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EYES ON THE PRIZE

Planet Fitness coming to P’burgh

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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — There will soon be another option for getting into shape in the new year, and lunkheads need not apply.

National fitness center chain Planet Fitness will be opening a two-floor fitness center in the Lowe’s Plaza, next to Bed, Bath and Beyond. The chain, which bills itself as a Judgement Free Zone for non “hardcore” lifters, and is known for it’s purple workout equipment, has grown to over 900 locations nation-wide.

Acting gym manager Sierra Armstrong explains the difference between Planet Fitness and other gyms.

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Friends of Stage raising funds for new sign PAGE 3 WILLSBORO

Nine-year-old Hannah Monnette from Chateauguay lines up a shot during a recent Knights of Columbus free throw competition held at the former Assumption of Mary school in Redford. Winners in each age category, including Monnette, will go on to regional competition in February in Massena.

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Local scouts retooling after Champlain fire

Area veteran was on foot in Europe during WWII PAGE 4 CHAMPLAIN

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Troop 42 scouts met recently at the American Legion in Champlain. The scouts lost their meeting place and all of their gear in the recent fire at St. Mary’s school in Champlain. Front row left to right. Spencer Parsons, Lucas Forney, Dakota Brink, Kai Birtz, Jack Gero and Jen Furman (Troop Committee Chair). Back row. Rick Rivers, Andrew Visconti, Kevin Sterling, Josh Gero, Dylan Rabideau, and Nick Furlong.

CHAMPLAIN — When fire tore through the former St. Mary’s school in Champlain, it took with it more than just memories of a beloved school-house.

Boy Scout Troop 42, serving Champlain, Rouses Point and Mooers had long used St. Mary’s as their headquarters, holding meetings in the donated space and storing all the gear they have acquired in the 10 years since their inception there.

All that gear is a total loss.

“We had chuck boxes full of cooking gear, four dutch ovens, cast iron cookers, three easy-up tarps, and some sleeping bags which had been donated,” said Scoutmaster Rick Rivers.

The scouts were on a weekend outing at the Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club when news came to them of the conflagration.

“They were pretty upset to hear that all of our stuff was destroyed,” said Rivers. “But mostly they were just worried about having a place to meet.”

But, he said, the community and other scout troops have already started to rally around the scouts, and some donations

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Upstate regions to compete for $500 million in funds

By Pete DeMola

pete@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID — If given the green light by the state legislature, the North Country Regional Economic Development Council (NCREDC) has the chance of reeling in an additional $500 million in state economic development funds.

On Friday, Jan. 23, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul addressed the NCREDC at the High Peaks Resort as part of her whirlwind tour through the North Country.

“You’ve very competitive, I love that about you,” she told council members.

The NCREDC has locked in a third of a billion in state funds over the past four years, she noted, including $63 million last December.

As lieutenant governor, Hochul serves as the chair of the state’s regional economic development councils.

Earlier this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo

rolled out the $1.5 billion Upstate New York Economic Revitalization Competition as part of his 2015 Opportunity Agenda.

Pending approval by the state legislature, seven upstate regions would become eligible to compete for one of three $500 million upstate revitalization jackpots on top of the usual regional economic development council process.

“I feel very good about this region,” said Hochul.

The Buffalo native said Gov. Cuomo continues to be focused on the North Country and its needs, including broadband development across the Adirondack Park.

“There’s a lot going on here,” she said. “I will not be a stranger to this area.”

Council members praised Hochul, who took office earlier this month.

“I completely agree with the lieutenant governor that we are competitive and enjoy a challenge,” said NCREDC Co-Chair Tony Collins.

“Everybody understands what we’re looking

for and how to tie it together.”

Garry Douglas, who also serves as co-chair, said while exact details on the new competition won’t be available until after the state budget passes — the deadline is March 31 — the council is engaged in nascent “conceptual conversations” on how to start preparing to land the lucrative pot of funds.

“We’ll compete very strongly and very actively,” he said.

Hochul, he said, has been showing an “extraordinary commitment to the process.”

“She’s a quick study,” he said. “She’s going to be a great partner, a great advocate and a great friend for the North Country.”

Hochul said the competition was designed with a “laser focus” on upstate.

“We know that the North Country, despite its beautiful attributes, there’s a lot of issues here,” she said, citing unemployment, past-theirprime Main Streets and empty storefronts.

Ticking off Cuomo’s poli-

cies, Hochul expressed the same sunny outlook as the Governor that the state’s best days lie ahead.

“Our greatest export seems to be our children,” she said, recalling an anecdote from a fellow state resident. “We want to reverse that trend and become a magnet for other people to want to come from other parts of the country to settle here.”

WISHLIST Hochul’s comments marked the end of the daylong organizational summit, which was closed to the press.

Douglas said the meeting was productive and previewed some of the council’s major bullet points for the coming year, including the upcoming Advantage Adirondacks Economic Continued on page 5

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Friends of the Stage raising money for new sign ROUSES POINT — Rouses Point Center Stage was started in 1999 by a group of volunteers who through a small grant,donations, and benefits built an outdoor stage in the village.

The stage, which is 20 feet wide and 30 feet deep with three sides and a roof, was constructed by Marvin Bechard of Bechard Construction. The ramp was built by Rick Baker Construction.

Each summer since 1999 the volunteers who call themselves “The Friends of the Stage” have hired different groups to perform on the stage and at no cost to the public to see these performances.

This year The Friends of the Stage have already scheduled their Summer Concert Series, running from the July 9 through Aug. 27, every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. There will be something for everyone including a “Kids Night” with a magician.

This year, The Friends of the Stage are looking for donations to build a Digital sign for the front of the Rec Center hockey rink in Rouses Point. Steve Merchant, one of the Friends of the Stage volunteers says that with all the traffic by the rec center that this sign would be a viable tool in getting whatever is happening in the area for tourist to stop.

Another part of The Friends of the Stage rally to earn money for the sign is on Feb. 14 at The American Legion Post 912 on Pratt Street in Rouses Point where they will be hosting a Valentines Dinner/Dance. The meal will include ham, scallop potatoes, two types of vegetables, rolls, desert and coffee or tea.

Anyone who has eaten there knows how great the Legion meals are. The cost of the meal will be $9 per person and the dinner will run from 5 - 7 p.m.

At 8 p.m. there will be a dance featuring a fantastic band called “Just Us,” playing music from the 50’s to today, and are well worth listening to according to Merchant.

There will be 50/50 drawings and door prizes to be given away.

Any questions about the dinner/dance or to make a donation to the Stage for the digital sign please contact Steve Merchant at 518-297-2954.

Checks can be made out to Friends of the Stage, care of Steve Merchant, 15 Clinton Street, Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979.

Pictured at right: A recent performance at the performance stage in Photo provided Rouses Point.

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Willsboro hero Joe Bruno tells WWII tale Fought through Europe as part of the Army’s Signal Service Battalion before return to Willsboro

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com WILLSBORO — Joe Bruno is a Willsboro fixture.

About the only time the 95 year old has left his home town was when he was fighting the Germans across the hedgerows and fields of northern Europe.

Before the war, Bruno worked for the railroad. In 1942 he joined the Army and was sent to a school for electrical engineering being offered at Plattsburgh State College. Twelve people graduated from the school, and when they did, the army called them into active service.

Before long, he was on a ship leaving Hoboken, N.J., en route to Liverpool, England as a member of the 3104 Signal Service Battalion. At 22, he was one of the older men in the company.

Bruno landed at Omaha beach a few days after D Day. “I wasn’t in the initial invasion, but it was still pretty hot,” he said. “There was a little action around there. The guys we relieved ... they were done up.”

As part of the Signal Service Battalion, Bruno was attached to a headquarters battalion. There were only 12 men in the company who could operate the specialized radio equipment, which put them in touch with generals in both London and Washington.

“We were well protected. I didn’t walk a step

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without being circled. I didn’t sleep a lot of the time though,” he said.

His company saw action in Sainte Mere Eglise and Saint Lo in northern France before starting the long trudge toward Germany. They eventually crossed the Rhine, and kept on going.

“We went a long way into Germany. I thought it was a long way , because you were on foot all the time,” he said. “We went ahead most of the time; but

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Bella is a gorgeous young adult dog who would love to find her forever home soon.

This sweet girl has been passed around from home to home for awhile via facebook and Craigslist.

She was saved by a local “dog rescuer” and was rehomed with people who didn’t check with their landlord prior to purchasing the dog. She is now at Elmore SPCA where we are determined to find Bella her forever home.

She is a sweet girl who likes to bark at people and other dogs when there is a fence present. She really hates being kenneled and will do best in a home where she will get plenty of exercise and attention. She has lived successfully with other dogs, cats and kids. It is obvious to us that at some point in her life she was hit, or mistreated,

sometimes we had to fall back a little bit.”

When Germany surrendered, Bruno’s war wasn’t yet over. Before long he and the rest of the 3104 were on another ship, this time en route to Manila in the Philippines.

His ship was just entering the Panama Canal when suddenly it turned around. The ship’s captain came out, Bruno recalled, and said simply that it was all over.

“We threw everything we could overboard. I threw my rifle overboard. I said ‘I don’t need that any more’.”

When he reached Boston, Bruno was in no small hurry to get home. The Army gave him a 30-day leave, and he boarded a train that took him all the way to the station in Willsboro.

“Combat is really something,” he said of his days in Europe. “I never want to see my kids involved in it. Every day was questionable. I guess I was lucky.”

He didn’t get shot, he likes to say, because he was so small.

He eventually processed out of the Army, and returned to Willsboro, and his wife Blanche, for good.

He returned to the railroad, where he would work for 34 years. He’s been married now for 72 years.

“I never considered myself as a hero. What the hell was I a hero about? I was there. I don’t even like to talk about it.”

But he was on occasion does talk about it, like at a recent presentation at the Willsboro Central School as part of North Country Honor Flight. He flew with Honor Flight to the WWII Memorial in the fall of 2014 with his son in law.

He would, he said, like for the group of fellow veterans who made the trip to get together more, just to chat about the war for a couple of hours.

until she has had enough. She is friendly, but will do best in a home where she will be able to have her own space when she wants it.

Espresso has tested negative for heart worm, FeLV and FIV, is current on vaccinations and has been spayed. She is ready to meet her new family and would love to go home soon. Come in and meet this gorgeous cat who deserves a chance in a loving home. ***UPDATE*** Espresso has really come out of her “torti” shell since coming to Elmore SPCA. She not only engages with the other cats in the colony, but she also enjoys getting lots of attention from the humans who come to visit! She will do well in most homes and would love to meet her new family soon!

Espresso is a young cat who was rescued by a concerned citizen in the town of Plattsburgh.

Her, along with her sister Cappucino and her mom Sassy were taken in by a caring individual who altered them and tried to find them homes.

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• Worship in The norThern Tier •

ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 a.m. Sunday CADYVILLE St. James Church - 26 Church Rd., Cadyville. 293-7026. Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m., Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Daily Mass Mon.-Fri. 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. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. Weekday Masses: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.

Christ & St. John’s Episcopal/ Anglican Church - 18 Butternut Street, Champlain. (518) 298-8543.

Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Patricia A. Beauharnois, Deacon Vicar CHAZY Sacred Heart Church - Box 549, Chazy 12921. (518) 846-7650. Sunday Mass (Ant) 6 p.m., Sun. 8 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 DANNEMORA Dannemore United Methodist Church - 86 Clark Street, PO Box 488,

Dannemora, NY. Pastors Wendy and Gary Rhodehamel. Phone: 518-891-9287.

Worship and Sunday School -- Sunday 11:00 a.m. tedtrevail@gmail.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.

ELLENBURG CENTER United Methodist Church of Ellenburg - 5 Church St., PO 142, Ellenburg Center, NY 12934 Pastor: Gary Rhodenhamel Phone: 518-891-9287 Hours: 9am Service, Sunday Worship & Sunday School 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, 4 p.m.

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: Sunday, 10 a.m.

Reconciliation announced special Saturday mornings 10 a.m. & by request.

PLATTSBURGH Plattsburgh United Methodist Church - 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. 563-2992. Pastor Phil Richards. Service Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Nursery available at 10 a.m.

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 9 a.m., Communion Service: Wednesday 9 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church - 52 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New 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 West Chazy Community Church Pastor Marty Martin. 17 East Church St. Fiske Road, West Chazy, NY. Ph. 4934585. Sunday: Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Tuesday; Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church - West Church Street, West Chazy. Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m. Sunday Mass 10 a.m. Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. Confessions: Saturday, 3-3:30 p.m.

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Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel donates over 800 coats to charity PLATTSBURGH — Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel has collected over 800 coats and winter accessories for the United Way during their first annual Holiday Coat Drive.

“We wanted to find a way to extend the spirit of giving this holiday season,” explained Todd McCarthy, co-owner of Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel. “We formed a community partnership with the United Way and created the Holiday Coat Drive with a mission to help keep our neighbors warm this winter.”

Though the month of December, customers brought gently used coats and winter accessories to Lenny’s stores. Each week, the coats were professionally dry cleaned.

The coats were then disbursed to United Way branches across Vermont and Clinton

County New York. Through their partnership with local non-profits, the United Way is distributing the coats to community members in need.

“The generosity of our customers far exceeded our expectations,” said McCarthy. “A few local businesses, including Falcon Pluming, asked their employees to bring coats for donation to their holiday parties. It’s heartwarming to see the community come together and support one another.”

Pictured at right: Carole Shanley, Manager, and Todd McCarthy, Co-Owner of Lenny’s Shoe and Apparel, with some of the coats donated throughout the region to Lenny’s stores.

Funds

From page 2 Development Report, an economic development strategy penned by the council’s Adirondack Working Group that the council adopted earlier that morning.

The co-chair said the strategy will leverage state funds used to take the Adirondack element of the regional plan “deeper and broader into the things that really need to happen to create economic sustainability.”

“It will now be part-and-parcel of our regional plan,” he said.

“So it becomes another document that when you’re writing a [consolidated funding application], and you’re in the Adirondack Park, you should look at the basic plan and you should go to Advantage Adirondacks for ways you can show how you’re carrying things out.”

That document will be rolled out sometime this spring, he said.

State senator Betty Little said a main focus of the REDC was on harnessing entrepreneurship and job creation.

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“With more jobs, we’ll have more year-round residents,” she said.

Little said she was working on getting more signage on the Northway, a major item on lawmaker wishlists.

In the spring, expect 90 signs for regional attractions, she said.

“Some are very small, and only at four exits, but we’re still working on them,” she said.

Paul Smith’s College President Cathy Dove said that the college would be happy to help to work with the council to facilitate economic development.

“My message is simple,” she said. “Paul Smith’s is absolutely committed to actively improve the economic well-being of North Country.”

Snow, citing her experience working on similar initiatives in New York City, said NCREDC efforts were right in the school’s wheelhouse.

“We believe in small business development and entrepreneur-

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Eat well, eat local

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t may be the dead of winter, but that doesn’t mean we can’t give thought to all that can be gained (waistline being the exception) from moving toward a more local diet.

Though the regional food movement has been growing in scope and popularity over recent years, there have still been knocks on the trend as a catchy and expensive fad.

It couldn’t be further from the truth.

It’s easy to forget, amidst the snow and short days, but we happen to live in a hotbed of good eating, and with all the pluses associated with moving toward a local kitchen, there’s no reason not to do our communities and bodies a little good and eat more from down the street.

For as big a role food plays in our lives, it’s surprising how easily it sometimes takes a back seat.

Not in how much we consume, but rather how much we think about what we consume. And when consideration of what’s eaten goes to the wayside, it’s all too common for the effects to take a toll on the body.

It’s no surprise mass-produced foods find their way to most American dinner tables: They’re generally cheap, easy and good tasting. And it’s no accident. There’s a great deal of science and marketing behind food. Just the right amount of sugar and salt can make that dish mouth-watering, all the while our large-scale food systems are engineered to produce high volumes at low cost.

But when it comes to food economics, it’s not just local farmers that get the short end of the stick — our bodies suffer, too.

Take, for example, that steak from who-knowswhere. In order to reach maximum production, feedlot cattle are put on a diet of antibiotics, hormones, steroids and unnatural foods in a tightlypacked and manure-covered environment.

Same goes for chicken or pigs.

Don’t get us wrong: this isn’t an argument against eating meat, but ask any angler why bottomfeeders aren’t the best table fare. Would you eat slop your body isn’t meant to digest and chase it down with a cocktail of something that will mess with your body’s chemistry?

Probably not — but your dinner may have. It’s a tired cliché, but we really are what we eat.

Some counter arguments hold that the “extras” given to animals pass through our bodies, but bear in mind, there was once a time when a doctor and patient may have shared a smoke in the office. Just like a UN official said last May, junk food is the new cigarette.

On top of that, meats raised naturally contain less fat and fewer calories, while offering higher levels of nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids or vitamin E. Another benefit? They taste better, too.

But what about the issue of cost? In the end, it comes down to not if we pay but when.

According to the Harvard University School of Public Health, obesity-related conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure cardiovascular disease cost the US $190 billion in 2005. On a more individual level, people with those health problems average $1,429 to $2,741 more in medical costs per year.

Try making that up in cheap grocery savings.

So let’s break it down: Buying local food supports the regional economy. It supports sustainable food production. It supports better treatment of animals. And it supports your (or your family’s) health.

So why wouldn’t you?

Here are three ways to do so this winter.

Value-added products. A recent wellspring of firepower has brought much-needed expertise to the region allowing local producers to unleash their inner entrepreneur through the creation and distribution of value-added products (think: pickled and tinned items), measures that not only showcase local produce, but also act as season extenders for your friendly local farmer. With the help of organizations like Adirondack Harvest, more and more of these products — from bottled rhubarb spread to homemade bread — are finding themselves on the shelves of markets in your neighborhood.

Farm stands. While fields are now encased in a layer of frost, farms have not closed shop for the winter. For most, it’s the opposite. Behind those closed doors contains a flurry of activity, from infrastructural improvements to exploring ways to diversify and market their products. Most of these operations contain in-house farm stands showcasing their products, including seasonal produce, meat and eggs. The next time you’re passing through farm territory, why not make a quick stop and explore what these folks have to offer?

Consider investing in a CSA. Communitysupported agriculture, or CSA, is a way to buy food directly from a local producer. Members of the public buy “shares” in the operation, a mutually-beneficial measure that helps farmers with cash flow while providing members with a steady stream of food through weekly grocery pick-ups. They’ve become increasingly common in the North Country this past decade. While we understand memberships can be prohibitively expensive, we’ll pose a thought experiment. Break down your weekly food expenses — including impulse purchases like gas station grub and frozen pizzas — multiply by 52 and compare with the cost of an annual CSA membership.

We betcha once the numbers are crunched, it’s cheaper to eat local… and healthier. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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uperbowl weekend is Gate” was the lead story on most finally upon us. Like so network newscasts and front many things in our culpage of papers around the nation ture today the game of football so it stands to reason that the bigis bigger than life. The National gest game of the year must feaFootball League, currently a $10 ture the year’s biggest scandal. billion dollar industry, aims to Just in case you are not obbe generating $25 billion by the sessed with the NFL, “Deflateyear 2027.

Gate” came about when the NFL Commissioner Roger referees discovered that 11 of 12 Dan Alexander Goodell proposed that remarkfootballs used by the Patriots in Thoughts from able number at a meeting of the AFL Championship game Behind the Pressline NFL team owners back in 2010: between the Patriots and the the goal will triple the league Indianapolis Colts, were under revenue in 17 short years. Should that hapinflated. The softer balls allegedly are easier to pen, the NFL would have more income than throw and catch in the cold New England clithe gross domestic product of dozens of small mate, giving the Patriots an uneven advantage countries and would be in the same financial over the Colts, whose footballs were properly district currently occupied by the globe’s biginflated. gest brands such as McDonald’s, Nike and Adding to the intrigue is the fact that this Goodyear Tire, each of which take in about $21 isn’t the first big scandal involving the Patriots; to $28 billion annually.

Coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000, the PaHow will they get to that lofty benchmark triots fined $250,000 and the franchise lost their and just who will pay the price? Fans, sponsors 2008 first-round draft pick for their 2007 roles and broadcasters appear to have an endless apin “Spy-Gate,” when the club was guilty of illepetite for their favor sport. The NFL remains gally filming opposing coaches sideline signals. the most popular sports league in the land, The Patriots and Coach Belichick claim comand it certainly commands a premium dollar. plete innocence in the “Deflate-Gate” scandal, The NFL’s popularity also continues to grow going to great lengths to explain that it was a around the globe and their hope is that world combination of atmospheric conditions and the trend will also help them command increasing pregame inflation by the officials that contribmarket share. uted to the discovery that the Patriots’ footballs If the average NFL fan thinks the cost of atwere under inflated. The coach explained that tending games is already too high, how about he believed the balls returned to their “equilibpaying ever-higher prices to watch games on rium” in the hours between when they were ESPN and the NFL Network? Cable and satel- weighed pregame by the officials, and when lite TV providers pay ESPN an average of $6.04 they were checked at halftime. per subscription per month, more than double With all the turmoil in the world today and from 10 years ago and dwarfing the likes of the number of political battles being waged CNN (63 cents) and TBS (72 cents), according to within the country it’s comforting to know that a market research firm. once per year we can put it all aside for a few Sunday’s Super Bowl at the University of hours and consider how the air in a football can Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, might command our utmost attention. On Sunday the be the most popular and expensive television nation can sit back, overpay for team branded program in U.S. history – about 100 million paraphernalia, stuff ourselves full of junk food viewers are expected to be watching the footand alcohol, pay outrageous prices for seat tickball game that commands nearly $4.5 million ets and big screen TVs while we alienate the rest for a 30-second commercial. As of earlier this of the world by crowning the world champion week tickets could still be had for the big game of football, not to be confused with the world’s ranging from $4,500 to $15,000 each. That’s be- sport of football that we here in the states fore scalpers enter the fray. choose to call soccer.

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Letters to the Editor

Mainstream Adirondack residents under assault To the Editor: I write to commend and support the Valley News editorial staff for their determination in exercising their right to an opinion.

Newspapers primarily report news, engage in investigative journalism, and offer opinion. Their function is not to placate and please the subjects of an opinion or story.

Obviously the editorial staff are not enthralled with the mission or methods of the Protect the Adirondacks radical environmental organization. They have every right to that opinion and they possess the mechanism to express that opinion, at least they did.

The Protect folks pretend their efforts are for the good of all and believe that the Adirondacks are in danger, but many disagree. Little of what they do is for the good of all who live in the Adirondacks.

Obviously they don’t take criticism well.

Their primary focus, of course, is the environment. The ability of residents to make a living and raise your families here is not the concern of the Protect crowd, or other like minded environmental groups.

I ask the Valley News to do some investigative journalism and tell us more about state tax dollar costs and/or reimbursements to Protect the Adirondacks for their litigation.

I also commend and thank the Essex County Board of Supervisors for standing up for what I suspect would be the majority of your constituents regarding this issue.

Mainstream Adirondack residents are under assault from a variety of environmental initiatives such as Smart Growth and the transfer of our local Home Rule authority to regional planners,

like the APA and their supporters.

The environmental groups have a vision for the Adirondacks.

Many of us don’t necessarily have a place in this vision that slowly and continuously moves forward.

Ken Fenimore, Elizabethtown

Thanks from Kiwanis To the Editor: The Elizabethtown Kiwanis was founded 77 years ago in 1938.

In those early days, meetings were often held at the Deer’s Head Inn on Court Street in Elizabethtown.

As time passed, the Deer’s Head Inn changed owners, and for a period of time was closed, but when ever possible, the Elizabethtown Kiwanis called the Deer’s Head home.

Regretfully, it is again a time of change, and the entire club wants to thank Joanne and Matt Baldwin, Joyce Bethlehem and Rob and Karin Demuro for hosting the Club events for the past eight years.

These folks have been wonderful supporters of all things Kiwanian, including the annual picnic, the Bacon Burger booth at the County Fair, the Pancake Breakfast, Christmas dinners and early morning breakfast meetings.

We wish them well in their new endeavors and hope that an equally community-conscious vendor will take over the Historic Deer’s Head Inn.

Veterans exemption should cover clandestine services To the Editor: I am writing in regards to Veterans Exemptions on their homeowners taxes.

First off, I think the State should be helping out municipalities with this issue.

Second, as a father with a son soon to be deployed overseas, and as the son of a man who spent over six years in the jungles of Burma (Myanmar) during WWII, I am totally in favor of an exemption for our veterans.

The only problem I have with it is I do not see a clause anywhere in what I am reading in the papers which gives any consideration for those who served or are serving in the clandestine services of our country.

The only recognition these brave men and women receive if they are KIA is a flag at a small ceremony given to their family (that is classified, by the way) and in some, not all cases a star on a wall in Langley, Virginia.

Unfortunately these men and women have to sign a non discloser agreement with the United States Government, meaning that should they ever discuss what they did for our country they can be prosecuted and risk forfeiting of the pensions they have earned in addition to loss of rank and or title.

I think that members of the Silent Services deserve the same recognition as all veterans, Unfortunately that is not going to happen.

Paul DeBarbieri, President, Elizabethtown Kiwanis

Harold Kelly, Durham

Champlain native wins Sports Emmy for audio work Steve Wagoner, a Northeastern Clinton grad, discusses work and the win

By Andrew Johnstone

andrew@denpubs.com CHAMPLAIN — Winning a Sports Emmy is no small feat — the list includes Bob Costas, John Madden, Al Michaels and Terry Bradshaw — so for Steve Wagoner, who won in 2014 for his work as an audio engineer, the award meant a lot.

“It’s quite an honor,” said Wagoner, who won for his work with Fox covering Major League Baseball. “It definitely happened due to the extremely talented folks that I continue to work with.”

The Sports Emmy Awards, presented in May of last year, recognize the best of work in sports television, from announcers and live coverage to the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the production of an event. Wagoner’s win under the “Outstanding Live Event Audio/Sound” category for the work he did with Fox’s team.

As an audio engineer, the win wasn’t an in-

dividual honor, but more a part of a complex and fascinating team. Wagoner explained how a number of individuals take on tasks from handling announcers’ commentary to getting sounds from the field. Then there’s the sideline talent, wireless communications, and putting it all together along with music in a production truck.

There’s far more to it than first meets the ear.

“Our audio team put out around 60 wired and wireless mics around the infield, the outfield, and in the bases at each baseball stadium that we cover,” said Wagoner. “It’s a pretty big undertaking. That’s why you can hear every aspect of the game when it comes to the playoffs.”

While Wagoner said that he enjoys working baseball, it makes up only a percentage of his sports resume. He’s worked with the NHL, NFL, college football and baseball, the PGA, horse racing, FIFA — even paint ball.

The job has also taken him outside of the states, including a memorable trip to Brazil last summer to cover the FIFA World Cup. “That was pretty amazing just due to the mix of different people from all over the world that gather in one place to cheer on their team,” said Wagoner. “Soccer is such a huge sport for the rest of the world, outside of the US. But what

the US team did in Brazil has brought the sport a lot closer to home.”

Wagoner attended high school at Northeastern Clinton, graduating in 1989. He played varsity soccer, hockey and baseball for the Cougars, and is grateful for the early mornings his parents put in to get him to those sports.

He left Champlain for Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, a school that specializes in audio and video production. His decision to go there, he said, was one “many thought was a waste of time and money.” However, it was anything but, and he added that his parents continued supporting him along the way.

His audio degree led to mixing live music before he started at rental house that provided gear and microphones to major sports networks. From there, he began his work at different sports venues to support the gear.

Now he’s about 15 years into a job that’s taking him to premier sporting events around not only the country, but the world, including one any American sports fan has heard of coming up this Feb. 1 — Super Bowl XLIX. Wagoner’s award on display.

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Your complete source of things to see and do in the North Country Daily: Through end of January

PERU — North Country Potter’s Guild and photography by Ron Nolland, reception. Peru Free Library. 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit and sale through January. Hours Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Details: 643-8618.

PLATTSBURGH — 13 Sundays Outdoor Art Club, Regional Art Show and Sale reception. Pine Harbour Assisted Living, 15 New Hampshire Road. 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit.

Sunday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: 561-5307, pineharbour.org.

KEESEVILLE — Celebrating Andrea’s Vision. Keeseville Free Library. Hours Monday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m.

Details: 834-9054.

Thursday, Jan. 29 through Saturday, Jan. 31

WILMINGTON — FIS Freestyle World Cup Skiing. Whiteface Mountain, 5021 rte

86.

Thursday, Jan. 29

PLATTSBURGH — Eric Wilson, New Hale, Walter Gallery exhibitor, reception.

Plattsburgh Public Library. 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30

PLATTSBURGH — Chamber of Commerce annual Dinner. West Side Ballroom. 6 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. $55.

SARANAC LAKE — ‘Abstraction’. Opening Reception. Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar St. 5 p.m. Details: 891-3799.

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Plattsburgh City Fire Department. Noon to 4 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Regional Blood Donor Program. Clinton County Government Center. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — “Go West”. Newman Center. 7 p.m. Free. Snow date, Saturday, Jan. 31.

Friday, Jan. 30 through Saturday, Feb. 28

SARANAC LAKE — ‘Abstraction’ exhibit. Bluseed Studios, 24 Cedar St. Details: 897-3799.

Saturday, Jan. 31

PLATTSBURGH — The Boxtrolls. Plattsburgh Public Library. 2:30 p.m. Children accompanied by parents.

CHAZY — Cabin Fever Fish Derby. All NY DEC rules apply. Fish taken from Lake

Champlain. $20 pp, $15 under 16, 65 +. $35 entry fee, R&G membership. Dinner.

Weathercock $5. Register: Weathercock Bar, Rte. 9, Friday, Jan. 30. Weigh Station 2 until 5 p.m. Details: 846-7990.

PERU — Clem Hawkins Band. Peru Community Church Coffeehouse, 13 Elm St. 7 p.m. Doors open 6 p.m. $12 door, $10 advance. Details: 569-9387.

WESTPORT — Youth night, Middle and High school students. Westport Federated Church. 7 to 9 p.m.

WHALLONSBURG — Celebrating 100 years square dance. Whallonsburg Grange Hall. Adult $7 pp, under 18 free. Doors 6 p.m. Music 7 p.m. Dinner foods, Susie Smith 6 p.m. Details: Stephanie Beneng 963-4170, admin@thegrangehall.info.

PLATTSBURGH — Used books boxing day sale. Plattsburgh Public Library. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to public. Fill a Box $5.

Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1

ELIZABETHTOWN — Jane Boxall, Rose Chancler, Ricochet Duo, Woodswoman: A tribute to the life of Anne LaBastille, Piano by Nature. Hand House. Saturday: 7 p.m. Sunday: 3 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 1

BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE — “Cabin Fever Sundays” series, Niki Kourofsky “Forever Wild”, Adirondack Outlaws. Museum Auditorium, 9097 State rte 30. 1:30 p.m. Free, museum members, students, children. $5 non-members.

PERU — Super Bowl Party. Peru Memorial VFW, 710 Pleasant St. rte 22B. 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 3

PLATTSBURGH — Safety Inspections. North Country Chamber of Commerce. 8 a.m. to noon. $12.

ELIZABETHTOWN — Certified babysitting class. Elizabethtown Social Center.

Ages 12 to 18. Child Care Basics class, ACAP Child Care Program. 11:30 a.m. Pizza provided. $40. Social center teen members $30. Single classes $15. Details: 8736408, info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org.

LAKE PLACID — “The Missing Place”, Sophie Littlefield, book club. Bookstore Plus.

7 p.m. Details: thebookstoreplus.com, 523-2950.

LAKE PLACID — Westport Youth Commission tubing. Olympic Jumping Complex. 12:30 to 4 p.m. Free, students grades 3-12. Required: WYC permission slip, ORDA waiver. Details: westportyouth.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 4

UPPER JAY — Wednesday afternoon program: Jeanne Nichols, Becky Bidelspach.

Wells Memorial Library. 1 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 5

SARANAC LAKE — Ceilidh Music Session. Saranac Lake Chamber of Commerce.

7 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Jen Kretser, “The Maple Project”. Cantwell Community Room, Saranac Lake Free Library. Noon. Free, open to public. Details: 891-4190.

Friday, Feb. 6

SARANAC LAKE — Women’s Civic Chamber Coronation, Winter Carnival Royalty.

Harrietstown Town Hall, 30 Main St. 7:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — PossomHaw. Returns. Palmer Street Coffeehouse. 7:30 p.m.

PLATTSBURGH — League of Women Voters of the North Country, First Friday Forum, Laurie Parsons, Carol Solari-Ruscoe. American Legion Post #20, 169 Quarry Rd. Noon. $15. Details: Reservations Feb. 2, 534-3484, taurus2@charter.net.

Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 15

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Winter Carnival.

SARANAC LAKE — Art reception: Rock n’ Roll. Adirondack Artists’ Guild, 52 Main St. 5 to 7 p.m. Details: 891-2615.

Friday, Feb. 6 through Saturday, Feb. 28

SARANAC LAKE — Art Exhibit: Rock n’ Roll. Adirondack Artists’ Guild, 52 Main St. Details: 891-2615.

Saturday, Feb. 7

TUPPER LAKE — Northern Challenge Ice Fishing Derby. Simon Pond.

SARANAC LAKE — NBT Bank Ice Palace Fun Run. Ice Palace, State Boat Launch.

10 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Casella Waste Curling Exhibition. Ice Palace, State Boat Launch. 11 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen’s Exhibition. Riverside Park.

11 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Casella Waste “Hit the Button” Curling Competition. Pontiac Bay, Near Ice Palace. Noon.

SARANAC LAKE — Petrova Winter Carnival. Petrova Elementary School Cafeteria.

11 a.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Taylor Rental Ladies’ Fry Pan Toss. Riverside Park. 12:30 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Women’s Civic Chamber Treasure Hunt Follow the Clues. Riverside Park. 2:30 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — “Hair” Family-Friendly Concert Version. Harrietstown Town Hall, 30 Main St. 4 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Lighting Ice Palace and Cape Air Opening Fireworks Display.

Ice Palace, State Boat Launch. 7 p.m.

SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake Sings the Sixties. Pendragon Theater, 15 Brandy Brook Ave. 8 p.m.

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Fitness

From page 1 of our customers are first time gym users,” she said. “Its a nonintimidating atmosphere for people looking to get into shape.”

Along with policies like no dead lifting, no dropping weights and no overt grunting while lifting, Planet Fitness enforces a modest dress code for customers.

“Tank top shoulders have a be a certain width, and women can’t wear really short shorts in the gym. We’re really just about basic health and fitness,” Armstrong said.

www.northcountryman.com “We want people who don’t typically go to the gym to feel comfortable here.”

The two membership levels are a $10 per month plan and a $20 per month plan. The $10 plan offers access to the entire gym equipment plus one-on-one access to a trainer; while the $20 plan offers perks like unlimited tanning, massage chairs, hydro massage beds and half off cooler drinks.

The gym will be open 24 hours a day during the week, until 9 p.m. on Fridays. Saturday and Sunday they will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

With opening day fast approaching, Planet Fitness is still hir-

Published by Denton Publications, Inc. ing for several positions for their Plattsburgh location. The chain, Armstrong says, have had some problems with their website, so they are asking interested people to search them at www.indeed. com to apply.

Jennifer Young, Ashley Moran and Sierra Armstrong, at the office trailer next to where work crews are transforming the former Dollar General store into a Planet Fitness health club..

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Scouts

From page 1 have already come in. Both monetary pledges and donation of some gear have been made, but Troop 42 could use much more.

“Things like all the records for the Troop going back to 1938, those were all lost. Anybody who has stuff like that that they could donate, or old photographs, that would definitely be appreciated,” said Rivers. “And rope. We lost all of our rope in the fire too.”

Rivers said the scouts have already started meeting in space donated by the American Legion, but are still looking for a permanent meeting place. They’re gone ahead with their activities, and are impressed so far with the community support they’ve received.

“You just do what you do.”

People interested in donating money or gear to Troop 42 can contact Rivers at 236-5113, or Assistant Scoout master Peter Visconti at 298-7776.

Strikeout ALS Bowlathon slated

PLATTSBURGH — The Strikeout ALS Bowlathon takes place Saturday, March 28, at the North Bowl Lanes, 28 North Bowl Lane, from noon to 3 p.m. This is to support the Walk of Hope 2015 and Fund Research for a CURE. Bowlers need to check in a half hour prior to play. The cost is $25 per person. This includes two games and shoes. For questions or more information contact Kimberly Banker Jefferson 542-5356.

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CHOLESTEROL and its relation to

HEART DISEASE

High cholesterol levels have long been directly linked to heart disease. But as more research into cholesterol and its relation to heart disease is conducted, some doctors are shifting their views on the relationship between the two.

Statistics from the American Heart Association indicate that 75 million Americans currently suffer from heart disease. And even though one-quarter of the population takes cholesterol-lowering medication and have reduced the fat content of their diets, the AHA estimates that more Americans will die of heart disease than ever before.

More revelations are coming to the forefront regarding cholesterol and heart disease. New research has shown that statin drugs are ineffective at reducing mortality rates in most populations.

Furthermore, according to the Framingham Heart Study, which is the lon-

gest-running and most comprehensive study on heart disease to date, it was demonstrated that cholesterol intake in the diet had no correlation with heart disease. The study found that men and women with above average cholesterol levels had nearly identical rates of heart disease compared to those with below average cholesterol rates.

Another potential eye opener is that, in addition to cholesterol not affecting heart disease risk, eating high-cholesterol foods does not elevate blood-cholesterol levels as doctors once thought. Ancel Keys, who is considered the “father” of the theory that cholesterol contributes to heart disease, now says that there’s no connection between cholesterol in food and cholesterol in the blood.

If not cholesterol levels and the foods one eats, what, then is responsible for heart disease? Many medical profes-

sionals and researchers now believe the primary causes of heart disease are inflammation and oxidative stress.

According to Dr. Dwight Lundell, a heart surgeon and author of the book, “The Great Cholesterol Lie,” foods like refined sugars and vegetable oils used to preserve processed foods may lead to the inflammation that ultimately causes heart disease. Inflammation is the body’s immune response to a foreign invader.

Foods high in sugar and saturated fat can exacerbate inflammation. Bacteria and other unwanted substances in the body also contribute to inflammation.

To combat inflammation, people can adopt a healthy eating style. Fatty fish, whole grains, leafy greens, fiber, and nuts can help reduce inflammation.

Exercise also can reduce inflammation. Research from Mark Hamer, PhD,

E-cigarettes and quitting smoking Quitting smoking and losing weight consistently top New Year’s resolutions lists. In an effort to stop smoking, a growing number of smokers are turning to electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, to help them quit once and for all.

Although e-cigarettes are not currently regulated, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing regulations in a market that estimates suggest could be as big $5 billion in 2015. But are these devices safe? Or even effective?

There is mixed information regarding the efficacy of e-cigarettes to help a person quit smoking. Some studies point to e-cigarettes as a good method of smoking cessation, while others say there’s limited evidence to support those claims.

E-cigarettes typically contain liquid nicotine, which is inhaled as vapor. The vapor resembles smoke and can mimic the look and feel of smoking traditional cigarettes. But e-cigarettes typically do not contain any of the additional chemicals, such as tar and other potentially toxic ingredients, found in traditional cigarettes.

Nicotine cartridges for e-cigarettes also come in various concentrations and flavors, and smokers can even purchase nicotine-free replacement cartridges.

Much like users of nicotine patches or chewers of nicotine gum, e-cigarette smokers can gradually lower their nicotine doses over time.

The American Lung Association currently has not approved any e-cigarette as a

people were 60 percent more likely to succeed in quitting smoking using e-cigarettes compared to would-be quitters who tried a nicotine patch or gum. Background information in the report suggests that, since the e-cigarette vapor only contains nicotine and not tobacco smoke, e-cigarettes may help reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms.

safe or effective method to help smokers quit. They cite a study that estimates there are nearly 500 different e-cigarette brands today with varying levels of nicotine and the possible presence of other chemicals. These e-cigarettes are unregulated. The ALA says there is a great deal more to learn about these products before they can be recommended as a safe and effective way for smokers to wean themselves off of smoking.

E-cigarettes may contain additional chemicals besides nicotine. Studies have found detectable levels of chemicals used in antifreeze in two leading brands of e-cigarettes. Formaldehyde and benzene have been detected in some e-cigarette emissions. Other studies have found secondhand emissions from e-cigarettes can prove harmful to nonsmokers.

While some organizations do not endorse e-cigarettes, others state that they shouldn’t be ruled out just yet. A 2014 study by British researchers and published in the journal Addiction found

Although some e-cigarettes may contain harmful byproducts, toxicity tests indicate they are safer than regular cigarettes. Some health experts believe the benefits of quitting traditional cigarettes outweigh the risks posed by e-cigarettes.

The American Heart Association agrees.

In a policy statement released in August 2014, the American Heart Association said physicians shouldn’t discourage e-cigarette use as a last resort to stop smoking.

“If people cannot quit at all and have tried everything in the field, we would not discourage them,” said Aruni Bhatnager, the statement’s lead writer. “It’s not something we would suggest.”

The AHA recommends e-cigarettes only if smokers refuse or are intolerant of other options.

People who desire to quit smoking may look to e-cigarettes to help their fight. Although the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes remains open to debate, cannot be proven, many former smokers feel e-cigarettes played a significant role in helping them to quit smoking once and for all.

an epidemiologist at University College London, found that, regardless of BMI or weight, study participants who completed 2.5 hours of moderate exercise each week - about 20 minutes a day - lowered their markers of inflammation by at least 12 percent.

When a person exercises, muscle tissue releases a protein molecule called cytokine, which likely prompts an inflammation drop. Just about any type of workout that raises heart rate is effective in helping with inflammation.

The public may have been misinformed about just how vital it is to reduce cholesterol levels. Contrary to popular belief, high cholesterol may not have the same connection to heart disease as doctors once thought. In fact, inflammation may be the bigger component in heart disease risk.

Immunizations important for adults, too Even though people get the majority of their vaccinations while they are very young, that does not necessarily mean they can’t still benefit from immunizations later in life.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that humans never outgrow their need for vaccinations. Although certain vaccinations may no longer be necessary, others may be necessary into adulthood.

Certain vaccinations, which can safeguard individuals from long-term illness, hospitalization and even death, are now recommended for all adults. The following are some of the immunizations you may need as you age.

Influenza: According to the CDC, roughly 226,000 people are hospitalized in the United States due to influenza, while thousands more die from the flu and its complications.

Pneumococcal disease: Pneumococcal disease is an illness caused by bacteria that can spread from the nose and throat to the ears or sinuses. If the bacteria spreads to other areas of the body, like the lungs, it can cause pneumonia.

Shingles: Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Individuals who have had chickenpox are at risk for developing shingles later in life.

Pertussis (whooping cough): The CDC estimates that there are between one and three million pertussis cases in the United States each year. All adults between the ages of 19 and 64 need a one-time whooping cough booster vaccine.

HPV: Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is a common virus spread mostly through sexual contact. The HPV vaccine is recommended for both males and females between the ages of 17 and 50.

Vaccinations are not just for kids. Adults should discuss their immunization records with their physicians to determine which vaccinations they need to maintain optimal health.

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The Week In Review

Boys’ basketball

Matt Jolicoeur paced the Northeastern Clinton boys with a 542 series.

Sabrina Phair rolled a 500 for the Cougars, just two pins ahead of Madison Dumas’ 498 in the 2-2 tie with Peru.

Katherine Clark rolled a 541 for the Lady Indians, while Briaunna Varno added a 529.

Northeastern Clinton 61, Saranac 59 SARANAC — The Cougars put together a furious comeback after squandering a second-half lead to top the Chiefs 61-59 on Jan. 20.

After coming out of the half up by three, Northeastern Clinton was outscored by Saranac 16-2 over the next eight minutes. But the fourth quarter told an entirely different story as the Cougars scored 27 points to sneak past the Chiefs by two.

Melik McLeod led all scorers with 27 points, nine from outside, and Zavion Beasley added 17 in the comeback win.

Brendan Boutin scored six and Mike McLeod five for Northeastern Clinton.

Saranac’s Nick Mather led the team with 15 points, Isiah Dessureault had 14 and Austin Myers 11 in the loss.

Peru 65, Beekmantown 51 PERU — After falling behind early, the Indians used a 17-3 second quarter to get back into the game on their way to the 65-51 win over the Eagles Jan. 20.

Beekmantown cut five points into the lead by the end of the third quarter, but Peru kept its opponent at bay in the fourth.

Isaiah Maddix had another big performance offensively, scoring 26 points for the Indians.

Troy Lawyer had 10 points and Makenzie Boice eight.

Beekmantown’s Justin Stevens scored 16 points and Nick Wilson was close behind with 13.

Seton Catholic 77, Chazy 48 PLATTSBURGH — After a tight first half, the Knights used a big third quarter to help put away the Eagles in their 77-48 win on Jan. 21.

Seton Catholic had five players score in double figures, led by Kevin Murray’s 22 points.

Joe Zalis (17 points), Phillip Yang (13 points), Kaden Baugh (10 points) and Noah Racette (10 points) added strong scoring games.

The Knights led 37-28 at the half before a 2511 run through the third quarter put the game away.

Chazy’s Zach Brothers hit a pair of 3’s on his way to a team-high 21 points while Sam Provost scored 15 in the loss.

Plattsburgh 71, Northeastern Clinton 62 CHAMPLAIN — The Hornets seem to be peaking at the right time with their 71-62 win over the Cougars Jan. 22.

After a slow start to the season, including three losses to close out 2014, Plattsburgh won its fourth in a row and snapped Northeastern Clinton’s three-game Division I winning streak.

Jordan Guay scored 26 points and Andrew Cutaiar added 20 as the two combined for all 10 of Plattsburgh’s made 3’s in the win. Cutaiar hit six and Guay four in the win while Nate Hughey added nine points.

Northeastern Clinton’s Melik McLeod scored a game-high 27 points, including four from behind the arc. The Cougars were close throughout until the Hornets closed the game with a 17-10 fourth quarter.

Austin Tetreault and Zavion Beasley each scored 12 points in the setback.

Moriah 70, Chazy 25 CHAZY — The Vikings kept their record without a blemish as they topped the Eagles 70-25 Jan. 23 to stay undefeated in league play.

Adam Jaquish scored 13 points as 12 different Moriah players got on the scoreboard in the win. Taylor Slattery had 10 for the Vikings.

Keagan O’Connor led the Eagles with eight points, followed by Zach Brothers and Sam Provost with six apiece.

Girls’ basketball Beekmantown 61, Peru 42 BEEKMANTOWN — The Eagles had three players score in double-figures as they overcame Peru and Meghan Mazzella’s 21 points for the 61-42 win Jan. 21.

Grace Kelly scored 13 in the win, followed

by Alyssa Waters and Brooke Bjelko with 12 apiece. Kenna Guynup wasn’t far behind, scoring nine.

Beekmantown led by three heading into the second quarter before going on a 21-10 run to stretch the lead to 14 going into the half.

After Mazzella, Peru’s Tessa Allen had 11 points and Madison Flynn had six.

Wrestling

Josh Barriere and the Beekmantown Eagles moved up to No. 2 in the New York State Sportswriters Association Division II hockey poll. They will face No. 12 Lake Placid two times in the upcoming weeks on Jan. 28 in Plattsburgh and again Feb. 11 in Lake Placid.

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Saranac 69, Northeastern Clinton 60 CHAMPLAIN — Tori Trim scored a gamehigh 26 points to help the Chiefs past the Cougars 69-60 on Jan. 21.

Trim did nearly all her damage from outside the arc, connecting on a season-high eight 3’s to go along with a pair of free throws. Saranac hit 14 overall for 42 points from long range.

Summer Gillespie scored 17 points in the win and Kayla Napper 14 more. Both hit a pair of outside shots.

Northeastern Clinton, which kept the game tight with 15 points in each quarter, got 19 points from Kayla Carder and 15 from Peyton Sample.

Shaylyn Rowe also scored in double-digits with 11.

Moriah 49, Chazy 26 PORT HENRY — The Vikings erased any chance of being the third team to fall to the Eagles with a quick start Jan. 22, building a 10 point lead in the first eight minutes on their way to a 49-26 win.

Madison Stahl scored 17 points for Moriah and Shelby MacDougal added nine more. After going into the half up 12, the Vikings used a 21-8 third quarter to put the game out of reach.

Bailey Pepper and Skyler Thomas each had eight points for Chazy and Rachel Pombrio had three.

Northeastern Clinton 65, Plattsburgh 32 PLATTSBURGH — Three Cougars tallied double-digit scoring as the team picked up a 65-32 win over the Hornets on Jan. 23.

Northeastern Clinton’s Kayla Carder led all scorers with 14 points, followed by Peyton Sample and Sierra Gonyo with 13 apiece.

Plattsburgh trailed by five after a quarter of play and the deficit grew from there, especially as Northeastern Clinton picked up 24 fourthquarter points to Plattsburgh’s eight.

Ashley Marlow had 11 points for the Hornets and Shea Frady had eight, including the team’s lone make from the 3-point line.

Boys’ hockey Beekmantown 6, Plattsburgh 0 PLATTSBURGH — After a slow start, the Eagles blasted away four goals in a stretch of just over five minutes to hand the Hornets a 6-0 loss on Jan. 21.

Beekmantown went up by a score late in the first period on a power play goal by Michael Parent. Then, with four minutes into the second period, the rout began.

Christian Wawrzynski scored two goals in the stretch, Parent added his second and Brendan Davison pushed the lead to five less than 10 minutes into the period.

Kyle Constanty added the sixth and final goal in the third period.

The two teams were fairly close in shots, with the Eagles leading 27-22, but Ben Frederick’s shutout performance in goal helped make the difference.

Plattsburgh keeper Dean Dashnaw tallied 21 saves in the setback.

The Eagles, who moved up to No. 2 in the state polls at the beginning of the week, got assists from Davison, Constanty, Josh Barriere and Josh McCauley in the win.

Northeastern Clinton 3, Saranac Lake 0 CHAMPLAIN — The Cougars scored a goal in each period as they skated out to the 3-0 league win over the Red Storm on their home ice Jan. 21.

Dayton Roberts started the scoring in the first period on a Devyn Sample assist before collecting a helper of his own on Colby Boire’s second period score.

Bailey LaBombard also picked up an assist on the second goal.

Northeastern Clinton pushed the lead to three in the final period when Nick Rowe set up Alex Gonyo for the game’s final point.

The win was the Cougars’ first in league play, aided by a 31-17 advantage in shots on goal.

Northeastern Clinton goalie Ryan Roberts collected the shutout with 17 saves while the Red Storm’s Justin Farmer made 28 stops in the setback.

Girls’ hockey Beekmantown 6, St. Lawrence 1 CHAZY — The Eagles came back from a 1-0 hole over the first 15 minutes emphatically, scoring six over the next 30 minutes for the 6-1 win over the Larries Jan. 23.

Katie Matott scored Beekmantown’s first goal to tie the game before adding two more for the hat trick in the win. She also notched a pair of assists.

Conner LaPierre also had a strong game offensively, scoring two goals while picking up two assists. Kirsten Villemaire added a goal and an assist.

Kerrigan Rondeau put St. Lawrence up a point in the first period before Beekmantown got rolling. Matott, LaPierre and Villemaire all scored in a span of less than six minutes in the second period to turn the game around before Beekmantown got three more in the third.

Eagles goalie Taylor Laurin made 14 saves as the team outshot the Larries 33-15. Eliza Sullivan made 27 saves for St. Lawrence.

Albany Academy 1, Beekmantown 0 ALBANY — The Eagles suffered an uncharacteristic loss Jan. 24, falling 1-0 on the road to Albany Academy.

The final score and shots on goal told two different stories as Beekmantown put 35 on net to Albany Academy’s seven.

Zoey Shannon, however, made the difference with a 35-save clinic in net, good for the shutout win.

Natalie Tulchinsky scored the contest’s lone goal, a first period score that would turn out to be the game-winner.

Beekmantown’s Taylor Laurin stopped six shots in the loss.

Bowling Boys: Peru 10, Northeastern Clinton 0 Girls: Peru 2, Northeastern Clinton 2 PLATTSBURGH — The Peru boys picked up a 10-0 win over the Cougars while the two teams split in girls’ play Jan. 21 in Plattsburgh.

Jonathan Bowman eclipsed the 700 mark with a series of 708 while teammate Cole Cragle registered a 628.

Beekmantown 44, Northern Adirondack 28 ELLENBURG — Nine Eagles wrestlers earned wins, three by pins and three by forfeit, and Beekmantown topped Northern Adirondack 44-28 on Jan. 20.

Mark Rabideau (106), Anthony Cartee (126) and Casey Provost (132) pinned their opponents, while Kaden Peryea (113), Dylan Peryea (160) Gage Cook (195) grabbed Beekmantown’s other wins.

Austin Trombley (152) earned a Bobcats victory via pin while Tyler Trombley (99), Rusty Pombrio (145), Chad King (170) and Dalton Gilmore (182) grabbed wins for Northern Adirondack.

Indoor track Boys 1. Saranac, 148 2. Plattsburgh, 128 3. Ticonderoga, 103 4. Beekmantown, 56 5. Peru, 36 6. EKMW, 18 7. Seton Catholic, 12 8. AuSable Valley, 7

Girls 1. Saranac, 141 2. Ticonderoga, 98 3. Beekmantown, 82 4. Plattsburgh, 73 5. Peru, 54 6. Seton Catholic, 41 7. AuSable Valley, 28 8. EKMW, 0

PLATTSBURGH — The Saranac boys’ and girls’ indoor track teams reclaimed top spots Jan. 24 as the Chiefs picked up their second sweep in four meets this season.

On the boys’ side, Saranac got a close fight from Plattsburgh, but wins in the 1,600 relay, long jump, triple jump and shot put propelled the Chiefs to the win.

Ben Bova, Mason Martin, Zach Miller and Connor Madden earned the relay win for Saranac while Caiden Goodman (long jump), Mitch Fink (triple jump) and Colby Russel (shot put) were the team’s other first-place finishers.

Plattsburgh’s Jeriqho Gadway won the 1,600 and teammate Jacob Rohrig took the triple jump. Nick Tkacz, Jacob Jabaut, Damian Bruce and D’Andre Lemieux finished first in the 3,200 relay for the Hornets.

Ticonderoga, despite its third-place overall finish, took first in five different events. Marcus Moser won the 300 and the 55, Kody Parrott took the 600 and 3,200, and Shawn Silliman took home a win in the 55 hurdles.

The only individual wins that didn’t go the way of one of the top three schools was in the 1,000 and the 640 relay.

Jonathan Gay won the 1,000 to help EKMW to its sixth-place finish while Beekmantown, fourth overall, took the 640 on running by Daryn Nephew, Matthew Villa, Nathan Handy and Brogan Arthur.

Competition amongst the girls, meanwhile, was more lopsided at the top. Saranac won by 43 points, 141-98, over second-place finisher Ticonderoga. Beekmantown, coming off a win last week, finished third overall.

The Chiefs’ Janyll Barber, Lexi Blockson, Taylor Byerley and Nataleigh Threlkeld won the 1,600 relay while Barber also grabbed the team’s only other win in the triple jump.

Saranac may have only finished first in two times but earned plenty of points with thirdplace finishes, grabbing 10 in 14 events.

Ticonderoga led in total wins with four. Lillith Ida won the 55 hurdles, McKenzie Price took the 300 and Meg McDonald finished first in the high jump. Rachel White, Sara Vradenburg, Price and Ida won the 640 relay.

Beekmantown was led by Kirsten Villemaire’s 1,500 and Tristen Reid’s long jump wins.

Claire Deshaies won both the 55 and 600 for Plattsburgh while Makenzie Baker, Madison Baker, Mirja Broichhagen and Chynna LaBarge gave the team a win in the 3,200 relay.

Rounding out the winners were Peru’s Brianna Pena in shot put and Seton Catholic’s Margaret Champagne (3,000) and Sofia DeJordy (1,000).

The Saranac boys now have three wins this season while the girls have two. The Beekmantown girls have picked up to meet wins this season while Plattsburgh’s boys’ team has one.

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It’s a good life A

fter being asked to describe his 60-plus year career as an Adirondack guide, the late Tony Deepe of Lake George claimed simply, “It’s been a good life.”

According to those who knew the man, it was likely the shortest sentence he ever uttered, as Tony was also a renowned storyteller.

Regardless of the brevity, his simple reply truly encompasses the aura of the profession, which has long been considered a way of life rather than an occupation.

The field of outdoor education and wilderness travel has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, which has resulted in many rapid changes in the industry.

Currently, there are over 3,000 Outdoor Experience and Wilderness Travel Programs operating in the US, with a growth rate of about 15 percent per year.

The outdoor field remains a growth opportunity, and it’s full of interesting people and opportunities to travel to some of the world’s most incredible places. Cool, eh?

Initially, it appears the position offers a chance to get paid to play. It may sound like the ideal line of work, however it’s important to realize that one person’s play often requires a lot of work on the part of others.

Sorry Dude! Outdoor jobs are not particularly well suited to slackers. The work environment is always ever changing, and your services are always being focused on the guest’s expectations and a search for enjoyment.

Although the work is often fun and exciting, it can also be boring and backbreaking. While the weather may be lousy, the guest’s gear shoddy and your co-workers attitude miserable; you must maintain a positive attitude and sport a warm, embracing smile even when the sky is falling down all around you.

However, it can be the same with any position where you are paid to work; so you might as well try to do something that you truly enjoy.

My career path began when I went to work as a Camp Counselor as a teen. I thought the position would be an excellent opportunity and provide me with valuable outdoor experience.

However, I soon realized that Junior Counselors were also considered chefs, wait staff, bottle washers and garbage collectors.

I also served on a Trail Crew, and even as a fill-in Fire Tower Observer for a few days, before settling into a regular summer career as a lifeguard.

Eventually, I went to work for a camp caretaker where the duties mirrored those of my Junior Counselor position; primarily cleaning up around camp, raking leaves, cooking and washing lots of pots and pans.

But the job also provided me with an opportunity to learn the finer points of trout fishing, operating boats and motors as well as valuable insights regarding the ins and outs of off-the-trail, travel.

It was at that moment, I decided my career should also be conducted largely off the beaten path.

Regardless of the hard skills I had acquired along the way, I also recognized the importance of honing the soft skills that are necessary to organize expeditions and outings.

Soon after achieving a BS in Elementary Education and a MS in Counseling and Adventure Therapy; I began leading Lodge to Lodge bicycle trips in New England, whitewater paddling adventures in North Carolina and Nordic Ski trips, in addition to backpacking, canoeing and angling adventures in the Adirondacks.

Forty years later, I still enjoy working as an Adirondack guide.

It is an archaic occupation that has allowed me to work with some of the finest folks I’ve ever known.

The guide’s position is one of the very few occupations where the employee immediately becomes his employer’s boss. And soon after being hired, the guide is often the one that is barking orders and giving directions to individuals who rarely take orders from anyone in the course of their regular role or station in life.

While it surely is the oddest juxtaposition of employment roles, the obedient employer soon recognizes that his guide’s immediate commands are intended solely to ensure both the safety and success of their journey together.

And soon after setting his hook into the jaw of the fine speckled trout, a visiting ‘employee’ is typically eager to follow any and all commands that his new Boss may bark in his direction.

There are still a number of large, private sporting clubs in the Park that continue to carry on the tradition and employ guides.

Most notable are the Ausable Club in Keene Valley and the Adirondack League Club near Old Forge, however there are also many smaller camp properties that hire on guides during the hunting season.

In some instances, the Club or House guides represent the 4th

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or 5th generation of the same families that have been working for the same families on the same properties for over a century.

Currently, there is a viable career path available for those willing to attain the outdoor skills necessary to pursue the occupation. At the same time, there is a burgeoning demand for such skilled workers.

Fortunately, there are also several regional educational institutions that offer outdoor recreation leadership programs including Paul Smiths College, which has two and four year degree programs in Forest Recreation, Outdoor Education and Recreation, Adventure Travel, and Ecotourism .

In Saranac Lake, North Country Community College has a Wilderness Education Association affiliated program with an Associate degree program in Wilderness Recreation Leadership.

While Plattsburgh State University provides two and four year programs in Expeditionary Studies. The program is affiliated with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), a recognized authority in wilderness travel.

SUNY Adirondack also offers a two-year Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree and a one-year certificate in Adventure Sports: Leadership and Management.

Students in the programs have numerous opportunities to engage in outdoor education and expeditions in order to develop leadership, management with hands-on experience in a variety of outdoor adventure sports.

Adirondack Guide Program: Start ‘em Early

The 4-H Adirondack Guide Program is an exciting and unique program open to boys and girls (12-18 years old) who would like to explore, in depth, natural resource related topics.

The program provides teenagers with an opportunity to gain knowledge in the biological sciences, and to develop important outdoor leadership skills.

The first orientation meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cornell University Cooperative Extension Education Center, 377 Schroon River Road in Warrensburg, NY. In this program, sponsored by Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Warren County, participants advance from the Beginner Guide level, through Intermediate, to full Advanced 4-H Adirondack Guide status.

Activities include field trips and classes, canoe and camping trips, and community service projects. Topics taught include: map & compass reading; canoeing; tree and wildlife identification; camping safety and survival skills; first aid training; and environmental career exploration.

For more information, or to register, please call the Cornell Cooperative Extension office at 518-623-3291 or 518-668-4881 to register. For further information, please ask to speak with Abby Henderson.

Joe Hackett is a guide and sportsman residing in Ray Brook. Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

Imperial Decisions

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ver 60 folks attended the NYS Department of Environmental Conservations Imperial Dam Fish Passage Project meeting held in Plattsburgh Jan. 21. With such a large crowd, one would have thought that there would be an objection to removing the Imperial Dam, but not one person

By Rich Redman spoke against the project, it was a unanimous agreement crowd.

The NYS DEC staff and the project engineer spoke about how the dam would be reduced in height, and a fish ladder installed with a series of pools the fish would slowly swim through on their way up over the lowered dam. Included in the fish ladder would be a one foot high falls the salmon would have to leap over. The one foot jump would prevent lamprey eels from migrating upstream.

Protecting environmental resources such as both aquatic and riparian wetlands, stream restoration and stream bank stability, will all be included in the final design while dam modification and sediment removal and safe stockpiling are being completed.

This meeting was to get public input about the project and many in the crowd shared their ideas.

The work should be completed and it needs to be done soon was the imperial decision and emphasis of the night!

Trout Unlimited members, fishing guides, tackle shop owners and numerous fishermen all spoke in favor of the plan to allow Atlantic Salmon to reach another 9 miles of spawning habitat.

Canoe and white water rafting enthusiasts were encouraging the NYS DEC to consider canoe and rafting in the design.

Many in the crowd had concerns about public access and hiking trails along the river to be built in with the project.

The cost of the project, over five million dollars, is part of the NYS Environment Bond Act and NYS budget items for the North Country. The estimate for the economic value of the Atlantic salmon fishery and what it will bring into the community was in excess of one million per year.

With improved fishing and canoe access, the improved fisheries habitat, and hiking trails along the river, this project has an economic benefit that will last for many years, far exceeding the cost.

Overall, everyone agreed to the fish passage project, a rare thing these days.

Many ideas were brought to the table concerning total removal of the dam, versus partial removal, how to control lamprey eels without having a fish ladder and about total removal of the sediment behind the impoundment. The design is not final, so now is the time to speak your mind.

If you have a thought or comment about this project, contact; Lance Durfey, Regional Fisheries Manager NYSDEC Region 5 P.O. Box 296 Ray Brook NY 12977.

Conservation

Conversations

Rich Redman is a retired District Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and an avid outdoorsman.

His column will appear regularly. He may be reached at rangeric@ nycap.rr.com.

Elizabeth Lee, a guide from Westport, contemplates the remainder of a long climb, from the bottom of the Cobble Hill cliffs near Elizabethtown. Currently, female guides represent about 28 percent of the 2500 licensed guides in New York state.

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