie Little

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Democracy not dictatorship To the Editor: I read with frustration the article about Mr. Lewis paying salaries for candidates that he considers worthy of being the ruling body of the Town Board in the Town of Essex.

I feel it is unethical, if not illegal for a private citizen to pay the salary of a town official. This would in fact put those officials under that citizen’s rule and all decisions of the Board would ultimately be his decisions. This would ultimately become a dictatorship of one person who is paying a government official’s salary.

I have resided in the Town of Essex for 23 years and the County of Essex all of my life. We have survived so far with the democratic rule.

We do live in a democracy, not a dictatorship.

Mr. DeMola seems to publish only one person’s opinion and not research if his findings are truth or a stretch of truth.

We have survived under the belief that government is of the people, by the people and for the people and this needs to continue.

The leadership of a Town, the Town Board is a TEAM and there is NO I IN TEAM. Karen Lewis Crowningshield Essex

Generosity of others keep Historical Society going To the Editor: The Warrensburgh historical Society has recently held another very successful Sticky Wicket Croquet Tournament and Picnic at the Warren County fish hatchery. This is a major fundraiser for the Society and enables us to carry out our many activities and programs throughout the year. We are extremely grateful for the generous financial support we receive from dozens of area businesses listed below.

Croquetmaster’s Circle Support: Cronin’s Golf Resort, Premium Wicket Support, Adirondack Real Estate, Adirondack Rustic Interiors, Alexander Funeral Home, Alynn’s Butterfly Inn, Boralex Operations, Brunetto’s Restaurant, Champlain Stone Ltd, Deli & Meat Store of the North, George Henry’s Restaurant, Glen Hudson Campsites, Glens Falls National Bank, Hometown Oil, Krystal Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Lizzie Keays Restaurant, Lotus Group, Luck-E Star Cafe, Merrill Magee Inn, Miller Art & Frame, Nemec’s Farm & Garden Center, New Way Lunch, Oscar’s Smoked Meats, Ray’s Liquor Store, Stephenson Lumber, Stewart’s Shops, Town of Warrensburg, Treasure Shoppe Market, Upstate Insurance, Viele’s Automotive, Warren Ford, Warrensburg 50+ Club, Warrensburg Chamber of Commerce, Warrensburg Laundry & Dry Cleaning, Warrensburg Volunteer Fire Company.

Wicket Support came from Bob Griffin & Son, Brown’s Tree Farm, Riverside Gallery. Plus these Generous Supporters Bill’s Restaurant, Circle B Ranch, Cornerstone Victorian B&B, Curtis Lumber, John Hastings Maple Syrup, Miller Art & Frame, New beginnings Hair Salon, Tops Markets, Warrensburg Chiropractic, Willows Bistro.

These businesses help support our efforts to preserve Warrensburgh’s history.

Please tell them how much you appreciate it when you shop there.

Paul Gilchrist, President Warrensburgh Historical Society Warrensburg

Thanks to Kids Night Out helpers To the Editor: For the last six weeks, the Willsboro Central School Booster Club has sponsored a “Kids Night Out” series where students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade were given the opportunity to participate in weekly athletic clinics at no cost. Clinics included soccer, basketball, bike safety, running, football, and baseball/softball. Each week volunteers of the community gave their time, energy, and knowledge to make this an excellent experience for all those that attended.

On behalf of the WCS Booster Club, we’d like to recognize and thank these people for their commitment to the youth of the community and the athletic programs.

Volunteers who made this program possible were Kent Egglefield, Lindsey Douglas, Mike Douglas, Andrew Lee, James Leibeck, Deputy Robert Rice, Tim Lawliss, Andy Hastings, Gary Philips, Steve Benway, Jessie Morgan, David Lee, Gale Wilkins, Pete Jacques, Jim Spring, Paul Arnold, and Stephen Broadwell.

In addition, many other community members were supportive of this program in other capacities and deserve to be recognized for their efforts and this would include Mike Mascarenas, Dan Sadowski, Stewarts, Randy Swires, Joe Walsh, Tammy Bigelow, Travis Crowningshield, and the WCS Board of Education.

A big thank you again to all those that made this program such a success!

Jennifer Leibeck and Krissy Leerkes Co-Presidents, Willsboro Central Booster Club

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hey say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

My eyes are pretty good for an old guy and I have mirrors in the house.

When I shave in the morning, beauty is not what I see. It is my late father’s face. I’ll chop the whiskers off and slip the fake teeth in with what’s left of the naturals.

I start each day with thanks for being able to ambulate to the bathroom.

Coffee, watching the sunrise and greeting early bird calls with Kaye by my side are all part of the bonus of living in the North Country.

Every step I take reinforces my view that we are truly blessed with nature’s beauty in this region.

We have Montreal to the North, Lake Champlain, the Adirondack Mountains and all the rest.

We called it our “quality of life” years ago as we attempted to save Plattsburgh Air Force Base. It worked for a while but even that wasn’t enough.

However, the area thrived with reuse of the former base properties. New businesses moved here. Existing enterprises grew and we can look back and agree it was a job well done.

Much of the attraction is our natural beauty.

Those who don’t relish it are missing so much.

This time of year is what we dream about when the thermometer reads 30 below in February. As I wrote this, the sky was blue and the temperature was in the very comfortable 70s heading to the high 80s.

The Saranac River was flowing by and we marveled at how much the leaves had turned already.

Our community of Morrisonville had just finished a bustling weekend with celebrations next door at the new fire station. Town wide yard sales drew folks from all over. People got married in churches and on back lawns. I drank it all in.

My mantra is: pay attention; less griping and more celebrating what we have at our doorstep. Cherish the sunshine and the rainy days. Come to my house and compare our tomato plants to yours.

Yes, beauty IS in the eye of the beholder and if we take time to look past the nose on our faces, we can see it in abundance Columnist Gordie Little is a weekly contributor to Sun Community News. He may be reached at gordie@ suncommunitynews.com.

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and bring sunscreen, water and a camera or binoculars. Date/time: Aug. 29 at 1 p.m. Location: Grandview Drive, Crown Point, meet at the Crown Point State Historic Site Museum on the N.Y. side of the bridge. Tickets: $6 for adults, free for children under 15. Information: 518-597-4649.

If you know something cool and want me to share it with 55,000 neighbors, send me an email at Linda@suncommunitynews.com or call me at 518-8736368.

Now rest up, you have a big weekend ahead.

In the spirit of Martha Graham, pictured below, who died in 1991, The Martha Graham Dance Company will take the stage with the vibrancy and passion mirroring that of their namesake.

The Lake Placid Center for the Arts will welcome the Masters of Modern Dance on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m.

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o one needs to stray far from home this weekend to bump into something grand.

From Plattsburgh to Warrensburg, Tupper Lake to Ticonderoga, every community has a superb line up of activities.

Piano Mania! Come hear the Lake George Music Festival pianists perform solo, 4-hand, 6-hand and 8-hand piano repertoire. A fun program for everyone! Date/time: Aug. 23 at 1 and 3 p.m. Location: Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main Street, North Creek, N.Y. Tickets: $10. Information: Alex Lombard at 518-791-5089 or email infoatlakegeorgemusicfestival.com.

Martha Graham Dance Company was described

by The Washington Post as “one of the seven wonders of the artistic universe.” Martha Graham is recognized as an American treasure for her pioneering work in modern dance. Her namesake dance company helps keep her legacy alive. You really don’t want to miss this performance! Date/time: Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Location: Lake Placid Center for Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr., Lake Placid, N.Y. 12946.

Tickets: $20 in advance or $25 at the door.Information: 518-523-2512.

Peru kicks it off on Friday with the legendary “Flying” Lipizzan Stallions. These horses, bred and trained for use in war, were originally developed in Austria for the Hapsburg royal family. After seeing these animals leap and plunge, you’ll understand the advantage of having these horses in combat. Arrive early to see the stallions before their show. Seating is outside, bring lawn chairs or blankets. Snacks are available for purchase. No pets allowed. Date/time: Friday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. / Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 22 & 23 at 3 pm. Location: Cimarron Arena. Tickets: $12, age 13-adult; $10, age 6-12 and 65+ in advance or an additional $2-3 at gate. Information: 518-6439778. Proceeds will benefit the Peru Community Church’s annual missionary trip and their capital fund for building repairs.

The Old Mill Studio on Water Street in Elizabethtown will present an art auction this Sunday. Art collectors downsizing their galleries, as well as artists and artisans, have donated over 50 works. Mediums on the block include: oil and water paintings, prints,

photographs, stained glass and a few things from Old Mill Art Colony.

The auction is certainly enough to get you in your car and head to Elizabethtown. However, I would be remiss if I didn’t share the historical significance of the Old Mill.

In 1932, Wayman Adams, international renowned portrait painter, was traveling with his wife from New York City to the Lake Placid Club to paint a commissioned portrait. During the last leg of their journey, the couple spent the night in Elizabethtown. They fell in love with the area, purchased the Mill property, and turned it into one of the premier painting schools of its time, “The Old Mill Art Colony.” The grounds include cottages, studio/gallery and main house, which has a few three wall spaces which seem to welcome the outside in.

Believe me, a walk around the Old Mill is worth the price of admission. Oh yeah, admission is free.

However, if I were you, I would stuff some extra bills in my pocket. This auction will have various price points, enabling all who appreciate beauty an opportunity to take some home. Proceeds will benefit the local American Legion. Date/time: Aug. 23 from 1-4 p.m. Location: Old Mill Studio at 4214 Water Street, Elizabethtown, N.Y. Tickets: No charge. Information: Nancy Dawson at 518-593-9446.

The village of Saranac Lake seems to have turned into an artist colony of its own during its Adirondack Plein Art Festival. You’ll need a map with directions to the painting locations and a schedule of all the activities, so make your first stop at The Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery on 52 Main Street.

Date/time: Thursday, Aug. 20th at 5:00 p.m. through Saturday, Aug. 22nd at 3:00 p.m. Location: the village of Saranac Lake, N.Y. Information: Sandra Hildreth, 518832-0081 (cell) or 518-891-1388 or http://saranaclakeartworks. com/pleinair.

Here’s a peek into the following weekend: Take a guided history walk across the Lake Champlain Bridge between Chimney Point in Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y., and learn about the nearly 9,000 years of human history from local historians. Allow at least two hours for this walk back and forth across the bridge. I would wear a hat,

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At fair, milking contest a must for local politicans

By Pete DeMola

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WESTPORT — It’s a tradition that’s as American as apple pie — The cow-milking contest that kicks off the Essex County Fair each year.

For the past decade-or-so, the ritual has fallen on politicians: local supervisors, state officials — even federal representatives circling the district during the August recess.

On Wednesday, they slowly made their way from the main drag to the cow paddock, shaking hands with the knots of local residents who’d gathered on opening day.

Some managed to slip away. Those who didn’t found themselves side-by-side in the stable, straw underfoot and bovine tails swishing away the humidity of the high summer.

Long-running MC Ernie LaPine strolled over and took the microphone.

“You can tell we have politicians here because they’re talking all the time,” he said.

A crowd began to gather. They drifted over from the carnival rides and the Rhinestone Roper and his horse, Jesse James.

Formalities came first, with a long list of thank yous.

The board honored Frances Mitchell this year for her contributions over the decades. She cut the ribbon and everyone clapped.

Torin, Keira, Chris, Ella and Barbara, with Ollie the Otter at the Wild Center’s Wild Walk in Tupper Lake. Before noon on Monday, Aug. 17, The Wild Center welcomed its 100,000th visitor this year. Keira Lay from Centerport, NY was visiting with her family and credited her 5 year old brother for the honor. “Torin got stuck in the bathroom and we waited while my dad jimmied the lock. That delayed us getting in line, but I guess it worked out since we wouldn’t have been the 100,000th visitor,” she said. The Lay family visited after seeing an I LOVE NY commercial featuring The Wild Center in their Long Island home, going so far as to rewinding the DVR to write down the address before finding the Center online and begin planning their trip. “We wanted a vacation that didn’t cost an arm and a leg and that didn’t take forever to get to,” said mom Barbara. The Center opened the betting to its Facebook fans asking when they thought the 100,000th visitor would arrive. Erin Duval of Crown Point will take home some sweet Tupper Tapper syrup as her prize.

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An attendant led in a Jersey cow with a doleful expression.

LaPine reviewed the officials, including a handful of county supervisors, Assemblyman Dan Stec and Rep. Elise Stefanik.

“You better get those hands ready and go with it,” said LaPine.

“I’m ready to milk,” said Stefanik.

And then the games began, with LaPine offering a steady stream of good-natured ribbing.

“This is the embarrassing part,” he said.

LaPine brandished a pair of plastic cups. Participants had 30 seconds to squeeze as much as they could out of the cow, one contestant on each side.

Stec and Stefanik went at it.

“Who won?” asked LaPine. “Albany or Washington?”

Stec won by a nose — but not by much. The assemblyman mustered about a centimeter of creamy liquid; Stefanik, even less.

The pair raised their glasses and the crowd whooped.

“Hang on to that,” said LaPine.

Essex Supervisor Ed Gardner and Ron Moore, of North Hudson, stepped forward.

Within moments, Gardner’s glass was overflowing.

Moore walked away empty-handed.

“Elise, you beat Ron,” said LaPine.

Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew proved himself to be a seasoned vet, easily squirting out a victory over Ike Tyler, who is running to replace outgoing Westport supervisor Dan Connell, who for years has racked up a series of victories.

“Did he let Westport down or what?” joked Connell.

Both Merrihew and Gardner had opted for the cow’s left.

“That side is dried up,” said LaPine.

Connell switched to the right during his match-up against last year’s champ, Schroon Supervisor Mike Marnell, whom he easily dispatched by filling his cup neatly to the brim until it formed a meniscus.

Then came the championships — a 15-second lightning round between Gardner and Connell.

The two supervisors, both of whom come from agricultural backgrounds in the same stretch of the Champlain Valley, had differing techniques. Gardner opted to wrap his large hands around the udder, while Connell pulled, a technique that again saw him emerge victorious as this year’s cow-milking champion.

And thus opened the 167th Essex County Fair.

“When you grow up on a dairy farm, it’s natural,” said Connell, who spent his formative years on a farm in Keeseville.

While milking comes natural to him, it can be difficult if you’re not a farmer, he said.

How does he do it?

You have to start from the top and work your way down.

It’s activities like these that keep people engaged and coming back, said Connell and LaPine.

“You saw all the smiles out there,” said Connell.

It’s too bad more supervisors didn’t make it out, the lawmaker observed.

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Fundraiser planned for Olympic hopeful Studler

By Ryan Edwards

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BRANT LAKE — Eighteen-year-old Abe Studler is on his way to becoming the next Adirondack Olympian on the United States ski team, but the trail to get him there is as steep as it is expensive.

In an attempt to combat the financial burden of rising travel costs to attend competitions, the Studler family is planning the second in a series of area fundraisers to benefit Abe’s Olympic dream — a bicycle ride through his hometown of Brant Lake, starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22.

The ride is set to begin and end at The Hub on Market Street, and riders are given the choice of a 22 or 33 mile route.

Following the ride, participants are invited to enjoy a complimentary lunch and live music, courtesy of the Studler family.

The registration fee is $25.

Abe has been skiing since he was 18 months old, learning to navigate the slopes at Gore Mountain in North Creek and through regular weekend trips to Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid.

“He got really good, really fast,” recalled his father, Don Studler.

So fast, in fact, that by five years old he was skiing all the black diamond trails at Whiteface, and by nine he had earned

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parking area for snowmobilers, said Moore, who will be permitted to utilize the trail alongside skiers, snowshoers, mountain bikers and other sports enthusiasts.

The trail, which is expected to be completed by 2022, will see portions open to the public as early as next year, said the DEC, with new segments becoming available for public recreation every year until the completed date.

Following the decision, Moore said

himself a spot on both the alpine and mogul teams there, sponsored by the New York Ski Educational Foundation.

From there, Abe went on to earn the top prize in the Eastern U.S. Championships in both the B division and the A division — the latter including all the top skiers in the U.S., even those on the World Cup and Olympic teams — as well as catching the attention of a recruiter from elite ski school the Killington, for which he accepted a substantial scholarship — all before he turned 16.

Now, Abe competes on the North American tour circuit, made up four events in the U.S. and Canada which showcase the skills of the top skiers in both countries, as well as number from of foreign countries such as Australia and Japan.

“Needless to say, Abe’s expenses are skyrocketing,” Don said.

Last year, Abe’s travel, coaching, food and registration fees totaled around $30,000, and he is preparing to do it all over again this year.

Abe said the upcoming season will be a deciding season for him, as he has been accepted to attend the University of Vermont, but has opted to defer for a year to continue with a post-graduate year at KMS and continue on the NorAm circuit.

Joining the U.S. ski team has been his goal since he began competing, Abe said, and he is closer now than ever before.

the town board will be better able to explore their options.

“Now we’ve got to put our thinking caps on,” he said.

The George Moore estate has 30 days to file an appeal. It’s unclear if they will do so.

Moore attorney Bill Russell was away on vacation when the judgement was announced and has not yet read it, said his son, Andrew, on Monday. The firm will meet with their clients later this week to decide how to move forward, he said.

Dan Snyder, a North Hudson resident

who has been outspoken in his desire for the town to take over the deteriorating property, expressed relief when told about the outcome.

“Hallelujah,” he said. “I’m really happy to hear that.”

The next step, said Snyder, is to convince the Moore estate to give the AFrame building to the town.

“It’s continuing to get worse and worse,” said Snyder. “This has been a thorn in the side of everybody for so long. That property is worth so much more to us than it is to them.”

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In fact, both the head coach and the developmental coach of the Olympic team have already coached Abe, as both men were recently hired from KMS in a total overhaul of the U.S. team’s coaching staff.

“We have an in,” Don quipped, noting that the coaches still regularly work with Abe on the tour circuit.

Abe is currently ranked first in the Eastern U.S. in the junior category — 18 and under — and fourth altogether. In the entire country, Abe is ranked 29th in single moguls and 23rd in dual moguls. With these numbers, Don said Abe is approximately ten spots away from making the Olympic team, a spot which one earns by accumulating a certain number of points at competitions.

In the meantime, Abe continues to train year-round for the upcoming season. With a little help from the Adirondack community, he hopes to represent the U.S. at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeonchang, South Korea.

To register for the “Chase Your Dreams Ride,” or to donate without participating, go to bikereg.com/Abe.

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Barrett: ‘I want to get to the root of the problem’ Judicial hopeful Brian Barrett talks candidacy, ‘chemical welfare’ at Essex County Fair

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WESTPORT — On a scorching Saturday afternoon, Brian Barrett gazed into a shed of gleaming farm equipment.

“Can you believe that tractor cost $74,000?” he exclaimed.

For the candidate who is attempting to unseat Essex County Judge Richard Meyer this fall, his first trip to the fair was a day filled with culinary adventures, casual chats with exhibitors and Americana.

Above all, said the Lake Placid-based criminal defense attorney, the outing was a way to spend time with his son, Breck, who is 5.

“I’m just following him around,” said Barrett as the kid led him on a zig-zag across the midway, darting between carnival rides and games, like the fishing hole, where Breck extracted two sharks from the water at once.

With three months until voters head the polls this November, Barrett, who is running on the Democratic line, said he feels confident about his prospects.

“I feel great,” said Barrett. “I’ve met a ton of people and have gone to a lot of places in the county.”

In fact, Barrett has collected enough signatures from registered Conservative Party members to force a primary.

Voters will head to the polls on Sept. 10 for that contest. The candidate said he’s been courting those 193 residents with a targeted campaign, including mailers, social media outreach and personal visits to homes.

A victory would demonstrate that he has

a wider appeal than his opponent, said Barrett, who quickly added that judging is a non-partisan job.

“The only way to be a judge is to be right, fair and objective,” said Barrett.

Barrett, who was wearing one of his blue campaign t-shirts, excused himself to retrieve something from his vehicle. Breck disappeared into a maze with a playmate as Led Zeppelin blasted from a nearby Ferris wheel.

Andrew Teig, 43, came to the fair with Barrett. Their kids are friends and Teig is supportive of Barrett’s candidacy.

“I think there’s a generational gap between the judges presiding over matters and the people before them,” said Teig.

“That has a profound outcome on the decisions being made and that gap needs to be closed.”

More shared custody is needed in parental dispute cases, for instance, said Teig.

Tieg, who works as a paramedic, noted this was a nationwide problem, not just in Essex County.

Tieg was quick to criticize Meyer, pointing at the judge’s handling of the Grimditch case as an example of what he said was an “arbitrary and capricious” ruling.

In 2011, Meyer, who was then serving as the Acting State Supreme Court Judge, ruled that the town of North Elba did not have jurisdiction over the construction of a pair of boathouses by a local family because they were located in navigable waters.

The Appellate Division overturned that decision.

Teig said the town incurred considerable costs when they decided to appeal.

“It should have never been there,” said Teig. “It was a complete 180 reversal at the appellate division.”

Jim Brooks, the attorney who represented the Grimditch family, later strongly disagreed with that characterization and

defended Meyer’s decision.

Meyer was simply following the precedent set in 2003 by an earlier case adjudicated by the appellate decision, James.

H. Higgins, III versus Robert D. Douglas, which involved the exact same lake and zoning codes as the Grimditch case.

Brooks said he was astonished at the judgement, which took an unprecedented six months.

“You can’t anticipate an appellate level court is going to change its mind,” said Brooks. “We didn’t waste anything — we applied the law.”

Since he announced his candidacy in January, Barrett has painted himself as a harbinger for generational change.

Unlike the Essex County Republican Committee, who had a table festooned with campaign literature, promotional materials and brightly colored signs at the fair, the Democrats did not have a presence at the long-running event, which ran for five days and drew thousands of visitors from across the region.

But Barrett did have a presence in the four supporters, all wearing campaign tshirts, who roamed the grounds in a cerulean-colored pack.

Bryan Kennelly said it was important to raise awareness among county residents.

“Part of what we’re doing is educating people,” he said.

Kennelly, 33, stressed voter registration as something that is important despite political affiliation.

Turnout in off-year elections such as this one is critical, he said.

Kennelly, who is a lawyer, thinks it will ultimately come down to a few hundred votes.

“Just a handful of votes matter,” he said.

Barrett returned and made his way down the midway with a reporter, pausing to

shoot the center out of a target at the Machine Gun Alley rifle game.

After that, he stopped at a booth and ordered a cheesesteak sandwich.

“I’m going to try to have one of everything here,” he said.

A number of Republicans have theorized that Barrett is using the once-in-a-decade race to drum up publicity for a future run at District Attorney.

“That’s wishful thinking on their part,” said Barrett when asked if that was the case.

Barrett said he’s been member of the court for 10 years and represented hundreds of within the guidelines of the law.

If elected, the attorney said he would prioritize human service issues in the county.

Drug abuse is a multi-faceted problem that should be viewed as a public health issue, not just a criminal one.

Prescription drugs and opiates make residents dependent on social services, which not only places financial stress on the county, but also causes a ripple effect that affects families and children.

Barrett referred to the concept of the addicted who also consume social services as “chemical welfare.”

Cutting down on recidivism is also one of his priorities.

Barrett said the fact that both the DA and public defender’s office have been expanded under Meyer’s tenure is evidence that current court policies are not having a positive effect on the community.

“I want to get at the root of the problem,” said Barrett.

After taking Breck to the tractor pull, he later resurfaced at the Bacon Burger booth, where he sampled the iconic local snack.

“It tastes absolutely wonderful — I love it,” said Barrett. “I’m going to come back every year, even on non-election years.”

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Meyer: Judges are not activists, but reactionists Essex County Judge Richard Meyer discusses record, challenges ahead

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WESTPORT — Essex County Judge Richard Meyer strolled down the fair’s main drag, nodding at passerby and occasionally stopping to chat with well-wishers.

“I like the fair,” said Meyer. “It’s nice to see people outside of the courtroom, which I don’t get to do very often.”

Meyer is running to retain his seat, a oncein-a-decade election to determine who presides over the country’s criminal, family and surrogate courts.

The Essex County Fair ran for five days and Meyer was there for all of them, often accompanied by his wife, Gail. While campaigning is always part of the territory — Meyer had his own booth next to Floral Hall — he said people don’t like being accosted.

As such, he kicked back, enjoyed the sights and got a fair amount of reading in.

Being the county judge at a rural countryside fair presents a unique set of challenges.

Meyer has to avoid people with pending cases, for instance.

Hellos are okay, but it’s best to steer clear.

Is the job isolating?

“It has to be,” said Meyer, who said he is always concerned about perceptions of impropriety.

Recusing himself from cases isn’t always an option because that would mean he isn’t doing his job.

But that’s fine by him.

“I love my job,” he said.

Judges, once elected, can’t attend any political functions or social gatherings, explained Teresa Sayward, the former assemblywoman

who is close to the judge. As such, the average resident is unable to discern how decisions are reached — or if judges are doing a good job.

As a town supervisor, and later chairwoman of the board, Sayward worked with Meyer for 11 years while he served as the county attorney.

She has nothing but praise for the Saranac Lake resident.

Sayward said the personal attributes that make Meyer a top-notch judge are his confidentiality, integrity and knowledge of the law.

While some say he is tough on his help, said Sayward, it demonstrates that he expects hard workers and confidentiality.

The former rep, who lives in Willsboro, hailed Meyer for engineering a “masterful” agreement after former Gov. George Pataki decided to close the county’s landfills in the mid1990s.

As part of the deal, Meyer got the state to pay the capital costs the county had incurred.

He locked in $200,000 per year to offset towns’ cost of landfill tipping fees and convinced Albany to assume all future liability that might occur at the site, which was located in Lewis.

Sayward said those negotiating skills served the community well, including families and children.

She added that Meyer was also a fiscal hawk who kept a careful eye on county finances during his tenure.

Back at his booth, Meyer put down his book — Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” — and walked with a reporter to a food booth, where he was greeted by name by the proprietor.

The judge ordered a slice of cheese and Coke and sat down.

Meyer faces a Conservative Party primary challenge on Sept. 10 from his opponent, Brian Barrett, a Lake Placid-based criminal defense attorney who is also running on the Democratic line.

The judge says he feels confident at emerging victorious in that contest, having won the

support of Conservative voters a decade earlier.

His record should appeal to all regardless of their political persuasion.

“I think it’s one all voters can appreciate,” said Meyer.

The judge recently applied to be a member of the Independent Judicial Commission, a statewide network of screening panels for judicial candidates.

It’s an important process designed to ensure that voters are provided with as much information as possible about the qualifications of candidates for judicial offices, explained Meyer.

The designation process is often conducted out of the public eye, which creates a disconnect between candidates and the general public.

The judge underwent a lengthy application process that probed his work and professional life, a moral and professional inventory that also saw an examination of his last 10 decisions.

Meyer spoke to a reporter the day after a jury found a Crown Point resident David Lang guilty of second degree murder and fourth degree criminal possession of a weapon following the 2012 shooting of his brother.

It was the second trial for the farmer after a state appeals court threw out a guilty plea to manslaughter after determining he was coerced into a guilty plea.

“They don’t get more serious than that,” said Meyer when asked about challenging cases, noting that Lang faces a minimum of 15-yearsto-life.

Ensuring a fair trial is always challenging, said the judge, and the process is often contentious.

So are the child custody cases, which often involve abuse and neglect, that make up more than 50 percent of the job’s workload.

Meyer cited any time a parent doesn’t object to a child custody ruling is a good day.

He’s proud of the cases that don’t come back.

Custody cases are unique because judges

have to review a family’s entire history before making a determination for what is in the best interests of the child.

“You have to analyze relationships, then predict the future,” said Meyer.

When a parent is arrested, the judge must examine what the ramifications are for the children while trying to determine how to preserve the relationship between parent and child.

Meyer has two grown children who are doing well in their respective fields.

Does having raised a family bring wisdom to the bench?

“I’d like to think so,” Meyer said.

Barrett has said that the county needs to tackle some of structural issues underpinning the cases that end up in Meyer’s courtroom.

As a judge, Meyer said he can refer cases to social services, which he does often. But he has no control on where the county takes it from there. Furthermore, he said, judges are governed by a tight framework of policies and procedures.

The state’s strict sentencing guidelines also further reduce flexibility for drug offenders with previous convictions.

Judges are not activists, said Meyer.

In fact, the job is mostly reactionary.

“The job of a judge is not to reflect what might be the most popular thinking at the time, but as it exists,” said Meyer.

With each case, he must examine the facts and render a decision that is consistent with the principles of the law — even if it’s unpopular.

“That’s our job,” said Meyer.

The judge walked over to the horse ring. He stood for a moment and watched the competitors.

When he was a boy, Meyer’s father bought the family a horse. Shortly afterwards, his brother fell off and broke his leg.

“He was the poster child for Adirondack Medical,” said Meyer.

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AU SABLE FORKS – Art Exhibits, Tahawus Center.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Aug. 25th Summer Performances, Kim and Reggie Harris. Elizabethtown Social Center lawn. 6:30 p.m. Rain or Shine.

WILLSBORO- Summer Sculpture Show Exhibit. Lake Champlain Senior Residence. The public is invited to view the art each day until 7 to 8:15 p.m. For further information contact Cory Gilliland at 9634677, c.gillilland@gmail.com or victoria@champlainassistedliving.com CLUBS & BOARDS SARANAC LAKE – Aug. 21st Adirondack Plein Air Festival. Paul Smith's College WIC 9 a.m.

WILLSBORO – Aug. 25th Willsboro Women's Golf Association, Membership Tournament last day.

Willsboro Golf Course. 2 p.m.

Open to the public. Detials: 618830-9307 COMMUNITY OUTREACH KEESEVILLE – Aug. 27th Essex County WIC. United Methodist Church. 9:30 a.m. Until 2:15 p.m.

Detials: 873-3560, 569-3296 LAKE PLACID – Aug. 25th Essex County WIC. Thomas Shipman Youth Center. 1:30 to 6 p.m. Details: 873-3560, 569-3296.

WESTPORT – Thank You Party for everything you have done for us when Marlene was sick. The party will be at Jim & Marlene's Home, 1101 Stevenson Road, Saturday, September 5, 2015, Starting at 12:00pm and ending when the fun is over! Bring your bathing suites & appetite's!

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ESSEX – Aug. 29th Essex Coummunity Concerts. Church Street, $10, Child Free. Detials: 963-4084, or essexcommunityconcerts.org JAY -JEMS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ON THE GREEN, SPRING STREET BAND Rock Folk, Discograss GRATEFULLY UNDERWRITTEN BY FEEK PHARMACY, Saturday, August 22nd at 6:30 pm at mos and Julia Ward Theatre 15Parkside Drive, Jay, NY. Admission free. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. See our new website at jemsgroup.com for more info DANCING AU SABLE FORKS- Swing Dance Workshop, Adults. Coudsplitter Studio, Tahawus Center, 7 to 8 :15 p.m. $35 pp. Details: 646-7347151, 293-7608, Tahawus@verizon.net, Aug. 7th – Aug. 30th

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DANNEMORA - Village Community Center 40 Emmons Street Dannemora, NY 12921 Open Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m.Tel: (518) 310-9089

ROUSES POINT - Nutrition Site St. Patricks Parish Center 9 Liberty Street Rouses Point, NY 12979 Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Tel: (518) 297-7361

PLATTSBURGH – Farmers MarketPavilion, Durkee St Lot Fridays 3pm-7pm June 26-September 4 ROUSES POINT – Farmers Market, Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library, 3 to 7 p.m. Every Friday.

ROUSES POINT – Farmers Market 114 Lake St Fridays 3pm-7pm June 26-September 4 SARANAC – Every Sunday.

Saranac Green Market. Picketts Corners. 9:30 a.m. To 1 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE -Farmers Market Fusion Market/Boat Launch Tuesdays 10am-2pm May 12-September 29 SARANAC LAKE – Farmers Market Riverside Park, Main & River Sts. Saturday 9am-2pm June 6-October 17 SCHROON LAKE – Farmers Market Town Hall Parking Mondays 9am1pm June 29-September 7

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

ELLENBURG-Adult Center St. Edmunds Church Hall 5538 Route 11 Ellenburg, NY Open Monday Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Tel: (518) 594-7311 MOOERS - Nutrition Site Watson Senior Housing 2448 Route 11Mooers, NY Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Monday Friday. Tel: (518) 236-5111

ROUSES POINT – Preschool story time, Miss Sara. Every Monday.

Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library. 10 to 11 a.m.

VENDORS ESSEX - Ecumenical Thrift Store 306 Main St. (The Manse), Essex NY Open Daily, except Wednesday's, thru Labor Day

PERU - Adult Center VFW 710 Pleasant Street Peru, NY Open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:45 a.m.

Tel: (518)643-2829 PLATTSBURGH - Beekman Towers Nutrition Site Beekman Towers 50 Truman Avenue Plattsburgh, NY Open Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch served at 11:45 a.m. Tel: (518) 561-5360

FARMER'S MARKETS

TUPPER LAKE – Farmers Market Wild Center Museum Thursdays 11am-3pm June 4-September 17

ELIZABETHTOWN – Farmers Market Behind Adk Museum Fridays 9am-1pm May 29-October 9

WILLSBORO - Farmers Market Rt 22 South of Champlain Natl Bk Thursdays 9am-1pm June 18September 3

KEENE – Farmers Market Rt 73 Marcy Field Sundays 9:30am-2pm June 14-October 11

LECTURES & SEMINARS

PLATTSBURGH - Lakeview Towers Nutrition Site Lakeview Towers 34 Flynn Avenue Plattsburgh, NY Lunch served at noon Monday – Friday Tel: (518) 561-8696

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE – Aug. 24th sue Ellen Herne, Richard David, Carrie Hill, “ Mohawk Basket Traditions”. Museum Auditorium, 9097 S. Rte 30 7:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH - Senior Center 5135 North Catherine Street Plattsburgh, NY Open Monday Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lunch served at noon Tel: (518) 5617393

KEESEVILLE - Farmers Markets Next to Adk Hardware, Front Street Wednesdays 10am-2pm June 17September 2.

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Notes from the North Woods Joe Hackett

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ost travelers in the Adirondack backcountry recognize and accept the inherent dangers of traveling in the wilderness where heavy rains, strong winds and the opportunity for bitter cold is apparent at any time of the year. It is a challenge they are willing, and actually eager to accept.

Travelers have come to expect severe weather conditions in all seasons, ranging from floods, snow, high winds and ice.

They are also willing to accept the threat posed by both wild and domestic animal encounters, bugs and even an occasional minor earthquake. Such situations serve to remind us that nature remains in a perpetual state of flux, and will always be subject to rapid change. When humans choose to travel in such wild, terrain; they learn to accept such facts.

In the deep woods, rapid change is most evident in or around water where factors such as temperature, ice, stream flow, flotsam, elevation, underwater debris and wave action often combine to amplify the circumstances. High winds have the ability to chop still waters into whitecaps in an instant, making travel difficult or impossible. Over the years, I’ve encountered a variety of natural obstacles in the woods, ranging from swift, raging whitewater to stiff, blinding snow squalls. In such weather, I once woke up to discover the lakes and ponds we had fished the previous dayhad iced-over during the evening. We had to chop our way through the skim ice in order to get the boats out.

Adirondack outdoor travelers have learned how to deal with high water, severe winds, variable temperatures and a wide spectrum of biting, stinging and annoying pests. In fact, such conditions are to be expected as part of the experience.

Despite the overactive imaginations of thousands of travelers who choose to camp in the Adirondacks, the likelihood of being attacked by native wildlife is truly miniscule. While researching through a variety of old, regional newspapers, there is no record of a fatal black bear in the region. However, I did find several instances of bear taking down domestic animals, including horses and llamas. Black bear feed on vegetation and insects, with less than ten percent of their diet consisting of of meat. While their keen sense of smell may lead them to a few fawns during the early spring; they primarily feed on insects, roots, berries and occasionally on garbage when possible. While bear may also enjoy the fixings in a backpackers food bag, they are shy creatures with an innate fear of humans.

There is no doubt wildlife pose occasional dangers during the various seasons, usually during the breeding and birthing periods. They can also be a threat while foraging, but only if there is no escape route available At such times, outdoor enthusiasts should take the necessary cautions even while trav-

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Black bear have poor eyesight, but an excellent sense of smell. They can run as speeds approaching 35 mph, which is much faster than even a scared human can run. The best way to avoid a bear encounter is to keep a clean camp, store food safely and dispose it appropriately. In reality, it’s likely the mice, chipmunks, squirrels and a few, wandering raccoons will pose a far more realistic danger to the food stash.

Wildlife can be very unpredictable, as evidenced by the recent incident involving a bear that attacked a 55-year-old hiker in the Ferris Lake Wild Forest. Reportedly, the bear was spooked by the hiker’s dog, and attacked it. The hiker was subsequently injured while protecting his dog. Despite the recent incident, which left the man with scratches and puncture wounds, hikers are far more likely to suffer from a dog bite than a bear bite. In fact, dog bites are one of the most common backcountry injuries recorded, which is one of the main reasons dogs must now be leashed in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. Dog bites are one of the most common injuries in the country, accounting for 80 % of all animal bites.

In the US, emergency rooms treat nearly 1000 dog bite injuries every day, for an average of over 4.7 million per year.

On the scale of potential outdoor dangers, bear attacks rank relatively low. The true danger is more likely to come from the skies, with severe weather such as flash floods, thick fog, high winds, lightning or heavy snow and ice. And, there’s also the entertainment provided by black flies, mosquitoes, no-seeums, mice, skunks raccoons and a host of similar woodland creatures. Campers always seem to draw a lot of company.

Of course, while traveling in the wilds, there is always the danger of getting lost, which collectively is the most common fear of both men and women. While the vast majority of lost hikers are usually found in short order, nearly every outdoor enthusiast recognizes the omnipresent danger of loosing their way. In fact, it is the realization that such dangers exists that make outdoor travel so appealing. A hiking trip just isn’t as charming or challenging when it’s conducted in a WalMart parking lot, rather than in the deep woods.

Camping allows us to function on the most elemental levels, where we often rediscover the most essential elements of our constitution. I believe you can learn more about a person while spending a weekend with them in camp, than would ever be possible at the office. In camp, we are able to be ourselves, in a comfortable, laid back atmosphere. Reality is as obvious as rolling thunder in the distance, or in the beady little eyes reflected in the flashlight’s glow.

So, as you get ready to head off to camp for a bit of fishing and some relaxing time around a roaring campfire, it’s important to remember that the two most hazardous occupations in the nation are the fishing and logging industries. In an effort to amplify this message, OSHA research indicates fishermen and fishing related activities are at the highest risk of injury of all occupations with a rate of 127 fatalities per 100,000 workers, and loggers come in second with a rate of 104 fatalities per 100,000.

So, when you get to camp, please be safe with your fishing rods, and extra careful with the chainsaw. While black bears aren’t likely to pose much of a threat, it’s the recreational activities that can kill you!

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook.

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

The Leanto located on Blueberry Hill on the outskirts of Elizabethtown provides hikers with an expansive vista of the High Peaks to the west, and the Champlain Valley in the east. After the sunsets, it is possible to see the lights on the Champlain Bridge at Crown Point. Overnight campers will be greeted by a full on sunrise, which quickly warms the shelter to chase away the early morning dew.

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Walt Wojewodzic is the president of the Lake Champlain Fish and Game in Port Henry.

Conservation Conversations Rich Redman

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ummer is upon us! High temperatures, along with cloudy skies and rain seem to pop in and out of the hot and humid air daily. The humid air makes it hard to breath at times. I’ll take 115 degrees and dry air any day over 90 and humid.

The periodic rains keep stream waters up, and temps down a degree or two. And that is good for trout! Summer is a tough time for trout when the water gets warm. Seventy degree plus waters stress trout out, or worse. That is why we need to line the tributaries and rivers with more trees. Shade trees block out the sun from blanketing the water with solar heat, plus hold the banks together, allowing deeper summer holding areas.

A view of the river only warms the tourists and land buyers heart and lines the real estate agents pockets. Let’s keep the streams tree lined and the waters clean and cool.

Speaking of streams, there are some Catch and Release (C&R), signs being posted along Lake Champlain tributary streams to encourage this practice. Many landowners are tired of seeing a few “FISH HOGS” cleaning out a pool and taking all.

I have talked with landowners along Putnam Creek, McKenzie Brook and Mill Brook about nailing up signage that promotes C&R. All so far are in favor of it! These are not regulations, only encouragement! Good Conservation!

The Lake Champlain Fish and Game, and Bezon’s Bait Shop in Port Henry, have both jumped on board with Trout Unlimited in promoting this trout stream practice, posting signs along their property. Bryant’s Lumber in Moriah graciously donated the cap nails to get the signs up.

Thank you, to ALL of you Good Conservationists for helping out.

If you are interested in a sign for your stream, please let me know. I’ll try and get you some.

The rains have brought on a bounty of berries this year; the woodlots are loaded with raspberries, dogwoods and cherries, if sun light is available.

Clipping your food plots should be considered at this time.

Regrowth of young fresh feed will then be available in the later part of fall. There is still time to get some food plots in. Clover and, annuals, like grains, and radishes are good to plant now.

Radish tops after a freeze are like candy to deer. They love it.

We went from a very dry spring, to a very wet late spring and now summer. Who knows what fall and Mother Nature’s weather will bring?

The weather; what’s good for one is bad for another.

For orchardists, the apple crop should be a slammer this year.

Both home grown and wild green apples are starting to selfthin themselves now and branches are hanging low under the weight of all the fruit. Great fall food for humans and wildlife!

I have noticed some thinning out of other crops this year. The helicopters are flying at tree top level looking for home grown also! The State Police are thinning out this specialty grass crop grower! I guess they won’t be smoking any hay butts for a while!

But, speaking of hay, the real grass and legume growers are not doing well!

There is always a “but” you know. For beef and dairy farmers, making grass hay when the sun shines between the clouds has been a gamble this year. Getting quality hay to feed this winter will be a challenge unless the summer starts to dry up and dry out. Even then, quantity and quality could suffer! Raising cattle requires good feed and lots of it to get through a North Country winter, especially like the last two never ending ones we have had. We have some of the finest farmers in the world located in this valley. None of them however can control the weather.

Make sure you get your wood order in, ASAP! Get the wood stacked under cover and kept dry. The clock is ticking and time is getting lean! Yea, I know, its summer! Right! Fall will be here soon. Night fires will begin and creosote could build up.

Firefighters love the job. We love the work, BUT we really don’t want to come to your house and fight a fire. We don’t want anybody’s house to burn, valuables lost or someone to get hurt or worse. A good night at the fire station is when nothing happens! So be smart, and stay safe out there!

Captain Lorax!

Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman. His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@nycap.rr.com.

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22 | August 22, 2015 • The Valley News Sun (TL) LEGALS DUE TO THE BRIDGE BEING CLOSED on Blood Hill Road, the Town of Lewis is holding a Public Forum on August 25 at 7PM at the Town Hall. The purpose of this forum is for the public to ask questions and provide feedback on the process going forward for replacement.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: GTF Wood LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/09/2015.

Office Location: Essex County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 2 River Terrace Apt. 18F, New York, NY 10282.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (“LLC”) Hall Design Group, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (“SSNY”) on August 5, 2015 for business conducted from an office located in Essex County, NY. The “SSNY” is designated as the agent of the “LLC” upon whom process against it may be served. “SSNY” shall mail a copy of any process to the “LLC” at PO Box 182, Essex, NY 12936.

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NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION OF Hotel Equities Group, LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/30/15. Office location: Essex County.

LLC organized in GA on 7/27/10.

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.

GA and principal business address: 41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 510, Atlanta, GA 30346. Cert. of Org. filed with GA Sec. of State, 313 West Tower, 2 MLK, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, GA 30334. Purpose: all lawful purposes.

VN-08/15-09/19/20156TC-91530 Karmen Leather LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/4/15. Office location: Essex County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 40 W. 37th St., Ste. 806, NY, NY 10018. General purpose.

VN-08/15-09/19/20156TC-91389 NA SPORTS REAL ESTATE, LLC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY of a foreign Limited Liability Company (LLC): FIRST: The Application for Authority was filed with the New York State Secretary of State on May 28, 2015.

SECOND: The jurisdiction of organization of the LLC is: State of Colorado. The date of its organization is: March 19, 2008.

THIRD: The County within this state in which the office, or if more than one office, the principal office, of the LLC is to be located is: Essex County, New York.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against him or her is: P.O. Box 270088, Louisville, Colorado 80027.

FIFTH: The address of the office required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of its formation, or if one is not required, the address of principal office of the limited liability company is: 114 Windwood Circle, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424.

SIXTH: The foreign limited liability company is in existence in its jurisdiction of formation at the time of filing of this application.

SEVENTH: The name and address of the authorized office (i.e., Secretary of State) in the jurisdiction of its formation where a copy of its Articles of Organization is filed, with all amendments thereto are: Colorado Secretary of State, 1700 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80290.

VN-07/18-08/22/20156TC-88255

19, 2008.

THIRD: The County within this state in which the office, or if more than one office, the principal office, of the LLC is to be located is: Essex County, New York.

FOURTH: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against him or her is: P.O. Box 270088, Louisville, Colorado 80027.

FIFTH: The address of the office required to be maintained in the jurisdiction of its formation, or if one is not required, the address of principal office of the limited liability company is: 114 Windwood Circle, Breckenridge, Colorado 80424.

SIXTH: The foreign limited liability company is in existence in its jurisdiction of formation at the time of filing of this application.

SEVENTH: The name and address of the authorized office (i.e., Secretary of State) in the jurisdiction of its formation where a copy of its Articles of Organization is filed, with all amendments thereto are: Colorado Secretary of State, 1700 Broadway, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80290.

VN-07/18-08/22/20156TC-88255 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license for beer, liquor and wine has been applied for by Mad River Pizza Co., LLC at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 14224 State Rte 9n, Town of Jay in the Village of AuSable Forkes in the county of Essex for on premises consumption.

VN-8/15-8/22/15-2TC-90624

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Keene has set Tuesday, September 8th and Tuesday, September 15th, at 6:00PM, at the Keene Town Hall, as the time and place to meet for the purpose of conducting budget workshops.

A special meeting will be held Tuesday, September 29th at 5:15 PM, also at the Keene Town Hall, for the purpose of the Town Clerks filing of the Tentative Budget to the Town Board.

Ellen S. Estes, Town Clerk August 12, 2015 VN-08/22/2015-1TC92359

Darwin Nolan NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV- Philip W. Pray EN that the Town Board REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF of the Town of Keene has set Tuesday, LEWIS www.suncommunitynews.com September 8th and OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, September Jeff Scott 15th, at 6:00PM, at the Stephen C. Denton Jr. Keene Town Hall, as the Lanita Smith Canavan time and place to meet REPUBLICAN PARTY for the purpose of con- DISTRICT: TOWN OF ducting budget work- LEWIS shops.

OFFICE: SUPERINTENA special meeting will be DENT OF HIGHWAYS held Tuesday, Septem- Kevin M. Denton ber 29th at 5:15 PM, Herb Clark REPUBLICAN PARTY also at the Keene Town Hall, for the purpose of DISTRICT: TOWN OF the Town Clerks filing of NORTH HUDSON the Tentative Budget to OFFICE: SUPERVISOR Ronald J. Moore the Town Board.

Bruce E. Caza Ellen S. Estes, Town REPUBLICAN PARTY Clerk DISTRICT: TOWN OF August 12, 2015 VN-08/22/2015-1TCNORTH HUDSON OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL 92359 Brian J. Caza Maureen Marsden NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PARKSIDE INN LLC. Donald F. Dresser Stephanie Elizabeth Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY DeZalia REPUBLICAN PARTY (SSNY) on 7/2/15. Office location: Essex County. DISTRICT: TOWN OF TICONDEROGA SSNY designated as OFFICE: SUPERINTENagent of LLC upon whom process against it DENT OF HIGHWAYS may be served. SSNY Paul J. Sharkey shall mail process to: David A. Iuliano Section 6-160.2, of the c/o The LLC, 1936 Saranac Avenue, Ste. 2- New York State Election 132, Lake Placid, NY Law provides that all 12046. Purpose: any persons designated for uncontested offices shall lawful activity. be deemed nominated or VN-07/18-08/22/2015elected thereto, as the 6TC-88250 case may be, without PURSUANT TO SECTION balloting. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIV4-118 of the New York State Election Law, no- EN that the polling tice is hereby given that places of said Primary the official Primary Elec- Election will be the tion will be held on polling places in each Thursday, September district of the County of Essex at which votes 10, 2015, from 12:00PM to 9:00PM of said day, were cast at the last preceding General Election in the following districts: (unless otherwise adverCONSERVATIVE PARTY DISTRICT: ESSEX tised), and that all are handicap accessible.

COUNTY Allison M. McGahay, OFFICE: COUNTY JUDGE Mark C. Whitney Richard B. Meyer Commissioners, Essex Brian P. Barrett County Board of ElecREPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF tions, County of Essex, ElizaCHESTERFIELD OFFICE: SUPERINTEN- bethtown, NY 12932 Dated: August 6, 2015 DENT OF HIGHWAYS VN-08/22/2015-1TCDarwin Nolan 92371 Philip W. Pray REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF LEWIS OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL Jeff Scott Stephen C. Denton Jr. Lanita Smith Canavan REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF LEWIS OFFICE: SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS Kevin M. Denton Herb Clark REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF NORTH HUDSON OFFICE: SUPERVISOR Ronald J. Moore Bruce E. Caza REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF NORTH HUDSON OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL Brian J. Caza Maureen Marsden Donald F. Dresser Stephanie Elizabeth DeZalia REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF TICONDEROGA OFFICE: SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS Paul J. Sharkey David A. Iuliano Section 6-160.2, of the New York State Election Law provides that all persons designated for uncontested offices shall be deemed nominated or elected thereto, as the case may be, without balloting. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the polling places of said Primary Election will be the polling places in each district of the County of Essex at which votes were cast at the last preceding General Election (unless otherwise advertised), and that all are handicap accessible.

Allison M. McGahay, Mark C. Whitney Commissioners, Essex County Board of Elections, County of Essex, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Dated: August 6, 2015 VN-08/22/2015-1TC92371

PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-122 of the New York State Election Law, notice is hereby given of the name and residence of every candidate for public office to be voted for within the jurisdiction of the Essex County Board of Elections at the Primary Election to be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 12:00PM to 9:00PM of said day.

CONSERVATIVE PARTY DISTRICT: ESSEX COUNTY OFFICE: COUNTY JUDGE Richard B. Meyer 66 Old Military Rd. Saranac Lake, NY 12983 Brian P. Barrett 357 Mirror Lake Rd. Lake Placid, NY 12946 REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD OFFICE: SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS Darwin Nolan 311 Pray Rd. Keeseville, NY 12944 Philip W. Pray 271 Pray Rd. Keeseville, NY 12944 REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF LEWIS OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL Jeff Scott 434 Hyde Rd. Lewis, NY 12950 Stephen C. Denton Jr. 104 Blood Hill Rd. Lewis, NY 12950 Lanita Smith Canavan 9581 US Route 9 Lewis, NY 12950 REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF LEWIS OFFICE: SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS (UNEXPIRED TERM) Kevin M. Denton 170 Redmond Rd. Lewis, NY 12950 Herb Clark 239 Mason Rd. Lewis, NY 12950 REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF NORTH HUDSON OFFICE: SUPERVISOR Ronald J. Moore 3658 US Route 9 North Hudson, NY 12855 Bruce E. Caza 3210 US Route 9 North Hudson, NY 12855 REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF NORTH HUDSON OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL Brian J. Caza 3200 US Route 9 North Hudson, NY 12855 Maureen Marsden 3948 US Route 9 North Hudson, NY 12855 Donald F. Dresser 3105 US Route 9 North Hudson, NY 12855 Stephanie Elizabeth DeZalia 972 US Route 9 North Hudson, NY 12855 REPUBLICAN PARTY DISTRICT: TOWN OF TICONDEROGA OFFICE: SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS Paul J. Sharkey 20 Defiance St. Ticonderoga, NY 12883 David A. Iuliano 68 NYS Route 9N Ticonderoga, NY 12883 Allison M. McGahay, Mark C. Whitney Commissioners, Essex County Board of Elections, County of Essex, Elizabethtown, NY 12932 Dated: August 6, 2015 VN-08/22/2015-1TC92372

Herb Clark OH 45342, Plaintiff 239 Mason Rd. Lewis, against NY 12950 JEREMY M. GITTENS, REPUBLICAN PARTY DEANNA L. GITTENS, DISTRICT: TOWN OF Defendant(s).

Published by Denton Publications, Inc. NORTH HUDSON Pursuant to a Judgment OFFICE: SUPERVISOR of Foreclosure and Sale Ronald J. Moore dated on June 2, 2010.

3658 US Route 9 I, the undersigned RefNorth Hudson, NY eree will sell at public 12855 auction at the Lobby of Bruce E. Caza the Clinton County Gov3210 US Route 9 ernment Center, 137 North Hudson, NY Margaret Street, City of 12855 Plattsburgh, N.Y. on the REPUBLICAN PARTY 24th day of September, DISTRICT: TOWN OF 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

Said premises known as NORTH HUDSON OFFICE: TOWN COUNCIL 2077 Route 22, KeeBrian J. Caza seville, N.Y. 12944.

3200 US Route 9 Tax account number: North Hudson, NY SBL # : 304-3-4.32.

12855 Approximate amount of Maureen Marsden lien $ 98,231.61 plus in3948 US Route 9 terest and costs.

North Hudson, NY Premises will be sold 12855 subject to provisions of Donald F. Dresser 3105 filed judgment and US Route 9 terms of sale.

North Hudson, NY Index No. 1933-09.

12855 Joseph Lavorando, Esq., Stephanie Elizabeth Referee.

DeZalia McCabe, Weisberg, & 972 US Route 9 North Conway Hudson, NY 12855 Attorney(s) for Plaintiff REPUBLICAN PARTY 145 Huguenot Street DISTRICT: TOWN OF Suite 210 New Rochelle, New York TICONDEROGA OFFICE: SUPERINTEN- 10801 (914) 636-8900 DENT OF HIGHWAYS NC/VN-08/22Paul J. Sharkey 20 Defiance St. 09/12/2015-4TC-91397 Ticonderoga, NY 12883 David A. Iuliano 68 NYS Route 9N Ticon- NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SZOT BROTHERS, deroga, NY 12883 Allison M. McGahay, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on Mark C. Whitney 07/22/15. Office: Essex Commissioners, Essex County Board of Elec- County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC tions, County of Essex, Eliza- upon whom process against it may be served. bethtown, NY 12932 SSNY shall mail copy of Dated: August 6, 2015 process to the LLC, c/o VN-08/22/2015-1TCDavid J. Szot, 2 Water 92372 Edge Road, Keeseville, NY 12944. Purpose: Any SUPREME COURT lawful purpose.

COUNTY OF CLINTON- VN-8/15-9/19/15-6TC-90423 NATIONAL CITY REAL ESTATE SERVICES, LLC SUCCESSOR BY MERGBUY IT! ER TO NATIONAL CITY SELL IT! MORTGAGE, INC., F/K/A NATIONAL CITY MORTFIND IT! GAGE CO., 3232 NewThe Sun Classifieds mark Drive, Miamisburg, Call 518-873-6368 OH 45342, Plaintiff against JEREMY M. GITTENS, DEANNA L. GITTENS, Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment THE SUN of Foreclosure and Sale dated on June 2, 2010.

I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Lobby of the Clinton County Government Center, 137 Margaret Street, City of Plattsburgh, N.Y. on the 24th day of September, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

Said premises known as 2077 Route 22, Keeseville, N.Y. 12944.

Tax account number: SBL # : 304-3-4.32.

Approximate amount of lien $ 98,231.61 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 1933-09.

Joseph Lavorando, Esq., Referee.

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