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Plattsburgh footbridge still closed amid safety concerns

Parents call on mayor, council to work together with Plattsburgh City School District

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PLATTSBURGH | A handful of concerned parents took to City Hall last Thursday to call for a “dual track” approach to fi xing the Webb Island footbridge.

The closure of the passenger bridge on the city’s South End earlier this month due to safety concerns sparked questions about who is responsible for repairs: the City of Plattsburgh, or the Plattsburgh City School District.

According to Mayor Colin Read, repair estimates are somewhere between $400,000-500,000.

But for some local parents, who owns or maintains the bridge is negligible: they just want a solution.

“Either I as a taxpayer in the city or I as a taxpayer in the school district will have to pay for this,” said resident Bill Crotty.

“Worry about the ownership later. One way or another, we’re going to pay for this, and it’s needed.”

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The bridge is used by approximately 35-40 students of the school district on their way to and from school, according to Read.

With its closure, some students need to walk nearly a mile further to get to school.

In the meantime, the school district is looking to hash out a temporary transportation deal with Clinton County Public Transit (CCPT).

At a special Plattsburgh City School District Board of Education meeting last Wednesday, the board spoke with CCPT Director James Bosley about the possibility of the district reimbursing CCPT for student rides to and from Plattsburgh High School.

“At this point, it’s our hope that the process might be ready in the latter part of the week following Thanksgiving,” Superintendent Jay Lebrun said in an email.

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The city signed an agreement with the school district in 1982, Read said, wherein the city gifted $200,000 to the school district to build the Webb Island footbridge, and agreed to maintain it until 1992. » Footbridge Cont. on pg. 4

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Task forces lobby to raise tobacco purchase age to 21 Stakeholders hope momentum from school districts, local governments will propel initiative forward

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

PLATTSBURGH | An effort to raise the purchase age of tobacco products from 18 to 21 is gaining momentum within school districts across the Adirondack region.

“We’ve got about 16 school districts stating support in the past few weeks,” said Tom Tallon, a population health improvement program manager with Adirondack Health Institute, the agency spearheading the regional Tobacco 21 movement.

School districts in the six-county region who have supported the initiative include AuSable Valley Central, Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES, L.P. Quinn Elementary in Tupper Lake, Minerva Central, Newcomb Central,

Saranac Lake Central, Schroon Lake Central, Wells Central and Chazy Central Rural.

“We’re just really trying to engage schools,” Tallon said.

The outreach to schools is part of a strategy to gain momentum for counties to pass local laws raising the age, paving the way for an eventual statewide law.

Health advocates believe raising the age will discourage tobacco companies from targeting young people during the 18- to 21-year-old window when many move from experimenting with tobacco to regular smoking.

Ninety-five percent of smokers begin before the age of 21, according to AHI. “Almost no one starts smoking after 24, so the cigarette companies have to convince adolescents to start before then if they are going to make money,” said Dr. David Beguin, a local pediatrician, in a statement. “Cigarette companies have been masters of marketing for a long time. But they have not been masters of health.”

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“We’re relying on local people to promote at the local level,” Tallon said.

Localities are also being asked sign onto the effort, with a crown jewel being counties, who can vote to raise the age of tobacco sales within their jurisdictions.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors was briefed by Tallon in August, but has not taken any formal action.

The Essex County Health Department has sponsored a resolution to create a board subcommittee to advance Tobacco 21 initiatives, said Health Director Linda Beers, and a planning committee has identified key stakeholders to participate in monthly meetings.

“We are very optimistic that this task force will build support from the ground up and be able to move this legislation forward,” Beers said.

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» Tobacco Cont. from pg. 1 “Public health officials here in Clinton County have brought the topic to the standing committee as a discussion item,” said Clinton County Administrator Mike Zurlo.

“But the Clinton County legislative body has taken no action on the issue.”

None of the six counties in the Adirondack region — which also includes Warren,

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Washington, Hamilton and Franklin — have brought Tobacco 21 to a vote, and stakeholders said they will wait to introduce resolutions until they feel as if they can garner enough support.

A proposed measure didn’t make it out of committee in Saratoga County, and a resolution was outright rejected by St. Lawrence County lawmakers in June, citing

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‘That’s when we realized so much work needed to done educationally,” said Tallon.

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» Footbridge Cont. from pg. 1 According to Lebrun, the district initially took ownership of the bridge so school building aid could be used to construct it.

The district intended to transfer the bridge title to the city afterward the agreement expired but never did.

“I don’t know why it didn’t take place,” Lebrun said. “However, I view that issue as not particularly relevant, as that same original agreement clearly held that the city would be responsible for the bridge’s maintenance.

“School districts have no role in owning municipal transportation infrastructure like a bridge.”

Though the agreement has expired, the city has continued to maintain it, said Read, because the city understood its importance

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to the community and the students.

The city conducted routine engineering studies and reports on the bridge — the most recent one this past summer, he said — which showed that its condition had deteriorated.

Results from an engineering study commissioned by the school district lead to the bridge’s closure earlier this month.

“What’s going to need to occur is a serious evaluation in this community of whether we put half a million dollars into a bridge every few years or simply rebuild a bridge that’s now approaching 35-40 years,” Read said. ■ The recent closure of the Webb Island footbridge due to safety concerns has sparked question of who is responsible for its repairs, which are estimated at $400,000-500,000.

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Stefanik votes ‘no’ on House tax plan SALT continues to be dealbreaker

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

WASHINGTON, D.C. | The House of Representatives passed tax reform legislation on Thursday, fulfilling a longstanding pledge to overhaul the nation’s tax code for the first time in 30 years.

The vote was 227-205.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) was among the 13 Republicans who voted against the measure, citing the repeal of the State and Local Tax Deduction, or SALT.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) was among the 13 Republican lawmakers who voted against the House’s tax reform legislation on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.

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“I support comprehensive tax reform that provides tax relief to hardworking North Country families,” said Stefanik in a statement. “I remain concerned about the elimination of the State and Local Tax Deduction which penalizes taxpayers in high taxed states like New York. I will be voting no today to stand up for New York taxpayers in my district.”

SALT has occupied a central position in the debate, with New York lawmakers arguing it will deprive the state’s residents of a much-needed tax write-off that averages $6,000 annually.

The bill passed Thursday limits the deduction to the first $10,000 paid in property taxes.

Repeal would generate $1.3 trillion in revenue to offset income tax cuts elsewhere.

But 3.3 million New Yorkers receive the deduction, according to the governor’s office, saving some $17.3 billion.

Stefanik criticized the state for failing to control its spending.

“This bill highlights the failure of New York State to rein in spending, and to reduce the tax burden for all New Yorkers,” she said.

The second-term lawmaker said she will continue to work closely with her colleagues from other highly taxed states to ensure that the final tax reform package in Conference “addresses these concerns and provides real tax relief for families in New York’s 21st District.”

The bill now heads to the Senate.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has led a full-out war against the plan, calling it a “targeted assault on New Yorkers that will deliver a catastrophic blow to our economy.”

Repeal of SALT, Cuomo said, directly threatens the prog-

ress the state has made on rolling back property taxes, including the tax cap and shared services initiative that required counties to craft collaborative plans with local stakeholders.

“If you can’t deduct them from your federal income tax, you will now be taxed on the tax that you pay for property taxes,” Cuomo said on Thursday. “The federal government will tax your property tax and they will tax your income tax.” As the House has worked to hash out the bill, Cuomo has targeted specific lawmakers from New York’s GOP delegation, calling those in favor of the legislation “Benedict Arnolds” and claiming their votes go against the best interest of their constituents.

Reps. Claudia Tenney, John Katko, Chris Collins and Tom Reed were the four Republicans from New York who voted for the measure.

“Any member from New York that votes for this bill is voting to take billions of dollars from middle class New Yorkers and send that money to corporations, billionaires and other states,” Cuomo said.

Mary Alice Shemo, a local activist, led a small knot of protesters outside of Stefanik’s Plattsburgh office on Wednesday.

“I’m pleased that she kept her word, that she said she was going to,” said Shemo after the vote. “I’m very happy with our congresswoman at this point.”

Stefanik also voted against the federal budget resolution earlier this month, citing concerns over SALT. The bill now heads to the Senate, where GOP leaders have said they want to pass legislation and get it to the president’s desk before the end of the year. ■

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ALTONA Holy Angels Church - Main Street, Altona. Mass - 10 a.m. Sunday ALBURGH VT Union Bible Church - 102 S. Main St., Alburgh, VT. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Bible Study and Bible Club for Kids at 7:00 p.m. Pastor John Kehoe, 802-796-3055.

CADYVILLE St. James Church - 26 Church Rd., Cadyville. 293-7026. Saturday Vigil: 4 p.m., Sunday Masses: 8 a.m. & 10 a.m., Daily Mass Mon.-Fri. CHAMPLAIN Christ & St. John’s Episcopal/ Anglican Church - 18 Butternut Street, Champlain. (518) 298-8543.

Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. Patricia A. Beauharnois, Deacon Vicar Living Water Baptist Church - 9 Locust St., corner of Main and Locust, Champlain. Sunday School at 9 a.m.

Service at 10 a.m. Thursday Bible Study at 7 p.m. includes activities for

children. Phone: 298-4358 St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Church Street, Champlain. Anticipated Mass: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. Weekday Masses: Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.

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298-8655 or 298-5522. Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at same time (Sept. thru June). Steve Loan, Pastor. steeples3@primelink1.net CHAZY Chazy Presbyterian Church - 620 Miner Farm Rd., Chazy. 846-7349 Worship and Sunday School will begin at 11 a.m.

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DANNEMORA Dannemore United Methodist Church - 86 Clark Street, PO Box 488, Dannemora, NY. Pastors Wendy and

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ELLENBURG CENTER United Methodist Church of Ellenburg - 5 Church St., PO 142, Ellenburg Center, NY 12934 Pastor: Gary Rhodenhamel Phone: 518-8919287 Hours: 9am Service, Sunday Worship & Sunday School ELLENBURG DEPOT Ellenburg Depot Wesleyan Church - 2179 Plank Rd., PO Box 177 Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935. Pastor: Robert R. Phillips. Phone: 594-3902. Sunday Family Bible Hour: 9:50 a.m. Sunday Worship Time: 10:50 a.m. Children’s Youth Ministries: Call for schedule.

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MOOERS FORKS St. Ann’s Catholic Church - Route 11, Mooers Forks. Anticipated mass Saturday 4:00 p.m. Reconciliation before mass. Sunday 8:00 a.m. mass.

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

First Presbyterian Church - 34 Brinkerhoff Street, Plattsburgh, NY

12901. Phone 561-3140. Paster Timothy Luoma. Find us on Facebook or at www.presbyplatt.org. Worship 9:30 a.m., Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m., Church School for children and adults 11:00-11:45 a.m. Child Care Nursery Available.

Seventh Day Adventist - 4003 Rt. 22, Plattsburgh, 561-3491 - Pastor Livergood Worship Saturday at 11:30 a.m., Pot Luck Dinner after service Trinity Episcopal Church - 18 Trinity Place, Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

518-561-2244. Services: Saturday 5:00 pm, Eucharist with dialog sermon.

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First Presbyterian Church - 50 Washington Ave., Rouses Point, New York 12979. Telephone 518-297-6529.

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St. Louis of France Catholic Church - Route 22, Sciota. Mass 5:30 p.m.

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Stewart’s Holiday Match kicks off Campaign continues to set records, funds support local children’s charities

PLATTSBURGH | Stewart’s Shops is teaming up with its customers once again to raise money for local children’s charities.

The Stewart’s Holiday Match campaign kicks off on Thanksgiving Day and runs through Christmas Day at all shop locations.

The program doubles customer donations penny for penny, and has set fundraising records for three consecutive seasons.

“Already having such a sense of community in our shops, the Stewart’s Holiday Match program has proven to be a perfect match for our friendly partners and loyal customers. By joining together, we can support kids in our own neighborhoods, all year long,” said Stewart’s Shops President Gary Dake.

In 2016, customers donated an incredible $926,000 to the program, doubling to more than $1.85 million with the Stewart’s match.

This was a $100,000 increase over the previous season. The funds were able to support a record 1,737 local children’s organizations across the 31 counties where Stewart’s Shops are located.

“The Holiday Match Program is a significant part of Stewart’s commitment to

strengthen our shops’ communities,” said Stewart’s Foundation President Susan Dake.

“Not only does it raise funds and awareness for local children’s charities, it encourages community support. It’s another way we are closer to you.”

This program has contributed more than $24 million to thousands of local children’s organizations since 1986. All the money donated goes to charity; there are no administrative costs. The funds are allocated in March.

The goal of Holiday Match is to encourage individual giving and broaden the base of support for local charities. Stewart’s Holiday Match is a 501c3 foundation; all donations are tax-deductible. Stewart’s gladly accepts

funds from groups or businesses, but only matches individual donations.

Local children’s organizations are encouraged to apply for funding online at stewartsshops.com.

Paper applications are also available at shops. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2018. All groups applying must be locally based, benefit children under 18, and be a qualified, charitable 501c3 organization.

A brochure listing all the local organizations that received funds last season will also be available in all Stewart’s Shops and at stewartsshops.com.

Stewart’s Shops thanks its customers, shop partners and media partners for their support each year. ■

City convenes public safety council

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PLATTSBURGH | The City of Plattsburgh is convening a panel designed to squash crime.

“We’ve certainly seen an increase this year in drugs and weapons charges, along with some violent crimes tied to drug issues,” Plattsburgh City Police Chief Ken Parkinson told The Sun. As a result, Mayor Colin Read announced he would convene the Public Safety Council in an attempt to reign in drug-related crimes in particular.

“I’d like to now have them devote their expertise to crime suppression,” Read told The Sun, “especially related to the opioid epidemic.”

The city has seen several high-profile drug busts this year.

Read did not directly respond when asked by a reporter if the city had a growing crime problem.

But the first-term mayor said that he hopes the Public Safety Council — which includes former city police chiefs and administrators Herb Carpenter, Racicot, Ron Santor, Rick Perry and Christian Balan, former District Attorney Ara Asadourian, Clinton County Emergency Services Director Eric Day, two city councilors and one resident — will use their experience “in the city and across the country to keep our citizens safe.”

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Porch pirates Who says there is no Christmas Grinch?

Online shopping volume has been growing over the last few years and

By Dan Alexander so has the rise of front• PUBLISHER • porch package theft— perpetrated by “porch pirates.”

A 2017 Package Theft Study among 500 U.S. homeowners ages 17-54 was recently released by YourLocalSecurity.com.

The new study revealed that 73 percent of Americans believe their porch is a safe place for package deliveries.

However, despite that confidence, 71 million Americans had packages stolen from their front porches in 2016.

You might feel pretty safe starting your online holiday shopping over Black Friday weekend and trusting your package deliveries to the safety of your front porch.

But should you?

Here is a peek at some national statistics: • Americans spend an average of 22 percent more online purchases over the Black Friday weekend than during other times of the year • 71 million Americans had a package stolen in the last year.

• 74 percent of packages were stolen from the front porch during the day while the homeowner was at work..

• 108 million shopped online during Black Friday weekend spending an estimated $5 billion in 2016.

How to help prevent a disappointing Black Friday experience: • Seasoned thieves are working overtime during the holiday season, especially right after the Black Friday weekend.

• Make your purchases locally at the store to avoid the threat of theft altogether.

• If you must shop online, have the merchandise delivered to a safe location. Ask your neighbors to keep an extra eye out when you’re expecting an important package, or ask if the product could be delivered to their home if they are planning to be home.

• Consider installation of a doorbell camera. Not only does a doorbell camera add a layer of security to your home’s entrance, it can also monitor the activity at your front door, allowing you to tell a delivery person to leave the package in a safer location.

It also serves to confirm a delivery so you’ll know right away if something is missing versus waiting too long to seek assistance or a replacement.

If snagging the best holiday deals is at the top of your list this season, please do so safely and please think local first.

Just make sure to prepare your home for delivery before hitting those one-click purchase options. With the right precautions in place, you can enjoy a protected and joyful holiday shopping experience. ■

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A celebration of the fall sports season The year has started off well for Section VII sports.

Of course, you start with the state champion Chazy Eagles, who will sew an eighth star onto their uniforms after earning a co-championship in a 1-1 draw against Mount Academy.

Look at the stats and this may be one of the best teams in Chazy history.

While it did not score as much as some other Eagles’ squads, it defended on historic levels, not allowing a goal to a Class C or Class D team until the final game of the season, only allowing four goals all year.

When you play high-quality defensive soccer, you are going to win the high-quality games, which the state title game was over a solid team in Mount Academy.

As for the debate on whether or not a state title game should end in a draw, all we can say was we were pleased with the result after watching two teams give their all for 110 minutes, being so tired at the end of the game it may have been the first time anyone has seen a Chazy team start playing kickball.

However, Chazy was not the only team making the final weekend of the season. The Lake Placid boy’s and Moriah girl’s soccer teams made program history as they made their first ever appearance in the state semifinals.

For the Lady Vikings, it was the culmination of a Cinderella-to-Queen of the ball story, going from their unprecedented eighthseed run in 2016 to this season, where they

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Not paying attention on cause of opioid crisis

To the Editor: Opioid epidemic, your government at work. Have you ever heard of the “Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act”?

Tom Marino, Marsha Blackburn and Orrin Hatch were major sponsors of the bill which became law in 2016.

The law made it very difficult, if not impossible, for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to stop suspicious shipments of opioid painkillers by drug distributors.

In other words, it weakened DEA’s efforts against drug companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics on the black market.

The drug industry has spent $106 million lobbying Congress on this legislation. Mckesson Corp., Amerisource Bergen and Cardinal Health together spent $13 million lobbying for this bill.

The DEA’s most effective enforcement tool is called “immediate suspension order.” This allowed the DEA to shut down drug companies that are sending hundreds of mil-

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were the comeback kids, trailing in all but one post-season games as they played their way to the Cortland area and the Final Four.

It was also the second time in nine months the Lady Vikings have made school history, going to their first basketball final four in March.

For Lake Placid, it was a true underdog story, going into the sectionals as the fourth seed and defeating the top two seeds and gaining revenge against Maple Hill as they advanced to Middletown.

Led by a hot goalie in Jacob Novick and timely scoring, the Blue Bombers helped to prove Division II of the Northern Soccer Conference is a good as it gets, with three schools in the final four and seven of the eight sectional finalists in Classes C and D coming from that division.

In football, Ticonderoga and Moriah were as dominant as they come, beating up everyone in Section VII except for each other, with the Sentinels earning the regular season win and the Vikings winning the Class D title, advancing to the state quarterfinal round.

In volleyball, it was a season where Saranac won the CVAC title, and Saranac Lake won the Class C championship game along with Beekmantown winning in B and Northern Adirondack going from a program who won two games (not matches, games) in 2016 before winning the Class D championship this season.

Delaney Brown continued to keep her reign over the CVAC gymnastics world,

lions pills downstream, unchecked.

Tom Marino (R-Pa) said that the law was written by an industry lawyer.

The lawyer who wrote this law (for the drug industry) knew exactly what he was doing.

By changing the language in the law, he tied the hands of the DEA so that they couldn’t stop the drug dealers from selling their drugs to the corrupt doctors and pharmacists!

The law was passed without any discussion or comments by any of our legislators.

On Tuesday morning on CNN, there was a discussion with a congressman about “The Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug enforcement Act.” The congressman was asked, “How was this bill passed?

He answered, “I guess we weren’t paying attention.”

Joe DeMarco, Jay ■

End tax!

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again winning the Section VII overall title and helping the Peru Indians win their fourth straight sectional title. PHS also kept a stronghold over the pool, winning the sectional girl’s swim title.

Peru had a strong season in cross country, sweeping the Class B titles while finishing first and second in the girl’s and boy’s CVAC standings, respectively. The Saranac Lake boys and Saranac girls also had strong performances at the state meet, placing in fifth and sixth place, respectively.

To all teams and athletes, we say congratulations. To all the seniors who participated in sports, thank you for your energy and efforts, it has been a pleasure to watch you all.

Now, we get ready for the winter sports season with defending state champions Moriah boy’s basketball and Lake Placid boy’s Nordic skiing.

Is there a chance Moriah could sweep the Class D basketball titles — and we’re not talking sectional titles, we mean state championships — giving Section VII their third boy’s and first-ever girl’s state champions?

Can Lake Placid go for a three-peat?

Can anyone reach the top of the podium in wrestling? Whose going to be the surprise team this season?

All these questions — and more — will be answered over the next four months, and we can’t wait.

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ically. Abolish this property tax now! Base all taxes on gross income; individual, business, company, etc.

Eliminate all not-for-profit exemptions except religious.

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Don’t criticize supers who voted for railroad

To the Editor: Public officials do not always make the right decisions!

How well I know first-hand.

Most of the time even your best judgment comes back to bite you in a very unsuspecting way. That’s my take on the storage of used rail cars by the Saratoga-North Creek Railroad.

A tourist train traveling through some of the area’s most scenic vistas, supporting the hamlets of North Creek, Hadley and Corinth probably seemed like a great investment in our tourist industry.

Who would have predicated the necessity to create a “junkyard” in the midst of our great Adirondack Park?

It’s happening now and several groups are attempting, rightly so, to stop it from occurring.

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Call them rail cars or tankers, sing a song about them, doing it legally makes little difference — it’s a “junkyard.”

They will never be used again!

They will deteriorate, rust, corrode and will be there long after the railroad leaves in four years at the end of their lease.

Can you imagine their lease being renewed after this breakdown in the respect they have for our beautiful Adirondacks?

And the cars will still be there.

Who will then pay for removal?

An everlasting man-made barrier stretching for miles in the wilderness. Hunters and hikers can crawl between the cars but wildlife will have to detour.

So, don’t criticize the supervisors that voted for the railroad, join them and the governor, Adirondack Council, Association of Town and Villages, Warren and Essex County and the APA in finding a way to remove them now legally.

Otherwise our magnificent Adirondack Park will have been blemished forever by the greatest invasive species of all…man!

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‘Stuff the turkey, not the trash’ urges DEC State agency offers tips to reduce food waste during holiday season

ALBANY |Holiday season panic, we all experience it. How much food do I buy? Is this turkey big enough? Are you sure we have enough food? Where am I going to put all of these leftovers?

Who is going to eat all of these leftovers?!

Millions of pounds of leftover food is thrown away every year. In fact, it is estimated that Americans throw away 204 million pounds of turkey meat during the Thanksgiving holiday (Natural Resources Defense Council, 2016). What if there was a way to plan more accordingly and load off some of those leftovers? To reduce wasted food this holiday season:

BRIEFS Date set for annual Parade of Toys

ROUSES POINT | The annual Parade of Toys sponsored by the Village of Rouses Point is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 1. Everyone is invited to meet at Rouse Park at 6:45 p.m. and then parade down the street with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus to the Peg Huchro Memorial Gazebo, near the Village Office where carols will be sung and the tree will be lit. Children will be treated to hot chocolate and cookies plus have their chat with Santa. The Dodge Memorial and the Friends of the Library will be present with Christmas books available for the children.

Everyone is invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal and join the parade. ■

Kanoza appointed to lead county health department John Kanoza succeeds former director Jerie Reid PLATTSBURGH | John Kanoza was recently appointed the new Clinton County Director of Public Health.

Kanoza’s appointment follows an announcement in September that former director Jerie Reid was retiring after serving the department since January 2012.

“I am excited to take on this new challenge,” Kanoza said in a statement.

“I am pleased to have been selected to continue the hard work of my predecessors, and look forward to leading the talented and dedicated team of employees who work daily to improve and protect the health of Clinton County residents.”

In addition to providing oversight of the department’s Environmental Health and Safety Division, Kanoza has also filled the role of engineer.

He holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Geology and Geochemistry and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering.

“Clinton County has been lucky to find yet another highly qualified director from within the department’s leadership team,” said Board of Health President Erin Spees. ■

Plan ahead: Have an accurate head count to plan portions accordingly. Use Save the Food’s new Guest-imator calculator to help estimate how much food you will need based on the head count and number of desired leftovers.

Cook with imperfections: Purchase imperfect produce to use in cooked dishes, such as bruised apples for apple pie.

Share: Encourage your guests to bring a container they can take leftovers home in.

Make creative leftovers: Enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers days after by creating new dishes like turkey soup or hot turkey sandwiches.

Freeze: Be realistic about the leftovers you can eat; freeze the extra that won’t last in the fridge. ■

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November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month Rebecca Burdo COLUMNIST

We would love to introduce you to 9-Lives... an adorably imperfect adult cat who deserves to be in a loving home...

giving this lovely lady a chance to live in a loving home who won’t leave her behind?

We would love to introduce you to Zoe. an amazingly awesome and imperfect dog who is waiting for her new family at Elmore SPCA.

ZOE | HUSKY GREY & WHITE & BLACK 9 LIVES | DOMESTIC SHORT HAIR ARRIVED 08/16/17 ~ 30LBS FEMALE. BROWN TIGER ARRIVED 10/05/17 ~ 7.8 ELEVEN-YEARS-OLD ON SPECIAL DIET LBS. TEN-YEARS-OLD FEMALE THREE LEGGED DECLAWED MISSING MOST AND ENZYMATIC POWDER FOR LIFE OF HER TEETH. MICROCHIPPED

What can we say about 9 Lives?This poor girl has had a tough time of it and we are looking to find her a happy and permanent home where she will be loved and cared for...for the rest of her life.

9 Lives was found by a concerned citizen living in a trailer park after being taken in and left behind again by several citizens of the trailer park. This kind concerned citizen brought the cat to Elmore SPCA for vetting and re-homing. This poor thing, we are told, lost one of her hind legs to a dog and she is understandably now very afraid of dogs.

When she arrived at Elmore, she was very afraid and hated to be in the cage. She was very defensive and wouldn’t allow us to handle her at all.

After a few days, she warmed up to the shelter staff who worked with her everyday but she was still defensive with new people.

We were able to sedate her and have her checked by a vet who confirmed that she was spayed, that she was declawed and that all but two of her lower canine teeth had been surgically removed.

We were able to test her, and she tested negative for FeLV/FIV. Some cats really don’t react well to people when they are caged and that is the case with 9 Lives. We let her wake up and recover in the office.

The first day, she was a bit reactionary but it only took two days for her to realize that she was safe and now she is very engaging with almost everyone who visits the office.

She is very happy to nap and lounge in her cubby. She does have a kennel, with no door, where she can use the litter box and she seems to be okay using that closed box.

9 Lives now likes to be pet and she loves her wet food that she gets every morning.

She seems to dislike other cats and we feel will do well in a home with no other pets.

She does like children and has been very good with kids she has met in the office, but we would be wary of placing her with kids who aren’t cat savvy. This girl is very nice once she gets to know you and has been through a lot. Won’t you consider

Zoe is a wonderful dog who was found running at large in the town of Schuyler Falls.

Her owners came forward and acknowledged that they were not able to provide the care she needed as she is so underweight and thin due to constant diarrhea.

After a lot of testing and TLC, we were able to diagnose her as not having the enzymes required to process proteins, fats and carbohydrates which caused the constant diarrhea. She is on a limited ingredient food diet and, with the use of the biocase powder, she is doing much better.

She has lived successfully with dogs and cats and kids. She is a lover and although she is older she acts like she is younger. She was adopted out to a loving family who just adored her, but they had to bring her back to the shelter because she refused to go to the bathroom outside and she refused to be safely kennelled either indoors or outdoors.

She is a problem solver who will try to get out of any outdoor enclosure. In her original home, she was left outside all the time due to the constant diarrhea, but now that that is under control, she likes to be inside.

We realize that it will be hard to find a home where there are people around all the time and where she will be taught to go outside in lieu of voiding inside. We know that it will be hard to find that right combination of people who are able to help her through her issues and live out the rest of her life with love and in comfort. We understand that it is hard to find a home where they will be able to afford the time and the costs associated with taking in a senior dog like this.

Please know that we appreciate any advocacy one could provide and look forward to getting Zoe out of the shelter and into a permanent home soon! Zoe is a great dog who isn’t even close to being the perfect dog...but who wants perfection? Right?

For mor information call 518-643-2451, email rebecca@elmorespca.org, or go to elmorespca.org ■ — Rebecca Burdo is Shelter Manager of the Elmore SPCA

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Public broadcasting: A halfcentury of public service

By Bill McColgan GUEST COLUMNIST

Public broadcasting in America turned 50 last week, and Mountain Lake PBS joins America in saluting this national treasure.

In signing the Public Broadcasting Act in 1967, President Johnson expressed the hope that one day, public television and radio stations would satisfy “America’s appetite for excellence” and “enrich man’s spirit.”

That legislation created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which today supports nearly 1,500 public television and radio stations across the country by distributing federal funding amounting to roughly $1.35 per citizen, per year.

At Mountain Lake PBS, this investment is critical to our operations. We leverage federal funding many times over, along with continued financial support from our local communities, to provide a welcoming space for childhood education and lifelong learning, the arts and culture, history, science, and civil discourse in the Adirondack region, the Champlain Valley, Southern Quebec, and beyond.

From our weekly show Mountain Lake Journal shining a light on local stories that matter, to our free family events that connect media with handson learning for children, Mountain Lake PBS aims to inspire, enrich, and engage right here at home.

At a time when local news coverage is dramatically reduced, public media stations are expanding their journalism network, innovating in their storytelling and reaching audiences on platforms they prefer, anytime, anywhere.

Meanwhile, the much-beloved national programs that we have carried through years have educated, informed and inspired generations and strengthened our community, from Sesame Street and Curious George, to Masterpiece and PBS Newshour.

Public broadcasting was born during the height of the Vietnam War, which may explain our determination to find common ground on even the most difficult and divisive issues. Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s most recent documentary series, The Vietnam War, is a prime example. Mountain Lake PBS has used the film as an opportunity to foster dialogue by helping our veterans and their families share their stories through our Veterans Coming Home series. For some, this is first time they’ve talked about their experience.

Despite the disruption and rapid changes shaping today’s media environment, public broadcasting’s mission is more necessary than ever.

Throughout our 40 year history, Mountain Lake PBS has been proud to support public broadcasting’s mission here in the North Country and throughout the many communities we serve on both sides of the border.

We look forward to continuing to inspire, enrich and engage lifelong learners, to serve as a reflection of what matters here at home, and to share the diverse experiences, insights and contributions of our audience for decades to come. ■ — Bill McColgan is the President & CEO of Mountain Lake PBS

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Clinton County first in state to use new voting tech Clear Count is a browser-based ballot tabulation program

By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER

PLATTSBURGH | Behind the scenes at the Clinton County Board of Elections, new technology is being used to count absentees ballots in this year’s general election.

The program is called Clear Count and it’s developed by Boston-based election technology company Clear Ballot.

Where counting absentee and affidavit ballots would normally take three days in Clinton County, that time has now been reduced to one business day.

“We used to count everything by hand,” said Republican Commissioner Gregory Campbell.

With candidates from all around the county crowded around as election officials counted ballots, Campbell and Election Specialist Jerry Klaus fired up the new system last Wednesday.

This county is the first in the state to use the system, said Clear Ballot Sales Engineer Ana Quevedo, who briefed county officials on the new technology.

In total, three counties in New York state utilize Clear Ballot technology.

“This is much faster,” Campbell remarked happily, updating totals throughout the day as each voting district was counted.

Clear Count is operated by election officials connecting to a browser-based program via a private server. Ballots are fed into a scanner, which takes photos of each ballot and tabulates results.

Election officials created an assembly line, last week, with Campbell and Democratic Commissioner Mary Dyer opening and reviewing the absentees before passing them to Deputy Commissioners Brandi Lloyd and Jodi Currier, who unfolded and counted the ballots before handing them to Klaus, who fed them into the Clear Count machine and kept track of unclear ballots.

Quevedo stood by, watching it all, offering tips and suggestions for better using the system.

Clear Count not only expedites the ballot counting process, but allows the board of elections to store, inspect and review ballots on one system.

By late afternoon, over 1,176 absentees had been counted from the county’s 14 towns and the City of Plattsburgh. ■ The Clinton County Board of Elections last week tested out Clear Count, a new ballot tabulating system.

Peru, Chazy elect new town supervisors Three supervisors stave off challenges, four reelected unopposed

By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER

PLATTSBURGH | The towns of Peru and Chazy will welcome new town supervisors next year.

William Arthur has won the race for Chazy Town Supervisor, and in Peru, Town Coun-

cilman Brandy McDonald has secured the town’s top seat.

Both seats were vacancies.

Between 968 in-person votes and 42 absentees, Arthur secured a total of 522 votes, with 460 votes for challenger Jerry Marking.

Arthur, a local businessman, told The Sun last month that his goal if elected was to increase the town’s tax base.

McDonald won 874 votes over his opponent, James Langley, with 774. In total, 1,577 in-person and 106 absentee and affidavit ballots were counted.

Both McDonald, a town councilman, and Langley, a former county legislator, touted their experience and dedication to improving the

town’s infrastructure on the campaign trail.

Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko and Chazy Town Supervisor Mark Henry both chose not to seek reelection and will step down at the end of their term at the end of this year.

CONTESTED

The race for Dannemora town supervisor saw incumbent William Chase securing a win over newcomer Jeffrey Greene.

Between 641 in-person votes and 73 absentees, Chase (358) beat out Greene (338) by 20 votes.

Champlain Town Supervisor Larry Barcomb staved off a challenge from John Cooper, with 756 votes over Cooper’s 597 out of 1,327 inperson and 66 absentee and affidavit ballots.

In Ellenburg, incumbent Jason Dezan secured a landslide win over his opponent, Robert Weeks, with 418 votes over Weeks’ 232. A total of 619 in-person and 52 absentees were counted.

Clinton Town Supervisor Daniel LaClair, Mooers Town Supervisor Jeff Menard, Saranac Town Supervisor Nicholas Carter and Schuyler Falls Town Supervisor Richard Potiker ran unopposed and each were reelected to two-year terms. ■ Unofficial general election results from the Clinton County Board of Elections show that two towns will welcome new supervisors, three incumbents have beat a challenge and secured another term and four town supervisors ran unopposed and were reelected.

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PERU - K of C or Knights of Columbus Bingo, Tuesdays @ 7:10 p.m. St. Augustines Parish Center, 3030 Main St. All welcome!

KEESEVILLE – Essex County WIC 2017 schedule at the United Methodist Church January 26, Feb 23, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 26, November 30, December 28 9:30- 2:45pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Sunday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. The Heart of the Matter: Abundance.

As the familiar hymn goes, when our heart is in a holy place, we are blessed with love and amazing grace. The Rev. Elizabeth Stevens writes, A simple change of perspective can revolutionize the way we move through life. Instead of focusing just on what we want, we can choose to focus on what we want to give. All are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Serenity. 12-Step Meeting of Adult Children of Alcoholics.. For more information about the organization, visit www.adultchildren.org. All are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

PERU - Peru Memorial VFW 4th Sunday Breakfast November 26, 2017 9 a.m. - Noon, 710 Pleasant St, Rt 22B, Peru, NY 12972.

For more info call 518-563-7558 or 518-593-5628.

PLATTSBURGH - Celebrate Recovery Meeting every Monday, 6:00 pm, Turnpike Wesleyan Church, 2224 Military Tpke., Plattsburgh.

Open to the public. N0o charge or commitment required. For more information call 518-566-8764.

PORT HENRY Port Henry Knights of Columbus, bingo, 7 p.m. Every Monday COMMUNITY OUTREACH AUSABLE FORKS – Essex County 2017 WIC shedule at the Amblulance Building January 4, Feb 1 , March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, August 2, September 6, October 4, November 1, December 6, 9:30-2:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 ELIZABETHTOWN – Essec County 2017 WIC Schedule at the Public Health Building January 5, Feb 2 , March 2, April 6, May 4, June 8, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7 8:00 – 3:45pm.

January 18, Feb 15, March 15, April 19 , May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20 10:00-5:30pm Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296 PERU - St. Augustines Soup Kitchen, Free Delicious Meal Every Wednesday, 3030 Main St., 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

LAKE PLACID – Essex County 2017 WIC Clinic Schedule at the Thomas Shipman Youth Center January 3, Feb 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, July 5, August 1, September 5, October 3, November 7, December 5 9:30-2:30pm.

January 24, Feb 28, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 24, November 28 December 19 1:30- 6pm.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find out more information at 518-873-3560 or 518- 569-3296

PLATTSBURGH - The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Search for Meaning Discussion Group. An evening of personal growth and a chance to join others in the search for truth and meaning. This fall, the group read and explore A New Earth: Awakening to your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now. All are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St., unless otherwise noted.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Friday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Palmer Street Coffeehouse: Celia Evans.

All are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Monday, Nov. 27, noon. ForgetMe-Nots Brown-Bag Luncheon.

All are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

PLATTSBURGH - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Search for Meaning. A study and discussion group that is now exploring Eckhart Tolles A New Earth: Awakening to Your Lifes PurposeAll are open to the public, free and at 4 Palmer St. unless otherwise noted.

SARANAC LAKE – Grief Support Group First Tuesday of Each Month Saranac Lake, St. Luke's Church in the Baldwin House 12:30-1:30pm. For more information. Marie Marvull 518-743-1672 MMarvullo@hphpc.org

WESTPORT - 6th Annual Holiday Parade by Westport Fire District December 2, 2017 4:30p The decorated fire trucks will line up in Wadhams on the Decker Road to start the Parade, head to Bessboro Lane, then proceed up School St, then they will head down Main Street ending at the Town Library.

This is where Santa will Light the Town Christmas Tree on the Library Lawn, roughly around 6pm.

Hot Chocolate and Cookies will be provided by the Westport Auxiliary.

CONCERTS PLATTSBURGH - The SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Music presents Winter Choir 2017, featuring the Concert Choir, Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall. This concert is directed by Jo Ellen Miano, professor of music, who served as chair of the department from 1999 to 2007 and is the recipient of the SUNY Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2007. This event, which is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Christina Lagree at 518-564-2180 or clagr001@plattsburgh.edu.

PUBLIC MEETINGS AU SABLE FORKS - Please take note that the regular monthly meetings of the Au Sable Forks Fire District for the year 2017, will be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Au Sable Forks Fire Station located at 29 School Lane, Au Sable Forks, N. Y. 12912. The meetings are open to the public.

CADYVILLE – Al-Anon Family Group Meeting every Sunday 7pm8pm, Wesleyan Church, 2083 Rt. 3, Cadyville, NY. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838.

CHAZY – Al-Anon Family Group meeting every Friday 7:30pm8:30pm, Sacred Heart Church 8 Hall Street, Chazy. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-561-0838 ELIZABETHTOWN – Al-Anon Family Group meetins every Sunday 4:00pm-5pm, Board Room in Elizabethtown Community Hospital 75 Park St., Elizabethtown. For more info call 1-888-425-2666 or 518561-0838 LAKE PLACID – Al-Anon Family Group meeting every Monday 8pm-9pm, St. Agnes Church Basement 169 Hillcrest Avenue, Lake Placid. For more info call 1-888425-2666 or 518-561-0838

PLATTSBURGH – Al-Anon Adult Children Meeting every Monday at 7pm-8pm, United Methodist Church, 127 Beekmantown Street, Plattsbugh. For more information call 1-888-425-2666 or 518-5610838.

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

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

SARANAC LAKE - Al-Anon Family Group meeting every Wednesday 7pm-8pm, Baldwin House 94 Church Street, Saranac Lake. For more information call 1-888-4252666 or 518-561-0838

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Official results in race expected by next week

“That writing has no baring on the voter’s intent,” Dyer said, of one of the ballots in question. “In my eyes, that’s a clear vote.”

He said that if the voiding process were consistent, he would have no issue.

But in his view, the fact that some ballots are being counted and others aren’t marks an unfair process.

Campbell said that the board of elections is following the law with deciding the validity of each ballot.

By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER

BEEKMANTOWN | Two weeks after voters headed to the polls, whether Sam Dyer or Norman Davis will be the next Beekmantown supervisor has yet to be determined.

Dyer held a one-vote lead over Davis as of Monday afternoon after the Clinton County Board of Elections received clarity from the state Board of Elections on two absentee ballots at the center of the race.

From 100 absentees and affidavit ballots, and 1,113 inperson votes, Davis garnered 707 votes to Dyer’s 706.

But Clinton County Board of Elections commissioners later found a ballot they believed was an overvote, which the new ballot scanning system did not initially detect, leaving the race tied at 706 votes each.

Following an absentee recount, Republican Commissioner Greg Campbell still believed the candidates were tied, while Deputy Democratic Commissioner Brandy Lloyd believed two ballots previously voided were valid — which would have put Dyer ahead by two votes.

New York State Board of Elections attorneys Todd Valentine, Robert Brehm and Brian Quail have determined based on state Election Law, one of those ballots has been invalidated in its entirety due to a stray mark.

The second ballot also contained a stray mark. But only the proposition on the reverse side of the ballot was thrown out — not the whole ballot.

“However, until we certify the results next week, these results remain unofficial,” said Democratic Commissioner Mary R. Dyer and Campbell in a joint statement issued on Monday.

The board of elections is continuing to recanvassing ballots to be included in a final vote tally, which is standard operating procedure.

OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD

After absentees had initially been counted on Nov. 15, Davis, a Republican, appeared to have secured the spot by a single vote.

Dyer had congratulated Davis before receiving notification

from the board of elections that a ballot had come into question.

Davis had been in the lead by 25 votes following the general election Nov. 7.

If the race between Dyer and Davis is tied, there are a number of scenarios moving forward, Campbell said.

The Beekmantown Town Board may have to appoint an interim supervisor to fill the vacancy until the next general election. Alternatively, the candidates could appeal to the governor’s office to make an appointment.

The candidates could also stand before a judge and decide the race in a game of chance.

That would mean a single coin flip, or a drawing of straws, could decide the town’s supervisor seat.

The last time Clinton County saw a tied race was in the Town of Plattsburgh in 2013, according to Campbell.

Two candidates for Plattsburgh Town Council, Thomas Metz and William Brudvig, tied for the second seat up for election. The first was won by now-Town Supervisor Michael Cashman.

Instead of choosing between the two candidates, the town board at the time decided to appoint former councilor Gerard Renadette.

If Dyer would to lose the race, he would retain his seat on the Clinton County Board of Legislators through the end of his term in 2019.

If Dyer secures the town’s top slot, the board of legislators will need to appoint someone to fill his vacant seat before a special election in 2018.

WHY THEY’RE RUNNING

Dyer, who currently serves Area 3 on the Clinton County Board of Legislators, touted his experience and straightforward nature when confronting issues and constituent concerns.

His goals if elected, he said, are to ensure that the Beekmantown Town Board is proactive rather than reactive; to address utility infrastructure like natural gas and water; and to mitigate taxpayer impact from the purchase of a new $1.3 million salt storage facility.

Davis said that since his wife’s passing from cancer in 2014, he’s become much more involved in town government and secured a place on the planning board three years ago.

He’s been attending Beekmantown Town Board meetings since 2014.

His primary concerns, he said, were salt sand storage and reducing groundwater contaminates.

Democratic Commissioner Mary Dyer is Sam Dyer’s wife, and has reserved an opinion on the race due to her conflict. ■

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Plattsburgh performances can be purchased at The Party Factory, 10 Plattsburgh Plaza. Lake Placid performance times are December 2 at 1 pm and 7:30 pm as well as December 3 at 1 pm. All tickets for the December performances may be purchased from the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Performed each year in Plattsburgh on Thanksgiving weekend, and the following weekend in Lake Placid, the NCBE Nutcracker is a performance that delights young and old! With a cast of around 70 dancers ranging in age from 4 to 60 and costumes that rival some professional companies, this production is a must-see every year.

Lake Placid » Skate America held

at Lake Placid Olympic Center; This exciting skating event will feature 60 athletes - many who competed at 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in recent World Championship events- over three days in ladies, men’s, pairs & ice dance. Individual session tickets are available, schedule & ticket pricing information at the official event website here, Visit: 2017skateamerica.com Plattsburgh » North Country Ballet Ensemble’s (NCBE) The Nutcracker held at SUNY Plattsburgh Hartman Theatre. November 24 at 7:30 pm, November 25 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm, November 26 at 2pm at SUNY Plattsburgh Hartman Theatre. All advanced tickets for for the the

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The Nutcracker held at SUNY Plattsburgh Hartman Theatre

ages will enjoy watching as Lake George Village welcomes in the holiday season with 4,500 holiday lights.4:00pm - 7:00pm. Head over to Shepard Park with the family at 4:00pm for a bounce house, pony rides, and a petting zoo!

Friday 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. For more info and tickets visit whiteface.com

NOV. 29

Plattsburgh » Pot Luck Dinner

held at Elfs Farm Winery & Cider House; 5:00pm-8:00pm Elfs Farm and Cider House welcomes the North Country community members to participate in our annual community pot luck dinner.

Elfs provides a main dish to share. Community members are welcomed to bring a dish to share.

Free and open to the public.

NOV. 25 - NOV. 26

Plattsburgh » Holiday Craft Fair

held at Plattsburgh Brewing Co & Comfort Inn; 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Handcrafted artisans show off their talent during this event. Sat 9am3pm, Sun 10am-3pm. $1 suggested donation at door. Raffles! Santa visits!

NOV. 30

NOV. 27

Plattsburgh » CP Holiday Train

held at Amtrak Station; 7:15 Arrival Beginning in Montreal, Quebec, on November 25 and 26, 2017 respectively, two trains will make the festive journey, traveling through both the U.S. and Canada to bring holiday cheer to 182 communities along CP’s network.

Each event is completely free, with CP encouraging every attendee to open their cupboards or wallets to ease hunger needs in their community. Local food banks will be accepting donations at each stop to ensure those less fortunate can access adequate food this holiday season and year-round.

NOV. 28 - DEC. 2

Lake Placid » IBSF Para-Bobsleigh

World Cup held at Olympic Sports Complex; Come out and cheer on Team USA, as they compete their way to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in February. Catch the Olympic spirit this Winter in Lake Placid, the Winter Sports Capital of the World!

Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and

high drama, the film will be on reel-to-reel 16mm. Free, donations welcome.

Schroon Lake » The Glories of Christmas held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church; 7:30 p.m.

The Champlain Valley Chorale will present its annual Christmas concert “The Glories of Christmas” Director for the concerts will be Mrs. Jeris French, and accompanist will be Mr. Vaughn Watson. The public is cordially invited to attend, this is a free event.

DEC. 1 - DEC. 2

Lake Placid » Tree Lighting Ceremony held at Whiteface Lodge; 5:30 p.m. Whiteface Lodge, known for its epic Christmas trees, this year has selected a 32-foot balsam from Dick Freeburg’s farm in Gabriels, New York. Each year, the resort’s main tree dazzles with thousands of lights and is adorned with massive ornaments, including icicles, snowflakes, jingle bells, stars, and full-size ice skates and mittens.

It will be held in the restaurant, Kanu. The public is invited to enjoy complimentary hot chocolate, coffee and cookies; a live choir singing carols; and a special guest appearance by Santa Claus.

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DEC. 2

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Strogoff ” held at The Newman Center; 7:00 p.m. The Newman Center film series (90 Broad St., Plattsburgh) will present the 1937 adaptation of Jules Verne’s adventure classic “Michael Strogoff,” about a Russian courier struggling to deliver a message to Tsar Alexander II’s troops fighting Tartar invaders. Hailed for its expansive action sequences and

Sparkle Village Holiday Arts & Crafts Show held at Harrietstown Town Hall; Dec. 1st, 4 - 8pm, Dec. 2nd, 10am - 4pm. $2 Admission & 50/50 raffle! It’s one of the largest handmade craft shows in the North Country, & over 1,500 people are expected to attend! Find one-of-akind holiday gifts.

DEC. 2

Plattsburgh » Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting held at Downtown; 6:00 p.m. Celebrate the start of the holiday season in the City of Plattsburgh with the 3rd annual holiday parade & tree lighting outside the Strand Center for the Arts

Willsboro » Willsboro Greens Tea held at Willsboro Congregational Church; 9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

Willsboro Congregational Church, Route 22, Willsboro will be holding their annual Christmas Greens Tea on Saturday, Dec 2, 9 am - 3 pm, soup and sandwich luncheon from 11:00-1:00, food table, collectibles, crafts, jewelry and wreaths.

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Stefanik featured as Fox News Sunday ‘Power Player’ Lawmaker given national platform

By Pete DeMola EDITOR

WASHINGTON, D.C. | Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) has been named Fox News Sunday’s “Power Player of the Week.”

The program aired nationwide on Sunday.

Fox News Host Chris Wallace hailed the lawmaker as a Millennial maverick.

“At the end of a dispiriting few days in American politics, the story of a rising star in the GOP bringing new ideas and leadership to Congress,” the narrator intoned during a preview.

The four-minute segment contained the bullet points of Stefanik’s bio and her journey to be the youngest woman ever elected to Congress in 2014 at the age of 30.

“I got a lot of pushback initially,” Stefanik told Wallace. “Very few people took me seriously. (House Speaker) Paul Ryan was actually one of the individuals that encouraged me and gave me great advice.”

“You have two ears and one mouth. Use it in that ratio. Listen to what voters concerns are,” Stefanik recalled Ryan as saying.

Stefanik served as Ryan’s debate coach during his 2012 vice presidential bid, and the two continue to have a close relationship.

While the segment contained few new revelations for close observers of North Country politics, the segment hit upon familiar touchstones for a national audience, including her social media presence and recent legislative efforts, including the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s auto-enrollment mandate signed by President Obama, as well as Fort Drum-related issues.

The National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed by the House earlier this month, also contains a number of Stefanik-

penned provisions.

Wallace noted Stefanik turned down an appearance on the program two years ago.

“I wasn’t scared,” she said. “I wanted to get some accomplishments under my belt. I wanted to make sure my first impression to my colleagues is that I am a workhorse, I invest myself in learning about the policy issues, and I add substantive ideas to the discussion.”

Wallace called her a “maverick,” citing the lawmaker’s vote against the GOP tax bill last week and efforts to get Republicans to make combatting climate change a priority.

Stefanik still said she has “pinch-me moments” whenever she enters the U.S. Capitol, and gets mistaken for a visitor at least once a month due to her age.

“If I wasn’t wearing my pin, there would have been many votes I would have missed,” said Stefanik, a member of the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees.

Stefanik said in 2014, if elected, she would only serve five terms.

While she didn’t mention the pledge in the interview, she admitted she “won’t be there forever.”

“I do think institutionally, Congress benefits from having a churn of new members and new ideas, so I don’t see myself being here for 25-30 years,” she said.

“But maybe 15 or 20?” Wallace asked.

“I don’t know,” Stefanik laughed. “I’m thinking an every two years cycle. I need to go out there and make sure that I continue to earn the support from my constituents.”

The lawmaker is up for re-election next year, and a growing field of Democratic candidates are vying for the nomination.

The segment does not mention the controversial debate that saw Republicans unsuccessfully try to repeal President Obama’s signature health care law numerous times over the past year.

Wallace said he discussed sexual harass-

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) was profiled on Fox News Sunday as the “Power Player of the Week” on Sunday, Nov. 19.

Photo provided ment in Congress with the lawmaker, but that exchange wasn’t included on camera.

Stefanik said while she hasn’t experienced harassment personally, she supports mandatory harassment training for members of Congress and their staffs.

Revelations of abuse in the political, media and fashion industries have been trickling out for weeks.

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Peru Kinney Drugs celebrates grand opening Local volunteer fire department receives $500 donation

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PERU | Following the retirement of its long-serving owner, the Peru Health Mart Pharmacy has been rebranded under the Kinney Drugs banner.

Larry Shanley served as a community pharmacist for 41 years before retiring and selling the business to Kinney Drugs in September.

Replete with shiny linoleum floors, new signage and linear, reorganized shelving, the pharmacy’s interior boasts a clean, updated look.

Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko said he’s happy to welcome the pharmacy chain to the community.

“The changeover from a small, locally owned store to a corporate store has been seamless,” Glushko said at a ribbon cutting ceremony last Wednesday. “We’re really happy to have them here.”

To celebrate the completion of the store’s renovations on Nov. 1, President of Kinney Drugs Jim Spencer and David McClure, president of the Kinney Drugs Foundation, presented the Peru Volunteer Fire Department with a $500 check.

EMS Captain John Stafford said the department plans to use the money to supplement their current operations.

Since 2002, the Kinney Drugs Foundation has donated over $10 million to various community institutions, including CVPH-UVM Medical Center, according to McClure.

“We give back as much as we can to the communities that support us,” he said.

Kinney Drugs is a 114 year old employee-owned company based in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County.

Kinney Drugs has over 100 locations in New York and Vermont, including six locations in Clinton County; four in Plattsburgh, one in Peru and one in Champlain, according to their website. ■

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Champlain National Bank launches holiday donation drive Project We Care now underway across Clinton, Essex counties

PLATTSBURGH | Employees at Champlain National Bank are spearheading projects throughout Essex and Clinton counties to help make the holidays a little brighter for local families.

The Project We Care program at Champlain National Bank partners with local agencies throughout the region to help them collect toys, food, and other items, which are provided to people in need in our communities during the holidays.

In Westport, Plattsburgh (500 Route 3 location), and Champlain, Project We Care is working in partnership with area schools to provide gifts for children and families who another social service agency might not reach, and who might not have much under their Christmas tree.

We are looking for people who would be willing to help us by adopting a child.

To help, please visit any of these branches, where you will find a Christmas tree full of tags, with each tag listing a local child’s wish and need for this Christmas.

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The Elizabethtown branch is collecting toys for ACAP’s Holidays Are For Sharing program, which provides parents with new toys to give to their children on Christmas Day. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off to our Elizabethtown branch and the staff there will make sure it gets to a child who might not receive a gift otherwise.

The phone number in Elizabethtown is 873-6347 if you need more information.

In Keene, they are collecting food for the Keene Food Pantry, which sees an increased need during the holiday season.

Please drop off non-perishable food items during the month of December and we’ll make sure they are delivered to the Keene Food Pantry in time for the holidays.

They are also participating in the community collaboration between St. Brendan’s Church, the Keene Valley Congregational Church, and the Neighborhood House to collect gifts for local children.

To help, stop by the branch and take an angel or mitten tag listing a gift for a child in Keene. Return the item either wrapped or unwrapped with the tag attached. You can call 576-9515 for more information.

The Willsboro branch is focusing on helping senior citizens in the community this holiday season.

They are collecting food, which will be made into food gift baskets, and warm clothing to be donated to local seniors who may need a little help this holiday season and winter.

To help, drop off any holiday meal food item or gently used adult winter clothing, like coats, hats, gloves, scarves to the Willsboro branch. You can call 963-4201 for more information.

In Lake Placid and Saranac Lake they are collecting toys, which will be given to Families First to distribute. Tags listing a local child’s Christmas gift wish will be located in those two branches. Please return the unwrapped gift to either Lake Placid or Saranac Lake by Dec. 13. If you need more details about the program, you can call 523-7070.

“Our communities are extremely generous during the holidays, providing to those who are less fortunate,” Director of Marketing Jackie Hallock said. “As the local bank, we look for opportunities where we can make a difference right here. It’s important to us that we can keep everything donated here, where the need is great.” ■ The Project We Care program at Champlain National Bank partners with local agencies throughout the region to help them collect toys, food, and other items.

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PLATTSBURGH | In a small, brightly-lit church in uptown Plattsburgh, a cluster of volunteers gathered last week to collect shoe boxes filled with gifts to send overseas.

This was Rita Alford’s ninth year participating in Operation Christmas Child, an annual Christian ministry effort to collect supplies for children in need.

The donations came, one by one, through the doors of First Assembly of God. Throughout the week anywhere from 35-40 congregates labeled, organized and collected each box, awaiting the day when a large tractor trailer would turn into the parking lot to take the gifts to a processing center in Baltimore.

What was inside the boxes varied — fluffy cotton socks, toothbrushes, pencils, colorful plastic toys.

“We used to take the shoe boxes to Albany,” Alford said.

“Now we’re a central drop-off point.”

bly of God, are spread throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Nov. 13-20 marked National Collection Week for Samaritan’s Purse, the nondenominational evangelical Christian organization that oversees Operation Christmas Child.

Last year North Country churches gathered a total of 9,576 boxes. This year’s goal is 10,000.

“Such simple things — things that we consider simple — can have such an impact on children,” she said. “And it demonstrates God’s love too.”

enough shoeboxes to reach 12 million children in countries like Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda and Ukraine.

Nearly 11.5 million shoeboxes were collected worldwide in 2016, according to the organization’s website, with 9.1 million of those collected in the United States. ■

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Congregates of Christ & Saint John’s Episcopal/Anglican Church in Champlain worked diligently all week long to collect and organize donations.

A handful of volunteers helped out, said Kathy Babeauharnois, head of operations.

The church started participating five years ago, packing just two boxes a year. The Champlain operation has since grown into a full collection center with upwards of 500 boxes a year.

“One of the greatest opportunities we have with being a collection center is just meeting different folks in our community and hearing their stories,” Babeauharnois said.

One year Babeauharnois recalls someone bringing a box to the church in memory of a loved one, who had passed away earlier that year.

“When they packed their shoebox, they had a theme with that loved one in mind,” she said.

“You hear amazing stories like that.”

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After years of packaging gifts, it’s the only one she has ever received, but the gesture was impactful.

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In the years that Alford has participated in Operation Christmas Child, a number of her fellow congregates have received letters from grateful recipients of the boxes.

“It’s doesn’t happen that often, but it’s wonderful when it happens,” she said.

Operation Christmas Child is an ongoing charity effort.

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Amidst walls lined with monitors, rows of computers and glass doors, the newly remodeled Plattsburgh facility will allow the company to more efficiently monitor their network.

“Broadband is as mission-critical now as electric or water,” said Marketing Director Vicki Marking. “With this we can have proactive monitoring and see a problem before it reaches the customer.”

Pointing at a large screen mounted on the wall, Director of Internet Services Erik Amaliksen walked a dozen local officials and business leaders through a variety of software Primelink uses to track weather patterns, NYSEG outages and bandwidth usage.

“It’s about proactively knowing what’s happening with our customer’s experience,” he said.

Primelink, a subsidiary of the Champlain Telephone Company, began its work in 1997 with the establishment of a 242-mile fiber optic backbone that runs from Albany to Montreal.

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There is the anticipation and excitement of no longer having to stick to a set schedule. However, there may be some trepidation about living without a steady income.

Bloomberg financial experts found the number of Americans aged 65 and older without a disability that weren't in the labor force rose to 800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016. This has become a longstanding trend of Baby Boomers leaving the workforce and entering retirement. Yet, a Statistics Canada study of people between the ages 60 and 64 who had left long-term employment found 43 percent of ,,,,. them were working again, most within a year ofleaving their job.

Although boredom may have compelled many of those people to reenter the workforce, some may have started working again to make ends meet. Researchers found the higher the earnings in one's late 40s, the more likely a retiree is to go back to work.

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HORICON | Voters have approved a constitutional amendment to create a land bank in the Adirondacks and Catskills that will aid localities in public works projects on state Forest Preserve.

The effort capped off an aggressive push by a broad coalition of stakeholders, including local governments and environmental groups who agreed the amendment was necessary to expedite critical local infrastructure projects.

Horicon Supervisor Matt Simpson said he hoped work would now commence on the Middleton Bridge in Warren County, the shuttered structure that has become something of a poster child for the amendment.

Progress to build a new structure across the Schroon River has been at a standstill because using the 20 feet of stateowned land on either side would have required amending the state constitution.

A detour has stymied residents and added valuable minutes to emergency response times, including to a ranch fire just days before last week’s election.

“Our next step is to work with the county to bring this back to the federal improvement bridge program and get it in the queue for funding,” Simpson said.

Supporters of Proposal 3 were skittish that union-led opposition against a constitutional convention would torpedo the other ballot proposals.

That did not turn out to be the case.

While Proposal 1 was handed a resounding loss — and a measure to bar officials convicted of a crime of their state pensions easily passed — returns for the land bank were a nail-biter, with “no” votes leading the charge until latenight returns from the Adirondacks put the proposal over the top, carving out a modest 4 percent victory.

About 11 percent of New Yorkers left the ballot blank.

Owing to the complex, years-long process of crafting the amendment, the state legislature has already passed enabling legislation for how the new law will be carried out and is awaiting the governor’s signature.

“Both sides agreed ahead of time what the enabling legislation would say,” said John Sheehan, a spokesman for the Adirondack Council, an environmental group that rallied voters statewide to approve the amendment.

The state will purchase 250 acres of land to add to the state Forest Preserve: 150 in the Adirondacks, and 100 in the Catskills.

Local governments will now be authorized to purchase small slices of acreage at fair market value from the account under a process administered by the state Department of Environmental Conservation with legislative oversight.

The state will then replace the acreage through the land bank elsewhere.

“It would be Forest Preserve added to the state’s holdings,” Sheehan said. “We just don’t know where. It depends on what’s available, and what’s next on the list.”

The amendment will also allow the installation of utility lines and bike paths along highway corridors that cross Forest Preserve.

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Voters have approved a constitutional amendment to create a land bank in the Adirondacks and Catskills that will aid localities in public works projects on state Forest Preserve land, including the replacement of the Middletown Bridge in Horicon, Warren County.

Photo by Christopher South Voters statewide approved the bank in all but eight counties, including by huge margins from the counties located in the Adirondack Park, including Essex and Hamilton counties, with 63 and 70 percent approval rates, respectively.

Bronx, Nassau, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Wyoming counties nixed the measure.

So did Orlean and Sullivan counties, where margins were razor-thin, with the proposal ultimately losing by less than one percentage point in each locality.

Stakeholders are still probing the tea leaves in an attempt to discern why the vote was so contentious.

“You had these narrow misses,” said Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages Chairman Bill Farber. “Obviously voters were looking at something, thinking about something and seeing something we hadn’t anticipated.”

Farber posited a lack of media coverage, negative attitudes towards the “con-con” and a lack of clarity on the ballot language may have led to the tight margins.

“I do think there was some confusion and spillover,” he said.

Adirondack Council Executive Director William Janeway said the vote was close statewide because perhaps the proposal was perceived by many as a weakening of New York’s “ironclad protections that keep the Forest Preserve of Adirondack and Catskill parks wild forever.”

“New Yorkers are hesitant to approve exceptions to the constitution’s Forever Wild clause, even for good purposes, and it didn’t help that this proposal doesn’t include a significant, net expansion and improvement to the Forest Preserve,” Janeway said in a statement.

Sheehan said the divisive results in Sullivan County — the measure fell short by 97 votes out of 13,821 cast — stemmed from the erroneous belief that the amendment would have allowed for the construction of pipelines in the Catskills.

“I think it was really a misunderstanding,” Sheehan said.

Voters approved a similar land bank in 1957 for the state Department of Transportation to use in straightening state highways.

Over the past 60 years, about half of those 400 acres have been used, according to the Adirondack Council.

“Six times in the past 22 years, the voters have approved amendments to the Forever Wild clause to accommodate large community projects that required a land swap involving five acres or more of Forest Preserve,” said the Council.

Larger projects will still require separate amendments.

Farber said he was optimistic some of the utility projects could see liftoff as soon as the vote is certified, including a water line replacement project in the Town of Line in Hamilton County, as well as additional utility projects.

“Some of these projects we know about on hold can now move forward,” he said.

Protect the Adirondacks also endorsed the measure and campaigned for its approval.

“We’re confident that the new Health and Safety Land Account will be used responsibly and effectively by state and local leaders,” said Executive Director Peter Bauer in a statement. “We’re hopeful that this effort assists the development and viability of communities across the Adirondack and Catskills.” ■

North Country Chamber awarded top accreditation PLATTSBURGH | The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has announced that the North Country Chamber of Commerce has once again been accredited at the highest level of five stars.

The Accreditation Program of the U.S. Chamber is designed to define and assess excellence among Chambers of Commerce nationally.

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The North Country Chamber was first accredited 20 years ago and achieved five star status in 2012.

Once accredited, a chamber must go through a complete re-accreditation review every five years. The North Country Chamber completed this extensive review last summer, with final action by the U.S. Chamber’s Accreditation Board last week.

Of the 7,000 Chambers of Commerce across the U.S., only 112 are currently accredited at the five star level, placing those organizations among an elite 1.6 percent.

The announcement of the high recognition was made Thursday evening at the opening dinner of the North Country Chamber’s Annual Strategic Planning Retreat in Lake Placid by Geoff O’Hara, V.P. for Regional Affairs of the U.S. Chamber.

He noted that the chamber received a perfect score for its effective government affairs advocacy on behalf of its regional businesses and economy.

“I and our entire board are proud of the extraordinary work our chamber does day in and day out, making a real difference for our region and for our members,” states Linda Bourgeois, Chair of the North Country Chamber’s Board of Directors. “It’s gratifying to be recognized nationally from among our peers as one of the best, and I know we

will maintain our high level of performance over the next five years.”

“We have an exceptionally dedicated team at our Chamber, both staff and volunteers, reinforced by a great network of partners across the North Country,” states Garry Douglas, Chamber President. “Together, we have developed a Chamber that for a rural region punches way above its weight in terms of economic development, small business support, effective advocacy in Albany and Washington, tourism development and playing a unique role in cross border relations with Canada. These five stars will only motivate our entire team to remain engaged, active and innovative on behalf of the North Country business community. Onward and upward!” ■

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Buggies, tractors highlighted in traffic workshop Local law enforcement briefed

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PLATTSBURGH | Local law enforcement last week got a crash course in slow-moving vehicle awareness training designed to prevent crashes.

Yates County Sheriff Ron Spike briefed members of the Essex County Sheriff ’s Office and the New York State Police on Nov. 3.

Mechanized, agricultural and horse-drawn vehicles were discussed at the seminar.

“It was a very informative, a good meeting by Sheriff Spike,” said Essex County Sheriff Richard Cutting, who hosted the event.

A recent factor joining tractors and farm equipment are horse-drawn buggies, which have become increasingly common on local roads as the Amish continue to migrate to the area from St. Lawrence County.

No vehicle-buggy collisions have yet been reported to the county sheriff’s office, Cutting said.

“I’ve heard a few concerns about slow-moving vehicles, but not a lot,” he said.

Motorists should be advised of what’s known as “slowing rates,” or the amount of time it takes to reach a vehicle.

“It’s only a matter of a few seconds before you’re on them,” Cutting said.

Tractors do not always signal when leaving roadways, he added.

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While the Amish use reflective tape and small lenses on their jet-black buggies, they are not required to utilize the orange triangles used to designate slow-moving vehicles for religious reasons.

At least three settlements have popped up in Essex and Willsboro.

Local officials say road signage would be useful as a way to alert motorists of their presence.

“We need to put signs up in the vicinity of where the buggies live,” said Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland.

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“They make welcome neighbors,” Gillilland said.

Members of St. Lawrence County and Clinton County Sheriff’s Office also attended the seminar alongside members of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.

The committee and the New York State Sheriffs’ Association held a symposium on slow-moving vehicles in Syracuse in February.

Traffic Safety Committee Member Anthony D’Agostino, who helped organize the event, said in a statement the symposium showed that most crashes involving slow-moving vehicles occur during daylight hours, so distraction is often more of a cause than visibility. ■

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