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ALTONA — A lonely stretch of pot-holed road has become a garbage-filled forest, and the town board is looking to catch the trash-tossers with a surveillance system. An uninhabited length of Brunell Road, between Miner Farm Road and the Military Turnpike, is strewn with all manner of garbage. Old luggage and broken VHS tapes swim in pools of snowmelt. A soggy mattress rots next to a stark white deer skeleton. Plastic trash bags are broken on the gravel, spilling junk into the roadside brush. Town Councilman Joey Snide said the most dumping seems to happen on the weekends, especially early Saturday mornings. It’s hard to catch someone in the act, but if they’re coming in and out of there with a pickup, suspicions are high for illegal dumping. Town Supervisor Larry Ross said the emptiness of the road is why it’s so abused by dumpers. Getting cameras out there would hopefully deter people from dumping at all, and maybe catch
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that untended stretch of Brunell Road — near a well-traveled highway but largely dark and uninhabited. Spots in Saranac, Mooers and Ellenburg are known dumping spots, too. Those conditions give the dumpers plenty of time to make sure they’re alone. If they dump in the darker hours, they’ll see the headlights of an approaching car long before they’re spotted breaking the law. Most charges are a violation of Clinton County local law. First offenses for that can reach $500 and 15 days in jail. Offenders caught twice in a year can be charged with a misdemeanor, $1,000 in fines and six months in jail. Added to the fines are fees avoided at the landfill by dumping and the cleanup costs of the highway department. The sheriff ’s department had 178 complaints for illegal dumping from January 2011 to March 2012. Risetto said that despite the difficulty of catching someone in the act, they close those cases with charges more than 60 percent of the time. The officers often find that the dumping is done by locals, often people moving who want to get rid of junk and don’t want to pay to do it.
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prise local events at local schools in Beekmantown and Plattsburgh. Winners then debuted their films on the big screen for family, friends and members of their school communities at a red carpet event at Cumberland 12 Cinemas in Plattsburgh. Cumberland 12 donated one of its theaters, as ell as popcorn for the event, and Ground Force One provided limos, which transported winners to the film premiere. Safe Schools/Healthy Students is in its fourth year and last year created a task force against bullying that involved police, the media, educators, parents and more. Nearly 30 percent, or 5.7 million children are involved in bullying, as victims, perpetrators or both, according to the National YOuth Violence Prevention Resource Center and Health Resources and Services Administration. Gay youth are significantly more likely to be bullied, while kids with disabilities are
also at a higher risk of being bullied. “I hear Will come home with horror stories,” said Colvard’s mother, Heather Finley. “It’s a problem,” said Wanda McQueen, director of Safe Schools/Healthy Students. The program’s contest challenged area elementary, middle and high-school students to create anti-bullying videos. CV-TEC and Beekmantown Central School were the top winners. The films included one in which a female student feels worthless after her locker is covered with hurtful words. In another film, a bully knocks down lunch trays only to be wheeled out of the cafeteria by other students. “I think it’s great that they did this,” Finley said. “It made Will more aware of bullying and how it impacts people.” Colvard said he has never been a bully. “You can hurt people’s feelings and hurt them.”
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jgrybos@denpubs.com CHAMPLAIN — Though he was looking at a long-vacant lot that’s now simply a grassy lawn, Champlain Village Mayor Gregory Martin saw a family-friendly play spot that could add life to the downtown scene. With the playground at the old Champlain village school long decayed, the only place for local kids to play is the St. Mary's Academy playground. The village board wants to give kids another option and take some of that burden off the Catholic school. Just off Main Street, where an A&P grocery store once stood and close to the current community garden, Mayor Gregory Martin said they'd like to pave a spot for a combined tennis and basketball court. He's also working on getting grants or rebates on playground equipment there for village kids. The paved spot could be used for a skating rink, too. It would be about where the village skating rink was poured for its short season this year. “It’s a shame to just let the land sit here and do nothing,” said Martin. The community garden really took off last year, with all the plots filling up fast. This year, people around the village keep asking him if they’ll get a chance to dig in the dirt. Martin’s been surprised by residents’ enthusiasm. “I don’t want to be a skeptic, but it was more successful than I thought it was going to be,” said Martin. After seeing that re-
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sponse, building a recreational area for families there seemed like a natural development. Kids were already playing there while their parents tended to their crops. And the village hasn’t offered a play place in years, leaving the Catholic school as the only option.
St. Mary’s playground St. Mary's has allowed the public to use their unfenced playground as long as Sister Marie Cordata, St. Mary's school principal, has been there. “We just ask that they use it with care,” said Cordata. Some kids, especially the younger ones, are often escorted by their parents, but local teens use it as a hangout spot, too. Mostly, the community treats the playground well, though a notable case in the late '90s is still fresh in her mind. The playground once featured a very old-style, heavy metal slide bolted to the ground at the school. Following a weekend break, Cordata returned to see the
slide's spot sitting empty. The custodian had no idea what happened, and Cordata was amazed that someone even managed to get the heavy slide out of the playground. Even with such an exceptional case of mistreatment and the litterbugs that leave McDonald's wrappers around, Cordata said they're aren't going to limit public access with a fence. “We know they don't have places to go,” she said.
Village options The last public playground was put together with fundraising and labor from the community, but was built at the old Champlain village school. There was a court there for tennis that was available to the village residents even after the school had closed. But as the property changed hands among a couple private buyers, it became much harder for residents to get access and the court and playground decayed. “It became an area that
people did not want to use because it was in such a state of disrepair,” said Martin. For the playground, the board's planning on standard swings and slides playground equipment, but they want to be very careful about safety and liability following injuries at Lake Placid's Paw Print Park in November. The spot should be a hub for village activity as it's next to the community garden, which is planned to get bigger this year. Martin hopes that activity helps breathe life back into the faded downtown. The village acquired the land at the turn of this century during a Federal Emergency Management Agency buyout program that sought to take permanent buildings off flood-prone lots. Along with Paquette Park and the picnic area across the river, the village board is trying to offer residents plenty of reasons to spend time on Main Street. Martin thinks they'll have the court paved this year, and he hopes that a playground can be installed by the end of summer, too. The village board won’t be able to afford the project on its own, so Martin hopes that
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ongressman Bill Owens, speaking recently in the City of Plattsburgh, said ideology prevents progress in Washington, D.C. The Republicans think they are right. The Democrats believe they are right. They each believe the other party is wrong, and that appears to be it ... period. In fact, it seems as though it is more important to be right and to further certain ideological stances than to embrace reform and progress, especially if it comes from the wrong side of the aisle. This refusal to work together is actually nothing new in politics, though considering the state of the nation, it is becoming increasingly frustrating and pathetic. Consider the number of uninsured in the United States. President Obama started out fighting for universal health care before settling for something much less and more problematic. Now one does not have to agree with the president's plight to admit that the current state of health care in the country is a mess. Beyond the number of uninsured, those who have insurance available to them often cannot afford it, and while medicaid is available to the poor, finding doctors who accept it is a near impossible task, not to mention the difficulties that arise pertaining to what will and will not be covered. Then there is public education. The task of educating children has been growing increasingly more difficult over the past few years as aid shrinks and costs soar. Plus, taxpayers have been pushed to their limits, so schools have nowhere to turn to for revenue.
As a result, school districts throughout the North Country and across the nation have been eliminating jobs and making painful cuts to programs, if not axing them altogether. In fact, many districts have done away with athletics, arts, extra-curriculars, programs for at-risk students and advanced classes for gifted students. And this mess is merely in its infancy, because next year and the year after will likely be worse. New York lawmakers claim they are becoming a model for the rest of the nation due to their bipartisan efforts ever since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office. Frankly, it's too early to tell, especially when this latest dose of so-called pension reform inspired equal cries of condemnation and celebration in a deal that appears to have partly been about bolstering legislators’ chances at re-election in the way of redistricting. But what can be certain is that, given the current state of the nation in the wake of the Great Recession, the public cannot afford for lawmaker squabbling, egos and ideology to get in the way of much needed relief. It is not a matter of who is right or wrong. It is a matter of what is right, for everyone.
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We need a course adjustment point. Consider the long lines to here was a time in this buy the newest technology like land when people worked the new iPad 3 launched last hard, sacrificed and set week. I doubt most of those in things aside to make life better for the next generation. Our parline didn’t already own an iPad 2 ents and grandparents and forefaor iPhone but had to be one of the thers wanted us to have every adfirst to get the newest technology. vantage possible to live in this According to a recent survey, land of freedom with abundant about 20 percent of the time we opportunity. Their work ethic and now spend in bed is spent in the Dan Alexander frugal ways set the stage for our company of an electronic devise. Thoughts from nation, the most prosperous in More than likely, much of that Behind the Pressline the world. They did everything time is spent telling the world possible to secure our future. what we are doing, feeling and They were the greatest generation. thinking, while reading and watching what Will we pass along those same values to our others are thinking, doing and feeling minute children and grandchildren? Will they enjoy a by minute. I’ve nothing against social media, lifestyle better than we had? Will we give them but where exactly is it leading us and what is it a country better off than we were handed, a teaching us? world more stable, resources more abundant, When you look at other social indicators like the opportunity to dream even bigger dreams? school grades, dropout rates, literacy issues, Or will they spend their lives paying for our single parent households, divorce rates, the deexcesses, mistakes, complacency, and lack of cline of religion, the proliferation of sex, the inconcern for their futures? crease in violence, poverty, suicides among the It seems that the pendulum has swung away young and drug usage in the U.S. now estimatfrom the values our parents and their parents ed to consume over 60 percent of the world’s once embraced. We, in turn, are saddling our drugs, doesn’t it seem clear that our nation has kids and their children with debt. And worse, serious issues that are only getting worse? One the values we are sharing with them are values of the major discussions going on today relates of indulgence and greed, when faced with to the health coverage for women’s contraceptough choices to take the easier path. We are tives. Not that many years ago, if you went and becoming a nation of selfishness, entitlements ask your parents to pay for your prophylactics, and excessiveness. you would have been severely punished. Now The examples are everywhere. Look no furwe want society to pay for them as opposed to ther than our political system and money that restraint and personal responsibility. will be spent in the upcoming elections or the Those who came before us had it pretty fact that our government hasn’t passed a budgtough compared to today’s standards. Much of et in three years and they certainly aren’t likely their time was spent surviving, keeping a roof to have one this year during an election cycle. over their heads, clothes on their backs, searchLook at the obesity rate in this country, the ing for food or preparing their food. As the types of food we are eating, and the decline in generations progressed and technology imthe number of family farms that have disapproved, those tasks were simplified. But will peared across the land. The federal government that simplification lead to a better society or to is even considering new labor laws that could a society that goes the way of many other sociprohibit or seriously limit 4-H and FFA memeties that came long before and lost their way? bers from working on farms and doing many of We know that the body requires good healthy the jobs that are common practice and taken for food, regular exercise and discipline to avoid granted when you grow up on a farm. It will things like drugs, smoking, and alcohol in oralso affect other farm kids, such as neighbors, der to stay fit for life. Will our current behavior grandchildren, and other relatives who would lead us down a path of continued indulgence or not be allowed to help with many farm tasks will we recognize that some changes need to be when they come to visit or just help out on the addressed soon before they become irrefarm. Good old fashion hard work isn’t undigversible? I think we need to see the writing on nified; it builds character, appreciation and self the wall soon …very soon. respect. Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton We’ve become addicted to a lifestyle we can’t Publications. He may be reached at afford financially or from a productivity stand dan@denpubs.com.
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I wouldn't argue with that. It was offensive. But what people overlooked is that it was meant to be offensive because the attack on women’s rights that it was taking aim at was intensely horrifying.The best satire often tackles its subject in such a way, using offensive material — in a brilliant way in this case I must say — to reflect the nature of what initially inspired the creative work. But you want to know what stood out to me the most lately, as I watched, listened to and read about people, especially liberals, spew venom at their latest outrage —hypocrisy. First, I should point out that I consider myself to be quite liberal, especially when it comes to my social views. I support gay marriage, would never take away a woman's right to choose, believe our government largely acts in ways to protect and improve its fiscal assets no matter the costs at the prod-
oliticians, political hopefuls, media loudmouths and many more have been revealing their ignorance in ways that, well, actually are not all that shocking or alarming. That is not to say I don't find their message, their beliefs and their rants to be utterly reprehensible as they continue their fight to pull us back to a time when women knew their place, the oppressed dared not cry for help and white men with a little bit of power were looked up to, not because they were respected or admired but because the masses hoped that just maybe a crumb or two might fall their way. The Doonesbury comic strip expertly tackled the latest rampage of ignorance by putting out some creative, even brilliant satirical works of art that delved into abortion-law changes. Some newspapers chose not to run them because they viewed the content offensive.
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ligion causes them to want to restrict the rights of others who behave in ways that contradict their own beliefs. Hate groups frighten me and make me see red, especially when witnessing the emotional toll their actions take on their victims. When I witness people lack empathy for the disabled, downtrodden and all around less fortunate while espousing what resembles a survival of the fittest mantra I sometimes cry. Yet I cannot say I am right and they are wrong, and I never consider myself more enlightened because of my viewpoints, which are merely different. In fact, their actions do not surprise me, as it's no shock when, say, a Christian condemns homosexuality. Such individuals do not pretend to condone or support such actions. Indeed, they openly admit their opposition. Yet liberals claim to be the most
accepting, diverse, open-minded group of individuals around. What many, not all, but many fail to recognize is that they are only open and accepting as long as you subscribe to their definition of diversity and their type of openness. I have witnessed many a liberal friend claim to be open and accepting and in the same sentence spit venom at the belief systems of, say, Christians. That doesn't seem very open to me. How open is someone who only accepts individuals who subscribe to his or her form of viewing and behaving in the world? Anyway, as we cheer Garry Trudeau, slam some media outlets for censoring Doonesbury and condemn individuals for their own ignorance, maybe we should glance in the mirror and examine ourselves. Reach Editor Stephen Bartlett at stephen@denpubs.com.
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ccording to one of our recent polls, the vast majority of people believe that sports should be removed from school budgets in order to help districts stay within tax caps. So, it is now my turn to tell you why the majority of people are wrong. Cutting sports is a flatout idiotic idea, and the only people that I can see even thinking to take that step are those who were picked on by the jocks in school and thought, "One day, I will get back at all of them." Sports is as important to education as the arts and music. The problem is, these are also the top three choices on the poll. Do these people not remember going to school? Do they not remember the
fun that comes from getting a chance to participate in these activities? If they did, then they would remember that there is a lot of learning that comes from these endeavors. Cutting sports will also make them more selective and class-driven than they already are. We know that, even if sports are taken out of school budgets, they will live on through boosters. Boosters can't pay for everything, though, and the remainder of the cost will have to come from the participants. That means kids who may have played for the team but are financially unable to will not be able to play. That's a problem, as some kids may use sports as their only release from otherwise tough days. The same can be said for music and arts programs.
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The Lobster Tank How can educators or school boards make these items selective for only those who can afford it? That does not seem like a fair way to do business. Sports, music and arts were a big part of my life in school, and here is the big reveal — I was a benchwarmer in two out of the three sports seasons. That's right, during the soccer and basketball seasons, I just sat there,
cheered on my team, and actually enjoyed almost every minute of it. And I was a darn good baseball player. I also was a member of the school chorus, jazz band and regular band, as well as a member of the drama club and public speaking teams. There is no way I would have been able to do everything I was able to do in school if I (alright, my parents) had to pay for it. Not that I think they would not have been able to, but they would have wanted me to prioritize, probably based on ability, and select the ones that I was best suited for. That, of course, would have been upsetting. I mean, let's be honest, why would you want to put hundreds, if not thousands of dollars into something
like uniforms and equipnot educated. ment that will never have Keith Lobdell is the editor to be washed because it of the Valley News. He can be never gets used in a game? reached at keith@denpubs.com Again, you are making these programs more selecThe North Countryman welcomes tive then they alletters to the editor. ready are and • Letters can be sent to its offices, denying students 14 Hand Avenue, PO Box 338, Elizathe opportunity to bethtown, 12932 learn in a non• Or e-mailed to stephen@denclassroom setting. pubs.com Yes, I know that • Letters can also be submitted onthe main compoline at nent of school is www.northcountryman.com the classroom and Letters should not exceed 400 the teaching that words and must be signed and ingoes on there. clude a telephone number for verifiThat's where the cation. learning — stateDenton Publications reserves the mandated learning, right to edit letters for length and/or at least — happens. content. Letters deemed inappropriBut anyone who ate will be rejected. Only one letter does not think per writer will be published every 30 learning happens days without prior approval. with these other Letters from announced political programs are truly candidates are not accepted.
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Fire towers attract visitors but need repairs By John Grybos
jgrybos@denpubs.com LYON MOUNTAIN — The peak here, where summertime staffers would daily climb the still-standing fire tower to stand vigilant against wildfires, remains a popular climb, in part because of the history of that now-disheveled structure. With the building only partly restored after the New York Department of Environmental Conservation acquired it in 2008. Steps and landings were replaced and the tower was painted. It could use a few more friends to ensure it remains a draw, said Adirondack Fire Tower Association Director David Thomas-Train. “Towers are rather magnetic,” said Thomas-Train. “Hikers, firefighters, engineers, environmentalists, educators all seem to like them. Kids love them.” Dannemora Town Councilman Ken Brassard Jr. said on a recent holiday climb, he passed three groups of two on his way to the summit. Because the mountain hosted a small ski resort until the '70s, people often carry up skis or snowboards and slide down the old, overgrown glades. There's no budget or group for tower maintenance right now, though it
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houses a radio repeater for the forest service. Clear needs at the tower include roof repairs, foundation work, stair fencing and railing installation. Before any of that work can begin, an engineering study has to be completed. DEC forester Dan Levy said he already initiated that process during the Feb. 21 meeting to gauge interest in forming a friends of the fire tower group. The tower can become an asset to the mountain if preserved, and a destination if enhanced. Thomas-Train first became involved with the five-year-old fire tower association as a friend of the Pok-O-Moonshine tower, which today has brochures describing the building and its history along with interpretive elements to educate visitors. The same sort of effort at Lyon Mountain would be pursued under and AdoptA-Natural-Resource Agreement with the DEC. The agreement gives liability and workers' compensation insurance to volunteers working on a tower. It also makes the adopting group eligible for matching funds from the DEC that can cover costs like printing brochures and materials for tower repairs. “It allows us to stretch our limited resources that much further,” said DEC least May 15, leaving some passengers stranded and scrambling to find a way
t-shirts, though no fundraising is allowed on-site. There are state constitutional clauses forbidding that. It’s possible to get around that if there are adjoining private properties. The friends groups provide a mechanism for local people who know and are particularly attached to a place, said Thomas-Train, those who have emotional ownership.
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Efforts are under way to create a committee to preserve the Lyon Mountain fire tower as a historical asset and recreational draw for the small town. Courtesy of VisitAdirondacks.com
spokesman David Winchell. He added that while restoring the historic structures is important, the biggest benefit is the public education encouraged by restoration efforts. Five tower projects have begun since the association formed, and other projects joined the Adirondack Fire Tower Association umbrella
at its beginning. ThomasTrain said there's no strict life cycle for tower revitalization. Some towers have done it in as little as two years, others can take nearly a decade. “There’s no blueprint,” he said. To support the project, they do fundraising, often selling patches, posters and
home and others wondering how they were going to get out of the area to begin their vacations. In a short period of time, various media outlets began reporting on the company's troubled financial situation, including overdue plane and fuel bills. The company has since filed bankruptcy and owes Clinton County between &170,000 and $180,000. “I am very angered for people who have purchased tickets who won't be refunded and people who have made vacation plans and accommodations who cannot reach their destinations,” Kasprzak said. “Unfortunately, it is my understanding that since Direct Air does not own their planes, it will be a real challenge for anyone to receive funds.” “I am appalled at that. It is very unfair to all their cus-
tomers.” Direct Air began operations in 2007 and contracts with carriers to fly passengers to 17 cities in the East, Midwest and South. It began service at Plattsburgh International Airport in 2008 and has largely been successful. Service in Plattsburgh includes three flights per week between Plattsburgh and Myrtle Beach, four weekly between Plattsburgh and Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, and four weekly between Plattsburgh and Orlando/Sanford. Myrtle Beach International Airport announced all operations by Direct Air were suspended Monday, March 12, due to fueling issues. But as of Tuesday morning, the company had not informed Plattsburgh International Airport of any problems. By that afternoon, the company posted a statement
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The towers are deeply rooted in Adirondack history. With a high level of logging and extended droughts at the dawn of the 20th century, steam locomotives hauling lumber spewed sparks from their smokestacks, igniting dry trees. The worst years were 1903 and 1908, which combined saw nearly one million acres of forest burned, about a sixth of the total land area of the larger-than-Vermont state park. This extensive burning sent smoke as thick as fog to New York City and blanketed nearby cities like Utica with ash. Responding to public outcry, Governor Charles Evans Hughes launched the fire tower program. Fifty-seven of the towers were built in the Adirondack Park, where they were staffed daily during the forest fire season. on its website announcing that flights were suspended from March 13 through at least May 15, stranding thousands of passengers. Direct Air indicated it needed to address operational matters and was “evaluating strategic alternatives for Direct Air.” Passengers with reservations who used a credit card to purchase tickets could contact their credit card company for a refund. Clinton County issued a press release Tuesday afternoon stating it would continue to monitor Direct Air's actions regarding resuming services and provide updates when information becomes available. But as the story unfolded, it quickly became a tale of past-due debt. Direct Air owed its fuel supplier a substantial amount of money. Two companies - Xtra Airways and Sky King - that provide planes to Direct Air told federal authorities that they were halting flights for the company over nonpayment. “If Direct Air has not paid its fuel bills and your fuel provider now refuses to provide any fuel for Direct Air flights, it is clearly impossible in the absence of fuel for Sky King to operate any further flights for Direct Air,” Sky King President Frank
The first Lyon Mountain tower was built in 1910. The tower sighters worked April to October, and some even lived at the fire tower cabins with their families. To make the summit cabins more homey, they'd add outbuildings for firewood and perishables, grow apple trees and dig vegetable cellars. When the Disney film “Bambi” helped raise public awareness on forest conservation, the fire tower watchers provided education to visitors, though it wasn't in their job description. They'd even hand out signed cards as tokens of proof for completing a tower hike. When the Smokey Bear campaign started, they gave out silver coins with the fire-preventing bear's likeness on them. The towers started to fall into disrepair during World War II, when the men staffing them were called away to fight. By the '70s, cheap planes began replacing the tower's fire-spotting function. Once the '80s came to a close, the DEC found that members of the public were most effective at spotting fires. They closed the remaining towers and ended most spotting flights. To get involved in the committee to preserve the Lyon Mountain fire tower, email David Thomas-Train at badtts@kvvi.net. Visconti wrote in a letter to Direct Air Managing Partner Kay Ellison. Direct Air filed for bankruptcy in the Massachusetts Division of U.S. Bankruptcy Court. This comes after the investment of additional working capital by a Washington, D.C.-based investor purchased a majority interest in the company. Court documents reveal the company owes between $10 million and $50 million to somwhere between 100 and 200 crediors with only $500,000 to $1 million in assets. Direct Air owes Plattsburgh International Airport just less than $100,000, with much of the debt stemming from a passenger-facility charge on every ticket sold for flights out of Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh International Airport manager Christopher Krieg said the county will seek out another airline. “I was getting calls from people who bought buy one get one free and were looking to leave, and all the dates were blacked out and they couldn't return for a few weeks,” Kasprzak said. “I also heard of many delays and cancelations over the years of Direct Air flights, and that caused me to look into it.”
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Local maple makers hoping for cold weather By John Grybos
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Vacuum systems like Richard Atwood’s are what make the difference in a tough year like this and keep the sap flowing, said Uihlien Forest Director Mike Farrell. Photo by John Grybos
from page 1 Sometimes the items are buried under the snow, so the dumping spots will look even worse as spring comes around. Items that shed light on open burglary cases have been found by looking into dumping incidents. Risetto said they’ve found safes and footlockers that tied into such cases. The Sheriff ’s Office has Deputy Warren assigned to illegal dumping complaints. Call him at 565-4340 to report incidents. It’s especially helpful if information about the vehicles involved is available.
Statewide burn ban effective now RAY BROOK — A state-wide burn ban is effective from March 16 through May 14. The lack of green vegetation, abundance of available fuels such as dry grass and leaves, warm temperatures and wind make spring a high-risk season for wildfires. Debris burning accounted for about 36 percent of wildfires between 1985 and 2009, making it the largest single cause of wildfires in New York state. In 2009, New York toughened restrictions on open burning to reduce air pollutants and prevent wildfires. The burn ban regulation allows brush burning for most of the year in towns smaller than 20,000 residents, but it prohibits open burning in early spring when most wildfires typically occur. The state regulation prohibits the burning of garbage at
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said Farrell. Long-term forecasts expect the weather to drop again to something a little more seasonal. Usually, it only takes a few days of high temperatures to shut down sap collecting. But the weather's so strange, Farrell said he's not sure that rule
ference in strange weather. The vacuum collection system at the sugarbush is what keeps the sap flowing in odd conditions. Richard Atwood's results haven't been so rosy. He's a little above 50 percent of what he got in sap last year, though 2011 was an excellent year for all producers. “The sap has been running pretty good, surprisingly,” said Atwood, “But I'm constantly watching the tree tops.” When everybody else is happy with the weather, maple producers are miserable, said Atwood. With the weather as warm as it's been, Atwood said he expects his trees to stop making the good sap by the end of the week. Farrell said that no matter what happens in Vermont and New York this year, Quebec still makes 80 percent of maple products.
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will hold. From what he's heard so far, the big producers with high-pressure vacuum systems on their tubing have done fine. But small operations that rely on buckets or gravity-only tubing systems have been struggling through a tough season. Michael Parker at Parker Family Maple Farm was very optimistic about his sap yields. The Parker sugar house has already hit its expected capacity for the season, and if they keep collecting sap they'll have an outstanding year, he said. “Even today, it's 73 degrees out and the sap's running great,” said Parker Monday. “It' doesn't make sense.” He's not complaining, though. They started out the season with very high-grade syrup, and are making medium-grade right now. He said technology makes all the dif-
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State lawmakers approved pension reform they say will save more than $80 billion over 30 years. This would be accomplished largely by reducing benefits for newly-hired state and local public workers, something union officials say is a direct assault on the middle class. The law creates a sixth tier of smaller pension benefits for future state and local public workers and raises contributions to retirement plans with a sliding scale, ranging from 3 percent to 6 percent. It further raises the minimum retirement age for state workers from 62 to 63. Pension costs for New York’s municipalities have risen more than 650 percent since 2002, to $12.2 billion in 2012, according to information released by Cuomo. The National Institute on Retirement Security reported that, in 2009, 768,392 residents received a total of $20.5 billion from state and local plans for an average of $2,200 monthly. “By putting the interests of the people of New York first, we overcame the obstacles that for so long have stood in the way of real reform and delivered one of the most critical, widespread reforms the state has seen in years,” Cuomo said in a press release. Cuomo in fact sought more drastic changes as state and local governments nationwide work to reduce retirement costs. In fact, from 2009 to 2011, 43 states changed retirement plans for public employees and teachers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. But Cuomo didn’t gain his pension reforms without more Albany deal-making. Specifically, the governor had said while campaigning for governor that he would not approve redistricting maps unless they were drawn by an independent body. But he approved the Legislature’s districts, making court revisions more difficult and paving the way for what many see as unfair elections for the next 10 years. “Legislators made a deal with the governor,” Sherman said. “He wanted pension reform, and they wanted district lines to assure their re-election. They traded with the governor, basically by saying we will give you the pensions of future workers of the state of New York and you give us our election district lines so we can get re-elected. “They are hurting the very same children they are hurting right now.” Sherman said there are misunderstandings between the pensions public workers have and the 401k that some in the private sector have. “They have to move all their money into a low-risk percentage return pool of money
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Saranac Lady Chiefs state title hoop dreams end against Irvington TROY — The Saranac Lady Chiefs’ run at a state championship ended March 16 with a 64-31 loss at the hands of Section I champ Irvington. The Lady Bulldogs held a 21-0 lead to open the game that the Chiefs were never able to overcome. “I’m not saying that we got caught up in all of the hoopla this week, but that was not our typical start,” head coach Tim Newell said. “You have to give credit to them as well, but we had a tough time on defense and their defense did not allow us to get set in the half court.” Newell said that the team fought hard throughout the game, but came up against a better opponent in Irvington. “It was not a lack of effort,” he said. “They surprised us with how physical they were and they were able to break out.” “They are by far the number one team out there,” senior Stephanie Linder said. “You could not stop their inside game, they distributed the ball well and played great defense. We knew what they could do, and they had a great game.”
Morgan Maye looks to cut to the basket as four Irvington defenders focus in on Alisha Ducatte, with the ball. The Lady Bulldogs defense held the Chiefs to 31 points in the Class B semifinal game. Photo by L. Lobdell Linder finished with 10 points and five rebounds in the game, while Emma Newell
Saranac coach Tim Newell watches on, as do the hundreds of Chief faithful who made the trip to Troy. School was closed March 16 to allow more students to attend the Final Four contest. Photo by L. Lobdell
Tim Newell accepts the Final Four plaque from Greg Waters of Section VII.
I am so proud of the girls on this team,” Linder said. “To get here is amazing. We have been together since third and fourth grade and no one can take that away from us and the way that we worked hard all the time for each other.” Newell said that, while the farewells were tough, the team could look forward to another solid season with players like Kayla Napper, Kristen Napper and others returning. “They are real coachable and intelligent young players,” he said. “They do everything correct, but we will need to develop that offensive confidence that Linder and Ducatte had for us this season.” “They have a great group and I think they have all of this to look forward to again,” Linder said. The Chiefs finished the season at 23-1, capturing the Section VII and Region II Class B titles. After the game, Ducatte was awarded with the sportsmanship award and Linder was named to the Final Four Tournament team. On March 17, the Lady Bulldogs scored an equally convincing 69-42 win over South Jefferson to claim the NYSPHSAA Class B title.
and Alisha Ducatte each scored five points. Morgan Maye had three points and five rebounds, while Kristen Napper, Brooke Layhee and Victoria Phaneuf each scored two points (Phaneuf added five rebounds). Kayla Napper and Katie Gates each scored one. Newell said that he was proud of his five seniors in Linder, Phaneuf, Ducatte, Maye and Gates. “They are the reason why we made it this far,” the coach said. “They have been a team from fifth grade on and when they came out of the game, that is what I told them along with I considered them to be a second family and I love Kristen Napper shoots the ball. them like daughters.”
Alisha Ducatte received the sportsmanship award from Greg Waters.
Photo by L. Lobdell
Stephanie Linder received the all-tournament team award.
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Friday.March.23. PLATTSBURGH — Family Swim night, Wellness Center, at PARC,295 New York Road. 7-9 p.m. $2 charge per person for all participants. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 562-6860. LAKE PLACID —Reason To Smile Benefit, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 6:30 p.m. $8 adults, $5 ages 12 and under. 523-2512, www.LakePlacidArts.org. LAKE PLACID —Shake Your Chakras, Rock Your Soul, Yoga Weekend, The Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa, 77 Mirror Lake Drive, 523-2544 or visit www.mirrorlakeinn.com. KEESEVILLE—Friday Fish Frys, Keeseville Elks Lodge #2072, 1 Elk Lane Keeseville, Haddock or Shrimp, fries and coleslaw $7.95 each 5-7:30 p.m. LAKE PLACID —Daniel Hausner photography exhibit opening reception, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St. 5-7 p.m. 523-3200 TUPPER LAKE— How the Universe Works Black Holes, Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 7 p.m.
Saturday.March.24 PLATTSBURGH — North Country Squares Dance Club meets, Clinton County Fair-
grounds, 84 Fairgrounds Rd. 7 p.m. 561-7167 or 492-2057. KEESEVILLE— Cornell Cooperative Extension sponsored training session for anyone involved in direct marketing of food, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m., Ausable Valley Grange, 1749 Main Street 962-4810 x0, essex@cornell.edu. ESSEX—Silk painting workshop, $20, 9 a.,m.-noon. Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm, at the corner of Cook Rd. and Leaning Rd. 963-7385 UPPER JAY —Cuddle Magic to perform lush, playful songs. Recovery Lounge, Upper Jay Art Center, Rte 9 N, Suggested donation, $10, 8 p.m. PERU —National Wild Turkey Federation Hunting Heritage Banquet, Peru VFW Post 309, Rte. 22B. 5 p.m. $60 for single ticket, $85 couples. 643-7048. ELIZABETHTOWN—Museum Day Trip, begins at The Elizabethtown Social Center, 7626 Us Route 9, $119 includes: transportation, admission to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, and the New York State Museum in Albany. 873-6408 or info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.
Sunday.March.25. CHAMPLAIN—All you can eat pancake
breakfast, St. Mary’s Academy, 1129 Rte. 9, Main St. 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $8, Kids 5-12 $4. 2985158. PERU —$5 Breakfast of the Season, Peru Memorial VFW & Auxiliary, 710 Pleasant St, Rte 22 B9 a.m. - noon. WILLSBORO— Turkey shoot, The Willsboro fish & Game club, noon-3 p.m. 963-7908 TUPPER LAKE—Family Art & Nature: Otter Birthday Party, Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, noon. TUPPER LAKE—Live animal training, Flamers Theater, The Wild Center, 45 Museum Drive, 1 p.m. WESTPORT—Zumba Class, Heritage House, 6459 Main Street, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday.March.26. PLATTSBURGH — Scrabble game, Seniors Citizens Council of Clinton County Senior Center, 5139 N. Catherine St., 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 5636186, ext. 102. LAKE PLACID —Lake Placid Institute Book Club will meet to discuss “The Incorporation of America, Culture and Society in the Gilded Age” by Alan Trachtenberg, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St, 7 p.m. 523-3200. KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. 546-
3565, RSVP@Logical.net. CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.
WILMINGTON—Bible Study & Potluck, Wilmington Church of Nazarene, 5734 NYS Rte 86, 6 p.m.
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LYON MOUNTAIN—Mid-Week Breakfast, American Legion Lyon Mountain, 3958 State Route 374, 7:30-10:30 a.m. $5 KEESEVILLE—Open archery shooting, The Chesterfield Fish and Game Club, 359 Green St. 7-9 p.m. Open to all ages. 643-8754 or 6432651. ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop, “Resume Building,” OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Ave, 9 a.m.-noon. 873-2341, clawrence@acapinc.org. SARANAC — Saranac Hollow Jammers country music and dancing, Saranac Town Hall, 3662 Route 3, 6-9:30 p.m. 293-7056. ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop, “Resume Building,” OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Ave, 1-3 p.m. 873-2341, clawrence@acapinc.org. SARANAC LAKE—The Will Rogers Senior Outing Club’s Fun with Fitness afternoon, 78 Will Rogers Drive, 1– 3 p.m. 891-7117, retireatwillrogers@verizon.net. CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.
LYON MOUNTAIN—Mid-Week Breakfast, American Legion Lyon Mountain, 3958 State Route 374, 7:30-10:30 a.m. $5 ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop, “Resume Building,” OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Ave, 9 a.m.-noon. 873-2341, clawrence@acapinc.org. WILLSBORO—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Congregational Church, Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net. ELIZABETHTOWN—InternetXpress Computer Workshop, “Resume Building,” OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Ave, 1-3 p.m. 873-2341, clawrence@acapinc.org. JAY — Internet Xpress Class, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Rte 9N, 1-2:30 p.m. REDFORD — Saranac fiddlers performance. Assumption of Mary School. 6:30-9:30 p.m.. $2. 293-7031. CHAZY —3 Mile Club, Chazy Central Rural School, 609 Old Route 191, 6 p.m. $3. 578-7123.
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This Month in History - MARCH 23rd - Patrick Henry declares “Give me liberty, or give me death!” (1775) 26th - The Eastman Dry Plate and Chemical Company manufactures the first motion picture film. (1885) 27th - The biggest earthquake ever recorded strikes Anchorage, Alaska. It measured 8.3 on the Richter scale. (1964)
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LAKE CITY REALTY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/9/2011. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 168 Bluff Point Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NCM-3/3-4/7/12-6tc21681 ----------------------------JCS MATTHEWS D E V E L O P M E N T, LLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on February 23, 2012 NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Clinton County AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is designated as Agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 5581 State Route 11, Ellenburg, NY 12933. P U R P O S E : To engage in any lawful act or activity. NCM-3/3-4/7/12-6TC21715 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC): Name: THOMAS A BRILOTTI A V I A T I O N UNLIMITED LLC, Arti-
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ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CHAMPLAIN Living Water Baptist Church 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m. Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for children. Phone: 298-4358 Three Steeples United Methodist Church - 491 Route 11, Champlain. 298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. steeples3@primelink1.net St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday services 8 a.m. St. Joseph’s Church - Mason Road, Champlain. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 7:30 p.m.
Christ & St. John’s Episcopal Church Butternut Street, Champlain. Family Worship Service celebrated with music at 10 a.m., Sunday School also at 10 a.m. CHAZY Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Masses (Ant) 4 p.m., 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m. Email: chazypres@westelcom.com ELLENBURG St. Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church - Route 11, Ellenburg. Saturday Anticipated Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Ellenburg United Methodist Church - will meet at 9 a.m. at the church in Ellenburg Center. However, on Election Day, Sunday, we move to the Ellenburg Methodist Community Center on Rt. 11.
ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902. Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m. Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m. Children’s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule. MOOERS St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - Maple Street, Mooers. 236-7142. Anticipated Saturday Mass, 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request. Mooers United Methodist Church 14 East St., Located adjacent to old Post Office. Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. Contemporary & traditional music, activities for children, youth and families, 236-7129, pastoral@twcny.rr.com, www.gbgm-umc.org/mooersumc Mooers Wesleyan Church - Maple Street, Mooers. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday Night Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Night 7 p.m. (518) 236-5330. MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Mass: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request. PLATTSBURGH Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service ROUSES POINT St. Patrick’s Catholic Church - Lake Street, Rouses Point. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 4 p.m.; Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.; Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 a.m. Communion Service: Wednesday 8 a.m. First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New
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York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529. Telephone 518-846-7349. Sunday Service 9 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m. SCIOTA St. Louis of France Catholic Church Route 22, Sciota. Mass 4 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sciota United Methodist Church Sunday service 9 a.m. Route 19, Sciota. WEST CHAZY The West Chazy Wesleyan Church Pastor: Jonathan Hunter 17 East Church St., Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 493-4585. Sunday; Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 5 p.m. Tuesday; Clubhouse Ministries 6:30 p.m. (Sept. thru May) Wednesday; Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. 1/28/12 • 20880
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