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North Country Honor Flight

Partnering agencies start new challenges

Humble hero to embark to Washington D.C.

Local couple gives back by creating a new community center

By Teah Dowling

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CHAMPLAIN — Local couple Clarke Herdic and Janet McFetridge bought a house not for themselves as a home, but for everyone as a community center.

“We had a desire to offer some kind of building that would allow the community to get together to socialize, learn and get to know each other,” McFetridge said. “When this building was available, we thought it would be the perfect location in the heart of the village.”

McFetridge and Herdic purchased the house, formally known as the Champlain Meeting House, located on 1175 Main St., in

October 2014 for a few reasons, the first being to revitalize village.

Years ago, Champlain used to be filled with both vehicular and pedestrian traffic from both New York and Canada. When the interstate was built in 1935, it took that flow of traffic out of the village - leaving it to slowly crumble as buildings fell down and people began leaving.

Herdic and McFetridge, who have three children, have been part of the community for 30 years. They hope that with this community center, they’ll be able to help keep more families in, and bring more families to the community.

“I’ve come to realize that this is a very secure place to live,” Herdic said. “We hope to

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maintain or help build the community back to where it used to be.”

Construction on the privately-owned house began right after the purchase was made. The couple said for a house built in the 1900s, it was in pretty good shape. Herdic, who took on a majority of renovation, cleaned the floors and repainted the walls.

Once those were done, they purchased furniture for their small meeting area, known previously as the living room, and opened that room to the public that November.

Since then, the renovations continued with the dining room area being transformed into another meeting area with tables and chairs and the three small workshop rooms in the >> Story Continued | pg. 12

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Photo by Teah Dowling

Meet the candidates:

Town of Ellenburg Candidates talk town issues ahead of elections

Local media fixture Andy Flynn working on book on bluegrass outfit, in need of funds

ELLENBURG DEPOT — While wrapping up a book on the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, local author Andy Flynn pondered his next project.

In July 2012, Flynn attended a Lake Placid performance by the Gibson BrothTeah ers. It was a performance that left an Dowling impression so strong that he decided to Writer make them his next big project.

“I was just very impressed and blown away,” said Flynn. “I had seen them before, but I had a feeling there was a story there... a bigger story than just a couple guys making music.”

In April 2013, Flynn approached the brothers, who are from Ellenburg Depot, about writing the book.

They accepted and Flynn is now working with the pair, Eric and Leigh, to produce the book, which is tentatively titled “Breakthrough: The Gibson Brothers Story.”

“Leigh and I are excited that Andy is writing this book about us,” Eric said. “He is a wonderful writer and a soulful human being.”

Clarke Herdic and Janet McFetridge decided to purchase a building on Main Street in Champlain to create a place for all to get together.

By Teah Dowling

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ELLENBURG — With the general election approaching, voters have three weeks to get dialed into the issues.

Meet your candidates.

David Leonard, town supervisor (incumbent) Democratic Party

Leigh and Eric Gibson stand together on the red carpet before the IBMA Music Awards on Oct. 1.

Photo by Andy Flynn

Leonard started off as a school teacher in Ellenburg, eventually venturing off to travel around the country for several years. He returned in 2010, built a house, acquired a job as a painting contractor for 30 years and has been supervisor for four.

During his time as supervisor, the town has completed a recreation park that has two baseball fields and one basketball court, received two grants to acquire a new plow truck and assist residents to make improvements to their homes and updated their existing zoning laws two years ago from 1991.

Leonard said there aren’t any major issues facing the com>> Story Continued | pg. 9

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Local group celebrates 239th anniversary of Battle of Valcour

By Teah Dowling

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PLATTSBURGH — Craig Russell of the Valcour Battle Chapter fired three cannons out toward Lake Champlain and Valcour Island.

As the smoke grew bigger and clouded the clear autumn day, the echoes of the firing faded and the sounds of a bugle played by local musician and re-enactor Bill Long grew in honor of the Battle of Valcour.

Veterans, community members and visitors gathered to remember and celebrate the 239th anniversary of the Battle of Valcour — the 120th commemoration held Sunday, Oct. 11 at Clinton Community College by the Saranac Chapter, NSDAR. “The chapter decided 120 years ago that this was one of the commemorative events that they wanted to do, so they put

Craig Russell of the Valcour Battle Chapter let off three cannons during the commemoration for the Battle of Valcour.

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it together and it just continued,” said Pam Meyers, chapter regent for the Saranac Chapter, NSDAR. “We want to keep it going.”

The commemoration celebrated this historical time for Plattsburgh through music, prayer, laying of the wreaths and, of course, the story on how this all came to be.

Keynote speaker Kyle Page, of Clinton Community College, shed a light on what happened back on Oct. 11 when the air was filled with smoke and echoes of the firing cannons between the Americans and the British.

“It was horrific and brutal fight by all accounts,” Page said.

“The British pounded us and we pounded back, but in the end, their guns and ships were bigger.”

On Oct. 11, 1776, the first American naval fleet, consisting of 17 vessels with a crew of 800 farmers and immigrants commanded by Benedict Arnold, engaged the British fleet of approximately 30 vessels with 700 experienced officers and seamen with far superior firepower commanded by Sir Guy Carleton.

Although nearly all of Arnold’s ships were destroyed, leaving all but four vessels, it took more than two days for the British to subdue the Patriot naval force. Because of this, the British expended time to assemble their own naval force, costing them the opportunity to invade the United States along the route of the Hudson River during the campaign of 1776.

After their victory, they retreated to Canada, regroupes and waited next spring to begin driving southward, but by then the Americans were better prepared and forced the surrender of the invading force at Saratoga.

This overall two-day battle, in turn, became the most important naval battle of the American Revolution.

“The Battle of Valcour is a very important part of our history,” Page said. “This is an amazing place and we have amazing history.”

The American Legion Post 20 Honor Guard did a Posting of the Colors during the commemoration for the Battle of Valcour.

Photo by Teah Dowling

First annual Ausable Chasm Rim 5k to take place AUSABLE CHASM — The First Annual Chasm Rim 5K Run/Walk for Freedom will take place Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. with registration from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at Ausable Chasm.

The race, sponsored by the North Star Underground Railroad, will take guests through a unique run or walk with a view millions of years old.

The museum is looking to raise money to fund the opera-

tions of the association and its educational programs making today’s society aware of slavery in modern times as well as in the past.

The view will be exceptional, but the run will make one focus on the path and its challenges that those seeking freedom faced while concentrating on their journey to Canada.

Registration will begin immediately by downloading the registration form and waiver from the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association websites or picked up at Ausable Chasm and the North Star Under-

ground Railroad Museum.

A total of $25 is gratefully accepted for each individual.

The first 200 that sign up will get a T-shirt and a participation bag of goodies. The event will be timed with a stop watch.

Since the museum is one of the only museums to have free admission, they’re encouraging walkers and runners to register to help with this race.

The association is sustained by memberships, donations, grants and fundraisers.

Go online to www.northcountryundergroundrailroad.com for registration forms to mail in. For further information, please call Linda Richardson at 315-323-5137.

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Best two out of four: candidates are running for state supreme court seats

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — With three weeks until Election Day, the four candidates running for State Supreme Court justice in the Fourth Judicial District are busy traversing a sprawling district in the search for votes.

The district, one of 13 in the state, spans from Schenectady to the Canadian border. It includes Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties.

That’s 26 percent of the state’s land mass.

Judges face mandatory retirement at 70. This year’s two court vacancies are due to the retirements of justices David R. Demarest, of Potsdam, and David B. Krogmann, of Warren County.

The four-way run-off will see the top two vote-getters win the seats.

MARTIN AUFFREDOU, Warren County Auffredou, who currently serves as the Warren County Attorney, has been endorsed by both the Conservative and Republican parties.

“It’s a huge territory,” Auffredou told Essex County Republicans at their annual dinner last month. “This is an enormous undertaking for us.”

Auffredou, of Queensbury, has been at it since January.

The court seat rotates between the counties.

Krogmann’s retirement means the seat may leave Warren County.

It’s important for the county to retain its judicial seat, Auffredou said. But the burden to preserve it is on the voters.

Auffredou practiced law in the region for more than 25 years, including 20 years with the Glens Falls law firm Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C. There, the principal and vice president focused on municipal law.

The candidate was the counsel for the Lake George Park Commission, five school districts and eight towns and villages around the region. Upon passing the New York State Bar Exam, he served as Confidential Law Clerk to the Hon. D. Brock Hornby, an Associate Justice on the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. He has also served as an arbitrator for the Attorney Fee Dispute Resolution Program since 2004.

Auffredou graduated from Western New England College School of Law. He is ranked “qualified” by the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions.

“We’re committed to finishing strong and we’re up to the task,” Auffredou said.

Auffredou has been making campaign appearances across the district with Mary Farley, of St. Lawrence County.

Both have been endorsed by Assemblyman Dan Stec (R114 District).

Auffredou, said Stec, has done an “outstanding job” as county attorney.

MARY FARLEY, St. Lawrence County

Farley served as outgoing justice David Demarest’s principal law clerk for 22 years. She has been endorsed by the Republican and Reform parties.

According to campaign materials, Farley has experience in all facets of civil litigation, including motion practice, settlement conferencing and trial issues.

Prior to serving under Demarest, Farley held positions with Roemer & Featherstonhaugh, P.C., of Albany, and with for the Cable Television Association of New York.

Farley, of Gouverneur, stressed the importance of keeping the seat in St. Lawrence County.

“The last time I embarked on a nine-month project, and put 36,000 miles on my car, I had a kid at the end,” Farley quipped.

Farley graduated from Albany Law School of Union University.

In July, she was ranked “highly qualified” by Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions.

Farley has been campaigning around the district with Auffredou.

Stec has referred to the pair as “M&M.” “My 10-year-old is an outstanding judge of character and he loves Mary Farley,” Stec said.

JULIE GARCIA, Warren County Garcia, a former Essex County District Attorney, received the unanimous endorsement of the Democratic Party last week.

The Ticonderoga native graduated from Siena College before attending Albany Law School, where she worked in the Domestic Violence Clinic.

After being admitted to the state bar in 2000, she worked in the Domestic Violence Unit of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and ran her own law office before being elected

Essex County DA. Garcia, according to campaign materials, has handled cases in federal court, supreme court, county court and local courts, representing clients throughout the Fourth Judicial District.

As a former DA, Garcia says she is aware of the need for impartial judges who will ensure that laws are carried out fairly and consistently.

“With more than a decade of legal experience in both the public and private sectors, I have a profound understanding of our judicial system,” said Garcia in an email. “There is no substitute for the experience an attorney gains from representing clients in and out of the courtroom.”

“I know the law. I know the district. I was born and raised here and am deeply committed to justice for all.”

Garcia was nominated last week by Clinton County Democratic Chair Martin Mannix, Jr. “Julie Garcia has a quick mind and a solid moral compass,” Mannix said in a news release. “As Essex County’s first woman District Attorney, she quickly won high marks for her willingness to take on a heavy workload and promote efficiencies within her office. She will be an outstanding Supreme Court Judge.”

Garcia resides in Lake George and is a sole practitioner with an office in Essex County.

MARK BLANCHFIELD, Schenectady County The candidate currently serves as a full-time judge of the Schenectady City Court, which is the busiest local justice court in the region, according to his campaign materials.

Blanchfield spent nine years on the Schenectady City Council — including three as president — before being appointed in 2010 to fill a vacancy on the City Court bench. He was elected to a 10-year term the following year.

“I am dedicated to my community and its families and have enjoyed volunteering with various youth organizations,” Blanchfield wrote on his campaign website.

Blanchfield graduated from Harvard University and Cardozo School of Law and has a “highly qualified” ranking from the Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commissions.

As a lawyer, Blanchfield has practiced at every level of the court system, from local trial courts to the Second Circuit and the New York Court of Appeals, and in all 11 counties of the Fourth Judicial District.

Supreme Court justices serve 14-year terms at a salary of $174,000. Voters head to the polls on Nov. 3.

Adk Foundation grants $1k to tree house project PLATTSBURGH — The City of Plattsburgh is excited to announce that the Adirondack Foundation-Port Jackson Fund, at the request of Roderic G. Giltz of Northern Insuring Agency, Inc., has granted $1,000 to the City of Plattsburgh to support the Max Moore Memorial Tree House project.

The long-anticipated Max Moore Memorial Tree House will officially open to the public on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. The tree house is equipped with a special ramp and offers recreation opportunities to the entire community, regardless of age or ability. The design allows access by wheelchairs and

strollers, creating a unique place where everyone can enjoy a real tree house and the scenic view along the Saranac River.

The tree house project is still working to raise money to finalize the project and ensure maintenance funds are available for the future.

A movie fundraiser event will be held at Cumberland 12 Theater in Plattsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 24. A special

10 a.m. showing of “Hotel Transylvania” will be open to all.

Tickets are $10 for all ages and include a free popcorn. Tickets will be sold at the Grand Opening event and at the theater on the morning of the showing.

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Toxic questions

side from the fame, money, power and perks you have to wonder why anyone would run for a national political office. Sadly it must be an addiction to one of the above mentioned vices or perhaps it’s the allure of the magnitude of the challenge that attracts.

Either way you have to wonder if people who seek these offices really know what they are getting into.

Senator Clinton obviously sees something that is worth all the pain and aggravation she’s gone through over the years through her husband’s career and now her own. Everyday seems to present another attack on her candidacy and to her personally. We really have to wonder why these people put themselves and their families through this process.

Dr. Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon who has thrown his hat into the presidential ring, was recently asked a straight forward question: What would he have done if he were standing in the classroom two weeks ago in Oregon when a gunman was shooting and killing innocent students.

Carson answered that he would have encouraged other students to join him in rushing the gunman instead of waiting for the inevitable.

Carson, as you may know, has been ripped for insulting the students with such a ridiculous idea.

But when you think about his answer and think about the process these candidates put themselves through it’s really an answer very fitting the character of a person who chooses to be a leader. These people put themselves at great risk, accepting tasks that others shy away from, be it fear of failure, lack of confidence or any one of a number of other character flaws.

On September 11th in 2001 a group of airline passengers made a similar fateful decision when they realized their plane was to be used as a missile in our nation’s capital.

As leaders they recognized their only hope was to either take back control of the plane or die saving countless others on the ground from certain death. We recognize those brave souls of Flight 93 as true heroes for their actions.

So as we go through the political craziness during the next year, let’s remember to give all candidates a little slack and respect the simple fact they are willing to do the dirty work of leading our nation in order to make our lives a little easier. We must also be capable of recognizing the difference between a policy gaff and a trap question loaded with toxic interpretations.

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Jornada del Muerto

n the weeks leading up to the first atomic bomb test, on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico’s southern desert—called the Jornada del Muerto, the “Journey of Death”, by the Spanish conquistadores—70 scientists of the U.S. Army’s Manhattan Project working to build the first nuclear weapon signed a solemn petition to head off use of the weapon in Japan at the end of World War II. Headed up by nuclear physicist Leo Szilard, the 70 singees asked U.S. President Harry S. Truman to consider a demonstration test of the bomb for Japanese officials to witness instead of dropping the new weapon of mass destruction on a city of mostly civilians.

Not declassified until 1961, the Szilard petition text reads as follows: “We, the undersigned, respectfully petition: First, that you exercise your power as Commander-in-Chief, to rule that the United States shall not resort to the use of atomic bombs in this war unless the terms which will be imposed upon Japan have been made public in detail and Japan knowing these terms has refused to surrender; Second, that in such an event the question whether or not to use atomic bombs be decided by you in the light of the considerations presented in this petition as well as all the other moral responsibilities which are involved...”

Plans to deliver Szilard’s signed petition to Truman were thwarted by the U.S. Army. The effort didn’t stop the bomb and instead greatly damaged the careers of the signees. Nearly all of the scientists who signed the petition eventually lost their jobs; it took years for them to recover their career paths.

Following World War II, Manhattan Project lead scientist Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer told Truman bluntly, in a private meeting about nuclear weaponry, “I feel I have blood on my hands.”

After the meeting, Truman told his advisors that he never wanted to talk with Oppenheimer again. The President referred to the man who built the bomb, and who started displaying public remorse, as just another “cry baby scientist.”

In retrospect, Szilard’s idea to hold a demonstration test of the bomb probably might have done the trick in at least shocking the Japanese into considering surrender. However, to be fair, many respected historians and military leaders have argued otherwise. Millions of American sailors and soldiers might have died if the Japanese homeland was invaded, as planned, in September 1945. Of course ,it’s always easy to judge the actions of the past from the cold and comfortable present.

No matter, not a single world leader in power in 2015—with the possible exception of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un—has experienced an atomic explosion, either underground or above ground; yet, leaders discuss the bomb and negotiate treaties and agreements without having a first-hand knowledge of the sheer awesome, violent scale of nuclear and thermonuclear devices.

Of the three principals involved in the on-going, controversial Iranian

nuclear agreement—U.S. President Obama, Secretary of State Kerry and Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei, only Kerry has seen the horrors of (conventional) weapons up close. And neither leader has seen the effects of an underground or above ground nuclear explosion.

Would a demonstration test of an above-ground nuclear weapon explosion before the signing of the Iranian agreement changed minds or forced a rewriting of the controversial text and self inspections benchmarks? Perhaps not, but I believe that the cosmic fury of an above-ground nuclear explosion should be seen and felt—in all its roiling, thermal and radioactive intensity—by every world leader, no matter the size of the nation.

When the Eisenhower administration revoked Oppenheimer’s security clearance in 1954—for both political and philosophical reasons—the physicist returned to teaching and continued to caution the world about the awesome power of the atom he helped set loose.

As an eyewitness to the unfathomable violence unleashed during that first test of his own creation in 1945, Oppenheimer once reflected, “We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried; most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita... ‘Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.’ I suppose we all felt that, one way or another.”

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Community leads to great success!

Accusations need fact checking

To the Editor: I would like to thank the community, the Elizabethtown EMS, Volunteers, The Community Sun for their coverage, the attendees and all those involved in making the 2015 Otis Mountain Get Down an outstanding success.

We saw an attendance of 1,800 overwhelmingly supportive and positive attendees from across the region and country, 30+ musical acts, and numerous local and regional artists, food and craft vendors. The broad offering of genres and world class artists not only catered to all tastes, but also brought together a lineup that is seldom seen, let alone in the Adirondacks.

We are already looking forward to next year in improving upon our commitments to host an event that is enjoyable for anyone, safe, sustainable and supportive of the region, environment and community.

Zach Allott Elizabethtown

To the Editor: On first read of your letter in The Times of Ti Sun, the Saturday, Oct. 3 issue, I thought it very strangely written and would have dismissed it until you wrote “Then on Monday, you show up at our house with someone introducing himself as the mayor and then the vice mayor as we denied his fraudulent introduction. To us, he was just someone off the street trying to illegally record everything that was said.”

This paragraph gave me real pause. The accusations needed to be checked.

I have checked them and this is what I have discovered. You do have two facts correct. There was a village worker driving a Bobcat along the sidewalk in front of your house while going to his work on a street beyond your house. The second correct fact was that the Deputy Mayor and the head of the village’s DPW did come to your house to find out if there was a problem, if so, what it was and how to solve it. It seems that none of those involved in the short meeting were happy with the results. I have but one observation, Bobcats are much, much smaller than the eighteen wheelers that often use Broad Street.

APA ignores toxic wastes being dumped To the Editor: This letter to the editor is in response to the deafening silence from the Adirondack Park Agency (Brian Ford), and the NYS Department of Conservation (Erin Donhauser). This writer has strong concerns about the issuing of a permit by the DEC to allow Diversified Upstate Enterprises of Washington DC., to pump up to 40,000 gallons a day of supposedly treated waste water containing toxins including PCBs, lead, heavy metals, and carcinogenic solvents like Trichloroethlene, out of the missile silo onto the grounds of the former Atlas missile base located in Lewis.

According to the DEC comments on this project must be submitted in writing no later than Oct. 16. Contact Erin M. Donhauser, NYSDEC Region 5 Headquarters, 1115 St Rte 86, Ray Brook, NY 12977 (DEP.R5@dec.ny.gov).

Former Missile bases are notorious for being toxic waste sites, just Google it. All of the surrounding property owners and their families have wells for their drinking water. This writer counted at least 20 active personal use water wells in the area, no doubt more. If this goes bad or there is an “accident”, wells and ground water are poisoned. How about some communication, accountability, and transparency, for the residents in the Town of Lewis who could be negatively affected by this project.

Dan Canavan Lewis

Sandra Lovell, Port Henry

Appreciates Honor Flight To the Editor: On Oct. 3, I had the privilege of taking part in the North Country Honor Flight trip to Washington, DC, along with 13 other WWII and Korean War veterans. It was a day filled with activities and honors that created many memories for me. I would like to thank Frank McGrath, our flight commander, and everyone else involved in the NCHF program for their dedication to our veterans. I would also like to thank the Essex County Sheriff ’s department, the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle Association (“The Ghost Chapter”), the students who wrote us letters, family, friends, and everyone else who took part in making this a memorable experience.

John S. Harvish WWII Veteran Mineville

Generosity from strangers is amazing!

To the Editor: Last week my wife and I were returning from a trip to New Jersey and on the way home, we stopped at the Ambrosia Diner in Glens Falls, for lunch.

We were seated in a booth and across from our booth in another booth were two lovely Ladies who spoke to us about where we had been, we told them we had been at my cousin’s 68th wedding anniversary party in New Jersey. One of the ladies told us that her parents were married for 71 years and we exchanged small talk saying that we were from Jay, NY, they said that they were from Westport and were on their way to the Casino in Saratoga.

After they left the waitress came over and I asked for our bill, she told me that those Ladies had paid for our bill !! We didn’t believe it! Can you imagine those nice Ladies paid for our bill! We don’t know their names but if anyone knows these Lovely Ladies, please tell them that we thank them for their generosity, they are very nice Ladies.

Joe and Norma DeMarco Jay

Rotary Club selling Ausable Chasm holiday ornaments PLATTSBURGH — The Rotary Club of Plattsburgh has produced a second annual limited edition special ornament featuring a picture of a local landmark and is selling them for $20 each.

The three-inch scalloped edge ornament features a picture of Ausable Chasm.

Rotarian Peter Ensel said this is the second in a series of commemorative ornaments featuring historic landmarks in the local area.

“The Chasm was selected to adorn this year’s ornament because the club felt it was a good representation of the region’s natural beauty,” he said.

On the front of the ornament is a rendering of Ausable Chasm provided by the North Country Chamber of Commerce. On the back of the ornament is a description of Ausable Chasm; it reads “Ausable Chasm is a two-mile long sandstone gorge. Fed by the Rainbow Falls and Ausable River, it is sometimes referred to as the ‘Grand Canyon of the east.’”

The porcelain ornament is delicately trimmed in 22-karat gold and fired at 1,400 degree for durability.

“The ornament is the perfect gift to remind family and friends no longer living in the area of the history and beauty of the region,” he said.

Ornaments are now currently available and only 500 of the limited-edition ornaments were produced.

To purchase a limited edition porcelain ornament for $20 while supplies last, contact Ensel at enselpj@gmail.com.

There are also a limited number of the 2014 Valcour Lighthouse ornaments available for purchase. Ornaments are on sale at NBT Bank on Route 3 in Plattsburgh, Ufirst Federal Credit Union on Rugar Street and two Dannemora Federal Credit Union locations on 344 Tom Miller Road and 122 New York Road.

Little Bits Gittles Gordie Little

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o you doodle?

Sorry to pry, but I’m interested.

Most people make repetitious circles, squares and triangles.

I have always doodled.

Mine were different from the average bear--strange creatures, odd designs and reflections of a weird mind. Only recently have experts begun to tell us you can absorb a lecture more thoroughly when doodling. I always thought it was natural to do so.

Each day from 1961 until I left the radio business in 1997, I drew pictures when interviewing guests or playing records. When I finished a task, I would look down in amazement at the strange concoction on the reverse of a news story or sports score I had just read. I call them subliminal, because I had no idea what I was drawing.

I signed and date each, brought them home and Kaye stashed them in drawers and boxes. There they languished until our youngest son Kirk asked if he could archive them.

I was flattered as he loaded them into his vehicle and took them back to Ohio.

He scanned, photographed and categorized more than five thousand drawings. In time, he handed me a thumb drive and, for the first time, I was able to view them in chronological order or any other way that suited my mood. They are some distance outside the box, if you get my drift.

What to do with them was for me a dilemma. Should I leave them hidden from public view forever or somehow share them with friends? I tried putting some on t-shirts.

I framed a few and displayed them in shops. I was told I should put them on calendars with a different drawing each day.

Eventually, I was led to the concept of adult-oriented coloring books. 2015 has become a bonanza for people who publish and print them.

Psychologists are proclaiming them as new age meditation.

Hospital gift shops are selling them like hot cakes. Patients and doctors are gobbling them up and announcing that coloring is therapeutic.

You only have to hit me in the head with a hammer once to get my attention. I contacted my son Kirk and he agreed to write a forward. I broached the idea on my social media pages and displayed them at public presentations. I dropped off the thumb drive with a local printer.

In 1997, a friend noticed that my signature on the doodles was “GLittle,” but it looked like “Gittle.” From that day forward, I called them “Gordie Little Gittles.” Of course it’s silly, but so am I. I wrote three rhyming children’s books using Gittles to encourage young people to draw. None have been published.

Now to try and decide which Gittles to put in the first coloring book. Why? Because it seems like a good idea at the time.

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Concert seating is open with a suggested donation of $15 for the general public and $12 for students and seniors. Children who are 12 years old, or younger can attend the concert free of charge. For further information, call 518-293-7613, email hillholl@hughes.net or visit ww.hillandhollowmusic.org.

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umerous festivities are on tap only a short drive for our targeted readership — let’s cruise through a few of them.

Pop culture icons come to Saratoga Springs Drive south to Saratoga Springs for a rare opportunity to speak with comic book illustrator Steve Lavigne. Lavigne has lettered and colored the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for Mirage Studios, and the majority of officially licensed Ninja Turtles merchandise.

That dude won’t be sliding into town solo, however. Nope, he will be with a posse of superstars from the science fiction/fantasy world because Chase Con Expo is back! Gamers and comic book fans will converge at the Saratoga City Center in downtown Saratoga Springs on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25.

Among the cast of characters will be Emmy Award-winning puppeteer Jim Martin, who developed several Sesame Street characters; Jay Moores, who created the webcomic Next to Nowhere and Tico Glores Kyle, a stuntman who has appeared on the television shows Gotham and The Black List.

An impressive showing of other people — including some dressed as your favorite cartoon characters, will be swarming the area. Even the aptly named Saraphina Cosplay, known for depicting redheaded comics like Jessica Rabbitt and Queen Mera from Aquaman, will be on hand. If you want to catch Saraphina, she will be making an appearance on Sunday only, so plan accordingly.

Tickets range in price starting at $15 for a one-day pass and $25 for the weekend.

VIP packages and family 4-pack packages start at $50.

Advanced ticket purchasers get a pretty sweet deal — they receive a link to the program book and admission to the pre and after parties at Bailey’s Café in Saratoga Springs. For ticket purchasing, and additional information head to www.

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Travel to the Burlington’s Flynn Space without leaving your couch

Vermont PBS will be airing the second in a seven-episode series of the 2015 Discover Jazz Festival. The mini-concerts, filmed live at the Flynn Space in Burlington, Vermont are scheduled to run on Saturdays at 9 p.m., with the last episode airing on Nov. 21. Each episode includes special artist interviews not part of the original performance.

On Saturday, Oct. 17 the Mimi Jones Band is featured.

Mimi Jones is described as a New York bassist and vocalist stylishly eclectic, mixing jazzy soul-pop, world beat rhythms, and chilled-out balladry. A positive and inspiring composer, Jones’ songs melt seamlessly from one to another.

Jones and her quartet perform music from the ambitious 2014 release Balance. All About Jazz says the recording “leaves little doubt that Jones is really doing it — and doing it well.”

For more information, and a complete list of performances visit vermontpbs.org/jazz.

Northern New York is full of autumnal events, visit our calendar of events and on-line posts for more inclusive listings.

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Hill and Hollow Music Embraces their Anniversary

Saraphina Cosplay, shown here as Queen Mera from the New 52 Aquaman (DC Comics), will make a one-day appearance, Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Chase Con Expo.

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To celebrate 20 seasons, Hill and Hollow have planned something both impressive and local. They have invited North Country native, Soovin Kim and his ensemble — the Johannes String Quartet to perform.

Angela Brown, of Hill and Hollow, said, “Although he performs in Burlington, Vermont on a regular basis, he does not play on our side of the pond very often.

This concert is a pretty big deal for us and we are so excited!”

I was curious about the places Kim has played, “on this side of the pond.” My sleuthing efforts proved interesting. Seems the Johannes String Quartet’s other New York gigs include performances at Carnegie Hall, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Brown was correct, this string quartet is impressive. And having performed at any celebration is a significant score. The string quartet will play on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 3 p.m. at the historic United Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac.

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Lady Cougars impressive in wins as sectionals approach Girls soccer

Keene 1, Chazy 0 KEENE VALLEY — CorrieAnne Stoner scored the lone goal of the game on an Elly Smith assist in the 14th minute of play as the Lady Beavers moved one step closer to a potential top seed in Class D with a win against the Lady Eagles Oct. 9.

Madison Gifford made nine saves for the shutout, while Cassidy Roberts had five.

NCCS 2, NAC 0 CHAMPLAIN — Emily Sample set up Abbie Sample and Katie Matott as the Lady Cougars scored a shutout victory against the Lady Bobcats Oct. 9.

Jessica Cartier made four saves in the shutout win, while Paige Chilton made nine.

NCCS 7, Saranac Lake 1 CHAMPLAIN — The Lady Cougars pulled away from the Lady Red Storm with a four-goal second half Oct. 8.

Sierra Gonyo scored three goals for the Cougars, while Emily Sample and Katie Matott each scored two goals in the game.

Jessica Cartier made two saves and Kayla Carder one for the Cougars.

Chazy 4, Ticonderoga 1 TICONDEROGA — Bailey Pepper scored a pair of goals as the Lady eagles scored a three-goal win over the Lady Sentinels Oct. 8.

Kyra Becker scored the opening goal on a Hannah Hayes assist in the fourth minute of play. Pepper then scored on a penalty kick in the seventh minute and an unassisted goal in the 30th before Alyssa LaMoy scored off a Natalie Pombrio assist with 57 second left in the first half.

Cassidy Roberts had three saves in the win.

Avery Alkinburgh scored the lone goal of the game for the Sentinels on a Delany Hughes assist in the sixth minute. Sam Holmberg made five saves.

NAC 5, Willsboro 1 ELLENBURG — The Lady Bobcats opened up a four goal lead at halftime in defeating the Lady Warriors Oct. 8.

Kendall Bush scored in the 13th minute for the Bobcats, with Rachel King scoring in the 16th, Makenna Magee in the 35th, Avery Lambert in the 38th and Taylor Durnin in the 64th.

Paige Chilton made one save for the Bobcats, while Grace Thume made three in the victory.

Trina Bigelow scored the lone goal for the Warriors on a Rylee Pierson assists, while Payton Gough made 16 saves and Katelyn Doyle seven.

NCCS 3, Peru 0 CHAMPLAIN — Katelyn Southwick’s first half goal would be all the Lady Cougars would need in defeating the Lady In-

dians Oct. 6.

Katie Matott and Abbie Sample added goals in the shutout victory, while Jessica Cartier made four saves and Kayla Carder two for the shutout.

Chazy 1, Moriah 0 PORT HENRY — Lindsey Gilmore scored in the 67th minute as the Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Vikings Oct. 6.

Cassidy Roberts made eight saves to earn the clean sheet, while Sophie Bryant made 11 stops for the Vikings.

Boys soccer NCCS 3, Saranac Lake 3, 2 OT SARANAC LAKE — Ethan Wood scored twice and Witter Swanson added the equalizer late as the Red Storm rallied to force a draw with the Cougars.

Michael Mcleod, Dylan Grenon and Rylee Hollister scored for the Cougars, while Brady LaFountain had 17 saves.

Easton Moore made 14 saves for the Red Storm.

Chazy 5, Willsboro 2 CHAZY — The Eagles scored three goals in the opening 40 minutes, an advantage they would keep over the Warriors Oct. 9.

Connor Morse, Josh McCauley and Hayden King each scored in the first half, while Gage Ducatte and Cameron Giroux scored in the second to counter goals by the Warriors’ Paul Fine-Lease and Zach Pierson.

Austin Gravelle made one save in the win, with Paetyn Hilbourne making three. Lucas Cross made 16 saves in the loss.

Lake Placid 1, Chazy 1, 2 OT LAKE PLACID — Ryan Kane scored in the 33rd minute on a Jared Smith goal as the Blue Bombers rallied to force a draw against the Eagles Oct. 7.

Noah Mohr made nine saves for the Bombers.

Justin Collins scored on a Gage Ducatte goal for the Eagles in the 21st minute, while Austin Gravelle made seven saves.

NAC 2, Griffins 1 OT ELLENBURG — Stephen Peryea scored in the 87th minute as the Bobcats scored a golden-goal victory over the Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport boys varsity team Oct. 7.

Steven Warick scored on a Tanner Sawyer assist to level the scoring in the first half after Trey McLean scored on a Joel Morris assist for the Griffins.

Blake Forkey made eight saves in the win, while Sam Napper made 11 saves for the Griffins.

Peru 1, NCCS 0 PERU — The Indians took advantage of an own goal in defeating the Cougars Oct. 7.

Tyler Robinson made 14 saves in the win, while Brady LaFountain made five saves for the Cougars.

Game time!

Where & when your team is playing

Friday, Oct. 16

Volleyball — Northern Adirondack at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Saranac at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Plattsburgh at Beekmantown, 4:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer — Saranac at Peru, 4:30 p.m.

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Friday, Oct. 23 Girls swimming — All CVAC Schools CVAC Invitational, at Plattsburgh High School, 5 p.m.

Football — Beekmantown at Saranac Lake, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 20 Girls Swimming — Plattsburgh High School at Peru, 5 p.m.

Cross Country — AuSable Valley at Saranac (Seton Catholic) Cross Country — Northeastern Clinton at Beekmantown (Lake Placid, Plattsburgh High School)

Monday, Oct. 26 Volleyball — AuSable Valley at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Beekmantown at Saranac Lake, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Plattsburgh High School at Northern Adirondack, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Saranac at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Beekmantown at Lake Placid, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Northern Adirondack at Saranac, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball — Peru at Northeastern Clinton, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 22 Volleyball — Northeastern Clinton at AuSable Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 27 Cross Country — Beekmantown at AuSable Valley (Northeastern Clinton, Saranac Lake) Cross Country — Elizabethtown-Lewis at Lake Placid (Seton Catholic, Ticonderoga, Moriah, Westport)

Swimming

PHS dominates mid-season event PLATTSBURGH — Brooke Keeley of the Lady Hornets stole the show at the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference’s Mid-Season Pentathlon Oct. 9, winning all five events while breaking numerous records in the process.

Kelley broke her personal and sectional record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.72, which also topped the pool record. Her 1:05.48 mark in the 100 breaststroke also swept the school, section and pool records out of the books.

Kelley also had winning marks of 1:01.76 in the 100 fly, 1:07.95 in the 100 back and 56.23 seconds in the 100 free.

Kelley earned the top overall scored of 100, while Emily McCormick of AuSable Valley was second with 82 points thanks to second place finishes in the 100 fly, 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. She placed third in the 100 free and fourth in the 100 back.

Kelly and Meghan Davey finished in third and fourth places for the Hornets, as Kelly took second in the 100 back and 100 free. She also finished third in the 100 fly and fourth in the other two events.

Meghan Davey was third in the IM while placing fourth in the 100 free and butterfly.

Seton Catholic’s Madeline Lemza finished third in the backstroke, fourth in the breaststroke and fifth in the freestyle and IM. Plattsburgh scored a 312 to win the team title, followed by Seton Catholic (156), Peru (151), AuSable Valley (135) and Moriah 21.

Volleyball Lake Placid 3, NCCS 1 LAKE PLACID — The Lady Blue Bombers won the first two games en route to defeating the Lady Cougars Oct. 8.

The Blue Bombers scored wins of 25-23 and 25-21 to open the match before dropping a 25-19 game to the Cougars. The Bombers then rallied to score a 25-23 win to wrap up the match.

Kiana Fell had 15 assists and seven kills to lead the offensive attack for the Bombers, while Victoria O’Leary had five aces and four blocks.

Natalie Boulerice had 10 assists and Dakota Morrison had 28 digs defensively for the Cougars.

Peru 3, NAC 0 ELLENBURG — The Lady Indians swept their way past the Lady Bobcats Oct. 8.

After a close 25-20 opening win, the Indians scored a 25-10 win in the second game with a 25-16 match finale.

Alyson Rascoe set up her teammates 19 times while recording six kills of her own, while Taylor Higgins was a main recipient of the assists with 16 kills along with 10 digs defensively.

Chelsey Trombley had six kills for the Bobcats.

AVCS 3, NAC 0 CLINTONVILLE — The Lady Patriots had two wins which came down to a two-point must score in defeating the Bobcats Oct. 6.

The Patriots opened with a 26-24 score, then won game two 25-14 before a 25-23 match clincher.

Karrisa Stevens made eight kills in the win, while Paige Sousis had seven assists and Taylor Matilla added 14 digs.

Britt Gilmore had nine digs for the Bobcats.

Boys cross country Saranac wins four BEEKMANTOWN — The Chiefs scored four wins, the Eagles three, the Sentinels two and Cougars one during a five team meet Oct. 7.

Zach LePage earned the victory for the Chiefs, while Cory Couture was second and Everett Sapp third.

Girls cross country Saranac dominates in five-team event BEEKMANTOWN — The Lady Chiefs claimed the top six spots in the individual standings while scoring four victories in a five-team meet Oct. 7.

Rachael Woodruff and Elysha O’Connell took the top two spots.

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Johannes String Quartet to perform in Saranac SARANAC — The Johannes String Quartet will perform in concert Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.

Their program will be open with “Homunculus,” a 15-minute work written expressly for them by world-renowned Finnish composer-conductor Esa Pekka Salonen. Also featured will be Mozart’s “String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421” and Braham’s “String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major, op. 67.”

The Johannes Quartet brings together the first American to win the Paganini Violin Competition in 24 years: Soovin Kim, Julianne Lee, C.J. Chang and Peter Stumpf.

Concert seating is open to the public with a suggested donation of $15 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. Children 12 and under are free.

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munity at this point and he would like to continue to see it that way if re-elected.

“It’s been a very interesting experience being supervisor,” he said. “I enjoy the opportunities and challenges it presents.”

Jason Dezan, town supervisor Republican Party Dezan was not immediately available for comment by the time this story went to print on Tuesday.

Gary Bombard, town councilman Republican Party Bombard worked in the Department of Corrections for 32 years. Following his retirement, he put in a stint on the town board before taking a break.

If elected back to the seat, Bombard would like the tackle the issues of keeping taxes down to a reasonable amount and spending money efficiently and not foolishly.

Bombard said he would also like to see there be more Republicans on the town board — only one sits on the board now — in order to balance out opinions.

“I want to see Ellenburg be the kind of a town that people want to move to,” he said. “I want this to be a town that everybody is proud of.”

Jeremy Brunton, town councilman Democratic Party Brunton graduated from Northern Adirondack Central School in 1998 and Grand Canyon University with a bachelor’s in history in 2013 and is in the process of completing his

masters in secondary education at the same school.

On the side, he’s worked in retail, sales and education and has served as former vice president of the JCEO Head Start policy council and the Town of Ellenburg Democratic Committee as a member.

If elected, Brunton would like to focus on addressing two specific issues: taxes and loss of family farms.

With taxes, he plans to work with others at the town level to ensure that they stay at a fair rate. As of the loss of family farms, which are becoming less common in Ellenburg compared to the past, he plans to address the instability of milk prices by working with county, state and federal officials to see what could be done to raise the price of milk and keep it up so that farmers can stay in the area.

“I want to give back to the community that I live in,” he said. “I believe that my educational background, plus past and present work experience, can be an asset to the town.”

Joseph Kramer, town councilman Democratic Party Kramer has worked in corrections since 1985. He plans on retiring in a couple months and serving on the town board if elected.

He ran for office three times before and attended almost every town meeting up until these past couple years when his shift changed at work, said the candidate.

If elected, Kramer intends to focus on lowering taxes and continuing the incorporation of wind turbines within the town.

His biggest goal is to get more community members to attend the town meetings and be there for them if they have any questions or concerns.

“I just want the people to feel like they’re represented,” he said. “I want to be able to serve the town and better it.”

Richard Trombley, town councilman (incumbent) Republican Party Trombley worked for a dairy farmer for 30 years. Once he sold his farm in 2000, he worked a few different jobs and has been town councilman on the board for four years.

If re-elected, Trombley would like to focus on saving taxpayer money by lowering taxes. One way to do that, he said, is by adding in more wind turbines.

Though some people claimed their taxes went up after incorporation of the first wind turbines, others, like Trombley, said their taxes cut in half. He would like to see them go down even more.

“My main thing is to save the people’s money,” Trombley said. “I’ve always tried to help people and that’s why I’m running for re-election.”

Jolie Sargeant, town clerk Democratic Party Sargeant is a lifelong resident of Ellenburg Depot. She grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Northern Adirondack Central School in 2005.

“I’m running for town clerk because I think it’s a great opportunity to serve the community,” she said. “If elected, I hope to continue the great work the current town clerk is doing.”

The current clerk is retiring after this term.

Opponent Bethany Drown, Republican, declined to comment.

Town justice and tax collector Republican Kenneth Prevo will be running unopposed for town justice.

Democrat Nathan LaBombard will be running unopposed for tax collector.

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Partnering agencies begin two challenges for Clinton County

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PLATTSBURGH — About 30 walkers took their first steps for the Clinton County Trailblazers 50/50 Challenge on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

“It’s so easy to do,” said Melanie Defayette, youth services and recreation director for the Town of Plattsburgh. “Plus, it helps your attitude and it’s a good stress reliever, so it’s time to get out and moving.”

The kick-off event took place on the Terry J. Gordon Recreational Path at the U.S. Oval beginning the challenge for Clinton County residents 18 and older of walking 50 miles in 50 days.

Along with this, the Clinton County Move Passport Challenge started early this month, an initiative aimed at energizing youth to get out and get moving.

Working with the Rapid Results Institute and supported by the Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative grant from the NYS Health Foundation to the Clinton County Health Department, community partners have launched a 100 Day Challenge to increase physical activity in Clinton County — specifically the passport and trailblazer challenges.

“Both of these challenges highlights what’s out there and raises awareness,” said Adele Douglas, community development director for the Town of Peru. “Hopefully, people will become more active and continue being that active in the future.”

PASSPORT CHALLENGE Community partners are challenging the youth of the area to get out and get active by joining in the passport challenge.

From now through Dec. 24, Clinton County Move ambassadors will be attending community physical activity events, listed on the Fall 2015 Activity Guide, armed with stickers for children’s passports.

“We created an activity guide to have all the different programs that count toward the passport, so if you attend one of those programs, you will get a sticker for your passport,” said Erin Pangborn, recreation program coordinator for the Town of Plattsburgh. “We wanted to motivate people to actually get out and moving, so we came up with the passport idea.”

A group of kids show off their new passports to the camera — soon to be filled with many stickers from the events listed in the Fall 2015 Activity Guide.

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PLATTSBURGH — The ROTA Studio and Gallery will be hosting a Halloween party, music and art show Saturday, Oct. 31 at noon. There will be games, candy and fun for all ages, along with live scary music from Irradiated Beef, Implode The Abyss and more. Anyone interested in submitting art to the art show, email rotagallery@gmail.com.

Stage & Screen Karaoke Benefit set PLATTSBURGH — The second annual Stage & Screen Karaoke Benefit will take place Sunday, Oct. 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Olive Ridley’s. The night will be filled with musical performances by friends, family and local performers, along with a 50/50 raffle, dinner and drinks and other prizes that will be raffled off during the evening. It costs $5 per person. All proceeds will benefit the Drama Club at Clinton Community College.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three movers, as well as any participant with over 10 stamps.

Passports can be obtained at any participating agency — Clinton County Youth Bureau, Town of Plattsburgh Parks & Recreation, Clinton County Health Department, North Country Thrive and the Ted K Center — or at any of events mentioned on the activity guide. Activity guides can be found at all elementary schools within Clinton County.

If this passport deems successful, Pangborn said they’ll consider creating a new passport and activity guide for winter.

TRAILBLAZER CHALLENGES The Clinton County Trailblazers initially started this challenge for seniors. Though they had 65 participants, the Clinton County Office of the Aging knew they could do much better, so they lowered the registrant age to 18 and older and joined in the get moving project.

For this challenge, the partnering agencies — Clinton County Office of the Aging, Town of Plattsburgh, Town of Peru, Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County and Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network — are encouraging people to walk on several local trails in Plattsburgh, Peru, Ausable, Cadyville and Saranac.

“We thought this would be one way to get people moving,” said Crystal Carter, director of the Clinton County Office of the Aging. “We got quite a few people out on the trails.”

So far, approximately 200 people have signed up for this challenge, who walk not only on the trails, but anywhere their feet can take them.

Participants are welcome to join in at any time before Dec. 15.

If participants complete the challenge, they’ll receive a free Trailblazers water bottle and be entered to win additional prizes after they submit their completed forms to Senior Citizens Council of Clinton County.

OVERALL GOAL The Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative grant focuses on increasing opportunities for physical activity, increasing access to healthy and affordable food and creating better linkages for people to know what’s out there and available.

As part of the grant, two teams of partnering agencies were created: one focused on youth and the other focused on adults.

Once both the trailblazer and passport challenges are completed, the two groups will meet, gather the data, compare it and evaluate it to find the success and impact of both challenges on the youth, adults and seniors of Clinton County.

“We designed our challenges around what we knew we could measure,” said Karen Derusha, supervising public health educator of the Clinton County Health Department.

“We wanted to make sure at the end of these projects that we’re able to measure the difference and find out if we made an impact.”

For more information, visit the Clinton County Trailblazer website at townofplattsburghrecreation.com/clintoncountytrailblazers, go to the Facebook page “Clinton County Trailblazers,” call 51-563-6180 or email aging@clintoncountygov. com.

Grandmother Nancy Drollette and her two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Charlie Arthur, participated in the kick-off event for the Clinton County Trailblazers 50/50 Challenge.

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Explore nine handicap-accessible trails 1) Hagar Heritage Trail in Plattsburgh: a 5-mile trail located at the Commodore Thomas MacDonough Highway that begins at the ferry parking lot.

2) Heritage Trail/Karen Fleury Memorial Bike Path in Plattsburgh: a 1.4-mile loop located on 2 Beach Road that begins at the entrance of the Crete Civic Center.

3) Little Ausable River Trail in Peru: a 2.25-mile loop on Mason Hill Road that begins in the Heyworth/Mason Park.

4) Point AuRouche Trail in Plattsburgh: a 2.8-mile loop at Point Au Rouche State Park on Camp Red Cloud Road that begins near the interpretive center.

5) Saranac River Trail in Plattsburgh: a 3-mile trail on George Angell Drive that begins on the left hand side.

6) Silver Lake Bog Trail in Ausable: a 2-mile trail on Old Hawkeye Road that begins on the right side of the road.

7) Terry J. Gordon Recreational Path in Plattsburgh: a 3-mile trail on Nevada Oval that begins on the left.

8) Cadyville Park Trails (orange path): a 1.1-mile loop on 114 Goddeau Road in Cadyville that begins at the end of the parking lot.

9) New Land Trust Trails in Saranac a 1.2-mile loop on Plumadore Road that begins at the end of the road.

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Flynn, who focuses primarily on Adirondack history, traveled north from his home in Saranac Lake to find the Gibson Brother’s story from their humble beginnings of playing in fiddle contests, field days and a church in their hometown of Ellenburg Depot to hosting the International Bluegrass Music Awards on Oct. 1.

He covered his first Gibson Brothers concert for the book in Old Forge a month after the duo decided to work with him. More recently, he traveled to the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival to interview the entire band and covered the IBMA Awards Show and the Gibson Brothers concert during the Wide Open Bluegrass event on Oct. 1 and 2.

“It’s one thing seeing it on TV or a laptop, and it’s another thing being there in person and actually reporting on it,” Flynn said. “I feel really strongly that I needed to be there.”

For the past two years, Flynn’s time has been filled with travel, research, interviews and transcribing notes, with some writing on the side. However, the bills are mounting for travel, research and production costs.

While working on this book, Flynn has been working at the Lake Placid News as an editor, doing extra writing projects and selling his books to pay for these expenses.

To help with costs, Flynn started a GoFundMe account to raise $12,000. He hopes to complete the book by next summer.

“Though I’ve been spending a lot of time raising funds, I work on the book every week, every day — it’s always on my mind,” Flynn said. “The donations would support me telling their story and their story is important.”

To make a donation or to learn more about the book, visit gofundme.com/pt2m8jms.

“I have read the book’s introduction,” Eric said. “If the rest of it is anywhere close to being as good as the intro is, then this will be one fine read.”

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back that was just recently transformed into a lecture hall/activity room just a few weeks ago.

Their next renovation project includes replacing the floors and windows of the sun room as another small gathering place, adding in a downstairs bathroom and adding in a deck and handicap accessible ramp, making the building ADA compliant “We both like old buildings and I personally find it as a great hobby to get back here, tear something apart and put it back together again,” Herdic said. “I get a personal satisfaction out of it.”

Though the renovation process is ongoing, members of the community have used the center for paint and sips, club meetings, author talks, community lectures, yoga classes and more - all started not by Herdic or McFetridge, but by recommendations of local residents.

“Instead of asking ourselves what can be done with the building, we ask what the community wants offered here,” McFetridge said. “When that comes up, we look at how we can accommodate that.”

In the future, McFetridge plans to add suggestions to a list of what the center offers, including summer and winter concerts outside and renting the center for private gatherings.

Even though it costs a fee to rent the building, all community events are free, besides the ones hosted by businesses themselves who have an option to charge an admission fee if they please.

Both Herdic and McFetridge want to make it clear that they don’t have a financial goal in mind: They’re covering the taxes,

L-R: Mike Barber, Andy Flynn, Jesse Brock, Leigh Gibson, Eric Gibson and Clayton Campbell all stand together at the 2013 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival.

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utilities and renovation projects themselves simply because they wanted to give back to the community.

“My perception was that the Village of Champlain had a need for a place for people to gather and have opportunities to do different activities,” McFetridge said. “Our goal is to fill that need.”

The Champlain Meeting House is open to anyone in the region who would like to participate in its events or rent it.

For more information about the community center, the events or how to rent the center, call 518-298-5548 or visit the Facebook pages “Champlain Meeting House” or “Champlain Proud: Creating a Community Together.”

Built in the 1900s, Clarke Herdic and Janet McFetridge decided to purchase this home and restore it not for them, but for the community by turning it into a community center, specifically the Champlain Meeting House.

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Humble WWII hero

“I can’t see why I did anything out of the ordinary,” says World War II vet Thomas Buckley

By Pete DeMola

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ELIZABETHTOWN — Before he heads to Washington, DC on Saturday, Thomas Buckley just has one question: “Why is my opinion important?”

Buckley says his stint in World War II was nothing more than a vacation — a way for a selfdescribed hick like himself to spend a week in Switzerland before heading off to Italy.

The honor and accolades — a police escort to Plattsburgh, parade and day spent taking in capital memorials — is unwarranted, he said.

Buckley, 89, first heard about Pearl Harbor as a teenager cruising back from his uncle’s place on Silver Lake.

But the Plattsburgh native was too young to be drafted.

That had to wait until July 1945, just before Japan quit.

After making his way through a series of stateside camps for training — Shanks, Jackson — the 19-year-old found himself headed to Italy on the SS Blue Ridge Victory.

Buckley arrived in a destroyed train station in Naples. The windows and roof were blown out and survivors took refuge in the remnants.

From there, he took a troop train to Cividale, a mountain town on the border with Yugoslavia.

“It was pretty bleak,” Buckley recalled. “The railroad tracks were shot to hell and there wasn’t too much left of them.”

His assignment was to drive a truck hauling materials used for reconstructive efforts, bridges and roads.

Buckley would watch food rations come into Trieste, the northeastern seaport.

Gift to the People of Yugoslavia from the People of the United States, read the stamps on the crates.

“We were feeding them during the day so they would shoot at us at night,” said Buckley. “I’ve seen it happen.”

One of the biggest supply bases was in Livorno on the west coast.

Every two months, troops had to reposition boxes of explosives stored at the munitions depot. If all of the materiel was allowed to gather at one end, the explosives would become unstable and dangerous, said Buckley.

Relations with locals were largely cordial.

“Some of them had a rough going,” said Buckley. “You’d see women coming out of the woods carrying baskets of twigs and small pieces of lumber to sell in the square.”

Buckley never saw combat. The only time he heard rifle fire was when a soldier accidentally discharged his weapon during a changing of the guard.

One year later, Buckley found himself on a boat back to the United States.

He made a career at the New York Phone Company, got married and had six kids.

“I never had any hobbies because my main hobby was working,” said Buckley. “When you have six kids and a wife, and they all want their own shoes, you have to listen.”

Buckley will head to DC on Saturday with three other veterans: John McAlevey, of Jay, Maurice Guerrette and Arthur Niederbuhl, both of Bloomingdale.

“I can’t see why I did anything out of the ordinary,” said Buckley. “I don’t think it’s deserved.”

North County Honor Flight Departure Ceremony: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 a.m. at the Plattsburgh Oval. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Thomas Buckley go to Washington, DC on Saturday as part of North Country Honor Flight, the program that shuttles World War II and Korean War veterans to the nation’s capital to honor their service.

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Medicare open enrollment available ELIZABETHTOWN — Medicare Open Enrollment is from Thursday, Oct. 15 to Monday, Dec. 7. Office for the Aging is here to help compare plans and assist with enrollment. Essex County Office for the Aging will be holding enrollment events at their office Friday, Oct. 23, Friday, Nov. 6 and Nov. 20 and Friday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Whether someone is new to Medicare and need to sign up for a Part D plan for the first time, or if someone is already enrolled in a plan and want to look at other options, call the office to schedule an appointment to meet with a certified Medicare counselor. Their counselors can also assist in applying for other programs to help save money on Medicare premiums. If income eligible, people may qualify to get the Part B premium reimbursed through the Medicare Savings Program, which will then make someone eligible for Extra Help. Extra Help pays Part D premiums up to $36.97 and copays of as low as $2.50 for generic and $6.60 for brand name drugs. For more information, contact Essex County Office for the Aging at 873-3695.

Library to hold open house PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Public Library will be hosting an open house Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. This open house will showcase new and upcoming innovations in digital resources, site design, service enhancements and programs. There will be fall-themed snacks and activities for the whole family.

On Sept. 26 and 27, the Clinton County Firefighters Association (CCFA), in conjunction with the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs (NYSAFC), presented Flashover Simulation Training at the Clinton County Office of Emergency Services.

About 75 firefighters from Clinton County and the Province of Quebec took part in the training. This is the first time this training has been held north of Albany and was one of the best attended training sessions to date.

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CCHA to celebrate 70th anniversary

By Teah Dowling

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PERU — The Clinton County Historical Association will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct. 24 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Valcour Conference Center.

The party will consist of a full course dinner with appetizers and a cash bar, 40’s music by Sweet Adelines, an auction of one-of-a-kind items donated from the personal collections of CCHA trustees, a door prize, a raffle and a brief historical review of CCHA through a presentation called “CCHA — YesterdayToday-Tomorrow.”

CCHA HISTORY A Clinton County Historical Society was first conceived by the group of Harry Kehoe, Hugh McLellan, Dr. Phillip Barton, Irene Watson, Dr. William Ladue, Betty Collins, Fuller Allen, Gilmore Thew, Major Hugglung and Marjorie Lansing Porter.

The first meeting of the organizing group was held in October of 1944 at the DAR House on Cornelia Street.

“The objective was to collect both data and objects for a county museum and provide a forum to discuss people, places and events of the past,” said Helen Nerska, president of the Clinton County Historical Association. “It was agreed to have each town in the county represented officially and by membership in the organization.”

Under the direction of Kehoe, they put together a slate of officers and prepared a constitution and by-laws for a county historical society and called the first meeting on March 12, 1945 at the Plattsburgh Public Library.

In December of that year, the historical association, under President Carter Alexander, with support from the Rotary Club and the Plattsburgh Public Library board, agreed to house its historical collections at the library.

This continued for many years until the State Board of Regents granted the CCHA a provisional charter in the winter of 1946.

The event begins at 5 p.m. with a cash bar and appetizers, followed by dinner at 6 p.m.

It costs $50 per person and seating is limited.

Call 518-561-0340 to make a reservation and visit CCHA’s website for more information.

Regent Beverly Ouderkird, Duprey to speak at education forum PLATTSBURGH — The North Country Alliance for Public Education is hosting a forum with Regent Beverly Ouderkirk and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey to discuss the current state of public education Thursday, Oct. 29 in Yokum 202 at SUNY Plattsburgh. The forum is free and open to the public.

Conroy Organics to host pumpkin carving, roast PLATTSBURGH — Conroys Organics will be hosting a pumpkin carving contest and barbecue roast Thursday, Oct. 29 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. to celebrate October: the month of pumpkins, early sunsets and final harvests.

Champlain Centre to host auction to benefit United Way PLATTSBURGH — The Champlain Centre Mall will be hosting a Chinese auction for the United Way Friday, Nov. 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. They will be raising money for United Way and their partners. There will be live entertainment throughout the mall during the event.

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Cadyville FD aims to rekindle programs for area youth

By Teah Dowling

learn more about the two fire explorer programs, but both kids and adults will be able to immerse themselves in the life of a firefighter by partaking in a variety of events.

For kids, there will be fire truck rides and the Clinton County Firefighters’ Association, who’s mission is to provide a range of programs to protect the people in its communities, will be bringing in their 32’ long Scotty Fire Safety House trailer, which features three different rooms for face-to-face instruction on fire safety topics.

The front room is a kitchen setting that features a series of fire safety violations or problems that participants are asked to identify. A second room is a living room with violations or problems with a fireplace and a door to check for heat. The last room is set up as a mock bedroom that can be filled with smoke, which activates smoke detectors so that participants can practice a home fire drill and evacuate the house.

For an older audience, there will be smoke detector testing and live equipment demonstrations, such as how to use a thermal imaging camera.

Morrisonville EMS will also be there to show their equipment, take blood pressure and explain the services they provide for the community.

“It’s good to get word out to the community about what we do and the services that we have available,” Kostyk said.

“We’re hoping to bring in some recruitment also.”

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

For more information about the event or recruitment, contact the Cadyville Fire Department by 518-293-8326, chief@ cadyvillefire.com or visit www.cadyvillefire.com.

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CADYVILLE — The Cadyville Fire Department plans on rekindling two fire explorer programs for local youth and young adults.

The department decided to bring back the two programs — Fire Explorers for ages 14-20 and Fire Exploring Club for ages 11-13 — after being disbanded a couple years ago because of lack of interest.

Now, they want to restore these programs to teach participants how to be a firefighter in hopes that when they’re at least 16 they’ll join and serve for a volunteer fire department.

“That was a very successful program and it brought some younger members into the department,” said Chuck Kostyk, assistant chief of the Cadyville Fire Department. “Now that it has been down for a little bit, maybe we can spark that interest again.”

The Fire Explorers will meet three to four times a month, while the Fire Exploring Club will meet one to two times a month to partake in training sessions, taught by actual firefighters, focusing on the different aspects of firefighting; including how to properly use a fire hose, operate and climb a fire ladder, use first aid, perform CPR and use other tools and equipment a firefighter does.

In order to properly host these ongoing programs, the department needs at least five participants for each group. It doesn’t cost anything and interested participants can sign up during their open house on Saturday.

“We want to get the groups going and make those groups

The Cadyville Fire Department open house will take place Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon to 4 p.m.

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part of the community,” Kostyk said. “We would like it to last forever.”

OPEN HOUSE The Cadyville Fire Department will host an open house Oct. 17 from noon to 4 p.m.

“People should attend this event to support the fire department,” Kostyk said. “Also, people should attend this event to get a better understanding of what the fire department does and what we offer to the community.”

Throughout the afternoon, not only will interested guests

Town of P’Burgh sponsoring senior trip to casino PLATTSBURGH/HOGANSBURG — The Town of Plattsburgh is sponsoring a senior trip to the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino in Hogansburg, on Nov. 5.

The cost is $30 per person and each senior

will receive the Bus Group promotions, which include $20 free slot play and an $11.50 meal voucher.

The buses will be leaving the Champlain Centre Mall parking lot in front of Sears at 9

a.m. and will leave the Casino at 3:30 p.m. to return home.

Pre-registration and pre-payment are mandatory. Registration and payment will be taken for Town residents until Oct. 26.

If there are seats available after that date, registrations for any resident of the county will be taken until the buses are filled. Register by stopping by the recreation office on Banker Road or calling 562-6860 between 8 a.m. at 3 p.m.

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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.

BEEKMANTOWN - VFW 1466 Spellman Rd. Sunday, 6:30 Doors open at 4:30.

KEESEVILLE - Keeseville Fire Dept.

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

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

PERU - Knights of Columbus 3452 Main St. Rt. 22 Tuesdays, 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 - VFW Post 124 116 Boynton Ave. Tuesdays, 7pm doors open at 5pm.

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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.

ELIZABETHTOWN - Al-Anon Family Group, family, friends of problem drinkers. Elizabethtown Community Hospital Board Room. 4 to 5 p.m. Anonymous, confidential, free. Details: 962-2351, 873-2652.

Every Sunday.

ELIZABETHTOWN – WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building October 1, 8:00 - 3:30 PM October 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 – WIC shedule at the United Methodist Church October 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 – WIC shedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center October 6 , 9:30 am - 2:15 PM October 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 LONG LAKE - Fall Blood Drive to be Held October 23rd Blood donations help millions of patients in need. One pint of blood can save up to three lives and on Friday, October 23rd you can help save lives.

Sign up for the blood drive at the Long Lake Town Hall by calling Steph at 518-624-3077. Appointments are available from 12:305:30pm and walk-ins are welcome!

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.

ROUSES POINT - 5th Annual Angel Fund Dinner!! American Legion, 29 Pratt Street, Rouses Point NOVEMBER 6th, 2015 ~~ 4pm TILL 8pm. To Benefit Local Children and the Area Food Banks!!

Dinner will include: Baked Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy & Raisin Sauce, Corn, Glazed Carrots, Cranberry Sauce, Pineapple & Cherries, Rolls & Butter and Apple Crisp with Ice Cream for dessert.

Take-outs are AVAILABLE!!

Adults ~~ $9.50 Seniors >65 ~~ $9.00 Children 5-10 yrs old ~~ $7.00 Children UNDER 5 – FREE This is to help our many North Country children & families, as all proceeds remain within the communities of Champlain, Mooers, Ellenburg and Rouses Point.

For more information contact: Call OR Stop in to see Kim @ Smith & Son ~~ 518-298-4521 OR Trudy OR Brigitte @ Champlain Peterbilt ~~ 518-298-3835 Ext 0

UPPER JAY - The Wells Memorial Library will how Healthy Aging Discussion Series Friday, Sept. 11, Friday, Oct. 2, and Oct. 23, from 2 until 3:30 p.m. Topics include Living well means more than just living longer; Your action plan for a healthy life; How to find happiness and vitality for a lifetime; Its all about attitude; Thinking positive and staying connected; Future health planning issues; Rx for peace; and Eat as if your life depended on it. The discussion series is facilitated by Lynn Edmonds and made possible by the ClintonEssex-Franklin Library System.

Reading materials are available.

For more information, call or email the library at 946-2644 or wellslib@primelink1.net.

SCHROON -There will be a regular meeting of the Clinton-EssexFranklin Library System Board of Trustees Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Schroon Lake Public Library, at 3 p.m. It will be held in the Community Meeting Room. Every year three away Board meetings are held at various member libraries.

This will be the final away meeting of 2015. The meeting is open to the public.

WESTPORT-The Boy Scouts will be meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at the WADA Building For more info: troop8063@gmail.com, Jill Lobdell 962-4664 or Larry Carroll 569-5431.

WILLSBORO - Essex Theatre Company, community theatre in Essex, NY, will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, October 25 at 6 pm at the Willsborough Visitors Center, Willsboro, NY. The Board of Trustees will meet prior to the meeting at 4:30 pm. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

BOOKS LAKE PLACID -The Lake Placid Institute Book Club will begin its new season Monday, Sept. 28 at the Lake Placid Public Library at 7 p.m. Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Czanne, Monet, and Rodin by Ruth Butler will be discussed. The LPI Book Club generally meets at 7 p.m. on the last Monday of each month at the library to discuss books about the arts. All are welcome.

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UPPER JAY - Healthy Aging Discussion Series, Fri, October 23, 2:00pm 3:30pm, Wells Memorial Library, RT 9N, Upper Jay, NY. More info: 946-2644 or wells lib@primelink1.net WADHAMS – Wadhams Free Library presents Mac Devices and the Cloud Wednesday October 21 7:30. Ken Hughes, will help you learn how to get the most out of your devices. Bring your devices with you to this free hands-on workshop. Free and Open to the Public. Call with any questions: 518-962-8717. wadhamsfreelibrary.org

CRAFTS & FESTIVALS MOOERS - Come out and enjoy the 28th Annual Ladies of St. Ann Craft Show, to be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Mooers Fire Station, Route 11 in Mooers.

Something for everyone: Craft and Non-craft vendors, Hot Lunches and Baked Goods, and Raffle Prizes. We will also be accepting nonperishable items and monetary donations for the Mooers Food Pantry. Info Contact # (518) 2367733.

FARMER'S MARKETS SARANAC LAKE – Farmers Market Riverside Park, Main & River Sts. Saturday 9am-2pm June 6-October 17 LECTURES & SEMINARS CHAZY - Yankee Farm Credit will be hosting a seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. The seminar will take place at the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute located on 1034 Miner Farm Road to examine estate planning, understand tax ramifications and learn how to successfully integrate succession planning.

ELIZABETHTOWN - Professional Development Video Conference Child Abuse and Maltreatment with a Focus on Understanding Brain Injury and Prevention Thursday, October 22nd, 6:45pm-9pm. The training will be held at the ACAP office, 7572 Court St., Suite 2, Elizabethtown, NY 12932.

Contact Kathy B at kathyb@acapinc.org or 518-873-3207 ex 236 to register. The training is free, but you must register if you plan to attend.

PUBLIC MEETINGS CHAMPLAIN - The Mooers Good Fellowship Club will be meeting at noon at the VFW Post 1418 in Champlain on October 14, 2015. It will be POT LUCK again. If you have any questions please call Shirleen at 420-5513 or 2045021or you may call Debbie Mooso at 236-5794.

PLATTSBURGH - The Plattsburgh Rod & Gun Club will hold its general meeting at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month.

Annual Elections take place on the second Wednesday of October, for information call 298-7776 or email, PeterViscontiEsq@yahoo.com.

PLATTSBURGH - The Rough Riders JR Rifle Team, will meet every Thursday at the Plattsburgh Rod & Gun Club at 6:30 p.m. Equipment and instruction is provided at no cost. To register or for information call Coach Visconti at 298-7776 or send an e-mail to PeterViscontiEsq@Yahoo.com.

SCHROON -There will be a regular meeting of the Clinton-EssexFranklin Library System Board of Trustees Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Schroon Lake Public Library, at 3 p.m. It will be held in the Community Meeting Room. Every year three away Board meetings are held at various member libraries.

This will be the final away meeting of 2015. The meeting is open to the public.

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.

SARANAC LAKE - Will Rogers Senior Outing Club. Saranac Village, Will Rogers. Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 10 a.m.

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JOBS TAHAWUS CLUB MANAGERS NEEDED The Tahawus Club in Newcomb, New York is searching for both a Club Superintendent and a Clubhouse Manager to oversee all of its operations, steward its natural resources, and provide quality service to its members. A husband and wife team has traditionally shared these two positions, but strong individual candidates will also be considered. Please see accompanying Clubhouse Manager position description. The Tahawus Club, located in the scenic high peaks region of the Adirondacks, is a 135 year-old outdoor recreation Club with access to some of the most pristine wilderness in the Northeast. The Superintendent position is a hands-on position responsible for maintaining and managing property, budgets, seasonal personnel, and the natural resources of the club. The Clubhouse Manager position is responsible for managing day-to-day Club living for members, with a particular focus on Clubhouse living, meals, special events and cottage readiness. These full-time positions provide competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience and can include residence in the Clubhouse. Employment will begin during the first quarter of 2016. Please email jeffputnam@comcast.net for more information.

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HELP WANTED LOCAL ESSEX COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING ANNOUNCES A VACANCY: Specialist, Services for the Aging.

This position is grant funded for the time period of 11/201512/2016. For more information including, minimum qulifications and applications, please visit our website; www.co.essex.ny.us/personneljobs.asp for more information you may contact Personnel at (518) 873-3360.

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MOTORCYCLES 2006 SPORTSTER XL 883 Low, practically new, mint. $5,700. Call 518-208-4111.

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NC-09/26-10/31/2015ny served upon such dress within or without NC-09/19-10/24/20156TC-95853 Secretary of State is: 28 this state to which the Lakeland Drive, Platts- 6TC-95026 Secretary of State shall burgh, New York 12901. mail a copy of any proNC-10/10-11/14/2015cess against the limited 6TC-97171 liability company served upon him or her is: Katherine Donis 1385 Silver Lake Rd. #1 Au Sable Forks, NY 12912 FOURTH: The limited liability company is to be managed by: ONE OR MORE MANAGERS. I certify that I have read the above statements, I am authorized to sign these Articles of Organization, that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that my signature typed below constitutes my signature.

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ARTICLES OFMAILED ORGANIUSPS TO ZATION OFNorthern Iron Valley Equine Center, LLC NewSection York and Under 203Vermont of the Limited Liability Company Law THE UNDERSIGNED, being a natural person of at least eighteen (18) years of age, and acting as the organizer of the limited liability company hereby being formed under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Company Law of the State of NOTICE OF FORMATION New York certifies that: OF Lakeview Lawn Care, FIRST: The name of the LLC Arts. Of Org. filed liability company is: Iron with the Sect'y of State Valley Equine Center, of NY (SSNY) on LLC Let’s Go Garage & Yard 7/16/2015. Office locaSECOND: The county, tion, County of Clinton.

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Purpose: Any lawful act. bility company upon whom process against it NC-10/10-11/14/2015may be served. The ad- 6TC-96779 dress within or without Mark Papa Electric, this state to which the LLC. Filed with SSNY on Secretary of State shall 9/3/15. Office: Clinton mail a copy of any pro- County. SSNY designatcess against the limited ed as agent for process liability company served & shall mail to: 1 Adupon him or her is: doms St Plattsburgh NY Katherine Donis 12901. Purpose: any 1385 Silver Lake Rd. #1 lawful Au Sable Forks, NY NC-10/3-11/07/201512912 6TC-96340 FOURTH: The limited liability company is to be NOTICE OF FILING OF managed by: ONE OR ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORKMORE MANAGERS.

BY A LIMITED LIABILII certify that I have read TY COMPANY the above statements, I Name: Northeast Busiam authorized to sign ness Interiors LLC. Artithese Articles of Organicles of Organization filed zation, that the above with sec. of state of NY statements are true and (SOS) on 10/2/15. Office correct to the best of my location: Clinton Counknowledge and belief ty. SOS is designated as and that my signature agent of LLC for service typed below constitutes of process. SOS shall my signature. mail copy of process to Linda L Morgan, Orga- 187 Margaret Street, nizer Suite A, Plattsburgh, NY 1385 Silver Lake Rd. #1 12901. Purpose: Any Au Sable Forks, NY lawful act or activity.

12912 NC-10/10-11/14/2015NC-09/19-10/24/20156TC-97293 6TC-95188 PREMISES ARCHITECNOTICE OF FORMATION OF Lakeview Lawn Care, TURE, PLLC NOTICE OF FORMATION LLC Arts. Of Org. filed of a domestic Profeswith the Sect'y of State sional Limited Liability of NY (SSNY) on 7/16/2015. Office loca- Company (PLLC): DATE OF FORMATION: The Artion, County of Clinton.

SSNY has been desig- ticles of Organization were filed with the New nated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro- York State Secretary of State on September 1, cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail 2015. process to: The LLC, NEW YORK OFFICE LOCATION: Clinton County 3036 Rte. 374, Lyon Mountain, NY 12952. AGENT FOR PROCESS: The Secretary of State is Purpose: Any lawful act. designated as Agent NC-10/10-11/14/2015upon whom process 6TC-96779 against the PLLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the PLLC to 37 Durkee Street, Plattsburgh, New York 12901.

PURPOSE: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

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NC-09/12-10/17/20156TC-94368 R&R SPORTS and DESIGN LLC filed Articles of Organization in New York on July 29, 2015.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: Roger Wright LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/02/2015 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: 355 Nashville Road, Saranac, NY 12981.

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NC-09/19-10/24/20156TC-94709 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF The Adirondacks Shop, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/10/2015. 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 The Adirondacks Shop, LLC, 1 Foxfire Dr, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Purpose of LLC: To engage in any lawful act or activity NC-09/19-10/24/20156TC-94576

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