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This Week CHEESY

Astorino: Bring back the Olympics!

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Cheese tour kicks off locally in October PAGE 3 ARTS

Local farmers, restaurants and food producers participated in the Taste of Local Festival in Elizabethtown on Saturday, Sept. 20. Dillon T. Klepetar is pictured here displaying products from Farmstead Catering, his family’s 72 acre facility in Essex.

Shakespeare Company begins fall tour

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Taste NY brings North Country flavor to rest of state

By Pete DeMola

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GEDDES Ñ It was only late-morning on a Thursday, but Laura Stevens estimated sheÕ d already served over 400 fairgoers a cold taste of the Adirondacks in small plastic cups.

Stevens, the sales and marketing manager for Lake GeorgeÕ s Adirondack Brewery, said sales of three of their brands Ñ Dirty Blonde Ale, Bear Naked and a seasonal Oktoberfest lager distilled exclusively from hops grown within the state Ñ were going down, like, well, a cold glass of suds on a steamy day.

As she worked the taps with a colleague, patrons continually clicked through the turnstiles of the main gate of the Great New York State Fair. They paused, examined their maps and drifted directly into the Taste NY tent, the openCONTINUED ON PAGE 12

Taste NY, a state program designed to highlight local food producers across New York, brought several North Country small businesses to the state fair last month to showcase their products.

Pictured here is Laura Stevens from Adirondack Brewery, which is based in Lake George.

Photo by Pete DeMola

LAKE PLACID Ñ Bring the Olympics back to the North Country? Why not! Gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said in a campaign appearance in Lake Placid on Thursday that the town should host the Winter Games for a third time.

He envisions Essex CountyÕ s top tourist draw as the epicenter of a 2026 Winter Olympic Games that would be a partnership between Canada and various North Country cities, including Plattsburgh and Glens Falls. Ò YouÕ ve got it all,Ó he said. Ò The people, the infrastructureÉ itÕ s amazing.Ó A third runaround would be a binational effort with Montreal and would bring nearby cities like Plattsburgh and Glens Falls into the fold, said the candidate.

Astorino said he had fond memories of the Miracle on Ice. Ò I was jumping up and down screaming,Ó said Astorino, who was 12 at the time.

Astorino said as governor, heÕ d spearhead the creation of a task force of North Country officials to determine the feasibility of the effort, which will first be pitched to the US Olympic Committee, then the International Olympic Committee.

The Westchester County Executive said naturally, infrastructure would need to be polished and beefed up. But itÕ d be easier than starting from scratch, he said.

He acknowledged the lack of hotel infrastructure in Essex County. Ò But they have rooms in Plattsburgh, Glens Falls and CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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21st Congressional District

Woolf, Owens urge Stefanik to support legislation for working class

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Congressman Bill Owens and 21st District Democratic congressional candidate Aaron Woolf joined forces against Elise Stefanik in a joint press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in which the pair called for Stefanik, a Republican, to support federal legislation that would benefit middle class voters in the district.

This includes closing tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy, passage of the Buffett Rule and the Paycheck Fairness Act and supporting pushes to make college more affordable and boost the federal minimum wage, something Woolf said will create 140,000 new jobs and increase revenues by $33 billion over three years. Ô DO SOMETHINGÕ Woolf called for Stefanik to be part of what he referred to as a Ò Do Something Congress.Ó Republican obstructionism, he said, has meant North Country families are getting the shaft. Ò But we doubt sheÕ ll come through,Ó said Woolf after cycling through the issues.

Woolf said Stefanik called the Buffett Rule, a measure that would bump taxes on the richest Americans by 30 percent, Ò a shamÓ and that the candidate has no plan to address wage disparity.

Gender gaps, according to materials provided by the Woolf campaign, lead to $10,805 in annual disparities. The Paycheck Fairness Act, if passed by Congress, would ensure women get paid the same as men. Ò I think she needs to take a stand and tell us where she stands,Ó said Woolf. Ò The 2012 Republican Platform omitted that. SheÕ s on record saying thatÕ s not proper. This could be a $2.2 billion stimulus for our economy and significant for the North Country.Ó Woolf called Stefanik out for refusing to say where she stands on House Budget Committee Chairman Paul RyanÕ s Medicare and Social Security proposals: Ò ItÕ s been 150 days since sheÕ s taken a position,Ó he said.

‘DOUBT IT’ Owens said representatives can either be focused on their dis-

tricts or on Washington. Ò AaronÕ s focus on the district mirrors mine,Ó he said. Ò Aaron will be district-centric when it comes to veterans benefits, working with farmers, the folks at Fort Drum and working with our small businesses.Ó He said the real test of bipartisanship is votes. Owens, who is a Democrat, said he voted 30-35 percent of the time with Republicans based on what was best for the district.

Woolf said Stefanik would be allied with Washington insiders. Ò These are people who are going to want a return on their investments,Ó he said. Ò SheÕ ll say anything they want to hear.Ó The candidate also criticized Stefanik for personal attacks on his family.

Woolf has been battered over the summer across several fronts, including personal finances and business practices at his Brooklyn restaurant, Urban Rustic. Ò There are certain things that are within the realm of the personal,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s a line we refuse to cross.Ó Woolf called for his opponent to discuss the issues, including college affordability and ending subsidies for the industry, with the Congressional leader and press him to bring those respective bills to a vote. Ò But again, I doubt sheÕ ll come through.Ó Shortly following the press conference, the Stefanik campaign fired off an email to reporters: Stefanik was open to increasing the minimum wage, said the unsigned email, citing an interview the candidate gave to Liz Benjamin earlier this year: Ò I would be open to that, but I think we need to ensure small businesses are part of that conversation and have a seat at the table to help prepare that legislation,Ó said Stefanik in the interview. Ò And additionally, when weÕ re talking about growing the economy, the best way to grow the economy is not raising the minimum wage, itÕ s creating jobs. And we do that by cutting taxes, reducing the regulatory burden, and repealing Obamacare.Ó COMBAT Afterward, Stefanik campaign spokeperson Charlotte Guyett chimed in: “Before Aaron Woolf comments on wages, he should first explain to voters why he wonÕ t pay his own workers their fair

share,Ó she said, referring to a New York Daily News report that revealed a lawsuit levied against Urban Rustic, Woolf’s grocery store, by two former cooks who said they were stiffed on overtime.

She also assailed Woolf on releasing his tax returns: Ò In this important election, Aaron Woolf now stands as the Manhattan multimillionaire with no ideas for the future, and who officially failed to meet the high standard for transparency and accountability set by Elise Stefanik. Both Senator Schumer and Gillibrand have previously released their tax returns. What is Aaron Woolf hiding?Ó Ò My opponent is bringing this up to distract from the real issues,Ó said Woolf.

On the business issue: Ò I was a 10 percent business owner at the time of the incident,Ó he said. Ò IÕ ve taken on increased responsibility since then. IÕ m not eschewing at all. These are the kinds of things that a lot of small business owners have to deal with, including Elise Stefanik.Ó Ò Once again, Elise Stefanik has decided to use baseless accusations to avoid having to discuss the real issue at hand,Ó said Yianni Varonis, a Woolf campaign spokesperson. Ò She doesnÕ t support raising the federal minimum wage. And she doesnÕ t support the Buffett Rule. The [Urban Rustic] case was settled out of court.

And there was no admission of liability by Urban Rustic, LLC.” Woolf, whose campaign put out a government reform agenda in June that the National Congressional Republican Committee criticized at the time for being boilerplate, said he plans on releasing his effective tax rate this week. But following OwensÕ lead, he said on Wednesday he will not release his tax returns, saying that would cross a personal line.

Woolf, who has donated $400,000 to his own campaign, said he would be subject to the Buffett Rule and would Ò absolutelyÓ be more than willing to accept a higher tax rate.

The candidate said he wasnÕ t discouraged by last weekÕ s poll that saw him trailing Stefanik by 13 points. He also declined to acknowledge the effect that Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello, who polled at 10 percent, had on the race. Ò WeÕ re going continue to do what weÕ re doing,Ó said Woolf.

“We feel our popularity is growing significantly and plan to build on this.Ó

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Cheese Tour to highlight three small-scale local creameries

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com UPPER JAY — Within dark mountain caves quietly ripen one of the North CountryÕ s more interesting growth industries: Cheese.

While big names like the Chateaugay-based MaCadam have put the North Country on the map when it comes to the dairy biz, three smallscale creameries have sprouted in Essex County within the past half-decade.

The threesome, North Country Creamery at Clover Mead Farm in Keeseville, Asgaard Farm and Dairy in Au Sable Forks and the Sugar House Creamery in Upper Jay, will open their doors on Sunday, Oct. 12 for a daylong driving tour.

Adirondack Harvest Coordinator Laurie Davis, the tourÕ s sponsor, said the uniqueness in small creameries comes with the pared-down size that allows them to emphasize the local through small batches of different varieties.

WORD OF THE DAY: Ò AFFINAGEÓ Cabot and McCadam produce their cheese from milk derived from cooperatives across the North County, a process that results in a more standard, across-the-board flavor.

But the products created by smaller operations are dependent on variables unique to their environment, like soil content, climate and the diet of the animals.

All three creameries on the tour have cheese caves that also influence taste and nutritive value.

Sugar House Creamery co-founder Margot Brooks said the natural microorganisms present in milk contribute to the flavor.

Once milk from their flock of Brown Swiss cows is salted, brined and pressed, Brooks and her partner, Alexander Eaton, deposit their haul in an underground cave.

Cheeses are then turned weekly and their rinds washed with a natural solution designed to help cultivate the aforementioned microorganisms which create flavor through the process of breaking down fats and proteins.

Brooks says this process allows for a flavor that is not possible on an industrial scale.

Since their launch in December, Sugar HouseÕ s focus is on developing natural brines, a process called affinage.

Originally hailing from the eastern Swiss Alps, Brooks said milk from the Brown Swiss is perfect for cheesemaking, resulting in a thick, Alpine-style product that the pair chose, in part, for its hardiness.

Their signature cheese, Dutch Knuckle, is what would traditionally be made in the mountains of Europe. Ò This is the one we think echoes the place where we are,Ó said Brooks.

She said each cheese varies, with the softest being a 10-day newbie. All age together in the

same cave.

Brooks said sheÕ ll illustrate the process, alongside a peek at the cows themselves,, from patrons during the tour. Ò YouÕ ll get a full idea of how our operation works.Ó The Clay Hearth, a Keene-based pizza startup, will also be on-site making pies topped with their products.

‘NUTRITIOUS AND PURE’ Ashlee Kleinhammer runs KeesevilleÕ s North Country Creamery with her partner, Steven Googin. The duo began 18 months ago when they took over the Clover Mead Farm from a retired farmer. Ò I wanted to combine my passion for cows with the desire to start a local creamery,Ó said Kleinhammer. Ò It was already set up. We just had to learn and pair that with our passion to serve high quality and nutritious food.Ó Their facility produces eight cheeses and three yogurts from their herd of 18 grass-fed cows.

The increased amounts of Omega 3 ensure the most nutritious and purest product, said Kleinhammer.

North Country Creamery is unique in that theyÕ re a CSA program, or community-supported agriculture, that provides products for its members through paid memberships. Doing so allows producers to share the risks and benefits with shareholders.

Kleinhammer and Googin pride themselves on their Camembert, which they age up to four weeks. On-site, they boast a cafe and bakery that is fast developing a buzz for their paninis topped with apple Camembert and homemade jam.

The Vermont native said the potential for growth in the North Country is significant, with excellent soil and a well-traveled location thatÕ s far enough away from an oversaturated Vermont market to make for a fresh concept. Ò This is a great community of young farmers,Ó she said.

SNOWBALL EFFECT The Asgaard Farm & Dairy in Au Sable Forks are seasoned vets, having established a creamery on their facility in 2008 after two decades of ownership.

Rhonda Butler and David Brunner moved to the area in 1988 at a time when the region was still fairly sleepy on an agricultural level. Ò We had a feeling that the farm had a lot of possibilities and potential,Ó said Butler.

AsgaardÕ s products are derived from goats, a development stemming from their daughterÕ s hobby. Ò They bond with humans and are a pleasure to be around,Ó said Butler. Ò Our interest and affection for the animals led to a snowball effect.Ó Goat cheese isnÕ t as far removed from sheep,

Adirondack Harvest will host their first annual Essex County Cheese Tour on Sunday, Oct. 12 in which the public is invited to tour three local creameries, sample their products and learn more about the emerging industry. Pictured here are products from the Sugar House Creamery in Upper Jay. Photo by Pete DeMola

which contains dramatically different milk solids and fat content.

Their operation boasts a speciality of chevre, soft ripened cheeses, aged raw-milk feta and tomme.

Butler and Brunner will be joined on Oct. 12

by Paul SmithÕ s chef Chef Kevin McCarthy, who will be on hand to serve gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches with assistance from his students.

Davis said she hopes the event will become an annual mainstay. Ò I think these creameries are well-receiving and growing,Ó she said, Ò and I think itÕ s something people are going to embrace. WeÕ ve seen a real boom of new and young farmers trying to fit into the local economy with self-sustaining and local businesses.Ó All three creameries expressed desire to diversify their portfolios and New York has pledged their full support.

Artisanal cheese, in particular, is a fast-growing sub-set, with at least 125 producers located

across the state. Ò WeÕ re very lucky to have three right here in Essex County,Ó said Davis.

Joe Morrissey, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Ag and Markets, said by streamlining regulations and promoting the work that the dairy industry does through programs like Taste NY, the industry is running on all cylinders. Ò We are now the third-highest producer of milk in the country and we rank first in the production of yogurt, sour cream, cream cheese and cottage cheese,Ó said Morrissey in an email. Ò We have a great working relationship with New YorkÕ s huge dairy industry and we look forward to helping it grow further in the future.Ó Essex County Cheese Tour: 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m, free. Participants may visit any or all of the creameries in any order during the time span. To download a detailed map and guide, visit adirondackharvest.

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September 27, 2014

Owens says he ‘reluctantly supports’ arming Syrian rebels

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com WASHINGTON Ñ The faint drumbeats of war started on Wednesday, Sept. 17 when the House voted to authorize the training and arming of Syrian rebels to confront the militant Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, or ISIS, after last weekÕ s request by President Barack Obama for support.

The 273-to-156 vote, which comes with a $500 million price tag, included a yes vote from Congressman Bill Owens (D-Plattsburgh).

Shortly before the vote, Owens told reporters in a conference call that he Ò reluctantly supportsÓ President Obama and expressed concern over reengagement with boots on the ground. Ò ItÕ s important for Congress to act on this issue and reclaim some our constitutional authority,Ó he said during the call. Ò There are no good outcomes. Training Syrian rebel groups could become problematic. This is a situation where we have to act. Bombing is appropriate, but absent some evidence, IÕ m opposed to boots on the ground.Ó Following the vote on Wednesday afternoon, his office released the following statement: “ISIS represents a barbarous and dangerous threat to the United States and the world and we must take swift decisive action to stop it,Ó it said. Ò Congress has a constitutional responsibility to define the scope of our response to this threat and I am pleased that our vote today has reaffirmed this precedent.”

Owens, who is retiring at the end of his term in January, said while the vote advances AmericaÕ s national security, Congress must remain engaged and be mindful that the actions approved today don’t lead the country further into a broader conflict in the region. Ò To that end I strongly support efforts to work together with other nations, especially those nations facing an imminent threat of violence from ISIS.Ó

Owens cautioned that the American public should be Ò keenly awareÓ of the possibility that any group the United States funds, trains and equips for the current conflict could shift loyalties and come into conflict with American interests in the future. Ò However the imminent threat posed by ISIS leaves us without any preferable options at this time.Ó CANDIDATES CHIME IN Aaron Woolf, a Democrat who is running to replace OwUS Rep. Bill Owens ens, said he agreed with the Congressman, who has endorsed his candidacy. Ò There are no good choices or outcomes here,Ó Woolf told reporters on Wednesday. Ò The burden falls heavily on the district.

We do have to get our allies, including Turkey and Saudi Arabia, in this and our actions should be strong coordination with our allies.Ó Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello said President Obama and Congress are in violation of the Constitution.

In a statement on Wednesday, he said Authorization for the Use of Military Force is outdated and of dubious legality.

The grounds behind the Obama AdministrationÕ s measure is the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11 attacks.

Critics have called the legal argument implausible because that declaration was against al Qaeda, not ISIS, a splinter faction that is actually at war with al Qaeda themselves.

Earlier this spring, before ISIS routed Iraqi Military Forces and

established control over a wide swath of the country and compromised IraqÕ s border with Jordan, Obama asked Congress to narrow the 2001 AUMF or even consider phasing it out.

Funiciello said the McKeon Amendment also violates the Leahy Law, which prohibits arms exports to countries and groups that violate human rights, as well as the Arms Export Control Act, which requires arms shipments to foreign nations to be used only for internal security and legitimate self-defense. Ò I hope Elise Stefanik and Aaron Woolf will join me in condemning these unconstitutional acts that only serve to weaken our civil liberties and strengthen the chaos overseas that leads to terrorism,Ó he said in a press release. Ò No matter who is elected to Congress from District 21 in November, voters deserve to have a Congressional representative who pledges to uphold the Constitution through words and deeds.Ó 911 CONTROVERSY Funiciello came under fire earlier this week for comments he made expressing dissatisfaction with the official account of September 11, calling it a “horrific and nonsensical fairy tale.”

On Wednesday, Woolf hammered him: Ò ItÕ s incredibly offensive that anyone would allege our government had a hand in detonating those buildings,Ó said Woolf. Ò On a political level, itÕ s incredibly outrageous.Ó Ò Those kinds of thoughts and his expression of opinion was totally outrageous, offensive and disqualified him from anything to do with foreign affairs,Ó said Owens. Ò What is offensive is OwensÕ continued backing of illegal, unconstitutional foreign wars,Ó responded Funiciello on Twitter on Wednesday. Ò Sad he thinks thatÕ s ok.Ó He elaborated on Thursday: Ò Bill is the irresponsible one. ItÕ s amazing that a sitting congressman would criticize a third-party candidate for his intellectual curiosity.Ó Elise Stefanik did not respond to requests for comment on this article.

Saranac Lake teacher-athlete honored as “Global Hero” SARANAC LAKE Ñ Amanda Zullo, of Saranac Lake, was selected as one of 25 long-distance runners benefiting from medical technology who will be honored as Ò Medtronic Global Heroes.Ó Zullo is a type 1 diabetic who uses an insulin pump and continuous blood glucose monitor to track her blood-sugars. She will run as a team with others selected in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on Sunday, Oct. 5.

This yearÕ s team includes runners from 10 different countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.

Each runner has a medical device to treat conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, chronic pain or neurological disorders. The Medtronic Global Heroes program, launched in 2006, celebrates people who have overcome chronic disease conditions and continue to demonstrate a passion for running. Ò Through their running and service, the Global Heroes represent fully empowered patients who not only actively manage their own health needs, but are also proactively contributing to the well-being of their families, friends

and communities,Ó said Dr. Jacob Gayle, vice president, Medtronic Philanthropy.

Zullo has had Type 1 diabetes since she was a child, but her parents always told her that she could and should do anything she wanted to do. Zullo has taken that advice to heart. Zullo studied biochemistry at SUNY Geneseo and received a graduate degree in Education from Union Graduate college.

As a Nordic skier in high school, she was drawn to the area where she started her second year teaching at Saranac Lake High School. After moving to Saranac Lake she used running and triathlon training has served as a way for Zullo to meet people and get in shape.

Through their support, Zullo started running 5Ks and within a year tried a marathon. In addition to countless ski races Zullo, has actively participated in running and triathlon events.

After two years of marathon running, she began to compete in 70.3 triathlon events. To date, Zullo has completed six marathons, several half-marathons and shorter events. She has also completed three 70.3 triathlons along with numerous shorter triathlons. She has a goal of completing Ironman Lake Placid next summer.

Amanda Zullo is a type 1 diabetic who uses an insulin pump and continuous blood glucose monitor to track her blood-sugars. She will run as a team with others selected in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile on Sunday, Oct. 5.

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cent, with 39 percent having no opinion.

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins is polling at seven percent statewide and 12 percent within the district.

Cuomo emerged from last weekÕ s Democratic primary severely damaged.

His opponent, Zephyr Teachout, emerged from the disaffected left flank of the party and took 34.3 percent of the vote and won 30 upstate counties, including every one in the North Country aside from Franklin.

A third candidate, Randy Credico, garnered four percent. Ò Forty percent of Democrats rejecting their standard bearer is unheard of,Ó said Astorino.

Local officials were quick to attribute CuomoÕ s North Country loss to low voter turnout, but acknowledged the deep unpopularity of

some of the centrist governorÕ s positions, including the Gap Elimination Adjustment that some say has unfairly stripped state aid from public schools and the SAFE Act, the controversial gun law that critics argue was a knee-jerk reaction to an outlying act of violence that did little to make the state safer. Ò It made law-abiding gun owners criminals overnight,Ó said Astorino on Thursday.

Astorino attacked Cuomo on painting him as an Ò ultraconservative,Ó noting even the New York Times took Cuomo to task today for twisting his positions in his latest television ad. Ò HeÕ s out of touch with the North Country,Ó said Astorino. Ò New York City wonÕ t determine this race Ñ itÕ s going to be upstate and the North Country. YouÕ ve got 50 percent of the turnout.Ó

Animal orgs prep “Mutt Strut” Rob Astorino, the Westchester County Executive who is running to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, floated the idea of a transnational 2026 Winter Olympics.

Astorino

From page 1 even Albany,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s limitless and 110 miles isnÕ t that far.Ó He said he had no idea of the exact cost.

Working with Canada would cut costs for both countries.

“Just think of the economic benefits,” he said. Ò This is something we should pursue in a serious way.Ó Astorino, who last visited Lake Placid in April, said a series of incremental steps would be taken to determine the feasibility of a bid.

Doing so would allow the team to bring a successful example to the table.

The candidate acknowledged there would be skeptics: Ò Promising to bring back the Olympics is a challenge. Ò But itÕ s a great opportunity. I think Americans would support this. We can do it.Ó STATE OF THE RACE While Gov. Andrew Cuomo leads Astorino 30 points statewide, according to last weekÕ s WWNY-7 News/Siena Poll, the lead narrows to nine points within the 21st Congressional District, a mammoth 16,000 chunk that encompasses most of the North Country.

Both candidates have high negatives: Cuomo has a negative 45-51 percent favorability rating. AstorinoÕ s is a negative 24-37 per-

LAKE PLACID — The North Country SPCA and Tri-Lakes Humane Society will host the first annual Mutt Strut 5K Fun Run around Mirror Lake on Sunday, Sept. 28.

The Mutt Strut 5K is a family and dog-friendly fun run/walk around scenic Mirror Lake in the heart of the Adirondacks. The event will jointly benefit two local no-kill animal shelters, the North Country SPCA in Elizabethtown and Tri-Lakes Humane Society in Saranac Lake. Rain or shine, come strut your mutt in support of shelter animals everywhere.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Olympic Oval and the run will start at 10 a.m. The event is $20 for those who pre-register and $25 for those who register the day of the event. Email jhartley@ncspca.org or call 518-873-5000 to register in advance.

Choir preps for fall season

ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Pleasant Valley Chorale will begin rehearsals for its fall session on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m at the Elizabethtown Social Center.

It will rehearse for 12 weeks in preparation for two holiday concerts in December.

This yearÕ s theme: Ò Let It Snow!Ó If you are interested, come hear a preview of the choraleÕ s talents at the Social CenterÕ s 75th Anniversary celebration on Saturday, Sept. 20. The chorale will perform at 3 p.m, reprising selections from its spring Gershwin program.

All are welcome to join this 40-voice ensemble, under the direction of Susan Hughes. Dues are $12 for the entire fall session. For more information, please contact the Social Center at 873-6408.

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Adirondack Shakespeare Company Begins Fall Tour

By Maggie Morgan

maggie@denpubs.com UPPER JAY — The Adirondack Shakespeare company may be small, they may be young, but as Shakespeare writes in A Midsummer NightÕ s Dream, “Though she be but little, she is fierce!”

This fully-professional acting company celebrates their fifth season this year and is bringing back a fall tour for the second year in a row.

Understanding why this company has been so successful is simple: they are fresh, they are motivated and they are real. Founders Tara Bradway and Patrick Siler remain true to their creative vision which started as just a desire for change back in 2008.

Bradway and Siler were both working as actors in Wilmington, Del. when they began to become dissatisfied with the way things were going. As an actor, one must always follow the vision the director has in mind, and often times actors donÕ t see eye to eye with the direction a production is going.

Bradway sipped on her pumpkin-spiced latte and said, “We were unsatisfied with the development. It felt like things were getting in the way of the story.Ó It was then and there that Tara and Patrick decided to start their own company, one that could be stripped of all the unnecessary additions and just be exactly what it was meant to be. ÒW e got rid of everything except the text,Ó said Bradway. ÒW ell, no not everything,ÓS iler interjected, Òt hat would just be like reading it on the radio.Ó ÒW ell yes, we still wanted it to be a live theatrical production,” Bradway clarified.

Sitting in the sun outside a small cafe in Lake George, Bradway and Siler began to explain their vision. The next two hours flew by as the two young creative minds detailed what the Adirondack Shakespeare Company is all about. ÒS hakespeare is meant to be heard, not developed internally,Ó said Siler, as he and Bradway explained how intimidating the literature can be. ÒS hakespeare is not easy to deliver well and sometimes hard to understand. Some people just had a bad experience with it, probably in high school.Ó The two founders then began to describe that this is exactly why they do what they do. When everything is stripped away, the underlying

message is then easier to understand and thus more likely to be felt. ÒW e got rid of the fancy costumes,Ó said Bradway, Òw e are resourceful.Ó The Adirondack Shakespeare Company went to Home Depot for props, allowed actors to use items from their own wardrobe, and let the play speak for itself.

The traveling theater company doesnÕ t even have rehearsal times. There is one 15 hour rehearsal period where the play is ran through by the cast but that is it. ÒI t felt tired,Ó said Bradway on how regularly rehearsed plays were going, “Organic is definitely the word to describe the process.Ó Bradway and Siler are all about the Òen ergyÓ of their productions. They want the interaction between cast members and the audience to feel like a naturally flowing conversation. ÒW e want people to discover the play moment to moment like people discover life moment to moment,Ó Siler remarked like a true artist. ÒO ur productions are Ô rawÕ , if we were using it in the cooking sense.Ó Siler continued on to break down the process in terms that were easy for a non-theater goer to understand. ÒM ost things are...over-cooked. The Ô meatÕ of the story is overdone, covered with cheese and sauces.Ó The Adirondack Theater Company takes a seemingly unorthodox yet beautiful approach to something so classic as Shakespeare. These professionally trained actors, all hired out of New York City, must know the plays through and through- so well that they are able to almost improvise as the production could take a turn at any moment. ÒA ctors need to be like a verse-speaking classical theater ninja,ÓS iler said as he laughed, Òt hey need to be able to move the way the play decides to move.Ó This lively take on Shakespearian drama that calls for an immense level of talent and a very specific type of actor. In order to meet these needs, Bradway and Siler have an extremely intensive audition process. The auditions last for up to an hour, whereas average theater auditions run anywhere from one to five minutes.

Actors may read a monologue if they have one prepared, but Bradway said she requires all actors to audition within a group as well. By having the characters interact with one another,

Bradway is able to see how they will feed off of each other’s energy and fit the balance the company is looking for. ÒI t is still weird to think that it works,Ó said Bradway.

Weird, maybe, but it definitely is working.

Siler noted one of his favorite memories of a production that proved their message was getting through. During their first summer, the Adirondack Theater Company was performing Romeo and Juliet. Siler remembered a small, four year old girl who attended the play with her parents and sisters. If she didnÕ t like it, the parents said they would have to leave, but to SilerÕ s surprise, the little girl didnÕ t blink. ÒS he sat riveted to every word as it happened in front of her,Ó said Siler. ÒS he was completely identifying with this actor playing Juliet, who was 32 years old!Ó Bradway remembered and said excitedly.

After the play, Bradway and Siler said the young girl asked her father to go talk to Juliet to make sure she was okay. If a romantic classic, so rich and elaborate in language, could move a little girl, imagine how many more people will connect with this production style.

Their love for these moments and their desire for more like them have prompted Bradway and Siler to offer main stage programming for Fall 2014.

The Adirondack Shakespeare Company will present The Taming of the Shrew for the first time as well as Macbeth, paying tribute to their first season. The company will take an original approach to The Taming of the Shrew that will have audiences in stitches.

“The show is really funny but difficult to do,” said Bradway. ÒT he way we are presenting it will attack the tough issues more easily.Ó Both Siler and Bradway seem elated to continue their busy summer into the fall. Last yearÕ s production had an excellent turnout so the company was excited to try their hand at another fall season. ÒI donÕ t like the word Ô off-seasonÕ , I donÕ t want there to be an off-season,Ó said Bradway.

Bradway explained how the fall season lends itself to such a different experience than the companyÕ s summertime productions. ÒT he plays are more close-knit and we hit a different audience,Ós he said. ÒPeo ple who are busy and working all summer can now enjoy the same

The Adirondack Shakespeare Company prepares for its fall season, which will kick off at the Whallonsburg Grange Saturday, Oct. 4. great art they have been waiting for.Ó ÒT here is a more locally concentrated audience in the fall,Ó added Siler, Òt he dynamic is more appreciative like Ô Oh thank goodness there is something to doÕ type of thing.Ó The company is overjoyed to welcome the crisp, fall air and the gracefully changing Adirondack landscape. ÒW e can celebrate the season with harvest events,Ó said Bradway as she mentioned the upcoming Farm to Table Event. ÒT he event has a really electric atmosphere,Ó continued Bradway, Òi t feels more like a festival, there is an added energy almost like a party.Ó The Farm to Table Event will kick off the fall tour and be hosted at the Whallonsburgh Grange on Friday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will have a food and drink tasting of local favorites followed by a presentation of The Taming of the Shrew. Bradway says the event pays tribute to the local culture in combination with the opening show.

The Adirondack Theater Company will be performing at the Whallonsburg Grange, The Strand Theater, The Tannery Pond Community Center, The Indian Lake Theater, The Upper Jay Art Center, The Bullhouse, and The National Museum of Dance. Check their website for dates and times to view the productions.

This professional theater company gives an untraditional look at two very traditional pieces, promising audiences something nothing short of electric. The Adirondack Theater Company brings our community something progressive, original, and ground-breaking. ÒY ou donÕ t have to go all the way to New York City,Ó s ays Siler, Òi t is right here.Ó

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It’s deja vu all over again

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ith a bill passed that will arm rebels in Syria and bombs beginning to drop in Iraq, it feels like the early 2000Õ s in the Middle East all over again, except this time, itÕ s a group called ISIS in the crosshairs. If the US doesn’t rethink its approach to this part of the world, this Ò warÓ is all weÕ ll ever know.

The late Hunter S. Thompson was better known for his illegal-substance-fueled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas than views on foreign affairs, but shortly after four commercial airliners flights’ ended in terror in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington DC, Thompson took to his ESPN column Ò Hey RubeÓ on Sept. 11, 2001, and said this: Ò The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War nowÑ with somebodyÑ and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.Ó Thirteen years later, the words are perhaps more chilling. There is a generation now who, in their teens, havenÕ t lived in an America not at war. President Barack Obama has made attempts, with little success, to distance the nation from the turmoil in the Middle East, but to what end? This isn’t the kind of conflict from history books, with a beginning, middle and end, but one that continually evolves.

Unlike the Sept. 11 attacks, the catalyst of the most recent turmoil in the Middle East has been, at least on the surface, ISISÕ widely disseminated beheading of American journalist James Foley.

This isnÕ t to say our nation is at war over the murder of one American man and a family tortured by the public nature of his death, but it certainly provided a spark.

The bigger picture, though, is the message sent from the startlingly well-funded extremist group. ISIS had been making news priorÑ in late June, it claimed to be a Ò stateÓ of all Muslims in the world as it spread with force into IraqÑ and the Foley killing and those to follow were used to illustrate its stance. (ItÕ s worth noting that many Muslim groups and religious leaders have denounced ISIS, claiming its radical actions to be Ò unIslamic.Ó ) On Sept. 9, Steven Sotloff, another American journalist to fall victim to ISIS, was killed. In the video posted by the state-slash-terrorist group, a masked individual addressed Obama with this message: Ò Just as your missiles continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people.Ó A week later, the president spoke up, giving some idea of how the US would “destroy” ISIS. His vow to fight ISIS has come in the form of Congress giving bipartisan approval to arm and train Syrian rebels in their fight against Islamic terrorists, a $500 million measure.

Congressman Bill Owens was one of 273 to vote yes for the measure to arm the fighters, citing “imminent

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threat of violence.Ó Those very words echo the drafting of the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF), which has given our last two presidents carte blanche to use force, across borders, against not only those suspected of playing roles in the Sept. 11 attacks, but Ò to prevent an act of international terrorism against the United States...”

The AUMF was directed toward al-Qaeda (and any suspected associates), a group that disassociated itself from ISIS earlier this year, technically distancing ISIS from the billsÕ scope. However, a second drafting in 2002 pertained to Iraq, resulting in a gray area of whether it can be used in this conflict.

Though Obama took the bill through Congress, he said in a Sept. 10 speech that he has Ò the authority to address the threat from ISIS,Ó implying that heÕ d use the AUMF to justify continued air strikes or other military action beyond the funding of Syrian rebels.

Obama, prior ISISÕ emergence, has been a vocal opponent of the AUMF and has said he wanted it repealed.

On top of that, thereÕ s been the added issue of whether arming the Syrian rebels is itself an unconstitutional act.

While ISIS may be growing dangerous enough to warrant concern, the governmentÕ s ways about policing the Middle East should be raising a number of red flags.

The War on Terror has become an expensive and deadly cycle. For every attack or perceived threat, America has played judge and jury, and every time it does, it gives religious extremists—the Taliban, al-Qaeda, ISIS or whoever is next in lineÑ reason to threaten and attack.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul said after the bill was passed that Ò America should only go to war to win.

We shouldnÕ t go to war sort-of-meandering our way through a spending bill.Ó If only this war was a winnable one. Even if America was able to scrub ISIS from the map, the collateral damage would give rise to another group seeking retribution. The political and military strategies at play now will keep the US firmly entrenched in the region for years to come.

Thompson, foreseeing a Ò religious war,Ó had this to add in his column over a decade ago: Ò We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possible all three at once. Who knows? É This is going to be a very expensive war, and Victory is not guaranteedÑ for anyone...Ó Add ISIS to that list and it could have been written today. No wonder the sense of deja vu.

Perhaps, one day, a generation of Americans will know peace, but it doesnÕ t appear the path to that end is one the government is treading today. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board

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ad behavior has the recent case involving been around from a federal district judge the beginning of who was caught on autime and through the ages dio tape while his wife in the end it nearly always was connected to 911 ends badly for those who emergency services? Last use brut force to inflict inmonth U.S. District Judge jury on others and resolve Mark Fuller was arrested disputes. after attacking his wife From the school yard in a hotel room. Howbully to the current pack of ever the judge was able thugs who call themselves to avoid prosecution on Dan Alexander ISIS, their opportunity to battery charges through a Thoughts from get away with their ruthcourt diversion program.

Behind the Pressline less acts sooner or later Fuller has accepted a catches up with them. So plea deal that will mean what causes some among us to go from his record will be expunged after he simple rebellion to out right evil? completes a counseling program. He IÕ m certainly not a psychologist and reportedly plans to stay on the bench, canÕ t begin to offer anything but simple to continue passing judgment on othobservations, but I do find it surprising ers. He also intends to keep drawing his that we continue to see such a range of salary of almost $200,000. As a federal behavior from people who behave badly. judge, Fuller has a lifetime appointment Does our world foster a culture of vioto the bench. lence resulting in bad behavior or is the Here is where private lives, public human condition still so primitive that opinion and justice will cause many to we just canÕ t help ourselves? struggle with the proper action to take When there is so much good in our in these situations. FullerÕ s wife is okay world, what causes others to be attract- with the plea deal her husband has ed to the type of behavior that would agreed to, according to the judgeÕ s attordo harm to others and create a negative ney. As surprising as that report might atmosphere? The very popular National be to some, it shouldnÕ t alarm us. Janay Football League has come under great Rice, the woman who got knocked out scrutiny in recent weeks due to the ac- by NFL player Ray Rice, later married tions of several high profile players him, and has been an ardent supportwhose off field activities have caused a er. Many victims of domestic violence tremendous uproar. choose to support their abusers and acAs with any issue involving celebricept some of the blame for the incident. ties, the legal system and politics, this Mrs. Rice believes the world should butt subject will be in the news for many out of her marriage and her life. months to come and will likely have a As this topic is bantered about both on significant impact as a result of public the NFL stage as well as with those who opinion. Sadly, men have been striking are not in the public light, we will be women and children long before these forced to peel back the many issues this recent players were caught in the act but type of bad behavior brings out. Seeking because these men are associated with the proper punishment and solutions such a high profile sport it will clearly that reduce the occurrences of domestic cause a major shift in the way this na- violence, will not be easily reached. Pubtion will deal with those who allow their lic condemnation alone will not cause emotions to override common sense and those who use their fists to resolve doself control. mestic conflicts. Every relationship will Domestic violence has long been left have its own unique situations but as a in the shadows as a private issue but society itÕ s well past the time when we soon it will be in the spotlight. Two big must place these issues under closer questions that will certainly come to inspection, attempt to secure ways that the surface will be how public opinion protect the innocent and discourage this lines up with the current judicial system unacceptable behavior. and how public opinion will deal with the actions of women who inflict similar Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of punishment on men.

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Daughters of the American Revolution Janet Cross and Becky Bosley gave Elizabethtown-Lewis Central’s fourth graders a crash course on the Constitution to commerate Constitution Day on Sept. 17. They’re pictured here in garb typical of what women would have worn at the time.

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Letters to the Editor

Editorial hit the mark

Celebration a success

To the Editor:

Congratulations E-Town!

To the Editor:

Your editorial board hit it right on the head with the Bridge/ Ferry piece.

Stick with it. Continue to discuss it. Reach out to politicians & find out why there hasn’t been discussion of a Cumberland Head/Grand Isle bridge.

Pester & persist. Make it a consistent theme within your Ò On the StreetÓ segments. Run cartoons about it. The press has the power to push for positive changes within their communities.

This subject could be your paperÕ s major coup.

Justin Schultz, Plattsburgh

To the Editor:

In recognition of the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Elizabethtown Social Center, the current director, Arin Burdo, her staff, and the board of directors staged a rousing celebration on Saturday, Sept. 20.

With something for everyone, the present leadership honored the spirit of Cora Putnam Hale, whose generous gift to the community in 1939 is still being enjoyed in the 21st century.

A heartfelt thank you is due to Arin and all who donated and labored to bring about a day full of music, games, reminiscence, fun, refreshment and friendship. HereÕ s to a bright and long-lasting future for this unique landmark.

With appreciation, Bob and Carole Harsh, Essex

Empty phrases To the Editor: How pleased Republican Party officials and Republican voters must be. Once more their opponents are dividing energies, splitting votes and guaranteeing Republican majorities.

Shades of the 2000 presidential election!

Much good Mr. Ralph NaderÕ s platform that year has done for Americans not to speak of Iraqis. And here we are again. There goes Howie Hawkins and there goes Matt Funiciello and golly gee if Ralph Nader, a little grayer but not much wiser isnÕ t right there at their side. Ò Majoritarian values donÕ t transcend to public policy,Ó Mr. Hawkins pronounces, meaninglessly. He is pushing something called the Ò Green New DealÓ which, he says, includes tax relief for the working class, affordable housing, a $15 minimum wage and a single payer health care system.

Hooray ! How great ! All this will presumably be made into law by a Republican Party whose even greater control of Congress our three thinkers are helping to insure.

Constructive reformers wanting to change the course of local and national politics make themselves heard between elections.

Change is hard, painstaking, year around work. Ask the womenÕ s movement; the civil rights movement; the gay and lesbian movement, the labor movement. Movements all. Spouting empty phrases and meaningless platforms on Election Day moves nothing much more than a candidateÕ s mouth. And it can do a lot of damage.

Carl Resek Westport

More thoughts on Dollar General

We now have an update to our 35 year old Comprehensive Plan and for that many thanks are due!

First, to all the citizens of Elizabethtown who participated in the Survey, Workshops, Business Focus Groups and Public Forum.

Next to our consultant, Nan Stolzenberg, for her professional guidance through this long process and for sharing her many years of experience.

Then,to the Elizabethtown Town Board for attending many meetings and posing many thoughtful questions.

Then to Pete DeMola, of the Valley News, who covered the issues and kept the public informed during the final months of the process.

And finally to my fellow members of the Elizabethtown Planning Board, led by our chair, Bruce Pushee, for the countless hours they spent discussing, editing, rewriting and revising the eight drafts. This was truly a town-wide effort that we should all be proud of!

Elena Borstein, Elizabethtown

To the Editor: Many pros and cons are heard on the streets about the possibility of a Dollar General store in town.

From a personal point of view, I am all for it. I have lived here most of my life and watched as this area has flourished, fallen, rebuilt, flourished again, fallen again. A pattern that isn’t too pretty. So much is here, yet more is needed.

If we were to accept the idea of this store, locals would be able to shop for the items that now they need to drive south for. Examples: clothing for the children, baking pans that might cost much less than any of the stores in town, candles for times when the power has gone out, other items that parents, and elderly are not able to travel to Warrensburg or Glens Falls for. The rising cost of gas, electric, and heating fuel makes it tough for many in our area.

As for the tourists coming in the train, they might go home saying, Ò This town has everything you need, and more!Ó Build it with a little Adirondack style, and it wonÕ t be an eyesore, as some people think. It just might be a nice looking store that will draw out people from outlying towns as well.

As I have learned over the years, we all need to Ò look outside the boxÓ to build up this community again.

Debby Leigh North Creek

Community support appreciated To the Editor: We at the Whallonsburg Civic Association would like to thank the community for attending our annual Block Party at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall. One hundred and fifty people came out to enjoy the music, great local food, and each other.

We appreciate all the community groups who support this event with their participation: Adirondack Harvest, NCSPCA, the Wadhams Library, the Greenhorns, Lakeside School, and Reber Rock Farm. We also thank all the farmers who grow the excellent food that we serve and who work with us to make this event happen. Special thanks to the Whallonsburg Fire Department, who arrive every year to share their fire trucks with the children, help with parking, and ensure everyoneÕ s safety.

This event is a great way to reconnect with our neighbors after the summer. Next yearÕ s Block Party will also be a celebration of the Grange HallÕ s 100th year! WeÕ ll see you there.

Andy Buchanan, President, Whallonsburg Civic Association

Guest Viewpoint

What’s the Point of Cuomo’s Abortion Bill?

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n the following days before the next vote on April 9th, furious lobbying was carried out on both sides. When the legislation came up for a vote again, substantial numbers of legislators had switched their votes in both directions. When the vote was tallied the result was a tie, 74-74, with the speaker abstaining and one member absent. But before the Clerk could close the vote, Assemblyman George Michaels rose, explained that his son had called him a Ò whoreÓ for voting against the bill, affirmed that he knew he was about to end his political career, and asked that his no vote be changed to a yes. Thereupon the Speaker voted in favor, the next day the Senate passed the Assembly bill, and on the third day Republican governor Nelson Rockefeller signed the bill into law.

With this flurry of legislative activity, abortion was legalized in New York almost three years before the so-called right to abortion was constitutionalized by the Supreme Court in the infamous Roe v. Wade.

Roe v. Wade had no impact on the legal status of abortion in New York. Roe v. Wade has been several times revisited by the Supreme Court, notably in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992,

and those decisions had no impact on the legal status of abortion in New York. So why would Gov. Cuomo and his allies in the New York Senate and Assembly be frantically trying to tinker with New York State law on abortion?

The answer is simple: raw, crass politics.

You see, Gov. Cuomo and his allies at pro-abortion groups like NARAL figured that if they were to introduce legislation that would expand abortion into the late term in New York State, even the substantially pro-choice Republican bloc in the New State Senate, the descendants of their partisans who legalized abortion in 1970, even they would resist the measure as a bridge too far. And this ruse would give the Governor and his cabal an opportunity to confuse New York voters with the implication that the legal status of abortion in New York was in some way at risk from these retrograde Republicans. Voila: the anatomy of a political smear campaign.

In point of fact, the measure that failed to pass the Senate two legislative sessions in a row is a bizarre attempt to enshrine some idealized notion of a radical and unfettered right to abortion in New York State law. What would it even mean to Ò codifyÓ an

oft-revisited and outmoded Supreme Court decision like Roe v.

Wade into State law? Those who are pondering these implications should remember that while Roe v. Wade allowed states to regulate abortion for the sake of maternal health and safety, it does not require any regulation at any point in pregnancy. Under the Roe regime, a state could allow abortion for any reason right up until birth. No sane person could want that. Even CuomoÕ s vulnerable allies in the Senate squirm and deny the possibility when the true implications of CuomoÕ s abortion expansion act are brought to light.

So we are all in agreement: late term abortion is barbaric. It is not something we want in New York, which is already the Abortion Capital of America. Gov. Cuomo and his allies should drop the abortion expansion agenda. If they donÕ t, their crass political ploy may backfire, and they may pay at the ballot box in November.

Peterson was arrested for his actions and prohibited from playing the Minnesota Vikings. Surprisingly, America continues to debate the use of corporal punishment as a teaching or discipline tool: Nineteen states still allow the use of corporal punishment in schools. Typically, the student is brought to the office and hit with a wooden or fiberglass paddle. The fact that the federal government has not made hitting children illegal and against the law in any setting is simply unbelievable.

Keep in mind that adults enjoy this protection almost universally. The eighth amendment protects convicted criminals against cruel and unusual punishments; shouldnÕ t children be protected from physical abuse as well, no matter where they are?

The lack of strong and universal laws that disallow hitting children in school or at home lead to confusion or a blurring of what is acceptable and is what is not. Having worked with many physically abused children over time, I am convinced that physical abuse can profoundly affect children across their entire lives.

The awareness of child abuse in America is fairly recent. In the 1960s, the plight of children being abused was exemplified in a series of articles that described Ò The Battered Child Syndrome.Ó These shocked millions of Americans who were informed that their routine disciplinary practices might be deeply wounding their children. The articles revealed that child abuse was occurring not just in run down tenements, but in homes where parents

were educated, religious and well off financially.

While many states created laws that made abuse illegal, they addressed serious bodily injury, leaving traditional punishments like spanking or slapping in play. Over the next decade, legislators focused on what was the invisible horror of sexual abuse.

By Scot Hurlburt Laws have largely stagnated around physical abuse and parents can still hit their children without consequence as long as they do not inflict an injury. Research around hitting children has demonstrated that spanking and or hitting can increase a childÕ s risk of becoming aggressive towards others, anti-social behavior, mental health disorders later in life, slower cognitive development and decreased language skills.

As a parent or caretaker, you can hit your child but know that you are harming your child. In most cases, you will be two to three times your childÕ s size.

DonÕ t do it. Remember all kids count.

By Greg Pfundstein, Chiaroscuro Group president

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ootball is a violent sport where large powerful men have been schooled for many years on how to inflict physical pain on other men who aim to do the same to them.

Ray Rice is a superb athlete weighing in at a chiseled 200 pounds. His wife is considerably smaller and no match for her powerful husband. Rice and a number of other professional athletes have a difficult time not forcing their will on others when they are off the playing field.

Aside from the shocking video that shows Rice punching his wife in the face and then dragging her like a sack of garbage is the shocking lack of reaction from the National Football League.

Unfortunately, domestic violence among professional athletes is a serious problem. While Ray Rice will pay a heavy financial penalty for his behavior as endorsement money and contract bonuses have evaporated, he may not spend a day in jail for what was a serious assault.

Had Mr. Rice perpetrated this act on someone else, he would be in serious trouble. The law still allows a man to abuse his wife without penalty if the wife refuses to press charges. Hopefully local officials will prosecute Rice to the fullest extent of the law.

I believe that the failure to do so contributes to the lack of clarity around the issue of hitting other people.

On the heels of the Rice story came star running back Adrian Peterson who beat his four-year-old son with a switch or branch off a bush.

Kids Count

Reach the writer at hurlburt@wildblue.net

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At business meeting, Cuomo gets surprise welcome from Astorino

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com BOLTON LANDING Ñ As Gov. Andrew Cuomo entered the Sagamore Convention Center, many of those attending the Business CouncilÕ s 2014 annual meeting Sept. 19 stood to cheer, accept for the first person to extend their hand to the man running for re-election.

Challenger Rob Astorino.

The Republican Westchester County executive, who had addressed the members of the council the night before, made an unannounced appearance at the Cuomo speech, looking to start - or continue - a debate debacle. Ò Are you ready to debate me?Ó Astorino asked bluntly after the two candidates exchanged pleasantries.

Cuomo shook his head. Ò Get with my campaign,Ó he uttered. Ò Just tell me when and where,Ó Astorino replied.

Later in the day, the Astorino campaign issued a release stating it had exhausted all efforts to bring Cuomo to the debate dais. Ò It has mailed, emailed, called, and texted the Cuomo campaign to no avail,Ó the statement read. Ò Mr. Astorino personally asked Gov. Cuomo (Sept. 19) when the debates would be and Gov. Cuomo brushed aside the question.Ó After the exchange, Cuomo went on with his remarks to the Business Council on his vision for the state and how he felt progress had been made over the past four years. At one point, the incumbent took a not-so-subtle shot at his rival when talking about property tax rates and the need to curtail local spending practices. Ò Westchester has the highest property taxes not just in the state of New York, but in the United States, can you believe it,” Cuomo said excitedly. Ò Their credit rating was just downgraded.Ó Cuomo added his belief that throughout the state, local politicians had not properly addressed the waste in local tax rates, referring to it as, Ò little political thiefdoms and patronage mills.Ó Ò No county executive has brought everyone to the table for the hard discussions,Ó Cuomo said. Ò Everyone thinks business as usual works, but it does not.Ó Cuomo also credited Albany lawmakers with being able to work together during his term. Ò It has been working great for the last four years, but it could

go back to gridlock any day,Ó he said. Ò We had gridlock way before Washington had gridlock, but ours was the New York kind of gridlock - a really nasty, vicious style of gridlock. To keep government from going back to that is a daily challenge and it is not a political issue but a special interest issue.Ó

Q and A exchange

Following his remarks, which mentioned Upstate New York numerous times but never uttered the word Adirondacks despite the Bolton Landing setting, Cuomo addressed media questions. Ò Will you serve the full four years if you are re-elected,Ó a reporter asked.

Cuomo paused. Ò What if I die?Ó he responded. Ò Do you plan on serving out the full four-year term,Ó the reporter asked. Ò Do I plan on it, yes,Ó Cuomo said, then jokingly adding, Ò That was a nice way to word it.Ó

Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed the Business Council of New York State at its 2014 annual meeting.

Theatre Company seeks directors

ESSEX Ñ The Essex Theatre Company is seeking ideas for plays and musicals for the winter months in Essex and the surrounding towns and for the 2014-2015 summer season. If anyone is interested in directing a piece, write a brief synopsis and include a bio and contact information. Even if the public is not interested in directing, let us know what you would like to see onstage and/or the names of groups who might be interested in performing. Send ideas to Kathy Poppino, 1027 Hickory Rd., Schenectady, NY 12309 by Oct. 1.

Book club kicks off eighth year

LAKE PLACID Ñ The Lake Placid Institute Book Club will kick off its eighth year this month with The Art Detective: Adventures of an Antiques Roadshow Appraiser by Philip Mould. The public is invited to join the group 7 p.m. at the Lake Placid Public Library Monday, Sept. 29. Philip Mould is a British art dealer known for appearances as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow UK. The LPI Book Club meets usually on the last Monday of the month from September through June. Members concentrate on books related to the arts. Anyone wishing more information may call Barbara Erickson at 523-8029.

Computer classes open to public

LAKE PLACID — Computer classes geared specifically for beginners and those who want to review the basics will be offered by the Lake Placid Public Library Tuesday, Sept. 30. The first class, from 10 a.m. to noon, will deal with everything from finding the on-off switch to selecting programs and printing. Instructor Chris Lawrence will use the afternoon session, from noon to 2 p.m. to familiarize participants with Microsoft Word and internet basics. There is no charge for the classes. Anyone interested should contact the library at 523-3200 to enroll.

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Community Calendar September through Dec. 12.

CHAZY — “The Heaviest Deer Contest” Deer. Weigh-ins, Weathercock Restaurant & Bar, 9688 Route 9. Noon to 8 p.m.

Winner $150. Non-winning three $50 prizes, Weathercock Dec. 12 8 p.m. Present to win. Details: Weathercock 846-7990.

Friday, Sept. 26 to Sunday, Sept. 28

LAKE GEORGE — Ragnar Relay Adirondacks, Lake George Area. Details: ragnarrelay.com/race/adirondacks.

Saturday, Sept. 27

ELIZABETHTOWN — Old Time Apple Cider Press. Families First. 1 p.m. Details: 873-9544.

PLATTSBURGH — 2015 Plattsburgh Relay For Life Fall Fling Craft/Vendor Fair. City of Plattsburgh Recreation Center Gym, Oval. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: Bonnie Berry 569-7850 blberry47@gmail.com.

WHALLONSBURG — “Grand Budapest Hotel”. Whallonsburgh Grange Hall. 7:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — PenAir along with Plattsburgh International Airport 5k Run & Walk. Plattsburgh International Airport. 8:30 am. Benefit North Country Honor Flight. $25 adults, $30 day of race, under 10 free.

LAKE PLACID — Back Porch Society. Street Level Bar. Free show. 9 p.m. to midnight.

Saturday, Sept. 27 & Sunday, Sept. 28

WILLSBORO — 2014 Youth Pheasant Hunt meet corner of

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Catch The Greatest Bargains In The Classifieds 1-518-873-6368 Ext. 201

School St. and Middle Rd. 9 a.m. to noon. Details: John Oliver 963-4421, Jim Hotaling 963-7430.

Sunday, Sept. 28

CHAZY — Sacred Heart Parish Harvest Dinner. Sacred Heart Church, 27 Church St. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. $9 Adults, $3 under 12, Free under 5. Take-outs $9 each.

ELLENBURG — Catholic Daughters of America 54th annual harvest dinner. St. Edmunds Church Hall. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $9 adults, $5 children, under 5 free, take-outs available.

LAKE PLACID — North Country SPCA, Tri-Lakes Humane Society Mutt Strut 5K Fun Run. Mirror Lake. Registration 9 a.m.

Olympic Oval. Run 10 a.m. $20 pre-register $25 day of event.

Details: jhartley@ncspca.org, 873-5000 register.

Monday, Sept. 29

PLATTSBURGH — Dine Out, Literacy Volunteers of Clinton County. Texas Roadhouse, 356 Cornelia Street. 4 to 10 p.m.

Details: 564-5332.

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid Institute Book Club. The Art Detective: Adventures of an Antiques Roadshow Appraiser by Philip Mould. Lake Placid Public Library. 7 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — Senior trip. Akwesasne Casino. Oct. 8. $25 pp. Include $15 free slot play, $10.95 meal voucher. Bus leaves Champlain Centre Mall parking lot front Sears 9 a.m.

Pre-registration, pre-payment MANDATORY until Sept. 29.

Details: 562-6860.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

ESSEX — Height of Commercial Shipping on Lake Champlain Shipwreck Legacy. Whallonsburgh Grange Hall. 7:30 p.m. $5, Students free.

LAKE PLACID — Computer classes. Lake Placid Public Library. 10 a.m. to noon, noon to 2 p.m. Free. Details: 523-3200.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

WILMINGTON — ”The History of the Wilmington Stone Bridge.” 7 p.m. Wilmington Community Center. Details: Karen Peters 420-8370.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Marjorie Lansing Porter. Adirondack History Center Museum. 10 a.m. Child under 6: Free, Student: $2, Adult: $5, Senior $4. Details: 873-6466.

Thursday, Oct. 2

CHAZY — Agriculture in Society Speaker Series, Dr. Margaret Smith. Joseph C. Burke Education and Research Center, Miner Institute, 586 Ridge Road. Dr. 7 p.m. Details: Rachel dutil@whminer.com, 846-7121, ext. 115.

Friday, Oct. 3

ESSEX — Macbeth. Whallonsburg Grange. 7:30 p.m. $12,

Under 18 $6.

CHAMPLAIN — Mooers Animal Shelter Fundraising Event.

Global Fitness & Martial Art Club. NCCS High School Gym. 6:30 p.m. Details: Joy 297-3488.

PLATTSBURGH — Palmer Street’s 27th Season Legendary local musicians. 7:30 p.m. Palmer Street Coffeehouse $10.

Saturday, Oct. 4

LAKE PLACID — Marty Podskoch, “Adirondack 102 Club”.

The Bookstore Plus. 3 to 5 p.m. Details: thebookstoreplus. com, 523-2950.

LEWIS — Lisa Pulsifer Cumm benefit. Wooden Nickel. 1 to 5 p.m. Details: Vanessa Cross 873-9590, email her at vtcross@ yahoo.com. Donations be sent to 487 Stowersville Road Lewis, NY 12950.

SARANAC — New Land Trust Fall Fest 2014. 236 Plumadore Rd. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Details: newlandtrust.org/fall-fest-2014/ PORT HENRY — Fourth Annual Town of Moriah Car and Truck Show. Knights of Columbus. 9 a.m. Details: 546-7852.

(NEW) Annual car and truck show has arrived. Knights of Columbus chicken barbecue. Open to public. 11:30 a.m. $10.

KEENE VALLEY — Pianist, Charles Fisk. Keene Valley Congregational Church. 8 p.m. Donation $10; students free.

Details: Stephani Tansey 576-9010, oreastbranchfriendsofthearts@gmail.com.

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Taste NY

From page 1 air space that commandeered some of the facilityÕ s top real estate to showcase local vendors like Stevens to nearly one million New Yorkers.

JUST A TASTE Taste NY, the agency that brought Lake George to this Syracuse suburb from Aug. 21 to Sept. 1, is a state program designed to provide a showcase for products grown and made within New York, just one spoke in the stateÕ s wheel of increased efforts to boost local agriculture. Ò ItÕ s a real intention to make agriculture again the centerpiece of the fair,Ó said New York State Ag and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball in an interview. Ò ItÕ s such an important part of our state.Ó A half-dozen small businesses, including a energy bar company from Westchester County and a honey producer from Rochester, slug their wares along with Adirondack Brewery on the fairÕ s opening day, with about 80 in total designed to be rotated in during the 12-day stretch.

The goal of Taste NY, said Ball, is to expose the public to products being producing from across the state, from apples to maple to honey. Ò ItÕ s a question of exposure,Ó said Ball. Ò Give them a taste and point them in the direction where they can buy.Ó Across the tent, a steady stream of traffic circulated through the Taste NY-branded store, a brick-and-mortar structure packed with over 600 products from small businesses across the state Ñ including several others from the North Country, like fudge from Nottingham Hollows in Long Lake Ñ while vending machines and trivia kiosks with QS codes dotted the grounds.

Ag and Markets spokesman Joe Morrissey said five trial vending units saw their debut at the fair. More are scheduled to be rolled out at rest stops across the state in coming months. Ò These are all geared towards producers within the state,Ó said Ball. Ò This dovetails with the Pride of New York campaign, which is the growing side of things. They fit together — Pride is the truckload going somewhere, Taste is on the table.Ó Ball said agriculture is booming in the North Country, including apples, wood products, dairy and maple, which was given a prominent perch in the Horticulture Building.

Echoing remarks made by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his appearances across the region this summer, Ball said a sense of vitality is returning to the industry. Ò ThereÕ s more young people involved with the [American Farmer’s Association], more youth and an opportunity to connect,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s tremendous.Ó Another metric is the growth of distilleries.

Twenty-five were on display at Taste’s beer, wine and spirits garden at the Colonnade, another stretch of bedazzled real estate in the center of the 375-acre facility.

www.valleynewsadk.com BOTTOMS UP Since 2011, the number of farm wineries in New York has risen by nearly 50 percent, from 195 in 2011 to 291 today.

The number of farm wineries opening branch offices, authorized by legislation signed by Cuomo in 2011, has nearly doubled while the overall number of wineries has increased by 50 percent.

These facilities, according to materials provided by CuomoÕ s office, won the most awards in the state’s history last year.

Swedish Hill Winery head Dave Peterson operates a tasting station on Route 73 in Lake Placid.

While he has been showcasing his wines at the fair for years, he said Taste spearheaded the push to relocate vendors to the Colonnade. Ò The philosophy of Taste NY is what weÕ ve been doing since weÕ ve been here,Ó he said.

Peterson said the program exposed him to a wealth of new customers Ñ his position in the promenade was in the pole position to scoop up the hordes of thirsty patrons swarming in for a buzzy reprieve from the sun Ñ but it was tough to measure the impact beyond immediate sales: Ò ThereÕ s a seasonality to business,Ó he said. Ò We donÕ t know whether theyÕ re going to come in a week, month or year. But they will come.Ó SUCCESS STORY Rob Salamida said the New York State Fair could be the catalyst needed to launch small local food business into the stratosphere.

In 1975, the Bryant College student started bottling his homemade brand of marinade on a pool table in his parentÕ s basement. Then Salamida, who said he was the youngest vendor to ever have his own concessions booth at the fair, would lather them on spiedies Ñ grilled meat on a stick, a regional speciality Ñ and dole them out to hungry fairgoers.

When a wicked storm blew through the grounds on Opening Day and upended his stand, inspiration zapped him as he took refuge under a table. Ò Sell the spiedie in a bottle,Ó he recalled.

And thatÕ s what he did, selling a variety of marinades, with the original, SalamidaÕ s Original State Fair Spiedie Sauce, fast becoming a fixture on dinner tables and supermarket shelves throughout the region.

In 1991, the regional supermarket chain Wegmans took notice and conscripted him to concoct their in-house brand of marinades, a deal that stuck until only recently when the Rochesterbased company started flying solo.

Now, annual sales of the product that has changed little since 1976 are just a touch under $4 million. Five-hundred stores from Maine to Florida Ñ including the Tops Markets located across the North Country Ñ carry the now-iconic red, white and blue bottle.

Salamida said it could happen to any local vendor. Ò A true success story right here at the New York State Fair.Ó COMING HOME By 6 p.m, fairgoers continued to mill around the Adirondack

September 27, 2014 BreweryÕ s place in the shade, knocking back cold ones and inquiring about their line of beers. Ò Any sampling opportunity we can get to get our products in New York State’ers is a benefit,” said Stevens. “We’re still new to distribution, so this is really great.Ó Like wineries, the stateÕ s microbreweries are also experiencing strong growth. New York is now home to 104 of them, a 160 percent increase since 2011.

Stevens estimated she gave out 1,000 samples and sold 1,500 glasses at $4 a pop. The Octoberfest brew had been kicked hours ago. And there was still four hours to go.

Jessica Jordan and Kevin Giangreco, from Auburn in Cayuga County, approached Stevens, scanned the chalkboard and placed an order.

Jordan took a sip of a pale ale and paused.

“It’s definitely up to my standards of hoppiness,” she said.

Giangreco pulled from his glass of Bear Naked: Ò ThatÕ s not bad,Ó he said.

The twenty-something couple, who considered themselves knowledgeable about craft beer, said they would Ò absolutelyÓ buy a six-pack if it was carried in a local market.

In the background, a man asked StevensÕ colleague where the Adirondack Brewery was located. A discussion about Lake George followed.

Brezie Allen, from Wilmington, North Carolina, said she would also make a purchase: Ò ItÕ s great,Ó she said.

And then a group of middle-aged men wearing blue polo shirts (they were later identified as Harmony Katz, a barbershop harmony chorus) appeared on the periphery.

Glasses were distributed to each member, nearly 20 in all. Ò Can we sing a song?Ó asked one.

Grasping their glasses, they serenaded Stevens with Ò Blue Moon.Ó “That… was… awesome,” said Stevens after they were finished.

A man held his beer up to the setting sun and gulped it down. Ò And so was that,Ó he said. Ò That was really good.Ó Over 46,000 people attended the fair that day.

Later that week, the fair broke the long-standing single-day attendance record twice in three days and eclipsed total attendance numbers for 2013 by 113,990.

In all, 965,000 attended.

Ag and Market officials did not keep track of Taste NY metrics: how much product was moved, sales leads generated and orders placed.

That, they said, was left to the individual vendors.

However, Morrissey, citing numerous anecdotes, called the event an overwhelming success. Ò People are coming home again,Ó he said. Ò TheyÕ re eager to taste New York and itÕ s great to see.Ó Next up for Taste NY is the 2014 Harvest Fest on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. Local food and drink producers are encouraged to sign up to display their products. Visit nysfair.org/harvestfest to apply.

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Storming their way to 3-0 Have yet to allow a field goal or touchdown

By Kyle Oehlbeck

denpub@denpubs.com SARANAC LAKE Ñ The Saranac Lake offense racked up over 300 yards and put up 30 points, but the defense was the story of the day with two sacks, one interception and a goal line stand to lead the Red Storm to a 30-2 victory over the Saranac Chiefs.

The Saranac Lake defense, which gave up just 130 yards in the game, took points off the ChiefsÕ side of the scoreboard twice.

In the first quarter, the Red Storm mounted a huge goal line stand on their own one-yard line, followed later by a superb interception by cornerback Jack Martin.

Saranac Lake quarterback Tristin Fitzgerald was 13-18 for 196 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He added 37 yards on the ground, including a rushing touchdown.

The Chiefs were the first to put points on the board with a safety late in the first quarter.

Before cramps sidelined Saranac quarterback Caiden Goodman he had 62 yards passing and 28 yards rushing to lead the Chiefs on the day.

The go to guy for Saranac on the ground was

running back George Miller, who had 20 carries for 25 hard-earned yards.

After their last offensive possession turned into a safety, the Red Storm came back in a fury with Fitzgerald connecting with wide receiver Jason Stack for a 56 yard touchdown pass.

The Red Storm put up 14 more points before halftime to have a commanding 21-2 lead, starting with FitzgeraldÕ s 19-yard keeper into the endzone.

After recovering a fumble, Fitzgerald lobbed the ball 22 yards into the right corner of the endzone as time expired where Ty Marmion made the touchdown grab.

The two scores came just over a minute apart and the quick barrage quieted the ChiefsÕ side of the field after the energetic Saranac team held the Red Storm scoreless in the first quarter.

After the half, Saranac Lake put in their second stringers and would only score one more touchdown, again by Marmion.

He had a huge day with two catches for 31 yards and a touchdown along with 51 yards on the ground and another touchdown.

The Red Storm kept their undefeated overall record at 3-0 and will be traveling to Ticonderoga Friday night, Sept. 26, to take on the 2-1 Sentinels. The Chiefs play host to the 2-1 Beekmantown Eagles on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Saranac Lake quarterback Tristin Fitzgerald pushes off a Chiefs defender on his way to a 19-yard rushing touchdown. The run put the Red Storm up 14-2 in the second quarter.

Photo by Andrew Johnstone

Red Storm wide receiver Jason Stack makes his way past a defender on a 56 yard catch-and-run. The touchdown put Saranac Lake on the scoreboard in the second quarter 7-2.

Chiefs running back George Miller, at right, carries the ball in the first quarter of Saranac’s 30-2 loss to the Red Storm.

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Patriots quarterback William Coats had 34 rushing yards, but was only able to complete four of his 18 pass attempts to his main targets Nate Manning, who ended with 27 yards and Sultan Sikandar, who had 19.

The AuSable Valley rushing game was led by James Carter with 43 yards.

Patriots Coach Heith Ford encouraged his team to have a short term memory in which they understand and learn from their mistakes to prepare for their game next week against at Plattsburgh High School. He said their tackling skills need some work and they will be making alterations to their offense this week.

Despite this substantial loss and winless season through three games, the AuSable Valley fans had nothing but support for the players and were offering words of encouragement after every play.

Peru Coach Nick Damiani was happy with the changes implemented in last weekÕ s practice. They were stalling on 4th down, unable to covert, but they increased their efficiency and converted those drives into points. He also appreciated the team effort on defense with no offensive points allowed. They will face off against the Moriah Vikings next week, Sept. 27, at home.

Patriots quarterback William Coats (10) fakes a rush to the right while James Carter (24) takes the ball upfield.

Carter had 43 rushing yards in the loss.

Indians run their way to 48-2 win, remain undefeated

Patriots still searching for first win of the season

By Akashia Swinton

denpub@denpubs.com CLINTONVILLE Ñ The Ausable Valley Patriots were crushed by the Peru Indians at home on Sept. 19. The final score was 48 to 2 with all of the Peru points being scored in the first half.

PeruÕ s Brandon Sawyer had 243 rushing yards with four touchdowns all in the first half.

PeruÕ s Brandon Sawyer rushed for 243 yards in the IndiansÕ rout of the Patriots on Sept. 19.

The receiving game was led by Anthony Gallo with 43 yards and two touchdowns for the Indians. Troy Lawyer scored the last touchdown and had a total of 73 receiving yards.

Peru quarterback Blake Altizer went 12-for-23 and also connected with John Gallo and Rivelino Hendricks for 122 additional yards.

Although there were a large number of points scored by Peru, there were multiple players for AuSable Valley that were active on defense. Kenny Rivers had six tackles and Jamie Coolidge had five tackles and two sacks, one of which resulted in the safety that led the Patriots to their only score.

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Eagles ramp up offensive for lopsided win over the Hornets Beekmantown moves to 2-1 with 63-12 win over Plattsburgh

By Barrie Finnegan

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BEEKMANTOWN Ñ Apparently the Eagles were just getting warmed up last week against the Patriots in a 43-22 win. The Eagles were hitting on all cylinders on the way to a 63-12 romp of PHS on Sept. 20. Offense, defense and special teams all chipped in for the win.

On the second play of the game, Justin Stevens went 45 yards off left tackle to set the stage for things to come. After another gain

by Stevens, the counter play worked to perfection as Nathan Handy took it 21 yards to paydirt.

The Eagles picked up their second consecutive win of the season with a 63-12 rout of the Hornets on Sept. 20.

After a three and out by PHS, Beekmantown got the ball back but fumbled and PHS took possession. DÕ Andre Lemieux ran for a first down on A QB keeper. Then, on 4th and seven, Lemieux hit Riley Monahan on a swing pass for an 11 yard touchdown. The extra point was missed making it 7-6 with 5:02 left in the first. This is as close as it would get.

Justin Stevens took the next kickoff and ran through some hard contact at his own 22, then continued down the field to the end zone making it 14-6.

Stevens took over on the EaglesÕ next possession, capping off a 75 yard drive with a 40 yard touchdown run. That ended the scoring in the first quarter with Beekmantown up 21-

6.

It was much of the same in the second quarter as Stevens went 76 yards off the left side for a score and Tyler Newman went 40 yards on a TD run of his own. Halftime came with the Eagles up 35-6.

Stevens took a 26 yard pass to the endzone to make it 426. The defense decided to get in on the scoring with Nathan Handy intercepting and taking it all the way for a 35 yard touchdown to wrap up the third quarter at 49-6.

The fourth quarter saw more of the Eagles ground game.

This time it was Tyler Myers carrying the load. After four carries by Myers he found the endzone on a two yard run.

The Hornets showed their never-give-up attitude by mounting a fourth quarter drive of their own. After nice ground gains by Quran Carroll and Logan Harvey, Lemieux hit Hunter Marbut on a 21 yard scoring strike to make it 56-12.

The following kickoff went to Loudon Frechette who took Eagles running back Justin Stevens (22) breaks downfield for a rushing touchdown against the Hornets in Beekmantown’s it all the way to the endzone to second consecutive win. wrap up the scoring with the Photo by Elizabeth Thomas Eagles winning 63-12.

Zachary Bingel got a workStevens attributed the strong play by the out on the day by going 9 for 9 on extra and Chris Rowell at 6Õ 5Ó and 290 pounds, the many Beekmantown players who play on Eagles line is definitely a force in the league. points.

Steven Sweeny played an outstanding both sides of the ball to their summer workAfter the game, Justin Stevens gave all the credit to his O-line. With offensive tackles game on defense for the Eagles, which held out programs and the player commitment during the offseason. like Lukas Benway at 6Õ 4Ó and 300 pounds PHS to under 160 yards total offense.

Ticonderoga defense, zone read down Moriah in round one Sentinels shut out Vikings in rivalry meeting, move to tie for second in standings

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com MINEVILLE Ñ Last Friday, Garrison Hughes watched Heisman Trophy candidate Taysom Hill run the zone read offense of BYU on television.

On Sept. 19, it was his turn to run the zone read himself as the Ticonderoga Sentinels used it to spur a pair of big drives en route to a 31-0 win over rival Moriah. Ò We have been repping it for weeks,Ó Hughes said. Ò The line killed it blocking and the backs made plays.Ó Hughes ran the ball nine times for 80 yards, 44 of those coming on a seven play, 57 yard drive that ended in the Sentinels first offensive touchdown of the game less than one minute into the second quarter.

TiconderogaÕ s opening score came when Ryan Trudeau (nine carries for 26 yards) scored

from three yards away after Konner Bruce had recorded a sack and fumble recovery when a Moriah snap got over the head of Viking quarterback Adam Jaquish.

Bruce, who was at the center of the final play of the 2013 Section VII Class D title game, excelled in the rivalry game, carrying the ball 18 times for 187 yards (including a 48 yard score in the third quarter) while recording five tackles for a loss, one and a half sacks and a fumble recovery. Ò We did the zone read a lot in practice,Ó Bruce said. Ò The line really executed well and gave me big holes to run through. It was perfect.Ó Ò We have had it in but have not had the opportunity to use it until tonight,Ó Coach Scott Nephew said. Ò Garrison made good reads and Konner ran well. Our players made the plays they had to make.Ó Bruce also said the line used their speed on the defensive side of the ball to rack up 16 tackles for loss with six sacks of Jaquish. Ò We were quick to the ball tonight,Ó Bruce said. Ò We had speed off the line,Ó said Chase Dixon, who had two and a half sacks in the game.

Konner Bruce tries to pull away from a Vikings defender. Bruce stuffed the stat sheet, running for 187 yards on 18 carries as well as 5 tackles, a fumble recovery and one and a half sacks on the defensive side of the ball.

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Vikings running back Collin Harris tries to break away from a Sentinels defender on one of his three carries.

Harris had 12 yards rushing in the loss.

Photo by Nancy Frasier

Ò Coach Dorsett helps us to be quick off the ball and on the offensive side we were able to make gaps for the runners.Ó Kolby Bradford added two and a half tackles for loss while Trudeau had a sack. Domanic Banish connected on a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter to round out the scoring for Ti. Ian Lawrie ran the ball in relief of Bruce for 36 yards, while Cody Huestis added six yards in relief.

While many things went the SentinelsÕ way, they were flagged nine times for 95 penalty yards, while the Vikings were flagged five times for 55 yards. The Sentinels were also unable to gain any yardage through the air, as Hughes was 0-for-3 with an interception by MoriahÕ s Taylor Slattery.

For Vikings Coach Don Tesar, the game came down to the front lines. Ò They owned the line from the get-go,Ó Tesar said. “They were in the backfield all day long and didnÕ t allow us to run the ball. That made us one dimensional.Ó Tesar also said the his team picked up on TiÕ s zone read, but had a hard time executing.

Ò We had people in the right spots, Hughes and Bruce were just elusive,Ó Tesar said. Ò We were reaching out and arm tackling instead of wrapping up and getting to the body and legs.Ó Jaquish went 12-for-24, throwing for 128 yards. However, the Sentinel sacks of the Viking quarterback cost the team 50 yards. Overall, the Vikings were held in the red on the ground with -8 yards. Noah Gilbo led the rushers with 24 yards on four carries while Collin Harris had 12 yards on three carries.

Cody Stockwell led the Vikings with 62 yards receiving on five grabs while Slattery had 43 receiving yards. Jarrod MacDougal caught three balls for 16 yards and Kyle Stockwell had seven yards with his lone reception.

Bill Larrow recovered a fumble on defense for the Vikings to go with a tackle for a loss and Gilbo had two and a half tackles for a loss. Ò We will have to shore up our blocking on the line of scrimmage along with our tackling,Ó Tesar said about preparing to face Peru Saturday, Sept. 27, at 1:30 p.m. in the Apple Bowl. Ticonderoga will host Saranac Lake Friday, Sept.

26, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

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The Week In Review

Boys’ soccer Lake Placid 2, Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport 0 ELIZABETHTOWN Ñ The Blue Bombers, who lost to Chazy on Sept. 11, came out on the winning side against another tough opponent.

Lake Placid topped Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport 2-0 on Sept. 16, rebounding nicely after losing by the same margin the previous week.

Ryan Damp and Conor Garrett each scored a goal for the Blue Bombers, Stuart Baird and Jason Hannula added assists and Noah Mohr stopped nine for the shutout.

The Lake Placid defense held the Griffins, who beat MinervaNewcomb 8-0 on Sept. 15, to zero points on 12 shots.

Sam Napper had 17 saves for the Griffins.

Plattsburgh 3, Saranac Lake 0 SARANAC LAKE Ñ The HornetsÕ two-goal burst over three minutes of the first half was enough to help put away the Red Storm on Sept. 18.

Kevin Dandrow and Alex Follmer each found the back of the net just before the midway point of the first half, and in the second, Trevor Wills gave Plattsburgh its third point. Wills also had an assist in the win.

Brady Channell had two assists for the Hornets.

Saranac LakeÕ s Easton Moore collected eight saves for the Red Storm, while PlattsburghÕ s JD side had four for the shutout.

Lake Placid 7, Willsboro 0 LAKE PLACID Ñ The Blue Bombers came out blistering, scoring seven goals in the first half before cruising to a win by the that margin on Sept. 18.

Jason Hannula and Miles Lussi each had a goal and an assist in the rout. . Lucas Cross made 19 saves for the Warriors under the Lake Placid barrage. The Blue BombersÕ Alex Brandes and Noah Mohr combined for seven saves and the shutout.

Northeastern Clinton 2, Saranac Lake 0 CHAMPLAIN Ñ Despite a substantial 31-9 advantage in shots on goal, the Cougars were only able to find the back of the net two times on the way to a 2-0 shutout of the Red Storm.

Jacob LaFountain and Ryan Parent each scored for Northeastern Clinton, with Michael McLeod and Thomas Patrie each adding an assist.

Saranac Lake goaltender Easton Moore kept the Red Storm in striking range with 16 saves, but the Cougars offense was too much.

Brady Vassar had four saves for Northeastern ClintonÕ s shutout win.

Girls’ soccer Lake Placid 4, Moriah 1 PORT HENRY — The Blue Bombers broke a 1-1 tie in the first half with three straight goals for the 4-1 win over Moriah on Sept. 17.

Taylor Barney scored early for Lake Placid before the VikingsÕ Caitlin Pelkey tied it up. Jordan Speshock earned the assist.

From there it was all Blue Bombers. Carissa Kennedy scored the go-ahead, Sam Barney added another and Liza Marinis netted the fourth. Payton Barney had two assists.

Lauren Cross had 15 saves for Moriah and Laura Stanton stopped five in net for Lake Placid.

Saranac Lake’s Easton Moore lies out in front of a Hornets shot in the first half. Barge made the save, but the Red Storm lost the match 3-0.

Photo by Andrew Johnstone

Northeastern Clinton 2, Saranac Lake 0 CHAMPLAIN — After a scoreless first half, the Cougars scored twice in an eight minute span to blank the Red Storm on Sept. 19.

Northeastern Clinton’s Abbie Sample scored first on a Shaylyn Rowe assist before Emily Sample converted for the 2-0 lead.

Katie Mattot had an assist for the Cougars, who outshot Saranac Lake 21-1. Jessica Cartier had one save for the shutout win.

The Red StormÕ s Shelia Decker was busy in net, stopping 14 Cougars shots in the loss.

Lake Placid 10, Willsboro 0 LAKE PLACID Ñ The Blue Bombers, coming off a 4-1 win over Moriah, more than doubled their offensive output in a 10-0 rout over Willsboro on Sept. 19.

Grace McGrew and Taylor Barney each had two goals for Lake Placid. Liza Marinis, Morgan Reid, Cheyenne Blair, Camille Craig, Morgan Meyer and Rhiannon Patterson each had a goal to add to the double-digit win.

Lake PlacidÕ s Laura Stanton only needed to make one save for the shutout win. Payton Gough stopped 15 shots for the Warriors.

Volleyball AuSable Valley 3, Saranac Lake 0 CLINTONVILLE Ñ The Patriots kept themselves in the Section VII volleyball runnings with a 3-0 blanking of the Red Storm on Sept. 16 at home.

AuSable Valley played three strong sets, winning by margins of 25-23, 25-6 and 25-14.

Shelby Bourgeois had 15 points, one ace, six kills and six digs

for the Patriots. Lindsay Brown added 11 points, four aces, seven kills, six digs and two blocks.

Saranac Lake’s Alivia Sapone had five digs and five assists while Jaclyn Latourelle had two kills, four digs and three assists.

Beekmantown 3, Lake Placid 0 LAKE PLACID — The first set for the Eagles in their Sept. 16 matchup against the Blue Bombers was a 25-15 win. That was the closest the Blue Bombers would get.

Beekmantown won the next two by margins of 25-6 and 25-5 on their way to a 3-0 win over Lake Placid.

Michaela LaFountain had 18 points, five aces, 28 assists and eight digs for the Eagles.

Lake PlacidÕ s Kiama Fell notched four assists, one dig and a kill in the loss.

Beekmantown 3, Saranac Lake 0 SARANAC LAKE Ñ The Eagles were too much for the Red Storm on Sept. 18, jumping out to a 25-10 win in the first set and matching the same score in the following two for the 3-0 win.

Lydia Bailey tallied 15 points, three aces, one block, two assists, six kills and seven digs for Beekmantown. Skye Gates and Michaela Lafountain had 10 and 13 points, respectively, in the lopsided win.

Saranac Lake’s Alivia Sapone had seven points, five digs and four assists in the game. The Red Storm also got six points, two aces, one kill and six digs from Olivia Atkinson.

Saranac 3, Lake Placid 2 SARANAC Ñ The Chiefs came out on the winning end of a competitive five-set match against the Blue Bombers on Sept. 18.

Saranac lost the first and second match, and after falling behind 2-1, rallied for two straight to take the victory.

Mary Hutti had 19 points, two aces, one assist and 15 digs for the Chiefs, while Anna Dorrance added 10 points, 14 kills, two assists, 12 digs and a block.

For Lake Placid, Kiana Fell had 13 points, seven aces, six kills and 23 assists in the close loss.

Cross country

The Beekmantown Eagles volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 road victory over Saranac Lake on Sept. 18, winning each set of the math 25-10.

Photo by Andrew Johnstone

Boys Lake Placid 26, Saranac 31 Lake Placid 16, AuSable Valley 43 Saranac 22, Saranac Lake 38 Saranac 15, AuSable Valley 50 Saranac Lake 23, AuSable Valley 30 Girls Lake Placid 15, AuSable Valley 50 Lake Placid 29, Saranac 30 Saranac 15, AuSable Valley 50 Saranac 20, Saranac Lake 39 Saranac Lake 15, AuSable Valley 50 CLINTONVILLE Ñ The Blue Bombers boys and girls both picked up a pair of victories on Sept. 16, racing out to wins over Saranac and AuSable Valley. The Saranac Chiefs also picked up a pair of wins and one loss for both boys and girls.

Chiefs’ Zach LePage was the fastest boy overall, finishing in 18:22. He was followed by two Blue Bombers, Karl Shultz (18:43) and Scott Shultz (19:14).

Saranac Lake’s Zane Pelletieri (19:17) finished fourth and AuSable Valley’s Zach Lawrence finished in 21:25, good for 14th.

For the girls, Blue Bombers’ Nina Armstrong placed first in 21:21. The Red StormÕ s Johanna Mohrs (21:39) placed second, followed by another Lake Placid runner, Gabby Armstrong (23:00).

Saranac’s Lexi Blockson (23:38) finished fifth and Rachel Ford (27:27) placed 13th for AuSable Valley.

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WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES 1967-1982 ONLY KAWASAKI Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, Z1R, KZ1000MKII, W1-650, H1-500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3-400 Suzuki, GS400, GT380, Honda CB750 (1969-1976) CASH. 1-800772-1142, 1-310-721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com WANTS TO PURCHASE minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201 Wants to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201

CATS FREE TO A GOOD HOME 5 kitten's, mixed color, male & females, long haired. Call 518-3101566 APARTMENT RENTALS 1 BEDROOM UPSTAIRS, IN ELIZABETHTOWN, close to government center, available Oct 1., $575. Includes heat and electric. 518-5787916, Sec. Deposit and reference required.

LEWIS, NY 1 bedroom Apt., for rent, Utilities included, $500/month. 518-873-6805 RETIREMENT APARTMENTS, ALL INCLUSIVE. Meals, transportation, activities daily. Short Leases.

Monthly specials! Call (866) 3382607 WESTPORT, NICE CLEAN GROUND floor, 2 bdrm, appliances, enclosed porch, lawn, $625 + utilities, convenient location, no pets, no smoking. 518-962-8349 HOME RENTALS WESTPORT: 2 BDRM HOME, 1 ½ bath, appliances, garage, deck, porch, lawn, convenient location, no pets,no smoking. 518-9628349 MOBILE HOME RENTALS WESTPORT, NY LEDGE HILL RD., Mobile Home for Rent, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 14x70, re-modeled, fully furnished, no pets, no smoking. 518962-2271.

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STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ESSEX REAL ESTATE SURROGATE'S COURT VACATION MOBILE HOME For BANK OWNED FARM LIQUIDA$29,000 REMODELED 2 BDRM, .3 IN THE MATTER OF THE Rent Crystal River, Florida, 2 Bedacre, Rte.PROBATE 9, FrontOFStreet, TION! 10 acres - $39,900. BeautiTHE Keeroom, 1 & ½ bath, Florida Room, seville, NY. LiveOFinFRANK or a P/E Ratio ful views, fields, WILL J. CON50' Patio, 3 ½ acres on dead end of 5 to LON, 1 investment. 518-335street, $700 per month. Available 6904 woods, stonewalls! Ideal country CITATION January-March 2015. Also availsetting just 3 hrs NY City and 1/2 2014-128 1 ACRE File OF No. LAND at ATWOOD able: RV Hook-up, 50 amp service, hr Albany! Terms Deceased.

Rd., West Chazy, NY, close to sewer and water, $275 per month.

CITATION schools, nice location. Please call Call 518-873-6606. avail! 1-888-701-1864 NewYorkTHE for PEOPLE THE 518-493-2478 more OF informaLandandLakes.com STATE OF NEW YORK tion.

REAL ESTATE SALES By the Grace of God Free LENDER ORDERED FARM SALE! and Independent 36 acres - Stream - $89,900.

REAL ESTATE WILLSBORO, NY Fields, woods, views, TO: EDWARD C. GOLL, ADIRONDACK “BY OWNER” 1.06 acre lot w/water/sewer/power nee THOMAS CONDON, AdkByOwner.com 1000+ photo ($26,000) or Above lot with 1998 wildlife, apple trees! Over 1,500 ft listings62 of local real estate Firehouse Rd., for Mon2bd/2bath mobile home ($49,000) of stream frontage! Just off NY sale, vacation rentals & timetauk, NY 11956 JOHN 518-963-7320 Thruway! EZ terms! shares. Owners: with us for CONLON,List ALEXANDER HOMES only $299 per year.

Visit onCONLON, OWEN CON1-888-775-8114 NewYorkLanlineand or call LON ROBERT CONdandLakes.com 518-891-9919 LON distributees whose whereabouts are unknown and, if deceased, NORTHERN NEW YORK LAND to "JOHN DOE" and SALE. 9 acres $11,500 - 138 acres BUILDING AND ROE" LOT intheMoriah "MARY names $65,500. Hunting, 1.3+ acres, driveway, being paved factitious and intown water and sewer.

Can tended to designate be the Building and Camp lots, we have it used for residential and/or names of the living unall. Call 1-315-854-3144 or commercial, Asking $45,000. known distributees who www.currandevelopment.com House for Sale Essex, NY 3 bdrm, 518-546-3568 may, if they are living, 1 bath Farm House, 1.4 acre lot inhave any right, title and cludes detached one car garage, DIRECTV interest STARTING AT herein as disbarn. For more info please call NY LAND BARGAINS- FREE $24.95/MO. Free 3-Months of tributees, and if dead, 518-962-8624 or www.venlist of 3 to 60 acre parcels. For HBO, starz, SHOWTIME their executors,& administurenorth.com MLS#147141 sale in Albany, Otsego, Monttrators, distributees and $89,950 gomery,Herkimer & Fulton CINEMAX.assigns FREE RECEIVER Upwhose names OF NEW YORK Counties. OwnerSTATE financing.

Sunday InLAND andNFL post office Ticket addressCOUNTY OF ESSEXgrade! 2014 CALL 518-861-6541 cluded with es Select are unknown and SURROGATE'S COURT www.helderbergrealty.com PROPERTY FOR SALE: Rand Hill cannot after due and IN THE MATTER OF THE Road, Beekmantown, NY. 11.67 Some exclusions inquiry be apply ascer-PROBATE OF THE Packages.diligent Wooded Acres, Borders State for details. tained1-800-931-4807 by the petitioner WILL OF FRANK J. Call CONLand. Private Sale. 518-492-7178.

NYS BIGGEST LAND SALE EVER! herein being the same LON, Big Discounts On Over 50 Tracts, 5 TOP SOIL/STONE/GRAVEL persons interested as CITATION Acres & Up. File No. 2014-128 distributees, or otherDeceased. wise, in the Estate of ATTENTION Free Closing Costs,CITATION Very Low PayFRANKPitJ.OPEN CONLON, deGravel ments, Camps, Rivers, Ponds & THE PEOPLE OF THE ceased, formerly of 36 Cedar Point Pit More! CALL STATE OF NEW YORK The Portage, TiconderoNorth Hudson, NY By the Grace 1of God Free ga,Kevin NY and Merothe Attorney CHRISTMAS & ASSOCIATES Independent General of the State of 518-597-3674 800-229-7843 TO and SCHEDULE A TO: EDWARD C. GOLL, York. CRUSHED SAND,New GRAVEL, TOUR nee THOMAS CONDON,STONE, A COBBLE PETITION HAVING STONE. Available.

62 Firehouse Rd., Mon- Delivery BEEN DULY FILED BY MOBILE HOME tauk, NY 11956 JOHN Frank T. McCabe who is CONLON, ALEXANDER domiciled at 40 The FOR SALE; 1990 Redman Double Ticonderoga, CONWide, 2 bath, walkCONLON, in pantry,OWEN in FindPortage, A Buyer For Pine Rest East Trailer Park in LON and ROBERT CON- NY 12883.

Your No-longer Beekmantown District, Military whose YOU ARE HEREBY CITLON distributees Turnpike. Price onwhereabouts Call 518-310- are Needed TO SHOW CAUSE, un- ED Items With A 0051 before the Surrogate's known and, if deceased, Court ofClassified.

Essex County at to "JOHN DOE" Low-Cost and Elizabethtown, NY on "MARY ROE" the names Anday Ad, Call NEW DISPLAYbeing MODELS the 14th of October, factitious andTo in- Place Mobile Home, MODULAR 2014 at 2:00 o'clock in tended to designate the HOMES, & DOUBLE WIDES names of the living un- the afternoon why a defactorydirecthomesofvt.com cree should not be made known distributees who 600 Rt.7 Pittsford, VT 05763 in the estate of Frank J. may, if they are living, 1-877-999-2555 have any right, title and Conlon lately domiciled tflanders@beanshomes.com interest herein as dis- at 36 The Portage, tributees, and if dead, Ticonderoga, NY in the their executors, adminis- County of Essex, admitHOME IMPROVEMENTS trators, distributees and ting to probate as a will assigns whose names or real and personal and post office address- property a paper dated Want to save $ es are unknown and January 6, 2012 and orSTATE OF NEW YORK on your electric bill? after due and dering that Letters Tescannot COUNTY OF ESSEX NRG Home Solar offers diligent inquiry be ascer- tamentary issue to Frank SURROGATE'S COURT tained by the petitioner T. McCabe.

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Dated, Attested and herein being the same PROBATE OF THE Call 888-685-0860 or visit WILL OF FRANK J.nrghomesolar.com CON- persons interested as Sealed August 11, 2014 LON, distributees, or other- HON. RICHARD B. MEYCITATION wise, in the Estate of ER, WINDOWS $199 Installed, Double File No. 2014-128 FRANK J. CONLON, de- Surrogate Court Judge warranty.

Deceased.hung, tilt-ins. Lifetime S/ Mary Ann Badger ceased, formerly of 36 add $20).Ticondero- (L.S.) Chief Clerk, SurroCITATION(Energy Star package, The Portage, Includes argon THE PEOPLE OF low-e-glaze, THE ga, NY andgas. the Attorney gate's Court more? CallGeneral Rich@ 1-866STATE OFWhy NEWpay YORK of the State of Patrick J. Carney, Esq.12 272-of7533.

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PUBLIC HEARING NO- and Independent A PETITION HAVING deroga, NY 12883 INSURANCE TO: EDWARD C. GOLL, TICE BEEN DULY FILED BY Attorney for Petitioner Please take notice that nee THOMAS CONDON, Frank T. McCabe who is address of attorney NeedRd., CarMonInsurance?

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YOU ARE HEREBY CIT- to appear in person. If 19, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at 57594 LON and sureACar.com ROBERT CON- Toll-Free ED TO 1-888SHOW CAUSE, you fail to appear, it will the Town Hall, 2313 358-0908whose before the Surrogate's be assumed that you do Main Street, Essex, NY, LON distributees on the following applica- whereabouts are un- Court of Essex County at not object to the relief known and, if deceased, Elizabethtown, NY on requested. You have a tion: Mastrovich Tax Map right to have an attorney to "JOHN DOE" and the 14th day of October, #40.73-2-16.100 2014 at 2:00 o'clock in at law appear for you.

3 "MARY ROE" the names Church Street, Essex, being factitious and in- the afternoon why a de- VN-TT-9/6-9/27/14-4TC58527 tended to designate the NY 12936 Special Use cree should not be made Permit to open a retail names of the living un- in the estate of Frank J. known distributees who shop and studio on the Conlon lately domiciled UNDER THE SUN LANDmay, if they are living, premises. at 36 The Portage, SCAPING, LLC Articles By order of the Town of have any right, title and Ticonderoga, NY in the of Org. Filed NY Sec. of interest herein as dis- County of Essex, admit- State (SSNY) 3/17/2014.

Essex Planning Board, Catherine DeWolff, Sec- tributees, and if dead, ting to probate as a will Office in Essex Co. their executors, adminis- or real and personal retary SSNY Desig. Agent of trators, distributees and property a paper dated VN-9/27/2014-1TCLLC upon whom proassigns whose names 60514 January 6, 2012 and or- cess may be served. and post office address- dering that Letters Tes- SSNY shall mail copy of es are unknown and tamentary issue to Frank process to 48 Cinnamon STATE OF NEW YORK cannot after due and T. McCabe.

Ridge, Keeseville, NY COUNTY OF ESSEX diligent inquiry be ascer- Dated, Attested and 12944, which is also the SURROGATE'S COURT tained by the petitioner Sealed August 11, 2014 principal business locaIN THE MATTER OF THE herein being the same HON. RICHARD B. MEY- tion. Purpose: Any lawPROBATE OF THE persons interested as ER, ful purpose.

WILL OF FRANK J. CON- distributees, or other- Surrogate Court Judge VN-8/23-9/27/2014LON, wise, in the Estate of S/ Mary Ann Badger 6TC-56947 CITATION FRANK J. CONLON, de- (L.S.) Chief Clerk, SurroFile No. 2014-128 ceased, formerly of 36 gate's Court Deceased.

The Portage, Ticondero- Patrick J. Carney, Esq.12 CITATION ga, NY and the Attorney Father Jogues Pl. TiconTHE PEOPLE OF THE General of the State of deroga, NY 12883 STATE OF NEW YORK New York.

Attorney for Petitioner By the Grace of God Free A PETITION HAVING address of attorney Don’t throw it away those unwanted items. and Independent Promote them in the “For Sale” section in the BEEN DULY FILED BY This citation is served TO: EDWARD C. GOLL, Classifieds.

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Frank T. McCabe who is upon you as required by nee THOMAS CONDON, domiciled at 40 The Our operators are standing by! Call... law. You are not obliged 62 Firehouse Rd., Mon- Portage, Ticonderoga, to appear in person. If Call 1-800-989-4237 tauk, NY 11956 JOHN NY 12883. you fail to appear, it will CONLON, ALEXANDER YOU ARE HEREBY CIT- be assumed that you do CONLON, OWEN CON- ED TO SHOW CAUSE, not object to the relief LON and ROBERT CON- before the Surrogate's “We’re more than a newspaper, requested. You have a We’re a community service.”

LON distributees whose Court of Essex County at right to have an attorney www.denpubs.com whereabouts are un- Elizabethtown, NY on at law appear for you. known and, if deceased, the 14th day of October, VN-TT-9/6-9/27/14-4TCto "JOHN DOE" and 2014 at 2:00 o'clock in 58527 "MARY ROE" the names the afternoon why a debeing factitious and in- cree should not be made VACATION PROPERTY RENTALS

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LEGALS ATLAS BUILDING CONCEPTS LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/25/14. Office location: Essex County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Jason Parrow, P.O. Box 483, Au Sable Forks, NY 12912. General Purposes.VN-9/-10/11-6TC58301 CHASIN' THE DREAM, LLC Articles of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/28/14.

Office in Essex Co. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 30 Albee Lane, Essex, NY 12936. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-9/20-10/25/20146TC-59816 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MICHAEL SMITH LOGGING, LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Organization of Michael Smith Logging, LLC (the

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MICHAEL SMITH LOGGING, LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Organization of Michael Smith Logging, LLC (the “Company”) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York on August 8, 2014.

The Company is being formed for any lawful business purpose and shall have all the powers set forth in Sections 202 (a)-202(q) of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. The office of the Company is to be located in the County of Essex, State of New York.

The Company has been designated as the agent upon whom process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which a copy of any process against the Company may be served is: 508 Shunpike Road, Keeseville, New York 12944.

VN-8/23-9/27/20146TC-57157 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NO SMILES ALLOWED ENTERTAINMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/17/14. Office location: Essex County. SSNY designat-

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NO SMILES ALLOWED ENTERTAINMENT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/17/14. Office location: Essex County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

VN-9/27-11/01/20146TC-60537 ESSEX FIRE DISTRICT #2 will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday October 8th 2014 to listen to comments on the 2015 budget at 7PM at the Whallonsburg Fire House. Regular Commissioner meeting to follow.

Audrey Hoskins Secretary VN-9/27/2014-1TC60549 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Please take notice that the Town of Essex Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on October 16, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2313 Main Street, Essex, NY, on the following applications:

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Please take notice that the Town of Essex Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on October 16, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2313 Main Street, Essex, NY, on the following applications: Sands Tax Map #57.1-25.100 Minor Subdivision of property located at 2295 County Rte 10, Essex, NY College For Every Student/Dalton Tax Map # 40.73.11 fabrication and installation of kiosk on property located at 2303 Main Street, Essex, NY JordanTax Map # 40.736-5Demolition of existing addition and construction of new addition on dwelling located at 2276 Main Street, Essex, NY By order of the Town of Essex Planning Board, Peggy R. Purdue-Staats, Secretary VN-9/27/2014-1TC60513 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Please take notice that the Town of Essex Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on June 19, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 2313 Main Street, Essex, NY, on the following application: Mastrovich Tax Map #40.73-2-16.100 3 Church Street, Essex,

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