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PLATTSBURGH — The rage that fueled M. Dylan Raskin at 22 is fading, as those sporadic spurts of his signature hostility toward the people he loathed become an increasing rarity. That might discourage fans who connected with the author ’s rants against walking clichés and the seemingly endless lack of inspiration in the world. Fortunately for them, Raskin is still able to hurl verbal resentment at the injustices he sees around him while being at peace with his place in an increasingly unstable world he’s once again writing about. “Any given day in Plattsburgh is so rich with material,” said the author of “Little New York Bastard” and “Bandanas & October Supplies.” “A lot occurs in this small town, and it would be foolish to let all of this go untold.”

Raskin once had much to be angry about, growing up in Queens, surrounded by people he detested without the guidance of his father, who had passed suddenly. His first memoir, published in 2003 by Four Walls Eight Windows, detailed a lost, angry young man who briefly leaves New York City and his mother for Chicago in search of inspiration and anonymity. His second memoir, published in 2006 by Avalon, tells the story of a young man who has a nervous breakdown as he bounces from place to place with his mother, who actually passed a few months before after an agonizing battle with ovarian cancer. The book culminated with Raskin unstable, exhausted and in the hospital for three days. Raskin eventually ended up with his dog Esme in Plattsburgh where he has become co-owner of Koffee Kat on Wheels. He hasn’t published since his last book, though he writes for himself in a small space in the back corner of his attic apartment.

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dirty, and were up to their elbows in soil, planting their own vegetables as their teacher took the classroom lesson outside. “We are making salad baskets to go home with all the students,” explained Nichole Julian. “We are trying to promote healthy eating habits.” This is vital in a country where childhood obesity is a growing problem. That’s why Julian turned to a hands-on approach, after spending time in the classroom, to reinforce what her students had learned. Julian is a special-education teacher for North Country Kids in an integrated preschool classroom in Plattsburgh. That means some of her students fall under the special-education spectrum, while other are typical. The students planted tomatoes, lettuce and flowers in large white buckets. “I told them the flowers would keep animals away,” Julian said with a smile. All the items were donated by Sam’s Club, except the plants, which a parent provided. Hands-on experiences, coupled with classroom work, are more conducive to learning, Julian said. “This also promotes healthy eating habits over the summer and helps them to understand they can grow their own food.” That is especially important in a country where the childhood obesity rate has more than tripled in the past 30 years, according to the

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Centers for Disease Control. In 2008, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. Obese youth are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure. Obese adolescents are more likely to have prediabetes, and children and adolescents who are obese are at greater risk for bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, and social and psychological problems such as stigmatization and poor self esteem. Youth who are obese are likely to be obese as adults and are at increased risk for many types of cancer. Roughly 17 percent, or 12.5 million, of children and ado-

lescents aged 2-19 are obese. “We want to promote healthy eating as much as we can,” Julian said. Her students seemed focused on the project, quietly adding dirt to their containers, digging holes and placing vegetables and floswers in before watering their vegetable buckets. Benjamin Coryea, 4, said he enjoyed planting lettuce and liked the crunchy noise it sometimes makes. “It is silly and it is healthy for me.” He said he had learned a lot from the project and his teacher. “Lettuce is a vegetable, and plants need water and sun to grow and need to be planted in dirt.”

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CVES forced to cut more positions By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH – Officials at Champlain Valley Educational Services knew some time ago they would once again be forced to cut positions as local school officials pulled back special education students to save money. Still, the numbers are jolting, a total of 84 layoffs approved from February 2012 until June 2012. “Those are all employees who will not be returning as of Sept. 1,” said Rachel Rissetto, CVES director of human services. Roughly a year ago, CVES was forced to eliminate 93.5 positions, again, largely due to districts pulling special education students back. A few of those positions were reinstated, but the majority remained vacant. CVES officials stressed that they will continue to offer the same programs, just fewer sections of them. At the same time, CVES, which offers technical training and special-education services to 17 school districts in Clinton, Essex, Warren and

Washington counties, plans to provide at least two new programs under its special education wing. “I certainly think our special education division is evolving based on our districts’ future needs,” Rissetto said. “That is absolutely not a bad thing. I think we will continue to respond to the needs of our districts, and as their needs change, the services we provide will change.” Rising special education costs have long been a burden for area school districts. When the federal government passed legislation in 1975 ensuring all disabled students received a public education, it had indicated it would reimburse 40 percent of the costs, but to this day that figure has hardly reached 14 percent. The majority of school officials and the public agree such students should be educated and provided the resources required to participate in and benefit from that education, but the cost burden largely falls on schools and local taxpayer ’s shoulders. CVES, in some instances, has been better equipped to provide special education

services to area children. However, rising costs and inadequate aid over the past few years have caused school officials to return special education students from CVES to the districts in an attempt to provide them with services at a lower cost. Parents and concerned educators have said some districts do this well, while others are not providing special education students with adequate services now. Parents wonder how a district that previously said it did not have the resources to educate their children will be able to do so now with less money. The most recent reductions at CVES, which are a direct result of these pullbacks, will impact administrators, faculty, teaching assistants, clerical and support staff. “In the fall, we will have fewer numbers in the programs we offer,” said Roxanne Pombrio, CVES director of special education. “For example, we now have four 6-1-1 classrooms, and in the fall we will have two. The class will run just as it does currently. If a student needs an aid, that student will have an aid.

“The students we have remaining will still get the same level of service.” This year, the special-education department provided services to 209 students, and this fall that number will drop to around 130. Despite the cuts, CVES is planning to offer two new programs in response to needs expressed by area special education directors. The first is a Day Treatment Program, which would serve students with severe mental-health disabilities. This program could prevent them from being shipped out of the area and away from their families, and should be in place halfway through the 201213 school year. The second is a Job Target Program, which would provide special-education students with training in fields such as food-service, hospitality and manufacturing. The hands-on program could be in place by the 2013-14 school year. “There are a number of hotels and factories in the area,” Pombrio said. “Once they leave this program, hopefully they will have employment opportunities.”

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CVPH Medical Center. The grants are made available through New York State’s Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law. Statewide, the $301.1 million in grants will help 40 hospitals and nursing homes improve primary and community-based care, eliminate excess bed capacity, and reduce over-reliance on inpatient care in hospitals and nursing homes. "As a result of the hard work of the Medicaid Redesign Team and our actions to transform the state's health care system, we have already taken important steps toward reducing costs and improving care for patients," Cuomo said in a press release. "These grants to hospitals in the North Country will help our health care facilities deliver better quality care in a more efficient and cost effective manner so all New Yorkers have access to the best care possible when it is needed." The awards are allocated through the New York State Department of Health and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and are part of nearly $3 billion in funding that has been invested in health care reform over the past seven years.

The grants will help implement recommendations from Cuomo's Medicaid Redesign Team, including enabling health care facilities to deliver more efficient, higher quality care through restructuring, merging and realigning operations. The awards will also help develop collaborative projects among health care providers and will support capital projects, such as the conversion of hospital inpatient space to outpatient and ambulatory care and inpatient nursing home capacity to other lessrestrictive forms of long-term care. "I commend these hospitals and nursing homes for their resourcefulness and effectiveness in reconfiguring their beds and services to achieve greater efficiency and to deliver care most appropriate to address the identified needs in their communities,” said State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah. "These grants will support improvements and collaborations that will strengthen services and deliver care that will benefit our communities," said Paul T. Williams, president of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

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Athletes win titles; deliver pride for entire region

ost Ticonderoga High School students were sleeping-in the morning of June 12. Classes had ended the day before and a little shuteye was in order after a long school year. Not for Jay Hebert. While others were dreaming of future success, Hebert was working to make his dreams a reality. The rising junior was on the school track, working out. That’s why Hebert is a champion. Hebert has established himself as one of the most successful Section VII track and field athletes ever. Hebert won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association small-school championship June 9 in the 110-meter hurdles. He then won the New York Federation championship, which pits the top eight runners from schools of all sizes against each other. Hebert went undefeated this season with a best time of 14.07 seconds — the fastest time in New York and the fourth fastest high school time in the nation, according to his coach. The Olympic B qualifying standard is 13.72 seconds. He’s only 1.2 seconds away from the world record in the 110 hurdles held by Cuba’s Dayron Robles. Ti Coach Walter Thorne believes Hebert can run in the Olympics, but the Sentinel champion is more reserved than his coach. “That’s too far away to think about,” Hebert said. “I just want to work hard, improve and run in college.” Hebert is just one champion area residents can take pride in. Section VII athletes won three state titles at the track and field

championships June 8 and 9. Also bringing home championships were Dan Lennon of Peru in the Division II 3,200-meter run, and the Beekmantown 400-meter relay team of Jess Huber, Mikaela Frechette, Kallie Villemaire and Courtney Wilson. Hebert and Lennon ran in the high school national championship track meet last weekend in Greensboro, N.C., proving their mettle once again. Hebert finished second in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles in the “emerging elite” class. Lennon battled all the way before finishing third in the 5,000meter championship race. He also added a 22nd place finish in the championship two-mile race. Lennon, who graduates this weekend, will take his talents to the Syracuse University cross country and track programs in the fall. What makes a champion? Certainly talent plays a huge role. So does work ethic. Kenyan distance runners, who dominate distance running throughout the world, often comment, “Somewhere, right now, one of my competitors is running.” It’s a reminder that dedication can never wane. Jay Hebert, Dan Lennon and a handful of others, although still young, know that. It’s one of the reasons they’re champions — champions we can all be proud of.

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hat question has been asked, not only in this country, but around the world, in the past few years. In New Orleans, Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville the discussion has taken center stage with the announcement that this fall they will cease publishing a daily print product and will instead be switching to an online publication, with a print product only 3 times per week. The situation in the above named communities is important to watch. For one, the ownership is the same as The Cleveland Plain Dealer, where reportedly there were meetings recently to quell concerns there. But in general, the daily newspaper revenuemodel dilemma is happening across America, including here in the North Country. In Canada similar moves are taking place in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. Newspapers are not going to become extinct, but they are facing the types of challenges they’ve been unaccustomed with dealing. Toward the end of the last century, daily newspapers enjoyed healthy bottom lines and became popular investment opportunities. Unfortunately, their primary mission was not so much with an eye on future technology investments and research as it was on maximizing the bottom line. They must now face the realization that there is no easy fix that will allow them to maintain their profit margins and at the same time reclaim the lofty status they once enjoyed. Many daily newspapers blame the downfall on people reading their news online for free while dropping their paid subscription. The revenue model they have been accustomed to operating under was based on 80 percent adverting revenues and 20 percent circulation revenues. As paid subscriptions continue to drop, advertising revenues were affected. In 2005, daily newspapers registered $47 billion in ad revenues and by 2010 they were down to $22.8 billion. While the dailies try to reposition themselves with paywalls, reduced print days, outsourcing certain tasks while trimming staff and news coverage, not all types of newspapers have abandoned their true mission. About 45 minutes from Asheville, in Yancey County, North Carolina, where the population is less than 18,000, the Yancey County News won two major journalism awards in 2011, its first year of publishing—the E.W. Scripps Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment and the Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism. The Yancey County News is a weekly, available online for free as well as in print, with a circulation of 1,200 copies and a masthead that lists only two people as staff—hus-

band and wife Jonathan and Susan Austin. Being a newspaper is not about all the trappings that come with running a large, profitable business. Large corporate or publicly traded companies may Dan Alexander not be the best stewThoughts from ards of newspapers in Behind the Pressline the future as the renowned Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla. recently reported. Officials acknowledge their traditional revenue source, the Tampa Bay Times, can no longer finance its parent organi zation. The institute, which owns the Tampa Bay Times, has traditionally relied on dividends from the paper, as well as tuition, foundation support and donations. The institute once received dividends—millions annually—from the Tampa Bay Times, but those checks are no longer being cut. In its raw form a newspaper is still what it has always been about, it’s a partnership with the community it serves. The community provides the financial support while the newspaper holds up its end by being the community watch dog, reporting on hometown events, providing the local merchants with a proven advertising medium and being the hometown cheerleader. Yes, to stay in business you must run a profitable operation or you can’t sustain the effort, but what still counts to the community you serve is providing the platform for publishing local news and useful advertising information that readers find of value and can afford. This community newspaper has had to face some of the same financial challenges as our area daily counterparts, but while they have released staff recently as a result of outsourcing and cutbacks we’ve added six experienced staff castoffs in recent weeks, with more in the wings. We are continuing to expand our digital offering, which will remain free, and we look to the future with promise and optimism as we continue to live up to our founders motto of being “more than a community newspaper, we’re a community service.” In the end, the real problem lies with the newspaper investors who require profit priority over the informational needs of the local community. Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com

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hamplain Valley Educational Services was forced to cut more than 80 positions on top of the nearly 100 that were cut last year as schools pull their special education students back in attempts to save money. Special education students are costly for taxpayers, partly because the federal government doesn’t keep promises, such as covering more of the costs related to educating such students. What’s come through loud and clear during all of this is comments by many taxpayers who are fed up with having to cover the costs of educating special education students. They claim it is too costly and requires too many services. So, typical taxpayers, I’m sorry. By typical, I mean one who doesn’t fall under the special-education label. I apologize for my son, Samuel, who was born with 1p36 deletion

syndrome, a disorder caused by a genetic deletion. It is characterized by moderate to severe intellectual disability, delayed growth, hypotonia, seizures, limited speech ability, malformations, distinct facial features and hearing and vision impairment . I don’t know why Sammie was born with this. I do know he is adorable, and like everyone, he loves and wants to be loved and feel safe and secure. But Samuel also takes advantage of typical taxpayers who shouldn’t have to shoulder some of the financial burden to help him live to his potential. Since he was born, Sammie has received speech, physical and occupational therapy, in the home. He is five and just graduated from his first year of kindergarten at Champlain Valley Educational Services and continues those therapies there. He has a one-on-one aide since he can’t walk, change his clothes or go to the bathroom

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From the Editor’s Desk on his own. He recently started crawling, though it cost taxpayers money since it was partly due to the work of his therapists. Had I known, I would have told them sitting on his butt forever was fine, and less expensive. I realize I need to be tougher and less caring with Samuel. So, tough you were born with 1p36 deletion syndrome. I know that in order to learn to walk,

talk, feed yourself and function in society you require assistants, aides and therapists, but tough. Tough, Sammie, because taxpayers don’t care, nor should they. Take away the assistants, aides and therapists and let children like Samuel sit around and drool and defecate and urinate on themselves from birth to death. Samuel will look and act drastically different at say, 13, without those services, and many disabled individuals will die young, but hey, it’s costly, and typical taxpayers need their money. So, tough Samuel. I hugged you and said I love you when you said “Dadda,” but a speech therapist helped with that. I know the gait trainer is supposed to help you walk, but I’m gonna have to sell it and reimburse the taxpayers. My heart smiled when I balanced you by your arms and for the first time you put one foot in front of the other as I held you up and you

giggled, but that was the result of a physical therapist, so forget about walking, ‘cause that’s expensive. I can’t afford those services, and it’s not because I don’t work full time, because I do, but they are way out of my price range. I’m already drowning in medical debt because of mine and my family’s medical issues. Still, I’ve been selfish, and my typical neighbor needs to buy organic this week and gas up the SUV for a weekend in Montreal. Awwww, Sammie just woke up and is smiling at me from his bed with his big eyes. There I go again, acting soft when what typical taxpayers need is hard. Look Sammie-Sam, I know I promised you would walk and talk one day, but, er…tough. Reach Editor Stephen Bartlett at stephen@denpubs.com.

Our life coaches, Style and Substance: advice from others Dear Style & Substance: We have decided that every tenth column we will let you give the advice…in other words, share the best advice you have been given. Let this advice given to and shared by others inspire you to discuss life’s trials and solutions; take this advice and add to it, molding it to help you in your own journey or when you are lending an ear and some advice to someone you care about. Peg Tucker: Start each day with gratitude for a cozy night's sleep and for the simple things that start your day. The more you recognize the things that are nourishing you right now, the more you become aware of how much there is to be grateful for and the more you become aware of simple blessings every day. Paul DeDominicas: Be mindful of the words we choose and how we speak to each other because once something is said it cannot be taken back; you can apologize but that is different. Julie Houghton: Live within your means while actively and purposefully seeking a better life. Let go and let God provide you with guidance, strength and wisdom. Learn from all of life’s trials and tribulations.

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Beck Meisenheimer: The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning and motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning and they generate their own motivation. This man was driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than he knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. He finished by saying, “You'd be surprised how far that gets you.” Donna Fessette: Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

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mit to doing with the goal of being the best you can be at that job, always giving 100 percent. This applies to all jobs, whether it is bagging groceries or designing rocket engines!”

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Senate hopeful speaks in Plattsburgh about values By Stephen Bartlett stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH – Wendy Long wants to save us. “If our republic survives and revives, it will be because people like you in this room here have a deep love for country and state and care about where it has gone, especially over the last few years,” said the litigation attorney, speaking in Plattsburgh at a Tea Party event. She is happy with her job and said she doesn’t need a new one. Still, Long is seeking the Republican nomination June 26 to challenge Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, the litigation attorney. “I’m worried my children won’t grow up in the same America I grew up in,” she said. “We have to worry about everybody in this country.” Long attended college during the Reagan years, a time when she said students can be pulled off track by “all this liberal gobbledygook in class.” Long served as a law clerk for Judge Ralph K. Winter on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City, and then for Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as a litigation partner for the law firm Kirkland & Ellis and in 2005 joined the Judicial Confirmation Network as a chief counsel. She led public support or opposition to Supreme Court nominations and played a prominent role during the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. Since 2007, she has been a legal advisor to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. Long is a Roman Catholic catechism teacher. “I was a lawyer who tried to help the wheels of Congress turn instead of gumming them up,” she said. Family is important to Long, who worries that the current state of affairs in America is detrimental to family values. In fact, Long is concerned that it is harmful to the overall well being of all Americans.

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“A lot of the problem is certain people of the liberal left believe they are a lot smarter than us and know better how to run our lives and families and churches.” These people believe it appropriate to tax the country out of debt and grow the economy by writing thousands of pages of legislation. But Long said that is not the answer. The current laws are designed to trip up business, she said,

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Run for Rosie planned for weekend Proceeds to go to Stop Domestic Violence

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katherine@denpubs.com CADYVILLE — Friends, family and community members will come together for the third annual Run for Rosie on June 23 at the Cadyville Recreational Park. Registration for the three-mile run will begin at 8 a.m. at the park, located on Goddeau Road, where Rosie found the most peace according to event organizer Laura Whalen, a friend and former co-worker of Rosie’s. The run is in honor of Rose “Rosie” Rascoe Maynard, a former Civilians Counselor at Clinton Correctional Facility who died suddenly on March 26, 2010. Every year her friends, daughters, parents and former co-workers arrange the walk to be held close to her June 26 birthday.

Those interested can participate in a one- mile walk/run or the three-mile run. “It’s a really neat course,” Whalen said. “People don’t have to run the whole way. Run, walk, a little of both. It doesn’t matter; it’s for a good cause and it should be a beautiful day.” The entrance fee is $10 and the first 150 people to register receive a free t-shirt. All proceeds benefit Stop Domestic Violence, a cause Whalen said Rosie was very passionate about. “One of the things we want to keep alive about Rosie is how giving, kind and thoughtful she was,” Whalen said. “She would do anything for anyone. “She was one of the strongest women I know and this was a cause she truly believed in,” Whalen said. One of Whalen’s favorite running memories of Rosie was a Turkey Trot they both ran in for the Lions Club. “She ran up in front of me and was my own little cheerleader, saying ‘C’mon keep running, don’t stop,’” Whalen

Donations bring in books PLATTSBURGH — Thanks to a major donation from the Plattsburgh Lions Club, the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System has just added more than 40 ebooks for adults, young adults and children to a collection that is available to all patrons of member libraries who possess a library card. The collection, and hundreds of other titles, can be accessed on the library system’s web site at ecollection.cefls.org. “It’s amazing that we just added some adult titles yesterday and many of them are already checked out,” said Elizabeth Rogers, Head of Adult Collection Development at the System. “‘Beach Season’ by Lisa Jackson and ‘The Book Thief ’ by Markus Zusak were snapped up immediately,” she added.

“Donations from groups such as the Plattsburgh Lion’s Club really help us keep up with demand, which we expect to grow even more as the summer progresses,” Rogers stated. Patrons of the System’s member public libraries in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties can check out up to two titles at a time online with a borrower ’s card. “We’re going to see lots of e-readers in use this summer since they’re so portable and go just about anywhere,” she predicted. E-readers have become a trend around the country. Library systems have been strapped for cash, which is why donations, small or large, are welcome.

said. “She was definitely very inspiring.” Stop Domestic Violence is a NYS-certified program that assists victims of domestic violence 24 hours a day. They offer individual and group counseling services, crisis intervention, advocacy with law enforcement, medical services, local departments of Social Services and information, and referrals for victims of domestic violence. Whalen said it was an organization Rosie had always been passionate about supporting. “She always put 100 percent into her job and it’s a way to continue to pay it forward, like she would have, for an organization that is getting funding cuts little by little every year,” Whalen said. For more information about the run, or to make a donation in Rosie’s name, call 492-2511 ext. 4371. “Come join us in memory of Rose Rascoe Maynard as we celebrate the place where she truly loved to run and find peace,” Whalen said.

Chazy Library plans public events CHAZY — Storyteller Karen Pillsworth will be at the Chazy Public Library Wednesday June 27 to present a kick-off program of wonderful stories for the Summer Reading Program “Dream Big!” for children pre-school through sixth grade. All children are welcome. Children may sign up for the reading program, which will run through the month of July, at the library. Call 846-7676 for more information. On Saturday, July 7– PAJAMA-RAMA! Wear your pajamas and come to our pajama-rama. Fun time, bedtime stories and activities to celebrate pajama time 10 - 11 a.m. at the Chazy Public Library, for children ages 3 to 8. Call 846-7676 to register or for information. On Saturda, July 21 – SNUGGLE UP! will be held. Snuggle up with “Snuggle Puppy” and other bedtime stories. Bring your favorite “snuggly” from 10 - 11 a.m. For children age 3 to 8. Call 846-7676 to register or for information.

Memorial pony pull and dinner to take place LYON MOUNTAIN – A memorial benefit for Harry Frenyea will be held on June 24. The event will include a memorial horse and miniature pony pull and spaghetti dinner. The event will be held at the Lyon Mountain Legion on 3958 State Route 374, and will run from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The dinner will include spaghetti, tossed salad, rolls and a dessert. The event will cost $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens and kids 5 years old and younger can eat for free. For more information call Jim at 483-7461.

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Bombardier lands a pair of substantial contracts By Stephen Bartlett

stephen@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — Bombardier Transportation signed contracts for nearly 600 new rail cars in New York City and San Francisco. The combined orders are valued at more than $1.2 billion. The cars will be assembled at Bombardier ’s manufacturing plant in Plattsburgh. The first contract was signed with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for 300 rail cars and is valued at nearly $600 million. The cars will be assembled in Plattsburgh, Bombardier ’s “Centre of Excel-

lence.” The Plattsburgh facility is the company’s center for rolling stock production in the United States. In operation since 1995, it has produced more than 3,000 passenger rail cars and locomotives now in service across the United States. Bombardier is expected to deliver 10 pilot cars in the third quarter of 2014, followed by the remaining balance between mid 2015 and early 2017. Bombardier and New York City Transit began their partnership in 1982. “Since then, we have delivered close to 1,900 vehicles to our valued customer,” Bombardier Transportation North America

President Raymond Bachant said in a press release. “We are proud that New York City Transit has shown its confidence in our products and technologies once again, and we look forward to providing high-quality, reliable, safe rail cars for the millions of people who ride New York’s subway system every day.” Bombardier also signed a contract with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District for 260 rail cars, and is valued at about $631 million. The contract includes a first option order for 150 cars that will be ordered June 25, and additional orders, which could bring the

total number of cars ordered to 775, pushing the total order to around $1.5 billion. These cars will also be assembled in Plattsburgh. They will replace the Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s entire existing fleet and will make boarding faster and easier, as well as increase priority seating for seniors and people with disabilities. They will include more comfortable seats, bike racks, energy efficient lighting, an improved public address system and onboard security cameras. Bombardier is expected to deliver 10 cars in spring 2015, followed by another 250 between early 2017 and spring 2019.

“Bombardier is honored to have been selected to build BART’s Fleet of the Future and delighted to add the San Francisco Bay Area to the list of major metropolitan regions across North America and around the world that rely on Bombardier for metro cars that offer the highest levels of quality, performance and reliability,” Bachant said. “We look forward to working with BART to provide environmentally responsible, energy efficient and convenient transportation for the citizens of the Bay Area for years to come.” Bombardier ’s current North American metro car orders also include 706 new

cars for Chicago, 420 cars for Toronto and 468 cars for Montreal. Congressman Bill Owens said the contracts were great news for the North Country. “I would like to congratulate Bombardier and thank the many members of our community who continue to work to maintain and grow jobs in the region,” he said. “Clinton County continues to emerge as an industry leader in the assembly and manufacturing of transportation equipment, and it is important that we continue to work together and build on this momentum to increase economic activity in Upstate New York.”

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Angell Hicks pushes her daughter Eryn at a recent fundraiser at Peru Central School. Photo by Stephen Bartlett

Welding contest to be held SENECA FALLS — New York State FFA Welding Contest at Empire Farm Days to be held on August 9. All students are welcome, but only FFA students will be scored and can compete for $2,250 in scholarship funds for Morrisville State College. Awards are also presented. Each student must perform three welds with two different types of tools. Contestants also complete a metal identification quiz and a multiple choice quiz. Students are also judged on appearance, attitude, preparedness and safety. Students interested should pre-register by Aug. 1 by contacting Jim Taylor, (315)527-8262, and Johanna Fox-Bossard, (315) 440-1044. Students may also register on-site at 9 a.m. The competition will begin at 10a.m. Second-graders from Morrisonville Elementary School visit Denton Publications in Elizabethtown Friday, June 15 and learn about how The Burgh and other newspapers are put together every week. Front row, from left: Dylan Medley, Connor Goodwin, Nate Bragg, Braeden McGinnis and Haiden Blair. Middle row, from left: Lexie Denis, Phoebe Kotsogiannis, Careena St. Andrew, Jacob Vann, Keegan Smith and Danielle Borner. Back row, from left: Abbey Archuleta, Kennedy Ubl, Jenny Burdo, Brady Doorey, Reese Montville and Mackenzie Converse. Missing from the photo is teacher Kristina Brown. Photo by Andy Flynn

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In August 2001, a small non-profit organization in Rochester called Genesee Waterways Center took the plunge and opened the city’s Lock 32 kayak park. Cindy Stachowski, the non-profit’s executive director, said the park has become a prominent part of the community and has given rise to festivals and competitions like Lockapalooza, an event that draws national athletes, who demonstrate their skills on the river. “So far, I haven’t seen any negative impacts to having the kayak park,” Stachowski said. “The water in the Northeast is abundant and should be celebrated.” But Lock 32 is more than a magnet for recreation—it is also utilized as a training ground for the area’s swift water rescue team. Reliable whitewater is something Chris Bresett, team leader of Champlain Valley Search and Rescue, said could be an invaluable asset to his team, which trains monthly. “We live in an area with a lot of major rivers, and, as we’ve learned recently, they can come up fast,” Bresett said. “A kayak park can give us access to conditions that are closer to what we actually deal with during a rescue. It would give us real-life training” As an avid kayaker, Bresett has visited several kayak parks, including one in Alabama and a few in Colorado. “A kayak park creates a safe place for people to learn to kayak,” Bresett said. “If we build one it will bring people, and money, to the area.” Having a kayak park might draw people to Plattsburgh, but the actual cost of creating one locally is unknown. Steve Peters, Plattsburgh’s superintendent of recreation, said a feasibility study would have to be done before the project could even be considered, but wouldn’t comment on whether the city would get behind the study. “We are aware of the potential use of the river, but right now it’s only conceptual,” Peters said. “No one is committed to anything, it’s just being talked about.” In the meantime, paddlers will have to settle for enjoying the river the way it is. “If we do a preliminary assessment and find it isn’t feasible, then at least we know we can put the issue to rest,” Soroka said. “But if we find we can build it, it could become a meaningful piece of our future.”

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tale. It’s mostly a conversational book about nothing, sort of like a Seinfeld episode. It takes place over the course of a day in Plattsburgh and includes flashbacks to experiences with various people Raskin has encountered in the area. Much of it occurs in the local coffee shop, the Koffee Kat. It’s less aggressive than his previous work, but so is Raskin. Much

of that is due to his age and the people he fell in with in Plattsburgh. “I’ve met some of the best people I have ever met in my entire life,” Raskin said. “Plus, it’s hard to be bitter when you are surrounded by lakes and mountains.” And life is simpler now, normal and quiet, with his feet firmly planted. He runs and bikes daily and hikes with his dog.

Raskin plans to complete the new book in September, with a possible publishing date sometime next year. He suspects this book and the novel he started will be the last works he publishes, though he will always write for his own pleasure. “I find that publishing is a great invasion of my privacy,” Raskin said. “Plus, I hate deadlines and being beholden to a publisher.”

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Essex County GOP supervisors endorse Doheny for Congress By Keith Lobdell keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Republican Essex County Supervisors have thrown their support behind Matt Doheny in the race for U.S. Congress. During a press conference June 18 at the Deer ’s Head Inn in Elizabethtown, St. Armand Supervisor Joyce Morency made the official announcement to back the Watertown Republican candidate in advance of the June 26 federal GOP primary. “We will work very hard for him and he will be proud of us,” Morency said. “The supervisors are following the lead of the Republican Committee,” Essex County GOP Chair Ron Jackson said. “This is the second time that we have endorsed him. We feel that he is the best qualified to represent us and to get the jobs issue straightened out and work on getting the economy back on track.” Doheny said that he was grateful for the endorsement. “This endorsement means a lot to me,” Doheny said. “You supervisors are the people who are on the front lines of the challenges that we face. I have met with everyone and we are going to work hard with you to get the economy back on track.” Doheny has also been endorsed by New York State Sen. Betty Little. “We pushed to cut spending and close our multi-billion dollar deficit in New York,” Little said via a June 11 press release. “Our federal government should be expected to do the same. I have the utmost confidence that Matt Doheny will be a leader in this effort, and that’s why I’m pleased to endorse him.” Doheny is facing a June 26 primary against Kellie Greene in the race top be the Republican nominee for the 23rd Congressional District, a seat that is currently held by Plattsburgh Democrat Bill Owens. Doheny was one of nine candidates who attempted to seek the party nomination af-

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Sunday, June 24 PLATTSBURGH —Soulfull Sunday Yoga Rota Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 11 a.m. ALTONA — Old Home celebration to be held, Holy Angels Church Grounds, 524 Devils Den Rd, Parade begins at 11 a.m. with food and festivities following. 236-5369. KEENE — Child Safety Seat Check Event, Marcy Field, Route 73, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

LAKE PLACID — Author Reading with Ginger Moran, The Bookstore Plus, 3- 5 p.m. 523-2950. www.thebookstoreplus.com. PLATTSBURGH — Bluff Point Lighthouse Tours by Kayak, Kayak Shack, U.S. 9, 1-3 p.m. $35. Bluff Point Lighthouse is only accessible by water and only open on Sundays during the Summer. LYON MOUNTAIN — Harry Frenyea Memorial Spaghetti Dinner Benefit, Lyon Mountain Legion, 3958 State Route 374, 3-5:30 p.m. $8 or $6 for kids 5 and older. SARANAC LAKE — Fracking in NY presentation, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, 4 p.m. PLATTSBURGH —Plattsburgh General Assembly to meet, ROTA Art Gallery, 19 Clinton St. 4 p.m.

Monday, June 25 KEENE—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Community Center, Church St. 11:30 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net. LAKE PLACID — Weekly Monday Summer Storytime to celebrate Log Cabin Day, The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St, 10 a.m. www.thebookstoreplus.com, 5232950. TUPPER LAKE — Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System Board of Trustees meeting, Goff-Nelson Memorial Library, 41 Lake Street, 3 p.m. LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Institute Book Club to present Debra Dean, Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main Street, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 26 ELIZABETHTOWN —InternetXpress Computer Workshops “Resume Building” at OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Ave, 9 a.m.-noon. 873-2341 or clawrence@acapinc.org. SARANAC LAKE — Will Rogers Senior Outing Club’s Geology Walk and Quarry Tour, 891-7117. UPPER JAY — Stephen Longmire Photo Exhibit, 'Life and Death on the Prairie', Wells Memorial Library, 12230 New York 9N, noon-5 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN —InternetXpress Computer Workshops “Resume Building” at OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Avenue, 1-3 p.m. 873-2341 or

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Wednesday, June 27 WESTPORT — Free aerobics classes, Westport Town Hall, 22 Champlain Avenue, 8 a.m. LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Masonic Lodge Flea Market at the lodge, Station Street, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ELIZABETHTOWN —InternetXpress Computer Workshops “Resume Building” at OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Avenue, 9 a.m.-noon. 873-2341 or clawrence@acapinc.org. ELIZABETHTOWN —InternetXpress Computer Workshops “Resume Building” at OneWorkSource, 103 Hand Avenue #1, 1-3 p.m. 873-2341 or clawrence@acapinc.org. MORRISONVILLE — Mobile Health Clinic, Town Hall, 997 Mason Street, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 563-7129. PLATTSBURGH — Mobile Health Clinic, Assembly of God Church, 164 Prospect Avenue, 1-3:30 p.m. 563-7129. UPPER JAY — InternetXpress Help Desk, Wells Memorial Library, 12230 NYS Rte 9N, 1-2:30 p.m. 946-2644 WILLSBORO—Osteoporosis exercise classes, Congregational Church, Main St.1:30 p.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net.

Thursday, June 28 SARANAC LAKE— Story Hour, Saranac Lake Free Library, 109 Main Street, 10:30-11 a.m. 891-4191. ELIZABETHTOWN— Osteoporosis exercise classes, Hand House, Court St. 10 a.m. 546-3565, RSVP@Logical.net. AUSABLE FORKS — Mobile Health Clinic, Ambulance Garage, 11 School Street, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 563-7129. KEESEVILLE — Mobile Health Clinic, Fire Station, 8 Pleasant Street, 1-3:30 p.m. 563-7129. LAKE PLACID — The Met: Live in HD Summer Encore Series: Le Comte Ory, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, 17 Algonquin Dr. 7p.m. $16, LPCA Members $14. ROUSES POINT — Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, Samuel de Champlain Center Stage, 7 p.m. 572-6003. WESTPORT — Daniel Linder to perform, Westport Library, 6 Harris Lane, 7 p.m.

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ALDEN (CHUCK, COACH) DUMAS AUG 18, 1940 - JUN 11, 2012 Alden (Chuck, Coach) DuHe was an author, publishmas of Keene Valley, and foring two novels: an Adironmer well-known teacher, dack action-adventure: Mists coach and athletic director at of the Couchsacrage, and a Keene Central School died western: Sons of the DoubleMonday June 11, 2012 at his J. Both are available on the home. Internet and at the Dumas He was born on August 18, home. 1940 in Tupper Lake, NY, the He was a collector of movies, son of Leonard Dumas and especially vintage ones. He Margaret (Hinkson) Dumas. had a massive collection of Besides his loving wife, early rock, pop, and country Pauline, he leaves a son Matt music. He did some gigs as a and his wife Barbara of DJ. Keene, NY; and a son Andy He and Pauline are founding and his wife Michelle of Jefmembers of the Wild Center ferson, NY; plus four grandMuseum in Tupper Lake, children, (Whom he was very N.Y. proud of): Alexandra, BranHe was a member of the don, Alexa Ruth, and Kara Keene Valley Fire DepartGrace. ment for over 25 years, acting He was predeceased by his as Secretary and a member of parents, a brother, Frank, and the Board of Directors as a beloved son, Jay. well. Alden graduated from TupHe and Pauline toured the per Lake High School in USA and Canada, basically 1958. He participated in living in their pick-up truck. many sports, he was a class They enjoyed great experiofficer, as well as being a ences in nearly every state in member of the drama club the union. Their last journey and the National Honor Sociwas a road tour of Alaska ety, among other things. He and a cruise down the Pacific graduated from Cortland coast to Vancouver. State in 1962, with a major in Pauline and he celebrated 50 physical education and a miyears of marriage in June nor in science. 2011 with a wonderful party In 1961 he married Pauline at the Ausable Inn in Keene Passino, in Tupper Lake, iniValley. Many friends, relatiating one of the greatest tives, and former students atlove affairs in history. tended; some traveling long In the fall of 1962 he took a distances. job teaching science at McHe was proud of his life's Graw High School in Cortwork, very proud of his familand County. He also ly, and all of the friends he coached soccer and basketmade down through the ball. years. During his long battle In 1970, he arrived at Keene with ALS he was very appreCentral School in Keene Valciative of all of the messages ley, teaching gym classes as he received on Facebook and well as classroom assignemail. ments. He also served as Calling hours will be athletic director, and coached Wednesday June 13, 2012 both boys and girls teams in from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the soccer and basketball. He WM Marvin Funeral Home coached boys' baseball as in Elizabethtown. A funeral well. He developed impresservice will be held Thursday sive teams at both McGraw June 14, 2012 at 1:00 PM from and Keene Central. the Keene Central School He was instrumental in the Gymnasium. Burial will be establishment of National private and at the conveHonor Society chapters to nience of the family. two schools: McGraw High Due to his diagnosis ALS, he School in 1966, and Keene fought through anxiety and a Central in 1982. deep depression. In lieu of Once he arrived in Keene flowers, you may consider Valley; he and his son Matt sending a donation to were enthralled by the high The ALS Association Greater peaks. Alden is 46er #840, New York Chapter (800)-672joining eight-year-old Matt, 8857) 42 Broadway, Suite who finished with him. 1724, New York, NY 10004 Alden had many hobbies, inBe sure to mention the Alden cluding hunting, fishing, Dumas family (c/o Pauline) bowling, family tree rewith your contribution with search, baseball history, and their address (P.O. Box 535, Civil War battle history. He Keene Valley, NY 12943) was president of Packard For online condolences Club, a hunting camp in the please visit wmmarvins.com. western Adirondacks. ELIZABETH F. VOGAN NOV 12, 1912 - JUN 13, 2012 Elizabeth F. Vogan, age 99, great grandchild. She was a died June 13, 2012. She was member of and active in born in Geneva, NY, NovemMooers Wesleyan Church ber 27, 1912 to George E. and where she taught Sunday Louise Oughterson Fordon. School and Release Time Mrs. Vogan grew Classes and was up on a dairy s e c r e t a r y-t r e a farm near Genesurer of Wesva and graduatleyan Women for ed from Geneva 40 years. High School and She enjoyed William Smith reading, doing College. She word puzzles, completed 24 poetry, letter hours of library writing, crochetcourses at Geneing, flower arseo State Teachranging, and ers College. She keeping a jourtaught English at Mooers nal. High School for three years She was pre-deceased by her and later substituted in Enparents and a brother and glish and library in area sister. schools. She was the librarian Calling hours will be held at Mooers Free Library for 40 Friday, June 22 from 2 to 4 years. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the R. W. She married Paul E. Vogan Walker Funeral Home, 69 June 22, 1937 who died in Court St., Plattsburgh. A fuMay, 2007. Their three sons neral service will be held at and two daughters survive: Mooers Wesleyan Church on Robert (Ruth) of Orchard June 23 at 10:30 a.m. Park, NY; John (Madli) of Burial will follow in RiverCandiac, Quebec; Carolyn side Cemetery in Mooers. Tysinger of Clayton, CA; Donations in her memory James Vogan of Orchard may be given to Mooers Free Park, NY; and Pamela Library or Mooers Wesleyan (Richard) Lynch of Oneida, Church. NY. She is also survived by Online condolences may be 12 grandchildren, 26 great made at grandchildren, and 1 great www.rwwalkerfh.com.

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WELL PUMP Gould, 1 HP, 4 months old, $600.00. 518-5760012

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AA MARRIAGE PROJECT LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/18/12. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY design. Agent of PLLC upon

whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to THE LLC 25 W 132ND ST STE 14P NEW YORK, NY 10037 Purpose: Any lawful activity. NCM-5/19-6/23/126TC-26547 ----------------------------C&D CUSTOM CARPENTRY, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/9/12. Office in Cliton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall

mail copy of process to 3429 Silver Lake Rd., Saranac, NY 12981 which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. NCM-6/9-7/14/126TC-26602 -----------------------------

against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1625 Rt. 9 Front St, Keeseville, NY 12944. Purpose: any lawful activity. NCM-6/9-7/14/126TC-26614 -----------------------------

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NEW YORK BRAND MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 5/29/12. Office location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION The Clinton County Board of Elections announces that on June 26, 2012, between the hours of noon and 9 PM there will be a Primary Election in Clinton County for the following

offices: United States Senator, Republican Representative in Congress, 21st District, Republican EACH POLLING SITE WILL HAVE A BALLOT MARKING DEVICE FOR DISABLED VOTERS. Voters are urged to call the Clinton County Board of Elections at 565-4740 prior to the day of the Primary if they are unsure of their voting district or political enrollment. Respectfully Submitted, Susan R. Castine

Gregory B. Campbell Commissioners NCM-6/23/12-1TC26642 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC ) Name: Rig Insurance Services, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on 5/21/12. Office Location: Clinton County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be

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served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: Bryan Ravlin, 406 Bean Road, Colchester, VT 05446. NCM-6/23-7/28/126TC-26643 ----------------------------NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ( LLC ) Name: Adirondack Adventure Games LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York ( SSNY ) on 2/28/2012

Office Location: Clinton The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: Jessica N. Cannarella, 19 Daniels Way, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 NCM-6/23-7/28/126TC-26681 ----------------------------Fishing for a good deal? Catch the greatest bargains in the Classifieds 1-800-989-4237

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WANTED TO BUY BUYING EVERYTHING! Furs, Coins, Gold, Antiques, Watches, Silver, Art, Diamonds."The Jewelers Jeweler Jack" 1-917-696-2024 By Appointment. Lic-Bonded. CA$H PAID- up to $26/Box for unexpired, sealed DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Hablamos Espanol. 1-800 -371-1136 MINERALS WANTS to purchase minerals and other oil and gas interests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557 Denver, Co. 80201 WANTED ALL MOTORCYCLES, & Memorabilia pre 1980, $Top CASH$ PAID! Running or not. 1315-569-8094 WANTED UNEXPIRED DIABETIC TEST STRIPS UP TO $26/BOX. PRE PAID SHIPPING LABELS. HABLAMOS ESPANOL! 1-800-266 -07002 www.SellDiabeticStrips.com WANTS TO purchase minerals and other oil & gas interests. Send details P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co 80201

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WINDOWS - DOORS WANTED Will pay CASH for good working windows, doors and most other building materials. Will buy entire lots. 518-524-5456 or email at salvage4cash@yahoo.com

BATH TUB Soaking tub with front apron. Oval in rectangle. Built in armrests. Measures about 60 x 48. Excellent condition. $99 518-962-8840

HEWITT PONTOON BOAT Lift, model# 1501, sits on the bottom of the lake. Make an Offer. 518-891-2767 Leave Message on Mail Box 1.

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KAYAK NEW. Pungo 140 Wilderness. Color is sand. $700. 518-576-0012.

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8 WEEK OLD Boxer Puppies, all Brindles, vet checked, $800 each. Call 518-5242947 AKC PAPILLON 6 Months. Playful spayed female, all shots up to date. Must have loving home only. $500. 518324-5179 F1B GOLDENDOODLE puppies black, chocolate. Vet checked, 1st shots. Ready to go. (518)6430320 or cjeiwray@juno.com

LAND NY LAND & CABIN BARGAIN SALE Classic Adirondack Camp 5 acres - $29,995. Cozy Cabin - Base Camp 5 acres $19,995. Near 1000's of acres of Stateland, lakes, & rivers. Access to snowmobile & ATV trails. Our best deal ever! Call 1-800-2297843. See pics at www.landandcamps.com 5 ACRES ON WEST BASS POND $19,900. 8 Acres Waterfront home, $99,000. Financing. www.LandFirstNY.com 1-888-683 -2626 LENDER SAYS SELL! 5 TO 40 acre Tracts! All Upstate NY Holdings! Prices from $19,900 or $282/month! Waterfront, Views, Streams! Hunt, Build, Invest! Call 1-888-701-1864 for free info packet! NY LAND & Cabin Bargain Sale Classic Adirondack Camp 5 acres$29,995. Cozy Cabin- Base Camp 5 acres - $19,995. Near 1000's of acres of Stateland, lakes, & rivers. Access to snowmobile & ATV trails. Our best deal ever! Call 800 -229-7843. See pics at www.landandcamps.com

SINGLE-FAMILY HOME GREAT FAMILY HOME IN ALTONA, 10 ACRES! 3BD/2BA Country setting & hunting. 1750sqft, Built '96, addition w/ metal roof - '07. 2 car gar, Lg yard. F/B decks. Maintained field could be used for horses. $147,000 Call 493-3989

VACATION PROPERTY FISHING, HUNTING HIDEAWAY. Access to Canonsville Reservoir. Lakehouse Properties. Country Homes. Big Diamond Real Estate 1 -607-843-6988 www.bigdiamondre.com (607) 843-6988

APPLIANCES

CARS/TRUCKS WANTED! Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or Not, All Years, Makes, Models. Free Towing! We're Local! 7 Days/ Week. Call Toll Free: 1-888-4162330 DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE $1000 GROCERY COUPONS. National Animal Welfare Foundation. Support NO KILL Shelters. Help Homeless Pets. Free Towing, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, NON-RUNNERS Accepted 1-888-333-3848 DONATE YOUR CAR to CANCER FUND of AMERICA to help SUPPORT CANCER PATIENTS. Tax Deductible. Next Day Towing. Receive Vacation Voucher. Call 7 Days 1-800-835-9372 DONATE YOUR CAR Fast Free Pickup. Running or Not. Live Operators - 7 Days! Help yourself and the Cancer Fund of America. Call Now 888-317-7257

AUTO WANTED CASH FOR CARS AND TRUCKS. Get A Top Dollar INSTANT Offer! Running or Not! 1-888-416-2208 (888) 416-2208 TOP CASH FOR CARS, Any Car/ Truck, Running or Not. Call for INSTANT offer: 1-800-454-6951

BOATS 1974 STARCRAFT ALUMINUM 15 Foot BOAT. 1984 Evinrude 28 H.P. Motor Boat, Motor and Trailer, $750.00. Call 315-492-4655 and Leave Message. (315) 4924655 1977 156 GLASTRON Boat with 70 HP Johnson motor, with trailer, excellent condition. $3000. 518-359-8605 1985 17 1/2’ open bow, full canvas, in/out board motor, new seats, interior, Shoreline trailer included, great condition, $3400 OBO. 518-5630983 or 518-593-5408

CARS 1952 DESOTO White/Blue, no rust, small Hemi,, great project car. Serious inquires only. $3500. 518-962-4688 1989 TOYOTA SUPRA fully loaded, all electric, all power, 5 spd., hatch back, sunroof, runs good, $4500. 113 Flat Rock, Morrisonville, NY. 518-563-9967 1999 VOLVO V-70 Station Wagon, 207,000 miles, Green. Asking $2300 OBO. 518310-0622 2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE Black 2 door. New tires, rotors, brakes catalytic converter. $4,500 Call: (518) 946-7550 2004 HONDA CIVIC DX Green/Beige 80,000 kms, Good condition. Very little damage to interior/exterior $7,000 OBO Call: (518) 420-3445 2005 DODGE NEON auto, 40,000 miles, Red, new brakes, radiator, good on gas mileage, $3,000. Call: (518) 5231681 2007 DODGE Grand Caravan, Wheelchair accessible by VMI, driver transfers to drivers seat, tie downs for two wheelchairs in back, tie downs for one wheelchair in front passenger position available when passenger seat is removed, automatic everything, air, air bags all around including sides, enhanced stereo, Ultimate Red Crystal in color, no scratches/dents or other damage, has always been kept in an attached garage, seats have always been covered, never been smoked in, 5,040 miles, VIN 2D8GP44LX7R256881, original price $52,000, asking $30,000 or make an offer, call Jerry in Tupper Lake at 518-359-8538

2007 FORD Mustang Coupe, never seen Winter, 6000 + miles, show room condition, premium stereo, CD, $15,000 FIRM. 802-236-0539 Call: (802) 236-0539

2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER Burgundy/Beige Excellent condition. 5,6000 Miles, 6 cylinder, 5 speed automatic w/ Tiptronic Transmission, loaded w/many options, in show room condition. 315-447-0888 $35,500 OBO. MUSTANG 2010 convertible, V-6, auto, leather interior, runs great, 45,000 miles, loaded. Asking $17,000 OBO or trade for a classic car. Call 518962-8539

FARM EQUIPMENT

1964 FORD 4000 4 cyl., gas, Industrial loader & industrial Front End, 12 spd., German Transmission, Pie Weights, $4750.00. 518-962-2376 Evenings.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2008 bws tagolong equipment trailer ez2 load xhd 25 tons with tilt never used new was 26000 asking $18,000.00 518-5241956 HEAVY EQUIPMENT 2003 olympian standby 20kw towable perkin diesel generator with 3143hrs excellent condition asking $5,000.00 518-524-1956

MOTORCYCLES 2002 HONDA VTX 1800, mint condition, many extras, $5300. 518-492-2348 2005 SUZUKI BOULEVARD S50 VS 800CC, New battery & tires, 13,000 miles, very clean, garaged. (518) 946-8341. $2,800 SCOOTER 2008 50CC, no license required, 90 miles to the gal, only 900 miles, runs great, Asking $750.00 OBO. Call 518-962-8539

URAL SIDECAR Motorcycle Durable, versatile, fun vehicle, with classic retro styling. Reliable 650 cc horizontal two-cylinder engine and shaft drive. 1999 model with just 3100 miles; excellent condition. Priced for quick sale. $2,500 518-494-5871 WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE KAWASAKI 19671980 Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, ZIR, KZ1000MKII, W1-650,H1500, H2-750, S1-250, S2-350, S3400 Suzuki GS400,GT380, CB750 CASH PAID. FREE NATIONAL PICKUP. 1-800-772-1142, 1-310721-0726 usa@classicrunners.com

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 1984 SHASTA Travel Trailer 32 1/ 2' long, 25' awning, good condition. $4,000 518-623-3037 2002 SUNLINE 29’ Camper, Sleeps 6, excellent condition, 14' Slide Out, Awning with screen room, many extras, Hitch included $11,000 (518) 873-6857 28’ CLASS C FORESTER Motor Home, 2 slides, generator, sleeps 6, 27K miles, excellent condition, $31,000. 518-297-3467

TRUCKS 1981 INTERNATIONAL single axle dump truck, runs great, inspected and on the road. $4000 OBO. 518-834-9088. 2000 RANGER 2000 Ranger XLT 4x4 Super Cab, camper top, liner, tonneau cover, 6 cyl., auto, AC, stereo, 130K, $3995. 518-576-9042

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2001 SUPRA SANTERA low hrs., mint cond., great ski wake board boat, beautiful trailer included, $25,000. 518-354-8089 BLUE NOSE SAILBOAT 1979, 23.5, McVay w/4 HP motor. 1 owner. Lovingly maintained. Ready to sail. Mooring available on Skaneateles Lake. $6,800.00 bearcreek6448@verizon.net Call and place your listing at 1-800-989-4237

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Route 9 Elizabethtown, NY

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*TAX, TITLE, REG. NOT INCLUDED. †† 10,000 MILES PER YEAR/39 MONTH LEASE. ** MUST OWN GM PRODUCT. ALL LEASES APPROVED BY ALLY. MUST HAVE A FICO CREDIT SCORE OF 700 OR MORE. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

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GREAT SELECTION OF TRUCKS & SUVS 2008 Chevy HHR LS

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AM254A2, 5.0L V8, Leather, 6 Spd. Trans., Fully Loaded!

AM263A, Leather, 6 Spd. Trans, Hemi V8, Loaded!

23,780 OR $373/MO* 2012 Chevy Impala LT

27,870 OR $438/MO* 2004 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab 4x4 LT

CP244, OnStar, XM Radio, Moonroof, Fully Loaded!

CR191A, Fully Loaded! Great Condition!

HIGH MPG

2009 Hyundai Santa Fe SE AWD

10,280 OR $178/MO* 2010 Nissan Rogue 4x4

CR116A, Auto, Fully Loaded

AM116A, Fully Loaded! Low Miles

HIGH MPG

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16,800 OR $266/MO* 2007 Jeep Compass Sport AWD

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2011 Dodge Grand Caravan “Crew”

2011 Chevy Tahoe LT

CR206A2, 6 cyl., Fully Loaded, Auto

CR130B, Fully Loaded

CP253, DVD, Stow & Go, Sat. Radio, Fully Loaded

CP241, Leather, Fully Loaded, XM Radio, OnStar

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