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Walking along the Northern Tier Recreation Trail Project will connect Champlain, Rouses Point

By Teah Dowling

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ROUSES POINT — Locals and visitors alike will soon be able to easily walk from the Village of Rouses Point to the Village of Champlain on the Northern Tier Recreation Trail.

Currently, an environmental review is being done on the trail to see if the walkable route isn’t interfering with any historical sites or hidden burial grounds.

Clinton County Chair Harry McManus

(D-1st-Rouses Point) expects the process to be completed within a few weeks.

The project is currently in the design and permitting phases, said Clinton County Deputy Administrator Rodney Brown. He’s hoping to complete the design phase by May, award bids later this year and start construction in Spring 2017.

The trail would start at Rouses Point Elementary and go through the Town of Champlain to the recreational park in the village “Once complete,” McManus said, “we’re hoping many people will use the trail.”

DESIGN ISSUES

The idea of a trail came about in the late 1960s when McManus started teaching and noticed dangerous roadways on which children walk and bike.

“Public safety is extremely important,” he said.

Although the trail would solve this issue, it might run through residential lawns.

Even though the land residents live on is owned by the village, considering sidewalks as part of the trail is an alternative option, along with expanding the road to include a walk and bike path.

McManus said if necessary, households located within the proposed trail need to be contracted.

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The One to One — one student to one device — project supplies Dell Chromebooks to participating teachers and

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Boy Scout targets Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library for community project

By Teah Dowling

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The state Department of Transportation awarded $1.6 million to the community last January.

Being an 80/20 grant, municipalities had to pitch in to help get the remainder of that funding.

The communities secured $100,000 from a waterfront grant, $100,000 from state Senator Betty Little, an additional $100,000 from parks and recreation and $20,000 from Clinton County.

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Beekmantown Central closer to

WEST CHAZY — Technology is streaming through the Beekmantown Central School District faster than the speed of light thanks to $1.5 million in state funds.

The Beekmantown Board of Education held a public hearing on Tuesday, March 8 to adopt the school’s Smart School Investment Bond Act plan.

If approved by the state education department, the project will fill in the technological gaps needed for further expansion of the school’s One to One Digital Literacy Initiative.

Expanding and updating their wireless and wired networks, along with purchasing and replacing Chromebooks, are a few parts to the plan over the next 14 years.

“People thought the initiative wouldn’t be sustainable,” Superintendent Dan Mannix said. “We look at this as a step to sustainability.”

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The Beekmantown Board of Education held a public hearing to adopt the school’s Smart School Investment Bond Act plan Tuesday, March 8. The 14-year technology plan was adopted.

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their students.

The idea is to promote future educational tech growth in the school and assist students getting technologically ready for school.

When the district first launched the program in April 2015, 33 teachers came onboard and over 600 machines were given out to students.

Now, 45 more teachers are joining — leaving the school to >> Story Continued | pg. 18

ROUSES POINT — Boy Scout Joshua Gero is striving to make Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library a safer place for all of its bike riding visitors.

The 17-year-old pitched the village board the idea of adding a bike rack.

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Gero made the request to complete his Boy Scout community project necessary to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout.

“He’s a great kid,” said Library Director Susan Sullivan.

“We’re glad he picked us for his project.”

The scout visits the library often and volunteers from time to time. Whenever he can, he rides his bicycle.

“I love riding my bike everywhere and I love the library,” he said, “but the current setup isn’t safe.”

Currently, visitors place their bikes alongside the building near the 10-spot parking lot and anywhere on the large lawn.

Sullivan couldn’t recall any thefts. But adding a rack will increase safety, especially during the summer months when >> Story Continued | pg. 18

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Funiciello enters Congressional race

By Pete DeMola

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GLENS FALLS — After months of coy statements, Matt Funiciello formally rolled out his campaign for New York’s 21st Congressional District on Saturday.

In his announcement speech at a Glens Falls banquet hall, Funiciello likened the country’s political situation to the cowboy film “Shane” in which a gunslinger’s retirement plans are dashed by a ruthless cattle baron.

“We don’t have to celebrate Jack Palance in ‘Shane’,” Funiciello said, likening the film’s sociopathic killer to what he perceives as the pitfalls of a two-party system that “still smacks of elitism and ruling class political theater.”

Funiciello joins incumbent Rep. Elise Stefanik and Democratic hopeful Mike Derrick, a retired army colonel from Peru, Clinton County.

The candidate highlighted the country’s foreign conflicts, including the war in Iraq, which is nearing its 13th anniversary on March 20, as one of his chief concerns. It’s an issue that is not being discussed by either candidate, he said.

“Our foreign policy is what’s preventing us from being quintessentially American,” Funiciello told a crowd of supporters. “It’s preventing us from being Shane.”

Funiciello, who owns a bakery in downtown Glens Falls, garnered 10.6 percent of the vote in 2014 when he came in third to Stefanik, who commanded a decisive 53 percent victory. Democratic candidate Aaron Woolf, an Elizabethtownbased filmmaker, drew 32.5 percent.

Funiciello told the Sun he plans on conducting a “guerilla campaign” in which he will travel to every town in the district before the November election to speak with voters and distribute bread made with New York-grown wheat.

“We want to talk to actual people,” Funiciello said. “We want to get people voting again, regular working class people.”

The candidate has spent the past 15 months organizing the Warren County Green Party, which is now affiliated with the state party.

Two additional candidates announced on Saturday for seats in the state legislature: Steve Ruzbacki will challenge State

Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello announced his campaign for New York’s 21st Congressional District on Saturday, March 12 in Glens Falls.

Funiciello came in third behind Rep. Elise Stefanik in 2014, garnering 10.6 percent of the vote to the incumbent’s 53 percent. The Democratic candidate, Aaron Woolf, received 32.5 percent.

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Senator Betty Little, and Robin Barkenhagen will mount a challenge against Assemblyman Dan Stec.

While the three candidates share similar ideas — the Green Party platform includes a $15 minimum wage, single-payer healthcare and a Green New Deal — the trio will run independently, said Funiciello.

Funiciello called the newfound energy inspirational. Four years ago, he said, activists considered themselves lucky if five people showed up at a party meeting. Monthly events now draw between 15 and 25, while Saturday’s campaign launch saw 135 counted at the door, he said.

This is the work that needs to be done to build a political party from roots up, Funiciello said, a process he estimated will take seven generations.

The candidate expected interest in the Congressional race will be muted this cycle due to the presidential race.

Funiciello did, however, predict a larger voter turnout and expected those voters would be looking for a third option if former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and real estate developer Donald Trump, a Republican, win their parties’ nominations.

“I don’t think a lot of [the progressive base] will vote for Hillary,” Funiciello said.

Since New York is a “safe state”, Funiciello asked attendees to vote for Jill Stein, the presumptive Green Party nominee.

Here in the district, Funiciello said Stefanik and Derrick will be competing for the same slice of the electorate.

In his speech, he pre-emptively brushed off spoiler concerns that have dogged the

Green Party since 2000 when Ralph Nader ran as the party’s presidential candidate. Democrats continue to believe the consumer advocate’s entry stripped away votes from their candidate, Al Gore, and handed the election to George W. Bush, a Republican.

The country has a long history of movements that have disrupted the status quo, including the end of slavery, he said.

“Let’s build a workers party that cares about human beings,” Funiciello said. “You guys can be the light of all of it.”

The campaign raised $38,000 in 2014. Funiciello said they’re aiming for $100,000 this cycle.

The campaign generated $2,200 on Saturday, according to Peter LaVenia, Funiciello’s campaign manager.

The Green Party does not accept corporate donations.

New York State Green Party Co-Chair Gloria Mattera, who attended the rollout, admitted fundraising poses a perennial challenge.

But having a trio of local candidates who are known and present in their communities will help, she said.

“I really feel positive about the candidates and how they will touch the voters one by one,” Mattera said.

Funiciello’s opponents welcomed him to the race.

“I enjoyed getting to know Matt Funiciello over the course of the last campaign,” Stefanik said. “And while I disagree with his policy solutions, I welcome Matt Funiciello to the race and look forward to a spirited debate on the important issues facing North Country families and small businesses.”

“I know Matt personally and am looking forward to engaging with him on issues critical to Northern New York,” said Derrick. “I respect his commitment to the working residents of this district and the environment. Those of us who live here fully understand how working people and the environment are under pressure. While we share some priorities, we will differ on the best way to create positive change for the citizens of this district.”

Funiciello and Derrick face an uphill battle in their efforts to unseat Stefanik.

In January, the national, nonpartisan Rothenberg Report rated the race “Safe Republican.”

“As a young woman in a party known for being full of aging white men, Stefanik has a larger national profile than most freshman members,” read the report. “Democrats are trying to cultivate retired Army Officer Mike Derrick into a top-tier candidate, but he’s not there yet.”

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CCC prof. wins awards for teaching and promoting French language, culture Clinton Community College professor David Graham has won a prestigious award

By Teah Dowling

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MORRISONVILLE — Bringing French language and culture to students has been one of David Graham’s ultimate goals for several years.

Now, he’s being recognized for it.

This spring, Graham will be receiving the 2016 Médaille d’Or du Mérite Francophone from the association La Renaissance Française for promoting French language, French and Francophone culture and the values of the Francophonie in the world.

The medal recognizes French advocates like Graham who devote themselves to the development or tightening of linguistic or cultural ties between France and other countries, along with spreading French language and culture throughout the country.

“It’s nice to be recognized for what I do,” Graham said.

YEARS OF TEACHING For 50 years, Graham has brought foreign language to a number of college enrollees from Spanish for the first 20 years of his teaching career to his current instruction of French.

Later on, the foreign language instructor broadened his lessons to Quebec culture – teaching students about popular music, history, cinema and migration.

Popular French films and occasional maple leaf cookies were a few offerings of his Quebec Culture and Society class.

Graham also received a grant from the Adirondack Foundation’s Foreign Language Enhancement Fund to begin an International Experience in Quebec course, in which a number of his students got the opportunity to experience Quebec itself.

BIGGER PICTURE Besides promoting French language and culture in the classroom, Graham strives to promote both in as many places as he can.

The advocate has presented more than 50 workshops and seminars in the United States in big cities, such as San Jose, Boston and Seattle.

He’s lectured internationally at professional meetings in Liege, Belgium, Montreal and Quebec City.

Besides teaching, Graham has served as a member in leadership roles of the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, American Association of Teachers of French and Pays du Nord Chapter.

Graham’s overall goal is to share his passion for all aspects of French language culture to as many people as he can.

“Sometimes I wonder why I do it after many unsuccessful attempts,” he said. “But I’m not giving up.”

CHANCELLOR’S AWARD During the May 2016 graduation ceremony, Graham will be receiving the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching.

The CCC professor was one out of 46 instructors throughout the state to be awarded.

The award recognizes continued excellence in providing New York students with effective, motivational instruction that prepares them for success in future careers.

“Adjunct faculty are a critical component as SUNY seeks to ensure access, completion and success for all students,” said State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher in a press release. “Those honored with this year’s award are the best of the best.”

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Maple producers hope for liquid gold Mild weather has industry praying to tap sweet spot in unpredictable winter

By Pete DeMola

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KEENE — It’s the winter that barely was.

While the mild weather has taken a bite out of everyone from snowmobile clubs to ski resorts, maple producers are now wondering if they, too, will incur financial damage from the unseasonably warm temperatures that have characterized the Adirondack winter.

The whipsaw weather conditions that typically accompany late-March — mild days and nights that dip below freezing — are ideal for maple production, allowing to facilitate a natural pressurized system that thaws and transports sap from trees to tap.

But the extended volley of warm temperatures has played havoc on the traditional schedule, accelerating production as early as one month in some areas.

Kirk Bassarab, of Black Rooster Maple in Keene, was in a state of “half uncertainty and half denial” last month as he watched a warm front come in and stay for seven, eight, nine and, eventually, 10 days.

Bassarab typically starts tapping trees — about 1,000 of them — in late February. The one-man operation is labor intensive: it’s simply not possible to prepare overnight when the conditions seem right.

“We’re behind the 8 ball,” he said.

While the mercury hovered in the mid-50s last week, temperatures failed to plummet to the mid-20s at night, the temperature producers say is ideal to stave off buds on the trees.

Once those appear, the sap takes on a flavor universally described as “off ” or “buddy.”

With his trees now tapped, Bassarab hopes to wrap up boiling by this week. Perhaps by next weekend — the second in the traditional Maple Weekend calendar — the process will be finished, he said.

Temperatures reached a high of 78 degrees last week in Thurman, Warren County.

“This heat is not good for us,” said Mike Hill, the owner of Valley Road Maple Farm. “That’s the worst thing that can happen to a maple producer.”

Hill started boiling on Feb. 2. As a boy, he said, tapping sel-

New York’s Maple Weekends series launches this Friday and will continue through next weekend. To find a producer near you, visit nysmaple. com, vistadirondacks.com or lakeplacid.com. Pictured above: Gravityfed tubes carry sap from trees to a storage tank at Maple Brook Farm in Essex, Essex County.

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dom started before March 10.

The lack of sustained snow cover has also posed a problem, Hill said, because trees need water to make sap.

Valley Road Maple Farm has produced just over 400 gallons of syrup this year.

On a good year, the operation will hit 1,110.

Hill said he wasn’t optimistic that he could turn it around.

“Ask me in a week-or-so,” he said.

Across the state, the situation is varied, with marked differences between elevations. Some downstate areas had 25 percent of their crops in one month ago, said Angela Swan, a regional coordinator for Maple Weekend.

Inventory is low at the lakeshore operation in Chazy she owns with her husband, Homestead Maple: the pair have reached just 10 percent of their goal. Their sugar house has only boiled three days this year; a typical year sees 12.

“Spring heads north,” said Swan. “We’re always the last ones to make it.”

Swan expressed concern that temperatures would climb above freezing and remain.

If nothing else, Swan said she hoped Homestead Maple’s 1,030 trees would yield a higher sugar content, a measure that would allow them to produce more syrup per gallon of sap.

Helen Thomas, executive director of the New York Maple Producers Association, said it’s tough to generalize about the current state of the industry due to the state’s diverse topography.

The bottom line is that the season came two weeks earlier, she said.

“We were sitting out in shorts on the first Maple Weekend,” Thomas said, referring to 2012, the year that best mirrors the current. “I think we’ll still make a fair amount of syrup this week,” she added.

Despite the freak weather, maple is still big business in the state. Producers made 601,000 gallons last year.

Thomas said she is encouraged by younger producers getting into the industry, which has seen 30 percent growth in the past six years.

While Thomas is desperately hoping for rain this week, she said producers across the state should still be equipped for the pair of weekends designed to educate the public about New York’s maple industry, which has the second-highest output behind Vermont.

“This is something they plan for all year long,” Thomas said.

“There are always activities going on.”

Here in the North Country, dozens of producers will host events, from farms in Clinton County to Athol, where a legendary figure nicknamed Tapper — or Marc Kenyon — will lead tours at the Adirondack Gold Maple Farm.

Cheryl Kenyon flatly stated that their operation wouldn’t meet their 300 gallon goal. But 100 will be enough to hit the farmer’s market circuit with a variety of maple-derived products, she said, including jellies, candy and cream.

Others expressed cautious optimism.

“The weather looks perfect on [March] 19th,” said Michael Parker, of Parker Family Maple in West Chazy.

Hill, of Valley Road Maple, appeared resigned to accept his fate.

“Mother Nature wins every time,” he said.

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North Country homeschoolers land top honors at biz contest Annual Free Enterprise Marathon was held at SUNY Plattsburgh on March 4 PLATTSBURGH — Students from 15 local school districts participated in the 4th Annual Free Enterprise Marathon at SUNY Plattsburgh earlier this month.

The annual event is designed to encourage students to become better informed about the importance of free enterprise and to encourage and reward student creativity and innovation.

This year’s challenge was provided by McDonald’s.

Participants were asked to propose and present a new menu item using ingredients currently found on a local McDonald’s restaurant.

The winning solution was a sweet potato hash brown, beating out the nutritious offerings and innovative packaging solutions offered by other participants.

Here are the results: Speak-off competition. Free Enterprise: “Problems I would solve as a social entrepreneur” High School: 1st Place ($500): Philip Kneller, North Country Home Schoolers 2nd Place ($250): Chloe Mitchell, Westport Central 3rd Place ($125): Hunter Sartwell, Peru Jr./Sr. High School College: 1st Place ($700): Brian Dailey, SUNY Adirondack 2nd Place ($500): Willis Reid Breyette, Saint Michael’s College 3rd Place ($300): Kevin Clayton, SUNY Plattsburgh 4th Place ($150): James Waller, Hudson Valley Community College

PICTURED ABOVE: Peru Central students pose with their certificate after participating in the 4th Annual Free Enterprise Marathon held at SUNY Plattsburgh on March 4.

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5th Place ($75): Peter Silverman, University of Vermont Creativity and innovation team competition challenge High School: 1st Place ($500): North Country Home Schoolers (Philip Kneller, Isaac Anderson, Liam Sayward, Grace Sayward, Madeline Chairvolotti) 2nd Place ($250): Peru Jr./Sr. High School (Hunter Sartwell, Josalin Trombley, Thomas Matthews, Emily Rock, James Matthews) 3rd Place ($125): Westport Central Schools (Chloe Mitchell, Thomas Mero, Kristen Orr, Hannah Schwoebel, Nash

Dickerson) College: 1st Place ($800): SUNY Adirondack (Brian Dailey, Jacquan, Thompson, Sarah Valentine) 2nd Place ($600): Hudson Valley Community College (James Waller, Emily Connolly, Durgin McCue, Samantha Longton, Matthew Whalen) 3rd Place ($400): Saint Michael’s College (Willis Reid Breyette, Arianna Aquadro, Samuel Fogg, Kelley Charette, Justin Colletti) 4th Place ($200): Clarkson University (Charlotte Hayden, Rachel Barnum, Andy Cook, Jacqui Hart, Corey Riley) Project Director Nancy Church thanked the participants, interns and volunteers for making the program a success and singled out praise for the Charles Koch Foundation for their funding.

Church also thanked keynote speaker Jeremy Hinton and his whole team at The Napoli Group - McDonald’s for providing the challenge.

“We sincerely appreciate our eight dedicated judges and our 15 supportive faculty advisors for coordinating the competitions at their schools and bringing their students to the competition,” Church said.

Kiwanis Club accepting applications PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Noon Kiwanis Club is accepting applications up to $10,000 for their Special Community Service Fund. Last year they awarded $10,038.91 from this fund to three organizations. For more information call 563-0028.

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Words turn to violence

t a time when we would all hope the nation would take the up coming elections with a greater degree of importance, it now seems apparent that fighting in the streets, and back rooms, may forever taint the elections of 2016.

Last week thousands of protestors successfully shutdown a Trump rally in Chicago and at other events in Ohio and Missouri protestors disrupted campaign plans.

Politics has always been a deeply combative environment. Candidates can be arch rivals one minute and the best of allies the next. While we call it a “cut throat’ business, to my knowledge no candidate has ever actually cut another candidate’s throat.

In everyday life we all say things like “I could just kill him” or “throw the baby out with the bath water.” Even the term “throwing someone under the bus” are mere expressions of our language to reflect a high degree of frustration and overly emphasize making a point.

But in this day and age our culture has gone so overboard on political correctness that it seeks to demonize anyone using terms and phrases that at one time, even to stiff collared TV censors of the 50’s and 60’s, would have been considered more a comical expression.

Can you just imagine what would happen today if anyone dared to say things like Ralph Kramden did on the Honeymooners when Jackie Gleason played Ralph in the late 50’s popular TV comedy?

As a nation and a world have we become so sensitive to words that we can no longer differentiate between an actual threat and a figure of speech?

Trump is bombastic, no doubt, but his competitors both inside the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have gone just as far off the reservation twisting his words to make him out to be far worse than the words he uses to reflect the anger he believes his supporters are feeling.

Let’s face, we’ve been heading down this path for some time and those who know how to spin the truth could make Captain Kangaroo look like Jack the Ripper if they so choose.

Political passion is one thing but it just seems folks are getting a little too wound up over this stuff, which if we aren’t careful, will continue to boil over until some one really gets seriously injured or even killed.

Let’s hope everyone can calm down a notch or two and give these campaigns time to play themselves out before the violence and/or worse gets completely out of control.

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Paid family leave is the decent thing to do

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t was a stunning display of pathos from a man known more for his chest-thumping bravado.

At his executive budget address in January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo poignantly recalled deep regret over not spending more time with his late father, Gov. Mario Cuomo, prior to his passing on New Year’s Day 2015.

The governor he said continued to blame himself for not being there .

“I could have. I’m lucky. I could have taken off work. I could have cut days in half,” Cuomo said. “I could have spent more time with him. It was my mistake, and a mistake I blame myself for everyday.”

But many New Yorkers don’t have that luxury when a parent is dying or child is sick, he said.

At present, the state does not offer paid family leave, which means folks roll the dice when they need to take time off. They get could fired or replaced.

Out of 185 countries, the US is just one of just three that doesn’t have paid maternity leave, the governor noted.

“This is not where New York should be,” he said. “At the end of the day, family matters. Intimate relationships matter.”

It was the governor at his best, rallying New Yorkers for a common cause.

What a speech.

As Albany enters the endgame for hammering out a budget before the March 31 deadline — each house passed their individual budget resolutions on Monday — Cuomo is continuing to push for a 12-week program of jobprotected paid leave.

If approved, the legislation would provide the longest such benefits period in the nation.

Only three other states — California, New Jersey and Rhode Island — offer similar programs. (The federal Family Medical Leave Act offers 12 weeks of unpaid leave.)

This week, the Family Planning Advocates of New York State got behind the proposal, which already boasted wide bipartisan support, and Cuomo urged lawmakers to “come together and move New York forward on this issue.”

Advocates say the legislation would address a long-neglected problem that unfairly penalizes women, the working class and minorities.

Here in the North Country, the lack of this safety net takes on even more serious dimensions due to the absence of child care services and our remote surroundings.

We’re all heard the stories of women being forced to stay home with their kids, or even enrolling leaving them at illegal daycare operations.

What other choice is there for low-income families?

Often, there is none. As a result, many end up on public assistance.

How will it work?

The governor promises no cost to employers.

The plan would require all employees to contribute a nominal amount each week to a fund that would pay out up to two-thirds of the state’s average weekly wage. The number will gradually increase until 2021.

Senate Republicans, who did not include the $15 minimum wage boost in their proposal, indicated they would support the plan.

But the devil, as always, is in the details.

The GOP proposal is said to contain measures to protect businesses from fraud by examining the length of time required for workers to qualify, as well study the impact on small businesses and if the employee charge is enough to cover costs.

While we’re also cautious — the last thing our small rural communities need is another unfunded mandate — it just seems like common sense.

Unlike the minimum wage proposal, which would disproportionately affect small upstate businesses and municipalities that are ill-equipped to handle a 67 percent increase in labor costs, this stands to benefit all of us: Employers will experience less turnover, the disadvantaged will see less hurdles in their career paths, and all of us will eventually face death and loss, like the governor.

Perhaps the legislation needn’t cover 12 weeks — six would be more appropriate — and small businesses should be exempt. We also think more light needs to be shed what illnesses fall within the parameters, and what safeguards are available to prevent abuse.

But the bottom line is people need time off to care for their loved ones, it’s a matter of common decency.

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Gov’s lackeys destroy fishing derby, AdirondackÊ economy To the Editor: The annual ice fishing derby on March 5 and 6 drew 400 participants to our town.

In spite of Cuomo’s state police harassment, intimidation and entrapment tactics, the derby was a huge success with some excellent fish being caught and weighed in. Noteworthy were the northern pike.

Photos are available on the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club Facebook page, Ice Fishing Derby. Prizes were awarded for first, second, and third in Northern Pike, Salmon, and Lake Trout, plus biggest Pickerel and Perch.

Hourly drawn door prizes were also awarded both days. The main distraction was Cuomo’s state police who were imported just for the weekend.

Normal years, they just harass the volunteers on their snowmobiles and ATVs who transport the fish from the ice to the clubhouse for weighing. This

we have learned to live with. This year with no snow and poor shore ice, the fishermen were required to bring the fish to the club themselves. This enabled Cuomo’s police to sit at the town dock and other locations, entrapping these out of town fishermen as soon as they came off the ice. It did not matter if they were going up to a town store or business, or bringing fish to be weighed.

Because of this harassment, intimidation, entrapment, the local businesses lost out. With a very poor snowmobile season the stores needed to have a good weekend. Lots of these visitors, fishermen, will not be back.

Cuomo claims to support Adirondack village economies and outdoor recreation. The actions of his police show this is a lie. Cuomo’s goal is to destroy the economy and jobs of every town and to drive all fishermen and other sportsmen from the Adirondacks.

Time to remove Cuomo, the third criminal in the room, and all his lackeys from Albany and government.

Donald Sage Councilman Schroon

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Collaborate, communicate and advocate KEN HUGHES > President of Essex Initiatives essexinitiatives@gmail.com

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These were the general sentiments shared at the recent public forum held by Essex Initiatives, an all-volunteer organization in Essex that strives to improve the quality of life for all who live, work and recreate in our corner of the Adirondack Park.

Over 40 attendees from all age groups and backgrounds worked together on March 12 at the CFES Center in Essex to share their thoughts, perspectives, and concerns about how Essex Initiatives should consider moving their mission forward; a mission that has stood the test of time for over 25 years. And all perspectives were welcomed.

The forum was an opportunity to celebrate much of what Essex Initiatives had accomplished in their quarter century of existence. Donna Sonnett, owner of the Cupola House and one of six remaining charter members of Essex Initiatives, walked attendees through the major historical accomplishments of the community organization that has always supported commercial and residential interests in the Town of Essex.

Community events such as Ferry Follies, the Essex Maritime Festival, the Gallery and Village Tour and the Skate and Fish Fry brought applause and reminiscent response from those in the room that remembered such bygone events.

Essex Day, 4th of July and Christmas in Essex also were remembered as current events that brought visitors to town. It was a wonderful way to remind oneself of how valuable an organization like Essex Initiatives is to any community.

Feedback solicited from attendees after the roundtable conversation was rich with a variety of ideas as diverse as the population of attendees themselves. Twenty-somethings and octogenarians alike shared their perspectives on three key statements: • Essex Initiatives can help me by …

• 3-5 years from now, I wish for Essex …

• I can help Essex by …

Citizens and friends of Essex responded overwhelmingly that a need to provide a welcoming and supporting atmosphere for those who visit or relocate to Essex was of utmost importance.

Spreading the word about public events so that coordinated efforts could be made to welcome visitors at multiple venues was also shared as a priority item. George Davis, Jr., the owner of the Essex on Lake Champlain blog, reminded all in attendance to tell their story, advocate and celebrate Essex

and let the world know – we love Essex!

What might Essex look like in 3-5 years? It was very clear to all involved that the quaintness of the hamlet surrounded by the bucolic countryside of our section of the Champlain Valley must remain a priority for preservation.

Maintaining this historical aspect while focusing on ways to appropriately introduce year-round businesses and four season events drew much support from forum attendees. Opportunities for new families to find affordable homes that have access to 21st century state-of-the-art fiber Internet and local goods and services also remained high on the list of priorities.

Above all, developing high levels of trust and respect would go a long way to moving Essex ahead in the coming years.

Concerns about how a new and reinvigorated Essex Initiatives would integrate itself into the current culture of Essex were shared by a few. Such concerns, including potential overpopulation, gentrification and hypertourism worried some in the audience. It was definitively shared that Essex Initiatives does not want to see the hamlet become something akin to a Disneyland resort with cheap gift shops selling trinkets galore. It was collectively agree that this was not Essex.

It’s not possible however, to effectuate these ideas in a vacuum, nor is it possible with only a few hands at the helm. Essex Initiatives clearly understands this and is ready to branch out to accomplish its mission collaboratively.

Jay White, co-owner of the newly formed Essex businesses Boquet Valley Vineyards and Boquet Valley Blooms, noted that organizations such as ROOST are working to initiate and support marketing efforts that encompass multiple communities, generating tourism dollars and general enthusiasm for a larger section of the Adirondack Park.

Dee Carroll couldn’t have agreed more. As President of the Westport Chamber of Commerce, she believes that “Wessexboro” has much to offer visitors and that working together with neighboring community organizations to strategize marketing efforts can not only help lighten the load, but decrease burnout as well.

Attendees mingled in conversation after a productive two hours of reflection and sharing. It was clear that enthusiasm for the future was high and the process of collaboration was beginning anew.

Essex Initiatives is thrilled to be at the nucleus of this resurgence of energy. Building trust and relationships with all constituents in and around the Town of Essex is our primary goal. Open and frequent communication is the tool to get us there. The good people of Essex, New York are the beneficiaries of the collective effort of many and I am proud to count myself as one of them.

Please contact me at essexinitiatives@gmail.com with any questions, comments or concerns you may have or to learn about how to join the effort!

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OnÊ minimumÊ wage:Ê StopÊ thinkingÊ ofToÊ the yourself Ê asÊ aÊ victim Editor:

Mr. Bennett has apparently been in an entry level position for 20+ years and expects to be paid wages that doesn’t support his skills.

Mr. Bennett doesn’t understand that the law of supply and demand dictates wages in a free enterprise system and if you want higher wages, get a better education and learn skills that move you out of entry level jobs that were never meant to be careers.

If Mr. Bennett thinks the restaurant business is so lucrative, then maybe he should start his own. Over 90 percent of restaurants fail in the first two years and the ones that survive have a pretty thin profit margin in almost all cases.

So Mr. Bennett, if you want to get out of what you call a ‘living hell’, invest in yourself and learn skills that are in demand that command higher pay and stop thinking of yourself as a victim.

That may be hard to do and impossible for some, but in this country we don’t guarantee happiness, we guarantee the PURSUIT of happiness and that begins with you.

Roger J. Nolfe Ticonderoga

TrumpÊ andÊ Hitler:Ê OneÊ andÊ theÊ same

To the Editor: • A campaign characterized by bigotry and deception.

• A candidate spewing venom and demagoguery at every opportunity.

• A gullible electorate willing to blame minority citizens for perceived economic and social ills.

Adolf Hitler in 1933, Donald Trump in 2016. One and the same.

Jim Haig Jay

DareÊ weÊ doÊ nothingÊ aboutÊ genocide?

To the Editor: Your editorial of March 12 in regard to taking in Syrian refugees in the Adirondack Park, asks “How we can open ourselves up to refugees in a hostile political environment?”

You point to inflammatory and fearful language on the part of “several of our state and federal representatives” which you call “partisan hackery,” by which I assume you mean to point to bigotry against admitting Syrian Muslims.

I would like to point out, however, that for those of us trying to help the cause of the endangered Christian community in the Middle East, the shoe is on the other foot, the political atmosphere is much more unsympathetic and it comes for the political establishment.

Unlike Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities in Syria and elsewhere in the region are facing genocide. Solely for their religion they are beheaded, enslaved, abducted and sold, forcibly converted to Islam, and stropped of all their property.

The Obama Administration has not yet decided if these conditions warrant the label “genocide.” Our president has so far rejected calls to speed up admitting Christians and other religious minorities as a special group because “That’s not American, that’s not who we are.” Does that mean that we must close the door to suffering Christians because they are Christians?

As a Jew who grew up in the shadow of the Holocaust, I know were indifference to suffering leads. Dare we, on our watch, do nothing about the genocide happening before us right now?

Here’s what we can do: 1. Educate ourselves about the issue-there’s tons of information out there on the internet.

2. Press Elise Stefanik, our Congresswoman, to act: ny21lesima@mail. house.gov.

3. Give to the Cradle Fund (cradlefund.org), a group established to provide immediate humanitarian relief on the ground — food, shelter, clothing — where it is most needed.

Do not abandon these people.

Jo Ann Gardner Westport

ThankÊ youÊ Sun,Ê forÊ yourÊ editorial To the Editor:

On behalf of the Champlain Valley Friends of Refugees — one of three cluster groups that grew out of the January Refugee Summit in Keene Valley — I would like to thank you for the editorial in the March 12 edition of the Sun entitled “Taking in Refugees Will Be Good for the Adirondack Park.”

We are a loosely organized group of people in Elizabethtown, Essex, Keene Valley, Lewis, Westport and Willsboro who are committed to doing something positive to impact the current refugee crisis in Syria, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. We believe we can be of help with education and advocacy, international issues, and potentially local sponsorship. Because we are newly formed, we have only just begun to uncover the many ways we might help. Since we believe the plight of refugees is an ongoing issue, we see our role as long-term.

I especially appreciate the Sun’s emphasis on the value refugees would bring to the North Country should we discover that sponsorship and resettlement in our region is possible.

Rather than succumbing to an outsized national fear, the Sun encourages us to look historically and currently at the benefits refugees and immigrants of all sorts have brought into our nation.

We are a country built on the hard work of people who needed and wanted to start over. Our ancestors — yours and mine — had their own stories to tell about building new lives in a new land. Their spirit, dedication and commitment informs the new refugees who seek to do the very same thing.

The Adirondack Park region has the opportunity to provide a welcome to refugees who in turn would offer economic, educational and cultural boosts to our area.

Although I’ll be away for the coming month (joys of retirement!), I would be happy to hear from anyone interested in joining us in the Friends of Refugees movement and will forward your email on to an appropriate person.

Rev. Lyn Barrett Westport revlynbarrett@gmail.com

COMMENTARY

Little Bits Pronunciation Gordie Little

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hat’s the good word?

How many times have you greeted someone that way? More often than not, the answer is, “No good words.” I love the English language. It is made of words—some good; some not so good. Meanings for many have evolved or changed entirely over the years.

Today, I want to talk about pronunciations that have changed.

Sometimes, it bugs me and I wonder if it bugs you, too.

Let me just throw one out for your consideration. URANUS. I probably learned it in third grade.

Mrs. McGee pronounced it very clearly: “Yer-ay’-nus.” We all repeated it with some of us giggling in the back row. No matter. That’s the way astronomers were pronouncing it at that time.

But, somewhere along the line, after television came along, a change was made and I was astounded: “Yer’-ah-nus” was what I now heard. And, it seemed that nobody ever said it the old way again, except me. I’m old fashioned that way.

For the purposes of this column, Kaye and I wracked our old brains to come up with other words whose pronunciation changed since we learned them.

The Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress carried an atomic bomb code named “Little Boy” and it was the first such weapon dropped from an aircraft. The target was Hiroshima, Japan. I was just 8 years of age, but I will never forget that date: August 6 1945. I remember Walter Winchell reporting it on our ancient Philco radio. He pronounced it “Here-oh-she’muh.” Now, most say, “Hur-oh’sha -muh.” When did it change?

Darned if I know.

By now, you have already come up with a few of your own. Caribbean is another. Kaye and I learned it as “Care-uh-bee’-un.”

Not anymore. Now, it’s “Kah-rib’ee-un.” What’s up with that?

During WWII, we all had ration books with stamps to buy certain things at the store. We pronounced it “ray’-shun.” In case you haven’t noticed, the “a” in the first syllable now sounds more like the one in “admiral.”

I’m so confused.

I always pronounce the continent, “Ant-ark’-tih-kuh.” Most others, it seems, leave out the “k” sound in the second syllable.

I believe it was Honest Abe Lincoln who said, “It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” Sorry, that’s very difficult for me because my lips were made for flapping. You might say “ath’-ah-leet” and I say “ath’-leet”.

You might say “nook’-you-lur” while I say “nook’-lee-ur.” You might say “ex-kape’” while I say “es-kape’.”

Here’s a tough one. How would you pronounce “prerogative?”

If you said “pree-rogg’-uh-tiv,” you’d be on my wave length. If you said “purr” for the first syllable, I would have to disagree.

Smart people say “kan’-dihditt.” My old fashioned brain says “kan’-dih-date.” Politics is a wild subject these days.

I’d better quit while I’m ahead.

Columnist Gordie Little may be reached at gordie@suncommunitynews.com.

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EYE ON THE ARTS

Celebrate adulting

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ccording to Urban Dictionary, “adulting” is defined as “doing grown-up things and holding responsibilities that make one think of grownups.” In everyday conversation, this is often used in a facetious manner. A friend will drop off their paycheck at the bank and say, feigning exhaustion, that they “did so much adulting today.” But however we may feel about growing up and growing older, there is always cause for celebration of this fact.

Despite the bills, the workplace politics — despite everything that one has to deal with as an adult — it’s kind of great. There’s a freedom that, after enough time has passed, we often take for granted.

Celebrate adulthood this weekend.

Say it with me: We’re not kids anymore. We’re not kids anymore — and it’s awesome.

Maple Weekend, organized by the New York State Maple Producers Association, will be held on March 19 and 20 at over 160 farms across the region. The “Maple Weekend” tradition began in 1995 in Western New York as “Maple Sundays.” Most maple producers will be offering tours and product samples free of charge. Some will offer on-site pancake breakfasts, with prices varying depending on the location. “Maple Weekend is a chance to cure cabin fever by getting out into the woods in the spring with family and friends,” says Angela Swan, the event’s coordinator. “To celebrate the first visual evidence that another long New York winter has come to an end.” For more information, or to find a maple producer near you, visit mapleweekend.com The Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society hosts the third installment of their 2016 Winter Lecture Series on March 23. Steven Englehart from Adirondack Architectural Heritage will lead a presentation that delves into historic architectural styles. The program, titled “Which Style is It?”, explores the range and variety of architectural styles found in the Adirondack region and the historical and cultural forces that shaped them. The event will be held at Lake Placid’s ‘dack Shack. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are free. For more information, contact the Lake Placid-North Elba Historical Society at 518-523-3830 or visit lakeplacidhistory.com The Queensbury Hotel in downtown Glens Falls will host the Glens Falls Brewfest on March 19. The Glens Falls Brewfest is a beer and cider tasting event that features over 40 of the best local breweries. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Adirondack Theatre Festival and the Feeder Canal Alliance. To purchase tickets, visit glensfallsbrewfest.org Cuddle Magic will perform at the Upper Jay Art Center on March 18. The Brooklyn-based band boasts a unique sound that has been described as “baroque dance listening music that unfolds in waves of vocal harmony, contrapuntal brass, woodwinds, and dense wordplay.” The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. For more information, call 518-946-8315.

On March 18, ROTA Studio and Gallery in Plattsburgh will screen the documentary “Who is Vermin Supreme: An Outsider Odyssey.” In the wake of Occupy Wall Street’s impact on American culture, the flick chronicles perennial satirical presidential candidate and anarchistactivist Vermin Supreme’s 2012 campaign. The film provides a startling glimpse into some of the strangest and most inspiring elements of America’s oft-ignored counterculture movements.

With Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party and manic-creative singer-song-

Strand gets new development director Karen Dispo-De Boos tapped for the position PLATTSBURGH — The Strand Center for the Arts have named Karen Dispo-De Boos as its new Development Director.

The new position was made possible by the 2015 Regional Economic Development Council Award for Workforce Development.

Dispo-De Boos will oversee all individual, corporate and foundation fundraising efforts; manage corporate member sponsorships; write grants and implement other fundraising strategies.

“This new position at the Strand Center for the Arts will enable our organization to continue to flourish.” said SCA Executive Director Joshua Kretser. “We now have a full time staff member dedicating her time to applying for grant funding, fostering collaborative relationships within the business community and spreading the mission of the SCA throughout our region.

The future is looking very bright; and excitement for the arts in the North Country is building.”

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writer Rob Potylo frequently at his side, Supreme makes use of unorthodox tactics and the power of comedy, poetry, and music to mount a one-of-a-kind surrealist presidential campaign. Confronting police brutality with wit and whimsicality at Chicago’s NATO Summit protests, Supreme moves on to follow the steps of the American electoral process across the country, cleverly revealing its hypocrisies and interacting with many of its premier plays along the way. Doors open at 7 p.m., the showing will begin at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, though donations are encouraged.

The 25th annual “Bands ‘n Beans” event will be held at Roaring Brook Ranch in Lake George on March 20. This year the combination chili competition-music festival will feature nine bands and 24 chili submissions from restaurants around the region. Musicians performing this year include Rich Ortiz, George Fletcher’s Foldin’ Money, Stony Creek Band, Big Fez & the Surfmatics, Dirt Cheap, Chris Ballini, Tim Wechgelaer & Chris Carey, PJ Ferguson, and Cowboy Ernie Sites.

Award-winning bread baked by the Rock Hill Bakehouse and ice cream by Ben & Jerry’s will also be available. Tickets will be sold at the door for $20. All proceeds will go to the Lake George Arts Project.

The Grange in Whallonsburg continues their Lyceum series on March 22 with a presentation by writer and blogger George Davis. The current Lyceum Series at the Grange presents the history, evolution and significance of everyday things in an extraordinary way.

Presenters, like George Davis, will look at six objects and discuss why they have had a lasting impact. Davis’ presentation, titled “Six Blogs,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. For more information, call 518-963-4170. www.suncommunitynews.com/A&Efor the latest events

From Sunrise to Sundown

Elizabeth Izzo is the arts and entertainment columnist for Sun Community News. Reach her at Elizabeth@suncommunitynews.com.

Steven Englehart of Adirondack Architectural Heritage will lead a presentation March 23 that delves into historic architectural styles.

“Casablanca” to benefit NC Honor Flight PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Honor Flight will show “Casablanca” Sunday, April 17, at the E. Glenn Glitz Auditorium in Hawkins Hall, from 2 until 5 p.m. The event will help raise the $12,000 needed for an additional flight of 14 veterans to Washington, D.C. For more information email mtaft001@plattsburgh.edu.

Jack Malek earns spot on Dean’s List HAMILTON — Jack Malek, of Morrisonville, a Chemistry-undeclared major in the Colgate University, has earned the Dean’s Award for academic excellence for the fall 2015 semester.

The Dean’s Award for academic excellence is awarded to students with a 3.30 or higher term average. Malek is a graduate of Saranac Central Sr High School.

Burn ban in effect for North Country PLATTSBURGH — There is an open burn ban for many portions of the State of New York beginning Wednesday, March 16 through Saturday, May 14. After that point there may be local laws that prohibit or restrict open fires. People should always check with local municipality or fire department before burning. They encourage the public to check the DEC website for specific information. With the exceptionally mild winter and very little snow cover there have already been several wildland fires in the county.

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Plattsburgh City Marina to expand

Plattsburgh opens pursestrings for Marina engineering specs

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — The City of Plattsburgh Common Council allocated $10,000 for engineering drawings for the proposed Plattsburgh City Marina expansion last week, a project that may triple the facility’s size.

The current marina consists of 34 slips. The next two phases of the proposed project will add a second 32-slip dock and a 30-slip wave attenuating dock to reduce the intensity of wave action in inshore waters.

Mayor James Calnon said demand for more slips is high. Only two are available for the upcoming summer season, he said.

“We want to expand and get more visitors,” he said. “We want our visitors to find out what a great place Plattsburgh is.”

Once the drafts are complete, Calnon said the city then go out to bid and send out an application to the Army Corp of Engineers, along with potential grants such as the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program.

For the wave attenuating dock, the estimate cost is $1 million. The other dock north to the existing one is expected to clock in at $500,000.

Calnon said the hope is to avoid using taxpayer funds in favor of revenue generated through the marina.

Steve Peters, superintendent of recreation for the city, said the marina, which opened last year, has the potential to become a revenue generator for the community, with the potential to bring in approximately $1.2 million over 20 years after bond payments and operating expenses.

In 2015, the marina generated slightly over $11,000, a figure that is projected to increase to $127,000 this year.

Calnon hopes to have one dock completed in 2017 and the other sometime in 2018.

The mayor said discussions are underway to discuss empty parcel of land near the docks.

Initially, a hotel was supposed to be placed there. However, plans didn’t work out. Now, the land is unused with an empty parking lot.

Calnon said there’s potential for a museum, restaurant or retail space.

“There’s a lot of talk,” he said. “But there are no clear plans on anything yet.”

The current marina consists of 34 slips. The next two phases of the project will add a second 32-slip dock and a 30-slip wave attenuating dock to reduce the intensity of wave action in inshore waters.

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trail because of the uncertainty of design costs, which could alter the trail if the municipalities don’t have the necessary funds.

The lawmaker said if the communities, both villages and the Town of Champlain, don’t have enough funds, they’ll look at incorporating more on-road options to make the trail less expensive, divide up the remainder of funds between all three parties or search for more grants.

McManus said over the years, outdoor recreation has been becoming more popular among the residents.

The Rouses Point Samuel de Champlain Center Stage, outside of the Rouses Point Civic Center, was built to put a spotlight on musical and cultural offerings of the region every summer.

Last summer, the Village of Champlain offered a rowing program to get community members out and about for a group rowing experience on the Great Chazy River Friday evenings, an offering the village hopes to continue this summer.

These efforts, McManus said, all tie into the overall goal of the communities: to bring in more traffic.

“People are more tune to recreation now,” he said. “Ultimately, we would love for people to come and stay here.”

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Nature is a great healer and the increasingly fresh air combined with the splendor of the natural setting are a powerfully restorative combination.

Get up, get out and enjoy the Spring weather. It only comes around once a year, so take advantage of it while you can.

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

Contact him at brookside18@adelphia.net.

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Falling Waters

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lthough the Adirondack region is well known for it’s soaring mountain peaks, clear, quiet lakes, and vast wild forests, it is easy to overlook one of the region’s most dynamic and captivating natural resource; our incredible waterfalls.

In fact, the numerous waterfalls at Ausable Chasm comprise the oldest, tourist attraction in the United States.

During the1950’s era, when motor touring was at it’s peak, an Essex County tourism brochure boasted that Essex County contains more waterfalls than any other county in the state.

Although I have never verified the claim, it is quite believable when you consider the amount of water that’s bound up in the region’s deep snowpack, and ice covered cliffs.

Historically, the region has been both wracked, and wrecked as a result of the high waters of the spring thaw. It is a time when the mountains latterly weep with the stunning, white foam of rivulets, frothing whitewater streams and waterfalls of every description.

It’s reasonable to argue that as the snow melts and waters begin to pour off the vast dome of the High Peaks, there is an amazing amount of cascading water. In fact, there are simply too many falls to count, as they crop up along whatever is the

easiest route down the hill. The early Spring season is also an ideal time to view the falls, as the forests have yet to leaf out. The wide open woods, and also provide a contrasting backdrop that serves to highlight the tumbling waters.

Across the region, ribbons of white, frothy waters will soon begin to grace the mountainsides as they caress the cliffs and line the ledges of the soaring peaks.

In the valleys, the spring thaw waters will sweep away massive blocks of ice, timber and other debris. In particularly heavy water, a thunderous sound can be heard an boulders, trees and occasionally a picnic table or two are sent rolling down the riverbed.

Spring signals the rebirth of the earth, and as wild flowers begin to peek through the decaying leaves; birds and wildlife will venture out. At the conclusion of the long winter, the Spring thaw brings out something almost primal in us.

It is a peaceful and exciting time to be in the wild; and it can actually be good for your health. Science is finally getting around to validating what Mothers have known for generations; going outside is actually good for your health and never is it so apparent as in the spring.

The incredibly fresh, crisp, clean Adirondack air is the result of an ongoing process of photosynthesis that occurs throughout a 6 million acre of forest of balsam, spruce, pine and hardwoods.

In fact, these vast forests are virtual, fresh air factories that are fired by the photosynthesis of billions of plants and trees, bushes and grasses. The Adirondack air is refreshed by the flowing waters of thirty thousand miles of streams and rivers.

We have an opportunity to breathe the freshly manufactured, sweetened air at its source. Is it any wonder that physicians historically recommended The Adirondack Cure for patients suffering from respiratory ailments.

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Symbiotic Relationship

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t the recent Salmon Symposium held in Willsboro, Shawn Gillilland opened the meeting stating that he wants to improve the Salmon fishing economy in town. He realizes that in order to do that, it needs to be done, in his words: “in a symbiotic fashion”.

In biologic terms, symbiosis means living together or mutually beneficial to each other, not being parasitic or living off another.

As a conservationist, that word, symbiosis, caught my attention, because true conservation and symbiosis go hand in hand; the wise use of our resources in a way where we both, use and protect our natural resources.

About forty or more folks attended this meeting at the Noblewood Lodge to learn about the Salmon restoration Program on the Boquet River.

Lance Durfey, the NYS DEC fisheries manager for Region 5 spoke about the life span of the Salmon, its habitat needs and about the stocking locations for the young fry to survive.

He mentioned the five top priority items to maintain a quality fishery; lamprey control, fish stocking, angler access, habitat and regulations.

Lamprey control is the number one priority to keep a sound fish population. Lampreys attach themselves to the bodies of the fish and suck out the bodily fluids weakening or killing the fish. Lampricides like TFM or bayluscide are used in streams every four years to kill the young lamprey that live in the streams before they migrate out to the lake.

Fish stocking was next. Young salmon called fry can live in a stream for two years before they migrate out to the lake.

Fry are stocked in the North and South forks of the Boquet where the habitat is excellent for the young to survive. There are large stones and boulders for the young to hide in.

Habitat was next, and dams once again were the number one culprit. With the removal of the Willsboro dam, things are improving. However, due to the steepness of the cascade and low water flows, it is a challenge for salmon to get up into the river past the old dam site. Some of this may be due to manipulation of the stream bed to build the dam.

Regulations were the final topic Lance discussed. Regulations where all anglers can enjoy the river were emphasized.

Bill Arden River sections designated as artificial or fly fishing only and catch and release sections along with traditional fishing methods such as spin fishing and bait fishing areas where discussed.

Regulations may also be needed to protect certain nursery areas where the fish build their redds or nests, allowing them to become wild in nature and self-sustaining to insure the future of the fish.

Bill Arden of the US Fish and Wildlife Service was the next speaker and discussed how the salmon were extirpated from Lake Champlain in the 1840’s and in Lake Ontario watershed in the 1890’s. Over fishing, dams, riparian area loss and pollution were the major cause for the salmon’s demise.

Arden discussed how in 1973 the Salmon restoration Program was started where 300,000, six to eight inch smolts of the Bald Hill Sebago brood strain were released into Lake Champlain. Adirondack Sebago strain salmon where also stocked into the lake from the New York hatchery.

Andrew Harbicht, Senior Research Fellow with the Concordia Lake Champlain Salmon restoration Research Effort spoke about how the Alewife’s that the salmon feed on have an enzyme in them that affects the vitamin B uptake in the salmon. This enzyme stops vitamin B1 and reduces the energy levels in the fish. Reduced energy levels affect how far the fish can migrate up through rapids, jump low waterfalls and get to gravel sites to nest. It’s the same with people; a reduced energy level reduces output.

Mark Malchoff from the Sea Grant Program and James McKenna the director of ROOST both spoke about the socioeconomic and economic development needs in order to make Willsboro a fishing town and not just another old factory town. The “build it and they will come” theory was discussed.

Jim Hotaling a local Willsboro resident attending the meeting mentioned how a camp ground was needed to allow the bass fishermen who come to Lake Champlain for the bass

In the early days of the spring thaw, the local woods are often laced with a variety of waterfalls, both large and small.

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tournaments to have a place to stay.

Motels, restaurants, bed and breakfasts, farm B&B’s and other local business’s that keep communities strong were discussed. It’s like the chicken or the egg. Which comes first?

When the fishing improves and people come, they will want to refuel their vehicles and bodies. Fishing, along with other attractions was discussed, like a local brewery, hiking trails, and niche market stores.

Nicole Pionteck of the Ausable River Association was the wrap up speaker and talked about how the river association has river stewards to educate anglers about the spread of didymo and other invasive species that could affect our local rivers and streams.

Wader wash stations are set up along the Ausable where anglers wash there waders off in a salt water solution to kill off any invasives that may be on the felt soles or boots themselves. Keeping invasives out of our rivers, streams and landscapes is a priority. Competing invasives is a serious challenge to river ecosystems.

This meeting brought out many challenging issues to building a world class salmon fishery for the Town of Willsboro.

But, many of us working together can make this happen. Riparian sections of streams need to be restored, limiting polluted runoff, protecting nursery areas, and controlling predators and invasives.

Build the fishery, and then supplement the town based on salmon and trout fishing tourism. Willsboro along with Trout Unlimited, the local Soil and Water, NYS DEC, the Greater Adirondack RC&D and the US Fish and Wildlife along with economic partners can make this happen. There was a mutual respect and cooperative effort to improve the community and fishery in Willsboro at this meeting. SYMBIOSIS! 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.

Newcomb resident Asia Winter Bush caught this 39-inch, 14 pound pike Feb. 29 while ice fishing with her father Phillip.

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Bobcats ousted in bid to return to Class C finals

Foul shooting gives S. Seneca the edge

Avery Lambert also fouled out for the Bobcats with 2:21 remaining, having scored four points to go with three rebounds and two assists.

Peryea ended with a total of three rebounds and four steals to go with her four points, while Danya Burl had three rebounds.

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keith@suncommunitynews.com

TROY — The Northern Adirondack Lady Bobcats had contributions throughout the lineup in its March 12 NYSPHSAA Class C semifinal matchup against South Seneca at Hudson Valley Community College.

However, early turnovers and late free throw woes doomed the Bobcats in a 57-49 loss to South Seneaca, eliminating NAC one game away from a potential rematch with Cooperstown.

However, neither team was able to return, as South Seneca captured the Class C state title the next day with a 63-49 win over Pine Plains, who defeated Cooperstown in the semifinals.

In the first quarter, South Seneca built up a 19-9 lead with pressure defense in the backcourt and fast hands into the passing lanes.

“I think we had to examine how they were applying their pressure in the full court at the start of the game,” co-coach Cortney Drown said. “Their defensive pressure was a difference today.”

The Bobcats responded, out scoring S. Seneca 18-12 as Juliana Gardner (pictured at right) scored eight points and Emily Peryea added four off the bench along with a pair of key steals to help jump start the Bobcats.

“Those two work hard all of the time,” Drown said of Gardner and Peryea. “We expected Taylor (Durnin) to see a ton of pressure and those two stepped up today in the second quarter and made the open shots.”

Durnin had her chance offensively in the third quarter.

Scoring eight of her teams 10 points, including a driving basket at the end of the stanza to cut the South Semeca lead to 38-37.

In the quarter, the Bobcats held their opponent to six points.

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were able to get some stops then,” Drown said.

In the final eight minutes, foul shooting woes and foul trouble caught up to the Bobcats, who shot only 2-of-11 from the line over the final nine minutes of play, while South Seneca went 11-of-16 from the stripe, “We had free throws, layups and outback so that all did not go in,” Drown said. “We had the chances.”

“It may have been the new rims or fatigue, but sometimes they just do not go in,” head coach Chris Brooks said.

Gardner led the team with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Durnin finished with 12 points and four steals before fouling out with 3:20 remaining.

Paige Chilton, who tried to keep the Bobcats in the game with four of her 12 points in the fourth, also fouled out with 30.4 seconds remaining. Chilton also had 10 rebounds, four steals and four blocked shots.

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Officials split on creating resolution against trade agreement

By Teah Dowling

teah@suncommunitynews.com

PLATTSBURGH — A local woman is pushing for the city to become a Trans-Pacific Partnership-free zone.

Activist Mary Alice Shemo asked the Plattsburgh Common Council last week to pass the resolution against the TPP in an effort to build what she referred to as a “democratic movement of resistance.”

“It’s a way for a locality to say that we don’t want to comply with this agreement,” she said. “We don’t know if it will go through, but if it does, we hope that this will protect us.”

Councilwoman Rachelle Armstrong said she plans on looking further into the legislation and will convince the council to consider the resolution.

TPP is a free trade deal between the United States and 11 other countries that seeks to provide an alternative to trade with China.

Shemo said the TPP was a secretive process hatched by “corporate America.”

“If you have to be so secretive to do something,” she said, “you probably shouldn’t do it.”

Councilman Dale Dowdle said although he’s not opposed

to the proposal, he is against creating a resolution.

“I’m not sure it will become a resolution,” he said. “But if it does, I won’t support it.”

Mayor James Calnon shares a similar mindset.

“I’m very reluctant to go down that path,” he said.

Both Dowdle and Calnon are hesitant to pass on a resolution that could affect their relationships with Canada, a country the local economy is heavily dependent on.

Industrialization, Calnon said, is one of the big relationships with Canada. Just last month, The Development Corporation announced another Quebec-based addition, Delastek, to its parks.

French-speaking shoppers are another important asset to the area, Calnon said.

The mayor believes the resolution won’t benefit the city.

“It won’t help me balance my budget,” he said. “It won’t help me take care of the welfare of my residents.”

Dhimitri Qirjo, assistant economics professor at SUNY Plattsburgh, said last month the TPP will boost exports and economic growth by eliminating thousands of tariffs placed on US exports.

This could lead to an increase in jobs in exporting, he said, especially since competition between countries gives more

incentive to come up with new ideas, including in the electrical, automotive and agricultural industries.

Shemo, on the other hand, believes this initiative could potentially eliminate “buy local” and “buy American” initiatives and hurt small businesses and family farms.

Also, the TPP, Armstrong said, would create a system that overrides local laws.

“If this happens,” Armstrong said, “our economy will be threatened.”

Participating nations reached an agreement in October and signed the agreement last month.

Member states have two years to get the deal approved before it becomes legally binding.

Last April, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY21-Willsboro) supported President Barack Obama’s request for authority to negotiate agreements.

A spokesman told the Sun last month the rep is continuing the review the legislation and how it would effect the district.

In the meantime, local officials and advocates are taking all measures possible to convince the area not to support the agreement.

“The TPP won’t do much good at all,” Shemo said. “It’s something that needs to be stopped.”

Students display presentations at Fort’s History Day TICONDEROGA — Twenty-five middle and high school students from the North Country won top prizes at North Country History Day Saturday, March 5 at Fort Ticonderoga’s Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center.

These students will advance to compete at New York State History Day in Cooperstown on Monday, April 18.

“Not only was it exciting to see student projects, but it was great to see students from throughout the region sharing with each other their common interest in history and what history can teach us about ourselves,” said said Rich Strum, Fort Ticonderoga’s director of education This year’s theme was “Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History.”

Junior Division (Grades 6-8) North Country Regional winners include: • Grace Sayward, a homeschool student from Schuyler Falls, took first place in the Historical Paper category with her paper “Marjorie Lansing Porter.” Lisa Marie Baez, from Gouverneur Central School, took second place with her paper “The Diary of Mary Mallon.”

• Taylor Ormasen, Shelbie Alguire, Tyler Tupper, Jillian Neaves, and Kate Rushlo, from Gouverneur Central School, placed first in the Group Performance category with their performance “Around the Moon and Back Again.” Leeah Morrissiey, Allyson Walker, Kody Martin, and Hannah McIntosch placed second with their performance “John Doyle Lee and the Mountain Meadows Massacre.”

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Maia Ontiveros, from Gouverneur Central School, took first place in the Individual Exhibit category with her exhibit “Mexican Immigration.”

• Lorelei Leerkes and Kiyanna Stockwell, from St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga, placed first in the Group Exhibit category with their exhibit “Samuel de Champlain: His Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in North America.” Kylee Bennett and Talandra Hurlburt, from St. Mary’s School in Ticonderoga, placed second with their exhibit “Theodore Roosevelt: Leading the Charge to Build the Panama Canal.”

Senior Division (Grades 9-12) North Country Regional winners include: • Francis Kneussle, from Peru Central School, took first place in the Individual Exhibit category with his exhibit “Samuel de Champlain: Father of Quebec.” Ethan Depo, from Peru Central School, took second place for his exhibit “The Real Imitation Game: Turing and the Enigma Code.”

• Alice Cochran, Christina Lashway, and Nicholas Manfred, from Moriah Central School, placed first in the Group Exhibit category for their exhibit “The Bracero Program.”

• Raymond Bryant, from Moriah Central School, took first place in the Individual Documentary category for his documentary “The Space Race.”

• Ben Caito and Liam Sayward, homeschool students from Schuyler Falls, placed first in the Group Docu-

mentary for their documentary “Verplank Colvin: An Exchange of Ideals.”

A special prize for the best use of primary sources, sponsored by the New York State Archives, was awarded to Alice Cochran, Christina Lashway, and Nicholas Manfred, from Moriah Central School, for their exhibit “The Bracero Program.”

Participating schools included Gouverneur Central School, Moriah Central School, Peru Central School, and St. Mary’s School (Ticonderoga) as well as homeschool students from the Plattsburgh, New York area.

Fort Ticonderoga hosts teacher workshops about History Day each fall in the North Country and Regional Coordinator Rich Strum is available to meet with teachers at their schools to introduce the program.

National History Day is the nation’s leading program for history education in schools. The program annually engages two million people in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.

Teachers and students from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Warren counties interested in participating in North Country History Day during the 2016-17 school year should contact Rich Strum at rstrum@fort-ticonderoga.org or at 585-6370.

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the farmer’s market is open.

Gero intends to build the bike rack himself, with help from a donation jar located within the library for building supplies.

For further updates or more information about the library, call 297-6242, email rpdml1907@gmail.com or visit www.cefls.com/rousespoint.

provide units to over 500 students.

Over 14 years, $975,000 will be allocated towards purchasing new computers and replacing those broken beyond repair or reached their five-year limit.

The only condition, Mannix said, is that all teachers need to be on board.

As of now, the initiative has spread throughout half of kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade; all of fourth, fifth and sixth grades, a lot of seventh, eighth, ninth and eleventh grade; and little to none in the tenth and twelfth grades.

Right now, Mannix said, it’s the teacher’s choice on whether they want to take part in the initiative. In the next few years, however, if not all teachers are on board, it may become a requirement.

HOTSPOT PROGRAM

Boy Scout Joshua Gero requested to add a bike rack at the Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library at the last Village of Rouses Point board meeting Monday, March 7.

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UPDATING SECURITY The remainder of the funds will go toward replacing an aging 100-camera video surveillance system.

The current analog system currently presents challenges to staff who use it and, due to its age and instability, it’s unable to provide adequate uptime and recordings to investigate and resolve incidents.

This system will be replaced by a HD camera video surveillance system.

Almost $400,000 will be put toward security purposes.

“We want to provide a safe environment for all of our students, faculty and staff,” Mannix said.

To see a copy of the plan, visit bcsdk12.org.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

PUBLIC MEETINGS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

KEESEVILLE - VFW #1505 North Country AmVets 1309 Rt. 9 South Sunday, 7pm.

PLATTSBURGH - Knights of Columbus #255 St. Peter's School 518-561-4501 Mondays, 7pm.

PLATTSBURGH - Our Lady of Victory 4919 South Catherine St. Wednesday Nights, Doors open at 6:00 with games starting at 7:10 pm.

PLATTSBURGH American Legion Post 20 162 Quarry Rd. 518-5631692 Sundays, 7pm.

PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday TICONDEROGA - Bingo, Ticonderoga fire house, 6:45 p.m. Doors 5 p.m. Every Thursday.

CLINTONVILLE – Chesterfield Fish & Game Club, Green St., Clintonville, NY has indoor Archery, Pistol & Small Caliber Rifle Shooting.

January–April.

Tuesdays Archery 7pm–9pm. Thursday is Pistol & Small Rifle Shooting 7pm9pm. Please note that Pistol Permits are required before shooting is allowed. Cost is $5 Non-Member & $3 for members. For further details please call John Stranahan 518-534-9716.

TICONDEROGA - Essex County Lethernecks, Marine Corps League, Det 791, Ticonderoga American Legion Post. 6 p.m. Active Marines and Marine Veterans invited. First Thursday of every month.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown Thrift Shop will have it's Monthly Meeting Second Monday of Every Month at 7pm @ The Episcopal Parish Hall.

PLATTSBURGH – ALATEEN Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beedman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS SARANAC - Chair Yoga Classes to be held at Will Rogers. Amy Kohanski will hold a series of chair yoga classes at Saranac Village at Will Rogers on Thursdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m., beginning January 14th through June 23rd. Pre-registration is not required. No experience is necessary. For more information, please call Amy Kohanski at 518-524-6888 or email her at akohanski@roadrunner.com.

WILMINGTON - Yoga for the Community Every Sun., 5:30-6:30pm @ Riverstone Wellness, Wilmington, NY. For more info send email to: riverstonewellness@yahoo.com COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Tuesday, March 29, Ausable Valley High School, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406

ALTONA - Ganienkeh Territorial High Stakes Bingo 4 Devil's Den Road 518-236-7099 Wednesdays & Fridays doors open at 5pm Games start at 6:30 pm.

KEESEVILLE - Keeseville Fire Dept.

North Country AmVets 1309 Rt. 9 South Saturday, 7:30 pm.

Part of the $175,000 used for the school connectivity portion of the plan will go toward improving and increasing the number of devices.

“They’ve been really successful,” said Gary Lambert, director of 21st Century Learning. “We hope that with this plan will be able to continue and expand for years to come.”

To reserve a wireless hotspot, students need to visit the “students” section of the district’s website to fill out and submit a reservation form for the device. Parents will also need to complete a consent form, which is also available on the same page.

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LAKE PLACID – Monthly Saturday Play for Pre-K thru Grade 5 kids & families at the Lake Placid Public Library 10am to 11am. Indoor games, activities and children's classic books. For more info 518523-3200.

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As part of the initiative, which is funded through the ELT (Extended Learning Time) grant, students have the opportunity to take their machines home with them, a privilege the students’ parents say they enjoy.

But not all students have internet access at home.

In November, BCSD announced a new program that offers a limited number of free wireless devices to those students.

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AUSABLE FORKS – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Ambulance Building-Ausable Forks December 2, January 6, Feb, 3, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, at 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

ELIZABETHTOWN – 2015-2016 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building December 3, January 7, Feb 4, March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM November 19, December 17, January 21, Feb 18, March 16, April 21, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, 11:30 am - 6:30 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 KEESEVILLE – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the United Methodist Church November 25, December 30, January 13, Feb 25, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28,August 25, September 22, October 27, November 23, December 22, 9:30 am - 2:15 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 LAKE PLACID – 2015-2016 WIC schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center December 1, January 5, Feb 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM November 24, December 22, January 26, Feb 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22, December 27 1:30 PM - 6:00 PM Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 CHAMPLAIN - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday, March 31, Northeastern Central High School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more info call (518) 562-7406 ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 518-962-2351, 518873-2652. Every Sunday.

PERU - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive.

Wednesday, March 23, Peru High School, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.For more info call (518) 562-7406 LECTURES & SEMINARS PLATTSBURGH - twice-monthly Public Science Forums on interesting topics in science and the social sciences at The Champlain Wine Company, 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh NY 12901. First and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm. Beginning Monday Feb. 1st. Local Scientists and Social Scientists present provocative public forums free to the public. For more information, please call 518564-0064.

PLATTSBURGH Spring 2016 Karl Cron Lecture, Sponsored by the Plattsburgh Protestant Campus Ministry and its Sponsoring Churches and Judicatories Rev. Dr. Robin R. Meyers Quantum Physics and the Future of God Friday, April 1st at 7:30pm Newman Center 90 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, New York Lecture Free and Open to the Public PUBLIC MEETINGS CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at Cadyville Wesleyan Church, use rear entrance, 2083 Route 3, Cadyville at 7pm-8pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Cadyville Wesleyan Church, use rear entrance, 2083 Route 3, Cadyville at 7pm-8pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 8 Hall Street, Chazy 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CHAZY – Chazy Public Library Meetings: January 20, 2016, February 24,2016, March 30, 2016, April 27, 2016. Organizational Meeting May 18, 2016.

ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday at Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room, 75 Park St., Elizabethtown, 4pm-5pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

LAKE PLACID - The Lake Placid Institute Book Club will meet 7 p.m. at the Lake Placid Public Library on March 21, the third Monday of this month. This is a change from the usually scheduled fourth Monday.

The Botticelli Secret by Marina Foriato, a novel set in 15th century Italy that features plenty of murder, mayhem and intrigue touched off by one of the artists masterpieces, is this months title. All are invited to attend.

LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at St. Agnes Church Basement, 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid 8pm9pm. For more information call 1888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

PERU – Peru CSD has organized a Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) for revenues and expenditures, components of a balanced budget.

Thursday, February 11th 6pm; Thursday, February 25th 6pm & Tuesday March 15th 6pm, They will share their recommendations with the School Board on Tuesday, March 22nd during a public budget development workshop. To participate in any of the meetings of the BAC, please register by calling 518-643-6004.

PLATTSBURGH - BREASTFEEDING - LA LECHE LEAGUE Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Do you have support you can offer to others? Do you need information about returning to work and nursing? Please join us for mother-to-mother sharing. All mothers, mothers-to-be, and children are welcome. Meetings are twice monthly: the first Monday at 7 P.M and the third Friday at 10:00 A.M at the Family Connections, 194 U.S Oval, Plattsburgh. Info: 518-643-9436.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Tuesday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh Noon-1pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Thursday at United Methodist Church, 127 Beedman Street, Plattsburgh 7:30pm-8:30pm. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

SARNAC LAKE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Wednesday at Baldwin House, 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake 7pm-8pm.

For more information call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

WESTPORT - The Westport Central School District Board of Education will hold a special budget workshop meeting on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 5:45 PM in the Teacher Resource Room. Community members and interested others are welcome to attend. 518-962-8224 WILLSBORO - Essex Theatre Company's March Board of Trustees Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 20, at 6 pm at Willsborough Visitors Center, Willsboro, NY (next to the Diner). Refreshments served at 5:30 pm. All welcome.

SENIORS ELIZABETHTOWN – Senior Meal Site Luncheon, Every Friday at Church of the Good Shepherd, 11 William Street. Come enjoy lunch $3.50, play Bingo, socialize with friends & neighbors.

SPORTS & RECREATION MINEVILLE – Open Bowling Fridays at the VFW. For more info call 518-942-6514 VENDORS

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LEGALS NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: 6819 Real Estate LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/23/2015 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: 35A Smithfield Blvd, Suite 358, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

NC-03/05-04/09/20166TC-110467 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Argo Critical Solutions LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/25/16 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: 817 BROADWAY 5TH

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NC-03/05-04/09/20166TC-110353 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Bernier Properties LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/12/2016 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: 73 Sand Rd., Morrisonville, NY 12962.

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NC-003/05-04/09/20166TC-108588 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Border Mail Depot LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/9/2013. Office location, County of Clinton.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Hospitality Recruiters of New York LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/2016. Office location: Clinton County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is United States Corporation Agents, INC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

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NC-03/05-04/09/20166TC-110466 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LASHWAY EXPRESS LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Organization of Lashway Express LLC (the “Company”) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on February 29, 2016.

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LASHWAY EXPRESS LLC (PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Organization of Lashway Express LLC (the “Company”) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on February 29, 2016.

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 copy of any process against the Company served upon such Secretary of State is: 408 Devil's Den Road, Altona, New York.

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M3751 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/28/2016. Office loc: Clinton County.

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Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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DATE OF FORMATION: NC-02/20-03/26/2016The Articles of Organiza- 6TC-109004 tion were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on February QUALITY PINES MHP 23, 2016.

NEW YORK OFFICE LO- LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on CATION: Clinton County AGENT FOR PROCESS: 01/11/2016. Office loc: Clinton County. SSNY The Secretary of State is designated as Agent has been designated as agent upon whom proupon whom process cess against the LLC against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: State shall mail a copy Rohit Jindal, 401 Holof any process against land Lane Unit 814, the LLC to 30 Maple Street, Rouses Point, NY Alexandria, VA 22314.

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6TC-109005 NC-03/05-04/09/20166TC-110385 QUALITY PINES HOMES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/20/2016. Office loc: Clinton County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Rohit Jindal, 401 Holland Lane Unit 814, Alexandria, VA 22314.

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Redline Drainage, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/5/16. Office location: Clinton County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 178 Reynold Rd., W. Chazy, NY 12992. General purpose.

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2/5/16. Office location: Clinton County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 178 Reynold Rd., W. Chazy, NY 12992. General purpose.

NC-03/05-04/09/20166TC-110470 The Champlain Wine Company, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/23/2016. Office: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the IJLC, 81 Blair Road, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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