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Sunrise Rotary Winter Carnival held

PEASLEEVILLE

By Shawn Ryan

WWII, Korea and nearly Vietnam for area vet

shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Sunrise Rotary in Plattsburgh refused to be deterred by the relentless cold, holding their sixth annual Winter Carnival on the front lawn of UVM Health Center CVPH this past weekend.

Families from around Clinton County flocked to CVPH to slide down the hill that makes up the medical centerÕ s front lawn, skate or play broom-ball on the frozen pond, play mini-put and enjoy horse drawn wagon rides and many more events.

The free event was held in part to raise awareness of the Max Moore Treehouse Project.

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A pair of carnival goers took time out to pose for a selfie with a pair of horses at the Sunrise Rotary Winter Carnival in Plattsburgh.

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Ice cream time for Oak Street School students

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Fourth grade students (L to R) Xander Miller, Mickayla Duell, Christian Patton, Madison Shiflett, & Bailey VanArman, with some of the products they have collected for the Elmore SPCA.

PLATTSBURGH Ñ As spring threatens just over the horizon, what better way to celebrate than with a Math Madness Ice Cream Social?

The four fourth grade classes at Oak Street School will be holding their sixth annual ice cream social March 10. The event was started originally as a way to give students hands-on experience in dealing with money, as well as organizing an event which grows in popularity each year. Ò It started as a way to practice math facts, so we thought Ô Why donÕ t we do it in a real life setting?Õ Ó said math teacher Amanda Madore. Ò ItÕ s all kid-run. Most aspects of the night are kid-run, weÕ re just there as managers.Ó In years past the ice cream social has benefitted the Adirondack Humane Society. With that group now closed, the students chose the Elmore SPCA to donate their proceeds to this year.

“We’re so excited that the students are doing this to benefit Elmore’s and benefit the animals who are here,” said Elmore SPCA Shelter Director Rebecca Burdo.

Burdo met with all four of the fourth grade classes recently

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Vet saw combat in two wars, nearly deployed to a third

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PEASLEEVILLE Ñ One war is enough for any man. Curtis Banker nearly fought in three.

In September of 1942, the now 90-year-old Banker enlisted in the army. All his friends were joining, he said, and he wanted into the fray.

He was sent to Fort Bragg for basic training, before heading to Camp Roberts in California for training as a truck driver.

From the trucks, Banker eventually found himself in a tank. It would be his home for the next 20 years.

After a year of training, Banker shipped out to the South Pacific. In New Zealand he joined up with the 103rd Infantry, of the 43rd Infantry Division for more training. The 43rd made its way to New Guinea, where they relieved the 32nd Infantry Division. Ò We were four degrees from the equator,Ó he said, while sipping from a coffee mug emblazoned with a tank. Ò It rained constantly. We did amphibious training, and set up defensive positions near a coconut plantation.Ó On Christmas Eve, 1944, they loaded their tanks onto LSMs (Landing Ship, Medium) and headed for Luzon in the Philippines.

Four Divisions landed on Luzon on Jan. 9.

Banker’s Division covered the left flank as their tanks took to the mountains. Ò We were called to support the infantry, which was pinned down on Hill 200.Ó There was heavy fire coming from a cave on the hill, and Banker and others poured smoke

and high explosive rounds into the cave from his M7 amphibious howitzer until the fire ceased. Ò I looked down and blood was running down my arm, and these two fingers were just hanging down,Ó he said.

He was evacuated to a field hospital, where the ends of his fingers were sewn back on. He was bandaged up and sent back to his unit.

BankerÕ s unit saw 78 days of combat in the mountains of Luzon, before heading to Clark Field to join up with the 1st Cavalry Division to assault the Japanese holed up in the mountains around Manila.

After a brief evacuation for combat fatigue, Banker was sent back to join up with his unit... on foot.

“I walked and I walked and I walked, finally I came to the Division HQ and they gave me a jeep to go back to our company.Ó Once the Philippines were liberated, Banker and company began training for an amphibious assault on Japan. When the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered, his unit was sent directly to Japan. Ò We stayed fully loaded and got on ships and went to Yokohama,Ó he said. Ò There was nothing hardly left of it. They had bombed it flat.”

After a brief stay in Japan, his company was rotated home.

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in the North Country in 1946, good jobs were scarce. By Feb. 1947 he was back in the Army, and was on his way to Fort Dix. He eventually made his way to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he was assigned to the 756th Tank Battalion, attached to the 82nd Airborne. Ò I was in a target tank. The officers of the R.O.T.C. would shoot at us. Tracers would come in through the cracks.

Sometimes the Ò dummyÓ tank rounds would knock the tracks off our Curtis Banker, with his daughter Carol Boudreau, at his Peasleeville home. tanks.

Photo by Shawn Ryan By 1950, BankerÕ s tate back to the states. hopes for a quiet career in the army were over, and he was en route to MORE SERVICE, BIGGER FAMILY Korea with only four dayÕ s notice to Ò take care of our family affairs and ship out.Ó After returning to the states, Banker made He sent his wife Dorothy and two children the army his home until 1963, when he retired back to Plattsburgh, while he headed west on a from Fort Hood in Texas. In the interim, he did train loaded down with M26 tanks. By August, two tours in Germany, manning a tank on what he was manning the perimeter around the city would have been the front lines of World War of Pusan. Ò As soon as we got the cosmoline off our III had the Cold War turned hot.

In the early 1960s, the U.S. military was guns we were sent to the front lines to support ramping up itÕ s involvement in Vietnam, when the infantry and the Marines,Ó he said. Ò We Banker got word that he was slated to go there. were given orders to hold the line, or we would With a family numbering eight children by have to swim back to Japan, and itÕ s a hell of a then, he chose to retire from the army after 20 long swim.Ó years as a Sergeant, 1st Class.

From Pusan he went to Inchon as a tank comFar from slowing down after his retirement, mander, and was ultimately sent to the area he went on to found the 73rd Armored Associaaround the Chosin Reservoir. tion, which he was the president of until two Ò We were guarding the main road into the years ago. He was also president of Chapter 1 of Chosin Reservoir. That’s when we started fightthe American Military Retirement Association. ing the Chinese. We had already whooped the He drives a car with a bumper sticker that North Koreans at that point. Our job was to keep the road open so the Marines could get says simply Ò I remember Korea.Ó In the office of his home nestled in the quaint out.Ó valley of Peasleeville, Banker is surrounded by After seeing some of the heaviest fighting since World War II, Banker was sent back to pictures, memorabilia and citations from his years of service. His displace case is packed Pusan, where he was assigned to the first ROK with medals, including his Purple Heart. He (Republic of Korea) Division around Seoul. traveled to Washington D.C. in October 2013 In the spring of 1951 the ROK Division was with Honor Flight, during the government forced to pull back as the Chinese began their shutdown which was supposed to include the spring offensive.

World War II memorial.

“As we were pulling back, they were filling Ò The people just stepped back and let us in,Ó holes with mines. We escaped by the skin of our he said. Ò It was especially touching because of teeth.Ó the amount of people who made sure we had By then, his enlistment had run out. He reour day, even though it was shut down.Ó enlisted, but by then had enough points to ro-

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The Addams Family Musical coming to Peru Show to run March 5-7

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com PERU Ñ TheyÕ re creepy and theyÕ re kooky, mysterious and spooky, theyÕ re all together ooky, and theyÕ re coming to Peru.

The Peru Drama Club will be performing a new production of The Addams Family Musical, which will be the first time it will be performed north of Saratoga. Ò ItÕ s the characters that everyone knows from the TV show and movies, but itÕ s a new take on the family,Ó said Peru Central School music teacher Chris Urban.

Urban says that the musical was just released to the public this past fall, and the

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seventh through twelvth graders in the drama club are excited to be performing it in the North Country for the first time.

The show will be directed by Hannah Osborne, a Peru student. There are 34 actors and a crew of 15 students involved in the production. Ò We double-cast our shows, so there are two people for each character,Ó said Urban. Ò And its student directed and students make up the crew as well.Ó The Addams Family Musical will be performed March 5, 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee show March 7 at 2 p.m.

Advance tickets are available at the Peru pharmacy for $8, or at the door for $10.

RIGHT: Students from the Peru Drama Club at a recent production of A Christmas Carol.

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3-D archery shoot for Camo to Camo benefit slated Tupper Lake Archers to hold indoor shoot on March 15 in Tupper Lake

By Shawn Ryan

shawn@denpubs.com TUPPER LAKE — Archers from around the North Country are being invited to take a break the winter cold and sling some arrows down range for a good cause.

The annual Camo to Camo indoor 3-D shoot, hosted by the Tupper Lake Archers, will benefit the New York Bowhunter’s efforts to help both active duty and wounded military members.

Camo to Camo sends care packages to soldiers stationed overseas, as well as paying for big game hunts throughout the US for disabled military members.

“We are one of the only clubs that helps New York Bowhunters do this,Ó said club president Dave McMahon. Ò We started it in 2005. We wanted our young veterans to know that their sacrifice overseas isnÕ t forgotten when they come back.Ó McMahon says that the care packages consist of everyday items that the veterans often have to go without, like toothbrushes, shampoo, hand lotion and snacks.

“We’ve sent five tons of stuff to our veterans overseas so far.

ItÕ s all kinds of things that make their lives over there a little bit better.Ó

In previous years part of the money raised went into prize money for the competitors. This year, however, all of the money raised will go to the Camo to Camo project. Ò WeÕ re one of the few clubs who has an indoor heated range, so it seems like an obvious place to hold it,Ó said McMahon.

The shoot will take place March 15 at the Tupper Lake Rod and Gun Club, located at 116 Lake Simon Road in Tupper Lake.

Registration starts at 8 a.m. with the shoot to start immediately after. Competitors will shoot two rounds of 15 targets each round. There will be both adult and childrenÕ s age groups, and all children will be awarded a trophy for their efforts.

Duprey calling for support of bill to help military spouses ALBANY — Assemblywoman Janet L. Duprey (R,I-Peru) is calling on state legislators to join her in supporting legislation that would help military families across the state gain employment when they are relocated for military service. More specifically, the bill would allow military spouses to use their out-of-state licenses to continue to practice their profession when they are relocated to New York State. Ò Forty-seven states have already enacted legislation to fix this problem; it’s shameful that New York still has such an archaic process,” said Duprey. Ò Military spouses should not have to wait years for the possibility to work in the

field they were trained in.”

Oftentimes, when a military family is ordered to move to New York, spouses who require licenses to practice their professions can lose years of income just waiting for the state to process their paperwork. Many of them are also forced to pay thousands of dollars for coursework they have already completed. Duprey is hopeful the State Legislature will enact legislation that would allow the licensure of military spouses in relevant occupations that have outof-state licenses. There are currently three such bills before the Assembly (Assembly Bills 4394, 2590, and 3637).

Ò ItÕ s time we take action and get this right for our military families. IÕ m committed to working with my colleagues across the aisle to get this much-needed legislation passed. Our mili-

tary and their families endure so much already; we should be lessening their hardships, not adding to them,Ó Duprey concluded.

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Medical marijuana is here to stay

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greater North Country region.

So what would a possible operation in Plattsburgh look like?

The city is marketing the mostly dormant 100,000 square foot Imperial Mill as the most move in ready space for a grow/processing operation.

Any number of city or town properties can be turned into space for a dispensary.

Both processing and dispensing operations will bring jobs, the holy grail of any politician and a much-needed shot in the arm for our region.

The Imperial Mill is there, all but turn-key ready. Any retrofitting that would be needed to comply with state regulations would be the job of the company coming in to run the operation.

The city wouldnÕ t have to spend a dime to bring the space into compliance.

Plattsburgh has some of the lowest municipal electrical rates in the entire state, why not put that fact to good use in a marketing campaign.

And then thereÕ s the projected tax revenue.

According to City Councilor Joshua KretserÕ s research, excise taxes for Clinton Country would total approximately $122,301 the first year, $264,069 the second year and $411,744 the third year.

Where else, in the borderline stagnant North Country economy, is the county going to glean that type of income?

They arenÕ t.

The NIMBY crowd will, of course, find their red herrings to chase, but this is under state, not local, operation.

The state has promised strong oversight: There is a 120-page manual for a company to comply with just to apply for a license; only physicians who have registered with the New York State Department of Health and received DOHapproved training can issue certificates, while entities that wish to manufacture and distribute the product would have to provide detailed plans of their infrastructure and operations.

Each plant grown and processed will be micro-chipped and tracked from bud to inhaled vapor (the state law does not allow for smoked marijuana), while independent laboratory testing would verify cannabinoid content to ensure consistency.

Pricing and advertising would be subject to DOH approval.

They probably havenÕ t thought of everything, but the state certainly isn’t flying by the seat of their pants here.

Medical marijuana is here to stay, and that “here” should be in the North Country. Ñ Denton Publications Editorial Board, Dan Alexander, Keith Lobdell and John Gereau

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edical marijuana is here to stay in New York, and Plattsburgh is stepping up to the plate in a big way to grab that brass ring for the benefit of the entire North Country.

Late last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo rolled out comprehensive proposals designed to regulate the program.

Under state purview, up to five companies will be granted two-year licenses to grow and produce medical marijuana.

Each company can have up to four dispensaries for their product.

The state hopes to spread these dispensaries out regionally, with the caveat that an area must be accepting of the idea of a medical marijuana dispensary.

NIMBY should not apply when it comes to medical pot.

The City of Plattsburgh Common Council recently voted unanimously to support Gov. CuomoÕ s medical marijuana law and market Plattsburgh as the home for a processing operation and a dispensary.

By the time the ink is dry on this editorial, the town of Plattsburgh will likely have passed similar legislation.

They are among the first in what will likely be a long line of municipalities lining up for the feeding frenzy.

Good for them.

There are two reasons why it is important to support the medical marijuana industry in the North Country.

Do no harm. ItÕ s important for patients for whom medical marijuana will be a much-needed therapeutic tool to combat a laundry list of ailments. The time to debate the pros and cons of marijuana as a medical tool is over Ñ marijuana in New York is a medicine, period. It’s even cemented in the name of the legislation Ñ the Compassionate Care Act. Economic development. Whichever region ends up with a grow operation and a dispensary will face a financial windfall. By putting themselves on the map in a big way, the North Country will continue to remind Albany that there is a lot of the state above the Thruway.

A patient who qualifies for a prescription will simply not just be able to pick their script up at the local pharmacy, or have it mailed Ñ They will have to go to a dispensary. If the scene in Washington and Colorado is any indication, expect all sorts of related sub-economies to sprout up alongside these central anchors.

That could be Albany, Watertown, Syracuse... or it could be Plattsburgh and the surrounding area.

Medical marijuana should certainly be seen as a revenue stream for both Plattsburgh and the

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Securing our homeland

or years America used the statement read. the conventional air Callous acts by unstable inwaves of the Soviet dividuals are nothing new in block broadcasting Radio Free this age, but itÕ s clear that those Europe and on the Island of behind this current wave of terCuba with Radio Free Cuba. ror eagerly want to bring this The United States used the form of death and destruction technology tools of the era to to communities across America. broadcast news and informaItÕ s hard to imagine how anyone tion during the Cold War to could be convinced to join these counter Soviet and communist terror movements unless they Dan Alexander propaganda. Despite being are serial killers at heart, but the Thoughts from banned across the communist fact remains they have attracted Behind the Pressline block, where regimes would several radical volunteers from try to jam its signal, people still Minneapolis and Americans managed to listen in secret to broadcasts that have been traveling to Somalia since 2007 to inspired them to oppose totalitarian rule. join these groups.

Now the table appears to be turned on the With free passage throughout the country land of the free as terrorists take a page from citizens with passports who support these our playbook. A new video from Al Shabaab terror groups pose a serious threat, the likes purportedly shows this terror group calling of which weÕ ve not yet encountered in any for an attack on the Mall of America, in Min- significant way. Making matters worse is the nesota. The Mall is one of three similar targets political divide in the nation limiting our rethe terror group specifically named, including solve to provide solutions which could better West Edmonton Mall in Canada and the Oxprepare the population to guard against these ford Street shopping area in London. groups now seeking recruits within our midst.

Al Shabaab, designated as a terrorist orgaAs was the case in 1941 when Japan atnization by the State Department in 2008, has tacked Pearl Harbor or in 2001 when terrorists close ties to Al Qaeda through its senior lead- hijacked several airliners, crashing them into ers. Like these other Jihadist terror groups, Al the Twin Towers in New York City and the Shabaab is attempting to get its share of the Pentagon, attacks on innocent families while credit for terror activity. shopping and eating would likely galvanize Now malls, shopping centers, and for that the national resolve. Sadly, events may unfold matter all public places throughout the land before we take steps to become fully commitmust attempt to contend with a steady stream ted to end the terror these groups are inflicting of terror propaganda beaming into the counon the world. try through all forms of social media and other It seems clear these terror groups want to internet traffic. impose pain and suffering on the United States Looking to reach those who may be seeking as well as any nation that they see standing some form of radical life purpose, the video in their way to create a radical Islamic world shows 6 minutes of graphic images and the state. While this threat is not from the religion terrorists celebrating the 2013 Westgate Mall of Islam, the terrorists groups use Islam as a attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed more than shield to hide their true motives.

60 people. The narrator, his face wrapped in a As a nation we must take this threat seriblack-and-white kaffiyeh-type scarf and wearously. Unfortunately, we must all recognize ing a camouflage jacket, spoke with a British how random and violent these types of ataccent. He accused Kenyan troops in Somalia tacks could be and we must be on guard, go of committing abuses against Somali Muslims. about our business, not cowering but certainly The Department of Homeland Security and be aware of activities around us. These will be FBI issued a joint statement Sunday saying challenging times but as a nation and a world that both agencies were aware of the video. Ò In of freedom loving people we must stand unitrecent months, the FBI and DHS have worked ed and prove once again that tyranny and evil closely with our state and local public safety will not silence liberty and justice. counterparts and members of the private sector, to include mall owners and operators, to Dan Alexander is publisher and CEO of Denton prevent and mitigate these types of threats,Ó Publications. He may be reached at dan@denpubs.com.

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Letters to the Editor

Another group forgotten To the Editor: Letters to editors are generally ideal tools to use to increase awareness about people, issues and troubles in the community.

This particular letter has been sent because the world needs to know about a forgotten group of men who served in our military during a period of history called ÒT he Cold War ERAÓ when the treat of nuclear war between former superpowers the Soviet Union and the United States was a very real possibility.

I support my fellow veterans.

I mean, if we do not support the men (and women) who worked for this country, our country, then who in this world will?

I submit this letter to introduce people to these men, a little known group that appears to have been forgotten by their own country and literally left to die.

After filling and building a 55’ high, 370’ diameter, 2 foot thick concrete containment structure with 109,840 yards of radioactive/contaminated soil and debris on an atoll in the Pacific, these men completed their tours of duty and were sent home.

However, as well might be expected, there would be much more to their story.

I am taking about a group of military veterans known as atomic cleanup veterans, men who served between the years 1977-1980.

After detonating approximately 67 nuclear bombs in the North Pacific on the Marshall Islands, it was determined by the United States that perhaps we as country needed to clean up the radioactive contaminated atolls in the Island chain.

The men assigned that duty were little more than teenagers at the time.

I am attempting to share their history with the world because currently, these men are seeking basic but essential recognition of their service. They are rallying together in hopes that they may be included in a government dictated definition of who actually did what on those atolls in the Marshall Islands.

Many of the surviving men from this era simply wish to be granted access to necessary care they are currently (and some desperately) in need of to treat illnesses acquired post exposure to radioactive contaminated workspaces.

The atomic clean-up vets ate, drank, breathed, worked and slept in highly radioactive environments for months at a time, often with just cut-off BDUs and wide-brimmed hats as their only protection against a contaminate that would takes years to manifest into debilitating, cancerous conditions.

For many, it is already too late. Cancer isnÕ t picky and when it strikes, nobody knows what the fight is going to turn into or what the end result is going to be.

Decades after their almost frivolously casual exposure to so much radioactive materials, numerous members of these various clean-up crews are currently experience major health issues inclusive of various cancers attributed to exposure to radiation.

Actually, relative to the number who served on the atolls in these clean-up crews, few survivors are still alive. It has been decades since their intense exposure and Congress has yet to acknowledge their service, often to the point of being conveniently unable to locate medical records or other proof many of these men are currently seeking to offer as proof they served on the islands.

This is just one more case where our own country has dropped the ball on its veterans.

Currently, the Enewetak Atomic Debris Cleanup Vets participants are not recognized by Congress and the federal government as Òs oldiers who participated in high risk/radiation exposure activity.Ó Thus, these men are ineligible to access funds, which were otherwise set aside for those experiencing health complications due to radiological exposure on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands.

If nothing else today, look up the website atomiccleanupvets.com and leave these guys a message. Let them know they are not totally forgotten.

You may be asking yourself, ÒWh y should I care? What should I do?Ó You can write a letter to your congressperson and support these men in their endeavors. There is strength in numbers. And I am hoping that in sharing their story, more people will realize they need outside support.

They are literally in a fight for their lives. Won’t you consider doing something as simple as contacting your congressperson to help these men? It will not cost you anything but a few minutes of your time.

You ask why I am recirculating this letter to the editor Ñ it is because my husband is one of many atomic clean-up vets who served on Enewatak Atoll.

Debra Bridge, Essex Originally submitted to The Modern News in Harrisburg, Arkansas as a letter to the editor by T.M. Fitzgerald.

Israel leader shouldn’t try to influence US policy To the Editor: I am sure that I am not alone in expressing my dismay to you that Netanyahu of Israel is scheduled soon to speak before a joint session of Congress.

I consider his presence before the US Congress to be a loathsome example of the level to which our form of representative government has fallen in allowing extreme bias and external influence to pollute legitimate debate and discussion.

In terms of attempting to influence US policy toward the state of Iran in favor of Israel, it is a carbon copy of the disastrous process that led to the US invasion of Iraq with its incalculable losses of life and US prestige world wide, a process that today is expanding to catastrophic dimensions.

Netanyahu’s presence would serve mostly to demonstrate his contempt for the American people and our apparent inability to govern ourselves in terms of our own best interests.

We in this country are more than a giant warehouse of soldiers, material and wealth to be exploited and cheated by the state of Israel and to be rewarded by the contempt and hatred of a quarter of the worldÕ s population.

I am asking you to demonstrate that you are capable of comprehending the true nature of the USA/Israel relationship and that you will not support any legislative action that would lead to an attack on Iran.

I am asking you to be absent from the US Congress when Netanyahu speaks.

Thanks very much for your attention.

James Bullard, Westport

Dine United event a success To the Editor: The United way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. partnered with several restaurants from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties to hold the fifth “DINE UNITED” event on Jan. 21.

The event was a success and helped raise funds to be distributed to 41 health and human service agencies in the tri-county area.

The United Way would like to send a heartfelt thank you to the participating patrons and restaurants: 99 Restaurant & Pub, ArnieÕ s Restaurant, Burgoyne Grille, Butcher Block, Chair 6, DonavanÕ s steak & Ale, Inc., Ground Round, Gumas Restaurant, Half-Way House, Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, LivingoodÕ s Restaurant and Brewery, My Cup of Tea, Pizza Palace, PasqualeÕ s Pizzeria, SandyÕ s Deli, Smooth Moves, The Pepper, Uno Pizzeria & Grill and Weathercock Restaurant & Bar. We would also like to thank the following for donating prizes for the free raffle: NY Jets, Buffalo Bills, Anthony’s Restaurant & Bistro, Mickey’s Restaurant, NinePlatt (Ground Round/Best Western Inn at Smithfield).

The support from participating restaurants will touch all walks of life from southern Essex County to northern Clinton County to western Franklin County and all points in between.

Again, thank you for your generosity.

Kathy Snow Director of Development United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. Plattsburgh

French language cuts are a mistake To the Editor: On Thursday Jan. 29, Quebec Minister of International Relations Christine St-Pierre pointed out that in 2013, the total value of trade between Quebec and New York State was nearly 6.7 billion U.S. dollars.

And on Feb. 6, NCCS Superintendent Lisa Grenville proposed the elimination of the sixth and seventh grade language classes.

In the Regents Action Plan of 1985, foreign language programs were intended to span grades 7-12. Beginning languages in grade eight was envisioned as Eighth Grade Acceleration, only for selected students.

The elimination of the sixth and seventh grade French program disrespects those one million Franco Americans who left Quebec to live in the United States.

Today, nearly 40 percent of Clinton County residents are of French Canadian origin, or are related by marriage to someone whose ancestors came from Quebec.

That would include two members of the NCCS schoolboard and its president, Mrs. Gonyo.

It is also an affront to Celine Paquette who led the 2009 Champlain Quadricentennial and continues to honor our Franco-American heritage at the Samuel de Champlain History Center and Janet McFetridge, who spent many years building the French program at NCCS. In todayÕ s global economy, now is the time to build language programs on a K12 basis, rather than cut them, especially in a district such as NCCS, located a mere two miles from the Quebec border.

The decision to have a Spanish teacher instruct French classes does a disservice to the program, the students and the Spanish teacher.

Will he or she need to take college language courses to become certified or simply be given materials and expected to learn on his or her own?

Ms. Grenville, you should not have proposed this change.

Mrs. Gonyo, Ms. Leduc and Mr. Nedeau and other board members, you should not approve it.

Parents, speak up! Do not stand by and watch this program be diminished.

Dr. Margaret Leone President, Pays du Nord Chapter, American Association of Teachers of French, Plattsburgh David Graham Immediate Past President, Pays du Nord Chapter, American Association of Teachers of French, Morrisonville

Bauer off base on how to protect To the Editor: In your Feb. 21 edition of the Valley News, Peter Bauer wrote a detailed defense of ProtectÕ s lawsuit of the APAÕ s approval of the ACRÕ s development near Tupper Lake.

While I find the arguments about not trying to prevent economic opportunity and only trying to overturn a ruinous precedent for development a mysterious alignment of two opposing thoughts, I do admire Mr. Bauer Õ s courage in writing a letter that most residents of the Adirondack Park would disagree with or worse.

However, I believe Peter Bauer has again misjudged how to protect our beloved Adirondacks.

The people who love the woods, mountains, lakes and streams, wildlife, and recreation of all types in this wilderness are the best hope to protect the Adirondacks. Hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, snowshoeing and many other activities focus the residents on the importance of keeping our Adirondacks from the overdevelopment seen in and near many of our National Parks.

Trust the people and they will trust you.

We are a nation “of the people, for the people, by the people”; you insult the people at the risk of losing their good will and support.

Trust them.

Joseph D. Dumoulin, Jay

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High Heels

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igh heels. My muses are at work again and thatÕ s what they gave me today. Yeah, I know; it’s not much to work with, but IÕ ll give it a go. I have a rather odd combination of juices flowing through my addled brain and before I sat down to write this, I had never thought much about high heels.

I try to learn something new every day and this day is no exception. I learned that Kaye hates high heelsÑ especially those very tall, skinny

by Gordie Little ones called stilettos. She scoffed when I asked if she ever wore them and insisted she hated the thought of doing so, as she would surely be injured seriously.

One of our nephews recently posted a photo on Facebook taken in Saranac Lake when Kaye was about 17. I liked the car she was standing by and liked seeing the young lady herself. That picture was snapped in the 1940s, but I wouldnÕ t have the privilege of meeting her for another 23 years. In the picture, she is wearing shoes with low heels, which she referred to as Ò pumps.Ó She said those two-inch heels are high enough.

Four and even five-inch heels are not uncommon these days. We see them on our favorite TV personalities all the time. It seems to me they would need strong calf and back muscles to walk comfortably. How many did you see on the red carpet last Sunday night?

My mind wanders a lot. The subject of high heels sent me back to 1964 when Tommy Tucker had a hit record. Any guesses about the title? I listened to it for the fourmillionth time today on the Internet. Ò High Heel Sneakers.Ó It is probably one of the most often-recorded hits of all time. More than 1,000 different artists have wiggled their vocal cords on it through the years.

My favorite line is, Ò Wear your wig-hat on your head.Ó I have seen pictures of highheel sneakers, but never in person. My loss.

That sent me wallowing through my gray matter in search of other songs with heels or shoes in them. There are many. My friend, the late Frank Cluette, always made it clear that people who wear leather shoes should keep them properly shined. I hear his voice in my head every time I grab for the shoeshine rag. Sometimes I even hum a few bar of Ò Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy.Ó People have been referred to as Ò wellheeledÓ or wealthy for years. How did that originate? From what I can tell, it was applied to people who had enough money to own shoes. In the early days, they were all handmade and hard to come by. Other phrases such as Ò down at the heelÓ and commanding your dog to Ò heelÓ have rather obvious beginnings. IÕ ve probably been called a heel at one time or another, but thatÕ s another story all together.

Back to high heels. Women canÕ t claim them exclusively. History reveals that men wore them long before their ladies. In the 17th century, heels for men became a sign that you were high class or high-heeled. I have seen those old European menÕ s shoes in museums and they were a riot, compared to the standards of today. I also read that early warrior horsemen in some countries wore high heels to make it easier to stand up in the stirrups. Makes sense.

I suppose women eventually started wearing heels, adopting shorter hair-dos and wearing pants while striving for gender equality. After that, men stopped wearing heels when they began to have diminished meaning in terms of status.

Studies have been done showing that many, if not most, men like to see women in high heels and are not shy about expressing their opinions about how heels accent attractive legs and make women seem more confident.

If you want to wear stilettos, wedges, flats, pumps or stocking feet, itÕ s all the same to me. With the wild winter weÕ ve had, youÕ ll want to leave the heels at home or carry them to work in a bag.

Please, pray for an early spring.

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Sidewalk safety, cleanup forum scheduled for March 10

By Natasha Courter

denpubs@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Center for Independence will conduct a community meeting regarding sidewalk safety Tuesday, March 10.

The event will be located in the Warren Ballrooms at SUNY Plattsburgh from 2 to 4 p.m.

The forum is to inform the public and discuss solutions for the icy, snow covered sidewalks in the city of Plattsburgh. People of all ages are welcome to join and learn about the history of PlattsburghÕ s sidewalk safety ordinance and how it affects transportation for children, college students and senior citizens.

There are four scheduled speakers lined up for the forum; Debra Buell, who will present the history and use of sidewalk trends; Rachelle Armstrong, Plattsburgh Common Council member; Robert Poulin, North Country Center for Independence and James Bosley, Clinton County Planning Technician.

Ò The city has an ordinance requiring property owners to clear the sidewalks abutting their property within 24 hours after a storm is over. The City also works to clear crosswalks at schools,Ó said Debra Buell, transportation advocate.

But this forum is the key is to get more people involved in the cleanup of the snow covered sidewalks, according to Buell.

Getting the police to step in and help with Public Works to enforce the existing ordinance is the first step in dealing with the problem. Ò IÕ m hoping that this gathering will offer citizens and city leaders a place to begin a new plan for a more livable city. This forum will bring together diverse groups of people in every age group. I think this allows all of our community a chance to be heard and to help with the issue,Ó Buell said.

Just over 14 percent of the population in the city of Plattsburgh is composed of senior citizens, while children make up about the same percentage, and 6,000 people alone are college students at SUNY Plattsburgh who live on or near campus.

According to Buell, children are the greatest investment in this

discussion because the City of Plattsburgh has very limited bus transportation to school districts. Walking during the dark early mornings during the wintertime is not ideal, especially after a snowstorm.

She says that children from the ages of 10 to 17 are especially welcome with their ideas on how to improve sidewalk conditions. Ò I think that homeowners should have more penalties placed against them for not cleaning up their sidewalks after a snowstorm. Walking in the middle of the street to class is not safe and something more has to be done,Ó said Annarose Colucci, a senior at SUNY Plattburgh. Ò WeÕ ll be having more than one meeting, so, if people canÕ t attend this one, please come to a future event,Ó Buell said.

For more information about the forum contact Debra Buell by email at adirondakdeb@gmail.com or the North Country Center for Independence by phone at 563-9058. SUNY Plattsburgh’s Dept. of social work and The North Country Center for Independence sponsor the event.

Carnivale for Care on its way to the West Side Ballroom

PLATTSBURGH Ñ Behavioral Health Services North will host Carnivale for Care: An Evening of Caribbean Festivities on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the West Side Ballroom - 253 New York Road, Plattsburgh, NY. The program will feature Caribbean cuisine as well as Caribbean entertainment including a Choral, drum and dance performance featuring the Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir Praise Team, the SUNY Plattsburgh Dance Corps and DJ Don Yo! The program will also feature Mame Assane Coly, a master sabar, kutiro, djembe and tama drummer from Dakar, Senegal. He moved to Vermont in January 2015 and is currently working with the Jeh Kulu African Dance and Drum Theater out of Burlington VT. BHSN’s Premier Partner in Care Sponsor, Schneider & Palcsik Injury Lawyers, will pres-

ent awards to 11 of the AgencyÕ s veteran service providers who have served the community for twenty years or more. Ò Drew Palcsik and I are very proud to sponsor the BHSN Carnivale this year. We honor the dedicated employees who have worked hard for many years providing compassionate service to their clients. BHSN is a great organization because of the individuals that work there. Plattsburgh would not be the same without BHSN and its employees. We want to thank those that have an often Ô thanklessÕ job.Ó said Attorney Mark Schneider. Ò I am appreciative of the opportunity that IÕ ve had to work with so many committed, dedicated, talented and hard working staff over twenty plus years.Ó said Rick Oertel, LCSW, ACSW, Director of Child and Family Residential and Developmental Services.

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aby Ruth is one of many cats that were waiting for their forever home at Adirondack Humane Society when it closed itÕ s doors in October of 2014.

He was running at large and we were warned by AHS staff that he was wild and didnÕ t like to be held or caged. The poor guy arrived at AHS on 08/29/13 at only four-months-old and just kind of got swallowed up in the colony. He is more comfortable with other cats than with people.

Although once you gain his trust he can be a sweet heart and

Ò Why have I remained at Twin Oaks all these years when there are so many opportunities out there? Because of the individuals I work with.

For example, last week we had 8 graduates stop by to visit, some staying for a meal, some doing a load of laundry, others just visiting. One individual popped in after graduating the program 12 years ago. It warms my heart to hear the things people have done with themselves since leaving Twin Oaks.Ó said Mary Anne Foster, CASAC, Program Supervisor at Twin Oaks Community Residence. Ò Each day I have been given the opportunity to represent the agency, making a difference in our participantsÕ lives. I value being part of a committed team. I get great satisfaction thinking that I may have played a small part in assisting others with overcoming multiple barri-

solicit affection. Baby Ruth is very afraid and will hide and be stressed during any change of environment. He will require a home where he can hide and have his own space. He will do best in a home where he will receive lots of patience and be allowed to integrate into the family at his own pace. Baby Ruth is now current on vaccinations, has tested negative for FeLV/ FIV and is neutered. He would love to find a home soon. This poor cat was brought to a shelter a young kitten and has living in a crowd of cats for over a year. He deserves to find a loving home...he is almost two years old and has never known a true home....Baby Ruth is gorgeous...come meet him.

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iley was one of many cat that were waiting for their forever home at Adirondack Humane Society when it closed in October of 2014. She was in pretty bad shape with eye infections, ear mites, diarrhea and upper respiratory infection when we arrived at AHS. We treated her with different antibiotics to conquer her upper respiratory infection and got rid of her diarrheal illness. Her eye infections have been difficult to get over, but after are working on it. Miley had a very infected mouth that was hindering her from fully recovering.

She has received a full dental with several extractions and is now feeling much better! Her eyes are slowly clearing up and

ers so that they might achieve a better quality of life.Ó said Paul Ferrari, LCSW-R, Coordinator of Clinical Services for PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Services).

All proceeds will go to benefit BHSN’s 24 programs and services including Mental Health Clinics for Adults, Children and Families, Residential Services, Foster Care programs, Healthy Families Clinton County, Adventure Based Counseling, STOP Domestic Violence and many more.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities can be purchased online at www.bhsn.org/carnivaleforcare or by phone at (518) 324-2177.

People wishing to pay by check should call in advance to have their names added to the list at the event reception desk. For more information, email events@bhsn.org.

she is now loving life in the small cat colony. Miley will probably always sneeze a bit and might require a bit more vet visits than the average cat. Unfortunately, we didnÕ t have any records for Miley when we arrived. We donÕ t know how long she lived at AHS or how she came to be there. We do know that she is a loving and beautiful cat that deserves to have a loving home and place to feel safe and happy. Miley is eating hard kibble and is getting more healthy every day.

Come in and meet this sweet and pretty cat.***UPDATE*** Miley is doing so much better now that her teeth have been removed! Here eyes have cleared up and she is no longer sneezing!! Come in and meet this wonderfully loving cat who would love to find a lap to sleep on.

• 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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Welcome back: Hockey fans ‘Relive the Miracle’ in LP

By Paige Passman

denpubs@denpubs.com LAKE PLACID Ñ All you could hear was Ò U-S-A.Ó Walking up to the Herb Brooks arena, you could feel the energy like it was 1980 all over again.

Between 1952 and 1992, the Soviets enjoyed a near monopoly career on their Olympic success. The USSR was a firm favorite to win gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, but a squad of amateur talent led by coach Herb Brooks changed all of that.

With the Soviet UnionÕ s hockey team as the top around the world, the United States had to find a coach and players who could take on the challenge in beating the Soviet Union.

After finding out that the USA needed a coach for the Olympics, the Minnesota coach went to Colorado to try out for the spot of head coach of the USA Olympic team.

Once chosen, he needed hockey players who fit the criteria of a USA native athlete to represent the country in the games.

One historic upset and 35 years later, those players returned to the site of one of the greatest achievements in sports.

Players had the chance to talk about their reactions to what happened that day and what Brooks was really like in the locker room and at practices. Ò Brooks would always say Ô LetÕ s not make this mistake againÕ ,Ó said Mike Eruzione, who scored the game-winner against the USSR, as he talked about how the coach drilled statements into the players after every loss.

Not only did the players look back at the game that changed America, but the fans in attendance had the chance to relieve the game with some clips shown on a screen. The fans got to watch the USSR game and the gold medal game against Finland.

After looking back on the games, the members of the team had the chance to react to the loss of a great team member, Bob Suter, with the raising of a jersey with his number to the rafters of the Herb Brooks Arena.

The players also talked about the Disney movie Ò MiracleÓ and how some of the scenes in the movie werenÕ t exactly like what happened on the day of the big USSR vs. USA game back in 1980.

Carnival

From page 1 a handicap access treehouse over the Saranac River, is slated to start in April according to Ashley Cousens, coordinator of the project. Ò This event helps build awareness of the tree house project,Ó she said. Ò If people want to donate, we have computers set up for so they can do that. Ò Ò WeÕ re on track right now to start building in the spring, if everything works out the way we plan.Ó The event was kicked off by Plattsburgh mayor Jim Calnon, who commented on the fact that Saturday was one of the few says to reach double digit temperatures, with some sunlight visible. UVM-CVPH CEO Stephens Mundy said that with the persistent cold, the ice on the pond was so thick that the hospital was going to keep it open for public skating for the near future. Ò As long as it is cleared off, people can come and use it,Ó he said.

After kicking off the event with slightly problematic confetti canons, a massive pair of horses went back to pulling wagons full of shivering families around the hospitalÕ s parking lot. The line for free hot chocolate was also well populated.

Ice cream

From page 1 with a beagle from the shelter named Lucky, to discuss what Elmore’s does and how their contributions will benefit them. Ò I really had such a great time bringing Lucky to meet the children. We are really excited to be involved in this, and itÕ s going to be a really great event,Ó said Burdo.

Along with the social, fourth grade students are collecting monetary donations, and donations of Ò everyday needsÓ for the shelter, like cleaning products, dog and cat food, disinfectant wipes, towels, cat litter and Lysol spray. Each classroom has a box in the hallway, some overflowing with products.

The social will be held from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Oak Street School multipurpose room. Two scoops of ice cream, all of which is donated by StewartÕ s, cost $1, with toppings an additional 10 cents each. There will also be a raffle for items donated by local businesses. Ò The kids really realize that theyÕ re professionals who are representing Oak Street School, and theyÕ re coming together for a greater good,Ó said Madore.

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Where are they now?

The 1980 US hockey team, 35 years later

Steve Janazsak, goalie, University of Minnesota: Private Investor, NY Ken Marrow, defense, Bowling Green State University: Director of Pro Scouting For NYI Mike Ramsey, defense, University of Minnesota: Retired NHL Player Bill Baker, defense, University of Minnesota: Oral surgeon Dave Silk, right wing, Boston University: Principal Neal Broten, center, Univer- Bob Suter, a defender on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, passed sity of Minnesota: Retired NHL away on Sept. 9, 2014. His jersey was raised to the rafters as part of the Player 35th anniversary event in Lake Placid Feb. 21.

Mark Johnson, center, UniversiPhoto by Paige Passman ty of Wisconsin: Madison Head Mike Eruzione, left wing, Boston University: CorCoach porate motivational speaker Steve Christoff, right wing, University of MinneDave Christian, defense, University North Dasota: Airline pilot kota: Technical service engineer Mark Wells, center, Bowling Green State UniverRob McClanahan, left wing, University Minnesity: Retired sota: Institutional sales trader Mark Pavelich, center, University of MinnesotaBuzz Schneider, left wing, University of MinneDuluth: Real estate developer sota: GNB Realtor broker/owner Jack O’Callahan, defense, Boston University: Phil Verchota, left wing, University of Minnesota: Partner, Beanport Financial Services Senior VP of Business Banking Eric Strobel, right wing, University of Minnesota: John Harrington, right wing, University of MinneRetired sota-Duluth: Amateur scout, Colorado Bob Suter, defense, University of WisconsinJim Craig, goalie, Boston University: MotivaMadison: Previous manager, Capital Ice Arena; tional speaker passed away

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Beekmantown caps off second-place CVAC regular season Possible third meeting with Lake Placid in championship; Cougars seeded sixth in playoffs

By Andrew Johnstone

andrew@denpubs.com BEEKMANTOWN — The Eagles may be heading into the playoffs coming off a rare league loss, but the second-place team is still poised for a CVAC three-peat in the coming week.

But if they are to take a third-consecutive title, a third game against top-seeded and No. 4 Lake Placid is likely.

The two teams have played with very little separation this season. The then-No. 1 Eagles fell to the Blue Bombers in a 2-1 overtime matchup on Jan. 28, and two weeks later, the teams needed overtime again, finishing in a 2-2 draw.

Beekmantown and Lake Placid, which both earned first-round byes in the playoffs, will play on Friday, Feb. 27. Beekmantown will host either Saranac, Saranac Lake or Plattsburgh, while Lake

Placid will take on the lower-seeded winner of WednesdayÕ s games.

Beekmantown (17-2-1, 7-2-1) finished the regular season with only two losses overall, the first in overtime to Lake Placid and the second to Plattsburgh on a third-period, go-ahead score.

Ben Frederick has been a big part of the strong season. The goalkeeper has had a stellar season, setting a Section VII record with eight shutouts to go along with a .96 save percentage and only 17 goals allowed all season.

It hasnÕ t however, been a one-man show.

The Eagles have scored 83 goals this season while allowing just 21. For comparison, Plattsburgh, third in the league in scoring margin, has scored 66 against 59 allowed.

Kyle Constanty has 15 goals and 15 assists on the season while Josh Barriere has scored 14 to go along with 19 assists. Michael Parent (14 goals, 12 assists), Christian Wawrzynski (10 goals, 6 assists) and Ryan Waterbury (10 goals, 3 assists) round out the teamÕ s top offensive performers.

The Eagles will take the ice at the Plattsburgh State Field House on Friday at 7:45 pm, and if they are to win, theyÕ ll move on to the CVAC championship on Tuesday, March 3 at the Platts-

burgh State Field House at 7:45 p.m.

COUGARS SEEDED SIXTH Northeastern Clinton, despite a better overall mark than fifthseeded Saranac Lake, will square off against third-seeded Plattsburgh for a chance to play Lake Placid in the CVAC semifinals.

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The Cougars wrapped up the regular season with a 4-13-0 overall record and a 1-9-0 mark in league play.

The team scored 36 goals in the regular season while allowing 84, led by Alex GonyoÕ s nine goals and 10 assists this season.

Dayton Roberts was close behind in total points with nine goals and six assists.

Brady Vassar (2 goals, five assits) and Colby Boire (5 goals, 2 assists) each tallied seven points overall.

Goalie Ryan Roberts, who has handled the bulk of the duty between the pipes, has a save percentage of .845 in 14 games played to go along with one shutout, a 17-save performance against Saranac Lake on Jan. 21.

Seeds in place for Section VII basketball tournaments

By Keith Lobdell

keith@denpubs.com ELIZABETHTOWN — Five schools earned the six top seeds in the Section VII boys and girls basketball tournaments starting this week.

While the Peru varsity teams automatically earn the Class A championship and will wait for regional play, teams in Class B, C and D started playing down their respective brackets Feb. 24.

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The Peru Lady Indians will play the Section X champion Friday, March 13, at Hudson Valley Community College with tip time set for 6 p.m. in regional quarterfinal play.

Class B

Plattsburgh High School will host the opening game of sectionals as the fourth seed, playing against fifth seed Saranac Lake Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m.

The Class B semifinals will take place at AuSable Valley High School in Clintonville Friday, Feb. 27, starting with third seed Beekmantown playing second seed Northeastern Clinton at 6 p.m. That game will be followed by the winner of the Feb. 24 contest and top seed Saranac at 7:30 p.m.

The winners of the semifinal contests will be held at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Friday, March 6, with tip off scheduled for 8 p.m. The winner will advance to the state regional semifinals against the Section X champion Tuesday, March 10, 6 p.m. at Potsdam State University.

Class C

The semifinal round of the Class C tournament will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at Beekmantown High School. The first game will feature third seed Seton Catholic and second seed AuSable Valley at 6 p.m., followed by fourth seed Ticonderoga and top seed Northern Adirondack at 7:30 p.m.

The winner will play for the Section VII/ Class C championship Friday, March 6, 6:15 p.m. at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse. The winner advances to the regional semifinals and will host the Section II champion at the fieldhouse Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m.

Class D

The Class D girls tournament will open with a quartet of games Friday, Feb. 27, with games starting at 6 p.m.

Top seed Keene will host eighth seed Chazy, while second seed Minerva/Newcomb will play host to seventh seed Wells, sixth seed Lake Placid will travel to third seed Moriah and fifth seed Westport will make the short trip to Elizabethtown to face the Lady Lions of Elizabethtown-Lewis.

The semifinal matchups will take place Tuesday, March 3, at Ticonderoga High school. The 2/7 winner will face the 3/6 winner at 6 p.m., followed by the 4/5 winner against the 1/8 winner at 7:30 p.m.

The semifinal winners will be the first teams to step onto the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse floor to vie for a Section VII title Friday, March 6, 4:30 p.m. The champion will advance directly to the state regional finals, playing the Section II champion Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. at Hud-

son Valley Community College with a return ticket to HVCC and the state Final Four on the line.

Boys

Class A

The Peru Indians have advanced to the Class A regional semifinals, where they will face the Section II champion Wednesday, March 11, 7:45 p.m. at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse in the regional semifinals.

Class B

The Class D boys tournament will open with its lone quarterfinal game Wednesday, Feb. 25, as fourth seed Saranac will host fifth seed Saranac Lake at 6 p.m.

Semifinal games will be played at AuSable Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 28, with third seed Beekmantown and second seed Northeastern Clinton playing at 6 p.m., followed by the winner of the quarterfinal contest against top seed Plattsburgh High.

The winner will play for the sectional championship Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m. at the PSUC Fieldhouse. The winner will play the Section X champion Tuesday, March 10, 7:45 p.m. at Potsdam State University in the regional semifinals.

Class C

Beekmantown High School will be the host of the Section VII/Class C semifinal round Friday, Feb. 27.

The 6 p.m. opening game will pit third seed Ticonderoga against second seed Seton Catholic followed by the 7:30 p.m. tilt between fourth seed AuSable Valley and top seed Northern Ad-

Class D

The nine-team Class D field will open Wednesday, Feb. 25, with ninth seed Chazy traveling to face eighth seed ElizabethtownLewis at 6 p.m. The winner of the opening round will travel to face top seed and undefeated Moriah Saturday, Feb.. 28, at 6 p.m.

Other quarterfinal games Feb.. 28 (6 p.m. starts) will see seventh seed Lake Placid travel to second seed Schroon Lake; sixth seed Willsboro against third seed Keene in Keene Valley; and fourth seed Westport hosting fifth seed Indian Lake/Long Lake.

The semifinals will be held Wednesday, March 4, with the winners of the 2/7 and 3/6 games playing at 6 p.m., followed by the winners of the 4/5 and 1/8-9 games at 7:30 p.m.

The Class D championship game will be played Saturday, March 7, starting at noon at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse.

The Section VII/Class D champion will receive a bye into the regional finals Saturday, March, 14, facing the winner of the Section II/X regional semifinal at PSUC with a 2 p.m. tip time.

The Week In Review

Boys’ basketball

Girls’ basketball

Seton Catholic 61, Beekmantown 54 BEEKMANTOWN — The Knights used a big second quarter run to upend the Division I Eagles 61-54 on Feb. 19.

Seton Catholic used a 23-6 run after the first quarter of play to go into the break up 34-18, but Beekmantown would fight back.

The Eagles outscored the Knights 36-25 in the second half, but in the end couldnÕ t erase the lead.

Kaden Baugh led all scorers with 33 points while Kevin Murray had 13. Joe Zalis and Tom Racette each chipped in six in the non-league victory.

BeekmantownÕ s Justin Stevens had 16 points. Benny Mitchell and Brandon Provost each had 12 and Alex Price 11 in the setback.

Saranac 48, Northern Adirondack 37 SARANAC — The Chiefs topped the Bobcats twice in three tries with a 48-37 win on their home court Feb. 19.

Saranac, led by Kaitlyn BowmanÕ s 20 points, went ahead 25-18 at the half and pulled away with a 12-5 third quarter.

Kayla Napper and Tori Trim each scored nine points for the Chiefs and Summer Gillespie added six.

Taylor Durnin was the only Northern Adirondack player to hit double-digit scoring with 10 points. Jessica Spoor and Magan Magee each had eight points and Rachael Venne chipped in seven.

Moriah 64, Peru 55 PORT HENRY — Both the Vikings and Indians spent plenty of time at the line, but in the end it was the home team to walk away with a 64-55 out of league, tune-up win Feb. 17.

Dylan Trombley and Jarrod MacDougal eached chipped in 15 points for Moriah, which connected on 27 free throws as a team.

MacDougal hit eight of those while Adam Jaquish, who was held without a field goal, picked up five points from the line.

Peru as a team hit six 3-pointers to MoriahÕ s one, but their 13 free throws made trailed substantially. Troy Lawyer hit nine from the charity stripe on his way to 15 points and Isaiah Maddix finished with eight on four field goals.

Patrick Demarais and Makenzie Boice each added seven points in the setback.

The Vikings took a 25-17 lead into the half, and although the Indians found a good rhythm scoring in the fourth with 27 points, the Vikings matched them score for score over the final eight minutes.

irondack. The Bobcats are the only varsity program to earn the top seed in both the boys and girls hoops tournaments.

The winners at Beekmantown will head south to the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse and a meeting for the sectional title Saturday, March 7, at 1:45 p.m.

The Class C sectional champion will host the Section II champion in the regional semifinals at PSUC with a 4:15 p.m. tip.

Boys’ hockey Plattsburgh 8, Saranac 3 PLATTSBURGH Ñ The HornetsÕ offense was in full swing Feb. 17, getting the puck into the Chiefs net eight times in a 8-3 league win.

Kurtis Olsen scored three goals in the win and Ryan Whalen had two. The two each put in first period scores to go into the second up 2-1 before pushing the lead to 5-1.

Kevin Dandrow, Seth Atwood and Gavin Giroux added PlattsburghÕ s other three goals.

Saranac scored a goal in each period as Jacob Lilledahl, Luke Carpenter and Alex Zurlo struck net, but the team was unable to match itÕ s 7-3 performance in a win over Plattsburgh on Jan. 14.

The Hornets are 3-1 over their past four games, the lone loss coming at Lake Placid by a score of 1-0, and theyÕ ve outscored opponents 15-5 over that span.

With the win, Plattsburgh pushed its overall record to 10-9 with a 5-4 mark in league play. Saranac fell to 6-12-1, 4-5.

Lake Placid 3, Saranac 2 LAKE PLACID Ñ The Chiefs gave the Blue Bombers a run for their money, erasing a 2-0 deficit before the home team picked up the third period, go-ahead goal for a 3-2 win Feb. 19.

Goals by Kiefer Casler and Chris Williams put Lake Placid ahead by a pair heading into the third period, but Saranac came back with two unanswered to tie the game in the final period.

Lucas Strack, however had the answer, putting the Blue Bombers back up with just over five minutes to play. They’d hold the lead for the win.

Kevin Fisher and Luke Carpenter had goals for Chiefs in the close setback.

Lake PlacidÕ s Tucker Angelopoulos made 14 saves in the win while SaranacÕ s Jeff Smith faced over double in net, stopping 34 of 37 shots in net.

Strack, Williams, Noah Mohr, Bjorn Kroes, Ryan Damp and Connor Preston all tallied assists for the Blue Bombers.

Alex Fisher had a pair of assists for the Chiefs while Kevin Fisher and Austin Recore each had one.

Plattsburgh 3, Beekmantown 2 PLATTSBURGH — Despite facing a two-goal deficit against the stateÕ s sixth-ranked team, the Hornets refused to back down.

Plattsburgh scored three unanswered goals and held Beekmantown scoreless over two periods to earn a 3-2 upset on Feb. 21.

Kurtis Olsen had a goal and assist, including the go-ahead score, for the Hornets while Andrew Bechard and Noah Gagnier each had goals in the win.

Ryan Whalen had two assists and Kurtis Olsen another in the comeback.

Josh Barriere and Kyle Constanty had first period goals for the Eagles, who lost just their second game of the season. Michael Parent added an assist.

Nick Ladue collected 23 saves for Plattsburgh for the win in net while BeekmantownÕ s Ben Frederick stopped 26 shots.

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Damn coyotes!

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n last weekÕ s column, I referred to the process of rewilding our youth, in the same manner we rewilded our lands.

And as expected, I got a fair bit of flack from the same old collection of hard heads, who donÕ t believe predators and prey are indelibly linked, as key cogs in the functioning of the entire ecosystem.

If I had a dollar for every time IÕ ve heard the expression: Damn coyotes!, IÕ d be a very wealthy man right about now.

Over the years, IÕ ve been told coyotes are responsible for the demise of just about every species in the woods ranging from whitetail deer, to ruffed grouse and varying hare.

IÕ ve also examined enough coyote scat to realize coyotes are all purpose scavengers, that rarely turn down an easy meal.

Coyotes are extremely adaptive creatures and they will eat whatever is available at the time, including June Bugs, moths, beetles, grasshoppers, mice, squirrels, rabbits, berries, crayfish, apples and just about anything else they can scrounge up.

I guess it is difficult to carry the weight of such little facts in a closed mind. Ò All coyotes are killers,Ó IÕ ve been told by the reliable sources, and I now worry about speculation that a mysterious coyote was on Ô the grassy knollÕ on that fateful day in Dallas, so many years ago.

It is difficult to understand how a close cousin of man’s best friend could be so reviled.

Coyotes are not indigenous to New York. They first began migrating into northern New England and New York during the 1930’s and 1940Õ s, and hunters contend theyÕ ve been depleting deer herds ever since, especially in the Adirondacks.

Coyotes will take a fawn or two, and they may also ravage an old doe as well, but black bears take far more fawns off the count.

Currently coyotes inhabit all of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. They are occupying a biological niche previously filled by the eastern gray wolf; which was eradicated by bounty hunters during the 1800Õ s.

While coyotes prefer eastern woodlands, they have adapted to urban environments as evidenced by their current presence in NY CityÕ s Central Park, downtown Chicago, Phoenix and other major metropolitan areas across the country.

Most eastern coyotes are believed to have a genetic combination that is more closely linked to wolves than domestic dogs; despite the fact they are referred to as coydogs throughout the North East.

Historically, coyotes have taken advantage of environmental conditions in the Northeast that have allowed them to prey on whitetails when heavy, deep snows and cold biting winds force deer to gather in winter yards.

However, in recent years, climate change has diminished the extent and duration of the Adirondack snowpack, which has radically changed the dynamics of traditional deer yards.

This change has also been impacted by the ever growing population of Ô urban whitetailsÕ which now inhabit nearly every community in the state.

These semi-wild, four-legged urbanites can be found on the front lawns of communities stretching from Saranac Lake to Lake Pleasant and all points in-between. The village dwellers prefer to feed on urban plantings, shrubs and similar food sources, as well as regular handouts. They are Ô drifters from the forestÕ and well meaning townsfolk do more harm than good by feeding them.

The safe urban confines also provide whitetails with protection from coyotes, as it is much easier for them to elude a domestic dog, than escape a pack of coyotes.

ThereÕ s no doubt coyotes will continue to prey on whitetails, however research indicates they simply do not kill enough deer to put a discernible dent in the overall population in most areas of NY state.

While coyotes undoubtedly have an impact on Adirondack deer herds, there are many other factors that affect the availability of food sources during the boom and bust cycles of prey species. The most common food items found in coyote stomachs were small rodents (42

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percent), fruit (23 percent), deer (22 percent), and rabbit. Coyotes take far more fawns than mature deer.

Just as mast crops regulate the size of rodent litters, there are natural processes that affect the whitetail population.

Likewise, coyote populations are subject to fluctuations in the availability of prey such as rabbits, varying hare, mice, voles, birds as well as other food sources including fruit, nut, insects, birds, mice, voles and more.

Hunting does have a legitimate affect on game management, although the total number of whitetail deer harvested by hunters, about 220,000 on average in NY, is comparable to the tally of deer killed on the stateÕ s highways annually.

Fortunately, hunters have an opportunity to harvest and utilize their venison, while vehicle accidents sadly result in over 200 human fatalities with annual costs ranging upwards of $4 billion annually.

It’s difficult to get an accurate estimate of the coyote population in the state, as they are a very elusive and secretive species.

Many people believe they can gauge the size of the local coyote population based on the extent of their howls, barks, yips and yowls.

However, the calls can be deceiving, as just a few yapping, yowling coyotes can sound like a pack of over a dozen or more.

Coyotes first migrated into the state around the turn of the 20th century, and many hunters contend they have been depleting the stateÕ s deer herd ever since, especially in the Adirondack region. In fact, the hunting season for coyotes and other fur bearers is the most liberal in the state, and it allows hunters to utilize electronic calls, scents, battery operated decoys, laser sights, spotlights and even bait.

Coyotes, as well as bobcat, coyote, red fox, grey fox, raccoon, opossum, and skunks may be hunted at any hour, day or night, from daybreak on opening day until midnight on the closing day of the season.

If hunting without a light, the use of a light gathering (Ò starlightÓ ) scope is legal on any firearm, handgun, bow, crossbow or shotgun.

According to NYSDEC hunting regulations, fur bearers may be taken with a handgun, shotgun, rifle, bow, or crossbow. They can be chambered in any cartridge, except during the open season for deer.

Air guns can also be used to hunt fur bearers, but slingshots cannot.

The End Game

There is no doubt coyotes prey on deer, and on a wide variety of other wild food sources as well.

As the most common apex predator in the region, coyotes fill a valuable role in the ecosystem.

Perceptive hunting, a concept advanced by Aldo Leopold recognizes our expanded role in the ecosystem and the effects of our participation on the ecosystem as hunters. As apex predators, we must remain cognizant of our responsibilities as we enter into the woods.

It requires hunters to take into account of the whole system as it is affected by our hunt. As Leopold explains in A Sand County Almanac: Ò A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.Ó In the course of our outings, we must consider the entire package from sustainability to ethics and eventually to conservation and protection.

As conservation science has improved, so has our understanding of the important role game species provide within the entire ecosystem.

Aldo Leopold, often considered the father of wildlife management was an original thinker and a avid sportsman. He recognized the important role that predators provide in the natural circle of life when he explained, “Harmony with the land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.Ó As conservation science advanced, so too have calls for understanding the role that game species, especially landscape level predators, provide to the entire ecosystem.

It is impossible to appreciate whitetail deer without recognizing the essential role coyotes play in their survival.

The deer population actually regulates the number of coyote pups born each season, and as a result of this interconnected relationship, wild lands are able to provide for the survival of each.

Once it is possible to grasp the extent of this interdependent relationship, it is easy to understand why cursing coyotes is essentially the same as damning deer in the same breathe.

It is similar to the relationship between humans and wild places, one does not exist without the other, for the benefit of all.

An eastern coyote makes its way across a field in the Adirondacks last summer.

Photo by Joe Hackett

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

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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Three Hudson Valley Commercial Vegetable GrowersÕ School & Mini Trade Shows

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For more information contact Marcie Vohnoutka 518-2724210 or email mmp74@cornell.edu or Chuck Bornt at 518859-6213 or email cdb13@cornell.edu • March 4, 2015, Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference. Holiday Inn, Syracuse/Liverpool NY. Contact North East organic Farming Association at 585-271-1979 for registration and information. Keynote speaker is Neal Kinsey of Kinsey Ag Services.

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Fly Fishing There are 3 phases of water, steam vapor, liquid and solid, and I am damn tired of the solid phase! If the solid water blues are getting to you, check these out! Our time is coming!

Dave Brandt will be giving a presentation on Fly Fishing Brook Trout in Labrador!! The event will take place on Friday, March 6th @ 6:30pm in the Cantwell room at the Saranac Lake Free Library. The event will be open to the public and free. Dave Brandt is a living legend in the fishing world and largely considered one of the best in the world at tying classic Catskill Dry Flies. He taught at the Wulff Fly Fishing School for decades and has been featured at tying shows for years.

The American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont is proud to announce our first annual Deborah Pratt Dawson Conservation Symposium to be held on March 1415, 2015. The symposium will feature talks and films on the topic of Advancing Conservation Through State-of-the-Art Technology. The weekend-long event will kick off at 9 a.m. (registration begins at 8) at the Orvis Fly Fishing School with a keynote address from Dr. Michael Cooperman at 9:20 a.m.

He will be followed by ManchesterÕ s own Cynthia Browning from the Batten Kill Watershed Alliance as well as presentations from Jon Carr of the Atlantic Salmon Federation, Christopher Haak of Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Amy Singler of American Rivers, Colin Lawson of Trout Unlimited (national), and Nick Nelson of Inter-Fluve. A reception will follow at the American Museum of Fly fishing from 5-7 p.m. On Sunday, breakfast will be served followed by a screening of the award-winning film The Return of the River at Manchester Village Picture Shows.

The Ausable River Two Fly Challenge starts at noon on Friday May 15th where anglers check-in and receive their fishing packet. Then it’s off to fish for the day.

Friday night join us for our Fly TyerÕ s Reception where you can share your dayÕ s experiences on the river while learning new skills from talented Tyers. There will be live music by the Seth Warden Duo and back this year by popular demandÉ .A Fly Casting competition!

Saturday morning Check-in followed by another exciting day of fishing on the beautiful Ausable River. Then finish your weekend Saturday Evening with a banquet complete with Prizes, Raffles, and a presentation. This year’s Guest Speaker Curt Stager You may register online by clicking the Active.com link or if you prefer you can call Michelle (518946-2255).

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

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

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LEGALS ADIRONDACK RETAIL SPECIALTIES LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/14. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Craig Rock, 2 Grace Ave Apt #B, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: General.

NC-01/31-03/07/20156TC-71977 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF ECO COFFEE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/15. Office location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Paul Frank + Collins P.C., Attn: Christopher Leff, 1 Church St., P.O. Box 1307, Burlington, VT 05402. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NC-02/21-03/28/20156TC-73587 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FINANCIAL GUIDES OF THE NORTHEAST, LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Organization of Financial Guides of the Northeast, LLC (the Company) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on January 13, 2015.

The Company is being formed for any lawful business purpose and shall have all the powers set forth in Section 202 (a) - 202(q) of the New York Limited Liability Company Law.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FINANCIAL GUIDES OF THE NORTHEAST, LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Organization of Financial Guides of the Northeast, LLC (the Company) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on January 13, 2015.

The Company is being formed for any lawful business purpose and shall have all the powers set forth in Section 202 (a) - 202(q) of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. The office of the Company is to be located in the County of Clinton, State of New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of the Company upon who process against the Company may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon such Secretary of State is: 105 West Bay Plaza, Plattsburgh, New York 12901.

NC-01/24-02/28/20156TC-71344 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Maquam Holdings, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/30/15 Office Location: Clinton County. The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: 218 Maquam Shore Rd, Swanton, VT 05488.

Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-02/28-04/04/20156TC-74222 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NORTH COAST SERVICES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sercretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/2015: Office location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: North Coast Services, LLC, 235 Heritage Ave, Suite 1, Portsmouth, NH

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NORTH COAST SERVICES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Sercretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/29/2015: Office location: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: North Coast Services, LLC, 235 Heritage Ave, Suite 1, Portsmouth, NH 03801.

Purpose: any lawful activity NC-02/07-03/14/20156TC-72621 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Northern Restoration Services, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on September 29, 2014 Office Location: Clinton County, NY. 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: P.O. Box 1892, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 NC-01/24-02/28/20156TC-64393 OVAL CRAFT BREWING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/26/2015. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Jessy Jolicoeur, 2115 Minor Farm Rd., Altona, NY 12910, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-02/07-03/1420156TC-72634 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No.: 201400001498 Date of Filing: January 12, 2015 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF Clinton NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE,LLC, Plaintiff,

and you can lose your CIATION; UPS CAPITAL BUSINESS CREDIT; home.

STATE OF NEW YORK; Speak to an attorney or UNITED STATES OF go to the court where AMERICA; "JOHN DOES" your case is pending for www.northcountryman.com Published onby Denton Publications, Inc. and "JANE DOES", said further information names being fictitious, how to answer the summons and protect your parties intended being possible tenants or oc- property. cupants of premises, Sending a payment to and corporations, other your mortgage company will not stop this foreentities or persons who closure action. claim, or may claim, a lien against the premis- YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF es, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING MONED to answer the THE ANSWER WITH complaint in this action THE COURT. and to serve a copy of YOU ARE HEREBY PUT your answer, or, if the ON NOTICE THAT WE SUPPLEMENTAL SUM- complaint is not served MONS with this summons, to ARE ATTEMPTING TO Index No.: 2014- serve a Notice of Ap- COLLECT A DEBT, AND 00001498 pearance on the Plain- ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED Date of Filing: January tiff's attorney(s) within ESSEX 12, 2015 twenty (20) days after FOR THAT PURPOSE. DATE GRANTEE LOCATION PRICE SUPREME COURTGRANTOR OF the service of this sum- TO THE ABOVE-NAMED 1/12/2015 Dennis exclusive & Elain Kordziel, $47,000 DEFENDANTS:Wilmington THE STATE OF Gruenberg, NEW mons, of the Joanne The foregoingNorth summons of service,UH-WL whereDevelopment YORK 1/12/2015 Whiteface day Development Elba $300,900 is served you is made deliv-Residential COUNTY OF ClintonWhiteface service 1/12/2015 Residential LLC by UH-WL LLC upon North Elbaby $5,717,100 publication pursuant to NATIONSTAR MORT- ery upon you personally 1/12/2015 Whiteface Canoe LLC UH-WL Canoe LLC North Elba $601,800 within the State, or with- an Order of the HonorGAGE,LLC, Plaintiff, 1/12/2015 Whiteface in Commercial LLCdays UH-WL LLC J.North Elbaof $2,407,200 thirty (30) afterCommercial -againstable Robert Muller 1/12/2015 & Jill of Gibbons, Elbaof $320,000 completion service Robert CRAIG S RECORE, Ahlgrim, if liv- Stephen the SupremeNorth Court where made in Dale ing,1/12/2015 or if either or all beBrothers the State of Chesterfield New York, Dake Inc.service et. al. is Holderman, $7,500 other manner, and Animal dead, their wives, Adirondack hus- any signed on December 1/13/2015 Veterinary Plattsburgh Westport 31, $207,000 bands, heirs-at-law, next in case of your failure to 2014, and filed with & Diana Ryan, James &supporting Marian Schroon $205,000 appear or answer, judgof 1/13/2015 kin, distributees,Reid, ex-Thomas papers in the 1/14/2015 Decker, Mary Ann et. al.

Decker, Mary Ann et.of al.the Clerk Jay of the $10 ecutors, administrators, ment will be taken Office assignees, and Lawrence against& you

by Sawyer defaultBrothers County State 1/15/2015 lienors Bryant, Leanora LLC of Clinton, Ticonderoga $48,000 generally for the relief demanded 1/16/2015 all persons Nephew, Calvin & Rita Towne, Chad of New York. Moriah $59,900 having or claimingThwaits, un- William in the complaint.Ouimette, George The &object this action 1/16/2015 Donnaof Chesterfield $4,000 der, by or through said NOTICE YOU ARE IN is to foreclose a mort1/16/2015 Patten Lois et. al.

Dorey, David Newcomb $132,838 CRAIG S RECORE, by DANGER OF LOSING gage upon the premises 1/16/2015 inheritance, Fifth ThirdYOUR Bank et. al.

NYCO Minerals Lewis $290,000 purchase, described below, executHOME lien1/16/2015 or otherwise, ofAgnes any Ward ed by CRAIG S If Realty you do not respond to Smith, Caleb JayRECORE, $35,000 right, title or interest in Maureen this summons and com1/16/2015 Hydok, Ryan, John & to JoannMORTGAGE Jay ELEC$2,000 and to the premises de- plaint by serving a copy TRONIC REGISTRATION scribed in the complaint INC. AS of the answer on the Clinton at- SYSTEMS, herein, and Grantor the respec- torney for the mortgage NOMINEE FOR COUNGrantee Location Price tive husbands, wives, TRYWIDE BLACKHOME company who SUSAN filed this 2/12/15 SANDRA HOOVER SMILIKIS BROOK $27,500 widow or widowers of LOANS, INC. bearing the foreclosure proceeding 2/12/15 LODGING ASSOCIATES CLASSIC COUNTRY them, if any, all of against you and date May 1, 2003 and filing PROPERTIES CHAZY 20,000 whose are un- CREEK recorded in the County the REALTY answer with the HOLDING 2/13/15 names SCOMOTION KATKESH known to plaintiff; NBT court, a default of Clinton on May 2, judgCOMPANY C/PLATTSBURGH 405,000 BANK, NATIONAL ASSO- ment may be MOUNTAIN 2003 in Instrument entered HARBOR 2/13/15 REZA AND SONS INC CIATION; UPS CAPITAL 2003and you can lose your Number: PROPERTIES C/PLATTSBURGH 261,250 BUSINESS CREDIT; home.

00154773 of Mortgages.

2/13/15 BRADNEY GRIFFIN, ET.AL. VANDERBILT STATE OF NEW YORK; Speak to an attorney or Thereafter said mortMORTGAGE&FINANCE 68,264 UNITED STATES OF go to the court gage was CHAZY assigned to where 2/13/15 FRANCISCO ALEC DRUKER PERU N.A. 267,500 AMERICA; "JOHN DOES" RODRIGUEZ your case is pending for BANK OF AMERICA, 2/13/15 SCITT TETREAULT 149,000 and "JANE KEITH DOES",LYMAN said HOWE

BY LISTED MERGfurther information on SUCCESSORNOT 2/17/15 being DANIEL DESSUREAULT C/PLATTSBURGH 172,450 names fictitious, ER TO BAC HOME how to answer GABRIEL the sum- BOWEN 2/17/15 intended HAZELbeing HUNTERmons and protect PAULyour SABA LOANS SERVICING, ELLENBURGH 25,000 parties LP 2/17/15 tenants DANNEMORAWOOD LLC CLARK TRADING DANNEMORA 1,166,775 possible or oc- property.

FKA CORP COUNTRYWIDE 2/17/15 ofJOHN ORR KENNETH MOOERS 220,000 cupants premises, HOME LOANS SERVICSending a payment to BOIRE 2/17/15 FANNIEother MAE your mortgage BUTTERFLY 223,000 ING, LP by PERU assignment and corporations, company BLAISE 2/17/15 or persons GERALDwho DUPREY DENISE CHAMPLAIN 126,500 of mortgage dated entities will not stop this fore-KOSLICKI November 25, 2011 and claim, claim, a DUPRAS closure action. BRIAN DROLLETTE 2/17/15or may CHRISTOPHER SARANAC 60,000 recorded in PLATTSBURGH the County lien against BUTTERFLY the premis- BLAISE YOU MUST RESPOND 2/18/15 JEREMY RENEDETTE 166,000 of Clinton on December es, Defendants.

BY SERVING A DAVID COPY OF 2/18/15 PRISCILLA RATHBUN WITHALL CHAZY 180,000 5, 2011 in PLATTSBURGH Instrument TO THE ABOVE-NAMED ON THECROSS 2/18/15 DAVID CROSS THE ANSWER CONNIE 46,000 Number DEFENDANTS: 2011THE 2/18/15 STEPHEN DUSO ATTORNEY FOR DENIS RICHARD ALTONA 14,500 YOU ARE HEREBY SUM- PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE 00244494.

Thereafter MONED to answer the COMPANY) AND FILING said mortgage was ascomplaint in this action THE ANSWER WITH signed to NATIONSTAR THE COURT. and to serve a copy of MORTGAGE LLC, by asYOU ARE HEREBY PUT signment of mortgage your answer, or, if the ON NOTICE THAT WE executed on May 14, SUPPLEMENTAL SUM- complaint is not served with this summons, to ARE ATTEMPTING TO 2013.

MONS Index No.: 2014- serve a Notice of Ap- COLLECT A DEBT, AND Said premises being NOTICE OF CONVERpearance on the Plain- ANY INFORMATION OB- known as and by 5 SION TO LIMITED LIA00001498 TAINED WILL BE USED BOUCHARD tiff's attorney(s) within DRIVE, BILITY COMPANY Date of Filing: January twenty (20) days after FOR THAT PURPOSE. PERU, NY 12972.

12, 2015 Tandem Partners, a genthe service of this sum- TO THE ABOVE-NAMED Date: December 10, eral partnership, filed a SUPREME COURT OF 2014 THE STATE OF NEW mons, exclusive of the DEFENDANTS: Certificate of Conversion day of service, where The foregoing summons Batavia, New York YORK with the New York Deservice is made by deliv- is served upon you by Virginia C Grapensteter, partment of State to COUNTY OF Clinton form Tandem, LLC (the NATIONSTAR MORT- ery upon you personally publication pursuant to Esq. within the State, or with- an Order of the Honor- ROSICKI, ROSICKI & Company) on January GAGE,LLC, Plaintiff, in thirty (30) days after able Robert J. Muller of ASSOCIATES, P.C. 29, 2001. The Compa-againstnys office is located in the Supreme Court of Attorneys for Plaintiff CRAIG S RECORE, if liv- completion of service where service is made in The the State of New York, Batavia Office 26 Har- Clinton County. ing, or if either or all be Secretary of State has signed on December 31, vester Avenue dead, their wives, hus- any other manner, and been designated as 2014, and filed with Batavia, NY 14020 bands, heirs-at-law, next in case of your failure to agent of the Company of kin, distributees, ex- appear or answer, judg- supporting papers in the 585.815.0288 ecutors, administrators, ment will be taken Office of the Clerk of the Help For Homeowners In upon whom process against it may be served, assignees, lienors and against you by default County of Clinton, State Foreclosure for the relief demanded New York State Law re- and a copy of any progenerally all persons of New York. cess shall be mailed to quires that we send you having or claiming un- in the complaint.

The object of this action NOTICE YOU ARE IN is to foreclose a mort- this notice about the 1118 State Route 9, P.O. der, by or through said DANGER OF LOSING gage upon the premises foreclosure process. Box 782, Champlain, NY CRAIG S RECORE, by described below, execut- Please read it carefully.

12919. The purpose of purchase, inheritance, YOUR HOME If you do not respond to ed by CRAIG S RECORE, Mortgage foreclosure is Company is any lawful lien or otherwise, of any this summons and com- to MORTGAGE ELEC- a complex process. business. right, title or interest in TRONIC REGISTRATION Some people may ap- NC-01/31-03/07/2015and to the premises de- plaint by serving a copy INC. AS proach you about saving of the answer on the at- SYSTEMS, 6TC-72035 scribed in the complaint NOMINEE FOR COUN- your home. You should herein, and the respec- torney for the mortgage TRYWIDE HOME be extremely careful ZUKE'S CORNER STORE tive husbands, wives, company who filed this LOANS, INC. bearing the about any such promis- AND DELI LLC Articles widow or widowers of foreclosure proceeding date May 1, 2003 and es. The State encour- of Org. filed NY Sec. of them, if any, all of against you and filing recorded in the County ages you to become in- State (SSNY) 1/12/15. whose names are un- the answer with the known to plaintiff; NBT court, a default judg- of Clinton on May 2, formed about your op- Office in Clinton Co. 2003 in Instrument tions in foreclosure. SSNY desig. agent of BANK, NATIONAL ASSO- ment may be entered LLC upon whom proand you can lose your Number: 2003- There are government CIATION; UPS CAPITAL agencies, legal aid enti- cess may be served.

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BUSINESS CREDIT; home.

STATE OF NEW YORK; Speak to an attorney or Thereafter said mort- ties and other non-profit SSNY shall mail copy of UNITED STATES OF go to the court where gage was assigned to organizations that you process to PO Box 924, AMERICA; "JOHN DOES" your case is pending for BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. may contact for informa- Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: Any lawful purand "JANE DOES", said further information on SUCCESSOR BY MERG- tion about foreclosure pose. Principal business while you are working names being fictitious, how to answer the sum- ER TO BAC HOME location: 113 Brinkerhoff mons and protect your LOANS SERVICING, LP with your lender during parties intended being St., Plattsburgh, NY this process. To locate possible tenants or oc- property.

FKA COUNTRYWIDE 12901. cupants of premises, Sending a payment to HOME LOANS SERVIC- an entity near you, you NC-02/07-03/14/2015may call the toll-free and corporations, other your mortgage company ING, LP by assignment mortgage dated will not stop this fore- of helpline maintained by 6TC-72531 entities or persons who November 25, 2011 and the New York State closure action. claim, or may claim, a recorded in the County Banking Department at lien against the premis- YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF of Clinton on December 1-877-BANKNYS (1es, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED THE ANSWER ON THE 5, 2011 in Instrument 877-226-5697) or visit TO MAKE ATTORNEY FOR THE Number 2011- the Departments website DEFENDANTS: 00244494.

Thereafter at www.banking.sYOU ARE HEREBY SUM- PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING said mortgage was as- tate.ny.us. The State MONED to answer the THE ANSWER WITH signed to NATIONSTAR does not guarantee the complaint in this action THE COURT. MORTGAGE LLC, by as- advice of these agenand to serve a copy of YOU ARE HEREBY PUT signment of mortgage cies. your answer, or, if the Place a ON NOTICE THAT WE executed on May 14, NC-02/07-02/282015complaint is not served classified ARE ATTEMPTING TO 2013.

4TC-72358 with this summons, to ad! serve a Notice of Ap- COLLECT A DEBT, AND Said premises being It’s easy and NOTICE OF CONVERwill make pearance on the Plain- ANY INFORMATION OB- known as and by 5 SION TO LIMITED LIAyou money!

TAINED WILL BE USED BOUCHARD DRIVE, BILITY COMPANY tiff's attorney(s) within PERU, NY 12972. twenty (20) days after FOR THAT PURPOSE. Tandem Partners, a genthe service of this sum- TO THE ABOVE-NAMED Date: December 10, eral partnership, filed a 2014 mons, exclusive of the DEFENDANTS: Certificate of Conversion day of service, where The foregoing summons Batavia, New York with the New York Deservice is made by deliv- is served upon you by Virginia C Grapensteter, partment of State to ery upon you personally publication pursuant to Esq. form Tandem, LLC (the within the State, or with- an Order of the Honor- ROSICKI, ROSICKI & Company) on January

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