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Sun editor named writer of the year Pete DeMola acknowledged with state award

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Champlain budget passed

Village well below the tax cap, says mayor

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Market day to take place Saturday, April 23

No cuts planned for Beekmantown Central School District

Superintendent Dan Mannix says 2016-17 spending plan will come in under the tax cap

By Teah Dowling

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WEST CHAZY — Beekmantown Central School District is staying within the tax cap.

Beekmantown’s tax levy is set at 0.63 percent for the 2016-17 school year with $40,143176 in revenues — leaving over $120,000 to be raised locally.

Superintendent Dan Mannix said the district won’t know if the tax rate will increase or decrease for the third year in a row until July.

However, he said the district is facing no cuts and plans to improve its programming despite the state budget.

A few weeks ago, state aid was increased by 6.5 percent to $24.8 billion for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this is the “largest single investment in education in the history of the state of New York, period.”

The district has lost over $7.8 million due to the Gap Elimination Adjustment which will be eliminated within one year.

A little over $84,000 has been restored to the school this year.

“It’s nice to see the state moved their level of funding,” Mannix said.

But Mannix said the level of state funding

remains inadequate.

In addition to the traditional aid, the state budget maintains $340 million in annual funding for the statewide universal full-day pre-K program.

The district, Mannix said, receives funding for half-day pre-K, but puts in the remainder to offer full-day learning to the young students.

Collaborations with other districts, such as Northeastern Clinton and Chazy, have helped save $50,000.

Mannix said Beekmantown is currently in discussion with Plattsburgh City School District to explore possible shared services.

The district also managed to reserve over $20,000 due to a reduction in paper and text-

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NEW ADDITIONS The superintendent said there are quite a few new line items to this school year’s bud>> See Beekmantown budget | pg. 15

Budget officer: No hike in taxes for Rouses Point residents Village leans on fund balance to keep taxes low

Village of Champlain officials discussing repainting and repaving the Elm Street Bridge CHAMPLAIN — Village of Champlain officials are pondering what to do with one of the community’s biggest eyesores, the Elm Street Bridge.

The structure connecting Elm Street to Route 9, village officials said, is withering Teah away in terms of appearance.

Dowling Writer “The bridge is ugly,” Mayor Greg Martin said. “It’s getting worse and worse.”

Officials are tossing ideas back and forth about how to solve the problem.

Initially, the village reached out to Clinton County asking to put their structure on the county’s list of bridges.

County officials, Martin said, declined adding the bridge to their list, citing a lack of urgency.

“Structurally it’s fine,” he said. “But it’s rough to drive on.”

Trustee Janet McFetridge noted chipping paint and uneven pavement rife with holes.

books because of the One-to-One Digital Literacy Initiative.

A number of ebooks have been purchased over textbooks, Mannix said, and many student assignments and tests have been administered through Chromebooks instead of on paper.

Another $50,000 was saved in computer equipment thanks to the Smart Schools Bond Act. Over the next 15 years, Mannix said, the savings should continue.

By Teah Dowling

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Village of Champlain officials are pondering what to do with the Elm Street Bridge, which is withering away in terms of appearance.

Photo by Janet McFetridge

ROUSES POINT — Village of Rouses Point officials will remain below the tax cap for this year’s budget.

Budget Officer Arsene Letourneau said the municipality is under the .73 cap by $46,278.

Letourneau said the budget process was difficult this year due to increases in fixed costs, decreases in revenues and taxable assessments and unfunded mandates.

Other factors beyond their control, he said, included the decreasing value of the Canadian dollar, which now equates to 71 cents in the United States.

“It was very challenging,” he said.

The village peeled $233,830 from their fund balance to avoid a hike.

The tax rate is the same as last year at $4.50.

The tax levy is $575,506, with total appropriations at $5,986,667. >> See Rouses Point budget | pg. 10

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New kayak rack to be installed in Champlain Village officials approve construction to bring in more recreational opportunities

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Village of Champlain officials discussed installing a new kayak rack during the last meeting April 4.

The new addition will be placed in Bill Earl Park at the end of River Street near the boat launch on the Great Chazy River.

Trustee Janet McFetridge came across the idea after witnessing several residents wanting to kayak but having troubles transporting them.

“It will be very useful for the community,” she said.

The new kayak rack will hold up to eight boats at a time. Interested parties will have to provide their own locks.

Trustee Amy Gehrig said while she loved the idea, she expressed concerns with possible theft and vandalism.

“Someone could come with cable cutters,” she said.

“We have had vandalism before,” Trustee Kim Trombley added.

One option was to add a camera or two in the park. Cameras cost $500 each, said Mayor Greg Martin.

Another idea was to have kayakers sign a waiver before using the rack to ensure the village won’t be held liable if something were to happen.

McFetridge said the $200 structure will be completed sometime in May. The overall purpose of incorporating this into the park, McFetridge said, is to increase recreational activities within the town.

“To be out on the river is so calming,” she said. “Plus, It’s a great activity to take part in.”

To learn more about this project and other recreational activities, or to reserve a spot on the kayak rack, contact the village of Champlain at 518-298-4152 or visit vchamplain.com.

The Village of Champlain recently announced the return of the rowing program. Also this summer, kayakers will be more welcomed to join in the fun on the Great Chazy River with the incorporation of a new kayak rack.

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PreetÊ toÊ press:Ê KeepÊ atÊ it Federal prosecutor urges newspapers to continue to root out corruption, wrongdoing by public officials

By Pete DeMola

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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Talk about a receptive crowd.

The federal prosecutor responsible for the conviction of two of the state’s most powerful officials had sage advice for reporters at a conference last week: Keep digging.

“We don’t know where all the bad things are,” Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, told reporters at a conference in Saratoga Springs last Friday, April 8.

“Often it is the case that you folks are better at figuring that out than the feds are.”

Bharara said reporters, particularly those working beats at local newspapers, are often more deft at “ferreting out” and exposing malfeasance than the federal government.

This is attributed, in part, he said, because local reporters are often more dialed into their local communities than law enforcement officials.

Bharara, who assumed office in 2009, has reached near-rock star status in the Empire State for successfully prosecuting a slew of state officials on corruption charges.

The roster includes former state Senate majority leader Dean Skelos, former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, senators Thomas Libous, Carl Kruger, Malcolm Smith and Hiram Monserrate, among others.

Hundreds of reporters and media professionals had gathered at the New York Press Association’s annual conference last week at the Gideon Putnam Resort.

Among their chief concerns was breathing new life into the print media industry, which has suffered downturns as more readers turn to digital media.

Bharara, a former high school and college reporter, said the trend was alarming.

“My longest standing lament is sort of a reduction in investigative journalism,” he said.

“Every time the press has to downsize, opportunities to ferret out fraud and to find the bad guys are lost, and I don’t like that at all,” Bharara said.

The prosecutor cited a New York Times magazine report on Vitaly Borker, a Brooklyn-based online eyewear merchant who threatened customers, and a Daily News report on the CityTime payroll scandal as two investigative pieces that sparked action from his office.

Bharara has garnered headlines for the high-profile cases that have cast a chill through Albany, including the one-two punch that took down Skelos and Silver last year.

Just this week, CBS2 reported Bharara is probing real estate industry figures about donations solicited by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s campaign.

Despite the high-octane cases, the prosecutor said his office continues to be equally invested in smaller-scale crimes that affect ordinary people, including combating opiate abuse and consumer fraud perpetrated by people who falsely claim to be Internal Revenue Service agents.

The trend has reached epidemic proportions in the state.

“It’s equally devastating to the individuals who are victim to those kinds of scams,” Bharara said.

“No case is too small if it has an impact on ordinary people who are suffering and faced with the consequences of bad behavior,” he added.

Bharara deferred when asked by a reporter about the state legislature’s failure to include ethics reform in this year’s budget.

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He did say, however, organizations riddled by corruption need to police themselves.

“The best line of defense against corruption or bad conduct is a change in the culture of the place,” he said, noting the most surprising aspect of last year’s high-profile arrests was how little was done by those who knew it was going on.

No institution will be 100 percent pure, he said, comparing the state capital to harboring a virus.

“In some ways, the whole place is worthy of maligning.”

Looking at how institutions respond after arrest tells you a lot, he said.

Many legislators, in days after the Silver complaint was filed, said the Manhattan politician should maintain his powerful position.

In no other industry would this happen, he said, which speaks volumes.

“The culture of the place matters.”

Bharara also sounded off on a number of current events.

On his massive Turkish Twitter following stemming from the arrest of Turkish national Reza Zarreb on charges related to evading Iranian sanctions, he said: “There’s a feeling that corruption is not being dealt with in that country.”

“I’ve been offered all manner of delicious Turkish food, including shish kebab and Turkish delight. There have been a lot of expressions of love towards me and my office. And I guess what I would say is, ‘I’m not sure that a stranger is worthy of another stranger’s love.’ But I do hope that what our office stands for, and what our principles are, are worthy of respect.”

On the Panama Papers, he said: “When there is a case to pursue based on things that are in the public record, we will pursue them, and that’s a normal thing that folks do in our office,” Bharara said.

On the New York State Joint Commission of Public Ethics decision to force PR firms to register as lobbyists, he said: “I did not appreciate that. I’m going to go back to my office that think about that very deeply while not answering your question.”

On the dismantling of the Moreland Commission, he said: “At the end of the day, I think our office took control of [the seized documents] and we made the most of it.”

On the receptive audience, he said: “Often when I’m speaking in front of an audience like this, made up of press, it means that someone is getting arrested.”

On his ominous warning to “stay tuned,” he said: “My update is ‘stay tuned.’”

Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, delivers comments to the New York Press Association’s annual conference in Saratoga Springs on Friday, April 8, 2015.

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Sun Community News editor named writer of the year Pete DeMola acknowledged with prestigious state-wide award

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Sun Community News Editor Pete DeMola has been named writer of the year by the New York Press Association at its annual spring conference in Saratoga Springs.

The state-wide acknowledgement is one of the most prestigious awards given by the association each year and is highly competitive, according to Rich Hotaling, NYPA’s association and creative services manager.

DeMola was one of 57 newspaper professionals vying for the honor, which was judged by members of the Washington Newspapers Publishers Association, Hotaling said.

The award required submitting five non-related articles written by one author and published in 2015.

In their critique, the judges said DeMola did a great job of investigative reporting — best among the 57 entries — and said he did a fine job of storytelling using vivid words to help.

“He showed great depth in many stories, too,” the judges went on to say. “All five stories are strong which is rare.”

The articles on which DeMola was judged included an indepth investigative piece on former embroiled Essex town clerk William Morgan; an article about a businessman who conned the community one nickel at a time; a human interest piece about the prison break in Dannemora; a lighthearted feature about the Essex County Fair and a whistleblower article about a plan to pump PCB-laden water from an old missile silo in Lewis, New York.

The judges said DeMola’s writing style and attention to detail stole the show.

“Pete was easily the winner of the writer of the year competition,” the judges wrote.

NYPA President David Tyler, who helped distribute the awards during the conference, said “NYPA represents more than 700 newspapers across the state and this year’s contest included thousands of entries in dozens of categories.”

“To be singled out as the writer of the year is a tremendous accomplishment and the readers of Sun Community News are lucky to regularly read Pete’s work,” Tyler said. “He is obviously an accomplished journalist and a skilled writer.”

Following the conference, which took place April 8-9 at the Gideon Putnam in Saratoga Springs, DeMola said he was honored to be recognized by the New York Press Association.

“Sun Community News is a great place to work. Without the support of my colleagues, this wouldn’t have been possible,” DeMola said.

Sun Community News Publisher Dan Alexander said De-

Mola brings a skill set and ethic to the organization that is not easy to find.

“We’ve known for some time that we had an extremely talented writer on The Sun team,” Alexander said. “His work ethic, strong personal drive and inquisitive nature are talents that make for an excellent reporter and Pete certainly embodies what every newspaper looks for in a reporter.”

“Pete is a rare talent that we are honored to have writing for Sun Community Newspapers,” Alexander said.

Sun Community News General Manager DJ Alexander echoed his father’s statements.

“We’re so proud to have Pete recognized as the best writer in the state of New York, and I cannot think of anyone more deserving of such a prestigious award,” DJ Alexander said.

“Pete’s name is always spoken with respect among local business people and colleagues. He has such talent and dedication to the job and profession of journalism. We are fortunate to have him writing for our communities,” the younger Alexander said.

According to promotional information on the contest, NYPA members have competed in a statewide annual better newspaper contest for nearly a century.

The contest is designed to measure papers of similar size against one another in categories such as news, photography,

and advertising. Approximately 4,000 entries are received each year.

NYPA Executive Director Michelle Rea said in a release, “The contest provides an opportunity to display the powerful, impactful work being done by community newspapers.”

A Syracuse native, DeMola is now an editor based in Essex County, New York.

Following his graduation from Syracuse University in 2005, DeMola traveled to China, where he spent five years living in Beijing honing his craft at a series of new media start-ups and state-run media outlets.

Stints in Guilin, Hong Kong and Korea followed.

His writings on music, culture and current affairs from across East Asia have appeared in numerous publications while some of his creative campaigns, including the one that brought Record Store Day to Mainland China in April 2013, have received substantial media attention.

Since returning to live full-time in the United States in 2013, Pete has been reporting on some of the most critical issues facing the Adirondack Park, including economic development and the effect state policies have on rural, local governments.

DeMola joined the editorial team at Sun Community News in December of 2013.

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Individuals fight for developmentally disabled persons rights Task force forum addresses issues in regards to lack of funding and integrating workshops

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Mark Fournier of the Advocacy and Resource Center wasn’t afraid to speak his mind about replenishing services for the developmentally disabled.

“I had the opportunity and I really enjoyed it,” he said.

“Now I don’t have the opportunity to do it again and I miss it.”

Fournier, along with other individuals and community organizations and nonprofits, addressed current issues facing the developmentally disabled community at a forum on April 7.

The forum, sponsored by state assembly Republicans, focused on the impact of the Olmstead decision on individuals and their families, as well as the deterioration of services due to a lack of state funding.

“I feel like we’ve gone backwards,” Assemblyman Clifford Crouch (R-Bainbridge) said.

The Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is currently in the midst of transforming services for the developmentally disabled.

One concern centers around sheltered workshops — a program that provides employment opportunities for individuals who are developmentally, physically or mentally impaired.

Traditionally, the workshops served only the impaired persons.

However, as a result of the Supreme Court decision the state and OPWDD must integrate the work settings.

“Bringing regular people in the workshops is wrong,” Fournier said. “They were made for people like us.”

The decision is part of broader changes reshaping the field.

Following the court decision, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive plan to close institutional facilities and move individuals into community-based residential housing, supported housing or supervised residents of four or fewer individuals.

As of July of that year, OPWDD no longer allows new admissions into sheltered workshops as part of their agreement with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Marty Nephew, executive director of Mountain Lake Services in Port Henry, said because of this new rule, the agency has went from 60 workshop participants to 15.

“They need something to do,” he said.

‘IN THE COMMUNITY’ Michael Horn of Champlain said his son, Bruce, has been spoiled in terms of receiving services for the past 10 years from the Advocacy and Resource Center in Plattsburgh.

However, his opportunities are starting to dwindle down.

Michael said his son Bruce normally participates in the agency’s respite services, which provides developmentally disabled individuals a chance to escape for a weekend filled with activities.

Now, he said the services might be cutting down to eight hours a day to do the lack of staffing and the lack of funding.

The travel to and from Champlain on a daily basis would be difficult, he said.

“If this ends, there’s no way he can go out and integrate in the community,” he said.

Parent Paula Cormier said her daughter, Sarah Gooley, has also been fairly lucky in terms of programming.

Her daughter, Cormier said, has been within a sheltered workshop for 18 years.

During that time, she’s become integrated into the community by volunteering at places such as nursing homes, Head Start and the Strand Center for the Arts.

“She knows far more people than I do,” she laughed.

With the progress her daughter has made, she’s worried about the future.

The developmentally disabled are becoming invisible and it’s very concerning,” she said. “We don’t need to fix it, but we need the funds to keep it.”

DECREASE IN FUNDING The Advocacy and Resource Center in Plattsburgh is struggling with the lack of funding.

Associate Executive Director Lori Lobdell said the agency can no longer provide individuals 24-hour care.

“There’s no funding for the development of new homes,” said Merrilee, board president. “It’s been challenging.”

Nephew said Mountain Lake Services is facing a $1.7 million cut.

The agency serves about 500 clients and employs 700. A majority of their funding is from Medicaid reimbursements.

However, despite a stream of unfunded state mandates, the reimbursement formula has not been adjusted to accommodate them, said Nephew.

Cuomo signed the minimum wage policy into law last week. Upstate, rates will gradually increase up to $12.50 in five years before being indexed to $15 per hour depending on the economic climate.

Sadie Spada, executive director of the Adirondack ARC in Tupper Lake, is concerned about the rise in hourly wages.

“I’m frightened about providing competitive wages,” she said. “We could lose people to places like fast food chains and that’s a huge problem for us.”

TROUBLE FINDING PROGRAMMING Spada said the Adirondack ARC started in the 70’s when there was a bloom in programming for the developmentally disabled.

“I had the opportunity and I really enjoyed it. Now I don’t have the opportunity to do it again and I miss it.”

— Mark Fournier of the Advocacy and Resource Center

Kim Trombley spoke during the task force forum addressing current issues facing the developmentally disabled community. “I like my job very much,” she said. “I appreciate the stuff you do for me very much.”

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Over the past several years, she’s seen a decrease in opportunities for those individuals.

Keri Gadbois never heard of the Olmstead Act until recently after years of searching for the right program for her son, Nick.

Nick was diagnosed with epilepsy at 12 years old. Keri said her son didn’t let his condition put him down as he went on through school and graduated from Plattsburgh High School with an advanced regents diploma.

In his 20’s, Nick suffered from a seizure.

After a MRI and countless tests, the doctor said “your son has the brain of an 80-year-old man and he will need 24-hour care for the rest of his life.

“I was alone,” she said. “But I had to pull myself together.”

Immediately, Keri began researching on home care, services, programs and more.

She said it took her three years to find the right program for her son until she came across OPWDD. “I’ve been appreciative and grateful ever since,” she said.

Duprey’s grandson, Jeremy, was diagnosed with autism at age 7.

Duprey said her grandson was involved with a program in the school where he helped run the school store until he reached 21 when he aged out of that program.

Since the beginning of the year, Duprey’s family has been searching for the right program for Jeremy.

“It’s very frustrating,” she said. “Something needs to be done about this.”

The next forum will take place April 14 in Binghamton. For more information, contact the Assembly Minority Office of Public Affairs at 518-455-5073.

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Augmented Reality

ugmented Reality: Now there’s a phrase I never thought would become part of my everyday vocabulary, but for the last few weeks it has perhaps been my most used phrase. If you aren’t familiar with Augmented Reality, or the acronym AR, you will be very soon.

When I first heard of it several years ago it sounded like some digital tech guy’s dream and like most of you, I never really gave it a second thought.

When it resurfaced recently during a conference call with publishers from around the country, we were all ready to move on to the next subject.

But then one publisher got our attention and made us take a closer look.

Even within our own company, our very astute publisher in our Syracuse office, who also serves as president of the New York Press Association, told me he never really understood AR, but now can’t stop talking about it.

AR allows any visible product in print or on a screen to magically come to life. The process of AR memorizes an image and then digitally allows us to associate that image with eye popping video and graphic movements on a mobile devise, when scanned.

Still not impressed? Are you still reading the column?

In this week’s paper you’ll begin to see several ads and soon articles with a small box shaped-like a smart cell phone with an AR inside.

Download a free App from the Apple Store or Google Play called “Layar” then scan the ad or article. The phone or tablet will briefly go to a ghosting look on the copy and then watch what happens! The newspaper comes to life, transporting you to digital interaction.

Still not sold? Not a big smart phone or tablet user? I can appreciate that, but this version of AR is only the beginning.

Picture some point in the not so distance future when your everyday eye-wear is digitally enhanced. Images and sounds from all kinds of material will be a tap on the eye-wear away.

For a long time, people assumed the internet was the future of newspapers.

However, new research finds that over the past eight years the websites of 51 corporately owned newspapers have not seen appreciable readership gains. The average reach of a newspaper website within the newspaper’s market has gone from 9.8 percent in 2007 to 10 percent in 2015, while at the same time, print readership has fallen from 42.4 percent in 2007 to 28.5 percent in 2015.

Readers haven’t abandoned print, it’s newspapers that have abandoned readers. AR is the first of many steps to bring hard copy and digital into one platform. Once again our newspaper is proud to be the first newspaper in our region to bring AR to you.

Dan Alexander is CEO of Sun Community News.

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Guest viewpoint: A true view of Donald Trump

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here has been so much hatred directed at Donald Trump lately — a lot of it in this newspaper — by what are obviously coordinated “cut and paste” efforts, taken from internet propaganda sites, to smear him by some of your readers — who are trying to paint him as some kind of xenophobic monster, fascist, sexist, Hitler clone, bigoted, business bankrupter, con man, womanizer — you name it.

I feel compelled to counter some of these vicious attacks. It’s very comforting for naive persons led by organized political activists to attack someone by hiding behind perceived shields of Christianity, patriotism and other kinds of political correctness.

I want to make clear that this is not an endorsement of Donald Trump in any way. However, there are always two sides to every story. I only want to put things into proper perspective.

A lot of people have been conditioned to believe that Donald Trump’s success was primarily owed to his “Daddy’s money.” Nonsense! Anyone who has ever owned a business knows that it takes a lot more than money to run a business. I can assure you that Donald Trump has put in, and still puts in, a lot of sleepless nights worrying about his business ventures. I also guarantee that he has earned every penny of his efforts —just like every other successful businessperson in the world.

His father, Fred, started his first business—a very successful market called Trump Market in Woodhaven, Queens—coincidentally my childhood hometown! Fred Trump could easily be the poster person for the American Dream; rightly or wrongly, his son Donald, is now the premier Manhattan real estate developer and a major symbol of elegant American capitalism at its finest.

Yes, his father left him a significant inheritance which certainly helped him succeed in his business ventures, but so what? I am also a serial entrepreneur, on a smaller scale of course, and many times I wished that I had a rich father.

But, I didn’t; yet I never begrudged anyone’s business successes.

Professional political propagandists want naive people to think of Donald Trump as a rude, crude braggart and blowhard.

Nothing could be farther from the truth!

He may not speak eloquently (of which I am sure that he can when a black tie occasion demands it) but he has a genuinely honest style. He doesn’t need to cover stupidity with polished phoniness. He’s only being a true native New Yorker: sometimes loud, sometimes argumentative, sometimes obnoxious, sometimes aggressive, sometimes polished, but always sincere (unlike longterm permanently ensconced politicians).

Owing a lot to their New York values, New Yorkers Generally say what they mean and mean what they say. It’s a characteristic of successful entrepreneurs to take great pride in their accomplishments and they enjoy talking about them. Donald Trump has rightfully earned bragging rights for his achievements. (I, like him, also take pride in my accomplishments and like to talk about my rightfully earned achievements.)

Professional political propagandists want naive people to believe that he is racist, sexist and anti-immigration. More nonsense! Business people are too busy to concern themselves with a person’s color, origin, sexual or any other preferences.

Donald Trump didn’t build a diversified, multinational world-class organization by excluding from his business ventures blacks, women, Saudis, Israelis, Muslims, Mexicans, Cubans or any other potential customers.

Professional political propagandists want naive people to fault him for his personal life and especially his choice of women. He’s a wealthy celebrity who married a woman who in her own right was a celebrity model.

What’s the matter with that?

Professional political propagandists want naive people to paint him as being a Hitler clone.

More nonsense!

Adolf Hitler came from a modest Austrian family and aggressively rose to power through manipulative political maneuvering. Donald Trump became a multinational builder of exclusive tangible properties through his ambition, hard work and determination to further his American Dream.

Professional political propagandists want naive people to paint him as some kind of incompetent playboy jerk who has Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore through Creative Commons Licensing. Some rights reserved. bankrupted several businesses.

More nonsense!

Businesses go bankrupt all the time and for many reasons: major economic recessions, changing fashions and fads, unexpected natural disasters, raw material shortages, political pandering to anti-business activists etc. Think: Super Storm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, the Northridge Earthquake, the Phuket Tsunami, TWA, United Airlines, GM, Sears, AIG, Lehman Bros, etc. I guarantee that the recent push for a nationwide $15 minimum wage will bankrupt even more businesses—maybe even some of Donald Trump’s!

Professional political propagandists want naive people to paint him as a con artist who has been, and is being, sued many times. Again, anyone who has ever been in business, gets sued sooner or later: Someone slips on your sidewalk, you or an employee back a truck into someone’s building, an employee drops hot coffee into a customer’s lap, a disgruntled employee accuses you of unfairly firing him, etc. There is an entire industry of desperate lawyers just stomping at the bit to sue for any of these reasons and plenty more. Look at all the TV ads by these shady law firms.

Professional political propagandists urge naive people to poke fun at the time that he served Trump wine and steaks at one of his earlier political events to woo voters. What did his critics expect him to serve: Kentucky Fried chicken and coleslaw, with bottled water—like they do at many small town church picnics? Serving quality food to important guests in a world class Trump venue is an elegant sign of mature etiquette and political savviness.

Professional political propagandists want naive people to paint him as an uncaring rich person insensitive to anyone else’s personal feelings.

More nonsense!

When Ted Cruz stupidly and ignorantly attacked Donald Trump’s “New York values” on national television, he instantly responded without hesitation that he lost several friends in the 9/11 attacks on his beloved Manhattan. This was especially meaningful for me because I, too, happened to be in New York on 9/11. No compassion? Just more BS from Trump haters!

I could go on and on, but, lastly, professional political propagandists want naive people to paint him as a political bumpkin who understands business, but doesn’t know how the world of politics works.

This is the biggest nonsense of all!

I can assure you that Donald Trump learned from his Dad at a very early age how to deal with politicians at all levels—both in the U.S. and internationally.

If any readers want to learn about Donald Trump’s world class business empire, unclouded by propaganda, visit the Trump Organization‘s website at trump.com.

It’s abundantly clear to anyone that Donald Trump is at least as qualified to be President than all 545 of the U.S.’s current “leaders” put together.

David Safrany Lake View Terrace, CA

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LETTERS

ToÊ presidentialÊ candidates:Ê ChangeÊ yourÊ diapersÊ andÊ growÊ up!

To the Editor: Bravo, and thank you to Lt. Col. Joseph Dummoulin, for your timely letter. What, indeed has happened to this country? All the world must be shaking their heads in wonder and disbelief. What has happened to “God, Country, Apple Pie” and the spirit of brotherly love and compassion?

I think we should just cancel this election until we get some grown people worth voting for. How can a bunch of silly and jealous children lead our country when they are not able to get out of the sandbox and stop throwing sand at each other.

Change your diapers and grow up!

When I was young, if I had uttered just one of those statements, I would have been hauled to the woodshed for a few swats to the behind and then had my mouth washed out with soap.

What must the children think of those who are supposed to be examples of something special?

You and I are all immigrants to this country (except for our Native Americans) and why did they come here? They came to have a new and better life. To have the basic freedoms you seem so eager to throw away, as you throw mud at each other.

I can just see how foreign policies are to be handled and people comforted and built up!

Please see how very infantile you are and give us people worth voting for.

My goodness, who cares why someone went to the rest room, or who has a more beautiful wife. I think all people are beautiful, have worth and are able to be human. Grow up and prove me right. I want someone worth voting for, for I do love America. I want all people to be proud as well.

Patty Francisco Tupper Lake

KeepÊ upÊ theÊ goodÊ work!

To the Editor: I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Sun for providing a public forum for the free exchange of ideas on the relevant issues of the day.

While I don’t always agree with their positions, I recognize that they are expressing real concern for the people in the area and their future. This past week, I dropped my longtime subscription to the Press Republican. Their editorial “slant” has moved way too far from my comfort zone. I’ll try the Post Star for a while and see how that goes. But increasingly I find the Sun has useful and interesting content. I hope that trend continues. Keep up the good work.

Fred V. Provoncha Ticonderoga

TeachÊ yourÊ kidsÊ aboutÊ gunÊ safety To the Editor: Tonight on channel 10 TV was an article on Nicholas’ Law. I believe this is just for Albany County. It is a mandatory firearms storage law in a locked case. Any loss of life is a tragedy, especially if it was preventable.

There is no reason the parents can’t instruct their children in firearms safety. You teach them to look both ways before they cross a street, to wear a seat belt, to wear a bike helmet, not to go with strangers and on and on.

So why not firearms safety?

The NRA has the Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program, which I might add, many schools refuse to use, even though it is free. Very simple—see a gun, don’t touch, leave the area, tell an adult. “Oh we don’t want to glorify guns.”

Come on, get real.

My first “instruction” in firearms safety was when I was about four to four-and-a-half years old when I picked up my mother’s Colt 25 auto, unloaded in the chamber, but with a full mag. A one foot wooden ruler was applied across my butt and across my fingers!

It was applied hard enough so that it at 75 years old I still remember it.

George Phillips Chestertown

US needs a flat tax To the Editor: It seems the older I get, the more I become concerned with the direction our great nation and country is going. Things don’t seem to be getting done in Washington as they might. Though some of the fault may be our own (the voters) due to who we put in office.

I believe it is time for term limits—instead of the same old life-timers holding down their precious seats. Maybe we should limit their terms in office to eight or maybe 10 years or less.

The great compensation and benefits our representatives receive is more than incentive to try to keep one’s seat. Perhaps, with little interest or concern for those who put them there.

This goes for senators as well as our representatives. The so-called power of one rep or senator should be no greater than the man or woman in the next seat before one could run again for that office. There are many out there with good ideas and common sense that need a chance to do the public good.

I also believe in a flat tax. The first requirement being to determine the country’s gross national product. That being found—the need to determine what percentage of the gross product would be needed to run the government—the military—social security, etc. The gross product is so large that probably only a small percentage would be needed for taxes. “Possibly” 3 to 5 percent.

Every company—business organization would need to report deductions to complicate things (Sorry!) Instead, everyone would pay his or her

3 or 5 percent. The beggar on the street (sure) the working family—big corporations and the millionaires—their 3 to 5 percent! No one would be pointed out as not paying their fair share.

The Bible refers to the promised land—there is nor, has ever been in all the world’s history, a country with more opportunities or freedoms than the United States of America. Lets do our best to insure these freedoms and pass them on to other countries as time passes and they are so motivated.

E.C. James Shoreham, Vt

PortÊ HenryÊ dissolutionÊ planÊ isÊ notÊ legallyÊ binding To the Editor: A headline like “Port Henry board adopts dissolution plan” gives a true fact but does not tell the true story of the Tuesday, April 5 public hearing.

Without exploring other tax saving options, several village residents petitioned last June, on the promise of tax relief, to have a vote on dissolution of the Village of Port Henry.

In October, by 19 votes, the measure passed. At that point, village and town officials were legally required to draft a plan for dissolving the village. With the help of the LaBerge group of Albany, they did so.

Since then, public hearings have been held and villagers were told they will have a chance to vote on the final version of the plan for dissolution. We get our chance only if petitions with 25 percent of the registered voters are presented within 45 days of the last public hearing.

Several reports of the April 5 meeting describe it as “contentious” or “hostile.”

Well, there’s a good reason for that was not mentioned in any articles I read.

The fatal flaw in the plan for dissolution, no matter how well worked out the details sound, is that it is not legally binding. It takes very few words to describe that very big problem.

When I first heard this, I really did not believe it. I e-mailed a representative from the LaBerge group asking if the plan was legally binding.

Her response: “There is no legal weight of enforcement that the plan carries” and “The dissolution plan represents the recommended implementation strategy from the village to the town.”

In other words, the plan is a polite note to the town to please be nice to us.

When the town gets into budget trouble, which will happen, any promises made to the village costing the town money will be dropped. At that point, our only recourse will be to pull out our copies of the plan and say “but you said...you promised.”

Because of the relative population numbers, after dissolution, voters from Port Henry will have much less effect on town policy. We will have voted away our political voice.

In case the reader has not guessed by now, petitions for a referendum on the plan are now circulating. It is my sincere hope that these petitions are filed with a large excess of signers, the plan is rejected by village voters and dissolution is stopped.

Kim Gilbertson Port Henry

ViolenceÊ atÊ TrumpÊ ralliesÊ causedÊ byÊ theÊ left To the Editor: I keep seeing in your paper letters claiming that Trump and Hitler are one and the same.

I guess I read a different history than all the rest of the writers.

It’s not Trump followers who are taking to the streets to break up political rallies of their opponents.

It’s not Trump followers who have shut down an opponent’s rally.

It’s not Trump followers that have claimed their opponents have no right to share their ideas or to gather together.

Trump followers do not go to Sanders or Clinton rallies just to disrupt them and try to shut them down.

Trump followers do not mass in the streets and try to stop Sanders and Clinton followers from getting into their rallies.

All the violence at Trump rallies has been caused by the left. (What little there has been.) They are the real fascists.

So I stop here to ask, who are the real bullies here? Or is it okay or the left to do what they please and no one is allowed to defend themselves, except the left?

Trump offers to pay for legal help for any of his people that run afoul of the law. So the left cries foul. They have doing the same thing for years.

But there is one thing Hitler and Trump do have in common: Charisma.

Obama has this too and he also has a fawning group of followers who would do anything for him. Let’s not forget that Obama also has been friendly with a domestic terrorist.

No, I still am not going to vote for Trump. But it is past time for the name calling to stop. It is time for Sanders and Clinton to stand up and condemn all violence done by their followers as well as their opponents.

Raynard Corrow Indian Lake

Second ‘March for Bernie’ event planned PLATTSBURGH — ROTA Studios and Arts Gallery will host their Second March for Bernie event Saturday, April 16 in Plattsburgh. Organizers are asking people to arrive at Trinity Park between 1-2:20 p.m. for an event featuring games and activities, with a march to follow at 2:30 p.m. The group will march to and around the SUNY Plattsburgh campus and back to Trinity Park for a slate of guest speakers, tables with information and additional activities.

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Little Bits A Sunday of Solid Gold Gordie Little

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he number of those who remember my radio career is dwindling.

It was April, 1997 when I left that adventure. The page turned and what followed couldn’t have been more satisfying.

While on the radio, I originated a music program titled “A Sunday of Solid Gold.” Using records I collected since childhood, along with some belonging to the station, I was able to feature songs that dated from the beginnings of recorded music right up to the more recent decades.

You might recall a song called “With a Little Help From My Friends.” It applied to that Sunday program. On holidays, friends like Don Cassidy would show up with rare songs I didn’t possess. His wife Lillian gave me her collection. The late dentist, Dr. “Ditt” Dittmar, often came in with records and tape cassettes.

When he passed away, I learned that he had willed to me his entire music collection, meticulously annotated and labeled.

I have never seen its match.

Through the years, others left us and I was the recipient of their collections as well.

Another friend I simply refer to as “Dickie,” knew my love of old country music and kept me well supplied with cassettes that I shared with my listeners. Then, there was Ron Longto. If you knew him, you need no explanation. If you didn’t, it was your loss. He wrote for a newspaper called “The North Countryman” and loved old music as much as I. While Kaye was cleaning out a bedroom in preparation for guests recently, she stumbled upon a cardboard box jammed full of cassette tapes, each of which had been carefully edited and recorded for me by Ron in his home on equipment that was state of the art at that time.

He supplied me with full, numbered lists, replete with all the pertinent information about each song. He made hundreds of those tapes for me and we were fast friends until he also had the bad fortune of passing away.

To say that Kaye and I have been enjoying those tapes again is a gross understatement. The music dates back to the teens and twenties and runs the gamut from early jazz and Dixieland to big band, swing and beyond. As I pushed the “Play” button on my cassette player, I offered a silent prayer of gratitude to Ron’s spirit for his indefatigable efforts on my behalf. I often wondered what happened to his record collection when he died.

These days, I dare say not one out of a hundred of you even knows what a cassette tape is.

I still have many and have the means of converting them to a digital format; but we enjoy listening to them the “old way.” I also have a decent turntable for listening to my many record albums. Yes, I even have an 8-track player. Yup, I’m as old as dirt and darn proud of it.

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

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On the eve of her 25th birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician.

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The Big Short follows four outsiders and their bold move against big banks during the 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis.

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Elmore SPCA Adoptable Pets Rebecca Burdo

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Here is Gracie, an adoptable dog from Elmore SPCA… Gracie is a beagle yellow and white labrador mix who arrived April 7. She weights a little over 61 pounds and is 9 years old.

Gracie is a well loved dog who is looking for a new home.

This old girl started out life in a home where she was neglected and tied out all the time. In 2009 a kind, older couple took

the dog in and showered her with love, kindness and care.

She was so happy with her people! After a few years her female human passed away and she was happy to be there to comfort her male human. Unfortunately, her best buddy, her male human is no longer able to provide custodial care due to extreme health issues. He would love nothing more than to have his beloved Gracie by his side, but he is now in extended rehabilitation Gracie is extremely overweight and is a bit shy.

She hasn’t liked to be left outside alone since she was rescued by her people in 09’. She mostly likes to sleep and can she ever snore!! Gracie is unsure around new people. She is never mean or aggressive and would prefer to get away from what is bothering her than confront anything. She asks for the door when she needs to go out and is very tidy in the house. Gracie is very overweight and is now on a weight control food for her health and well being. Gracie is current on vaccinations, has tested negative for heartworm, lyme, ehrlichia and anaplasmosis and is spayed. She is used to living in a quiet household and would enjoy a home where she will get plenty of quiet time and lots of attention from her people.

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zen’s property. They took in Ernie and he lived quite well with another cat. Ernie is a quiet and independent cat who likes to perch up high in the cat colony and watch all the action. He enjoys being pet, but he is fine being left alone to entertain himself. Ernie is now current on vaccines, has tested negative for FeLV/FIV and is now neutered. He is the "King of the Colony" and enjoys lounging and mellowing out.

Come in and meet this great cat who would love to be a part of a loving and caring family again.***UPDATE*** Ernie is a sweet, quiet and laid back cat who is just looking for a couch or a window sill on which he can sit and mellow out all day.

He likes other cats and tolerates dogs. If you are looking for a low maintenance, cool cat to hang out with this is your guy!

Here is Ernie, an adoptable cat from Elmore SPCA… Ernie is a domestic short hair buff who arrived Feb. 15. He’s 2 years old and weighs almost 12 pounds.

Ernie is a sweet and loving cat who is looking for his forever home. Like so many other cats in Clinton County he found his way to Elmore SPCA by wandering onto a concerned citi-

Champlain officials approve village budget Municipality well below the tax cap, said Mayor Greg Martin

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Village of Champlain residents can expect no changes with their taxes this year.

The tax rate, Mayor Greg Martin said, is staying at $3.88 per 1,000 in assessed value.

The village is also well below the .73 state tax cap, he said.

“We’ve never been at or near the tax cap.”

Martin didn’t have the exact tax rate by the time this story went to print on Tuesday.

Total appropriations clocks in at $1,139,545 with $475,145 in revenues — down by 2.7 percent since last year. Fund balance usage has been pegged at $39,000.

Martin said there are no big changes to the budget.

A 3 percent raise was added for the mayor and trustees.

The goal with this year’s budget, Martin said, was to maintain services for the residents, which it does.

“It’s their budget,” he said.

At the April 4 board meeting, Trustees Amy Gehrig and Thomas Trombley were also sworn in for additional two-year terms.

Village appointments Thomas Murnane, village attorney (one year) Mary Sousa, deputy clerk and registrar of vital statistics (one year) Michael Jolicoeur, superintendent of public works (one year) Michael Tetreault, fire/building codes and zoning enforcement officer (one year) Juanita Munoz, records access manager and clerk/treasurer (one year and two years) Peter Visconti, zoning board of appeals member (five years) Norman Koslofsky, planning board member (five years) Claire Clark, inspector of election (one year) Marie Dupree, inspector of election (one year) Beverly Maynard, village historian (one year) Michelle Grenon, recreation leader (one year)

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Anticipated revenues are $3,735,973.

Water base rates for residential and commercial customers will increase by $6 due to the impending closure of the village’s largest industrial water customer.

Sewer rates will also increase due to the loss of revenue from the impending closure of the village’s largest industrial sewer customer.

There is no change in the base cost of electricity.

The Rouses Point Dodge Memorial Library is facing a spending decrease of over 14 percent because of changes to personnel from a full-time to part-time basis.

In the general fund, which is reflecting a .8 percent spending increase this year, the municipality put over $40,000 toward street projects, including State Street from Maple Street to Lake Street, Stewart Street and Montgomery Street from Rose to Route 2.

Over $8,000 will be put into the Northern Tier Recreation Trail and $10,000 will go toward upgrading security cameras at the Civic Center.

Letourneau said there were no changes made for employees.

Martin said he hopes to repave the blacktop in July or August. The estimated cost is $300,000.

Until then, officials pondered what could be done before St. Mary’s Bazaar in May. The almost 50-year celebration includes a parade, which goes over the Elm Street Bridge.

Trustee Kim Trombley suggested rerouting the parade along Route 9 and Maiden Lane. Although there’s ample parking along Elm Street, she said, doing so would be safer.

“I would hate to see someone get hurt.”

Trustee Thomas Trombley came up with the possibility of temporarily patching it.

Another option arose to leave one lane open while closing the other in worst condition.

No final consensus was made during the meeting, McFetridge said, but discussions will continue.

As for the paint job, the village officials decided to turn it into a community project.

The overall goal of this is to not only promote community collaboration, but get rid of the green paint once and for all.

“It needs to be done,” the mayor said. “But I don’t want to see a pink bridge.”

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Most on the Coast taking place next Saturday Market day to promote local businesses

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — The city is gearing up for the second annual Most on the Coast Saturday, April 23.

The market day, announced early this year, will showcase the best the region has to offer, Promotions and Special Events Coordinator Sandra Geddes said.

Handmade crafts, artwork, jewelry, craft beverage tasting, food vendors, organizations and more will be at the event.

New this year, there will be a kid’s station equipped with face painting and bouncy houses to name a few activities.

Geddes said this event will also contain a lot of gifts for both Mother’s and Father’s Day. “It’s a really cool event,” she said. “We hope people will come out and do some shopping.”

Geddes came up with the idea last year to showcase local businesses and organizations throughout not only Plattsburgh, but the region.

Last year, Geddes said about 60 parties took part in the daylong event. About 1,000 walked through the shopping market.

This year, over 50 vendors have signed up so far. Geddes said interested businesses and organizations can join in up until the day of the event.

Geddes said she is hopeful more vendors will sign up and foot traffic will increase.

“We do have a packed house this year” she said.

“We hope to see the event grow this year and for years to come.”

Booth space is available and can be reserved online. Spaces include 10x10’s for $40, $45 with a table, $50 with electricity and $55 with a table and electricity. Attendees over the age of 12 must pay $3. Anyone younger is free.

Vendors interested in participating and want to reserve a booth can register at www. plattsburghrecreation.com.

For more information, contact Geddes at 518-536-7458 or geddess@cityofplattsburgh-ny. gov.

FFA Craft Show to take place ELLENBURG CENTER — The FFA Craft Show will take place Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northern Adirondack High School. There will be several vendors selling goodies. A pancake breakfast will also take place from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., along with a Chinese auction.

Music, Words and Dance event on tap CHAMPLAIN — Music, Words and Dance will take place Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Champlain Meeting House, featuring Timothy Morningstar, music director of Champlain Valley Voices, and Faith Monzeglio.

The two will be leading an evening chat and lecture on Antonio Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” and John Rutter’s “The Sprig of Thyme.” For more information, call 518-2985548.

Dr. Bruce Chassy to speak at Miner Institute CHAZY — Dr. Bruce Chassy will be presenting “The Fight for the Future of Food: Untangling the Science & Rhetoric” Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Miner Institute as part of the Agriculture in Society Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public.

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to their attention. At the time, the damage that had been done to the environment was just starting to be discovered. Lake Erie was in bad shape, along with several other areas throughout the country.

To make politicians more aware of the need to protect the environment, Senator Nelson asked President John F. Kennedy to go on a conservation tour in 1963. President Kennedy agreed, but the tour did not bring the results that Senator Nelson hoped for so he came up with a new idea in 1969.

Senator Nelson invited people throughout the country to participate in a demonstration on April 22, 1970, to raise awareness of the need to protect the environment. The day was called Earth Day and was a huge success! Today, communities across America continue to celebrate Earth Day in many ways.

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Name That Product 1)

Each of the following is a product that people often recycle.

Fill in the blanks to name that product.

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Each year on April 22, people come together all over the world to celebrate Earth Day and do what they can to help protect and preserve the earth. Some clean up areas, while others look for ways to reduce, reuse and recycle at home and work. Here are some questions about conservation. How many can you answer correctly?

1) Taking a bath instead of a shower saves water. Fact or Fiction?

2) Turning off the lights when leaving the room saves energy. Fact or Fiction?

3) Plastic grocery bags cannot be recycled. Fact or Fiction?

4) Plasma TVs use less energy than most other TVs. Fact or Fiction?

5) The less packaging a product has, the better it is for the environment. Fact or Fiction?

6) Turning off the water while brushing your teeth does not save much water. Fact or Fiction?

7) Recycling paper saves trees. Fact or Fiction?

8) Compact fluorescent lightbulbs use more energy than incandescent lightbulbs.

Fact or Fiction?

9) Computers cannot be reused. Fact or Fiction?

10) The more times a product can be refilled, the better it is for the environment.

Fact or Fiction?

Answers: 1) Aluminum, 2) Paper, 3) Plastic, 4) Glass, 5) Tin, 6) Cardboard, 7) Newspapers

Answers: 1) Fiction, showers use less water than baths, 2) Fact, 3) Fiction, 4) Fiction, plasma TVs use more energy than most other TVs, 5) Fact, the less packaging there is to throw into the trash, the better, 6) Fiction, turning off the water while brushing your teeth saves about three gallons of water a day, 7) Fact, paper is made from the pulp of trees, 8) Fiction, compact fluorescent lightbulbs use 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs, 9) Fiction, many organizations take old computers to repair or refurbish and donate to others, 10) Fact, the fewer containers there are to throw into the trash, the better

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Progress and Prosperity

“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community.” Cesar Chavez said that. Whatever your political leanings, I think this holds true for most of us. Whether permanently or temporarily we have chosen to live in the North Country, and that means something – it means more than just choosing a certain address. It signifies a choice of community. And we’re lucky to have a pretty good one – getting involved is not only easy, but it’s a lot of fun. Check out some of the events happening around the area this week. Get involved, have fun, and participate in the progress and prosperity of upstate New York.

SUNY Plattsburgh will open “Fashion,” a play by A.C. Mowatt, on April 20. Published in 1845, Mowatt’s play is a satire of America’s obsession with highbrow taste and cultural distinction. Though written over a century ago, the play’s message continues to carry an uncanny resonance today. The opening performance will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Repeat performances will follow on April 21-24 at varying times. For more information, or to reserve a seat, call 518-564 2180.

Saranac Lake’s BluSeed Studios will screen a film by Voters for Change on April 20. “Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA” tells the stories of how guns - and the billions of dollars made off of them - affect the lives of everyday Americans. It features personal stories from people across the country who have been affected by gun violence, including survivors and victims’ families. The film looks into gun tragedies that include unintentional shootings, domestic violence, suicides, mass shootings and trafficking. The showing will begin at 7 p.m. A donation of $5 at the door is suggested.

On April 16, the Whallonsburg Grange Hall will host a benefit dinner and concert for the Reber Rock Farm. The farm, located just outside of Essex, lost its new barn in a fire on Feb. 27.

Along with the building itself, Reber Rock lost livestock, tools, equipment, hay, and grain. The benefit will begin with a farm to table dinner from 5 - 6:30 p.m. The dinner will cost $10 for adults and $5 for children under twelve. A concert celebrating Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday will follow. Featured performers include the Wannabes, Alice’s Fault, and Ploughman’s Lunch. For the concert portion of the evening, attendees are encouraged to pay what they can afford for tickets. For more information, visit www.thegrangehall.info Lucid will perform at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh on April 16. The Plattsburgh-based band is a local sensation. For over 10 years, Lucid has played their unique blend of blues, rock and funk all over the Northeast – gathering thousands of fans along the way. The band’s performance at the Strand will mark their last live performance for the foreseeable future. “We’re certainly not breaking up — that’s something we want to make clear,” Lowell Wurster, vocalist/percussionist for Lucid, told NYS Music. “Everyone is doing great and we’re as close as ever. We’re brothers and our musical flow is undeni-

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able.” The band will take the stage at 7 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. To purchase tickets, or for more information on the show, call the Strand’s box office at 518-5631604.

Directly following the band’s performance at the Strand, an after party will be held at the Monopole Bar on Protection Ave. A set by The Blind Owl Band will start at 10 p.m. Tickets are free.

On April 17, the Elizabethtown Social Center will host a “Paint Party” event by Creative Bloc Paint & Sip. Attendees will be guided through the process of painting an incredible autumn landscape by talented artist Linda Smyth. The $35 registration cost will cover all art supplies and instruction. Space will be limited; pre-registration required. Contact the Social Center by calling 518-873-6408 or by emailing info@elizabethtownsocialcenter.org for more details.

During the month of April, the NorthWind Fine Arts gallery in Saranac will host an exhibit by Montreal-based artist France Jauron. The exhibition, titled “Roots,” features organic creations that mimic nature. The exhibition can be viewed during normal gallery hours; Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Plattsburgh’s Trinity Park will be abuzz with supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on April 16. The “March for Bernie Sanders” event, sponsored by the ROTA Studio and Gallery, will begin in the park at 2:30 p.m. Following the march there will be brief speeches by campaign staff members and local delegate Maria Dezotell. There will be voter registration tables at the park for people who have yet to register ahead of the primaries on April 19.

The Ticonderoga Fire Department will re-open their Hall of Flame Museum on April 22. An Open House at the Ticonderoga Fire Hall of Flame will take place from 5 – 6 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony taking place in front of the museum at 6 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will include speakers, museum tours, and light refreshments. For more information contact the Ticonderoga Fire Department at 518-585-7771 or the Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce at 518-585-6619.

The Charles Wood Theater in Glens Falls will host an evening of belly dancing on April 16. The SunDancers Community Belly Dance group offers a beginner and intermediate class weekly at the YMCA, in conjunction with the Charles R. Wood Cancer Center’s Forever Strong program. All profits from the Coalescence show will benefit the Randy’s Patient Assistance Fund at Glens Falls Hospital; a program that helps cancer patients and their families with the costs of incidentals during and after cancer treatment. The show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $9.50.

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

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stay at part-time, while music equipment will not be purchased.

Mannix said he’s not concerned about possibly going with a contingency budget.

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Adding a fifth grade class, which is being implemented due to a increased number of students, will cost $75,000.

A middle/high school receptionist will be hired for $24,404.

The security resource officer will become full-time instead of part-time for almost $33,000.

Library aid might be added if additional funds, approximately $20,000, become available.

New to this year, Mannix said, is putting $4,000 toward musical equipment.

If the budget is voted down, Mannix said, a receptionist or library aid won’t be hired. The security resource officer will

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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.

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.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS 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.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS MORIAH - Adult Beginning Swimming Workshop at the Moriah Central Pool on April 16, 10-noon. $15/person, ages 18-118 years of age. Want to swim for fun or fitness? Bridget Simpson will introduce skills, instill confidence, refine skills you have, and get you going. Give it a try! bmmsimpson@mac.com MORIAH - Take 5! For Fitness at 176 The Portage (Command Performance). Classes held April 7, 14, 21, May 5 & 12. $10 per meeting. A reality based approach to fitness & weight management goals that fit your busy life. We are seeing results and having a blast! Personal Trainer Bridget Simpson leads meetings. bmmsimpson@mac.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

“But I’m worried about next year.”

For more information about the budget, visit www.bcsdk12.org.

NEXT STEPS Mannix said he anticipates the board to approve the budget April 19.

A budget hearing is set for May 10 at 7 p.m. before voters will head to the polls on May 17.

“I’m happy with the numbers,” he said. “We’ll be good this year.

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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.

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

SARANAC LAKE - On Thursday, May 5th at 7:30 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Dr. Karen Kan, will introduce the benefits of acupuncture, how it works and who it works best for, as part of the Adirondack Wellness Series.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information call Debbie Kanze at (518) 8917117 or visit www.saranacvillage.com.

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.

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.

SARANAC LAKE - As part of the Saranac Village at Will Rogers Road to Retirement Series, on Wednesday, May 4th at 2:00 p.m., at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, Photographer John Eldridge will talk about the art of photography and how to improve your skills.

This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Debbie Kanze at 518-891-7117 or visit www.saranacvillage.com.

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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 BEEKMANTOWN- The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday, April 18th, Beekmantown High School, 9am to 2pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406 BLACK BROOK - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday, April 21st, Black Brook Town Hall, 3pm to 7pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406 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.

ESSEX - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday, April 25, Essex Fire Department, co-sponsor Masonic Lodge, 4pm to 7 pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406 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 PLATTSBURGH - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Friday, April 22, Clinton Community College, 11amto 2:30pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406.

PLATTSBURGH - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Friday, April 29th, Jeffords Steel, 11am to 2pm. 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.

PLATTSBURGH - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Friday, April 15th, CV TEC Plattsburgh, 9am to 2pm.

For more info call (518) 562-7406

ELIZABETHTOWN - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Thursday, April 14th, Essex County Department of Social Services, 10am to 2pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406

ROUSES POINT - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Tuesday, April 19th, Rouses Point Fire Department, 3pm to 7pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406

ELLENBURG - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Monday, April 25th, Ellenburg Knights of Columbus, 4pm to 7 pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406

SARANAC LAKE - The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, with help from a number local businesses and community groups, is conducting A community blood drive. Wednesday, April 20th, North Country Community College, 11am to 3pm. For more info call (518) 562-7406

DINNERS & SUCH WESTPORT - Roast Turkey Dinner, Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the Westport Federated Church, 6486 Main St., Westport, NY. Serving starts 4:30pm with take-outs available. $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 12 & under, pre-school free.

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Westport Food Pantry are appreciated.

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.

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 - The Town of Elizabethtown will hold their April 19, 2016 monthly board meeting 7:00 PM at Cobble Hill Golf Course due to the presidential primary voting occurring at the Town Hall.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

SENIORS SARANAC LAKE - The Saranac Village at Will Rogers Senior Outing Clubs April event will be on Tuesday, April 26th featuring a visit to the Earthwood Building School, an off-the-grid, 5-acre campus, in West Chazy. This program is open to the public. There is a $10 fee, per person, to visit the school.

Lunch will be at a The Laughing Hen in Saranac ($4.95 and up).

Please wear good walking shoes and clothing for potentially cool or inclement weather. Departure will be from Will Rogers at 9:00 a.m.

Please call 518-891-7117 to RSVP. SPORTS & RECREATION MINEVILLE – Open Bowling Fridays at the VFW. For more info call 518-942-6514 VENDORS FOOD AND CRAFT/FLEA MARKET VENDORS WANTED for a two day set-up Memorial Day Weekend at Veterans Park, Crown Point, NY. Call 518-216-4024.

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GRANTOR GRANTEE Donald and Beverly Duffina Bryon and Victoria Colby Joni Moschelle Marianna Worczak Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Andrew Gonyo Federal National Mortgage Association Robert Roberts Laurie King Kondaur Capital Corporation Mary West and Ronald Peltier Kevin Ohara Carol Jackstadt Raymond and Rebecca Hewson Nichole Strong Morgan Kowalowski US Bank Trust Robin Bechard James Diskin William and Bonita St. Dennis Elizabeth Sumner Michael Beebe Clinton County NYSEG Karl Hill et al Barbara Provost et al Ronald and Angel Duchene Ricky Duprey Michael and Ramona Curry Patrick and Donna Curry Marie Benway Joseph Rohlfing

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NOTICE OF FORMATION whom process may be Helen Prouty David and Paula McDonough Keene served. SSNY $250 Office in Clinton Co. OF LIMITED LIABILITY shall mail Arlene Baker Sarah Pastore Elizabethtown $55,000 SSNY desig. agent of copy of process to 5 COMPANY (LLC) Gerald Smith et al Schroon $150,000 Heritage Dr., PlattsLLC upon whom proName: 6819 LLC Tyler and Michelle Collins Articles Robert Garrow Andrew and Maureen Ottati North Elba $6,000

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DJD REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/22/2016.

Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8 Lakeview Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business loca-

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of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/15/2015 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.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: 6819 LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/15/2015 Office Location: Clinton County. The SSNY is designated as

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125 LLC ARTICLES OF ORG. FILED NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/14/2016.

Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 1544, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 133 Sharron Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

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cess may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8 Lakeview Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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ELEMENT COMPOSITES AND MACHINE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/4/2016. Office in Clinton Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5 Heritage Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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burgh, NY 12901, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NC-04/09-05/14/20166TC-114138 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 Compa-

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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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF A LLC. NAME: MOUNTAIN SPIRIT DISTILLING LLC. Art. of Org. filled with the SSNY on 2/29/16. Office: Clinton County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O MOUNTAIN SPIRIT DISTILLING LLC, 46 Lighthouse rd, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Perpetual date.

NC-03/26-04/30/20166TC-112639 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF North Country Gentle Acupuncture, PLLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of North Country Gentle Acupuncture, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on Jan-

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF North Country Gentle Acupuncture, PLLC NOTICE OF FORMATION of North Country Gentle Acupuncture, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on January 19, 2016. Office location: Clinton County.

SSNY designated as Agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mary Bardis LAc., 74 Margaret St, Plattsburgh, New York 12901, Purpose/character of PLLC: Licensed Acupuncture Services.

NC-04/02-05/07/20166TC-112930 Schluter Systems L.P., Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with SSNY on 05/02/1994. Office Location: Clinton County, SSNY designated as agent of L.P. upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro-

Schluter Systems L.P., Cert. of Limited Partnership filed with SSNY on 05/02/1994. Office Location: Clinton County, SSNY designated as agent of L.P. upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O The L.P., 194 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

Purpose: to engage in import, export, distribute and sell products, tools and equipment and any lawful act.

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